Mt An 1-2 (1-02) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released January 25, 2002, 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 Lows for Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion pounds in December, up 5 percent from the 3.61 billion pounds produced in December 2000. December 2000 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2001 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, up 2 percent from December 2000. The average live weight was up 31 pounds from the previous year, at 1,255 pounds. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 12 percent below December a year ago and a new record low for December. Calf slaughter totaled 84,300 head, down 8 percent from December 2000. The average live weight was 10 pounds below last year, at 309 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.67 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.42 million head, 4 percent above December 2000. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19 million pounds, was down 8 percent from December 2000 and a new record low for December. Sheep slaughter totaled 279,100 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 2 pounds from December a year ago. January - December red meat production was 45.6 billion pounds, 1 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 production was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 01 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Dec : Nov : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,997 2,201 2,110 106 96 26,776 26,101 97 Veal : 18 16 16 88 97 215 194 90 Pork : 1,579 1,733 1,668 106 96 18,929 19,135 101 Lamb & Mutton : 21 20 19 92 97 232 223 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,615 *3,970 3,813 105 96 46,151 45,654 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 01 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Dec : Nov : : :01 as % : : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,966 2,171 2,078 106 96 26,405 25,743 97 Veal : 17 16 15 88 97 205 188 92 Pork : 1,557 1,715 1,648 106 96 18,672 18,899 101 Lamb & Mutton : 20 19 18 92 97 224 216 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,561 3,920 3,759 106 96 45,506 45,045 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 01 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Dec : Nov : : : 01 % : : : : :2000 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :of 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,665.0 *2,853.5 2,725.7 102 96 35,631.4 34,770.7 98 Other :Thou: 52.0 50.3 53.6 103 107 614.8 593.5 97 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,716.9 *2,903.7 2,779.4 102 96 36,246.2 35,364.2 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,227 1,258 1,259 103 100 1,222 1,224 100 Other :Lbs :1,069 1,073 1,079 101 101 1,073 1,078 100 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,224 1,255 1,255 103 100 1,219 1,221 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 89.7 84.6 82.1 92 97 1,088.5 980.7 90 Other :Thou: 2.0 2.3 2.2 111 93 43.1 24.7 57 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 91.6 87.0 84.3 92 97 1,131.6 1,005.4 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 316 309 305 97 99 311 318 102 Other :Lbs : 395 433 395 100 91 426 417 98 Comm'l. :Lbs : 319 309 309 97 100 316 320 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,943.0 *8,609.5 8,297.9 104 96 96,436.0 96,528.0 100 Other :Thou: 133.2 107.1 120.8 91 113 1,539.8 1,416.1 92 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,076.2 *8,716.6 8,418.7 104 97 97,975.9 97,944.1 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 265 269 268 101 100 262 265 101 Other :Lbs : 229 233 233 102 100 231 230 100 Comm'l. :Lbs : 265 269 268 101 100 262 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 287.4 273.3 266.0 93 97 3,308.0 3,064.9 93 Other :Thou: 12.1 13.7 13.1 108 96 151.5 150.7 99 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 299.6 287.0 279.1 93 97 3,459.5 3,215.6 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 142 140 140 99 100 137 142 104 Other :Lbs : 108 101 106 99 106 103 106 102 Comm'l. :Lbs : 140 138 138 99 100 135 140 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 01 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : Dec 2000 : Nov 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.6 4.2 3.9 109 93 AK : 0.1 AZ : 32.0 35.5 36.4 114 103 AR : 4.2 6.4 6.3 149 99 CA : 90.7 100.7 97.0 107 96 CO : 155.4 172.1 157.7 102 92 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 2.9 95 92 FL : 5.9 6.1 5.8 98 95 GA : 25.8 23.8 21.4 83 90 HI : 1.2 0.8 1.0 84 123 ID : 48.0 55.5 51.8 108 93 IL : 217.4 228.1 211.1 97 93 IN : 105.5 119.4 117.0 111 98 IA : 470.4 553.6 531.1 113 96 KS : 482.9 496.3 488.4 101 98 KY : 36.1 39.9 40.1 111 101 LA : 1.2 1.6 1.4 119 91 MI : 30.7 34.0 32.7 107 96 MN : 168.2 195.9 184.9 110 94 MS : 20.7 28.9 24.9 120 86 MO : 70.3 38.5 38.6 55 100 MT : 1.5 1.3 1.3 91 104 NE : 526.2 628.1 591.9 112 94 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 78 N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.9 1.7 89 89 NJ : 5.4 5.1 5.3 97 103 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 94 95 NY : 3.7 3.7 3.4 93 94 NC : 172.7 *176.7 167.1 97 95 ND : 2.2 2.8 2.8 128 99 OH : 26.6 23.9 25.2 95 105 OK : 79.9 87.7 83.9 105 96 OR : 3.8 4.0 3.4 90 86 PA : 98.5 100.7 102.9 105 102 SC : 19.0 20.3 19.6 103 97 SD : 81.4 88.3 86.8 107 98 TN : 19.3 20.8 20.2 104 97 TX : 336.3 *372.0 372.0 111 100 UT : 38.6 44.9 39.8 103 89 VA : 63.2 78.3 69.2 110 88 WA : 52.5 53.7 53.0 101 99 WV : 1.0 1.0 0.8 84 84 WI : 106.3 108.8 106.4 100 98 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 117 95 : US : 3,614.7 *3,969.9 3,812.8 105 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, December 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.5 0.5 402 383 846 828 AK : AZ : 43.4 47.7 54,493 61,871 1,255 1,297 AR : 1.2 1.2 1,059 1,002 902 847 CA : 86.2 82.7 108,920 107,831 1,264 1,304 CO : 186.6 186.6 233,178 237,042 1,249 1,270 DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 3,481 3,696 1,212 1,223 FL : 7.2 8.1 7,936 8,609 1,098 1,069 GA : 35.0 29.9 40,065 34,231 1,146 1,145 HI : 1.1 1.0 1,198 960 1,061 991 ID : 65.5 69.6 78,631 85,090 1,200 1,223 IL : 70.8 76.2 87,630 95,756 1,238 1,257 IN : 3.4 3.5 3,521 3,625 1,047 1,048 IA : 61.1 55.8 75,303 72,063 1,231 1,292 KS : 616.9 604.3 750,175 753,525 1,216 1,247 KY : 1.5 1.6 1,267 1,324 855 844 LA : 1.2 1.4 1,027 1,208 838 889 MI : 32.2 34.7 46,424 48,941 1,443 1,409 MN : 52.9 58.6 71,553 79,997 1,352 1,364 MS : MO : 7.0 8.8 8,380 10,908 1,193 1,245 MT : 1.8 1.6 2,006 1,859 1,128 1,138 NE : 556.3 594.5 694,065 770,729 1,248 1,296 NV : 0.1 0.1 79 75 1,009 997 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.8 2,237 1,897 1,105 1,059 NJ : 2.0 2.3 2,296 2,616 1,128 1,150 NM : 1.6 1.5 1,573 1,521 964 982 NY : 4.2 4.2 4,577 4,517 1,081 1,084 NC : 13.6 15.4 14,414 16,422 1,057 1,063 ND : 1.0 1.0 1,112 1,084 1,090 1,123 OH : 11.4 11.8 13,109 13,463 1,147 1,139 OK : 3.2 3.4 3,198 3,233 999 940 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,893 1,548 1,326 1,208 PA : 78.9 74.7 101,362 95,575 1,285 1,279 SC : SD : 27.8 27.3 37,984 37,627 1,369 1,378 TN : 2.0 1.4 1,469 1,155 739 846 TX : 460.6 490.1 527,012 581,042 1,144 1,186 UT : 50.1 50.5 60,086 62,343 1,199 1,234 VA : 2.0 2.9 1,865 2,670 948 913 WA : 68.2 68.5 85,398 86,246 1,251 1,260 WV : 1.3 1.2 1,262 1,077 944 870 WI : 139.0 136.1 180,930 180,338 1,302 1,325 WY : 0.5 0.6 546 648 1,076 1,117 : US 3/ : 2,716.9 2,779.4 3,326,073 3,489,285 1,224 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, December 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 : 8.2 8.4 1,254 1,466 153 174 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 41 325 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.8 9.1 4,277 3,943 436 435 IN : 9.3 7.4 3,337 2,369 358 319 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.8 313 372 500 495 MI : 3.3 3.0 1,344 1,266 403 429 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.2 39 73 288 426 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 241 257 96 115 NJ : 10.4 9.6 4,645 4,300 449 447 NM : NY : 11.9 13.5 1,035 1,215 87 90 NC : 0.1 0.2 52 64 400 400 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 19 13 201 195 OK : 0.1 0.1 65 50 490 441 OR : PA : 16.8 13.2 6,130 4,703 365 356 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.8 2.0 898 717 318 358 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.6 10.3 4,881 4,420 422 429 WY : : US 3/ : 91.6 84.3 29,234 26,055 319 309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 10.1 11.0 5,186 5,800 512 526 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.5 114 114 274 228 AR : CA : 195.0 228.9 42,862 52,452 220 229 CO : 0.9 1.0 236 234 251 224 DE-MD : 3.5 1.6 915 422 261 265 FL : 17.1 12.2 3,015 1,997 177 164 GA : 17.2 14.1 5,644 3,665 328 260 HI : 3.6 3.2 741 648 207 203 ID : IL : 808.5 735.7 213,866 198,936 265 270 IN : 517.2 570.7 134,507 150,229 260 263 IA : 2,139.9 2,426.3 570,995 654,555 267 270 KS : 29.7 28.5 9,497 9,354 319 329 KY : 174.5 198.3 47,079 52,675 270 266 LA : 3.4 3.1 630 555 185 177 MI : 9.5 9.3 3,623 3,528 381 380 MN : 670.3 734.3 177,200 193,534 264 264 MS : MO : 334.2 168.8 87,907 263 MT : 1.4 1.2 372 305 258 254 NE : 533.7 600.7 141,281 160,982 265 268 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 744 654 267 243 NJ : 13.2 12.9 1,355 1,221 103 95 NM : 0.2 0.1 50 28 215 212 NY : 3.8 3.0 867 536 227 180 NC : 878.5 829.2 222,439 211,458 253 255 ND : 9.5 13.4 2,270 3,161 240 236 OH : 104.4 96.5 27,338 25,295 262 262 OK : 374.3 387.4 104,485 110,175 279 284 OR : 16.8 15.9 4,250 4,035 253 254 PA : 219.1 251.4 52,892 63,872 241 254 SC : SD : 320.1 347.2 83,556 92,201 261 266 TN : 58.0 60.0 27,630 29,250 477 488 TX : 36.4 34.6 11,217 11,197 308 323 UT : 5.5 5.8 1,284 1,052 234 180 VA : 325.0 349.7 83,035 90,399 255 259 WA : 1.7 1.8 424 448 245 255 WV : 1.0 0.9 273 260 282 280 WI : 30.6 30.2 13,283 13,144 435 435 WY : 0.2 0.2 63 56 259 271 : US 3/ : 8,076.2 8,418.7 2,137,477 2,254,943 265 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 110.2 98.6 17,033 15,246 155 155 DE-MD : 1.9 3.2 226 354 116 110 FL : GA : 0.4 0.4 40 48 98 112 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 46 36 134 111 IL : IN : 3.6 3.8 348 390 98 102 IA : 41.6 40.5 6,146 5,900 148 146 KS : 0.1 0.1 11 13 123 124 KY : 0.7 0.9 121 130 171 152 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 10 91 84 MI : 17.2 16.1 2,195 1,948 128 121 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 26 104 117 MS : MO : 0.6 0.7 57 75 95 103 MT : 0.3 0.4 42 47 124 123 NE : 0.1 6 111 NV : 0.1 0.1 7 13 101 130 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 283 270 104 106 NJ : 11.1 10.9 1,074 1,040 97 96 NM : 2.5 2.4 284 270 112 112 NY : 2.7 1.8 262 146 98 80 NC : 0.1 0.1 6 9 99 113 ND : OH : 1.0 1.4 95 171 99 121 OK : OR : 0.7 0.9 78 125 116 142 PA : 4.8 5.2 471 562 98 107 SC : SD : 1.6 1.4 151 149 95 107 TN : 0.3 0.5 26 36 83 77 TX : 45.3 37.7 6,312 5,162 139 137 UT : 2.3 2.6 288 318 127 123 VA : 1.2 0.9 122 85 104 100 WA : WV : WI : 1.0 1.4 127 191 132 140 WY : 0.1 0.2 11 23 142 145 : US 3/ : 299.6 279.1 41,928 38,595 140 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 : 2001 :2000 :2001 :2001 : 2000 :2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,280 *1,351 1,351 17,758 17,097 48.0 47.3 49.6 49.8 49.2 Heifers : 878 936 866 11,835 11,379 33.0 32.8 31.8 33.2 32.7 All Cows : 465 518 464 5,427 5,674 17.4 18.1 17.0 15.2 16.3 Dairy Cows : 228 224 212 2,631 2,582 8.5 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.4 Other Cows : 237 294 252 2,796 3,092 8.9 10.3 9.2 7.8 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 42 49 45 612 620 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,665 2,853 2,726 35,631 34,771 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,682 *8,333 8,037 93,115 93,201 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.6 96.6 Sows : 236 253 239 3,005 3,009 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 24 22 316 318 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,943 *8,610 8,298 96,436 96,528 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 13 167 144 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 275 262 253 3,141 2,921 95.5 95.7 95.1 95.0 95.3 : Total 1/ : 287 273 266 3,308 3,065 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 765 766 745 744 Steers 4/ : 801 830 825 798 798 Heifers 4/ : 734 766 764 733 734 All Cows 4/ : 579 579 588 579 584 Bulls & Stags4/: 864 888 899 892 893 : Calves & Vealers: 196 190 187 192 196 : Hogs : 197 200 199 194 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 196 196 191 193 Sows 5/ : 316 318 318 309 316 Stags & Boars5/: 222 230 234 226 226 : Sheep : 70 69 70 68 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 62 62 63 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 70 70 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, December 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 2.2 2 : 6.2 1.5 0.5 3.6 3.1 0.6 0.5 23.2 3 : 77.6 35.5 6.6 33.4 24.5 9.0 2.1 13.3 4 : 64.9 1.0 0.3 54.9 19.0 35.8 8.7 2.9 5 : 300.1 121.3 44.5 126.9 85.9 41.0 7.4 29.7 6 : 490.4 248.9 176.3 55.4 9.0 46.3 9.9 1.7 7 : 1,254.6 689.2 489.3 69.7 2.1 67.6 6.4 8 : 261.7 123.4 109.6 24.3 3.7 20.6 4.5 9 : 130.7 58.0 5.9 64.8 53.9 10.9 2.0 8.1 10 : 138.0 71.9 32.7 30.1 9.8 20.2 3.2 1.0 : US 2/ : 2,725.7 1,351.1 866.0 463.9 211.8 252.1 44.8 82.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.2 2.1 2.3 0.5 1.8 2 : 15.7 15.4 0.2 0.1 12.7 1.2 11.5 3 : 601.0 599.1 1.8 8.6 0.9 7.8 4 : 1,282.9 1,202.4 78.5 2.0 2.1 1.0 1.1 5 : 2,134.8 2,057.9 75.1 1.8 33.9 4.4 29.4 6 : 428.6 400.6 27.5 0.5 36.2 2.1 34.1 7 : 3,215.0 3,157.6 39.9 17.4 41.0 41.0 8 : 364.1 347.9 16.2 102.4 1.8 100.7 9 : 222.5 222.4 0.1 25.2 0.8 24.4 10 : 31.3 31.1 0.2 1.6 0.3 1.3 : US 2/ : 8,297.9 8,036.5 239.4 21.9 266.0 13.0 253.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 2001 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.5 3.1 1.8 11.5 10.8 0.6 2.2 26.0 2 : 72.0 15.8 5.0 43.6 36.3 7.2 7.6 259.3 3 : 990.8 476.9 94.1 391.6 288.6 103.0 28.2 171.8 4 : 881.7 12.0 3.8 743.7 255.5 488.2 122.3 23.0 5 : 3,679.4 1,541.3 517.9 1,514.7 1,029.6 485.2 105.5 371.9 6 : 6,458.5 3,364.3 2,224.1 748.9 131.0 617.9 121.3 18.0 7 :15,732.8 8,389.0 6,368.3 890.9 70.5 820.4 84.6 0.7 8 : 3,571.5 1,636.3 1,612.1 263.1 45.1 218.1 60.0 0.1 9 : 1,625.4 754.7 113.8 719.6 583.4 136.3 37.2 100.9 10 : 1,740.0 903.6 438.0 346.6 131.1 215.5 51.8 9.1 : US 2/ :34,770.7 17,097.1 11,378.9 5,674.2 2,581.9 3,092.3 620.5 980.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.0 20.4 0.4 0.2 23.1 5.4 17.7 2 : 142.0 137.9 3.4 0.7 137.1 17.5 119.7 3 : 6,491.4 6,469.9 21.3 0.2 91.3 6.9 84.4 4 :15,062.5 14,111.2 932.3 18.9 19.8 10.8 9.0 5 :25,639.3 24,489.6 1,120.3 29.5 413.7 45.9 367.9 6 : 4,915.8 4,632.9 276.1 6.8 436.3 25.9 410.4 7 :37,263.1 36,501.1 501.3 260.7 461.6 0.6 461.0 8 : 4,287.2 4,136.5 150.6 0.1 1,115.8 21.3 1,094.5 9 : 2,319.4 2,317.9 0.9 0.6 350.6 7.0 343.6 10 : 386.2 383.4 2.5 0.3 15.5 2.4 13.1 : US 2/ :96,528.0 93,200.8 3,009.3 317.9 3,064.9 143.7 2,921.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 47.6 38.9 0.4 8.3 8.3 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 CA : 82.1 18.9 5.2 56.0 45.5 10.5 2.0 8.1 CO : 186.0 99.1 86.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.1 0.1 7.4 1.2 6.2 0.5 GA : 29.0 24.5 1.4 23.1 4.4 HI : 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 ID : 68.5 33.8 10.8 21.4 5.7 15.7 2.5 IL : 73.1 39.1 34.0 9.1 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 7.4 IA : 55.1 29.1 25.8 0.2 KS : 601.8 356.3 245.5 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 32.8 23.7 1.9 7.2 7.2 0.1 2.9 MN : 55.9 7.1 4.2 40.1 15.9 24.2 4.5 MS : MO : 5.5 1.1 0.6 3.3 0.5 2.8 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 592.2 302.7 217.4 66.3 1.6 64.7 5.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 2.2 NJ : 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.6 NM : NY : 3.9 0.6 0.2 2.9 2.4 0.5 0.3 13.5 NC : 14.8 0.1 12.1 5.8 6.3 2.6 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 OH : 5.9 0.3 0.1 5.2 4.6 0.6 0.3 OK : 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 PA : 74.4 33.5 5.8 33.1 24.2 8.9 2.0 13.2 SC : SD : 25.4 1.0 0.6 19.7 2.1 17.6 4.1 TN : 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 487.9 248.6 176.2 53.3 7.6 45.7 9.8 1.7 UT : 49.5 22.9 22.4 4.0 1.2 2.8 0.3 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 68.4 37.7 21.8 8.3 3.8 4.5 0.6 WV : 0.1 WI : 132.1 50.9 4.3 74.4 58.2 16.2 2.5 10.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,725.7 1,351.1 866.0 463.9 211.8 252.1 44.8 82.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.1 8.2 2.0 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 219.2 219.2 CO : 0.6 0.6 0.1 98.6 98.5 DE-MD : 1.6 1.5 3.2 3.2 FL : 12.2 12.0 0.2 GA : 5.9 5.8 HI : 3.2 3.2 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 715.7 677.0 37.2 1.5 IN : 567.2 567.2 3.3 2.1 1.1 IA : 2,424.1 2,374.6 32.1 17.4 40.3 40.3 KS : 26.1 18.3 7.8 KY : 197.1 191.3 5.8 0.8 0.8 0.1 LA : MI : 7.6 3.2 4.4 0.1 15.8 2.2 13.6 MN : 731.7 731.7 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 165.4 165.4 0.1 0.7 0.7 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 599.4 599.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.1 2.3 0.5 1.8 NJ : 12.9 12.7 0.2 10.9 0.9 10.0 NM : NY : 2.8 2.7 0.1 1.8 0.3 1.5 NC : 814.7 810.1 4.6 ND : 12.9 12.9 OH : 88.0 78.6 9.4 OK : 385.7 379.9 5.7 OR : 15.8 15.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 PA : 250.9 250.7 0.2 5.2 0.8 4.4 SC : SD : 345.9 329.9 16.1 1.2 1.2 TN : 59.6 1.0 58.6 0.5 0.4 TX : 27.6 19.2 7.9 0.5 35.1 1.3 33.9 UT : 4.4 4.4 2.1 1.7 0.4 VA : 348.4 346.9 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 24.5 0.1 24.1 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 8,297.9 8,036.5 239.4 21.9 266.0 13.0 253.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.9 97.3 97.4 96.2 97.5 Hogs : 98.4 98.8 98.6 98.4 98.6 Sheep : 96.0 95.2 95.3 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 February 22, 2002. 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