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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday        90,051    3,915    392,147     10,337    2,768     542       161
 Tuesday      120,268    4,129    394,052     10,756    2,860       0       157
 Wednesday    122,277    3,856    396,130      9,448    2,653     228       214
 Thursday     130,817    3,008    393,060     10,627    2,576     361       185
 Friday       119,835    3,463    383,261      8,833    2,318       0       118
 Saturday      15,561        2    143,997         58       78       0         1
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 Total        598,809   18,373  2,102,647     50,059   13,253   1,131       836
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 %Steers         47.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.2
 %Heifers        31.7    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        4.8
 %Cows           19.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.8
 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  17/01/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           447.9    Cattle                1,255             752
                         Steers                                  810
                         Heifers                                 744
                         Cows                                    610
                         Bulls & Stags                           903

 Calves & Veal    3.8    Calves                  347             214

 Pork           421.9    Hogs                    269             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         197
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           244

 Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   142              71
                         Mature Sheep                             66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     877.2
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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 17, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       598,809
                 : Steers          :       281,766      47.1
                 : Heifers         :       190,016      31.7
                 : Dairy Cows      :        56,921       9.5
                 : Other Cows      :        59,555       9.9
                 : Bulls           :        10,551       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,373
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,102,647
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,033,349      96.7
                 : Sows            :        64,267       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,031       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,059
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,413       4.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,646      95.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 17, 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.   : 39,832   28,037    75.4     9,131  11,007   22.4
        Tue.   : 56,906   39,311    80.0    10,993  11,241   18.5
        Wed.   : 58,116   39,334    79.7    11,445  11,445   18.7
        Thu.   : 63,974   41,632    80.7    11,542  11,663   17.7
        Fri.   : 56,903   37,868    79.1    11,691  11,263   19.2
        Sat.   :  6,035    3,834    63.4     2,119   2,936   32.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:281,766  190,016    78.8    56,921  59,555   19.5


 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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