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Commercial Slaughter, Number and Live Weight,
by Months, by States, 1960

Commercial Meat and Lard Production,

by Months, United States, 1960

Farm and Total Slaughter,

by Quarters, United States 1955-1960

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Satistical Reporting Service
Crop Reporting Board

Washington, D.C.

Sheep and lamb slaughter, number, by States

Sheep and lamb slaughter, total live weight, by States..

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Red meat production in 1960 totaled 28. 2 billion pounds, up 3 percent from

1959, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Beef production in 1960 was 14.7

billion pounds--up 8 percent from the 1959 production of 13.6 billion pounds.

Veal production totaled 1.1 billion pounds--10 percent above the 1959 production

of 1.0 billion pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 0.8 billion pounds--

up 4 percent from the previous year. Pork production totaled 11.6 billion pounds

--down 3 percent from the 12.0 billion pounds produced in 1959. Beef accounted

for 52 percent of the total red meat production in 1960, while pork made up 41

percent. Veal accounted for about 4 percent and lamb and mutton 3 percent.

Lard production totaled 2.6 billion pounds in 1960 compared with 2.8 billion

pounds in 1959.

The number of cattle slaughtered in 1960 was 10 percent above 1959. Cattle

slaughtered under Federal inspection was up 11 percent from a year earlier,

other commercial slaughter increased 7 percent, and farm slaughter increased

1 percent. Calf slaughter in 1960 was up 7 percent. Slaughter of calves under

Federal inspection was up 8 percent, while other commercial slaughter was up

6 percent, but farm slaughter was down 1 percent. The total number of sheep

and lambs slaughtered in 1960 increased 5 percent from a year earlier. The
number of sheep and lambs slaughtered under Federal inspection was up 4 per-
cent, and other commercial slaughter was up 9 percent, while farm slaughter
decreased 2 percent from one year earlier. Total number of hogs slaughtered
in 1960 was 4 percent less than in 1959. Slaughter in Federally inspected plants
decreased 4 percent, other commercial slaughter was approximately the same
as the previous year, and farm slaughter decreased 11 percent.

Slaughter cattle averaged 9 pounds lighter than a year earlier, calves aver-
aged 8 pounds heavier, but hogs averaged 1 pound lighter, and sheep and lambs
were unchanged from 1959.

Slaughter in Federally inspected plants and other commercial plants is

included in the monthly estimates. Farm slaughter estimates are on a quarterly

basis only. The farm slaughter estimates have been revised for the years

1955-59. The number of livestock slaughtered under Federal inspection is obtained

from the Meat Inspection Division, Agricultural Research Service.

Month

Table 2.--Commercial livestock slaughter: Number of head slaughtered

by months, United States, 1960

:

Total

: Federal : Other : Total :: Federal : Other

: inspection : commercial: commercial :: inspection : commercial : commercial

1,000 :: 1,000

Calves