HDR1012000130040620971500LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 20, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.57 billion pounds during May. This production was down 5 percent from the previous year. May 1997 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. May 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.19 billion pounds, was down 5 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.18 million head, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from the previous year, at 1,149 pounds. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, down 14 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 116,400 head, down 15 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was up 6 pounds to 361 pounds. Pork production, at 1.33 billion pounds, was down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.10 million head, 7 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, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Sheep slaughter totaled 316,600 head, 2 percent below the previous year. The average live weight was up 7 pounds to 139 pounds. January - May red meat production was 17.6 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent, veal was down 7 percent, pork was down 4 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 8 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 97 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : May : Apr : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,302 2,096 2,190 95 104 10,760 10,398 97 Veal : 30 28 26 86 93 149 138 93 Pork :1,413 1,446 1,333 94 92 7,287 6,971 96 Lamb & Mutton : 21 22 22 103 98 120 111 92 : Total Red Meat :3,766 3,592 3,570 95 99 18,316 17,618 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 97 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : May : Apr : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,263 2,062 2,157 95 105 10,559 10,212 97 Veal : 29 27 25 87 93 144 134 93 Pork : 1,389 1,424 1,311 94 92 7,160 6,856 96 Lamb & Mutton : 21 21 21 103 100 118 108 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,701 3,534 3,515 95 99 17,980 17,311 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : May 97 % of : Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : May : Apr : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------: : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,256.6 2,997.7 3,125.5 96 104 15,047.9 14,812.8 98 Other :Thou: 72.3 62.1 58.7 81 95 365.6 337.7 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,329.0 3,059.8 3,184.2 96 104 15,413.5 15,150.5 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,160 1,155 1,152 99 100 1,175 1,160 99 Other :Lbs : 986 1,010 1,011 103 100 1,002 1,011 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,156 1,152 1,149 99 100 1,171 1,157 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 133.4 126.4 113.6 85 90 681.5 632.1 93 Other :Thou: 3.9 2.8 2.8 72 101 19.0 16.3 86 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 137.3 129.1 116.4 85 90 700.5 648.5 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 353 351 359 102 102 347 348 100 Other :Lbs : 429 397 388 91 98 419 400 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 355 351 361 102 103 350 350 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,484.7 7,590.5 6,971.2 93 92 38,554.9 36,444.7 95 Other :Thou: 149.6 137.0 132.3 88 97 765.2 700.2 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,634.3 7,727.4 7,103.5 93 92 39,320.1 37,144.9 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 255 256 101 Other :Lbs : 225 225 222 99 99 233 229 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 312.9 *321.1 307.7 98 96 1,794.9 1,625.2 91 Other :Thou: 11.5 15.1 9.0 78 59 61.8 57.6 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 324.3 *336.3 316.6 98 94 1,856.7 1,682.8 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 134 135 140 104 104 132 135 102 Other :Lbs : 91 92 100 110 108 95 98 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 132 133 139 105 104 130 134 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 97 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : May 1996 : Apr 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.5 11.7 12.2 106 104 AZ : 30.8 28.3 28.6 93 101 AR : 6.5 5.5 5.4 84 98 CA : 88.7 86.0 84.3 95 98 CO : 178.2 *165.7 181.3 102 109 DE-MD : 6.6 5.6 5.9 89 105 FL : 4.4 3.7 3.2 74 88 GA : 36.3 25.7 23.8 66 93 HI : 1.3 1.4 1.3 105 93 ID : 46.3 44.9 47.9 103 107 IL : 214.5 200.5 199.4 93 99 IN : 69.5 71.1 74.6 107 105 IA : 467.3 452.8 408.8 87 90 KS : 476.7 455.6 469.4 98 103 KY : 44.5 38.6 32.9 74 85 LA : 2.2 2.0 1.9 86 95 MI : 81.8 82.7 76.9 94 93 MN : 171.2 174.4 159.7 93 92 MS : 22.0 23.9 22.4 102 93 MO : 61.7 63.3 53.9 87 85 MT : 1.4 1.1 1.1 79 104 NE : 585.5 526.8 555.4 95 105 NV : .1 .1 .1 99 146 N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.5 2.3 83 92 NJ : 3.0 4.2 4.2 138 98 NM : 1.6 1.1 1.1 69 103 NY : 8.9 8.4 7.5 84 89 NC : 143.6 155.1 140.0 97 90 ND : 10.6 8.7 7.7 73 89 OH : 27.6 24.8 24.2 88 98 OK : 22.6 52.9 55.0 243 104 OR : 3.0 3.4 3.3 109 97 PA : 103.8 94.3 95.6 92 101 SC : 14.0 12.8 13.1 94 102 SD : 98.7 105.1 93.1 94 89 TN : 16.6 17.6 16.1 97 91 TX : 428.8 380.9 404.6 94 106 UT : 36.7 31.5 33.5 91 106 VA : 67.4 64.6 61.0 91 95 WA : 66.6 55.0 58.3 88 106 WV : 1.4 .7 1.1 76 149 WI : 99.1 97.0 97.6 99 101 WY : .4 .3 .3 79 101 : US : 3,766.2 *3,592.2 3,570.1 95 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, May 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 18.5 19.5 18,594 20,446 1,005 1,047 AZ : 44.4 41.1 49,295 46,619 1,111 1,134 AR : 2.7 2.6 2,361 2,623 865 998 CA : 87.0 83.9 106,567 103,950 1,225 1,239 CO : 230.8 241.4 271,686 275,973 1,177 1,143 DE-MD : 3.4 3.1 4,087 3,731 1,211 1,213 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.5 1,402 1,527 1,004 1,004 ID : 63.4 65.8 76,186 78,649 1,202 1,196 IL : 105.0 97.7 122,377 113,340 1,166 1,160 IN : 4.6 3.2 4,608 3,279 1,009 1,025 IA : 101.3 85.0 118,907 99,917 1,173 1,175 KS : 648.6 656.0 746,007 739,149 1,150 1,127 KY : 5.7 4.2 5,732 4,278 999 1,023 LA : 3.1 2.5 2,308 2,030 740 799 MI : 45.4 43.6 55,856 52,910 1,231 1,215 MN : 96.2 89.7 118,791 111,509 1,235 1,242 MS : MO : 13.4 8.3 14,393 9,214 1,073 1,108 MT : 1.6 1.4 1,981 1,553 1,202 1,136 NE : 698.3 658.1 820,325 774,379 1,175 1,177 NV : .2 .2 167 154 1,033 1,027 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 3,119 2,937 1,106 1,090 NJ : 2.0 2.0 2,329 2,280 1,146 1,163 NM : 2.6 2.0 2,456 1,833 932 906 NY : 7.1 7.5 8,044 8,170 1,141 1,096 NC : 16.9 14.5 17,555 14,837 1,038 1,026 ND : OH : 12.7 11.6 13,980 13,468 1,097 1,159 OK : 4.5 3.5 4,343 3,391 955 960 OR : 1.3 1.4 1,701 1,772 1,283 1,307 PA : 90.6 85.2 120,290 105,391 1,327 1,237 SC : SD : 21.9 20.2 26,478 23,378 1,206 1,160 TN : 4.3 4.9 3,978 4,800 926 977 TX : 634.8 594.6 688,331 647,862 1,084 1,090 UT : VA : 1.9 3.3 1,727 2,923 917 892 WA : 91.0 80.8 109,765 95,742 1,207 1,184 WV : 1.1 .9 962 796 912 932 WI : 136.3 132.4 164,377 163,314 1,206 1,234 WY : .5 .5 615 514 1,127 1,107 : US 3/ : 3,329.0 3,184.2 3,848,368 3,659,724 1,156 1,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : .2 .1 93 23 396 405 CA : 24.9 12.3 8,892 4,331 357 353 CO : DE-MD : 1.3 .7 529 301 398 435 FL : GA : .0 .1 12 23 369 238 HI : ID : .0 3.6 0 1,529 0 427 IL : 10.0 10.1 3,983 4,115 399 408 IN : IA : KS : KY : .1 .1 51 27 405 391 LA : 2.0 1.7 963 788 470 469 MI : 6.8 5.5 1,631 1,432 240 261 MN : MS : .4 .1 154 51 416 425 MO : .2 .2 64 53 386 335 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.1 4.1 1,195 855 233 210 NJ : 3.3 8.4 1,365 3,491 408 415 NM : NY : 18.7 17.2 6,143 4,504 328 262 NC : ND : OH : 4.6 4.1 2,016 1,668 438 411 OK : .1 .1 64 56 439 455 OR : PA : 15.9 13.3 6,133 5,365 387 403 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.8 1.6 1,768 855 470 545 UT : VA : .1 .1 32 43 318 320 WA : WV : WI : 15.6 16.7 6,193 6,582 398 395 WY : : US 3/ : 137.3 116.4 48,672 42,030 355 361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 9.7 8.7 4,062 3,518 421 405 AZ : 1.2 1.1 296 254 240 225 AR : 18.5 13.6 7,625 6,009 413 442 CA : 165.1 154.3 35,827 33,329 217 216 CO : 3.7 3.1 834 646 223 210 DE-MD : 22.2 19.0 4,967 4,549 224 239 FL : 12.3 7.5 2,585 1,585 210 211 GA : 92.0 25.3 22,724 6,577 247 260 HI : 3.7 3.4 676 674 185 198 ID : 12.9 8.3 3,397 2,180 263 264 IL : 714.6 660.4 187,361 172,751 262 262 IN : 351.7 375.3 86,204 94,400 245 252 IA : 2,133.9 1,830.2 542,293 472,742 254 258 KS : KY : 222.3 161.9 56,087 41,158 252 254 LA : 3.0 2.8 660 588 217 212 MI : MN : 580.0 526.1 142,890 132,991 246 253 MS : MO : 280.5 259.9 70,532 65,750 251 253 MT : 1.6 1.3 355 295 224 222 NE : 470.9 455.7 117,377 116,261 249 255 NV : .3 .3 55 58 219 223 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.0 644 461 219 226 NJ : NM : .1 .1 21 15 213 227 NY : 3.8 3.3 1,011 592 264 180 NC : 729.5 724.7 179,990 178,181 247 246 ND : 6.6 3.4 1,541 819 235 244 OH : 103.7 86.6 26,359 22,295 254 257 OK : 104.7 254.5 26,983 70,552 258 277 OR : 12.5 14.4 3,195 3,629 256 251 PA : 193.6 190.2 46,291 45,219 239 238 SC : SD : 444.0 433.4 117,509 110,718 265 255 TN : TX : 25.2 25.6 8,091 7,887 321 308 UT : 1.2 1.3 282 308 236 239 VA : 354.9 330.5 89,623 79,303 253 240 WA : WV : 1.0 .6 345 211 341 328 WI : 33.5 32.2 13,998 13,374 418 415 WY : .3 .3 87 60 253 229 : US 3/ : 7,634.3 7,103.5 1,936,676 1,817,617 254 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : .1 .1 17 12 114 114 AR : CA : CO : 119.2 127.3 17,173 18,857 144 148 DE-MD : FL : GA : .4 .3 26 27 66 83 HI : ID : .3 .5 34 48 103 102 IL : IN : IA : KS : .1 .1 11 12 121 126 KY : 1.2 1.0 153 151 132 159 LA : .3 .2 24 19 94 85 MI : 16.7 14.3 2,099 1,853 126 129 MN : MS : MO : 1.3 .7 119 60 88 89 MT : .1 .1 16 12 118 125 NE : .1 .1 11 10 111 100 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 1.3 286 148 129 115 NJ : 11.2 7.5 1,004 679 90 90 NM : 4.1 3.2 502 396 122 124 NY : 2.5 1.8 253 158 99 86 NC : .2 .2 14 15 80 80 ND : .1 .1 9 9 117 117 OH : 1.2 .8 118 96 100 117 OK : OR : .4 .4 50 48 116 130 PA : 4.9 5.3 488 551 99 104 SC : SD : 14.1 13.8 1,953 1,941 138 141 TN : TX : UT : VA : 2.0 1.6 207 171 101 104 WA : WV : WI : .5 .4 50 46 111 115 WY : .1 .1 10 8 127 141 : US 3/ : 324.3 316.6 42,938 43,954 132 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,683 1,482 1,621 7,537 7,183 51.7 49.5 51.9 50.1 48.5 Heifers : 915 931 956 4,380 4,671 28.1 31.0 30.6 29.1 31.5 All Cows : 593 524 488 2,848 2,684 18.2 17.5 15.6 18.9 18.1 Dairy Cows : 241 241 219 1,271 1,244 7.4 8.0 7.0 8.4 8.4 Other Cows : 352 283 269 1,577 1,440 10.8 9.5 8.6 10.5 9.7 Bulls & Stags : 65 60 61 282 275 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,257 2,998 3,125 15,048 14,813 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,109 7,284 6,679 36,721 34,989 95.0 96.0 95.8 95.2 96.0 Sows : 314 252 244 1,534 1,204 4.2 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.3 Stags & Boars : 61 55 48 300 252 .8 .7 .7 .8 .7 : Total 1/ :7,485 7,590 6,971 38,555 36,445 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 26 19 18 114 87 8.5 5.8 6.0 6.4 5.4 Lambs & Yrlings: 286 *302 289 1,681 1,538 91.5 94.2 94.0 93.6 94.6 : Total 1/ : 313 *321 308 1,795 1,625 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 699 691 694 705 693 Steers 4/ : 755 742 741 765 748 Heifers 4/ : 695 686 684 707 692 All Cows 4/ : 523 537 536 530 532 Bulls & Stags4/: 835 856 863 844 851 : Calves & Vealers: 219 218 223 215 216 : Hogs : 186 188 189 186 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 185 185 182 185 Sows 5/ : 288 284 291 289 286 Stags & Boars5/: 226 211 215 222 211 : Sheep : 66 67 70 66 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 60 59 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 67 70 66 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, May 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 .3 .2 1.7 1.6 .1 .3 4.0 2 : 9.2 1.2 .5 6.6 6.3 .3 1.0 25.6 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 175.0 47.1 10.0 105.3 47.5 57.7 12.6 17.0 5 : 358.0 161.1 63.7 121.4 90.5 30.8 11.8 45.0 6 : 595.6 326.7 187.2 66.6 10.3 56.3 15.2 1.8 7 : 1,397.2 777.5 535.6 76.4 11.5 64.9 7.8 .1 8 : 316.4 171.4 106.8 33.7 4.7 29.0 4.5 .0 9 : 125.5 65.0 8.5 47.9 33.7 14.2 4.1 13.0 10 : 146.1 70.8 43.6 28.6 12.9 15.7 3.2 7.1 : US 2/ : 3,125.5 1,620.9 956.1 488.1 219.0 269.1 60.5 113.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.7 .1 1.2 .5 .7 2 : 5/ 9.3 2.5 6.8 3 : 550.1 547.1 2.8 .1 8.8 .8 8.1 4 : 1,089.1 1,020.0 67.9 1.3 1.1 .8 .3 5 : 5/ 36.2 5.3 31.0 6 : 280.1 261.6 18.3 .2 15.3 4.2 11.1 7 : 4,436.2 4,256.7 133.3 46.2 44.6 .8 43.7 8 : 439.5 418.1 21.4 144.0 2.9 141.1 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 174.4 173.9 .5 47.1 .7 46.4 : US 2/ : 6,971.2 6,679.0 244.3 47.9 307.7 18.5 289.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 3-4 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 3-4 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 2-3, 5 & 7, 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 9-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - May 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.0 1.5 1.1 9.1 8.8 .3 1.3 25.3 2 : 45.6 6.6 2.6 32.9 31.6 1.3 3.5 140.7 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 855.2 193.7 50.5 553.1 264.0 289.1 58.0 98.0 5 : 1,745.4 707.8 302.3 681.7 502.5 179.2 53.5 224.8 6 : 2,794.9 1,454.2 924.9 346.1 60.4 285.8 69.6 17.0 7 : 6,568.7 3,501.6 2,590.4 439.7 70.8 369.0 37.0 .3 8 : 1,485.5 696.0 558.9 210.7 28.9 181.8 19.9 .0 9 : 622.9 312.4 37.1 256.5 202.9 53.5 17.0 90.7 10 : 681.6 309.4 203.2 154.3 73.9 80.4 14.7 35.4 : US :14,812.8 7,183.1 4,671.1 2,684.1 1,243.8 1,440.3 274.6 632.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.8 6.6 .2 7.6 2.0 5.5 2 : 5/ 56.5 11.5 45.0 3 : 2,810.8 2,788.0 22.2 .6 46.2 3.9 42.3 4 : 5,736.2 5,375.7 354.5 6.1 4.5 3.0 1.5 5 : 5/ 199.8 23.5 176.3 6 : 1,284.0 1,183.4 99.8 .7 66.4 17.2 49.2 7 :23,349.6 22,480.5 625.2 243.9 240.5 8.8 231.7 8 : 2,359.2 2,259.4 99.8 749.7 14.1 735.6 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 898.1 895.5 2.4 .2 254.0 3.2 250.8 : US :36,444.7 34,989.1 1,204.0 251.6 1,625.2 87.2 1,538.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 3-4 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 3-4 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 2-3, 5 & 7, 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 9-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, May 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 18.3 17.9 2.7 15.2 .4 AZ : 40.6 38.1 2.5 AR : 2.1 .2 .1 1.7 .1 1.6 .2 CA : 83.3 26.4 5.8 47.1 33.5 13.6 4.0 12.2 CO : 240.7 143.7 89.7 7.1 .2 6.9 .2 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .7 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 .4 .2 .8 .2 .6 .1 ID : 64.2 28.6 16.1 17.2 7.1 10.1 2.3 3.6 IL : 94.7 51.7 36.9 5.1 2.9 2.2 1.0 10.0 IN : .3 .2 .1 IA : 83.6 37.4 23.3 20.7 8.5 12.2 2.2 KS : 651.8 372.4 277.8 1.5 .1 1.4 .1 KY : LA : MI : 41.5 25.2 1.4 14.5 10.9 3.6 .4 5.4 MN : 86.8 32.2 18.0 31.1 19.0 12.1 5.5 MS : MO : 6.1 .9 .4 4.0 .3 3.7 .8 .1 MT : .7 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 NE : 655.7 366.7 234.0 50.2 2.6 47.6 4.8 NV : .2 .1 N ENG : 2.5 .3 .2 1.7 1.6 .1 .3 4.0 NJ : 1.9 .6 .2 .9 .7 .2 .3 8.4 NM : 1.7 .4 .3 .9 .7 .2 .1 NY : 7.2 .6 .3 5.6 5.6 .7 17.2 NC : 13.4 .1 .1 10.1 5.1 5.0 3.1 ND : OH : 5.6 .3 .2 4.4 4.0 .4 .6 4.0 OK : OR : 1.1 .6 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 PA : 85.0 43.3 6.6 32.5 24.4 8.1 2.7 13.3 SC : SD : 18.4 .5 .1 15.8 1.3 14.5 2.0 TN : TX : 590.6 325.9 186.7 63.1 9.1 54.0 14.8 1.3 UT : VA : .1 WA : 80.8 41.5 27.4 11.2 5.7 5.5 .7 WV : WI : 129.2 51.5 7.1 66.4 53.8 12.6 4.2 16.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,125.5 1,620.9 956.1 488.1 219.0 269.1 60.5 113.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 1.2 AZ : AR : 13.2 4.6 8.5 CA : 147.3 147.1 .2 CO : 2.7 2.6 .1 127.3 127.3 DE-MD : 19.0 18.7 .2 .1 FL : GA : 17.5 14.4 3.1 HI : 3.4 3.3 .1 ID : 7.4 7.3 .1 .3 .3 IL : 630.0 561.2 56.1 12.7 IN : 371.4 371.1 .2 IA : 1,827.4 1,764.8 30.7 31.8 KS : KY : 161.6 154.4 7.2 .9 .8 .2 LA : MI : 14.1 2.3 11.9 MN : 524.0 524.0 MS : MO : 258.1 257.9 .1 .6 .5 MT : 1.1 1.0 NE : 454.4 454.4 .1 NV : .3 .3 N ENG : 1.8 1.7 .1 1.2 .5 .7 NJ : 7.5 1.8 5.8 NM : 3.0 2.3 .7 NY : 3.1 3.0 1.8 .7 1.1 NC : 703.3 696.8 6.5 ND : 3.2 3.2 OH : 76.8 69.0 7.8 OK : 252.6 248.2 4.4 OR : 14.2 14.1 .1 .2 .1 .1 PA : 189.9 189.1 .8 5.2 .7 4.6 SC : SD : 432.4 411.2 21.2 13.6 13.6 TN : TX : 14.2 8.6 5.4 .2 UT : VA : 330.2 328.6 1.5 1.5 .1 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 28.2 .4 27.6 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 6,971.2 6,679.0 244.3 47.9 307.7 18.5 289.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.8 98.0 98.2 97.6 97.8 Calves : 97.2 97.9 97.6 97.3 97.5 Hogs : 98.0 98.2 98.1 98.1 98.1 Sheep : 96.5 95.5 97.2 96.7 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 question- naire 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 July 25, 1997. 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