,"Commercial Livestock, Number Slaughtered, 2003-2004",,,,,
,,,,,,
"Month","Cattle",,"Hogs",,"Sheep",
,2003,2004,2003,2004,"2003 1/",2004
,"-thous. head-",,"-thous. head-",,"-thous. head-",
,,,,,,
"January",1.1,1.3,333.7,308,,0.9
"February",1.2,1.2,299.1,294,,0.8
"March",1.3,1.4,312.5,358.9,,1
"April",1,1.2,315.6,356.2,,1.5
"May",1,0.9,298.5,303.3,,0.9
"June",0.8,0.8,302.6,337.2,,0.5
"July",0.4,0.9,322.6,280,,0.5
"August",0.3,0.9,316.9,306.4,,0.5
"September",0.4,1,273.2,336.7,,0.4
"October",1.4,1.2,370.7,339.6,,0.6
"November",1.3,1.2,335.3,348.6,,0.4
"December",1.4,1.2,385.6,356.4,,0.4
,,,,,,
"Year 2/",11.8,13.1,3866.2,3925.10,,8.5
,,,,,,
"1/  Data not published due to confidentiality rules. 2/ Figures may not sum to the total due to rounding.  ",,,,,,
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
,"Commercial Livestock Slaughter, Total Liveweight, 2003-2004 1/",,,,,
,,,,,,
"Month","Cattle",,"Hogs",,"Sheep ",
,2003,2004,2003,2004,"2003 2/",2004
,"-thous. lbs.-",,"-thous. lbs.-",,"-thous. lbs.-",
,,,,,,
"January",1111,1319,86780,78.568,,88
"February",1158,1251,77612,74742,,78
"March",1264,1418,81280,91894,,98
"April",954,1190,81857,"91,338 ",,155
"May",985,930,77185,76552,,92
"June","   762",843,77381,83450,,46
"July","  383",880,80658,69005,,46
"August","   322",926,79253,76198,,44
"September"," 371",1080,68500,85009,,39
"October",1356,1263,95951,86695,,62
"November",1274,"1,131 ",86769,90349,,50
"December",1311,"1,170 ",98808,91823," ",43
,,,,,,
"Year 3/",11251,13399,992035,995623,,841
,,,,,,
"1/ Includes slaughter in Federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. ",,,,,,
" 2/  Data not published due to confidentiality rules.  3/  Figures may not sum to the total due to rounding.",,,,,,
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
,"Red Meat Production, 1999-2004  1/",,,,,
,,,,,,
"Month",1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004
,"-thousand pounds-",,,,,
,,,,,,
" January",65700,56300,61800,64500,66000,59900
" February",56800,60100,56100,58800,59200,57000
" March",66000,64000,64000,60200,62000,69900
" April",62000,53800,59500,79200,62300,69800
" May",54700,58600,58300,70000,58800,58400
" June",60400,56700,55100,64100,58900,63500
" July",57000,51800,59300,66500,61100,52600
" August",57400,62800,68000,63500,60100,58000
" September",56900,60500,62600,65400,51900,64700
" October",65500,69700,78100,76100,73200,66100
" November",70200,64600,77500,70300,66200,68900
" December",66000,63200,68500,68800,75200,70000
" Total 2/",738500,722300,768700,807400,754900,758800
,,,,,,
" 1/  Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton, excluding farm slaughter.",,,,,,
" 2/  Totals may not add due to rounding.",,,,,,