Mt An 1-2 (7-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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. Beef, Pork, and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for June Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in June, up 6 percent from the 3.73 billion pounds produced in June 1998 and up 4 percent from the previous record high for June set in 1995. June 1998 and June 1999 both contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.32 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year and 2 percent higher than the previous record high for June set in 1995. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.21 million head, up 3 percent from 1998. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 1,195 pounds. Veal production totaled 19.0 million pounds, 6 percent below the previous record low for June set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 105 thousand head, down 11 percent from June 1998. The average live weight was 14 pounds above last year, at 297 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year and 8 percent higher than the previous record high for June set in 1995. Hog kill totaled 8.32 million head, 8 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was 11 percent below the previous year and 6 percent below the previous record low for June set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 270 thousand head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 4 pounds from June a year ago. January - June red meat production was 22.8 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 14 percent, pork was up 4 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 7 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 99 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jun : May : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,248 2,151 2,321 103 108 12,676 13,025 103 Veal : 20 17 19 94 112 126 108 86 Pork : 1,444 1,418 1,583 110 112 9,116 9,496 104 Lamb & Mutton : 20 18 17 89 96 132 123 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,732 3,604 3,940 106 109 22,051 22,751 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 99 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jun : May : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,215 2,122 2,290 103 108 12,483 12,832 103 Veal : 19 16 18 93 113 122 105 86 Pork : 1,422 1,396 1,560 110 112 8,986 9,338 104 Lamb & Mutton : 19 17 17 88 96 129 120 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,676 3,552 3,885 106 109 21,721 22,395 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 99 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jun : May : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,049.7 2,947.2 3,153.9 103 107 17,333.7 17,576.4 101 Other :Thou: 58.5 50.1 53.5 92 107 338.3 332.3 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,108.1 2,997.3 3,207.4 103 107 17,672.0 17,908.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,201 1,191 1,197 100 101 1,200 1,209 101 Other :Lbs : 992 1,023 1,035 104 101 1,021 1,035 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,197 1,188 1,195 100 101 1,196 1,206 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 114.6 86.5 102.3 89 118 681.2 598.7 88 Other :Thou: 2.4 2.8 2.4 99 85 15.1 13.8 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 117.0 89.2 104.7 89 117 696.3 612.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 280 310 295 105 95 296 291 98 Other :Lbs : 405 403 410 101 102 402 401 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 283 311 297 105 95 299 293 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,595.8 *7,302.7 8,176.2 108 112 47,615.0 48,929.0 103 Other :Thou: 133.6 135.6 142.8 107 105 788.8 933.8 118 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,729.5 7,438.3 8,318.9 108 112 48,403.8 49,862.8 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 255 260 260 102 100 257 260 101 Other :Lbs : 226 224 227 101 101 229 235 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 255 259 259 102 100 257 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 282.6 259.6 258.6 92 100 1,897.3 1,775.1 94 Other :Thou: 11.9 10.4 11.0 93 106 66.4 64.8 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 294.5 270.0 269.7 92 100 1,963.7 1,839.9 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 136 137 132 97 96 138 136 99 Other :Lbs : 90 100 100 111 100 93 99 106 Comm'l. :Lbs : 134 135 130 97 96 136 135 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 99 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jun 1998 : May 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 14.8 14.0 2.6 18 19 AZ : 30.6 28.7 34.0 111 119 AR : 4.9 5.0 5.4 109 107 CA : 86.5 85.4 88.7 103 104 CO : 172.0 178.7 194.7 113 109 DE-MD : 6.5 5.9 5.6 86 94 FL : 3.1 3.1 3.9 125 124 GA : 23.3 23.9 26.4 113 111 HI : 1.3 1.1 1.2 96 108 ID : 49.9 42.3 51.0 102 120 IL : 202.2 197.6 212.6 105 108 IN : 86.7 87.7 99.1 114 113 IA : 468.2 460.4 521.7 111 113 KS : 501.3 509.4 550.1 110 108 KY : 34.9 34.5 36.3 104 105 LA : 1.6 1.5 1.4 91 96 MI : 60.1 28.7 32.0 53 112 MN : 144.5 155.5 170.0 118 109 MS : 21.0 23.4 25.7 122 110 MO : 60.8 59.8 65.3 107 109 MT : 1.7 1.7 1.9 111 111 NE : 583.0 532.7 602.3 103 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 122 54 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.7 1.9 98 112 NJ : 4.6 4.2 4.8 103 114 NM : 1.1 1.0 1.1 103 105 NY : 5.4 3.8 4.3 80 114 NC : 146.8 148.9 162.2 111 109 ND : 10.5 2.0 2.4 23 120 OH : 26.4 23.9 28.6 108 119 OK : 65.9 67.5 77.0 117 114 OR : 3.5 3.2 3.9 111 123 PA : 92.3 92.9 103.3 112 111 SC : 13.9 16.8 18.6 134 111 SD : 78.2 71.3 82.7 106 116 TN : 15.7 17.3 18.2 117 105 TX : 440.1 419.1 443.2 101 106 UT : 39.3 39.5 45.6 116 115 VA : 55.1 54.9 60.5 110 110 WA : 63.8 50.6 32.9 52 65 WV : 0.4 0.6 0.5 127 94 WI : 107.6 103.1 116.2 108 113 WY : 0.4 0.3 0.4 102 119 : US : 3,731.9 3,603.9 3,940.4 106 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 20.6 0.9 27,220 684 1,319 779 AZ : 42.7 46.4 49,027 55,677 1,147 1,201 AR : 1.5 1.8 1,294 1,602 845 904 CA : 86.2 86.0 107,509 106,774 1,248 1,241 CO : 216.8 252.5 258,584 300,566 1,193 1,190 DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3,904 3,740 1,272 1,230 FL : 3.8 5.3 3,788 5,840 1,010 1,096 GA : 30.0 35.7 33,959 40,690 1,132 1,139 HI : 1.5 1.4 1,495 1,398 976 986 ID : 68.6 68.7 83,108 83,810 1,212 1,220 IL : 89.1 79.4 106,970 93,646 1,200 1,180 IN : 3.1 3.1 3,238 3,162 1,050 1,034 IA : 73.5 81.7 88,186 96,626 1,200 1,183 KS : 662.6 724.9 782,398 857,692 1,181 1,183 KY : 2.0 1.0 1,961 805 991 788 LA : 2.2 1.9 1,712 1,449 773 774 MI : 34.1 34.4 46,915 47,239 1,374 1,373 MN : 48.0 55.3 62,992 73,449 1,312 1,328 MS : 0.5 0.5 417 401 884 868 MO : 5.9 7.0 7,398 7,817 1,247 1,110 MT : 2.1 2.0 2,313 2,261 1,119 1,142 NE : 656.0 671.7 802,096 818,807 1,223 1,219 NV : 0.1 0.1 59 72 1,079 1,050 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.9 2,286 2,070 1,095 1,062 NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,114 2,523 1,065 1,144 NM : 2.0 2.0 1,857 1,928 942 948 NY : 6.9 5.2 7,748 5,619 1,116 1,091 NC : 12.5 15.3 13,047 16,505 1,042 1,077 ND : OH : 10.7 12.8 12,291 14,017 1,146 1,094 OK : 2.7 3.2 2,553 3,046 936 953 OR : 1.2 1.2 1,493 1,777 1,257 1,444 PA : 78.7 88.6 99,453 109,982 1,263 1,241 SC : SD : 19.8 24.7 26,709 33,490 1,352 1,354 TN : 1.4 2.1 1,424 1,811 1,053 868 TX : 613.7 612.1 701,088 701,630 1,142 1,146 UT : 52.2 62.5 62,040 71,809 1,188 1,150 VA : 1.0 1.8 993 1,767 1,014 989 WA : 85.6 44.2 104,533 55,231 1,221 1,250 WV : 0.6 0.7 569 700 970 975 WI : 137.5 147.9 174,067 189,185 1,266 1,279 WY : 0.5 0.5 545 576 1,127 1,104 : US 3/ : 3,108.1 3,207.4 3,721,462 3,833,039 1,197 1,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 29 26 457 469 CA : 14.6 12.5 1,741 2,022 119 162 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.1 150 25 417 284 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.7 10.4 4,089 4,254 421 409 IN : 6.4 10.1 2,499 2,690 388 267 IA : KS : KY : 0.0 0.1 15 29 435 450 LA : 1.3 1.1 591 516 454 490 MI : 4.8 4.7 1,415 1,325 296 284 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 39 41 488 410 MO : 0.2 0.2 60 59 353 320 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 3.6 502 510 117 144 NJ : 11.1 9.4 4,507 4,078 407 435 NM : NY : 18.2 13.9 1,623 1,422 89 102 NC : ND : OH : 5.4 3.0 2,187 1,124 403 381 OK : 0.1 0.1 33 33 448 450 OR : PA : 15.2 15.5 4,625 5,169 305 334 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.4 1.9 1,187 933 504 498 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 20 18 253 253 WA : WV : WI : 18.3 13.8 6,766 5,681 370 410 WY : : US 3/ : 117.0 104.7 33,143 31,069 283 297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 8.2 7.8 3,391 3,323 413 426 AZ : 0.8 0.5 154 99 200 180 AR : CA : 180.4 190.2 37,574 40,151 208 211 CO : 3.7 1.5 782 388 209 258 DE-MD : 23.1 18.3 5,475 4,398 237 240 FL : 8.9 8.4 1,571 1,501 177 178 GA : 23.5 20.6 6,493 5,837 277 283 HI : 3.1 3.0 603 611 193 206 ID : IL : 689.0 773.5 180,900 205,692 263 266 IN : 450.8 503.3 111,524 127,561 247 253 IA : 2,196.8 2,403.8 564,723 627,759 257 261 KS : 32.3 42.8 9,472 12,860 293 300 KY : 180.5 185.5 45,445 47,969 252 259 LA : 2.6 2.6 542 535 205 208 MI : 10.9 3,988 365 MN : 592.7 684.1 149,188 176,637 252 258 MS : MO : 301.0 323.6 76,017 81,728 253 253 MT : 2.3 3.0 452 724 200 241 NE : 484.9 521.1 122,943 135,214 254 260 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.5 587 647 263 264 NJ : 7.9 9.0 763 884 97 99 NM : 0.1 0.1 23 32 215 218 NY : 4.2 4.8 720 876 172 183 NC : 782.4 837.7 188,153 206,373 240 246 ND : 6.2 10.9 1,456 2,662 234 244 OH : 98.7 109.6 25,300 28,270 256 258 OK : 322.7 376.7 85,622 99,888 265 265 OR : 16.2 18.0 4,202 4,456 259 248 PA : 201.1 215.0 47,021 52,095 234 242 SC : SD : 323.3 336.1 86,503 87,747 268 261 TN : 52.5 60.7 22,696 26,442 433 436 TX : 25.9 27.7 7,761 9,573 300 345 UT : 2.1 3.1 356 649 167 206 VA : 302.0 322.2 72,656 79,568 241 247 WA : WV : 0.7 0.9 208 242 296 281 WI : 37.9 43.1 16,449 17,832 434 414 WY : 0.3 0.4 71 98 244 253 : US 3/ : 7,729.5 8,318.9 1,968,838 2,156,622 255 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 5 7 80 82 AR : CA : CO : 100.8 71.1 15,279 10,353 152 146 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 32 41 102 114 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 36 125 123 IL : IN : 2.9 3.0 282 286 98 97 IA : 33.7 41.8 4,578 5,546 136 133 KS : 0.1 0.2 14 18 115 121 KY : 0.8 0.9 137 123 162 140 LA : 0.3 0.2 21 20 75 92 MI : 15.7 17.7 1,952 2,201 124 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 23 30 133 128 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 12 92 113 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.8 159 188 104 104 NJ : 7.6 9.2 686 824 90 90 NM : 2.6 2.8 324 337 124 120 NY : 2.3 2.0 274 227 120 111 NC : 0.2 0.1 15 10 93 92 ND : OH : 0.7 0.8 74 88 109 105 OK : 0.3 5 34 114 116 OR : 0.6 0.9 78 102 130 119 PA : 6.2 6.9 595 649 96 94 SC : SD : 11.2 1.5 1,449 179 129 116 TN : 0.2 0.3 16 21 72 61 TX : 37.6 42.1 4,777 5,580 127 133 UT : 2.7 2.7 334 322 121 120 VA : 1.6 1.0 157 97 101 97 WA : 0.1 0.1 9 16 138 131 WV : WI : 0.8 0.9 86 95 108 108 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 17 133 122 : US 3/ : 294.5 269.7 39,416 35,107 134 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,569 1,549 1,629 8,517 8,732 51.5 52.6 51.6 49.1 49.7 Heifers : 948 906 1,029 5,653 5,802 31.1 30.8 32.6 32.6 33.0 All Cows : 479 439 441 2,873 2,740 15.6 14.9 14.0 16.5 15.6 Dairy Cows : 200 184 196 1,342 1,254 6.5 6.2 6.2 7.7 7.1 Other Cows : 279 255 245 1,531 1,486 9.1 8.7 7.8 8.8 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 54 52 55 292 303 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,050 2,947 3,154 17,334 17,576 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,263 7,025 7,861 45,739 47,068 95.6 96.2 96.1 96.1 96.2 Sows : 288 247 278 1,624 1,649 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Stags & Boars : 45 31 37 251 212 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :7,596 7,303 8,176 47,615 48,929 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 19 15 17 100 92 6.6 5.7 6.5 5.3 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 264 245 242 1,797 1,683 93.4 94.3 93.5 94.7 94.8 : Total 1/ : 283 260 259 1,897 1,775 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 730 724 730 724 734 Steers 4/ : 783 771 780 779 786 Heifers 4/ : 718 708 712 718 725 All Cows 4/ : 564 567 562 559 567 Bulls & Stags4/: 889 898 902 876 888 : Calves & Vealers: 172 190 181 182 178 : Hogs : 188 192 192 189 192 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 188 188 185 188 Sows 5/ : 300 299 297 296 296 Stags & Boars5/: 229 235 237 229 230 : Sheep : 67 68 65 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 60 59 61 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 68 65 69 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.6 2 : 7.2 1.2 0.4 4.7 4.6 0.2 0.8 23.3 3 : 92.4 49.7 7.0 33.4 24.8 8.6 2.3 15.6 4 : 69.1 1.1 0.4 59.2 23.6 35.6 8.3 1.7 5 : 313.4 151.7 49.0 102.5 72.7 29.7 10.2 41.6 6 : 611.7 322.8 215.0 60.8 8.7 52.1 13.1 1.6 7 : 1,475.4 798.1 592.3 78.5 11.4 67.1 6.5 0.1 8 : 337.1 178.7 136.7 16.1 2.9 13.1 5.6 9 : 133.2 70.4 5.7 52.9 35.9 17.0 4.2 12.9 10 : 112.7 54.6 21.9 32.2 10.6 21.6 4.0 2.0 : US 2/ : 3,153.9 1,628.7 1,028.6 441.6 196.3 245.3 55.1 102.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 0.1 1.7 0.5 1.3 2 : 13.4 13.2 0.1 11.2 2.0 9.2 3 : 555.1 552.9 2.1 10.1 0.7 9.3 4 : 1,289.2 1,205.3 82.7 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.4 5 : 2,061.4 1,938.3 114.3 8.8 34.0 5.0 29.0 6 : 405.0 381.8 22.9 0.2 42.0 4.1 38.0 7 : 3,279.5 3,220.0 32.8 26.7 42.8 0.4 42.4 8 : 349.9 327.4 22.5 75.1 2.2 72.9 9 : 186.3 186.1 0.2 39.3 0.8 38.6 10 : 34.4 34.1 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 8,176.2 7,861.0 278.0 37.2 258.6 16.9 241.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.4 1.4 1.2 6.7 6.3 0.4 1.2 20.7 2 : 40.6 7.0 2.7 26.9 25.7 1.2 4.0 133.6 3 : 504.8 248.5 40.6 204.6 150.0 54.6 11.2 90.0 4 : 473.7 8.9 6.2 410.9 148.9 262.1 47.7 9.4 5 : 1,791.4 777.6 301.4 658.3 466.5 191.8 54.2 237.7 6 : 3,380.8 1,754.5 1,164.0 374.9 55.7 319.3 87.3 11.6 7 : 8,084.3 4,294.9 3,295.7 461.8 68.2 393.7 31.9 0.5 8 : 1,806.1 918.3 748.2 111.6 17.7 93.9 27.9 9 : 738.3 369.2 45.7 303.9 242.4 61.5 19.5 83.7 10 : 745.9 351.7 196.3 180.0 73.0 107.0 17.8 11.4 : US 2/ :17,576.4 8,732.0 5,802.1 2,739.7 1,254.2 1,485.5 302.6 598.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.5 9.1 0.3 0.1 10.1 2.6 7.5 2 : 69.1 68.3 0.7 0.2 67.8 11.3 56.6 3 : 3,311.6 3,298.0 13.4 0.2 56.7 4.9 51.8 4 : 7,676.3 7,174.5 495.0 6.8 7.0 5.1 1.9 5 :12,240.9 11,549.9 640.7 50.3 217.0 25.2 191.7 6 : 2,333.6 2,195.0 138.0 0.6 271.3 24.8 246.6 7 :19,791.1 19,424.2 213.5 153.4 269.8 1.8 268.0 8 : 2,156.4 2,011.4 145.0 0.1 644.1 11.9 632.3 9 : 1,162.3 1,161.3 1.0 0.1 227.5 3.3 224.2 10 : 178.1 176.4 1.5 0.2 3.7 0.8 2.9 : US 2/ :48,929.0 47,068.1 1,649.1 211.8 1,775.1 91.7 1,683.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 46.2 41.5 1.1 3.5 3.5 AR : 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 CA : 85.5 28.6 4.3 48.6 32.3 16.3 4.0 12.4 CO : 251.8 144.3 106.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 5.3 0.4 0.1 4.5 1.5 3.0 0.3 GA : 34.6 0.1 0.1 30.5 3.9 26.6 3.9 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.2 ID : 67.5 36.2 8.1 20.5 5.5 15.0 2.8 IL : 76.6 42.2 34.4 10.4 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 10.1 IA : 79.8 33.5 24.3 20.8 8.3 12.5 1.2 KS : 721.2 390.2 329.5 1.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 32.4 24.8 1.4 6.1 3.9 2.2 0.1 4.6 MN : 52.9 16.6 4.9 26.3 13.0 13.3 5.2 MS : MO : 4.6 1.1 0.5 2.6 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 669.8 373.3 238.0 53.8 2.5 51.3 4.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.6 NJ : 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.4 NM : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 NY : 5.0 0.5 0.2 3.8 3.8 0.5 13.9 NC : 14.5 0.1 0.1 11.4 6.3 5.1 3.0 ND : OH : 6.0 0.3 0.2 4.8 2.6 2.2 0.6 2.8 OK : OR : PA : 88.4 47.2 6.5 32.6 24.4 8.2 2.2 15.5 SC : SD : 22.6 3.6 2.1 12.1 1.2 10.9 4.8 TN : 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 607.8 322.1 214.6 58.1 7.2 50.9 13.0 1.3 UT : 61.7 30.4 27.6 3.1 1.2 1.9 0.6 VA : 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 WA : 44.1 17.8 13.7 11.6 5.0 6.6 1.1 WV : WI : 145.0 67.5 8.1 65.3 53.2 12.1 4.2 13.8 WY : : US 3/ :3,153.9 1,628.7 1,028.6 441.6 196.3 245.3 55.1 102.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.7 0.1 5.3 1.2 AZ : AR : CA : 183.0 182.9 0.2 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 71.1 71.1 DE-MD : 18.3 18.3 FL : 8.4 8.0 0.4 GA : 11.5 8.3 3.2 HI : 3.0 2.9 ID : 0.2 0.1 IL : 740.5 669.2 63.0 8.4 IN : 497.9 497.9 2.4 1.6 0.8 IA : 2,401.4 2,348.5 26.2 26.7 41.5 0.4 41.1 KS : 39.5 33.1 6.5 KY : 184.9 178.7 6.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 9.3 3.8 5.4 0.1 17.4 2.9 14.5 MN : 681.6 681.6 MS : MO : 320.7 320.7 0.1 MT : 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 517.9 517.8 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 0.1 1.7 0.5 1.3 NJ : 8.9 8.8 0.1 9.2 1.3 7.9 NM : 2.2 1.6 0.5 NY : 4.5 4.4 2.0 0.7 1.3 NC : 825.4 815.2 10.2 ND : 10.7 10.7 0.1 OH : 95.7 85.4 10.2 OK : 374.3 368.9 5.4 OR : 17.8 17.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.5 PA : 214.7 214.2 0.5 6.8 0.6 6.2 SC : SD : 334.6 312.5 22.1 1.4 1.4 TN : 60.5 4.7 55.8 0.3 0.3 TX : 14.7 7.4 7.0 0.2 39.6 2.4 37.2 UT : 2.4 2.1 0.3 VA : 321.9 320.4 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.8 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 36.4 0.5 35.6 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,176.2 7,861.0 278.0 37.2 258.6 16.9 241.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.1 Calves : 98.0 96.9 97.8 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.3 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.1 Sheep : 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.6 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 20, 1999. 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