Mt An 1-2 (11-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 19, 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. October Red Meat Production Down from 1998 Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.00 billion pounds in October, down 1 percent from the 4.03 billion pounds produced in October 1998. October 1998 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.09 million head, up 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was down 1 pounds from the previous year, at 1,213 pounds. Veal production totaled 19 million pounds, 12 percent below the previous record low for October set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 105 thousand head, down 16 percent from October 1998. The average live weight was 16 pounds above last year, at 298 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.95 million head, 4 percent below 1998. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20 million pounds, was down 4 percent from the previous record low for October set last year. Sheep slaughter totaled 305 thousand head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January - October red meat production was 38.4 billion pounds, 2 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 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 99 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Oct : Sep : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,236 2,276 2,265 101 99 21,550 22,130 103 Veal : 21 20 19 88 92 210 186 88 Pork : 1,757 1,618 1,698 97 105 15,499 15,867 102 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 20 96 102 206 197 96 : Total Red Meat : 4,035 3,934 4,001 99 102 37,465 38,380 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 99 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Oct : Sep : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,199 2,243 2,229 101 99 21,228 21,810 103 Veal : 20 19 18 89 93 203 179 88 Pork : 1,731 1,594 1,675 97 105 15,269 15,616 102 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 19 96 102 201 192 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,970 3,876 3,941 99 102 36,901 37,797 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 99 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Oct : Sep : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,990.5 3,044.9 3,033.3 101 100 29,236.0 29,790.6 102 Other :Thou: 64.0 56.6 61.2 96 108 560.7 550.0 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,054.5 3,101.4 3,094.5 101 100 29,796.7 30,340.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,218 1,213 1,217 100 100 1,205 1,210 100 Other :Lbs :1,031 1,043 1,040 101 100 1,027 1,039 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,214 1,210 1,213 100 100 1,202 1,207 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 121.0 117.0 101.8 84 87 1,186.8 1,041.4 88 Other :Thou: 4.0 3.5 3.0 75 85 28.9 25.9 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 125.0 120.5 104.8 84 87 1,215.7 1,067.3 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 277 275 295 107 107 283 286 101 Other :Lbs : 418 440 407 97 93 410 415 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 282 281 298 106 106 286 289 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:9,191.7 *8,501.0 8,805.8 96 104 81,403.5 82,269.9 101 Other :Thou: 159.8 143.0 140.8 88 98 1,390.9 1,499.4 108 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:9,351.5 *8,644.0 8,946.6 96 104 82,794.4 83,769.3 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 256 259 101 101 256 258 101 Other :Lbs : 232 234 231 99 99 229 233 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 257 255 259 101 101 255 258 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 312.2 294.1 293.2 94 100 3,037.1 2,898.6 95 Other :Thou: 11.1 13.2 11.6 104 87 113.2 114.7 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 323.3 307.3 304.8 94 99 3,150.3 3,013.3 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 128 132 103 103 134 134 100 Other :Lbs : 101 97 97 96 100 96 98 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 127 127 130 102 103 132 132 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 99 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Oct 1998 : Sep 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 13.9 2.6 2.9 21 111 AZ : 28.4 29.9 29.4 103 98 AR : 6.4 6.2 6.2 97 100 CA : 92.4 *87.9 89.2 97 101 CO : 166.2 176.7 165.0 99 93 DE-MD : 7.1 5.7 5.5 78 97 FL : 4.0 4.1 4.6 115 113 GA : 24.5 25.7 27.7 113 108 HI : 1.3 1.2 1.2 93 99 ID : 47.6 51.7 52.5 110 102 IL : 238.1 226.7 230.0 97 101 IN : 115.2 103.2 106.7 93 103 IA : 576.2 541.3 558.8 97 103 KS : 508.4 538.3 539.9 106 100 KY : 52.1 37.3 40.3 77 108 LA : 2.0 1.6 1.7 86 104 MI : 31.1 28.3 27.5 88 97 MN : 182.8 173.3 186.1 102 107 MS : 29.3 27.2 27.6 94 102 MO : 73.5 67.1 69.8 95 104 MT : 2.0 2.1 1.6 78 76 NE : 586.6 589.5 596.2 102 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 92 78 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.1 2.2 86 107 NJ : 4.8 4.8 4.4 90 92 NM : 1.1 1.3 1.2 103 92 NY : 6.0 4.6 4.7 78 100 NC : 168.3 154.0 174.1 103 113 ND : 8.0 2.7 2.7 34 103 OH : 33.6 29.7 29.1 87 98 OK : 72.5 74.1 81.4 112 110 OR : 3.6 3.9 3.6 101 92 PA : 103.0 97.2 110.6 107 114 SC : 16.9 18.3 18.8 111 103 SD : 92.0 82.5 85.7 93 104 TN : 22.3 20.6 19.1 86 93 TX : 420.3 431.4 411.1 98 95 UT : 42.0 43.4 41.5 99 96 VA : 78.0 57.2 65.7 84 115 WA : 61.3 67.9 64.6 105 95 WV : 1.4 0.9 1.4 96 154 WI : 107.5 109.6 108.3 101 99 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.3 101 54 : US : 4,034.8 3,934.2 4,001.0 99 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 20.6 0.8 25,915 626 1,256 792 AZ : 39.5 39.8 45,953 48,544 1,164 1,220 AR : 2.0 1.9 1,626 1,670 826 894 CA : 88.0 86.2 110,036 107,801 1,250 1,251 CO : 203.6 202.8 250,018 248,506 1,228 1,225 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 3,795 3,838 1,201 1,208 FL : 4.6 6.2 4,580 6,901 993 1,108 GA : 31.9 37.8 35,675 42,428 1,119 1,124 HI : 1.5 1.5 1,497 1,336 993 893 ID : 62.5 70.3 79,178 87,000 1,267 1,238 IL : 85.3 87.4 104,469 105,957 1,224 1,212 IN : 4.2 4.0 4,357 4,185 1,049 1,046 IA : 80.8 77.9 96,469 92,402 1,194 1,186 KS : 654.3 695.1 789,118 839,610 1,206 1,208 KY : 6.3 1.8 6,467 1,471 1,026 813 LA : 2.1 2.1 1,778 1,725 845 822 MI : 33.5 30.2 45,561 40,872 1,361 1,352 MN : 51.8 56.7 68,752 77,419 1,328 1,364 MS : 0.6 1.7 502 1,471 839 859 MO : 7.9 8.3 9,620 8,955 1,220 1,083 MT : 2.3 1.9 2,616 2,018 1,132 1,085 NE : 621.1 641.5 775,542 800,547 1,249 1,248 NV : 0.1 0.1 81 74 1,047 1,019 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.5 3,050 2,537 1,046 1,004 NJ : 2.2 2.1 2,373 2,415 1,100 1,125 NM : 1.9 2.1 1,818 1,926 945 932 NY : 7.8 6.3 8,631 6,800 1,107 1,076 NC : 15.5 16.6 16,165 17,901 1,043 1,079 ND : OH : 15.4 12.7 17,437 13,902 1,134 1,097 OK : 3.0 3.3 2,859 3,340 959 1,023 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,786 1,693 1,255 1,316 PA : 89.3 95.9 112,216 119,046 1,257 1,242 SC : SD : 21.2 23.6 28,744 32,301 1,354 1,371 TN : 2.8 2.7 2,367 2,160 858 800 TX : 581.0 567.7 667,502 651,904 1,149 1,148 UT : 53.3 53.4 66,190 65,116 1,242 1,219 VA : 2.1 2.9 1,958 2,748 919 964 WA : 78.9 81.5 100,756 106,115 1,277 1,303 WV : 2.4 2.5 2,109 2,012 867 812 WI : 143.3 144.0 181,618 182,365 1,267 1,266 WY : 0.3 0.3 363 375 1,111 1,215 : US 3/ : 3,054.5 3,094.5 3,707,605 3,754,951 1,214 1,213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 13.8 12.9 1,688 1,888 122 146 CO : DE-MD : 0.5 0.1 194 28 423 293 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.2 9.4 4,342 3,978 426 423 IN : 5.1 9.9 1,950 2,838 379 286 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 53 41 410 450 LA : 2.4 1.4 1,174 651 486 478 MI : 4.7 3.1 1,301 917 276 293 MN : MS : 0.2 0.5 79 201 439 435 MO : 0.2 0.3 72 86 325 340 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.5 3.0 602 400 134 132 NJ : 12.1 8.6 4,473 3,751 368 435 NM : NY : 15.6 10.9 1,501 1,018 96 94 NC : ND : OH : 4.7 3.5 2,239 1,417 472 399 OK : 0.1 0.1 46 66 419 492 OR : PA : 17.1 16.1 5,227 5,333 305 332 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.7 4.0 1,975 1,656 417 415 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 21 18 302 273 WA : WV : WI : 17.9 13.1 6,442 5,405 360 413 WY : : US 3/ : 125.0 104.8 35,237 31,249 282 298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 9.0 2,959 3,935 518 436 AZ : 0.7 0.4 128 81 173 186 AR : CA : 203.7 193.6 42,981 41,416 211 214 CO : 2.6 1.7 602 447 234 263 DE-MD : 27.1 18.0 6,366 4,000 235 222 FL : 13.5 10.2 2,166 1,783 161 175 GA : 25.3 21.1 6,783 6,265 268 297 HI : 3.1 2.9 620 608 202 209 ID : IL : 885.9 850.5 231,941 217,622 262 256 IN : 594.8 543.0 148,492 137,658 250 254 IA : 2,732.9 2,621.7 706,484 684,679 259 261 KS : 40.9 42.8 12,279 12,883 300 301 KY : 252.3 203.3 64,899 52,865 257 260 LA : 2.9 2.9 609 601 211 210 MI : 9.8 10.1 4,053 3,906 412 386 MN : 777.3 754.2 199,458 196,552 257 261 MS : MO : 362.7 341.6 91,695 86,956 253 255 MT : 2.6 1.9 594 483 228 248 NE : 589.1 551.5 151,060 143,329 256 260 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.9 782 769 260 268 NJ : 8.4 7.4 843 743 100 100 NM : 0.6 0.7 128 150 209 217 NY : 4.9 4.4 956 753 196 170 NC : 877.4 896.0 214,858 221,491 245 247 ND : 8.9 12.8 2,119 3,052 238 239 OH : 122.4 110.9 31,486 28,818 257 260 OK : 366.9 402.9 95,454 106,604 260 265 OR : 15.8 16.2 4,114 4,024 260 248 PA : 215.2 230.1 51,503 56,057 239 244 SC : SD : 399.9 353.7 105,515 93,352 264 264 TN : 74.0 62.7 32,132 27,593 434 440 TX : 25.9 33.9 7,605 10,422 293 307 UT : 2.5 4.3 445 758 180 178 VA : 416.2 342.8 102,676 85,982 247 251 WA : WV : 1.1 1.1 330 337 303 296 WI : 31.4 35.6 12,658 14,459 403 406 WY : 0.3 0.3 82 77 248 262 : US 3/ : 9,351.5 8,946.6 2,402,301 2,316,801 257 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 12 5 106 87 AR : CA : CO : 109.4 108.9 14,794 15,302 135 141 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.3 25 25 92 84 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 41 45 117 126 IL : IN : 2.7 2.8 261 275 97 97 IA : 49.1 44.7 6,544 6,083 133 136 KS : 0.2 0.2 20 21 112 118 KY : 0.6 0.8 80 108 128 130 LA : 0.2 0.2 14 16 89 85 MI : 19.8 18.2 2,410 2,211 122 121 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.3 48 43 129 127 NE : 0.1 0.2 21 18 150 115 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 225 225 96 104 NJ : 7.9 8.6 758 799 96 93 NM : 3.2 2.5 385 296 121 119 NY : 1.7 1.7 202 182 116 110 NC : 0.2 0.1 17 9 94 104 ND : 0.1 0.1 15 15 122 123 OH : 1.0 0.8 96 103 100 125 OK : 0.1 0.5 8 56 138 113 OR : 0.6 0.7 75 83 130 125 PA : 5.1 5.4 520 510 103 94 SC : SD : 0.2 1.2 28 142 150 116 TN : 0.4 0.3 27 19 63 73 TX : 45.9 44.5 5,766 5,777 126 130 UT : 2.8 2.6 334 311 121 120 VA : 1.4 1.2 143 122 100 100 WA : 0.2 0.2 22 20 102 128 WV : WI : 0.9 1.1 107 128 115 118 WY : 0.1 0.1 6 6 110 109 : US 3/ : 323.3 304.8 41,159 39,756 127 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,377 1,514 1,446 14,389 14,865 46.1 49.7 47.7 49.2 49.9 Heifers :1,048 1,009 1,030 9,516 9,806 35.1 33.1 34.0 32.5 32.9 All Cows : 514 465 501 4,832 4,594 17.2 15.3 16.5 16.6 15.4 Dairy Cows : 219 218 222 2,180 2,111 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.1 Other Cows : 295 247 279 2,652 2,483 9.9 8.1 9.2 9.1 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 51 56 56 499 526 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,991 3,045 3,033 29,236 29,791 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,843 8,178 8,506 78,143 79,136 96.2 96.2 96.6 96.0 96.2 Sows : 309 289 272 2,835 2,789 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.4 Stags & Boars : 40 34 28 425 345 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,192 8,501 8,806 81,404 82,270 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 17 15 171 154 5.8 5.7 5.0 5.6 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 294 277 279 2,866 2,745 94.2 94.3 95.0 94.4 94.7 : Total 1/ : 312 294 293 3,037 2,899 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 739 741 739 730 736 Steers 4/ : 805 802 802 788 791 Heifers 4/ : 738 727 731 723 725 All Cows 4/ : 547 551 549 555 561 Bulls & Stags4/: 849 873 858 869 883 : Calves & Vealers: 170 169 181 174 175 : Hogs : 189 188 191 188 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 184 187 184 187 Sows 5/ : 295 295 295 295 295 Stags & Boars5/: 230 240 235 228 232 : Sheep : 64 64 65 66 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 60 58 61 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 64 66 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, October 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.0 2 : 8.2 1.6 0.5 5.2 4.4 0.8 0.9 19.5 3 : 99.8 47.7 8.8 41.3 29.6 11.6 2.1 16.2 4 : 73.8 1.3 0.4 62.1 24.1 38.1 9.9 3.2 5 : 314.7 132.9 57.8 113.7 81.5 32.2 10.3 38.8 6 : 567.1 265.3 203.7 83.3 10.2 73.2 14.8 3.8 7 : 1,412.8 731.1 590.7 85.6 13.0 72.6 5.4 0.1 8 : 276.3 128.2 126.4 17.3 3.0 14.2 4.4 9 : 127.0 57.0 7.3 59.2 44.8 14.4 3.5 14.8 10 : 151.7 80.9 34.3 32.5 10.7 21.8 4.1 2.4 : US 2/ : 3,033.3 1,446.3 1,030.1 501.3 222.3 279.0 55.6 101.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.4 1.4 2 : 11.4 11.1 0.2 0.1 10.2 1.6 8.6 3 : 590.1 587.7 2.3 8.8 0.3 8.5 4 : 1,377.0 1,292.0 83.4 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.3 5 : 2,245.7 2,180.0 64.2 1.5 37.6 4.5 33.0 6 : 441.6 414.1 26.1 1.3 44.7 3.8 40.9 7 : 3,546.0 3,463.2 59.5 23.3 45.8 0.1 45.7 8 : 369.6 334.0 35.6 112.2 2.0 110.2 9 : 189.9 189.7 0.2 29.9 0.6 29.4 10 : 32.5 32.2 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 8,805.8 8,506.0 271.7 28.0 293.2 14.5 278.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.6 2.7 1.9 11.1 10.5 0.6 1.9 34.5 2 : 71.7 12.4 4.4 47.3 42.8 4.5 7.6 226.9 3 : 870.1 420.1 66.6 363.8 265.0 98.9 19.5 157.1 4 : 753.4 13.4 7.6 648.0 243.7 404.3 84.5 20.2 5 : 3,047.2 1,343.0 513.8 1,097.2 780.9 316.4 93.1 401.4 6 : 5,702.9 2,949.6 1,959.4 646.7 97.9 548.8 147.3 24.7 7 :13,745.6 7,321.5 5,589.6 779.3 117.8 661.5 55.2 1.0 8 : 3,002.1 1,519.3 1,258.1 177.1 29.6 147.5 47.5 9 : 1,243.5 616.4 73.6 520.1 406.0 114.1 33.4 154.1 10 : 1,336.6 666.1 330.9 303.5 117.3 186.2 36.1 21.6 : US 2/ :29,790.6 14,864.6 9,806.0 4,594.0 2,111.3 2,482.7 526.0 1,041.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.0 17.3 0.6 0.1 17.3 4.5 12.8 2 : 120.7 118.4 1.7 0.6 110.4 19.1 91.3 3 : 5,529.2 5,506.2 22.6 0.3 94.6 6.7 87.9 4 :12,824.1 11,977.0 834.4 12.7 12.9 9.6 3.3 5 :20,724.5 19,706.8 957.8 59.9 364.0 43.5 320.5 6 : 4,005.7 3,755.8 245.7 4.2 432.6 39.8 392.7 7 :33,284.9 32,584.9 434.0 266.0 436.1 2.7 433.4 8 : 3,527.7 3,239.7 287.8 0.1 1,055.7 20.4 1,035.2 9 : 1,924.0 1,921.9 1.9 0.2 367.5 6.2 361.4 10 : 311.1 308.1 2.6 0.4 7.6 1.6 6.1 : US 2/ :82,269.9 79,136.1 2,789.3 344.5 2,898.6 153.9 2,744.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, October 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 39.7 32.6 0.8 6.3 6.3 AR : 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 85.7 24.1 6.4 51.9 38.4 13.5 3.4 12.7 CO : 202.1 100.5 101.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 6.2 0.4 5.4 1.3 4.1 0.4 GA : 36.6 0.1 31.1 3.7 27.4 5.2 HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 ID : 69.1 32.2 13.1 21.5 5.6 15.9 2.3 IL : 85.6 46.6 39.0 9.4 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 9.9 IA : 76.1 25.6 24.8 24.5 9.8 14.7 1.2 KS : 691.9 375.7 314.6 1.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 28.3 18.1 4.9 5.2 5.2 0.1 3.1 MN : 53.9 14.7 4.3 29.3 13.9 15.4 5.6 MS : MO : 5.2 1.3 0.6 2.9 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 639.6 328.5 250.6 56.8 2.7 54.1 3.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 3.0 NJ : 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 8.6 NM : 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 NY : 6.1 0.8 0.4 4.3 3.6 0.7 0.6 10.8 NC : 15.8 0.1 12.6 7.1 5.5 3.2 ND : OH : 5.9 0.4 0.1 4.8 2.6 2.2 0.5 3.4 OK : OR : PA : 95.6 45.3 8.1 40.3 29.1 11.2 2.0 16.0 SC : SD : 20.5 2.0 1.3 13.6 1.5 12.1 3.7 TN : 1.8 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 TX : 563.5 264.7 203.5 80.6 8.6 72.0 14.7 3.5 UT : 52.4 25.2 23.7 3.0 1.1 1.9 0.5 VA : 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 WA : 81.4 48.0 21.0 10.8 5.0 5.8 1.6 WV : 0.1 WI : 140.4 52.8 9.3 74.3 59.8 14.5 4.0 13.0 WY : : US 3/ :3,033.3 1,446.3 1,030.1 501.3 222.3 279.0 55.6 101.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.8 6.2 1.5 AZ : AR : CA : 186.7 186.6 0.1 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 108.8 108.8 DE-MD : 18.0 18.0 FL : 10.2 9.8 0.4 GA : 13.0 9.5 3.6 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 821.6 798.7 22.0 0.8 IN : 538.0 538.0 2.4 1.7 0.7 IA : 2,619.2 2,545.7 50.2 23.3 44.6 44.6 KS : 39.2 30.3 8.9 KY : 202.2 197.2 5.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 8.6 2.9 5.5 0.1 17.9 2.5 15.5 MN : 751.8 751.8 MS : MO : 338.5 338.3 0.2 MT : 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 549.0 548.9 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.4 1.4 NJ : 7.4 7.2 0.1 0.1 8.6 1.1 7.4 NM : 1.8 1.3 0.5 NY : 4.0 3.9 1.6 0.5 1.1 NC : 881.0 873.2 7.7 0.1 0.1 ND : 12.4 12.3 0.1 OH : 97.8 88.0 9.7 OK : 400.1 392.8 7.4 OR : 16.0 15.8 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 PA : 229.7 229.2 0.5 5.4 0.2 5.2 SC : SD : 351.7 316.3 35.4 1.0 1.0 TN : 62.3 3.3 58.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 20.4 13.4 5.7 1.3 42.4 2.4 40.0 UT : 2.2 1.9 0.3 VA : 342.2 340.5 1.6 1.1 0.1 1.0 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 27.9 0.5 26.8 0.6 WY : : US 3/ : 8,805.8 8,506.0 271.7 28.0 293.2 14.5 278.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.9 98.2 98.0 98.1 98.2 Calves : 96.8 97.1 97.1 97.6 97.6 Hogs : 98.3 98.3 98.4 98.3 98.2 Sheep : 96.6 95.7 96.2 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 December 23, 1999. 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