Mt An 1-2 (9-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released September 21, 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 Record Low for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.06 billion pounds in August, down 1 percent from the 4.12 billion pounds produced in August 2000. August 2000 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. August 2001 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.42 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.24 million head, down 1 percent from August 2000. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 1,228 pounds. Veal production totaled 17 million pounds, 1 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 94,200 head, down 6 percent from August 2000. The average live weight was 14 pounds above last year, at 303 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.60 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.37 million head, 3 percent below August 2000. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 258 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was up 4 percent from August 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 273,200 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 9 pounds from August a year ago. January - August red meat production was 29.9 billion pounds, 2 percent below the previous year. Accumulated beef production was 4 percent below last year, veal production was 11 percent below last year, pork was up less than 1 percent, and lamb & mutton production was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 01 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Aug : Jul : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,437 2,176 2,424 99 111 17,990 17,282 96 Veal : 17 16 17 99 110 145 129 89 Pork : 1,643 1,434 1,600 97 112 12,364 12,384 100 Lamb & Mutton : 18 17 19 104 110 155 149 96 : Total Red Meat : 4,116 3,643 4,060 99 111 30,654 29,944 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 01 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Aug : Jul : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,407 2,150 2,396 100 111 17,747 17,051 96 Veal : 17 15 17 99 110 136 126 92 Pork : 1,620 1,416 1,579 97 112 12,194 12,227 100 Lamb & Mutton : 17 16 18 104 110 150 144 96 : Total Red Meat : 4,061 3,597 4,009 99 111 30,227 29,548 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 01 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Aug : Jul : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,210.5 2,898.3 3,192.8 99 110 24,021.7 23,331.4 97 Other :Thou: 48.9 42.3 45.9 94 109 402.3 381.6 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,259.4 2,940.5 3,238.7 99 110 24,424.0 23,712.9 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,228 1,218 1,229 100 101 1,217 1,209 99 Other :Lbs :1,090 1,089 1,089 100 100 1,074 1,077 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,226 1,216 1,228 100 101 1,215 1,206 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 97.7 81.2 92.1 94 113 721.9 646.6 90 Other :Thou: 2.0 2.0 2.0 100 101 35.1 15.2 43 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 99.8 83.2 94.2 94 113 756.9 661.8 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 286 310 302 106 98 313 322 103 Other :Lbs : 425 421 432 102 103 431 415 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 289 311 303 105 97 318 324 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,480.5 7,332.6 8,246.6 97 112 63,123.0 62,723.9 99 Other :Thou: 142.0 113.5 127.8 90 113 1,019.4 943.4 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,622.5 7,446.1 8,374.4 97 112 64,142.4 63,667.3 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 258 261 258 100 99 262 263 101 Other :Lbs : 229 227 226 99 99 232 229 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 258 260 258 100 99 261 263 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 269.1 229.3 258.0 96 112 2,211.9 2,021.9 91 Other :Thou: 14.5 12.8 15.2 105 118 102.7 95.8 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 283.6 242.2 273.2 96 113 2,314.6 2,117.7 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 129 143 139 107 97 136 143 105 Other :Lbs : 104 105 107 103 102 102 106 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 128 140 137 107 98 135 141 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 01 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Aug 2000 : Jul 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.2 3.2 3.7 88 115 AK : 0.1 0.1 87 AZ : 35.1 36.1 38.2 109 106 AR : 4.5 4.8 3.9 86 80 CA : 95.1 91.2 101.0 106 111 CO : 189.8 179.3 202.9 107 113 DE-MD : 2.9 2.6 2.9 97 110 FL : 5.1 4.8 5.5 107 115 GA : 27.1 28.3 28.3 104 100 HI : 1.3 1.0 1.2 93 116 ID : 52.5 53.1 59.3 113 112 IL : 238.0 200.7 228.6 96 114 IN : 105.3 96.8 110.1 105 114 IA : 510.3 443.6 505.1 99 114 KS : 584.5 466.9 521.1 89 112 KY : 38.3 31.9 36.4 95 114 LA : 1.4 1.3 1.4 102 112 MI : 32.0 26.4 32.5 102 123 MN : 170.0 165.1 178.0 105 108 MS : 25.6 22.8 26.4 103 115 MO : 71.2 50.0 36.9 52 74 MT : 2.2 1.3 1.6 71 118 NE : 652.2 586.4 653.9 100 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 98 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.4 1.7 91 117 NJ : 4.8 4.7 5.4 113 114 NM : 0.9 0.8 0.9 109 122 NY : 4.5 3.4 3.9 86 116 NC : 170.8 149.6 168.9 99 113 ND : 2.4 2.7 2.6 112 99 OH : 27.3 23.4 26.0 95 111 OK : 77.9 72.6 81.9 105 113 OR : 4.1 3.7 4.0 98 107 PA : 105.4 92.2 103.2 98 112 SC : 18.7 18.2 19.6 104 108 SD : 84.8 76.1 86.9 102 114 TN : 21.3 17.2 18.1 85 105 TX : 447.8 412.6 458.4 102 111 UT : 46.4 44.7 49.9 108 112 VA : 62.8 59.0 68.4 109 116 WA : 64.0 60.4 68.3 107 113 WV : 0.6 0.3 0.5 76 162 WI : 119.9 101.5 111.7 93 110 WY : 0.7 0.4 0.6 84 151 : US : 4,115.8 3,642.9 4,059.9 99 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 0.3 377 274 818 824 AK : 0.1 69 1,120 AZ : 48.4 51.4 58,404 63,446 1,206 1,235 AR : 1.3 1.0 1,315 1,007 1,042 1,008 CA : 92.0 96.2 113,489 121,367 1,233 1,262 CO : 232.5 246.8 289,100 308,720 1,243 1,251 DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 3,587 3,787 1,227 1,235 FL : 7.2 7.9 8,082 8,582 1,122 1,084 GA : 38.0 40.4 42,680 46,211 1,124 1,145 HI : 1.5 1.2 1,422 1,245 940 1,017 ID : 69.9 78.3 85,938 96,001 1,229 1,226 IL : 89.8 86.0 108,555 103,604 1,209 1,205 IN : 3.6 3.3 3,815 3,502 1,071 1,050 IA : 58.6 70.0 72,336 84,180 1,234 1,202 KS : 745.7 662.4 909,317 804,011 1,219 1,214 KY : 0.8 1.0 726 897 878 908 LA : 1.7 1.5 1,501 1,249 876 837 MI : 34.2 35.0 47,407 48,204 1,384 1,376 MN : 55.1 61.6 75,238 82,731 1,365 1,343 MS : MO : 6.6 7.0 8,283 8,998 1,248 1,281 MT : 2.6 1.8 2,868 2,037 1,108 1,124 NE : 703.1 716.1 878,204 884,335 1,249 1,235 NV : 0.1 0.1 101 79 1,100 1,160 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.7 2,092 1,880 1,110 1,118 NJ : 2.3 2.3 2,618 2,809 1,158 1,215 NM : 1.4 1.6 1,376 1,572 991 988 NY : 5.5 4.4 5,889 5,147 1,067 1,183 NC : 13.7 15.2 14,990 16,429 1,097 1,078 ND : 0.8 0.7 934 780 1,174 1,151 OH : 10.6 10.8 12,625 12,101 1,193 1,125 OK : 3.2 3.2 3,270 3,061 1,013 970 OR : 1.4 1.7 1,772 2,079 1,264 1,194 PA : 86.4 83.4 110,397 104,207 1,277 1,250 SC : SD : 22.5 28.0 31,721 39,047 1,407 1,394 TN : 2.0 0.9 1,559 787 769 856 TX : 599.7 604.6 702,189 721,182 1,171 1,193 UT : 60.1 62.4 72,427 78,239 1,205 1,253 VA : 1.3 1.6 1,319 1,651 978 1,044 WA : 81.1 87.0 103,109 109,729 1,271 1,262 WV : 0.7 0.5 741 501 1,075 1,053 WI : 154.3 141.9 198,957 184,104 1,289 1,298 WY : 0.7 0.6 859 745 1,202 1,192 : US 3/ : 3,259.4 3,238.7 3,996,329 3,975,942 1,226 1,228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 11.1 9.6 1,662 1,515 149 158 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 17 21 327 358 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.4 10.5 3,936 4,498 419 428 IN : 10.1 8.9 3,093 2,659 307 300 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.9 561 484 494 518 MI : 3.2 3.2 1,081 1,291 338 410 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 54 49 342 371 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.6 2.9 369 295 104 102 NJ : 9.0 10.3 3,978 4,592 440 447 NM : NY : 15.9 14.5 1,281 1,230 81 85 NC : 0.2 0.2 80 64 399 401 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 17 15 213 259 OK : 0.1 0.1 17 29 336 369 OR : PA : 17.2 16.4 6,008 5,548 348 339 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.8 2.2 715 868 251 396 UT : VA : 0.1 20 342 WA : WV : WI : 12.7 11.4 5,251 4,784 414 419 WY : : US 3/ : 99.8 94.2 28,795 28,494 289 303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 11.9 10.3 6,137 5,433 514 525 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.2 87 48 224 228 AR : CA : 200.9 204.5 43,460 45,385 216 222 CO : 3.9 2.9 1,133 634 288 218 DE-MD : 3.2 1.8 789 471 250 263 FL : 9.9 8.9 1,837 1,556 186 175 GA : 15.6 14.4 4,695 4,148 300 287 HI : 3.1 3.3 648 653 211 201 ID : IL : 866.7 821.8 224,577 216,182 259 263 IN : 532.1 562.5 133,793 141,219 251 251 IA : 2,417.8 2,374.6 625,269 609,351 259 257 KS : 38.1 31.8 11,533 9,553 302 300 KY : 195.3 185.7 50,261 47,784 257 257 LA : 2.1 2.0 437 450 213 221 MI : 12.2 11.5 4,096 3,958 336 343 MN : 687.9 713.1 175,750 180,884 255 254 MS : MO : 356.0 167.6 89,395 251 MT : 2.1 1.5 540 354 259 240 NE : 545.3 553.5 139,845 141,867 256 256 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.8 677 661 245 239 NJ : 9.1 10.4 941 1,067 104 103 NM : 0.5 0.4 103 80 212 213 NY : 4.4 4.1 1,082 787 248 194 NC : 876.7 847.7 217,992 212,326 249 250 ND : 11.2 14.2 2,680 3,265 240 230 OH : 111.1 107.0 28,458 27,253 256 255 OK : 394.8 395.8 102,124 105,672 259 267 OR : 18.4 17.9 4,696 4,444 255 248 PA : 223.1 226.7 55,141 56,187 247 248 SC : SD : 356.0 358.5 91,957 89,469 258 250 TN : 65.1 54.8 30,419 26,499 467 484 TX : 38.4 32.5 11,891 9,590 309 295 UT : 5.2 4.9 1,205 968 232 196 VA : 329.7 348.5 82,749 89,449 251 257 WA : 2.0 2.0 544 501 267 251 WV : 1.1 1.0 266 244 246 245 WI : 41.5 41.7 17,431 17,910 420 429 WY : 1.1 0.9 281 221 250 243 : US 3/ : 8,622.5 8,374.4 2,224,080 2,159,318 258 258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 3 50 AR : CA : CO : 90.8 78.5 12,604 12,047 139 153 DE-MD : 2.3 2.7 245 299 106 111 FL : GA : 0.5 0.4 34 34 70 92 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 61 68 121 126 IL : IN : 3.8 3.5 373 342 98 98 IA : 44.7 41.2 5,755 6,155 129 149 KS : 0.3 0.3 33 43 116 153 KY : 1.1 1.0 190 131 169 137 LA : 0.3 0.1 20 12 75 82 MI : 21.1 18.4 2,691 2,245 127 122 MN : 0.3 0.3 39 36 123 120 MS : MO : 0.5 0.7 46 72 86 106 MT : 0.5 0.4 62 52 125 118 NE : 0.1 0.1 7 8 113 112 NV : 0.2 0.2 22 32 108 141 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.0 234 201 103 102 NJ : 9.0 9.3 882 894 98 96 NM : 2.5 2.8 289 313 114 112 NY : 1.6 1.5 165 126 102 86 NC : 0.1 0.1 9 6 103 108 ND : OH : 1.6 2.0 167 221 102 111 OK : OR : 0.9 1.0 117 142 134 145 PA : 5.6 5.4 484 505 87 94 SC : SD : 1.6 1.5 149 155 95 102 TN : 0.4 0.6 32 46 83 82 TX : 33.6 38.1 4,293 5,231 128 137 UT : 2.7 2.5 376 301 138 121 VA : 1.5 1.5 156 151 101 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.6 1.6 204 224 126 139 WY : 0.3 0.3 43 34 127 136 : US 3/ : 283.6 273.2 36,226 37,455 128 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,656 1,479 1,605 12,166 11,547 51.6 51.0 50.3 50.6 49.5 Heifers :1,045 929 1,049 7,917 7,629 32.6 32.1 32.9 33.0 32.7 All Cows : 452 438 480 3,521 3,738 14.1 15.1 15.0 14.6 16.0 Dairy Cows : 221 188 211 1,717 1,728 6.9 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.4 Other Cows : 231 250 269 1,804 2,010 7.2 8.6 8.4 7.5 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 58 52 59 417 418 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,210 2,898 3,193 24,022 23,331 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,173 7,068 7,963 60,928 60,503 96.4 96.4 96.6 96.5 96.5 Sows : 280 240 256 1,980 2,003 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 27 24 27 215 218 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,480 7,333 8,247 63,123 62,724 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 12 12 114 96 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 254 218 246 2,098 1,926 94.2 94.9 95.2 94.9 95.3 : Total 1/ : 269 229 258 2,212 2,022 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 754 745 754 742 735 Steers 4/ : 807 799 811 793 785 Heifers 4/ : 736 728 739 728 722 All Cows 4/ : 574 582 577 580 586 Bulls & Stags4/: 888 894 895 903 891 : Calves & Vealers: 177 191 186 193 199 : Hogs : 192 194 192 194 196 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 190 188 190 192 Sows 5/ : 307 318 317 308 316 Stags & Boars5/: 228 231 226 226 224 : Sheep : 64 71 69 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 66 62 62 62 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 72 70 68 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, August 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.2 2.9 2 : 6.5 1.4 0.3 4.1 3.7 0.4 0.7 24.8 3 : 86.6 43.7 8.7 31.9 23.4 8.4 2.4 16.5 4 : 76.7 0.8 0.3 64.4 22.8 41.6 11.3 2.2 5 : 319.8 144.2 42.8 122.8 80.6 42.2 10.1 33.8 6 : 604.3 326.4 197.2 70.6 12.2 58.4 10.1 1.9 7 : 1,448.1 776.7 589.6 72.7 3.9 68.8 9.1 0.1 8 : 335.2 154.4 155.1 20.5 3.9 16.6 5.3 9 : 148.3 71.0 10.6 62.4 48.7 13.7 4.3 9.4 10 : 165.7 86.0 44.5 29.7 11.0 18.7 5.6 0.6 : US 2/ : 3,192.8 1,604.8 1,049.2 480.0 211.1 268.8 58.8 92.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.4 1.5 2 : 14.1 13.8 0.2 0.1 10.7 1.4 9.3 3 : 576.0 574.2 1.8 8.7 0.7 8.1 4 : 1,297.3 1,220.7 75.1 1.4 2.0 1.1 0.8 5 : 2,197.4 2,094.4 100.3 2.7 36.8 3.9 32.9 6 : 428.5 407.6 20.4 0.5 37.1 2.4 34.7 7 : 3,117.7 3,048.3 47.0 22.4 41.8 0.1 41.7 8 : 377.3 366.0 11.3 82.1 1.6 80.5 9 : 201.4 201.3 0.1 35.1 0.6 34.5 10 : 34.5 34.3 0.2 1.9 0.3 1.6 : US 2/ : 8,246.6 7,963.0 256.5 27.2 258.0 12.4 245.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.1 1.5 1.1 8.1 7.7 0.4 1.4 17.1 2 : 46.3 9.7 2.9 28.3 23.4 4.9 5.4 169.2 3 : 658.6 318.9 61.2 259.8 192.4 67.4 18.7 112.8 4 : 597.2 8.1 2.3 504.5 170.7 333.8 82.3 12.3 5 : 2,428.4 1,014.3 334.2 1,008.3 692.9 315.5 71.6 252.8 6 : 4,429.7 2,345.4 1,520.8 482.0 89.4 392.6 81.5 11.2 7 :10,486.7 5,567.1 4,258.4 605.3 61.0 544.3 55.9 0.4 8 : 2,417.4 1,143.3 1,061.4 171.9 30.0 141.8 40.8 0.1 9 : 1,079.5 514.1 87.6 451.9 369.8 82.1 25.9 65.5 10 : 1,175.4 624.0 299.4 217.7 90.3 127.3 34.3 5.3 : US 2/ :23,331.4 11,546.6 7,629.4 3,737.7 1,727.6 2,010.1 417.7 646.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.3 12.8 0.3 0.1 14.5 3.1 11.4 2 : 91.0 88.0 2.6 0.5 91.8 12.4 79.4 3 : 4,155.9 4,141.5 14.3 0.1 59.6 4.3 55.3 4 : 9,796.1 9,179.1 604.6 12.3 12.0 7.0 5.0 5 :16,729.0 15,918.0 788.1 22.8 274.0 30.8 243.2 6 : 3,191.6 3,014.0 172.4 5.2 288.5 17.6 270.8 7 :24,222.2 23,721.3 325.2 175.8 288.5 0.4 288.0 8 : 2,784.0 2,690.4 93.4 0.1 745.9 14.3 731.6 9 : 1,488.0 1,486.8 0.7 0.4 238.5 4.7 233.8 10 : 252.8 251.0 1.7 0.2 8.7 1.0 7.7 : US 2/ :62,723.9 60,503.0 2,003.3 217.6 2,021.9 95.6 1,926.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 51.2 44.7 0.6 6.0 6.0 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 95.8 26.0 9.9 55.8 42.6 13.2 4.1 9.4 CO : 246.1 122.9 122.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.9 0.2 7.1 1.3 5.8 0.6 GA : 39.5 33.4 3.0 30.4 6.1 HI : 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 ID : 77.2 31.8 19.1 21.8 6.3 15.5 4.4 IL : 82.9 50.7 32.2 10.5 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 8.9 IA : 69.4 39.5 24.6 4.7 2.0 2.7 0.6 KS : 659.3 364.7 294.7 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 33.1 24.7 1.4 6.9 6.9 0.1 3.1 MN : 59.2 9.6 4.3 38.8 14.9 23.9 6.5 MS : MO : 5.3 1.0 0.5 3.3 0.5 2.8 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 NE : 714.0 371.5 269.8 64.7 1.4 63.3 8.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.2 2.9 NJ : 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 10.3 NM : NY : 4.2 0.5 0.2 3.2 2.9 0.3 0.3 14.5 NC : 14.7 0.1 11.7 6.4 5.3 3.0 0.2 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 6.0 0.4 0.1 5.1 4.4 0.7 0.3 OK : 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 OR : 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 83.2 41.4 8.1 31.4 23.0 8.4 2.3 16.4 SC : SD : 26.4 2.8 2.6 16.3 2.1 14.2 4.7 TN : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 601.5 326.2 197.1 68.3 10.6 57.7 10.0 1.9 UT : 61.7 28.0 29.7 3.5 1.3 2.2 0.5 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 86.9 53.3 25.3 7.3 4.2 3.1 1.0 WV : WI : 138.3 58.6 4.6 71.8 54.3 17.5 3.2 11.4 WY : : US 3/ :3,192.8 1,604.8 1,049.2 479.9 211.1 268.8 58.8 92.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, August 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.6 8.2 1.4 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 198.1 198.0 CO : 1.9 1.9 78.4 78.4 DE-MD : 1.8 1.7 2.7 0.3 2.4 FL : 8.9 8.6 0.3 GA : 7.2 5.8 1.3 HI : 3.3 3.2 ID : 0.4 0.4 IL : 789.2 734.9 52.9 1.4 IN : 556.9 556.9 2.7 1.7 1.0 IA : 2,372.3 2,310.2 39.8 22.4 41.1 41.1 KS : 27.8 20.6 7.2 KY : 185.3 179.9 5.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : MI : 10.1 5.4 4.6 0.1 18.2 2.2 16.0 MN : 710.7 710.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 165.4 165.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 MT : 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 NE : 552.2 552.2 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.4 1.5 NJ : 10.4 10.1 0.2 0.1 9.2 1.1 8.2 NM : NY : 3.7 3.7 1.4 0.3 1.1 NC : 834.7 829.9 4.8 ND : 14.1 14.0 OH : 97.4 86.2 10.1 1.0 OK : 394.1 388.5 5.5 OR : 17.7 17.6 0.2 0.8 0.8 PA : 226.2 225.8 0.3 5.3 0.3 5.0 SC : SD : 357.4 346.1 11.2 1.2 1.2 TN : 54.6 0.8 53.8 0.5 0.4 TX : 24.9 17.6 6.8 0.5 35.9 1.4 34.4 UT : 3.2 3.2 2.0 1.6 0.4 VA : 348.0 346.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 WA : 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.1 0.4 32.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,246.6 7,963.0 256.5 27.2 258.0 12.4 245.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.4 Calves : 98.0 97.6 97.8 95.4 97.7 Hogs : 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.5 Sheep : 94.9 94.7 94.4 95.6 95.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149), completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Slightly over 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 2,400 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if a form is not received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last five years; running about 1.75 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .35 per 100 for hogs and .25 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . .4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . .8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . .9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . .3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S. . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. on October 19, 2001. 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