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             Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       132,962    3,378    379,741     12,021    3,185     348    171
Tuesday      136,778    4,122    381,020     12,044    2,747     224     46
Wednesday    136,325    4,106    382,896     10,069    2,183     295    154
Thursday     135,628    3,117    381,185     11,839    2,544     206    186
Friday       131,967    3,723    382,072      9,701    2,059       0     72
Saturday      75,380        0     56,239         41       61       0      0
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Total        749,040   18,446  1,963,153     55,715   12,779   1,073    629
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%Steers         49.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4    %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
%Heifers        33.1    %Sows              3.3    %Mature Sheep        5.5
%Cows           15.7    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags   1.9
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  13/09/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           557.6    Cattle                1,229             748
                        Steers                                  809
                        Heifers                                 730
                        Cows                                    578
                        Bulls & Stags                           890

Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  311             193

Pork           381.9    Hogs                    262             195
                        Barrows & Gilts                         191
                        Sows                                    310
                        Stags & Boars                           228

Lamb & Mutton    3.7    Sheep                   133              67
                        Mature Sheep                             65
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     946.7
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 13, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       749,040
                 : Steers          :       369,497      49.3
                 : Heifers         :       247,973      33.1
                 : Dairy Cows      :        55,769       7.4
                 : Other Cows      :        61,863       8.3
                 : Bulls           :        13,938       1.9
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,446
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,963,153
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,892,495      96.4
                 : Sows            :        64,825       3.3
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,833       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,715
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,058       5.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,657      94.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 13, 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.   : 67,405   42,883    82.9     8,874  11,336   15.2
        Tue.   : 64,933   46,590    81.5    10,830  11,882   16.6
        Wed.   : 66,622   44,468    81.5    11,123  11,480   16.6
        Thu.   : 64,766   46,174    81.8    10,266  11,914   16.4
        Fri.   : 66,987   39,112    80.4    11,793  11,409   17.6
        Sat.   : 38,784   28,746    89.6     2,883   3,842    8.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:369,497  247,973    82.4    55,769  61,863   15.7

Source: USDA, NASS

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