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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        93,348    3,385    367,748      8,962    1,726     514       161
 Tuesday      119,273    3,760    390,125     11,674    3,192       0       120
 Wednesday    127,141    4,177    388,599     10,715    2,401     177       163
 Thursday     129,760    2,782    391,405     10,304    3,022     394       127
 Friday       130,334    3,218    377,727      7,871    2,683       0       132
 Saturday      23,709        1    117,945         66       91       0         0
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 Total        623,565   17,323  2,033,549     49,592   13,115   1,085       703
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 %Steers         47.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  96.1
 %Heifers        32.4    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        3.9
 %Cows           18.1    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.7
 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  24/01/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           469.3    Cattle                1,256             757
                         Steers                                  812
                         Heifers                                 747
                         Cows                                    613
                         Bulls & Stags                           901

 Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  334             206

 Pork           407.8    Hogs                    269             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         197
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           237

 Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   145              73
                         Mature Sheep                             71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        73
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 Total Meat
 Production     884.2
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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 24, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       623,565
                 : Steers          :       297,825      47.8
                 : Heifers         :       202,209      32.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        55,291       8.9
                 : Other Cows      :        57,748       9.3
                 : Bulls           :        10,492       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,323
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,033,549
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,968,244      96.8
                 : Sows            :        60,910       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,395       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,592
                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,935       3.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,657      96.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 24, 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.   : 41,545   29,631    76.2     9,186  10,768   21.4
        Tue.   : 56,974   37,031    78.8    11,301  12,022   19.6
        Wed.   : 58,363   44,270    80.7    11,621  10,962   17.8
        Thu.   : 64,695   41,228    81.6    10,853  11,023   16.9
        Fri.   : 62,562   43,557    81.4    11,287  10,857   17.0
        Sat.   : 13,686    6,492    85.1     1,043   2,116   13.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:297,825  202,209    80.2    55,291  57,748   18.1


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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