Mt An 1-2 (5-02) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 24, 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 Highs For Red Meat Production and Beef and Pork Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion pounds in April, up 11 percent from the 3.51 billion pounds produced in April 2001 and a new record high for April. April 2001 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. April 2002 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.19 billion pounds, was 13 percent above the previous year and a new record high for April. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.95 million head, up 9 percent from April 2001. The average live weight was 1,227 pounds, up 41 pounds from April a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.1 million pounds, 6 percent above April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 82,000 head, up 10 percent from April 2001. The average live weight was 327 pounds, down 13 pounds from April a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.67 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year and a new record high for April. Hog kill totaled 8.43 million head, 8 percent above April 2001. The average live weight was 267 pounds, up 2 pounds from April a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.1 million pounds, was down 5 percent from April 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 278,300 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 2 pounds from April a year ago. January - April red meat production was 15.2 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 4 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 02 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr : Mar : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,939 2,059 2,194 113 107 8,121 8,570 106 Veal : 15.2 15.0 16.1 106 107 65.1 62.3 96 Pork :1,533 1,581 1,673 109 106 6,338 6,451 102 Lamb & Mutton : 20.2 22.3 19.1 95 86 80.1 76.7 96 : Total Red Meat :3,507 3,677 3,902 111 106 14,604 15,161 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 02 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr : Mar : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,910 2,028 2,164 113 107 8,000 8,444 106 Veal : 14.8 14.6 15.6 106 107 63.3 60.5 96 Pork :1,514 1,563 1,654 109 106 6,258 6,380 102 Lamb & Mutton : 19.5 21.6 18.4 94 85 77.6 74.0 95 : Total Red Meat :3,458 3,627 3,852 111 106 14,398 14,959 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 02 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr : Mar : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp.: Thou :2,666.7 2,687.7 2,899.1 109 108 11,013.2 11,149.8 101 Other : Thou : 47.3 49.6 48.9 103 99 201.9 206.1 102 Comm'l. 3/: Thou :2,714.0 2,737.3 2,948.0 109 108 11,215.1 11,355.9 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp.: Lbs :1,187 1,244 1,230 104 99 1,209 1,248 103 Other : Lbs :1,072 1,093 1,086 101 99 1,076 1,089 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,186 1,241 1,227 104 99 1,207 1,246 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp.: Thou : 72.4 75.6 80.1 111 106 321.4 312.6 97 Other : Thou : 1.9 1.9 1.9 101 98 7.3 7.3 101 Comm'l. 3/: Thou : 74.3 77.5 82.0 110 106 328.7 319.9 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp.: Lbs : 336 323 325 97 101 326 323 99 Other : Lbs : 409 407 414 101 102 413 416 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 340 323 327 96 101 328 324 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp.: Thou :7,721.9 7,879.1 8,320.8 108 106 31,940.9 32,151.3 101 Other : Thou : 115.4 102.2 106.8 93 105 474.0 415.3 88 Comm'l. 3/: Thou :7,837.4 7,981.2 8,427.6 108 106 32,414.9 32,566.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp.: Lbs : 265 267 268 101 100 265 268 101 Other : Lbs : 234 240 236 101 99 233 237 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 265 267 267 101 100 264 267 101 : : Sheep&Lambs: : No. : : Fed. Insp.: Thou : 275.4 310.7 263.3 96 85 1,085.9 1,062.2 98 Other : Thou : 15.4 13.9 15.0 97 108 47.5 51.9 109 Comm'l. 3/: Thou : 290.8 *324.6 278.3 96 86 1,133.4 1,114.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp.: Lbs : 143 140 140 98 100 144 140 97 Other : Lbs : 101 105 104 103 100 107 104 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 138 138 99 100 142 138 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 02 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Apr 2001 : Mar 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.4 4.6 4.4 129 96 AK : 0.1 AZ : 30.9 36.1 36.1 117 100 AR : 4.4 5.6 5.3 120 95 CA : 87.9 104.1 112.1 127 108 CO : 154.7 164.9 176.7 114 107 DE-MD : 2.5 2.7 3.0 122 111 FL : 5.0 5.4 5.9 117 109 GA : 28.7 22.8 22.8 79 100 HI : 1.1 1.0 1.0 91 98 ID : 46.3 47.3 48.7 105 103 IL : 202.2 208.3 214.8 106 103 IN : 108.0 115.2 119.7 111 104 IA : 472.7 503.1 528.3 112 105 KS : 417.6 470.3 474.1 114 101 KY : 32.0 35.3 36.8 115 105 LA : 1.3 1.4 1.3 95 88 MI : 31.5 33.3 35.4 112 106 MN : 165.7 180.9 185.2 112 102 MS : 23.5 23.7 24.0 102 101 MO : 63.9 35.0 39.9 62 114 MT : 1.3 1.1 1.5 118 135 NE : 512.6 565.1 611.1 119 108 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 135 147 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.4 1.4 98 101 NJ : 4.9 4.9 5.0 103 102 NM : 0.6 0.9 0.9 136 97 NY : 3.1 3.4 3.6 117 106 NC : 157.7 167.3 181.1 115 108 ND : 2.8 3.0 2.9 102 95 OH : 23.4 23.5 25.3 108 108 OK : 78.6 78.4 83.1 106 106 OR : 3.6 3.4 3.8 106 111 PA : 91.6 96.0 101.4 111 106 SC : 18.4 20.4 21.7 118 106 SD : 83.3 73.6 76.4 92 104 TN : 17.4 16.2 17.8 102 110 TX : 367.5 367.0 405.1 110 110 UT : 39.8 36.5 42.4 107 116 VA : 59.5 60.2 79.5 134 132 WA : 50.5 43.4 47.3 94 109 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.5 87 107 WI : 105.2 109.0 114.0 108 105 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.4 146 102 : US : 3,507.5 3,676.8 3,901.9 111 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.7 539 616 867 833 AK : 0.1 69 1,064 AZ : 41.6 46.5 52,561 60,872 1,264 1,308 AR : 1.1 1.3 1,095 1,153 960 884 CA : 81.8 106.4 103,769 137,271 1,269 1,290 CO : 192.3 213.6 232,825 266,325 1,211 1,247 DE-MD : 2.8 3.2 3,387 4,107 1,224 1,275 FL : 7.0 8.6 8,409 9,561 1,198 1,116 GA : 40.4 32.2 46,275 40,010 1,145 1,243 HI : 1.2 0.9 1,158 1,007 987 1,066 ID : 62.7 65.5 75,804 79,613 1,208 1,215 IL : 66.3 77.9 80,255 95,213 1,211 1,222 IN : 2.9 2.8 3,020 2,977 1,039 1,046 IA : 64.7 57.8 76,702 72,574 1,186 1,255 KS : 570.7 617.5 646,980 732,807 1,134 1,187 KY : 1.1 1.5 982 1,330 877 888 LA : 1.4 1.3 1,129 1,083 817 861 MI : 35.0 38.4 48,869 53,261 1,396 1,388 MN : 52.5 57.1 72,332 79,788 1,377 1,396 MS : MO : 7.4 8.3 8,851 10,378 1,198 1,254 MT : 1.6 1.9 1,823 2,131 1,162 1,133 NE : 559.5 640.8 669,900 810,400 1,197 1,265 NV : 0.1 0.1 75 97 1,098 1,017 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 1,750 1,685 1,116 1,090 NJ : 2.0 2.3 2,302 2,627 1,153 1,157 NM : 1.0 1.6 994 1,486 957 904 NY : 3.5 4.3 3,809 4,931 1,100 1,148 NC : 13.4 15.7 14,097 16,712 1,053 1,066 ND : 1.2 1.2 1,324 1,330 1,133 1,128 OH : 10.3 10.9 11,508 12,420 1,118 1,138 OK : 3.1 3.7 3,160 3,977 1,025 1,064 OR : 1.4 1.5 1,712 1,855 1,266 1,247 PA : 76.7 85.8 96,430 109,258 1,257 1,273 SC : SD : 25.3 13.8 35,568 17,492 1,406 1,266 TN : 1.2 1.2 1,035 1,035 900 900 TX : 510.5 545.8 574,672 635,488 1,126 1,164 UT : 52.2 55.3 62,089 66,637 1,190 1,205 VA : 0.8 1.3 807 1,326 969 1,007 WA : 67.1 64.4 82,028 77,212 1,223 1,198 WV : 0.8 0.6 737 580 954 949 WI : 134.8 137.8 173,204 182,989 1,285 1,328 WY : 0.4 0.6 418 637 1,118 1,135 : US 3/ : 2,714.0 2,948.0 3,218,029 3,618,324 1,186 1,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 7.6 9.6 1,196 1,394 157 145 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 42 344 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 8.8 3,953 3,869 436 441 IN : 5.9 2.1 2,165 742 367 347 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.8 332 402 506 503 MI : 2.9 4.9 1,153 2,191 401 443 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 54 36 361 380 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 198 241 109 120 NJ : 9.6 9.9 4,354 4,507 452 456 NM : NY : 9.1 13.2 764 1,153 84 87 NC : 0.2 0.1 61 47 393 385 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 14 12 220 230 OK : 0.1 0.1 37 47 435 417 OR : PA : 12.6 14.0 4,981 5,306 396 379 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.3 1.1 771 590 571 562 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.4 13.0 4,758 5,687 419 439 WY : : US 3/ : 74.3 82.0 25,254 26,790 340 327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 9.4 11.8 4,760 6,248 508 528 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.8 119 182 241 238 AR : CA : 185.6 195.1 41,502 45,619 224 234 CO : 1.0 0.9 240 212 237 224 DE-MD : 1.0 1.3 270 353 264 277 FL : 7.5 7.2 1,488 1,340 199 185 GA : 15.9 12.6 5,029 3,262 316 260 HI : 2.8 2.7 572 559 205 210 ID : IL : 743.9 741.0 200,898 203,629 270 275 IN : 539.0 592.5 139,416 155,413 259 262 IA : 2,165.4 2,419.3 573,603 648,048 265 268 KS : 28.9 27.1 9,114 8,609 315 318 KY : 157.3 180.8 41,979 48,151 267 266 LA : 2.6 2.0 543 424 211 215 MI : 8.0 9.0 2,952 3,346 370 372 MN : 659.5 728.6 172,426 191,956 261 263 MS : MO : 303.9 175.4 79,079 260 MT : 1.1 1.3 263 315 245 242 NE : 531.8 574.2 139,488 152,066 262 265 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.7 426 467 278 279 NJ : 7.8 7.5 863 739 110 99 NM : 0.1 0.1 20 32 212 213 NY : 2.5 2.5 543 493 221 201 NC : 788.8 888.8 200,171 228,931 254 258 ND : 12.9 13.5 3,030 3,142 235 232 OH : 92.7 98.9 24,114 26,335 260 266 OK : 361.6 387.9 102,556 108,250 284 279 OR : 16.1 16.9 4,171 4,321 259 256 PA : 198.4 208.8 47,387 51,306 239 246 SC : SD : 335.0 352.1 87,538 92,125 261 262 TN : 52.2 53.7 25,216 25,860 483 482 TX : 32.5 37.7 9,083 10,367 279 275 UT : 5.6 4.8 1,219 904 219 189 VA : 308.4 398.8 78,548 104,734 255 263 WA : 1.8 1.8 438 462 244 253 WV : 0.5 0.6 139 145 254 245 WI : 39.4 43.9 17,542 18,986 445 433 WY : 0.3 0.3 68 79 259 259 : US 3/ : 7,837.4 8,427.6 2,073,307 2,253,829 265 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 13 11 118 96 AR : CA : CO : 96.2 98.0 15,164 15,172 158 155 DE-MD : 2.0 3.4 246 397 122 117 FL : 0.3 0.3 35 27 126 91 GA : 0.5 0.5 55 61 119 118 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 33 33 116 117 IL : 19.5 20.0 2,681 2,703 138 135 IN : 4.7 3.0 454 329 96 108 IA : 37.1 35.5 5,688 5,331 153 150 KS : 0.1 0.1 15 11 126 113 KY : 0.6 0.8 99 109 154 142 LA : 0.2 0.2 16 17 97 103 MI : 16.1 15.2 2,015 1,851 125 122 MN : 0.2 0.2 18 23 117 114 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 42 39 88 105 MT : 0.2 0.2 24 31 118 127 NE : 0.1 7 114 NV : 0.1 0.1 14 17 144 132 N ENG 2/ : 3.9 2.3 371 232 96 100 NJ : 11.5 9.8 1,033 910 90 93 NM : 3.2 2.9 357 324 111 111 NY : 7.3 3.2 668 298 91 94 NC : ND : OH : 1.8 1.1 184 120 102 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 15 19 135 134 OR : 0.8 0.8 84 102 107 131 PA : 7.9 6.0 784 589 99 99 SC : SD : 0.9 1.2 104 158 116 128 TN : 0.4 0.4 31 30 69 82 TX : 38.0 27.7 5,261 3,454 138 125 UT : 2.4 2.7 290 328 121 122 VA : 1.0 1.1 94 110 97 99 WA : 0.8 0.5 107 58 139 110 WV : WI : 1.0 1.1 136 152 143 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 14 113 144 : US 3/ : 290.8 278.3 40,613 38,352 140 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,318 1,306 1,452 5,294 5,413 49.4 48.6 50.1 48.1 48.5 Heifers : 869 904 948 3,620 3,730 32.6 33.7 32.7 32.9 33.5 All Cows : 432 430 447 1,903 1,811 16.2 15.9 15.5 17.3 16.3 Dairy Cows : 203 203 207 934 856 7.6 7.5 7.2 8.5 7.7 Other Cows : 229 227 240 969 955 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.8 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 48 48 52 196 195 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,667 2,688 2,899 11,013 11,150 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,448 7,606 8,040 30,822 31,066 96.5 96.5 96.6 96.5 96.6 Sows : 245 249 257 1,006 993 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 29 24 24 113 92 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,722 7,879 8,321 31,941 32,151 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 11 12 46 44 4.4 3.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 263 300 252 1,040 1,018 95.6 96.4 95.6 95.7 95.8 : Total 1/ : 275 311 263 1,086 1,062 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 720 759 750 730 761 Steers 4/ : 765 809 801 780 813 Heifers 4/ : 708 749 736 721 753 All Cows 4/ : 588 607 599 590 603 Bulls & Stags4/: 886 919 924 885 920 : Calves & Vealers: 207 197 199 201 198 : Hogs : 197 199 200 197 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 195 196 193 195 Sows 5/ : 314 319 317 314 318 Stags & Boars5/: 217 226 228 220 226 : Sheep : 71 70 70 72 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 61 63 64 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, April 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 2 : 6.4 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.2 0.8 0.5 23.1 3 : 89.1 43.5 8.0 35.3 26.1 9.2 2.3 14.1 4 : 69.3 1.2 0.3 57.0 20.8 36.2 10.9 1.3 5 : 308.4 133.7 43.7 121.6 81.0 40.6 9.4 28.7 6 : 544.9 283.2 194.0 56.9 9.3 47.6 10.8 0.8 7 : 1,315.2 725.1 514.2 68.3 2.0 66.3 7.6 8 : 280.8 123.5 139.6 15.4 4.2 11.2 2.3 9 : 153.4 77.6 10.7 62.3 48.7 13.6 2.8 9.4 10 : 130.2 62.7 36.7 25.5 11.2 14.3 5.2 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,899.1 1,452.2 947.8 447.1 207.4 239.7 51.9 80.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.4 2.2 0.3 1.9 2 : 9.8 9.5 0.2 0.1 12.9 1.3 11.6 3 : 608.0 606.5 1.5 9.6 0.7 8.9 4 : 1,321.1 1,246.1 73.4 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.0 5 : 2,174.7 2,066.1 105.6 3.1 36.9 3.6 33.2 6 : 426.3 405.7 20.5 24.0 2.2 21.8 7 : 3,187.4 3,124.1 44.7 18.6 35.7 35.7 8 : 368.2 357.0 11.2 101.4 1.8 99.6 9 : 192.2 191.9 0.1 0.2 37.5 0.6 36.8 10 : 31.7 31.5 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 : US 2/ : 8,320.8 8,039.8 257.3 23.7 263.3 11.6 251.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.5 1.0 0.6 3.3 3.2 0.1 0.6 7.4 2 : 24.5 5.4 1.8 15.5 12.4 3.0 1.8 88.9 3 : 339.2 163.7 31.3 135.7 98.4 37.3 8.5 53.6 4 : 272.6 4.7 1.2 225.3 82.4 142.8 41.4 7.1 5 : 1,202.7 500.0 169.2 502.1 327.8 174.3 31.5 112.5 6 : 2,003.5 1,020.4 706.4 233.2 42.4 190.7 43.5 4.5 7 : 5,111.9 2,699.2 2,114.4 268.7 8.4 260.2 29.7 0.2 8 : 1,090.6 486.9 525.0 68.6 17.2 51.4 10.1 9 : 584.7 284.3 36.8 254.5 217.0 37.4 9.0 35.6 10 : 514.6 247.5 143.5 104.2 46.8 57.4 19.3 2.9 : US 2/ :11,149.8 5,413.0 3,730.2 1,811.1 856.2 954.9 195.4 312.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.7 5.6 0.1 7.6 1.4 6.2 2 : 40.5 39.7 0.7 0.2 46.5 5.0 41.4 3 : 2,162.2 2,155.5 6.6 0.1 34.1 2.2 31.9 4 : 5,024.3 4,727.1 290.2 7.1 7.0 3.4 3.6 5 : 8,590.5 8,191.4 390.1 8.9 139.9 13.2 126.8 6 : 1,637.1 1,551.9 84.0 1.2 122.1 8.6 113.5 7 :12,369.8 12,120.7 174.7 74.4 158.3 0.1 158.2 8 : 1,443.1 1,397.9 45.1 407.5 7.2 400.3 9 : 750.8 750.0 0.3 0.5 133.3 2.5 130.9 10 : 127.4 126.3 0.9 0.1 5.8 0.9 4.9 : US 2/ :32,151.3 31,066.1 992.7 92.5 1,062.2 44.4 1,017.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 46.3 36.6 1.4 8.2 8.2 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 106.0 40.7 9.1 53.6 40.5 13.1 2.7 9.4 CO : 213.0 102.3 109.9 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 8.6 0.4 7.6 1.4 6.2 0.5 GA : 31.0 25.5 1.4 24.1 5.4 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 64.4 28.4 13.8 17.8 6.1 11.7 4.4 IL : 75.5 41.9 33.5 8.8 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.1 IA : 56.7 33.6 22.9 0.2 KS : 614.4 351.1 263.2 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 36.3 27.7 1.4 7.1 7.1 0.1 4.9 MN : 54.8 8.6 3.9 36.3 13.2 23.1 6.1 MS : MO : 5.6 1.0 0.5 3.6 0.5 3.1 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 638.6 339.4 227.6 64.7 1.5 63.2 6.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 NJ : 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.9 NM : 1.2 1.2 1.2 NY : 4.1 0.5 0.2 3.3 2.6 0.7 0.3 13.2 NC : 15.0 0.1 0.1 11.8 6.3 5.5 3.1 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 6.4 0.5 0.2 5.4 4.8 0.6 0.3 OK : OR : 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 PA : 85.5 41.1 7.3 34.9 25.8 9.1 2.2 14.0 SC : SD : 12.5 0.1 10.5 1.9 8.6 1.8 TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 TX : 542.2 282.9 193.9 54.7 7.8 46.9 10.7 0.8 UT : 54.5 20.7 29.5 4.1 1.7 2.4 0.3 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 64.4 33.6 22.6 7.6 5.0 2.6 0.6 WV : 0.1 WI : 135.1 54.8 4.7 72.8 55.9 16.9 2.8 12.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,899.1 1,452.2 947.8 447.1 207.4 239.7 51.9 80.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.8 9.2 1.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 189.2 189.0 0.2 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 98.0 98.0 DE-MD : 1.3 1.2 3.4 0.1 3.3 FL : 7.2 7.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 GA : 4.5 4.4 HI : 2.7 2.6 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 723.6 665.9 56.0 1.7 18.7 0.1 18.6 IN : 589.1 589.1 2.6 1.5 1.2 IA : 2,417.1 2,360.1 38.4 18.6 35.3 35.3 KS : 24.5 18.3 6.2 KY : 180.3 174.6 5.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 LA : MI : 7.2 3.1 4.1 14.9 2.1 12.9 MN : 725.9 725.9 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 172.8 172.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 MT : 0.2 0.1 NE : 573.0 573.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 2.2 0.3 1.9 NJ : 7.5 7.3 0.2 9.8 0.9 8.9 NM : 1.1 0.9 0.3 NY : 2.3 2.2 3.1 0.4 2.7 NC : 876.6 872.1 4.5 ND : 13.2 13.2 OH : 93.0 82.0 9.9 1.1 0.4 0.4 OK : 384.9 379.8 5.0 OR : 16.7 16.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 PA : 208.4 208.1 0.3 5.9 0.6 5.3 SC : SD : 351.0 339.9 11.1 1.1 1.1 TN : 53.5 0.9 52.6 0.4 0.3 TX : 28.8 24.2 4.5 22.9 1.3 21.5 UT : 3.3 3.3 2.2 1.8 0.5 VA : 398.3 397.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 35.8 0.1 35.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,320.8 8,039.8 257.3 23.7 263.3 11.6 251.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.2 Calves : 97.5 97.5 97.7 97.8 97.7 Hogs : 98.5 98.7 98.7 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 94.7 95.7 94.6 95.8 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) 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 June 21, 2002. 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