HDR1012000130040719961500Livestock Slaughter Released July 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. The "Livestock Slaughter" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report 3250. See page 26. Estimates refer to June 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Drops Lamb and Mutton Set Record Low for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.44 billion pounds during June. This production was down 9 percent from a year earlier. June 1996 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. June 1995 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production at 2.19 billion pounds, was down 4 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 3.15 million head, down 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 15 pounds from the previous year, at 1,162 pounds. Veal production totaled 29.0 million pounds. This production was up 10 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 135,500 head, 15 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 18 pounds to 365 pounds. Pork production, at 1.21 billion pounds was down 18 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 6.53 million head, 17 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 2 pounds to 255 pounds Lamb and mutton production, at 18.0 million pounds, was down 14 percent from the previous record low set in June 1979. Slaughter during June 1996 totaled 282,100 head, down 22 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 3 pounds at 129 pounds. January - June red meat production was 21.8 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent, veal was up 16 percent, pork was down 4 percent and lamb and mutton was down 9 percent. Mt An 1-2 (7-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 96 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jun : May : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,285 2,303 2,186 96 95 12,213 12,943 106 Veal : 26 30 29 110 97 152 177 116 Pork :1,464 1,413 1,206 82 85 8,881 8,492 96 Lamb & Mutton : 22 21 18 80 84 152 139 91 : Total Red Meat :3,797 3,766 3,438 91 91 21,398 21,750 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 96 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jun : May : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,254 *2,264 2,148 95 95 12,011 12,708 106 Veal : 25 29 28 109 96 149 172 116 Pork : 1,437 1,389 1,184 82 85 8,706 8,344 96 Lamb & Mutton : 22 21 17 80 84 148 135 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,737 3,702 3,377 90 91 21,012 21,358 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jun 96 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jun : May : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,199.8 3,257.8 3,077.9 96 94 17,110.6 18,127.0 106 Other :Thou: 56.4 71.5 67.9 120 95 360.5 427.7 119 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,256.2 3,329.3 3,145.9 97 94 17,471.1 18,554.7 106 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,179 1,160 1,166 99 101 1,181 1,174 99 Other :Lbs : 1,019 986 993 97 101 1,025 999 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,177 1,156 1,162 99 101 1,178 1,170 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 114.5 133.5 130.8 114 98 667.5 812.3 122 Other :Thou: 3.2 3.8 4.7 148 125 15.7 23.2 148 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 117.7 137.2 135.5 115 99 683.2 835.5 122 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 382 *372 363 95 97 385 362 94 Other :Lbs : 417 429 429 103 100 409 419 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 383 *373 365 95 98 385 364 95 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,731.0 7,484.5 6,394.8 83 85 46,788.1 44,949.2 96 Other :Thou: 172.2 148.3 136.8 79 92 1,079.7 900.7 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,903.1 7,632.8 6,531.6 83 86 47,867.8 45,849.9 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 255 256 99 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 221 227 224 101 99 230 231 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 255 255 99 100 257 255 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 347.4 312.8 271.0 78 87 2,314.5 2,065.8 89 Other :Thou: 12.8 11.9 11.1 87 94 85.5 74.5 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 360.2 324.7 282.1 78 87 2,400.0 2,140.3 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 127 134 130 102 97 128 131 102 Other :Lbs : 94 92 93 98 101 96 95 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 126 132 129 102 98 127 130 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 96 as % of State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jun 1995 : May 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 9.8 11.5 11.0 112 96 AZ : 28.7 30.8 30.6 106 99 AR : 6.3 6.5 6.1 97 95 CA : 92.6 *88.6 84.0 91 95 CO : 183.3 178.2 174.2 95 98 DE-MD : 6.1 6.6 5.4 89 82 FL : 3.6 *4.2 3.4 96 81 GA : 37.9 36.3 24.5 65 68 HI : 1.3 1.3 1.2 90 91 ID : 46.1 46.0 42.8 93 93 IL : 224.7 214.5 192.2 86 90 IN : 57.3 69.5 61.3 107 88 IA : 584.6 467.2 393.2 67 84 KS : 498.4 476.7 456.2 92 96 KY : 52.8 44.4 34.8 66 79 LA : 2.0 2.2 2.0 103 93 MI : 90.7 82.6 75.3 83 91 MN : 165.4 171.2 153.4 93 90 MS : 24.2 22.0 19.3 80 88 MO : 49.5 61.7 51.7 104 84 MT : 1.5 1.4 1.3 90 96 NE : 542.4 585.0 545.5 101 93 NV : .1 .1 .1 105 61 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 *2.7 2.8 102 101 NJ : 2.8 3.0 3.1 111 102 NM : 1.4 1.6 1.1 82 72 NY : 8.6 8.9 8.6 100 96 NC : 114.1 143.5 128.1 112 89 ND : 9.8 10.6 10.0 102 95 OH : 28.5 27.7 22.9 80 83 OK : 4.6 22.6 22.8 494 101 OR : 3.1 3.1 3.0 96 98 PA : 94.6 103.8 91.8 97 88 SC : 13.7 13.9 11.0 80 79 SD : 108.0 98.8 83.3 77 84 TN : 15.2 16.6 15.2 100 92 TX : 406.2 429.4 410.9 101 96 UT : 38.8 36.6 34.9 90 95 VA : 76.7 67.5 57.6 75 85 WA : 65.5 66.6 66.0 101 99 WV : 1.1 1.4 1.8 165 124 WI : 92.2 99.1 93.3 101 94 WY : .4 .4 .3 83 76 : US : 3,797.5 *3,766.3 3,438.1 91 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 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 : 13.9 18.0 14,158 17,996 1,020 1,002 AZ : 40.0 44.3 48,202 49,409 1,207 1,115 AR : 2.4 2.8 2,428 2,564 997 903 CA : 88.7 84.2 109,702 101,533 1,237 1,206 CO : 240.5 229.2 280,802 268,709 1,168 1,173 DE-MD : 3.1 2.9 3,851 3,457 1,233 1,212 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.3 1,429 1,242 938 994 ID : 63.4 59.7 75,186 70,819 1,186 1,186 IL : 105.3 95.2 123,598 109,675 1,174 1,153 IN : 5.3 4.0 5,623 4,079 1,058 1,011 IA : 157.4 96.4 191,656 113,110 1,218 1,173 KS : 671.4 612.4 786,554 717,932 1,172 1,172 KY : 5.5 4.6 6,014 4,731 1,094 1,023 LA : 1.7 2.2 1,371 1,691 819 774 MI : 51.0 42.9 66,566 52,869 1,305 1,232 MN : 87.4 88.5 109,483 108,130 1,252 1,222 MS : MO : 12.2 12.9 13,469 13,928 1,101 1,082 MT : 1.7 1.6 2,072 2,007 1,246 1,251 NE : 642.6 650.7 756,238 771,598 1,177 1,186 NV : .1 .1 90 124 1,095 1,169 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.4 2,368 2,636 1,089 1,096 NJ : 1.6 1.8 1,892 2,103 1,164 1,179 NM : 2.7 1.7 2,386 1,582 889 917 NY : 5.4 6.4 6,187 6,738 1,147 1,047 NC : 12.3 15.7 12,924 15,505 1,051 990 ND : OH : 9.5 12.3 10,837 13,249 1,135 1,077 OK : 3.6 4.1 3,523 3,786 973 921 OR : 1.5 1.5 1,971 1,972 1,316 1,358 PA : 84.0 81.0 105,239 105,911 1,252 1,308 SC : SD : 20.0 19.8 23,021 24,491 1,150 1,237 TN : TX : 587.6 607.8 661,433 659,958 1,126 1,086 UT : VA : 1.1 1.7 1,078 1,706 943 996 WA : 88.1 89.7 108,577 108,789 1,232 1,213 WV : .8 .9 733 998 944 1,139 WI : 124.5 127.7 154,568 154,480 1,241 1,209 WY : .5 .5 564 505 1,167 1,096 : US 3/ : 3,256.2 3,145.9 3,831,544 3,655,830 1,177 1,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 .1 23 32 371 350 CA : 20.8 23.7 6,043 8,658 290 365 CO : DE-MD : .5 .5 218 213 442 444 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 9.3 3,586 3,825 396 411 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.7 2.8 1,226 1,284 462 452 MI : 5.0 6.9 1,419 1,732 283 250 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 45 62 317 381 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.1 5.6 1,439 1,412 280 250 NJ : NM : NY : 19.3 20.2 7,863 7,779 408 385 NC : ND : OH : 6.3 4.0 3,265 2,037 516 513 OK : .1 .2 46 74 458 469 OR : PA : 11.6 13.9 4,707 5,498 407 394 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.8 3.8 1,046 1,555 368 405 UT : VA : .1 .1 29 38 320 340 WA : WV : WI : 14.3 13.9 5,876 5,474 410 393 WY : : US 3/ : 117.7 135.5 45,033 49,404 383 365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 10.3 9.1 4,211 3,791 410 418 AZ : 1.0 .8 224 189 232 249 AR : 19.8 16.9 7,974 7,108 403 421 CA : 163.9 150.5 37,934 32,532 231 216 CO : 4.2 3.6 995 828 239 231 DE-MD : 22.0 18.8 5,197 4,457 237 237 FL : 9.7 9.3 1,624 2,003 167 216 GA : HI : 3.5 3.4 684 652 197 191 ID : IL : 767.1 641.4 202,678 167,520 264 261 IN : IA : 2,485.6 1,760.4 647,448 450,477 260 256 KS : KY : 264.1 174.0 69,194 43,910 262 252 LA : 3.6 3.0 791 615 220 208 MI : MN : 567.9 510.7 139,931 126,424 246 248 MS : MO : 234.6 237.6 57,444 59,166 245 249 MT : 2.1 1.5 499 338 233 231 NE : 459.3 417.8 114,284 104,319 249 250 NV : .2 .1 35 19 207 192 N ENG 2/ : 3.4 3.3 856 755 251 230 NJ : NM : .1 .1 23 21 224 216 NY : 5.7 4.0 1,281 1,055 225 266 NC : 587.3 657.2 149,421 165,178 254 251 ND : 6.6 4.6 1,485 1,077 224 236 OH : 115.8 79.3 29,300 20,380 253 257 OK : 13.1 105.2 4,597 28,350 351 270 OR : 12.1 12.1 2,923 2,894 241 239 PA : 191.8 168.2 45,852 40,771 239 242 SC : SD : 509.5 368.2 132,421 96,551 260 262 TN : TX : 24.8 23.7 8,201 7,652 331 323 UT : VA : 411.4 306.9 101,277 75,433 246 246 WA : WV : 1.1 1.0 377 331 339 334 WI : 31.3 31.6 12,702 13,146 406 417 WY : .4 .2 98 50 247 251 : US 3/ : 7,903.1 6,531.6 2,029,777 1,665,033 257 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : .1 .1 5 8 89 91 AR : CA : CO : 124.1 103.3 17,045 14,925 137 144 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .1 6 11 121 88 HI : ID : .4 .3 37 36 89 103 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 19 18 107 121 KY : 1.2 1.1 162 132 130 123 LA : .4 .3 37 22 86 81 MI : 17.7 15.1 2,084 1,784 118 118 MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .1 22 14 115 113 NE : .1 .1 9 11 114 101 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.1 245 250 100 120 NJ : 13.3 10.0 1,151 939 87 94 NM : 2.8 3.3 344 404 123 124 NY : 2.5 1.6 261 151 104 93 NC : .2 .2 14 18 82 82 ND : .1 .1 8 11 101 120 OH : 1.0 1.0 107 105 105 107 OK : OR : .7 .6 79 63 114 113 PA : 6.0 5.3 531 532 89 101 SC : SD : 17.9 10.0 2,222 1,342 124 134 TN : TX : UT : VA : 2.0 1.9 216 188 109 98 WA : WV : WI : .8 .7 86 75 114 107 WY : .1 .1 11 8 129 124 : US 3/ : 360.2 282.1 45,479 36,366 126 129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,748 1,684 1,596 8,914 9,134 54.6 51.7 51.9 52.1 50.4 Heifers : 907 915 886 4,914 5,267 28.4 28.1 28.8 28.7 29.1 All Cows : 483 594 537 2,950 3,385 15.1 18.2 17.4 17.2 18.7 Dairy Cows : 220 242 209 1,428 1,480 6.9 7.4 6.8 8.3 8.2 Other Cows : 263 352 328 1,522 1,905 8.2 10.8 10.6 8.9 10.5 Bulls & Stags : 62 65 59 333 341 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,200 3,258 3,078 17,111 18,127 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,320 7,109 6,068 44,510 42,788 94.7 95.0 94.9 95.1 95.2 Sows : 335 314 275 1,826 1,809 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.0 Stags & Boars : 76 61 52 453 353 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :7,731 7,485 6,395 46,788 44,949 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 25 26 23 136 137 7.3 8.5 8.6 5.9 6.7 Lambs & Yrlings: 322 286 248 2,178 1,928 92.7 91.5 91.4 94.1 93.3 : Total 1/ : 347 313 271 2,314 2,066 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 708 699 701 705 705 Steers 4/ : 754 755 759 759 764 Heifers 4/ : 693 695 698 698 705 All Cows 4/ : 545 523 524 539 529 Bulls & Stags4/: 868 835 846 861 844 : Calves & Vealers: 225 *219 215 227 215 : Hogs : 186 186 186 187 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 181 180 182 181 Sows 5/ : 291 288 294 290 290 Stags & Boars5/: 223 226 226 217 222 : Sheep : 63 66 64 64 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 58 57 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 67 65 64 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, June 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 .3 .2 1.4 1.4 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 30.3 3 : 92.4 46.0 7.8 35.1 27.5 7.6 3.4 3/ 4 : 4/ 21.3 5 : 431.7 166.5 58.7 186.7 105.6 81.1 19.9 42.5 6 : 603.3 311.8 176.0 103.6 6.3 97.3 11.9 3/ 7 : 1,362.1 770.2 491.3 90.1 21.5 68.6 10.5 5.9 8 : 308.0 159.7 100.2 43.2 4.2 39.0 5.0 .0 9 : 128.8 66.5 8.5 49.1 32.2 16.9 4.7 3/ 10 : 149.4 75.4 43.7 27.2 10.2 17.0 3.1 30.8 : US 2/ : 3,077.9 1,596.3 886.4 536.4 208.8 327.6 58.8 130.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.0 2.9 .1 .0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2 : 6/ 11.6 3.4 8.2 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,515.8 1,438.1 76.1 1.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 46.1 7.1 39.0 6 : 1,890.9 1,760.9 112.3 17.8 5/ 7 : 6/ 52.0 8.5 43.5 8 : 2,815.1 2,696.2 85.7 33.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 170.1 169.5 .6 .0 159.3 3.4 155.9 : US 2/ : 6,394.8 6,067.6 274.7 52.5 271.0 23.4 247.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 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 - June 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.7 1.7 1.3 10.1 9.6 .5 1.7 3/ 2 : 4/ 180.3 3 : 582.2 253.2 46.5 263.5 207.2 56.3 18.9 3/ 4 : 4/ 135.2 5 : 2,620.5 940.7 365.4 1,197.5 707.5 490.0 116.8 275.3 6 : 3,452.3 1,820.1 980.7 574.6 55.4 519.2 76.9 3/ 7 : 8,065.4 4,464.8 2,961.8 579.3 149.4 429.8 59.5 36.0 8 : 1,789.1 858.1 606.9 293.7 44.0 249.7 30.5 .0 9 : 750.2 382.2 52.1 295.2 229.4 65.8 20.7 3/ 10 : 852.6 413.0 252.1 171.3 77.6 93.7 16.2 185.5 : US :18,127.0 9,133.9 5,266.8 3,385.2 1,480.0 1,905.1 341.1 812.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.6 13.2 .3 .1 15.1 7.2 7.9 2 : 6/ 88.2 19.4 68.8 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :10,579.4 10,062.1 506.4 10.9 5/ 5 : 6/ 315.7 38.3 277.4 6 :12,660.1 11,835.0 701.3 123.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 393.2 49.4 343.7 8 :20,564.2 19,749.7 597.0 217.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,131.9 1,127.6 3.9 .4 1,253.6 23.1 1,230.5 : US :44,949.2 42,787.6 1,808.9 352.6 2,065.8 137.4 1,928.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ 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, June 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.3 15.8 1.6 14.2 .4 AZ : 43.8 42.1 1.6 .1 .1 AR : 2.1 .4 .2 1.2 1.2 .2 CA : 83.7 24.0 6.6 48.4 32.0 16.4 4.6 23.6 CO : 228.5 132.1 82.4 13.7 .2 13.5 .4 DE-MD : 2.8 2.2 .4 .2 .2 .1 .5 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 .3 .3 .6 .1 .5 .1 ID : 58.6 25.4 16.7 14.4 4.9 9.5 2.2 IL : 91.8 50.4 34.3 6.1 3.5 2.6 1.1 9.2 IN : IA : 94.6 39.8 22.4 28.7 17.6 11.1 3.7 KS : 608.3 372.2 234.6 1.4 .2 1.2 .1 KY : LA : MI : 40.8 25.9 2.1 12.4 9.0 3.4 .4 6.9 MN : 85.1 32.6 14.8 31.9 17.9 14.0 5.8 MS : MO : 10.2 .9 .6 8.1 .5 7.6 .6 MT : 1.0 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 NE : 648.9 357.2 233.8 51.8 3.1 48.7 6.1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.2 .3 .2 1.5 1.4 .1 .3 5.6 NJ : 1.8 .5 .1 .8 .7 .1 .3 NM : NY : 6.2 .5 .3 4.7 4.6 .1 .7 20.2 NC : 14.5 .2 .1 11.6 7.1 4.5 2.5 ND : OH : 5.4 .3 .3 4.2 2.9 1.3 .5 3.9 OK : OR : 1.2 .6 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 PA : 80.8 42.6 7.1 28.8 21.7 7.1 2.3 13.9 SC : SD : 17.9 .1 15.7 1.1 14.6 2.1 TN : TX : 598.5 311.2 175.7 100.1 5.0 95.1 11.6 2.7 UT : VA : .1 WA : 89.6 49.5 26.7 12.7 5.3 7.4 .7 WV : .1 WI : 123.7 55.3 4.0 60.6 50.0 10.6 3.8 13.9 WY : : US 3/ :3,077.9 1,596.3 886.4 536.4 208.8 327.6 58.8 130.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, June 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.8 .2 6.1 1.4 AZ : AR : 16.5 6.4 10.1 CA : 143.8 143.6 .2 CO : 3.2 3.0 .1 103.3 .1 103.2 DE-MD : 18.8 18.7 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.4 3.3 .1 .1 .1 ID : .1 .1 IL : 612.7 542.5 54.3 15.8 IN : IA : 1,757.9 1,690.0 34.8 33.1 KS : KY : 173.5 166.3 7.2 1.0 1.0 .1 LA : MI : 14.9 2.2 12.6 MN : 508.2 508.2 MS : MO : 235.7 235.6 .1 MT : 1.2 1.1 .1 .1 .1 NE : 416.7 416.7 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 3.0 2.9 .1 2.0 1.0 1.0 NJ : 10.0 2.9 7.1 NM : NY : 3.7 3.6 .1 1.6 .5 1.1 NC : 635.3 628.4 6.9 ND : 4.4 4.4 OH : 69.0 60.7 8.3 OK : 103.7 99.1 4.6 OR : 12.0 11.8 .1 .4 .4 PA : 167.9 166.1 1.8 5.2 .9 4.3 SC : SD : 367.1 322.3 44.8 9.9 9.9 TN : TX : 11.2 6.3 4.9 UT : VA : 306.7 298.5 8.1 1.8 .1 1.7 WA : WV : WI : 25.9 .5 25.3 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 6,394.8 6,067.6 274.7 52.5 271.0 23.4 247.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 97.9 97.8 97.9 97.7 Calves : 97.3 97.3 96.5 97.7 97.2 Hogs : 97.8 98.1 97.9 97.7 98.0 Sheep : 96.5 96.3 96.1 96.4 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3:00 p.m. ET on August 23, 1996. 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