HDR1012000130040623951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040623951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released June 23, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to May 1995. Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production Set Records for May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.76 billion pounds during May. This production was 10 percent above the previous record high set in May 1994. May 1995 and 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.18 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous record high set in May 1986. Head kill totaled 3.12 million, up 10 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,170 pounds was down 2 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, up 18 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 116,800, up 26 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 24 pounds to 385 pounds. Pork production, at 1.53 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the previous record high set in May 1980. Hog kill totaled 8.19 million head, 8 percent above May 1994. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 17 percent from May 1994. Slaughter totaled 370,900 head, down 15 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 127 pounds. January-May red meat production was 17.6 billion pounds up 4 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent, veal was up 11 percent, pork was up 6 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 8 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 (6-95) HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 95 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : May : Apr : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,985 1,849 2,184 110 118 9,630 9,910 103 Veal : 22 22 26 118 118 114 126 111 Pork :1,396 1,405 1,525 109 109 7,010 7,417 106 Lamb & Mutton : 28 28 23 83 85 141 129 92 : Total Red Meat :3,431 *3,303 3,758 110 114 16,895 17,583 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 95 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : May : Apr : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,954 *1,815 2,150 110 118 9,466 9,740 103 Veal : 22 22 25 118 117 111 123 111 Pork : 1,369 1,377 1,495 109 109 6,869 7,269 106 Lamb & Mutton : 27 27 23 83 86 138 126 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,372 *3,241 3,694 110 114 16,584 17,257 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040623951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : May 95 % of : Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : May : Apr : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,780.4 2,590.9 3,063.9 110 118 13,414.9 13,870.9 103 Other :Thou: 53.8 59.2 59.1 110 100 292.0 301.7 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,834.2 2,650.0 3,123.0 110 118 13,706.9 14,172.5 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,175 1,175 1,173 99 99 1,185 1,181 99 Other :Lbs : 1,021 1,015 1,021 100 101 1,024 1,029 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,172 1,171 1,170 100 100 1,181 1,178 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 90.2 96.1 114.0 126 119 486.2 553.0 114 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.2 2.7 113 122 12.5 12.5 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 92.6 98.3 116.8 126 119 498.7 565.5 113 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 408 392 386 94 98 391 386 98 Other :Lbs : 416 379 407 98 107 401 407 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 409 391 385 94 98 390 385 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,382.6*7,378.5 8,011.6 109 109 37,206.9 39,057.2 105 Other :Thou: 173.0 168.5 180.9 105 107 871.7 911.3 105 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,555.6 7,547.0 8,192.5 108 109 38,078.6 39,968.5 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 255 258 258 101 100 255 258 101 Other :Lbs : 225 232 228 101 98 230 232 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 255 258 258 101 100 254 257 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 417.8 420.4 355.1 85 84 2,126.7 1,967.0 92 Other :Thou: 17.4 19.8 15.7 91 80 71.3 73.8 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 435.2 440.1 370.9 85 84 2,198.0 2,040.8 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 127 129 98 101 131 129 98 Other :Lbs : 95 94 93 98 98 95 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 130 *125 127 98 102 130 128 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 95 as % of State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : May 1994 : Apr 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,181 *3,264 3,413 107 105 AZ : 22,386 22,806 28,820 129 126 AR : 5,098 5,941 6,100 120 103 CA : 78,312 79,229 90,775 116 115 CO : 152,577 *140,596 169,476 111 121 DE-MD : 6,388 5,745 6,565 103 114 FL : 3,942 3,256 3,718 94 114 GA : 36,122 36,422 37,807 105 104 HI : 1,302 1,130 1,265 97 112 ID : 42,079 36,976 44,645 106 121 IL : 209,496 207,855 231,093 110 111 IN : 62,683 53,605 62,011 99 116 IA : 575,388 552,942 604,292 105 109 KS : 440,657 412,220 484,511 110 118 KY : 43,823 50,663 53,793 123 106 LA : 1,949 1,812 1,872 96 103 MI : 74,263 77,262 88,642 119 115 MN : 161,025 153,978 170,496 106 111 MS : 26,805 23,236 24,954 93 107 MO : 31,927 49,850 51,664 162 104 MT : 1,644 1,305 1,493 91 114 NE : 480,330 433,488 523,692 109 121 NV : 154 82 149 97 182 N ENG 2/ : 3,250 *2,596 2,719 84 105 NJ : 2,591 2,774 3,196 123 115 NM : 2,665 1,461 1,802 68 123 NY : 6,610 7,282 7,659 116 105 NC : 96,723 106,450 116,146 120 109 ND : 6,833 8,091 9,470 139 117 OH : 28,769 28,245 30,292 105 107 OK : 4,428 4,118 4,477 101 109 OR : 2,698 2,790 3,018 112 108 PA : 89,069 86,242 93,952 105 109 SC : 13,421 12,588 13,813 103 110 SD : 96,381 101,473 109,170 113 108 TN : 18,172 15,774 18,251 100 116 TX : 359,507 341,347 398,554 111 117 UT : 36,574 30,768 34,825 95 113 VA : 66,468 70,668 73,170 110 104 WA : 54,312 50,409 58,142 107 115 WV : 1,148 1,110 1,192 104 107 WI : 79,479 74,827 86,396 109 115 WY : 331 318 370 112 116 : US : 3,430,960 *3,302,995 3,757,861 110 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 1.0 1.1 830 935 848 837 AZ : 32.9 40.8 37,463 48,266 1,139 1,184 AR : 2.3 2.3 2,244 2,361 980 1,006 CA : 74.2 79.2 91,631 98,294 1,235 1,240 CO : 191.4 221.0 226,637 260,434 1,184 1,178 DE-MD : 3.0 3.3 3,599 4,068 1,204 1,232 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.5 1,453 1,458 991 1,003 ID : IL : IN : 6.1 5.4 6,468 5,560 1,056 1,036 IA : 141.1 153.8 169,531 185,571 1,202 1,207 KS : 593.8 651.2 696,950 761,748 1,174 1,170 KY : 4.8 5.1 5,226 5,428 1,084 1,054 LA : 2.0 2.0 1,620 1,449 825 718 MI : MN : 82.9 84.7 104,499 108,560 1,261 1,281 MS : MO : 10.7 11.9 11,845 12,865 1,108 1,077 MT : 1.9 1.6 2,335 1,913 1,246 1,224 NE : 546.2 608.4 652,137 718,855 1,194 1,182 NV : .1 .1 158 151 1,097 1,057 N ENG 2/ : 3.2 2.4 3,616 2,648 1,133 1,084 NJ : 1.3 1.8 1,576 2,166 1,187 1,177 NM : 4.8 3.3 4,684 3,003 968 915 NY : 6.0 5.5 6,271 5,889 1,047 1,078 NC : 11.3 11.7 11,657 12,053 1,032 1,030 ND : OH : 10.4 9.8 11,664 11,146 1,123 1,137 OK : 4.0 3.7 3,890 3,736 965 1,019 OR : 1.4 1.4 1,684 1,878 1,163 1,326 PA : 78.6 83.2 98,600 103,316 1,254 1,242 SC : SD : 20.4 20.1 23,161 22,960 1,134 1,143 TN : TX : 518.6 577.2 571,311 635,626 1,102 1,101 UT : VA : 1.5 1.4 1,475 1,377 973 966 WA : 73.2 80.0 88,646 96,046 1,211 1,200 WV : .9 .9 853 880 989 1,000 WI : 104.6 117.5 129,273 144,208 1,236 1,228 WY : .4 .4 434 476 1,142 1,120 : US 3/ : 2,834.2 3,123.0 3,320,947 3,655,255 1,172 1,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 7.1 21.1 2,682 6,223 377 295 CO : DE-MD : .7 .5 280 205 422 427 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.9 9.7 3,523 4,132 397 427 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.0 2.2 928 974 460 446 MI : 4.2 6.0 1,371 1,580 325 262 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 53 53 371 327 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 4.9 1,257 1,435 290 290 NJ : 2.8 3.2 1,242 1,335 438 423 NM : NY : 12.0 16.3 4,468 6,454 371 396 NC : .1 .2 40 70 327 393 ND : OH : 5.3 7.9 2,783 4,177 526 529 OK : .1 .1 48 43 406 415 OR : PA : 12.4 11.0 5,127 4,440 413 405 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.0 2.5 1,335 1,084 656 442 UT : VA : WA : 1.6 2.8 757 1,408 485 507 WV : WI : 15.0 14.4 6,155 5,833 410 404 WY : : US 3/ : 92.6 116.8 37,831 44,948 409 385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 10.1 10.5 4,164 4,355 411 416 AZ : 1.0 1.2 245 292 234 244 AR : 16.5 19.8 6,013 7,872 363 397 CA : 151.3 177.1 33,436 42,575 221 240 CO : 4.0 4.1 911 977 229 237 DE-MD : 23.9 23.3 5,616 5,505 235 237 FL : 7.4 8.6 1,681 1,611 228 187 GA : HI : 3.5 3.4 690 674 196 199 ID : IL : 711.4 793.7 187,225 209,918 263 264 IN : 309.4 307.7 75,498 76,555 244 249 IA : 2,492.0 2,596.5 642,954 677,591 258 261 KS : KY : 215.9 271.4 56,246 69,038 261 254 LA : 4.2 3.7 858 800 205 215 MI : MN : 588.0 601.1 140,039 149,158 238 248 MS : MO : MT : 2.3 2.6 585 659 250 250 NE : 472.0 496.6 117,593 124,759 249 251 NV : .3 .3 69 67 209 216 N ENG 2/ : 3.5 2.8 878 642 254 226 NJ : NM : .1 .2 31 39 214 216 NY : 4.9 5.3 1,087 1,279 223 243 NC : 506.1 598.0 126,622 152,565 250 255 ND : 6.0 6.7 1,352 1,501 227 224 OH : 112.1 120.7 28,594 30,992 255 257 OK : 12.0 12.8 4,178 4,259 349 333 OR : 11.3 12.0 2,637 2,922 233 243 PA : 179.4 191.4 42,939 47,046 239 246 SC : SD : 456.2 522.9 116,472 135,205 255 259 TN : TX : 30.0 26.8 9,954 9,173 331 342 UT : VA : 357.5 388.7 87,532 97,861 245 252 WA : WV : 1.2 1.2 429 442 362 362 WI : 34.4 31.1 13,365 12,369 388 398 WY : .4 .4 108 119 294 271 : US 3/ : 7,555.6 8,192.5 1,923,231 2,110,986 255 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 154.4 130.1 22,316 17,736 145 136 DE-MD : FL : .1 .1 4 8 74 63 GA : HI : ID : .4 .4 40 34 103 92 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .2 31 21 117 103 KY : 1.1 1.0 149 122 134 122 LA : .3 .3 25 29 91 91 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .1 25 17 115 119 NE : .1 .1 12 6 111 91 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.1 302 218 102 106 NJ : 11.5 13.3 1,043 1,248 91 94 NM : 3.8 5.0 426 554 112 110 NY : 3.8 3.1 382 312 101 99 NC : .2 .2 17 19 87 78 ND : .1 .1 10 7 119 87 OH : 1.2 1.2 120 118 101 102 OK : .1 .1 9 12 111 134 OR : .4 .5 55 62 123 115 PA : 6.2 6.3 583 569 94 90 SC : SD : 16.1 16.2 2,039 2,085 127 129 TN : TX : UT : 4.8 4.6 615 495 127 108 VA : 2.1 2.1 232 224 110 107 WA : WV : WI : .8 .6 97 67 120 112 WY : .1 .1 14 9 130 121 : US 3/ : 435.2 370.9 56,730 47,238 130 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,546 1,370 1,671 7,008 7,166 55.6 52.9 54.5 52.2 51.7 Heifers : 745 748 870 3,786 4,007 26.8 28.9 28.4 28.2 28.9 Dairy Cows : 212 205 218 1,218 1,203 7.6 7.9 7.1 9.1 8.7 Other Cows : 223 219 247 1,148 1,228 8.0 8.4 8.0 8.6 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 54 49 58 255 268 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,780 2,591 3,064 13,415 13,871 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,024 7,048 7,634 35,373 37,190 95.1 95.5 95.3 95.1 95.2 Sows : 288 263 304 1,463 1,491 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 Stags & Boars : 71 68 73 370 377 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :7,383 7,378 8,012 37,207 39,057 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 28 20 27 113 111 6.6 4.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 Lambs & Yrlings: 390 401 328 2,014 1,856 93.4 95.3 92.3 94.7 94.3 : Total 1/ : 418 420 355 2,127 1,967 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle 4/ : 706 704 705 709 706 Steers 4/ : 756 753 753 764 760 Heifers 4/ : 693 699 691 700 699 All Cows 4/ : 533 538 541 545 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 864 862 862 873 860 : Calves & Vealers: 243 230 228 233 227 : Hogs : 186 187 187 185 187 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 183 183 180 182 Sows 5/ : 295 290 288 294 290 Stags & Boars5/: 216 219 218 210 217 : Sheep : 65 *63 64 65 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 *59 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 64 65 65 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, May 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 .3 .2 1.5 .2 3/ 2 : 6.8 1.3 .4 4.1 .1 .9 24.4 3 : 86.9 45.7 5.8 27.3 5.8 2.3 3/ 4 : 63.9 1.9 3.4 19.6 30.4 8.6 15.1 5 : 349.3 170.3 56.6 78.7 31.3 12.5 3/ 6 : 578.2 327.3 164.4 9.4 65.0 12.1 3/ 7 :1,415.1 834.9 492.0 25.9 51.4 10.9 50.6 8 : 299.1 149.4 101.7 5.4 38.3 4.2 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 262.3 139.8 45.6 45.8 24.3 6.7 23.9 : US 2/ :3,063.9 1,670.9 870.2 217.7 246.6 58.4 114.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 1.9 .9 1.1 2 : 6/ 15.9 5.3 10.7 3 : 617.8 607.9 8.0 1.8 5/ 4 :1,185.0 1,113.0 70.8 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 55.6 7.7 48.0 6 :2,108.8 1,964.6 112.9 31.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 47.6 7.8 39.8 8 :3,900.4 3,750.2 111.1 39.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 199.7 198.3 1.3 .1 234.0 5.9 228.1 : US 2/ :8,011.6 7,634.0 304.1 73.5 355.1 27.5 327.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.0 1.2 1.0 8.6 .2 1.0 3/ 2 : 34.6 5.8 2.0 23.3 .4 3.2 131.5 3 : 428.7 200.0 30.5 149.0 38.8 10.3 3/ 4 : 333.3 10.3 16.5 107.2 158.9 40.3 79.3 5 : 1,635.2 735.1 259.9 423.0 161.3 55.8 3/ 6 : 2,621.4 1,446.5 734.8 59.0 321.5 59.6 3/ 7 : 6,254.1 3,528.8 2,289.5 140.5 246.4 48.8 253.8 8 : 1,366.7 641.6 474.8 30.2 200.3 19.7 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 1,184.8 596.3 197.9 262.0 99.9 28.6 88.4 : US :13,870.9 7,165.7 4,007.0 1,203.0 1,227.7 267.5 553.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 11.9 3.8 8.1 2 : 6/ 84.9 20.8 64.1 3 : 3,028.2 2,963.5 55.9 8.9 5/ 4 : 5,829.1 5,480.6 342.2 6.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 292.4 30.9 261.5 6 :10,184.2 9,484.5 549.0 150.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 396.9 34.1 362.8 8 :19,100.9 18,353.8 536.8 210.4 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 914.7 907.6 6.8 .3 1,181.0 21.7 1,159.3 : US :39,057.2 37,189.9 1,490.7 376.6 1,967.0 111.2 1,855.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 40.4 38.0 2.3 AR : 2.0 .3 .1 .1 1.3 .2 CA : 78.8 24.7 6.3 34.4 10.1 3.3 21.0 CO : 220.4 123.0 83.3 .7 13.0 .3 DE-MD : 3.3 2.6 .4 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : 1.0 .2 .1 .2 .5 ID : IL : 9.6 IN : IA : 152.4 76.7 51.3 21.4 .1 2.9 KS : 647.1 422.3 223.3 .1 1.2 .1 KY : 4.2 .7 3.1 .3 .1 LA : MI : 6.0 MN : 81.1 34.4 15.2 10.9 15.0 5.6 MS : MO : 9.6 1.0 .5 1.3 5.9 .9 MT : .9 .3 .2 .2 .2 NE : 606.1 334.8 217.0 3.0 44.2 7.0 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.3 .3 .2 1.5 .2 4.9 NJ : 1.8 .7 .1 .6 .3 NM : 2.9 .6 .3 1.3 .6 .1 NY : 5.0 .6 .3 3.5 .6 16.3 NC : 10.6 .2 3.3 4.6 2.5 ND : OH : 3.5 .4 .4 1.8 .4 .5 7.8 OK : .7 .2 .4 .1 OR : 1.2 .5 .2 .1 .1 .2 PA : 82.9 43.0 5.4 26.9 5.5 2.1 11.0 SC : SD : 18.3 .1 1.4 15.2 1.5 TN : TX : 572.3 326.3 163.9 7.7 62.7 11.7 2.2 UT : VA : WA : 80.0 43.1 25.8 4.9 5.6 .6 2.8 WV : .1 WI : 113.9 47.5 4.8 48.2 9.0 4.3 14.4 WY : : US 3/ : 3,063.9 1,670.9 870.2 217.7 246.6 58.4 114.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, May 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.1 .3 6.5 1.3 AZ : AR : 19.3 10.0 9.2 CA : 170.1 169.1 1.0 CO : 3.5 3.3 .2 130.1 130.1 DE-MD : 23.2 21.5 1.7 FL : GA : HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : .2 .1 IL : 752.5 675.0 53.2 24.3 IN : 301.7 297.6 .4 3.7 IA : 2,592.6 2,482.6 70.9 39.0 KS : KY : 270.6 263.0 7.6 1.0 .8 .2 LA : MI : MN : 597.1 597.1 MS : MO : MT : 2.2 2.1 .1 NE : 494.6 494.5 .1 NV : .3 .3 N ENG : 2.4 2.3 .1 1.9 .9 1.1 NJ : 12.8 3.6 9.2 NM : 3.2 2.4 .8 NY : 5.0 4.8 .1 3.1 1.6 1.5 NC : 570.9 563.1 7.7 .1 .1 ND : 6.3 6.3 OH : 108.2 98.9 9.3 .2 .2 OK : 10.1 6.1 4.1 OR : 11.8 11.5 .2 .4 .1 .3 PA : 191.0 190.0 1.1 6.3 .5 5.8 SC : SD : 521.4 488.8 32.6 16.1 16.1 TN : TX : 12.7 6.0 6.7 UT : 4.3 4.0 .3 VA : 388.3 381.8 6.5 2.0 .2 1.8 WA : WV : WI : 25.7 .5 25.1 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,011.6 7,634.0 304.1 73.5 355.1 27.5 327.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 97.8 98.1 97.9 97.9 Calves : 97.4 97.7 97.7 97.5 97.8 Hogs : 97.7 97.8 97.8 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 96.0 95.5 95.8 96.8 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040623951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040623951500Index 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 July 21, 1995. 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