Mt An 1-2 (7-98) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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. Red Meat Production Up For June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion pounds in June, up 7 percent from the 3.49 billion pounds produced in June 1997. This was the second highest level for June, exceeded only by 3.80 billion pounds in June 1995. June 1997 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. June 1998 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.25 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.11 million head, up 2 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 37 pounds from the previous year, at 1,197 pounds. Veal production totaled 20 million pounds, 24 percent below June a year ago and equaling the previous record low for June set in 1991. Calf slaughter totaled 116 thousand head, down 2 percent from June 1997. The average live weight was 284 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.44 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.73 million head, 10 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound below the previous year, at 255 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was down 6 percent from June 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 294 thousand head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, down 4 pounds from June a year ago. January - June red meat production was 22.1 million pounds, 5 percent above the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 23 percent, pork was up 10 percent, and lamb and mutton was unchanged. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 98 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jun : May : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,132 2,124 2,249 105 106 12,523 12,678 101 Veal : 26 19 20 76 107 164 126 77 Pork : 1,312 1,420 1,444 110 102 8,283 9,117 110 Lamb & Mutton : 21 19 19 94 101 132 132 100 : Total Red Meat : 3,492 3,581 3,733 107 104 21,102 22,053 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 98 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jun : May : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,100 2,094 2,215 106 106 12,311 12,483 101 Veal : 25 18 19 77 108 160 122 77 Pork : 1,290 1,398 1,422 110 102 8,146 8,986 110 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 19 94 101 129 129 100 : Total Red Meat : 3,435 3,529 3,676 107 104 20,745 21,721 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 98 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jun : May : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,002.8 2,905.6 3,049.7 102 105 17,815.6 17,333.7 97 Other :Thou: 57.9 52.6 59.5 103 113 384.3 342.7 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,060.7 2,958.2 3,109.2 102 105 18,199.9 17,676.4 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,163 1,191 1,201 103 101 1,161 1,200 103 Other :Lbs : 1,007 1,013 996 99 98 1,006 1,017 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,160 1,188 1,197 103 101 1,157 1,196 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 115.3 99.1 113.9 99 115 747.5 680.5 91 Other :Thou: 3.8 2.6 2.5 65 94 20.3 15.3 76 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 119.1 101.7 116.4 98 114 767.7 695.8 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 360 301 281 78 93 350 296 84 Other :Lbs : 384 397 401 104 101 396 398 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 361 302 284 79 94 352 299 85 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 6,859.4 7,443.0 7,595.8 111 102 43,303.1 47,615.0 110 Other :Thou: 143.6 129.5 134.3 94 104 836.4 792.6 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,003.0 7,572.4 7,730.1 110 102 44,139.4 48,407.6 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 256 255 100 100 256 257 100 Other :Lbs : 221 227 226 103 99 227 230 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 256 256 255 100 100 256 257 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 292.6 270.2 282.6 97 105 1,917.8 1,897.3 99 Other :Thou: 10.5 10.4 11.8 112 114 66.5 65.3 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 303.1 280.6 294.4 97 105 1,984.2 1,962.6 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 140 141 136 97 96 136 138 101 Other :Lbs : 97 102 90 93 88 98 94 97 Comm'l. :Lbs : 138 139 134 97 96 134 136 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 98 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jun 1997 : May 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.0 11.3 14.8 134 131 AZ : 29.0 28.4 30.6 106 108 AR : 5.3 4.7 4.9 93 104 CA : 83.6 80.2 86.3 103 108 CO : 169.7 151.5 172.0 101 114 DE-MD : 5.7 5.7 6.5 114 114 FL : 3.2 3.0 3.1 97 104 GA : 22.7 22.9 23.3 103 102 HI : 1.3 1.3 1.3 98 100 ID : 46.9 43.6 50.0 107 115 IL : 188.2 198.1 202.2 107 102 IN : 76.9 86.2 86.7 113 101 IA : 407.3 457.5 468.0 115 102 KS : 467.4 485.6 501.4 107 103 KY : 34.3 35.4 34.9 102 99 LA : 1.9 1.5 1.6 83 104 MI : 71.3 66.7 60.1 84 90 MN : 158.2 142.5 144.5 91 101 MS : 21.7 21.0 21.0 97 100 MO : 53.0 58.0 60.8 115 105 MT : 1.1 1.0 1.2 107 121 NE : 541.4 560.3 583.4 108 104 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 61 44 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.7 1.9 88 112 NJ : 4.2 4.1 4.6 111 112 NM : 1.0 1.0 1.1 103 103 NY : 7.3 5.0 5.4 74 109 NC : 142.5 142.3 146.8 103 103 ND : 8.4 10.0 10.5 125 105 OH : 24.7 25.5 26.4 107 103 OK : 56.4 64.0 65.9 117 103 OR : 3.4 3.1 3.5 104 113 PA : 87.3 87.7 92.3 106 105 SC : 12.4 13.6 14.0 113 103 SD : 85.8 76.1 78.4 91 103 TN : 15.2 16.4 15.7 103 96 TX : 394.6 411.7 440.1 112 107 UT : 35.5 36.0 39.3 111 109 VA : 56.4 58.0 55.4 98 96 WA : 59.6 58.1 63.8 107 110 WV : 0.9 0.4 0.4 49 105 WI : 92.3 99.8 107.9 117 108 WY : 0.3 0.3 0.4 123 122 : US : 3,491.6 3,581.1 3,732.6 107 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 17.3 20.6 18,089 27,220 1,046 1,319 AZ : 42.2 42.7 47,627 49,027 1,130 1,147 AR : 2.3 1.5 2,213 1,294 960 845 CA : 83.1 86.2 102,609 107,488 1,235 1,247 CO : 223.0 216.8 259,042 258,584 1,162 1,193 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,643 3,904 1,226 1,272 FL : 4.0 3.8 3,901 3,788 982 1,010 GA : 28.4 30.0 32,555 33,959 1,145 1,132 HI : 1.4 1.5 1,431 1,495 1,004 976 ID : 64.8 68.8 77,101 83,289 1,190 1,211 IL : 87.1 89.1 100,943 106,970 1,159 1,200 IN : 3.3 3.1 3,413 3,238 1,028 1,050 IA : 83.5 73.3 98,862 87,946 1,184 1,200 KS : 642.6 662.8 735,935 782,544 1,145 1,181 KY : 4.1 2.0 4,263 1,961 1,033 991 LA : 2.5 2.2 1,959 1,712 782 773 MI : 42.6 34.1 51,499 46,915 1,209 1,374 MN : 85.8 48.0 106,727 62,992 1,244 1,312 MS : MO : 6.4 6.0 7,031 7,423 1,098 1,246 MT : 1.3 1.4 1,479 1,569 1,150 1,107 NE : 642.8 656.3 759,683 802,646 1,182 1,223 NV : 0.1 0.1 98 59 1,032 1,079 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.1 2,543 2,286 1,064 1,095 NJ : 1.9 2.0 2,256 2,114 1,187 1,065 NM : 1.9 2.0 1,741 1,857 937 942 NY : 6.6 6.9 7,237 7,749 1,094 1,116 NC : 13.1 12.5 13,605 13,047 1,042 1,042 ND : OH : 12.5 10.7 14,108 12,291 1,125 1,146 OK : 3.4 2.7 3,201 2,553 945 936 OR : 1.5 1.2 1,987 1,493 1,333 1,257 PA : 74.3 78.7 91,818 99,453 1,236 1,263 SC : SD : 18.8 19.9 22,182 26,923 1,179 1,350 TN : TX : 565.3 613.7 627,941 701,088 1,111 1,142 UT : VA : 1.5 1.5 1,427 1,532 942 1,011 WA : 82.7 85.6 97,428 104,533 1,178 1,221 WV : 0.6 0.6 568 569 896 970 WI : 124.2 138.0 152,710 174,721 1,230 1,266 WY : 0.4 0.5 496 545 1,135 1,127 : US 3/ : 3,060.7 3,109.2 3,549,950 3,722,716 1,160 1,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 33 29 369 457 CA : 14.8 14.6 5,549 1,736 374 119 CO : DE-MD : 0.6 0.4 235 150 425 417 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.5 9.7 4,315 4,089 410 421 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.9 1.3 895 591 460 454 MI : 5.6 4.8 1,328 1,415 237 296 MN : MS : 0.2 0.1 67 39 394 488 MO : 0.2 0.2 52 60 348 353 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 4.3 910 502 211 117 NJ : 8.5 11.1 3,503 4,507 414 407 NM : NY : 17.6 18.2 4,886 1,623 278 89 NC : ND : OH : 3.9 5.4 1,718 2,187 442 403 OK : 0.1 0.1 73 33 491 448 OR : PA : 13.3 15.2 5,117 4,625 385 305 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.5 2.4 1,256 1,187 497 504 UT : VA : 0.2 0.1 49 20 303 253 WA : WV : WI : 16.1 18.3 6,367 6,766 396 370 WY : : US 3/ : 119.1 116.4 43,003 33,104 361 284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 8.2 3,387 3,391 390 413 AZ : 0.7 0.8 119 154 173 200 AR : CA : 153.8 179.7 32,436 37,444 211 208 CO : 3.3 3.7 705 782 211 209 DE-MD : 18.7 23.1 4,403 5,475 236 237 FL : 8.0 8.9 1,662 1,571 207 177 GA : 27.5 23.5 6,866 6,493 249 277 HI : 3.4 3.1 687 603 203 193 ID : IL : 641.5 689.0 168,598 180,900 263 263 IN : 389.8 450.8 97,737 111,524 251 247 IA : 1,821.2 2,196.8 472,503 564,723 259 257 KS : KY : 166.7 180.5 43,023 45,445 258 252 LA : 2.7 2.6 574 542 212 205 MI : MN : 533.2 592.7 133,939 149,188 251 252 MS : MO : 257.5 301.1 65,759 76,032 255 253 MT : 1.5 1.8 331 354 219 196 NE : 421.3 485.2 107,072 122,987 254 253 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 511 587 223 263 NJ : 8.1 7.9 761 763 94 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 29 23 216 215 NY : 3.9 4.2 701 720 178 172 NC : 743.3 782.4 181,685 188,151 244 240 ND : 3.3 6.2 809 1,448 242 234 OH : 87.3 98.7 22,223 25,300 254 256 OK : 264.7 322.7 72,274 85,622 273 265 OR : 14.2 16.2 3,631 4,200 256 259 PA : 188.3 201.1 44,632 47,021 237 234 SC : SD : 393.0 323.4 101,241 86,547 258 268 TN : TX : 26.5 25.9 8,133 7,761 307 300 UT : 1.2 2.1 292 356 236 167 VA : 307.7 302.3 74,178 72,763 241 241 WA : WV : 0.6 0.7 212 208 333 296 WI : 32.3 37.9 13,500 16,449 418 434 WY : 0.3 0.3 65 71 247 244 : US 3/ : 7,003.0 7,730.1 1,791,283 1,969,025 256 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 4 5 60 80 AR : CA : CO : 112.7 100.8 16,988 15,279 151 152 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.3 28 32 122 102 HI : ID : 0.5 0.3 61 38 122 125 IL : IN : 4.0 2.9 427 282 108 98 IA : 47.7 33.7 6,825 4,578 143 136 KS : 0.1 0.1 17 14 117 115 KY : 0.9 0.8 120 137 129 162 LA : 0.3 0.3 24 21 88 75 MI : 13.8 15.7 1,711 1,952 124 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.2 16 19 124 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 11 10 100 91 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.5 149 159 112 104 NJ : 7.0 7.6 623 686 90 90 NM : 3.0 2.6 363 324 120 124 NY : 1.5 2.3 136 274 90 120 NC : 0.2 0.2 15 15 82 93 ND : 0.1 0.1 7 7 132 131 OH : 1.1 0.7 131 74 122 109 OK : OR : 0.5 0.6 69 78 131 130 PA : 5.8 6.2 587 595 100 96 SC : SD : 13.5 11.2 1,869 1,449 139 129 TN : 0.1 0.2 9 16 72 72 TX : UT : VA : 1.5 1.5 154 155 106 100 WA : WV : WI : 0.7 0.8 77 86 111 108 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 11 122 133 : US 3/ : 303.1 294.4 41,820 39,407 138 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,515 1,460 1,569 8,698 8,517 50.5 50.2 51.5 48.8 49.1 Heifers : 979 945 948 5,650 5,653 32.6 32.5 31.1 31.7 32.6 All Cows : 449 448 479 3,132 2,873 14.9 15.4 15.6 17.6 16.5 Dairy Cows : 199 194 200 1,442 1,342 6.6 6.7 6.5 8.1 7.7 Other Cows : 250 254 279 1,690 1,531 8.3 8.7 9.1 9.5 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 60 52 54 335 292 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,003 2,906 3,050 17,816 17,334 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,560 7,146 7,263 41,549 45,739 95.6 96.0 95.6 95.9 96.1 Sows : 254 261 288 1,457 1,624 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.4 Stags & Boars : 46 36 45 297 251 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :6,859 7,443 7,596 43,303 47,615 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 16 19 103 100 5.5 6.0 6.6 5.4 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 276 254 264 1,814 1,797 94.5 94.0 93.4 94.6 94.7 : Total 1/ : 293 270 283 1,918 1,897 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 703 724 730 695 724 Steers 4/ : 750 774 783 748 779 Heifers 4/ : 692 715 718 692 718 All Cows 4/ : 542 561 564 534 559 Bulls & Stags4/: 873 881 889 856 876 : Calves & Vealers: 223 186 173 217 183 : Hogs : 189 188 188 189 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 184 184 183 185 185 Sows 5/ : 291 297 300 287 296 Stags & Boars5/: 220 232 229 213 229 : Sheep : 69 70 67 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 62 64 59 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 70 67 68 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, June 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 1.1 0.1 0.2 4.3 2 : 8.8 1.1 0.4 6.3 6.2 0.1 0.9 29.3 3 : 82.1 39.1 7.0 34.0 24.0 10.0 1.9 3/ 4 : 76.2 1.0 1.5 66.5 19.7 46.8 7.3 16.8 5 : 305.2 139.3 47.9 108.0 76.2 31.8 10.1 44.3 6 : 603.8 300.2 208.9 80.7 7.8 72.8 14.0 2.2 7 : 1,389.2 781.5 527.1 74.0 10.7 63.3 6.6 0.1 8 : 298.8 163.6 103.9 25.8 4.3 21.5 5.5 9 : 129.7 63.5 11.2 51.1 37.3 13.8 3.9 14.9 10 : 154.0 79.9 39.9 30.8 12.3 18.5 3.4 2.0 : US 2/ : 3,049.7 1,569.5 947.9 478.3 199.6 278.7 54.0 113.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.9 2 : 11.8 11.7 0.1 9.9 2.3 7.5 3 : 4/ 10.0 0.7 9.4 4 : 1,707.2 1,630.7 75.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.3 5 : 4/ 33.0 4.4 28.6 6 : 349.5 331.0 18.5 37.3 4.4 32.9 7 : 4,987.6 4,793.4 150.5 43.8 34.3 2.3 32.0 8 : 334.0 291.0 43.1 114.3 2.4 111.9 9 : 176.6 176.5 0.1 5/ 10 : 27.2 26.8 0.4 41.1 0.7 40.4 : US 2/ : 7,595.8 7,262.7 287.9 45.2 282.6 18.7 263.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.4 1.4 1.3 7.5 7.1 0.4 1.1 24.8 2 : 53.6 6.9 2.8 39.0 38.2 0.9 4.8 158.4 3 : 479.8 218.2 38.4 211.5 154.7 56.8 11.7 3/ 4 : 457.0 7.7 12.8 391.6 132.8 258.8 44.9 104.2 5 : 1,856.6 776.6 318.0 706.1 495.1 211.0 55.9 261.3 6 : 3,365.9 1,719.5 1,146.6 418.9 73.1 345.8 81.0 17.1 7 : 7,889.2 4,244.8 3,159.1 453.6 71.9 381.7 31.8 0.5 8 : 1,650.3 827.4 641.4 154.6 26.3 128.4 26.8 9 : 734.1 337.8 65.2 314.4 262.2 52.1 16.7 98.9 10 : 835.9 376.3 267.0 175.4 80.5 94.9 17.1 15.3 : US 2/ :17,333.7 8,516.5 5,652.7 2,872.7 1,341.9 1,530.8 291.8 680.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.2 7.9 0.3 9.4 2.4 6.9 2 : 62.2 61.3 0.8 0.1 60.3 11.6 48.7 3 : 4/ 57.1 3.4 53.6 4 :10,641.1 10,156.7 475.1 9.2 5.7 4.1 1.7 5 : 4/ 213.7 24.8 188.9 6 : 2,105.2 1,984.0 120.8 0.4 251.3 27.2 224.1 7 :31,490.7 30,422.7 826.8 241.2 273.0 11.2 261.8 8 : 2,144.8 1,946.9 197.8 0.1 760.2 12.4 747.8 9 : 1,007.9 1,007.2 0.6 0.1 5/ 10 : 155.0 152.7 2.1 0.2 266.6 3.1 263.4 : US 2/ :47,615.0 45,739.5 1,624.2 251.3 1,897.3 100.4 1,797.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 19.7 19.4 3.5 15.9 0.4 AZ : 42.4 38.7 3.5 0.3 0.3 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 CA : 85.7 24.4 7.6 49.9 36.9 13.0 3.7 14.5 CO : 216.1 129.5 85.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 FL : 3.8 0.5 0.2 2.8 0.5 2.3 0.3 GA : 28.8 0.1 25.6 3.0 22.6 3.1 HI : 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 67.5 34.4 11.0 19.8 7.0 12.8 2.3 IL : 86.3 48.7 34.6 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 9.6 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 IA : 72.4 29.7 22.6 18.7 7.5 11.2 1.4 KS : 658.9 384.0 274.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 KY : 1.3 0.1 1.2 LA : MI : 32.2 21.8 1.4 8.7 6.8 1.9 0.2 4.7 MN : 45.4 9.7 4.9 25.8 12.7 13.1 5.0 MS : MO : 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.2 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 654.1 367.1 229.8 52.5 2.5 50.0 4.7 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 4.3 NJ : 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 11.1 NM : 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 NY : 6.8 0.5 0.2 5.4 5.4 0.7 18.2 NC : 11.9 9.4 3.8 5.6 2.4 ND : OH : 5.9 0.4 0.4 4.3 2.4 1.9 0.8 5.3 OK : OR : 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 78.5 36.7 6.5 33.5 23.6 9.9 1.8 15.1 SC : SD : 18.1 1.4 2.1 12.5 1.2 11.3 2.2 TN : TX : 600.8 300.0 208.7 78.4 6.7 71.7 13.8 1.8 UT : VA : 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 85.5 44.9 28.9 10.9 5.2 5.7 0.9 WV : WI : 135.0 58.4 6.5 66.8 52.8 14.0 3.3 18.2 WY : : US 3/ :3,049.7 1,569.5 947.9 478.3 199.6 278.7 54.0 113.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.1 0.1 5.8 1.2 AZ : AR : CA : 173.2 173.1 0.1 CO : 3.2 3.1 0.1 100.7 100.7 DE-MD : 23.1 22.8 0.3 FL : GA : 14.0 10.6 3.4 HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 655.2 580.2 64.2 10.8 IN : 445.3 445.3 0.1 2.3 1.6 0.7 IA : 2,194.4 2,128.1 33.6 32.7 33.5 2.3 31.3 KS : KY : 180.0 174.0 6.0 0.8 0.8 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 15.5 2.7 12.7 MN : 589.8 589.8 MS : MO : 298.7 298.5 0.1 MT : 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 483.5 483.5 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.9 NJ : 7.9 7.8 0.1 7.6 1.3 6.3 NM : 2.5 2.0 0.5 NY : 4.0 3.9 0.1 2.3 1.0 1.2 NC : 767.6 758.8 8.8 ND : 6.1 6.0 OH : 88.7 78.9 9.8 OK : 321.3 316.3 5.0 OR : 16.0 15.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 PA : 200.8 200.2 0.6 6.1 0.5 5.6 SC : SD : 322.1 279.2 42.9 11.0 11.0 TN : 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 14.0 9.1 4.9 UT : 1.4 1.4 VA : 301.8 300.3 1.5 1.5 0.1 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 32.4 0.5 31.6 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 7,595.8 7,262.7 287.9 45.2 282.6 18.7 263.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.2 98.1 97.9 98.1 Calves : 96.8 97.4 97.9 97.4 97.8 Hogs : 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.4 Sheep : 96.5 96.3 96.0 96.6 96.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 21, 1998. 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