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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       130,506    3,276    332,283     11,166    2,324     281       152
 Tuesday      134,958    4,225    374,583     10,635    2,811     175       247
 Wednesday    134,441    4,546    373,726     11,295    2,253     135       129
 Thursday     133,910    3,447    373,576     10,670    2,046     238        86
 Friday       133,793    4,174    353,842      6,225    1,579       0        69
 Saturday      58,519      175      8,825         83       76       0         0
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 Total        726,127   19,843  1,816,835     50,074   11,089     829       683
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 %Steers         52.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.8
 %Heifers        31.0    %Sows              3.5       %Mature Sheep        6.2
 %Cows           15.1    %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  26/07/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           541.6    Cattle                1,228             750
                         Steers                                  806
                         Heifers                                 726
                         Cows                                    583
                         Bulls & Stags                           900

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  285             175

 Pork           353.4    Hogs                    262             195
                         Barrows & Gilts                         191
                         Sows                                    317
                         Stags & Boars                           249

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   132              67
                         Mature Sheep                             68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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 Total Meat
 Production     901.7
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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 26, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       726,127
                 : Steers          :       379,812      52.3
                 : Heifers         :       224,775      31.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,495       7.0
                 : Other Cows      :        58,855       8.1
                 : Bulls           :        12,190       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        19,843
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,816,835
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,748,393      96.2
                 : Sows            :        63,823       3.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,619       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,074
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,101       6.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,973      93.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 26, 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.   : 70,763   38,522    83.7     7,725  11,232   14.5
        Tue.   : 69,831   40,667    81.9    10,525  11,717   16.5
        Wed.   : 70,561   40,824    82.9    10,282  10,495   15.5
        Thu.   : 68,865   40,738    81.8    10,147  11,667   16.3
        Fri.   : 68,947   40,193    81.6    10,745  11,505   16.6
        Sat.   : 30,845   23,831    93.4     1,071   2,239    5.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:379,812  224,775    83.3    50,495  58,855   15.1


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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