Mt An 1-2 (5-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released May 25, 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. Veal and Lamb Production Set Record Lows Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.51 billion pounds in April, up 1 percent from the 3.46 billion pounds produced in April 2000. April 2000 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. April 2001 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.71 million head, down 2 percent from April 2000. The average live weight was down 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,186 pounds. Veal production totaled 15 million pounds, 9 percent below April a year ago which was the previous record low of 17 million pounds. Calf slaughter totaled 74,000 head, down 8 percent from April 2000. The average live weight was 3 pounds below last year, at 340 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.53 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.83 million head, 8 percent above April 2000. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20 million pounds, was down 14 percent from April 2000 and 1 million pounds below previous low from 1999. Sheep slaughter totaled 290,000 head, 16 percent below last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 4 pounds from April a year ago. January - April red meat production was 14.6 billion pounds, 3 percent below the comparable figure a year ago. Using comparable figures from last year, beef production was 6 percent lower, veal production was 7 percent lower, pork production was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was 8 percent. ****************************************************************************** Special Note Revisons were made to cattle slaughter weight estimates for February and March. These revisions for February and March can be found at the NASS website in the April Slaughter report and the On-line Database. ****************************************************************************** Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 01 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Apr : Mar : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,027 *2,096 1,939 96 93 8,679 8,120 94 Veal : 17 16 15 91 93 72 65 91 Pork : 1,398 1,626 1,532 110 94 6,232 6,337 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 23 20 86 87 87 80 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,465 *3,761 3,507 101 93 15,069 14,602 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 01 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Apr : Mar : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,997 *2,065 1,910 96 93 8,551 8,000 94 Veal : 15 16 15 97 92 68 63 93 Pork : 1,378 1,606 1,514 110 94 6,148 6,258 102 Lamb & Mutton : 23 23 19 86 86 84 78 92 : Total Red Meat : 3,413 *3,710 3,458 101 93 14,851 14,399 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 01 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Apr : Mar : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,735.0 2,866.9 2,666.7 98 93 11,573.6 11,013.2 95 Other :Thou: 48.5 51.3 47.6 98 93 214.2 200.9 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,783.4 2,918.2 2,714.3 98 93 11,787.8 11,214.1 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,204 *1,201 1,187 99 99 1,221 1,209 99 Other :Lbs :1,082 1,070 1,069 99 100 1,069 1,072 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,202 *1,199 1,186 99 99 1,218 1,207 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 75.2 82.4 72.4 96 88 354.9 321.4 91 Other :Thou: 5.3 1.8 1.8 34 102 16.2 7.1 43 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 80.5 84.2 74.3 92 88 371.1 328.4 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 332 322 336 101 104 316 326 103 Other :Lbs : 465 401 412 89 103 442 411 93 Comm'l. :Lbs : 343 323 340 99 105 322 328 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,107.6 8,207.2 7,721.9 109 94 31,767.9 31,940.9 101 Other :Thou: 119.8 119.4 109.9 92 92 498.2 464.3 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,227.4 8,326.7 7,831.9 108 94 32,266.1 32,405.2 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 263 264 265 101 100 263 265 101 Other :Lbs : 231 234 234 102 100 234 233 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 263 264 265 101 100 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 330.3 316.1 275.4 83 87 1,219.4 1,085.9 89 Other :Thou: 15.0 10.4 15.1 100 145 48.6 44.9 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 345.3 326.5 290.4 84 89 1,268.0 1,130.7 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 139 144 143 103 99 139 144 103 Other :Lbs : 101 109 103 101 94 103 107 105 Comm'l. :Lbs : 136 143 140 102 98 138 142 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 01 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Apr 2000 : Mar 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.8 4.1 3.4 121 84 AK : 0.1 AZ : 31.0 33.7 30.9 100 92 AR : 4.5 5.1 4.4 98 86 CA : 79.6 93.4 87.9 110 94 CO : 158.4 168.1 154.7 98 92 DE-MD : 4.3 2.8 2.5 58 90 FL : 3.8 5.1 5.0 133 99 GA : 25.5 29.1 28.7 112 99 HI : 1.1 1.2 1.1 95 92 ID : 41.2 50.2 46.2 112 92 IL : 202.0 217.8 201.4 100 92 IN : 91.9 111.6 108.0 117 97 IA : 446.4 500.2 472.3 106 94 KS : 495.8 *444.2 417.6 84 94 KY : 31.9 35.3 32.0 100 91 LA : 1.3 1.5 1.3 100 87 MI : 27.7 33.6 31.5 114 94 MN : 150.4 186.5 165.7 110 89 MS : 20.7 23.3 23.5 113 101 MO : 57.4 69.8 63.9 111 92 MT : 1.7 1.4 1.6 90 109 NE : 527.6 *550.7 512.6 97 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 92 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 1.5 102 100 NJ : 4.1 4.8 4.9 118 102 NM : 0.7 0.7 0.6 95 86 NY : 3.9 3.0 3.1 78 102 NC : 137.9 167.5 157.7 114 94 ND : 2.0 2.7 2.6 126 95 OH : 25.0 26.4 23.4 94 89 OK : 76.3 80.6 78.6 103 97 OR : 3.2 3.7 3.6 112 99 PA : 89.9 96.5 91.6 102 95 SC : 17.6 19.8 18.4 105 93 SD : 67.2 91.0 83.3 124 92 TN : 15.9 18.5 17.4 110 94 TX : 371.8 *404.7 367.6 99 91 UT : 35.2 41.4 39.8 113 96 VA : 53.8 64.2 59.8 111 93 WA : 49.4 51.7 50.5 102 98 WV : 0.5 0.6 0.5 103 94 WI : 101.3 113.1 105.1 104 93 WY : 0.3 0.3 0.3 92 96 : US : 3,464.9 *3,761.5 3,506.6 101 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 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 : 0.6 0.6 526 531 830 866 AK : AZ : 41.9 41.6 51,739 52,561 1,234 1,264 AR : 1.2 1.1 1,207 1,095 985 960 CA : 75.3 81.9 93,226 103,812 1,238 1,268 CO : 195.3 192.3 236,673 232,825 1,212 1,211 DE-MD : 2.6 2.8 3,187 3,387 1,214 1,224 FL : 5.4 7.0 6,195 8,409 1,150 1,198 GA : 34.7 40.4 39,786 46,275 1,147 1,145 HI : 1.4 1.2 1,298 1,158 957 987 ID : 56.0 62.7 68,274 75,804 1,220 1,208 IL : 78.5 66.3 95,068 80,255 1,212 1,211 IN : 2.6 2.9 2,701 3,005 1,048 1,034 IA : 48.8 64.4 60,870 76,316 1,248 1,185 KS : 664.1 570.6 771,056 646,917 1,161 1,134 KY : 1.1 1.1 908 982 835 877 LA : 1.6 1.4 1,382 1,129 880 817 MI : 29.6 35.0 42,026 48,869 1,420 1,396 MN : 50.4 52.5 70,129 72,332 1,391 1,377 MS : MO : 6.6 7.4 7,220 8,895 1,102 1,198 MT : 2.1 1.9 2,305 2,159 1,107 1,131 NE : 576.9 559.5 717,874 669,900 1,244 1,197 NV : 0.1 0.1 90 75 988 1,098 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.6 1,714 1,750 1,111 1,116 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,004 2,302 1,126 1,153 NM : 1.1 1.0 1,061 994 933 957 NY : 4.9 3.5 5,684 3,809 1,157 1,100 NC : 12.8 13.4 13,817 14,097 1,080 1,053 ND : 0.8 0.8 928 977 1,142 1,154 OH : 11.8 10.3 13,661 11,508 1,153 1,118 OK : 3.0 3.1 3,006 3,160 986 1,025 OR : 0.9 1.4 1,115 1,712 1,286 1,266 PA : 78.6 76.7 98,997 96,430 1,259 1,257 SC : SD : 19.8 25.2 28,003 35,449 1,411 1,407 TN : 1.6 1.2 1,463 1,035 894 900 TX : 513.1 510.5 582,015 574,706 1,134 1,126 UT : 48.2 52.2 55,277 62,089 1,147 1,190 VA : 1.4 1.4 1,348 1,421 950 995 WA : 65.6 67.1 82,158 82,028 1,252 1,223 WV : 0.7 0.8 692 737 992 954 WI : 127.1 134.9 164,790 173,297 1,297 1,285 WY : 0.4 0.4 412 418 1,144 1,118 : US 3/ : 2,783.4 2,714.3 3,344,879 3,218,254 1,202 1,186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 7.7 7.6 1,239 1,191 160 157 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.2 9.1 3,461 3,953 421 436 IN : 7.2 5.9 2,646 2,165 365 367 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.7 406 332 486 506 MI : 3.6 2.9 1,360 1,153 381 401 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 69 54 339 362 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 211 198 115 109 NJ : 8.2 9.6 3,597 4,354 441 452 NM : NY : 8.0 9.1 702 764 87 84 NC : 0.2 0.2 72 61 399 393 ND : OH : 3.4 0.1 1,374 14 399 220 OK : 0.1 14 37 414 435 OR : PA : 11.7 12.6 4,469 4,981 383 396 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.7 1.3 2,304 771 491 571 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.0 11.4 4,985 4,755 414 419 WY : : US 3/ : 80.5 74.3 27,658 25,245 343 340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 8.5 9.4 3,910 4,801 462 513 AK : AZ : 0.6 0.5 135 119 234 241 AR : CA : 175.0 186.2 37,961 41,470 217 223 CO : 1.1 1.0 296 240 260 237 DE-MD : 12.2 1.0 2,988 270 245 264 FL : 5.8 7.5 1,168 1,488 201 199 GA : 17.0 15.9 5,320 5,029 314 316 HI : 2.7 2.8 552 572 204 205 ID : IL : 709.9 738.5 188,099 199,880 265 271 IN : 456.4 539.0 117,919 139,416 258 259 IA : 2,069.6 2,164.9 547,755 573,477 265 265 KS : 34.7 28.9 10,517 9,111 303 315 KY : 158.4 157.3 41,787 41,979 264 267 LA : 2.8 2.6 555 543 197 211 MI : 8.1 8.0 2,844 2,952 351 370 MN : 582.6 659.5 152,504 172,426 262 261 MS : MO : 279.1 303.9 71,504 79,088 256 260 MT : 1.8 1.5 437 371 248 245 NE : 448.3 531.8 117,804 139,488 263 262 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.5 343 426 256 278 NJ : 7.4 7.8 703 863 95 110 NM : 0.1 0.1 31 20 213 212 NY : 2.5 2.5 585 543 230 221 NC : 699.9 788.8 175,297 200,171 250 254 ND : 9.5 12.7 2,204 2,987 231 235 OH : 89.6 92.7 23,384 24,114 261 260 OK : 368.7 361.7 99,305 102,571 269 284 OR : 16.0 16.1 3,987 4,171 250 259 PA : 179.1 198.4 43,600 47,387 243 239 SC : SD : 274.8 335.1 70,680 87,563 257 261 TN : 47.6 52.2 22,676 25,216 477 483 TX : 26.8 32.5 8,558 9,083 319 279 UT : 4.0 5.6 672 1,219 168 219 VA : 280.4 308.5 70,952 78,530 253 255 WA : 1.4 1.8 349 438 241 244 WV : 0.7 0.5 224 139 306 254 WI : 40.9 38.9 17,691 17,390 433 447 WY : 0.4 0.3 88 68 245 259 : US 3/ : 7,227.4 7,831.9 1,897,915 2,072,103 263 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.1 7 13 103 118 AR : CA : CO : 123.7 96.2 18,658 15,164 151 158 DE-MD : 2.2 2.0 267 246 122 122 FL : GA : 0.5 0.5 39 55 87 119 HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 30 27 119 117 IL : IN : 4.3 4.7 415 454 96 96 IA : 48.1 37.1 7,171 5,688 149 153 KS : 0.1 0.1 14 15 122 126 KY : 0.7 0.6 92 99 125 154 LA : 0.2 0.2 19 16 106 97 MI : 17.1 16.1 2,147 2,015 125 125 MN : 0.2 0.2 20 18 120 117 MS : MO : 1.0 0.5 90 42 86 88 MT : 0.4 0.4 58 48 130 127 NE : NV : 0.1 6 14 117 144 N ENG 2/ : 4.2 3.9 429 371 102 96 NJ : 10.5 11.5 917 1,033 87 90 NM : 2.7 3.2 317 357 117 111 NY : 7.7 7.3 689 668 89 91 NC : 0.1 0.1 7 8 93 105 ND : OH : 1.8 1.8 218 184 119 102 OK : 0.3 0.1 41 15 129 135 OR : 0.6 0.8 63 84 107 107 PA : 8.0 7.9 683 784 85 99 SC : SD : 1.0 0.9 113 104 116 116 TN : 0.3 0.4 27 31 86 69 TX : 46.3 38.0 6,209 5,285 134 139 UT : 2.6 2.4 312 290 120 121 VA : 1.1 1.1 103 104 94 97 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 0.9 126 126 126 143 WY : 0.1 0.1 13 8 135 113 : US 3/ : 345.3 290.4 47,124 40,602 136 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,386 1,392 1,318 4,274 5,294 50.7 48.5 49.4 48.9 48.1 Heifers : 907 936 869 3,046 3,620 33.1 32.7 32.6 34.2 32.9 All Cows : 395 486 432 1,365 1,903 14.5 16.9 16.2 15.2 17.3 Dairy Cows : 193 242 203 700 934 7.1 8.4 7.6 7.7 8.5 Other Cows : 202 244 229 665 969 7.4 8.5 8.6 7.5 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 47 53 48 153 196 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,735 2,867 2,667 8,839 11,013 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,864 7,911 7,448 23,857 30,822 96.6 96.4 96.5 96.7 96.5 Sows : 222 266 245 727 1,006 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 Stags & Boars : 22 31 29 76 113 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 : Total 1/ :7,108 8,207 7,722 24,660 31,941 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 12 41 46 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 317 303 263 848 1,040 96.1 96.0 95.6 95.6 95.7 : Total 1/ : 330 316 275 889 1,086 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 734 *724 720 746 730 Steers 4/ : 779 *771 765 798 780 Heifers 4/ : 721 *715 708 737 721 All Cows 4/ : 588 589 588 581 590 Bulls & Stags4/: 905 888 886 904 885 : Calves & Vealers: 204 199 207 191 201 : Hogs : 195 196 197 194 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 193 193 191 193 Sows 5/ : 307 315 314 307 314 Stags & Boars5/: 232 221 217 231 220 : Sheep : 69 72 71 69 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 61 61 59 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 72 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, April 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 1.8 2 : 5.3 1.1 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.6 0.7 18.7 3 : 79.5 40.8 6.5 30.0 22.0 8.0 2.2 12.7 4 : 71.8 1.0 0.3 60.3 19.4 40.9 10.2 1.1 5 : 284.7 120.1 37.8 118.9 83.5 35.4 7.9 29.1 6 : 509.2 271.8 174.7 52.9 9.9 43.0 9.8 1.1 7 : 1,192.7 633.8 485.7 67.3 6.7 60.5 5.9 8 : 268.1 120.1 121.8 21.3 3.8 17.5 5.0 9 : 124.0 58.9 9.7 51.8 42.7 9.1 3.6 7.4 10 : 129.9 70.5 31.9 24.5 11.0 13.5 3.0 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,666.7 1,318.3 868.8 431.1 202.5 228.6 48.4 72.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.2 3.6 0.5 3.2 2 : 10.0 9.6 0.4 18.8 1.5 17.3 3 : 507.2 505.5 1.7 10.5 1.0 9.5 4 : 1,190.6 1,114.8 74.5 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.7 5 : 2,033.6 1,930.9 100.2 2.5 36.7 3.8 32.9 6 : 392.7 372.1 20.3 0.3 37.0 2.1 34.8 7 : 3,021.5 2,961.0 36.1 24.3 37.5 37.5 8 : 352.0 340.5 11.4 99.4 1.7 97.7 9 : 182.8 182.7 0.1 29.4 0.6 28.8 10 : 30.2 30.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 : US 2/ : 7,721.9 7,448.4 244.9 28.6 275.4 12.2 263.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.3 0.7 0.6 4.3 4.2 0.2 0.6 8.3 2 : 22.2 4.9 1.6 13.2 10.9 2.2 2.6 82.2 3 : 326.7 153.8 28.2 137.0 101.2 35.8 7.7 54.3 4 : 296.0 4.6 1.2 250.2 86.2 164.0 39.9 6.1 5 : 1,206.2 471.9 162.9 537.6 376.6 161.0 33.9 129.3 6 : 2,099.1 1,121.9 710.8 224.6 50.0 174.5 41.8 6.5 7 : 4,883.0 2,524.5 2,025.2 309.5 36.9 272.6 23.8 0.2 8 : 1,122.8 491.3 519.5 91.4 17.0 74.4 20.5 9 : 515.1 236.1 40.2 227.5 199.6 28.0 11.2 31.6 10 : 536.0 284.5 129.9 107.3 51.3 56.0 14.4 2.9 : US 2/ :11,013.2 5,294.3 3,620.0 1,902.6 933.9 968.7 196.4 321.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.4 5.2 0.2 0.1 7.7 1.5 6.2 2 : 41.8 39.9 1.7 0.2 48.0 6.2 41.8 3 : 2,076.7 2,069.2 7.4 0.1 28.5 2.2 26.3 4 : 4,913.7 4,592.8 313.8 7.2 5.0 2.9 2.1 5 : 8,533.3 8,137.9 383.4 12.1 141.0 14.6 126.4 6 : 1,595.7 1,500.4 92.5 2.9 157.6 9.3 148.3 7 :12,464.4 12,220.4 153.8 90.3 145.1 0.2 144.9 8 : 1,440.3 1,388.5 51.8 0.1 433.8 7.3 426.5 9 : 746.5 746.0 0.4 0.1 116.3 1.8 114.5 10 : 123.1 122.2 0.8 0.1 3.0 0.2 2.8 : US 2/ :31,940.9 30,822.4 1,005.6 112.9 1,085.9 46.3 1,039.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 41.4 32.6 1.0 7.8 7.8 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 CA : 81.4 26.0 8.5 43.3 34.8 8.5 3.5 7.4 CO : 191.7 95.9 95.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 FL : 7.0 0.4 0.1 6.0 0.7 5.3 0.6 GA : 39.2 0.1 33.3 3.3 30.0 5.8 HI : 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 ID : 61.6 31.6 10.2 17.7 6.9 10.8 2.1 IL : 63.7 35.6 28.1 9.1 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 5.9 IA : 63.2 28.9 22.0 11.5 4.6 6.9 0.7 KS : 567.3 317.7 248.0 1.6 0.4 1.2 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 33.0 23.4 2.0 7.5 7.5 0.1 2.8 MN : 50.3 8.7 3.7 33.3 13.3 20.0 4.6 MS : MO : 4.8 0.9 0.4 3.1 0.4 2.7 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 557.4 286.4 215.2 51.0 1.3 49.7 4.8 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.8 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.6 NM : NY : 3.3 0.4 0.2 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.4 9.1 NC : 12.7 0.1 10.2 4.8 5.4 2.5 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.3 0.4 0.1 4.4 3.6 0.8 0.3 OK : 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 OR : 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 PA : 76.4 38.7 5.9 29.7 21.7 8.0 2.1 12.6 SC : SD : 24.0 1.2 1.3 17.2 2.0 15.2 4.3 TN : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 507.0 271.5 174.6 51.2 8.9 42.3 9.7 1.1 UT : 51.6 22.7 24.9 3.5 1.4 2.1 0.5 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 67.0 38.3 21.5 6.5 3.8 2.7 0.8 WV : WI : 132.0 51.8 3.8 73.5 59.0 14.5 2.9 11.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,666.7 1,318.3 868.8 431.1 202.5 228.6 48.4 72.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.5 7.2 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 179.7 179.7 CO : 0.7 0.6 96.2 96.2 DE-MD : 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.1 1.9 FL : 7.5 7.1 0.4 GA : 8.3 5.3 3.0 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 713.7 659.5 52.5 1.7 IN : 535.1 535.1 3.8 1.6 2.3 IA : 2,163.2 2,109.6 29.3 24.3 37.0 37.0 KS : 26.5 19.9 6.6 KY : 156.9 150.9 6.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 6.4 2.5 3.8 0.1 15.8 2.2 13.7 MN : 657.3 657.3 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 301.3 301.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 530.4 530.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.2 3.6 0.5 3.2 NJ : 7.8 7.4 0.4 11.5 1.1 10.4 NM : NY : 2.2 2.2 7.3 0.4 6.9 NC : 777.1 771.6 5.5 0.1 ND : 12.6 12.5 OH : 86.1 76.2 9.3 0.6 OK : 358.8 354.1 4.7 OR : 15.9 15.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 PA : 198.0 197.7 0.3 7.8 0.8 7.0 SC : SD : 334.1 322.8 11.3 0.8 0.8 TN : 52.1 0.9 51.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 TX : 21.3 16.4 4.6 0.3 35.6 1.2 34.4 UT : 4.4 4.4 2.0 1.7 0.4 VA : 308.2 306.8 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.6 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 WV : WI : 35.0 0.2 34.6 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,721.9 7,448.4 244.9 28.6 275.4 12.2 263.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2 Calves : 93.4 97.9 97.5 95.6 97.9 Hogs : 98.3 98.6 98.6 98.5 98.6 Sheep : 95.6 96.8 94.8 96.2 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 22, 2001. 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