Mt An 1-2 (6-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 25, 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 Production Up Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.60 billion pounds in May, up 1 percent from the 3.58 billion pounds produced in May 1998. May 1998 and 1999 both contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.15 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.00 million head, up 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 1,188 pounds. Veal production totaled 17.0 million pounds, 10 percent below the previous record low for May set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 89 thousand head, down 12 percent from May 1998. The average live weight was 9 pounds above last year, at 311 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.42 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.44 million head, 2 percent below 1998. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.0 million pounds, was down 7 percent from the previous record low for May set in 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 270 thousand head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 4 pounds from May a year ago. January - May red meat production was 18.8 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 16 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 6 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 99 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : May : Apr : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,123 2,155 2,151 101 100 10,428 10,704 103 Veal : 19 18 17 90 95 106 89 84 Pork : 1,419 1,630 1,418 100 87 7,672 7,913 103 Lamb & Mutton : 19 21 18 93 86 113 105 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,580 3,823 3,604 101 94 18,319 18,811 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 99 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : May : Apr : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,094 2,123 2,122 101 100 10,268 10,542 103 Veal : 18 17 16 89 93 103 87 84 Pork : 1,398 1,604 1,396 100 87 7,564 7,778 103 Lamb & Mutton : 19 20 17 93 87 110 103 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,529 3,765 3,552 101 94 18,045 18,510 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 99 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : May : Apr : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,905.6 2,916.4 2,947.2 101 101 14,284.0 14,422.4 101 Other :Thou: 51.6 55.2 50.1 97 91 279.8 278.8 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,957.2 2,971.5 2,997.3 101 101 14,563.8 14,701.2 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,191 1,204 1,191 100 99 1,199 1,212 101 Other :Lbs :1,011 1,036 1,023 101 99 1,028 1,036 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,188 1,201 1,188 100 99 1,195 1,209 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 99.1 94.9 86.5 87 91 566.6 496.4 88 Other :Thou: 2.5 1.9 2.8 109 149 12.7 11.4 90 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 101.7 96.8 89.2 88 92 579.3 507.8 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 301 297 310 103 104 299 290 97 Other :Lbs : 403 384 403 100 105 402 400 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 302 303 311 103 103 302 292 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,443.0 *8,386.2 7,302.6 98 87 40,019.2 40,752.8 102 Other :Thou: 128.2 148.3 135.6 106 91 655.2 791.1 121 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,571.2 *8,534.5 7,438.3 98 87 40,674.3 41,543.9 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 260 260 102 100 258 260 101 Other :Lbs : 225 236 224 100 95 230 236 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 256 260 259 101 100 257 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 270.2 295.0 259.6 96 88 1,614.7 1,516.5 94 Other :Thou: 10.6 14.9 10.4 99 70 54.5 53.7 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 280.8 309.9 270.0 96 87 1,669.3 1,570.2 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 141 137 137 97 100 138 137 99 Other :Lbs : 97 95 100 103 106 94 98 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 139 136 135 97 100 136 135 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 99 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : May 1998 : Apr 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 11.3 15.6 14.0 124 90 AZ : 28.4 29.5 28.7 101 97 AR : 4.7 5.4 5.0 106 94 CA : 80.3 89.7 85.4 106 95 CO : 151.5 168.4 178.7 118 106 DE-MD : 5.7 6.3 5.9 104 94 FL : 3.0 3.5 3.1 106 90 GA : 22.9 24.0 23.9 104 99 HI : 1.3 1.2 1.1 89 97 ID : 43.5 44.0 42.3 97 96 IL : 197.9 211.7 197.6 100 93 IN : 86.2 104.2 87.7 102 84 IA : 457.5 543.7 460.4 101 85 KS : 485.6 511.4 509.4 105 100 KY : 35.4 42.7 34.5 98 81 LA : 1.5 1.6 1.5 99 96 MI : 66.7 31.2 28.7 43 92 MN : 142.5 172.3 155.5 109 90 MS : 21.0 22.5 23.4 111 104 MO : 58.0 69.3 59.8 103 86 MT : 1.5 1.6 1.7 115 106 NE : 559.8 555.0 532.7 95 96 NV : 0.1 0.1 100 233 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.7 1.7 97 96 NJ : 4.1 4.3 4.2 101 97 NM : 1.0 1.2 1.0 101 85 NY : 5.0 4.3 3.8 76 88 NC : 142.3 157.6 148.9 105 94 ND : 10.0 1.9 2.0 20 105 OH : 25.5 27.6 23.9 94 87 OK : 64.0 75.6 67.5 105 89 OR : 3.1 3.4 3.2 103 93 PA : 87.7 96.6 92.9 106 96 SC : 13.6 18.6 16.8 123 90 SD : 76.0 85.8 71.3 94 83 TN : 16.4 19.1 17.3 106 91 TX : 411.6 407.6 419.1 102 103 UT : 36.0 38.6 39.5 110 102 VA : 57.6 62.2 54.9 95 88 WA : 58.1 49.9 50.6 87 101 WV : 0.4 0.5 0.6 142 117 WI : 99.6 111.8 103.1 103 92 WY : 0.3 0.3 0.3 105 100 : US : 3,580.1 3,823.5 3,603.9 101 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 17.3 21.1 19,834 26,467 1,146 1,253 AZ : 39.8 39.1 45,359 47,521 1,140 1,214 AR : 1.4 1.6 1,305 1,404 957 870 CA : 79.6 79.5 98,612 98,998 1,240 1,246 CO : 192.6 234.7 227,316 274,119 1,180 1,168 DE-MD : 2.7 2.7 3,399 3,376 1,256 1,230 FL : 3.8 4.5 3,833 4,617 1,001 1,032 GA : 28.8 32.1 32,203 36,581 1,119 1,140 HI : 1.5 1.4 1,472 1,286 972 915 ID : 60.2 58.3 72,772 70,137 1,210 1,203 IL : 89.4 86.6 107,278 103,812 1,200 1,199 IN : 2.8 2.9 2,921 2,974 1,047 1,038 IA : 76.1 69.7 91,149 82,391 1,197 1,182 KS : 654.9 682.8 758,185 794,313 1,158 1,163 KY : 2.4 1.1 2,416 885 1,015 824 LA : 1.9 1.8 1,473 1,380 793 754 MI : 33.2 30.9 45,552 42,792 1,372 1,385 MN : 46.1 50.1 60,381 66,784 1,309 1,333 MS : 0.4 0.5 382 435 857 885 MO : 5.3 6.8 6,245 8,141 1,172 1,197 MT : 1.8 1.8 2,029 2,081 1,109 1,137 NE : 626.2 595.1 762,699 725,819 1,218 1,220 NV : 0.1 0.1 111 129 1,075 1,046 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 2,182 2,061 1,084 1,092 NJ : 1.8 1.8 1,847 1,991 1,021 1,105 NM : 1.9 1.9 1,800 1,733 924 908 NY : 6.7 4.7 7,404 5,294 1,111 1,119 NC : 11.6 12.9 12,261 13,796 1,053 1,073 ND : OH : 12.4 9.9 14,050 10,184 1,137 1,026 OK : 2.5 3.4 2,367 3,311 938 976 OR : 1.1 1.1 1,366 1,418 1,252 1,318 PA : 74.5 79.1 94,052 98,568 1,263 1,246 SC : SD : 19.2 23.1 25,505 31,396 1,326 1,359 TN : 1.2 1.9 1,224 1,636 1,044 854 TX : 572.7 582.2 653,785 661,479 1,142 1,136 UT : 48.4 53.9 56,803 62,135 1,173 1,153 VA : 1.2 1.6 1,147 1,559 978 1,003 WA : 78.2 67.5 95,671 83,892 1,223 1,243 WV : 0.6 0.8 564 770 964 945 WI : 130.6 131.0 163,909 167,608 1,255 1,280 WY : 0.4 0.4 468 477 1,131 1,166 : US 3/ : 2,957.2 2,997.3 3,512,385 3,559,868 1,188 1,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 36 433 463 CA : 12.3 9.7 1,412 1,440 115 149 CO : DE-MD : 0.3 0.1 140 17 427 296 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.9 9.1 4,180 3,744 421 413 IN : 6.4 8.1 2,497 2,423 392 298 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.5 1.2 677 563 463 485 MI : 3.9 3.6 1,271 1,065 327 299 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 29 30 414 375 MO : 0.1 0.2 54 64 382 365 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.9 3.0 462 369 118 124 NJ : 9.1 8.6 3,885 3,804 428 442 NM : NY : 14.7 10.6 1,306 1,027 89 97 NC : ND : OH : 4.1 3.4 1,795 1,265 435 369 OK : 0.2 0.1 68 38 439 443 OR : PA : 13.7 13.1 4,685 4,624 342 353 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.9 2.1 922 977 484 473 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 28 15 241 260 WA : WV : WI : 16.4 13.2 6,373 5,431 390 410 WY : : US 3/ : 101.7 89.2 30,698 27,765 302 311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 7.9 6.5 3,162 2,717 399 421 AZ : 1.0 0.7 208 137 213 183 AR : CA : 169.8 190.3 36,177 41,595 213 219 CO : 3.2 1.4 665 374 210 258 DE-MD : 19.8 22.1 4,773 5,289 240 239 FL : 7.8 6.7 1,427 1,249 184 186 GA : 24.9 18.8 6,728 5,361 271 284 HI : 3.1 2.9 629 572 203 197 ID : IL : 665.0 669.0 174,894 177,059 263 265 IN : 445.2 441.0 111,114 112,557 250 255 IA : 2,113.4 2,132.8 545,068 555,532 258 260 KS : 31.0 37.6 8,986 11,323 290 301 KY : 180.3 175.8 45,612 45,620 253 260 LA : 2.6 2.8 563 563 214 204 MI : 9.4 3,549 377 MN : 586.4 625.7 149,227 161,905 254 259 MS : MO : 285.1 290.3 72,881 74,461 256 256 MT : 1.8 2.7 378 627 208 235 NE : 488.8 461.6 124,831 119,739 255 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.9 443 507 263 264 NJ : 7.4 7.5 720 728 97 97 NM : 0.1 0.2 17 35 211 217 NY : 3.4 3.6 612 658 179 181 NC : 756.3 772.7 182,570 190,509 241 247 ND : 4.1 9.3 992 2,257 240 243 OH : 91.1 93.0 23,408 24,333 257 262 OK : 313.0 327.8 83,511 87,402 267 267 OR : 14.2 14.4 3,677 3,581 258 248 PA : 187.3 193.9 44,263 47,114 236 243 SC : SD : 319.9 282.9 84,217 74,502 263 263 TN : 55.5 57.6 23,946 25,136 431 437 TX : 28.2 28.2 8,191 8,768 290 310 UT : 2.1 3.6 344 655 164 184 VA : 311.5 292.4 76,037 72,154 244 247 WA : WV : 0.6 0.8 175 242 303 301 WI : 32.3 39.8 13,860 16,286 429 409 WY : 0.3 0.3 72 80 245 253 : US 3/ : 7,571.2 7,438.3 1,936,147 1,930,047 256 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 13 9 119 96 AR : CA : CO : 100.8 81.6 15,973 11,982 159 147 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.3 30 39 112 123 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 33 30 122 118 IL : IN : 2.6 2.7 266 282 100 103 IA : 34.6 36.7 4,898 5,427 141 148 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 15 127 112 KY : 0.7 0.8 128 122 180 160 LA : 0.2 0.2 21 15 93 90 MI : 13.3 15.1 1,677 1,923 126 127 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 26 27 131 130 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 10 89 110 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 131 144 104 103 NJ : 6.8 8.6 652 769 96 90 NM : 2.7 3.0 333 361 124 120 NY : 1.9 1.9 211 207 113 108 NC : 0.1 0.1 13 11 91 94 ND : OH : 0.7 0.5 76 50 113 106 OK : 0.1 4 11 123 127 OR : 0.4 0.5 48 68 128 133 PA : 5.2 6.2 507 527 97 85 SC : SD : 10.8 1.1 1,505 136 139 119 TN : 0.1 0.2 12 20 83 84 TX : 38.0 50.3 4,932 6,542 130 130 UT : 2.6 2.2 312 260 121 120 VA : 1.4 0.9 140 92 101 99 WA : 0.1 0.1 8 11 115 96 WV : WI : 0.5 0.6 58 88 119 152 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 7 130 138 : US 3/ : 280.8 270.0 38,989 36,431 139 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,460 1,452 1,549 6,947 7,103 50.2 49.8 52.6 48.6 49.3 Heifers : 945 959 906 4,705 4,773 32.5 32.9 30.8 32.9 33.1 All Cows : 448 452 439 2,394 2,298 15.4 15.4 14.9 16.8 15.9 Dairy Cows : 194 209 184 1,142 1,058 6.7 7.1 6.2 8.0 7.3 Other Cows : 254 243 255 1,252 1,240 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 52 53 52 238 247 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,906 2,916 2,947 14,284 14,422 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,146 8,074 7,025 38,477 39,207 96.0 96.3 96.2 96.1 96.2 Sows : 261 275 247 1,336 1,371 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 Stags & Boars : 36 37 31 206 175 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :7,443 8,386 7,303 40,019 40,753 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 17 15 82 75 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.9 Lambs & Yrlngs : 254 278 245 1,533 1,442 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.9 95.1 : Total 1/ : 270 295 260 1,615 1,516 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 724 732 724 723 734 Steers 4/ : 774 784 771 777 788 Heifers 4/ : 715 723 708 718 727 All Cows 4/ : 561 567 567 558 567 Bulls & Stags4/: 881 893 898 873 885 : Calves & Vealers: 186 183 190 185 178 : Hogs : 188 192 192 190 192 Barrow Gilts 5/: 184 188 188 186 188 Sows 5/ : 297 296 299 295 295 Stags & Boars5/: 232 235 235 229 229 : Sheep : 70 68 68 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 60 60 60 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 69 68 69 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 1.0 0.2 3.0 2 : 6.4 1.1 0.4 4.2 4.0 0.2 0.7 19.2 3 : 82.2 45.0 6.6 28.7 20.9 7.8 1.9 13.2 4 : 81.6 1.3 0.4 71.7 22.8 48.9 8.1 1.0 5 : 295.0 138.0 52.3 96.3 69.0 27.2 8.5 37.2 6 : 580.6 305.6 197.5 61.5 7.4 54.1 16.0 1.5 7 : 1,345.4 761.6 498.0 80.6 10.7 69.9 5.2 0.1 8 : 309.5 172.0 115.0 17.9 2.6 15.2 4.6 9 : 119.5 59.3 6.5 49.6 35.2 14.4 4.1 9.9 10 : 125.5 65.1 29.5 27.9 10.2 17.7 3.0 1.5 : US 2/ : 2,947.2 1,549.2 906.4 439.3 183.9 255.4 52.3 86.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.8 2 : 10.8 10.7 0.1 10.5 1.8 8.7 3 : 507.8 505.8 2.0 9.0 0.6 8.4 4 : 1,188.1 1,110.3 76.7 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 5 : 1,822.6 1,716.3 99.5 6.9 32.0 4.0 28.0 6 : 352.0 332.3 19.6 0.1 49.5 4.3 45.1 7 : 2,910.1 2,861.6 26.2 22.3 37.3 0.3 37.0 8 : 295.4 272.9 22.4 84.7 1.8 82.9 9 : 186.2 186.0 0.2 33.4 0.5 33.0 10 : 28.1 27.9 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 : US 2/ : 7,302.6 7,025.2 246.9 30.5 259.6 14.8 244.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - May 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.6 1.1 1.0 5.5 5.3 0.3 0.9 17.1 2 : 33.4 5.7 2.3 22.2 21.1 1.1 3.2 110.3 3 : 412.4 198.8 33.6 171.1 125.2 45.9 8.9 74.4 4 : 404.7 7.8 5.7 351.8 125.3 226.5 39.4 7.7 5 : 1,478.1 625.9 252.4 555.8 393.7 162.1 44.0 196.1 6 : 2,769.1 1,431.8 949.0 314.1 47.0 267.1 74.2 10.1 7 : 6,608.9 3,496.8 2,703.4 383.3 56.8 326.5 25.4 0.4 8 : 1,469.0 739.6 611.5 95.6 14.8 80.8 22.3 9 : 605.1 298.8 40.0 251.0 206.4 44.5 15.3 70.9 10 : 633.2 297.1 174.5 147.8 62.4 85.4 13.8 9.4 : US 2/ :14,422.4 7,103.3 4,773.5 2,298.1 1,057.9 1,240.2 247.5 496.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.4 7.1 0.2 0.1 8.3 2.1 6.2 2 : 55.8 55.0 0.6 0.2 56.7 9.3 47.4 3 : 2,756.6 2,745.1 11.3 0.2 46.7 4.2 42.5 4 : 6,387.1 5,969.2 412.3 5.5 5.5 4.0 1.5 5 :10,179.5 9,611.6 526.4 41.5 183.0 20.2 162.7 6 : 1,928.6 1,813.2 115.1 0.3 229.3 20.7 208.6 7 :16,511.6 16,204.2 180.8 126.6 227.1 1.4 225.7 8 : 1,806.5 1,684.0 122.5 569.1 9.7 559.4 9 : 976.0 975.2 0.8 0.1 188.2 2.5 185.7 10 : 143.8 142.3 1.3 0.2 2.7 0.6 2.1 : US 2/ :40,752.8 39,207.1 1,371.1 174.6 1,516.5 74.8 1,441.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 20.2 19.8 2.5 17.3 0.5 AZ : 38.9 32.6 1.4 5.0 5.0 AR : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 CA : 79.0 26.3 5.0 43.7 30.1 13.6 3.9 9.6 CO : 234.1 140.1 93.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.7 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 4.5 0.5 0.1 3.5 0.9 2.6 0.3 GA : 31.0 0.1 0.1 27.3 3.6 23.7 3.5 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 57.2 29.2 8.8 17.3 5.1 12.2 1.9 IL : 84.1 46.6 37.5 9.0 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 8.1 IA : 68.5 25.6 21.6 20.2 8.1 12.1 1.1 KS : 679.0 399.5 277.9 1.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 28.9 18.4 2.7 7.6 6.2 1.4 0.1 3.5 MN : 47.6 14.9 3.4 25.1 12.6 12.5 4.2 MS : MO : 4.6 0.9 0.6 2.7 0.4 2.3 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 593.3 335.6 197.9 56.2 2.2 54.0 3.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 3.0 NJ : 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.3 8.6 NM : 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 NY : 4.6 0.5 0.2 3.4 3.4 0.4 10.6 NC : 12.3 0.1 9.3 4.8 4.5 2.9 ND : OH : 5.7 0.4 0.2 4.4 2.3 2.1 0.7 3.3 OK : OR : PA : 78.8 42.9 6.0 28.0 20.5 7.5 1.8 13.1 SC : SD : 21.3 2.4 0.9 14.3 1.1 13.2 3.8 TN : 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 TX : 577.0 305.0 197.0 59.1 6.1 53.0 15.9 1.0 UT : 53.2 29.2 20.5 2.9 1.0 1.9 0.6 VA : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 WA : 67.4 35.4 20.5 10.5 5.1 5.4 1.0 WV : WI : 128.3 57.5 8.4 59.0 47.8 11.2 3.5 13.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,947.2 1,549.2 906.4 439.3 183.9 255.4 52.3 86.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 5.4 0.1 4.3 1.0 AZ : AR : CA : 182.8 182.7 0.1 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 81.5 81.5 DE-MD : 22.1 22.1 FL : 6.7 6.4 0.4 GA : 10.7 8.0 2.7 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 637.7 578.4 52.8 6.5 IN : 436.1 436.1 2.2 1.4 0.9 IA : 2,130.4 2,088.1 20.0 22.3 36.5 0.3 36.2 KS : 33.9 27.8 6.0 KY : 175.0 169.5 5.5 0.8 0.7 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 7.7 2.8 4.8 0.1 14.9 2.5 12.4 MN : 623.1 623.0 MS : MO : 287.8 287.7 0.1 MT : 1.0 1.0 NE : 458.1 458.0 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.8 NJ : 7.5 7.4 0.1 8.6 1.1 7.5 NM : 2.4 1.8 0.6 NY : 3.4 3.3 1.9 0.7 1.2 NC : 759.4 749.6 9.8 0.1 0.1 ND : 9.2 9.1 OH : 84.6 75.5 9.2 OK : 325.8 321.1 4.7 OR : 14.2 14.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 PA : 193.6 193.1 0.4 6.2 0.3 5.9 SC : SD : 281.7 259.4 22.2 1.1 1.1 TN : 57.3 4.5 52.8 0.2 0.2 TX : 12.3 6.5 5.8 0.1 47.0 2.5 44.5 UT : 2.0 1.7 0.2 VA : 292.0 290.5 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.7 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.4 0.4 32.7 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 7,302.6 7,025.2 246.9 30.5 259.6 14.8 244.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.5 98.1 96.9 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.3 98.3 98.2 98.4 98.1 Sheep : 96.2 95.2 96.1 96.7 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,000 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.75 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 July 23, 1999. 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