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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       131,126    3,402    350,171     11,610    2,719     321       209
 Tuesday      133,936    4,312    371,843      7,941    2,676     174       348
 Wednesday    134,402    3,766    374,209     11,032    2,057     170       202
 Thursday     134,556    2,843    377,064     10,235    2,306     235       127
 Friday       132,091    4,006    358,251      8,855    1,789       0       101
 Saturday      76,276        0        745         89       39       0         0
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 Total        742,387   18,329  1,832,283     49,762   11,586     900       987
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 %Steers         52.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
 %Heifers        31.3    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        5.2
 %Cows           15.0    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %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  19/07/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           553.1    Cattle                1,229             749
                         Steers                                  805
                         Heifers                                 726
                         Cows                                    581
                         Bulls & Stags                           908

 Calves & Veal    3.2    Calves                  284             176

 Pork           357.2    Hogs                    263             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                         191
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           244

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   131              66
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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 Total Meat
 Production     916.8
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 19, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       742,387
                 : Steers          :       386,482      52.1
                 : Heifers         :       232,083      31.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,927       6.7
                 : Other Cows      :        61,374       8.3
                 : Bulls           :        12,521       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,329
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,832,283
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,763,228      96.2
                 : Sows            :        64,222       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,833       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,762
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,593       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,169      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 19, 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.   : 68,794   39,319    82.4     8,481  11,790   15.5
        Tue.   : 71,515   38,327    82.0    10,050  11,926   16.4
        Wed.   : 67,608   43,037    82.3    10,053  11,487   16.0
        Thu.   : 69,637   41,188    82.4     9,645  11,737   15.9
        Fri.   : 69,130   38,449    81.4    10,655  11,366   16.7
        Sat.   : 39,798   31,763    93.8     1,043   3,068    5.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:386,482  232,083    83.3    49,927  61,374   15.0
     

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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