Mt An 1-2 (8-02) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 23, 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 Beef, Pork, and Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion pounds in July, up 10 percent from the 3.64 billion pounds produced in July 2001 and a new record high for July. July 2001 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. July 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.43 billion pounds, was 11 percent above the previous year and a new record high for July. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.19 million head, up 8 percent from July 2001. The average live weight was 1,248 pounds, up 32 pounds from July a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.7 million pounds, 6 percent above July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 95,700 head, up 15 percent from July 2001. The average live weight was 290 pounds, down 22 pounds from July a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.56 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year and a new record high for July. Hog kill totaled 8.07 million head, 8 percent above July 2001. The average live weight was 260 pounds, unchanged from July a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.3 million pounds, was down 4 percent from July 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 257,600 head, 6 percent above last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, down 13 pounds from July a year ago. January - July red meat production was 27.0 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb and mutton production waqs down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 02 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jul : Jun : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,177 2,303 2,426 111 105 14,861 15,636 105 Veal : 15.7 14.6 16.7 106 114 112.3 109.0 97 Pork :1,435 1,480 1,557 108 105 10,786 11,135 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17.1 15.1 16.3 96 108 130.2 127.6 98 : Total Red Meat :3,645 3,812 4,016 110 105 25,889 27,007 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 02 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jul : Jun : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,150 2,274 2,398 112 105 14,656 15,422 105 Veal : 15.2 14.1 16.2 107 115 109.0 105.8 97 Pork :1,416 1,461 1,538 109 105 10,648 11,008 103 Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 14.4 15.4 94 107 125.9 122.4 97 : Total Red Meat :3,597 3,764 3,967 110 105 25,538 26,658 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 02 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jul : Jun : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,898.3 *3,016.9 3,140.5 108 104 20,138.6 20,405.2 101 Other : Thou : 44.2 46.4 46.6 105 101 339.0 347.7 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,942.5 *3,063.3 3,187.1 108 104 20,477.6 20,752.8 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,218 1,238 1,250 103 101 1,206 1,244 103 Other : Lbs :1,094 1,098 1,089 100 99 1,079 1,089 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,216 1,236 1,248 103 101 1,203 1,241 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 81.2 73.8 93.8 115 127 554.5 556.3 100 Other : Thou : 2.1 2.1 1.9 94 93 13.5 13.0 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 83.3 75.9 95.7 115 126 567.9 569.4 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 310 319 288 93 90 325 317 97 Other : Lbs : 422 392 404 96 103 414 410 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 312 319 290 93 91 327 319 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,332.6 7,425.0 7,957.2 109 107 54,477.3 55,748.8 102 Other : Thou : 115.0 110.7 110.3 96 100 828.1 747.3 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,447.6 7,535.7 8,067.5 108 107 55,305.4 56,496.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 266 261 100 98 264 266 101 Other : Lbs : 229 227 228 100 100 230 233 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 260 265 260 100 98 263 266 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 229.3 215.6 240.8 105 112 1,763.9 1,785.9 101 Other : Thou : 14.2 14.1 16.7 118 119 84.7 99.6 118 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 243.5 229.7 257.6 106 112 1,848.7 1,885.5 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 143 133 128 90 96 143 137 96 Other : Lbs : 107 102 111 103 108 106 106 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 131 127 90 97 142 136 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 02 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Jul 2001 : Jun 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.2 4.0 4.0 126 99 AK : 0.1 142 114 AZ : 36.1 38.6 39.1 108 101 AR : 4.8 5.7 4.9 102 86 CA : 91.4 *111.7 117.1 128 105 CO : 179.3 199.4 201.5 112 101 DE-MD : 2.6 2.6 2.8 110 109 FL : 4.8 5.1 5.8 121 114 GA : 28.3 21.8 20.8 73 95 HI : 1.0 0.9 1.0 102 111 ID : 53.1 50.1 56.4 106 113 IL : 200.7 194.9 210.7 105 108 IN : 96.9 104.2 107.3 111 103 IA : 444.4 474.1 486.6 109 103 KS : 467.0 487.7 525.4 113 108 KY : 31.9 32.0 34.5 108 108 LA : 1.3 1.2 1.2 94 99 MI : 26.4 35.6 36.8 139 103 MN : 165.1 174.8 181.3 110 104 MS : 22.8 21.7 23.7 104 109 MO : 50.0 32.8 35.8 72 109 MT : 1.3 1.7 1.7 131 102 NE : 586.4 641.7 680.5 116 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 132 143 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.4 1.6 112 112 NJ : 4.7 4.7 5.1 107 109 NM : 0.8 0.8 0.9 122 121 NY : 3.4 3.2 4.0 118 124 NC : 149.6 151.4 164.2 110 108 ND : 2.8 2.8 3.0 104 107 OH : 23.4 23.3 26.0 111 111 OK : 72.6 72.5 79.6 110 110 OR : 3.7 3.3 3.9 105 120 PA : 92.2 96.7 103.9 113 107 SC : 18.2 19.1 19.9 109 104 SD : 76.2 72.4 75.7 99 105 TN : 17.2 17.7 17.3 101 98 TX : 412.5 425.2 435.8 106 102 UT : 44.7 44.5 46.4 104 104 VA : 59.3 64.2 66.6 112 104 WA : 60.4 55.4 65.9 109 119 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.4 128 125 WI : 101.8 110.8 116.1 114 105 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 131 130 : US : 3,644.7 *3,812.4 4,016.0 110 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 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 0.6 371 480 799 858 AK : 0.1 61 1,055 AZ : 48.0 50.3 60,136 66,145 1,254 1,316 AR : 0.8 1.0 808 841 966 841 CA : 88.5 113.6 111,237 144,736 1,257 1,274 CO : 219.4 243.3 272,455 307,445 1,242 1,264 DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 3,533 3,894 1,237 1,282 FL : 6.7 8.0 7,350 8,847 1,102 1,100 GA : 39.8 29.7 45,529 36,159 1,145 1,219 HI : 1.0 1.1 1,003 1,087 961 1,028 ID : 69.7 73.1 85,675 91,098 1,229 1,247 IL : 78.4 83.2 92,835 100,568 1,185 1,209 IN : 2.9 3.0 3,090 3,168 1,062 1,053 IA : 69.0 58.8 81,982 72,843 1,188 1,239 KS : 602.6 655.9 723,826 815,014 1,201 1,243 KY : 0.9 1.0 779 885 907 921 LA : 1.3 1.3 1,115 1,072 835 826 MI : 28.0 39.9 38,196 54,434 1,362 1,363 MN : 55.5 67.5 74,309 90,914 1,339 1,348 MS : MO : 6.5 6.5 8,162 7,950 1,260 1,220 MT : 1.5 2.0 1,758 2,285 1,140 1,145 NE : 651.8 726.1 794,656 921,846 1,219 1,270 NV : 0.1 0.1 86 113 1,078 1,038 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.6 1,655 1,728 1,122 1,115 NJ : 2.0 2.4 2,292 2,689 1,149 1,141 NM : 1.4 1.8 1,347 1,638 969 895 NY : 3.8 4.3 4,429 4,651 1,165 1,091 NC : 13.7 15.2 14,507 16,002 1,061 1,056 ND : 1.2 1.2 1,394 1,322 1,170 1,127 OH : 9.3 10.9 10,640 12,287 1,148 1,123 OK : 2.9 2.8 2,816 2,797 972 994 OR : 1.5 1.5 1,747 1,825 1,197 1,196 PA : 74.9 88.6 93,580 112,579 1,250 1,271 SC : SD : 24.8 14.3 34,228 17,727 1,378 1,239 TN : 0.9 1.0 817 861 902 898 TX : 550.9 570.2 649,986 685,107 1,180 1,202 UT : 56.9 59.6 69,810 72,752 1,228 1,221 VA : 0.7 1.0 713 950 1,003 997 WA : 78.7 84.2 97,468 107,166 1,238 1,273 WV : 0.3 0.5 367 524 1,065 1,072 WI : 128.0 142.4 165,828 186,573 1,296 1,311 WY : 0.5 0.6 552 756 1,141 1,175 : US 3/ : 2,942.5 3,187.1 3,577,258 3,977,918 1,216 1,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 8.9 11.6 1,414 1,469 160 126 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 12 46 379 338 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.3 9.0 3,850 3,837 416 427 IN : 7.7 2.4 2,533 484 328 204 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.8 446 385 507 499 MI : 3.0 5.0 1,292 2,196 429 436 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 63 36 428 364 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.9 235 327 109 111 NJ : 9.5 10.0 4,280 4,480 449 447 NM : NY : 12.5 17.5 1,068 1,769 85 101 NC : 0.2 0.1 74 52 401 394 ND : OH : 0.7 13 288 259 396 OK : 0.1 0.1 30 32 360 370 OR : PA : 14.7 18.8 5,243 5,585 356 298 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.8 1.2 728 605 415 494 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.1 12.7 4,187 5,675 414 446 WY : : US 3/ : 83.3 95.7 25,942 27,798 312 290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 8.7 10.7 4,583 5,776 525 540 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.1 51 42 241 290 AR : CA : 181.8 207.5 40,364 47,651 222 230 CO : 1.4 1.5 304 331 223 226 DE-MD : 1.4 1.5 358 393 250 254 FL : 7.7 10.2 1,414 1,774 184 175 GA : 15.5 12.8 4,868 3,201 313 251 HI : 3.1 2.8 610 577 198 207 ID : IL : 707.8 720.9 186,848 193,680 264 269 IN : 490.0 554.3 124,025 139,388 253 251 IA : 2,038.7 2,277.8 530,356 593,667 260 261 KS : 27.3 20.2 8,725 6,883 319 341 KY : 160.8 178.0 42,052 45,626 261 256 LA : 1.8 1.8 392 384 220 209 MI : 10.0 10.9 3,554 3,845 356 352 MN : 659.8 701.0 168,958 178,363 256 254 MS : MO : 239.3 168.4 60,922 255 MT : 1.2 1.6 288 385 232 234 NE : 489.3 570.6 125,894 146,603 257 257 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.5 547 627 242 250 NJ : 8.5 8.7 810 800 95 92 NM : 0.1 0.2 13 46 213 213 NY : 3.4 3.9 699 745 203 191 NC : 758.4 831.6 188,655 206,779 249 249 ND : 12.9 14.5 2,992 3,289 231 227 OH : 95.4 104.1 24,596 27,020 258 260 OK : 347.4 373.6 94,777 104,300 273 279 OR : 17.4 17.4 4,301 4,470 247 257 PA : 204.2 212.6 50,378 51,400 247 242 SC : SD : 312.0 346.0 78,113 91,228 250 264 TN : 52.0 52.7 25,121 25,281 484 480 TX : 28.4 34.7 8,714 9,477 307 273 UT : 5.1 4.7 917 849 178 181 VA : 303.9 347.5 78,081 87,713 257 252 WA : 1.8 1.9 464 484 253 251 WV : 0.6 0.7 150 170 252 230 WI : 39.4 42.4 17,276 18,688 438 441 WY : 0.4 0.4 91 99 243 244 : US 3/ : 7,447.6 8,067.5 1,936,790 2,101,406 260 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 76.6 87.9 12,403 11,986 162 136 DE-MD : 2.1 3.4 233 356 111 103 FL : 0.2 0.5 15 34 97 67 GA : 0.4 0.6 37 52 85 89 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 54 49 132 114 IL : 14.6 17.3 2,044 2,247 140 130 IN : 3.4 3.1 336 341 98 109 IA : 34.1 38.1 5,089 5,084 149 133 KS : 0.2 0.2 20 21 116 115 KY : 0.7 1.0 98 120 137 120 LA : 0.2 0.2 12 13 81 76 MI : 17.4 18.1 2,153 2,201 124 121 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 27 121 118 MS : MO : 0.5 0.6 46 61 100 104 MT : 0.3 0.3 36 39 112 118 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 12 114 120 NV : 0.1 0.2 21 26 158 126 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 2.1 172 227 100 107 NJ : 9.7 9.6 884 913 91 95 NM : 2.4 2.6 269 286 112 112 NY : 1.2 1.9 113 185 92 95 NC : 0.1 0.1 6 4 93 80 ND : OH : 1.5 1.7 164 179 111 104 OK : 0.1 0.1 5 6 91 89 OR : 1.0 1.1 145 179 148 158 PA : 4.7 5.3 487 541 104 102 SC : SD : 1.8 1.6 189 187 106 120 TN : 0.5 0.5 32 38 72 70 TX : 32.1 25.8 4,223 3,265 131 126 UT : 2.5 2.9 299 359 121 126 VA : 1.1 0.9 115 88 101 98 WA : 0.5 0.7 60 80 110 116 WV : WI : 1.5 1.4 202 173 138 128 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 17 135 140 : US 3/ : 243.5 257.6 34,185 32,649 140 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,479 1,597 1,657 9,942 10,282 51.0 52.9 52.8 49.4 50.4 Heifers : 929 929 962 6,580 6,593 32.1 30.8 30.6 32.7 32.3 All Cows : 438 439 472 3,258 3,179 15.1 14.6 15.0 16.1 15.6 Dairy Cows : 188 189 214 1,517 1,461 6.5 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.2 Other Cows : 250 250 258 1,741 1,718 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.6 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 52 53 50 359 351 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,898 3,017 3,141 20,139 20,405 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,068 7,144 7,645 52,540 53,776 96.4 96.2 96.1 96.4 96.5 Sows : 240 259 288 1,747 1,811 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 Stags & Boars : 24 22 25 190 163 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,333 7,425 7,957 54,477 55,749 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 12 13 83 83 5.1 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 218 204 228 1,681 1,703 94.9 94.6 94.6 95.3 95.4 : Total 1/ : 229 216 241 1,764 1,786 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 745 758 768 732 760 Steers 4/ : 799 812 829 782 813 Heifers 4/ : 728 734 742 719 745 All Cows 4/ : 582 590 586 587 598 Bulls & Stags4/: 894 932 926 890 924 : Calves & Vealers: 191 196 176 201 194 : Hogs : 194 198 194 196 198 Barrow Gilts 5/: 190 193 189 192 194 Sows 5/ : 318 318 317 315 318 Stags & Boars5/: 231 244 245 223 233 : Sheep : 71 67 64 71 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 65 63 62 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 67 64 72 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 2.9 2 : 6.5 1.5 0.3 4.2 3.7 0.5 0.4 27.5 3 : 91.8 43.0 9.6 36.3 26.8 9.5 2.9 18.9 4 : 66.5 1.0 0.2 55.4 22.2 33.2 9.8 1.9 5 : 329.6 145.0 43.7 131.1 85.1 46.0 9.9 29.7 6 : 570.0 304.2 195.5 61.2 9.0 52.2 9.2 1.0 7 : 1,438.0 837.8 523.5 70.5 1.6 68.9 6.2 8 : 315.2 158.8 139.2 14.5 2.8 11.7 2.8 9 : 164.1 85.1 8.8 66.6 51.6 15.0 3.6 11.4 10 : 157.4 80.8 40.9 30.7 10.0 20.7 5.0 0.4 : US 2/ : 3,140.5 1,657.4 961.9 471.2 213.5 257.7 50.1 93.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 2 : 12.4 12.1 0.2 11.3 1.7 9.6 3 : 560.7 559.0 1.7 8.9 0.5 8.4 4 : 1,253.4 1,181.1 71.1 1.2 2.6 1.1 1.6 5 : 2,088.4 1,975.2 110.2 2.9 36.4 4.0 32.4 6 : 412.3 390.9 21.4 0.1 21.8 2.2 19.5 7 : 3,027.6 2,954.4 53.0 20.3 38.5 0.1 38.4 8 : 364.0 334.4 29.6 91.7 1.9 89.8 9 : 203.7 203.6 0.1 25.8 0.5 25.2 10 : 32.5 32.3 0.2 1.9 0.3 1.6 : US 2/ : 7,957.2 7,645.0 287.6 24.6 240.8 12.9 227.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.7 1.7 1.0 5.8 5.6 0.2 1.2 13.4 2 : 43.0 10.0 3.0 26.9 22.0 4.9 3.1 158.1 3 : 609.8 295.6 58.9 238.1 174.8 63.3 17.2 100.9 4 : 475.0 7.8 2.0 392.8 145.4 247.4 72.4 11.8 5 : 2,147.1 917.3 297.3 870.3 567.1 303.1 62.3 194.9 6 : 3,754.7 1,943.4 1,310.7 427.5 66.9 360.6 73.1 6.7 7 : 9,327.4 5,130.8 3,675.4 471.7 13.1 458.6 49.4 0.3 8 : 2,021.3 966.4 923.6 113.3 25.8 87.5 17.9 0.1 9 : 1,068.4 540.0 63.2 445.7 363.4 82.3 19.5 65.6 10 : 949.0 469.2 258.2 186.5 76.8 109.7 35.1 4.5 : US 2/ :20,405.2 10,282.1 6,593.2 3,178.6 1,460.8 1,717.8 351.2 556.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.8 11.5 0.2 0.1 13.7 2.7 10.9 2 : 76.2 74.7 1.3 0.3 81.5 9.9 71.6 3 : 3,816.9 3,805.5 11.3 0.1 61.7 4.3 57.4 4 : 8,717.8 8,196.6 509.6 11.6 14.7 6.7 8.0 5 :14,836.3 14,104.5 713.7 18.1 245.1 24.3 220.9 6 : 2,819.2 2,668.9 149.0 1.3 189.1 15.8 173.4 7 :21,386.9 20,938.0 318.7 130.2 264.9 0.5 264.4 8 : 2,529.2 2,424.3 104.9 679.7 12.6 667.1 9 : 1,334.7 1,333.5 0.6 0.6 224.6 4.3 220.3 10 : 219.7 217.9 1.6 0.2 10.9 1.8 9.0 : US 2/ :55,748.8 53,775.5 1,810.7 162.6 1,785.9 82.9 1,702.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 49.8 40.0 1.3 8.5 8.5 AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 CA : 113.1 44.9 7.2 57.6 43.0 14.6 3.5 11.4 CO : 242.6 128.8 113.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.0 0.2 7.4 1.5 5.9 0.5 GA : 28.8 0.1 24.0 1.9 22.1 4.7 HI : 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 ID : 71.9 30.8 17.5 19.3 5.0 14.3 4.3 IL : 80.5 48.4 32.1 9.0 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.4 IA : 57.1 33.6 23.2 0.2 KS : 652.8 390.5 262.3 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 38.0 28.7 1.9 7.3 7.3 0.1 5.0 MN : 65.2 10.6 4.8 42.6 16.1 26.5 7.1 MS : MO : 4.3 1.0 0.5 2.3 0.6 1.7 0.4 MT : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 723.8 412.6 237.5 68.2 1.0 67.2 5.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.9 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 10.0 NM : 1.4 1.4 1.4 NY : 4.2 0.5 0.1 3.3 2.9 0.4 0.3 17.5 NC : 14.6 0.1 11.7 6.6 5.1 2.7 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 OH : 6.0 0.4 0.2 5.2 4.6 0.6 0.2 OK : OR : 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 PA : 88.4 40.7 9.0 35.9 26.5 9.4 2.9 18.8 SC : SD : 13.0 0.1 10.6 1.5 9.1 2.2 TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 567.3 304.0 195.4 58.9 7.2 51.7 9.1 0.9 UT : 58.9 29.4 25.8 3.3 0.9 2.4 0.3 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 84.1 49.3 23.1 11.1 4.8 6.3 0.6 WV : WI : 139.5 56.5 4.6 75.9 57.1 18.8 2.4 12.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,140.5 1,657.4 961.9 471.2 213.5 257.7 50.1 93.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.8 8.7 1.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 200.7 200.7 CO : 0.8 0.8 0.1 87.8 87.8 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 3.4 0.1 3.4 FL : 10.2 10.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 GA : 4.5 4.5 HI : 2.8 2.8 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 700.2 638.5 59.9 1.8 15.7 0.4 15.3 IN : 548.7 548.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 IA : 2,275.1 2,208.0 46.8 20.3 37.9 0.1 37.8 KS : 17.0 10.9 6.1 KY : 177.6 172.5 5.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 LA : MI : 9.3 4.8 4.4 17.9 2.3 15.5 MN : 698.8 698.8 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 166.2 166.2 0.6 0.5 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 569.4 569.3 0.1 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.5 1.5 NJ : 8.7 8.5 0.2 9.5 0.8 8.7 NM : 1.0 0.8 0.2 NY : 3.7 3.6 0.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 NC : 819.0 814.7 4.3 ND : 14.2 14.1 OH : 95.9 84.1 11.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 OK : 371.9 367.2 4.7 OR : 17.2 17.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 PA : 212.2 211.9 0.3 5.2 0.5 4.8 SC : SD : 345.3 315.8 29.5 1.4 1.4 TN : 52.6 1.0 51.6 0.5 0.5 TX : 28.3 22.2 6.0 20.7 1.5 19.2 UT : 3.3 3.2 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 347.0 345.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 WA : 1.8 1.7 WV : WI : 35.5 0.3 34.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,957.2 7,645.0 287.6 24.6 240.8 12.9 227.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.5 97.3 98.0 97.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 94.2 93.9 93.5 95.4 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 20, 2002. 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