HDR1012000130040922951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040922951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released September 22, 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 August 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat, Beef and Pork Production Set Records for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.86 billion pounds during August. This production was 3 percent above the previous record high set in August 1994. August 1995 and 1994 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.31 billion pounds, up 3 percent from previous record high set in August 1976. Head kill totaled 3.22 million, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,189 pounds was down 15 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year earlier Calf slaughter totaled 124,400, up 15 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 21 pounds to 358 pounds. Pork production, at 1.50 billion pounds was up 1 percent from the previous record high set in August 1994. Hog kill totaled 8.26 million head, 1 percent above August 1994. The average live weight remained the same at 252 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 4 percent from a year earlier. Slaughter totaled 371,700 head, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 123 pounds. January-August red meat production was 28.7 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 4 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (9-95) HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 95 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Aug : Jul : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,215 2,082 2,308 104 111 16,029 16,579 103 Veal : 24 24 26 108 106 183 202 111 Pork :1,493 1,299 1,503 101 116 11,207 11,683 104 Lamb & Mutton : 24 19 23 96 118 208 194 93 : Total Red Meat :3,756 3,425 3,859 103 113 27,627 28,658 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 95 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Aug : Jul : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,181 2,053 2,273 104 111 15,770 16,313 103 Veal : 23 24 25 107 106 178 197 111 Pork : 1,462 1,274 1,475 101 116 10,982 11,454 104 Lamb & Mutton : 23 19 22 96 118 203 188 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,689 3,369 3,795 103 113 27,133 28,152 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130040922951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Aug 95 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Aug : Jul : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,001.1 2,877.8 3,160.1 105 110 22,169.6 23,095.6 104 Other :Thou: 59.6 52.3 59.7 100 114 457.2 469.4 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,060.6 2,930.0 3,219.8 105 110 22,626.8 23,565.0 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,208 1,187 1,192 98 100 1,189 1,183 99 Other :Lbs : 1,040 1,025 1,031 99 101 1,028 1,029 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,204 1,184 1,189 99 100 1,185 1,180 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 105.6 111.1 121.4 115 109 782.8 899.9 115 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.9 3.1 131 105 19.8 21.7 109 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 107.9 114.0 124.4 115 109 802.7 921.6 115 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 378 369 357 94 96 389 380 97 Other :Lbs : 415 430 428 103 100 404 415 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 379 371 358 95 97 389 380 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,996.5 6,917.7 8,082.6 101 117 59,595.5 61,788.4 104 Other :Thou: 194.7 157.4 181.9 93 116 1,403.6 1,425.3 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,191.2 7,075.1 8,264.5 101 117 60,999.1 63,213.7 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 256 253 100 98 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 230 226 223 97 99 228 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 252 255 252 100 99 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 381.8 296.4 354.7 93 120 3,187.1 2,965.6 93 Other :Thou: 18.6 13.5 17.0 92 126 121.1 117.2 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 400.4 310.0 371.7 93 120 3,308.1 3,082.8 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 121 126 124 102 98 128 128 99 Other :Lbs : 96 96 100 105 104 94 97 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 120 125 123 103 98 127 127 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 95 as % of State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Aug 1994 : Jul 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,357 2,822 3,365 100 119 AZ : 26,182 28,620 30,620 117 107 AR : 5,823 5,598 6,828 117 122 CA : 82,767 83,892 92,529 112 110 CO : 171,507 173,762 189,969 111 109 DE-MD : 6,866 4,966 5,963 87 120 FL : 3,135 3,075 3,904 125 127 GA : 39,302 32,724 38,097 97 116 HI : 1,517 1,173 1,218 80 104 ID : 48,650 42,657 47,110 97 110 IL : 223,141 197,962 217,809 98 110 IN : 66,431 48,082 55,424 83 115 IA : 608,329 518,593 617,309 101 119 KS : 474,289 468,148 510,708 108 109 KY : 50,832 43,384 51,501 101 119 LA : 2,035 1,842 2,125 104 115 MI : 85,045 77,503 85,983 101 111 MN : 175,140 150,538 172,119 98 114 MS : 27,421 21,714 25,060 91 115 MO : 35,570 45,616 52,518 148 115 MT : 2,185 1,411 1,864 85 132 NE : 550,430 489,732 552,097 100 113 NV : 95 98 117 124 119 N ENG 2/ : 3,620 2,464 2,880 80 117 NJ : 2,623 2,782 3,094 118 111 NM : 2,086 1,316 1,603 77 122 NY : 7,991 7,872 8,407 105 107 NC : 104,708 111,696 124,722 119 112 ND : 9,143 3,019 7,452 82 247 OH : 32,847 26,371 28,907 88 110 OK : 4,477 3,706 4,361 97 118 OR : 3,178 2,945 3,534 111 120 PA : 98,627 85,525 101,225 103 118 SC : 16,009 11,536 13,017 81 113 SD : 104,555 94,607 103,082 99 109 TN : 20,376 12,730 14,989 74 118 TX : 388,051 377,806 412,413 106 109 UT : 42,740 33,090 36,850 86 111 VA : 74,731 63,146 70,817 95 112 WA : 60,065 59,875 67,305 112 112 WV : 1,451 968 1,313 91 136 WI : 88,030 78,952 88,452 100 112 WY : 785 340 799 102 235 : US : 3,756,140 3,424,658 3,859,462 103 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 .9 622 735 826 805 AZ : 38.1 43.6 43,957 51,103 1,152 1,171 AR : 2.3 2.2 2,292 2,022 1,009 906 CA : 80.3 88.6 97,417 108,443 1,213 1,223 CO : 209.2 239.0 260,129 287,571 1,243 1,203 DE-MD : 3.3 3.3 4,047 4,065 1,221 1,227 FL : GA : HI : 1.9 1.4 1,845 1,337 948 986 ID : IL : IN : 7.3 5.9 7,673 6,051 1,049 1,023 IA : 153.6 158.3 190,620 186,854 1,241 1,180 KS : 610.5 664.3 740,093 799,429 1,212 1,203 KY : 5.6 5.5 6,107 5,858 1,095 1,058 LA : 2.6 2.4 2,088 1,806 789 763 MI : MN : 94.0 92.5 119,283 114,685 1,270 1,240 MS : MO : 12.6 17.3 14,284 20,146 1,137 1,164 MT : 2.4 2.0 2,870 2,417 1,190 1,184 NE : 608.6 620.0 755,748 747,473 1,242 1,206 NV : .1 .1 74 130 1,120 1,147 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.3 3,775 2,620 1,158 1,120 NJ : 1.3 1.8 1,489 2,172 1,161 1,195 NM : 4.0 3.0 3,703 2,713 927 904 NY : 5.9 6.1 6,136 6,510 1,032 1,076 NC : 13.6 13.1 14,417 13,464 1,062 1,029 ND : OH : 12.0 10.4 13,570 11,840 1,129 1,139 OK : 3.5 3.1 3,370 3,201 976 1,042 OR : 1.8 1.8 2,159 2,214 1,190 1,237 PA : 88.7 95.6 109,151 116,518 1,230 1,219 SC : SD : 20.5 18.9 22,878 22,036 1,116 1,164 TN : TX : 545.6 577.8 615,845 655,369 1,129 1,134 UT : VA : 1.6 1.3 1,459 1,219 934 949 WA : 77.0 87.4 97,110 109,891 1,262 1,257 WV : 1.1 1.0 1,160 980 1,034 1,012 WI : 117.6 119.5 145,805 145,912 1,240 1,221 WY : .8 .8 916 941 1,187 1,175 : US 3/ : 3,060.6 3,219.8 3,685,321 3,828,781 1,204 1,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 : 9.3 18.6 3,186 6,094 344 327 CO : DE-MD : .6 .4 264 173 415 412 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.3 9.6 3,944 4,009 426 419 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.7 2.5 788 1,142 457 452 MI : 4.6 5.9 1,054 1,471 230 250 MN : MS : MO : .2 .1 63 48 363 366 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 7.2 7.6 1,640 1,620 228 213 NJ : 3.0 3.4 1,191 1,285 403 378 NM : NY : 19.0 18.9 6,674 7,105 351 377 NC : .1 .1 32 44 307 348 ND : OH : 5.2 3.4 2,601 1,643 501 486 OK : .1 .1 56 51 429 422 OR : PA : 12.8 13.5 5,196 5,628 405 418 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.6 3.3 973 1,083 607 324 UT : VA : WA : 2.3 3.5 1,357 1,581 590 452 WV : WI : 14.3 15.0 5,981 6,160 417 410 WY : : US 3/ : 107.9 124.4 40,932 44,608 379 358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 : 10.9 10.4 4,466 4,483 410 432 AZ : .8 .8 180 196 230 247 AR : 19.7 22.8 7,253 9,553 368 418 CA : 166.3 175.4 36,157 39,195 217 223 CO : 6.6 6.4 1,531 1,624 232 255 DE-MD : 25.0 20.2 5,972 4,789 239 237 FL : 8.3 9.3 1,005 2,082 121 224 GA : HI : 3.5 3.6 698 700 200 196 ID : IL : 765.4 741.1 198,419 192,843 259 260 IN : 334.6 279.3 80,665 67,580 241 242 IA : 2,653.0 2,742.4 673,338 693,319 254 253 KS : KY : 256.4 266.3 64,873 65,643 253 247 LA : 3.4 3.5 774 792 227 226 MI : MN : 612.2 602.4 147,314 145,295 241 241 MS : MO : MT : 3.4 3.1 804 687 236 224 NE : 509.1 530.7 123,904 129,239 243 244 NV : .2 .2 53 36 225 213 N ENG 2/ : 4.0 3.6 977 779 245 218 NJ : NM : .3 .6 70 125 215 211 NY : 5.9 6.5 1,240 1,293 209 198 NC : 558.5 647.8 138,100 162,529 247 251 ND : 7.5 6.9 1,688 1,518 224 221 OH : 130.0 120.5 33,221 30,261 256 251 OK : 13.9 13.1 4,691 4,758 336 362 OR : 12.0 13.7 2,829 3,329 236 242 PA : 201.0 186.4 47,745 44,852 237 241 SC : SD : 491.0 499.8 128,059 129,026 261 258 TN : TX : 25.3 25.1 9,290 8,803 368 351 UT : VA : 400.7 383.9 99,794 94,694 249 247 WA : WV : 1.6 1.3 563 459 349 347 WI : 34.9 33.7 13,321 13,476 382 400 WY : 1.1 1.2 292 297 256 251 : US 3/ : 8,191.2 8,264.5 2,063,405 2,083,746 252 252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 : 100.2 124.7 13,396 16,545 134 133 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .8 .6 86 68 111 109 IL : IN : IA : KS : .5 .3 60 38 120 118 KY : 1.3 1.1 157 138 121 122 LA : .4 .3 26 28 74 85 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .8 .6 87 67 116 115 NE : .2 .2 19 17 106 106 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.7 339 287 112 108 NJ : 13.4 12.6 1,200 1,174 90 94 NM : 3.4 2.5 376 298 112 121 NY : 5.1 3.6 534 379 104 105 NC : .2 .1 12 12 76 80 ND : .1 .1 13 13 121 95 OH : 2.0 1.7 218 185 108 106 OK : .1 .1 11 9 98 120 OR : .9 .8 106 89 114 115 PA : 6.8 6.3 666 610 98 97 SC : SD : 19.3 18.2 2,346 2,292 122 126 TN : TX : UT : 4.7 3.4 582 374 123 109 VA : 2.5 1.6 267 172 107 111 WA : WV : WI : 1.8 1.8 216 199 117 110 WY : .4 .4 50 52 119 136 : US 3/ : 400.4 371.7 47,899 45,673 120 123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,654 1,567 1,698 11,895 12,178 55.1 54.4 53.7 53.7 52.7 Heifers : 805 854 919 6,181 6,687 26.8 29.7 29.1 27.9 29.0 Dairy Cows : 242 198 236 1,869 1,854 8.1 6.9 7.5 8.4 8.0 Other Cows : 238 208 247 1,805 1,934 7.9 7.2 7.8 8.1 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 63 51 61 420 442 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,001 2,878 3,160 22,170 23,096 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,561 6,536 7,657 56,519 58,702 94.6 94.5 94.7 94.8 95.0 Sows : 358 312 346 2,471 2,483 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 Stags & Boars : 77 70 80 606 603 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :7,997 6,918 8,083 59,596 61,788 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 27 21 25 188 182 7.1 7.1 7.0 5.9 6.1 Lambs & Yrlings: 355 275 330 2,999 2,783 92.9 92.9 93.0 94.1 93.9 : Total 1/ : 382 296 355 3,187 2,966 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 731 717 723 715 710 Steers 4/ : 790 767 778 770 763 Heifers 4/ : 713 698 708 702 699 All Cows 4/ : 534 544 536 542 540 Bulls & Stags4/: 848 874 864 867 863 : Calves & Vealers: 224 216 209 232 223 : Hogs : 183 185 183 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 177 179 177 180 181 Sows 5/ : 295 294 292 295 291 Stags & Boars5/: 229 227 227 214 220 : Sheep : 60 63 62 64 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 58 59 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 60 63 62 64 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. HDR2012000130040922951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, August 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 .2 .2 1.5 .2 3/ 2 : 7.7 1.2 .4 5.2 .1 .8 29.8 3 : 99.5 49.7 8.2 31.8 7.4 2.6 3/ 4 : 65.3 1.8 3.4 19.0 33.5 7.6 19.3 5 : 360.3 168.8 61.2 84.0 33.5 12.9 3/ 6 : 576.5 325.9 170.1 10.6 57.1 12.9 3/ 7 :1,450.6 837.3 523.7 24.7 52.6 12.3 46.2 8 : 315.4 160.8 109.0 6.8 35.1 3.8 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 282.5 152.0 42.6 52.2 27.5 8.2 26.0 : US 2/ :3,160.1 1,697.6 918.8 235.7 246.8 61.2 121.4 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.5 1.2 1.2 2 : 6/ 15.9 4.2 11.7 3 : 607.2 596.0 11.0 .1 5/ 4 :1,215.9 1,143.1 71.6 1.2 5/ 5 : 6/ 62.3 6.6 55.7 6 :2,014.5 1,851.0 126.3 37.1 5/ 7 : 6/ 58.2 7.6 50.6 8 :4,046.8 3,870.1 135.1 41.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 198.2 196.6 1.6 .1 215.9 5.1 210.8 : US 2/ :8,082.6 7,656.8 345.6 80.1 354.7 24.7 330.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.9 1.9 1.4 12.7 .3 1.6 3/ 2 : 55.3 9.0 3.0 37.0 .7 5.5 217.2 3 : 696.7 334.8 51.6 232.1 60.6 17.6 3/ 4 : 513.1 15.4 26.6 162.7 245.7 62.7 130.7 5 : 2,682.5 1,246.7 431.7 653.2 257.1 93.8 3/ 6 : 4,320.9 2,412.2 1,231.5 87.3 494.5 95.4 3/ 7 :10,509.0 5,993.9 3,829.6 210.0 392.7 82.8 391.6 8 : 2,295.7 1,131.5 780.4 47.6 305.1 31.1 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 2,004.4 1,032.8 331.6 411.3 177.7 51.0 160.4 : US :23,095.6 12,178.3 6,687.4 1,853.9 1,934.5 441.6 899.9 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 18.7 7.2 11.6 2 : 6/ 130.2 32.4 97.9 3 : 4,821.3 4,721.5 89.7 10.1 5/ 4 : 9,284.4 8,729.3 544.7 10.4 5/ 5 : 6/ 463.3 50.5 412.8 6 :15,975.0 14,818.4 904.9 251.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 546.6 55.9 490.7 8 :30,237.6 28,974.7 932.8 330.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,470.2 1,458.2 11.5 .5 1,806.7 36.3 1,770.4 : US :61,788.4 58,702.1 2,483.5 602.8 2,965.6 182.3 2,783.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 43.3 41.6 1.6 .1 AR : 1.7 .3 .1 .1 1.1 .1 CA : 88.2 28.8 5.3 38.0 12.6 3.5 18.6 CO : 238.3 131.5 91.6 1.2 13.9 .2 DE-MD : 3.3 2.6 .3 .2 .1 .4 FL : GA : HI : .9 .1 .1 .2 .5 ID : IL : 9.5 IN : IA : 156.7 81.5 51.3 18.0 3.5 2.5 KS : 660.7 412.3 247.0 .2 1.1 .1 KY : 4.8 .8 3.2 .6 .1 LA : MI : 5.8 MN : 89.1 33.7 19.3 15.0 15.1 6.0 MS : MO : 15.4 2.5 2.0 2.2 7.7 1.0 MT : 1.3 .9 .1 .1 .2 NE : 617.9 341.0 223.5 4.3 40.4 8.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.1 .2 .2 1.5 .2 7.6 NJ : 1.8 .6 .1 .7 .1 .3 NM : 2.6 .4 .2 1.2 .6 .1 NY : 5.9 .6 .3 4.4 .5 18.8 NC : 12.3 .1 3.9 5.6 2.7 ND : OH : 4.1 .5 .3 2.2 .6 .6 3.3 OK : .9 .4 .4 .1 OR : 1.5 .7 .4 .1 .2 .2 PA : 95.4 46.9 7.8 31.2 7.0 2.4 13.5 SC : SD : 17.2 .1 .1 1.2 14.4 1.3 TN : TX : 571.0 325.1 169.6 8.9 54.9 12.5 3.0 UT : VA : WA : 87.3 50.1 24.3 7.0 5.2 .7 3.5 WV : .1 .1 WI : 115.2 47.6 5.0 47.1 11.0 4.5 15.0 WY : : US 3/ : 3,160.1 1,697.6 918.8 235.7 246.8 61.2 121.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.6 .2 7.2 1.2 AZ : AR : 22.4 9.1 13.2 CA : 168.4 167.2 1.2 CO : 5.2 5.0 .2 124.6 .2 124.4 DE-MD : 20.2 20.1 .1 FL : GA : HI : 2.5 2.5 ID : .4 .4 IL : 697.1 612.8 59.7 24.6 IN : 271.6 263.0 .3 8.3 IA : 2,739.1 2,610.6 86.9 41.6 KS : KY : 265.7 258.0 7.7 1.1 .9 .2 LA : MI : MN : 597.8 597.7 MS : MO : MT : 2.4 2.3 .1 .3 .1 .3 NE : 528.6 528.6 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 3.0 2.9 2.5 1.2 1.2 NJ : 12.3 2.9 9.4 NM : 2.4 1.9 .5 NY : 6.2 6.1 .1 3.6 1.3 2.3 NC : 621.8 613.9 7.9 ND : 6.6 6.5 OH : 106.2 96.4 9.8 .2 .2 OK : 10.9 5.0 5.9 OR : 13.4 13.2 .2 .6 .1 .4 PA : 185.9 184.5 1.3 6.2 .5 5.8 SC : SD : 498.2 458.1 40.1 18.0 18.0 TN : TX : 14.5 6.6 7.9 UT : 3.0 2.7 .3 VA : 383.6 374.4 9.1 1.5 .2 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 25.0 .7 24.2 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,082.6 7,656.8 345.6 80.1 354.7 24.7 330.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.0 98.0 Calves : 97.8 97.4 97.5 97.5 97.6 Hogs : 97.6 97.8 97.8 97.7 97.7 Sheep : 95.3 95.6 95.4 96.3 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130040922951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130040922951500Index 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 October 20, 1995. 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