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COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



Numbet of Head by Classes, by Years. 1972 - 1981 



Year 



1972. 

 1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 



1977. 

 1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 

 1981. 



Year 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Total Red Meat Production 1/ 

 by Months. 1972-1981 



Jun. Jul . Aug 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Total 



Number of Head Slaughtered by Months and Classes 



Month 



January. . . 

 February. . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 

 October. . . 



November. . 

 December. . 



Total }'.. . . 



Cattle and Calves 



1979 



1980 



1981 



14.2 

 10.6 

 11.1 

 9.3 

 11.0 



11.5 

 12.7 

 13.8 

 11.7 

 14.9 



15.6 

 14.5 



1,000 Head 



14.9 

 12.2 

 10.0 

 10.7 

 11.9 



12.5 

 13.5 

 13.9 

 13.0 

 14.9 



13.7 

 15.0 



12.2 

 10.6 

 9.4 

 10.4 

 10.9 



11.8 



11.3 



8.2 



10.8 

 11.5 



13.1 

 14.2 



1979 



Hogs and Pigs 



1980 



1981 



25.9 

 23.4 

 30.0 

 31.0 

 34.0 



36.6 

 39.7 



52.1 

 46.4 

 56.0 



51.6 

 35.2 



1,000 Head 



44.4 

 41.0 

 42.2 

 51.7 

 49.0 



44.3 

 41.8 

 40.3 

 42.4 

 46.0 



39.1 

 44.1 



42.4 

 38.5 

 45.6 

 46.0 

 42.3 



42.7 

 38.1 

 35.3 

 47.3 

 54.0 



48.3 

 45.7 



151.1 156.2 134.4 461.8 526.5 526.3 



1979 



Sheep and Lambs 



1980 



1981 



Includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaughter plants but excludes animals 

 slaughtered on farms. 

 2/ May not add because of rounding. 



DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 



Year 



1972. 

 1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 



1977. 

 1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 

 1981. 



•/ Includes low fat ice cream. 



2/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual plant operations. 



