HQ_LS112
St. Joseph, MO    Thu Feb 24, 2005    USDA Market News

***Beginning March 3, 2005, slug number WA_LS714 will no longer exist. It will
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                     Cow Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
                           By Region and U.S. Total
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                   :       W/E-02/12/2005      :       W/E-02/14/2004      
     Region        :    Dairy    :    All    :    Dairy    :    All    
                   :    Cows     :    Cows   :    Cows     :    Cows   
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                   :                       Head
       1           :                     100                          
       2           :       800           800         800           900
       3           :    
       4           :     2,600        10,900       4,400        10,100
       5           :    14,800        29,600      16,700        29,200
       6           :     3,400        10,300       2,900        12,800
       7           :     1,100        11,800         800        14,300
       8           :       
       9           :    13,000        13,800      12,800        13,800
      10           :     2,800         4,800       3,300         5,300
     TOTAL U.S.    :    46,200        93,400      50,800        99,300
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  Totals may not add due to rounding

Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
         816-238-0678   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/hq_ls112.txt





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