HDR1012000130040124971500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 24, 1997, 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 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. 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 December 1996. The "Livestock Slaughter" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report 3250. See page 37. The index is located at the end of this report. Red Meat Production Down Lamb and Mutton Production Sets Record Low For December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.43 billion pounds during December. This production was down 3 percent from the previous year. December 1996 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. December 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.95 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from December 1995. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 32 pounds from the previous year, at 1,160 pounds. Veal production totaled 31.0 million pounds, up 19 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 152,900 head, 19 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 2 pounds to 352 pounds. Pork production, at 1.43 billion pounds, was down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.62 million head, 6 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was up 1 pound to 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 22.0 million pounds, down 3 percent from the previous low for December set in 1995. Sheep slaughter totaled 348,400 head, down 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 4 pounds to 130 pounds. January - December red meat production was 43.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent, veal was up 20 percent, pork was down 4 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 6 percent. * * * * * * Special Note * * * * * * An improved imputation procedure is effective commencing with the January 1997 live weight data for all species. On pages 15 through 26 are tables showing the 1996 monthly average live weight data using the previous and current imputation procedure for comparison. Further details on this procedure can be found on page 34. Mt An 1-2 (1-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 96 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Dec : Nov : : : 96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,998 1,955 1,950 98 100 25,117 25,417 101 Veal : 26 30 31 119 104 307 368 120 Pork :1,507 1,429 1,428 95 100 17,810 17,082 96 Lamb & Mutton : 23 21 22 97 106 284 265 94 : Total Red Meat :3,555 3,435 3,432 97 100 43,518 43,131 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 96 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Dec : Nov : : :96 as % : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,957 1,917 1,908 98 100 24,691 24,948 101 Veal : 25 29 30 119 106 298 355 119 Pork : 1,477 1,405 1,402 95 100 17,467 16,780 96 Lamb & Mutton : 22 21 22 97 106 275 258 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,482 3,370 3,362 97 100 42,731 42,340 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Dec 96 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Dec : Nov : : : 96 % : : : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 :of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,753.4 2,801.2 2,799.5 102 100 34,879.0 35,721.1 102 Other :Thou: 73.5 70.9 75.4 103 106 760.3 854.0 112 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,827.0 2,872.1 2,875.0 102 100 35,639.3 36,575.1 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,197 1,170 1,164 97 100 1,187 1,174 99 Other :Lbs : 1,027 990 1,016 99 103 1,020 998 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,192 1,165 1,160 97 100 1,183 1,170 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 124.8 139.2 148.5 119 107 1,392.6 1,713.6 123 Other :Thou: 3.6 5.6 4.4 124 80 37.6 53.5 143 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 128.4 144.7 152.9 119 106 1,430.2 1,767.1 124 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 354 356 350 99 98 371 357 96 Other :Lbs : 410 427 417 102 98 416 423 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 354 358 352 99 98 372 358 96 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,881.2 7,469.4 7,455.0 95 100 94,202.6 90,533.7 96 Other :Thou: 186.1 151.8 166.1 89 109 2,122.8 1,863.3 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,067.2 7,621.2 7,621.1 94 100 96,325.5 92,397.1 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 259 259 100 100 257 255 99 Other :Lbs : 229 224 227 99 101 229 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 258 258 100 100 256 255 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 358.0 324.1 335.9 94 104 4,387.9 4,032.3 92 Other :Thou: 13.4 11.8 12.5 93 106 171.9 152.8 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 371.4 335.9 348.4 94 104 4,559.9 4,185.2 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 127 128 131 104 103 127 129 102 Other :Lbs : 99 96 96 96 100 97 96 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 126 127 130 103 102 125 127 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 96 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Dec 1995 : Nov 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 9.4 11.3 10.2 109 91 AZ : 24.3 27.1 27.6 114 102 AR : 6.5 6.4 6.9 107 108 CA : 86.2 *86.1 90.3 105 105 CO : 162.9 153.6 166.9 102 109 DE-MD : 7.0 5.9 6.3 90 107 FL : 5.1 4.3 3.6 70 83 GA : 37.2 24.7 22.3 60 90 HI : 1.3 1.2 1.5 113 123 ID : 43.2 48.6 46.6 108 96 IL : 210.7 160.0 187.3 89 117 IN : 70.8 62.8 68.5 97 109 IA : 549.6 474.1 466.2 85 98 KS : 415.3 397.3 393.1 95 99 KY : 48.3 41.8 39.2 81 94 LA : 2.1 2.5 2.5 117 100 MI : 93.6 88.6 79.9 85 90 MN : 170.2 170.2 167.7 99 99 MS : 22.4 23.7 22.1 99 93 MO : 57.7 60.2 62.3 108 104 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.4 97 107 NE : 500.8 487.7 468.6 94 96 NV : .1 .1 .1 102 91 N ENG 3/ : 3.2 3.5 3.2 102 92 NJ : 3.1 4.0 4.7 149 116 NM : 1.7 1.7 1.9 114 111 NY : 9.0 9.7 10.4 116 107 NC : 143.1 149.0 154.4 108 104 ND : 10.4 10.7 10.1 97 94 OH : 28.7 27.0 28.3 99 105 OK : 4.7 40.0 40.3 866 101 OR : 3.1 3.2 3.3 106 102 PA : 95.5 95.0 92.8 97 98 SC : 13.9 14.8 14.8 106 100 SD : 107.3 99.4 96.0 89 97 TN : 17.4 19.7 18.8 108 95 TX : 339.3 361.9 357.7 105 99 UT : 32.4 33.8 31.3 97 93 VA : 71.8 69.2 69.4 97 100 WA : 54.7 54.8 56.4 103 103 WV : 2.0 2.1 1.8 92 89 WI : 86.6 95.2 94.8 109 100 WY : .5 .5 .6 106 119 : US : 3,554.5 3,434.7 3,432.1 97 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, December 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 : 13.2 16.8 13,394 16,937 1,014 1,007 AZ : 35.0 40.3 38,896 44,786 1,110 1,110 AR : 3.1 3.3 2,745 2,902 891 875 CA : 81.0 87.6 99,580 105,714 1,229 1,207 CO : 205.9 214.4 253,684 257,120 1,232 1,199 DE-MD : 3.0 3.4 3,693 4,078 1,216 1,195 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 1.6 1,253 1,635 986 995 ID : 59.0 65.5 72,515 78,708 1,230 1,203 IL : 84.9 75.9 101,495 87,902 1,195 1,158 IN : 6.4 5.2 6,470 5,298 1,017 1,020 IA : 142.9 89.7 171,572 105,546 1,200 1,177 KS : 536.2 529.1 650,391 620,597 1,213 1,173 KY : 5.7 5.0 5,596 4,805 983 968 LA : 2.0 2.5 1,582 2,050 794 805 MI : 43.1 42.1 54,333 50,377 1,261 1,196 MN : 92.1 99.4 114,140 118,811 1,239 1,195 MS : MO : 18.9 16.7 20,501 17,477 1,084 1,047 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,929 1,949 1,175 1,185 NE : 544.7 552.9 671,649 652,975 1,233 1,181 NV : .1 .1 102 120 1,049 1,027 N ENG 2/ : 3.1 3.5 3,375 3,609 1,092 1,039 NJ : 1.7 2.2 1,990 2,552 1,159 1,144 NM : 2.9 3.3 2,698 3,048 929 936 NY : 6.6 7.9 6,810 8,116 1,039 1,030 NC : 14.3 16.2 14,296 15,941 999 981 ND : OH : 10.0 14.7 11,307 16,118 1,128 1,096 OK : 4.3 4.4 4,132 4,023 959 911 OR : 1.4 1.5 1,917 1,980 1,326 1,303 PA : 80.3 76.8 98,037 92,209 1,221 1,201 SC : SD : 21.7 24.9 26,577 30,467 1,226 1,224 TN : TX : 488.7 525.4 541,277 579,259 1,108 1,103 UT : VA : 2.5 4.1 2,386 4,324 951 1,047 WA : 73.9 76.3 90,202 93,975 1,221 1,232 WV : 1.8 2.4 1,654 1,959 914 825 WI : 123.9 143.7 150,388 168,427 1,214 1,172 WY : .7 .8 773 857 1,091 1,082 : US 3/ : 2,827.0 2,875.0 3,370,820 3,335,637 1,192 1,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 45 25 396 391 CA : 17.5 18.1 6,359 5,840 364 323 CO : DE-MD : 1.8 1.0 759 446 432 434 FL : GA : .0 .1 12 40 397 408 HI : ID : IL : 9.7 11.2 4,040 4,671 416 415 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.2 2.5 994 1,142 451 456 MI : 7.8 7.3 1,791 1,696 228 233 MN : MS : MO : .2 .3 81 100 398 379 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.5 6.3 1,199 1,362 217 215 NJ : NM : NY : 22.3 24.3 7,770 8,858 349 365 NC : ND : OH : 4.2 3.7 2,090 1,752 502 475 OK : .1 .1 56 59 406 398 OR : PA : 13.1 17.9 5,404 7,893 412 441 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.5 3.8 758 1,437 504 377 UT : VA : .1 .1 37 42 386 312 WA : WV : WI : 13.8 15.8 5,620 6,388 408 404 WY : : US 3/ : 128.4 152.9 45,486 53,865 354 352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 10.1 9.1 4,266 3,660 424 401 AZ : .9 .9 202 190 227 207 AR : 19.0 18.0 8,051 8,124 423 450 CA : 170.9 183.1 37,307 39,368 218 215 CO : 4.1 3.9 1,027 859 254 223 DE-MD : 24.8 21.2 5,926 4,819 239 227 FL : 17.9 9.9 3,962 1,880 222 190 GA : HI : 4.3 4.3 864 816 200 191 ID : IL : 763.1 693.2 199,880 184,879 262 267 IN : 354.8 338.9 88,609 85,052 250 251 IA : 2,341.9 2,131.6 607,037 549,262 259 258 KS : KY : 238.2 191.5 61,097 49,621 257 259 LA : 5.8 4.9 1,121 1,060 195 215 MI : MN : 586.6 562.5 146,807 142,101 250 253 MS : MO : 247.1 275.9 63,119 72,052 255 261 MT : 2.0 1.7 489 409 241 238 NE : 520.6 444.9 130,988 113,167 252 254 NV : .2 .1 34 25 197 205 N ENG 2/ : 3.9 3.0 911 705 233 231 NJ : NM : .2 .4 53 94 223 214 NY : 7.5 6.0 1,404 1,582 187 265 NC : 744.9 782.5 188,006 200,930 252 257 ND : 6.8 4.2 1,597 1,031 236 246 OH : 116.7 100.2 29,950 26,050 257 260 OK : 11.5 197.9 4,546 53,129 394 268 OR : 12.3 13.6 3,025 3,301 246 242 PA : 211.9 212.4 53,815 53,555 254 252 SC : SD : 489.8 434.4 127,788 110,255 261 254 TN : TX : 31.7 28.4 10,355 9,631 327 339 UT : VA : 369.4 354.2 93,706 89,332 254 252 WA : WV : 1.6 1.3 561 411 355 323 WI : 28.4 25.5 10,753 9,978 378 392 WY : .4 .4 104 87 273 223 : US 3/ : 8,067.2 7,621.1 2,075,031 1,966,796 257 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 13 6 106 105 AR : .0 .1 3 6 95 102 CA : CO : 130.1 135.7 16,483 18,620 127 137 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .1 8 10 93 87 HI : .0 .1 5 7 107 116 ID : .4 .4 45 44 111 104 IL : IN : IA : KS : .1 .1 14 14 112 118 KY : .7 .6 82 80 119 125 LA : .2 .2 17 14 84 74 MI : 20.7 17.6 2,504 2,081 121 119 MN : MS : MO : MT : .3 .2 29 27 115 115 NE : .2 .2 19 14 121 91 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 254 204 101 94 NJ : 12.0 9.4 1,091 906 91 97 NM : 3.1 3.5 374 402 121 116 NY : 3.6 2.6 354 215 98 83 NC : .2 .3 17 25 86 95 ND : .1 .1 11 9 120 123 OH : .9 .8 106 95 113 117 OK : OR : .4 .4 45 48 117 114 PA : 5.0 4.7 438 489 88 104 SC : SD : 19.5 14.1 2,634 1,823 135 129 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.8 1.8 196 192 111 108 WA : WV : WI : 1.1 .4 123 45 110 112 WY : .2 .1 22 12 134 122 : US 3/ : 371.4 348.4 46,632 45,161 126 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------- :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 :1995 :1996 :1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,372 1,267 1,249 17,887 17,400 49.8 45.2 44.6 51.3 48.7 Heifers : 771 810 864 10,175 10,502 28.0 28.9 30.9 29.2 29.4 All Cows : 562 666 637 6,143 7,105 20.4 23.8 22.8 17.6 19.9 Dairy Cows : 250 266 268 2,862 3,037 9.1 9.5 9.6 8.2 8.5 Other Cows : 312 400 369 3,281 4,068 11.3 14.3 13.2 9.4 11.4 Bulls & Stags : 48 58 49 674 715 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 : Total 1/ :2,753 2,801 2,800 34,879 35,721 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,533 7,177 7,159 89,662 86,442 95.6 96.1 96.0 95.2 95.5 Sows : 288 245 250 3,676 3,425 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.8 Stags & Boars : 60 48 46 864 667 .8 .6 .6 .9 .7 : Total 1/ :7,881 7,469 7,455 94,203 90,534 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 22 19 20 274 270 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.7 Lambs & Yrlings: 336 305 315 4,114 3,763 93.8 94.2 93.9 93.8 93.3 : Total 1/ : 358 324 336 4,388 4,032 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 714 687 685 711 702 Steers 4/ : 784 766 757 769 766 Heifers 4/ : 721 698 695 706 705 All Cows 4/ : 527 515 517 534 524 Bulls & Stags4/: 840 826 824 857 842 : Calves & Vealers: 208 209 207 218 211 : Hogs : 188 189 189 186 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 185 185 181 181 Sows 5/ : 294 291 289 292 290 Stags & Boars5/: 226 220 217 221 222 : Sheep : 63 63 65 63 64 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 56 57 58 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 63 64 66 63 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.9 .5 .3 1.7 1.7 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 39.5 3 : 91.2 31.6 5.6 50.8 38.9 11.9 3.2 3/ 4 : 4/ 26.7 5 : 437.6 121.7 58.5 241.1 146.3 94.8 16.3 46.1 6 : 527.5 242.9 180.7 90.8 9.9 80.9 13.1 3/ 7 : 1,176.5 588.3 470.9 110.2 16.4 93.7 7.1 7.3 8 : 293.4 135.8 100.3 53.9 4.3 49.6 3.4 .0 9 : 128.7 63.9 7.4 54.7 40.4 14.3 2.7 3/ 10 : 141.8 64.6 40.3 34.1 9.9 24.2 2.7 28.9 : US 2/ : 2,799.5 1,249.3 864.0 637.3 267.8 369.5 48.9 148.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 2.4 .0 .0 1.9 .5 1.4 2 : 6/ 11.9 2.8 9.1 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,785.0 1,698.0 85.4 1.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 51.7 7.1 44.6 6 : 2,150.8 2,032.5 103.7 14.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 69.6 6.3 63.3 8 : 3,316.7 3,226.9 60.1 29.6 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 200.2 199.6 .5 .1 200.8 3.7 197.1 : US 2/ : 7,455.0 7,159.4 249.7 45.8 335.9 20.4 315.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 1996 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 31.6 4.4 3.0 20.3 19.5 .8 3.7 3/ 2 : 4/ 414.5 3 : 1,177.7 479.8 91.2 565.9 437.7 128.2 40.7 3/ 4 : 4/ 291.7 5 : 5,311.0 1,798.6 697.3 2,567.6 1,515.1 1,052.5 247.5 545.9 6 : 6,797.0 3,414.8 2,029.4 1,186.3 120.7 1,065.6 166.6 3/ 7 :15,621.7 8,399.9 5,911.8 1,191.1 262.8 928.3 118.8 82.0 8 : 3,533.8 1,711.4 1,175.6 590.3 80.5 509.8 56.5 .1 9 : 1,517.9 763.8 92.7 617.9 457.9 160.1 43.4 3/ 10 : 1,730.5 827.2 500.6 365.2 142.7 222.5 37.5 379.4 : US :35,721.1 17,400.0 10,501.7 7,104.7 3,036.9 4,067.8 714.7 1,713.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 29.4 28.6 .6 .2 26.4 10.6 15.8 2 : 6/ 159.5 39.7 119.8 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 :21,202.5 20,172.8 1,009.4 20.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 636.8 82.2 554.7 6 :25,906.0 24,331.1 1,352.0 222.8 5/ 7 : 6/ 785.0 92.0 693.1 8 :41,115.2 39,637.1 1,055.4 422.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 2,280.7 2,272.7 7.3 .6 2,424.5 45.2 2,379.3 : US :90,533.7 86,442.4 3,424.8 666.6 4,032.3 269.7 3,762.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 15.6 14.9 2.1 12.8 .7 AZ : 39.9 38.5 1.3 AR : 2.5 .5 .2 1.6 .3 1.3 .2 CA : 87.0 24.9 5.8 53.7 40.2 13.5 2.6 18.0 CO : 213.7 110.7 86.8 16.1 .3 15.8 .2 DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 .5 .2 .2 .1 1.0 FL : GA : HI : 1.6 .4 .3 .9 .2 .7 .1 ID : 64.3 29.1 13.1 20.1 3.9 16.2 2.0 3.2 IL : 71.6 36.0 28.0 6.6 3.8 2.8 .9 11.1 IN : IA : 88.3 34.3 21.9 30.4 12.9 17.5 1.7 KS : 524.9 305.7 216.9 2.1 .3 1.8 .1 KY : LA : MI : 40.0 21.5 1.8 16.5 11.8 4.7 .3 7.2 MN : 94.7 25.6 20.0 45.7 26.7 19.0 3.5 MS : MO : 13.1 1.7 .7 10.0 .8 9.2 .6 MT : .9 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 NE : 550.3 246.5 231.4 67.6 2.4 65.2 4.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.9 .5 .3 1.8 1.7 .1 .3 6.3 NJ : 2.2 .8 .2 1.0 .8 .2 .2 NM : NY : 7.6 1.1 .4 5.6 5.5 .1 .5 24.2 NC : 14.7 .1 .1 12.1 6.6 5.5 2.3 ND : OH : 6.5 .2 .2 5.5 4.9 .6 .6 3.5 OK : OR : 1.2 .8 .1 .2 .2 .1 PA : 76.5 27.0 4.3 42.9 32.0 10.9 2.3 17.9 SC : SD : 23.0 .1 21.4 1.3 20.1 1.4 TN : TX : 520.8 242.1 180.2 85.8 8.0 77.8 12.7 3.1 UT : VA : .1 WA : 76.2 34.7 27.1 13.9 5.9 8.0 .5 WV : .1 .1 WI : 139.3 36.3 5.6 93.9 75.0 18.9 3.5 15.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,799.5 1,249.3 864.0 637.3 267.8 369.5 48.9 148.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.8 .2 6.2 1.4 AZ : AR : 17.5 5.6 11.9 CA : 174.6 174.5 .2 CO : 3.3 3.2 .1 135.6 135.6 DE-MD : 21.2 20.9 .2 FL : GA : HI : 4.3 4.2 .1 .1 .1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 660.0 603.1 44.2 12.8 IN : 334.2 333.7 .3 .2 IA : 2,129.4 2,069.3 30.6 29.6 KS : KY : 190.3 182.1 8.1 .6 .4 .2 LA : MI : 17.3 2.2 15.1 MN : 558.6 558.6 MS : MO : 273.5 273.5 .1 MT : 1.4 1.3 .1 .1 .1 NE : 442.7 442.7 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.4 2.4 1.9 .5 1.4 NJ : 9.4 2.2 7.2 NM : NY : 5.6 5.5 .1 .1 2.5 .6 2.0 NC : 759.0 752.7 6.3 ND : 3.6 3.5 OH : 86.6 76.9 9.8 OK : 195.9 190.5 5.5 OR : 13.4 13.3 .1 .3 .1 .2 PA : 212.0 211.1 .8 4.7 .5 4.2 SC : SD : 433.1 411.1 21.9 14.0 14.0 TN : TX : 15.6 8.6 6.9 UT : VA : 353.2 347.4 5.8 1.7 .1 1.6 WA : WV : WI : 20.3 .4 19.7 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,455.0 7,159.4 249.7 45.8 335.9 20.4 315.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.4 97.5 97.4 97.9 97.7 Calves : 97.2 96.1 97.1 97.4 97.0 Hogs : 97.7 98.0 97.8 97.8 98.0 Sheep : 96.4 96.5 96.4 96.2 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparison of Commercial Cattle Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 1,050 1,050 1,039 1,039 1,024 1,023 1,017 1,017 AZ : 1,108 1,108 1,093 1,094 1,096 1,096 1,101 1,103 AR : 879 877 836 838 841 838 843 833 CA : 1,238 1,250 1,232 1,240 1,220 1,233 1,216 1,225 CO : 1,235 1,235 1,237 1,237 1,217 1,217 1,188 1,187 DE-MD : 1,217 1,207 1,213 1,210 1,220 1,216 1,221 1,218 FL : GA : HI : 980 980 982 982 1,026 1,025 1,008 1,008 ID : IL : 1,194 1,194 1,189 1,189 1,185 1,185 1,173 1,172 IN : 1,036 1,037 1,028 1,027 1,026 1,024 1,006 1,004 IA : 1,205 1,207 1,196 1,197 1,199 1,200 1,196 1,194 KS : 1,193 1,189 1,171 1,171 1,168 1,168 1,148 1,148 KY : 1,012 999 993 976 1,034 1,012 1,037 1,013 LA : 795 796 801 801 774 773 760 994 MI : MN : 1,258 1,266 1,269 1,274 1,269 1,272 1,255 1,259 MS : MO : 1,046 1,051 1,083 1,081 1,160 1,158 1,096 1,097 MT : 1,179 1,133 1,202 1,194 1,216 1,170 1,220 1,164 NE : 1,244 1,236 1,218 1,218 1,219 1,216 1,193 1,193 NV : 1,044 1,024 1,127 1,115 1,119 1,091 1,081 1,042 NENG 2/: 1,080 1,097 1,062 1,073 1,108 1,113 1,098 1,105 NJ : 1,132 1,135 1,176 1,174 1,201 1,187 1,163 1,154 NM : 925 926 953 956 956 958 924 925 NY : 1,064 1,082 1,053 1,075 1,066 1,092 1,117 1,142 NC : 995 1,003 978 983 1,001 1,012 991 1,000 ND : OH : 1,113 1,114 1,110 1,115 1,119 1,124 1,108 1,116 OK : 989 985 937 937 959 958 957 956 OR : 1,310 1,297 1,313 1,286 1,404 1,346 1,418 1,357 PA : 1,230 1,245 1,223 1,232 1,223 1,240 1,261 1,274 SC : SD : 1,259 1,260 1,231 1,232 1,286 1,288 1,291 1,290 TN : TX : 1,112 1,108 1,096 1,091 1,095 1,093 1,076 1,075 UT : VA : 874 872 1,057 1,063 1,021 1,021 980 980 WA : 1,237 1,228 1,178 1,183 1,202 1,205 1,212 1,218 WV : 876 876 884 884 899 898 896 894 WI : 1,228 1,230 1,216 1,218 1,219 1,221 1,210 1,214 WY : 1,091 1,091 1,172 1,172 1,083 1,083 1,097 1,097 US 3/ : 1,193 1,190 1,177 1,176 1,175 1,175 1,160 1,160 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Cattle Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 991 1,005 1,002 1,002 1,012 1,012 1,010 1,010 AZ : 1,111 1,111 1,115 1,115 1,101 1,102 1,078 1,078 AR : 882 865 903 892 982 974 982 968 CA : 1,212 1,226 1,206 1,225 1,218 1,228 1,189 1,199 CO : 1,180 1,177 1,173 1,170 1,206 1,204 1,227 1,226 DE-MD : 1,217 1,211 1,212 1,208 1,216 1,211 1,193 1,189 FL : GA : HI : 1,003 1,004 994 991 977 976 992 992 ID : 1,202 1,202 1,186 1,188 1,220 1,215 1,252 1,251 IL : 1,166 1,166 1,153 1,153 1,143 1,142 1,148 1,148 IN : 1,014 1,009 1,011 1,008 1,009 1,006 1,002 1,002 IA : 1,170 1,173 1,173 1,176 1,143 1,150 1,157 1,157 KS : 1,150 1,150 1,172 1,165 1,174 1,170 1,184 1,182 KY : 1,023 1,003 1,023 1,000 1,027 999 1,031 1,001 LA : 740 740 774 774 747 748 774 776 MI : 1,230 1,231 1,232 1,228 1,230 1,229 1,255 1,257 MN : 1,229 1,235 1,222 1,230 1,215 1,222 1,224 1,229 MS : MO : 1,070 1,074 1,082 1,085 1,118 1,119 1,086 1,089 MT : 1,261 1,202 1,251 1,196 1,243 1,178 1,211 1,154 NE : 1,174 1,174 1,186 1,182 1,177 1,177 1,198 1,198 NV : 1,064 1,033 1,169 1,144 1,024 984 1,025 1,007 NENG 2/: 1,116 1,107 1,096 1,101 1,101 1,105 1,085 1,089 NJ : 1,145 1,143 1,179 1,172 1,146 1,146 1,135 1,141 NM : 932 932 917 925 930 935 990 999 NY : 1,124 1,141 1,047 1,064 1,035 1,049 1,078 1,097 NC : 1,025 1,038 990 1,000 1,051 1,063 1,075 1,089 ND : OH : 1,085 1,097 1,077 1,090 1,096 1,105 1,111 1,120 OK : 955 955 921 923 936 938 957 960 OR : 1,328 1,275 1,358 1,324 1,320 1,285 1,277 1,227 PA : 1,310 1,327 1,308 1,320 1,312 1,329 1,320 1,343 SC : SD : 1,202 1,206 1,237 1,240 1,243 1,245 1,272 1,271 TN : TX : 1,086 1,085 1,086 1,090 1,092 1,093 1,110 1,104 UT : VA : 966 968 996 995 929 935 1,029 1,027 WA : 1,201 1,207 1,213 1,215 1,243 1,245 1,270 1,262 WV : 913 912 1,139 1,138 918 917 903 900 WI : 1,204 1,206 1,209 1,212 1,187 1,188 1,177 1,179 WY : 1,127 1,127 1,096 1,096 1,141 1,141 1,159 1,159 US 3/ : 1,156 1,156 1,162 1,161 1,164 1,163 1,177 1,176 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Cattle Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 1,008 1,007 1,042 1,042 1,022 1,022 1,007 1,017 AZ : 1,071 1,071 1,085 1,074 1,103 1,103 1,110 1,110 AR : 957 951 863 857 861 865 875 877 CA : 1,206 1,219 1,209 1,220 1,207 1,222 1,207 1,226 CO : 1,244 1,243 1,230 1,218 1,196 1,194 1,199 1,199 DE-MD : 1,198 1,186 1,171 1,168 1,176 1,169 1,195 1,189 FL : GA : HI : 974 973 965 965 987 987 995 991 ID : 1,257 1,257 1,228 1,223 1,207 1,207 1,203 1,193 IL : 1,161 1,161 1,180 1,180 1,152 1,152 1,158 1,158 IN : 1,003 1,002 999 999 1,001 1,000 1,020 1,019 IA : 1,180 1,182 1,186 1,186 1,174 1,176 1,177 1,189 KS : 1,184 1,180 1,184 1,176 1,176 1,169 1,173 1,167 KY : 1,013 984 999 971 992 965 968 944 LA : 779 780 778 779 830 832 805 808 MI : 1,244 1,249 1,348 1,351 1,301 1,305 1,196 1,201 MN : 1,234 1,242 1,224 1,227 1,202 1,211 1,195 1,205 MS : MO : 1,047 1,055 1,058 1,066 1,075 1,083 1,047 1,052 MT : 1,217 1,165 1,193 1,144 1,179 1,137 1,185 1,144 NE : 1,200 1,200 1,207 1,205 1,196 1,195 1,181 1,181 NV : 1,011 979 1,086 1,048 1,050 1,029 1,027 997 NENG 2/: 1,063 1,060 1,071 1,061 1,059 1,055 1,039 1,040 NJ : 1,161 1,161 1,152 1,155 1,127 1,126 1,144 1,151 NM : 963 974 972 983 945 954 936 944 NY : 1,083 1,100 1,041 1,057 1,031 1,053 1,030 1,052 NC : 1,037 1,049 992 1,002 1,012 1,028 981 993 ND : OH : 1,147 1,159 1,140 1,157 1,132 1,149 1,096 1,114 OK : 970 972 907 909 911 913 911 914 OR : 1,359 1,311 1,355 1,312 1,345 1,301 1,303 1,272 PA : 1,284 1,295 1,199 1,216 1,204 1,220 1,201 1,221 SC : SD : 1,195 1,205 1,225 1,228 1,196 1,200 1,224 1,218 TN : TX : 1,116 1,115 1,099 1,098 1,100 1,095 1,103 1,099 UT : VA : 943 942 930 930 957 957 1,047 1,047 WA : 1,255 1,259 1,270 1,276 1,229 1,236 1,232 1,232 WV : 818 817 786 785 777 777 825 824 WI : 1,166 1,176 1,170 1,176 1,170 1,172 1,172 1,181 WY : 1,149 1,149 1,270 1,270 1,144 1,044 1,082 1,082 US 3/ : 1,179 1,179 1,176 1,173 1,165 1,163 1,160 1,160 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Calf Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 365 362 352 348 364 359 372 367 CO : DE-MD : 426 425 438 438 429 427 435 434 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 407 401 410 401 408 400 394 394 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 458 462 459 461 447 451 452 427 MI : 215 207 198 193 197 186 234 221 MN : MS : MO : 390 378 407 395 371 351 378 362 MT : NE : NV : NENG 2/: 231 253 214 227 179 208 220 249 NJ : 411 407 393 390 404 401 411 395 NM : NY : 347 312 355 319 370 313 377 321 NC : 357 357 322 324 320 325 343 359 ND : OH : 512 469 492 471 502 428 512 436 OK : 432 432 460 460 479 479 461 461 OR : PA : 413 398 408 394 406 385 404 385 SC : SD : TN : TX : 519 521 516 522 422 429 463 469 UT : VA : WA : 385 395 383 398 383 401 377 395 WV : WI : 412 409 403 403 411 411 399 399 WY : US 3/ : 359 346 355 344 360 342 374 356 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Comparison of Commercial Calf Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AZ : AR : 394 396 350 354 377 380 340 342 CA : 363 358 365 363 361 357 355 350 CO : DE-MD : 404 398 444 428 436 417 413 408 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 409 399 411 405 413 408 418 411 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 466 470 452 456 454 457 460 463 MI : 258 240 250 235 199 188 244 226 MN : MS : MO : 401 386 381 366 330 311 356 337 MT : NE : NV : NENG 2/: 208 233 250 285 202 227 185 205 NJ : NM : NY : 385 328 385 328 380 324 375 319 NC : ND : OH : 510 438 513 437 490 418 488 415 OK : 439 439 469 469 387 387 422 422 OR : PA : 414 387 394 372 400 372 423 391 SC : SD : TN : TX : 463 470 405 342 412 417 318 320 UT : VA : 328 318 340 321 325 315 336 330 WA : WV : WI : 398 398 393 393 391 391 394 394 WY : US 3/ : 374 354 365 346 351 333 354 336 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Calf Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 404 404 AZ : AR : 360 361 371 373 386 388 391 391 CA : 325 321 335 331 333 328 323 322 CO : DE-MD : 429 428 439 439 385 384 434 433 FL : GA : 362 362 408 408 HI : ID : IL : 405 404 406 406 406 406 415 408 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 455 458 468 471 451 453 456 459 MI : 242 224 240 227 273 256 233 219 MN : MS : MO : 361 347 366 351 366 343 379 358 MT : NE : NV : NENG 2/: 194 217 188 211 211 237 215 254 NJ : NM : NY : 363 308 359 306 375 319 365 316 NC : ND : OH : 511 435 513 437 502 428 475 414 OK : 451 451 426 426 425 425 398 398 OR : PA : 427 394 427 394 429 396 441 402 SC : SD : TN : TX : 309 311 303 306 326 327 377 378 UT : VA : 282 265 311 294 298 291 312 297 WA : WV : WI : 403 401 394 394 409 411 404 402 WY : US 3/ : 354 337 355 338 358 341 352 338 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Hog Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 423 425 416 420 407 417 408 411 AZ : 242 241 240 240 243 243 241 124 AR : 405 409 413 413 410 410 403 403 CA : 219 219 216 215 217 217 217 216 CO : 250 239 250 241 243 230 237 225 DE-MD : 239 239 236 236 234 234 233 233 FL : 215 208 206 200 220 208 213 140 GA : HI : 196 196 192 191 194 194 188 188 ID : IL : 262 262 260 260 260 260 260 260 IN : 250 250 247 247 246 246 246 246 IA : 258 258 253 254 253 253 254 254 KS : KY : 257 258 254 254 255 254 255 255 LA : 226 226 231 231 227 228 213 311 MI : MN : 249 249 247 247 246 246 247 247 MS : MO : MT : 240 232 241 236 244 234 245 234 NE : 250 250 247 247 247 247 249 249 NV : 210 205 189 187 203 217 214 225 NENG 2/: 244 242 218 217 218 216 216 214 NJ : NM : 213 212 212 212 216 216 215 215 NY : 197 195 176 175 183 181 192 189 NC : 253 248 251 246 253 246 254 247 ND : 255 254 236 236 238 237 235 234 OH : 257 257 257 257 257 257 256 256 OK : 318 317 283 283 263 263 264 264 OR : 248 255 246 254 242 253 242 255 PA : 258 251 240 238 242 239 247 239 SC : SD : 260 260 264 261 261 261 261 261 TN : TX : 337 337 326 325 330 329 343 342 UT : VA : 252 252 251 251 252 252 252 252 WA : WV : 371 371 364 364 353 353 350 350 WI : 396 396 404 404 411 413 419 421 WY : 263 263 271 271 248 248 265 265 US 3/ : 257 256 254 254 254 253 255 254 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Hog Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 418 421 418 426 407 414 401 407 AZ : 240 240 249 248 231 229 242 236 AR : 413 413 421 421 407 407 414 414 CA : 221 217 216 215 218 215 214 213 CO : 235 223 231 219 224 213 231 218 DE-MD : 224 224 237 233 229 225 224 223 FL : 216 204 216 204 212 199 228 216 GA : HI : 185 185 191 190 192 192 183 183 ID : IL : 262 262 261 261 257 257 257 257 IN : 245 245 244 244 242 242 242 242 IA : 254 254 256 255 252 252 250 250 KS : KY : 254 252 252 252 249 250 250 250 LA : 216 217 208 208 199 199 206 207 MI : MN : 246 246 248 248 244 244 244 244 MS : MO : 252 251 249 249 252 248 244 244 MT : 234 224 231 220 228 218 230 220 NE : 249 249 250 250 247 247 246 246 NV : 225 219 192 187 217 209 206 198 NENG 2/: 221 219 230 229 237 234 238 237 NJ : NM : 213 213 216 217 215 108 212 212 NY : 268 264 266 262 258 254 220 217 NC : 253 247 251 245 250 243 256 246 ND : 236 235 236 235 237 235 235 234 OH : 255 254 257 257 259 259 255 255 OK : 258 258 270 270 262 262 257 257 OR : 243 256 239 252 240 252 235 246 PA : 248 239 242 239 240 237 240 237 SC : SD : 265 265 262 262 257 257 253 253 TN : TX : 338 337 323 358 298 297 320 319 UT : VA : 252 252 246 246 245 245 249 249 WA : WV : 341 341 334 334 374 373 323 321 WI : 418 418 417 420 401 401 394 394 WY : 253 253 251 251 249 249 230 230 US 3/ : 255 254 255 254 251 251 251 250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Hog Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 403 410 409 414 407 410 401 403 AZ : 238 237 229 229 220 220 207 207 AR : 412 413 420 427 437 437 450 450 CA : 213 212 219 215 217 216 215 214 CO : 241 227 240 227 241 229 223 211 DE-MD : 223 222 235 234 241 240 227 226 FL : 199 190 216 204 216 203 190 182 GA : HI : 196 198 186 186 197 197 191 191 ID : IL : 255 255 258 258 261 260 267 260 IN : 244 244 248 248 253 250 251 251 IA : 249 248 256 255 258 258 258 258 KS : KY : 251 252 256 256 259 259 259 259 LA : 215 216 208 208 202 202 215 215 MI : MN : 246 246 254 250 254 254 253 253 MS : MO : 250 250 252 252 257 257 261 258 MT : 233 224 232 222 245 235 238 229 NE : 249 248 252 252 254 255 254 254 NV : 197 191 173 168 198 196 205 199 NENG 2/: 233 231 258 255 255 253 231 229 NJ : NM : 211 211 215 213 225 224 214 214 NY : 251 247 220 217 261 257 265 261 NC : 252 246 257 251 257 251 257 251 ND : 236 234 239 238 246 244 246 245 OH : 253 253 259 259 262 262 260 260 OK : 261 261 269 269 272 272 268 269 OR : 239 250 242 253 243 254 242 254 PA : 244 240 247 243 248 245 252 245 SC : SD : 255 255 253 253 254 254 254 254 TN : TX : 306 305 330 332 315 317 339 341 UT : VA : 246 246 249 249 252 252 252 252 WA : WV : 325 325 342 341 343 342 323 322 WI : 394 396 390 390 388 392 392 394 WY : 242 242 233 233 241 241 223 223 US 3/ : 251 250 256 255 258 257 258 257 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 127 126 129 131 143 142 146 145 DE-MD : FL : 77 77 94 98 GA : HI : ID : 109 108 108 107 106 106 105 104 IL : IN : IA : KS : 114 113 123 123 126 125 121 121 KY : 125 129 123 125 124 131 124 131 LA : 89 91 114 114 100 103 91 142 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : 115 114 114 113 118 118 111 111 NE : 106 104 112 111 103 101 102 102 NV : NENG 2/: 118 121 112 115 123 128 113 117 NJ : 90 89 97 97 89 89 81 81 NM : 120 122 120 122 123 122 119 122 NY : 102 103 114 114 98 99 93 93 NC : 86 86 80 80 94 95 93 93 ND : 120 121 124 123 116 116 123 123 OH : 113 112 114 114 108 109 93 94 OK : 109 109 125 132 127 128 119 120 OR : 116 115 119 118 115 115 115 116 PA : 97 96 91 90 102 102 96 96 SC : SD : 134 134 134 134 136 136 138 138 TN : TX : UT : 110 115 111 115 108 115 109 115 VA : 106 106 106 106 102 102 108 108 WA : WV : WI : 116 116 119 119 116 116 113 113 WY : 124 124 127 127 130 130 139 139 US 3/ : 126 125 128 129 133 134 131 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AZ : 114 114 91 91 77 77 90 90 AR : 119 135 99 105 CA : CO : 145 144 144 142 137 136 131 130 DE-MD : FL : GA : 66 66 88 88 87 87 81 82 HI : ID : 103 103 103 103 99 99 97 97 IL : IN : IA : KS : 122 121 121 120 135 135 121 121 KY : 124 132 123 131 120 128 120 128 LA : 90 94 81 84 86 89 83 86 MI : 126 126 118 118 112 111 116 115 MN : MS : MO : MT : 117 118 113 112 114 113 118 117 NE : 92 91 101 100 89 89 87 84 NV : NENG 2/: 124 129 120 125 97 99 96 98 NJ : 90 90 94 93 90 91 87 88 NM : 116 122 124 128 121 128 126 128 NY : 97 99 93 97 88 91 99 102 NC : 80 80 82 82 77 77 76 198 ND : 117 117 120 120 126 125 127 127 OH : 99 100 107 108 103 105 110 111 OK : OR : 115 116 113 113 115 115 115 116 PA : 98 99 101 101 100 100 101 102 SC : SD : 138 138 134 134 129 129 125 125 TN : TX : UT : VA : 102 102 98 98 106 105 106 106 WA : WV : WI : 111 111 107 107 109 109 112 112 WY : 127 127 124 124 136 136 123 123 US 3/ : 132 132 129 130 125 125 122 128 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Comparison of Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Average Liveweight Using Two Imputation Procedures: By State, By Month and United States, Jan - Dec 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr.: Prev. :Curr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AZ : 101 101 110 110 74 74 105 104 AR : 110 118 108 117 102 107 CA : CO : 129 128 131 130 131 130 137 136 DE-MD : FL : GA : 89 89 81 81 98 98 87 87 HI : 107 98 116 106 ID : 100 100 99 98 110 111 104 104 IL : IN : IA : KS : 122 121 118 118 114 114 118 118 KY : 121 128 124 131 119 125 125 132 LA : 77 79 74 74 76 78 74 75 MI : 115 114 114 113 118 117 119 118 MN : MS : MO : MT : 115 115 118 117 117 116 115 115 NE : 98 95 111 107 111 110 91 90 NV : NENG 2/: 96 97 97 98 99 101 94 96 NJ : 92 93 90 90 93 92 97 97 NM : 128 128 136 142 123 130 116 117 NY : 104 107 94 97 88 90 83 85 NC : 85 85 86 86 75 75 95 95 ND : 112 113 120 121 119 116 123 122 OH : 106 107 103 104 107 107 117 118 OK : OR : 116 117 114 114 115 115 114 116 PA : 107 108 107 107 108 109 104 104 SC : SD : 130 130 132 132 131 131 129 129 TN : TX : UT : VA : 110 110 106 106 106 106 108 108 WA : WV : WI : 107 107 110 110 111 111 112 112 WY : 118 118 125 125 121 121 122 122 US 3/ : 122 122 125 125 127 127 130 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. Special Note: Since January 1995 NASS has been studying the imputation procedure used for live weight data on partially completed questionnaires. Beginning with the January 1997 data, an improved method will be adopted. The previous procedure utilized two regression models to predict the upper and lower bounds for each species based on their dressed weight. A simple average was then taken. Now, for the current imputation procedure, in addition to the dressing percentage, the region in which the plant is located, the season, and the size of the firm are also considered in the regression equation. 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 ........... 33 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 ................................................... 35 Types of Plants ......................................................... 34 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on February 21, 1997. 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