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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/01/2005

14/01/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  01/01/2005
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                  Cattle      Calves       Hogs        Sheep   Goats    Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday      118,774    2,944    361,376      9,598    2,769    642      99
Tuesday      118,707    3,623    390,997     10,021   2,292      0       124
Wednesday 122,299    3,262    400,396     10,612   1,650    356      98
Thursday     122,721    2,478    389,960      9,856    2,249    124      76
Friday         55,467      1,803    239,122       553        977        0        0
Saturday      24              11         334            115        444        0        0
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Total          537,992    14,121  1,782,185    40,755 10,381  1,122   397
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%Steers         50.0    %Barrows & Gilts  97.2   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
%Heifers        32.8    %Sows                  2.6    %Mature Sheep           5.5
%Cows         16.0    %Stags & Boars     0.2    %Bulls & Stags            1.2
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  01/01/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                        

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