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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       123,505    3,221    373,512     11,787    2,364     907        97
 Tuesday      130,559    3,212    379,239      7,806    3,084       0        99
 Wednesday    124,934    3,125    377,099      8,309    1,494     406        90
 Thursday     132,008    2,902    380,410      9,518    2,946     328       134
 Friday       132,199    2,979    372,316      6,654    1,500       0       157
 Saturday      45,229      290     25,436         28       82       0        13
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 Total        688,434   15,729  1,908,012     44,102   11,470   1,641       590
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 %Steers         53.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4       %Lambs & Yearlings  92.2
 %Heifers        30.5    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        7.8
 %Cows           14.2    %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  22/05/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           505.6    Cattle                1,207             739
                         Steers                                  780
                         Heifers                                 715
                         Cows                                    608
                         Bulls & Stags                           900

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  359             219

 Pork           377.8    Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    314
                         Stags & Boars                           220

 Lamb & Mutton    3.1    Sheep                   142              71
                         Mature Sheep                             64
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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 Total Meat
 Production     889.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 22, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       688,434
                 : Steers          :       368,965      53.6
                 : Heifers         :       210,296      30.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,946       5.9
                 : Other Cows      :        56,567       8.2
                 : Bulls           :        11,660       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,729
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,908,012
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,838,580      96.4
                 : Sows            :        64,662       3.4
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,770       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        44,102
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,434       7.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,668      92.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 22, 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.   : 67,289   35,302    83.1     7,220  11,410   15.1
        Tue.   : 70,595   38,238    83.4     7,803  11,793   15.0
        Wed.   : 64,778   38,042    82.3     8,678  11,135   15.9
        Thu.   : 71,956   37,990    83.3     7,967  11,507   14.8
        Fri.   : 70,693   39,617    83.4     9,241  10,349   14.8
        Sat.   : 23,654   21,107    99.0        37     373    0.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:368,965  210,296    84.1    40,946  56,567   14.2

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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