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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       133,060    3,629    376,685     10,303    3,336     526        87
 Tuesday      133,291    3,951    375,376     11,376    3,015       0       127
 Wednesday    134,606    3,397    370,080     10,972    2,460     279       201
 Thursday     134,359    2,896    346,804     10,705    2,525       0       263
 Friday         4,253    1,005      4,312         41       36       0         0
 Saturday      85,969        0      9,153         74       34       0         0
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 Total        625,538   14,878  1,482,410     43,471   11,406     805       678
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 %Steers         51.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.1       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
 %Heifers        33.4    %Sows              3.6       %Mature Sheep        5.9
 %Cows           13.9    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  05/07/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           465.1    Cattle                1,224             747
                         Steers                                  802
                         Heifers                                 720
                         Cows                                    592
                         Bulls & Stags                           906

 Calves & Veal    2.6    Calves                  295             180

 Pork           288.9    Hogs                    263             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                         191
                         Sows                                    317
                         Stags & Boars                           240

 Lamb & Mutton    2.9    Sheep                   133              66
                         Mature Sheep                             69
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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 Total Meat
 Production     759.5
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 05, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       625,538
                 : Steers          :       319,389      51.1
                 : Heifers         :       209,219      33.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,316       6.6
                 : Other Cows      :        45,879       7.3
                 : Bulls           :         9,735       1.6
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,878
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,482,410
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,425,048      96.1
                 : Sows            :        53,950       3.6
                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,412       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        43,471
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,554       5.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,917      94.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 05, 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.   : 70,479   40,534    83.4     7,810  11,691   14.7
        Tue.   : 65,881   43,951    82.4     9,740  11,485   15.9
        Wed.   : 65,502   45,364    82.4    10,101  11,467   16.0
        Thu.   : 67,802   43,669    83.0    10,337  10,205   15.3
        Fri.   :    809      496    30.7     1,882     707   60.9
        Sat.   : 48,916   35,205    97.9     1,446     324    2.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:319,389  209,219    84.5    41,316  45,879   13.9
     

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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