HDR1012000130041122951500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130041122951500Livestock Slaughter Narrative Released November 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 October 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Virtually Unchanged From Previous Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.79 billion pounds during October. This production was virtually unchanged from last year. October 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. October 1994 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.17 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 3.06 million, up 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,190 pounds was down 10 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 27.0 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 128,700, up 11 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 20 pounds to 361 pounds. Pork production, at 1.57 billion pounds was down 4 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.54 million head, 3 percent below October 1994. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 255 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 4 percent from October 1994. Slaughter totaled 371,200 head, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight increased 4 pounds to 123 pounds. January-October red meat production was 36.1 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 2 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (11-95) HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 95 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Oct : Sep : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,116 2,212 2,171 103 98 20,280 20,962 103 Veal : 25 26 27 105 105 232 255 110 Pork :1,631 1,438 1,574 96 109 14,378 14,695 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 21 23 96 106 255 238 93 : Total Red Meat :3,796 3,697 3,794 100 103 35,145 36,149 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 95 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Oct : Sep : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,077 2,176 2,130 103 98 19,949 20,619 103 Veal : 25 25 26 105 105 226 248 110 Pork : 1,596 1,411 1,545 97 109 14,087 14,410 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 21 22 96 106 248 231 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,721 3,632 3,722 100 102 34,510 35,507 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130041122951500Number and Average Weights Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Oct 95 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Oct : Sep : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,878.2 3,018.9 2,982.4 104 99 27,932.5 29,097.0 104 Other :Thou: 70.3 62.9 74.9 106 119 585.2 607.2 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,948.5 3,081.9 3,057.3 104 99 28,517.7 29,704.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,205 1,197 1,195 99 99 1,192 1,186 99 Other :Lbs : 1,019 1,012 1,008 99 100 1,027 1,025 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,200 1,193 1,190 99 100 1,189 1,183 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 112.2 118.9 124.4 111 105 1,001.4 1,143.2 114 Other :Thou: 3.4 3.5 4.4 130 127 26.0 29.5 114 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 115.6 122.3 128.7 111 105 1,027.4 1,172.7 114 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 380 360 360 94 99 386 375 97 Other :Lbs : 425 414 418 98 101 408 415 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 381 362 361 95 100 386 376 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,584.8 7,751.5 8,357.6 97 108 76,372.7 77,897.5 102 Other :Thou: 210.2 172.0 178.6 85 104 1,803.6 1,775.8 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,795.0 7,923.5 8,536.2 97 108 78,176.2 79,673.4 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 259 252 255 98 101 255 256 100 Other :Lbs : 235 226 229 97 101 229 228 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 258 251 255 99 102 254 255 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 381.3 343.8 356.2 93 104 3,952.2 3,665.6 93 Other :Thou: 16.6 15.7 14.9 90 95 154.0 147.8 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 397.9 359.5 371.2 93 103 4,106.2 3,813.4 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 120 120 124 102 103 127 127 100 Other :Lbs : 99 95 96 98 101 94 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 119 119 123 103 103 125 125 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 95 as % of State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Oct 1994 : Sep 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,455 3,340 3,225 93 97 AZ : 23,876 28,696 27,563 115 96 AR : 6,618 6,474 7,216 109 111 CA : 82,003 84,629 91,052 111 108 CO : 158,768 183,208 175,397 110 96 DE-MD : 7,231 *5,963 6,405 89 107 FL : 3,681 3,628 3,879 105 107 GA : 40,222 35,155 41,515 103 118 HI : 1,291 1,210 1,265 98 105 ID : 42,879 48,110 45,182 105 94 IL : 238,762 208,727 230,875 97 111 IN : 60,994 50,529 67,100 110 133 IA : 649,086 581,439 583,027 90 100 KS : 471,312 476,185 447,170 95 94 KY : 56,675 50,504 54,320 96 108 LA : 2,232 2,092 2,452 110 117 MI : 92,173 89,757 94,808 103 106 MN : 181,044 162,906 188,089 104 115 MS : 30,171 26,539 26,115 87 98 MO : 43,116 51,400 61,808 143 120 MT : 1,713 1,417 1,659 97 117 NE : 520,325 525,878 526,582 101 100 NV : 105 98 98 94 100 N ENG 2/ : 3,843 2,941 3,466 90 118 NJ : 2,659 3,135 3,155 119 101 NM : 2,631 1,664 1,951 74 117 NY : 8,232 8,513 9,182 112 108 NC : 112,589 128,262 143,427 127 112 ND : 9,198 8,289 11,192 122 135 OH : 33,933 27,306 31,761 94 116 OK : 5,041 3,933 4,534 90 115 OR : 3,096 3,181 3,531 114 111 PA : 101,714 96,053 102,416 101 107 SC : 14,434 13,199 14,223 99 108 SD : 120,183 98,146 108,768 91 111 TN : 21,619 13,992 17,521 81 125 TX : 383,662 401,346 385,016 100 96 UT : 38,724 36,523 36,908 95 101 VA : 78,899 71,496 78,962 100 110 WA : 55,991 62,689 58,688 105 94 WV : 2,457 1,648 2,637 107 160 WI : 79,486 86,028 89,976 113 105 WY : 336 570 317 94 56 : US : 3,796,459 *3,696,799 3,794,434 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Cattle Slaughter Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, October 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 1.0 1.1 827 869 810 778 AZ : 34.9 40.8 39,997 45,700 1,145 1,120 AR : 2.7 3.2 2,612 2,724 968 847 CA : 78.5 89.3 96,073 110,959 1,224 1,243 CO : 193.7 223.1 239,738 269,004 1,238 1,206 DE-MD : 3.2 3.1 3,887 3,793 1,212 1,211 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.6 1,498 1,588 1,014 1,020 ID : IL : IN : 7.2 7.4 7,425 7,513 1,033 1,022 IA : 142.4 154.3 176,018 186,345 1,236 1,207 KS : 604.2 581.2 737,276 700,478 1,220 1,205 KY : 5.9 6.3 5,999 6,405 1,016 1,020 LA : 2.1 2.5 1,665 1,997 799 809 MI : MN : 88.1 96.6 112,830 121,729 1,281 1,260 MS : MO : 13.6 19.6 14,571 21,988 1,071 1,119 MT : 1.8 1.9 2,134 2,266 1,179 1,202 NE : 560.5 574.7 693,797 708,193 1,238 1,232 NV : .1 .1 118 125 1,090 1,101 N ENG 2/ : 3.7 3.3 3,858 3,522 1,053 1,071 NJ : 1.6 1.9 1,892 2,176 1,152 1,171 NM : 5.1 3.5 4,635 3,238 915 916 NY : 6.0 7.0 6,435 7,412 1,072 1,060 NC : 13.5 15.4 14,012 15,508 1,038 1,007 ND : OH : 15.4 13.2 17,082 14,872 1,108 1,131 OK : 3.9 4.1 3,931 3,769 1,004 915 OR : 1.8 1.7 2,212 2,242 1,199 1,317 PA : 88.5 92.5 110,128 112,081 1,244 1,211 SC : SD : 22.8 21.7 24,985 24,737 1,096 1,140 TN : TX : 545.3 557.9 612,074 616,365 1,122 1,105 UT : VA : 2.7 1.7 2,280 1,656 839 991 WA : 71.9 77.7 90,737 96,707 1,262 1,245 WV : 2.5 3.1 2,305 2,637 918 861 WI : 108.2 123.9 133,035 151,284 1,229 1,221 WY : .4 .4 422 455 1,100 1,254 : US 3/ : 2,948.5 3,057.3 3,539,291 3,639,193 1,200 1,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Calf Slaughter Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 : 12.9 12.6 4,467 4,242 347 338 CO : DE-MD : .7 .5 303 218 409 435 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.5 11.1 4,029 4,630 425 417 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.9 3.3 1,275 1,449 447 444 MI : 5.3 6.8 1,404 1,893 266 279 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 69 86 403 395 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.2 5.6 1,434 1,401 277 250 NJ : 3.1 3.6 1,055 1,435 336 393 NM : NY : 17.4 21.9 6,730 7,754 387 354 NC : .1 .2 48 55 342 288 ND : OH : 5.4 4.6 2,753 2,242 508 492 OK : .2 .2 93 68 478 407 OR : PA : 13.2 15.2 5,369 6,280 407 412 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.1 2.5 1,180 768 562 309 UT : VA : WA : 3.0 2.8 1,386 1,052 456 375 WV : WI : 14.1 15.3 5,704 5,991 404 392 WY : : US 3/ : 115.6 128.7 43,994 46,422 381 361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Hog Slaughter Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 9.9 4,480 4,265 410 431 AZ : .9 1.1 237 261 259 234 AR : 22.1 22.3 8,217 9,239 372 414 CA : 158.5 164.1 35,522 35,881 224 219 CO : 4.9 4.7 1,203 1,191 247 255 DE-MD : 27.4 23.2 6,525 5,509 238 238 FL : 9.3 9.7 1,590 2,147 172 221 GA : HI : 3.3 3.2 650 588 196 181 ID : IL : 845.9 836.7 225,569 217,740 267 260 IN : 299.2 331.5 73,854 82,198 247 248 IA : 2,871.3 2,526.9 745,208 645,839 260 256 KS : KY : 288.1 270.9 73,267 70,262 254 259 LA : 4.3 4.2 950 895 221 213 MI : MN : 655.1 663.1 162,537 163,727 248 247 MS : MO : MT : 3.1 2.4 761 562 246 234 NE : 544.7 543.0 137,270 135,186 252 249 NV : .1 .1 31 24 244 236 N ENG 2/ : 5.1 4.5 1,272 1,032 250 232 NJ : NM : .8 .7 174 145 209 211 NY : 5.8 5.9 1,387 1,257 240 214 NC : 590.7 732.3 150,566 186,372 255 255 ND : 8.7 7.0 2,031 1,634 234 235 OH : 125.1 123.1 31,579 31,577 252 256 OK : 15.5 12.5 5,330 4,716 343 378 OR : 11.3 14.1 2,811 3,367 249 238 PA : 212.6 205.2 52,941 50,289 249 245 SC : SD : 572.6 520.3 150,416 132,297 263 254 TN : TX : 31.8 31.5 10,795 10,588 339 336 UT : VA : 411.1 415.8 104,868 104,124 255 250 WA : WV : 1.7 1.5 602 511 353 347 WI : 27.7 29.1 10,981 11,497 396 395 WY : .6 .3 138 80 247 259 : US 3/ : 8,795.0 8,536.2 2,270,614 2,175,554 258 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 : 126.5 120.7 15,441 15,542 122 129 DE-MD : FL : .1 5 3 87 78 GA : HI : ID : .5 .5 57 51 110 108 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .3 36 29 121 110 KY : .8 .8 98 102 117 121 LA : .3 .3 27 21 82 77 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .5 .4 53 49 116 113 NE : .1 .2 15 19 107 91 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.6 3.1 381 321 105 103 NJ : 12.2 12.6 1,087 1,129 89 90 NM : 3.6 2.8 402 337 110 119 NY : 3.7 2.9 404 286 108 100 NC : .2 .2 19 20 79 82 ND : .1 .1 9 10 112 113 OH : 1.5 1.3 161 138 109 110 OK : .1 .1 15 13 120 105 OR : .6 .7 71 79 116 117 PA : 5.8 4.8 584 399 101 84 SC : SD : 17.3 18.2 2,172 2,333 126 128 TN : TX : UT : 4.4 3.6 563 391 128 109 VA : 2.5 1.7 264 184 107 107 WA : WV : WI : 1.7 1.1 197 120 116 111 WY : .1 .1 11 7 137 119 : US 3/ : 397.9 371.2 47,429 45,470 119 123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,470 1,545 1,428 14,897 15,152 51.1 51.2 47.9 53.3 52.1 Heifers : 833 927 930 7,837 8,544 29.0 30.7 31.2 28.1 29.4 Dairy Cows : 235 232 246 2,341 2,332 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.0 Other Cows : 287 256 319 2,328 2,509 10.0 8.5 10.7 8.3 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 52 59 60 530 560 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,878 3,019 2,982 27,933 29,097 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,162 7,383 7,993 72,463 74,078 95.1 95.2 95.6 94.9 95.1 Sows : 353 301 298 3,160 3,082 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.1 4.0 Stags & Boars : 70 67 67 750 737 .8 .9 .8 1.0 .9 : Total 1/ :8,585 7,752 8,358 76,373 77,898 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 26 23 23 240 228 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 356 321 333 3,712 3,437 93.3 93.3 93.5 93.9 93.8 : Total 1/ : 381 344 356 3,952 3,666 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle 4/ : 725 724 718 718 712 Steers 4/ : 794 786 785 775 767 Heifers 4/ : 723 716 718 706 703 All Cows 4/ : 523 528 526 539 537 Bulls & Stags4/: 821 855 850 857 861 : Calves & Vealers: 224 211 212 229 221 : Hogs : 186 182 185 185 185 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 177 181 180 181 Sows 5/ : 290 292 292 294 291 Stags & Boars5/: 230 229 225 218 221 : Sheep : 60 60 61 63 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 58 58 57 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 60 60 62 63 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Federally Inspected Slaughter Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, October 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 .6 .3 1.5 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 8.4 1.6 .5 5.2 .2 .9 31.1 3 : 96.2 42.3 10.4 30.6 10.1 2.7 3/ 4 : 69.9 2.0 3.6 21.8 34.7 7.9 22.9 5 : 356.2 158.1 57.3 90.2 38.1 12.5 3/ 6 : 558.5 269.5 179.8 11.3 85.5 12.4 3/ 7 :1,319.0 687.8 526.6 24.2 68.5 11.9 52.1 8 : 303.9 137.8 106.3 7.3 48.7 3.8 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 267.6 128.5 45.0 53.6 33.0 7.5 18.3 : US 2/ :2,982.4 1,428.2 929.9 245.8 318.8 59.8 124.4 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.7 1.0 1.7 2 : 6/ 15.0 4.3 10.7 3 : 659.1 647.7 11.3 .2 5/ 4 :1,333.3 1,253.0 79.0 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 57.0 6.5 50.5 6 :2,276.1 2,134.6 113.9 27.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 64.3 5.7 58.6 8 :3,900.8 3,770.6 92.5 37.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 188.4 187.3 1.0 .1 217.1 5.5 211.7 : US 2/ :8,357.6 7,993.1 297.7 66.8 356.2 23.0 333.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - October 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 22.9 2.9 1.9 15.5 .4 2.2 3/ 2 : 71.3 11.9 3.9 47.1 1.1 7.3 278.6 3 : 887.6 419.4 71.8 295.2 78.2 23.1 3/ 4 : 648.1 19.2 33.2 205.3 312.0 78.4 173.4 5 : 3,383.7 1,565.5 547.8 823.8 329.0 117.6 3/ 6 : 5,446.0 2,975.8 1,591.4 109.9 648.6 120.3 3/ 7 :13,193.3 7,435.7 4,877.9 257.1 516.2 106.4 491.1 8 : 2,903.4 1,418.3 996.0 61.9 388.4 38.8 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 2,540.7 1,303.0 420.4 516.2 235.2 65.8 200.0 : US :29,097.0 15,151.7 8,544.3 2,331.9 2,509.1 560.0 1,143.2 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 24.1 9.4 14.7 2 : 6/ 160.2 40.6 119.6 3 : 6,078.6 5,954.8 113.4 10.4 5/ 4 :11,837.8 11,135.1 689.9 12.8 5/ 5 : 6/ 575.3 63.1 512.2 6 :20,202.7 18,769.0 1,125.4 308.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 664.4 68.6 595.9 8 :37,941.8 36,398.0 1,139.1 404.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,836.6 1,821.6 14.4 .6 2,241.6 46.5 2,195.1 : US :77,897.5 74,078.4 3,082.2 736.9 3,665.6 228.2 3,437.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 40.3 38.4 1.8 .1 AR : 2.3 .5 .2 .1 1.4 .2 CA : 88.8 24.5 5.6 40.8 14.6 3.3 12.5 CO : 222.5 109.3 90.7 1.3 21.0 .2 DE-MD : 3.1 2.4 .4 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : 1.1 .2 .1 .3 .5 ID : IL : 11.0 IN : IA : 152.6 68.9 56.7 18.9 4.6 3.5 KS : 577.6 338.5 236.8 .1 1.8 .3 KY : 4.7 .9 3.1 .3 .2 LA : MI : 6.7 MN : 92.0 34.9 17.4 15.4 19.0 5.3 MS : MO : 16.4 1.6 .7 1.8 11.4 .8 MT : 1.1 .5 .2 .2 .2 NE : 572.3 278.7 232.4 3.3 50.6 7.3 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.7 .6 .3 1.5 .1 .3 5.6 NJ : 1.8 .6 .1 .6 .2 .3 NM : 2.9 .4 .2 1.0 1.3 .1 NY : 6.6 1.0 .4 4.6 .6 21.9 NC : 14.0 .1 .1 5.9 5.3 2.7 ND : OH : 4.2 .3 .4 2.3 .7 .5 4.4 OK : 1.1 .1 .1 .3 .5 .1 OR : 1.4 .5 .4 .1 .1 .2 PA : 92.2 39.8 9.9 30.2 9.8 2.6 15.2 SC : SD : 19.5 .1 .1 1.6 16.5 1.3 TN : TX : 551.8 268.6 179.3 9.8 82.0 12.0 2.0 UT : VA : WA : 77.6 36.3 27.0 7.1 6.6 .6 2.8 WV : .2 .1 .1 WI : 119.4 46.1 5.4 52.2 11.3 4.5 15.2 WY : : US 3/ : 2,982.4 1,428.2 929.9 245.8 318.8 59.8 124.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 .2 6.7 1.3 AZ : AR : 21.5 9.8 11.7 CA : 157.4 156.8 .6 CO : 3.8 3.6 .2 120.6 .1 120.5 DE-MD : 23.1 22.9 .2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 2.3 2.3 ID : .3 .3 IL : 800.4 728.8 50.6 20.9 IN : 324.9 321.6 .1 3.2 IA : 2,523.1 2,436.7 48.8 37.7 KS : KY : 269.9 261.5 8.4 .8 .6 .2 LA : MI : MN : 657.9 657.9 MS : MO : MT : 1.9 1.8 .1 .2 .2 NE : 541.0 540.9 .1 .1 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 3.4 3.2 .1 2.7 1.0 1.7 NJ : 12.2 3.3 8.9 NM : .2 .2 2.4 1.8 .6 NY : 5.3 5.2 .1 2.8 1.0 1.9 NC : 707.9 699.1 8.8 ND : 6.5 6.4 .1 OH : 106.1 96.5 9.6 .2 .2 OK : 9.9 3.9 6.1 OR : 13.9 13.6 .2 .1 .5 .2 .3 PA : 204.8 203.6 1.1 4.7 .6 4.1 SC : SD : 518.4 482.6 35.8 18.0 18.0 TN : TX : 15.9 6.5 9.2 .2 UT : 3.1 2.8 .3 VA : 415.2 405.8 9.4 1.6 .1 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 22.2 .5 21.6 WY : : US 3/ : 8,357.6 7,993.1 297.7 66.8 356.2 23.0 333.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.6 98.0 97.6 97.9 98.0 Calves : 97.1 97.2 96.6 97.5 97.5 Hogs : 97.6 97.8 97.9 97.7 97.8 Sheep : 95.8 95.6 96.0 96.2 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000130041122951500Livestock 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. HDR2012000130041122951500Index 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 December 22, 1995. 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