HDR1012000130040524961500Livestock Slaughter Released May 24, 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 April 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat and Beef Production Sets Record High for April; Lamb and Mutton Production Ties Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.69 billion pounds during April. This production was 6 percent above the previous record high set in April 1986. April 1996 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. April 1995 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. Beef production at 2.15 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from previous record high set in April 1986. Beef kill totaled 3.11 million head, up 17 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year at 1,160 pounds. Veal production totaled 28.0 million pounds. This production was up 28 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 131,400, up 34 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 17 pounds to 374 pounds. Pork production, at 1.48 billion pounds was up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.03 million head, 6 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 3 pounds to 255 pounds Lamb and mutton production, at 25.0 million pounds, was down 7 percent from April 1995 and tied the previous record low set in 1978 and 1979. Slaughter totaled 392,600 head, down 11 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 6 pounds at 131 pounds. January - April red meat production was 14.5 million pounds, up 5 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 9 percent, veal was up 19 percent, pork was virtually the same, but lamb and mutton was down 6 percent. Mt An 1-2 (5-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 96 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,854 2,034 2,153 116 106 7,742 8,454 109 Veal : 22 30 28 128 94 100 119 119 Pork :1,404 1,421 1,484 106 104 5,892 5,873 100 Lamb & Mutton : 27 27 25 93 93 106 99 94 : Total Red Meat :3,308 3,513 3,691 112 105 13,840 14,546 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 96 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,821 1,996 2,114 116 106 7,604 8,296 109 Veal : 22 29 28 127 94 98 115 118 Pork : 1,377 1,396 1,460 106 105 5,773 5,771 100 Lamb & Mutton : 27 27 25 93 92 103 97 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,246 3,449 3,626 112 105 13,579 14,280 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Apr 96 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,601.6 2,833.7 3,039.4 117 107 10,834.1 11,791.4 109 Other :Thou: 59.4 68.3 72.1 121 106 244.7 288.3 118 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,661.0 2,902.0 3,111.5 117 107 11,078.8 12,079.7 109 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,175 1,180 1,164 99 98 1,183 1,180 99 Other :Lbs : 1,018 1,007 987 97 98 1,029 1,003 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,171 1,175 1,160 99 99 1,180 1,176 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 96.1 141.4 128.0 133 91 439.0 548.1 125 Other :Thou: 2.2 3.7 3.5 156 94 9.8 14.7 150 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 98.3 145.1 131.4 134 91 448.8 562.8 125 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 392 359 373 95 103 385 360 93 Other :Lbs : 387 405 412 106 102 405 413 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 391 360 374 95 104 386 361 94 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,378.5 7,548.3 7,886.2 107 104 31,045.5 31,069.7 100 Other :Thou: 167.9 150.2 148.1 88 99 725.1 615.6 85 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,546.4 7,698.5 8,034.2 106 104 31,770.6 31,685.2 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 255 255 98 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 231 235 229 99 98 233 234 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 258 254 255 99 100 257 255 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 420.4 402.8 374.3 89 93 1,611.9 1,482.0 92 Other :Thou: 20.2 11.4 18.2 90 161 58.0 51.5 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 440.6 414.2 392.6 89 95 1,669.9 1,533.5 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 127 134 133 104 99 129 131 101 Other :Lbs : 95 100 90 95 90 98 96 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 125 133 131 104 99 128 129 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 96 as % of State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr 1995 : Mar 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 8,926 11,227 12,482 140 111 AZ : 22,806 *27,419 28,672 126 105 AR : 5,941 5,781 6,055 102 105 CA : 79,241 84,878 86,606 109 102 CO : 140,596 163,096 171,342 122 105 DE-MD : 5,745 7,004 6,651 116 95 FL : 3,256 3,994 4,183 128 105 GA : 36,503 34,674 35,752 98 103 HI : 1,141 1,301 1,245 109 96 ID : 37,155 39,724 42,364 114 107 IL : 207,855 204,138 215,046 103 105 IN : 53,605 65,277 69,054 129 106 IA : 552,670 508,995 523,144 95 103 KS : 412,294 415,658 458,390 111 110 KY : 50,663 45,752 47,512 94 104 LA : 1,824 2,247 2,251 123 100 MI : 77,332 88,883 84,886 110 96 MN : 153,978 166,989 173,003 112 104 MS : 23,236 22,809 23,549 101 103 MO : 49,850 59,806 61,716 124 103 MT : 1,305 1,088 1,297 99 119 NE : 433,596 499,571 541,246 125 108 NV : 82 100 112 136 112 N ENG 2/ : 2,602 2,517 2,655 102 105 NJ : 2,774 3,142 2,951 106 94 NM : 1,461 1,869 1,854 127 99 NY : 7,282 8,883 8,353 115 94 NC : 106,455 137,189 143,588 135 105 ND : 7,947 9,566 10,486 132 110 OH : 28,245 27,270 26,975 96 99 OK : 4,118 14,389 19,364 470 135 OR : 2,790 3,098 3,402 122 110 PA : 86,242 89,728 97,582 113 109 SC : 12,688 13,435 13,758 108 102 SD : 101,396 102,407 104,621 103 102 TN : 15,774 15,876 16,233 103 102 TX : 341,185 381,430 385,745 113 101 UT : 30,768 32,152 33,944 110 106 VA : 70,661 65,899 67,864 96 103 WA : 50,409 55,506 60,990 121 110 WV : 1,110 1,393 1,560 141 112 WI : 74,448 86,294 92,521 124 107 WY : 330 323 358 108 111 : US : 3,308,285 3,512,773 3,691,361 112 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 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 : 11.9 20.0 12,561 20,351 1,055 1,017 AZ : 32.4 42.0 38,145 46,230 1,176 1,101 AR : 2.2 2.8 2,201 2,397 992 843 CA : 72.4 81.2 88,831 98,738 1,228 1,216 CO : 177.3 219.6 210,052 260,828 1,185 1,188 DE-MD : 2.8 3.0 3,407 3,605 1,237 1,221 FL : GA : HI : 1.2 1.3 1,206 1,323 972 1,008 ID : IL : 84.4 98.6 100,220 115,621 1,187 1,173 IN : 5.4 4.6 5,583 4,673 1,039 1,006 IA : 129.6 111.1 157,758 132,930 1,217 1,196 KS : 558.9 621.5 648,667 713,245 1,161 1,148 KY : 4.8 5.9 5,046 6,086 1,043 1,037 LA : 2.0 2.9 1,678 2,183 820 760 MI : MN : 79.1 96.6 102,021 121,135 1,290 1,255 MS : MO : 11.5 14.2 12,069 15,600 1,052 1,096 MT : 1.4 1.5 1,666 1,793 1,215 1,220 NE : 488.2 620.0 584,366 739,678 1,197 1,193 NV : .1 .1 95 155 1,026 1,081 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.6 2,551 2,805 1,092 1,098 NJ : 1.6 1.9 1,925 2,261 1,196 1,163 NM : 2.7 3.1 2,399 2,822 899 924 NY : 4.9 6.4 5,380 7,130 1,106 1,117 NC : 11.3 15.8 11,857 15,646 1,046 991 ND : OH : 11.3 12.3 12,513 13,601 1,105 1,108 OK : 3.3 4.6 3,253 4,391 999 957 OR : 1.5 1.4 1,886 1,945 1,294 1,418 PA : 77.8 86.8 96,958 109,534 1,246 1,261 SC : SD : 17.4 21.2 19,698 27,372 1,135 1,291 TN : TX : 495.3 575.0 543,916 618,599 1,098 1,076 UT : VA : 1.4 2.2 1,281 2,171 927 980 WA : 68.7 83.1 83,159 100,743 1,210 1,212 WV : .9 1.2 891 1,051 982 896 WI : 100.6 126.9 123,316 153,495 1,226 1,210 WY : .4 .4 412 486 1,137 1,097 : US 3/ : 2,661.0 3,111.5 3,116,455 3,608,762 1,171 1,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 23.2 4,639 8,633 332 372 CO : DE-MD : .5 2.0 202 886 407 435 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.8 10.9 3,724 4,284 423 394 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.6 2.2 674 1,002 426 452 MI : 5.0 5.4 1,313 1,257 260 234 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 58 73 383 378 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.8 5.3 1,273 1,174 335 220 NJ : 2.6 2.9 1,109 1,174 433 411 NM : NY : 15.7 18.5 5,961 6,984 379 377 NC : .2 .2 60 63 398 343 ND : OH : 5.7 4.0 2,984 2,029 524 512 OK : .1 .1 27 69 380 461 OR : PA : 10.0 13.9 4,043 5,625 405 404 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.6 4.4 680 2,019 428 463 UT : VA : WA : 2.0 3.5 1,088 1,332 539 377 WV : WI : 13.6 14.6 5,578 5,836 411 399 WY : : US 3/ : 98.3 131.4 38,476 49,101 391 374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 10.2 4,000 4,155 414 408 AZ : 1.1 1.4 258 338 236 241 AR : 19.3 17.7 7,820 7,149 405 403 CA : 151.8 170.6 36,083 36,995 238 217 CO : 3.7 3.7 883 865 238 237 DE-MD : 21.1 22.8 4,904 5,315 232 233 FL : 5.6 12.4 1,316 2,644 234 213 GA : HI : 3.3 3.7 640 692 196 188 ID : IL : 748.8 744.2 198,996 193,678 266 260 IN : 261.6 348.2 64,662 85,713 247 246 IA : 2,428.0 2,387.5 629,141 606,522 259 254 KS : KY : 255.8 236.8 66,412 60,423 260 255 LA : 3.6 3.8 755 806 211 213 MI : MN : 528.0 583.8 131,014 144,309 248 247 MS : MO : MT : 2.4 1.9 586 457 249 245 NE : 449.7 509.1 111,908 126,826 249 249 NV : .1 .1 28 21 209 214 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 543 467 220 216 NJ : NM : .2 .2 51 39 211 215 NY : 4.4 3.8 1,077 734 244 192 NC : 549.2 735.3 142,145 186,427 259 254 ND : 6.4 7.6 1,453 1,784 226 235 OH : 108.3 101.2 28,133 25,892 260 256 OK : 11.9 88.7 4,085 23,387 344 264 OR : 10.4 14.3 2,576 3,452 249 242 PA : 167.3 191.5 40,726 47,294 243 247 SC : SD : 491.6 473.0 125,130 123,687 255 261 TN : TX : 27.0 25.7 9,284 8,826 344 343 UT : VA : 374.0 354.2 94,350 89,143 252 252 WA : WV : 1.0 1.1 377 368 367 350 WI : 30.6 33.1 12,005 13,876 393 419 WY : .4 .4 111 101 271 265 : US 3/ : 7,546.4 8,034.2 1,945,282 2,046,555 258 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 149.1 140.5 20,241 20,497 136 146 DE-MD : FL : .2 .3 20 26 124 94 GA : HI : ID : .4 .3 39 36 97 105 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 26 27 108 121 KY : .8 1.0 95 119 117 124 LA : .3 .3 28 28 102 91 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 15 13 125 111 NE : .1 .1 7 11 109 102 NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.7 4.7 450 533 96 113 NJ : 14.5 15.5 1,236 1,261 85 81 NM : 3.9 4.0 435 476 112 119 NY : 10.4 7.4 930 691 89 93 NC : .2 .3 21 25 85 93 ND : .1 .1 6 11 100 123 OH : 2.7 1.9 240 181 90 93 OK : .1 .1 12 6 128 119 OR : .3 .4 38 46 115 115 PA : 9.9 7.7 872 742 88 96 SC : SD : 18.8 16.8 2,471 2,315 132 138 TN : TX : UT : 3.5 3.5 380 379 109 109 VA : 1.9 2.3 203 243 107 108 WA : WV : WI : .8 .8 91 90 116 113 WY : .1 .1 14 10 135 139 : US 3/ : 440.6 392.6 55,274 51,403 125 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,370 1,400 1,552 5,495 5,854 52.7 49.4 51.1 50.7 49.6 Heifers : 748 858 857 3,137 3,465 28.7 30.3 28.2 29.0 29.4 Dairy Cows : 206 243 247 989 1,030 7.9 8.6 8.1 9.1 8.7 Other Cows : 227 280 323 1,002 1,225 8.7 9.9 10.6 9.2 10.4 Bulls & Stags : 51 53 60 212 217 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,602 2,834 3,039 10,834 11,791 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,048 7,193 7,496 29,556 29,611 95.5 95.3 95.0 95.2 95.3 Sows : 263 297 326 1,187 1,220 3.6 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.9 Stags & Boars : 68 59 65 303 239 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :7,378 7,548 7,886 31,046 31,070 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 20 22 24 84 88 4.7 5.4 6.5 5.2 5.9 Lambs & Yrlings: 401 381 350 1,528 1,394 95.3 94.6 93.5 94.8 94.1 : Total 1/ : 420 403 374 1,612 1,482 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 703 708 699 705 707 Steers 4/ : 753 767 756 762 768 Heifers 4/ : 699 712 700 701 710 All Cows 4/ : 538 532 526 538 531 Bulls & Stags4/: 860 847 843 859 846 : Calves & Vealers: 230 212 219 227 214 : Hogs : 187 185 186 186 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 181 181 182 182 Sows 5/ : 290 290 287 291 290 Stags & Boars5/: 216 224 219 216 221 : Sheep : 63 67 66 64 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 60 57 59 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 67 67 64 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, April 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 .3 .2 1.5 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 8.0 1.2 .5 5.4 .2 .8 26.7 3 : 90.8 43.7 6.9 29.9 7.7 2.6 3/ 4 : 86.0 1.9 3.8 26.6 45.1 8.6 21.6 5 : 359.6 158.2 59.3 93.1 36.1 12.9 3/ 6 : 572.7 294.2 162.1 9.0 94.1 13.4 3/ 7 :1,355.3 778.0 471.3 22.0 74.1 9.9 50.3 8 : 298.4 143.5 101.9 10.5 37.4 5.1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 266.1 130.9 51.3 49.4 27.8 6.6 29.5 : US 2/ :3,039.4 1,551.8 857.2 247.4 322.7 60.3 128.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 4.5 1.7 2.8 2 : 6/ 22.4 3.6 18.8 3 : 579.6 564.7 14.1 .8 5/ 4 :1,257.2 1,184.0 71.7 1.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 60.9 7.0 53.9 6 :2,160.5 2,016.8 122.9 20.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 68.4 8.0 60.4 8 :3,693.2 3,535.1 116.3 41.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 195.7 194.9 .7 .1 218.2 3.9 214.3 : US 2/ :7,886.2 7,495.5 325.8 64.8 374.3 24.2 350.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.9 1.1 .9 6.5 .3 1.1 3/ 2 : 32.4 5.0 1.7 22.3 .6 2.8 122.8 3 : 354.0 154.1 28.5 124.7 38.3 8.3 3/ 4 : 333.9 8.9 13.9 112.3 168.0 30.8 91.8 5 : 1,387.1 585.0 229.7 372.0 156.3 44.2 3/ 6 : 2,214.5 1,189.5 618.5 42.5 312.8 51.1 3/ 7 : 5,254.0 2,866.9 1,963.9 101.8 283.2 38.2 211.1 8 : 1,166.5 537.0 406.5 31.8 171.2 20.0 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 1,039.2 506.0 201.7 216.0 94.3 21.1 122.4 : US :11,791.4 5,853.5 3,465.5 1,029.8 1,225.1 217.4 548.1 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 10.9 5.2 5.7 2 : 6/ 62.9 12.0 50.9 3 : 2,288.0 2,229.3 56.4 2.3 5/ 4 : 4,983.7 4,689.8 288.3 5.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 220.2 23.8 196.3 6 : 8,641.0 8,093.2 462.7 85.1 5/ 7 : 6/ 278.7 30.9 247.9 8 :14,382.7 13,827.2 409.6 145.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 774.3 771.3 2.7 .3 909.3 15.6 893.7 : US :31,069.7 29,610.8 1,219.8 239.0 1,482.0 87.5 1,394.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 18.1 .1 3.8 13.5 .7 AZ : 41.4 39.5 1.9 AR : 2.1 .6 .2 1.1 .2 .1 CA : 80.7 22.6 7.8 36.2 10.5 3.6 23.1 CO : 218.8 121.1 80.7 4.0 12.5 .5 DE-MD : 2.9 2.2 .5 .2 .1 2.0 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 .3 .2 .2 .5 .1 ID : IL : 95.0 55.4 31.7 4.0 3.0 1.0 10.8 IN : IA : 109.8 49.1 30.5 16.3 10.3 3.6 KS : 616.5 398.0 216.3 .3 1.7 .2 KY : 4.5 .7 3.3 .2 .2 .1 LA : MI : 5.3 MN : 92.9 35.6 15.9 20.2 14.8 6.5 MS : MO : 11.2 1.2 .8 .8 7.7 .8 MT : .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 NE : 617.9 329.7 223.8 4.6 54.4 5.4 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.4 .3 .2 1.5 .1 .3 5.3 NJ : 1.9 .6 .2 .7 .1 .3 NM : 2.6 .4 .3 .9 .7 .1 NY : 6.1 .6 .3 4.7 .5 18.5 NC : 14.2 .2 .1 7.7 3.7 2.6 ND : OH : 5.5 .3 .3 2.7 1.4 .8 3.9 OK : 1.0 .1 .3 .4 .1 OR : 1.1 .6 .1 .1 .1 .3 PA : 86.5 41.3 6.4 29.3 7.2 2.4 13.9 SC : SD : 19.1 .1 .1 1.5 15.2 2.2 TN : TX : 566.7 293.1 161.4 7.6 91.7 12.9 3.7 UT : VA : WA : 83.1 41.3 27.4 6.7 7.1 .6 3.5 WV : .1 WI : 123.3 44.9 9.3 51.5 13.4 4.2 14.6 WY : : US 3/ : 3,039.4 1,551.8 857.2 247.4 322.7 60.3 128.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, April 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.4 .2 6.8 1.4 AZ : AR : 17.1 8.1 9.0 CA : 164.1 163.9 .2 CO : 3.2 3.0 .2 140.5 .1 140.4 DE-MD : 22.8 22.6 .2 FL : GA : HI : 3.7 3.6 .1 ID : .1 .1 IL : 714.6 634.5 62.1 18.0 IN : 343.5 343.2 .3 IA : 2,384.9 2,291.2 52.0 41.7 KS : KY : 236.2 227.2 9.0 1.0 .8 .1 LA : MI : MN : 580.6 580.6 MS : MO : MT : 1.5 1.4 .1 NE : 508.0 508.0 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.9 1.8 4.5 1.7 2.8 NJ : 15.0 2.9 12.1 NM : 3.4 2.7 .7 NY : 3.5 3.4 .1 7.4 .7 6.7 NC : 712.0 704.7 7.2 ND : 7.3 7.2 .1 OH : 91.1 82.7 8.4 .3 .2 .1 OK : 85.5 80.2 5.3 OR : 14.1 13.8 .2 .3 .2 PA : 191.1 188.9 1.5 .7 7.6 .6 7.0 SC : SD : 471.6 414.1 57.6 16.7 16.7 TN : TX : 12.6 6.9 5.7 UT : 3.2 3.0 .2 VA : 353.9 341.9 12.0 2.1 .2 1.9 WA : WV : WI : 27.8 .4 27.2 .2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,886.2 7,495.5 325.8 64.8 374.3 24.2 350.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.8 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.6 Calves : 97.7 97.5 97.4 97.8 97.4 Hogs : 97.8 98.0 98.2 97.7 98.1 Sheep : 95.4 97.3 95.4 96.5 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 June 21, 1996. 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