Mt An 1-2 (10-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released October 19, 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. Monthly Record Low for Veal and Lamb Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.66 billion pounds in September, down 5 percent from the 3.86 billion pounds produced in September 2000. September 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous year, a record September tonnage. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.81 million head, down 7 percent from September 2000. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,240 pounds. Veal production totaled 15 million pounds, 10 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 78,600 head, down 16 percent from September 2000. The average live weight was 20 pounds above last year, at 313 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.51 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.81 million head, 4 percent below September 2000. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16 million pounds, was down 6 percent from September 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 243,300 head, 10 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, up 5 pounds from September a year ago. January - September red meat production was 33.6 billion pounds, 3 percent below the previous year. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent to last year, veal was down 11percent, pork was virtually unchanged, and lamb and mutton was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 01 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Sep : Aug : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,275 2,424 2,120 93 87 20,265 19,403 96 Veal : 17 17 15 90 87 161 144 89 Pork : 1,554 1,600 1,513 97 95 13,918 13,897 100 Lamb & Mutton : 17 19 16 94 88 172 165 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,863 4,060 3,664 95 90 34,517 33,608 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 01 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Sep : Aug : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,244 2,396 2,090 93 87 19,991 19,142 96 Veal : 16 17 14 90 86 152 140 92 Pork : 1,533 1,579 1,492 97 95 13,727 13,719 100 Lamb & Mutton : 17 18 16 93 87 167 159 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,810 4,009 3,612 95 90 34,038 33,160 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 01 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Sep : Aug : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,984.1 3,192.8 2,757.6 92 86 27,005.8 26,088.9 97 Other :Thou: 50.3 45.9 49.8 99 108 452.6 431.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,034.5 3,238.7 2,807.3 93 87 27,458.5 26,520.3 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,233 1,229 1,243 101 101 1,219 1,212 99 Other :Lbs :1,091 1,089 1,082 99 99 1,075 1,078 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,231 1,228 1,240 101 101 1,216 1,210 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 91.3 92.1 76.6 84 83 813.2 723.2 89 Other :Thou: 2.2 2.0 2.0 94 100 37.2 17.2 46 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 93.5 94.2 78.6 84 83 850.4 740.4 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 288 302 308 107 102 310 321 103 Other :Lbs : 413 432 413 100 96 429 415 97 Comm'l. :Lbs : 293 303 313 107 104 315 322 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,991.8 8,246.6 7,686.5 96 93 71,114.8 70,410.4 99 Other :Thou: 126.6 127.8 124.0 98 97 1,146.0 1,067.4 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,118.4 8,374.4 7,810.5 96 93 72,260.8 71,477.8 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 258 262 101 102 262 263 101 Other :Lbs : 228 226 229 100 101 231 229 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 259 258 262 101 102 261 263 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 256.7 258.0 229.7 90 89 2,468.6 2,251.6 91 Other :Thou: 12.8 15.2 13.5 106 89 115.4 109.3 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 269.5 273.2 243.3 90 89 2,584.1 2,361.0 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 132 139 137 104 99 136 142 105 Other :Lbs : 101 107 107 106 100 102 106 104 Comm'l. :Lbs : 130 137 135 104 99 134 141 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 01 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Sep 2000 : Aug 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.8 3.7 3.9 102 107 AK : 0.1 AZ : 30.6 38.2 33.0 108 86 AR : 4.6 3.9 5.0 107 129 CA : 88.8 101.0 88.8 100 88 CO : 185.5 202.9 179.7 97 89 DE-MD : 2.8 2.9 2.3 81 80 FL : 4.5 5.5 4.9 108 89 GA : 24.6 28.3 24.1 98 85 HI : 1.1 1.2 0.9 76 73 ID : 48.1 59.3 56.0 116 94 IL : 228.6 228.6 219.6 96 96 IN : 105.6 110.1 99.2 94 90 IA : 483.0 505.1 481.1 100 95 KS : 538.1 521.1 445.7 83 86 KY : 36.9 36.4 34.8 94 96 LA : 1.4 1.4 1.4 97 98 MI : 29.2 32.5 32.5 111 100 MN : 161.7 178.0 170.4 105 96 MS : 23.6 26.4 23.7 101 90 MO : 65.1 36.9 33.0 51 89 MT : 1.9 1.6 1.2 64 77 NE : 609.2 653.9 614.1 101 94 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 142 126 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.7 1.6 83 93 NJ : 4.6 5.4 4.5 97 83 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 105 96 NY : 4.3 3.9 3.2 74 81 NC : 162.4 168.9 157.1 97 93 ND : 2.1 2.6 2.3 109 87 OH : 26.5 26.0 25.1 95 97 OK : 69.4 81.9 75.3 109 92 OR : 3.6 4.0 3.4 97 87 PA : 98.3 103.2 89.7 91 87 SC : 17.2 19.6 17.2 100 88 SD : 75.9 86.9 83.3 110 96 TN : 19.8 18.1 18.3 93 101 TX : 430.9 458.4 372.8 87 81 UT : 43.4 49.9 42.6 98 85 VA : 60.5 68.4 63.2 104 92 WA : 55.3 68.3 48.3 87 71 WV : 0.7 0.5 0.6 87 122 WI : 105.9 111.7 99.2 94 89 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.3 69 57 : US : 3,862.9 4,059.9 3,664.4 95 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 0.4 0.5 317 379 882 789 AK : 0.1 56 1,115 AZ : 41.8 44.2 51,319 55,223 1,228 1,251 AR : 1.3 1.1 1,389 1,120 1,035 1,013 CA : 86.7 84.6 108,181 107,364 1,247 1,269 CO : 224.6 215.9 282,393 273,464 1,257 1,266 DE-MD : 2.8 2.5 3,437 3,039 1,226 1,229 FL : 6.3 7.3 6,995 7,512 1,112 1,036 GA : 34.2 34.4 38,955 39,288 1,139 1,142 HI : 1.3 0.8 1,262 866 945 1,042 ID : 63.6 73.6 78,662 91,475 1,237 1,242 IL : 88.7 84.6 107,783 103,400 1,215 1,223 IN : 3.1 3.1 3,281 3,326 1,067 1,057 IA : 52.7 56.5 65,524 70,448 1,242 1,247 KS : 684.0 563.1 835,411 689,864 1,221 1,225 KY : 0.9 1.2 822 1,051 871 903 LA : 1.9 1.4 1,615 1,291 862 893 MI : 31.8 35.3 43,963 48,954 1,383 1,386 MN : 52.0 55.3 71,109 74,624 1,368 1,350 MS : MO : 6.6 7.3 8,394 9,239 1,263 1,264 MT : 2.3 1.5 2,549 1,649 1,108 1,116 NE : 644.4 648.5 812,986 817,974 1,262 1,261 NV : 0.1 0.1 84 123 1,044 1,083 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.7 2,191 1,847 1,093 1,105 NJ : 2.0 2.0 2,326 2,466 1,142 1,227 NM : 1.4 1.6 1,381 1,531 966 971 NY : 5.4 3.7 5,740 4,270 1,069 1,165 NC : 12.3 14.4 13,322 15,302 1,083 1,062 ND : 0.8 0.7 891 817 1,161 1,158 OH : 12.3 12.8 14,634 14,302 1,186 1,116 OK : 2.9 2.7 2,842 2,683 990 979 OR : 1.2 1.5 1,605 1,796 1,288 1,219 PA : 79.6 73.2 102,281 91,946 1,285 1,256 SC : SD : 20.8 24.3 29,245 33,585 1,404 1,381 TN : 2.0 1.0 1,472 877 737 856 TX : 580.4 488.5 679,135 583,131 1,170 1,194 UT : 55.6 53.1 67,530 66,599 1,214 1,255 VA : 1.4 2.1 1,316 2,135 956 1,009 WA : 70.1 62.6 89,067 77,993 1,271 1,246 WV : 0.9 0.8 884 693 940 896 WI : 139.0 124.5 177,980 162,871 1,280 1,308 WY : 0.5 0.4 653 478 1,193 1,180 : US 3/ : 3,034.5 2,807.3 3,734,196 3,481,256 1,231 1,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 10.1 8.4 1,541 1,275 152 152 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 22 20 346 354 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.9 8.5 3,822 3,628 428 428 IN : 9.4 6.5 2,846 2,307 302 355 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.9 560 467 494 503 MI : 3.6 3.2 1,291 1,356 355 422 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 53 76 328 432 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.0 292 220 105 109 NJ : 8.9 8.3 3,925 3,713 440 445 NM : NY : 14.1 10.8 1,138 902 81 84 NC : 0.2 0.1 75 51 397 397 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 16 10 205 182 OK : 0.1 0.1 25 33 450 449 OR : PA : 16.5 14.3 5,762 4,978 348 349 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.8 2.1 818 768 289 364 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 18 19 282 333 WA : WV : WI : 10.8 10.3 4,529 4,327 418 420 WY : : US 3/ : 93.5 78.6 27,405 24,637 293 313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 11.2 10.9 5,707 5,751 511 528 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.3 87 79 228 233 AR : CA : 183.3 183.5 39,883 40,762 218 222 CO : 1.7 1.6 433 358 256 226 DE-MD : 2.9 1.4 746 370 255 258 FL : 8.7 8.1 1,688 1,457 194 180 GA : 15.4 11.8 4,846 3,079 316 261 HI : 2.8 2.5 582 505 208 202 ID : IL : 816.3 776.3 212,232 205,815 260 265 IN : 533.9 501.3 135,213 127,300 253 254 IA : 2,279.4 2,250.6 594,809 586,961 261 261 KS : 37.0 26.8 11,196 8,529 303 318 KY : 185.7 173.7 48,464 45,631 261 263 LA : 2.0 1.8 428 400 218 225 MI : 9.3 8.9 3,212 3,103 346 350 MN : 651.3 683.5 167,776 176,548 258 258 MS : MO : 324.9 144.0 81,364 37,307 250 259 MT : 1.6 0.9 408 225 258 250 NE : 536.6 559.8 137,826 144,994 257 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.3 698 563 249 248 NJ : 9.0 8.2 837 803 93 98 NM : 0.5 0.5 100 96 213 209 NY : 3.9 3.3 957 627 249 190 NC : 832.8 777.5 207,835 197,512 250 254 ND : 10.2 11.8 2,365 2,703 232 230 OH : 101.5 95.5 26,085 24,527 257 257 OK : 346.9 357.1 90,838 98,714 262 276 OR : 16.0 15.2 4,065 3,792 254 249 PA : 207.5 191.4 52,011 47,907 251 250 SC : SD : 324.2 346.1 82,276 88,515 254 256 TN : 60.3 55.1 28,207 26,697 468 484 TX : 31.0 31.2 9,567 9,383 308 301 UT : 5.2 5.1 1,331 960 258 188 VA : 317.7 318.4 79,778 82,379 251 259 WA : 2.0 1.6 524 418 266 256 WV : 0.9 0.9 240 248 253 274 WI : 33.6 33.5 14,060 14,445 419 432 WY : 0.6 0.4 154 84 262 231 : US 3/ : 8,118.4 7,810.5 2,104,149 2,045,377 259 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 4 12 102 122 AR : CA : CO : 93.6 75.7 13,123 11,119 140 147 DE-MD : 2.0 2.3 219 258 109 110 FL : GA : 0.4 0.4 34 40 77 102 HI : ID : 0.4 0.5 53 62 122 131 IL : IN : 3.0 2.9 294 302 99 104 IA : 40.8 38.4 5,467 5,616 134 146 KS : 0.2 0.1 24 16 113 118 KY : 1.0 0.7 163 103 169 140 LA : 0.2 0.1 18 9 85 71 MI : 17.7 15.9 2,225 1,900 126 120 MN : 0.2 0.4 31 51 128 130 MS : MO : 0.4 0.6 40 64 91 104 MT : 0.4 0.4 55 47 127 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 7 11 111 121 NV : 0.1 0.2 18 23 127 140 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.0 231 202 101 101 NJ : 8.5 8.2 867 780 102 95 NM : 2.3 2.1 263 236 115 112 NY : 1.5 1.3 154 125 101 95 NC : 0.1 0.1 7 5 109 103 ND : OH : 1.3 1.9 136 220 102 113 OK : 0.1 4 4 109 74 OR : 0.8 1.0 107 149 135 155 PA : 4.7 3.9 383 364 82 95 SC : SD : 1.2 0.7 120 79 100 107 TN : 0.3 0.4 25 31 96 71 TX : 32.4 34.2 4,228 4,791 131 140 UT : 2.7 2.3 378 278 141 121 VA : 1.6 1.5 160 146 103 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.1 0.9 140 124 125 137 WY : 0.2 0.1 24 18 136 127 : US 3/ : 269.5 243.3 35,113 32,872 130 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,492 1,605 1,355 13,658 12,901 50.0 50.3 49.1 50.6 49.5 Heifers :1,004 1,049 931 8,921 8,560 33.7 32.9 33.7 33.0 32.8 All Cows : 436 480 422 3,959 4,160 14.6 15.0 15.3 14.6 16.0 Dairy Cows : 213 211 190 1,931 1,918 7.1 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.4 Other Cows : 223 269 232 2,028 2,242 7.5 8.4 8.4 7.5 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 51 59 50 468 468 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,984 3,193 2,758 27,006 26,089 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,718 7,963 7,425 68,646 67,928 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.5 96.5 Sows : 251 256 238 2,231 2,242 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 23 27 24 238 241 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,992 8,247 7,686 71,115 70,410 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 12 10 127 106 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.2 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 243 246 219 2,341 2,146 94.7 95.2 95.5 94.8 95.3 : Total 1/ : 257 258 230 2,469 2,252 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 756 754 762 744 737 Steers 4/ : 812 811 819 795 789 Heifers 4/ : 743 739 750 730 725 All Cows 4/ : 575 577 582 580 586 Bulls & Stags4/: 882 895 905 900 892 : Calves & Vealers: 178 186 190 191 198 : Hogs : 193 192 195 194 196 Barrow Gilts 5/: 189 188 191 190 192 Sows 5/ : 311 317 319 308 316 Stags & Boars5/: 235 226 236 226 225 : Sheep : 65 69 68 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 66 62 62 62 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 70 68 68 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.0 2 : 5.5 1.2 0.4 3.4 3.3 0.1 0.5 19.1 3 : 75.8 39.0 7.1 27.7 20.5 7.2 2.0 14.4 4 : 68.3 0.7 0.3 57.4 20.2 37.2 9.9 2.1 5 : 294.2 133.0 44.7 107.9 70.5 37.4 8.6 28.4 6 : 488.2 266.1 154.5 58.8 11.2 47.6 8.8 1.8 7 : 1,267.7 668.2 531.3 60.7 2.6 58.1 7.5 0.1 8 : 291.0 119.1 149.0 18.1 3.8 14.3 4.8 9 : 129.1 60.1 7.5 58.4 47.4 11.0 3.2 8.2 10 : 136.4 67.0 35.9 28.7 9.9 18.8 4.8 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,757.6 1,354.6 930.7 422.0 190.3 231.7 50.3 76.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.4 2 : 11.2 11.0 0.2 9.4 1.3 8.1 3 : 510.4 508.9 1.5 6.8 0.5 6.3 4 : 1,188.8 1,112.9 74.2 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.8 5 : 2,041.8 1,956.8 83.5 1.6 31.3 3.3 28.0 6 : 389.3 367.7 21.3 0.2 32.9 1.8 31.0 7 : 2,971.9 2,910.0 42.0 19.9 38.8 38.8 8 : 361.2 345.8 15.5 78.4 1.5 76.9 9 : 179.5 179.4 0.1 26.9 0.4 26.5 10 : 30.6 30.3 0.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,686.5 7,424.6 238.4 23.5 229.7 10.4 219.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.6 1.8 1.2 9.0 8.5 0.5 1.5 19.1 2 : 51.8 10.9 3.3 31.8 26.7 5.0 5.9 188.3 3 : 734.4 357.8 68.4 287.5 213.0 74.5 20.7 127.1 4 : 665.5 8.9 2.6 561.9 190.9 371.0 92.2 14.4 5 : 2,722.6 1,147.3 378.9 1,116.2 763.3 352.9 80.2 281.2 6 : 4,917.9 2,611.6 1,675.3 540.7 100.6 440.1 90.3 13.0 7 :11,754.4 6,235.3 4,789.7 666.0 63.7 602.4 63.4 0.5 8 : 2,708.3 1,262.4 1,210.3 189.9 33.8 156.1 45.6 0.1 9 : 1,208.6 574.2 95.1 510.3 417.2 93.0 29.1 73.7 10 : 1,311.8 691.0 335.3 246.4 100.2 146.1 39.1 5.9 : US 2/ :26,088.9 12,901.2 8,560.1 4,159.7 1,917.9 2,241.8 468.0 723.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.1 14.6 0.3 0.1 16.3 3.5 12.8 2 : 102.3 99.0 2.8 0.5 101.2 13.6 87.6 3 : 4,666.4 4,650.4 15.8 0.2 66.4 4.8 61.6 4 :10,984.9 10,292.1 678.8 14.0 13.7 7.8 5.9 5 :18,770.8 17,874.8 871.5 24.4 305.3 34.1 271.2 6 : 3,580.9 3,381.7 193.8 5.4 321.4 19.5 301.9 7 :27,194.1 26,631.3 367.2 195.7 327.3 0.5 326.8 8 : 3,145.2 3,036.2 108.9 0.1 824.3 15.8 808.5 9 : 1,667.5 1,666.2 0.8 0.5 265.4 5.0 260.3 10 : 283.4 281.3 1.9 0.2 10.4 1.4 9.1 : US 2/ :70,410.4 67,927.5 2,241.8 241.1 2,251.6 106.0 2,145.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 44.0 37.0 0.4 6.6 6.6 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 84.2 22.8 6.9 51.4 40.7 10.7 3.1 8.2 CO : 215.3 97.2 117.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 DE-MD : 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.3 0.1 6.6 1.5 5.1 0.4 GA : 33.6 27.9 1.5 26.4 5.6 HI : 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 ID : 72.5 32.1 14.9 21.7 5.9 15.8 3.8 IL : 81.7 46.4 35.3 8.5 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 6.5 IA : 55.9 35.8 19.9 0.1 KS : 560.6 290.0 270.6 KY : 0.4 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 33.5 26.0 1.4 6.0 6.0 0.1 3.1 MN : 52.4 8.6 3.2 35.1 13.3 21.8 5.5 MS : MO : 4.9 0.8 0.5 3.2 0.7 2.5 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 646.3 341.6 240.3 57.4 1.9 55.5 7.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.0 NJ : 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 8.3 NM : NY : 3.5 0.5 0.2 2.6 2.6 0.2 10.8 NC : 14.0 0.1 11.4 5.8 5.6 2.5 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 4.9 0.3 0.1 4.2 3.7 0.5 0.2 OK : 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 OR : 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 PA : 73.0 37.3 6.4 27.3 20.2 7.1 2.0 14.2 SC : SD : 22.6 1.3 2.3 14.6 2.3 12.3 4.4 TN : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 TX : 485.6 265.9 154.4 56.7 9.7 47.0 8.7 1.8 UT : 52.3 20.3 28.8 2.9 1.0 1.9 0.3 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 62.6 34.3 20.9 6.6 3.6 3.0 0.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 121.3 51.4 4.6 62.5 47.5 15.0 2.8 10.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,757.6 1,354.6 930.7 422.0 190.3 231.7 50.3 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 still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.0 8.4 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 176.9 176.8 CO : 0.9 0.8 75.6 75.5 DE-MD : 1.4 1.4 2.3 0.1 2.2 FL : 8.1 7.9 0.2 GA : 5.3 5.2 HI : 2.5 2.5 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 748.3 702.1 44.9 1.2 IN : 496.8 496.8 2.3 1.5 0.8 IA : 2,248.5 2,194.0 34.6 19.9 38.2 38.2 KS : 23.9 16.6 7.3 KY : 173.1 167.7 5.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 7.4 3.6 3.7 0.2 15.6 1.8 13.8 MN : 680.8 680.8 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 141.1 141.1 0.6 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 558.4 558.3 NV : 0.2 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.4 NJ : 8.2 8.0 0.2 8.2 0.9 7.3 NM : NY : 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.4 0.9 NC : 764.3 759.5 4.8 ND : 11.6 11.6 OH : 81.6 73.2 8.4 OK : 355.4 350.6 4.8 OR : 15.0 14.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 PA : 191.1 190.8 0.3 3.8 0.4 3.4 SC : SD : 344.9 329.5 15.4 0.5 0.5 TN : 55.0 0.7 54.3 0.4 0.4 TX : 21.7 15.7 5.7 0.2 31.9 1.1 30.8 UT : 3.7 3.7 1.8 1.5 0.3 VA : 317.9 316.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 WA : 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 26.9 0.3 26.4 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,686.5 7,424.6 238.4 23.5 229.7 10.4 219.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.6 98.2 98.4 98.4 Calves : 97.7 97.8 97.4 95.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.4 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.5 Sheep : 95.3 94.4 94.4 95.5 95.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 21, 2001. 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