HDR1012000130040120951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040120951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released January 20, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to December 1994. Red Meat and Pork Production Sets Record for December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.72 billion pounds during December. This production was 5 percent above the previous record high set in December 1993. December 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. December 1993 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.02 billion pounds. This production was up 4 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.87 million, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight remain unchanged at 1,189 pounds. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds. This production was up 11 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 123,600, up 17 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 16 pounds to 369 pounds. Pork production, at 1.64 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the previous record high set in December 1993. Hog kill totaled 8.79 million head, 5 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 260 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 26.0 million pounds, was down 7 percent from year earlier. Slaughter totaled 425,500 head, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 4 pounds to 123 pounds. January-December red meat production was 42.5 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent, veal was up 6 percent, pork was up 4 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The index for this report is located on page 24. For information call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-3578. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Mt An 1-2 (1-95) HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 94 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------- Class : 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : Dec : Nov : : : 94 as % : : : : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : of 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,948 1,978 2,021 104 102 22,942 24,282 106 Veal : 24 25 26 111 105 268 283 106 Pork :1,554 1,639 1,642 106 100 17,029 17,662 104 Lamb & Mutton : 28 24 26 93 107 329 305 93 : Total Red Meat :3,553 3,667 3,715 105 101 40,568 42,533 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 94 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Class : 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : Dec : Nov : : :94 as % : : : : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : of 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,909 1,942 1,984 104 102 22,528 23,875 106 Veal : 23 25 26 112 106 260 276 106 Pork : 1,520 1,604 1,603 105 100 16,684 17,293 104 Lamb & Mutton : 27 24 25 93 107 320 297 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,479 3,594 3,638 105 101 39,793 41,741 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040120951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Dec 94 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : Dec : Nov : : : 94 % : : : : : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 :of 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,706.3 2,744.3 2,805.7 104 102 32,593.3 33,482.5 103 Other :Thou: 68.8 64.8 65.1 95 101 731.1 718.2 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,775.1 2,809.1 2,870.9 103 102 33,324.4 34,200.7 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,192 1,195 1,193 100 99 1,164 1,193 102 Other :Lbs : 1,025 1,024 1,030 100 101 1,018 1,031 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,189 1,191 1,189 100 100 1,161 1,189 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 103.0 *114.0 121.3 118 106 1,159.2 1,236.8 107 Other :Thou: 3.1 3.0 2.4 76 79 35.4 31.7 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 106.1 *117.0 123.6 117 106 1,194.6 1,268.4 106 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 385 371 367 95 99 387 383 99 Other :Lbs : 396 419 396 100 94 402 404 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 385 *372 369 96 99 388 383 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,184.0*8,515.8 8,546.8 104 100 90,933.1 93,434.4 103 Other :Thou: 212.5 221.3 238.9 112 108 2,134.5 2,282.5 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,396.5*8,737.1 8,785.8 105 101 93,067.6 95,716.9 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 261 260 101 99 254 256 100 Other :Lbs : 228 230 236 103 102 230 230 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 261 260 101 100 254 255 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 429.6 392.5 411.1 96 105 5,001.5 4,755.8 95 Other :Thou: 13.0 13.5 14.4 111 106 180.8 180.6 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 442.6 406.0 425.5 96 105 5,182.3 4,936.3 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 121 125 97 103 129 126 98 Other :Lbs : 93 99 95 102 96 96 95 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 127 120 123 97 103 127 125 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 94 as % of State : Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : Dec 1993 : Nov 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,568 3,865 3,575 100 92 AZ : 20,656 21,598 21,149 102 98 AR : 5,744 6,921 7,158 125 103 CA : 77,818 84,035 87,695 113 104 CO : 157,477 157,466 169,745 108 108 DE-MD : 7,944 7,206 7,485 94 104 FL : 3,870 4,355 3,882 100 89 GA : 37,367 40,558 38,769 104 96 HI : 1,603 1,191 1,168 73 98 ID : 37,247 43,971 42,509 114 97 IL : 213,110 233,492 235,403 110 101 IN : 68,864 59,679 61,119 89 102 IA : 605,963 654,614 648,383 107 99 KS : 401,662 411,226 436,284 109 106 KY : 49,065 58,258 57,494 117 99 LA : 2,142 2,388 2,361 110 99 MI : 82,952 90,298 93,517 113 104 MN : 199,018 182,267 184,485 93 101 MS : 28,051 29,824 26,176 93 88 MO : 54,114 46,660 51,057 94 109 MT : 1,582 1,649 1,685 106 102 NE : 482,827 489,256 487,781 101 100 NV : 99 120 111 113 93 N ENG 2/ : 3,987 4,013 3,717 93 93 NJ : 2,822 2,882 3,262 116 113 NM : 2,562 2,223 1,695 66 76 NY : 7,281 8,586 9,483 130 110 NC : 103,566 119,623 121,676 117 102 ND : 11,262 10,733 10,528 93 98 OH : 51,794 30,785 33,420 65 109 OK : 4,388 *5,808 5,430 124 93 OR : 3,760 3,150 3,046 81 97 PA : 96,001 97,225 97,946 102 101 SC : 15,822 15,335 16,557 105 108 SD : 108,750 118,912 120,156 110 101 TN : 19,786 19,891 20,729 105 104 TX : 333,484 *339,227 341,777 102 101 UT : 39,455 40,900 38,015 96 93 VA : 65,859 81,949 75,308 114 92 WA : 47,719 49,814 54,321 114 109 WV : 1,543 2,427 2,294 149 95 WI : 89,914 82,234 86,520 96 105 WY : 438 539 485 111 90 : US : 3,552,937 *3,667,154 3,715,358 105 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1993 and 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : .8 .9 685 757 819 823 AZ : 30.5 30.7 34,567 35,378 1,133 1,151 AR : 2.5 2.7 2,387 2,427 949 901 CA : 70.9 82.5 88,319 101,998 1,245 1,236 CO : 196.5 215.5 240,157 261,263 1,222 1,212 DE-MD : 3.6 3.2 4,362 3,895 1,225 1,202 FL : GA : HI : 1.8 1.0 1,722 949 982 991 ID : IL : IN : 7.5 6.9 7,756 7,029 1,041 1,020 IA : 151.6 146.3 186,242 179,614 1,228 1,227 KS : 524.2 565.0 632,506 683,205 1,207 1,209 KY : 5.2 5.8 5,245 5,834 1,009 1,004 LA : 1.9 2.0 1,508 1,731 801 859 MI : MN : 94.1 92.8 119,373 116,889 1,269 1,260 MS : MO : 18.4 15.6 19,382 16,488 1,056 1,059 MT : 1.9 1.9 2,248 2,161 1,157 1,156 NE : 536.4 538.9 655,904 665,964 1,223 1,236 NV : .1 .1 123 120 1,099 1,142 N ENG 2/ : 3.8 3.4 4,155 3,513 1,090 1,023 NJ : 1.3 1.7 1,488 1,972 1,190 1,139 NM : 4.7 3.3 4,554 2,958 964 909 NY : 5.3 6.3 5,564 6,559 1,048 1,040 NC : 12.7 13.5 12,990 13,923 1,019 1,029 ND : OH : 11.8 12.1 12,959 13,500 1,101 1,113 OK : 3.6 4.1 3,579 4,090 981 997 OR : 1.9 1.8 2,272 2,232 1,178 1,214 PA : 81.5 83.7 102,650 103,581 1,260 1,238 SC : SD : 21.9 22.9 25,526 24,855 1,166 1,087 TN : TX : 485.4 493.1 528,618 540,346 1,089 1,096 UT : VA : 2.3 2.1 2,295 1,993 983 959 WA : 64.9 72.3 78,869 89,503 1,215 1,238 WV : 1.5 1.9 1,315 1,784 862 916 WI : 127.1 122.0 157,830 148,784 1,242 1,219 WY : .6 .5 615 594 1,087 1,096 : US 3/ : 2,775.1 2,870.9 3,298,301 3,413,765 1,189 1,189 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1993 and 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 6.0 13.9 2,157 4,884 360 351 CO : DE-MD : .6 .7 224 317 357 442 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.4 9.4 3,833 3,853 410 411 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.2 1.9 1,062 997 490 534 MI : 5.0 7.1 1,210 1,633 240 231 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 83 68 395 395 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.9 6.5 1,227 1,761 252 270 NJ : 3.1 3.1 1,294 1,308 419 418 NM : NY : 16.0 21.3 5,240 8,016 328 377 NC : .2 .2 57 67 296 421 ND : OH : 5.4 5.7 2,702 2,926 502 511 OK : .1 .1 56 62 432 433 OR : PA : 16.6 12.8 6,731 5,060 406 397 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.0 4.8 1,075 1,065 536 224 UT : VA : WA : 2.1 3.0 1,003 1,395 478 461 WV : WI : 17.1 15.2 6,729 6,044 393 397 WY : : US 3/ : 106.1 123.6 40,815 45,644 385 369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1993 and 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pounds --- : AL : 11.9 11.8 4,690 4,852 394 412 AZ : 1.0 1.0 234 254 240 243 AR : 19.2 23.5 7,009 9,232 365 393 CA : 163.4 176.3 36,374 40,351 223 229 CO : 4.4 4.8 1,008 1,194 230 247 DE-MD : 30.6 29.0 7,098 6,861 232 237 FL : 12.0 9.9 1,323 2,142 110 215 GA : HI : 4.4 4.4 869 849 198 192 ID : IL : 772.1 844.0 204,493 224,096 265 266 IN : 338.2 301.4 84,163 74,721 249 248 IA : 2,582.0 2,808.4 672,955 742,869 261 265 KS : KY : 237.2 292.3 64,063 74,614 270 255 LA : 5.6 6.3 1,155 1,295 205 204 MI : MN : 747.1 662.9 180,428 165,115 242 249 MS : MO : MT : 2.3 3.0 526 736 233 247 NE : 498.2 496.9 125,405 121,379 252 244 NV : .2 .2 32 51 169 248 N ENG 2/ : 5.7 4.6 1,509 1,150 263 250 NJ : NM : .1 .2 27 51 225 214 NY : 8.3 8.9 1,763 2,071 211 234 NC : 539.3 633.3 138,229 159,965 256 253 ND : 6.1 9.3 1,430 2,175 234 235 OH : 237.4 131.0 60,135 33,431 253 255 OK : 12.6 15.6 4,395 6,066 349 390 OR : 14.2 10.9 3,737 2,691 263 248 PA : 212.9 217.0 50,104 55,287 235 255 SC : SD : 508.9 567.8 132,540 149,341 260 263 TN : TX : 33.5 34.7 10,891 12,884 325 371 UT : VA : 350.3 391.7 86,505 99,457 247 254 WA : WV : 2.0 2.1 720 729 357 350 WI : 27.0 30.5 9,989 11,834 370 388 WY : .4 .7 114 172 261 255 : US 3/ : 8,396.5 8,785.8 2,157,821 2,280,754 257 260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. HDR2012000130040120951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1993 and 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 142.5 142.6 19,472 18,384 137 129 DE-MD : FL : .1 .1 7 6 87 103 GA : .1 .1 11 12 113 89 HI : ID : .5 .4 64 44 120 107 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 25 20 116 123 KY : .8 .8 102 92 124 120 LA : .2 .2 12 15 77 73 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .3 .4 32 45 114 111 NE : .1 .1 12 8 120 97 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 3.1 327 309 102 99 NJ : 11.0 13.9 1,085 1,274 98 92 NM : 5.1 3.8 586 405 115 108 NY : 5.8 4.7 585 515 101 109 NC : .2 .2 21 18 93 84 ND : .1 .1 13 11 118 120 OH : 1.2 1.0 129 106 110 105 OK : .1 .1 8 14 118 123 OR : .5 .5 62 55 123 117 PA : 5.3 6.4 533 650 100 101 SC : SD : 11.1 19.8 1,401 2,494 126 126 TN : TX : UT : 3.5 4.7 448 539 129 114 VA : 2.2 2.1 238 235 109 110 WA : WV : WI : .8 .7 95 76 115 116 WY : .2 .2 22 23 130 116 : US 3/ : 442.6 425.5 56,204 52,509 127 123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. HDR2012000130040120951500Classif. of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ :1993 :1994 :1994 : 1993 : 1994 :1993 :1994 :1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ----- Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,376 1,335 1,419 16,840 17,651 50.8 48.7 50.6 51.7 52.7 Heifers : 749 782 770 9,152 9,389 27.7 28.5 27.5 28.1 28.0 Dairy Cows : 262 251 265 2,995 2,858 9.7 9.2 9.5 9.2 8.5 Other Cows : 269 325 302 2,959 2,955 10.0 11.8 10.8 9.1 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 50 51 49 648 629 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,706 2,744 2,806 32,593 33,483 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,790 8,065 8,087 86,362 88,614 95.2 94.7 94.6 95.0 94.8 Sows : 327 377 380 3,709 3,917 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.2 Stags & Boars : 67 74 80 862 904 .8 .9 .9 .9 1.0 : Total 1/ :8,184 8,516 8,547 90,933 93,434 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 28 25 27 293 292 6.4 6.4 6.5 5.9 6.1 Lambs & Yrlings: 402 367 384 4,708 4,463 93.6 93.6 93.5 94.1 93.9 : Total 1/ : 430 392 411 5,002 4,756 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ---------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle 4/ : 708 711 711 694 717 Steers 4/ : 772 785 781 747 776 Heifers 4/ : 709 718 710 685 707 All Cows 4/ : 535 519 527 542 536 Bulls & Stags4/: 853 834 843 859 854 : Calves & Vealers: 229 219 217 228 227 : Hogs : 186 189 188 184 185 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 183 182 179 180 Sows 5/ : 294 293 294 291 294 Stags & Boars5/: 230 230 229 221 219 : Sheep : 64 61 62 64 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 57 57 57 57 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 61 62 65 63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. HDR2012000130040120951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, December 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.0 .5 .3 1.9 .1 .2 3/ 2 : 7.7 1.4 .5 4.9 .2 .7 30.9 3 : 87.4 32.9 6.0 35.4 10.6 2.5 3/ 4 : 70.4 2.0 3.2 22.3 35.5 7.4 21.0 5 : 349.3 143.0 55.6 98.3 41.5 10.7 3/ 6 : 495.8 265.8 138.5 12.8 68.8 9.9 3/ 7 :1,255.5 707.3 445.7 31.1 62.8 8.5 52.4 8 : 292.4 144.9 85.6 6.8 51.0 4.1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 244.2 121.4 34.9 51.6 31.3 5.0 17.0 : US 2/ :2,805.7 1,419.2 770.5 265.2 301.8 49.0 121.3 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.8 .9 1.9 2 : 6/ 18.2 5.3 13.0 3 : 660.2 638.7 20.3 1.2 5/ 4 :1,271.5 1,190.7 79.2 1.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 62.3 7.5 54.8 6 :2,249.4 2,096.7 121.2 31.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 94.9 7.4 87.5 8 :4,171.5 3,968.4 157.8 45.2 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 194.2 192.3 1.8 .1 232.9 5.7 227.1 : US 2/ :8,546.8 8,086.9 380.2 79.7 411.1 26.9 384.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - December 1994 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 35.3 4.1 2.7 24.7 .7 3.1 3/ 2 : 81.3 14.7 4.3 54.0 .9 7.4 308.0 3 : 1,027.4 471.3 74.8 361.1 94.5 25.8 3/ 4 : 801.0 22.5 39.0 264.3 377.0 98.2 229.6 5 : 3,945.0 1,771.9 603.2 1,062.7 366.8 140.3 3/ 6 : 6,239.7 3,426.2 1,805.2 151.3 736.1 120.8 3/ 7 :15,188.8 8,838.1 5,313.0 294.6 630.5 112.5 566.4 8 : 3,324.1 1,647.0 1,076.6 87.7 458.8 54.0 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 2,840.0 1,455.5 470.5 557.4 289.4 67.1 132.8 : US :33,482.5 17,651.3 9,389.5 2,857.8 2,954.8 629.2 1,236.8 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 31.7 9.8 22.0 2 : 6/ 192.4 47.7 144.7 3 : 7,154.0 6,954.5 195.1 4.4 5/ 4 :13,491.8 12,537.7 937.3 16.7 5/ 5 : 6/ 728.5 87.5 641.0 6 :25,121.6 23,480.4 1,321.0 320.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 1,100.7 90.3 1,010.4 8 :45,533.6 43,528.3 1,443.9 561.4 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 2,133.3 2,113.2 19.2 .9 2,702.5 57.0 2,645.5 : US :93,434.4 88,614.1 3,916.6 903.7 4,755.8 292.3 4,463.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 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- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Region 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federaly Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 30.4 28.7 1.6 .1 AR : 2.2 .3 .2 .2 1.4 .1 CA : 82.1 26.3 2.6 39.4 11.7 2.0 13.9 CO : 214.9 120.0 70.8 1.7 22.2 .2 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 .6 .2 .1 .7 FL : GA : HI : .4 .1 .2 .1 ID : IL : 9.3 IN : IA : 144.8 63.2 53.3 25.9 .1 2.4 KS : 561.2 350.2 208.8 .2 1.9 .1 KY : 4.3 1.0 2.7 .4 .1 LA : MI : 7.0 MN : 88.5 30.6 14.5 17.7 20.5 5.2 MS : MO : 12.6 1.5 .7 2.1 7.5 .8 MT : 1.0 .2 .2 .4 .1 NE : 536.9 292.5 183.0 3.0 53.3 5.3 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 3.0 .5 .3 1.9 .1 .2 6.5 NJ : 1.7 .6 .1 .6 .1 .3 NM : 3.0 .5 .3 1.3 .8 .2 NY : 6.0 .8 .5 4.3 .4 21.2 NC : 12.6 .4 .1 2.6 7.3 2.2 ND : OH : 4.8 .3 .4 2.9 .8 .5 5.6 OK : .8 .3 .5 .1 OR : 1.5 .9 .1 .2 .2 .1 PA : 83.3 30.3 5.3 35.0 10.4 2.3 12.8 SC : SD : 21.0 .2 .1 1.4 17.2 2.1 TN : TX : 489.4 264.9 138.0 11.0 66.0 9.6 4.5 UT : VA : WA : 72.2 40.4 19.7 4.7 7.0 .4 3.0 WV : .1 .1 WI : 117.4 36.3 5.8 57.9 13.8 3.7 15.2 WY : : US 3/ : 2,805.7 1,419.2 770.5 265.2 301.8 49.0 121.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. Federaly Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.1 .2 6.5 1.4 AZ : AR : 22.6 11.9 10.7 CA : 167.3 166.3 1.0 CO : 142.6 142.5 DE-MD : 28.9 27.7 .1 1.1 FL : GA : HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 796.3 715.2 54.0 27.1 IN : 293.6 293.1 .5 IA : 2,803.1 2,647.4 110.5 45.2 KS : KY : 289.1 280.3 8.8 .8 .5 .2 LA : MI : MN : 652.6 652.5 .1 MS : MO : MT : 2.0 1.9 .1 .1 .1 NE : 494.3 494.2 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 3.9 3.8 2.8 .9 1.9 NJ : 13.5 3.4 10.2 NM : 1.6 1.3 .3 NY : 8.3 8.2 .1 4.7 1.9 2.8 NC : 606.4 598.1 8.1 .2 ND : 7.8 7.7 .1 OH : 114.0 103.3 10.5 .2 .2 .2 OK : 12.4 5.7 6.7 OR : 10.6 10.0 .5 .1 .3 .1 .2 PA : 216.6 215.4 1.2 6.4 .5 5.9 SC : SD : 563.4 524.2 39.1 19.6 19.6 TN : TX : 16.4 5.0 10.2 1.2 UT : 4.3 4.1 .2 VA : 390.4 371.9 18.5 2.1 .2 1.8 WA : WV : WI : 23.4 .4 22.7 .2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,546.8 8,086.9 380.2 79.7 411.1 26.9 384.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operation. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.5 97.7 97.7 97.8 97.9 Calves : 97.1 97.5 98.1 97.0 97.5 Hogs : 97.5 97.5 97.3 97.7 97.6 Sheep : 97.1 96.7 96.6 96.5 96.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040120951500Livestock Slaughter Estimates Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,200 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 3,000 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. HDR2012000130040120951500Index Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ....................... 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ............................. 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability ........... 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. .................. 9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S. ....................................................... 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S. ......................................................... 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .......................................................... 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ................................. 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S. ................... 2 Terms and Definitions ................................................... 23 Types of Plants ......................................................... 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 24, 1995. 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