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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       129,933    3,275    345,034     10,767    2,679     308        70
 Tuesday      135,907    4,230    366,511      9,985    2,873     183       142
 Wednesday    134,660    4,536    368,793     10,701    1,950     146       155
 Thursday     135,610    3,200    369,029     11,961    2,358     229        56
 Friday       130,602    4,245    360,851      8,716    1,635       0        78
 Saturday      45,295       94      1,643         53       46       0         0
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 Total        712,007   19,580  1,811,861     52,183   11,541     866       501
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 %Steers         51.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.1
 %Heifers        30.9    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        6.9
 %Cows           15.4    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.8
 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  02/08/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           530.7    Cattle                1,226             749
                         Steers                                  810
                         Heifers                                 723
                         Cows                                    579
                         Bulls & Stags                           892

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  285             175

 Pork           351.6    Hogs                    262             195
                         Barrows & Gilts                         190
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           247

 Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   131              66
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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 Total Meat
 Production     889.2
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 02, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       712,007
                 : Steers          :       369,638      51.9
                 : Heifers         :       220,223      30.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,927       7.2
                 : Other Cows      :        58,694       8.2
                 : Bulls           :        12,525       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,580
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,811,861
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,744,802      96.3
                 : Sows            :        62,710       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,349       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,183
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,581       6.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,602      93.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 02, 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.   : 71,590   36,541    83.2     7,846  11,615   15.0
        Tue.   : 67,262   43,958    81.8    10,404  11,855   16.4
        Wed.   : 68,710   42,476    82.6    10,613  10,628   15.8
        Thu.   : 71,073   40,406    82.2     9,946  11,604   15.9
        Fri.   : 67,738   38,759    81.5    10,922  10,809   16.6
        Sat.   : 23,265   18,083    91.3     1,196   2,183    7.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:369,638  220,223    82.8    50,927  58,694   15.4


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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