Mt An 1-2 (11-02) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 22, 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 4.38 billion pounds in October, up 3 percent from the 4.27 billion pounds produced in October 2001 and a new record high for October. October 2001 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. October 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.51 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year and a new record high for October. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.27 million head, up 3 percent from October 2001. The average live weight was 1,270 pounds, up 23 pounds from October a year ago. Veal production totaled 18.7 million pounds, 5 percent above October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 100,800 head, up 7 percent from October 2001. The average live weight was 308 pounds, down 10 pounds from October a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.83 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.40 million head, 1 percent above October 2001. The average live weight was 264 pounds, down 3 pounds from October a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.6 million pounds, was down 1 percent from October 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 300,200 head, 4 percent above last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 6 pounds from October a year ago. January - October red meat production was 39.4 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, , veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 02 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Oct : Sep : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,389 2,201 2,512 105 114 21,796 22,819 105 Veal : 17.9 16.3 18.7 105 115 162.3 160.7 99 Pork :1,838 1,638 1,831 100 112 15,738 16,241 103 Lamb & Mutton : 19.7 17.6 19.6 99 111 185.0 181.4 98 : Total Red Meat :4,265 3,873 4,382 103 113 37,881 39,402 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 02 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Oct : Sep : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,353 2,170 2,474 105 114 21,494 22,504 105 Veal : 17.0 15.7 18.0 106 115 157.0 155.8 99 Pork :1,818 *1,617 1,810 100 112 15,536 16,052 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18.9 16.8 18.8 100 112 178.2 173.8 98 : Total Red Meat :4,206 3,820 4,321 103 113 37,366 38,886 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 02 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Oct : Sep : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,102.5 2,815.8 3,205.1 103 114 29,191.5 29,589.0 101 Other : Thou : 59.4 49.0 61.5 104 125 495.5 508.7 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,162.0 2,864.8 3,266.6 103 114 29,687.0 30,097.6 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,250 1,266 1,274 102 101 1,217 1,251 103 Other : Lbs :1,086 1,129 1,088 100 96 1,081 1,094 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,247 1,264 1,270 102 101 1,214 1,248 103 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 90.7 86.5 98.1 108 113 813.9 835.0 103 Other : Thou : 3.2 2.4 2.7 86 116 21.0 20.0 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 93.9 88.8 100.8 107 114 834.9 855.0 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 314 300 305 97 102 320 310 97 Other : Lbs : 432 401 424 98 106 417 408 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 318 303 308 97 102 322 312 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,210.1 *8,383.7 9,275.7 101 111 79,620.6 81,832.8 103 Other : Thou : 124.0 121.0 127.2 103 105 1,206.0 1,115.0 92 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,334.2 *8,504.6 9,402.9 101 111 80,826.6 82,947.8 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 261 264 99 101 264 265 100 Other : Lbs : 233 232 230 98 99 230 232 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 260 264 99 101 263 264 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 274.0 258.8 283.6 104 110 2,525.7 2,574.6 102 Other : Thou : 15.2 17.4 16.6 109 95 129.8 151.8 117 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 289.1 276.2 300.2 104 109 2,655.5 2,726.4 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 130 133 96 102 142 135 95 Other : Lbs : 106 93 93 88 100 106 102 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 128 131 95 102 140 134 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 02 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Oct 2001 : Sep 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.4 4.2 4.5 102 107 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 116 196 AZ : 37.2 35.8 38.6 104 108 AR : 6.4 5.2 6.2 97 120 CA : 107.2 113.3 126.3 118 111 CO : 191.6 182.8 197.2 103 108 DE-MD : 3.4 2.7 3.4 102 129 FL : 6.7 5.9 7.1 107 121 GA : 26.7 19.1 22.1 83 115 HI : 1.0 0.9 1.0 97 112 ID : 59.3 51.3 59.5 100 116 IL : 255.4 *217.8 260.3 102 119 IN : 127.9 114.5 123.1 96 107 IA : 578.3 515.7 579.0 100 112 KS : 527.5 460.3 536.9 102 117 KY : 42.0 38.6 43.8 104 113 LA : 1.8 1.4 1.7 93 121 MI : 37.5 33.9 36.1 96 107 MN : 207.7 188.8 213.0 103 113 MS : 30.8 23.5 28.3 92 121 MO : 42.6 35.3 38.1 89 108 MT : 1.6 1.6 1.6 101 102 NE : 676.7 625.1 712.1 105 114 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 105 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.7 2.1 100 120 NJ : 5.4 4.7 5.6 103 118 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.9 99 110 NY : 4.1 4.0 4.4 108 112 NC : 191.2 173.7 190.8 100 110 ND : 3.3 2.7 3.4 104 129 OH : 27.0 27.4 30.4 113 111 OK : 91.3 76.9 90.8 99 118 OR : 4.0 3.5 3.8 95 108 PA : 109.7 103.2 120.0 109 116 SC : 22.1 19.2 22.4 101 117 SD : 95.9 83.3 90.5 94 109 TN : 23.6 19.6 23.1 98 118 TX : 414.0 399.5 450.2 109 113 UT : 48.9 42.7 45.3 92 106 VA : 78.1 65.5 76.3 98 117 WA : 51.3 55.2 59.6 116 108 WV : 1.2 0.8 1.2 98 159 WI : 116.6 110.1 120.4 103 109 WY : 0.2 0.4 0.2 103 55 : US : 4,265.1 *3,873.0 4,381.8 103 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 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 : 0.7 0.6 536 481 796 828 AK : 0.1 168 1,170 AZ : 49.4 49.2 62,197 65,252 1,259 1,327 AR : 1.3 1.5 1,235 1,201 951 825 CA : 99.3 120.3 127,000 155,034 1,279 1,289 CO : 228.4 227.7 291,567 296,726 1,277 1,303 DE-MD : 3.3 3.7 4,040 4,682 1,221 1,255 FL : 9.2 9.4 9,995 10,653 1,081 1,135 GA : 38.1 30.5 43,560 37,859 1,143 1,242 HI : 1.1 1.0 1,101 1,077 1,028 1,077 ID : 79.1 79.9 98,196 99,518 1,242 1,246 IL : 89.9 98.1 111,208 123,065 1,237 1,255 IN : 3.7 4.6 3,847 4,943 1,051 1,064 IA : 63.4 64.4 80,330 82,942 1,268 1,287 KS : 657.9 657.3 816,830 830,357 1,242 1,263 KY : 1.6 2.0 1,411 1,684 885 850 LA : 1.6 1.8 1,446 1,574 913 891 MI : 39.3 39.7 55,141 54,593 1,403 1,375 MN : 65.9 78.7 89,808 105,983 1,362 1,346 MS : MO : 9.7 9.1 12,131 11,179 1,250 1,224 MT : 2.0 2.0 2,315 2,268 1,158 1,139 NE : 698.4 725.1 893,664 956,778 1,280 1,319 NV : 0.1 0.1 109 103 1,064 993 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.3 2,438 2,380 1,070 1,051 NJ : 2.4 2.7 2,817 3,136 1,161 1,181 NM : 1.9 1.8 1,620 1,576 869 894 NY : 5.0 5.3 5,622 5,757 1,114 1,087 NC : 18.5 19.4 19,571 20,427 1,057 1,054 ND : 1.3 1.5 1,504 1,713 1,122 1,115 OH : 12.7 12.8 13,496 14,781 1,065 1,152 OK : 3.6 3.8 3,569 3,936 1,002 1,044 OR : 1.5 1.4 1,812 1,641 1,185 1,169 PA : 91.2 98.2 116,490 126,632 1,278 1,290 SC : SD : 29.7 16.8 41,054 20,873 1,385 1,241 TN : 1.6 1.6 1,340 1,403 862 869 TX : 553.2 590.1 652,113 710,110 1,179 1,203 UT : 61.0 56.1 76,681 71,027 1,257 1,265 VA : 1.5 1.5 1,559 1,455 1,038 978 WA : 67.0 78.9 83,434 99,716 1,245 1,264 WV : 2.0 2.0 1,683 1,736 844 859 WI : 147.2 148.5 192,814 196,132 1,310 1,321 WY : 0.3 0.3 322 346 1,237 1,190 : US 3/ : 3,162.0 3,266.6 3,943,776 4,148,613 1,247 1,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 10.2 9.9 1,892 1,492 185 151 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 25 54 338 321 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 9.8 3,965 4,353 435 443 IN : 6.4 1.7 2,289 210 359 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.5 1.1 749 566 484 494 MI : 3.9 2.7 1,743 1,184 448 435 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 95 53 440 361 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.7 275 342 116 127 NJ : 10.8 10.8 4,823 4,836 448 448 NM : NY : 13.7 16.0 1,150 1,581 84 99 NC : 0.2 0.2 64 62 400 394 ND : OH : 0.1 4.7 17 1,918 233 412 OK : 0.2 0.1 74 57 410 483 OR : PA : 16.1 19.1 5,746 6,412 358 336 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.1 3.1 732 1,004 351 329 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.6 13.7 5,324 5,965 422 436 WY : : US 3/ : 93.9 100.8 29,830 31,047 318 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 12.3 12.4 6,511 6,483 528 522 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.2 90 40 246 260 AR : CA : 219.4 232.4 50,048 54,348 228 234 CO : 1.5 1.5 332 407 222 263 DE-MD : 4.2 1.8 1,029 479 244 270 FL : 11.3 12.5 2,167 2,373 192 190 GA : 15.0 14.8 3,796 3,628 253 246 HI : 2.8 2.6 595 570 212 216 ID : IL : 920.7 894.1 247,017 241,131 268 270 IN : 636.8 627.5 165,697 160,676 260 256 IA : 2,665.3 2,711.2 710,744 712,486 267 263 KS : 30.4 29.1 10,042 9,601 330 330 KY : 210.0 220.1 55,052 57,586 262 262 LA : 2.7 2.3 561 443 211 195 MI : 9.8 10.6 4,191 3,865 429 363 MN : 821.5 808.6 216,847 212,584 264 263 MS : MO : 182.5 170.1 48,209 264 MT : 1.1 1.3 279 311 247 244 NE : 642.9 639.2 170,973 168,222 266 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.8 2.7 703 710 253 261 NJ : 9.5 9.2 938 879 99 96 NM : 0.4 0.4 79 79 214 213 NY : 3.4 3.5 744 692 216 200 NC : 933.3 950.2 240,894 239,781 258 252 ND : 15.3 16.2 3,568 3,649 233 225 OH : 106.4 114.5 27,671 30,122 260 263 OK : 422.6 422.6 119,656 119,498 283 283 OR : 19.1 17.2 4,632 4,543 243 263 PA : 220.0 252.3 56,087 62,946 255 250 SC : SD : 391.3 426.5 101,198 110,190 259 258 TN : 71.0 69.6 34,050 33,489 480 481 TX : 34.4 39.9 10,673 10,630 310 266 UT : 6.0 5.0 1,103 914 185 183 VA : 397.2 389.3 102,688 100,431 259 258 WA : 1.8 1.6 491 420 269 257 WV : 1.1 1.1 303 282 268 253 WI : 37.8 39.2 16,457 16,789 435 428 WY : 0.2 0.2 54 47 257 249 : US 3/ : 9,334.2 9,402.9 2,488,339 2,482,579 267 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 13 12 130 120 AR : CA : CO : 86.3 114.8 12,900 16,351 150 142 DE-MD : 2.5 3.6 282 384 114 107 FL : 0.2 0.2 15 15 79 64 GA : 0.4 0.6 35 54 95 91 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 62 60 118 123 IL : 18.3 19.4 2,488 2,637 136 136 IN : 2.8 3.2 282 366 99 113 IA : 49.0 40.6 7,184 5,604 147 138 KS : 0.3 0.2 33 27 132 111 KY : 0.8 0.9 117 112 144 127 LA : 0.2 0.1 13 10 79 92 MI : 19.4 17.1 2,349 2,083 121 121 MN : 0.3 0.5 35 52 118 111 MS : MO : 0.7 0.7 82 73 114 106 MT : 0.4 0.4 53 50 127 125 NE : 0.1 0.2 7 26 107 126 NV : 0.1 0.1 16 16 138 128 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.5 289 252 106 100 NJ : 9.1 9.0 861 876 95 98 NM : 2.6 3.0 293 331 112 111 NY : 1.7 2.6 152 216 92 84 NC : 0.1 5 6 123 88 ND : 0.5 0.1 55 10 117 129 OH : 1.4 1.5 160 151 113 98 OK : 0.1 0.1 10 18 112 133 OR : 1.1 1.2 198 130 176 112 PA : 4.6 6.5 479 698 105 107 SC : SD : 1.3 1.2 142 154 112 128 TN : 0.5 0.6 37 43 75 74 TX : 43.5 26.4 6,079 3,136 140 119 UT : 3.1 2.9 423 365 136 126 VA : 1.5 0.9 158 89 103 100 WA : 0.7 0.9 87 105 125 117 WV : WI : 1.5 1.4 207 180 137 129 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 9 140 142 : US 3/ : 289.1 300.2 39,721 39,285 137 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,494 1,420 1,550 14,395 14,918 48.2 50.4 48.4 49.3 50.4 Heifers :1,017 887 1,063 9,577 9,508 32.8 31.5 33.2 32.8 32.1 All Cows : 534 458 539 4,694 4,653 17.2 16.3 16.8 16.1 15.7 Dairy Cows : 229 217 243 2,147 2,141 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 Other Cows : 305 241 296 2,547 2,512 9.8 8.6 9.2 8.7 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 58 51 53 526 510 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,103 2,816 3,205 29,192 29,589 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,904 *8,102 8,960 76,831 78,938 96.7 96.6 96.6 96.5 96.5 Sows : 275 *262 293 2,517 2,667 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 Stags & Boars : 31 19 23 272 228 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,210 *8,384 9,276 79,621 81,833 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 14 119 122 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 261 246 270 2,407 2,453 95.3 95.1 95.1 95.3 95.3 : Total 1/ : 274 259 284 2,526 2,575 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 762 775 776 740 765 Steers 4/ : 826 840 841 793 821 Heifers 4/ : 757 763 772 728 751 All Cows 4/ : 576 579 583 584 592 Bulls & Stags4/: 891 904 880 892 917 : Calves & Vealers: 192 185 188 197 190 : Hogs : 198 194 196 196 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 194 190 192 192 193 Sows 5/ : 318 314 316 316 317 Stags & Boars5/: 226 235 233 225 234 : Sheep : 69 65 67 71 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 62 62 62 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 65 67 71 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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, October 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.7 2 : 7.7 1.9 0.5 4.8 3.8 1.0 0.5 26.8 3 : 102.1 47.3 7.8 43.8 31.9 12.0 3.2 19.2 4 : 73.3 1.3 0.3 60.5 23.0 37.4 11.3 3.8 5 : 358.8 152.2 52.5 144.3 91.9 52.3 9.9 32.3 6 : 589.6 283.2 222.6 72.4 11.4 61.1 11.4 2.7 7 : 1,445.3 777.8 584.5 77.1 2.8 74.4 5.8 0.1 8 : 298.0 130.1 147.9 17.7 4.1 13.6 2.3 9 : 169.5 80.1 8.9 76.5 62.6 13.9 4.0 9.5 10 : 158.9 75.8 37.3 41.5 10.9 30.5 4.3 1.1 : US 2/ : 3,205.1 1,550.3 1,062.6 539.3 243.2 296.2 52.9 98.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 12.3 12.1 0.2 10.6 1.6 9.0 3 : 642.3 640.3 1.9 0.1 10.3 0.8 9.5 4 : 1,467.0 1,375.7 89.8 1.5 2.3 1.1 1.3 5 : 2,444.3 2,336.2 105.2 2.9 37.8 4.0 33.9 6 : 466.9 439.0 26.7 1.3 24.1 3.0 21.1 7 : 3,537.2 3,462.7 57.6 16.9 41.1 0.1 41.1 8 : 444.7 432.9 11.7 118.3 1.9 116.3 9 : 228.7 228.5 0.1 34.7 0.6 34.1 10 : 30.4 30.1 0.2 2.1 0.4 1.8 : US 2/ : 9,275.7 8,959.6 293.4 22.7 283.6 13.9 269.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - October 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.5 2.9 1.5 8.3 8.0 0.3 1.8 21.6 2 : 63.8 15.1 4.0 40.1 32.9 7.2 4.5 234.8 3 : 896.7 430.0 82.1 358.3 263.6 94.7 26.3 156.5 4 : 682.9 10.7 2.8 565.3 210.4 354.9 104.1 20.8 5 : 3,144.8 1,352.9 434.7 1,264.7 825.3 439.4 92.5 285.0 6 : 5,459.1 2,821.7 1,904.0 626.2 98.9 527.2 107.3 12.6 7 :13,461.2 7,436.3 5,278.8 678.8 19.7 659.1 67.4 0.5 8 : 2,906.1 1,378.7 1,341.3 161.0 37.0 123.9 25.2 0.1 9 : 1,558.6 777.8 91.0 658.7 537.2 121.5 31.1 95.9 10 : 1,401.4 691.8 367.9 292.0 108.2 183.7 49.7 7.3 : US 2/ :29,589.0 14,917.8 9,508.1 4,653.3 2,141.4 2,512.0 509.8 835.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.0 17.7 0.2 0.1 19.9 4.1 15.7 2 : 113.6 111.4 1.8 0.4 113.7 14.7 99.1 3 : 5,567.5 5,550.9 16.4 0.2 91.3 6.6 84.7 4 :12,833.7 12,055.7 762.2 15.8 21.3 9.6 11.7 5 :21,718.9 20,673.3 1,020.4 25.2 352.1 35.3 316.8 6 : 4,118.7 3,895.1 220.6 3.1 253.7 23.9 229.8 7 :31,375.3 30,710.5 482.7 182.2 397.3 0.8 396.5 8 : 3,800.8 3,640.8 160.0 0.1 990.3 18.0 972.3 9 : 1,974.9 1,973.3 0.8 0.7 318.0 6.1 311.9 10 : 311.4 309.0 2.1 0.3 17.0 2.9 14.2 : US 2/ :81,832.8 78,937.5 2,667.2 228.1 2,574.6 122.0 2,452.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 48.6 35.8 2.0 10.7 10.7 AR : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 CA : 119.8 43.9 6.6 65.4 51.9 13.5 3.9 9.5 CO : 226.9 105.2 120.9 0.6 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 3.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 FL : 9.4 0.2 8.8 1.9 6.9 0.4 GA : 29.4 0.1 23.3 0.7 22.6 6.1 HI : 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 78.8 39.3 11.0 25.1 6.1 19.0 3.3 IL : 94.7 54.9 39.9 9.8 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.7 IA : 62.5 33.2 29.2 0.2 KS : 654.0 349.5 304.0 0.5 0.5 KY : 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 37.8 27.1 2.6 7.9 7.9 0.1 2.6 MN : 75.1 10.1 5.1 52.8 20.9 31.9 7.0 MS : MO : 5.8 1.2 0.8 3.3 0.7 2.6 0.5 MT : 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 NE : 722.9 393.9 250.5 73.3 1.6 71.7 5.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.7 NJ : 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 10.8 NM : 1.2 1.2 1.2 NY : 5.1 0.8 0.3 3.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 16.0 NC : 18.6 0.1 15.4 7.7 7.7 3.1 0.1 ND : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 7.0 0.5 0.2 6.1 5.0 1.1 0.3 OK : OR : 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 PA : 97.9 44.6 6.9 43.3 31.4 11.9 3.1 19.0 SC : SD : 15.2 0.2 0.1 13.2 2.3 10.9 1.8 TN : 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 TX : 586.7 282.9 222.5 70.1 9.8 60.3 11.3 2.7 UT : 55.0 24.2 26.7 3.7 1.1 2.6 0.4 VA : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 78.8 35.8 26.1 16.0 4.5 11.5 0.9 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 143.7 59.3 4.6 77.4 58.1 19.3 2.5 13.7 WY : : US 3/ :3,205.1 1,550.3 1,062.6 539.4 243.2 296.2 52.9 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 11.4 0.1 9.9 1.4 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 225.9 225.8 0.1 CO : 0.8 0.7 0.1 114.7 114.7 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 3.6 0.1 3.5 FL : 12.5 12.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 GA : 6.2 6.1 HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.3 0.3 IL : 872.9 814.6 56.1 2.1 17.9 17.8 IN : 621.1 621.1 2.6 1.9 0.7 IA : 2,708.2 2,641.4 49.9 16.9 40.3 40.3 KS : 25.0 17.5 7.6 KY : 219.4 213.6 5.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : MI : 9.0 4.1 5.0 16.9 2.1 14.8 MN : 804.9 804.9 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 166.2 166.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 637.8 637.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 NJ : 9.1 9.0 0.1 8.9 1.0 8.0 NM : 1.1 0.9 0.2 NY : 3.2 3.1 1.7 0.6 1.1 NC : 936.1 932.0 4.0 ND : 15.3 15.3 OH : 104.7 91.4 12.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 OK : 419.5 413.7 5.8 OR : 17.1 16.9 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.9 PA : 251.8 251.4 0.3 0.1 6.5 0.7 5.8 SC : SD : 425.0 413.5 11.5 1.1 1.1 TN : 69.4 0.9 68.4 0.6 0.5 TX : 32.5 23.5 7.7 1.3 22.9 2.0 20.8 UT : 3.2 3.2 2.3 1.9 0.5 VA : 388.6 387.1 1.6 0.2 0.2 WA : 1.4 1.4 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 31.8 0.2 31.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 9,275.7 8,959.6 293.4 22.7 283.6 13.9 269.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.3 Calves : 96.6 97.4 97.3 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 98.7 98.6 98.6 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 94.8 93.7 94.5 95.1 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 December 20, 2002. 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