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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       130,151    3,650    347,929     11,071    2,499     279       114
 Tuesday      133,675    3,978    359,761      7,804    3,138     176       122
 Wednesday    133,784    3,474    357,275     11,927    2,190     132       179
 Thursday     133,863    2,809    365,543     11,729    2,147     289       112
 Friday       133,086    4,071    353,146      8,222    2,190       0       106
 Saturday      89,790        3      8,813         84       42       0         0
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 Total        754,349   17,985  1,792,467     50,837   12,206     876       633
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 %Steers         51.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.7
 %Heifers        33.0    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        5.3
 %Cows           13.8    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %Bulls & Stags   1.6
 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  28/06/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           558.8    Cattle                1,219             744
                         Steers                                  796
                         Heifers                                 721
                         Cows                                    588
                         Bulls & Stags                           916

 Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  325             199

 Pork           350.9    Hogs                    264             197
                         Barrows & Gilts                         192
                         Sows                                    319
                         Stags & Boars                           240

 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   133              67
                         Mature Sheep                             64
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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 Total Meat
 Production     916.6
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 28, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       754,349
                 : Steers          :       389,898      51.7
                 : Heifers         :       248,872      33.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,713       6.2
                 : Other Cows      :        57,016       7.6
                 : Bulls           :        11,850       1.6
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,985
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,792,467
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,724,648      96.2
                 : Sows            :        62,594       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,225       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,837
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,699       5.3
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,138      94.7
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 28, 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.   : 70,379   40,148    84.9     7,752   9,645   13.4
        Tue.   : 67,089   43,518    82.7     9,318  11,645   15.7
        Wed.   : 72,421   38,673    83.0     9,417  11,102   15.3
        Thu.   : 68,520   41,953    82.5     9,085  11,712   15.5
        Fri.   : 64,802   44,284    82.0     9,917  11,479   16.1
        Sat.   : 46,687   40,296    96.9     1,224   1,433    3.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:389,898  248,872    84.7    46,713  57,016   13.8
     

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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