Commercial red meat production for the United States totalled 3.50 billion
pounds in February, virtually unchanged from the 3.50 billion pounds
produced in February 2002.
 
Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totalled 2.57 million head, down 2 percent from
February 2002.  The average live weight was 1,261 pounds, up 6 pounds
from February a year ago.

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