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           Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                     Head
Monday    119,828    3,161    389,687     10,230    3,097     372       100
Tuesday   134,472    4,137    391,067     12,487    2,158     212        98
Wednesday 119,965    4,175    390,431     10,282    2,343     300       112
Thursday  134,243    2,742    375,715     11,036    2,458     201        71
Friday    122,726    3,749    374,668      9,510    2,012       0        68
Saturday   26,634        0    130,095         52       50       0         0
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Total     657,868   17,964  2,051,663     53,597   12,118   1,085       449
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%Steers       46.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.7
%Heifers      33.8    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        6.3
%Cows         18.2    %Stags & Boars     0.2
%Bulls & Stags 2.0
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  04/10/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           486.9    Cattle                1,234             744
                        Steers                                  808
                        Heifers                                 736
                        Cows                                    578
                        Bulls & Stags                           883

Calves & Veal    3.3    Calves                  305             187

Pork           405.1    Hogs                    267             198
                        Barrows & Gilts                         194
                        Sows                                    316
                        Stags & Boars                           244

Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   132              67
                        Mature Sheep                             69
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     898.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 04, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       657,868
                 : Steers          :       302,516      46.0
                 : Heifers         :       222,592      33.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        59,503       9.0
                 : Other Cows      :        60,175       9.1
                 : Bulls           :        13,082       2.0
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,964
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,051,663
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,983,038      96.7
                 : Sows            :        63,763       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,862       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        53,597
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,356       6.3
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,241      93.7
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 04, 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.   : 57,646   37,807    79.7    10,061  11,715   18.2
        Tue.   : 60,877   47,410    80.5    11,949  11,734   17.6
        Wed.   : 56,652   37,813    78.7    11,580  11,500   19.2
        Thu.   : 61,443   47,509    81.2    11,239  11,539   17.0
        Fri.   : 55,363   41,197    78.7    12,083  11,577   19.3
        Sat.   : 10,535   10,856    80.3     2,591   2,110   17.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:302,516  222,592    79.8    59,503  60,175   18.2

Source: USDA, NASS

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