Mt An 1-2 (3-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released March 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. Veal Production Sets Record Low for February Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.40 billion pounds in February, down 10 percent from the 3.77 billion pounds produced in February 2000. February 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.88 billion pounds, was 13 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.58 million head, down 12 percent from February 2000. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from the previous year, at 1,218 pounds. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 14 percent below February a year ago and 6 percent below the record low for February set in 1999. Calf slaughter totaled 79,000 head, down 17 percent from February 2000. The average live weight was 10 pounds above last year, at 328 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.49 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.60 million head, 6 percent below February 2000. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 264 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17 million pounds, was down 13 percent from February 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 245,000 head, 16 percent below the same time last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 5 pounds from February a year ago. January - February red meat production was 7.34 billion pounds, 3 percent below the comparable figure a year ago. Using comparable figures from last year, beef and veal production were each 6 percent lower, pork production was 2 percent higher, and lamb & mutton production was 7 percent lower. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 01 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Feb : Jan : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,175 2,205 1,883 87 85 4,352 4,088 94 Veal : 18 18 16 86 88 35 33 94 Pork : 1,558 1,693 1,486 95 88 3,129 3,178 102 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 17 87 92 39 36 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,771 3,934 3,402 90 86 7,556 7,336 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 01 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Feb : Jan : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,143 2,172 1,855 87 85 4,286 4,027 94 Veal : 17 17 15 88 88 34 33 95 Pork : 1,537 1,672 1,467 95 88 3,086 3,139 102 Lamb & Mutton : 20 18 17 87 92 38 35 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,716 3,880 3,353 90 86 7,445 7,233 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 01 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Feb : Jan : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,882.6 2,947.1 2,532.5 88 86 5,760.5 5,479.6 95 Other :Thou: 54.3 54.5 47.5 88 87 112.2 102.0 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,936.9 3,001.6 2,580.0 88 86 5,872.7 5,581.6 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,228 1,229 1,220 99 99 1,231 1,225 100 Other :Lbs :1,066 1,074 1,074 101 100 1,060 1,074 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,225 1,226 1,218 99 99 1,227 1,222 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 92.0 89.3 77.3 84 87 182.6 166.5 91 Other :Thou: 3.0 1.9 1.6 53 84 5.1 3.4 68 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 95.0 91.1 78.8 83 87 187.7 170.0 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 315 318 328 104 103 311 323 104 Other :Lbs : 444 421 412 93 98 433 416 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 318 322 328 103 102 314 325 103 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,954.8 8,520.6 7,491.1 94 88 15,965.1 16,011.7 100 Other :Thou: 122.2 *122.6 112.4 92 92 251.6 235.0 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,076.9 *8,643.2 7,603.5 94 88 16,216.7 16,246.6 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 262 265 264 101 100 262 265 101 Other :Lbs : 236 233 232 98 100 238 232 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 262 265 264 101 100 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 283.9 258.4 236.0 83 91 555.3 494.4 89 Other :Thou: 9.7 10.2 9.3 96 91 20.4 19.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 293.6 268.5 245.3 84 91 575.7 513.8 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 139 144 145 104 101 139 144 104 Other :Lbs : 104 109 112 108 102 103 110 107 Comm'l. :Lbs : 138 143 143 104 100 138 143 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 01 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Feb 2000 : Jan 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.1 3.8 3.5 112 92 AK : AZ : 30.6 33.0 30.0 98 91 AR : 5.4 5.0 4.0 75 81 CA : 83.4 95.9 81.0 97 84 CO : 190.5 192.5 153.6 81 80 DE-MD : 5.0 3.2 2.8 56 86 FL : 4.4 5.1 4.7 108 91 GA : 28.5 30.0 27.3 96 91 HI : 1.1 1.1 1.0 95 93 ID : 44.6 53.0 45.0 101 85 IL : 208.8 240.9 206.9 99 86 IN : 105.1 117.0 105.8 101 90 IA : 497.9 521.3 456.7 92 88 KS : 520.5 457.4 403.6 78 88 KY : 36.0 41.5 34.4 96 83 LA : 1.7 1.4 1.5 87 109 MI : 29.1 33.2 29.1 100 87 MN : 170.9 185.4 164.3 96 89 MS : 23.3 23.7 21.2 91 89 MO : 63.4 76.4 63.7 100 83 MT : 1.5 1.6 1.4 94 89 NE : 572.0 583.9 518.1 91 89 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 104 92 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.8 1.4 89 82 NJ : 4.5 5.2 4.4 99 85 NM : 0.9 1.0 0.9 99 90 NY : 4.3 3.5 2.8 66 80 NC : 162.0 166.1 147.9 91 89 ND : 2.6 2.8 2.4 89 86 OH : 26.0 25.9 22.7 87 88 OK : 78.3 82.1 72.9 93 89 OR : 3.5 4.1 3.4 99 83 PA : 93.0 103.9 82.9 89 80 SC : 17.5 20.6 18.7 107 91 SD : 77.9 90.3 78.7 101 87 TN : 21.0 23.2 16.6 79 72 TX : 390.1 411.6 342.5 88 83 UT : 37.1 43.3 37.9 102 88 VA : 60.1 62.0 56.3 94 91 WA : 54.2 57.1 47.9 89 84 WV : 0.6 0.7 0.6 99 79 WI : 108.3 121.8 100.4 93 82 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 85 75 : US : 3,770.7 3,934.2 3,401.7 90 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 0.4 667 354 847 842 AK : 0.1 58 1,169 AZ : 41.0 40.9 51,380 50,799 1,252 1,242 AR : 1.6 1.2 1,564 1,183 1,002 992 CA : 80.8 77.1 99,980 97,018 1,237 1,258 CO : 231.0 184.9 288,774 230,676 1,250 1,247 DE-MD : 2.9 2.8 3,483 3,419 1,210 1,239 FL : 6.1 6.5 7,086 7,642 1,171 1,168 GA : 38.9 38.4 43,836 43,842 1,126 1,143 HI : 1.3 1.1 1,222 1,118 948 990 ID : 61.5 60.8 73,527 74,071 1,196 1,218 IL : 78.9 66.4 98,048 81,336 1,243 1,224 IN : 3.5 3.0 3,658 3,089 1,056 1,047 IA : 52.8 62.2 67,083 76,354 1,271 1,228 KS : 673.5 525.9 808,383 627,339 1,200 1,193 KY : 1.5 1.2 1,282 1,008 839 856 LA : 2.0 1.5 1,581 1,251 806 833 MI : 31.2 31.9 43,933 44,973 1,409 1,410 MN : 54.2 52.4 77,011 72,821 1,420 1,388 MS : MO : 7.7 7.3 8,268 9,147 1,071 1,247 MT : 1.9 1.8 2,099 2,014 1,119 1,127 NE : 609.9 551.1 777,690 684,871 1,275 1,243 NV : 0.1 0.1 96 87 977 1,107 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.7 2,266 2,060 1,114 1,225 NJ : 2.2 1.8 2,389 2,044 1,107 1,110 NM : 1.5 1.5 1,470 1,448 1,011 957 NY : 5.5 3.4 6,378 3,725 1,162 1,107 NC : 12.7 13.9 13,558 14,564 1,064 1,049 ND : 1.0 0.8 1,186 935 1,167 1,112 OH : 12.0 10.3 13,729 11,464 1,140 1,115 OK : 3.4 3.3 3,309 3,303 976 1,002 OR : 1.0 1.3 1,314 1,723 1,288 1,290 PA : 77.9 67.8 97,968 86,791 1,258 1,280 SC : SD : 23.5 25.5 33,728 36,132 1,434 1,417 TN : 2.1 1.3 1,776 1,129 860 864 TX : 531.3 471.3 609,717 538,739 1,148 1,143 UT : 48.8 48.5 58,307 59,144 1,195 1,220 VA : 2.1 1.8 2,047 1,882 987 1,022 WA : 71.5 63.0 89,421 77,931 1,250 1,236 WV : 0.8 0.8 815 810 971 990 WI : 141.2 130.3 183,341 169,282 1,299 1,299 WY : 0.5 0.4 582 484 1,132 1,142 : US 3/ : 2,936.9 2,580.0 3,598,133 3,141,619 1,225 1,218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 11.2 8.2 1,714 1,273 154 156 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.3 9.8 3,940 4,242 423 432 IN : 8.8 7.9 2,971 2,665 338 338 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.5 525 260 490 526 MI : 3.2 2.5 1,027 1,003 325 398 MN : MS : MO : 0.3 0.2 77 61 307 377 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 1.9 344 190 137 98 NJ : 8.8 9.3 3,911 4,223 444 452 NM : NY : 10.9 10.0 1,001 871 92 87 NC : 0.2 0.2 86 75 415 400 ND : OH : 3.9 0.1 1,606 15 409 269 OK : 0.1 15 29 450 449 OR : PA : 14.0 12.5 4,940 4,831 354 385 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.3 1.9 1,468 808 452 421 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.2 11.5 5,482 4,825 414 420 WY : : US 3/ : 95.0 78.8 30,170 25,878 318 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 9.5 10.0 4,271 5,118 451 513 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.3 108 82 258 271 AR : CA : 180.4 172.1 38,491 37,858 213 220 CO : 1.3 1.0 324 250 258 239 DE-MD : 15.4 2.5 3,796 653 246 257 FL : 7.2 7.5 1,362 1,495 189 199 GA : 21.1 15.2 6,788 4,995 322 329 HI : 2.8 2.6 543 544 194 207 ID : IL : 747.5 773.8 194,503 206,364 260 267 IN : 522.1 522.9 134,587 135,802 258 260 IA : 2,325.5 2,078.6 611,994 552,246 263 266 KS : 39.2 29.2 11,530 9,099 294 311 KY : 180.4 168.7 47,778 45,092 265 267 LA : 3.8 3.0 856 690 224 231 MI : 9.3 7.7 3,577 2,852 385 372 MN : 673.7 650.6 176,823 170,595 262 262 MS : MO : 307.1 302.3 78,482 78,700 256 260 MT : 1.4 1.3 353 314 255 247 NE : 494.6 524.3 130,307 138,164 263 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.4 371 384 237 279 NJ : 8.4 7.0 816 713 97 103 NM : 0.3 0.3 60 57 213 211 NY : 3.2 2.3 676 532 213 227 NC : 831.5 747.9 207,523 186,593 250 249 ND : 12.2 11.8 2,791 2,670 230 226 OH : 94.0 89.4 24,655 23,300 262 261 OK : 374.2 338.4 101,952 95,063 272 281 OR : 16.8 14.9 4,205 3,906 250 262 PA : 205.0 188.6 50,052 44,285 244 235 SC : SD : 317.0 311.8 81,070 80,801 256 259 TN : 63.2 49.3 30,030 23,980 475 486 TX : 32.7 34.3 10,257 9,786 314 285 UT : 4.4 4.5 686 1,056 156 234 VA : 313.7 290.8 78,999 73,760 252 254 WA : 1.7 1.4 400 327 241 242 WV : 0.7 0.6 222 183 306 289 WI : 36.9 32.6 15,392 14,273 417 438 WY : 0.4 0.3 103 89 247 263 : US 3/ : 8,076.9 7,603.5 2,112,676 2,005,293 262 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 107.3 98.0 15,920 15,615 148 159 DE-MD : 1.9 1.5 228 179 123 122 FL : GA : 0.2 0.3 25 40 100 116 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 32 31 121 119 IL : IN : 2.5 2.2 242 217 98 98 IA : 36.1 25.8 5,233 3,819 145 148 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 14 127 130 KY : 0.5 0.4 59 71 125 169 LA : 0.5 0.4 55 45 118 120 MI : 17.1 16.7 2,222 2,104 130 126 MN : 0.2 0.1 30 11 119 123 MS : MO : 0.8 0.3 72 32 86 92 MT : 0.4 0.3 50 37 126 126 NE : NV : 0.1 5 8 110 126 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.2 113 127 105 106 NJ : 7.1 7.3 693 691 97 95 NM : 2.6 2.9 309 326 118 112 NY : 1.1 0.9 138 91 129 106 NC : ND : OH : 0.5 0.5 60 62 127 118 OK : 0.5 0.1 62 9 118 136 OR : 0.5 0.6 66 67 131 111 PA : 4.1 3.1 376 314 92 102 SC : SD : 1.9 1.5 225 142 118 97 TN : 0.2 0.2 15 20 83 80 TX : 44.0 36.3 5,904 5,003 134 138 UT : 2.7 2.3 326 277 119 120 VA : 0.9 1.1 81 109 95 103 WA : WV : WI : 0.7 0.7 89 105 128 145 WY : 0.1 0.1 13 8 127 132 : US 3/ : 293.6 245.3 40,518 35,190 138 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,370 1,396 1,188 2,774 2,584 47.5 47.4 46.9 48.1 47.2 Heifers :1,027 961 854 1,987 1,815 35.6 32.6 33.7 34.5 33.1 All Cows : 437 539 446 901 986 15.2 18.3 17.6 15.6 18.0 Dairy Cows : 224 269 220 450 490 7.8 9.1 8.7 7.8 8.9 Other Cows : 213 270 226 451 496 7.4 9.2 8.9 7.8 9.1 Bulls & Stags : 49 50 45 99 95 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,883 2,947 2,533 5,761 5,480 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,698 8,221 7,243 15,452 15,463 96.8 96.5 96.7 96.8 96.6 Sows : 232 272 224 463 495 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.1 Stags & Boars : 25 28 25 50 53 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,955 8,521 7,491 15,965 16,012 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 10 26 21 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 271 247 226 530 473 95.6 95.5 95.8 95.4 95.7 : Total 1/ : 284 258 236 555 494 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 747 741 736 748 739 Steers 4/ : 800 799 789 803 795 Heifers 4/ : 738 733 729 740 731 All Cows 4/ : 582 590 592 578 591 Bulls & Stags4/: 901 885 881 902 883 : Calves & Vealers: 193 197 202 191 199 : Hogs : 194 197 197 194 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 193 193 191 193 Sows 5/ : 307 315 314 307 315 Stags & Boars5/: 230 222 221 229 222 : Sheep : 69 71 72 69 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 58 61 62 59 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 72 73 69 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 1.9 2 : 5.0 1.1 0.3 3.0 2.6 0.5 0.6 19.3 3 : 70.6 31.0 5.6 32.2 23.9 8.3 1.8 12.6 4 : 69.9 1.0 0.3 59.1 21.7 37.3 9.6 1.4 5 : 277.3 104.7 39.8 125.3 85.6 39.7 7.6 31.6 6 : 471.0 248.4 160.1 52.6 12.4 40.1 10.0 1.6 7 : 1,137.5 571.4 488.5 72.8 8.6 64.3 4.9 0.1 8 : 257.1 108.7 121.8 22.2 4.2 18.0 4.5 9 : 118.6 55.7 8.2 52.5 47.2 5.3 2.2 8.0 10 : 123.8 66.0 28.8 25.5 13.0 12.5 3.6 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,532.5 1,188.1 853.5 446.2 220.2 226.0 44.7 77.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 2 : 9.1 8.7 0.4 0.1 8.1 1.3 6.8 3 : 480.9 479.2 1.7 5.1 0.3 4.8 4 : 1,149.2 1,077.8 69.7 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.3 5 : 2,029.8 1,943.6 83.7 2.5 31.4 3.0 28.4 6 : 371.3 350.4 20.3 0.7 36.3 2.1 34.2 7 : 2,925.8 2,868.8 37.2 19.8 26.0 26.0 8 : 327.1 316.9 10.2 101.5 1.8 99.7 9 : 169.2 169.1 0.1 24.9 0.4 24.5 10 : 27.3 27.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 : US 2/ : 7,491.1 7,242.7 223.6 24.8 236.0 9.9 226.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.3 0.4 0.4 2.2 2.1 0.1 0.3 4.2 2 : 11.5 2.5 0.9 6.9 5.9 1.0 1.2 41.6 3 : 163.1 71.7 14.4 73.3 54.3 19.1 3.7 28.6 4 : 147.9 2.3 0.6 125.9 44.9 81.0 19.0 3.6 5 : 608.3 227.9 83.2 280.8 197.4 83.4 16.4 66.4 6 : 1,031.9 539.0 354.1 117.2 26.8 90.4 21.7 3.9 7 : 2,416.2 1,235.3 1,010.2 160.2 19.3 140.9 10.5 0.1 8 : 571.3 251.0 263.4 46.7 8.8 37.9 10.2 9 : 256.1 114.7 20.6 115.9 102.6 13.2 4.9 16.4 10 : 270.1 139.3 67.0 56.7 27.5 29.2 7.1 1.7 : US 2/ : 5,479.6 2,584.2 1,814.8 985.8 489.5 496.3 94.9 166.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 2.6 0.1 2.5 0.7 1.8 2 : 21.8 20.9 0.7 0.1 17.8 2.7 15.1 3 : 1,024.3 1,020.5 3.7 11.2 0.7 10.5 4 : 2,456.5 2,293.3 159.1 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.9 5 : 4,321.7 4,135.8 180.4 5.5 67.0 6.6 60.4 6 : 790.9 742.6 46.5 1.7 76.7 4.8 71.9 7 : 6,257.7 6,139.5 76.9 41.4 60.4 0.1 60.3 8 : 703.3 676.1 27.3 207.9 3.7 204.2 9 : 371.0 370.8 0.2 47.3 0.8 46.5 10 : 61.7 61.3 0.4 1.3 1.2 : US 2/ :16,011.7 15,463.3 495.3 53.0 494.4 21.5 472.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 40.7 32.6 1.0 7.2 7.2 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 CA : 76.7 22.9 7.1 44.7 40.0 4.7 2.1 8.0 CO : 184.3 85.2 98.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.7 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 FL : 6.5 0.4 5.6 0.9 4.7 0.5 GA : 37.3 0.1 31.8 4.5 27.3 5.5 HI : 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 ID : 59.7 29.6 9.1 18.2 7.8 10.4 2.8 IL : 63.6 34.4 29.3 9.8 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 7.9 IA : 61.0 25.1 23.4 12.2 4.9 7.3 0.3 KS : 522.8 275.6 245.5 1.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 29.9 18.9 2.9 8.0 8.0 0.1 2.4 MN : 50.5 8.2 3.6 34.0 12.5 21.5 4.6 MS : MO : 4.6 0.9 0.5 3.0 0.6 2.4 0.3 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 549.1 269.7 219.1 56.1 2.6 53.5 4.2 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 1.9 NJ : 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.3 NM : NY : 3.2 0.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.3 10.0 NC : 13.2 0.1 10.7 5.8 4.9 2.3 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.1 0.3 0.2 4.4 2.9 1.5 0.3 OK : 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 OR : 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 67.4 29.0 5.0 31.8 23.5 8.3 1.7 12.5 SC : SD : 24.1 1.2 0.8 18.2 2.4 15.8 4.0 TN : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 TX : 468.4 248.1 160.0 50.5 11.1 39.4 9.9 1.6 UT : 47.9 22.0 22.2 3.4 1.4 2.0 0.3 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 WA : 63.0 35.8 19.6 6.8 4.8 2.0 0.7 WV : 0.1 WI : 127.8 42.6 3.8 78.9 62.2 16.7 2.6 11.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,532.5 1,188.1 853.5 446.2 220.2 226.0 44.7 77.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.1 7.5 1.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 166.4 166.3 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.6 98.0 98.0 DE-MD : 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 FL : 7.5 7.2 0.3 GA : 8.4 5.0 3.4 HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 745.4 700.5 43.1 1.9 IN : 519.2 519.2 2.0 1.3 0.7 IA : 2,076.8 2,026.2 30.8 19.8 25.7 25.7 KS : 26.8 20.6 6.2 KY : 167.8 162.3 5.4 0.4 0.4 LA : MI : 6.0 2.3 3.7 16.5 1.7 14.8 MN : 648.5 648.5 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 299.4 299.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 MT : 0.3 0.3 NE : 522.8 522.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 NJ : 6.9 6.5 0.4 0.1 7.3 1.0 6.3 NM : NY : 2.2 2.1 0.8 0.3 0.6 NC : 737.1 732.6 4.5 ND : 11.6 11.5 OH : 82.1 73.0 8.8 0.2 OK : 336.4 331.3 5.1 OR : 14.8 14.6 0.1 0.5 0.5 PA : 188.1 187.8 0.3 3.0 0.2 2.8 SC : SD : 310.8 300.6 10.1 1.3 1.3 TN : 49.1 1.5 47.6 0.2 0.2 TX : 23.3 17.4 5.3 0.7 35.1 1.2 33.9 UT : 3.9 3.8 0.1 2.2 1.8 0.3 VA : 290.3 288.9 1.4 0.5 0.5 WA : 1.2 1.2 WV : WI : 28.6 0.1 28.1 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 7,491.1 7,242.7 223.6 24.8 236.0 9.9 226.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.1 98.2 Calves : 96.8 97.9 98.0 97.3 98.0 Hogs : 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.6 Sheep : 96.7 96.2 96.2 96.4 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), 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 (LS-149) 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 a form is not 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 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 Class, U.S. . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. on April 20, 2001. 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