HDR1012000130040721951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040721951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released July 21, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to June 1995. Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production Set Records for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.79 billion pounds during June. This production was 5 percent above the previous record high set in June 1994. June 1995 and 1994 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.28 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous record high set in June 1977. Head kill totaled 3.24 million, up 7 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,177 pounds was down 1 pound from last year. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 117,700, up 17 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 17 pounds to 383 pounds. Pork production, at 1.46 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the previous record high set in June 1994. Hog kill totaled 7.91 million head, 4 percent above June 1994. The average live weight increased 1 pound to 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 22.0 million pounds, was down 8 percent from June 1994. Slaughter totaled 360,200 head, down 8 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was 126 pounds. January-June red meat production was 21.4 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 5 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 (7-95) HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 95 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jun : May : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,156 2,184 2,279 106 104 11,786 12,189 103 Veal : 24 26 26 111 100 138 152 111 Pork :1,411 1,525 1,464 104 96 8,421 8,881 105 Lamb & Mutton : 24 23 22 92 96 166 152 92 : Total Red Meat :3,615 3,758 3,791 105 101 20,510 21,374 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 95 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jun : May : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,125 2,150 2,247 106 104 11,591 11,987 103 Veal : 23 25 25 110 99 134 149 111 Pork : 1,383 1,495 1,437 104 96 8,252 8,706 106 Lamb & Mutton : 24 23 22 92 96 162 148 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,555 3,694 3,731 105 101 20,139 20,989 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040721951500Number and Average Weights, United States Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jun 95 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jun : May : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,983.7 3,063.9 3,186.9 107 104 16,398.6 17,057.7 104 Other :Thou: 54.0 59.1 55.8 103 94 346.0 357.4 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,037.7 3,123.0 3,242.6 107 104 16,744.5 17,415.1 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,181 1,173 1,180 99 100 1,184 1,181 99 Other :Lbs : 1,034 1,021 1,027 99 101 1,025 1,029 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,178 1,170 1,177 100 101 1,180 1,178 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 97.9 114.0 114.5 117 100 584.1 667.5 114 Other :Thou: 2.8 2.7 3.2 114 116 15.2 15.7 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 100.7 116.8 117.7 117 101 599.4 683.2 114 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 400 386 382 95 98 392 385 98 Other :Lbs : 412 407 417 101 102 403 409 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 400 385 383 96 99 392 385 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,451.5 8,011.6 7,731.7 104 97 44,658.4 46,788.9 105 Other :Thou: 177.1 180.9 174.7 99 97 1,048.8 1,086.0 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,628.6 8,192.5 7,906.4 104 97 45,707.2 47,874.9 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 258 258 100 99 255 258 101 Other :Lbs : 223 228 221 99 97 229 230 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 256 258 257 100 100 254 257 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 376.9 355.1 347.4 92 98 2,503.7 2,314.5 92 Other :Thou: 15.1 15.7 12.8 85 81 86.3 86.6 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 392.0 370.9 360.2 92 97 2,590.0 2,401.1 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 127 129 127 100 98 130 128 98 Other :Lbs : 88 93 94 106 101 94 96 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 126 127 126 100 99 129 127 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 95 as % of State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jun 1994 : May 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,182 3,413 3,280 103 96 AZ : 25,400 28,820 28,730 113 100 AR : 5,268 6,100 6,336 120 104 CA : 84,021 90,775 92,521 110 102 CO : 171,520 169,476 183,338 107 108 DE-MD : 5,700 6,565 6,143 108 94 FL : 4,218 3,718 3,590 85 97 GA : 36,189 37,807 37,920 105 100 HI : 1,500 1,265 1,283 86 101 ID : 45,181 44,645 45,917 102 103 IL : 214,042 231,093 224,728 105 97 IN : 63,641 62,011 57,267 90 92 IA : 585,235 604,292 584,311 100 97 KS : 477,760 484,511 498,334 104 103 KY : 47,262 53,793 52,750 112 98 LA : 1,857 1,872 1,883 101 101 MI : 79,233 88,642 90,560 114 102 MN : 166,013 170,496 165,097 99 97 MS : 24,287 24,954 24,207 100 97 MO : 32,167 51,664 49,809 155 96 MT : 1,788 1,493 1,479 83 99 NE : 521,127 523,692 542,256 104 104 NV : 101 149 84 83 56 N ENG 2/ : 2,977 2,719 2,711 91 100 NJ : 2,503 3,196 2,810 112 88 NM : 2,860 1,802 1,457 51 81 NY : 7,033 7,659 8,589 122 112 NC : 100,311 116,146 114,629 114 99 ND : 9,455 9,470 9,835 104 104 OH : 28,080 30,292 28,536 102 94 OK : 4,509 4,477 4,612 102 103 OR : 2,706 3,018 3,118 115 103 PA : 92,546 93,952 94,610 102 101 SC : 13,569 13,813 13,758 101 100 SD : 99,224 109,170 108,069 109 99 TN : 18,876 18,251 15,226 81 83 TX : 383,855 398,554 406,547 106 102 UT : 41,273 34,825 38,806 94 111 VA : 65,708 73,170 76,699 117 105 WA : 59,935 58,142 65,535 109 113 WV : 1,195 1,192 1,063 89 89 WI : 81,610 86,396 92,396 113 107 WY : 368 370 390 106 106 : US : 3,615,284 3,757,861 3,791,218 105 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, June 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : .8 1.0 675 838 834 835 AZ : 36.8 40.0 42,609 48,202 1,157 1,207 AR : 2.1 2.4 2,078 2,428 978 997 CA : 80.0 88.6 96,956 109,679 1,213 1,238 CO : 216.5 240.5 259,351 280,813 1,198 1,168 DE-MD : 3.3 3.1 3,988 3,851 1,220 1,233 FL : GA : HI : 1.8 1.5 1,739 1,465 948 962 ID : IL : IN : 6.0 5.3 6,457 5,623 1,075 1,058 IA : 150.6 157.2 182,032 191,423 1,208 1,218 KS : 637.7 671.3 752,946 786,447 1,181 1,172 KY : 5.1 5.5 5,562 6,014 1,089 1,094 LA : 1.8 1.5 1,418 1,275 769 839 MI : MN : 88.5 87.0 110,781 109,014 1,252 1,253 MS : MO : 10.1 12.4 11,055 13,795 1,094 1,112 MT : 2.1 1.7 2,667 2,072 1,250 1,246 NE : 596.3 642.3 715,142 755,934 1,199 1,177 NV : .1 .1 112 90 1,129 1,095 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.2 3,266 2,368 1,129 1,089 NJ : 1.2 1.6 1,444 1,892 1,193 1,164 NM : 4.8 2.8 5,055 2,477 1,045 888 NY : 5.4 5.4 5,648 6,187 1,038 1,147 NC : 10.7 12.7 11,292 13,316 1,056 1,049 ND : OH : 9.3 9.5 10,397 10,837 1,115 1,135 OK : 4.1 3.6 4,019 3,523 982 973 OR : 1.6 1.5 1,925 1,971 1,200 1,316 PA : 82.3 84.0 102,396 105,239 1,245 1,252 SC : SD : 20.1 20.2 23,022 23,188 1,147 1,150 TN : TX : 551.3 587.6 607,143 661,583 1,101 1,126 UT : VA : 1.3 1.2 1,221 1,168 961 975 WA : 79.2 88.1 97,717 108,577 1,234 1,232 WV : .8 .8 793 733 1,008 944 WI : 105.6 124.7 132,057 154,803 1,251 1,241 WY : .5 .5 524 544 1,136 1,167 : US 3/ : 3,037.7 3,242.6 3,579,291 3,818,015 1,178 1,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 8.5 20.8 3,075 6,045 360 290 CO : DE-MD : .7 .5 338 218 458 442 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.5 9.1 3,811 3,586 403 396 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.3 2.7 995 1,226 437 462 MI : 5.2 5.0 1,835 1,415 350 283 MN : MS : MO : .1 .1 57 47 386 319 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.1 5.1 1,052 1,439 257 280 NJ : 2.9 2.8 1,147 1,129 390 404 NM : NY : 14.6 19.3 5,660 7,863 387 408 NC : .1 .2 29 47 307 310 ND : OH : 4.9 6.3 2,546 3,265 522 516 OK : .2 .1 78 46 442 458 OR : PA : 13.2 11.6 5,294 4,707 400 407 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.6 2.8 963 1,046 605 368 UT : VA : WA : 2.3 2.4 1,059 1,382 470 574 WV : WI : 15.6 14.4 6,457 5,879 415 410 WY : : US 3/ : 100.7 117.7 40,300 45,031 400 383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 10.6 10.3 4,229 4,211 400 410 AZ : .8 1.0 201 224 239 232 AR : 17.6 19.8 6,417 7,974 365 403 CA : 163.5 163.6 37,074 37,837 227 231 CO : 4.2 4.2 991 997 234 238 DE-MD : 18.1 22.0 4,291 5,199 237 237 FL : 9.1 9.7 2,269 1,624 249 167 GA : HI : 3.7 3.5 740 684 199 197 ID : IL : 707.6 767.1 187,086 202,678 264 264 IN : 318.1 281.9 77,106 69,962 242 248 IA : 2,508.3 2,485.0 650,287 647,292 259 260 KS : KY : 226.2 264.1 61,562 69,194 272 262 LA : 4.4 3.5 849 757 192 219 MI : MN : 594.5 568.0 141,587 139,947 238 246 MS : MO : MT : 2.2 2.1 520 499 241 233 NE : 460.9 459.2 115,489 114,293 251 249 NV : .2 .2 40 35 202 207 N ENG 2/ : 3.5 3.4 898 856 254 251 NJ : NM : .1 .2 25 44 213 217 NY : 5.3 5.7 1,137 1,281 216 225 NC : 528.2 589.8 131,652 149,896 249 254 ND : 6.2 6.7 1,420 1,503 228 224 OH : 112.7 115.8 28,767 29,300 255 253 OK : 12.3 13.1 4,216 4,597 344 351 OR : 10.5 12.1 2,386 2,925 227 241 PA : 183.7 191.8 43,203 45,852 235 239 SC : SD : 455.9 509.7 119,588 132,458 262 260 TN : TX : 24.0 25.5 8,303 8,530 346 334 UT : VA : 352.8 411.0 86,698 101,174 246 246 WA : WV : 1.2 1.1 425 377 341 339 WI : 36.4 31.7 14,115 12,806 387 404 WY : .3 .4 81 94 247 247 : US 3/ : 7,628.6 7,906.4 1,949,936 2,030,562 256 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 128.1 124.1 17,754 17,045 139 137 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .4 .4 52 37 117 89 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .2 34 19 118 107 KY : 1.3 1.2 180 162 136 130 LA : .4 .4 32 37 86 86 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .2 25 22 113 115 NE : .1 .1 9 8 108 113 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.4 277 245 111 100 NJ : 11.2 13.3 985 1,151 88 87 NM : 2.9 2.8 336 344 116 123 NY : 4.0 2.5 436 261 109 104 NC : .2 .2 16 14 86 82 ND : .1 .1 13 8 117 101 OH : 1.0 1.0 103 107 100 105 OK : .1 .1 10 8 100 125 OR : .8 .7 94 79 121 114 PA : 6.5 6.0 597 531 92 89 SC : SD : 16.9 17.9 2,105 2,222 125 124 TN : TX : UT : 3.2 3.8 433 408 134 108 VA : 2.3 1.6 247 178 109 110 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 .9 122 104 117 114 WY : .1 .1 9 10 126 129 : US 3/ : 392.0 360.2 49,304 45,478 126 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,674 1,671 1,748 8,682 8,914 56.1 54.5 54.9 52.9 52.3 Heifers : 830 870 907 4,616 4,914 27.8 28.4 28.5 28.1 28.8 Dairy Cows : 207 218 218 1,424 1,421 6.9 7.1 6.8 8.7 8.3 Other Cows : 219 247 252 1,367 1,480 7.3 8.0 7.9 8.3 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 54 58 61 309 329 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,984 3,064 3,187 16,399 17,058 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,035 7,634 7,320 42,409 44,510 94.4 95.3 94.7 95.0 95.1 Sows : 331 304 336 1,795 1,826 4.4 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.9 Stags & Boars : 85 73 76 455 453 1.1 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :7,451 8,012 7,732 44,658 46,789 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 26 *28 25 139 136 6.9 7.7 7.3 5.5 5.9 Lambs & Yrlings: 351 328 322 2,365 2,178 93.1 92.3 92.7 94.5 94.1 : Total 1/ : 377 355 347 2,504 2,314 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ---------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle 4/ : 716 705 709 710 706 Steers 4/ : 765 753 754 764 759 Heifers 4/ : 697 691 693 699 698 All Cows 4/ : 536 541 546 544 539 Bulls & Stags4/: 871 862 869 872 861 : Calves & Vealers: 238 228 225 234 227 : Hogs : 186 187 186 185 187 Barrow Gilts 5/: 180 183 181 180 182 Sows 5/ : 299 288 291 295 290 Stags & Boars5/: 216 218 223 211 218 : Sheep : 63 64 63 65 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 58 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 65 64 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, June 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 .2 .2 1.4 .2 3/ 2 : 6.6 1.0 .3 4.2 .1 .9 27.1 3 : 87.5 45.8 6.3 26.2 6.8 2.5 3/ 4 : 61.6 1.6 3.5 19.4 28.8 8.3 15.8 5 : 362.5 179.6 59.0 76.6 33.8 13.5 3/ 6 : 588.2 334.4 168.7 9.1 63.6 12.3 3/ 7 :1,473.6 865.9 520.2 25.8 50.1 11.6 48.1 8 : 324.4 173.0 101.0 6.5 39.4 4.6 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 280.3 146.5 48.1 48.5 29.7 7.4 23.4 : US 2/ :3,186.9 1,748.2 907.3 217.7 252.4 61.3 114.5 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.3 1.0 1.3 2 : 6/ 15.6 4.1 11.4 3 : 640.5 627.4 12.1 1.1 5/ 4 :1,165.3 1,093.5 70.2 1.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 55.5 7.1 48.4 6 :2,014.7 1,863.5 118.5 32.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 48.9 8.0 40.9 8 :3,727.0 3,552.5 133.7 40.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 184.2 182.7 1.4 .1 225.2 5.0 220.2 : US 2/ :7,731.7 7,319.7 335.8 76.2 347.4 25.3 322.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN;5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE;8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - June 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.0 1.5 1.1 10.0 .2 1.2 3/ 2 : 41.3 6.8 2.3 27.6 .5 4.1 158.6 3 : 516.2 245.8 36.7 175.2 45.7 12.8 3/ 4 : 394.9 12.0 20.1 126.6 187.7 48.6 95.1 5 : 1,997.8 914.7 318.9 499.7 195.1 69.4 3/ 6 : 3,209.6 1,781.0 903.5 68.1 385.1 71.9 3/ 7 : 7,727.7 4,394.8 2,809.7 166.3 296.4 60.5 301.9 8 : 1,691.1 814.6 575.8 36.7 239.7 24.3 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 1,465.1 742.8 246.1 310.5 129.6 36.1 111.8 : US :17,057.7 8,913.9 4,914.2 1,420.7 1,480.1 328.8 667.5 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 14.2 4.8 9.4 2 : 6/ 100.4 24.9 75.5 3 : 3,668.7 3,590.9 67.9 9.9 5/ 4 : 6,994.5 6,574.2 412.4 7.9 5/ 5 : 6/ 347.9 37.9 309.9 6 :12,198.9 11,348.0 667.5 183.4 5/ 7 : 6/ 445.8 42.1 403.7 8 :22,827.9 21,906.3 670.4 251.2 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,098.9 1,090.3 8.2 .4 1,406.2 26.7 1,379.4 : US :46,788.9 44,509.6 1,826.5 452.8 2,314.5 136.5 2,178.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : .1 AZ : 39.6 37.9 1.7 AR : 2.1 .3 .1 .1 1.4 .2 CA : 88.1 27.9 5.9 35.2 15.4 3.7 20.8 CO : 239.9 143.5 80.5 .9 14.7 .3 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 .5 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : .9 .1 .1 .1 .6 ID : IL : 9.0 IN : IA : 155.9 77.1 55.6 20.6 2.5 KS : 667.3 433.9 231.6 .2 1.4 .1 KY : 4.6 .7 3.2 .5 .1 LA : MI : 5.0 MN : 83.9 32.8 17.3 11.2 16.4 6.1 MS : MO : 10.0 .9 .5 1.5 6.2 .9 MT : 1.0 .3 .2 .2 .2 NE : 640.4 354.0 232.5 3.4 42.4 8.1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.0 .2 .2 1.4 .2 5.1 NJ : 1.6 .6 .1 .6 .1 .3 NM : 2.5 .6 .3 .9 .5 .1 NY : 5.0 .5 .2 3.6 .1 .6 19.2 NC : 11.5 .1 4.3 4.4 2.7 ND : OH : 3.9 .4 .4 2.0 .6 .6 6.2 OK : .9 .1 .3 .5 .1 OR : 1.2 .5 .3 .2 .1 .2 PA : 83.8 43.4 5.7 25.8 6.6 2.3 11.6 SC : SD : 18.3 .1 .1 1.3 15.2 1.6 TN : TX : 582.6 333.4 168.3 7.8 61.1 11.9 2.5 UT : VA : WA : 88.1 50.3 26.1 6.0 4.9 .6 2.4 WV : WI : 120.8 55.3 4.8 45.4 10.2 5.0 14.3 WY : : US 3/ : 3,186.9 1,748.2 907.3 217.7 252.4 61.3 114.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.0 .3 6.2 1.5 AZ : AR : 19.3 8.7 10.5 CA : 156.6 155.5 1.1 CO : 3.6 3.4 .2 124.1 .1 124.0 DE-MD : 21.9 20.9 1.0 FL : GA : HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : .2 .2 IL : 727.7 645.5 56.6 25.6 IN : 276.3 272.4 .3 3.6 IA : 2,481.9 2,359.7 81.5 40.7 KS : KY : 263.4 255.5 7.9 1.2 1.0 .2 LA : MI : MN : 563.7 563.6 MS : MO : MT : 1.7 1.6 .1 .1 .1 NE : 457.5 457.3 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 3.0 2.9 .1 2.3 1.0 1.3 NJ : 13.1 2.7 10.4 NM : 2.8 2.1 .7 NY : 5.4 5.3 .1 2.5 1.4 1.0 NC : 562.1 553.9 8.2 ND : 6.4 6.3 OH : 104.0 94.7 9.3 .2 .2 OK : 10.9 5.4 5.5 OR : 11.8 11.6 .2 .5 .1 .4 PA : 191.4 190.2 1.2 6.0 .4 5.5 SC : SD : 508.2 463.6 44.6 17.7 17.7 TN : TX : 12.9 5.6 7.0 .4 UT : 3.5 3.0 .5 VA : 410.7 400.3 10.4 1.5 .2 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 25.1 .5 24.5 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,731.7 7,319.7 335.8 76.2 347.4 25.3 322.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.3 97.9 97.9 Calves : 97.2 97.7 97.3 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 97.7 97.8 97.8 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 96.2 95.8 96.4 96.7 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040721951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040721951500Index 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 August 25, 1995. 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