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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       123,997    3,865    360,516     10,617    2,295     517        75
 Tuesday      129,996    3,753    364,367      8,516    2,573       0        44
 Wednesday    130,008    3,362    365,696      9,594    2,357     315       143
 Thursday     127,811    2,755    370,060      9,696    2,213     311       113
 Friday       127,416    2,982    363,858      7,751    1,828       0       102
 Saturday      46,979      292     18,641        161       75       0         0
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 Total        686,207   17,009  1,843,138     46,335   11,341   1,143       477
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 %Steers         52.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  92.1
 %Heifers        31.8    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        7.9
 %Cows           13.7    %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  08/05/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           500.8    Cattle                1,202             734
                         Steers                                  775
                         Heifers                                 709
                         Cows                                    612
                         Bulls & Stags                           909

 Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  354             216

 Pork           365.5    Hogs                    266             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    308
                         Stags & Boars                           218

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   141              71
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     873.2
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 08, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       686,207
                 : Steers          :       362,916      52.9
                 : Heifers         :       218,343      31.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        39,645       5.8
                 : Other Cows      :        54,499       7.9
                 : Bulls           :        10,804       1.6
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,009
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,843,138
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,778,760      96.5
                 : Sows            :        59,255       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,123       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,335
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,664       7.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,671      92.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 08, 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.   : 64,927   40,180    84.8     6,523  10,493   13.7
        Tue.   : 67,040   41,813    83.7     7,978  10,992   14.6
        Wed.   : 70,633   38,123    83.7     8,337  10,738   14.7
        Thu.   : 66,011   40,104    83.0     7,787  11,512   15.1
        Fri.   : 67,686   37,814    82.8     8,978  10,756   15.5
        Sat.   : 26,619   20,309    99.9        42       8    0.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:362,916  218,343    84.7    39,645  54,499   13.7

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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