Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  29/01/2005
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       118,960    2,879    390,597      9,610    2,424     703        70
 Tuesday      118,952    3,261    395,590      7,771    1,646       0       172
 Wednesday    117,211    3,552    395,763     10,768    2,079     308       172
 Thursday     118,905    2,336    394,722      9,971    1,078     370       124
 Friday       114,232    3,016    390,477      6,473    1,363      92        76
 Saturday       3,159        0     31,871         19       17       0         0
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 Total        591,419   15,044  1,999,020     44,612    8,607   1,473       614
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 %Steers         48.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.7
 %Heifers        31.5    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        4.3
 %Cows           17.9    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.7
 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  01/29/2005
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           447.6    Cattle                1,259             761
                         Steers                                  808
                         Heifers                                 751
                         Cows                                    632
                         Bulls & Stags                           908

 Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                  332             203

 Pork           401.6    Hogs                    270             202
                         Barrows & Gilts                         198
                         Sows                                    309
                         Stags & Boars                           212

 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   144              72
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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 Total Meat
 Production     855.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 29, 2005
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       591,419
                 : Steers          :       288,955      48.9
                 : Heifers         :       186,513      31.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,620       8.2
                 : Other Cows      :        57,076       9.7
                 : Bulls           :        10,255       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,044
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,999,020
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,932,124      96.7
                 : Sows            :        61,993       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,903       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        44,612
                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,915       4.3
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,697      95.7
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 29, 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.   : 59,864   37,245    81.6     7,756  12,136   16.7
        Tue.   : 60,024   37,351    81.9     9,338  10,385   16.6
        Wed.   : 56,942   38,399    81.3     9,843  10,127   17.0
        Thu.   : 57,945   37,868    80.6     9,490  11,336   17.5
        Fri.   : 54,172   35,638    78.6    10,906  11,433   19.6
        Sat.   :      8       12     0.6     1,287   1,659   93.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:288,955  186,513    80.4    48,620  57,076   17.9


Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service                 

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