Mt An 1-2 (9-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released September 22, 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, Pork, and Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.11 billion pounds in August, up 5 percent from the previous record high for August of 3.91 billion pounds produced in 1999. August 1999 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. August 2000 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.44 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year and 5 percent above the previous record high for August set in 1995. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.26 million head, up 3 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,226 pounds. Veal production totaled 17 million pounds, 11 percent below the previous record low for August set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 100 thousand head, down 16 percent from August 1999. The average live weight was 12 pounds above last year, at 289 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.64 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous record high for August set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.62 million head, 3 percent above 1999. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18 million pounds, was down 3 percent from August 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 283 thousand head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, up 1 pounds from August a year ago. January - August red meat production was 30.6 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 2 percent higher than last year, veal was 1 percent lower, pork was 2 percent lower, and lamb & mutton was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 00 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Aug : Jul : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,307 2,202 2,437 106 111 17,588 17,988 102 Veal : 20 18 17 89 96 146 145 99 Pork : 1,565 1,408 1,641 105 117 12,550 12,344 98 Lamb & Mutton : 19 16 18 97 115 159 155 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,910 3,643 4,114 105 113 30,443 30,632 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 00 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Aug : Jul : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,277 2,175 2,407 106 111 17,338 17,747 102 Veal : 19 16 17 90 103 142 136 96 Pork : 1,540 1,387 1,618 105 117 12,347 12,180 99 Lamb & Mutton : 18 15 17 96 115 154 150 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,854 3,594 4,059 105 113 29,980 30,213 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 00 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Aug : Jul : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,099.3 2,918.0 3,210.4 104 110 23,712.5 24,021.6 101 Other :Thou: 51.0 44.1 49.2 97 111 429.5 400.2 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,150.3 2,962.1 3,259.6 103 110 24,142.0 24,421.8 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,208 1,222 1,228 102 100 1,209 1,217 101 Other :Lbs :1,055 1,078 1,092 104 101 1,039 1,074 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,206 1,220 1,226 102 101 1,206 1,215 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 115.2 91.7 97.7 85 107 822.7 721.8 88 Other :Thou: 3.0 7.1 2.1 69 30 19.3 35.2 182 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 118.2 98.8 99.8 84 101 842.0 757.0 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 273 295 286 105 97 286 313 109 Other :Lbs : 427 439 416 97 95 403 431 107 Comm'l. :Lbs : 277 305 289 104 94 289 318 110 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,255.9 *7,235.2 8,480.4 103 117 64,963.2 63,122.9 97 Other :Thou: 148.2 121.4 141.9 96 117 1,215.9 981.7 81 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,404.1 *7,356.6 8,622.3 103 117 66,179.1 64,104.5 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 254 259 258 102 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 234 231 229 98 99 233 232 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 254 259 258 102 99 258 261 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 283.0 228.8 269.1 95 118 2,311.3 2,211.9 96 Other :Thou: 13.4 14.4 14.2 106 99 91.8 98.1 107 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 296.3 243.2 283.3 96 116 2,403.2 2,310.0 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 132 129 101 98 135 136 101 Other :Lbs : 100 96 104 104 108 98 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 127 130 128 101 98 133 135 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 00 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Aug 1999 : Jul 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 3.3 4.2 158 126 AK : 0.1 0.1 86 AZ : 29.2 33.6 35.1 120 105 AR : 6.0 3.9 4.5 75 117 CA : 89.2 83.1 95.1 107 115 CO : 190.0 182.0 189.8 100 104 DE-MD : 6.0 2.6 2.9 49 111 FL : 4.2 4.0 5.1 122 128 GA : 25.3 24.0 27.1 107 113 HI : 1.4 1.2 1.3 92 102 ID : 52.8 49.4 52.5 100 106 IL : 216.4 208.9 238.0 110 114 IN : 99.9 93.5 105.3 105 113 IA : 510.3 436.3 510.9 100 117 KS : 546.5 522.2 584.5 107 112 KY : 37.3 31.3 38.3 103 122 LA : 1.5 1.2 1.4 92 120 MI : 28.4 23.8 32.0 113 134 MN : 166.7 150.2 170.0 102 113 MS : 23.4 20.9 25.6 109 122 MO : 66.8 58.6 71.0 106 121 MT : 2.0 1.8 2.1 105 113 NE : 593.8 584.6 652.2 110 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 92 108 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.4 1.8 94 129 NJ : 4.7 4.3 4.8 103 111 NM : 1.1 0.7 0.9 76 129 NY : 4.7 3.7 4.5 97 121 NC : 157.5 145.8 170.8 108 117 ND : 2.4 2.0 2.3 96 114 OH : 28.5 23.7 27.3 96 115 OK : 76.1 74.5 77.9 102 104 OR : 4.1 3.6 4.1 100 115 PA : 103.0 90.2 105.4 102 117 SC : 17.9 16.3 18.8 105 115 SD : 79.8 75.5 85.2 107 113 TN : 21.1 15.4 19.2 91 124 TX : 426.5 *404.1 447.8 105 111 UT : 46.1 *41.6 46.3 100 111 VA : 57.4 51.8 62.8 110 121 WA : 65.1 62.7 64.0 98 102 WV : 0.8 0.4 0.6 72 150 WI : 110.7 104.8 119.6 108 114 WY : 0.7 0.4 0.7 98 202 : US : 3,910.2 *3,643.4 4,113.9 105 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 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 0.5 673 377 771 818 AK : AZ : 40.2 48.4 48,133 58,404 1,196 1,206 AR : 1.8 1.3 1,609 1,315 872 1,042 CA : 85.4 92.0 106,590 113,513 1,248 1,233 CO : 235.0 232.5 288,263 289,100 1,227 1,243 DE-MD : 3.2 2.9 3,948 3,587 1,218 1,227 FL : 5.6 7.2 5,956 8,082 1,069 1,122 GA : 34.7 38.0 39,262 42,680 1,132 1,124 HI : 1.8 1.5 1,667 1,422 929 940 ID : 69.3 69.9 86,974 85,935 1,255 1,229 IL : 87.4 89.8 103,400 108,555 1,183 1,209 IN : 3.4 3.6 3,611 3,815 1,063 1,071 IA : 76.3 59.2 88,775 73,044 1,164 1,234 KS : 702.7 745.7 847,712 909,317 1,206 1,219 KY : 1.0 0.8 838 726 836 878 LA : 1.7 1.7 1,405 1,501 820 876 MI : 30.6 34.2 40,909 47,407 1,336 1,384 MN : 57.5 55.2 75,970 75,327 1,321 1,365 MS : MO : 7.2 6.4 7,966 7,994 1,104 1,250 MT : 2.2 2.4 2,370 2,682 1,085 1,109 NE : 659.5 703.1 800,409 878,204 1,214 1,249 NV : 0.1 0.1 97 101 1,035 1,100 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 2,123 2,069 1,090 1,112 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,541 2,618 1,141 1,158 NM : 2.0 1.4 1,909 1,376 978 991 NY : 5.6 5.5 6,048 5,889 1,076 1,067 NC : 16.5 13.7 17,885 14,990 1,085 1,097 ND : 0.8 0.7 894 841 1,174 1,175 OH : 11.8 10.6 12,524 12,625 1,060 1,193 OK : 3.1 3.2 2,983 3,270 973 1,013 OR : 1.4 1.4 1,813 1,772 1,321 1,264 PA : 89.6 86.4 111,025 110,397 1,239 1,277 SC : SD : 24.0 23.0 33,183 32,314 1,383 1,403 TN : 2.1 2.0 1,824 1,559 870 769 TX : 576.6 599.7 669,018 702,189 1,160 1,171 UT : 59.0 60.1 71,753 72,413 1,217 1,205 VA : 1.6 1.3 1,560 1,272 948 979 WA : 82.0 81.1 105,909 103,087 1,291 1,271 WV : 1.1 0.7 1,067 714 946 1,069 WI : 147.2 153.9 183,540 198,499 1,247 1,290 WY : 0.7 0.7 856 859 1,206 1,202 : US 3/ : 3,150.3 3,259.6 3,799,015 3,996,582 1,206 1,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 17.4 11.1 2,266 1,656 130 149 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.5 9.4 3,895 3,936 412 419 IN : 10.5 10.1 2,812 3,093 267 307 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.7 1.1 802 561 482 494 MI : 3.5 3.2 973 1,081 280 338 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 42 25 418 413 MO : 0.2 0.2 53 55 269 324 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.5 3.5 542 366 156 103 NJ : 9.0 9.0 3,932 3,978 439 440 NM : NY : 15.7 15.9 1,571 1,281 100 81 NC : 0.3 0.2 120 80 395 399 ND : OH : 3.8 0.1 1,469 17 389 213 OK : 0.1 19 17 420 336 OR : PA : 16.6 17.2 5,113 6,008 308 348 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.2 2.8 1,761 715 415 251 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.6 12.7 5,596 5,259 410 413 WY : : US 3/ : 118.2 99.8 32,717 28,796 277 289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 7.9 11.9 3,401 6,137 432 514 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.4 51 87 147 224 AR : CA : 191.5 201.0 40,177 43,462 210 216 CO : 3.3 3.9 855 1,133 256 288 DE-MD : 20.7 3.2 4,728 789 228 250 FL : 9.6 9.9 1,714 1,837 179 186 GA : 19.1 15.6 5,449 4,695 285 300 HI : 2.9 3.1 620 648 210 211 ID : IL : 797.6 866.7 201,713 224,577 253 259 IN : 519.0 532.1 128,629 133,793 248 251 IA : 2,428.0 2,418.5 619,890 625,447 255 259 KS : 44.3 38.1 12,293 11,533 278 302 KY : 194.2 195.3 49,439 50,261 255 257 LA : 2.1 2.1 458 437 214 213 MI : 12.0 12.2 4,257 4,096 353 336 MN : 673.4 687.7 170,251 175,679 253 255 MS : MO : 334.9 355.9 83,318 89,357 249 251 MT : 2.7 2.1 698 549 254 267 NE : 538.4 545.3 136,362 139,845 253 256 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 701 671 249 247 NJ : 9.1 9.1 889 941 97 104 NM : 0.5 0.5 106 103 216 212 NY : 5.4 4.4 852 1,082 157 248 NC : 818.5 876.7 198,381 217,992 242 249 ND : 12.0 11.1 2,856 2,666 237 240 OH : 112.0 111.1 28,817 28,458 257 256 OK : 388.9 394.8 98,980 102,124 254 259 OR : 18.7 18.5 4,683 4,701 250 255 PA : 220.0 223.1 52,472 55,141 238 247 SC : SD : 322.1 356.2 84,298 92,015 262 258 TN : 70.1 65.1 30,886 27,947 440 429 TX : 34.3 38.4 11,609 11,891 339 309 UT : 4.2 5.2 730 1,203 175 232 VA : 312.7 329.8 75,360 82,752 241 251 WA : 1.9 2.0 483 524 248 268 WV : 1.2 1.0 339 253 283 246 WI : 42.3 40.9 16,880 17,255 399 422 WY : 1.2 1.1 301 281 249 250 : US 3/ : 8,404.1 8,622.3 2,132,256 2,221,519 254 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 96.7 90.8 13,369 12,604 138 139 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.5 38 37 100 76 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 72 61 131 121 IL : IN : 3.4 3.8 335 373 98 98 IA : 42.0 44.7 5,477 5,755 130 129 KS : 0.3 0.3 31 33 122 116 KY : 0.8 1.1 104 190 129 169 LA : 0.2 0.3 19 20 76 75 MI : 18.9 21.1 2,375 2,691 125 127 MN : 0.3 0.3 33 32 124 122 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.5 54 68 121 124 NE : 0.2 0.1 17 7 101 113 NV : 0.2 0.2 27 22 115 108 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.3 205 232 102 103 NJ : 9.0 9.0 840 882 94 98 NM : 2.7 2.5 321 289 119 114 NY : 2.2 1.6 244 165 113 102 NC : 0.1 5 9 92 103 ND : OH : 1.4 1.6 163 167 114 102 OK : 0.5 0.1 56 8 115 115 OR : 0.7 0.9 86 116 124 134 PA : 7.2 5.6 673 484 94 87 SC : 0.2 0.1 21 11 104 104 SD : 1.8 1.6 203 149 115 95 TN : 0.4 0.4 33 32 84 83 TX : 36.2 33.6 4,567 4,293 126 128 UT : 3.0 2.7 358 375 120 138 VA : 1.1 1.3 111 131 101 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.3 1.6 156 176 116 113 WY : 0.3 0.3 40 43 121 127 : US 3/ : 296.3 283.3 37,514 36,190 127 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,574 1,577 1,656 11,904 12,166 50.8 54.0 51.6 50.2 50.6 Heifers :1,004 903 1,045 7,767 7,917 32.4 31.0 32.6 32.8 33.0 All Cows : 461 390 452 3,627 3,521 14.8 13.3 14.1 15.3 14.6 Dairy Cows : 218 188 221 1,671 1,717 7.0 6.4 6.9 7.0 7.1 Other Cows : 243 202 231 1,956 1,804 7.8 6.9 7.2 8.3 7.5 Bulls & Stags : 60 48 58 414 417 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,099 2,918 3,210 23,712 24,022 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,918 6,965 8,173 62,452 60,928 95.9 96.3 96.4 96.1 96.5 Sows : 302 241 280 2,229 1,980 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 35 28 27 283 215 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,256 7,235 8,480 64,963 63,123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 13 15 123 114 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 267 216 254 2,189 2,098 94.3 94.4 94.2 94.7 94.9 : Total 1/ : 283 229 269 2,311 2,212 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 739 749 754 735 742 Steers 4/ : 795 799 807 788 793 Heifers 4/ : 723 728 736 724 728 All Cows 4/ : 553 580 574 564 580 Bulls & Stags4/: 883 899 888 887 903 : Calves & Vealers: 167 183 177 175 193 : Hogs : 187 193 192 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 183 189 188 187 190 Sows 5/ : 291 302 300 295 300 Stags & Boars5/: 234 215 228 231 226 : Sheep : 63 66 64 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 64 66 60 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 66 64 67 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 0.2 3.5 2 : 7.7 1.4 0.3 5.1 4.3 0.8 0.8 24.9 3 : 90.1 45.0 6.7 36.6 27.5 9.1 1.8 17.3 4 : 72.5 0.8 0.3 60.7 21.5 39.2 10.7 1.8 5 : 328.2 142.3 48.2 128.1 90.1 38.0 9.6 35.2 6 : 599.8 315.4 206.8 65.5 10.9 54.6 12.1 2.7 7 : 1,504.6 827.1 613.5 55.4 4.6 50.8 8.6 0.1 8 : 313.3 169.1 122.5 16.8 3.6 13.3 4.8 9 : 141.5 70.1 10.4 57.8 46.1 11.7 3.3 10.9 10 : 151.1 84.2 36.4 25.0 11.6 13.4 5.5 1.2 : US 2/ : 3,210.4 1,655.7 1,045.1 452.1 221.2 230.9 57.5 97.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 2.1 0.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 2 : 13.2 13.0 0.1 0.1 10.6 1.8 8.8 3 : 555.1 552.8 2.3 8.7 0.7 8.0 4 : 1,342.3 1,250.9 88.8 2.6 2.1 1.3 0.8 5 : 2,185.2 2,090.2 92.9 2.0 37.6 5.0 32.6 6 : 430.9 404.6 25.5 0.7 32.9 3.0 29.9 7 : 3,346.1 3,278.1 46.5 21.5 45.0 0.1 45.0 8 : 373.2 350.0 23.3 94.6 1.9 92.6 9 : 197.9 197.7 0.1 0.1 34.4 1.0 33.4 10 : 34.2 34.0 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.1 : US 2/ : 8,480.4 8,173.4 279.8 27.3 269.1 15.5 253.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - August 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.9 1.8 1.5 8.4 8.0 0.3 1.3 20.1 2 : 57.5 10.5 3.1 38.4 32.0 6.4 5.6 164.3 3 : 687.1 336.3 50.3 284.7 209.2 75.5 15.8 116.6 4 : 557.6 9.4 2.8 470.0 173.7 296.3 75.3 13.0 5 : 2,490.1 1,050.6 387.7 976.4 682.1 294.3 75.5 298.0 6 : 4,497.1 2,315.6 1,609.5 473.7 83.0 390.7 98.4 14.1 7 :11,121.6 6,085.1 4,520.7 465.3 33.1 432.2 50.5 0.8 8 : 2,405.6 1,239.6 983.0 148.9 28.3 120.6 34.1 9 : 1,044.3 508.8 68.0 443.0 365.0 78.0 24.6 82.7 10 : 1,147.8 608.7 290.7 213.0 103.1 109.9 35.4 12.2 : US 2/ :24,021.6 12,166.3 7,917.1 3,521.7 1,717.4 1,804.3 416.5 721.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.8 11.4 0.3 0.1 15.0 3.4 11.6 2 : 94.2 92.2 1.2 0.7 87.5 12.8 74.7 3 : 4,095.1 4,077.7 17.2 0.2 65.2 3.6 61.6 4 : 9,800.2 9,143.5 636.7 20.0 12.8 8.9 3.9 5 :16,254.4 15,567.2 678.2 9.0 294.2 34.4 259.8 6 : 3,320.2 3,128.6 184.0 7.6 311.3 25.9 285.4 7 :25,099.3 24,594.8 327.9 176.6 325.4 0.6 324.8 8 : 2,701.7 2,570.1 131.5 0.1 821.0 16.5 804.5 9 : 1,483.1 1,481.7 1.1 0.3 273.5 6.4 267.1 10 : 262.8 260.9 1.7 0.2 6.1 1.2 5.0 : US 2/ :63,122.9 60,928.2 1,979.9 214.8 2,211.9 113.6 2,098.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, August 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 48.3 41.6 1.0 5.6 5.6 AR : 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 91.6 28.1 9.1 51.3 40.4 10.9 3.1 10.9 CO : 231.9 134.4 97.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 FL : 7.2 0.3 0.1 6.4 1.0 5.4 0.5 GA : 37.0 31.4 3.2 28.2 5.5 HI : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 ID : 68.8 31.2 15.1 18.0 6.9 11.1 4.4 IL : 86.6 49.8 36.8 9.4 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 10.1 IA : 56.5 33.6 22.7 0.2 KS : 742.4 416.3 324.7 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.1 KY : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 32.3 21.9 2.3 8.0 8.0 0.1 3.1 MN : 52.3 10.1 3.9 33.1 12.9 20.2 5.2 MS : MO : 4.7 0.9 0.4 3.0 0.8 2.2 0.4 MT : 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 701.0 376.3 265.7 50.9 3.5 47.4 7.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 3.5 NJ : 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 9.0 NM : 1.1 1.0 1.0 NY : 5.4 0.6 0.2 4.2 3.5 0.7 0.5 15.9 NC : 13.2 0.1 9.9 5.2 4.7 3.2 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.7 0.4 0.1 4.6 2.4 2.2 0.6 OK : OR : PA : 86.3 42.7 6.2 35.7 26.9 8.8 1.7 17.2 SC : SD : 20.9 2.3 1.9 12.6 1.9 10.7 4.1 TN : 1.8 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.2 TX : 596.8 315.1 206.6 63.0 9.3 53.7 12.0 2.5 UT : 59.3 31.6 23.4 3.8 1.3 2.5 0.5 VA : 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 WA : 81.0 52.1 21.1 6.9 4.6 2.3 1.0 WV : WI : 150.7 59.7 5.0 82.3 66.7 15.6 3.7 12.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,210.4 1,655.7 1,045.1 452.1 221.2 230.9 57.5 97.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 11.2 8.6 2.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 194.5 194.3 0.1 0.1 CO : 2.9 1.9 1.1 90.7 90.7 DE-MD : 3.1 3.1 FL : 9.9 9.5 0.4 GA : 8.1 5.3 2.8 HI : 3.1 3.0 ID : 0.4 0.3 IL : 831.9 781.8 48.6 1.5 IN : 525.9 525.9 2.8 1.8 1.0 IA : 2,414.9 2,354.9 38.6 21.5 44.5 44.5 KS : 33.7 25.8 7.9 KY : 194.9 189.5 5.4 1.1 1.1 LA : MI : 10.5 5.7 4.7 0.2 20.9 2.8 18.1 MN : 685.2 685.2 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 353.6 353.5 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 NE : 543.9 543.9 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.1 0.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 NJ : 9.1 8.9 0.1 0.1 9.0 1.3 7.7 NM : 1.3 1.1 0.3 NY : 4.1 4.1 1.6 0.5 1.1 NC : 863.1 854.4 8.7 0.1 ND : 10.9 10.9 OH : 98.6 88.8 9.9 OK : 393.0 385.6 7.4 OR : 18.2 18.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 PA : 222.6 222.2 0.4 5.5 0.6 4.9 SC : SD : 354.9 332.8 22.1 1.4 1.4 TN : 64.9 3.7 61.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 TX : 25.0 17.5 6.9 0.7 31.5 2.0 29.5 UT : 3.8 3.8 2.3 1.9 0.3 VA : 329.3 327.5 1.9 0.9 0.9 WA : 1.9 1.9 WV : WI : 33.0 2.9 29.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,480.4 8,173.4 279.8 27.3 269.1 15.5 253.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.2 98.4 Calves : 97.5 92.8 97.9 97.7 95.4 Hogs : 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.2 98.5 Sheep : 95.5 94.1 95.0 96.2 95.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Slightly over 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last five years; running about 1.75 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .35 per 100 for hogs and .25 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . .4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . .8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability. . 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . . . . .9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S.. . . . . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants22The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 20, 2000. 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