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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       128,770    3,570    338,237     11,175    2,708     301       122
 Tuesday      132,360    4,097    363,750      8,206    2,586     164       157
 Wednesday    135,704    3,340    359,115     10,669    1,972     166        91
 Thursday     135,086    2,964    366,730     10,851    2,366     211       191
 Friday       133,747    3,871    345,215      7,597    1,614       0       129
 Saturday      76,635      517     16,357         81       25       0        19
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 Total        742,302   18,359  1,789,404     48,579   11,271     842       709
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 %Steers         50.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.1       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.9
 %Heifers        33.4    %Sows              3.6       %Mature Sheep        6.1
 %Cows           14.8    %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  12/07/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           550.8    Cattle                1,223             746
                         Steers                                  804
                         Heifers                                 721
                         Cows                                    587
                         Bulls & Stags                           915

 Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  295             181

 Pork           350.5    Hogs                    264             197
                         Barrows & Gilts                         192
                         Sows                                    317
                         Stags & Boars                           241

 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   133              67
                         Mature Sheep                             66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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 Total Meat
 Production     907.8
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 12, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       742,302
                 : Steers          :       372,620      50.2
                 : Heifers         :       247,963      33.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        52,269       7.0
                 : Other Cows      :        57,867       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        11,583       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,359
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,789,404
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,720,211      96.1
                 : Sows            :        64,374       3.6
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,819       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,579
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,987       6.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,592      93.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 12, 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.   : 64,028   44,203    84.0     7,718  10,775   14.4
        Tue.   : 67,387   41,046    81.9    10,918  11,240   16.7
        Wed.   : 65,341   47,001    82.8    10,492  10,766   15.7
        Thu.   : 68,304   42,894    82.3    10,364  10,906   15.7
        Fri.   : 67,817   40,820    81.2    11,168  11,399   16.9
        Sat.   : 39,743   31,999    93.6     1,609   2,781    5.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:372,620  247,963    83.6    52,269  57,867   14.8

Source:  USDA, NASS
        

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