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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/12/2004

17/12/2004


        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  12/04/2004
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                Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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    Head
Monday       104,127    2,921   392,812    10,849   2,513    614    167
Tuesday      119,762    4,165   399,826    10,749   1,932     0       76
Wednesday 119,016    3,619    402,063    10,634   2,746   523    98
Thursday    118,084    2,310    403,153    10,671   1,987    389   119
Friday        110,643    3,506    389,859     8,371   1,339    160   187
Saturday     16,458        0       106,849       785      51        99     2
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Total       588,090    16,521  2,094,562  52,059 10,568   1,785 649
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%Steers         47.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.5
%Heifers       33.1    %Sows                  3.3     %Mature Sheep         4.5
%Cows           18.2    %Stags & Boars     0.3     %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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight  W/E  12/04/2004
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           446.3 

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