Mt An 1-2 (6-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released June 22, 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. Record Red Meat Production for May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.88 billion pounds in May, virtually unchanged from the 3.88 billion pounds produced in May 2000. May 2000 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2001 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.20 million head, up 1 percent from May 2000. The average live weight was down 12 pounds from the previous year, at 1,184 pounds. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 15 percent below May a year ago and 1 million pounds below the previous record low. Calf slaughter totaled 79,000 head, down 15 percent from May 2000. The average live weight was 5 pounds below last year, at 335 pounds. Pork production totaled a May record 1.56 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous May record high occurring last year. Hog kill totaled 7.96 million head, slightly above May 2000. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 264 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17 million pounds, was down 4 percent from May 2000 tying a record low. Sheep slaughter totaled 239,000 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 6 pounds from May a year ago. January - May red meat production was 18.5 billion pounds, 2 percent below the comparable figure a year ago. Using comparable figures from last year, beef production was 5 percent lower, veal production was 11 percent lower, pork production was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was 7 percent lower. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 01 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : May : Apr : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,303 1,939 2,293 100 118 10,982 10,413 95 Veal : 19 15 16 85 105 91 81 89 Pork : 1,542 1,532 1,555 101 101 7,773 7,892 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17 20 17 96 83 104 97 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,881 3,507 3,881 100 111 18,950 18,483 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 01 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : May : Apr : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,273 1,910 2,265 100 119 10,824 10,265 95 Veal : 18 15 15 88 105 85 79 92 Pork : 1,520 1,514 1,535 101 101 7,668 7,793 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17 19 16 96 83 101 94 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,828 3,458 3,832 100 111 18,679 18,231 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 01 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : May : Apr : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,128.2 2,666.7 3,152.0 101 118 14,701.8 14,165.2 96 Other :Thou: 49.7 47.6 47.3 95 99 263.8 248.2 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,177.9 2,714.3 3,199.3 101 118 14,965.7 14,413.5 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,198 1,187 1,185 99 100 1,216 1,204 99 Other :Lbs :1,073 1,069 1,069 100 100 1,070 1,071 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,196 1,186 1,184 99 100 1,213 1,202 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 86.4 72.4 76.6 89 106 441.2 398.0 90 Other :Thou: 5.6 1.8 2.0 36 111 21.8 9.1 42 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 91.9 74.3 78.6 85 106 463.0 407.0 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 339 336 334 98 99 321 327 102 Other :Lbs : 385 412 415 108 101 427 412 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 340 340 335 98 99 326 329 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,816.4 7,721.9 7,836.3 100 101 39,584.3 39,777.2 100 Other :Thou: 128.3 109.9 122.1 95 111 626.6 586.4 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,944.7 7,831.9 7,958.4 100 102 40,210.9 40,363.6 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 264 265 264 100 100 263 265 101 Other :Lbs : 230 234 226 98 96 233 232 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 263 265 264 100 100 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 247.5 275.4 227.3 92 83 1,466.9 1,313.2 90 Other :Thou: 12.1 15.1 11.7 97 78 60.7 56.5 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 259.6 290.4 239.0 92 82 1,527.6 1,369.7 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 136 143 143 105 100 139 144 104 Other :Lbs : 105 103 105 100 102 103 107 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 135 140 141 105 101 137 142 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 01 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : May 2000 : Apr 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.4 3.4 3.8 112 113 AK : AZ : 34.0 30.9 36.4 107 118 AR : 3.5 4.4 3.2 91 73 CA : 89.8 87.9 93.5 104 106 CO : 177.9 154.7 194.3 109 126 DE-MD : 3.0 2.5 2.7 91 110 FL : 4.2 5.0 4.9 118 97 GA : 28.4 28.7 30.8 108 107 HI : 1.4 1.1 1.0 72 93 ID : 49.8 46.2 55.7 112 120 IL : 219.6 201.4 226.6 103 112 IN : 102.2 108.0 106.4 104 99 IA : 492.4 472.3 469.0 95 99 KS : 521.7 417.6 478.4 92 115 KY : 34.7 32.0 31.5 91 98 LA : 1.3 1.3 1.3 97 96 MI : 31.2 31.5 33.6 108 107 MN : 168.9 165.7 166.7 99 101 MS : 24.0 23.5 21.7 90 92 MO : 60.2 63.9 64.7 108 101 MT : 2.0 1.6 1.6 78 100 NE : 613.8 512.6 626.7 102 122 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 125 199 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.5 1.6 97 107 NJ : 4.8 4.9 5.2 109 106 NM : 0.8 0.6 0.7 88 105 NY : 4.2 3.1 3.4 81 111 NC : 158.3 157.7 174.3 110 111 ND : 2.3 2.6 2.7 118 106 OH : 26.4 23.4 24.3 92 104 OK : 76.2 78.6 84.8 111 108 OR : 3.9 3.6 3.8 98 105 PA : 101.1 91.6 101.4 100 111 SC : 19.0 18.4 19.3 102 105 SD : 78.8 83.3 80.6 102 97 TN : 19.1 17.4 17.8 93 102 TX : 437.4 367.6 428.9 98 117 UT : 42.1 39.8 43.4 103 109 VA : 58.6 59.8 58.7 100 98 WA : 61.9 50.5 63.6 103 126 WV : 0.4 0.5 0.5 109 90 WI : 116.0 105.1 111.3 96 106 WY : 0.4 0.3 0.4 89 119 : US : 3,880.9 3,506.6 3,881.3 100 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 0.7 0.6 609 486 847 847 AK : AZ : 45.9 49.0 56,355 61,481 1,228 1,255 AR : 1.3 1.2 1,351 959 1,002 822 CA : 85.6 89.5 106,500 113,204 1,244 1,265 CO : 225.8 248.7 273,335 298,247 1,211 1,199 DE-MD : 3.1 3.1 3,783 3,754 1,238 1,230 FL : 6.3 7.3 6,149 7,954 977 1,086 GA : 39.4 44.2 44,984 50,765 1,141 1,148 HI : 1.8 1.0 1,628 972 913 971 ID : 68.0 77.4 81,798 92,244 1,202 1,191 IL : 88.8 85.8 106,361 102,242 1,198 1,192 IN : 2.7 2.8 2,815 2,891 1,055 1,032 IA : 55.4 69.1 68,245 80,650 1,231 1,167 KS : 700.7 648.2 810,728 745,983 1,157 1,151 KY : 1.1 1.3 945 1,162 874 900 LA : 1.6 1.3 1,262 1,032 802 777 MI : 33.4 37.1 47,026 51,069 1,408 1,376 MN : 57.4 59.2 77,377 78,740 1,349 1,331 MS : MO : 7.3 7.4 7,969 8,085 1,097 1,089 MT : 2.4 1.9 2,659 2,201 1,124 1,156 NE : 680.7 713.4 841,768 845,609 1,237 1,185 NV : 0.1 0.1 96 129 949 1,069 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.7 2,105 1,889 1,100 1,089 NJ : 2.2 2.0 2,444 2,297 1,134 1,122 NM : 1.3 1.1 1,243 1,111 958 976 NY : 5.6 4.3 6,471 4,915 1,161 1,137 NC : 13.9 16.8 14,862 17,758 1,066 1,056 ND : 1.0 0.9 1,098 1,052 1,137 1,128 OH : 11.4 10.7 13,162 12,363 1,151 1,150 OK : 3.4 3.2 3,337 3,220 975 994 OR : 1.1 1.4 1,531 1,731 1,346 1,266 PA : 87.9 84.9 110,051 106,580 1,252 1,256 SC : SD : 24.2 27.5 34,448 37,496 1,424 1,365 TN : 1.8 1.1 1,688 945 950 889 TX : 609.5 595.9 689,945 676,310 1,132 1,135 UT : 57.9 57.6 66,228 67,813 1,144 1,177 VA : 1.3 1.8 1,279 1,888 988 1,053 WA : 83.3 84.5 101,315 103,431 1,216 1,224 WV : 0.5 0.6 531 646 1,042 1,024 WI : 146.3 138.8 189,995 179,913 1,299 1,296 WY : 0.5 0.4 565 476 1,162 1,158 : US 3/ : 3,177.9 3,199.3 3,801,410 3,786,666 1,196 1,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 9.9 8.0 1,903 1,188 192 148 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.9 8.8 4,152 3,727 421 426 IN : 7.8 6.3 2,902 2,313 374 367 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.9 444 436 489 499 MI : 4.6 3.4 1,771 1,385 385 405 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 63 59 310 366 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 239 253 122 129 NJ : 9.3 10.7 4,116 4,854 445 454 NM : NY : 9.5 9.7 814 808 86 83 NC : 0.2 0.2 89 66 399 403 ND : OH : 4.4 0.1 1,763 11 404 207 OK : 0.1 19 32 423 381 OR : PA : 13.5 13.8 5,130 5,359 381 388 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.9 0.9 2,028 514 411 585 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 16 19 299 318 WA : WV : WI : 12.7 11.7 5,254 4,860 415 416 WY : : US 3/ : 91.9 78.6 31,307 26,345 340 335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 : 10.5 10.6 4,813 5,505 457 517 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.4 167 92 240 246 AR : CA : 194.6 190.6 42,352 42,178 218 221 CO : 1.2 1.1 317 266 262 233 DE-MD : 3.0 1.3 734 328 249 258 FL : 8.4 8.4 1,562 1,622 186 194 GA : 17.6 15.3 5,348 4,483 304 293 HI : 3.2 3.1 653 613 207 200 ID : IL : 762.8 798.9 202,331 214,610 265 269 IN : 509.7 532.0 131,424 136,893 258 257 IA : 2,284.6 2,134.9 605,246 565,332 265 265 KS : 39.7 26.6 12,127 8,745 305 328 KY : 172.6 157.4 45,529 41,215 264 262 LA : 2.5 2.2 536 463 211 209 MI : 9.0 9.0 3,436 3,435 383 381 MN : 660.4 652.5 171,649 169,300 260 259 MS : MO : 292.8 312.7 74,768 80,565 255 258 MT : 2.0 1.2 512 334 257 272 NE : 497.7 538.1 131,036 140,785 263 262 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 452 543 255 265 NJ : 9.3 9.0 886 907 95 101 NM : 0.2 0.1 39 20 218 214 NY : 3.1 2.8 685 605 221 220 NC : 795.6 869.0 201,211 220,073 253 253 ND : 10.6 13.4 2,430 3,143 229 235 OH : 97.8 95.8 25,351 24,991 259 261 OK : 363.2 385.1 99,330 109,751 274 285 OR : 18.3 17.5 4,609 4,463 252 255 PA : 202.9 206.9 49,446 51,953 244 251 SC : SD : 315.6 318.4 81,650 82,092 259 258 TN : 57.6 54.8 27,360 25,806 475 471 TX : 28.1 31.3 8,851 8,690 315 278 UT : 3.8 6.1 638 1,056 170 173 VA : 303.1 300.6 77,377 76,621 255 255 WA : 1.7 1.9 405 446 242 241 WV : 0.8 0.6 207 159 269 258 WI : 44.1 43.6 19,029 20,019 432 459 WY : 0.4 0.3 93 79 262 260 : US 3/ : 7,944.7 7,958.4 2,089,974 2,100,329 263 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, May 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 10 11 129 137 AR : CA : CO : 83.1 74.3 12,620 11,788 152 159 DE-MD : 2.1 1.9 233 222 111 118 FL : GA : 0.5 0.4 35 44 74 104 HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 38 29 121 120 IL : IN : 3.4 3.4 336 371 99 110 IA : 32.4 33.2 4,618 5,070 143 153 KS : 0.1 0.1 11 8 120 114 KY : 1.1 0.9 138 111 128 131 LA : 0.1 0.2 12 17 88 94 MI : 16.6 16.1 2,089 2,014 126 125 MN : 0.2 0.1 25 15 136 117 MS : MO : 0.9 0.5 74 49 85 95 MT : 0.5 0.2 59 41 129 166 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 7 119 115 NV : 0.2 0.2 23 29 110 125 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.9 221 196 107 105 NJ : 8.9 10.0 831 933 93 94 NM : 2.8 2.7 322 306 115 112 NY : 1.5 1.5 150 126 102 87 NC : 0.1 0.1 10 6 105 101 ND : OH : 0.8 1.1 91 124 112 112 OK : OR : 0.6 0.8 71 90 114 112 PA : 5.3 5.2 470 565 89 110 SC : SD : 1.6 1.2 192 129 118 110 TN : 0.3 0.5 26 36 87 79 TX : 38.6 33.8 5,061 4,672 131 138 UT : 2.7 2.3 330 283 120 121 VA : 1.0 1.3 99 121 99 97 WA : WV : WI : 0.7 0.7 93 103 124 141 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 16 130 142 : US 3/ : 259.6 239.0 35,012 33,798 135 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,622 1,318 1,607 7,281 6,901 51.8 49.4 51.0 49.5 48.7 Heifers : 990 869 1,010 4,943 4,630 31.7 32.6 32.0 33.6 32.7 All Cows : 460 432 479 2,222 2,381 14.8 16.2 15.2 15.1 16.8 Dairy Cows : 208 203 208 1,102 1,142 6.7 7.6 6.6 7.5 8.1 Other Cows : 252 229 271 1,120 1,239 8.1 8.6 8.6 7.6 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 55 48 57 256 253 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,128 2,667 3,152 14,702 14,165 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,540 7,448 7,550 38,260 38,372 96.5 96.5 96.3 96.7 96.5 Sows : 248 245 258 1,197 1,264 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.2 Stags & Boars : 29 29 28 127 141 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 : Total 1/ :7,816 7,722 7,836 39,584 39,777 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 16 12 13 70 59 6.6 4.4 5.7 4.8 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 231 263 214 1,397 1,254 93.4 95.6 94.3 95.2 95.5 : Total 1/ : 247 275 227 1,467 1,313 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 730 720 722 740 729 Steers 4/ : 776 765 767 789 777 Heifers 4/ : 714 708 707 729 718 All Cows 4/ : 579 588 582 582 588 Bulls & Stags4/: 903 886 893 904 887 : Calves & Vealers: 209 207 206 197 202 : Hogs : 195 197 197 195 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 193 193 191 193 Sows 5/ : 308 314 315 307 315 Stags & Boars5/: 224 217 225 230 221 : Sheep : 68 71 71 69 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 61 62 60 61 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 72 72 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, May 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.0 2 : 6.2 1.2 0.3 3.8 3.1 0.8 0.8 20.4 3 : 88.1 44.9 8.9 31.0 23.0 7.9 3.3 13.9 4 : 81.3 1.1 0.3 68.9 22.0 46.9 11.0 1.2 5 : 317.2 137.7 45.1 125.3 85.8 39.5 9.1 30.0 6 : 595.0 302.5 218.4 62.7 9.7 53.0 11.4 0.6 7 : 1,429.7 785.8 556.3 79.9 7.0 72.8 7.6 0.1 8 : 332.2 175.4 129.9 21.7 3.4 18.3 5.2 9 : 138.9 68.8 10.0 56.1 43.4 12.7 4.0 7.8 10 : 162.0 88.9 40.5 28.1 9.4 18.8 4.5 0.6 : US 2/ : 3,152.0 1,606.5 1,009.9 478.5 207.8 270.7 57.1 76.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 1.7 0.1 1.8 0.5 1.3 2 : 11.5 11.2 0.3 0.1 11.4 1.8 9.6 3 : 508.1 506.4 1.7 7.7 0.6 7.2 4 : 1,261.9 1,184.6 76.1 1.3 1.7 1.1 0.6 5 : 2,080.3 1,965.9 111.3 3.1 32.0 4.1 27.9 6 : 412.8 395.5 16.5 0.7 32.5 2.3 30.3 7 : 3,003.9 2,941.1 39.8 23.0 33.6 33.6 8 : 336.3 324.3 12.0 77.9 1.9 76.0 9 : 187.5 187.4 0.1 27.7 0.7 27.0 10 : 32.1 31.9 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 : US 2/ : 7,836.3 7,549.9 258.1 28.3 227.3 13.0 214.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.8 1.0 0.7 5.4 5.1 0.3 0.8 10.3 2 : 28.3 6.0 1.9 17.0 14.0 3.0 3.4 102.6 3 : 414.8 198.7 37.1 168.0 124.2 43.8 11.0 68.2 4 : 377.2 5.7 1.5 319.1 108.2 210.9 50.9 7.3 5 : 1,523.4 609.6 208.0 662.9 462.4 200.5 42.9 159.4 6 : 2,694.1 1,424.4 929.2 287.3 59.7 227.6 53.3 7.1 7 : 6,312.6 3,310.3 2,581.5 389.4 44.0 345.4 31.4 0.3 8 : 1,454.9 666.7 649.4 113.1 20.4 92.7 25.7 9 : 654.0 304.9 50.2 283.6 243.0 40.6 15.2 39.4 10 : 698.0 373.4 170.3 135.4 60.6 74.8 18.9 3.5 : US 2/ :14,165.2 6,900.8 4,629.9 2,381.1 1,141.7 1,239.4 253.5 398.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.1 6.8 0.2 0.1 9.5 2.1 7.4 2 : 53.3 51.1 2.0 0.2 59.4 8.0 51.4 3 : 2,584.8 2,575.6 9.1 0.1 36.2 2.8 33.4 4 : 6,175.6 5,777.3 389.8 8.5 6.7 4.1 2.7 5 :10,613.7 10,103.8 494.7 15.1 173.0 18.7 154.3 6 : 2,008.5 1,895.9 109.0 3.6 190.1 11.6 178.5 7 :15,468.3 15,161.4 193.6 113.3 178.7 0.2 178.4 8 : 1,776.6 1,712.7 63.8 0.1 511.7 9.2 502.5 9 : 934.0 933.5 0.4 0.1 144.0 2.5 141.5 10 : 155.2 154.1 1.0 0.1 3.9 0.3 3.6 : US 2/ :39,777.2 38,372.2 1,263.7 141.2 1,313.2 59.4 1,253.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 48.7 40.4 1.2 7.2 7.2 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 CA : 89.0 28.1 8.6 48.5 36.1 12.4 3.8 7.8 CO : 248.1 146.7 100.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 FL : 7.3 0.4 6.1 0.7 5.4 0.8 GA : 43.2 0.1 37.6 2.5 35.1 5.5 HI : 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 ID : 76.3 36.4 16.0 20.3 4.9 15.4 3.6 IL : 83.1 48.8 34.3 8.7 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 6.3 IA : 68.4 31.8 23.0 12.4 4.9 7.5 1.2 KS : 644.9 350.8 292.2 1.7 0.2 1.5 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 35.2 24.9 2.4 7.7 7.7 0.1 3.3 MN : 56.7 9.5 4.4 37.9 14.4 23.5 5.0 MS : MO : 5.1 0.8 0.6 3.2 0.4 2.8 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 711.3 402.5 240.4 62.5 1.5 61.0 6.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.0 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 10.7 NM : NY : 4.1 0.4 0.2 3.1 2.4 0.7 0.5 9.7 NC : 16.0 0.1 12.7 6.6 6.1 3.2 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.6 0.4 0.1 4.6 4.0 0.6 0.5 OK : 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 OR : 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 PA : 84.6 42.5 8.3 30.5 22.7 7.8 3.3 13.8 SC : SD : 26.1 1.5 2.6 17.5 1.7 15.8 4.6 TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 TX : 592.6 302.2 218.2 60.9 8.7 52.2 11.3 0.6 UT : 56.9 26.7 26.1 3.7 1.4 2.3 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 84.5 51.8 24.4 7.4 4.1 3.3 0.8 WV : WI : 136.1 53.8 3.8 75.0 59.6 15.4 3.5 11.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,152.0 1,606.5 1,009.9 478.5 207.8 270.7 57.1 76.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, May 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.7 8.4 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 184.1 184.1 CO : 0.8 0.7 74.2 74.2 DE-MD : 1.2 1.2 1.9 0.1 1.8 FL : 8.4 8.0 0.4 GA : 7.7 5.6 2.1 HI : 3.1 3.0 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 766.2 706.5 58.1 1.6 IN : 528.0 528.0 2.8 1.8 0.9 IA : 2,132.9 2,077.2 32.7 23.0 33.1 33.1 KS : 24.0 17.0 7.0 KY : 157.0 151.9 5.1 0.8 0.8 LA : MI : 7.5 2.8 4.6 0.2 15.8 2.2 13.6 MN : 650.7 650.7 0.1 MS : MO : 310.2 310.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 NE : 536.7 536.7 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.7 0.1 1.8 0.5 1.3 NJ : 9.0 8.7 0.3 0.1 10.0 1.3 8.7 NM : NY : 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 NC : 853.4 847.8 5.6 0.1 ND : 13.1 13.0 OH : 88.6 77.7 9.7 1.1 OK : 382.6 377.6 5.0 OR : 17.3 17.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 PA : 206.6 206.3 0.3 5.1 0.5 4.6 SC : SD : 317.4 305.6 11.8 1.1 1.1 TN : 54.6 1.1 53.5 0.5 0.4 TX : 21.8 16.3 4.8 0.7 31.4 1.4 30.0 UT : 4.9 4.7 0.1 2.1 1.8 0.3 VA : 300.2 298.8 1.4 0.7 0.7 WA : 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 WV : WI : 39.3 0.2 38.9 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,836.3 7,549.9 258.1 28.3 227.3 13.0 214.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.2 98.5 98.2 98.3 Calves : 93.9 97.5 97.4 95.3 97.8 Hogs : 98.4 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.5 Sheep : 95.3 94.8 95.1 96.0 95.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Reliability21 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 July 20, 2001. 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