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           Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                     Head
Monday    105,395    3,909    396,625     11,827    3,239     361       116
Tuesday   111,886    3,709    353,099     11,334    2,100     214       173
Wednesday 124,412    4,651    399,571     11,964    2,657     327       155
Thursday  128,017    3,097    395,844     13,278    2,869     240       167
Friday    117,185    3,592    399,388     10,242    2,514       0        56
Saturday   18,198        0    170,672         82      248       0         3
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Total     605,093   18,958  2,115,199     58,727   13,627   1,142       670
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%Steers         45.5  %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.8
%Heifers        31.0  %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        4.2
%Cows           21.0  %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags   2.4

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  15/11/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           445.3    Cattle                1,242             740
                        Steers                                  808
                        Heifers                                 734
                        Cows                                    582
                        Bulls & Stags                           873

Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  313             193

Pork           423.8    Hogs                    270             201
                        Barrows & Gilts                         197
                        Sows                                    318
                        Stags & Boars                           239

Lamb & Mutton    4.1    Sheep                   139              70
                        Mature Sheep                             68
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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Total Meat
Production     876.8
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 15, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       605,093
                 : Steers          :       275,552      45.5
                 : Heifers         :       187,850      31.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        59,747       9.9
                 : Other Cows      :        67,603      11.2
                 : Bulls           :        14,341       2.4
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,958
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,115,199
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,044,902      96.7
                 : Sows            :        64,924       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,373       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        58,727
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,447       4.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        56,280      95.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 15, 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.   : 46,342   33,932    76.2     9,746  12,918   21.5
        Tue.   : 47,928   37,969    76.8    11,815  11,883   21.2
        Wed.   : 58,568   38,820    78.3    12,049  12,132   19.4
        Thu.   : 65,540   35,754    79.1    11,605  12,357   18.7
        Fri.   : 53,473   38,068    78.1    11,301  11,872   19.8
        Sat.   :  3,701    3,307    38.5     3,231   6,441   53.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:275,552  187,850    76.6    59,747  67,603   21.0

Source: USDA, NASS

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