HDR1012000130040725971500Livestock Slaughter Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 June 1997. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Up Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.49 billion pounds during June. This production was up 2 percent from the previous year. June 1997 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. June 1996 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.13 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.06 million head, down 3 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was equal to the previous year, at 1,160 pounds. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, down 8 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 119,100 head, down 12 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was up 14 pounds to 361 pounds. Pork production, at 1.31 billion pounds, was up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.00 million head, 7 percent above a year earlier. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 21.0 million pounds, up 16 percent from a year earlier. Sheep slaughter totaled 303,300 head, 7 percent above the previous year. The average live weight was up 9 pounds to 138 pounds. January - June red meat production was 21.1 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent, veal was down 7 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 5 percent. Mt An 1-2 (7-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 97 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Jun : May : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,186 2,190 2,133 98 97 12,946 12,531 97 Veal : 29 26 26 92 102 177 164 93 Pork :1,206 1,333 1,312 109 98 8,493 8,284 98 Lamb & Mutton : 18 22 21 116 95 138 132 95 : Total Red Meat :3,439 3,570 3,493 102 98 21,755 21,111 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 97 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Jun : May : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,148 2,157 2,100 98 97 12,707 12,311 97 Veal : 27 25 25 92 102 172 160 93 Pork : 1,184 1,311 1,290 109 98 8,344 8,146 98 Lamb & Mutton : 17 21 20 116 95 135 129 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,377 3,515 3,435 102 98 21,358 20,746 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jun 97 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Jun : May : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------: : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,078.1*3,125.4 3,002.8 98 96 18,126.0 17,815.6 98 Other :Thou: 68.6 58.7 59.8 87 102 434.2 397.5 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,146.7*3,184.1 3,062.6 97 96 18,560.2 18,213.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,164 1,152 1,163 100 101 1,173 1,161 99 Other :Lbs : 986 1,011 1,013 103 100 1,000 1,011 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,160 1,149 1,160 100 101 1,169 1,157 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 130.8 113.6 115.3 88 102 812.3 747.5 92 Other :Thou: 4.7 2.8 3.7 79 134 23.8 20.1 85 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 135.5 116.4 119.1 88 102 836.0 767.6 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 345 359 360 104 100 347 350 101 Other :Lbs : 426 388 388 91 100 420 398 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 347 361 361 104 100 349 352 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 6,394.8 6,971.2 6,859.9 107 98 44,949.7 43,304.6 96 Other :Thou: 137.3 132.3 141.3 103 107 902.4 841.5 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 6,532.1 7,103.5 7,001.2 107 99 45,852.2 44,146.1 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 256 257 101 100 255 256 101 Other :Lbs : 224 222 222 99 100 232 228 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 254 256 256 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 271.0 307.7 292.6 108 95 2,065.9 1,917.8 93 Other :Thou: 11.1 9.0 10.7 96 119 72.9 68.3 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 282.1 316.6 303.3 107 96 2,138.8 1,986.1 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 130 140 140 107 100 131 136 103 Other :Lbs : 94 100 97 103 97 95 97 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 129 139 138 107 99 130 134 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 97 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Jun 1996 : May 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.0 12.2 11.0 100 90 AZ : 30.6 28.6 29.0 95 101 AR : 6.1 5.4 5.3 87 98 CA : 84.0 84.3 83.7 100 99 CO : 174.2 181.3 169.6 97 94 DE-MD : 5.5 5.9 5.7 104 97 FL : 3.5 3.2 3.2 90 97 GA : 24.5 23.8 22.7 93 96 HI : 1.2 1.3 1.3 112 97 ID : 43.0 47.9 47.1 109 98 IL : 192.2 199.4 188.2 98 94 IN : 61.4 74.6 76.9 125 103 IA : 393.2 408.8 407.4 104 100 KS : 456.2 469.4 467.4 102 100 KY : 34.9 32.9 34.3 98 104 LA : 2.0 1.9 1.9 93 101 MI : 75.3 76.9 71.3 95 93 MN : 153.4 159.7 158.2 103 99 MS : 19.3 22.4 21.4 111 95 MO : 51.7 53.9 53.0 103 98 MT : 1.4 1.1 1.1 82 100 NE : 545.8 555.4 541.3 99 97 NV : .1 .1 .1 93 57 N ENG 3/ : 2.8 2.3 2.1 77 94 NJ : 3.1 4.2 4.2 134 100 NM : 1.1 1.1 1.0 90 95 NY : 8.6 7.5 7.3 86 98 NC : 128.2 140.0 142.3 111 102 ND : 10.0 7.7 8.4 84 109 OH : 22.8 24.2 24.7 108 102 OK : 22.8 55.0 56.4 248 103 OR : 3.0 3.3 3.4 112 102 PA : 91.8 95.6 87.3 95 91 SC : 10.9 13.1 12.4 114 95 SD : 83.2 93.1 86.0 103 92 TN : 15.2 16.1 15.2 100 94 TX : 410.5 404.6 394.9 96 98 UT : 34.9 33.5 35.5 102 106 VA : 57.6 61.0 57.0 99 93 WA : 66.1 58.3 59.6 90 102 WV : 1.8 1.1 .9 49 81 WI : 93.3 97.6 92.4 99 95 WY : .3 .3 .3 98 94 : US : 3,438.5 3,570.1 3,492.5 102 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 18.0 17.3 18,002 18,089 1,002 1,046 AZ : 44.3 42.2 49,411 47,627 1,115 1,130 AR : 2.8 2.3 2,535 2,213 892 960 CA : 84.2 83.1 103,123 102,678 1,224 1,235 CO : 229.2 222.9 268,224 258,975 1,170 1,162 DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 3,474 3,643 1,204 1,226 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 1.4 1,239 1,431 991 1,004 ID : 60.1 65.1 71,390 77,387 1,187 1,190 IL : 95.2 87.1 109,666 100,943 1,153 1,159 IN : 4.0 3.3 4,068 3,413 1,008 1,028 IA : 96.3 83.6 113,258 98,980 1,176 1,184 KS : 612.4 642.6 713,311 735,935 1,165 1,145 KY : 4.7 4.1 4,663 4,263 998 1,033 LA : 2.2 2.5 1,691 1,959 774 782 MI : 42.9 42.6 52,734 51,499 1,229 1,209 MN : 88.5 85.8 108,809 106,727 1,230 1,244 MS : MO : 12.9 6.4 13,969 7,038 1,085 1,096 MT : 1.6 1.3 1,920 1,479 1,197 1,150 NE : 651.3 642.6 769,648 759,497 1,182 1,182 NV : .1 .1 121 98 1,144 1,032 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.4 2,652 2,543 1,100 1,064 NJ : 1.8 1.9 2,090 2,256 1,172 1,187 NM : 1.7 1.9 1,595 1,741 925 937 NY : 6.4 6.6 6,852 7,237 1,064 1,094 NC : 15.7 13.1 15,651 13,605 1,000 1,042 ND : OH : 12.3 12.5 13,412 14,108 1,090 1,125 OK : 4.1 3.4 3,792 3,201 923 945 OR : 1.5 1.5 1,923 1,987 1,325 1,333 PA : 81.0 74.3 106,871 91,818 1,320 1,236 SC : SD : 19.7 19.1 24,476 22,459 1,240 1,178 TN : 3.8 4.6 3,575 4,295 930 928 TX : 607.8 565.3 660,653 628,178 1,087 1,111 UT : VA : 1.7 2.7 1,566 2,618 939 960 WA : 89.8 82.7 109,077 97,428 1,215 1,178 WV : .9 .6 997 568 1,138 896 WI : 127.7 124.4 154,781 152,999 1,212 1,230 WY : .5 .4 505 496 1,096 1,135 : US 3/ : 3,146.7 3,062.6 3,649,806 3,552,202 1,160 1,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 33 33 354 369 CA : 23.8 14.8 8,612 5,549 362 375 CO : DE-MD : .5 .6 206 235 428 425 FL : GA : HI : ID : .0 3.2 1 1,377 264 426 IL : 9.3 10.5 3,771 4,315 405 410 IN : IA : KS : KY : .1 .1 49 20 402 366 LA : 2.8 1.9 1,294 895 456 460 MI : 6.9 5.6 1,623 1,328 235 237 MN : MS : .4 .2 155 67 406 394 MO : .2 .2 59 52 366 348 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.6 4.3 1,608 910 285 211 NJ : 4.5 8.5 1,755 3,503 393 414 NM : NY : 20.2 17.6 6,628 4,886 328 278 NC : ND : OH : 4.0 3.9 1,734 1,718 437 442 OK : .2 .1 74 73 469 491 OR : PA : 13.9 13.3 5,192 5,117 372 385 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.8 2.5 1,362 1,256 354 497 UT : VA : .1 .2 36 49 321 303 WA : WV : WI : 13.9 16.1 5,526 6,369 396 396 WY : : US 3/ : 135.5 119.1 46,984 43,009 347 361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 9.1 8.7 3,868 3,387 426 390 AZ : .8 .7 189 119 248 173 AR : 16.9 14.1 7,108 6,302 421 446 CA : 151.1 154.0 32,377 32,544 214 211 CO : 3.6 3.3 784 705 218 211 DE-MD : 18.9 18.7 4,401 4,403 233 236 FL : 8.7 8.0 1,887 1,662 216 207 GA : 29.2 27.5 7,435 6,866 255 249 HI : 3.4 3.4 648 687 190 203 ID : 10.2 8.5 2,674 2,233 262 264 IL : 641.4 641.5 167,528 168,598 261 263 IN : 312.3 389.8 76,272 97,737 244 251 IA : 1,760.4 1,821.4 448,616 472,555 255 259 KS : KY : 174.1 166.7 43,804 43,023 252 258 LA : 3.0 2.7 637 574 210 212 MI : MN : 510.7 533.2 126,410 133,939 248 251 MS : MO : 237.6 257.5 59,130 65,766 249 255 MT : 1.5 1.5 322 331 220 219 NE : 417.9 421.3 104,314 107,072 250 254 NV : .1 .1 18 22 187 215 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.3 747 511 229 223 NJ : NM : .1 .1 21 29 217 216 NY : 4.0 3.9 1,040 701 262 178 NC : 657.2 741.9 160,713 181,412 245 245 ND : 4.6 3.3 1,093 804 236 242 OH : 79.3 87.3 20,379 22,223 257 254 OK : 105.2 264.7 28,350 72,274 270 273 OR : 12.2 14.2 3,074 3,636 251 256 PA : 168.3 188.3 40,213 44,632 239 237 SC : SD : 368.1 393.2 96,520 101,311 262 258 TN : TX : 23.7 27.0 7,641 8,313 323 307 UT : 1.0 1.2 227 292 238 236 VA : 307.1 307.6 75,499 74,148 246 241 WA : WV : 1.0 .6 331 212 334 333 WI : 31.6 32.1 13,246 13,449 420 419 WY : .2 .3 50 65 251 247 : US 3/ : 6,532.1 7,001.2 1,656,644 1,791,016 254 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 8 4 91 60 AR : CA : CO : 103.3 112.7 14,642 16,988 142 151 DE-MD : FL : GA : .1 .2 12 28 88 122 HI : ID : .3 .6 36 68 103 121 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 18 17 120 117 KY : 1.1 .9 140 120 131 129 LA : .3 .3 23 24 84 88 MI : 15.1 13.8 1,782 1,711 118 124 MN : MS : MO : 1.3 .6 115 59 88 92 MT : .1 .1 14 16 112 124 NE : .1 .1 11 10 119 92 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.3 260 149 125 112 NJ : 10.0 7.0 934 623 93 90 NM : 3.3 3.0 415 363 128 120 NY : 1.6 1.5 157 136 97 90 NC : .2 .2 18 15 82 82 ND : .1 .1 11 11 120 128 OH : 1.0 1.1 107 131 108 122 OK : OR : .6 .5 63 69 113 131 PA : 5.3 5.8 538 587 101 100 SC : SD : 10.1 13.5 1,347 1,874 134 139 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.9 1.6 189 162 97 104 WA : WV : WI : .7 .7 75 80 107 111 WY : .1 .1 8 8 124 122 : US 3/ : 282.1 303.3 36,252 41,841 129 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,596 1,621 1,515 9,133 8,698 51.9 51.9 50.5 50.4 48.8 Heifers : 886 956 979 5,267 5,650 28.8 30.6 32.6 29.1 31.7 All Cows : 537 488 449 3,385 3,132 17.4 15.6 14.9 18.7 17.6 Dairy Cows : 209 219 199 1,480 1,442 6.8 7.0 6.6 8.2 8.1 Other Cows : 328 269 250 1,905 1,690 10.6 8.6 8.3 10.5 9.5 Bulls & Stags : 59 61 60 341 335 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,078 3,125 3,003 18,126 17,816 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,068 6,679 6,560 42,788 41,549 94.9 95.8 95.6 95.2 95.9 Sows : 275 244 254 1,809 1,458 4.3 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.4 Stags & Boars : 52 48 46 353 297 .8 .7 .7 .8 .7 : Total 1/ :6,395 6,971 6,860 44,950 43,305 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 23 18 16 137 103 8.6 6.0 5.5 6.7 5.4 Lambs & Yrlings: 248 289 276 1,928 1,814 91.4 94.0 94.5 93.3 94.6 : Total 1/ : 271 308 293 2,066 1,918 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 701 694 703 705 695 Steers 4/ : 759 741 750 764 748 Heifers 4/ : 698 684 692 705 692 All Cows 4/ : 524 536 542 529 534 Bulls & Stags4/: 848 863 873 844 856 : Calves & Vealers: 214 223 223 215 217 : Hogs : 186 189 189 186 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 180 185 184 181 185 Sows 5/ : 294 291 291 290 287 Stags & Boars5/: 226 215 219 222 212 : Sheep : 64 70 69 66 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 59 61 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 70 70 66 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 .2 .2 1.5 1.5 .1 .3 4.3 2 : 8.4 1.0 .4 5.9 5.7 .3 1.0 26.0 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 155.6 41.1 10.0 93.6 40.7 52.9 10.8 17.5 5 : 333.6 151.2 59.9 110.2 80.0 30.2 12.3 44.0 6 : 565.1 287.9 206.0 56.8 8.9 48.0 14.3 2.3 7 : 1,365.0 747.4 535.0 73.0 11.2 61.8 9.6 .1 8 : 299.9 153.9 110.1 31.0 4.2 26.8 4.9 .0 9 : 125.7 67.3 7.0 47.5 33.4 14.1 4.0 15.0 10 : 147.4 64.9 50.6 28.7 13.2 15.4 3.2 6.3 : US 2/ : 3,002.8 1,515.1 979.2 448.2 198.6 249.5 60.4 115.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.0 1.3 .4 .9 2 : 5/ 8.5 1.9 6.6 3 : 525.9 523.1 2.8 .1 9.3 .6 8.7 4 : 1,105.9 1,037.9 66.8 1.2 1.1 .8 .3 5 : 5/ 32.5 4.8 27.7 6 : 291.1 272.3 18.4 .3 13.0 3.6 9.4 7 : 4,361.5 4,179.5 137.8 44.2 48.1 .9 47.3 8 : 399.5 371.7 27.8 128.6 2.4 126.2 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 174.0 173.4 .5 50.3 .8 49.5 : US 2/ : 6,859.9 6,559.9 254.1 45.9 292.6 16.2 276.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.2 1.7 1.3 10.6 10.3 .3 1.5 29.6 2 : 54.0 7.6 3.0 38.9 37.3 1.6 4.5 166.8 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 1,010.8 234.8 60.5 646.7 304.7 342.0 68.9 115.5 5 : 2,079.0 859.0 362.2 791.9 582.5 209.4 65.9 268.8 6 : 3,359.8 1,742.1 1,130.9 402.9 69.1 333.8 83.9 19.3 7 : 7,933.7 4,249.0 3,125.4 512.7 81.9 430.8 46.6 .4 8 : 1,785.4 849.9 669.0 241.6 33.1 208.5 24.8 .0 9 : 748.7 379.7 44.0 304.0 236.4 67.6 20.9 105.6 10 : 829.1 374.3 253.8 182.9 87.1 95.8 18.0 41.6 : US :17,815.6 8,698.2 5,650.2 3,132.2 1,442.3 1,689.9 335.0 747.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.9 8.6 .2 .1 8.8 2.4 6.4 2 : 5/ 65.0 13.4 51.6 3 : 3,336.7 3,311.1 25.0 .7 55.5 4.5 51.0 4 : 6,842.1 6,413.6 421.2 7.2 5.6 3.8 1.8 5 : 5/ 232.3 28.3 204.0 6 : 1,575.0 1,455.8 118.2 1.0 79.4 20.8 58.6 7 :27,711.1 26,659.9 763.0 288.2 288.6 9.6 279.0 8 : 2,758.7 2,631.1 127.6 878.3 16.5 861.8 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 1,072.1 1,068.9 3.0 .2 304.3 4.0 300.3 : US :43,304.6 41,549.0 1,458.1 297.5 1,917.8 103.3 1,814.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.2 15.7 2.5 13.2 .5 AZ : 41.7 39.6 2.1 AR : 1.8 .2 .1 1.4 .1 1.3 .1 CA : 82.5 27.3 4.7 46.7 33.3 13.4 3.8 14.7 CO : 222.2 126.0 89.9 6.1 .2 5.9 .3 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .1 .6 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 .4 .2 .8 .1 .7 .1 ID : 63.5 26.0 17.9 17.3 7.5 9.8 2.3 3.2 IL : 84.0 44.1 33.6 5.1 2.9 2.2 1.1 10.4 IN : .4 .2 .1 IA : 81.9 35.7 24.0 19.2 8.0 11.2 3.0 KS : 638.5 358.7 278.3 1.4 .2 1.2 .1 KY : LA : MI : 40.5 26.4 1.4 12.3 10.0 2.3 .4 5.6 MN : 82.8 30.1 18.8 27.8 14.1 13.7 6.2 MS : MO : 4.2 1.1 .6 2.0 .3 1.7 .5 .1 MT : .7 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 NE : 640.4 352.0 232.2 50.3 2.6 47.7 6.0 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.2 .2 .2 1.6 1.5 .1 .3 4.3 NJ : 1.9 .5 .2 .9 .7 .2 .3 8.5 NM : 1.5 .2 .2 1.0 .8 .2 .1 NY : 6.5 .5 .2 5.0 5.0 .7 17.6 NC : 12.1 .1 9.3 4.1 5.2 2.7 ND : OH : 4.7 .3 .3 3.1 2.7 .4 1.0 3.8 OK : OR : 1.2 .8 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 PA : 74.1 37.7 6.4 28.1 20.8 7.3 2.0 13.3 SC : SD : 17.2 1.1 .5 13.5 1.2 12.3 2.2 TN : TX : 560.5 287.3 205.6 53.6 7.7 45.9 14.1 1.6 UT : VA : .2 WA : 82.7 38.2 32.6 11.2 5.6 5.6 .8 WV : .1 WI : 121.2 50.0 5.7 61.8 50.1 11.7 3.6 16.1 WY : : US 3/ :3,002.8 1,515.1 979.2 448.1 198.6 249.5 60.4 115.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, June 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.3 .2 6.0 1.1 AZ : AR : 13.8 5.0 8.8 CA : 147.0 146.9 .1 CO : 2.9 2.8 .1 112.6 112.6 DE-MD : 18.6 18.5 .1 FL : GA : 18.2 15.6 2.6 HI : 3.4 3.3 .1 ID : 7.6 7.4 .2 .4 .3 IL : 611.1 542.2 56.8 12.1 IN : 385.4 385.2 .2 IA : 1,818.3 1,751.8 36.0 30.5 KS : KY : 166.2 158.8 7.4 .9 .7 .2 LA : MI : 13.5 1.9 11.6 MN : 531.1 531.1 MS : MO : 255.8 255.6 .1 .6 .5 MT : 1.2 1.1 .1 NE : 419.9 419.8 .1 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.1 2.0 1.3 .4 .9 NJ : 7.0 1.4 5.6 NM : 2.4 1.9 .5 NY : 3.7 3.7 1.5 .5 1.0 NC : 719.3 710.8 8.5 ND : 3.1 3.1 OH : 74.9 67.2 7.7 OK : 263.4 258.7 4.6 OR : 14.0 13.8 .1 .4 .1 .3 PA : 187.9 187.1 .8 5.8 .5 5.3 SC : SD : 392.1 364.5 27.6 13.3 13.3 TN : TX : 13.8 8.6 5.0 .3 UT : VA : 307.4 305.8 1.6 1.4 .1 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 27.3 .5 26.7 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 6,859.9 6,559.9 254.1 45.9 292.6 16.2 276.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.8 98.2 98.0 97.7 97.8 Calves : 96.5 97.6 96.9 97.2 97.4 Hogs : 97.9 98.1 98.0 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 96.1 97.2 96.5 96.6 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,000 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,500 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ....................... 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ............................. 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability ........... 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. .................. 9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S. ....................................................... 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S. ......................................................... 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .......................................................... 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ................................. 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S. ................... 2 Terms and Definitions ................................................... 23 Types of Plants ......................................................... 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on August 22, 1997. 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