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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        80,431    3,460    391,448     11,073    2,775     341       246
 Tuesday      128,746    4,159    393,916     11,062    2,961     213       201
 Wednesday    129,749    4,049    393,604     11,959    2,255     217       244
 Thursday     129,182    3,184    395,594     13,188    2,850     172       114
 Friday       118,396    4,036    395,148      9,911    1,938       0        79
 Saturday      17,566        0    185,860         86      121       0         1
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 Total        604,070   18,888  2,155,570     57,279   12,900     943       885
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 %Steers         45.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
 %Heifers        31.7    %Sows              2.8       %Mature Sheep        5.9
 %Cows           20.7    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  08/11/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           445.1    Cattle                1,239             741
                         Steers                                  809
                         Heifers                                 736
                         Cows                                    583
                         Bulls & Stags                           870

 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  323             201

 Pork           432.1    Hogs                    270             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         198
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           250

 Lamb & Mutton    4.0    Sheep                   139              70
                         Mature Sheep                             68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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 Total Meat
 Production     884.9
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
         TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 08, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       604,070
                 : Steers          :       274,456      45.4
                 : Heifers         :       191,541      31.7
                 : Dairy Cows      :        59,335       9.8
                 : Other Cows      :        65,934      10.9
                 : Bulls           :        12,804       2.1
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,888
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,155,570
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,089,173      96.9
                 : Sows            :        61,099       2.8
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,298       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        57,279
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,406       5.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        53,873      94.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 08, 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.   : 35,684   20,977    70.4     8,650  12,737   26.6
        Tue.   : 62,202   39,508    79.0    12,328  12,367   19.2
        Wed.   : 61,335   42,300    79.9    11,677  12,174   18.4
        Thu.   : 59,676   42,823    79.3    11,851  12,336   18.7
        Fri.   : 49,245   42,847    77.8    11,973  11,969   20.2
        Sat.   :  6,314    3,086    53.5     2,856   4,351   41.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:274,456  191,541    77.1    59,335  65,934   20.7


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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