HDR1012000130041222951500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER HDR2012000130041222951500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER HIGHLIGHTS Released December 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 November 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Sets Record for November Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.75 billion pounds during November. This production was 2 percent above the previous November record set in 1994. November 1994 and 1995 both contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.09 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 2.97 million, also up 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,188 pounds was down 3 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 27.0 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 129,000, up 10 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 16 pounds to 356 pounds. Pork production, at 1.61 billion pounds was down 2 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.60 million head, 2 percent below November 1994. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 5 percent from November 1994. Slaughter totaled 377,900 head, down 7 percent from a year earlier . The average live weight increased 4 pounds to 124 pounds. January-November red meat production was 39.9 billion pounds up 3 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent, veal was up 9 percent, pork was up 2 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (12-95) HDR2012000130041222951500COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: US Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 95 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Nov : Oct : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,978 2,171 2,089 106 96 22,258 *23,046 104 Veal : 25 27 27 105 99 257 281 109 Pork :1,639 1,574 1,609 98 102 16,017 16,304 102 Lamb & Mutton : 24 23 23 95 103 280 261 93 : Total Red Meat :3,666 3,794 3,747 102 99 38,811 *39,892 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130041222951500FAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: US Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 95 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Nov : Oct : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,942 2,130 2,050 106 96 21,892 *22,664 104 Veal : 25 26 25 104 99 250 273 109 Pork : 1,604 1,545 1,580 99 102 15,690 15,990 102 Lamb & Mutton : 24 22 23 95 104 272 253 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,594 3,722 3,678 102 99 38,104 *39,180 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000130041222951500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER: NUMBER & AVG WGTS US Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Nov 95 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Nov : Oct : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,744.3 2,982.4 2,897.2 106 97 30,676.8 31,994.2 104 Other :Thou: 63.7 74.9 70.2 110 94 648.8 677.3 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,808.0 3,057.3 2,967.4 106 97 31,325.6 32,671.5 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,195 1,195 1,192 99 99 1,193 1,186 99 Other :Lbs : 1,021 1,008 1,010 99 100 1,027 1,023 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,191 1,190 1,188 100 100 1,189 1,183 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 114.0 124.4 124.7 109 100 1,115.5 1,267.8 114 Other :Thou: 3.0 4.4 4.4 147 100 28.9 33.9 117 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 117.0 128.7 129.0 110 100 1,144.4 1,301.8 114 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 371 360 353 95 98 385 373 97 Other :Lbs : 423 418 427 101 102 409 417 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 372 361 356 96 99 385 374 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,515.8 8,357.6 8,423.9 99 101 84,888.5 86,321.4 102 Other :Thou: 218.3 178.6 171.3 78 96 2,021.8 1,947.1 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,734.1 8,536.2 8,595.2 98 101 86,910.3 88,268.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 261 255 259 99 101 255 256 100 Other :Lbs : 231 229 235 102 103 229 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 261 255 258 99 101 255 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 392.5 356.2 364.3 93 102 4,344.7 4,029.9 93 Other :Thou: 14.0 14.9 13.5 96 91 168.0 161.3 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 406.5 371.2 377.9 93 102 4,512.7 4,191.3 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 121 124 125 103 100 126 127 100 Other :Lbs : 96 96 94 99 98 95 96 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 120 123 124 103 101 125 125 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 95 as % of State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Nov 1994 : Oct 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,865 3,225 3,534 91 110 AZ : 21,598 27,563 25,725 119 93 AR : 6,921 7,216 6,513 94 90 CA : 83,933 91,052 89,963 107 99 CO : 157,466 175,397 164,140 104 94 DE-MD : 7,206 6,405 6,909 96 108 FL : 4,355 3,879 3,934 90 101 GA : 40,558 41,515 41,994 104 101 HI : 1,191 *1,279 1,324 111 104 ID : 43,971 45,182 43,984 100 97 IL : 233,492 230,875 233,674 100 101 IN : 59,679 67,100 71,103 119 106 IA : 654,762 583,027 590,989 90 101 KS : 411,226 447,170 417,487 102 93 KY : 58,258 54,320 56,748 97 104 LA : 2,388 2,452 2,431 102 99 MI : 90,204 94,808 97,973 109 103 MN : 182,267 188,089 189,732 104 101 MS : 29,824 26,115 29,476 99 113 MO : 46,660 61,808 60,741 130 98 MT : 1,649 1,659 1,480 90 89 NE : 489,256 526,582 519,084 106 99 NV : 120 98 105 87 106 N ENG 2/ : 4,006 3,466 3,403 85 98 NJ : 2,882 3,155 3,098 107 98 NM : 2,223 1,951 1,940 87 99 NY : 8,586 9,182 8,750 102 95 NC : 119,673 143,427 149,626 125 104 ND : 10,783 11,192 12,124 112 108 OH : 30,785 31,761 30,071 98 95 OK : 5,808 4,534 4,429 76 98 OR : 3,150 3,531 3,528 112 100 PA : 97,225 102,416 100,555 103 98 SC : 15,335 14,223 14,061 92 99 SD : 118,893 108,768 117,361 99 108 TN : 19,891 17,521 17,131 86 98 TX : 338,707 385,016 362,966 107 94 UT : 40,900 36,908 33,923 83 92 VA : 82,178 78,962 79,661 97 101 WA : 49,814 58,688 54,306 109 93 WV : 2,427 2,637 2,441 101 93 WI : 81,324 89,976 88,132 108 98 WY : 539 317 524 97 165 : US : 3,665,980 *3,794,448 3,747,071 102 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, November 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 : 1.2 1.5 1,010 1,149 829 760 AZ : 31.3 37.5 36,358 41,616 1,161 1,111 AR : 2.8 2.9 2,637 2,606 955 892 CA : 82.9 88.2 101,377 108,671 1,223 1,233 CO : 198.0 212.0 243,163 257,454 1,228 1,215 DE-MD : 3.3 3.3 3,945 4,017 1,201 1,213 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 1.4 1,247 1,367 938 998 ID : IL : IN : 7.0 6.1 7,210 6,306 1,029 1,032 IA : 148.1 155.9 181,812 188,757 1,227 1,211 KS : 531.8 543.5 643,234 652,137 1,210 1,200 KY : 5.6 6.5 5,871 6,538 1,043 1,010 LA : 2.4 2.6 1,935 1,984 805 765 MI : MN : 94.9 99.4 118,479 123,728 1,249 1,244 MS : MO : 12.9 19.2 13,864 21,048 1,076 1,094 MT : 1.7 1.7 2,063 2,018 1,187 1,182 NE : 534.3 567.9 657,234 694,681 1,230 1,223 NV : .1 .1 154 136 1,123 1,086 N ENG 2/ : 3.8 3.6 4,065 3,730 1,066 1,051 NJ : 1.8 1.9 2,100 2,248 1,150 1,179 NM : 4.4 3.4 4,000 3,192 905 930 NY : 6.0 6.7 6,262 6,971 1,038 1,046 NC : 14.0 16.6 14,553 16,521 1,041 995 ND : OH : 11.6 11.4 13,087 12,761 1,126 1,123 OK : 4.3 4.1 4,131 3,917 951 966 OR : 1.8 1.8 2,153 2,476 1,211 1,341 PA : 86.7 91.3 107,050 111,641 1,234 1,223 SC : SD : 23.4 23.5 25,425 28,752 1,086 1,224 TN : TX : 489.7 526.1 540,132 582,247 1,103 1,107 UT : VA : 2.5 2.0 2,618 1,939 1,069 982 WA : 66.5 72.2 81,896 89,609 1,231 1,241 WV : 2.6 2.6 2,324 2,256 903 853 WI : 115.1 125.5 140,561 152,053 1,222 1,211 WY : .6 .6 689 708 1,126 1,103 : US 3/ : 2,808.0 2,967.4 3,343,194 3,525,891 1,191 1,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, November 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 : 15.1 15.1 4,750 5,579 314 369 CO : DE-MD : .9 1.1 424 438 459 412 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.8 9.8 3,799 3,944 432 403 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.1 2.8 1,047 1,299 490 462 MI : 6.3 7.3 1,678 1,787 266 245 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 57 64 380 392 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.2 5.7 1,627 1,183 264 208 NJ : 3.0 3.5 1,158 1,363 385 390 NM : NY : 19.3 22.1 7,430 7,590 385 344 NC : .1 .1 52 35 389 348 ND : OH : 5.3 4.3 2,529 2,336 480 539 OK : .1 .2 45 67 423 437 OR : PA : 11.4 12.8 4,421 5,209 388 408 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.5 2.2 1,424 839 315 380 UT : VA : WA : 2.7 2.9 1,234 1,066 450 368 WV : WI : 13.3 15.2 5,784 6,175 436 405 WY : : US 3/ : 117.0 129.0 43,481 45,879 372 356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, November 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 : 12.4 10.7 4,936 4,453 399 417 AZ : .9 .9 230 219 248 247 AR : 22.6 20.1 8,850 8,231 391 409 CA : 155.7 163.5 34,865 36,669 224 224 CO : 4.9 4.3 1,214 1,098 247 253 DE-MD : 26.5 24.1 6,418 5,880 242 244 FL : 12.2 11.9 2,936 2,635 240 221 GA : HI : 3.4 3.7 686 767 202 209 ID : IL : 846.2 825.3 227,038 216,414 268 262 IN : 291.1 353.8 72,544 88,673 249 251 IA : 2,837.3 2,516.0 751,935 655,236 265 260 KS : KY : 294.2 281.4 75,175 72,352 256 257 LA : 5.5 4.6 1,197 969 219 209 MI : MN : 639.8 663.6 160,581 166,356 251 251 MS : MO : MT : 3.0 2.1 757 524 250 244 NE : 502.4 538.0 128,982 136,440 257 254 NV : .2 .2 38 31 250 206 N ENG 2/ : 4.7 4.3 1,213 988 256 229 NJ : NM : .4 .3 88 56 212 213 NY : 5.8 5.1 1,439 1,111 248 217 NC : 624.3 753.9 157,457 194,417 252 258 ND : 9.0 7.7 2,143 1,805 238 235 OH : 117.7 117.8 30,410 30,699 258 261 OK : 16.7 11.6 6,802 4,255 407 366 OR : 11.4 13.2 2,889 3,213 254 244 PA : 199.0 200.2 48,922 50,448 246 252 SC : SD : 557.9 543.4 148,457 140,989 266 259 TN : TX : 34.4 31.0 11,785 10,944 343 354 UT : VA : 428.8 413.7 108,014 104,995 252 254 WA : WV : 2.2 1.8 768 638 355 354 WI : 26.3 25.9 10,402 10,200 396 393 WY : .6 .5 168 139 259 259 : US 3/ : 8,734.1 8,595.2 2,276,561 2,221,584 261 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, November 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 : 138.5 125.5 17,013 15,901 123 127 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .5 .4 55 46 108 113 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .3 32 35 124 122 KY : .7 .7 83 78 117 117 LA : .2 .2 20 21 83 85 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .4 .3 47 30 115 114 NE : .2 .1 21 12 107 90 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.4 2.9 347 284 101 100 NJ : 11.9 11.6 1,106 1,006 93 86 NM : 3.1 2.6 350 322 112 122 NY : 3.6 3.0 408 290 114 96 NC : .2 .3 20 22 93 79 ND : .1 .1 14 9 129 112 OH : 1.0 .9 112 103 115 115 OK : .1 .1 12 6 113 100 OR : .6 .5 70 63 114 117 PA : 5.1 3.9 509 320 99 83 SC : SD : 19.0 18.7 2,398 2,486 126 133 TN : TX : UT : 4.2 3.0 502 332 121 109 VA : 2.3 1.6 252 170 112 106 WA : WV : WI : .8 .7 92 77 116 110 WY : .2 .1 29 16 120 134 : US 3/ : 406.5 377.9 48,827 46,747 120 124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,335 1,428 1,364 16,232 16,515 48.7 47.9 47.1 52.9 51.6 Heifers : 782 930 859 8,619 9,404 28.5 31.2 29.7 28.1 29.4 Dairy Cows : 251 246 262 2,593 2,594 9.2 8.2 9.0 8.5 8.1 Other Cows : 325 319 356 2,653 2,865 11.8 10.7 12.3 8.6 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 51 60 57 580 617 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,744 2,982 2,897 30,677 31,994 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,065 7,993 8,050 80,528 82,129 94.7 95.6 95.6 94.9 95.1 Sows : 377 298 306 3,536 3,388 4.4 3.6 3.6 4.2 3.9 Stags & Boars : 74 67 67 824 804 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .9 : Total 1/ :8,516 8,358 8,424 84,888 86,321 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 25 23 24 265 252 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 367 333 341 4,079 3,778 93.6 93.5 93.5 93.9 93.8 : Total 1/ : 392 356 364 4,345 4,030 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 711 718 711 717 712 Steers 4/ : 785 785 785 776 768 Heifers 4/ : 718 718 718 707 704 All Cows 4/ : 519 526 524 537 536 Bulls & Stags4/: 834 850 843 855 859 : Calves & Vealers: 219 212 208 228 220 : Hogs : 189 185 188 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 181 184 180 181 Sows 5/ : 293 292 291 294 291 Stags & Boars5/: 230 225 221 219 221 : Sheep : 61 61 62 63 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 58 57 57 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 61 62 63 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, November 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.9 .5 .3 1.7 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 8.1 1.6 .5 5.0 .2 .8 31.2 3 : 95.1 41.7 7.7 32.5 10.7 2.5 3/ 4 : 70.7 1.9 3.4 24.2 33.8 7.5 20.6 5 : 365.4 152.6 59.0 101.7 42.0 10.1 3/ 6 : 528.4 258.9 156.3 11.2 89.6 12.5 3/ 7 :1,275.4 658.9 495.7 29.4 78.9 12.4 51.7 8 : 293.3 128.9 92.7 6.0 61.9 3.9 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 257.8 118.6 43.6 50.0 38.9 6.7 21.2 : US 2/ :2,897.2 1,363.6 859.2 261.6 356.1 56.7 124.7 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.4 1.0 1.4 2 : 6/ 14.4 3.7 10.7 3 : 652.2 640.8 11.1 .3 5/ 4 :1,381.1 1,303.4 76.4 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 57.4 6.4 51.1 6 :2,304.5 2,166.7 111.2 26.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 74.9 8.0 66.9 8 :3,898.7 3,753.1 106.6 39.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 187.4 186.5 .8 .1 215.2 4.5 210.8 : US 2/ :8,423.9 8,050.5 306.1 67.3 364.3 23.6 340.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 25.7 3.4 2.3 17.2 .4 2.5 3/ 2 : 79.5 13.6 4.4 52.1 1.3 8.1 309.8 3 : 982.8 461.0 79.5 327.7 88.9 25.7 3/ 4 : 718.8 21.1 36.5 229.4 345.8 85.9 194.0 5 : 3,749.1 1,718.1 606.8 925.5 371.0 127.8 3/ 6 : 5,974.4 3,234.6 1,747.7 121.2 738.2 132.7 3/ 7 :14,468.7 8,094.7 5,373.6 286.4 595.1 118.9 542.8 8 : 3,196.7 1,547.2 1,088.7 67.9 450.3 42.7 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 2,798.6 1,421.6 464.1 566.2 274.2 72.5 221.2 : US :31,994.2 16,515.2 9,403.5 2,593.6 2,865.2 616.7 1,267.8 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 26.5 10.4 16.1 2 : 6/ 174.5 44.3 130.2 3 : 6,730.9 6,595.6 124.6 10.6 5/ 4 :13,218.9 12,438.5 766.3 14.1 5/ 5 : 6/ 632.7 69.5 563.3 6 :22,507.1 20,935.7 1,236.6 334.9 5/ 7 : 6/ 739.3 76.6 662.7 8 :41,840.5 40,151.1 1,245.6 443.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 2,024.1 2,008.1 15.2 .7 2,456.8 51.0 2,405.8 : US :86,321.4 82,128.9 3,388.3 804.2 4,029.9 251.8 3,778.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : .1 AZ : 37.0 35.9 1.1 AR : 2.2 .4 .2 .1 1.4 .1 CA : 87.6 23.9 5.0 39.2 16.6 2.9 15.0 CO : 211.3 107.6 73.2 1.1 29.3 .2 DE-MD : 3.3 2.5 .5 .2 .1 1.1 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 .3 .2 .2 .6 .1 ID : IL : 9.7 IN : IA : 154.0 66.5 52.0 24.7 5.9 4.7 KS : 539.0 321.0 215.4 .3 2.0 .3 KY : 5.0 .9 2.9 .6 .5 .1 LA : MI : 7.2 MN : 95.1 31.3 17.4 20.6 21.7 4.1 MS : MO : 16.9 1.3 .6 1.6 12.6 .8 MT : 1.0 .4 .2 .3 .1 NE : 565.5 270.1 227.6 2.8 58.4 6.6 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.9 .5 .3 1.7 .1 .3 5.7 NJ : 1.9 .6 .1 .7 .2 .3 NM : 3.0 .4 .2 .9 1.4 .1 NY : 6.3 1.0 .4 4.3 .5 22.0 NC : 15.3 .2 .1 7.9 4.6 2.6 ND : OH : 4.3 .3 .3 2.5 .6 .6 4.2 OK : 1.1 .1 .1 .3 .5 .1 OR : 1.5 .7 .4 .1 .2 .2 PA : 90.8 39.0 7.0 32.1 10.3 2.4 12.8 SC : SD : 21.4 .1 .1 1.2 18.7 1.3 TN : TX : 521.8 257.9 155.7 9.9 86.1 12.1 1.6 UT : VA : WA : 72.2 32.8 24.8 6.0 8.1 .5 2.9 WV : .2 .1 .1 WI : 120.9 40.6 5.6 58.4 12.7 3.6 15.2 WY : : US 3/ : 2,897.2 1,363.6 859.2 261.6 356.1 56.7 124.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.3 .2 6.8 1.3 AZ : AR : 19.4 8.5 10.9 CA : 157.0 156.8 .2 CO : 3.5 3.4 .2 125.4 .1 125.3 DE-MD : 24.1 23.7 .2 .2 FL : GA : HI : 3.7 3.6 .1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 793.1 721.6 49.6 21.9 IN : 348.9 347.0 .3 1.7 IA : 2,512.6 2,418.6 54.9 39.0 KS : KY : 280.0 271.6 8.4 .6 .5 .2 LA : MI : MN : 659.8 659.7 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.5 .1 .1 .1 NE : 536.0 535.9 .1 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 3.3 3.2 .1 2.4 1.0 1.4 NJ : 11.4 2.8 8.6 NM : .1 .1 2.2 1.7 .5 NY : 4.6 4.5 .1 3.0 .9 2.1 NC : 728.2 719.6 8.5 .1 .1 ND : 6.7 6.7 OH : 105.7 95.6 10.1 .2 .2 OK : 9.7 3.9 5.8 OR : 12.9 12.5 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 PA : 199.6 198.3 1.2 3.8 .5 3.3 SC : SD : 541.4 497.9 43.5 18.6 18.6 TN : TX : 15.3 5.9 9.3 .1 UT : 2.6 2.3 .3 VA : 412.3 403.1 9.2 1.5 .1 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 19.9 .5 19.3 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,423.9 8,050.5 306.1 67.3 364.3 23.6 340.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 97.6 97.6 97.9 97.9 Calves : 97.5 96.6 96.6 97.5 97.4 Hogs : 97.5 97.9 98.0 97.7 97.8 Sheep : 96.5 96.0 96.4 96.3 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 January 19, 1996. 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