HDR1012000130040519951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040519951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released May 19, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to April 1995. Red Meat Production Drops Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.30 billion pounds during April, 2 percent below last year. April 1995 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. April 1994 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. Beef production totaled 1.85 billion pounds, down 3 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.65 million, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,171 pounds was down 4 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 22.0 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 98,300, up 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 391 pounds. Pork production, at 1.41 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7.55 million head, 3 percent below April 1994. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 28.0 million pounds, was up 3 percent from April 1994. Slaughter totaled 440,100 head, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 126 pounds. January - April red meat production was 13.8 billion pounds up 3 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent, veal was up 9 percent, pork was up 5 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 6 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 (5-95) HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 95 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Apr : Mar : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,901 2,060 1,849 97 90 7,645 7,727 101 Veal : 22 27 22 103 83 92 100 109 Pork :1,432 1,634 1,405 98 86 5,614 5,893 105 Lamb & Mutton : 27 30 28 103 91 113 106 94 : Total Red Meat :3,381 3,751 3,304 98 88 13,464 13,825 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 95 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Apr : Mar : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,869 2,026 1,816 97 90 7,512 7,590 101 Veal : 21 26 22 104 83 90 98 109 Pork : 1,404 1,604 1,377 98 86 5,500 5,773 105 Lamb & Mutton : 26 30 27 102 90 110 103 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,321 3,687 3,242 98 88 13,212 13,564 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040519951500Number and Average Weights, United States Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Apr 95 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Apr : Mar : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,655.7 2,890.3 2,590.9 98 90 10,634.5 10,807.0 102 Other :Thou: 55.5 59.8 59.2 107 99 238.2 242.5 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,711.1 2,950.1 2,650.0 98 90 10,872.7 11,049.5 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,178 1,179 1,175 99 99 1,188 1,183 99 Other :Lbs : 1,032 1,031 1,015 98 98 1,024 1,031 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,175 1,176 1,171 100 100 1,183 1,180 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 91.6 118.0 96.1 105 81 396.1 439.0 111 Other :Thou: 2.7 2.5 2.2 84 89 10.0 9.8 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 94.3 120.5 98.3 104 82 406.1 448.8 111 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 391 386 392 100 101 386 385 99 Other :Lbs : 394 410 379 96 93 397 407 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 392 386 391 100 101 386 386 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,608.8 8,628.0 7,378.4 97 86 29,824.3 31,045.5 104 Other :Thou: 172.1 179.9 168.5 98 94 698.7 730.5 105 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,780.9 8,807.9 7,547.0 97 86 30,523.0 31,776.0 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 257 258 101 100 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 226 232 232 103 100 231 233 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 255 256 258 101 101 254 257 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 401.7 455.7 420.4 105 92 1,708.9 1,611.9 94 Other :Thou: 17.9 12.6 19.8 111 157 53.9 58.1 108 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 419.6 468.2 440.1 105 94 1,762.8 1,670.0 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 131 127 97 97 130 129 98 Other :Lbs : 90 101 94 105 94 95 98 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 129 130 126 97 97 129 128 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. HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 95 as % of State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Apr 1994 : Mar 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent -- : AL : 3,342 3,584 3,247 97 91 AZ : 21,571 24,002 22,806 106 95 AR : 4,987 6,532 5,941 119 91 CA : 75,512 89,590 79,229 105 88 CO : 152,048 170,130 141,121 93 83 DE-MD : 6,096 6,700 5,745 94 86 FL : 3,376 4,000 3,256 96 81 GA : 38,468 43,090 36,422 95 85 HI : 1,335 1,137 1,130 85 99 ID : 37,662 41,540 36,976 98 89 IL : 210,868 238,361 207,855 99 87 IN : 64,904 62,964 53,605 83 85 IA : 596,052 641,484 552,942 93 86 KS : 408,035 430,295 412,220 101 96 KY : 44,362 58,143 50,663 114 87 LA : 1,862 2,556 1,812 97 71 MI : 79,168 89,396 77,262 98 86 MN : 155,083 186,978 153,978 99 82 MS : 27,129 29,849 23,236 86 78 MO : 32,940 55,453 49,850 151 90 MT : 1,560 1,330 1,305 84 98 NE : 445,976 482,868 433,488 97 90 NV : 73 88 82 112 93 N ENG 2/ : 2,853 2,913 2,639 92 91 NJ : 2,251 2,965 2,774 123 94 NM : 2,495 1,796 1,461 59 81 NY : 7,282 9,029 7,282 100 81 NC : 98,982 119,766 106,450 108 89 ND : 8,548 8,840 8,091 95 92 OH : 30,011 30,693 28,245 94 92 OK : 4,397 4,808 4,118 94 86 OR : 2,596 2,915 2,790 107 96 PA : 88,271 100,557 86,242 98 86 SC : 12,784 15,417 12,588 98 82 SD : 100,144 120,654 101,473 101 84 TN : 17,367 18,737 15,774 91 84 TX : 351,223 376,971 341,347 97 91 UT : 36,425 37,845 30,768 84 81 VA : 66,290 84,612 70,668 107 84 WA : 52,678 53,369 50,409 96 94 WV : 1,308 1,208 1,110 85 92 WI : 82,505 87,334 74,827 91 86 WY : 290 385 318 110 83 : US : 3,381,106 3,750,890 3,303,546 98 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 1.2 1.2 1,015 1,054 881 910 AZ : 32.1 32.4 35,967 38,145 1,122 1,176 AR : 2.2 2.2 2,164 2,201 1,004 992 CA : 69.2 72.3 86,144 88,775 1,245 1,228 CO : 189.4 177.3 228,688 210,052 1,207 1,185 DE-MD : 3.1 2.8 3,781 3,407 1,205 1,237 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.2 1,537 1,238 1,026 998 ID : IL : IN : 6.0 5.4 6,327 5,583 1,048 1,039 IA : 143.1 129.4 171,035 157,521 1,196 1,217 KS : 547.1 558.8 639,158 648,581 1,168 1,161 KY : 4.9 4.8 5,178 5,046 1,062 1,043 LA : 1.8 2.0 1,444 1,678 818 820 MI : MN : 80.2 79.1 103,070 102,021 1,285 1,290 MS : MO : 12.0 11.5 13,119 12,069 1,092 1,052 MT : 1.9 1.4 2,324 1,666 1,252 1,215 NE : 488.1 488.1 589,818 584,220 1,208 1,197 NV : .1 .1 85 95 1,132 1,026 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.3 3,305 2,541 1,106 1,091 NJ : 1.1 1.6 1,339 1,925 1,209 1,196 NM : 4.8 2.7 4,332 2,399 909 899 NY : 5.7 4.9 5,903 5,380 1,039 1,106 NC : 12.3 11.3 12,685 11,857 1,032 1,046 ND : OH : 13.2 11.3 14,859 12,513 1,130 1,105 OK : 4.0 3.3 4,054 3,253 1,020 999 OR : 1.4 1.5 1,600 1,886 1,177 1,294 PA : 80.2 77.8 101,085 96,958 1,260 1,246 SC : SD : 20.3 17.5 23,283 19,816 1,148 1,134 TN : TX : 507.7 495.3 555,644 543,860 1,094 1,098 UT : VA : 1.4 1.5 1,279 1,395 902 961 WA : 70.9 68.7 86,448 83,159 1,219 1,210 WV : .9 .9 982 891 1,088 982 WI : 111.6 100.9 137,775 123,670 1,234 1,226 WY : .3 .3 395 397 1,151 1,137 : US 3/ : 2,711.1 2,650.0 3,185,229 3,103,233 1,175 1,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 5.7 14.0 2,081 4,643 368 331 CO : DE-MD : .7 .5 266 202 369 407 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.8 8.8 3,514 3,724 401 423 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.3 1.5 968 654 425 424 MI : 5.3 5.0 1,694 1,315 321 261 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 52 58 375 383 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 3.8 1,064 1,273 249 335 NJ : 2.6 2.6 1,140 1,109 446 433 NM : NY : 16.4 15.7 5,703 5,961 348 379 NC : .1 .2 30 60 279 398 ND : OH : 5.1 5.7 2,678 2,984 529 524 OK : .2 .1 59 27 388 380 OR : PA : 12.4 10.0 5,095 4,043 410 405 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.1 1.6 611 680 533 428 UT : VA : WA : 1.2 2.0 629 1,088 512 539 WV : WI : 14.3 13.6 5,554 5,578 389 411 WY : : US 3/ : 94.3 98.3 36,940 38,465 392 391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 10.3 9.6 4,143 3,988 401 414 AZ : 1.5 1.1 347 258 238 236 AR : 16.0 19.3 5,866 7,820 366 405 CA : 155.8 152.1 35,329 36,118 227 238 CO : 3.6 3.7 826 883 231 238 DE-MD : 22.0 21.1 5,041 4,904 229 232 FL : 6.5 5.6 922 1,316 141 234 GA : HI : 3.5 3.3 691 640 195 196 ID : IL : 737.3 748.8 192,740 198,996 261 266 IN : 323.4 261.6 79,219 64,662 245 247 IA : 2,631.8 2,427.9 669,119 628,611 254 259 KS : KY : 218.1 255.8 56,832 66,412 261 260 LA : 4.2 3.6 853 755 204 211 MI : MN : 561.7 528.0 133,854 131,014 238 248 MS : MO : MT : 1.9 2.4 472 586 243 249 NE : 495.1 449.6 125,352 111,881 253 249 NV : .1 .1 29 28 236 209 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.5 617 543 210 220 NJ : NM : .2 .2 48 51 212 211 NY : 4.4 4.4 1,049 1,077 239 244 NC : 513.3 549.1 128,582 142,138 250 259 ND : 5.6 6.6 1,269 1,495 228 226 OH : 110.7 108.3 28,409 28,133 257 260 OK : 11.9 11.9 3,953 4,085 332 344 OR : 10.7 10.4 2,509 2,576 234 249 PA : 168.4 167.3 40,656 40,726 241 243 SC : SD : 475.7 491.7 121,620 125,154 256 255 TN : TX : 30.2 27.0 10,073 9,574 334 355 UT : VA : 357.0 373.8 98,398 94,296 276 252 WA : WV : 1.2 1.0 410 377 345 367 WI : 35.1 31.8 13,610 12,317 388 388 WY : .4 .4 89 107 252 271 : US 3/ : 7,780.9 7,547.0 1,983,603 1,945,165 255 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. HDR2012000130040519951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 132.3 149.1 19,083 20,241 144 136 DE-MD : FL : .3 .2 20 20 80 124 GA : .1 .2 7 16 85 76 HI : ID : .4 .4 39 39 105 97 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .3 24 27 120 108 KY : .8 .8 105 95 128 117 LA : .3 .3 30 28 99 102 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .1 17 15 107 125 NE : .1 .1 14 8 119 116 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.6 4.7 360 537 99 115 NJ : 12.2 14.5 1,038 1,236 85 85 NM : 4.2 3.9 467 435 111 112 NY : 7.2 10.4 761 930 106 89 NC : .2 .2 16 21 100 85 ND : .1 .1 7 6 123 100 OH : 2.1 2.7 194 240 94 90 OK : .1 .1 15 12 118 128 OR : .4 .3 45 38 123 115 PA : 8.3 9.9 802 872 96 88 SC : SD : 19.0 18.8 2,443 2,471 129 132 TN : TX : UT : 4.3 3.5 550 380 126 109 VA : 2.0 1.7 217 179 106 107 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 .9 116 99 119 116 WY : .1 .1 9 13 119 135 : US 3/ : 419.6 440.1 54,099 55,308 129 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. HDR2012000130040519951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,418 1,467 1,370 5,462 5,495 53.4 50.8 52.9 51.4 50.8 Heifers : 736 847 748 3,041 3,137 27.7 29.3 28.9 28.6 29.0 Dairy Cows : 225 261 205 1,006 985 8.5 9.0 7.9 9.5 9.1 Other Cows : 223 257 219 925 981 8.4 8.9 8.4 8.7 9.1 Bulls & Stags : 53 58 49 201 209 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,656 2,890 2,591 10,635 10,807 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,250 8,220 7,048 28,349 29,556 95.3 95.3 95.5 95.1 95.2 Sows : 280 320 263 1,175 1,187 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 Stags & Boars : 78 88 68 300 303 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :7,609 8,628 7,378 29,824 31,046 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 23 24 20 85 84 5.8 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 378 432 401 1,624 1,528 94.2 94.8 95.3 95.0 94.8 : Total 1/ : 402 456 420 1,709 1,612 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ---------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle 4/ : 707 705 704 710 706 Steers 4/ : 759 760 753 766 762 Heifers 4/ : 700 700 699 702 701 All Cows 4/ : 544 536 538 549 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 867 871 862 875 859 : Calves & Vealers: 233 227 230 230 227 : Hogs : 185 186 187 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 180 182 183 180 182 Sows 5/ : 293 287 290 294 291 Stags & Boars5/: 211 214 219 208 217 : Sheep : 65 65 64 65 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 57 60 57 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 65 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. HDR2012000130040519951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, April 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 .2 .2 1.5 .2 3/ 2 : 6.1 1.0 .3 4.1 .1 .6 22.0 3 : 81.0 41.2 6.5 24.3 7.1 1.8 3/ 4 : 60.7 1.8 3.1 19.7 28.2 7.9 13.8 5 : 299.3 139.7 48.5 72.2 29.2 9.8 3/ 6 : 495.0 276.9 143.0 9.8 54.8 10.6 3/ 7 :1,178.2 677.7 422.2 23.5 45.7 9.1 44.1 8 : 244.6 117.8 85.3 4.8 33.2 3.5 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 223.7 113.9 38.5 45.0 20.6 5.8 16.1 : US 2/ :2,590.9 1,370.1 747.5 205.0 218.9 49.4 96.1 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 4.1 .8 3.4 2 : 6/ 24.6 4.1 20.6 3 : 573.4 564.5 7.3 1.7 5/ 4 :1,095.8 1,033.5 61.1 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 62.8 5.5 57.3 6 :1,901.8 1,767.8 105.7 28.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 85.8 5.3 80.5 8 :3,636.5 3,512.1 87.8 36.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 170.9 169.8 1.1 .1 243.0 3.9 239.1 : US 2/ :7,378.4 7,047.6 263.0 67.9 420.4 19.6 400.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.7 .9 .7 7.2 .1 .7 3/ 2 : 27.9 4.5 1.5 19.2 .3 2.3 107.1 3 : 341.8 154.3 24.6 121.7 33.0 8.1 3/ 4 : 269.4 8.4 13.1 87.5 128.6 31.8 64.2 5 : 1,285.9 564.8 203.4 344.3 130.0 43.4 3/ 6 : 2,043.2 1,119.2 570.4 49.6 256.4 47.5 3/ 7 : 4,839.0 2,693.9 1,797.5 114.7 195.0 37.9 203.2 8 : 1,067.7 492.3 373.1 24.9 162.0 15.5 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 922.5 456.5 152.3 216.2 75.6 22.0 64.5 : US :10,807.0 5,494.8 3,136.7 985.3 981.1 209.2 439.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 10.0 2.9 7.1 2 : 6/ 69.0 15.5 53.4 3 : 2,410.5 2,355.6 47.8 7.1 5/ 4 : 4,644.1 4,367.6 271.4 5.1 5/ 5 : 6/ 236.8 23.2 213.5 6 : 8,075.4 7,519.8 436.1 119.4 5/ 7 : 6/ 349.2 26.3 323.0 8 :15,200.5 14,603.6 425.6 171.3 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 715.0 709.3 5.5 .2 947.0 15.8 931.2 : US :31,045.5 29,555.9 1,186.5 303.1 1,611.9 83.7 1,528.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 32.0 29.9 2.0 AR : 1.8 .3 .1 .2 1.1 .2 CA : 71.8 21.1 5.9 33.7 8.6 2.5 13.9 CO : 176.8 98.1 66.1 .7 11.7 .3 DE-MD : 2.7 2.1 .4 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : .8 .1 .1 .2 .3 ID : IL : 8.8 IN : IA : 128.4 60.6 46.3 18.9 .2 2.4 KS : 554.8 361.9 191.3 .1 1.3 .1 KY : 3.8 .7 2.8 .2 .1 LA : MI : 5.0 MN : 76.0 32.6 13.4 11.3 13.8 4.8 MS : MO : 8.8 1.0 .4 1.2 5.3 .9 MT : .8 .2 .1 .2 .2 NE : 486.3 254.2 184.1 3.3 38.9 5.8 NV : .1 N ENG : 2.1 .2 .2 1.5 .2 3.8 NJ : 1.6 .6 .1 .7 .2 NM : 2.3 .6 .3 .9 .4 .1 NY : 4.5 .4 .2 3.5 .4 15.7 NC : 10.3 .3 .1 4.1 3.4 2.5 ND : OH : 2.9 .3 .4 1.3 .5 .4 5.6 OK : .7 .2 .4 .1 OR : 1.2 .7 .2 .2 .1 .1 PA : 77.5 39.0 6.0 24.0 6.8 1.7 10.0 SC : SD : 15.8 .1 .1 1.2 13.3 1.3 TN : TX : 489.8 275.9 142.5 8.5 52.8 10.2 1.3 UT : VA : WA : 68.7 38.4 20.3 4.4 5.0 .5 2.0 WV : .1 WI : 97.1 37.4 5.2 42.8 8.6 3.1 13.5 WY : : US 3/ : 2,590.9 1,370.1 747.5 205.0 218.9 49.4 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, April 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.4 .2 6.0 1.2 AZ : AR : 18.7 11.6 7.1 CA : 145.1 144.3 .8 CO : 149.0 .1 149.0 DE-MD : 21.1 19.5 1.6 FL : GA : HI : 2.5 2.4 ID : .2 .2 IL : 715.3 642.9 50.5 21.8 IN : 256.6 253.2 .5 3.0 IA : 2,424.7 2,335.1 53.0 36.6 KS : KY : 254.9 248.0 6.9 .8 .5 .3 LA : MI : MN : 524.0 524.0 MS : MO : MT : 1.9 1.8 .1 NE : 447.9 447.8 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.1 2.0 .1 4.1 .8 3.4 NJ : 14.2 2.7 11.5 NM : 2.1 1.5 .6 NY : 4.0 3.9 10.4 1.3 9.1 NC : 526.7 520.0 6.7 ND : 6.1 6.0 OH : 92.4 84.7 7.7 .3 .3 OK : 8.5 4.0 4.5 OR : 10.1 9.9 .2 .2 .2 PA : 166.9 166.1 .8 9.8 .3 9.6 SC : SD : 490.1 462.2 27.9 18.6 18.6 TN : TX : 12.5 5.6 6.3 .6 UT : 2.9 2.7 .2 VA : 373.6 367.5 6.1 1.6 .2 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 25.6 .4 25.0 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,378.4 7,047.6 263.0 67.9 420.4 19.6 400.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 97.8 97.8 97.8 Calves : 97.2 97.9 97.7 97.5 97.8 Hogs : 97.8 98.0 97.8 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 95.7 97.3 95.5 96.9 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040519951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040519951500Index 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 June 23, 1995. 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