Mt An 1-2 (3-02) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released March 22, 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 Low for Veal Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.50 billion pounds in February, up 3 percent from the 3.40 billion pounds produced in February 2001. February 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2002 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million head, up 1 percent from February 2001. The average live weight was 1,255 pounds, up 38 pounds from February a year ago. Veal production totaled 14 million pounds, 8 percent below February a year ago and a new record low for February. Calf slaughter totaled 73,000 head, down 7 percent from February 2001. The average live weight was 326 pounds, down 2 pounds from February a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.48 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.50 million head, 1 percent below February 2001. The average live weight was 267 pounds, up 3 pounds from February a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 18 million pounds, was up 1 percent from February 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 256,100 head, 4 percent above last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 5 pounds from February a year ago. January - February red meat production was 7.58 billion pounds, up 3 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 7 percent, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 02 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Feb : Jan : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,881 2,330 1,987 106 85 4,086 4,317 106 Veal : 16 17 14 92 85 33 31 93 Pork : 1,486 1,716 1,482 100 86 3,178 3,198 101 Lamb & Mutton : 17 18 18 101 100 36 35 97 : Total Red Meat : 3,400 4,081 3,501 103 86 7,335 7,582 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 02 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Feb : Jan : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,852 2,296 1,956 106 85 4,024 4,251 106 Veal : 15 16 14 91 84 33 30 93 Pork : 1,467 1,698 1,465 100 86 3,138 3,163 101 Lamb & Mutton : 17 17 17 100 99 35 34 96 : Total Red Meat : 3,351 4,027 3,452 103 86 7,231 7,479 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 02 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Feb : Jan : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,532.5 2,998.9 2,564.1 101 86 5,479.6 5,563.0 102 Other :Thou: 47.9 56.9 50.7 106 89 103.1 107.6 104 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,580.4 3,055.8 2,614.8 101 86 5,582.7 5,670.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,219 1,264 1,259 103 100 1,225 1,261 103 Other :Lbs :1,077 1,081 1,095 102 101 1,078 1,088 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,217 1,260 1,255 103 100 1,222 1,258 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 77.2 85.7 71.2 92 83 166.5 156.9 94 Other :Thou: 1.6 1.7 1.8 113 106 3.5 3.5 101 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 78.8 87.4 73.0 93 84 170.0 160.5 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 328 319 327 99 102 323 323 100 Other :Lbs : 413 445 401 97 90 417 422 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 328 321 326 99 102 325 324 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:7,491.1 8,551.7 7,399.7 99 87 16,011.7 15,951.4 100 Other :Thou: 113.0 106.0 100.3 89 95 236.8 206.4 87 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:7,604.2 8,657.8 7,500.0 99 87 16,248.5 16,157.7 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 264 268 267 101 100 265 268 101 Other :Lbs : 232 235 235 101 100 233 235 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 264 268 267 101 100 264 267 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 236.0 243.9 244.0 103 100 494.4 487.9 99 Other :Thou: 9.4 10.9 12.1 128 111 19.6 23.0 117 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 245.4 254.9 256.1 104 100 514.0 510.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 145 141 139 96 99 144 140 97 Other :Lbs : 111 102 107 96 105 109 104 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 143 140 138 96 99 143 139 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 02 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Feb 2001 : Jan 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.6 4.3 4.1 113 95 AK : AZ : 30.0 38.7 35.1 117 91 AR : 4.0 5.2 4.5 112 86 CA : 81.0 107.2 94.2 116 88 CO : 153.6 186.7 174.7 114 94 DE-MD : 2.8 3.3 2.9 104 87 FL : 4.7 5.6 4.6 98 82 GA : 27.3 24.2 21.6 79 89 HI : 1.0 1.0 0.9 86 87 ID : 45.0 54.1 44.1 98 81 IL : 207.1 227.5 198.5 96 87 IN : 105.9 122.8 110.3 104 90 IA : 457.0 555.6 466.7 102 84 KS : 401.2 534.6 448.3 112 84 KY : 34.4 40.2 32.7 95 81 LA : 1.5 1.5 1.4 96 96 MI : 29.1 36.3 33.4 115 92 MN : 164.3 198.1 171.5 104 87 MS : 21.2 26.8 23.3 110 87 MO : 63.8 38.3 33.3 52 87 MT : 1.2 1.4 1.2 98 88 NE : 518.1 647.4 557.6 108 86 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 77 83 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 1.2 86 83 NJ : 4.4 4.8 4.7 107 98 NM : 0.9 1.0 0.8 96 81 NY : 2.8 3.7 3.0 105 81 NC : 147.9 165.5 160.8 109 97 ND : 2.6 3.2 2.9 111 90 OH : 22.8 25.2 23.1 102 92 OK : 73.0 89.5 69.7 95 78 OR : 3.4 3.8 3.4 98 89 PA : 82.9 106.0 93.2 112 88 SC : 18.7 20.6 19.7 105 95 SD : 78.7 89.7 68.4 87 76 TN : 16.6 20.2 15.8 95 78 TX : 342.5 405.8 320.6 94 79 UT : 37.9 39.5 39.7 105 101 VA : 56.1 64.6 58.8 105 91 WA : 47.9 55.1 45.0 94 82 WV : 0.6 0.8 0.5 82 64 WI : 100.6 119.1 104.2 104 88 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 126 88 : US : 3,399.9 4,081.0 3,501.1 103 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.6 0.5 468 471 844 897 AK : AZ : 40.9 45.3 50,799 59,360 1,242 1,309 AR : 1.2 1.4 1,183 1,261 992 898 CA : 77.1 89.9 97,052 116,401 1,259 1,295 CO : 184.9 203.6 230,676 265,194 1,247 1,302 DE-MD : 2.8 3.0 3,419 3,685 1,239 1,223 FL : 6.5 6.9 7,642 7,456 1,168 1,078 GA : 38.4 30.4 43,842 37,827 1,143 1,243 HI : 1.1 0.9 1,118 889 990 1,014 ID : 60.8 57.6 74,071 70,903 1,218 1,231 IL : 66.4 69.2 81,336 86,948 1,224 1,257 IN : 3.0 3.0 3,111 3,210 1,054 1,060 IA : 62.6 53.8 76,879 69,449 1,228 1,290 KS : 525.9 572.9 624,524 694,132 1,188 1,212 KY : 1.2 1.5 1,008 1,260 856 842 LA : 1.5 1.2 1,251 1,134 825 913 MI : 31.9 35.8 44,973 50,751 1,410 1,417 MN : 52.4 53.9 72,735 77,332 1,389 1,434 MS : MO : 7.4 7.9 9,218 9,898 1,246 1,252 MT : 1.5 1.5 1,708 1,680 1,126 1,133 NE : 551.1 561.7 684,871 738,054 1,243 1,314 NV : 0.1 0.1 87 53 1,107 972 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.5 2,060 1,584 1,225 1,091 NJ : 1.8 2.1 2,030 2,351 1,111 1,140 NM : 1.5 1.6 1,448 1,464 957 935 NY : 3.4 3.6 3,725 4,044 1,107 1,122 NC : 13.9 14.4 14,564 15,545 1,049 1,083 ND : 1.2 1.1 1,317 1,301 1,106 1,148 OH : 10.3 11.0 11,464 12,559 1,115 1,143 OK : 3.3 3.4 3,353 3,367 1,001 995 OR : 1.3 1.1 1,723 1,384 1,290 1,228 PA : 67.8 75.2 86,792 96,689 1,280 1,286 SC : SD : 25.5 12.4 36,132 15,911 1,417 1,286 TN : 1.3 1.2 1,129 1,023 864 862 TX : 471.3 429.1 538,739 502,474 1,143 1,171 UT : 48.5 50.6 59,144 62,323 1,220 1,232 VA : 1.3 1.3 1,388 1,346 1,031 1,023 WA : 63.0 60.9 77,910 72,917 1,236 1,198 WV : 0.8 0.7 810 635 990 923 WI : 130.5 128.0 169,530 172,887 1,299 1,350 WY : 0.4 0.6 484 710 1,142 1,175 : US 3/ : 2,580.4 2,614.8 3,139,330 3,281,868 1,217 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, February 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 8.2 8.6 1,284 1,451 157 168 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 25 354 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.8 8.0 4,242 3,530 432 439 IN : 7.9 4.2 2,665 1,309 338 313 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.8 260 367 526 473 MI : 2.5 3.1 1,003 1,345 398 438 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 62 49 379 380 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.5 190 184 98 127 NJ : 9.3 9.3 4,220 4,164 452 448 NM : NY : 10.0 10.9 871 985 87 91 NC : 0.2 0.1 75 49 400 400 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 15 15 269 210 OK : 0.1 0.1 29 43 449 451 OR : PA : 12.5 11.9 4,831 4,648 385 389 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.9 1.4 808 774 421 537 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.5 10.1 4,826 4,319 420 428 WY : : US 3/ : 78.8 73.0 25,889 23,837 328 326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.3 11.4 5,207 5,982 507 526 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.3 82 65 271 231 AR : CA : 172.0 175.5 37,817 39,328 220 224 CO : 1.0 1.0 250 234 239 234 DE-MD : 2.5 1.6 653 481 257 293 FL : 7.5 5.2 1,495 1,000 199 191 GA : 15.2 11.8 4,995 3,099 329 263 HI : 2.6 2.5 544 521 207 208 ID : IL : 773.8 693.5 206,055 189,135 266 273 IN : 522.9 544.9 135,802 142,365 260 261 IA : 2,078.7 2,124.7 552,268 568,387 266 268 KS : 29.2 23.3 9,099 7,959 311 341 KY : 168.7 161.2 45,092 42,676 267 265 LA : 3.0 2.8 690 617 231 220 MI : 7.7 8.7 2,852 3,252 372 373 MN : 650.5 669.8 170,577 175,954 262 263 MS : MO : 302.4 146.6 78,718 260 MT : 1.1 1.0 264 250 247 242 NE : 524.3 526.9 138,164 139,919 263 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.5 385 358 280 242 NJ : 6.9 8.5 712 832 103 98 NM : 0.3 0.1 57 31 211 213 NY : 2.3 2.3 532 435 227 191 NC : 747.9 791.9 186,593 203,515 249 257 ND : 12.0 13.8 2,727 3,205 227 233 OH : 89.4 87.9 23,300 23,110 261 263 OK : 338.7 324.1 95,130 91,167 281 281 OR : 14.9 15.9 3,906 4,044 262 255 PA : 188.6 197.1 44,285 49,557 235 251 SC : SD : 311.8 315.0 80,801 82,378 259 261 TN : 49.3 47.5 23,980 22,920 486 482 TX : 34.3 32.7 9,786 9,066 285 277 UT : 4.5 4.8 1,056 875 234 181 VA : 290.8 297.8 73,791 77,277 254 259 WA : 1.4 1.5 327 377 241 255 WV : 0.6 0.6 183 169 289 277 WI : 32.6 33.9 14,271 15,106 438 446 WY : 0.3 0.3 89 75 263 256 : US 3/ : 7,604.2 7,500.0 2,005,167 1,999,833 264 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 98.0 87.7 15,615 13,335 159 152 DE-MD : 1.5 2.7 179 307 122 113 FL : 0.1 0.3 9 37 125 121 GA : 0.3 0.6 40 63 116 112 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 36 32 117 113 IL : 13.8 17.2 2,032 2,516 148 146 IN : 2.2 2.5 217 245 98 98 IA : 25.8 33.8 3,819 4,838 148 143 KS : 0.1 0.1 14 15 130 127 KY : 0.4 0.8 71 114 169 149 LA : 0.4 0.4 45 46 120 123 MI : 16.7 15.4 2,104 1,862 126 121 MN : 0.1 0.1 12 19 122 129 MS : MO : 0.3 0.5 32 48 92 104 MT : 0.2 0.3 22 40 116 124 NE : 0.1 7 115 NV : 0.1 0.1 8 11 126 128 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.5 127 171 106 112 NJ : 7.2 9.1 684 903 95 99 NM : 2.9 2.7 326 298 112 111 NY : 0.9 1.1 91 115 106 103 NC : ND : 0.3 41 127 OH : 0.5 1.1 65 126 118 118 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 16 136 124 OR : 0.6 0.8 67 113 111 146 PA : 3.1 4.6 315 499 102 109 SC : SD : 1.5 1.2 142 142 97 121 TN : 0.2 0.4 20 34 80 89 TX : 36.3 33.5 5,003 4,531 138 135 UT : 2.3 2.5 277 310 120 123 VA : 1.3 0.7 135 70 104 100 WA : 0.6 1.1 87 116 136 109 WV : WI : 0.6 0.9 81 130 145 141 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 15 132 155 : US 3/ : 245.4 256.1 35,197 35,323 143 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,188 1,423 1,232 2,584 2,655 46.9 47.4 48.1 47.2 47.7 Heifers : 854 1,002 876 1,815 1,878 33.7 33.4 34.2 33.1 33.8 All Cows : 446 523 411 986 934 17.6 17.4 16.1 18.0 16.8 Dairy Cows : 220 247 199 490 446 8.7 8.2 7.8 8.9 8.0 Other Cows : 226 276 212 496 488 8.9 9.2 8.3 9.1 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 45 51 45 95 96 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,533 2,999 2,564 5,480 5,563 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,243 8,266 7,155 15,463 15,420 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.7 Sows : 223 261 225 495 486 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 Stags & Boars : 26 25 20 54 45 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,491 8,552 7,400 16,012 15,951 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 10 11 21 22 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.3 4.4 Lambs & Yrlngs : 226 234 233 473 466 95.8 95.8 95.3 95.7 95.6 : Total 1/ : 236 244 244 494 488 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 735 769 767 739 768 Steers 4/ : 787 826 818 794 822 Heifers 4/ : 728 769 763 731 766 All Cows 4/ : 592 602 606 591 604 Bulls & Stags4/: 881 914 922 883 918 : Calves & Vealers: 202 195 200 199 198 : Hogs : 197 200 199 197 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 196 195 193 195 Sows 5/ : 314 319 319 314 319 Stags & Boars5/: 220 227 223 221 225 : Sheep : 72 70 70 72 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 65 61 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 73 70 70 72 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 2 : 5.5 1.2 0.5 3.4 2.7 0.7 0.4 20.1 3 : 78.1 38.2 7.8 30.1 22.2 7.9 2.0 12.0 4 : 63.2 1.1 0.3 51.8 19.6 32.1 10.0 1.9 5 : 282.4 116.4 39.5 119.6 75.0 44.6 7.0 25.3 6 : 428.7 219.7 147.1 52.4 10.4 42.0 9.5 1.2 7 : 1,186.6 613.4 507.1 58.9 1.8 57.1 7.2 8 : 264.5 117.4 131.6 13.6 4.0 9.6 1.9 9 : 135.5 66.7 8.1 58.8 51.9 6.9 1.9 8.4 10 : 118.2 57.9 33.7 22.1 10.8 11.3 4.5 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,564.1 1,232.2 875.8 411.5 199.1 212.4 44.6 71.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.4 1.1 2 : 10.6 10.4 0.2 10.1 1.3 8.8 3 : 495.7 494.1 1.6 7.4 0.6 6.8 4 : 1,186.9 1,120.1 65.0 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.0 5 : 2,001.1 1,909.5 90.0 1.5 33.4 3.3 30.1 6 : 356.5 338.1 18.4 0.1 32.0 2.1 29.9 7 : 2,813.1 2,757.3 39.6 16.3 34.1 34.1 8 : 331.8 321.6 10.2 91.3 1.8 89.5 9 : 172.5 172.4 0.1 30.8 0.8 29.9 10 : 30.1 29.8 0.2 1.7 0.3 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,399.7 7,154.7 225.3 19.7 244.0 11.4 232.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.3 3.4 2 : 12.3 2.7 1.1 7.6 6.0 1.6 0.9 43.3 3 : 170.5 80.4 16.0 69.9 49.8 20.1 4.2 26.0 4 : 135.6 2.4 0.6 112.5 41.6 70.8 20.2 4.3 5 : 605.7 243.5 84.0 263.4 170.4 92.9 14.9 57.5 6 : 966.7 489.1 337.3 118.5 22.9 95.6 21.7 2.8 7 : 2,559.7 1,314.3 1,094.8 135.5 4.2 131.2 15.2 0.1 8 : 558.7 257.5 256.4 39.0 8.7 30.3 5.7 9 : 287.5 135.9 15.5 132.1 116.6 15.5 3.9 17.8 10 : 263.5 128.6 71.9 54.0 24.1 30.0 9.0 1.6 : US 2/ : 5,563.0 2,655.0 1,877.9 934.1 445.9 488.1 95.9 156.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.8 2.7 2.8 0.9 2.0 2 : 21.1 20.6 0.4 0.1 18.8 2.4 16.4 3 : 1,042.0 1,038.5 3.5 14.5 1.0 13.5 4 : 2,462.5 2,311.8 147.2 3.5 3.5 1.7 1.8 5 : 4,293.6 4,109.4 180.5 3.7 66.0 6.3 59.8 6 : 809.3 766.3 42.1 0.9 68.2 4.1 64.2 7 : 6,163.3 6,039.9 86.6 36.7 70.3 0.1 70.3 8 : 715.0 689.9 25.1 184.1 3.5 180.5 9 : 376.9 376.7 0.1 0.1 56.8 1.3 55.4 10 : 64.9 64.4 0.5 0.1 2.9 0.5 2.5 : US 2/ :15,951.4 15,420.3 486.0 45.1 487.9 21.6 466.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.1 34.7 1.8 8.7 8.7 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 CA : 89.5 31.8 6.2 49.7 43.2 6.5 1.8 8.4 CO : 203.0 99.2 103.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 6.9 0.4 6.1 1.5 4.6 0.4 GA : 29.2 23.8 1.4 22.4 5.3 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 ID : 56.5 25.1 12.6 15.1 5.9 9.2 3.8 IL : 66.3 36.8 29.5 8.0 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 4.2 IA : 52.4 27.3 24.9 0.2 KS : 569.5 311.4 258.0 KY : 0.5 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 33.7 25.0 1.7 6.9 6.9 3.0 MN : 51.9 7.0 3.8 36.4 12.2 24.2 4.7 MS : MO : 5.2 1.0 0.6 3.1 0.4 2.7 0.5 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 559.5 273.6 223.6 55.7 1.3 54.4 6.6 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 NJ : 2.1 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.3 NM : 1.2 1.1 1.1 NY : 3.5 0.4 0.2 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 10.8 NC : 13.6 0.1 10.6 5.7 4.9 2.8 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 OH : 5.6 0.4 0.2 4.8 4.3 0.5 0.2 OK : OR : 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 PA : 74.8 36.1 7.1 29.5 21.7 7.8 2.0 11.9 SC : SD : 10.9 0.1 0.1 9.2 1.9 7.3 1.5 TN : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 426.2 219.4 146.9 50.4 8.9 41.5 9.5 1.2 UT : 49.9 17.9 28.2 3.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 VA : 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 WA : 60.8 32.4 20.9 6.9 4.7 2.2 0.6 WV : WI : 124.6 46.9 4.1 71.5 51.6 19.9 2.1 10.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,564.1 1,232.2 875.8 411.5 199.1 212.4 44.6 71.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.4 8.6 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 169.9 169.8 CO : 0.5 0.5 87.7 87.7 DE-MD : 1.6 1.6 2.7 0.1 2.7 FL : 5.2 5.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 GA : 4.4 4.4 HI : 2.5 2.5 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 675.5 625.3 48.8 1.3 15.7 15.7 IN : 541.2 541.2 2.1 1.3 0.8 IA : 2,122.6 2,073.8 32.5 16.3 33.6 33.6 KS : 21.0 13.9 7.0 KY : 160.6 156.0 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 6.9 2.6 4.3 15.1 2.0 13.1 MN : 667.8 667.8 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 144.1 144.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 525.5 525.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.4 1.1 NJ : 8.5 8.3 0.2 9.1 0.9 8.1 NM : 1.1 0.8 0.3 NY : 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.4 0.6 NC : 781.4 777.4 4.0 ND : 13.5 13.5 0.3 0.3 OH : 80.9 72.4 8.5 0.3 0.3 OK : 321.5 317.4 4.1 OR : 15.7 15.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 PA : 196.6 196.3 0.3 4.6 0.5 4.1 SC : SD : 314.0 303.9 10.1 1.0 1.0 TN : 47.3 0.8 46.5 0.4 0.4 TX : 24.9 19.5 5.4 0.1 30.8 1.2 29.5 UT : 3.6 3.6 2.2 1.8 0.4 VA : 297.5 296.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 WA : 1.3 1.3 WV : WI : 28.7 0.1 28.4 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,399.7 7,154.7 225.3 19.7 244.0 11.4 232.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.2 98.1 Calves : 98.0 98.0 97.5 97.9 97.8 Hogs : 98.5 98.8 98.7 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 96.2 95.7 95.3 96.2 95.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires 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 under 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and over 2,300 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 98). 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 questionnaire 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 no form is 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 also 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 10 percent and for hogs about 3 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 1.90 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and .20 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 April 19, 2002. 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