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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/05/2005

20/05/2005


        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  05/07/2005
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                   Cattle      Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       111,746    2,921    375,842    9,243    2,750  756        76
Tuesday      126,186   2,906    376,776    10,041   1,993    0          100
Wednesday 124,578   2,966    374,158    10,681   1,983   468       120
Thursday     117,840  2,204     371,745    9,884    1,924   584       149
Friday        124,044   2,496    350,362     8,032   1,259   206        79
Saturday     49,534       0        8,896           29       35        0           0
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Total         653,928  13,493  1,857,779  47,910  9,944  2,014       524
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%Steers         54.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4  %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
%Heifers       30.9    %Sows                    3.2  %Mature Sheep          5.9
%Cows           13.3    %Stags & Boars       0.3  %Bulls & Stags           1.5
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  05/07/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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               Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           485.7   

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