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Washington D.C.         Fri   July 24, 2003 USDA

        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  07/12/2003

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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  07/12/2003

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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.