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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/05/2003

13/06/2003
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        12,672      717      4,825      1,066      593       0         0
 Tuesday      133,378    3,644    364,643     11,050    3,144     536       214
 Wednesday    133,887    3,523    373,945     12,101    2,267       0       167
 Thursday     135,412    3,403    378,173     11,466    2,848     392       139
 Friday       132,839    3,951    368,770      9,556    1,707       0       109
 Saturday     112,924      185     22,673         43       34       0         0
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 Total        661,112   15,423  1,513,029     45,282   10,593     928       629
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 %Steers         51.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.1       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.1
 %Heifers        31.5    %Sows              3.6       %Mature Sheep        4.9
 %Cows           15.4    %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  31/05/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           484.2    Cattle                1,214             736
                         Steers                                  788
                         Heifers                                 711
                         Cows                                    591
                         Bulls & Stags                           919
 
 Calves & Veal    3.2    Calves                  342             211
 
 Pork           300.4    Hogs                    268             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    317
                         Stags & Boars                           238
 
 Lamb & Mutton    3.0    Sheep                   135              67
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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 Total Meat
 Production     790.8
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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 31, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       661,112
                 : Steers          :       340,080      51.4
                 : Heifers         :       208,305      31.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,060       6.7
                 : Other Cows      :        57,448       8.7
                 : Bulls           :        11,219       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,423
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,513,029
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,453,762      96.1
                 : Sows            :        54,676       3.6
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,591       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,282
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,214       4.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,068      95.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 31, 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.   :  5,059    3,176    65.0     1,092   2,544   28.7
        Tue.   : 68,621   40,746    82.0     9,216  12,342   16.2
        Wed.   : 68,917   40,283    81.6    10,042  12,456   16.8
        Thu.   : 68,650   41,602    81.4    10,147  12,478   16.7
        Fri.   : 68,106   40,071    81.4    10,486  11,845   16.8
        Sat.   : 60,727   42,427    91.3     3,077   5,783    7.8
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:340,080  208,305    82.9    44,060  57,448   15.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service        

 



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