Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 21, 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, Pork Production Set Record Highs for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.78 billion pounds in July, up 3 percent from the previous record high of 3.66 billion pounds produced in July 1997. July 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 1998 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays (including one holiday). Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.04 million head, down 4 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,203 pounds. Veal production totaled 21.0 million pounds, 24 percent below July a year ago and equal to the previous record low for July set in 1994. Calf slaughter totaled 133 thousand head, down 1 percent from July 1997. The average live weight was 262 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.53 billion pounds, up 13 percent from the previous year and 11 percent higher than the previous record high for July set in 1992. Hog kill totaled 8.27 million head, 13 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound below the previous year, at 252 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.0 million pounds, was down 13 percent from July 1997 and 5 percent below the previous record low for July set in 1994 and 1995. Sheep slaughter totaled 281 thousand head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, down 6 pounds from July a year ago. January - July red meat production was 25.8 billion pounds, 4 percent above the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was down 23 percent, pork was up 10 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 2 percent. Mt An 1-2 (8-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 98 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jul : Jun : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,256 2,249 2,213 98 98 14,779 14,891 101 Veal : 27 20 21 76 105 192 147 77 Pork : 1,354 1,444 1,529 113 106 9,636 10,647 110 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 18 87 91 152 150 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,657 3,733 3,781 103 101 24,759 25,834 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 98 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jul : Jun : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,224 2,215 2,183 98 99 14,536 14,666 101 Veal : 27 19 20 76 104 186 143 77 Pork : 1,331 1,422 1,506 113 106 9,477 10,492 111 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 17 87 91 148 146 99 : Total Red Meat : 3,602 3,676 3,727 103 101 24,347 25,448 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 98 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jul : Jun : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,126.9 3,049.7 2,986.9 96 98 20,942.5 20,320.6 97 Other :Thou: 54.4 59.5 51.7 95 87 438.7 394.5 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,181.3 3,109.2 3,038.6 96 98 21,381.2 20,715.1 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,181 1,201 1,206 102 100 1,163 1,200 103 Other :Lbs : 1,027 996 1,036 101 104 1,009 1,020 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,178 1,197 1,203 102 100 1,160 1,197 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 131.0 113.9 130.5 100 115 878.5 811.0 92 Other :Thou: 3.4 2.5 2.9 86 117 23.6 18.2 77 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 134.4 116.4 133.3 99 115 902.1 829.2 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 335 281 259 77 92 348 291 83 Other :Lbs : 414 401 406 98 101 399 400 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 336 284 262 78 92 350 293 84 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,169.0 7,595.8 8,129.8 113 107 50,472.1 55,744.8 110 Other :Thou: 142.5 134.3 138.8 97 103 978.9 931.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,311.5 7,730.1 8,268.6 113 107 51,450.9 56,676.3 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 253 255 252 100 99 256 257 100 Other :Lbs : 222 226 228 103 101 226 229 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 253 255 252 100 99 255 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 294.6 282.6 269.3 91 95 2,212.4 2,166.6 98 Other :Thou: 11.7 11.8 11.9 102 101 78.2 77.2 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 306.4 294.4 281.2 92 96 2,290.6 2,243.8 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 136 136 129 95 95 136 137 101 Other :Lbs : 101 90 96 95 107 98 95 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 134 134 128 95 95 134 135 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 98 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Jul 1997 : Jun 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.2 14.8 13.6 134 92 AZ : 29.5 30.6 29.0 98 95 AR : 5.1 4.9 5.1 100 104 CA : 87.5 86.3 87.9 100 102 CO : 188.5 172.0 170.3 90 99 DE-MD : 5.2 6.5 5.9 113 91 FL : 3.6 3.1 3.0 83 98 GA : 24.2 23.3 22.7 94 97 HI : 1.4 1.3 1.4 101 110 ID : 48.4 50.0 49.0 101 98 IL : 185.1 202.2 209.4 113 104 IN : 76.5 86.7 97.5 127 112 IA : 411.4 468.0 494.2 120 106 KS : 493.7 501.4 496.8 101 99 KY : 34.1 34.9 38.4 113 110 LA : 1.8 1.6 1.6 93 104 MI : 79.3 60.1 53.0 67 88 MN : 168.4 144.5 151.2 90 105 MS : 23.3 21.0 21.9 94 104 MO : 55.0 60.8 64.0 116 105 MT : 1.4 1.2 1.3 93 106 NE : 571.2 583.4 580.1 102 99 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 89 191 N ENG 3/ : 2.5 1.9 1.8 75 97 NJ : 4.2 4.6 4.5 106 97 NM : 1.1 1.1 0.9 77 82 NY : 8.4 5.4 5.7 67 105 NC : 147.8 146.8 147.7 100 101 ND : 8.5 10.5 9.6 114 92 OH : 25.7 26.4 29.4 114 111 OK : 57.7 65.9 74.5 129 113 OR : 3.5 3.5 3.5 99 99 PA : 92.4 92.3 93.0 101 101 SC : 13.2 14.0 14.5 110 104 SD : 93.5 78.4 85.0 91 108 TN : 16.1 15.7 18.6 116 119 TX : 423.3 440.1 426.6 101 97 UT : 34.5 39.3 41.2 119 105 VA : 60.3 55.4 60.0 100 108 WA : 59.1 63.8 59.5 101 93 WV : 0.7 0.4 0.5 67 111 WI : 99.3 107.9 106.3 107 99 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.4 95 89 : US : 3,657.3 3,732.6 3,780.7 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 15.5 18.6 16,556 24,492 1,066 1,314 AZ : 42.7 40.3 48,274 46,500 1,131 1,154 AR : 2.2 1.4 1,851 1,207 838 837 CA : 87.8 85.8 109,357 106,072 1,245 1,237 CO : 241.6 210.3 288,532 256,999 1,194 1,222 DE-MD : 3.0 2.8 3,739 3,431 1,238 1,230 FL : 4.3 3.9 4,470 3,975 1,035 1,010 GA : 30.8 30.1 34,836 34,110 1,131 1,134 HI : 1.5 1.7 1,562 1,625 1,020 978 ID : 65.8 66.6 79,938 81,002 1,214 1,217 IL : 77.9 85.7 90,415 101,787 1,161 1,188 IN : 3.7 3.3 3,820 3,480 1,028 1,070 IA : 85.7 72.4 102,323 85,424 1,194 1,180 KS : 664.3 645.4 773,424 772,558 1,164 1,197 KY : 4.0 4.1 4,187 4,257 1,047 1,043 LA : 2.3 2.1 1,704 1,698 745 810 MI : 44.0 36.0 53,086 48,548 1,207 1,350 MN : 91.8 48.3 114,628 62,806 1,249 1,301 MS : MO : 6.6 6.4 7,401 7,978 1,117 1,253 MT : 1.5 1.4 1,701 1,587 1,147 1,111 NE : 664.5 639.7 797,964 784,297 1,201 1,226 NV : 0.1 0.1 117 112 1,005 1,112 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.0 2,920 2,210 1,066 1,097 NJ : 2.2 2.0 2,529 2,204 1,158 1,088 NM : 2.0 1.5 1,945 1,472 968 989 NY : 7.4 7.1 8,158 8,056 1,101 1,130 NC : 14.5 12.6 15,285 13,199 1,057 1,050 ND : OH : 12.7 13.0 14,707 14,869 1,156 1,141 OK : 3.4 2.7 3,205 2,629 930 959 OR : 1.5 1.3 2,084 1,586 1,365 1,257 PA : 80.2 79.5 99,769 99,404 1,244 1,251 SC : SD : 20.9 19.3 25,157 25,719 1,204 1,332 TN : TX : 595.4 592.7 675,776 681,053 1,135 1,149 UT : VA : 1.6 1.6 1,479 1,547 919 938 WA : 79.7 77.1 96,889 96,044 1,216 1,246 WV : 0.7 0.6 733 636 996 1,031 WI : 135.1 139.3 165,664 174,820 1,226 1,255 WY : 0.5 0.4 519 495 1,124 1,151 : US 3/ : 3,181.3 3,038.6 3,748,208 3,655,999 1,178 1,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 28 389 429 CA : 16.9 21.6 6,014 2,478 356 114 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.4 162 146 410 395 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 10.8 3,738 4,571 411 422 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.9 1.7 868 798 460 463 MI : 6.5 4.8 1,313 1,253 202 261 MN : MS : 0.2 0.2 65 64 433 427 MO : 0.2 0.1 57 47 367 322 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.2 4.5 1,194 565 192 126 NJ : 8.3 12.5 3,341 4,133 404 331 NM : NY : 24.2 18.8 5,683 1,688 235 90 NC : ND : OH : 3.6 4.2 1,620 1,760 445 417 OK : 0.1 0.1 54 24 446 324 OR : PA : 16.7 17.9 5,965 4,909 358 274 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.8 3.5 1,528 1,565 554 443 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 34 17 270 248 WA : WV : WI : 17.3 19.1 6,795 6,739 392 353 WY : : US 3/ : 134.4 133.3 45,173 34,894 336 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 8.8 8.5 3,474 3,370 395 398 AZ : 0.7 0.5 151 94 209 200 AR : CA : 159.5 187.8 33,200 39,100 208 208 CO : 3.6 3.8 762 795 212 210 DE-MD : 16.3 21.8 3,815 5,049 233 231 FL : 9.1 9.7 1,866 1,280 204 132 GA : 26.7 19.6 7,185 5,536 269 282 HI : 3.5 3.3 696 672 201 202 ID : IL : 668.0 756.5 173,445 195,387 260 258 IN : 392.7 513.8 96,542 125,559 246 244 IA : 1,862.4 2,367.6 475,906 602,010 256 254 KS : KY : 168.0 192.5 42,682 48,092 254 250 LA : 2.8 2.3 578 496 206 213 MI : MN : 568.5 636.9 140,901 158,693 248 249 MS : MO : 271.4 318.6 68,091 79,646 251 250 MT : 2.0 2.0 432 397 218 202 NE : 445.5 520.7 112,047 130,532 252 251 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.2 483 553 220 249 NJ : 7.8 8.1 759 790 97 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 20 20 213 218 NY : 4.7 5.1 819 897 176 176 NC : 774.2 789.8 187,555 189,111 242 239 ND : 3.4 6.4 829 1,500 242 233 OH : 92.3 110.3 23,278 28,030 252 254 OK : 279.3 377.3 74,342 97,277 266 258 OR : 14.3 15.6 3,628 4,016 253 258 PA : 190.1 203.5 45,331 47,476 238 233 SC : SD : 429.4 364.4 109,732 96,481 256 265 TN : TX : 23.0 28.2 7,495 8,097 326 287 UT : 1.2 1.7 286 263 236 155 VA : 332.6 331.2 79,368 78,990 239 238 WA : WV : 0.7 0.7 212 225 299 321 WI : 33.1 35.4 13,657 14,970 412 423 WY : 0.4 0.4 86 87 241 245 : US 3/ : 7,311.5 8,268.6 1,847,094 2,084,344 253 252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 4 7 93 81 AR : CA : CO : 114.3 89.0 16,970 12,451 149 140 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.1 0.3 13 26 120 88 HI : ID : 0.6 0.4 68 50 117 129 IL : IN : 4.5 3.3 473 325 105 99 IA : 47.1 31.3 6,583 4,066 140 130 KS : 0.2 0.2 18 23 114 112 KY : 1.1 0.7 144 95 133 132 LA : 0.3 0.2 21 20 78 87 MI : 19.0 17.6 2,262 2,218 119 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.3 42 39 124 130 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 8 110 91 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 161 145 111 100 NJ : 8.4 8.1 704 777 84 96 NM : 3.0 3.0 361 363 122 122 NY : 1.6 1.8 207 242 128 138 NC : 0.2 0.2 16 15 88 95 ND : OH : 1.3 1.0 144 110 112 113 OK : OR : 0.6 0.6 74 78 131 130 PA : 6.0 6.3 591 616 99 98 SC : SD : 13.5 10.6 1,747 1,338 129 126 TN : 0.1 0.4 9 23 74 65 TX : UT : VA : 1.7 1.6 179 163 105 101 WA : WV : WI : 1.2 1.0 147 107 118 109 WY : 0.1 0.1 14 15 128 119 : US 3/ : 306.4 281.2 41,090 35,925 134 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,564 1,569 1,542 10,262 10,058 50.0 51.5 51.6 49.0 49.5 Heifers : 994 948 913 6,645 6,566 31.8 31.1 30.6 31.7 32.3 All Cows : 506 479 481 3,639 3,354 16.2 15.6 16.1 17.4 16.5 Dairy Cows : 227 200 203 1,670 1,545 7.3 6.5 6.8 8.0 7.6 Other Cows : 279 279 278 1,969 1,809 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.4 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 62 54 51 397 343 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,127 3,050 2,987 20,942 20,321 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,856 7,263 7,773 48,405 53,512 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.9 96.0 Sows : 264 288 309 1,721 1,934 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 Stags & Boars : 50 45 48 346 299 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,169 7,596 8,130 50,472 55,745 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 19 18 121 118 6.2 6.6 6.6 5.5 5.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 276 264 252 2,091 2,049 93.8 93.4 93.4 94.5 94.5 : Total 1/ : 295 283 269 2,212 2,167 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 715 730 735 697 725 Steers 4/ : 769 783 794 751 781 Heifers 4/ : 704 718 722 693 719 All Cows 4/ : 548 564 553 535 559 Bulls & Stags4/: 871 889 859 858 874 : Calves & Vealers: 207 173 159 216 179 : Hogs : 186 188 186 188 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 182 183 181 185 185 Sows 5/ : 293 300 296 288 296 Stags & Boars5/: 226 229 226 214 229 : Sheep : 67 67 64 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 64 63 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 67 64 68 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.3 0.2 4.5 2 : 9.1 1.0 0.4 6.9 6.7 0.2 0.8 31.3 3 : 82.9 40.7 5.8 34.5 25.3 9.2 1.9 3/ 4 : 78.1 1.2 3.4 66.3 20.6 45.7 7.2 20.0 5 : 305.5 142.0 47.5 106.8 76.4 30.4 9.2 45.0 6 : 590.0 281.5 199.7 95.4 9.2 86.2 13.4 3.5 7 : 1,355.3 779.3 499.4 70.8 10.7 60.1 5.8 0.1 8 : 294.0 156.4 109.4 23.2 4.6 18.7 4.9 9 : 127.1 66.2 7.6 49.8 37.1 12.7 3.5 22.9 10 : 143.3 73.1 40.0 26.3 11.1 15.2 3.8 3.2 : US 2/ : 2,986.9 1,541.7 913.3 481.2 203.0 278.2 50.8 130.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.7 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.9 2 : 12.9 12.7 0.2 9.8 2.2 7.6 3 : 4/ 10.3 0.9 9.4 4 : 1,773.9 1,687.0 85.3 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.5 5 : 4/ 35.3 4.7 30.6 6 : 405.3 385.4 19.8 0.1 34.0 4.7 29.4 7 : 5,349.0 5,143.5 159.7 45.8 31.6 1.4 30.2 8 : 375.3 331.3 44.0 101.8 2.1 99.7 9 : 184.7 184.5 0.2 5/ 10 : 26.9 26.5 0.3 43.8 0.5 43.2 : US 2/ : 8,129.8 7,772.7 309.5 47.6 269.3 17.7 251.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.2 1.6 1.5 8.8 8.3 0.5 1.3 29.3 2 : 62.6 7.8 3.2 45.9 44.9 1.1 5.7 189.7 3 : 562.7 258.9 44.2 246.0 180.0 66.0 13.6 3/ 4 : 535.1 9.0 16.2 457.9 153.4 304.5 52.0 124.2 5 : 2,162.0 918.6 365.5 812.9 571.5 241.4 65.1 306.3 6 : 3,955.9 2,001.0 1,346.3 514.3 82.3 432.0 94.4 20.6 7 : 9,244.5 5,024.1 3,658.4 524.4 82.7 441.7 37.6 0.5 8 : 1,944.2 983.9 750.8 177.9 30.8 147.0 31.7 9 : 861.2 404.0 72.8 364.1 299.4 64.8 20.2 121.8 10 : 979.1 449.4 307.1 201.7 91.6 110.1 21.0 18.6 : US 2/ :20,320.6 10,058.2 6,565.9 3,353.8 1,544.8 1,809.0 342.6 811.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.0 9.7 0.3 0.1 10.7 2.8 7.9 2 : 75.1 74.0 0.9 0.2 70.2 13.8 56.3 3 : 4/ 67.3 4.3 63.1 4 :12,415.0 11,843.7 560.5 10.8 7.1 5.0 2.1 5 : 4/ 249.0 29.5 219.5 6 : 2,510.5 2,369.4 140.6 0.5 285.3 31.9 253.4 7 :36,839.7 35,566.2 986.5 287.0 304.6 12.6 292.0 8 : 2,520.0 2,278.1 241.8 0.1 862.0 14.5 847.6 9 : 1,192.5 1,191.7 0.7 0.1 5/ 10 : 181.9 179.3 2.4 0.2 310.3 3.7 306.6 : US 2/ :55,744.8 53,512.2 1,933.7 299.0 2,166.6 118.1 2,048.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 17.7 17.4 2.2 15.2 0.4 AZ : 40.0 39.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 AR : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 CA : 85.3 26.7 6.7 48.6 36.7 11.9 3.3 21.5 CO : 209.7 122.8 86.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 FL : 3.9 0.5 0.2 3.1 0.7 2.4 0.2 GA : 29.1 0.1 25.9 3.5 22.4 3.1 HI : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.2 ID : 65.3 30.8 14.3 17.3 5.9 11.4 2.9 IL : 82.7 46.1 33.6 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.6 10.8 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 IA : 70.9 29.1 22.6 17.8 7.1 10.7 1.4 KS : 642.0 387.0 254.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 KY : 3.4 0.3 3.1 LA : MI : 34.1 22.6 1.6 9.6 6.9 2.7 0.2 4.7 MN : 45.8 11.6 4.8 25.0 13.5 11.5 4.4 MS : MO : 4.4 1.1 0.4 2.6 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 638.0 362.2 222.0 49.9 2.8 47.1 3.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.3 0.2 4.5 NJ : 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.3 12.5 NM : 1.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 NY : 7.0 0.4 0.2 5.9 5.8 0.1 0.5 18.8 NC : 12.0 0.1 9.6 4.3 5.3 2.3 ND : OH : 6.0 0.6 0.3 4.3 2.4 1.9 0.8 4.0 OK : OR : 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 79.3 38.5 5.3 33.7 24.8 8.9 1.8 17.9 SC : SD : 17.8 2.1 2.5 11.4 1.1 10.3 1.9 TN : TX : 586.5 281.3 199.5 92.6 7.6 85.0 13.2 3.1 UT : VA : 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 77.0 41.6 25.7 8.8 5.1 3.7 0.8 WV : WI : 136.5 60.9 7.1 65.2 52.0 13.2 3.2 19.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,986.9 1,541.7 913.3 481.2 203.0 278.2 50.8 130.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.5 0.1 5.9 1.5 AZ : AR : CA : 181.1 181.0 0.1 CO : 3.3 3.1 0.1 88.9 88.9 DE-MD : 21.8 21.6 0.2 FL : GA : 11.8 9.2 2.6 HI : 3.3 3.3 0.1 ID : 0.3 0.2 IL : 722.3 641.9 68.4 11.9 IN : 507.7 507.7 2.5 1.6 0.9 IA : 2,365.7 2,289.0 43.1 33.6 30.8 1.4 29.5 KS : KY : 192.0 186.1 6.0 0.7 0.7 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 17.4 2.5 14.9 MN : 634.2 634.2 MS : MO : 315.9 315.8 0.1 MT : 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.1 NE : 519.1 519.0 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.7 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.9 NJ : 8.1 8.0 0.1 8.1 1.5 6.6 NM : 2.5 2.0 0.5 NY : 4.8 4.8 0.1 1.7 0.7 1.1 NC : 776.6 767.5 9.0 ND : 6.3 6.2 OH : 95.5 85.7 9.8 OK : 375.8 370.3 5.5 OR : 15.4 15.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 PA : 203.1 202.5 0.6 0.1 6.2 0.6 5.6 SC : SD : 363.1 319.3 43.8 10.5 10.5 TN : 0.3 0.3 TX : 14.3 9.4 4.9 0.1 UT : 1.3 1.3 VA : 330.6 329.0 1.6 1.5 0.2 1.4 WA : WV : WI : 29.0 0.6 28.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,129.8 7,772.7 309.5 47.6 269.3 17.7 251.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.1 98.3 97.9 98.1 Calves : 97.5 97.9 97.8 97.4 97.8 Hogs : 98.1 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.4 Sheep : 96.2 96.0 95.8 96.6 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 25, 1998. 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