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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 28/05/2005

10/06/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  05/28/2005
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                   Cattle      Calves       Hogs    Sheep       Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       116,841    3,329    386,631    9,425     2,671    772     77
Tuesday      123,964   3,007    384,462    9,505     2,192     0       128
Wednesday 120,263   2,338    384,647    7,434     1,855    521     180
Thursday    120,567   2,098    385,272    9,854     2,157    501      91
Friday         123,011   2,726    363,607    7,802     1,648    222     138
Saturday     52,002      0         35,770      2,072      228       0        49
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Total         656,648   13,498  1,940,389   46,092   10,751  2,016   663
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%Steers         54.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings  93.5
%Heifers       30.0    %Sows                   3.0  %Mature Sheep          6.5
%Cows           13.7     %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight  W/E  05/28/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           493.1   

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