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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       118,923    3,159    389,736     10,638    2,955     348        51
 Tuesday      132,460    3,813    387,914     11,054    3,047     711        97
 Wednesday    113,800    4,333    387,505     10,653    2,406     245       103
 Thursday     125,492    2,964    379,861     11,498    2,499     235       112
 Friday       125,756    4,234    382,973      9,807    2,170       0        62
 Saturday      21,531       14    145,367         52       55       0         0
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 Total        637,962   18,517  2,073,356     53,702   13,132   1,539       425
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 %Steers         46.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.8
 %Heifers        33.9    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        6.2
 %Cows           17.8    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %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  11/10/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           474.4    Cattle                1,236             747
                         Steers                                  810
                         Heifers                                 741
                         Cows                                    581
                         Bulls & Stags                           876

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  303             186

 Pork           410.6    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    315
                         Stags & Boars                           237

 Lamb & Mutton    3.7    Sheep                   136              69
                         Mature Sheep                             68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        69
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 Total Meat
 Production     892.1
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 11, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       637,962
                 : Steers          :       296,634      46.5
                 : Heifers         :       216,064      33.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        57,059       8.9
                 : Other Cows      :        56,444       8.8
                 : Bulls           :        11,761       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,517
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,073,356
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,006,105      96.8
                 : Sows            :        61,930       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,321       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        53,702
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,327       6.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,375      93.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 11, 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.   : 54,783   40,379    80.0     9,749  11,573   17.9
        Tue.   : 62,611   45,034    81.3    11,911  10,637   17.0
        Wed.   : 53,500   34,979    77.7    11,806  11,252   20.3
        Thu.   : 59,651   42,132    81.1    10,620  10,843   17.1
        Fri.   : 57,949   43,560    80.7    11,303  10,726   17.5
        Sat.   :  8,140    9,980    84.2     1,670   1,413   14.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:296,634  216,064    80.4    57,059  56,444   17.8


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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