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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       115,340    4,052    324,840      9,766    2,208     453        83
Tuesday      124,807    3,704    340,572     10,233    3,091      52        75
Wednesday    119,289    3,690    369,044     10,315    2,469     176       173
Thursday     123,379    2,744    376,851     11,265    3,723     238       111
Friday       109,054    3,329    378,466      8,081    3,504       0       109
Saturday       7,362        1    106,782        215      548       0         2
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Total        599,231   17,520  1,896,555     49,875   15,543     919       553
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%Steers         48.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9
%Heifers        33.7    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.1
%Cows           16.2    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags   1.4
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  31/01/2004
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           450.7    Cattle                1,247             756
                        Steers                                  806
                        Heifers                                 742
                        Cows                                    623
                        Bulls & Stags                           885

Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  343             211

Pork           380.2    Hogs                    269             201
                        Barrows & Gilts                         197
                        Sows                                    315
                        Stags & Boars                           225

Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   142              72
                        Mature Sheep                             68
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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Total Meat
Production     838.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 31, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       599,231
                 : Steers          :       291,896      48.7
                 : Heifers         :       201,805      33.7
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,258       8.4
                 : Other Cows      :        46,652       7.8
                 : Bulls           :         8,620       1.4
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,520
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,896,555
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,829,544      96.5
                 : Sows            :        61,019       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,992       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,875
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,540       5.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,335      94.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 31, 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.   : 54,647   40,544    82.5     8,339  10,021   15.9
        Tue.   : 60,591   45,254    84.8     9,752   8,078   14.3
        Wed.   : 61,577   36,020    81.8    10,512   9,259   16.6
        Thu.   : 61,793   39,714    82.3     9,880  10,126   16.2
        Fri.   : 50,384   37,259    80.4    11,022   8,659   18.0
        Sat.   :  2,904    3,014    80.4       753     509   17.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:291,896  201,805    82.4    50,258  46,652   16.2

Source: USDA, NASS

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