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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       109,403    3,811    376,682     10,051    2,433     482        81
 Tuesday      129,339    4,018    384,401      9,815    2,263       0        98
 Wednesday    114,234    3,869    401,092      9,734    1,689     185       164
 Thursday     130,126    2,998    385,215      9,645    1,708     331       117
 Friday       119,433    3,316    391,636      7,692    2,004       0        92
 Saturday       3,341        0     42,522         73      173       0        32
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 Total        605,876   18,012  1,981,548     47,010   10,270     998       584
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 %Steers         47.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.3
 %Heifers        34.5    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        4.7
 %Cows           16.4    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %Bulls & Stags   1.4
 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  14/02/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           450.2    Cattle                1,229             747
                         Steers                                  795
                         Heifers                                 734
                         Cows                                    620
                         Bulls & Stags                           884

 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  339             208

 Pork           396.0    Hogs                    268             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    319
                         Stags & Boars                           194

 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   138              69
                         Mature Sheep                             66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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 Total Meat
 Production     853.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 14, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       605,876
                 : Steers          :       289,404      47.8
                 : Heifers         :       209,036      34.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,835       8.4
                 : Other Cows      :        48,421       8.0
                 : Bulls           :         8,180       1.4
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,012
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,981,548
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,912,281      96.5
                 : Sows            :        63,572       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,695       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,010
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,220       4.7
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        44,790      95.3
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 14, 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.   : 54,158   37,162    83.5     7,377   9,245   15.2
               :
        Tue.   : 63,531   44,001    83.1    10,889   9,422   15.7
               :
        Wed.   : 55,801   35,872    80.3    10,839   9,924   18.2
               :
        Thu.   : 59,209   49,698    83.7     9,916   9,896   15.2
               :
        Fri.   : 55,236   41,148    80.7    11,139   9,930   17.6
               :
        Sat.   :  1,469    1,155    78.5       675       4   20.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:289,404  209,036    82.3    50,835  48,421   16.4

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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