HDR1012000130040321971500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Estimates refer to February 1997. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.28 billion pounds during February. This production was down 7 percent from the previous year. February 1997 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. February 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.92 billion pounds, was down 6 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,162 pounds. Veal production totaled 27.0 million pounds, down 11 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 125,700 head, 12 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was up 4 pounds to 348 pounds. Pork production, at 1.31 billion pounds, was down 8 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 6.97 million head, 9 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight up 2 pounds from the previous year at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 21.0 million pounds, down 10 percent from a year earlier and equaling the record low for February set in 1979. Sheep slaughter totaled 327,400 head, down 10 percent from a year ago. The average live weight was up 3 pounds to 132 pounds. January - February red meat production was 7.01 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the comparable period a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent, veal was down 5 percent, pork was down 7 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 12 percent. Mt An 1-2 (3-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 97 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Feb : Jan : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,048 2,223 1,921 94 86 4,269 4,144 97 Veal : 30 31 27 89 87 60 57 95 Pork :1,417 1,461 1,309 92 90 2,968 2,770 93 Lamb & Mutton : 24 20 21 90 109 47 41 88 : Total Red Meat :3,519 3,735 3,277 93 88 7,343 7,012 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 97 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Feb : Jan : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,009 2,180 1,882 94 86 4,186 4,062 97 Veal : 29 30 26 89 87 58 55 95 Pork : 1,391 1,437 1,286 92 89 2,915 2,723 93 Lamb & Mutton : 23 19 21 90 109 45 40 88 : Total Red Meat : 3,453 3,666 3,215 93 88 7,205 6,881 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Feb 97 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Feb : Jan : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,855.4 3,168.7 2,726.4 95 86 5,918.3 5,895.2 100 Other :Thou: 71.8 79.0 70.3 98 89 150.0 149.3 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,927.2 3,247.8 2,796.7 96 86 6,068.3 6,044.5 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,180 1,164 1,166 99 100 1,188 1,165 98 Other :Lbs : 1,011 1,008 1,010 100 100 1,011 1,009 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,176 1,160 1,162 99 100 1,183 1,161 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 138.8 142.5 122.0 88 86 278.8 264.6 95 Other :Thou: 3.7 4.0 3.6 99 91 7.7 7.7 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 142.5 146.6 125.7 88 86 286.5 272.2 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 342 340 346 101 102 344 343 100 Other :Lbs : 421 401 404 96 101 421 402 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 344 344 348 101 101 347 346 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,506.2 7,609.8 6,835.8 91 90 15,635.2 14,445.5 92 Other :Thou: 154.1 148.6 136.3 88 92 316.6 284.9 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,660.2 7,758.3 6,972.1 91 90 15,951.7 14,730.4 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 257 256 101 99 255 257 100 Other :Lbs : 236 231 236 100 102 236 233 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 257 256 101 99 255 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 353.2 293.5 317.0 90 108 704.8 610.5 87 Other :Thou: 10.0 11.0 10.4 104 95 21.1 21.3 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 363.2 304.4 327.4 90 108 725.9 631.8 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 130 132 133 103 101 128 133 104 Other :Lbs : 102 99 100 99 101 99 100 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 129 131 132 102 101 127 132 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 97 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Feb 1996 : Jan 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.3 10.3 10.3 99 99 AZ : 27.9 29.0 23.9 86 82 AR : 6.9 5.8 5.7 82 98 CA : 84.1 93.1 76.9 91 83 CO : 167.0 194.7 162.4 97 83 DE-MD : 6.5 6.1 5.6 86 93 FL : 4.0 4.6 3.8 94 83 GA : 34.6 26.1 22.5 65 86 HI : 1.3 1.5 1.2 96 84 ID : 40.4 49.1 35.2 87 72 IL : 205.5 195.8 188.6 92 96 IN : 72.2 66.4 62.7 87 94 IA : 511.0 482.7 397.8 78 82 KS : 428.7 452.1 416.5 97 92 KY : 44.2 40.9 36.0 81 88 LA : 2.3 2.2 2.2 96 102 MI : 84.5 84.2 76.0 90 90 MN : 172.3 168.0 161.0 93 96 MS : 21.8 23.8 22.2 102 93 MO : 58.9 63.2 61.6 105 98 MT : 1.7 1.4 1.2 71 86 NE : 499.2 559.4 484.0 97 87 NV : .1 .1 .1 75 83 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.7 2.1 83 78 NJ : 2.8 4.6 3.8 136 83 NM : 1.7 1.8 1.3 77 75 NY : 8.5 8.4 7.0 83 83 NC : 132.9 161.4 138.1 104 86 ND : 10.7 10.5 8.5 79 80 OH : 29.1 26.6 26.0 90 98 OK : 13.7 45.9 43.5 317 95 OR : 3.1 3.4 3.0 97 89 PA : 93.0 94.8 83.2 89 88 SC : 13.2 15.0 12.9 98 86 SD : 106.9 99.5 95.0 89 95 TN : 15.7 18.4 15.4 98 84 TX : 358.7 404.9 355.5 99 88 UT : 34.2 34.5 26.5 77 77 VA : 60.4 74.4 66.3 110 89 WA : 56.8 68.3 47.7 84 70 WV : 1.5 1.5 .9 58 61 WI : 87.7 97.6 82.7 94 85 WY : .4 .5 .4 94 84 : US : 3,519.4 3,735.0 3,277.2 93 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 16.6 16.4 17,219 17,272 1,039 1,053 AZ : 40.8 35.2 44,619 38,837 1,094 1,102 AR : 2.7 2.6 2,222 2,340 838 892 CA : 77.4 75.3 95,878 90,696 1,240 1,204 CO : 206.0 205.6 254,777 246,141 1,237 1,197 DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3,789 3,636 1,210 1,198 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 1.5 1,476 1,434 982 980 ID : 56.1 48.6 66,907 58,677 1,193 1,206 IL : 91.6 78.3 108,987 91,727 1,189 1,172 IN : 6.2 4.0 6,408 4,228 1,027 1,055 IA : 138.3 82.6 165,565 99,136 1,197 1,201 KS : 566.8 569.2 663,729 658,481 1,171 1,157 KY : 5.9 5.0 5,737 4,841 970 961 LA : 2.5 2.4 2,020 1,984 801 813 MI : 42.3 40.8 52,447 48,598 1,241 1,190 MN : 93.7 91.7 119,350 114,429 1,274 1,248 MS : MO : 19.8 11.8 21,350 12,448 1,079 1,053 MT : 2.0 1.4 2,367 1,594 1,194 1,115 NE : 561.1 565.1 683,294 677,433 1,218 1,199 NV : .1 .1 118 92 1,115 994 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 2,857 2,670 1,073 1,065 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,126 2,254 1,178 1,154 NM : 2.9 2.3 2,776 2,150 956 937 NY : 6.2 6.7 6,672 7,212 1,075 1,081 NC : 14.7 14.9 14,459 15,239 983 1,026 ND : OH : 13.5 16.0 15,010 18,108 1,115 1,132 OK : 4.0 3.7 3,740 3,470 943 934 OR : 1.3 1.3 1,641 1,673 1,286 1,272 PA : 85.4 71.2 105,215 88,284 1,232 1,239 SC : SD : 21.3 21.0 26,270 24,288 1,233 1,155 TN : TX : 523.4 520.8 570,963 568,775 1,091 1,092 UT : VA : 2.4 3.0 2,543 2,908 1,041 961 WA : 77.2 65.5 91,320 79,068 1,183 1,208 WV : 1.2 1.2 1,098 1,079 884 903 WI : 122.3 119.3 148,958 142,988 1,218 1,199 WY : .5 .5 568 562 1,172 1,091 : US 3/ : 2,927.2 2,796.5 3,442,757 3,250,321 1,176 1,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : AR : .1 .1 44 28 366 412 CA : 24.4 17.2 8,472 5,760 348 335 CO : DE-MD : 1.4 .8 600 350 438 417 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.6 9.8 4,255 4,043 401 411 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.1 2.2 966 987 461 454 MI : 8.3 5.5 1,602 1,408 193 255 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 76 68 395 393 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.8 4.8 1,320 1,017 227 213 NJ : NM : NY : 21.7 17.4 6,915 4,530 319 261 NC : ND : OH : 4.1 3.6 1,919 1,556 471 431 OK : .2 .1 85 49 496 425 OR : PA : 16.6 15.6 6,546 6,241 394 399 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.4 2.8 1,251 1,141 522 414 UT : VA : .1 .1 45 44 342 307 WA : WV : WI : 16.0 16.1 6,456 6,541 403 407 WY : : US 3/ : 142.5 125.7 49,080 43,768 344 348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 8.8 8.6 3,678 3,385 420 392 AZ : .9 .8 218 179 240 224 AR : 20.6 15.4 8,521 6,601 413 430 CA : 167.7 152.0 36,156 32,233 216 212 CO : 3.7 3.1 904 654 241 212 DE-MD : 22.6 18.3 5,316 4,274 236 233 FL : 8.4 10.8 1,881 2,246 225 208 GA : HI : 3.5 3.1 663 608 191 195 ID : IL : 717.6 681.4 186,332 177,450 260 260 IN : 363.5 311.2 89,622 77,817 247 250 IA : 2,205.7 1,793.6 560,093 459,246 254 256 KS : KY : 222.9 172.8 56,551 44,856 254 260 LA : 4.8 4.0 1,117 926 231 231 MI : MN : 588.7 533.9 145,385 135,008 247 253 MS : MO : 258.4 287.6 64,715 73,733 250 256 MT : 1.8 1.5 421 333 236 224 NE : 491.9 427.0 121,645 108,161 247 253 NV : .2 .1 31 17 187 154 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 1.5 540 339 217 227 NJ : NM : .2 .1 46 23 212 218 NY : 4.2 3.4 741 638 175 189 NC : 687.0 698.1 168,768 174,376 246 250 ND : 7.2 3.2 1,690 790 236 244 OH : 107.5 84.5 27,627 21,910 257 259 OK : 58.6 202.6 16,566 55,722 283 275 OR : 13.3 13.0 3,381 3,321 254 256 PA : 182.8 175.3 43,489 42,821 238 244 SC : SD : 490.6 449.0 128,032 113,307 261 252 TN : TX : 31.1 27.8 10,107 8,746 325 315 UT : VA : 315.1 347.3 79,082 86,112 251 248 WA : WV : 1.1 .6 398 208 364 326 WI : 28.4 26.5 11,472 10,549 404 397 WY : .4 .4 110 82 271 226 : US 3/ : 7,660.2 6,972.1 1,942,744 1,781,902 254 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : AR : CA : CO : 138.1 131.8 18,150 18,414 131 140 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .3 .5 31 60 107 127 IL : IN : IA : KS : .1 .1 15 13 123 117 KY : .6 .7 76 103 125 158 LA : .5 .5 62 54 114 104 MI : 18.2 18.1 2,248 2,283 124 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 15 12 113 120 NE : .1 .1 10 11 102 92 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 .9 221 93 115 104 NJ : 9.3 6.0 904 598 97 100 NM : 4.1 3.9 501 441 122 112 NY : 2.6 1.1 299 103 114 90 NC : .2 .1 13 11 80 82 ND : .1 .1 8 7 123 120 OH : .9 .6 108 75 114 118 OK : OR : .3 .3 35 40 118 121 PA : 4.5 4.4 405 456 90 104 SC : SD : 20.1 14.7 2,690 1,946 134 133 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.7 1.5 184 162 106 107 WA : WV : WI : .7 .6 79 62 119 111 WY : .1 .1 13 9 127 133 : US 3/ : 363.2 327.4 46,958 43,377 129 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,393 1,459 1,283 2,902 2,743 48.8 46.1 47.1 49.0 46.5 Heifers : 856 1,007 890 1,751 1,896 30.0 31.8 32.6 29.6 32.2 All Cows : 554 652 505 1,162 1,157 19.4 20.6 18.5 19.6 19.7 Dairy Cows : 263 295 246 540 541 9.2 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.2 Other Cows : 291 357 259 622 616 10.2 11.3 9.5 10.5 10.5 Bulls & Stags : 51 51 48 104 99 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,855 3,169 2,726 5,918 5,895 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,157 7,308 6,565 14,923 13,874 95.3 96.0 96.0 95.4 96.0 Sows : 292 250 222 597 472 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.3 Stags & Boars : 58 51 49 116 100 .8 .7 .7 .7 .7 : Total 1/ :7,506 7,610 6,836 15,635 14,446 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 20 15 16 42 32 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.9 5.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 333 278 301 663 579 94.2 94.8 94.9 94.1 94.8 : Total 1/ : 353 293 317 705 610 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 707 692 694 711 693 Steers 4/ : 770 757 753 775 755 Heifers 4/ : 709 699 697 714 698 All Cows 4/ : 533 524 528 534 526 Bulls & Stags4/: 841 835 846 846 841 : Calves & Vealers: 212 210 214 213 212 : Hogs : 186 189 189 187 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 186 185 183 186 Sows 5/ : 289 286 285 291 286 Stags & Boars5/: 224 211 207 220 209 : Sheep : 66 65 66 65 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 58 60 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 66 66 65 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 .3 .2 1.6 1.6 .2 3/ 2 : 4/ 29.8 3 : 83.5 31.5 7.1 42.2 32.5 9.7 2.6 3/ 4 : 4/ 19.3 5 : 403.9 124.8 61.1 200.4 121.5 79.0 17.5 42.9 6 : 521.9 273.9 173.7 61.9 12.6 49.4 12.3 3/ 7 : 1,217.7 626.5 499.4 84.6 14.6 70.0 7.1 4.3 8 : 272.4 120.1 109.0 39.8 5.8 34.0 3.5 9 : 111.0 54.9 6.2 47.7 42.4 5.3 2.3 3/ 10 : 113.8 51.3 33.1 27.0 15.1 11.8 2.3 25.6 : US 2/ : 2,726.4 1,283.4 889.7 505.3 246.0 259.3 48.0 122.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.2 .8 .3 .5 2 : 6/ 7.1 1.7 5.4 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,618.6 1,545.6 71.7 1.4 5/ 5 : 6/ 46.9 5.2 41.6 6 : 2,063.6 1,950.5 99.3 13.7 5/ 7 : 6/ 58.6 5.8 52.7 8 : 2,981.9 2,897.8 50.2 33.9 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 170.5 170.0 .4 .1 203.7 3.2 200.5 : US 2/ : 6,835.8 6,565.1 221.6 49.1 317.0 16.3 300.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 6-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 2-3 and 4-5 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - February 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.2 .7 .5 3.6 3.5 .1 .5 3/ 2 : 4/ 63.3 3 : 183.2 66.9 15.2 95.4 72.8 22.5 5.8 3/ 4 : 4/ 44.1 5 : 862.6 257.9 122.1 447.6 271.9 175.6 35.0 89.4 6 : 1,116.3 558.8 383.5 148.6 26.0 122.5 25.4 3/ 7 : 2,591.2 1,335.4 1,047.3 193.9 31.7 162.2 14.5 9.7 8 : 608.9 272.5 232.2 97.1 11.8 85.3 7.0 9 : 250.2 123.7 12.9 108.4 93.8 14.6 5.1 3/ 10 : 277.5 126.6 82.6 63.1 29.8 33.2 5.2 58.1 : US : 5,895.2 2,742.6 1,896.3 1,157.6 541.4 616.2 98.6 264.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 2.6 .1 1.9 .7 1.2 2 : 6/ 16.7 3.9 12.7 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 3,445.7 3,285.5 157.3 2.9 5/ 5 : 6/ 96.5 10.6 85.9 6 : 4,234.3 3,999.9 205.6 28.8 5/ 7 : 6/ 116.2 9.9 106.3 8 : 6,400.6 6,224.3 108.2 68.1 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 362.3 361.3 .9 .1 379.3 6.4 372.9 : US :14,445.5 13,873.6 472.0 99.9 610.5 31.5 579.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 15.1 14.7 4.0 10.7 .4 AZ : 34.7 32.9 1.8 AR : 2.0 .3 .2 1.4 .1 1.3 .2 CA : 74.8 21.7 4.1 46.8 42.2 4.6 2.2 17.1 CO : 204.9 99.2 96.3 9.2 .2 9.0 .2 DE-MD : 3.0 2.1 .6 .2 .2 .1 .8 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 .3 .2 .8 .1 .7 .1 ID : 47.1 21.1 8.9 15.6 8.5 7.1 1.5 3.2 IL : 74.5 38.5 29.9 5.2 3.0 2.2 1.0 9.7 IN : IA : 81.4 34.7 21.0 24.0 10.6 13.4 1.7 KS : 564.8 314.4 249.0 1.3 .2 1.1 .1 KY : LA : MI : 38.8 21.1 1.7 15.8 12.5 3.3 .3 5.5 MN : 88.4 25.8 20.2 37.8 21.3 16.5 4.6 MS : MO : 8.8 1.2 .6 6.2 .8 5.4 .8 MT : .7 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 NE : 562.8 276.3 228.8 53.2 3.1 50.1 4.5 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.3 .3 .2 1.6 1.6 .2 4.8 NJ : 1.9 .6 .1 1.0 .8 .2 .2 NM : NY : 6.4 .7 .3 5.0 4.9 .1 .4 17.4 NC : 13.4 .1 .1 10.7 5.9 4.8 2.4 ND : OH : 4.7 .2 .3 3.9 3.7 .2 .3 3.4 OK : OR : 1.1 .6 .1 .3 .2 .1 .1 PA : 70.8 27.9 6.0 35.0 26.1 8.9 1.9 15.6 SC : SD : 19.1 .1 17.4 1.8 15.6 1.6 TN : TX : 516.4 273.3 173.3 57.7 10.5 47.2 12.0 2.3 UT : VA : .1 WA : 65.4 29.5 24.2 11.2 6.5 4.7 .6 WV : .1 WI : 115.2 37.3 5.9 68.7 55.3 13.4 3.2 16.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,726.4 1,283.4 889.7 505.3 246.0 259.3 48.0 122.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.3 .1 6.0 1.2 AZ : AR : 15.0 5.4 9.5 CA : 145.8 145.7 .2 CO : 2.6 2.5 .1 131.8 131.8 DE-MD : 18.3 18.0 .2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : .3 .3 IL : 654.2 596.5 46.1 11.6 IN : 307.4 307.1 .3 .1 IA : 1,791.5 1,732.2 25.4 33.9 KS : KY : 172.1 164.9 7.2 .6 .5 .2 LA : MI : 17.8 1.7 16.2 MN : 531.4 531.3 MS : MO : 285.6 285.5 .1 MT : 1.2 1.1 .1 NE : 425.5 425.4 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.2 1.2 .8 .3 .5 NJ : 6.0 1.2 4.8 NM : NY : 3.0 3.0 1.1 .5 .6 NC : 679.3 672.9 6.3 ND : 2.9 2.9 OH : 71.3 63.9 7.4 OK : 200.1 194.8 5.3 OR : 12.8 12.6 .1 .2 .1 .1 PA : 174.8 174.0 .8 4.4 .6 3.8 SC : SD : 447.9 429.7 18.2 14.5 14.5 TN : TX : 14.3 8.8 5.4 UT : VA : 346.8 342.0 4.8 1.3 .1 1.2 WA : WV : WI : 21.8 .4 21.3 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 6,835.8 6,565.1 221.6 49.1 317.0 16.3 300.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.5 97.6 97.5 97.5 97.5 Calves : 97.4 97.3 97.1 97.3 97.2 Hogs : 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 97.3 96.4 96.8 97.1 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,500 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. .......................................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. .......................................... 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. .......................................... 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ........................ 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. .............................. 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability ............ 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. ................... 9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S. ........................................................ 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S. .......................................................... 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. ........................................................... 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. .................................. 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S. .................... 2 Terms and Definitions .................................................... 23 Types of Plants .......................................................... 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on April 25, 1997. 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