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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 24/05/2003

06/06/2003
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       133,363    3,918    368,257      9,434    2,617     323       127
 Tuesday      134,845    3,058    365,709      7,275    2,539     176       134
 Wednesday    131,691    3,458    359,863     10,594    2,492     202       146
 Thursday     135,686    3,303    364,922     11,077    2,544     352       114
 Friday       135,138    2,873    346,429     10,172    2,169       0        80
 Saturday      96,536        8      3,113        120       93       0         2
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 Total        767,259   16,618  1,808,293     48,672   12,454   1,053       603
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 %Steers         53.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
 %Heifers        30.6    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        5.6
 %Cows           14.7    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %Bulls & Stags   1.7
 1/  Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore  
     do not require inspection.  Numbers refer to the amount killed in   
     Federally Inspected plants, and are not necessarily inspected.      
 
   Meat Production and Actual Liveweight and Dressed Weight  W/E  24/05/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           560.9    Cattle                1,210             735
                         Steers                                  785
                         Heifers                                 706
                         Cows                                    591
                         Bulls & Stags                           922
 
 Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  354             217
 
 Pork           359.1    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    318
                         Stags & Boars                           244
 
 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   140              70
                         Mature Sheep                             64
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     926.9
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service


 
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 24, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       767,259
                 : Steers          :       406,872      53.0
                 : Heifers         :       234,494      30.6
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,316       6.6
                 : Other Cows      :        62,265       8.1
                 : Bulls           :        13,312       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,618
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,808,293
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,740,943      96.3
                 : Sows            :        62,298       3.4
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,052       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,672
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,734       5.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,938      94.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 24, 2003
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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
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        Day    :        :         : S&H as :       :       : D&O as 
        of     :        :         : % of   : Dairy : Other : % of   
        Week   : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows  : Cows  : Day Cat
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        Mon.   : 73,660   36,734    82.8     8,361  12,254   15.5
        Tue.   : 72,166   38,549    82.1     9,682  11,837   16.0
        Wed.   : 67,201   40,665    81.9     9,712  11,748   16.3
        Thu.   : 69,009   42,636    82.3     9,885  11,453   15.7
        Fri.   : 70,204   40,163    81.7    10,755  11,442   16.4
        Sat.   : 54,632   35,747    93.6     1,921   3,531    5.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:406,872  234,494    83.6    50,316  62,265   14.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service        

 



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