Mt An 1-2 (8-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released August 25, 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 Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.64 billion pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 3.78 billion pounds produced in July 1999. July 1999 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, down 4 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,220 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 2 percent below the previous record low for July set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 99 thousand head, down 11 percent from July 1999. The average live weight was 26 pounds above last year, at 305 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.41 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.36 million head, 7 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16 million pounds, was down 9 percent from the previous record low for July set last year. Sheep slaughter totaled 243 thousand head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 2 pounds from July a year ago. January - July red meat production was 26.5 billion pounds, just below the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 2 percent higher than last year, veal was up 1 percent, pork was down 3 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 00 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jul : Jun : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,256 2,369 2,202 98 93 15,281 15,551 102 Veal : 19 19 18 98 98 127 127 101 Pork : 1,489 1,536 1,408 95 92 10,985 10,703 97 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 16 91 91 140 137 98 : Total Red Meat : 3,781 *3,941 3,643 96 92 26,533 26,518 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 00 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jul : Jun : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,229 2,341 2,175 98 93 15,061 15,340 102 Veal : 18 17 16 91 94 123 119 97 Pork : 1,469 *1,516 1,387 94 92 10,807 10,562 98 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 15 90 91 136 132 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,732 *3,891 3,594 96 92 26,127 26,154 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 00 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jul : Jun : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,036.8 3,191.4 2,918.0 96 91 20,613.2 20,811.2 101 Other :Thou: 46.1 45.4 44.1 96 97 378.6 351.0 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,082.9 *3,236.7 2,962.1 96 92 20,991.7 21,162.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,208 1,207 1,222 101 101 1,209 1,216 101 Other :Lbs :1,039 1,076 1,078 104 100 1,037 1,071 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,206 1,205 1,220 101 101 1,206 1,213 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 108.8 91.2 91.7 84 101 707.5 624.1 88 Other :Thou: 2.1 4.1 7.1 337 173 16.3 33.1 203 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 110.9 95.3 98.8 89 104 723.8 657.2 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 277 319 295 107 93 289 316 110 Other :Lbs : 413 439 439 106 100 399 432 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 279 322 305 110 95 291 322 111 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,778.2 *7,823.0 7,234.9 93 92 56,707.2 54,642.2 96 Other :Thou: 129.4 128.5 121.4 94 95 1,067.7 839.8 79 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,907.6 *7,951.5 7,356.3 93 93 57,775.0 55,482.0 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 257 262 259 101 99 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 221 224 231 105 103 233 232 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 256 262 259 101 99 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 253.3 247.2 228.8 90 93 2,028.4 1,942.8 96 Other :Thou: 12.0 13.2 14.4 121 109 78.5 83.9 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 265.2 260.3 243.2 92 93 2,106.8 2,026.7 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 133 135 132 99 98 136 137 101 Other :Lbs : 95 102 96 102 94 98 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 132 133 130 99 98 134 136 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 00 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Jul 1999 : Jun 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.4 3.5 3.3 140 95 AK : AZ : 32.4 35.8 33.6 104 94 AR : 5.8 4.1 3.9 67 93 CA : 85.4 90.8 83.1 97 91 CO : 184.1 189.6 182.0 99 96 DE-MD : 4.7 2.9 2.6 56 90 FL : 3.7 4.6 4.0 107 87 GA : 24.4 28.8 24.0 98 83 HI : 1.3 1.3 1.2 97 93 ID : 51.5 52.4 49.4 96 94 IL : 213.6 *224.1 208.9 98 93 IN : 94.4 99.9 93.5 99 94 IA : 487.2 485.8 436.3 90 90 KS : 541.4 553.8 522.2 96 94 KY : 34.3 34.9 31.3 91 90 LA : 1.3 1.3 1.2 89 91 MI : 29.5 31.1 23.8 81 77 MN : 157.5 168.7 150.2 95 89 MS : 22.3 22.8 20.9 94 91 MO : 60.6 62.1 58.6 97 94 MT : 1.8 1.9 1.8 104 99 NE : 572.6 625.2 584.6 102 94 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 94 112 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.6 1.4 79 88 NJ : 4.3 4.6 4.3 100 93 NM : 1.1 0.7 0.7 61 95 NY : 4.5 4.1 3.7 83 91 NC : 152.8 153.4 145.8 95 95 ND : 2.3 2.2 2.0 89 92 OH : 26.2 25.3 23.7 90 94 OK : 71.8 82.4 74.5 104 91 OR : 3.5 3.7 3.6 101 97 PA : 96.4 99.5 90.2 94 91 SC : 18.2 18.6 16.3 90 88 SD : 74.0 83.5 75.5 102 90 TN : 17.6 15.8 15.4 88 98 TX : 436.1 429.1 404.0 93 94 UT : 41.7 45.9 41.5 100 91 VA : 57.0 56.8 51.8 91 91 WA : 51.8 66.6 62.7 121 94 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.4 74 94 WI : 106.6 120.6 104.8 98 87 WY : 0.4 0.3 0.4 91 105 : US : 3,780.7 *3,940.6 3,643.3 96 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 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 : 0.8 0.5 648 434 787 801 AK : AZ : 44.3 45.5 53,343 55,738 1,204 1,225 AR : 1.6 1.2 1,373 1,186 872 1,029 CA : 81.1 81.3 99,764 100,183 1,231 1,233 CO : 230.4 225.4 280,365 278,622 1,217 1,236 DE-MD : 2.6 2.6 3,245 3,232 1,225 1,232 FL : 5.1 5.9 5,619 6,623 1,105 1,130 GA : 33.6 33.5 38,149 38,216 1,136 1,141 HI : 1.5 1.6 1,428 1,473 940 940 ID : 68.1 66.6 84,653 80,828 1,243 1,214 IL : 90.3 84.5 106,833 101,291 1,184 1,199 IN : 3.0 2.9 3,157 3,043 1,050 1,047 IA : 70.7 54.2 82,692 66,483 1,170 1,227 KS : 699.7 673.1 842,745 815,113 1,205 1,211 KY : 0.9 0.8 777 712 848 858 LA : 1.7 1.5 1,305 1,235 768 806 MI : 32.0 24.9 43,297 34,361 1,354 1,379 MN : 51.2 48.8 67,842 66,682 1,325 1,366 MS : MO : 6.6 5.1 7,200 6,235 1,093 1,213 MT : 2.0 2.2 2,101 2,454 1,064 1,128 NE : 636.0 638.0 778,017 793,868 1,223 1,244 NV : 0.1 0.1 96 95 1,051 968 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.5 1,954 1,634 1,079 1,118 NJ : 2.1 2.1 2,389 2,313 1,119 1,128 NM : 2.0 1.1 1,932 1,112 966 975 NY : 5.3 4.5 5,789 4,888 1,092 1,089 NC : 14.7 12.6 15,865 13,586 1,081 1,077 ND : 0.8 0.8 921 912 1,177 1,189 OH : 11.3 9.8 11,789 11,648 1,046 1,191 OK : 2.7 2.6 2,558 2,687 946 1,016 OR : 1.2 1.2 1,576 1,496 1,354 1,300 PA : 84.5 77.2 104,404 98,426 1,235 1,274 SC : SD : 23.1 20.3 31,793 28,387 1,377 1,398 TN : 1.9 1.4 1,647 1,157 878 813 TX : 594.4 544.8 689,827 633,185 1,161 1,162 UT : 55.6 53.9 65,386 65,132 1,176 1,208 VA : 1.3 1.0 1,198 945 926 967 WA : 66.4 80.5 85,292 101,264 1,284 1,258 WV : 0.7 0.5 688 491 939 1,052 WI : 136.6 133.7 173,552 172,413 1,271 1,289 WY : 0.5 0.4 531 488 1,144 1,169 : US 3/ : 3,082.9 2,962.1 3,717,527 3,613,481 1,206 1,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 16.2 10.3 2,164 1,688 134 164 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.9 8.5 3,687 3,524 416 415 IN : 9.9 11.3 2,750 3,538 277 312 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.9 533 438 485 494 MI : 3.3 4.0 844 1,330 253 330 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 51 30 304 274 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.8 2.9 554 360 148 124 NJ : 8.5 8.3 3,638 3,626 427 434 NM : NY : 16.9 13.6 1,739 1,093 103 81 NC : 0.2 0.1 83 59 399 406 ND : OH : 3.8 0.1 1,482 16 389 269 OK : OR : PA : 16.3 16.0 5,113 5,689 313 355 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.9 7.3 901 3,021 479 414 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 14.1 12.3 5,769 5,027 409 410 WY : : US 3/ : 110.9 98.8 30,891 30,179 279 305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 7.2 9.8 3,013 4,742 417 484 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.3 66 75 202 225 AR : CA : 191.1 173.3 40,708 37,055 213 214 CO : 1.5 1.4 384 359 258 258 DE-MD : 15.1 2.9 3,656 709 242 245 FL : 8.6 6.5 1,458 1,141 169 175 GA : 17.2 13.7 4,952 4,361 288 318 HI : 3.1 2.7 650 570 213 208 ID : IL : 756.8 737.9 196,549 192,041 260 260 IN : 484.2 470.1 121,164 118,674 250 252 IA : 2,297.7 2,038.0 592,819 531,486 258 261 KS : 42.4 31.8 12,135 9,737 286 307 KY : 175.9 158.9 45,387 41,069 258 258 LA : 2.3 1.9 471 404 207 216 MI : 10.7 9.5 3,989 3,379 371 356 MN : 643.6 603.4 163,770 154,831 254 257 MS : MO : 302.9 292.0 75,676 73,855 250 253 MT : 2.6 1.6 666 432 254 265 NE : 491.3 472.5 125,836 122,164 256 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.6 1.8 648 450 252 244 NJ : 8.4 8.0 817 778 97 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 30 22 213 217 NY : 4.5 3.6 702 857 154 241 NC : 794.3 744.4 193,679 185,639 244 249 ND : 10.9 9.4 2,602 2,200 239 234 OH : 102.2 94.1 26,316 24,255 258 258 OK : 355.3 370.9 92,902 97,577 262 263 OR : 16.9 16.5 4,004 4,163 236 253 PA : 204.3 178.5 48,589 43,430 238 243 SC : SD : 298.7 315.7 78,082 81,587 261 258 TN : 58.7 52.0 25,588 22,544 436 434 TX : 27.6 28.8 9,288 9,524 336 331 UT : 3.1 3.6 601 626 191 176 VA : 305.5 272.0 75,099 68,364 246 251 WA : 1.7 1.6 428 421 245 262 WV : 0.9 0.7 258 192 294 275 WI : 40.6 37.3 16,689 15,855 411 426 WY : 0.4 0.4 99 86 246 247 : US 3/ : 7,907.6 7,356.3 2,025,988 1,904,912 256 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 88.5 83.6 13,309 11,750 150 140 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.5 30 41 83 77 HI : ID : 0.3 0.4 42 43 126 120 IL : IN : 3.2 3.4 314 336 98 98 IA : 33.4 33.8 4,355 4,592 130 136 KS : 0.2 0.1 24 16 114 114 KY : 0.9 1.0 122 151 139 158 LA : 0.2 0.2 17 17 77 84 MI : 18.3 16.6 2,237 2,141 122 129 MN : 0.2 0.2 27 29 121 126 MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.4 39 47 128 125 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 6 106 114 NV : 0.1 0.2 10 19 122 104 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.7 168 169 98 101 NJ : 8.7 8.8 799 853 92 97 NM : 2.7 2.3 324 260 119 112 NY : 1.7 1.3 200 140 115 105 NC : 0.1 0.1 7 9 104 104 ND : OH : 0.8 1.0 83 120 110 115 OK : OR : 0.7 0.7 88 87 124 129 PA : 6.1 4.6 575 390 94 84 SC : 0.1 5 13 96 93 SD : 1.1 1.3 121 134 112 102 TN : 0.3 0.3 23 27 71 91 TX : 36.0 30.9 4,591 3,805 128 123 UT : 2.7 2.4 321 338 120 138 VA : 0.9 0.8 90 74 100 92 WA : WV : WI : 1.1 1.3 120 142 106 108 WY : 0.1 0.1 18 16 136 136 : US 3/ : 265.2 243.2 34,937 31,577 132 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,598 1,652 1,577 10,330 10,511 52.6 51.8 54.0 50.1 50.5 Heifers : 961 1,026 903 6,763 6,872 31.6 32.1 31.0 32.8 33.0 All Cows : 427 457 390 3,166 3,069 14.0 14.4 13.3 15.3 14.8 Dairy Cows : 199 206 188 1,453 1,496 6.5 6.5 6.4 7.0 7.2 Other Cows : 228 251 202 1,713 1,573 7.5 7.9 6.9 8.3 7.6 Bulls & Stags : 52 55 48 355 359 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,037 3,191 2,918 20,613 20,811 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,465 7,529 6,965 54,534 52,754 96.0 96.2 96.3 96.2 96.5 Sows : 277 *262 241 1,926 1,700 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 35 32 28 247 188 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,778 *7,823 7,235 56,707 54,642 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 15 13 107 98 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 238 232 216 1,922 1,845 94.1 93.9 94.4 94.7 94.9 : Total 1/ : 253 247 229 2,028 1,943 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 737 737 749 734 741 Steers 4/ : 792 787 799 787 791 Heifers 4/ : 720 718 728 724 727 All Cows 4/ : 557 579 580 566 581 Bulls & Stags4/: 887 914 899 888 905 : Calves & Vealers: 170 197 183 177 195 : Hogs : 189 195 193 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 185 191 189 187 191 Sows 5/ : 297 303 302 296 300 Stags & Boars5/: 228 217 215 230 225 : Sheep : 66 67 66 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 63 64 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 67 66 68 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, July 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.9 2 : 6.4 1.2 0.3 4.2 3.5 0.6 0.7 21.9 3 : 80.4 42.2 5.1 31.4 23.1 8.3 1.7 16.1 4 : 63.6 0.9 0.3 53.9 20.1 33.8 8.6 1.5 5 : 287.4 127.3 43.4 108.6 75.9 32.8 8.1 36.0 6 : 543.7 289.0 193.2 52.5 8.9 43.6 9.0 1.9 7 : 1,362.7 792.3 512.9 50.5 3.4 47.0 7.1 8 : 297.6 170.6 108.4 14.4 2.5 11.8 4.2 9 : 127.8 65.2 7.9 51.2 39.3 11.9 3.5 10.1 10 : 146.9 88.1 31.7 22.5 10.4 12.1 4.5 1.4 : US 2/ : 2,918.0 1,577.1 903.3 390.0 187.9 202.1 47.5 91.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.2 2 : 11.3 11.1 0.2 0.1 10.0 1.5 8.5 3 : 452.7 450.7 2.0 7.4 0.3 7.1 4 : 1,125.8 1,052.7 70.9 2.3 1.8 1.2 0.5 5 : 1,895.5 1,808.5 86.1 0.9 30.8 4.0 26.8 6 : 395.2 374.7 19.8 0.8 28.6 2.6 26.1 7 : 2,825.6 2,760.8 40.6 24.2 34.0 33.9 8 : 328.4 306.9 21.5 86.9 2.0 84.9 9 : 169.3 169.2 0.1 0.1 26.9 0.6 26.3 10 : 29.5 29.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 : US 2/ : 7,234.9 6,965.2 241.2 28.5 228.8 12.8 216.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.3 1.5 1.3 7.3 7.0 0.3 1.1 16.6 2 : 49.8 9.1 2.7 33.3 27.7 5.6 4.7 139.4 3 : 597.0 291.3 43.6 248.0 181.6 66.4 14.0 99.3 4 : 485.1 8.6 2.5 409.3 152.2 257.1 64.7 11.2 5 : 2,162.0 908.3 339.5 848.3 592.0 256.3 65.9 262.8 6 : 3,897.3 2,000.2 1,402.8 408.2 72.1 336.1 86.2 11.4 7 : 9,616.9 5,258.0 3,907.2 409.9 28.5 381.4 41.9 0.7 8 : 2,092.2 1,070.5 860.4 132.1 24.7 107.4 29.2 9 : 902.8 438.7 57.6 385.2 318.9 66.4 21.3 71.7 10 : 996.7 524.4 254.3 188.0 91.5 96.5 29.9 11.0 : US 2/ :20,811.2 10,510.6 6,871.9 3,069.6 1,496.2 1,573.4 359.0 624.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.7 9.3 0.3 0.1 13.0 2.9 10.1 2 : 81.0 79.3 1.1 0.6 76.9 11.0 65.9 3 : 3,540.0 3,524.9 14.9 0.2 56.5 2.9 53.6 4 : 8,457.9 7,892.6 547.9 17.4 10.7 7.6 3.1 5 :14,069.2 13,477.0 585.2 7.0 256.5 29.4 227.1 6 : 2,889.2 2,723.7 158.6 6.9 278.5 22.9 255.5 7 :21,753.1 21,316.7 281.4 155.0 280.4 0.5 279.8 8 : 2,328.4 2,220.1 108.3 726.4 14.6 711.9 9 : 1,285.2 1,284.0 1.0 0.2 239.1 5.4 233.7 10 : 228.6 226.9 1.5 0.2 4.9 1.0 3.9 : US 2/ :54,642.2 52,754.5 1,700.2 187.5 1,942.8 98.2 1,844.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.3 39.5 0.7 5.0 5.0 AR : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 CA : 80.8 25.3 7.0 45.2 34.1 11.1 3.3 10.1 CO : 224.8 140.1 84.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 DE-MD : 2.6 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 FL : 5.9 0.3 5.0 1.7 3.3 0.5 GA : 32.6 0.1 28.1 3.1 25.0 4.4 HI : 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.2 ID : 65.4 35.4 10.7 16.0 6.1 9.9 3.4 IL : 81.9 49.2 32.6 8.5 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 11.3 IA : 52.6 30.3 21.7 0.5 KS : 670.4 395.8 273.3 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 23.0 15.6 2.0 5.3 5.3 0.1 3.9 MN : 46.3 8.5 4.4 28.7 11.3 17.4 4.7 MS : MO : 3.9 0.8 0.3 2.3 0.6 1.7 0.4 MT : 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 635.9 365.4 217.5 46.9 2.6 44.3 6.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.9 NJ : 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 8.3 NM : 0.9 0.8 0.8 NY : 4.4 0.4 0.2 3.4 2.8 0.6 0.4 13.6 NC : 12.1 9.6 4.7 4.9 2.5 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.0 0.3 0.2 4.1 2.8 1.3 0.4 OK : OR : PA : 77.1 40.1 4.7 30.6 22.6 8.0 1.7 16.0 SC : SD : 18.4 1.4 1.9 11.5 1.4 10.1 3.6 TN : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 TX : 541.2 288.8 193.0 50.5 7.6 42.9 8.9 1.6 UT : 53.4 28.6 22.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 0.4 VA : 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 WA : 80.4 52.1 20.9 6.4 4.2 2.2 1.0 WV : WI : 130.9 53.4 4.1 70.4 56.4 14.0 2.9 12.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,918.0 1,577.1 903.3 390.0 187.9 202.1 47.5 91.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.9 0.4 6.3 2.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 166.3 166.2 0.1 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 83.6 83.5 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 FL : 6.5 6.3 0.2 GA : 7.5 4.7 2.8 HI : 2.7 2.7 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 707.2 663.4 43.1 0.6 IN : 464.4 464.4 2.6 1.7 0.9 IA : 2,036.0 1,978.1 33.7 24.2 33.6 33.6 KS : 28.6 21.8 6.8 KY : 158.5 153.8 4.6 0.9 0.9 LA : MI : 7.8 3.6 4.1 0.1 16.3 2.3 14.1 MN : 601.5 601.4 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 290.0 289.9 0.1 MT : 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 NE : 471.1 471.1 NV : 0.2 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.2 NJ : 8.0 7.8 0.1 0.1 8.7 1.1 7.7 NM : 1.3 1.1 0.2 NY : 3.3 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 NC : 733.0 726.8 6.2 0.1 ND : 9.3 9.3 OH : 83.9 75.3 8.6 OK : 369.2 363.7 5.5 OR : 16.3 16.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 PA : 178.1 177.7 0.4 4.6 0.3 4.3 SC : SD : 314.7 293.2 21.4 1.1 1.1 TN : 51.9 2.2 49.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 15.4 9.5 5.0 0.8 27.3 1.4 25.8 UT : 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.9 0.2 VA : 271.6 270.1 1.5 0.7 0.7 WA : 1.5 1.5 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 30.7 0.2 30.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,234.9 6,965.2 241.2 28.5 228.8 12.8 216.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.2 98.3 Calves : 98.1 95.7 92.8 97.8 95.0 Hogs : 98.4 98.4 98.3 98.2 98.5 Sheep : 95.5 94.9 94.1 96.3 95.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 22, 2000. 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