Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, October 19, 2013
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         121,571    2,396    431,206    9,011     2,125       -       102 
Tuesday        122,611    3,449    434,190   10,079     3,342       -       152 
Wednesday      123,644    3,031    432,136    8,433     3,102       -       184 
Thursday       115,759    2,384    432,140    8,596     2,020       -       359 
Friday         109,428    3,004    427,037    4,446     1,589       -       113 
Saturday        27,200      156    133,066        6        19       -        45 
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Total          620,213   14,420  2,289,775   40,571    12,197       -       955 
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%Steers        49.8    %Barrows & gilts      97.1    %Lambs & yearlings  91.4
%Heifers       29.2    %Sows                  2.6    %Mature sheep        8.6
%Cows          19.1    %Boars                 0.3                              
%Bulls          1.9                                                            
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-   Represents zero.                                                            
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, and are not necessarily inspected.                               
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