Mt An 1-2 (5-00) Washington, DC Livestock Slaughter Released May 19, 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 3.46 billion pounds in April, down 9 percent from the 3.82 billion pounds produced in April 1999. April 1999 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. April 2000 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.03 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, down 6 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,202 pounds. Veal production totaled 17.0 million pounds, 6 percent below the previous record low for April set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 81 thousand head, down 17 percent from April 1999. The average live weight was 40 pounds above last year, at 343 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.39 billion pounds, down 14 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.21 million head, 15 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was up 12 percent from April 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 345 thousand head, 12 percent above last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, unchanged from April a year ago. January - April red meat production was 15.1 billion pounds, 1 percent lower than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was 1 percent lower, pork was 4 percent lower, and lamb & mutton was down 1 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 00 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Apr : Mar : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,155 2,300 2,026 94 88 8,554 8,679 101 Veal : 18 20 17 94 84 73 72 99 Pork : 1,629 1,700 1,394 86 82 6,495 6,219 96 Lamb & Mutton : 21 24 23 112 98 88 86 99 : Total Red Meat : 3,822 4,044 3,460 91 86 15,209 15,056 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 00 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Apr : Mar : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,123 2,268 1,997 94 88 8,420 8,551 102 Veal : 17 18 15 88 83 71 68 96 Pork : 1,604 1,681 1,377 86 82 6,382 6,141 96 Lamb & Mutton : 20 23 23 113 97 85 84 99 : Total Red Meat : 3,765 3,991 3,412 91 85 14,958 14,844 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 00 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Apr : Mar : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,916.4 3,078.1 2,735.0 94 89 11,475.2 11,573.6 101 Other :Thou: 54.6 52.9 47.4 87 90 230.0 213.7 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,971.0 3,131.0 2,782.4 94 89 11,705.2 11,787.3 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,204 1,217 1,204 100 99 1,218 1,221 100 Other :Lbs :1,034 1,075 1,081 105 101 1,041 1,068 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,201 1,215 1,202 100 99 1,214 1,218 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 94.9 97.1 75.2 79 77 409.9 354.9 87 Other :Thou: 1.9 5.7 5.3 275 93 8.9 16.2 183 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 96.9 102.8 80.5 83 78 418.8 371.1 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 297 314 332 112 106 285 316 111 Other :Lbs : 378 437 466 123 107 397 445 112 Comm'l. :Lbs : 303 320 343 113 107 288 322 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,386.2 8,695.2 7,107.4 85 82 33,450.2 31,767.7 95 Other :Thou: 144.1 115.2 102.6 71 89 659.1 460.9 70 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,530.2 8,810.5 7,210.0 85 82 34,109.3 32,228.6 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 262 263 101 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 235 233 234 99 100 239 237 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 260 262 262 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 295.0 *333.8 330.3 112 99 1,256.9 1,219.4 97 Other :Thou: 14.4 10.3 14.7 102 144 44.6 44.4 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 309.4 *344.1 345.0 112 100 1,301.5 1,263.8 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 137 141 139 102 99 137 139 102 Other :Lbs : 94 101 97 104 96 98 99 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 136 140 136 101 98 135 138 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 00 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Apr 1999 : Mar 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 15.6 3.7 2.8 18 77 AK : 0.1 123 AZ : 29.5 33.8 31.0 105 92 AR : 5.4 5.0 4.5 84 90 CA : 89.6 94.8 79.4 89 84 CO : 168.4 188.8 158.4 94 84 DE-MD : 6.3 5.3 4.3 69 81 FL : 3.5 4.7 3.8 109 81 GA : 24.0 30.2 25.5 106 85 HI : 1.2 1.2 1.1 96 94 ID : 44.0 44.6 41.2 94 92 IL : 211.7 232.6 199.8 94 86 IN : 104.2 113.1 91.9 88 81 IA : 543.9 549.7 446.4 82 81 KS : 511.3 550.7 495.8 97 90 KY : 42.7 39.0 31.9 75 82 LA : 1.6 1.7 1.3 82 74 MI : 31.2 31.7 27.7 89 87 MN : 172.4 185.7 150.3 87 81 MS : 22.5 24.9 20.7 92 83 MO : 69.3 68.4 57.1 82 83 MT : 1.8 1.4 1.6 89 113 NE : 554.9 605.5 527.6 95 87 NV : 0.1 0.1 137 95 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 1.4 83 89 NJ : 4.3 5.0 4.1 96 83 NM : 1.2 0.8 0.7 55 83 NY : 4.3 4.7 3.9 91 84 NC : 157.6 173.5 137.7 87 79 ND : 1.9 2.5 2.0 104 78 OH : 27.6 28.1 25.0 90 89 OK : 75.6 87.8 76.3 101 87 OR : 3.4 3.9 3.2 95 83 PA : 96.6 102.5 89.9 93 88 SC : 18.6 17.6 17.6 95 100 SD : 85.4 84.9 67.5 79 80 TN : 19.1 19.0 14.5 76 76 TX : 407.6 414.3 371.4 91 90 UT : 38.6 41.2 35.2 91 85 VA : 62.0 64.2 53.9 87 84 WA : 49.9 54.0 49.4 99 92 WV : 0.5 0.6 0.5 103 88 WI : 111.2 120.7 101.4 91 84 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.3 93 77 : US : 3,822.4 4,043.9 3,460.0 91 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 24.8 0.6 29,458 526 1,190 830 AK : AZ : 40.5 41.9 48,908 51,739 1,208 1,234 AR : 1.8 1.2 1,586 1,207 864 985 CA : 81.6 75.3 102,774 93,206 1,259 1,237 CO : 210.8 195.3 253,168 236,673 1,201 1,212 DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 3,470 3,187 1,232 1,214 FL : 4.6 5.4 4,684 6,195 1,019 1,150 GA : 32.3 34.7 36,809 39,786 1,140 1,147 HI : 1.4 1.4 1,297 1,298 955 957 ID : 59.4 56.0 72,248 68,274 1,216 1,220 IL : 76.7 78.5 92,593 95,068 1,207 1,212 IN : 3.3 2.6 3,391 2,701 1,043 1,048 IA : 70.6 48.7 85,380 60,750 1,210 1,248 KS : 675.4 664.1 793,825 771,056 1,175 1,161 KY : 1.3 1.1 1,068 908 825 835 LA : 2.4 1.5 1,857 1,290 786 837 MI : 33.9 29.6 47,019 42,026 1,388 1,420 MN : 52.6 50.3 71,838 69,936 1,366 1,389 MS : MO : 7.6 6.0 8,904 6,555 1,172 1,087 MT : 2.0 2.0 2,276 2,274 1,121 1,113 NE : 598.0 576.9 741,716 717,874 1,240 1,244 NV : 0.1 0.1 60 90 1,014 988 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.5 2,120 1,711 1,110 1,113 NJ : 1.8 1.8 2,016 2,004 1,114 1,126 NM : 2.3 1.1 2,033 1,061 900 933 NY : 5.4 4.9 5,978 5,684 1,111 1,157 NC : 13.7 12.8 14,601 13,817 1,063 1,080 ND : 0.9 0.8 1,002 872 1,145 1,144 OH : 11.2 11.8 11,551 13,661 1,031 1,153 OK : 3.5 3.0 3,547 3,006 1,016 986 OR : 1.1 0.9 1,543 1,115 1,345 1,286 PA : 81.4 78.6 102,026 98,930 1,253 1,259 SC : SD : 23.7 20.3 33,039 28,547 1,391 1,408 TN : 2.3 1.6 1,883 1,463 835 894 TX : 562.0 512.3 640,172 581,349 1,139 1,135 UT : 50.7 48.1 60,675 55,198 1,196 1,148 VA : 1.3 1.4 1,264 1,388 959 961 WA : 66.5 65.6 82,592 82,158 1,242 1,252 WV : 0.8 0.7 740 692 945 992 WI : 143.7 127.2 183,720 164,990 1,278 1,297 WY : 0.4 0.4 475 412 1,157 1,144 : US 3/ : 2,971.0 2,782.4 3,568,896 3,343,673 1,201 1,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 11.3 7.7 1,676 1,236 149 160 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.5 8.2 4,425 3,461 422 421 IN : 8.0 7.2 2,276 2,646 284 365 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.8 336 406 469 492 MI : 3.8 3.6 1,103 1,360 290 381 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 32 21 400 420 MO : 0.2 0.2 71 57 369 300 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.2 1.8 364 211 114 115 NJ : 9.0 8.2 3,947 3,597 440 441 NM : NY : 13.0 8.0 1,174 702 91 87 NC : 0.2 0.2 96 72 414 399 ND : OH : 3.8 3.4 1,689 1,374 448 399 OK : OR : PA : 14.8 11.7 5,062 4,469 342 383 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.1 4.7 556 2,304 513 491 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 23 16 356 312 WA : WV : WI : 13.7 12.1 5,596 4,992 409 414 WY : : US 3/ : 96.9 80.5 29,330 27,653 303 343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 7.4 8.5 3,051 3,910 415 462 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.6 129 135 196 234 AR : CA : 203.5 174.8 44,166 37,741 217 216 CO : 1.7 1.1 447 296 258 260 DE-MD : 23.0 12.2 5,379 2,988 234 245 FL : 8.6 5.8 1,609 1,168 188 201 GA : 18.7 17.0 5,236 5,320 280 314 HI : 3.1 2.7 618 552 199 204 ID : IL : 773.8 694.1 205,241 185,130 265 267 IN : 525.0 456.4 134,135 117,919 256 258 IA : 2,544.9 2,069.7 665,180 547,780 261 265 KS : 37.3 34.7 11,282 10,517 302 303 KY : 217.8 158.4 56,642 41,787 260 264 LA : 2.8 2.8 576 555 204 197 MI : 9.9 8.1 3,696 2,844 375 351 MN : 696.9 582.6 180,977 152,497 260 262 MS : MO : 337.4 279.2 86,651 71,515 257 256 MT : 2.6 1.2 588 292 225 245 NE : 534.3 448.3 138,504 117,804 259 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.4 525 346 265 256 NJ : 7.9 7.4 779 703 98 95 NM : 0.2 0.1 37 31 212 213 NY : 3.9 2.5 709 585 181 230 NC : 822.6 699.0 201,236 174,913 245 250 ND : 8.2 9.4 1,988 2,183 243 231 OH : 107.6 89.6 27,837 23,384 259 261 OK : 368.6 368.7 98,461 99,305 267 269 OR : 14.9 16.0 3,973 3,984 267 250 PA : 204.5 179.1 49,882 43,583 244 243 SC : SD : 354.7 274.9 92,472 70,714 261 257 TN : 63.5 47.6 27,691 21,005 436 442 TX : 29.6 26.8 9,954 8,558 336 319 UT : 3.6 3.8 642 626 178 166 VA : 330.7 280.7 81,847 71,020 248 253 WA : 1.5 1.4 385 349 250 241 WV : 0.8 0.7 228 224 290 306 WI : 42.4 40.8 17,458 17,665 412 433 WY : 0.4 0.4 90 88 255 245 : US 3/ : 8,530.2 7,210.0 2,216,052 1,892,543 260 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 0.1 0.1 16 7 114 103 AR : CA : CO : 106.9 123.7 16,097 18,658 151 151 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.5 43 36 117 79 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 32 30 119 119 IL : IN : 3.5 4.3 332 415 96 96 IA : 40.4 48.0 6,205 7,157 154 149 KS : 0.1 0.1 17 14 117 122 KY : 0.6 0.7 92 92 145 125 LA : 0.2 0.2 19 19 94 106 MI : 16.5 17.1 2,061 2,147 125 125 MN : 0.1 0.2 14 18 114 120 MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.3 24 39 130 130 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 8 120 118 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 4.2 218 431 90 102 NJ : 10.0 10.5 834 917 84 87 NM : 3.8 2.7 449 317 119 117 NY : 3.6 7.7 313 689 88 89 NC : 0.1 0.1 10 7 88 93 ND : OH : 1.3 1.8 119 218 89 119 OK : 0.1 0.3 17 41 145 129 OR : 0.4 0.6 58 63 131 107 PA : 7.6 8.0 666 681 88 85 SC : 0.1 0.1 15 12 114 102 SD : 0.9 1.0 115 113 126 116 TN : 0.3 0.3 20 27 79 86 TX : 41.2 46.3 5,345 6,209 130 134 UT : 2.6 2.6 307 309 120 120 VA : 1.0 1.1 100 107 98 94 WA : WV : WI : 0.7 1.0 89 110 127 115 WY : 0.1 5 13 119 135 : US 3/ : 309.4 345.0 41,958 47,035 136 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,452 1,500 1,386 5,554 5,659 49.8 48.7 50.7 48.4 48.9 Heifers : 959 1,059 907 3,867 3,952 32.9 34.4 33.1 33.7 34.2 All Cows : 452 464 395 1,859 1,761 15.4 15.0 14.5 16.2 15.2 Dairy Cows : 209 250 193 874 893 7.1 8.1 7.1 7.6 7.7 Other Cows : 243 214 202 985 868 8.3 6.9 7.4 8.6 7.5 Bulls & Stags : 53 55 47 195 201 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,916 3,078 2,735 11,475 11,574 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,074 8,405 6,863 32,182 30,720 96.3 96.7 96.6 96.2 96.7 Sows : 275 264 222 1,124 949 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.0 Stags & Boars : 37 27 22 144 98 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,386 8,695 7,107 33,450 31,768 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 15 13 60 54 5.8 4.6 3.9 4.8 4.4 Lambs & Yrlngs : 278 319 317 1,197 1,165 94.2 95.4 96.1 95.2 95.6 : Total 1/ : 295 334 330 1,257 1,219 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 732 741 734 738 743 Steers 4/ : 784 788 779 793 794 Heifers 4/ : 723 731 721 732 733 All Cows 4/ : 567 587 588 568 582 Bulls & Stags4/: 893 910 905 881 904 : Calves & Vealers: 183 193 204 174 194 : Hogs : 192 194 195 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 191 191 188 191 Sows 5/ : 296 299 301 294 300 Stags & Boars5/: 235 238 232 228 232 : Sheep : 68 70 69 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 *61 61 60 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 70 70 69 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, April 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 2 : 6.5 1.2 0.3 4.4 3.7 0.7 0.6 16.2 3 : 81.7 42.5 6.2 31.0 22.8 8.2 2.1 11.7 4 : 63.3 1.2 0.4 53.0 19.0 33.9 8.7 1.1 5 : 281.9 119.9 43.7 109.7 75.8 33.9 8.6 34.3 6 : 512.1 271.1 178.3 51.4 10.3 41.0 11.4 1.1 7 : 1,287.4 702.3 523.7 55.7 3.6 52.1 5.7 0.1 8 : 261.6 124.3 117.8 16.3 3.4 12.9 3.1 9 : 118.0 60.1 7.1 48.1 40.6 7.5 2.7 7.5 10 : 121.2 63.0 28.9 25.0 12.9 12.1 4.2 1.8 : US 2/ : 2,735.0 1,385.6 906.5 395.5 193.0 202.5 47.3 75.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 1.0 3.9 0.4 3.5 2 : 9.7 9.4 0.2 18.2 1.6 16.6 3 : 471.1 469.1 2.0 11.2 0.7 10.5 4 : 1,082.4 1,013.6 66.5 2.3 1.5 1.0 0.5 5 : 1,835.6 1,748.4 86.4 0.8 39.8 3.4 36.4 6 : 394.4 371.6 22.2 0.6 45.8 3.2 42.6 7 : 2,823.3 2,771.7 33.4 18.2 48.9 0.1 48.9 8 : 287.2 276.5 10.7 126.9 1.9 125.0 9 : 171.5 171.4 0.1 33.3 0.7 32.6 10 : 31.1 30.8 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.6 : US 2/ : 7,107.4 6,863.4 221.9 22.1 330.3 13.0 317.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Region and United States, January - April 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.6 0.9 0.7 4.3 4.2 0.2 0.6 9.6 2 : 29.1 5.3 1.6 19.7 16.4 3.3 2.4 77.7 3 : 334.5 153.1 24.7 149.2 109.0 40.2 7.6 54.3 4 : 275.9 5.7 1.6 231.2 90.9 140.2 37.4 7.3 5 : 1,222.1 496.2 201.7 486.3 341.6 144.8 37.9 149.6 6 : 2,153.9 1,114.3 766.9 219.9 44.4 175.5 52.8 7.2 7 : 5,343.1 2,828.0 2,261.1 234.1 19.1 215.0 20.1 0.5 8 : 1,164.5 555.9 511.3 81.9 16.2 65.7 15.4 9 : 504.2 237.4 33.6 222.6 193.9 28.6 10.6 41.5 10 : 539.7 262.4 149.3 112.0 57.7 54.3 15.9 9.6 : US 2/ :11,573.6 5,659.2 3,952.4 1,761.2 893.4 867.8 200.8 354.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.9 4.6 0.2 7.8 1.4 6.4 2 : 43.9 43.0 0.7 0.3 45.6 5.8 39.8 3 : 2,084.9 2,075.9 8.8 0.1 32.5 1.8 30.7 4 : 4,918.3 4,584.6 324.5 9.2 4.9 3.4 1.5 5 : 8,113.3 7,799.8 309.2 4.3 154.4 15.8 138.6 6 : 1,684.0 1,584.8 94.9 4.2 180.5 14.5 165.9 7 :12,725.3 12,490.5 154.7 80.1 174.0 0.2 173.8 8 : 1,321.2 1,266.7 54.4 465.3 8.3 457.0 9 : 738.2 737.5 0.6 0.1 152.0 2.3 149.7 10 : 133.8 132.8 0.9 0.1 2.4 0.5 2.0 : US 2/ :31,767.7 30,720.3 949.0 98.4 1,219.4 54.1 1,165.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 41.8 35.1 0.5 6.2 6.2 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 CA : 74.8 24.6 6.4 41.1 34.3 6.8 2.6 7.5 CO : 194.7 103.4 90.5 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.6 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 FL : 5.4 0.5 0.1 4.5 1.0 3.5 0.2 GA : 33.4 0.1 28.4 3.1 25.3 4.9 HI : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 54.9 26.6 8.9 16.6 7.8 8.8 2.9 IL : 76.1 44.3 31.8 8.2 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 7.2 IA : 47.7 25.8 21.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 KS : 660.7 367.9 291.1 1.7 0.6 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 27.5 18.9 1.9 6.7 6.7 0.1 3.5 MN : 48.3 8.6 4.6 30.4 11.7 18.7 4.6 MS : MO : 4.2 0.9 0.4 2.6 0.6 2.0 0.3 MT : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 574.8 307.8 210.6 51.3 2.4 48.9 5.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 NJ : 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 8.2 NM : 0.8 0.7 0.7 NY : 4.7 0.4 0.2 3.7 3.1 0.6 0.4 8.0 NC : 12.0 0.1 9.4 4.9 4.5 2.6 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.1 0.4 0.1 4.3 3.6 0.7 0.4 3.3 OK : OR : PA : 78.3 40.4 5.6 30.3 22.4 7.9 2.0 11.7 SC : SD : 18.4 1.9 1.3 12.7 1.3 11.4 2.6 TN : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 TX : 509.6 270.7 178.1 49.5 9.2 40.3 11.3 0.8 UT : 47.5 18.7 25.8 2.8 1.4 1.4 0.4 VA : 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 65.6 36.0 20.0 8.4 5.1 3.3 1.2 WV : WI : 124.5 47.6 5.2 68.2 53.7 14.5 3.5 12.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,735.0 1,385.6 906.5 395.5 193.0 202.5 47.3 75.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, April 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.6 5.3 2.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 168.5 168.4 0.1 CO : 0.8 0.7 0.1 123.6 123.6 DE-MD : 12.2 12.2 FL : 5.8 5.4 0.4 GA : 9.6 6.2 3.4 HI : 2.7 2.7 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 680.6 642.0 38.0 0.6 IN : 453.0 453.0 3.5 1.3 2.2 IA : 2,067.7 2,023.3 26.2 18.2 47.9 47.9 KS : 32.1 25.1 7.0 KY : 158.0 153.0 4.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 6.4 2.2 4.1 16.9 2.0 14.9 MN : 581.1 581.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 276.7 276.6 0.1 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 446.8 446.7 0.1 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.0 3.9 0.4 3.5 NJ : 7.4 7.1 0.2 10.5 1.2 9.3 NM : 1.7 1.4 0.3 NY : 2.3 2.2 7.7 0.4 7.3 NC : 688.2 680.6 7.6 0.1 ND : 9.2 9.2 OH : 77.9 69.8 8.1 OK : 366.2 359.6 6.7 0.3 0.3 OR : 15.8 15.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 PA : 178.8 178.4 0.3 8.0 0.5 7.4 SC : SD : 273.9 263.3 10.6 0.9 0.9 TN : 47.3 3.6 43.7 0.3 0.3 TX : 14.0 8.4 5.1 0.6 43.8 1.8 42.0 UT : 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 280.0 278.4 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.0 WA : 1.4 1.4 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 36.5 0.2 36.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,107.4 6,863.4 221.9 22.1 330.3 13.0 317.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.0 98.2 Calves : 98.0 94.4 93.4 97.9 95.6 Hogs : 98.3 98.7 98.6 98.1 98.6 Sheep : 95.4 97.0 95.7 96.6 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 23, 2000. 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