Mt An 1-2 (6-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released June 23, 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. Pork and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for May Beef Production Equals Record High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.88 billion pounds in May, 8 percent higher than the 3.60 billion pounds produced in May 1999 and 3 percent higher than the previous record high for May set in 1996. May 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2000 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year and equaled the previous record high for May set in 1996. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.18 million head, up 6 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,196 pounds. Veal production totaled 19.0 million pounds, 13 percent above May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 92 thousand head, up 3 percent from May 1999. The average live weight was 29 pounds above last year, at 340 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.54 billion pounds, 9 percent higher than the previous year and 1 percent higher than the previous record high for May set in 1995. Hog kill totaled 7.95 million head, 7 percent above 1999. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 263 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was down 3 percent from the previous record low for May set in 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 259 thousand head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, unchanged from May a year ago. January - May red meat production was 18.9 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 3 percent higher than last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 00 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : May : Apr : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,151 2,026 2,302 107 114 10,705 10,981 103 Veal : 17 17 19 113 113 89 91 102 Pork : 1,417 1,394 1,540 109 110 7,913 7,759 98 Lamb & Mutton : 18 23 17 97 74 106 104 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,603 3,460 3,878 108 112 18,812 18,934 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 00 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : May : Apr : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,122 1,997 2,273 107 114 10,542 10,824 103 Veal : 16 15 18 110 116 87 85 99 Pork : 1,396 1,377 1,519 109 110 7,778 7,659 98 Lamb & Mutton : 17 23 17 96 74 103 101 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,552 3,412 3,826 108 112 18,510 18,670 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 00 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : May : Apr : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,947.2 2,735.0 3,128.2 106 114 14,422.4 14,701.8 102 Other :Thou: 49.6 47.4 47.8 96 101 279.6 261.5 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,996.8 2,782.4 3,176.0 106 114 14,702.0 14,963.3 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,191 1,204 1,198 101 99 1,212 1,216 100 Other :Lbs :1,023 1,081 1,074 105 99 1,037 1,069 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,188 1,202 1,196 101 100 1,209 1,213 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 86.5 75.2 86.4 100 115 496.4 441.2 89 Other :Thou: 2.9 5.3 5.7 197 107 11.8 21.9 186 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 89.4 80.5 92.1 103 114 508.1 463.1 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 310 332 339 110 102 290 321 111 Other :Lbs : 391 466 381 98 82 396 428 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 311 343 340 109 99 292 326 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,302.7 *7,107.6 7,816.4 107 110 40,752.8 39,584.3 97 Other :Thou: 136.2 102.6 129.0 95 126 795.3 589.9 74 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,438.9 *7,210.2 7,945.4 107 110 41,548.2 40,174.2 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 263 263 101 100 260 263 101 Other :Lbs : 219 234 226 103 97 235 234 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 262 263 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 259.6 330.3 247.5 95 75 1,516.5 1,466.9 97 Other :Thou: 10.6 14.7 11.9 112 81 55.2 56.3 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 270.2 345.0 259.4 96 75 1,571.7 1,523.2 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 137 139 136 99 97 137 139 101 Other :Lbs : 98 97 104 105 107 98 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 135 136 135 100 99 135 137 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 00 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : May 1999 : Apr 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 14.0 2.8 3.4 25 122 AK : 0.1 77 AZ : 28.7 31.0 34.0 119 110 AR : 5.0 4.5 3.5 70 78 CA : 85.3 79.4 89.9 105 113 CO : 178.7 158.4 177.9 100 112 DE-MD : 5.9 4.3 3.0 51 70 FL : 3.1 3.8 4.2 133 110 GA : 23.9 25.5 28.4 119 111 HI : 1.1 1.1 1.4 122 123 ID : 42.3 41.2 49.8 118 121 IL : 197.6 199.8 219.6 111 110 IN : 87.7 91.9 102.2 117 111 IA : 460.5 446.4 492.4 107 110 KS : 509.4 495.8 521.6 102 105 KY : 34.5 31.9 34.7 101 109 LA : 1.5 1.3 1.3 88 103 MI : 28.7 27.7 31.2 109 113 MN : 155.5 150.3 168.9 109 112 MS : 23.4 20.7 24.0 103 116 MO : 59.8 57.1 59.8 100 105 MT : 1.9 1.6 1.8 97 111 NE : 532.4 527.6 613.8 115 116 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 145 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.4 1.6 98 114 NJ : 4.2 4.1 4.8 114 115 NM : 1.0 0.7 0.8 73 113 NY : 3.8 3.9 4.2 111 107 NC : 148.9 137.7 158.3 106 115 ND : 2.0 2.0 2.2 110 113 OH : 23.9 25.0 26.4 110 105 OK : 67.5 76.3 76.2 113 100 OR : 3.2 3.2 3.9 123 120 PA : 92.9 89.9 101.1 109 112 SC : 16.8 17.6 19.0 113 108 SD : 71.0 67.5 79.2 112 117 TN : 17.3 14.5 17.3 100 120 TX : 419.1 371.4 436.8 104 118 UT : 39.5 35.2 42.1 107 120 VA : 54.7 53.9 58.7 107 109 WA : 50.6 49.4 61.9 122 125 WV : 0.6 0.5 0.4 76 86 WI : 102.9 101.4 115.5 112 114 WY : 0.3 0.3 0.4 114 123 : US : 3,603.3 *3,460.1 3,877.8 108 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 21.1 0.7 26,467 609 1,253 847 AK : AZ : 39.1 45.9 47,521 56,355 1,214 1,228 AR : 1.6 1.3 1,399 1,351 870 1,002 CA : 79.4 85.6 98,980 106,471 1,246 1,244 CO : 234.7 225.8 274,119 273,335 1,168 1,211 DE-MD : 2.7 3.1 3,376 3,783 1,230 1,238 FL : 4.5 6.3 4,617 6,149 1,032 977 GA : 32.1 39.4 36,581 44,984 1,140 1,141 HI : 1.4 1.8 1,286 1,628 915 913 ID : 58.3 68.0 70,137 81,798 1,203 1,202 IL : 86.6 88.8 103,812 106,361 1,199 1,198 IN : 2.9 2.7 2,974 2,815 1,038 1,055 IA : 69.8 55.3 82,509 68,127 1,182 1,232 KS : 682.8 700.6 794,313 810,574 1,163 1,157 KY : 1.1 1.1 885 945 824 874 LA : 1.8 1.6 1,380 1,262 754 802 MI : 30.9 33.4 42,792 47,026 1,385 1,408 MN : 50.1 57.4 66,784 77,377 1,333 1,349 MS : MO : 6.8 6.7 8,141 7,267 1,197 1,086 MT : 2.1 2.3 2,366 2,573 1,138 1,131 NE : 595.0 680.7 725,665 841,768 1,220 1,237 NV : 0.1 0.1 129 96 1,046 949 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 2,057 2,118 1,089 1,099 NJ : 1.8 2.2 1,991 2,444 1,105 1,134 NM : 1.9 1.3 1,733 1,243 908 958 NY : 4.7 5.6 5,294 6,471 1,119 1,161 NC : 12.9 13.9 13,829 14,862 1,073 1,066 ND : 0.8 0.9 921 989 1,143 1,143 OH : 9.9 11.4 10,184 13,162 1,026 1,151 OK : 3.4 3.4 3,311 3,337 976 975 OR : 1.1 1.1 1,418 1,531 1,318 1,346 PA : 79.1 87.9 98,568 110,051 1,246 1,252 SC : SD : 22.6 24.8 30,830 35,174 1,365 1,418 TN : 1.9 1.8 1,636 1,688 854 950 TX : 582.2 608.5 661,479 688,996 1,136 1,132 UT : 53.9 57.9 62,135 66,228 1,153 1,144 VA : 1.2 1.3 1,226 1,319 997 1,000 WA : 67.5 83.3 83,892 101,314 1,243 1,216 WV : 0.8 0.5 770 531 945 1,042 WI : 131.1 145.8 167,718 189,423 1,279 1,299 WY : 0.4 0.5 477 565 1,166 1,162 : US 3/ : 2,996.8 3,176.0 3,559,386 3,799,466 1,188 1,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 9.9 10.0 1,466 1,911 149 191 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 9.9 3,744 4,152 413 421 IN : 8.1 7.8 2,423 2,902 298 374 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.2 0.9 563 441 485 491 MI : 3.6 4.6 1,065 1,771 299 385 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 30 34 375 425 MO : 0.2 0.2 64 72 365 293 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.0 369 237 124 121 NJ : 8.6 9.3 3,804 4,116 442 445 NM : NY : 10.6 9.5 1,027 814 97 86 NC : 0.2 0.2 77 89 409 399 ND : OH : 3.4 4.4 1,265 1,763 369 404 OK : OR : PA : 13.1 13.5 4,624 5,130 353 381 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.1 4.9 977 2,028 473 411 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 15 16 260 299 WA : WV : WI : 13.2 12.7 5,424 5,262 411 415 WY : : US 3/ : 89.4 92.1 27,781 31,328 311 340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 6.5 10.5 2,717 4,813 421 457 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.7 137 167 183 240 AR : CA : 193.1 197.0 41,537 42,436 215 215 CO : 1.5 1.2 388 317 258 262 DE-MD : 22.1 3.0 5,289 734 239 249 FL : 6.7 8.4 1,249 1,562 186 186 GA : 18.8 17.6 5,361 5,348 284 304 HI : 2.9 3.2 572 653 197 207 ID : IL : 669.0 762.8 177,059 202,331 265 265 IN : 441.0 509.7 112,557 131,424 255 258 IA : 2,132.8 2,284.6 555,532 605,246 260 265 KS : 37.5 39.7 11,297 12,127 302 305 KY : 175.8 172.6 45,620 45,529 260 264 LA : 2.8 2.5 563 536 204 211 MI : 9.4 9.0 3,549 3,436 377 383 MN : 625.7 660.4 161,905 171,649 259 260 MS : MO : 290.3 292.9 74,461 74,790 256 255 MT : 2.6 1.2 607 311 237 258 NE : 460.8 497.7 119,504 131,036 259 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 512 455 266 256 NJ : 7.5 9.3 728 886 97 95 NM : 0.2 0.2 35 39 217 218 NY : 3.6 3.1 658 685 181 221 NC : 772.7 795.6 190,509 201,211 247 253 ND : 9.4 10.5 2,274 2,411 243 229 OH : 93.0 97.8 24,333 25,351 262 259 OK : 327.8 363.2 87,402 99,330 267 274 OR : 14.4 18.3 3,581 4,607 248 252 PA : 193.9 202.9 47,114 49,446 243 244 SC : SD : 282.7 315.8 74,448 81,702 263 259 TN : 57.6 57.6 25,136 25,212 437 437 TX : 28.2 28.1 8,768 8,851 310 315 UT : 3.6 3.8 655 638 184 170 VA : 292.4 303.4 72,171 77,465 247 255 WA : 1.5 1.7 361 402 243 242 WV : 0.8 0.8 242 207 301 269 WI : 38.7 42.6 15,997 18,634 413 438 WY : 0.3 0.4 80 93 253 262 : US 3/ : 7,438.9 7,945.4 1,929,425 2,087,451 259 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 9 10 96 129 AR : CA : CO : 81.6 83.1 11,982 12,620 147 152 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.5 39 34 123 72 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 30 38 118 121 IL : IN : 2.7 3.4 282 336 103 99 IA : 36.7 32.4 5,427 4,618 148 143 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 10 112 121 KY : 0.8 1.1 122 138 160 128 LA : 0.2 0.1 15 12 90 88 MI : 15.1 16.6 1,923 2,089 127 126 MN : 0.1 0.2 15 25 106 136 MS : MO : MT : 0.2 0.3 29 41 129 129 NE : 0.1 0.1 7 9 92 119 NV : 0.1 0.2 17 23 121 110 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 2.1 142 220 102 107 NJ : 8.6 8.9 769 831 90 93 NM : 3.0 2.8 361 322 120 115 NY : 1.9 1.5 207 150 108 102 NC : 0.1 0.1 11 10 94 105 ND : OH : 0.5 0.8 50 91 106 112 OK : OR : 0.5 0.6 65 71 134 114 PA : 6.2 5.3 527 470 85 89 SC : 0.1 0.1 7 13 92 99 SD : 1.2 1.5 145 182 119 118 TN : 0.2 0.3 20 26 84 87 TX : 50.3 38.6 6,542 5,061 130 131 UT : 2.2 2.7 260 330 120 120 VA : 0.9 1.0 89 102 100 98 WA : WV : WI : 0.6 0.7 67 81 117 113 WY : 0.1 0.1 7 11 138 130 : US 3/ : 270.2 259.4 36,433 34,980 135 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,549 1,386 1,622 7,103 7,281 52.6 50.7 51.8 49.3 49.5 Heifers : 906 907 990 4,773 4,943 30.8 33.1 31.7 33.1 33.6 All Cows : 439 395 460 2,298 2,222 14.9 14.5 14.8 15.9 15.1 Dairy Cows : 184 193 208 1,058 1,102 6.2 7.1 6.7 7.3 7.5 Other Cows : 255 202 252 1,240 1,120 8.7 7.4 8.1 8.6 7.6 Bulls & Stags : 52 47 55 247 256 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,947 2,735 3,128 14,422 14,702 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,025 *6,864 7,540 39,207 38,260 96.2 96.6 96.5 96.2 96.7 Sows : 247 222 248 1,371 1,197 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 Stags & Boars : 31 22 29 175 127 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,303 *7,108 7,816 40,753 39,584 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 13 16 75 70 5.7 3.9 6.6 4.9 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 245 317 231 1,442 1,397 94.3 96.1 93.4 95.1 95.2 : Total 1/ : 260 330 247 1,516 1,467 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 724 734 730 734 740 Steers 4/ : 771 779 776 788 789 Heifers 4/ : 708 721 714 727 729 All Cows 4/ : 567 588 579 567 582 Bulls & Stags4/: 898 905 903 885 904 : Calves & Vealers: 190 204 209 178 197 : Hogs : 192 195 195 192 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 191 192 188 191 Sows 5/ : 299 301 300 295 300 Stags & Boars5/: 235 232 224 229 230 : Sheep : 68 69 68 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 61 61 60 60 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 70 68 69 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 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 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 2 : 7.5 1.3 0.4 4.9 4.0 0.9 0.8 18.8 3 : 91.3 48.0 7.0 33.8 24.8 8.9 2.5 13.6 4 : 72.2 1.0 0.3 61.3 21.0 40.3 9.5 1.1 5 : 321.9 140.0 46.3 126.0 86.9 39.1 9.6 39.0 6 : 608.8 299.3 224.9 71.6 9.7 61.9 13.0 1.2 7 : 1,434.7 813.4 550.6 63.8 2.8 60.9 6.9 0.1 8 : 306.3 165.5 118.3 17.7 3.1 14.6 4.8 9 : 132.7 66.9 8.1 54.0 42.8 11.2 3.7 9.7 10 : 151.1 86.2 34.2 26.3 12.2 14.2 4.4 1.9 : US 2/ : 3,128.2 1,621.9 990.4 460.5 208.4 252.1 55.5 86.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.4 0.1 2.0 0.6 1.3 2 : 12.2 12.0 0.1 0.1 10.3 1.9 8.4 3 : 508.3 506.3 1.9 8.3 0.5 7.8 4 : 1,220.8 1,139.4 78.5 2.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 5 : 2,026.2 1,931.9 93.6 0.7 35.9 5.0 30.9 6 : 387.1 366.1 19.9 1.1 37.4 3.1 34.3 7 : 3,105.6 3,043.0 38.9 23.6 33.2 0.1 33.1 8 : 329.0 314.2 14.7 87.1 2.2 84.8 9 : 191.6 191.4 0.2 30.7 1.2 29.5 10 : 34.1 33.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.6 : US 2/ : 7,816.4 7,539.5 248.3 28.6 247.5 16.3 231.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.3 1.2 1.0 5.4 5.2 0.2 0.8 11.5 2 : 36.6 6.7 2.0 24.6 20.5 4.1 3.2 96.4 3 : 425.9 201.1 31.7 183.0 133.8 49.2 10.1 67.9 4 : 348.2 6.8 2.0 292.5 111.9 180.6 46.9 8.3 5 : 1,544.0 636.1 248.0 612.3 428.5 183.9 47.5 188.6 6 : 2,762.7 1,413.6 991.8 291.6 54.1 237.4 65.8 8.4 7 : 6,777.8 3,641.3 2,811.7 297.8 21.9 275.9 27.0 0.6 8 : 1,470.8 721.4 629.6 99.6 19.2 80.3 20.2 9 : 636.8 304.3 41.6 276.6 236.8 39.8 14.3 51.2 10 : 690.8 348.6 183.5 138.3 69.9 68.5 20.4 11.5 : US 2/ :14,701.8 7,281.1 4,942.8 2,221.7 1,101.8 1,119.9 256.3 441.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.3 6.0 0.2 0.1 9.8 2.0 7.7 2 : 56.1 54.9 0.8 0.4 55.9 7.7 48.3 3 : 2,593.2 2,582.3 10.8 0.2 40.8 2.2 38.5 4 : 6,139.2 5,724.0 403.1 12.1 6.8 4.9 1.9 5 :10,139.4 9,731.6 402.8 5.0 190.3 20.8 169.5 6 : 2,071.1 1,950.9 114.8 5.3 217.9 17.6 200.3 7 :15,830.8 15,533.5 193.6 103.7 207.2 0.4 206.8 8 : 1,650.3 1,581.1 69.2 552.3 10.5 541.8 9 : 929.9 929.0 0.8 0.1 182.7 3.5 179.2 10 : 167.9 166.6 1.1 0.2 3.2 0.6 2.6 : US 2/ :39,584.3 38,260.0 1,197.3 127.1 1,466.9 70.3 1,396.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.7 39.4 0.4 5.9 5.9 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 CA : 85.1 27.1 7.5 47.0 36.8 10.2 3.5 9.7 CO : 225.2 134.8 89.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.3 0.4 0.1 5.5 1.1 4.4 0.4 GA : 38.2 0.1 33.0 3.1 29.9 5.1 HI : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 ID : 66.9 35.2 10.7 17.6 6.7 10.9 3.4 IL : 86.1 50.5 35.7 9.8 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 7.8 IA : 54.1 31.2 22.4 0.5 KS : 697.0 388.3 307.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 31.3 21.1 3.0 7.0 7.0 0.1 4.5 MN : 55.1 10.1 4.2 35.5 14.0 21.5 5.4 MS : MO : 5.0 0.9 0.4 3.3 0.4 2.9 0.4 MT : 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 678.5 393.0 220.6 58.9 2.4 56.5 5.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 NJ : 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 9.2 NM : 0.9 0.8 0.8 NY : 5.4 0.5 0.2 4.1 3.4 0.7 0.5 9.5 NC : 13.2 0.1 10.4 5.1 5.3 2.7 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 OH : 5.6 0.4 0.1 4.7 3.3 1.4 0.4 4.2 OK : OR : PA : 87.6 45.6 6.5 33.1 24.4 8.7 2.5 13.5 SC : SD : 22.7 3.6 1.2 13.9 1.4 12.5 4.0 TN : 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 TX : 606.1 299.1 224.7 69.5 8.5 61.0 12.9 0.9 UT : 57.1 26.5 27.0 3.2 1.3 1.9 0.5 VA : 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 83.3 50.3 23.3 8.5 5.3 3.2 1.0 WV : WI : 143.4 57.7 3.3 78.6 62.5 16.1 3.7 12.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,128.2 1,621.9 990.4 460.5 208.4 252.1 55.5 86.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.6 0.1 6.9 2.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 188.0 187.8 0.2 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 83.1 83.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 FL : 8.4 8.0 0.4 GA : 9.0 5.5 3.5 HI : 3.2 3.1 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 730.0 687.7 41.8 0.5 IN : 505.5 505.5 2.8 1.9 0.9 IA : 2,281.9 2,227.3 31.0 23.6 32.3 0.1 32.2 KS : 37.0 29.2 7.8 KY : 172.2 167.7 4.4 1.1 1.0 LA : MI : 7.3 2.8 4.4 16.4 2.6 13.7 MN : 658.5 658.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 290.4 290.3 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.4 NE : 496.3 496.2 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 0.1 2.0 0.6 1.3 NJ : 9.3 9.2 0.1 0.1 8.8 1.2 7.6 NM : 1.6 1.3 0.3 NY : 2.9 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.8 NC : 783.5 774.2 8.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 ND : 10.4 10.3 OH : 86.1 77.2 8.9 OK : 360.9 354.2 6.7 OR : 18.1 17.9 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 PA : 202.6 202.2 0.4 5.2 0.3 4.9 SC : SD : 314.6 300.0 14.6 1.4 1.4 TN : 57.5 4.5 53.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 16.6 10.0 5.4 1.1 35.8 1.8 34.0 UT : 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 0.3 VA : 302.7 301.2 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.9 WA : 1.6 1.6 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 38.9 0.2 38.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,816.4 7,539.5 248.3 28.6 247.5 16.3 231.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.3 98.5 98.1 98.3 Calves : 96.8 93.4 93.8 97.7 95.3 Hogs : 98.2 98.6 98.4 98.1 98.5 Sheep : 96.1 95.7 95.4 96.5 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Plants22The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 21, 2000. 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