COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER
1992 - 1997 1/
Year/ Month Cattle Hogs Sheep
Head Liveweight Total Head Liveweight Total Head Liveweight Total
-Thousand-
-Thousand Pounds-
-Thousand-
-Thousand Pounds-
-Thousand-
-Thousand Pounds-
1992 21.5 19,775 4,805.6 1,146,866 27.0 2,841
1993 21.4 19,999 3,855.3 941,109 26.6 2,838
1994 22.2 20,592 4,470.1 1,121,952 25.0 2,693
1995 20.3 19,084 4,657.5 1,165,227 21.5 2,337
1996
January 2.5 2,093 380.8 96,130 1.9 207
February 2.4 2,543 315.1 79,082 1.7 184
March 2.4 2,399 344.5 86,659 1.4 147
April 2.2 2,026 354.4 89,225 2.3 244
May 1.9 1,727 354.9 89,623 2.0 207
June 1.7 1,566 307.1 75,499 1.9 189
July 1.7 1,505 355.2 87,072 2.0 210
August 2.0 1,969 373.1 92,996 1.9 203
September 2.3 2,123 384.2 94,657 1.8 198
October 3.6 3,215 412.5 102,934 2.0 212
November 3.5 3,152 358.9 90,617 1.9 202
December 4.3 4,234 355.0 89,643 1.9 204
Year 2/ 30.5 28,550 4,295.7 1,074,137 22.8 2,405

1997
January 3.2 3,060 381.1 96,210 1.6 165
February 2.3 2,128 347.5 86,185 1.4 146
March 2.5 2,360 320.1 78,661 1.1 114
April 1.8 1,725 349.3 84,155 1.4 142
May 1.6 1,455 330.5 79,335 1.5 159
June 1.5 1,427 307.7 74,178 1.5 154
July 1.6 1,479 332.6 79,368 1.7 179
August 1.6 1,541 340.9 82,319 1.5 153
September 1.9 1,811 346.6 85,400 2.0 208
October 2.9 2,873 375.2 94,576 1.7 173
November 2.4 2,325 333.9 85,643 1.4 146
December 2.7 2,443 356.2 90,204 1.9 187
Year 2/ 26.1 24,628 4,121.3 1,016,236 18.6 1,928
1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Total Red Meat Production
1992 - 1997 1/
Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
January 78,014 62,770 62,147 75,506 73,300 73,800
February 61,120 54,180 56,890 64,452 60,400 66,000
March 72,079 63,562 72,119 84,718 66,000 60,200
April 66,196 56,524 66,290 70,661 67,900 64,000
May 63,202 45,541 66,468 73,228 67,400 60,400
June 69,769 53,093 65,708 76,749 57,600 56,400
July 68,402 53,200 61,942 63,145 66,200 60,300
August 71,337 58,835 74,731 70,820 70,900 62,500
September 79,685 62,392 77,481 71,506 72,600 64,900
October 79,642 64,581 78,899 79,020 78,500 72,300
November 72,706 70,650 82,178 79,696 69,300 65,400
December 71,684 65,859 75,573 71,750 69,600 69,000
Year 2/ 853,837 711,189 840,427 881,251 819,800 775,400
1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton, excluding farm slaughter. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service . (800) 772-0670