Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 21, 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. Beef, Pork, and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for April Veal and Lamb & Mutton Production Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.82 billion pounds in April, up 3 percent from April's previous record high of 3.70 billion pounds produced in 1998. April 1998 and 1999 both contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, 3 percent higher than the previous year and just above the previous record high for April set in 1996. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.97 million head, up 2 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 12 pounds from the previous year, at 1,201 pounds. Veal production, at 18.0 million pounds, was 11 percent below the previous record low for April set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 97 thousand head, down 12 percent from April 1998. The average live weight was 4 pounds above last year, at 303 pounds. Pork production, at 1.63 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the previous record high for April set in 1998. Hog kill totaled 8.53 million head, 2 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 260 pounds. Lamb & mutton production totaled 21.0 million pounds, down 18 percent from a year ago and down 5 percent from the previous record low for April set in 1997. Sheep slaughter totaled 310 thousand head, 19 percent below last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, up 3 pounds from April a year ago. January - April red meat production was 15.2 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 17 percent, pork was up 4 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 6 percent. Mt An 1-2 (5-99) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 99 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Apr : Mar : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,090 2,230 2,155 103 97 8,305 8,552 103 Veal : 20 20 18 89 88 87 73 83 Pork : 1,566 1,737 1,630 104 94 6,253 6,495 104 Lamb & Mutton : 25 29 21 82 73 93 88 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,701 4,016 3,823 103 95 14,739 15,207 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 99 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Apr : Mar : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,059 2,196 2,123 103 97 8,175 8,420 103 Veal : 19 20 17 90 88 85 71 83 Pork : 1,545 1,707 1,604 104 94 6,165 6,382 104 Lamb & Mutton : 25 28 20 82 72 91 85 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,647 3,951 3,765 103 95 14,516 14,958 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 99 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Apr : Mar : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,872.3 2,990.2 2,916.4 102 98 11,378.4 11,475.2 101 Other :Thou: 54.8 58.7 55.2 101 94 228.2 228.7 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,927.1 *3,049.0 2,971.5 102 97 11,606.6 11,703.9 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,192 1,220 1,204 101 99 1,201 1,218 101 Other :Lbs :1,015 1,043 1,036 102 99 1,031 1,038 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,189 1,216 1,201 101 99 1,197 1,214 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 107.0 114.7 94.9 89 83 467.5 409.9 88 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.2 1.9 77 84 10.2 8.6 85 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 109.4 116.9 96.8 88 83 477.6 418.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 295 285 297 101 104 299 285 95 Other :Lbs : 417 392 384 92 98 401 398 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 299 286 303 101 106 302 288 95 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,197.5 8,945.1 8,386.1 102 94 32,576.2 33,450.2 103 Other :Thou: 130.2 172.1 148.3 114 86 527.0 655.4 124 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,327.7 9,117.2 8,534.4 102 94 33,103.1 34,105.6 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 259 260 101 100 258 259 101 Other :Lbs : 229 239 236 103 99 231 239 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 257 259 260 101 100 257 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 366.9 410.7 295.0 80 72 1,344.5 1,256.9 93 Other :Thou: 17.5 12.4 14.9 85 120 43.9 43.3 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 384.3 423.0 309.9 81 73 1,388.5 1,300.2 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 135 138 137 102 99 137 137 100 Other :Lbs : 92 102 95 102 93 93 98 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 133 137 136 102 99 136 136 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 99 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Apr 1998 : Mar 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 12.1 17.0 15.6 129 92 AZ : 26.3 30.9 29.5 112 96 AR : 6.1 6.3 5.4 87 85 CA : 83.4 93.8 89.7 108 96 CO : 155.1 181.5 168.4 109 93 DE-MD : 6.2 6.8 6.3 101 93 FL : 3.5 3.8 3.5 100 93 GA : 25.1 25.0 24.0 96 96 HI : 1.3 1.2 1.2 88 96 ID : 44.9 45.9 44.0 98 96 IL : 213.4 228.9 211.7 99 92 IN : 98.3 110.0 104.2 106 95 IA : 509.5 573.5 543.7 107 95 KS : 477.5 513.6 511.4 107 100 KY : 41.3 45.5 42.7 103 94 LA : 1.7 1.7 1.6 94 92 MI : 71.5 32.6 31.2 44 96 MN : 153.9 184.8 172.3 112 93 MS : 23.9 24.2 22.5 94 93 MO : 64.9 74.1 69.3 107 94 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.6 112 121 NE : 545.7 586.2 555.0 102 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 78 74 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.8 1.7 91 95 NJ : 4.3 4.9 4.3 100 88 NM : 1.0 1.3 1.2 128 97 NY : 5.3 4.4 4.3 82 98 NC : 154.3 168.2 157.6 102 94 ND : 9.8 2.2 1.9 19 85 OH : 25.9 29.6 27.6 106 93 OK : 67.8 77.9 75.6 111 97 OR : 3.5 3.7 3.4 98 92 PA : 91.7 101.2 96.6 105 95 SC : 14.2 19.8 18.6 131 94 SD : 85.2 93.9 85.8 101 91 TN : 18.0 21.8 19.1 106 88 TX : 395.4 418.3 407.6 103 97 UT : 36.0 43.4 38.6 107 89 VA : 62.1 65.8 62.2 100 95 WA : 56.8 54.2 49.9 88 92 WV : 0.5 0.7 0.5 105 75 WI : 99.8 113.8 111.8 112 98 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.3 101 78 : US : 3,701.1 4,016.0 3,823.5 103 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 19.8 24.8 21,464 29,458 1,087 1,190 AZ : 37.6 40.5 42,342 48,908 1,127 1,208 AR : 1.8 1.8 1,798 1,586 980 864 CA : 84.0 81.8 102,849 102,882 1,224 1,258 CO : 191.3 210.8 231,041 253,168 1,208 1,201 DE-MD : 2.9 2.8 3,719 3,470 1,279 1,232 FL : 4.0 4.6 4,038 4,684 1,015 1,019 GA : 32.0 32.3 36,333 36,809 1,136 1,140 HI : 1.6 1.4 1,589 1,297 972 955 ID : 61.2 59.4 75,186 72,248 1,228 1,216 IL : 90.0 76.7 108,971 92,593 1,211 1,207 IN : 3.4 3.3 3,544 3,391 1,045 1,043 IA : 78.2 70.4 94,342 85,139 1,206 1,210 KS : 646.1 675.4 744,688 793,825 1,153 1,175 KY : 2.7 1.3 2,654 1,068 986 825 LA : 2.2 2.4 1,738 1,857 793 786 MI : 34.1 33.9 45,304 47,019 1,330 1,388 MN : 50.1 52.4 66,362 71,675 1,324 1,367 MS : 0.6 0.5 547 474 903 876 MO : 5.2 7.6 5,946 8,904 1,138 1,172 MT : 1.7 1.7 1,919 1,895 1,126 1,128 NE : 597.6 597.9 735,418 741,767 1,231 1,241 NV : 0.1 0.1 82 60 1,018 1,014 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.9 2,314 2,119 1,083 1,110 NJ : 2.0 1.8 2,092 2,016 1,064 1,114 NM : 1.6 2.3 1,492 2,033 958 900 NY : 6.7 5.4 7,373 5,978 1,095 1,111 NC : 13.7 13.7 14,313 14,601 1,047 1,063 ND : OH : 11.1 11.2 12,499 11,551 1,123 1,031 OK : 2.8 3.5 2,706 3,547 963 1,016 OR : 1.2 1.1 1,540 1,524 1,291 1,352 PA : 77.3 81.4 97,608 102,026 1,262 1,253 SC : SD : 20.2 24.4 26,907 33,726 1,329 1,384 TN : 1.3 2.3 1,308 1,883 1,020 835 TX : 554.3 562.0 626,447 640,172 1,130 1,139 UT : 49.0 50.7 56,903 60,675 1,162 1,196 VA : 1.3 1.6 1,275 1,540 959 964 WA : 76.3 66.5 93,982 82,592 1,232 1,242 WV : 0.7 0.8 615 740 890 945 WI : 133.9 144.0 167,119 184,070 1,248 1,278 WY : 0.4 0.4 476 475 1,137 1,157 : US 3/ : 2,927.1 2,971.5 3,479,043 3,569,550 1,189 1,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 40 27 429 500 CA : 13.7 11.2 1,549 1,654 113 148 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.1 195 25 441 325 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.4 10.5 4,274 4,425 410 422 IN : 6.6 8.0 2,645 2,276 398 284 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.4 0.7 645 306 476 468 MI : 4.9 3.8 1,454 1,103 299 290 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 56 32 431 400 MO : 0.2 0.2 60 71 351 369 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.4 3.2 520 364 117 114 NJ : 9.2 9.0 3,991 3,947 433 440 NM : NY : 15.9 13.0 1,382 1,174 87 91 NC : ND : OH : 4.6 3.8 2,178 1,689 473 448 OK : 0.1 0.1 53 36 434 442 OR : PA : 13.7 14.8 4,872 5,062 355 342 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 17 19 304 302 TX : 2.0 1.1 1,050 556 515 513 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 24 23 266 356 WA : WV : WI : 17.1 13.7 6,582 5,597 384 409 WY : : US 3/ : 109.4 96.8 32,705 29,311 299 303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 8.5 7.4 3,335 3,051 392 415 AZ : 1.1 0.7 226 129 210 196 AR : CA : 172.6 204.2 36,220 44,330 210 217 CO : 3.5 1.6 732 423 209 258 DE-MD : 21.5 23.0 5,217 5,379 243 234 FL : 9.9 8.6 1,846 1,609 186 188 GA : 26.2 18.7 7,118 5,236 272 280 HI : 3.1 3.1 626 618 199 199 ID : IL : 737.9 773.8 193,931 205,241 263 265 IN : 504.3 525.0 126,397 134,135 251 256 IA : 2,372.0 2,544.9 613,999 665,180 259 261 KS : 33.9 37.5 10,003 11,333 295 302 KY : 209.9 217.8 53,597 56,642 255 260 LA : 3.4 2.9 662 616 197 216 MI : 9.9 3,696 375 MN : 627.1 696.7 161,110 180,957 257 260 MS : MO : 321.3 337.5 82,141 86,685 256 257 MT : 1.9 2.7 414 632 214 232 NE : 523.2 534.7 133,820 138,627 256 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 2.0 434 525 249 265 NJ : 6.9 7.9 690 779 100 98 NM : 0.2 0.2 39 37 209 212 NY : 3.5 3.9 626 709 180 181 NC : 814.9 822.6 197,528 201,236 242 245 ND : 4.2 8.1 1,001 1,968 241 243 OH : 95.5 107.6 24,607 27,837 258 259 OK : 329.0 368.6 88,462 98,461 269 267 OR : 16.1 14.9 4,156 3,973 258 267 PA : 198.5 204.5 47,340 49,882 238 244 SC : SD : 364.8 355.1 95,518 92,588 262 261 TN : 60.5 63.5 26,315 27,691 435 436 TX : 24.4 29.6 7,630 9,954 312 336 UT : 2.1 3.6 370 642 178 178 VA : 336.6 330.7 82,067 81,831 244 247 WA : WV : 0.6 0.8 207 228 323 290 WI : 33.9 44.9 14,293 18,114 422 403 WY : 0.3 0.4 87 90 251 255 : US 3/ : 8,327.7 8,534.4 2,136,871 2,217,206 257 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 17 16 121 114 AR : CA : CO : 124.9 106.9 18,951 16,097 152 151 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.5 0.4 55 43 111 117 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 32 32 122 119 IL : IN : 4.4 3.5 432 332 97 96 IA : 51.3 40.6 7,382 6,231 144 154 KS : 0.2 0.1 19 17 112 117 KY : 0.6 0.6 109 92 176 145 LA : 0.2 0.2 25 22 107 98 MI : 18.6 16.5 2,302 2,061 124 125 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.1 0.2 18 20 131 130 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 9 94 100 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.9 2.4 361 218 94 90 NJ : 9.4 10.0 799 834 85 84 NM : 3.7 3.8 445 449 120 119 NY : 8.6 3.6 750 313 87 88 NC : 0.2 0.1 16 10 96 88 ND : OH : 1.4 1.3 144 119 101 89 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 17 122 145 OR : 0.5 0.4 60 58 130 131 PA : 8.1 7.6 714 666 88 88 SC : SD : 15.3 0.9 2,079 108 136 127 TN : 0.2 0.3 23 20 91 79 TX : 48.3 41.2 6,185 5,345 128 130 UT : 2.7 2.6 321 307 121 120 VA : 1.9 1.0 185 102 99 99 WA : 0.2 0.1 23 13 129 94 WV : WI : 0.8 1.0 97 124 122 128 WY : : US 3/ : 384.3 309.9 51,249 42,018 133 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,395 1,437 1,452 5,487 5,554 48.6 48.0 49.8 48.2 48.4 Heifers : 952 1,011 959 3,760 3,867 33.2 33.8 32.9 33.0 33.7 All Cows : 475 489 452 1,946 1,859 16.6 16.3 15.4 17.1 16.2 Dairy Cows : 223 231 209 948 874 7.8 7.7 7.1 8.3 7.6 Other Cows : 252 258 243 998 985 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.8 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 50 54 53 186 195 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,872 2,990 2,916 11,378 11,475 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,872 8,604 8,074 31,331 32,182 96.0 96.2 96.3 96.2 96.2 Sows : 282 302 275 1,075 1,124 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 Stags & Boars : 43 39 37 170 144 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,198 8,945 8,386 32,576 33,450 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 *17 17 66 60 4.9 4.1 5.8 4.9 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 349 *394 278 1,279 1,197 95.1 95.9 94.2 95.1 95.2 : Total 1/ : 367 411 295 1,345 1,257 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 720 738 732 722 738 Steers 4/ : 773 792 784 778 793 Heifers 4/ : 715 734 723 719 732 All Cows 4/ : 561 571 567 558 568 Bulls & Stags4/: 875 893 893 870 881 : Calves & Vealers: 182 175 183 184 174 : Hogs : 189 192 192 190 192 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 188 188 186 188 Sows 5/ : 295 295 296 294 294 Stags & Boars5/: 232 228 235 228 228 : Sheep : 67 69 68 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 *60 60 60 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 69 69 68 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, April 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 3.2 2 : 6.9 1.2 0.4 4.6 4.5 0.1 0.7 21.9 3 : 84.8 43.1 6.8 32.7 23.8 9.0 2.1 14.9 4 : 85.6 1.4 0.5 75.0 26.1 48.9 8.8 1.0 5 : 302.5 134.4 50.2 108.7 77.6 31.2 9.3 39.4 6 : 561.5 288.5 201.8 56.0 8.3 47.7 15.2 1.0 7 : 1,341.7 716.7 545.5 73.5 10.2 63.3 6.0 0.1 8 : 283.1 150.2 108.2 19.7 3.3 16.4 5.0 9 : 122.8 59.4 7.7 52.2 42.4 9.8 3.4 11.7 10 : 125.7 57.3 38.0 27.8 11.4 16.3 2.6 1.6 : US 2/ : 2,916.4 1,452.4 959.4 451.3 208.5 242.8 53.3 94.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.5 0.1 2.2 0.5 1.7 2 : 11.4 11.2 0.1 13.5 2.1 11.4 3 : 557.5 555.4 2.1 11.1 1.5 9.5 4 : 1,292.7 1,209.0 82.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 5 : 2,094.9 1,976.9 109.5 8.5 36.9 4.6 32.3 6 : 393.4 370.8 22.6 41.2 4.3 36.9 7 : 3,440.1 3,377.1 36.0 27.0 40.9 0.6 40.3 8 : 365.8 343.6 22.2 110.0 2.1 107.9 9 : 200.6 200.4 0.2 37.6 0.6 37.0 10 : 28.2 27.9 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 : US 2/ : 8,386.1 8,073.9 275.4 36.9 295.0 17.1 277.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.9 0.9 0.8 4.5 4.2 0.2 0.7 14.1 2 : 27.1 4.7 1.9 18.0 17.1 0.9 2.5 91.1 3 : 330.2 153.8 27.0 142.5 104.3 38.2 7.0 61.2 4 : 323.1 6.5 5.3 280.0 102.5 177.5 31.3 6.7 5 : 1,183.1 487.9 200.1 459.5 324.7 134.9 35.6 159.0 6 : 2,188.5 1,126.2 751.5 252.6 39.6 213.0 58.2 8.6 7 : 5,263.5 2,735.2 2,205.4 302.7 46.0 256.7 20.2 0.3 8 : 1,159.5 567.6 496.5 77.7 12.1 65.6 17.6 9 : 485.6 239.5 33.5 201.4 171.2 30.2 11.2 61.0 10 : 507.7 232.0 145.0 119.9 52.2 67.7 10.9 7.9 : US 2/ :11,475.2 5,554.2 3,867.1 1,858.8 874.0 984.8 195.2 409.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.9 5.6 0.2 0.1 7.0 1.6 5.4 2 : 44.9 44.3 0.5 0.1 46.2 7.5 38.7 3 : 2,248.8 2,239.3 9.4 0.1 37.7 3.6 34.1 4 : 5,199.0 4,858.9 335.6 4.5 4.2 3.1 1.1 5 : 8,356.8 7,895.3 426.9 34.6 151.0 16.2 134.8 6 : 1,576.6 1,481.0 95.5 0.2 179.8 16.4 163.4 7 :13,601.4 13,342.6 154.5 104.3 189.7 1.1 188.6 8 : 1,511.2 1,411.1 100.1 484.4 7.9 476.5 9 : 789.9 789.2 0.6 0.1 154.7 2.0 152.7 10 : 115.6 114.5 1.0 0.1 2.1 0.4 1.7 : US 2/ :33,450.2 32,181.8 1,124.2 144.1 1,256.9 59.9 1,197.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 23.8 23.1 4.6 18.5 0.7 AZ : 40.3 32.8 2.2 5.2 5.2 AR : 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.1 CA : 81.1 26.3 5.3 46.2 36.9 9.3 3.3 11.0 CO : 210.0 120.7 88.5 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 4.6 0.6 0.2 3.4 0.8 2.6 0.4 GA : 30.7 0.2 26.6 4.0 22.6 3.9 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 ID : 58.3 26.6 13.0 17.3 5.9 11.4 1.5 IL : 73.6 40.4 33.2 10.4 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 8.0 IA : 69.2 26.6 24.6 17.0 6.8 10.2 1.0 KS : 671.3 384.0 285.9 1.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 31.8 19.0 3.0 9.7 7.5 2.2 0.1 3.7 MN : 49.9 16.5 3.0 25.8 12.3 13.5 4.6 MS : MO : 5.1 1.0 0.8 2.8 0.4 2.4 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 596.1 305.0 234.2 52.4 2.9 49.5 4.5 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 3.2 NJ : 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.0 NM : 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 NY : 5.1 0.6 0.3 3.7 3.7 0.5 12.9 NC : 13.0 0.1 0.1 10.0 5.8 4.2 2.7 ND : OH : 5.8 0.4 0.2 4.4 2.5 1.9 0.7 3.7 OK : OR : PA : 81.2 41.0 6.3 32.0 23.4 8.6 2.0 14.8 SC : SD : 22.1 1.3 0.9 15.8 1.3 14.5 4.1 TN : 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 557.3 287.7 201.3 53.3 6.9 46.4 15.0 0.7 UT : 50.0 27.8 18.5 3.0 1.3 1.7 0.6 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 WA : 66.4 30.2 24.9 10.4 5.5 4.9 1.0 WV : WI : 141.0 57.8 10.6 68.7 55.2 13.5 3.8 13.6 WY : : US 3/ :2,916.4 1,452.4 959.4 451.3 208.5 242.8 53.3 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.2 0.1 4.9 1.2 AZ : AR : CA : 197.2 197.1 0.1 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 106.9 106.9 DE-MD : 22.9 22.9 FL : 8.6 8.2 0.4 GA : 10.8 8.3 2.5 HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 741.1 674.9 58.1 8.1 IN : 519.2 519.2 2.8 1.6 1.1 IA : 2,542.3 2,485.9 29.5 27.0 40.2 0.5 39.7 KS : 33.1 26.9 6.2 KY : 216.8 210.1 6.8 0.6 0.6 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 8.1 2.8 5.2 0.1 16.3 2.5 13.8 MN : 693.1 693.0 MS : MO : 333.4 333.2 0.2 MT : 1.0 1.0 NE : 531.2 531.1 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 0.1 2.2 0.5 1.7 NJ : 7.9 7.8 0.1 10.0 1.3 8.6 NM : 2.8 2.0 0.8 NY : 3.5 3.5 3.6 0.8 2.8 NC : 810.2 802.3 7.9 0.1 0.1 ND : 7.9 7.8 OH : 96.6 86.7 10.0 OK : 365.3 359.0 6.3 OR : 14.7 14.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 PA : 204.2 203.7 0.5 7.5 0.6 6.9 SC : SD : 353.0 331.0 22.1 0.8 0.8 TN : 63.1 4.4 58.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 13.4 6.6 6.8 38.3 2.3 36.1 UT : 2.3 2.0 0.2 VA : 330.3 328.8 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.7 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 36.9 0.4 36.2 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,386.1 8,073.9 275.4 36.9 295.0 17.1 277.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.0 98.0 Calves : 97.8 98.1 98.1 97.9 97.9 Hogs : 98.4 98.1 98.3 98.4 98.1 Sheep : 95.5 97.1 95.2 96.8 96.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 25, 1999. 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