HDR1012000130040425971500Livestock Slaughter Released April 25, 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. Estimates refer to March 1997. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.44 billion pounds during March. This production was down 2 percent from the previous year. March 1997 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. March 1996 also contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.97 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, down 1 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,161 pounds. Veal production totaled 28.0 million pounds, down 8 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 130,800 head, 10 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was up 5 pounds to 348 pounds. Pork production, at 1.42 billion pounds, was unchanged from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.58 million head, 2 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 26.0 million pounds, down 4 percent from the previous record low set in 1979, 1987, and 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 398,100 head, down 4 percent from a year ago. The average live weight was down 1 pound to 133 pounds. January - March red meat production was 10.5 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent, veal was down 6 percent, pork was down 4 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 9 percent. Mt An 1-2 (4-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 97 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Mar : Feb : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,035 1,921 1,968 97 102 6,303 6,112 97 Veal : 30 27 28 92 104 91 85 94 Pork :1,422 1,309 1,422 100 109 4,389 4,192 96 Lamb & Mutton : 27 21 26 96 122 74 67 91 : Total Red Meat :3,514 3,277 3,444 98 105 10,857 10,456 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 97 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Mar : Feb : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,996 1,882 1,930 97 103 6,182 5,993 97 Veal : 29 26 27 92 105 88 82 94 Pork : 1,396 1,286 1,398 100 109 4,311 4,121 96 Lamb & Mutton : 27 21 26 95 122 72 66 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,449 3,215 3,381 98 105 10,653 10,262 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Mar 97 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Mar : Feb : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,833.7 2,726.4 2,794.5 99 102 8,752.0 8,689.6 99 Other :Thou: 69.6 70.3 67.5 97 96 219.6 216.8 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,903.4 2,796.7 2,862.0 99 102 8,971.6 8,906.5 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,179 1,166 1,164 99 100 1,185 1,165 98 Other :Lbs : 1,009 1,010 1,017 101 101 1,011 1,012 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,174 1,162 1,161 99 100 1,180 1,161 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 141.4 122.0 127.6 90 105 420.1 392.2 93 Other :Thou: 3.9 3.6 3.2 80 87 11.7 10.8 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 145.3 125.7 130.8 90 104 431.8 403.0 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 342 346 347 101 100 343 345 100 Other :Lbs : 412 404 407 99 101 418 404 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 343 348 348 102 100 346 347 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,548.6 6,835.8 7,437.5 99 109 23,183.8 21,883.1 94 Other :Thou: 150.5 136.3 146.0 97 107 467.1 430.9 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,699.2 6,972.1 7,583.5 98 109 23,650.9 22,314.0 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 255 256 101 Other :Lbs : 236 236 229 97 97 236 232 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 253 256 256 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 402.8 317.0 385.9 96 122 1,107.7 996.4 90 Other :Thou: 10.4 10.4 12.2 117 117 31.5 33.5 106 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 413.3 327.4 398.1 96 122 1,139.2 1,029.9 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 135 133 134 100 101 131 133 102 Other :Lbs : 99 100 99 99 98 99 99 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 134 132 133 99 100 130 132 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 97 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Mar 1996 : Feb 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.2 10.3 10.0 89 97 AZ : 27.4 23.9 25.8 94 108 AR : 5.8 5.7 5.9 102 103 CA : 84.8 76.9 84.1 99 109 CO : 163.1 162.4 153.0 94 94 DE-MD : 7.0 5.6 5.6 80 100 FL : 4.3 3.8 3.5 80 91 GA : 34.7 22.5 24.3 70 108 HI : 1.3 1.2 1.4 106 111 ID : 40.0 35.2 40.9 102 116 IL : 204.1 188.6 211.5 104 112 IN : 65.3 62.7 66.6 102 106 IA : 509.1 397.8 435.7 86 110 KS : 415.7 416.5 418.4 101 100 KY : 45.9 36.0 41.0 89 114 LA : 2.3 2.2 2.2 95 99 MI : 88.9 76.0 84.3 95 111 MN : 167.0 161.0 172.6 103 107 MS : 22.8 22.2 24.7 108 111 MO : 59.8 61.6 66.1 111 107 MT : 1.1 1.2 1.1 96 91 NE : 499.7 484.0 508.2 102 105 NV : .1 .1 .1 74 104 N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.1 2.4 94 111 NJ : 3.1 3.8 3.9 126 103 NM : 1.9 1.3 1.3 70 98 NY : 8.9 7.0 8.1 91 115 NC : 137.3 138.1 145.4 106 105 ND : 9.5 8.5 9.1 96 108 OH : 27.2 26.0 25.3 93 97 OK : 14.5 43.5 49.6 343 114 OR : 3.1 3.0 3.2 103 106 PA : 89.7 83.2 86.7 97 104 SC : 13.4 12.9 13.0 97 101 SD : 102.3 95.0 104.7 102 110 TN : 15.9 15.4 15.7 99 101 TX : 381.6 355.5 357.3 94 100 UT : 32.2 26.5 33.3 103 126 VA : 66.0 66.3 60.7 92 92 WA : 55.5 47.7 47.9 86 101 WV : 1.4 .9 1.1 75 118 WI : 86.3 82.7 88.0 102 106 WY : .3 .4 .3 102 84 : US : 3,514.0 3,277.2 3,443.6 98 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 17.9 15.4 18,327 15,947 1,023 1,032 AZ : 40.4 37.7 44,319 42,013 1,096 1,115 AR : 2.7 2.6 2,276 2,483 838 952 CA : 77.9 81.6 95,969 101,471 1,233 1,244 CO : 201.7 191.4 245,400 228,002 1,217 1,191 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 3,900 3,879 1,216 1,213 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.7 1,457 1,645 1,025 988 ID : 56.0 55.9 66,677 67,979 1,191 1,216 IL : 90.6 86.0 107,390 100,907 1,185 1,173 IN : 5.2 3.7 5,325 3,772 1,024 1,019 IA : 128.7 86.9 154,376 104,147 1,200 1,199 KS : 555.0 579.7 648,477 656,638 1,168 1,133 KY : 6.1 4.7 6,102 4,599 1,007 988 LA : 2.6 2.7 2,016 2,223 773 818 MI : 41.7 43.1 51,699 52,324 1,238 1,213 MN : 88.4 97.0 112,427 121,083 1,272 1,248 MS : MO : 17.4 11.7 20,173 12,930 1,158 1,101 MT : 1.2 1.2 1,395 1,369 1,170 1,143 NE : 560.4 581.2 681,164 696,770 1,216 1,199 NV : .1 .1 131 93 1,091 1,022 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.7 2,773 2,928 1,113 1,094 NJ : 1.8 1.9 2,144 2,250 1,190 1,156 NM : 3.0 2.3 2,889 2,212 958 953 NY : 6.0 7.1 6,583 7,713 1,092 1,081 NC : 14.8 16.0 14,984 16,675 1,012 1,041 ND : OH : 11.5 13.3 12,871 14,905 1,124 1,122 OK : 4.0 4.3 3,856 4,093 968 944 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,944 1,702 1,346 1,310 PA : 79.2 74.7 98,280 91,888 1,240 1,229 SC : SD : 20.4 22.2 26,264 25,580 1,289 1,154 TN : TX : 555.0 520.6 606,591 568,772 1,093 1,093 UT : VA : 2.4 3.5 2,399 3,496 1,005 988 WA : 75.8 65.8 91,312 79,972 1,205 1,215 WV : 1.1 .9 1,025 730 898 841 WI : 118.2 122.9 144,402 150,054 1,221 1,221 WY : .4 .4 442 472 1,083 1,096 : US 3/ : 2,903.4 2,861.9 3,409,950 3,322,656 1,174 1,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 38 59 380 415 CA : 23.9 16.3 8,575 5,702 359 351 CO : DE-MD : 1.3 .6 555 278 427 443 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.7 10.3 4,271 4,187 400 405 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.4 1.9 1,104 877 456 460 MI : 7.0 6.0 1,298 1,410 186 233 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 69 68 351 362 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.4 5.7 1,331 1,167 208 203 NJ : NM : NY : 23.6 23.1 7,394 5,567 313 241 NC : ND : OH : 4.2 4.2 1,803 1,993 428 470 OK : .1 .1 69 55 479 499 OR : PA : 15.8 15.0 6,081 5,964 385 399 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.4 2.3 1,912 1,141 432 488 UT : VA : .1 .1 42 41 311 308 WA : WV : WI : 15.5 15.8 6,393 6,204 411 393 WY : : US 3/ : 145.3 130.8 49,795 45,543 343 348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 9.5 8.9 3,969 3,579 417 401 AZ : .9 .9 224 209 243 224 AR : 16.7 15.7 6,855 6,786 410 432 CA : 165.3 159.6 35,837 34,272 217 215 CO : 3.5 3.0 806 629 230 212 DE-MD : 25.0 17.4 5,839 4,158 234 239 FL : 11.4 9.4 2,575 1,939 226 207 GA : HI : 3.5 3.2 670 643 194 201 ID : IL : 711.5 769.7 185,041 200,330 260 260 IN : 325.8 332.5 80,289 83,291 246 251 IA : 2,243.7 1,966.0 567,146 506,172 253 257 KS : KY : 226.7 202.0 57,680 51,579 254 255 LA : 4.4 3.9 995 832 228 213 MI : MN : 579.9 572.5 142,641 144,992 246 253 MS : MO : 267.1 310.8 67,445 79,161 252 255 MT : 1.7 1.7 399 365 234 220 NE : 469.2 487.0 115,950 124,420 247 255 NV : .1 .1 26 24 217 225 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.4 453 329 216 237 NJ : NM : .2 .2 38 43 216 213 NY : 3.9 3.0 703 565 181 186 NC : 706.7 748.2 174,172 183,612 246 245 ND : 6.3 3.7 1,494 887 237 241 OH : 103.7 86.7 26,644 22,365 257 258 OK : 66.1 229.2 17,388 63,260 263 276 OR : 12.2 14.0 3,097 3,539 253 252 PA : 185.9 184.1 44,356 44,025 239 239 SC : SD : 462.9 494.7 120,814 124,723 261 252 TN : TX : 30.1 29.6 9,895 9,507 329 321 UT : VA : 344.5 320.0 86,659 78,623 252 246 WA : WV : 1.1 .7 381 248 353 332 WI : 30.1 31.0 12,420 12,528 413 404 WY : .3 .2 84 60 248 242 : US 3/ : 7,699.2 7,583.5 1,949,625 1,938,143 253 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : .0 .1 6 9 118 78 AZ : .1 .1 15 11 99 118 AR : .0 .1 4 5 117 105 CA : CO : 157.1 161.4 22,294 22,889 142 142 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .2 11 19 84 85 HI : ID : .3 .4 32 56 106 132 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 20 15 125 120 KY : .9 .8 116 109 131 141 LA : .5 .3 47 36 103 103 MI : 20.7 19.1 2,594 2,332 126 122 MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 11 18 118 124 NE : .1 .1 12 14 85 100 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.3 344 221 128 96 NJ : 10.3 8.6 907 732 88 86 NM : 4.0 3.8 485 416 122 111 NY : 5.7 6.5 563 538 99 82 NC : .2 .3 20 19 95 70 ND : .1 .1 10 9 116 116 OH : 1.1 1.2 117 135 109 109 OK : OR : .3 .3 35 45 115 136 PA : 6.9 7.7 698 762 102 99 SC : SD : 20.4 18.7 2,783 2,520 136 135 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.4 1.3 147 129 102 102 WA : WV : WI : .5 .5 63 60 116 111 WY : .1 .1 11 10 130 146 : US 3/ : 413.3 398.1 55,247 52,946 134 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,400 1,283 1,337 4,302 4,080 49.4 47.1 47.9 49.2 47.0 Heifers : 858 890 888 2,608 2,784 30.3 32.6 31.8 29.8 32.0 All Cows : 523 505 514 1,684 1,672 18.5 18.5 18.4 19.2 19.2 Dairy Cows : 243 246 242 782 784 8.6 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.0 Other Cows : 280 259 272 902 888 9.9 9.5 9.7 10.3 10.2 Bulls & Stags : 53 48 55 157 154 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,834 2,726 2,794 8,752 8,690 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,193 6,565 7,153 22,116 21,026 95.3 96.0 96.2 95.4 96.1 Sows : 297 222 236 894 708 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.9 3.2 Stags & Boars : 59 49 49 174 149 .8 .7 .7 .8 .7 : Total 1/ :7,549 6,836 7,438 23,184 21,883 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 22 16 19 63 50 5.4 5.1 4.8 5.7 5.0 Lambs & Yrlings: 381 301 367 1,044 946 94.6 94.9 95.2 94.3 95.0 : Total 1/ : 403 317 386 1,108 996 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 708 694 694 710 693 Steers 4/ : 767 753 749 772 753 Heifers 4/ : 712 697 693 713 696 All Cows 4/ : 532 528 536 533 530 Bulls & Stags4/: 847 846 850 847 845 : Calves & Vealers: 212 214 215 213 213 : Hogs : 185 189 188 186 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 185 185 182 185 Sows 5/ : 290 285 284 291 285 Stags & Boars5/: 224 207 211 221 210 : Sheep : 67 66 66 65 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 60 59 59 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 66 67 66 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, March 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 .2 .2 1.8 1.8 .2 3/ 2 : 4/ 36.5 3 : 87.4 37.5 7.0 40.3 31.0 9.3 2.5 3/ 4 : 4/ 18.8 5 : 424.7 142.1 63.2 199.4 120.1 79.3 20.0 44.7 6 : 521.7 271.7 169.1 66.8 12.6 54.2 14.1 3/ 7 : 1,248.7 658.0 496.9 86.1 14.7 71.4 7.7 3.1 8 : 268.4 115.2 108.9 39.8 6.3 33.5 4.4 .0 9 : 119.9 59.3 7.0 50.1 40.3 9.9 3.4 3/ 10 : 121.2 53.1 35.6 29.7 15.6 14.1 2.9 24.6 : US 2/ : 2,794.5 1,337.2 888.0 514.0 242.4 271.6 55.3 127.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.1 2.2 .3 1.9 2 : 6/ 15.1 2.3 12.8 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,692.2 1,619.5 71.7 1.0 5/ 5 : 6/ 54.5 5.9 48.7 6 : 2,276.0 2,150.4 110.3 15.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 71.3 6.4 64.9 8 : 3,288.5 3,202.7 53.1 32.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 179.6 179.1 .5 242.8 3.7 239.2 : US 2/ : 7,437.5 7,152.8 235.6 49.1 385.9 18.6 367.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.7 .9 .6 5.4 5.3 .1 .7 3/ 2 : 4/ 99.8 3 : 270.6 104.4 22.3 135.7 103.8 31.9 8.2 3/ 4 : 4/ 62.9 5 : 1,287.3 400.0 185.3 646.9 392.0 254.9 55.0 134.0 6 : 1,638.0 830.5 552.6 215.4 38.7 176.7 39.5 3/ 7 : 3,839.9 1,993.4 1,544.2 280.0 46.5 233.6 22.3 12.8 8 : 877.3 387.8 341.1 137.0 18.2 118.8 11.4 .0 9 : 370.1 183.0 20.0 158.6 134.1 24.5 8.6 3/ 10 : 398.7 179.8 118.1 92.7 45.4 47.3 8.1 82.7 : US : 8,689.6 4,079.8 2,784.2 1,671.7 783.9 887.8 153.9 392.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.8 3.7 .1 4.1 1.0 3.1 2 : 6/ 31.7 6.2 25.5 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 5,137.9 4,905.0 229.0 3.9 5/ 5 : 6/ 151.0 16.5 134.5 6 : 6,510.3 6,150.3 315.9 44.2 5/ 7 : 6/ 187.5 16.3 171.2 8 : 9,689.1 9,426.9 161.3 100.8 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 541.9 540.5 1.3 .1 622.1 10.1 612.1 : US :21,883.1 21,026.4 707.7 149.0 996.4 50.1 946.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 14.1 13.8 3.3 10.5 .3 AZ : 37.2 35.3 1.8 AR : 2.1 .3 .2 1.5 .1 1.4 .2 CA : 81.0 23.5 4.9 49.3 40.0 9.3 3.3 16.1 CO : 190.7 94.7 87.1 8.7 .3 8.4 .2 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 .6 .2 .2 .1 .6 FL : GA : HI : 1.7 .4 .3 .8 .2 .6 .1 ID : 54.3 23.6 11.2 17.6 8.7 8.9 1.9 3.9 IL : 82.4 45.4 30.6 5.4 3.1 2.3 1.0 10.3 IN : IA : 85.5 35.9 24.2 23.4 10.6 12.8 2.0 KS : 575.1 328.7 244.9 1.4 .2 1.2 .1 KY : LA : MI : 41.0 23.2 1.7 15.7 12.5 3.2 .3 6.0 MN : 94.0 28.7 21.0 38.7 23.0 15.7 5.6 MS : MO : 9.1 1.1 .5 6.6 .7 5.9 .8 MT : .6 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 NE : 579.0 292.3 227.2 54.7 3.3 51.4 4.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.5 .2 .2 1.8 1.8 .2 5.7 NJ : 1.9 .6 .2 1.0 .7 .3 .2 NM : NY : 6.9 .5 .3 5.6 5.6 .4 23.1 NC : 14.6 .1 .1 11.4 6.1 5.3 3.0 ND : OH : 4.2 .2 .3 3.5 3.3 .2 .2 4.1 OK : OR : 1.1 .7 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 PA : 74.3 34.0 5.9 32.7 24.2 8.5 1.8 15.0 SC : SD : 20.1 .1 .1 18.0 1.9 16.1 1.9 TN : TX : 516.1 271.1 168.7 62.5 10.8 51.7 13.8 1.9 UT : VA : .1 WA : 65.8 28.8 24.3 11.9 6.8 5.1 .8 WV : .1 WI : 118.9 42.4 6.5 66.4 53.8 12.6 3.7 15.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,794.5 1,337.2 888.0 514.0 242.4 271.6 55.3 127.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.6 .1 6.6 .8 AZ : AR : 15.3 6.1 9.2 .1 CA : 153.2 153.0 .1 CO : 2.6 2.5 .1 161.3 161.3 DE-MD : 17.4 17.2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 3.2 3.1 .1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 739.0 673.1 52.6 13.3 IN : 328.2 328.0 .2 IA : 1,963.3 1,900.6 30.0 32.7 KS : KY : 201.4 193.9 7.5 .7 .5 .2 LA : MI : 18.8 2.0 16.8 MN : 569.9 569.9 MS : MO : 308.9 308.8 .1 MT : 1.4 1.3 .1 .1 .1 NE : 485.6 485.5 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.2 1.1 2.2 .3 1.9 NJ : 8.6 1.5 7.1 NM : NY : 2.8 2.7 6.5 .8 5.7 NC : 726.0 719.1 6.8 .1 ND : 3.5 3.5 OH : 74.9 67.5 7.3 OK : 226.1 221.1 5.1 OR : 13.9 13.7 .1 .2 .1 .1 PA : 183.6 182.7 .9 7.7 .6 7.1 SC : SD : 493.5 478.0 15.5 18.5 18.5 TN : TX : 15.0 8.4 6.4 .2 UT : VA : 319.7 317.5 2.2 1.0 .9 WA : WV : WI : 25.8 .5 25.3 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,437.5 7,152.8 235.6 49.1 385.9 18.6 367.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.6 97.5 97.6 97.6 97.6 Calves : 97.3 97.1 97.6 97.3 97.3 Hogs : 98.0 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 97.5 96.8 96.9 97.2 96.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 23, 1997. 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