Mt An 1-2 (11-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released November 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. Red Meat, Beef Production Set Record Highs for October Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.10 billion pounds in October, up 2 percent from the 4.00 billion pounds produced in October 1999 and up slightly less than 2 percent from the previous record high for October set in 1998. October 1999 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.35 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year and 2 percent higher than the previous record high for October set in 1997. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.14 million head, up 2 percent from 1999. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,231 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 2 percent below the previous record low for October set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 97 thousand head, down 7 percent from October 1999. The average live weight was 13 pounds above last year, at 311 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.88 million head, 1 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18 million pounds, was down 6 percent from the previous record low for October set in 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 279 thousand head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 4 pounds from October a year ago. January - October red meat production was 38.6 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 2 percent higher than last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 00 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Oct : Sep : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,265 2,275 2,345 104 103 22,128 22,609 102 Veal : 19 17 18 98 110 185 180 97 Pork : 1,698 1,552 1,715 101 111 15,866 15,611 98 Lamb & Mutton : 20 17 18 94 106 198 190 96 : Total Red Meat : 4,001 3,861 4,097 102 106 38,376 38,590 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 00 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Oct : Sep : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,229 2,244 2,310 104 103 21,810 22,301 102 Veal : 18 16 18 99 111 179 170 95 Pork : 1,675 1,531 1,692 101 111 15,616 15,404 99 Lamb & Mutton : 19 17 18 93 106 192 184 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,941 3,808 4,038 102 106 37,797 38,059 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 00 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Oct : Sep : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,033.2 2,984.1 3,082.1 102 103 29,790.6 30,087.9 101 Other :Thou: 61.0 50.4 59.4 97 118 544.6 509.9 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,094.2 3,034.5 3,141.5 102 104 30,335.2 30,597.8 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,217 1,233 1,234 101 100 1,210 1,221 101 Other :Lbs :1,045 1,092 1,070 102 98 1,041 1,075 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,214 1,231 1,231 101 100 1,207 1,218 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 101.8 91.3 95.0 93 104 1,041.4 908.2 87 Other :Thou: 2.8 2.0 2.1 75 102 24.9 39.3 158 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 104.6 93.3 97.1 93 104 1,066.3 947.5 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 295 288 309 105 107 286 310 108 Other :Lbs : 395 432 400 101 92 408 429 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 298 293 311 105 106 289 315 109 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,805.8 7,991.8 8,745.7 99 109 82,270.0 79,860.5 97 Other :Thou: 137.4 126.1 135.3 98 107 1,493.8 1,243.1 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,943.2 8,117.9 8,881.0 99 109 83,763.7 81,103.6 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 259 259 263 101 101 258 262 101 Other :Lbs : 231 229 233 101 102 233 232 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 259 262 101 101 258 261 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 293.2 256.7 266.1 91 104 2,898.6 2,734.7 94 Other :Thou: 11.7 12.4 12.6 108 102 117.1 123.1 105 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 304.9 269.1 278.7 91 104 3,015.7 2,857.9 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 132 132 135 103 103 134 136 102 Other :Lbs : 97 100 105 108 105 98 101 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 130 130 134 103 103 132 134 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 00 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Oct 1999 : Sep 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 3.8 4.4 149 113 AK : 0.1 0.1 138 409 AZ : 29.4 30.6 30.4 103 99 AR : 6.2 4.6 5.5 88 117 CA : 89.1 88.8 97.1 109 109 CO : 165.0 185.5 185.3 112 100 DE-MD : 5.5 2.8 3.5 63 123 FL : 4.6 4.5 5.1 111 113 GA : 27.7 24.6 29.4 106 120 HI : 1.2 1.1 1.2 97 102 ID : 52.5 48.1 53.3 101 111 IL : 231.1 228.6 253.4 110 111 IN : 106.7 105.6 118.4 111 112 IA : 558.8 483.0 528.2 95 109 KS : 539.9 538.1 552.8 102 103 KY : 40.3 36.9 38.7 96 105 LA : 1.7 1.4 1.7 99 118 MI : 27.5 29.2 31.5 114 108 MN : 186.3 161.7 181.9 98 113 MS : 27.0 23.6 25.1 93 106 MO : 69.7 65.1 70.5 101 108 MT : 1.8 1.8 2.1 114 116 NE : 596.1 609.2 640.2 107 105 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 121 112 N ENG 3/ : 2.2 1.9 2.1 98 114 NJ : 4.4 4.6 5.0 114 108 NM : 1.2 0.9 1.0 83 113 NY : 4.7 4.3 4.5 97 106 NC : 173.9 162.2 173.0 99 107 ND : 2.7 2.0 2.5 91 121 OH : 29.1 26.5 27.6 95 104 OK : 81.4 69.4 80.9 99 117 OR : 3.6 3.6 4.0 111 112 PA : 110.6 98.3 108.3 98 110 SC : 19.0 17.2 20.3 107 118 SD : 84.9 76.3 91.8 108 120 TN : 19.1 17.9 18.0 94 101 TX : 411.1 430.9 409.3 100 95 UT : 41.5 43.4 44.2 107 102 VA : 65.5 60.5 69.8 107 115 WA : 64.6 55.3 57.8 89 104 WV : 1.4 0.7 1.4 99 202 WI : 108.3 105.9 115.9 107 109 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.2 86 47 : US : 4,000.7 *3,861.1 4,097.2 102 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 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 0.8 626 634 792 801 AK : AZ : 39.8 41.6 48,544 51,226 1,220 1,233 AR : 1.9 1.6 1,675 1,604 894 995 CA : 86.2 93.5 107,849 116,245 1,251 1,243 CO : 202.8 224.7 248,519 281,147 1,225 1,251 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 3,809 3,939 1,208 1,220 FL : 6.2 6.8 6,901 7,382 1,108 1,092 GA : 37.8 41.0 42,428 46,702 1,124 1,138 HI : 1.5 1.3 1,336 1,262 893 958 ID : 70.3 72.3 87,000 87,844 1,238 1,216 IL : 89.0 95.4 107,632 117,037 1,209 1,227 IN : 4.0 4.1 4,185 4,330 1,046 1,055 IA : 78.0 61.3 92,523 76,807 1,186 1,254 KS : 695.1 704.4 839,610 861,399 1,208 1,223 KY : 1.8 1.5 1,471 1,278 813 846 LA : 2.1 2.2 1,725 1,911 822 867 MI : 30.2 34.4 40,872 48,112 1,352 1,397 MN : 57.0 59.0 77,685 81,504 1,362 1,380 MS : MO : 8.2 7.9 8,827 9,759 1,081 1,241 MT : 2.2 2.5 2,341 2,776 1,060 1,111 NE : 641.5 669.9 800,585 848,651 1,248 1,267 NV : 0.1 0.1 74 86 1,019 1,044 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.4 2,530 2,558 1,003 1,080 NJ : 2.1 2.1 2,415 2,247 1,125 1,062 NM : 2.1 1.6 1,926 1,537 932 946 NY : 6.3 6.0 6,800 6,383 1,076 1,059 NC : 16.6 13.6 17,901 14,222 1,079 1,048 ND : 1.1 1.0 1,193 1,149 1,112 1,148 OH : 12.7 11.6 13,902 13,606 1,097 1,174 OK : 3.3 3.5 3,340 3,589 1,023 1,015 OR : 1.3 1.4 1,693 1,806 1,316 1,278 PA : 95.9 87.9 119,052 113,745 1,242 1,294 SC : SD : 22.3 25.4 30,923 35,226 1,384 1,386 TN : 2.7 2.6 2,160 2,174 800 845 TX : 567.7 554.7 651,904 642,075 1,148 1,158 UT : 53.4 56.8 65,116 68,968 1,219 1,213 VA : 2.3 1.4 2,312 1,384 999 973 WA : 81.5 73.7 106,115 93,484 1,303 1,268 WV : 2.5 2.2 2,012 2,012 812 904 WI : 144.5 149.6 182,954 193,978 1,266 1,296 WY : 0.3 0.3 375 315 1,215 1,225 : US 3/ : 3,094.2 3,141.5 3,754,963 3,867,280 1,214 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, October 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 : 13.0 10.1 1,898 1,562 146 155 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.4 10.3 3,978 4,422 423 431 IN : 9.9 9.2 2,838 2,947 286 319 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.4 1.0 676 480 479 489 MI : 3.1 3.4 917 1,188 293 346 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 35 26 425 433 MO : 0.3 0.2 86 52 340 328 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.5 400 251 132 102 NJ : 8.6 10.3 3,751 4,486 435 438 NM : NY : 10.9 12.2 1,018 993 94 81 NC : 0.3 0.2 107 86 404 400 ND : OH : 3.5 0.1 1,417 26 399 254 OK : OR : PA : 16.1 17.5 5,333 6,463 332 368 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.0 3.0 1,656 940 415 314 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 18 18 273 274 WA : WV : WI : 13.1 13.2 5,400 5,579 413 422 WY : : US 3/ : 104.6 97.1 31,114 30,241 298 311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 9.0 12.0 3,935 6,159 436 513 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.7 81 165 186 239 AR : CA : 192.8 204.8 41,275 45,528 214 222 CO : 1.7 1.6 447 406 263 258 DE-MD : 18.1 4.8 4,014 1,191 222 250 FL : 10.2 11.5 1,783 2,216 175 193 GA : 21.1 17.8 6,265 5,726 297 322 HI : 2.9 3.0 608 618 209 208 ID : IL : 850.5 903.2 217,622 239,370 256 265 IN : 543.0 590.2 137,658 152,013 254 258 IA : 2,621.5 2,453.8 684,628 648,957 261 264 KS : 42.8 35.2 12,883 11,057 301 314 KY : 203.3 192.5 52,865 50,685 260 263 LA : 2.9 2.7 601 582 210 218 MI : 10.1 9.1 3,906 3,272 386 360 MN : 754.2 722.7 196,552 188,189 261 260 MS : MO : 341.5 344.3 86,916 87,568 255 254 MT : 2.0 1.8 515 491 256 269 NE : 551.4 587.6 143,280 153,378 260 261 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.9 3.0 770 766 268 253 NJ : 7.4 8.9 743 852 100 95 NM : 0.7 0.6 150 134 217 214 NY : 4.4 3.6 753 898 170 246 NC : 895.1 886.8 221,313 221,651 247 250 ND : 12.8 11.7 3,051 2,738 239 233 OH : 110.9 109.2 28,818 28,460 260 261 OK : 402.8 392.3 106,588 105,795 265 270 OR : 16.2 17.9 4,024 4,594 248 257 PA : 230.1 221.6 56,054 56,642 244 256 SC : SD : 353.3 390.5 93,247 99,974 264 256 TN : 62.7 59.8 27,593 25,694 440 430 TX : 33.9 37.3 10,422 11,697 307 314 UT : 4.3 5.2 758 1,274 178 245 VA : 342.6 363.9 85,948 92,075 251 253 WA : 1.7 1.7 430 464 248 268 WV : 1.1 0.9 337 263 296 282 WI : 33.9 35.8 14,017 15,203 413 425 WY : 0.3 0.3 77 74 262 280 : US 3/ : 8,943.2 8,881.0 2,316,042 2,328,946 259 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 1999 and 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 5 11 87 123 AR : CA : CO : 108.9 91.8 15,302 13,388 141 146 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 25 34 84 81 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 45 50 126 121 IL : IN : 2.8 3.1 275 307 97 98 IA : 44.8 43.8 6,096 6,145 136 140 KS : 0.2 0.2 21 19 118 106 KY : 0.8 0.9 108 148 130 171 LA : 0.2 0.2 20 15 92 78 MI : 18.2 19.1 2,211 2,398 121 126 MN : 0.2 0.4 21 46 110 118 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.5 48 61 130 125 NE : 0.1 0.1 15 8 102 114 NV : 0.1 0.2 8 26 110 119 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.5 225 259 104 103 NJ : 8.6 8.6 799 855 93 99 NM : 2.5 2.5 296 283 119 112 NY : 1.7 1.7 182 169 110 100 NC : 0.1 0.1 9 6 104 96 ND : 0.1 0.1 11 9 123 132 OH : 0.8 0.8 103 84 125 102 OK : 0.5 0.1 56 13 113 141 OR : 0.7 0.9 83 123 125 135 PA : 5.4 5.0 510 410 94 82 SC : 0.2 0.2 16 16 98 99 SD : 1.2 1.1 142 110 116 99 TN : 0.3 0.5 19 36 73 78 TX : 44.5 36.9 5,777 4,924 130 134 UT : 2.6 2.6 311 355 120 135 VA : 1.2 1.4 120 151 100 105 WA : WV : WI : 0.9 1.0 111 116 118 112 WY : : US 3/ : 304.9 278.7 39,769 37,306 130 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,446 1,492 1,452 14,865 15,110 47.7 50.0 47.1 49.9 50.2 Heifers :1,030 1,004 1,080 9,806 10,001 34.0 33.7 35.0 32.9 33.2 All Cows : 501 436 498 4,594 4,455 16.5 14.6 16.1 15.4 14.8 Dairy Cows : 222 213 236 2,111 2,166 7.3 7.1 7.6 7.1 7.2 Other Cows : 279 223 262 2,483 2,289 9.2 7.5 8.5 8.3 7.6 Bulls & Stags : 56 51 53 526 521 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,033 2,984 3,082 29,791 30,088 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,506 7,718 8,449 79,136 77,095 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.2 96.5 Sows : 272 251 271 2,789 2,501 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 28 23 27 345 264 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,806 7,992 8,746 82,270 79,860 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 14 14 154 141 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 279 243 252 2,745 2,594 95.0 94.7 94.8 94.7 94.8 : Total 1/ : 293 257 266 2,899 2,735 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 739 756 753 736 745 Steers 4/ : 802 812 813 791 797 Heifers 4/ : 731 743 748 725 732 All Cows 4/ : 549 575 574 561 579 Bulls & Stags4/: 858 882 866 883 896 : Calves & Vealers: 181 178 190 175 191 : Hogs : 191 192 194 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 187 189 191 187 190 Sows 5/ : 295 303 304 295 301 Stags & Boars5/: 235 235 227 232 227 : Sheep : 65 65 67 66 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 66 65 59 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 65 67 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, October 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.4 2 : 7.9 1.7 0.5 4.8 4.0 0.8 1.0 22.5 3 : 91.6 42.5 8.4 38.4 28.1 10.3 2.3 17.7 4 : 75.4 1.2 0.4 63.5 21.3 42.2 10.4 2.6 5 : 332.0 140.0 51.9 129.4 93.4 36.0 10.7 36.0 6 : 553.7 266.8 202.8 74.3 10.2 64.2 9.7 2.9 7 : 1,433.8 731.5 626.0 69.2 8.7 60.5 7.1 0.1 8 : 303.9 135.9 142.5 21.2 3.2 18.0 4.3 9 : 135.7 59.5 8.8 64.4 54.3 10.1 3.0 9.8 10 : 146.1 72.6 37.9 31.2 11.6 19.7 4.4 1.1 : US 2/ : 3,082.1 1,452.1 1,079.5 497.5 235.7 261.8 52.9 95.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.0 0.1 2.1 0.5 1.7 2 : 12.2 12.0 0.1 0.1 10.2 1.7 8.5 3 : 589.3 585.5 3.7 8.1 0.5 7.6 4 : 1,345.7 1,261.1 82.9 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.6 5 : 2,313.0 2,224.1 86.4 2.4 36.6 4.3 32.3 6 : 430.4 403.1 26.6 0.7 35.9 2.7 33.2 7 : 3,411.2 3,333.8 55.8 21.6 44.2 0.1 44.1 8 : 405.6 391.0 14.6 95.0 1.9 93.1 9 : 202.0 202.0 0.1 31.1 0.8 30.3 10 : 34.4 34.1 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.9 : US 2/ : 8,745.7 8,448.6 270.6 26.5 266.1 13.7 252.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.6 2.6 1.9 10.3 9.9 0.4 1.7 25.4 2 : 72.5 13.5 3.9 47.8 39.9 7.9 7.3 209.8 3 : 861.8 419.6 65.5 356.9 262.1 94.7 19.8 150.9 4 : 698.1 11.3 3.4 588.6 214.7 373.9 94.7 18.1 5 : 3,128.1 1,317.3 488.7 1,226.8 862.2 364.6 95.4 366.7 6 : 5,631.4 2,879.7 2,014.5 618.5 103.5 515.0 118.7 19.7 7 :13,934.2 7,556.8 5,724.3 587.9 46.1 541.9 65.2 0.9 8 : 3,008.5 1,524.8 1,253.8 187.0 34.8 152.2 42.8 0.1 9 : 1,309.3 627.7 85.7 565.0 468.1 96.9 30.9 102.3 10 : 1,427.4 756.9 359.3 266.9 125.2 141.7 44.2 14.3 : US 2/ :30,087.9 15,110.3 10,000.9 4,455.8 2,166.5 2,289.4 520.8 908.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.1 15.5 0.4 0.1 19.2 4.3 14.9 2 : 118.8 116.5 1.5 0.8 107.7 16.3 91.4 3 : 5,211.9 5,188.6 23.0 0.3 80.8 4.4 76.4 4 :12,411.2 11,585.5 801.7 24.0 16.1 11.0 5.0 5 :20,653.6 19,793.0 847.1 13.5 364.3 42.9 321.4 6 : 4,131.6 3,889.6 233.3 8.6 379.0 31.5 347.5 7 :31,678.9 31,030.1 432.4 216.5 410.8 0.8 410.0 8 : 3,445.8 3,287.1 158.6 0.1 1,012.9 20.3 992.6 9 : 1,864.9 1,863.3 1.2 0.4 335.7 7.9 327.8 10 : 327.7 325.4 2.0 0.3 8.4 1.7 6.7 : US 2/ :79,860.5 77,094.7 2,501.3 264.5 2,734.7 141.0 2,593.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 41.3 32.4 1.0 7.8 7.8 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 93.0 26.8 7.5 55.9 46.4 9.5 2.9 9.8 CO : 224.0 107.7 115.7 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.8 0.2 0.1 6.0 0.9 5.1 0.6 GA : 40.1 0.1 34.5 3.2 31.3 5.5 HI : 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 ID : 71.1 33.3 10.5 23.8 7.6 16.2 3.4 IL : 92.0 51.1 40.9 10.2 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 9.2 IA : 59.2 29.9 24.5 4.7 4.7 0.1 KS : 701.2 377.5 321.9 1.7 0.3 1.4 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.2 LA : MI : 32.5 20.6 1.1 10.7 10.7 0.1 3.4 MN : 55.7 9.7 4.5 35.6 14.2 21.4 5.9 MS : MO : 5.7 1.2 0.6 3.5 0.7 2.8 0.5 MT : 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 667.8 322.9 279.0 59.4 3.1 56.3 6.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.4 NJ : 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 10.3 NM : 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.9 NY : 5.8 0.8 0.3 4.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 12.2 NC : 12.8 0.1 9.8 5.0 4.8 2.9 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.5 0.3 0.2 4.6 3.0 1.6 0.4 OK : OR : PA : 87.6 40.0 7.8 37.7 27.6 10.1 2.1 17.5 SC : SD : 22.8 1.0 1.4 16.7 1.8 14.9 3.7 TN : 2.0 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.1 TX : 550.6 266.5 202.6 71.9 8.8 63.1 9.6 2.7 UT : 55.8 26.4 25.1 3.8 1.0 2.8 0.4 VA : 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 73.6 38.4 27.2 7.1 3.8 3.3 0.9 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 145.8 58.0 5.2 78.4 65.5 12.9 4.2 13.2 WY : : US 3/ :3,082.1 1,452.1 1,079.5 497.5 235.7 261.8 52.9 95.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, October 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.8 9.1 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 198.8 198.7 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 91.7 91.7 DE-MD : 4.7 4.7 FL : 11.5 11.0 0.4 GA : 9.5 5.7 3.8 HI : 3.0 3.0 ID : 0.3 0.2 IL : 872.9 827.1 44.0 1.8 IN : 585.4 585.4 2.6 1.7 0.9 IA : 2,451.4 2,382.4 47.4 21.6 43.6 43.6 KS : 31.9 23.6 8.3 0.1 KY : 191.8 185.6 6.2 0.8 0.8 LA : MI : 7.5 3.2 4.2 0.1 18.8 2.5 16.4 MN : 720.1 720.0 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 341.7 341.5 0.2 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 586.2 586.2 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.0 0.1 2.1 0.5 1.7 NJ : 8.9 8.8 0.1 0.1 8.6 1.3 7.3 NM : 1.1 0.8 0.2 NY : 3.3 3.2 1.6 0.5 1.2 NC : 872.9 866.9 6.0 ND : 11.3 11.3 OH : 98.1 88.2 9.7 0.3 OK : 390.1 384.0 6.1 0.1 OR : 17.7 17.5 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 PA : 221.2 219.2 2.0 5.0 0.4 4.5 SC : SD : 388.8 374.3 14.4 0.9 0.9 TN : 59.6 3.6 56.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 TX : 25.1 17.1 7.3 0.6 34.8 1.8 32.9 UT : 4.1 4.1 2.2 1.9 0.4 VA : 363.3 361.5 1.7 0.9 0.8 WA : 1.5 1.5 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 29.0 0.2 28.7 0.2 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,745.7 8,448.6 270.6 26.5 266.1 13.7 252.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.3 98.1 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.4 97.8 97.9 97.7 95.9 Hogs : 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.2 98.5 Sheep : 96.2 95.4 95.5 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. on December 22, 2000. 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