Mt An 1-2 (7-02) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released July 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. Monthly Record Lows for Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 3.76 billion pounds produced in June 2001. June 2001 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.06 million head, down 2 percent from June 2001. The average live weight was 1,236 pounds, up 38 pounds from June a year ago. Veal production totaled 14.6 million pounds, 6 percent below June a year ago and a new record low for June. Calf slaughter totaled 75,900 head, down 2 percent from June 2001. The average live weight was 319 pounds, down 14 pounds from June a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.48 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.54 million head, 1 percent above June 2001. The average live weight was 265 pounds, up 2 pounds from June a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.1 million pounds, was down 8 percent from June 2001 and a new record low for June. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,700 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 10 pounds from June a year ago. January - June red meat production was 23.0 billion pounds, 3 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 02 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun : May : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,269 2,336 2,303 101 99 12,684 13,209 104 Veal : 15.6 15.4 14.6 94 94 96.6 92.3 96 Pork :1,458 1,647 1,480 102 90 9,351 9,578 102 Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 19.5 15.1 92 77 113.2 111.3 98 : Total Red Meat :3,759 4,018 3,812 101 95 22,245 22,991 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 02 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun : May : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,241 2,306 2,274 101 99 12,506 13,024 104 Veal : 15.1 15.0 14.1 94 94 93.8 89.6 96 Pork :1,439 1,628 1,461 102 90 9,232 9,470 103 Lamb & Mutton : 15.8 18.6 14.4 91 77 109.6 107.0 98 : Total Red Meat :3,711 3,968 3,764 101 95 21,941 22,691 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 02 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun : May : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,075.1 3,097.9 3,016.8 98 97 17,240.3 17,264.5 100 Other : Thou : 45.1 48.6 46.4 103 95 294.7 301.1 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,120.2 3,146.5 3,063.2 98 97 17,535.1 17,565.6 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,200 1,225 1,238 103 101 1,203 1,242 103 Other : Lbs :1,086 1,082 1,098 101 102 1,077 1,089 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,198 1,223 1,236 103 101 1,201 1,240 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 75.3 76.1 73.8 98 97 473.2 462.5 98 Other : Thou : 2.1 1.7 2.1 99 124 11.4 11.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 77.4 77.8 75.9 98 98 484.7 473.6 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 333 329 319 96 97 328 324 99 Other : Lbs : 410 414 392 95 95 413 411 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 333 330 319 96 97 330 324 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,367.5 8,215.2 7,425.0 101 90 47,144.7 47,791.6 101 Other : Thou : 116.7 111.0 110.7 95 100 713.1 637.0 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,484.2 8,326.2 7,535.7 101 91 47,857.7 48,428.6 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 264 267 266 101 99 264 267 101 Other : Lbs : 224 230 227 101 99 231 234 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 263 267 265 101 99 264 267 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 221.4 267.3 215.6 97 81 1,534.6 1,545.0 101 Other : Thou : 11.4 16.8 14.1 123 84 70.6 82.9 117 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 232.8 284.1 229.7 99 81 1,605.2 1,627.9 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 142 139 133 93 95 144 139 97 Other : Lbs : 102 109 102 100 94 106 105 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 141 138 131 93 95 142 137 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 02 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jun 2001 : May 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.5 4.3 4.0 116 94 AK : AZ : 37.0 39.4 38.6 104 98 AR : 4.9 5.6 5.7 116 102 CA : 92.0 118.7 111.6 121 94 CO : 191.6 183.7 199.4 104 109 DE-MD : 2.6 3.0 2.6 102 88 FL : 4.5 6.0 5.1 113 85 GA : 28.3 22.8 21.8 77 96 HI : 1.1 1.0 0.9 86 93 ID : 57.0 50.6 50.1 88 99 IL : 210.6 218.5 194.9 93 89 IN : 97.9 118.6 104.2 106 88 IA : 456.7 523.5 474.1 104 91 KS : 475.5 509.2 487.7 103 96 KY : 30.8 35.4 32.0 104 90 LA : 1.2 1.3 1.2 99 95 MI : 29.4 36.7 35.6 121 97 MN : 166.6 189.5 174.8 105 92 MS : 20.6 24.0 21.7 105 90 MO : 58.2 35.9 32.8 56 91 MT : 1.3 1.6 1.7 128 105 NE : 618.0 637.7 641.7 104 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 65 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.6 1.4 98 90 NJ : 4.9 5.1 4.7 96 92 NM : 0.6 0.9 0.8 122 89 NY : 3.3 3.4 3.2 97 95 NC : 157.7 175.6 151.4 96 86 ND : 2.9 2.9 2.8 96 94 OH : 23.6 25.2 23.3 99 93 OK : 73.1 76.3 72.5 99 95 OR : 3.6 3.7 3.3 91 89 PA : 93.2 105.2 96.7 104 92 SC : 17.8 21.2 19.1 107 90 SD : 74.2 77.3 72.4 98 94 TN : 15.5 18.4 17.7 114 96 TX : 423.9 454.0 425.2 100 94 UT : 44.7 44.5 44.5 99 100 VA : 55.1 70.2 64.2 116 91 WA : 65.3 52.5 55.4 85 106 WV : 0.3 0.4 0.3 94 83 WI : 107.8 112.3 110.8 103 99 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.4 114 104 : US : 3,758.7 4,017.9 3,812.3 101 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 0.5 0.7 419 664 831 925 AK : 0.1 59 1,015 AZ : 49.1 49.4 62,297 64,986 1,269 1,315 AR : 0.8 1.1 693 957 826 881 CA : 90.9 107.9 112,543 139,576 1,238 1,293 CO : 244.2 246.2 295,692 306,567 1,211 1,245 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 3,567 3,669 1,233 1,284 FL : 6.7 7.3 7,281 8,038 1,082 1,098 GA : 39.2 30.5 44,900 38,253 1,145 1,252 HI : 1.1 0.9 1,131 940 1,005 1,051 ID : 76.8 65.7 92,504 80,621 1,205 1,226 IL : 82.8 74.2 98,167 89,966 1,186 1,213 IN : 2.7 2.6 2,804 2,778 1,055 1,061 IA : 67.8 52.5 80,153 64,989 1,183 1,237 KS : 630.9 624.0 741,748 759,752 1,176 1,218 KY : 1.1 1.1 941 987 888 888 LA : 1.2 1.3 994 1,090 806 838 MI : 32.3 38.1 44,317 53,269 1,373 1,398 MN : 57.6 64.1 77,061 87,456 1,338 1,364 MS : MO : 6.5 6.0 8,287 7,249 1,271 1,215 MT : 1.6 2.0 1,871 2,316 1,164 1,152 NE : 708.3 695.9 850,233 875,174 1,200 1,258 NV : 0.1 0.1 80 88 1,117 1,055 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.4 1,705 1,549 1,116 1,112 NJ : 2.1 2.1 2,374 2,492 1,145 1,164 NM : 1.1 1.5 1,076 1,335 980 898 NY : 3.8 3.6 4,377 4,055 1,147 1,122 NC : 13.4 16.1 14,127 17,231 1,051 1,068 ND : 1.3 1.2 1,431 1,365 1,128 1,137 OH : 11.2 11.1 12,752 12,734 1,135 1,143 OK : 3.1 3.0 2,966 3,074 957 1,010 OR : 1.5 1.2 1,848 1,389 1,222 1,198 PA : 76.3 83.0 94,660 105,722 1,241 1,274 SC : SD : 26.3 14.0 36,686 17,583 1,393 1,256 TN : 0.9 0.9 829 769 906 841 TX : 582.0 568.9 670,822 671,558 1,153 1,180 UT : 58.6 58.2 70,101 69,900 1,197 1,200 VA : 0.8 0.9 852 905 1,013 1,001 WA : 86.2 72.6 105,745 89,672 1,226 1,236 WV : 0.4 0.4 437 397 1,029 957 WI : 131.5 134.4 172,899 178,328 1,315 1,327 WY : 0.4 0.5 510 614 1,147 1,223 : US 3/ : 3,120.2 3,063.2 3,737,989 3,785,218 1,198 1,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 8.4 9.2 1,314 1,195 156 129 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 34 345 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.9 7.3 3,765 3,213 421 440 IN : 6.7 3.0 2,441 981 365 325 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.7 421 386 499 517 MI : 3.1 4.2 1,329 1,843 424 438 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 55 21 370 335 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.5 218 238 123 155 NJ : 9.6 8.8 4,369 3,937 455 449 NM : NY : 10.1 12.1 894 1,172 88 97 NC : 0.1 0.1 57 50 398 379 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 17 19 210 197 OK : 0.1 0.1 55 38 415 426 OR : PA : 13.3 14.4 5,185 5,142 391 358 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.1 1.0 618 544 563 529 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.9 10.9 4,511 4,811 413 443 WY : : US 3/ : 77.4 75.9 25,739 24,214 333 319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 10.9 5,016 5,648 536 516 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.3 42 69 237 209 AR : CA : 178.6 185.1 39,501 43,673 221 236 CO : 0.9 0.9 222 204 239 228 DE-MD : 1.3 1.1 310 278 248 244 FL : 5.4 8.1 1,061 1,416 197 175 GA : 17.1 12.7 5,382 3,085 315 244 HI : 3.0 2.6 627 549 206 212 ID : IL : 736.3 668.9 196,104 181,859 266 272 IN : 490.5 522.5 125,672 135,058 256 258 IA : 2,077.8 2,189.2 548,614 581,913 264 266 KS : 24.6 15.0 7,874 5,988 320 400 KY : 153.0 160.2 40,475 41,946 265 262 LA : 2.1 1.8 442 377 214 210 MI : 9.2 9.6 3,264 3,392 354 354 MN : 651.9 661.3 169,415 171,758 260 260 MS : MO : 280.6 153.2 71,756 256 MT : 0.9 1.6 244 391 265 248 NE : 475.0 516.4 124,017 135,245 261 262 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.2 556 590 257 264 NJ : 8.9 9.4 887 876 99 94 NM : 0.1 0.1 23 29 214 210 NY : 3.2 2.9 751 576 235 196 NC : 799.2 759.0 200,263 190,028 251 250 ND : 12.8 13.0 3,004 2,942 234 226 OH : 90.5 87.8 23,554 23,304 260 265 OK : 341.6 339.2 95,495 94,926 280 280 OR : 15.7 15.1 3,959 3,865 252 257 PA : 201.7 194.6 50,126 47,125 249 242 SC : SD : 285.2 329.4 73,360 86,428 257 262 TN : 46.2 53.5 22,514 25,831 487 483 TX : 30.8 29.6 9,207 9,202 299 311 UT : 4.7 4.7 916 813 195 175 VA : 284.0 327.5 72,494 84,605 255 258 WA : 1.8 1.6 452 406 252 254 WV : 0.5 0.6 119 127 234 219 WI : 41.8 41.9 18,894 18,483 452 441 WY : 0.3 0.2 76 55 260 249 : US 3/ : 7,484.2 7,535.7 1,969,364 1,996,956 263 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 68.1 77.6 11,050 11,346 162 146 DE-MD : 1.8 3.4 197 343 112 102 FL : 0.1 0.4 8 22 79 57 GA : 0.2 0.5 24 58 99 106 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 68 40 182 117 IL : 14.2 14.7 2,061 2,063 145 140 IN : 3.2 2.6 310 284 98 109 IA : 33.5 29.3 5,053 4,032 151 138 KS : 0.1 0.1 9 12 121 122 KY : 0.7 0.9 100 112 135 125 LA : 0.2 0.2 16 16 73 79 MI : 15.4 14.9 1,882 1,861 122 125 MN : 0.1 0.1 16 16 123 111 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 41 48 95 102 MT : 0.1 0.2 13 26 115 123 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 9 123 109 NV : 0.1 0.1 16 11 132 132 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.9 174 204 98 107 NJ : 9.4 8.7 867 814 92 93 NM : 2.2 2.3 242 268 111 115 NY : 1.4 1.6 127 146 88 90 NC : ND : OH : 1.3 1.9 153 194 115 102 OK : 0.1 10 117 OR : 1.1 0.9 141 129 133 144 PA : 5.0 4.6 514 451 104 98 SC : SD : 1.2 1.2 128 144 104 122 TN : 0.5 0.7 32 44 65 66 TX : 32.6 23.9 4,259 2,941 131 123 UT : 2.3 2.3 280 299 122 131 VA : 1.1 0.8 110 81 100 97 WA : 0.6 0.6 69 71 114 113 WV : WI : 0.8 0.9 106 128 141 136 WY : 0.1 0.1 9 15 125 141 : US 3/ : 232.8 229.7 32,734 30,109 141 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,562 1,615 1,597 8,462 8,625 50.8 52.1 52.9 49.1 50.0 Heifers :1,021 973 929 5,651 5,631 33.2 31.4 30.8 32.8 32.6 All Cows : 439 457 439 2,820 2,707 14.3 14.7 14.6 16.4 15.7 Dairy Cows : 187 202 189 1,328 1,247 6.1 6.5 6.3 7.7 7.2 Other Cows : 252 255 250 1,492 1,460 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.7 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 54 53 53 307 301 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,075 3,098 3,017 17,240 17,265 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,100 7,920 7,144 45,472 46,131 96.4 96.4 96.2 96.5 96.5 Sows : 243 271 259 1,507 1,523 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 Stags & Boars : 25 24 22 166 138 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,368 8,215 7,425 47,145 47,792 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 14 12 71 70 5.4 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 209 253 204 1,463 1,475 94.6 94.8 94.6 95.3 95.5 : Total 1/ : 221 267 216 1,535 1,545 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 732 749 758 729 758 Steers 4/ : 780 799 812 778 810 Heifers 4/ : 714 726 734 717 746 All Cows 4/ : 586 595 590 588 600 Bulls & Stags4/: 904 931 932 890 924 : Calves & Vealers: 206 202 196 202 198 : Hogs : 196 199 198 197 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 195 193 193 195 Sows 5/ : 319 317 318 315 318 Stags & Boars5/: 229 238 244 222 231 : Sheep : 71 69 67 72 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 64 65 61 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 70 67 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, June 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 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 2 : 5.6 1.5 0.4 3.4 2.9 0.5 0.4 20.8 3 : 85.9 43.0 8.5 31.5 24.1 7.4 3.0 14.5 4 : 66.3 0.9 0.2 54.6 19.4 35.3 10.6 1.4 5 : 307.4 136.9 41.0 118.5 76.4 42.1 11.1 25.3 6 : 568.2 301.1 192.1 65.4 6.9 58.5 9.5 0.6 7 : 1,369.8 791.8 507.1 64.2 1.3 62.9 6.7 0.1 8 : 316.8 168.6 130.4 15.0 2.6 12.4 2.7 9 : 157.5 85.0 8.9 60.2 45.0 15.2 3.3 9.0 10 : 138.2 68.0 39.9 25.1 9.7 15.4 5.2 0.6 : US 2/ : 3,016.8 1,596.9 928.6 438.7 188.9 249.8 52.7 73.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.4 1.4 2 : 12.1 11.9 0.2 10.3 1.4 8.9 3 : 522.6 521.2 1.3 8.1 0.5 7.6 4 : 1,145.8 1,072.0 72.1 1.7 2.5 1.0 1.4 5 : 1,947.5 1,842.7 101.7 3.1 31.3 3.4 27.8 6 : 374.8 353.5 21.3 19.8 2.2 17.6 7 : 2,865.6 2,804.8 44.3 16.5 29.6 0.2 29.4 8 : 345.2 327.0 18.2 80.7 1.6 79.0 9 : 180.5 180.3 0.2 30.0 0.6 29.4 10 : 29.1 28.9 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.2 : US 2/ : 7,425.0 7,144.1 259.4 21.5 215.6 11.7 203.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.2 1.5 0.9 5.0 4.8 0.2 1.0 10.5 2 : 36.5 8.4 2.7 22.7 18.3 4.3 2.7 130.5 3 : 518.0 252.6 49.2 201.9 148.0 53.8 14.3 82.0 4 : 408.5 6.8 1.7 337.4 123.2 214.2 62.6 9.9 5 : 1,817.5 772.3 253.6 739.2 482.0 257.2 52.4 165.3 6 : 3,184.7 1,639.2 1,115.2 366.3 57.9 308.4 63.9 5.7 7 : 7,889.3 4,293.0 3,151.9 401.2 11.5 389.6 43.2 0.3 8 : 1,706.0 807.6 784.4 98.8 23.0 75.9 15.2 0.1 9 : 904.2 454.8 54.4 379.0 311.7 67.3 15.9 54.2 10 : 791.6 388.4 217.3 155.8 66.8 89.1 30.0 4.1 : US 2/ :17,264.5 8,624.7 5,631.3 2,707.3 1,247.2 1,460.1 301.2 462.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.6 9.4 0.1 11.7 2.3 9.4 2 : 63.9 62.6 1.1 0.2 70.2 8.1 62.0 3 : 3,256.2 3,246.5 9.5 0.1 52.7 3.8 49.0 4 : 7,464.4 7,015.5 438.5 10.4 12.0 5.6 6.4 5 :12,747.8 12,129.2 603.5 15.2 208.7 20.3 188.4 6 : 2,406.9 2,278.0 127.6 1.3 167.4 13.5 153.9 7 :18,359.3 17,983.7 265.7 109.9 226.4 0.4 226.0 8 : 2,165.2 2,090.0 75.2 588.1 10.7 577.3 9 : 1,131.0 1,130.0 0.5 0.6 198.9 3.8 195.1 10 : 187.2 185.7 1.4 0.2 9.0 1.5 7.5 : US 2/ :47,791.6 46,130.5 1,523.1 138.0 1,545.0 70.1 1,475.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 49.2 39.9 1.6 7.8 7.8 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 107.3 44.9 7.1 52.0 37.2 14.8 3.2 9.0 CO : 245.6 142.5 102.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.3 0.2 6.7 1.2 5.5 0.4 GA : 29.6 24.2 0.7 23.5 5.3 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 ID : 64.6 27.0 15.8 17.4 5.4 12.0 4.5 IL : 71.9 43.2 28.7 7.3 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 3.0 IA : 51.0 31.8 19.1 0.2 KS : 621.1 356.9 264.1 KY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 36.1 28.4 2.4 5.3 5.3 0.1 4.1 MN : 62.1 8.5 4.7 41.1 15.4 25.7 7.7 MS : MO : 4.1 0.9 0.7 2.1 0.4 1.7 0.4 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 693.6 402.2 223.2 62.1 0.9 61.2 6.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 NJ : 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 8.8 NM : 1.1 1.1 1.1 NY : 3.5 0.4 0.2 2.6 2.2 0.4 0.2 12.1 NC : 15.6 12.5 6.3 6.2 3.0 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.5 0.4 0.2 4.5 4.0 0.5 0.3 OK : OR : 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 82.7 41.0 7.8 31.1 23.8 7.3 3.0 14.4 SC : SD : 12.8 0.1 0.1 10.5 1.2 9.3 2.1 TN : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 565.7 300.9 192.0 63.4 5.5 57.9 9.4 0.6 UT : 57.6 25.7 27.7 3.8 0.9 2.9 0.4 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 72.5 40.5 23.8 7.5 4.1 3.4 0.6 WV : WI : 131.5 56.2 4.9 67.5 51.7 15.8 2.9 10.8 WY : : US 3/ :3,016.8 1,596.9 928.6 438.7 188.9 249.8 52.7 73.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.1 8.4 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 177.8 177.6 0.2 CO : 0.5 0.5 0.1 77.5 77.5 DE-MD : 1.1 1.1 3.4 0.1 3.3 FL : 8.1 8.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 GA : 4.6 4.5 HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.2 0.1 IL : 646.4 592.5 52.3 1.6 14.1 0.1 14.0 IN : 518.4 518.4 1.9 1.1 0.7 IA : 2,186.6 2,131.6 38.5 16.5 29.1 0.1 28.9 KS : 12.7 7.0 5.7 KY : 159.7 154.2 5.5 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : MI : 7.9 3.7 4.2 14.6 2.2 12.4 MN : 659.2 659.2 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 151.1 151.0 0.5 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 515.2 515.1 0.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.4 1.4 NJ : 9.3 9.2 0.1 8.7 0.8 7.8 NM : 1.1 0.8 0.2 NY : 2.7 2.7 1.6 0.6 1.1 NC : 743.6 739.4 4.2 ND : 12.7 12.7 OH : 79.3 68.5 9.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 OK : 337.6 333.4 4.2 OR : 14.9 14.7 0.1 0.7 0.7 PA : 194.3 194.1 0.2 4.6 0.4 4.1 SC : SD : 328.6 310.5 18.1 1.1 1.1 TN : 53.4 0.8 52.6 0.7 0.1 0.6 TX : 23.2 18.4 4.8 18.7 1.3 17.4 UT : 3.1 3.1 2.0 1.6 0.4 VA : 327.1 326.0 1.1 0.2 0.2 WA : 1.4 1.4 WV : WI : 36.2 0.2 35.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,425.0 7,144.1 259.4 21.5 215.6 11.7 203.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.6 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.3 97.8 97.3 97.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.4 98.7 98.5 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 95.1 94.1 93.9 95.6 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 23, 2002. 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