Mt An 1-2 (10-02) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 25, 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 High for Pork Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.87 billion pounds in September, up 6 percent from the 3.67 billion pounds produced in September 2001. September 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday)and 5 Saturdays. September 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 2 percent from September 2001. The average live weight was 1,264 pounds, up 24 pounds from September a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.3 million pounds, 9 percent above September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 88,800 head, up 13 percent from September 2001. The average live weight was 303 pounds, down 11 pounds from September a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.64 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year and a monthly record high. Hog kill totaled 8.51 million head, 9 percent above September 2001. The average live weight was 260 pounds, down 2 pounds from September a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.6 million pounds, was up 8 percent from September 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 276,200 head, 13 percent above last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, down 7 pounds from September a year ago. January - September red meat production was 35.0 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 4 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 02 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Sep : Aug : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,121 2,470 2,201 104 89 19,407 20,307 105 Veal : 14.9 16.7 16.3 109 98 144.4 142.0 98 Pork :1,513 1,637 1,638 108 100 13,899 14,410 104 Lamb & Mutton : 16.4 16.6 17.6 108 106 165.3 161.8 98 : Total Red Meat :3,666 4,140 3,873 106 94 33,616 35,020 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 02 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Sep : Aug : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,090 2,438 2,170 104 89 19,142 20,030 105 Veal : 14.4 16.2 15.7 109 97 140.0 137.8 98 Pork :1,492 1,617 1,618 108 100 13,719 14,243 104 Lamb & Mutton : 15.6 *15.7 16.8 108 107 159.3 155.0 97 : Total Red Meat :3,612 4,087 3,820 106 93 33,160 34,565 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 02 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Sep : Aug : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,757.6 3,162.9 2,815.8 102 89 26,089.0 26,383.9 101 Other : Thou : 50.5 50.4 49.0 97 97 436.1 447.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,808.1 3,213.3 2,864.8 102 89 26,525.0 26,831.0 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,243 1,261 1,266 102 100 1,212 1,248 103 Other : Lbs :1,084 1,102 1,129 104 102 1,081 1,095 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,240 1,259 1,264 102 100 1,210 1,246 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 76.6 94.0 86.5 113 92 723.2 736.8 102 Other : Thou : 2.2 1.9 2.4 105 122 17.8 17.3 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 78.8 96.0 88.8 113 93 741.0 754.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 308 287 300 97 105 321 311 97 Other : Lbs : 407 383 401 99 105 415 406 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 314 288 303 97 105 323 313 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,686.6 8,424.7 8,384.8 109 100 70,410.5 72,558.3 103 Other : Thou : 125.8 119.5 121.0 96 101 1,082.0 987.8 91 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,812.4 8,544.2 8,505.8 109 100 71,492.5 73,546.0 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 262 259 261 99 101 263 265 101 Other : Lbs : 230 230 232 101 101 230 233 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 259 260 99 101 263 264 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 229.8 246.3 258.8 113 105 2,251.7 2,291.0 102 Other : Thou : 14.5 18.2 17.4 120 96 114.6 135.2 118 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 244.3 264.6 276.2 113 104 2,366.3 2,426.2 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 137 128 130 95 102 142 135 95 Other : Lbs : 108 98 93 86 95 106 103 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 135 126 128 95 102 140 134 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 02 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Sep 2001 : Aug 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.9 4.5 4.2 108 93 AK : AZ : 33.0 39.2 35.8 109 91 AR : 5.0 5.7 5.2 104 91 CA : 89.1 117.4 113.3 127 97 CO : 179.7 202.8 182.8 102 90 DE-MD : 2.3 2.9 2.7 117 94 FL : 4.9 5.9 5.9 121 101 GA : 24.1 22.6 19.1 79 84 HI : 0.9 1.1 0.9 106 82 ID : 56.0 55.9 51.3 92 92 IL : 219.6 221.0 218.0 99 99 IN : 99.2 110.3 114.5 115 104 IA : 482.2 521.7 515.7 107 99 KS : 445.7 522.4 460.3 103 88 KY : 34.8 37.6 38.6 111 103 LA : 1.4 1.4 1.4 98 96 MI : 32.5 36.2 33.9 104 93 MN : 170.5 188.0 188.8 111 100 MS : 23.7 25.4 23.5 99 92 MO : 33.0 34.4 35.3 107 103 MT : 1.2 1.8 1.6 135 89 NE : 614.1 694.9 625.1 102 90 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 78 100 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.7 1.7 112 105 NJ : 4.5 4.9 4.7 105 95 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 95 93 NY : 3.2 4.4 4.0 125 91 NC : 157.1 171.2 173.7 111 101 ND : 2.5 2.9 2.7 105 91 OH : 25.1 30.0 27.4 109 91 OK : 75.3 82.3 76.9 102 93 OR : 3.4 3.9 3.5 102 90 PA : 89.7 106.9 103.2 115 97 SC : 17.3 21.3 19.2 111 90 SD : 83.3 83.1 83.3 100 100 TN : 18.3 20.2 19.6 107 97 TX : 372.8 461.4 399.5 107 87 UT : 42.6 46.5 42.7 100 92 VA : 62.6 63.6 65.5 105 103 WA : 48.3 63.7 55.2 114 87 WV : 0.6 0.5 0.8 130 144 WI : 99.4 116.5 110.1 111 95 WY : 0.3 0.9 0.4 125 50 : US : 3,665.7 4,139.9 3,873.2 106 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 0.5 379 375 789 808 AK : 0.1 83 1,053 AZ : 44.2 45.8 55,223 60,437 1,251 1,320 AR : 1.1 1.1 1,120 952 1,013 850 CA : 84.6 109.4 107,403 140,038 1,270 1,280 CO : 215.9 212.7 273,464 275,168 1,266 1,294 DE-MD : 2.5 2.9 3,039 3,606 1,229 1,261 FL : 7.3 7.8 7,512 8,569 1,036 1,102 GA : 34.4 26.4 39,288 32,742 1,142 1,238 HI : 0.8 0.9 866 980 1,042 1,082 ID : 73.6 67.5 91,475 84,560 1,242 1,253 IL : 84.6 79.3 103,443 97,641 1,223 1,231 IN : 3.1 3.5 3,352 3,686 1,065 1,061 IA : 57.8 54.5 72,013 69,144 1,246 1,269 KS : 563.1 561.3 689,864 708,978 1,225 1,263 KY : 1.2 1.3 1,051 1,158 903 872 LA : 1.6 1.5 1,291 1,280 825 875 MI : 35.3 37.2 48,954 50,748 1,386 1,363 MN : 55.3 62.2 74,695 83,777 1,350 1,347 MS : MO : 7.3 7.1 9,253 8,558 1,265 1,210 MT : 1.4 1.9 1,590 2,189 1,129 1,138 NE : 648.5 635.6 817,974 826,573 1,261 1,301 NV : 0.1 0.1 123 92 1,083 1,023 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.8 1,848 1,941 1,105 1,100 NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,466 2,487 1,227 1,127 NM : 1.6 1.5 1,531 1,353 971 897 NY : 3.7 4.4 4,270 4,832 1,165 1,109 NC : 14.4 16.4 15,302 17,284 1,062 1,052 ND : 1.0 0.9 1,172 1,014 1,131 1,134 OH : 12.8 12.2 14,302 13,941 1,116 1,140 OK : 2.8 3.0 2,656 3,082 955 1,011 OR : 1.5 1.4 1,796 1,629 1,219 1,181 PA : 73.2 86.9 91,946 111,217 1,256 1,280 SC : SD : 24.2 13.3 33,484 16,489 1,383 1,240 TN : 1.0 1.3 877 1,132 856 864 TX : 488.5 520.8 583,131 627,329 1,194 1,205 UT : 53.1 53.4 66,599 66,984 1,255 1,255 VA : 0.9 1.3 918 1,321 987 1,029 WA : 62.6 71.6 77,993 91,461 1,246 1,277 WV : 0.8 1.0 693 944 896 969 WI : 124.6 137.3 163,080 179,531 1,308 1,307 WY : 0.4 0.5 478 579 1,180 1,170 : US 3/ : 2,808.1 2,864.8 3,482,194 3,619,859 1,240 1,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 8.6 10.2 1,349 1,380 157 135 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 20 46 354 335 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.5 8.7 3,628 3,880 428 444 IN : 6.5 1.4 2,307 178 355 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 1.0 467 470 514 493 MI : 3.2 3.4 1,356 1,505 422 444 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 76 48 432 391 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.3 220 296 109 126 NJ : 8.3 8.8 3,713 3,956 445 449 NM : NY : 10.8 14.4 902 1,582 84 110 NC : 0.1 0.1 51 57 397 398 ND : OH : 0.1 4.1 10 1,665 182 411 OK : 0.1 0.1 29 34 403 444 OR : PA : 14.3 17.5 4,978 5,453 349 312 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.1 2.1 768 794 364 386 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.3 10.8 4,329 4,872 420 450 WY : : US 3/ : 78.8 88.8 24,712 26,936 314 303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 10.9 11.6 5,753 6,230 528 536 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.4 79 58 233 156 AR : CA : 184.0 206.9 41,002 47,515 223 230 CO : 1.6 1.8 358 455 226 255 DE-MD : 1.4 1.8 370 453 258 255 FL : 8.1 10.7 1,457 2,134 180 199 GA : 11.8 13.1 3,079 3,253 261 248 HI : 2.5 2.4 505 499 202 208 ID : IL : 776.4 780.9 205,834 206,000 265 264 IN : 501.3 590.9 127,300 149,524 254 253 IA : 2,250.8 2,454.7 587,021 636,663 261 259 KS : 26.8 27.7 8,529 8,949 318 323 KY : 173.7 196.7 45,631 50,918 263 259 LA : 1.8 1.8 400 379 222 212 MI : 8.9 10.5 3,103 3,683 350 351 MN : 683.5 752.4 176,560 194,832 258 259 MS : MO : 144.0 163.2 37,314 259 MT : 1.1 1.4 261 348 244 242 NE : 559.8 592.2 144,994 153,334 259 259 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.6 564 639 248 247 NJ : 8.2 8.7 803 827 98 96 NM : 0.5 0.6 96 130 209 212 NY : 3.3 3.5 627 675 190 195 NC : 777.5 869.4 197,512 218,950 254 252 ND : 11.9 13.7 2,749 3,135 231 228 OH : 95.5 102.9 24,527 26,668 257 259 OK : 357.3 365.0 98,752 100,537 276 275 OR : 15.2 15.8 3,792 4,057 249 257 PA : 191.4 213.2 47,907 52,254 250 245 SC : SD : 346.0 395.5 88,499 103,163 256 261 TN : 55.1 59.3 26,697 28,509 484 481 TX : 31.2 35.7 9,383 9,334 301 261 UT : 5.1 5.1 960 937 188 184 VA : 318.4 341.4 82,397 86,106 259 252 WA : 1.6 1.9 418 486 256 255 WV : 0.9 1.1 248 273 274 251 WI : 33.9 36.2 14,544 15,160 430 419 WY : 0.4 0.6 84 152 231 254 : US 3/ : 7,812.4 8,505.8 2,045,995 2,215,646 262 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 12 10 122 81 AR : CA : CO : 75.7 101.1 11,119 14,000 147 139 DE-MD : 2.3 3.2 258 337 110 107 FL : 0.2 0.2 13 11 89 71 GA : 0.4 0.7 40 64 102 92 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 67 61 129 123 IL : 14.7 16.5 1,973 2,188 134 133 IN : 2.9 2.9 302 325 104 111 IA : 38.5 42.0 5,626 5,761 146 137 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 23 120 111 KY : 0.7 0.8 103 106 140 130 LA : 0.1 0.1 9 11 68 72 MI : 15.9 16.3 1,900 1,992 120 122 MN : 0.4 0.3 52 40 129 123 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 64 53 104 108 MT : 0.4 0.4 49 52 117 125 NE : 0.1 0.2 11 22 121 113 NV : 0.2 0.2 23 24 140 120 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.5 201 254 101 104 NJ : 8.2 9.8 780 951 95 97 NM : 2.1 2.6 236 290 112 111 NY : 1.3 2.8 125 263 95 95 NC : 0.1 0.1 5 5 103 85 ND : 0.4 0.1 49 9 126 128 OH : 1.9 1.7 220 178 113 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 5 10 85 118 OR : 1.0 1.0 149 113 155 108 PA : 3.9 5.9 364 607 95 103 SC : SD : 0.7 0.6 79 72 107 119 TN : 0.4 0.6 31 42 71 68 TX : 34.2 22.7 4,791 2,642 140 116 UT : 2.3 2.6 278 319 121 122 VA : 1.4 1.0 140 98 102 100 WA : 0.7 0.8 84 92 118 117 WV : WI : 1.4 1.3 197 169 137 128 WY : 0.1 0.2 18 22 127 137 : US 3/ : 244.3 276.2 32,999 35,337 135 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,355 1,666 1,420 12,901 13,368 49.1 52.7 50.4 49.5 50.7 Heifers : 931 965 887 8,560 8,445 33.8 30.5 31.5 32.8 32.0 All Cows : 422 478 458 4,160 4,114 15.3 15.1 16.3 16.0 15.6 Dairy Cows : 190 221 217 1,918 1,898 6.9 7.0 7.7 7.4 7.2 Other Cows : 232 257 241 2,242 2,216 8.4 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 50 55 51 468 457 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,758 3,163 2,816 26,089 26,384 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,425 8,100 8,103 67,928 69,978 96.6 96.1 96.6 96.5 96.4 Sows : 238 301 263 2,242 2,375 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stags & Boars : 24 24 19 241 205 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,687 8,425 8,385 70,410 72,558 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 12 13 106 108 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 219 234 246 2,146 2,183 95.5 95.0 95.1 95.3 95.3 : Total 1/ : 230 246 259 2,252 2,291 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 762 775 775 737 763 Steers 4/ : 819 837 840 789 819 Heifers 4/ : 750 754 763 725 748 All Cows 4/ : 582 580 579 586 593 Bulls & Stags4/: 905 913 904 892 920 : Calves & Vealers: 190 176 185 198 191 : Hogs : 195 193 194 196 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 188 190 192 193 Sows 5/ : 319 314 314 316 317 Stags & Boars5/: 236 240 235 225 234 : Sheep : 68 64 65 71 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 62 62 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 64 65 71 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, September 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2 : 6.4 1.5 0.3 4.1 3.4 0.7 0.5 23.1 3 : 90.0 41.9 7.6 37.4 28.0 9.4 3.1 17.6 4 : 63.3 1.0 0.3 52.4 20.3 32.2 9.6 2.7 5 : 312.3 137.6 42.3 122.9 82.2 40.7 9.5 28.2 6 : 520.0 273.4 172.4 62.9 10.8 52.0 11.4 1.7 7 : 1,250.9 689.2 492.8 63.2 2.3 61.0 5.7 8 : 277.1 128.6 131.5 14.7 3.5 11.2 2.3 9 : 155.1 74.5 9.8 67.2 55.4 11.7 3.6 9.8 10 : 139.2 71.7 30.3 32.4 10.0 22.4 4.8 0.9 : US 2/ : 2,815.8 1,419.8 887.3 458.0 216.8 241.3 50.6 86.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 2 : 11.9 11.8 0.1 11.3 1.7 9.6 3 : 555.3 553.7 1.6 9.3 0.8 8.5 4 : 1,319.3 1,238.0 79.9 1.4 2.1 0.9 1.2 5 : 2,224.6 2,130.6 92.0 1.9 33.7 3.6 30.2 6 : 402.4 380.8 21.2 0.4 19.7 2.7 16.9 7 : 3,225.9 3,163.6 47.3 14.9 42.3 0.1 42.3 8 : 412.1 390.9 21.2 103.6 1.6 102.0 9 : 202.4 202.3 0.1 32.6 0.6 32.0 10 : 29.0 28.8 0.2 1.9 0.3 1.6 : US 2/ : 8,384.8 8,102.6 263.5 18.8 258.8 12.8 246.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.6 2.3 1.3 7.5 7.2 0.3 1.5 19.0 2 : 56.1 13.1 3.5 35.4 29.1 6.3 4.0 208.0 3 : 794.6 382.8 74.3 314.5 231.8 82.7 23.1 137.3 4 : 609.5 9.4 2.5 504.8 187.4 317.4 92.8 17.0 5 : 2,786.0 1,200.7 382.2 1,120.5 733.4 387.1 82.6 252.7 6 : 4,869.4 2,538.5 1,681.3 553.7 87.5 466.2 95.9 9.8 7 :12,016.0 6,658.4 4,694.3 601.7 16.9 584.7 61.6 0.4 8 : 2,608.1 1,248.6 1,193.3 143.3 33.0 110.3 22.8 0.1 9 : 1,389.0 697.7 82.1 582.2 474.6 107.6 27.1 86.4 10 : 1,242.5 616.0 330.5 250.5 97.3 153.2 45.4 6.2 : US 2/ :26,383.9 13,367.5 8,445.5 4,114.0 1,898.2 2,215.8 456.9 736.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.0 15.8 0.2 0.1 17.7 3.7 14.0 2 : 101.3 99.3 1.7 0.4 103.1 13.1 90.0 3 : 4,925.2 4,910.6 14.5 0.2 81.0 5.8 75.3 4 :11,366.7 10,680.0 672.4 14.3 18.9 8.5 10.4 5 :19,275.7 18,337.2 916.2 22.3 314.3 31.3 282.9 6 : 3,651.8 3,456.1 193.9 1.9 229.7 21.0 208.7 7 :27,838.1 27,247.7 425.1 165.3 356.2 0.7 355.4 8 : 3,356.1 3,207.8 148.3 872.0 16.1 856.0 9 : 1,746.2 1,744.8 0.7 0.7 283.2 5.5 277.8 10 : 281.0 278.8 1.9 0.3 14.9 2.5 12.4 : US 2/ :72,558.3 69,978.1 2,374.8 205.4 2,291.0 108.1 2,182.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 45.2 34.8 1.4 8.9 8.9 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 109.0 39.4 8.2 57.8 46.4 11.4 3.6 9.8 CO : 211.9 103.9 107.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.8 0.1 7.2 1.5 5.7 0.4 GA : 25.7 0.1 21.0 0.9 20.1 4.6 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 ID : 66.4 32.0 10.9 19.7 5.8 13.9 3.8 IL : 76.5 45.8 30.7 8.7 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.4 IA : 52.8 30.2 22.5 0.1 KS : 560.3 304.3 255.6 0.3 0.3 KY : 0.5 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 35.4 25.8 2.0 7.5 7.5 0.1 3.3 MN : 59.7 8.4 4.1 40.5 15.6 24.9 6.7 MS : MO : 4.5 0.9 1.0 2.3 0.6 1.7 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 633.3 353.8 213.7 60.6 1.4 59.2 5.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 NJ : 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 8.8 NM : 1.0 1.0 1.0 NY : 4.2 0.5 0.2 3.2 2.6 0.6 0.3 14.3 NC : 15.7 0.1 12.5 6.5 6.0 3.1 0.1 ND : 0.2 0.1 0.1 OH : 6.3 0.4 0.2 5.4 4.7 0.7 0.3 OK : OR : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 PA : 86.7 39.8 6.9 37.0 27.7 9.3 3.0 17.5 SC : SD : 12.1 0.1 10.1 1.7 8.4 1.8 TN : 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 517.6 273.1 172.2 60.9 9.5 51.4 11.2 1.7 UT : 52.4 24.3 23.9 3.9 1.2 2.7 0.4 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 71.6 39.0 19.2 12.6 4.1 8.5 0.8 WV : 0.1 WI : 134.2 57.0 5.2 69.5 54.4 15.1 2.5 10.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,815.8 1,419.8 887.3 458.1 216.8 241.3 50.6 86.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, September 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 10.9 9.5 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 199.8 199.8 CO : 1.0 0.9 0.1 101.0 100.9 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 3.2 0.1 3.1 FL : 10.7 10.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 GA : 4.8 4.7 HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 761.6 711.8 48.4 1.4 15.0 15.0 IN : 585.2 585.2 2.3 1.5 0.7 IA : 2,451.8 2,396.6 40.3 14.9 41.7 41.7 KS : 23.7 16.8 6.9 KY : 196.1 190.4 5.7 0.8 0.7 0.1 LA : MI : 8.9 4.4 4.4 16.1 2.0 14.1 MN : 748.7 748.7 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 159.5 159.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 590.8 590.8 NV : 0.2 0.2 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 NJ : 8.7 8.5 0.1 9.8 0.9 8.8 NM : 1.1 0.9 0.2 NY : 3.3 3.2 1.5 0.7 0.8 NC : 857.6 852.5 5.1 ND : 13.1 13.1 OH : 91.6 80.2 11.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 OK : 362.2 357.9 4.3 OR : 15.6 15.5 0.1 0.9 0.9 PA : 212.8 212.5 0.3 5.9 0.7 5.2 SC : SD : 394.1 373.0 21.1 0.5 0.5 TN : 59.1 0.8 58.3 0.6 0.6 TX : 27.4 21.4 5.5 0.4 18.5 1.9 16.6 UT : 3.4 3.4 2.1 1.6 0.5 VA : 340.7 339.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 28.6 0.3 28.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,384.8 8,102.6 263.5 18.8 258.8 12.8 246.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.3 Calves : 97.2 98.0 97.4 97.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.4 98.6 98.6 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 94.1 93.1 93.7 95.2 94.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 22, 2002. 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