HDR1012000130040419961500Livestock Slaughter Released April 19, 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 March 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.51 billion pounds during March. This production was down 7 percent below the previous year. March 1996 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. March 1995 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.03 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 2.90 million, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from previous year at 1,175 pounds. Veal production totaled 30.0 million pounds. This production was up 12 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 145,100, up 20 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 26 pounds to 360 pounds. Pork production, at 1.42 billion pounds was down 13 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.70 million head, 13 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 2 pounds to 254 pounds Lamb and mutton production, at 27.0 million pounds, was down 9 percent from March 1995. Slaughter totaled 414.200 head, down 12 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 3 pounds at 133 pounds. January - March red meat production was 10.9 million pounds, up 3 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 7 percent, veal was up 16 percent, pork was down 2 percent and lamb and mutton was down 6 percent. Mt An 1-2 (4-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 96 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Mar : Feb : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,067 2,048 2,034 98 99 5,888 6,301 107 Veal : 27 30 30 112 101 78 91 116 Pork :1,634 1,417 1,421 87 100 4,488 4,389 98 Lamb & Mutton : 30 24 27 91 115 78 74 94 : Total Red Meat :3,758 3,519 3,513 93 100 10,532 10,855 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 96 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Mar : Feb : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,033 2,009 1,996 98 99 5,783 6,182 107 Veal : 26 29 29 112 101 76 88 116 Pork : 1,605 1,391 1,396 87 100 4,397 4,311 98 Lamb & Mutton : 30 23 27 91 115 76 72 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,693 3,453 3,449 93 100 10,332 10,653 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Mar 96 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Mar : Feb : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,900.5 2,855.4 2,833.7 98 99 8,232.5 8,752.0 106 Other :Thou: 60.2 70.8 68.3 113 97 185.3 216.1 117 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,960.7 2,926.2 2,902.0 98 99 8,417.7 8,968.2 107 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,180 1,181 1,180 100 99 1,187 1,186 99 Other :Lbs : 1,031 1,006 1,007 98 100 1,033 1,009 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,177 1,177 1,175 100 100 1,183 1,182 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 118.0 138.8 141.4 120 102 342.9 420.1 123 Other :Thou: 2.4 3.7 3.7 151 100 7.6 11.3 149 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 120.4 142.5 145.1 120 102 350.5 431.4 123 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 386 352 359 93 101 383 356 92 Other :Lbs : 412 415 405 98 98 411 413 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 386 355 360 93 101 384 358 93 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,628.0 7,506.2 7,548.3 87 101 23,667.1 23,183.5 98 Other :Thou: 179.1 155.1 150.2 84 97 557.1 467.5 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,807.0 7,661.2 7,698.5 87 100 24,224.2 23,651.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 254 255 99 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 231 234 235 102 100 234 235 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 256 254 254 99 100 256 255 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 455.7 353.2 402.8 88 114 1,191.5 1,107.7 93 Other :Thou: 12.4 10.4 11.4 92 110 37.9 33.2 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 468.1 363.5 414.2 88 114 1,229.4 1,140.9 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 129 134 102 103 129 130 100 Other :Lbs : 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 130 128 133 102 104 128 129 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 96 as % of State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Mar 1995 : Feb 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 9,874 10,328 11,227 114 109 AZ : 24,002 27,903 27,418 114 98 AR : 6,908 6,944 5,781 84 83 CA : 89,749 84,169 84,878 95 101 CO : 170,130 167,004 163,096 96 98 DE-MD : 6,700 6,550 7,004 105 107 FL : 4,000 3,689 3,994 100 108 GA : 43,144 34,500 34,674 80 101 HI : 1,147 1,299 1,301 113 100 ID : 41,719 40,192 39,724 95 99 IL : 238,361 205,497 204,138 86 99 IN : 62,964 72,214 65,277 104 90 IA : 641,537 511,254 508,995 79 100 KS : 430,303 428,624 415,658 97 97 KY : 58,188 44,131 45,752 79 104 LA : 2,548 2,342 2,247 88 96 MI : 89,342 84,488 88,883 99 105 MN : 186,978 172,297 166,989 89 97 MS : 29,849 21,814 22,809 76 105 MO : 55,453 58,977 59,806 108 101 MT : 1,330 1,664 1,088 82 65 NE : 483,004 498,882 499,571 103 100 NV : 88 95 100 113 106 N ENG 2/ : 2,915 *2,562 2,517 86 98 NJ : 2,965 2,804 3,142 106 112 NM : 1,796 1,725 1,869 104 108 NY : 9,029 8,512 8,883 98 104 NC : 119,772 132,879 137,189 115 103 ND : 8,789 10,759 9,566 109 89 OH : 30,693 29,206 27,270 89 93 OK : 4,808 13,733 14,389 299 105 OR : 2,926 3,082 3,098 106 101 PA : 100,557 93,007 89,728 89 96 SC : 15,280 13,165 13,435 88 102 SD : 120,654 106,989 102,407 85 96 TN : 18,737 15,733 15,876 85 101 TX : 376,867 358,768 381,430 101 106 UT : 37,845 34,186 32,152 85 94 VA : 84,718 60,270 65,899 78 109 WA : 53,369 56,778 55,506 104 98 WV : 1,208 1,534 1,393 115 91 WI : 86,963 87,709 86,294 99 98 WY : 400 418 323 81 77 : US : 3,757,611 *3,518,679 3,512,773 93 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 11.3 17.9 13,848 18,329 1,220 1,024 AZ : 34.7 40.4 40,164 44,320 1,158 1,096 AR : 2.3 2.7 2,180 2,286 966 841 CA : 81.6 77.8 98,422 94,900 1,207 1,220 CO : 210.1 201.7 257,498 245,518 1,225 1,217 DE-MD : 3.4 3.2 4,368 3,913 1,288 1,220 FL : GA : HI : 1.2 1.4 1,187 1,459 1,015 1,026 ID : IL : 92.9 90.6 109,905 107,413 1,183 1,185 IN : 6.0 5.2 6,177 5,333 1,036 1,026 IA : 152.0 128.7 184,928 154,266 1,217 1,199 KS : 581.5 555.0 675,838 648,481 1,162 1,168 KY : 6.0 5.9 6,384 6,109 1,058 1,034 LA : 3.0 2.6 2,490 2,019 827 774 MI : MN : 94.1 88.4 122,270 112,217 1,300 1,269 MS : MO : 12.7 17.4 13,905 20,226 1,092 1,160 MT : 1.5 1.2 1,768 1,449 1,188 1,216 NE : 542.2 560.2 658,286 682,796 1,214 1,219 NV : .1 .1 105 134 1,035 1,119 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.5 3,085 2,758 1,090 1,108 NJ : 1.9 1.8 2,222 2,177 1,142 1,201 NM : 3.4 3.0 3,088 2,881 912 956 NY : 6.2 6.0 6,719 6,421 1,087 1,066 NC : 13.3 14.8 13,541 14,829 1,019 1,001 ND : OH : 11.0 11.5 12,390 12,815 1,128 1,119 OK : 3.7 3.9 3,651 3,771 986 959 OR : 1.6 1.4 1,962 2,027 1,262 1,404 PA : 89.9 79.2 112,474 96,940 1,252 1,223 SC : SD : 19.9 20.5 22,826 26,359 1,148 1,286 TN : TX : 550.7 554.7 597,169 607,401 1,084 1,095 UT : VA : 2.0 2.0 2,016 2,058 1,001 1,021 WA : 73.1 75.8 88,908 91,129 1,216 1,202 WV : 1.0 1.1 1,021 1,027 984 899 WI : 118.0 118.2 146,229 144,102 1,239 1,219 WY : .4 .4 489 442 1,105 1,083 : US 3/ : 2,960.7 2,902.0 3,483,683 3,410,697 1,177 1,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 14.0 23.9 5,278 8,693 377 364 CO : DE-MD : .5 1.3 230 557 447 429 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.5 10.7 4,406 4,349 422 408 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.5 2.2 698 1,002 472 447 MI : 6.2 7.0 1,449 1,372 233 197 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 66 73 390 371 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.8 6.4 1,496 1,148 257 179 NJ : 3.2 2.7 1,427 1,107 444 404 NM : NY : 21.6 23.6 8,382 8,737 388 370 NC : .1 .1 41 47 390 320 ND : OH : 6.4 4.2 3,280 2,115 513 502 OK : .1 .1 45 69 468 479 OR : PA : 13.1 15.8 5,300 6,413 403 406 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.1 4.4 1,073 1,871 348 422 UT : VA : WA : 2.3 4.0 921 1,524 395 383 WV : WI : 16.3 15.5 6,498 6,393 399 411 WY : : US 3/ : 120.4 145.1 46,518 52,211 386 360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 10.7 9.5 4,495 3,876 418 407 AZ : 1.1 .9 274 225 251 243 AR : 22.7 16.7 9,337 6,857 412 410 CA : 176.2 165.7 41,390 36,046 235 217 CO : 4.0 3.5 994 850 249 243 DE-MD : 23.7 25.0 5,586 5,849 236 234 FL : 10.0 11.1 1,792 2,452 179 220 GA : HI : 3.3 3.5 662 671 202 194 ID : IL : 883.6 711.5 229,771 185,023 260 260 IN : 310.0 325.8 76,432 80,285 247 246 IA : 2,813.5 2,243.4 725,602 567,062 258 253 KS : KY : 289.3 226.6 73,267 57,806 253 255 LA : 4.9 4.1 1,099 923 224 227 MI : MN : 653.9 579.9 162,012 142,701 248 246 MS : MO : MT : 2.2 1.7 535 416 247 244 NE : 488.7 469.1 121,675 115,976 249 247 NV : .2 .1 32 24 192 203 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.1 595 459 221 218 NJ : NM : .2 .2 44 38 *211 216 NY : 5.0 3.9 1,092 713 220 183 NC : 619.9 706.4 158,349 179,023 255 253 ND : 5.5 6.4 1,412 1,524 258 238 OH : 121.6 103.7 31,172 26,646 256 257 OK : 14.5 66.1 5,203 17,356 358 263 OR : 11.1 12.2 2,641 2,958 238 242 PA : 199.2 185.9 49,254 44,972 247 242 SC : SD : 590.6 463.1 148,805 120,864 252 261 TN : TX : 31.4 30.0 11,059 9,883 352 330 UT : VA : 441.2 344.6 111,415 86,682 253 252 WA : WV : 1.1 1.1 426 381 371 353 WI : 32.3 30.1 13,127 12,370 407 411 WY : .6 .3 146 84 248 248 : US 3/ : 8,807.0 7,698.5 2,254,631 1,956,840 256 254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 156.1 157.1 21,353 22,460 137 143 DE-MD : FL : .1 .1 8 5 128 77 GA : HI : ID : .4 .3 44 32 104 106 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 20 21 122 126 KY : .9 .9 113 111 126 124 LA : .4 .5 51 46 119 100 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .1 16 11 109 118 NE : .1 .1 14 14 106 103 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.7 234 329 106 123 NJ : 12.1 10.7 1,069 953 88 89 NM : 4.0 4.0 436 489 110 123 NY : 3.2 5.7 329 560 104 98 NC : .2 .2 18 20 100 94 ND : .1 .1 5 10 106 116 OH : .8 1.1 88 117 104 108 OK : .1 .1 11 17 127 127 OR : .4 .3 42 35 115 115 PA : 6.7 6.9 672 698 100 102 SC : SD : 24.0 20.4 3,217 2,783 134 136 TN : TX : UT : 3.4 3.1 362 337 108 108 VA : 1.7 1.5 185 152 110 102 WA : WV : WI : .5 .5 60 63 116 116 WY : .1 .1 16 11 137 130 : US 3/ : 468.1 414.2 60,760 54,993 130 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,467 1,393 1,400 4,125 4,302 50.6 48.8 49.4 50.1 49.2 Heifers : 847 856 858 2,389 2,608 29.2 30.0 30.3 29.0 29.8 Dairy Cows : 262 263 243 782 782 9.0 9.2 8.6 9.5 8.9 Other Cows : 265 291 280 775 902 9.1 10.2 9.9 9.4 10.3 Bulls & Stags : 58 51 53 161 157 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,900 2,855 2,834 8,232 8,752 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,220 7,157 7,193 22,508 22,115 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.1 95.4 Sows : 320 292 297 924 894 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Stags & Boars : 88 58 59 235 174 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :8,628 7,506 7,548 23,667 23,183 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 24 20 22 64 63 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.7 Lambs & Yrlings: 432 333 381 1,127 1,044 94.8 94.2 94.6 94.6 94.3 : Total 1/ : 456 353 403 1,192 1,108 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ---------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle 4/ : 704 707 708 706 710 Steers 4/ : 760 770 767 766 772 Heifers 4/ : 700 709 712 702 713 All Cows 4/ : 537 533 532 538 533 Bulls & Stags4/: 870 841 847 858 847 : Calves & Vealers: 227 212 212 225 213 : Hogs : 186 186 185 186 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 182 181 181 181 182 Sows 5/ : 288 289 290 291 291 Stags & Boars5/: 214 224 224 216 221 : Sheep : 65 66 67 64 65 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 57 60 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 67 67 65 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 .2 .2 1.6 .1 .2 3/ 2 : 7.5 1.1 .3 5.3 .1 .7 32.8 3 : 83.2 36.1 7.0 29.1 9.2 1.9 3/ 4 : 79.4 2.7 3.3 27.7 38.2 7.4 22.8 5 : 330.9 143.4 55.8 87.6 33.6 10.6 3/ 6 : 555.6 310.6 148.6 9.7 73.4 13.2 3/ 7 :1,250.1 673.9 480.4 21.9 64.3 9.7 53.7 8 : 274.8 114.9 108.4 7.1 39.9 4.5 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 250.0 116.9 53.9 52.9 21.4 4.9 32.1 : US 2/ :2,833.7 1,399.8 857.7 242.8 280.2 53.2 141.4 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.6 1.3 1.3 2 : 6/ 16.0 2.9 13.1 3 : 566.1 550.6 14.6 1.0 5/ 4 :1,218.7 1,148.3 69.0 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 56.3 5.8 50.4 6 :2,099.0 1,963.6 113.7 21.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 77.0 7.7 69.2 8 :3,477.8 3,344.1 99.1 34.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 186.8 186.1 .7 .1 251.0 4.0 247.0 : US 2/ :7,548.3 7,192.6 297.0 58.7 402.8 21.8 381.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.5 .8 .7 5.0 .3 .8 3/ 2 : 24.4 3.8 1.3 16.9 .4 2.0 96.1 3 : 263.2 110.4 21.6 94.8 30.6 5.7 3/ 4 : 247.8 7.0 10.1 85.8 122.9 22.1 70.3 5 : 1,027.5 426.8 170.4 278.8 120.2 31.2 3/ 6 : 1,641.7 895.4 456.4 33.5 218.7 37.7 3/ 7 : 3,898.7 2,088.9 1,492.6 79.8 209.1 28.3 160.8 8 : 868.1 393.5 304.7 21.3 133.7 14.9 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 773.1 375.1 150.4 166.6 66.5 14.5 92.9 : US : 8,752.0 4,301.8 2,608.3 782.4 902.4 157.2 420.1 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 6.4 3.5 2.9 2 : 6/ 40.5 8.4 32.1 3 : 1,708.4 1,664.6 42.3 1.5 5/ 4 : 3,726.4 3,505.8 216.6 4.0 5/ 5 : 6/ 159.3 16.8 142.5 6 : 6,480.5 6,076.4 339.8 64.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 210.4 22.9 187.5 8 :10,689.5 10,292.1 293.3 104.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 578.6 576.4 2.0 .2 691.1 11.7 679.4 : US :23,183.5 22,115.3 894.0 174.2 1,107.7 63.3 1,044.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Region 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.3 4.9 10.7 .6 AZ : 39.9 36.7 3.2 AR : 2.1 .4 .2 .1 1.2 .2 CA : 77.3 23.1 6.3 38.1 7.4 2.4 23.8 CO : 200.9 95.9 86.8 .4 17.3 .5 DE-MD : 3.2 2.4 .6 .2 .1 1.3 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 .3 .2 .2 .5 .1 ID : IL : 87.1 50.4 30.0 3.4 2.5 .9 10.6 IN : IA : 127.4 60.7 41.2 15.7 6.5 3.3 KS : 550.3 341.8 206.3 .4 1.5 .2 KY : 4.6 1.0 3.0 .4 .2 LA : MI : 6.9 MN : 84.8 31.1 15.6 17.6 15.2 5.3 MS : MO : 14.7 1.1 .8 1.8 9.8 1.2 MT : .7 .2 .2 .1 .1 NE : 557.8 270.3 232.2 3.9 46.5 4.9 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.3 .2 .2 1.6 .1 .2 6.4 NJ : 1.8 .6 .1 .8 .1 .2 NM : 2.7 .5 .3 1.1 .6 .2 NY : 5.8 .5 .2 4.5 .5 23.6 NC : 13.3 .1 .1 7.4 3.4 2.3 ND : OH : 3.5 .3 .4 1.6 .8 .5 4.0 OK : .9 .1 .3 .4 .1 OR : 1.2 .5 .1 .2 .1 .3 PA : 78.8 33.6 6.3 28.5 8.7 1.8 15.8 SC : SD : 18.4 .1 .1 1.8 14.5 1.9 TN : TX : 549.6 309.7 148.1 8.2 71.0 12.7 3.9 UT : VA : WA : 75.7 33.6 29.7 6.5 5.3 .6 4.0 WV : .1 WI : 114.0 40.6 7.6 49.9 12.4 3.5 15.5 WY : : US 3/ : 2,833.7 1,399.8 857.7 242.8 280.2 53.2 141.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.8 .1 6.3 1.3 AZ : AR : 16.2 7.1 9.1 CA : 158.6 158.5 .2 CO : 3.0 2.8 .1 157.0 157.0 DE-MD : 24.9 24.7 .2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.5 3.4 .1 ID : .1 .1 IL : 683.1 607.2 56.8 19.1 IN : 321.5 321.2 .2 IA : 2,241.0 2,162.4 43.9 34.6 KS : KY : 225.9 218.1 7.8 .9 .7 .2 LA : MI : MN : 576.4 576.4 MS : MO : MT : 1.4 1.3 .1 NE : 467.9 467.8 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.8 1.7 2.6 1.3 1.3 NJ : 10.3 2.2 8.1 NM : 3.2 2.5 .7 NY : 3.6 3.5 5.7 .7 5.0 NC : 685.3 677.9 7.4 ND : 6.0 6.0 OH : 92.5 84.1 8.3 .1 OK : 62.8 58.1 4.7 OR : 12.0 11.8 .2 .2 .2 PA : 185.5 183.6 1.2 .7 6.8 .6 6.2 SC : SD : 461.6 413.4 48.2 20.3 20.3 TN : TX : 13.0 6.3 6.6 .1 UT : 2.9 2.7 .3 VA : 344.1 331.4 12.8 1.4 .1 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 24.2 .3 23.8 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,548.3 7,192.6 297.0 58.7 402.8 21.8 381.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 97.6 97.6 97.8 97.6 Calves : 98.0 97.4 97.5 97.8 97.4 Hogs : 98.0 98.0 98.0 97.7 98.0 Sheep : 97.3 97.2 97.3 96.9 97.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 24, 1996. 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