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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/08/2002

13/09/2002


        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  31/08/2002
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       131,014    3,748    383,572     12,596    2,386     322        65
Tuesday      132,414    4,540    389,568     13,121    2,811     194       112
Wednesday    132,856    4,551    369,383     13,284    2,163      90       147
Thursday     134,639    3,755    392,982     12,887    2,532     169        42
Friday       133,644    4,554    385,688     10,239    1,989      37        66
Saturday      49,955        0    108,058         65       38       0         0
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Total        714,522   21,148  2,029,251     62,192   11,919     812       432
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%Steers         51.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers        30.5    %Sows              3.6       %Mature Sheep        5.2
%Cows           15.9    %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  08/31/2002
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           549.0     Cattle                1,260             772
                         Steers                                  836
                         Heifers                                 758
                         Cows                                    574
                         Bulls & Stags                           911

Calves & Veal    3.8     Calves                  298             184

Pork           390.1     Hogs                    260             193
                         Barrows & Gilts                         189
                         Sows                                    313
                         Stags & Boars                           236

Lamb & Mutton    4.0     Sheep                   130              65
                         Mature Sheep                             63
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        65
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Total Meat
Production     946.9
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service


          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 31, 2002
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       714,522
                 : Steers          :       370,184      51.8
                 : Heifers         :       217,743      30.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,849       7.5
                 : Other Cows      :        59,914       8.4
                 : Bulls           :        12,832       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        21,148
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,029,251
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,951,334      96.2
                 : Sows            :        72,528       3.6
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,389       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        62,192
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,228       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        58,964      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 31, 2002
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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
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        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.   : 68,139   39,758    82.4     8,891  11,725   15.7
        Tue.   : 68,949   39,439    81.9     9,911  11,747   16.4
        Wed.   : 68,877   40,321    82.2    10,479  10,899   16.1
        Thu.   : 67,648   42,702    82.0     9,755  12,030   16.2
        Fri.   : 70,221   38,961    81.7    10,870  10,935   16.3
        Sat.   : 26,350   16,562    85.9     3,943   2,578   13.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:370,184  217,743    82.3    53,849  59,914   15.9



  Source: USDA