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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/10/2004

05/11/2004


 Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/23/2004
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                   Cattle     Calves      Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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   Head
Monday      122,680    3,089    404,800     11,929    3,493   645       113
Tuesday      127,791    3,343    403,715     10,722    2,776      0        74
Wednesday 110,475    3,035    402,769     11,823    2,322   184       102
Thursday    128,863    1,820    403,522     11,655    2,676   377       148
Friday        124,734    3,037    399,004       8,968    2,169    32         91
Saturday     32,320        0        166,186           40         28     65          0
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Total        646,863   14,324  2,179,996    55,137   13,464   1,303    528
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%Steers       47.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9     %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9
%Heifers      34.2    %Sows                    2.9     %Mature Sheep           5.1
%Cows           16.6    %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  23/10/2004
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           497.6   

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