HDR1012000130040421951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040421951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released April 21, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to March 1995. Red Meat Production Up Pork Production Hits All-Time High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.75 billion pounds during March, 4 percent above last year. March 1994 and 1995 each contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.06 billion pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.95 million, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,176 pounds was down 6 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 27.0 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 120,500, up 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 1 pound to 386 pounds. Pork production, at 1.63 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from a year earlier and slightly above the previous all-time high set in October 1992. Hog kill totaled 8.81 million head, 6 percent above March 1994. The average live weight increased 2 pounds to 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 30.0 million pounds, was down 12 percent from March 1994. Slaughter totaled 468,200 head, down 12 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 130 pounds. January - March red meat production was 10.5 billion pounds up 4 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent, veal was up 11 percent, pork was up 7 percent but lamb and mutton was down 9 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 (4-95) HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 95 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Mar : Feb : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,001 1,808 2,060 103 114 5,744 5,878 102 Veal : 26 24 27 105 114 70 78 111 Pork :1,530 1,354 1,634 107 121 4,182 4,488 107 Lamb & Mutton : 34 24 30 88 126 86 78 91 : Total Red Meat :3,591 3,210 3,751 104 117 10,083 10,522 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 95 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Mar : Feb : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,967 1,776 2,026 103 114 5,642 5,774 102 Veal : 25 23 26 105 114 69 76 111 Pork : 1,500 1,326 1,604 107 121 4,096 4,396 107 Lamb & Mutton : 34 23 30 88 127 84 76 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,526 3,149 3,687 105 117 9,891 10,322 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040421951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Mar 95 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Mar : Feb : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,799.1 2,524.2 2,890.3 103 115 7,978.8 8,216.1 103 Other :Thou: 60.5 56.4 59.8 99 106 182.7 183.4 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,859.6 2,580.6 2,950.1 103 114 8,161.6 8,399.5 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,185 1,188 1,179 99 99 1,191 1,187 99 Other :Lbs : 1,029 1,039 1,031 100 99 1,022 1,036 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,182 1,184 1,176 100 99 1,186 1,183 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 111.6 103.7 118.0 106 114 304.5 342.9 113 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.3 2.5 105 107 7.4 7.6 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 114.0 106.0 120.5 106 114 311.8 350.4 112 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 385 382 386 100 101 384 383 99 Other :Lbs : 389 418 410 105 98 399 415 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 385 383 386 100 101 385 384 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,147.5 7,157.0 8,628.0 106 121 22,215.5 23,667.1 107 Other :Thou: 179.4 172.2 179.9 100 104 526.6 561.9 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,326.9 7,329.2 8,807.9 106 120 22,742.1 24,229.0 107 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 256 257 101 100 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 233 233 232 99 100 232 233 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 255 256 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 515.4 363.0 455.7 88 126 1,307.2 1,191.5 91 Other :Thou: 14.8 12.5 12.6 85 101 36.0 38.3 106 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 530.2 375.4 468.2 88 125 1,343.2 1,229.8 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 133 129 131 98 101 130 129 99 Other :Lbs : 98 99 101 103 101 98 100 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 131 128 130 99 101 129 128 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 95 as % of State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Mar 1994 : Feb 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,560 3,043 3,584 101 118 AZ : 22,361 21,171 24,002 107 113 AR : 6,027 6,493 6,532 108 101 CA : 80,388 75,760 89,590 111 118 CO : 166,500 144,656 170,130 102 118 DE-MD : 6,865 5,707 6,700 98 117 FL : 3,125 3,385 4,000 128 118 GA : 41,540 35,385 43,090 104 122 HI : 1,449 969 1,137 78 117 ID : 36,791 36,752 41,540 113 113 IL : 220,832 196,673 238,361 108 121 IN : 65,451 52,128 62,964 96 121 IA : 612,646 533,651 641,484 105 120 KS : 424,731 387,120 430,295 101 111 KY : 45,198 46,253 58,143 129 126 LA : 2,428 2,162 2,556 105 118 MI : 82,811 77,481 89,396 108 115 MN : 187,472 160,944 186,978 100 116 MS : 28,613 24,224 29,849 104 123 MO : 38,021 48,317 55,453 146 115 MT : 1,573 1,335 1,330 85 100 NE : 470,058 425,397 482,868 103 114 NV : 95 66 88 94 133 N ENG 2/ : 3,327 2,443 2,913 88 119 NJ : 2,518 2,620 2,965 118 113 NM : 2,500 1,744 1,796 72 103 NY : 8,222 7,414 9,029 110 122 NC : 114,147 96,196 119,766 105 125 ND : 11,557 9,012 8,840 76 98 OH : 34,671 28,542 30,693 89 108 OK : 5,069 4,231 4,808 95 114 OR : 2,627 2,600 2,915 111 112 PA : 96,436 82,405 100,557 104 122 SC : 13,954 13,772 15,417 110 112 SD : 108,282 99,145 120,654 111 122 TN : 20,894 15,681 18,737 90 119 TX : 357,902 335,127 376,971 105 112 UT : 39,804 34,309 37,845 95 110 VA : 72,119 64,331 84,612 117 132 WA : 53,093 45,001 53,369 101 119 WV : 1,460 1,157 1,208 83 104 WI : 93,414 74,822 87,334 93 117 WY : 281 355 385 137 109 : US : 3,590,815 3,209,978 3,750,890 104 117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 1.1 1.2 890 1,034 791 872 AZ : 33.2 34.7 37,342 40,164 1,125 1,158 AR : 2.6 2.3 2,578 2,180 987 966 CA : 73.2 81.5 90,197 98,404 1,232 1,207 CO : 201.8 210.1 247,215 257,498 1,225 1,225 DE-MD : 3.7 3.4 4,507 4,368 1,217 1,288 FL : GA : HI : 1.7 1.2 1,714 1,212 988 1,036 ID : IL : IN : 6.8 6.0 7,187 6,177 1,058 1,036 IA : 151.8 151.9 182,209 184,808 1,200 1,217 KS : 569.3 581.5 665,922 675,831 1,170 1,162 KY : 5.6 5.9 5,987 6,287 1,073 1,059 LA : 2.5 3.0 1,993 2,504 809 823 MI : MN : 89.6 94.1 115,785 122,270 1,292 1,300 MS : MO : 15.6 12.7 16,939 13,905 1,086 1,092 MT : 1.9 1.5 2,203 1,768 1,186 1,188 NE : 522.1 542.0 637,035 658,094 1,220 1,214 NV : .1 .1 117 105 1,057 1,035 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.8 3,771 3,078 1,145 1,090 NJ : 1.3 1.9 1,570 2,222 1,203 1,142 NM : 4.6 3.4 4,412 3,088 949 912 NY : 5.9 6.2 6,251 6,719 1,053 1,087 NC : 14.2 13.3 14,281 13,541 1,009 1,019 ND : OH : 12.6 11.0 14,106 12,390 1,118 1,128 OK : 4.2 3.7 4,351 3,651 1,034 986 OR : 1.4 1.5 1,615 1,943 1,168 1,266 PA : 85.3 89.9 107,635 112,474 1,262 1,252 SC : SD : 20.7 19.9 24,505 22,826 1,185 1,148 TN : TX : 515.0 550.7 564,751 597,169 1,097 1,084 UT : VA : 1.9 1.8 1,751 1,865 927 1,011 WA : 71.1 73.1 86,985 88,908 1,224 1,216 WV : 1.1 1.0 1,093 1,021 1,002 984 WI : 128.6 118.3 160,638 146,587 1,249 1,239 WY : .3 .4 363 472 1,159 1,105 : US 3/ : 2,859.6 2,950.1 3,378,728 3,470,447 1,182 1,176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 5.9 14.0 2,179 5,277 370 377 CO : DE-MD : .6 .5 254 230 415 447 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.6 10.5 4,034 4,406 420 422 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.0 1.5 866 698 430 472 MI : 6.1 6.2 1,632 1,449 266 233 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 57 66 338 390 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.8 5.8 1,508 1,496 221 257 NJ : 2.8 3.2 1,098 1,427 399 444 NM : NY : 21.0 21.6 6,816 8,382 325 388 NC : .1 .1 39 41 329 390 ND : OH : 6.3 6.4 3,260 3,280 521 513 OK : .1 .1 64 45 455 468 OR : PA : 16.8 13.1 6,988 5,300 416 403 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.5 3.1 841 1,073 571 348 UT : VA : WA : 1.4 2.3 661 921 472 395 WV : WI : 17.5 16.3 7,058 6,506 404 399 WY : : US 3/ : 114.0 120.5 43,820 46,543 385 386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 11.2 10.7 4,537 4,495 405 418 AZ : 1.3 1.1 319 274 238 251 AR : 19.3 22.7 7,142 9,337 371 412 CA : 159.4 175.3 34,909 41,170 219 235 CO : 4.1 4.0 1,008 994 245 249 DE-MD : 23.7 23.7 5,469 5,586 231 236 FL : .9 10.0 147 1,792 157 179 GA : HI : 3.5 3.3 687 662 197 202 ID : IL : 799.3 883.6 207,719 229,771 260 260 IN : 324.1 310.0 79,028 76,432 244 247 IA : 2,676.5 2,813.6 681,094 725,627 254 258 KS : KY : 238.5 289.3 63,099 73,267 265 253 LA : 6.3 4.9 1,279 1,099 201 224 MI : MN : 708.6 653.9 170,455 162,012 241 248 MS : MO : MT : 2.3 2.2 563 535 243 247 NE : 500.7 488.6 124,091 121,650 248 249 NV : .1 .2 32 32 218 192 N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.7 578 598 219 221 NJ : NM : .2 .2 34 44 226 211 NY : 4.7 5.0 1,131 1,092 242 220 NC : 594.8 619.9 149,361 158,341 251 255 ND : 4.9 5.5 1,141 1,424 233 258 OH : 136.0 121.6 34,844 31,172 256 256 OK : 14.6 14.5 4,996 5,203 341 358 OR : 11.5 11.1 2,642 2,641 229 238 PA : 193.3 199.2 46,888 49,254 243 247 SC : SD : 516.6 590.6 131,185 148,805 254 252 TN : TX : 33.7 31.4 11,403 11,213 339 357 UT : VA : 384.4 441.1 95,159 111,374 248 253 WA : WV : 1.3 1.1 497 426 369 371 WI : 36.4 33.5 13,790 13,439 379 401 WY : .4 .6 102 141 252 248 : US 3/ : 8,326.9 8,807.9 2,110,927 2,254,990 254 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 174.7 156.1 24,749 21,353 142 137 DE-MD : FL : .1 .1 12 8 105 128 GA : HI : ID : .4 .4 45 44 106 104 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .2 31 22 122 123 KY : 1.0 .9 127 113 127 126 LA : .7 .4 79 51 111 119 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .2 23 16 114 109 NE : .1 .1 12 12 117 126 NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 2.2 463 234 109 106 NJ : 12.4 12.1 1,095 1,069 88 88 NM : 4.4 4.0 479 436 109 110 NY : 9.2 3.2 958 329 105 104 NC : .3 .2 24 18 87 100 ND : .1 .1 7 5 112 106 OH : 1.4 .8 143 88 104 104 OK : .1 .1 19 11 130 127 OR : .4 .4 47 42 123 115 PA : 9.7 6.7 985 672 101 100 SC : SD : 19.0 24.0 2,389 3,217 126 134 TN : TX : UT : 5.2 3.4 645 362 124 108 VA : 1.8 1.6 193 182 108 111 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 .6 121 70 118 116 WY : .1 .1 10 15 122 137 : US 3/ : 530.2 468.2 69,599 60,777 131 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,405 1,257 1,467 4,044 4,125 50.2 49.8 50.8 50.7 50.2 Heifers : 812 742 847 2,305 2,389 29.0 29.4 29.3 28.9 29.1 Dairy Cows : 276 242 261 780 780 9.9 9.6 9.0 9.8 9.5 Other Cows : 249 232 257 702 762 8.9 9.2 8.9 8.8 9.3 Bulls & Stags : 56 51 58 148 160 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,799 2,524 2,890 7,979 8,216 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,733 6,806 8,220 21,099 22,508 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.0 95.1 Sows : 326 279 320 895 924 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.9 Stags & Boars : 88 72 88 221 235 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :8,147 7,157 8,628 22,215 23,667 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 24 19 24 62 64 4.6 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.4 Lambs & Yrlings: 491 344 432 1,245 1,127 95.4 94.8 94.8 95.3 94.6 : Total 1/ : 515 363 456 1,307 1,192 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle 4/ : 706 707 705 711 706 Steers 4/ : 762 766 760 769 766 Heifers 4/ : 699 704 700 702 702 All Cows 4/ : 550 539 536 550 537 Bulls & Stags4/: 877 855 871 878 858 : Calves & Vealers: 230 226 227 229 225 : Hogs : 185 186 186 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 180 181 182 180 181 Sows 5/ : 296 291 287 294 291 Stags & Boars5/: 201 214 214 207 216 : Sheep : 66 64 65 65 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 59 57 57 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 64 65 65 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, March 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 .2 .2 2.0 .2 3/ 2 : 7.8 1.2 .4 5.6 .1 .6 30.6 3 : 93.8 43.8 6.0 32.3 9.4 2.1 3/ 4 : 74.1 2.5 3.6 22.7 36.4 9.0 17.3 5 : 347.2 157.2 53.0 92.7 32.6 11.7 3/ 6 : 553.3 303.0 151.1 11.6 74.2 13.5 3/ 7 :1,277.8 712.7 476.6 29.4 48.4 10.7 53.6 8 : 288.5 127.1 112.0 6.7 39.1 3.6 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 245.2 119.8 44.2 57.9 17.2 6.2 16.5 : US 2/ :2,890.3 1,467.4 847.1 260.8 257.3 57.6 118.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.1 .9 1.2 2 : 6/ 15.0 3.8 11.2 3 : 676.7 661.2 13.3 2.3 5/ 4 :1,277.7 1,201.3 75.1 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 62.5 6.8 55.7 6 :2,276.6 2,123.0 120.1 33.5 5/ 7 : 6/ 102.0 8.2 93.8 8 :4,200.8 4,039.5 110.3 51.0 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 196.2 194.9 1.2 .1 274.0 4.1 269.9 : US 2/ :8,628.0 8,219.9 319.9 88.2 455.7 23.8 431.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.6 .7 .6 5.6 .1 .6 3/ 2 : 21.8 3.5 1.2 15.1 .2 1.7 85.0 3 : 260.8 113.1 18.2 97.4 25.9 6.3 3/ 4 : 208.7 6.6 10.0 67.8 100.4 23.8 50.3 5 : 986.6 425.1 154.9 272.1 100.9 33.6 3/ 6 : 1,548.1 842.3 427.4 39.8 201.7 36.9 3/ 7 : 3,660.7 2,016.2 1,375.3 91.2 149.2 28.8 159.1 8 : 823.1 374.5 287.8 20.1 128.8 12.0 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 698.8 342.6 113.8 171.2 55.0 16.2 48.4 : US : 8,216.1 4,124.6 2,389.2 780.2 762.2 159.8 342.9 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 5.8 2.1 3.7 2 : 6/ 44.3 11.5 32.9 3 : 1,837.0 1,791.1 40.6 5.4 5/ 4 : 3,548.3 3,334.2 210.3 3.8 5/ 5 : 6/ 174.0 17.7 156.3 6 : 6,173.6 5,752.1 330.4 91.1 5/ 7 : 6/ 263.4 20.9 242.5 8 :11,564.1 11,091.5 337.8 134.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 544.1 539.5 4.4 .2 703.9 11.8 692.1 : US :23,667.1 22,508.3 923.5 235.2 1,191.5 64.1 1,127.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 34.3 32.3 1.9 AR : 2.0 .3 .1 .1 1.3 .2 CA : 81.1 25.2 5.2 43.2 5.2 2.2 13.9 CO : 209.5 105.0 88.7 .8 14.9 .2 DE-MD : 3.4 2.6 .5 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : .6 .1 .1 .1 .2 ID : IL : 10.4 IN : IA : 150.7 68.8 56.0 22.5 .3 3.0 KS : 577.0 368.5 206.7 .2 1.4 .1 KY : 4.9 .8 3.3 .6 .2 LA : MI : 6.1 MN : 91.0 37.6 14.6 17.8 15.0 6.1 MS : MO : 10.1 1.1 .5 2.0 5.4 1.0 MT : .8 .2 .2 .3 .1 NE : 540.1 274.2 213.3 4.6 41.3 6.5 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.6 .2 .2 2.0 .2 5.8 NJ : 1.9 .6 .1 .9 .1 .2 NM : 3.0 .7 .4 1.4 .4 .1 NY : 5.9 .5 .3 4.7 .3 21.6 NC : 12.2 .4 .1 3.2 6.0 2.6 ND : OH : 4.3 .4 .5 2.6 .5 .4 6.3 OK : .9 .1 .3 .4 .1 OR : 1.3 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 PA : 89.5 41.1 5.5 31.8 9.1 2.0 13.1 SC : SD : 18.1 .1 .1 1.8 14.7 1.5 TN : TX : 546.4 301.5 150.2 9.7 72.0 13.1 2.7 UT : VA : WA : 73.0 35.6 26.1 5.7 5.0 .6 2.3 WV : .1 WI : 114.4 42.2 6.3 51.1 11.0 3.8 16.3 WY : : US 3/ : 2,890.3 1,467.4 847.1 260.8 257.3 57.6 118.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.3 .2 6.8 1.3 AZ : AR : 22.1 9.8 12.3 CA : 169.6 168.9 .7 CO : 156.1 156.0 DE-MD : 23.7 21.4 .1 2.2 FL : GA : HI : 2.3 2.3 ID : .2 .2 IL : 845.4 767.2 52.8 25.5 IN : 303.7 300.0 .5 3.3 IA : 2,810.0 2,685.1 73.9 51.0 KS : KY : 288.4 279.8 8.6 .9 .7 .1 LA : MI : MN : 649.6 649.5 MS : MO : MT : 1.8 1.7 .1 NE : 486.7 486.6 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 2.3 2.2 .1 2.1 .9 1.2 NJ : 11.9 2.5 9.4 NM : 2.4 1.8 .6 NY : 4.5 4.5 .1 3.1 1.3 1.9 NC : 596.7 588.1 8.6 ND : 5.2 5.1 OH : 109.1 98.8 9.6 .7 .2 .2 OK : 10.4 5.1 5.3 OR : 10.8 10.6 .3 .2 .2 PA : 198.7 197.6 1.2 6.7 .6 6.1 SC : SD : 589.0 561.0 28.0 23.8 23.8 TN : TX : 16.0 6.4 9.0 .5 UT : 3.2 3.0 .2 VA : 440.8 429.2 11.6 1.6 .2 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 26.6 .4 25.9 .2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,628.0 8,219.9 319.9 88.2 455.7 23.8 431.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.9 97.8 98.0 97.8 97.8 Calves : 97.9 97.8 97.9 97.6 97.8 Hogs : 97.8 97.7 98.0 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 97.2 96.7 97.3 97.3 96.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040421951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040421951500Index 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 May 19, 1995. 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