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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        96,128    2,968    325,781      7,827      477     253       166
 Tuesday      126,997    3,585    382,154      7,648    1,877     181       201
 Wednesday    129,944    4,438    381,888     11,431    3,033     122       130
 Thursday     129,606    4,073    386,867     11,333    1,384     195       111
 Friday       119,164    4,280    377,738      9,299    1,787       0       103
 Saturday      18,900       21     20,280        136       57       0        15
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 Total        620,739   19,365  1,874,708     47,674    8,615     751       726
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 %Steers         46.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.4
 %Heifers        34.4    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        4.6
 %Cows           17.7    %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  22/02/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           469.9    Cattle                1,260             761
                         Steers                                  816
                         Heifers                                 757
                         Cows                                    603
                         Bulls & Stags                           942

 Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  306             188

 Pork           372.0    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    312
                         Stags & Boars                           231

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   136              68
                         Mature Sheep                             61
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        69
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 Total Meat
 Production     848.8
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 22, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       620,739
                 : Steers          :       286,674      46.2
                 : Heifers         :       213,378      34.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,537       8.6
                 : Other Cows      :        56,094       9.0
                 : Bulls           :        11,056       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,365
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,874,708
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,814,283      96.8
                 : Sows            :        55,628       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,797       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,674
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,184       4.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,490      95.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 22, 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.   : 41,912   34,884    79.9     7,313  10,154   18.2
        Tue.   : 59,468   44,481    81.9    10,808  10,243   16.6
        Wed.   : 58,849   46,626    81.2    11,064  11,242   17.2
        Thu.   : 61,282   43,398    80.8    10,974  11,434   17.3
        Fri.   : 57,508   38,233    80.3    11,179  10,208   17.9
        Sat.   :  7,655    5,756    71.0     2,199   2,813   26.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:286,674  213,378    80.6    53,537  56,094   17.7
     
 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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