Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. The index for this report is located on page 24. Estimates refer to October 1997. Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.01 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous record high for October set in 1996. October 1996 and 1997 both contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef Production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from the previous year and up 1 percent from the previous high for October set in 1975. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.23 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 22 pounds from the previous year, at 1,195 pounds. Veal production totaled 28.0 million pounds, down 16 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 140,800 head, down 15 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was down 5 pounds to 333 pounds. Pork production, at 1.65 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the previous year and up 1 percent from the previous record high for October set in 1994. Hog kill totaled 8.78 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year at 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 22.0 million pounds, down 7 percent from a year earlier and equaling the record low for October set in 1995. Sheep slaughter totaled 335,400 head, 11 percent below the previous year. The average live weight was up 7 pounds to 132 pounds. January - October red meat production was 36.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the comparable total a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was just below last year's figure, veal was down 11 percent, pork was down 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 4 percent. Mt An 1-2 (11-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 97 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Oct : Sep : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,179 2,127 2,302 106 108 21,516 21,440 100 Veal : 34 28 28 84 103 307 273 89 Pork :1,591 1,489 1,653 104 111 14,226 14,132 99 Lamb & Mutton : 23 21 22 93 105 222 214 96 : Total Red Meat :3,827 3,665 4,005 105 109 36,270 36,058 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 97 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Oct : Sep : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,137 2,092 2,262 106 108 21,123 21,078 100 Veal : 32 27 27 85 103 296 265 90 Pork : 1,563 1,465 1,627 104 111 13,973 13,898 99 Lamb & Mutton : 23 20 21 93 106 216 208 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,755 3,604 3,938 105 109 35,608 35,450 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Oct 97 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Oct : Sep : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,073.8 2,908.5 3,156.2 103 109 30,120.4 30,057.6 100 Other :Thou: 78.0 62.3 71.8 92 115 714.5 647.8 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,151.7 2,970.8 3,227.9 102 109 30,834.9 30,705.5 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,178 1,196 1,199 102 100 1,175 1,173 100 Other :Lbs : 979 1,017 1,012 103 100 997 1,014 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,173 1,193 1,195 102 100 1,170 1,170 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 159.2 132.9 136.9 86 103 1,425.9 1,271.0 89 Other :Thou: 6.2 3.5 3.9 63 110 44.4 33.2 75 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 165.4 136.4 140.8 85 103 1,470.3 1,304.2 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 336 330 331 99 100 341 343 101 Other :Lbs : 432 420 422 98 100 423 406 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 338 334 333 98 100 343 345 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,423.2*7,872.6 8,625.2 102 110 75,609.9 74,169.9 98 Other :Thou: 168.1 147.8 154.8 92 105 1,543.5 1,435.8 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,591.2 8,020.4 8,780.0 102 109 77,153.4 75,605.7 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 255 254 257 101 101 253 255 101 Other :Lbs : 234 226 231 99 102 230 226 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 255 254 257 101 101 253 255 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 364.9 310.1 323.7 89 104 3,372.4 3,134.1 93 Other :Thou: 12.5 12.6 11.7 94 93 127.3 118.3 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 377.4 322.8 335.4 89 104 3,499.7 3,252.4 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 126 131 133 105 102 129 134 104 Other :Lbs : 97 95 95 98 100 96 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 125 129 132 105 102 128 133 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 97 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Oct 1996 : Sep 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 13.3 11.8 12.9 98 109 AZ : 26.9 25.3 25.8 96 102 AR : 6.8 6.1 6.5 95 107 CA : 95.1 85.8 93.6 98 109 CO : 166.9 172.0 175.9 105 102 DE-MD : 7.0 6.4 6.8 97 106 FL : 4.3 4.6 4.6 107 101 GA : 27.2 25.2 27.7 102 110 HI : 1.1 1.4 1.4 126 102 ID : 52.8 48.0 49.6 94 103 IL : 221.8 205.4 218.0 98 106 IN : 75.1 90.0 104.8 140 116 IA : 524.2 464.6 523.4 100 113 KS : 423.8 460.5 484.7 114 105 KY : 44.5 37.8 41.1 92 109 LA : 2.8 1.9 2.1 76 111 MI : 97.7 78.9 90.8 93 115 MN : 190.8 177.1 199.5 105 113 MS : 28.0 26.0 29.5 105 113 MO : 70.8 63.7 71.9 102 113 MT : 1.7 1.4 1.5 90 109 NE : 549.3 539.7 589.4 107 109 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 109 109 N ENG 3/ : 3.8 2.7 3.0 79 111 NJ : 4.5 4.2 4.7 105 112 NM : 1.9 1.3 1.0 53 75 NY : 10.4 8.1 9.5 91 117 NC : 172.8 154.9 173.1 100 112 ND : 11.0 7.9 10.3 94 130 OH : 29.3 25.7 27.9 95 109 OK : 41.3 59.2 68.0 165 115 OR : 4.1 3.7 3.8 93 103 PA : 107.1 95.5 106.5 99 112 SC : 15.4 14.3 15.7 102 110 SD : 109.2 85.7 95.1 87 111 TN : 19.0 19.0 19.8 104 104 TX : 382.4 384.9 413.9 108 108 UT : 36.1 37.3 39.2 109 105 VA : 78.5 66.1 73.4 93 111 WA : 65.3 60.8 66.0 101 109 WV : 2.4 1.3 1.8 74 136 WI : 100.6 98.6 110.6 110 112 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.3 75 61 : US : 3,827.3 3,665.1 4,005.2 105 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 21.9 20.4 22,837 22,097 1,042 1,085 AZ : 40.4 38.6 43,321 42,074 1,074 1,090 AR : 3.4 2.8 2,932 2,739 857 985 CA : 94.2 93.4 114,876 117,904 1,219 1,262 CO : 209.9 220.2 255,693 268,574 1,218 1,219 DE-MD : 3.6 3.4 4,212 4,029 1,168 1,201 FL : GA : HI : 1.2 1.7 1,167 1,680 965 991 ID : 71.6 66.9 87,472 82,982 1,222 1,240 IL : 97.0 92.1 114,454 110,370 1,180 1,199 IN : 5.4 4.7 5,386 4,836 999 1,023 IA : 100.6 96.1 119,254 117,645 1,186 1,224 KS : 565.3 640.2 665,084 758,843 1,176 1,185 KY : 6.0 4.8 5,813 4,716 964 982 LA : 2.8 2.7 2,210 2,161 779 788 MI : 48.3 40.6 65,256 48,821 1,351 1,203 MN : 110.4 101.4 135,364 129,516 1,227 1,277 MS : MO : 16.4 9.4 17,430 10,630 1,066 1,126 MT : 2.0 1.8 2,266 2,049 1,144 1,117 NE : 627.0 651.3 755,699 800,641 1,205 1,229 NV : 0.1 0.1 124 132 1,048 1,078 N ENG 2/ : 4.0 3.5 4,290 3,628 1,061 1,025 NJ : 2.3 2.2 2,652 2,508 1,155 1,147 NM : 3.0 1.8 2,924 1,669 983 942 NY : 8.9 10.3 9,410 11,126 1,057 1,084 NC : 20.8 17.1 20,831 17,750 1,002 1,038 ND : OH : 14.8 13.9 17,090 15,342 1,157 1,105 OK : 4.7 4.4 4,238 4,021 909 919 OR : 2.0 1.8 2,577 2,263 1,312 1,274 PA : 98.6 93.2 119,823 116,154 1,216 1,246 SC : SD : 25.7 23.7 31,544 31,630 1,228 1,334 TN : 5.5 5.9 4,964 5,724 906 974 TX : 563.4 584.4 618,546 660,145 1,098 1,130 UT : VA : 3.6 5.5 3,215 5,348 881 977 WA : 87.2 86.5 111,251 109,569 1,276 1,266 WV : 3.6 2.8 2,862 2,184 785 771 WI : 149.0 155.4 175,218 191,111 1,176 1,230 WY : 0.5 0.4 604 471 1,270 1,283 : US 3/ : 3,151.7 3,227.9 3,696,496 3,857,518 1,173 1,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 0.1 0.1 49 40 373 388 CA : 19.6 15.4 6,473 5,436 330 352 CO : DE-MD : 1.0 0.8 438 349 439 431 FL : GA : 0.1 0.8 31 99 416 127 HI : ID : 2.7 1.8 1,075 942 393 511 IL : 11.5 10.9 4,658 4,398 406 405 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.3 0.1 103 58 401 400 LA : 4.3 2.2 1,993 1,056 467 474 MI : 8.0 7.1 1,811 1,722 227 242 MN : MS : 0.4 0.3 178 120 414 429 MO : 0.2 0.2 74 76 351 368 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.4 5.7 1,353 872 211 152 NJ : 9.1 9.6 3,563 4,058 394 425 NM : NY : 23.8 22.9 7,277 4,960 306 216 NC : ND : OH : 4.5 4.3 1,970 1,935 437 454 OK : 0.1 0.1 57 42 426 428 OR : PA : 21.4 18.6 8,442 6,579 394 353 SC : SD : TN : TX : 5.5 4.9 1,698 1,923 307 392 UT : VA : 0.2 0.1 45 27 294 228 WA : WV : WI : 17.7 15.8 6,978 6,313 394 400 WY : : US 3/ : 165.4 140.8 55,955 46,831 338 333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 10.1 9.7 4,165 4,054 414 419 AZ : 1.1 0.8 259 176 229 222 AR : 18.6 17.2 7,948 7,652 427 445 CA : 181.9 170.8 39,192 36,300 216 213 CO : 4.2 3.8 958 812 227 215 DE-MD : 24.8 23.1 5,810 5,794 234 251 FL : 11.4 13.1 2,242 2,738 196 209 GA : 21.5 27.1 5,900 7,312 275 270 HI : 3.6 3.5 668 694 186 200 ID : 10.5 9.8 2,750 2,575 261 262 IL : 788.8 769.9 203,194 200,997 258 261 IN : 377.8 532.1 93,822 134,023 248 252 IA : 2,433.9 2,380.7 620,861 616,930 255 259 KS : KY : 219.1 200.1 56,161 51,953 256 260 LA : 3.9 3.2 805 653 209 203 MI : MN : 640.1 688.7 160,303 173,532 250 252 MS : MO : 327.6 346.0 82,638 87,936 252 254 MT : 1.9 1.7 431 382 222 222 NE : 514.7 545.0 129,742 139,026 252 255 NV : 0.1 0.1 20 28 168 228 N ENG 2/ : 4.0 3.1 1,022 735 255 240 NJ : NM : 0.5 0.3 105 71 213 215 NY : 5.0 4.8 1,095 886 217 187 NC : 871.3 878.4 218,444 220,390 251 251 ND : 5.3 5.2 1,265 1,253 238 243 OH : 102.3 100.2 26,502 25,717 259 257 OK : 197.3 331.3 53,050 86,792 269 262 OR : 16.0 15.4 4,041 3,996 253 259 PA : 207.1 216.0 50,401 52,734 243 244 SC : SD : 503.6 405.5 127,417 106,656 253 263 TN : TX : 29.0 29.5 9,608 9,743 332 330 UT : 1.2 1.5 292 322 235 214 VA : 412.5 375.0 102,934 94,514 250 252 WA : WV : 1.3 0.9 458 270 341 310 WI : 30.9 29.7 12,025 12,125 390 409 WY : 0.3 0.3 70 66 233 246 : US 3/ : 8,591.2 8,780.0 2,186,566 2,254,863 255 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 0.1 0.1 10 6 110 92 AR : CA : CO : 138.9 114.7 18,044 16,223 130 141 DE-MD : FL : 0.0 0.1 2 9 82 110 GA : 0.1 0.2 10 20 81 89 HI : ID : 0.5 0.4 44 43 98 117 IL : IN : IA : KS : 0.1 0.2 16 22 118 117 KY : 0.8 0.8 100 103 131 125 LA : 0.3 0.2 21 20 74 83 MI : 19.9 18.4 2,252 2,319 113 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.4 49 46 117 125 NE : 0.1 0.1 12 13 87 112 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 267 247 98 98 NJ : 10.1 8.0 911 784 90 99 NM : 3.3 2.8 469 338 142 121 NY : 2.1 2.1 200 257 97 122 NC : 0.2 0.1 21 12 86 92 ND : 0.2 0.1 19 17 121 122 OH : 0.9 0.7 89 80 104 110 OK : 0.1 0.1 10 9 112 109 OR : 0.6 0.5 69 72 114 131 PA : 5.7 5.1 610 531 107 104 SC : SD : 17.5 15.1 2,306 1,991 132 132 TN : TX : UT : VA : 2.0 1.8 212 189 108 105 WA : WV : WI : 0.8 0.9 91 105 110 114 WY : 0.1 0.1 7 8 125 122 : US 3/ : 377.4 335.4 47,136 44,129 125 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,356 1,404 1,414 14,884 14,628 44.1 48.3 44.8 49.4 48.7 Heifers : 947 933 1,069 8,828 9,590 30.8 32.1 33.9 29.3 31.9 All Cows : 700 511 611 5,801 5,258 22.8 17.6 19.3 19.2 17.5 Dairy Cows : 288 238 270 2,503 2,407 9.4 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.0 Other Cows : 412 273 341 3,298 2,851 13.4 9.4 10.8 10.9 9.5 Bulls & Stags : 70 60 63 608 582 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 : Total 1/ :3,074 2,909 3,156 30,120 30,058 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,091 7,561 8,293 72,107 71,158 96.1 96.0 96.2 95.4 95.9 Sows : 279 265 284 2,930 2,521 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.4 Stags & Boars : 54 47 47 573 491 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 : Total 1/ :8,423 7,873 8,625 75,610 74,170 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 24 18 18 230 176 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.8 5.6 Lambs & Yrlings: 341 292 306 3,142 2,958 93.4 94.1 94.4 93.2 94.4 : Total 1/ : 365 310 324 3,372 3,134 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 699 723 721 705 705 Steers 4/ : 776 784 787 767 761 Heifers 4/ : 712 718 723 707 701 All Cows 4/ : 516 544 544 526 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 835 849 832 845 855 : Calves & Vealers: 208 204 205 211 212 : Hogs : 186 187 189 185 188 Barrow Gilts 5/: 182 183 185 181 184 Sows 5/ : 289 293 293 289 289 Stags & Boars5/: 218 227 231 222 218 : Sheep : 63 65 66 64 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 61 60 58 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 63 65 66 65 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, October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.5 0.1 0.4 5.7 2 : 12.1 1.7 0.7 8.7 8.4 0.3 1.0 32.4 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 196.6 42.2 11.5 129.7 61.1 68.6 13.2 23.4 5 : 383.3 152.0 65.5 152.5 108.7 43.9 13.2 47.0 6 : 584.5 253.8 222.4 93.5 13.6 79.9 14.9 5.1 7 : 1,385.9 691.5 596.9 89.1 14.8 74.3 8.3 0.1 8 : 304.5 139.6 117.6 42.2 4.9 37.3 5.1 0.0 9 : 132.9 64.0 7.8 57.9 43.8 14.1 3.2 18.4 10 : 153.5 68.4 46.1 35.5 12.7 22.8 3.5 4.8 : US 2/ : 3,156.2 1,413.8 1,068.8 610.8 269.6 341.2 62.7 136.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.1 0.4 1.7 2 : 5/ 10.0 2.5 7.5 3 : 625.1 621.7 3.3 0.1 9.4 0.9 8.5 4 : 1,340.4 1,256.6 82.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 5 : 5/ 41.9 5.2 36.8 6 : 362.0 338.7 23.2 0.2 30.2 4.0 26.1 7 : 5,688.8 5,502.9 140.4 45.5 54.1 1.1 53.0 8 : 413.7 379.1 34.7 132.2 2.3 129.9 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 192.9 192.4 0.5 0.1 42.6 0.8 41.8 : US 2/ : 8,625.2 8,293.4 284.5 47.3 323.7 18.0 305.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 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 - October 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 26.1 3.3 2.5 17.5 16.7 0.8 2.8 52.8 2 : 94.6 12.8 5.0 68.8 66.4 2.5 8.1 289.7 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 1,725.0 401.5 102.0 1,103.6 522.4 581.1 118.0 201.1 5 : 3,499.8 1,467.2 602.5 1,313.8 955.7 358.1 116.3 447.3 6 : 5,663.6 2,838.0 1,965.8 714.4 119.4 594.9 145.4 34.5 7 :13,387.2 7,142.3 5,326.9 837.1 139.9 697.2 80.9 0.7 8 : 2,989.1 1,462.7 1,097.7 384.5 53.6 330.9 44.2 0.0 9 : 1,259.6 640.1 73.1 511.9 395.3 116.6 34.5 182.0 10 : 1,412.5 659.7 414.0 306.7 138.1 168.7 32.1 63.0 : US :30,057.6 14,627.7 9,589.6 5,258.2 2,407.4 2,850.8 582.2 1,271.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.1 16.3 0.6 0.2 15.6 4.1 11.5 2 : 5/ 105.4 23.1 82.3 3 : 5,645.0 5,607.3 36.7 1.0 97.2 7.4 89.9 4 :11,683.8 10,953.3 717.8 12.6 10.5 7.0 3.5 5 : 5/ 390.3 49.1 341.2 6 : 2,862.1 2,656.3 203.3 2.5 151.1 36.0 115.1 7 :47,793.2 46,022.2 1,296.8 474.3 484.8 16.5 468.3 8 : 4,365.0 4,103.7 261.2 1,388.1 26.2 1,361.9 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 1,803.7 1,798.6 4.7 0.4 491.1 6.9 484.2 : US :74,169.9 71,157.7 2,521.2 491.0 3,134.1 176.2 2,957.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 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, October 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 19.4 19.0 3.7 15.3 0.5 AZ : 38.2 36.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 AR : 2.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 CA : 92.9 26.8 6.7 56.4 43.2 13.2 3.1 15.3 CO : 219.6 111.0 97.9 10.6 0.4 10.2 0.2 DE-MD : 3.4 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.8 FL : GA : HI : 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 ID : 65.4 28.5 13.7 20.7 6.4 14.3 2.4 1.8 IL : 88.3 46.7 34.6 6.0 3.4 2.6 1.0 10.7 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 IA : 93.7 41.1 24.4 24.9 10.6 14.3 3.3 KS : 636.4 329.9 304.6 1.7 0.3 1.4 0.1 KY : LA : MI : 38.6 22.3 1.0 15.1 11.4 3.7 0.3 7.1 MN : 97.7 31.8 20.6 38.7 21.1 17.6 6.5 MS : MO : 6.7 1.3 0.6 4.5 0.5 4.0 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 649.1 319.2 267.3 58.1 3.5 54.6 4.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 3.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.5 0.1 0.4 5.7 NJ : 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 9.6 NM : 1.4 0.1 1.2 1.1 0.1 NY : 9.9 1.1 0.5 7.7 7.6 0.1 0.7 22.9 NC : 16.0 0.1 0.1 12.8 6.0 6.8 3.0 ND : OH : 6.8 0.3 0.4 5.2 3.1 2.1 0.9 4.1 OK : OR : 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 PA : 92.7 38.3 7.5 44.1 32.2 11.9 2.9 18.6 SC : SD : 21.4 1.0 0.8 17.1 1.3 15.8 2.5 TN : TX : 579.6 253.3 222.1 89.5 12.0 77.5 14.7 4.6 UT : VA : 0.1 WA : 86.5 38.9 32.2 14.6 6.1 8.5 0.9 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 151.5 50.6 8.8 87.6 69.7 17.9 4.5 15.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,156.2 1,413.8 1,068.8 610.8 269.6 341.2 62.7 136.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.7 0.1 7.1 1.4 AZ : AR : 16.6 6.1 10.4 CA : 163.8 163.7 0.1 CO : 3.1 3.0 0.1 114.6 114.6 DE-MD : 23.1 22.5 0.5 FL : GA : 18.3 15.7 2.6 HI : 3.5 3.4 ID : 8.9 8.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 IL : 735.0 667.5 54.5 13.0 IN : 526.8 526.6 0.1 0.1 IA : 2,377.2 2,305.0 41.7 30.5 KS : KY : 199.4 190.6 8.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 LA : MI : 18.1 2.6 15.5 MN : 685.2 685.2 MS : MO : 343.7 343.5 0.2 MT : 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 NE : 543.6 543.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.1 0.4 1.7 NJ : 7.9 1.6 6.3 NM : 2.4 1.9 0.5 NY : 4.4 4.3 2.0 0.9 1.2 NC : 856.9 849.5 7.4 ND : 4.8 4.7 OH : 88.4 79.6 8.8 OK : 328.6 322.6 6.0 OR : 15.2 14.9 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 PA : 215.4 214.6 0.7 5.1 0.7 4.3 SC : SD : 403.9 369.5 34.4 14.9 14.9 TN : TX : 16.7 9.8 6.7 0.2 UT : VA : 374.7 372.9 1.8 1.6 0.2 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 23.7 0.5 23.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,625.2 8,293.4 284.5 47.3 323.7 18.0 305.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.5 97.9 97.8 97.7 97.9 Calves : 96.2 97.4 97.2 97.0 97.5 Hogs : 98.0 98.2 98.2 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 96.7 96.1 96.5 96.4 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 December 24, 1997. 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