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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday       117,543    3,963    375,690     12,449    2,563     205       198
Tuesday      124,859    4,923    375,104      9,885    3,838     168       215
Wednesday    126,764    4,184    379,247     12,411    3,512      99       155
Thursday     121,868    3,284    377,280     11,723    2,450     184       143
Friday       114,885    3,832    373,853      8,874    2,234      63       128
Saturday      13,073        1     30,328         60       38       0        17
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Total        618,992   20,187  1,911,502     55,402   14,635     719       856
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%Steers         47.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.0
%Heifers        32.8    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        7.0
%Cows           18.2    %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  15/02/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           469.0    Cattle                1,263             761
                        Steers                                  818
                        Heifers                                 754
                        Cows                                    610
                        Bulls & Stags                           949

Calves & Veal    3.8    Calves                  314             193

Pork           379.0    Hogs                    267             199
                        Barrows & Gilts                         195
                        Sows                                    316
                        Stags & Boars                           231

Lamb & Mutton    3.7    Sheep                   134              68
                        Mature Sheep                             69
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     855.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 15, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       618,992
                 : Steers          :       292,104      47.2
                 : Heifers         :       203,315      32.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        57,777       9.3
                 : Other Cows      :        54,978       8.9
                 : Bulls           :        10,818       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        20,187
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,911,502
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,850,074      96.8
                 : Sows            :        56,609       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,819       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,402
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,877       7.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        51,525      93.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 15, 2003
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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.   : 55,256   40,505    81.5     9,866  10,051   16.9
        Tue.   : 58,769   40,969    79.9    11,522  11,559   18.5
        Wed.   : 60,163   42,649    81.1    11,395  10,420   17.2
        Thu.   : 58,311   38,774    79.7    10,949  11,396   18.3
        Fri.   : 53,397   36,742    78.5    12,086  10,422   19.6
        Sat.   :  6,208    3,676    75.6     1,959   1,130   23.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:292,104  203,315    80.0    57,777  54,978   18.2

SOURCE: USDA, NASS
        Washington, DC 202-720-7316
        Http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_ls711.txt




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