Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 24, 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. March Red Meat Production Up Veal Production Sets Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion pounds in March, up 8 percent from the 3.44 billion pounds produced in March 1997. March 1997 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. March 1998 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.08 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.89 million head, up 1 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 39 pounds from the previous year, at 1,200 pounds. Veal production totaled 23.0 million pounds, 18 percent below March a year ago and 8 percent below the previous record low for March set in 1991. Calf slaughter totaled 127 thousand head, down 3 percent from March 1997. The average live weight was 295 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.60 billion pounds, up 12 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.48 million head, 12 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 26.0 million pounds, was up slightly from March 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 386 thousand head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 4 pounds from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.0 billion pounds, 6 percent above the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent from last year, veal was down 20 percent, pork was up 12 percent, and lamb and mutton was up 1 percent. Mt An 1-2 (4-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 98 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,966 1,977 2,081 106 105 6,107 6,215 102 Veal : 28 21 23 82 108 85 68 80 Pork : 1,422 1,457 1,596 112 110 4,191 4,687 112 Lamb & Mutton : 26 21 26 100 126 67 68 101 : Total Red Meat : 3,441 3,476 3,726 108 107 10,450 11,038 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 98 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,930 1,945 2,049 106 105 5,993 6,116 102 Veal : 27 21 22 82 108 82 66 80 Pork : 1,398 1,437 1,572 112 109 4,121 4,621 112 Lamb & Mutton : 26 20 26 101 126 66 67 102 : Total Red Meat : 3,381 3,424 3,669 109 107 10,261 10,869 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 98 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,794.5 2,691.1 2,838.4 102 105 8,689.6 8,506.2 98 Other :Thou: 64.3 55.5 56.0 87 101 209.6 175.1 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,858.8 2,746.6 2,894.4 101 105 8,899.2 8,681.3 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,164 1,208 1,203 103 100 1,165 1,204 103 Other :Lbs : 1,010 1,025 1,027 102 100 1,004 1,026 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,161 1,204 1,200 103 100 1,161 1,200 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 127.6 110.7 124.6 98 113 392.2 360.5 92 Other :Thou: 3.1 2.4 2.6 82 109 10.9 7.8 72 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 130.8 *113.1 127.2 97 113 403.0 368.3 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 347 306 293 85 96 345 300 87 Other :Lbs : 406 397 388 96 98 400 393 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 348 308 295 85 96 347 303 87 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,437.1 7,589.7 8,335.4 112 110 21,882.7 24,378.6 111 Other :Thou: 145.1 121.6 142.0 98 117 425.6 397.8 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,582.2 7,711.3 8,477.4 112 110 22,308.2 24,776.4 111 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 258 257 100 100 256 258 101 Other :Lbs : 228 230 234 103 102 231 232 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 256 258 257 100 100 256 258 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 385.9 300.2 376.6 98 125 996.4 977.6 98 Other :Thou: 11.5 8.3 9.4 82 113 31.9 26.4 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 397.4 308.6 386.0 97 125 1,028.3 1,004.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 134 *138 139 103 100 133 138 103 Other :Lbs : 98 98 94 96 97 99 96 97 Comm'l. :Lbs : 133 *137 137 103 100 132 137 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 98 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar 1997 : Feb 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.0 9.3 11.7 117 125 AZ : 25.8 23.0 26.4 103 115 AR : 5.9 5.6 5.9 100 105 CA : 84.2 79.5 83.2 99 105 CO : 153.0 151.1 155.1 101 103 DE-MD : 5.6 5.7 6.6 117 115 FL : 3.5 4.4 4.5 131 103 GA : 24.3 22.9 24.3 100 106 HI : 1.4 1.3 1.4 101 106 ID : 40.7 38.1 42.6 105 112 IL : 211.5 188.8 213.1 101 113 IN : 66.6 99.6 105.8 159 106 IA : 435.7 469.8 511.1 117 109 KS : 418.4 452.3 465.1 111 103 KY : 41.0 39.1 42.4 104 109 LA : 2.2 1.8 2.1 92 112 MI : 84.3 68.6 66.1 78 96 MN : 172.6 169.5 165.6 96 98 MS : 24.7 22.4 23.7 96 106 MO : 66.1 61.9 65.4 99 106 MT : 1.1 1.1 1.1 100 97 NE : 508.2 521.4 553.1 109 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 3/ : 2.4 1.6 1.7 72 105 NJ : 3.9 3.9 4.4 114 115 NM : 1.3 0.9 1.0 77 113 NY : 8.1 5.2 5.7 70 110 NC : 145.4 142.3 159.3 110 112 ND : 9.1 7.2 7.4 81 102 OH : 25.3 25.7 27.2 107 106 OK : 49.6 62.5 68.4 138 109 OR : 3.2 3.1 3.4 108 111 PA : 86.7 84.5 94.2 109 111 SC : 13.0 13.4 14.3 110 107 SD : 104.5 78.6 84.1 80 107 TN : 15.7 15.9 18.6 119 117 TX : 357.0 363.4 403.1 113 111 UT : 33.3 33.6 35.9 108 107 VA : 60.2 55.5 66.0 110 119 WA : 47.9 51.4 54.3 113 106 WV : 1.1 0.5 0.7 70 139 WI : 86.7 89.3 99.7 115 112 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.4 118 99 : US : 3,441.4 3,476.0 3,726.1 108 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 15.4 18.4 15,947 20,006 1,032 1,086 AZ : 37.7 38.2 42,013 42,561 1,115 1,116 AR : 2.6 1.7 2,483 1,760 952 1,007 CA : 81.5 82.8 101,410 100,653 1,244 1,216 CO : 191.4 188.6 228,002 230,727 1,191 1,223 DE-MD : 3.2 3.3 3,879 3,972 1,213 1,216 FL : 4.2 4.3 3,963 4,388 952 1,010 GA : 32.5 30.5 36,416 34,574 1,122 1,135 HI : 1.7 1.7 1,645 1,721 988 1,031 ID : 55.6 57.4 67,693 71,771 1,217 1,250 IL : 86.0 85.5 100,907 104,781 1,173 1,226 IN : 3.7 3.6 3,772 3,746 1,019 1,049 IA : 86.8 81.0 104,028 100,667 1,199 1,243 KS : 579.8 624.6 656,709 726,320 1,133 1,163 KY : 4.7 2.9 4,599 2,903 988 1,000 LA : 2.7 2.2 2,223 1,834 818 832 MI : 43.1 27.6 52,324 35,462 1,213 1,286 MN : 97.0 54.4 121,083 72,965 1,248 1,341 MS : MO : 11.7 5.5 12,930 6,226 1,101 1,130 MT : 1.2 1.2 1,369 1,340 1,143 1,160 NE : 581.3 594.5 696,889 748,280 1,199 1,259 NV : 0.1 0.1 93 62 1,022 1,061 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.0 2,923 2,214 1,094 1,093 NJ : 1.9 2.0 2,250 2,233 1,156 1,118 NM : 2.3 1.7 2,212 1,622 953 973 NY : 7.1 7.5 7,713 8,248 1,081 1,107 NC : 16.0 12.9 16,675 13,573 1,041 1,056 ND : OH : 13.3 12.0 14,905 13,443 1,122 1,125 OK : 4.3 2.7 4,093 2,595 944 957 OR : 1.3 1.1 1,702 1,370 1,310 1,231 PA : 74.7 78.9 91,888 100,624 1,229 1,275 SC : SD : 22.0 19.8 25,387 26,236 1,155 1,324 TN : TX : 520.6 565.0 568,683 638,792 1,092 1,131 UT : VA : 2.5 2.2 2,360 2,172 943 968 WA : 65.8 72.9 79,972 90,297 1,215 1,239 WV : 0.9 0.9 730 876 841 944 WI : 121.2 132.4 148,074 167,350 1,222 1,264 WY : 0.4 0.5 472 520 1,096 1,148 : US 3/ : 2,858.8 2,894.4 3,319,071 3,472,346 1,161 1,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 59 31 415 397 CA : 16.3 15.6 5,701 2,315 351 148 CO : DE-MD : 0.6 0.3 278 148 443 431 FL : GA : HI : ID : 3.9 0.2 1,656 93 424 510 IL : 10.3 11.2 4,187 4,698 405 420 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.2 0.1 62 27 394 390 LA : 1.9 1.5 877 874 460 565 MI : 6.0 5.3 1,410 1,537 233 292 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 57 49 407 444 MO : 0.2 0.2 68 67 362 355 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.7 4.7 1,167 566 203 119 NJ : 7.8 9.9 3,193 4,203 410 424 NM : NY : 23.1 20.5 5,567 1,812 241 88 NC : ND : OH : 4.2 4.7 1,993 2,073 470 445 OK : 0.1 0.1 55 39 499 474 OR : PA : 15.0 16.5 5,964 5,924 399 358 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.3 2.8 1,141 1,199 488 430 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 41 24 308 224 WA : WV : WI : 15.8 19.9 6,202 7,552 393 380 WY : : US 3/ : 130.8 127.2 45,536 37,568 348 295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 8.9 9.3 3,579 3,731 401 400 AZ : 0.9 0.9 209 172 224 187 AR : CA : 160.4 169.4 34,401 36,312 214 214 CO : 3.0 3.5 629 731 212 208 DE-MD : 17.4 21.9 4,158 5,349 239 244 FL : 9.4 14.8 1,939 3,023 207 204 GA : 24.3 26.5 6,443 7,317 265 276 HI : 3.2 3.0 643 606 201 202 ID : IL : 769.7 753.7 200,330 197,192 260 262 IN : 332.5 542.7 83,291 136,136 251 251 IA : 1,966.0 2,353.2 506,172 609,627 257 259 KS : KY : 202.0 211.4 51,579 54,634 255 258 LA : 4.0 4.1 852 914 212 222 MI : MN : 572.5 669.1 144,992 171,834 253 257 MS : MO : 310.8 326.0 79,161 82,529 255 253 MT : 1.7 1.8 365 382 220 210 NE : 486.9 523.9 124,381 133,730 255 255 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 328 335 237 243 NJ : 6.5 6.3 623 656 96 104 NM : 0.2 0.3 43 53 213 212 NY : 3.0 3.3 565 620 186 187 NC : 748.2 846.1 183,612 204,715 245 242 ND : 3.7 4.0 905 951 242 241 OH : 86.7 100.5 22,365 25,763 258 256 OK : 229.2 332.5 63,260 89,174 276 268 OR : 14.0 16.4 3,539 4,253 252 260 PA : 184.1 200.5 44,025 48,302 239 241 SC : SD : 494.6 359.7 124,699 94,790 252 264 TN : TX : 29.3 31.0 9,211 9,467 315 305 UT : 1.2 1.6 277 298 236 192 VA : 320.1 355.6 78,661 86,624 246 244 WA : WV : 0.7 0.7 248 225 332 319 WI : 29.5 31.4 12,133 13,458 411 429 WY : 0.2 0.4 60 111 242 255 : US 3/ : 7,582.2 8,477.4 1,937,540 2,175,345 256 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 11 11 118 122 AR : CA : CO : 161.4 133.7 22,889 19,892 142 149 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 19 16 85 140 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 49 29 136 109 IL : IN : 5.1 2.6 540 254 105 98 IA : 56.9 58.9 8,080 8,497 142 144 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 16 120 119 KY : 0.8 0.5 109 87 141 179 LA : 0.3 0.4 36 49 103 114 MI : 19.1 17.6 2,332 2,276 122 129 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.1 18 16 124 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 14 8 100 98 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.3 221 134 96 101 NJ : 8.6 6.1 732 609 86 100 NM : 3.8 3.7 416 447 111 121 NY : 6.5 2.3 538 257 82 109 NC : 0.3 0.2 19 17 70 98 ND : 0.1 0.1 6 8 120 125 OH : 1.2 0.4 135 49 109 112 OK : OR : 0.3 0.3 45 42 136 128 PA : 7.7 6.1 762 605 99 100 SC : SD : 18.6 15.9 2,516 2,149 135 135 TN : 0.1 0.1 5 12 87 101 TX : UT : VA : 1.1 1.4 114 137 105 100 WA : WV : WI : 0.4 0.5 44 63 110 118 WY : 0.1 0.1 10 10 146 115 : US 3/ : 397.4 386.0 52,879 53,067 133 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,337 1,319 1,353 4,080 4,092 47.9 49.0 47.7 47.0 48.1 Heifers : 888 876 978 2,784 2,807 31.8 32.5 34.4 32.0 33.0 All Cows : 514 453 461 1,672 1,471 18.4 16.8 16.3 19.2 17.3 Dairy Cows : 242 226 232 784 725 8.7 8.4 8.2 9.0 8.5 Other Cows : 272 227 229 888 746 9.7 8.4 8.1 10.2 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 55 44 46 154 136 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,794 2,691 2,838 8,690 8,506 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,153 7,301 8,016 21,026 23,459 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.1 96.2 Sows : 235 248 279 707 793 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 Stags & Boars : 49 42 40 149 127 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,437 7,590 8,335 21,883 24,379 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 19 15 16 50 48 4.8 5.1 4.4 5.0 4.9 Lambs & Yrlngs : 367 285 360 946 930 95.2 94.9 95.6 95.0 95.1 : Total 1/ : 386 300 377 996 978 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 694 726 725 693 723 Steers 4/ : 749 784 779 753 780 Heifers 4/ : 693 724 720 696 720 All Cows 4/ : 536 554 564 530 556 Bulls & Stags4/: 850 872 873 845 869 : Calves & Vealers: 215 188 181 213 185 : Hogs : 188 190 189 189 190 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 186 185 185 186 Sows 5/ : 284 295 294 285 294 Stags & Boars5/: 211 229 231 210 227 : Sheep : 66 68 69 66 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 59 62 59 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 69 69 66 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.2 0.2 4.7 2 : 9.2 1.1 0.4 7.0 6.8 0.2 0.7 30.4 3 : 82.7 36.7 7.2 37.1 27.4 9.7 1.7 3/ 4 : 75.5 1.7 1.8 64.2 23.0 41.2 7.7 19.1 5 : 295.3 120.6 49.2 116.8 81.0 35.8 8.6 48.3 6 : 564.0 294.1 197.2 59.4 14.0 45.4 13.3 3.0 7 : 1,295.6 665.7 553.8 71.4 12.5 58.9 4.7 0.1 8 : 262.6 120.2 113.8 24.9 5.1 19.8 3.7 0.0 9 : 121.8 54.9 11.8 52.9 47.1 5.9 2.2 16.8 10 : 129.9 57.9 42.4 26.9 14.4 12.6 2.7 2.2 : US 2/ : 2,838.4 1,353.2 977.8 461.9 232.4 229.5 45.6 124.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 2 : 9.3 9.2 0.2 8.4 1.9 6.5 3 : 4/ 9.5 0.5 9.0 4 : 1,888.8 1,799.6 87.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 5 : 4/ 39.3 4.1 35.3 6 : 360.5 339.5 20.9 0.1 44.6 4.9 39.7 7 : 5,517.1 5,342.1 137.2 37.8 59.7 1.8 57.9 8 : 366.1 333.0 33.1 151.6 2.0 149.6 9 : 165.7 165.6 0.1 5/ 10 : 26.9 26.5 0.4 61.5 0.4 61.0 : US 2/ : 8,335.4 8,016.5 279.3 39.7 376.6 16.4 360.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.8 0.8 0.7 3.8 3.6 0.1 0.5 12.2 2 : 28.0 3.6 1.6 20.8 20.3 0.4 2.1 80.2 3 : 239.5 101.5 19.0 113.3 83.6 29.8 5.6 3/ 4 : 231.8 4.4 7.5 198.2 73.1 125.1 21.8 57.5 5 : 951.4 378.2 170.0 376.0 260.6 115.4 27.2 133.3 6 : 1,641.2 859.5 546.5 197.3 44.8 152.6 37.8 10.7 7 : 3,828.0 2,016.3 1,565.6 231.4 40.3 191.1 14.8 0.2 8 : 812.1 397.2 323.8 79.2 13.9 65.3 11.9 9 : 361.9 159.5 32.8 163.0 143.5 19.4 6.6 56.9 10 : 406.5 170.6 139.8 88.6 41.7 46.9 7.5 9.5 : US 2/ : 8,506.2 4,091.7 2,807.3 1,471.6 725.5 746.2 135.7 360.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.6 3.4 0.1 3.2 1.1 2.1 2 : 29.6 29.2 0.4 0.1 23.8 5.4 18.3 3 : 4/ 25.9 1.4 24.5 4 : 5,428.7 5,183.7 240.3 4.7 2.2 1.4 0.8 5 : 4/ 111.3 11.5 99.8 6 : 1,060.9 997.8 63.0 0.1 127.0 13.5 113.5 7 :16,171.7 15,656.5 393.6 121.6 151.8 6.2 145.7 8 : 1,110.7 1,016.3 94.4 389.7 5.7 384.0 9 : 497.0 496.6 0.3 5/ 10 : 76.4 75.3 1.0 0.1 142.6 1.4 141.2 : US 2/ :24,378.6 23,458.9 793.1 126.6 977.6 47.6 930.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 17.3 17.0 4.0 13.0 0.3 AZ : 37.9 33.1 4.3 0.5 0.5 AR : 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 CA : 82.2 21.4 7.3 51.6 46.5 5.1 2.0 15.5 CO : 187.9 97.5 89.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 FL : 4.3 0.9 0.1 3.1 0.4 2.7 0.2 GA : 28.8 0.2 24.8 5.2 19.6 3.7 HI : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 ID : 56.1 24.2 14.6 15.8 7.6 8.2 1.5 0.2 IL : 82.1 45.2 33.3 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.8 11.1 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 IA : 79.8 33.6 25.2 20.0 8.7 11.3 1.0 KS : 620.2 328.3 290.5 1.4 0.5 0.9 0.1 KY : 1.8 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 25.5 17.1 2.5 5.8 5.3 0.5 0.1 5.2 MN : 51.9 12.9 5.6 29.1 13.5 15.6 4.3 MS : MO : 3.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 592.5 302.9 237.4 49.0 3.0 46.0 3.3 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 4.7 NJ : 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.9 NM : 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 NY : 7.2 0.5 0.3 6.0 6.0 0.4 20.5 NC : 11.9 0.1 9.4 4.4 5.0 2.4 ND : OH : 5.9 0.5 0.3 4.4 2.4 2.0 0.8 4.5 OK : OR : 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 78.5 34.2 6.5 36.2 26.9 9.3 1.6 16.5 SC : SD : 17.9 1.4 1.9 13.0 1.3 11.7 1.6 TN : TX : 560.4 293.8 197.0 56.4 12.4 44.0 13.2 2.5 UT : VA : 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 72.8 33.0 27.7 11.0 6.7 4.3 1.1 WV : WI : 129.6 44.8 7.3 74.8 58.1 16.7 2.7 19.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,838.4 1,353.2 977.8 461.9 232.4 229.5 45.6 124.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 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, March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 0.1 6.6 1.4 AZ : AR : CA : 162.4 162.3 0.1 CO : 3.0 2.9 0.1 133.7 133.7 DE-MD : 21.9 21.8 0.1 0.1 FL : GA : 17.5 14.2 3.2 HI : 3.0 3.0 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 721.4 656.7 55.2 9.5 IN : 537.5 537.5 0.1 2.4 1.7 0.8 IA : 2,351.0 2,288.7 35.6 26.7 58.8 1.8 57.0 KS : KY : 210.5 202.5 8.0 0.5 0.5 LA : 0.2 0.1 MI : 17.4 2.3 15.0 MN : 664.5 664.5 MS : MO : 323.1 322.9 0.2 MT : 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 521.8 521.8 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 NJ : 6.3 6.2 0.1 6.1 1.1 4.9 NM : 3.0 2.3 0.7 NY : 3.1 3.0 0.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 NC : 834.4 826.5 7.8 0.1 ND : 3.5 3.5 OH : 90.3 81.7 8.6 OK : 329.5 324.2 5.3 OR : 16.2 15.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 PA : 200.0 199.4 0.7 6.0 0.4 5.6 SC : SD : 357.4 324.5 32.9 15.7 15.7 TN : 0.1 0.1 TX : 14.4 9.2 5.2 0.1 UT : 0.8 0.8 VA : 355.0 353.3 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.3 WA : WV : WI : 26.7 0.5 26.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,335.4 8,016.5 279.3 39.7 376.6 16.4 360.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 98.0 98.1 97.6 98.0 Calves : 97.6 97.9 98.0 97.3 97.9 Hogs : 98.1 98.4 98.3 98.1 98.4 Sheep : 97.1 97.3 97.6 96.9 97.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,400 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 p.m. ET on May 22, 1998. 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