Mt An 1-2 (8-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 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 and Red Meat Production Equal Record Highs for July Veal and Lamb & Mutton Production Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.78 billion pounds in July, equaling the previous record high for July set in 1998. July 1998 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays (including one holiday). July 1999 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year and equaled the previous record high for July set in 1997. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.08 million head, up 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 1,206 pounds. Veal production totaled 19.0 million pounds, 11 percent below the previous record low for July set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 111 thousand head, down 17 percent from July 1998. The average live weight was 19 pounds above last year, at 280 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.49 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.91 million head, 4 percent below 1998. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 256 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous record low set for July set in 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 265 thousand head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 4 pounds from July a year ago. January - July red meat production was 26.5 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 3 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 7 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 99 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jul : Jun : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,213 2,321 2,256 102 97 14,890 15,281 103 Veal : 21 19 19 89 99 147 127 86 Pork : 1,529 1,583 1,489 97 94 10,645 10,985 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18 17 17 97 100 150 140 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,781 3,940 3,781 100 96 25,832 26,533 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 99 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jul : Jun : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,183 2,290 2,229 102 97 14,666 15,061 103 Veal : 20 18 18 89 100 143 123 86 Pork : 1,506 1,560 1,469 98 94 10,492 10,807 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 17 97 100 146 136 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,727 3,885 3,732 100 96 25,448 26,127 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 99 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jul : Jun : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,986.9 3,153.9 3,036.8 102 96 20,320.6 20,613.2 101 Other :Thou: 52.4 53.5 46.8 89 88 390.7 379.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,039.3 3,207.4 3,083.7 101 96 20,711.3 20,992.3 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,206 1,197 1,208 100 101 1,200 1,209 101 Other :Lbs :1,038 1,035 1,045 101 101 1,024 1,037 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,203 1,195 1,206 100 101 1,197 1,206 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 131.2 102.3 108.8 83 106 812.5 707.5 87 Other :Thou: 2.8 2.4 2.0 69 83 17.9 15.7 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 134.0 104.7 110.8 83 106 830.4 723.2 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 295 278 108 94 290 289 99 Other :Lbs : 407 410 431 106 105 403 405 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 261 297 280 107 94 293 291 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,129.8 8,176.2 7,778.2 96 95 55,744.8 56,707.2 102 Other :Thou: 139.9 142.8 131.3 94 92 928.7 1,065.2 115 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,269.7 *8,319.0 7,909.6 96 95 56,673.5 57,772.4 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 260 257 102 99 257 259 101 Other :Lbs : 225 227 219 98 97 228 233 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 252 259 256 102 99 256 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 269.3 258.6 253.3 94 98 2,166.6 2,028.4 94 Other :Thou: 12.1 11.0 11.7 97 106 78.5 76.5 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 281.4 269.7 265.0 94 98 2,245.1 2,104.8 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 129 132 133 103 101 137 136 99 Other :Lbs : 94 100 95 101 95 94 98 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 128 130 132 103 101 135 134 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 99 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Jul 1998 : Jun 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 13.6 2.6 2.4 17 91 AZ : 29.0 34.0 32.5 112 96 AR : 5.1 5.4 5.8 113 108 CA : 87.9 88.7 85.3 97 96 CO : 170.3 194.7 184.0 108 95 DE-MD : 5.9 5.6 4.7 80 85 FL : 3.1 3.9 3.7 122 97 GA : 22.7 26.4 24.4 108 92 HI : 1.4 1.2 1.3 91 103 ID : 48.9 51.0 51.5 105 101 IL : 209.4 212.6 213.6 102 100 IN : 97.5 99.1 94.4 97 95 IA : 494.1 521.7 486.8 99 93 KS : 496.9 550.1 541.4 109 98 KY : 38.4 36.3 34.3 89 95 LA : 1.6 1.4 1.3 80 91 MI : 53.0 32.0 29.5 56 92 MN : 151.2 170.0 157.4 104 93 MS : 21.9 25.7 22.3 101 87 MO : 63.9 65.3 60.6 95 93 MT : 1.7 1.9 2.1 123 111 NE : 580.2 602.3 572.9 99 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 87 136 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.9 1.8 98 97 NJ : 4.5 4.8 4.3 96 91 NM : 0.9 1.1 1.1 125 100 NY : 5.7 4.3 4.5 79 104 NC : 147.7 162.2 152.9 104 94 ND : 9.6 2.4 2.2 23 91 OH : 29.4 28.6 26.2 89 92 OK : 74.5 77.0 71.8 96 93 OR : 3.5 3.9 3.5 102 91 PA : 93.0 103.3 96.4 104 93 SC : 14.5 18.6 18.2 125 98 SD : 84.9 82.7 74.2 87 90 TN : 18.6 18.2 17.6 95 96 TX : 426.4 443.2 436.1 102 98 UT : 41.5 45.6 41.7 100 91 VA : 59.7 60.5 57.1 96 94 WA : 59.5 32.9 51.8 87 157 WV : 0.5 0.5 0.5 110 97 WI : 106.6 116.2 106.8 100 92 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.4 110 95 : US : 3,781.1 3,940.4 3,781.4 100 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 18.6 0.8 24,492 621 1,314 746 AZ : 40.3 44.3 46,500 53,343 1,154 1,204 AR : 1.4 1.6 1,207 1,373 837 872 CA : 85.8 81.0 106,100 99,710 1,237 1,231 CO : 210.3 230.3 256,999 280,313 1,222 1,217 DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 3,431 3,245 1,230 1,225 FL : 3.9 5.1 3,989 5,619 1,010 1,105 GA : 30.1 33.6 34,110 38,149 1,134 1,136 HI : 1.7 1.5 1,625 1,428 978 940 ID : 66.4 68.1 80,820 84,653 1,217 1,243 IL : 85.7 90.3 101,787 106,833 1,188 1,184 IN : 3.3 3.0 3,480 3,143 1,070 1,045 IA : 72.3 70.3 85,304 82,222 1,180 1,170 KS : 645.5 699.7 772,666 842,745 1,197 1,205 KY : 4.1 0.9 4,257 777 1,043 848 LA : 2.1 1.7 1,698 1,305 810 768 MI : 36.0 32.0 48,548 43,297 1,350 1,354 MN : 48.3 51.0 62,806 67,622 1,301 1,326 MS : 0.5 0.3 383 271 812 833 MO : 6.3 6.6 7,948 7,200 1,254 1,093 MT : 2.0 2.3 2,211 2,599 1,123 1,118 NE : 639.8 636.1 784,393 778,245 1,226 1,224 NV : 0.1 0.1 112 96 1,112 1,051 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.8 2,210 1,956 1,097 1,080 NJ : 2.0 2.1 2,204 2,389 1,088 1,119 NM : 1.5 2.0 1,472 1,932 989 966 NY : 7.1 5.3 8,056 5,789 1,130 1,092 NC : 12.6 14.7 13,199 15,865 1,050 1,081 ND : OH : 13.0 11.3 14,863 11,789 1,141 1,046 OK : 2.7 2.7 2,629 2,558 959 946 OR : 1.3 1.2 1,586 1,576 1,257 1,354 PA : 79.5 84.5 99,404 104,404 1,251 1,235 SC : SD : 19.2 23.5 25,619 32,225 1,333 1,374 TN : 1.5 1.9 1,485 1,647 1,013 878 TX : 592.7 594.4 680,991 689,827 1,149 1,161 UT : 54.8 55.6 65,394 65,386 1,193 1,176 VA : 1.0 1.6 1,006 1,541 959 952 WA : 77.1 66.4 96,044 85,292 1,246 1,284 WV : 0.6 0.7 636 688 1,031 939 WI : 139.7 136.9 175,362 173,996 1,255 1,271 WY : 0.4 0.5 495 531 1,151 1,144 : US 3/ : 3,039.3 3,083.7 3,656,812 3,718,517 1,203 1,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 21.6 16.1 2,477 2,147 115 134 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.1 146 28 395 275 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.8 8.9 4,571 3,687 422 416 IN : 6.4 9.9 2,427 2,750 382 277 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.7 1.1 798 533 463 485 MI : 4.8 3.3 1,253 844 261 253 MN : MS : 0.2 0.1 64 35 427 438 MO : 0.1 0.2 46 51 322 304 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.5 3.8 565 554 126 148 NJ : 12.5 8.5 4,133 3,638 331 427 NM : NY : 18.8 16.9 1,688 1,739 90 103 NC : ND : OH : 4.2 3.8 1,760 1,482 417 389 OK : 0.1 0.1 24 29 324 401 OR : PA : 17.9 16.3 4,909 5,113 274 313 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.5 1.9 1,551 901 439 479 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 17 23 248 295 WA : WV : WI : 19.1 14.1 6,739 5,777 353 408 WY : : US 3/ : 134.0 110.8 34,937 31,001 261 280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 7.3 3,370 3,048 398 416 AZ : 0.5 0.3 94 66 200 202 AR : CA : 188.4 191.3 39,169 40,614 208 212 CO : 3.8 1.4 795 359 210 258 DE-MD : 21.8 15.1 5,049 3,656 231 242 FL : 9.7 8.6 1,283 1,458 132 169 GA : 19.6 17.2 5,536 4,952 282 288 HI : 3.3 3.1 672 650 202 213 ID : IL : 756.5 756.8 195,387 196,549 258 260 IN : 513.8 484.2 125,559 121,164 244 250 IA : 2,367.8 2,297.3 602,051 592,717 254 258 KS : 36.2 42.5 10,349 12,159 286 286 KY : 192.5 175.9 48,092 45,387 250 258 LA : 2.3 2.3 496 471 213 207 MI : 10.7 3,989 371 MN : 636.9 643.6 158,693 163,770 249 254 MS : MO : 318.5 302.9 79,637 75,676 250 250 MT : 2.4 2.9 488 712 205 244 NE : 520.8 492.1 130,541 126,036 251 256 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.6 553 655 249 255 NJ : 8.1 8.4 790 817 97 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 20 30 218 213 NY : 5.1 4.5 897 702 176 154 NC : 789.8 795.0 189,115 193,808 239 244 ND : 6.4 10.8 1,497 2,589 233 239 OH : 110.3 102.2 28,034 26,316 254 258 OK : 377.3 355.3 97,521 92,902 258 262 OR : 15.6 16.9 4,016 4,004 258 236 PA : 203.5 204.3 47,476 48,589 233 238 SC : SD : 364.3 298.8 96,453 78,104 265 261 TN : 62.5 58.7 27,141 25,588 434 436 TX : 28.2 27.6 7,819 9,288 277 336 UT : 1.8 3.1 298 601 162 191 VA : 330.9 305.5 78,875 75,065 238 246 WA : WV : 0.7 0.9 225 258 321 294 WI : 35.4 40.9 14,970 16,749 423 410 WY : 0.4 0.4 87 99 245 246 : US 3/ : 8,269.7 7,909.6 2,084,434 2,026,243 252 256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 89.0 88.5 12,451 13,308 140 150 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 26 30 88 83 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 50 42 129 126 IL : IN : 3.3 3.2 325 314 99 98 IA : 31.1 33.5 4,042 4,367 130 130 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 24 112 114 KY : 0.7 0.9 95 122 132 139 LA : 0.2 0.2 20 17 87 77 MI : 17.6 18.3 2,218 2,237 126 122 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.3 41 40 137 131 NE : 0.2 0.1 24 10 110 115 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.7 145 169 100 98 NJ : 8.1 8.7 777 799 96 92 NM : 3.0 2.7 363 324 122 119 NY : 1.8 1.7 242 200 138 115 NC : 0.2 0.1 15 7 95 104 ND : 0.1 4 10 114 127 OH : 1.0 0.8 110 83 113 110 OK : 0.4 3 42 97 116 OR : 0.6 0.7 78 88 130 124 PA : 6.3 6.1 616 575 98 94 SC : SD : 10.7 1.0 1,348 111 126 114 TN : 0.4 0.3 23 23 65 71 TX : 34.5 36.0 4,273 4,591 124 128 UT : 2.6 2.7 310 321 121 120 VA : 1.6 0.9 168 91 102 101 WA : 0.1 0.1 17 18 138 132 WV : WI : 1.0 1.1 107 122 109 106 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 18 119 136 : US 3/ : 281.4 265.0 35,923 34,918 128 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,542 1,629 1,598 10,058 10,330 51.6 51.6 52.6 49.5 50.1 Heifers : 913 1,029 961 6,566 6,763 30.6 32.6 31.6 32.3 32.8 All Cows : 481 441 427 3,354 3,166 16.1 14.0 14.0 16.5 15.3 Dairy Cows : 203 196 199 1,545 1,453 6.8 6.2 6.5 7.6 7.0 Other Cows : 278 245 228 1,809 1,713 9.3 7.8 7.5 8.9 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 51 55 52 343 355 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,987 3,154 3,037 20,321 20,613 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,773 7,861 7,465 53,512 54,534 95.6 96.1 96.0 96.0 96.2 Sows : 309 278 277 1,934 1,926 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 Stags & Boars : 48 37 35 299 247 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,130 8,176 7,778 55,745 56,707 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 17 15 118 107 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 252 242 238 2,049 1,922 93.4 93.5 94.1 94.5 94.7 : Total 1/ : 269 259 253 2,167 2,028 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 735 730 737 725 734 Steers 4/ : 794 780 792 781 787 Heifers 4/ : 722 712 720 719 724 All Cows 4/ : 553 562 557 559 566 Bulls & Stags4/: 858 902 887 874 888 : Calves & Vealers: 158 181 170 179 177 : Hogs : 186 192 189 189 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 188 185 185 187 Sows 5/ : 296 297 297 296 296 Stags & Boars5/: 226 237 228 229 230 : Sheep : 64 65 66 68 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 63 59 59 61 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 65 66 68 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, July 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.2 3.7 2 : 7.3 1.2 0.4 4.9 4.1 0.8 0.8 25.4 3 : 87.9 42.2 5.7 38.0 27.7 10.4 1.9 16.5 4 : 66.0 1.1 0.3 56.2 22.5 33.7 8.4 1.8 5 : 306.8 147.4 51.2 99.7 71.5 28.1 8.5 39.8 6 : 594.5 326.1 195.8 58.7 10.4 48.2 13.9 1.8 7 : 1,404.5 776.3 550.8 71.8 11.5 60.4 5.6 0.1 8 : 307.7 163.1 124.4 15.1 2.8 12.3 5.1 9 : 126.3 66.6 5.9 50.6 36.1 14.4 3.4 16.8 10 : 134.2 73.6 26.1 30.4 10.9 19.5 4.1 2.8 : US 2/ : 3,036.8 1,597.7 960.7 426.5 198.7 227.8 51.9 108.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.0 0.1 1.6 0.4 1.1 2 : 12.6 12.3 0.1 0.1 10.4 2.0 8.4 3 : 524.3 522.1 2.2 9.1 0.6 8.5 4 : 1,219.1 1,140.4 77.4 1.4 1.5 1.1 0.4 5 : 1,976.4 1,869.9 100.7 5.7 34.2 4.3 29.9 6 : 388.9 364.3 23.9 0.8 36.2 3.4 32.8 7 : 3,122.6 3,052.4 42.9 27.3 34.2 0.2 34.0 8 : 312.9 283.4 29.4 91.8 2.0 89.8 9 : 187.5 187.2 0.3 33.4 0.7 32.7 10 : 31.9 31.6 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 7,778.2 7,465.5 277.3 35.5 253.3 14.9 238.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - July 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.1 1.6 1.3 7.8 7.4 0.4 1.4 24.4 2 : 47.9 8.1 3.1 31.8 29.8 2.0 4.8 159.0 3 : 592.7 290.7 46.3 242.6 177.7 64.9 13.1 106.5 4 : 539.7 10.0 6.5 467.2 171.3 295.8 56.1 11.2 5 : 2,098.2 924.9 352.7 757.9 538.0 219.9 62.7 277.6 6 : 3,975.3 2,080.6 1,359.8 433.6 66.1 367.5 101.3 13.5 7 : 9,488.8 5,071.1 3,846.5 533.7 79.6 454.0 37.4 0.6 8 : 2,113.8 1,081.4 872.6 126.7 20.5 106.2 33.0 9 : 864.6 435.8 51.5 354.4 278.5 76.0 22.9 100.5 10 : 880.1 425.3 222.4 210.5 83.9 126.5 21.9 14.2 : US 2/ :20,613.2 10,329.7 6,762.7 3,166.2 1,452.9 1,713.3 354.5 707.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.6 11.1 0.4 0.1 11.6 3.0 8.6 2 : 81.7 80.6 0.8 0.3 78.3 13.3 65.0 3 : 3,835.9 3,820.1 15.6 0.2 65.8 5.5 60.3 4 : 8,895.4 8,314.8 572.4 8.2 8.4 6.2 2.3 5 :14,217.2 13,419.9 741.4 56.0 251.2 29.5 221.6 6 : 2,722.5 2,559.3 161.9 1.3 307.6 28.2 279.4 7 :22,913.7 22,476.6 256.5 180.7 304.0 2.0 302.0 8 : 2,469.3 2,294.8 174.4 0.1 735.9 13.9 722.1 9 : 1,349.8 1,348.4 1.3 0.1 260.9 4.0 257.0 10 : 210.0 207.9 1.8 0.3 4.6 1.0 3.6 : US 2/ :56,707.2 54,533.6 1,926.4 247.3 2,028.4 106.6 1,921.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 44.2 39.4 1.1 3.6 3.6 AR : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 CA : 80.6 26.9 4.4 46.0 32.4 13.6 3.2 16.0 CO : 229.8 128.6 100.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.6 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 5.1 0.4 0.1 4.2 0.8 3.4 0.3 GA : 32.6 0.1 28.5 4.1 24.4 3.8 HI : 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 ID : 67.0 33.8 10.7 19.5 5.7 13.8 3.0 IL : 87.4 51.0 36.4 8.8 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 9.9 IA : 69.1 28.2 20.8 19.0 8.1 10.9 1.0 KS : 696.7 402.2 293.3 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 30.1 22.8 2.0 5.1 3.6 1.5 0.1 3.2 MN : 48.9 15.2 4.0 25.3 12.6 12.7 4.4 MS : MO : 4.6 1.2 0.6 2.4 0.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 634.2 344.7 236.1 49.4 2.8 46.6 4.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.2 3.7 NJ : 2.1 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.3 8.5 NM : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 NY : 5.2 0.5 0.2 4.0 3.3 0.7 0.5 16.9 NC : 14.1 0.1 11.0 5.9 5.1 3.1 ND : OH : 6.3 0.3 0.2 5.1 2.9 2.2 0.6 3.7 OK : OR : PA : 84.4 40.1 5.3 37.1 27.2 9.9 1.8 16.3 SC : SD : 21.8 2.7 2.5 12.2 1.4 10.8 4.4 TN : 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 TX : 590.9 325.7 195.5 56.0 8.9 47.1 13.8 1.5 UT : 55.0 31.2 20.8 2.5 1.2 1.3 0.4 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 WA : 66.3 39.2 15.3 10.9 5.2 5.7 1.0 WV : WI : 133.8 57.7 8.6 64.0 52.4 11.6 3.5 14.1 WY : : US 3/ :3,036.8 1,597.7 960.7 426.5 198.7 227.8 51.9 108.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.3 5.0 1.2 AZ : AR : CA : 184.1 183.9 0.2 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 88.5 88.4 DE-MD : 15.1 15.1 FL : 8.6 8.3 0.2 0.1 GA : 10.3 7.7 2.6 HI : 3.1 3.0 0.1 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 723.5 664.2 53.9 5.4 IN : 477.8 477.8 2.4 1.4 0.9 IA : 2,295.2 2,230.8 37.0 27.3 33.1 0.2 32.9 KS : 38.6 32.8 5.7 KY : 175.5 168.9 6.6 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 9.1 4.0 5.1 0.1 18.1 2.8 15.3 MN : 641.3 641.2 MS : MO : 299.8 299.7 0.1 MT : 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 489.0 489.0 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.0 0.1 1.6 0.4 1.1 NJ : 8.3 8.2 0.1 0.1 8.7 1.3 7.4 NM : 2.0 1.5 0.5 NY : 4.2 4.2 0.1 1.7 0.7 1.0 NC : 783.8 776.8 7.0 ND : 10.7 10.6 0.1 OH : 91.6 82.2 9.4 OK : 353.7 348.9 4.8 OR : 16.7 16.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 PA : 203.9 203.5 0.4 6.1 0.4 5.6 SC : SD : 297.5 268.3 29.2 0.9 0.9 TN : 58.6 3.9 54.7 0.3 0.3 TX : 16.8 7.7 8.4 0.8 33.9 1.8 32.1 UT : 2.2 2.0 0.3 VA : 305.1 303.5 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.7 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 33.1 0.6 32.2 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 7,778.2 7,465.5 277.3 35.5 253.3 14.9 238.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.3 98.5 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.9 97.8 98.2 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.4 98.2 Sheep : 95.7 95.9 95.6 96.5 96.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 24, 1999. 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