Mt An 1-2 (2-00) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 25, 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. Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.78 billion pounds in January 2000, down 1 percent from the 3.83 billion pounds produced in January 1999. January 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays (including one holiday). Beef production, at 2.18 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, down 1 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,229 pounds. Veal production totaled 17.0 million pounds, 2 percent below January a year ago and equal to the previous record low for January set in 1998. Calf slaughter totaled 93 thousand head, down 12 percent from January 1999. The average live weight was 33 pounds above last year, at 311 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.57 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.14 million head, 5 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.0 million pounds, was up 7 percent from January 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 282 thousand head, 5 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 3 pounds from January a year ago. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 00 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : Jan : Dec : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,170 *2,113 2,178 100 103 2,170 2,178 100 Veal : 18 *20 17 98 84 18 17 98 Pork :*1,628 *1,705 1,570 96 92 1,628 1,570 96 Lamb & Mutton : 18 24 19 107 81 18 19 107 : Total Red Meat :*3,833 3,862 3,784 99 98 3,833 3,784 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 00 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : Jan : Dec : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,136 2,077 2,143 100 103 2,136 2,143 100 Veal : 17 20 17 99 84 17 17 99 Pork : 1,597 1,679 1,548 97 92 1,597 1,548 97 Lamb & Mutton : 17 23 19 106 81 17 19 106 : Total Red Meat :*3,767 3,798 3,727 99 98 3,767 3,727 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 00 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : Jan : Dec : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :1999 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,903.5 2,814.2 2,877.9 99 102 2,903.5 2,877.9 99 Other :Thou: *57.9 *60.6 58.9 102 97 57.9 58.9 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*2,961.3 *2,874.8 2,936.9 99 102 2,961.3 2,936.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,224 1,228 1,233 101 100 1,224 1,233 101 Other :Lbs :*1,037 *1,063 1,054 102 99 1,037 1,054 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 1,220 1,225 1,229 101 100 1,220 1,229 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 102.7 109.6 90.5 88 83 102.7 90.5 88 Other :Thou: *2.6 *2.6 2.1 81 82 2.6 2.1 81 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *105.4 *112.2 92.7 88 83 105.4 92.7 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 275 300 308 112 103 275 308 112 Other :Lbs : *402 *391 415 103 106 402 415 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 278 *302 311 112 103 278 311 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,372.8 8,719.2 8,010.3 96 92 8,372.8 8,010.3 96 Other :Thou: *180.9 *165.5 130.5 72 79 180.9 130.5 72 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:*8,553.7 *8,884.7 8,140.8 95 92 8,553.7 8,140.8 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 259 262 262 101 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 241 *223 238 99 107 241 238 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 261 262 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 260.4 340.8 271.4 104 80 260.4 271.4 104 Other :Thou: *8.3 *15.1 10.4 124 68 8.3 10.4 124 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: *268.7 *355.9 281.7 105 79 268.7 281.7 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 135 136 138 103 101 135 138 103 Other :Lbs : *101 *103 101 100 98 101 101 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 134 135 137 103 102 134 137 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 00 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : Jan 1999 : Dec 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 14.0 2.7 2.5 18 93 AK : 0.1 AZ : 28.2 30.2 30.4 108 101 AR : 6.7 5.8 6.1 92 105 CA : *89.0 91.7 88.3 99 96 CO : 185.8 171.1 183.4 99 107 DE-MD : 6.3 5.5 5.0 80 92 FL : 3.3 4.9 4.2 130 87 GA : *22.4 28.3 27.4 122 97 HI : 1.1 1.3 1.1 103 87 ID : 45.7 50.1 52.0 114 104 IL : 213.1 *222.2 204.9 96 92 IN : 98.3 111.0 106.6 108 96 IA : 527.9 534.8 510.8 97 96 KS : *498.1 *503.0 512.4 103 102 KY : *48.9 39.2 37.6 77 96 LA : 1.6 1.6 1.5 92 92 MI : 28.2 30.0 27.2 96 90 MN : *173.6 *182.6 169.7 98 93 MS : 24.8 *25.6 23.1 93 90 MO : 70.3 73.2 66.2 94 90 MT : *2.0 *1.9 1.7 84 87 NE : *581.1 *552.6 560.6 96 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 2.2 1.6 94 74 NJ : 4.2 5.5 4.1 98 75 NM : 1.1 0.8 1.0 90 116 NY : 4.1 5.0 4.2 102 83 NC : *156.6 170.8 152.2 97 89 ND : 4.5 2.9 2.4 53 83 OH : 27.0 31.0 26.4 98 85 OK : 77.2 87.1 82.7 107 95 OR : 3.1 3.5 3.6 116 103 PA : 92.3 104.9 92.6 100 88 SC : 17.6 19.8 17.2 98 87 SD : *86.5 *90.4 82.1 95 91 TN : 20.2 21.0 19.8 98 95 TX : 407.9 370.3 401.1 98 108 UT : 39.4 37.6 37.9 96 101 VA : *65.7 *66.0 56.5 86 86 WA : 49.2 56.3 62.5 127 111 WV : 1.1 1.0 0.9 80 89 WI : 102.3 116.1 112.3 110 97 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.5 76 90 : US : *3,832.9 *3,862.2 3,784.5 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 19.9 0.8 25,115 626 1,260 833 AK : AZ : 39.2 40.8 45,383 50,667 1,157 1,243 AR : 1.9 1.8 1,670 1,702 864 954 CA : *80.8 83.5 *104,415 104,908 *1,292 1,257 CO : 230.8 221.8 283,202 278,398 1,227 1,255 DE-MD : 3.0 2.9 3,558 3,493 1,205 1,205 FL : 4.6 6.2 *4,544 7,016 983 1,136 GA : 28.4 36.7 *32,024 41,636 1,129 1,136 HI : 1.2 1.4 1,227 1,273 1,007 905 ID : 61.7 71.6 76,828 86,723 1,245 1,212 IL : 77.4 76.4 94,821 94,473 1,226 1,237 IN : 3.6 4.1 3,777 4,251 1,056 1,048 IA : *70.1 52.2 *85,186 66,358 1,215 1,270 KS : *636.0 653.5 *771,551 794,026 1,213 1,215 KY : 5.5 1.6 5,584 1,355 1,024 862 LA : 2.0 2.0 1,482 1,612 756 826 MI : 30.3 28.9 42,293 40,861 1,397 1,414 MN : *55.6 55.1 *73,111 76,961 *1,316 1,397 MS : MO : *7.8 8.2 *9,452 8,877 *1,206 1,085 MT : *2.1 1.9 *2,321 2,153 1,115 1,128 NE : 622.0 594.7 *782,854 760,429 *1,259 1,279 NV : 0.1 0.1 93 63 1,135 965 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.9 2,181 2,131 1,046 1,095 NJ : 1.9 1.9 2,279 2,119 1,176 1,117 NM : 2.0 1.7 1,904 1,688 939 978 NY : 5.0 5.3 5,677 6,056 1,129 1,152 NC : *12.8 12.4 *13,192 13,092 *1,031 1,057 ND : 4.5 1.0 5,927 1,069 1,310 1,099 OH : 11.5 11.3 13,036 12,844 1,129 1,138 OK : 3.3 3.4 3,133 3,120 961 927 OR : 1.1 1.1 1,367 1,404 1,243 1,305 PA : 78.8 77.9 101,273 98,236 1,286 1,261 SC : SD : *22.5 25.7 *29,788 36,582 *1,326 1,426 TN : 2.4 2.4 1,926 2,018 814 833 TX : 559.0 547.8 644,543 630,416 1,153 1,151 UT : 51.2 49.3 61,935 59,541 1,209 1,208 VA : *2.3 2.6 *2,116 2,535 *940 979 WA : 65.4 82.9 81,950 102,717 1,252 1,239 WV : 1.4 1.3 1,331 1,115 923 865 WI : *137.5 148.0 *174,772 191,120 1,271 1,291 WY : 0.7 0.6 749 644 1,099 1,102 : US 3/ : *2,961.3 2,936.9 *3,612,644 3,610,156 1,220 1,229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : *15.0 11.6 1,846 1,926 123 167 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.6 9.6 4,077 4,094 425 426 IN : *5.5 7.8 *1,964 2,429 *358 313 IA : KS : KY : LA : *1.4 0.9 *642 463 463 490 MI : 4.1 3.1 1,028 987 250 317 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 40 30 400 429 MO : 0.2 0.2 68 68 360 328 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.7 2.3 465 328 126 143 NJ : 9.3 7.9 3,716 3,540 400 447 NM : NY : 13.1 11.0 1,101 987 84 90 NC : 0.2 0.2 74 75 394 408 ND : OH : 2.3 3.0 1,005 1,247 433 409 OK : 0.1 0.1 37 51 417 446 OR : PA : 14.9 13.0 4,789 4,449 320 341 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.3 2.9 1,470 1,265 446 432 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 19 14 290 263 WA : WV : WI : 15.4 13.5 *5,614 5,729 366 425 WY : : US 3/ : *105.4 92.7 *29,326 28,848 *278 311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- ---- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 7.3 8.0 3,748 3,384 516 421 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.5 146 117 211 231 AR : CA : *208.0 192.7 *45,028 42,045 216 218 CO : 2.2 1.5 575 409 259 266 DE-MD : 24.3 15.9 5,562 3,908 229 246 FL : 6.8 7.2 1,243 1,195 183 167 GA : 25.2 22.0 *6,973 6,883 *277 312 HI : 2.8 2.9 582 586 205 205 ID : IL : 781.6 737.5 205,941 192,391 263 261 IN : 498.8 529.8 126,316 136,743 253 258 IA : *2,470.4 2,399.0 *644,535 630,821 261 263 KS : 43.0 40.6 *12,775 12,176 297 300 KY : 233.0 186.0 60,965 49,428 262 266 LA : *3.2 2.9 707 617 *221 214 MI : 10.6 9.1 *3,716 3,526 352 387 MN : 711.6 668.1 184,826 175,467 260 263 MS : MO : *334.1 318.6 *87,228 81,648 261 256 MT : *3.6 2.0 *844 514 *237 256 NE : *551.1 496.3 *141,975 130,785 258 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.7 458 426 252 247 NJ : 6.4 8.5 626 851 98 100 NM : 0.2 0.4 38 77 210 211 NY : 4.0 3.2 730 697 181 215 NC : *827.6 781.2 *201,486 194,883 *243 249 ND : *9.8 10.9 *2,368 2,643 242 243 OH : 101.2 99.8 26,711 26,036 264 261 OK : 383.9 392.5 101,275 107,759 264 275 OR : 14.6 17.3 3,787 4,500 260 260 PA : 191.0 203.7 47,007 49,579 246 243 SC : SD : *376.2 329.7 *97,256 85,523 258 259 TN : 67.5 65.6 29,288 28,783 434 439 TX : 29.2 33.2 9,315 10,831 319 326 UT : 3.6 3.6 656 612 183 169 VA : *354.3 292.1 *86,056 73,853 243 253 WA : 1.3 1.6 329 397 245 243 WV : 1.3 1.0 506 331 381 320 WI : *34.1 37.1 *13,070 15,229 *384 410 WY : 0.9 0.4 225 110 244 248 : US 3/ : *8,553.7 8,140.8 *2,215,150 2,132,806 259 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, January 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 107.9 98.3 15,493 14,657 144 149 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.3 25 23 89 77 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 33 35 117 122 IL : IN : 1.8 2.6 177 252 97 98 IA : *40.1 37.9 *5,726 5,451 143 144 KS : 0.1 0.1 12 15 111 113 KY : 0.4 0.4 61 53 149 119 LA : *0.2 0.2 *17 14 *95 92 MI : 15.3 17.0 1,943 2,140 127 126 MN : 0.1 0.2 16 19 119 117 MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.3 *31 33 127 128 NE : 0.1 0.1 *11 9 *94 113 NV : 0.1 3 6 107 101 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 129 138 *101 105 NJ : 7.7 7.4 708 722 92 98 NM : 2.8 2.3 334 272 121 119 NY : 1.4 1.3 157 159 109 123 NC : 0.2 0.1 15 5 87 101 ND : 0.1 *6 8 *127 131 OH : 0.5 0.5 48 53 103 118 OK : 0.3 4 39 113 119 OR : 0.4 0.5 46 64 129 126 PA : 5.1 4.4 528 412 103 94 SC : 0.1 2 14 105 101 SD : 0.1 1.5 *14 165 *111 113 TN : 0.2 0.3 14 23 76 90 TX : 37.0 42.7 4,719 5,714 128 134 UT : 1.8 2.7 216 315 120 119 VA : *1.2 0.8 *116 80 99 95 WA : WV : WI : *0.6 1.0 *70 127 120 124 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 12 133 128 : US 3/ : *268.7 281.7 *35,941 38,645 134 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 1999 :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :1999 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,399 1,395 1,404 1,399 1,404 48.2 49.6 48.8 48.2 48.8 Heifers : 972 882 960 972 960 33.5 31.3 33.4 33.5 33.4 All Cows : 488 487 464 488 464 16.8 17.3 16.2 16.8 16.2 Dairy Cows : 223 233 226 223 226 7.7 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.9 Other Cows : 265 254 238 265 238 9.1 9.0 8.3 9.1 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 45 50 50 45 50 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,903 2,814 2,878 2,903 2,878 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,057 8,423 7,754 8,057 7,754 96.2 96.6 96.8 96.2 96.8 Sows : 283 267 231 283 231 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.4 2.9 Stags & Boars : 33 30 25 33 25 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,373 8,719 8,010 8,373 8,010 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 17 13 13 13 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 247 323 258 247 258 95.1 94.9 95.2 95.1 95.2 : Total 1/ : 260 341 271 260 271 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 739 742 748 739 748 Steers 4/ : 799 804 805 799 805 Heifers 4/ : 734 736 741 734 741 All Cows 4/ : 564 563 575 564 575 Bulls & Stags4/: 864 879 902 864 902 : Calves & Vealers: 168 184 188 168 188 : Hogs : 191 193 194 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 190 191 188 191 Sows 5/ : 295 301 300 295 300 Stags & Boars5/: 224 233 227 224 227 : Sheep : 67 68 68 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 59 59 60 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 68 69 68 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 2 : 7.0 1.4 0.5 4.6 3.7 0.8 0.6 18.9 3 : 81.1 35.4 6.3 37.7 27.2 10.5 1.6 13.2 4 : 66.8 1.4 0.4 56.3 22.6 33.6 8.8 2.9 5 : 303.1 119.0 50.6 124.4 89.7 34.7 9.0 36.8 6 : 546.8 275.2 194.7 63.2 12.0 51.1 13.7 2.7 7 : 1,298.7 695.4 532.4 66.2 4.3 61.9 4.7 0.1 8 : 293.5 148.2 119.0 22.5 4.3 18.2 3.9 9 : 125.1 55.4 10.2 56.5 46.9 9.6 3.0 11.4 10 : 154.2 72.0 45.6 32.5 14.6 17.9 4.1 2.2 : US 2/ : 2,877.9 1,403.6 959.9 464.9 226.4 238.5 49.6 90.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.9 2 : 11.5 11.3 0.2 0.1 8.6 1.3 7.3 3 : 510.3 507.9 2.4 7.2 0.4 6.9 4 : 1,221.3 1,133.6 85.4 2.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 5 : 2,027.5 1,957.8 68.3 1.5 36.5 4.1 32.5 6 : 428.0 401.9 24.5 1.6 41.7 3.7 38.0 7 : 3,244.2 3,192.0 33.2 19.1 38.6 0.1 38.6 8 : 343.2 326.1 17.0 102.1 2.0 100.1 9 : 189.6 189.4 0.1 33.7 0.4 33.4 10 : 33.4 33.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 : US 2/ : 8,010.3 7,754.5 231.2 24.7 271.4 13.1 258.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 40.6 33.5 0.7 6.4 6.4 AR : 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 83.0 21.5 9.3 49.3 40.4 8.9 2.9 11.4 CO : 221.1 120.2 99.7 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 FL : 6.2 0.6 0.1 5.1 1.6 3.5 0.4 GA : 35.3 0.1 30.3 5.2 25.1 4.9 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 70.4 34.0 11.7 22.1 7.9 14.2 2.7 IL : 73.9 39.7 34.2 9.6 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 7.8 IA : 50.8 27.3 23.2 0.3 KS : 649.7 371.0 277.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.2 LA : MI : 26.9 18.1 2.0 6.7 6.7 0.1 3.0 MN : 52.2 10.8 3.7 32.5 14.2 18.3 5.1 MS : MO : 5.3 1.2 0.6 3.1 0.8 2.3 0.4 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 592.8 295.8 231.5 61.6 3.4 58.2 4.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 NJ : 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 7.9 NM : 1.1 1.0 1.0 NY : 5.1 0.6 0.3 3.8 3.1 0.7 0.4 11.0 NC : 11.6 0.1 9.1 4.9 4.2 2.3 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.3 0.3 0.2 4.5 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.0 OK : OR : PA : 77.4 33.4 5.6 36.8 26.6 10.2 1.5 13.0 SC : SD : 23.1 1.2 0.7 17.9 1.9 16.0 3.3 TN : 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 TX : 543.5 274.7 194.4 60.8 10.6 50.2 13.6 2.5 UT : 48.3 26.5 18.3 3.2 1.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 82.9 37.4 33.8 10.4 6.7 3.7 1.3 WV : 0.1 WI : 144.2 49.8 10.4 80.7 65.3 15.4 3.4 13.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,877.9 1,403.6 959.9 464.9 226.4 238.5 49.6 90.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 6.7 4.3 2.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 186.4 186.2 0.1 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 98.3 98.2 DE-MD : 15.9 15.8 FL : 7.2 6.9 0.3 GA : 13.4 8.5 4.9 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 708.8 683.4 24.8 0.7 IN : 525.2 525.2 2.2 1.5 0.6 IA : 2,397.1 2,352.6 25.5 19.1 37.8 37.8 KS : 37.5 30.0 7.5 KY : 184.4 177.8 6.5 0.4 0.4 LA : MI : 7.3 2.5 4.7 0.1 16.7 2.4 14.2 MN : 665.6 665.5 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 315.5 315.4 0.1 MT : 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 NE : 494.0 494.0 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.9 NJ : 8.5 8.3 0.1 0.1 7.4 0.9 6.5 NM : 1.6 1.2 0.4 NY : 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 NC : 771.1 764.4 6.7 0.1 ND : 10.5 10.5 OH : 89.6 80.7 8.9 OK : 390.5 383.8 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 OR : 17.1 17.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 PA : 203.2 202.6 0.5 4.3 0.2 4.1 SC : SD : 328.0 311.1 16.9 1.4 1.4 TN : 64.9 3.5 61.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 18.0 11.0 5.4 1.6 39.7 2.4 37.3 UT : 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 291.0 289.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 WA : 1.6 1.6 WV : 0.3 0.1 0.2 WI : 30.9 0.4 29.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,010.3 7,754.5 231.2 24.7 271.4 13.1 258.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 *97.9 98.0 98.0 98.0 Calves : *97.5 *97.7 97.7 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 97.9 98.1 98.4 97.9 98.4 Sheep : *96.9 *95.7 96.3 96.9 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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 21). 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. . 20 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 24, 2000. 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