Mt An 1-2 (10-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 22, 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 Veal Production Sets Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in September, up 3 percent from September's previous record high of 3.83 billion pounds produced in 1998. September 1998 and 1999 both contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.28 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year and just above the previous record high for September set in 1976. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.10 million head, up 4 percent from 1998. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 1,210 pounds. Veal production totaled 20.0 million pounds, 7 percent below the previous record low for September set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 121 thousand head, down 11 percent from September 1998. The average live weight was 12 pounds above last year, at 281 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.62 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous record high for September set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.64 million head, 1 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 255 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.0 million pounds, was up 2 percent from September 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 307 thousand head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, up 2 pounds from September a year ago. January - September red meat production was 34.4 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 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 99 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Sep : Aug : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,197 2,309 2,276 104 99 19,314 19,865 103 Veal : 22 20 20 93 103 189 167 88 Pork : 1,591 1,565 1,618 102 103 13,741 14,169 103 Lamb & Mutton : 19 19 19 102 104 186 178 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,828 3,912 3,934 103 101 33,430 34,379 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 99 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Sep : Aug : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,166 2,277 2,243 104 99 19,029 19,581 103 Veal : 21 19 19 93 103 183 161 88 Pork : 1,565 1,540 1,594 102 104 13,539 13,941 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18 18 19 102 104 181 173 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,770 3,854 3,876 103 101 32,931 33,856 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 99 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Sep : Aug : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,938.3 3,099.3 3,044.9 104 98 26,245.5 26,757.3 102 Other :Thou: 53.1 53.1 56.6 107 106 496.7 488.8 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,991.4 3,152.4 3,101.4 104 98 26,742.2 27,246.2 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,216 1,208 1,213 100 100 1,204 1,210 100 Other :Lbs :1,041 1,053 1,043 100 99 1,027 1,039 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,213 1,206 1,210 100 100 1,200 1,207 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 131.6 115.2 117.0 89 102 1,065.8 939.6 88 Other :Thou: 3.7 3.6 3.5 95 99 24.9 22.9 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 135.3 118.8 120.5 89 101 1,090.7 962.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 265 *273 275 104 101 284 285 101 Other :Lbs : 420 440 440 105 100 409 416 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 269 *278 281 104 101 287 288 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,443.3 *8,255.9 8,501.3 101 103 72,211.9 73,464.4 102 Other :Thou: 156.9 150.3 143.0 91 95 1,231.1 1,358.6 110 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,600.2 8,406.3 8,644.3 101 103 73,442.9 74,823.0 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 253 254 256 101 101 256 258 101 Other :Lbs : 228 233 234 102 100 229 233 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 253 254 255 101 101 255 258 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 295.2 283.0 294.1 100 104 2,724.9 2,605.4 96 Other :Thou: 11.3 13.4 13.2 117 99 102.1 103.1 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 306.5 296.3 307.3 100 104 2,827.0 2,708.5 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 125 128 128 102 100 134 134 100 Other :Lbs : 101 99 97 96 97 95 98 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 125 127 127 102 100 133 133 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 99 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Sep 1998 : Aug 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 13.5 2.6 2.6 19 100 AZ : 27.9 *29.3 29.9 107 102 AR : 6.1 6.0 6.2 101 104 CA : 92.5 89.3 88.0 95 98 CO : 171.3 190.0 176.7 103 93 DE-MD : 6.5 6.0 5.7 88 95 FL : 3.3 4.2 4.1 125 97 GA : 24.3 25.3 25.7 106 102 HI : 1.1 1.4 1.2 105 87 ID : 46.5 52.8 51.7 111 98 IL : 222.1 216.4 226.7 102 105 IN : 105.3 99.9 103.2 98 103 IA : 514.3 510.3 541.3 105 106 KS : 498.2 546.5 538.3 108 98 KY : 46.7 37.3 37.3 80 100 LA : 1.9 1.5 1.6 87 107 MI : 30.2 28.4 28.3 94 100 MN : 164.7 166.7 173.3 105 104 MS : 28.5 24.1 27.2 95 113 MO : 67.6 66.8 67.1 99 100 MT : 1.7 2.4 2.1 121 88 NE : 557.9 593.9 589.5 106 99 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 121 86 N ENG 3/ : 2.2 1.9 2.1 94 106 NJ : 5.0 4.7 4.8 96 102 NM : 0.9 1.1 1.3 135 112 NY : 6.0 4.7 4.6 78 99 NC : 159.8 157.5 154.0 96 98 ND : 9.7 2.4 2.7 27 113 OH : 29.1 28.5 29.7 102 104 OK : 65.5 76.1 74.1 113 97 OR : 3.6 4.1 3.9 109 96 PA : 97.0 103.0 97.2 100 94 SC : 15.5 17.9 18.3 118 102 SD : 86.0 80.1 82.5 96 103 TN : 18.5 21.1 20.6 112 98 TX : 423.8 426.5 431.4 102 101 UT : 42.0 46.1 43.4 103 94 VA : 66.4 57.5 57.2 86 99 WA : 60.2 65.1 67.9 113 104 WV : 0.9 0.8 0.9 100 110 WI : 103.5 110.8 109.6 106 99 WY : 0.6 0.7 0.5 87 69 : US : 3,828.4 *3,911.9 3,934.2 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, September 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 : 20.8 0.7 26,119 550 1,258 798 AZ : 38.6 41.1 45,013 48,917 1,165 1,190 AR : 1.8 1.7 1,505 1,445 834 867 CA : 88.3 82.8 109,913 103,463 1,245 1,250 CO : 209.0 218.2 258,265 268,095 1,236 1,229 DE-MD : 3.0 3.0 3,662 3,630 1,224 1,211 FL : 4.4 5.6 4,288 6,288 978 1,117 GA : 32.1 34.9 36,248 39,343 1,130 1,126 HI : 1.5 1.5 1,468 1,351 962 885 ID : 61.2 68.0 77,631 85,201 1,268 1,253 IL : 81.6 91.0 98,514 108,550 1,207 1,193 IN : 3.7 3.6 3,893 3,752 1,064 1,048 IA : 75.2 75.2 89,446 88,452 1,190 1,176 KS : 639.7 691.1 772,578 834,241 1,208 1,207 KY : 5.6 1.4 5,855 1,161 1,043 856 LA : 1.9 1.8 1,591 1,486 837 829 MI : 32.8 30.9 43,400 40,317 1,324 1,305 MN : 52.3 53.8 68,237 71,710 1,305 1,332 MS : 0.6 1.4 438 1,201 786 835 MO : 6.8 7.2 8,478 7,816 1,248 1,090 MT : 1.9 2.3 2,092 2,566 1,130 1,100 NE : 602.7 643.0 745,959 792,418 1,238 1,232 NV : 0.1 0.1 72 84 1,035 1,044 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.1 2,532 2,225 1,063 1,057 NJ : 2.2 2.2 2,430 2,533 1,081 1,146 NM : 1.5 2.2 1,532 2,170 991 990 NY : 7.6 5.9 8,565 6,318 1,123 1,069 NC : 14.4 15.8 14,930 16,974 1,036 1,074 ND : OH : 11.6 13.3 13,206 14,270 1,134 1,071 OK : 2.9 3.1 2,674 3,096 934 1,002 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,748 1,742 1,258 1,296 PA : 83.6 79.8 105,309 98,478 1,260 1,234 SC : SD : 19.9 24.3 26,490 34,296 1,332 1,409 TN : 2.2 2.7 2,023 2,275 916 855 TX : 579.9 584.4 672,180 677,795 1,159 1,160 UT : 54.2 55.9 66,061 67,969 1,218 1,216 VA : 1.5 2.5 1,373 2,440 931 963 WA : 76.8 85.5 98,060 111,019 1,277 1,298 WV : 1.4 1.4 1,228 1,230 897 861 WI : 138.5 144.2 174,437 181,706 1,259 1,260 WY : 0.7 0.6 804 669 1,179 1,161 : US 3/ : 2,991.4 3,101.4 3,629,369 3,753,428 1,213 1,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 42 30 418 464 CA : 15.7 16.0 1,906 2,164 121 135 CO : DE-MD : 0.5 0.1 200 26 425 305 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.9 10.9 4,161 4,536 419 418 IN : 6.4 12.8 2,513 3,253 395 255 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 21 26 410 440 LA : 2.5 1.8 1,137 869 456 491 MI : 5.4 4.2 1,384 1,239 257 293 MN : MS : 0.1 0.8 56 334 431 407 MO : 0.2 0.2 63 69 338 332 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.0 3.6 643 500 128 138 NJ : 13.1 9.4 4,597 4,092 351 435 NM : NY : 18.6 14.4 1,616 1,373 87 96 NC : ND : OH : 4.1 3.7 1,683 1,457 415 394 OK : 0.1 0.1 39 45 449 457 OR : PA : 18.8 17.5 5,272 5,410 280 310 SC : SD : TN : TX : 5.2 3.5 2,115 1,519 404 434 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 19 31 317 336 WA : WV : WI : 19.0 13.1 7,127 5,350 375 410 WY : : US 3/ : 135.3 120.5 36,443 33,882 269 281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 4.3 8.2 2,135 3,534 496 432 AZ : 0.7 0.6 142 106 195 179 AR : CA : 206.6 199.5 43,537 41,408 211 208 CO : 4.4 2.2 939 552 212 256 DE-MD : 25.9 20.5 5,752 4,693 222 229 FL : 10.2 9.0 1,369 1,461 135 162 GA : 22.3 19.9 6,083 5,707 273 287 HI : 2.2 3.0 448 605 205 205 ID : IL : 829.7 830.9 214,667 210,003 259 253 IN : 551.2 532.8 135,019 132,604 245 249 IA : 2,462.7 2,581.2 627,809 662,918 255 257 KS : 34.9 42.2 10,329 12,384 296 293 KY : 229.3 192.2 58,107 49,230 253 256 LA : 2.6 2.4 606 498 231 205 MI : 9.5 10.4 3,718 3,787 390 364 MN : 696.3 713.1 174,847 182,929 251 257 MS : MO : 336.7 333.7 84,361 83,975 251 252 MT : 2.8 2.8 626 702 227 247 NE : 532.8 547.0 134,255 140,034 252 256 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.6 3.0 661 767 249 258 NJ : 8.3 8.7 838 860 101 99 NM : 0.3 0.5 71 114 210 214 NY : 5.4 5.2 1,025 826 191 159 NC : 841.8 798.7 204,452 194,805 243 244 ND : 6.9 13.6 1,623 3,240 236 238 OH : 112.8 113.3 28,614 29,229 254 258 OK : 338.1 376.4 86,195 96,459 255 256 OR : 16.0 17.6 4,137 4,459 258 253 PA : 203.1 225.6 47,849 54,551 236 242 SC : SD : 380.9 331.9 98,986 87,651 260 264 TN : 61.3 67.7 26,627 29,813 435 441 TX : 26.1 32.5 7,962 11,361 305 349 UT : 2.6 4.7 484 791 187 170 VA : 361.0 305.0 87,465 74,726 242 245 WA : WV : 1.1 1.1 332 335 292 300 WI : 29.4 40.1 11,540 16,190 393 403 WY : 0.6 0.7 158 166 247 247 : US 3/ : 8,600.2 8,644.3 2,175,584 2,208,006 253 255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 9 16 88 110 AR : CA : CO : 101.6 103.5 13,341 13,955 131 135 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 29 40 102 97 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 47 56 115 126 IL : IN : 2.7 3.2 269 323 98 102 IA : 50.2 42.2 6,353 5,700 127 135 KS : 0.2 0.2 24 27 113 122 KY : 0.9 1.0 117 127 126 133 LA : 0.2 0.2 17 20 79 83 MI : 19.1 19.4 2,411 2,407 126 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.4 57 56 129 129 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 18 109 120 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.4 218 246 97 102 NJ : 8.5 8.9 848 856 99 96 NM : 3.1 2.8 371 333 120 118 NY : 1.9 1.9 220 220 114 116 NC : 0.2 0.1 19 5 101 91 ND : 0.1 0.1 11 14 131 128 OH : 1.2 1.1 123 121 107 106 OK : 0.1 0.4 7 47 121 114 OR : 0.7 0.7 93 93 131 127 PA : 5.8 6.1 596 570 102 94 SC : SD : 0.2 0.7 28 81 168 112 TN : 0.3 0.3 22 25 66 82 TX : 36.8 42.9 4,638 5,513 126 128 UT : 2.9 3.0 350 356 122 119 VA : 1.4 1.3 141 132 100 101 WA : 0.1 0.2 15 23 99 132 WV : WI : 0.9 1.0 108 118 117 112 WY : 0.2 0.2 23 25 122 120 : US 3/ : 306.5 307.3 38,176 39,052 125 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,426 1,574 1,514 13,011 13,418 48.5 50.8 49.7 49.6 50.1 Heifers : 969 1,004 1,009 8,468 8,776 33.0 32.4 33.1 32.3 32.8 All Cows : 491 461 465 4,319 4,093 16.7 14.8 15.3 16.5 15.3 Dairy Cows : 214 218 218 1,961 1,889 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.5 7.1 Other Cows : 277 243 247 2,358 2,204 9.4 7.8 8.1 9.0 8.2 Bulls & Stags : 53 60 56 448 470 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,938 3,099 3,045 26,246 26,757 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,104 7,918 8,178 69,301 70,630 96.0 95.9 96.2 96.0 96.1 Sows : 297 302 289 2,527 2,518 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 Stags & Boars : 42 35 34 385 317 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,443 8,256 8,501 72,212 73,464 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 16 17 154 139 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 277 267 277 2,571 2,466 94.0 94.3 94.3 94.4 94.7 : Total 1/ : 295 283 294 2,725 2,605 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 739 741 729 735 Steers 4/ : 806 795 802 786 790 Heifers 4/ : 735 723 727 722 724 All Cows 4/ : 548 553 551 556 562 Bulls & Stags4/: 857 883 873 871 886 : Calves & Vealers: 162 *167 169 174 175 : Hogs : 186 187 188 188 190 Barrow Gilts 5/: 182 183 184 184 187 Sows 5/ : 292 291 295 295 295 Stags & Boars5/: 220 234 240 227 232 : Sheep : 62 63 64 67 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 59 60 61 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 62 64 64 67 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, September 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 3.6 2 : 7.9 1.4 0.4 5.2 4.4 0.8 0.9 23.8 3 : 83.8 36.9 5.4 39.5 28.4 11.1 2.0 17.6 4 : 69.8 1.1 0.4 59.1 23.6 35.5 9.3 3.0 5 : 315.6 139.6 55.5 110.6 79.8 30.9 9.9 44.4 6 : 584.2 308.9 192.5 67.8 11.1 56.7 15.1 3.5 7 : 1,407.6 739.4 581.3 80.7 12.2 68.5 6.1 0.1 8 : 295.7 142.5 131.1 17.3 3.1 14.3 4.8 9 : 124.9 61.5 6.9 53.3 42.5 10.8 3.3 18.8 10 : 153.5 82.8 35.4 30.6 11.7 18.9 4.6 2.2 : US 2/ : 3,044.9 1,514.3 1,009.2 465.2 217.8 247.4 56.2 117.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.1 0.5 1.6 2 : 13.4 13.1 0.2 0.1 10.8 2.0 8.8 3 : 550.3 548.0 2.4 9.4 0.4 9.0 4 : 1,273.4 1,184.5 87.4 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.3 5 : 2,174.3 2,100.3 72.8 1.2 38.9 4.8 34.1 6 : 415.2 384.1 30.2 1.0 43.5 4.1 39.3 7 : 3,492.4 3,406.0 56.4 30.0 43.2 0.2 43.0 8 : 349.5 310.4 39.0 106.7 2.2 104.4 9 : 196.4 196.2 0.2 37.0 0.8 36.1 10 : 34.0 33.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.8 : US 2/ : 8,501.3 8,178.5 288.9 33.9 294.1 16.6 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.6 2.2 1.7 10.0 9.5 0.5 1.7 31.5 2 : 63.5 10.8 3.9 42.1 38.4 3.7 6.6 207.4 3 : 770.3 372.5 57.9 322.5 235.3 87.2 17.4 140.9 4 : 679.6 12.1 7.2 585.8 219.6 366.2 74.6 17.0 5 : 2,732.5 1,210.2 456.1 983.5 699.3 284.2 82.7 362.6 6 : 5,135.8 2,684.4 1,755.6 563.4 87.8 475.6 132.4 20.8 7 :12,332.8 6,590.4 4,998.9 693.7 104.8 588.9 49.9 0.8 8 : 2,725.8 1,391.1 1,131.7 159.9 26.6 133.3 43.2 9 : 1,116.5 559.4 66.3 460.9 361.2 99.7 29.9 139.4 10 : 1,184.9 585.2 296.7 271.0 106.6 164.4 32.0 19.2 : US 2/ :26,757.3 13,418.3 8,775.9 4,092.7 1,889.1 2,203.7 470.4 939.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.1 15.4 0.6 0.1 15.5 4.1 11.4 2 : 109.3 107.3 1.6 0.5 100.1 17.5 82.7 3 : 4,939.1 4,918.5 20.3 0.3 85.8 6.3 79.5 4 :11,447.1 10,685.0 751.1 11.1 11.5 8.5 3.0 5 :18,478.8 17,526.8 893.7 58.4 326.4 38.9 287.5 6 : 3,564.1 3,341.7 219.5 2.8 387.9 36.0 351.8 7 :29,738.9 29,121.7 374.6 242.7 390.3 2.6 387.7 8 : 3,158.0 2,905.7 252.2 0.1 943.5 18.5 925.1 9 : 1,734.4 1,732.5 1.7 0.1 337.6 5.6 332.0 10 : 278.6 275.9 2.4 0.4 6.8 1.4 5.4 : US 2/ :73,464.4 70,630.4 2,517.5 316.5 2,605.4 139.4 2,466.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 40.9 35.3 1.0 4.6 4.6 AR : 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 82.4 25.8 5.7 47.7 37.9 9.8 3.1 15.9 CO : 217.6 106.1 111.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 5.6 0.4 0.1 4.8 1.3 3.5 0.4 GA : 34.0 0.1 28.8 3.7 25.1 5.0 HI : 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.1 ID : 66.9 30.6 13.9 19.5 6.1 13.4 2.9 IL : 87.7 48.0 39.7 10.8 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 12.8 IA : 73.7 27.3 23.7 21.3 8.5 12.8 1.3 KS : 688.0 381.9 304.8 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 29.1 19.5 4.2 5.3 4.5 0.8 0.1 4.1 MN : 50.9 15.8 3.7 26.5 12.5 14.0 4.8 MS : MO : 4.8 1.0 0.5 2.8 0.5 2.3 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 641.1 329.1 252.3 55.3 3.0 52.3 4.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 3.6 NJ : 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.3 9.4 NM : 1.7 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 NY : 5.7 0.6 0.3 4.2 3.5 0.7 0.6 14.4 NC : 15.2 0.1 12.2 6.6 5.6 2.9 ND : OH : 6.5 0.4 0.1 5.5 3.2 2.3 0.5 3.6 OK : OR : PA : 79.6 34.6 4.8 38.3 27.8 10.5 1.9 17.4 SC : SD : 22.2 2.8 1.4 13.9 1.4 12.5 4.1 TN : 2.0 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.3 1.2 0.1 TX : 580.5 308.4 192.3 65.0 9.2 55.8 14.9 3.1 UT : 55.0 33.1 18.4 2.9 1.3 1.6 0.5 VA : 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 WA : 85.5 51.4 21.4 10.9 5.5 5.4 1.7 WV : 0.1 WI : 141.1 55.8 7.6 73.3 59.6 13.7 4.5 13.0 WY : : US 3/ :3,044.9 1,514.3 1,009.2 465.2 217.8 247.4 56.2 117.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.1 5.7 1.4 AZ : AR : CA : 193.1 193.0 0.1 CO : 1.2 1.1 0.1 103.4 0.1 103.2 DE-MD : 20.5 20.5 FL : 9.0 8.6 0.3 GA : 12.0 8.9 3.1 HI : 3.0 2.9 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 798.2 770.1 27.3 0.8 IN : 527.1 527.1 2.6 1.7 0.8 IA : 2,579.3 2,500.7 48.6 30.0 41.8 0.2 41.6 KS : 38.3 30.8 7.5 KY : 191.5 185.4 6.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 8.9 3.8 5.0 0.1 19.1 2.9 16.3 MN : 710.3 710.2 MS : MO : 330.3 330.1 0.2 MT : 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 544.6 544.4 0.2 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.1 0.5 1.6 NJ : 8.6 8.4 0.1 0.1 8.9 1.4 7.6 NM : 2.1 1.6 0.5 NY : 4.8 4.7 1.8 0.7 1.2 NC : 788.4 781.7 6.7 0.1 ND : 13.2 13.2 OH : 97.9 88.3 9.6 OK : 373.9 367.0 6.9 OR : 17.4 17.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 PA : 225.2 224.7 0.5 6.0 0.2 5.8 SC : SD : 330.2 291.4 38.8 0.6 0.6 TN : 67.4 3.6 63.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 TX : 19.4 8.4 10.0 1.0 40.9 2.5 38.4 UT : 2.5 2.1 0.4 VA : 304.4 302.8 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.0 WA : 0.2 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 31.9 0.7 30.9 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,501.3 8,178.5 288.9 33.9 294.1 16.6 277.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.2 97.0 97.1 97.7 97.6 Hogs : 98.2 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.2 Sheep : 96.3 95.5 95.7 96.4 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 19, 1999. 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