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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/06/2003

19/09/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  06/09/2003
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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                        Head
Monday         3,634      486      5,915      1,283    1,129       0         0
Tuesday      132,117    4,324    385,908     11,740    2,978     602        34
Wednesday    136,437    4,293    387,165     12,936    2,777       0       114
Thursday     134,669    3,828    391,462     12,389    2,440     367        89
Friday       135,308    4,448    385,584     11,314    2,175       0        50
Saturday     105,571        7    190,887         47       28       0         0
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Total        647,736   17,386  1,746,921     49,709   11,527     969       287
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%Steers         50.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
%Heifers        32.8    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        5.9
%Cows           15.5    %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  06/09/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           483.4    Cattle                1,231             750
                        Steers                                  810
                        Heifers                                 732
                        Cows                                    579
                        Bulls & Stags                           893

Calves & Veal    3.1    Calves                  298             183

Pork           339.3    Hogs                    262             195
                        Barrows & Gilts                         191
                        Sows                                    313
                        Stags & Boars                           233

Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   133              67
                        Mature Sheep                             71
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     829.1
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
 WA LS713
 Washington, D.C.  September 17, 2003

                 U.S. Federally Inspected Slaughter By Region
                            Week Ended  09/06/2003

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 Standard  :                          Cattle                         : Calves
 Federal   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Regions   :  Total  :         :         : Dairy  : Other  : Bulls & : Total
    1/     :    2/   : Steers  : Heifers : Cows   : Cows   : Stags   :   2/
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           :                            1,000 Head
      1    :      0.3      0.1       0.0      0.2       0.0     0.1       0.6
      2    :      1.3      0.3       0.0      0.7       0.2     0.1       4.3
      3    :     20.2      8.8       1.8      7.0       2.1     0.5       3.4
      4    :     14.8      0.3       0.1      4.6       7.7     2.2       0.4
      5    :     71.2     29.8       9.9     19.0      10.4     2.2       5.7
      6    :    124.3     67.7      38.1      2.6      13.3     2.7       0.4
      7    :    294.5    158.3     124.9      0.1      10.4     0.8       0.0
      8    :     58.8     28.9      26.9      1.0       1.5     0.5    
      9    :     34.5     17.5       2.8     11.9       1.5     0.7       2.4
     10    :     27.9     12.9       7.7      2.8       3.5     1.0       0.2
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   U.S. 2/ :    647.7    324.4     212.2     49.9      50.5    10.7      17.4
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 Standard  :                Hogs                  :          Sheep
 Federal   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Regions   :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags &: Total  : Mature :Lambs &
    1/     :    2/   : & Gilts :  Sows   : Boars  :   2/   : Sheep  :Yearlings
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           :                            1,000 Head
      1    :      0.4      0.4       0.0      0.0       0.4     0.1       0.3
      2    :      2.7      2.7       0.1      0.0       2.2     0.3       1.9
      3    :    109.0    108.7       0.3      0.0       2.0     0.2       1.8
      4    :    260.4    242.2      17.7      0.4       0.6     0.2       0.4
      5    :    457.0    436.1      20.3      0.7       6.7     1.3       5.4
      6    :     89.0     85.0       4.0      0.0       6.2     0.3       5.9
      7    :    702.4    689.1       9.6      3.6       7.5     0.0       7.4
      8    :     79.6     77.7       1.9               14.1     0.4      13.7
      9    :     39.8     39.8       0.0      0.0       9.8     0.2       9.6
     10    :      6.6      6.6       0.0      0.0       0.3     0.0       0.3
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   U.S. 2/ :  1,746.9  1,688.2      54.0      4.8      49.7     2.9      46.8
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 1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA & RI;
     2- NY & NJ;  3- DE-MD, PA, WV & VA;  4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC & TN;
     5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH & WI;  6- AR, LA, NM, OK & TX;  7- IA, KS, MO & NE;
     8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY;  9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR & WA.
 2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 06, 2003

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       647,736
                 : Steers          :       324,419      50.1
                 : Heifers         :       212,179      32.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,892       7.7
                 : Other Cows      :        50,538       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        10,708       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,386
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,746,921
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,688,193      96.6
                 : Sows            :        53,971       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,757       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,709
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,923       5.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,786      94.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 06, 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.   :    981      893    51.6       910     664   43.3
        Tue.   : 66,983   41,126    81.8    10,165  11,500   16.4
        Wed.   : 66,541   45,779    82.3    10,799  11,017   16.0
        Thu.   : 69,867   40,939    82.3    10,987  10,491   15.9
        Fri.   : 67,520   43,315    81.9    11,767  10,422   16.4
        Sat.   : 52,527   40,127    87.8     5,264   6,444   11.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:324,419  212,179    82.8    49,892  50,538   15.5

SOURCE: USDA, NASS
        




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