Mt An 1-2 (2-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released February 23, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Rex Patterson at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Pork, Red Meat Production Set Record Highs for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in January, up 4 percent from the 3.78 billion pounds produced in January 2000 and up 3 percent from the previous record high for January set in 1998. January 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2001 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.00 million head, up 2 percent from 2000. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 1,226 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 3 percent above January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 91 thousand head, down 2 percent from January 2000. The average live weight was 11 pounds above last year, at 322 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.69 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year and 4 percent above the previous record for January set in 1998. Hog kill totaled 8.64 million head, 6 percent above 2000. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was down slightly from January 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 269 thousand head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 6 pounds from January a year ago. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 01 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : Jan : Dec : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,178 1,998 2,205 101 110 2,178 2,205 101 Veal : 17 18 18 103 100 17 18 103 Pork : 1,570 *1,582 1,693 108 107 1,570 1,693 108 Lamb & Mutton : 19 21 19 100 92 19 19 100 : Total Red Meat : 3,784 *3,619 3,934 104 109 3,784 3,934 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 01 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : Jan : Dec : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,143 1,966 2,172 101 110 2,143 2,172 101 Veal : 17 17 17 103 100 17 17 103 Pork : 1,548 *1,557 1,672 108 107 1,548 1,672 108 Lamb & Mutton : 19 20 18 99 92 19 18 99 : Total Red Meat : 3,727 *3,561 3,880 104 109 3,727 3,880 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 01 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : Jan : Dec : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2000 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,877.9 *2,665.0 2,947.1 102 111 2,877.9 2,947.1 102 Other :Thou: 58.9 53.8 54.5 92 101 58.9 54.5 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,936.9 2,718.7 3,001.6 102 110 2,936.9 3,001.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,233 1,227 1,229 100 100 1,233 1,229 100 Other :Lbs :1,054 1,082 1,074 102 99 1,054 1,074 102 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,229 1,224 1,226 100 100 1,229 1,226 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 90.5 89.7 89.3 99 100 90.5 89.3 99 Other :Thou: 2.1 1.9 1.9 88 98 2.1 1.9 88 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 92.7 91.6 91.1 98 99 92.7 91.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 308 316 318 103 101 308 318 103 Other :Lbs : 415 398 421 101 106 415 421 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 311 319 322 103 101 311 322 103 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,010.3 *7,943.0 8,520.6 106 107 8,010.3 8,520.6 106 Other :Thou: 130.5 152.0 122.3 94 80 130.5 122.3 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,140.8 *8,095.0 8,642.9 106 107 8,140.8 8,642.9 106 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 262 *265 265 101 100 262 265 101 Other :Lbs : 238 225 233 98 103 238 233 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 262 265 265 101 100 262 265 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 271.4 287.4 258.4 95 90 271.4 258.4 95 Other :Thou: 10.4 13.5 10.2 98 75 10.4 10.2 98 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 281.7 300.9 268.5 95 89 281.7 268.5 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 138 142 144 104 102 138 144 104 Other :Lbs : 101 96 109 108 113 101 109 108 Comm'l. :Lbs : 137 139 143 104 103 137 143 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 01 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : Jan 2000 : Dec 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.5 3.6 3.8 151 107 AK : 96 114 AZ : 30.4 32.0 33.0 109 103 AR : 6.1 4.2 5.0 81 117 CA : 88.3 90.9 95.9 109 106 CO : 183.4 155.4 192.5 105 124 DE-MD : 5.0 3.0 3.2 64 108 FL : 4.2 5.9 5.1 121 86 GA : 27.4 25.8 30.0 110 117 HI : 1.1 1.2 1.1 97 91 ID : 52.0 48.0 53.0 102 110 IL : 204.9 220.2 240.9 118 109 IN : 106.6 105.5 117.0 110 111 IA : 510.8 470.5 521.3 102 111 KS : 512.4 482.9 457.4 89 95 KY : 37.6 36.1 41.5 110 115 LA : 1.5 1.2 1.4 91 115 MI : 27.2 30.7 33.2 122 108 MN : 169.7 168.1 185.4 109 110 MS : 23.1 20.7 23.7 103 115 MO : 66.2 70.4 76.4 116 109 MT : 1.7 1.8 1.6 97 88 NE : 560.6 526.2 583.9 104 111 NV : 0.1 0.1 150 128 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 2.0 1.8 109 91 NJ : 4.1 5.4 5.2 126 96 NM : 1.0 0.9 1.0 99 107 NY : 4.2 3.7 3.5 85 95 NC : 152.2 172.7 166.1 109 96 ND : 2.4 2.2 2.8 116 127 OH : 26.4 26.6 25.9 98 98 OK : 82.7 79.9 82.1 99 103 OR : 3.6 3.8 4.1 115 109 PA : 92.6 98.5 103.9 112 106 SC : 17.2 18.4 20.6 119 112 SD : 82.1 81.8 90.3 110 110 TN : 19.8 *19.3 23.2 117 120 TX : 401.1 *336.3 411.6 103 122 UT : 37.9 38.6 43.3 114 112 VA : 56.5 63.2 62.0 110 98 WA : 62.5 52.5 57.1 91 109 WV : 0.9 1.0 0.7 88 78 WI : 112.3 107.2 121.8 108 114 WY : 0.5 0.4 0.5 103 128 : US : 3,784.5 *3,618.8 3,934.2 104 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.8 0.6 626 480 833 847 AK : 0.1 50 66 1,061 1,019 AZ : 40.8 44.7 50,667 56,301 1,243 1,259 AR : 1.8 1.6 1,702 1,663 954 1,058 CA : 83.5 92.0 104,908 116,678 1,257 1,269 CO : 221.8 232.0 278,398 291,053 1,255 1,254 DE-MD : 2.9 3.3 3,493 4,027 1,205 1,219 FL : 6.2 7.3 7,016 8,371 1,136 1,148 GA : 36.7 41.3 41,636 47,375 1,136 1,148 HI : 1.4 1.2 1,273 1,207 905 1,011 ID : 71.6 71.7 86,723 86,906 1,212 1,212 IL : 76.4 76.5 94,473 94,127 1,237 1,230 IN : 4.1 4.0 4,251 4,200 1,048 1,038 IA : 52.2 69.6 66,358 86,862 1,270 1,248 KS : 653.5 587.5 794,026 708,979 1,215 1,207 KY : 1.6 1.6 1,355 1,351 862 871 LA : 2.0 1.6 1,612 1,358 826 841 MI : 28.9 36.3 40,861 51,176 1,414 1,409 MN : 55.1 64.0 76,961 87,945 1,397 1,374 MS : MO : 8.2 8.6 8,877 10,564 1,085 1,229 MT : 1.9 2.0 2,153 2,260 1,128 1,126 NE : 594.7 622.7 760,429 777,103 1,279 1,248 NV : 0.1 0.1 63 101 965 1,133 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.0 2,131 2,405 1,095 1,185 NJ : 1.9 2.3 2,119 2,559 1,117 1,122 NM : 1.7 1.8 1,688 1,740 978 972 NY : 5.3 4.4 6,056 4,726 1,152 1,079 NC : 12.4 16.3 13,092 17,148 1,057 1,050 ND : 1.0 1.0 1,069 1,157 1,099 1,158 OH : 11.3 10.9 12,844 12,200 1,138 1,121 OK : 3.4 3.8 3,120 3,857 927 1,024 OR : 1.1 1.5 1,404 1,908 1,305 1,254 PA : 77.9 89.3 98,236 114,368 1,261 1,281 SC : SD : 25.7 28.6 36,582 40,191 1,426 1,404 TN : 2.4 2.2 2,018 1,759 833 803 TX : 547.8 560.5 630,416 648,831 1,151 1,158 UT : 49.3 55.9 59,541 67,529 1,208 1,208 VA : 2.6 2.1 2,535 1,960 979 954 WA : 82.9 74.4 102,717 92,589 1,239 1,244 WV : 1.3 1.1 1,115 1,052 865 979 WI : 148.0 159.1 191,120 207,147 1,291 1,302 WY : 0.6 0.6 644 653 1,102 1,081 : US 3/ : 2,936.9 3,001.6 3,610,156 3,679,009 1,229 1,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 11.6 8.6 1,926 1,301 167 152 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.6 10.2 4,094 4,439 426 434 IN : 7.8 8.9 2,429 3,061 313 344 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.7 463 355 490 518 MI : 3.1 3.0 987 1,191 317 404 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 68 67 328 391 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 328 232 143 104 NJ : 7.9 10.2 3,540 4,615 447 451 NM : NY : 11.0 12.0 987 1,037 90 86 NC : 0.2 0.2 75 87 408 401 ND : OH : 3.0 0.1 1,247 17 409 219 OK : 0.1 0.1 51 59 446 447 OR : PA : 13.0 15.9 4,449 5,911 341 371 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.9 2.5 1,265 857 432 338 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 14 20 263 300 WA : WV : WI : 13.5 12.9 5,729 5,392 425 419 WY : : US 3/ : 92.7 91.1 28,848 29,325 311 322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.0 11.1 3,384 5,531 421 497 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.5 117 146 231 271 AR : CA : 192.7 204.9 42,045 44,344 218 216 CO : 1.5 1.3 409 317 266 237 DE-MD : 15.9 2.8 3,908 722 246 260 FL : 7.2 8.5 1,195 1,671 167 198 GA : 22.0 18.6 6,883 6,162 312 331 HI : 2.9 2.9 586 583 205 200 ID : IL : 737.5 904.1 192,391 240,524 261 266 IN : 529.8 573.3 136,743 149,157 258 260 IA : 2,399.0 2,371.1 630,821 631,038 263 266 KS : 40.6 35.2 12,176 11,327 300 322 KY : 186.0 200.5 49,428 54,254 266 271 LA : 2.9 2.6 617 560 214 219 MI : 9.1 9.2 3,526 3,555 387 386 MN : 668.1 717.0 175,467 188,822 263 263 MS : MO : 318.6 363.3 81,648 94,536 256 260 MT : 2.0 1.4 514 350 256 253 NE : 496.3 571.6 130,785 150,833 264 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.8 426 505 247 274 NJ : 8.5 9.9 851 1,024 100 103 NM : 0.4 0.1 77 32 211 218 NY : 3.2 2.9 697 641 215 218 NC : 781.2 837.9 194,883 209,677 249 250 ND : 10.9 13.4 2,643 3,165 243 236 OH : 99.8 102.8 26,036 27,158 261 264 OK : 392.5 380.8 107,759 107,152 275 281 OR : 17.3 18.7 4,500 4,833 260 258 PA : 203.7 218.3 49,579 51,529 243 236 SC : SD : 329.7 358.9 85,523 93,846 259 261 TN : 65.6 67.4 28,783 33,390 439 495 TX : 33.2 35.7 10,831 10,185 326 285 UT : 3.6 5.5 612 1,273 169 233 VA : 292.1 323.5 73,853 81,452 253 252 WA : 1.6 1.9 397 462 243 244 WV : 1.0 0.8 331 209 320 272 WI : 37.1 38.2 15,229 16,472 410 431 WY : 0.4 0.4 110 115 248 261 : US 3/ : 8,140.8 8,642.9 2,132,806 2,287,050 262 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 98.3 102.7 14,657 16,287 149 159 DE-MD : 2.1 1.9 246 232 114 119 FL : GA : 0.3 0.2 23 21 77 99 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 35 34 122 122 IL : IN : 2.6 2.6 252 268 98 103 IA : 37.9 34.0 5,451 5,139 144 151 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 11 113 116 KY : 0.4 0.5 53 84 119 169 LA : 0.2 0.1 14 13 92 91 MI : 17.0 18.6 2,140 2,324 126 125 MN : 0.2 0.3 19 27 117 110 MS : MO : 0.8 0.5 68 47 87 99 MT : 0.3 0.3 33 43 128 125 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 6 7 101 120 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.5 138 161 105 105 NJ : 7.4 8.4 722 833 98 99 NM : 2.3 2.6 272 293 119 112 NY : 1.3 1.3 159 141 123 107 NC : 0.1 0.1 5 6 101 100 ND : OH : 0.5 0.7 53 75 118 114 OK : 0.3 0.1 39 8 119 147 OR : 0.5 0.6 64 69 126 109 PA : 4.4 3.6 412 367 94 102 SC : SD : 1.5 1.7 165 166 113 99 TN : 0.3 0.4 23 30 90 85 TX : 42.7 40.6 5,714 5,630 134 139 UT : 2.7 2.4 315 287 119 120 VA : 0.8 1.1 80 103 95 98 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 0.9 127 129 124 140 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 18 128 139 : US 3/ : 281.7 268.5 38,645 38,382 137 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2000 :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2000 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,404 1,280 1,396 1,404 1,396 48.8 48.0 47.4 48.8 47.4 Heifers : 960 878 961 960 961 33.4 33.0 32.6 33.4 32.6 All Cows : 464 465 539 464 539 16.2 17.4 18.3 16.2 18.3 Dairy Cows : 226 228 269 226 269 7.9 8.5 9.1 7.9 9.1 Other Cows : 238 237 270 238 270 8.3 8.9 9.2 8.3 9.2 Bulls & Stags : 50 42 50 50 50 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,878 2,665 2,947 2,878 2,947 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,754 7,682 8,221 7,754 8,221 96.8 96.7 96.5 96.8 96.5 Sows : 231 236 272 231 272 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.2 Stags & Boars : 25 24 28 25 28 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,010 *7,943 8,521 8,010 8,521 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 12 13 12 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 258 275 247 258 247 95.2 95.5 95.5 95.2 95.5 : Total 1/ : 271 287 258 271 258 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 748 741 741 748 741 Steers 4/ : 805 801 799 805 799 Heifers 4/ : 741 734 733 741 733 All Cows 4/ : 575 579 590 575 590 Bulls & Stags4/: 902 864 885 902 885 : Calves & Vealers: 188 196 197 188 197 : Hogs : 194 197 197 194 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 193 193 191 193 Sows 5/ : 300 *316 315 300 315 Stags & Boars5/: 227 222 222 227 222 : Sheep : 68 70 71 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 59 62 61 59 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 71 72 69 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.2 2 : 6.5 1.4 0.5 3.8 3.3 0.5 0.7 22.3 3 : 92.5 40.7 8.7 41.1 30.4 10.7 1.9 16.0 4 : 77.9 1.3 0.4 66.8 23.2 43.7 9.4 2.2 5 : 331.0 123.3 43.4 155.5 111.8 43.7 8.7 34.8 6 : 560.9 290.6 194.0 64.6 14.3 50.3 11.7 2.2 7 : 1,278.6 663.9 521.7 87.4 10.7 76.7 5.6 0.1 8 : 314.2 142.3 141.6 24.5 4.6 19.9 5.7 9 : 137.4 59.0 12.4 63.3 55.4 7.9 2.7 8.4 10 : 146.3 73.4 38.2 31.2 14.5 16.7 3.5 1.0 : US 2/ : 2,947.1 1,396.1 961.2 539.6 269.3 270.3 50.2 89.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.4 1.0 2 : 12.7 12.3 0.3 0.1 9.7 1.4 8.3 3 : 543.3 541.3 2.0 6.2 0.5 5.7 4 : 1,307.3 1,215.5 89.3 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.5 5 : 2,291.9 2,192.2 96.8 3.0 35.6 3.6 32.0 6 : 419.5 392.2 26.2 1.1 40.4 2.6 37.7 7 : 3,331.9 3,270.7 39.7 21.6 34.3 34.3 8 : 376.2 359.2 17.0 106.4 1.8 104.6 9 : 201.8 201.7 0.1 22.4 0.4 22.0 10 : 34.4 34.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 : US 2/ : 8,520.6 8,220.6 271.8 28.2 258.4 11.6 246.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 44.6 33.9 1.8 8.9 8.9 AR : 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 CA : 91.6 24.8 10.4 53.9 46.4 7.5 2.6 8.4 CO : 231.3 114.2 116.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 FL : 7.3 0.4 0.1 6.3 1.2 5.1 0.5 GA : 40.0 0.1 35.0 3.5 31.5 4.9 HI : 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 ID : 70.6 33.9 11.1 23.0 9.1 13.9 2.7 IL : 73.1 40.7 32.4 10.2 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 8.9 IA : 68.2 30.0 22.6 15.2 6.1 9.1 0.3 KS : 584.0 320.1 261.8 1.9 0.6 1.3 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 34.3 19.7 3.1 11.4 11.4 0.1 2.9 MN : 61.4 10.7 3.5 42.0 16.4 25.6 5.3 MS : MO : 5.7 1.2 0.6 3.4 0.8 2.6 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 620.7 312.5 236.7 66.8 3.2 63.6 4.7 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 2.2 NJ : 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 10.2 NM : NY : 4.2 0.6 0.3 2.9 2.5 0.4 0.4 12.0 NC : 15.4 0.1 12.5 6.4 6.1 2.7 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.7 0.3 0.2 4.8 3.8 1.0 0.4 OK : 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 OR : 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 88.8 38.4 7.9 40.6 30.0 10.6 1.8 15.9 SC : SD : 26.8 1.5 0.7 19.6 2.4 17.2 5.1 TN : 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 TX : 557.6 290.3 193.9 61.9 12.5 49.4 11.6 2.2 UT : 55.1 26.3 24.2 4.2 1.7 2.5 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 74.3 38.8 26.9 7.8 5.0 2.8 0.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 155.9 51.6 4.1 97.3 80.2 17.1 2.9 12.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,947.1 1,396.1 961.2 539.6 269.3 270.3 50.2 89.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.0 7.5 2.5 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 198.5 198.4 0.1 CO : 0.9 0.8 0.1 102.6 102.6 DE-MD : 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 FL : 8.5 8.0 0.4 GA : 10.0 5.4 4.6 HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 872.6 821.6 48.9 2.0 IN : 568.9 568.9 2.2 1.5 0.7 IA : 2,369.4 2,316.6 31.2 21.6 33.9 33.8 KS : 32.2 24.0 8.2 KY : 199.2 192.2 7.0 0.5 0.5 LA : MI : 7.4 2.7 4.7 0.1 18.3 2.1 16.3 MN : 714.6 714.6 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 360.2 360.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 570.1 570.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.4 1.0 NJ : 9.9 9.5 0.3 0.1 8.4 1.0 7.4 NM : NY : 2.8 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.9 NC : 826.3 821.5 4.8 ND : 13.0 13.0 OH : 95.1 84.2 10.6 0.3 OK : 378.8 371.7 7.1 OR : 18.6 18.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 PA : 217.8 217.5 0.3 3.6 0.4 3.1 SC : SD : 357.7 340.9 16.8 1.6 0.1 1.5 TN : 67.1 3.4 63.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 TX : 27.1 18.7 7.3 1.1 39.2 1.7 37.5 UT : 4.2 4.1 0.1 2.1 1.7 0.4 VA : 322.8 321.1 1.7 0.6 0.6 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.3 0.1 32.6 0.6 WY : : US 3/ : 8,520.6 8,220.6 271.8 28.2 258.4 11.6 246.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 98.2 98.0 98.2 Calves : 97.7 97.9 97.9 97.7 97.9 Hogs : 98.4 98.1 98.6 98.4 98.6 Sheep : 96.3 95.5 96.2 96.3 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 23, 2001. 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