HDR1012000130041025961500Livestock Slaughter Released October 25, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Estimates refer to September 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 3.39 billion pounds during September. This production was down 8 percent from the previous year. September 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. September 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was down 13 percent from September 1995. Head kill totaled 2.76 million head, down 11 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,179 pounds. Veal production totaled 31.0 million pounds. This production was up 21 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 149,700 head, 22 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 9 pounds to 354 pounds. Pork production, at 1.41 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.70 million head, 3 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was unchanged at 251 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20.0 million pounds, was down 7 percent from the previous record low set in September 1995. Slaughter during September 1996 totaled 327,100 head, down 9 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 3 pounds to 122 pounds. January - September red meat production was 32.4 billion pounds, up slightly from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent, veal was up 20 percent, pork was down 4 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 8 percent. Mt An 1-2 (10-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 96 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Sep : Aug : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,220 *2,262 1,935 87 86 18,839 19,333 103 Veal : 26 32 31 121 96 228 272 120 Pork :1,438 1,394 1,408 98 101 13,121 12,633 96 Lamb & Mutton : 21 20 20 93 100 215 199 92 : Total Red Meat :3,705 *3,709 3,393 92 92 32,403 32,437 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 96 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Sep : Aug : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,185 *2,225 1,897 87 85 18,536 18,986 102 Veal : 25 31 30 120 96 222 263 119 Pork : 1,411 1,368 1,382 98 101 12,865 12,410 96 Lamb & Mutton : 21 19 19 93 100 209 193 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,641 *3,643 3,328 91 91 31,831 31,852 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Sep 96 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Sep : Aug : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,034.6*3,147.6 2,693.0 89 86 26,211.8 27,046.3 103 Other :Thou: 63.3 66.5 68.2 108 103 537.7 630.5 117 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,098.0*3,214.1 2,761.2 89 86 26,749.5 27,676.8 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,196 1,180 1,184 99 100 1,184 1,175 99 Other :Lbs : 1,008 1,009 996 99 99 1,023 999 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,192 1,177 1,179 99 100 1,181 1,171 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 118.9 153.2 144.8 122 95 1,018.8 1,265.9 124 Other :Thou: 3.4 4.6 4.8 143 105 25.2 37.6 149 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 122.3 157.8 149.7 122 95 1,044.0 1,303.5 125 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 360 353 351 97 100 378 358 95 Other :Lbs : 423 430 420 99 98 414 420 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 363 354 354 98 100 378 360 95 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,751.5*7,509.2 7,539.6 97 100 69,539.9 67,184.8 97 Other :Thou: 168.9 165.7 160.4 95 97 1,588.6 1,378.1 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,920.4 7,674.8 7,700.0 97 100 71,128.5 68,562.9 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 251 251 100 100 256 254 99 Other :Lbs : 226 225 227 100 101 229 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 251 251 251 100 100 255 254 99 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 343.8 315.2 313.3 91 99 3,309.4 3,007.2 91 Other :Thou: 15.5 14.5 13.9 89 96 131.1 116.2 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 359.3 329.7 327.1 91 99 3,440.5 3,123.4 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 120 123 124 103 100 127 129 102 Other :Lbs : 93 98 96 103 98 96 95 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 119 122 122 103 100 126 128 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 96 as % of State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Sep 1995 : Aug 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.4 *12.0 11.3 100 95 AZ : 28.7 26.4 25.0 87 95 AR : 6.5 6.7 5.9 92 88 CA : 84.7 *88.8 82.9 98 93 CO : 183.2 181.3 154.5 84 85 DE-MD : 6.0 6.2 5.9 99 96 FL : 3.5 4.3 4.0 114 92 GA : 35.2 24.0 23.0 65 96 HI : 1.2 1.4 1.3 103 92 ID : 48.3 49.6 44.4 92 90 IL : 208.7 204.3 199.5 96 98 IN : 50.5 65.4 64.5 128 99 IA : 581.2 457.2 463.9 80 101 KS : 476.2 471.3 386.1 81 82 KY : 50.5 39.5 39.3 78 99 LA : 2.1 2.3 2.3 112 102 MI : 89.8 87.5 84.2 94 96 MN : 163.0 172.3 165.7 102 96 MS : 26.5 22.9 23.2 88 101 MO : 51.4 59.6 57.8 112 97 MT : 1.4 1.8 1.4 101 80 NE : 525.9 564.3 495.7 94 88 NV : .1 .1 .1 116 103 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.8 2.9 99 102 NJ : 3.1 3.8 4.0 127 105 NM : 1.7 1.7 1.6 96 96 NY : 8.5 10.0 8.8 103 88 NC : 128.3 146.8 142.0 111 97 ND : 8.3 9.7 9.5 115 99 OH : 27.3 28.1 27.4 100 97 OK : 3.9 31.9 33.3 849 104 OR : 3.2 3.4 3.6 113 104 PA : 96.1 99.9 96.2 100 96 SC : 13.2 12.1 11.7 89 97 SD : 98.1 97.2 96.9 99 100 TN : 14.0 15.0 16.9 121 113 TX : 400.7 426.0 342.7 86 80 UT : 36.7 36.6 33.4 91 91 VA : 71.5 71.1 72.8 102 102 WA : 62.7 69.0 58.0 93 84 WV : 1.6 1.3 1.8 107 138 WI : 86.2 92.3 86.9 101 94 WY : .6 .7 .6 100 83 : US : 3,704.6 *3,708.5 3,393.5 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 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 : 16.5 19.0 17,007 19,150 1,030 1,008 AZ : 42.2 38.0 47,936 40,691 1,136 1,071 AR : 2.7 3.2 2,487 3,022 929 957 CA : 82.3 80.8 101,411 97,505 1,232 1,206 CO : 228.1 190.2 280,040 236,584 1,228 1,244 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 3,602 3,469 1,249 1,198 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 1.5 1,334 1,417 999 974 ID : 62.8 58.1 78,918 73,000 1,256 1,257 IL : 97.6 81.5 114,502 94,637 1,173 1,161 IN : 5.8 4.2 5,871 4,207 1,009 1,003 IA : 150.2 81.8 179,773 96,594 1,197 1,180 KS : 616.3 511.4 740,658 605,584 1,202 1,184 KY : 5.4 4.6 5,611 4,651 1,044 1,013 LA : 2.5 2.8 1,891 2,185 770 779 MI : 49.1 42.5 60,108 52,891 1,224 1,244 MN : 87.9 92.0 108,852 113,543 1,238 1,234 MS : MO : 16.9 13.3 19,250 13,913 1,140 1,047 MT : 1.5 1.6 1,831 1,929 1,197 1,217 NE : 591.7 560.4 723,103 672,228 1,222 1,200 NV : .1 .1 92 136 1,103 1,011 N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.9 2,874 3,050 1,096 1,063 NJ : 1.9 2.0 2,245 2,316 1,201 1,161 NM : 3.0 2.2 2,797 2,145 934 963 NY : 6.2 6.6 6,814 7,187 1,099 1,083 NC : 14.5 17.2 14,888 17,884 1,027 1,037 ND : OH : 10.1 14.0 11,350 16,011 1,126 1,147 OK : 3.5 3.8 3,269 3,652 942 970 OR : 1.6 1.7 2,119 2,317 1,305 1,359 PA : 91.1 84.5 110,458 108,469 1,212 1,284 SC : SD : 18.9 21.2 21,916 25,337 1,162 1,195 TN : TX : 567.8 492.4 640,913 549,527 1,129 1,116 UT : VA : 1.7 2.9 1,481 2,761 878 943 WA : 81.2 76.3 101,595 95,773 1,251 1,255 WV : 1.5 1.8 1,348 1,500 900 818 WI : 117.6 125.9 142,786 146,917 1,214 1,166 WY : .7 .7 741 836 1,102 1,149 : US 3/ : 3,098.0 2,761.2 3,692,698 3,256,476 1,192 1,179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 31 37 396 360 CA : 15.7 21.1 5,314 6,877 338 325 CO : DE-MD : .5 .9 225 365 458 429 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.3 10.3 3,813 4,174 412 405 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.5 3.2 1,146 1,471 453 455 MI : 5.7 6.1 1,653 1,467 291 242 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 57 60 358 361 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.9 6.7 1,330 1,308 226 194 NJ : NM : NY : 21.0 21.0 7,251 7,635 345 363 NC : ND : OH : 4.5 3.9 2,204 1,968 488 511 OK : .1 .1 47 48 434 451 OR : PA : 13.6 17.1 5,773 7,315 423 427 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.7 4.6 945 1,422 356 309 UT : VA : .1 .1 30 26 293 282 WA : WV : WI : 14.3 15.0 5,847 6,049 410 403 WY : : US 3/ : 122.3 149.7 44,330 52,970 363 354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.7 9.1 4,259 3,646 439 403 AZ : 1.0 1.0 242 245 252 238 AR : 20.0 15.9 8,370 6,565 418 412 CA : 157.0 162.4 33,777 34,583 215 213 CO : 4.9 4.2 1,233 1,025 254 241 DE-MD : 22.0 22.7 5,121 5,047 233 223 FL : 7.7 10.8 1,729 2,155 225 199 GA : HI : 3.3 3.3 663 654 201 196 ID : IL : 725.4 742.1 187,121 189,468 258 255 IN : 253.3 329.2 61,695 80,304 244 244 IA : 2,595.8 2,209.1 651,082 549,814 251 249 KS : KY : 260.5 198.6 64,313 49,896 247 251 LA : 3.2 2.7 700 578 220 215 MI : MN : 570.9 572.2 137,781 140,751 241 246 MS : MO : 225.3 272.7 55,739 68,088 247 250 MT : 2.4 2.2 550 501 227 233 NE : 474.6 483.6 115,865 120,537 244 249 NV : .2 .2 43 30 277 197 N ENG 2/ : 3.8 3.2 828 757 216 233 NJ : NM : .5 .6 102 120 211 211 NY : 5.5 4.7 1,164 1,194 212 251 NC : 658.1 724.9 166,293 182,944 253 252 ND : 6.2 4.5 1,410 1,063 227 236 OH : 111.5 96.8 28,445 24,516 255 253 OK : 11.7 163.7 3,671 42,710 315 261 OR : 12.3 14.6 2,964 3,487 241 239 PA : 182.4 182.5 44,016 44,477 241 244 SC : SD : 473.6 451.2 119,546 115,002 252 255 TN : TX : 25.4 27.0 8,237 8,255 325 306 UT : VA : 379.5 384.0 94,003 94,617 248 246 WA : WV : 1.4 1.3 473 418 336 325 WI : 29.0 28.7 11,855 11,307 409 394 WY : .7 .5 193 121 260 242 : US 3/ : 7,920.4 7,700.0 1,987,694 1,932,382 251 251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1995 and 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : .2 .2 17 16 99 101 AR : .1 .1 11 10 109 110 CA : CO : 130.1 114.7 16,262 14,768 125 129 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .3 11 30 100 89 HI : ID : .5 .5 55 47 109 100 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .2 25 27 116 122 KY : .9 .9 111 110 120 121 LA : .2 .2 19 14 79 77 MI : 21.6 19.0 2,577 2,173 119 115 MN : MS : MO : MT : .5 .3 50 40 111 115 NE : .2 .1 16 11 90 98 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.1 2.1 334 202 109 96 NJ : 11.9 9.8 1,065 905 90 92 NM : 2.6 3.5 311 449 121 128 NY : 3.4 1.8 362 186 106 104 NC : .2 .1 18 11 86 85 ND : .1 .1 9 11 115 112 OH : 1.4 1.7 153 179 107 106 OK : OR : .7 .5 84 63 117 116 PA : 4.4 5.4 384 583 87 107 SC : SD : 17.5 15.5 2,211 2,005 126 130 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.8 1.7 194 192 110 110 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 .9 108 101 111 107 WY : .2 .2 26 23 120 118 : US 3/ : 359.3 327.1 42,769 40,059 119 122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,545 1,558 1,269 13,724 13,527 50.9 49.5 47.1 52.4 50.0 Heifers : 927 930 808 7,614 7,881 30.6 29.5 30.0 29.0 29.1 All Cows : 502 591 552 4,367 5,101 16.5 18.8 20.5 16.6 18.9 Dairy Cows : 234 254 240 2,100 2,215 7.7 8.1 8.9 8.0 8.2 Other Cows : 268 *337 312 2,267 2,886 8.8 10.7 11.6 8.6 10.7 Bulls & Stags : 60 69 64 507 538 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.0 : Total 1/ :3,035*3,148 2,693 26,212 27,046 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,383 7,169 7,227 66,085 64,015 95.2 95.5 95.9 95.0 95.3 Sows : 301 284 260 2,785 2,650 3.9 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.9 Stags & Boars : 67 57 53 670 519 .9 .8 .7 1.0 .8 : Total 1/ :7,752 7,509 7,540 69,540 67,185 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 23 23 22 205 207 6.7 7.4 7.0 6.2 6.9 Lambs & Yrlings: 321 292 291 3,104 2,801 93.3 92.6 93.0 93.8 93.1 : Total 1/ : 344 315 313 3,309 3,007 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 723 711 708 710 706 Steers 4/ : 786 775 777 765 766 Heifers 4/ : 716 710 714 701 706 All Cows 4/ : 528 522 522 538 527 Bulls & Stags4/: 854 856 838 862 846 : Calves & Vealers: 211 206 208 222 212 : Hogs : 182 183 184 185 185 Barrow Gilts 5/: 177 178 180 181 181 Sows 5/ : 292 288 289 291 289 Stags & Boars5/: 229 220 225 221 223 : Sheep : 60 61 61 63 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 58 59 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 60 61 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, September 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 .4 .2 1.5 1.5 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 35.4 3 : 97.0 38.0 8.5 46.9 35.4 11.5 3.5 3/ 4 : 4/ 25.1 5 : 425.6 140.7 54.6 207.1 119.8 87.2 23.2 44.3 6 : 492.0 245.2 145.4 85.8 12.2 73.7 15.5 3/ 7 : 1,156.7 597.3 462.4 87.5 17.8 69.7 9.4 7.8 8 : 265.5 130.8 87.2 42.8 5.6 37.2 4.6 .0 9 : 119.3 57.3 8.3 49.6 36.2 13.4 4.0 3/ 10 : 134.5 59.6 40.9 30.4 11.2 19.2 3.6 32.2 : US 2/ : 2,693.0 1,269.4 807.7 551.7 239.7 312.0 64.2 144.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 2.5 .1 .0 1.8 .5 1.4 2 : 6/ 11.5 3.3 8.2 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,721.4 1,638.0 82.1 1.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 52.1 7.4 44.7 6 : 2,189.5 2,072.9 100.3 16.4 5/ 7 : 6/ 62.9 7.0 56.0 8 : 3,443.1 3,331.1 76.6 35.4 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 183.0 182.4 .6 .0 184.9 3.7 181.2 : US 2/ : 7,539.6 7,226.8 259.6 53.2 313.3 21.8 291.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 22.2 2.6 1.9 14.9 14.3 .6 2.7 3/ 2 : 4/ 297.5 3 : 873.2 374.3 70.3 399.5 310.1 89.4 29.1 3/ 4 : 4/ 209.8 5 : 3,957.0 1,413.3 534.0 1,823.8 1,072.6 751.2 185.9 408.4 6 : 5,165.8 2,685.0 1,487.7 871.2 88.7 782.5 122.1 3/ 7 :11,949.7 6,543.8 4,449.7 863.6 213.6 650.0 92.6 57.5 8 : 2,662.3 1,310.0 887.6 420.0 66.5 353.4 44.8 .0 9 : 1,126.8 572.5 73.2 448.0 337.6 110.3 33.1 3/ 10 : 1,289.3 625.8 376.6 259.5 111.4 148.1 27.5 292.5 : US :27,046.3 13,527.3 7,880.9 5,100.5 2,214.9 2,885.6 537.7 1,265.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.6 20.9 .5 .1 20.3 8.8 11.5 2 : 6/ 125.2 30.3 94.9 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :15,674.9 14,917.3 742.4 15.2 5/ 5 : 6/ 479.6 61.6 418.0 6 :19,178.0 17,962.4 1,038.2 177.4 5/ 7 : 6/ 576.7 71.9 504.8 8 :30,612.6 29,423.4 863.2 326.0 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 1,697.8 1,691.4 5.9 .5 1,805.6 34.0 1,771.6 : US :67,184.8 64,015.5 2,650.2 519.1 3,007.2 206.5 2,800.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 17.4 16.8 1.9 14.9 .6 AZ : 37.4 35.8 1.6 AR : 2.4 .5 .3 1.6 .1 1.5 .2 CA : 80.2 21.2 6.4 48.7 36.0 12.7 3.9 21.1 CO : 189.6 105.2 72.4 11.6 .4 11.2 .3 DE-MD : 2.9 2.2 .4 .2 .2 .1 .9 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 .3 .2 .8 .1 .7 .1 ID : 56.9 25.3 12.2 16.8 5.5 11.3 2.6 3.4 IL : 77.9 41.4 29.6 5.7 3.3 2.4 1.2 10.2 IN : IA : 80.1 35.9 20.7 21.5 12.9 8.6 2.1 KS : 507.6 286.9 218.5 2.0 .3 1.7 .1 KY : LA : MI : 40.5 22.3 1.4 16.5 12.0 4.5 .4 6.0 MN : 88.1 32.5 15.4 33.5 19.0 14.5 6.7 MS : MO : 10.5 1.2 .4 8.3 .9 7.4 .6 MT : .9 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 NE : 558.5 273.3 222.9 55.7 3.7 52.0 6.6 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.5 .4 .2 1.6 1.5 .1 .3 6.7 NJ : 2.0 .6 .1 1.1 .9 .2 .2 NM : NY : 6.4 .7 .3 4.9 4.8 .1 .6 21.0 NC : 16.0 .1 .1 12.5 7.4 5.1 3.2 ND : OH : 6.0 .3 .3 4.8 3.9 .9 .7 3.7 OK : OR : 1.4 .7 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 PA : 84.3 34.3 7.6 39.8 29.2 10.6 2.6 17.1 SC : SD : 19.4 .1 .1 17.3 1.6 15.7 2.0 TN : TX : 486.4 244.6 145.0 81.6 10.5 71.1 15.2 3.8 UT : VA : .1 WA : 76.2 33.6 28.5 13.4 5.6 7.8 .7 WV : .1 .1 WI : 122.1 42.4 4.7 70.1 57.8 12.3 4.9 15.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,693.0 1,269.4 807.7 551.7 239.7 312.0 64.2 144.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.7 .1 6.4 1.2 AZ : AR : 15.5 6.9 8.6 .1 .1 CA : 155.7 155.5 .3 CO : 3.5 3.3 .1 114.6 .1 114.5 DE-MD : 22.6 22.5 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.3 3.3 .1 ID : .3 .2 IL : 710.8 648.6 48.2 14.0 IN : 324.1 323.7 .3 IA : 2,206.2 2,137.1 33.7 35.4 KS : KY : 198.1 190.2 7.9 .9 .7 .2 LA : MI : 18.7 2.2 16.5 MN : 568.9 568.9 MS : MO : 270.5 270.4 .1 MT : 1.5 1.4 .1 .1 .1 NE : 481.2 481.1 .1 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 2.5 2.5 .1 1.8 .5 1.4 NJ : 9.8 2.5 7.3 NM : NY : 4.3 4.2 .1 1.7 .8 .9 NC : 702.6 696.3 6.2 ND : 4.2 4.1 OH : 80.5 73.1 7.4 OK : 161.2 155.8 5.3 OR : 14.3 14.2 .1 .4 .1 .3 PA : 182.1 181.1 1.0 5.4 .9 4.5 SC : SD : 449.8 413.7 36.2 15.3 15.3 TN : TX : 13.6 7.9 5.6 .2 UT : VA : 383.7 374.4 9.2 1.6 .1 1.5 WA : WV : WI : 21.2 .5 20.6 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,539.6 7,226.8 259.6 53.2 313.3 21.8 291.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 97.9 97.5 98.0 97.7 Calves : 97.2 97.1 96.8 97.6 97.1 Hogs : 97.9 97.8 97.9 97.8 98.0 Sheep : 95.7 95.6 95.8 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 1,000 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 November 22, 1996. 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