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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       105,582    3,985    370,964     12,357    2,296     180       199
 Tuesday      115,462    4,335    382,789      7,585    2,271      71       170
 Wednesday    127,966    4,370    379,112     11,479    1,772       3       230
 Thursday     125,661    3,707    387,871     11,817    1,259     400       251
 Friday       125,717    4,006    376,445      9,529    2,073       0       172
 Saturday      32,946       21     27,679        107       37       0        15
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 Total        633,334   20,424  1,924,860     52,874    9,708     654     1,037
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 %Steers         48.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.8
 %Heifers        32.4    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        4.2
 %Cows           17.2    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  01/03/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           476.7    Cattle                1,251             756
                         Steers                                  810
                         Heifers                                 747
                         Cows                                    604
                         Bulls & Stags                           936

 Calves & Veal    3.8    Calves                  312             191

 Pork           382.2    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           232

 Lamb & Mutton    3.7    Sheep                   138              69
                         Mature Sheep                             62
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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 Total Meat
 Production     866.4
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 01, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       633,334
                 : Steers          :       308,742      48.7
                 : Heifers         :       205,184      32.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        56,857       9.0
                 : Other Cows      :        51,846       8.2
                 : Bulls           :        10,705       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        20,424
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,924,860
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,862,972      96.8
                 : Sows            :        57,322       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,566       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,874
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,229       4.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,645      95.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 01, 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.   : 52,808   31,055    79.4     9,817   9,797   18.6
        Tue.   : 56,331   36,509    80.4    11,067   9,612   17.9
        Wed.   : 62,442   42,542    82.0    11,183   9,831   16.4
        Thu.   : 60,907   42,613    82.4    10,792   9,465   16.1
        Fri.   : 60,225   40,852    80.4    11,864  10,486   17.8
        Sat.   : 16,029   11,613    83.9     2,134   2,655   14.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:308,742  205,184    81.1    56,857  51,846   17.2
     
 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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