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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 25/01/2003

12/02/2003
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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       129,352    3,356    354,060      9,608    1,381     269       140
Tuesday      132,885    4,627    378,650     10,253    2,959     200       151
Wednesday    131,211    4,237    381,323     10,671    1,925     147       115
Thursday     126,372    3,684    347,577      9,376    1,952     150        92
Friday       118,632    3,975    344,042      9,197    1,445       0        70
Saturday      26,681       47     92,721      1,071       53       0         2
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Total        665,133   19,926  1,898,373     50,176    9,715     766       570
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%Steers         46.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.9
%Heifers        33.9    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        4.1
%Cows           18.0    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%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  25/01/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           509.0    Cattle                1,268             769
                        Steers                                  830
                        Heifers                                 765
                        Cows                                    603
                        Bulls & Stags                           932
 
Calves & Veal    3.9    Calves                  327             200
 
Pork           378.2    Hogs                    268             200
                        Barrows & Gilts                         196
                        Sows                                    312
                        Stags & Boars                           236
 
Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   139              70
                        Mature Sheep                             63
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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Total Meat
Production     894.6
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 25, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       665,133
                 : Steers          :       308,534      46.4
                 : Heifers         :       225,333      33.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        59,266       8.9
                 : Other Cows      :        60,434       9.1
                 : Bulls           :        11,566       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,926
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,898,373
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,833,006      96.6
                 : Sows            :        60,521       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,846       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,176
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,045       4.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,131      95.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 25, 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.   : 61,317   44,182    81.6     9,720  11,821   16.7
        Tue.   : 60,466   46,966    80.8    11,459  11,829   17.5
        Wed.   : 60,382   45,483    80.7    11,643  11,589   17.7
        Thu.   : 58,401   43,323    80.5    10,977  11,375   17.7
        Fri.   : 56,793   37,312    79.3    12,043  10,533   19.0
        Sat.   : 11,175    8,067    72.1     3,424   3,287   25.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:308,534  225,333    80.3    59,266  60,434   18.0
 
Source: USDA, NASS
       


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