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            Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                      Head
Monday     113,710    3,072    364,245     12,050    2,649     302       258
Tuesday    136,196    4,271    353,783     11,443    2,798     244       287
Wednesday  135,928    4,258    368,238     11,249    1,944     283        45
Thursday   134,147    2,573    372,713     10,618    2,686     212       100
Friday     130,690    3,923    385,452     10,311    1,652       0        42
Saturday    39,020        0    142,205         57       63       0         0
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Total      689,691   18,097  1,986,636     55,728   11,792   1,041       732
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%Steers       47.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9
%Heifers      32.6    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.1
%Cows         18.1    %Stags & Boars     0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.9
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  27/09/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           509.0    Cattle                1,229             742
                        Steers                                  806
                        Heifers                                 730
                        Cows                                    579
                        Bulls & Stags                           872

Calves & Veal    3.2    Calves                  293             181

Pork           389.5    Hogs                    265             197
                        Barrows & Gilts                         193
                        Sows                                    312
                        Stags & Boars                           233

Lamb & Mutton    3.8    Sheep                   134              68
                        Mature Sheep                             70
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     905.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 27, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       689,691
                 : Steers          :       327,340      47.5
                 : Heifers         :       224,889      32.6
                 : Dairy Cows      :        61,930       9.0
                 : Other Cows      :        62,576       9.1
                 : Bulls           :        12,956       1.9
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,097
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,986,636
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,916,609      96.5
                 : Sows            :        64,418       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,609       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,728
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,865       5.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,863      94.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 27, 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.   : 55,251   33,270    77.8    10,032  12,452   19.8
        Tue.   : 64,133   46,393    81.2    11,395  11,732   17.0
        Wed.   : 68,497   41,022    80.6    11,679  12,282   17.6
        Thu.   : 61,787   46,309    80.6    12,233  11,390   17.6
        Fri.   : 59,801   44,372    79.7    12,316  11,925   18.5
        Sat.   : 17,871   13,523    80.5     4,275   2,795   18.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:327,340  224,889    80.1    61,930  62,576   18.1

Source: USDA, NASS
        

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