Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 23, 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 for March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion pounds in March, up 8 percent from the 3.73 billion pounds produced in March 1998 and up 7 percent from the previous record high for March set in 1995. March 1998 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. March 1999 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.05 million head, up 5 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,216 pounds. Veal production totaled 20.0 million pounds, 12 percent below the previous record low for March set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 117 thousand head, down 8 percent from March 1998. The average live weight was 9 pounds below last year, at 286 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.74 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year and 6 percent higher than the previous record high for March set in 1995. Hog kill totaled 9.12 million head, 8 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 29.0 million pounds, was up 10 percent from March 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 423 thousand head, 10 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, down 1 pound from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.4 billion pounds, 3 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 3 percent higher than last year, veal was down 19 percent, pork up 4 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 2 percent. Mt An 1-2 (4-99) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 99 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Mar : Feb : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,081 1,997 2,230 107 112 6,215 6,397 103 Veal : 23 17 20 88 118 68 55 81 Pork : 1,596 1,501 1,737 109 116 4,687 4,865 104 Lamb & Mutton : 26 20 29 110 143 68 67 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,726 3,535 4,016 108 114 11,038 11,384 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 99 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Mar : Feb : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,049 1,965 2,196 107 112 6,116 6,297 103 Veal : 22 17 20 89 118 66 53 81 Pork : 1,572 1,473 1,707 109 116 4,621 4,778 103 Lamb & Mutton : 26 20 28 109 143 67 65 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,669 3,474 3,951 108 114 10,869 11,193 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 99 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Mar : Feb : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,838.3 2,665.2 2,990.2 105 112 8,506.1 8,558.9 101 Other :Thou: 56.2 56.7 58.7 105 104 174.5 173.5 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,894.5 2,721.8 3,048.9 105 112 8,680.7 8,732.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,203 1,225 1,220 101 100 1,204 1,222 102 Other :Lbs :1,033 1,040 1,043 101 100 1,029 1,039 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,200 1,221 1,216 101 100 1,200 1,219 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 124.6 97.6 114.7 92 118 360.5 315.0 87 Other :Thou: 2.5 2.1 2.2 87 105 7.7 6.8 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 127.2 99.7 116.9 92 117 368.2 321.8 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 293 282 285 97 101 300 281 94 Other :Lbs : 391 409 392 100 96 396 402 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 295 286 286 97 100 303 284 94 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,335.4 *7,746.2 8,945.1 107 115 24,378.6 25,064.0 103 Other :Thou: 139.6 158.8 172.1 123 108 396.8 507.1 128 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,475.0 *7,905.0 9,117.2 108 115 24,775.4 25,571.2 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 259 259 101 100 258 259 100 Other :Lbs : 233 239 239 102 100 231 240 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 257 259 259 101 100 258 259 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 376.6 *290.9 410.7 109 141 977.6 961.9 98 Other :Thou: 9.4 8.3 12.4 132 149 26.5 28.5 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 386.0 *299.1 423.0 110 141 1,004.1 990.4 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 139 136 138 100 101 138 137 99 Other :Lbs : 96 95 102 107 107 96 100 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 138 135 137 99 101 137 135 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 99 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Mar 1998 : Feb 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.7 14.1 17.0 146 121 AZ : 26.4 27.1 30.9 117 114 AR : 5.9 5.2 6.3 107 122 CA : 83.1 80.9 93.8 113 116 CO : 155.1 171.1 181.5 117 106 DE-MD : 6.5 5.7 6.8 104 119 FL : 4.5 3.0 3.8 83 126 GA : 24.3 19.8 25.0 103 126 HI : 1.4 1.1 1.2 87 113 ID : 42.5 39.8 45.9 108 115 IL : 212.8 200.3 228.9 108 114 IN : 105.8 96.4 110.0 104 114 IA : 511.1 498.0 573.5 112 115 KS : 465.1 461.9 513.6 110 111 KY : 42.4 39.3 45.5 107 116 LA : 2.1 1.7 1.7 83 103 MI : 66.1 27.5 32.6 49 119 MN : 165.6 159.7 184.8 112 116 MS : 23.7 22.2 24.2 102 109 MO : 65.4 65.0 74.1 113 114 MT : 1.1 1.3 1.3 123 105 NE : 553.1 531.8 586.2 106 110 NV : 0.1 0.1 132 103 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 1.8 106 115 NJ : 4.4 4.0 4.9 110 122 NM : 1.0 1.3 1.3 125 97 NY : 5.7 3.8 4.4 78 118 NC : 159.3 142.8 168.2 106 118 ND : 7.4 1.8 2.2 30 123 OH : 27.2 25.6 29.6 109 116 OK : 68.4 68.6 77.9 114 114 OR : 3.4 3.1 3.7 108 118 PA : 94.2 89.0 101.2 107 114 SC : 14.3 17.4 19.8 139 114 SD : 84.1 *83.0 93.9 112 113 TN : 18.6 16.4 21.8 117 133 TX : 403.2 361.6 418.3 104 116 UT : 35.9 37.1 43.4 121 117 VA : 65.7 56.6 65.8 100 116 WA : 54.3 51.1 54.2 100 106 WV : 0.7 0.7 0.7 88 93 WI : 100.2 96.7 113.8 114 118 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 115 91 : US : 3,725.9 3,535.3 4,016.0 108 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 18.4 25.6 20,006 32,226 1,086 1,258 AZ : 38.2 43.0 42,561 49,660 1,116 1,155 AR : 1.7 2.2 1,760 1,871 1,007 859 CA : 82.7 86.1 100,636 109,700 1,217 1,275 CO : 188.6 217.3 230,727 268,002 1,223 1,233 DE-MD : 3.3 3.3 3,955 4,031 1,216 1,211 FL : 4.3 4.7 4,388 4,678 1,010 1,002 GA : 30.5 33.2 34,574 37,401 1,135 1,125 HI : 1.7 1.5 1,721 1,395 1,031 938 ID : 57.2 62.2 71,590 77,304 1,251 1,243 IL : 85.5 79.2 104,781 96,718 1,226 1,221 IN : 3.6 3.9 3,746 4,108 1,049 1,049 IA : 81.0 74.4 100,667 90,216 1,243 1,213 KS : 624.6 670.3 726,320 799,090 1,163 1,192 KY : 2.9 1.7 2,903 1,361 1,000 818 LA : 2.2 2.2 1,834 1,579 832 712 MI : 27.6 35.2 35,462 49,036 1,286 1,395 MN : 54.4 55.7 72,965 76,422 1,341 1,373 MS : 1.1 0.6 986 551 928 874 MO : 5.5 8.3 6,213 10,039 1,127 1,211 MT : 1.2 1.4 1,335 1,568 1,156 1,125 NE : 594.6 619.3 748,300 781,442 1,258 1,262 NV : 0.1 0.1 62 81 1,061 1,045 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2,231 2,166 1,094 1,106 NJ : 2.0 2.0 2,233 2,185 1,118 1,087 NM : 1.7 2.4 1,622 2,163 973 887 NY : 7.5 5.3 8,248 5,835 1,107 1,102 NC : 12.8 13.9 13,479 14,663 1,052 1,058 ND : OH : 12.0 11.4 13,443 12,917 1,125 1,135 OK : 2.7 3.7 2,595 3,653 957 989 OR : 1.1 1.3 1,370 1,716 1,231 1,332 PA : 78.9 83.2 100,620 103,708 1,275 1,247 SC : SD : 19.7 24.9 26,093 34,785 1,325 1,397 TN : 1.5 2.5 1,501 1,985 1,017 803 TX : 565.0 572.2 639,023 657,618 1,131 1,149 UT : 47.0 56.3 56,216 68,205 1,195 1,212 VA : 1.8 1.8 1,793 1,771 988 990 WA : 72.9 72.2 90,297 89,400 1,239 1,239 WV : 0.9 0.9 876 802 944 882 WI : 133.2 147.5 168,314 190,000 1,264 1,288 WY : 0.5 0.5 520 556 1,148 1,165 : US 3/ : 2,894.5 3,048.9 3,472,734 3,707,708 1,200 1,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 15.6 15.8 2,310 2,124 148 135 CO : DE-MD : 0.3 0.1 148 28 431 289 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 11.2 11.2 4,698 4,673 420 417 IN : 7.6 9.7 2,975 2,473 392 255 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 27 28 390 428 LA : 1.5 1.1 874 504 565 452 MI : 5.3 4.2 1,537 1,137 292 268 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 49 43 444 391 MO : 0.2 0.2 67 80 355 348 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.7 4.1 566 493 119 120 NJ : 9.9 10.7 4,203 4,632 424 434 NM : NY : 20.5 16.2 1,812 1,402 88 87 NC : ND : OH : 4.7 4.0 2,073 1,786 445 446 OK : 0.1 0.1 39 37 474 412 OR : PA : 16.5 16.5 5,924 5,344 358 324 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 22 24 295 316 TX : 2.8 2.0 1,199 1,008 430 498 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 24 20 224 302 WA : WV : WI : 19.9 15.9 7,552 6,613 380 415 WY : : US 3/ : 127.2 116.9 37,563 33,482 295 286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 9.3 7.8 3,731 3,338 400 426 AZ : 0.9 0.7 172 142 187 198 AR : CA : 168.5 203.5 36,217 43,454 215 214 CO : 3.5 2.2 731 564 208 261 DE-MD : 21.9 24.3 5,345 5,698 244 235 FL : 14.8 9.8 3,023 1,855 204 190 GA : 26.5 21.8 7,317 6,173 276 283 HI : 3.0 3.0 606 612 202 203 ID : IL : 752.3 847.4 196,844 224,085 262 264 IN : 542.7 554.4 136,136 141,105 251 254 IA : 2,353.1 2,689.8 609,601 700,047 259 260 KS : 35.3 36.5 10,409 10,665 295 292 KY : 211.4 230.8 54,634 60,204 258 261 LA : 4.1 4.2 914 893 222 215 MI : 10.4 3,675 352 MN : 669.1 754.7 171,834 195,573 257 259 MS : MO : 326.0 359.8 82,525 92,168 253 256 MT : 1.9 2.2 391 502 209 227 NE : 524.1 582.0 133,757 151,047 255 260 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.9 348 496 246 261 NJ : 6.3 8.1 656 791 104 98 NM : 0.3 0.2 53 39 212 213 NY : 3.3 3.7 620 672 187 180 NC : 846.1 886.9 204,715 215,702 242 243 ND : 3.9 8.9 928 2,199 240 248 OH : 100.5 115.7 25,763 29,804 256 258 OK : 332.5 378.6 89,174 101,421 268 268 OR : 16.4 16.8 4,253 4,345 260 259 PA : 200.5 225.8 48,298 55,099 241 244 SC : SD : 359.7 392.2 94,790 103,105 264 263 TN : 62.3 72.6 27,201 31,634 437 436 TX : 31.1 30.4 9,312 10,071 300 331 UT : 1.6 3.9 298 708 192 183 VA : 355.3 350.3 86,551 86,421 244 247 WA : WV : 0.7 1.0 225 345 319 341 WI : 31.4 40.8 13,458 16,489 429 404 WY : 0.4 0.6 111 155 255 249 : US 3/ : 8,475.0 9,117.2 2,174,664 2,362,520 257 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.1 0.1 11 14 122 128 AR : CA : CO : 133.7 151.8 19,892 22,411 149 148 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.1 0.5 16 59 140 120 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 29 40 109 126 IL : IN : 2.6 3.3 254 339 98 103 IA : 58.9 60.9 8,497 9,085 144 149 KS : 0.1 0.2 16 26 119 121 KY : 0.5 0.6 87 79 179 123 LA : 0.4 0.5 49 53 114 110 MI : 17.6 21.4 2,276 2,771 129 130 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.1 16 19 131 131 NE : 0.1 0.2 11 19 104 108 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 2.7 135 269 101 98 NJ : 6.1 10.7 609 933 100 87 NM : 3.7 3.6 447 426 121 119 NY : 2.3 5.0 257 489 109 97 NC : 0.2 0.3 17 24 98 95 ND : 0.1 0.1 8 7 125 125 OH : 0.4 0.7 49 67 112 98 OK : 0.1 0.1 12 15 123 117 OR : 0.3 0.5 41 69 128 130 PA : 6.1 7.7 608 803 100 105 SC : SD : 15.8 0.2 2,147 32 136 131 TN : 0.1 0.3 12 28 101 89 TX : 43.2 60.3 5,746 7,849 133 130 UT : 2.3 3.0 277 362 121 120 VA : 1.4 1.1 139 103 101 98 WA : 0.1 0.1 11 13 114 101 WV : WI : 0.5 0.6 63 73 118 127 WY : 0.1 0.1 10 12 115 133 : US 3/ : 386.0 423.0 53,078 57,820 138 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,353 1,266 1,437 4,092 4,102 47.7 47.5 48.0 48.1 47.9 Heifers : 978 925 1,011 2,807 2,908 34.5 34.7 33.8 33.0 34.0 All Cows : 461 431 489 1,471 1,407 16.3 16.1 16.3 17.3 16.5 Dairy Cows : 232 212 231 725 665 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.5 7.8 Other Cows : 229 219 258 746 742 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 46 43 54 136 142 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,838 2,665 2,990 8,506 8,559 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,016 7,447 8,604 23,459 24,108 96.2 96.1 96.2 96.2 96.2 Sows : 279 264 302 793 849 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 Stags & Boars : 40 35 39 127 107 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,335 7,746 8,945 24,379 25,064 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 13 19 48 45 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.9 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 360 *278 392 930 917 95.7 95.5 95.5 95.1 95.4 : Total 1/ : 377 291 411 978 962 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 725 741 738 723 739 Steers 4/ : 779 798 792 780 796 Heifers 4/ : 720 738 734 720 735 All Cows 4/ : 564 567 571 556 568 Bulls & Stags4/: 873 868 893 869 877 : Calves & Vealers: 181 173 175 185 172 : Hogs : 189 191 192 190 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 187 188 186 188 Sows 5/ : 294 293 295 294 294 Stags & Boars5/: 231 224 228 227 225 : Sheep : 69 68 69 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 60 61 60 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 68 69 69 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 4.1 2 : 7.1 1.2 0.5 4.8 4.5 0.3 0.6 26.8 3 : 86.9 41.3 7.5 36.5 26.9 9.6 1.6 16.6 4 : 87.8 2.0 0.5 77.0 27.7 49.3 8.3 1.2 5 : 312.3 128.1 54.2 119.7 83.5 36.3 10.2 44.7 6 : 572.6 305.5 186.1 64.5 10.5 54.0 16.5 2.0 7 : 1,362.1 696.5 579.5 80.6 12.2 68.4 5.5 0.1 8 : 295.5 135.5 136.2 18.9 3.2 15.7 4.8 9 : 129.9 65.5 7.6 53.6 46.4 7.2 3.2 17.1 10 : 134.3 60.9 38.5 32.1 15.1 17.0 2.7 1.8 : US 2/ : 2,990.2 1,436.7 1,010.7 489.0 231.0 258.0 53.8 114.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.4 2.6 0.4 2.2 2 : 11.5 11.3 0.1 15.7 2.0 13.6 3 : 599.8 597.0 2.7 11.2 0.8 10.5 4 : 1,393.1 1,296.3 95.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.3 5 : 2,248.1 2,126.7 111.9 9.5 46.3 4.7 41.6 6 : 406.2 381.0 25.1 0.1 61.3 4.4 56.9 7 : 3,650.6 3,584.4 38.3 27.9 61.0 1.9 59.0 8 : 402.9 374.6 28.3 154.8 2.5 152.3 9 : 200.4 200.1 0.2 55.8 0.6 55.2 10 : 31.2 30.9 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 : US 2/ : 8,945.1 8,603.8 302.2 39.1 410.7 18.5 392.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - March 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.2 0.7 0.6 3.3 3.2 0.2 0.5 11.0 2 : 20.2 3.5 1.5 13.4 12.6 0.8 1.8 69.2 3 : 245.4 110.7 20.1 109.7 80.5 29.2 4.9 46.2 4 : 237.5 5.1 4.8 205.1 76.4 128.6 22.5 5.7 5 : 880.5 353.5 149.9 350.8 247.1 103.7 26.3 119.5 6 : 1,627.0 837.7 549.7 196.6 31.3 165.3 43.0 7.6 7 : 3,921.8 2,018.5 1,659.9 229.2 35.9 193.3 14.2 0.3 8 : 876.4 417.4 388.3 58.0 8.9 49.2 12.7 9 : 362.8 180.0 25.8 149.2 128.8 20.4 7.8 49.2 10 : 382.1 174.7 107.0 92.2 40.8 51.4 8.2 6.3 : US 2/ : 8,558.9 4,101.7 2,907.7 1,407.5 665.5 742.0 141.9 315.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.2 4.1 0.1 4.9 1.2 3.7 2 : 33.5 33.1 0.3 0.1 32.7 5.4 27.3 3 : 1,691.3 1,683.9 7.3 0.1 26.6 2.1 24.5 4 : 3,906.3 3,650.0 253.1 3.2 3.1 2.3 0.8 5 : 6,262.0 5,918.4 317.5 26.1 114.1 11.6 102.5 6 : 1,183.2 1,110.2 72.9 0.2 138.6 12.1 126.6 7 :10,161.4 9,965.5 118.5 77.3 148.8 2.3 146.5 8 : 1,145.4 1,067.5 77.8 374.4 5.8 368.6 9 : 589.3 588.8 0.5 117.2 1.5 115.7 10 : 87.5 86.6 0.8 0.1 1.6 0.3 1.2 : US 2/ :25,064.0 24,108.0 848.8 107.2 961.9 44.6 917.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 24.5 23.9 4.7 19.2 0.6 AZ : 42.7 39.2 2.3 1.3 1.3 AR : 1.6 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 CA : 85.6 26.0 5.1 51.4 44.9 6.5 3.0 15.7 CO : 216.5 105.7 110.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 4.7 1.0 0.1 3.3 1.1 2.2 0.3 GA : 31.5 0.2 0.1 27.4 5.3 22.1 3.8 HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 ID : 61.1 29.3 9.4 20.6 8.3 12.3 1.7 IL : 75.7 39.0 36.6 11.1 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 9.7 IA : 72.8 25.6 26.8 19.3 7.7 11.6 0.9 KS : 666.4 370.5 294.6 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 33.0 23.9 0.3 8.6 6.4 2.2 0.1 4.2 MN : 52.8 9.9 4.4 32.6 15.6 17.0 5.9 MS : MO : 5.4 1.2 0.8 2.8 0.6 2.2 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 617.5 299.1 257.2 57.3 3.7 53.6 4.0 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 4.1 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 10.7 NM : 2.1 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 NY : 5.1 0.5 0.3 4.0 3.8 0.2 0.3 16.1 NC : 12.7 0.1 0.1 10.0 5.1 4.9 2.5 ND : OH : 5.7 0.4 0.2 4.5 2.4 2.1 0.7 3.8 OK : OR : PA : 82.8 38.6 6.9 35.8 26.5 9.3 1.5 16.5 SC : SD : 22.4 2.0 1.1 15.3 1.3 14.0 4.0 TN : 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 568.0 304.8 185.6 61.3 8.8 52.5 16.4 1.5 UT : 55.5 27.4 24.6 2.8 1.3 1.5 0.6 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 WA : 72.1 30.9 29.0 11.3 6.7 4.6 0.9 WV : 0.1 WI : 144.7 54.6 12.5 74.0 58.9 15.1 3.5 15.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,990.2 1,436.7 1,010.7 489.0 231.0 258.0 53.8 114.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.5 0.1 5.2 1.2 AZ : AR : CA : 197.0 196.8 0.1 CO : 1.3 1.2 0.1 151.8 151.8 DE-MD : 24.2 24.2 FL : 9.8 9.4 0.3 GA : 12.1 9.0 3.1 HI : 3.0 3.0 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 809.8 734.9 65.8 9.1 IN : 546.2 546.2 2.9 1.6 1.2 IA : 2,686.3 2,627.0 31.4 27.9 59.7 1.8 57.8 KS : 31.7 25.1 6.5 KY : 229.2 222.0 6.9 0.3 0.6 0.6 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 8.6 3.3 5.2 0.1 21.1 2.6 18.5 MN : 748.5 748.5 MS : MO : 354.3 354.1 0.2 MT : 1.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 578.3 578.2 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.4 2.6 0.4 2.2 NJ : 8.1 8.0 0.1 10.7 1.4 9.3 NM : 2.7 2.0 0.7 NY : 3.4 3.3 5.0 0.6 4.4 NC : 873.7 862.9 10.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 ND : 8.5 8.4 OH : 102.7 93.2 9.4 OK : 374.0 366.8 7.2 OR : 16.6 16.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 PA : 225.4 224.7 0.7 7.6 0.4 7.2 SC : SD : 388.9 360.9 28.1 0.2 0.2 TN : 72.1 5.0 67.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 TX : 15.1 8.2 6.9 0.1 58.4 2.3 56.1 UT : 2.7 2.5 0.3 VA : 350.0 348.2 1.8 1.0 0.1 0.9 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 32.3 0.6 31.4 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,945.1 8,603.8 302.2 39.1 410.7 18.5 392.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 97.9 98.1 98.0 98.0 Calves : 98.0 97.9 98.1 97.9 97.9 Hogs : 98.4 98.0 98.1 98.4 98.0 Sheep : 97.6 97.2 97.1 97.4 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 21, 1999. 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