Mt An 1-2 (10-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released October 20, 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 in September Beef Production Equals Record High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in September, down 2 percent from the 3.93 billion pounds produced in September 1999. September 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.28 billion pounds, equaled the previous record high for September set last year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.03 million head, down 2 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,231 pounds. Veal production totaled 17 million pounds, 18 percent below the previous record low for September set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 93 thousand head, down 22 percent from September 1999. The average live weight was 13 pounds above last year, at 293 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.55 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.12 million head, 6 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 259 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17 million pounds, was down 10 percent from September 1999 and down 9 percent from the previous record low for September set in 1998. Sheep slaughter totaled 269 thousand head, 13 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, up 3 pounds from September a year ago. January - September red meat production was 34.5 billion pounds, just above the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 2 percent higher than last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 00 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Sep : Aug : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,275 2,437 2,275 100 93 19,863 20,264 102 Veal : 20 17 17 82 95 166 161 97 Pork : 1,618 1,641 1,552 96 95 14,168 13,896 98 Lamb & Mutton : 19 18 17 90 97 178 172 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,932 4,114 3,861 98 94 34,376 34,493 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 00 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Sep : Aug : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,243 2,407 2,244 100 93 19,581 19,991 102 Veal : 19 17 16 82 95 161 152 94 Pork : 1,594 1,618 1,531 96 95 13,941 13,711 98 Lamb & Mutton : 19 17 17 90 97 173 167 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,876 4,059 3,808 98 94 33,856 34,022 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 00 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Sep : Aug : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,044.9 *3,210.5 2,984.1 98 93 26,757.3 27,005.8 101 Other :Thou: 54.1 49.2 50.4 93 102 483.6 450.5 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,099.0 *3,259.7 3,034.5 98 93 27,241.0 27,456.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,213 1,228 1,233 102 100 1,210 1,219 101 Other :Lbs :1,045 1,092 1,092 105 100 1,040 1,076 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,210 1,226 1,231 102 100 1,207 1,217 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 117.0 97.7 91.3 78 93 939.6 813.2 87 Other :Thou: 2.8 2.1 2.0 72 97 22.1 37.2 168 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 119.8 99.8 93.3 78 94 961.7 850.4 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 275 286 288 105 101 285 310 109 Other :Lbs : 449 416 432 96 104 409 431 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 280 289 293 105 102 288 315 110 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,501.0 *8,480.5 7,991.8 94 94 73,464.1 71,114.8 97 Other :Thou: 140.5 141.9 126.1 90 89 1,356.4 1,107.8 82 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,641.4 *8,622.4 8,117.9 94 94 74,820.5 72,222.6 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 256 258 259 101 100 258 261 101 Other :Lbs : 235 229 229 97 100 233 231 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 255 258 259 101 100 258 261 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 294.1 269.1 256.7 87 95 2,605.4 2,468.6 95 Other :Thou: 13.5 14.2 12.4 92 87 105.4 110.5 105 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 307.6 283.3 269.1 87 95 2,710.8 2,579.1 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 128 129 132 103 102 134 136 101 Other :Lbs : 97 104 100 103 96 98 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 127 128 130 103 102 133 134 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 00 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Sep 1999 : Aug 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 4.2 3.8 146 92 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 29.9 35.1 30.6 102 87 AR : 6.2 4.5 4.6 75 103 CA : 88.0 95.1 88.8 101 93 CO : 176.7 189.8 185.5 105 98 DE-MD : 5.7 2.9 2.8 50 96 FL : 4.1 5.1 4.5 111 89 GA : 25.7 27.1 24.6 96 91 HI : 1.2 1.3 1.1 94 89 ID : 51.7 52.5 48.1 93 92 IL : 226.7 238.0 228.6 101 96 IN : 103.2 105.3 105.6 102 100 IA : 541.6 510.9 483.0 89 95 KS : 538.3 584.5 538.1 100 92 KY : 37.3 38.3 36.9 99 96 LA : 1.6 1.4 1.4 87 102 MI : 28.3 32.0 29.2 103 91 MN : 173.3 170.0 161.7 93 95 MS : 26.5 25.6 23.6 89 92 MO : 67.1 71.0 65.1 97 92 MT : 1.6 2.1 1.8 109 86 NE : 589.5 652.2 609.2 103 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 84 78 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.8 1.9 92 102 NJ : 4.8 4.8 4.6 97 96 NM : 1.3 0.9 0.9 68 99 NY : 4.6 4.5 4.3 92 94 NC : 153.9 170.8 162.2 105 95 ND : 2.7 2.3 2.0 76 89 OH : 29.7 27.3 26.5 89 97 OK : 74.1 77.9 69.4 94 89 OR : 3.9 4.1 3.6 91 87 PA : 97.2 105.4 98.3 101 93 SC : 18.0 18.8 17.2 96 92 SD : 82.0 85.2 76.3 93 90 TN : 20.6 19.2 17.9 87 93 TX : 431.4 447.8 430.9 100 96 UT : 43.4 46.3 43.4 100 94 VA : 56.9 62.8 60.5 106 96 WA : 67.9 64.0 55.3 81 86 WV : 0.9 0.6 0.7 76 107 WI : 109.5 119.6 105.9 97 89 WY : 0.5 0.7 0.5 98 69 : US : 3,932.5 *4,114.0 3,861.0 98 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 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 : 0.7 0.4 550 317 798 882 AK : AZ : 41.1 41.8 48,917 51,319 1,190 1,228 AR : 1.7 1.3 1,445 1,389 867 1,035 CA : 82.8 86.7 103,506 108,167 1,250 1,247 CO : 218.2 224.6 268,109 282,393 1,229 1,257 DE-MD : 3.0 2.8 3,630 3,437 1,211 1,226 FL : 5.6 6.3 6,288 6,995 1,117 1,112 GA : 34.9 34.2 39,343 38,955 1,126 1,139 HI : 1.5 1.3 1,351 1,262 885 945 ID : 68.0 63.6 85,201 78,662 1,253 1,237 IL : 91.0 88.7 108,550 107,783 1,193 1,215 IN : 3.6 3.1 3,752 3,281 1,048 1,067 IA : 75.5 52.6 88,811 65,405 1,176 1,243 KS : 691.1 684.0 834,241 835,411 1,207 1,221 KY : 1.4 0.9 1,161 822 856 871 LA : 1.8 1.8 1,512 1,593 822 868 MI : 30.9 31.8 40,317 43,963 1,305 1,383 MN : 53.8 52.0 71,710 71,109 1,332 1,368 MS : MO : 7.2 6.7 7,816 8,438 1,090 1,262 MT : 1.9 2.1 2,022 2,354 1,074 1,110 NE : 643.0 644.4 792,418 812,986 1,232 1,262 NV : 0.1 0.1 84 84 1,044 1,044 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.0 2,226 2,189 1,057 1,092 NJ : 2.2 2.0 2,533 2,326 1,146 1,142 NM : 2.2 1.4 2,170 1,381 990 966 NY : 5.9 5.4 6,318 5,727 1,069 1,069 NC : 15.8 12.3 16,974 13,322 1,074 1,083 ND : 0.8 0.7 939 823 1,136 1,162 OH : 13.3 12.3 14,270 14,634 1,071 1,186 OK : 3.1 2.9 3,096 2,842 1,002 990 OR : 1.3 1.2 1,742 1,596 1,296 1,291 PA : 79.8 79.6 98,478 102,281 1,234 1,285 SC : SD : 23.7 21.4 33,565 29,944 1,416 1,398 TN : 2.7 2.0 2,280 1,472 855 737 TX : 584.4 580.4 677,795 679,135 1,160 1,170 UT : 55.9 55.6 67,969 67,530 1,216 1,214 VA : 1.9 1.3 1,778 1,258 922 959 WA : 85.5 70.1 111,019 89,067 1,298 1,271 WV : 1.4 0.9 1,230 884 861 940 WI : 144.2 138.9 181,649 177,843 1,260 1,280 WY : 0.6 0.5 669 653 1,161 1,193 : US 3/ : 3,099.0 3,034.5 3,750,968 3,734,301 1,210 1,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 0.1 0.1 30 22 464 408 CA : 16.0 10.0 2,170 1,517 136 152 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.9 8.9 4,536 3,822 418 428 IN : 12.8 9.4 3,253 2,846 255 302 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.8 1.1 869 560 491 494 MI : 4.2 3.6 1,239 1,291 293 355 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 69 54 332 330 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.6 2.8 499 292 138 105 NJ : 9.4 8.9 4,092 3,925 435 440 NM : NY : 14.4 14.1 1,373 1,138 96 81 NC : 0.2 0.2 100 75 400 397 ND : OH : 3.7 0.1 1,457 16 394 205 OK : 0.1 0.1 45 25 457 450 OR : PA : 17.5 16.5 5,410 5,762 310 348 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.5 2.8 1,519 818 434 289 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 31 18 336 282 WA : WV : WI : 13.0 10.9 5,345 4,536 410 418 WY : : US 3/ : 119.8 93.3 33,585 27,390 280 293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 8.2 11.2 3,534 5,707 432 511 AK : AZ : 0.6 0.4 106 87 179 228 AR : CA : 199.0 182.8 41,475 39,883 208 218 CO : 2.2 1.7 552 433 256 256 DE-MD : 20.5 2.9 4,693 746 229 255 FL : 9.0 8.7 1,461 1,688 162 194 GA : 19.9 15.4 5,707 4,846 287 316 HI : 3.0 2.8 605 582 205 208 ID : IL : 830.9 816.3 210,003 212,232 253 260 IN : 532.8 533.9 132,604 135,213 249 253 IA : 2,581.7 2,279.7 663,045 594,885 257 261 KS : 42.2 37.0 12,384 11,196 293 303 KY : 192.2 185.7 49,230 48,464 256 261 LA : 2.4 2.0 498 428 205 218 MI : 10.4 9.3 3,787 3,212 364 346 MN : 713.3 651.3 182,999 167,776 257 258 MS : MO : 333.7 324.9 83,975 81,364 252 250 MT : 2.1 1.7 526 455 254 267 NE : 547.1 536.6 140,058 137,826 256 257 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.8 762 698 258 249 NJ : 8.7 9.0 860 837 99 93 NM : 0.5 0.5 114 100 214 213 NY : 5.2 3.8 826 955 159 249 NC : 798.1 831.7 194,708 207,622 244 250 ND : 13.6 10.1 3,230 2,350 238 232 OH : 113.3 101.5 29,229 26,085 258 257 OK : 376.4 346.9 96,459 90,838 256 262 OR : 17.6 16.0 4,452 4,065 253 254 PA : 225.6 207.5 54,551 52,011 242 251 SC : SD : 331.6 324.5 87,565 82,355 264 254 TN : 67.7 60.3 29,813 25,895 441 429 TX : 32.5 31.0 11,361 9,567 349 308 UT : 4.7 5.2 791 1,331 170 258 VA : 305.0 317.9 74,775 79,781 245 251 WA : 1.9 2.0 481 524 248 266 WV : 1.1 0.9 335 240 300 253 WI : 39.6 33.9 16,055 14,145 405 418 WY : 0.7 0.6 166 154 247 262 : US 3/ : 8,641.4 8,117.9 2,207,612 2,101,892 255 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 103.5 93.6 13,955 13,123 135 140 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.4 0.4 40 38 97 86 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 56 53 126 122 IL : IN : 3.2 3.0 323 294 102 99 IA : 42.1 40.8 5,687 5,467 135 134 KS : 0.2 0.2 27 24 122 113 KY : 1.0 1.0 127 163 133 169 LA : 0.2 0.2 20 18 83 85 MI : 19.4 17.7 2,407 2,225 124 126 MN : 0.2 0.2 27 31 118 128 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.5 51 61 130 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 18 7 120 111 NV : 0.2 0.1 27 18 125 127 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 247 231 102 101 NJ : 8.9 8.5 856 867 96 102 NM : 2.8 2.3 333 263 118 115 NY : 1.9 1.5 223 154 116 101 NC : 0.1 0.1 5 7 91 109 ND : OH : 1.1 1.3 121 136 106 102 OK : OR : 0.7 0.8 93 107 127 135 PA : 6.1 4.7 570 383 94 82 SC : 0.2 0.2 24 18 100 105 SD : 0.9 1.1 102 111 116 98 TN : 0.3 0.3 25 25 82 96 TX : 42.9 32.4 5,513 4,228 128 131 UT : 3.0 2.7 356 378 119 141 VA : 1.3 1.3 132 133 100 102 WA : WV : WI : 1.1 1.2 123 131 112 114 WY : 0.2 0.2 25 24 120 136 : US 3/ : 307.6 269.1 39,084 35,056 127 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,514 1,656 1,492 13,418 13,658 49.7 51.6 50.0 50.1 50.6 Heifers :1,009 1,045 1,004 8,776 8,921 33.1 32.6 33.7 32.8 33.0 All Cows : 465 452 436 4,093 3,959 15.3 14.1 14.6 15.3 14.6 Dairy Cows : 218 221 213 1,889 1,931 7.2 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 Other Cows : 247 231 223 2,204 2,028 8.1 7.2 7.5 8.2 7.5 Bulls & Stags : 56 58 51 470 468 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,045 3,210 2,984 26,757 27,006 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,178 8,173 7,718 70,630 68,646 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.1 96.5 Sows : 289 280 251 2,518 2,231 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 34 27 23 317 238 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,501 8,480 7,992 73,464 71,115 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 15 14 139 127 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 277 254 243 2,466 2,341 94.3 94.2 94.7 94.7 94.8 : Total 1/ : 294 269 257 2,605 2,469 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 754 756 735 744 Steers 4/ : 802 807 812 790 795 Heifers 4/ : 727 736 743 724 730 All Cows 4/ : 551 574 575 562 580 Bulls & Stags4/: 873 888 882 886 900 : Calves & Vealers: 169 177 178 175 191 : Hogs : 188 192 192 190 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 184 188 189 187 190 Sows 5/ : 295 300 303 295 301 Stags & Boars5/: 240 228 235 232 226 : Sheep : 64 64 65 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 60 66 66 60 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 64 65 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, September 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.2 2.8 2 : 7.1 1.4 0.3 4.7 4.0 0.7 0.8 23.0 3 : 83.0 40.8 6.8 33.8 24.8 8.9 1.7 16.7 4 : 65.1 0.7 0.3 55.0 19.7 35.3 9.0 2.5 5 : 306.0 126.7 49.1 121.0 86.6 34.3 9.2 32.7 6 : 580.6 297.3 202.1 70.5 10.4 60.2 10.7 2.7 7 : 1,378.8 740.2 577.6 53.4 4.3 49.1 7.6 0.1 8 : 299.0 149.3 128.3 16.9 3.3 13.6 4.5 9 : 129.3 59.5 9.0 57.6 48.8 8.8 3.3 9.8 10 : 133.5 75.7 30.7 22.7 10.5 12.2 4.4 1.1 : US 2/ : 2,984.1 1,491.9 1,004.4 436.6 213.3 223.2 51.4 91.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.4 1.6 2 : 12.4 12.2 0.2 10.0 1.8 8.1 3 : 527.4 525.4 2.0 7.5 0.4 7.1 4 : 1,265.4 1,181.0 82.1 2.3 1.6 1.1 0.5 5 : 2,086.3 2,001.7 82.5 2.0 33.5 4.2 29.3 6 : 381.0 357.9 22.7 0.4 31.7 2.8 28.9 7 : 3,168.5 3,101.5 48.6 18.3 41.2 0.1 41.2 8 : 338.5 326.0 12.5 96.8 1.9 95.0 9 : 179.7 179.7 0.1 31.2 0.8 30.4 10 : 30.6 30.4 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.9 : US 2/ : 7,991.8 7,717.8 250.8 23.2 256.7 13.6 243.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.7 2.2 1.7 9.3 9.0 0.3 1.5 22.9 2 : 64.6 11.8 3.4 43.1 36.0 7.1 6.3 187.3 3 : 770.2 377.1 57.1 318.4 234.0 84.4 17.5 133.3 4 : 622.6 10.2 3.0 525.0 193.4 331.7 84.4 15.5 5 : 2,796.1 1,177.3 436.8 1,097.4 768.7 328.6 84.7 330.7 6 : 5,077.7 2,612.8 1,811.6 544.2 93.3 450.9 109.0 16.8 7 :12,500.4 6,825.3 5,098.3 518.7 37.4 481.4 58.1 0.9 8 : 2,704.6 1,388.9 1,111.3 165.8 31.6 134.3 38.6 9 : 1,173.6 568.2 76.9 500.6 413.8 86.8 27.9 92.5 10 : 1,281.3 684.3 321.4 235.7 113.6 122.1 39.8 13.2 : US 2/ :27,005.8 13,658.2 8,921.4 3,958.3 1,930.7 2,027.5 467.9 813.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.0 13.5 0.4 0.1 17.0 3.8 13.2 2 : 106.6 104.5 1.4 0.7 97.4 14.6 82.8 3 : 4,622.6 4,603.1 19.2 0.3 72.7 3.9 68.8 4 :11,065.6 10,324.5 718.8 22.3 14.4 10.0 4.4 5 :18,340.6 17,569.0 760.6 11.0 327.7 38.6 289.1 6 : 3,701.2 3,486.5 206.7 8.0 343.1 28.8 314.3 7 :28,267.7 27,696.3 376.5 194.9 366.6 0.7 365.9 8 : 3,040.2 2,896.1 144.0 0.1 917.9 18.4 899.5 9 : 1,662.9 1,661.4 1.1 0.4 304.6 7.1 297.5 10 : 293.4 291.3 1.8 0.3 7.2 1.3 5.8 : US 2/ :71,114.8 68,646.1 2,230.7 238.0 2,468.6 127.3 2,341.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 41.6 34.3 1.1 6.2 6.2 AR : 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 CA : 86.3 24.9 7.6 50.6 42.4 8.2 3.1 9.8 CO : 223.9 118.8 104.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.3 0.2 5.5 0.9 4.6 0.5 GA : 33.4 0.1 28.7 3.7 25.0 4.7 HI : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 ID : 62.5 33.2 8.9 16.9 6.6 10.3 3.5 IL : 85.8 47.3 38.6 8.9 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 9.4 IA : 51.0 27.2 23.7 0.1 KS : 681.3 368.9 310.7 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 29.9 19.2 1.6 9.1 9.1 0.1 3.6 MN : 49.1 9.5 4.2 30.4 12.0 18.4 5.0 MS : MO : 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.0 0.7 2.3 0.4 MT : 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 642.0 343.3 242.8 48.8 3.2 45.6 7.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.8 NJ : 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 8.9 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.9 NY : 5.1 0.5 0.2 3.8 3.2 0.6 0.5 14.1 NC : 11.8 0.1 9.2 4.4 4.8 2.5 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.1 0.4 0.1 4.2 2.2 2.0 0.4 OK : OR : PA : 79.4 38.6 6.3 33.0 24.3 8.7 1.6 16.5 SC : SD : 19.2 1.4 1.2 12.8 1.7 11.1 3.9 TN : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 577.7 297.0 202.0 68.2 8.9 59.3 10.6 2.5 UT : 54.9 28.5 22.1 3.8 1.4 2.4 0.4 VA : 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 70.0 41.8 21.6 5.7 3.8 1.9 0.9 WV : 0.1 WI : 135.7 50.2 4.5 77.2 63.3 13.9 3.7 10.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,984.1 1,491.9 1,004.4 436.5 213.3 223.2 51.4 91.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.5 8.2 2.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 176.7 176.6 CO : 1.0 1.0 0.1 93.5 93.5 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 FL : 8.7 8.3 0.4 GA : 8.7 5.3 3.4 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 785.9 740.4 43.9 1.7 IN : 529.2 529.2 2.4 1.6 0.9 IA : 2,277.1 2,217.7 41.1 18.3 40.7 40.7 KS : 33.8 26.3 7.4 KY : 185.2 179.9 5.3 0.9 0.9 LA : MI : 7.7 3.5 4.1 0.1 17.4 2.4 15.1 MN : 649.2 649.2 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 322.3 322.3 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 535.2 535.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.4 1.6 NJ : 9.0 8.8 0.1 8.5 1.3 7.2 NM : 1.3 1.0 0.3 NY : 3.4 3.4 1.5 0.5 1.0 NC : 818.8 812.4 6.4 0.1 ND : 9.9 9.9 OH : 87.7 79.1 8.6 OK : 345.0 339.6 5.4 OR : 15.8 15.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 PA : 207.2 206.8 0.4 4.6 0.3 4.3 SC : SD : 323.0 310.6 12.4 1.0 1.0 TN : 60.2 3.2 57.0 0.2 0.2 TX : 23.0 16.7 6.0 0.4 30.4 1.8 28.5 UT : 4.1 4.1 2.2 1.8 0.4 VA : 317.3 315.7 1.6 0.8 0.8 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : 0.1 WI : 26.5 0.3 25.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,991.8 7,717.8 250.8 23.2 256.7 13.6 243.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.5 98.3 98.2 98.4 Calves : 97.6 97.9 97.8 97.7 95.6 Hogs : 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.2 98.5 Sheep : 95.6 95.0 95.4 96.1 95.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 22, 2000. 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