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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       112,736    3,328    396,953     11,006    1,970     560       145
 Tuesday      130,847    3,455    389,876      7,992    2,518      34        50
 Wednesday    125,428    3,430    381,056      9,442    2,145     175       130
 Thursday     126,832    2,690    385,996     10,620    1,725     334       120
 Friday       121,234    3,210    377,944      8,453    1,775       0       121
 Saturday      21,675        5     20,243        142      103       0         0
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 Total        638,752   16,118  1,952,068     47,655   10,236   1,103       566
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 %Steers         52.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.6
 %Heifers        31.2    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        6.4
 %Cows           15.0    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.8
 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  24/04/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           461.2    Cattle                1,192             726
                         Steers                                  766
                         Heifers                                 704
                         Cows                                    610
                         Bulls & Stags                           904

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  360             218

 Pork           389.4    Hogs                    268             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    311
                         Stags & Boars                           226

 Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   145              73
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        73
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 Total Meat
 Production     857.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 24, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       638,752
                 : Steers          :       332,004      52.0
                 : Heifers         :       199,466      31.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,839       6.6
                 : Other Cows      :        54,133       8.5
                 : Bulls           :        11,310       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,118
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,952,068
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,881,486      96.4
                 : Sows            :        65,781       3.4
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,801       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,655
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,066       6.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        44,589      93.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 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.   : 56,944   38,215    84.4     5,832   9,927   14.0
        Tue.   : 71,222   37,612    83.2     8,441  11,240   15.0
        Wed.   : 65,686   37,249    82.1     9,251  10,941   16.1
        Thu.   : 64,434   39,984    82.3     8,515  11,475   15.8
        Fri.   : 61,919   37,299    81.8     9,712   9,912   16.2
        Sat.   : 11,799    9,107    96.5        88     638    3.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:332,004  199,466    83.2    41,839  54,133   15.0

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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