Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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. Record High Pork Production for Fifth Successive Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion pounds in November, up 8 percent from the 3.45 billion pounds produced in November 1997. November 1997 contained 20 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. November 1998 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, up 1 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 23 pounds from the previous year, at 1,211 pounds. Veal production totaled 19.0 million pounds, 19 percent below a year ago and 17 percent below the previous record low for November set in 1992. Calf slaughter totaled 112 thousand head, down 10 percent from November 1997. The average live weight was 28 pounds below last year, at 285 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.68 billion pounds, up 14 percent from the previous year and 3 percent above the previous record high for November set in 1994. This marked the fifth successive month and the eighth month overall in 1998 for record high pork production. Hog kill totaled 8.81 million head, 14 percent above 1997. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 261 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.0 million pounds, was down 5 percent from the previous record low for November set in 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 298 thousand head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 4 pounds from November a year ago. January - November red meat production was 41.2 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 4 percent. Mt An 1-2 (12-98) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 98 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Nov : Oct : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,934 2,235 2,004 104 90 23,360 23,554 101 Veal : 24 21 19 81 91 297 229 77 Pork : 1,473 1,757 1,683 114 96 15,604 17,183 110 Lamb & Mutton : 20 20 19 95 94 234 225 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,450 4,033 3,726 108 92 39,494 41,191 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 98 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Nov : Oct : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,899 2,199 1,971 104 90 22,977 23,199 101 Veal : 23 20 18 81 91 288 222 77 Pork : 1,449 1,731 1,657 114 96 15,348 16,926 110 Lamb & Mutton : 20 20 19 95 95 228 220 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,391 3,970 3,665 108 92 38,841 40,566 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 98 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Nov : Oct : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,698.0 2,990.5 2,717.1 101 91 32,755.6 31,953.1 98 Other :Thou: 62.3 62.5 57.4 92 92 685.2 621.7 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,760.3 3,053.0 2,774.5 101 91 33,440.8 32,574.9 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,192 1,218 1,214 102 100 1,175 1,206 103 Other :Lbs : 1,015 1,032 1,023 101 99 1,012 1,024 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,188 1,214 1,211 102 100 1,171 1,202 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 121.3 121.0 108.7 90 90 1,392.3 1,294.0 93 Other :Thou: 3.9 3.8 3.4 85 88 37.6 32.4 86 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 125.2 124.8 112.1 90 90 1,429.9 1,326.4 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 308 *277 281 91 102 339 283 83 Other :Lbs : 421 426 419 100 98 406 410 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 313 *282 285 91 101 342 286 84 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 7,600.8 9,191.7 8,650.1 114 94 81,766.7 90,053.7 110 Other :Thou: 141.3 157.2 158.8 112 101 1,570.7 1,549.0 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 7,742.1 9,348.9 8,808.9 114 94 83,337.4 91,602.6 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 261 257 262 100 102 256 256 100 Other :Lbs : 229 231 233 102 101 226 230 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 260 257 261 100 102 256 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 299.2 312.2 289.5 97 93 3,433.3 3,326.5 97 Other :Thou: 10.3 10.6 8.4 81 79 125.6 119.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 309.5 322.8 297.8 96 92 3,558.9 3,446.0 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 135 128 131 97 102 134 133 99 Other :Lbs : 97 100 98 102 98 97 96 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 134 127 130 97 102 133 132 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 98 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Nov 1997 : Oct 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.0 13.9 15.0 136 107 AZ : 23.0 28.4 27.2 119 96 AR : 6.2 6.4 5.9 96 93 CA : 81.7 92.3 87.5 107 95 CO : 138.8 166.2 153.3 110 92 DE-MD : 6.4 7.1 6.9 107 97 FL : 3.6 4.0 4.0 111 100 GA : 23.0 24.5 20.6 89 84 HI : 1.3 1.3 1.1 87 86 ID : 42.1 47.7 45.1 107 94 IL : 199.7 238.1 226.8 114 95 IN : 94.1 115.2 109.3 116 95 IA : 469.7 576.1 558.7 119 97 KS : 397.7 508.1 428.1 108 84 KY : 35.1 52.1 47.9 136 92 LA : 2.0 2.0 1.9 94 97 MI : 77.0 31.1 28.7 37 92 MN : 173.2 182.8 172.5 100 94 MS : 25.9 29.3 26.4 102 90 MO : 60.2 73.5 71.3 118 97 MT : 1.2 1.5 1.4 118 90 NE : 520.1 586.5 524.5 101 89 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 79 101 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.6 2.3 91 92 NJ : 4.2 4.8 4.4 105 91 NM : 0.8 1.1 0.9 114 80 NY : 6.0 6.0 5.2 87 87 NC : 149.8 168.3 163.1 109 97 ND : 10.9 8.1 8.5 78 106 OH : 26.5 33.6 28.7 108 85 OK : 61.4 72.4 74.2 121 102 OR : 3.4 3.6 3.6 107 101 PA : 94.9 103.0 97.4 103 95 SC : 14.1 16.9 16.8 120 100 SD : 83.4 92.2 91.5 110 99 TN : 18.9 22.3 22.2 117 100 TX : 327.9 419.2 368.8 112 88 UT : 31.5 42.0 38.1 121 91 VA : 65.4 78.7 73.9 113 94 WA : 50.5 *61.3 57.0 113 93 WV : 1.5 1.4 1.2 81 86 WI : 103.0 106.9 103.1 100 96 WY : 0.4 0.3 0.5 117 191 : US : 3,450.3 *4,033.2 3,725.5 108 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, November 1997 and 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 17.6 21.6 18,973 27,141 1,080 1,258 AZ : 34.1 37.7 37,370 43,856 1,096 1,162 AR : 2.1 1.8 1,969 1,540 942 879 CA : 81.2 82.6 102,687 105,201 1,264 1,274 CO : 179.0 189.9 213,226 231,510 1,191 1,219 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 3,809 3,841 1,202 1,214 FL : 4.0 4.3 4,027 4,287 1,005 998 GA : 29.1 24.9 33,013 27,884 1,135 1,118 HI : 1.5 1.2 1,530 1,225 1,010 1,007 ID : 57.5 61.3 71,120 76,657 1,237 1,250 IL : 84.9 84.2 102,393 103,502 1,206 1,230 IN : 3.7 3.6 3,808 3,771 1,018 1,054 IA : 83.1 77.3 101,740 93,185 1,225 1,205 KS : 531.2 554.0 624,433 664,776 1,175 1,200 KY : 4.0 5.8 3,929 5,916 983 1,024 LA : 2.0 2.3 1,676 1,840 824 811 MI : 32.5 30.4 39,426 41,953 1,212 1,378 MN : 92.5 55.8 117,258 73,078 1,268 1,309 MS : MO : 6.7 6.0 7,761 7,724 1,166 1,278 MT : 1.4 1.5 1,541 1,704 1,107 1,128 NE : 579.1 563.0 710,195 701,304 1,226 1,246 NV : 0.1 0.1 116 89 1,078 1,049 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.7 3,107 2,772 1,022 1,035 NJ : 1.9 1.9 2,053 2,091 1,100 1,087 NM : 1.4 1.6 1,374 1,510 969 928 NY : 8.0 6.8 8,634 7,731 1,074 1,129 NC : 15.2 14.0 15,873 14,845 1,044 1,061 ND : OH : 15.5 12.8 17,214 14,407 1,110 1,125 OK : 3.7 3.0 3,469 2,741 927 916 OR : 1.6 1.4 2,009 1,867 1,288 1,306 PA : 84.4 84.4 106,249 106,142 1,259 1,258 SC : SD : 24.0 22.1 31,312 28,531 1,302 1,291 TN : TX : 473.7 515.8 526,019 588,484 1,110 1,141 UT : VA : 2.4 3.5 2,325 3,320 970 942 WA : 68.0 74.6 84,007 94,368 1,236 1,264 WV : 2.4 2.0 2,038 1,641 854 839 WI : 147.4 139.4 181,817 176,283 1,234 1,264 WY : 0.6 0.6 638 703 1,148 1,126 : US 3/ : 2,760.3 2,774.5 3,279,861 3,358,722 1,188 1,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 58 28 405 404 CA : 15.1 12.7 5,074 1,657 336 131 CO : DE-MD : 0.6 0.1 243 31 431 319 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.9 9.7 3,710 4,109 418 425 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 46 30 398 448 LA : 2.3 1.8 1,089 840 472 469 MI : 6.7 4.3 1,380 1,134 207 261 MN : MS : 0.2 0.2 85 79 425 439 MO : 0.1 0.2 50 59 357 385 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.5 4.2 856 520 154 124 NJ : 8.8 10.8 3,677 4,129 419 382 NM : NY : 18.2 13.6 1,764 1,169 97 86 NC : ND : OH : 3.8 3.9 1,730 1,754 452 444 OK : 0.1 0.1 39 43 433 443 OR : PA : 17.2 15.0 5,688 4,767 331 318 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.7 4.1 1,847 1,733 396 420 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 28 17 229 295 WA : WV : WI : 13.9 16.5 5,811 5,988 417 364 WY : : US 3/ : 125.2 112.1 39,186 31,956 313 285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 8.2 7.2 3,350 3,693 408 512 AZ : 0.8 0.8 166 171 220 208 AR : CA : 149.0 189.6 32,193 40,266 216 212 CO : 3.1 2.1 657 537 213 259 DE-MD : 21.8 26.0 5,278 6,188 242 238 FL : 11.2 13.3 2,162 2,344 193 176 GA : 26.6 27.9 6,947 7,487 261 269 HI : 2.9 2.8 570 579 196 205 ID : IL : 698.0 820.2 184,383 217,279 264 265 IN : 476.4 553.4 121,196 140,702 254 254 IA : 2,127.4 2,596.4 557,867 685,561 262 264 KS : KY : 174.7 228.3 46,018 59,773 263 262 LA : 3.6 3.6 769 768 213 215 MI : MN : 586.4 703.4 149,774 183,813 255 261 MS : MO : 291.7 351.4 74,782 90,000 256 256 MT : 1.5 2.2 350 490 226 227 NE : 487.3 522.2 126,071 135,896 259 260 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.8 658 763 246 273 NJ : 7.3 8.6 726 779 99 91 NM : 0.1 0.2 23 47 223 210 NY : 3.6 4.0 701 792 195 200 NC : 742.7 842.6 189,852 208,991 256 248 ND : 4.4 7.5 1,087 1,853 244 247 OH : 87.1 104.1 22,906 27,607 263 265 OK : 297.7 371.0 79,732 97,770 268 264 OR : 13.5 15.7 3,536 4,099 261 261 PA : 186.3 204.2 45,876 49,203 246 241 SC : SD : 349.4 401.6 91,271 105,867 261 264 TN : TX : 29.5 25.6 9,579 8,570 325 335 UT : 1.8 2.6 352 463 201 178 VA : 333.9 383.9 85,643 96,079 257 250 WA : WV : 1.1 1.4 361 429 319 318 WI : 23.5 28.7 9,883 11,620 421 405 WY : 0.4 0.6 98 147 248 249 : US 3/ : 7,742.1 8,808.9 2,015,206 2,299,701 260 261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 8 3 105 69 AR : CA : CO : 103.0 108.1 14,551 14,919 141 138 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 21 24 103 104 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 34 40 120 124 IL : IN : 3.3 2.5 341 245 102 98 IA : 50.6 43.3 7,049 5,975 139 138 KS : 0.2 0.2 24 19 119 116 KY : 0.6 0.5 71 80 127 151 LA : 0.2 0.2 15 15 79 83 MI : 15.2 16.4 1,874 2,059 124 125 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 28 28 126 122 NE : 0.1 0.2 16 23 120 110 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.0 185 193 99 98 NJ : 7.1 7.8 732 750 103 96 NM : 2.4 2.7 289 335 122 123 NY : 1.8 1.7 209 200 117 117 NC : 0.2 0.2 16 19 91 93 ND : 0.1 0.1 10 7 120 117 OH : 0.8 0.6 92 55 111 92 OK : OR : 0.4 0.5 49 68 130 130 PA : 4.7 5.3 491 539 104 102 SC : SD : 13.5 0.1 1,832 14 136 127 TN : 0.1 0.3 11 24 88 78 TX : UT : VA : 1.4 1.0 146 103 102 101 WA : WV : WI : 0.6 0.5 70 60 111 116 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 17 119 127 : US 3/ : 309.5 297.8 41,408 38,666 134 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,230 1,377 1,322 15,858 15,710 45.6 46.1 48.6 48.4 49.2 Heifers : 844 1,048 842 10,434 10,358 31.3 35.1 31.0 31.9 32.4 All Cows : 571 514 506 5,829 5,339 21.2 17.2 18.7 17.8 16.7 Dairy Cows : 246 219 211 2,653 2,391 9.1 7.3 7.8 8.1 7.5 Other Cows : 325 295 295 3,176 2,948 12.1 9.9 10.9 9.7 9.2 Bulls & Stags : 52 51 47 634 546 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,698 2,991 2,717 32,756 31,953 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,296 8,843 8,329 78,453 86,472 96.0 96.2 96.3 95.9 96.0 Sows : 263 309 287 2,782 3,123 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 Stags & Boars : 42 40 34 531 459 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 : Total 1/ :7,601 9,192 8,650 81,767 90,054 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 18 18 193 189 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 282 294 272 3,240 3,137 94.4 94.2 93.9 94.4 94.3 : Total 1/ : 299 312 289 3,433 3,327 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 707 739 729 705 730 Steers 4/ : 774 805 796 762 788 Heifers 4/ : 714 738 730 702 724 All Cows 4/ : 540 547 547 538 554 Bulls & Stags4/: 832 849 843 853 866 : Calves & Vealers: 190 *170 172 210 174 : Hogs : 191 189 192 188 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 187 185 188 184 185 Sows 5/ : 296 295 298 290 295 Stags & Boars5/: 226 230 235 219 228 : Sheep : 66 64 65 67 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 61 61 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 64 65 67 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 4.2 2 : 8.5 1.5 0.6 5.5 4.9 0.6 0.8 24.4 3 : 88.0 38.3 8.8 38.6 27.9 10.7 2.3 3/ 4 : 78.9 1.6 4.1 66.0 23.6 42.4 7.2 19.1 5 : 305.8 129.5 51.2 116.3 81.6 34.7 8.8 40.0 6 : 516.5 243.9 176.3 83.6 9.8 73.8 12.8 3.8 7 : 1,191.8 643.7 458.9 84.5 12.5 72.0 4.7 0.1 8 : 268.9 139.2 99.2 25.8 2.6 23.2 4.6 9 : 120.8 61.2 6.8 50.1 36.6 13.6 2.7 14.6 10 : 135.8 62.6 36.0 34.3 10.1 24.2 2.9 2.7 : US 2/ : 2,717.1 1,321.8 842.3 505.9 210.7 295.3 47.1 108.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.7 1.7 0.4 1.3 2 : 12.1 12.0 0.1 0.1 9.5 2.1 7.3 3 : 4/ 8.9 0.8 8.1 4 : 1,964.2 1,868.5 94.7 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 5 : 4/ 35.9 5.9 30.1 6 : 403.2 376.5 26.6 39.4 3.9 35.5 7 : 5,647.2 5,473.5 140.9 32.7 44.0 1.3 42.7 8 : 407.2 382.7 24.5 110.1 1.9 108.2 9 : 185.9 185.8 0.1 5/ 10 : 28.6 28.2 0.3 39.0 0.8 38.2 : US 2/ : 8,650.1 8,328.9 287.4 33.8 289.5 17.7 271.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.4 3.1 2.6 13.4 12.6 0.8 2.2 47.3 2 : 99.2 13.2 5.3 71.6 69.4 2.2 9.0 300.2 3 : 919.5 424.9 78.0 394.2 286.3 108.0 22.4 3/ 4 : 869.0 14.5 34.0 737.5 247.1 490.4 82.9 208.4 5 : 3,374.2 1,454.4 564.5 1,251.9 883.7 368.3 103.4 473.6 6 : 6,225.2 3,069.8 2,142.5 866.0 124.1 742.0 146.8 38.5 7 :14,466.1 7,811.9 5,753.6 842.4 132.5 709.9 58.2 0.9 8 : 3,084.3 1,547.6 1,212.1 270.7 45.4 225.2 53.9 9 : 1,362.6 656.9 105.4 567.6 454.9 112.7 32.7 194.5 10 : 1,531.7 713.9 460.4 323.1 134.9 188.2 34.3 30.6 : US 2/ :31,953.1 15,710.4 10,358.4 5,338.5 2,390.8 2,947.6 545.9 1,294.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.5 16.8 0.6 0.1 17.7 4.5 13.3 2 : 125.7 123.8 1.5 0.4 109.3 22.1 87.1 3 : 4/ 104.5 7.1 97.4 4 :20,165.5 19,239.0 913.6 13.0 12.1 8.3 3.8 5 : 4/ 403.2 50.4 352.7 6 : 4,035.3 3,797.0 237.2 1.1 441.5 48.7 392.8 7 :59,351.6 57,325.1 1,582.9 443.6 493.9 18.7 475.1 8 : 4,094.7 3,713.0 381.6 0.1 1,273.5 23.1 1,250.5 9 : 1,967.2 1,965.7 1.4 0.1 5/ 10 : 296.1 291.9 3.8 0.5 470.9 6.3 464.5 : US 2/ :90,053.7 86,472.2 3,122.6 458.8 3,326.5 189.2 3,137.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 20.7 20.3 3.3 17.0 0.4 AZ : 37.5 35.5 1.6 0.3 0.3 AR : 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 CA : 82.0 25.3 5.0 49.2 36.1 13.1 2.6 12.5 CO : 189.3 112.0 76.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 FL : 4.3 0.5 0.1 3.5 1.0 2.5 0.3 GA : 23.7 0.1 0.1 20.9 3.2 17.7 2.6 HI : 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 ID : 60.0 26.3 10.8 21.2 5.2 16.0 1.7 IL : 81.5 45.6 35.9 9.6 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 IA : 76.2 26.3 25.6 23.0 9.2 13.8 1.3 KS : 550.6 332.9 215.7 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.1 KY : 4.4 0.5 3.8 LA : MI : 28.7 19.1 2.3 7.4 4.3 3.1 0.1 4.3 MN : 53.0 10.8 4.8 33.1 17.4 15.7 4.3 MS : MO : 4.0 0.6 0.4 2.7 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 561.1 283.9 217.3 56.9 2.7 54.2 3.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 4.2 NJ : 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.3 10.8 NM : 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.0 0.1 NY : 6.6 0.8 0.5 4.8 4.3 0.5 0.5 13.6 NC : 12.9 0.2 0.1 10.1 5.8 4.3 2.5 ND : OH : 6.3 0.4 0.3 4.8 2.7 2.1 0.8 3.8 OK : OR : 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 83.9 35.8 8.0 37.8 27.5 10.3 2.2 15.0 SC : SD : 20.3 3.0 0.7 14.8 1.0 13.8 1.8 TN : TX : 513.0 243.5 176.0 80.9 8.3 72.6 12.6 3.4 UT : VA : 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 74.6 35.5 25.1 12.9 4.8 8.1 1.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 135.8 53.4 7.8 71.0 57.2 13.8 3.6 16.4 WY : : US 3/ :2,717.1 1,321.8 842.3 506.0 210.7 295.3 47.1 108.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.0 0.1 5.0 0.9 AZ : AR : CA : 182.8 182.7 0.1 CO : 1.2 1.1 0.1 107.9 107.9 DE-MD : 26.0 25.9 0.1 FL : GA : 17.1 14.7 2.4 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 786.6 717.0 61.0 8.6 IN : 547.9 547.9 2.2 1.6 0.6 IA : 2,593.3 2,535.3 34.3 23.7 43.2 1.3 41.9 KS : KY : 226.1 219.2 6.8 0.5 0.4 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 16.2 3.5 12.7 MN : 697.6 697.6 MS : MO : 347.4 347.2 0.1 MT : 1.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 NE : 520.2 520.1 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.7 1.7 0.4 1.3 NJ : 8.5 8.4 0.1 0.1 7.8 1.4 6.4 NM : 2.2 1.7 0.5 NY : 3.6 3.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 NC : 827.7 820.4 7.3 ND : 6.1 6.0 0.1 OH : 90.7 79.8 10.8 OK : 368.8 362.9 5.9 OR : 15.5 15.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 PA : 203.6 203.0 0.6 5.2 0.4 4.8 SC : SD : 396.6 372.3 24.3 TN : 0.3 0.3 TX : 17.8 7.8 9.9 UT : 1.7 1.7 VA : 382.6 380.7 1.9 1.0 0.1 0.9 WA : WV : WI : 22.6 0.4 21.9 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,650.1 8,328.9 287.4 33.8 289.5 17.7 271.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 98.0 97.9 98.0 98.1 Calves : 96.9 96.9 97.0 97.4 97.6 Hogs : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.3 Sheep : 96.7 96.7 97.2 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 January 22, 1999. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, , write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-834-0125 FAX: 703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.