Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 23, 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 September Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.83 billion pounds in September, up 4 percent from the 3.66 billion pounds produced in September 1997 and up 3 percent from the previous record high for September set in 1994. This marked the fourth month of record high red meat production in 1998. September 1997 and 1998 both contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.99 million head, up 1 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,213 pounds. Veal production totaled 22 million pounds, 21 percent below a year ago and equaling the previous record low for September set in 1993. Calf slaughter totaled 135 thousand head, down 1 percent from September 1997. The average live weight was 269 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.59 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year and 3 percent higher than the previous record high for September set in 1994. This was the sixth month of record high pork production in 1998. Hog kill totaled 8.60 million head, 7 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound below the previous year, at 253 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was down 8 percent from last year and 5 percent below the previous record low for September set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 306 thousand head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 125 pounds, down 4 pounds from September a year ago. January - September red meat production was 33.4 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 3 percent. Mt An 1-2 (10-98)a Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 98 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Sep : Aug : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,126 2,228 2,197 103 99 19,126 19,316 101 Veal : 28 20 22 79 109 245 189 77 Pork : 1,490 1,505 1,591 107 106 12,479 13,742 110 Lamb & Mutton : 21 17 19 92 113 192 186 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,664 3,770 3,829 104 102 32,041 33,432 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 98 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Sep : Aug : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,092 2,197 2,166 104 99 18,816 19,029 101 Veal : 27 19 21 78 109 238 183 77 Pork : 1,466 1,481 1,565 107 106 12,271 13,539 110 Lamb & Mutton : 20 16 18 92 113 187 181 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,605 3,713 3,770 105 102 31,512 32,931 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 98 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Sep : Aug : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,908.5*2,986.6 2,938.3 101 98 26,901.4 26,245.5 98 Other :Thou: 59.2 53.6 53.8 91 100 554.8 501.9 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,967.7 3,040.2 2,992.2 101 98 27,456.2 26,747.4 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,196 1,213 1,216 102 100 1,171 1,204 103 Other :Lbs : 1,019 1,032 1,038 102 101 1,011 1,023 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,193 1,209 1,213 102 100 1,167 1,200 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 132.9 121.8 131.6 99 108 1,134.1 1,064.3 94 Other :Thou: 3.5 3.2 3.7 108 116 29.8 25.1 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 136.4 125.0 135.3 99 108 1,163.9 1,089.5 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 330 262 265 80 101 344 284 83 Other :Lbs : 417 428 420 101 98 401 406 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 334 266 269 81 101 346 287 83 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,871.5 8,023.7 8,443.3 107 105 65,540.9 72,211.9 110 Other :Thou: 146.6 144.1 157.4 107 109 1,277.1 1,233.0 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,018.1 8,167.9 8,600.7 107 105 66,818.0 73,444.9 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 255 252 253 100 101 255 256 100 Other :Lbs : 227 232 229 101 98 226 230 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 254 252 253 100 101 255 255 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 310.1 263.2 295.2 95 112 2,810.4 2,724.9 97 Other :Thou: 12.2 12.0 11.2 92 93 103.8 100.4 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 322.3 275.2 306.4 95 111 2,914.1 2,825.3 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 124 125 96 101 134 134 100 Other :Lbs : 95 98 99 104 101 98 95 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 129 123 125 96 101 133 133 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 98 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Sep 1997 : Aug 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.8 13.1 13.5 115 103 AZ : 25.3 26.6 27.9 110 105 AR : 6.1 5.7 6.1 101 107 CA : 85.7 88.6 92.5 108 104 CO : 172.0 171.7 171.3 100 100 DE-MD : 6.4 6.3 6.5 101 102 FL : 4.4 3.0 3.3 75 110 GA : 25.2 22.9 24.3 96 106 HI : 1.4 1.2 1.1 81 94 ID : 47.8 45.3 46.6 98 103 IL : 205.4 215.2 222.1 108 103 IN : 90.0 100.0 105.3 117 105 IA : 465.3 502.1 514.3 111 102 KS : 460.5 505.6 498.2 108 99 KY : 37.8 39.9 46.7 124 117 LA : 1.9 1.7 1.9 97 108 MI : 78.9 30.1 30.2 38 100 MN : 177.1 151.5 164.7 93 109 MS : 26.0 24.9 28.5 110 115 MO : 63.7 63.6 67.6 106 106 MT : 1.4 1.5 1.4 98 89 NE : 539.7 573.2 557.9 103 97 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 69 89 N ENG 3/ : 2.7 1.8 2.2 82 122 NJ : 4.2 4.3 5.0 119 117 NM : 1.3 1.1 0.9 70 82 NY : 8.1 5.5 6.0 74 109 NC : 154.9 147.7 159.8 103 108 ND : 7.9 10.2 9.7 123 95 OH : 25.7 28.1 29.1 113 103 OK : 59.4 64.3 65.5 110 102 OR : 3.7 3.5 3.6 98 103 PA : 95.5 95.7 97.0 102 101 SC : 14.3 14.3 15.5 108 108 SD : 85.5 81.2 86.2 101 106 TN : 19.0 18.5 18.5 97 100 TX : 385.0 433.3 423.9 110 98 UT : 37.3 42.0 42.0 113 100 VA : 64.9 58.7 67.1 103 114 WA : 60.8 60.9 60.2 99 99 WV : 1.3 0.7 0.9 68 124 WI : 98.6 102.7 103.2 105 100 WY : 0.5 0.7 0.6 117 86 : US : 3,664.4 3,769.5 3,828.6 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 18.4 20.8 20,073 26,119 1,089 1,258 AZ : 37.6 38.6 41,318 45,013 1,099 1,165 AR : 2.5 1.8 2,382 1,505 958 834 CA : 83.9 88.4 105,058 109,946 1,253 1,244 CO : 215.6 209.0 261,170 258,265 1,211 1,236 DE-MD : 3.4 3.0 4,189 3,662 1,219 1,224 FL : 5.4 4.4 5,359 4,288 984 978 GA : 32.0 32.1 36,297 36,248 1,133 1,130 HI : 1.6 1.5 1,645 1,474 1,019 961 ID : 62.1 61.4 78,572 77,812 1,266 1,268 IL : 90.0 81.6 106,656 98,514 1,185 1,207 IN : 3.9 3.7 3,992 3,843 1,022 1,051 IA : 82.3 75.2 99,589 89,446 1,210 1,190 KS : 606.4 639.7 718,577 772,578 1,185 1,208 KY : 3.9 5.6 4,020 5,854 1,020 1,043 LA : 2.4 1.9 1,867 1,591 772 837 MI : 36.0 32.8 44,421 43,400 1,232 1,324 MN : 90.4 52.3 114,584 68,233 1,268 1,305 MS : MO : 8.0 6.8 9,066 8,479 1,138 1,246 MT : 1.6 1.5 1,747 1,642 1,121 1,131 NE : 590.7 602.7 722,238 745,940 1,223 1,238 NV : 0.1 0.1 92 72 1,075 1,035 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.4 3,186 2,526 1,048 1,063 NJ : 1.9 2.2 2,056 2,430 1,090 1,081 NM : 2.5 1.5 2,383 1,532 935 991 NY : 8.2 7.6 9,029 8,565 1,100 1,123 NC : 16.3 14.4 16,490 14,930 1,013 1,039 ND : OH : 12.0 11.6 13,484 13,206 1,122 1,134 OK : 3.4 2.9 3,136 2,674 930 934 OR : 1.7 1.4 2,155 1,758 1,297 1,255 PA : 82.4 83.6 102,890 105,314 1,248 1,260 SC : SD : 20.2 20.1 26,213 26,714 1,297 1,330 TN : TX : 539.3 579.9 611,217 672,352 1,133 1,159 UT : VA : 1.9 2.7 1,811 2,461 963 898 WA : 78.5 76.8 99,694 98,060 1,269 1,277 WV : 1.4 1.4 1,201 1,228 857 897 WI : 136.5 138.0 167,744 173,830 1,228 1,260 WY : 0.6 0.7 702 804 1,140 1,179 : US 3/ : 2,967.7 2,992.2 3,540,165 3,629,996 1,193 1,213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 39 42 335 418 CA : 17.0 15.7 5,897 1,904 346 121 CO : DE-MD : 1.0 0.5 438 200 444 425 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.8 9.9 3,939 4,161 403 419 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 34 21 398 410 LA : 2.4 2.5 1,077 1,137 452 456 MI : 6.1 5.4 1,444 1,384 235 257 MN : MS : 0.2 0.1 84 56 460 431 MO : 0.2 0.2 63 63 360 338 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.5 5.0 1,097 643 201 128 NJ : 8.6 13.1 3,553 4,597 412 351 NM : NY : 21.0 18.6 4,458 1,616 212 87 NC : ND : OH : 4.6 4.1 1,928 1,683 416 415 OK : 0.1 0.1 56 39 449 449 OR : PA : 17.0 18.8 5,983 5,272 353 280 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.2 5.2 1,733 2,115 413 404 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 29 19 253 317 WA : WV : WI : 16.1 19.0 6,539 7,127 406 375 WY : : US 3/ : 136.4 135.3 45,504 36,446 334 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 9.0 4.3 3,670 2,135 410 496 AZ : 0.9 0.7 184 142 209 195 AR : CA : 160.9 206.5 33,566 43,527 209 211 CO : 4.4 4.4 943 939 212 212 DE-MD : 20.1 25.9 4,769 5,752 238 222 FL : 11.6 10.2 2,368 1,371 205 135 GA : 28.8 22.3 7,611 6,083 265 273 HI : 3.3 2.2 676 448 207 205 ID : IL : 728.3 829.7 186,894 214,667 257 259 IN : 463.3 551.2 114,786 135,019 248 245 IA : 2,154.6 2,463.1 552,317 627,909 256 255 KS : KY : 188.7 229.3 48,144 58,107 255 253 LA : 2.6 2.6 546 606 210 231 MI : MN : 617.0 696.4 153,638 174,848 249 251 MS : MO : 314.7 336.6 78,331 84,356 249 251 MT : 2.1 2.2 451 486 218 222 NE : 528.6 532.8 133,149 134,255 252 252 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.6 596 661 240 249 NJ : 7.6 8.3 767 838 101 101 NM : 0.4 0.3 89 71 212 210 NY : 5.0 5.4 907 1,025 181 191 NC : 797.5 841.8 196,873 204,452 247 243 ND : 4.0 6.8 964 1,608 239 236 OH : 93.2 112.8 23,828 28,614 256 254 OK : 295.6 338.1 77,492 86,195 262 255 OR : 15.1 16.0 3,900 4,137 258 258 PA : 198.4 203.1 48,104 47,852 242 236 SC : SD : 375.4 381.2 97,838 99,063 261 260 TN : TX : 29.2 26.1 9,503 7,962 326 305 UT : 1.6 2.6 370 484 234 187 VA : 346.6 361.6 85,400 87,608 246 242 WA : WV : 1.0 1.1 328 332 319 292 WI : 28.2 29.4 11,439 11,540 406 393 WY : 0.5 0.6 131 158 251 247 : US 3/ : 8,018.1 8,600.7 2,037,017 2,175,738 254 253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 13 9 105 88 AR : CA : CO : 118.4 101.6 16,560 13,341 140 131 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.3 16 29 85 102 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 50 47 116 115 IL : IN : 3.7 2.7 366 269 99 98 IA : 51.4 50.2 6,629 6,353 129 127 KS : 0.2 0.2 22 24 114 113 KY : 0.9 0.9 119 117 130 126 LA : 0.3 0.2 19 17 76 79 MI : 18.2 19.1 2,274 2,411 125 126 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.4 53 53 127 121 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 13 111 109 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.2 213 218 105 97 NJ : 8.5 8.5 847 848 99 99 NM : 2.6 3.1 318 371 123 120 NY : 2.0 1.9 219 220 110 114 NC : 0.2 0.2 19 19 108 101 ND : 0.1 0.1 8 11 119 131 OH : 0.9 1.2 112 123 120 107 OK : OR : 0.5 0.7 71 94 133 131 PA : 5.5 5.8 573 596 105 102 SC : SD : 11.9 0.1 1,569 17 132 167 TN : 0.2 0.3 12 22 83 66 TX : UT : VA : 2.0 1.4 208 135 102 98 WA : WV : WI : 0.9 0.9 105 108 112 117 WY : 0.2 0.2 21 23 124 122 : US 3/ : 322.3 306.4 41,667 38,151 129 125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,404 1,527 1,426 13,214 13,011 48.3 51.1 48.5 49.1 49.6 Heifers : 933 933 969 8,521 8,468 32.1 31.2 33.0 31.7 32.3 All Cows : 511 474 491 4,648 4,319 17.6 15.9 16.7 17.2 16.5 Dairy Cows : 238 202 214 2,138 1,961 8.2 6.8 7.3 7.9 7.5 Other Cows : 273 272 277 2,510 2,358 9.4 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 60 52 53 519 448 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,909 2,987 2,938 26,901 26,246 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,561 7,684 8,104 62,864 69,301 96.0 95.8 96.0 95.9 96.0 Sows : 264 296 297 2,235 2,527 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.5 Stags & Boars : 47 44 42 442 385 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,872 8,024 8,443 65,541 72,212 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 18 18 158 154 5.9 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 292 246 277 2,652 2,571 94.1 93.3 94.0 94.4 94.4 : Total 1/ : 310 263 295 2,810 2,725 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 723 739 741 704 729 Steers 4/ : 784 801 806 759 786 Heifers 4/ : 718 729 735 699 722 All Cows 4/ : 544 547 548 537 556 Bulls & Stags4/: 849 866 857 857 871 : Calves & Vealers: 204 160 162 213 175 : Hogs : 187 185 186 188 188 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 181 182 184 184 Sows 5/ : 294 292 292 289 295 Stags & Boars5/: 229 226 220 217 227 : Sheep : 65 62 62 67 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 62 62 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 62 62 67 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 5.0 2 : 9.7 1.2 0.4 7.1 7.0 0.1 0.9 31.7 3 : 87.4 40.6 8.4 36.3 25.2 11.1 2.1 3/ 4 : 86.7 1.4 4.7 72.1 23.1 49.0 8.5 23.6 5 : 299.7 131.0 50.2 108.7 77.7 31.0 9.9 44.5 6 : 580.1 279.6 201.8 85.9 11.4 74.5 12.8 5.2 7 : 1,315.6 696.2 537.6 76.5 12.3 64.1 5.3 0.1 8 : 291.2 143.0 119.6 22.2 3.9 18.3 6.4 9 : 127.8 64.6 8.4 51.6 41.2 10.4 3.3 18.5 10 : 138.1 67.8 37.6 29.1 11.0 18.1 3.6 3.1 : US 2/ : 2,938.3 1,425.6 969.1 490.6 213.9 276.7 53.0 131.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 2.0 0.5 1.5 2 : 13.2 13.0 0.2 0.1 10.4 2.0 8.3 3 : 4/ 9.9 0.6 9.3 4 : 1,928.1 1,848.0 80.0 0.1 1.5 1.0 0.5 5 : 4/ 38.5 5.2 33.3 6 : 367.0 343.7 23.2 0.1 37.8 4.0 33.8 7 : 5,509.8 5,315.4 152.8 41.7 50.9 1.4 49.5 8 : 391.5 351.3 40.2 104.1 2.4 101.6 9 : 202.7 202.5 0.2 5/ 10 : 29.1 28.7 0.4 0.1 40.2 0.6 39.6 : US 2/ : 8,443.3 8,104.3 297.0 42.1 295.2 17.8 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.0 2.1 2.0 11.1 10.5 0.6 1.8 38.6 2 : 81.1 10.2 4.0 59.5 58.2 1.3 7.4 248.2 3 : 738.4 345.1 59.6 315.9 229.6 86.3 17.8 3/ 4 : 701.3 11.4 24.8 597.2 197.8 399.3 67.9 166.9 5 : 2,760.6 1,188.5 461.1 1,026.2 724.3 301.9 84.8 391.3 6 : 5,127.8 2,576.2 1,742.7 688.8 103.1 585.7 120.1 30.0 7 :11,919.9 6,480.6 4,715.9 674.5 106.7 567.9 48.9 0.7 8 : 2,531.5 1,276.8 987.7 222.8 39.4 183.5 44.2 9 : 1,113.4 531.7 89.6 465.4 378.3 87.1 26.7 163.3 10 : 1,254.4 588.6 380.4 257.3 113.2 144.1 28.1 25.3 : US 2/ :26,245.5 13,011.2 8,467.9 4,318.8 1,961.0 2,357.8 447.6 1,064.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.7 13.1 0.5 0.1 14.2 3.7 10.5 2 : 100.8 99.2 1.3 0.3 90.2 18.0 72.1 3 : 4/ 86.7 5.5 81.2 4 :16,119.2 15,382.6 725.0 11.5 9.9 6.9 3.0 5 : 4/ 326.5 39.6 286.9 6 : 3,236.3 3,049.7 185.5 1.1 355.1 40.4 314.8 7 :47,644.4 45,984.5 1,288.7 371.2 400.0 15.6 384.5 8 : 3,277.6 2,956.0 321.5 0.1 1,051.6 18.9 1,032.7 9 : 1,581.1 1,579.9 1.1 0.1 5/ 10 : 238.8 235.4 3.1 0.4 390.6 4.9 385.7 : US 2/ :72,211.9 69,300.6 2,526.6 384.7 2,724.9 153.5 2,571.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 20.0 19.2 2.9 16.3 0.8 AZ : 38.3 36.8 1.1 0.4 0.4 AR : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 87.9 27.4 7.0 50.3 40.7 9.6 3.1 15.6 CO : 208.3 111.4 96.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 FL : 4.4 0.4 0.2 3.7 0.9 2.8 0.2 GA : 31.0 0.1 27.4 3.5 23.9 3.4 HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 ID : 60.1 27.2 11.8 18.6 5.6 13.0 2.4 IL : 78.3 44.1 34.2 9.9 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 IA : 73.9 25.5 25.4 21.8 8.7 13.1 1.2 KS : 636.4 357.6 276.9 1.7 0.2 1.5 0.2 KY : 4.7 0.4 4.3 LA : MI : 31.0 20.5 1.6 8.7 5.3 3.4 0.1 5.3 MN : 49.3 12.4 5.1 26.7 14.5 12.2 5.1 MS : MO : 4.6 1.0 0.5 2.8 0.8 2.0 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 600.8 312.0 234.8 50.3 2.7 47.6 3.6 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 5.0 NJ : 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.3 13.1 NM : 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.1 NY : 7.4 0.6 0.3 6.0 5.9 0.1 0.5 18.6 NC : 13.5 0.1 0.1 10.5 5.2 5.3 2.8 ND : OH : 6.0 0.5 0.6 3.9 2.0 1.9 0.9 3.9 OK : OR : 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 83.4 38.2 7.8 35.5 24.7 10.8 2.0 18.8 SC : SD : 18.2 2.2 1.8 11.8 1.2 10.6 2.4 TN : TX : 576.5 279.2 201.6 83.1 9.7 73.4 12.6 4.8 UT : VA : 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 76.7 39.6 25.7 10.3 5.3 5.0 1.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 134.8 53.2 8.6 69.2 55.8 13.4 3.7 19.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,938.3 1,425.6 969.1 490.6 213.9 276.7 53.0 131.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 3.4 0.1 3.3 AZ : AR : CA : 200.2 200.0 0.2 CO : 3.6 3.4 0.1 101.4 101.4 DE-MD : 25.9 25.9 FL : GA : 13.0 10.8 2.2 HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : 0.3 0.2 IL : 793.9 713.3 69.6 11.0 IN : 544.3 544.2 0.1 2.2 1.6 0.6 IA : 2,460.0 2,388.5 41.1 30.4 50.0 1.4 48.5 KS : KY : 228.6 221.5 7.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 18.8 2.7 16.1 MN : 690.8 690.8 0.1 MS : MO : 332.8 332.6 0.2 MT : 1.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 NE : 530.5 530.5 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.7 0.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 NJ : 8.3 8.1 0.1 0.1 8.5 1.3 7.2 NM : 2.4 1.9 0.5 NY : 5.0 4.9 0.1 1.8 0.7 1.1 NC : 827.2 820.0 7.1 ND : 6.3 6.2 0.1 OH : 97.6 88.2 9.3 OK : 335.9 330.1 5.9 OR : 15.8 15.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 PA : 202.8 202.2 0.5 5.8 0.4 5.4 SC : SD : 378.6 338.6 40.0 TN : 0.3 0.3 TX : 13.6 7.5 6.0 0.1 UT : 1.6 1.6 VA : 360.6 359.0 1.6 1.3 0.1 1.1 WA : WV : WI : 21.9 0.6 21.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,443.3 8,104.3 297.0 42.1 295.2 17.8 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.2 98.2 98.0 98.1 Calves : 97.5 97.4 97.2 97.4 97.7 Hogs : 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.1 98.3 Sheep : 96.2 95.6 96.3 96.4 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,000 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability. . .21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . . . . . 9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S.. . . . . . . 2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 20, 1998. 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