Mt An 1-2 (9-02) Washington, D.C. Livestock Slaughter Released September 20, 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 and Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.14 billion pounds in August, up 2 percent from the 4.06 billion pounds produced in August 2001. August 2001 contained 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. August 2002 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.47 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.21 million head, down 1 percent from August 2001. The average live weight was 1,259 pounds, up 31 pounds from August a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.7 million pounds, 3 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 96,000 head, up 2 percent from August 2001. The average live weight was 288 pounds, down 15 pounds from August a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.64 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.54 million head, 2 percent above August 2001. The average live weight was 259 pounds, up 1 pound from August a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.6 million pounds, was down 11 percent from August 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 264,600 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 126 pounds, down 11 pounds from August a year ago. January - August red meat production was 31.1 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 was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 02 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug : Jul : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,425 2,426 2,470 102 102 17,286 18,106 105 Veal : 17.2 16.7 16.7 97 100 129.5 125.7 97 Pork :1,600 1,557 1,637 102 105 12,386 12,772 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18.7 16.3 16.6 89 102 148.9 144.2 97 : Total Red Meat :4,061 4,016 4,140 102 103 29,950 31,147 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 02 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug : Jul : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,396 2,398 2,438 102 102 17,051 17,860 105 Veal : 16.6 16.2 16.2 98 100 125.6 122.0 97 Pork :1,579 1,538 1,617 102 105 12,226 12,625 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17.9 15.4 15.8 88 102 143.7 138.2 96 : Total Red Meat :4,009 3,967 4,087 102 103 29,547 30,745 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 02 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug : Jul : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,192.8 3,140.5 3,162.9 99 101 23,331.4 23,568.1 101 Other : Thou : 46.6 46.6 50.4 108 108 385.6 398.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,239.4 3,187.1 3,213.3 99 101 23,716.9 23,966.2 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,229 1,250 1,261 103 101 1,209 1,246 103 Other : Lbs :1,090 1,089 1,102 101 101 1,080 1,091 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,228 1,248 1,259 103 101 1,207 1,244 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 92.1 93.8 94.0 102 100 646.6 650.3 101 Other : Thou : 2.1 1.9 1.9 92 99 15.6 15.0 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 94.2 95.7 96.0 102 100 662.2 665.3 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 302 288 287 95 100 322 313 97 Other : Lbs : 424 404 383 90 95 416 407 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 303 290 288 95 99 324 314 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,246.6 7,957.2 8,424.7 102 106 62,723.9 64,173.4 102 Other : Thou : 128.1 110.3 119.5 93 108 956.2 866.8 91 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,374.7 8,067.5 8,544.2 102 106 63,680.0 65,040.3 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 258 261 259 100 99 263 265 101 Other : Lbs : 226 228 230 102 101 230 233 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 258 260 259 100 99 263 265 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 258.0 240.8 246.3 95 102 2,021.9 2,032.2 101 Other : Thou : 15.4 16.7 18.2 118 109 100.1 117.8 118 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 273.4 257.6 264.6 97 103 2,122.1 2,150.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 128 128 92 100 143 136 95 Other : Lbs : 107 111 98 92 89 106 105 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 127 126 92 99 141 135 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 02 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Aug 2001 : Jul 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.7 4.0 4.5 124 113 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 38.2 39.1 39.2 103 100 AR : 3.9 4.9 5.7 148 116 CA : 101.2 117.1 117.4 116 100 CO : 202.9 201.5 202.8 100 101 DE-MD : 2.9 2.8 2.9 100 100 FL : 5.5 5.8 5.9 107 101 GA : 28.3 20.8 22.6 80 109 HI : 1.2 1.0 1.1 94 107 ID : 59.3 56.4 55.9 94 99 IL : 228.6 210.7 221.0 97 105 IN : 110.1 107.3 110.3 100 103 IA : 506.1 486.6 521.7 103 107 KS : 521.1 525.4 522.4 100 99 KY : 36.4 34.5 37.6 103 109 LA : 1.4 1.2 1.4 100 119 MI : 32.5 36.8 36.2 111 98 MN : 178.2 181.3 188.0 106 104 MS : 26.4 23.7 25.4 96 107 MO : 36.9 35.8 34.4 93 96 MT : 1.5 1.7 1.8 119 106 NE : 653.9 680.5 694.9 106 102 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 73 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 1.7 99 103 NJ : 5.4 5.1 4.9 91 97 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 98 99 NY : 3.9 4.0 4.4 112 110 NC : 168.9 164.2 171.2 101 104 ND : 2.9 3.0 2.9 101 99 OH : 26.0 26.0 30.0 115 115 OK : 81.9 79.6 82.3 100 103 OR : 4.0 3.9 3.9 99 101 PA : 103.2 103.9 106.9 104 103 SC : 19.6 19.9 21.3 109 107 SD : 86.8 75.7 83.1 96 110 TN : 18.1 17.3 20.2 112 117 TX : 458.4 435.8 461.4 101 106 UT : 49.9 46.4 46.5 93 100 VA : 68.0 66.6 63.6 94 96 WA : 68.3 65.9 63.7 93 97 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.5 110 128 WI : 111.3 116.1 116.5 105 100 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.9 142 163 : US : 4,060.5 4,016.0 4,139.9 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 0.3 0.4 274 370 824 823 AK : 0.1 67 1,078 AZ : 51.4 50.1 63,446 66,064 1,235 1,320 AR : 1.0 1.1 1,007 886 1,008 821 CA : 96.3 115.4 121,494 146,403 1,262 1,269 CO : 246.8 239.2 308,720 308,314 1,251 1,289 DE-MD : 3.1 2.9 3,787 3,729 1,235 1,274 FL : 7.9 8.0 8,582 8,918 1,084 1,111 GA : 40.4 32.6 46,211 40,013 1,145 1,227 HI : 1.2 1.1 1,245 1,176 1,017 1,069 ID : 78.3 72.1 96,001 90,506 1,226 1,255 IL : 86.0 82.9 103,604 100,831 1,205 1,217 IN : 3.3 3.2 3,502 3,466 1,050 1,068 IA : 71.3 60.0 85,735 74,967 1,202 1,248 KS : 662.4 644.4 804,011 807,071 1,214 1,252 KY : 1.0 1.0 897 940 908 907 LA : 1.5 1.8 1,249 1,503 808 839 MI : 35.0 39.7 48,207 54,094 1,376 1,361 MN : 61.8 66.3 82,917 89,966 1,342 1,357 MS : MO : 7.0 6.8 8,998 8,185 1,281 1,210 MT : 1.7 2.1 1,934 2,397 1,123 1,139 NE : 716.1 735.8 884,335 946,369 1,235 1,286 NV : 0.1 0.1 79 77 1,160 1,073 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.6 1,878 1,806 1,117 1,110 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,809 2,819 1,215 1,178 NM : 1.6 1.7 1,572 1,519 988 916 NY : 4.4 4.5 5,147 4,938 1,183 1,107 NC : 15.2 16.4 16,429 17,107 1,078 1,041 ND : 1.0 1.0 1,144 1,195 1,129 1,147 OH : 10.8 12.9 12,101 14,692 1,125 1,141 OK : 3.2 3.1 3,130 3,116 978 1,006 OR : 1.7 1.6 2,079 1,877 1,194 1,168 PA : 83.4 91.8 104,207 116,788 1,250 1,273 SC : SD : 27.9 14.2 38,924 17,878 1,395 1,258 TN : 0.9 1.1 787 934 856 883 TX : 604.6 594.7 721,182 722,203 1,193 1,214 UT : 62.4 58.1 78,239 73,042 1,253 1,256 VA : 0.8 1.1 784 1,024 1,010 975 WA : 87.0 81.9 109,730 103,972 1,262 1,269 WV : 0.5 0.6 501 607 1,053 1,081 WI : 141.5 141.9 183,671 186,041 1,298 1,311 WY : 0.6 0.9 745 1,074 1,192 1,223 : US 3/ : 3,239.4 3,213.3 3,976,718 4,045,025 1,228 1,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 9.6 11.2 1,527 1,322 159 118 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 21 43 358 336 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.5 8.6 4,498 3,726 428 431 IN : 8.9 1.5 2,659 193 300 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.0 0.7 484 328 501 502 MI : 3.2 3.3 1,297 1,429 410 437 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 49 49 371 389 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.9 3.2 295 356 102 111 NJ : 10.3 9.3 4,592 4,155 447 449 NM : NY : 14.5 17.6 1,230 2,002 85 114 NC : 0.2 0.1 64 54 401 402 ND : OH : 0.1 3.7 15 1,463 259 392 OK : 0.1 0.1 29 39 369 366 OR : PA : 16.4 18.5 5,548 5,516 339 297 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.2 1.6 868 742 396 454 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.4 12.5 4,784 5,491 419 438 WY : : US 3/ : 94.2 96.0 28,511 27,667 303 288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.3 12.3 5,433 6,669 525 544 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.1 48 29 228 257 AR : CA : 204.9 213.1 45,509 48,105 222 226 CO : 2.9 2.7 634 616 218 228 DE-MD : 1.8 2.0 471 522 263 256 FL : 8.9 9.8 1,556 1,896 175 193 GA : 14.4 12.0 4,148 2,951 287 246 HI : 3.3 2.8 653 615 201 219 ID : IL : 821.8 784.9 216,182 207,885 263 265 IN : 562.5 574.8 141,219 143,472 251 250 IA : 2,374.6 2,479.1 609,342 639,335 257 258 KS : 31.8 22.8 9,553 7,295 300 319 KY : 185.7 193.1 47,784 49,641 257 257 LA : 2.1 1.8 450 382 217 215 MI : 11.5 11.8 3,950 4,058 343 345 MN : 713.5 735.9 180,976 188,400 254 256 MS : MO : 167.6 161.1 42,511 254 MT : 1.7 1.8 382 408 230 231 NE : 553.5 572.6 141,867 146,377 256 256 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 661 633 239 232 NJ : 10.4 9.2 1,067 852 103 93 NM : 0.4 0.4 80 90 213 212 NY : 4.1 4.2 787 804 194 192 NC : 847.7 866.1 212,326 215,242 250 249 ND : 14.4 15.0 3,312 3,371 230 225 OH : 107.0 115.6 27,253 29,751 255 257 OK : 395.8 389.2 105,672 107,355 267 276 OR : 17.9 17.5 4,444 4,467 248 255 PA : 226.7 217.6 56,187 52,137 248 240 SC : SD : 358.5 395.4 89,469 101,714 250 257 TN : 54.8 61.3 26,499 29,563 484 483 TX : 32.5 35.2 9,590 10,189 295 290 UT : 4.9 4.9 968 840 196 173 VA : 348.5 334.4 89,468 83,535 257 250 WA : 2.0 2.2 504 548 251 253 WV : 1.0 1.0 244 240 245 247 WI : 40.7 45.6 17,652 19,535 433 429 WY : 0.9 1.2 221 307 243 251 : US 3/ : 8,374.7 8,544.2 2,159,367 2,211,934 258 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 78.5 85.5 12,047 11,599 153 136 DE-MD : 2.7 3.5 299 376 111 108 FL : 0.1 0.2 9 13 97 58 GA : 0.4 0.6 34 55 92 96 HI : ID : 0.6 0.5 74 66 125 120 IL : 17.7 17.3 2,417 2,158 136 125 IN : 3.5 3.2 342 344 98 109 IA : 41.4 48.4 6,179 6,590 149 136 KS : 0.3 0.3 43 36 153 127 KY : 1.0 0.8 131 95 137 125 LA : 0.2 0.2 12 16 79 81 MI : 18.4 17.5 2,245 2,122 122 121 MN : 0.3 0.2 37 30 119 137 MS : MO : 0.7 0.7 72 76 106 109 MT : 0.5 0.4 55 47 112 118 NE : 0.1 0.2 8 20 112 112 NV : 0.2 0.2 32 24 141 119 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 201 211 102 104 NJ : 9.3 8.6 894 817 96 95 NM : 2.8 2.9 313 320 112 111 NY : 1.5 2.6 126 237 86 90 NC : 0.1 0.1 6 3 108 69 ND : 0.4 0.1 46 10 125 122 OH : 2.0 2.4 221 261 111 107 OK : 0.1 4 11 96 131 OR : 1.0 1.0 142 159 145 156 PA : 5.4 6.4 505 651 94 101 SC : SD : 1.5 1.0 154 125 102 120 TN : 0.6 0.6 46 41 82 74 TX : 38.1 23.3 5,231 2,775 137 119 UT : 2.5 2.8 301 347 121 123 VA : 1.4 0.9 146 86 102 96 WA : 0.7 0.9 78 107 111 116 WV : WI : 1.3 1.6 176 202 139 126 WY : 0.3 0.4 34 54 136 130 : US 3/ : 273.4 264.6 37,477 33,351 137 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,605 1,657 1,666 11,547 11,948 50.3 52.8 52.7 49.5 50.7 Heifers :1,049 962 965 7,629 7,558 32.9 30.6 30.5 32.7 32.1 All Cows : 480 472 478 3,738 3,656 15.0 15.0 15.1 16.0 15.5 Dairy Cows : 211 214 221 1,728 1,681 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.4 7.1 Other Cows : 269 258 257 2,010 1,975 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.6 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 59 50 55 418 406 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,193 3,141 3,163 23,331 23,568 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,963 7,645 8,100 60,503 61,876 96.6 96.1 96.1 96.5 96.4 Sows : 256 288 301 2,003 2,111 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.3 Stags & Boars : 27 25 24 218 187 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,247 7,957 8,425 62,724 64,173 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 13 12 96 95 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 246 228 234 1,926 1,937 95.2 94.6 95.0 95.3 95.3 : Total 1/ : 258 241 246 2,022 2,032 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 754 768 775 735 762 Steers 4/ : 811 829 837 785 816 Heifers 4/ : 739 742 754 722 746 All Cows 4/ : 577 586 580 586 595 Bulls & Stags4/: 895 926 913 891 923 : Calves & Vealers: 186 176 176 199 192 : Hogs : 192 194 193 196 198 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 189 188 192 193 Sows 5/ : 317 317 314 316 317 Stags & Boars5/: 226 245 240 224 234 : Sheep : 69 64 64 71 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 63 62 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 64 64 72 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.2 2 : 6.7 1.6 0.2 4.4 3.7 0.7 0.5 26.8 3 : 94.9 45.2 7.9 38.9 28.9 10.0 2.9 18.7 4 : 71.3 0.7 0.3 59.6 21.7 37.8 10.7 2.5 5 : 326.5 145.7 42.6 127.3 84.0 43.3 10.9 29.5 6 : 594.7 321.6 198.3 63.3 9.8 53.5 11.4 1.4 7 : 1,437.7 838.4 526.1 66.8 1.6 65.2 6.4 0.1 8 : 309.8 153.6 138.2 15.3 3.7 11.6 2.6 9 : 165.6 83.2 9.2 69.3 55.8 13.5 3.9 11.0 10 : 154.3 75.1 42.1 31.6 10.5 21.1 5.5 0.8 : US 2/ : 3,162.9 1,665.6 965.0 477.4 220.6 256.8 55.0 94.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 2 : 13.1 12.9 0.2 10.3 1.6 8.8 3 : 553.0 551.3 1.6 10.1 0.7 9.4 4 : 1,329.6 1,245.4 82.9 1.3 2.1 0.9 1.2 5 : 2,214.9 2,102.1 110.5 2.3 35.4 3.5 31.9 6 : 430.2 406.4 23.7 0.1 20.8 2.4 18.4 7 : 3,225.3 3,146.1 59.1 20.2 48.9 0.2 48.8 8 : 414.8 392.6 22.2 88.7 1.8 86.9 9 : 209.2 209.0 0.1 0.1 26.0 0.5 25.5 10 : 32.2 32.1 0.2 2.1 0.4 1.7 : US 2/ : 8,424.7 8,100.0 300.6 24.0 246.3 12.4 234.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.1 2.0 1.1 6.7 6.5 0.2 1.3 16.6 2 : 49.7 11.6 3.2 31.3 25.7 5.6 3.6 184.9 3 : 704.7 340.8 66.8 277.0 203.7 73.3 20.1 119.6 4 : 546.2 8.5 2.2 452.4 167.1 285.3 83.2 14.3 5 : 2,473.6 1,063.0 339.9 997.6 651.2 346.4 73.1 224.4 6 : 4,349.4 2,265.0 1,509.0 490.8 76.7 414.1 84.5 8.1 7 :10,765.0 5,969.2 4,201.5 538.4 14.7 523.8 55.9 0.4 8 : 2,331.0 1,120.0 1,061.9 128.6 29.5 99.1 20.6 0.1 9 : 1,233.9 623.1 72.4 515.0 419.1 95.9 23.4 76.6 10 : 1,103.3 544.4 300.3 218.1 87.3 130.8 40.6 5.3 : US 2/ :23,568.1 11,947.7 7,558.2 3,656.0 1,681.4 1,974.6 406.2 650.3 : : :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.0 13.8 0.2 0.1 15.5 3.2 12.3 2 : 89.4 87.6 1.5 0.3 91.8 11.4 80.4 3 : 4,369.9 4,356.8 12.9 0.1 71.7 5.0 66.8 4 :10,047.4 9,442.0 592.5 12.9 16.8 7.6 9.2 5 :17,051.2 16,206.6 824.2 20.4 280.5 27.8 252.7 6 : 3,249.4 3,075.3 172.7 1.4 210.0 18.2 191.8 7 :24,612.3 24,084.1 377.8 150.4 313.8 0.7 313.2 8 : 2,944.1 2,816.9 127.1 768.4 14.4 754.0 9 : 1,543.9 1,542.5 0.7 0.7 250.6 4.8 245.8 10 : 252.0 250.0 1.8 0.2 13.0 2.2 10.8 : US 2/ :64,173.4 61,875.5 2,111.3 186.6 2,032.2 95.3 1,936.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 49.5 38.1 2.1 9.3 9.3 AR : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 114.9 44.8 6.9 59.4 46.4 13.0 3.8 11.0 CO : 238.5 128.6 109.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 8.0 0.2 7.3 1.3 6.0 0.5 GA : 31.9 26.3 1.2 25.1 5.5 HI : 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 ID : 71.0 32.5 15.0 19.1 5.4 13.7 4.4 IL : 80.0 49.1 30.9 8.6 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.5 IA : 58.2 33.8 24.2 0.2 KS : 641.4 382.8 258.6 KY : 0.4 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 37.8 28.5 1.8 7.4 7.4 0.1 3.2 MN : 64.0 9.1 4.5 42.6 15.9 26.7 7.7 MS : MO : 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.3 0.5 1.8 0.5 0.1 MT : 0.6 0.4 0.1 NE : 733.5 420.7 242.6 64.5 1.1 63.4 5.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.2 NJ : 2.4 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 9.3 NM : 1.2 1.2 1.2 NY : 4.3 0.5 0.1 3.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 17.6 NC : 15.9 0.1 12.8 6.3 6.5 3.0 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 OH : 6.3 0.5 0.2 5.3 4.7 0.6 0.3 OK : OR : 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 PA : 91.6 42.9 7.4 38.5 28.6 9.9 2.8 18.5 SC : SD : 12.9 0.1 0.1 10.7 1.8 8.9 2.1 TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 592.2 321.4 198.2 61.3 8.4 52.9 11.3 1.4 UT : 57.5 24.4 28.7 3.9 1.3 2.6 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 81.9 41.9 26.8 12.2 4.9 7.3 0.9 WV : WI : 138.1 58.3 5.1 71.9 56.0 15.9 2.7 12.5 WY : : US 3/ :3,162.9 1,665.6 965.0 477.4 220.6 256.8 55.0 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 11.5 10.2 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 206.2 206.1 0.1 CO : 1.7 1.6 0.1 85.4 85.3 DE-MD : 2.0 2.0 3.5 0.1 3.4 FL : 9.8 9.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 GA : 4.4 4.4 HI : 2.8 2.7 0.1 ID : 0.4 0.3 IL : 764.1 705.6 56.8 1.8 15.4 15.4 IN : 569.2 569.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 IA : 2,476.6 2,403.1 53.4 20.2 48.1 0.1 48.1 KS : 18.8 13.2 5.6 KY : 192.7 186.2 6.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 LA : MI : 10.1 5.5 4.6 17.3 2.1 15.2 MN : 733.4 733.4 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 158.6 158.6 0.6 0.1 0.6 MT : 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 NE : 571.3 571.3 NV : 0.2 0.1 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 NJ : 9.2 8.9 0.2 8.6 0.7 7.8 NM : 1.1 0.9 0.2 NY : 4.0 3.9 1.8 0.8 0.9 NC : 854.3 849.8 4.5 ND : 14.6 14.6 OH : 101.4 88.2 13.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 OK : 387.4 383.2 4.2 OR : 17.3 17.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 PA : 217.1 216.8 0.3 6.4 0.6 5.8 SC : SD : 394.5 372.4 22.1 0.9 0.9 TN : 61.1 0.8 60.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 TX : 28.7 21.9 6.7 0.1 19.7 1.5 18.2 UT : 3.4 3.4 2.3 1.8 0.5 VA : 333.8 332.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 WA : 2.0 2.0 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 36.7 0.3 36.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,424.7 8,100.0 300.6 24.0 246.3 12.4 234.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.3 Calves : 97.8 98.0 98.0 97.6 97.8 Hogs : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 94.4 93.5 93.1 95.3 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Slightly under 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and over 2,300 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 98). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 10 percent and for hogs about 3 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last five years; running about 1.90 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and .20 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. . . . . . 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . .9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S. . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. on October 25, 2002. 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