Table A10. Average Pre-Slaughter Live Weights for U.S. Cattle and Calves, 1990-1998
(Pounds) 

Animal Class 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 P1998
Cattle 1,136 1,163 1,169 1,161 1,189 1,183 1,169 1,173 1,173
Calves 260 281 346 376 388 384 372 341 341

P = preliminary data.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, web site www.mannlib.cornell.edu.

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