Mt An 1-2 (11-01) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released November 21, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Liana Cuffman at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Monthly Record Highs for Red Meat Production and Beef and Pork Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.26 billion pounds in October, up 4 percent from the 4.10 billion pounds produced in October 2000 and 164 million pounds above the previous record high set in 2000. October 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2001 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year and 43 million pounds above the previous record high set in 2000. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.16 million head, up 1 percent from October 2000. The average live weight was up 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,247 pounds. Veal production totaled 18 million pounds, 2 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 93,700 head, down 3 percent from October 2000. The average live weight was 5 pounds above last year, at 317 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.84 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year and also 121 million pounds above the previous record high set in 2000. Hog kill totaled 9.33 million head, 5 percent above October 2000. The average live weight was 5 pounds above the previous year, at 267 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20 million pounds, was up 6 percent from October 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 288,500 head, 3 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January - October red meat production was 37.9 billion pounds, 2 percent below the previous year. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 01 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Oct : Sep : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,345 2,120 2,388 102 113 22,610 21,790 96 Veal : 18 15 18 98 120 180 162 90 Pork : 1,717 1,513 1,838 107 121 15,636 15,735 101 Lamb & Mutton : 18 16 20 106 120 191 185 97 : Total Red Meat : 4,099 3,664 4,263 104 116 38,616 37,872 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 01 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Oct : Sep : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,310 2,090 2,353 102 113 22,301 21,494 96 Veal : 18 14 17 96 119 170 157 92 Pork : 1,694 1,492 1,817 107 122 15,422 15,537 101 Lamb & Mutton : 18 16 19 106 121 184 178 97 : Total Red Meat : 4,039 3,612 4,206 104 116 38,077 37,366 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 01 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Oct : Sep : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:3,082.0 2,757.6 3,102.5 101 113 30,087.9 29,191.5 97 Other :Thou: 59.4 49.8 58.2 98 117 512.0 489.6 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:3,141.4 *2,807.4 3,160.8 101 113 30,599.9 29,681.1 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,234 1,243 1,250 101 101 1,221 1,217 100 Other :Lbs :1,069 1,082 1,080 101 100 1,075 1,078 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,231 1,240 1,247 101 101 1,218 1,214 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 95.0 76.6 90.7 95 118 908.2 813.9 90 Other :Thou: 2.0 2.0 3.0 145 146 39.3 20.2 51 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 97.1 78.6 93.7 97 119 947.5 834.1 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 309 308 314 102 102 310 320 103 Other :Lbs : 411 413 433 106 105 429 418 97 Comm'l. :Lbs : 312 313 317 102 101 315 322 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,745.7 *7,686.6 9,209.2 105 120 79,860.5 79,619.7 100 Other :Thou: 136.3 124.0 120.8 89 97 1,282.4 1,188.1 93 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,882.1 7,810.5 9,330.0 105 119 81,142.8 80,807.8 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 263 262 267 102 102 262 264 101 Other :Lbs : 234 229 235 101 103 231 230 99 Comm'l. :Lbs : 262 262 267 102 102 261 263 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 266.1 *229.8 274.0 103 119 2,734.7 2,525.6 92 Other :Thou: 12.8 13.5 14.5 114 107 128.2 123.9 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 278.9 243.3 288.5 103 119 2,862.9 2,649.5 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 135 137 139 103 102 136 142 104 Other :Lbs : 107 107 104 98 98 103 106 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 134 135 137 103 102 134 140 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 01 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Oct 2000 : Sep 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.4 3.9 4.4 102 113 AK : 0.1 0.1 93 AZ : 30.4 33.0 37.2 122 113 AR : 5.5 5.0 6.4 117 128 CA : 97.2 88.8 107.0 110 120 CO : 185.3 179.7 191.6 103 107 DE-MD : 3.5 2.3 3.4 97 148 FL : 5.1 4.9 6.7 130 136 GA : 29.4 24.1 26.7 91 111 HI : 1.2 0.9 1.0 91 122 ID : 53.3 56.0 59.3 111 106 IL : 253.9 219.6 255.4 101 116 IN : 118.4 99.2 127.9 108 129 IA : 528.1 481.1 576.9 109 120 KS : 552.8 445.7 527.5 95 118 KY : 38.7 34.8 42.0 109 121 LA : 1.7 1.4 1.8 106 128 MI : 31.5 32.5 37.5 119 115 MN : 181.9 170.4 207.7 114 122 MS : 25.1 23.7 30.8 123 130 MO : 70.7 33.0 42.6 60 129 MT : 1.8 1.2 1.5 81 124 NE : 640.2 614.1 676.7 106 110 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 113 89 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.6 2.1 97 134 NJ : 5.0 4.5 5.4 109 120 NM : 1.0 0.9 1.0 99 106 NY : 4.5 3.2 4.1 91 130 NC : 173.0 157.1 191.0 110 122 ND : 2.5 2.3 3.1 121 133 OH : 27.6 25.1 27.0 98 107 OK : 80.9 75.3 91.3 113 121 OR : 4.0 3.4 4.0 100 116 PA : 108.3 89.7 109.7 101 122 SC : 20.3 17.2 22.1 109 128 SD : 91.3 83.3 95.9 105 115 TN : 19.9 18.3 23.6 119 129 TX : 409.3 372.8 414.1 101 111 UT : 44.2 42.6 48.9 111 115 VA : 69.7 63.2 78.9 113 125 WA : 57.8 48.3 51.3 89 106 WV : 1.4 0.6 1.2 91 211 WI : 116.1 99.2 116.1 100 117 WY : 0.2 0.3 0.2 98 67 : US : 4,099.2 3,664.4 4,263.3 104 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 0.8 0.7 634 536 801 789 AK : 0.1 138 1,141 AZ : 41.6 49.4 51,226 62,197 1,233 1,259 AR : 1.6 1.3 1,604 1,235 995 951 CA : 93.5 99.3 116,224 126,942 1,244 1,279 CO : 224.7 228.4 281,147 291,542 1,251 1,276 DE-MD : 3.2 3.3 3,939 4,040 1,220 1,221 FL : 6.8 9.2 7,382 9,995 1,092 1,081 GA : 41.0 38.1 46,702 43,560 1,138 1,143 HI : 1.3 1.1 1,262 1,101 958 1,028 ID : 72.3 79.1 87,844 98,196 1,216 1,242 IL : 95.4 89.9 117,037 111,208 1,227 1,237 IN : 4.1 3.7 4,330 3,847 1,055 1,051 IA : 61.2 61.7 76,687 78,271 1,254 1,269 KS : 704.5 657.9 861,435 816,830 1,223 1,242 KY : 1.5 1.6 1,278 1,411 846 885 LA : 2.3 1.6 1,940 1,446 861 913 MI : 34.4 39.3 48,112 55,141 1,397 1,403 MN : 59.0 65.9 81,504 89,808 1,380 1,362 MS : MO : 8.2 9.6 10,072 12,002 1,234 1,250 MT : 2.3 1.8 2,543 2,098 1,106 1,134 NE : 669.9 698.4 848,651 893,664 1,267 1,280 NV : 0.1 0.1 86 109 1,044 1,064 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 2,560 2,436 1,081 1,070 NJ : 2.1 2.4 2,237 2,817 1,062 1,161 NM : 1.6 1.9 1,537 1,620 946 869 NY : 6.0 5.0 6,383 5,622 1,059 1,114 NC : 13.6 18.5 14,222 19,571 1,048 1,057 ND : 1.1 1.0 1,215 1,149 1,146 1,131 OH : 11.6 12.7 13,606 13,496 1,174 1,065 OK : 3.5 3.6 3,589 3,569 1,015 1,002 OR : 1.4 1.5 1,806 1,812 1,278 1,185 PA : 87.9 91.2 113,745 116,490 1,294 1,278 SC : SD : 24.8 29.7 34,408 41,053 1,390 1,385 TN : 2.6 1.6 2,174 1,340 845 862 TX : 554.7 553.2 642,075 652,147 1,158 1,179 UT : 56.8 61.0 68,968 76,681 1,213 1,257 VA : 1.4 3.0 1,374 3,237 952 1,063 WA : 73.7 67.0 93,484 83,434 1,268 1,245 WV : 2.2 2.0 2,012 1,683 904 844 WI : 150.2 146.8 194,668 192,298 1,296 1,310 WY : 0.3 0.3 315 322 1,225 1,237 : US 3/ : 3,141.4 3,160.8 3,867,204 3,942,113 1,231 1,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 10.1 1,578 1,816 156 179 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 21 25 345 338 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.3 9.1 4,422 3,965 431 435 IN : 9.2 6.4 2,947 2,289 319 359 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.0 1.5 480 749 489 499 MI : 3.4 3.9 1,188 1,718 346 442 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.2 57 93 334 440 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.4 251 276 102 116 NJ : 10.2 10.8 4,484 4,823 438 448 NM : NY : 12.2 13.7 993 1,150 81 84 NC : 0.2 0.2 86 64 400 400 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 26 17 254 233 OK : 0.2 74 410 OR : PA : 17.5 16.1 6,463 5,746 368 358 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.0 2.1 940 732 314 351 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 18 28 274 313 WA : WV : WI : 13.2 12.6 5,571 5,325 422 422 WY : : US 3/ : 97.1 93.7 30,252 29,722 312 317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 12.0 12.3 6,159 6,511 513 528 AK : AZ : 0.7 0.4 165 90 239 246 AR : CA : 205.0 219.1 45,606 49,952 223 228 CO : 1.6 1.5 406 332 258 222 DE-MD : 4.8 4.2 1,191 1,029 250 244 FL : 11.5 11.3 2,216 2,167 193 192 GA : 17.8 15.0 5,726 3,796 322 253 HI : 3.0 2.8 618 595 208 212 ID : IL : 905.8 920.7 240,032 247,017 265 268 IN : 590.2 636.8 152,013 165,697 258 260 IA : 2,453.8 2,663.8 648,957 710,659 264 267 KS : 35.2 30.4 11,057 10,042 314 330 KY : 192.5 210.0 50,685 55,052 263 262 LA : 2.7 2.6 582 561 218 213 MI : 9.1 9.8 3,272 4,191 360 429 MN : 722.7 821.5 188,189 216,847 260 264 MS : MO : 344.5 182.5 87,591 254 MT : 1.3 1.0 339 263 261 251 NE : 587.6 642.9 153,378 170,973 261 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.8 765 711 253 253 NJ : 8.9 9.5 851 938 95 99 NM : 0.6 0.4 134 79 214 214 NY : 3.6 3.4 898 744 246 216 NC : 886.8 932.3 221,651 240,708 250 258 ND : 11.7 15.2 2,738 3,523 233 232 OH : 109.2 106.4 28,460 27,671 261 260 OK : 392.3 422.4 105,795 119,596 270 283 OR : 17.9 19.1 4,594 4,632 257 243 PA : 221.6 220.0 56,642 56,087 256 255 SC : SD : 390.2 391.3 99,894 101,198 256 259 TN : 59.8 71.0 27,945 34,050 467 480 TX : 37.3 34.4 11,697 10,723 314 312 UT : 5.2 6.0 1,274 1,103 245 185 VA : 363.7 397.4 92,019 102,702 253 258 WA : 1.7 1.8 464 491 268 269 WV : 0.9 1.1 263 303 282 268 WI : 35.1 36.8 15,030 16,186 428 440 WY : 0.3 0.2 74 54 280 257 : US 3/ : 8,882.1 9,330.0 2,331,502 2,487,615 262 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 11 13 123 130 AR : CA : CO : 91.8 86.3 13,388 12,899 146 149 DE-MD : 2.2 2.5 250 282 112 114 FL : GA : 0.4 0.4 34 35 81 95 HI : ID : 0.4 0.5 50 56 121 119 IL : IN : 3.1 2.8 307 282 98 99 IA : 43.7 48.9 6,132 7,170 140 147 KS : 0.2 0.3 19 33 106 132 KY : 0.9 0.8 148 117 171 144 LA : 0.2 0.2 15 13 78 79 MI : 19.1 19.4 2,398 2,349 126 121 MN : 0.4 0.3 46 35 118 118 MS : MO : 0.5 0.7 44 82 88 114 MT : 0.4 0.4 48 46 125 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 7 114 107 NV : 0.2 0.1 26 16 119 138 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.7 259 287 103 106 NJ : 8.6 9.1 852 861 99 95 NM : 2.5 2.6 283 293 112 112 NY : 1.7 1.7 169 152 100 92 NC : ND : OH : 0.8 1.4 84 160 102 113 OK : 0.1 0.1 13 10 141 112 OR : 0.9 1.1 123 198 135 176 PA : 5.0 4.6 410 479 82 105 SC : SD : 1.2 1.1 116 123 100 109 TN : 0.5 0.5 36 37 78 75 TX : 36.9 43.5 4,924 6,079 134 140 UT : 2.6 3.1 355 423 135 136 VA : 1.4 1.6 155 159 110 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.2 1.4 152 197 126 137 WY : 0.1 8 140 : US 3/ : 278.9 288.5 37,349 39,630 134 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,452 1,355 1,494 15,110 14,395 47.1 49.1 48.2 50.2 49.3 Heifers :1,079 931 1,017 10,001 9,577 35.0 33.8 32.8 33.2 32.8 All Cows : 498 422 534 4,456 4,694 16.2 15.3 17.2 14.8 16.1 Dairy Cows : 233 190 229 2,164 2,147 7.6 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.4 Other Cows : 265 232 305 2,292 2,547 8.6 8.4 9.8 7.6 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 53 50 58 521 526 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,082 2,758 3,103 30,088 29,192 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,449 7,425 8,903 77,095 76,830 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.5 Sows : 271 238 275 2,501 2,517 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 27 24 31 264 272 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,746 *7,687 9,209 79,860 79,620 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 10 13 141 119 5.2 4.5 4.7 5.2 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 252 219 261 2,594 2,407 94.8 95.5 95.3 94.8 95.3 : Total 1/ : 266 230 274 2,735 2,526 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 753 762 762 745 740 Steers 4/ : 813 819 826 797 793 Heifers 4/ : 748 750 757 732 728 All Cows 4/ : 574 582 576 579 584 Bulls & Stags4/: 866 905 891 896 892 : Calves & Vealers: 190 190 192 191 197 : Hogs : 195 195 198 194 196 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 191 194 190 192 Sows 5/ : 311 319 318 308 316 Stags & Boars5/: 227 236 226 227 225 : Sheep : 67 68 69 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 62 65 63 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 68 69 68 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, October 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.4 2 : 7.2 1.8 0.6 4.2 3.3 0.8 0.7 24.5 3 : 94.7 44.5 9.4 37.5 27.2 10.3 3.2 16.2 4 : 79.7 1.1 0.4 66.5 23.1 43.4 11.7 2.9 5 : 335.9 143.8 47.7 134.6 88.6 46.1 9.7 31.9 6 : 553.0 271.8 189.9 80.1 11.4 68.7 11.3 1.8 7 : 1,418.4 767.2 566.7 76.7 2.3 74.4 7.8 0.1 8 : 316.2 127.0 160.2 23.5 4.2 19.3 5.5 9 : 149.2 66.4 6.3 73.3 56.9 16.4 3.2 9.9 10 : 146.3 70.0 35.2 36.0 10.8 25.2 5.1 1.1 : US 2/ : 3,102.5 1,494.1 1,016.7 533.4 228.6 304.8 58.4 90.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 2 : 12.6 12.4 0.2 10.6 1.3 9.3 3 : 620.6 618.8 1.8 7.9 0.7 7.2 4 : 1,454.0 1,359.7 92.6 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.9 5 : 2,486.5 2,392.3 92.4 1.7 38.4 3.7 34.7 6 : 460.2 433.4 26.4 0.4 41.8 2.2 39.6 7 : 3,510.2 3,433.7 49.2 27.3 49.5 0.1 49.4 8 : 410.3 398.0 12.3 90.0 2.1 87.9 9 : 215.9 215.8 0.1 29.6 0.7 28.9 10 : 36.9 36.6 0.2 1.9 0.4 1.5 : US 2/ : 9,209.2 8,902.7 275.2 31.3 274.0 12.9 261.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.4 2.3 1.5 9.8 9.3 0.5 1.8 21.4 2 : 59.0 12.7 3.9 35.9 30.1 5.8 6.6 212.8 3 : 829.1 402.3 77.8 325.0 240.2 84.9 24.0 143.3 4 : 745.3 10.0 3.0 628.4 214.0 414.4 103.9 17.3 5 : 3,058.5 1,291.1 426.6 1,250.9 851.9 399.0 90.0 313.1 6 : 5,471.0 2,883.3 1,865.2 620.9 112.0 508.9 101.6 14.8 7 :13,172.8 7,002.5 5,356.4 742.7 66.0 676.7 71.1 0.6 8 : 3,024.5 1,389.4 1,370.5 213.5 38.0 175.5 51.1 0.1 9 : 1,357.8 640.6 101.3 583.6 474.1 109.5 32.3 83.5 10 : 1,458.1 761.0 370.5 282.4 111.0 171.4 44.2 7.0 : US 2/ :29,191.5 14,395.3 9,576.7 4,693.1 2,146.5 2,546.6 526.4 813.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.1 16.6 0.4 0.1 18.6 4.2 14.4 2 : 114.9 111.3 3.0 0.5 111.8 15.0 96.8 3 : 5,287.0 5,269.2 17.6 0.2 74.3 5.5 68.8 4 :12,438.9 11,651.8 771.4 15.7 15.6 8.9 6.8 5 :21,257.3 20,267.2 964.0 26.2 343.8 37.8 306.0 6 : 4,041.1 3,815.1 220.1 5.8 363.2 21.7 341.5 7 :30,704.4 30,065.0 416.3 223.0 376.8 0.5 376.2 8 : 3,555.5 3,434.2 121.2 0.1 914.3 17.9 896.4 9 : 1,883.4 1,882.0 0.8 0.5 295.0 5.7 289.2 10 : 320.2 317.9 2.1 0.2 12.3 1.8 10.6 : US 2/ :79,619.7 76,830.3 2,517.0 272.4 2,525.6 119.0 2,406.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 49.2 40.0 0.8 8.4 8.4 AR : 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 CA : 98.8 26.1 5.3 64.3 48.4 15.9 3.1 9.9 CO : 227.6 99.7 127.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 9.2 0.2 0.1 8.5 1.7 6.8 0.5 GA : 37.2 0.1 30.8 1.7 29.1 6.3 HI : 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 ID : 77.9 34.9 12.7 26.5 6.2 20.3 3.9 IL : 86.3 49.1 37.1 9.1 IN : 0.5 0.3 0.1 6.4 IA : 61.1 34.7 26.2 0.2 KS : 654.6 374.9 279.7 KY : 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 37.4 28.5 1.7 7.1 7.1 0.1 3.8 MN : 62.7 9.7 3.5 43.6 17.1 26.5 5.8 MS : MO : 6.5 1.3 0.6 4.0 0.5 3.5 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 696.2 356.3 260.2 72.6 1.8 70.8 7.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.4 NJ : 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 10.8 NM : NY : 4.8 0.9 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.6 0.3 13.7 NC : 17.6 0.1 14.2 7.0 7.2 3.3 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 OH : 6.5 0.4 0.1 5.8 4.8 1.0 0.2 OK : 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 OR : 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 PA : 90.9 42.3 8.5 37.1 26.8 10.3 3.1 16.0 SC : SD : 27.6 1.8 2.6 18.4 2.3 16.1 4.9 TN : 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 549.9 271.4 189.8 77.6 9.7 67.9 11.1 1.8 UT : 59.9 25.0 30.1 4.5 1.4 3.1 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 67.0 34.4 22.4 9.1 4.2 4.9 1.0 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 142.5 55.8 5.1 78.1 59.5 18.6 3.5 12.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,102.5 1,494.1 1,016.7 533.4 228.6 304.8 58.4 90.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 11.3 9.6 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 212.9 212.9 CO : 0.8 0.8 0.1 86.2 86.2 DE-MD : 4.2 4.2 2.5 0.1 2.4 FL : 11.3 11.0 0.2 GA : 6.7 6.7 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.3 0.1 0.3 IL : 898.4 849.5 47.5 1.5 IN : 632.9 632.9 2.4 1.6 0.8 IA : 2,662.8 2,594.9 40.6 27.3 48.7 48.7 KS : 26.8 18.4 8.4 KY : 209.4 203.5 5.9 0.8 0.7 LA : MI : 8.3 3.5 4.8 19.1 2.1 17.0 MN : 818.7 818.6 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 179.1 179.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 641.5 641.5 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 NJ : 9.4 9.2 0.2 9.0 0.8 8.2 NM : NY : 3.1 3.1 1.6 0.5 1.1 NC : 917.6 911.7 5.9 ND : 14.8 14.8 OH : 97.3 87.7 9.6 OK : 420.0 413.6 6.4 OR : 18.9 18.7 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.8 PA : 219.5 219.2 0.3 4.5 0.5 4.0 SC : SD : 389.9 377.7 12.2 0.8 0.8 TN : 70.7 1.1 69.7 0.5 0.4 TX : 24.5 18.0 6.2 0.4 40.7 1.3 39.4 UT : 4.4 4.4 2.4 2.0 0.4 VA : 396.8 395.3 1.5 0.9 0.8 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 30.9 0.2 30.6 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 9,209.2 8,902.7 275.2 31.3 274.0 12.9 261.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.9 97.4 96.8 95.9 97.6 Hogs : 98.5 98.4 98.7 98.4 98.5 Sheep : 95.4 94.4 95.0 95.5 95.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 21, 2001. 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