Mt An 1-2 (4-02) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 19, 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. Commercial Red Meat Production Down Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.68 billion pounds in March, down 2 percent from the 3.76 billion pounds produced in March 2001. March 2001 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. March 2002 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.06 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.74 million head, down 6 percent from March 2001. The average live weight was 1,241 pounds up 42 pounds from March a year ago. Veal production totaled 15.0 million pounds, 9 percent below March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 77,500 head, down 8 percent from March 2001. The average live weight was 323 pounds, unchanged from March a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.98 million head, 4 percent below March 2001. The average live weight was 267 pounds up 3 pounds from March a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 22.3 million pounds, was down 5 percent from March 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 324,500 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 5 pounds from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.26 billion pounds, 1 percent above a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was down 7 percent, pork was down 1 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 02 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,096 1,987 2,059 98 104 6,182 6,376 103 Veal : 16.5 14.3 15.0 91 105 49.9 46.2 93 Pork :1,626 1,482 1,581 97 107 4,805 4,779 99 Lamb & Mutton : 23.4 17.6 22.3 95 126 59.9 57.6 96 : Total Red Meat :3,762 3,501 3,677 98 105 11,097 11,259 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 02 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,065 1,956 2,028 98 104 6,089 6,280 103 Veal : 16.0 13.9 14.6 91 105 48.5 44.8 92 Pork :1,606 1,465 1,563 97 107 4,744 4,726 100 Lamb & Mutton : 22.7 17.0 21.6 95 127 58.2 55.7 96 : Total Red Meat :3,710 3,452 3,627 98 105 10,940 11,106 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 02 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species :Unit: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar : Feb : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:2,866.9 2,564.1 2,687.7 94 105 8,346.5 8,250.7 99 Other :Thou: 51.4 50.7 49.6 96 98 154.6 157.2 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:2,918.4 2,614.8 2,737.3 94 105 8,501.1 8,407.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs :1,201 1,259 1,244 104 99 1,217 1,256 103 Other :Lbs :1,075 1,095 1,093 102 100 1,077 1,089 101 Comm'l. :Lbs :1,199 1,255 1,241 104 99 1,214 1,252 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 82.4 71.2 75.6 92 106 248.9 232.5 93 Other :Thou: 1.9 1.8 1.9 100 106 5.4 5.5 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 84.3 73.0 77.5 92 106 254.4 237.9 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 322 327 323 100 99 322 323 100 Other :Lbs : 411 401 407 99 101 414 417 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 323 326 323 100 99 324 324 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou:8,207.2 7,399.7 7,879.1 96 106 24,218.9 23,830.5 98 Other :Thou: 121.8 100.3 102.2 84 102 358.6 308.5 86 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou:8,329.1 7,500.0 7,981.2 96 106 24,577.6 24,139.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 264 267 267 101 100 264 268 101 Other :Lbs : 234 235 240 102 102 233 237 101 Comm'l. :Lbs : 264 267 267 101 100 264 267 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 316.1 *244.3 310.7 98 127 810.5 798.8 99 Other :Thou: 12.5 12.1 13.9 111 115 32.1 36.9 115 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 328.6 *256.4 324.5 99 127 842.6 835.8 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 144 139 140 97 100 144 140 97 Other :Lbs : 109 107 105 96 99 109 104 96 Comm'l. :Lbs : 143 138 138 96 100 143 138 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 02 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Mar 2001 : Feb 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.1 4.1 4.6 112 111 AK : AZ : 33.7 35.1 36.1 107 103 AR : 5.1 4.5 5.6 108 124 CA : 93.8 *94.3 104.1 111 110 CO : 168.1 174.7 164.9 98 94 DE-MD : 2.8 2.9 2.7 99 95 FL : 5.1 4.6 5.4 107 118 GA : 29.1 21.6 22.8 78 106 HI : 1.2 0.9 1.0 85 112 ID : 50.2 44.1 47.3 94 107 IL : 217.8 198.5 208.3 96 105 IN : 111.6 110.3 115.2 103 104 IA : 500.5 466.7 503.1 101 108 KS : 444.2 448.3 470.3 106 105 KY : 35.3 32.7 35.3 100 108 LA : 1.5 1.4 1.4 93 100 MI : 33.6 33.4 33.3 99 100 MN : 186.6 171.5 180.9 97 106 MS : 23.3 23.3 23.7 102 102 MO : 69.8 33.3 35.0 50 105 MT : 1.2 1.2 1.1 92 94 NE : 550.7 557.6 565.1 103 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 111 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.2 1.4 97 113 NJ : 4.8 4.7 4.9 103 104 NM : 0.7 0.8 0.9 121 106 NY : 3.0 3.0 3.4 113 115 NC : 167.5 160.8 167.3 100 104 ND : 3.0 2.9 3.0 103 104 OH : 26.4 23.1 23.5 89 102 OK : 80.8 69.7 78.4 97 113 OR : 3.7 3.4 3.4 94 102 PA : 96.5 93.2 96.0 99 103 SC : 19.8 19.7 20.4 103 104 SD : 91.0 68.4 73.6 81 108 TN : 18.5 15.8 16.2 87 102 TX : 404.7 320.6 367.0 91 114 UT : 41.4 39.7 36.5 88 92 VA : 64.0 58.8 60.2 94 102 WA : 51.7 45.0 43.4 84 96 WV : 0.6 0.5 0.4 76 87 WI : 113.2 104.2 109.0 96 105 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.4 137 94 : US : 3,762.3 *3,501.2 3,676.8 98 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 0.8 0.8 659 730 850 872 AK : AZ : 45.9 46.3 57,477 60,789 1,253 1,313 AR : 1.3 1.3 1,301 1,069 968 845 CA : 88.6 97.3 110,693 127,221 1,249 1,307 CO : 203.0 193.5 250,295 246,202 1,233 1,272 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 3,611 3,518 1,240 1,229 FL : 7.4 7.8 8,624 8,794 1,167 1,130 GA : 41.3 32.7 47,008 40,460 1,139 1,238 HI : 1.3 1.0 1,318 1,029 996 1,063 ID : 67.4 62.4 82,143 76,860 1,219 1,232 IL : 76.9 72.8 94,279 90,504 1,226 1,242 IN : 3.1 3.0 3,161 3,146 1,036 1,058 IA : 76.7 56.1 92,643 71,432 1,208 1,273 KS : 605.2 607.4 692,429 725,994 1,144 1,195 KY : 1.4 1.4 1,229 1,207 868 854 LA : 1.6 1.3 1,297 1,201 830 897 MI : 37.0 35.6 52,212 50,248 1,411 1,413 MN : 58.2 52.5 82,483 74,597 1,417 1,421 MS : MO : 8.0 7.8 9,795 9,764 1,224 1,251 MT : 1.5 1.4 1,717 1,572 1,139 1,145 NE : 594.1 575.3 726,225 744,279 1,222 1,294 NV : 0.1 0.1 88 66 1,083 1,017 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.5 1,915 1,606 1,139 1,101 NJ : 2.1 2.0 2,346 2,411 1,128 1,185 NM : 1.4 1.7 1,289 1,537 942 904 NY : 3.5 3.9 3,789 4,306 1,091 1,095 NC : 15.5 15.3 16,053 16,040 1,036 1,048 ND : 1.4 1.2 1,458 1,351 1,065 1,129 OH : 12.2 11.0 13,718 12,433 1,126 1,128 OK : 3.5 3.4 3,745 3,541 1,057 1,041 OR : 1.4 1.1 1,821 1,399 1,265 1,241 PA : 81.2 76.8 102,973 98,130 1,268 1,278 SC : SD : 28.2 12.9 39,859 16,572 1,411 1,286 TN : 1.2 1.2 1,067 1,066 907 883 TX : 558.1 492.3 632,772 573,649 1,134 1,165 UT : 53.9 46.7 64,764 57,121 1,202 1,222 VA : 1.4 1.3 1,351 1,384 992 1,028 WA : 68.6 58.7 84,012 70,687 1,225 1,204 WV : 0.8 0.6 785 584 1,002 964 WI : 145.0 131.3 188,849 177,485 1,302 1,352 WY : 0.4 0.6 412 628 1,137 1,134 : US 3/ : 2,918.4 2,737.3 3,498,283 3,397,253 1,199 1,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 8.7 1,285 1,383 157 160 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 22 40 383 342 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.8 7.6 4,235 3,345 433 438 IN : 8.7 2.1 3,063 658 354 311 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.7 313 343 531 493 MI : 3.2 3.6 1,266 1,607 394 446 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 59 31 376 332 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.0 234 258 98 128 NJ : 9.2 9.8 4,130 4,464 448 454 NM : NY : 12.7 12.7 1,084 1,184 86 93 NC : 0.2 0.1 67 44 397 401 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 18 16 221 207 OK : 0.1 0.1 64 64 457 456 OR : PA : 12.9 13.3 4,839 4,848 376 364 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.8 1.2 894 647 504 540 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.3 13.0 5,196 5,625 424 432 WY : : US 3/ : 84.3 77.5 27,268 25,054 323 323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 11.1 12.2 5,706 6,476 512 532 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.5 105 134 264 295 AR : CA : 196.0 185.4 43,738 42,798 223 231 CO : 1.2 1.0 279 219 242 228 DE-MD : 1.7 1.3 435 385 256 290 FL : 7.0 7.6 1,349 1,372 192 181 GA : 16.1 11.4 5,162 2,931 321 258 HI : 2.8 2.6 576 564 203 217 ID : IL : 785.1 728.9 209,703 199,720 267 274 IN : 554.2 571.4 142,920 149,227 258 261 IA : 2,255.3 2,297.8 598,271 613,586 265 267 KS : 35.0 24.8 10,589 8,447 303 341 KY : 172.7 173.9 46,144 46,245 267 266 LA : 2.9 2.8 680 582 238 211 MI : 8.0 8.9 3,036 3,284 377 371 MN : 741.2 721.3 193,809 190,013 261 263 MS : MO : 331.2 153.6 86,386 261 MT : 1.1 1.0 256 242 243 241 NE : 573.1 551.1 151,046 145,864 264 265 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.8 436 472 267 270 NJ : 7.9 7.6 925 728 118 96 NM : 0.2 0.2 32 36 212 211 NY : 2.4 2.2 540 461 226 207 NC : 841.7 822.7 211,860 211,764 252 257 ND : 13.4 14.8 3,128 3,377 234 229 OH : 102.1 90.6 26,688 23,812 261 263 OK : 375.8 366.0 105,148 102,554 280 280 OR : 16.0 16.0 4,190 4,086 261 255 PA : 212.9 208.2 49,966 51,991 235 250 SC : SD : 368.3 342.1 95,271 88,961 259 260 TN : 54.9 48.6 26,948 23,449 491 483 TX : 35.3 35.4 10,206 10,479 289 296 UT : 4.9 4.9 1,165 918 236 186 VA : 331.3 303.5 84,205 79,102 254 261 WA : 1.5 1.6 358 401 245 255 WV : 0.6 0.6 161 142 283 254 WI : 40.3 37.5 17,631 16,925 438 451 WY : 0.3 0.3 88 68 262 258 : US 3/ : 8,329.1 7,981.2 2,198,127 2,131,688 264 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.1 0.1 11 17 114 121 AR : CA : CO : 122.6 118.7 19,176 17,815 156 150 DE-MD : 1.9 3.2 240 390 125 121 FL : 0.1 0.2 14 21 122 95 GA : 0.5 0.5 53 54 111 108 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 33 127 112 IL : 17.5 18.9 2,525 2,562 144 136 IN : 3.0 2.8 311 275 104 97 IA : 46.8 51.8 7,133 7,746 153 150 KS : 0.2 0.1 22 11 109 106 KY : 0.4 0.7 72 96 176 146 LA : 0.3 0.3 28 28 111 110 MI : 18.6 16.9 2,345 2,053 126 121 MN : 0.1 0.1 15 18 118 130 MS : MO : 0.4 0.7 38 67 95 103 MT : 0.2 0.2 25 31 118 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 12 115 118 NV : 0.1 0.1 10 9 137 132 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 2.7 168 277 102 101 NJ : 10.1 10.1 973 931 96 92 NM : 2.1 2.9 239 329 116 112 NY : 1.4 4.6 143 462 101 100 NC : 0.1 0.1 6 5 104 99 ND : 0.2 0.1 25 13 119 121 OH : 1.3 1.2 135 135 107 116 OK : 0.1 0.2 15 22 153 136 OR : 0.6 1.3 70 161 113 127 PA : 4.4 6.6 445 672 101 102 SC : SD : 1.5 1.1 141 132 95 121 TN : 0.3 0.3 28 26 84 80 TX : 44.1 31.5 6,165 4,169 140 132 UT : 2.5 2.6 298 311 120 122 VA : 1.4 0.9 141 89 98 102 WA : 0.8 0.5 102 53 136 116 WV : WI : 0.7 0.9 103 120 143 138 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 10 147 142 : US 3/ : 328.6 324.5 47,029 44,683 143 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,392 1,232 1,306 3,976 3,961 48.5 48.1 48.6 47.6 48.0 Heifers : 936 876 904 2,751 2,782 32.7 34.2 33.7 33.0 33.7 All Cows : 486 411 430 1,471 1,364 16.9 16.1 15.9 17.7 16.6 Dairy Cows : 242 199 203 731 649 8.4 7.8 7.5 8.8 7.9 Other Cows : 244 212 227 740 715 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.9 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 53 45 48 148 144 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,867 2,564 2,688 8,347 8,251 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,911 7,155 7,606 23,374 23,026 96.4 96.7 96.5 96.5 96.6 Sows : 266 225 249 761 735 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 31 20 24 84 69 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,207 7,400 7,879 24,219 23,830 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 11 11 34 33 4.0 4.7 3.6 4.2 4.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 303 233 300 776 766 96.0 95.3 96.4 95.8 95.9 : Total 1/ : 316 244 311 811 799 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 724 767 759 734 765 Steers 4/ : 771 818 809 787 818 Heifers 4/ : 715 763 749 726 760 All Cows 4/ : 589 606 607 591 605 Bulls & Stags4/: 888 922 919 885 918 : Calves & Vealers: 199 200 197 199 197 : Hogs : 196 199 199 197 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 195 195 193 195 Sows 5/ : 315 319 319 314 319 Stags & Boars5/: 221 223 226 221 225 : Sheep : 72 70 70 72 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 65 63 61 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 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, March 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 0.9 0.8 0.1 2.0 2 : 5.8 1.2 0.4 3.8 3.2 0.6 0.4 22.5 3 : 79.7 39.7 7.3 30.6 22.5 8.1 2.0 13.4 4 : 67.6 1.2 0.3 55.8 20.0 35.8 10.3 1.4 5 : 288.6 122.7 41.5 117.1 76.4 40.7 7.3 26.3 6 : 491.9 248.2 175.0 57.7 10.2 47.5 11.0 1.0 7 : 1,237.0 659.7 505.4 64.9 2.2 62.7 6.9 8 : 251.1 105.9 129.0 14.2 4.2 10.0 2.1 9 : 143.8 70.7 10.6 60.1 51.7 8.4 2.3 8.4 10 : 120.9 56.2 34.9 24.7 11.5 13.2 5.1 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,687.7 1,305.7 904.5 429.9 202.9 227.0 47.7 75.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 2.6 0.3 2.4 2 : 9.7 9.5 0.1 14.7 1.3 13.5 3 : 512.2 510.5 1.7 10.0 0.5 9.5 4 : 1,240.6 1,169.2 69.6 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.8 5 : 2,122.2 2,016.0 104.1 2.2 37.0 3.3 33.8 6 : 401.5 379.9 21.3 0.3 29.8 2.3 27.5 7 : 3,019.1 2,956.6 43.5 19.0 52.3 52.3 8 : 359.9 351.0 8.8 122.0 1.9 120.1 9 : 181.7 181.4 0.1 0.3 38.9 0.6 38.3 10 : 30.7 30.5 0.2 1.7 0.3 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,879.1 7,605.9 249.4 23.7 310.7 11.1 299.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.1 0.7 0.5 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.4 5.4 2 : 18.1 3.9 1.4 11.5 9.2 2.2 1.3 65.8 3 : 250.2 120.2 23.3 100.5 72.3 28.2 6.2 39.5 4 : 203.2 3.5 0.9 168.3 61.6 106.6 30.5 5.7 5 : 894.3 366.3 125.5 380.5 246.8 133.6 22.1 83.8 6 : 1,458.6 737.3 512.4 176.2 33.1 143.1 32.7 3.7 7 : 3,796.7 1,974.1 1,600.2 200.4 6.4 193.9 22.1 0.1 8 : 809.8 363.4 385.4 53.2 13.0 40.2 7.8 9 : 431.3 206.7 26.1 192.2 168.3 23.9 6.2 26.2 10 : 384.4 184.7 106.8 78.7 35.6 43.1 14.1 2.2 : US 2/ : 8,250.7 3,960.8 2,782.4 1,363.9 648.8 715.2 143.6 232.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.2 4.1 0.1 5.5 1.1 4.3 2 : 30.8 30.1 0.5 0.1 33.5 3.7 29.8 3 : 1,554.2 1,549.0 5.2 24.5 1.5 23.0 4 : 3,703.2 3,481.0 216.8 5.4 5.1 2.5 2.6 5 : 6,415.8 6,125.4 284.6 5.8 103.1 9.5 93.5 6 : 1,210.8 1,146.1 63.5 1.2 98.1 6.4 91.7 7 : 9,182.4 8,996.5 130.1 55.7 122.6 0.1 122.5 8 : 1,074.9 1,040.9 33.9 306.1 5.4 300.7 9 : 558.6 558.1 0.2 0.3 95.9 1.9 94.0 10 : 95.6 94.8 0.7 0.1 4.6 0.7 3.9 : US 2/ :23,830.5 23,026.3 735.4 68.8 798.8 32.8 766.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 46.1 35.0 2.2 8.9 8.9 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 96.7 35.5 8.3 50.6 42.7 7.9 2.2 8.4 CO : 192.9 89.5 102.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 7.8 0.4 7.0 1.4 5.6 0.4 GA : 31.6 0.1 26.0 1.7 24.3 5.4 HI : 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 61.3 25.3 13.7 17.9 6.8 11.1 4.3 IL : 70.2 37.2 33.0 7.6 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.1 IA : 54.7 29.0 25.5 0.1 KS : 604.0 334.7 269.2 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 33.4 25.5 1.1 6.8 6.8 0.1 3.5 MN : 50.4 7.6 2.7 35.4 12.3 23.1 4.7 MS : MO : 5.1 0.9 0.5 3.3 0.6 2.7 0.5 MT : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 573.1 295.1 210.1 61.6 1.6 60.0 6.3 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 NJ : 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 9.8 NM : 1.2 1.1 1.1 NY : 3.8 0.4 0.2 3.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 12.7 NC : 14.6 0.1 11.6 5.9 5.7 2.9 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 OH : 5.8 0.4 0.3 4.9 4.4 0.5 0.2 OK : OR : 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 PA : 76.4 37.7 6.6 30.1 22.2 7.9 2.0 13.3 SC : SD : 11.5 0.1 0.1 9.7 2.1 7.6 1.6 TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 489.4 247.9 174.9 55.6 8.7 46.9 10.9 0.9 UT : 46.1 16.0 25.9 3.8 1.6 2.2 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 58.7 30.3 21.0 6.7 4.6 2.1 0.7 WV : 0.1 WI : 128.4 51.9 4.4 70.0 52.9 17.1 2.2 13.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,687.7 1,305.7 904.5 429.9 202.9 227.0 47.7 75.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 11.2 9.4 1.9 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 178.9 178.6 0.3 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 118.6 118.6 DE-MD : 1.3 1.3 3.2 3.2 FL : 7.6 7.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 GA : 4.5 4.4 HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 711.1 652.0 57.6 1.4 17.5 17.5 IN : 567.8 567.8 2.5 1.3 1.2 IA : 2,296.0 2,240.8 36.2 19.0 51.6 51.6 KS : 22.3 15.1 7.2 KY : 173.4 167.6 5.9 0.6 0.6 LA : MI : 7.1 2.7 4.3 16.7 2.0 14.7 MN : 719.4 719.4 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 151.0 150.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 MT : 0.2 0.2 NE : 549.9 549.9 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 2.6 0.3 2.4 NJ : 7.6 7.5 0.1 10.1 0.9 9.3 NM : 1.3 0.9 0.4 NY : 2.1 2.1 4.6 0.4 4.2 NC : 811.8 806.6 5.2 ND : 14.5 14.5 0.1 OH : 83.9 73.8 9.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 OK : 362.6 358.7 3.9 OR : 15.9 15.7 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.1 PA : 207.7 207.4 0.3 6.6 0.5 6.1 SC : SD : 341.2 332.4 8.8 1.0 1.0 TN : 48.4 0.7 47.7 0.3 0.3 TX : 25.7 20.0 5.4 0.3 28.5 1.4 27.1 UT : 3.5 3.5 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 303.1 301.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 WA : 1.5 1.4 WV : WI : 32.9 0.1 32.5 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,879.1 7,605.9 249.4 23.7 310.7 11.1 299.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.1 Calves : 97.7 97.5 97.5 97.9 97.7 Hogs : 98.5 98.7 98.7 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 96.2 95.3 95.7 96.2 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 24, 2002. 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