Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  01/15/2005
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       109,988    3,776    398,263     10,772    2,818     723       196
 Tuesday      120,029    3,606    394,721      7,093    2,428       0       171
 Wednesday    115,553    3,475    392,956     10,151    2,422     282       153
 Thursday     123,431    2,618    396,035     10,113    1,877     413       121
 Friday       113,798    3,494    382,657      6,972    1,500      31       138
 Saturday      12,494       21     69,048         44       42       0         0
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 Total        595,293   16,990  2,033,680     45,145   11,087   1,449       779
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 %Steers         48.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
 %Heifers        31.2    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        5.2
 %Cows           18.9    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %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  01/15/2005
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           450.6    Cattle                1,265             761
                         Steers                                  813
                         Heifers                                 753
                         Cows                                    628
                         Bulls & Stags                           911

 Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  326             198

 Pork           409.4    Hogs                    270             202
                         Barrows & Gilts                         199
                         Sows                                    309
                         Stags & Boars                           215

 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   141              71
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     866.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 15, 2005
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       595,293
                 : Steers          :       287,011      48.2
                 : Heifers         :       185,453      31.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        58,752       9.9
                 : Other Cows      :        53,517       9.0
                 : Bulls           :        10,560       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,990
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,033,680
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,967,166      96.7
                 : Sows            :        60,645       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,869       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,145
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,368       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,777      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 15, 2005
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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.   : 56,113   30,748    79.0     9,811  11,161   19.1
        Tue.   : 55,524   39,732    79.4    12,508  10,168   18.9
        Wed.   : 56,592   35,543    79.7    11,855   9,679   18.6
        Thu.   : 57,516   42,007    80.6    10,640  11,040   17.6
        Fri.   : 54,517   34,634    78.3    12,345  10,239   19.8
        Sat.   :  6,749    2,789    76.3     1,593   1,230   22.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:287,011  185,453    79.4    58,752  53,517   18.9


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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