HDR1012000130040825951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040825951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released August 25, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-3578, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Estimates refer to July 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Up Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.43 billion pounds during July. This production was 2 percent above last year. July 1995 and 1994 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.08 billion pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Head kill totaled 2.93 million, up 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,184 pounds was down 8 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 24.0 million pounds, up 14 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 114,000, up 20 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 11 pounds to 371 pounds. Pork production, at 1.30 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.08 million head, slightly below a year earlier. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 255 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.0 million pounds, was up 1 percent from a year earlier. Slaughter totaled 310,000 head, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight increased 4 pounds to 125 pounds. January-July red meat production was 24.8 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 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (8-95) HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 95 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jul : Jun : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,027 2,279 2,082 103 91 13,813 14,271 103 Veal : 21 26 24 114 93 159 177 111 Pork :1,294 1,464 1,299 100 89 9,714 10,180 105 Lamb & Mutton : 19 22 19 101 86 185 171 93 : Total Red Meat :3,361 3,791 3,425 102 90 23,871 24,798 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 95 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jul : Jun : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,997 2,247 2,053 103 91 13,589 14,039 103 Veal : 21 25 24 114 93 155 172 111 Pork : 1,269 1,437 1,274 100 89 9,520 9,979 105 Lamb & Mutton : 18 22 19 102 85 180 166 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,305 3,731 3,369 102 90 23,444 24,357 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040825951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jul 95 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jul : Jun : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,769.9 3,186.9 2,877.8 104 90 19,168.5 19,935.5 104 Other :Thou: 51.7 55.8 52.3 101 94 397.6 409.7 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,821.6 3,242.6 2,930.0 104 90 19,566.1 20,345.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,195 1,180 1,187 99 100 1,186 1,182 99 Other :Lbs : 1,033 1,027 1,025 99 100 1,026 1,028 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,192 1,177 1,184 99 101 1,182 1,179 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 93.1 114.5 111.1 119 97 677.3 778.6 115 Other :Thou: 2.2 3.2 2.9 131 92 17.5 18.6 106 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 95.4 117.7 114.0 120 97 694.7 797.2 115 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 382 382 369 96 96 390 382 98 Other :Lbs : 397 417 430 108 103 402 412 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 382 383 371 97 97 391 383 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 6,940.6*7,731.0 6,917.7 100 89 51,599.0 53,705.8 104 Other :Thou: 160.1 174.7 157.4 98 90 1,208.9 1,243.4 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,100.7*7,905.6 7,075.1 100 89 52,807.9 54,949.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 258 256 101 99 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 222 221 226 102 102 228 230 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 252 257 255 101 99 254 257 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 301.6 347.4 296.4 98 85 2,805.3 2,610.9 93 Other :Thou: 16.1 12.8 13.5 84 106 102.5 100.2 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 317.8 360.2 310.0 98 86 2,907.8 2,711.1 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 123 127 126 102 99 129 128 99 Other :Lbs : 92 94 96 104 102 94 96 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 121 126 125 103 99 128 127 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. HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 95 as % of State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Jul 1994 : Jun 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 2,795 3,280 2,822 101 86 AZ : 22,984 28,730 28,620 125 100 AR : 4,844 6,336 5,598 116 88 CA : 74,293 92,521 83,892 113 91 CO : 158,926 183,338 173,762 109 95 DE-MD : 5,660 6,143 4,966 88 81 FL : 2,920 3,590 3,075 105 86 GA : 32,420 37,920 32,724 101 86 HI : 1,355 1,283 1,173 87 91 ID : 40,529 45,917 42,657 105 93 IL : 197,174 224,728 197,962 100 88 IN : 56,386 57,267 48,082 85 84 IA : 549,384 584,311 518,593 94 89 KS : 446,431 498,334 468,148 105 94 KY : 41,086 52,750 43,384 106 82 LA : 1,697 1,883 1,842 109 98 MI : 78,999 90,560 77,503 98 86 MN : 152,037 *165,095 150,538 99 91 MS : 21,211 24,207 21,714 102 90 MO : 30,535 49,809 45,616 149 92 MT : 1,570 1,479 1,411 90 95 NE : 496,503 542,256 489,732 99 90 NV : 125 84 98 78 117 N ENG 2/ : 2,851 2,711 2,464 86 91 NJ : 2,231 2,810 2,782 125 99 NM : 2,205 1,457 1,316 60 90 NY : 7,151 8,589 7,872 110 92 NC : 87,123 114,629 111,696 128 97 ND : 8,377 9,835 3,019 36 31 OH : 26,876 28,536 26,371 98 92 OK : 3,797 4,612 3,706 98 80 OR : 2,555 3,118 2,945 115 94 PA : 83,030 94,610 85,525 103 90 SC : 12,503 13,758 11,536 92 84 SD : 87,603 108,069 94,607 108 88 TN : 17,546 15,226 12,730 73 84 TX : 364,176 *406,327 377,806 104 93 UT : 35,906 38,806 33,090 92 85 VA : 61,942 76,699 63,146 102 82 WA : 57,448 65,535 59,875 104 91 WV : 990 1,063 968 98 91 WI : 76,370 92,396 78,952 103 85 WY : 321 390 340 106 87 : US : 3,360,865 *3,790,997 3,424,658 102 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 : .7 .9 575 751 822 809 AZ : 33.5 40.1 38,475 48,036 1,150 1,198 AR : 1.9 2.1 1,819 1,891 980 918 CA : 73.7 79.3 89,483 97,384 1,215 1,227 CO : 199.0 224.4 243,731 269,584 1,225 1,201 DE-MD : 2.7 2.7 3,282 3,298 1,225 1,240 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.4 1,484 1,311 962 968 ID : IL : IN : 6.1 5.1 6,366 5,170 1,049 1,012 IA : 140.9 137.0 171,445 168,362 1,216 1,229 KS : 584.0 620.0 698,533 737,774 1,196 1,190 KY : 4.6 4.9 5,091 5,324 1,095 1,083 LA : 2.0 1.9 1,607 1,496 811 781 MI : MN : 79.3 81.6 98,985 101,631 1,249 1,246 MS : MO : 10.3 12.4 11,393 13,823 1,101 1,116 MT : 1.7 1.4 2,075 1,797 1,207 1,261 NE : 568.7 569.6 695,813 675,534 1,224 1,186 NV : .1 .1 120 96 1,102 1,102 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 1.9 3,099 2,196 1,136 1,134 NJ : 1.1 1.6 1,328 1,933 1,156 1,184 NM : 4.2 2.5 3,903 2,326 925 922 NY : 5.3 4.9 5,458 5,322 1,032 1,084 NC : 10.1 9.7 10,511 10,089 1,040 1,036 ND : OH : 9.9 9.9 11,222 11,160 1,128 1,129 OK : 3.1 3.2 2,929 3,017 948 955 OR : 1.6 1.6 1,912 1,970 1,216 1,251 PA : 76.1 77.8 93,115 94,529 1,224 1,215 SC : SD : 16.9 19.0 18,848 22,329 1,119 1,172 TN : TX : 514.2 534.5 578,613 606,042 1,125 1,134 UT : VA : 1.1 1.1 1,059 998 952 934 WA : 74.4 79.4 92,051 97,956 1,237 1,233 WV : .7 .7 690 815 1,019 1,097 WI : 102.2 105.5 126,437 130,313 1,237 1,236 WY : .4 .4 392 422 1,114 1,152 : US 3/ : 2,821.6 2,930.0 3,362,809 3,470,081 1,192 1,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 : 8.6 19.3 3,046 6,237 352 323 CO : DE-MD : .5 .3 193 151 409 489 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.5 8.8 3,486 3,469 409 396 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.8 2.2 806 1,049 445 468 MI : 4.4 4.6 1,062 1,151 241 250 MN : MS : MO : .1 .1 49 61 326 406 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.9 6.7 1,277 1,507 218 224 NJ : 2.5 2.9 984 1,200 388 411 NM : NY : 16.5 19.2 6,257 7,709 380 402 NC : .1 .1 30 37 325 279 ND : OH : 4.7 6.6 2,279 3,319 488 500 OK : .1 .1 58 30 435 405 OR : PA : 11.9 12.2 4,737 5,066 400 414 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.4 3.7 826 1,185 597 318 UT : VA : WA : 2.2 2.9 1,109 1,263 510 431 WV : WI : 12.4 12.9 5,094 5,010 410 389 WY : : US 3/ : 95.4 114.0 36,388 42,299 382 371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 : 9.2 8.7 3,748 3,691 409 423 AZ : .7 .6 165 148 248 255 AR : 16.4 18.1 5,952 7,590 362 420 CA : 146.0 154.7 31,688 34,732 217 224 CO : 4.0 4.1 915 961 231 237 DE-MD : 21.7 17.5 4,974 4,099 229 235 FL : 7.3 7.6 1,131 1,430 155 187 GA : HI : 3.5 3.2 719 627 203 196 ID : IL : 663.8 663.4 173,098 175,023 261 264 IN : 284.3 240.6 68,695 60,206 242 250 IA : 2,383.1 2,255.2 607,437 579,558 255 257 KS : KY : 206.3 220.6 52,617 55,362 255 251 LA : 2.9 3.0 616 699 213 230 MI : MN : 552.9 516.7 131,071 125,496 237 243 MS : MO : MT : 2.6 2.6 629 608 239 236 NE : 407.9 420.8 99,356 103,718 244 246 NV : .2 .2 49 43 215 228 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.5 703 591 248 236 NJ : NM : .2 .1 43 28 213 220 NY : 4.5 5.0 938 1,028 209 204 NC : 477.9 583.5 114,992 147,681 241 253 ND : 6.4 6.4 1,446 1,406 225 221 OH : 104.9 102.0 27,011 25,879 257 254 OK : 11.6 10.1 3,865 3,764 334 372 OR : 9.1 11.2 2,068 2,729 227 243 PA : 161.8 172.2 37,982 41,359 235 240 SC : SD : 412.4 439.3 108,441 114,995 263 262 TN : TX : 23.4 25.4 7,445 8,487 318 334 UT : VA : 333.2 342.1 81,990 84,473 246 247 WA : WV : 1.0 1.0 387 377 370 367 WI : 30.4 30.5 11,512 12,313 379 404 WY : .3 .4 74 101 257 240 : US 3/ : 7,100.7 7,075.1 1,787,172 1,806,577 252 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130040825951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 : 79.2 109.3 10,833 15,381 137 141 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .4 .5 50 52 113 109 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .3 30 32 118 117 KY : .9 .8 117 99 133 121 LA : .3 .3 22 23 79 84 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .3 .3 32 36 117 118 NE : .1 .1 13 10 112 96 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 256 245 109 113 NJ : 11.3 11.8 989 1,117 88 95 NM : 3.5 2.3 392 259 113 115 NY : 3.9 2.4 417 248 106 104 NC : .1 .1 10 13 83 86 ND : .1 .1 9 11 118 109 OH : 1.1 1.1 120 126 106 112 OK : OR : .7 .6 79 74 118 115 PA : 5.6 5.2 520 474 93 92 SC : SD : 18.0 16.5 2,192 2,048 122 124 TN : TX : UT : 3.5 3.3 459 365 132 109 VA : 1.8 1.6 185 169 104 108 WA : WV : WI : 1.1 1.2 135 133 117 111 WY : .1 .2 18 27 123 135 : US 3/ : 317.8 310.0 38,505 38,762 121 125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040825951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,558 1,748 1,567 10,241 10,481 56.3 54.9 54.4 53.4 52.6 Heifers : 761 907 854 5,377 5,769 27.5 28.5 29.7 28.1 28.9 Dairy Cows : 202 218 198 1,627 1,618 7.3 6.8 6.9 8.5 8.1 Other Cows : 200 252 208 1,567 1,688 7.2 7.9 7.2 8.2 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 49 61 51 358 380 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,770 3,187 2,878 19,169 19,935 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,550 7,320 6,536 48,958 51,045 94.4 94.7 94.5 94.9 95.0 Sows : 317 336 312 2,112 2,138 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.0 Stags & Boars : 74 76 70 529 523 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :6,941*7,731 6,918 51,599 53,706 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 22 25 21 161 158 7.4 7.3 7.1 5.7 6.0 Lambs & Yrlings: 279 322 275 2,644 2,453 92.6 92.7 92.9 94.3 94.0 : Total 1/ : 302 347 296 2,805 2,611 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : --------- Pounds ------------ : Cattle 4/ : 724 709 717 713 708 Steers 4/ : 779 754 767 767 760 Heifers 4/ : 703 693 698 700 698 All Cows 4/ : 538 546 544 543 540 Bulls & Stags4/: 859 869 874 870 863 : Calves & Vealers: 228 225 216 233 225 : Hogs : 183 186 185 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 177 181 179 180 182 Sows 5/ : 296 291 294 295 291 Stags & Boars5/: 217 223 227 212 219 : Sheep : 61 63 63 64 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 58 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 61 64 63 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. HDR2012000130040825951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, July 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 .2 .1 1.2 .2 3/ 2 : 6.3 1.0 .3 4.3 .1 .6 28.8 3 : 81.0 39.3 6.7 25.1 7.6 2.2 3/ 4 : 52.8 1.6 3.1 17.2 24.5 6.5 16.2 5 : 324.4 163.3 51.5 69.6 28.5 11.5 3/ 6 : 534.8 305.4 157.9 8.6 52.3 10.6 3/ 7 :1,330.7 761.9 496.1 19.0 43.6 10.0 43.5 8 : 289.2 156.1 95.6 4.1 30.3 3.0 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 256.8 138.0 42.9 48.5 20.6 6.8 22.6 : US 2/ :2,877.8 1,566.8 854.3 197.6 207.6 51.5 111.1 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.0 1.1 .9 2 : 6/ 13.9 3.3 10.6 3 : 545.4 534.6 10.7 .1 5/ 4 :1,074.0 1,012.0 60.6 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 53.2 6.0 47.2 6 :1,762.3 1,619.4 111.5 31.4 5/ 7 : 6/ 42.7 6.2 36.5 8 :3,362.9 3,198.3 127.3 37.3 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 173.0 171.3 1.7 .1 184.6 4.5 180.2 : US 2/ :6,917.7 6,535.6 311.9 70.2 296.4 21.1 275.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.7 1.7 1.3 11.2 .2 1.4 3/ 2 : 47.6 7.8 2.6 31.9 .6 4.7 187.4 3 : 597.2 285.1 43.5 200.3 53.2 15.0 3/ 4 : 447.8 13.6 23.2 143.7 212.2 55.1 111.4 5 : 2,322.2 1,078.0 370.5 569.2 223.7 80.9 3/ 6 : 3,744.4 2,086.3 1,061.4 76.7 437.4 82.5 3/ 7 : 9,058.4 5,156.6 3,305.8 185.3 340.1 70.5 345.3 8 : 1,980.3 970.8 671.4 40.8 270.0 27.3 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 1,721.9 880.9 289.0 359.1 150.1 42.9 134.4 : US :19,935.5 10,480.7 5,768.6 1,618.2 1,687.7 380.3 778.6 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 16.3 5.9 10.3 2 : 6/ 114.4 28.2 86.2 3 : 4,214.1 4,125.4 78.7 10.0 5/ 4 : 8,068.5 7,586.2 473.1 9.2 5/ 5 : 6/ 401.0 44.0 357.1 6 :13,960.5 12,967.4 778.5 214.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 488.5 48.3 440.1 8 :26,190.8 25,104.6 797.7 288.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,271.9 1,261.6 9.9 .5 1,590.8 31.2 1,559.6 : US :53,705.8 51,045.2 2,137.9 522.7 2,610.9 157.6 2,453.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 39.8 36.8 2.9 AR : 1.7 .3 .1 .1 1.0 .2 CA : 78.9 25.8 4.6 36.6 8.7 3.2 19.3 CO : 223.8 129.4 79.3 .9 14.0 .2 DE-MD : 2.7 2.0 .4 .2 .1 .3 FL : GA : HI : .9 .1 .1 .2 .4 ID : IL : 8.7 IN : IA : 135.6 68.8 47.5 14.2 3.0 2.1 KS : 616.8 387.4 228.3 .1 1.0 .1 KY : 4.2 .7 2.9 .5 .1 LA : MI : 4.5 MN : 78.6 36.0 14.2 10.5 12.9 5.0 MS : MO : 10.2 1.6 .6 1.5 5.6 .8 MT : .8 .4 .1 .1 .2 NE : 568.1 304.1 219.8 3.1 34.1 7.1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.8 .2 .1 1.2 .2 6.7 NJ : 1.6 .6 .1 .6 .1 .2 NM : 2.2 .5 .2 .9 .4 .2 NY : 4.7 .4 .2 3.6 .4 19.2 NC : 9.2 .1 3.6 3.4 2.1 ND : OH : 3.6 .4 .3 2.0 .4 .6 6.6 OK : .9 .3 .4 .1 OR : 1.3 .5 .4 .1 .1 .2 PA : 77.6 37.3 6.3 24.6 7.3 2.1 12.2 SC : SD : 17.4 .1 .1 1.7 13.7 1.8 TN : TX : 529.6 304.5 157.5 7.2 50.3 10.1 3.2 UT : VA : WA : 79.4 46.2 22.8 6.0 3.6 .6 2.9 WV : .1 WI : 101.6 43.4 4.7 39.9 9.3 4.3 12.8 WY : : US 3/ : 2,877.8 1,566.8 854.3 197.6 207.6 51.5 111.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.1 .3 5.5 1.3 AZ : AR : 17.7 8.0 9.7 CA : 147.6 146.3 1.4 CO : 3.4 3.2 .2 109.2 109.2 DE-MD : 17.4 17.4 FL : GA : HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : .3 .3 IL : 626.9 548.5 55.8 22.6 IN : 233.9 228.2 .2 5.6 IA : 2,251.7 2,143.3 71.1 37.3 KS : KY : 220.0 212.9 7.1 .8 .6 .2 LA : MI : MN : 513.1 513.0 MS : MO : MT : 2.0 1.9 .1 .1 .1 NE : 419.0 418.9 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 2.2 2.2 .1 2.0 1.1 .9 NJ : 11.6 2.2 9.3 NM : 2.2 1.7 .6 NY : 4.8 4.7 .1 2.4 1.1 1.3 NC : 564.0 556.9 7.0 ND : 6.1 6.1 OH : 89.9 81.4 8.5 .1 .1 OK : 8.5 4.4 4.1 OR : 10.9 10.7 .2 .4 .1 .4 PA : 171.9 170.9 .9 5.1 .4 4.7 SC : SD : 438.0 388.8 49.2 16.4 16.4 TN : TX : 11.5 5.2 6.2 .1 UT : 2.9 2.7 .2 VA : 341.8 332.4 9.4 1.5 .2 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 22.9 .5 22.3 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 6,917.7 6,535.6 311.9 70.2 296.4 21.1 275.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.0 98.0 Calves : 97.6 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 97.7 97.8 97.8 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 94.9 96.4 95.6 96.5 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040825951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040825951500Index 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 September 22, 1995 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. 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