Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 1999, 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 December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in December, up 6 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in December 1997 and up 6 percent from the previous record high for December set in 1994. December 1997 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 1998 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 1 percent from 1997. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,214 pounds. Veal production totaled 22.0 million pounds, 17 percent below a year ago and 8 percent below the previous record low for December set in 1973 and 1993. Calf slaughter totaled 130 thousand head, down 10 percent from December 1997. The average live weight was 22 pounds below last year, at 279 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.80 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year and 10 percent higher than the previous record high for December set in 1994. Hog kill totaled 9.43 million head, 9 percent above 1997. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 260 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23 million pounds, was up 1 percent from December 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 355 thousand head, 2 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 4 pounds from December a year ago. January - December red meat production was 45.1 billion pounds, 4 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was down 22 percent, pork was up 10 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Mt An 1-2 (1-99) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 98 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Dec : Nov : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,024 2,004 2,101 104 105 25,384 25,655 101 Veal : 26 19 22 83 113 323 251 78 Pork : 1,641 1,683 1,799 110 107 17,245 18,981 110 Lamb & Mutton : 23 19 23 101 121 257 248 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,714 3,726 3,945 106 106 43,209 45,136 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 98 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Dec : Nov : : :98 as % : : : : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,987 1,971 2,065 104 105 24,964 25,264 101 Veal : 26 18 21 82 114 314 243 77 Pork : 1,614 1,657 1,766 109 107 16,962 18,692 110 Lamb & Mutton : 23 19 23 101 121 250 242 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,650 3,665 3,875 106 106 42,491 44,441 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 98 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Dec : Nov : : : 98 % : : : : :1997 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 : of 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,811.4 2,717.1 2,833.8 101 104 35,567.0 34,787.0 98 Other :Thou: 65.6 57.4 62.4 95 109 750.8 684.1 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,877.0 2,774.5 2,896.2 101 104 36,317.9 35,471.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,197 1,214 1,218 102 100 1,177 1,207 103 Other :Lbs : 1,016 1,023 1,032 102 101 1,012 1,024 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,193 1,211 1,214 102 100 1,173 1,203 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 141.9 108.7 126.9 89 117 1,534.2 1,420.9 93 Other :Thou: 3.2 3.4 3.1 97 92 40.8 35.5 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 145.1 112.1 130.0 90 116 1,575.0 1,456.4 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 299 281 277 93 98 335 282 84 Other :Lbs : 391 419 429 110 102 404 412 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 301 285 279 93 98 338 286 84 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,461.3 8,650.1 9,231.0 109 107 90,228.0 99,284.7 110 Other :Thou: 161.8 158.8 194.6 120 123 1,732.5 1,743.5 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,623.1 8,808.9 9,425.6 109 107 91,960.4101,028.2 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 262 261 100 100 257 257 100 Other :Lbs : 227 233 233 103 100 226 230 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 260 261 260 100 100 256 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 337.4 289.5 343.8 102 119 3,770.7 3,670.3 97 Other :Thou: 11.1 8.4 10.7 97 128 136.7 130.2 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 348.5 297.8 354.5 102 119 3,907.4 3,800.5 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 137 131 133 97 102 134 133 99 Other :Lbs : 93 98 98 106 100 97 96 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 136 130 132 98 102 133 132 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 98 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Dec 1997 : Nov 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.1 15.0 14.9 134 99 AZ : 26.4 27.2 30.3 115 111 AR : 6.9 5.9 6.2 89 105 CA : 95.0 87.5 91.6 96 105 CO : 154.9 153.3 166.1 107 108 DE-MD : 6.6 6.9 7.3 111 107 FL : 4.5 4.0 4.7 105 118 GA : 26.2 20.6 23.2 89 112 HI : 1.5 1.1 1.2 82 111 ID : 44.5 45.1 47.5 107 105 IL : 206.6 226.8 234.2 113 103 IN : 107.8 109.3 117.7 109 108 IA : 511.9 558.7 590.8 115 106 KS : 427.7 428.1 469.2 110 110 KY : 42.1 47.9 51.4 122 107 LA : 1.9 1.9 1.9 103 102 MI : 81.8 28.7 31.2 38 109 MN : 194.0 172.5 181.8 94 105 MS : 25.0 26.4 25.7 103 97 MO : 71.4 71.3 80.9 113 113 MT : 1.3 1.4 1.5 112 106 NE : 531.6 524.5 560.3 105 107 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 111 131 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.3 2.5 96 107 NJ : 4.9 4.4 5.7 115 128 NM : 0.9 0.9 1.0 110 106 NY : 6.8 5.2 6.1 90 117 NC : 165.6 163.1 164.6 99 101 ND : 10.4 8.5 10.2 98 120 OH : 28.6 28.7 33.3 116 116 OK : 69.6 74.2 79.7 114 107 OR : 3.7 3.6 3.6 99 100 PA : 99.4 97.4 100.5 101 103 SC : 16.0 16.8 18.8 117 111 SD : 93.2 91.5 101.5 109 111 TN : 21.9 22.2 22.0 100 99 TX : 339.4 368.8 377.6 111 102 UT : 34.6 38.1 37.1 107 97 VA : 69.0 73.9 74.2 107 100 WA : 55.6 57.0 52.6 95 92 WV : 1.3 1.2 1.1 90 94 WI : 109.2 103.1 112.0 103 109 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.7 122 130 : US : 3,714.1 3,725.5 3,944.5 106 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 17.7 21.3 19,075 26,746 1,080 1,255 AZ : 38.8 41.9 42,293 48,506 1,091 1,158 AR : 2.5 1.9 2,220 1,594 901 831 CA : 94.9 87.0 117,927 110,206 1,243 1,267 CO : 194.3 202.9 234,812 247,629 1,208 1,220 DE-MD : 3.4 3.3 4,080 3,970 1,213 1,207 FL : 4.9 4.7 4,786 4,550 968 976 GA : 32.1 28.2 36,589 32,125 1,141 1,139 HI : 1.6 1.2 1,637 1,246 1,031 1,013 ID : 61.9 65.0 74,973 80,468 1,212 1,239 IL : 78.0 79.3 93,565 97,475 1,200 1,229 IN : 4.7 4.3 4,872 4,502 1,028 1,050 IA : 89.4 78.1 109,652 94,432 1,227 1,209 KS : 566.0 601.7 673,133 727,914 1,189 1,210 KY : 4.6 5.8 4,584 5,931 990 1,016 LA : 2.1 2.0 1,705 1,691 798 832 MI : 35.0 33.2 41,624 45,843 1,189 1,381 MN : 100.9 59.5 128,004 77,376 1,269 1,301 MS : MO : 9.2 8.8 10,247 10,596 1,119 1,210 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,767 1,813 1,123 1,137 NE : 577.4 592.5 714,060 739,930 1,237 1,249 NV : 0.1 0.1 98 115 1,102 1,070 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.7 3,110 2,868 1,023 1,049 NJ : 2.2 2.4 2,270 2,640 1,050 1,117 NM : 1.5 1.6 1,482 1,609 983 985 NY : 8.9 7.1 9,565 8,178 1,075 1,146 NC : 16.3 14.0 16,807 14,686 1,031 1,046 ND : OH : 12.6 12.8 14,290 14,462 1,134 1,131 OK : 4.3 3.4 3,888 3,175 913 943 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,844 1,705 1,281 1,312 PA : 78.1 77.9 99,955 98,686 1,280 1,267 SC : SD : 25.1 23.8 32,134 30,326 1,282 1,272 TN : TX : 483.3 520.9 542,048 597,675 1,122 1,147 UT : VA : 2.7 4.0 2,443 3,771 891 944 WA : 74.7 70.4 92,314 87,792 1,236 1,248 WV : 1.8 1.9 1,492 1,545 816 825 WI : 157.3 151.0 192,072 191,123 1,221 1,266 WY : 0.8 0.8 810 890 1,077 1,083 : US 3/ : 2,877.0 2,896.2 3,433,646 3,515,256 1,193 1,214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 0.0 0.1 19 41 435 473 CA : 20.1 15.5 5,163 1,981 256 128 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.1 176 37 411 299 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 11.1 11.2 4,552 4,708 411 420 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 58 28 407 470 LA : 1.6 1.5 738 735 459 490 MI : 6.1 4.0 1,485 964 242 242 MN : MS : 0.2 0.2 72 81 424 450 MO : 0.2 0.3 85 88 368 352 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.2 5.0 755 657 145 130 NJ : 9.8 13.1 4,081 5,032 418 383 NM : NY : 20.7 16.6 1,841 1,438 89 87 NC : ND : OH : 4.6 3.7 1,897 1,623 413 441 OK : 0.1 0.1 51 40 393 404 OR : PA : 18.3 18.5 6,198 5,548 339 299 SC : SD : TN : TX : 5.3 4.4 1,971 1,834 372 416 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 27 20 231 292 WA : WV : WI : 19.0 17.4 7,615 6,454 402 371 WY : : US 3/ : 145.1 130.0 43,653 36,212 301 279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 7.7 3,447 3,871 387 503 AZ : 0.8 0.8 168 133 200 169 AR : CA : 190.2 205.0 40,337 43,154 212 210 CO : 3.7 1.9 780 501 213 260 DE-MD : 22.1 27.3 5,395 6,570 244 241 FL : 14.5 18.4 2,833 3,142 196 171 GA : 32.8 30.6 8,573 8,271 261 271 HI : 4.1 3.7 805 720 199 194 ID : IL : 758.7 870.0 199,609 231,721 263 266 IN : 544.5 593.8 138,072 150,456 254 253 IA : 2,322.9 2,738.6 608,054 724,448 262 265 KS : KY : 203.0 245.0 53,299 64,188 263 262 LA : 4.5 4.6 840 929 185 202 MI : MN : 663.2 742.5 169,945 193,019 256 260 MS : MO : 334.2 388.7 87,722 100,546 263 259 MT : 1.8 2.3 376 524 212 230 NE : 538.7 577.5 139,226 150,200 258 260 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 3.2 762 807 241 253 NJ : 12.4 12.8 1,162 1,165 93 91 NM : 0.1 0.2 12 34 222 213 NY : 5.5 6.7 1,075 1,422 196 211 NC : 825.5 864.9 209,993 211,479 254 245 ND : 4.4 10.8 1,063 2,648 242 245 OH : 105.4 130.8 27,513 33,946 261 260 OK : 333.9 394.5 89,538 104,211 268 264 OR : 16.2 16.7 4,170 4,332 257 260 PA : 228.3 246.3 56,395 59,095 247 240 SC : SD : 400.5 454.4 104,470 118,689 261 261 TN : TX : 30.0 27.9 10,023 8,758 334 314 UT : 2.1 4.0 370 674 180 167 VA : 356.2 390.7 90,204 96,221 253 246 WA : WV : 1.1 1.5 370 457 334 300 WI : 25.7 31.5 10,642 12,690 414 403 WY : 0.4 0.8 105 191 253 246 : US 3/ : 8,623.1 9,425.6 2,238,746 2,451,780 260 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 6 7 90 77 AR : CA : CO : 116.2 133.6 16,851 19,159 145 143 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 26 36 102 91 HI : ID : 0.3 0.4 38 41 121 114 IL : IN : 4.3 3.8 431 372 100 98 IA : 55.7 53.1 7,910 7,503 142 141 KS : 0.1 0.4 11 35 127 101 KY : 0.7 0.6 115 90 156 160 LA : 0.2 0.3 14 33 84 126 MI : 19.7 18.7 2,473 2,335 126 125 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.3 34 30 122 119 NE : 0.2 0.4 22 40 104 103 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.6 223 254 99 99 NJ : 8.8 11.0 908 1,015 103 92 NM : 3.1 3.3 373 397 120 121 NY : 3.0 3.1 324 327 107 104 NC : 0.2 0.3 18 26 93 97 ND : 0.1 0.1 9 7 122 129 OH : 0.5 0.8 54 73 105 97 OK : OR : 0.4 0.5 54 65 132 130 PA : 5.9 6.5 609 670 103 103 SC : SD : 14.5 0.1 1,959 15 135 123 TN : 0.1 0.3 11 27 88 82 TX : UT : VA : 1.9 1.1 187 105 100 100 WA : WV : WI : 0.8 0.6 95 71 116 121 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 16 133 110 : US 3/ : 348.5 354.5 47,248 46,909 136 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------- :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1998 :1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,314 1,322 1,391 17,172 17,101 46.7 48.6 49.1 48.3 49.2 Heifers : 853 842 869 11,287 11,228 30.4 31.0 30.7 31.7 32.3 All Cows : 595 506 527 6,424 5,865 21.1 18.7 18.6 18.0 16.8 Dairy Cows : 273 211 229 2,926 2,620 9.7 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.5 Other Cows : 322 295 298 3,498 3,245 11.4 10.9 10.5 9.8 9.3 Bulls & Stags : 49 47 47 683 593 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,811 2,717 2,834 35,567 34,787 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,133 8,329 8,881 86,587 95,354 96.1 96.3 96.2 96.0 96.0 Sows : 282 287 314 3,064 3,437 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 Stags & Boars : 46 34 35 577 494 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 : Total 1/ :8,461 8,650 9,231 90,228 99,285 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 20 18 22 213 211 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 317 272 322 3,558 3,460 94.0 93.9 93.7 94.3 94.3 : Total 1/ : 337 289 344 3,771 3,670 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 711 729 732 706 730 Steers 4/ : 777 796 798 764 789 Heifers 4/ : 714 730 731 703 724 All Cows 4/ : 544 547 551 539 554 Bulls & Stags4/: 837 843 845 851 865 : Calves & Vealers: 184 172 170 208 174 : Hogs : 191 192 192 189 189 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 188 188 185 185 Sows 5/ : 295 298 294 291 295 Stags & Boars5/: 227 235 228 220 228 : Sheep : 67 65 66 67 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 61 60 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 65 67 67 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.0 2 : 9.2 1.8 0.6 5.9 5.7 0.2 0.9 29.7 3 : 81.7 32.4 7.1 40.2 29.6 10.6 2.0 3/ 4 : 81.8 1.6 3.9 69.4 23.4 46.0 6.9 23.9 5 : 316.9 125.6 54.4 127.8 89.8 38.0 9.1 43.9 6 : 521.4 259.0 178.9 70.8 9.8 61.0 12.7 4.2 7 : 1,272.0 696.1 479.3 91.3 13.1 78.2 5.2 0.1 8 : 284.3 143.5 104.9 31.0 3.4 27.6 4.8 9 : 129.3 68.1 5.9 52.7 41.7 11.0 2.6 17.4 10 : 135.0 62.2 34.0 36.0 10.9 25.1 2.8 2.6 : US 2/ : 2,833.8 1,390.7 869.3 526.5 228.8 297.7 47.3 126.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 2 : 19.1 18.9 0.1 14.1 2.3 11.8 3 : 4/ 11.5 2.1 9.3 4 : 2,058.2 1,961.5 95.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 5 : 4/ 42.3 5.9 36.4 6 : 426.2 400.0 26.0 0.1 49.9 5.0 44.9 7 : 6,029.8 5,823.4 172.4 34.1 54.2 1.9 52.2 8 : 463.6 443.9 19.6 136.2 2.3 133.9 9 : 200.7 200.5 0.1 5/ 10 : 31.0 30.7 0.3 32.2 0.7 31.5 : US 2/ : 9,231.0 8,881.5 314.3 35.3 343.8 21.5 322.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 1998 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 23.6 3.5 3.0 14.6 13.8 0.9 2.4 52.3 2 : 108.4 15.0 5.9 77.6 75.2 2.4 9.9 330.0 3 : 1,001.2 457.3 85.1 434.4 315.9 118.5 24.4 3/ 4 : 950.8 16.1 38.0 806.9 270.5 536.4 89.7 232.3 5 : 3,691.1 1,580.0 618.8 1,379.8 973.5 406.3 112.6 517.5 6 : 6,746.6 3,328.8 2,321.3 936.8 133.8 803.0 159.6 42.7 7 :15,738.1 8,508.0 6,232.9 933.7 145.6 788.1 63.4 1.0 8 : 3,368.6 1,691.2 1,317.0 301.7 48.8 252.9 58.8 9 : 1,491.9 725.0 111.3 620.3 496.7 123.6 35.3 211.9 10 : 1,666.7 776.1 494.3 359.1 145.8 213.3 37.1 33.2 : US 2/ :34,787.0 17,101.1 11,227.7 5,865.0 2,619.6 3,245.4 593.2 1,420.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.0 19.3 0.6 0.1 20.1 5.0 15.1 2 : 144.8 142.7 1.7 0.4 123.3 24.4 98.9 3 : 4/ 116.0 9.2 106.8 4 :22,223.7 21,200.5 1,009.2 14.0 13.3 9.1 4.2 5 : 4/ 445.5 56.3 389.1 6 : 4,461.5 4,197.0 263.3 1.2 491.4 53.7 437.7 7 :65,381.5 63,148.5 1,755.3 477.7 548.1 20.7 527.4 8 : 4,558.3 4,157.0 401.2 0.1 1,409.7 25.4 1,384.3 9 : 2,167.9 2,166.2 1.5 0.2 5/ 10 : 327.1 322.6 4.0 0.5 503.0 7.0 496.0 : US 2/ :99,284.7 95,353.7 3,436.8 494.1 3,670.3 210.8 3,459.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 20.4 20.0 3.7 16.3 0.5 AZ : 41.6 39.9 1.3 0.4 0.4 AR : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 86.3 27.8 4.4 51.7 41.2 10.5 2.5 15.4 CO : 202.3 115.7 85.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 4.7 0.4 0.2 3.8 0.7 3.1 0.3 GA : 26.9 0.1 0.1 24.3 3.4 20.9 2.5 HI : 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 ID : 63.7 28.6 10.2 22.9 5.1 17.8 1.9 IL : 75.7 39.3 36.4 11.1 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 IA : 77.2 27.3 24.0 24.7 9.9 14.8 1.2 KS : 598.5 356.7 240.2 1.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 KY : 4.4 0.7 3.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 LA : MI : 31.3 21.8 1.6 7.8 5.0 2.8 0.1 3.9 MN : 56.0 8.7 6.1 36.7 18.6 18.1 4.6 MS : MO : 5.7 1.4 0.8 3.0 0.6 2.4 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 590.5 310.7 214.4 62.1 2.6 59.5 3.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 5.0 NJ : 2.3 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 13.1 NM : 1.2 1.1 1.1 NY : 6.9 0.9 0.5 4.9 4.9 0.5 16.6 NC : 12.9 0.1 0.1 10.3 5.5 4.8 2.5 ND : OH : 6.5 0.5 0.3 5.0 2.9 2.1 0.7 3.5 OK : OR : 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 77.6 29.9 6.3 39.5 29.2 10.3 1.9 18.5 SC : SD : 22.0 1.5 0.5 17.8 0.9 16.9 2.2 TN : TX : 517.9 258.6 178.6 68.1 8.2 59.9 12.6 3.9 UT : VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 70.3 32.9 23.7 12.9 5.7 7.2 0.9 WV : 0.1 WI : 147.0 55.1 9.8 78.3 63.3 15.0 3.7 17.4 WY : : US 3/ :2,833.8 1,390.7 869.3 526.5 228.8 297.7 47.3 126.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.2 0.1 5.2 0.9 AZ : AR : CA : 196.5 196.4 0.1 CO : 1.1 1.0 0.1 133.6 0.1 133.5 DE-MD : 27.2 27.2 FL : GA : 18.9 15.7 3.2 0.1 HI : 3.7 3.7 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 830.0 742.4 78.1 9.4 IN : 586.0 585.9 3.3 2.4 1.0 IA : 2,735.3 2,665.6 45.5 24.3 52.9 1.9 50.9 KS : KY : 241.4 234.4 7.0 0.5 0.5 LA : 0.2 0.2 MI : 18.4 3.0 15.5 MN : 736.4 736.3 0.1 MS : MO : 382.1 381.9 0.1 MT : 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 NE : 575.0 575.0 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 NJ : 12.8 12.6 0.1 11.0 1.3 9.6 NM : 2.7 2.1 0.6 NY : 6.3 6.2 0.1 3.1 0.9 2.2 NC : 847.1 839.4 7.7 ND : 9.3 9.3 0.1 OH : 114.1 102.3 11.7 OK : 392.3 385.8 6.5 OR : 16.5 16.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 PA : 245.9 245.2 0.6 6.5 0.4 6.1 SC : SD : 448.7 429.2 19.5 TN : 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 16.3 7.9 8.2 0.1 UT : 2.9 2.9 VA : 388.7 386.5 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 WA : WV : WI : 25.0 0.5 24.3 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 9,231.0 8,881.5 314.3 35.3 343.8 21.5 322.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 97.9 97.8 97.9 98.1 Calves : 97.8 97.0 97.6 97.4 97.6 Hogs : 98.1 98.2 97.9 98.1 98.3 Sheep : 96.8 97.2 97.0 96.5 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,000 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . .4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . .8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability. . 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . . . . .9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S.. . . . . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 19, 1999. 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