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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       124,939    3,786    380,613     12,039    2,941     308       218
 Tuesday      130,587    4,476    379,373     11,920    2,230     183       327
 Wednesday    125,910    3,903    382,823     11,500    2,514     262       319
 Thursday     131,729    3,408    381,187     12,343    1,750     224        97
 Friday       119,026    3,700    377,137      9,677    1,632       0       201
 Saturday      25,480        0     26,700      1,780       37       0        40
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 Total        657,671   19,273  1,927,833     59,259   11,104     977     1,202
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 %Steers         46.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  96.4
 %Heifers        32.9    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        3.6
 %Cows           18.5    %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  22/03/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           483.3    Cattle                1,226             739
                         Steers                                  793
                         Heifers                                 732
                         Cows                                    594
                         Bulls & Stags                           914

 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  322             197

 Pork           383.2    Hogs                    268             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    313
                         Stags & Boars                           238

 Lamb & Mutton    4.1    Sheep                   138              70
                         Mature Sheep                             64
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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 Total Meat
 Production     874.3
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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 22, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       657,671
                 : Steers          :       307,588      46.8
                 : Heifers         :       216,392      32.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        62,921       9.6
                 : Other Cows      :        58,949       9.0
                 : Bulls           :        11,821       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,273
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,927,833
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,860,217      96.5
                 : Sows            :        62,698       3.3
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,918       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        59,259
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,134       3.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        57,125      96.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 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.   : 59,107   40,947    80.1    10,625  11,932   18.1
        Tue.   : 63,621   40,989    80.1    12,142  11,493   18.1
        Wed.   : 59,342   41,333    80.0    12,055  11,085   18.4
        Thu.   : 59,297   46,829    80.6    12,158  11,113   17.7
        Fri.   : 57,701   36,625    79.2    11,917  10,548   18.9
        Sat.   :  8,520    9,669    71.4     4,024   2,778   26.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:307,588  216,392    79.7    62,921  58,949   18.5
     
 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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