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             Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                       Head
Monday      133,268    3,451    357,678     11,684    2,286     331       137
Tuesday     130,477    3,868    368,129      8,418    2,856     179       142
Wednesday   133,422    3,492    352,805     11,176    2,407     267       137
Thursday    133,286    2,971    359,472     11,562    2,231     231        97
Friday      132,314    3,454    350,749      8,442    2,164       0       156
Saturday     86,229        0      5,507         71      170       0       156
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Total       748,996   17,236  1,794,340     51,353   12,114   1,008       825
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%Steers        53.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.6
%Heifers       30.8    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        5.4
%Cows          14.0    %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  21/06/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           555.3    Cattle                1,224             745
                        Steers                                  793
                        Heifers                                 721
                        Cows                                    592
                        Bulls & Stags                           917

Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  322             197

Pork           353.7    Hogs                    266             198
                        Barrows & Gilts                         193
                        Sows                                    316
                        Stags & Boars                           243

Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   134              67
                        Mature Sheep                             64
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     915.7
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         TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 21, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       748,996
                 : Steers          :       400,439      53.5
                 : Heifers         :       230,816      30.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,970       6.3
                 : Other Cows      :        58,131       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        12,640       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,236
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,794,340
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,726,143      96.2
                 : Sows            :        63,073       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,124       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,353
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,798       5.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,555      94.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 21, 2003
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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
               :-----------------------------------------------------
        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.   : 71,805   38,604    82.8     8,334  11,979   15.2
        Tue.   : 69,997   37,984    82.8     9,268  10,933   15.5
        Wed.   : 69,768   41,031    83.0     9,529  10,832   15.3
        Thu.   : 70,824   39,788    83.0     8,634  11,457   15.1
        Fri.   : 70,231   39,077    82.6     9,870  10,588   15.5
        Sat.   : 47,814   34,332    95.3     1,335   2,342    4.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:400,439  230,816    84.3    46,970  58,131   14.0

SOURCE: USDA, NASS
        Washington, DC 202-720-7316
        Http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_ls711.txt





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