date:Mar 24, 2014
verage live weight advanced 10 lbs. to 1,330 lbs., NASS reported.
Pork production totaled 1.84 billion lbs., a 4 percent increase from February 2013. Hog slaughter gained 1 percent to total 8.67 million head. The average live weight was 283 lbs., a 6-lb. increase compared to a year ago, according to NASS.
Veal production fell 9 percent to 8.2 million lbs. Calf slaughter totaled 8.67 million head, up 1 percent from February 2013, NASS reported. The average live weight increased 9 lbs. to 267 lb