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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       134,165    3,579    384,268     12,279    2,756     360        79
 Tuesday      137,171    4,303    376,273     11,853    2,841     208       217
 Wednesday    135,709    4,404    381,410     10,798    2,602     219       275
 Thursday     134,791    2,996    329,616     10,848    2,537     223       115
 Friday       130,909    3,511    357,621     10,721    1,673       0        69
 Saturday      60,514        6    137,235         36       41       0         0
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 Total        733,259   18,799  1,966,423     56,535   12,450   1,010       755
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 %Steers         48.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.3
 %Heifers        33.2    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        5.7
 %Cows           16.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  20/09/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           543.4    Cattle                1,229             745
                         Steers                                  805
                         Heifers                                 732
                         Cows                                    576
                         Bulls & Stags                           886

 Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  310             192

 Pork           385.3    Hogs                    265             197
                         Barrows & Gilts                         193
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           241

 Lamb & Mutton    3.8    Sheep                   134              68
                         Mature Sheep                             66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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 Total Meat
 Production     936.0
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 20, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       733,259
                 : Steers          :       354,842      48.4
                 : Heifers         :       243,683      33.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        58,643       8.0
                 : Other Cows      :        62,458       8.5
                 : Bulls           :        13,633       1.9
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,799
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,966,423
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,896,322      96.4
                 : Sows            :        65,188       3.3
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,913       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        56,535
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,245       5.7
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        53,290      94.3
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 20, 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.   : 64,641   44,524    81.4    10,044  12,178   16.6
        Tue.   : 65,885   45,490    81.2    11,195  11,961   16.9
        Wed.   : 65,592   44,291    81.0    11,102  12,034   17.0
        Thu.   : 65,015   45,169    81.7    10,944  11,344   16.5
        Fri.   : 63,123   41,987    80.3    11,214  12,200   17.9
        Sat.   : 30,586   22,222    87.3     4,144   2,741   11.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:354,842  243,683    81.6    58,643  62,458   16.5


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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