Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 19, 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 and Pork Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.54 billion pounds in February, up 2 percent from the 3.48 billion pounds produced in February 1998 and slightly higher than the previous record high for February set in 1996. February 1998 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,221 pounds. Veal production totaled 17.0 million pounds, 19 percent below the previous record low for February set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 100 thousand head, down 12 percent from February 1998. The average live weight was 22 pounds below last year, at 286 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.50 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous record high for February set last year. Hog kill totaled 7.90 million head, 3 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20.0 million pounds, was down 4 percent from the previous record low for February set in 1979, 1997, and 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 299 thousand head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 2 pounds from February a year ago. January - February red meat production was 7.4 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was down 23 percent, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 9 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 99 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Feb : Jan : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,977 2,170 1,997 101 92 4,134 4,167 101 Veal : 21 *18 17 81 98 45 35 77 Pork : 1,457 1,627 1,501 103 92 3,092 3,128 101 Lamb & Mutton : 21 18 20 96 112 42 38 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,476 3,832 3,535 102 92 7,312 7,368 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 99 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Feb : Jan : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,945 2,136 1,965 101 92 4,067 4,101 101 Veal : 21 17 17 81 98 44 34 77 Pork : 1,437 1,597 1,473 103 92 3,049 3,070 101 Lamb & Mutton : 20 17 20 96 113 41 37 91 : Total Red Meat : 3,424 *3,768 3,474 101 92 7,200 7,242 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 99 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Feb : Jan : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,691.1 2,903.5 2,665.2 99 92 5,667.8 5,568.7 98 Other :Thou: 55.6 58.1 56.7 102 97 118.4 114.8 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,746.8 2,961.6 2,721.8 99 92 5,786.2 5,683.5 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,208 1,224 1,225 101 100 1,205 1,224 102 Other :Lbs :1,029 1,035 1,040 101 100 1,028 1,037 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,204 1,220 1,221 101 100 1,200 1,220 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 110.7 *102.7 97.6 88 95 235.9 200.3 85 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.5 2.1 89 84 5.2 4.6 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 113.0 *105.2 99.7 88 95 241.1 204.9 85 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 306 *275 282 92 103 304 279 92 Other :Lbs : 398 406 409 103 101 399 408 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 308 *278 286 93 103 306 282 92 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,589.7 *8,372.8 7,746.0 102 93 16,043.2 16,118.8 100 Other :Thou: 121.8 176.2 158.8 130 90 257.2 335.0 130 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,711.5 *8,549.0 7,904.8 103 92 16,300.4 16,453.8 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 259 259 100 100 259 259 100 Other :Lbs : 230 241 239 104 99 230 240 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 258 259 259 100 100 258 259 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 300.2 260.4 290.6 97 112 601.0 550.9 92 Other :Thou: 8.3 7.8 8.3 99 106 17.1 16.1 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 308.5 268.2 298.9 97 111 618.2 567.0 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 138 135 136 99 101 138 136 98 Other :Lbs : 96 100 95 100 95 96 98 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 137 134 135 99 101 137 135 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 99 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Feb 1998 : Jan 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 9.3 14.0 14.1 151 100 AZ : 23.0 28.2 27.1 118 96 AR : 5.6 6.7 5.2 93 78 CA : 79.4 89.1 80.9 102 91 CO : 151.1 185.8 171.1 113 92 DE-MD : 5.7 6.3 5.7 100 90 FL : 4.4 3.3 3.0 68 91 GA : 22.9 22.5 19.8 86 88 HI : 1.3 1.1 1.1 82 98 ID : 38.0 45.7 39.8 105 87 IL : 188.8 213.1 200.3 106 94 IN : 99.6 *98.3 96.4 97 98 IA : 469.8 527.9 498.0 106 94 KS : 452.3 *498.2 461.9 102 93 KY : 39.1 49.1 39.3 101 80 LA : 1.8 1.6 1.7 90 104 MI : 68.6 28.2 27.5 40 97 MN : 169.5 173.5 159.7 94 92 MS : 22.4 24.8 22.2 99 89 MO : 61.9 70.3 65.0 105 93 MT : 1.1 1.5 1.3 114 85 NE : 521.9 580.8 531.8 102 92 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 106 88 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.7 1.6 96 90 NJ : 3.9 4.2 4.0 104 95 NM : 0.9 1.1 1.3 146 119 NY : 5.2 4.1 3.8 73 92 NC : 142.3 156.5 142.8 100 91 ND : 7.2 4.5 1.8 25 40 OH : 25.7 27.0 25.6 100 95 OK : 62.5 77.2 68.6 110 89 OR : 3.1 3.1 3.1 101 101 PA : 84.5 92.3 89.0 105 96 SC : 13.4 17.6 17.4 130 99 SD : 78.5 86.8 82.9 106 96 TN : 15.9 20.2 16.4 103 81 TX : 363.4 407.9 361.6 100 89 UT : 33.6 39.4 37.1 110 94 VA : 55.2 65.4 56.6 102 87 WA : 51.4 49.2 51.1 99 104 WV : 0.5 1.1 0.7 133 67 WI : 89.5 102.3 96.7 108 95 WY : 0.4 0.6 0.5 125 81 : US : 3,476.2 *3,832.3 3,535.3 102 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, February 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 14.4 21.0 15,508 26,318 1,077 1,256 AZ : 33.6 37.7 37,020 43,601 1,103 1,157 AR : 1.8 1.9 1,630 1,627 918 857 CA : 78.8 74.0 97,886 93,936 1,243 1,270 CO : 185.0 207.8 226,664 257,536 1,225 1,239 DE-MD : 2.8 2.8 3,353 3,322 1,210 1,206 FL : 4.4 3.8 4,283 3,815 982 1,011 GA : 29.4 25.6 33,519 28,958 1,140 1,133 HI : 1.7 1.3 1,634 1,205 982 953 ID : 52.4 53.9 63,919 66,526 1,220 1,235 IL : 76.1 69.9 93,238 85,711 1,225 1,226 IN : 3.6 3.6 3,788 3,829 1,053 1,076 IA : 75.4 68.6 93,321 83,813 1,237 1,222 KS : 600.7 596.1 708,070 716,981 1,179 1,203 KY : 3.5 1.8 3,608 1,549 1,025 876 LA : 2.2 2.1 1,874 1,703 844 803 MI : 30.7 30.0 37,015 41,235 1,206 1,374 MN : 75.6 49.7 100,971 67,421 1,336 1,358 MS : 2.4 0.6 2,227 540 917 935 MO : 5.3 7.8 5,872 9,386 1,105 1,206 MT : 1.3 1.4 1,511 1,520 1,138 1,114 NE : 559.2 570.6 709,429 724,232 1,269 1,269 NV : 0.1 0.1 78 82 1,029 1,054 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.8 2,247 1,990 1,072 1,076 NJ : 1.7 1.8 1,897 2,038 1,085 1,115 NM : 1.5 2.5 1,467 2,229 963 903 NY : 7.3 4.8 8,004 5,252 1,103 1,095 NC : 12.5 11.8 12,604 12,512 1,011 1,056 ND : OH : 13.1 10.8 14,709 12,064 1,121 1,120 OK : 2.7 3.1 2,509 2,991 938 966 OR : 1.1 1.1 1,329 1,391 1,230 1,290 PA : 70.6 73.3 90,225 92,134 1,279 1,257 SC : SD : 20.2 21.7 26,119 29,627 1,291 1,367 TN : 1.6 2.2 1,557 1,811 966 829 TX : 509.7 495.3 577,388 571,504 1,133 1,154 UT : 43.9 48.4 53,285 58,166 1,212 1,202 VA : 1.9 1.8 1,842 1,728 982 953 WA : 69.6 67.4 85,195 84,060 1,225 1,247 WV : 0.9 1.0 775 937 854 971 WI : 124.9 128.8 155,133 164,116 1,242 1,274 WY : 0.5 0.5 543 608 1,151 1,150 : US 3/ : 2,746.8 2,721.8 3,307,625 3,322,976 1,204 1,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : 0.1 0.1 26 45 434 492 CA : 16.7 14.0 4,002 1,759 240 125 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.1 92 30 381 294 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.1 9.7 4,313 4,062 426 418 IN : 7.3 7.9 2,967 2,281 404 289 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 34 26 420 425 LA : 1.3 0.9 591 405 466 468 MI : 4.4 3.4 1,353 870 305 258 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 47 27 427 386 MO : 0.2 0.2 65 70 374 361 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.4 3.2 416 380 122 120 NJ : 8.7 8.0 3,712 3,470 426 435 NM : NY : 14.9 12.0 1,270 1,033 85 86 NC : ND : OH : 3.8 3.2 1,648 1,401 436 443 OK : 0.1 0.1 23 44 468 462 OR : PA : 14.3 14.4 5,057 4,752 354 331 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 23 24 299 310 TX : 3.4 2.6 1,359 1,192 405 455 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 30 19 252 270 WA : WV : WI : 16.8 14.3 6,342 5,545 377 389 WY : : US 3/ : 113.0 99.7 34,866 28,499 308 286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.3 6.8 3,256 2,856 393 418 AZ : 0.7 0.6 133 119 181 188 AR : CA : 155.1 187.0 33,313 39,416 215 211 CO : 3.4 2.1 733 529 213 257 DE-MD : 19.8 20.8 4,860 4,942 245 237 FL : 13.8 6.7 3,003 1,340 218 199 GA : 22.7 19.5 6,305 5,647 277 289 HI : 2.8 2.9 558 563 203 196 ID : IL : 668.2 742.5 174,779 196,812 262 265 IN : 507.3 487.2 127,635 123,573 252 254 IA : 2,154.5 2,325.6 561,400 605,977 261 261 KS : 32.0 38.4 9,233 11,520 289 300 KY : 191.3 199.0 49,579 51,552 259 259 LA : 3.4 3.5 761 812 226 230 MI : 9.6 3,300 342 MN : 600.8 652.5 154,566 168,925 257 259 MS : MO : 301.4 311.5 78,265 80,508 260 258 MT : 1.6 2.1 323 476 204 225 NE : 490.0 475.9 125,531 122,391 256 257 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.7 359 432 242 259 NJ : 5.5 8.7 552 889 100 103 NM : 0.1 0.3 27 58 215 211 NY : 3.2 3.7 587 669 183 179 NC : 748.5 757.8 182,721 183,544 244 242 ND : 3.6 7.5 874 1,787 243 239 OH : 90.3 97.5 23,261 25,253 258 259 OK : 302.9 336.6 81,621 89,549 269 266 OR : 14.5 14.6 3,779 3,770 261 259 PA : 180.3 198.2 44,016 48,602 244 245 SC : SD : 335.7 349.4 88,701 92,130 264 264 TN : 52.7 53.9 23,015 23,566 437 437 TX : 23.1 27.6 7,598 8,892 328 322 UT : 1.5 3.8 275 664 184 175 VA : 297.5 305.3 72,443 74,345 243 244 WA : WV : 0.7 1.1 222 324 320 304 WI : 24.7 33.3 10,447 13,515 423 406 WY : 0.4 0.7 99 179 249 256 : US 3/ : 7,711.5 7,904.8 1,987,379 2,043,962 258 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 104.5 107.7 15,580 15,662 149 145 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 26 19 109 78 HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 29 25 114 106 IL : IN : 2.4 1.9 252 182 106 98 IA : 43.9 46.9 6,283 6,670 143 142 KS : 0.1 0.2 10 27 124 108 KY : 0.4 0.5 70 62 173 132 LA : 0.4 0.3 44 40 115 117 MI : 16.9 16.7 2,174 2,180 128 131 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.1 16 19 135 132 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 8 109 106 NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.8 1.2 86 116 104 100 NJ : 5.0 6.7 487 620 97 93 NM : 3.2 3.3 389 402 122 121 NY : 1.3 1.2 145 146 112 118 NC : 0.1 0.1 12 14 97 97 ND : 0.1 6 8 127 132 OH : 0.5 0.3 51 37 108 106 OK : OR : 0.3 0.4 40 46 130 129 PA : 5.2 4.8 530 513 101 106 SC : SD : 13.2 0.1 1,767 10 134 128 TN : 0.1 0.2 11 18 91 88 TX : 41.6 38.8 5,560 5,002 134 129 UT : 2.0 2.5 228 297 114 121 VA : 1.4 0.9 141 95 101 102 WA : 0.1 0.1 9 11 115 96 WV : WI : 0.5 0.5 59 56 121 122 WY : 0.1 0.1 7 14 107 130 : US 3/ : 308.5 298.9 42,269 40,431 137 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,319 1,399 1,266 2,739 2,665 49.0 48.2 47.5 48.3 47.9 Heifers : 876 972 925 1,829 1,897 32.5 33.5 34.7 32.3 34.1 All Cows : 453 488 431 1,010 919 16.8 16.8 16.1 17.8 16.5 Dairy Cows : 226 223 212 493 435 8.4 7.7 7.9 8.7 7.8 Other Cows : 227 265 219 517 484 8.4 9.1 8.2 9.1 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 44 45 43 90 88 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,691 2,903 2,665 5,668 5,569 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,301 8,057 7,447 15,442 15,504 96.2 96.2 96.1 96.3 96.2 Sows : 248 283 264 514 547 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 Stags & Boars : 42 33 35 87 68 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :7,590 8,373 7,746 16,043 16,119 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 *13 13 31 26 5.1 4.9 4.5 5.2 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 285 *247 277 570 525 94.9 95.1 95.5 94.8 95.3 : Total 1/ : 300 260 291 601 551 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 726 739 741 721 740 Steers 4/ : 784 799 798 780 799 Heifers 4/ : 724 734 738 721 736 All Cows 4/ : 554 564 567 552 566 Bulls & Stags4/: 872 864 868 866 866 : Calves & Vealers: 188 168 173 187 170 : Hogs : 190 191 191 191 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 186 188 187 187 187 Sows 5/ : 295 295 293 294 294 Stags & Boars5/: 229 224 224 225 224 : Sheep : 68 67 68 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 *60 60 59 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 68 68 69 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.2 2 : 6.4 1.1 0.4 4.3 4.0 0.3 0.6 20.0 3 : 76.5 34.0 6.5 34.2 25.1 9.1 1.8 14.5 4 : 70.9 1.7 0.4 61.6 24.2 37.4 7.2 1.8 5 : 273.5 111.4 43.7 110.0 77.7 32.3 8.4 38.2 6 : 494.2 254.9 169.8 57.2 10.1 47.1 12.2 2.4 7 : 1,233.5 619.6 538.6 71.0 12.3 58.8 4.3 0.1 8 : 275.4 129.1 125.1 17.2 2.8 14.4 4.0 9 : 112.3 54.9 9.0 46.2 41.5 4.7 2.1 15.6 10 : 121.0 59.0 31.4 28.2 13.0 15.1 2.4 1.9 : US 2/ : 2,665.2 1,265.9 925.2 430.9 211.7 219.2 43.2 97.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.7 2 : 12.0 11.9 0.1 7.9 1.6 6.3 3 : 523.4 521.0 2.3 7.3 0.4 6.9 4 : 1,190.9 1,118.7 71.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 5 : 1,953.8 1,842.9 102.2 8.7 35.2 3.6 31.6 6 : 362.7 341.8 20.8 0.1 39.7 3.8 35.9 7 : 3,132.8 3,070.8 36.6 25.4 47.3 0.2 47.1 8 : 357.4 327.2 30.2 110.0 2.0 108.0 9 : 184.2 184.0 0.2 40.7 0.5 40.2 10 : 27.4 27.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 : US 2/ : 7,746.0 7,446.8 264.0 35.2 290.6 13.2 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - February 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.4 0.5 0.5 2.1 2.0 0.1 0.3 6.8 2 : 13.1 2.3 1.0 8.6 8.1 0.5 1.2 42.4 3 : 158.5 69.4 12.6 73.2 53.6 19.6 3.3 29.6 4 : 149.7 3.1 4.4 128.1 48.8 79.3 14.2 4.5 5 : 568.2 225.4 95.7 231.1 163.7 67.4 16.1 74.8 6 : 1,054.5 532.1 363.7 132.1 20.8 111.3 26.5 5.6 7 : 2,559.7 1,322.0 1,080.4 148.6 23.7 124.9 8.7 0.1 8 : 580.9 281.9 252.1 39.1 5.7 33.4 7.8 9 : 232.9 114.5 18.2 95.6 82.5 13.1 4.6 32.1 10 : 247.8 113.7 68.5 60.1 25.7 34.4 5.5 4.4 : US 2/ : 5,568.7 2,665.0 1,897.0 918.5 434.5 484.0 88.1 200.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 2.6 0.1 2.2 0.8 1.5 2 : 22.1 21.7 0.3 0.1 17.0 3.4 13.6 3 : 1,091.5 1,086.8 4.6 0.1 15.4 1.3 14.1 4 : 2,513.3 2,353.7 157.8 1.7 1.7 1.2 0.5 5 : 4,013.9 3,791.7 205.6 16.6 67.8 6.9 60.9 6 : 777.0 729.2 47.7 0.1 77.4 7.7 69.7 7 : 6,510.6 6,380.9 80.2 49.4 87.9 0.4 87.5 8 : 742.5 692.9 49.6 219.4 3.4 216.0 9 : 389.0 388.7 0.3 61.3 0.9 60.4 10 : 56.3 55.7 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ :16,118.8 15,504.0 546.6 68.1 550.9 26.1 524.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 19.9 19.4 5.3 14.1 0.5 AZ : 37.5 34.7 2.3 0.4 0.4 AR : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 CA : 73.5 19.9 6.5 45.0 40.9 4.1 2.0 14.0 CO : 207.1 100.9 105.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.7 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 3.8 0.8 0.1 2.6 0.9 1.7 0.2 GA : 24.1 0.1 20.7 4.2 16.5 3.3 HI : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 ID : 52.8 25.2 7.8 18.3 7.4 10.9 1.4 IL : 66.7 36.3 30.4 9.7 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 7.9 IA : 67.3 23.2 23.7 19.5 7.8 11.7 1.0 KS : 592.5 316.1 275.3 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 27.9 20.2 0.4 7.2 5.5 1.7 0.1 3.3 MN : 47.1 9.4 3.0 29.8 14.9 14.9 4.8 MS : MO : 4.8 1.2 0.6 2.5 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 568.8 279.0 239.0 48.1 3.6 44.5 2.7 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.2 NJ : 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 8.0 NM : 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.1 0.4 NY : 4.6 0.6 0.3 3.4 3.2 0.2 0.3 12.0 NC : 10.9 0.1 0.1 8.5 3.9 4.6 2.1 ND : OH : 5.0 0.3 0.2 3.8 2.3 1.5 0.6 3.1 OK : OR : PA : 72.9 31.9 5.9 33.4 24.6 8.8 1.7 14.3 SC : SD : 19.7 1.6 0.8 13.9 1.3 12.6 3.3 TN : 1.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 TX : 489.9 254.3 169.4 54.2 8.5 45.7 12.0 2.1 UT : 47.7 26.3 18.1 2.8 1.2 1.6 0.5 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 67.4 33.1 23.5 9.8 5.6 4.2 0.9 WV : WI : 126.4 44.9 9.6 69.0 54.9 14.1 2.9 14.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,665.2 1,265.9 925.2 430.9 211.7 219.2 43.2 97.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 5.5 0.1 4.6 0.8 AZ : AR : CA : 181.0 180.8 0.1 CO : 1.2 1.1 0.1 107.7 107.7 DE-MD : 20.7 20.7 FL : 6.7 6.4 0.3 GA : 10.7 8.2 2.5 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 709.5 636.8 64.3 8.3 IN : 478.8 478.8 1.7 1.2 0.5 IA : 2,321.9 2,266.8 29.7 25.4 46.6 0.2 46.4 KS : 32.5 26.0 6.5 KY : 197.0 192.2 4.8 0.5 0.4 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 7.6 3.2 4.3 0.1 16.4 1.9 14.5 MN : 646.6 646.6 MS : MO : 305.2 304.9 0.2 MT : 1.2 1.2 NE : 473.3 473.2 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.7 NJ : 8.6 8.5 0.1 6.7 1.0 5.7 NM : 2.7 2.0 0.7 NY : 3.4 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 NC : 746.8 738.3 8.5 0.1 0.1 ND : 7.0 6.9 OH : 85.1 76.8 8.3 OK : 333.8 329.2 4.6 OR : 14.4 14.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 PA : 197.7 197.1 0.5 4.8 0.3 4.5 SC : SD : 345.4 315.4 30.0 TN : 53.1 4.1 49.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 15.1 7.6 7.4 0.1 37.0 1.8 35.2 UT : 2.2 2.0 0.3 VA : 304.8 303.2 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.8 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 26.1 0.6 25.2 0.4 WY : : US 3/ : 7,746.0 7,446.8 264.0 35.2 290.6 13.2 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 97.9 98.0 98.0 Calves : 97.9 97.6 97.9 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.4 97.9 98.0 98.4 98.0 Sheep : 97.3 97.1 97.2 97.2 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1.75 head per 100 head for calves, .49 per 100 for cattle, .32 per 100 for hogs and .28 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 April 23, 1999. 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