Mt An 1-2 (4-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released April 20, 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 Sets Record High for March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.04 billion pounds in March, up 1 percent from the previous record high of 4.02 billion pounds produced in March 1999. March 1999 and 2000 both contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.13 million head, up 3 percent from 1999. The average live weight was down 1 pounds from the previous year, at 1,215 pounds. Veal production totaled 20.0 million pounds, 2 percent below the previous record low for March set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 103 thousand head, down 12 percent from March 1999. The average live weight was 33 pounds above last year, at 320 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.81 million head, 3 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 24.0 million pounds, was down 17 percent from March 1999 and down 8 percent from the previous record low for March set in 1997 and 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 344 thousand head, 19 percent below last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 3 pounds from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.6 billion pounds, 2 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 4 percent higher than last year, veal was 1 percent higher, pork was 1 percent lower, and lamb & mutton was down 6 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 00 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Mar : Feb : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,231 2,175 2,300 103 106 6,399 6,653 104 Veal : 20 18 20 98 109 55 55 101 Pork : 1,737 1,554 1,700 98 109 4,866 4,825 99 Lamb & Mutton : 29 20 24 83 119 67 63 94 : Total Red Meat : 4,017 3,767 4,044 101 107 11,387 11,596 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 00 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Mar : Feb : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,196 2,143 2,268 103 106 6,297 6,554 104 Veal : 20 17 18 93 106 53 52 99 Pork : 1,707 1,535 1,681 98 110 4,777 4,764 100 Lamb & Mutton : 28 20 23 83 119 65 62 94 : Total Red Meat : 3,951 3,714 3,991 101 107 11,193 11,432 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 00 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Mar : Feb : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,990.2 2,882.6 3,078.1 103 107 8,558.9 8,838.6 103 Other :Thou: 60.2 54.5 52.9 88 97 175.3 166.3 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,050.4 2,937.1 3,131.0 103 107 8,734.2 9,004.9 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,220 1,228 1,217 100 99 1,222 1,226 100 Other :Lbs :1,043 1,067 1,075 103 101 1,043 1,065 102 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,216 1,225 1,215 100 99 1,219 1,223 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 114.7 92.0 97.1 85 106 315.0 279.6 89 Other :Thou: 2.1 3.1 5.7 271 187 6.9 10.9 157 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 116.8 95.1 102.8 88 108 321.9 290.5 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 285 315 314 110 100 281 312 111 Other :Lbs : 409 443 437 107 99 402 434 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 287 318 320 112 101 284 317 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,945.1 7,954.8 8,695.2 97 109 25,064.0 24,660.4 98 Other :Thou: 172.6 112.5 115.2 67 102 515.0 358.2 70 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:9,117.7 8,067.3 8,810.5 97 109 25,579.1 25,018.6 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 259 262 262 101 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 240 241 233 97 97 240 237 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 261 262 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 410.7 283.9 333.9 81 118 961.9 889.2 92 Other :Thou: 13.2 9.0 10.3 78 114 30.2 29.6 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 423.9 293.0 344.2 81 117 992.1 918.9 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 138 139 141 102 101 137 139 102 Other :Lbs : 103 100 101 98 101 101 101 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 137 138 140 102 101 135 138 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 00 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Mar 1999 : Feb 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 17.0 3.1 3.7 22 117 AK : AZ : 30.9 30.6 33.8 110 111 AR : 6.3 5.4 5.0 79 93 CA : 93.9 83.6 94.8 101 113 CO : 181.5 190.5 188.8 104 99 DE-MD : 6.8 5.0 5.3 78 106 FL : 3.8 4.4 4.7 125 108 GA : 25.0 28.5 30.2 121 106 HI : 1.2 1.1 1.2 99 112 ID : 45.9 44.6 44.6 97 100 IL : 228.9 207.1 232.6 102 112 IN : 110.0 105.1 113.1 103 108 IA : 573.6 497.8 549.7 96 110 KS : 514.0 520.5 550.7 107 106 KY : 45.5 36.0 39.0 86 109 LA : 1.8 1.7 1.7 95 103 MI : 32.6 29.1 31.7 97 109 MN : 184.7 170.9 185.7 101 109 MS : 24.2 23.3 24.9 103 107 MO : 74.1 63.2 68.4 92 108 MT : 1.8 1.4 1.4 79 99 NE : 586.3 571.9 605.5 103 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 111 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.6 1.6 88 98 NJ : 4.9 4.5 5.0 102 113 NM : 1.3 0.9 0.8 64 91 NY : 4.4 4.3 4.7 105 110 NC : 168.2 162.0 173.5 103 107 ND : 2.2 2.6 2.5 115 99 OH : 29.6 26.0 28.1 95 108 OK : 77.9 78.3 87.8 113 112 OR : 3.7 3.5 3.9 104 111 PA : 101.2 93.0 102.5 101 110 SC : 19.8 17.5 17.6 89 101 SD : 93.4 78.2 84.9 91 109 TN : 21.8 19.0 19.0 87 100 TX : 418.3 390.1 414.3 99 106 UT : 43.4 37.1 41.2 95 111 VA : 66.0 60.3 64.2 97 106 WA : 54.2 54.1 54.0 100 100 WV : 0.7 0.6 0.6 87 96 WI : 113.9 108.6 120.7 106 111 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.4 95 100 : US : 4,017.1 3,767.3 4,043.9 101 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 25.6 0.9 32,226 818 1,258 885 AK : AZ : 43.0 45.7 49,660 56,376 1,155 1,232 AR : 2.2 1.6 1,879 1,582 860 996 CA : 86.2 91.8 109,878 112,998 1,275 1,230 CO : 217.3 230.6 268,002 284,435 1,233 1,234 DE-MD : 3.3 3.2 4,031 3,976 1,211 1,233 FL : 4.7 6.5 4,678 7,556 1,002 1,159 GA : 33.2 41.1 37,401 47,129 1,125 1,145 HI : 1.5 1.4 1,395 1,345 938 938 ID : 62.2 60.6 77,304 74,105 1,243 1,224 IL : 79.2 91.2 96,718 111,413 1,221 1,221 IN : 3.9 3.4 4,108 3,532 1,049 1,050 IA : 74.5 58.5 90,337 73,335 1,213 1,254 KS : 670.8 725.5 799,620 855,907 1,192 1,180 KY : 1.7 1.4 1,361 1,152 818 828 LA : 2.5 1.9 1,846 1,755 746 919 MI : 35.2 34.0 49,036 48,354 1,395 1,424 MN : 55.5 60.9 76,237 85,791 1,373 1,410 MS : MO : 8.2 7.4 9,953 7,985 1,212 1,080 MT : 1.9 1.8 2,143 2,025 1,131 1,149 NE : 619.4 640.9 781,579 804,677 1,262 1,256 NV : 0.1 0.1 81 88 1,045 995 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 2,170 2,082 1,107 1,117 NJ : 2.0 2.4 2,185 2,675 1,087 1,132 NM : 2.4 1.3 2,163 1,313 887 993 NY : 5.3 6.0 5,835 7,008 1,102 1,161 NC : 13.9 15.4 14,663 16,446 1,058 1,065 ND : 1.1 1.1 1,278 1,267 1,162 1,137 OH : 11.4 12.4 12,917 14,279 1,135 1,149 OK : 3.7 3.5 3,653 3,369 989 961 OR : 1.3 1.3 1,716 1,703 1,332 1,348 PA : 83.2 86.8 103,708 109,230 1,247 1,258 SC : SD : 24.4 25.4 34,156 36,383 1,402 1,430 TN : 2.5 2.2 1,985 2,023 803 916 TX : 572.2 563.6 657,576 647,897 1,149 1,150 UT : 56.3 54.8 68,205 65,131 1,212 1,190 VA : 2.1 2.5 2,037 2,342 982 947 WA : 72.2 71.2 89,400 89,650 1,239 1,259 WV : 0.9 0.7 802 736 882 1,006 WI : 147.8 153.6 190,376 200,548 1,288 1,305 WY : 0.5 0.5 556 561 1,165 1,174 : US 3/ : 3,050.4 3,131.0 3,709,209 3,802,845 1,216 1,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 15.8 11.4 2,139 1,740 135 153 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 11.2 10.3 4,673 4,333 417 422 IN : 9.7 8.7 2,473 3,044 255 351 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 28 26 428 440 LA : 1.0 1.1 457 446 464 419 MI : 4.2 3.5 1,137 1,261 268 360 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 43 34 391 425 MO : 0.2 0.3 80 83 348 327 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 4.1 3.0 493 377 120 127 NJ : 10.7 9.9 4,632 4,367 434 441 NM : NY : 16.2 13.0 1,402 1,144 87 88 NC : 0.2 0.2 94 86 398 419 ND : OH : 4.0 3.7 1,786 1,496 446 402 OK : 0.1 0.1 37 23 412 446 OR : PA : 16.5 15.1 5,344 5,390 324 356 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.0 5.1 1,044 2,370 516 466 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 20 20 302 265 WA : WV : WI : 15.9 14.3 6,610 5,905 415 412 WY : : US 3/ : 116.8 102.8 33,482 32,938 287 320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 7.8 10.9 3,338 5,035 426 462 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.4 142 101 198 225 AR : CA : 202.9 201.9 43,395 44,156 214 219 CO : 2.2 1.3 565 341 261 262 DE-MD : 24.3 15.3 5,698 3,752 235 245 FL : 9.8 8.4 1,855 1,457 190 174 GA : 21.8 20.5 6,173 6,575 283 320 HI : 3.0 3.0 612 622 203 205 ID : IL : 847.4 815.1 224,085 214,795 264 264 IN : 554.4 562.8 141,105 145,173 254 258 IA : 2,690.1 2,563.1 700,124 677,356 260 264 KS : 37.1 41.3 10,820 12,396 292 300 KY : 230.8 194.1 60,204 51,187 261 264 LA : 4.2 3.7 899 776 213 211 MI : 10.4 9.1 3,675 3,503 352 384 MN : 754.7 724.8 195,573 190,161 259 262 MS : MO : 359.7 335.2 92,126 85,525 256 255 MT : 3.1 1.3 700 316 228 250 NE : 582.0 570.4 151,010 150,418 259 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.5 496 395 261 261 NJ : 8.1 8.6 791 829 98 96 NM : 0.2 0.2 39 42 213 212 NY : 3.7 3.0 672 684 180 225 NC : 886.9 882.4 215,702 220,005 243 249 ND : 8.9 11.3 2,218 2,645 248 234 OH : 115.7 105.5 29,804 27,338 258 259 OK : 378.6 420.5 101,421 114,270 268 272 OR : 16.8 18.0 4,347 4,512 259 251 PA : 225.8 219.9 55,099 53,668 244 244 SC : SD : 391.5 343.3 102,927 88,435 263 258 TN : 72.6 62.5 31,634 27,381 436 438 TX : 30.4 30.6 10,071 9,796 331 321 UT : 3.9 4.7 708 771 183 164 VA : 350.7 336.2 86,530 84,307 247 251 WA : 1.5 1.7 357 410 245 241 WV : 1.0 0.7 345 229 341 319 WI : 40.6 43.9 16,424 18,763 405 428 WY : 0.6 0.5 155 115 249 246 : US 3/ : 9,117.7 8,810.5 2,362,701 2,308,081 259 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 151.8 120.3 22,411 18,074 148 150 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.5 0.4 59 37 120 105 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 35 126 120 IL : IN : 3.3 3.3 339 335 103 103 IA : 60.2 48.8 8,982 7,214 149 148 KS : 0.2 0.2 29 19 118 122 KY : 0.6 0.7 79 88 123 133 LA : 0.5 0.5 53 45 110 95 MI : 21.4 19.8 2,771 2,534 130 128 MN : 0.2 0.2 20 30 124 138 MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.2 25 23 130 129 NE : 0.2 0.1 20 9 117 116 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 1.8 269 184 98 104 NJ : 10.7 9.0 933 894 87 99 NM : 3.6 3.0 426 348 119 117 NY : 5.0 1.7 489 182 97 107 NC : 0.3 0.1 24 8 95 107 ND : OH : 0.7 0.6 67 74 98 125 OK : 0.1 0.8 15 96 117 119 OR : 0.5 0.5 67 52 130 110 PA : 7.7 4.5 803 425 105 95 SC : 0.1 0.2 8 21 96 100 SD : 0.4 1.7 51 203 140 117 TN : 0.3 0.3 28 27 89 84 TX : 60.3 47.3 7,849 6,570 130 139 UT : 3.0 2.9 362 351 120 122 VA : 1.2 0.9 117 83 98 93 WA : WV : WI : 0.8 0.7 108 87 129 123 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 8 133 133 : US 3/ : 423.9 344.2 57,919 48,120 137 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,437 1,370 1,500 4,102 4,274 48.0 47.5 48.7 47.9 48.4 Heifers :1,011 1,027 1,059 2,908 3,046 33.8 35.6 34.4 34.0 34.5 All Cows : 489 437 464 1,407 1,365 16.3 15.2 15.0 16.5 15.4 Dairy Cows : 231 224 250 665 700 7.7 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.9 Other Cows : 258 213 214 742 665 8.6 7.4 6.9 8.7 7.5 Bulls & Stags : 54 49 55 142 153 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,990 2,883 3,078 8,559 8,839 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,604 7,698 8,405 24,108 23,857 96.2 96.8 96.7 96.2 96.7 Sows : 302 232 264 849 727 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.4 2.9 Stags & Boars : 39 25 27 107 76 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,945 7,955 8,695 25,064 24,660 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 13 15 43 41 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 394 271 319 919 848 95.9 95.6 95.4 95.5 95.4 : Total 1/ : 411 284 334 962 889 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 738 747 741 739 746 Steers 4/ : 792 800 788 796 798 Heifers 4/ : 734 738 731 735 737 All Cows 4/ : 571 582 587 568 581 Bulls & Stags4/: 893 901 910 877 904 : Calves & Vealers: 175 193 193 172 191 : Hogs : 192 194 194 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 191 191 188 191 Sows 5/ : 295 298 299 294 299 Stags & Boars5/: 228 230 238 225 231 : Sheep : 69 69 70 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 58 60 60 59 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 70 70 69 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 3.0 2 : 8.2 1.5 0.4 5.5 4.7 0.9 0.7 22.9 3 : 90.5 41.3 6.6 40.5 29.8 10.7 2.2 15.3 4 : 76.1 1.7 0.5 63.3 26.0 37.3 10.6 1.4 5 : 336.3 136.2 56.9 132.2 92.2 40.0 11.0 40.2 6 : 564.1 301.2 193.2 55.5 11.6 43.8 14.3 1.3 7 : 1,423.0 753.0 613.5 51.7 6.5 45.2 4.8 0.1 8 : 308.2 141.6 140.1 22.3 4.9 17.4 4.2 9 : 138.3 64.6 7.8 63.4 57.2 6.2 2.6 11.3 10 : 131.7 58.8 39.8 28.7 16.3 12.4 4.4 1.6 : US 2/ : 3,078.1 1,500.0 1,059.0 464.2 250.4 213.8 54.9 97.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.1 0.1 1.7 0.4 1.2 2 : 11.4 11.3 0.1 0.1 10.7 1.6 9.0 3 : 570.4 568.2 2.2 7.4 0.5 6.9 4 : 1,347.2 1,256.9 88.0 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.4 5 : 2,218.1 2,132.2 85.1 0.9 41.4 4.7 36.7 6 : 452.2 427.9 23.3 1.0 48.5 3.9 44.6 7 : 3,500.8 3,429.8 48.4 22.6 49.7 49.7 8 : 358.2 342.0 16.2 124.6 2.3 122.3 9 : 199.3 199.1 0.2 48.0 0.7 47.3 10 : 36.4 36.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 : US 2/ : 8,695.2 8,404.7 263.7 26.9 333.9 15.3 318.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - March 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.2 0.8 0.6 3.4 3.3 0.1 0.4 7.8 2 : 22.6 4.2 1.3 15.3 12.7 2.5 1.8 61.5 3 : 252.8 110.6 18.5 118.2 86.2 32.0 5.5 42.5 4 : 212.6 4.5 1.2 178.2 71.9 106.3 28.6 6.2 5 : 940.2 376.2 158.0 376.7 265.8 110.9 29.3 115.3 6 : 1,641.8 843.2 588.6 168.6 34.1 134.4 41.4 6.1 7 : 4,055.8 2,125.7 1,737.3 178.4 15.5 162.9 14.4 0.4 8 : 902.9 431.6 393.4 65.6 12.8 52.8 12.3 9 : 386.1 177.3 26.5 174.4 153.3 21.1 7.9 34.0 10 : 418.5 199.4 120.4 87.0 44.8 42.2 11.8 5.8 : US 2/ : 8,838.6 4,273.6 3,045.9 1,365.7 700.4 665.3 153.5 279.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.8 3.7 0.1 3.9 1.0 2.9 2 : 34.3 33.6 0.4 0.2 27.4 4.2 23.2 3 : 1,613.8 1,606.9 6.8 0.1 21.3 1.1 20.2 4 : 3,836.0 3,571.1 258.1 6.9 3.5 2.5 1.0 5 : 6,277.7 6,051.4 222.8 3.5 114.6 12.4 102.2 6 : 1,289.6 1,213.2 72.8 3.6 134.7 11.3 123.3 7 : 9,902.0 9,718.8 121.3 61.9 125.1 0.2 124.9 8 : 1,033.9 990.2 43.7 338.4 6.4 332.0 9 : 566.7 566.2 0.5 0.1 118.7 1.6 117.1 10 : 102.7 102.0 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.4 1.4 : US 2/ :24,660.4 23,856.9 727.1 76.4 889.2 41.1 848.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.5 37.6 0.9 7.1 7.1 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 91.2 26.7 6.7 55.5 50.0 5.5 2.4 11.2 CO : 229.9 115.3 113.8 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 FL : 6.5 0.9 0.1 5.0 2.5 2.5 0.4 GA : 39.7 0.2 33.6 5.0 28.6 6.0 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.2 ID : 59.4 26.2 11.6 18.8 9.7 9.1 2.8 IL : 88.1 48.2 39.8 10.2 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 8.7 IA : 57.2 29.6 27.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 KS : 721.8 396.8 321.1 3.8 2.7 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 31.8 20.8 2.1 8.8 8.8 0.1 3.4 MN : 58.9 10.7 3.9 38.5 15.3 23.2 5.9 MS : MO : 5.3 1.1 0.6 3.1 0.8 2.3 0.5 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 638.7 325.4 264.5 44.8 3.1 41.7 3.9 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 3.0 NJ : 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.9 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.9 NY : 5.8 0.5 0.2 4.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 13.0 NC : 14.6 0.1 11.6 6.3 5.3 2.9 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 OH : 6.1 0.4 0.2 5.1 4.3 0.8 0.4 3.6 OK : OR : PA : 86.4 38.7 6.0 39.6 29.3 10.3 2.1 15.1 SC : SD : 23.1 1.6 0.7 17.2 1.6 15.6 3.6 TN : 1.7 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.1 TX : 561.0 300.9 192.9 53.0 10.2 42.8 14.2 1.1 UT : 54.1 24.2 25.3 4.1 2.6 1.5 0.5 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 WA : 71.2 31.8 28.2 9.7 6.5 3.2 1.5 WV : WI : 151.0 55.9 10.7 79.8 63.8 16.0 4.6 14.3 WY : : US 3/ :3,078.1 1,500.0 1,059.0 464.2 250.4 213.8 54.9 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.7 7.5 2.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 196.0 195.8 0.2 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 120.3 120.2 DE-MD : 15.3 15.3 FL : 8.4 8.0 0.4 GA : 12.5 7.6 4.9 HI : 3.0 3.0 ID : 0.2 0.1 IL : 795.4 760.7 33.9 0.7 IN : 558.7 558.7 2.9 2.0 0.9 IA : 2,561.4 2,498.4 40.4 22.6 48.7 48.7 KS : 38.2 30.4 7.8 0.1 KY : 193.5 187.1 6.4 0.7 0.6 LA : MI : 7.3 3.7 3.5 0.1 19.6 2.6 17.0 MN : 722.9 722.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 332.5 332.3 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.3 NE : 568.8 568.7 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 0.1 1.7 0.4 1.2 NJ : 8.6 8.5 0.1 0.1 9.0 1.2 7.8 NM : 2.0 1.5 0.6 NY : 2.8 2.8 1.7 0.5 1.2 NC : 870.3 861.1 9.1 0.1 ND : 11.0 11.0 OH : 95.2 85.9 9.3 OK : 417.6 410.4 7.2 0.7 0.7 OR : 17.7 17.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 PA : 219.5 219.0 0.5 4.4 0.4 4.1 SC : SD : 341.9 325.9 16.1 1.6 1.6 TN : 62.2 3.9 58.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 19.0 11.8 6.1 1.0 45.7 2.4 43.3 UT : 4.0 4.0 2.6 2.2 0.4 VA : 335.5 334.0 1.5 0.8 0.8 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 38.6 0.3 38.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,695.2 8,404.7 263.7 26.9 333.9 15.3 318.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.1 98.3 98.0 98.2 Calves : 98.2 96.8 94.4 97.8 96.3 Hogs : 98.1 98.6 98.7 98.0 98.6 Sheep : 96.9 96.9 97.0 97.0 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 19, 2000. 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