Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 23, 1998, 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 December 1997. Red Meat Production Equals Record High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.72 billion pounds in December, equaling the record high for the month set in 1994. December 1996 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. December 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.03 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, virtually unchanged from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 34 pounds from the previous year at 1,193 pounds. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, down 16 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 144,900 head, down 5 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was down 35 pounds from last year to 301 pounds. Pork production, at 1.64 billion pounds, was up 15 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.62 million head, up 13 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 23.0 million pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Sheep slaughter totaled 348,500 head, matching last year's number. The average live weight was 136 pounds, 6 pounds heavier than a year ago. January - December red meat production was 43.2 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 up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Mt An 1-2 (1-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 97 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : 97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,950 1,936 2,025 104 105 25,421 25,401 100 Veal : 31 24 26 84 111 368 323 88 Pork :1,429 1,473 1,641 115 111 17,084 17,245 101 Lamb & Mutton : 22 20 23 104 114 265 257 97 : Total Red Meat :3,433 3,453 3,715 108 108 43,138 43,226 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 97 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : :97 as % : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,908 1,899 1,987 104 105 24,948 24,964 100 Veal : 30 23 26 85 113 355 314 88 Pork : 1,402 1,449 1,614 115 111 16,780 16,962 101 Lamb & Mutton : 22 20 23 104 114 258 250 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,362 3,391 3,649 109 108 42,340 42,490 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Dec 97 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : 97 % : : : : : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 :of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,799.5 2,698.0 2,811.1 100 104 35,721.0 35,566.8 100 Other :Thou: 76.7 66.7 69.2 90 104 862.4 783.8 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,876.2*2,764.8 2,880.1 100 104 36,583.4 36,350.5 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,163 1,192 1,197 103 100 1,173 1,177 100 Other :Lbs : 1,008 1,022 1,010 100 99 996 1,014 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,159 1,188 1,193 103 100 1,169 1,173 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 148.5 121.3 141.7 95 117 1,713.6 1,534.0 90 Other :Thou: 4.6 4.0 3.2 69 80 54.6 40.3 74 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 153.0 125.3 144.9 95 116 1,768.2 1,574.3 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 334 308 299 89 97 340 335 99 Other :Lbs : 408 423 396 97 94 422 407 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 336 313 301 90 96 343 338 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,455.0 7,600.8 8,457.7 113 111 90,534.3 90,224.4 100 Other :Thou: 166.6 142.1 163.4 98 115 1,860.2 1,741.3 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,621.6 7,742.9 8,621.1 113 111 92,394.4 91,965.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 261 260 101 100 254 257 101 Other :Lbs : 228 229 226 99 99 229 227 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 260 260 101 100 254 256 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 335.9 299.2 337.4 100 113 4,032.3 3,770.7 94 Other :Thou: 12.6 10.7 11.1 88 104 151.7 140.2 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 348.5 309.9 348.5 100 112 4,184.1 3,910.9 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 135 137 105 102 129 134 104 Other :Lbs : 94 100 93 99 93 95 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 130 134 136 105 101 128 133 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 97 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec 1996 : Nov 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.2 11.0 10.8 106 98 AZ : 27.6 23.0 26.4 95 115 AR : 6.9 6.2 6.9 100 112 CA : 90.3 81.8 94.9 105 116 CO : 166.9 138.8 154.9 93 112 DE-MD : 6.3 6.4 6.6 104 103 FL : 3.6 3.6 4.3 119 119 GA : 22.3 23.0 26.2 117 114 HI : 1.5 1.3 1.5 101 118 ID : 46.8 42.3 44.7 95 106 IL : 187.4 199.7 206.6 110 103 IN : 68.6 94.1 107.8 157 115 IA : 466.2 469.7 511.9 110 109 KS : 393.1 397.7 427.7 109 108 KY : 39.4 35.1 42.1 107 120 LA : 2.5 2.0 1.9 76 94 MI : 79.9 77.0 81.8 102 106 MN : 167.7 173.2 194.0 116 112 MS : 22.1 25.9 25.0 113 96 MO : 62.3 60.2 71.4 115 119 MT : 1.4 1.2 1.3 95 112 NE : 468.7 520.5 531.5 113 102 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 93 N ENG 3/ : 3.2 2.6 2.6 82 102 NJ : 4.7 4.2 4.9 106 117 NM : 1.9 0.8 0.9 46 110 NY : 10.4 6.0 6.8 65 113 NC : 154.6 149.7 165.5 107 111 ND : 10.0 10.9 10.5 105 96 OH : 28.2 26.5 28.6 102 108 OK : 40.3 61.4 69.6 173 113 OR : 3.3 3.4 3.7 111 109 PA : 92.8 94.9 99.4 107 105 SC : 14.8 14.1 16.0 108 114 SD : 96.0 83.6 93.3 97 112 TN : 18.8 18.9 21.9 117 116 TX : 357.6 327.9 339.4 95 104 UT : 31.3 31.5 34.6 110 110 VA : 69.6 66.4 70.1 101 106 WA : 56.4 50.5 55.6 99 110 WV : 1.8 1.5 1.3 68 84 WI : 94.8 103.8 109.3 115 105 WY : 0.6 0.4 0.6 97 124 : US : 3,432.8 3,453.0 3,714.8 108 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 16.8 17.7 16,935 17,641 1,007 999 AZ : 40.3 38.8 44,787 42,293 1,110 1,091 AR : 3.3 2.5 2,912 2,220 878 901 CA : 87.7 94.8 107,290 117,737 1,224 1,242 CO : 214.4 194.3 257,013 234,777 1,199 1,208 DE-MD : 3.4 3.4 4,059 4,080 1,189 1,213 FL : GA : HI : 1.6 1.6 1,578 1,637 993 1,031 ID : 65.9 62.1 78,511 75,259 1,192 1,211 IL : 75.9 78.0 87,938 93,565 1,158 1,200 IN : 5.2 4.7 5,294 4,872 1,019 1,028 IA : 89.7 89.4 105,609 109,652 1,177 1,227 KS : 529.1 566.0 617,572 673,133 1,167 1,189 KY : 5.4 4.6 4,990 4,584 931 990 LA : 2.5 2.1 2,058 1,667 808 804 MI : 42.1 35.0 50,594 41,624 1,201 1,189 MN : 99.4 100.9 119,787 128,004 1,205 1,269 MS : MO : 16.7 9.2 17,561 10,247 1,052 1,119 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,882 1,767 1,144 1,123 NE : 553.2 577.2 653,423 713,999 1,181 1,237 NV : 0.1 0.1 117 98 997 1,102 N ENG 2/ : 3.5 3.0 3,613 3,117 1,041 1,023 NJ : 2.2 2.2 2,570 2,270 1,151 1,050 NM : 3.3 1.5 3,076 1,482 944 983 NY : 7.9 8.9 8,290 9,565 1,052 1,075 NC : 16.2 16.3 16,132 16,807 993 1,031 ND : OH : 14.7 12.6 16,379 14,290 1,114 1,134 OK : 4.4 4.3 4,036 3,888 914 913 OR : 1.5 1.4 1,933 1,844 1,272 1,281 PA : 76.8 78.1 93,500 99,955 1,218 1,280 SC : SD : 24.9 25.1 30,461 32,210 1,224 1,281 TN : 5.4 5.7 4,910 5,528 902 977 TX : 525.4 483.3 577,153 542,081 1,098 1,122 UT : VA : 4.3 5.9 4,234 5,047 984 861 WA : 76.3 74.7 93,955 92,314 1,232 1,236 WV : 2.4 1.8 1,958 1,492 824 816 WI : 143.7 157.6 169,604 192,371 1,181 1,221 WY : 0.8 0.8 857 810 1,082 1,077 : US 3/ : 2,876.2 2,880.1 3,333,881 3,434,887 1,159 1,193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996 and 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 18.1 20.1 5,825 5,162 321 257 CO : DE-MD : 1.0 0.4 445 176 433 411 FL : GA : 0.1 0.9 40 107 408 118 HI : ID : 3.2 2.6 1,223 1,326 378 511 IL : 11.2 11.1 4,593 4,552 408 411 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.3 0.1 123 58 400 407 LA : 2.5 1.6 1,149 738 459 459 MI : 7.3 6.1 1,597 1,485 219 242 MN : MS : 0.3 0.2 107 72 412 424 MO : 0.3 0.2 94 85 358 368 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.3 5.2 1,536 755 242 145 NJ : 8.9 9.8 3,641 4,081 408 418 NM : NY : 24.3 20.7 7,667 1,841 316 89 NC : ND : OH : 3.7 4.6 1,525 1,897 414 413 OK : 0.1 0.1 59 51 398 393 OR : PA : 17.9 18.3 7,199 6,198 402 339 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.8 5.3 1,436 1,971 376 372 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 40 27 297 231 WA : WV : WI : 15.8 18.9 6,359 7,614 402 402 WY : : US 3/ : 153.0 144.9 51,439 43,647 336 301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 8.9 3,685 3,447 403 387 AZ : 0.9 0.8 190 168 207 200 AR : 18.0 19.0 8,120 8,728 450 459 CA : 182.9 189.9 39,190 40,311 214 212 CO : 3.9 3.7 814 780 211 213 DE-MD : 21.2 22.1 4,804 5,395 226 244 FL : 9.9 14.0 1,800 2,671 182 191 GA : 23.3 32.8 6,669 8,573 286 261 HI : 4.3 4.1 816 805 191 199 ID : 7.1 10.6 1,866 2,790 262 264 IL : 693.2 758.7 180,068 199,609 260 263 IN : 338.9 544.5 85,066 138,072 251 254 IA : 2,131.6 2,322.9 549,268 608,054 258 262 KS : KY : 191.6 203.0 49,686 53,299 259 263 LA : 4.9 4.5 1,060 840 215 185 MI : MN : 562.5 663.2 142,083 169,945 253 256 MS : MO : 275.9 334.2 71,188 87,722 258 263 MT : 1.7 1.8 393 376 228 212 NE : 444.5 538.5 113,043 139,176 254 258 NV : 0.1 0.1 25 27 199 194 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 3.2 693 764 228 241 NJ : NM : 0.4 0.1 94 12 214 222 NY : 6.0 5.5 1,560 1,075 261 196 NC : 782.8 824.9 196,483 209,869 251 254 ND : 4.0 4.4 980 1,065 244 242 OH : 100.2 105.4 26,050 27,513 260 261 OK : 197.9 333.9 53,262 89,538 269 268 OR : 13.6 16.2 3,472 4,170 254 257 PA : 212.4 228.3 52,008 56,393 245 247 SC : SD : 434.4 400.6 110,256 104,498 254 261 TN : TX : 28.4 30.0 9,683 10,023 341 334 UT : 1.2 2.0 289 361 241 179 VA : 355.0 355.8 89,643 90,048 253 253 WA : WV : 1.3 1.1 410 370 322 334 WI : 25.5 25.4 10,024 10,564 394 416 WY : 0.4 0.4 87 105 223 253 : US 3/ : 7,621.6 8,621.1 1,955,172 2,238,240 257 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 6 6 104 90 AR : CA : CO : 135.7 116.2 18,484 16,851 136 145 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.1 0.3 10 26 87 102 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 44 44 104 120 IL : IN : IA : KS : 0.1 0.1 14 11 118 127 KY : 0.6 0.7 84 115 132 156 LA : 0.2 0.2 14 14 75 84 MI : 17.6 19.7 2,068 2,473 118 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.3 27 34 115 122 NE : 0.1 0.2 12 19 90 98 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.3 208 227 96 98 NJ : 9.4 8.8 908 908 97 103 NM : 3.5 3.1 405 374 117 121 NY : 2.6 3.0 219 324 85 107 NC : 0.3 0.2 25 18 95 93 ND : 0.1 0.1 9 9 122 122 OH : 0.8 0.5 96 54 118 105 OK : OR : 0.4 0.4 48 54 116 132 PA : 4.7 5.9 489 609 104 103 SC : SD : 14.1 14.6 1,823 1,964 129 135 TN : TX : UT : VA : 1.9 2.1 204 209 109 98 WA : WV : WI : 0.4 0.6 45 65 112 115 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 17 122 133 : US 3/ : 348.5 348.5 45,181 47,255 130 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------- :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 :1996 :1997 :1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,249 1,230 1,317 17,400 17,175 44.6 45.6 46.9 48.7 48.3 Heifers : 864 844 854 10,502 11,287 30.9 31.3 30.4 29.4 31.7 All Cows : 637 571 591 7,105 6,420 22.8 21.2 21.0 19.9 18.0 Dairy Cows : 268 246 273 3,037 2,926 9.6 9.1 9.7 8.5 8.2 Other Cows : 369 325 318 4,068 3,494 13.2 12.1 11.3 11.4 9.8 Bulls & Stags : 49 52 49 715 683 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,799 2,698 2,811 35,721 35,567 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,159 7,296 8,130 86,443 86,583 96.0 96.0 96.1 95.5 96.0 Sows : 250 263 282 3,425 3,064 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.4 Stags & Boars : 46 42 46 667 577 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 : Total 1/ :7,455 7,601 8,458 90,534 90,224 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 20 17 20 270 213 6.1 5.6 6.0 6.7 5.7 Lambs & Yrlings: 315 282 317 3,763 3,558 93.9 94.4 94.0 93.3 94.3 : Total 1/ : 336 299 337 4,032 3,771 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 685 707 711 702 706 Steers 4/ : 757 774 776 766 764 Heifers 4/ : 695 714 714 705 703 All Cows 4/ : 517 540 544 524 539 Bulls & Stags4/: 824 832 837 842 851 : Calves & Vealers: 207 190 184 211 208 : Hogs : 189 191 191 186 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 187 188 181 185 Sows 5/ : 289 296 295 290 291 Stags & Boars5/: 217 226 227 222 220 : Sheep : 65 66 67 64 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 60 60 58 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 67 68 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, December 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.3 5.2 2 : 10.7 1.6 0.7 7.6 7.3 0.3 0.9 30.4 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 171.3 37.8 9.2 114.8 54.5 60.3 9.6 23.6 5 : 363.6 128.5 61.6 162.5 114.4 48.1 11.0 48.2 6 : 484.2 225.1 169.0 77.8 12.8 65.0 12.3 5.3 7 : 1,231.2 655.6 475.0 94.8 17.2 77.7 5.7 0.1 8 : 276.7 150.0 87.2 34.8 3.9 30.9 4.7 0.0 9 : 134.3 59.0 11.6 61.1 49.7 11.4 2.7 22.9 10 : 136.6 59.2 38.8 36.2 11.8 24.4 2.4 6.0 : US 2/ : 2,811.1 1,317.3 853.5 590.8 272.8 318.0 49.4 141.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.4 1.7 2 : 5/ 11.7 2.7 9.0 3 : 622.9 619.5 3.3 0.1 10.0 0.5 9.5 4 : 1,280.2 1,189.7 89.1 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 5 : 5/ 41.9 6.4 35.5 6 : 368.3 343.5 24.8 43.2 4.8 38.5 7 : 5,562.5 5,381.6 136.6 44.3 56.6 1.4 55.2 8 : 408.3 380.9 27.4 133.3 2.6 130.7 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 212.9 212.4 0.5 0.1 37.5 0.7 36.8 : US 2/ : 8,457.7 8,130.1 281.7 45.9 337.4 20.2 317.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 3-4 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 3-4 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 2-3, 5 & 7, 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 9-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - December 1997 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 31.0 4.3 3.3 20.2 19.2 0.9 3.3 63.5 2 : 114.9 15.8 6.2 83.1 80.0 3.0 9.8 347.2 3 : 3/ 4/ 4 : 2,066.9 476.5 120.5 1,331.9 631.6 700.3 138.1 246.0 5 : 4,216.0 1,726.2 724.4 1,626.8 1,176.9 450.0 138.5 535.7 6 : 6,621.6 3,281.0 2,292.9 877.3 143.6 733.8 170.3 44.4 7 :15,809.1 8,410.6 6,285.6 1,020.2 170.8 849.3 92.8 0.8 8 : 3,522.7 1,732.0 1,276.9 460.1 60.9 399.1 53.7 0.0 9 : 1,510.0 756.2 89.9 624.1 482.8 141.3 39.8 222.4 10 : 1,674.6 772.9 487.7 377.0 160.4 216.6 37.0 74.0 : US :35,566.8 17,175.5 11,287.4 6,420.5 2,926.2 3,494.3 683.3 1,534.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.5 20.6 0.7 0.2 19.2 5.0 14.2 2 : 5/ 126.0 28.2 97.8 3 : 6,819.0 6,774.9 42.9 1.2 115.2 8.5 106.7 4 :14,120.5 13,221.0 884.5 15.0 12.4 8.2 4.2 5 : 5/ 468.0 60.1 407.9 6 : 3,554.1 3,304.1 249.6 0.4 232.6 44.4 188.2 7 :58,394.9 56,270.4 1,565.0 559.5 592.6 19.7 572.9 8 : 5,129.8 4,813.8 315.9 0.1 1,640.2 31.1 1,609.2 9 : 5/ 6/ 10 : 2,184.6 2,178.4 5.6 0.6 564.5 8.0 556.4 : US :90,224.4 86,583.3 3,064.1 577.0 3,770.7 213.1 3,557.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.7 3.6 12.8 1.3 11.5 0.3 AZ : 38.4 34.3 3.6 0.5 0.5 AR : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 CA : 94.2 24.2 7.8 59.7 49.0 10.7 2.5 20.0 CO : 193.6 126.5 66.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 FL : GA : HI : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 ID : 60.6 23.6 13.4 22.1 5.7 16.4 1.4 2.6 IL : 73.8 35.2 31.8 5.9 3.4 2.5 0.9 10.9 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 IA : 87.9 35.3 21.1 29.6 13.2 16.4 1.9 KS : 562.4 325.0 235.2 2.2 0.4 1.8 0.1 KY : LA : MI : 33.1 19.7 0.7 12.5 10.0 2.5 0.2 6.1 MN : 96.7 28.6 19.5 43.2 24.4 18.8 5.3 MS : MO : 5.8 1.4 0.9 3.2 0.7 2.5 0.3 0.1 MT : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 NE : 575.1 293.9 217.8 59.9 2.9 57.0 3.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 2.5 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.3 5.2 NJ : 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.8 NM : 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 NY : 8.6 1.0 0.5 6.6 6.5 0.1 0.5 20.7 NC : 15.1 0.1 0.1 12.5 6.3 6.2 2.4 ND : OH : 6.3 0.4 0.2 5.0 2.8 2.2 0.6 4.4 OK : OR : 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 77.5 30.5 5.3 40.0 29.5 10.5 1.8 18.3 SC : SD : 23.0 1.0 1.2 18.2 1.2 17.0 2.5 TN : TX : 480.0 224.8 168.7 74.4 11.2 63.2 12.1 4.9 UT : VA : 0.1 WA : 74.6 34.6 25.3 13.8 5.9 7.9 0.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 153.4 44.3 9.3 95.8 73.8 22.0 3.9 18.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,811.1 1,317.3 853.5 590.8 272.8 318.0 49.4 141.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, December 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.6 0.1 6.2 1.3 AZ : AR : 18.5 6.1 12.4 CA : 181.4 181.3 0.1 CO : 3.1 3.0 0.1 116.1 116.0 DE-MD : 22.1 21.8 0.2 0.1 FL : GA : 22.1 19.1 3.0 HI : 4.1 4.0 ID : 9.7 9.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 IL : 721.2 654.2 53.1 13.9 IN : 540.0 539.9 0.1 IA : 2,321.4 2,253.9 39.1 28.4 KS : KY : 201.2 192.4 8.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 19.4 3.4 16.1 MN : 659.7 659.7 MS : MO : 331.5 331.3 0.2 MT : 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 536.9 536.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG : 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.4 1.7 NJ : 8.8 1.7 7.1 NM : 2.5 1.9 0.6 NY : 5.1 5.1 3.0 1.0 1.9 NC : 803.2 796.4 6.8 0.1 ND : 3.9 3.9 OH : 92.8 82.3 10.5 OK : 332.0 326.9 5.1 OR : 16.0 15.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 PA : 227.8 227.2 0.6 5.8 0.3 5.5 SC : SD : 398.8 371.6 27.2 14.4 14.4 TN : TX : 17.7 10.4 7.3 UT : VA : 355.1 353.0 2.1 1.8 0.1 1.7 WA : WV : WI : 20.9 0.4 20.4 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,457.7 8,130.1 281.7 45.9 337.4 20.2 317.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.3 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.8 Calves : 97.0 96.8 97.8 96.9 97.4 Hogs : 97.8 98.2 98.1 98.0 98.1 Sheep : 96.4 96.5 96.8 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 February 20, 1998. 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