Mt An 1-2 (1-00) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 21, 2000, 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 Production Sets Record High for December Veal Production Sets Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in December, down 2 percent from the 3.94 billion pounds produced in December 1998. December 1998 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 1999 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays (including one holiday). Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year and slightly above the previous record high for December set in 1976. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, down 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,225 pounds. Veal production totaled 21.0 million pounds, 6 percent below the previous record low for December set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 113 thousand head, down 13 percent from December 1998. The average live weight was 25 pounds above last year, at 303 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.89 million head, 6 percent below 1998. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 261 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 24.0 million pounds, was up 1 percent from December 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 356 thousand head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, up 3 pounds from December a year ago. January - December red meat production was 46.1 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 10 percent, pork was up 2 percent and lamb & mutton was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 99 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Dec : Nov : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,100 2,146 2,114 101 99 25,653 26,390 103 Veal : 22 19 21 94 110 251 225 90 Pork : 1,799 1,708 1,704 95 100 18,981 19,279 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 22 24 101 110 249 243 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,944 3,894 3,862 98 99 45,133 46,136 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 99 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Dec : Nov : : :99 as % : : : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,065 2,111 2,077 101 98 25,264 25,998 103 Veal : 21 18 20 94 112 243 217 89 Pork : 1,766 1,683 1,679 95 100 18,692 18,977 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 21 23 101 109 242 236 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,875 3,832 3,798 98 99 44,441 45,428 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 99 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Dec : Nov : : : 99 % : : : : :1998 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :of 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,833.8 2,881.5 2,814.2 99 98 34,787.0 35,486.3 102 Other :Thou: 60.7 61.4 62.5 103 102 676.9 673.9 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,894.5 2,942.9 2,876.7 99 98 35,463.8 36,160.2 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,218 1,220 1,228 101 101 1,207 1,212 100 Other :Lbs :1,032 1,036 1,057 102 102 1,027 1,041 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,214 1,216 1,225 101 101 1,203 1,210 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 126.9 100.4 109.6 86 109 1,422.4 1,251.4 88 Other :Thou: 3.0 4.0 3.0 100 75 35.5 32.9 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 129.9 104.4 112.6 87 108 1,457.8 1,284.3 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 277 296 300 108 101 282 288 102 Other :Lbs : 428 423 394 92 93 411 414 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 278 300 303 109 101 285 291 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:9,231.0 8,749.5 8,719.2 94 100 99,284.7 99,738.7 100 Other :Thou: 194.9 148.8 168.0 86 113 1,744.6 1,816.2 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:9,425.9 8,898.3 8,887.2 94 100 101,029.3101,554.9 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 261 262 262 100 100 257 259 101 Other :Lbs : 233 231 215 92 93 230 231 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 260 262 261 100 100 256 259 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 343.8 317.0 340.8 99 108 3,670.3 3,556.4 97 Other :Thou: 11.5 12.2 15.0 130 122 133.4 141.9 106 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 355.3 329.2 355.8 100 108 3,803.7 3,698.2 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 133 134 136 102 102 133 134 101 Other :Lbs : 98 97 102 104 106 96 98 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 132 132 135 102 102 132 133 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 99 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : Dec 1998 : Nov 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 14.9 2.9 2.7 18 96 AZ : 30.3 29.1 30.2 100 104 AR : 6.2 5.9 5.8 94 99 CA : 91.6 88.9 91.7 100 103 CO : 166.1 170.9 171.1 103 100 DE-MD : 7.3 5.5 5.5 75 100 FL : 4.7 4.9 4.9 103 100 GA : 23.2 29.4 28.3 122 96 HI : 1.2 1.2 1.3 107 111 ID : 47.4 54.3 50.1 106 92 IL : 234.2 231.9 221.2 94 95 IN : 117.7 107.4 111.0 94 103 IA : 590.8 547.8 534.8 91 98 KS : 469.2 483.9 503.6 107 104 KY : 51.4 40.3 39.2 76 97 LA : 1.9 1.6 1.6 84 102 MI : 31.2 28.5 30.0 96 106 MN : 181.8 181.3 182.5 100 101 MS : 25.7 28.5 26.0 101 91 MO : 80.9 70.6 73.2 91 104 MT : 2.0 1.5 1.5 76 103 NE : 560.4 564.8 552.5 99 98 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 75 106 N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.3 2.2 87 95 NJ : 5.7 4.5 5.5 98 122 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.8 88 90 NY : 6.1 4.5 5.0 82 111 NC : 164.6 180.3 170.8 104 95 ND : 10.1 2.4 2.9 29 122 OH : 33.3 29.7 31.0 93 104 OK : 79.7 85.1 87.1 109 102 OR : 3.7 4.0 3.5 96 87 PA : 100.5 106.4 104.9 104 99 SC : 18.8 19.7 19.8 105 101 SD : 101.3 84.8 90.9 90 107 TN : 22.0 20.2 21.0 95 104 TX : 377.7 377.5 370.3 98 98 UT : 37.1 41.0 37.6 102 92 VA : 73.1 70.4 66.4 91 94 WA : 52.6 63.9 56.3 107 88 WV : 1.1 1.2 1.0 85 77 WI : 111.9 113.4 116.1 104 102 WY : 0.7 0.6 0.5 76 91 : US : 3,943.7 3,893.8 3,862.5 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 21.3 0.7 26,746 596 1,255 811 AZ : 41.9 41.3 48,506 50,348 1,158 1,219 AR : 1.9 1.9 1,594 1,670 831 894 CA : 87.0 87.1 110,206 108,947 1,267 1,251 CO : 202.9 204.9 247,629 256,709 1,220 1,253 DE-MD : 3.3 3.0 3,970 3,661 1,207 1,204 FL : 4.7 6.3 4,550 6,852 976 1,091 GA : 28.2 36.9 32,125 41,610 1,139 1,127 HI : 1.2 1.5 1,246 1,371 1,013 907 ID : 64.8 68.9 80,287 83,944 1,239 1,219 IL : 79.3 78.3 97,475 95,962 1,229 1,225 IN : 4.3 4.3 4,502 4,451 1,050 1,038 IA : 78.1 59.5 94,432 73,743 1,209 1,240 KS : 601.7 640.6 727,914 782,320 1,210 1,221 KY : 5.8 1.8 5,931 1,454 1,016 821 LA : 2.0 2.0 1,691 1,683 832 830 MI : 33.2 32.6 45,843 45,408 1,381 1,394 MN : 59.5 53.7 77,376 73,800 1,301 1,373 MS : 0.5 1.0 409 848 826 861 MO : 8.7 8.7 10,545 9,166 1,211 1,058 MT : 2.1 1.7 2,440 2,028 1,138 1,180 NE : 592.4 576.8 739,871 730,445 1,249 1,266 NV : 0.1 0.1 115 91 1,070 910 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.4 2,868 2,507 1,049 1,046 NJ : 2.4 2.5 2,640 2,774 1,117 1,129 NM : 1.6 1.5 1,609 1,470 985 959 NY : 7.1 6.2 8,178 6,836 1,146 1,103 NC : 14.0 15.0 14,686 16,272 1,046 1,088 ND : OH : 12.8 12.5 14,462 14,014 1,131 1,123 OK : 3.4 3.2 3,175 3,185 943 998 OR : 1.3 1.2 1,724 1,512 1,306 1,290 PA : 77.9 84.5 98,686 105,531 1,267 1,248 SC : SD : 23.6 26.8 30,094 37,026 1,273 1,380 TN : 2.7 2.5 2,174 2,126 810 862 TX : 521.0 505.3 597,592 581,001 1,147 1,150 UT : 48.7 49.3 58,296 58,720 1,198 1,192 VA : 2.3 3.4 2,134 3,086 922 920 WA : 70.4 74.4 87,792 92,928 1,248 1,248 WV : 1.9 1.4 1,545 1,270 825 890 WI : 150.9 156.6 191,062 200,152 1,266 1,278 WY : 0.8 0.7 890 718 1,083 1,078 : US 3/ : 2,894.5 2,876.7 3,513,442 3,523,204 1,214 1,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 0.3 41 113 473 450 CA : 15.5 11.5 1,981 1,784 128 155 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 37 34 299 262 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 11.2 11.6 4,708 4,854 420 419 IN : 8.0 11.8 3,171 3,595 399 305 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 28 44 470 432 LA : 1.5 0.9 735 420 490 476 MI : 4.0 4.2 964 1,160 242 274 MN : MS : 0.2 0.4 81 190 450 431 MO : 0.2 0.2 87 77 352 313 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 5.0 3.0 657 402 130 133 NJ : 13.1 10.4 5,032 4,587 383 441 NM : NY : 16.6 13.4 1,438 1,213 87 91 NC : ND : OH : 3.7 4.6 1,623 1,838 441 399 OK : 0.1 0.1 40 40 404 409 OR : PA : 18.5 16.4 5,548 5,377 299 328 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.3 3.3 1,790 1,351 415 409 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 20 17 292 288 WA : WV : WI : 17.4 13.3 6,454 5,591 371 420 WY : : US 3/ : 129.9 112.6 36,167 34,074 278 303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 7.7 8.7 3,871 3,688 503 423 AZ : 0.8 0.5 133 80 169 150 AR : CA : 205.0 202.4 43,154 44,115 210 218 CO : 1.9 1.4 501 359 260 260 DE-MD : 27.3 17.3 6,570 4,254 241 246 FL : 18.4 13.1 3,142 2,136 171 163 GA : 30.6 24.0 8,271 7,380 271 307 HI : 3.7 3.6 720 736 194 207 ID : IL : 870.0 830.0 231,721 212,611 266 256 IN : 593.8 552.6 150,456 142,015 253 257 IA : 2,738.6 2,510.0 724,448 661,207 265 263 KS : 42.4 40.5 12,933 12,154 305 300 KY : 245.0 195.7 64,188 51,524 262 263 LA : 4.6 4.3 929 771 202 179 MI : 11.5 10.3 4,589 3,969 400 384 MN : 742.5 742.0 193,019 194,596 260 262 MS : MO : 388.6 354.0 100,520 91,076 259 257 MT : 3.2 1.8 732 457 229 252 NE : 578.1 555.6 150,362 146,090 260 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 3.1 807 776 253 252 NJ : 12.8 13.5 1,165 1,242 91 92 NM : 0.2 0.2 34 34 213 211 NY : 6.7 5.0 1,422 1,054 211 210 NC : 864.9 873.7 211,479 218,123 245 250 ND : 10.5 12.7 2,568 3,098 245 245 OH : 130.8 119.0 33,946 30,925 260 260 OK : 394.5 416.8 104,211 113,577 264 272 OR : 16.7 16.9 4,332 4,025 260 238 PA : 246.3 248.1 59,095 60,319 240 243 SC : SD : 453.7 370.4 118,513 97,820 261 264 TN : 73.4 69.8 31,965 30,577 436 438 TX : 29.1 41.2 9,094 13,314 313 323 UT : 4.0 6.3 674 997 167 159 VA : 389.4 343.3 95,847 86,625 246 252 WA : WV : 1.5 1.2 457 382 300 308 WI : 31.5 32.5 12,690 13,600 403 419 WY : 0.8 0.5 191 115 246 251 : US 3/ : 9,425.9 8,887.2 2,451,831 2,319,592 260 261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 7 6 77 106 AR : CA : CO : 133.6 131.9 19,159 19,194 143 145 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.7 36 63 91 95 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 41 44 114 120 IL : IN : 3.8 3.9 369 416 97 106 IA : 53.1 47.5 7,503 6,706 141 141 KS : 0.4 0.3 35 30 101 112 KY : 0.6 0.7 90 79 160 120 LA : 0.3 0.2 33 13 126 76 MI : 18.7 18.2 2,335 2,263 125 124 MN : MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.2 50 25 126 122 NE : 0.3 0.1 27 13 99 94 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.8 254 274 99 99 NJ : 11.0 10.7 1,015 1,015 92 95 NM : 3.3 2.3 397 273 121 119 NY : 3.1 2.7 327 242 104 89 NC : 0.3 0.1 26 7 97 102 ND : 0.1 0.1 7 11 129 128 OH : 0.8 0.8 73 103 97 126 OK : 0.1 0.4 6 43 97 112 OR : 0.5 0.7 65 85 130 124 PA : 6.5 6.7 670 677 103 101 SC : SD : 0.2 1.1 22 135 123 119 TN : 0.3 0.5 27 40 82 85 TX : 48.8 56.2 6,237 7,516 128 134 UT : 2.9 2.9 328 350 113 120 VA : 1.1 1.0 108 101 100 101 WA : 0.1 0.1 15 15 100 116 WV : WI : 0.6 0.7 71 81 121 114 WY : 0.1 0.1 16 17 110 139 : US 3/ : 355.3 355.8 46,983 47,873 132 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 : 1999 :1998 :1999 :1999 : 1998 :1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,391 1,348 1,395 17,101 17,608 49.1 46.8 49.6 49.2 49.6 Heifers : 869 960 882 11,228 11,648 30.7 33.3 31.3 32.3 32.8 All Cows : 527 522 487 5,865 5,603 18.6 18.1 17.3 16.8 15.8 Dairy Cows : 229 229 233 2,620 2,573 8.1 7.9 8.3 7.5 7.3 Other Cows : 298 293 254 3,245 3,030 10.5 10.2 9.0 9.3 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 47 51 50 593 627 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,834 2,882 2,814 34,787 35,486 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,881 8,440 8,423 95,354 96,000 96.2 96.5 96.6 96.0 96.3 Sows : 314 279 267 3,437 3,335 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.3 Stags & Boars : 35 30 30 494 404 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,231 8,749 8,719 99,285 99,739 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 22 16 17 211 188 6.3 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 322 301 323 3,460 3,369 93.7 94.9 94.9 94.3 94.7 : Total 1/ : 344 317 341 3,670 3,556 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 732 736 742 730 736 Steers 4/ : 798 803 804 789 793 Heifers 4/ : 731 735 736 724 727 All Cows 4/ : 551 552 563 554 560 Bulls & Stags4/: 845 864 879 865 881 : Calves & Vealers: 170 181 184 174 176 : Hogs : 192 193 193 189 191 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 189 190 185 187 Sows 5/ : 294 299 301 295 296 Stags & Boars5/: 228 233 233 228 232 : Sheep : 66 66 68 66 67 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 58 59 61 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 67 68 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, December 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.2 0.2 3.0 2 : 8.3 1.7 0.5 5.3 4.4 0.8 0.9 23.8 3 : 88.3 34.6 7.0 44.3 31.9 12.4 2.4 16.6 4 : 70.4 1.3 0.4 60.8 21.7 39.2 7.9 4.2 5 : 314.5 127.8 53.0 124.3 92.3 32.0 9.4 45.2 6 : 505.0 260.5 171.2 60.4 10.3 50.1 12.9 2.9 7 : 1,275.6 698.0 499.2 73.8 6.5 67.3 4.6 0.1 8 : 277.7 141.6 108.0 23.9 5.3 18.6 4.2 9 : 129.2 59.2 6.9 59.7 47.7 12.1 3.4 11.5 10 : 143.1 70.0 35.5 34.1 12.2 21.9 3.5 2.3 : US 2/ : 2,814.2 1,394.9 882.0 487.8 233.4 254.3 49.5 109.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 2.4 0.1 2.5 0.4 2.1 2 : 18.2 18.0 0.1 0.1 13.4 2.1 11.3 3 : 606.9 603.8 3.0 10.4 0.6 9.8 4 : 1,350.8 1,257.9 90.4 2.5 1.5 1.1 0.4 5 : 2,215.6 2,146.0 68.1 1.5 41.0 5.4 35.6 6 : 457.9 429.6 26.9 1.4 53.4 4.9 48.5 7 : 3,448.9 3,376.8 48.1 23.9 48.9 0.1 48.7 8 : 387.6 357.9 29.7 135.5 2.2 133.3 9 : 198.0 197.8 0.1 33.3 0.5 32.8 10 : 33.0 32.8 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 8,719.2 8,422.9 266.8 29.5 340.8 17.5 323.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 1999 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.5 3.5 2.5 13.2 12.5 0.7 2.3 40.8 2 : 87.7 15.7 5.4 57.3 51.1 6.2 9.3 272.0 3 : 1,049.6 495.9 81.7 447.9 325.4 122.6 24.1 189.0 4 : 897.0 15.9 8.3 771.7 289.2 482.5 101.1 28.5 5 : 3,687.7 1,604.9 623.5 1,346.6 963.6 383.0 112.7 484.9 6 : 6,731.2 3,451.6 2,319.5 785.4 118.1 667.3 174.7 31.1 7 :16,312.5 8,675.7 6,630.1 942.7 135.2 807.5 64.0 1.2 8 : 3,562.2 1,796.3 1,489.6 220.9 37.7 183.1 55.5 9 : 1,499.5 732.5 86.3 640.5 499.4 141.2 40.1 177.9 10 : 1,637.4 816.1 401.5 376.7 141.2 235.5 43.1 26.0 : US 2/ :35,486.3 17,608.0 11,648.4 5,603.0 2,573.3 3,029.7 626.9 1,251.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 22.5 21.6 0.7 0.1 22.0 5.4 16.6 2 : 151.5 148.7 2.0 0.8 133.7 23.0 110.7 3 : 6,757.8 6,729.0 28.3 0.4 113.6 7.7 105.9 4 :15,587.0 14,556.8 1,012.6 17.6 15.7 11.6 4.1 5 :25,131.4 23,975.3 1,093.0 63.0 445.6 53.7 391.8 6 : 4,918.2 4,611.0 300.3 6.9 532.6 48.9 483.8 7 :40,209.5 39,359.1 536.4 314.0 531.1 2.9 528.1 8 : 4,274.3 3,917.5 356.7 0.1 1,321.6 24.8 1,296.8 9 : 2,307.8 2,305.4 2.2 0.2 431.1 7.5 423.6 10 : 378.8 375.1 3.2 0.5 9.4 2.1 7.3 : US 2/ :99,738.7 95,999.5 3,335.5 403.6 3,556.4 187.6 3,368.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 41.1 34.1 0.7 6.3 6.2 0.1 AR : 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 86.5 24.7 6.0 52.5 41.4 11.1 3.3 11.4 CO : 204.2 113.8 88.0 2.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 6.3 0.4 0.1 5.4 1.0 4.4 0.4 GA : 35.7 0.1 31.5 3.4 28.1 4.1 HI : 1.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 ID : 67.8 31.8 11.0 22.9 6.4 16.5 2.1 IL : 74.6 40.2 34.3 11.5 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 11.8 IA : 58.2 28.0 22.9 6.8 2.7 4.1 0.4 KS : 636.9 370.6 264.8 1.4 0.1 1.3 0.1 KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2 LA : MI : 30.7 19.9 3.6 7.0 7.0 0.1 4.1 MN : 50.5 13.7 4.4 27.7 13.4 14.3 4.7 MS : MO : 5.7 1.4 0.7 3.0 0.6 2.4 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 NE : 574.9 297.9 210.8 62.5 3.1 59.4 3.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.2 0.2 3.0 NJ : 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 10.4 NM : 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.1 NY : 5.9 0.7 0.3 4.3 3.7 0.6 0.5 13.4 NC : 14.1 0.1 11.4 5.7 5.7 2.6 ND : OH : 5.6 0.4 0.1 4.7 3.2 1.5 0.4 4.5 OK : OR : PA : 84.2 32.4 6.3 43.3 31.3 12.0 2.2 16.4 SC : SD : 24.1 1.6 0.7 18.2 2.0 16.2 3.7 TN : 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 501.6 260.0 170.9 57.8 8.7 49.1 12.8 2.7 UT : 48.2 25.7 18.9 3.2 1.2 2.0 0.4 VA : 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 WA : 74.4 37.6 24.4 11.1 5.7 5.4 1.4 WV : 0.1 WI : 152.7 53.3 10.4 84.8 68.6 16.2 4.1 13.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,814.2 1,394.9 882.0 487.7 233.4 254.3 49.5 109.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, December 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.2 4.7 2.5 AZ : AR : CA : 194.0 193.8 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.6 0.1 131.9 131.8 DE-MD : 17.2 17.2 FL : 13.1 12.7 0.4 GA : 14.7 10.4 4.4 HI : 3.6 3.5 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 786.8 759.6 26.5 0.8 IN : 548.1 548.1 3.5 2.4 1.1 IA : 2,508.0 2,443.6 40.5 23.9 47.4 0.1 47.4 KS : 36.6 29.2 7.4 KY : 194.0 187.7 6.3 0.6 0.6 LA : 0.2 0.2 MI : 8.6 3.1 5.5 0.1 17.9 2.4 15.5 MN : 739.3 739.2 MS : MO : 351.0 350.8 0.1 MT : 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 NE : 553.2 553.2 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.4 0.1 2.5 0.4 2.1 NJ : 13.5 13.3 0.1 0.1 10.7 1.5 9.3 NM : 1.7 1.2 0.4 NY : 4.7 4.6 2.7 0.6 2.0 NC : 856.9 849.0 7.8 0.1 ND : 12.2 12.1 OH : 105.6 95.5 10.1 OK : 415.0 408.4 6.6 OR : 16.7 16.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 PA : 247.7 247.1 0.6 6.6 0.5 6.2 SC : SD : 368.4 338.9 29.5 1.0 1.0 TN : 69.2 3.7 65.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 TX : 24.7 14.8 8.5 1.4 51.4 3.7 47.7 UT : 2.5 2.2 0.4 VA : 341.8 339.5 2.3 0.9 0.9 WA : 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WI : 27.1 0.4 26.1 0.7 WY : : US 3/ : 8,719.2 8,422.9 266.8 29.5 340.8 17.5 323.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.9 97.9 97.8 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.7 96.2 97.3 97.6 97.4 Hogs : 97.9 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.2 Sheep : 96.8 96.3 95.8 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 3:00 p.m. ET on February 25, 2000. 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