SJ_LS714**Successive reports will be released as data becomes available.** St. Joseph, MO Tue Feb 05, 2019 USDA Market News Service Cow Slaughter Under Federal Inspection By Region and U.S. Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week ending-12/29/2018 Week ending-12/30/2017 -------------------------------------------------------------- Dairy All Dairy All Region cows cows cows cows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- head 1 - 100 - - 2 500 500 400 500 3 6,600 8,500 7,000 9,000 4 2,300 7,000 2,100 7,200 5 12,000 19,300 (D) (D) 6 4,900 15,300 4,600 15,800 7 1,000 10,400 600 9,800 8 1,200 5,200 (D) (D) 9 12,400 13,900 13,500 16,400 10 5,400 9,900 3,800 8,200 U.S. 2/ 46,400 90,200 44,600 88,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. A region may not be published due to confidentiality, but is included in totals. Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO (816)-676-7000 e-mail: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sj_ls714.txt www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain