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Commercial red meat production hits monthly high in June

21/07/2003

Commercial red meat production for the United States totalled 3.95 billion
pounds in June, a new record high for the month, up 4%from the
3.81 billion pounds produced in June 2002.

Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4% above the previous
year and was a monthly record high. Cattle slaughter totalled 3.25 million
head, up 6% from June 2002.  The average live weight was down
19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,217 pounds.

June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays.
June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays.

Livestock Slaughter:  Number and Average Weights, United States 1/
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            :      :        :        :       :Jun 03 % of:      Jan - Jun 2/
            :      :  Jun   :  May   :  Jun  :----------------------------------
   Species  : Unit :  2002  :  2003  : 2003  : Jun : May :        :       : 03 %
            :      :        :        :       :2002 :2003 :  2002  :  2003 :of 02
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            :      :                            Percent                    Prcnt
            :      :
Cattle No.  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,016.9  3,201.1  3,204.7  106   100  17,264.6 17,517.3  101
 Other      : Thou :   45.3     47.2     43.9   97    93     303.2    297.5   98
 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,062.2  3,248.4  3,248.6  106   100  17,567.8 17,814.8  101
            :      :
Live Wt/Hd  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Lbs  :1,238    1,210    1,219     98   101   1,242    1,234     99
 Other      : Lbs  :1,098    1,094    1,087     99    99   1,087    1,094    101
 Comm'l.    : Lbs  :1,236    1,208    1,217     99   101   1,240    1,232     99
            :      :
Calves No.  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Thou :   73.8     74.4     71.9   97    97     462.5    479.3  104
 Other      : Thou :    2.3      1.9      2.1   92   110      12.0     12.2  101
 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :   76.1     76.3     74.0   97    97     474.5    491.5  104
            :      :
Live Wt/Hd  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Lbs  :  319      341      332    104    97     324      326    101
 Other      : Lbs  :  387      418      385     99    92     410      413    101
 Comm'l.    : Lbs  :  319      343      336    105    98     325      328    101
            :      :
Hogs No.    :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,425.0  7,705.1  7,648.7  103    99  47,791.6 47,897.4  100
 Other      : Thou :  106.1    104.3     98.7   93    95     636.2    612.7   96
 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,531.2  7,809.4  7,747.4  103    99  48,427.8 48,510.2  100
            :      :
Live Wt/Hd  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Lbs  :  266      268      266    100    99     267      268    100
 Other      : Lbs  :  224      228      224    100    99     234      233    100
 Comm'l.    : Lbs  :  265      267      266    100    99     267      267    100
            :      :
Sheep&Lambs :      :
No.         :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Thou :  215.6   *208.9    216.1  100   103   1,545.0  1,394.3   90
 Other      : Thou :   15.0     13.3     12.8   85    97      90.4     79.4   88
 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :  230.6   *222.2    228.9   99   103   1,635.5  1,473.8   90
            :      :
Live Wt/Hd  :      :
 Fed. Insp. : Lbs  :  133      139      134    101    97     139      136     98
 Other      : Lbs  :  101      107      104    102    97     100      103    103
 Comm'l.    : Lbs  :  131      137      132    101    97     137      134     98
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*   Revised.
1/  Excludes slaughter on farms.
2/  Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
3/  Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding.


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