Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 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 Pork Production Sets Another Record High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.77 billion pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 3.62 billion pounds produced in August 1997. August 1997 and August 1998 both contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.04 million head, down 2 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 22 pounds from the previous year, at 1,209 pounds. Veal production totaled 20.0 million pounds, 21 percent below August a year ago and 9 percent below the previous record low for August set in 1991. Calf slaughter totaled 125 thousand head, down slightly from August 1997. The average live weight was 266 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.50 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous year and just above the previous record high for August set in 1995. Hog kill totaled 8.17 million head, 11 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 252 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was down 11 percent from the previous record low for August set in 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 275 thousand head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 123 pounds, down 4 pounds from August a year ago. January - August red meat production was 29.6 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 11 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Mt An 1-2 (9-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 98 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Aug : Jul : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,221 2,213 2,228 100 101 17,000 17,119 101 Veal : 25 21 20 79 95 217 167 77 Pork : 1,352 1,529 1,505 111 98 10,988 12,151 111 Lamb & Mutton : 19 18 17 89 94 171 167 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,618 3,781 3,770 104 100 28,377 29,604 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 98 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Aug : Jul : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,188 2,183 2,197 100 101 16,724 16,863 101 Veal : 25 20 19 77 95 211 162 77 Pork : 1,328 1,506 1,481 111 98 10,805 11,973 111 Lamb & Mutton : 18 17 16 89 94 167 162 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,560 3,727 3,713 104 100 27,907 29,161 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 98 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Aug : Jul : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 3,050.4 2,986.9 2,986.5 98 100 23,992.9 23,307.2 97 Other :Thou: 56.9 51.7 53.6 94 104 495.6 448.1 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 3,107.3*3,038.7 3,040.2 98 100 24,488.5 23,755.2 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,190 1,206 1,213 102 101 1,167 1,202 103 Other :Lbs : 1,020 1,036 1,032 101 100 1,010 1,021 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,187 1,203 1,209 102 101 1,164 1,198 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 122.7 130.5 121.8 99 93 1,001.2 932.8 93 Other :Thou: 2.7 2.9 3.2 120 113 26.3 21.4 81 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 125.4 133.3 125.0 100 94 1,027.5 954.2 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 333 259 262 78 101 346 286 83 Other :Lbs : 406 406 428 106 105 399 404 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 334 262 266 80 102 348 289 83 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,197.3 8,129.8 8,023.7 111 99 57,669.3 63,768.6 111 Other :Thou: 151.6 138.8 144.1 95 104 1,130.5 1,075.6 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,348.9 8,268.6 8,167.9 111 99 58,799.9 64,844.2 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 252 252 100 100 255 256 100 Other :Lbs : 220 228 232 105 102 226 230 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 251 252 252 100 100 255 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 287.9 269.3 263.2 91 98 2,500.3 2,429.8 97 Other :Thou: 13.3 11.9 12.0 90 101 91.5 89.2 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 301.2 281.2 275.2 91 98 2,591.8 2,519.0 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 129 129 124 97 96 135 135 100 Other :Lbs : 98 96 98 100 102 98 95 97 Comm'l. :Lbs : 127 128 123 97 96 133 134 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 98 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Aug 1997 : Jul 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 10.6 13.6 13.1 124 96 AZ : 27.1 29.0 26.6 98 92 AR : 5.7 5.1 5.7 100 111 CA : 84.6 87.9 88.6 105 101 CO : 169.6 170.3 171.7 101 101 DE-MD : 5.1 5.9 6.3 124 108 FL : 3.8 3.0 3.0 78 98 GA : 23.6 22.7 22.9 97 101 HI : 1.4 1.4 1.2 86 88 ID : 47.5 49.0 45.3 95 93 IL : 194.8 209.4 215.2 110 103 IN : 79.8 97.5 100.0 125 103 IA : 424.5 494.2 502.1 118 102 KS : 500.3 496.8 505.6 101 102 KY : 34.8 38.4 39.9 115 104 LA : 1.7 1.6 1.7 101 105 MI : 77.5 53.0 30.1 39 57 MN : 162.9 151.2 151.5 93 100 MS : 22.8 21.9 24.9 109 113 MO : 53.6 64.0 63.6 119 99 MT : 1.6 1.3 1.5 96 121 NE : 556.7 580.1 573.2 103 99 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 77 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 1.8 1.8 70 98 NJ : 4.0 4.5 4.3 107 94 NM : 1.0 0.9 1.1 118 131 NY : 8.0 5.7 5.5 69 97 NC : 141.5 147.7 147.7 104 100 ND : 8.1 9.6 10.2 125 106 OH : 25.7 29.4 28.1 109 96 OK : 53.4 74.5 64.3 121 86 OR : 3.5 3.5 3.5 101 102 PA : 93.5 93.0 95.7 102 103 SC : 12.7 14.5 14.3 113 99 SD : 79.8 85.0 81.2 102 96 TN : 16.2 18.6 18.5 114 100 TX : 418.0 426.6 433.3 104 102 UT : 35.8 41.2 42.0 117 102 VA : 62.5 60.0 58.7 94 98 WA : 62.6 59.5 60.9 97 102 WV : 0.8 0.5 0.7 86 151 WI : 97.3 106.3 102.7 106 97 WY : 0.6 0.4 0.7 109 191 : US : 3,617.7 3,780.7 3,769.5 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 16.0 19.3 17,472 24,841 1,090 1,289 AZ : 39.7 37.1 44,130 42,754 1,112 1,152 AR : 2.4 1.6 2,270 1,298 961 826 CA : 83.9 86.6 104,327 107,043 1,244 1,236 CO : 214.4 212.2 259,772 260,166 1,212 1,226 DE-MD : 2.8 3.0 3,485 3,646 1,223 1,231 FL : 4.4 3.6 4,430 3,571 1,008 980 GA : 30.7 30.0 34,781 34,046 1,134 1,133 HI : 1.7 1.4 1,683 1,425 995 988 ID : 62.4 60.1 77,575 75,207 1,243 1,252 IL : 87.9 85.9 103,060 102,462 1,172 1,193 IN : 3.7 3.5 3,749 3,729 1,025 1,061 IA : 86.3 75.6 103,049 89,458 1,194 1,183 KS : 663.2 650.9 783,070 785,240 1,181 1,206 KY : 3.9 4.6 4,040 4,823 1,036 1,053 LA : 2.3 2.0 1,804 1,634 781 831 MI : 42.2 32.4 51,140 44,131 1,211 1,361 MN : 85.2 49.3 107,942 63,742 1,267 1,292 MS : MO : 6.5 6.4 7,457 7,923 1,141 1,247 MT : 1.8 1.7 2,041 1,833 1,116 1,111 NE : 633.0 635.9 767,014 780,956 1,212 1,228 NV : 0.1 0.1 80 87 1,043 1,047 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.0 3,064 2,098 1,080 1,074 NJ : 2.0 2.0 2,299 2,254 1,139 1,132 NM : 1.6 2.0 1,568 1,923 1,011 968 NY : 7.5 6.9 8,369 7,898 1,112 1,143 NC : 14.7 13.2 15,741 14,059 1,070 1,063 ND : OH : 13.3 11.6 14,850 13,176 1,119 1,134 OK : 3.2 3.0 3,056 2,826 946 939 OR : 1.6 1.3 2,046 1,691 1,290 1,254 PA : 82.7 84.7 103,390 106,641 1,249 1,258 SC : SD : 18.1 19.4 21,450 26,014 1,183 1,338 TN : TX : 586.2 594.3 664,790 688,389 1,134 1,158 UT : VA : 1.6 1.8 1,541 1,734 980 986 WA : 81.7 77.4 102,795 98,323 1,258 1,271 WV : 0.9 0.9 836 898 950 1,012 WI : 135.6 135.9 165,414 170,567 1,220 1,255 WY : 0.7 0.7 787 839 1,164 1,203 : US 3/ : 3,107.3 3,040.2 3,688,069 3,676,978 1,187 1,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : CA : 17.2 19.3 6,027 2,274 350 118 CO : DE-MD : 0.3 0.4 113 166 408 422 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.1 9.9 4,128 4,203 411 422 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.7 2.0 776 969 450 481 MI : 4.4 5.0 938 1,361 212 273 MN : MS : 0.2 0.2 63 71 413 444 MO : 0.2 0.1 51 49 339 354 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.9 4.3 1,173 540 199 126 NJ : 7.4 10.8 3,098 3,718 416 345 NM : NY : 21.1 16.0 4,929 1,434 234 90 NC : ND : OH : 3.4 4.0 1,377 1,634 410 407 OK : 0.1 0.1 45 42 434 439 OR : PA : 15.9 15.6 5,651 4,576 354 294 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.7 4.4 1,085 1,753 408 400 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 14.9 16.1 6,021 6,006 405 373 WY : : US 3/ : 125.4 125.0 41,935 33,282 334 266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.9 5.7 3,621 2,485 409 439 AZ : 0.6 0.5 140 111 218 212 AR : CA : 155.6 190.0 32,105 39,351 206 207 CO : 5.2 5.6 1,110 1,212 212 215 DE-MD : 16.7 24.5 3,969 5,458 238 223 FL : 10.5 10.3 2,142 1,372 204 133 GA : 24.9 20.9 6,497 5,800 260 277 HI : 3.2 2.9 669 586 207 201 ID : IL : 684.0 787.1 175,596 203,122 257 258 IN : 413.2 527.8 101,334 128,899 245 244 IA : 1,951.6 2,406.8 494,458 609,292 253 253 KS : KY : 173.7 198.0 44,014 49,744 253 251 LA : 2.4 2.3 526 522 219 223 MI : MN : 561.3 643.9 138,656 159,550 247 248 MS : MO : 270.6 319.0 66,698 79,418 246 249 MT : 2.0 2.3 445 523 220 223 NE : 472.1 500.9 118,297 125,326 251 250 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.3 539 553 229 238 NJ : 7.4 7.6 769 759 104 99 NM : 0.4 0.4 93 89 212 210 NY : 5.0 5.2 888 971 177 186 NC : 738.3 782.6 178,944 188,622 242 241 ND : 3.6 6.4 832 1,490 234 232 OH : 92.5 109.0 23,457 27,493 254 252 OK : 263.5 330.9 69,549 84,248 264 255 OR : 14.3 15.8 3,672 4,056 256 257 PA : 187.1 195.5 44,685 45,608 239 233 SC : SD : 364.1 353.7 93,042 92,113 256 260 TN : TX : 29.0 28.2 8,645 8,579 298 304 UT : 1.6 2.7 381 438 236 163 VA : 340.9 322.4 82,319 77,138 241 239 WA : WV : 1.0 1.1 294 325 294 297 WI : 29.9 33.6 11,855 13,414 397 399 WY : 0.9 1.1 223 254 247 241 : US 3/ : 7,348.9 8,167.9 1,847,655 2,055,074 251 252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 7 7 98 102 AR : CA : CO : 96.4 79.3 13,419 10,321 139 130 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.2 43 16 129 69 HI : ID : 0.9 0.5 100 52 115 113 IL : IN : 3.9 3.0 406 302 103 101 IA : 41.3 43.7 5,241 5,497 127 126 KS : 0.3 0.2 33 28 120 115 KY : 1.1 0.9 142 113 135 132 LA : 0.2 0.2 14 18 76 83 MI : 19.4 19.4 2,406 2,399 124 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.5 52 56 118 125 NE : 0.1 0.1 15 9 111 102 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.8 169 169 107 93 NJ : 8.0 7.8 727 740 91 95 NM : 2.9 2.7 356 336 123 123 NY : 2.1 1.9 214 247 104 127 NC : 0.2 0.2 14 13 90 83 ND : 0.1 0.1 8 8 125 121 OH : 1.7 1.4 200 157 115 111 OK : OR : 0.5 0.6 69 79 132 130 PA : 6.0 5.8 617 579 103 100 SC : SD : 15.6 4.2 2,030 532 130 128 TN : 0.2 0.4 19 29 76 73 TX : UT : VA : 1.5 1.0 153 102 103 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.2 1.5 133 172 111 114 WY : 0.2 0.2 30 32 126 128 : US 3/ : 301.2 275.2 38,284 33,831 127 123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,548 1,542 1,527 11,810 11,586 50.7 51.6 51.1 49.2 49.7 Heifers : 943 913 933 7,588 7,499 30.9 30.6 31.2 31.6 32.2 All Cows : 498 481 474 4,135 3,828 16.3 16.1 15.9 17.2 16.4 Dairy Cows : 230 203 202 1,899 1,747 7.5 6.8 6.8 7.9 7.5 Other Cows : 268 278 272 2,236 2,081 8.8 9.3 9.1 9.3 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 63 51 52 460 395 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,050 2,987 2,987 23,993 23,307 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,899 7,773 7,684 55,304 61,196 95.9 95.6 95.8 95.9 96.0 Sows : 250 309 296 1,970 2,230 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.5 Stags & Boars : 49 48 44 395 343 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,197 8,130 8,024 57,669 63,769 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 18 18 140 136 6.3 6.6 6.7 5.6 5.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 270 252 246 2,361 2,294 93.7 93.4 93.3 94.4 94.4 : Total 1/ : 288 269 263 2,500 2,430 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 721 735 739 701 727 Steers 4/ : 779 794 801 755 784 Heifers 4/ : 711 722 729 696 720 All Cows 4/ : 543 553 547 537 557 Bulls & Stags4/: 862 *858 866 858 873 : Calves & Vealers: 206 159 160 214 176 : Hogs : 185 186 185 188 188 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 181 181 184 184 Sows 5/ : 291 296 292 288 295 Stags & Boars5/: 222 226 226 215 228 : Sheep : 64 64 62 67 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 62 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 64 62 67 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, August 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 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 4.3 2 : 8.8 1.1 0.4 6.5 6.4 0.2 0.8 26.7 3 : 88.3 45.7 7.1 33.6 24.3 9.2 2.0 3/ 4 : 79.5 1.1 3.9 67.1 21.3 45.8 7.4 19.1 5 : 298.8 138.9 45.5 104.7 75.1 29.5 9.8 40.6 6 : 591.8 295.6 194.7 88.6 9.4 79.2 12.9 4.2 7 : 1,359.8 760.3 519.9 73.7 11.7 62.0 5.9 0.1 8 : 296.1 150.0 117.3 22.8 4.6 18.2 6.0 9 : 124.5 63.1 8.4 49.7 37.7 11.9 3.3 23.1 10 : 137.2 71.4 35.7 26.5 10.6 15.9 3.6 3.7 : US 2/ : 2,986.5 1,527.3 933.0 474.3 202.3 272.1 51.9 121.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 0.1 1.6 0.4 1.2 2 : 12.5 12.3 0.1 0.1 9.6 2.2 7.4 3 : 4/ 9.5 0.6 8.9 4 : 1,776.1 1,690.9 84.5 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 5 : 4/ 39.0 4.8 34.1 6 : 358.7 336.6 21.7 0.4 31.9 4.5 27.5 7 : 5,294.9 5,102.9 149.5 42.5 44.6 1.6 43.0 8 : 366.1 326.6 39.5 85.5 2.0 83.5 9 : 185.9 185.7 0.2 5/ 10 : 27.8 27.4 0.3 40.1 0.7 39.5 : US 2/ : 8,023.7 7,684.1 295.9 43.7 263.2 17.7 245.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.0 1.8 1.7 10.0 9.4 0.6 1.6 33.6 2 : 71.4 8.9 3.6 52.5 51.3 1.2 6.5 216.5 3 : 651.0 304.5 51.3 279.6 204.4 75.2 15.6 3/ 4 : 614.6 10.1 20.1 525.1 174.8 350.3 59.4 143.3 5 : 2,460.9 1,057.5 411.0 917.5 646.6 270.9 74.9 346.9 6 : 4,547.7 2,296.6 1,540.9 602.9 91.7 511.2 107.3 24.8 7 :10,604.3 5,784.4 4,178.3 598.0 94.3 503.7 43.5 0.6 8 : 2,240.3 1,133.8 868.0 200.7 35.5 165.2 37.8 9 : 985.6 467.1 81.2 413.8 337.1 76.7 23.5 144.8 10 : 1,116.3 520.8 342.8 228.2 102.1 126.0 24.5 22.2 : US 2/ :23,307.2 11,585.6 7,498.9 3,828.2 1,747.1 2,081.1 394.6 932.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.9 11.4 0.4 0.1 12.3 3.2 9.0 2 : 87.6 86.2 1.1 0.2 79.8 16.0 63.8 3 : 4/ 76.9 4.9 72.0 4 :14,191.1 13,534.6 645.0 11.5 8.4 6.0 2.5 5 : 4/ 288.0 34.4 253.6 6 : 2,869.2 2,706.0 162.3 1.0 317.3 36.4 280.9 7 :42,134.6 40,669.2 1,135.9 329.5 349.1 14.1 335.0 8 : 2,886.1 2,604.7 281.3 0.1 947.6 16.5 931.1 9 : 1,378.4 1,377.5 0.9 0.1 5/ 10 : 209.7 206.7 2.7 0.3 350.4 4.3 346.1 : US 2/ :63,768.6 61,196.3 2,229.6 342.7 2,429.8 135.7 2,294.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 18.5 18.0 2.9 15.1 0.5 AZ : 36.9 35.5 1.1 0.3 0.3 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 86.1 27.1 7.1 48.7 37.4 11.3 3.2 19.2 CO : 211.5 115.6 95.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 FL : 3.6 0.4 0.1 2.8 0.7 2.1 0.3 GA : 29.0 0.1 26.1 3.3 22.8 2.8 HI : 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 58.8 27.0 12.5 16.8 5.4 11.4 2.5 IL : 82.8 47.6 32.8 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.6 9.9 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 IA : 74.0 30.7 21.7 20.2 8.1 12.1 1.4 KS : 647.2 376.7 268.7 1.5 0.1 1.4 0.2 KY : 4.0 0.3 3.7 LA : MI : 30.6 20.9 1.3 8.1 5.6 2.5 0.2 4.9 MN : 46.6 10.5 4.1 26.9 14.7 12.2 5.1 MS : MO : 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.6 0.6 2.0 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 634.2 351.9 229.0 49.4 2.9 46.5 3.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 4.3 NJ : 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.3 10.8 NM : 1.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 NY : 6.8 0.5 0.2 5.5 5.5 0.5 16.0 NC : 12.7 10.0 4.9 5.1 2.6 ND : OH : 6.0 0.6 0.3 4.4 2.5 1.9 0.8 3.8 OK : OR : 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 84.6 43.3 6.7 32.8 23.9 8.9 1.8 15.6 SC : SD : 17.8 2.3 2.5 10.8 1.2 9.6 2.1 TN : TX : 588.5 295.3 194.4 85.9 7.8 78.1 12.7 3.8 UT : VA : 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 WA : 77.3 43.6 23.2 9.6 5.1 4.5 1.0 WV : 0.1 WI : 132.4 59.1 6.8 63.4 51.3 12.1 3.1 16.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,986.5 1,527.3 933.0 474.4 202.3 272.1 51.9 121.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 4.8 4.2 0.5 AZ : AR : CA : 182.8 182.6 0.1 CO : 4.6 4.5 0.1 79.2 79.2 DE-MD : 24.5 24.3 0.2 FL : GA : 12.5 9.8 2.6 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 754.6 676.6 67.1 10.8 IN : 521.1 521.0 2.4 1.6 0.8 IA : 2,404.8 2,334.4 39.1 31.3 43.5 1.4 42.1 KS : KY : 197.4 191.1 6.2 0.8 0.8 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 19.2 2.5 16.7 MN : 639.3 639.3 MS : MO : 316.4 316.2 0.2 MT : 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.2 NE : 499.5 499.4 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 0.1 1.6 0.4 1.2 NJ : 7.6 7.5 0.1 7.7 1.5 6.3 NM : 2.5 2.1 0.5 NY : 4.9 4.8 0.1 1.9 0.8 1.2 NC : 771.2 761.6 9.7 ND : 6.2 6.1 OH : 95.2 86.3 8.8 OK : 329.2 323.8 5.3 OR : 15.6 15.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 PA : 195.0 194.4 0.6 5.7 0.3 5.4 SC : SD : 351.9 312.6 39.3 4.0 4.0 TN : 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 13.1 7.3 5.3 0.4 UT : 1.6 1.6 VA : 321.8 320.3 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.8 WA : WV : WI : 25.0 0.7 24.0 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,023.7 7,684.1 295.9 43.7 263.2 17.7 245.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.0 98.1 Calves : 97.9 97.8 97.4 97.4 97.8 Hogs : 97.9 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.3 Sheep : 95.6 95.8 95.6 96.5 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 23, 1998. 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