Mt An 1-2 (4-01)a Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released April 20, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Betty Johnston at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. ********************************************************************* Update Alert Revisions were made to cattle slaughter weight estimates for February and March. These changes are denoted with astericks in the release. ********************************************************************* Veal and Lamb Production Set Record Lows for March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.76 billion pounds in March, down 7 percent from the 4.05 billion pounds produced in March 2000. March 2000 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. March 2001 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.92 million head, down 7 percent from March 2000. The average live weight was down 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,199 pounds. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 17 percent below March record low set last year. Calf slaughter totaled 84,000 head, down 18 percent from March 2000. The average live weight was 3 pounds above last year, at 323 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.63 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.33 million head, 6 percent below March 2000. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 264 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23 million pounds, was down 3 percent from March 2000, which was also the previous March record low. Sheep slaughter totaled 327,000 head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 3 pounds from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.1 billion pounds, 4 percent below the comparable figure a year ago. Compared to last year, beef production was 7 percent lower, veal production was 10 percent lower, pork production was down 1 percent, and lamb and mutton production was 5 percent lower. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 01 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Mar : Feb : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,300 *1,881 *2,096 91 111 6,653 6,181 93 Veal : 20 16 16 83 105 55 50 90 Pork : 1,704 1,486 1,626 95 109 4,833 4,805 99 Lamb & Mutton : 24 17 23 97 133 63 60 95 : Total Red Meat : 4,048 *3,399 *3,761 93 111 11,605 11,095 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 01 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Mar : Feb : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,268 *1,852 *2,065 91 112 6,554 6,089 93 Veal : 18 15 16 87 105 52 49 92 Pork : 1,683 1,467 1,606 95 109 4,770 4,745 99 Lamb & Mutton : 23 17 23 97 134 62 58 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,993 *3,351 *3,710 93 111 11,438 10,941 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 01 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Mar : Feb : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,078.1 2,532.5 2,866.9 93 113 8,838.6 8,346.5 94 Other :Thou: 53.5 47.5 51.3 96 108 165.7 153.3 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,131.6 2,580.0 2,918.2 93 113 9,004.3 8,499.8 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,217 *1,219 *1,201 99 99 1,226 1,217 99 Other :Lbs :1,076 1,074 1,070 99 100 1,065 1,073 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,215 *1,217 *1,199 99 99 1,223 1,214 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 97.1 *77.2 82.4 85 107 279.6 248.9 89 Other :Thou: 5.8 1.6 1.8 31 113 10.9 5.2 48 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 102.9 78.8 84.2 82 107 290.6 254.2 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 314 328 322 103 98 312 322 103 Other :Lbs : 429 412 401 93 97 431 411 95 Comm'l. :Lbs : 320 328 323 101 98 316 324 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,695.2 7,491.1 8,207.2 94 110 24,660.4 24,218.9 98 Other :Thou: 126.8 112.4 119.4 94 106 378.4 354.4 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,822.1 7,603.5 8,326.7 94 110 25,038.7 24,573.3 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 263 264 264 101 100 262 265 101 Other :Lbs : 229 232 234 102 101 235 233 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 262 264 264 101 100 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 333.8 236.0 316.1 95 134 889.1 810.5 91 Other :Thou: 13.1 9.3 10.4 79 112 33.6 29.8 89 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 347.0 245.3 326.5 94 133 922.7 840.3 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 141 145 144 102 99 139 144 103 Other :Lbs : 103 112 109 106 97 103 110 107 Comm'l. :Lbs : 140 143 143 103 100 138 143 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 01 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Mar 2000 : Feb 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ----------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.7 3.5 4.1 111 116 AK : AZ : 33.8 30.0 33.7 100 112 AR : 5.0 4.0 5.1 103 128 CA : 94.9 81.0 93.4 98 115 CO : 188.8 153.6 168.1 89 109 DE-MD : 5.3 2.8 2.8 52 100 FL : 4.7 4.7 5.1 108 108 GA : 30.2 27.3 29.1 96 107 HI : 1.2 1.0 1.2 96 113 ID : 44.6 45.0 50.2 113 112 IL : 234.3 *207.1 217.8 93 105 IN : 113.1 105.8 111.6 99 105 IA : 549.7 456.7 500.2 91 110 KS : 550.7 *401.2 *444.2 81 111 KY : 39.0 34.4 35.3 90 102 LA : 1.8 1.5 1.5 87 102 MI : 31.7 29.1 33.6 106 116 MN : 185.8 164.3 186.5 100 114 MS : 24.9 21.2 23.3 94 110 MO : 68.8 63.7 69.8 101 110 MT : 1.5 1.4 1.4 96 99 NE : 605.5 518.1 *550.7 91 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 95 101 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.4 1.5 91 100 NJ : 5.0 4.4 4.8 95 108 NM : 0.8 0.9 0.7 92 84 NY : 4.7 2.8 3.0 64 107 NC : 173.5 147.9 167.5 97 113 ND : 2.6 2.4 2.7 104 115 OH : 28.1 *22.8 26.4 94 116 OK : 87.8 72.9 80.6 92 111 OR : 3.9 3.4 3.7 95 107 PA : 102.5 82.9 96.5 94 116 SC : 17.6 18.7 19.8 113 106 SD : 84.6 78.7 91.0 108 116 TN : 20.9 16.6 18.5 89 112 TX : 414.8 342.5 *404.7 98 118 UT : 41.2 37.9 41.4 100 109 VA : 64.0 56.3 64.2 100 114 WA : 54.1 47.9 51.7 96 108 WV : 0.6 0.6 0.6 97 94 WI : 120.6 100.4 113.1 94 113 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.3 73 87 : US : 4,048.2 *3,399.5 *3,761.5 93 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 0.9 0.8 818 650 885 853 AK : AZ : 45.7 45.9 56,376 57,477 1,232 1,253 AR : 1.6 1.3 1,582 1,301 996 968 CA : 91.8 88.5 112,936 110,476 1,230 1,248 CO : 230.6 203.0 284,435 250,295 1,234 1,233 DE-MD : 3.2 2.9 3,976 3,611 1,233 1,240 FL : 6.5 7.4 7,556 8,624 1,159 1,167 GA : 41.1 41.3 47,129 47,008 1,145 1,139 HI : 1.4 1.3 1,345 1,318 938 996 ID : 60.6 67.4 74,105 82,143 1,224 1,219 IL : 91.2 76.9 111,413 94,279 1,221 1,226 IN : 3.4 3.1 3,532 3,161 1,050 1,036 IA : 58.4 76.5 73,213 92,363 1,254 1,207 KS : 725.5 605.2 855,907 *692,416 1,180 *1,144 KY : 1.4 1.4 1,152 1,229 828 868 LA : 1.9 1.6 1,755 1,297 919 830 MI : 34.0 37.0 48,354 52,212 1,424 1,411 MN : 60.9 58.1 85,893 82,335 1,409 1,416 MS : MO : 7.9 8.0 8,628 9,795 1,098 1,224 MT : 1.8 1.8 2,070 2,005 1,143 1,140 NE : 640.9 594.1 804,677 *726,225 1,256 *1,222 NV : 0.1 0.1 88 88 995 1,083 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.7 2,072 1,909 1,117 1,139 NJ : 2.4 2.1 2,675 2,346 1,132 1,128 NM : 1.3 1.4 1,313 1,289 993 942 NY : 6.0 3.5 7,008 3,789 1,161 1,091 NC : 15.4 15.5 16,446 16,053 1,065 1,036 ND : 1.2 1.0 1,323 1,116 1,136 1,079 OH : 12.4 12.2 14,279 13,718 1,149 1,126 OK : 3.5 3.5 3,369 3,745 961 1,057 OR : 1.3 1.4 1,703 1,821 1,348 1,265 PA : 86.8 81.2 109,230 102,973 1,258 1,268 SC : SD : 24.9 28.2 35,776 39,859 1,437 1,411 TN : 2.2 1.2 2,018 1,067 911 907 TX : 564.4 558.1 648,687 *632,772 1,149 *1,134 UT : 54.8 53.8 65,187 64,725 1,189 1,202 VA : 2.0 1.9 1,959 1,865 973 977 WA : 71.2 68.6 89,650 84,012 1,259 1,225 WV : 0.7 0.8 736 785 1,006 1,002 WI : 153.8 144.9 200,794 188,646 1,305 1,302 WY : 0.5 0.4 561 412 1,174 1,137 : US 3/ : 3,131.6 2,918.2 3,803,596 *3,497,826 1,215 *1,199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, March 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 : 11.5 8.1 1,757 1,225 153 152 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 24 22 333 383 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.3 9.8 4,333 4,235 422 433 IN : 8.7 8.7 3,044 3,063 351 354 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.6 446 313 419 537 MI : 3.5 3.2 1,261 1,266 360 394 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 74 59 327 376 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.4 378 235 127 98 NJ : 9.9 9.2 4,367 4,130 441 448 NM : NY : 13.0 12.7 1,144 1,084 88 86 NC : 0.2 0.2 86 67 419 397 ND : OH : 3.7 0.1 1,496 18 402 221 OK : 0.1 0.1 23 46 446 457 OR : PA : 15.1 12.9 5,390 4,839 356 376 SC : SD : TN : TX : 5.1 1.8 2,370 894 466 504 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 14.3 12.3 5,896 5,198 413 424 WY : : US 3/ : 102.9 84.2 32,935 27,193 320 323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 10.9 11.1 5,035 5,703 462 512 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.4 101 105 225 264 AR : CA : 201.9 195.4 44,221 43,543 219 223 CO : 1.3 1.2 341 279 262 242 DE-MD : 15.3 1.7 3,752 435 245 256 FL : 8.4 7.0 1,457 1,349 174 192 GA : 20.5 16.1 6,575 5,162 320 321 HI : 3.0 2.8 622 576 205 203 ID : IL : 827.1 785.1 217,080 209,703 262 267 IN : 562.8 554.2 145,173 142,920 258 258 IA : 2,563.3 2,254.9 677,408 598,173 264 265 KS : 41.3 35.0 12,396 10,586 300 303 KY : 194.1 172.7 51,187 46,144 264 267 LA : 3.8 2.8 805 680 212 239 MI : 9.1 8.0 3,503 3,036 384 377 MN : 724.9 741.2 190,192 193,813 262 261 MS : MO : 335.2 331.2 85,531 86,386 255 261 MT : 1.3 1.2 335 302 253 243 NE : 570.4 573.1 150,418 151,046 264 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.6 388 433 260 267 NJ : 8.6 7.9 829 925 96 118 NM : 0.2 0.2 42 32 212 212 NY : 3.0 2.4 684 540 225 226 NC : 882.5 841.7 220,017 211,860 249 252 ND : 11.5 13.2 2,690 3,083 234 234 OH : 105.5 102.1 27,338 26,688 259 261 OK : 420.5 375.1 114,270 104,951 272 280 OR : 18.0 16.0 4,512 4,190 251 261 PA : 219.9 212.9 53,668 49,966 244 235 SC : SD : 343.1 368.2 88,395 95,245 258 259 TN : 62.5 54.9 29,750 26,948 476 491 TX : 30.6 35.3 9,796 10,305 321 292 UT : 4.7 4.9 780 1,153 166 236 VA : 336.0 331.3 84,264 84,188 251 254 WA : 1.7 1.5 416 358 241 245 WV : 0.7 0.6 229 161 319 283 WI : 43.0 39.8 18,542 17,514 431 440 WY : 0.5 0.3 115 88 246 262 : US 3/ : 8,822.1 8,326.7 2,312,702 2,197,552 262 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.1 5 11 101 114 AR : CA : CO : 120.3 122.6 18,074 19,176 150 156 DE-MD : 2.1 1.9 265 240 123 125 FL : GA : 0.4 0.5 35 53 100 111 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 35 35 120 130 IL : IN : 3.3 3.0 335 311 103 104 IA : 48.8 46.8 7,214 7,133 148 153 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 22 122 109 KY : 0.7 0.4 88 72 133 176 LA : 0.5 0.3 45 28 95 112 MI : 19.8 18.6 2,534 2,345 128 126 MN : 0.2 0.1 31 16 135 118 MS : MO : 0.9 0.4 81 39 86 97 MT : 0.4 0.3 48 41 128 133 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 8 116 115 NV : 0.1 5 10 124 137 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.7 182 169 104 103 NJ : 9.0 10.1 894 973 99 96 NM : 3.0 2.1 348 239 117 116 NY : 1.7 1.4 182 143 107 101 NC : 0.1 0.1 8 6 107 104 ND : OH : 0.6 1.3 74 135 125 107 OK : 0.8 0.1 96 13 119 148 OR : 0.5 0.6 52 70 110 113 PA : 4.5 4.4 425 445 95 101 SC : SD : 1.8 1.5 215 141 118 95 TN : 0.2 0.3 22 28 88 84 TX : 47.3 44.1 6,570 6,165 139 140 UT : 2.9 2.5 352 296 122 120 VA : 1.0 1.1 98 109 95 99 WA : WV : WI : 0.7 0.6 93 90 124 143 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 11 133 147 : US 3/ : 347.0 326.5 48,429 46,795 140 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,500 1,188 1,392 4,274 3,976 48.7 46.9 48.5 48.4 47.6 Heifers :1,059 854 936 3,046 2,751 34.4 33.7 32.7 34.5 33.0 All Cows : 464 446 486 1,365 1,471 15.0 17.6 16.9 15.4 17.7 Dairy Cows : 250 220 242 700 731 8.1 8.7 8.4 7.9 8.8 Other Cows : 214 226 244 665 740 6.9 8.9 8.5 7.5 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 55 45 53 153 148 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,078 2,533 2,867 8,839 8,347 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,405 7,243 7,911 23,857 23,374 96.7 96.7 96.4 96.7 96.5 Sows : 264 *223 266 727 761 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 Stags & Boars : 27 *26 31 76 84 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,695 7,491 8,207 24,660 24,219 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 10 13 41 34 4.6 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 319 226 303 848 776 95.4 95.8 96.0 95.4 95.8 : Total 1/ : 334 236 316 889 810 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 *735 *724 746 734 Steers 4/ : 788 *787 *771 798 787 Heifers 4/ : 731 *728 *715 737 726 All Cows 4/ : 587 592 589 581 591 Bulls & Stags4/: 910 881 888 904 885 : Calves & Vealers: 193 202 199 191 199 : Hogs : 194 197 196 194 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 193 193 191 193 Sows 5/ : 307 314 315 307 315 Stags & Boars5/: 238 *220 221 231 221 : Sheep : 70 72 72 69 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 62 61 59 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 73 72 70 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, March 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.2 2.4 2 : 5.4 1.2 0.4 3.2 2.5 0.7 0.6 21.9 3 : 84.1 41.4 7.3 33.6 24.9 8.8 1.8 13.0 4 : 76.2 1.3 0.3 64.0 22.0 42.0 10.7 1.4 5 : 313.2 123.8 41.9 137.9 95.7 42.2 9.6 33.8 6 : 558.0 311.2 182.0 54.5 13.4 41.1 10.4 1.5 7 : 1,274.1 655.4 529.3 82.0 10.9 71.1 7.4 8 : 283.3 120.2 134.3 23.4 4.5 18.9 5.4 9 : 135.0 62.5 9.9 59.9 54.2 5.6 2.8 7.8 10 : 136.1 74.7 31.0 26.1 12.7 13.3 4.3 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,866.9 1,391.8 936.4 485.7 241.9 243.8 53.1 82.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.4 1.6 0.4 1.2 2 : 10.0 9.4 0.5 11.5 2.1 9.4 3 : 545.1 543.2 2.0 6.7 0.5 6.3 4 : 1,266.6 1,184.7 80.2 1.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 5 : 2,178.0 2,071.4 103.3 3.3 37.3 4.2 33.1 6 : 412.2 385.7 25.7 0.8 43.9 2.4 41.5 7 : 3,185.2 3,119.8 40.8 24.6 47.2 0.1 47.1 8 : 385.0 371.9 13.1 126.5 1.9 124.5 9 : 192.6 192.5 0.1 39.6 0.4 39.1 10 : 31.1 30.9 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 : US 2/ : 8,207.2 7,910.8 265.9 30.5 316.1 12.6 303.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.8 0.6 0.5 3.4 3.2 0.2 0.4 6.5 2 : 16.9 3.7 1.2 10.1 8.4 1.7 1.8 63.5 3 : 247.2 113.0 21.7 107.0 79.1 27.8 5.5 41.6 4 : 224.1 3.6 0.9 189.9 66.9 123.0 29.7 5.0 5 : 921.5 351.8 125.1 418.7 293.1 125.6 25.9 100.2 6 : 1,590.0 850.2 536.1 171.7 40.2 131.5 32.0 5.4 7 : 3,690.3 1,890.7 1,539.5 242.2 30.2 212.1 17.9 0.2 8 : 854.6 371.2 397.7 70.1 13.3 56.8 15.6 9 : 391.1 177.2 30.5 175.7 156.9 18.9 7.6 24.2 10 : 406.2 214.0 98.0 82.7 40.2 42.5 11.4 2.3 : US 2/ : 8,346.5 3,976.0 2,751.2 1,471.5 731.4 740.1 147.9 248.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.1 4.0 0.1 4.1 1.1 3.0 2 : 31.7 30.3 1.3 0.1 29.2 4.7 24.5 3 : 1,569.4 1,563.7 5.7 0.1 17.9 1.2 16.7 4 : 3,723.1 3,478.0 239.3 5.9 3.4 2.0 1.4 5 : 6,499.7 6,207.0 283.2 9.5 104.4 10.8 93.6 6 : 1,203.1 1,128.3 72.2 2.5 120.6 7.2 113.4 7 : 9,443.0 9,259.3 117.7 66.0 107.6 0.2 107.4 8 : 1,088.4 1,047.9 40.4 334.4 5.6 328.8 9 : 563.6 563.3 0.3 0.1 86.9 1.2 85.6 10 : 92.8 92.2 0.6 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.9 : US 2/ :24,218.9 23,374.0 760.6 84.4 810.5 34.1 776.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.6 35.1 1.1 9.3 9.3 AR : 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 CA : 88.0 27.1 8.5 49.8 44.8 5.0 2.6 7.8 CO : 202.5 99.6 102.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 7.4 0.6 6.3 1.0 5.3 0.4 GA : 40.0 0.1 33.5 3.3 30.2 6.3 HI : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 ID : 66.2 35.3 9.1 18.6 7.6 11.0 3.3 IL : 74.1 41.5 32.5 9.8 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 8.7 IA : 75.3 31.4 25.2 17.8 7.1 10.7 0.9 KS : 601.6 326.2 273.6 1.7 0.6 1.1 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 35.0 22.1 2.4 10.3 10.3 0.1 3.1 MN : 56.0 9.7 2.6 37.8 14.0 23.8 5.8 MS : MO : 5.2 1.0 0.5 3.3 0.6 2.7 0.5 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 592.0 296.7 230.0 59.4 2.7 56.7 6.0 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.2 2.4 NJ : 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.2 NM : NY : 3.3 0.4 0.2 2.4 1.8 0.6 0.3 12.7 NC : 14.7 0.1 12.0 5.9 6.1 2.6 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.5 0.4 0.1 4.6 3.8 0.8 0.4 OK : 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 80.8 39.1 6.7 33.2 24.5 8.7 1.8 12.9 SC : SD : 26.7 1.5 1.4 19.1 2.4 16.7 4.7 TN : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 TX : 555.4 311.0 181.8 52.4 12.1 40.3 10.3 1.5 UT : 53.2 18.6 30.4 3.7 1.7 2.0 0.5 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 68.5 38.8 21.7 7.1 4.7 2.4 0.9 WV : WI : 142.3 49.8 4.1 85.2 67.6 17.6 3.3 12.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,866.9 1,391.8 936.4 485.7 241.9 243.8 53.1 82.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.1 8.4 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 189.5 189.4 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.6 0.1 122.5 122.5 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 FL : 7.0 6.6 0.4 GA : 8.6 5.2 3.4 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 754.1 697.3 54.4 2.5 IN : 550.2 550.2 2.6 1.8 0.8 IA : 2,253.2 2,194.6 34.0 24.6 46.7 46.7 KS : 32.3 25.8 6.5 KY : 172.1 166.2 5.9 0.4 0.4 LA : MI : 6.4 2.5 3.9 0.1 18.4 2.4 16.0 MN : 739.0 739.0 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 328.0 327.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 571.7 571.6 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 1.6 0.4 1.2 NJ : 7.9 7.3 0.5 10.1 1.7 8.4 NM : NY : 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.3 1.1 NC : 829.8 822.9 6.9 0.1 ND : 12.9 12.9 OH : 92.7 82.3 9.9 0.5 OK : 372.3 366.7 5.6 OR : 15.8 15.7 0.1 0.5 0.5 PA : 212.4 212.0 0.4 4.4 0.4 4.0 SC : SD : 367.2 354.2 13.0 1.4 1.4 TN : 54.7 0.7 54.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 TX : 25.4 18.0 6.6 0.8 42.6 1.5 41.1 UT : 3.9 3.8 0.1 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 331.0 329.5 1.6 0.4 0.4 WA : 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 WV : WI : 35.6 0.2 35.2 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,207.2 7,910.8 265.9 30.5 316.1 12.6 303.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2 Calves : 94.3 98.0 97.9 96.2 97.9 Hogs : 98.6 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.6 Sheep : 96.2 96.2 96.8 96.4 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 25, 2001. 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