HDR1012000130040523971500Livestock Slaughter Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 23, 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 April 1997. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.59 billion pounds during April. This production was down 3 percent from the previous year. April 1997 and April 1996 both contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.06 million head, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,152 pounds. Veal production totaled 28.0 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 129,100 head, 2 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was down 6 pounds to 351 pounds. Pork production, at 1.45 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.73 million head, 4 percent below a year earlier. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 22.0 million pounds, down 15 percent from the previous record low set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 331,300 head, down 16 percent from a year ago. The average live weight was up 2 pounds to 133 pounds. January - April red meat production was 14.0 billion pounds, down 3 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 10 percent. Mt An 1-2 (5-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 97 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Apr : Mar : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,154 1,968 2,096 97 107 8,458 8,208 97 Veal : 28 28 28 97 100 119 112 94 Pork :1,485 1,422 1,446 97 102 5,874 5,639 96 Lamb & Mutton : 25 26 22 85 83 99 89 90 : Total Red Meat :3,693 3,444 3,592 97 104 14,550 14,048 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 97 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Apr : Mar : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,114 1,930 2,062 98 107 8,296 8,054 97 Veal : 28 27 27 98 100 115 109 95 Pork : 1,460 1,398 1,424 98 102 5,771 5,545 96 Lamb & Mutton : 25 26 21 86 83 97 87 89 : Total Red Meat : 3,626 3,381 3,534 97 105 14,280 13,796 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Apr 97 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Apr : Mar : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,039.3 2,794.5 2,997.7 99 107 11,791.3 11,687.3 99 Other :Thou: 73.7 67.5 62.1 84 92 293.3 278.9 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,112.9 2,862.0 3,059.8 98 107 12,084.6 11,966.3 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,163 1,164 1,155 99 99 1,179 1,162 99 Other :Lbs : 994 1,017 1,010 102 99 1,006 1,011 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,160 1,161 1,152 99 99 1,175 1,159 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 128.0 127.6 126.4 99 99 548.1 518.6 95 Other :Thou: 3.5 3.2 2.8 79 87 15.1 13.6 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 131.5 130.8 129.1 98 99 563.2 532.1 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 355 347 351 99 101 346 346 100 Other :Lbs : 410 407 397 97 97 416 402 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 357 348 351 98 101 348 348 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,886.4 7,437.5 7,590.5 96 102 31,070.2 29,473.5 95 Other :Thou: 148.4 146.0 137.0 92 94 615.5 567.9 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,034.9 7,583.5 7,727.4 96 102 31,685.8 30,041.4 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 255 256 101 Other :Lbs : 232 229 225 97 98 235 230 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 374.3 385.9 316.2 84 82 1,482.0 1,312.6 89 Other :Thou: 18.8 12.2 15.1 80 124 50.3 48.6 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 393.2 398.1 331.3 84 83 1,532.3 1,361.2 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 133 134 135 101 100 131 134 102 Other :Lbs : 90 99 92 103 94 96 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 131 133 133 102 100 130 132 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 97 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Apr 1996 : Mar 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 12.5 10.0 11.7 94 118 AZ : 28.7 25.8 28.3 99 110 AR : 6.1 5.9 5.5 91 94 CA : 86.6 84.1 86.0 99 102 CO : 171.3 153.0 165.3 96 108 DE-MD : 6.7 5.6 5.6 84 99 FL : 4.4 3.5 3.7 84 107 GA : 35.8 24.3 25.7 72 106 HI : 1.2 1.4 1.4 116 104 ID : 42.7 40.9 44.9 105 110 IL : 215.1 211.5 200.5 93 95 IN : 69.1 66.6 71.1 103 107 IA : 523.4 435.7 452.8 87 104 KS : 458.5 418.4 455.6 99 109 KY : 47.6 41.0 38.6 81 94 LA : 2.3 2.2 2.0 88 89 MI : 84.9 84.3 82.7 97 98 MN : 173.0 172.6 174.4 101 101 MS : 23.5 24.7 23.9 102 97 MO : 61.7 66.1 63.3 103 96 MT : 1.3 1.1 1.1 81 101 NE : 541.9 508.2 526.8 97 104 NV : .1 .1 .1 87 132 N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.4 2.5 94 105 NJ : 2.9 3.9 4.2 146 108 NM : 1.9 1.3 1.1 57 81 NY : 8.4 8.1 8.4 100 103 NC : 143.7 145.4 155.1 108 107 ND : 10.5 9.1 8.7 83 95 OH : 26.9 25.3 24.8 92 98 OK : 19.4 49.6 52.9 273 107 OR : 3.4 3.2 3.4 100 107 PA : 97.6 86.7 94.3 97 109 SC : 13.8 13.0 12.8 93 98 SD : 104.6 104.7 105.1 100 100 TN : 16.2 15.7 17.6 109 113 TX : 385.8 357.3 380.9 99 107 UT : 34.0 33.3 31.5 93 95 VA : 67.9 60.7 64.6 95 106 WA : 61.0 47.9 55.0 90 115 WV : 1.6 1.1 .7 46 68 WI : 92.5 88.0 97.0 105 110 WY : .4 .3 .3 97 105 : US : 3,693.1 3,443.6 3,591.9 97 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 20.0 18.7 20,350 19,379 1,017 1,038 AZ : 42.0 40.7 46,231 46,133 1,101 1,134 AR : 2.8 2.8 2,369 2,824 833 1,005 CA : 81.3 85.9 99,485 106,433 1,224 1,239 CO : 219.6 217.0 260,699 252,123 1,187 1,162 DE-MD : 3.0 3.3 3,596 3,967 1,218 1,211 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 1.7 1,323 1,706 1,008 994 ID : 60.0 61.4 70,668 74,971 1,177 1,220 IL : 98.6 92.3 115,558 107,441 1,172 1,164 IN : 4.6 3.8 4,664 3,887 1,004 1,027 IA : 111.4 89.3 132,975 105,968 1,194 1,186 KS : 621.6 636.9 713,330 715,201 1,148 1,123 KY : 6.0 4.8 6,024 4,839 1,009 1,007 LA : 2.9 2.8 2,181 2,182 759 779 MI : 44.1 43.2 54,473 52,497 1,235 1,215 MN : 96.6 94.6 121,586 119,008 1,259 1,258 MS : MO : 14.2 10.5 15,632 11,562 1,099 1,098 MT : 1.5 1.3 1,709 1,442 1,164 1,144 NE : 620.6 606.4 740,507 717,242 1,193 1,183 NV : .1 .1 149 134 1,042 1,012 N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.9 2,823 3,182 1,105 1,081 NJ : 1.9 2.0 2,230 2,382 1,159 1,173 NM : 3.1 2.0 2,824 1,796 925 920 NY : 6.4 7.8 7,286 8,606 1,142 1,103 NC : 15.8 16.2 15,794 16,614 1,000 1,027 ND : OH : 12.3 12.3 13,698 13,996 1,116 1,141 OK : 4.6 3.8 4,386 3,588 956 942 OR : 1.4 1.4 1,861 1,810 1,357 1,332 PA : 86.8 80.8 110,663 100,129 1,274 1,238 SC : SD : 21.1 21.6 27,297 24,920 1,291 1,156 TN : TX : 574.8 559.9 618,171 609,095 1,075 1,088 UT : VA : 2.2 3.1 2,026 3,014 937 976 WA : 83.1 75.8 101,276 90,803 1,218 1,198 WV : 1.2 1.0 1,048 809 894 847 WI : 126.9 134.8 154,023 164,038 1,214 1,217 WY : .4 .4 486 492 1,097 1,119 : US 3/ : 3,112.9 3,059.8 3,609,902 3,524,090 1,160 1,152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 23.2 15.2 8,512 5,255 367 347 CO : DE-MD : 2.0 .7 885 280 434 407 FL : GA : .0 .1 17 21 346 359 HI : ID : IL : 10.9 10.5 4,277 4,361 394 413 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 2.2 1.8 1,013 791 457 450 MI : 5.4 5.5 1,186 1,280 221 233 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 70 75 362 354 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.3 5.6 1,324 1,142 249 205 NJ : NM : NY : 18.5 22.8 5,956 5,391 321 237 NC : ND : OH : 4.0 4.2 1,726 1,871 436 445 OK : .1 .1 69 61 461 420 OR : PA : 13.9 15.8 5,360 6,473 385 411 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.4 1.9 2,051 1,100 471 582 UT : VA : .1 .1 27 45 327 319 WA : WV : WI : 14.6 17.6 5,836 7,096 399 402 WY : : US 3/ : 131.5 129.1 46,936 45,353 357 351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 10.2 8.9 4,184 3,573 411 400 AZ : 1.4 1.2 337 265 240 215 AR : 17.7 14.3 7,147 6,097 403 425 CA : 170.6 158.6 36,820 33,899 216 214 CO : 3.7 3.2 821 673 225 210 DE-MD : 22.8 17.8 5,309 4,031 233 227 FL : 11.7 8.9 2,649 1,916 226 216 GA : HI : 3.7 3.4 692 680 188 201 ID : IL : 744.2 688.0 193,554 179,840 260 261 IN : 348.2 356.4 85,720 89,521 246 251 IA : 2,387.6 2,056.4 606,558 529,381 254 257 KS : KY : 236.9 188.0 60,309 48,397 255 257 LA : 3.9 2.7 826 563 214 211 MI : MN : 583.8 586.4 144,295 148,725 247 254 MS : MO : 285.3 298.6 71,956 76,077 252 255 MT : 1.9 1.5 436 326 234 221 NE : 509.7 501.0 126,990 128,223 249 256 NV : .1 .1 22 21 225 198 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 1.5 463 330 214 225 NJ : NM : .2 .1 39 24 215 220 NY : 3.8 3.4 724 612 189 181 NC : 735.3 797.3 181,517 197,013 247 247 ND : 7.6 3.1 1,777 752 234 240 OH : 101.2 89.0 25,891 22,656 256 254 OK : 88.7 247.4 23,426 67,773 264 274 OR : 14.3 15.6 3,636 3,815 255 245 PA : 191.7 198.5 45,880 47,297 239 238 SC : SD : 472.9 497.9 123,660 125,994 261 253 TN : TX : 25.7 24.4 8,806 7,503 342 307 UT : VA : 354.4 349.3 89,225 84,108 252 241 WA : WV : 1.1 .6 368 209 350 331 WI : 33.1 33.2 13,940 13,884 421 418 WY : .4 .3 101 72 265 228 : US 3/ : 8,034.9 7,727.4 2,039,431 1,974,748 254 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : .2 .2 26 18 117 116 AR : CA : CO : 140.5 121.5 20,343 17,686 145 146 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .1 12 10 102 95 HI : ID : .3 .5 36 61 104 129 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 26 17 121 114 KY : 1.0 .9 126 138 131 152 LA : .3 .2 29 21 95 98 MI : 20.9 17.4 2,569 2,199 123 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : .1 .1 13 13 111 126 NE : .1 .1 13 11 101 100 NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.7 2.4 552 234 117 97 NJ : 15.0 11.1 1,205 997 80 89 NM : 4.0 3.2 487 354 122 112 NY : 7.4 4.3 690 354 93 82 NC : .3 .2 25 15 93 72 ND : .1 .1 11 10 123 128 OH : 1.9 1.3 183 142 94 105 OK : OR : .4 .4 46 50 116 133 PA : 7.7 7.2 741 731 96 102 SC : SD : 16.8 13.5 2,315 1,893 138 140 TN : TX : UT : VA : 2.3 1.4 244 152 107 105 WA : WV : WI : .8 .7 90 72 113 111 WY : .1 .1 10 11 139 134 : US 3/ : 393.2 331.3 51,446 44,033 131 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,552 1,337 1,482 5,854 5,562 51.1 47.9 49.5 49.6 47.6 Heifers : 857 888 931 3,465 3,715 28.2 31.8 31.0 29.4 31.8 All Cows : 570 514 524 2,255 2,196 18.7 18.4 17.5 19.1 18.8 Dairy Cows : 247 242 241 1,030 1,025 8.1 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.8 Other Cows : 323 272 283 1,225 1,171 10.6 9.7 9.5 10.4 10.0 Bulls & Stags : 60 55 60 217 214 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,039 2,794 2,998 11,791 11,687 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,496 7,153 7,284 29,611 28,310 95.0 96.2 96.0 95.3 96.1 Sows : 326 236 252 1,220 960 4.1 3.2 3.3 3.9 3.3 Stags & Boars : 65 49 55 239 204 .8 .7 .7 .8 .7 : Total 1/ :7,886 7,438 7,590 31,070 29,474 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 24 19 19 88 69 6.5 4.8 5.9 5.9 5.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 350 367 298 1,394 1,244 93.5 95.2 94.1 94.1 94.8 : Total 1/ : 374 386 316 1,482 1,313 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 699 694 691 707 693 Steers 4/ : 756 749 742 768 750 Heifers 4/ : 700 693 686 710 694 All Cows 4/ : 526 536 537 531 531 Bulls & Stags4/: 843 850 856 846 848 : Calves & Vealers: 219 215 218 214 214 : Hogs : 186 188 188 186 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 185 185 182 185 Sows 5/ : 287 284 284 290 285 Stags & Boars5/: 219 211 211 221 210 : Sheep : 66 66 67 66 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 59 60 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 67 67 66 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 .3 .3 2.0 1.9 .1 .3 3/ 2 : 4/ 36.6 3 : 94.6 40.0 7.4 43.8 33.5 10.3 3.3 3/ 4 : 4/ 18.1 5 : 451.6 154.2 66.2 208.1 124.5 83.7 23.1 45.8 6 : 561.2 297.1 185.1 64.1 11.4 52.7 14.9 3/ 7 : 1,331.6 730.7 510.7 83.3 12.8 70.5 7.0 2.6 8 : 291.9 136.9 111.0 40.0 6.1 33.9 4.0 .0 9 : 127.3 64.4 8.6 50.1 35.2 14.9 4.3 3/ 10 : 136.8 58.9 41.5 33.0 15.6 17.4 3.5 23.3 : US 2/ : 2,997.7 1,482.4 930.8 524.4 240.9 283.5 60.2 126.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.2 2.3 .5 1.7 2 : 6/ 15.4 2.7 12.7 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 1,770.0 1,691.6 77.0 1.4 5/ 5 : 6/ 53.4 7.1 46.3 6 : 2,251.9 2,124.9 112.5 14.6 5/ 7 : 6/ 59.6 4.6 55.0 8 : 3,385.6 3,284.9 62.1 38.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 181.7 181.1 .6 185.6 3.7 181.9 : US 2/ : 7,590.5 7,283.6 252.1 54.8 316.2 18.6 297.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 6-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 2-3 and 4-5 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - April 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.5 1.2 .9 7.4 7.2 .2 1.0 3/ 2 : 4/ 136.4 3 : 365.2 144.5 29.7 179.5 137.3 42.2 11.5 3/ 4 : 4/ 81.0 5 : 1,738.9 554.2 251.5 855.1 516.5 338.6 78.1 179.8 6 : 2,199.2 1,127.5 737.8 279.5 50.1 229.4 54.4 3/ 7 : 5,171.6 2,724.1 2,054.8 363.3 59.3 304.1 29.2 15.4 8 : 1,169.1 524.7 452.1 177.0 24.2 152.7 15.4 .0 9 : 497.4 247.4 28.6 208.6 169.3 39.3 12.8 3/ 10 : 535.5 238.6 159.6 125.7 61.0 64.7 11.6 106.0 : US :11,687.3 5,562.2 3,715.0 2,196.0 1,024.8 1,171.3 214.1 518.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.0 4.8 .2 6.3 1.5 4.8 2 : 6/ 47.1 9.0 38.2 3 : 6/ 5/ 4 : 6,907.9 6,596.6 305.9 5.3 5/ 5 : 6/ 204.4 23.6 180.8 6 : 8,762.3 8,275.2 428.4 58.8 5/ 7 : 6/ 247.0 20.9 226.2 8 :13,074.7 12,711.8 223.4 139.5 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 723.7 721.6 1.9 .2 807.7 13.8 793.9 : US :29,473.5 28,310.0 959.7 203.8 1,312.6 68.7 1,243.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 17.5 17.0 2.9 14.1 .4 AZ : 40.1 38.0 2.1 AR : 2.3 .2 .1 1.8 .1 1.7 .2 CA : 85.3 25.9 6.2 49.1 34.9 14.2 4.1 15.1 CO : 216.2 113.8 93.1 9.1 .3 8.8 .3 DE-MD : 3.3 2.4 .6 .2 .2 .1 .7 FL : GA : HI : 1.7 .4 .3 .9 .2 .7 .1 ID : 59.9 23.2 13.3 21.2 8.8 12.4 2.2 4.0 IL : 88.8 47.2 35.1 5.2 3.0 2.2 1.3 10.4 IN : IA : 88.0 38.4 25.3 23.0 9.5 13.5 1.3 KS : 632.2 373.2 257.2 1.7 .2 1.5 .1 KY : LA : MI : 41.0 23.6 1.8 15.3 12.4 2.9 .4 5.4 MN : 91.6 31.7 18.4 35.7 21.7 14.0 5.9 MS : MO : 7.5 1.1 .5 5.0 .3 4.7 .9 MT : .7 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 NE : 604.0 317.9 227.6 53.8 2.9 50.9 4.8 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.8 .3 .3 2.0 1.9 .1 .3 5.5 NJ : 2.0 .6 .2 1.0 .8 .2 .3 NM : NY : 7.5 .6 .3 6.0 6.0 .5 22.8 NC : 14.9 .1 .1 11.4 6.2 5.2 3.3 ND : OH : 6.1 .3 .3 5.0 4.5 .5 .5 4.1 OK : OR : 1.1 .6 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 PA : 80.6 36.3 6.3 35.7 26.2 9.5 2.3 15.7 SC : SD : 19.7 .1 18.1 1.9 16.2 1.5 TN : TX : 556.0 296.5 184.8 60.1 10.0 50.1 14.6 1.5 UT : VA : .1 WA : 75.8 35.1 28.1 11.5 6.6 4.9 1.0 WV : .1 WI : 131.8 49.5 7.1 71.0 57.8 13.2 4.3 17.6 WY : : US 3/ :2,997.7 1,482.4 930.8 524.4 240.9 283.5 60.2 126.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.7 .1 6.3 1.3 AZ : AR : 13.9 5.6 8.3 CA : 152.3 152.1 .2 CO : 2.8 2.7 .1 121.5 121.5 DE-MD : 17.7 17.5 .2 FL : GA : HI : 3.4 3.3 .1 ID : .3 .3 IL : 658.1 591.7 53.8 12.7 IN : 352.7 352.5 .1 .1 IA : 2,053.4 1,981.2 33.5 38.7 KS : KY : 187.6 180.3 7.3 .9 .7 .2 LA : MI : 17.2 2.3 14.8 MN : 584.0 584.0 MS : MO : 296.4 296.2 .2 MT : 1.2 1.1 .1 .1 .1 NE : 499.6 499.5 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 1.2 1.2 2.3 .5 1.7 NJ : 11.1 2.0 9.1 NM : NY : 3.1 3.1 4.3 .7 3.5 NC : 773.9 766.7 7.2 ND : 2.9 2.8 OH : 80.1 73.1 6.9 OK : 244.4 239.4 5.0 OR : 15.4 15.2 .1 .3 .1 .1 PA : 198.1 197.1 1.0 7.1 .8 6.2 SC : SD : 496.7 475.5 21.2 13.3 13.3 TN : TX : 14.0 8.4 5.5 .2 UT : VA : 349.1 347.4 1.6 1.3 .1 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 29.0 .4 28.5 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,590.5 7,283.6 252.1 54.8 316.2 18.6 297.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.6 97.6 98.0 97.6 97.7 Calves : 97.3 97.6 97.9 97.3 97.5 Hogs : 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.1 Sheep : 95.2 96.9 95.4 96.7 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 20, 1997. 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