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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                        Head

Monday       130,702    4,489    393,727     11,820    3,339     478       109

Tuesday       96,272    6,065    345,377     10,068    2,747       0        85

Wednesday         80        0        689         32      130       0         1

Thursday     127,861    4,145    384,657     10,573    2,602     175       127

Friday       130,092    5,147    386,417      9,881    2,071      50        53

Saturday      72,164       59    217,432      3,359      103       0         0

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Total        557,171   19,905  1,728,299     45,733   10,992     703       375

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%Steers         48.7    %Barrows & Gilts  97.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.3

%Heifers        32.5    %Sows              2.6       %Mature Sheep        5.7

%Cows           17.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2

%Bulls & Stags   1.3

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  01/04/2003

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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

Beef           429.3    Cattle                1,278             775

                        Steers                                  836

                        Heifers                                 771

                        Cows                                    599

                        Bulls & Stags                           921

Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  297             181

Pork           344.0    Hogs                    268             200

                        Barrows & Gilts                         197

                        Sows                                    318

                        Stags & Boars                           233

Lamb & Mutton    3.1    Sheep                   135              68

                        Mature Sheep                             61

                        Lambs & Yearlings                        68

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Total Meat

Production     779.9

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 04, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       557,171

                 : Steers          :       271,534      48.7

                 : Heifers         :       180,918      32.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,052       8.6

                 : Other Cows      :        49,582       8.9

                 : Bulls           :         7,085       1.3

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,905

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,728,299

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,679,652      97.2

                 : Sows            :        44,946       2.6

                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,701       0.2

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,733

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,605       5.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,128      94.3

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 04, 2003

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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.   : 67,686   40,273    82.6     9,306  11,887   16.2

        Tue.   : 45,408   27,164    75.4    11,452  10,621   22.9

        Wed.   :