Mt An 1-2 (12-00) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released December 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, and Pork Production Set Record Highs for November Veal Production Sets Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.92 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the previous record high for November of 3.89 billion pounds produced in 1999. November 1999 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays (including one holiday). Beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous record high for November set last year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.93 million head, down slightly from 1999. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,230 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 3 percent below the previous record low for November set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 92 thousand head, down 11 percent from November 1999. The average live weight was 22 pounds above last year, at 321 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.71 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous record high set last year. Hog kill totaled 8.76 million head, 2 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20 million pounds, was down 6 percent from November 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 296 thousand head, 10 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 6 pounds from November a year ago. January - November red meat production was 42.5 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 1 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 00 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Nov : Oct : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,144 2,345 2,169 101 92 24,272 24,778 102 Veal : 19 18 18 97 99 204 198 97 Pork : 1,707 1,715 1,712 100 100 17,573 17,323 99 Lamb & Mutton : 22 18 20 94 109 219 211 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,892 4,097 3,920 101 96 42,268 42,509 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 00 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Nov : Oct : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,111 2,310 2,138 101 93 23,921 24,440 102 Veal : 18 18 18 99 99 197 187 95 Pork : 1,683 1,692 1,691 100 100 17,299 17,095 99 Lamb & Mutton : 21 18 20 94 111 213 204 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,832 4,038 3,867 101 96 41,630 41,926 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 00 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Nov : Oct : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,881.5 *3,082.0 2,878.6 100 93 32,672.1 32,966.4 101 Other :Thou: 58.4 59.4 52.3 90 88 603.0 562.2 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,939.9 *3,141.4 2,930.9 100 93 33,275.1 33,528.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,220 1,234 1,234 101 100 1,211 1,222 101 Other :Lbs :1,039 1,070 1,065 103 100 1,040 1,074 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,216 1,231 1,230 101 100 1,208 1,219 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 100.4 95.0 90.6 90 95 1,141.8 998.8 87 Other :Thou: 3.0 2.1 1.8 60 88 27.9 41.1 147 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 103.4 97.1 92.4 89 95 1,169.7 1,039.9 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 296 309 321 109 104 287 311 108 Other :Lbs : 439 400 432 98 108 411 429 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 299 311 321 107 103 290 315 109 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,749.5 8,745.7 8,632.6 99 99 91,019.4 88,493.0 97 Other :Thou: 146.2 135.3 123.9 85 92 1,640.0 1,367.0 83 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,895.7 8,881.0 8,756.5 98 99 92,659.4 89,860.0 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 262 263 266 101 101 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 232 233 231 99 99 233 232 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 262 262 265 101 101 258 261 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 317.0 266.1 285.8 90 107 3,215.6 3,020.5 94 Other :Thou: 12.8 12.6 10.5 83 83 129.8 133.6 103 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 329.7 278.7 296.4 90 106 3,345.4 3,154.2 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 134 135 139 104 103 134 136 102 Other :Lbs : 97 105 100 103 96 98 101 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 132 134 138 104 103 132 135 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 00 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Nov 1999 : Oct 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 4.4 4.0 139 91 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 87 68 AZ : 29.1 30.4 33.0 113 109 AR : 5.9 5.5 4.4 75 81 CA : 88.9 97.1 92.8 104 96 CO : 170.9 185.3 163.9 96 88 DE-MD : 5.5 3.5 3.2 58 92 FL : 4.9 5.1 5.4 110 105 GA : 29.4 29.4 28.2 96 96 HI : 1.2 1.2 1.1 91 93 ID : 54.3 53.3 52.2 96 98 IL : 231.9 253.4 240.3 104 95 IN : 107.4 118.4 119.0 111 101 IA : 547.8 528.2 535.4 98 101 KS : 483.9 552.8 504.6 104 91 KY : 40.3 38.7 41.7 104 108 LA : 1.6 1.7 1.4 87 84 MI : 28.5 31.5 32.3 114 103 MN : 181.3 181.9 178.0 98 98 MS : 27.6 25.1 24.8 90 99 MO : 70.6 70.5 72.2 102 102 MT : 1.7 2.1 1.9 107 89 NE : 564.6 640.2 587.9 104 92 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 144 121 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 2.1 2.1 93 100 NJ : 4.5 5.0 5.4 118 108 NM : 0.9 1.0 0.9 94 92 NY : 4.5 4.5 4.1 90 90 NC : 180.2 173.0 174.0 97 101 ND : 2.4 2.5 2.4 99 96 OH : 29.7 27.6 26.4 89 96 OK : 85.1 80.9 85.2 100 105 OR : 4.0 4.0 4.3 108 108 PA : 106.4 108.3 105.7 99 98 SC : 19.7 20.3 19.3 98 95 SD : 84.3 91.8 92.2 109 100 TN : 20.2 18.0 18.7 93 104 TX : 377.5 409.3 371.3 98 91 UT : 40.9 44.2 43.6 107 99 VA : 70.2 69.8 64.7 92 93 WA : 63.9 57.8 52.8 83 91 WV : 1.2 1.4 1.0 83 76 WI : 113.0 115.9 117.2 104 101 WY : 0.6 0.2 0.5 81 193 : US : 3,891.8 4,097.2 3,919.5 101 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 0.5 604 434 807 800 AK : AZ : 39.8 45.2 48,874 56,324 1,229 1,245 AR : 1.7 1.2 1,507 1,387 871 1,131 CA : 86.1 92.5 108,535 113,820 1,261 1,231 CO : 207.4 198.8 256,660 246,749 1,237 1,241 DE-MD : 3.1 3.1 3,755 3,746 1,198 1,208 FL : 6.5 6.7 6,917 7,475 1,068 1,117 GA : 38.8 39.0 43,630 44,679 1,123 1,145 HI : 1.5 1.2 1,333 1,152 904 956 ID : 74.1 71.9 91,467 86,522 1,234 1,203 IL : 90.6 83.3 110,989 103,010 1,225 1,236 IN : 3.5 3.2 3,659 3,379 1,045 1,059 IA : 72.7 68.8 87,447 85,718 1,202 1,246 KS : 619.0 641.2 751,644 784,341 1,214 1,223 KY : 1.7 1.3 1,404 1,079 813 818 LA : 2.0 1.7 1,639 1,509 828 863 MI : 30.9 34.4 42,124 48,900 1,365 1,423 MN : 55.5 58.9 75,430 80,728 1,360 1,370 MS : MO : 6.5 6.2 7,070 7,904 1,094 1,284 MT : 2.0 2.1 2,083 2,396 1,066 1,120 NE : 602.0 609.5 754,057 772,051 1,253 1,267 NV : 0.1 0.1 75 122 1,024 1,006 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.4 2,565 2,582 1,031 1,072 NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,290 2,550 1,121 1,153 NM : 1.7 1.6 1,601 1,544 950 968 NY : 6.0 5.3 6,409 5,595 1,074 1,065 NC : 15.5 15.2 16,340 16,261 1,057 1,072 ND : 0.7 1.0 792 1,071 1,118 1,054 OH : 14.3 11.5 15,647 13,512 1,091 1,175 OK : 2.9 2.8 2,770 2,674 939 961 OR : 1.4 1.6 1,855 2,094 1,343 1,313 PA : 87.4 85.2 108,555 110,555 1,242 1,298 SC : SD : 24.4 28.5 33,557 38,994 1,378 1,367 TN : 2.7 2.3 2,171 1,791 806 786 TX : 524.1 508.0 598,034 583,425 1,141 1,149 UT : 53.5 55.9 64,214 67,820 1,200 1,213 VA : 2.6 1.7 2,608 1,735 1,005 1,031 WA : 83.5 67.9 105,267 85,932 1,261 1,265 WV : 2.0 1.6 1,690 1,398 842 875 WI : 152.9 151.6 194,199 198,122 1,270 1,307 WY : 0.7 0.6 787 654 1,142 1,134 : US 3/ : 2,939.9 2,930.9 3,576,181 3,606,147 1,216 1,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 11.2 8.3 1,823 1,341 163 161 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 9.2 3,821 4,017 419 436 IN : 9.5 9.9 2,862 3,188 301 323 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 34 24 430 440 LA : 1.2 0.8 579 398 480 473 MI : 3.6 3.5 1,042 1,394 290 402 MN : MS : 0.1 0.1 61 32 436 439 MO : 0.2 0.1 62 40 290 325 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.3 2.4 435 229 133 97 NJ : 9.1 10.8 4,011 4,823 443 445 NM : NY : 12.4 11.5 1,210 932 98 81 NC : 0.3 0.2 112 70 408 400 ND : OH : 3.4 0.1 1,354 20 399 215 OK : OR : PA : 15.1 15.9 4,883 6,085 323 383 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.2 3.0 1,761 995 419 326 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 20 18 275 279 WA : WV : WI : 13.0 12.6 5,402 5,343 415 425 WY : : US 3/ : 103.4 92.4 30,912 29,687 299 321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 9.1 11.3 3,873 5,742 428 509 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.5 65 113 139 237 AR : CA : 188.4 185.8 40,725 41,380 216 223 CO : 1.6 1.4 412 349 257 258 DE-MD : 17.5 3.8 4,261 982 243 258 FL : 12.3 13.4 2,097 2,440 171 182 GA : 23.8 17.5 7,786 5,729 327 328 HI : 2.9 2.9 590 588 205 204 ID : IL : 829.2 872.0 215,503 232,349 260 266 IN : 540.0 587.2 139,093 152,969 258 260 IA : 2,550.5 2,443.4 672,379 651,366 264 267 KS : 41.6 34.7 12,379 10,834 298 312 KY : 202.0 205.8 52,961 54,852 262 267 LA : 3.5 3.0 670 617 192 206 MI : 9.8 9.7 3,897 3,705 397 383 MN : 731.6 698.5 192,266 183,931 263 263 MS : MO : 346.6 348.4 89,624 91,056 259 261 MT : 2.5 2.0 629 552 256 270 NE : 548.0 589.2 143,291 155,623 262 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.1 2.7 838 720 267 267 NJ : 9.3 9.3 896 933 96 100 NM : 0.2 0.2 39 50 224 218 NY : 3.6 3.2 596 813 166 251 NC : 920.9 882.6 230,719 222,764 251 252 ND : 12.7 11.1 2,915 2,646 229 239 OH : 108.4 101.8 28,689 27,005 265 265 OK : 412.5 407.6 111,755 112,450 271 276 OR : 18.0 19.1 4,530 4,883 252 256 PA : 240.5 216.9 59,136 55,605 246 256 SC : SD : 342.2 375.1 91,472 98,613 267 263 TN : 66.0 63.2 29,198 27,112 442 429 TX : 40.1 35.1 12,440 11,350 310 324 UT : 5.0 5.4 817 1,420 164 261 VA : 364.7 332.8 92,110 85,218 253 256 WA : 1.8 1.5 434 398 248 270 WV : 1.4 1.1 434 319 307 297 WI : 31.2 33.0 13,239 14,477 424 439 WY : 0.5 0.4 133 100 258 245 : US 3/ : 8,895.7 8,756.5 2,328,982 2,321,831 262 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 2 6 118 88 AR : CA : CO : 126.8 110.2 17,966 16,503 142 150 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.3 0.4 31 38 97 100 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 39 40 124 121 IL : IN : 3.2 3.3 330 321 102 98 IA : 45.0 44.1 6,259 6,415 139 145 KS : 0.3 0.2 31 28 115 136 KY : 0.7 0.8 85 150 131 179 LA : 0.2 0.2 12 13 78 79 MI : 18.8 17.5 2,258 2,227 120 127 MN : 0.2 0.2 20 20 109 106 MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.4 44 47 128 122 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 9 10 114 109 N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.6 262 268 102 103 NJ : 8.2 10.0 785 977 96 98 NM : 2.6 2.3 308 253 118 111 NY : 1.9 1.7 200 172 107 99 NC : 0.1 0.1 9 8 105 103 ND : OH : 0.8 0.5 99 58 119 106 OK : 0.3 0.1 30 13 112 130 OR : 0.7 0.8 88 104 124 136 PA : 4.9 4.2 468 346 95 83 SC : 0.2 0.2 21 17 93 95 SD : 1.4 1.5 155 141 107 96 TN : 0.4 0.5 29 40 83 76 TX : 47.2 40.3 6,216 5,483 132 136 UT : 2.8 2.5 333 350 120 142 VA : 1.2 1.4 120 140 101 100 WA : WV : WI : 0.8 0.6 96 77 114 120 WY : 0.1 0.1 13 16 116 127 : US 3/ : 329.7 296.4 43,583 40,780 132 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,348 1,452 1,368 16,213 16,478 46.8 47.1 47.5 49.6 50.0 Heifers : 960 *1,079 955 10,766 10,956 33.3 35.0 33.2 33.0 33.2 All Cows : 522 498 507 5,115 4,962 18.1 16.1 17.6 15.7 15.0 Dairy Cows : 229 236 247 2,340 2,413 7.9 7.6 8.6 7.2 7.3 Other Cows : 293 262 260 2,775 2,549 10.2 8.5 9.0 8.5 7.7 Bulls & Stags : 51 53 49 577 570 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,882 3,082 2,879 32,672 32,966 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,440 8,449 8,338 87,577 85,432 96.5 96.6 96.6 96.2 96.5 Sows : 279 271 268 3,069 2,769 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 Stags & Boars : 30 27 27 374 292 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,749 8,746 8,633 91,019 88,493 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 14 13 170 154 5.1 5.2 4.6 5.3 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 301 252 273 3,045 2,866 94.9 94.8 95.4 94.7 94.9 : Total 1/ : 317 266 286 3,216 3,021 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 736 753 747 736 745 Steers 4/ : 803 813 807 792 797 Heifers 4/ : 735 748 742 726 733 All Cows 4/ : 552 574 578 560 579 Bulls & Stags4/: 864 866 867 881 894 : Calves & Vealers: 181 190 199 176 192 : Hogs : 193 194 197 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 189 191 193 187 190 Sows 5/ : 299 304 306 295 302 Stags & Boars5/: 233 227 229 232 227 : Sheep : 66 67 69 66 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 65 66 59 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 67 69 67 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, November 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.4 2 : 7.2 1.6 0.5 4.2 3.5 0.7 1.0 22.3 3 : 88.3 41.1 8.7 36.7 27.0 9.7 1.9 16.0 4 : 73.5 1.0 0.3 62.4 21.5 40.9 9.8 2.9 5 : 323.9 128.4 49.7 135.7 97.3 38.5 10.1 35.0 6 : 508.0 244.7 189.5 64.6 13.1 51.5 9.2 2.9 7 : 1,317.0 685.6 547.8 78.0 15.2 62.8 5.5 0.1 8 : 280.3 130.9 120.7 24.3 3.4 20.9 4.3 9 : 138.4 62.3 7.9 65.1 53.0 12.2 3.0 8.2 10 : 140.1 71.6 29.9 34.8 12.0 22.7 4.0 0.9 : US 2/ : 2,878.6 1,367.6 955.2 506.7 247.0 259.8 48.9 90.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.5 1.7 2 : 12.2 11.9 0.2 0.1 11.7 1.5 10.2 3 : 551.7 549.2 2.5 0.1 7.0 0.4 6.7 4 : 1,356.1 1,266.5 87.6 1.9 1.8 1.1 0.7 5 : 2,250.7 2,161.6 86.6 2.5 34.6 4.4 30.2 6 : 444.3 417.8 25.4 1.0 39.8 2.8 37.0 7 : 3,407.4 3,340.1 46.2 21.2 44.6 0.1 44.5 8 : 389.3 370.0 19.0 0.3 113.5 1.6 111.9 9 : 183.3 183.2 0.1 29.7 0.7 29.0 10 : 35.8 35.5 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 : US 2/ : 8,632.6 8,337.6 267.8 27.1 285.8 13.1 272.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.4 3.1 2.2 11.2 10.8 0.5 1.9 27.7 2 : 79.7 15.1 4.4 52.0 43.5 8.6 8.3 232.1 3 : 950.1 460.7 74.1 393.6 289.1 104.5 21.7 166.9 4 : 771.5 12.3 3.7 650.9 236.2 414.8 104.5 21.0 5 : 3,452.1 1,445.7 538.4 1,362.5 959.4 403.1 105.4 401.7 6 : 6,139.4 3,124.4 2,204.0 683.1 116.7 566.5 127.9 22.6 7 :15,251.2 8,242.4 6,272.0 666.0 61.3 604.7 70.8 1.0 8 : 3,288.7 1,655.7 1,374.6 211.3 38.3 173.1 47.1 0.1 9 : 1,447.7 690.1 93.7 630.2 521.0 109.1 33.8 110.5 10 : 1,567.5 828.5 389.2 301.7 137.2 164.5 48.2 15.2 : US 2/ :32,966.4 16,478.0 10,956.2 4,962.6 2,413.4 2,549.1 569.7 998.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.9 17.3 0.5 0.1 21.4 4.8 16.6 2 : 130.9 128.3 1.8 0.9 119.3 17.8 101.6 3 : 5,763.6 5,737.8 25.4 0.4 87.8 4.8 83.0 4 :13,767.3 12,852.1 889.3 25.9 17.8 12.1 5.7 5 :22,904.3 21,954.7 933.7 16.0 398.9 47.3 351.6 6 : 4,575.9 4,307.5 258.8 9.6 418.8 34.3 384.5 7 :35,086.4 34,370.1 478.5 237.7 455.4 0.8 454.6 8 : 3,835.1 3,657.1 177.6 0.3 1,126.4 21.9 1,104.5 9 : 2,048.2 2,046.5 1.3 0.4 365.4 8.6 356.8 10 : 363.5 361.0 2.2 0.3 9.3 1.7 7.6 : US 2/ :88,493.0 85,432.4 2,769.1 291.6 3,020.5 154.1 2,866.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.1 35.0 1.2 8.8 8.8 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 CA : 92.0 27.0 6.5 55.6 44.0 11.6 2.9 8.2 CO : 198.2 105.6 92.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.7 0.2 5.9 0.7 5.2 0.5 GA : 38.1 0.1 33.0 3.6 29.4 5.1 HI : 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 ID : 70.8 34.4 7.0 26.5 7.7 18.8 3.0 IL : 80.5 43.9 36.6 9.2 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 9.9 IA : 66.9 30.3 25.1 11.3 11.3 0.3 KS : 638.0 349.7 286.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 32.6 19.6 2.9 10.1 10.1 0.1 3.4 MN : 56.3 8.2 5.3 37.6 15.1 22.5 5.2 MS : MO : 4.8 0.6 0.4 3.4 0.7 2.7 0.4 MT : 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 607.4 305.0 236.3 61.4 2.8 58.6 4.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.4 NJ : 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 10.8 NM : 1.1 1.0 1.0 NY : 5.0 0.7 0.3 3.4 2.9 0.5 0.6 11.5 NC : 14.4 0.2 11.3 6.0 5.3 2.9 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.7 0.3 0.2 4.9 3.6 1.3 0.4 OK : OR : PA : 84.7 38.7 8.0 36.2 26.6 9.6 1.8 15.9 SC : SD : 26.3 1.3 1.1 20.1 2.1 18.0 3.8 TN : 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 TX : 505.3 244.4 189.4 62.4 11.7 50.7 9.1 2.7 UT : 54.8 23.5 27.3 3.6 1.0 2.6 0.3 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 67.8 36.3 22.7 8.0 4.1 3.9 0.9 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 148.3 56.2 4.6 83.2 68.5 14.7 4.3 12.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,878.6 1,367.6 955.2 506.8 247.0 259.8 48.9 90.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, November 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.2 8.2 1.9 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 180.0 180.0 0.1 CO : 0.8 0.8 0.1 110.1 110.1 DE-MD : 3.8 3.8 FL : 13.4 13.0 0.4 GA : 9.6 5.3 4.3 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 841.5 796.9 42.7 1.9 IN : 584.0 584.0 2.8 1.9 0.9 IA : 2,441.1 2,381.2 38.7 21.2 44.0 44.0 KS : 31.5 24.3 7.3 KY : 204.8 198.8 6.1 0.8 0.8 LA : MI : 8.0 2.7 5.2 0.1 17.2 2.5 14.7 MN : 697.0 696.9 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 347.0 346.8 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 587.8 587.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.5 1.7 NJ : 9.3 9.0 0.2 0.1 10.0 1.0 9.0 NM : 0.9 0.7 0.2 NY : 2.9 2.8 1.7 0.5 1.2 NC : 868.8 861.2 7.6 0.1 ND : 10.3 10.3 OH : 91.7 81.0 10.5 0.2 OK : 405.4 399.0 6.4 0.1 OR : 18.9 18.7 0.1 0.6 0.6 PA : 216.3 215.8 0.4 0.1 4.1 0.3 3.8 SC : SD : 373.4 354.3 18.9 0.2 1.3 1.2 TN : 63.0 3.6 59.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 TX : 26.5 17.1 8.3 1.0 38.8 2.1 36.7 UT : 4.3 4.3 2.0 1.6 0.4 VA : 331.6 329.6 2.0 0.8 0.8 WA : 1.3 1.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 28.6 0.1 28.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,632.6 8,337.6 267.8 27.1 285.8 13.1 272.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.1 97.9 98.0 97.6 96.0 Hogs : 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.2 98.5 Sheep : 96.1 95.5 96.5 96.1 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 Plants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. on January 19, 2001. 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