HDR1012000130040621961500Livestock Slaughter Released June 21, 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 May 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat and Beef Production Set Record Highs for May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record high 3.77 billion pounds during May 1996. This production was up slightly from the previous record high set in May 1995. May 1996 and 1995 each contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday)and four Saturdays. Beef production at 2.30 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the previous record high set in May 1995. Head kill totaled 3.33 million head, up 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,156 pounds. Veal production totaled 30.0 million pounds. This production was up 14 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 137,200 head, 18 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 11 pounds to 374 pounds. Pork production, at 1.41 billion pounds was down 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.63 million head, 7 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 3 pounds to 255 pounds Lamb and mutton production, at 21.0 million pounds, was down 5 percent from the previous record low set in May 1987. Slaughter totaled 324,700 head, down 12 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 5 pounds at 132 pounds. January - May red meat production was 18.3 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 8 percent, veal was up 18 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (6-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 96 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,186 2,153 2,303 105 107 9,928 10,757 108 Veal : 26 28 30 114 104 126 149 118 Pork :1,525 1,484 1,413 93 95 7,417 7,286 98 Lamb & Mutton : 23 25 21 91 83 129 121 93 : Total Red Meat :3,760 3,691 3,766 100 102 17,600 18,312 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 96 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,153 2,114 2,263 105 107 9,757 10,560 108 Veal : 25 28 29 113 104 123 144 117 Pork : 1,495 1,460 1,389 93 95 7,269 7,160 99 Lamb & Mutton : 23 25 21 91 84 126 118 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,696 3,626 3,702 100 102 17,275 17,981 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : May 96 % of : Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,076.8*3,039.3 3,257.8 106 107 13,910.9 15,049.0 108 Other :Thou: 59.4 72.1 71.5 120 99 304.1 359.8 118 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,136.1*3,111.4 3,329.3 106 107 14,214.9 15,408.8 108 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,173 1,164 1,160 99 100 1,181 1,176 100 Other :Lbs : 1,012 987 986 97 100 1,026 1,000 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,170 1,160 1,156 99 100 1,178 1,172 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 114.0 128.0 133.5 117 104 553.0 681.5 123 Other :Thou: 2.7 3.5 3.8 140 109 12.5 18.5 148 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 116.7 131.4 137.2 118 104 565.5 700.0 124 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 386 373 373 97 100 386 362 94 Other :Lbs : 410 412 429 105 104 406 416 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 385 374 374 97 100 385 364 94 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,011.6*7,886.4 7,484.5 93 95 39,057.2 38,554.4 99 Other :Thou: 182.5 148.1 148.3 81 100 907.6 763.9 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,194.1*8,034.4 7,632.8 93 95 39,964.7 39,318.2 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 255 255 99 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 227 229 227 100 99 232 232 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 258 255 255 99 100 257 255 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 355.1 374.3 312.8 88 84 1,967.0 1,794.8 91 Other :Thou: 14.7 18.2 11.9 81 65 72.7 63.4 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 369.8 392.6 324.7 88 83 2,039.8 1,858.1 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 129 133 134 104 101 129 131 102 Other :Lbs : 94 90 92 98 102 97 95 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 127 131 132 104 101 128 130 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 96 as % of State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May 1995 : Apr 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 10,100 12,482 11,478 114 92 AZ : 28,820 28,672 30,817 107 107 AR : 6,100 6,055 6,457 106 107 CA : 90,856 *86,542 88,625 98 102 CO : 169,476 171,342 178,153 105 104 DE-MD : 6,565 6,651 6,600 101 99 FL : 3,718 4,183 4,284 115 102 GA : 37,813 35,752 36,273 96 101 HI : 1,277 1,245 1,274 100 102 ID : 44,824 42,364 45,984 103 109 IL : 231,093 215,046 214,519 93 100 IN : 62,011 69,054 69,450 112 101 IA : 604,173 523,144 467,220 77 89 KS : 480,059 458,390 476,686 99 104 KY : 53,793 47,512 44,376 82 93 LA : 1,872 2,251 2,165 116 96 MI : 88,825 84,886 82,577 93 97 MN : 170,368 173,003 171,224 101 99 MS : 24,954 23,549 22,003 88 93 MO : 51,664 61,716 61,726 119 100 MT : 1,493 1,297 1,391 93 107 NE : 523,722 541,246 584,985 112 108 NV : 149 112 145 97 129 N ENG 2/ : 2,729 2,655 2,736 100 103 NJ : 3,196 2,951 3,049 95 103 NM : 1,723 1,854 1,582 92 85 NY : 7,659 *8,352 8,903 116 107 NC : 116,150 143,588 143,550 124 100 ND : 9,391 10,486 10,586 113 101 OH : 30,292 26,975 27,724 92 103 OK : 4,443 19,364 22,605 509 117 OR : 3,019 3,402 3,059 101 90 PA : 93,952 *97,619 103,771 110 106 SC : 13,803 13,758 13,930 101 101 SD : 109,024 104,621 98,814 91 94 TN : 18,251 16,233 16,554 91 102 TX : 398,117 385,745 429,396 108 111 UT : 34,825 33,944 36,604 105 108 VA : 73,228 67,864 67,455 92 99 WA : 58,142 60,990 66,559 114 109 WV : 1,192 1,560 1,410 118 90 WI : 86,688 92,521 99,148 114 107 WY : 384 358 439 114 123 : US : 3,759,933 *3,691,334 3,766,283 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 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 : 14.0 18.5 14,519 18,342 1,035 991 AZ : 40.8 44.4 48,266 49,293 1,184 1,111 AR : 2.3 2.7 2,361 2,407 1,006 882 CA : 79.3 86.9 98,321 105,397 1,240 1,212 CO : 221.0 230.8 260,434 272,382 1,178 1,180 DE-MD : 3.3 3.4 4,068 4,103 1,232 1,217 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.4 1,410 1,400 970 1,003 ID : 62.1 62.8 73,923 75,495 1,191 1,202 IL : 105.7 105.0 124,674 122,352 1,179 1,166 IN : 5.4 4.6 5,560 4,627 1,036 1,014 IA : 153.7 101.2 185,456 118,425 1,207 1,170 KS : 651.4 648.6 761,943 746,015 1,170 1,150 KY : 5.1 5.6 5,428 5,771 1,054 1,023 LA : 2.0 3.1 1,449 2,307 718 740 MI : 47.9 46.5 61,263 57,239 1,279 1,230 MN : 84.5 96.2 108,335 118,262 1,282 1,229 MS : MO : 11.9 13.4 12,865 14,370 1,077 1,070 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,913 2,079 1,224 1,261 NE : 608.5 698.0 718,899 819,533 1,181 1,174 NV : .1 .2 151 172 1,057 1,064 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.8 2,664 3,142 1,085 1,116 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,166 2,344 1,177 1,145 NM : 3.3 2.6 3,003 2,458 915 932 NY : 5.5 7.1 5,889 7,925 1,078 1,124 NC : 11.7 16.9 12,053 17,322 1,030 1,025 ND : OH : 9.8 12.7 11,146 13,825 1,137 1,085 OK : 3.6 4.5 3,663 4,343 1,010 955 OR : 1.4 1.4 1,878 1,800 1,326 1,328 PA : 83.2 90.6 103,316 118,746 1,242 1,310 SC : SD : 19.9 22.0 22,718 26,481 1,143 1,202 TN : TX : 577.2 635.0 635,234 689,679 1,101 1,086 UT : VA : 1.4 1.9 1,260 1,874 931 966 WA : 80.0 91.0 96,046 109,302 1,200 1,201 WV : .9 1.1 880 963 1,000 913 WI : 117.7 136.3 144,443 164,076 1,228 1,204 WY : .4 .5 494 615 1,120 1,127 : US 3/ : 3,136.1 3,329.3 3,668,530 3,848,664 1,170 1,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : .1 .2 33 93 374 394 CA : 21.0 24.8 6,218 9,006 296 363 CO : DE-MD : .5 1.3 205 537 427 404 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.7 10.0 4,132 4,084 427 409 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.2 2.0 974 956 446 466 MI : 6.0 6.8 1,586 1,754 263 258 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 53 67 327 401 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.9 5.1 1,435 1,064 290 208 NJ : NM : NY : 16.3 18.7 6,454 7,211 396 385 NC : ND : OH : 7.9 4.6 4,177 2,345 529 510 OK : .1 .1 47 64 440 439 OR : PA : 11.0 15.9 4,440 6,562 405 414 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.5 3.8 1,079 1,742 440 463 UT : VA : .1 .1 37 33 350 328 WA : WV : WI : 14.4 15.6 5,825 6,218 404 398 WY : : US 3/ : 116.7 137.2 44,938 51,293 385 374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 10.5 9.7 4,355 4,036 416 418 AZ : 1.2 1.2 292 296 244 240 AR : 19.8 18.5 7,872 7,626 397 413 CA : 177.2 164.4 42,674 36,367 241 221 CO : 4.1 3.7 977 878 237 235 DE-MD : 23.3 22.2 5,505 4,973 237 224 FL : 8.6 12.3 1,611 2,657 187 216 GA : HI : ID : IL : 793.7 714.6 209,918 187,380 264 262 IN : IA : 2,596.2 2,133.8 677,513 542,247 261 254 KS : KY : 271.4 222.2 69,038 56,335 254 254 LA : 3.7 2.9 800 634 215 216 MI : 283.0 267.0 68,669 62,730 243 235 MN : 601.1 580.0 149,158 142,907 248 246 MS : MO : 246.8 280.5 60,632 70,583 246 252 MT : 2.6 1.6 659 372 250 234 NE : 496.6 470.4 124,759 117,278 251 249 NV : .3 .3 67 57 216 225 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.9 644 645 227 221 NJ : NM : .2 .1 39 21 216 213 NY : 5.3 3.8 1,279 1,027 243 268 NC : 598.0 729.5 152,571 184,870 255 253 ND : 6.6 6.6 1,476 1,559 225 236 OH : 120.7 103.7 30,992 26,429 257 255 OK : 12.8 104.7 4,259 26,983 333 258 OR : 12.0 12.5 2,922 3,034 243 243 PA : 191.4 193.5 47,046 48,078 246 248 SC : SD : 522.8 444.1 135,170 117,540 259 265 TN : TX : 26.8 25.2 8,891 8,517 332 338 UT : VA : 389.1 354.7 97,994 89,535 252 252 WA : WV : 1.2 1.0 442 345 362 341 WI : 32.1 33.5 12,629 13,998 394 418 WY : .5 .3 123 87 271 253 : US 3/ : 8,194.1 7,632.8 2,111,240 1,944,070 258 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : .2 .1 20 17 100 114 AR : .1 .1 5 7 98 119 CA : CO : 130.1 119.2 17,736 17,318 136 145 DE-MD : FL : GA : .2 .4 19 26 95 66 HI : ID : .4 .3 34 34 92 103 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 20 11 104 122 KY : 1.0 1.2 122 144 122 124 LA : .3 .3 29 23 91 90 MI : 18.5 16.7 2,261 2,094 122 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 17 16 119 117 NE : .1 .1 11 9 91 92 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.2 218 274 106 124 NJ : 13.3 11.5 1,248 1,035 94 90 NM : 3.3 4.1 374 479 114 116 NY : 3.1 2.5 312 247 99 97 NC : .2 .2 19 14 78 80 ND : .1 .1 7 9 87 117 OH : 1.2 1.2 118 117 102 99 OK : OR : .5 .4 62 49 115 115 PA : 6.3 4.9 569 478 90 98 SC : SD : 16.2 14.1 2,085 1,953 129 138 TN : TX : UT : VA : 2.5 2.0 262 206 106 102 WA : WV : WI : .9 .5 98 50 113 111 WY : .1 .1 10 10 121 127 : US 3/ : 369.8 324.7 47,150 42,875 127 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,671 1,552 1,684 7,166 7,538 54.3 51.1 51.7 51.5 50.1 Heifers : 870 857 915 4,007 4,380 28.3 28.2 28.1 28.8 29.1 Dairy Cows : 220 247 242 1,208 1,271 7.1 8.1 7.4 8.7 8.4 Other Cows : 257 323 352 1,259 1,578 8.3 10.6 10.8 9.0 10.5 Bulls & Stags : 59 60 65 271 282 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,077 3,039 3,258 13,911 15,049 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,634 7,496 7,109 37,190 36,720 95.3 95.0 95.0 95.2 95.2 Sows : 304 326 314 1,491 1,534 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.0 Stags & Boars : 73 65 61 377 300 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :8,012 7,886 7,485 39,057 38,554 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 28 24 26 111 114 7.7 6.5 8.5 5.7 6.4 Lambs & Yrlings: 328 350 286 1,856 1,681 92.3 93.5 91.5 94.3 93.6 : Total 1/ : 355 374 313 1,967 1,795 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 703 699 699 705 705 Steers 4/ : 751 756 755 760 765 Heifers 4/ : 690 700 695 699 707 All Cows 4/ : 540 526 523 538 530 Bulls & Stags4/: 861 843 835 859 844 : Calves & Vealers: 228 219 220 227 215 : Hogs : 187 186 186 187 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 181 181 182 182 Sows 5/ : 288 287 288 290 289 Stags & Boars5/: 218 219 226 217 222 : Sheep : 64 66 66 64 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 57 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 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, May 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 .3 .2 1.7 .1 .4 3/ 2 : 4/ 27.2 3 : 103.5 48.1 8.4 32.8 9.8 4.4 3/ 4 : 4/ 22.1 5 : 467.8 180.4 63.1 117.6 84.7 22.0 46.4 6 : 634.5 318.8 186.1 6.6 109.1 13.9 3/ 7 :1,449.3 827.8 506.6 26.2 78.0 10.8 5.4 8 : 314.6 161.4 100.2 8.0 39.5 5.5 .0 9 : 131.8 67.5 9.0 36.3 14.4 4.6 3/ 10 : 153.7 79.8 41.3 12.4 16.9 3.4 32.3 : US 2/ :3,257.8 1,684.0 914.9 241.5 352.4 64.9 133.5 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 2.5 .1 .0 2.1 1.0 1.1 2 : 6/ 13.7 3.9 9.8 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :1,799.8 1,712.6 85.7 1.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 49.4 7.3 42.1 6 :2,128.2 1,981.0 126.3 20.9 5/ 7 : 6/ 62.4 10.0 52.3 8 :3,366.4 3,226.2 101.6 38.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 187.5 186.8 .7 .0 185.1 4.2 180.9 : US 2/ :7,484.5 7,109.1 314.4 61.1 312.8 26.5 286.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 6-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 2-3 and 4-5 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 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - May 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.5 1.4 1.1 8.2 .4 1.4 3/ 2 : 4/ 150.0 3 : 489.8 207.2 38.7 179.7 48.7 15.5 3/ 4 : 4/ 113.9 5 : 2,188.8 774.2 306.7 601.9 408.9 97.0 29.2 6 : 2,849.0 1,508.3 804.7 49.1 422.0 64.9 3/ 7 : 6,703.3 3,694.7 2,470.5 128.0 361.2 48.9 30.1 8 : 1,481.1 698.4 506.7 39.8 210.7 25.5 .0 9 : 621.3 315.7 43.6 197.2 48.9 15.9 3/ 10 : 703.2 337.6 208.4 67.3 76.8 13.1 165.1 : US :15,049.0 7,537.5 4,380.4 1,271.3 1,577.5 282.3 681.5 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.6 10.3 .2 .1 13.1 6.2 6.8 2 : 6/ 76.6 16.0 60.7 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 9,063.6 8,624.0 430.3 9.4 5/ 5 : 6/ 269.6 31.2 238.5 6 :10,769.2 10,074.2 589.1 105.9 5/ 7 : 6/ 341.1 40.9 300.2 8 :17,749.1 17,053.4 511.2 184.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 961.8 958.1 3.4 .3 1,094.4 19.7 1,074.6 : US :38,554.4 36,720.1 1,534.2 300.2 1,794.8 114.0 1,680.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 6-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 2-3 and 4-5 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 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, May 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.7 2.0 14.4 .3 AZ : 43.8 41.5 2.3 AR : 2.1 .5 .2 1.1 .2 CA : 86.4 25.6 6.5 36.0 13.9 4.4 24.7 CO : 230.1 133.1 82.2 2.4 12.0 .4 DE-MD : 3.4 2.6 .4 .2 .1 1.3 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 .3 .2 .3 .5 .1 ID : 61.7 30.5 12.9 6.1 9.7 2.5 IL : 100.8 57.4 35.8 3.4 3.2 1.0 9.9 IN : IA : 99.4 40.2 24.5 21.6 9.2 3.9 KS : 643.6 403.0 238.5 .2 1.7 .2 KY : LA : MI : 44.5 26.5 2.5 10.9 4.2 .4 6.7 MN : 92.6 35.2 16.3 20.5 14.4 6.2 MS : MO : 10.7 1.2 .7 .6 7.6 .5 MT : 1.0 .3 .2 .3 .2 NE : 695.6 383.3 243.0 3.8 59.4 6.2 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 2.6 .3 .2 1.7 .1 .4 5.1 NJ : 2.0 .7 .1 .7 .2 .3 NM : NY : 6.8 .6 .3 4.9 .1 .8 18.7 NC : 15.6 .2 .1 8.0 4.3 3.0 ND : OH : 5.7 .4 .4 3.3 1.1 .6 4.5 OK : OR : 1.1 .6 .1 .1 .1 .2 PA : 90.4 44.0 7.4 26.7 9.1 3.1 15.8 SC : SD : 19.9 .1 .1 1.5 15.8 2.5 TN : TX : 628.9 317.9 185.7 5.2 106.8 13.3 3.1 UT : VA : .1 WA : 90.9 48.7 28.2 6.2 7.2 .7 WV : .1 WI : 133.0 58.6 4.4 53.5 11.9 4.6 15.6 WY : : US 3/ : 3,257.8 1,684.0 914.9 241.5 352.4 64.9 133.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.3 .2 6.7 1.4 AZ : AR : 18.0 7.8 10.2 CA : 157.8 157.6 .2 CO : 3.2 3.1 .2 119.1 .1 119.0 DE-MD : 22.2 22.1 .1 FL : GA : HI : ID : .1 .1 IL : 683.8 603.0 62.3 18.5 IN : IA : 2,131.0 2,053.0 39.4 38.6 KS : KY : 221.7 213.9 7.8 1.1 1.0 .2 LA : MI : 265.3 257.9 5.1 2.2 16.4 2.3 14.2 MN : 577.4 577.4 MS : MO : 278.7 278.6 .1 MT : 1.3 1.2 .1 NE : 469.2 469.2 NV : .3 .2 N ENG : 2.6 2.5 .1 2.1 1.0 1.1 NJ : 11.2 3.1 8.0 NM : NY : 3.6 3.5 .1 2.5 .8 1.7 NC : 703.0 696.6 6.4 ND : 6.4 6.4 OH : 93.1 84.1 9.0 OK : 102.6 97.3 5.2 OR : 12.3 12.1 .2 .3 .2 PA : 193.2 191.0 2.1 4.8 .7 4.1 SC : SD : 443.0 387.6 55.4 14.0 14.0 TN : TX : 11.8 6.1 5.6 UT : VA : 354.4 341.8 12.5 1.9 .1 1.8 WA : WV : WI : 28.9 .4 28.4 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,484.5 7,109.1 314.4 61.1 312.8 26.5 286.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 97.7 97.9 97.9 97.7 Calves : 97.7 97.4 97.3 97.8 97.4 Hogs : 97.8 98.2 98.1 97.7 98.1 Sheep : 96.0 95.4 96.3 96.4 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 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 July 19, 1996. 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