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Argus Leader:

Commercial red meat production in South Dakota during September was up 1 percent from a year ago, according to the state Agricultural Statistics Service.

Production in South Dakota totaled 87.3 million pounds for September, an increase of 5 percent from the previous month.

Commercial hog slaughter for South Dakota totaled 423,000 head during September, compared to 417,600 last year. The average live weight was 257 pounds, down 2 pounds from the same period last year, the Statistics Service said.