Mt An 1-2 (7-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released July 21, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Mike Easdale at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Beef, Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for June Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in June, up slightly from the previous record high for June set in 1999. June 1999 and 2000 both contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous record high for June set last year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.24 million head, up 1 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 10 pounds from the previous year, at 1,205 pounds. Veal production totaled 19 million pounds, 1 percent below the previous record low for June set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 95 thousand head, down 9 percent from June 1999. The average live weight was 25 pounds above last year, at 322 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.54 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.95 million head, 4 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17 million pounds, was down 1 percent from the previous record low for June set in 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 260 thousand head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 3 pounds from June a year ago. January - June red meat production was 22.9 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 2 percent higher than last year, veal was up 1 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 00 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jun : May : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,321 2,302 2,369 102 103 13,025 13,349 102 Veal : 19 19 19 99 98 108 109 101 Pork : 1,584 1,540 1,536 97 100 9,496 9,295 98 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 17 99 99 123 121 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,940 3,878 3,940 100 102 22,752 22,874 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 00 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jun : May : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,290 2,273 2,341 102 103 12,832 13,165 103 Veal : 18 18 17 96 99 105 103 98 Pork : 1,560 1,519 1,515 97 100 9,338 9,175 98 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 17 99 98 120 118 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,885 3,826 3,890 100 102 22,395 22,560 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 00 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jun : May : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,153.9 3,128.2 3,191.4 101 102 17,576.3 17,893.2 102 Other :Thou: 52.8 47.8 45.4 86 95 332.5 306.8 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,206.8 3,176.0 3,236.8 101 102 17,908.8 18,200.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,197 1,198 1,207 101 101 1,209 1,214 100 Other :Lbs :1,035 1,074 1,076 104 100 1,037 1,070 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,195 1,196 1,205 101 101 1,206 1,212 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 102.3 86.4 91.2 89 106 598.7 532.4 89 Other :Thou: 2.4 5.7 4.1 169 72 14.2 26.0 183 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 104.8 92.1 95.3 91 104 612.9 558.4 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 295 339 319 108 94 291 321 110 Other :Lbs : 404 381 439 109 115 397 430 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 297 340 322 109 95 293 325 111 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,176.2 7,816.4 7,821.9 96 100 48,929.0 47,406.2 97 Other :Thou: 143.0 129.0 128.5 90 100 938.3 718.4 77 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,319.2 7,945.4 7,950.3 96 100 49,867.3 48,124.6 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 263 262 101 100 260 263 101 Other :Lbs : 228 226 224 98 99 234 232 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 263 262 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 258.6 247.5 247.2 96 100 1,775.1 1,714.0 97 Other :Thou: 11.3 11.9 13.2 116 110 66.5 69.5 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 270.0 259.4 260.3 96 100 1,841.6 1,783.5 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 132 136 135 102 99 136 138 101 Other :Lbs : 101 104 102 101 99 99 101 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 130 135 133 102 99 135 137 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 00 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jun 1999 : May 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 3.4 3.5 133 100 AK : AZ : 34.0 34.0 35.8 105 105 AR : 5.4 3.5 4.1 77 117 CA : 88.9 89.9 90.8 102 101 CO : 194.7 177.9 189.6 97 107 DE-MD : 5.6 3.0 2.9 53 98 FL : 3.9 4.2 4.6 118 109 GA : 26.4 28.4 28.8 109 101 HI : 1.2 1.4 1.3 109 97 ID : 51.0 49.8 52.4 103 105 IL : 212.6 219.6 223.9 105 102 IN : 99.1 102.2 99.9 101 98 IA : 521.5 492.4 485.8 93 99 KS : 550.1 521.6 553.8 101 106 KY : 36.3 34.7 34.9 96 101 LA : 1.4 1.3 1.3 89 97 MI : 32.0 31.2 31.1 97 100 MN : 170.1 168.9 168.7 99 100 MS : 25.7 24.0 22.8 89 95 MO : 65.3 59.8 62.1 95 104 MT : 2.1 1.8 1.9 90 104 NE : 602.1 613.8 625.2 104 102 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 115 73 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.6 1.6 87 99 NJ : 4.8 4.8 4.6 97 97 NM : 1.1 0.8 0.7 64 91 NY : 4.3 4.2 4.1 95 98 NC : 162.4 158.3 153.4 94 97 ND : 2.4 2.2 2.2 92 98 OH : 28.6 26.4 25.3 89 96 OK : 77.0 76.2 82.4 107 108 OR : 3.9 3.9 3.7 94 95 PA : 103.3 101.1 99.5 96 98 SC : 18.6 19.0 18.6 100 98 SD : 82.3 79.2 83.5 101 105 TN : 18.2 17.3 15.8 87 91 TX : 443.2 436.8 429.1 97 98 UT : 45.6 42.1 45.9 101 109 VA : 60.4 58.7 56.8 94 97 WA : 32.9 61.9 66.6 202 108 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.4 76 95 WI : 116.3 115.5 120.6 104 104 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.3 83 86 : US : 3,940.2 3,877.8 3,940.4 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 0.9 0.5 684 409 779 861 AK : AZ : 46.4 48.1 55,677 59,308 1,201 1,234 AR : 1.8 1.2 1,602 1,224 904 1,000 CA : 86.1 89.1 106,773 110,537 1,241 1,240 CO : 252.5 238.7 300,566 291,878 1,190 1,223 DE-MD : 3.0 2.8 3,740 3,494 1,230 1,234 FL : 5.3 6.9 5,840 7,598 1,096 1,096 GA : 35.7 40.5 40,690 46,088 1,139 1,139 HI : 1.4 1.6 1,398 1,513 986 926 ID : 68.7 71.1 83,810 86,277 1,220 1,213 IL : 79.4 92.2 93,646 110,058 1,180 1,194 IN : 3.1 2.8 3,162 3,005 1,034 1,058 IA : 81.3 55.0 96,152 67,648 1,183 1,230 KS : 724.9 730.6 857,692 861,839 1,183 1,180 KY : 1.0 0.9 805 776 788 863 LA : 1.9 1.5 1,449 1,193 774 794 MI : 34.4 33.5 47,239 46,894 1,373 1,402 MN : 55.4 56.0 73,695 76,680 1,330 1,369 MS : MO : 7.0 6.2 7,817 6,797 1,110 1,102 MT : 2.2 2.3 2,548 2,651 1,143 1,146 NE : 671.8 692.6 818,847 854,809 1,219 1,234 NV : 0.1 0.1 72 81 1,050 1,067 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 2,071 1,930 1,062 1,101 NJ : 2.2 1.9 2,523 2,194 1,144 1,130 NM : 2.0 1.2 1,928 1,140 948 950 NY : 5.1 5.0 5,610 5,693 1,091 1,131 NC : 15.3 13.1 16,448 14,101 1,078 1,074 ND : 0.9 0.9 1,104 964 1,163 1,085 OH : 12.8 10.8 14,017 12,135 1,094 1,128 OK : 3.2 3.3 3,046 3,232 953 972 OR : 1.2 1.2 1,777 1,565 1,444 1,341 PA : 88.6 87.4 109,982 108,739 1,241 1,245 SC : SD : 24.3 25.3 32,967 34,999 1,359 1,383 TN : 2.1 1.6 1,811 1,394 868 857 TX : 612.1 591.4 701,630 676,977 1,146 1,145 UT : 62.5 62.1 71,809 72,162 1,150 1,163 VA : 1.5 1.1 1,452 1,097 981 992 WA : 44.2 88.2 55,231 108,349 1,250 1,229 WV : 0.7 0.5 700 534 975 1,079 WI : 148.0 152.3 189,316 198,864 1,279 1,305 WY : 0.5 0.4 576 496 1,104 1,176 : US 3/ : 3,206.8 3,236.8 3,832,344 3,901,800 1,195 1,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 12.6 10.7 2,045 1,921 162 180 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.4 9.2 4,254 3,902 409 424 IN : 10.1 9.1 2,690 3,170 267 346 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 1.1 516 515 490 482 MI : 4.7 4.0 1,325 1,354 284 342 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 41 23 410 446 MO : 0.2 0.2 59 63 320 305 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.6 2.1 511 296 144 138 NJ : 9.4 9.0 4,078 3,942 435 439 NM : NY : 13.9 12.1 1,422 1,048 102 87 NC : 0.3 0.2 117 86 400 401 ND : OH : 3.0 3.2 1,124 1,293 381 405 OK : OR : PA : 15.5 15.2 5,169 5,424 334 357 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.9 3.4 933 1,616 498 477 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 18 16 253 262 WA : WV : WI : 13.8 13.0 5,673 5,301 411 409 WY : : US 3/ : 104.8 95.3 31,072 30,692 297 322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 10.8 3,323 5,024 426 464 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.5 99 116 180 250 AR : CA : 190.2 189.7 40,371 40,910 212 216 CO : 1.5 1.1 388 278 258 260 DE-MD : 18.3 3.4 4,398 844 240 248 FL : 8.4 7.3 1,501 1,305 178 178 GA : 20.6 17.2 5,837 5,122 283 298 HI : 3.0 3.2 611 672 206 212 ID : IL : 773.5 777.0 205,692 205,411 266 264 IN : 503.3 498.6 127,561 127,650 253 256 IA : 2,403.9 2,263.1 627,784 597,787 261 264 KS : 42.8 36.4 12,860 10,811 300 297 KY : 185.5 174.2 47,969 45,498 259 261 LA : 2.6 2.5 544 495 207 197 MI : 10.9 9.8 3,988 3,612 365 368 MN : 684.1 663.4 176,637 172,105 258 259 MS : MO : 323.5 307.4 81,712 77,965 253 254 MT : 2.9 1.2 727 325 253 263 NE : 520.0 498.0 134,939 130,471 260 262 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 639 542 261 248 NJ : 9.0 10.0 884 942 99 94 NM : 0.1 0.1 32 28 218 216 NY : 4.8 3.8 878 824 183 219 NC : 839.4 780.5 206,676 195,409 246 250 ND : 11.0 10.4 2,672 2,494 244 239 OH : 109.6 97.3 28,270 25,152 258 259 OK : 376.7 395.9 99,888 107,634 265 272 OR : 18.0 16.8 4,456 4,250 248 253 PA : 215.0 196.8 52,095 47,997 242 244 SC : SD : 335.9 336.4 87,696 86,970 261 259 TN : 60.7 52.4 26,442 23,045 436 440 TX : 27.7 28.6 9,573 9,369 345 328 UT : 3.1 4.2 649 738 206 177 VA : 322.2 294.6 79,582 75,011 247 255 WA : 1.9 1.8 474 429 244 242 WV : 0.9 0.8 242 213 281 273 WI : 42.9 42.9 17,802 18,813 414 439 WY : 0.4 0.2 98 62 253 256 : US 3/ : 8,319.2 7,950.3 2,156,831 2,081,082 259 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 7 6 82 124 AR : CA : CO : 71.1 83.8 10,353 12,185 146 145 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.6 41 37 114 66 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 36 31 123 118 IL : IN : 3.0 3.5 290 351 98 101 IA : 41.8 38.6 5,546 5,530 133 143 KS : 0.2 0.1 18 13 121 139 KY : 0.9 1.2 123 170 140 141 LA : 0.2 0.3 20 25 92 93 MI : 17.7 17.9 2,201 2,364 124 132 MN : 0.1 0.2 16 23 120 136 MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.3 33 36 127 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 14 6 121 112 NV : 0.1 5 17 118 133 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 187 189 103 106 NJ : 9.2 9.3 824 916 90 98 NM : 2.8 2.5 337 289 120 115 NY : 2.0 1.6 227 184 111 112 NC : 0.1 0.1 10 8 92 111 ND : OH : 0.8 0.8 88 82 105 98 OK : 0.3 0.1 34 8 116 115 OR : 0.9 0.8 102 92 119 116 PA : 6.9 5.2 649 476 94 92 SC : 0.2 1 17 93 90 SD : 1.6 1.3 186 154 117 117 TN : 0.3 0.3 21 21 61 83 TX : 42.1 33.9 5,580 4,350 133 128 UT : 2.7 2.5 322 319 120 128 VA : 1.0 1.0 94 98 97 96 WA : WV : WI : 0.9 1.0 101 109 108 112 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 12 122 159 : US 3/ : 270.0 260.3 35,154 34,612 130 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,629 1,622 1,652 8,732 8,934 51.6 51.8 51.8 49.7 49.9 Heifers :1,029 990 1,026 5,802 5,969 32.6 31.7 32.1 33.0 33.4 All Cows : 441 460 457 2,740 2,679 14.0 14.8 14.4 15.6 15.0 Dairy Cows : 196 208 206 1,254 1,308 6.2 6.7 6.5 7.1 7.3 Other Cows : 245 252 251 1,486 1,371 7.8 8.1 7.9 8.5 7.7 Bulls & Stags : 55 55 55 303 311 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,154 3,128 3,191 17,576 17,893 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,861 7,540 7,529 47,068 45,789 96.1 96.5 96.3 96.2 96.6 Sows : 278 248 261 1,649 1,458 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 37 29 32 212 159 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,176 7,816 7,822 48,929 47,406 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 16 15 92 85 6.5 6.6 6.1 5.2 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 242 231 232 1,683 1,629 93.5 93.4 93.9 94.8 95.0 : Total 1/ : 259 247 247 1,775 1,714 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 730 730 737 734 739 Steers 4/ : 780 776 787 786 789 Heifers 4/ : 712 714 718 725 727 All Cows 4/ : 562 579 579 567 581 Bulls & Stags4/: 902 903 914 888 906 : Calves & Vealers: 181 209 197 178 197 : Hogs : 192 195 195 192 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 192 191 188 191 Sows 5/ : 297 300 303 296 300 Stags & Boars5/: 237 224 217 230 228 : Sheep : 65 68 67 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 61 63 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 68 67 68 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, June 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 2.1 2 : 6.8 1.2 0.4 4.5 3.7 0.8 0.8 21.0 3 : 90.7 48.0 6.9 33.7 24.7 9.0 2.2 15.3 4 : 73.3 1.0 0.3 62.9 20.2 42.7 9.2 1.4 5 : 330.6 144.9 48.1 127.4 87.7 39.7 10.2 38.2 6 : 590.9 297.6 217.8 64.1 9.1 55.0 11.4 1.1 7 : 1,476.4 824.3 582.7 61.6 3.1 58.4 7.8 0.1 8 : 323.9 178.4 122.4 18.2 2.9 15.2 4.8 9 : 138.2 69.1 8.1 57.5 42.8 14.6 3.5 10.5 10 : 159.1 87.7 39.1 27.2 11.2 15.9 5.1 2.1 : US 2/ : 3,191.4 1,652.4 1,025.8 457.9 206.5 251.5 55.2 91.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.5 1.2 2 : 13.5 13.3 0.2 0.1 10.9 1.8 9.2 3 : 494.1 491.9 2.1 8.3 0.3 8.0 4 : 1,192.9 1,115.9 74.0 3.0 2.1 1.5 0.6 5 : 2,033.2 1,936.2 95.9 1.0 35.4 4.6 30.8 6 : 422.8 398.1 24.0 0.7 31.9 2.7 29.2 7 : 3,096.7 3,022.5 47.1 27.0 39.2 0.1 39.1 8 : 349.7 332.1 17.6 87.3 2.1 85.1 9 : 186.0 185.9 0.2 29.5 1.3 28.2 10 : 31.1 30.9 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 7,821.9 7,528.6 261.2 32.0 247.2 15.1 232.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.9 1.4 1.1 6.5 6.2 0.2 0.9 13.7 2 : 43.4 7.9 2.4 29.1 24.1 5.0 4.0 117.5 3 : 516.5 249.1 38.6 216.6 158.5 58.1 12.3 83.2 4 : 421.5 7.7 2.2 355.4 132.2 223.3 56.1 9.8 5 : 1,874.6 781.0 296.1 739.7 516.1 223.6 57.8 226.8 6 : 3,353.6 1,711.2 1,209.5 355.6 63.2 292.4 77.3 9.5 7 : 8,254.2 4,465.7 3,394.3 359.4 25.0 334.4 34.8 0.7 8 : 1,794.6 899.9 752.0 117.7 22.2 95.6 25.0 9 : 775.1 373.4 49.7 334.0 279.6 54.4 17.9 61.7 10 : 849.8 436.3 222.6 165.5 81.1 84.4 25.4 13.7 : US 2/ :17,893.2 8,933.5 5,968.7 2,679.6 1,308.3 1,371.3 311.5 532.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.1 7.8 0.2 0.1 11.4 2.5 8.9 2 : 69.6 68.2 1.0 0.5 66.9 9.5 57.4 3 : 3,087.3 3,074.2 12.9 0.2 49.1 2.6 46.5 4 : 7,332.1 6,839.9 477.1 15.1 8.9 6.4 2.6 5 :12,172.6 11,667.9 498.7 6.0 225.7 25.4 200.3 6 : 2,493.9 2,349.1 138.8 6.1 249.8 20.3 229.5 7 :18,927.5 18,556.0 240.8 130.8 246.4 0.5 245.9 8 : 2,000.0 1,913.2 86.8 639.6 12.6 626.9 9 : 1,115.9 1,114.8 1.0 0.1 212.2 4.8 207.4 10 : 199.0 197.5 1.4 0.2 4.0 0.8 3.2 : US 2/ :47,406.2 45,788.6 1,458.5 159.1 1,714.0 85.4 1,628.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 47.9 40.8 0.9 6.2 6.2 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 CA : 88.6 28.0 7.0 50.3 36.5 13.8 3.4 10.5 CO : 238.2 147.2 90.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.9 0.4 6.0 0.9 5.1 0.4 GA : 39.5 0.1 34.5 2.9 31.6 4.9 HI : 1.6 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 ID : 70.0 37.5 10.0 18.7 6.3 12.4 3.8 IL : 89.5 51.6 37.9 9.2 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 9.1 IA : 53.9 31.2 22.2 0.5 KS : 727.5 406.2 320.0 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 31.5 21.4 2.6 7.3 7.3 0.1 3.9 MN : 53.9 11.0 2.7 34.3 13.4 20.9 5.8 MS : MO : 4.6 0.8 0.5 2.9 0.5 2.4 0.4 MT : 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 690.5 386.2 240.0 57.5 2.5 55.0 6.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 2.1 NJ : 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.0 NM : 0.9 0.8 0.8 NY : 4.9 0.5 0.2 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.5 12.0 NC : 12.6 0.1 9.9 4.7 5.2 2.6 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 OH : 5.8 0.3 0.2 4.8 3.1 1.7 0.4 3.1 OK : OR : PA : 87.1 45.8 6.4 33.0 24.2 8.8 2.0 15.2 SC : SD : 23.2 2.9 2.0 14.2 1.5 12.7 4.1 TN : 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 TX : 588.4 297.3 217.6 62.1 7.9 54.2 11.3 0.9 UT : 61.3 27.7 29.6 3.4 1.1 2.3 0.5 VA : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 88.1 49.5 29.1 8.3 4.8 3.5 1.2 WV : WI : 149.5 60.3 4.5 80.8 63.8 17.0 3.8 12.9 WY : : US 3/ :3,191.4 1,652.4 1,025.8 458.0 206.5 251.5 55.2 91.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.0 7.1 2.8 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 182.6 182.5 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.7 0.1 83.7 83.7 DE-MD : 3.4 3.4 FL : 7.3 7.0 0.4 GA : 8.5 5.5 3.0 HI : 3.2 3.1 0.1 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 744.8 699.4 44.8 0.7 IN : 494.2 494.2 2.8 1.8 1.0 IA : 2,260.8 2,193.6 40.2 27.0 38.4 0.1 38.3 KS : 33.8 27.1 6.8 KY : 173.8 168.7 5.1 1.2 1.1 0.1 LA : MI : 8.2 3.5 4.6 0.1 17.7 2.5 15.1 MN : 661.7 661.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 305.4 305.3 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 496.6 496.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.5 1.2 NJ : 10.0 9.8 0.1 0.1 9.3 1.3 8.0 NM : 1.4 1.1 0.3 NY : 3.5 3.5 1.6 0.5 1.1 NC : 765.8 756.9 8.7 0.2 0.1 ND : 10.2 10.2 OH : 86.6 77.2 9.4 OK : 394.0 386.8 7.1 OR : 16.6 16.4 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 PA : 196.5 196.1 0.4 5.2 0.2 4.9 SC : SD : 335.4 317.9 17.5 1.2 1.2 TN : 52.2 3.8 48.4 0.2 0.2 TX : 17.2 9.7 6.8 0.7 30.4 1.6 28.9 UT : 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.1 0.2 VA : 294.0 292.4 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 37.7 0.3 37.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,821.9 7,528.6 261.2 32.0 247.2 15.1 232.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.1 98.3 Calves : 97.7 93.8 95.7 97.7 95.3 Hogs : 98.3 98.4 98.4 98.1 98.5 Sheep : 95.8 95.4 94.9 96.4 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 25, 2000. 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