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Livestock Slaughter
1997 Summary

March 1998

Mt An 1-2 -1 (3-98)


      Livestock Slaughtered and Red Meat Production in 1997


Red meat production in commercial plants and on farms for the United States
during 1997 totaled 43.4 billion pounds, just above last year's figure and 1
percent below the record high set in 1995.  Production included beef, veal,
pork, and lamb and mutton slaughtered in commercial plants and on farms.  Red
meat production in commercial plants totaled 43.2 billion pounds.  Lamb and
mutton production was down 3 percent from the previous record low set in 1996.


Beef production, at 25.5 billion pounds, was just below last year's figure. 
Veal production was down 12 percent at 333 million pounds.  Pork production
rose 1 percent to 17.3 billion pounds, while lamb and mutton production fell 3
percent to 260 million pounds.


Commercial cattle slaughter during 1997 totaled 36.3 million head, down 1
percent from 1996, with federal inspection comprising 97.9 percent of the
total.  The average live weight was 1173 pounds, up 4 pounds from last year. 
Steers comprised 48.3 percent of the total federally inspected slaughter,
heifers 31.7 percent, dairy cows 8.2 percent, other cows 9.8 percent, and bulls
1.9 percent.

Commercial calf slaughter totaled 1.58 million head, down 11 percent from a
year ago with 97.4 percent under federal inspection.  The average live weight
was 338 pounds, down 5 pounds from a year ago.

Commercial hog slaughter totaled 92.0 million head, down slightly from a year
earlier, with 98.1 percent under federal inspection.  The average live weight
rose 2 pounds from the previous year to 256 pounds.  Barrows and gilts
comprised 96.0 percent of the total federally inspected total.

Commercial sheep and lamb slaughter, at 3.91 million head, was down 7 percent
from 1996 with 96.5 percent comprised by federal inspection.  The average live
weight rose 5 pounds from 1996 to 133 pounds.

There were 966 slaughtering plants under federal inspection included in this
report compared with 954 last year.  Of these, 822 slaughtered at least one
head of cattle and 14 slaughtered 50 percent of the total head.  There were 770
plants that slaughtered hogs, with 10 accounting for over 40 percent of the
total.  Likewise, 11 of the 355 plants that slaughtered calves accounted for
over 50 percent of the total and 3 of the 571 plants that slaughtered sheep or
lambs in 1997 comprised 50 percent of the total head.

Pennsylvania had the most federally inspected plants, with almost 15 percent of
the plants in the United States.



         Red Meat Production:  Federally Inspected, Commercial and Farm         
                   by Month and Total, United States, 1997 1/                   
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          :             :             :             :  Lamb and   :    Total    
          :    Beef     :    Veal     :   Pork 2/   :   Mutton    : Red Meat 2/ 
   Month  :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          : Fed  :      : Fed  :      : Fed  :      : Fed  :      : Fed  :      
          : Insp :Total : Insp :Total : Insp :Total : Insp :Total : Insp :Total 
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          :                           Million Pounds                            
          :                                                                     
Com'l 3/  :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan       : 2,180  2,222   30     31    1,437  1,461   19     20    3,666  3,733
Feb       : 1,882  1,919   26     27    1,286  1,309   21     21    3,214  3,276
Mar       : 1,930  1,966   27     28    1,398  1,422   26     26    3,381  3,441
Apr       : 2,062  2,095   27     28    1,424  1,446   21     22    3,534  3,591
May       : 2,157  2,189   25     26    1,311  1,332   21     22    3,515  3,568
Jun       : 2,100  2,132   25     26    1,290  1,312   20     21    3,435  3,492
Jul       : 2,224  2,256   27     27    1,331  1,354   20     20    3,602  3,657
Aug       : 2,188  2,221   25     25    1,328  1,352   18     19    3,560  3,618
Sep       : 2,092  2,126   27     28    1,466  1,490   20     21    3,605  3,664
Oct       : 2,262  2,300   27     28    1,627  1,652   21     22    3,938  4,003
Nov       : 1,899  1,934   23     24    1,449  1,473   20     20    3,391  3,450
Dec       : 1,987  2,024   26     26    1,614  1,641   23     23    3,650  3,714
          :                                                                     
Total     :                                                                     
 Com'l    :24,964 25,384  314    323   16,962 17,245  250    257   42,491 43,209
          :                                                                     
  Farm    :          106          10              30           3             149
          :                                                                     
Total     :       25,490         333          17,275         260          43,358
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1/  Months may not add to totals due to rounding.                               
2/  Excludes lard and rendered pork fat.                                        
3/  Based on packers' dressed weight and excludes farm slaughter.



                    Number of Head Slaughtered:  By Species,                    
                    Commercial and Farm, United States, 1997                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :                  :                  :                   
        Species       : Total Commercial :       Farm       :  Total Slaughter  
                      :                  :                  :                   
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                      :                          Head                           
                      :                                                         
Cattle                :    36,317,864          174,000           36,491,864     
                      :                                                         
Calves                :     1,574,950           44,000            1,618,950     
                      :                                                         
Hogs                  :    91,960,433          165,000           92,125,433     
                      :                                                         
Sheep                 :     3,907,355           62,000            3,969,355     
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           Federally Inspected Commercial Slaughter:  Percent of Total          
                by Species, Month, and Total, United States, 1997               
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               :                            Species                             
     Month     :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :    Cattle     :    Calves     :      Hogs      :     Sheep     
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               :                            Percent                             
               :                                                                
Jan            :     97.6            97.2             98.1            96.6      
               :                                                                
Feb            :     97.5            97.1             98.1            97.0      
               :                                                                
Mar            :     97.7            97.6             98.1            97.1      
               :                                                                
Apr            :     98.0            97.8             98.2            95.5      
               :                                                                
May            :     98.2            97.6             98.2            97.2      
               :                                                                
Jun            :     98.1            96.8             97.9            96.5      
               :                                                                
Jul            :     98.3            97.5             98.1            96.2      
               :                                                                
Aug            :     98.2            97.9             97.9            95.6      
               :                                                                
Sep            :     98.0            97.5             98.2            96.2      
               :                                                                
Oct            :     97.9            97.3             98.3            96.6      
               :                                                                
Nov            :     97.7            96.9             98.2            96.7      
               :                                                                
Dec            :     97.7            97.8             98.1            96.8      
               :                                                                
Total          :     97.9            97.4             98.1            96.5      
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        Livestock Slaughter:  Average Dressed Weight, Federal Inspection        
               by Classification and Month, United States, 1997 1/              
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                    :         :         :         :         :         :         
  Classification 2/ :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May   :   Jun   
                    :         :         :         :         :         :         
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                    :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
Cattle              :   692       694       694       691       694       703   
  Steers 3/         :   757       752       749       742       741       750   
  Heifers 3/        :   699       696       693       686       684       692   
  Cows 3/           :   524       528       536       537       536       542   
  Bulls &           :                                                           
    Stags 3/        :   835       846       850       856       863       873   
                    :                                                           
Calves & Vealers    :   210       214       215       218       223       223   
                    :                                                           
Hogs                :   189       189       188       188       189       189   
  Barrow & Glts 4/  :   186       185       185       185       185       184   
  Sows 4/           :   286       285       284       284       291       291   
  Stags & Boars 4/  :   211       207       211       211       215       220   
                    :                                                           
Sheep               :    65        66        66        67        70        69   
  Mature Sheep 5/   :    58        60        59        60        59        61   
  Lambs &           :                                                           
    Yearlings 5/    :    66        66        67        67        70        70
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       :       :       :       :        :        :         
                    :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov   :  Dec   : Annual  
                    :       :       :       :       :        :        : Average 
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
Cattle              :  715     721     723     721     707      711       706   
  Steers 3/         :  769     779     784     787     774      777       764   
  Heifers 3/        :  704     711     718     723     714      714       703   
  Cows 3/           :  548     543     544     544     540      544       539   
  Bulls &           :                                                           
    Stags 3/        :  871     862     849     832     832      837       851   
                    :                                                           
Calves & Vealers    :  207     206     204     205     190      184       208   
                    :                                                           
Hogs                :  186     185     187     189     191      191       189   
  Barrow & Glts 4/  :  182     181     183     185     187      188       185   
  Sows 4/           :  293     291     294     293     296      295       291   
  Stags & Boars 4/  :  226     222     229     231     226      227       220   
                    :                                                           
Sheep               :   67      64      65      66      66       67        67   
  Mature Sheep 5/   :   60      62      61      60      60       60        60   
  Lambs &           :                                                           
    Yearlings 5/    :   68      64      65      66      67       68        67   
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1/  Based on packers' reported dressed weight.                                  
2/  Species totals and classification reported by food inspectors, Inspection   
    Operations, FSIS.                                                           
3/  Included in cattle average dressed weight.                                  
4/  Included in hogs average dressed weight.                                    
5/  Included in sheep average dressed weight.



             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                           and United States, 1997 1/                           
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                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jan        :        Feb         :        Mar        
                   :                   :                    :                   
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                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         10.3                10.3                 10.0      
AZ                 :         29.0                23.9                 25.8      
AR                 :          5.8                 5.7                  5.9      
CA                 :         93.2                76.8                 84.2      
CO                 :        194.7               162.4                153.0      
DE-MD              :          6.1                 5.6                  5.6      
FL                 :          4.6                 3.8                  3.5      
GA                 :         26.1                22.4                 24.3      
HI                 :          1.5                 1.2                  1.4      
ID                 :         48.9                35.0                 40.7      
IL                 :        195.8               188.6                211.5      
IN                 :         66.4                62.6                 66.6      
IA                 :        482.5               397.7                435.7      
KS                 :        452.1               416.6                418.4      
KY                 :         40.9                36.0                 41.0      
LA                 :          2.2                 2.3                  2.2      
MI                 :         84.2                76.0                 84.3      
MN                 :        168.0               161.0                172.6      
MS                 :         23.8                22.2                 24.7      
MO                 :         63.2                61.6                 66.1      
MT                 :          1.4                 1.2                  1.1      
NE                 :        559.7               483.9                508.2      
NV                 :          0.1                 0.1                  0.1      
N ENG 2/           :          2.7                 2.1                  2.4      
NJ                 :          4.6                 3.8                  3.9      
NM                 :          1.8                 1.3                  1.3      
NY                 :          8.4                 7.0                  8.1      
NC                 :        161.3               138.1                145.4      
ND                 :         10.4                 8.5                  9.1      
OH                 :         26.6                26.0                 25.3      
OK                 :         45.9                43.5                 49.6      
OR                 :          3.4                 3.0                  3.2      
PA                 :         94.8                83.2                 86.7      
SC                 :         14.9                12.9                 13.0      
SD                 :         99.5                95.0                104.5      
TN                 :         18.4                15.4                 15.7      
TX                 :        404.8               355.5                357.0      
UT                 :         34.5                26.5                 33.3      
VA                 :         73.8                66.0                 60.2      
WA                 :         68.3                47.7                 47.9      
WV                 :          1.5                 0.9                  1.1      
WI                 :         96.5                82.1                 86.7      
WY                 :          0.5                 0.4                  0.3      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,733.0             3,275.8              3,441.4      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Apr        :        May         :        Jun        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         11.7                12.2                 11.0      
AZ                 :         28.3                28.6                 29.0      
AR                 :          5.5                 5.4                  5.3      
CA                 :         86.0                84.3                 83.6      
CO                 :        165.7               181.4                169.7      
DE-MD              :          5.6                 5.9                  5.7      
FL                 :          3.7                 3.2                  3.2      
GA                 :         25.7                23.8                 22.7      
HI                 :          1.4                 1.3                  1.3      
ID                 :         44.7                47.7                 46.9      
IL                 :        200.5               199.4                188.2      
IN                 :         71.1                74.6                 76.9      
IA                 :        452.7               408.7                407.3      
KS                 :        455.6               469.4                467.4      
KY                 :         38.6                32.9                 34.3      
LA                 :          2.0                 1.9                  1.9      
MI                 :         82.7                76.9                 71.3      
MN                 :        174.4               159.7                158.2      
MS                 :         23.9                22.4                 21.7      
MO                 :         63.0                53.9                 53.0      
MT                 :          1.1                 1.1                  1.1      
NE                 :        526.8               555.0                541.4      
NV                 :          0.1                 0.1                  0.1      
N ENG 2/           :          2.5                 2.3                  2.1      
NJ                 :          4.2                 4.2                  4.2      
NM                 :          1.1                 1.1                  1.0      
NY                 :          8.4                 7.5                  7.3      
NC                 :        155.1               139.8                142.5      
ND                 :          8.7                 7.7                  8.4      
OH                 :         24.8                24.2                 24.7      
OK                 :         52.9                55.0                 56.4      
OR                 :          3.4                 3.3                  3.4      
PA                 :         94.3                95.6                 87.3      
SC                 :         12.8                13.0                 12.4      
SD                 :        105.0                93.0                 85.8      
TN                 :         17.6                16.1                 15.2      
TX                 :        380.7               404.6                394.6      
UT                 :         31.5                33.6                 35.5      
VA                 :         64.0                60.4                 56.4      
WA                 :         55.0                58.3                 59.6      
WV                 :          0.7                 1.1                  0.9      
WI                 :         97.6                97.5                 92.3      
WY                 :          0.3                 0.3                  0.3      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,591.5             3,568.4              3,491.6      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
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                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         10.2                10.6                 11.8      
AZ                 :         29.5                27.1                 25.3      
AR                 :          5.1                 5.7                  6.1      
CA                 :         87.5                84.6                 85.7      
CO                 :        188.5               169.6                172.0      
DE-MD              :          5.2                 5.1                  6.4      
FL                 :          3.6                 3.8                  4.4      
GA                 :         24.2                23.6                 25.2      
HI                 :          1.4                 1.4                  1.4      
ID                 :         48.4                47.5                 47.8      
IL                 :        185.1               194.8                205.4      
IN                 :         76.5                79.8                 90.0      
IA                 :        411.4               424.5                465.3      
KS                 :        493.7               500.3                460.5      
KY                 :         34.1                34.8                 37.8      
LA                 :          1.8                 1.7                  1.9      
MI                 :         79.3                77.5                 78.9      
MN                 :        168.4               162.9                177.1      
MS                 :         23.3                22.8                 26.0      
MO                 :         55.0                53.6                 63.7      
MT                 :          1.4                 1.6                  1.4      
NE                 :        571.2               556.7                539.7      
NV                 :          0.1                 0.1                  0.1      
N ENG 2/           :          2.5                 2.6                  2.7      
NJ                 :          4.2                 4.0                  4.2      
NM                 :          1.1                 1.0                  1.3      
NY                 :          8.4                 8.0                  8.1      
NC                 :        147.8               141.5                154.9      
ND                 :          8.5                 8.1                  7.9      
OH                 :         25.7                25.7                 25.7      
OK                 :         57.7                53.4                 59.4      
OR                 :          3.5                 3.5                  3.7      
PA                 :         92.4                93.5                 95.5      
SC                 :         13.2                12.7                 14.3      
SD                 :         93.5                79.8                 85.5      
TN                 :         16.1                16.2                 19.0      
TX                 :        423.3               418.0                385.0      
UT                 :         34.5                35.8                 37.3      
VA                 :         60.3                62.5                 64.9      
WA                 :         59.1                62.6                 60.8      
WV                 :          0.7                 0.8                  1.3      
WI                 :         99.3                97.3                 98.6      
WY                 :          0.4                 0.6                  0.5      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,657.3             3,617.7              3,664.4      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
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           :                           Million Pounds                           
           :                                                                    
AL         :       12.9             11.0             11.1             133.2     
AZ         :       25.8             23.0             26.4             321.7     
AR         :        6.5              6.2              6.9              70.2     
CA         :       93.5             81.7             95.0           1,036.2     
CO         :      175.9            138.8            154.9           2,026.7     
DE-MD      :        6.8              6.4              6.6              70.9     
FL         :        4.6              3.6              4.5              46.5     
GA         :       27.7             23.0             26.2             294.9     
HI         :        1.4              1.3              1.5              16.6     
ID         :       49.4             42.1             44.5             543.5     
IL         :      218.0            199.7            206.6           2,393.7     
IN         :      104.8             94.1            107.8             971.1     
IA         :      523.1            469.7            511.9           5,390.7     
KS         :      484.7            397.7            427.7           5,444.2     
KY         :       41.1             35.1             42.1             448.6     
LA         :        2.1              2.0              1.9              24.0     
MI         :       90.8             77.0             81.8             960.7     
MN         :      199.5            173.2            194.0           2,068.9     
MS         :       29.5             25.9             25.0             291.3     
MO         :       72.0             60.2             71.4             736.8     
MT         :        1.5              1.2              1.3              15.3     
NE         :      589.3            520.1            531.6           6,483.5     
NV         :        0.1              0.1              0.1               1.1     
N ENG 2/   :        2.9              2.6              2.6              30.0     
NJ         :        4.7              4.2              4.9              51.1     
NM         :        1.0              0.8              0.9              13.7     
NY         :        9.5              6.0              6.8              93.4     
NC         :      173.2            149.8            165.6           1,815.0     
ND         :       10.3             10.9             10.4             108.9     
OH         :       27.9             26.5             28.6             311.7     
OK         :       68.0             61.4             69.6             672.6     
OR         :        3.8              3.4              3.7              41.2     
PA         :      106.4             94.9             99.4           1,123.8     
SC         :       15.6             14.1             16.0             164.9     
SD         :       95.0             83.4             93.2           1,113.2     
TN         :       19.8             18.9             21.9             210.3     
TX         :      412.8            327.9            339.4           4,603.8     
UT         :       39.3             31.5             34.6             407.8     
VA         :       72.3             65.4             69.0             775.4     
WA         :       66.0             50.5             55.6             691.2     
WV         :        1.8              1.5              1.3              13.4     
WI         :      111.0            103.0            109.2           1,171.1     
WY         :        0.3              0.4              0.6               5.0     
           :                                                                    
US         :    4,002.7          3,450.3          3,714.1          43,208.1     
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1/  Includes total beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton, excluding farm        
    slaughter.                                                                  
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.



    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight    
                  by Species and Month, United States, 1997 1/                  
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                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Jan       :      Feb       :      Mar       
                      :      :                :                :                
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Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     3,168.7          2,726.4          2,794.5    
    Other             : Thou :        76.5             68.8             64.3    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,245.2          2,795.2          2,858.8    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,164            1,166            1,164      
    Other             : Lbs  :     1,001            1,003            1,010      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,160            1,162            1,161      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       142.5            122.0            127.6    
    Other             : Thou :         4.1              3.7              3.1    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       146.6            125.7            130.8    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       340              346              347      
    Other             : Lbs  :       395              400              406      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       344              348              348      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     7,609.8          6,835.8          7,437.1    
    Other             : Thou :       144.7            135.8            145.1    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     7,754.4          6,971.6          7,582.2    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       257              256              256      
    Other             : Lbs  :       231              235              228      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       257              256              256      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       293.5            317.0            385.9    
    Other             : Thou :        10.4              9.9             11.5    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       303.9            327.0            397.4    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       132              133              134      
    Other             : Lbs  :        98              100               98      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       131              133              133      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight    
            by Species and Month, United States, 1997 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Apr       :      May       :      Jun       
                      :      :                :                :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     2,997.7          3,125.4          3,002.8    
    Other             : Thou :        60.6             56.1             57.9    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,058.4          3,181.5          3,060.7    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,155            1,152            1,163      
    Other             : Lbs  :     1,008            1,010            1,007      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,152            1,149            1,160      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       126.4            113.6            115.3    
    Other             : Thou :         2.8              2.8              3.8    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       129.2            116.4            119.1    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       351              359              360      
    Other             : Lbs  :       410              384              384      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       351              361              361      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     7,590.2          6,970.8          6,859.4    
    Other             : Thou :       136.9            130.3            143.6    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     7,727.1          7,101.1          7,003.0    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       256              256              257      
    Other             : Lbs  :       226              223              221      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       256              256              256      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       321.1            307.7            292.6    
    Other             : Thou :        15.2              8.9             10.5    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       336.3            316.6            303.1    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       135              140              140      
    Other             : Lbs  :        93              101               97      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       133              139              138      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight    
            by Species and Month, United States, 1997 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Jul       :      Aug       :      Sep       
                      :      :                :                :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     3,126.9          3,050.4          2,908.5    
    Other             : Thou :        54.4             56.9             59.2    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,181.3          3,107.3          2,967.7    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,181            1,190            1,196      
    Other             : Lbs  :     1,027            1,020            1,019      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,178            1,187            1,193      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       131.0            122.7            132.9    
    Other             : Thou :         3.4              2.7              3.5    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       134.4            125.4            136.4    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       335              333              330      
    Other             : Lbs  :       414              406              417      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       336              334              334      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     7,169.0          7,197.3          7,871.5    
    Other             : Thou :       142.5            151.6            146.6    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     7,311.5          7,348.9          8,018.1    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       253              252              255      
    Other             : Lbs  :       222              220              227      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       253              251              254      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       294.6            287.9            310.1    
    Other             : Thou :        11.7             13.3             12.2    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       306.4            301.2            322.3    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       136              129              131      
    Other             : Lbs  :       101               98               95      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       134              127              129      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight    
            by Species and Month, United States, 1997 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :            :            :            :           
        Species       : Unit :    Oct     :    Nov     :    Dec     : Total 2/  
                      :      :            :            :            :           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :   3,156.2      2,698.0      2,811.4     35,567.0 
    Other             : Thou :      68.2         62.3         65.6        750.8 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :   3,224.4      2,760.3      2,877.0     36,317.9 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :   1,199        1,192        1,197        1,177   
    Other             : Lbs  :   1,018        1,015        1,016        1,012   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :   1,195        1,188        1,193        1,173   
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     136.9        121.3        141.9      1,534.2 
    Other             : Thou :       3.9          3.9          3.2         40.8 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     140.8        125.2        145.1      1,575.0 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     331          308          299          335   
    Other             : Lbs  :     421          421          391          404   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     333          313          301          338   
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :   8,625.0      7,600.8      8,461.3     90,228.0 
    Other             : Thou :     152.3        141.3        161.8      1,732.5 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :   8,777.3      7,742.1      8,623.1     91,960.4 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     257          261          260          257   
    Other             : Lbs  :     228          229          227          226   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     257          260          260          256   
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     323.7        299.2        337.4      3,770.7 
    Other             : Thou :      11.5         10.3         11.1        136.7 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     335.2        309.5        348.5      3,907.4 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     133          135          137          134   
    Other             : Lbs  :      94           97           93           97   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     132          134          136          133   
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1/  Excludes slaughter on farms.                                                
2/  Totals based on unrounded data.                                             
3/  Commercial may not equal the sum of the parts due to rounding.



         Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection:  Number of Head        
                   and Percentage by Classification and Month,                  
                             United States, 1997 1/                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                           Months                            
  Classification  :-------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                         1,000 Head                          
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :  1,459     1,283     1,337      1,482     1,621      1,515  
  Heifers         :  1,007       890       888        931       956        979  
  All Cows        :    652       505       514        524       488        448  
  Dairy Cows      :    295       246       242        241       219        199  
  Other Cows      :    357       259       272        283       269        250  
  Bulls & Stags   :     51        48        55         60        61         60  
    Total 2/      :  3,169     2,726     2,794      2,998     3,125      3,003  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :  7,308     6,565     7,153      7,284     6,679      6,560  
  Sows            :    250       222       235        252       244        254  
  Stags & Boars   :     51        49        49         55        48         46  
    Total 2/      :  7,610     6,836     7,437      7,590     6,971      6,859  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :     15        16        19         19        18         16  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :    278       301       367        302       289        276  
    Total 2/      :    293       317       386        321       308        293  
                  :                                                             
                  :                      Percent of Total                       
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :   46.1      47.1      47.9       49.5      51.9       50.5  
  Heifers         :   31.8      32.6      31.8       31.0      30.6       32.6  
  All Cows        :   20.6      18.5      18.4       17.5      15.6       14.9  
  Dairy Cows      :    9.3       9.0       8.7        8.0       7.0        6.6  
  Other Cows      :   11.3       9.5       9.7        9.5       8.6        8.3  
  Bulls & Stags   :    1.6       1.8       2.0        2.0       1.9        2.0  
    Total 2/      :  100.0     100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :   96.0      96.0      96.2       96.0      95.8       95.6  
  Sows            :    3.3       3.2       3.2        3.3       3.5        3.7  
  Stags & Boars   :    0.7       0.7       0.7        0.7       0.7        0.7  
    Total 2/      :  100.0     100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :    5.2       5.1       4.8        5.8       6.0        5.5  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :   94.8      94.9      95.2       94.2      94.0       94.5  
    Total 2/      :  100.0     100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0      100.0  
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection:  Number            
               of Head and Percentage by Classification and Month,              
                       United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                      Months                      :          
  Classification  :--------------------------------------------------: Total 2/ 
                  :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                         1,000 Head                          
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          : 1,564   1,548   1,404    1,414    1,230   1,314     17,172  
  Heifers         :   994     943     933    1,069      844     853     11,287  
  All Cows        :   506     497     512      611      571     595      6,424  
  Dairy Cows      :   227     230     238      270      246     273      2,926  
  Other Cows      :   279     268     273      341      325     322      3,498  
  Bulls & Stags   :    62      63      60       63       52      49        683  
    Total 2/      : 3,127   3,050   2,909    3,156    2,698   2,811     35,567  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts : 6,856   6,899   7,561    8,293    7,296   8,133     86,587  
  Sows            :   264     250     264      284      263     282      3,064  
  Stags & Boars   :    50      49      47       47       42      46        577  
    Total 2/      : 7,169   7,197   7,872    8,625    7,601   8,461     90,228  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :    18      18      18       18       17      20        213  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :   276     270     292      306      282     317      3,558  
    Total 2/      :   295     288     310      324      299     337      3,771  
                  :                                                             
                  :                      Percent of Total                       
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :  50.0    50.7    48.3     44.8     45.6    46.7       48.3  
  Heifers         :  31.8    30.9    32.1     33.9     31.3    30.4       31.7  
  All Cows        :  16.2    16.3    17.6     19.4     21.2    21.1       18.1  
  Dairy Cows      :   7.3     7.5     8.2      8.5      9.1     9.7        8.2  
  Other Cows      :   8.9     8.8     9.4     10.8     12.1    11.4        9.8  
  Bulls & Stags   :   2.0     2.1     2.0      2.0      1.9     1.8        1.9  
    Total 2/      : 100.0   100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :  95.6    95.9    96.0     96.2     96.0    96.1       96.0  
  Sows            :   3.7     3.5     3.4      3.3      3.5     3.3        3.4  
  Stags & Boars   :   0.7     0.7     0.6      0.5      0.6     0.5        0.6  
    Total 2/      : 100.0   100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :   6.2     6.3     5.9      5.6      5.6     6.0        5.7  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :  93.8    93.7    94.1     94.4     94.4    94.0       94.3  
    Total 2/      : 100.0   100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0      100.0  
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1/  Species totals reported by food inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS.    
2/  Totals and percentages based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of     
    classes due to rounding.



        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
                 Classification, and Month, United States, 1997                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1                :                                                              
  Steers         :    0.4       0.3        0.2        0.3       0.3        0.2  
  Heifers        :    0.3       0.2        0.2        0.3       0.2        0.2  
  All Cows       :    1.9       1.6        1.8        2.0       1.7        1.5  
  Dairy Cows     :    1.9       1.6        1.8        1.9       1.6        1.5  
  Other Cows     :    0.1                             0.1       0.1        0.1  
  Bulls & Stags  :    0.3       0.2        0.2        0.3       0.3        0.3  
Total Cattle 2/  :    2.9       2.3        2.5        2.8       2.5        2.2  
                 :                                                              
2 3/             :                                                              
  Steers         :                                              1.2        1.0  
  Heifers        :                                              0.5        0.4  
  All Cows       :                                              6.6        5.9  
  Dairy Cows     :                                              6.3        5.7  
  Other Cows     :                                              0.3        0.3  
  Bulls & Stags  :                                              1.0        1.0  
Total Cattle 2/  :                                              9.2        8.4  
                 :                                                              
3 3/ 4/          :                                                              
  Steers         :   35.4      31.5       37.5       40.0                       
  Heifers        :    8.1       7.1        7.0        7.4                       
  All Cows       :   53.1      42.2       40.3       43.8                       
  Dairy Cows     :   40.3      32.5       31.0       33.5                       
  Other Cows     :   12.8       9.7        9.3       10.3                       
  Bulls & Stags  :    3.1       2.6        2.5        3.3                       
Total Cattle 2/  :   99.8      83.5       87.4       94.6                       
                 :                                                              
4 4/ 5/          :                                                              
  Steers         :                                             47.1       41.1  
  Heifers        :                                             10.0       10.0  
  All Cows       :                                            105.3       93.6  
  Dairy Cows     :                                             47.5       40.7  
  Other Cows     :                                             57.7       52.9  
  Bulls & Stags  :                                             12.6       10.8  
Total Cattle 2/  :                                            175.0      155.6  
                 :                                                              
5 5/             :                                                              
  Steers         :  133.1     124.8      142.1      154.2     161.1      151.2  
  Heifers        :   61.0      61.1       63.2       66.2      63.7       59.9  
  All Cows       :  247.1     200.4      199.4      208.1     121.4      110.2  
  Dairy Cows     :  150.5     121.5      120.1      124.5      90.5       80.0  
  Other Cows     :   96.7      79.0       79.3       83.7      30.8       30.2  
  Bulls & Stags  :   17.5      17.5       20.0       23.1      11.8       12.3  
Total Cattle 2/  :  458.7     403.9      424.7      451.6     358.0      333.6  
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
     Federal     :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
    Regions 1/   :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1                :                                                              
  Steers         :   0.3     0.3      0.4      0.6      0.5     0.5        4.3  
  Heifers        :   0.2     0.2      0.3      0.4      0.4     0.4        3.3  
  All Cows       :   1.8     1.9      1.7      1.6      1.3     1.4       20.2  
  Dairy Cows     :   1.7     1.7      1.6      1.5      1.2     1.3       19.2  
  Other Cows     :   0.1     0.2      0.1      0.1      0.1     0.1        0.9  
  Bulls & Stags  :   0.3     0.3      0.3      0.4      0.2     0.3        3.3  
Total Cattle 2/  :   2.6     2.7      2.7      3.0      2.4     2.5       31.0  
                 :                                                              
2 3/             :                                                              
  Steers         :   1.1     1.1      1.2      1.7      1.4     1.6       15.8  
  Heifers        :   0.4     0.4      0.5      0.7      0.6     0.7        6.2  
  All Cows       :   7.0     7.0      7.3      8.7      6.7     7.6       83.1  
  Dairy Cows     :   6.7     6.8      7.1      8.4      6.4     7.3       80.0  
  Other Cows     :   0.2     0.2      0.2      0.3      0.3     0.3        3.0  
  Bulls & Stags  :   1.0     0.8      0.8      1.0      0.8     0.9        9.8  
Total Cattle 2/  :   9.5     9.3      9.8     12.1      9.5    10.7      114.9  
                 :                                                              
3 3/ 4/          :                                                              
  Steers         :                                                              
  Heifers        :                                                              
  All Cows       :                                                              
  Dairy Cows     :                                                              
  Other Cows     :                                                              
  Bulls & Stags  :                                                              
Total Cattle 2/  :                                                              
                 :                                                              
4 4/ 5/          :                                                              
  Steers         :  41.9    43.1     39.4     42.2     37.3    34.4      473.1  
  Heifers        :   9.8     9.7     10.6     11.5      9.3     9.2      120.5  
  All Cows       : 105.3   106.2    115.6    129.7    113.6   118.4    1,335.6  
  Dairy Cows     :  50.6    49.9     56.1     61.1     54.7    54.5      631.6  
  Other Cows     :  54.7    56.3     59.6     68.6     58.9    63.9      704.0  
  Bulls & Stags  :  11.5    12.2     12.2     13.2     10.5     9.6      138.1  
Total Cattle 2/  : 168.5   171.2    177.9    196.6    170.6   171.7    2,067.3  
                 :                                                              
5 5/             :                                                              
  Steers         : 150.9   155.0    150.2    152.0    130.5   128.5    1,726.2  
  Heifers        :  58.5    55.9     60.4     65.5     60.3    61.6      724.4  
  All Cows       : 122.2   122.9    124.3    152.5    150.6   162.5    1,626.8  
  Dairy Cows     :  87.5    87.8     89.3    108.7    106.8   114.4    1,176.9  
  Other Cows     :  34.7    35.1     35.1     43.9     43.8    48.1      450.0  
  Bulls & Stags  :  12.0    12.7     12.5     13.2     11.3    11.0      138.5  
Total Cattle 2/  : 343.6   346.5    347.4    383.3    352.6   363.6    4,216.0  
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
6                :                                                              
  Steers         :   284.9     273.9      271.7      297.1     326.7      287.9 
  Heifers        :   209.8     173.7      169.1      185.1     187.2      206.0 
  All Cows       :    86.6      61.9       66.8       64.1      66.5       56.8 
  Dairy Cows     :    13.5      12.6       12.6       11.4      10.2        8.9 
  Other Cows     :    73.2      49.4       54.2       52.7      56.3       48.0 
  Bulls & Stags  :    13.1      12.3       14.1       14.9      15.2       14.3 
Total Cattle 2/  :   594.5     521.9      521.7      561.2     595.6      565.1 
                 :                                                              
7                :                                                              
  Steers         :   708.9     626.5      658.0      730.7     777.5      747.4 
  Heifers        :   547.9     499.4      496.9      510.7     535.6      535.0 
  All Cows       :   109.3      84.6       86.1       83.3      76.4       73.0 
  Dairy Cows     :    17.1      14.6       14.7       12.8      11.5       11.2 
  Other Cows     :    92.2      70.0       71.4       70.5      64.9       61.8 
  Bulls & Stags  :     7.4       7.1        7.7        7.0       7.8        9.6 
Total Cattle 2/  : 1,373.5   1,217.7    1,248.7    1,331.6   1,397.2    1,365.0 
                 :                                                              
8                :                                                              
  Steers         :   152.5     120.1      115.2      136.9     171.4      153.9 
  Heifers        :   123.2     109.0      108.9      111.0     106.8      110.1 
  All Cows       :    57.3      39.8       39.8       40.0      33.7       31.0 
  Dairy Cows     :     6.0       5.8        6.3        6.1       4.7        4.2 
  Other Cows     :    51.3      34.0       33.5       33.9      29.0       26.8 
  Bulls & Stags  :     3.5       3.5        4.4        4.0       4.5        4.9 
Total Cattle 2/  :   336.5     272.4      268.4      291.9     316.4      299.9 
                 :                                                              
9                :                                                              
  Steers         :    68.8      54.9       59.3       64.4      65.0       67.3 
  Heifers        :     6.8       6.2        7.0        8.6       8.5        7.0 
  All Cows       :    60.7      47.7       50.1       50.1      47.9       47.5 
  Dairy Cows     :    51.5      42.4       40.3       35.2      33.7       33.4 
  Other Cows     :     9.3       5.3        9.9       14.9      14.2       14.1 
  Bulls & Stags  :     2.8       2.3        3.4        4.3       4.1        4.0 
Total Cattle 2/  :   139.1     111.0      119.9      127.3     125.5      125.7 
                 :                                                              
10               :                                                              
  Steers         :    75.3      51.3       53.1       58.9      70.8       64.9 
  Heifers        :    49.4      33.1       35.6       41.5      43.6       50.6 
  All Cows       :    36.1      27.0       29.7       33.0      28.6       28.7 
  Dairy Cows     :    14.7      15.1       15.6       15.6      12.9       13.2 
  Other Cows     :    21.4      11.8       14.1       17.4      15.7       15.4 
  Bulls & Stags  :     2.9       4.7        2.9        3.5       3.2        3.2 
Total Cattle 2/  :   163.7     113.8      121.2      136.8     146.1      147.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
     Federal     :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
    Regions 1/   :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
6                :                                                              
  Steers         :  300.9   282.7    258.6    253.8    217.8   225.1    3,281.0 
  Heifers        :  208.8   212.1    191.6    222.4    158.1   169.0    2,292.9 
  All Cows       :   71.1    73.5     73.3     93.5     85.2    77.8      877.3 
  Dairy Cows     :   11.5    12.6     12.6     13.6     11.3    12.8      143.6 
  Other Cows     :   59.7    60.9     60.7     79.9     73.9    65.0      733.8 
  Bulls & Stags  :   15.8    16.1     14.7     14.9     12.6    12.3      170.3 
Total Cattle 2/  :  596.6   584.4    538.3    584.5    473.7   484.2    6,621.6 
                 :                                                              
7                :                                                              
  Steers         :  772.8   761.0    668.1    691.5    612.6   655.6    8,410.6 
  Heifers        :  549.3   530.0    525.3    596.9    483.7   474.9    6,285.5 
  All Cows       :   79.8    79.0     76.3     89.1     88.3    94.8    1,020.2 
  Dairy Cows     :   13.6    15.4     14.0     14.8     13.8    17.2      170.8 
  Other Cows     :   66.2    63.6     62.3     74.3     74.5    77.7      849.3 
  Bulls & Stags  :    9.1     9.1      7.8      8.3      6.1     5.7       92.8 
Total Cattle 2/  :1,411.0 1,379.1  1,277.6  1,385.9  1,190.7 1,231.1   15,809.0 
                 :                                                              
8                :                                                              
  Steers         :  160.8   162.4    150.0    139.6    119.3   150.0    1,732.0 
  Heifers        :  116.3    91.7    103.2    117.6     91.9    87.2    1,276.9 
  All Cows       :   36.6    30.2     33.9     42.2     40.8    34.8      460.1 
  Dairy Cows     :    4.5     5.9      5.1      4.9      3.5     3.9       60.9 
  Other Cows     :   32.0    24.2     28.8     37.3     37.3    30.9      399.1 
  Bulls & Stags  :    4.9     4.7      4.7      5.1      4.9     4.7       53.7 
Total Cattle 2/  :  318.5   288.9    291.9    304.5    256.9   276.7    3,522.7 
                 :                                                              
9                :                                                              
  Steers         :   70.5    64.4     61.4     64.1     57.1    59.0      756.2 
  Heifers        :    6.0     7.6      7.6      7.8      5.2    11.6       89.9 
  All Cows       :   50.9    48.8     50.3     57.9     51.1    61.1      624.1 
  Dairy Cows     :   37.8    37.6     39.7     43.8     37.8    49.7      482.8 
  Other Cows     :   13.0    11.3     10.6     14.1     13.3    11.4      141.3 
  Bulls & Stags  :    3.9     3.5      3.0      3.2      2.7     2.7       39.8 
Total Cattle 2/  :  131.3   124.4    122.3    132.9    116.1   134.3    1,510.0 
                 :                                                              
10               :                                                              
  Steers         :   64.9    77.5     74.6     68.4     54.0    59.2      772.9 
  Heifers        :   45.2    35.2     33.6     46.1     34.9    38.8      487.7 
  All Cows       :   31.4    27.9     29.0     35.5     34.1    36.2      377.0 
  Dairy Cows     :   13.3    12.1     12.9     12.7     10.5    11.8      160.4 
  Other Cows     :   18.0    15.9     16.1     22.8     23.5    24.4      216.6 
  Bulls & Stags  :    3.9     3.3      3.4      3.5      2.6     2.4       37.0 
Total Cattle 2/  :  145.4   144.0    140.6    153.5    125.5   136.6    1,674.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- 
    NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL,
    IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6-  AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, 
    MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA.                
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  Region 2 combined with region 3 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
4/  Region 3 combined with region 4 for May-December to avoid disclosure of     
    individual operations.                                                      
5/  Region 4 combined with region 5 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.



         Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
                           Month, United States, 1997                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1 3/             :                                              4.0       4.3   
                 :                                                              
2 3/             :  33.5       29.8       36.5      36.6       25.6      26.0   
                 :                                                              
3 4/             :                                                              
                 :                                                              
4 4/             :  24.8       19.3       18.8      18.1       17.0      17.5   
                 :                                                              
5                :  46.4       42.9       44.7      45.8       45.0      44.0   
                 :                                                              
6 5/             :                                              1.8       2.3   
                 :                                                              
7 5/             :   5.4        4.3        3.1       2.6        0.1       0.1   
                 :                                                              
8 6/             :                                                              
                 :                                                              
9 6/             :                                             13.0      15.0   
                 :                                                              
10 6/            :  32.5       25.6       24.6      23.3        7.1       6.3   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



         Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
                     Month, United States, 1997 (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Standard   :        :        :        :        :        :        :          
    Federal    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
   Regions 1/  :        :        :        :        :        :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                           1,000 Head                           
               :                                                                
1 3/           :   6.2      5.9      5.4      5.7      5.5      5.2      63.5   
               :                                                                
2 3/           :  32.4     28.5     29.6     32.4     27.0     30.4     347.2   
               :                                                                
3 4/           :                                                                
               :                                                                
4 4/           :  21.1     19.3     21.8     23.4     21.3     23.8     246.1   
               :                                                                
5              :  45.0     40.9     45.7     47.0     40.2     48.2     535.7   
               :                                                                
6 5/           :   2.9      2.8      4.5      5.1      4.6      5.3      44.4   
               :                                                                
7 5/           :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.8   
               :                                                                
8 6/           :                                                                
               :                                                                
9 6/           :  17.2     20.1     20.6     18.4     17.5     22.9     222.4   
               :                                                                
10 6/          :   6.2      5.2      5.1      4.8      5.1      6.0      74.0   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- 
    NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL,
    IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO,  
    MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA.                
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  Region 1 combined with region 2 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
4/  Region 3 combined with region 4 to avoid disclosure of individual           
    operations.                                                                 
5/  Region 6 combined with region 7 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
6/  Region 8 and 9 combined with region 10 for January-April to avoid disclosure
    of individual operations.



          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
                 Classification, and Month, United States, 1997                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :         :         :         :         :          :         
      Federal      :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
     Regions 1/    :         :         :         :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
1                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :     1.4       1.2       1.1       1.2       1.7        2.0 
  Sows             :                                             0.1            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :     1.4       1.2       1.2       1.2       1.8        2.1 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
2 3/ 4/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
3 3/ 4/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                           547.1      523.1 
  Sows             :                                             2.8        2.8 
  Stags & Boars    :                                             0.1        0.1 
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                           550.1      525.9 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
4 3/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 1,739.9   1,545.6   1,619.5   1,691.6   1,020.0    1,037.9 
  Sows             :    85.7      71.7      71.7      77.0      67.9       66.8 
  Stags & Boars    :     1.5       1.4       1.0       1.4       1.3        1.2 
  Total Hogs 2/    : 1,827.1   1,618.6   1,692.2   1,770.0   1,089.1    1,105.9 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
5 5/ 6/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
      Federal      :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep  :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
     Regions 1/    :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
1                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :    1.8     1.9      1.8     2.2      1.8     2.5      20.6 
  Sows             :    0.1     0.1      0.1     0.1                        0.7 
  Stags & Boars    :                     0.1                                0.2 
  Total Hogs 2/    :    1.9     2.1      1.9     2.3      1.8     2.6      21.5 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
2 3/ 4/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
3 3/ 4/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :  547.8   553.2    573.6   621.7    548.2   619.5   6,774.9 
  Sows             :    2.8     2.7      2.9     3.3      2.9     3.3      42.9 
  Stags & Boars    :    0.1     0.1      0.1     0.1      0.1     0.1       1.2 
  Total Hogs 2/    :  550.6   556.0    576.6   625.1    551.1   622.9   6,819.0 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
4 3/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :1,083.6 1,049.3  1,150.3 1,256.6  1,077.9 1,193.0  13,224.2 
  Sows             :   68.4    68.3     77.7    82.3     77.5    89.4     884.8 
  Stags & Boars    :    1.2     1.2      1.5     1.5      1.1     1.4      15.0 
  Total Hogs 2/    :1,153.1 1,118.8  1,229.4 1,340.4  1,156.5 1,283.8  14,124.1 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
5 5/ 6/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :         :         :         :         :          :         
      Federal      :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
     Regions 1/    :         :         :         :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
6 5/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 2,049.4   1,950.5   2,150.4   2,124.9     261.6      272.3 
  Sows             :   106.3      99.3     110.1     112.3      18.1       18.1 
  Stags & Boars    :    15.1      13.7      15.1      14.5                      
  Total Hogs 2/    : 2,170.7   2,063.6   2,275.6   2,251.7     279.7      290.5 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
7 6/ 7/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                         4,256.7    4,179.5 
  Sows             :                                           133.3      137.8 
  Stags & Boars    :                                            46.2       44.2 
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                         4,436.2    4,361.5 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
8 7/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 3,326.5   2,897.8   3,202.7   3,284.9     418.1      371.7 
  Sows             :    58.0      50.2      53.1      62.1      21.4       27.8 
  Stags & Boars    :    34.1      33.9      32.7      38.7                      
  Total Hogs 2/    : 3,418.7   2,981.9   3,288.5   3,385.6     439.5      399.5 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
9 8/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
10 8/              :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :   191.3     170.0     179.1     181.1     173.9      173.4 
  Sows             :     0.5       0.4       0.5       0.6       0.5        0.5 
  Stags & Boars    :               0.1                                          
  Total Hogs 2/    :   191.8     170.5     179.6     181.7     174.4      174.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
      Federal      :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep  :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
     Regions 1/    :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
6 5/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :  286.8   270.9    304.2   338.7    304.4   343.5   3,304.1 
  Sows             :   19.7    20.0     21.1    23.1     23.3    24.8     249.6 
  Stags & Boars    :                             0.1      0.1               0.4 
  Total Hogs 2/    :  306.5   290.9    325.3   361.8    327.7   368.3   3,554.1 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
7 6/ 7/            :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :4,351.4 4,503.8  5,004.1 5,502.9  4,866.6 5,381.6  56,270.4 
  Sows             :  141.2   129.6    122.6   140.4    131.7   136.6   1,565.0 
  Stags & Boars    :   48.2    47.5     44.9    45.5     40.9    44.3     559.5 
  Total Hogs 2/    :4,540.9 4,680.9  5,171.6 5,688.8  5,039.2 5,562.5  58,394.9 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
8 7/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :  405.6   344.1    343.8   379.1    329.2   380.9   4,813.8 
  Sows             :   31.0    28.4     39.6    34.7     27.3    27.4     315.9 
  Stags & Boars    :                                                        0.1 
  Total Hogs 2/    :  436.6   372.5    383.5   413.7    356.5   408.3   5,129.8 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
9 8/               :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
10 8/              :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :  179.0   175.6    182.8   192.4    167.4   212.4   2,178.4 
  Sows             :    0.4     0.4      0.4     0.5      0.4     0.5       5.6 
  Stags & Boars    :    0.1                      0.1      0.1     0.1       0.6 
  Total Hogs 2/    :  179.5   176.0    183.2   192.9    167.9   212.9   2,184.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- 
    NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL,
    IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO,  
    MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA.                
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  Region 2 and 3 combined with region 4 for January-April to avoid disclosure 
    of individual operations.                                                   
4/  Region 2 combined with region 3 for May-December to avoid disclosure of     
    individual operations.                                                      
5/  Region 5 combined with region 6 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
6/  Region 5 combined with region 7 for May-December to avoid disclosure of     
    individual operations.                                                      
7/  Region 7 combined with region 8 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
8/  Region 9 combined with region 10 to avoid disclosure of individual          
    operations.



    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
                 Classification, and Month, United States, 1997                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :        :         :         :         :         :         
       Federal       :  Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May   :   Jun   
      Regions 1/     :        :         :         :         :         :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
1                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   0.3      0.3       0.3       0.5       0.5       0.4   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :   0.7      0.5       1.9       1.7       0.7       0.9   
  Total Sheep 2/     :   1.1      0.8       2.2       2.3       1.2       1.3   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
2                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   2.2      1.7       2.3       2.7       2.5       1.9   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :   7.3      5.4      12.8      12.7       6.8       6.6   
  Total Sheep 2/     :   9.6      7.1      15.1      15.4       9.3       8.5   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
3 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                          0.8       0.6   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                          8.1       8.7   
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                          8.8       9.3   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
4 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                          0.8       0.8   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                          0.3       0.3   
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                          1.1       1.1   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
5 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   5.3      5.2       5.9       7.1       5.3       4.8   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  44.3     41.6      48.7      46.3      31.0      27.7   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  49.6     46.9      54.5      53.4      36.2      32.5   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
       Federal       :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
      Regions 1/     :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
1                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  0.3     0.4     0.5     0.4     0.5     0.4       5.0   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  1.0     1.0     1.4     1.7     1.1     1.7      14.2   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  1.3     1.4     1.8     2.1     1.6     2.1      19.2   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
2                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  2.2     2.3     2.7     2.5     2.4     2.7      28.2   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  7.9     7.7     7.7     7.5     6.5     9.0      97.8   
  Total Sheep 2/     : 10.0    10.0    10.5    10.0     8.9    11.7     126.0   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
3 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  0.6     0.5     0.8     0.9     0.6     0.5       8.5   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  9.3    10.2    10.8     8.5     7.4     9.5     106.7   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  9.9    10.7    11.7     9.4     8.0    10.0     115.2   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
4 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  0.9     0.8     0.8     0.7     0.5     0.7       8.2   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  0.3     0.4     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.4       4.2   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  1.2     1.2     1.3     1.1     0.8     1.0      12.4   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
5 3/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  5.3     5.3     5.0     5.2     4.6     6.4      60.1   
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 33.5    34.8    32.1    36.8    31.2    35.5     407.9   
  Total Sheep 2/     : 38.8    40.1    37.2    41.9    35.8    41.9     468.0   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :        :         :        :         :          :         
       Federal       :  Jan   :   Feb   :  Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
      Regions 1/     :        :         :        :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
6 4/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                          4.2        3.6  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                         11.1        9.4  
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                         15.3       13.0  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
7 4/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   4.1       5.8      6.4       4.6       0.8        0.9  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  53.6      52.7     64.9      55.0      43.7       47.3  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  57.6      58.6     71.3      59.6      44.6       48.1  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
8 5/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                          2.9        2.4  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                        141.1      126.2  
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                        144.0      128.6  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
9 5/ 6/              :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
10 5/ 6/             :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   3.3       3.2      3.7       3.7       0.7        0.8  
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 172.3     200.5    239.2     186.8      46.4       49.5  
  Total Sheep 2/     : 175.6     203.7    242.8     190.5      47.1       50.3  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
           Classification, and Month, United States, 1997 (continued)           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
       Federal       :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
      Regions 1/     :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
6 4/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   4.0     3.6     3.6     4.0     3.7     4.7      44.4  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :   8.8    10.1    11.5    26.1    34.6    38.5     188.2  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  12.7    13.8    15.1    30.2    38.3    43.2     232.6  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
7 4/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   1.7     2.2     1.9     1.1     1.8     1.4      19.7  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  45.9    40.2    50.2    53.0    49.4    55.2     572.9  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  47.6    42.4    52.1    54.1    51.2    56.6     592.6  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
8 5/                 :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   2.4     2.4     2.6     2.3     2.3     2.6      31.1  
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 128.0   112.1   130.2   129.9   116.5   130.7   1,609.2  
  Total Sheep 2/     : 130.3   114.5   132.7   132.2   118.8   133.3   1,640.2  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
9 5/ 6/              :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
10 5/ 6/             :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   0.8     0.6     0.6     0.8     0.4     0.7       8.0  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  41.9    53.0    47.3    41.8    35.5    36.8     556.4  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  42.7    53.6    47.8    42.6    35.9    37.5     564.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- 
    NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL,
    IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO,  
    MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA.                
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  Region 3 and 4 combined with region 5 for January-April to avoid disclosure 
    of individual operations.                                                   
4/  Region 6 combined with region 7 for January-April to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.                                                      
5/  Region 8 and 9 combined with region 10 for January-April to avoid disclosure
    of individual operations.                                                   
6/  Region 9 combined with region 10 for May-December to avoid disclosure of    
    individual operations.



             Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,             
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :    15.7       16.4       15.4       18.7       19.5       17.3  
AZ            :    43.0       35.2       37.7       40.7       41.1       42.2  
AR            :     3.3        2.6        2.6        2.8        2.6        2.3  
CA            :    95.4       75.4       81.5       85.9       83.8       83.1  
CO            :   251.0      205.6      191.4      217.0      241.5      223.0  
DE-MD         :     3.6        3.0        3.2        3.3        3.1        3.0  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :     1.8        1.4        1.7        1.7        1.5        1.4  
ID            :    70.6       48.4       55.6       61.2       65.5       64.8  
IL            :    81.8       78.3       86.0       92.3       97.7       87.1  
IN            :     4.9        4.0        3.7        3.8        3.2        3.3  
IA            :    99.3       82.7       86.8       89.3       85.0       83.5  
KS            :   612.5      569.3      579.8      637.0      656.0      642.6  
KY            :     5.7        5.0        4.7        4.8        4.2        4.1  
LA            :     2.8        2.5        2.7        2.8        2.5        2.5  
MI            :    47.4       40.8       43.1       43.2       43.6       42.6  
MN            :   100.3       91.7       97.0       94.6       89.7       85.8  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :    15.4       11.9       11.7        9.9        8.3        6.4  
MT            :     1.7        1.4        1.2        1.3        1.4        1.3  
NE            :   658.9      565.1      581.3      606.4      657.7      642.8  
NV            :     0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.1  
N ENG 2/      :     3.3        2.5        2.7        2.9        2.7        2.4  
NJ            :     2.4        2.0        1.9        2.0        2.0        1.9  
NM            :     3.1        2.3        2.3        2.0        2.0        1.9  
NY            :     7.7        6.7        7.1        7.8        7.5        6.6  
NC            :    19.1       14.9       16.0       16.2       14.5       13.1  
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :    14.0       16.0       13.3       12.3       11.6       12.5  
OK            :     4.5        3.7        4.3        3.8        3.5        3.4  
OR            :     1.5        1.3        1.3        1.4        1.4        1.5  
PA            :    85.4       71.2       74.7       80.8       85.2       74.3  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :    25.4       21.0       22.0       21.4       20.1       18.8  
TN            :                                                 4.9        4.6  
TX            :   592.7      520.8      520.6      559.9      594.5      565.3  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :     3.2        2.3        2.5        1.8        1.6        1.5  
WA            :    93.2       65.5       65.8       75.8       80.8       82.7  
WV            :     2.1        1.2        0.9        1.0        0.9        0.6  
WI            :   143.0      118.5      121.2      135.6      132.1      124.2  
WY            :     0.7        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.5        0.4  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 3,245.2    2,795.0    2,858.8    3,058.4    3,181.5    3,060.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,             
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :   15.5     16.0     18.4     20.4     17.6      17.7      208.6 
AZ            :   42.7     39.7     37.6     38.6     34.1      38.8      471.3 
AR            :    2.2      2.4      2.5      2.8      2.1       2.5       30.6 
CA            :   87.8     83.9     83.9     93.3     81.2      94.9    1,030.1 
CO            :  241.6    214.4    215.6    220.3    179.0     194.3    2,594.7 
DE-MD         :    3.0      2.8      3.4      3.4      3.2       3.4       38.4 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :    1.5      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.5       1.6       19.2 
ID            :   65.8     62.4     62.1     66.7     57.5      61.9      742.4 
IL            :   77.9     87.9     90.0     92.1     84.9      78.0    1,033.8 
IN            :    3.7      3.7      3.9      4.7      3.7       4.7       47.4 
IA            :   85.7     86.3     82.3     95.9     83.1      89.4    1,049.2 
KS            :  664.3    663.2    606.4    640.2    531.2     566.0    7,368.6 
KY            :    4.0      3.9      3.9      4.8      4.0       4.6       53.8 
LA            :    2.3      2.3      2.4      2.7      2.0       2.1       29.8 
MI            :   44.0     42.2     36.0     40.6     32.5      35.0      491.2 
MN            :   91.8     85.2     90.4    101.4     92.5     100.9    1,121.3 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :    6.6      6.5      8.0      9.5      6.7       9.2      110.0 
MT            :    1.5      1.8      1.6      1.8      1.4       1.6       17.9 
NE            :  664.5    633.0    590.7    651.2    579.1     577.4    7,408.1 
NV            :    0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.3 
N ENG 2/      :    2.7      2.8      3.0      3.5      3.0       3.0       34.7 
NJ            :    2.2      2.0      1.9      2.2      1.9       2.2       24.5 
NM            :    2.0      1.6      2.5      1.8      1.4       1.5       24.4 
NY            :    7.4      7.5      8.2     10.3      8.0       8.9       93.7 
NC            :   14.5     14.7     16.3     17.1     15.2      16.3      187.7 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   12.7     13.3     12.0     13.9     15.5      12.6      159.8 
OK            :    3.4      3.2      3.4      4.4      3.7       4.3       45.7 
OR            :    1.5      1.6      1.7      1.8      1.6       1.4       17.8 
PA            :   80.2     82.7     82.4     93.0     84.4      78.1      972.7 
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   20.9     18.1     20.2     23.6     24.0      25.1      260.7 
TN            :    5.1      4.9      5.2      5.9      5.2       5.7       62.0 
TX            :  595.4    586.2    539.3    583.3    473.7     483.3    6,615.0 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    1.6      1.6      1.9      2.9      2.4       2.7       26.1 
WA            :   79.7     81.7     78.5     86.5     68.0      74.7      933.0 
WV            :    0.7      0.9      1.4      2.8      2.4       1.8       16.7 
WI            :  135.1    135.6    136.5    156.2    147.4     157.3    1,642.7 
WY            :    0.5      0.7      0.6      0.4      0.6       0.8        6.4 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :3,181.3  3,107.3  2,967.7  3,224.2  2,760.2   2,876.8   36,317.1 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



            Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,           
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jan        :        Feb         :        Mar        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        16,381              17,272               15,947     
AZ                 :        47,252              38,837               42,013     
AR                 :         2,850               2,340                2,483     
CA                 :       116,744              90,672              101,410     
CO                 :       302,267             246,141              228,002     
DE-MD              :         4,376               3,637                3,879     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,740               1,420                1,645     
ID                 :        82,654              58,391               67,693     
IL                 :        95,074              91,727              100,907     
IN                 :         5,023               4,119                3,772     
IA                 :       117,170              98,934              104,028     
KS                 :       710,200             658,528              656,709     
KY                 :         5,469               4,841                4,599     
LA                 :         2,172               2,048                2,223     
MI                 :        56,010              48,598               52,324     
MN                 :       122,057             114,429              121,083     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        16,008              12,489               12,930     
MT                 :         1,915               1,594                1,369     
NE                 :       787,860             677,318              696,889     
NV                 :           110                  92                   93     
N ENG 2/           :         3,507               2,671                2,923     
NJ                 :         2,741               2,254                2,250     
NM                 :         2,895               2,150                2,212     
NY                 :         8,168               7,212                7,713     
NC                 :        19,312              15,239               16,675     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        15,832              18,108               14,905     
OK                 :         4,291               3,470                4,093     
OR                 :         1,793               1,673                1,702     
PA                 :       100,116              88,283               91,888     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        30,813              24,229               25,387     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :       650,258             568,775              568,683     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         3,060               2,128                2,360     
WA                 :       113,121              79,068               79,972     
WV                 :         1,713               1,079                  730     
WI                 :       170,336             142,056              148,074     
WY                 :           713                 562                  472     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,764,821           3,247,911            3,319,000     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,           
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Apr        :        May         :        Jun        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        19,379              20,446               18,089     
AZ                 :        46,133              46,619               47,627     
AR                 :         2,824               2,623                2,213     
CA                 :       106,419             103,886              102,609     
CO                 :       252,123             276,083              259,042     
DE-MD              :         3,967               3,731                3,643     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,706               1,527                1,431     
ID                 :        74,685              78,363               77,101     
IL                 :       107,441             113,340              100,943     
IN                 :         3,887               3,279                3,413     
IA                 :       105,968              99,917               98,862     
KS                 :       715,272             739,217              735,935     
KY                 :         4,839               4,278                4,263     
LA                 :         2,182               2,030                1,959     
MI                 :        52,497              52,910               51,499     
MN                 :       119,008             111,509              106,727     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        11,118               9,186                7,031     
MT                 :         1,442               1,553                1,479     
NE                 :       717,146             773,835              759,683     
NV                 :           134                 154                   98     
N ENG 2/           :         3,182               2,937                2,543     
NJ                 :         2,382               2,280                2,256     
NM                 :         1,796               1,833                1,741     
NY                 :         8,606               8,170                7,237     
NC                 :        16,614              14,837               13,605     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        13,996              13,468               14,108     
OK                 :         3,588               3,391                3,201     
OR                 :         1,810               1,772                1,987     
PA                 :       100,129             105,391               91,818     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        24,780              23,301               22,182     
TN                 :                             4,800                4,295     
TX                 :       608,820             647,831              627,941     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         1,725               1,455                1,427     
WA                 :        90,803              95,742               97,428     
WV                 :           809                 796                  568     
WI                 :       164,912             163,025              152,710     
WY                 :           492                 514                  496     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,522,465           3,657,079            3,549,950     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,           
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        16,556              17,472               20,073     
AZ                 :        48,274              44,130               41,318     
AR                 :         1,851               2,270                2,382     
CA                 :       109,357             104,327              105,058     
CO                 :       288,532             259,772              261,170     
DE-MD              :         3,739               3,485                4,189     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,562               1,683                1,645     
ID                 :        79,938              77,575               78,572     
IL                 :        90,415             103,060              106,656     
IN                 :         3,820               3,749                3,992     
IA                 :       102,323             103,049               99,589     
KS                 :       773,424             783,070              718,577     
KY                 :         4,187               4,040                4,020     
LA                 :         1,704               1,804                1,867     
MI                 :        53,086              51,140               44,421     
MN                 :       114,628             107,942              114,584     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :         7,401               7,457                9,066     
MT                 :         1,701               2,041                1,747     
NE                 :       797,964             767,014              722,238     
NV                 :           117                  80                   92     
N ENG 2/           :         2,920               3,064                3,186     
NJ                 :         2,529               2,299                2,056     
NM                 :         1,945               1,568                2,383     
NY                 :         8,158               8,369                9,029     
NC                 :        15,285              15,741               16,490     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        14,707              14,850               13,484     
OK                 :         3,205               3,056                3,136     
OR                 :         2,084               2,046                2,155     
PA                 :        99,769             103,390              102,890     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        25,157              21,450               26,213     
TN                 :         5,096               4,874                5,174     
TX                 :       675,776             664,790              611,217     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         1,479               1,541                1,811     
WA                 :        96,889             102,795               99,694     
WV                 :           733                 836                1,201     
WI                 :       165,664             165,414              167,744     
WY                 :           519                 787                  702     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,748,208           3,688,069            3,540,165     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,           
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                            1,000 Pounds                            
           :                                                                    
AL         :      22,097           18,973           19,075           221,760    
AZ         :      42,079           37,370           42,293           523,946    
AR         :       2,739            1,969            2,220            28,762    
CA         :     117,867          102,687          117,927         1,278,963    
CO         :     268,583          213,226          234,812         3,089,754    
DE-MD      :       4,029            3,809            4,080            46,563    
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :                                                                    
HI         :       1,680            1,530            1,637            19,208    
ID         :      82,696           71,120           74,973           903,760    
IL         :     110,370          102,393           93,565         1,215,889    
IN         :       4,836            3,808            4,872            48,571    
IA         :     117,422          101,740          109,652         1,258,655    
KS         :     758,868          624,433          673,133         8,547,366    
KY         :       4,716            3,929            4,584            53,765    
LA         :       2,161            1,676            1,705            23,532    
MI         :      48,821           39,426           41,624           592,356    
MN         :     129,516          117,258          128,004         1,406,746    
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :      10,653            7,761           10,247           121,345    
MT         :       2,049            1,541            1,767            20,198    
NE         :     800,354          710,195          714,060         8,924,557    
NV         :         132              116               98             1,316    
N ENG 2/   :       3,606            3,107            3,110            36,755    
NJ         :       2,508            2,053            2,270            27,878    
NM         :       1,669            1,374            1,482            23,048    
NY         :      11,126            8,634            9,565           101,987    
NC         :      17,750           15,873           16,807           194,229    
ND         :                                                                    
OH         :      15,342           17,214           14,290           180,303    
OK         :       4,021            3,469            3,888            42,810    
OR         :       2,263            2,009            1,844            23,137    
PA         :     115,967          106,249           99,955         1,205,846    
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :      31,494           31,312           32,134           318,452    
TN         :       5,724            5,024            5,528            59,534    
TX         :     659,351          526,019          542,048         7,351,509    
UT         :                                                                    
VA         :       2,873            2,325            2,443            24,628    
WA         :     109,569           84,007           92,314         1,141,400    
WV         :       2,184            2,038            1,492            14,180    
WI         :     192,126          181,817          192,072         2,005,950    
WY         :         471              638              810             7,177    
           :                                                                    
US  3/     :   3,854,152        3,279,719        3,433,456        42,604,995    
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1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, not printed to  
    avoid disclosing individual operations.



           Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,          
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
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              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :  1,046      1,053      1,032      1,038      1,047      1,046   
AZ            :  1,100      1,102      1,115      1,134      1,134      1,130   
AR            :    872        892        952      1,005        998        960   
CA            :  1,224      1,203      1,244      1,238      1,240      1,235   
CO            :  1,204      1,197      1,191      1,162      1,143      1,162   
DE-MD         :  1,203      1,198      1,213      1,211      1,213      1,226   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :    978        982        988        994      1,004      1,004   
ID            :  1,171      1,207      1,217      1,221      1,196      1,190   
IL            :  1,163      1,172      1,173      1,164      1,160      1,159   
IN            :  1,022      1,028      1,019      1,027      1,025      1,028   
IA            :  1,180      1,197      1,199      1,186      1,175      1,184   
KS            :  1,160      1,157      1,133      1,123      1,127      1,145   
KY            :    955        961        988      1,007      1,023      1,033   
LA            :    786        809        818        779        799        782   
MI            :  1,180      1,190      1,213      1,215      1,215      1,209   
MN            :  1,216      1,248      1,248      1,258      1,242      1,244   
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  1,039      1,053      1,101      1,120      1,107      1,098   
MT            :  1,108      1,115      1,143      1,144      1,136      1,150   
NE            :  1,196      1,199      1,199      1,183      1,177      1,182   
NV            :  1,025        994      1,022      1,012      1,027      1,032   
N ENG 2/      :  1,078      1,065      1,094      1,081      1,090      1,064   
NJ            :  1,135      1,154      1,156      1,173      1,163      1,187   
NM            :    927        937        953        920        906        937   
NY            :  1,065      1,081      1,081      1,103      1,096      1,094   
NC            :  1,011      1,026      1,041      1,027      1,026      1,042   
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  1,128      1,132      1,122      1,141      1,159      1,125   
OK            :    958        934        944        942        960        945   
OR            :  1,235      1,272      1,311      1,332      1,307      1,333   
PA            :  1,172      1,239      1,229      1,239      1,237      1,236   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  1,211      1,155      1,155      1,157      1,160      1,179   
TN            :                                                977        928   
TX            :  1,097      1,092      1,092      1,087      1,090      1,111   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    965        930        943        948        894        942   
WA            :  1,214      1,208      1,215      1,198      1,184      1,178   
WV            :    823        903        841        847        932        896   
WI            :  1,191      1,199      1,222      1,216      1,234      1,230   
WY            :  1,054      1,091      1,096      1,119      1,107      1,135   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  1,160      1,162      1,161      1,152      1,149      1,160   
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



           Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,          
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            : 1,066    1,090    1,089    1,085    1,080     1,080     1,063   
AZ            : 1,131    1,112    1,099    1,090    1,096     1,091     1,112   
AR            :   838      961      958      985      942       901       939   
CA            : 1,245    1,244    1,253    1,263    1,264     1,243     1,242   
CO            : 1,194    1,212    1,211    1,219    1,191     1,208     1,191   
DE-MD         : 1,238    1,223    1,219    1,201    1,202     1,213     1,213   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            : 1,020      995    1,019      991    1,010     1,031     1,001   
ID            : 1,214    1,243    1,266    1,241    1,237     1,212     1,217   
IL            : 1,161    1,172    1,185    1,199    1,206     1,200     1,176   
IN            : 1,028    1,025    1,023    1,023    1,018     1,028     1,024   
IA            : 1,194    1,194    1,210    1,224    1,225     1,227     1,200   
KS            : 1,164    1,181    1,185    1,185    1,175     1,189     1,160   
KY            : 1,047    1,036    1,020      982      983       990       999   
LA            :   745      781      772      788      824       798       790   
MI            : 1,207    1,211    1,232    1,203    1,212     1,189     1,206   
MN            : 1,249    1,267    1,268    1,277    1,268     1,269     1,255   
MS            :                                                                 
MO            : 1,117    1,141    1,138    1,127    1,166     1,119     1,103   
MT            : 1,147    1,116    1,121    1,117    1,107     1,123     1,126   
NE            : 1,201    1,212    1,223    1,229    1,226     1,237     1,205   
NV            : 1,005    1,043    1,075    1,078    1,078     1,102     1,040   
N ENG 2/      : 1,066    1,080    1,048    1,022    1,022     1,023     1,060   
NJ            : 1,158    1,139    1,090    1,147    1,100     1,050     1,137   
NM            :   968    1,011      935      942      969       983       946   
NY            : 1,101    1,112    1,100    1,084    1,074     1,075     1,088   
NC            : 1,057    1,070    1,013    1,038    1,044     1,031     1,035   
ND            :                                                                 
OH            : 1,156    1,119    1,122    1,105    1,110     1,134     1,129   
OK            :   930      946      930      919      927       913       937   
OR            : 1,365    1,290    1,297    1,274    1,288     1,281     1,298   
PA            : 1,244    1,249    1,248    1,246    1,259     1,280     1,240   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            : 1,204    1,183    1,297    1,335    1,302     1,282     1,222   
TN            : 1,002      992      999      974      966       977       961   
TX            : 1,135    1,134    1,133    1,130    1,110     1,122     1,111   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   919      980      963      976      970       891       945   
WA            : 1,216    1,258    1,269    1,266    1,236     1,236     1,223   
WV            :   996      950      857      772      854       816       851   
WI            : 1,226    1,220    1,228    1,230    1,234     1,221     1,221   
WY            : 1,124    1,164    1,140    1,283    1,148     1,077     1,123   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 1,178    1,187    1,193    1,195    1,188     1,193     1,173   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



              Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,              
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :    0.1        0.1        0.1                   0.1        0.1   
CA            :   22.3       17.2       16.3       15.2       12.3       14.8   
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :    0.7        0.8        0.6        0.7        0.7        0.6   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :    0.1                              0.1        0.1              
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                3.6        3.2   
IL            :   11.1        9.8       10.3       10.5       10.1       10.5   
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                0.1        0.1   
LA            :    2.5        2.2        1.9        1.8        1.7        1.9   
MI            :    6.9        5.5        6.0        5.5        5.5        5.6   
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                0.1        0.2   
MO            :    0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2   
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    5.4        4.8        5.7        5.6        4.1        4.3   
NJ            :                                                8.4        8.5   
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   18.9       17.4       23.1       22.8       17.2       17.6   
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :    3.9        3.6        4.2        4.2        4.1        3.9   
OK            :    0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   18.1       15.6       15.0       15.8       13.3       13.3   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :    2.4        2.8        2.3        1.9        1.6        2.5   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.2   
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   16.8       16.1       15.8       17.7       16.7       16.1   
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  146.6      125.7      130.8      129.2      116.4      119.1   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



              Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,              
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1                  1.0  
CA            :  16.9     17.2     17.0     15.4     15.1      20.1      199.9  
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :   0.4      0.3      1.0      0.8      0.6       0.4        7.6  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :   0.2      0.8      0.7      0.8      0.5       0.9        4.2  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :   2.8      2.5      2.1      1.8      2.0       2.6       34.8  
IL            :   9.1     10.1      9.8     10.9      8.9      11.1      122.2  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :   0.1               0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.3  
LA            :   1.9      1.7      2.4      2.2      2.3       1.6       24.1  
MI            :   6.5      4.4      6.1      7.1      6.7       6.1       72.1  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :   0.2      0.2      0.2      0.3      0.2       0.2        2.2  
MO            :   0.2      0.2      0.2      0.2      0.1       0.2        2.1  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   6.2      5.9      5.5      5.7      5.5       5.2       63.9  
NJ            :   8.3      7.4      8.6      9.6      8.8       9.8      102.4  
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  24.2     21.1     21.0     22.9     18.2      20.7      245.0  
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   3.6      3.4      4.6      4.3      3.8       4.6       48.2  
OK            :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.4  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  16.7     15.9     17.0     18.6     17.2      18.3      194.7  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   2.8      2.7      4.2      5.0      4.7       5.3       38.0  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.6  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  17.3     14.9     16.1     15.8     13.9      19.0      196.0  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 134.4    125.4    136.4    140.8    125.2     145.1    1,575.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



             Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,            
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :      30         28         59                    23         33  
CA            :   7,223      5,757      5,701      5,300      4,334      5,549  
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :     297        350        278        280        301        235  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :      40                               21         23             
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                               1,529      1,377  
IL            :   4,569      4,043      4,187      4,361      4,115      4,315  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                  27         20  
LA            :   1,109        987        877        825        788        895  
MI            :   1,602      1,408      1,410      1,280      1,432      1,328  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                  51         67  
MO            :      64         59         68         64         53         52  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   1,257      1,017      1,167      1,142        855        910  
NJ            :                                               3,491      3,503  
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   5,552      4,530      5,567      5,391      4,504      4,886  
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   1,937      1,556      1,993      1,871      1,668      1,718  
OK            :      52         49         55         61         56         73  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   7,180      6,241      5,964      6,473      5,365      5,117  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :     950      1,141      1,141      1,104        861      1,256  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :      53         44         41         45         43         49  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   6,734      6,546      6,202      7,103      6,580      6,367  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  50,456     43,762     45,536     45,410     42,026     43,003  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,            
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :     23       23       39       40       58                 394  
CA            :  6,014    6,027    5,897    5,428    5,074    5,163     67,469  
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :    162      113      438      349      243      176      3,223  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :     26       86       78       99       68      107        589  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :  1,328    1,273    1,084      942    1,023    1,326     15,569  
IL            :  3,738    4,128    3,939    4,398    3,710    4,552     50,055  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :     27                34       58       46       58        539  
LA            :    868      776    1,077    1,056    1,089      738     11,086  
MI            :  1,313      938    1,444    1,722    1,380    1,485     16,743  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :     65       63       84      120       85       72        905  
MO            :     57       51       63       76       50       85        741  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :  1,194    1,173    1,097      872      856      755     12,294  
NJ            :  3,341    3,098    3,553    4,058    3,677    4,081     42,447  
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  5,683    4,929    4,458    4,960    1,764    1,841     54,065  
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  1,620    1,377    1,928    1,935    1,730    1,897     21,228  
OK            :     54       45       56       42       39       51        632  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  5,965    5,651    5,983    6,579    5,688    6,198     72,404  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  1,528    1,085    1,733    1,940    1,847    1,971     16,558  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :     34       26       29       27       28       27        446  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  6,795    6,021    6,539    6,307    5,811    7,615     78,621  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 45,173   41,935   45,504   46,815   39,186   43,653    532,459  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



            Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,           
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :   346        412        415                   405        369    
CA            :   324        334        351        349        352        374    
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :   404        417        443        407        435        425    
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :   408                              359        238               
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                               427        426    
IL            :   412        411        405        413        408        410    
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                               391        366    
LA            :   450        454        460        449        469        460    
MI            :   232        255        233        233        261        237    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                               425        394    
MO            :   318        335        362        340        335        348    
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   235        213        203        205        210        211    
NJ            :                                               415        414    
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   293        261        241        237        262        278    
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   502        431        470        445        411        442    
OK            :   437        425        499        420        455        491    
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   398        399        399        411        403        385    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   395        414        488        584        549        497    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   284        307        308        319        320        303    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   401        407        393        402        395        396    
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   344        348        348        351        361        361    
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,           
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :  389      390      335      388      405                 389    
CA            :  356      350      346      352      336       256       338    
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :  410      408      444      431      431       411       424    
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :  131      113      113      127      126       118       139    
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :  473      511      511      511      511       511       447    
IL            :  411      411      403      405      418       411       410    
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :  402               398      400      398       407       402    
LA            :  460      450      452      474      472       459       459    
MI            :  202      212      235      242      207       242       232    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :  433      413      460      429      425       424       420    
MO            :  367      339      360      368      357       368       350    
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :  192      199      201      152      155       145       193    
NJ            :  404      416      412      425      419       418       415    
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  235      234      212      216       97        89       221    
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  445      410      416      454      452       413       441    
OK            :  446      434      449      428      433       393       443    
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  358      354      353      353      331       339       372    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  554      408      413      390      396       372       435    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  270      255      253      228      229       231       279    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  392      405      406      400      417       402       401    
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  336      334      334      333      313       301       338    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



               Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,              
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :     9.8        8.6        8.9        8.9        8.7        8.7  
AZ            :     0.9        0.8        0.9        1.2        1.1        0.7  
AR            :    15.4       15.3       15.7       14.3       13.6       14.1  
CA            :   171.6      152.4      160.4      158.7      154.6      153.8  
CO            :     3.4        3.1        3.0        3.2        3.1        3.3  
DE-MD         :    19.1       18.3       17.4       17.8       19.0       18.7  
FL            :    11.9       10.8        9.4        8.9        7.5        8.0  
GA            :                                                25.3       27.5  
HI            :     3.6        3.1        3.2        3.4        3.4        3.4  
ID            :                                                 8.0        8.2  
IL            :   708.0      681.4      769.7      688.0      660.4      641.5  
IN            :   326.9      311.2      332.5      356.4      375.3      389.8  
IA            : 2,183.4    1,793.6    1,966.0    2,056.2    1,830.0    1,821.2  
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :   195.2      172.8      202.0      188.0      161.9      166.7  
LA            :     3.5        4.2        4.0        2.7        2.8        2.7  
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :   555.3      533.9      572.5      586.4      526.1      533.2  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :   286.3      287.6      310.8      298.2      259.8      257.5  
MT            :     1.5        1.5        1.7        1.5        1.3        1.5  
NE            :   467.5      426.9      486.9      501.2      455.5      421.3  
NV            :     0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.3        0.1  
N ENG 2/      :     1.7        1.5        1.4        1.5        2.0        2.3  
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :     0.2        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1  
NY            :     3.8        3.4        3.0        3.4        3.3        3.9  
NC            :   806.2      698.1      748.2      797.3      723.3      743.3  
ND            :     3.9        3.2        3.7        3.1        3.4        3.3  
OH            :    90.7       84.5       86.7       89.0       86.7       87.3  
OK            :   215.8      202.6      229.2      247.4      254.5      264.7  
OR            :    14.9       13.0       14.0       15.6       14.4       14.2  
PA            :   196.7      175.3      184.1      198.5      190.2      188.3  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   453.1      448.9      494.6      497.9      433.3      393.0  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :    32.6       27.8       29.3       24.2       25.2       26.5  
UT            :                                                 1.4        1.2  
VA            :   381.1      347.5      320.1      349.3      330.5      307.7  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :     0.9        0.6        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.6  
WI            :    27.2       25.9       29.5       33.8       32.2       32.3  
WY            :     0.3        0.4        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 7,754.4    6,971.6    7,582.2    7,727.1    7,101.1    7,003.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



               Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,              
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :    8.8      8.9      9.0      9.7      8.2       8.9      107.1 
AZ            :    0.7      0.6      0.9      0.8      0.8       0.8       10.3 
AR            :   14.2     15.5     16.6     17.2     17.0      19.0      188.0 
CA            :  159.5    155.6    160.9    170.7    149.0     190.2    1,937.4 
CO            :    3.6      5.2      4.4      3.8      3.1       3.7       42.9 
DE-MD         :   16.3     16.7     20.1     23.1     21.8      22.1      230.4 
FL            :    9.1     10.5     11.6     13.1     11.2      14.5      126.4 
GA            :   26.7     24.9     28.8     27.1     26.6      32.8      309.6 
HI            :    3.5      3.2      3.3      3.5      2.9       4.1       40.5 
ID            :    8.3      9.0      9.1      9.5      8.6      10.3      102.0 
IL            :  668.0    684.0    728.3    769.9    698.0     758.7    8,455.9 
IN            :  392.7    413.2    463.3    532.1    476.4     544.5    4,914.3 
IA            :1,862.4  1,951.6  2,154.6  2,380.3  2,127.4   2,322.9   24,449.5 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :  168.0    173.7    188.7    200.1    174.7     203.0    2,194.8 
LA            :    2.8      2.4      2.6      3.2      3.6       4.5       39.0 
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :  568.5    561.3    617.0    688.7    586.4     663.2    6,992.4 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  271.4    270.6    314.7    346.0    291.7     334.2    3,528.8 
MT            :    2.0      2.0      2.1      1.7      1.5       1.8       20.1 
NE            :  445.5    472.1    528.6    545.0    487.3     538.7    5,776.4 
NV            :    0.2      0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.7 
N ENG 2/      :    2.2      2.3      2.5      3.0      2.7       3.2       26.3 
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :    0.1      0.4      0.4      0.3      0.1       0.1        2.3 
NY            :    4.7      5.0      5.0      4.8      3.6       5.5       49.3 
NC            :  774.2    738.3    797.5    879.2    742.7     825.5    9,273.9 
ND            :    3.4      3.6      4.0      5.1      4.4       4.4       45.7 
OH            :   92.3     92.5     93.2    100.2     87.1     105.4    1,095.7 
OK            :  279.3    263.5    295.6    331.3    297.7     333.9    3,215.5 
OR            :   14.3     14.3     15.1     15.4     13.5      16.2      175.1 
PA            :  190.1    187.1    198.4    215.8    186.3     228.3    2,339.1 
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  429.4    364.1    375.4    405.4    349.4     400.5    5,044.8 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   23.0     29.0     29.2     27.3     29.5      30.0      333.4 
UT            :    1.2      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.8       2.1       17.2 
VA            :  332.6    340.9    346.6    375.2    333.9     356.2    4,121.3 
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :    0.7      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.1       1.1       10.1 
WI            :   33.1     29.9     28.2     29.2     23.5      25.7      350.5 
WY            :    0.4      0.9      0.5      0.3      0.4       0.4        4.6 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :7,311.5  7,348.9  8,018.1  8,777.3  7,742.1   8,623.1   91,960.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



             Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,             
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                     :                     :                     
     State    :         Jan         :         Feb         :         Mar         
              :                     :                     :                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :          4,057                 3,385                 3,579      
AZ            :            189                   179                   209      
AR            :          6,578                 6,599                 6,786      
CA            :         36,374                32,234                34,401      
CO            :            720                   654                   629      
DE-MD         :          4,413                 4,275                 4,158      
FL            :          2,438                 2,246                 1,939      
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :            706                   608                   643      
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :        183,601               177,450               200,330      
IN            :         82,261                77,817                83,291      
IA            :        563,659               459,246               506,172      
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :         50,922                44,856                51,579      
LA            :            758                   962                   852      
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :        140,260               135,008               144,992      
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :         73,094                73,734                79,161      
MT            :            343                   333                   365      
NE            :        119,400               108,121               124,381      
NV            :             26                    17                    24      
N ENG 2/      :            395                   335                   328      
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :             46                    23                    43      
NY            :            939                   638                   565      
NC            :        202,859               174,376               183,612      
ND            :            949                   784                   905      
OH            :         23,658                21,910                22,365      
OK            :         58,455                55,722                63,260      
OR            :          3,701                 3,321                 3,539      
PA            :         47,769                42,821                44,025      
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :        115,371               113,279               124,699      
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :         10,455                 8,746                 9,211      
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :         96,210                86,185                78,661      
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :            306                   208                   248      
WI            :         10,888                10,393                12,133      
WY            :             65                    82                    60      
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :      1,991,876             1,781,669             1,937,540      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,             
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                     :                     :                     
     State    :         Apr         :         May         :         Jun         
              :                     :                     :                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :          3,573                 3,518                 3,387      
AZ            :            265                   254                   119      
AR            :          6,097                 6,009                 6,302      
CA            :         33,942                33,456                32,436      
CO            :            673                   646                   705      
DE-MD         :          4,031                 4,549                 4,403      
FL            :          1,908                 1,585                 1,662      
GA            :                                6,577                 6,866      
HI            :            680                   674                   687      
ID            :                                2,111                 2,164      
IL            :        179,840               172,751               168,598      
IN            :         89,521                94,307                97,737      
IA            :        529,329               472,690               472,503      
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :         48,397                41,158                43,023      
LA            :            563                   588                   574      
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :        148,725               132,991               133,939      
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :         75,976                65,747                65,759      
MT            :            326                   295                   331      
NE            :        128,289               116,200               107,072      
NV            :             21                    58                    22      
N ENG 2/      :            330                   461                   511      
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :             24                    15                    29      
NY            :            612                   592                   701      
NC            :        197,013               177,902               181,685      
ND            :            753                   823                   809      
OH            :         22,656                22,295                22,223      
OK            :         67,773                70,552                72,274      
OR            :          3,815                 3,629                 3,631      
PA            :         47,297                45,219                44,632      
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :        125,978               110,673               101,241      
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :          7,518                 7,938                 8,133      
UT            :                                  326                   292      
VA            :         84,155                79,335                74,178      
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :            209                   211                   212      
WI            :         14,024                13,361                13,500      
WY            :             72                    60                    65      
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :      1,974,815             1,817,194             1,791,283      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,             
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         3,474               3,621                3,670     
AZ                 :           151                 140                  184     
AR                 :         6,218               6,970                7,299     
CA                 :        33,200              32,105               33,566     
CO                 :           762               1,110                  943     
DE-MD              :         3,815               3,969                4,769     
FL                 :         1,866               2,142                2,368     
GA                 :         7,185               6,497                7,611     
HI                 :           696                 669                  676     
ID                 :         2,177               2,364                2,407     
IL                 :       173,445             175,596              186,894     
IN                 :        96,542             101,334              114,786     
IA                 :       475,906             494,458              552,317     
KS                 :                                                            
KY                 :        42,682              44,014               48,144     
LA                 :           578                 526                  546     
MI                 :                                                            
MN                 :       140,901             138,656              153,638     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        68,091              66,698               78,331     
MT                 :           432                 445                  451     
NE                 :       112,047             118,297              133,149     
NV                 :            36                  25                   34     
N ENG 2/           :           483                 539                  596     
NJ                 :                                                            
NM                 :            20                  93                   89     
NY                 :           819                 888                  907     
NC                 :       187,555             178,944              196,873     
ND                 :           829                 832                  964     
OH                 :        23,278              23,457               23,828     
OK                 :        74,342              69,549               77,492     
OR                 :         3,628               3,672                3,900     
PA                 :        45,331              44,685               48,104     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :       109,732              93,042               97,838     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :         7,495               8,645                9,503     
UT                 :           286                 381                  370     
VA                 :        79,368              82,319               85,400     
WA                 :                                                            
WV                 :           212                 294                  328     
WI                 :        13,657              11,855               11,439     
WY                 :            86                 223                  131     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     1,847,094           1,847,655            2,037,017     
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month,             
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                            1,000 Pounds                            
           :                                                                    
AL         :       4,054            3,350            3,447            43,115    
AZ         :         176              166              168             2,200    
AR         :       7,652            7,770            8,728            83,007    
CA         :      36,201           32,193           40,337           410,445    
CO         :         812              657              780             9,091    
DE-MD      :       5,794            5,278            5,395            54,850    
FL         :       2,738            2,162            2,833            25,885    
GA         :       7,312            6,947            8,573            82,098    
HI         :         694              570              805             8,107    
ID         :       2,506            2,271            2,721            26,901    
IL         :     200,997          184,383          199,609         2,203,497    
IN         :     134,023          121,196          138,072         1,230,888    
IA         :     616,828          557,867          608,054         6,309,027    
KS         :                                                                    
KY         :      51,953           46,018           53,299           566,046    
LA         :         653              769              840             8,210    
MI         :                                                                    
MN         :     173,532          149,774          169,945         1,762,361    
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :      87,939           74,782           87,722           897,034    
MT         :         382              350              376             4,429    
NE         :     139,068          126,071          139,226         1,471,321    
NV         :          28               22               27               341    
N ENG 2/   :         731              658              762             6,129    
NJ         :                                                                    
NM         :          71               23               12               488    
NY         :         886              701            1,075             9,325    
NC         :     220,539          189,852          209,993         2,301,204    
ND         :       1,249            1,087            1,063            11,047    
OH         :      25,717           22,906           27,513           281,804    
OK         :      86,792           79,732           89,538           865,481    
OR         :       3,996            3,536            4,170            44,538    
PA         :      52,696           45,876           56,395           564,851    
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :     106,631           91,271          104,470         1,294,225    
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :       8,867            9,579           10,023           106,114    
UT         :         343              352              370             3,870    
VA         :      94,576           85,643           90,204         1,016,236    
WA         :                                                                    
WV         :         270              361              370             3,229    
WI         :      12,010            9,883           10,642           143,785    
WY         :          66               98              105             1,112    
           :                                                                    
US  3/     :   2,253,803        2,015,206        2,238,746        23,533,896    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, not printed to  
    avoid disclosing individual operations.



            Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,            
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :   413        392        401        400        405        390    
AZ            :   220        224        224        215        225        173    
AR            :   427        430        432        425        442        446    
CA            :   212        212        214        214        216        211    
CO            :   213        212        212        210        210        211    
DE-MD         :   231        233        239        227        239        236    
FL            :   206        208        207        215        211        207    
GA            :                                               260        249    
HI            :   196        195        201        202        198        203    
ID            :                                               264        265    
IL            :   259        260        260        261        262        263    
IN            :   252        250        251        251        251        251    
IA            :   258        256        257        257        258        259    
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :   261        260        255        257        254        258    
LA            :   218        230        212        211        212        212    
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :   253        253        253        254        253        251    
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :   255        256        255        255        253        255    
MT            :   224        224        220        221        222        219    
NE            :   255        253        255        256        255        254    
NV            :   142        154        225        198        223        215    
N ENG 2/      :   231        226        237        225        226        223    
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :   216        218        213        220        227        216    
NY            :   250        189        186        181        180        178    
NC            :   252        250        245        247        246        244    
ND            :   246        244        242        240        244        242    
OH            :   261        259        258        254        257        254    
OK            :   271        275        276        274        277        273    
OR            :   249        256        252        245        251        256    
PA            :   243        244        239        238        238        237    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   255        252        252        253        255        258    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   321        315        315        311        315        307    
UT            :                                               239        236    
VA            :   252        248        246        241        240        241    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :   328        326        332        331        328        333    
WI            :   400        401        411        415        415        418    
WY            :   232        226        242        228        229        247    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   257        256        256        256        256        256    
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month,            
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :  395      409      410      419      408       387       403    
AZ            :  209      218      209      222      220       200       214    
AR            :  438      451      440      445      457       459       441    
CA            :  208      206      209      212      216       212       212    
CO            :  212      212      212      215      213       213       212    
DE-MD         :  233      238      238      251      242       244       238    
FL            :  204      204      205      209      193       196       205    
GA            :  269      260      265      270      261       261       265    
HI            :  201      207      207      200      196       199       200    
ID            :  263      261      264      263      264       265       264    
IL            :  260      257      257      261      264       263       261    
IN            :  246      245      248      252      254       254       250    
IA            :  256      253      256      259      262       262       258    
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :  254      253      255      260      263       263       258    
LA            :  206      219      210      203      213       185       210    
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :  248      247      249      252      255       256       252    
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  251      246      249      254      256       263       254    
MT            :  218      220      218      222      226       212       220    
NE            :  252      251      252      255      259       258       255    
NV            :  196      218      224      228      210       194       202    
N ENG 2/      :  220      229      240      240      246       241       233    
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :  213      212      212      215      223       222       215    
NY            :  176      177      181      187      195       196       189    
NC            :  242      242      247      251      256       254       248    
ND            :  242      234      239      243      244       242       242    
OH            :  252      254      256      257      263       261       257    
OK            :  266      264      262      262      268       268       269    
OR            :  253      256      258      259      261       257       254    
PA            :  238      239      242      244      246       247       241    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  256      256      261      263      261       261       257    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  326      298      326      324      325       334       318    
UT            :  236      236      234      215      201       180       225    
VA            :  239      241      246      252      257       253       247    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :  299      294      319      310      319       334       320    
WI            :  412      397      406      411      421       414       410    
WY            :  241      247      251      246      248       253       242    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  253      251      254      257      260       260       256    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



         Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,         
                        State, and United States, 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :    0.1                   0.1        0.2        0.1        0.1   
AR            :                          0.1                                    
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  115.7      131.8      161.4      126.5      127.3      112.7   
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :    0.2                   0.2        0.1        0.3        0.2   
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :    0.3        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.5   
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :    0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
KY            :    0.6        0.7        0.8        0.9        1.0        0.9   
LA            :    0.1        0.5        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.3   
MI            :   17.8       18.1       19.1       17.4       14.3       13.8   
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :    0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
NE            :    0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    1.2        0.9        2.3        2.4        1.3        1.3   
NJ            :    8.1        6.0        8.6       11.1        7.5        7.0   
NM            :    3.7        3.9        3.8        3.2        3.2        3.0   
NY            :    1.5        1.1        6.5        4.3        1.8        1.5   
NC            :    0.2        0.1        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2   
ND            :    0.1                   0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
OH            :    0.6        0.6        1.2        1.3        0.8        1.1   
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :    0.3        0.3        0.3        0.4        0.4        0.5   
PA            :    4.7        4.4        7.7        7.2        5.3        5.8   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   12.2       14.6       18.6       13.4       13.8       13.5   
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    1.6        1.4        1.1        1.4        1.5        1.5   
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :    0.5        0.4        0.4        0.7        0.5        0.7   
WY            :    0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  303.9      327.0      397.4      336.3      316.6      303.1   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



         Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month,         
                  State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :            0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.0  
AR            :                     0.1                                    0.5  
CA            :                                                                 
CO            : 114.3     96.4    118.4    114.7    103.0     116.2    1,438.3  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                     0.1      0.1                           0.5  
GA            :   0.1      0.3      0.2      0.2      0.2       0.3        2.4  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :   0.6      0.9      0.4      0.3      0.3       0.3        5.2  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :   0.2      0.3      0.2      0.2      0.2       0.1        1.9  
KY            :   1.1      1.1      0.9      0.8      0.6       0.7       10.0  
LA            :   0.3      0.2      0.3      0.2      0.2       0.2        3.0  
MI            :  19.0     19.4     18.2     18.4     15.2      19.7      210.3  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :   0.3      0.4      0.4      0.4      0.2       0.3        2.8  
NE            :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.2        1.5  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   1.4      1.6      2.0      2.5      1.9       2.3       21.2  
NJ            :   8.4      8.0      8.5      8.0      7.1       8.8       97.1  
NM            :   3.0      2.9      2.6      2.8      2.4       3.1       37.5  
NY            :   1.6      2.1      2.0      2.1      1.8       3.0       29.5  
NC            :   0.2      0.2      0.2      0.1      0.2       0.2        2.2  
ND            :   0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1      0.1       0.1        0.8  
OH            :   1.3      1.7      0.9      0.7      0.8       0.5       11.8  
OK            :   0.1                        0.1      0.1                  0.6  
OR            :   0.6      0.5      0.5      0.5      0.4       0.4        5.2  
PA            :   6.0      6.0      5.5      5.1      4.7       5.9       68.2  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  13.5     15.6     11.9     15.1     13.5      14.5      170.3  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   1.7      1.5      2.0      1.7      1.4       1.9       18.6  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   1.2      1.2      0.9      1.0      0.6       0.8        9.0  
WY            :   0.1      0.2      0.2      0.1      0.1       0.1        1.3  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 306.4    301.2    322.3    335.2    309.5     348.5    3,907.4  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



             Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Total Live Weight            
                   by Month, State, and United States, 1997 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :      10                    11         18         12          4  
AR            :                             5                                   
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  16,124     18,414     22,889     18,406     18,857     16,988  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :      21                    19         10         27         28  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :      29         53         49         55         42         61  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :      18         13         15         17         13         17  
KY            :      82        103        109        138        151        120  
LA            :      13         54         36         21         19         24  
MI            :   2,110      2,283      2,332      2,199      1,853      1,711  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :      22         12         18         13         12         16  
NE            :      12         10         14         12         10         11  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :     120         93        221        234        148        149  
NJ            :     746        598        732        997        679        623  
NM            :     435        441        416        354        396        363  
NY            :     137        103        538        354        158        136  
NC            :      15         11         19         15         15         15  
ND            :       9                     6          7          8          7  
OH            :      67         75        135        142         96        131  
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :      42         40         45         50         48         69  
PA            :     502        456        762        731        551        587  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   1,588      1,942      2,516      1,889      1,938      1,869  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :     165        146        114        142        159        154  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :      57         43         44         76         59         77  
WY            :      15          9         10         11          8          8  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  39,775     43,329     52,879     44,771     43,966     41,820  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Total Live Weight            
             by Month, State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :               7       13        6        8        6        104  
AR            :                       13                                    59  
CA            :                                                                 
CO            : 16,970   13,419   16,560   16,223   14,551   16,851    206,252  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                        7        9                           53  
GA            :     13       43       16       20       21       26        245  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :     68      100       50       36       34       38        615  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :     18       33       22       23       24       11        222  
KY            :    144      142      119      103       71      115      1,397  
LA            :     21       14       19       20       15       14        270  
MI            :  2,262    2,406    2,274    2,319    1,874    2,473     26,095  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :     42       52       53       46       28       34        346  
NE            :     13       15       13       16       16       22        165  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    161      169      213      247      185      223      2,165  
NJ            :    704      727      847      784      732      908      9,077  
NM            :    361      356      318      338      289      373      4,441  
NY            :    207      214      219      257      209      324      2,856  
NC            :     16       14       19       12       16       18        186  
ND            :      8        8        8       18       10        9        102  
OH            :    144      200      112       80       92       54      1,329  
OK            :      5                          9        5                  68  
OR            :     74       69       71       72       49       54        682  
PA            :    591      617      573      531      491      609      7,003  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  1,747    2,030    1,569    1,986    1,832    1,959     22,866  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    179      153      208      173      146      187      1,928  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :    147      133      105      116       70       95      1,021  
WY            :     14       30       21        8       11       17        161  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 41,090   38,284   41,667   44,104   41,408   47,248    520,342  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



            Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Average Live Weight           
                   by Month, State, and United States, 1997 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :   132                   118        116        114         60    
AR            :                         105                                     
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :   139        140        142        146        148        151    
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :   101                    85         95         83        122    
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :   108        129        136        132        101        122    
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :   126        117        120        114        125        117    
KY            :   141        158        141        152        159        129    
LA            :    86        104        103         98         85         88    
MI            :   119        126        122        126        129        124    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :   129        120        124        126        125        124    
NE            :   105         92        100        118        110        100    
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   101        104         96         97        115        112    
NJ            :    93        100         86         89         90         90    
NM            :   117        112        111        112        124        120    
NY            :    89         90         82         82         86         90    
NC            :    80         82         70         72         80         82    
ND            :   131                   120        132        118        132    
OH            :   109        118        109        105        117        122    
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :   122        121        136        133        130        131    
PA            :   107        104         99        102        104        100    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   130        133        135        141        141        139    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   105        108        105        105        105        106    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   112        110        110        110        116        111    
WY            :   123        133        146        134        141        122    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   131        133        133        133        139        138    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



            Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Average Live Weight           
             by Month, State, and United States, 1997 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :            98      105       92      105        90       106    
AR            :                    116                                   120    
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  149      139      140      141      141       145       143    
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                     95      110                           99    
GA            :  120                85       89      103       102       101    
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :  117      115      116      118      120       121       119    
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :  114      120      114      117      119       127       119    
KY            :  133      135      130      125      127       156       140    
LA            :   78       76       76       83       79        84        89    
MI            :  119      124      125      126      124       126       124    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :  124      118      127      125      126       122       124    
NE            :  110      111      111      120      120       104       108    
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :  111      107      105       98       99        99       102    
NJ            :   84       91       99       99      103       103        94    
NM            :  122      123      123      121      122       120       119    
NY            :  128      104      110      122      117       107        97    
NC            :   88       90      108       92       91        93        85    
ND            :  124      125      119      123      120       122       124    
OH            :  112      115      120      110      111       105       113    
OK            :  106                        109      108                 113    
OR            :  131      132      133      131      130       132       131    
PA            :   99      103      105      104      104       103       103    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  129      130      132      132      136       135       134    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  105      103      102      104      102       100       104    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  118      111      112      114      111       116       113    
WY            :  128      126      124      122      119       133       128    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  134      127      129      132      134       136       133    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but
    excludes animals slaughtered on farms.                                      
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  States with no data printed are still included in US total, data not printed
    to avoid disclosing individual operations.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                       and United States, January 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    14.2                      13.5      3.2     10.3     0.7          
AZ       :    42.4     40.7      1.7                                            
AR       :     2.4      0.4      0.2     1.6      0.1      1.5     0.2          
CA       :    94.8     27.6      4.8    59.7     51.2      8.6     2.7     22.1 
CO       :   250.2    128.7    103.1    18.3      0.3     17.9     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.6      2.6      0.6     0.3      0.3              0.1      0.7 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.8      0.4      0.2     1.0      0.2      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    69.3     28.8     17.5    20.9      7.2     13.7     2.0      3.0 
IL       :    77.7     41.5     28.9     6.3      3.7      2.7     1.0     10.9 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    97.9     40.9     24.9    30.5     13.2     17.3     1.6          
KS       :   607.4    342.6    262.7     2.0      0.3      1.7     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    45.3     23.5      2.3    19.2     14.4      4.9     0.3      6.8 
MN       :    96.2     26.4     19.7    46.2     26.7     19.5     3.9          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    11.9      1.4      0.7     9.0      0.9      8.0     0.9          
MT       :     1.0      0.3      0.3     0.3               0.3     0.1          
NE       :   656.3    324.0    259.7    67.8      2.7     65.1     4.8          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.9      0.4      0.3     1.9      1.9      0.1     0.3      5.3 
NJ       :     2.4      0.8      0.3     1.1      0.9      0.2     0.2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     7.4      0.9      0.4     5.6      5.6      0.1     0.4     18.9 
NC       :    17.4      0.2      0.2    14.3      7.8      6.5     2.7          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.4      0.3      0.3     5.2      4.7      0.5     0.6      3.7 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2      0.7      0.1     0.2      0.1      0.1     0.1          
PA       :    84.9     30.8      6.7    45.1     33.2     11.8     2.4     18.0 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    23.4      0.1      0.1    21.7      1.8     19.9     1.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   588.0    284.1    209.3    81.9     11.4     70.5    12.7      1.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.2 
WA       :    93.2     45.7     31.8    14.9      7.4      7.6     0.8          
WV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
WI       :   138.6     39.1      6.3    90.0     71.5     18.5     3.3     16.7 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,168.7  1,459.2  1,006.6   652.3    295.4    356.9    50.6    142.5 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                 and United States, January 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.5       0.2      7.0      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    14.9       6.0      8.9                                          
CA        :   165.1     165.0      0.1                                          
CO        :     2.9       2.8      0.1               115.7               115.7  
DE-MD     :    19.0      18.6      0.3      0.2                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.6       3.5      0.1                                          
ID        :                                            0.1                 0.1  
IL        :   678.1     616.6     48.9     12.6                                 
IN        :   322.9     322.4      0.4      0.1                                 
IA        : 2,181.0   2,118.5     28.3     34.1                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   194.1     184.8      9.3                 0.6      0.4        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           17.5      1.6       15.9  
MN        :   551.9     551.9                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   284.1     284.0      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1      0.1                 0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   465.7     465.6                                                   
NV        :     0.2       0.2                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.4       1.4                          1.1      0.3        0.7  
NJ        :                                            8.1      1.6        6.4  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.4       3.4                          1.5      0.6        0.9  
NC        :   786.2     779.0      7.1                                          
ND        :     3.6       3.5      0.1                                          
OH        :    81.1      72.8      8.2                                          
OK        :   213.5     207.9      5.5                                          
OR        :    14.7      14.5      0.1                 0.2      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   196.3     195.4      0.8                 4.6      0.7        4.0  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   452.0     429.4     22.6                12.1                12.1  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    16.9       9.5      7.3                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   380.2     374.7      5.4                 1.5      0.1        1.4  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    22.6       0.3     22.1      0.2                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,609.8   7,308.5    250.4     50.8      293.5     15.2      278.2  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                       and United States, February 1997 1/                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    15.1                      14.6      4.0     10.7     0.4          
AZ       :    34.7     32.9     1.8                                             
AR       :     2.0      0.3     0.2      1.4      0.1      1.3     0.2          
CA       :    74.8     21.7     4.1     46.8     42.2      4.6     2.2     17.1 
CO       :   204.9     99.2    96.3      9.3      0.2      9.0     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.0      2.1     0.6      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.8 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4      0.3     0.2      0.8      0.1      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    47.1     21.1     8.9     15.6      8.5      7.1     1.5      3.2 
IL       :    74.5     38.5    29.9      5.2      3.0      2.2     1.0      9.7 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    81.4     34.7    21.0     23.9     10.6     13.4     1.7          
KS       :   564.8    314.4   249.0      1.3      0.2      1.1     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    38.8     21.1     1.7     15.8     12.5      3.3     0.3      5.5 
MN       :    88.4     25.8    20.2     37.8     21.3     16.5     4.6          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     8.8      1.2     0.6      6.2      0.8      5.4     0.8          
MT       :     0.7      0.2     0.2      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   562.8    276.3   228.8     53.2      3.1     50.1     4.5          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.3      0.3     0.2      1.6      1.6              0.2      4.8 
NJ       :     1.9      0.6     0.1      1.0      0.8      0.2     0.2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.4      0.7     0.3      5.0      4.9      0.1     0.4     17.4 
NC       :    13.4      0.1     0.1     10.7      5.9      4.8     2.4          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     4.7      0.2     0.3      3.9      3.7      0.2     0.3      3.4 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.1      0.6     0.1      0.2      0.2      0.1     0.1          
PA       :    70.8     27.9     6.0     35.0     26.1      8.9     1.9     15.6 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.1      0.1             17.4      1.8     15.6     1.6          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   516.4    273.3   173.3     57.8     10.5     47.2    12.0      2.3 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    65.4     29.5    24.2     11.1      6.5      4.7     0.6          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   115.2     37.3     5.9     68.8     55.3     13.4     3.2     16.0 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,726.4  1,283.4   889.7    505.3    246.0    259.3    48.0    122.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                 and United States, February 1997 1/ (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.3       0.1      6.0      1.2                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    15.0       5.4      9.5                                          
CA        :   145.8     145.7      0.2                                          
CO        :     2.6       2.5      0.1               131.8               131.8  
DE-MD     :    18.3      18.0      0.2      0.1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.1       3.1                                                   
ID        :                                            0.3                 0.3  
IL        :   654.2     596.5     46.1     11.6                                 
IN        :   307.4     307.1      0.3      0.1                                 
IA        : 1,791.5   1,732.2     25.4     33.9                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   172.1     164.9      7.2                 0.6      0.5        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           17.8      1.7       16.2  
MN        :   531.4     531.3                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   285.6     285.5      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1      0.1                                          
NE        :   425.5     425.4      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.2       1.2                          0.8      0.3        0.5  
NJ        :                                            6.0      1.2        4.8  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.0       3.0                          1.1      0.5        0.6  
NC        :   679.3     672.9      6.3                                          
ND        :     2.9       2.9                                                   
OH        :    71.3      63.9      7.4                                          
OK        :   200.1     194.8      5.3                                          
OR        :    12.8      12.6      0.1                 0.2      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   174.8     174.0      0.8                 4.4      0.6        3.8  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   447.9     429.7     18.2                14.5                14.5  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.3       8.8      5.4                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   346.8     342.0      4.8                 1.3      0.1        1.2  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    21.8       0.4     21.3      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 6,835.8   6,565.1    221.6     49.1      317.0     16.3      300.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                        and United States, March 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    14.1                      13.7      3.3     10.5     0.3          
AZ       :    37.2     35.3     1.8                                             
AR       :     2.1      0.3     0.2      1.4      0.1      1.4     0.2          
CA       :    81.0     23.5     4.9     49.3     40.0      9.3     3.3     16.1 
CO       :   190.7     94.7    87.1      8.7      0.3      8.4     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.2      2.3     0.6      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.6 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.7      0.4     0.3      0.8      0.2      0.6     0.1          
ID       :    54.3     23.6    11.2     17.6      8.7      8.9     1.9      3.9 
IL       :    82.4     45.4    30.6      5.4      3.1      2.3     1.0     10.3 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    85.5     35.9    24.2     23.4     10.6     12.8     2.0          
KS       :   575.1    328.7   244.9      1.4      0.2      1.2     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    41.0     23.2     1.7     15.8     12.5      3.2     0.3      6.0 
MN       :    94.0     28.7    21.0     38.7     23.0     15.7     5.6          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     9.1      1.1     0.5      6.6      0.7      5.9     0.8          
MT       :     0.6      0.2     0.2      0.2               0.1     0.1          
NE       :   579.0    292.3   227.2     54.7      3.3     51.4     4.8          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.5      0.2     0.2      1.8      1.8              0.2      5.7 
NJ       :     1.9      0.6     0.2      1.0      0.7      0.3     0.2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.9      0.5     0.3      5.7      5.6              0.4     23.1 
NC       :    14.6      0.1     0.1     11.4      6.1      5.3     3.0          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     4.2      0.2     0.3      3.5      3.3      0.2     0.2      4.1 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.1      0.7     0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1     0.1          
PA       :    74.3     34.0     5.9     32.7     24.2      8.5     1.8     15.0 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    20.1      0.1     0.1     18.0      1.9     16.1     1.9          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   516.1    271.1   168.7     62.5     10.8     51.7    13.8      1.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    65.8     28.8    24.3     11.9      6.8      5.1     0.8          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   118.9     42.4     6.5     66.4     53.8     12.6     3.7     15.8 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,794.5  1,337.2   888.0    514.0    242.4    271.6    55.3    127.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                  and United States, March 1997 1/ (continued)                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.6       0.1      6.6      0.8                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    15.3       6.1      9.2                 0.1                      
CA        :   153.2     153.0      0.1                                          
CO        :     2.6       2.5      0.1               161.3               161.3  
DE-MD     :    17.4      17.2      0.1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.2       3.1      0.1                                          
ID        :                                            0.2                 0.2  
IL        :   739.0     673.1     52.6     13.3                                 
IN        :   328.2     328.0      0.2                                          
IA        : 1,963.3   1,900.6     30.0     32.7                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   201.4     193.9      7.5                 0.7      0.5        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.8      2.0       16.8  
MN        :   569.9     569.9                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   308.9     308.8      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.4       1.3      0.1                 0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   485.6     485.5      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.2       1.1                          2.2      0.3        1.9  
NJ        :                                            8.6      1.5        7.1  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     2.8       2.7                          6.5      0.8        5.7  
NC        :   726.0     719.1      6.8      0.1                                 
ND        :     3.5       3.5                                                   
OH        :    74.9      67.5      7.3                                          
OK        :   226.1     221.1      5.1                                          
OR        :    13.9      13.7      0.1                 0.2      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   183.6     182.7      0.9                 7.7      0.6        7.1  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   493.5     478.0     15.5                18.5                18.5  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.7       8.4      6.2                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   319.7     317.5      2.2                 1.0                 0.9  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    25.8       0.5     25.3      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,437.1   7,152.8    235.4     48.9      385.9     18.6      367.3  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                        and United States, April 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.5                      17.0      2.9     14.1     0.4          
AZ       :    40.1     38.0     2.1                                             
AR       :     2.3      0.2     0.1      1.8      0.1      1.7     0.2          
CA       :    85.3     25.9     6.2     49.1     34.9     14.2     4.1     15.1 
CO       :   216.2    113.8    93.1      9.1      0.3      8.8     0.3          
DE-MD    :     3.3      2.4     0.6      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.7 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.7      0.4     0.3      0.9      0.2      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    59.9     23.2    13.3     21.2      8.8     12.4     2.2      4.0 
IL       :    88.8     47.2    35.1      5.3      3.0      2.2     1.3     10.4 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    88.0     38.4    25.3     23.0      9.5     13.5     1.3          
KS       :   632.2    373.2   257.2      1.6      0.2      1.5     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    41.0     23.6     1.8     15.2     12.4      2.9     0.4      5.4 
MN       :    91.6     31.7    18.4     35.6     21.7     14.0     5.9          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     7.5      1.1     0.5      5.0      0.3      4.7     0.9          
MT       :     0.7      0.2     0.2      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   604.0    317.9   227.6     53.7      2.9     50.9     4.8          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.8      0.3     0.3      2.0      1.9      0.1     0.3      5.5 
NJ       :     2.0      0.6     0.2      1.0      0.8      0.2     0.3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     7.5      0.6     0.3      6.1      6.0              0.5     22.8 
NC       :    14.9      0.1     0.1     11.4      6.2      5.2     3.3          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.1      0.3     0.3      5.0      4.5      0.5     0.5      4.1 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.1      0.6     0.1      0.2      0.2      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    80.6     36.3     6.3     35.6     26.2      9.5     2.3     15.7 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.7      0.1             18.1      1.9     16.2     1.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   556.0    296.5   184.8     60.1     10.0     50.1    14.6      1.5 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    75.8     35.1    28.1     11.5      6.6      4.9     1.0          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   131.8     49.5     7.1     70.9     57.8     13.2     4.3     17.6 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,997.7  1,482.4   930.8    524.4    240.9    283.5    60.2    126.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                  and United States, April 1997 1/ (continued)                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.7       0.1      6.3      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    13.9       5.6      8.3                                          
CA        :   152.3     152.1      0.2                                          
CO        :     2.8       2.7      0.1               126.5               126.4  
DE-MD     :    17.7      17.5      0.2                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.4       3.3      0.1                                          
ID        :                                            0.3                 0.3  
IL        :   658.1     591.7     53.8     12.7                                 
IN        :   352.7     352.5      0.1      0.1                                 
IA        : 2,053.4   1,981.2     33.5     38.7                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   187.6     180.3      7.3                 0.9      0.7        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           17.2      2.3       14.8  
MN        :   584.0     584.0                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   296.4     296.2      0.2                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1      0.1                 0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   499.6     499.5                                                   
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.2       1.2                          2.3      0.5        1.7  
NJ        :                                           11.1      2.0        9.1  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.1       3.1                          4.3      0.7        3.5  
NC        :   773.9     766.7      7.2                                          
ND        :     2.9       2.8                                                   
OH        :    80.1      73.1      6.9                                          
OK        :   244.4     239.4      5.0                                          
OR        :    15.4      15.2      0.1                 0.3      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   198.1     197.1      1.0                 7.1      0.8        6.2  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   496.7     475.5     21.2                13.3                13.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.8       8.4      5.3                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   349.1     347.4      1.6                 1.3      0.1        1.3  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    29.0       0.4     28.5      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,590.2   7,283.6    252.0     54.6      321.1     18.6      302.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                         and United States, May 1997 1/                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    18.3                      17.9      2.7     15.2     0.4          
AZ       :    40.6     38.1     2.5                                             
AR       :     2.1      0.2     0.1      1.6      0.1      1.6     0.2          
CA       :    83.3     26.4     5.8     47.0     33.5     13.6     4.0     12.2 
CO       :   240.7    143.7    89.7      7.1      0.2      6.9     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.1      2.3     0.4      0.3      0.3              0.1      0.7 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.5      0.4     0.2      0.8      0.2      0.6     0.1          
ID       :    64.2     28.6    16.1     17.2      7.1     10.1     2.3      3.6 
IL       :    94.7     51.7    36.9      5.1      2.9      2.2     1.0     10.0 
IN       :     0.3      0.2     0.1                                             
IA       :    83.6     37.4    23.3     20.7      8.5     12.2     2.2          
KS       :   651.8    372.4   277.8      1.5      0.1      1.4     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    41.5     25.2     1.4     14.4     10.9      3.6     0.4      5.4 
MN       :    86.8     32.2    18.0     31.1     19.0     12.1     5.5          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     6.1      0.9     0.4      4.0      0.3      3.7     0.8      0.1 
MT       :     0.7      0.3     0.2      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   655.7    366.7   234.0     50.2      2.6     47.6     4.8          
NV       :     0.2      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.5      0.3     0.2      1.7      1.6      0.1     0.3      4.0 
NJ       :     1.9      0.6     0.2      0.9      0.7      0.2     0.3      8.4 
NM       :     1.7      0.4     0.3      0.9      0.7      0.2     0.1          
NY       :     7.2      0.6     0.3      5.7      5.6              0.7     17.2 
NC       :    13.4      0.1     0.1     10.1      5.1      5.0     3.1          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.6      0.3     0.2      4.4      4.0      0.4     0.6      4.0 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.1      0.6     0.1      0.2      0.2      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    85.0     43.3     6.6     32.5     24.4      8.1     2.7     13.3 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    18.4      0.5     0.1     15.8      1.3     14.5     2.0          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   590.5    325.9   186.7     63.0      9.0     54.0    14.8      1.3 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    80.8     41.5    27.4     11.2      5.7      5.5     0.7          
WV       :                                                                      
WI       :   129.2     51.5     7.1     66.3     53.8     12.6     4.2     16.6 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,125.4  1,620.9   956.1    488.0    218.9    269.1    60.5    113.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                   and United States, May 1997 1/ (continued)                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.7       0.1      6.3      1.2                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    13.2       4.6      8.5                                          
CA        :   147.3     147.1      0.2                                          
CO        :     2.7       2.6      0.1               127.3               127.3  
DE-MD     :    19.0      18.7      0.2      0.1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    17.5      14.4      3.1                                          
HI        :     3.4       3.3      0.1                                          
ID        :     7.4       7.3      0.1                 0.3                 0.3  
IL        :   630.0     561.2     56.1     12.7                                 
IN        :   371.4     371.1      0.2                                          
IA        : 1,827.4   1,764.8     30.7     31.8                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   161.6     154.4      7.2                 0.9      0.8        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           14.1      2.3       11.9  
MN        :   524.0     524.0                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   258.1     257.9      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.1       1.0                                                   
NE        :   454.4     454.4      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.3       0.3                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.8       1.7      0.1                 1.2      0.5        0.7  
NJ        :                                            7.5      1.8        5.8  
NM        :                                            3.0      2.3        0.7  
NY        :     3.1       3.0                          1.8      0.7        1.1  
NC        :   703.3     696.8      6.5                                          
ND        :     3.2       3.2                                                   
OH        :    76.8      69.0      7.8                                          
OK        :   252.6     248.2      4.4                                          
OR        :    14.2      14.1      0.1                 0.2      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   189.9     189.1      0.8                 5.2      0.7        4.6  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   432.4     411.2     21.2                13.6                13.6  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.8       8.6      5.2                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   330.2     328.6      1.5                 1.5      0.1        1.4  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    28.2       0.4     27.6      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 6,970.8   6,679.0    244.1     47.7      307.7     18.5      289.2  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                         and United States, June 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.2                      15.7      2.5     13.2     0.5          
AZ       :    41.7     39.6     2.1      0.1                                    
AR       :     1.8      0.2     0.1      1.3      0.1      1.3     0.1          
CA       :    82.5     27.3     4.7     46.7     33.3     13.4     3.8     14.7 
CO       :   222.2    126.0    89.9      6.1      0.2      5.9     0.3          
DE-MD    :     3.0      2.3     0.3      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.6 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4      0.4     0.2      0.8      0.1      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    63.5     26.0    17.9     17.3      7.5      9.8     2.3      3.2 
IL       :    84.0     44.1    33.6      5.1      2.9      2.2     1.1     10.4 
IN       :     0.4      0.2     0.1                                             
IA       :    81.9     35.7    24.0     19.2      8.0     11.2     3.0          
KS       :   638.5    358.7   278.3      1.4      0.2      1.2     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.5     26.4     1.4     12.3     10.0      2.3     0.4      5.6 
MN       :    82.8     30.1    18.8     27.8     14.1     13.7     6.2          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     4.2      1.1     0.6      2.0      0.3      1.7     0.5      0.1 
MT       :     0.7      0.3     0.1      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   640.4    352.0   232.2     50.3      2.6     47.7     6.0          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.2      0.2     0.2      1.5      1.5      0.1     0.3      4.3 
NJ       :     1.9      0.5     0.2      0.9      0.7      0.2     0.3      8.5 
NM       :     1.5      0.2     0.2      1.0      0.8      0.2     0.1          
NY       :     6.5      0.5     0.2      5.0      5.0              0.7     17.6 
NC       :    12.1      0.1              9.3      4.1      5.2     2.7          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     4.7      0.3     0.3      3.2      2.7      0.4     1.0      3.8 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2      0.8     0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    74.1     37.7     6.4     28.1     20.8      7.3     2.0     13.3 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    17.2      1.1     0.5     13.4      1.2     12.3     2.2          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   560.5    287.3   205.6     53.6      7.7     45.9    14.1      1.6 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.2 
WA       :    82.7     38.2    32.6     11.2      5.6      5.6     0.8          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   121.2     50.0     5.7     61.8     50.1     11.7     3.6     16.1 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,002.8  1,515.1   979.2    448.2    198.6    249.5    60.4    115.3 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                   and United States, June 1997 1/ (continued)                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.3       0.2      6.0      1.1                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    13.8       5.0      8.8                                          
CA        :   147.0     146.9      0.1                                          
CO        :     2.9       2.8      0.1               112.6               112.6  
DE-MD     :    18.6      18.5      0.1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    18.2      15.6      2.6                                          
HI        :     3.4       3.3      0.1                                          
ID        :     7.6       7.4      0.2                 0.4                 0.3  
IL        :   611.1     542.2     56.8     12.1                                 
IN        :   385.4     385.2      0.2                                          
IA        : 1,818.3   1,751.8     36.0     30.5                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   166.2     158.8      7.4                 0.9      0.7        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           13.5      1.9       11.6  
MN        :   531.1     531.1                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   255.8     255.6      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1                          0.1                      
NE        :   419.9     419.8      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     2.1       2.0                          1.3      0.4        0.9  
NJ        :                                            7.0      1.4        5.6  
NM        :                                            2.4      1.9        0.5  
NY        :     3.7       3.7                          1.5      0.5        1.0  
NC        :   719.3     710.8      8.5                                          
ND        :     3.1       3.1                                                   
OH        :    74.9      67.2      7.7                                          
OK        :   263.4     258.7      4.6                                          
OR        :    14.0      13.8      0.1                 0.4      0.1        0.3  
PA        :   187.9     187.1      0.8                 5.8      0.5        5.3  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   392.1     364.5     27.6                13.3                13.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.3       8.6      4.7                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   307.4     305.8      1.6                 1.4      0.1        1.3  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    27.3       0.5     26.7      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 6,859.4   6,559.9    253.8     45.6      292.6     16.2      276.4  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                         and United States, July 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    14.6                      14.2      2.4     11.8     0.4          
AZ       :    42.3     40.1     2.0      0.1      0.1                           
AR       :     1.8      0.2     0.1      1.4      0.1      1.3     0.1          
CA       :    87.4     30.0     3.7     50.0     37.5     12.5     3.7     16.8 
CO       :   240.8    134.9    96.1      9.6      0.3      9.3     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.0      2.3     0.4      0.3      0.2              0.1      0.4 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.5      0.4     0.2      0.8      0.2      0.6     0.1          
ID       :    64.6     26.7    16.3     18.8      7.1     11.7     2.7      2.8 
IL       :    74.5     37.3    30.3      5.8      3.3      2.5     1.1      9.0 
IN       :     0.4      0.3     0.1                                             
IA       :    83.5     37.3    21.8     21.7      9.2     12.5     2.6          
KS       :   660.6    373.2   286.2      1.1      0.2      0.9     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    42.0     28.0     1.6     11.9      9.5      2.4     0.5      6.4 
MN       :    89.0     34.1    19.4     29.8     14.5     15.3     5.6          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     4.4      1.3     0.5      2.3      0.5      1.8     0.4      0.1 
MT       :     0.9      0.5     0.2      0.1               0.1     0.1          
NE       :   662.5    361.0   240.8     54.7      3.7     51.0     6.0          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.6      0.3     0.2      1.8      1.7      0.1     0.3      6.2 
NJ       :     2.2      0.6     0.2      1.1      0.9      0.2     0.3      8.3 
NM       :     1.7      0.2     0.2      1.2      0.9      0.3     0.1          
NY       :     7.3      0.5     0.2      5.9      5.9              0.7     24.2 
NC       :    13.7      0.1             10.6      6.2      4.3     3.0          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.2      0.4     0.3      4.4      2.9      1.5     1.0      3.5 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2      0.8     0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    80.1     38.5     6.1     33.5     25.0      8.5     2.0     16.7 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.2      1.0     0.5     15.3      1.3     14.1     2.4          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   591.9    300.4   208.4     67.6     10.2     57.4    15.5      2.5 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    79.6     37.4    28.8     12.4      6.1      6.3     1.0          
WV       :                                                                      
WI       :   131.5     50.8     6.7     70.2     57.2     13.0     3.8     17.3 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,126.9  1,564.1   994.5    506.0    227.4    278.7    62.4    131.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                   and United States, July 1997 1/ (continued)                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.7       0.2      6.4      1.1                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    13.9       5.1      8.9                                          
CA        :   152.3     152.1      0.1                                          
CO        :     3.1       3.0      0.1               114.2      0.1      114.1  
DE-MD     :    16.3      16.2      0.1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    19.0      15.9      3.0                                          
HI        :     3.5       3.4      0.1                                          
ID        :     7.7       7.5      0.1                 0.4                 0.4  
IL        :   634.8     565.3     56.2     13.3                                 
IN        :   386.2     386.0      0.2                                          
IA        : 1,859.3   1,786.2     40.5     32.6                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   167.6     160.2      7.4                 1.0      0.9        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.8      2.6       16.1  
MN        :   566.4     566.4                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   269.7     269.6      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.6       1.5                          0.2                 0.2  
NE        :   444.2     444.0      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.2       0.2                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.9       1.8      0.1                 1.3      0.3        1.0  
NJ        :                                            8.4      1.5        6.9  
NM        :                                            2.6      2.0        0.5  
NY        :     4.5       4.4                          1.6      0.6        1.0  
NC        :   752.7     745.6      7.0      0.1                                 
ND        :     3.3       3.2                                                   
OH        :    78.4      70.3      8.1                                          
OK        :   277.6     272.7      4.9                                          
OR        :    14.1      14.0      0.1                 0.4      0.2        0.2  
PA        :   189.7     188.8      0.9                 5.9      0.4        5.5  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   428.4     397.6     30.8                13.3                13.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.9       9.0      5.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   332.1     330.6      1.6                 1.7      0.1        1.5  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    26.1       0.6     25.4      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,169.0   6,855.8    263.6     49.6      294.6     18.2      276.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                        and United States, August 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    15.1                      14.6      2.8     11.8     0.6          
AZ       :    39.3     37.8     1.2      0.4      0.4                           
AR       :     1.9      0.2     0.1      1.4      0.1      1.3     0.2          
CA       :    83.3     26.3     6.2     47.4     37.1     10.4     3.4     17.1 
CO       :   213.6    131.2    76.1      6.2      0.2      6.0     0.2          
DE-MD    :     2.8      2.2     0.3      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.3 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.7      0.3     0.2      1.0      0.1      0.9     0.1          
ID       :    61.1     32.3    11.1     15.4      5.8      9.5     2.4      2.5 
IL       :    84.7     46.1    31.4      6.0      3.4      2.5     1.2     10.0 
IN       :     0.3      0.2     0.1                                             
IA       :    84.2     37.9    21.9     22.0      9.4     12.6     2.4          
KS       :   659.6    370.2   287.8      1.5      0.3      1.3     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.2     26.2     1.4     12.3      9.6      2.7     0.4      4.4 
MN       :    82.5     33.8    16.0     26.3     12.5     13.9     6.3          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     4.5      0.9     0.5      2.7      0.5      2.2     0.4      0.1 
MT       :     1.0      0.6     0.1      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   630.8    352.0   219.8     52.8      5.4     47.5     6.2          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.7      0.3     0.2      1.9      1.7      0.2     0.3      5.9 
NJ       :     2.0      0.6     0.2      1.0      0.8      0.1     0.3      7.4 
NM       :     1.3      0.1     0.1      1.1      0.9      0.2     0.1          
NY       :     7.3      0.5     0.2      6.0      5.9              0.6     21.1 
NC       :    14.1                      10.6      5.1      5.4     3.4          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.7      0.4     0.3      5.1      2.6      2.5     0.9      3.2 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.3      0.8     0.1      0.2      0.2      0.1     0.1          
PA       :    82.6     39.9     6.1     34.3     25.1      9.2     2.3     15.9 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    16.6      1.0     1.2     12.1      1.6     10.5     2.3          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   580.0    282.4   211.8     70.0     11.2     58.8    15.8      2.3 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    81.6     44.4    24.0     12.3      6.1      6.2     0.8          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   132.0     48.3     6.8     73.2     59.7     13.5     3.7     14.9 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,050.4  1,547.5   942.9    497.4    229.8    267.6    62.6    122.7 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                  and United States, August 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.0       0.2      6.6      1.2                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    15.1       4.9     10.2                                          
CA        :   148.3     148.1      0.1                                          
CO        :     4.3       4.2      0.1                96.2                96.2  
DE-MD     :    16.7      16.5      0.1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    17.4      14.7      2.6                                          
HI        :     3.2       3.2      0.1                                          
ID        :     8.4       8.4      0.1                 0.7      0.1        0.6  
IL        :   650.7     583.8     54.9     11.9                                 
IN        :   407.4     407.3      0.2                                          
IA        : 1,949.1   1,881.3     34.3     33.5                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   173.3     166.1      7.3                 1.0      0.8        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           19.2      2.7       16.5  
MN        :   558.7     558.7                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   268.8     268.6      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.5       1.5                          0.2                 0.2  
NE        :   470.7     470.7                                                   
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     2.1       1.9      0.1                 1.4      0.4        1.0  
NJ        :                                            8.0      1.5        6.5  
NM        :                                            2.4      1.9        0.5  
NY        :     4.8       4.7                          2.0      0.9        1.2  
NC        :   717.4     711.0      6.4                                          
ND        :     3.4       3.4                                                   
OH        :    78.5      70.2      8.3                                          
OK        :   261.5     257.0      4.5                                          
OR        :    14.1      14.0      0.1                 0.3      0.1        0.3  
PA        :   186.6     185.9      0.7                 5.9      0.3        5.6  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   363.1     334.9     28.2                15.4                15.4  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.2       8.9      5.3                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   340.4     338.8      1.6                 1.4      0.1        1.3  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    22.4       0.6     21.8                                          
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,197.3   6,898.8    249.5     48.9      287.9     18.3      269.6  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                      and United States, September 1997 1/                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.5                      16.8      2.8     13.9     0.7          
AZ       :    37.2     35.4     1.1      0.6      0.6                           
AR       :     1.9      0.3     0.1      1.4      0.1      1.2     0.1          
CA       :    83.4     25.5     6.3     48.8     38.9      9.9     2.9     16.9 
CO       :   214.9    119.8    86.7      8.2      0.3      8.0     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.4      2.6     0.5      0.2      0.2              0.1      1.0 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.6      0.5     0.2      0.8      0.1      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    60.8     33.3     8.2     16.9      6.5     10.4     2.3      2.1 
IL       :    86.4     45.8    34.1      5.4      3.1      2.3     1.2      9.7 
IN       :     0.4      0.2     0.1                                             
IA       :    80.3     34.7    21.9     21.6      9.4     12.2     2.2          
KS       :   603.1    324.6   277.0      1.5      0.3      1.2     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    34.1     21.9     0.8     11.1      9.2      1.8     0.3      6.1 
MN       :    87.0     33.1    16.9     31.0     15.8     15.2     6.0          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     5.6      1.1     0.4      3.8      0.5      3.3     0.3      0.1 
MT       :     0.8      0.3     0.2      0.1               0.1     0.1          
NE       :   588.5    307.8   226.0     49.5      3.8     45.7     5.3          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.7      0.4     0.3      1.7      1.6      0.1     0.3      5.4 
NJ       :     1.9      0.5     0.1      0.9      0.8      0.1     0.3      8.6 
NM       :     1.5      0.2     0.1      1.2      1.1      0.2     0.1          
NY       :     7.9      0.7     0.3      6.4      6.4              0.5     21.0 
NC       :    15.4      0.1             12.2      5.9      6.2     3.1          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.5      0.4     0.3      4.8      2.5      2.2     0.9      4.5 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.4      0.8     0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    82.3     35.4     7.2     37.3     29.3      8.1     2.4     17.0 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    18.4      1.0     1.0     14.0      1.2     12.8     2.4          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   533.5    258.1   191.3     69.7     11.0     58.7    14.5      3.8 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    78.5     40.4    25.3     11.9      6.2      5.7     0.9          
WV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
WI       :   133.0     48.7     8.3     72.0     58.6     13.4     4.0     16.1 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,908.5  1,404.1   933.2    511.8    238.3    273.5    59.5    132.9 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                and United States, September 1997 1/ (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.8       0.1      6.3      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.1       6.2      9.9                                          
CA        :   154.6     154.4      0.1                                          
CO        :     3.6       3.5      0.1               118.2               118.2  
DE-MD     :    20.1      19.8      0.2                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    20.4      18.1      2.4                                          
HI        :     3.3       3.2                                                   
ID        :     8.5       8.4      0.1                 0.3                 0.3  
IL        :   695.8     636.3     47.8     11.7                                 
IN        :   457.5     457.4      0.1                                          
IA        : 2,151.7   2,085.7     34.8     31.2                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   188.1     181.1      7.1                 0.9      0.7        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.0      2.5       15.4  
MN        :   613.9     613.9                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   312.6     312.5      0.1                                          
MT        :     1.5       1.4                          0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   527.1     527.1                                                   
NV        :     0.2       0.2                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.9       1.8      0.1      0.1        1.8      0.5        1.4  
NJ        :                                            8.5      1.9        6.7  
NM        :                                            2.4      1.9        0.5  
NY        :     4.6       4.6                          1.9      0.9        1.1  
NC        :   777.3     770.1      7.1                                          
ND        :     3.8       3.8                                                   
OH        :    81.2      72.9      8.2                                          
OK        :   293.0     287.7      5.3                                          
OR        :    14.9      14.7      0.2                 0.3      0.1        0.2  
PA        :   198.1     197.3      0.7                 5.4      0.7        4.7  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   374.2     334.7     39.4                11.7                11.7  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    16.1      10.2      5.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   346.0     344.3      1.7                 1.8      0.1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    21.6       0.6     21.0      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,871.5   7,560.6    264.4     46.5      310.1     18.4      291.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                       and United States, October 1997 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    19.4                      18.9      3.7     15.3     0.5          
AZ       :    38.2     36.9      0.9     0.4      0.4                           
AR       :     2.1      0.3      0.1     1.6      0.1      1.5     0.1          
CA       :    92.9     26.8      6.7    56.4     43.2     13.2     3.1     15.3 
CO       :   219.6    111.0     97.9    10.5      0.4     10.2     0.2          
DE-MD    :     3.4      2.4      0.7     0.2      0.2              0.1      0.8 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.7      0.3      0.2     1.1      0.2      0.9     0.1          
ID       :    65.4     28.5     13.7    20.7      6.4     14.3     2.4      1.8 
IL       :    88.3     46.7     34.6     6.0      3.4      2.6     1.0     10.7 
IN       :     0.5      0.3      0.1                                            
IA       :    93.7     41.1     24.4    24.9     10.6     14.3     3.3          
KS       :   636.4    329.9    304.6     1.8      0.3      1.4     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    38.6     22.3      1.0    15.0     11.4      3.7     0.3      7.1 
MN       :    97.7     31.8     20.6    38.7     21.1     17.6     6.5          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     6.7      1.3      0.6     4.4      0.5      4.0     0.4      0.1 
MT       :     0.9      0.4      0.2     0.2               0.1     0.1          
NE       :   649.1    319.2    267.3    58.1      3.5     54.6     4.5          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     3.0      0.6      0.4     1.6      1.5      0.1     0.4      5.7 
NJ       :     2.2      0.6      0.2     1.0      0.8      0.2     0.3      9.6 
NM       :     1.4      0.1              1.2      1.1      0.1                  
NY       :     9.9      1.1      0.5     7.7      7.6      0.1     0.7     22.9 
NC       :    16.0      0.1      0.1    12.8      6.0      6.8     3.0          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.8      0.3      0.4     5.2      3.1      2.1     0.9      4.1 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.5      0.9      0.2     0.2      0.2      0.1     0.2          
PA       :    92.7     38.3      7.5    44.1     32.2     11.9     2.9     18.6 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    21.4      1.0      0.8    17.1      1.3     15.8     2.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   579.6    253.3    222.1    89.5     12.0     77.5    14.7      4.6 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    86.5     38.9     32.2    14.5      6.1      8.5     0.9          
WV       :     0.2      0.1      0.1                                            
WI       :   151.5     50.6      8.8    87.6     69.7     17.9     4.5     15.7 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 3,156.2  1,413.9  1,068.8   610.8    269.6    341.2    62.7    136.9 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                 and United States, October 1997 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.7       0.1      7.1      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.6       6.1     10.4                                          
CA        :   163.8     163.7      0.1                                          
CO        :     3.1       3.0      0.1               114.6               114.6  
DE-MD     :    23.1      22.5      0.5                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    18.3      15.7      2.6                                          
HI        :     3.5       3.4                                                   
ID        :     8.9       8.8      0.1                 0.2                 0.1  
IL        :   735.0     667.5     54.5     13.0                                 
IN        :   526.8     526.6      0.1      0.1                                 
IA        : 2,377.2   2,305.0     41.7     30.5                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   199.4     190.6      8.7                 0.8      0.6        0.2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.1      2.6       15.5  
MN        :   685.2     685.2                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   343.7     343.5      0.2                                          
MT        :     1.3       1.2      0.1                 0.2                 0.2  
NE        :   543.6     543.6                                                   
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     2.3       2.2      0.1                 2.1      0.4        1.7  
NJ        :                                            7.9      1.6        6.3  
NM        :                                            2.4      1.9        0.5  
NY        :     4.4       4.3                          2.0      0.9        1.2  
NC        :   856.9     849.5      7.4                                          
ND        :     4.8       4.7                                                   
OH        :    88.4      79.6      8.8                                          
OK        :   328.6     322.6      6.0                                          
OR        :    15.2      14.9      0.2                 0.4      0.2        0.2  
PA        :   215.4     214.6      0.7                 5.1      0.7        4.3  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   403.9     369.5     34.4                14.9                14.9  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    16.4       9.8      6.6      0.1                                 
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   374.7     372.9      1.8                 1.6      0.2        1.4  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    23.7       0.5     23.1      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 8,625.0   8,293.4    284.4     47.2      323.7     18.0      305.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                       and United States, November 1997 1/                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.5                      16.0      3.1     12.9     0.4          
AZ       :    33.8     32.3     1.1      0.4      0.4                           
AR       :     1.6      0.2     0.1      1.2      0.1      1.1     0.1          
CA       :    80.7     24.4     3.9     49.9     37.3     12.5     2.6     15.0 
CO       :   178.2     97.9    72.6      7.6      0.4      7.2     0.1          
DE-MD    :     3.2      2.2     0.6      0.2      0.2              0.1      0.6 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.5      0.3     0.2      0.9      0.1      0.8     0.1          
ID       :    56.2     22.6    11.0     21.1      5.3     15.7     1.4      2.0 
IL       :    81.9     42.9    32.7      5.4      3.1      2.3     0.9      8.8 
IN       :     0.4      0.2     0.1                                             
IA       :    81.0     30.5    23.4     24.9     10.6     14.3     2.2          
KS       :   527.4    289.9   235.6      1.8      0.2      1.6     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    30.6     17.6     0.7     12.2      9.2      3.0     0.1      6.6 
MN       :    89.4     24.3    17.9     41.8     23.5     18.2     5.4          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     4.9      0.6     0.3      3.6      0.4      3.2     0.3      0.1 
MT       :     0.7      0.3     0.2      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   577.4    291.6   224.3     58.0      2.6     55.4     3.5          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.4      0.5     0.4      1.3      1.2      0.1     0.2      5.5 
NJ       :     1.8      0.5     0.2      0.9      0.7      0.2     0.3      8.8 
NM       :     1.1      0.1              1.0      0.9      0.1                  
NY       :     7.7      0.9     0.4      5.8      5.7      0.1     0.5     18.2 
NC       :    14.1      0.1     0.1     11.4      5.5      5.9     2.5          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.8      0.3     0.2      4.6      2.8      1.8     0.7      3.7 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.3      0.9     0.1      0.2      0.1      0.1     0.1          
PA       :    83.9     33.6     5.7     42.3     31.0     11.3     2.3     17.2 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    22.3      1.5     1.5     16.9      1.2     15.8     2.4          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   469.8    217.5   157.8     82.0     10.0     72.0    12.4      4.1 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    67.9     30.4    23.8     12.8      5.1      7.7     1.0          
WV       :     0.2      0.1     0.1                                             
WI       :   144.5     45.1     8.7     86.6     68.1     18.5     4.1     13.9 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,698.0  1,230.5   844.3    571.5    246.0    325.5    51.8    121.3 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                 and United States, November 1997 1/ (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.0       0.2      5.8      1.0                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.5       5.2     11.3                                          
CA        :   142.1     142.0      0.1                                          
CO        :     2.5       2.4      0.1               102.9               102.9  
DE-MD     :    21.8      21.5      0.2      0.1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    18.1      15.6      2.5                                          
HI        :     2.9       2.9                                                   
ID        :     8.0       7.9      0.1                 0.1                 0.1  
IL        :   668.6     605.7     51.5     11.4                                 
IN        :   473.1     473.0      0.1                                          
IA        : 2,124.4   2,057.6     39.3     27.5                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   173.8     165.8      8.0                 0.5      0.4        0.1  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           14.9      2.3       12.6  
MN        :   583.5     583.5                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   290.4     290.2      0.2                                          
MT        :     1.1       1.0      0.1                 0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   486.2     486.1      0.1                                          
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     1.8       1.8                          1.6      0.5        1.1  
NJ        :                                            7.1      1.6        5.5  
NM        :                                            2.1      1.6        0.5  
NY        :     3.2       3.2                          1.8      0.8        1.0  
NC        :   724.3     717.8      6.5                                          
ND        :     3.9       3.8                                                   
OH        :    73.9      64.7      9.3                                          
OK        :   296.0     290.8      5.2                                          
OR        :    13.3      13.1      0.2                 0.2                 0.2  
PA        :   185.7     185.0      0.7                 4.7      0.5        4.1  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   348.1     321.1     27.0                13.3                13.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    15.2       8.2      6.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   332.9     331.2      1.7                 1.3      0.1        1.2  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    19.8       0.3     19.4      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 7,600.8   7,295.5    263.1     42.2      299.2     16.7      282.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                       and United States, December 1997 1/                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.7                      16.4      1.3     15.1     0.3          
AZ       :    38.4     34.3     3.6      0.5      0.5                           
AR       :     1.7      0.2     0.2      1.3      0.1      1.1     0.1          
CA       :    94.2     24.2     7.8     59.7     49.0     10.7     2.5     20.0 
CO       :   193.6    126.5    66.4      0.5      0.2      0.2     0.1          
DE-MD    :     3.3      2.4     0.6      0.3      0.3                       0.4 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.6      0.4     0.2      0.9      0.2      0.7     0.1          
ID       :    60.6     23.6    13.4     22.2      5.7     16.4     1.4      2.6 
IL       :    73.8     35.2    31.8      5.9      3.4      2.5     0.9     10.9 
IN       :     0.4      0.3     0.1                                             
IA       :    87.9     35.3    21.1     29.6     13.2     16.4     1.9          
KS       :   562.4    325.0   235.2      2.1      0.4      1.8     0.1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    33.1     19.7     0.7     12.5     10.0      2.5     0.2      6.1 
MN       :    96.7     28.6    19.5     43.2     24.4     18.8     5.3          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :     5.8      1.4     0.9      3.2      0.7      2.5     0.3      0.1 
MT       :     0.8      0.3     0.2      0.2               0.2     0.1          
NE       :   575.0    293.9   217.7     59.9      2.9     57.0     3.4          
NV       :     0.1      0.1                                                     
N ENG 3/ :     2.5      0.5     0.4      1.4      1.3      0.1     0.3      5.2 
NJ       :     2.1      0.6     0.2      1.0      0.8      0.1     0.3      9.8 
NM       :     1.2                       1.1      1.1      0.1                  
NY       :     8.6      1.0     0.5      6.6      6.5      0.1     0.5     20.7 
NC       :    15.1      0.1     0.1     12.5      6.3      6.2     2.4          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.3      0.4     0.2      5.0      2.8      2.2     0.6      4.4 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2      0.8     0.1      0.2      0.1              0.1          
PA       :    77.5     30.5     5.3     39.9     29.5     10.5     1.8     18.3 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    23.0      1.0     1.2     18.2      1.2     17.0     2.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   480.0    224.8   168.7     74.3     11.2     63.2    12.1      4.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                  0.1 
WA       :    74.6     34.6    25.3     13.8      5.9      7.9     0.8          
WV       :     0.1                                                              
WI       :   153.4     44.3     9.3     95.8     73.8     22.0     3.9     18.9 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    : 2,811.4  1,314.0   853.5    594.5    272.8    321.7    49.4    141.9 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



             Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head, By State            
                 and United States, December 1997 1/ (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :Total 2/ : Barrows :         : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :         : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                                1,000                                
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.6       0.1      6.2      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    18.5       6.1     12.4                                          
CA        :   181.4     181.3      0.1                                          
CO        :     3.1       3.0      0.1               116.1               116.0  
DE-MD     :    22.1      21.8      0.2      0.1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :    22.1      19.1      3.0                                          
HI        :     4.1       4.0                                                   
ID        :     9.7       9.5      0.1                 0.2                 0.2  
IL        :   721.2     654.2     53.1     13.9                                 
IN        :   540.0     539.9      0.1                                          
IA        : 2,321.4   2,253.9     39.1     28.4                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   201.2     192.4      8.8                 0.7      0.6        0.1  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           19.4      3.4       16.1  
MN        :   659.7     659.7                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   331.5     331.3      0.2                                          
MT        :     1.3       1.3                          0.1                 0.1  
NE        :   536.9     536.9                                                   
NV        :     0.1       0.1                                                   
N ENG 3/  :     2.6       2.5                          2.1      0.4        1.7  
NJ        :                                            8.8      1.7        7.1  
NM        :                                            2.5      1.9        0.6  
NY        :     5.1       5.1                          3.0      1.0        1.9  
NC        :   803.2     796.4      6.8      0.1                                 
ND        :     3.9       3.9                                                   
OH        :    92.8      82.3     10.5                                          
OK        :   332.0     326.9      5.1                                          
OR        :    16.0      15.8      0.2                 0.3      0.1        0.1  
PA        :   227.8     227.2      0.6                 5.8      0.3        5.5  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   398.8     371.6     27.2                14.4                14.4  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    17.7      10.4      7.3                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   355.1     353.0      2.1                 1.8      0.1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    20.9       0.4     20.4      0.1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 4/     : 8,461.3   8,133.3    282.1     45.9      337.4     20.1      317.2  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



                 Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head,                 
             By State and United States, January - December 1997 1/             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :       
         :--------------------------------------------------------------:       
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           : Bulls :Calves 
         :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:  and  :       
         :         :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                                1,000                                 
         :                                                                      
AL       :   195.1       0.2            189.2     34.5    154.7     5.6         
AZ       :   465.9     441.3     21.8     2.7      2.7      0.1                 
AR       :    23.7       3.1      1.8    17.2      1.0     16.1     1.7         
CA       : 1,023.6     309.4     65.0   610.8    478.0    132.7    38.4    198.4
CO       : 2,585.8   1,427.3  1,055.0   101.2      3.3     97.9     2.4         
DE-MD    :    38.1      28.2      6.1     3.0      2.7      0.2     0.9      7.6
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :    19.2       4.6      2.7    10.5      2.0      8.5     1.4         
ID       :   727.0     318.4    158.8   224.8     84.7    140.1    24.9     34.8
IL       :   991.7     522.3    389.9    66.9     38.5     28.4    12.6    120.8
IN       :     4.7       3.0      1.1     0.3      0.2      0.1     0.3         
IA       : 1,028.8     439.8    277.4   285.4    122.8    162.6    26.3         
KS       : 7,319.2   4,102.7  3,196.4    19.0      2.8     16.2     1.1         
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :   466.9     278.8     16.4   167.7    131.6     36.1     4.0     71.3
MN       : 1,082.1     360.6    226.5   428.0    237.6    190.4    66.9         
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    79.4      13.5      6.4    52.8      6.3     46.5     6.8      0.8
MT       :     9.7       4.0      2.3     2.0      0.1      2.0     1.3         
NE       : 7,381.5   3,854.6  2,805.4   663.0     39.0    624.0    58.5         
NV       :     1.3       0.8      0.3     0.1               0.1                 
N ENG 3/ :    31.0       4.3      3.3    20.2     19.2      0.9     3.3     63.5
NJ       :    24.3       7.2      2.2    11.7      9.3      2.3     3.2    102.3
NM       :    19.6       2.2      1.6    15.0     12.2      2.7     0.8         
NY       :    90.5       8.6      4.0    71.4     70.7      0.7     6.6    244.8
NC       :   174.2       1.2      1.0   137.2     70.2     67.0    34.8         
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :    69.9       3.9      3.4    54.3     39.6     14.7     8.4     46.6
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :    14.6       9.1      1.2     2.5      1.7      0.9     1.8         
PA       :   968.8     426.1     75.7   440.4    327.0    113.4    26.6    194.6
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :   238.8       8.5      7.1   198.2     17.5    180.7    25.1         
TN       :                                                                      
TX       : 6,562.2   3,274.7  2,288.5   832.0    125.0    707.1   167.0     32.7
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   1.6
WA       :   932.3     444.8    327.7   149.6     74.0     75.6    10.1         
WV       :     1.1       0.5      0.3     0.2      0.1      0.1     0.1         
WI       : 1,600.7     557.6     87.0   909.6    729.3    180.3    46.4    195.6
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 4/    :35,567.0  17,172.1 11,287.4 6,424.2  2,926.2  3,498.0   683.4  1,534.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued



                 Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head,                 
       By State and United States, January - December 1997 1/ (continued)       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                          Hogs                           :  Sheep   
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
   State   :Total 2/: Barrows :         :Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature  : Lambs &  
           :        : & Gilts :  Sows   : Boars  :         :  Sheep  :Yearlings 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                               1,000                                
           :                                                                    
AL         :    92.9      1.6      76.8    14.5                                 
AZ         :                                                                    
AR         :   182.7     66.2     116.4     0.1                                 
CA         : 1,853.2  1,851.5       1.6     0.1                                 
CO         :    36.2     34.8       1.4            1,437.4      0.4    1,437.1  
DE-MD      :   230.1    226.8       2.6     0.7                                 
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :   207.4    172.9      34.5                                         
HI         :    40.5     39.7       0.7     0.1                                 
ID         :    94.7     93.4       1.2     0.1        3.5      0.3        3.2  
IL         : 8,076.7  7,293.9     632.5   150.4                                 
IN         : 4,859.1  4,856.5       2.0     0.5                                 
IA         :24,417.9 23,618.7     413.7   385.5                                 
KS         :                                                                    
KY         : 2,186.4  2,093.3      93.1                9.6      7.5        2.1  
LA         :                                                                    
MI         :                                         207.3     27.9      179.3  
MN         : 6,959.6  6,959.4       0.2                                         
MS         :                                                                    
MO         : 3,505.6  3,503.7       1.8                                         
MT         :    15.4     14.7       0.7                1.3      0.1        1.2  
NE         : 5,759.3  5,758.6       0.7                                         
NV         :     1.7      1.6                                                   
N ENG 3/   :    21.5     20.6       0.7     0.2       19.2      5.0       14.2  
NJ         :                                          97.0     19.3       77.7  
NM         :                                          26.3     21.2        5.2  
NY         :    45.7     45.2       0.4     0.1       29.0      8.9       20.1  
NC         : 9,019.8  8,935.6      83.6     0.5                                 
ND         :    42.3     41.8       0.5                                         
OH         :   952.2    853.5      98.7                                         
OK         : 3,188.8  3,127.9      60.9                                         
OR         :   172.5    170.3       1.9     0.3        3.3      1.3        2.0  
PA         : 2,333.9  2,324.4       9.3     0.2       67.6      6.9       60.7  
SC         :                                                                    
SD         : 5,031.0  4,717.6     313.4              168.3      0.1      168.3  
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :   181.1    108.7      72.1     0.3                                 
UT         :                                                                    
VA         : 4,114.6  4,086.8      27.6     0.1       17.6      1.3       16.3  
WA         :                                                                    
WV         :                                                                    
WI         :   289.2      5.3     282.6     1.3                                 
WY         :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
US 4/      :90,228.0 86,586.5   3,064.4   577.0    3,770.7    213.1    3,557.6  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
4/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.  Data not   
    printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.



            Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered:  Number            
                  by Species, State, and United States, 1997 1/                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :     Cattle     :     Calves     :      Hogs      : Sheep and Lambs 
   State   :--------------------------------------------------------------------
           :Plants :  Head  :Plants :  Head  :Plants :  Head  : Plants :  Head  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :Number   1,000   Number   1,000   Number   1,000    Number   1,000  
           :                                                                    
AL         :    6      195.1                      7       93.8                  
AZ         :    4      471.0                                                    
AR         :   25       24.0                     27      184.4                  
CA         :   24    1,037.8    13     201.9     15    1,878.9                  
CO         :   25    2,619.7                     21       36.7    24    1,455.8 
DE-MD      :   24       38.6    18       7.6     21      233.2                  
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :                                     16      209.5                  
HI         :    8       19.4                      6       41.2                  
ID         :   19      737.7     5      35.3     14       95.9    12        3.5 
IL         :    9    1,003.2     4     122.5     18    8,181.9                  
IN         :    6        4.8                     10    4,922.7                  
IA         :    8    1,042.5                     20   24,785.8                  
KS         :   11    7,413.2                                                    
KY         :                                     26    2,215.7    14        9.6 
LA         :                                                                    
MI         :   33      472.4    19      72.5                      29      209.0 
MN         :   31    1,096.3                     27    7,055.3                  
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :   57       80.8     5       0.8     53    3,548.0                  
MT         :   15        9.8                     15       15.6    14        1.3 
NE         :   36    7,470.4                     24    5,835.9                  
NV         :    4        1.3                      3        1.7                  
N ENG 2/   :   31       31.4    29      64.5     28       21.8    27       19.4 
NJ         :   15       24.7    16     103.7                      15       98.2 
NM         :    6       19.9     2       4.9                       5       26.7 
NY         :   55       91.7    51     247.7     48       46.3    49       29.2 
NC         :   11      176.3                     17    9,160.3                  
ND         :                                     12       42.9                  
OH         :   11       70.8     6      47.1     10      965.0                  
OK         :                                     10    3,236.8                  
OR         :   16       14.8                     16      174.2    13        3.3 
PA         :  126      981.2    85     197.3    122    2,358.3   104       68.1 
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :    7      242.1                      8    5,109.8     4      170.3 
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :   38    6,643.3     9      32.9     24      183.0                  
UT         :                                                                    
VA         :                     9       1.6     13    4,179.2     9       17.8 
WA         :   12      944.6                                                    
WV         :    5        1.2                                                    
WI         :   13    1,621.4     7     197.9      9      292.1                  
WY         :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :  131    1,409.5    77     218.4    130    6,387.8   252    1,705.0 
           :                                                                    
US  4/     :  822   36,010.7   355   1,556.5    770   91,493.7   571    3,817.1 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending Jan 4, 1997 through Jan 3, 1998.             
2/  N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.                                  
3/  Includes data for states with no data printed to avoid disclosing individual
    operations.                                                                 
4/  Total may not add due to rounding.



       Cattle:  Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered,      
                      by Size Group, United States, 1997 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   ::      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :Number   1,000  ::                      :Number   1,000  
                      :                ::                      :                
1 - 999               : 586      176.4 :: 300,000 - 499,999    :  11    4,568.5 
1,000 - 9,999         : 122      376.2 :: 500,000 - 999,999    :   9    5,742.1 
10,000 - 49,999       :  37    1,005.3 :: 1,000,000 +          :  14   17,972.3 
50,000 - 99,999       :  14    1,017.2 ::                      :                
100,000 - 199,999     :  22    3,315.4 :: Total 2/             : 822   36,010.7 
200,000 - 299,999     :   7    1,837.3 ::                      :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending Jan 4, 1997 through Jan 3, 1998.             
2/  Total may not add due to rounding.



       Calves:  Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered,      
                      by Size Group, United States, 1997 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   ::      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :Number   1,000  ::                      :Number   1,000  
                      :                ::                      :                
1 - 99                : 245        3.3 :: 50,000 - 74,999      :   7      433.8 
100 - 999             :  49       20.4 :: 75,000 +             :   4      379.6 
1,000 -9,999          :  28      120.0 ::                      :                
10,000 - 24,999       :  11      215.8 :: Total 2/             : 355    1,556.5 
25,000 - 49,999       :  11      383.8 ::                      :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending Jan 4, 1997 through Jan 3, 1998.             
2/  Total may not add due to rounding.



        Hogs:  Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered,       
                      by Size Group, United States, 1997 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   ::      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :Number   1,000  ::                      :Number   1,000  
                      :                ::                      :                
1 - 999               : 495      139.9 :: 1,500,000 - 1,999,999:  13   23,393.3 
1,000 - 9,999         : 146      388.1 :: 2,000,000 - 2,999,999:   6   13,535.4 
10,000 - 99,999       :  73    2,871.2 :: 3,000,000 - 3,499,999:   4   12,831.8 
100,000 - 249,999     :  14    2,201.9 :: 3,500,000 +          :   6   26,801.5 
250,000 - 499,999     :   6    2,385.7 ::                      :                
500,000 - 999,999     :   4    2,824.6 :: Total 2/             : 770   91,493.7 
1,000,000 - 1,499,999 :   3    4,120.3 ::                      :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending Jan 4, 1997 through Jan 3, 1998.             
2/  Total may not add due to rounding.



  Sheep and Lambs:  Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered,  
                      by Size Group, United States, 1997 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   ::      Size Group      :Plants:  Head   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :Number   1,000  ::                      :Number   1,000  
                      :                ::                      :                
1 - 999               : 498       45.1 :: 100,000 - 499,999    :   6    1,350.7 
1,000 - 9,999         :  50      160.4 :: 500,000+             :   3    1,896.6 
10,000 - 24,999       :   9      149.6 ::                      :                
25,000 - 99,999       :   5      214.8 :: Total 2/             : 571    3,817.1 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending Jan 4, 1997 through Jan 3, 1998.             
2/  Total may not add due to rounding.



           Livestock Slaughter Plants:  Number by Type of Inspection,           
                  State, and United States, January 1, 1997-98                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        Under        :                     :                     
              : Federal Inspection  :        Other        :        Total        
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1997   :   1998   :   1997   :   1998   :   1997   :   1998   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Number                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :     8          8          53         52         61         60   
AZ            :     3          4          22         21         25         25   
AR            :    29         27          24         27         53         54   
CA            :    31         31          45         45         76         76   
CO            :    29         26          23         23         52         49   
DE-MD         :    23         25           3          3         26         28   
FL            :     7         30          56                    63         30   
GA            :    19         18          68         51         87         69   
HI            :    12         12                                12         12   
ID            :    18         17          37         35         55         52   
IL            :    27         26         156        160        183        186   
IN            :    11         11         101         94        112        105   
IA            :    25         25         166        165        191        190   
KS            :    13         12         135        135        148        147   
KY            :    27         29          46         45         73         74   
LA            :     3          3          79         75         82         78   
MI            :    40         39          35         33         75         72   
MN            :    35         34         144        139        179        173   
MS            :     6          6          51         66         57         72   
MO            :    59         59          80         75        139        134   
MT            :    15         14          36         34         51         48   
NE            :    40         39          84         78        124        117   
NV            :     4          4                                 4          4   
N ENG         :    34         31          37         35         71         66   
NJ            :    17         16           4          4         21         20   
NM            :     6          6          17         16         23         22   
NY            :    56         56          17         17         73         73   
NC            :    19         20          73         57         92         77   
ND            :    13         14          39         39         52         53   
OH            :    14         15         176        202        190        217   
OK            :    11         11          88         82         99         93   
OR            :    15         15          10         10         25         25   
PA            :   144        138          51         53        195        191   
SC            :     6          5          18         34         24         39   
SD            :    11          9          87         84         98         93   
TN            :    27         27          23         23         50         50   
TX            :    41         46         142        124        183        170   
UT            :     7          8          20         20         27         28   
VA            :    12         13          50         50         62         63   
WA            :    13         13           4          4         17         17   
WV            :     5          5          38         37         43         42   
WI            :    18         18         101        101        119        119   
WY            :     1          1          26         24         27         25   
              :                                                                 
US            :   954        966       2,465      2,372      3,419      3,338   
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              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
                    by Species and Week, United States, 1997                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Week  :  Total   :         :         :  Dairy  :  Other  : Bulls & :  Total   
 Ending :  Cattle  : Steers  : Heifers :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Stags  :  Calves  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Head                               
        :                                                                       
Jan 4   :    584.0     273.5     177.6      55.7      69.4      7.8       31.1  
Jan 11  :    723.3     332.2     216.9      72.7      89.1     12.3       33.2  
Jan 18  :    729.7     348.7     235.4      61.1      74.0     10.4       30.8  
Jan 25  :    730.5     322.1     245.2      67.4      83.6     12.3       32.6  
Feb 1   :    685.4     318.6     222.4      62.4      70.9     11.1       30.8  
Feb 8   :    699.6     329.2     224.7      62.7      70.7     12.2       30.9  
Feb 15  :    672.3     304.0     230.0      62.1      64.1     12.1       31.3  
Feb 22  :    667.3     320.6     212.7      59.1      62.9     11.9       28.9  
Mar 1   :    666.6     317.9     214.6      60.9      61.4     11.8       30.8  
Mar 8   :    671.1     324.3     215.9      58.3      60.6     12.0       31.0  
Mar 15  :    664.7     312.5     208.5      61.8      67.8     14.0       31.6  
Mar 22  :    648.1     314.2     198.6      58.1      64.0     13.2       30.9  
Mar 29  :    660.1     311.9     212.6      55.8      66.4     13.5       28.8  
Apr 5   :    661.4     314.6     215.2      54.3      63.9     13.4       29.4  
Apr 12  :    670.1     328.7     212.3      54.8      61.7     12.6       28.6  
Apr 19  :    700.9     354.9     211.9      55.9      64.2     14.0       29.0  
Apr 26  :    696.3     349.3     208.6      54.5      69.4     14.5       27.9  
May 3   :    710.4     362.4     219.7      51.1      63.1     14.0       27.9  
May 10  :    739.0     389.3     217.6      52.4      65.0     14.6       26.2  
May 17  :    711.8     377.7     209.1      50.0      61.4     13.6       26.1  
May 24  :    728.1     363.9     237.3      50.7      62.1     14.0       26.2  
May 31  :    627.7     320.9     195.9      44.4      54.2     12.4       24.0  
Jun 7   :    733.5     367.0     240.2      50.5      60.8     15.0       26.7  
Jun 14  :    695.4     359.6     221.3      45.0      56.0     13.5       27.1  
Jun 21  :    710.6     356.0     238.9      45.1      56.5     14.0       27.6  
Jun 28  :    731.9     365.0     238.3      49.6      63.8     15.3       29.1  
Jul 5   :    596.6     296.1     198.9      40.8      49.6     11.2       25.1  
Jul 12  :    711.1     368.6     213.4      51.9      63.6     13.6       29.9  
Jul 19  :    719.0     354.6     234.7      50.1      64.5     15.1       29.3  
Jul 26  :    712.0     358.3     227.5      51.2      61.3     13.8       30.1  
Aug 2   :    729.5     366.7     228.2      52.9      67.1     14.6       27.2  
Aug 9   :    708.7     356.5     220.6      53.2      64.1     14.3       28.8  
Aug 16  :    697.0     359.1     202.9      55.0      65.1     14.9       29.0  
Aug 23  :    722.0     365.3     223.6      56.1      61.8     15.1       30.1  
Aug 30  :    712.9     353.9     227.9      54.3      61.7     15.1       29.1  
Sep 6   :    606.0     305.5     192.5      47.3      49.2     11.5       26.9  
Sep 13  :    716.1     346.0     231.1      56.9      67.2     14.9       31.2  
Sep 20  :    677.8     319.9     220.2      55.9      67.3     14.6       31.1  
Sep 27  :    658.7     310.9     212.9      57.8      63.4     13.6       31.5  
Oct 4   :    670.9     316.7     218.7      54.3      68.0     13.3       29.2  
Oct 11  :    698.9     319.7     243.3      55.0      67.4     13.5       29.7  
Oct 18  :    691.6     310.0     238.9      59.0      70.0     13.7       29.3  
Oct 25  :    696.0     305.8     230.1      62.9      83.3     13.9       30.5  
Nov 1   :    686.3     301.0     224.3      62.8      84.0     14.2       30.6  
Nov 8   :    695.8     318.3     214.2      62.9      86.3     14.1       31.8  
Nov 15  :    664.8     294.8     209.4      62.7      84.0     13.9       31.8  
Nov 22  :    686.4     307.2     218.7      64.2      83.3     13.0       31.0  
Nov 29  :    613.4     292.6     192.1      52.0      66.6     10.0       26.6  
Dec 6   :    665.9     307.3     197.0      67.6      81.6     12.4       34.2  
Dec 13  :    648.3     298.3     196.6      65.6      75.6     12.2       32.0  
Dec 20  :    648.0     303.7     196.3      60.9      74.8     12.3       30.9  
Dec 27  :    503.9     247.4     153.7      43.3      52.2      7.3       24.6  
Jan 3   :    553.6     262.0     179.2      50.4      54.7      7.4       26.7  
        :                                                                       
Total   : 36,010.7  17,385.3  11,428.2   2,963.7   3,544.9    688.6    1,556.5  
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                                                                     --continued



              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
              by Species and Week, United States, 1997 (continued)              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Week  :  Total  : Barrows  :        :  Stags   :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs &  
 Ending :  Hogs   : & Gilts  :  Sows  : & Boars  :  Sheep  :  Sheep  :Yearlings 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Head                               
        :                                                                       
Jan 4   : 1,482.2    1,430.1     43.6      8.5        60.1      3.1       57.1  
Jan 11  : 1,661.6    1,590.3     59.3     12.0        65.4      4.0       61.4  
Jan 18  : 1,682.3    1,616.1     55.9     10.2        60.9      2.7       58.2  
Jan 25  : 1,786.9    1,716.9     57.1     12.9        70.9      4.1       66.8  
Feb 1   : 1,729.6    1,662.2     56.1     11.2        67.4      3.5       63.9  
Feb 8   : 1,713.3    1,644.5     56.3     12.6        75.7      4.0       71.7  
Feb 15  : 1,712.7    1,641.5     57.9     13.3        80.3      4.4       75.9  
Feb 22  : 1,692.8    1,626.7     53.7     12.4        78.9      3.9       75.0  
Mar 1   : 1,731.4    1,666.6     54.0     10.8        82.2      4.0       78.2  
Mar 8   : 1,777.6    1,708.1     56.8     12.7        88.0      4.5       83.5  
Mar 15  : 1,767.3    1,700.9     55.5     10.9        94.9      4.5       90.3  
Mar 22  : 1,783.8    1,714.9     57.1     11.8       105.2      4.3      100.9  
Mar 29  : 1,823.6    1,755.4     56.0     12.2        82.4      4.3       78.2  
Apr 5   : 1,733.7    1,668.2     54.4     11.1        71.0      3.9       67.1  
Apr 12  : 1,715.4    1,643.8     58.5     13.1        72.0      4.1       67.8  
Apr 19  : 1,763.9    1,692.7     58.6     12.6        76.4      4.7       71.7  
Apr 26  : 1,636.0    1,565.4     58.0     12.6        74.4      4.0       70.4  
May 3   : 1,652.4    1,586.9     54.0     11.5        70.5      4.2       66.3  
May 10  : 1,614.6    1,545.9     57.1     11.6        70.4      4.2       66.2  
May 17  : 1,625.3    1,558.3     56.1     10.9        72.8      4.2       68.5  
May 24  : 1,614.6    1,547.5     56.4     10.7        72.1      4.6       67.5  
May 31  : 1,422.3    1,360.3     52.5      9.4        64.7      4.2       60.5  
Jun 7   : 1,636.2    1,563.0     61.1     12.1        72.4      3.8       68.6  
Jun 14  : 1,652.7    1,581.2     60.8     10.7        68.3      3.9       64.4  
Jun 21  : 1,622.9    1,552.6     60.3     10.0        70.5      3.9       66.6  
Jun 28  : 1,646.4    1,575.8     59.8     10.8        68.3      3.7       64.6  
Jul 5   : 1,316.3    1,259.4     48.3      8.5        58.2      3.4       54.8  
Jul 12  : 1,633.9    1,564.0     58.8     11.1        65.7      4.0       61.7  
Jul 19  : 1,640.2    1,568.7     60.5     11.0        66.0      4.1       61.9  
Jul 26  : 1,613.1    1,542.6     59.2     11.2        63.1      3.9       59.2  
Aug 2   : 1,586.0    1,515.4     58.2     12.3        63.0      4.3       58.7  
Aug 9   : 1,647.4    1,577.8     58.0     11.6        64.0      4.4       59.6  
Aug 16  : 1,702.6    1,631.7     58.6     12.2        66.9      3.8       63.1  
Aug 23  : 1,726.1    1,654.1     60.6     11.4        72.4      4.7       67.7  
Aug 30  : 1,802.0    1,728.1     62.7     11.1        76.3      4.7       71.6  
Sep 6   : 1,601.9    1,541.3     51.1      9.5        66.9      3.8       63.1  
Sep 13  : 1,857.6    1,781.9     64.1     11.7        72.8      4.4       68.4  
Sep 20  : 1,873.8    1,798.3     64.5     11.0        72.6      4.6       68.0  
Sep 27  : 1,856.2    1,784.2     60.7     11.3        71.5      3.9       67.6  
Oct 4   : 1,813.3    1,741.3     62.7      9.4        67.8      4.2       63.6  
Oct 11  : 1,895.6    1,828.6     57.4      9.6        69.4      3.8       65.6  
Oct 18  : 1,891.6    1,819.3     61.0     11.3        68.5      3.5       65.0  
Oct 25  : 1,865.5    1,795.0     61.5      9.0        73.2      3.9       69.3  
Nov 1   : 1,957.4    1,880.1     66.4     10.8        71.7      4.4       67.3  
Nov 8   : 1,927.3    1,847.8     68.4     11.2        75.1      4.5       70.7  
Nov 15  : 1,899.4    1,819.5     68.7     11.1        79.1      4.3       74.8  
Nov 22  : 1,980.2    1,897.0     72.5     10.6        77.9      4.7       73.2  
Nov 29  : 1,677.5    1,615.2     53.1      9.2        66.5      3.2       63.2  
Dec 6   : 1,943.5    1,863.5     68.7     11.3        77.0      4.1       72.9  
Dec 13  : 1,912.8    1,833.5     68.7     10.6        82.1      3.9       78.2  
Dec 20  : 2,061.1    1,978.5     70.4     12.2        81.0      5.4       75.6  
Dec 27  : 1,457.7    1,411.6     39.4      6.7        56.6      3.6       53.1  
Jan 3   : 1,672.6    1,619.7     46.9      5.9        55.8      3.8       52.0  
        :                                                                       
Total   :91,493.7   87,814.2  3,097.7    581.8     3,817.1    215.8    3,601.4  
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                                                                     --continued



              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
              by Species and Week, United States, 1997 (continued)              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Week Ending       :          Goats           :          Equine           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         :                      1,000 Head                      
                         :                                                      
Jan 4                    :            6.0                        1.3            
Jan 11                   :            7.7                        2.0            
Jan 18                   :            4.8                        1.7            
Jan 25                   :            6.3                        1.9            
Feb 1                    :            6.8                        1.8            
Feb 8                    :            7.7                        1.8            
Feb 15                   :            6.0                        1.8            
Feb 22                   :            5.9                        1.6            
Mar 1                    :            6.4                        1.5            
Mar 8                    :            5.9                        1.7            
Mar 15                   :            7.1                        1.8            
Mar 22                   :            9.1                        1.4            
Mar 29                   :           10.6                        1.7            
Apr 5                    :            5.5                        1.5            
Apr 12                   :            5.5                        1.7            
Apr 19                   :            7.9                        1.9            
Apr 26                   :            7.3                        1.6            
May 3                    :            6.4                        1.8            
May 10                   :            6.4                        1.8            
May 17                   :            7.3                        1.8            
May 24                   :            8.1                        1.7            
May 31                   :            6.4                        1.6            
Jun 7                    :            7.1                        1.7            
Jun 14                   :            7.3                        1.8            
Jun 21                   :            6.7                        1.8            
Jun 28                   :            7.7                        1.5            
Jul 5                    :            6.6                        1.5            
Jul 12                   :            6.3                        1.3            
Jul 19                   :            7.8                        1.4            
Jul 26                   :            6.9                        1.3            
Aug 2                    :            7.6                        1.3            
Aug 9                    :            7.5                        1.4            
Aug 16                   :            7.5                        1.4            
Aug 23                   :            8.1                        1.5            
Aug 30                   :            8.7                        1.4            
Sep 6                    :            7.1                        1.4            
Sep 13                   :            8.2                        1.7            
Sep 20                   :            7.8                        1.7            
Sep 27                   :            7.7                        1.8            
Oct 4                    :            8.1                        1.7            
Oct 11                   :            8.2                        1.7            
Oct 18                   :            7.6                        1.8            
Oct 25                   :            6.6                        1.9            
Nov 1                    :            8.2                        1.8            
Nov 8                    :            8.1                        2.0            
Nov 15                   :            8.0                        1.9            
Nov 22                   :            9.7                        1.8            
Nov 29                   :            7.3                        1.6            
Dec 6                    :            7.6                        1.6            
Dec 13                   :            9.0                        1.9            
Dec 20                   :           10.9                        1.7            
Dec 27                   :            8.8                        1.3            
Jan 3                    :            9.1                        1.2            
                         :                                                      
Total                    :          394.8                       87.2            
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                   Livestock Slaughter Estimates

Data Sources:  Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates
are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires
completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected
(FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-
administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total
commercial slaughter estimates.   Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter
for any species is under FI.  The LS-149 forms collect number of head
slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after
condemnation and total live and dressed weights. 

Approximately 1,000 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection
and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected
Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). 
To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI
plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status
are constantly monitored.

Revision Policy:  Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data
and are less than one-half of 1 percent.  Revisions for the previous month and
the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a
footnote.  Final data are published in the annual summary.

Procedures and Reliability:  Individual inspectors may be contacted by
telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not
received by NASS in time for summarization.  This assures that all plants
slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each
week.

All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks
after the kill week.  A computer edit compares each plant's data with the
historical data for that plant.  The edit provides a missing reports listing
for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data.  In addition,
data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern
of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile.

Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer
than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed.  Imputation of live
and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for
any plant.  The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective
plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are
tabulated.  Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent
of the U.S. head kill totals.  Imputation for live and dressed weight data for
cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent.  The imputation for
calves and sheep is more frequent and variable.

Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the
survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight
data are for full weeks only.  Average live and dressed weight and dressing
percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional
check.  Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or
temporarily  closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported.FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this
release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only.  These weekly totals are
published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat,
Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics.

Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and,
therefore, have no sampling error.  However, they may be subject to errors such
as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing
the data.  These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the
edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.

Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a
species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total
commercial slaughter for a species.  These data are included in U.S. totals.  A
review of the reported data is made annually.



                          Types of Plants

There are generally four types of slaughtering plants.

(1)  Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate
     must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. 
     Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal
     inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI
     estimates are made.


(2)  Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants:  Slaughter plants in which USDA is
     responsible for inspection.  However, federal inspection is carried out
     by State employees.  These plants are considered to be federally
     inspected.


(3)  Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants:  Plants which sell and transport
     only intrastate.  State inspectors assure compliance with individual
     State standards for these NFI plants.  Mobile slaughtering units are
     excluded and are considered farm slaughter.


(4)  Custom-Exempt Plants:  Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a
     custom basis only are custom-exempt.  The animals and meat are not
     inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards.  These are
          considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals.                       Terms and Definitions

Commercial Production:  Includes slaughter and meat production in federally
inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.

Dressed Weight:  The weight of a chilled animal carcass.  Beef with kidney knob
in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and
kidneys out, jowls on and head off.

Dressing Percent:  Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled
carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof.  For example, a
live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140
pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70.

Food and Meat Inspection:  Includes examination, checking, or testing of a
carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves
checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals
and quality of the meat produced.

Live Weight:  The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter
plant.

Plant, Slaughter:  An establishment where animals are killed and butchered.

Red Meat:  Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including
beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton.  It is derived using the number of head
times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately.  FI head kill must be
adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection
reports.

The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X
(average dressed weight) = FI red meat production.  The condemnation factor is
the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill.  It has been
fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for
calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for
sheep.  The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X
(FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production.

Slaughter:  Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.

Slaughter, Farm:  Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. 
Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but
includes mobile slaughtering on farms.  These estimates appear only in the
annual slaughter release.

Wholesome Meat Act:  Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale
in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate
must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards.






                               Index


                                                               Page

Commercial Slaughter - Number of Head, Total Live Weight, 
    and Average Live Weight, by Month, by State

 Calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
 Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
 Hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
 Sheep and Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52


Federally Inspected Slaughter

 Average Dressed Weight by Species and Class, U.S. . . . . . . . .5
 Classification by Head and by Percent, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . 14
 Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, U.S.. . . 85
 Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Species, by State . . 84
 Number of Slaughter Plants, by State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
 Number by Species and Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
 Percent of Total Commercial by Species, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . .3
 Slaughter, by Weeks, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
 Slaughter, by State, by Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
 

Red Meat Production - Total Pounds by Kind

 Commercial, by Month, U.S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
 Federally Inspected by Month, U.S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
 Red Meat, by Month, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6


Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96


Slaughter - Number of Head and Average Live Weight, 
 by Species and Month, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10


This report is made possible through the cooperative efforts of Agricultural
Marketing Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Agricultural
Statistics Board, NASS.


Released March 6, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For information
on "Livestock Slaughter 1997 Summary" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340,
office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.


The next "Livestock Slaughter Summary" report will be released in March 1999.


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