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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/08/2003

12/09/2003
        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  30/08/2003
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       131,679    3,237    376,429     11,767    3,082     346       129
 Tuesday      136,444    4,755    377,090     10,263    2,843     207        44
 Wednesday    134,885    3,719    365,111     11,489    2,231     144        21
 Thursday     136,432    3,017    372,150     12,139    2,704     368       125
 Friday       133,551    4,002    377,959      9,866    2,179       0        16
 Saturday      62,157       11     49,662        100      198       0         0
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 Total        735,148   18,741  1,918,401     55,624   13,237   1,065       335
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 %Steers         50.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.2
 %Heifers        32.3    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.8
 %Cows           15.6    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  30/08/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           547.4    Cattle                1,228             748
                         Steers                                  805
                         Heifers                                 734
                         Cows                                    575
                         Bulls & Stags                           893

 Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  294             181

 Pork           370.1    Hogs                    260             194
                         Barrows & Gilts                         190
                         Sows                                    312
                         Stags & Boars                           247

 Lamb & Mutton    3.7    Sheep                   130              66
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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 Total Meat
 Production     924.5
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 30, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       735,148
                 : Steers          :       369,636      50.3
                 : Heifers         :       237,538      32.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,312       7.3
                 : Other Cows      :        61,213       8.3
                 : Bulls           :        13,449       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,741
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,918,401
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,851,615      96.5
                 : Sows            :        62,324       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,462       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,624
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,216       5.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,408      94.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, August 30, 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.   : 66,668   41,406    82.1     8,744  12,183   15.9
        Tue.   : 65,761   45,786    81.8    10,519  12,089   16.6
        Wed.   : 67,855   42,001    81.4    10,399  12,064   16.7
        Thu.   : 66,730   44,839    81.8    10,319  12,090   16.4
        Fri.   : 68,338   40,314    81.4    11,365  10,929   16.7
        Sat.   : 34,284   23,192    92.5     1,966   1,858    6.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:369,636  237,538    82.6    53,312  61,213   15.6


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service