Mt An 1-2 (6-98) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 19, 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. May Red Meat Production Up Slightly From 1997 Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.58 billion pounds in May, up slightly from the 3.57 billion pounds produced in May 1997. May 1997 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 1998 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, down 7 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 39 pounds from the previous year, at 1,188 pounds. Veal production totaled 19 million pounds, 27 percent below May a year ago and 5 percent below the previous record low for May set in 1993. Calf slaughter totaled 102 thousand head, down 13 percent from May 1997. The average live weight was 302 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.42 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.57 million head, 7 percent above 1997. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was down 11 percent from May 1997 and 10 percent below the previous record low for May set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 281 thousand head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, unchanged from May a year ago. January - May red meat production was 18.3 billion pounds, 4 percent above the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was slightly higher than last year, veal was down 23 percent, pork was up 10 percent, and lamb and mutton was up 1 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 98 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : May : Apr : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,189 2,090 2,124 97 102 10,391 10,429 100 Veal : 26 20 19 73 94 138 106 77 Pork : 1,332 1,566 1,420 107 91 6,970 7,673 110 Lamb & Mutton : 22 25 19 89 76 111 113 101 : Total Red Meat : 3,568 3,702 3,581 100 97 17,610 18,321 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 98 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : May : Apr : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,157 2,059 2,094 97 102 10,211 10,268 101 Veal : 25 19 18 72 94 134 103 77 Pork : 1,311 1,545 1,398 107 91 6,856 7,564 110 Lamb & Mutton : 21 25 19 88 77 108 110 101 : Total Red Meat : 3,515 3,647 3,529 100 97 17,311 18,045 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 98 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : May : Apr : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,125.4 2,872.3 2,905.6 93 101 14,812.7 14,284.0 96 Other :Thou: 56.1 55.4 52.6 94 95 326.4 283.2 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,181.5 2,927.7 2,958.2 93 101 15,139.1 14,567.2 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,152 1,192 1,191 103 100 1,160 1,199 103 Other :Lbs : 1,010 1,017 1,013 100 100 1,006 1,022 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,149 1,189 1,188 103 100 1,157 1,195 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 113.6 107.0 99.1 87 93 632.1 566.6 90 Other :Thou: 2.8 2.4 2.6 93 107 16.5 12.8 78 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 116.4 109.4 101.7 87 93 648.6 579.4 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 359 295 301 84 102 348 299 86 Other :Lbs : 384 415 397 103 96 399 398 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 361 299 302 84 101 350 302 86 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 6,970.8 8,197.5 7,443.0 107 91 36,443.7 40,019.2 110 Other :Thou: 130.3 131.1 129.5 99 99 692.8 658.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,101.1 8,328.7 7,572.4 107 91 37,136.5 40,677.5 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 257 256 100 100 256 258 100 Other :Lbs : 223 229 227 102 99 229 231 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 256 257 256 100 100 256 257 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 307.7 366.9 270.2 88 74 1,625.2 1,614.7 99 Other :Thou: 8.9 16.7 10.4 116 62 56.0 53.5 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 316.6 383.6 280.6 89 73 1,681.2 1,668.2 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 140 135 141 101 104 135 138 102 Other :Lbs : 101 90 102 101 113 98 95 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 139 133 139 100 104 134 136 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 98 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : May 1997 : Apr 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 12.2 12.1 11.3 93 93 AZ : 28.6 26.3 28.4 99 108 AR : 5.4 6.1 4.7 87 77 CA : 84.3 83.3 80.2 95 96 CO : 181.4 155.1 151.5 83 98 DE-MD : 5.9 6.2 5.7 97 91 FL : 3.2 3.5 3.0 91 85 GA : 23.8 25.1 22.9 96 91 HI : 1.3 1.3 1.3 95 95 ID : 47.7 45.0 43.6 91 97 IL : 199.4 213.7 198.1 99 93 IN : 74.6 98.3 86.2 116 88 IA : 408.7 509.6 457.5 112 90 KS : 469.4 477.5 485.6 103 102 KY : 32.9 41.3 35.4 108 86 LA : 1.9 1.7 1.5 81 91 MI : 76.9 71.5 66.7 87 93 MN : 159.7 153.9 142.5 89 93 MS : 22.4 23.9 21.0 94 88 MO : 53.9 64.9 58.0 108 89 MT : 1.1 1.0 1.0 88 97 NE : 555.0 545.9 560.3 101 103 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 80 182 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 1.9 1.7 74 89 NJ : 4.2 4.3 4.1 99 95 NM : 1.1 1.0 1.0 95 108 NY : 7.5 5.3 5.0 67 95 NC : 139.8 154.4 142.3 102 92 ND : 7.7 9.8 10.0 129 102 OH : 24.2 25.9 25.5 105 98 OK : 55.0 67.8 64.0 116 94 OR : 3.3 3.5 3.1 93 89 PA : 95.6 91.7 87.7 92 96 SC : 13.0 14.2 13.6 104 96 SD : 93.0 85.2 76.1 82 89 TN : 16.1 18.0 16.4 102 91 TX : 404.6 395.3 411.7 102 104 UT : 33.6 36.0 36.0 107 100 VA : 60.4 62.5 58.0 96 93 WA : 58.3 56.8 58.1 100 102 WV : 1.1 0.5 0.4 37 86 WI : 97.5 99.9 99.8 102 100 WY : 0.3 0.3 0.3 95 96 : US : 3,568.4 3,701.6 3,581.1 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 19.5 17.3 20,446 19,834 1,047 1,146 AZ : 41.1 39.8 46,619 45,359 1,134 1,140 AR : 2.6 1.4 2,623 1,305 998 957 CA : 83.8 79.6 103,886 98,591 1,240 1,239 CO : 241.5 192.6 276,083 227,316 1,143 1,180 DE-MD : 3.1 2.7 3,731 3,399 1,213 1,256 FL : 4.2 3.8 4,002 3,833 945 1,001 GA : 30.9 28.8 34,790 32,203 1,125 1,119 HI : 1.5 1.5 1,527 1,472 1,004 972 ID : 65.5 60.3 78,363 72,953 1,196 1,209 IL : 97.7 89.4 113,340 107,278 1,160 1,200 IN : 3.2 2.8 3,279 2,921 1,025 1,047 IA : 85.0 76.1 99,917 91,149 1,175 1,197 KS : 656.0 655.0 739,217 758,221 1,127 1,158 KY : 4.2 2.4 4,278 2,416 1,023 1,015 LA : 2.5 1.9 2,030 1,473 799 793 MI : 43.6 33.2 52,910 45,552 1,215 1,372 MN : 89.7 46.1 111,509 60,381 1,242 1,309 MS : MO : 8.3 5.3 9,186 6,245 1,107 1,172 MT : 1.4 1.2 1,553 1,306 1,136 1,098 NE : 657.7 626.6 773,835 763,211 1,177 1,218 NV : 0.2 0.1 154 111 1,027 1,075 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.0 2,937 2,164 1,090 1,083 NJ : 2.0 1.8 2,280 1,847 1,163 1,021 NM : 2.0 1.9 1,833 1,800 906 924 NY : 7.5 6.7 8,170 7,404 1,096 1,111 NC : 14.5 11.6 14,837 12,261 1,026 1,053 ND : OH : 11.6 12.4 13,468 14,050 1,159 1,137 OK : 3.5 2.5 3,391 2,367 960 938 OR : 1.4 1.1 1,772 1,366 1,307 1,252 PA : 85.2 74.5 105,391 94,052 1,237 1,263 SC : SD : 20.1 19.4 23,301 25,659 1,160 1,325 TN : TX : 594.5 572.7 647,831 653,912 1,090 1,142 UT : VA : 1.6 1.8 1,455 1,763 894 965 WA : 80.8 78.2 95,742 95,671 1,184 1,223 WV : 0.9 0.6 796 564 932 964 WI : 132.1 130.8 163,025 164,206 1,234 1,255 WY : 0.5 0.4 514 468 1,107 1,131 : US 3/ : 3,181.5 2,958.2 3,657,079 3,513,488 1,149 1,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 23 26 405 433 CA : 12.3 12.3 4,334 1,410 352 114 CO : DE-MD : 0.7 0.3 301 140 435 427 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.1 9.9 4,115 4,180 408 421 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.7 1.5 788 677 469 463 MI : 5.5 3.9 1,432 1,271 261 327 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 51 29 425 414 MO : 0.2 0.1 53 54 335 382 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.1 3.9 855 462 210 118 NJ : 8.4 9.1 3,491 3,885 415 428 NM : NY : 17.2 14.7 4,504 1,306 262 89 NC : ND : OH : 4.1 4.1 1,668 1,795 411 435 OK : 0.1 0.2 56 68 455 439 OR : PA : 13.3 13.7 5,365 4,685 403 342 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.6 1.9 861 915 549 481 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 43 28 320 241 WA : WV : WI : 16.7 16.4 6,580 6,373 395 390 WY : : US 3/ : 116.4 101.7 42,026 30,713 361 302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 8.7 7.9 3,518 3,162 405 399 AZ : 1.1 1.0 254 208 225 213 AR : CA : 154.6 169.1 33,456 36,158 216 214 CO : 3.1 3.2 646 665 210 210 DE-MD : 19.0 19.8 4,549 4,773 239 240 FL : 7.5 7.8 1,585 1,427 211 184 GA : 25.3 24.9 6,577 6,728 260 271 HI : 3.4 3.1 674 629 198 203 ID : IL : 660.4 666.2 172,751 175,186 262 263 IN : 375.3 445.2 94,307 111,089 251 250 IA : 1,830.0 2,113.3 472,690 545,042 258 258 KS : KY : 161.9 180.3 41,158 45,612 254 253 LA : 2.8 2.6 588 563 212 214 MI : MN : 526.1 586.4 132,991 149,227 253 254 MS : MO : 259.8 285.1 65,747 72,881 253 256 MT : 1.3 1.5 295 301 222 204 NE : 455.5 489.8 116,200 125,058 255 255 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.6 461 429 226 261 NJ : 7.7 7.4 767 720 99 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 15 17 227 211 NY : 3.3 3.4 592 612 180 179 NC : 723.3 756.0 177,902 182,594 246 242 ND : 3.4 4.2 823 1,005 244 241 OH : 86.7 91.1 22,295 23,408 257 257 OK : 254.5 313.0 70,552 83,511 277 267 OR : 14.4 14.3 3,629 3,684 251 258 PA : 190.2 187.3 45,219 44,263 238 236 SC : SD : 433.3 320.0 110,673 84,240 255 263 TN : TX : 25.2 28.2 7,938 8,191 315 290 UT : 1.4 2.1 326 344 239 164 VA : 330.5 311.9 79,335 76,167 240 244 WA : WV : 0.6 0.6 211 175 328 303 WI : 32.2 32.3 13,361 13,858 415 429 WY : 0.3 0.3 60 72 229 245 : US 3/ : 7,101.1 7,572.4 1,817,194 1,936,692 256 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 12 13 114 119 AR : CA : CO : 127.3 100.8 18,857 15,973 148 159 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.3 27 30 83 112 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 42 33 101 122 IL : IN : 3.9 2.6 407 266 105 100 IA : 44.3 34.6 6,373 4,898 144 141 KS : 0.1 0.1 13 10 125 128 KY : 1.0 0.7 151 128 159 180 LA : 0.2 0.2 19 21 85 93 MI : 14.3 13.3 1,853 1,677 129 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.1 12 12 125 128 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 8 110 99 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 148 131 115 104 NJ : 7.5 6.8 679 652 90 96 NM : 3.2 2.7 396 333 124 124 NY : 1.8 1.9 158 211 86 113 NC : 0.2 0.1 15 13 80 91 ND : OH : 0.8 0.7 96 76 117 113 OK : OR : 0.4 0.4 48 48 130 128 PA : 5.3 5.2 551 507 104 97 SC : SD : 13.8 10.8 1,938 1,507 141 139 TN : 0.1 0.1 9 12 86 83 TX : UT : VA : 1.5 1.4 159 139 105 100 WA : WV : WI : 0.5 0.5 59 58 116 119 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 12 141 130 : US 3/ : 316.6 280.6 43,966 39,021 139 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,621 1,395 1,460 7,183 6,947 51.9 48.6 50.2 48.5 48.6 Heifers : 956 952 945 4,671 4,705 30.6 33.2 32.5 31.5 32.9 All Cows : 488 475 448 2,684 2,394 15.6 16.6 15.4 18.1 16.8 Dairy Cows : 219 223 194 1,244 1,142 7.0 7.8 6.7 8.4 8.0 Other Cows : 269 252 254 1,440 1,252 8.6 8.8 8.7 9.7 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 61 50 52 275 238 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,125 2,872 2,906 14,813 14,284 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,679 7,872 7,146 34,989 38,477 95.8 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.1 Sows : 244 282 261 1,204 1,336 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 48 43 36 251 206 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :6,971 8,198 7,443 36,444 40,019 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 18 16 87 82 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.4 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 289 349 254 1,538 1,533 94.0 95.1 94.0 94.6 94.9 : Total 1/ : 308 367 270 1,625 1,615 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 694 720 724 693 723 Steers 4/ : 741 773 774 748 777 Heifers 4/ : 684 715 715 692 718 All Cows 4/ : 536 561 561 532 558 Bulls & Stags4/: 863 875 881 851 873 : Calves & Vealers: 223 182 186 216 185 : Hogs : 189 189 188 189 190 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 185 184 185 186 Sows 5/ : 291 295 297 286 295 Stags & Boars5/: 215 232 232 211 229 : Sheep : 70 67 70 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 60 62 59 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 67 70 67 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, May 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 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 3.9 2 : 8.3 1.1 0.4 5.8 5.7 0.1 1.0 23.8 3 : 77.5 39.1 5.6 30.7 22.7 8.0 2.1 3/ 4 : 70.2 1.1 1.9 59.7 18.5 41.2 7.5 14.7 5 : 296.2 133.1 49.7 104.4 73.9 30.5 9.0 40.4 6 : 569.1 281.6 198.1 74.2 8.9 65.3 15.2 2.0 7 : 1,354.2 746.9 529.7 72.3 9.8 62.5 5.4 0.1 8 : 270.0 132.8 108.0 24.2 3.6 20.6 5.0 9 : 120.2 58.3 10.1 48.3 38.0 10.3 3.5 12.7 10 : 138.1 65.7 41.5 27.8 12.1 15.6 3.0 1.6 : US 2/ : 2,905.6 1,460.0 945.1 448.5 194.3 254.2 51.9 99.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 2 : 10.6 10.5 0.1 8.7 1.8 6.8 3 : 4/ 8.7 0.7 8.0 4 : 1,678.8 1,602.6 74.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.2 5 : 4/ 28.1 4.2 24.0 6 : 337.8 319.9 17.6 0.3 38.1 4.5 33.6 7 : 4,896.8 4,725.7 136.6 34.6 35.0 1.0 34.0 8 : 327.8 296.4 31.5 113.9 2.2 111.6 9 : 165.3 165.2 0.1 5/ 10 : 24.4 24.1 0.3 35.6 0.5 35.1 : US 2/ : 7,443.0 7,145.6 261.0 36.3 270.2 16.1 254.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.5 1.2 1.1 6.3 5.9 0.4 0.9 20.6 2 : 44.8 5.8 2.4 32.7 32.0 0.7 3.9 129.1 3 : 397.7 179.0 31.4 177.5 130.7 46.8 9.8 3/ 4 : 380.7 6.8 11.3 325.1 113.1 212.0 37.5 87.4 5 : 1,551.3 637.3 270.1 598.2 418.9 179.3 45.8 217.0 6 : 2,762.1 1,419.3 937.7 338.2 65.3 272.9 67.0 14.9 7 : 6,500.0 3,463.2 2,632.0 379.6 61.2 318.3 25.2 0.4 8 : 1,351.5 663.9 537.5 128.8 22.0 106.8 21.3 9 : 604.4 274.3 54.0 263.3 225.0 38.3 12.8 84.0 10 : 681.9 296.4 227.1 144.6 68.1 76.4 13.7 13.3 : US 2/ :14,284.0 6,947.1 4,704.8 2,394.4 1,142.3 1,252.0 237.8 566.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.4 6.1 0.2 8.0 2.0 6.0 2 : 50.3 49.6 0.6 0.1 50.5 9.3 41.2 3 : 4/ 47.0 2.8 44.3 4 : 8,933.9 8,526.0 399.9 7.9 4.4 3.0 1.4 5 : 4/ 180.7 20.4 160.3 6 : 1,755.7 1,653.0 102.3 0.4 214.0 22.8 191.2 7 :26,503.0 25,629.3 676.3 197.4 238.6 8.9 229.8 8 : 1,810.7 1,655.9 154.7 645.9 10.0 635.9 9 : 831.2 830.7 0.5 0.1 5/ 10 : 127.8 126.0 1.7 0.1 225.5 2.5 223.1 : US 2/ :40,019.2 38,476.7 1,336.3 206.1 1,614.7 81.7 1,533.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 16.4 16.0 2.2 13.8 0.4 AZ : 39.5 35.6 3.7 0.3 0.3 AR : 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 CA : 79.1 22.3 6.2 47.2 37.6 9.6 3.4 12.2 CO : 192.0 108.0 83.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.7 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 FL : 3.8 0.6 0.2 2.9 0.8 2.1 0.2 GA : 27.6 0.1 23.9 3.1 20.8 3.6 HI : 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.2 ID : 59.0 27.9 12.7 16.7 6.8 9.9 1.7 IL : 86.9 46.9 37.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.6 9.9 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 IA : 75.1 30.8 24.7 18.3 7.3 11.0 1.4 KS : 651.2 373.8 276.7 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 KY : 1.7 0.1 1.5 LA : MI : 31.3 21.8 1.3 8.0 6.3 1.7 0.2 3.8 MN : 43.7 9.6 4.6 25.2 12.7 12.5 4.3 MS : MO : 3.3 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 624.6 341.7 227.9 51.5 2.0 49.5 3.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 3.9 NJ : 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.1 NM : 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 NY : 6.5 0.6 0.2 5.0 5.0 0.7 14.7 NC : 10.9 0.1 8.4 4.2 4.2 2.4 ND : OH : 5.8 0.4 0.4 4.3 2.4 1.9 0.8 4.0 OK : OR : 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 74.2 36.9 5.2 30.1 22.3 7.8 2.0 13.7 SC : SD : 17.8 1.1 3.3 11.5 0.8 10.7 1.9 TN : TX : 566.3 281.4 197.9 72.0 7.8 64.2 15.0 1.5 UT : VA : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 78.2 37.4 28.7 10.9 5.3 5.6 1.2 WV : WI : 128.2 54.2 6.4 64.6 51.1 13.5 3.1 16.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,905.6 1,460.0 945.1 448.5 194.3 254.2 51.9 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, May 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.8 0.1 5.5 1.3 AZ : AR : CA : 161.8 161.7 CO : 2.7 2.6 0.1 100.7 100.7 DE-MD : 19.8 19.7 0.1 FL : GA : 16.9 14.0 2.9 HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 635.8 568.3 57.6 9.9 IN : 441.1 441.0 0.1 2.3 1.6 0.6 IA : 2,111.6 2,055.5 32.8 23.4 34.4 1.0 33.4 KS : KY : 179.8 174.9 4.9 0.7 0.7 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 13.0 2.5 10.5 MN : 584.1 584.0 MS : MO : 282.9 282.8 0.1 MT : 1.1 1.0 NE : 487.5 487.4 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 NJ : 7.4 7.3 0.1 6.8 1.0 5.8 NM : 2.6 2.1 0.5 NY : 3.2 3.2 0.1 1.8 0.8 1.0 NC : 743.1 735.7 7.4 ND : 3.9 3.9 OH : 79.1 70.7 8.5 OK : 311.1 306.1 5.1 OR : 14.0 13.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 PA : 187.0 186.5 0.5 5.2 0.5 4.7 SC : SD : 318.8 287.5 31.3 10.7 10.7 TN : 0.1 0.1 0.1 TX : 13.2 8.5 4.5 0.3 UT : 1.3 1.3 VA : 311.3 310.0 1.4 1.3 0.2 1.2 WA : WV : WI : 27.9 0.4 27.3 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,443.0 7,145.6 261.0 36.3 270.2 16.1 254.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.2 97.8 98.1 Calves : 97.6 97.8 97.4 97.5 97.8 Hogs : 98.2 98.4 98.3 98.1 98.4 Sheep : 97.2 95.6 96.3 96.7 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 24, 1998. 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