Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  02/12/2005
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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                          Head
Monday       115,874  3,475  392,227   10,832   2,830   677   133
Tuesday      114,855  3,105  391,412     8,142     1,767     0     152
Wednesday 114,417   3,419  396,043    11,027   2,015   339    117
Thursday    115,371   2,257  397,262    10,620  1,841   382    190
Friday         112,950  2,696  384,378    8,357   1,137    79      123
Saturday     2,773        0     59,331        37         45       0        1
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Total     576,240   14,952  2,020,653  49,015  9,635   1,477     716
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%steers    49.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.0
%Heifers 32.8    %Sows              2.9         %Mature Sheep          5.0
%Cows     16.2    %Stags & Boars     0.3     %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight  W/E  02/12/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           437.4    Cattle                1,261             763
                         Steers                                  810
                         Heifers                                 748
                         Cows                                    634
                         Bulls & Stags                           912

Calves & Veal    2.9    Calves                  331             201

Pork           406.8    Hogs                    270             202
                         Barrows & Gilts                         199
                         Sows                                    308
                         Stags & Boars                           214

Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   139              71
                         Mature Sheep                             68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        71
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Total Meat
Production     850.6
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 12, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       576,240
                 : Steers          :       283,805      49.3
                 : Heifers         :       188,835      32.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,164       8.0
                 : Other Cows      :        47,230       8.2
                 : Bulls           :        10,206       1.8
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,952
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,020,653
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,956,587      96.8
                 : Sows            :        58,612       2.9
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,454       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,015
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,445       5.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,570      95.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 12, 2005
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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
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        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.   : 58,579   38,658    83.9     7,305   9,319   14.3
               :
        Tue.   : 59,092   35,948    82.7     9,315   8,841   15.8
               :
        Wed.   : 54,752   37,988    81.1     9,900   9,570   17.0
               :
        Thu.   : 57,109   37,777    82.2     9,135   9,403   16.1
               :
        Fri.   : 53,331   37,685    80.6     9,890   9,729   17.4
               :
        Sat.   :    942      779    62.1       619     368   35.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:283,805  188,835    82.0    46,164  47,230   16.2