Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 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 January 1998. Red Meat, Pork Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.84 billion pounds in January, just above January's previous record of 3.82 billion pounds, set in 1996. January 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. January 1998 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.04 million head, down 6 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 37 pounds from the previous year at 1,197 pounds. Veal production totaled 24.0 million pounds, down 23 percent from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 128,000 head, down 13 percent from the previous year. The average live weight was down 39 pounds from last year to 305 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.63 billion pounds, up 12 percent from the previous year and 5 percent higher than the previous high for January set in 1996. Hog kill totaled 8.59 million head, up 11 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 21.0 million pounds, was up 6 percent from the previous year. Sheep slaughter totaled 309,500 head, up 2 percent from last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, 5 pounds heavier than a year ago. Mt An 1-2 (2-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 98 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : Jan : Dec : : : 98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :*2,222 *2,024 2,157 97 107 2,222 2,157 97 Veal : 31 26 24 77 90 31 24 77 Pork : 1,461 1,641 1,634 112 100 1,461 1,634 112 Lamb & Mutton : 20 23 21 106 90 20 21 106 : Total Red Meat :*3,733 *3,714 3,835 103 103 3,733 3,835 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 98 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : Jan : Dec : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,180 1,987 2,121 97 107 2,180 2,121 97 Veal : 30 26 23 78 90 30 23 78 Pork : 1,437 1,614 1,611 112 100 1,437 1,611 112 Lamb & Mutton : 19 23 20 107 90 19 20 107 : Total Red Meat : 3,666 3,649 3,776 103 103 3,666 3,776 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Jan 98 % of : Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : Jan : Dec : : : 98 % : : : : : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 :of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,168.7 2,811.1 2,976.4 94 106 3,168.7 2,976.4 94 Other :Thou: *76.5 *65.9 63.6 83 97 76.5 63.6 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*3,245.2*2,877.0 3,040.0 94 106 3,245.2 3,040.0 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,164 1,197 1,201 103 100 1,164 1,201 103 Other :Lbs :*1,001 *1,016 1,025 102 101 1,001 1,025 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,160 1,193 1,197 103 100 1,160 1,197 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 142.5 141.7 125.2 88 88 142.5 125.2 88 Other :Thou: *4.1 3.2 2.8 70 89 4.1 2.8 70 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 146.6 144.9 128.0 87 88 146.6 128.0 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 340 299 301 89 101 340 301 89 Other :Lbs : *395 *391 394 100 101 395 394 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 344 301 305 88 101 344 305 88 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,609.8*8,458.8 8,451.2 111 100 7,609.8 8,451.2 111 Other :Thou: *144.7 *164.9 134.1 93 81 144.7 134.1 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*7,754.4*8,623.7 8,585.3 111 100 7,754.4 8,585.3 111 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 260 259 101 100 257 259 101 Other :Lbs : 231 226 231 100 102 231 231 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 257 260 259 101 100 257 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 293.5 337.4 300.8 103 89 293.5 300.8 103 Other :Thou: *10.4 11.1 8.6 83 78 10.4 8.6 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *303.9 348.5 309.5 102 89 303.9 309.5 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 132 137 137 104 100 132 137 104 Other :Lbs : *98 93 96 97 103 98 96 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 131 136 136 104 101 131 136 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 98 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : Jan 1997 : Dec 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.3 *11.1 10.4 101 93 AZ : 29.0 26.4 24.7 85 94 AR : 5.8 6.9 5.5 95 80 CA : *93.2 *95.0 90.0 97 95 CO : 194.7 154.9 171.5 88 111 DE-MD : 6.1 6.6 5.9 97 90 FL : 4.6 *4.5 3.5 77 78 GA : 26.1 26.2 24.3 93 93 HI : 1.5 1.5 1.3 91 90 ID : *48.9 *44.5 48.3 99 108 IL : 195.8 206.6 209.6 107 101 IN : 66.4 107.8 107.6 162 100 IA : *482.5 511.9 529.7 110 103 KS : 452.1 427.7 454.3 100 106 KY : 40.9 42.1 43.7 107 104 LA : 2.2 1.9 1.9 85 100 MI : 84.2 81.8 79.9 95 98 MN : 168.0 194.0 193.0 115 99 MS : 23.8 25.0 26.5 111 106 MO : 63.2 71.4 65.2 103 91 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.3 92 95 NE : *559.7 *531.6 563.4 101 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 70 75 N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.6 1.9 69 72 NJ : 4.6 4.9 4.6 101 93 NM : 1.8 0.9 1.0 56 113 NY : 8.4 6.8 5.8 69 86 NC : *161.3 *165.6 164.7 102 99 ND : *10.4 *10.4 6.1 59 59 OH : 26.6 28.6 27.6 104 96 OK : 45.9 69.6 70.9 154 102 OR : 3.4 3.7 3.3 97 89 PA : 94.8 99.4 93.1 98 94 SC : *14.9 16.0 14.3 96 89 SD : 99.5 *93.2 92.6 93 99 TN : 18.4 21.9 18.3 100 83 TX : *404.8 339.4 398.2 98 117 UT : 34.5 34.6 36.3 105 105 VA : *73.8 *69.0 70.1 95 102 WA : 68.3 55.6 65.2 95 117 WV : 1.5 1.3 1.0 65 76 WI : *96.5 *109.2 97.7 101 89 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.5 100 85 : US : *3,733.0 *3,714.1 3,834.8 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 15.7 15.9 16,381 17,174 1,046 1,079 AZ : 43.0 36.0 47,252 39,621 1,100 1,099 AR : 3.3 2.1 2,850 1,907 872 928 CA : 95.4 89.9 *116,744 111,880 1,224 1,245 CO : *251.0 214.9 *302,267 261,126 1,204 1,215 DE-MD : 3.6 3.2 4,376 3,931 1,203 1,228 FL : GA : 36.2 31.3 40,577 35,344 1,122 1,131 HI : 1.8 1.6 1,740 1,568 978 996 ID : *70.6 67.8 *82,654 81,348 1,171 1,200 IL : 81.8 86.9 95,074 105,113 1,163 1,210 IN : 4.9 4.5 *5,023 4,687 *1,022 1,052 IA : *99.3 88.2 *117,170 108,371 1,180 1,229 KS : 612.5 605.7 *710,200 718,477 1,160 1,186 KY : 5.7 4.1 5,469 4,183 955 1,011 LA : *2.8 2.4 *2,172 2,009 *786 828 MI : 47.4 36.8 56,010 44,425 1,180 1,207 MN : 100.3 94.2 122,057 122,967 1,216 1,306 MS : MO : 15.4 6.5 *16,008 7,185 1,039 1,112 MT : 1.7 1.5 1,915 1,752 1,108 1,142 NE : *658.9 611.8 *787,860 765,719 1,196 1,251 NV : 0.1 0.1 110 80 1,025 1,042 N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.4 3,507 2,574 1,078 1,053 NJ : 2.4 2.2 2,741 2,417 1,135 1,120 NM : 3.1 1.7 2,895 1,741 927 996 NY : 7.7 8.1 8,168 8,908 1,065 1,094 NC : 19.1 15.2 19,312 15,483 1,011 1,022 ND : OH : 14.0 13.8 15,832 15,911 1,128 1,156 OK : 4.5 3.3 4,291 3,118 958 936 OR : 1.5 1.1 1,793 1,399 1,235 1,221 PA : 85.4 79.4 100,116 101,581 1,172 1,279 SC : SD : *25.4 25.3 *30,813 31,143 1,211 1,230 TN : TX : 592.7 566.9 *650,258 638,053 1,097 1,125 UT : VA : *3.2 2.5 *3,060 2,277 *965 917 WA : 93.2 87.3 113,121 107,485 1,214 1,232 WV : 2.1 1.4 1,713 1,239 823 860 WI : *143.0 142.9 *170,336 172,389 1,191 1,206 WY : 0.7 0.6 713 668 1,054 1,093 : US 3/ : *3,245.2 3,040.0 *3,764,821 3,637,755 1,160 1,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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, January 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : 0.1 0.1 30 55 346 422 CA : *22.3 19.1 *7,223 4,716 *324 247 CO : DE-MD : 0.7 0.2 297 66 404 357 FL : GA : HI : ID : 3.0 1.5 1,149 769 379 511 IL : 11.1 10.7 4,569 4,464 412 418 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.2 0.2 87 82 426 409 LA : 2.5 1.6 1,109 733 450 463 MI : 6.9 4.8 1,602 1,396 232 291 MN : MS : 0.2 0.1 88 59 383 421 MO : 0.2 0.2 64 71 318 341 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.4 4.1 1,257 493 235 120 NJ : 9.2 9.2 3,830 3,805 416 412 NM : NY : 18.9 16.9 5,552 1,449 293 85 NC : ND : OH : 3.9 4.3 1,937 2,085 502 488 OK : 0.1 0.1 52 35 437 423 OR : PA : 18.1 17.0 7,180 5,886 398 346 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.4 4.2 950 1,706 395 404 UT : VA : 0.2 0.1 53 31 284 232 WA : WV : WI : 16.8 16.3 *6,734 6,232 401 382 WY : : US 3/ : 146.6 128.0 *50,456 38,988 344 305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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, January 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.8 9.4 4,057 3,619 413 387 AZ : 0.9 0.6 189 112 220 186 AR : CA : *171.6 181.7 *36,374 38,143 212 210 CO : 3.4 3.3 720 694 213 211 DE-MD : 19.1 19.6 4,413 4,649 231 237 FL : 11.9 8.4 2,438 1,604 206 192 GA : 20.7 26.2 6,028 7,049 291 269 HI : 3.6 3.3 706 654 196 200 ID : IL : 708.0 735.5 183,601 193,212 259 263 IN : 326.9 541.8 82,261 137,605 252 254 IA : *2,183.4 2,410.2 *563,659 630,439 258 262 KS : KY : 195.2 211.4 50,922 55,351 261 262 LA : *3.5 3.2 *758 644 *218 200 MI : MN : 555.3 663.4 140,260 171,323 253 258 MS : MO : 286.3 314.9 *73,094 81,727 255 260 MT : 1.5 1.6 343 327 224 208 NE : *467.5 529.4 *119,400 137,221 255 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.6 395 372 231 233 NJ : 6.6 8.4 602 837 91 100 NM : 0.2 0.1 46 20 216 215 NY : 3.8 3.8 939 685 250 178 NC : *806.2 839.2 *202,859 209,865 252 250 ND : 3.9 4.4 *949 1,080 *246 245 OH : 90.7 96.0 23,658 24,746 261 258 OK : 215.8 340.2 58,455 92,131 271 271 OR : 14.9 15.4 3,701 3,974 249 258 PA : 196.7 192.5 47,769 47,039 243 244 SC : SD : *453.1 395.7 *115,371 104,202 255 263 TN : TX : 32.6 28.3 10,455 9,063 321 321 UT : 1.2 1.7 279 325 240 187 VA : *381.1 367.7 *96,210 91,960 252 250 WA : WV : 0.9 0.8 306 267 328 323 WI : *27.2 25.0 *10,888 10,333 *400 414 WY : 0.3 0.4 65 101 232 242 : US 3/ : *7,754.4 8,585.3 *1,991,876 2,223,913 257 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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, January 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : 0.1 0.1 10 5 132 63 AR : CA : CO : 115.7 103.4 16,124 15,248 139 148 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.3 *21 33 *101 126 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 *29 35 *108 115 IL : IN : IA : 43.9 47.3 6,102 6,762 139 143 KS : 0.1 0.1 *18 15 126 117 KY : 0.6 0.5 82 80 141 167 LA : 0.1 0.1 13 11 86 85 MI : 17.8 16.9 2,110 2,186 119 129 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 22 22 129 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 *12 12 *105 110 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 120 134 100 101 NJ : 8.1 7.8 746 766 93 99 NM : 3.7 2.9 435 347 117 121 NY : 1.5 1.4 137 145 89 104 NC : 0.2 0.1 15 12 80 94 ND : 0.1 0.1 *9 7 131 136 OH : 0.6 0.5 67 58 109 109 OK : OR : 0.3 0.3 42 40 122 129 PA : 4.7 4.8 502 489 107 102 SC : SD : 12.2 13.2 1,588 1,796 130 136 TN : 0.1 0.1 8 10 92 92 TX : UT : VA : 1.6 1.7 *165 162 105 97 WA : WV : WI : *0.5 0.6 *57 76 112 120 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 13 123 129 : US 3/ : *303.9 309.5 *39,775 42,199 131 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------- :1997 :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,459*1,314 1,419 1,459 1,419 46.1 46.7 47.7 46.1 47.7 Heifers :1,007 *853 954 1,007 954 31.8 30.4 32.0 31.8 32.0 All Cows : 652 *595 556 652 556 20.6 21.1 18.7 20.6 18.7 Dairy Cows : 295 273 267 295 267 9.3 9.7 9.0 9.3 9.0 Other Cows : 357 *322 289 357 289 11.3 11.4 9.7 11.3 9.7 Bulls & Stags : 51 49 47 51 47 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 : Total 1/ :3,169 2,811 2,976 3,169 2,976 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,308*8,131 8,140 7,308 8,140 96.0 96.1 96.3 96.0 96.3 Sows : 250 282 266 250 266 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 51 46 45 51 45 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,610*8,459 8,451 7,610 8,451 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 20 16 15 16 5.2 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 278 317 285 278 285 94.8 94.0 94.8 94.8 94.8 : Total 1/ : 293 337 301 293 301 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle : 692 711 716 692 716 Steers 4/ : 757 *777 776 757 776 Heifers 4/ : 699 714 717 699 717 All Cows 4/ : 524 544 550 524 550 Bulls & Stags4/: 835 837 860 835 860 : Calves & Vealers: 210 184 186 210 186 : Hogs : 189 191 191 189 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 186 188 188 186 188 Sows 5/ : 286 295 293 286 293 Stags & Boars5/: 211 227 221 211 221 : Sheep : 65 67 68 65 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 60 59 58 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 68 69 66 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.2 4.1 2 : 10.0 1.4 0.6 7.2 7.0 0.2 0.8 26.2 3 : 83.1 33.5 5.8 41.6 30.7 10.9 2.1 3/ 4 : 83.6 1.2 3.0 72.0 27.1 44.9 7.4 21.5 5 : 354.4 136.4 64.2 144.0 100.3 43.7 9.7 42.9 6 : 567.3 292.2 186.3 76.7 16.7 60.1 12.1 4.4 7 : 1,301.4 685.6 519.7 91.1 15.5 75.6 5.0 0.1 8 : 293.0 148.5 111.2 29.3 4.1 25.2 4.0 0.0 9 : 126.7 53.9 10.9 59.3 50.9 8.4 2.7 21.5 10 : 154.8 66.3 51.8 34.2 13.8 20.4 2.6 4.6 : US 2/ : 2,976.4 1,419.3 953.8 556.6 267.3 289.3 46.6 125.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 2 : 11.9 11.7 0.1 9.1 1.8 7.3 3 : 4/ 8.3 0.5 7.7 4 : 1,875.3 1,794.4 79.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 5 : 4/ 36.1 3.9 32.1 6 : 369.5 348.6 20.9 39.5 4.1 35.4 7 : 5,586.1 5,408.5 134.2 43.5 47.8 2.0 45.8 8 : 402.4 371.3 31.0 118.7 2.1 116.6 9 : 179.2 179.1 0.1 5/ 10 : 25.4 25.0 0.3 39.5 0.5 39.0 : US 2/ : 8,451.2 8,139.9 265.8 45.4 300.8 15.8 285.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 3-4, 5 & 7 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 9-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - January 1998 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total 1/ : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.2 4.1 2 : 10.0 1.4 0.6 7.2 7.0 0.2 0.8 26.2 3 : 83.1 33.5 5.8 41.6 30.7 10.9 2.1 3/ 4 : 83.6 1.2 3.0 72.0 27.1 44.9 7.4 21.5 5 : 354.4 136.4 64.2 144.0 100.3 43.7 9.7 42.9 6 : 567.3 292.2 186.3 76.7 16.7 60.1 12.1 4.4 7 : 1,301.4 685.6 519.7 91.1 15.5 75.6 5.0 0.1 8 : 293.0 148.5 111.2 29.3 4.1 25.2 4.0 0.0 9 : 126.7 53.9 10.9 59.3 50.9 8.4 2.7 21.5 10 : 154.8 66.3 51.8 34.2 13.8 20.4 2.6 4.6 : US : 2,976.4 1,419.3 953.8 556.6 267.3 289.3 46.6 125.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total :Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 2 : 11.9 11.7 0.1 9.1 1.8 7.3 3 : 4/ 8.3 0.5 7.7 4 :1,875.3 1,794.4 79.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 5 : 4/ 36.1 3.9 32.1 6 : 369.5 348.6 20.9 39.5 4.1 35.4 7 :5,586.1 5,408.5 134.2 43.5 47.8 2.0 45.8 8 : 402.4 371.3 31.0 118.7 2.1 116.6 9 : 179.2 179.1 0.1 5/ 10 : 25.4 25.0 0.3 39.5 0.5 39.0 : US :8,451.2 8,139.9 265.8 45.4 300.8 15.8 285.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 3-4 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 3-4, 5 & 7 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 9-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, January 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : : Total : Steers :Heifers:-------------------------: Bulls & : Total : 2/ : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 14.9 14.6 4.0 10.6 0.3 AZ : 35.8 32.5 2.5 0.7 0.7 AR : 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 CA : 89.3 20.9 8.1 57.8 50.0 7.8 2.5 18.9 CO : 214.2 122.3 91.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 FL : GA : 29.8 0.1 26.4 5.0 21.4 3.3 HI : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 ID : 66.5 28.6 16.2 20.3 6.2 14.1 1.4 1.5 IL : 82.9 41.8 34.6 5.6 3.2 2.4 0.9 10.6 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 IA : 86.8 36.1 23.5 25.9 11.5 14.4 1.3 KS : 601.3 339.0 260.4 2.0 0.6 1.4 0.1 KY : 2.8 0.1 2.7 LA : MI : 34.7 23.4 1.3 9.8 7.9 1.9 0.2 4.7 MN : 91.1 28.9 18.9 38.4 20.1 18.3 4.9 MS : MO : 3.4 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 NE : 609.8 309.4 235.1 62.1 3.0 59.1 3.3 NV : 0.1 N ENG : 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.2 0.2 4.1 NJ : 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.2 NM : 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.2 0.1 NY : 7.9 0.8 0.4 6.3 6.3 0.5 16.9 NC : 14.0 0.1 0.1 11.4 5.6 5.8 2.4 ND : OH : 6.1 0.5 0.3 4.8 2.6 2.2 0.6 4.1 OK : OR : 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 79.0 31.1 5.2 40.8 30.2 10.6 2.0 17.0 SC : SD : 23.1 0.9 1.1 18.6 1.5 17.1 2.4 TN : TX : 563.1 291.8 186.1 73.2 14.8 58.4 11.9 3.8 UT : VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 87.2 37.0 35.5 13.7 7.5 6.2 1.1 WV : 0.1 WI : 139.0 41.5 9.1 85.3 66.4 18.9 3.1 16.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,976.4 1,419.3 953.8 556.6 267.3 289.3 46.6 125.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, January 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.1 0.1 6.4 1.6 AZ : AR : CA : 175.7 175.6 0.1 CO : 2.8 2.7 0.1 103.3 103.3 DE-MD : 19.6 19.5 FL : GA : 18.0 15.3 2.7 HI : 3.3 3.2 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 704.2 641.2 51.9 11.1 IN : 537.1 537.0 0.1 IA : 2,408.2 2,335.3 42.7 30.3 47.2 2.0 45.2 KS : KY : 209.8 201.9 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 16.6 2.1 14.5 MN : 659.4 659.4 MS : MO : 311.9 311.7 0.2 MT : 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 528.0 528.0 NV : N ENG : 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 NJ : 8.4 8.3 0.1 7.7 1.2 6.6 NM : 2.4 1.8 0.6 NY : 3.5 3.5 1.4 0.6 0.7 NC : 826.0 819.9 6.1 0.1 ND : 4.0 3.9 OH : 85.1 76.6 8.4 OK : 338.4 333.3 5.2 OR : 15.2 15.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 PA : 192.0 191.3 0.6 4.7 0.4 4.3 SC : SD : 393.7 362.8 30.8 13.1 13.1 TN : 0.1 0.1 TX : 15.8 9.8 6.0 UT : 0.9 0.9 VA : 366.9 365.2 1.7 1.6 0.1 1.5 WA : WV : WI : 20.5 0.3 20.1 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,451.2 8,139.9 265.8 45.4 300.8 15.8 285.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.6 *97.7 97.9 97.6 97.9 Calves : *97.2 97.8 97.8 97.2 97.8 Hogs : 98.1 98.1 98.4 98.1 98.4 Sheep : *96.6 96.8 97.2 96.6 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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 March 20, 1998. 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