HDR1012000130040823961500Livestock Slaughter Released August 23, 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 July 1996. The index for this report is located on page 24. The "Livestock Slaughter" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report 3250. See page 25. Red Meat and Beef production Sets Record High for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.58 billion pounds during July. This production was 4 percent above the previous record high in July 1992. July 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. July 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production at 2.19 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from the previous record high in July 1986. Head kill totaled 3.15 million head, up 7 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,164 pounds. Veal production totaled 32.0 million pounds. This production was up 34 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 160,400 head, 41 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 20 pounds to 351 pounds. Pork production, at 1.34 billion pounds up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.34 million head, up 4 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 4 pounds to 251 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20.0 million pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Slaughter totaled 326,400 head, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight remained unchanged at 125 pounds. January - July red meat production was 25.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent, veal was up 19 percent, pork was down 3 percent and lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (8-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 96 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jul : Jun : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,089 2,186 2,194 105 100 14,303 15,137 106 Veal : 24 29 32 134 114 176 210 119 Pork :1,299 1,206 1,339 103 111 10,179 9,831 97 Lamb & Mutton : 19 18 20 105 113 171 159 93 : Total Red Meat :3,432 3,438 3,586 104 104 24,829 25,336 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 96 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jul : Jun : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,059 2,148 2,156 105 100 14,070 14,864 106 Veal : 24 *27 31 133 114 172 203 118 Pork : 1,274 1,184 1,316 103 111 9,979 9,660 97 Lamb & Mutton : 19 17 20 105 113 166 155 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,375 3,377 3,523 104 104 24,388 24,881 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jul 96 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jul : Jun : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,890.7*3,078.0 3,079.8 107 100 20,001.3 21,206.8 106 Other :Thou: 52.9 67.9 68.1 129 100 413.3 495.8 120 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,943.6 3,145.9 3,147.9 107 100 20,414.7 21,702.6 106 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,187 1,166 1,168 98 100 1,182 1,173 99 Other :Lbs : 1,024 993 996 97 100 1,025 998 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,184 1,162 1,164 98 100 1,178 1,169 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 111.1 130.8 155.5 140 119 778.6 967.8 124 Other :Thou: 3.0 4.7 5.0 166 105 18.6 28.1 151 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 114.1 135.5 160.4 141 118 797.2 995.9 125 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 369 *362 348 94 96 382 360 94 Other :Lbs : 423 429 419 99 98 411 419 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 371 *363 351 95 97 383 362 94 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 6,917.7 6,394.8 7,186.6 104 112 53,705.8 52,135.8 97 Other :Thou: 157.9 136.8 151.2 96 110 1,237.6 1,051.9 85 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,075.6 6,531.6 7,337.8 104 112 54,943.4 53,187.7 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 256 252 98 99 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 225 224 219 97 98 230 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 255 255 251 98 99 257 254 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 296.4 271.0 312.9 106 115 2,610.9 2,378.7 91 Other :Thou: 13.5 11.1 13.5 100 121 99.0 88.0 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 309.9 282.1 326.4 105 116 2,709.9 2,466.6 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 126 130 126 100 97 128 130 102 Other :Lbs : 96 93 95 99 102 96 95 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 125 129 125 100 97 127 129 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 96 as % of State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Jul 1995 : Jun 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 9.4 11.0 11.3 120 103 AZ : 28.6 30.6 29.8 104 97 AR : 5.6 6.1 6.3 113 103 CA : 83.9 84.0 88.2 105 105 CO : 173.8 174.2 174.2 100 100 DE-MD : 5.0 5.4 5.8 116 106 FL : 3.1 3.4 3.7 121 108 GA : 32.7 24.5 22.7 69 93 HI : 1.2 1.2 1.5 129 130 ID : 42.8 42.8 45.5 106 106 IL : 198.0 192.2 204.9 103 107 IN : 48.1 61.3 67.0 139 109 IA : 518.7 *393.3 445.8 86 113 KS : 468.2 456.2 456.8 98 100 KY : 43.4 34.8 37.3 86 107 LA : 1.8 2.0 2.3 123 112 MI : 77.6 75.3 79.7 103 106 MN : 150.5 153.4 171.4 114 112 MS : 21.7 19.3 22.2 102 115 MO : 45.6 51.7 58.0 127 112 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.5 108 115 NE : 489.8 545.5 538.8 110 99 NV : .1 .1 .1 112 125 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.8 2.9 120 106 NJ : 2.8 3.1 4.0 145 129 NM : 1.3 1.1 1.4 108 124 NY : 7.9 8.6 10.1 128 118 NC : 111.8 128.1 133.9 120 104 ND : 3.0 10.0 9.9 327 99 OH : 26.4 22.9 23.5 89 103 OK : 3.7 22.8 29.5 796 129 OR : 2.9 3.0 3.4 116 114 PA : 85.5 91.8 96.7 113 105 SC : 11.5 11.0 11.3 99 103 SD : 94.5 83.3 93.1 99 112 TN : 12.7 15.2 15.2 120 100 TX : 377.8 *410.8 409.5 108 100 UT : 33.2 34.9 36.4 110 104 VA : 63.1 57.6 66.3 105 115 WA : 59.9 *66.1 65.6 110 99 WV : 1.0 1.8 1.3 138 76 WI : 78.7 93.3 96.2 122 103 WY : .4 .3 .4 116 125 : US : 3,431.7 3,438.1 3,585.6 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 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 18.8 14,229 18,989 1,024 1,012 AZ : 40.1 43.8 48,036 48,260 1,198 1,101 AR : 2.1 3.0 1,891 2,994 918 982 CA : 79.5 85.4 97,390 104,028 1,226 1,218 CO : 224.4 220.6 269,584 266,095 1,201 1,206 DE-MD : 2.7 3.1 3,298 3,794 1,240 1,216 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.8 1,283 1,754 947 977 ID : 57.6 61.0 70,553 74,448 1,224 1,220 IL : 97.7 95.0 112,922 108,572 1,156 1,143 IN : 5.1 4.8 5,170 4,798 1,012 1,009 IA : 137.2 99.3 168,598 113,529 1,229 1,143 KS : 620.0 608.0 737,774 713,635 1,190 1,174 KY : 4.9 4.6 5,324 4,714 1,083 1,027 LA : 1.9 2.7 1,496 1,994 781 747 MI : 46.0 45.8 56,470 56,352 1,227 1,230 MN : 81.6 95.7 101,631 116,240 1,246 1,215 MS : MO : 12.4 13.6 13,823 15,198 1,116 1,118 MT : 1.4 1.7 1,797 2,145 1,261 1,243 NE : 569.7 634.8 675,674 747,208 1,186 1,177 NV : .1 .1 96 128 1,102 1,024 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.6 2,196 2,881 1,134 1,101 NJ : 1.6 2.1 1,933 2,373 1,184 1,146 NM : 2.5 2.1 2,326 1,980 922 930 NY : 4.9 6.7 5,322 6,974 1,084 1,035 NC : 9.7 17.0 10,089 17,825 *1,036 1,051 ND : OH : 9.9 13.9 11,160 15,272 1,129 1,096 OK : 3.2 4.2 3,017 3,897 955 936 OR : 1.6 1.5 1,970 1,951 1,251 1,320 PA : 77.8 82.3 94,529 107,937 1,215 1,312 SC : SD : 18.9 20.9 22,166 25,996 1,173 1,243 TN : TX : 534.5 605.1 606,042 660,760 1,134 1,092 UT : VA : 1.0 2.0 904 1,836 888 929 WA : 79.4 86.7 97,956 107,753 1,233 1,243 WV : .7 .9 815 859 1,097 918 WI : 105.3 135.9 130,077 161,417 1,236 1,187 WY : .4 .5 454 593 1,152 1,141 : US 3/ : 2,943.6 3,147.9 3,484,069 3,664,666 1,184 1,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 35 59 389 377 CA : 19.4 27.3 6,238 9,855 322 361 CO : DE-MD : .3 .6 151 280 489 436 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.8 10.7 3,469 4,431 396 413 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.2 3.3 1,049 1,485 468 454 MI : 4.6 7.7 1,157 1,537 250 199 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 61 61 406 330 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.7 8.0 1,507 1,619 224 202 NJ : NM : NY : 19.2 26.5 7,709 10,068 402 380 NC : ND : OH : 6.6 2.9 3,319 1,442 500 490 OK : .1 .1 30 54 405 387 OR : PA : 12.2 17.3 5,066 6,934 414 400 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.7 2.8 1,185 1,156 318 412 UT : VA : .1 .1 29 38 320 325 WA : WV : WI : 12.9 15.5 5,006 6,036 389 391 WY : : US 3/ : 114.1 160.4 42,302 56,233 371 351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 8.7 8.9 3,691 3,614 423 407 AZ : .6 .7 148 161 255 231 AR : 18.1 17.0 7,590 6,901 420 407 CA : 154.6 163.8 34,698 35,688 224 218 CO : 4.1 4.3 961 959 237 224 DE-MD : 17.5 20.0 4,099 4,567 235 229 FL : 7.6 9.7 1,430 2,060 187 212 GA : HI : 3.2 3.9 627 749 196 192 ID : IL : 663.4 720.1 175,023 185,216 264 257 IN : 240.6 343.8 60,220 83,100 250 242 IA : 2,255.2 2,052.8 579,558 517,492 257 252 KS : KY : 220.6 188.9 55,362 47,032 251 249 LA : 3.0 3.0 699 589 230 199 MI : MN : 516.7 589.7 125,496 144,129 243 244 MS : MO : 213.4 270.4 52,372 68,056 245 252 MT : 2.6 2.1 608 480 236 228 NE : 420.8 456.9 103,700 112,803 246 247 NV : .2 .2 43 38 228 217 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 3.1 591 739 236 237 NJ : NM : .1 .1 28 27 220 215 NY : 5.0 4.8 1,028 1,246 204 258 NC : 584.0 685.5 147,781 171,312 253 250 ND : 6.4 5.4 1,408 1,273 221 237 OH : 102.0 77.9 25,879 20,204 254 259 OK : 10.1 142.1 3,764 37,257 372 262 OR : 11.2 14.3 2,729 3,434 243 240 PA : 172.2 188.9 41,359 45,378 240 240 SC : SD : 439.3 422.7 114,995 108,555 262 257 TN : TX : 25.4 25.1 8,487 7,473 334 298 UT : VA : 342.3 355.0 84,531 87,039 247 245 WA : WV : 1.0 1.0 377 372 367 374 WI : 30.0 30.5 12,183 12,213 406 401 WY : .4 .3 105 78 240 249 : US 3/ : 7,075.6 7,337.8 1,806,648 1,844,191 255 251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 4 82 77 AR : CA : CO : 109.3 120.4 15,381 16,550 141 137 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .1 14 11 115 87 HI : ID : .5 .5 52 49 109 99 IL : IN : IA : KS : .3 .2 33 25 117 135 KY : .8 1.1 99 138 121 120 LA : .3 .3 23 24 84 86 MI : 20.5 19.0 2,429 2,121 118 112 MN : MS : MO : MT : .3 .3 36 39 118 114 NE : .1 .1 10 8 *96 89 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 1.9 245 179 113 97 NJ : 11.8 11.1 1,117 1,006 95 90 NM : 2.3 3.3 259 399 115 121 NY : 2.4 1.7 248 148 104 88 NC : .1 .2 13 13 86 77 ND : .1 .1 11 9 109 126 OH : 1.1 1.5 126 157 112 103 OK : OR : .6 .6 74 66 115 115 PA : 5.2 6.5 474 650 92 100 SC : SD : 16.5 12.9 2,048 1,664 124 129 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.6 1.9 174 204 *108 106 WA : WV : WI : 1.2 1.0 129 108 111 109 WY : .2 .1 28 12 135 136 : US 3/ : 309.9 326.4 38,753 40,734 125 125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,567 1,596 1,567 10,481 10,701 54.2 51.9 50.9 52.4 50.5 Heifers : 854 886 877 5,769 6,144 29.6 28.8 28.5 28.8 29.0 All Cows : 417 537 573 3,367 3,958 14.4 17.4 18.6 16.8 18.7 Dairy Cows : 199 209 237 1,627 1,716 6.9 6.8 7.7 8.1 8.1 Other Cows : 218 328 336 1,740 2,242 7.5 10.6 10.9 8.7 10.6 Bulls & Stags : 52 59 63 385 404 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,891 3,078 3,080 20,001 21,207 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,536 6,068 6,832 51,045 49,620 94.5 94.9 95.1 95.0 95.2 Sows : 312 275 298 2,138 2,107 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 Stags & Boars : 70 52 56 523 409 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :6,918 6,395 7,187 53,706 52,136 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 21 23 24 158 162 7.1 8.6 7.7 6.0 6.8 Lambs & Yrlings: 275 248 289 2,453 2,217 92.9 91.4 92.3 94.0 93.2 : Total 1/ : 296 271 313 2,611 2,379 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 716 701 704 707 705 Steers 4/ : 767 759 764 760 764 Heifers 4/ : 698 698 700 698 705 All Cows 4/ : 543 524 523 540 528 Bulls & Stags4/: 873 *848 851 863 845 : Calves & Vealers: 216 *214 204 225 213 : Hogs : 185 186 184 186 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 179 180 179 182 181 Sows 5/ : 294 294 286 291 290 Stags & Boars5/: 227 226 226 219 223 : Sheep : 63 64 63 64 65 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 57 57 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 63 65 63 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, July 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 .3 .2 1.7 1.6 .0 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 42.0 3 : 95.1 42.1 7.4 42.3 32.1 10.1 3.3 3/ 4 : 4/ 24.6 5 : 454.9 172.1 58.0 202.9 113.4 89.5 21.8 45.0 6 : 602.7 306.8 174.5 107.4 10.0 97.4 14.0 3/ 7 : 1,345.7 739.0 495.7 99.6 23.3 76.3 11.4 6.2 8 : 301.2 160.9 95.0 40.5 10.6 29.9 4.8 .0 9 : 130.1 69.4 5.7 50.8 34.6 16.2 4.2 3/ 10 : 147.7 76.2 40.5 27.7 10.8 16.9 3.4 37.6 : US 2/ : 3,079.8 1,566.8 876.9 572.8 236.5 336.3 63.3 155.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 2.7 .1 .0 1.7 .6 1.1 2 : 6/ 12.8 4.2 8.6 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,633.4 1,552.7 79.2 1.4 5/ 5 : 6/ 53.8 8.1 45.8 6 : 2,126.0 1,988.4 119.1 18.5 5/ 7 : 6/ 60.5 7.3 53.2 8 : 3,237.6 3,102.3 98.9 36.4 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 186.9 186.1 .8 .0 184.0 4.0 180.0 : US 2/ : 7,186.6 6,832.2 298.0 56.4 312.9 24.2 288.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.2 2.0 1.5 11.7 11.2 .5 2.0 3/ 2 : 4/ 222.3 3 : 677.3 295.4 53.9 305.8 239.4 66.5 22.2 3/ 4 : 4/ 159.8 5 : 3,075.3 1,112.8 423.4 1,400.4 820.9 579.5 138.7 320.3 6 : 4,055.0 2,127.0 1,155.2 682.0 65.4 616.6 90.9 3/ 7 : 9,411.0 5,203.9 3,457.5 678.9 172.8 506.1 70.8 42.2 8 : 2,090.3 1,018.9 701.9 334.2 54.6 279.6 35.3 .0 9 : 880.3 451.6 57.8 346.0 264.0 82.1 24.9 3/ 10 : 1,000.4 489.2 292.6 199.1 88.4 110.7 19.6 223.2 : US :21,206.8 10,700.7 6,143.7 3,958.1 1,716.5 2,241.6 404.4 967.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.4 15.9 .4 .1 16.8 7.8 9.0 2 : 6/ 101.0 23.6 77.4 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :12,212.8 11,614.8 585.6 12.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 369.5 46.3 323.2 6 :14,786.1 13,823.5 820.4 142.2 5/ 7 : 6/ 453.7 56.8 396.9 8 :23,801.8 22,852.0 695.8 254.0 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,318.8 1,313.7 4.7 .4 1,437.6 27.1 1,410.6 : US :52,135.8 49,619.8 2,107.0 409.0 2,378.7 161.6 2,217.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 17.1 16.4 1.5 14.9 .6 AZ : 43.4 41.8 1.5 AR : 2.4 .5 .3 1.5 .1 1.4 .2 CA : 84.8 27.1 4.0 49.8 34.4 15.4 4.0 27.2 CO : 219.9 132.5 77.0 9.9 5.9 4.0 .4 DE-MD : 3.1 2.4 .4 .2 .2 .1 .6 FL : GA : HI : 1.8 .3 .3 1.0 .2 .8 .2 ID : 59.9 27.2 15.3 14.9 5.2 9.7 2.5 1.9 IL : 91.2 50.6 32.4 7.0 4.0 3.0 1.3 10.6 IN : IA : 97.3 40.1 22.2 30.9 17.7 13.2 4.0 KS : 604.3 369.1 232.8 2.2 .2 2.0 .2 KY : LA : MI : 43.8 27.3 1.7 14.4 11.1 3.3 .4 7.7 MN : 92.3 36.2 15.7 33.8 21.3 12.5 6.6 MS : MO : 11.0 1.3 .5 8.5 .8 7.7 .8 MT : 1.0 .5 .2 .1 .1 .2 NE : 633.2 328.5 240.1 58.1 4.6 53.5 6.4 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.4 .3 .2 1.6 1.6 .3 8.0 NJ : 2.1 .6 .1 1.1 .9 .2 .3 NM : NY : 6.6 .6 .3 5.1 5.0 .1 .7 26.5 NC : 15.8 .3 .1 12.4 8.1 4.3 3.1 ND : OH : 5.7 .5 .3 4.3 3.6 .7 .6 2.8 OK : OR : 1.2 .6 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 PA : 82.1 38.5 6.6 34.8 25.6 9.2 2.2 17.3 SC : SD : 19.0 .1 .1 16.8 1.3 15.5 2.1 TN : TX : 597.2 306.0 174.1 103.5 8.3 95.2 13.7 1.9 UT : VA : .1 WA : 86.6 48.3 25.0 12.6 5.5 7.1 .7 WV : .1 WI : 131.9 55.4 4.5 68.1 53.4 14.7 3.9 15.4 WY : : US 3/ :3,079.8 1,566.8 876.9 572.8 236.5 336.3 63.3 155.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.7 .2 6.2 1.3 AZ : AR : 16.6 7.4 9.2 CA : 157.2 156.9 .3 CO : 3.7 3.6 .1 120.3 .1 120.3 DE-MD : 20.0 19.9 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.9 3.8 .1 ID : .3 .3 IL : 686.7 609.3 61.1 16.2 IN : 337.0 336.6 .4 IA : 2,049.7 1,965.3 48.0 36.4 KS : KY : 188.5 180.7 7.8 1.1 1.0 .1 LA : MI : 18.7 2.5 16.2 MN : 587.3 587.2 MS : MO : 268.4 268.4 .1 MT : 1.7 1.6 .1 .2 .2 NE : 455.9 455.9 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 2.8 2.7 .1 1.7 .6 1.1 NJ : 11.1 3.4 7.7 NM : NY : 4.5 4.4 .1 1.7 .8 .9 NC : 662.2 654.7 7.5 ND : 5.2 5.2 OH : 63.2 54.4 8.8 OK : 140.6 135.5 5.0 OR : 14.1 13.9 .1 .4 .1 .3 PA : 188.5 187.0 1.5 6.4 .9 5.6 SC : SD : 421.5 377.1 44.4 12.8 12.7 TN : TX : 13.9 7.9 5.9 UT : VA : 354.7 343.7 11.0 1.9 .1 1.7 WA : WV : WI : 24.1 .5 23.4 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,186.6 6,832.2 298.0 56.4 312.9 24.2 288.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 97.8 97.8 98.0 97.7 Calves : 97.4 96.5 96.9 97.7 97.2 Hogs : 97.8 97.9 97.9 97.7 98.0 Sheep : 95.6 96.1 95.9 96.3 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 20, 1996. 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