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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       107,765    3,457    368,830      9,147    1,880     341        75
Tuesday      129,789    4,004    388,982     11,402    3,168     213        50
Wednesday    123,998    4,308    391,392     10,872    2,447     281        29
Thursday     126,090    2,262    392,363     12,224    2,842     199        99
Friday       120,066    4,465    392,182     10,282    2,512       0        66
Saturday      21,646        4    186,864        130       59       0         0
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Total        629,354   18,500  2,120,613     54,057   12,908   1,034       319
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%Steers         45.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
%Heifers        33.0    %Sows              2.8       %Mature Sheep        5.9
%Cows           19.3    %Stags & Boars     0.2
%Bulls & Stags   2.1
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  18/10/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           464.1    Cattle                1,232             741
                        Steers                                  806
                        Heifers                                 737
                        Cows                                    579
                        Bulls & Stags                           884

Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  300             187

Pork           421.8    Hogs                    268             200
                        Barrows & Gilts                         196
                        Sows                                    317
                        Stags & Boars                           234

Lamb & Mutton    3.8    Sheep                   138              70
                        Mature Sheep                             68
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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Total Meat
Production     893.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 18, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       629,354
                 : Steers          :       286,944      45.6
                 : Heifers         :       207,891      33.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        61,243       9.7
                 : Other Cows      :        60,312       9.6
                 : Bulls           :        12,964       2.1
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,500
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,120,613
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,055,269      96.9
                 : Sows            :        60,058       2.8
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,286       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        54,057
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,212       5.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,845      94.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 18, 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.   : 49,025   35,397    78.3     9,598  11,337   19.4
        Tue.   : 61,732   42,283    80.1    12,596  11,037   18.2
        Wed.   : 55,136   42,992    79.1    11,801  11,741   19.0
        Thu.   : 58,791   41,358    79.4    11,720  11,639   18.5
        Fri.   : 53,940   40,867    79.0    11,861  10,941   19.0
        Sat.   :  8,320    4,994    61.5     3,667   3,617   33.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:286,944  207,891    78.6    61,243  60,312   19.3


Source: USDA, NASS
        

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