HDR1012000130041020951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130041020951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released October 20, 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 September 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Drops Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.70 billion pounds during September. This production was 1 percent below last year. September 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. September 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 3.08 million, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,193 pounds was down 12 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 122,300, up 12 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 11 pounds to 362 pounds. Pork production, at 1.44 billion pounds was down 7 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7.92 million head, 5 percent below September 1994. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 251 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 21.0 million pounds, was down 9 percent from the record low set in September 1979. Slaughter totaled 359,500 head, down 10 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight remained the same at 119 pounds. January-September red meat production was 32.4 billion pounds up 3 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent, veal was up 10 percent, pork was up 3 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (10-95) HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 95 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Sep : Aug : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,135 2,308 2,212 104 96 18,164 18,790 103 Veal : 23 26 26 109 99 206 228 110 Pork :1,539 1,503 1,438 93 96 12,747 13,122 103 Lamb & Mutton : 23 23 21 91 94 232 215 93 : Total Red Meat :3,721 3,859 3,697 99 96 31,348 32,355 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 95 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Sep : Aug : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,102 2,273 2,176 104 96 17,872 18,489 103 Veal : 23 25 25 108 99 201 222 110 Pork : 1,508 1,475 1,411 94 96 12,490 12,865 103 Lamb & Mutton : 23 22 21 91 94 225 209 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,656 3,795 3,632 99 96 30,789 31,784 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130041020951500Number and Average Weights, United States Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Sep 95 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Sep : Aug : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,884.8 3,160.1 3,018.9 105 96 25,054.3 26,114.5 104 Other :Thou: 57.6 59.7 62.9 109 105 514.8 532.3 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,942.4 3,219.8 3,081.9 105 96 25,569.2 26,646.8 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,208 1,192 1,197 99 100 1,191 1,185 99 Other :Lbs : 1,032 1,031 1,012 98 98 1,029 1,027 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,205 1,189 1,193 99 100 1,187 1,182 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 106.4 121.4 118.9 112 98 889.2 1,018.8 115 Other :Thou: 2.7 3.1 3.5 126 112 22.6 25.2 111 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 109.1 124.4 122.3 112 98 911.8 1,044.0 114 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 372 357 360 96 100 387 378 97 Other :Lbs : 416 428 414 100 97 405 415 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 373 358 362 97 101 387 378 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,192.4 8,082.6 7,751.5 95 96 67,787.9 69,539.9 103 Other :Thou: 189.7 181.9 172.0 91 95 1,593.4 1,597.2 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,382.1 8,264.5 7,923.5 95 96 69,381.3 71,137.1 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 255 253 252 98 99 254 256 100 Other :Lbs : 229 223 226 99 101 228 228 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 252 251 99 100 254 255 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 383.8 354.7 343.8 90 97 3,570.9 3,309.4 93 Other :Thou: 16.4 17.0 15.7 96 92 137.4 132.9 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 400.2 371.7 359.5 90 97 3,708.3 3,442.3 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 120 124 120 100 96 127 127 99 Other :Lbs : 94 100 95 101 95 94 97 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 119 123 119 100 97 126 126 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 95 as % of State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Sep 1994 : Aug 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,254 3,365 3,340 103 99 AZ : 23,548 *30,630 28,696 122 94 AR : 5,871 6,828 6,474 110 95 CA : 79,474 92,529 84,629 106 91 CO : 171,645 189,969 183,208 107 96 DE-MD : 6,287 5,963 5,957 95 100 FL : 3,258 3,904 3,628 111 93 GA : 36,889 38,097 35,155 95 92 HI : 1,317 1,218 1,210 92 99 ID : 46,493 47,110 48,110 103 102 IL : 227,371 217,809 208,727 92 96 IN : 62,994 55,424 50,529 80 91 IA : 623,474 617,309 581,439 93 94 KS : 460,110 510,708 476,185 103 93 KY : 54,991 51,501 50,504 92 98 LA : 2,042 2,125 2,092 102 98 MI : 90,713 85,983 89,757 99 104 MN : 175,951 172,119 162,906 93 95 MS : 27,773 25,060 26,539 96 106 MO : 34,007 52,518 51,400 151 98 MT : 1,721 1,864 1,417 82 76 NE : 531,636 552,097 525,878 99 95 NV : 103 117 98 95 83 N ENG 2/ : 3,609 2,880 2,941 81 102 NJ : 2,621 3,094 3,135 120 101 NM : 2,142 1,603 1,664 78 104 NY : 8,033 *8,408 8,513 106 101 NC : 107,663 124,722 128,262 119 103 ND : 9,279 7,452 8,289 89 111 OH : 30,703 28,907 27,306 89 94 OK : 4,411 4,361 3,933 89 90 OR : 2,921 3,534 3,181 109 90 PA : 93,682 101,225 96,053 103 95 SC : 15,103 13,017 13,199 87 101 SD : 107,527 103,082 98,146 91 95 TN : 19,856 14,989 13,992 70 93 TX : 384,219 412,413 401,346 104 97 UT : 40,802 36,850 36,523 90 99 VA : 77,481 70,817 71,496 92 101 WA : 56,168 67,305 62,689 112 93 WV : 1,615 1,313 1,648 102 125 WI : 82,000 88,452 86,028 105 97 WY : 509 799 570 112 71 : US : 3,721,267 *3,859,472 3,696,793 99 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, September 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 1.0 666 766 835 777 AZ : 34.9 42.2 39,607 47,924 1,134 1,136 AR : 2.4 2.7 2,402 2,487 1,015 929 CA : 74.6 82.2 89,981 101,351 1,206 1,232 CO : 205.8 228.0 258,526 280,014 1,256 1,228 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 3,590 3,595 1,247 1,249 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.3 1,477 1,395 985 1,045 ID : IL : IN : 6.8 5.8 7,079 5,871 1,035 1,009 IA : 148.8 150.5 182,787 180,133 1,228 1,197 KS : 589.7 616.3 720,022 740,655 1,221 1,202 KY : 5.4 5.4 5,866 5,611 1,086 1,044 LA : 2.6 2.5 1,987 1,921 768 768 MI : MN : 87.1 87.9 110,962 108,852 1,274 1,238 MS : MO : 11.7 16.9 12,890 19,267 1,103 1,141 MT : 1.8 1.5 2,201 1,831 1,194 1,197 NE : 578.4 591.6 716,341 723,010 1,239 1,222 NV : .1 .1 119 92 1,075 1,103 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.6 3,567 2,875 1,073 1,096 NJ : 1.4 1.9 1,623 2,245 1,173 1,201 NM : 4.1 3.0 3,762 2,797 909 934 NY : 5.9 6.2 6,128 6,814 1,035 1,099 NC : 13.6 14.5 14,156 14,888 1,040 1,027 ND : OH : 11.7 10.1 13,448 11,350 1,149 1,126 OK : 3.5 3.5 3,329 3,285 950 936 OR : 1.7 1.6 2,051 2,119 1,174 1,305 PA : 84.2 91.1 103,099 110,458 1,225 1,212 SC : SD : 19.0 19.0 21,152 22,055 1,116 1,162 TN : TX : 536.6 567.8 606,777 641,279 1,131 1,129 UT : VA : 1.3 1.8 1,230 1,696 958 940 WA : 71.4 81.2 90,266 101,595 1,265 1,251 WV : 1.1 1.5 1,113 1,348 972 900 WI : 110.4 117.0 136,081 142,069 1,232 1,214 WY : .6 .6 657 714 1,160 1,102 : US 3/ : 2,942.4 3,081.9 3,544,360 3,676,296 1,205 1,193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, September 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 : 8.0 15.7 2,949 5,317 367 338 CO : DE-MD : .6 .5 265 225 425 458 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.3 9.3 3,399 3,813 412 412 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.9 2.5 853 1,146 440 453 MI : 6.1 5.7 1,474 1,647 243 290 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 51 57 356 358 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.9 5.9 1,702 1,330 246 226 NJ : 2.6 3.4 1,011 1,410 387 412 NM : NY : 19.7 21.0 6,981 7,251 355 345 NC : .1 .1 43 41 305 306 ND : OH : 4.2 4.5 2,070 2,204 492 488 OK : .1 .1 66 49 464 454 OR : PA : 13.9 13.6 5,906 5,773 424 423 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.5 2.7 844 945 555 356 UT : VA : WA : 2.3 3.2 1,296 1,178 565 364 WV : WI : 13.6 14.3 5,618 5,847 413 410 WY : : US 3/ : 109.1 122.3 40,702 44,327 373 362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, September 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 : 10.5 10.1 4,273 4,357 406 431 AZ : 1.2 1.0 301 242 261 252 AR : 20.0 20.0 7,244 8,370 363 418 CA : 167.6 157.3 36,279 33,718 216 214 CO : 5.1 4.9 1,246 1,233 244 254 DE-MD : 24.0 22.0 5,621 5,120 234 233 FL : 5.7 10.1 1,075 1,837 188 182 GA : HI : 3.5 3.3 687 663 196 201 ID : IL : 809.8 725.4 210,218 187,121 260 258 IN : 316.7 253.3 76,640 61,695 242 244 IA : 2,737.7 2,596.1 702,196 651,159 257 251 KS : KY : 278.4 260.5 71,347 64,313 256 247 LA : 3.5 3.1 803 675 230 216 MI : MN : 631.1 570.7 154,520 137,720 245 241 MS : MO : MT : 2.9 2.4 690 550 242 227 NE : 513.0 474.6 128,485 115,865 250 244 NV : .1 .2 28 43 229 277 N ENG 2/ : 4.3 3.8 1,026 828 241 216 NJ : NM : .4 .5 84 102 223 211 NY : 5.7 5.5 1,213 1,164 211 212 NC : 570.0 658.1 141,597 166,289 248 253 ND : 7.2 6.2 1,644 1,410 228 227 OH : 120.2 111.5 30,250 28,445 252 255 OK : 14.0 11.7 4,593 3,671 328 315 OR : 10.4 12.3 2,530 2,964 243 241 PA : 188.4 182.4 46,507 44,016 247 241 SC : SD : 519.7 473.8 133,695 119,577 257 252 TN : TX : 28.6 25.4 9,796 8,785 342 346 UT : VA : 412.6 379.1 102,451 93,860 248 248 WA : WV : 1.6 1.4 554 473 342 336 WI : 28.8 30.0 11,656 12,110 404 404 WY : .6 .7 143 186 251 260 : US 3/ : 8,382.1 7,923.5 2,128,724 1,988,346 254 251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130041020951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, September 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 : 121.1 130.1 14,810 16,262 122 125 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .6 .5 64 55 111 109 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .2 36 25 117 116 KY : 1.1 .9 130 111 118 120 LA : .3 .2 26 19 85 79 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .6 .5 68 50 116 111 NE : .1 .2 11 14 111 90 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 3.1 334 333 106 109 NJ : 13.3 11.9 1,224 1,065 92 90 NM : 3.7 2.6 405 311 110 121 NY : 3.3 3.4 352 362 106 106 NC : .2 .2 17 18 81 86 ND : .1 .1 12 9 112 115 OH : 1.5 1.4 160 153 104 107 OK : .1 .1 8 8 107 116 OR : .8 .7 90 84 115 117 PA : 5.6 4.4 531 384 95 87 SC : SD : 16.5 17.5 2,010 2,211 122 126 TN : TX : UT : 4.1 3.1 532 335 131 108 VA : 2.2 1.7 234 183 105 109 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 1.3 122 139 117 111 WY : .2 .2 25 25 124 120 : US 3/ : 400.2 359.5 47,450 42,812 119 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. HDR2012000130041020951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,532 1,698 1,545 13,426 13,724 53.1 53.7 51.2 53.6 52.6 Heifers : 822 919 927 7,003 7,614 28.5 29.1 30.7 28.0 29.2 Dairy Cows : 238 236 232 2,106 2,086 8.2 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.0 Other Cows : 236 247 256 2,041 2,190 8.2 7.8 8.5 8.1 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 57 61 59 477 500 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,885 3,160 3,019 25,054 26,115 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,782 7,657 7,383 64,302 66,085 95.0 94.7 95.2 94.9 95.0 Sows : 336 346 301 2,806 2,785 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 Stags & Boars : 75 80 67 680 670 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 : Total 1/ :8,192 8,083 7,752 67,788 69,540 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 27 25 23 215 205 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 357 330 321 3,356 3,104 93.1 93.0 93.3 94.0 93.8 : Total 1/ : 384 355 344 3,571 3,309 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ---------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle 4/ : 732 723 724 717 711 Steers 4/ : 795 778 786 773 765 Heifers 4/ : 723 708 716 704 701 All Cows 4/ : 529 536 528 541 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 821 864 855 862 862 : Calves & Vealers: 218 209 211 230 222 : Hogs : 185 183 182 185 185 Barrow Gilts 5/: 179 177 177 180 181 Sows 5/ : 293 292 292 295 291 Stags & Boars5/: 233 227 229 216 221 : Sheep : 59 62 60 63 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 55 59 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 60 62 60 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. HDR2012000130041020951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, September 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 .4 .2 1.4 .2 3/ 2 : 7.7 1.3 .4 4.9 .2 .9 30.3 3 : 94.7 42.3 9.8 32.4 7.4 2.8 3/ 4 : 65.1 1.9 3.0 20.7 31.6 7.8 19.9 5 : 345.0 160.7 58.8 80.4 33.8 11.4 3/ 6 : 566.6 294.1 180.1 11.4 68.6 12.5 3/ 7 :1,365.3 754.0 521.7 22.8 55.0 11.7 47.5 8 : 303.7 149.0 109.3 7.0 34.6 3.9 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 268.7 141.7 43.8 51.3 24.6 7.3 21.2 : US 2/ :3,018.9 1,545.2 927.1 232.3 255.8 58.6 118.9 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.7 1.2 1.4 2 : 6/ 14.9 3.9 11.0 3 : 598.3 585.7 12.4 .1 5/ 4 :1,220.1 1,152.8 66.2 1.1 5/ 5 : 6/ 54.9 6.1 48.9 6 :1,951.6 1,816.0 106.7 28.9 5/ 7 : 6/ 53.5 6.9 46.6 8 :3,803.4 3,652.7 113.7 37.0 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 178.1 176.1 2.0 .1 217.8 4.8 213.0 : US 2/ :7,751.5 7,383.3 301.0 67.2 343.8 22.9 320.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.1 2.3 1.6 14.0 .3 1.9 3/ 2 : 62.9 10.3 3.3 41.9 .9 6.4 247.5 3 : 791.4 377.0 61.4 264.6 68.0 20.4 3/ 4 : 578.2 17.2 29.6 183.5 277.4 70.5 150.6 5 : 3,027.5 1,407.4 490.5 733.6 290.9 105.2 3/ 6 : 4,887.5 2,706.3 1,411.6 98.6 563.1 107.9 3/ 7 :11,874.3 6,747.9 4,351.3 232.8 447.7 94.5 439.1 8 : 2,599.4 1,280.5 889.6 54.6 339.7 35.0 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 2,273.1 1,174.5 375.4 462.5 202.3 58.4 181.7 : US :26,114.5 13,723.5 7,614.5 2,086.2 2,190.2 500.1 1,018.8 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 21.4 8.4 13.0 2 : 6/ 145.1 36.3 108.8 3 : 5,419.5 5,307.2 102.1 10.2 5/ 4 :10,504.5 9,882.1 610.9 11.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 518.3 56.6 461.7 6 :17,926.6 16,634.4 1,011.6 280.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 600.1 62.8 537.3 8 :34,041.0 32,627.4 1,046.5 367.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,648.2 1,634.3 13.4 .6 2,024.5 41.1 1,983.4 : US :69,539.9 66,085.3 2,784.5 670.0 3,309.4 205.2 3,104.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Region 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 41.8 40.4 1.4 AR : 2.1 .5 .1 .1 1.3 .2 CA : 81.8 24.6 4.7 39.9 9.3 3.2 15.7 CO : 227.5 124.1 89.9 .7 12.6 .2 DE-MD : 2.9 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : .9 .1 .1 .2 .4 ID : IL : 9.2 IN : IA : 148.6 73.6 51.3 16.8 3.8 3.2 KS : 612.9 372.2 239.0 .2 1.3 .2 KY : 4.3 .9 2.7 .5 .2 LA : MI : 5.6 MN : 84.5 33.1 17.1 13.2 16.7 4.6 MS : MO : 14.6 2.3 1.4 2.0 8.0 .8 MT : .9 .3 .2 .2 .1 NE : 589.3 305.9 230.1 3.8 41.9 7.6 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.3 .4 .2 1.4 .2 5.9 NJ : 1.8 .7 .1 .7 .1 .3 NM : 2.7 .4 .2 1.3 .7 .1 NY : 5.8 .6 .3 4.3 .6 21.0 NC : 13.7 .1 .1 5.2 5.3 3.0 ND : OH : 3.7 .4 .3 1.9 .5 .6 4.4 OK : 1.0 .1 .3 .5 .1 OR : 1.3 .5 .4 .1 .1 .2 PA : 91.0 39.9 9.4 32.0 7.1 2.6 13.6 SC : SD : 17.1 .1 .1 1.5 14.2 1.2 TN : TX : 560.5 293.2 179.7 9.6 65.9 12.1 2.3 UT : VA : WA : 81.2 43.0 25.9 6.1 5.7 .5 3.2 WV : .1 .1 WI : 113.0 48.2 5.1 44.8 10.5 4.5 14.2 WY : : US 3/ : 3,018.9 1,545.2 927.1 232.3 255.8 58.6 118.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.4 .2 7.2 1.1 AZ : AR : 19.5 7.9 11.6 CA : 150.4 148.7 1.6 CO : 3.8 3.7 .2 129.9 .1 129.9 DE-MD : 22.0 21.8 .2 FL : GA : HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : .3 .3 IL : 686.6 616.2 48.9 21.6 IN : 247.3 243.1 .2 4.0 IA : 2,592.8 2,486.6 69.3 37.0 KS : KY : 259.7 252.4 7.4 .9 .7 .2 LA : MI : MN : 566.8 566.7 MS : MO : MT : 1.7 1.6 .1 .1 .1 NE : 472.7 472.6 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 3.1 3.0 .1 2.7 1.2 1.4 NJ : 11.5 2.6 9.0 NM : 2.4 1.8 .6 NY : 4.9 4.8 .1 3.3 1.3 2.0 NC : 635.1 627.8 7.3 ND : 6.0 5.9 OH : 96.6 87.9 8.6 .2 .2 OK : 9.1 3.8 5.3 OR : 12.0 11.9 .1 .5 .1 .4 PA : 182.1 181.0 1.1 4.4 .4 4.0 SC : SD : 472.3 434.0 38.3 17.3 17.3 TN : TX : 11.7 5.5 6.1 .1 UT : 2.8 2.6 .2 VA : 378.4 367.9 10.6 1.5 .2 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 22.0 .5 21.4 WY : : US 3/ : 7,751.5 7,383.3 301.0 67.2 343.8 22.9 320.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.0 98.0 Calves : 97.5 97.5 97.2 97.5 97.6 Hogs : 97.7 97.8 97.8 97.7 97.8 Sheep : 95.9 95.4 95.6 96.3 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130041020951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130041020951500Index 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 November 22, 1995. 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