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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       121,473    4,167    396,001     11,200    3,061     568       199
 Tuesday      132,381    4,975    395,415     11,496    2,983       0       111
 Wednesday    125,973    4,262    394,501     12,105    2,839     479        63
 Thursday          95      606      1,245         28       17       0         0
 Friday       127,116    3,011    378,614     10,702    2,265       0         4
 Saturday      34,674      389    315,028      2,439       92       0         0
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 Total        541,712   17,410  1,880,804     47,970   11,257   1,047       377
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 %Steers         48.5    %Barrows & Gilts  97.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.5
 %Heifers        32.1    %Sows              2.5       %Mature Sheep        4.5
 %Cows           17.8    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.7
 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  29/11/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           403.5    Cattle                1,242             749
                         Steers                                  811
                         Heifers                                 735
                         Cows                                    588
                         Bulls & Stags                           882

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  326             201

 Pork           376.1    Hogs                    269             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         198
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           245

 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   142              72
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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 Total Meat
 Production     786.4
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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 29, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       541,712
                 : Steers          :       262,664      48.5
                 : Heifers         :       173,864      32.1
                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,328       8.4
                 : Other Cows      :        50,900       9.4
                 : Bulls           :         8,956       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,410
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,880,804
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,829,316      97.3
                 : Sows            :        47,324       2.5
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,164       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,970
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,175       4.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,795      95.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 29, 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.   : 57,506   38,716    79.2     9,772  13,054   18.8
        Tue.   : 63,226   41,730    79.3    11,611  13,513   19.0
        Wed.   : 61,486   37,966    78.9    12,581  11,863   19.4
        Thu.   :     10        2    12.6        80       3   87.4
        Fri.   : 63,305   41,857    82.7     9,907  10,427   16.0
        Sat.   : 17,131   13,593    88.6     1,377   2,040    9.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:262,664  173,864    80.6    45,328  50,900   17.8


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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