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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/06/2005

17/06/2005

        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  06/04/2005
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                    Cattle     Calves        Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday         2,456       703       2,518        450       892        0           0
Tuesday       119,852   3,250    391,904     11,025   2,788     344        91
Wednesday  123,085   3,080   389,370     10,320   1,955     128       162
Thursday     122,452   2,297   388,986     10,172    1,804     684       113
Friday         124,202    2,511   390,799      8,658    1,912     244        77
Saturday      75,627       0        89,272         42        33        46          0
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Total          567,674    11,841  1,652,849  40,667  9,384    1,446     443
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%Steers         55.2   %Barrows & Gilts  96.5   %Lambs & Yearlings  93.2
%Heifers       30.2   %Sows                    3.3   %Mature Sheep           6.8
%Cows           13.1    %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  06/04/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           429.4   

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