Statistics - Livestock Slaughter

 


Livestock Slaughter: By Species, Month and Total, North Carolina 20071
Month
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep and Lambs
Number Slaughtered
Live Weight
Number Slaughtered
Live Weight
Number Slaughtered
Live Weight
Number Slaughtered
Live Weight
Thousand Head
Thousand Pounds
Thousand Head
Thousand Pounds
Thousand Head
Thousand Pounds
Thousand Head
Thousand Pounds
January
18.7
22,143
0.1
47
988.3
257,748
0.5
40
February
15.4
18,201
0.1
52
882.2
227,823
0.4
31
March
17.5
20,423
0.1
52
931.0
239,316
0.4
31
April
16.8
19,638
0.1
39
848.3
219,122
0.4
35
May
18.8
22,187
0.1
45
910.3
234,793
0.5
45
June
18.3
21,366
0.1
51
847.6
216,336
0.5
43
July
17.3
20,169
0.1
65
873.8
222,533
0.6
44
August
19.9
22,984
0.1
62
1,013.5
256,954
0.7
59
September
18.8
21,226
0.2
85
901.6
229,359
0.9
74
October
20.4
22,959
0.2
99
1,121.2
289,590
0.8
63
November
18.0
20,634
0.2
77
1,043.8
274,537
0.7
56
December
16.6
19,046
0.2
81
972.9
257,756
1.0
74
Annual Total 2
216.6
250,977
1.5
756
11,334.5
2,925,867
7.3
595

*Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2Months may not add to totals due to rounding.

 

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Last update April 2, 2008

 

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
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