Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 24, 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 November 1997. Red Meat Production Up Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.45 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the previous year. November 1996 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. November 1997 contained 20 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.76 million head, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,188 pounds. Veal production totaled 24.0 million pounds, down 21 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 125,300 head, down 13 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was down 28 pounds from last year to 313 pounds. Pork production, at 1.47 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.74 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year at 260 pounds. Lamb and mutton production totaled 20.0 million pounds, down 4 percent from the previous record low for November set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 309,900 head, 8 percent below the previous year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, 7 pounds heavier than a year ago. January - November red meat production was 39.5 billion pounds, essentially unchanged at 100 percent of the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was unchanged from last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was equal to a year ago, and lamb and mutton was down 4 percent. Mt An 1-2 (12-97) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 97 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Nov : Oct : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,955 2,302 1,936 99 84 23,470 23,376 100 Veal : 30 28 24 79 83 337 297 88 Pork :1,429 1,653 1,473 103 89 15,655 15,604 100 Lamb & Mutton : 21 22 20 96 93 243 234 96 : Total Red Meat :3,435 4,005 3,453 101 86 39,705 39,511 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 97 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Nov : Oct : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,917 2,262 1,899 99 84 23,039 22,977 100 Veal : 29 27 23 80 83 324 288 89 Pork : 1,405 1,627 1,449 103 89 15,378 15,348 100 Lamb & Mutton : 21 21 20 96 93 236 228 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,370 3,938 3,391 101 86 38,978 38,841 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Nov 97 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Nov : Oct : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,801.2 3,156.2 2,698.0 96 85 32,921.5 32,755.7 99 Other :Thou: 71.2 71.8 66.7 94 93 785.7 714.6 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,872.4*3,228.1 2,764.6 96 86 33,707.3 33,470.2 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,167 1,199 1,192 102 99 1,174 1,175 100 Other :Lbs : 984 1,012 1,022 104 101 995 1,014 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,163 1,195 1,188 102 99 1,170 1,171 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 139.2 136.9 121.3 87 89 1,565.1 1,392.3 89 Other :Thou: 5.7 3.9 4.0 70 102 50.0 37.1 74 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 144.8 140.8 125.3 87 89 1,615.1 1,429.4 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 338 331 308 91 93 341 339 100 Other :Lbs : 424 422 423 100 100 423 408 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 341 333 313 92 94 343 342 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,469.4*8,625.0 7,600.8 102 88 83,079.3 81,770.5 98 Other :Thou: 150.1 154.8 142.1 95 92 1,693.6 1,577.9 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,619.5*8,779.8 7,742.9 102 88 84,772.9 83,348.4 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 257 261 101 101 254 256 101 Other :Lbs : 225 231 229 102 99 229 227 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 257 260 101 101 253 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 324.1 323.7 299.2 92 92 3,696.4 3,433.3 93 Other :Thou: 11.8 11.7 10.7 91 92 139.1 129.1 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 335.9 335.4 309.9 92 92 3,835.6 3,562.4 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 133 135 106 102 129 134 104 Other :Lbs : 96 95 100 104 105 96 98 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 127 132 134 106 102 127 133 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 97 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Nov 1996 : Oct 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.2 12.9 11.0 98 85 AZ : 27.1 25.8 23.0 85 89 AR : 6.4 6.5 6.2 97 95 CA : 86.1 93.6 81.8 95 87 CO : 153.7 175.9 138.8 90 79 DE-MD : 5.9 6.8 6.4 108 94 FL : 4.3 4.6 3.6 85 78 GA : 24.8 27.7 23.0 93 83 HI : 1.2 1.4 1.3 103 88 ID : 48.8 49.6 42.3 87 85 IL : 160.0 218.0 199.7 125 92 IN : 62.8 104.8 94.1 150 90 IA : 474.1 523.4 469.7 99 90 KS : 397.3 484.7 397.7 100 82 KY : 42.0 41.1 35.1 83 85 LA : 2.5 2.1 2.0 80 92 MI : 88.6 90.8 77.0 87 85 MN : 170.2 199.5 173.2 102 87 MS : 23.7 29.5 25.9 109 88 MO : 60.2 71.9 60.2 100 84 MT : 1.3 1.5 1.2 91 77 NE : 487.4 589.4 520.5 107 88 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 86 83 N ENG 3/ : 3.5 3.0 2.6 74 88 NJ : 4.0 4.7 4.2 105 90 NM : 1.7 1.0 0.8 46 79 NY : 9.7 9.5 6.0 62 63 NC : 149.0 173.1 149.7 100 86 ND : 10.7 10.3 10.9 102 106 OH : 26.8 27.9 26.5 99 95 OK : 40.0 68.0 61.4 153 90 OR : 3.2 3.8 3.4 105 89 PA : 95.0 106.5 94.9 100 89 SC : 14.5 15.7 14.1 97 90 SD : 99.4 95.1 83.6 84 88 TN : 19.7 19.8 18.9 96 96 TX : 361.8 413.9 327.9 91 79 UT : 33.9 39.2 31.5 93 80 VA : 69.3 73.4 66.4 96 90 WA : 54.8 66.0 50.5 92 76 WV : 2.1 1.8 1.5 72 85 WI : 95.2 110.6 103.8 109 94 WY : 0.5 0.3 0.4 93 145 : US : 3,434.5 4,005.2 3,453.0 101 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 18.9 17.6 19,290 18,973 1,022 1,080 AZ : 40.0 34.1 44,099 37,370 1,103 1,096 AR : 2.7 2.1 2,351 1,969 865 942 CA : 87.2 81.2 106,554 102,670 1,222 1,264 CO : 199.2 178.9 237,821 213,190 1,194 1,191 DE-MD : 3.4 3.2 3,995 3,809 1,169 1,202 FL : GA : HI : 1.4 1.5 1,338 1,530 987 1,010 ID : 66.7 57.8 80,520 71,406 1,207 1,236 IL : 35.7 84.9 41,150 102,393 1,152 1,206 IN : 4.1 3.7 4,106 3,808 1,000 1,018 IA : 92.8 83.2 109,172 101,861 1,176 1,225 KS : 535.7 531.2 626,066 624,432 1,169 1,175 KY : 5.3 4.0 5,015 3,929 953 983 LA : 2.0 1.9 1,705 1,586 832 829 MI : 42.7 32.5 55,705 39,426 1,305 1,212 MN : 99.5 92.5 120,463 117,258 1,211 1,268 MS : MO : 12.9 6.7 13,983 7,761 1,082 1,166 MT : 1.5 1.4 1,741 1,541 1,137 1,107 NE : 566.2 579.6 676,414 710,812 1,195 1,226 NV : 0.1 0.1 134 116 1,029 1,078 N ENG 2/ : 3.8 3.0 3,967 3,107 1,054 1,022 NJ : 2.1 1.9 2,397 2,053 1,126 1,100 NM : 3.0 1.4 2,817 1,374 954 969 NY : 7.9 8.0 8,296 8,634 1,053 1,074 NC : 18.5 15.2 19,029 15,873 1,028 1,044 ND : OH : 14.8 15.5 16,985 17,214 1,149 1,110 OK : 4.3 3.7 3,948 3,469 913 927 OR : 1.6 1.6 2,028 2,009 1,301 1,288 PA : 84.9 84.4 103,576 106,249 1,220 1,259 SC : SD : 25.4 24.4 30,440 31,688 1,200 1,300 TN : 5.6 5.2 5,182 5,024 923 966 TX : 538.3 473.7 588,986 526,177 1,094 1,111 UT : VA : 3.5 4.7 3,152 4,520 900 964 WA : 74.2 68.0 91,772 84,007 1,236 1,236 WV : 3.1 2.4 2,420 2,038 777 854 WI : 145.3 148.5 170,325 183,131 1,172 1,233 WY : 0.7 0.6 702 638 1,044 1,148 : US 3/ : 2,872.4 2,764.6 3,340,362 3,284,639 1,163 1,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 39 58 388 405 CA : 17.0 15.1 5,589 5,077 328 336 CO : DE-MD : 0.5 0.6 203 243 384 431 FL : GA : 0.1 0.5 24 68 362 126 HI : ID : 3.2 2.0 1,626 1,023 509 511 IL : 9.1 8.9 3,690 3,710 406 418 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.2 0.1 83 46 400 398 LA : 4.0 2.3 1,794 1,089 453 472 MI : 5.9 6.7 1,511 1,380 256 207 MN : MS : 0.3 0.2 147 85 432 425 MO : 0.2 0.1 53 50 344 357 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.2 5.5 1,472 856 238 154 NJ : 8.1 8.8 3,136 3,677 386 419 NM : NY : 23.0 18.2 7,347 1,764 319 97 NC : ND : OH : 3.9 3.8 1,663 1,730 428 452 OK : 0.1 0.1 50 39 425 433 OR : PA : 17.9 17.2 7,097 5,688 396 331 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.4 4.7 1,448 1,852 326 397 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 35 28 291 229 WA : WV : WI : 14.1 14.0 5,789 5,816 411 417 WY : : US 3/ : 144.8 125.3 49,345 39,204 341 313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 8.9 8.2 3,647 3,350 410 408 AZ : 0.8 0.8 169 166 220 220 AR : 17.6 17.0 7,687 7,770 437 457 CA : 157.7 149.2 34,117 32,335 216 217 CO : 3.3 3.1 754 657 229 213 DE-MD : 19.4 21.8 4,661 5,278 240 242 FL : 13.0 11.2 2,633 2,162 203 193 GA : 20.4 26.6 5,738 6,947 282 261 HI : 3.4 2.9 667 570 197 196 ID : 8.8 8.9 2,308 2,341 263 263 IL : 694.3 698.0 180,859 184,383 260 264 IN : 314.9 476.4 78,600 121,196 250 254 IA : 2,166.4 2,127.3 559,412 557,841 258 262 KS : KY : 205.4 174.7 53,228 46,018 259 263 LA : 4.0 3.5 810 753 202 213 MI : MN : 569.7 586.4 144,615 149,774 254 255 MS : MO : 276.3 291.7 70,985 74,782 257 256 MT : 1.5 1.5 359 350 235 226 NE : 453.3 487.6 115,520 126,121 255 259 NV : 0.1 0.1 27 22 196 210 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.7 826 658 252 246 NJ : NM : 0.1 0.1 32 23 224 223 NY : 3.9 3.6 991 701 257 195 NC : 748.8 742.2 187,909 189,755 251 256 ND : 4.0 4.4 992 1,087 245 244 OH : 89.9 87.1 23,604 22,906 262 263 OK : 189.3 297.7 51,498 79,732 272 268 OR : 13.1 13.5 3,321 3,536 254 261 PA : 196.9 186.3 48,144 45,876 245 246 SC : SD : 453.0 349.7 115,115 91,336 254 261 TN : TX : 28.0 29.5 8,858 9,436 317 320 UT : 1.2 1.8 273 352 237 201 VA : 358.9 333.6 90,617 85,520 252 256 WA : WV : 1.4 1.1 474 361 342 319 WI : 24.4 24.2 9,549 10,078 392 416 WY : 0.4 0.4 86 98 241 248 : US 3/ : 7,619.5 7,742.9 1,959,664 2,015,322 257 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 5 8 74 105 AR : CA : CO : 129.3 103.0 16,821 14,551 130 141 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.2 30 21 98 103 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 41 41 111 118 IL : IN : IA : KS : 0.2 0.2 17 24 114 119 KY : 0.7 0.6 86 71 125 127 LA : 0.2 0.2 19 15 78 79 MI : 16.3 15.2 1,903 1,874 117 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.2 30 28 116 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 11 110 120 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.9 232 185 101 99 NJ : 8.7 7.1 801 732 92 103 NM : 3.0 2.4 391 289 130 122 NY : 1.7 1.8 157 209 90 117 NC : 0.2 0.2 14 16 75 91 ND : 0.1 0.1 10 10 116 119 OH : 0.8 0.8 88 92 107 111 OK : 0.0 0.1 3 5 122 108 OR : 0.4 0.4 49 49 115 130 PA : 4.5 4.7 490 491 109 104 SC : SD : 14.3 13.5 1,866 1,838 131 136 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.9 1.8 202 182 107 104 WA : WV : WI : 0.6 0.6 65 63 111 111 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 11 121 119 : US 3/ : 335.9 309.9 42,532 41,481 127 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,267 1,414 1,230 16,151 15,858 45.2 44.8 45.6 49.1 48.4 Heifers : 810 1,069 844 9,638 10,434 28.9 33.9 31.3 29.3 31.9 All Cows : 666 611 571 6,467 5,829 23.8 19.3 21.2 19.6 17.8 Dairy Cows : 266 270 246 2,769 2,653 9.5 8.5 9.1 8.4 8.1 Other Cows : 400 341 325 3,698 3,176 14.3 10.8 12.1 11.2 9.7 Bulls & Stags : 58 63 52 666 634 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,801 3,156 2,698 32,922 32,756 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,177 8,293 7,296 79,283 78,453 96.1 96.2 96.0 95.4 95.9 Sows : 245 284 263 3,175 2,784 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 Stags & Boars : 48 47 42 621 533 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 : Total 1/ :7,469 8,625 7,601 83,079 81,770 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 19 18 17 249 193 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.7 5.6 Lambs & Yrlings: 305 306 282 3,447 3,240 94.2 94.4 94.4 93.3 94.4 : Total 1/ : 324 324 299 3,696 3,433 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 687 721 707 704 705 Steers 4/ : 766 787 774 767 762 Heifers 4/ : 698 723 714 706 702 All Cows 4/ : 515 544 540 525 538 Bulls & Stags4/: 826 832 832 843 853 : Calves & Vealers: 209 205 190 211 210 : Hogs : 189 189 191 186 188 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 185 187 181 184 Sows 5/ : 291 293 296 290 290 Stags & Boars5/: 220 231 226 222 218 : Sheep : 63 66 66 64 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 56 60 60 58 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 66 67 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, November 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.5 2 : 9.5 1.4 0.6 6.7 6.4 0.3 0.8 27.0 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 170.6 37.3 9.3 113.6 54.7 58.9 10.5 21.3 5 : 352.6 130.5 60.3 150.6 106.8 43.8 11.3 40.2 6 : 473.7 217.8 158.1 85.2 11.3 73.9 12.6 4.6 7 : 1,190.7 612.6 483.7 88.3 13.8 74.5 6.1 0.1 8 : 256.9 119.3 91.9 40.8 3.5 37.3 4.9 0.0 9 : 116.1 57.1 5.2 51.1 37.8 13.3 2.7 17.5 10 : 125.5 54.0 34.9 34.1 10.5 23.5 2.6 5.1 : US 2/ : 2,698.0 1,230.5 844.3 571.5 246.0 325.5 51.8 121.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.5 1.1 2 : 5/ 8.9 2.4 6.5 3 : 551.1 548.2 2.9 0.1 8.0 0.6 7.4 4 : 1,156.5 1,077.9 77.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 5 : 5/ 35.8 4.6 31.2 6 : 327.7 304.4 23.3 0.1 38.3 3.7 34.6 7 : 5,039.2 4,866.6 131.7 40.9 51.2 1.8 49.4 8 : 356.5 329.2 27.3 118.8 2.3 116.5 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 167.9 167.4 0.4 0.1 35.9 0.4 35.5 : US 2/ : 7,600.8 7,295.5 263.1 42.2 299.2 16.7 282.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 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 - November 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 28.5 3.8 2.9 18.8 17.9 0.9 3.0 58.3 2 : 104.2 14.2 5.5 75.5 72.8 2.8 8.9 316.7 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 1,895.6 438.7 111.3 1,217.1 577.1 640.0 128.5 222.4 5 : 3,852.4 1,597.7 662.8 1,464.4 1,062.5 401.9 127.6 487.5 6 : 6,137.3 3,055.9 2,123.9 799.6 130.8 668.8 158.0 39.1 7 :14,577.9 7,754.9 5,810.6 925.3 153.6 771.7 87.1 0.8 8 : 3,246.0 1,582.0 1,189.7 425.3 57.1 368.2 49.1 0.0 9 : 1,375.7 697.2 78.3 563.0 433.1 129.9 37.2 199.5 10 : 1,538.1 713.7 449.0 340.8 148.6 192.2 34.6 68.0 : US :32,755.7 15,858.1 10,433.9 5,829.7 2,653.4 3,176.3 633.9 1,392.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.9 18.1 0.6 0.2 17.2 4.6 12.6 2 : 5/ 114.3 25.5 88.8 3 : 6,196.2 6,155.4 39.6 1.1 105.2 8.0 97.2 4 :12,840.2 12,031.2 795.4 13.6 11.4 7.5 3.9 5 : 5/ 426.1 53.7 372.4 6 : 3,189.6 2,960.7 226.5 2.4 189.4 39.7 149.7 7 :52,832.4 50,888.8 1,428.4 515.2 536.0 18.3 517.7 8 : 4,721.5 4,432.9 288.5 0.1 1,506.9 28.5 1,478.4 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 1,971.6 1,966.0 5.1 0.5 526.9 7.3 519.6 : US :81,770.5 78,453.2 2,784.2 533.1 3,433.3 192.9 3,240.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.5 16.0 3.1 12.9 0.4 AZ : 33.8 32.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 AR : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 CA : 80.7 24.4 3.9 49.8 37.3 12.5 2.6 15.0 CO : 178.2 97.9 72.6 7.6 0.4 7.2 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 FL : GA : HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 ID : 56.2 22.6 11.0 21.0 5.3 15.7 1.4 2.0 IL : 81.9 42.9 32.7 5.4 3.1 2.3 0.9 8.8 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 IA : 81.0 30.5 23.4 24.9 10.6 14.3 2.2 KS : 527.4 289.9 235.6 1.8 0.2 1.6 0.1 KY : LA : MI : 30.6 17.6 0.7 12.2 9.2 3.0 0.1 6.6 MN : 89.4 24.3 17.9 41.7 23.5 18.2 5.4 MS : MO : 4.9 0.6 0.3 3.6 0.4 3.2 0.3 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 NE : 577.4 291.6 224.3 58.0 2.6 55.4 3.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.5 NJ : 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 8.8 NM : 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 NY : 7.7 0.9 0.4 5.8 5.7 0.1 0.5 18.2 NC : 14.1 0.1 0.1 11.4 5.5 5.9 2.5 ND : OH : 5.8 0.3 0.2 4.6 2.8 1.8 0.7 3.7 OK : OR : 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 83.9 33.6 5.7 42.3 31.0 11.3 2.3 17.2 SC : SD : 22.3 1.5 1.5 17.0 1.2 15.8 2.4 TN : TX : 469.8 217.5 157.8 82.0 10.0 72.0 12.4 4.1 UT : VA : 0.1 WA : 67.9 30.4 23.8 12.8 5.1 7.7 1.0 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 144.5 45.1 8.7 86.6 68.1 18.5 4.1 13.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,698.0 1,230.5 844.3 571.5 246.0 325.5 51.8 121.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.0 0.2 5.8 1.0 AZ : AR : 16.5 5.2 11.3 CA : 142.1 142.0 0.1 CO : 2.5 2.4 0.1 102.9 102.9 DE-MD : 21.8 21.5 0.2 0.1 FL : GA : 18.1 15.6 2.5 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 8.0 7.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 IL : 668.6 605.7 51.5 11.4 IN : 473.1 473.0 0.1 IA : 2,124.4 2,057.6 39.3 27.5 KS : KY : 173.8 165.8 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 14.9 2.3 12.6 MN : 583.5 583.5 MS : MO : 290.4 290.2 0.2 MT : 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 486.2 486.1 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.5 1.1 NJ : 7.1 1.6 5.5 NM : 2.1 1.6 0.5 NY : 3.2 3.2 1.8 0.8 1.0 NC : 724.3 717.8 6.5 ND : 3.9 3.8 OH : 73.9 64.7 9.3 OK : 296.0 290.8 5.2 OR : 13.3 13.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 PA : 185.7 185.0 0.7 4.7 0.5 4.1 SC : SD : 348.1 321.1 27.0 13.3 13.3 TN : TX : 15.2 8.2 6.9 UT : VA : 332.9 331.2 1.7 1.3 0.1 1.2 WA : WV : WI : 19.8 0.3 19.4 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,600.8 7,295.5 263.1 42.2 299.2 16.7 282.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.5 97.8 97.6 97.7 97.9 Calves : 96.1 97.2 96.8 96.9 97.4 Hogs : 98.0 98.2 98.2 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 96.5 96.5 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 January 23, 1998. 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