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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 22/10/2005

04/11/2005
        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E 22/10/2005
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                   Cattle     Calves    Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       115,574   2,529   403,938   10,348     3,020    649        115
Tuesday      126,115   2,711   404,703   10,441     2,139      0          130
Wednesday 123,333   2,669   408,086   10,968     2,204    538         247
Thursday     122,199   2,291   406,805   11,025     1,957    554         115
Friday         113,587   2,612   403,804     8,553     1,654    216          18
Saturday      19,982      0       164,034      867         26         0            0
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Total           620,790 12,812  2,191,370  52,202  11,000    1,957        625
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%Steers         50.5   %Barrows & Gilts  97.0   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.2
%Heifers        30.9   %Sows                   2.8   %Mature Sheep           4.8
%Cows          17.1   %Stags & Boars      0.2   %Bulls & Stags           1.6

 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  22/10/2005
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Production     Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                             Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           483.1    
                         Cattle                    1,284             782
                         Steers                                        838
                         Heifers                                        773
                         Cows                                          622
                         Bulls & Stags                              881

Calves & Veal    2.8   
                        Calves                     358              221

Pork           437.7   
                         Hogs                      270             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                         197
                         Sows                                        310
                         Stags & Boars                           209

Lamb & Mutton    3.7   
                         Sheep                   140                70
                         Mature Sheep                             71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                      70
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Total Meat
Production     927.3
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 22, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       620,790
                 : Steers          :       313,396      50.5
                 : Heifers         :       191,761      30.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        51,515       8.3
                 : Other Cows      :        54,370       8.8
                 : Bulls           :         9,748       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,812
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,191,370
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,124,658      97.0
                 : Sows            :        61,259       2.8
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,453       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,202
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,488       4.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,714      95.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 22, 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.   : 58,770   38,550    84.2     7,557   8,885   14.2
               :
        Tue.   : 64,403   39,102    82.1     9,870  10,863   16.4
               :
        Wed.   : 62,407   38,491    81.8    10,372  10,324   16.8
               :
        Thu.   : 62,512   37,939    82.2     9,672  10,291   16.3
               :
        Fri.   : 58,047   32,502    79.7    10,599  10,531   18.6
               :
        Sat.   :  7,257    5,177    62.2     3,445   3,476   34.6
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:313,396  191,761    81.4    51,515  54,370   17.1

Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO