Mt An 1-2 (12-99) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 23, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Beef, Pork, and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.89 billion pounds in November, up 4 percent from the previous record high for November set in 1995 and up 5 percent from the 3.72 billion pounds produced in November 1998. November 1998 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.15 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous record high for November set in 1995 and 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, up 6 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 1,216 pounds. Veal production totaled 19 million pounds, 2 percent below the previous record low for November set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 104 thousand head, down 7 percent from November 1998. The average live weight was 15 pounds above last year, at 300 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.71 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous record high for November set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.90 million head, 1 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 1 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 22 million pounds, was up 12 percent from November 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 329 thousand head, 10 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 2 pounds from November a year ago. January - November red meat production was 42.3 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 11 percent, pork was up 2 percent and lamb & mutton was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 99 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Nov : Oct : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,003 2,265 2,146 107 95 23,553 24,276 103 Veal : 19 19 19 98 100 229 204 89 Pork : 1,683 1,698 1,708 101 101 17,182 17,574 102 Lamb & Mutton : 19 20 22 112 110 225 219 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,725 4,001 3,894 105 97 41,189 42,274 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 99 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Nov : Oct : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,971 2,229 2,111 107 95 23,199 23,921 103 Veal : 18 18 18 97 99 222 197 89 Pork : 1,657 1,675 1,683 102 100 16,926 17,299 102 Lamb & Mutton : 19 19 21 111 110 220 213 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,665 3,941 3,832 105 97 40,566 41,630 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 99 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Nov : Oct : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,717.1 *3,033.2 2,881.5 106 95 31,953.1 32,672.1 102 Other :Thou: 55.5 61.2 61.4 111 100 616.2 611.4 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,772.6 3,094.5 2,942.9 106 95 32,569.3 33,283.5 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,214 1,217 1,220 100 100 1,206 1,211 100 Other :Lbs :1,025 1,040 1,036 101 100 1,027 1,039 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,211 1,213 1,216 100 100 1,202 1,208 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 108.7 101.8 100.4 92 99 1,295.5 1,141.8 88 Other :Thou: 3.5 3.0 4.0 115 133 32.4 29.9 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 112.2 104.8 104.4 93 100 1,327.9 1,171.7 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 281 295 296 105 100 283 287 102 Other :Lbs : 409 407 423 104 104 410 416 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 285 298 300 105 100 286 290 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,650.1 8,805.8 8,749.5 101 99 90,053.6 91,019.4 101 Other :Thou: 158.9 140.8 148.8 94 106 1,549.7 1,648.3 106 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,809.0 *8,946.7 8,898.3 101 99 91,603.4 92,667.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 262 259 262 100 101 256 259 101 Other :Lbs : 233 231 231 99 100 230 233 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 261 259 262 100 101 256 258 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 289.5 293.2 317.0 110 108 3,326.5 3,215.6 97 Other :Thou: 8.7 11.6 12.2 141 106 121.9 126.9 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 298.1 304.8 329.2 110 108 3,448.4 3,342.5 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 131 132 134 102 101 133 134 100 Other :Lbs : 100 97 97 97 100 96 98 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 130 130 132 102 101 132 132 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 99 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Nov 1998 : Oct 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 15.0 2.9 2.9 19 98 AZ : 27.2 29.4 29.1 107 99 AR : 6.0 6.2 5.9 98 94 CA : 87.5 89.2 88.9 102 100 CO : 153.3 165.0 170.9 111 104 DE-MD : 6.9 5.5 5.5 80 100 FL : 4.0 4.6 4.9 121 106 GA : 20.6 27.7 29.4 143 106 HI : 1.1 1.2 1.2 107 98 ID : 45.0 52.5 54.3 121 103 IL : 226.8 230.0 231.9 102 101 IN : 109.3 106.7 107.4 98 101 IA : 559.1 558.8 547.8 98 98 KS : 428.1 539.9 483.9 113 90 KY : 47.9 40.3 40.3 84 100 LA : 1.9 1.7 1.6 84 96 MI : 28.7 27.5 28.5 99 103 MN : 172.5 186.1 181.3 105 97 MS : 26.4 27.6 28.5 108 103 MO : 71.3 69.8 70.6 99 101 MT : 1.9 1.6 1.5 79 93 NE : 524.4 596.2 564.8 108 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 92 101 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 2.2 2.3 98 104 NJ : 4.4 4.4 4.5 103 104 NM : 0.9 1.2 0.9 104 81 NY : 5.2 4.7 4.5 86 96 NC : 163.1 174.1 180.3 111 104 ND : 8.4 2.7 2.4 28 87 OH : 28.7 29.1 29.7 104 102 OK : 74.2 81.4 85.1 115 105 OR : 3.6 3.6 4.0 110 111 PA : 97.4 110.6 106.4 109 96 SC : 16.8 18.8 19.7 117 105 SD : 91.2 85.7 84.8 93 99 TN : 22.2 19.1 20.2 91 105 TX : 368.7 411.1 377.5 102 92 UT : 38.1 41.5 41.0 108 99 VA : 73.0 65.7 70.4 97 107 WA : 57.0 64.6 63.9 112 99 WV : 1.2 1.4 1.2 103 91 WI : 102.7 108.3 113.4 110 105 WY : 0.5 0.3 0.6 108 203 : US : 3,724.7 4,001.0 3,893.8 105 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 21.6 0.7 27,141 604 1,258 807 AZ : 37.7 39.8 43,856 48,874 1,162 1,229 AR : 1.7 1.7 1,507 1,507 878 871 CA : 82.5 86.1 105,214 108,563 1,275 1,261 CO : 189.9 207.4 231,528 256,651 1,219 1,237 DE-MD : 3.2 3.1 3,841 3,755 1,214 1,198 FL : 4.3 6.5 4,287 6,917 998 1,068 GA : 24.9 38.8 27,884 43,630 1,118 1,123 HI : 1.2 1.5 1,225 1,333 1,007 904 ID : 61.2 74.1 76,476 91,467 1,251 1,234 IL : 84.2 90.6 103,502 110,989 1,230 1,225 IN : 3.6 3.5 3,771 3,659 1,054 1,045 IA : 77.8 72.6 93,787 87,326 1,205 1,202 KS : 554.1 619.0 664,869 751,644 1,200 1,214 KY : 5.8 1.7 5,916 1,404 1,024 813 LA : 2.3 1.9 1,840 1,584 811 836 MI : 30.4 30.9 41,953 42,124 1,378 1,365 MN : 55.8 55.5 73,078 75,430 1,309 1,360 MS : 0.5 1.9 400 1,729 842 895 MO : 6.0 6.5 7,716 7,070 1,279 1,094 MT : 2.0 1.7 2,208 1,783 1,126 1,077 NE : 562.8 602.3 701,091 754,344 1,246 1,252 NV : 0.1 0.1 89 75 1,049 1,024 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 2,772 2,570 1,035 1,033 NJ : 1.9 2.0 2,091 2,290 1,087 1,121 NM : 1.6 1.7 1,510 1,601 928 950 NY : 6.8 6.0 7,731 6,409 1,129 1,074 NC : 14.0 15.5 14,845 16,340 1,061 1,057 ND : OH : 12.8 14.3 14,407 15,647 1,125 1,091 OK : 3.0 2.9 2,766 2,770 924 939 OR : 1.5 1.4 1,895 1,855 1,299 1,343 PA : 84.4 87.4 106,142 108,555 1,258 1,242 SC : SD : 21.8 25.1 28,214 34,381 1,294 1,371 TN : 2.6 2.7 2,198 2,171 834 806 TX : 515.8 524.1 588,484 598,034 1,141 1,141 UT : 49.7 53.6 60,037 64,301 1,208 1,200 VA : 2.1 3.2 1,918 3,085 919 971 WA : 74.6 83.5 94,368 105,267 1,264 1,261 WV : 2.0 2.0 1,641 1,690 839 842 WI : 138.8 153.3 175,494 194,752 1,265 1,270 WY : 0.6 0.7 703 787 1,126 1,142 : US 3/ : 2,772.6 2,942.9 3,356,978 3,579,187 1,211 1,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 0.2 40 92 359 458 CA : 12.7 11.3 1,666 1,800 131 159 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 31 26 319 307 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.7 9.1 4,109 3,821 425 419 IN : 5.9 9.5 2,248 2,862 384 301 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 30 34 448 430 LA : 1.8 1.2 840 579 469 480 MI : 4.3 3.6 1,134 1,042 261 290 MN : MS : 0.2 1.0 79 452 439 443 MO : 0.2 0.2 59 62 385 290 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.2 3.3 520 435 124 133 NJ : 10.8 9.1 4,129 4,011 382 443 NM : NY : 13.6 12.4 1,169 1,210 86 98 NC : ND : OH : 3.9 3.4 1,754 1,354 444 399 OK : 0.1 0.1 43 44 443 433 OR : PA : 15.0 15.1 4,767 4,883 318 323 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.1 4.2 1,733 1,761 420 419 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 17 20 295 275 WA : WV : WI : 16.5 13.0 5,988 5,406 364 415 WY : : US 3/ : 112.2 104.4 31,975 31,280 285 300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 7.2 9.1 3,693 3,873 512 428 AZ : 0.8 0.5 171 65 208 139 AR : CA : 189.4 189.2 40,308 40,758 213 215 CO : 2.1 1.6 538 412 259 257 DE-MD : 26.0 17.5 6,188 4,261 238 243 FL : 13.3 12.3 2,347 2,097 176 171 GA : 27.9 23.8 7,487 7,786 269 327 HI : 2.8 2.9 579 590 205 205 ID : IL : 820.2 829.2 217,279 215,503 265 260 IN : 553.4 540.0 140,702 139,093 254 258 IA : 2,596.8 2,550.5 685,665 672,379 264 264 KS : 39.4 41.6 12,170 12,379 309 298 KY : 228.6 202.0 59,874 52,961 262 262 LA : 3.6 3.5 768 670 215 192 MI : 9.5 9.8 4,095 3,897 429 397 MN : 703.4 731.5 183,813 192,238 261 263 MS : MO : 351.4 346.6 89,997 89,624 256 259 MT : 3.1 2.2 712 545 229 251 NE : 522.5 548.2 135,971 143,348 260 261 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 3.1 763 838 273 267 NJ : 8.6 9.3 779 896 91 96 NM : 0.2 0.2 47 39 210 224 NY : 4.0 3.6 792 596 200 166 NC : 842.6 921.5 208,991 230,814 248 250 ND : 7.0 12.7 1,724 2,912 246 229 OH : 104.1 108.4 27,607 28,689 265 265 OK : 371.0 412.5 97,770 111,755 264 271 OR : 15.7 18.0 4,099 4,530 261 252 PA : 204.2 240.5 49,203 59,136 241 246 SC : SD : 400.9 342.5 105,709 91,557 264 267 TN : 73.8 66.0 32,260 29,198 437 442 TX : 25.6 40.1 8,414 12,440 329 310 UT : 2.6 5.1 463 853 178 167 VA : 383.0 365.0 95,802 92,169 250 253 WA : WV : 1.4 1.4 429 434 318 307 WI : 28.7 31.9 11,620 13,422 405 420 WY : 0.6 0.5 147 133 249 258 : US 3/ : 8,809.0 8,898.3 2,299,611 2,329,416 261 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 108.1 126.8 14,919 17,966 138 142 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.3 24 31 104 97 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 39 124 124 IL : IN : 2.5 3.2 245 330 98 102 IA : 43.4 45.0 5,987 6,259 138 139 KS : 0.2 0.3 19 31 117 115 KY : 0.5 0.7 80 85 151 131 LA : 0.2 0.2 15 12 83 78 MI : 16.4 18.8 2,059 2,258 125 120 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.2 41 29 127 126 NE : 0.1 0.2 12 21 110 116 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.6 193 262 98 102 NJ : 7.8 8.2 750 785 96 96 NM : 2.7 2.6 335 308 123 118 NY : 1.7 1.9 200 200 117 107 NC : 0.2 0.1 19 7 93 109 ND : 0.1 0.1 7 7 117 117 OH : 0.6 0.8 55 99 92 119 OK : 0.1 0.3 7 30 119 112 OR : 0.5 0.7 68 88 130 124 PA : 5.3 4.9 539 468 102 95 SC : SD : 0.2 1.4 21 153 127 107 TN : 0.3 0.4 24 29 78 83 TX : 37.5 47.2 4,756 6,216 127 132 UT : 2.5 2.8 286 335 113 120 VA : 1.1 1.2 107 122 102 100 WA : 0.1 0.2 8 23 98 128 WV : WI : 0.5 0.6 60 70 116 114 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 13 127 116 : US 3/ : 298.1 329.2 38,710 43,526 130 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,322 1,446 1,348 15,710 16,213 48.6 47.7 46.8 49.2 49.6 Heifers : 842 1,030 960 10,358 10,766 31.0 34.0 33.3 32.4 33.0 All Cows : 506 501 522 5,339 5,115 18.7 16.5 18.1 16.7 15.7 Dairy Cows : 211 222 229 2,391 2,340 7.8 7.3 7.9 7.5 7.2 Other Cows : 295 279 293 2,948 2,775 10.9 9.2 10.2 9.2 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 47 56 51 546 577 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,717 3,033 2,882 31,953 32,672 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,329 8,506 8,440 86,472 87,577 96.3 96.6 96.5 96.0 96.2 Sows : 287 272 279 3,123 3,069 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 Stags & Boars : 34 28 30 459 374 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,650 8,806 8,749 90,054 91,019 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 18 15 16 189 170 6.1 5.0 5.1 5.7 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 272 279 301 3,137 3,045 93.9 95.0 94.9 94.3 94.7 : Total 1/ : 289 293 317 3,327 3,216 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 729 739 736 730 736 Steers 4/ : 796 802 803 788 792 Heifers 4/ : 730 731 735 724 726 All Cows 4/ : 547 549 552 554 560 Bulls & Stags4/: 843 858 864 866 881 : Calves & Vealers: 172 181 181 174 176 : Hogs : 192 191 193 189 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 187 189 185 187 Sows 5/ : 298 295 299 295 295 Stags & Boars5/: 235 235 233 228 232 : Sheep : 65 65 66 66 66 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 58 58 61 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 66 67 66 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, November 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 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 3.3 2 : 7.7 1.6 0.5 4.8 3.8 0.9 0.9 21.4 3 : 91.3 41.2 8.0 39.8 28.6 11.3 2.2 15.2 4 : 73.2 1.2 0.3 63.0 23.9 39.1 8.7 4.1 5 : 326.0 134.1 56.6 125.1 90.5 34.6 10.2 38.3 6 : 523.3 241.5 189.0 78.3 9.8 68.5 14.5 3.6 7 : 1,291.3 656.2 541.3 89.6 10.9 78.8 4.1 0.1 8 : 282.5 135.4 123.5 19.8 2.8 17.0 3.8 9 : 126.8 57.0 5.8 60.7 45.7 15.0 3.3 12.3 10 : 157.7 79.9 35.1 39.1 11.7 27.5 3.5 2.0 : US 2/ : 2,881.5 1,348.5 960.4 521.3 228.5 292.7 51.4 100.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 2 : 12.6 12.4 0.1 0.1 10.0 1.8 8.2 3 : 621.7 618.9 2.7 0.1 8.6 0.5 8.1 4 : 1,412.1 1,321.9 87.8 2.4 1.3 0.9 0.4 5 : 2,191.3 2,122.6 67.1 1.6 40.5 4.9 35.6 6 : 454.6 425.5 27.7 1.4 46.7 4.1 42.6 7 : 3,475.7 3,397.4 54.3 24.0 46.1 0.1 46.0 8 : 359.0 319.8 39.2 130.4 2.1 128.3 9 : 185.8 185.7 0.2 30.2 0.9 29.3 10 : 34.6 34.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.6 : US 2/ : 8,749.5 8,440.5 279.4 29.6 317.0 16.2 300.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 19.4 3.1 2.2 12.0 11.3 0.7 2.1 37.8 2 : 79.4 14.0 4.9 52.0 46.6 5.4 8.4 248.3 3 : 961.4 461.4 74.6 403.6 293.5 110.1 21.7 172.4 4 : 826.6 14.6 7.9 710.9 267.6 443.3 93.2 24.3 5 : 3,373.2 1,477.1 570.4 1,222.4 871.4 351.0 103.3 439.7 6 : 6,226.3 3,191.1 2,148.4 725.0 107.8 617.3 161.8 28.3 7 :15,036.9 7,977.7 6,130.9 868.9 128.6 740.3 59.3 1.1 8 : 3,284.5 1,654.7 1,381.6 197.0 32.4 164.6 51.3 9 : 1,370.2 673.3 79.4 580.8 451.7 129.1 36.7 166.4 10 : 1,494.2 746.0 366.0 342.6 129.0 213.6 39.6 23.6 : US 2/ :32,672.1 16,213.1 10,766.4 5,115.3 2,339.9 2,775.4 577.4 1,141.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.1 19.3 0.7 0.1 19.5 5.0 14.5 2 : 133.3 130.8 1.8 0.7 120.3 20.9 99.4 3 : 6,150.9 6,125.2 25.3 0.4 103.2 7.2 96.0 4 :14,236.2 13,298.9 922.2 15.1 14.2 10.5 3.7 5 :22,915.8 21,829.4 1,024.9 61.5 404.5 48.4 356.2 6 : 4,460.3 4,181.4 273.4 5.5 479.3 43.9 435.3 7 :36,760.6 35,982.3 488.3 290.0 482.2 2.8 479.4 8 : 3,886.7 3,559.5 327.0 0.1 1,186.1 22.5 1,163.6 9 : 2,109.8 2,107.6 2.1 0.2 397.7 7.0 390.7 10 : 345.7 342.4 2.9 0.5 8.5 1.9 6.7 : US 2/ :91,019.4 87,576.6 3,068.7 374.1 3,215.6 170.1 3,045.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 39.6 31.6 0.6 7.4 7.4 AR : 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 85.6 25.0 5.0 52.3 38.2 14.1 3.2 11.1 CO : 206.7 108.5 97.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 FL : 6.5 0.4 5.8 0.8 5.0 0.2 GA : 37.7 0.2 33.1 4.1 29.0 4.4 HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 ID : 73.0 36.8 7.2 27.0 6.2 20.8 2.0 IL : 87.4 48.7 38.8 9.1 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 9.5 IA : 70.9 24.9 25.4 19.8 7.9 11.9 0.8 KS : 615.3 339.8 273.9 1.5 0.1 1.4 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 29.1 19.0 4.4 5.6 5.6 0.1 3.5 MN : 53.1 13.1 4.5 30.2 14.0 16.2 5.2 MS : MO : 4.7 0.7 0.5 3.1 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 600.4 290.8 241.5 65.2 2.4 62.8 2.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 3.3 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.0 NM : 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 NY : 5.7 0.9 0.3 3.9 3.1 0.8 0.5 12.4 NC : 14.6 0.1 11.5 7.5 4.0 3.0 ND : OH : 5.9 0.3 0.1 4.9 2.8 2.1 0.4 3.3 OK : OR : PA : 86.9 38.8 7.4 38.6 28.0 10.6 2.1 15.1 SC : SD : 22.5 1.6 1.6 16.1 1.4 14.7 3.1 TN : 1.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.1 0.1 TX : 520.0 241.0 188.7 75.9 8.4 67.5 14.4 3.4 UT : 52.2 24.8 23.7 3.2 1.1 2.1 0.4 VA : 1.2 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 WA : 83.4 42.3 27.8 12.0 5.4 6.6 1.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 150.0 52.7 8.7 84.2 68.0 16.2 4.4 13.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,881.5 1,348.5 960.4 521.2 228.5 292.7 51.4 100.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, November 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.7 5.3 2.3 AZ : AR : CA : 182.6 182.4 0.1 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 126.7 126.7 DE-MD : 17.5 17.5 FL : 12.3 11.9 0.3 GA : 14.9 10.1 4.9 HI : 2.9 2.8 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 796.4 769.7 25.8 0.8 IN : 536.0 536.0 2.8 2.0 0.8 IA : 2,548.1 2,477.1 47.0 24.0 44.6 0.1 44.6 KS : 37.7 30.5 7.1 KY : 200.6 194.4 6.3 0.6 0.6 LA : 0.1 0.1 MI : 8.2 2.5 5.5 0.1 18.6 2.6 16.0 MN : 729.7 729.7 MS : MO : 344.3 344.2 0.2 MT : 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 545.7 545.6 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 NJ : 9.3 9.1 0.1 0.1 8.2 1.2 7.0 NM : 1.9 1.5 0.4 NY : 3.3 3.3 1.8 0.6 1.2 NC : 906.1 898.2 7.9 0.1 ND : 12.2 12.2 OH : 94.3 84.3 10.0 OK : 410.6 402.7 7.8 OR : 17.8 17.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 PA : 239.9 239.2 0.6 4.9 0.2 4.7 SC : SD : 340.4 301.4 39.0 1.2 1.2 TN : 65.5 3.9 61.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 24.3 14.6 8.4 1.4 44.5 2.6 41.9 UT : 2.3 2.0 0.3 VA : 364.1 362.2 1.9 1.1 0.1 1.0 WA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.3 0.1 0.1 WI : 26.7 0.4 25.7 0.7 WY : : US 3/ : 8,749.5 8,440.5 279.4 29.6 317.0 16.2 300.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 97.9 98.1 98.2 Calves : 96.9 97.1 96.2 97.6 97.4 Hogs : 98.2 98.4 98.3 98.3 98.2 Sheep : 97.1 96.2 96.3 96.5 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 January 21, 2000. 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