HDR1012000130040322961500Livestock Slaughter Released March 22, 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: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Estimates refer to February 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Up Beef and Pork Production Continues to Break Records Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.52 billion pounds during February. This production was up 10 percent above the previous record high for February set in 1995. February 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. February 1995 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous record high set in February 1977. Head kill totaled 2.93 million, up 13 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from last year at 1,177 pounds. Veal production totaled 30.0 million pounds. This production was up 27 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 142,500, up 34 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 27 pounds to 355 pounds. Pork production, at 1.42 billion pounds was up 5 percent from the previous record set in February 1995. Hog kill totaled 7.66 million head, 5 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 1 pound to 254 pounds Lamb and mutton production, at 24.0 million pounds, remained unchanged from February 1995. Slaughter totaled 363.500 head, down 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight remained unchanged at 128 pounds. January - February red meat production was 7.34 million pounds. up 8 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 12 percent, veal was up 18 percent, pork was up 4 percent but lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Mt An 1-2 (3-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 96 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,811 *2,220 2,048 113 92 3,821 4,267 112 Veal : 24 30 30 127 98 51 60 118 Pork :1,354 1,550 1,417 105 91 2,854 2,968 104 Lamb & Mutton : 24 23 24 100 105 48 47 97 : Total Red Meat :3,213 *3,823 3,519 110 92 6,774 7,342 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 96 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,779 *2,177 2,009 113 92 3,751 4,186 112 Veal : 23 29 29 126 98 50 58 118 Pork : 1,326 1,523 1,391 105 91 2,792 2,915 104 Lamb & Mutton : 23 22 23 100 105 47 45 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,151 *3,752 3,453 110 92 6,639 7,205 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Feb 96 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,529.6*3,062.9 2,855.4 113 93 5,332.0 5,918.3 111 Other :Thou: 56.5 77.1 70.8 125 92 125.0 147.8 118 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,586.1*3,139.9 2,926.2 113 93 5,457.0 6,066.1 111 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,187 *1,197 1,181 99 98 1,190 1,190 100 Other :Lbs : 1,039 1,012 1,006 97 99 1,034 1,009 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,184 *1,192 1,177 99 99 1,186 1,185 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 103.7 139.9 138.8 134 99 224.9 278.8 124 Other :Thou: 2.5 3.9 3.7 149 96 5.1 7.6 148 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 106.2 143.8 142.5 134 99 230.0 286.3 124 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 382 356 352 92 99 382 354 92 Other :Lbs : 398 419 415 104 99 410 417 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 382 359 355 93 99 383 357 93 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,157.0 8,129.0 7,506.2 105 92 15,039.1 15,635.2 104 Other :Thou: 169.5 162.3 155.1 91 96 378.1 317.3 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,326.5 8,291.2 7,661.2 105 92 15,417.2 15,952.5 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 257 254 99 98 257 256 99 Other :Lbs : 234 236 234 100 99 235 235 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 255 257 254 99 99 256 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 363.0 351.6 353.2 97 100 735.8 704.8 96 Other :Thou: 12.3 11.5 10.4 84 90 25.5 21.9 86 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 375.3 363.2 363.5 97 100 761.3 726.7 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 129 127 129 99 101 128 128 99 Other :Lbs : 100 97 100 100 103 99 99 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 128 126 128 100 102 128 127 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 96 as % of State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb 1995 : Jan 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 5,804 *12,228 10,328 178 84 AZ : 21,171 27,637 27,903 132 101 AR : 6,493 6,518 6,944 107 107 CA : 75,658 92,598 84,169 111 91 CO : 144,656 179,141 167,004 115 93 DE-MD : 5,707 6,838 6,550 115 96 FL : 3,202 4,194 3,689 115 88 GA : 35,376 38,369 34,500 98 90 HI : 970 1,256 1,299 134 103 ID : 36,930 45,122 40,192 109 89 IL : 196,673 220,999 205,497 104 93 IN : 52,128 75,829 72,214 139 95 IA : 533,693 560,385 511,254 96 91 KS : 387,197 467,976 428,624 111 92 KY : 46,253 52,937 44,131 95 83 LA : 2,169 2,272 2,342 108 103 MI : 77,479 94,958 84,488 109 89 MN : 160,944 179,484 172,297 107 96 MS : 24,224 24,217 21,814 90 90 MO : 48,357 63,846 58,977 122 92 MT : 1,335 1,895 1,664 125 88 NE : 425,467 546,557 498,882 117 91 NV : 66 119 95 143 79 N ENG 2/ : 2,444 3,116 2,561 105 82 NJ : 2,620 2,992 2,804 107 94 NM : 1,744 1,764 1,725 99 98 NY : 7,414 9,316 8,512 115 91 NC : 96,200 148,505 132,879 138 89 ND : 8,996 12,496 10,759 120 86 OH : 28,542 30,700 29,206 102 95 OK : 4,231 9,427 13,733 325 146 OR : 2,611 3,408 3,082 118 90 PA : 82,405 97,705 93,007 113 95 SC : 13,821 14,791 13,165 95 89 SD : 99,055 111,347 106,989 108 96 TN : 15,681 18,043 15,733 100 87 TX : 335,127 390,323 358,768 107 92 UT : 34,309 35,848 34,186 100 95 VA : 64,452 73,121 60,270 94 82 WA : 45,001 60,415 56,778 126 94 WV : 1,157 1,737 1,534 133 88 WI : 74,491 92,191 87,709 118 95 WY : 372 483 418 112 86 : US : 3,212,627 *3,823,106 3,518,678 110 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 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 : 6.3 16.6 6,478 17,220 1,021 1,039 AZ : 31.0 40.8 35,468 44,616 1,143 1,093 AR : 2.3 2.7 2,208 2,218 973 836 CA : 71.8 77.3 87,717 95,277 1,222 1,232 CO : 179.0 206.0 219,852 254,839 1,228 1,237 DE-MD : 2.8 3.1 3,480 3,798 1,235 1,213 FL : GA : HI : 1.0 1.5 965 1,477 1,001 982 ID : IL : 81.7 91.6 97,259 108,965 1,190 1,189 IN : 5.5 6.2 5,740 6,412 1,045 1,028 IA : 128.5 138.6 156,066 165,747 1,214 1,196 KS : 516.2 566.7 607,335 663,646 1,177 1,171 KY : 5.4 5.8 5,648 5,725 1,051 993 LA : 2.1 2.5 1,769 2,021 858 801 MI : MN : 83.9 93.7 109,557 118,884 1,306 1,269 MS : MO : 12.1 19.8 13,188 21,424 1,087 1,083 MT : 1.6 2.0 1,813 2,382 1,167 1,202 NE : 474.4 560.6 581,751 683,119 1,226 1,218 NV : .1 .1 73 119 1,058 1,127 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.7 2,594 2,830 1,070 1,062 NJ : 1.7 1.8 1,936 2,140 1,139 1,176 NM : 3.1 2.9 2,946 2,768 946 953 NY : 5.4 6.2 5,786 6,538 1,081 1,053 NC : 11.3 14.7 11,439 14,392 1,009 978 ND : OH : 11.0 13.5 12,541 14,934 1,141 1,110 OK : 3.4 4.0 3,448 3,754 1,024 937 OR : 1.3 1.3 1,622 1,675 1,209 1,313 PA : 74.2 85.4 91,583 104,377 1,234 1,223 SC : SD : 18.1 21.4 20,496 26,395 1,135 1,231 TN : TX : 484.5 523.4 532,212 573,824 1,099 1,096 UT : VA : 1.5 2.0 1,504 2,165 983 1,057 WA : 61.0 77.2 74,615 90,974 1,224 1,178 WV : 1.0 1.2 999 1,099 953 884 WI : 102.6 122.3 126,668 148,729 1,235 1,216 WY : .4 .5 481 568 1,166 1,172 : US 3/ : 2,586.1 2,926.2 3,061,659 3,443,285 1,184 1,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 11.8 24.4 3,774 8,577 320 352 CO : DE-MD : .5 1.4 233 600 467 438 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.0 10.6 3,694 4,352 410 410 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.8 2.1 783 963 436 459 MI : 5.9 8.3 1,670 1,650 285 198 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 67 78 410 407 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.7 5.8 1,222 1,245 260 214 NJ : 2.7 3.1 1,149 1,236 428 393 NM : NY : 17.1 21.7 6,736 7,705 393 355 NC : .1 .1 32 28 326 322 ND : OH : 6.7 4.1 3,353 2,004 499 492 OK : .1 .2 35 79 458 460 OR : PA : 11.5 16.6 4,673 6,777 405 408 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.6 2.4 1,029 1,238 282 516 UT : VA : WA : 1.9 3.3 771 1,257 414 383 WV : WI : 14.9 16.0 6,030 6,454 405 403 WY : : US 3/ : 106.2 142.5 40,581 50,563 382 355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 9.7 8.8 3,846 3,644 396 416 AZ : .8 .9 204 218 242 240 AR : 21.6 20.6 8,640 8,530 400 413 CA : 140.9 168.3 31,550 36,359 224 216 CO : 3.9 3.7 987 939 254 250 DE-MD : 20.6 22.6 4,870 5,319 236 236 FL : 6.7 8.4 1,093 1,724 164 206 GA : HI : 3.0 3.5 590 663 196 192 ID : IL : 707.9 717.6 184,599 186,255 261 260 IN : 254.1 363.5 62,460 89,623 246 247 IA : 2,339.1 2,206.0 601,684 558,726 257 253 KS : KY : 231.5 222.8 58,703 56,556 254 254 LA : 5.2 4.8 1,204 1,117 234 231 MI : MN : 552.5 588.7 135,692 145,396 246 247 MS : MO : MT : 2.1 1.8 506 430 246 241 NE : 444.0 492.1 110,135 121,679 248 247 NV : .1 .2 23 31 201 189 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.5 544 543 220 218 NJ : NM : .3 .2 69 46 212 212 NY : 4.0 4.2 824 746 208 176 NC : 517.1 687.0 130,990 172,194 253 251 ND : 5.2 7.2 1,200 1,703 229 236 OH : 110.0 107.5 28,117 27,628 256 257 OK : 11.9 58.6 4,222 16,561 354 283 OR : 9.9 13.3 2,419 3,277 245 246 PA : 165.6 182.8 40,745 43,833 246 240 SC : SD : 474.5 490.6 120,458 129,616 254 264 TN : TX : 27.8 31.1 9,552 10,118 344 326 UT : VA : 338.4 315.1 84,858 79,082 251 251 WA : WV : 1.3 1.1 487 399 379 364 WI : 27.8 28.4 10,851 11,474 390 404 WY : .5 .4 121 110 250 271 : US 3/ : 7,326.5 7,661.2 1,871,122 1,946,270 255 254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 122.5 138.1 16,923 17,749 138 129 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .4 .3 38 31 100 108 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 19 15 115 123 KY : .7 .6 79 74 120 123 LA : .6 .5 64 62 109 114 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 16 15 116 114 NE : .1 .1 9 11 107 112 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.9 175 215 101 112 NJ : 12.3 9.6 1,123 931 92 97 NM : 4.1 4.1 440 492 108 120 NY : 2.6 2.6 271 299 106 114 NC : .2 .2 13 13 77 80 ND : .1 5 9 109 124 OH : .8 .9 88 108 110 114 OK : .1 .1 19 10 131 125 OR : .4 .3 46 36 116 119 PA : 4.9 4.5 504 408 102 91 SC : SD : 20.9 20.1 2,732 2,690 131 134 TN : TX : UT : 2.9 2.7 308 305 108 111 VA : 1.6 1.8 182 190 112 106 WA : WV : WI : .5 .7 59 79 118 119 WY : .1 .1 11 13 111 127 : US 3/ : 375.3 363.5 48,063 46,529 128 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,257 1,509 1,393 2,657 2,902 49.7 49.3 48.8 49.8 49.0 Heifers : 742 894 856 1,542 1,751 29.3 29.2 30.0 28.9 29.6 Dairy Cows : 243 *276 263 520 *540 9.6 9.0 9.2 9.8 9.1 Other Cows : 236 *331 291 510 *622 9.3 10.8 10.2 9.6 10.5 Bulls & Stags : 51 *53 51 103 *104 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,530 3,063 2,855 5,332 5,918 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,806 7,766 7,157 14,288 14,923 95.1 95.5 95.3 95.0 95.4 Sows : 279 305 292 604 597 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 Stags & Boars : 72 58 58 147 116 1.0 .7 .8 1.0 .7 : Total 1/ :7,157 8,129 7,506 15,039 15,635 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 19 21 20 40 42 5.2 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.9 Lambs & Yrlings: 344 331 333 696 663 94.8 94.0 94.2 94.5 94.1 : Total 1/ : 363 352 353 736 705 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 707 *715 707 707 711 Steers 4/ : 766 779 770 768 775 Heifers 4/ : 704 718 709 703 714 All Cows 4/ : 539 *535 533 538 534 Bulls & Stags4/: 854 851 841 852 846 : Calves & Vealers: 226 214 212 225 213 : Hogs : 186 188 186 186 187 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 184 181 181 183 Sows 5/ : 291 293 289 293 291 Stags & Boars5/: 214 216 224 217 220 : Sheep : 64 63 66 64 65 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 59 57 59 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 63 67 64 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, February 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 .2 .2 1.6 .1 .2 3/ 2 : 7.8 1.2 .4 5.4 .1 .6 30.6 3 : 89.2 37.6 7.4 31.8 10.5 2.1 3/ 4 : 79.6 2.2 3.4 28.7 38.3 7.1 23.5 5 : 341.9 140.3 56.8 93.3 40.8 10.6 3/ 6 : 524.4 282.4 148.7 10.7 70.9 11.7 3/ 7 :1,274.4 671.2 496.1 27.7 69.9 9.5 52.5 8 : 284.3 132.9 96.4 7.6 42.2 5.2 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 251.5 125.4 46.9 56.4 18.7 4.2 32.1 : US 2/ :2,855.4 1,393.5 856.3 263.1 291.5 51.1 138.8 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 1.8 1.1 .8 2 : 6/ 11.9 2.4 9.5 3 : 532.3 517.6 14.4 .4 5/ 4 :1,177.3 1,107.4 68.6 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 49.8 5.1 44.7 6 :2,124.2 1,994.4 108.8 21.0 5/ 7 : 6/ 67.1 8.3 58.8 8 :3,481.6 3,347.1 99.6 34.9 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 190.7 190.0 .6 .1 222.5 3.5 219.0 : US 2/ :7,506.2 7,156.5 292.1 57.6 353.2 20.4 332.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.2 .6 .5 3.4 .2 .5 3/ 2 : 16.8 2.7 .9 11.6 .3 1.3 63.3 3 : 180.0 74.4 14.7 65.7 21.4 3.8 3/ 4 : 168.5 4.2 6.9 58.1 84.7 14.7 47.5 5 : 696.6 283.4 114.7 191.3 86.5 20.7 3/ 6 : 1,086.1 584.7 307.8 23.8 145.3 24.5 3/ 7 : 2,648.6 1,415.1 1,012.3 57.9 144.8 18.6 107.1 8 : 593.3 278.6 196.3 14.2 93.8 10.4 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 523.1 258.2 96.5 113.7 45.1 9.6 60.9 : US : 5,918.3 2,902.0 1,750.6 539.6 622.2 104.0 278.8 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 3.8 2.1 1.7 2 : 6/ 24.5 5.5 19.1 3 : 1,142.3 1,114.0 27.7 .6 5/ 4 : 2,507.8 2,357.5 147.6 2.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 103.0 11.0 92.0 6 : 4,381.6 4,112.8 226.1 42.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 133.4 15.2 118.2 8 : 7,211.8 6,948.1 194.2 69.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 391.8 390.3 1.3 .2 440.1 7.7 432.3 : US :15,635.2 14,922.7 597.0 115.5 704.8 41.5 663.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2-NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Region 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 15.1 5.8 8.5 .8 AZ : 40.3 38.4 1.8 AR : 1.9 .4 .2 .1 1.2 .1 CA : 76.9 22.3 5.9 41.6 5.1 2.0 24.3 CO : 205.2 111.8 74.8 .6 17.6 .5 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 .5 .2 .1 1.4 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 .2 .2 .5 .5 .1 ID : IL : 87.8 49.7 30.5 3.8 2.9 1.0 10.5 IN : IA : 137.1 63.4 44.4 20.9 5.2 3.3 KS : 562.0 335.9 224.3 .3 1.2 .2 KY : 4.3 .8 3.0 .2 .3 .1 LA : MI : 8.2 MN : 90.0 32.1 16.3 14.9 22.1 4.6 MS : MO : 16.8 1.3 .7 2.3 11.7 .9 MT : 1.4 .6 .3 .1 .3 .1 NE : 558.4 270.6 226.8 4.2 51.8 5.1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.5 .2 .2 1.6 .1 .2 5.8 NJ : 1.8 .6 .1 .8 .1 .2 NM : 2.5 .4 .3 1.1 .5 .1 NY : 6.0 .6 .4 4.6 .4 21.7 NC : 13.3 .2 .1 7.2 3.9 2.1 ND : OH : 3.4 .3 .3 2.0 .4 .4 3.9 OK : 1.0 .1 .4 .4 .1 OR : 1.0 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 PA : 85.0 35.2 6.8 31.0 10.1 1.9 16.6 SC : SD : 19.3 .1 .1 2.0 15.0 2.1 TN : TX : 518.6 281.5 148.1 9.0 68.6 11.3 1.7 UT : VA : WA : 77.2 35.8 28.9 6.6 5.5 .4 3.3 WV : .1 WI : 117.8 37.4 7.5 56.3 12.6 4.0 16.0 WY : : US 3/ : 2,855.4 1,393.5 856.3 263.1 291.5 51.1 138.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, February 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.1 .1 5.7 1.3 AZ : AR : 20.0 11.3 8.7 CA : 161.3 161.1 .2 CO : 3.2 3.0 .2 138.1 .1 138.0 DE-MD : 22.5 22.2 .3 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.5 3.4 ID : .1 .1 IL : 688.7 618.3 52.3 18.1 IN : 359.0 358.8 .1 IA : 2,202.9 2,125.1 42.9 34.8 KS : KY : 221.7 213.5 8.2 .6 .4 .2 LA : MI : MN : 585.4 585.4 MS : MO : MT : 1.4 1.3 .1 .1 .1 NE : 490.2 490.1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.1 .8 NJ : 9.3 1.8 7.5 NM : 3.6 2.9 .7 NY : 4.0 3.9 .1 2.6 .6 2.0 NC : 667.6 660.7 6.9 ND : 6.8 6.8 OH : 92.1 83.5 8.6 .1 .1 OK : 56.2 50.7 5.5 OR : 13.1 12.9 .2 .2 .1 PA : 182.3 180.7 1.4 .2 4.5 .4 4.0 SC : SD : 489.3 439.1 50.2 20.0 20.0 TN : TX : 13.9 6.7 7.0 .1 UT : 2.5 2.3 .3 VA : 314.4 302.0 12.3 1.7 .1 1.6 WA : WV : WI : 22.7 .5 22.1 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,506.2 7,156.5 292.1 57.6 353.2 20.4 332.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.8 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.6 Calves : 97.7 97.3 97.4 97.8 97.4 Hogs : 97.7 98.0 98.0 97.5 98.0 Sheep : 96.7 96.8 97.2 96.7 97.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 April 19, 1996. 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