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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine 1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       113,059    3,620    393,186     12,499    2,616     440       84
Tuesday      129,958    3,917    389,332     11,411    2,508       0       21
Wednesday    115,961    3,224    387,303     11,500    1,176     249      137
Thursday     124,709    2,850    385,311     11,731    2,146     433      161
Friday       117,329    4,052    379,079      9,153    1,111       0      114
Saturday      13,088        0     44,341         55       42       0       27
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Total        614,104   17,663  1,978,552     56,349    9,599   1,122      544
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%Steers         47.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings 96.3
%Heifers        34.7    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep       3.7
%Cows           15.8    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags   1.6
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  06/03/2004
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           455.2    Cattle                1,229             745
                        Steers                                  790
                        Heifers                                 729
                        Cows                                    631
                        Bulls & Stags                           885

Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  324             198

Pork           395.8    Hogs                    269             201
                        Barrows & Gilts                         197
                        Sows                                    314
                        Stags & Boars                           192

Lamb & Mutton    4.1    Sheep                   144              72
                        Mature Sheep                             67
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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Total Meat
Production     858.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 06, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       614,104
                 : Steers          :       294,147      47.9
                 : Heifers         :       213,123      34.7
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,780       8.3
                 : Other Cows      :        46,470       7.6
                 : Bulls           :         9,584       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,663
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,978,552
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,904,125      96.2
                 : Sows            :        68,874       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,553       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        56,349
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,087       3.7
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        54,262      96.3
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 06, 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.   : 56,476   37,115    82.8     8,797   8,909   15.7
        Tue.   : 63,590   43,937    82.7    10,605   9,882   15.8
        Wed.   : 54,805   39,937    81.7     9,920   9,432   16.7
        Thu.   : 57,385   45,757    82.7    10,150   9,338   15.6
        Fri.   : 54,904   40,992    81.7    10,893   8,637   16.6
        Sat.   :  6,987    5,385    94.5       415     272    5.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:294,147  213,123    82.6    50,780  46,470   15.8

Source: USDA, NASS

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