Mt An 1-2 (8-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released August 24, 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 Production Hits Monthly Record Low for Sixth Month in a Row Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.64 billion pounds in July, down slightly from the 3.65 billion pounds produced in July 2000. July 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.18 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, down 1 percent from July 2000. The average live weight was 1,216 pounds, down 4 pounds from the previous year. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 14 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 83,200 head, down 16 percent from July 2000. The average live weight was 311 pounds, 6 pounds above last year. Pork production totaled 1.43 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.45 million head, 1 percent above July 2000. The average live weight was 260 pounds, 1 pound above the previous year. Lamb and mutton production, at 17 million pounds, was up 8 percent from July 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 242,200 head, slightly below last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 10 pounds from July a year ago. January - July red meat production was 25.9 billion pounds, 2 percent below the previous year. Accumulated beef production was 4 percent below last year, veal production was 12 percent below last year, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb & mutton was down 5 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 01 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Jul : Jun : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,202 2,269 2,176 99 96 15,553 14,858 96 Veal : 18 16 16 86 101 127 112 88 Pork : 1,409 1,457 1,434 102 98 10,721 10,784 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16 16 17 108 104 137 130 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,645 3,758 3,643 100 97 26,538 25,884 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 01 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Jul : Jun : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,175 2,241 2,150 99 96 15,340 14,656 96 Veal : 16 15 15 92 101 119 109 91 Pork : 1,389 1,439 1,416 102 98 10,575 10,648 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15 16 16 109 104 132 126 95 : Total Red Meat : 3,595 3,711 3,597 100 97 26,167 25,538 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 01 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Jul : Jun : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,918.0 3,075.1 2,898.3 99 94 20,811.2 20,138.6 97 Other :Thou: 44.3 45.2 42.3 95 94 353.4 335.6 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,962.2 3,120.3 2,940.5 99 94 21,164.6 20,474.3 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,222 1,200 1,218 100 101 1,216 1,206 99 Other :Lbs :1,076 1,087 1,089 101 100 1,071 1,076 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,220 1,198 1,216 100 101 1,213 1,203 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 91.7 75.3 81.2 89 108 624.1 554.5 89 Other :Thou: 7.1 2.1 2.0 28 98 33.0 13.2 40 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 98.8 77.3 83.2 84 108 657.2 567.6 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 295 333 310 105 93 316 325 103 Other :Lbs : 439 407 421 96 103 431 413 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 305 332 311 102 94 322 327 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,235.2 7,367.5 7,332.6 101 100 54,642.5 54,477.3 100 Other :Thou: 121.4 115.7 113.5 93 98 877.4 815.6 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,356.6 7,483.2 7,446.1 101 100 55,519.9 55,292.9 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 264 261 100 99 262 264 101 Other :Lbs : 231 221 227 99 103 232 230 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 263 260 100 99 262 263 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 228.8 221.4 229.3 100 104 1,942.9 1,763.9 91 Other :Thou: 14.4 11.3 12.8 89 114 88.2 80.6 91 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 243.2 232.7 242.2 100 104 2,031.0 1,844.5 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 132 142 143 108 100 137 143 104 Other :Lbs : 97 104 105 109 101 102 106 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 130 141 140 108 100 136 142 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 01 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Jul 2000 : Jun 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.3 3.4 3.2 96 94 AK : AZ : 33.6 37.0 36.1 107 97 AR : 3.9 4.9 4.8 125 98 CA : 83.0 91.7 91.2 110 100 CO : 182.0 191.6 179.3 99 94 DE-MD : 2.6 2.6 2.6 98 101 FL : 4.0 4.5 4.8 120 106 GA : 24.0 28.3 28.3 118 100 HI : 1.2 1.1 1.0 82 93 ID : 49.4 57.0 53.1 107 93 IL : 208.9 210.6 200.7 96 95 IN : 93.5 97.9 96.8 104 99 IA : 436.4 455.9 443.6 102 97 KS : 522.2 475.5 466.9 89 98 KY : 31.3 30.8 31.9 102 104 LA : 1.2 1.2 1.3 110 104 MI : 23.8 29.4 26.4 111 90 MN : 150.1 166.6 165.1 110 99 MS : 20.9 20.6 22.8 109 111 MO : 58.9 58.2 50.0 85 86 MT : 2.0 1.6 1.3 65 85 NE : 584.6 618.0 586.4 100 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 98 117 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 1.4 101 97 NJ : 4.3 4.9 4.7 110 98 NM : 0.7 0.6 0.8 116 122 NY : 3.7 3.3 3.4 91 103 NC : 145.8 157.7 149.6 103 95 ND : 2.1 2.7 2.7 128 99 OH : 23.7 23.6 23.4 99 99 OK : 74.5 73.1 72.6 97 99 OR : 3.6 3.6 3.7 105 104 PA : 90.2 93.2 92.2 102 99 SC : 16.3 17.8 18.2 111 102 SD : 75.1 74.2 76.1 101 103 TN : 17.1 15.5 17.2 101 111 TX : 404.1 423.9 412.6 102 97 UT : 41.6 44.7 44.7 108 100 VA : 51.8 55.5 59.0 114 106 WA : 62.7 65.3 60.4 96 93 WV : 0.4 0.3 0.3 77 85 WI : 104.7 108.2 101.5 97 94 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.4 112 113 : US : 3,645.1 3,758.2 3,642.9 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 0.5 0.5 434 363 801 794 AK : AZ : 45.5 48.0 55,738 60,136 1,225 1,254 AR : 1.2 0.8 1,186 808 1,029 966 CA : 81.3 88.4 100,172 111,124 1,233 1,257 CO : 225.4 219.4 278,622 272,455 1,236 1,242 DE-MD : 2.6 2.9 3,232 3,533 1,232 1,237 FL : 5.9 6.7 6,623 7,350 1,130 1,102 GA : 33.5 39.8 38,216 45,529 1,141 1,145 HI : 1.6 1.0 1,473 1,003 940 961 ID : 66.6 69.7 80,828 85,675 1,214 1,229 IL : 84.5 78.4 101,291 92,835 1,199 1,185 IN : 2.9 2.9 3,043 3,066 1,047 1,054 IA : 54.2 68.1 66,483 80,901 1,227 1,188 KS : 673.1 602.6 815,113 723,808 1,211 1,201 KY : 0.8 0.9 712 779 858 907 LA : 1.5 1.3 1,235 1,115 806 835 MI : 24.9 28.0 34,361 38,196 1,379 1,362 MN : 48.8 55.5 66,531 74,309 1,365 1,339 MS : MO : 5.6 6.5 6,835 8,194 1,219 1,260 MT : 2.4 1.6 2,653 1,839 1,127 1,141 NE : 638.0 651.8 793,868 794,656 1,244 1,219 NV : 0.1 0.1 95 86 968 1,078 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1,634 1,655 1,118 1,122 NJ : 2.1 2.0 2,313 2,292 1,128 1,149 NM : 1.1 1.4 1,112 1,347 975 969 NY : 4.5 3.8 4,888 4,429 1,089 1,165 NC : 12.6 13.7 13,586 14,507 1,077 1,061 ND : 0.8 1.0 994 1,132 1,188 1,189 OH : 9.8 9.3 11,648 10,640 1,191 1,148 OK : 2.6 2.9 2,687 2,816 1,016 972 OR : 1.2 1.5 1,496 1,747 1,300 1,197 PA : 77.2 74.9 98,426 93,580 1,274 1,250 SC : SD : 19.8 24.7 27,784 34,111 1,404 1,379 TN : 1.4 0.9 1,157 817 813 902 TX : 544.8 550.9 633,185 650,018 1,162 1,180 UT : 53.9 56.9 65,146 69,810 1,208 1,228 VA : 1.0 0.4 1,002 353 965 977 WA : 80.5 78.7 101,264 97,468 1,258 1,238 WV : 0.5 0.3 491 325 1,052 942 WI : 133.6 127.6 172,322 165,356 1,289 1,296 WY : 0.4 0.5 488 552 1,169 1,141 : US 3/ : 2,962.2 2,940.5 3,613,577 3,574,905 1,220 1,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 10.3 8.8 1,688 1,394 164 158 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.5 9.3 3,524 3,850 415 416 IN : 11.3 7.7 3,538 2,533 312 328 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.9 443 446 487 505 MI : 4.0 3.0 1,330 1,292 330 429 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 29 64 292 428 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.2 360 235 124 109 NJ : 8.3 9.5 3,626 4,280 434 449 NM : NY : 13.6 12.5 1,093 1,068 81 85 NC : 0.1 0.2 59 74 406 401 ND : OH : OK : 0.1 8 30 396 360 OR : PA : 16.0 14.7 5,689 5,243 355 356 SC : SD : TN : TX : 7.3 1.8 3,021 728 414 415 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.2 10.1 5,019 4,188 410 414 WY : : US 3/ : 98.8 83.2 30,172 25,924 305 311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.8 8.7 4,742 4,582 484 525 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.2 75 51 225 241 AR : CA : 173.2 181.8 36,949 40,195 213 221 CO : 1.4 1.4 359 304 258 223 DE-MD : 2.9 1.4 709 358 245 250 FL : 6.5 7.7 1,140 1,414 175 184 GA : 13.7 15.5 4,361 4,868 318 313 HI : 2.7 3.1 570 610 208 198 ID : IL : 737.9 707.8 192,041 186,848 260 264 IN : 470.1 490.0 118,674 124,025 252 253 IA : 2,038.3 2,038.0 531,562 530,184 261 260 KS : 31.8 27.3 9,737 8,723 307 319 KY : 158.9 160.8 41,069 42,052 258 261 LA : 1.9 1.8 404 392 216 220 MI : 9.5 10.0 3,379 3,554 356 356 MN : 603.4 659.8 154,831 168,958 257 256 MS : MO : 292.0 239.3 73,859 60,929 253 255 MT : 1.9 1.1 504 260 261 247 NE : 472.5 489.3 122,164 125,894 259 257 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.3 450 547 244 242 NJ : 8.0 8.5 778 810 97 95 NM : 0.1 0.1 22 13 217 213 NY : 3.6 3.4 857 699 241 203 NC : 744.4 758.4 185,639 188,655 249 249 ND : 9.5 12.9 2,227 2,974 234 231 OH : 94.1 95.4 24,255 24,596 258 258 OK : 370.9 347.5 97,577 94,811 263 273 OR : 16.5 17.4 4,163 4,301 253 247 PA : 178.5 204.2 43,430 50,378 243 247 SC : SD : 315.6 312.0 81,545 78,113 258 250 TN : 52.0 52.0 24,522 25,121 472 484 TX : 29.0 28.4 9,598 8,752 331 308 UT : 3.7 5.1 655 917 179 178 VA : 271.9 303.5 68,362 77,938 251 257 WA : 1.6 1.8 431 464 262 253 WV : 0.7 0.6 192 150 275 252 WI : 36.9 39.1 15,762 17,207 427 440 WY : 0.4 0.4 86 91 247 243 : US 3/ : 7,356.6 7,446.1 1,906,941 1,936,261 259 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 83.6 76.6 11,750 12,403 140 162 DE-MD : 2.1 2.1 221 233 104 111 FL : GA : 0.5 0.4 37 37 69 85 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 43 49 120 135 IL : IN : 3.4 3.4 336 336 98 98 IA : 33.9 33.9 4,606 5,064 136 149 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 20 115 116 KY : 1.0 0.7 151 98 158 137 LA : 0.2 0.2 17 12 84 77 MI : 16.6 17.4 2,141 2,153 129 124 MN : 0.2 0.2 29 23 125 121 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 33 46 91 100 MT : 0.3 0.3 40 29 125 95 NE : 0.1 0.1 6 9 114 114 NV : 0.2 0.1 19 21 104 158 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.7 169 172 101 100 NJ : 8.8 9.7 853 884 97 91 NM : 2.3 2.4 260 269 112 112 NY : 1.3 1.2 140 113 105 92 NC : 0.1 0.1 9 6 104 93 ND : OH : 1.0 1.5 120 164 115 111 OK : 0.1 7 5 145 91 OR : 0.7 1.0 88 145 129 148 PA : 4.6 4.7 390 487 84 104 SC : SD : 1.3 1.7 134 182 102 105 TN : 0.3 0.5 27 32 91 72 TX : 30.9 32.1 3,805 4,223 123 131 UT : 2.5 2.5 341 299 138 121 VA : 0.9 0.6 79 59 93 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.2 1.3 144 176 123 138 WY : 0.1 0.1 16 17 136 135 : US 3/ : 243.2 242.2 31,587 34,014 130 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,577 1,562 1,479 10,511 9,942 54.0 50.8 51.0 50.5 49.4 Heifers : 903 1,021 929 6,872 6,580 31.0 33.2 32.1 33.0 32.7 All Cows : 390 439 438 3,069 3,258 13.3 14.3 15.1 14.8 16.1 Dairy Cows : 188 187 188 1,496 1,517 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.2 7.5 Other Cows : 202 252 250 1,573 1,741 6.9 8.2 8.6 7.6 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 48 54 52 359 359 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,918 3,075 2,898 20,811 20,139 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:6,965 7,100 7,068 52,755 52,540 96.3 96.4 96.4 96.5 96.4 Sows : 241 243 240 1,700 1,747 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 28 25 24 188 190 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,235 7,368 7,333 54,642 54,477 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 12 98 83 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 216 209 218 1,845 1,681 94.4 94.6 94.9 94.9 95.3 : Total 1/ : 229 221 229 1,943 1,764 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 749 732 745 741 732 Steers 4/ : 799 780 799 791 782 Heifers 4/ : 728 714 728 727 719 All Cows 4/ : 580 586 582 581 587 Bulls & Stags4/: 899 904 894 905 890 : Calves & Vealers: 183 206 191 195 201 : Hogs : 193 196 194 194 196 Barrow Gilts 5/: 189 192 190 191 192 Sows 5/ : 308 319 318 308 316 Stags & Boars5/: 215 229 231 225 223 : Sheep : 66 71 71 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 62 62 61 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 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, July 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.1 2 : 5.7 1.1 0.3 3.6 2.8 0.7 0.6 22.1 3 : 78.0 36.6 7.5 31.2 23.0 8.3 2.7 14.8 4 : 72.1 0.8 0.2 60.7 20.1 40.6 10.4 1.5 5 : 284.8 126.5 39.2 109.8 73.0 36.8 9.3 30.0 6 : 550.0 301.6 178.4 61.4 8.7 52.7 8.6 1.4 7 : 1,321.3 710.3 531.7 71.6 7.1 64.6 7.6 0.1 8 : 299.6 156.4 120.3 18.9 2.8 16.0 4.1 9 : 136.9 68.4 11.1 54.0 40.3 13.7 3.4 8.6 10 : 148.6 77.6 40.5 25.6 9.4 16.1 4.9 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,898.3 1,479.4 929.4 437.7 188.2 249.6 51.8 81.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.3 1.2 2 : 11.7 11.5 0.2 0.1 10.9 1.4 9.5 3 : 508.9 507.2 1.7 7.3 0.4 6.9 4 : 1,156.5 1,082.6 72.8 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 5 : 1,949.5 1,853.7 93.4 2.4 33.2 4.1 29.1 6 : 378.9 356.8 21.7 0.5 30.1 1.9 28.3 7 : 2,786.0 2,723.5 42.5 20.0 34.3 34.2 8 : 329.0 321.5 7.5 80.6 1.8 78.8 9 : 178.1 177.8 0.1 0.3 28.2 0.7 27.5 10 : 32.0 31.8 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.3 : US 2/ : 7,332.6 7,068.2 240.1 24.4 229.3 11.8 217.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.6 1.3 1.0 7.1 6.7 0.4 1.2 14.2 2 : 39.8 8.3 2.6 24.2 19.7 4.5 4.7 144.4 3 : 572.0 275.1 52.6 227.9 169.0 58.9 16.3 96.3 4 : 520.6 7.4 2.1 440.1 147.9 292.2 71.0 10.0 5 : 2,108.5 870.1 291.4 885.6 612.3 273.3 61.5 218.9 6 : 3,825.5 2,019.0 1,323.7 411.4 77.2 334.2 71.4 9.4 7 : 9,038.6 4,790.5 3,668.8 532.6 57.1 475.4 46.8 0.4 8 : 2,082.2 989.0 906.3 151.4 26.2 125.3 35.5 9 : 931.2 443.1 77.0 389.5 321.2 68.4 21.6 56.1 10 : 1,009.7 538.0 255.0 188.0 79.3 108.7 28.8 4.7 : US 2/ :20,138.6 9,941.8 6,580.2 3,257.8 1,516.5 1,741.2 358.8 554.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.9 10.5 0.3 0.1 12.7 2.8 9.9 2 : 76.9 74.2 2.4 0.3 81.1 11.0 70.1 3 : 3,579.9 3,567.3 12.5 0.1 50.9 3.7 47.2 4 : 8,498.8 7,958.4 529.5 10.9 10.0 5.8 4.2 5 :14,531.6 13,823.6 687.8 20.2 237.2 26.9 210.4 6 : 2,763.2 2,606.4 152.1 4.7 251.3 15.2 236.1 7 :21,104.5 20,673.0 278.1 153.4 246.7 0.3 246.4 8 : 2,406.7 2,324.5 82.1 0.1 663.8 12.7 651.1 9 : 1,286.5 1,285.5 0.6 0.4 203.3 4.1 199.3 10 : 218.3 216.7 1.4 0.2 6.8 0.7 6.1 : US 2/ :54,477.3 52,540.0 1,746.9 190.5 1,763.9 83.2 1,680.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 47.8 41.7 0.6 5.5 5.5 AR : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 87.9 26.4 10.3 48.0 34.8 13.2 3.3 8.6 CO : 218.9 122.0 96.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 FL : 6.7 0.2 5.8 1.1 4.7 0.7 GA : 38.8 33.2 2.6 30.6 5.6 HI : 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 ID : 68.6 29.6 16.5 18.5 5.2 13.3 3.9 IL : 75.7 45.4 30.3 9.2 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 7.7 IA : 67.3 32.5 21.8 12.0 5.4 6.6 1.1 KS : 599.8 330.5 268.0 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 KY : 0.4 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 26.1 20.6 1.2 4.2 4.2 0.1 2.9 MN : 53.1 9.8 3.9 33.8 12.4 21.4 5.6 MS : MO : 4.5 1.1 0.6 2.4 0.4 2.0 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 649.7 346.2 241.3 56.1 1.1 55.0 6.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.1 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 9.5 NM : NY : 3.7 0.4 0.2 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.3 12.5 NC : 13.1 10.5 5.4 5.1 2.6 0.2 ND : 0.4 0.3 0.1 OH : 4.6 0.3 0.1 3.9 3.2 0.7 0.3 OK : 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 74.7 34.4 7.0 30.8 22.6 8.2 2.6 14.7 SC : SD : 23.4 1.9 2.5 15.5 1.6 13.9 3.6 TN : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 TX : 547.8 301.5 178.3 59.5 7.4 52.1 8.5 1.4 UT : 56.3 31.9 21.3 2.7 0.8 1.9 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 78.7 47.3 23.9 6.7 3.9 2.8 0.9 WV : WI : 124.9 50.0 3.6 68.1 53.3 14.8 3.2 10.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,898.3 1,479.4 929.4 437.8 188.2 249.6 51.8 81.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, July 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.0 6.8 1.1 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 175.0 174.6 0.1 0.3 CO : 0.9 0.9 76.5 76.4 DE-MD : 1.4 1.4 2.1 0.1 2.0 FL : 7.7 7.4 0.3 GA : 8.5 5.3 3.1 HI : 3.1 3.0 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 678.0 629.3 47.6 1.1 IN : 485.2 485.2 2.7 1.6 1.1 IA : 2,036.5 1,981.0 35.5 20.0 33.8 33.8 KS : 24.4 17.5 6.9 KY : 160.6 154.7 5.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 8.5 4.1 4.4 0.1 17.1 2.5 14.6 MN : 657.8 657.7 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 237.2 237.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 NE : 488.0 487.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.3 1.2 NJ : 8.5 8.3 0.2 0.1 9.7 1.0 8.6 NM : NY : 3.3 3.2 1.2 0.3 0.8 NC : 746.2 741.4 4.7 ND : 12.6 12.6 OH : 87.6 77.1 9.5 1.0 OK : 346.0 340.3 5.7 OR : 17.2 17.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 PA : 203.9 203.5 0.3 4.6 0.3 4.3 SC : SD : 311.1 303.7 7.4 1.6 1.6 TN : 51.8 0.9 51.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 TX : 20.6 14.9 5.3 0.5 29.2 1.2 28.1 UT : 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.8 0.3 VA : 303.5 302.2 1.3 0.6 0.6 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 WV : WI : 32.4 0.3 32.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,332.6 7,068.2 240.1 24.4 229.3 11.8 217.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.4 Calves : 92.8 97.3 97.6 95.0 97.7 Hogs : 98.3 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.5 Sheep : 94.1 95.2 94.7 95.7 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 21, 2001. 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