Mt An 1-2 (1-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released January 19, 2001, 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 for December Veal and Lamb & Mutton Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.62 billion pounds in December, down 6 percent from the 3.86 billion pounds produced in December 1999. December 1999 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 5 percent from 1999. The average live weight was down 1 pounds from the previous year, at 1,224 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 13 percent below the previous record low for December set a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 92 thousand head, down 18 percent from December 1999. The average live weight was 17 pounds above last year, at 319 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.09 million head, 9 percent below 1999. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 21 million pounds, was down 12 percent from December 1999 and down 5 percent from the previous record low for December set in 1996. Sheep slaughter totaled 301 thousand head, 15 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, up 4 pounds from December a year ago. January - December red meat production was 46.1 billion pounds, just below the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was down 2 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 5 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 00 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Dec : Nov : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,113 2,169 1,998 95 92 26,385 26,777 101 Veal : 20 18 18 87 99 224 215 96 Pork : 1,705 1,712 1,583 93 92 19,278 18,906 98 Lamb & Mutton : 24 20 21 88 103 243 231 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,862 3,920 3,620 94 92 46,130 46,129 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 00 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Dec : Nov : : :00 as % : : : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,077 2,138 1,966 95 92 25,998 26,405 102 Veal : 20 18 17 87 99 217 205 94 Pork : 1,679 1,691 1,558 93 92 18,977 18,653 98 Lamb & Mutton : 23 20 20 88 102 236 224 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,798 3,867 3,562 94 92 45,428 45,487 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 00 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Dec : Nov : : : 00 % : : : : :1999 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :of 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,814.2 2,878.6 2,664.9 95 93 35,486.3 35,631.4 100 Other :Thou: 60.6 52.3 53.8 89 103 663.5 616.0 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,874.8 2,930.9 2,718.7 95 93 36,149.9 36,247.4 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,228 1,234 1,227 100 99 1,212 1,222 101 Other :Lbs :1,063 1,065 1,082 102 102 1,042 1,075 103 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,225 1,230 1,224 100 100 1,210 1,219 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 109.6 90.6 89.7 82 99 1,251.4 1,088.5 87 Other :Thou: 2.6 1.8 1.9 73 104 30.5 43.0 141 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 112.2 92.4 91.6 82 99 1,281.9 1,131.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 300 321 316 105 98 288 311 108 Other :Lbs : 391 432 398 102 92 409 428 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 302 321 319 106 99 291 316 109 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,719.2 8,632.6 7,942.4 91 92 99,738.7 96,435.5 97 Other :Thou: 165.5 123.9 152.0 92 123 1,805.5 1,519.0 84 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,884.7 8,756.5 8,094.4 91 92 101,544.2 97,954.5 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 262 266 266 101 100 259 262 101 Other :Lbs : 223 231 225 101 98 232 231 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 261 265 265 101 100 259 262 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 340.8 285.8 287.4 84 101 3,556.4 3,308.0 93 Other :Thou: 15.1 10.5 13.5 89 128 145.0 147.1 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 355.9 296.4 300.9 85 102 3,701.3 3,455.1 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 136 139 142 104 102 134 137 102 Other :Lbs : 103 100 96 94 96 99 100 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 135 138 139 104 101 133 135 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 00 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : Dec 1999 : Nov 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.7 4.0 3.6 131 90 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 30.2 33.0 32.0 106 97 AR : 5.8 4.4 4.2 73 95 CA : 91.7 92.8 90.9 99 98 CO : 171.1 163.9 155.4 91 95 DE-MD : 5.5 3.2 3.0 55 94 FL : 4.9 5.4 5.9 121 111 GA : 28.3 28.2 25.8 91 91 HI : 1.3 1.1 1.2 93 113 ID : 50.1 52.2 48.0 96 92 IL : 222.2 240.3 220.2 99 92 IN : 111.0 119.0 105.5 95 89 IA : 534.8 535.4 470.5 88 88 KS : 503.0 504.6 482.9 96 96 KY : 39.2 41.7 36.1 92 86 LA : 1.6 1.4 1.2 73 84 MI : 30.0 32.3 30.7 102 95 MN : 182.6 178.0 168.1 92 94 MS : 25.6 24.8 20.7 81 83 MO : 73.2 72.2 70.4 96 97 MT : 1.9 1.9 1.8 97 100 NE : 552.6 587.9 526.2 95 89 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 84 62 N ENG 3/ : 2.2 2.1 2.0 89 91 NJ : 5.5 5.4 5.4 98 101 NM : 0.8 0.9 0.9 108 103 NY : 5.0 4.1 3.7 74 91 NC : 170.8 174.0 172.7 101 99 ND : 2.9 2.4 2.2 75 91 OH : 31.0 26.4 26.6 86 101 OK : 87.1 85.2 79.9 92 94 OR : 3.5 4.3 3.8 109 88 PA : 104.9 105.7 98.5 94 93 SC : 19.8 19.3 18.4 93 96 SD : 90.4 92.2 81.8 91 89 TN : 21.0 18.7 20.5 98 109 TX : 370.3 371.3 336.2 91 91 UT : 37.6 43.6 38.6 102 88 VA : 66.0 64.7 63.2 96 98 WA : 56.3 52.8 52.5 93 99 WV : 1.0 1.0 1.0 100 93 WI : 116.1 117.2 107.2 92 92 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.4 72 81 : US : 3,862.2 3,919.5 3,619.8 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 0.5 596 402 811 846 AK : AZ : 41.3 43.4 50,348 54,493 1,219 1,255 AR : 1.9 1.2 1,670 1,059 894 902 CA : 87.1 86.2 108,947 108,909 1,251 1,264 CO : 204.9 186.6 256,709 233,178 1,253 1,249 DE-MD : 3.0 2.9 3,661 3,481 1,204 1,212 FL : 6.3 7.2 6,852 7,936 1,091 1,098 GA : 36.9 35.0 41,610 40,065 1,127 1,146 HI : 1.5 1.1 1,371 1,198 907 1,061 ID : 68.9 65.5 83,944 78,631 1,219 1,200 IL : 78.3 70.8 95,962 87,630 1,225 1,238 IN : 4.3 3.4 4,451 3,521 1,038 1,047 IA : 59.6 61.2 73,863 75,426 1,240 1,231 KS : 640.0 616.9 781,713 750,175 1,221 1,216 KY : 1.8 1.5 1,494 1,267 820 855 LA : 2.0 1.2 1,683 1,027 830 838 MI : 32.6 32.2 45,408 46,424 1,394 1,443 MN : 53.8 52.7 73,843 71,613 1,372 1,360 MS : MO : 8.7 7.0 9,166 8,411 1,058 1,209 MT : 2.1 2.1 2,498 2,386 1,179 1,148 NE : 577.0 556.3 730,698 694,065 1,266 1,248 NV : 0.1 0.1 91 79 910 1,009 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.0 2,506 2,236 1,046 1,105 NJ : 2.5 2.0 2,774 2,296 1,129 1,128 NM : 1.5 1.6 1,470 1,573 959 964 NY : 6.2 4.2 6,836 4,556 1,103 1,081 NC : 15.0 13.6 16,272 14,414 1,088 1,057 ND : 1.2 1.0 1,420 1,112 1,157 1,090 OH : 12.5 11.4 14,014 13,109 1,123 1,147 OK : 3.2 3.2 3,185 3,106 998 975 OR : 1.2 1.4 1,512 1,891 1,290 1,325 PA : 84.5 78.9 105,531 101,362 1,248 1,285 SC : SD : 26.1 28.4 36,217 38,692 1,385 1,365 TN : 2.5 2.0 2,126 1,469 862 739 TX : 505.3 460.6 581,001 527,012 1,150 1,144 UT : 49.3 50.1 58,720 60,086 1,192 1,199 VA : 2.7 1.9 2,553 1,885 962 978 WA : 74.4 68.2 92,928 85,398 1,248 1,251 WV : 1.4 1.3 1,270 1,262 890 944 WI : 156.6 140.1 200,152 182,223 1,278 1,301 WY : 0.7 0.5 718 546 1,078 1,076 : US 3/ : 2,874.8 2,718.7 3,521,551 3,328,657 1,225 1,224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 11.5 8.1 1,784 1,234 155 152 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 11.6 9.8 4,854 4,277 419 436 IN : 11.8 9.3 3,595 3,337 305 358 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 44 23 432 450 LA : 0.9 0.6 420 313 476 500 MI : 4.2 3.3 1,160 1,344 274 403 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 77 38 313 288 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.5 402 240 133 96 NJ : 10.4 10.4 4,587 4,645 441 449 NM : NY : 13.4 11.9 1,213 1,035 91 87 NC : 0.2 0.1 70 52 404 400 ND : OH : 4.6 0.1 1,838 19 399 201 OK : 0.1 0.1 43 62 409 455 OR : PA : 16.4 16.8 5,377 6,130 328 365 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.3 2.8 1,351 898 409 318 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 17 15 288 279 WA : WV : WI : 13.3 11.6 5,588 4,889 420 422 WY : : US 3/ : 112.2 91.6 33,908 29,222 302 319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 8.7 10.1 3,688 5,186 423 512 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.4 80 114 150 274 AR : CA : 202.4 195.3 44,115 43,129 218 221 CO : 1.4 0.9 359 236 260 251 DE-MD : 17.3 3.5 4,254 915 246 261 FL : 13.1 17.0 2,138 3,004 163 177 GA : 24.0 17.2 7,380 5,644 307 328 HI : 3.6 3.6 736 741 207 207 ID : IL : 830.0 829.0 213,909 217,626 258 263 IN : 552.6 517.2 142,015 134,507 257 260 IA : 2,509.3 2,139.9 661,024 570,995 263 267 KS : 39.4 29.7 11,855 9,497 301 319 KY : 195.7 174.5 51,524 47,079 263 270 LA : 4.3 3.4 771 630 179 185 MI : 10.3 9.5 3,969 3,623 384 381 MN : 742.5 669.8 194,723 177,062 262 264 MS : MO : 354.0 334.2 91,076 87,907 257 263 MT : 2.2 2.0 581 554 264 275 NE : 555.4 533.7 146,040 141,281 263 265 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.1 2.8 776 744 252 267 NJ : 13.5 13.2 1,242 1,355 92 103 NM : 0.2 0.2 34 50 211 215 NY : 5.0 3.8 1,054 865 210 226 NC : 873.1 878.3 218,097 222,403 250 253 ND : 12.6 9.5 3,096 2,278 245 240 OH : 119.0 104.4 30,925 27,338 260 262 OK : 416.8 374.3 113,577 104,485 272 279 OR : 16.9 16.8 4,027 4,248 238 253 PA : 248.1 219.1 60,319 52,892 243 241 SC : SD : 370.1 320.3 97,748 83,611 264 261 TN : 69.8 58.0 30,577 29,981 438 517 TX : 41.2 35.9 13,314 11,087 323 309 UT : 6.3 5.5 997 1,284 159 234 VA : 342.9 325.5 86,529 83,138 252 255 WA : 1.7 1.7 421 424 244 245 WV : 1.2 1.0 382 273 308 282 WI : 32.5 31.8 13,600 13,613 419 428 WY : 0.5 0.2 115 63 251 259 : US 3/ : 8,884.7 8,094.4 2,320,418 2,143,352 261 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 131.9 110.2 19,194 17,033 145 155 DE-MD : FL : GA : 0.7 0.4 63 39 95 95 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 44 46 120 134 IL : IN : 3.9 3.6 416 348 106 98 IA : 47.5 41.6 6,706 6,146 141 148 KS : 0.2 0.1 17 11 110 123 KY : 0.7 0.7 79 121 120 171 LA : 0.2 0.1 13 8 76 91 MI : 18.2 17.2 2,263 2,195 124 128 MN : 0.3 0.3 38 28 114 105 MS : MO : MT : 0.3 0.4 43 52 126 122 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 7 7 112 101 N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 274 283 99 104 NJ : 10.7 11.1 1,015 1,074 95 97 NM : 2.3 2.5 273 284 119 112 NY : 2.7 2.7 242 261 89 98 NC : 0.1 0.1 7 6 102 99 ND : OH : 0.8 1.0 103 95 126 99 OK : 0.4 0.1 43 7 112 142 OR : 0.7 0.7 85 78 124 116 PA : 6.7 4.8 677 471 101 98 SC : 0.2 0.2 19 18 99 95 SD : 1.2 1.6 147 151 121 95 TN : 0.5 0.3 40 26 85 83 TX : 56.2 45.3 7,516 6,312 134 139 UT : 2.9 2.3 350 288 120 127 VA : 1.0 1.2 100 119 102 98 WA : WV : WI : 0.9 0.9 100 109 115 116 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 11 139 142 : US 3/ : 355.9 300.9 47,899 41,921 135 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :2000 :2000 : 1999 :2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,395 1,368 1,280 17,608 17,758 49.6 47.5 48.0 49.6 49.8 Heifers : 882 955 878 11,648 11,835 31.3 33.2 33.0 32.8 33.2 All Cows : 487 507 465 5,603 5,427 17.3 17.6 17.4 15.8 15.2 Dairy Cows : 233 *240 228 2,573 2,634 8.3 8.3 8.5 7.3 7.4 Other Cows : 254 *267 237 3,030 2,793 9.0 9.3 8.9 8.5 7.8 Bulls & Stags : 50 49 42 627 612 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,814 2,879 2,665 35,486 35,631 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,423 8,338 7,682 96,000 93,114 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.3 96.6 Sows : 267 268 236 3,335 3,005 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 30 27 24 404 316 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,719 8,633 7,942 99,739 96,435 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 17 13 13 188 167 5.1 4.6 4.5 5.3 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 323 273 275 3,369 3,141 94.9 95.4 95.5 94.7 95.0 : Total 1/ : 341 286 287 3,556 3,308 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 742 747 741 736 745 Steers 4/ : 804 807 801 793 798 Heifers 4/ : 736 742 734 727 733 All Cows 4/ : 563 578 579 560 579 Bulls & Stags4/: 879 867 864 881 892 : Calves & Vealers: 184 199 196 176 192 : Hogs : 193 197 197 191 194 Barrow Gilts 5/: 190 193 193 187 191 Sows 5/ : 301 306 321 296 303 Stags & Boars5/: 233 229 222 232 226 : Sheep : 68 69 70 67 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 66 62 59 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 69 71 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, December 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 2.5 2 : 6.0 1.4 0.5 3.4 2.7 0.7 0.7 22.2 3 : 81.9 36.8 7.3 36.2 26.9 9.3 1.5 16.9 4 : 67.3 1.0 0.3 58.2 21.3 36.9 7.8 2.8 5 : 289.1 114.5 41.3 126.1 91.6 34.4 7.2 33.9 6 : 460.4 225.2 170.4 55.0 10.1 45.0 9.8 2.5 7 : 1,232.5 647.4 507.3 73.2 8.5 64.7 4.6 8 : 262.3 122.9 111.4 23.5 3.8 19.8 4.5 9 : 130.0 59.3 8.2 59.8 50.1 9.7 2.7 7.9 10 : 133.8 71.0 31.3 28.4 11.7 16.7 3.1 0.9 : US 2/ : 2,664.9 1,279.8 878.3 464.8 227.6 237.2 42.0 89.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.5 0.5 2.0 2 : 16.7 16.1 0.6 0.1 13.7 1.4 12.3 3 : 546.4 543.8 2.6 7.4 0.4 7.0 4 : 1,295.7 1,214.7 79.4 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.6 5 : 2,086.2 2,002.6 81.2 2.4 36.8 4.7 32.0 6 : 410.8 385.6 24.3 0.9 44.6 2.7 42.0 7 : 3,029.7 2,975.3 35.3 19.0 42.1 42.1 8 : 333.5 320.7 12.7 113.6 1.6 112.0 9 : 189.2 189.1 0.1 24.1 0.4 23.7 10 : 32.1 31.9 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 : US 2/ : 7,942.4 7,681.9 236.4 24.1 287.4 12.8 274.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - December 2000 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.1 3.4 2.4 12.2 11.7 0.5 2.0 30.2 2 : 85.7 16.5 4.9 55.4 46.2 9.2 9.0 254.3 3 : 1,032.0 497.5 81.5 429.8 316.0 113.8 23.2 183.8 4 : 838.8 13.3 4.1 709.1 257.5 451.6 112.3 23.9 5 : 3,741.2 1,560.3 579.7 1,488.6 1,051.1 437.5 112.6 435.6 6 : 6,599.8 3,349.7 2,374.3 738.2 126.7 611.4 137.7 25.1 7 :16,483.7 8,889.9 6,779.3 739.1 63.0 676.1 75.4 1.0 8 : 3,551.1 1,778.6 1,486.0 234.9 42.0 192.9 51.6 0.1 9 : 1,577.8 749.4 101.9 690.0 571.2 118.8 36.6 118.4 10 : 1,701.3 899.5 420.5 330.1 148.9 181.2 51.2 16.0 : US 2/ :35,631.4 17,757.8 11,834.5 5,427.3 2,634.3 2,793.1 611.7 1,088.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.1 19.5 0.5 0.2 23.8 5.2 18.6 2 : 147.6 144.4 2.3 0.9 133.0 19.1 113.9 3 : 6,310.0 6,281.7 28.0 0.4 95.2 5.2 90.0 4 :15,063.0 14,066.7 968.7 27.6 19.4 13.1 6.3 5 :24,990.5 23,957.3 1,014.8 18.4 435.7 52.0 383.7 6 : 4,986.6 4,693.0 283.1 10.5 463.4 37.0 426.4 7 :38,116.0 37,345.5 513.9 256.7 497.6 0.9 496.7 8 : 4,168.5 3,977.8 190.4 0.3 1,240.0 23.6 1,216.5 9 : 2,237.4 2,235.6 1.4 0.4 389.6 9.1 380.5 10 : 395.5 392.8 2.3 0.4 10.2 1.8 8.4 : US 2/ :96,435.5 93,114.3 3,005.4 315.7 3,308.0 166.9 3,141.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 43.2 32.9 2.0 8.3 8.3 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 85.6 26.1 5.9 50.9 41.6 9.3 2.7 7.9 CO : 186.1 97.5 88.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 FL : 7.2 0.2 0.1 6.5 0.9 5.6 0.5 GA : 34.3 0.1 30.1 3.7 26.4 4.2 HI : 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 ID : 64.4 34.3 7.4 20.4 7.4 13.0 2.3 IL : 67.7 36.8 30.9 9.8 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 9.3 IA : 59.5 27.2 19.8 12.3 4.9 7.4 0.3 KS : 614.1 349.0 263.4 1.7 0.6 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.2 LA : MI : 30.3 18.7 2.2 9.3 9.3 0.1 3.3 MN : 50.0 7.9 4.1 33.9 14.2 19.7 4.0 MS : MO : 4.5 0.9 0.5 2.8 0.7 2.1 0.4 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 554.3 270.4 223.6 56.5 2.4 54.1 3.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 2.5 NJ : 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.3 10.4 NM : 1.1 1.1 1.1 NY : 4.0 0.6 0.3 2.7 2.1 0.6 0.4 11.9 NC : 13.0 0.1 10.7 6.7 4.0 2.2 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 OH : 4.8 0.3 0.1 4.0 3.1 0.9 0.4 OK : OR : PA : 78.6 34.8 6.6 35.7 26.5 9.2 1.4 16.8 SC : SD : 26.1 1.9 0.9 19.3 2.3 17.0 4.0 TN : 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 TX : 458.0 225.0 170.2 53.0 8.7 44.3 9.7 2.5 UT : 49.3 23.1 22.3 3.6 1.1 2.5 0.3 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 68.2 36.1 23.8 7.5 3.9 3.6 0.7 WV : 0.1 WI : 136.0 50.6 3.9 78.8 65.0 13.8 2.6 11.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,664.9 1,279.8 878.3 464.8 227.6 237.2 42.0 89.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.0 7.4 1.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 185.3 185.2 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 110.2 110.2 DE-MD : 3.5 3.4 FL : 17.0 16.6 0.4 GA : 9.5 5.5 4.1 HI : 3.6 3.5 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 778.9 738.1 39.0 1.7 IN : 514.0 514.0 3.1 2.2 0.9 IA : 2,138.5 2,091.2 28.4 19.0 41.5 41.5 KS : 27.4 20.5 6.8 KY : 173.0 167.2 5.8 0.7 0.7 LA : MI : 7.8 2.4 5.2 0.1 16.9 2.5 14.4 MN : 667.8 667.8 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 331.7 331.6 0.1 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 532.1 532.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 0.1 2.5 0.5 2.0 NJ : 13.2 12.6 0.5 0.1 11.1 1.0 10.1 NM : 1.1 0.8 0.3 NY : 3.5 3.5 2.6 0.4 2.2 NC : 864.6 858.7 5.9 ND : 9.0 9.0 OH : 91.5 80.1 11.2 0.2 OK : 372.6 367.2 5.4 OR : 16.6 16.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 PA : 218.6 218.2 0.4 4.8 0.4 4.4 SC : SD : 319.0 306.4 12.6 1.4 1.4 TN : 57.6 2.5 55.1 0.3 0.3 TX : 26.2 16.9 8.4 0.9 43.5 1.9 41.7 UT : 4.5 4.5 1.9 1.6 0.3 VA : 324.2 322.1 2.2 0.7 0.7 WA : 1.6 1.5 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 26.4 0.2 25.8 0.4 WY : : US 3/ : 7,942.4 7,681.9 236.4 24.1 287.4 12.8 274.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 97.9 98.2 98.0 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.7 98.0 97.9 97.6 96.2 Hogs : 98.1 98.6 98.1 98.2 98.4 Sheep : 95.7 96.5 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 February 23, 2001. 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