Mt An 1-2 (9-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 24, 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. Pork, Red Meat Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.91 billion pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 3.77 billion pounds produced in August 1998 and up 1 percent from the previous record high for August set in 1995. August 1998 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. August 1999 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.15 million head, up 4 percent from 1998. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at 1,206 pounds. Veal production totaled 20.0 million pounds, slightly above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 119 thousand head, down 5 percent from August 1998. The average live weight was 16 pounds above last year, at 282 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.56 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous record high for August set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.41 million head, 3 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 254 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.0 million pounds, was up 10 percent from August 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 296 thousand head, 8 percent above last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, up 4 pounds from August a year ago. January - August red meat production was 30.4 billion pounds, 3 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 3 percent higher than last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 5 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 99 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Aug : Jul : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,228 2,256 2,309 104 102 17,118 17,589 103 Veal : 20 19 20 100 108 167 147 88 Pork : 1,505 1,489 1,565 104 105 12,150 12,550 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 19 110 108 167 159 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,770 3,781 3,912 104 103 29,602 30,445 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 99 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Aug : Jul : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,197 2,229 2,277 104 102 16,863 17,338 103 Veal : 19 18 19 100 105 162 142 88 Pork : 1,481 1,469 1,540 104 105 11,973 12,347 103 Lamb & Mutton : 16 17 18 110 107 162 154 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,713 3,732 3,854 104 103 29,161 29,981 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 99 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Aug : Jul : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,986.6 3,036.8 3,099.3 104 102 23,307.2 23,712.5 102 Other :Thou: 53.0 46.8 53.1 100 113 443.6 432.3 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,039.5 3,083.7 3,152.4 104 102 23,750.8 24,144.7 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,213 1,208 1,208 100 100 1,202 1,209 101 Other :Lbs :1,034 1,045 1,053 102 101 1,025 1,039 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,210 1,206 1,206 100 100 1,198 1,206 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 121.8 108.8 115.2 95 106 934.2 822.7 88 Other :Thou: 3.3 2.0 3.6 109 184 21.2 19.3 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 125.1 110.8 118.8 95 107 955.4 842.0 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 261 278 277 106 100 286 287 100 Other :Lbs : 428 431 440 103 102 407 412 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 266 280 282 106 101 289 290 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,023.7 7,778.2 8,256.0 103 106 63,768.6 64,963.2 102 Other :Thou: 145.5 131.3 150.3 103 114 1,074.2 1,215.5 113 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,169.2 7,909.6 8,406.3 103 106 64,842.8 66,178.7 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 252 257 254 101 99 256 259 101 Other :Lbs : 232 219 233 100 106 229 233 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 252 256 254 101 99 256 258 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 263.2 253.3 283.0 108 112 2,429.8 2,311.3 95 Other :Thou: 12.3 11.7 13.4 108 114 90.8 89.8 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 275.5 265.0 296.3 108 112 2,520.6 2,401.2 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 124 133 128 103 96 135 135 100 Other :Lbs : 99 95 99 100 105 94 98 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 123 132 127 103 96 134 133 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 99 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Aug 1998 : Jul 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 13.1 2.4 2.6 20 112 AZ : 26.6 32.5 29.5 111 91 AR : 5.7 5.8 6.0 105 104 CA : 88.6 85.3 89.3 101 105 CO : 171.7 184.0 190.0 111 103 DE-MD : 6.3 4.7 6.0 95 128 FL : 3.0 3.7 4.2 142 112 GA : 22.9 24.4 25.3 110 104 HI : 1.2 1.3 1.4 113 109 ID : 45.2 51.5 52.8 117 102 IL : 215.2 213.6 216.4 101 101 IN : 100.1 94.4 99.9 100 106 IA : 502.1 486.8 510.3 102 105 KS : 505.6 541.4 546.5 108 101 KY : 39.9 34.3 37.3 94 109 LA : 1.7 1.3 1.5 88 116 MI : 30.1 29.5 28.4 94 96 MN : 151.5 157.4 166.7 110 106 MS : 24.9 22.3 24.1 97 108 MO : 63.6 60.6 66.8 105 110 MT : 1.9 2.1 2.4 124 114 NE : 573.5 572.9 593.9 104 104 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 125 110 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.8 1.9 108 108 NJ : 4.3 4.3 4.7 110 108 NM : 1.1 1.1 1.1 99 104 NY : 5.5 4.5 4.7 85 104 NC : 147.7 152.9 157.5 107 103 ND : 10.2 2.2 2.4 23 108 OH : 28.1 26.2 28.5 101 109 OK : 64.3 71.8 76.1 118 106 OR : 3.5 3.5 4.1 116 115 PA : 95.7 96.4 103.0 108 107 SC : 14.3 18.2 17.9 125 99 SD : 81.1 74.2 80.1 99 108 TN : 18.5 17.6 21.1 114 120 TX : 433.3 436.1 426.5 98 98 UT : 42.0 41.7 46.1 110 111 VA : 58.3 57.1 57.5 99 101 WA : 60.9 51.8 65.1 107 126 WV : 0.7 0.5 0.8 113 155 WI : 102.7 106.8 110.8 108 104 WY : 0.7 0.4 0.7 108 188 : US : 3,769.5 3,781.4 3,912.1 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 19.3 0.9 24,841 673 1,289 771 AZ : 37.1 40.2 42,754 48,133 1,152 1,196 AR : 1.6 1.8 1,298 1,609 826 872 CA : 86.5 85.5 106,991 106,633 1,237 1,248 CO : 212.2 235.0 260,166 288,263 1,226 1,227 DE-MD : 3.0 3.2 3,646 3,955 1,231 1,218 FL : 3.6 5.6 3,571 5,957 980 1,069 GA : 30.0 34.7 34,046 39,262 1,133 1,132 HI : 1.4 1.8 1,425 1,667 988 929 ID : 59.9 69.3 75,026 86,974 1,253 1,255 IL : 85.9 87.4 102,462 103,400 1,193 1,183 IN : 3.5 3.4 3,747 3,611 1,067 1,063 IA : 75.6 76.2 89,458 88,657 1,183 1,164 KS : 650.7 702.7 785,113 847,712 1,206 1,206 KY : 4.6 1.0 4,823 838 1,053 836 LA : 2.0 1.7 1,634 1,405 831 820 MI : 32.4 30.6 44,131 40,909 1,361 1,336 MN : 49.3 57.5 63,742 75,970 1,292 1,321 MS : 0.5 1.6 380 1,304 807 835 MO : 6.4 7.2 7,923 7,966 1,247 1,104 MT : 2.1 2.6 2,327 2,861 1,119 1,107 NE : 636.1 659.5 781,203 800,447 1,228 1,214 NV : 0.1 0.1 87 97 1,047 1,035 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 2,098 2,123 1,074 1,090 NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,254 2,541 1,132 1,141 NM : 2.0 2.0 1,923 1,909 968 978 NY : 6.9 5.6 7,898 6,048 1,143 1,076 NC : 13.2 16.5 14,059 17,885 1,063 1,085 ND : OH : 11.6 11.8 13,176 12,524 1,134 1,060 OK : 3.0 3.1 2,826 2,983 939 973 OR : 1.3 1.4 1,681 1,813 1,256 1,321 PA : 84.7 89.6 106,641 111,025 1,258 1,239 SC : SD : 19.2 24.4 25,740 33,616 1,340 1,380 TN : 1.7 2.1 1,541 1,824 923 870 TX : 594.3 576.6 688,330 669,018 1,158 1,160 UT : 54.5 59.0 66,209 71,753 1,216 1,217 VA : 1.1 2.0 1,053 2,007 981 986 WA : 77.4 82.0 98,323 105,909 1,271 1,291 WV : 0.9 1.1 898 1,067 1,012 946 WI : 135.9 147.2 170,567 183,516 1,255 1,247 WY : 0.7 0.7 839 856 1,203 1,206 : US 3/ : 3,039.5 3,152.4 3,676,393 3,801,197 1,210 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, August 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 : 19.4 17.3 2,305 2,263 119 131 CO : DE-MD : 0.4 0.1 166 29 422 286 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.9 9.5 4,203 3,895 422 412 IN : 5.9 10.5 2,302 2,812 393 267 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 13 29 440 454 LA : 2.0 1.7 969 802 481 482 MI : 5.0 3.5 1,361 973 273 280 MN : MS : 0.2 0.8 71 334 444 439 MO : 0.1 0.2 49 53 354 269 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.3 3.5 540 542 126 156 NJ : 10.8 9.0 3,718 3,932 345 439 NM : NY : 16.0 15.7 1,434 1,571 90 100 NC : ND : OH : 4.0 3.8 1,634 1,469 407 389 OK : OR : PA : 15.6 16.6 4,576 5,113 294 308 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.4 4.2 1,753 1,761 400 415 UT : VA : 0.1 15 25 312 303 WA : WV : WI : 16.1 13.7 6,006 5,601 373 410 WY : : US 3/ : 125.1 118.8 33,305 33,454 266 282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 5.7 7.9 2,485 3,401 439 432 AZ : 0.5 0.3 111 51 212 147 AR : CA : 189.9 192.3 39,406 40,308 207 210 CO : 5.8 3.3 1,214 855 211 256 DE-MD : 24.5 20.7 5,464 4,733 223 228 FL : 10.3 9.6 1,372 1,719 133 179 GA : 20.9 19.1 5,800 5,449 277 285 HI : 2.9 2.9 586 620 201 210 ID : IL : 787.1 797.6 203,122 201,713 258 253 IN : 527.8 519.0 128,899 128,629 244 248 IA : 2,406.8 2,428.2 609,292 619,941 253 255 KS : 35.0 44.3 9,993 12,293 285 278 KY : 198.0 194.2 49,744 49,439 251 255 LA : 2.3 2.1 522 458 223 214 MI : 12.0 4,257 353 MN : 643.9 673.4 159,550 170,251 248 253 MS : MO : 319.0 334.9 79,418 83,318 249 249 MT : 2.9 3.4 665 837 226 247 NE : 501.4 538.9 125,418 136,487 250 253 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.8 553 701 238 249 NJ : 7.6 9.1 759 889 99 97 NM : 0.4 0.5 89 106 210 216 NY : 5.2 5.4 971 852 186 157 NC : 782.6 818.3 188,622 198,341 241 242 ND : 6.4 12.0 1,479 2,841 232 237 OH : 109.0 112.0 27,493 28,817 252 257 OK : 331.0 388.9 84,246 98,980 255 254 OR : 15.8 18.7 4,056 4,685 257 250 PA : 195.5 220.0 45,608 52,472 233 238 SC : SD : 353.6 322.3 92,101 84,339 260 262 TN : 62.1 70.1 27,033 30,886 435 440 TX : 28.2 34.3 8,579 11,609 304 339 UT : 2.7 4.2 438 730 163 175 VA : 322.1 312.7 77,019 75,323 239 241 WA : WV : 1.1 1.2 325 339 297 283 WI : 33.6 42.4 13,414 16,908 399 398 WY : 1.1 1.2 254 301 241 249 : US 3/ : 8,169.2 8,406.3 2,055,380 2,132,691 252 254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 79.3 96.7 10,321 13,369 130 138 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.4 16 38 69 100 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 52 72 113 131 IL : IN : 3.0 3.4 302 335 101 98 IA : 43.7 42.0 5,497 5,477 126 130 KS : 0.3 0.3 30 31 115 122 KY : 0.9 0.8 113 104 132 129 LA : 0.2 0.2 18 19 83 76 MI : 19.4 18.9 2,399 2,375 124 125 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.5 58 62 134 127 NE : 0.2 0.1 20 12 110 109 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 169 205 93 102 NJ : 7.8 9.0 740 840 95 94 NM : 2.7 2.7 336 321 123 119 NY : 1.9 2.2 247 244 127 113 NC : ND : 0.1 0.1 8 11 121 128 OH : 1.4 1.4 157 163 111 114 OK : 0.5 5 56 145 115 OR : 0.6 0.7 79 86 130 124 PA : 5.8 7.2 579 673 100 94 SC : SD : 4.3 1.6 546 190 128 115 TN : 0.4 0.4 29 33 73 84 TX : 31.6 36.2 3,863 4,567 122 126 UT : 2.4 3.0 294 358 121 120 VA : 1.1 1.1 107 111 101 101 WA : 0.1 0.2 19 23 128 132 WV : WI : 1.5 1.6 172 181 114 116 WY : 0.2 0.3 32 40 128 121 : US 3/ : 275.5 296.3 33,872 37,504 123 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,527 1,598 1,574 11,586 11,904 51.1 52.6 50.8 49.7 50.2 Heifers : 933 961 1,004 7,499 7,767 31.2 31.6 32.4 32.2 32.8 All Cows : 474 427 461 3,828 3,627 15.9 14.0 14.8 16.4 15.3 Dairy Cows : 202 199 218 1,747 1,671 6.8 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.0 Other Cows : 272 228 243 2,081 1,956 9.1 7.5 7.8 8.9 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 52 52 60 395 414 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,987 3,037 3,099 23,307 23,712 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,684 7,465 7,918 61,196 62,452 95.8 96.0 95.9 96.0 96.1 Sows : 296 277 302 2,230 2,229 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 Stags & Boars : 44 35 35 343 283 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,024 7,778 8,256 63,769 64,963 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 15 16 136 123 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 246 238 267 2,294 2,189 93.3 94.1 94.3 94.4 94.7 : Total 1/ : 263 253 283 2,430 2,311 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 739 737 739 727 735 Steers 4/ : 801 792 795 784 788 Heifers 4/ : 729 720 723 720 724 All Cows 4/ : 547 557 553 557 564 Bulls & Stags4/: 866 887 883 873 887 : Calves & Vealers: 160 170 169 176 176 : Hogs : 185 189 187 188 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 181 185 183 184 187 Sows 5/ : 292 297 291 295 295 Stags & Boars5/: 226 228 234 228 231 : Sheep : 62 66 63 67 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 59 59 61 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 62 66 64 67 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 3.5 2 : 7.7 1.3 0.4 5.1 4.2 0.9 0.9 24.6 3 : 93.8 44.9 6.2 40.5 29.2 11.2 2.3 16.8 4 : 70.1 1.0 0.3 59.6 24.7 34.9 9.2 2.8 5 : 318.6 145.6 47.9 115.0 81.6 33.4 10.1 40.6 6 : 576.3 294.9 203.3 62.0 10.6 51.4 16.1 3.9 7 : 1,436.5 779.9 571.1 79.3 13.0 66.3 6.3 0.1 8 : 316.2 167.2 127.9 15.8 2.9 12.8 5.4 9 : 127.0 62.2 7.9 53.2 40.2 13.0 3.8 20.1 10 : 151.3 77.1 38.8 29.9 10.9 19.0 5.5 2.7 : US 2/ : 3,099.3 1,574.2 1,004.0 461.3 218.4 243.0 59.7 115.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 2.1 0.1 1.8 0.5 1.3 2 : 14.2 13.5 0.6 0.1 11.1 2.2 8.9 3 : 552.8 550.5 2.3 10.6 0.4 10.2 4 : 1,278.3 1,185.7 91.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 0.4 5 : 2,087.3 2,006.6 79.5 1.2 36.3 4.6 31.7 6 : 426.3 398.3 27.5 0.5 36.8 3.7 33.1 7 : 3,332.8 3,239.0 61.7 32.0 43.1 0.3 42.8 8 : 339.3 300.5 38.7 100.9 2.4 98.6 9 : 188.1 187.8 0.3 39.7 0.8 38.9 10 : 34.6 34.3 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 : US 2/ : 8,256.0 7,918.4 302.3 35.3 283.0 16.2 266.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.8 1.8 1.5 8.9 8.5 0.5 1.5 27.9 2 : 55.6 9.5 3.5 36.9 34.1 2.9 5.7 183.6 3 : 686.5 335.5 52.5 283.1 206.9 76.2 15.4 123.3 4 : 609.8 11.0 6.8 526.7 196.0 330.7 65.3 14.0 5 : 2,416.9 1,070.6 400.6 872.9 619.5 253.4 72.8 318.2 6 : 4,551.6 2,375.5 1,563.1 495.6 76.7 418.9 117.4 17.4 7 :10,925.3 5,851.0 4,417.6 612.9 92.6 520.3 43.7 0.7 8 : 2,430.0 1,248.6 1,000.6 142.5 23.5 119.0 38.4 9 : 991.6 497.9 59.4 407.6 318.6 89.0 26.6 120.6 10 : 1,031.4 502.4 261.2 240.4 94.9 145.5 27.4 17.0 : US 2/ :23,712.5 11,903.9 7,766.8 3,627.6 1,671.2 1,956.3 414.2 822.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.8 13.2 0.5 0.1 13.4 3.6 9.9 2 : 95.9 94.1 1.4 0.4 89.4 15.4 73.9 3 : 4,388.7 4,370.5 17.9 0.3 76.4 5.9 70.5 4 :10,173.7 9,500.5 663.6 9.6 9.9 7.2 2.7 5 :16,304.6 15,426.5 820.9 57.2 287.5 34.2 253.4 6 : 3,148.8 2,957.7 189.4 1.8 344.4 31.9 312.5 7 :26,246.5 25,715.6 318.2 212.7 347.1 2.4 344.8 8 : 2,808.6 2,595.3 213.2 0.1 836.9 16.2 820.6 9 : 1,538.0 1,536.3 1.6 0.1 300.6 4.8 295.9 10 : 244.6 242.2 2.1 0.3 5.7 1.2 4.5 : US 2/ :64,963.2 62,451.9 2,228.7 282.6 2,311.3 122.7 2,188.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 40.1 35.1 1.1 3.8 3.8 AR : 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 CA : 85.0 26.7 6.5 48.3 36.3 12.0 3.6 17.2 CO : 234.3 127.7 106.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 5.6 0.3 0.1 4.8 1.0 3.8 0.4 GA : 33.9 0.1 29.2 4.6 24.6 4.5 HI : 1.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 ID : 68.2 31.4 14.4 18.9 5.6 13.3 3.6 IL : 84.3 49.4 34.9 9.4 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 10.5 IA : 74.5 30.1 22.8 20.5 9.2 11.3 1.1 KS : 699.4 400.7 297.0 1.5 0.2 1.3 0.2 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 28.7 21.3 2.0 5.4 3.6 1.8 0.1 3.4 MN : 54.9 15.7 4.3 29.5 13.7 15.8 5.4 MS : MO : 5.1 1.1 0.4 3.1 0.6 2.5 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 657.6 347.9 250.9 54.2 3.1 51.1 4.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 3.5 NJ : 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.0 NM : 1.6 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 NY : 5.5 0.6 0.2 4.2 3.4 0.8 0.6 15.7 NC : 15.9 0.1 12.4 6.9 5.5 3.4 ND : OH : 6.5 0.4 0.2 5.3 3.0 2.3 0.5 3.7 OK : OR : PA : 89.4 42.3 5.7 39.3 28.6 10.7 2.2 16.6 SC : SD : 22.5 3.2 2.2 12.5 1.4 11.1 4.6 TN : 1.7 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 TX : 572.5 294.4 203.1 59.1 8.8 50.3 15.9 3.6 UT : 58.1 35.4 19.4 2.9 1.3 1.6 0.6 VA : 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 WA : 81.9 44.9 24.3 10.9 5.3 5.6 1.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 143.8 58.6 6.4 74.7 61.2 13.5 4.1 13.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,099.3 1,574.2 1,004.0 461.4 218.4 243.0 59.7 115.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, August 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.9 5.8 1.1 AZ : AR : CA : 184.9 184.6 0.2 CO : 2.3 2.2 0.1 96.6 96.6 DE-MD : 20.7 20.7 FL : 9.6 9.3 0.3 GA : 11.4 8.4 3.0 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.4 0.4 IL : 762.7 730.4 31.5 0.8 IN : 512.3 512.3 2.7 1.7 0.9 IA : 2,425.5 2,338.6 54.9 32.0 41.7 0.2 41.5 KS : 39.3 32.7 6.6 KY : 193.6 186.6 7.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 10.4 5.4 5.0 0.1 18.7 2.7 16.0 MN : 670.3 670.2 MS : MO : 332.1 332.0 0.1 MT : 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.2 NE : 535.9 535.7 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.1 0.1 1.8 0.5 1.3 NJ : 9.1 8.5 0.5 0.1 9.0 1.4 7.6 NM : 2.0 1.5 0.5 NY : 5.1 5.1 2.1 0.8 1.4 NC : 806.8 799.5 7.1 0.3 ND : 11.8 11.7 0.1 OH : 98.4 87.6 10.8 OK : 386.9 381.0 5.9 OR : 18.5 18.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 PA : 219.5 219.0 0.6 7.1 0.3 6.8 SC : SD : 320.6 282.1 38.6 1.5 1.5 TN : 70.0 3.5 66.5 0.3 0.3 TX : 19.0 9.5 9.0 0.5 34.4 2.2 32.2 UT : 2.6 2.3 0.3 VA : 312.3 310.7 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.9 WA : 0.2 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.2 0.7 32.1 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,256.0 7,918.4 302.3 35.3 283.0 16.2 266.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.5 98.3 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.4 98.2 97.0 97.8 97.7 Hogs : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.3 98.2 Sheep : 95.5 95.6 95.5 96.4 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 22, 1999. 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