HDR1012000130040221971500Livestock Slaughter Released February 21, 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 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 January 1997. The index for this report is located on page 23. The "Livestock Slaughter" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report 3250. See page 25. Beef Production Sets Record High for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.74 billion pounds during January. This production was down 2 percent from the previous year. January 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. January 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was up slightly from the previous record set in January, 1996. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.25 million head, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,160 pounds. Veal production totaled 31.0 million pounds, up slightly from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 146,600 head, 2 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was down 6 pounds to 344 pounds. Pork production, at 1.46 billion pounds, was down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.76 million head, 6 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year at 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 20.0 million pounds, down 13 percent from the previous low for January set in 1996 and 1979. Sheep slaughter totaled 304,400 head, down 16 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 5 pounds to 131 pounds. Mt An 1-2 (2-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 97 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,220 1,950 2,223 100 114 2,220 2,223 100 Veal : 30 31 31 100 98 30 31 100 Pork :*1,551 *1,429 1,461 94 102 *1,551 1,461 94 Lamb & Mutton : 23 22 20 87 88 23 20 87 : Total Red Meat :*3,824 3,432 3,735 98 109 *3,824 3,735 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 97 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,177 1,908 2,180 100 114 2,177 2,180 100 Veal : 29 30 30 101 98 29 30 101 Pork : 1,523 1,402 1,437 94 103 1,523 1,437 94 Lamb & Mutton : 22 22 19 86 88 22 19 86 : Total Red Meat : 3,752 3,362 3,666 98 109 3,752 3,666 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jan 97 % of : Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,062.9 2,799.5 3,168.7 103 113 3,062.9 3,168.7 103 Other :Thou: *78.2 *75.2 79.0 101 105 *78.2 79.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*3,141.1*2,874.7 3,247.8 103 113 *3,141.1 3,247.8 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :*1,195 *1,163 1,164 97 100 *1,195 1,164 97 Other :Lbs : 1,012 *1,009 1,008 100 100 1,012 1,008 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,190 *1,159 1,160 98 100 1,190 1,160 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 139.9 148.5 142.5 102 96 139.9 142.5 102 Other :Thou: *4.1 *4.6 4.0 99 88 *4.1 4.0 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *144.0 *153.0 146.6 102 96 *144.0 146.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : *347 *334 340 98 102 *347 340 98 Other :Lbs : *421 *408 401 95 98 *421 401 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : *350 *336 344 98 102 *350 344 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,129.0 7,455.0 7,609.8 94 102 8,129.0 7,609.8 94 Other :Thou: 162.3 *166.6 148.6 92 89 162.3 148.6 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*8,291.3*7,621.6 7,758.3 94 102 *8,291.3 7,758.3 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 *257 257 100 100 257 257 100 Other :Lbs : *238 *228 231 97 102 *238 231 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : *257 257 257 100 100 *257 257 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 351.6 335.9 293.5 83 87 351.6 293.5 83 Other :Thou: *11.1 *12.6 11.0 99 87 *11.1 11.0 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *362.7 *348.5 304.4 84 87 *362.7 304.4 84 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : *126 *131 132 104 101 *126 132 104 Other :Lbs : 97 *94 99 102 105 97 99 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : *126 130 131 104 101 *126 131 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 97 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan 1996 : Dec 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 12.2 10.2 10.3 84 101 AZ : 27.6 27.6 29.0 105 105 AR : 6.5 6.9 5.8 89 84 CA : *92.5 90.3 93.1 101 103 CO : 179.1 166.9 194.7 109 117 DE-MD : 6.8 6.3 6.1 89 96 FL : *4.5 3.6 4.6 102 127 GA : *38.5 22.3 26.1 68 117 HI : 1.3 1.5 1.5 118 100 ID : *45.4 *46.8 49.1 108 105 IL : 221.0 *187.4 195.8 89 104 IN : 75.8 *68.6 66.4 88 97 IA : *560.1 466.2 482.7 86 104 KS : 468.0 393.1 452.1 97 115 KY : *53.0 *39.4 40.9 77 104 LA : 2.3 2.5 2.2 96 89 MI : 95.0 79.9 84.2 89 105 MN : 179.5 167.7 168.0 94 100 MS : 24.2 22.1 23.8 98 108 MO : *63.9 62.3 63.2 99 101 MT : *1.9 1.4 1.4 72 99 NE : *546.7 *468.7 559.4 102 119 NV : .1 .1 .1 72 94 N ENG 3/ : 3.1 3.2 2.7 88 85 NJ : 3.0 4.7 4.6 153 98 NM : 1.8 1.9 1.8 101 92 NY : 9.3 10.4 8.4 90 81 NC : *148.9 *154.6 161.4 108 104 ND : 12.5 *10.0 10.5 84 106 OH : 30.7 *28.2 26.6 87 94 OK : 9.4 40.3 45.9 486 114 OR : 3.4 3.3 3.4 99 102 PA : 97.7 92.8 94.8 97 102 SC : 14.8 14.8 15.0 102 102 SD : 111.3 96.0 99.5 89 104 TN : 18.0 18.8 18.4 102 98 TX : *389.9 *357.6 404.9 104 113 UT : *35.9 31.3 34.5 96 110 VA : *73.6 *69.0 74.4 101 108 WA : 60.4 56.4 68.3 113 121 WV : 1.7 1.8 1.5 84 79 WI : 92.2 94.8 97.6 106 103 WY : .5 .6 .5 97 82 : US : *3,824.1 3,432.1 3,735.0 98 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : *18.8 15.7 *19,748 16,381 1,050 1,046 AZ : 40.1 43.0 44,456 47,252 1,108 1,100 AR : 2.9 3.3 *2,513 2,850 *876 872 CA : *87.9 95.4 *109,360 116,751 *1,244 1,224 CO : 224.4 250.9 277,126 302,214 1,235 1,205 DE-MD : 3.1 3.6 *3,800 4,376 *1,214 1,203 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.8 1,374 1,740 980 978 ID : 62.4 70.8 75,428 82,940 1,209 1,171 IL : 91.4 81.8 109,168 95,074 1,194 1,163 IN : 6.8 4.9 *7,025 4,989 *1,035 1,015 IA : *152.9 99.5 *184,426 117,413 *1,206 1,180 KS : 611.6 612.5 *727,869 710,198 *1,190 1,160 KY : *6.5 5.7 *6,478 5,469 *1,001 955 LA : *2.7 2.7 *2,119 2,130 *792 787 MI : 44.9 47.4 55,680 56,010 1,240 1,180 MN : 98.0 100.3 *123,846 122,057 *1,264 1,216 MS : MO : 19.9 15.4 20,964 16,026 1,051 1,039 MT : 2.3 1.7 *2,654 1,915 *1,142 1,108 NE : 602.2 658.6 *744,679 787,541 *1,237 1,196 NV : .2 .1 *156 110 *1,027 1,025 N ENG 2/ : 3.1 3.3 *3,366 3,507 *1,096 1,078 NJ : 2.0 2.4 2,309 2,741 *1,139 1,135 NM : 3.0 3.1 *2,766 2,895 *925 927 NY : 7.3 7.7 *7,842 8,168 *1,078 1,065 NC : *16.2 19.1 *16,208 19,312 *1,001 1,011 ND : OH : 13.2 14.0 *14,693 15,832 *1,111 1,128 OK : 4.6 4.5 *4,448 4,291 *972 958 OR : 1.5 1.5 *1,909 1,793 *1,299 1,235 PA : 87.5 85.4 *108,567 100,116 *1,241 1,172 SC : SD : *23.4 25.5 *29,477 30,844 1,260 1,211 TN : TX : 561.0 592.7 *621,109 650,306 *1,107 1,097 UT : VA : *2.5 4.4 *2,093 4,517 *835 1,025 WA : 81.2 93.2 *99,654 113,121 *1,227 1,214 WV : 1.7 2.1 1,517 1,713 876 823 WI : 130.6 144.3 *160,488 171,786 *1,229 1,191 WY : .6 .7 703 713 1,091 1,054 : US 3/ : *3,141.1 3,247.7 *3,736,496 3,767,891 1,190 1,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : .1 .1 32 34 254 389 AZ : AR : .1 .1 55 30 384 346 CA : *21.1 22.2 *7,677 7,230 *363 325 CO : DE-MD : 1.6 .7 *684 297 *426 404 FL : GA : .1 .1 20 38 357 388 HI : ID : IL : 11.7 11.1 *4,753 4,569 *407 412 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.5 2.5 *1,142 1,109 *461 450 MI : 6.2 6.9 *1,296 1,602 *210 232 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 *83 64 *382 318 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.6 5.4 *1,645 1,257 *249 235 NJ : NM : NY : 22.8 18.9 *7,332 5,552 *322 293 NC : ND : OH : 4.2 3.9 *2,037 1,937 *482 502 OK : *.2 .1 *101 52 *428 437 OR : PA : 15.9 18.1 *6,380 7,180 *402 398 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.5 2.4 1,278 950 521 395 UT : VA : .1 .2 50 53 353 284 WA : WV : WI : 16.9 16.8 6,919 6,723 409 401 WY : : US 3/ : *144.0 146.6 *50,418 50,457 *350 344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.6 9.8 *4,508 4,057 *424 413 AZ : 1.0 .9 231 189 241 220 AR : 20.2 15.4 8,242 6,578 409 427 CA : *175.9 171.1 *38,574 36,291 219 212 CO : 4.3 3.4 *1,049 720 *242 213 DE-MD : 23.7 19.1 5,660 4,413 239 231 FL : 10.4 11.9 *2,398 2,438 *230 206 GA : HI : 3.4 3.6 670 706 196 196 ID : IL : 788.9 708.0 206,448 183,601 262 259 IN : 376.0 326.9 93,979 82,261 250 252 IA : *2,372.3 2,183.9 *611,519 563,952 258 258 KS : KY : *259.7 195.2 *67,144 50,922 258 261 LA : *3.9 3.3 *877 724 *225 220 MI : MN : 610.5 555.3 152,226 140,260 249 253 MS : MO : 281.3 286.3 71,363 73,100 254 255 MT : 2.3 1.5 *528 343 *234 224 NE : 531.1 467.3 132,786 119,348 250 255 NV : .1 .2 27 26 *206 142 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 1.7 *663 395 *243 231 NJ : NM : .2 .2 *38 46 *213 216 NY : 4.7 3.8 *917 939 *196 250 NC : *763.5 806.6 *189,939 202,947 *249 252 ND : 7.8 3.9 1,995 958 254 245 OH : 116.6 90.7 29,978 23,658 257 261 OK : *34.3 215.8 *10,913 58,455 *318 271 OR : 14.7 14.9 *3,720 3,701 *253 249 PA : 194.8 196.7 *49,021 47,769 *252 243 SC : SD : 506.3 453.2 131,577 115,393 260 255 TN : TX : 29.9 32.6 *9,761 10,455 *327 321 UT : VA : *380.5 380.9 *96,448 96,105 *253 252 WA : WV : 1.4 .9 523 306 371 328 WI : 28.6 29.7 11,309 11,518 396 388 WY : .4 .3 102 65 263 232 : US 3/ : *8,291.3 7,758.3 *2,126,716 1,992,950 *257 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : .1 .1 9 10 113 132 AR : CA : CO : 136.8 115.7 17,234 16,124 126 139 DE-MD : FL : GA : .0 .2 5 17 104 85 HI : ID : .3 .3 32 35 108 109 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 19 17 *114 126 KY : .7 .6 *92 82 *128 141 LA : .2 .1 15 13 91 86 MI : 19.8 17.8 2,420 2,110 122 119 MN : MS : MO : MT : .2 .2 21 22 114 129 NE : .1 .1 13 11 104 97 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.2 *250 120 *120 100 NJ : *10.4 8.1 *928 746 89 93 NM : 3.7 3.7 449 435 122 117 NY : 2.2 1.5 229 137 103 89 NC : .2 .2 16 15 86 80 ND : .1 .1 15 11 121 131 OH : 1.0 .6 117 67 112 109 OK : OR : .4 .3 42 42 115 122 PA : 4.7 4.7 449 502 96 107 SC : SD : 19.5 12.2 2,613 1,588 134 130 TN : TX : UT : VA : *1.9 1.6 *207 170 106 105 WA : WV : WI : .7 .7 78 80 116 112 WY : .1 .1 10 15 124 123 : US 3/ : *362.7 304.4 *45,542 39,835 *126 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------- :1996 :1996 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1996 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,509 1,249 1,459 1,509 1,459 49.3 44.6 46.1 49.3 46.1 Heifers : 894 864 1,007 894 1,007 29.2 30.9 31.8 29.2 31.8 All Cows : 607 637 652 607 652 19.8 22.8 20.6 19.8 20.6 Dairy Cows : 276 268 295 276 295 9.0 9.6 9.3 9.0 9.3 Other Cows : 331 369 357 331 357 10.8 13.2 11.3 10.8 11.3 Bulls & Stags : 53 49 51 53 51 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :3,063*2,799 3,169 3,063 3,169 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,766 7,159 7,308 7,766 7,308 95.5 96.0 96.0 95.5 96.0 Sows : 305 250 250 305 250 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.3 Stags & Boars : 58 46 51 58 51 .7 .6 .7 .7 .7 : Total 1/ :8,129 7,455 7,610 8,129 7,610 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 21 20 15 21 15 6.0 6.1 5.2 6.0 5.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 331 315 278 331 278 94.0 93.9 94.8 94.0 94.8 : Total 1/ : 352 336 293 352 293 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 715 685 692 715 692 Steers 4/ : 779 757 757 779 757 Heifers 4/ : 718 695 699 718 699 All Cows 4/ : 535 517 524 535 524 Bulls & Stags4/: 851 824 835 851 835 : Calves & Vealers: 214 207 210 214 210 : Hogs : 188 189 189 188 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 184 185 186 184 186 Sows 5/ : 293 289 286 293 286 Stags & Boars5/: 216 217 211 216 211 : Sheep : 63 65 65 63 65 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 57 58 59 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 63 66 66 63 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.9 .4 .3 1.9 1.9 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 33.5 3 : 99.8 35.4 8.1 53.1 40.3 12.8 3.1 3/ 4 : 4/ 24.8 5 : 458.7 133.1 61.0 247.1 150.5 96.7 17.5 46.4 6 : 594.5 284.9 209.8 86.6 13.5 73.2 13.1 3/ 7 : 1,373.5 708.9 547.9 109.3 17.1 92.2 7.4 5.4 8 : 336.5 152.5 123.2 57.3 6.0 51.3 3.5 .0 9 : 139.1 68.8 6.8 60.7 51.5 9.3 2.8 3/ 10 : 163.7 75.3 49.4 36.1 14.7 21.4 2.9 32.5 : US 2/ : 3,168.7 1,459.2 1,006.6 652.3 295.4 356.9 50.6 142.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.4 .0 .0 1.1 .3 .7 2 : 6/ 9.6 2.2 7.3 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,827.1 1,739.9 85.7 1.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 49.6 5.3 44.3 6 : 2,170.7 2,049.4 106.3 15.1 5/ 7 : 6/ 57.6 4.1 53.6 8 : 3,418.7 3,326.5 58.0 34.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 191.8 191.3 .5 .0 175.6 3.3 172.3 : US 2/ : 7,609.8 7,308.5 250.4 50.8 293.5 15.2 278.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 14.2 13.5 3.2 10.3 .7 AZ : 42.4 40.7 1.7 AR : 2.4 .4 .2 1.6 .1 1.5 .2 CA : 94.8 27.6 4.8 59.8 51.2 8.6 2.7 22.1 CO : 250.2 128.7 103.1 18.2 .3 17.9 .2 DE-MD : 3.6 2.6 .6 .3 .3 .1 .7 FL : GA : HI : 1.8 .4 .2 .9 .2 .7 .1 ID : 69.3 28.8 17.5 20.9 7.2 13.7 2.0 3.0 IL : 77.7 41.5 28.9 6.4 3.7 2.7 1.0 10.9 IN : IA : 97.9 40.9 24.9 30.5 13.2 17.3 1.6 KS : 607.4 342.6 262.7 2.0 .3 1.7 .1 KY : LA : MI : 45.3 23.5 2.3 19.3 14.4 4.9 .3 6.8 MN : 96.2 26.4 19.7 46.2 26.7 19.5 3.9 MS : MO : 11.9 1.4 .7 8.9 .9 8.0 .9 MT : 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 NE : 656.3 324.0 259.7 67.8 2.7 65.1 4.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.9 .4 .3 2.0 1.9 .1 .3 5.3 NJ : 2.4 .8 .3 1.1 .9 .2 .2 NM : NY : 7.4 .9 .4 5.7 5.6 .1 .4 18.9 NC : 17.4 .2 .2 14.3 7.8 6.5 2.7 ND : OH : 6.4 .3 .3 5.2 4.7 .5 .6 3.7 OK : OR : 1.2 .7 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 PA : 84.9 30.8 6.7 45.0 33.2 11.8 2.4 18.0 SC : SD : 23.4 .1 .1 21.7 1.8 19.9 1.5 TN : TX : 588.0 284.1 209.3 81.9 11.4 70.5 12.7 1.9 UT : VA : .2 WA : 93.2 45.7 31.8 15.0 7.4 7.6 .8 WV : .1 .1 WI : 138.6 39.1 6.3 90.0 71.5 18.5 3.3 16.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,168.7 1,459.2 1,006.6 652.3 295.4 356.9 50.6 142.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.5 .2 7.0 1.3 AZ : AR : 14.9 6.0 8.9 CA : 165.1 165.0 .1 CO : 2.9 2.8 .1 115.7 115.7 DE-MD : 19.0 18.6 .3 .2 FL : GA : HI : 3.6 3.5 .1 ID : .1 .1 IL : 678.1 616.6 48.9 12.6 IN : 322.9 322.4 .4 .1 IA : 2,181.0 2,118.5 28.3 34.1 KS : KY : 194.1 184.8 9.3 .6 .4 .2 LA : MI : 17.5 1.6 15.9 MN : 551.9 551.9 MS : MO : 284.1 284.0 .1 MT : 1.2 1.1 .1 .1 .1 NE : 465.7 465.6 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 1.4 1.4 1.1 .3 .7 NJ : 8.1 1.6 6.4 NM : NY : 3.4 3.4 1.5 .6 .9 NC : 786.2 779.0 7.1 ND : 3.6 3.5 .1 OH : 81.1 72.8 8.2 OK : 213.5 207.9 5.5 OR : 14.7 14.5 .1 .2 .1 .1 PA : 196.3 195.4 .8 4.6 .7 4.0 SC : SD : 452.0 429.4 22.6 12.1 12.1 TN : TX : 16.9 9.5 7.3 UT : VA : 380.2 374.7 5.4 1.5 .1 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 22.6 .3 22.1 .2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,609.8 7,308.5 250.4 50.8 293.5 15.2 278.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.5 97.4 97.6 97.5 97.6 Calves : *97.2 *97.0 97.3 97.2 97.3 Hogs : 98.0 97.8 98.1 98.0 98.1 Sheep : *96.9 96.4 96.4 96.9 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 21). 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 ........... 20 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. ......................................................... 11 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .......................................................... 13 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 ................................................... 22 Types of Plants ......................................................... 21 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 21, 1997. 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