Mt An 1-2 (12-01) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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 3.97 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the 3.92 billion pounds produced in November 2000 and a new record high for November. November 2000 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year and a new record high for November. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, down 1 percent from November 2000. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,255 pounds. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, a new record low for November and 10 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 87,000 head, down 6 percent from November 2000. The average live weight was 12 pounds below last year, at 309 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.73 billion pounds, a new record high for November and up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.72 million head, slightly below November 2000. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 20 million pounds, was down 3 percent from November 2000. Sheep slaughter totaled 287,000 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, unchanged from November a year ago. January - November red meat production was 41.8 billion pounds, 2 percent below the previous year. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 01 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Nov : Oct : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,169 2,388 2,201 101 92 24,779 23,991 97 Veal : 18 18 16 90 91 198 178 90 Pork : 1,714 1,838 1,733 101 94 17,349 17,467 101 Lamb & Mutton : 20 20 20 97 100 211 204 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,921 4,263 3,969 101 93 42,537 41,841 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 01 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Nov : Oct : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 2,138 2,353 2,171 102 92 24,440 23,665 97 Veal : 18 17 16 89 92 187 173 92 Pork : 1,693 1,817 1,715 101 94 17,115 17,251 101 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 19 96 100 204 197 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,869 4,206 3,920 101 93 41,946 41,286 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 01 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Nov : Oct : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,878.6 3,102.5 2,853.0 99 92 32,966.5 32,044.5 97 Other :Thou: 50.7 58.2 50.3 99 86 562.8 539.9 96 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,929.3 3,160.8 2,903.3 99 92 33,529.3 32,584.4 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,234 1,250 1,258 102 101 1,222 1,220 100 Other :Lbs :1,063 1,080 1,073 101 99 1,074 1,078 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,230 1,247 1,255 102 101 1,219 1,218 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 90.6 90.7 84.6 93 93 998.8 898.6 90 Other :Thou: 1.9 3.0 2.3 120 78 41.2 22.5 55 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 92.5 93.7 87.0 94 93 1,040.0 921.1 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 321 314 309 96 98 311 319 103 Other :Lbs : 407 433 433 106 100 427 419 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 321 317 309 96 97 315 321 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,632.6 9,209.2 8,608.6 100 93 88,493.1 88,228.2 100 Other :Thou: 124.2 120.8 107.1 86 89 1,406.6 1,295.2 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,756.8 9,330.0 8,715.7 100 93 89,899.6 89,523.5 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 266 267 269 101 101 262 264 101 Other :Lbs : 229 235 233 102 99 231 230 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 265 267 269 101 101 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 285.8 274.0 273.3 96 100 3,020.5 2,798.9 93 Other :Thou: 11.2 14.5 13.7 123 94 139.4 137.6 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 297.0 288.5 287.0 97 99 3,159.9 2,936.5 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 139 139 140 100 100 136 142 104 Other :Lbs : 104 104 101 96 96 103 106 103 Comm'l. :Lbs : 138 137 138 100 100 135 140 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 01 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Nov 2000 : Oct 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.0 4.4 4.2 106 95 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 90 65 AZ : 33.0 37.2 35.5 108 96 AR : 4.4 6.4 6.4 144 100 CA : 92.8 107.0 100.7 109 94 CO : 163.9 191.6 172.1 105 90 DE-MD : 3.2 3.4 3.1 97 91 FL : 5.4 6.7 6.1 114 92 GA : 28.2 26.7 23.8 84 89 HI : 1.1 1.0 0.8 77 79 ID : 52.2 59.3 55.5 106 94 IL : 240.3 255.4 228.1 95 89 IN : 119.0 127.9 119.4 100 93 IA : 535.6 576.9 553.6 103 96 KS : 504.6 527.5 496.3 98 94 KY : 41.7 42.0 39.9 96 95 LA : 1.4 1.8 1.6 109 86 MI : 32.3 37.5 34.0 105 91 MN : 178.0 207.7 195.9 110 94 MS : 24.8 30.8 28.9 116 94 MO : 72.2 42.6 38.5 53 90 MT : 1.6 1.5 1.3 84 88 NE : 587.9 676.7 628.1 107 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 91 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 2.1 1.9 91 93 NJ : 5.4 5.4 5.1 96 95 NM : 0.9 1.0 0.9 102 94 NY : 4.1 4.1 3.7 90 88 NC : 174.0 191.0 176.6 101 92 ND : 2.2 3.1 2.8 124 91 OH : 26.4 27.0 23.9 90 88 OK : 85.3 91.3 87.7 103 96 OR : 4.3 4.0 4.0 92 99 PA : 105.7 109.7 100.7 95 92 SC : 19.6 22.1 20.3 103 92 SD : 91.8 95.9 88.3 96 92 TN : 20.7 23.6 20.8 101 88 TX : 371.3 414.1 371.7 100 90 UT : 43.6 48.9 44.9 103 92 VA : 64.6 78.9 78.3 121 99 WA : 52.8 51.3 53.7 102 105 WV : 1.0 1.2 1.0 93 78 WI : 116.5 116.1 108.8 93 94 WY : 0.5 0.2 0.5 99 195 : US : 3,920.5 4,263.3 3,969.4 101 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 0.6 434 490 800 824 AK : 0.1 92 1,128 AZ : 45.2 46.4 56,324 59,817 1,245 1,289 AR : 1.2 1.1 1,387 940 1,131 856 CA : 92.5 90.4 113,902 118,700 1,231 1,313 CO : 198.8 202.9 246,749 260,888 1,241 1,286 DE-MD : 3.1 3.2 3,746 3,886 1,208 1,213 FL : 6.7 8.6 7,475 9,252 1,117 1,079 GA : 39.0 34.1 44,679 38,964 1,145 1,141 HI : 1.2 0.6 1,152 700 956 1,086 ID : 71.9 74.1 86,522 91,425 1,203 1,234 IL : 83.3 85.2 103,010 107,178 1,236 1,258 IN : 3.2 2.7 3,379 2,881 1,059 1,055 IA : 69.0 57.3 85,960 73,268 1,246 1,279 KS : 641.2 613.1 784,341 768,403 1,223 1,253 KY : 1.3 1.4 1,079 1,211 818 889 LA : 1.7 1.5 1,509 1,311 863 881 MI : 34.4 36.2 48,900 50,808 1,423 1,403 MN : 58.9 61.4 80,728 81,911 1,370 1,333 MS : MO : 6.2 6.7 7,904 8,853 1,284 1,319 MT : 1.9 1.6 2,110 1,770 1,117 1,127 NE : 609.5 636.0 772,051 820,491 1,267 1,290 NV : 0.1 0.1 122 99 1,006 972 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.1 2,577 2,294 1,071 1,078 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,550 2,626 1,153 1,124 NM : 1.6 1.7 1,544 1,616 968 968 NY : 5.3 4.7 5,595 5,035 1,065 1,081 NC : 15.2 16.6 16,261 17,723 1,072 1,069 ND : 0.9 0.9 924 1,005 1,061 1,107 OH : 11.5 10.5 13,512 12,007 1,175 1,146 OK : 2.8 3.1 2,866 3,149 1,007 1,005 OR : 1.6 1.5 2,094 1,720 1,313 1,177 PA : 85.2 80.9 110,566 103,597 1,298 1,280 SC : SD : 27.9 29.0 38,292 39,819 1,371 1,372 TN : 2.3 1.6 1,791 1,373 786 859 TX : 508.0 496.9 583,431 585,632 1,149 1,179 UT : 55.9 56.0 67,820 70,435 1,213 1,257 VA : 1.7 3.4 1,716 3,307 999 974 WA : 67.9 69.7 85,932 88,028 1,265 1,263 WV : 1.6 1.4 1,398 1,350 875 940 WI : 150.8 141.6 197,077 184,474 1,307 1,303 WY : 0.6 0.6 654 649 1,134 1,170 : US 3/ : 2,929.3 2,903.3 3,604,431 3,643,850 1,230 1,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 8.5 9.5 1,353 1,638 160 173 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 18 42 348 317 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.2 8.2 4,017 3,526 436 428 IN : 9.9 7.6 3,188 2,604 323 344 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 1.0 398 498 473 506 MI : 3.5 3.1 1,394 1,344 402 438 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 40 68 325 463 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 229 296 97 127 NJ : 10.8 9.8 4,823 4,392 445 449 NM : NY : 11.5 13.5 932 1,140 81 84 NC : 0.2 0.1 70 57 400 398 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 20 17 215 254 OK : 0.1 56 468 OR : PA : 15.9 14.9 6,084 5,409 383 362 SC : SD : TN : TX : 3.0 1.9 995 600 326 324 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 18 20 279 316 WA : WV : WI : 12.5 10.4 5,335 4,317 425 416 WY : : US 3/ : 92.5 87.0 29,686 26,859 321 309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 11.3 11.4 5,742 6,078 509 531 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.3 113 62 237 240 AR : CA : 186.3 217.0 41,314 49,460 222 228 CO : 1.4 1.2 349 263 258 225 DE-MD : 3.8 2.3 982 615 258 266 FL : 13.4 11.3 2,440 1,968 182 175 GA : 17.5 13.1 5,729 3,374 328 257 HI : 2.9 2.8 588 594 204 214 ID : IL : 872.0 786.3 232,349 212,329 266 270 IN : 587.2 585.4 152,969 154,532 260 264 IA : 2,443.2 2,532.1 651,314 684,999 267 271 KS : 34.7 27.9 10,834 9,247 312 331 KY : 205.8 197.9 54,852 52,652 267 266 LA : 3.0 2.7 617 543 206 201 MI : 9.7 9.3 3,705 3,629 383 392 MN : 698.5 779.7 183,931 207,118 263 266 MS : MO : 348.4 170.5 91,056 261 MT : 1.5 1.2 380 289 262 251 NE : 589.2 621.3 155,623 167,016 264 269 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 716 616 266 251 NJ : 9.3 9.1 933 911 100 100 NM : 0.2 0.3 50 56 218 213 NY : 3.2 2.6 813 516 251 199 NC : 882.6 856.5 222,764 222,381 252 260 ND : 10.8 14.1 2,568 3,295 238 233 OH : 101.8 92.4 27,005 24,500 265 265 OK : 407.6 406.6 112,450 115,065 276 283 OR : 19.1 18.7 4,883 4,734 256 253 PA : 216.9 210.1 55,605 53,532 256 255 SC : SD : 374.8 350.5 98,534 91,956 263 262 TN : 63.2 61.6 29,516 30,045 467 488 TX : 35.1 35.0 11,350 11,445 324 327 UT : 5.4 5.6 1,420 1,022 261 184 VA : 332.3 392.3 85,127 102,177 256 260 WA : 1.5 1.6 398 399 270 255 WV : 1.1 1.0 319 267 297 276 WI : 32.2 31.2 14,270 13,777 444 441 WY : 0.4 0.3 100 88 245 276 : US 3/ : 8,756.8 8,715.7 2,324,043 2,345,166 265 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 6 5 88 92 AR : CA : CO : 110.2 96.0 16,503 14,837 150 155 DE-MD : 2.1 3.2 238 357 114 111 FL : GA : 0.4 0.5 36 50 95 108 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 36 121 115 IL : IN : 3.3 2.9 321 288 98 98 IA : 44.1 43.4 6,415 6,298 145 145 KS : 0.2 0.3 28 31 136 115 KY : 0.8 0.8 150 122 179 155 LA : 0.2 0.2 13 16 79 81 MI : 17.5 17.7 2,227 2,152 127 121 MN : 0.2 0.3 20 31 106 117 MS : MO : 0.5 0.5 44 51 85 102 MT : 0.3 0.3 36 39 122 126 NE : 0.1 6 111 NV : 0.1 0.1 10 13 109 127 N ENG 2/ : 2.6 2.5 266 267 103 107 NJ : 10.0 11.1 977 1,039 98 94 NM : 2.3 1.8 253 211 111 114 NY : 1.7 1.6 172 135 99 84 NC : 0.1 0.1 8 13 103 113 ND : OH : 0.5 1.4 58 151 106 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 13 8 130 111 OR : 0.8 0.8 104 114 136 142 PA : 4.2 4.7 347 506 83 107 SC : SD : 1.5 1.0 141 113 96 115 TN : 0.5 0.5 40 43 76 85 TX : 40.3 38.6 5,483 5,287 136 137 UT : 2.5 2.8 350 347 142 124 VA : 1.4 1.1 144 104 106 92 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 1.2 127 174 129 140 WY : 0.1 0.1 16 19 127 138 : US 3/ : 297.0 287.0 40,893 39,606 138 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,368 1,494 1,350 16,478 15,746 47.5 48.2 47.3 50.0 49.1 Heifers : 955 1,017 936 10,956 10,513 33.2 32.8 32.8 33.2 32.8 All Cows : 507 534 518 4,963 5,210 17.6 17.2 18.1 15.1 16.3 Dairy Cows : 240 229 224 2,404 2,370 8.3 7.4 7.8 7.3 7.4 Other Cows : 267 305 294 2,559 2,840 9.3 9.8 10.3 7.8 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 49 58 49 570 576 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,879 3,103 2,853 32,966 32,045 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,338 8,903 8,332 85,432 85,162 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.5 96.5 Sows : 268 275 253 2,769 2,770 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 27 31 24 292 296 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,633 9,209 8,609 88,493 88,228 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 12 154 131 4.6 4.7 4.3 5.1 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 273 261 262 2,866 2,668 95.4 95.3 95.7 94.9 95.3 : Total 1/ : 286 274 273 3,021 2,799 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 747 762 765 745 742 Steers 4/ : 807 826 830 797 796 Heifers 4/ : 742 757 766 733 731 All Cows 4/ : 578 576 579 579 584 Bulls & Stags4/: 867 891 888 894 892 : Calves & Vealers: 199 192 190 192 197 : Hogs : 197 198 200 194 196 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 194 196 190 192 Sows 5/ : 314 318 318 309 316 Stags & Boars5/: 229 226 230 227 225 : Sheep : 69 69 69 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 66 65 62 63 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 69 70 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, November 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.3 2 : 6.8 1.6 0.6 4.0 3.2 0.8 0.5 23.3 3 : 84.1 39.1 9.7 33.1 23.9 9.1 2.2 15.1 4 : 71.6 1.0 0.4 60.5 22.5 38.0 9.7 2.8 5 : 320.8 128.9 46.8 136.9 91.8 45.2 8.1 29.1 6 : 496.6 231.8 182.4 72.7 10.0 62.7 9.8 1.5 7 : 1,305.3 697.3 522.5 78.5 2.4 76.1 7.0 0.1 8 : 285.4 123.6 132.1 25.4 3.3 22.0 4.4 9 : 136.8 56.1 6.7 71.2 55.3 15.9 2.9 9.2 10 : 143.9 70.6 34.7 34.2 10.3 23.9 4.4 1.1 : US 2/ : 2,853.0 1,350.4 936.0 517.3 223.6 293.7 49.3 84.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.7 2.1 0.6 1.5 2 : 11.5 11.2 0.2 0.1 12.6 1.3 11.4 3 : 603.4 601.5 1.9 8.4 0.6 7.8 4 : 1,338.8 1,255.1 82.4 1.2 2.1 1.0 1.1 5 : 2,247.2 2,164.5 81.2 1.5 36.1 3.6 32.5 6 : 446.2 417.3 28.5 0.5 36.9 2.1 34.8 7 : 3,343.8 3,278.4 45.1 20.3 43.8 43.8 8 : 367.7 354.4 13.2 99.1 1.6 97.5 9 : 213.6 213.5 0.1 30.5 0.5 30.0 10 : 34.7 34.4 0.3 1.6 0.4 1.2 : US 2/ : 8,608.6 8,332.1 252.9 23.6 273.3 11.8 261.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.1 2.8 1.6 10.7 10.1 0.6 2.0 23.7 2 : 65.8 14.3 4.5 39.9 33.2 6.7 7.1 236.1 3 : 913.2 441.4 87.5 358.1 264.1 94.0 26.2 158.5 4 : 816.8 11.0 3.4 688.8 236.5 452.4 113.6 20.1 5 : 3,379.3 1,420.0 473.4 1,387.8 943.7 444.1 98.1 342.2 6 : 5,967.6 3,115.1 2,047.6 693.6 122.0 571.6 111.4 16.3 7 :14,478.2 7,699.8 5,878.9 821.2 68.4 752.8 78.2 0.7 8 : 3,309.8 1,513.0 1,502.6 238.8 41.3 197.5 55.5 0.1 9 : 1,494.7 696.7 108.0 654.8 529.5 125.3 35.2 92.8 10 : 1,602.0 831.7 405.2 316.5 121.3 195.2 48.6 8.1 : US 2/ :32,044.5 15,745.7 10,512.7 5,210.3 2,370.1 2,840.3 575.7 898.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.8 18.3 0.4 0.1 20.8 4.9 15.9 2 : 126.3 122.5 3.2 0.6 124.5 16.3 108.2 3 : 5,890.4 5,870.7 19.5 0.2 82.7 6.1 76.6 4 :13,777.7 12,906.9 853.9 16.9 17.8 9.8 7.9 5 :23,504.6 22,431.7 1,045.2 27.6 379.9 41.4 338.4 6 : 4,487.3 4,232.4 248.6 6.3 400.1 23.8 376.3 7 :34,048.2 33,343.4 461.4 243.3 420.6 0.5 420.1 8 : 3,923.1 3,788.6 134.4 0.1 1,013.4 19.5 993.9 9 : 2,096.9 2,095.5 0.9 0.5 325.4 6.2 319.2 10 : 354.9 352.3 2.4 0.3 13.9 2.1 11.8 : US 2/ :88,228.2 85,162.4 2,769.8 296.0 2,798.9 130.7 2,668.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 46.2 37.4 0.6 8.3 8.3 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 CA : 89.9 18.4 5.9 62.7 47.0 15.7 2.8 9.2 CO : 202.2 100.0 101.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.6 0.2 0.1 7.8 1.7 6.1 0.4 GA : 33.0 0.1 27.6 1.9 25.7 5.2 HI : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ID : 73.0 29.5 15.2 24.9 5.6 19.3 3.3 IL : 82.8 46.4 36.4 8.2 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 7.6 IA : 56.5 28.5 27.7 0.2 KS : 610.0 356.9 253.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 34.4 25.2 1.8 7.4 7.4 0.1 3.0 MN : 59.3 7.2 3.8 43.4 18.6 24.8 4.8 MS : MO : 5.0 0.7 0.4 3.6 0.5 3.1 0.4 0.1 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 633.8 311.2 241.3 74.8 1.9 72.9 6.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.3 NJ : 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 9.8 NM : NY : 4.4 0.7 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.7 0.3 13.5 NC : 15.8 0.1 0.1 13.0 7.1 5.9 2.7 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.5 0.3 0.1 4.8 4.1 0.7 0.2 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4 OR : 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 PA : 80.5 37.0 8.8 32.6 23.6 9.0 2.1 14.9 SC : SD : 27.4 1.8 1.2 20.6 1.9 18.7 3.9 TN : 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 493.9 231.5 182.3 70.3 8.4 61.9 9.7 1.5 UT : 54.9 21.4 29.0 4.2 1.0 3.2 0.4 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 69.6 40.5 19.4 8.9 4.4 4.5 0.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 138.5 49.6 4.6 81.3 61.7 19.6 3.0 10.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,853.0 1,350.4 936.0 517.3 223.6 293.7 49.3 84.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.4 9.2 1.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 210.7 210.7 CO : 0.6 0.6 95.9 95.9 DE-MD : 2.3 2.3 3.2 0.1 3.2 FL : 11.3 11.1 0.2 GA : 5.7 5.6 HI : 2.8 2.7 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 767.1 725.0 40.9 1.3 IN : 582.6 582.6 2.4 1.5 0.8 IA : 2,529.7 2,472.1 37.3 20.3 43.2 43.2 KS : 25.2 17.6 7.7 KY : 197.3 191.4 5.9 0.8 0.7 LA : MI : 7.7 2.6 5.1 17.5 2.1 15.4 MN : 777.7 777.7 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 169.0 168.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 MT : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 619.9 619.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.7 2.1 0.6 1.5 NJ : 9.1 8.9 0.2 0.1 11.1 0.9 10.2 NM : NY : 2.3 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.1 NC : 844.3 838.9 5.4 0.1 ND : 13.6 13.6 OH : 85.7 76.6 9.1 OK : 404.7 398.7 6.0 OR : 18.5 18.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.6 PA : 209.5 209.2 0.3 4.7 0.5 4.2 SC : SD : 349.3 336.1 13.1 0.8 0.8 TN : 61.4 0.8 60.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 TX : 25.7 17.1 8.1 0.5 35.9 1.3 34.6 UT : 3.9 3.9 2.0 1.6 0.4 VA : 391.5 390.0 1.6 0.5 0.5 WA : 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 26.3 0.1 26.1 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,608.6 8,332.1 252.9 23.6 273.3 11.8 261.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.9 96.8 97.3 96.0 97.6 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.4 98.6 Sheep : 96.2 95.0 95.2 95.6 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 January 25, 2002. 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