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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine 1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       119,000    3,493    395,320      9,527    3,293     360       50
Tuesday      133,789    3,650    393,805     11,863    2,809     207       95
Wednesday    132,026    4,212    393,195     11,373    2,353     226       67
Thursday     129,440    3,446    392,050     12,193    3,609     188       91
Friday       121,811    3,743    390,281     10,349    2,771       0       36
Saturday      21,209        0    130,899         47       80       0        0
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Total        657,275   18,544  2,095,550     55,352   14,915     981      339
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%Steers         46.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers        30.9    %Sows              2.9       %Mature Sheep        5.2
%Cows           20.3    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags   2.2
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  25/10/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           483.1    Cattle                1,232             739
                        Steers                                  804
                        Heifers                                 734
                        Cows                                    581
                        Bulls & Stags                           871

Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  316             196

Pork           417.4    Hogs                    269             200
                        Barrows & Gilts                         196
                        Sows                                    316
                        Stags & Boars                           236

Lamb & Mutton    3.8    Sheep                   137              69
                        Mature Sheep                             67
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        69
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Total Meat
Production     907.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 25, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       657,275
                 : Steers          :       306,024      46.6
                 : Heifers         :       203,253      30.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        64,373       9.8
                 : Other Cows      :        69,074      10.5
                 : Bulls           :        14,551       2.2
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,544
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,095,550
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,029,716      96.9
                 : Sows            :        60,390       2.9
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,444       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,352
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,887       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,465      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 25, 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.   : 56,098   36,405    77.7    11,124  12,781   20.1
        Tue.   : 63,074   44,245    80.2    11,570  12,359   17.9
        Wed.   : 59,875   45,379    79.7    11,913  12,420   18.4
        Thu.   : 64,884   38,226    79.7    11,187  12,308   18.2
        Fri.   : 57,182   37,831    78.0    12,328  12,020   20.0
        Sat.   :  4,911    1,167    28.7     6,251   7,186   63.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:306,024  203,253    77.5    64,373  69,074   20.3

SOURCE: USDA, NASS
      

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