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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine    Bison

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                                        Head

Monday       135,647    3,790    359,819     11,779    2,741     288       123

Tuesday      136,553    3,610    364,232     11,249    2,593     138       244

Wednesday    135,996    3,279    375,559     11,807    2,375     141       163

Thursday     136,301    2,656    373,249      8,204    2,345     153       122

Friday       135,772    3,173    356,532      8,872    1,926     170       125

Saturday     112,431        3        708        100       33       0         0

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Total        792,700   16,511  1,830,099     52,011   12,013     890       777

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%Steers         51.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.1       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9

%Heifers        31.2    %Sows              3.6       %Mature Sheep        5.1

%Cows           15.5    %Stags & Boars     0.3

%Bulls & Stags   1.6

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  07/06/2003

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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

Beef           582.6    Cattle                1,218             739

                        Steers                                  790

                        Heifers                                 715

                        Cows                                    597

                        Bulls & Stags                           919

Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  341             209

Pork           363.3    Hogs                    268             199

                        Barrows & Gilts                         195

                        Sows                                    315

                        Stags & Boars                           243

Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   135              68

                        Mature Sheep                             65

                        Lambs & Yearlings                        68

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Total Meat

Production     952.8

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 07, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       792,700

                 : Steers          :       409,348      51.6

                 : Heifers         :       247,353      31.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        54,519       6.9

                 : Other Cows      :        68,451       8.6

                 : Bulls           :        13,029       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,511

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,830,099

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,759,495      96.1

                 : Sows            :        65,499       3.6

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,105       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,011

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,661       5.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,350      94.9

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 07, 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.   : 71,471   39,738    82.0     9,085  12,902   16.2

        Tue.   : 69,743   41,218    81.3    10,325  12,793   16.9

        Wed.   : 68,194   42,719    81.6    10,140  12,411   16.6

        Thu.   : 70,846   39,921    81.3    10,437  12,697   17.0

        Fri.   : 66,365   44,007    81.3    10,849  12,042   16.9

        Sat.   : 62,729   39,750    91.1     3,683   5,606    8.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:409,348  247,353    82.8    54,519  68,451   15.5

SOURCE: USDA, NASS<
                    

                    

                    


    
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