Mt An 1-2 (2-03)a Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 21, 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. Monthly Record High for Pork Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.08 billion pounds in January, relatively unchanged from a year ago. January 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.01 million head, down 2 percent from January 2002. The average live weight was 1,268 pounds, up 8 pounds from January a year ago. Veal production totaled 17.9 million pounds, 6 percent above January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 93,800 head, up 7 percent from January 2002. The average live weight was 317 pounds, down 4 pounds from January a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.75 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year and a monthly record high. Hog kill totaled 8.79 million head, 1 percent above January 2002. The average live weight was 268 pounds, unchanged from January a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.9 million pounds, was down 10 percent from January 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 238,800 head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, down 7 pounds from January a year ago. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 03 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan : Dec : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,330 2,107 2,292 98 109 2,330 2,292 98 Veal : 16.9 18.0 17.9 106 99 16.9 17.9 106 Pork :1,716 1,715 1,749 102 102 1,716 1,749 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17.6 18.5 15.9 90 86 17.6 15.9 90 : Total Red Meat :4,081 3,859 4,076 100 106 4,081 4,076 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 03 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan : Dec : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,296 2,075 2,258 98 109 2,296 2,258 98 Veal : 16.4 17.4 17.3 105 99 16.4 17.3 105 Pork :1,698 1,694 1,731 102 102 1,698 1,731 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17.1 17.8 15.4 90 86 17.1 15.4 90 : Total Red Meat :4,027 3,804 4,022 100 106 4,027 4,022 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 03 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan : Dec : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2002 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,998.9 2,718.8 2,950.2 98 109 2,998.9 2,950.2 98 Other : Thou : 56.9 53.2 56.7 100 107 56.9 56.7 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,055.8 2,772.0 3,007.0 98 108 3,055.8 3,007.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,264 1,268 1,272 101 100 1,264 1,272 101 Other : Lbs :1,081 1,089 1,089 101 100 1,081 1,089 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,260 1,265 1,268 101 100 1,260 1,268 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 85.7 95.8 91.6 107 96 85.7 91.6 107 Other : Thou : 1.7 2.4 2.2 127 91 1.7 2.2 127 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 87.4 98.3 93.8 107 95 87.4 93.8 107 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 319 303 313 98 103 319 313 98 Other : Lbs : 445 403 420 95 104 445 420 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 321 305 317 99 104 321 317 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,551.7 8,534.1 8,681.8 102 102 8,551.7 8,681.8 102 Other : Thou : 106.0 124.3 105.7 100 85 106.0 105.7 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,657.8 8,658.4 8,787.5 101 101 8,657.8 8,787.5 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 235 230 234 100 102 235 234 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 243.9 262.3 227.2 93 87 243.9 227.2 93 Other : Thou : 10.9 16.2 11.6 106 72 10.9 11.6 106 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 254.9 278.5 238.8 94 86 254.9 238.8 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 136 135 95 99 141 135 95 Other : Lbs : 102 97 103 101 106 102 103 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 133 133 95 100 140 133 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 03 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : Jan 2002 : Dec 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.3 3.4 3.8 89 113 AK : AZ : 38.7 36.3 37.3 96 103 AR : 5.2 6.6 6.0 116 91 CA : 107.2 120.6 123.7 115 103 CO : 186.7 160.9 174.7 94 109 DE-MD : 3.3 3.0 3.0 91 102 FL : 5.6 5.8 5.8 104 101 GA : 24.2 19.2 23.8 98 124 HI : 1.0 1.0 0.9 88 92 ID : 54.1 50.3 55.5 103 110 IL : 227.5 220.1 214.8 94 98 IN : 122.8 119.6 121.9 99 102 IA : 555.6 528.1 551.2 99 104 KS : 534.6 454.0 498.3 93 110 KY : 40.2 39.8 41.5 103 104 LA : 1.5 1.3 1.3 87 103 MI : 36.3 34.1 34.9 96 102 MN : 198.1 202.2 207.4 105 103 MS : 26.8 25.5 27.6 103 108 MO : 38.3 39.8 39.4 103 99 MT : 1.4 1.6 1.4 106 88 NE : 647.4 597.6 646.3 100 108 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 126 119 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.9 1.7 114 90 NJ : 4.8 5.8 5.2 107 90 NM : 1.0 0.8 1.2 116 147 NY : 3.7 4.0 3.7 102 94 NC : 165.5 183.7 199.7 121 109 ND : 3.2 3.0 3.2 100 109 OH : 25.2 27.6 27.7 110 100 OK : 89.5 86.7 85.4 95 98 OR : 3.8 3.4 3.6 94 103 PA : 106.0 110.9 110.3 104 99 SC : 20.6 20.9 21.7 105 104 SD : 89.7 73.6 89.9 100 122 TN : 20.2 20.5 20.8 103 102 TX : 405.8 369.6 398.2 98 108 UT : 39.5 39.8 43.5 110 109 VA : 64.6 69.0 65.8 102 95 WA : 55.1 51.7 52.6 95 102 WV : 0.8 0.9 0.8 99 82 WI : 119.1 113.7 119.4 100 105 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.7 135 127 : US : 4,081.0 3,858.7 4,075.5 100 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.6 0.5 457 421 815 833 AK : 0.1 64 1,089 AZ : 49.9 47.9 65,382 64,738 1,311 1,352 AR : 1.4 1.5 1,177 1,291 837 842 CA : 101.5 119.2 132,479 151,852 1,305 1,274 CO : 219.7 206.3 282,971 270,123 1,288 1,309 DE-MD : 3.5 3.2 4,228 4,058 1,223 1,255 FL : 8.8 8.9 9,515 9,552 1,085 1,075 GA : 34.4 35.4 41,949 42,065 1,218 1,187 HI : ID : 72.2 72.9 88,250 92,736 1,223 1,272 IL : 76.4 79.0 95,987 100,291 1,256 1,269 IN : 4.2 4.2 4,472 4,454 1,062 1,059 IA : 59.8 57.6 77,181 75,096 1,290 1,305 KS : 664.1 617.2 823,168 771,575 1,240 1,250 KY : 1.7 1.8 1,517 1,543 869 852 LA : 1.7 1.3 1,435 1,169 862 886 MI : 38.8 38.7 55,268 54,345 1,425 1,405 MN : 63.7 74.3 88,795 102,525 1,394 1,380 MS : MO : 9.0 8.8 11,127 11,066 1,233 1,258 MT : 1.7 1.8 1,958 2,052 1,138 1,150 NE : 651.3 641.6 854,086 853,534 1,311 1,330 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 1,871 2,130 1,062 1,078 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,717 2,840 1,160 1,171 NM : 2.0 2.5 1,878 2,290 946 922 NY : 4.6 4.7 5,083 5,070 1,100 1,073 NC : 16.7 19.2 17,957 20,446 1,077 1,064 ND : 1.5 1.4 1,674 1,614 1,135 1,135 OH : 11.3 11.4 12,828 12,846 1,136 1,124 OK : 4.1 3.7 3,840 3,643 932 994 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,681 1,547 1,195 1,160 PA : 89.0 95.5 113,511 122,066 1,275 1,278 SC : SD : TN : 1.6 1.7 1,469 1,500 906 903 TX : 537.7 529.4 636,746 629,626 1,184 1,189 UT : 50.3 54.1 61,870 68,346 1,230 1,263 VA : 1.4 1.0 1,426 1,072 989 1,029 WA : 73.0 69.7 89,868 86,286 1,231 1,238 WV : 1.1 1.2 989 1,067 905 918 WI : 149.4 151.4 200,465 199,673 1,342 1,319 WY : 0.6 0.9 689 1,023 1,144 1,192 : US 3/ : 3,055.8 3,007.0 3,851,455 3,814,300 1,260 1,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 9.6 12.6 1,537 1,575 161 125 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 42 33 340 326 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 10.0 9.4 4,422 4,253 444 452 IN : 6.3 0.9 2,136 112 337 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.9 369 443 517 496 MI : 3.6 1.6 1,582 680 441 436 MN : MS : MO : 0.2 0.1 71 41 422 391 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.8 247 345 127 122 NJ : 9.3 9.6 4,159 4,469 448 465 NM : NY : 13.9 12.6 1,237 1,232 89 98 NC : 0.2 0.1 62 44 395 388 ND : OH : 0.1 4.9 10 2,044 207 418 OK : 0.1 0.1 48 51 438 449 OR : PA : 13.9 17.4 5,220 5,919 376 340 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.8 2.5 833 1,276 470 502 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.4 13.8 5,358 6,347 431 461 WY : : US 3/ : 87.4 93.8 28,089 29,774 321 317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 12.0 10.4 6,386 5,535 530 530 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.2 83 44 267 257 AR : CA : 207.8 215.5 47,557 51,091 229 237 CO : 1.1 1.3 254 322 222 253 DE-MD : 1.9 1.8 517 532 275 292 FL : 6.2 7.5 1,073 1,318 173 176 GA : 13.2 12.7 3,279 3,230 249 255 HI : 2.7 2.6 553 531 208 203 ID : IL : 812.8 734.7 220,060 198,799 271 271 IN : 598.1 598.7 157,421 157,706 263 263 IA : 2,541.7 2,522.3 682,032 675,946 268 268 KS : 27.2 26.0 9,162 8,544 336 328 KY : 195.7 202.2 52,429 54,137 268 268 LA : 2.3 2.0 497 405 215 205 MI : 8.9 10.0 3,158 3,787 354 378 MN : 778.6 780.2 204,434 206,344 263 264 MS : MO : 169.0 176.3 MT : 1.1 1.2 269 287 252 242 NE : 621.9 618.2 165,917 165,905 267 268 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 453 494 246 253 NJ : 8.1 9.4 817 903 101 96 NM : 0.2 0.1 38 28 211 210 NY : 2.5 2.7 493 526 195 194 NC : 813.3 969.7 208,743 250,287 257 258 ND : 14.4 15.0 3,356 3,444 234 230 OH : 99.2 103.1 25,818 27,594 260 268 OK : 416.1 394.0 117,446 110,832 282 281 OR : 17.7 16.0 4,528 4,234 255 264 PA : 217.7 223.5 55,255 55,490 254 248 SC : SD : 365.4 411.7 95,742 109,157 262 265 TN : 59.5 62.3 29,072 30,037 489 482 TX : 34.5 40.9 10,540 11,468 306 280 UT : 5.5 4.1 999 800 181 196 VA : 327.9 333.7 85,163 86,743 260 260 WA : 1.5 1.7 383 429 254 253 WV : 0.8 0.8 245 201 298 266 WI : 34.3 34.8 15,600 15,249 455 439 WY : 0.3 0.4 77 114 260 256 : US 3/ : 8,657.8 8,787.5 2,317,054 2,353,492 268 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 2.8 2.5 325 289 116 118 FL : GA : 0.5 0.6 47 52 94 90 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 40 42 111 114 IL : 15.0 13.3 2,083 1,887 139 142 IN : 2.5 2.2 265 243 107 110 IA : 35.9 33.0 5,309 4,915 148 149 KS : 0.1 0.1 18 15 133 121 KY : 0.7 0.6 112 84 152 144 LA : 0.1 0.1 12 8 89 75 MI : 16.6 15.9 2,005 1,908 121 120 MN : 0.3 0.4 32 36 112 100 MS : MO : 0.5 0.3 53 35 104 104 MT : 0.3 0.3 39 38 125 123 NE : 0.1 0.1 6 12 107 131 NV : 0.1 0.1 12 11 128 134 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.4 173 144 112 106 NJ : 7.6 8.0 764 781 100 98 NM : 2.6 2.6 291 290 111 110 NY : 1.1 1.9 99 170 93 89 NC : ND : OH : 1.0 0.9 109 88 112 102 OK : 0.1 8 95 OR : 0.7 1.0 96 119 131 124 PA : 4.2 6.3 450 680 107 108 SC : SD : 1.4 0.9 172 112 125 122 TN : 0.4 0.4 36 30 92 74 TX : 37.2 35.1 5,164 4,451 139 127 UT : 2.6 2.8 323 336 123 121 VA : WA : 0.6 0.7 67 90 114 124 WV : WI : 0.6 0.7 81 98 139 133 WY : 0.2 0.1 22 14 124 131 : US 3/ : 254.9 238.8 35,642 31,856 140 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2002 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2002 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,423 1,291 1,385 1,423 1,385 47.4 47.5 46.9 47.4 46.9 Heifers :1,002 889 968 1,002 968 33.4 32.7 32.8 33.4 32.8 All Cows : 523 496 547 523 547 17.4 18.2 18.5 17.4 18.5 Dairy Cows : 247 234 268 247 268 8.2 8.6 9.1 8.2 9.1 Other Cows : 276 262 279 276 279 9.2 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.4 Bulls & Stags : 51 42 51 51 51 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,999 2,719 2,950 2,999 2,950 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,266 8,254 8,395 8,266 8,395 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 Sows : 261 260 265 261 265 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 Stags & Boars : 25 21 22 25 22 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,552 8,534 8,682 8,552 8,682 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 13 10 10 10 4.2 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 234 249 217 234 217 95.8 94.9 95.5 95.8 95.5 : Total 1/ : 244 262 227 244 227 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 769 768 769 769 769 Steers 4/ : 826 835 832 826 832 Heifers 4/ : 769 764 769 769 769 All Cows 4/ : 602 585 597 602 597 Bulls & Stags4/: 914 892 922 914 922 : Calves & Vealers: 195 188 191 195 191 : Hogs : 200 199 200 200 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 196 197 196 197 Sows 5/ : 319 314 313 319 313 Stags & Boars5/: 227 239 235 227 235 : Sheep : 70 68 68 70 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 63 62 62 63 62 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 68 68 70 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, January 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.2 2.8 2 : 6.9 1.7 0.5 4.4 3.6 0.8 0.4 22.1 3 : 98.4 40.8 6.6 48.7 36.1 12.6 2.3 17.5 4 : 77.3 1.4 0.3 65.6 23.0 42.5 10.0 3.0 5 : 338.1 126.7 43.3 158.6 103.8 54.8 9.4 30.3 6 : 530.2 260.6 185.3 71.2 13.4 57.8 13.1 2.3 7 : 1,314.6 685.1 552.2 70.9 2.2 68.6 6.5 8 : 273.8 128.4 126.4 16.9 3.7 13.2 2.1 9 : 167.0 75.1 10.7 78.0 69.0 9.0 3.2 12.3 10 : 142.2 64.9 42.1 31.1 11.9 19.2 4.0 1.2 : US 2/ : 2,950.2 1,385.1 967.5 546.4 267.6 278.8 51.2 91.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.0 2 : 11.8 11.6 0.2 0.1 9.1 1.3 7.8 3 : 557.9 556.2 1.7 8.8 0.5 8.3 4 : 1,447.7 1,362.9 83.6 1.2 1.8 0.8 1.0 5 : 2,219.4 2,126.2 90.4 2.8 29.6 2.7 26.9 6 : 439.6 413.6 23.9 2.1 34.4 2.3 32.1 7 : 3,333.1 3,266.7 50.7 15.7 33.1 33.0 8 : 428.6 414.3 14.2 64.7 1.7 63.0 9 : 212.2 212.1 0.1 42.9 0.3 42.7 10 : 29.9 29.7 0.2 1.6 0.3 1.3 : US 2/ : 8,681.8 8,394.9 265.0 21.9 227.2 10.1 217.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 47.3 31.3 1.5 14.5 14.5 AR : 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 118.8 43.5 9.0 63.1 54.4 8.7 3.1 12.3 CO : 205.6 108.5 96.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.9 0.4 8.0 1.7 6.3 0.5 GA : 34.2 0.1 29.4 0.4 29.0 4.8 HI : ID : 71.4 32.6 13.7 21.7 6.4 15.3 3.3 IL : 75.7 44.1 31.7 9.4 IN : 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 IA : 55.9 28.4 27.4 0.1 KS : 613.5 335.0 277.6 0.9 0.9 KY : 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 36.7 22.5 2.5 11.6 11.6 0.1 1.5 MN : 71.7 8.8 4.6 51.1 20.7 30.4 7.2 MS : MO : 5.7 1.2 0.5 3.6 0.8 2.8 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 639.6 320.5 246.7 66.4 1.5 64.9 6.0 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.8 NJ : 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 9.6 NM : 2.0 1.9 1.9 NY : 4.5 0.6 0.3 3.4 2.7 0.7 0.2 12.5 NC : 18.5 0.1 0.1 15.1 8.3 6.8 3.2 0.1 ND : 0.1 OH : 5.8 0.4 0.3 5.0 4.7 0.3 0.1 4.8 OK : 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 OR : 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 95.0 38.6 5.8 48.4 35.8 12.6 2.3 17.4 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 TX : 526.6 260.3 185.1 68.2 11.0 57.2 13.0 2.3 UT : 53.3 19.4 29.7 3.7 1.2 2.5 0.5 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 69.7 31.8 28.0 9.3 5.4 3.9 0.6 WV : 0.1 WI : 147.8 50.7 4.1 91.0 66.8 24.2 2.0 13.7 WY : : US 3/ :2,950.2 1,385.1 967.5 546.4 267.6 278.8 51.2 91.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.6 8.5 1.1 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 209.5 209.4 0.1 CO : 0.7 0.7 0.1 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 2.4 0.1 2.4 FL : 7.5 7.3 0.2 GA : HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 714.3 668.5 44.0 1.7 12.2 12.2 IN : 594.1 594.1 1.6 1.0 0.6 IA : 2,520.1 2,459.9 44.5 15.7 32.7 32.7 KS : KY : 201.4 194.0 7.4 0.6 0.5 LA : MI : 8.2 3.2 5.0 15.6 1.6 14.0 MN : 777.6 777.6 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 0.3 0.3 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 616.9 616.8 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.0 NJ : 9.4 9.1 0.2 8.0 0.8 7.2 NM : 0.9 0.7 0.2 NY : 2.5 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 NC : 959.8 955.1 4.6 0.1 ND : 14.4 14.4 OH : 95.0 82.7 11.5 0.7 OK : 392.4 387.7 4.7 OR : 15.9 15.7 0.1 0.9 0.8 PA : 223.1 222.8 0.3 6.2 0.4 5.9 SC : SD : 410.6 396.5 14.1 0.8 0.8 TN : 62.1 0.9 61.2 0.4 0.4 TX : 33.2 24.3 6.9 2.0 33.4 1.6 31.9 UT : 2.6 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.6 VA : 333.0 331.6 1.4 WA : 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 30.3 0.1 29.8 0.4 WY : : US 3/ : 8,681.8 8,394.9 265.0 21.9 227.2 10.1 217.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 Calves : 98.0 97.5 97.7 98.0 97.7 Hogs : 98.8 98.6 98.8 98.8 98.8 Sheep : 95.7 94.2 95.1 95.7 95.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. on March 21, 2003. 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