HDR1012000130040920961500Livestock Slaughter Released September 20, 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 August 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. Lamb and Mutton Production Sets Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.71 billion pounds during August. This production was down 4 percent from the previous year. August 1996 contained 22 weekdays and five Saturdays. August 1995 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production at 2.26 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from August 1995. Head kill totaled 3.21 million head, down 1 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,177 pounds. Veal production totaled 32.0 million pounds. This production was up 25 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 157,800 head, 27 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 4 pounds to 354 pounds. Pork production, at 1.39 billion pounds down 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.67 million head, 7 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight decreased 1 pound to 251 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20.0 million pounds, was down 13 percent from the previous record low set in August 1979 and 1980. Slaughter during August 1996 totaled 329,700 head, down 11 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 122 pounds. January - August red meat production was 29.0 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent, veal was up 19 percent, pork was down 4 percent and lamb and mutton was down 8 percent. Mt An 1-2 (9-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 96 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Aug : Jul : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,316 2,194 2,260 98 103 16,619 17,397 105 Veal : 26 32 32 125 99 202 242 119 Pork :1,504 1,339 1,394 93 104 11,683 11,225 96 Lamb & Mutton : 23 20 20 88 98 194 179 92 : Total Red Meat :3,869 3,586 3,707 96 103 28,698 29,042 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 96 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Aug : Jul : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,281 2,156 2,223 97 103 16,351 17,087 104 Veal : 25 31 31 124 99 197 234 119 Pork : 1,475 1,316 1,368 93 104 11,454 11,027 96 Lamb & Mutton : 22 20 19 88 98 188 174 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,803 3,523 3,641 96 103 28,191 28,522 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Aug 96 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Aug : Jul : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,175.8 3,079.8 3,143.3 99 102 23,177.2 24,350.1 105 Other :Thou: 61.0 68.1 66.5 109 98 474.4 562.3 119 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,236.9 3,147.9 3,209.8 99 102 23,651.5 24,912.4 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,191 1,168 1,180 99 101 1,183 1,174 99 Other :Lbs : 1,025 996 1,009 98 101 1,025 1,000 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,188 1,164 1,177 99 101 1,180 1,170 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 121.4 155.5 153.2 126 99 899.9 1,121.0 125 Other :Thou: 3.1 5.0 4.6 147 93 21.8 32.8 150 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 124.5 160.4 157.8 127 98 921.7 1,153.8 125 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 357 348 353 99 101 380 359 95 Other :Lbs : 420 419 430 102 103 412 420 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 358 351 354 99 101 380 361 95 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,082.6 7,186.6 7,509.1 93 104 61,788.4 59,644.9 97 Other :Thou: 182.1 *151.3 165.7 91 110 1,419.7 1,217.7 86 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,264.7*7,337.9 7,674.8 93 105 63,208.1 60,862.6 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 253 252 251 99 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 227 219 225 99 103 229 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 252 251 251 99 100 256 254 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 354.7 312.9 315.2 89 101 2,965.6 2,693.9 91 Other :Thou: 16.6 *13.4 14.5 87 108 115.6 102.3 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 371.3 *326.3 329.7 89 101 3,081.2 2,796.2 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 124 126 123 99 98 128 130 102 Other :Lbs : 99 95 98 99 102 97 95 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 123 125 122 99 98 127 128 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 96 as % of State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Aug 1995 : Jul 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.4 11.3 9.9 86 88 AZ : 30.6 29.8 26.4 86 89 AR : 6.8 6.3 6.7 99 107 CA : 92.5 88.2 88.9 96 101 CO : 190.0 174.2 181.3 95 104 DE-MD : 6.0 5.8 6.2 103 107 FL : 3.9 3.7 4.3 110 116 GA : 38.1 22.7 24.0 63 105 HI : 1.2 1.5 1.4 112 91 ID : 47.3 45.5 49.6 105 109 IL : 217.8 204.9 204.3 94 100 IN : 55.4 67.0 65.4 118 98 IA : 617.4 445.8 457.2 74 103 KS : 511.0 456.8 471.3 92 103 KY : 51.5 37.3 39.5 77 106 LA : 2.1 2.3 2.3 109 102 MI : 86.0 79.7 87.5 102 110 MN : 172.1 171.4 172.3 100 101 MS : 25.1 22.2 22.9 91 103 MO : 52.5 58.0 59.6 114 103 MT : 1.9 1.5 1.8 96 117 NE : 552.3 538.8 564.3 102 105 NV : .1 .1 .1 94 100 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.9 2.8 99 96 NJ : 3.1 4.0 3.8 123 95 NM : 1.6 1.4 1.7 104 117 NY : 8.4 10.1 10.0 119 99 NC : 125.0 133.9 146.8 117 110 ND : 7.5 9.9 9.7 130 98 OH : 28.9 23.5 28.1 97 119 OK : 4.4 29.5 31.9 733 108 OR : 3.5 3.4 3.4 97 101 PA : 101.2 96.7 99.9 99 103 SC : 13.1 11.3 12.1 93 106 SD : 103.0 93.1 97.2 94 104 TN : 15.0 15.2 15.0 100 99 TX : 412.3 409.5 426.0 103 104 UT : 36.8 36.4 36.6 99 100 VA : 70.8 66.3 71.1 100 107 WA : 67.3 65.6 69.0 103 105 WV : 1.3 1.3 1.3 97 96 WI : 88.6 96.2 92.3 104 96 WY : .8 .4 .7 86 169 : US : 3,868.7 3,585.6 3,706.5 96 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 16.6 15.6 17,123 15,719 1,029 1,010 AZ : 43.7 39.9 51,125 43,016 1,171 1,078 AR : 2.2 3.1 2,022 3,039 906 982 CA : 88.7 86.6 108,443 102,965 1,223 1,189 CO : 239.0 225.0 287,571 276,095 1,203 1,227 DE-MD : 3.3 3.0 4,065 3,632 1,227 1,193 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.6 1,289 1,557 951 992 ID : 62.4 64.5 78,025 80,781 1,251 1,252 IL : 105.1 92.9 121,958 106,561 1,161 1,148 IN : 5.9 4.4 6,051 4,444 1,023 1,002 IA : 158.4 99.8 186,975 115,436 1,180 1,157 KS : 664.6 622.3 799,789 736,745 1,203 1,184 KY : 5.5 4.6 5,858 4,737 1,058 1,031 LA : 2.4 2.6 1,806 2,020 763 774 MI : 50.1 45.8 61,356 57,519 1,225 1,255 MN : 92.5 96.5 114,685 118,138 1,240 1,224 MS : MO : 17.3 13.2 20,146 14,374 1,164 1,086 MT : 2.0 2.0 2,417 2,458 1,184 1,211 NE : 620.3 656.9 747,815 786,662 1,206 1,198 NV : .1 .1 130 132 1,147 1,025 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.7 2,600 2,909 1,113 1,085 NJ : 1.8 2.1 2,172 2,350 1,195 1,135 NM : 3.0 2.3 2,713 2,248 904 990 NY : 6.1 6.8 6,510 7,374 1,076 1,078 NC : 13.1 17.9 13,464 19,287 1,029 1,075 ND : OH : 10.4 14.7 11,840 16,368 1,139 1,111 OK : 3.1 3.9 3,201 3,698 1,042 957 OR : 1.8 1.6 2,214 2,083 1,237 1,277 PA : 95.6 85.9 116,518 113,372 1,219 1,320 SC : SD : 18.8 22.1 21,892 28,059 1,164 1,272 TN : TX : 577.8 618.5 655,028 686,529 1,134 1,110 UT : VA : 1.2 2.4 1,105 2,442 901 1,029 WA : 87.4 89.7 109,891 113,984 1,257 1,270 WV : 1.0 1.3 980 1,182 1,012 903 WI : 119.7 132.9 146,150 156,398 1,221 1,177 WY : .8 .8 976 906 1,175 1,159 : US 3/ : 3,236.9 3,209.8 3,846,142 3,777,830 1,188 1,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 34 53 385 340 CA : 18.7 24.7 6,092 8,768 326 355 CO : DE-MD : .4 .4 173 177 412 413 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.6 10.1 4,009 4,211 419 418 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.5 3.3 1,142 1,520 452 460 MI : 5.9 5.5 1,482 1,342 250 244 MN : MS : MO : .1 .2 48 63 366 356 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 7.6 7.4 1,620 1,370 213 185 NJ : NM : NY : 18.9 25.5 7,105 9,574 377 375 NC : ND : OH : 3.4 3.7 1,643 1,801 486 488 OK : .1 .1 51 48 422 422 OR : PA : 13.5 17.6 5,628 7,433 418 423 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.3 4.0 1,083 1,282 324 318 UT : VA : .1 .1 29 27 316 336 WA : WV : WI : 15.0 15.6 6,160 6,155 410 394 WY : : US 3/ : 124.5 157.8 44,616 55,829 358 354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 10.4 9.6 4,483 3,859 432 401 AZ : .8 .7 197 174 248 242 AR : 22.8 18.6 9,553 7,687 418 414 CA : 175.1 172.3 39,130 36,935 223 214 CO : 6.4 5.9 1,624 1,358 255 231 DE-MD : 20.2 23.5 4,789 5,254 237 224 FL : 9.3 10.6 2,082 2,425 224 228 GA : HI : 3.6 3.8 700 703 196 183 ID : IL : 741.1 727.9 192,843 186,772 260 257 IN : 279.3 336.0 67,580 81,283 242 242 IA : 2,742.5 2,131.8 693,344 532,432 253 250 KS : KY : 266.3 200.5 65,643 50,161 247 250 LA : 3.5 2.9 792 590 226 206 MI : MN : 602.4 593.4 145,295 144,828 241 244 MS : MO : 234.3 285.0 56,336 69,684 240 244 MT : 3.1 2.4 687 549 224 230 NE : 530.9 473.2 129,241 116,517 243 246 NV : .2 .1 36 28 213 206 N ENG 2/ : 3.6 3.2 779 773 218 238 NJ : NM : .6 .4 125 84 211 212 NY : 6.5 5.3 1,293 1,161 198 220 NC : 646.9 752.9 162,951 192,466 252 256 ND : 6.9 5.1 1,520 1,196 221 235 OH : 120.5 99.1 30,261 25,254 251 255 OK : 13.1 160.0 4,758 41,109 362 257 OR : 13.7 14.3 3,329 3,357 242 235 PA : 186.4 189.8 44,852 45,643 241 240 SC : SD : 499.6 446.4 128,973 112,999 258 253 TN : TX : 25.1 25.2 8,909 8,064 355 320 UT : VA : 384.2 373.0 94,771 92,965 247 249 WA : WV : 1.3 1.3 459 416 347 323 WI : 34.0 31.0 13,554 12,218 398 394 WY : 1.2 .9 308 213 251 230 : US 3/ : 8,264.7 7,674.8 2,084,511 1,924,270 252 251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 9 8 94 90 AR : .1 .1 5 6 99 99 CA : CO : 124.7 112.8 16,545 14,791 133 131 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .2 13 16 109 81 HI : ID : .6 .6 68 55 109 97 IL : IN : IA : KS : .4 .3 42 32 117 121 KY : 1.1 1.1 138 136 122 120 LA : .3 .3 28 24 85 83 MI : 25.1 21.3 2,927 2,465 117 116 MN : MS : MO : MT : .6 .5 67 57 115 118 NE : .2 .1 19 12 114 87 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 1.8 287 177 108 96 NJ : 12.6 10.7 1,174 935 94 87 NM : 2.5 3.7 298 460 121 126 NY : 3.6 1.9 380 190 105 99 NC : .2 .2 20 12 100 76 ND : .1 .1 13 10 95 127 OH : 1.7 2.0 185 220 106 110 OK : OR : .8 .6 93 71 115 115 PA : 6.3 7.0 610 706 97 101 SC : SD : 18.2 14.1 2,292 1,765 126 125 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.6 1.9 176 197 112 106 WA : WV : WI : 1.3 1.3 146 150 110 112 WY : .4 .3 54 42 136 123 : US 3/ : 371.3 329.7 45,598 40,212 123 122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,698 1,567 1,558 12,178 12,258 53.5 50.9 49.6 52.5 50.3 Heifers : 919 877 930 6,687 7,073 28.9 28.5 29.6 28.9 29.0 All Cows : 497 573 587 3,864 4,545 15.7 18.6 18.7 16.6 18.7 Dairy Cows : 238 *241 254 1,865 1,975 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.1 Other Cows : 259 *332 333 1,999 2,570 8.2 10.8 10.6 8.6 10.6 Bulls & Stags : 62 63 69 447 473 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,176 3,080 3,143 23,177 24,350 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,657 6,832 7,169 58,702 56,788 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.0 95.2 Sows : 346 298 284 2,483 2,391 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.0 Stags & Boars : 80 56 57 603 466 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :8,083 7,187 7,509 61,788 59,645 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 25 24 23 182 185 7.0 7.7 7.4 6.1 6.9 Lambs & Yrlings: 330 289 292 2,783 2,509 93.0 92.3 92.6 93.9 93.1 : Total 1/ : 355 313 315 2,966 2,694 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 722 704 711 709 705 Steers 4/ : 778 764 775 762 765 Heifers 4/ : 708 700 710 699 705 All Cows 4/ : 535 523 522 539 527 Bulls & Stags4/: 863 851 856 863 847 : Calves & Vealers: 209 204 206 223 212 : Hogs : 183 184 183 186 185 Barrow Gilts 5/: 177 179 178 181 181 Sows 5/ : 292 286 288 291 289 Stags & Boars5/: 227 226 220 220 223 : Sheep : 62 63 61 64 65 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 57 58 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 62 63 61 64 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 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/ 39.8 3 : 98.9 40.9 7.8 46.8 35.3 11.5 3.4 3/ 4 : 4/ 24.9 5 : 452.9 160.4 56.1 212.6 127.1 85.5 23.8 43.8 6 : 618.9 312.8 187.1 103.4 11.1 92.2 15.6 3/ 7 : 1,381.9 742.6 529.8 97.2 23.0 74.1 12.4 7.6 8 : 306.6 160.3 98.5 42.9 6.3 36.6 4.9 .0 9 : 127.2 63.6 7.0 52.3 37.4 14.8 4.3 3/ 10 : 154.4 76.9 43.1 30.0 11.9 18.2 4.3 37.1 : US 2/ : 3,143.3 1,557.8 929.7 586.9 253.8 333.1 69.0 153.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 2.6 .1 .0 1.7 .5 1.1 2 : 6/ 12.6 3.3 9.3 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,740.3 1,664.2 74.6 1.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 57.8 7.8 50.0 6 : 2,202.6 2,066.2 117.6 18.8 5/ 7 : 6/ 60.0 8.2 51.8 8 : 3,367.6 3,240.3 90.8 36.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 195.9 195.3 .6 .1 183.1 3.3 179.8 : US 2/ : 7,509.1 7,168.5 283.7 57.0 315.2 23.2 292.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 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 - August 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 19.6 2.2 1.7 13.4 12.8 .6 2.3 3/ 2 : 4/ 262.0 3 : 776.2 336.3 61.7 352.6 274.6 78.0 25.5 3/ 4 : 4/ 184.8 5 : 3,528.3 1,273.2 479.6 1,613.0 952.5 660.4 162.5 364.1 6 : 4,673.9 2,439.8 1,342.3 785.3 76.5 708.8 106.5 3/ 7 :10,793.0 5,946.4 3,987.2 776.1 195.8 580.3 83.2 49.8 8 : 2,396.9 1,179.2 800.4 377.1 60.9 316.2 40.2 .0 9 : 1,007.5 515.2 64.9 398.3 301.4 96.9 29.1 3/ 10 : 1,154.8 566.1 335.7 229.1 100.2 128.9 23.9 260.3 : US :24,350.1 12,258.4 7,073.4 4,545.0 1,974.8 2,570.1 473.4 1,121.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 19.1 18.5 .4 .1 18.5 8.3 10.1 2 : 6/ 113.6 26.9 86.7 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :13,953.1 13,279.0 660.2 13.9 5/ 5 : 6/ 427.3 54.2 373.2 6 :16,988.6 15,889.7 938.0 161.0 5/ 7 : 6/ 513.7 64.9 448.8 8 :27,169.5 26,092.3 786.7 290.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,514.7 1,508.9 5.3 .5 1,620.7 30.4 1,590.4 : US :59,644.9 56,788.3 2,390.6 466.0 2,693.9 184.8 2,509.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 14.2 13.6 1.5 12.1 .5 AZ : 39.5 38.6 .8 AR : 2.4 .4 .3 1.4 .1 1.3 .3 CA : 86.0 24.5 6.0 51.5 37.3 14.2 4.1 24.6 CO : 224.4 132.6 80.6 10.9 .9 10.0 .3 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 .4 .2 .2 .1 .4 FL : GA : HI : 1.6 .4 .2 .8 .1 .7 .1 ID : 63.4 29.5 13.6 17.0 5.8 11.2 3.3 3.1 IL : 89.1 49.2 32.0 6.8 3.9 2.9 1.1 9.9 IN : IA : 97.9 42.3 24.1 28.0 17.1 10.9 3.5 KS : 618.5 364.2 252.3 1.9 .3 1.6 .2 KY : LA : MI : 43.8 25.3 1.5 16.6 12.5 4.1 .4 5.4 MN : 92.7 37.2 14.3 33.7 20.4 13.3 7.4 MS : MO : 10.6 1.1 .4 8.2 .8 7.4 .9 MT : 1.2 .8 .1 .2 .2 .2 NE : 654.9 335.0 252.9 59.2 4.8 54.4 7.9 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.4 .3 .2 1.6 1.6 .3 7.4 NJ : 2.1 .6 .1 1.2 .9 .3 .2 NM : NY : 6.7 .6 .3 5.2 5.1 .1 .6 25.5 NC : 16.8 .2 .1 12.9 9.5 3.4 3.6 ND : OH : 6.1 .4 .3 4.6 3.3 1.3 .8 3.6 OK : OR : 1.3 .8 .1 .2 .1 .1 .3 PA : 85.7 37.2 7.0 39.2 28.7 10.5 2.3 17.6 SC : SD : 20.3 .1 .1 17.9 1.6 16.3 2.2 TN : TX : 613.1 312.2 186.6 99.3 9.3 90.0 15.1 3.2 UT : VA : .1 WA : 89.7 46.7 29.3 12.9 6.0 6.9 .8 WV : .1 .1 WI : 128.8 46.5 4.5 73.4 59.6 13.8 4.4 15.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,143.3 1,557.8 929.7 586.9 253.8 333.1 69.0 153.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.3 .1 6.7 1.5 AZ : AR : 18.2 7.4 10.8 CA : 165.5 165.2 .2 CO : 4.8 4.7 .1 112.7 .1 112.6 DE-MD : 23.5 23.3 .2 FL : GA : HI : 3.8 3.7 .1 ID : .4 .4 IL : 693.9 620.4 56.9 16.5 IN : 329.6 329.1 .4 IA : 2,128.6 2,051.0 41.1 36.5 KS : KY : 200.1 192.2 7.9 1.1 .9 .2 LA : MI : 21.1 2.3 18.8 MN : 590.2 590.2 MS : MO : 282.8 282.7 .1 MT : 1.7 1.7 .1 .2 .2 NE : 471.9 471.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.7 2.6 .1 1.7 .5 1.1 NJ : 10.7 2.6 8.1 NM : NY : 5.0 4.9 .1 1.9 .7 1.2 NC : 724.2 716.9 7.3 ND : 4.9 4.9 OH : 81.5 72.3 9.2 OK : 158.2 152.4 5.8 OR : 14.0 13.9 .1 .4 .1 .3 PA : 189.3 187.8 1.5 6.9 .7 6.2 SC : SD : 445.2 402.2 43.0 14.0 14.0 TN : TX : 14.8 7.9 6.9 UT : VA : 372.7 361.7 11.0 1.8 .1 1.7 WA : WV : WI : 23.4 .7 22.6 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,509.1 7,168.5 283.7 57.0 315.2 23.2 292.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 97.8 97.9 98.0 97.7 Calves : 97.5 96.9 97.1 97.6 97.2 Hogs : 97.8 97.9 97.8 97.8 98.0 Sheep : 95.5 95.9 95.6 96.2 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 25, 1996. 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