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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       112,373    4,035    384,981     11,449    3,008     322       137
 Tuesday      126,728    4,406    393,932     11,954    3,115     209       114
 Wednesday    113,125    4,516    395,904     11,518    2,759     283       123
 Thursday     128,596    3,630    395,911     12,492    3,184     315        98
 Friday       100,665    3,846    397,582     10,839    2,942       0        36
 Saturday      24,981        1    193,282        270      526       0         2
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 Total        606,468   20,434  2,161,592     58,522   15,534   1,129       510
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 %Steers         46.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
 %Heifers        29.5    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        5.5
 %Cows           21.7    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   2.2
 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  22/11/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           446.0    Cattle                1,242             739
                         Steers                                  806
                         Heifers                                 735
                         Cows                                    587
                         Bulls & Stags                           868

 Calves & Veal    4.0    Calves                  324             200

 Pork           433.2    Hogs                    270             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         197
                         Sows                                    318
                         Stags & Boars                           244

 Lamb & Mutton    4.1    Sheep                   140              70
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     887.3
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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 22, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       606,468
                 : Steers          :       282,345      46.6
                 : Heifers         :       179,001      29.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        62,041      10.2
                 : Other Cows      :        69,706      11.5
                 : Bulls           :        13,375       2.2
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        20,434
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,161,592
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,089,362      96.7
                 : Sows            :        67,091       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,139       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        58,522
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,196       5.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        55,326      94.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 22, 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.   : 53,464   33,001    76.9    10,935  12,814   21.1
        Tue.   : 64,453   35,291    78.7    11,740  12,966   19.5
        Wed.   : 49,587   37,048    76.6    11,695  12,296   21.2
        Thu.   : 61,400   40,249    79.0    12,135  12,402   19.1
        Fri.   : 48,101   25,870    73.5    11,894  12,239   24.0
        Sat.   :  5,340    7,542    51.6     3,642   6,989   42.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:282,345  179,001    76.1    62,041  69,706   21.7


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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