Mt An 1-2 (3-00) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 24, 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, Pork, and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.77 billion pounds in February, up 7 percent from the previous record high for February of 3.54 billion pounds produced in 1999. February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was 9 percent above the previous year and 6 percent higher than the previous record high for February set in 1996. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, up 8 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from the previous year, at 1,225 pounds. Veal production totaled 18.0 million pounds, 6 percent above February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 95 thousand head, down 5 percent from February 1999. The average live weight was 32 pounds above last year, at 318 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.55 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous record high for February set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.07 million head, 2 percent above 1999. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 261 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20.0 million pounds, was equal to the previous record low for February set a year ago. Sheep slaughter totaled 293 thousand head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 3 pounds from February a year ago. January - February red meat production was 7.5 billion pounds, 2 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 4 percent higher than last year, veal was 2 percent higher, pork was unchanged, and lamb & mutton was up 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 00 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Feb : Jan : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,998 2,178 2,175 109 100 4,168 4,353 104 Veal : 17 17 18 106 105 35 35 102 Pork : 1,501 1,570 1,554 104 99 3,129 3,124 100 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 20 100 105 38 39 103 : Total Red Meat : 3,537 3,784 3,767 107 100 7,369 7,552 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 00 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Feb : Jan : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,965 2,143 2,143 109 100 4,101 4,286 105 Veal : 17 17 17 105 104 34 34 102 Pork : 1,473 1,548 1,535 104 99 3,070 3,083 100 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 20 99 105 37 38 103 : Total Red Meat : 3,474 3,727 3,714 107 100 7,242 7,441 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 00 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Feb : Jan : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,665.2 2,877.9 2,882.6 108 100 5,568.7 5,760.5 103 Other :Thou: 57.3 58.9 54.5 95 92 115.2 113.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,722.5 2,936.9 2,937.1 108 100 5,683.8 5,873.9 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,225 1,233 1,228 100 100 1,224 1,231 101 Other :Lbs :1,048 1,054 1,067 102 101 1,043 1,060 102 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,221 1,229 1,225 100 100 1,220 1,227 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 97.6 90.5 92.0 94 102 200.3 182.6 91 Other :Thou: 2.2 2.1 3.1 139 144 4.8 5.2 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 99.8 92.7 95.1 95 103 205.1 187.7 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 282 308 315 112 102 279 311 112 Other :Lbs : 397 415 443 112 107 399 432 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 286 311 318 111 102 282 314 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,746.2 8,010.3 7,954.8 103 99 16,119.0 15,965.1 99 Other :Thou: 161.5 130.5 112.5 70 86 342.4 243.0 71 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,907.7 8,140.8 8,067.3 102 99 16,461.4 16,208.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 259 262 262 101 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 240 238 241 100 101 240 239 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 262 261 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 290.9 271.4 283.9 98 105 551.2 555.3 101 Other :Thou: 8.7 10.4 9.0 104 87 17.0 19.4 114 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 299.5 281.7 293.0 98 104 568.2 574.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 136 138 139 102 101 136 139 102 Other :Lbs : 96 101 100 104 100 99 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 135 137 138 102 101 135 138 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 00 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Feb 1999 : Jan 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 14.1 2.5 3.1 22 124 AK : AZ : 27.1 30.4 30.6 113 101 AR : 5.2 6.1 5.4 104 87 CA : 81.2 88.3 83.6 103 95 CO : 171.1 183.4 190.5 111 104 DE-MD : 5.7 5.0 5.0 88 99 FL : 3.0 4.2 4.4 146 103 GA : 19.7 27.4 28.5 144 104 HI : 1.1 1.1 1.1 99 95 ID : 39.8 52.0 44.6 112 86 IL : 200.3 204.9 207.1 103 101 IN : 96.4 106.6 105.1 109 99 IA : 497.9 510.8 497.8 100 97 KS : 461.9 512.4 520.5 113 102 KY : 39.3 37.6 36.0 92 96 LA : 1.7 1.5 1.7 101 112 MI : 27.5 27.2 29.1 106 107 MN : 159.7 169.7 170.9 107 101 MS : 22.2 23.1 23.3 105 101 MO : 64.8 66.2 63.2 98 96 MT : 1.8 1.7 1.4 82 87 NE : 532.1 560.6 571.9 107 102 NV : 0.1 0.1 100 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.6 1.6 104 100 NJ : 4.0 4.1 4.5 111 108 NM : 1.3 1.0 0.9 68 90 NY : 3.8 4.2 4.3 113 102 NC : 142.8 152.2 162.0 113 106 ND : 1.8 2.4 2.6 140 108 OH : 25.6 26.4 26.0 101 98 OK : 68.6 82.7 78.3 114 95 OR : 3.1 3.6 3.5 111 97 PA : 89.0 92.6 93.0 105 100 SC : 17.4 17.2 17.5 100 101 SD : 82.7 82.1 78.2 95 95 TN : 16.4 19.8 19.0 116 96 TX : 361.6 401.1 390.1 108 97 UT : 37.1 37.9 37.1 100 98 VA : 56.8 56.5 60.3 106 107 WA : 51.1 62.5 54.1 106 87 WV : 0.7 0.9 0.6 84 70 WI : 97.4 112.3 108.6 112 97 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.4 86 91 : US : 3,536.6 3,784.5 3,767.3 107 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 21.0 0.8 26,318 667 1,256 847 AK : AZ : 37.7 41.0 43,601 51,380 1,157 1,252 AR : 1.9 1.6 1,626 1,564 857 1,002 CA : 73.9 80.9 93,925 100,036 1,271 1,237 CO : 207.8 231.0 257,533 288,774 1,239 1,250 DE-MD : 2.8 2.9 3,322 3,483 1,206 1,210 FL : 3.8 6.1 3,815 7,086 1,011 1,171 GA : 25.6 38.9 28,955 43,831 1,133 1,126 HI : 1.3 1.3 1,205 1,222 953 948 ID : 53.9 61.5 66,527 73,527 1,235 1,196 IL : 69.9 78.9 85,711 98,048 1,226 1,243 IN : 3.6 3.5 3,829 3,658 1,076 1,056 IA : 68.5 52.7 83,697 66,961 1,222 1,271 KS : 596.1 673.5 716,981 808,383 1,203 1,200 KY : 1.8 1.5 1,549 1,282 876 839 LA : 2.1 1.9 1,703 1,549 803 811 MI : 30.0 31.2 41,235 43,933 1,374 1,409 MN : 49.7 54.2 67,421 77,011 1,358 1,420 MS : MO : 7.4 7.3 9,216 7,816 1,238 1,074 MT : 1.9 1.8 2,085 1,999 1,118 1,126 NE : 570.7 609.7 724,480 777,473 1,269 1,275 NV : 0.1 0.1 82 96 1,054 977 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 1,990 2,268 1,077 1,114 NJ : 1.8 2.2 2,038 2,389 1,115 1,107 NM : 2.5 1.5 2,228 1,470 903 1,011 NY : 4.8 5.5 5,252 6,378 1,095 1,162 NC : 11.8 12.7 12,493 13,558 1,056 1,064 ND : 0.9 0.9 1,031 1,093 1,155 1,167 OH : 10.8 12.0 12,064 13,729 1,120 1,140 OK : 3.1 3.4 2,991 3,309 966 976 OR : 1.1 1.0 1,391 1,314 1,290 1,288 PA : 73.3 77.9 92,131 97,968 1,257 1,258 SC : SD : 21.4 24.1 29,328 34,362 1,369 1,428 TN : 2.2 2.1 1,811 1,776 829 860 TX : 495.3 531.3 571,504 609,717 1,154 1,148 UT : 48.4 48.7 58,166 58,227 1,202 1,195 VA : 2.1 2.5 1,989 2,405 953 953 WA : 67.4 71.5 84,060 89,397 1,247 1,250 WV : 1.0 0.8 937 815 971 971 WI : 129.4 141.4 164,847 183,639 1,274 1,299 WY : 0.5 0.5 608 582 1,150 1,132 : US 3/ : 2,722.5 2,937.1 3,324,180 3,598,357 1,221 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, February 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 : 14.1 11.2 1,778 1,717 126 154 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.7 9.3 4,062 3,940 418 423 IN : 7.9 8.8 2,281 2,971 289 338 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 1.1 405 525 468 490 MI : 3.4 3.2 870 1,027 258 325 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 27 30 386 429 MO : 0.2 0.3 67 86 372 315 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 2.5 380 344 120 137 NJ : 8.0 8.8 3,470 3,911 435 444 NM : NY : 12.0 10.9 1,032 1,001 86 92 NC : 0.2 0.2 79 86 426 415 ND : OH : 3.2 3.9 1,401 1,606 443 409 OK : OR : PA : 14.4 14.0 4,753 4,940 331 354 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.6 3.3 1,192 1,468 455 452 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 19 25 270 277 WA : WV : WI : 14.2 13.3 5,542 5,488 389 414 WY : : US 3/ : 99.8 95.1 28,511 30,190 286 318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 6.8 9.5 2,856 4,271 418 451 AK : AZ : 0.6 0.4 119 108 188 258 AR : CA : 187.6 181.3 39,782 38,680 212 213 CO : 2.1 1.3 529 324 257 258 DE-MD : 20.8 15.4 4,942 3,796 237 246 FL : 6.7 7.2 1,340 1,362 199 189 GA : 19.5 21.1 5,541 6,749 284 320 HI : 2.9 2.8 563 543 196 194 ID : IL : 742.5 735.5 196,812 192,218 265 261 IN : 487.2 522.1 123,573 134,587 254 258 IA : 2,325.4 2,325.3 605,925 611,942 261 263 KS : 38.4 39.2 11,520 11,530 300 294 KY : 199.0 180.4 51,552 47,778 259 265 LA : 3.6 3.7 833 831 230 223 MI : 9.6 9.3 3,300 3,577 342 385 MN : 652.5 673.7 168,925 176,823 259 262 MS : MO : 310.8 307.1 80,307 78,482 258 256 MT : 3.0 1.3 686 336 229 252 NE : 476.7 495.3 122,599 130,482 257 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.6 432 370 259 237 NJ : 8.7 8.4 889 816 103 97 NM : 0.3 0.3 58 60 211 213 NY : 3.7 3.2 669 676 179 213 NC : 757.8 831.5 183,544 207,523 242 250 ND : 7.7 12.1 1,831 2,781 239 230 OH : 97.5 94.0 25,253 24,655 259 262 OK : 336.6 374.2 89,549 101,952 266 272 OR : 14.6 16.8 3,770 4,203 259 250 PA : 198.2 205.0 48,602 50,052 245 244 SC : SD : 348.6 317.2 91,938 81,120 264 256 TN : 53.9 63.2 23,566 27,625 437 437 TX : 27.6 32.7 8,892 10,257 322 314 UT : 3.8 4.4 664 676 175 155 VA : 305.7 314.0 74,500 79,055 244 252 WA : 1.4 1.6 354 389 246 242 WV : 1.1 0.7 324 222 304 306 WI : 34.8 37.7 13,901 15,598 400 414 WY : 0.7 0.4 179 103 256 247 : US 3/ : 7,907.7 8,067.3 2,044,799 2,108,491 259 261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 107.8 107.3 15,668 15,920 145 148 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 19 25 81 101 HI : ID : 0.2 0.3 25 32 106 121 IL : IN : 1.9 2.5 182 242 98 98 IA : 46.8 36.1 6,658 5,233 142 145 KS : 0.2 0.1 27 15 108 127 KY : 0.5 0.5 62 59 132 125 LA : 0.3 0.5 40 55 117 118 MI : 16.7 17.1 2,180 2,222 131 130 MN : 0.2 0.2 22 30 118 119 MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 24 27 126 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 7 101 105 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 116 113 100 105 NJ : 6.7 7.1 620 693 93 97 NM : 3.3 2.6 402 309 121 118 NY : 1.2 1.1 146 138 118 129 NC : 0.1 0.1 14 12 97 100 ND : OH : 0.3 0.5 37 60 106 127 OK : 0.5 4 62 128 118 OR : 0.4 0.5 46 66 129 131 PA : 4.8 4.1 513 376 106 92 SC : 0.1 2 12 108 111 SD : 0.3 1.9 41 225 130 118 TN : 0.2 0.2 18 15 88 83 TX : 38.8 44.0 5,002 5,904 129 134 UT : 2.5 2.7 297 322 121 119 VA : 1.1 0.8 111 73 104 93 WA : WV : WI : 0.5 0.7 67 93 123 127 WY : 0.1 0.1 14 13 130 127 : US 3/ : 299.5 293.0 40,513 40,417 135 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,266 1,404 1,370 2,665 2,774 47.5 48.8 47.5 47.9 48.1 Heifers : 925 960 1,027 1,897 1,987 34.7 33.4 35.6 34.1 34.5 All Cows : 431 464 437 918 901 16.1 16.2 15.2 16.5 15.6 Dairy Cows : 212 226 224 434 450 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 Other Cows : 219 238 213 484 451 8.2 8.3 7.4 8.7 7.8 Bulls & Stags : 43 50 49 88 99 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,665 2,878 2,883 5,569 5,761 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,447 7,754 7,698 15,504 15,452 96.1 96.8 96.8 96.2 96.8 Sows : 264 231 232 547 463 3.4 2.9 2.9 3.4 2.9 Stags & Boars : 35 25 25 68 50 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,746 8,010 7,955 16,119 15,965 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 13 26 26 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 278 258 271 525 530 95.5 95.2 95.6 95.3 95.4 : Total 1/ : 291 271 284 551 555 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 748 747 740 748 Steers 4/ : 798 805 800 799 803 Heifers 4/ : 738 741 738 736 740 All Cows 4/ : 567 575 582 566 578 Bulls & Stags4/: 868 902 901 866 902 : Calves & Vealers: 173 188 193 170 191 : Hogs : 191 194 194 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 187 191 191 187 191 Sows 5/ : 293 300 298 294 299 Stags & Boars5/: 224 227 230 224 229 : Sheep : 68 68 69 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 59 58 60 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 69 70 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, February 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 2.5 2 : 7.5 1.3 0.4 5.2 4.3 0.8 0.6 19.7 3 : 81.3 34.0 5.6 40.0 29.1 10.8 1.7 14.1 4 : 69.7 1.4 0.4 58.7 23.2 35.4 9.2 1.9 5 : 300.9 121.0 50.5 120.0 83.8 36.2 9.3 38.2 6 : 530.9 266.8 200.8 49.9 10.4 39.5 13.4 2.2 7 : 1,334.1 677.3 591.4 60.4 4.7 55.7 4.9 0.1 8 : 301.2 141.9 134.3 20.8 3.6 17.2 4.2 9 : 122.7 57.3 8.5 54.5 49.2 5.3 2.3 11.3 10 : 132.6 68.7 34.9 25.8 13.9 12.0 3.3 2.0 : US 2/ : 2,882.6 1,370.0 1,027.1 436.6 223.5 213.0 49.0 92.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.8 2 : 11.3 11.1 0.2 0.1 8.1 1.2 6.9 3 : 533.1 530.7 2.3 6.7 0.3 6.4 4 : 1,267.5 1,180.6 84.6 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 5 : 2,032.1 1,961.5 69.5 1.1 36.7 3.7 33.1 6 : 409.4 383.4 25.0 1.1 44.4 3.7 40.8 7 : 3,156.9 3,097.0 39.8 20.2 36.7 0.1 36.6 8 : 332.6 322.1 10.5 111.7 2.2 109.6 9 : 177.8 177.6 0.2 37.0 0.5 36.5 10 : 32.9 32.7 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 : US 2/ : 7,954.8 7,697.7 232.2 24.9 283.9 12.6 271.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.5 0.5 0.4 2.3 2.2 0.1 0.3 4.8 2 : 14.4 2.7 0.9 9.7 8.1 1.6 1.1 38.6 3 : 162.3 69.4 11.9 77.7 56.4 21.3 3.3 27.3 4 : 136.5 2.8 0.8 114.9 45.9 69.0 18.0 4.8 5 : 603.9 240.1 101.1 244.5 173.5 70.9 18.3 75.1 6 : 1,077.7 542.0 395.5 113.1 22.5 90.6 27.1 4.8 7 : 2,632.8 1,372.7 1,123.8 126.6 9.0 117.7 9.7 0.2 8 : 594.7 290.0 253.3 43.3 7.9 35.4 8.1 9 : 247.8 112.8 18.7 111.1 96.1 15.0 5.3 22.7 10 : 286.8 140.6 80.6 58.3 28.5 29.9 7.3 4.2 : US 2/ : 5,760.5 2,773.5 1,986.9 901.5 450.0 451.5 98.6 182.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 2.5 0.1 2.2 0.6 1.7 2 : 22.8 22.3 0.3 0.2 16.8 2.6 14.2 3 : 1,043.4 1,038.6 4.7 0.1 13.9 0.6 13.3 4 : 2,488.8 2,314.1 170.0 4.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 5 : 4,059.5 3,919.2 137.7 2.6 73.3 7.7 65.5 6 : 837.4 785.3 49.5 2.6 86.2 7.4 78.7 7 : 6,401.1 6,289.0 72.9 39.2 75.4 0.1 75.2 8 : 675.7 648.2 27.5 213.8 4.1 209.6 9 : 367.4 367.1 0.3 70.7 0.9 69.8 10 : 66.3 65.8 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.9 : US 2/ :15,965.1 15,452.2 463.4 49.5 555.3 25.7 529.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 40.8 33.7 0.7 6.5 6.5 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 80.5 23.3 7.7 47.3 42.6 4.7 2.2 11.0 CO : 230.4 117.0 112.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.1 0.7 0.1 4.9 2.5 2.4 0.4 GA : 37.7 0.1 32.1 4.6 27.5 5.5 HI : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 ID : 60.3 31.3 10.2 16.8 7.9 8.9 2.1 IL : 75.9 42.5 33.4 9.3 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 8.8 IA : 51.6 28.9 22.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 KS : 669.7 350.9 317.6 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 29.1 19.3 2.1 7.6 7.6 0.1 3.1 MN : 51.8 10.4 3.8 32.2 12.8 19.4 5.5 MS : MO : 5.0 1.0 0.7 2.9 0.9 2.0 0.3 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 607.8 296.5 250.8 56.3 3.6 52.7 4.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 2.5 NJ : 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 8.8 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.9 NY : 5.3 0.5 0.2 4.2 3.5 0.7 0.3 10.9 NC : 11.9 0.1 9.5 4.9 4.6 2.3 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.3 0.3 0.1 4.4 3.7 0.7 0.4 3.9 OK : OR : PA : 77.5 31.9 5.0 39.0 28.4 10.6 1.7 13.9 SC : SD : 21.8 0.8 0.6 16.8 1.6 15.2 3.5 TN : 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 TX : 527.8 266.4 200.6 47.5 9.0 38.5 13.3 1.9 UT : 48.1 23.7 20.4 3.5 1.7 1.8 0.5 VA : 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 71.5 36.9 24.6 8.9 5.9 3.0 1.1 WV : WI : 138.3 48.2 11.0 75.7 59.7 16.0 3.4 13.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,882.6 1,370.0 1,027.1 436.5 223.5 213.0 49.0 92.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 6.0 2.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 174.7 174.5 0.1 CO : 0.8 0.7 107.3 107.3 DE-MD : 15.4 15.4 FL : 7.2 6.8 0.4 GA : 13.3 8.2 5.1 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 719.9 694.4 24.8 0.7 IN : 517.8 517.8 2.2 1.5 0.7 IA : 2,323.4 2,270.8 32.5 20.2 35.9 35.8 KS : 36.0 28.8 7.2 KY : 179.5 172.9 6.5 0.5 0.4 LA : MI : 7.5 2.6 4.8 0.1 16.8 2.0 14.8 MN : 671.5 671.5 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 304.5 304.4 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 493.0 493.0 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.8 NJ : 8.4 8.2 0.1 0.1 7.1 0.8 6.3 NM : 1.8 1.3 0.5 NY : 2.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.6 NC : 821.1 814.5 6.6 0.1 0.1 ND : 11.8 11.8 OH : 83.4 74.8 8.7 OK : 372.2 365.2 7.0 0.5 0.5 OR : 16.6 16.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 PA : 204.5 204.0 0.5 4.1 0.2 3.8 SC : SD : 315.9 305.5 10.4 1.8 1.8 TN : 62.8 3.8 59.1 0.2 0.2 TX : 20.4 12.4 6.9 1.0 42.2 2.3 39.8 UT : 3.7 3.7 2.5 2.1 0.4 VA : 313.0 311.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 WA : 1.6 1.6 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 32.0 0.4 31.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,954.8 7,697.7 232.2 24.9 283.9 12.6 271.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.9 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.1 Calves : 97.8 97.7 96.8 97.7 97.2 Hogs : 98.0 98.4 98.6 97.9 98.5 Sheep : 97.1 96.3 96.9 97.0 96.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Slightly over 900 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 five years; running about 1.75 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .35 per 100 for hogs and .25 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 April 20, 2000. 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