Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  01/22/2005
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       116,035    2,952    360,019      7,636    2,302     602        79
 Tuesday      119,307    3,808    401,939      9,860    3,804       0       117
 Wednesday    112,613    3,661    397,854     11,286    2,466     280       177
 Thursday     114,668    2,226    399,282     12,372    2,622     424       144
 Friday       113,693    2,093    393,362      8,026    3,717      84       271
 Saturday      18,460        6     41,335        537      825       0         0
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 Total        594,776   14,746  1,993,791     49,717   15,736   1,390       788
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 %Steers         49.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.7
 %Heifers        31.4    %Sows              3.1       %Mature Sheep        6.3
 %Cows           17.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %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  01/22/2005
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           450.5    Cattle                1,262             762
                         Steers                                  812
                         Heifers                                 750
                         Cows                                    624
                         Bulls & Stags                           905

 Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                  338             206

 Pork           402.0    Hogs                    271             202
                         Barrows & Gilts                         199
                         Sows                                    304
                         Stags & Boars                           216

 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   134              67
                         Mature Sheep                             69
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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 Total Meat
 Production     858.8
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 22, 2005
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       594,776
                 : Steers          :       294,213      49.5
                 : Heifers         :       186,505      31.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,628       8.3
                 : Other Cows      :        54,200       9.1
                 : Bulls           :        10,230       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,746
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,993,791
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,927,180      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,069       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,542       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,717
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,157       6.3
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,560      93.7
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 22, 2005
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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.   : 58,620   35,841    81.4     8,146  11,508   16.9
        Tue.   : 57,863   39,338    81.5     9,825  10,382   16.9
        Wed.   : 54,736   35,301    80.0    10,334  10,302   18.3
        Thu.   : 56,451   36,151    80.8     9,197  10,697   17.3
        Fri.   : 55,703   34,677    79.5    10,773  10,444   18.7
        Sat.   : 10,840    5,197    86.9     1,353     867   12.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:294,213  186,505    80.8    49,628  54,200   17.5


Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service                 

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