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             Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                       Head
Monday       114,234    3,485    398,282     11,339    3,244     321       116
Tuesday      130,420    4,057    397,002     11,957    3,615     205        96
Wednesday    125,842    4,378    394,006     11,395    2,150     264       102
Thursday     128,579    2,921    392,852     12,305    3,488     212        74
Friday       118,511    3,793    386,978      9,882    2,184       0        57
Saturday      21,067        1    175,890         94      118       0         0
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Total        638,653   18,635  2,145,010     56,972   14,799   1,002       445
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Steers         46.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.7
Heifers        30.9    %Sows              2.9       %Mature Sheep        5.3
Cows           20.4    %Stags & Boars     0.3
Bulls & Stags   2.1
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  01/11/2003
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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            Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           470.6    Cattle                1,236             741
                        Steers                                  806
                        Heifers                                 737
                        Cows                                    581
                        Bulls & Stags                           877

Calves & Veal    3.5    Calves                  309             191

Pork           428.3    Hogs                    269             200
                        Barrows & Gilts                         197
                        Sows                                    317
                        Stags & Boars                           239

Lamb & Mutton    4.0    Sheep                   140              70
                        Mature Sheep                             68
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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Total Meat
Production     906.4
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        TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                      by Species and Class, U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, November 01, 2003
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               :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
       Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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               :                 :
       Cattle  : TOTAL           :       638,653
               : Steers          :       297,460      46.6
               : Heifers         :       197,089      30.9
               : Dairy Cows      :        60,169       9.4
               : Other Cows      :        70,410      11.0
               : Bulls           :        13,525       2.1
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               :                 :
       Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,635
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               :                 :
       Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,145,010
               : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,076,878      96.8
               : Sows            :        62,546       2.9
               : Stags/Boars     :         5,586       0.3
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               :                 :
       Sheep   : TOTAL           :        56,972
               : Mature Sheep    :         3,039       5.3
               : Lambs/Yearlings :        53,933      94.7
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             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, November 01, 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.   : 53,733   34,575    77.3    10,017  13,490   20.6
      Tue.   : 65,491   38,261    79.6    11,369  12,970   18.7
      Wed.   : 58,509   40,953    79.0    11,438  12,516   19.0
      Thu.   : 60,069   42,272    79.6    11,078  12,681   18.5
      Fri.   : 55,152   37,194    77.9    11,831  11,822   20.0
      Sat.   :  4,506    3,834    39.6     4,436   6,931   54.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:297,460  197,089    77.4    60,169  70,410   20.4

SOURCE: USDA, NASS

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