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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       117,733    3,893    397,142     10,298    3,660     540        61
 Tuesday      122,829    5,761    394,969     10,547    3,896       0       186
 Wednesday     61,580    4,711    350,098     10,206    1,751     385        76
 Thursday       1,311        0      1,842          1        3       0         0
 Friday       115,880    3,567    384,903      9,688    3,043       0        11
 Saturday      20,525      134    267,672         57       44       0         8
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 Total        439,858   18,066  1,796,626     40,797   12,397     925       342
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 %Steers         51.1    %Barrows & Gilts  97.1       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9
 %Heifers        29.0    %Sows              2.8       %Mature Sheep        5.1
 %Cows           18.6    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.3
 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  03/01/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           328.0    Cattle                1,244             750
                         Steers                                  805
                         Heifers                                 739
                         Cows                                    601
                         Bulls & Stags                           924

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  316             195

 Pork           360.1    Hogs                    269             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         197
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           228

 Lamb & Mutton    2.9    Sheep                   141              71
                         Mature Sheep                             68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     694.4
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 03, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       439,858
                 : Steers          :       224,890      51.1
                 : Heifers         :       127,671      29.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        35,311       8.0
                 : Other Cows      :        46,334      10.5
                 : Bulls           :         5,652       1.3
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,066
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,796,626
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,744,009      97.1
                 : Sows            :        49,587       2.8
                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,030       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        40,797
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,086       5.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        38,711      94.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 03, 2004
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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.   : 61,662   33,209    80.6     8,718  12,473   18.0
        Tue.   : 65,719   34,349    81.5     9,757  11,614   17.4
        Wed.   : 25,497   15,337    66.3     9,130  10,553   32.0
        Thu.   :     15        6     1.6       161     876   79.1
        Fri.   : 62,387   36,664    85.5     6,418   9,461   13.7
        Sat.   :  9,610    8,106    86.3     1,127   1,357   12.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:224,890  127,671    80.2    35,311  46,334   18.6
       

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