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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        94,021    3,839    384,312     10,194    2,837     381       174
 Tuesday      116,838    4,977    382,852      9,647    1,882     118       237
 Wednesday    116,874    4,583    384,027      8,846    1,762     191       186
 Thursday     119,505    3,322    382,851     10,384    2,677     293       182
 Friday       109,172    3,803    384,678      8,818    2,161       0       113
 Saturday       5,063        2     92,014         63      291       0        30
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 Total        561,473   20,526  2,010,734     47,952   11,610     983       922
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 %Steers         49.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
 %Heifers        30.5    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        5.6
 %Cows           18.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.5
 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  10/01/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           421.5    Cattle                1,251             755
                         Steers                                  812
                         Heifers                                 743
                         Cows                                    607
                         Bulls & Stags                           917

 Calves & Veal    3.9    Calves                  317             196

 Pork           404.0    Hogs                    270             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         198
                         Sows                                    316
                         Stags & Boars                           245

 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   142              71
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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 Total Meat
 Production     832.8
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 10, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       561,473
                 : Steers          :       278,195      49.5
                 : Heifers         :       171,060      30.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,780       8.7
                 : Other Cows      :        55,259       9.8
                 : Bulls           :         8,179       1.5
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        20,526
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,010,734
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,944,169      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,289       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,276       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,952
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,687       5.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,265      94.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 10, 2004
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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.   : 47,970   25,413    78.0     7,404  11,912   20.5
        Tue.   : 59,878   35,252    81.4     9,925  10,298   17.3
        Wed.   : 59,112   35,712    81.1    10,199  10,286   17.5
        Thu.   : 59,576   38,585    82.1     9,653  10,048   16.5
        Fri.   : 50,877   35,430    79.1    10,727  10,376   19.3
        Sat.   :    782      668    28.6       872   2,339   63.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:278,195  171,060    80.0    48,780  55,259   18.5


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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