HDR1012000130050314971500Livestock Slaughter Annual Summary                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
     National                                            March 1997             
     Agricultural                                                               
     Statistics                                                                 
     Service                                                                    
                                                                                
               Washington, D.C.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                       Livestock Slaughter                                      
                           1996 Summary                                         
                                                                                
       Livestock Slaughtered and Red Meat Production in 1996                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Red meat production in commercial plants and on farms for the United States     
during 1996 totaled 43.3 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 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 43.1 billion pounds.  Lamb and mutton production was  
down 7 percent from 1995, setting a new record low.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Beef production was up 1 percent from the previous year at 25.5 billion         
pounds, the highest level since 1976.  Veal production, at 379 million pounds,  
was up 19 percent from the previous year, pork production at 17.1 billion       
pounds, was down 4 percent, while lamb and mutton production was down 7         
percent to 269 million pounds.                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Commercial cattle slaughter during 1996 totaled 36.6 million head, up 3         
percent from 1995, with federal inspection comprising 97.6 percent of the       
total.  The average live weight was 1,169 pounds, down 14 pounds from last      
year.  Steers comprised 48.7 percent of the total federally inspected           
slaughter, heifers 29.4 percent, dairy cows 8.5 percent, beef cows 11.4         
percent, and bulls 2.0 percent.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Commercial calf slaughter, at 1.77 million head, was up 24 percent from the     
previous year with 96.9 percent under federal inspection.  The average live     
weight was 343 pounds, down 29 pounds from a year earlier.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Commercial hog slaughter totaled 92.4 million head, down 4 percent from the     
previous year.  Federal inspection comprised 98.0 percent.  The average live    
weight fell 2 pounds to 254 pounds.  Barrows and gilts were 95.5 percent of     
the total.                                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Commercial sheep and lamb slaughter, at 4.18 million head, was down 8 percent   
from 1995 with federal inspection comprising 96.4 percent.  Sheep and lambs     
average live weight was 128 pounds, up 3 pounds from 1995.                      
                                                                                
There were 954 slaughtering plants under federal inspection included in this    
report compared with 988 last year. Of these, 812 slaughtered at least one      
head of cattle and 13 plants slaughtered over 45 percent of the total head.     
There were 770 plants that slaughtered hogs, with 10 accounting for over 40     
percent of the total.  Likewise, 12 of the 380 plants that slaughtered calves   
comprised over half of the total and 3 of the 593 plants slaughtering one or    
more head of sheep or lambs in 1996 slaughtered 60 percent of the total head.   
                                                                                
Pennsylvania had the most federally inspected plants, with over 15 percent of   
the plants in the United States.                                                
                                                                                
           Meat Production:  Federally Inspected, Commercial and Farm           
                   by Months and Total, United States, 1996 1/                  
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        :              :              :             :  Lamb and   :    Total    
        :     Beef     :     Veal     :   Pork 3/   :   Mutton    : Red Meat 3/ 
  Month :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        : Fed  :       : Fed  :       : Fed  :      : Fed  :      : Fed  :      
        : Insp : Total : Insp : Total : Insp :Total : Insp :Total : Insp :Total 
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        :                            Million Pounds                             
        :                                                                       
Com'l 2/:                                                                       
        :                                                                       
Jan     : 2,177  2,220    29      30    1,523  1,550   22     23    3,752  3,824
Feb     : 2,009  2,048    29      30    1,391  1,417   23     24    3,453  3,519
Mar     : 1,996  2,035    29      30    1,396  1,422   27     27    3,449  3,514
Apr     : 2,114  2,154    28      28    1,460  1,485   25     25    3,626  3,693
May     : 2,263  2,302    29      30    1,389  1,413   21     21    3,701  3,766
Jun     : 2,148  2,186    27      29    1,184  1,206   17     18    3,377  3,439
Jul     : 2,156  2,194    31      32    1,316  1,340   20     20    3,522  3,587
Aug     : 2,225  2,262    31      32    1,368  1,395   19     20    3,643  3,709
Sep     : 1,897  1,934    30      31    1,383  1,408   19     20    3,329  3,392
Oct     : 2,137  2,179    32      34    1,563  1,591   23     23    3,755  3,827
Nov     : 1,917  1,955    29      30    1,405  1,429   21     21    3,370  3,435
Dec     : 1,908  1,950    30      31    1,402  1,429   22     22    3,362  3,433
        :                                                                       
Total   :                                                                       
 Com'l  :24,948 25,421   355     368   16,780 17,084  258    265   42,340 43,138
        :                                                                       
  Farm  :          106            11              32           4             153
        :                                                                       
Total   :       25,527           379          17,116         269          43,291
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1/  Months may not add to totals due to rounding.                               
2/  Based on packers' dressed weight and excludes farm slaughter.               
3/  Excludes lard and rendered pork fat.                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    Number of Head Slaughtered:  By Species,                    
                    Commercial and Farm, United States, 1996                    
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                      :                  :                  :                   
        Species       : Total Commercial :       Farm 1/    :  Total Slaughter  
                      :                  :                  :                   
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                      :                          Head                           
                      :                                                         
Cattle                :    36,583,403          177,000           36,760,403     
                      :                                                         
Calves                :     1,768,162           47,000            1,815,162     
                      :                                                         
Hogs                  :    92,394,447          175,000           92,569,447     
                      :                                                         
Sheep                 :     4,184,058           65,000            4,249,058     
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1/  Final numbers will be published in "Meat Animals, Production, Disposition   
    and Income", April 25, 1997.                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Federally Inspected Commercial Slaughter:  Percent of Total          
                by Species, Month and Total, United States, 1996                
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               :                            Species                             
     Month     :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :    Cattle     :    Calves     :      Hogs      :     Sheep     
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               :                            Percent                             
               :                                                                
Jan            :     97.5            97.2             98.0            96.9      
               :                                                                
Feb            :     97.5            97.4             98.0            97.3      
               :                                                                
Mar            :     97.6            97.3             98.0            97.5      
               :                                                                
Apr            :     97.6            97.3             98.2            95.2      
               :                                                                
May            :     97.8            97.2             98.0            96.5      
               :                                                                
Jun            :     97.8            96.5             97.9            96.1      
               :                                                                
Jul            :     97.8            96.9             97.9            95.8      
               :                                                                
Aug            :     97.9            97.1             97.8            95.5      
               :                                                                
Sep            :     97.6            96.8             98.0            95.9      
               :                                                                
Oct            :     97.5            96.2             98.0            96.7      
               :                                                                
Nov            :     97.5            96.1             98.0            96.5      
               :                                                                
Dec            :     97.3            97.0             97.8            96.4      
               :                                                                
Total          :     97.6            96.9             98.0            96.4      
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        Livestock Slaughter:  Average Dressed Weight, Federal Inspection        
           by Classification, Month, and Total, United States, 1996 1/          
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                    :         :         :         :         :         :         
  Classification 2/ :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May   :   Jun   
                    :         :         :         :         :         :         
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                    :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
Cattle              :   715       707       708       699       699       701   
  Steers 3/         :   779       770       767       756       755       759   
  Heifers 3/        :   718       709       712       700       695       698   
  Cows 3/           :   535       533       532       526       523       524   
  Bulls &           :                                                           
    Stags 3/        :   851       841       847       843       835       848   
                    :                                                           
Calves & Vealers    :   214       212       212       219       219       214   
                    :                                                           
Hogs                :   188       186       185       186       186       186   
  Barrow & Glts 4/  :   184       181       181       181       181       180   
  Sows 4/           :   293       289       290       287       288       294   
  Stags & Boars 4/  :   216       224       224       219       226       226   
                    :                                                           
Sheep               :    63        66        67        66        66        64   
  Mature Sheep 5/   :    59        57        60        57        58        57   
  Lambs &           :                                                           
    Yearlings 5/    :    63        67        67        67        67        65   
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       :       :       :       :        :        :         
                    :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov   :  Dec   : Annual  
                    :       :       :       :       :        :        : Average 
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
Cattle              :  704     711     708     699     687      685       702   
  Steers 3/         :  764     775     777     776     766      757       766   
  Heifers 3/        :  700     710     714     712     698      695       705   
  Cows 3/           :  523     522     522     516     515      517       524   
  Bulls &           :                                                           
    Stags 3/        :  851     856     838     835     826      824       842   
                    :                                                           
Calves & Vealers    :  204     206     208     208     209      207       211   
                    :                                                           
Hogs                :  184     183     184     186     189      189       186   
  Barrow & Glts 4/  :  179     178     180     182     185      185       181   
  Sows 4/           :  286     288     289     289     291      289       290   
  Stags & Boars 4/  :  226     220     225     218     220      217       222   
                    :                                                           
Sheep               :   63      61      61      63      63       65        64   
  Mature Sheep 5/   :   57      58      59      58      56       57        58   
  Lambs &           :                                                           
    Yearlings 5/    :   63      61      61      63      64       66        65   
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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, 1996 1/                           
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                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jan        :        Feb         :        Mar        
                   :                   :                    :                   
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                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         12.2                10.3                 11.2      
AZ                 :         27.6                27.9                 27.4      
AR                 :          6.5                 6.9                  5.8      
CA                 :         92.5                84.1                 84.8      
CO                 :        179.1               167.0                163.1      
DE-MD              :          6.8                 6.5                  7.0      
FL                 :          4.5                 4.0                  4.3      
GA                 :         38.5                34.6                 34.7      
HI                 :          1.3                 1.3                  1.3      
ID                 :         45.4                40.4                 40.0      
IL                 :        221.0               205.5                204.1      
IN                 :         75.8                72.2                 65.3      
IA                 :        560.1               511.0                509.1      
KS                 :        468.0               428.7                415.7      
KY                 :         53.0                44.2                 45.9      
LA                 :          2.3                 2.3                  2.3      
MI                 :         95.0                84.5                 88.9      
MN                 :        179.5               172.3                167.0      
MS                 :         24.2                21.8                 22.8      
MO                 :         63.9                58.9                 59.8      
MT                 :          1.9                 1.7                  1.1      
NE                 :        546.7               499.2                499.7      
NV                 :           .1                  .1                   .1      
N ENG 2/           :          3.1                 2.6                  2.5      
NJ                 :          3.0                 2.8                  3.1      
NM                 :          1.8                 1.7                  1.9      
NY                 :          9.3                 8.5                  8.9      
NC                 :        148.9               132.9                137.3      
ND                 :         12.5                10.7                  9.5      
OH                 :         30.7                29.1                 27.2      
OK                 :          9.4                13.7                 14.5      
OR                 :          3.4                 3.1                  3.1      
PA                 :         97.7                93.0                 89.7      
SC                 :         14.8                13.2                 13.4      
SD                 :        111.3               106.9                102.3      
TN                 :         18.0                15.7                 15.9      
TX                 :        389.9               358.7                381.6      
UT                 :         35.9                34.2                 32.2      
VA                 :         73.3                60.4                 66.0      
WA                 :         60.4                56.8                 55.5      
WV                 :          1.7                 1.5                  1.4      
WI                 :         92.2                87.7                 86.3      
WY                 :           .5                  .4                   .3      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,823.8             3,519.4              3,514.0      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                     
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                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Apr        :        May         :        Jun        
                   :                   :                    :                   
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                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         12.5                11.5                 11.0      
AZ                 :         28.7                30.8                 30.6      
AR                 :          6.1                 6.5                  6.1      
CA                 :         86.6                88.7                 84.0      
CO                 :        171.3               178.2                174.2      
DE-MD              :          6.7                 6.6                  5.5      
FL                 :          4.4                 4.4                  3.5      
GA                 :         35.8                36.3                 24.5      
HI                 :          1.2                 1.3                  1.2      
ID                 :         42.7                46.3                 43.0      
IL                 :        215.1               214.5                192.2      
IN                 :         69.1                69.5                 61.4      
IA                 :        523.4               467.3                393.2      
KS                 :        458.5               476.7                456.2      
KY                 :         47.6                44.5                 34.9      
LA                 :          2.3                 2.2                  2.0      
MI                 :         84.9                81.8                 75.3      
MN                 :        173.0               171.2                153.4      
MS                 :         23.5                22.0                 19.3      
MO                 :         61.7                61.7                 51.7      
MT                 :          1.3                 1.4                  1.4      
NE                 :        541.9               585.5                545.8      
NV                 :           .1                  .1                   .1      
N ENG 2/           :          2.7                 2.7                  2.8      
NJ                 :          2.9                 3.0                  3.1      
NM                 :          1.9                 1.6                  1.1      
NY                 :          8.4                 8.9                  8.6      
NC                 :        143.7               143.6                128.2      
ND                 :         10.5                10.6                 10.0      
OH                 :         26.9                27.6                 22.8      
OK                 :         19.4                22.6                 22.8      
OR                 :          3.4                 3.0                  3.0      
PA                 :         97.6               103.8                 91.8      
SC                 :         13.8                14.0                 10.9      
SD                 :        104.6                98.7                 83.2      
TN                 :         16.2                16.6                 15.2      
TX                 :        385.8               428.8                410.5      
UT                 :         34.0                36.7                 34.9      
VA                 :         67.9                67.4                 57.6      
WA                 :         61.0                66.6                 66.1      
WV                 :          1.6                 1.4                  1.8      
WI                 :         92.5                99.1                 93.3      
WY                 :           .4                  .4                   .3      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,693.1             3,766.2              3,438.5      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                     
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                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
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                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         11.3                12.0                 11.3      
AZ                 :         29.8                26.4                 25.1      
AR                 :          6.3                 6.7                  6.0      
CA                 :         88.2                88.9                 82.7      
CO                 :        174.2               181.3                154.5      
DE-MD              :          5.8                 6.2                  5.9      
FL                 :          4.0                 4.4                  3.8      
GA                 :         22.7                24.0                 23.0      
HI                 :          1.5                 1.4                  1.3      
ID                 :         45.8                49.9                 44.7      
IL                 :        204.9               204.3                199.5      
IN                 :         67.0                65.4                 64.9      
IA                 :        445.9               456.9                463.8      
KS                 :        456.9               471.5                385.6      
KY                 :         37.4                39.7                 39.4      
LA                 :          2.3                 2.4                  2.4      
MI                 :         79.7                87.5                 84.2      
MN                 :        171.4               172.3                165.7      
MS                 :         22.2                22.9                 23.2      
MO                 :         58.0                59.6                 57.7      
MT                 :          1.6                 1.8                  1.5      
NE                 :        539.5               564.5                495.7      
NV                 :           .1                  .1                   .1      
N ENG 2/           :          2.9                 2.8                  2.9      
NJ                 :          4.0                 3.8                  4.0      
NM                 :          1.4                 1.7                  1.6      
NY                 :         10.0                10.0                  9.0      
NC                 :        133.9               147.0                142.2      
ND                 :          9.9                 9.7                  9.5      
OH                 :         23.4                28.0                 26.0      
OK                 :         29.5                31.9                 33.3      
OR                 :          3.4                 3.4                  3.6      
PA                 :         96.7                99.9                 96.2      
SC                 :         11.6                12.1                 11.6      
SD                 :         93.0                97.1                 96.8      
TN                 :         15.2                15.0                 17.1      
TX                 :        409.5               425.9                342.5      
UT                 :         36.4                36.6                 33.5      
VA                 :         66.2                70.9                 72.6      
WA                 :         65.6                69.0                 58.0      
WV                 :          1.3                 1.3                  1.8      
WI                 :         96.2                92.3                 86.9      
WY                 :           .4                  .7                   .6      
                   :                                                            
US                 :      3,587.1             3,709.0              3,392.0      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
             Red Meat Production:  Number of Pounds by Month, State,            
                     and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                     
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           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
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           :                           Million Pounds                           
           :                                                                    
AL         :       13.3             11.2             10.2             138.0     
AZ         :       26.9             27.1             27.6             335.9     
AR         :        6.8              6.4              6.9              77.1     
CA         :       95.1             86.1             90.3           1,052.0     
CO         :      166.9            153.7            166.9           2,030.5     
DE-MD      :        7.0              5.9              6.3              76.2     
FL         :        4.3              4.3              3.6              49.5     
GA         :       27.2             24.8             22.3             348.4     
HI         :        1.1              1.2              1.5              15.6     
ID         :       52.8             48.8             46.8             546.7     
IL         :      221.8            160.0            187.4           2,430.3     
IN         :       75.1             62.8             68.6             817.0     
IA         :      524.2            474.1            466.2           5,795.3     
KS         :      423.8            397.3            393.1           5,231.9     
KY         :       44.5             42.0             39.4             512.6     
LA         :        2.8              2.5              2.5              28.2     
MI         :       97.7             88.6             79.9           1,027.7     
MN         :      190.8            170.2            167.7           2,054.5     
MS         :       28.0             23.7             22.1             275.8     
MO         :       70.8             60.2             62.3             726.4     
MT         :        1.7              1.3              1.4              18.1     
NE         :      549.3            487.4            468.7           6,323.8     
NV         :         .1               .1               .1               1.3     
N ENG 2/   :        3.8              3.5              3.2              35.5     
NJ         :        4.5              4.0              4.7              42.9     
NM         :        1.9              1.7              1.9              20.2     
NY         :       10.4              9.7             10.4             112.0     
NC         :      172.8            149.0            154.6           1,734.1     
ND         :       11.0             10.7             10.0             124.4     
OH         :       29.3             26.8             28.2             326.1     
OK         :       41.3             40.0             40.3             318.7     
OR         :        4.1              3.2              3.3              40.1     
PA         :      107.1             95.0             92.8           1,161.4     
SC         :       15.4             14.5             14.8             159.9     
SD         :      109.2             99.4             96.0           1,198.6     
TN         :       19.0             19.7             18.8             202.4     
TX         :      382.4            361.8            357.6           4,635.0     
UT         :       36.1             33.9             31.3             415.7     
VA         :       78.5             69.3             69.6             819.8     
WA         :       65.3             54.8             56.4             735.5     
WV         :        2.4              2.1              1.8              20.2     
WI         :      100.6             95.2             94.8           1,117.0     
WY         :         .4               .5               .6               5.5     
           :                                                                    
US         :    3,827.3          3,434.5          3,432.8          43,137.6     
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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, 1996 1/                  
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                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Jan       :      Feb       :      Mar       
                      :      :                :                :                
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Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     3,062.9          2,855.4          2,833.7    
    Other             : Thou :        78.2             71.8             69.6    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,141.1          2,927.2          2,903.4    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,195            1,180            1,179      
    Other             : Lbs  :     1,012            1,011            1,009      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,190            1,176            1,174      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       139.9            138.8            141.4    
    Other             : Thou :         4.1              3.7              3.9    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       144.0            142.5            145.3    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       347              342              342      
    Other             : Lbs  :       421              421              412      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       350              344              343      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     8,129.0          7,506.2          7,548.6    
    Other             : Thou :       162.5            154.1            150.5    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     8,291.5          7,660.2          7,699.2    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       257              254              254      
    Other             : Lbs  :       236              236              236      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       256              254              253      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       351.6            353.2            402.8    
    Other             : Thou :        11.1             10.0             10.4    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       362.7            363.2            413.3    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       126              130              135      
    Other             : Lbs  :        97              102               99      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       126              129              134      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weights   
            by Species and Month, United States, 1996 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Apr       :      May       :      Jun       
                      :      :                :                :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     3,039.3          3,256.6          3,078.1    
    Other             : Thou :        73.7             72.3             68.6    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,112.9          3,329.0          3,146.7    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,163            1,160            1,164      
    Other             : Lbs  :       994              986              986      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,160            1,156            1,160      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       128.0            133.4            130.8    
    Other             : Thou :         3.5              3.9              4.7    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       131.5            137.3            135.5    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       355              353              345      
    Other             : Lbs  :       410              429              426      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       357              355              347      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     7,886.4          7,484.7          6,394.8    
    Other             : Thou :       148.4            149.6            137.3    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     8,034.9          7,634.3          6,532.1    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       254              254              254      
    Other             : Lbs  :       232              225              224      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       254              254              254      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       374.3            312.9            271.0    
    Other             : Thou :        18.8             11.5             11.1    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       393.2            324.3            282.1    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       133              134              130      
    Other             : Lbs  :        90               91               94      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       131              132              129      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weights   
            by Species and Month, United States, 1996 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :                :                :                
        Species       : Unit :      Jul       :      Aug       :      Sep       
                      :      :                :                :                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     3,079.7          3,147.6          2,693.3    
    Other             : Thou :        69.3             66.7             66.3    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     3,149.0          3,214.3          2,759.6    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     1,167            1,179            1,184      
    Other             : Lbs  :       996            1,006              987      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     1,163            1,175            1,179      
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       155.6            153.2            145.7    
    Other             : Thou :         5.0              4.6              4.8    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       160.6            157.8            150.5    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       329              335              333      
    Other             : Lbs  :       423              427              421      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       333              336              337      
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     7,186.7          7,509.2          7,541.0    
    Other             : Thou :       153.9            166.3            152.8    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     7,340.6          7,675.5          7,693.8    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       251              250              250      
    Other             : Lbs  :       220              225              229      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       251              250              250      
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :       312.9            315.2            313.4    
    Other             : Thou :        13.8             14.8             13.4    
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :       326.7            330.0            326.8    
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :       126              123              123      
    Other             : Lbs  :        96               98               96      
    Commercial        : Lbs  :       125              122              122      
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    Livestock Slaughter:  Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weights   
            by Species and Month, United States, 1996 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :      :            :            :            :           
        Species       : Unit :    Oct     :    Nov     :    Dec     : Total 2/  
                      :      :            :            :            :           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :   3,073.8      2,801.2      2,799.5     35,721.0 
    Other             : Thou :      78.0         71.2         76.7        862.4 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :   3,151.7      2,872.4      2,876.2     36,583.4 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :   1,178        1,167        1,163        1,173   
    Other             : Lbs  :     979          984        1,008          996   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :   1,173        1,163        1,159        1,169   
                      :      :                                                  
Calves                :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     159.2        139.2        148.5      1,713.6 
    Other             : Thou :       6.2          5.7          4.6         54.6 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     165.4        144.8        153.0      1,768.2 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     336          338          334          340   
    Other             : Lbs  :     432          424          408          422   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     338          341          336          343   
                      :      :                                                  
Hogs                  :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :   8,423.2      7,469.4      7,455.0     90,534.3 
    Other             : Thou :     168.1        150.1        166.6      1,860.2 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :   8,591.2      7,619.5      7,621.6     92,394.4 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     255          258          257          254   
    Other             : Lbs  :     234          225          228          229   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     255          257          257          254   
                      :      :                                                  
Sheep and Lambs       :      :                                                  
  Number              :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Thou :     364.9        324.1        335.9      4,032.3 
    Other             : Thou :      12.5         11.8         12.6        151.7 
    Commercial 3/     : Thou :     377.4        335.9        348.5      4,184.1 
  Live Weight/Head    :      :                                                  
    Fed. Insp.        : Lbs  :     126          128          131          129   
    Other             : Lbs  :      97           96           94           95   
    Commercial        : Lbs  :     125          127          130          128   
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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, 1996 1/                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                           Months                            
 Classification   :-------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                         1,000 Head                          
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :  1,509     1,393     1,400      1,552     1,683      1,596  
  Heifers         :    894       856       858        857       915        886  
  All Cows        :    607       555       523        570       594        536  
  Dairy Cows      :    276       263       243        247       241        209  
  Other Cows      :    331       291       280        323       352        328  
  Bulls & Stags   :     53        51        53         60        65         59  
    Total 2/      :  3,063     2,855     2,834      3,039     3,257      3,078  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :  7,766     7,157     7,193      7,496     7,109      6,068  
  Sows            :    305       292       297        326       314        275  
  Stags & Boars   :     58        58        59         65        61         52  
    Total 2/      :  8,129     7,506     7,549      7,886     7,485      6,395  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :     21        20        22         24        26         23  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :    331       333       381        350       286        248  
    Total 2/      :    352       353       403        374       313        271  
                  :                                                             
                  :                      Percent of Total                       
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :   49.3      48.8      49.4       51.1      51.7       51.9  
  Heifers         :   29.2      30.0      30.3       28.2      28.1       28.8  
  All Cows        :   19.8      19.4      18.5       18.8      18.2       17.4  
  Dairy Cows      :    9.0       9.2       8.6        8.1       7.4        6.8  
  Other Cows      :   10.8      10.2       9.9       10.6      10.8       10.6  
  Bulls & Stags   :    1.7       1.8       1.9        2.0       2.0        1.9  
    Total 2/      :  100.0     100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :   95.5      95.3      95.3       95.0      95.0       94.9  
  Sows            :    3.8       3.9       3.9        4.1       4.2        4.3  
  Stags & Boars   :     .7        .8        .8         .8        .8         .8  
    Total 2/      :  100.0     100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :    6.0       5.8       5.4        6.5       8.5        8.6  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :   94.0      94.2      94.6       93.5      91.5       91.4  
    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, 1996 1/ (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                      Months                      :          
 Classification   :--------------------------------------------------: Total 2/ 
                  :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                         1,000 Head                          
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          : 1,567   1,558   1,269    1,356    1,267   1,249     17,400  
  Heifers         :   877     930     808      947      810     864     10,502  
  All Cows        :   573     591     552      700      667     637      7,105  
  Dairy Cows      :   241     254     240      288      266     268      3,037  
  Other Cows      :   332     337     312      412      400     369      4,068  
  Bulls & Stags   :    63      69      64       70       58      49        715  
    Total 2/      : 3,080   3,148   2,693    3,074    2,801   2,799     35,721  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts : 6,832   7,169   7,227    8,091    7,177   7,159     86,443  
  Sows            :   298     284     261      279      245     250      3,425  
  Stags & Boars   :    56      57      53       54       48      46        667  
    Total 2/      : 7,187   7,509   7,541    8,423    7,469   7,455     90,534  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :    24      23      22       24       19      20        270  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :   289     292     292      341      305     315      3,763  
    Total 2/      :   313     315     313      365      324     336      4,032  
                  :                                                             
                  :                      Percent of Total                       
                  :                                                             
Cattle            :                                                             
  Steers          :  50.9    49.5    47.1     44.1     45.2    44.6       48.7  
  Heifers         :  28.5    29.5    30.0     30.8     28.9    30.9       29.4  
  All Cows        :  18.6    18.8    20.5     22.8     23.8    22.8       19.9  
  Dairy Cows      :   7.8     8.1     8.9      9.4      9.5     9.6        8.5  
  Other Cows      :  10.8    10.7    11.6     13.4     14.3    13.2       11.4  
  Bulls & Stags   :   2.1     2.2     2.4      2.3      2.1     1.7        2.0  
    Total 2/      : 100.0   100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Hogs              :                                                             
  Barrows & Gilts :  95.1    95.5    95.8     96.1     96.1    96.0       95.5  
  Sows            :   4.1     3.8     3.5      3.3      3.3     3.4        3.8  
  Stags & Boars   :    .8      .8      .7       .6       .6      .6         .7  
    Total 2/      : 100.0   100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0      100.0  
                  :                                                             
Sheep             :                                                             
  Mature Sheep    :   7.7     7.4     7.0      6.6      5.8     6.1        6.7  
  Lambs &         :                                                             
   Yearlings      :  92.3    92.6    93.0     93.4     94.2    93.9       93.3  
    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, Month and Total, United States, 1996              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1                :                                                              
  Steers         :     .4        .2         .2         .3         .3         .3 
  Heifers        :     .3        .2         .2         .2         .2         .2 
  All Cows       :    1.8       1.8        1.7        1.6        1.8        1.4 
  Dairy Cows     :    1.7       1.6        1.6        1.5        1.7        1.4 
  Other Cows     :     .1        .1         .1         .1         .1         .1 
  Bulls & Stags  :     .3        .2         .2         .3         .3         .3 
Total Cattle 2/  :    2.8       2.5        2.3        2.4        2.6        2.2 
                 :                                                              
2                :                                                              
  Steers         :    1.5       1.2        1.1        1.2                       
  Heifers        :     .5        .4         .3         .5                       
  All Cows       :    6.4       5.5        5.4        5.5         4/         4/ 
  Dairy Cows     :    6.2       5.4        5.3        5.4                       
  Other Cows     :     .2        .1         .1         .2                       
  Bulls & Stags  :     .7        .6         .7         .8                       
Total Cattle 2/  :    9.1       7.8        7.5        8.0                       
                 :                                                              
3                :                                                              
  Steers         :   36.8      37.6       36.1       43.7       48.1       46.1 
  Heifers        :    7.3       7.4        7.0        6.9        8.4        7.8 
  All Cows       :   44.9      42.2       38.3       37.6       42.5       35.1 
  Dairy Cows     :   33.9      31.8       29.1       29.9       32.8       27.5 
  Other Cows     :   11.0      10.5        9.2        7.7        9.8        7.6 
  Bulls & Stags  :    1.8       2.1        1.9        2.6        4.4        3.4 
Total Cattle 2/  :   90.8      89.2       83.2       90.8    4/103.5     4/92.4 
                 :                                                              
4                :                                                              
  Steers         :    2.0       2.2        2.7        1.9                       
  Heifers        :    3.5       3.4        3.3        3.8                       
  All Cows       :   75.7      67.0       65.9       71.7         4/         4/ 
  Dairy Cows     :   29.4      28.7       27.7       26.6                       
  Other Cows     :   46.3      38.3       38.2       45.1                       
  Bulls & Stags  :    7.6       7.1        7.4        8.6                       
Total Cattle 2/  :   88.9      79.6       79.4       86.0                       
                 :                                                              
5                :                                                              
  Steers         :  143.1     140.3      143.4      158.2      179.8      166.5 
  Heifers        :   57.9      56.8       55.8       59.3       62.9       58.7 
  All Cows       :  143.7     134.1      121.2      129.2      201.9      186.7 
  Dairy Cows     :   98.0      93.3       87.6       93.1      117.5      105.6 
  Other Cows     :   45.7      40.8       33.6       36.1       84.5       81.1 
  Bulls & Stags  :   10.1      10.6       10.6       12.9       22.0       19.9 
Total Cattle 2/  :  354.7     341.9      330.9      359.6    4/466.6    4/431.7 
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
     Federal     :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
    Regions 1/   :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1                :                                                              
  Steers         :    .3      .3       .4       .7       .6      .5        4.4  
  Heifers        :    .2      .2       .2       .4       .4      .3        3.0  
  All Cows       :   1.7     1.7      1.5      1.9      1.8     1.7       20.3  
  Dairy Cows     :   1.6     1.6      1.5      1.9      1.7     1.7       19.5  
  Other Cows     :                     .1       .1       .1      .1         .8  
  Bulls & Stags  :    .3      .3       .3       .4       .3      .3        3.7  
Total Cattle 2/  :   2.4     2.4      2.5      3.4      3.1     2.9       31.6  
                 :                                                              
2                :                                                              
  Steers         :                                                              
  Heifers        :                                                              
  All Cows       :                                                              
  Dairy Cows     :                                                              
  Other Cows     :                                                              
  Bulls & Stags  :                                                              
Total Cattle 2/4/:                                                              
                 :                                                              
3                :                                                              
  Steers         :  42.1    40.9     38.0     39.6     34.2    31.6      479.8  
  Heifers        :   7.4     7.8      8.5      8.7      6.8     5.6       91.2  
  All Cows       :  42.3    46.8     46.9     61.4     54.1    50.8      565.9  
  Dairy Cows     :  32.2    35.3     35.4     47.6     41.1    38.9      437.7  
  Other Cows     :  10.0    11.5     11.5     13.8     13.0    11.9      128.2  
  Bulls & Stags  :   3.3     3.4      3.5      4.6      3.8     3.2       40.7  
Total Cattle 2/4/:  95.1    98.9     97.0    114.4     98.9    91.2    1,177.7  
                 :                                                              
4                :                                                              
  Steers         :                                                              
  Heifers        :                                                              
  All Cows       :                                                              
  Dairy Cows     :                                                              
  Other Cows     :                                                              
  Bulls & Stags  :                                                              
Total Cattle 2/4/:                                                              
                 :                                                              
5                :                                                              
  Steers         : 172.1   160.4    140.7    158.2    105.3   121.7    1,798.6  
  Heifers        :  58.0    56.1     54.6     63.8     40.9    58.5      697.3  
  All Cows       : 202.9   216.7    207.2    257.1    245.5   241.1    2,567.6  
  Dairy Cows     : 117.9   127.5    119.8    151.6    144.6   146.3    1,515.1  
  Other Cows     :  85.0    89.2     87.3    105.5    101.0    94.8    1,052.5  
  Bulls & Stags  :  21.8    24.0     23.3     25.3     20.0    16.3      247.5  
Total Cattle 2/4/: 454.8   457.2    425.8    504.5    411.7   437.6    5,311.0  
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
6                :                                                              
  Steers         :   302.3     282.4      310.6      294.2     318.7      311.8 
  Heifers        :   159.2     148.7      148.6      162.0     186.1      176.0 
  All Cows       :    87.5      81.6       83.0      102.9     115.7      103.6 
  Dairy Cows     :    13.1      10.7        9.7        9.0       6.6        6.3 
  Other Cows     :    74.4      70.9       73.3       94.0     109.1       97.3 
  Bulls & Stags  :    12.8      11.7       13.2       13.4      13.8       11.9 
Total Cattle 2/  :   561.8     524.4      555.4      572.5     634.3      603.3 
                 :                                                              
7                :                                                              
  Steers         :   743.8     671.2      673.9      778.0     827.8      770.2 
  Heifers        :   516.2     496.1      480.4      471.3     506.6      491.3 
  All Cows       :   105.2      97.6       86.1       96.1     104.2       90.1 
  Dairy Cows     :    30.2      27.7       21.9       22.0      26.2       21.5 
  Other Cows     :    74.9      69.9       64.3       74.1      78.0       68.6 
  Bulls & Stags  :     9.1       9.5        9.7        9.9      10.8       10.5 
Total Cattle 2/  : 1,374.2   1,274.4    1,250.1    1,355.3   1,449.3    1,362.1 
                 :                                                              
8                :                                                              
  Steers         :   145.7     132.9      114.9      143.5     161.4      159.7 
  Heifers        :    99.9      96.4      108.4      101.9     100.2      100.2 
  All Cows       :    58.2      49.8       47.0       47.9      47.5       43.2 
  Dairy Cows     :     6.6       7.6        7.1       10.5       8.0        4.2 
  Other Cows     :    51.6      42.2       39.9       37.4      39.5       39.0 
  Bulls & Stags  :     5.2       5.2        4.5        5.1       5.5        5.0 
Total Cattle 2/  :   309.0     284.3      274.8      298.4     314.6      308.0 
                 :                                                              
9                :                                                              
  Steers         :                                              67.5       66.5 
  Heifers        :                                               9.0        8.5 
  All Cows       :      3/        3/         3/         3/      50.7       49.1 
  Dairy Cows     :                                              36.3       32.2 
  Other Cows     :                                              14.4       16.9 
  Bulls & Stags  :                                               4.6        4.7 
Total Cattle 2/  :                                             131.8      128.8 
                 :                                                              
10               :                                                              
  Steers         :   132.9     125.4      116.9      130.9      79.9       75.5 
  Heifers        :    49.6      46.9       53.9       51.4      41.4       43.7 
  All Cows       :    83.7      75.1       74.5       77.2      29.3       27.3 
  Dairy Cows     :    57.3      56.4       52.9       49.3      12.4       10.2 
  Other Cows     :    26.4      18.7       21.6       27.9      16.9       17.1 
  Bulls & Stags  :     5.4       4.2        4.9        6.6       3.4        3.1 
Total Cattle 2/  : 3/271.6   3/251.5    3/250.1    3/266.2     153.9      149.5 
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
        Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,        
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
     Federal     :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
    Regions 1/   :       :        :        :        :       :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
6                :                                                              
  Steers         :  306.8   312.7    245.2    246.9    240.0   242.9    3,414.5 
  Heifers        :  174.5   187.1    145.4    184.7    176.3   180.7    2,029.2 
  All Cows       :  107.4   103.4     85.8    115.9    108.4    90.8    1,186.0 
  Dairy Cows     :   10.0    11.1     12.2     12.2      9.9     9.9      120.7 
  Other Cows     :   97.4    92.2     73.7    103.7     98.5    80.9    1,065.3 
  Bulls & Stags  :   14.0    15.6     15.5     17.4     14.0    13.1      166.6 
Total Cattle 2/  :  602.7   618.8    491.9    564.9    538.7   527.5    6,796.3 
                 :                                                              
7                :                                                              
  Steers         :  739.0   742.6    597.3    645.7    622.2   588.3    8,399.9 
  Heifers        :  495.7   529.8    462.4    531.6    459.7   470.9    5,911.8 
  All Cows       :   99.6    97.2     87.5    110.4    106.9   110.2    1,191.1 
  Dairy Cows     :   23.3    23.0     17.8     16.4     16.4    16.4      262.8 
  Other Cows     :   76.3    74.1     69.7     94.0     90.6    93.7      928.3 
  Bulls & Stags  :   11.4    12.4      9.4      9.8      9.2     7.1      118.8 
Total Cattle 2/  :1,345.7 1,381.9  1,156.7  1,297.6  1,197.9 1,176.5   15,621.7 
                 :                                                              
8                :                                                              
  Steers         :  160.8   160.3    130.8    128.3    137.3   135.8    1,711.4 
  Heifers        :   95.0    98.5     87.3    106.0     81.7   100.3    1,175.6 
  All Cows       :   40.5    42.9     42.8     56.8     59.7    53.9      590.3 
  Dairy Cows     :   10.6     6.3      5.6      5.1      4.6     4.3       80.5 
  Other Cows     :   29.9    36.6     37.2     51.7     55.1    49.6      509.8 
  Bulls & Stags  :    4.8     4.9      4.6      4.4      3.9     3.4       56.5 
Total Cattle 2/  :  301.2   306.6    265.5    295.5    282.5   293.4    3,533.8 
                 :                                                              
9                :                                                              
  Steers         :   69.4    63.6     57.3     65.8     61.6    63.8      763.8 
  Heifers        :    5.7     7.0      8.3      5.4      6.7     7.3       92.7 
  All Cows       :   50.8    52.3     49.6     59.4     55.8    54.7      617.9 
  Dairy Cows     :   34.6    37.4     36.2     41.4     38.4    40.4      457.9 
  Other Cows     :   16.2    14.8     13.4     18.0     17.5    14.3      160.1 
  Bulls & Stags  :    4.2     4.3      4.0      4.1      3.5     2.7       43.4 
Total Cattle 2/  :  130.1   127.3    119.3    134.7    127.7   128.6    1,517.8 
                 :                                                              
10               :                                                              
  Steers         :   76.2    77.0     59.7     71.1     65.8    64.6      827.5 
  Heifers        :   40.5    43.1     40.9     46.4     37.2    40.3      500.8 
  All Cows       :   27.7    30.0     30.4     37.3     34.3    34.1      365.5 
  Dairy Cows     :   10.8    11.9     11.2     11.7      9.7     9.9      142.7 
  Other Cows     :   16.9    18.2     19.2     25.6     24.6    24.2      222.8 
  Bulls & Stags  :    3.4     4.3      3.6      4.0      3.2     2.7       37.5 
Total Cattle 2/  :  147.8   154.4    134.6    158.8    140.6   141.8    1,731.2 
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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 9 combined with region 10 to avoid disclosing individual operations. 
4/  Regions 2-3 and 4-5 combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.     
                                                                                
         Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
                      Month and Total, United States, 1996                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard    :         :          :          :         :          :         
     Federal     :   Jan   :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
    Regions 1/   :         :          :          :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Head                          
                 :                                                              
1  3/            :                                                              
                 :                                                              
2  3/            :   32.7       30.6       32.8      26.7      27.2       30.3  
                 :                                                              
3  3/            :                                                              
                 :                                                              
4  3/            :   23.9       23.5       22.8      21.6      22.1       21.3  
                 :                                                              
5                :     4/         4/         4/        4/      46.4       42.5  
                 :                                                              
6                :     4/         4/         4/        4/        5/         5/  
                 :                                                              
7                : 4/54.6     4/52.5     4/53.7    4/50.3     5/5.4      5/5.9  
                 :                                                              
8                :                                                              
                 :                                                              
9   3/           :                                                              
                 :                                                              
10  3/           :   28.7       32.1       32.1      29.5      32.3       30.8  
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
         Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
                Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Standard   :        :        :        :        :        :        :          
    Federal    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :  Dec   : Total 2/ 
   Regions 1/  :        :        :        :        :        :        :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                           1,000 Head                           
               :                                                                
1   3/         :                                                                
               :                                                                
2   3/         :  42.1     39.8     36.3     39.2     37.3     39.5     414.5   
               :                                                                
3   3/         :                                                                
               :                                                                
4   3/         :  24.6     24.9     25.1     29.0     26.2     26.7     291.7   
               :                                                                
5              :  45.0     43.8     44.3     50.8     40.5     46.1     545.9   
               :                                                                
6   5/         :                                                                
               :                                                                
7   5/         :   6.2      7.6      7.8      9.3      7.9      7.3      82.0   
               :                                                                
8              :                                                           .1   
               :                                                                
9   3/         :                                                                
               :                                                                
10  3/         :  37.6     37.1     32.2     30.8     27.2     28.9     379.4   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/  Regions 1-2, 3-4 and 9-10 combined to avoid disclosing individual           
    operations.                                                                 
4/  Regions 5-7 combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.             
5/  Region 6 combined with region 7 to avoid disclosing individual operations.  
                                                                                
          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
              Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :         :         :         :         :          :         
      Federal      :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
     Regions 1/    :         :         :         :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
1                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                              2.5        2.9
  Sows             :      3/        3/        3/        3/         .1         .1
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                              2.6        3.0
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
2                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :      3/        3/        3/        3/         4/         4/
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
3                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :   596.4     517.6     550.6     564.9                      
  Sows             :    13.3      14.4      14.6      14.1                      
  Stags & Boars    :      .2        .4       1.0        .8                      
  Total Hogs 2/    : 3/609.9   3/532.3   3/566.1   3/579.8         4/         4/
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
4                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 1,250.1   1,107.4   1,148.5   1,184.0    1,712.6    1,438.2
  Sows             :    79.0      68.6      69.0      71.7       85.7       76.1
  Stags & Boars    :     1.3       1.3       1.3                  1.5        1.5
  Total Hogs 2/    : 1,330.5   1,177.3   1,218.9   1,257.2  4/1,799.9  4/1,515.9
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
5   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
      Federal      :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep  :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
     Regions 1/    :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
1                  :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :    2.7     2.6      2.5     3.0      2.3     2.4      28.6 
  Sows             :     .1      .1       .1               .1                .6 
  Stags & Boars    :                                                         .2 
  Total Hogs 2/    :    2.8     2.7      2.5     3.0      2.4     2.4      29.4 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
2  4/              :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
3  4/              :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
4  4/              :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :1,552.7 1,664.2  1,638.1 1,889.1  1,668.1 1,698.0  20,172.8 
  Sows             :   79.2    74.7     83.1    92.2     88.4    85.4   1,009.4 
  Stags & Boars    :    1.4     1.5      1.3     1.6      2.0     1.6      20.4 
  Total Hogs 2/    :1,633.3 1,740.3  1,722.6 1,983.0  1,758.5 1,785.0  21,202.5 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
5  5/              :                                                            
  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, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :         :         :         :         :          :         
      Federal      :   Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
     Regions 1/    :         :         :         :         :          :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
6   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 2,118.4   1,994.4   1,963.6   2,016.9   1,981.1    1,760.8 
  Sows             :   117.3     108.8     113.7     122.9     126.3      112.2 
  Stags & Boars    :    21.7      21.0      21.7      20.7      20.9       17.8 
  Total Hogs 2/    : 2,257.4   2,124.2   2,099.0   2,160.5   2,128.3    1,890.8 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
7   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
8   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  : 3,600.9   3,347.1   3,344.1   3,535.1   3,226.2    2,696.3 
  Sows             :    94.6      99.6      99.1     116.3     101.6       85.7 
  Stags & Boars    :    34.6      34.9      34.7      41.7      38.6       33.1 
  Total Hogs 2/    : 3,730.1   3,481.6   3,477.8   3,693.2   3,366.4    2,815.1 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
9   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
10  5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :   200.3     190.0     186.1     194.9     186.8      169.5 
  Sows             :      .7        .6        .7        .7        .7         .6 
  Stags & Boars    :      .1        .1        .1        .1                      
  Total Hogs 2/    :   201.1     190.7     186.8     195.7     187.5      170.1 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
          Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,         
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Standard     :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
      Federal      :  Jul  :  Aug   :  Sep  :  Oct   :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
     Regions 1/    :       :        :       :        :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                         1,000 Head                         
                   :                                                            
6   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :1,988.5 2,066.3  2,073.0 2,295.8  2,040.4 2,032.5  24,331.7 
  Sows             :  119.1   117.6    100.4   110.0    100.1   103.7   1,352.1 
  Stags & Boars    :   18.5    18.8     16.4    16.3     14.6    14.6     222.8 
  Total Hogs 2/    :2,126.1 2,202.7  2,189.7 2,422.1  2,155.0 2,150.8  25,906.6 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
7   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
8   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :3,102.3 3,240.3  3,331.2 3,697.3  3,289.5 3,226.9  39,637.1 
  Sows             :   98.9    90.8     76.6    75.7     56.3    60.1   1,055.4 
  Stags & Boars    :   36.4    36.5     35.4    36.1     31.0    29.6     422.7 
  Total Hogs 2/    :3,237.6 3,367.6  3,443.2 3,809.1  3,376.8 3,316.7  41,115.2 
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
9   5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :                                                            
  Sows             :                                                            
  Stags & Boars    :                                                            
  Total Hogs 2/    :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
                   :                                                            
10  5/             :                                                            
  Barrows & Gilts  :  186.1   195.3    182.4   205.4    176.3   199.6   2,272.7 
  Sows             :     .8      .6       .6      .6       .4      .5       7.3 
  Stags & Boars    :             .1                                .1        .6 
  Total Hogs 2/    :  186.9   195.9    183.0   206.0    176.7   200.2   2,280.7 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/  Regions 1-3 combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.             
4/  Regions 2-4 combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.             
5/  Regions 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined to avoid disclosing individual           
    operations.                                                                 
                                                                                
    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
              Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :        :         :         :         :         :         
       Federal       :  Jan   :   Feb   :   Mar   :   Apr   :   May   :   Jun   
      Regions 1/     :        :         :         :         :         :         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
1                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   1.1      1.1       1.3       1.7       1.0       1.0   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :    .9       .8       1.3       2.8       1.1       1.0   
  Total Sheep 2/     :   1.9      1.8       2.6       4.5       2.1       2.0   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
2                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   3.1      2.4       2.9       3.6       3.9       3.4   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :   9.5      9.5      13.1      18.8       9.8       8.2   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  12.6     11.9      16.0      22.4      13.7      11.6   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
3   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
4   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
5   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   5.9      5.1       5.8       7.0       7.3       7.1   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  47.4     44.7      50.4      53.9      42.2      39.0   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  53.3     49.8      56.3      60.9      49.5      46.1   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
       Federal       :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
      Regions 1/     :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
1                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   .6      .5      .5      .7      .6      .5      10.6   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  1.1     1.1     1.4     1.5     1.4     1.4      15.8   
  Total Sheep 2/     :  1.7     1.7     1.8     2.3     2.0     1.9      26.4   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
2                    :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  4.2     3.3     3.3     3.7     2.9     2.8      39.7   
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  8.6     9.3     8.2     8.4     7.4     9.1     119.8   
  Total Sheep 2/     : 12.8    12.6    11.6    12.1    10.3    11.9     159.5   
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
3   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
4   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
5   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :  8.1     7.8     7.4     7.5     6.0     7.1      82.2   
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 45.8    50.0    44.8    49.2    42.9    44.6     554.7   
  Total Sheep 2/     : 53.8    57.8    52.1    56.7    48.9    51.7     636.8   
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    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :        :         :        :         :          :         
       Federal       :  Jan   :   Feb   :  Mar   :   Apr   :   May    :   Jun   
      Regions 1/     :        :         :        :         :          :         
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                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
6   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
7   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   6.8       8.3      7.7       8.0      10.0        8.5  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  59.4      58.8     69.2      60.4      52.3       43.5  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  66.3      67.1     77.0      68.4      62.4       52.0  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
8   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
9   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
10  3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   4.2       3.5      4.0       3.9       4.2        3.4  
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 213.3     219.0    247.0     214.3     180.9      155.9  
  Total Sheep 2/     : 217.5     222.5    251.0     218.2     185.1      159.3  
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    Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region,    
        Classification, Month and Total, United States, 1996 (continued)        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Standard      :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
       Federal       :  Jul  :  Aug  :  Sep  :  Oct  :  Nov  :  Dec  : Total 2/ 
      Regions 1/     :       :       :       :       :       :       :          
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                     :                        1,000 Head                        
                     :                                                          
6   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
7   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   7.3     8.2     7.0     8.2     5.5     6.3      92.0  
  Lambs & Yearlings  :  53.2    51.8    56.0    64.4    60.6    63.3     693.1  
  Total Sheep 2/     :  60.5    60.0    62.9    72.6    66.1    69.6     785.0  
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
8   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
9   3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :                                                          
  Lambs & Yearlings  :                                                          
  Total Sheep 2/     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
                     :                                                          
10  3/               :                                                          
  Mature Sheep       :   4.0     3.3     3.7     3.8     3.7     3.7      45.2  
  Lambs & Yearlings  : 180.0   179.8   181.3   217.4   193.1   197.1   2,379.3  
  Total Sheep 2/     : 184.0   183.1   185.0   221.3   196.8   200.8   2,424.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/  Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined to avoid disclosing individual           
    operations.                                                                 
                                                                                
        Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,        
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :    18.8       16.6       17.9       20.0       18.5       18.0  
AZ            :    40.1       40.8       40.4       42.0       44.4       44.3  
AR            :     2.9        2.7        2.7        2.8        2.7        2.8  
CA            :    87.9       77.4       77.9       81.3       87.0       84.2  
CO            :   224.4      206.0      201.7      219.6      230.8      229.2  
DE-MD         :     3.1        3.1        3.2        3.0        3.4        2.9  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :     1.4        1.5        1.4        1.3        1.4        1.3  
ID            :                                                63.4       60.1  
IL            :    91.4       91.6       90.6       98.6      105.0       95.2  
IN            :     6.8        6.2        5.2        4.6        4.6        4.0  
IA            :   152.9      138.3      128.7      111.4      101.3       96.3  
KS            :   611.6      566.8      555.0      621.6      648.6      612.4  
KY            :     6.5        5.9        6.1        6.0        5.7        4.7  
LA            :     2.7        2.5        2.6        2.9        3.1        2.2  
MI            :                                                45.4       42.9  
MN            :    98.0       93.7       88.4       96.6       96.2       88.5  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :    19.9       19.8       17.4       14.2       13.4       12.9  
MT            :     2.3        2.0        1.2        1.5        1.6        1.6  
NE            :   602.2      561.1      560.4      620.6      698.3      651.3  
NV            :      .2         .1         .1         .1         .2         .1  
N ENG 2/      :     3.1        2.7        2.5        2.6        2.8        2.4  
NJ            :     2.0        1.8        1.8        1.9        2.0        1.8  
NM            :     3.0        2.9        3.0        3.1        2.6        1.7  
NY            :     7.3        6.2        6.0        6.4        7.1        6.4  
NC            :    16.2       14.7       14.8       15.8       16.9       15.7  
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :    13.2       13.5       11.5       12.3       12.7       12.3  
OK            :     4.6        4.0        4.0        4.6        4.5        4.1  
OR            :     1.5        1.3        1.4        1.4        1.3        1.5  
PA            :    87.5       85.4       79.2       86.8       90.6       81.0  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :    23.4       21.3       20.4       21.1       21.9       19.7  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   561.0      523.4      555.0      574.8      634.8      607.8  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :     2.5        2.4        2.4        2.2        1.9        1.7  
WA            :    81.2       77.2       75.8       83.1       91.0       89.8  
WV            :     1.7        1.2        1.1        1.2        1.1         .9  
WI            :   130.6      122.3      118.2      126.9      136.3      127.7  
WY            :      .6         .5         .4         .4         .5         .5  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 3,141.1    2,927.2    2,903.4    3,112.9    3,329.0    3,146.7  
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        Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,        
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :   18.8     19.8     19.0     21.9     18.9      16.8      225.0 
AZ            :   43.8     39.9     38.0     40.4     40.0      40.3      494.4 
AR            :    3.1      3.1      3.2      3.4      2.7       3.3       35.4 
CA            :   85.3     86.6     80.7     94.2     87.2      87.7    1,017.4 
CO            :  220.6    225.0    190.3    209.9    199.2     214.4    2,571.1 
DE-MD         :    3.1      3.0      2.9      3.6      3.4       3.4       38.2 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :    1.8      1.6      1.5      1.2      1.4       1.6       17.3 
ID            :   61.5     65.0     58.5     71.6     66.7      65.9      747.1 
IL            :   95.0     92.9     81.5     97.0     35.7      75.9    1,050.4 
IN            :    4.8      4.4      4.3      5.4      4.1       5.2       59.6 
IA            :   99.3     99.5     81.7    100.6     92.8      89.7    1,292.6 
KS            :  608.2    622.5    511.0    565.3    535.7     529.1    6,987.9 
KY            :    4.7      4.7      4.7      6.0      5.3       5.4       65.7 
LA            :    2.7      2.8      2.8      2.8      2.0       2.5       31.7 
MI            :   45.8     45.8     42.5     48.3     42.7      42.1      528.6 
MN            :   95.7     96.5     92.0    110.4     99.5      99.4    1,154.8 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :   13.6     13.2     13.3     16.4     12.9      16.7      183.7 
MT            :    1.7      2.0      1.6      2.0      1.5       1.6       20.7 
NE            :  635.7    657.1    560.4    627.0    566.2     553.2    7,293.4 
NV            :     .1       .1       .1       .1       .1        .1        1.5 
N ENG 2/      :    2.6      2.7      2.9      4.0      3.8       3.5       35.4 
NJ            :    2.1      2.1      2.0      2.3      2.1       2.2       24.2 
NM            :    2.1      2.3      2.2      3.0      3.0       3.3       32.1 
NY            :    6.7      6.8      6.6      8.9      7.9       7.9       84.3 
NC            :   17.0     17.9     17.2     20.8     18.5      16.2      201.7 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   13.9     14.7     12.9     14.8     14.8      14.7      161.3 
OK            :    4.2      3.9      3.8      4.7      4.3       4.4       51.0 
OR            :    1.5      1.6      1.7      2.0      1.6       1.5       18.2 
PA            :   82.3     85.9     84.5     98.6     84.9      76.8    1,023.5 
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   20.7     21.8     21.1     25.7     25.4      24.9      267.5 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  605.0    618.4    492.4    563.4    538.3     525.4    6,799.6 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    1.7      2.0      2.3      3.6      3.5       4.3       30.5 
WA            :   86.7     89.7     76.3     87.2     74.2      76.3      988.5 
WV            :     .9      1.3      1.8      3.6      3.1       2.4       20.4 
WI            :  135.9    132.9    125.9    149.0    145.3     143.7    1,594.9 
WY            :     .5       .8       .7       .5       .7        .8        7.0 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :3,149.0  3,214.3  2,759.6  3,151.7  2,872.4   2,876.2   36,583.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,      
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jan        :        Feb         :        Mar        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        19,748              17,219               18,327     
AZ                 :        44,456              44,619               44,319     
AR                 :         2,513               2,222                2,276     
CA                 :       109,360              95,878               95,969     
CO                 :       277,126             254,777              245,400     
DE-MD              :         3,800               3,789                3,900     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,374               1,476                1,457     
ID                 :                                                            
IL                 :       109,168             108,987              107,390     
IN                 :         7,025               6,408                5,325     
IA                 :       184,426             165,565              154,376     
KS                 :       727,869             663,729              648,477     
KY                 :         6,478               5,737                6,102     
LA                 :         2,118               2,020                2,016     
MI                 :                                                            
MN                 :       123,846             119,350              112,427     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        20,964              21,350               20,173     
MT                 :         2,654               2,367                1,395     
NE                 :       744,679             683,294              681,164     
NV                 :           156                 118                  131     
N ENG 2/           :         3,366               2,857                2,773     
NJ                 :         2,309               2,126                2,144     
NM                 :         2,766               2,776                2,889     
NY                 :         7,842               6,672                6,583     
NC                 :        16,208              14,459               14,984     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        14,693              15,010               12,871     
OK                 :         4,448               3,740                3,856     
OR                 :         1,909               1,641                1,944     
PA                 :       108,567             105,215               98,280     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        29,477              26,270               26,264     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :       621,109             570,963              606,591     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         2,093               2,543                2,399     
WA                 :        99,654              91,320               91,312     
WV                 :         1,517               1,098                1,025     
WI                 :       160,488             148,958              144,402     
WY                 :           703                 568                  442     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,736,496           3,442,757            3,409,950     
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
       Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,      
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Apr        :        May         :        Jun        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        20,350              18,594               18,002     
AZ                 :        46,231              49,295               49,411     
AR                 :         2,369               2,361                2,535     
CA                 :        99,485             106,567              103,123     
CO                 :       260,699             271,686              268,224     
DE-MD              :         3,596               4,087                3,474     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,323               1,402                1,239     
ID                 :                            76,186               71,390     
IL                 :       115,558             122,377              109,666     
IN                 :         4,664               4,608                4,068     
IA                 :       132,975             118,907              113,258     
KS                 :       713,330             746,007              713,311     
KY                 :         6,024               5,732                4,663     
LA                 :         2,181               2,308                1,691     
MI                 :                            55,856               52,734     
MN                 :       121,586             118,791              108,809     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        15,632              14,393               13,969     
MT                 :         1,709               1,981                1,920     
NE                 :       740,507             820,325              769,648     
NV                 :           149                 167                  121     
N ENG 2/           :         2,823               3,119                2,652     
NJ                 :         2,230               2,329                2,090     
NM                 :         2,824               2,456                1,595     
NY                 :         7,286               8,044                6,852     
NC                 :        15,794              17,555               15,651     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        13,698              13,980               13,412     
OK                 :         4,386               4,343                3,792     
OR                 :         1,861               1,701                1,923     
PA                 :       110,663             120,290              106,871     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        27,297              26,478               24,476     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :       618,171             688,331              660,653     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         2,026               1,727                1,566     
WA                 :       101,276             109,765              109,077     
WV                 :         1,048                 962                  997     
WI                 :       154,023             164,377              154,781     
WY                 :           486                 615                  505     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,609,902           3,848,368            3,649,806     
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
       Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,      
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :        18,987              20,156               19,149     
AZ                 :        48,263              43,018               40,692     
AR                 :         2,972               2,986                3,004     
CA                 :       104,848             103,976               98,403     
CO                 :       265,608             275,936              236,505     
DE-MD              :         3,780               3,619                3,451     
FL                 :                                                            
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :         1,752               1,557                1,415     
ID                 :        74,615              81,224               73,453     
IL                 :       108,561             106,582               94,621     
IN                 :         4,788               4,441                4,329     
IA                 :       114,178             115,075               96,583     
KS                 :       711,297             735,832              603,242     
KY                 :         4,661               4,716                4,634     
LA                 :         1,997               2,120                2,187     
MI                 :        56,299              57,605               53,121     
MN                 :       116,925             118,603              114,251     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        15,197              14,398               14,011     
MT                 :         2,033               2,343                1,846     
NE                 :       748,239             787,271              672,603     
NV                 :           123                 130                  131     
N ENG 2/           :         2,892               2,894                3,041     
NJ                 :         2,372               2,364                2,316     
NM                 :         1,990               2,268                2,169     
NY                 :         7,073               7,504                7,310     
NC                 :        18,037              19,527               18,089     
ND                 :                                                            
OH                 :        15,396              16,494               14,987     
OK                 :         3,905               3,712                3,662     
OR                 :         1,899               2,003                2,236     
PA                 :       109,391             115,372              109,442     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :        25,833              27,816               25,438     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :       661,234             682,705              548,690     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :         1,505               1,969                2,123     
WA                 :       107,953             113,264               96,086     
WV                 :           858               1,177                1,498     
WI                 :       161,456             156,677              148,150     
WY                 :           593                 906                  836     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     3,662,968           3,777,792            3,254,252     
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
       Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,      
                  State and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                            1,000 Pounds                            
           :                                                                    
AL         :      22,837           19,290           16,935           229,594    
AZ         :      43,321           44,099           44,787           542,510    
AR         :       2,932            2,351            2,912            31,432    
CA         :     114,876          106,554          107,290         1,246,328    
CO         :     255,693          237,821          257,013         3,106,488    
DE-MD      :       4,212            3,995            4,059            45,764    
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :                                                                    
HI         :       1,167            1,338            1,578            17,078    
ID         :      87,472           80,520           78,511           903,051    
IL         :     114,454           41,150           87,938         1,226,452    
IN         :       5,386            4,106            5,294            60,442    
IA         :     119,254          109,172          105,609         1,529,377    
KS         :     665,084          626,066          617,572         8,171,816    
KY         :       5,813            5,015            4,990            64,566    
LA         :       2,210            1,705            2,058            24,612    
MI         :      65,256           55,705           50,594           661,470    
MN         :     135,364          120,463          119,787         1,430,203    
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :      17,430           13,983           17,561           199,060    
MT         :       2,266            1,741            1,882            24,138    
NE         :     755,699          676,414          653,423         8,733,265    
NV         :         124              134              117             1,601    
N ENG 2/   :       4,290            3,967            3,613            38,288    
NJ         :       2,652            2,397            2,570            27,899    
NM         :       2,924            2,817            3,076            30,550    
NY         :       9,410            8,296            8,290            91,161    
NC         :      20,831           19,029           16,132           206,295    
ND         :                                                                    
OH         :      17,090           16,985           16,379           180,996    
OK         :       4,238            3,948            4,036            48,065    
OR         :       2,577            2,028            1,933            23,653    
PA         :     119,823          103,576           93,500         1,300,989    
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :      31,544           30,440           30,461           331,793    
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :     618,546          588,986          577,153         7,443,131    
UT         :                                                                    
VA         :       3,215            3,152            4,234            28,550    
WA         :     111,251           91,772           93,955         1,216,685    
WV         :       2,862            2,420            1,958            17,420    
WI         :     175,218          170,325          169,604         1,908,459    
WY         :         604              702              857             7,819    
           :                                                                    
US  3/     :   3,696,496        3,340,362        3,333,881        42,763,030    
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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 and Total,     
                        State and United States, 1996 1/                        
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              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :  1,050      1,039      1,023      1,017      1,005      1,002   
AZ            :  1,108      1,094      1,096      1,101      1,111      1,115   
AR            :    876        838        838        833        865        892   
CA            :  1,244      1,240      1,233      1,224      1,225      1,224   
CO            :  1,235      1,237      1,217      1,187      1,177      1,170   
DE-MD         :  1,214      1,210      1,216      1,218      1,211      1,204   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :    980        982      1,025      1,008      1,004        991   
ID            :                                              1,202      1,187   
IL            :  1,194      1,189      1,185      1,172      1,166      1,153   
IN            :  1,035      1,027      1,024      1,004      1,009      1,008   
IA            :  1,206      1,197      1,200      1,194      1,173      1,176   
KS            :  1,190      1,171      1,168      1,148      1,150      1,165   
KY            :  1,001        970      1,007      1,009        999        998   
LA            :    792        801        773        759        740        774   
MI            :                                              1,231      1,229   
MN            :  1,264      1,274      1,272      1,259      1,235      1,230   
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  1,051      1,079      1,158      1,099      1,073      1,085   
MT            :  1,142      1,194      1,170      1,164      1,202      1,197   
NE            :  1,237      1,218      1,216      1,193      1,175      1,182   
NV            :  1,027      1,115      1,091      1,042      1,033      1,144   
N ENG 2/      :  1,096      1,073      1,113      1,105      1,106      1,100   
NJ            :  1,139      1,178      1,190      1,159      1,146      1,172   
NM            :    925        956        958        925        932        925   
NY            :  1,078      1,075      1,092      1,142      1,141      1,064   
NC            :  1,001        983      1,012      1,000      1,038      1,000   
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  1,111      1,115      1,124      1,116      1,097      1,090   
OK            :    972        943        968        956        955        923   
OR            :  1,299      1,286      1,346      1,357      1,283      1,325   
PA            :  1,241      1,232      1,240      1,274      1,327      1,320   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  1,260      1,233      1,289      1,291      1,206      1,240   
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  1,107      1,091      1,093      1,075      1,084      1,087   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    835      1,041      1,005        937        917        939   
WA            :  1,227      1,183      1,205      1,218      1,207      1,215   
WV            :    876        884        898        894        912      1,138   
WI            :  1,229      1,218      1,221      1,214      1,206      1,212   
WY            :  1,091      1,172      1,083      1,097      1,127      1,096   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  1,190      1,176      1,174      1,160      1,156      1,160   
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
      Commercial Cattle Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month and Total,     
                  State and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                  
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              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
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              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            : 1,012    1,016    1,008    1,042    1,022     1,007     1,021   
AZ            : 1,102    1,078    1,071    1,074    1,103     1,110     1,097   
AR            :   974      965      951      857      865       878       888   
CA            : 1,229    1,200    1,219    1,219    1,222     1,224     1,225   
CO            : 1,204    1,226    1,243    1,218    1,194     1,199     1,208   
DE-MD         : 1,211    1,189    1,186    1,168    1,169     1,189     1,198   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :   976      992      973      965      987       993       990   
ID            : 1,214    1,250    1,256    1,222    1,207     1,192     1,209   
IL            : 1,142    1,148    1,161    1,180    1,152     1,158     1,168   
IN            : 1,006    1,002    1,008      999    1,000     1,019     1,013   
IA            : 1,150    1,157    1,182    1,186    1,176     1,177     1,183   
KS            : 1,170    1,182    1,181    1,176    1,169     1,167     1,169   
KY            :   994      994      977      964      953       931       983   
LA            :   748      767      780      779      832       808       778   
MI            : 1,229    1,257    1,249    1,351    1,305     1,201     1,251   
MN            : 1,222    1,229    1,242    1,227    1,211     1,205     1,238   
MS            :                                                                 
MO            : 1,118    1,090    1,055    1,066    1,082     1,052     1,083   
MT            : 1,178    1,154    1,165    1,144    1,137     1,144     1,165   
NE            : 1,177    1,198    1,200    1,205    1,195     1,181     1,197   
NV            :   984    1,007      979    1,048    1,029       997     1,038   
N ENG 2/      : 1,106    1,088    1,060    1,061    1,054     1,041     1,081   
NJ            : 1,146    1,141    1,161    1,155    1,126     1,151     1,154   
NM            :   935      999      974      983      954       944       951   
NY            : 1,051    1,096    1,100    1,057    1,053     1,052     1,082   
NC            : 1,063    1,089    1,049    1,002    1,028       993     1,023   
ND            :                                                                 
OH            : 1,105    1,120    1,164    1,157    1,149     1,114     1,122   
OK            :   938      960      972      909      913       914       943   
OR            : 1,285    1,227    1,311    1,312    1,301     1,272     1,300   
PA            : 1,329    1,343    1,295    1,216    1,220     1,218     1,271   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            : 1,246    1,273    1,205    1,228    1,200     1,224     1,240   
TN            :                                                                 
TX            : 1,093    1,104    1,114    1,098    1,094     1,099     1,095   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   908      982      913      881      900       984       936   
WA            : 1,245    1,262    1,259    1,276    1,236     1,232     1,231   
WV            :   917      900      817      785      777       824       853   
WI            : 1,188    1,179    1,176    1,176    1,172     1,181     1,197   
WY            : 1,141    1,159    1,149    1,270    1,044     1,082     1,124   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 1,163    1,175    1,179    1,173    1,163     1,159     1,169   
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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, data            
    not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                      
                                                                                
         Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,         
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :                                                 .2         .1   
CA            :   21.1       24.4       23.9       23.2       24.9       23.8   
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :    1.6        1.4        1.3        2.0        1.3         .5   
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :   11.7       10.6       10.7       10.9       10.0        9.3   
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :    2.5        2.1        2.4        2.2        2.0        2.8   
MI            :    6.2        8.3        7.0        5.4        6.8        6.9   
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :     .2         .2         .2         .2         .2         .2   
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    6.6        5.8        6.4        5.3        5.1        5.6   
NJ            :    3.3        3.1        2.7        2.8                         
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   22.8       21.7       23.6       18.5       18.7       20.2   
NC            :     .1         .1         .1         .2                         
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :    4.2        4.1        4.2        4.0        4.6        4.0   
OK            :     .2         .2         .1         .1         .1         .2   
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   15.9       16.6       15.8       13.9       15.9       13.9   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :    2.5        2.4        4.4        4.4        3.8        3.8   
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :                                                 .1         .1   
WA            :    3.3        3.3        4.0        3.5                         
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   16.9       16.0       15.5       14.6       15.6       13.9   
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  144.0      142.5      145.3      131.5      137.3      135.5   
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
         Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,         
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                               .1       .1        .1         .4  
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :    .2       .2       .1       .1       .1        .1        1.6  
CA            :  27.4     24.7     21.1     19.6     17.0      18.1      269.4  
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :    .6       .4       .9      1.0       .5       1.0       12.6  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :    .1       .1       .1       .1       .1        .1         .7  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :  10.7     10.1     10.3     11.5      9.1      11.2      126.1  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :   3.3      3.2      3.2      4.3      4.0       2.5       34.6  
MI            :   7.7      5.5      6.1      8.0      5.9       7.3       81.0  
MN            :                               .1                            .5  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :    .2       .2       .2       .2       .2        .3        2.3  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   8.0      7.4      6.7      6.4      6.2       6.3       76.1  
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  26.6     25.5     21.9     23.8     23.0      24.3      270.8  
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   2.9      3.7      3.8      4.5      3.9       3.7       47.6  
OK            :    .1       .1       .1       .1       .1        .1        1.8  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  17.3     17.6     17.1     21.4     17.9      17.9      201.3  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   2.8      4.0      4.6      5.5      4.4       3.8       46.5  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    .1       .1       .1       .2       .1        .1        1.4  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  15.5     15.6     15.0     17.7     14.1      15.8      186.4  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 160.6    157.8    150.5    165.4    144.8     153.0    1,768.2  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 and Total,       
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :                                                  93         33  
CA            :   7,677      8,472      8,575      8,512      8,892      8,612  
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :     684        600        555        885        529        206  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :   4,753      4,255      4,271      4,277      3,983      3,771  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :   1,142        966      1,104      1,013        963      1,294  
MI            :   1,296      1,602      1,298      1,186      1,631      1,623  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :      83         76         69         70         64         59  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   1,645      1,320      1,331      1,324      1,195      1,608  
NJ            :   1,370      1,224      1,097      1,122                        
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   7,332      6,915      7,394      5,956      6,143      6,628  
NC            :      50         29         48         66                        
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   2,037      1,919      1,803      1,726      2,016      1,734  
OK            :     101         85         69         69         64         74  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   6,380      6,546      6,081      5,360      6,133      5,192  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   1,278      1,251      1,912      2,051      1,768      1,362  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :                                                  32         36  
WA            :   1,310      1,305      1,592      1,395                        
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   6,919      6,456      6,393      5,836      6,193      5,526  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  50,418     49,080     49,795     46,936     48,672     46,984  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
        Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,       
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                21       25       32        137  
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :     60       53       38       49       39       25        584  
CA            :  9,759    8,651    6,781    6,473    5,589    5,825     93,818  
CO            :                                                             18  
DE-MD         :    268      175      364      438      203      445      5,352  
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :     24       16       25       31       24       40        268  
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :  4,377    4,137    4,163    4,658    3,690    4,593     50,929  
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :  1,524    1,479    1,480    1,993    1,794    1,149     15,901  
MI            :  1,449    1,239    1,361    1,811    1,511    1,597     17,603  
MN            :                                16                          133  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :     58       59       58       74       53       94        819  
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :  1,825    1,525    1,467    1,353    1,472    1,536     17,602  
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  8,468    8,147    6,762    7,277    7,347    7,667     86,036  
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  1,229    1,534    1,673    1,970    1,663    1,525     20,829  
OK            :     54       48       48       57       50       59        777  
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  6,452    6,872    6,751    8,442    7,097    7,199     78,506  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  1,170    1,291    1,430    1,698    1,448    1,436     18,093  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :     37       26       24       45       35       40        442  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  6,036    6,155    6,013    6,978    5,789    6,359     74,652  
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 53,504   52,961   50,741   55,955   49,345   51,439    605,830  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 and Total,      
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :                                               396        354    
CA            :   363        348        359        367        357        362    
CO            :                                                                 
DE-MD         :   426        438        427        434        398        428    
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :   407        401        400        394        399        405    
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :   461        461        456        457        470        456    
MI            :   210        193        186        221        240        235    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :   382        395        351        362        386        366    
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   249        227        208        249        233        285    
NJ            :   410        392        403        396                          
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :   322        319        313        321        328        328    
NC            :   372        324        325        359                          
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :   482        471        428        436        438        437    
OK            :   428        496        479        461        439        469    
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :   402        394        385        385        387        372    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   521        522        432        471        470        354    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :                                               318        321    
WA            :   392        398        401        395                          
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   409        403        411        399        398        396    
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   350        344        343        357        355        347    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
       Commercial Calf Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month and Total,      
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                             191      404       447       307    
AZ            :                                                                 
AR            :  380      342      361      373      388       391       372    
CA            :  357      350      321      330      328       321       348    
CO            :                                                          367    
DE-MD         :  417      408      428      439      384       433       425    
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :  272      317      378      416      362       408       376    
HI            :                                                                 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :  408      411      404      406      406       408       404    
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :                                                                 
LA            :  457      461      458      467      453       459       460    
MI            :  188      226      224      227      256       219       217    
MN            :                             271                          277    
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  311      337      347      351      344       358       358    
MT            :                                                                 
NE            :                                                                 
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :  227      205      217      211      238       242       231    
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :                                                                 
NY            :  318      319      308      306      319       316       318    
NC            :                                                                 
ND            :                                                                 
OH            :  418      415      435      437      428       414       437    
OK            :  387      422      451      426      425       398       441    
OR            :                                                                 
PA            :  372      391      394      394      396       402       390    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :                                                                 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  417      320      311      307      326       376       389    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  315      330      265      294      291       297       314    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  391      394      401      394      411       402       401    
WY            :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  333      336      337      338      341       336       343    
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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, data            
    not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                      
                                                                                
          Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,         
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :    10.6        8.8        9.5       10.2        9.7        9.1  
AZ            :     1.0         .9         .9        1.4        1.2         .8  
AR            :    20.2       20.6       16.7       17.7       18.5       16.9  
CA            :   175.9      167.7      165.3      170.6      165.1      151.1  
CO            :     4.3        3.7        3.5        3.7        3.7        3.6  
DE-MD         :    23.7       22.6       25.0       22.8       22.2       18.9  
FL            :    10.4        8.4       11.4       11.7       12.3        8.7  
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :     3.4        3.5        3.5        3.7        3.7        3.4  
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :   788.9      717.6      711.5      744.2      714.6      641.4  
IN            :   376.0      363.5      325.8      348.2      351.7      312.3  
IA            : 2,372.3    2,205.7    2,243.7    2,387.6    2,133.9    1,760.4  
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :   259.7      222.9      226.7      236.9      222.3      174.1  
LA            :     3.9        4.8        4.4        3.9        3.0        3.0  
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :   610.5      588.7      579.9      583.8      580.0      510.7  
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                               280.5      237.6  
MT            :     2.3        1.8        1.7        1.9        1.6        1.5  
NE            :   531.1      491.9      469.2      509.7      470.9      417.9  
NV            :      .1         .2         .1         .1         .3         .1  
N ENG 2/      :     2.7        2.5        2.1        2.2        2.9        3.3  
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :      .2         .2         .2         .2         .1         .1  
NY            :     4.7        4.2        3.9        3.8        3.8        4.0  
NC            :   763.5      687.0      706.7      735.3      729.5      657.2  
ND            :     7.8        7.2        6.3        7.6        6.6        4.6  
OH            :   116.6      107.5      103.7      101.2      103.7       79.3  
OK            :    34.3       58.6       66.1       88.7      104.7      105.2  
OR            :    14.7       13.3       12.2       14.3       12.5       12.2  
PA            :   194.8      182.8      185.9      191.7      193.6      168.3  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   506.3      490.6      462.9      472.9      444.0      368.1  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :    29.9       31.1       30.1       25.7       25.2       23.7  
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   380.8      315.1      344.5      354.4      354.9      307.1  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :     1.4        1.1        1.1        1.1        1.0        1.0  
WI            :    28.6       28.4       30.1       33.1       33.5       31.6  
WY            :      .4         .4         .3         .4         .3         .2  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 8,291.5    7,660.2    7,699.2    8,034.9    7,634.3    6,532.1  
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          Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,         
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :    8.9      9.6      9.1     10.1      8.9       9.1      113.5 
AZ            :     .7       .7      1.0      1.1       .8        .9       11.4 
AR            :   17.0     18.6     15.9     18.6     17.6      18.0      216.3 
CA            :  163.9    172.7    162.0    181.9    157.7     182.9    2,016.8 
CO            :    4.3      5.9      4.3      4.2      3.3       3.9       48.4 
DE-MD         :   20.0     23.5     22.7     24.8     19.4      21.2      266.7 
FL            :    9.7     10.6      8.4     11.4     13.0       9.9      125.9 
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :    3.9      3.8      3.3      3.6      3.4       4.3       43.4 
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :  720.1    727.9    742.1    788.8    694.3     693.2    8,684.7 
IN            :  343.8    336.0    330.4    377.8    314.9     338.9    4,119.2 
IA            :2,053.0  2,131.4  2,209.1  2,433.9  2,166.4   2,131.6   26,229.0 
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :  189.1    200.6    198.7    219.1    205.4     191.6    2,547.2 
LA            :    3.1      2.9      2.7      3.9      4.0       4.9       44.5 
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :  589.7    593.4    572.2    640.1    569.7     562.5    6,981.0 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  270.4    285.0    272.7    327.6    276.3     275.9    3,318.1 
MT            :    2.1      2.4      2.2      1.9      1.5       1.7       22.5 
NE            :  457.7    473.5    483.4    514.7    453.3     444.5    5,717.9 
NV            :     .2       .1       .2       .1       .1        .1        1.7 
N ENG 2/      :    3.1      3.2      3.2      4.0      3.3       3.0       35.6 
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :     .1       .4       .6       .5       .1        .4        3.1 
NY            :    4.8      5.3      4.7      5.0      3.9       6.0       54.2 
NC            :  685.5    752.9    725.4    871.3    748.8     782.8    8,845.9 
ND            :    5.4      5.1      4.4      5.3      4.0       4.0       68.4 
OH            :   77.9     99.1     93.1    102.3     89.9     100.2    1,174.6 
OK            :  142.1    160.0    163.7    197.3    189.3     197.9    1,507.8 
OR            :   14.3     14.3     14.6     16.0     13.1      13.6      165.1 
PA            :  188.9    189.8    182.5    207.1    196.9     212.4    2,294.8 
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  422.5    446.3    451.1    503.6    453.0     434.4    5,455.8 
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   25.1     25.2     27.0     29.0     28.0      28.4      328.1 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  355.2    373.1    384.2    412.5    358.9     355.0    4,295.7 
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :    1.0      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.4       1.3       14.2 
WI            :   30.5     31.0     28.7     30.9     24.4      25.5      356.1 
WY            :     .3       .9       .5       .3       .4        .4        4.8 
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :7,340.6  7,675.5  7,693.8  8,591.2  7,619.5   7,621.6   92,394.4 
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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, data            
    not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                      
                                                                                
        Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,        
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                     :                     :                     
     State    :         Jan         :         Feb         :         Mar         
              :                     :                     :                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :          4,508                 3,678                 3,969      
AZ            :            231                   218                   224      
AR            :          8,242                 8,521                 6,855      
CA            :         38,574                36,156                35,837      
CO            :          1,049                   904                   806      
DE-MD         :          5,660                 5,316                 5,839      
FL            :          2,398                 1,881                 2,575      
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :            670                   663                   670      
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :        206,448               186,332               185,041      
IN            :         93,979                89,622                80,289      
IA            :        611,519               560,093               567,146      
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :         67,144                56,551                57,680      
LA            :            877                 1,117                   995      
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :        152,226               145,385               142,641      
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :            528                   421                   399      
NE            :        132,786               121,645               115,950      
NV            :             27                    31                    26      
N ENG 2/      :            663                   540                   453      
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :             38                    46                    38      
NY            :            917                   741                   703      
NC            :        189,939               168,768               174,172      
ND            :          1,995                 1,690                 1,494      
OH            :         29,978                27,627                26,644      
OK            :         10,913                16,566                17,388      
OR            :          3,720                 3,381                 3,097      
PA            :         49,021                43,489                44,356      
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :        131,577               128,032               120,814      
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :          9,761                10,107                 9,895      
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :         96,130                79,082                86,659      
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :            523                   398                   381      
WI            :         11,309                11,472                12,420      
WY            :            102                   110                    84      
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :      2,126,399             1,942,744             1,949,625      
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        Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,        
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                     :                     :                     
     State    :         Apr         :         May         :         Jun         
              :                     :                     :                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :          4,184                 4,062                 3,868      
AZ            :            337                   296                   189      
AR            :          7,147                 7,625                 7,108      
CA            :         36,820                35,827                32,377      
CO            :            821                   834                   784      
DE-MD         :          5,309                 4,967                 4,401      
FL            :          2,649                 2,585                 1,887      
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :            692                   676                   648      
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :        193,554               187,361               167,528      
IN            :         85,720                86,204                76,272      
IA            :        606,558               542,293               448,616      
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :         60,309                56,087                43,804      
LA            :            826                   660                   637      
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :        144,295               142,890               126,410      
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                               70,532                59,130      
MT            :            436                   355                   322      
NE            :        126,990               117,377               104,314      
NV            :             22                    55                    18      
N ENG 2/      :            463                   644                   747      
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :             39                    21                    21      
NY            :            724                 1,011                 1,040      
NC            :        181,517               179,990               160,713      
ND            :          1,777                 1,541                 1,093      
OH            :         25,891                26,359                20,379      
OK            :         23,426                26,983                28,350      
OR            :          3,636                 3,195                 3,074      
PA            :         45,880                46,291                40,213      
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :        123,660               117,509                96,520      
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :          8,806                 8,091                 7,641      
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :         89,225                89,623                75,499      
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :            368                   345                   331      
WI            :         13,940                13,998                13,246      
WY            :            101                    87                    50      
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :      2,039,431             1,936,676             1,656,644      
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
        Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,        
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                   :                    :                   
       State       :        Jul        :        Aug         :        Sep        
                   :                   :                    :                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                        1,000 Pounds                        
                   :                                                            
AL                 :         3,683               3,917                3,708     
AZ                 :           160                 169                  244     
AR                 :         6,902               7,693                6,567     
CA                 :        35,214              36,776               34,323     
CO                 :           906               1,286                  978     
DE-MD              :         4,499               5,243                5,038     
FL                 :         2,116               2,293                1,777     
GA                 :                                                            
HI                 :           749                 703                  662     
ID                 :                                                            
IL                 :       185,289             186,765              189,500     
IN                 :        83,108              81,291               80,622     
IA                 :       517,362             532,672              547,429     
KS                 :                                                            
KY                 :        47,172              50,175               50,020     
LA                 :           610                 611                  590     
MI                 :                                                            
MN                 :       144,114             144,811              140,735     
MS                 :                                                            
MO                 :        67,174              69,640               68,043     
MT                 :           458                 526                  482     
NE                 :       112,983             116,536              119,902     
NV                 :            36                  27                   29     
N ENG 2/           :           730                 764                  751     
NJ                 :                                                            
NM                 :            27                  84                  120     
NY                 :         1,231               1,146                1,174     
NC                 :       166,811             184,138              178,595     
ND                 :         1,267               1,191                1,039     
OH                 :        20,203              25,252               23,697     
OK                 :        37,257              41,167               42,713     
OR                 :         3,600               3,520                3,649     
PA                 :        44,739              44,960               43,840     
SC                 :                                                            
SD                 :       108,522             112,959              114,969     
TN                 :                                                            
TX                 :         7,459               7,934                8,232     
UT                 :                                                            
VA                 :        87,072              92,996               94,657     
WA                 :                                                            
WV                 :           372                 415                  417     
WI                 :        12,211              12,217               11,358     
WY                 :            78                 213                  121     
                   :                                                            
US  3/             :     1,839,122           1,915,537            1,923,728     
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        Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Total Live Weight by Month and Total,        
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                :                :                :                 
   State   :      Oct       :      Nov       :      Dec       :      Year       
           :                :                :                :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                            1,000 Pounds                            
           :                                                                    
AL         :       4,165            3,647            3,685            47,076    
AZ         :         259              169              190             2,685    
AR         :       7,948            7,687            8,120            90,415    
CA         :      39,192           34,117           39,190           434,404    
CO         :         958              754              814            10,895    
DE-MD      :       5,810            4,661            4,804            61,547    
FL         :       2,242            2,633            1,800            26,837    
GA         :                                                                    
HI         :         668              667              816             8,284    
ID         :                                                                    
IL         :     203,194          180,859          180,068         2,251,940    
IN         :      93,822           78,600           85,066         1,014,596    
IA         :     620,861          559,412          549,268         6,663,228    
KS         :                                                                    
KY         :      56,161           53,228           49,686           648,017    
LA         :         805              810            1,060             9,598    
MI         :                                                                    
MN         :     160,303          144,615          142,083         1,730,506    
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :      82,638           70,985           71,188           834,810    
MT         :         431              359              393             5,109    
NE         :     129,742          115,520          113,043         1,426,788    
NV         :          20               27               25               343    
N ENG 2/   :       1,022              826              693             8,295    
NJ         :                                                                    
NM         :         105               32               94               665    
NY         :       1,095              991            1,560            12,333    
NC         :     218,444          187,909          196,483         2,187,479    
ND         :       1,265              992              980            16,324    
OH         :      26,502           23,604           26,050           302,186    
OK         :      53,050           51,498           53,262           402,573    
OR         :       4,041            3,321            3,472            41,706    
PA         :      50,401           48,144           52,008           553,341    
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :     127,417          115,115          110,256         1,407,349    
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :       9,608            8,858            9,683           106,075    
UT         :                                                                    
VA         :     102,934           90,617           89,643         1,074,137    
WA         :                                                                    
WV         :         458              474              410             4,892    
WI         :      12,025            9,549           10,024           143,768    
WY         :          70               86               87             1,188    
           :                                                                    
US  3/     :   2,186,566        1,959,664        1,955,172        23,431,309    
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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 Hog Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month and Total,       
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :   424        420        417        411        421        426    
AZ            :   241        240        243        240        240        248    
AR            :   409        413        410        403        413        421    
CA            :   219        216        217        216        217        214    
CO            :   242        241        230        225        223        218    
DE-MD         :   239        236        234        233        224        233    
FL            :   230        225        226        226        210        216    
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :   196        191        194        188        185        190    
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :   262        260        260        260        262        261    
IN            :   250        247        246        246        245        244    
IA            :   258        254        253        254        254        255    
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :   259        254        254        255        252        252    
LA            :   225        231        228        214        217        210    
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :   249        247        246        247        246        248    
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                               251        249    
MT            :   234        236        234        234        224        220    
NE            :   250        247        247        249        249        250    
NV            :   206        187        217        225        219        187    
N ENG 2/      :   243        217        216        214        219        229    
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :   213        212        216        215        213        217    
NY            :   196        175        181        189        264        262    
NC            :   249        246        246        247        247        245    
ND            :   254        236        237        234        235        236    
OH            :   257        257        257        256        254        257    
OK            :   318        283        263        264        258        270    
OR            :   253        254        253        255        256        251    
PA            :   252        238        239        239        239        239    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   260        261        261        262        265        262    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :   327        325        329        342        321        323    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   252        251        252        252        253        246    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :   371        364        353        350        341        334    
WI            :   396        404        413        421        418        420    
WY            :   263        271        248        265        253        251    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   256        254        253        254        254        254    
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
       Commercial Hog Slaughter:  Average Live Weight by Month and Total,       
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :  414      407      410      414      410       403       415    
AZ            :  229      236      237      229      220       207       235    
AR            :  407      414      412      427      437       450       418    
CA            :  215      213      212      216      216       214       215    
CO            :  212      218      227      227      229       211       225    
DE-MD         :  225      223      222      234      240       226       231    
FL            :  218      216      213      196      203       182       213    
GA            :                                                                 
HI            :  192      183      198      186      197       191       191    
ID            :                                                                 
IL            :  257      257      255      258      260       260       259    
IN            :  242      242      244      248      250       251       246    
IA            :  252      250      248      255      258       258       254    
KS            :                                                                 
KY            :  250      250      252      256      259       259       254    
LA            :  200      208      216      209      202       215       216    
MI            :                                                                 
MN            :  244      244      246      250      254       253       248    
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :  248      244      250      252      257       258       252    
MT            :  218      220      224      222      235       229       227    
NE            :  247      246      248      252      255       254       250    
NV            :  209      198      191      168      196       199       201    
N ENG 2/      :  233      236      231      255      252       228       233    
NJ            :                                                                 
NM            :  215      212      211      213      224       214       214    
NY            :  254      217      247      217      257       261       228    
NC            :  243      245      246      251      251       251       247    
ND            :  236      234      235      238      245       244       239    
OH            :  259      255      254      259      262       260       257    
OK            :  262      257      261      269      272       269       267    
OR            :  252      246      250      253      254       254       253    
PA            :  237      237      240      243      245       245       241    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  257      253      255      253      254       254       258    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :  297      315      305      332      317       341       323    
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  245      249      246      250      252       253       250    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :  373      321      325      341      342       322       344    
WI            :  401      394      396      390      392       394       404    
WY            :  249      230      242      233      241       223       245    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  251      250      250      255      257       257       254    
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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, data            
    not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                      
                                                                                
    Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,    
                        State, and United States, 1996 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                 .1         .1   
AR            :                                                 .1         .1   
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  136.8      138.1      157.1      140.5      119.2      103.3   
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                           .1         .3                         
GA            :                                                 .4         .1   
HI            :                                                            .1   
ID            :     .3         .3         .3         .3         .3         .3   
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :     .2         .1         .2         .2         .1         .2   
KY            :     .7         .6         .9        1.0        1.2        1.1   
LA            :     .2         .5         .5         .3         .3         .3   
MI            :                                               16.7       15.1   
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :     .2         .1         .1         .1         .1         .1   
NE            :     .1         .1         .1         .1         .1         .1   
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    2.1        1.9        2.7        4.7        2.2        2.1   
NJ            :   10.4        9.3       10.3       15.0       11.2       10.0   
NM            :    3.7        4.1        4.0        4.0        4.1        3.3   
NY            :    2.2        2.6        5.7        7.4        2.5        1.6   
NC            :     .2         .2         .2         .3         .2         .2   
ND            :     .1         .1         .1         .1         .1         .1   
OH            :    1.0         .9        1.1        1.9        1.2        1.0   
OK            :     .1         .1         .1         .1                         
OR            :     .4         .3         .3         .4         .4         .6   
PA            :    4.7        4.5        6.9        7.7        4.9        5.3   
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   19.5       20.1       20.4       16.8       14.1       10.1   
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :    2.7        2.7        3.1        3.5                         
VA            :    1.9        1.7        1.4        2.3        2.0        1.9   
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :     .7         .7         .5         .8         .5         .7   
WY            :     .1         .1         .1         .1         .1         .1   
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  362.7      363.2      413.3      393.2      324.3      282.1   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
    Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Number of Head by Month and Total,    
                  State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Head                            
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                             .2  
AZ            :    .1       .1       .2       .1       .1        .1        1.3  
AR            :    .1       .1       .1       .1                 .1         .6  
CA            :                                                                 
CO            : 120.4    112.8    114.8    138.9    129.3     135.7    1,546.9  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :    .1       .2       .3       .1       .3        .1        2.1  
HI            :                      .1       .1                 .1         .6  
ID            :    .5       .6       .5       .5       .4        .4        4.7  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :    .2       .3       .2       .1       .2        .1        2.0  
KY            :   1.1      1.1       .9       .8       .7        .6       10.7  
LA            :    .3       .3       .2       .3       .2        .2        3.5  
MI            :  19.0     21.3     19.0     19.9     16.3      17.6      224.3  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :    .3       .5       .3       .4       .3        .2        2.9  
NE            :    .1       .1       .1       .1       .1        .1        1.5  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   1.9      1.8      2.1      2.7      2.3       2.2       28.7  
NJ            :  11.1     10.7      9.8     10.1      8.7       9.4      126.2  
NM            :   3.3      3.7      3.5      3.3      3.0       3.5       43.4  
NY            :   1.7      1.9      1.8      2.1      1.7       2.6       34.0  
NC            :    .2       .2       .1       .2       .2        .3        2.4  
ND            :    .1       .1       .1       .2       .1        .1        1.1  
OH            :   1.5      2.0      1.2       .9       .8        .8       14.4  
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :    .6       .6       .5       .6       .4        .4        5.6  
PA            :   6.5      7.0      5.4      5.7      4.5       4.7       67.8  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  13.0     14.2     15.5     17.5     14.3      14.1      189.6  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :   2.0      1.9      1.8      2.0      1.9       1.9       22.8  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   1.0      1.3       .9       .8       .6        .4        8.9  
WY            :    .1       .3       .2       .1       .1        .1        1.4  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 326.7    330.0    326.8    377.4    335.9     348.5    4,184.1  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Total Live Weight            
              by Month and Total, State, and United States, 1996 1/             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                                  17          8  
AR            :                                                   7          8  
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  17,234     18,150     22,294     20,343     17,173     14,642  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                             5         29                        
GA            :                                                  26         12  
HI            :                                                              8  
ID            :      32         31         32         36         34         36  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :      19         15         20         26         11         18  
KY            :      92         76        116        126        153        140  
LA            :      15         62         47         29         24         23  
MI            :                                               2,099      1,782  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :      21         15         11         13         16         14  
NE            :      13         10         12         13         11         11  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :     250        221        344        552        286        260  
NJ            :     928        904        907      1,205      1,004        934  
NM            :     449        501        485        487        502        415  
NY            :     229        299        563        690        253        157  
NC            :      16         13         20         25         14         18  
ND            :      15          8         10         11          9         11  
OH            :     117        108        117        183        118        107  
OK            :      13         11         16          6                        
OR            :      42         35         35         46         50         63  
PA            :     449        405        698        741        488        538  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   2,613      2,690      2,783      2,315      1,953      1,347  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :     310        316        357        402                        
VA            :     207        184        147        244        207        189  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :      78         79         63         90         50         75  
WY            :      10         13         11         10         10          8  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  45,542     46,958     55,247     51,446     42,938     36,252  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
             Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Total Live Weight            
             by Month, State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Pounds                           
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                             16  
AZ            :      4        8       16       10        5        6        133  
AR            :      8        6       11        9                 7         73  
CA            :                                                                 
CO            : 16,421   14,680   14,660   18,044   16,821   18,484    208,947  
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :     11       16       30       10       30       10        178  
HI            :                        6        6                 6         63  
ID            :     49       55       47       44       41       44        480  
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :     25       32       27       16       17       14        243  
KY            :    147      144      117      100       86       84      1,383  
LA            :     25       25       14       21       19       14        318  
MI            :  2,114    2,452    2,162    2,252    1,903    2,068     26,663  
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :     38       57       40       49       30       27        332  
NE            :     15       14       14       12       13       12        151  
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :    184      179      203      267      232      208      3,185  
NJ            :  1,012      940      911      911      801      908     11,363  
NM            :    408      469      449      469      391      405      5,430  
NY            :    153      197      195      200      157      219      3,311  
NC            :     13       12       11       21       14       25        202  
ND            :      9       10       11       19       10        9        132  
OH            :    159      221      125       89       88       96      1,528  
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :     66       72       63       69       49       48        640  
PA            :    653      708      587      610      490      489      6,856  
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  1,672    1,770    2,005    2,306    1,866    1,823     25,142  
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :    210      203      198      212      202      204      2,405  
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :    108      150      101       91       65       45        995  
WY            :     12       42       23        7       12       12        170  
              :                                                                 
US  3/        : 40,758   40,212   40,010   47,136   42,532   45,181    534,212  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, 1996 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
     State    :   Jan    :   Feb    :   Mar    :   Apr    :   May    :   Jun    
              :          :          :          :          :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                                 
AZ            :                                               114         91    
AR            :                                               135        128    
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :   126        131        142        145        144        142    
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                          99         86                          
GA            :                                                66         88    
HI            :                                                          111    
ID            :   108        107        106        104        103        103    
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :   114        123        125        121        121        120    
KY            :   128        125        131        131        132        131    
LA            :    91        114        103         95         94         84    
MI            :                                               126        118    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :   114        113        118        111        118        112    
NE            :   104        102         85        101        111        119    
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   120        115        128        117        129        125    
NJ            :    89         97         88         80         90         93    
NM            :   122        122        122        122        122        128    
NY            :   103        114         99         93         99         97    
NC            :    86         80         95         93         80         82    
ND            :   121        123        116        123        117        120    
OH            :   112        114        109         94        100        108    
OK            :   114        132        119        120                          
OR            :   115        118        115        116        116        113    
PA            :    96         90        102         96         99        101    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :   134        134        136        138        138        134    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :   114        115        115        115                          
VA            :   106        106        102        107        101         97    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :   116        119        116        113        111        107    
WY            :   124        127        130        139        127        124    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :   126        129        134        131        132        129    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                
            Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter:  Average Live Weight           
             by Month, State, and United States, 1996 1/ (continued)            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
     State    :  Jul   :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :   Dec   :   Year   
              :        :        :        :        :        :         :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Pounds                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :                                                           86    
AZ            :   77       90      101      110       74       104       103    
AR            :  130      105      118      117                107       120    
CA            :                                                                 
CO            :  136      130      128      130      130       136       135    
DE-MD         :                                                                 
FL            :                                                                 
GA            :   87       82       89       81       98        87        86    
HI            :                     92       98                106       101    
ID            :   99       97      100       98      111       104       103    
IL            :                                                                 
IN            :                                                                 
IA            :                                                                 
KS            :  135      121      121      118      114       118       121    
KY            :  128      128      128      131      125       132       129    
LA            :   89       86       79       74       78        75        92    
MI            :  111      115      114      113      117       118       119    
MN            :                                                                 
MS            :                                                                 
MO            :                                                                 
MT            :  113      117      115      117      116       115       115    
NE            :  118      106       96       87      110        90       102    
NV            :                                                                 
N ENG 2/      :   99       98       97       98      101        96       111    
NJ            :   91       88       93       90       92        97        90    
NM            :  123      128      128      142      130       117       125    
NY            :   91      102      107       97       90        85        98    
NC            :   77       76       85       86       75        95        85    
ND            :  125      127      113      121      116       122       120    
OH            :  105      111      107      104      107       118       106    
OK            :                                                                 
OR            :  115      116      117      114      115       116       115    
PA            :  100      102      108      107      109       104       101    
SC            :                                                                 
SD            :  129      125      130      132      131       129       133    
TN            :                                                                 
TX            :                                                                 
UT            :                                                                 
VA            :  106      107      111      108      107       109       106    
WA            :                                                                 
WV            :                                                                 
WI            :  109      112      107      110      111       112       112    
WY            :  136      123      118      125      121       122       125    
              :                                                                 
US  3/        :  125      122      122      125      127       130       128    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: By                       
                    States and United States, January 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.4                      16.4      4.7     11.8      .9          
AZ       :    39.6     38.2     1.3                                             
AR       :     2.2       .4      .2      1.4       .1      1.3      .1          
CA       :    87.4     25.8     5.3     53.2     43.9      9.3     3.0     21.1 
CO       :   223.7    116.7    84.7     21.9       .6     21.4      .3          
DE-MD    :     3.1      2.3      .5       .2       .2               .1      1.6 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4       .3      .2       .8       .2       .6      .1          
ID       :                                                                      
IL       :    87.0     48.7    29.3      7.8      4.4      3.3     1.2     11.5 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :   151.3     67.7    49.8     30.3     24.3      6.0     3.5          
KS       :   606.5    366.3   238.2      1.8       .3      1.5      .2          
KY       :     4.9       .9     3.0       .9       .5       .4      .1          
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :                                                                  6.1 
MN       :    93.4     30.8    17.8     41.1     16.4     24.7     3.8          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    16.6      1.3      .7     13.8      2.1     11.7      .7          
MT       :     1.7       .8      .3       .4       .2       .3      .1          
NE       :   599.8    308.5   227.4     59.2      3.5     55.7     4.7          
NV       :      .2       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.8       .4      .3      1.8      1.7       .1      .3      6.6 
NJ       :     2.0       .7      .1      1.0       .8       .1      .2          
NM       :     2.6       .4      .2      1.9      1.2       .7      .1          
NY       :     7.0       .8      .4      5.4      5.4               .4     22.8 
NC       :    14.6       .2      .1     12.2      8.0      4.2     2.2          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     3.7       .4      .3      2.4      2.0       .4      .5      4.1 
OK       :     1.2       .1      .1       .9       .4       .5      .1          
OR       :     1.2       .7      .1       .2       .1       .1      .1          
PA       :    86.9     34.4     6.7     44.1     33.4     10.7     1.7     15.8 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    21.4       .1      .1     19.1      1.5     17.5     2.1          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   555.4    301.4   158.7     83.0     11.3     71.7    12.4      1.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                      
WA       :    81.1     39.3    28.5     12.8      6.7      6.1      .5      3.3 
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   125.3     40.7     8.2     72.5     59.3     13.2     3.9     16.9 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,062.9  1,508.5   894.3    607.2    276.5    330.7    52.9    139.9 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                    States and United States, January 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.8        .2      7.3      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    19.5       9.0     10.5                                          
CA        :   170.0     169.7       .2                                          
CO        :     3.7       3.6       .2               136.7       .1      136.6  
DE-MD     :    23.6      23.3       .2       .1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.4       3.4                                                   
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   758.4     682.6     57.1     18.7                                 
IN        :   370.7     370.6       .2                                          
IA        : 2,369.6   2,294.7     40.3     34.6                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   258.5     249.6      8.9                  .7       .5         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
MN        :   606.0     606.0                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :                                                                     
MT        :     1.8       1.8       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   529.3     529.3                                                   
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     2.3       2.2                          1.9      1.1         .9  
NJ        :                                           10.4      2.4        8.0  
NM        :                                            3.2      2.6         .7  
NY        :     4.3       4.2       .1                 2.2       .7        1.5  
NC        :   742.7     736.0      6.7                                          
ND        :     7.5       7.4                                                   
OH        :   102.8      93.4      9.4                  .2                  .2  
OK        :    32.3      25.7      6.6                                          
OR        :    14.5      14.2       .2       .1         .2                  .2  
PA        :   194.3     193.0      1.3                 4.6       .5        4.1  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   504.8     458.0     46.7                19.4                19.4  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.4       7.4      6.8       .2                                 
UT        :                                            2.4      2.2         .2  
VA        :   379.4     368.1     11.3                 1.9       .1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    22.1        .4     21.5       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 8,129.0   7,766.1    304.9     57.9      351.6     21.1      330.6  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States, and United States, February 1996 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    15.1                      14.3      5.8      8.5      .8          
AZ       :    40.3     38.4     1.8                                             
AR       :     1.9       .4      .2      1.3       .1      1.2      .1          
CA       :    76.9     22.3     5.9     46.7     41.6      5.1     2.0     24.3 
CO       :   205.2    111.8    74.8     18.2       .6     17.6      .5          
DE-MD    :     3.1      2.3      .5       .2       .2               .1      1.4 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.5       .2      .2      1.0       .5       .5      .1          
ID       :                                                                      
IL       :    87.8     49.7    30.5      6.7      3.8      2.9     1.0     10.5 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :   137.1     63.4    44.4     26.1     20.9      5.2     3.3          
KS       :   562.0    335.9   224.3      1.5       .3      1.2      .2          
KY       :     4.3       .8     3.0       .5       .2       .3      .1          
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :                                                                  8.2 
MN       :    90.0     32.1    16.3     37.0     14.9     22.1     4.6          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    16.8      1.3      .7     13.9      2.3     11.7      .9          
MT       :     1.4       .6      .3       .4       .1       .3      .1          
NE       :   558.4    270.6   226.8     56.0      4.2     51.8     5.1          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.5       .2      .2      1.8      1.6       .1      .2      5.8 
NJ       :     1.8       .6      .1       .9       .8       .1      .2          
NM       :     2.5       .4      .3      1.6      1.1       .5      .1          
NY       :     6.0       .6      .4      4.7      4.6               .4     21.7 
NC       :    13.3       .2      .1     11.0      7.2      3.9     2.1          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     3.4       .3      .3      2.3      2.0       .4      .4      3.9 
OK       :     1.0               .1       .8       .4       .4      .1          
OR       :     1.0       .5      .1       .2       .1       .1      .1          
PA       :    85.0     35.2     6.8     41.1     31.0     10.1     1.9     16.6 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.3       .1      .1     17.0      2.0     15.0     2.1          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   518.6    281.5   148.1     77.6      9.0     68.6    11.3      1.7 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                      
WA       :    77.2     35.8    28.9     12.1      6.6      5.5      .4      3.3 
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   117.8     37.4     7.5     68.8     56.3     12.6     4.0     16.0 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 2,855.4  1,393.5   856.3    554.6    263.1    291.5    51.1    138.8 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States, and United States, February 1996 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.1        .1      5.7      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    20.0      11.3      8.7                                          
CA        :   161.3     161.1       .2                                          
CO        :     3.2       3.0       .2               138.1       .1      138.0  
DE-MD     :    22.5      22.2       .3       .1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.5       3.4                                                   
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   688.7     618.3     52.3     18.1                                 
IN        :   359.0     358.8       .1                                          
IA        : 2,202.9   2,125.1     42.9     34.8                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   221.7     213.5      8.2                  .6       .4         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
MN        :   585.4     585.4                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :                                                                     
MT        :     1.4       1.3       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   490.2     490.1                                                   
NV        :      .2        .2                                                   
N ENG     :     2.1       2.1                          1.8      1.1         .8  
NJ        :                                            9.3      1.8        7.5  
NM        :                                            3.6      2.9         .7  
NY        :     4.0       3.9       .1                 2.6       .6        2.0  
NC        :   667.6     660.7      6.9                                          
ND        :     6.8       6.8                                                   
OH        :    92.1      83.5      8.6                  .1                  .1  
OK        :    56.2      50.7      5.5                                          
OR        :    13.1      12.9       .2                  .2                  .1  
PA        :   182.3     180.7      1.4       .2        4.5       .4        4.0  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   489.3     439.1     50.2                20.0                20.0  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.9       6.7      7.0       .1                                 
UT        :                                            2.5      2.3         .3  
VA        :   314.4     302.0     12.3                 1.7       .1        1.6  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    22.7        .5     22.1       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,506.2   7,156.5    292.1     57.6      353.2     20.4      332.8  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, March 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.3                      15.6      4.9     10.7      .6          
AZ       :    39.9     36.7     3.2                                             
AR       :     2.1       .4      .2      1.4       .1      1.2      .2          
CA       :    77.3     23.1     6.3     45.5     38.1      7.4     2.4     23.8 
CO       :   200.9     95.9    86.8     17.8       .4     17.3      .5          
DE-MD    :     3.2      2.4      .6       .2       .2               .1      1.3 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4       .3      .2       .7       .2       .5      .1          
ID       :                                                                      
IL       :    87.1     50.4    30.0      5.9      3.4      2.5      .9     10.6 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :   127.4     60.7    41.2     22.2     15.7      6.5     3.3          
KS       :   550.3    341.8   206.3      1.9       .4      1.5      .2          
KY       :     4.6      1.0     3.0       .5       .4       .2                  
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :                                                                  6.9 
MN       :    84.8     31.1    15.6     32.8     17.6     15.2     5.3          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    14.7      1.1      .8     11.6      1.8      9.8     1.2          
MT       :      .7       .2      .2       .2                .1      .1          
NE       :   557.8    270.3   232.2     50.4      3.9     46.5     4.9          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.3       .2      .2      1.7      1.6       .1      .2      6.4 
NJ       :     1.8       .6      .1       .9       .8       .1      .2          
NM       :     2.7       .5      .3      1.7      1.1       .6      .2          
NY       :     5.8       .5      .2      4.5      4.5               .5     23.6 
NC       :    13.3       .1      .1     10.7      7.4      3.4     2.3          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     3.5       .3      .4      2.4      1.6       .8      .5      4.0 
OK       :      .9               .1       .7       .3       .4      .1          
OR       :     1.2       .5      .1       .3       .2       .1      .3          
PA       :    78.8     33.6     6.3     37.2     28.5      8.7     1.8     15.8 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    18.4       .1      .1     16.3      1.8     14.5     1.9          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   549.5    309.7   148.1     79.0      8.2     70.9    12.7      3.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                      
WA       :    75.7     33.6    29.7     11.8      6.5      5.3      .6      4.0 
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   114.0     40.6     7.6     62.3     49.9     12.4     3.5     15.5 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 2,833.7  1,399.8   857.7    523.1    242.8    280.2    53.2    141.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, March 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.8        .1      6.3      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.2       7.1      9.1                                          
CA        :   158.6     158.5       .2                                          
CO        :     3.0       2.8       .1               157.0               157.0  
DE-MD     :    24.9      24.7       .2       .1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.5       3.4       .1                                          
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   683.1     607.2     56.8     19.1                                 
IN        :   321.5     321.2       .2                                          
IA        : 2,241.0   2,162.4     43.9     34.6                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   225.9     218.1      7.8                  .9       .7         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
MN        :   576.4     576.4                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :                                                                     
MT        :     1.4       1.3       .1                                          
NE        :   467.9     467.8       .1                                          
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     1.8       1.7                          2.6      1.3        1.3  
NJ        :                                           10.3      2.2        8.1  
NM        :                                            3.2      2.5         .7  
NY        :     3.6       3.5                          5.7       .7        5.0  
NC        :   685.5     678.1      7.4                                          
ND        :     6.0       6.0                                                   
OH        :    92.5      84.1      8.3                  .1                      
OK        :    62.8      58.1      4.7                                          
OR        :    12.0      11.8       .2                  .2                  .2  
PA        :   185.5     183.6      1.2       .7        6.8       .6        6.2  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   461.6     413.4     48.2                20.3                20.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.0       6.3      6.6       .1                                 
UT        :                                            2.9      2.7         .3  
VA        :   344.1     331.4     12.8                 1.4       .1        1.3  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    24.2        .3     23.8       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,548.6   7,192.9    297.0     58.7      402.8     21.8      381.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, April 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    18.1       .1             17.3      3.8     13.5      .7          
AZ       :    41.4     39.5     1.9                                             
AR       :     2.1       .6      .2      1.1               1.1      .2       .1 
CA       :    80.6     22.6     7.8     46.6     36.1     10.5     3.6     23.1 
CO       :   218.8    121.1    80.7     16.6      4.0     12.5      .5          
DE-MD    :     2.9      2.2      .5       .2       .2               .1      2.0 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.3       .3      .2       .7       .2       .5      .1          
ID       :                                                                      
IL       :    95.0     55.4    31.7      6.9      4.0      3.0     1.0     10.8 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :   109.8     49.1    30.5     26.6     16.3     10.3     3.6          
KS       :   616.5    398.0   216.3      2.0       .3      1.7      .2          
KY       :     4.5       .7     3.3       .4       .2       .2      .1          
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :                                                                  5.3 
MN       :    92.9     35.6    15.9     34.9     20.2     14.8     6.5          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    11.2      1.2      .8      8.5       .8      7.7      .8          
MT       :      .8       .2      .2       .2                .2      .2          
NE       :   617.9    329.7   223.8     59.0      4.6     54.4     5.4          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.4       .3      .2      1.6      1.5       .1      .3      5.3 
NJ       :     1.9       .6      .2       .9       .7       .1      .3          
NM       :     2.6       .4      .3      1.7       .9       .7      .1          
NY       :     6.1       .6      .3      4.7      4.7               .5     18.5 
NC       :    14.2       .2      .1     11.4      7.7      3.7     2.6          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.5       .3      .3      4.1      2.7      1.4      .8      3.9 
OK       :     1.0               .1       .8       .3       .4      .1          
OR       :     1.1       .6      .1       .1       .1       .1      .3          
PA       :    86.5     41.3     6.4     36.5     29.3      7.2     2.4     13.9 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.1       .1      .1     16.8      1.5     15.2     2.2          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   566.5    293.1   161.3     99.1      7.6     91.6    12.9      3.7 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                      
WA       :    83.1     41.3    27.4     13.8      6.7      7.1      .6      3.5 
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   123.3     44.9     9.3     64.9     51.5     13.4     4.2     14.6 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,039.3  1,551.8   857.2    570.0    247.3    322.7    60.3    128.0 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, April 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.4        .2      6.8      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    17.1       8.1      9.0                                          
CA        :   164.1     163.9       .2                                          
CO        :     3.2       3.0       .2               140.5       .1      140.4  
DE-MD     :    22.8      22.6       .2                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.7       3.6       .1                                          
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   714.6     634.5     62.1     18.0                                 
IN        :   343.5     343.2       .3                                          
IA        : 2,384.9   2,291.2     52.0     41.7                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   236.2     227.2      9.0                 1.0       .8         .1  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
MN        :   580.6     580.6                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :                                                                     
MT        :     1.5       1.4       .1                                          
NE        :   508.0     508.0       .1                                          
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     1.9       1.8                          4.5      1.7        2.8  
NJ        :                                           15.0      2.9       12.1  
NM        :                                            3.4      2.7         .7  
NY        :     3.5       3.4       .1                 7.4       .7        6.7  
NC        :   712.0     704.7      7.2                                          
ND        :     7.3       7.2       .1                                          
OH        :    91.1      82.7      8.4                  .3       .2         .1  
OK        :    85.5      80.2      5.3                                          
OR        :    14.1      13.8       .2                  .3                  .2  
PA        :   191.3     189.1      1.5       .7        7.6       .6        7.0  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   471.6     414.1     57.6                16.7                16.7  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    12.6       6.9      5.7                                          
UT        :                                            3.2      3.0         .2  
VA        :   353.9     341.9     12.0                 2.1       .2        1.9  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    27.8        .4     27.2       .2                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,886.4   7,495.8    325.8     64.9      374.3     24.2      350.1  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                      States and United States, May 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.7                      16.4      2.0     14.4      .3          
AZ       :    43.8     41.5     2.3                                             
AR       :     2.1       .5      .2      1.2               1.1      .2          
CA       :    86.4     25.6     6.5     49.9     36.0     13.9     4.4     24.7 
CO       :   230.1    133.1    82.2     14.4      2.4     12.0      .4          
DE-MD    :     3.4      2.6      .4       .2       .2               .1      1.3 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4       .3      .2       .8       .3       .5      .1          
ID       :    61.9     30.6    13.0     15.7      6.1      9.7     2.5          
IL       :   100.8     57.4    35.8      6.5      3.4      3.2     1.0      9.9 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    99.4     40.2    24.5     30.9     21.6      9.2     3.9          
KS       :   643.6    403.0   238.5      1.9       .2      1.7      .2          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    43.4     25.9     2.3     14.7     10.8      3.9      .4      6.7 
MN       :    92.6     35.2    16.3     34.9     20.5     14.4     6.2          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    10.7      1.2      .7      8.3       .6      7.6      .5          
MT       :     1.0       .3      .2       .3                .3      .2          
NE       :   695.6    383.3   243.0     63.1      3.8     59.4     6.2          
NV       :      .2       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.6       .3      .2      1.8      1.7       .1      .3      5.1 
NJ       :     2.0       .7      .1       .9       .7       .2      .3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.8       .6      .3      5.0      4.9       .1      .8     18.7 
NC       :    15.6       .2      .1     12.3      8.0      4.3     3.0          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.7       .4      .4      4.3      3.3      1.1      .6      4.5 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.1       .6      .1       .2       .1       .1      .2          
PA       :    90.4     44.0     7.4     35.8     26.7      9.1     3.1     15.8 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.9       .1      .1     17.2      1.5     15.8     2.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   628.8    317.8   185.6    112.1      5.2    106.8    13.3      3.1 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    90.9     48.7    28.2     13.3      6.2      7.2      .7          
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   133.0     58.6     4.4     65.4     53.5     11.9     4.6     15.5 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,256.6  1,683.4   914.7    593.6    241.4    352.2    64.9    133.4 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                      States and United States, May 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.3        .2      6.7      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    18.0       7.8     10.2                                          
CA        :   157.8     157.6       .2                                          
CO        :     3.2       3.1       .2               119.1       .1      119.0  
DE-MD     :    22.2      22.1       .1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.7       3.6       .1                                          
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   683.8     603.0     62.3     18.5                                 
IN        :   347.3     347.0       .3                                          
IA        : 2,131.0   2,053.0     39.4     38.6                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   221.7     213.9      7.8                 1.1      1.0         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           16.4      2.3       14.2  
MN        :   577.4     577.4                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   278.7     278.6       .1                                          
MT        :     1.3       1.2       .1                                          
NE        :   469.2     469.2                                                   
NV        :      .3        .2                                                   
N ENG     :     2.6       2.5       .1                 2.1      1.0        1.1  
NJ        :                                           11.2      3.1        8.0  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.6       3.5       .1                 2.5       .8        1.7  
NC        :   703.0     696.6      6.4                                          
ND        :     6.4       6.4                                                   
OH        :    93.1      84.1      9.0                                          
OK        :   102.6      97.3      5.2                                          
OR        :    12.3      12.1       .2                  .3                  .2  
PA        :   193.3     191.1      2.1                 4.9       .7        4.2  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   443.0     387.6     55.4                14.0                14.0  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    11.8       6.1      5.6                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   354.4     341.8     12.5                 1.9       .1        1.8  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    28.9        .4     28.4       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,484.7   7,109.2    314.4     61.1      312.9     26.5      286.4  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, June 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    16.3                      15.8      1.6     14.2      .4          
AZ       :    43.8     42.1     1.6       .1       .1                           
AR       :     2.1       .4      .2      1.3               1.2      .2          
CA       :    83.7     24.0     6.6     48.4     32.0     16.4     4.6     23.6 
CO       :   228.5    132.1    82.4     13.6       .2     13.5      .4          
DE-MD    :     2.9      2.2      .4       .2       .2               .1       .5 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.3       .3      .3       .6       .1       .5      .1          
ID       :    58.6     25.4    16.7     14.3      4.9      9.5     2.2          
IL       :    91.8     50.4    34.3      6.1      3.5      2.6     1.1      9.2 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    94.6     39.8    22.4     28.8     17.6     11.1     3.7          
KS       :   608.3    372.2   234.6      1.4       .2      1.2      .1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.8     25.9     2.1     12.4      9.0      3.4      .4      6.9 
MN       :    85.1     32.6    14.8     31.9     17.9     14.0     5.8          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    10.2       .9      .6      8.2       .5      7.6      .6          
MT       :     1.0       .3      .2       .2                .2      .2          
NE       :   648.9    357.2   233.8     51.8      3.1     48.7     6.1          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.2       .3      .2      1.4      1.4       .1      .3      5.6 
NJ       :     1.8       .5      .1       .9       .7       .1      .3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.2       .5      .3      4.7      4.6       .1      .7     20.2 
NC       :    14.5       .2      .1     11.7      7.1      4.5     2.5          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.4       .3      .3      4.2      2.9      1.3      .5      3.9 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2       .6      .2       .2       .1       .1      .2          
PA       :    80.8     42.7     7.1     28.7     21.7      7.1     2.3     13.9 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    17.9       .1      .1     15.7      1.1     14.6     2.1          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   598.5    311.2   175.7    100.1      5.0     95.1    11.6      2.7 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    89.7     49.5    26.7     12.8      5.2      7.5      .7          
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   123.7     55.3     4.0     60.6     50.0     10.6     3.8     13.9 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,078.1  1,596.4   886.4    536.4    208.7    327.7    58.8    130.8 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, June 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.8        .2      6.1      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.5       6.4     10.1                                          
CA        :   143.8     143.6       .2                                          
CO        :     3.2       3.0       .1               103.3       .1      103.2  
DE-MD     :    18.9      18.7       .1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.4       3.3       .1                  .1                  .1  
ID        :                                             .1                  .1  
IL        :   612.7     542.5     54.3     15.8                                 
IN        :   308.0     307.7       .3                                          
IA        : 1,757.9   1,690.0     34.8     33.1                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   173.5     166.3      7.2                 1.0      1.0         .1  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           14.9      2.2       12.6  
MN        :   508.2     508.2                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   235.8     235.6       .1                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   416.7     416.7                                                   
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     3.0       2.9       .1                 2.0      1.0        1.0  
NJ        :                                           10.0      2.9        7.1  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.7       3.6       .1                 1.6       .5        1.1  
NC        :   635.3     628.4      6.9                                          
ND        :     4.4       4.4                                                   
OH        :    69.0      60.7      8.3                                          
OK        :   103.7      99.1      4.6                                          
OR        :    12.0      11.8       .1                  .4                  .4  
PA        :   168.0     166.1      1.8                 5.3       .9        4.4  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   367.1     322.3     44.8                 9.9                 9.9  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    11.2       6.3      4.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   306.7     298.5      8.1                 1.8       .1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    25.9        .5     25.3       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 6,394.8   6,067.6    274.8     52.5      271.0     23.4      247.6  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, July 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.1                      16.4      1.5     14.9      .6          
AZ       :    43.4     41.8     1.5                                             
AR       :     2.4       .5      .3      1.4       .1      1.4      .2          
CA       :    84.8     27.1     4.0     49.8     34.4     15.4     4.0     27.2 
CO       :   219.9    132.5    77.0     10.0      5.9      4.0      .4          
DE-MD    :     3.1      2.4      .4       .3       .2               .1       .6 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.8       .3      .3      1.0       .2       .8      .2          
ID       :    59.9     27.3    15.3     14.9      5.2      9.7     2.5      1.9 
IL       :    91.2     50.6    32.4      6.9      4.0      3.0     1.3     10.6 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    97.3     40.1    22.2     30.9     17.7     13.2     4.0          
KS       :   604.2    369.0   232.8      2.2       .2      2.0      .2          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    43.8     27.3     1.7     14.4     11.1      3.3      .4      7.7 
MN       :    92.3     36.2    15.7     33.8     21.3     12.5     6.6          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    11.0      1.3      .5      8.4       .8      7.7      .8          
MT       :     1.0       .5      .2       .1                .1      .2          
NE       :   633.2    328.5   240.1     58.1      4.6     53.5     6.4          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.4       .3      .2      1.7      1.6               .3      8.0 
NJ       :     2.1       .6      .1      1.1       .9       .2      .3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.6       .6      .3      5.1      5.1               .7     26.6 
NC       :    15.8       .3      .1     12.4      8.1      4.3     3.1          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     5.7       .5      .3      4.3      3.6       .7      .6      2.8 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2       .6      .2       .2       .1       .1      .2          
PA       :    82.1     38.5     6.6     34.9     25.6      9.2     2.2     17.3 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.0       .1      .1     16.8      1.3     15.5     2.1          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   597.2    306.0   174.1    103.5      8.3     95.2    13.7      1.9 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    86.6     48.3    25.0     12.6      5.5      7.1      .7          
WV       :      .1                                                              
WI       :   131.9     55.4     4.5     68.1     53.4     14.7     3.9     15.4 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,079.7  1,566.8   876.9    572.8    241.1    331.7    63.3    155.6 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                     States and United States, July 1996 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.7        .2      6.2      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    16.6       7.4      9.2                                          
CA        :   157.2     156.9       .3                                          
CO        :     3.7       3.6       .1               120.3       .1      120.3  
DE-MD     :    20.0      19.9       .1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.9       3.8       .1                                          
ID        :                                             .3                  .3  
IL        :   686.7     609.3     61.1     16.2                                 
IN        :   337.0     336.6       .4                                          
IA        : 2,049.7   1,965.3     48.0     36.4                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   188.5     180.7      7.8                 1.1      1.0         .1  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.7      2.5       16.2  
MN        :   587.3     587.2                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   268.4     268.4       .1                                          
MT        :     1.7       1.6       .1                  .2                  .2  
NE        :   455.9     455.9                                                   
NV        :      .2        .2                                                   
N ENG     :     2.8       2.7       .1                 1.7       .6        1.1  
NJ        :                                           11.1      3.4        7.7  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     4.5       4.4       .1                 1.7       .8         .9  
NC        :   662.2     654.7      7.5                                          
ND        :     5.2       5.2                                                   
OH        :    63.2      54.4      8.8                                          
OK        :   140.6     135.5      5.0                                          
OR        :    14.1      13.9       .1                  .4       .1         .3  
PA        :   188.5     187.0      1.5                 6.4       .9        5.6  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   421.5     377.2     44.4                12.8                12.7  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.9       7.9      5.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   354.7     343.7     11.0                 1.9       .1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    24.1        .5     23.4       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,186.7   6,832.3    298.0     56.4      312.9     24.2      288.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                    States and United States, August 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    18.5                      17.8      1.9     15.9      .7          
AZ       :    39.5     38.6      .8                                             
AR       :     2.4       .4      .3      1.4       .1      1.3      .3          
CA       :    86.1     24.5     6.0     51.5     37.3     14.2     4.1     24.6 
CO       :   224.4    132.6    80.6     10.9       .9     10.0      .3          
DE-MD    :     3.0      2.3      .4       .2       .2               .1       .4 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.6       .4      .2       .8       .1       .7      .1          
ID       :    63.4     29.5    13.6     17.0      5.8     11.2     3.3      3.1 
IL       :    89.1     49.2    32.0      6.9      3.9      2.9     1.1      9.9 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    97.9     42.3    24.1     27.9     17.1     10.9     3.5          
KS       :   618.5    364.2   252.3      1.9       .3      1.6      .2          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    43.8     25.3     1.5     16.7     12.5      4.1      .4      5.4 
MN       :    92.7     37.2    14.3     33.7     20.4     13.3     7.4          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    10.6      1.1      .4      8.2       .8      7.4      .9          
MT       :     1.2       .8      .1       .2                .2      .2          
NE       :   654.9    335.0   252.9     59.1      4.8     54.4     7.9          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.4       .3      .2      1.7      1.6               .3      7.4 
NJ       :     2.1       .6      .1      1.2       .9       .3      .2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.7       .6      .3      5.1      5.1       .1      .6     25.5 
NC       :    16.8       .2      .1     12.9      9.5      3.4     3.6          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.1       .4      .3      4.7      3.3      1.3      .8      3.6 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.3       .8      .1       .1       .1       .1      .3          
PA       :    85.7     37.2     7.0     39.2     28.7     10.5     2.3     17.6 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    20.2       .1      .1     17.9      1.6     16.3     2.2          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   613.1    312.1   186.6     99.3      9.3     90.0    15.1      3.2 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    89.7     46.7    29.3     12.9      6.0      6.9      .8          
WV       :      .1       .1                                                     
WI       :   128.8     46.5     4.5     73.4     59.6     13.8     4.4     15.6 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,147.6  1,557.8   929.7    591.0    254.2    336.8    69.1    153.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                    States and United States, August 1996 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.3        .1      6.7      1.5                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    18.2       7.4     10.8                                          
CA        :   165.5     165.2       .2                                          
CO        :     4.8       4.7       .1               112.7       .1      112.6  
DE-MD     :    23.5      23.3       .2                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.8       3.7       .1                                          
ID        :                                             .4                  .4  
IL        :   693.9     620.4     56.9     16.5                                 
IN        :   329.6     329.1       .4                                          
IA        : 2,128.6   2,051.0     41.1     36.5                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   200.1     192.2      7.9                 1.1       .9         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           21.1      2.3       18.8  
MN        :   590.2     590.2                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   282.8     282.7       .1                                          
MT        :     1.7       1.7       .1                  .2                  .2  
NE        :   471.9     471.8                                                   
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     2.7       2.6       .1                 1.7       .5        1.1  
NJ        :                                           10.7      2.6        8.1  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     5.0       4.9       .1                 1.9       .7        1.2  
NC        :   724.2     716.9      7.3                                          
ND        :     4.9       4.9                                                   
OH        :    81.5      72.3      9.2                                          
OK        :   158.2     152.4      5.8                                          
OR        :    14.0      13.9       .1                  .4       .1         .3  
PA        :   189.3     187.8      1.5                 6.9       .7        6.2  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   445.2     402.2     43.0                14.0                14.0  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    14.8       7.9      6.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   372.7     361.7     11.0                 1.8       .1        1.7  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    23.4        .7     22.6       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,509.2   7,168.6    283.7     57.0      315.2     23.2      292.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, September 1996 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.4                      16.7      1.9     14.9      .6          
AZ       :    37.4     35.8     1.6                                             
AR       :     2.4       .5      .3      1.6       .1      1.5      .2          
CA       :    80.2     21.2     6.4     48.8     36.0     12.7     3.9     21.1 
CO       :   189.6    105.2    72.4     11.6       .4     11.2      .3          
DE-MD    :     2.9      2.2      .4       .2       .2               .1       .9 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.5       .3      .2       .8       .1       .7      .1          
ID       :    56.9     25.3    12.2     16.8      5.5     11.3     2.6      3.4 
IL       :    77.9     41.4    29.6      5.7      3.3      2.4     1.2     10.2 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    80.1     35.9    20.7     21.5     12.9      8.6     2.1          
KS       :   507.6    286.9   218.5      2.0       .3      1.7      .1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.5     22.3     1.4     16.5     12.0      4.5      .4      6.0 
MN       :    88.1     32.5    15.4     33.5     19.0     14.5     6.7          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    10.5      1.2      .4      8.3       .9      7.4      .6          
MT       :      .9       .4      .2       .2                .2      .2          
NE       :   558.5    273.3   222.9     55.7      3.7     52.0     6.6          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.5       .4      .2      1.5      1.5       .1      .3      6.7 
NJ       :     2.0       .6      .1      1.0       .9       .2      .2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     6.4       .7      .3      4.8      4.8       .1      .6     21.9 
NC       :    16.0       .1      .1     12.5      7.4      5.1     3.2          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.0       .3      .3      4.7      3.9       .9      .7      3.7 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.4       .7      .2       .2       .1       .1      .3          
PA       :    84.3     34.3     7.6     39.8     29.2     10.6     2.6     17.1 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    19.4       .1      .1     17.2      1.6     15.7     2.0          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   486.3    244.5   145.0     81.6     10.5     71.1    15.2      3.8 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    76.2     33.6    28.5     13.4      5.6      7.8      .7          
WV       :      .1       .1                                                     
WI       :   122.1     42.4     4.7     70.2     57.8     12.3     4.9     15.0 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 2,693.3  1,269.4   807.8    551.8    239.7    312.1    64.2    145.7 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, September 1996 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.7        .1      6.4      1.2                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    15.5       6.9      8.6                  .1                  .1  
CA        :   155.7     155.5       .3                                          
CO        :     3.5       3.4       .1               114.6       .1      114.5  
DE-MD     :    22.6      22.5       .1                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     3.3       3.3                           .1                      
ID        :                                             .3                  .2  
IL        :   710.8     648.6     48.2     14.0                                 
IN        :   324.2     323.8       .4                                          
IA        : 2,206.2   2,137.1     33.7     35.4                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   198.1     190.2      7.9                  .9       .7         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           18.7      2.2       16.5  
MN        :   568.9     568.9                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   270.5     270.4       .1                                          
MT        :     1.5       1.4       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   481.2     481.1       .1                                          
NV        :      .2        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     2.5       2.5       .1                 1.8       .5        1.4  
NJ        :                                            9.8      2.5        7.3  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     4.3       4.2       .1                 1.7       .8         .9  
NC        :   703.1     696.3      6.7                                          
ND        :     4.2       4.1                                                   
OH        :    80.5      73.1      7.4                                          
OK        :   161.2     155.8      5.3                                          
OR        :    14.3      14.2       .1                  .4       .1         .3  
PA        :   182.2     181.1      1.0                 5.4       .9        4.5  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   449.8     413.7     36.2                15.3                15.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    13.6       7.9      5.6       .2                                 
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   383.7     374.5      9.2                 1.6       .1        1.5  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    21.2        .5     20.6       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,541.0   7,227.2    260.7     53.2      313.4     21.8      291.7  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                    States and United States, October 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    20.2                      19.4      2.0     17.3      .8          
AZ       :    39.8     38.1     1.7                                             
AR       :     2.6       .5      .2      1.6       .1      1.6      .2          
CA       :    93.6     27.3     3.5     58.8     41.3     17.4     4.0     19.5 
CO       :   209.2    100.6    90.0     18.3       .4     17.9      .3          
DE-MD    :     3.6      2.7      .6       .2       .2               .1      1.0 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.2       .3      .2       .6       .1       .6      .1          
ID       :    70.0     32.6    13.6     21.0      5.4     15.6     2.8      2.7 
IL       :    92.8     53.0    31.3      7.2      4.1      3.1     1.3     11.3 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    98.9     40.3    28.5     27.3     11.4     15.9     2.7          
KS       :   561.1    326.4   232.2      2.4       .4      2.1      .1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    46.2     24.4     2.1     19.2     13.5      5.7      .5      7.9 
MN       :   105.9     33.9    20.5     45.1     28.0     17.1     6.4          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    12.9      1.5      .6      9.8       .8      9.0      .9          
MT       :     1.1       .5      .2       .2                .2      .2          
NE       :   624.8    277.6   270.2     70.9      3.9     67.0     6.1          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     3.4       .7      .4      1.9      1.9       .1      .4      6.4 
NJ       :     2.3       .7      .2      1.2       .9       .3      .3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     8.5      1.2      .6      6.0      5.9       .1      .8     23.8 
NC       :    19.2       .2      .2     15.3      9.5      5.8     3.5          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     7.7       .3      .4      6.2      5.5       .7      .8      4.4 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.7       .8      .3       .2       .1       .1      .3          
PA       :    98.2     34.8     7.2     52.8     40.2     12.6     3.4     21.4 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    23.7       .1      .1     21.6      1.4     20.3     1.8          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   558.2    246.1   184.2    110.9     10.4    100.6    17.0      4.8 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .2 
WA       :    87.1     37.6    32.6     16.0      6.2      9.8      .9          
WV       :      .3       .1      .1                                             
WI       :   144.6     44.5     5.5     88.8     72.0     16.9     5.8     17.7 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 3,073.8  1,356.4   947.1    700.3    288.0    412.2    70.1    159.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States, and United States, October 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     8.6        .2      7.1      1.3                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    18.0       7.3     10.7                  .1                      
CA        :   175.2     174.9       .3                                          
CO        :     3.6       3.4       .1               138.8       .1      138.8  
DE-MD     :    24.8      24.4       .3       .1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                             .1                      
HI        :     3.6       3.5       .1                  .1                  .1  
ID        :                                             .3                  .2  
IL        :   754.2     690.6     49.3     14.2                                 
IN        :   372.0     371.5       .4       .1                                 
IA        : 2,430.7   2,357.0     37.7     36.0                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   218.3     209.6      8.7                  .7       .6         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           19.6      2.2       17.4  
MN        :   636.2     636.1                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   325.3     325.2       .1                                          
MT        :     1.4       1.3       .1                  .2                  .2  
NE        :   512.8     512.8                           .1                      
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     3.0       3.0                          2.3       .7        1.5  
NJ        :                                           10.1      3.0        7.1  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     4.5       4.4       .1                 2.0       .8        1.2  
NC        :   844.3     836.8      7.5       .1                                 
ND        :     4.9       4.8                                                   
OH        :    91.1      81.8      9.3                                          
OK        :   194.7     188.7      6.0                                          
OR        :    15.8      15.6       .1                  .4                  .4  
PA        :   206.7     205.6      1.0                 5.6       .8        4.8  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   502.1     471.2     30.9                17.3                17.3  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    15.9       9.0      6.7       .1                                 
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   411.9     402.2      9.7                 1.8       .1        1.6  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    23.4        .5     22.8       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 8,423.2   8,090.6    278.6     54.0      364.9     23.9      341.0  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, November 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    17.2                      16.4      1.8     14.5      .8          
AZ       :    39.5     37.3     2.2                                             
AR       :     2.1       .3      .2      1.4       .1      1.4      .2          
CA       :    86.7     23.9     4.3     55.1     38.2     16.9     3.4     16.9 
CO       :   198.5    110.9    67.2     20.3       .4     19.9      .2          
DE-MD    :     3.4      2.5      .6       .2       .2               .1       .5 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.4       .3      .2       .7       .2       .5      .1          
ID       :    65.2     31.1    12.7     19.0      4.2     14.8     2.4      3.2 
IL       :    32.5     13.8    11.2      6.4      3.7      2.7     1.1      9.0 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    91.2     33.9    24.6     29.9     12.5     17.4     2.8          
KS       :   531.5    317.2   212.0      2.2       .2      1.9      .1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.6     22.3     1.4     16.6     11.3      5.3      .4      5.8 
MN       :    96.1     27.0    19.1     46.0     27.0     19.0     4.0          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    10.9       .9      .4      9.1       .8      8.3      .6          
MT       :      .9       .4      .2       .2                .2      .1          
NE       :   564.3    270.2   222.7     65.7      2.8     63.0     5.6          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     3.1       .6      .4      1.8      1.7       .1      .3      6.2 
NJ       :     2.1       .7      .1      1.0       .7       .3      .3          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     7.6      1.0      .5      5.5      5.4       .1      .6     23.0 
NC       :    17.0       .2      .1     13.8      7.7      6.1     2.9          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.3       .3      .2      5.1      4.4       .7      .6      3.7 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.3       .6      .2       .2       .2       .1      .2          
PA       :    84.4     29.7     5.4     46.6     34.5     12.1     2.8     17.9 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    23.7       .1      .1     22.1      1.2     21.0     1.5          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   532.6    239.3   175.9    103.8      8.4     95.4    13.6      3.8 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    74.2     34.2    24.3     15.1      5.3      9.8      .6          
WV       :      .2       .1      .1                                             
WI       :   140.9     39.9     5.5     91.0     73.3     17.7     4.5     14.0 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 2,801.2  1,267.0   809.7    666.6    266.2    400.4    57.9    139.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, November 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.5        .2      6.2      1.2                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    17.1       5.8     11.2                                          
CA        :   151.0     150.8       .2                                          
CO        :     2.7       2.6       .1               129.3               129.2  
DE-MD     :    19.4      19.0       .3       .1                                 
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                             .1                  .1  
HI        :     3.4       3.3                                                   
ID        :                                             .2                  .1  
IL        :   663.7     607.6     43.6     12.5                                 
IN        :   311.4     311.0       .3       .1                                 
IA        : 2,164.0   2,103.7     29.3     31.0                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   204.5     196.9      7.6                  .7       .5         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           16.0      1.8       14.2  
MN        :   566.5     566.4                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   275.2     275.1       .1                                          
MT        :     1.2       1.1       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   451.8     451.7       .1                                          
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     2.4       2.3       .1                 2.0       .6        1.4  
NJ        :                                            8.7      2.4        6.3  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     3.4       3.3                          1.7       .6        1.1  
NC        :   725.6     719.5      6.1       .1                                 
ND        :     3.4       3.4                                                   
OH        :    78.3      69.4      8.9                                          
OK        :   187.4     182.0      5.4                                          
OR        :    12.8      12.7       .1                  .3                  .2  
PA        :   196.2     194.5      1.0       .7        4.5       .6        3.9  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   451.5     430.8     20.8                14.2                14.1  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    15.5       8.2      7.3                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   358.1     350.8      7.3                 1.7       .1        1.6  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    18.6        .3     18.2                                          
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,469.4   7,176.5    245.2     47.7      324.1     18.8      305.3  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, December 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :    15.6                      14.8      2.1     12.8      .7          
AZ       :    39.9     38.5     1.3                                             
AR       :     2.5       .5      .2      1.6       .3      1.3      .2          
CA       :    87.0     24.9     5.8     53.8     40.2     13.5     2.6     18.0 
CO       :   213.7    110.7    86.8     16.1       .3     15.8      .2          
DE-MD    :     3.4      2.5      .5       .3       .2               .1      1.0 
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :     1.6       .3      .2       .9       .2       .7      .1          
ID       :    64.3     29.1    13.1     20.0      3.9     16.2     2.0      3.2 
IL       :    71.6     36.0    28.0      6.7      3.8      2.8      .9     11.1 
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :    88.3     34.3    21.9     30.4     12.9     17.5     1.7          
KS       :   524.9    305.7   216.9      2.1       .3      1.8      .1          
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :    40.0     21.5     1.8     16.5     11.8      4.7      .3      7.2 
MN       :    94.7     25.6    20.0     45.6     26.7     19.0     3.5          
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :    13.1      1.7      .7     10.0       .8      9.2      .6          
MT       :      .9       .3      .2       .2                .2      .1          
NE       :   550.3    246.5   231.4     67.6      2.4     65.2     4.8          
NV       :      .1       .1                                                     
N ENG    :     2.9       .5      .3      1.7      1.7       .1      .3      6.3 
NJ       :     2.2       .8      .2      1.0       .8       .2      .2          
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :     7.6      1.1      .4      5.5      5.5       .1      .5     24.2 
NC       :    14.7       .1      .1     12.1      6.6      5.5     2.3          
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :     6.5       .2      .2      5.5      4.9       .6      .6      3.5 
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :     1.2       .8      .1       .2       .2               .1          
PA       :    76.5     27.0     4.3     42.9     32.0     10.9     2.3     17.9 
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :    23.0       .1             21.5      1.3     20.1     1.4          
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :   520.8    242.1   180.2     85.8      8.0     77.8    12.7      3.1 
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   .1 
WA       :    76.2     34.7    27.1     13.9      5.9      8.0      .5          
WV       :      .1       .1                                                     
WI       :   139.3     36.3     5.6     93.9     75.0     18.9     3.5     15.8 
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    : 2,799.5  1,249.3   864.0    637.3    267.8    369.5    48.9    148.5 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
                        Federally Inspected Slaughter: By                       
                   States and United States, December 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep            
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
   State  :  Total  : Barrows :         : Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs & 
          :   2/    : & Gilts :  Sows   :  Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                             1,000 Head                              
          :                                                                     
AL        :     7.8        .2      6.2      1.4                                 
AZ        :                                                                     
AR        :    17.5       5.6     11.9                                          
CA        :   174.6     174.5       .2                                          
CO        :     3.3       3.2       .1               135.6               135.6  
DE-MD     :    21.2      20.9       .2                                          
FL        :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
HI        :     4.3       4.2       .1                  .1                  .1  
ID        :                                             .2                  .2  
IL        :   660.0     603.1     44.2     12.8                                 
IN        :   334.2     333.7       .3       .2                                 
IA        : 2,129.4   2,069.3     30.6     29.6                                 
KS        :                                                                     
KY        :   190.3     182.1      8.1                  .6       .4         .2  
LA        :                                                                     
MI        :                                           17.3      2.2       15.1  
MN        :   558.6     558.6                                                   
MS        :                                                                     
MO        :   273.5     273.5       .1                                          
MT        :     1.4       1.3       .1                  .1                  .1  
NE        :   442.7     442.7                                                   
NV        :      .1        .1                                                   
N ENG     :     2.4       2.4                          1.9       .5        1.4  
NJ        :                                            9.4      2.2        7.2  
NM        :                                                                     
NY        :     5.6       5.5       .1       .1        2.5       .6        2.0  
NC        :   759.0     752.7      6.3                                          
ND        :     3.6       3.5                                                   
OH        :    86.6      76.9      9.8                                          
OK        :   195.9     190.5      5.5                                          
OR        :    13.4      13.3       .1                  .3       .1         .2  
PA        :   212.0     211.1       .8                 4.7       .5        4.2  
SC        :                                                                     
SD        :   433.1     411.1     21.9                14.0                14.0  
TN        :                                                                     
TX        :    15.6       8.6      6.9                                          
UT        :                                                                     
VA        :   353.2     347.4      5.8                 1.7       .1        1.6  
WA        :                                                                     
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :    20.3        .4     19.7       .1                                 
WY        :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
US 3/     : 7,455.0   7,159.4    249.7     45.8      335.9     20.4      315.5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the US total.             
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation.                  
                                                                                
          Federally Inspected Slaughter:  By States and United States,          
                           January - December 1996 1/                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            Cattle                            :Calves 
         :----------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :         :        :        :           Cows           :       :       
         :  Total  : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 
         :   2/    :        :        : All 2/ : Dairy  : Other  : Stags :  2/   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                              1,000 Head                              
         :                                                                      
AL       :   205.8        .4       .1   197.3     33.9    163.4     8.0         
AZ       :   488.3     466.4     21.3      .5       .4               .1         
AR       :    26.8       5.4      2.6    16.6      1.0     15.6     2.3         
CA       : 1,010.7     292.5     68.4   607.9    455.0    152.9    41.9    267.9
CO       : 2,562.6   1,403.1    965.7   189.5     16.5    173.1     4.2         
DE-MD    :    37.9      28.5      5.7     2.7      2.5       .2      .9     12.6
FL       :                                                                      
GA       :                                                                      
HI       :    17.3       3.8      2.6     9.5      2.4      7.1     1.3         
ID       :   728.5     336.3    162.5   202.5     68.8    133.7    27.2     17.5
IL       : 1,004.7     555.9    355.9    79.8     45.3     34.4    13.1    124.7
IN       :                                                                      
IA       : 1,273.4     547.8    354.7   332.9    201.1    131.8    38.0         
KS       : 6,935.0   4,186.8  2,722.8    23.4      3.4     20.0     2.0         
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
MI       :   504.0     280.2     22.4   196.8    150.8     46.1     4.5     80.2
MN       : 1,108.7     389.9    201.7   450.4    249.9    200.4    66.8         
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :   149.1      14.7      7.2   118.1     13.1    105.0     9.0         
MT       :    12.6       5.3      2.6     2.9       .4      2.5     2.0         
NE       : 7,264.3   3,650.7  2,827.1   716.8     45.3    671.5    69.7         
NV       :     1.5       1.1       .2      .1                .1      .1         
N ENG    :    31.6       4.4      3.0    20.3     19.5       .8     3.7     75.9
NJ       :    24.0       7.7      1.5    11.8      9.5      2.3     3.1         
NM       :                                                                      
NY       :    81.2       8.8      4.2    61.2     60.5       .7     7.0    270.6
NC       :   185.1       2.2      1.4   148.4     94.1     54.3    33.1         
ND       :                                                                      
OH       :    65.5       3.9      3.8    50.2     40.0     10.3     7.5     46.0
OK       :                                                                      
OR       :    14.9       7.9      2.0     2.5      1.5      1.0     2.5         
PA       : 1,019.8     432.8     78.8   479.5    360.6    118.9    28.8    201.1
SC       :                                                                      
SD       :   245.0       1.0       .8   219.2     17.7    201.5    23.9         
TN       :                                                                      
TX       : 6,725.5   3,404.7  2,023.6 1,135.8    101.1  1,034.7   161.4     37.6
UT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                                   1.4
WA       :   987.8     483.3    336.3   160.5     72.4     88.1     7.8         
WV       :     1.4        .6       .4      .2       .1       .1      .1         
WI       : 1,544.9     542.6     71.2   880.0    711.6    168.4    51.0    185.9
WY       :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
US 3/    :35,721.0  17,400.0 10,501.7 7,104.7  3,036.9  4,067.8   714.7  1,713.6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the U.S. total.           
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                 
                                                                                
          Federally Inspected Slaughter:  By States and United States,          
                           January - December 1996 1/                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                          Hogs                           :  Sheep   
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
   State   : Total  : Barrows :         :Stags & :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs &  
     1/    :   2/   : & Gilts :  Sows   : Boars  :   2/    :  Sheep  :Yearlings 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                             1,000 Head                             
           :                                                                    
AL         :    95.8      2.1      77.7    16.0                                 
AZ         :                                                                    
AR         :   210.3     90.2     119.9      .2         .5       .2         .2  
CA         : 1,934.9  1,932.2       2.6      .1                                 
CO         :    41.1     39.3       1.7      .1    1,546.0       .8    1,545.2  
DE-MD      :   266.3    263.5       2.2      .7                                 
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :                                            .3       .1         .2  
HI         :    43.4     42.6        .7      .1         .6       .1         .6  
ID         :                                           2.3       .2        2.1  
IL         : 8,310.5  7,467.8     648.3   194.5                                 
IN         : 4,058.5  4,054.2       3.7      .6                                 
IA         :26,195.9 25,299.8     473.6   422.5                                 
KS         :                                            .1                  .1  
KY         : 2,537.4  2,440.3      97.1               10.4      8.5        1.9  
LA         :                                                                    
MI         :                                         221.2     25.6      195.6  
MN         : 6,941.8  6,941.3        .3      .2                                 
MS         :                                                                    
MO         : 3,292.6  3,291.3       1.3                                         
MT         :    17.6     16.5       1.0                1.2       .1        1.2  
NE         : 5,697.7  5,697.1        .5                 .2       .1         .2  
NV         :     1.7      1.6                                                   
N ENG      :    29.4     28.6        .6      .2       26.4     10.6       15.8  
NJ         :                                         126.0     31.4       94.6  
NM         :                                                                    
NY         :    49.9     49.0        .8      .1       33.5      8.3       25.2  
NC         : 8,564.5  8,481.3      82.9      .3         .2                  .1  
ND         :    64.6     64.1        .4                                         
OH         : 1,021.8    916.3     105.5                                         
OK         : 1,481.1  1,416.2      64.9                                         
OR         :   162.4    160.2       1.9      .4        3.6       .6        3.0  
PA         : 2,289.6  2,270.8      16.4     2.5       67.2      8.1       59.1  
SC         :                                                                    
SD         : 5,440.6  4,940.5     500.1              187.8       .1      187.7  
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :   166.0     89.3      75.9      .8                                 
UT         :                                                                    
VA         : 4,287.2  4,164.0     123.1      .1       21.1      1.4       19.7  
WA         :                                                                    
WV         :                                                                    
WI         :   282.4      5.4     275.7     1.3                                 
WY         :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
US 3/      :90,534.3 86,442.9   3,424.8   666.6    4,032.3    269.7    3,762.6  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.                                 
2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.                                         
3/  States with no data printed are still included in the U.S. total.           
    Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.                 
                                                                                
            Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered:  Number            
                  by Species, State, and United States, 1996 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         :    4      205.8                      7       96.8                  
AZ         :    3      493.5                                                    
AR         :   28       27.1                     29      211.6    17         .5 
CA         :   26    1,020.8    17     270.4     16    1,949.7                  
CO         :   28    2,591.4                     24       41.3    26    1,558.1 
DE-MD      :   23       38.2    10      12.9     20      268.5                  
FL         :                                                                    
GA         :                                                       7         .3 
HI         :    8       17.3                      7       43.8     4         .6 
ID         :   19      736.6     5      17.7                      13        2.3 
IL         :    9    1,011.5     4     125.5     18    8,379.3                  
IN         :                                     12    4,091.2                  
IA         :    8    1,285.7                     19   26,423.2                  
KS         :   11    7,002.6                                       4         .1 
KY         :                                     27    2,557.2    13       10.5 
LA         :                                                                    
MI         :   32      509.1    22      80.9                      31      222.8 
MN         :   32    1,119.0                     29    7,001.7                  
MS         :                                                                    
MO         :   61      150.5                     60    3,322.3                  
MT         :   15       12.7                     15       17.6    14        1.2 
NE         :   39    7,333.3                     28    5,751.7    21         .2 
NV         :    4        1.5                      3        1.7                  
N ENG 2/   :   31       31.8    32      76.5     28       29.5    30       26.5 
NJ         :   14       24.3                                      16      127.0 
NM         :                                                                    
NY         :   55       81.8    52     272.6     46       50.1    49       33.6 
NC         :    8      187.7                     16    8,647.1     6         .2 
ND         :                                     12       64.8                  
OH         :   11       66.2     6      46.3     10    1,029.8                  
OK         :                                     10    1,505.6                  
OR         :   15       15.0                     14      163.8    13        3.6 
PA         :  129    1,028.7    88     203.3    125    2,307.0   111       67.6 
SC         :                                                                    
SD         :    8      247.7                     10    5,490.2     5      188.8 
TN         :                                                                    
TX         :   35    6,792.6    13      37.7     23      167.4                  
UT         :                                                                    
VA         :                     7       1.4     11    4,322.2     7       21.2 
WA         :   12      998.0                                                    
WV         :    5        1.4                                                    
WI         :   14    1,561.1     6     187.4     10      284.3                  
WY         :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :  125    1,476.8   118     396.1    141    7,117.7   206    1,796.2 
           :                                                                    
US  4/     :  812   36,069.7   380   1,728.9    770   91,337.0   593    4,061.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes data from week ending January 6, 1996 through January 4, 1997.     
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.                                          
                                                                                
       Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered                
       By Species, By Selected Size Group, United States, 1996 1/               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                  :       Cattle       ::               :       Calves          
     Size Group   :--------------------::  Size Group   :---------------------  
                  : Plants :   Head    ::               : Plants :    Head      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                  : Number     1,000   ::               : Number      1,000     
                  :                    ::               :                       
        1 - 999   :   561       189.5  ::       1 - 99  :   264          3.2    
    1000 - 9999   :   131       390.9  ::    100 - 999  :    53         21.2    
  10000 - 49999   :    39     1,013.0  ::  1000 - 9999  :    26        123.5    
  50000 - 99999   :    13       868.6  ::10000 - 24999  :    11        173.0    
100000 - 199999   :    24     3,526.3  ::25000 - 49999  :    14        512.9    
200000 - 299999   :     7     1,710.4  ::50000 +        :    12        895.0    
300000 - 399999   :     8     2,720.6  ::               :                       
400000 - 499999   :     6     2,752.2  ::               :                       
500000 - 999999   :    10     6,659.6  ::               :                       
1000000 +         :    13    16,238.6  ::               :                       
                  :                    ::               :                       
                  :                    ::               :                       
                  :                    ::               :                       
Total 2/          :   812    36,069.7  ::Total 2/       :   380      1,728.9    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                  :        Hogs        ::               :   Sheep and Lambs     
     Size Group   :--------------------::  Size Group   :---------------------  
                  : Plants :   Head    ::               : Plants :    Head      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                  : Number     1,000   ::               : Number      1,000     
                  :                    ::               :                       
          1 - 999 :   477       144.9  ::        1 - 999:   521         49.5    
      1000 - 9999 :   161       433.6  ::    1000 - 9999:    48        138.8    
    10000 - 99999 :    71     2,739.6  ::  10000 - 24999:    10        160.0    
  100000 - 249999 :    16     2,286.5  ::  25000 - 99999:     7        326.6    
  250000 - 499999 :     9     3,376.7  ::100000 - 499999:     4        962.2    
  500000 - 999999 :     3     1,975.1  ::500000 +       :     3      2,424.2    
1000000 - 1499999 :     5     7,080.6  ::               :                       
1500000 - 1999999 :    11    18,893.8  ::               :                       
2000000 - 2999999 :     7    16,113.4  ::               :                       
3000000 - 3499999 :     4    12,861.9  ::               :                       
3500000 +         :     6    25,430.9  ::               :                       
                  :                    ::               :                       
                  :                    ::               :                       
Total 2/          :   770    91,337.0  ::Total 2/       :   593      4,061.2    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Includes data from week ending  Jan 6, 1996 thru Jan 4, 1997.               
2/  Total may not add due to rounding.                                          
                                                                                
           Livestock Slaughter Plants:  Number by Type of Inspection,           
                  State, and United States, January 1, 1996-97                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :        Under        :                     :                     
              : Federal Inspection  :        Other        :        Total        
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1996   :   1997   :   1996   :   1997   :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             Number                              
              :                                                                 
AL            :     7          8          55         53         62         61   
AZ            :     3          3          23         22         26         25   
AR            :    31         29          22         24         53         53   
CA            :    31         31          45         45         76         76   
CO            :    29         29          23         23         52         52   
DE-MD         :    25         23           3          3         28         26   
FL            :     6          7          50         56         56         63   
GA            :    18         19          72         68         90         87   
HI            :    12         12                                12         12   
ID            :    16         18          37         37         53         55   
IL            :    26         27         137        156        163        183   
IN            :    13         11         105        101        118        112   
IA            :    26         25         182        166        208        191   
KS            :    13         13         139        135        152        148   
KY            :    29         27          45         46         74         73   
LA            :     2          3          79         79         81         82   
MI            :    41         40          35         35         76         75   
MN            :    36         35         153        144        189        179   
MS            :     7          6          51         51         58         57   
MO            :    66         59          80         80        146        139   
MT            :    16         15          38         36         54         51   
NE            :    43         40          86         84        129        124   
NV            :     4          4                                 4          4   
N ENG         :    35         34          37         37         72         71   
NJ            :    16         17           5          4         21         21   
NM            :     7          6          16         17         23         23   
NY            :    57         56          20         17         77         73   
NC            :    18         19          82         73        100         92   
ND            :    15         13          40         39         55         52   
OH            :    18         14         191        176        209        190   
OK            :    10         11          88         88         98         99   
OR            :    15         15          10         10         25         25   
PA            :   151        144          50         51        201        195   
SC            :     6          6          18         18         24         24   
SD            :    11         11          88         87         99         98   
TN            :    28         27          29         23         57         50   
TX            :    42         41         157        142        199        183   
UT            :     9          7          19         20         28         27   
VA            :    12         12          50         50         62         62   
WA            :    13         13           4          4         17         17   
WV            :     5          5          40         38         45         43   
WI            :    19         18         129        101        148        119   
WY            :     1          1          27         26         28         27   
              :                                                                 
US            :   988        954       2,560      2,465      3,548      3,419   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
                    by Species and Week, United States, 1996                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Week  :  Total   :         :         :  Dairy  :  Other  : Bulls & :  Total   
 Ending :  Cattle  : Steers  : Heifers :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Stags  :  Calves  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Head                               
        :                                                                       
Jan 6   :    607.0     302.5     177.4      54.6      63.4      9.1       28.1  
Jan 13  :    697.5     338.7     205.7      61.8      78.8     12.6       28.5  
Jan 20  :    692.1     345.8     191.7      63.8      78.5     12.4       32.7  
Jan 27  :    681.9     331.3     205.3      63.2      69.9     12.2       31.3  
Feb 3   :    653.5     323.3     196.8      56.8      65.8     10.8       32.1  
Feb 10  :    650.2     326.8     193.1      59.3      60.9     10.1       33.3  
Feb 17  :    709.0     331.6     216.2      67.7      79.9     13.6       33.9  
Feb 24  :    701.4     347.0     206.2      61.4      73.5     13.3       32.4  
Mar 2   :    688.6     341.8     206.6      64.1      63.7     12.3       33.3  
Mar 9   :    673.2     339.4     201.3      55.7      64.5     12.4       34.4  
Mar 16  :    671.9     334.7     201.8      59.7      63.2     12.5       35.8  
Mar 23  :    682.8     325.9     212.8      58.4      72.2     13.6       33.1  
Mar 30  :    642.9     313.1     193.5      55.9      68.1     12.3       31.4  
Apr 6   :    673.1     334.6     203.3      57.1      65.8     12.3       29.2  
Apr 13  :    672.7     347.9     185.7      55.4      70.2     13.6       28.1  
Apr 20  :    698.7     355.7     192.1      60.6      75.8     14.4       28.5  
Apr 27  :    729.1     377.6     201.6      54.8      80.6     14.5       29.4  
May 4   :    724.3     372.6     207.3      52.0      78.1     14.3       29.8  
May 11  :    739.5     384.1     216.0      50.6      74.5     14.2       29.6  
May 18  :    754.9     395.2     209.7      59.2      76.0     14.9       29.6  
May 25  :    750.6     395.3     202.4      54.0      84.1     14.8       29.8  
Jun 1   :    664.5     337.4     185.1      49.0      79.6     13.3       27.6  
Jun 8   :    757.3     391.7     217.7      53.0      80.4     14.6       31.3  
Jun 15  :    767.9     398.9     225.8      51.4      77.7     14.1       31.8  
Jun 22  :    713.5     361.5     208.6      49.3      79.8     14.3       33.9  
Jun 29  :    727.8     379.1     203.0      51.1      80.0     14.7       33.4  
Jul 6   :    597.0     306.2     180.5      38.6      61.1     10.6       28.4  
Jul 13  :    700.0     353.7     196.3      57.0      78.4     14.6       36.6  
Jul 20  :    721.0     366.5     199.2      59.3      81.0     15.0       35.5  
Jul 27  :    679.7     348.2     191.2      53.8      71.6     14.9       34.4  
Aug 3   :    668.2     339.4     191.5      54.7      68.1     14.5       34.3  
Aug 10  :    711.7     361.6     207.2      54.5      73.9     14.5       33.8  
Aug 17  :    710.9     349.5     213.9      56.8      75.5     15.2       34.3  
Aug 24  :    733.7     355.5     219.8      60.8      81.1     16.5       35.5  
Aug 31  :    705.2     344.0     207.1      59.7      77.7     16.6       36.1  
Sep 7   :    597.1     297.4     172.6      51.0      62.5     13.6       33.8  
Sep 14  :    692.9     331.5     207.7      58.0      79.5     16.2       36.2  
Sep 21  :    657.0     306.3     196.4      61.3      77.4     15.6       34.8  
Sep 28  :    633.5     284.0     197.5      59.5      76.7     15.8       34.2  
Oct 5   :    653.9     293.6     202.6      58.5      83.4     15.8       33.8  
Oct 12  :    663.7     294.8     204.1      62.9      86.5     15.4       34.5  
Oct 19  :    674.8     290.6     214.3      63.6      90.8     15.5       33.9  
Oct 26  :    675.7     298.7     201.9      65.0      94.7     15.5       35.5  
Nov 2   :    686.6     305.7     199.0      65.5     101.3     15.0       35.5  
Nov 9   :    693.6     305.7     209.2      65.8      98.0     14.9       35.6  
Nov 16  :    669.3     297.2     191.4      65.8     100.5     14.4       33.4  
Nov 23  :    670.9     307.6     186.9      64.1      98.5     13.7       33.2  
Nov 30  :    599.3     279.7     180.9      53.1      74.8     10.8       29.8  
Dec 7   :    696.9     308.6     210.0      68.8      96.2     13.3       36.2  
Dec 14  :    694.8     297.9     213.7      70.8      98.2     14.3       35.1  
Dec 21  :    671.1     299.1     209.6      62.8      87.6     12.0       34.3  
Dec 28  :    501.4     235.2     159.2      43.0      57.7      6.3       27.1  
Jan 4   :    584.0     273.5     177.6      55.7      69.4      7.8       31.1  
        :                                                                       
Total   : 36,069.7  17,565.0  10,607.7   3,070.1   4,107.5    719.3    1,728.9  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
                                                                                
              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
              by Species and Week, United States, 1996 (continued)              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Week  :  Total  : Barrows  :        :  Stags   :  Total  : Mature  : Lambs &  
 Ending :  Hogs   : & Gilts  :  Sows  : & Boars  :  Sheep  :  Sheep  :Yearlings 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Head                               
        :                                                                       
Jan 6   : 1,618.3    1,552.8     55.3     10.3        70.0      4.4       65.7  
Jan 13  : 1,891.3    1,805.3     72.4     13.6        72.4      4.2       68.2  
Jan 20  : 1,765.0    1,679.0     71.7     14.3        77.7      4.3       73.5  
Jan 27  : 1,859.1    1,776.7     68.6     13.8        84.6      5.2       79.5  
Feb 3   : 1,686.2    1,612.5     62.0     11.6        77.5      4.6       72.9  
Feb 10  : 1,778.6    1,698.4     67.5     12.8        81.5      4.2       77.3  
Feb 17  : 1,794.4    1,710.9     69.6     13.9        86.1      5.4       80.8  
Feb 24  : 1,808.3    1,722.6     71.1     14.6        86.5      4.6       81.9  
Mar 2   : 1,823.2    1,736.9     72.6     13.8        87.2      5.4       81.9  
Mar 9   : 1,757.8    1,672.1     72.9     12.9        87.4      5.0       82.4  
Mar 16  : 1,845.6    1,761.4     70.5     13.7        93.0      5.4       87.5  
Mar 23  : 1,779.8    1,693.0     71.4     15.4        95.8      5.2       90.5  
Mar 30  : 1,776.1    1,693.9     68.6     13.7       108.0      5.5      102.5  
Apr 6   : 1,795.9    1,707.2     72.8     15.8       100.0      5.1       94.9  
Apr 13  : 1,776.8    1,689.0     72.8     15.0        85.3      5.2       80.1  
Apr 20  : 1,839.9    1,749.2     76.4     14.4        79.8      5.6       74.1  
Apr 27  : 1,776.6    1,688.0     74.5     14.1        77.4      5.7       71.7  
May 4   : 1,792.8    1,698.8     79.0     15.0        75.3      6.1       69.2  
May 11  : 1,691.5    1,603.3     73.5     14.6        70.5      6.1       64.5  
May 18  : 1,691.1    1,608.6     69.5     13.0        73.0      5.9       67.1  
May 25  : 1,610.8    1,534.1     64.4     12.3        68.3      5.6       62.7  
Jun 1   : 1,439.1    1,369.1     58.2     11.8        57.7      5.4       52.3  
Jun 8   : 1,567.8    1,481.6     71.9     14.2        67.0      6.0       61.0  
Jun 15  : 1,629.2    1,545.5     70.5     13.3        69.3      6.4       62.9  
Jun 22  : 1,581.8    1,503.9     65.5     12.4        68.1      5.0       63.0  
Jun 29  : 1,572.6    1,494.1     66.0     12.5        66.7      6.0       60.7  
Jul 6   : 1,332.4    1,271.6     50.5     10.3        57.6      4.8       52.8  
Jul 13  : 1,615.5    1,532.3     69.6     13.6        69.7      5.6       64.1  
Jul 20  : 1,663.0    1,577.4     72.3     13.3        69.1      5.7       63.4  
Jul 27  : 1,597.6    1,519.9     65.5     12.2        73.3      5.0       68.3  
Aug 3   : 1,629.1    1,548.5     68.1     12.5        70.3      5.5       64.8  
Aug 10  : 1,636.2    1,558.7     65.4     12.1        68.0      4.8       63.2  
Aug 17  : 1,718.4    1,647.6     58.4     12.4        72.4      5.3       67.0  
Aug 24  : 1,746.3    1,668.4     64.7     13.2        74.5      5.1       69.4  
Aug 31  : 1,757.4    1,676.5     67.2     13.7        73.3      5.5       67.7  
Sep 7   : 1,524.6    1,459.9     54.2     10.6        66.2      5.1       61.1  
Sep 14  : 1,942.9    1,864.3     65.6     13.0        78.0      5.4       72.6  
Sep 21  : 1,827.4    1,749.0     65.8     12.7        76.8      5.0       71.8  
Sep 28  : 1,884.5    1,807.5     64.0     13.1        77.0      5.4       71.6  
Oct 5   : 1,838.0    1,759.9     63.2     14.8        77.7      5.4       72.4  
Oct 12  : 1,828.3    1,756.5     59.3     12.5        79.7      4.9       74.8  
Oct 19  : 1,831.0    1,761.5     57.9     11.6        80.8      5.1       75.7  
Oct 26  : 1,835.7    1,765.0     59.6     11.1        79.6      4.7       74.8  
Nov 2   : 1,845.3    1,771.5     63.1     10.8        77.4      5.3       72.1  
Nov 9   : 1,839.6    1,767.3     60.3     12.0        79.4      4.6       74.9  
Nov 16  : 1,769.9    1,698.2     60.8     10.9        80.2      4.8       75.4  
Nov 23  : 1,898.3    1,821.9     64.4     12.1        79.7      5.1       74.5  
Nov 30  : 1,568.0    1,512.0     46.2      9.7        69.9      3.7       66.3  
Dec 7   : 1,814.3    1,733.7     67.0     13.6        81.6      4.7       76.9  
Dec 14  : 1,814.2    1,735.8     66.5     11.9        84.6      3.9       80.6  
Dec 21  : 1,758.5    1,688.9     59.1     10.5        78.2      5.4       72.9  
Dec 28  : 1,388.5    1,346.8     35.8      5.9        60.3      4.4       55.9  
Jan 4   : 1,482.2    1,430.1     43.6      8.5        60.1      3.1       57.1  
        :                                                                       
Total   :91,337.0   87,218.8  3,447.0    671.2     4,061.2    270.7    3,790.5  
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                                                                     --continued
                                                                                
              Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter:  Number of Head             
              by Species and Week, United States, 1996 (continued)              
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       Week Ending       :          Goats           :          Equine           
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                         :                      1,000 Head                      
                         :                                                      
Jan 6                    :            5.6                         1.5           
Jan 13                   :            5.2                         2.0           
Jan 20                   :            7.8                         2.0           
Jan 27                   :            7.0                         1.9           
Feb 3                    :            6.5                         1.8           
Feb 10                   :            6.0                         1.8           
Feb 17                   :            7.5                         2.0           
Feb 24                   :            5.9                         1.9           
Mar 2                    :            6.8                         1.9           
Mar 9                    :            6.3                         1.8           
Mar 16                   :            6.1                         1.9           
Mar 23                   :            7.5                         1.9           
Mar 30                   :           10.2                         1.7           
Apr 6                    :           11.3                         2.2           
Apr 13                   :            8.2                         2.0           
Apr 20                   :            6.5                         2.0           
Apr 27                   :            7.8                         2.4           
May 4                    :            7.5                         2.3           
May 11                   :            7.5                         2.3           
May 18                   :            7.7                         2.3           
May 25                   :            7.9                         2.4           
Jun 1                    :            6.8                         2.6           
Jun 8                    :            7.3                         2.2           
Jun 15                   :            7.6                         2.0           
Jun 22                   :            7.3                         2.1           
Jun 29                   :            7.4                         2.0           
Jul 6                    :            7.0                         1.6           
Jul 13                   :            7.1                          .9           
Jul 20                   :            7.8                         1.8           
Jul 27                   :            8.4                         1.8           
Aug 3                    :            8.9                         1.8           
Aug 10                   :            8.7                         1.8           
Aug 17                   :            9.7                         1.8           
Aug 24                   :            5.9                         2.0           
Aug 31                   :           10.4                         2.0           
Sep 7                    :            6.9                         2.0           
Sep 14                   :            8.7                         2.1           
Sep 21                   :            7.6                         2.2           
Sep 28                   :            8.7                         2.2           
Oct 5                    :            8.0                         2.2           
Oct 12                   :            8.2                         2.4           
Oct 19                   :            7.6                         2.1           
Oct 26                   :            7.5                         1.9           
Nov 2                    :            7.0                         2.2           
Nov 9                    :            7.4                         2.1           
Nov 16                   :            7.3                         2.3           
Nov 23                   :            8.8                         1.8           
Nov 30                   :            7.8                         1.9           
Dec 7                    :            6.8                         2.0           
Dec 14                   :            7.6                         2.3           
Dec 21                   :           10.4                         2.1           
Dec 28                   :            6.4                         1.6           
Jan 4                    :            6.0                         1.3           
                         :                                                      
Total                    :          401.7                       105.0           
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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 2,500 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected         
Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page      
97).  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    
                                                                                
Federally Inspected                                                             
                                                                                
  Average Dress Weight by Species and Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5    
  Classification by Head and by Percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14    
  Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered by, Size Group, U. S. . . . . .   85    
  Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Species, by States. . . . .   84    
  Number by Species and Region  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16    
  Percent of Total Commercial by Species  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3    
  Slaughter, by Weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   87    
  Slaughter, by State, by Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   58    
                                                                                
  Number of Slaughter Plants, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   86    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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 Head and Average Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . .   10    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Slaughter - Number, Total, and Average Live Weight                              
                                                                                
  Calf  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   38    
  Cattle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30    
  Hogs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   44    
  Sheep and Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   52    
                                                                                
                                                                                
This report is made possible through the cooperative efforts of Agricultural    
Marketing Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Agricultural     
Statistics Board, NASS.                                                         
                                                                                
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