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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       134,600    3,769    368,335     10,917    2,919     346        96
 Tuesday      136,217    3,477    371,167      9,431    2,595     207       142
 Wednesday    136,791    3,100    370,330     11,006    2,194     174       297
 Thursday     136,557    2,573    373,072     11,625    2,524     268       222
 Friday       133,819    3,619    343,843      8,322    1,612       0       172
 Saturday      97,621        0     27,846        100       77       0         0
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 Total        775,605   16,538  1,854,593     51,401   11,921     995       929
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 %Steers         52.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.7
 %Heifers        31.4    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        5.3
 %Cows           14.5    %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  14/06/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           572.2    Cattle                1,220             741
                         Steers                                  793
                         Heifers                                 713
                         Cows                                    593
                         Bulls & Stags                           921

 Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  335             206

 Pork           367.3    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         194
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           246

 Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   135              68
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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 Total Meat
 Production     946.3
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 14, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       775,605
                 : Steers          :       407,036      52.5
                 : Heifers         :       243,537      31.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,771       6.5
                 : Other Cows      :        61,619       7.9
                 : Bulls           :        12,642       1.6
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,538
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,854,593
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,784,295      96.2
                 : Sows            :        65,137       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,161       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,401
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,720       5.3
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,681      94.7
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 14, 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.   : 69,251   41,866    82.6     8,456  12,532   15.6
        Tue.   : 70,568   41,085    82.0     9,782  12,355   16.3
        Wed.   : 68,378   43,749    82.0    10,107  12,075   16.2
        Thu.   : 70,504   41,303    81.9     9,716  12,420   16.2
        Fri.   : 71,302   39,325    82.7    10,977   9,991   15.7
        Sat.   : 57,033   36,209    95.5     1,733   2,246    4.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:407,036  243,537    83.9    50,771  61,619   14.5
     

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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