Mt An 1-2 (1-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 24, 2003, 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. Red Meat Production Up 1 Percent from Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in December, up 1 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in December 2001. December 2001 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2002 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down slightly from December 2001. The average live weight was 1,265 pounds, up 9 pounds from December a year ago. Veal production totaled 18.0 million pounds, 15 percent above December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 98,300 head, up 16 percent from December 2001. The average live weight was 305 pounds, down 4 pounds from December a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.66 million head, 3 percent above December 2001. The average live weight was 268 pounds, unchanged from December a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.5 million pounds, was down 3 percent from December 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 278,500 head, slightly below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, down 5 pounds from December a year ago. January - December red meat production was 47.2 billion pounds, 3 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was up1 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 02 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,110 2,164 2,107 100 97 26,108 27,090 104 Veal : 15.7 16.9 18.0 115 107 194.3 195.6 101 Pork :1,668 1,709 1,715 103 100 19,139 19,665 103 Lamb & Mutton : 19.2 17.8 18.5 97 104 223.8 217.7 97 : Total Red Meat :3,814 3,907 3,859 101 99 45,664 47,168 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 02 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : :02 as % : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,078 2,134 2,075 100 97 25,743 26,714 104 Veal : 15.2 16.3 17.4 115 107 187.8 189.5 101 Pork :1,648 1,691 1,694 103 100 18,899 19,437 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18.4 *17.1 17.8 96 104 215.6 208.7 97 : Total Red Meat :3,759 3,859 3,804 101 99 45,045 46,549 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 02 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : : 02 % : : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,725.7 2,812.4 2,718.8 100 97 34,770.7 35,120.2 101 Other : Thou : 53.6 48.9 53.2 99 109 599.0 610.8 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,779.3 2,861.3 2,772.0 100 97 35,369.7 35,731.0 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,259 1,264 1,268 101 100 1,224 1,253 102 Other : Lbs :1,087 1,069 1,089 100 102 1,082 1,092 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,256 1,260 1,265 101 100 1,221 1,251 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 82.1 88.4 95.8 117 108 980.7 1,019.2 104 Other : Thou : 2.4 2.7 2.4 100 90 26.0 25.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 84.6 91.1 98.3 116 108 1,006.7 1,044.3 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 305 306 303 99 99 318 310 97 Other : Lbs : 391 388 403 103 104 412 406 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 309 308 305 99 99 320 311 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,297.9 8,547.8 8,534.1 103 100 96,528.0 98,914.7 102 Other : Thou : 121.2 107.7 124.3 103 115 1,433.8 1,346.9 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,419.1 8,655.5 8,658.4 103 100 97,961.9100,261.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 265 265 100 Other : Lbs : 235 229 230 98 100 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 264 265 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 266.0 *255.4 262.3 99 103 3,065.0 3,092.3 101 Other : Thou : 13.6 15.9 16.2 119 102 157.2 183.9 117 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 279.6 271.3 278.5 100 103 3,222.1 3,276.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 134 136 97 101 142 135 95 Other : Lbs : 106 100 97 91 97 106 101 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 132 133 96 101 140 133 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 02 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec 2001 : Nov 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.9 3.5 3.4 87 97 AK : AZ : 36.4 36.1 36.3 100 101 AR : 6.3 6.4 6.6 105 102 CA : 97.6 109.5 120.6 123 110 CO : 157.8 153.4 160.9 102 105 DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 3.0 103 99 FL : 5.8 5.7 5.8 99 102 GA : 21.4 16.8 19.2 90 114 HI : 1.0 1.0 1.0 94 100 ID : 51.9 53.6 50.3 97 94 IL : 211.1 233.2 220.1 104 94 IN : 117.0 117.5 119.6 102 102 IA : 531.9 541.6 528.1 99 98 KS : 488.4 458.5 454.0 93 99 KY : 40.1 41.8 39.8 99 95 LA : 1.4 1.5 1.3 89 87 MI : 32.7 32.8 34.1 104 104 MN : 185.1 201.0 202.2 109 101 MS : 24.9 25.2 25.5 102 101 MO : 38.6 37.7 39.8 103 106 MT : 1.6 1.5 1.6 102 112 NE : 591.9 630.3 597.6 101 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 93 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.8 1.9 110 103 NJ : 5.3 5.2 5.8 109 111 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.8 96 88 NY : 3.4 3.7 4.0 115 107 NC : 167.1 178.0 183.7 110 103 ND : 3.0 2.7 3.0 100 109 OH : 25.2 26.4 27.6 110 104 OK : 83.9 86.9 86.7 103 100 OR : 3.4 3.4 3.4 101 101 PA : 102.9 109.2 110.9 108 102 SC : 19.6 20.4 20.9 107 102 SD : 86.8 74.8 73.6 85 98 TN : 20.2 20.7 20.5 101 99 TX : 372.0 387.2 369.6 99 95 UT : 39.8 40.6 39.8 100 98 VA : 68.5 70.6 69.0 101 98 WA : 53.0 53.0 51.7 98 98 WV : 0.8 1.0 0.9 113 94 WI : 105.8 108.7 113.7 108 105 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 125 122 : US : 3,813.6 3,907.3 3,858.7 101 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 0.5 383 392 828 850 AK : AZ : 47.7 47.1 61,871 63,017 1,297 1,339 AR : 1.2 1.2 1,002 1,024 847 825 CA : 82.8 111.3 107,910 143,135 1,303 1,286 CO : 186.6 187.5 237,089 244,091 1,271 1,302 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,696 3,920 1,223 1,264 FL : 8.1 8.4 8,609 8,985 1,069 1,068 GA : 29.9 27.0 34,231 32,247 1,145 1,193 HI : 1.0 0.8 960 858 991 1,028 ID : 69.6 66.9 85,090 84,004 1,223 1,256 IL : 76.2 71.2 95,756 90,131 1,257 1,265 IN : 3.5 3.6 3,625 3,810 1,048 1,052 IA : 56.9 52.8 73,413 68,326 1,291 1,294 KS : 604.4 560.5 753,563 703,721 1,247 1,256 KY : 1.6 1.8 1,324 1,518 844 863 LA : 1.4 1.1 1,208 887 867 826 MI : 34.7 37.6 48,941 52,100 1,409 1,386 MN : 58.9 71.8 80,385 97,413 1,364 1,357 MS : MO : 8.8 8.2 10,908 10,372 1,245 1,265 MT : 1.9 2.0 2,247 2,322 1,168 1,152 NE : 594.5 592.9 770,729 778,820 1,296 1,314 NV : 0.1 0.1 75 86 997 1,035 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 1,897 2,104 1,059 1,068 NJ : 2.3 2.5 2,616 2,928 1,150 1,187 NM : 1.5 1.6 1,521 1,489 982 908 NY : 4.2 4.6 4,517 4,844 1,084 1,062 NC : 15.4 18.5 16,422 19,003 1,063 1,030 ND : 1.3 1.3 1,422 1,464 1,111 1,148 OH : 11.8 10.8 13,463 12,276 1,139 1,133 OK : 3.4 3.4 3,233 3,393 940 986 OR : 1.3 1.1 1,548 1,396 1,208 1,220 PA : 74.7 85.8 95,575 108,691 1,279 1,266 SC : SD : 27.2 16.1 37,506 20,404 1,379 1,267 TN : 1.4 1.4 1,155 1,239 846 879 TX : 490.1 489.8 581,042 582,969 1,186 1,190 UT : 50.5 49.2 62,343 62,024 1,234 1,262 VA : 1.3 1.0 1,202 1,011 911 998 WA : 68.5 66.8 86,246 84,696 1,260 1,268 WV : 1.2 1.3 1,077 1,241 870 921 WI : 135.6 143.7 179,710 189,619 1,325 1,320 WY : 0.6 0.7 648 827 1,117 1,176 : US 3/ : 2,779.3 2,772.0 3,489,696 3,506,477 1,256 1,265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, December 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 : 8.7 11.9 1,556 1,634 180 137 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 41 34 325 309 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 9.0 3,943 4,055 435 451 IN : 7.4 0.8 2,369 97 319 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.9 372 449 485 485 MI : 3.0 1.7 1,266 772 429 443 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 73 31 426 360 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.8 257 317 115 114 NJ : 9.6 10.9 4,300 5,050 447 464 NM : NY : 13.5 15.9 1,215 1,589 90 100 NC : 0.2 0.1 64 54 400 388 ND : OH : 0.1 4.6 13 1,895 195 414 OK : 0.1 0.1 50 62 441 470 OR : PA : 13.2 18.1 4,703 5,921 356 328 SC : SD : TN : TX : 2.0 3.2 717 1,126 358 352 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.3 13.1 4,419 5,936 429 452 WY : : US 3/ : 84.6 98.3 26,144 29,971 309 305 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 11.0 9.3 5,800 4,869 526 526 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.1 114 22 228 243 AR : CA : 230.9 228.2 53,122 54,428 230 238 CO : 1.0 1.1 234 256 224 227 DE-MD : 1.6 1.9 422 527 265 280 FL : 12.2 9.1 1,997 1,559 164 171 GA : 14.1 15.0 3,665 3,681 260 245 HI : 3.2 3.1 648 652 203 210 ID : IL : 735.7 797.5 198,936 216,302 270 271 IN : 570.7 595.0 150,229 155,644 263 262 IA : 2,426.1 2,432.3 654,502 651,875 270 268 KS : 28.5 26.2 9,354 8,780 329 335 KY : 198.3 196.0 52,675 52,240 266 266 LA : 3.2 3.0 555 555 174 183 MI : 9.3 10.5 3,528 3,874 380 369 MN : 734.5 774.8 193,588 204,828 264 264 MS : MO : 168.8 176.4 43,752 259 MT : 1.3 1.3 318 306 255 244 NE : 600.7 610.4 160,982 163,255 268 267 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.7 657 708 244 267 NJ : 12.9 11.4 1,221 995 95 87 NM : 0.1 0.1 28 25 212 211 NY : 3.0 3.4 536 599 180 177 NC : 829.2 895.7 211,458 230,910 255 258 ND : 13.4 14.0 3,171 3,205 236 229 OH : 96.5 104.6 25,295 27,899 262 267 OK : 387.3 399.5 110,135 113,740 284 285 OR : 15.9 15.8 4,035 4,156 254 262 PA : 251.4 258.8 63,872 64,636 254 250 SC : SD : 347.2 333.1 92,201 86,945 266 261 TN : 60.0 62.1 29,250 29,628 488 477 TX : 34.6 41.0 11,162 11,930 322 291 UT : 5.8 5.3 1,052 1,025 180 192 VA : 349.3 350.0 90,368 91,245 259 261 WA : 1.8 1.7 448 441 255 252 WV : 0.9 0.9 260 256 280 274 WI : 28.9 32.6 12,794 13,719 442 421 WY : 0.2 0.3 56 70 271 237 : US 3/ : 8,419.1 8,658.4 2,255,194 2,316,548 268 268 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 3 6 87 95 AR : CA : CO : 98.6 93.7 15,246 13,677 155 146 DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 354 331 110 111 FL : 0.3 0.3 29 18 89 69 GA : 0.4 0.8 48 86 112 111 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 42 42 111 120 IL : 15.9 12.2 2,121 1,618 133 133 IN : 3.8 4.0 390 455 102 113 IA : 40.5 39.9 5,900 5,914 146 148 KS : 0.1 0.1 12 10 123 119 KY : 0.9 0.9 130 110 152 122 LA : 0.1 0.1 10 8 72 79 MI : 16.1 17.0 1,948 2,038 121 120 MN : 0.3 0.3 28 30 112 108 MS : MO : 0.7 0.6 75 64 103 104 MT : 0.5 0.4 57 50 127 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 6 9 111 128 NV : 0.1 0.1 13 10 130 131 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.6 270 258 106 101 NJ : 10.9 10.0 1,040 983 96 98 NM : 2.4 2.5 270 273 112 110 NY : 1.8 3.4 146 302 80 89 NC : 0.1 0.1 9 6 113 96 ND : OH : 1.4 1.0 171 105 121 102 OK : 0.1 4 80 OR : 0.9 1.1 125 119 142 111 PA : 5.2 7.2 562 775 107 107 SC : SD : 1.4 1.2 149 146 107 120 TN : 0.5 0.5 36 42 77 78 TX : 37.7 29.4 5,162 3,482 137 118 UT : 2.6 3.1 318 382 123 124 VA : 0.8 0.8 85 80 105 97 WA : 0.7 0.9 85 105 115 119 WV : WI : 1.0 1.1 140 153 140 134 WY : 0.2 0.1 23 15 145 134 : US 3/ : 279.6 278.5 38,643 37,117 138 133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,351 1,313 1,291 17,097 17,522 49.6 46.7 47.5 49.2 49.9 Heifers : 866 945 889 11,379 11,342 31.8 33.6 32.7 32.7 32.3 All Cows : 464 508 496 5,674 5,658 17.0 18.0 18.2 16.3 16.1 Dairy Cows : 212 231 234 2,582 2,607 7.8 8.2 8.6 7.4 7.4 Other Cows : 252 277 262 3,092 3,051 9.2 9.8 9.6 8.9 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 45 46 42 620 598 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,726 2,812 2,719 34,771 35,120 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,037 8,267 8,254 93,201 95,459 96.9 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.5 Sows : 239 258 260 3,009 3,185 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 22 22 21 318 271 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,298 8,548 8,534 96,528 98,915 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 13 144 148 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 253 243 249 2,921 2,944 95.1 95.1 94.9 95.3 95.2 : Total 1/ : 266 255 262 3,065 3,092 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 766 763 768 744 765 Steers 4/ : 825 831 835 798 823 Heifers 4/ : 764 762 764 734 753 All Cows 4/ : 588 578 585 584 590 Bulls & Stags4/: 899 879 892 893 912 : Calves & Vealers: 187 188 188 196 190 : Hogs : 199 199 199 197 197 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 195 196 193 193 Sows 5/ : 318 317 314 316 317 Stags & Boars5/: 234 235 239 226 235 : Sheep : 70 67 68 70 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 62 62 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 67 68 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, December 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.8 2 : 6.8 1.8 0.5 4.1 3.4 0.7 0.4 26.7 3 : 88.8 39.7 7.6 39.3 28.9 10.4 2.2 18.2 4 : 65.9 1.1 0.2 56.1 20.6 35.5 8.5 3.6 5 : 318.6 125.6 41.3 143.6 93.4 50.2 8.1 29.0 6 : 490.1 245.2 171.7 63.5 10.2 53.3 9.7 2.9 7 : 1,204.9 635.8 496.7 67.5 1.8 65.7 4.8 0.1 8 : 250.5 110.9 120.8 16.8 3.7 13.1 2.0 9 : 158.2 72.0 11.1 72.2 62.5 9.8 2.8 11.4 10 : 133.5 58.8 38.9 32.7 9.2 23.5 3.1 1.3 : US 2/ : 2,718.8 1,291.2 889.1 496.6 234.4 262.2 41.9 95.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.4 2.0 2 : 14.5 14.3 0.1 0.1 12.5 1.8 10.7 3 : 609.2 607.2 2.0 10.4 0.5 9.8 4 : 1,354.0 1,271.8 81.2 1.0 2.4 1.1 1.3 5 : 2,271.2 2,177.5 90.9 2.8 30.7 4.8 25.9 6 : 448.0 418.2 28.1 1.7 26.9 2.2 24.7 7 : 3,236.1 3,173.2 48.0 15.0 40.3 0.1 40.2 8 : 349.5 340.5 9.1 97.3 1.7 95.6 9 : 219.7 219.6 0.1 37.7 0.5 37.2 10 : 29.6 29.4 0.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 : US 2/ : 8,534.1 8,253.8 259.6 20.7 262.3 13.5 248.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 2002 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.7 3.7 1.9 10.0 9.6 0.4 2.1 27.0 2 : 76.9 18.5 5.0 48.1 39.4 8.7 5.3 285.0 3 : 1,078.9 511.0 96.9 439.9 323.4 116.4 31.2 192.0 4 : 814.2 12.8 3.3 676.1 252.8 423.3 122.0 27.8 5 : 3,786.3 1,611.2 521.7 1,543.9 1,005.4 538.5 109.5 342.7 6 : 6,467.9 3,311.4 2,270.0 759.3 120.1 639.2 127.3 17.3 7 :15,929.1 8,731.4 6,299.1 820.5 23.8 796.7 78.1 0.6 8 : 3,401.2 1,591.4 1,586.6 193.9 44.8 149.1 29.3 0.1 9 : 1,872.0 918.9 111.5 804.7 661.0 143.7 36.9 117.1 10 : 1,676.0 812.3 445.9 361.6 126.7 234.9 56.1 9.7 : US 2/ :35,120.2 17,522.5 11,342.0 5,657.8 2,606.9 3,050.9 597.9 1,019.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 21.7 21.3 0.3 0.1 24.5 5.0 19.5 2 : 139.6 137.0 2.1 0.5 138.1 18.2 119.9 3 : 6,762.5 6,741.9 20.2 0.3 112.3 7.8 104.5 4 :15,524.7 14,584.7 922.1 17.9 26.1 11.6 14.5 5 :26,271.8 25,037.1 1,204.1 30.5 415.8 43.9 371.9 6 : 5,017.8 4,733.6 277.6 6.6 303.4 28.4 275.1 7 :37,918.5 37,126.5 578.1 213.9 477.4 1.0 476.4 8 : 4,512.5 4,335.4 177.0 0.1 1,188.0 21.3 1,166.7 9 : 2,377.1 2,375.3 1.0 0.8 386.0 7.1 378.9 10 : 368.6 365.8 2.5 0.4 20.7 3.7 17.0 : US 2/ :98,914.7 95,458.7 3,184.9 271.1 3,092.3 148.0 2,944.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 46.6 32.8 1.3 12.6 12.6 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 110.6 38.9 9.7 59.3 49.9 9.4 2.8 11.4 CO : 186.8 91.7 94.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.4 0.2 7.7 1.3 6.4 0.5 GA : 26.0 0.1 22.4 0.4 22.0 3.6 HI : 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 ID : 65.8 25.7 14.2 23.4 5.5 17.9 2.4 IL : 68.3 38.2 30.0 9.0 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 IA : 51.1 26.1 24.9 0.1 KS : 557.8 309.5 248.0 0.3 0.3 KY : 0.6 0.5 0.1 LA : MI : 35.7 23.4 2.4 9.8 9.8 0.1 1.7 MN : 68.9 8.3 4.8 49.9 20.7 29.2 5.9 MS : MO : 5.2 1.1 0.5 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.4 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 590.7 299.1 223.3 64.0 1.2 62.8 4.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.8 NJ : 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 10.9 NM : 1.3 1.3 1.3 NY : 4.3 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.6 0.2 15.8 NC : 17.7 0.1 14.4 7.6 6.8 3.2 0.1 ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 5.8 0.4 0.2 5.1 4.5 0.6 0.1 OK : OR : 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 85.5 37.6 6.8 38.9 28.6 10.3 2.1 18.0 SC : SD : 14.8 0.1 0.1 13.0 2.3 10.7 1.6 TN : 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 TX : 487.3 244.9 171.6 61.2 8.6 52.6 9.6 2.9 UT : 48.1 18.8 26.0 3.0 0.8 2.2 0.3 VA : 0.1 0.1 WA : 66.7 32.6 24.5 9.2 3.6 5.6 0.5 WV : 0.1 WI : 139.6 55.0 3.7 78.8 58.4 20.4 2.0 13.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,718.8 1,291.2 889.1 496.6 234.4 262.2 41.9 95.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.3 7.3 1.0 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 216.5 216.4 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.6 0.1 93.7 93.6 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 3.0 2.9 FL : 9.1 9.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 GA : 6.7 6.7 HI : 3.1 3.1 ID : 0.2 0.1 IL : 776.2 727.3 47.0 1.9 10.4 10.3 IN : 591.0 591.0 3.4 2.4 1.0 IA : 2,430.0 2,374.5 40.6 15.0 39.7 39.6 KS : 23.8 16.4 7.4 KY : 195.0 188.6 6.5 0.9 0.8 0.1 LA : MI : 8.8 3.3 5.5 16.7 2.3 14.4 MN : 772.2 772.1 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 173.2 173.2 0.6 0.6 MT : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 609.1 609.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.4 2.0 NJ : 11.4 11.2 0.1 0.1 10.0 1.1 8.9 NM : 0.9 0.7 0.2 NY : 3.1 3.1 2.5 0.7 1.7 NC : 882.4 877.3 5.1 ND : 13.2 13.2 OH : 96.5 83.8 12.1 0.7 OK : 397.9 392.5 5.4 OR : 15.7 15.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 PA : 258.3 258.0 0.3 7.2 0.5 6.7 SC : SD : 332.0 323.0 9.0 1.1 1.1 TN : 61.8 1.0 60.8 0.5 0.5 TX : 34.0 24.0 8.2 1.7 25.9 1.5 24.4 UT : 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.7 0.7 VA : 349.0 347.3 1.7 0.2 0.2 WA : 1.6 1.5 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 26.6 0.1 26.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,534.1 8,253.8 259.6 20.7 262.3 13.5 248.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.1 97.1 97.5 97.4 97.6 Hogs : 98.6 98.8 98.6 98.5 98.7 Sheep : 95.2 94.1 94.2 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 8:30 a.m. on February 21, 2003. 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