HDR1012000130040324951500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER HDR2012000130040324951500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER NARRATIVE Released March 24, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to February 1995. Red Meat Production Up Pork Production Continues to Break Records Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.21 billion pounds during February. This production was 3 percent above last year. February 1994 and 1995 each contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 1.81 billion pounds. This production was slightly above a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.58 million, up 1 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight, at 1,184 pounds, was down 2 pounds from a year earlier. Veal production totaled 24.0 million pounds. This production was up 9 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 106,000, up 10 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 383 pounds. Pork production, at 1.35 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from a year earlier and 2 percent above the previous February high set in 1992. Hog kill totaled 7.33 million head, 5 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight increased 2 pounds to 255 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 24.0 million pounds, was down 11 percent from a year earlier. Slaughter totaled 375,400 head, down 10 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 128 pounds. January - February red meat production was 6.77 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent, veal was up 14 percent, pork was up 8 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 (3-95) HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 95 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :---------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Feb : Jan : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,802 2,009 1,808 100 90 3,744 3,817 102 Veal : 22 27 24 109 86 45 51 114 Pork :1,275 1,500 1,354 106 90 2,652 2,855 108 Lamb & Mutton : 27 24 24 89 98 52 48 93 : Total Red Meat :3,126 3,561 3,210 103 90 6,492 6,771 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 95 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Feb : Jan : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,769 1,971 1,776 100 90 3,675 3,747 102 Veal : 21 27 23 109 86 43 50 114 Pork : 1,249 1,466 1,326 106 90 2,595 2,792 108 Lamb & Mutton : 26 24 23 88 98 51 47 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,066 3,487 3,149 103 90 6,365 6,636 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040324951500NUMBER AND AVERAGE WEIGHTS, UNITED STATES Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Feb 95 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Feb : Jan : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,500.7 2,801.6 2,524.2 101 90 5,179.7 5,325.8 103 Other :Thou: 58.2 67.3 56.4 97 84 122.2 123.6 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,558.9 2,868.9 2,580.6 101 90 5,301.9 5,449.5 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,190 1,192 1,188 99 99 1,193 1,190 99 Other :Lbs :1,017 1,039 1,039 102 100 1,019 1,039 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs :1,186 1,189 1,184 100 100 1,189 1,187 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 93.8 *121.2 103.7 111 86 192.9 224.9 117 Other :Thou: 2.2 2.7 2.3 108 87 5.0 5.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 96.0 *123.9 106.0 110 86 197.9 229.9 116 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 383 382 382 99 100 384 382 99 Other :Lbs : 405 418 418 103 100 403 418 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 384 383 383 100 100 385 383 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:6,783.3 7,882.1 7,157.0 106 91 14,068.0 15,039.1 107 Other :Thou: 166.1 209.8 172.2 104 82 347.3 382.0 110 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:6,949.4 8,091.9 7,329.2 105 91 14,415.3 15,421.1 107 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 258 256 100 99 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 229 234 233 102 99 232 234 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 253 258 255 101 99 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 408.6 372.9 363.0 89 97 791.8 735.8 93 Other :Thou: 10.2 13.3 12.5 122 94 21.2 25.8 121 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 418.7 386.2 375.4 90 97 813.0 761.6 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 130 128 129 99 100 129 128 99 Other :Lbs : 100 99 99 99 100 98 99 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 129 127 128 99 101 128 128 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 95 as % of State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Feb 1994 : Jan 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent -- : AL : 3,292 3,554 3,043 92 86 AZ : 19,844 21,482 21,171 107 99 AR : 5,063 7,368 6,493 128 88 CA : 71,915 86,682 75,760 105 87 CO : 151,070 164,580 144,656 96 88 DE-MD : 5,635 6,892 5,707 101 83 FL : 3,309 *3,757 3,385 102 90 GA : 35,296 39,486 35,385 100 90 HI : 1,239 1,048 969 78 92 ID : 37,295 42,886 36,752 99 86 IL : 179,774 209,723 196,673 109 94 IN : 54,011 58,387 52,128 97 89 IA : 508,083 589,721 533,651 105 90 KS : 383,777 432,604 387,120 101 89 KY : 38,989 *53,679 46,253 119 86 LA : 2,282 2,328 2,162 95 93 MI : 76,436 82,830 77,481 101 94 MN : 165,814 172,021 160,944 97 94 MS : 23,193 26,396 24,224 104 92 MO : 31,601 50,572 48,317 153 96 MT : 1,240 1,678 1,335 108 80 NE : 411,415 482,856 425,397 103 88 NV : 70 98 66 95 67 N ENG 2/ : 2,802 3,362 2,443 87 73 NJ : 2,234 2,928 2,620 117 89 NM : 2,244 1,781 1,744 78 98 NY : 6,051 8,404 7,414 123 88 NC : 88,717 114,087 96,196 108 84 ND : 9,574 10,823 9,012 94 83 OH : 42,768 32,195 28,542 67 89 OK : 3,754 4,764 4,231 113 89 OR : 2,498 2,880 2,600 104 90 PA : 83,949 94,433 82,405 98 87 SC : 12,717 14,788 13,772 108 93 SD : 88,181 111,345 99,145 112 89 TN : 17,469 20,723 15,681 90 76 TX : 332,273 *350,146 335,127 101 96 UT : 35,115 37,386 34,309 98 92 VA : 56,890 75,317 64,331 113 85 WA : 47,361 49,803 45,001 95 90 WV : 1,362 1,707 1,157 85 68 WI : 78,643 83,012 74,822 95 90 WY : 273 461 355 130 77 : US : 3,125,518 *3,560,971 3,209,978 103 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL CATTLE SLAUGHTER Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1994 and 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : .8 1.0 660 796 806 821 AZ : 29.5 31.0 33,176 35,468 1,126 1,143 AR : 2.2 2.3 2,219 2,208 1,022 973 CA : 61.8 71.8 77,949 87,708 1,261 1,222 CO : 186.1 179.0 231,781 219,852 1,245 1,228 DE-MD : 3.0 2.8 3,728 3,480 1,239 1,235 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.0 1,437 968 1,008 1,004 ID : IL : IN : 6.4 5.5 6,652 5,740 1,046 1,045 IA : 131.6 128.5 158,695 156,054 1,206 1,214 KS : 509.6 516.1 601,765 607,283 1,181 1,177 KY : 5.0 5.4 5,349 5,648 1,061 1,051 LA : 2.6 2.1 2,111 1,769 816 858 MI : MN : 80.4 83.9 103,643 109,557 1,289 1,306 MS : MO : 14.7 12.1 15,881 13,162 1,081 1,084 MT : 1.4 1.6 1,636 1,813 1,158 1,167 NE : 460.5 474.3 562,350 581,633 1,221 1,226 NV : .1 .1 82 73 1,093 1,058 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.4 3,447 2,592 1,155 1,070 NJ : 1.2 1.7 1,405 1,936 1,173 1,139 NM : 4.4 3.1 3,953 2,946 909 946 NY : 4.9 5.4 5,095 5,786 1,048 1,081 NC : 11.8 11.3 11,917 11,439 1,014 1,009 ND : OH : 13.3 11.0 14,840 12,541 1,119 1,141 OK : 3.3 3.4 3,177 3,448 972 1,024 OR : 1.3 1.3 1,579 1,603 1,214 1,213 PA : 76.8 74.2 98,797 91,583 1,286 1,234 SC : SD : 19.2 18.2 22,498 20,609 1,174 1,135 TN : TX : 476.0 484.5 521,474 532,212 1,096 1,099 UT : VA : 2.0 1.4 1,787 1,395 908 993 WA : 63.7 61.0 77,229 74,615 1,213 1,224 WV : 1.1 1.0 1,107 999 998 953 WI : 110.2 102.9 138,045 127,025 1,252 1,235 WY : .3 .4 329 457 1,063 1,148 : US 3/ : 2,558.9 2,580.6 3,035,134 3,055,897 1,186 1,184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL CALF SLAUGHTER Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1994 and 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 5.4 11.8 2,033 3,773 373 321 CO : DE-MD : .5 .5 187 233 382 467 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.7 9.0 3,591 3,694 415 410 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.1 1.7 855 771 412 462 MI : 5.4 5.9 1,347 1,670 250 285 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 66 67 390 410 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.5 4.7 1,022 1,222 226 260 NJ : 2.6 2.7 1,063 1,149 405 428 NM : NY : 14.4 17.1 4,776 6,736 333 393 NC : .1 .1 38 32 282 326 ND : OH : 4.7 6.7 2,450 3,353 519 499 OK : .1 .1 45 35 463 458 OR : PA : 14.9 11.5 6,098 4,673 409 405 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.5 3.6 932 1,029 605 282 UT : VA : WA : 1.2 1.9 530 771 460 414 WV : WI : 15.4 14.9 5,881 6,037 382 405 WY : : US 3/ : 96.0 106.0 36,849 40,570 384 383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL HOG SLAUGHTER Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1994 and 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.7 9.7 4,310 3,846 404 396 AZ : 1.0 .8 250 204 248 242 AR : 16.2 21.6 5,993 8,640 369 400 CA : 160.4 141.7 35,665 31,697 222 224 CO : 3.6 3.9 890 987 246 254 DE-MD : 19.7 20.6 4,503 4,870 229 236 FL : 6.1 8.6 913 1,375 151 160 GA : HI : 3.1 3.0 602 590 191 196 ID : IL : 647.9 707.9 168,706 184,599 260 261 IN : 263.7 254.1 64,494 62,460 245 246 IA : 2,203.9 2,338.9 558,640 601,637 253 257 KS : KY : 190.8 231.5 49,761 58,703 261 254 LA : 4.9 5.2 1,008 1,204 206 234 MI : MN : 617.8 552.5 148,408 135,692 240 246 MS : MO : MT : 2.1 2.1 518 506 249 246 NE : 403.0 444.0 99,277 110,135 246 248 NV : .1 .1 26 23 204 201 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 667 544 250 221 NJ : NM : .3 .3 66 69 214 212 NY : 4.3 4.0 971 824 224 208 NC : 467.6 517.0 116,610 130,984 249 253 ND : 5.1 5.3 1,172 1,220 229 230 OH : 182.6 110.0 46,458 28,117 254 256 OK : 10.7 11.9 3,951 4,222 369 354 OR : 10.6 9.9 2,477 2,419 233 245 PA : 159.3 165.6 38,418 40,745 241 246 SC : SD : 412.8 474.7 105,622 120,504 256 254 TN : TX : 32.4 27.8 10,453 9,552 323 344 UT : VA : 305.7 338.2 74,594 84,770 244 251 WA : WV : 1.4 1.3 482 487 354 379 WI : 28.2 28.7 11,069 11,085 393 386 WY : .4 .5 104 117 254 250 : US 3/ : 6,949.4 7,329.2 1,759,485 1,871,458 253 255 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500COMMERCIAL SHEEP AND LAMB SLAUGHTER Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1994 and 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 144.8 122.5 19,709 16,923 136 138 DE-MD : FL : .1 .1 6 3 120 58 GA : ID : .3 .4 34 38 106 100 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 22 20 117 115 KY : .7 .7 84 79 124 120 LA : .4 .6 41 64 104 109 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .1 24 16 124 116 NE : .1 .1 9 10 100 107 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.7 169 175 108 101 NJ : 9.5 12.3 912 1,123 96 92 NM : 4.1 4.1 460 440 113 108 NY : 2.6 2.6 276 271 107 106 NC : .2 .2 15 13 80 77 ND : OH : 1.0 .8 105 88 110 110 OK : OR : .3 .4 42 46 123 116 PA : 4.6 4.9 489 504 106 102 SC : SD : 15.1 20.9 1,933 2,732 128 131 TN : TX : UT : 3.6 2.9 457 308 125 108 VA : 1.8 1.6 186 181 105 112 WA : WV : WI : .4 .6 52 70 116 118 WY : .1 .1 9 11 121 111 : US 3/ : 418.7 375.4 54,178 48,072 129 128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500CLASSIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,269 1,400 1,257 2,639 2,657 50.8 50.0 49.8 50.9 49.9 Heifers : 726 800 742 1,492 1,542 29.0 28.6 29.4 28.8 29.0 Dairy Cows : 248 277 242 504 519 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.8 Other Cows : 211 273 232 453 505 8.4 9.7 9.2 8.7 9.5 Bulls & Stags : 45 51 51 91 102 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,501 2,802 2,524 5,180 5,326 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,439 7,483 6,806 13,366 14,288 94.9 94.9 95.1 95.0 95.0 Sows : 274 324 279 569 604 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 Stags & Boars : 70 75 72 133 147 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 : Total 1/ :6,783 7,882 7,157 14,068 15,039 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 21 19 38 40 4.5 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.5 Lambs & Yrlings: 390 352 344 754 696 95.5 94.3 94.8 95.2 94.5 : Total 1/ : 409 373 363 792 736 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle 4/ : 711 707 707 713 707 Steers 4/ : 768 770 766 772 768 Heifers 4/ : 698 702 704 704 703 All Cows 4/ : 557 537 539 550 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 879 850 855 879 852 : Calves & Vealers: 229 224 226 229 225 : Hogs : 185 186 186 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 180 181 181 180 181 Sows 5/ : 288 294 291 293 293 Stags & Boars5/: 212 220 214 210 217 : Sheep : 65 64 64 64 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 59 59 57 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 64 64 65 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040324951500FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTERED Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, February 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 .2 .2 1.7 .1 3/ 2 : 6.7 1.0 .3 4.8 .1 .5 24.5 3 : 77.3 33.4 5.4 29.9 6.7 1.9 3/ 4 : 63.2 1.9 3.0 21.7 29.4 7.2 15.3 5 : 304.8 130.1 49.3 83.1 31.5 10.9 3/ 6 : 487.0 264.6 133.0 13.0 64.2 12.1 3/ 7 :1,120.9 609.9 428.4 28.1 45.4 9.2 50.1 8 : 248.3 110.5 88.3 6.7 38.9 3.8 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 213.7 105.3 34.3 53.5 15.7 5.0 13.8 : US 2/ :2,524.2 1,256.9 742.2 242.5 231.8 50.8 103.7 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 1.7 .5 1.1 2 : 6/ 14.5 3.4 11.2 3 : 534.2 520.0 12.6 1.6 5/ 4 :1,055.8 993.7 61.0 1.1 5/ 5 : 6/ 54.7 5.2 49.5 6 :1,880.2 1,751.4 102.0 26.9 5/ 7 : 6/ 77.3 6.3 71.0 8 :3,528.9 3,384.2 102.2 42.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 157.9 156.4 1.5 214.8 3.4 211.3 : US 2/ :7,157.0 6,805.6 279.2 72.3 363.0 18.9 344.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 1995 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.9 .5 .4 3.6 .1 .4 3/ 2 : 14.0 2.3 .8 9.5 .2 1.2 54.4 3 : 167.1 69.2 12.1 65.1 16.5 4.1 3/ 4 : 134.5 4.2 6.4 45.1 64.0 14.9 33.0 5 : 639.4 267.9 101.8 179.4 68.3 21.9 3/ 6 : 994.8 539.3 276.4 28.2 127.5 23.4 3/ 7 : 2,382.9 1,303.5 898.8 61.8 100.8 18.1 105.5 8 : 534.6 247.3 175.8 13.4 89.7 8.3 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 453.6 222.8 69.6 113.3 37.8 10.0 31.9 : US : 5,325.8 2,657.2 1,542.1 519.4 504.9 102.2 224.9 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 3.7 1.2 2.5 2 : 6/ 29.3 7.7 21.6 3 : 1,160.3 1,129.9 27.3 3.1 5/ 4 : 2,270.6 2,132.9 135.3 2.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 111.5 10.9 100.6 6 : 3,897.0 3,629.1 210.4 57.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 161.4 12.7 148.7 8 : 7,363.3 7,052.0 227.5 83.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 348.0 344.6 3.2 .1 429.9 7.7 422.2 : US :15,039.1 14,288.5 603.6 147.0 735.8 40.3 695.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :-------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 30.7 28.9 1.7 AR : 1.9 .3 .1 .2 1.1 .1 CA : 71.4 21.4 3.6 40.1 4.6 1.7 11.7 CO : 178.4 88.6 71.9 1.1 16.6 .2 DE-MD : 2.8 2.1 .4 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 ID : IL : 9.0 IN : IA : 127.3 58.1 45.0 21.9 2.3 KS : 512.0 313.5 196.4 .2 1.8 .1 KY : 4.3 .8 2.8 .6 .2 LA : MI : 5.8 MN : 81.0 30.1 14.6 15.9 14.5 5.8 MS : MO : 9.5 1.0 .5 2.1 5.0 .8 MT : .9 .3 .2 .3 .1 NE : 472.2 237.3 186.5 3.9 38.5 5.9 NV : .1 N ENG : 2.2 .2 .2 1.7 .1 4.7 NJ : 1.7 .6 .1 .7 .2 NM : 2.7 .6 .3 1.3 .4 .2 NY : 5.1 .5 .2 4.0 .3 17.1 NC : 10.5 .3 .1 2.5 5.6 2.1 ND : OH : 4.2 .3 .5 2.4 .6 .3 6.6 OK : .9 .1 .3 .4 OR : 1.1 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 PA : 73.8 31.2 4.9 29.5 6.4 1.8 11.5 SC : SD : 16.3 .1 .1 1.4 13.1 1.7 TN : TX : 481.1 263.7 132.6 11.1 62.1 11.7 3.4 UT : VA : WA : 60.9 30.6 20.3 4.8 4.6 .5 1.9 WV : .1 WI : 99.1 33.1 5.6 46.6 10.5 3.3 14.9 WY : : US 3/ : 2,524.2 1,256.9 742.2 242.5 231.8 50.8 103.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, February 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.0 .2 5.7 1.1 AZ : AR : 21.0 10.3 10.7 CA : 135.0 134.0 1.0 CO : 122.5 122.5 DE-MD : 20.6 19.0 .1 1.5 FL : GA : HI : 2.1 2.1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 671.6 607.3 44.1 20.3 IN : 247.9 245.3 .3 2.2 IA : 2,335.5 2,225.5 67.4 42.6 KS : KY : 230.3 222.6 7.8 .6 .5 .1 LA : MI : MN : 547.6 547.5 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.5 .1 NE : 441.4 441.3 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.1 2.0 .1 1.7 .5 1.1 NJ : 12.0 2.2 9.8 NM : 1.8 1.4 .4 NY : 3.6 3.5 .1 2.5 1.2 1.4 NC : 498.8 491.5 7.3 ND : 4.8 4.8 OH : 96.5 86.7 8.5 1.3 .1 .1 OK : 9.4 4.7 4.6 OR : 9.6 9.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 PA : 165.1 164.0 1.1 4.9 .4 4.5 SC : SD : 472.8 445.5 27.3 20.8 20.8 TN : TX : 13.7 5.5 7.5 .6 UT : 2.6 2.4 .3 VA : 337.7 326.8 10.9 1.6 .2 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 22.2 .3 21.8 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,157.0 6,805.6 279.2 72.3 363.0 18.9 344.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 97.7 97.8 97.7 97.7 Calves : 97.7 97.8 97.8 97.5 97.8 Hogs : 97.6 97.4 97.7 97.6 97.5 Sheep : 97.6 96.6 96.7 97.4 96.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040324951500LIVESTOCK 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. HDR2012000130040324951500INDEX 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 April 21, 1995. 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