HDR1012000130040223961500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040223961500Livestock Slaughter Narr. Released February 23, 1996, 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: Estimates refer to January 1996. NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The index for this report is located on page 23. Red Meat Production Sets January Record Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion pounds during January. This production was up 7 percent from last year and 5 percent above the previous record high for January set in 1992. January 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. January 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 10 percent from last year and slightly above the previous record high for January set in 1976. Head kill totaled 3.12 million, up 9 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from last year at 1,193 pounds. Veal production totaled 30.0 million pounds. This production was up 11 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 143,800, up 16 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 24 pounds to 359 pounds. Pork production, at 1.55 billion pounds was up 3 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above the previous January record set in 1992. Hog kill totaled 8.29 million head, up 2 percent above January 1995. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year of 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 7 percent from January 1995. Slaughter totaled 363,200 head, down 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 1 pound to 126 pounds. Mt An 1-2 (2-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 96 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : Jan : Dec : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,009 *1,992 2,211 110 111 2,009 2,211 110 Veal : 27 26 30 111 116 27 30 111 Pork :1,500 *1,507 1,550 103 103 1,500 1,550 103 Lamb & Mutton : 24 23 23 93 99 24 23 93 : Total Red Meat :3,561 *3,548 3,814 107 107 3,561 3,814 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 96 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : Jan : Dec : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,971 1,951 2,168 110 111 1,971 2,168 110 Veal : 27 25 29 110 116 27 29 110 Pork : 1,466 1,477 1,523 104 103 1,466 1,523 104 Lamb & Mutton : 24 22 22 94 99 24 22 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,487 3,476 3,743 107 108 3,487 3,743 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jan 96 % of : Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : Jan : Dec : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,801.6 2,741.2 3,045.6 109 111 2,801.6 3,045.6 109 Other :Thou: *68.6 *73.5 77.1 112 105 *68.6 77.1 112 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*2,870.2*2,814.8 3,122.6 109 111 *2,870.2 3,122.6 109 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,192 1,197 1,198 100 100 1,192 1,198 100 Other :Lbs :*1,029 *1,027 1,012 98 99 *1,029 1,012 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,189 1,193 1,193 100 100 1,189 1,193 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: *121.2 *124.8 139.9 115 112 *121.2 139.9 115 Other :Thou: 2.6 3.6 3.9 146 108 *2.6 3.9 146 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *123.9 *128.4 143.8 116 112 *123.9 143.8 116 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 382 354 356 93 100 382 356 93 Other :Lbs : *421 *410 419 100 102 *421 419 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 383 354 359 94 101 383 359 94 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,882.1*7,881.2 8,129.0 103 103 7,882.1 8,129.0 103 Other :Thou: *208.6 *186.1 162.3 78 87 *208.6 162.3 78 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,090.7 8,067.2 8,291.2 102 103 *8,090.7 8,291.2 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 258 257 99 99 258 257 99 Other :Lbs : *236 *229 236 100 103 *236 236 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : *257 257 257 100 100 *257 257 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: *372.9 *358.0 351.6 94 98 *372.9 351.6 94 Other :Thou: *13.1 *13.4 11.5 88 86 *13.1 11.5 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *386.0 *371.4 363.2 94 98 *386.0 363.2 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 127 127 98 100 128 127 98 Other :Lbs : *97 *99 97 100 97 *97 97 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 127 126 126 99 100 127 126 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 96 as % of State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : Jan 1995 : Dec 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,554 3,207 3,614 102 113 AZ : 21,482 *24,275 27,637 129 114 AR : 7,368 6,471 6,518 88 101 CA : *86,651 *86,179 92,598 107 107 CO : 164,580 162,901 179,141 109 110 DE-MD : 6,892 7,003 6,838 99 98 FL : *3,757 *5,123 4,194 112 82 GA : *39,509 *37,152 38,369 97 103 HI : *1,052 1,333 1,256 119 94 ID : *43,064 *43,240 45,122 105 104 IL : *209,823 210,723 220,999 105 105 IN : *58,636 70,821 75,829 129 107 IA : *589,665 *549,630 560,385 95 102 KS : *432,789 *415,316 467,976 108 113 KY : *53,679 48,266 52,937 99 110 LA : 2,328 2,133 2,272 98 107 MI : *82,827 *93,585 94,958 115 101 MN : *171,981 *170,242 179,484 104 105 MS : 26,396 22,403 24,217 92 108 MO : *50,545 57,712 63,846 126 111 MT : 1,678 1,398 1,895 113 136 NE : *482,747 *500,833 546,557 113 109 NV : 98 89 119 121 134 N ENG 2/ : 3,367 *3,154 3,116 93 99 NJ : 2,928 3,123 2,992 102 96 NM : 1,781 *1,688 1,764 99 104 NY : 8,404 8,967 9,316 111 104 NC : 114,087 *143,111 148,505 130 104 ND : *10,793 10,393 12,496 116 120 OH : 32,195 *28,688 30,700 95 107 OK : 4,764 4,657 9,427 198 202 OR : *2,891 3,122 3,408 118 109 PA : 94,433 *95,508 97,705 103 102 SC : *14,510 13,881 14,791 102 107 SD : 111,345 *107,316 111,347 100 104 TN : 20,723 *17,407 18,043 87 104 TX : *350,143 *339,330 390,323 111 115 UT : 37,386 32,393 35,848 96 111 VA : *75,506 *71,750 73,121 97 102 WA : 49,803 54,681 60,415 121 110 WV : 1,707 1,979 1,737 102 88 WI : *83,137 *86,644 92,191 111 106 WY : *478 539 483 101 90 : US : *3,561,482 *3,548,365 3,814,492 107 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 1.1 1.5 949 1,155 829 767 AZ : 31.7 40.1 35,931 44,455 1,135 1,108 AR : 2.6 2.9 2,404 2,521 917 879 CA : 82.2 87.8 *101,194 108,714 1,231 1,238 CO : 208.9 224.4 253,479 277,200 1,214 1,235 DE-MD : 3.4 3.1 4,167 3,811 1,211 1,217 FL : GA : HI : 1.1 1.4 *1,067 1,374 *1,012 980 ID : IL : IN : *7.1 6.8 7,528 7,031 *1,057 1,036 IA : *144.9 153.1 *179,108 184,550 1,236 1,205 KS : *570.8 611.6 *682,413 729,880 1,196 1,193 KY : 5.9 6.4 *6,095 6,501 1,024 1,012 LA : 2.1 2.6 1,715 2,086 817 795 MI : MN : 92.8 98.0 119,764 123,283 1,291 1,258 MS : MO : 13.9 19.9 *14,830 20,834 *1,063 1,046 MT : 1.9 2.3 2,225 2,740 1,174 1,179 NE : *543.5 602.2 *669,487 749,008 1,232 1,244 NV : .1 .2 98 159 1,126 1,044 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 3.1 *3,227 3,326 *1,063 1,080 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,052 2,309 1,134 1,132 NM : 3.4 3.0 3,034 2,764 891 925 NY : 5.8 7.3 6,105 7,742 1,061 1,064 NC : 13.2 15.9 13,262 15,821 1,008 995 ND : OH : 14.0 13.2 15,965 14,696 1,143 1,113 OK : 3.9 4.6 3,891 4,539 1,003 989 OR : *1.5 1.5 *1,807 1,925 1,238 1,310 PA : 86.0 87.5 106,790 107,576 1,242 1,230 SC : SD : 21.4 23.5 24,185 29,577 1,129 1,259 TN : TX : 505.4 561.0 *558,064 623,969 1,104 1,112 UT : VA : *2.3 1.9 2,082 1,688 *898 874 WA : 67.0 81.2 82,076 100,442 1,224 1,237 WV : 1.5 1.7 1,506 1,518 1,007 876 WI : *117.3 130.6 *142,562 160,374 1,215 1,228 WY : .5 .6 613 703 1,143 1,091 : US 3/ : *2,870.2 3,122.6 *3,411,649 3,725,363 1,189 1,193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 15.8 21.2 *6,305 7,729 400 365 CO : DE-MD : .4 1.6 184 684 413 426 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.4 11.7 4,348 4,753 418 407 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.5 2.5 1,264 1,135 516 458 MI : 7.5 6.2 1,866 1,330 248 215 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 69 85 375 390 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.6 6.6 1,973 1,525 297 231 NJ : 3.0 3.4 1,316 1,382 446 411 NM : NY : 20.4 22.8 7,819 7,903 384 347 NC : .1 .1 50 40 375 357 ND : OH : 5.9 4.2 2,807 2,163 473 512 OK : .1 .1 56 57 433 432 OR : PA : 12.0 15.9 4,803 6,551 401 413 SC : SD : TN : TX : *4.5 2.5 1,151 1,275 254 519 UT : VA : WA : 2.2 3.3 989 1,287 442 385 WV : WI : 15.5 16.9 6,323 6,969 407 412 WY : : US 3/ : *123.9 143.8 *47,464 51,579 383 359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 11.2 10.6 4,502 4,488 401 423 AZ : 1.0 1.0 258 231 264 242 AR : 23.8 20.2 9,435 8,159 396 405 CA : *169.4 177.0 *38,177 38,817 225 219 CO : 4.8 4.3 1,180 1,086 247 250 DE-MD : 24.8 23.7 5,950 5,666 240 239 FL : 7.8 10.4 1,661 2,242 212 215 GA : HI : 3.3 3.4 609 670 185 196 ID : IL : 772.4 788.9 *201,850 206,384 *261 262 IN : *283.4 376.0 *70,418 93,980 248 250 IA : 2,546.1 2,372.9 657,291 611,671 258 258 KS : KY : 268.5 259.6 68,385 66,780 255 257 LA : 4.7 3.7 1,063 838 228 226 MI : MN : 579.5 610.5 *148,196 152,237 256 249 MS : MO : MT : 2.8 2.3 693 543 246 240 NE : *471.1 531.1 *117,991 132,783 250 250 NV : .2 .1 48 27 242 210 N ENG 2/ : 3.2 2.7 759 669 239 244 NJ : NM : .2 .2 42 38 216 213 NY : 4.9 4.7 1,076 922 219 197 NC : 606.1 762.2 153,229 192,990 253 253 ND : 7.5 7.8 *1,722 2,000 *229 255 OH : 120.2 116.6 30,880 30,016 257 257 OK : 13.4 34.4 4,795 10,930 357 318 OR : 11.6 14.7 2,784 3,635 239 248 PA : 189.5 194.8 48,122 50,185 254 258 SC : SD : 528.3 506.3 135,688 131,577 257 260 TN : TX : 30.5 29.9 *10,594 10,074 *347 337 UT : VA : 398.9 380.7 *99,328 96,092 *249 252 WA : WV : 1.5 1.4 555 522 *366 371 WI : 30.8 28.6 *12,148 11,311 394 396 WY : .6 .4 *158 102 253 263 : US 3/ : *8,090.7 8,291.2 *2,080,623 2,130,153 *257 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 126.0 136.8 17,213 17,325 137 127 DE-MD : GA : HI : ID : .4 .3 41 33 104 109 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 *27 19 *135 114 KY : .7 .7 85 90 117 125 LA : .2 .2 14 15 78 89 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .2 24 21 118 115 NE : .2 .1 *18 13 105 106 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.1 227 246 *103 118 NJ : 12.0 10.7 1,085 962 90 90 NM : 3.8 3.7 410 442 107 120 NY : 3.1 2.2 354 227 114 102 NC : .2 .2 15 16 81 86 ND : .1 .1 13 15 *119 120 OH : .8 1.0 90 117 113 113 OK : .1 .1 10 13 108 109 OR : .4 .4 50 43 115 116 PA : 5.4 4.7 541 450 101 97 SC : SD : 20.0 19.5 2,599 2,613 130 134 TN : TX : UT : 3.6 2.7 403 299 113 110 VA : *1.9 2.0 *198 213 107 106 WA : WV : WI : *.6 .7 *74 78 *114 116 WY : .1 .1 *15 10 124 124 : US 3/ : *386.0 363.2 *49,033 45,627 127 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------- :1995 :1995 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1995 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,400 1,372 1,509 1,400 1,509 50.0 50.0 49.5 50.0 49.5 Heifers : 800 771 894 800 894 28.6 28.1 29.4 28.6 29.4 Dairy Cows : 277 248 272 277 272 9.9 9.0 8.9 9.9 8.9 Other Cows : 273 303 319 273 319 9.7 11.0 10.5 9.7 10.5 Bulls & Stags : 51 47 52 51 52 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,802 2,741 3,046 2,802 3,046 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,483 7,533 7,766 7,483 7,766 94.9 95.6 95.5 94.9 95.5 Sows : 324 288 305 324 305 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.8 Stags & Boars : 75 60 58 75 58 .9 .8 .7 .9 .7 : Total 1/ :7,882 7,881 8,129 7,882 8,129 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 21 22 21 21 21 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.0 Lambs & Yrlings: 352 336 331 352 331 94.3 93.8 94.0 94.3 94.0 : Total 1/ : 373 358 352 373 352 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 707 715 716 707 716 Steers 4/ : 770 784 779 770 779 Heifers 4/ : 702 721 718 702 718 All Cows 4/ : 537 528 536 537 536 Bulls & Stags4/: 850 840 851 850 851 : Calves & Vealers: 224 208 214 224 214 : Hogs : 186 188 188 186 188 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 183 184 181 184 Sows 5/ : 294 294 293 294 293 Stags & Boars5/: 220 226 216 220 216 : Sheep : 64 63 63 64 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 57 59 59 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 63 63 64 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, January 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 .4 .3 1.7 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 9.1 1.5 .5 6.2 .2 .7 32.7 3 : 90.8 36.8 7.3 33.9 11.0 1.8 3/ 4 : 71.6 2.0 3.5 24.7 34.6 6.7 23.9 5 : 354.7 143.1 57.9 98.0 45.7 10.1 3/ 6 : 561.8 302.3 159.2 13.1 74.4 12.8 3/ 7 :1,374.2 743.8 516.2 30.2 74.9 9.1 54.6 8 : 309.0 145.7 99.9 6.6 51.6 5.2 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 271.6 132.9 49.6 57.3 26.4 5.4 28.7 : US 2/ :3,045.6 1,508.5 894.3 271.8 319.0 52.0 139.9 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 1.9 1.1 .9 2 : 6/ 12.6 3.1 9.5 3 : 609.9 596.4 13.3 .2 5/ 4 :1,330.5 1,250.1 79.0 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 53.3 5.9 47.4 6 :2,257.4 2,118.4 117.3 21.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 66.3 6.8 59.4 8 :3,730.1 3,600.9 94.6 34.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 201.1 200.3 .7 .1 217.5 4.2 213.3 : US 2/ :8,129.0 7,766.1 304.9 57.9 351.6 21.1 330.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 State and United States, January 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 39.6 38.2 1.3 AR : 2.2 .4 .2 .1 1.3 .1 CA : 87.4 25.8 5.3 43.9 9.3 3.0 21.1 CO : 223.7 116.7 84.7 .6 21.4 .3 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 .5 .2 .1 1.6 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 .3 .2 .2 .6 .1 ID : IL : 11.5 IN : IA : 151.3 67.7 49.8 24.3 6.0 3.5 KS : 606.5 366.3 238.2 .3 1.5 .2 KY : 4.9 .9 3.0 .5 .4 .1 LA : MI : 6.1 MN : 93.4 30.8 17.8 16.4 24.7 3.8 MS : MO : 16.6 1.3 .7 2.1 11.7 .7 MT : 1.7 .8 .3 .2 .3 .1 NE : 599.8 308.5 227.4 3.5 55.7 4.7 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 2.8 .4 .3 1.7 .1 .3 6.6 NJ : 2.0 .7 .1 .8 .1 .2 NM : 2.6 .4 .2 1.2 .7 .1 NY : 7.0 .8 .4 5.4 .4 22.8 NC : 14.6 .2 .1 8.0 4.2 2.2 ND : OH : 3.7 .4 .3 2.0 .4 .5 4.1 OK : 1.2 .1 .1 .4 .5 .1 OR : 1.2 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 PA : 86.9 34.4 6.7 33.4 10.7 1.7 15.8 SC : SD : 21.4 .1 .1 1.5 17.5 2.1 TN : TX : 555.4 301.4 158.7 11.3 71.7 12.4 1.9 UT : VA : WA : 81.1 39.3 28.5 6.7 6.1 .5 3.3 WV : .1 WI : 125.3 40.7 8.2 59.3 13.2 3.9 16.9 WY : : US 3/ : 3,045.6 1,508.5 894.3 271.8 319.0 52.0 139.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.8 .2 7.3 1.3 AZ : AR : 19.5 9.0 10.5 CA : 170.0 169.7 .2 CO : 3.7 3.6 .2 136.7 .1 136.6 DE-MD : 23.6 23.3 .2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.4 3.4 ID : .1 .1 IL : 758.4 682.6 57.1 18.7 IN : 370.7 370.6 .2 IA : 2,369.6 2,294.7 40.3 34.6 KS : KY : 258.5 249.6 8.9 .7 .5 .2 LA : MI : MN : 606.0 606.0 MS : MO : MT : 1.8 1.8 .1 .1 .1 NE : 529.3 529.3 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.1 .9 NJ : 10.4 2.4 8.0 NM : 3.2 2.6 .7 NY : 4.3 4.2 .1 2.2 .7 1.5 NC : 742.7 736.0 6.7 ND : 7.5 7.4 OH : 102.8 93.4 9.4 .2 .2 OK : 32.3 25.7 6.6 OR : 14.5 14.2 .2 .1 .2 .2 PA : 194.3 193.0 1.3 4.6 .5 4.1 SC : SD : 504.8 458.0 46.7 19.4 19.4 TN : TX : 14.4 7.4 6.8 .2 UT : 2.4 2.2 .2 VA : 379.4 368.1 11.3 1.9 .1 1.7 WA : WV : WI : 22.1 .4 21.5 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,129.0 7,766.1 304.9 57.9 351.6 21.1 330.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 1995 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : *97.6 *97.4 97.5 *97.6 97.5 Calves : *97.9 97.2 97.3 *97.9 97.3 Hogs : 97.4 *97.7 98.0 97.4 98.0 Sheep : 96.6 *96.4 96.8 96.6 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 2,000 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 21). 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 ........... 20 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 ................................................... 22 Types of Plants ......................................................... 21 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 22, 1996. 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