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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       116,284    4,114    382,820      9,677    2,150     488        80
 Tuesday      129,185    3,807    383,804      8,057    2,802       0        81
 Wednesday    131,561    3,025    376,898     10,679    1,724     296       162
 Thursday     129,809    3,203    383,154     10,036    2,997     297       154
 Friday       125,142    3,028    372,221      7,647    1,433       0        66
 Saturday      32,833      285     12,545         65       91       0         0
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 Total        664,814   17,462  1,911,442     46,161   11,197   1,081       543
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 %Steers         53.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.0
 %Heifers        30.3    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        7.0
 %Cows           14.3    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %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  01/05/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           483.6    Cattle                1,202             731
                         Steers                                  770
                         Heifers                                 711
                         Cows                                    606
                         Bulls & Stags                           895

 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  353             215

 Pork           380.5    Hogs                    267             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           215

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   142              71
                         Mature Sheep                             67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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 Total Meat
 Production     871.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 01, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       664,814
                 : Steers          :       357,406      53.8
                 : Heifers         :       201,324      30.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,022       6.0
                 : Other Cows      :        54,989       8.3
                 : Bulls           :        11,073       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,462
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,911,442
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,840,378      96.3
                 : Sows            :        65,187       3.4
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,877       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,161
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,220       7.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,941      93.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 01, 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.   : 62,011   34,814    83.3     6,401  10,983   14.9
        Tue.   : 69,128   38,070    83.0     8,155  11,558   15.3
        Wed.   : 72,443   36,823    83.1     9,355  10,720   15.3
        Thu.   : 70,773   38,579    84.2     7,437  10,960   14.2
        Fri.   : 65,047   38,752    82.9     8,644  10,295   15.1
        Sat.   : 18,004   14,286    98.3        30     473    1.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:357,406  201,324    84.0    40,022  54,989   14.3

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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