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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/04/2005

06/05/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  04/23/2005
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                 Cattle        Calves    Hogs        Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       112,602    3,191    382,788    10,164    2,575   654       73
Tuesday      122,483   3,010    388,382    10,765    2,156   109      108
Wednesday 117,350    3,551    388,747    10,069    1,605   440     114
Thursday     117,868   2,145    387,233    10,774    2,414   495     138
Friday         105,003   2,830   380,818      9,977    1,354    65        75
Saturday     25,138       0         41,492      3,078       47        0        0
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Total        600,444    14,727  1,969,460   54,827  10,151   1,763   508
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%Steers         54.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings  95.0
%Heifers       30.0    %Sows                    3.1  %Mature Sheep          5.0
%Cows           14.0    %Stags & Boars       0.3  %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight  W/E  04/23/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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