Mt An 1-2 (3-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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. Total Red Meat Production Drops From January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.50 billion pounds in February, virtually unchanged from the 3.50 billion pounds produced in February 2002. February 2002 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. February 2003 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 2 percent from February 2002. The average live weight was 1,261 pounds, up 6 pounds from February a year ago. Veal production totaled 15.8 million pounds, 10 percent above February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 83,100 head, up 14 percent from February 2002. The average live weight was 316 pounds, down 10 pounds from February a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.52 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.68 million head, 2 percent above February 2002. The average live weight was 267 pounds,unchanged from February a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.0 million pounds, was down 16 percent from February 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 224,200 head, 14 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, down 4 pounds from February a year ago. January - February red meat production was 7.57 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was up 8 percent, pork was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 13 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 03 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Feb : Jan : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,987 2,292 1,944 98 85 4,319 4,237 98 Veal : 14.3 *17.8 15.8 110 89 31.3 33.7 108 Pork :1,482 1,749 1,521 103 87 3,199 3,271 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17.8 15.9 15.0 84 94 35.5 30.9 87 : Total Red Meat :3,502 4,076 3,497 100 86 7,585 7,572 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 03 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Feb : Jan : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,956 2,258 1,913 98 85 4,252 4,171 98 Veal : 13.9 17.3 15.4 111 89 30.3 32.7 108 Pork :1,465 1,731 1,504 103 87 3,163 3,235 102 Lamb & Mutton : 17.0 15.4 14.3 84 93 34.1 29.7 87 : Total Red Meat :3,452 4,022 3,447 100 86 7,479 7,469 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 03 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Feb : Jan : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,564.1 2,950.2 2,519.1 98 85 5,563.0 5,469.3 98 Other : Thou : 51.4 56.7 50.7 99 89 109.6 107.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,615.6 3,007.0 2,569.8 98 85 5,672.6 5,576.7 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,259 1,272 1,264 100 99 1,261 1,268 101 Other : Lbs :1,090 1,089 1,092 100 100 1,090 1,091 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,255 1,268 1,261 100 99 1,258 1,265 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 71.2 *91.5 81.3 114 89 156.9 172.8 110 Other : Thou : 2.0 2.2 1.9 94 85 4.0 4.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 73.2 *93.7 83.1 114 89 160.9 176.8 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 324 313 315 97 101 323 316 98 Other : Lbs : 396 420 417 105 99 406 419 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 326 *318 316 97 100 324 317 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,399.7 8,681.8 7,579.9 102 87 15,951.4 16,261.8 102 Other : Thou : 101.5 105.7 100.4 99 95 210.4 206.1 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,501.2 8,787.5 7,680.3 102 87 16,161.9 16,467.8 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 268 267 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 237 234 237 100 101 236 236 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 268 267 100 100 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 244.3 227.2 211.0 86 93 488.2 438.1 90 Other : Thou : 15.2 11.6 13.2 87 114 27.7 24.8 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 259.4 238.8 224.2 86 94 515.9 463.0 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 135 135 97 100 140 135 96 Other : Lbs : 100 103 102 101 99 100 102 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 133 133 97 100 138 133 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 03 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Feb 2002 : Jan 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.2 3.8 3.4 83 90 AK : AZ : 35.1 37.3 35.8 102 96 AR : 4.4 6.0 3.9 89 66 CA : 94.9 123.7 106.5 112 86 CO : 174.7 174.7 155.3 89 89 DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 2.5 87 83 FL : 4.6 5.8 5.1 111 87 GA : 21.6 23.8 19.2 89 81 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 100 99 ID : 44.4 55.5 45.8 103 83 IL : 198.5 214.8 188.4 95 88 IN : 110.3 121.9 109.9 100 90 IA : 466.8 551.2 485.4 104 88 KS : 448.4 498.3 429.1 96 86 KY : 32.7 41.5 33.2 101 80 LA : 1.5 1.3 1.4 96 107 MI : 33.4 34.9 29.8 89 85 MN : 171.6 207.4 180.5 105 87 MS : 23.3 27.6 22.1 95 80 MO : 33.3 39.4 33.0 99 84 MT : 1.4 1.4 1.3 98 94 NE : 557.5 646.3 538.5 97 83 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 136 90 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.7 1.3 104 76 NJ : 4.7 5.2 4.2 88 81 NM : 0.8 1.2 1.0 120 84 NY : 3.0 3.7 3.3 109 87 NC : 160.8 199.7 168.0 104 84 ND : 3.0 3.2 2.7 88 83 OH : 23.1 27.7 24.7 107 89 OK : 69.6 85.4 72.8 105 85 OR : 3.4 3.6 3.4 102 97 PA : 93.2 110.3 94.0 101 85 SC : 19.8 21.7 18.5 94 85 SD : 68.4 89.9 76.4 112 85 TN : 15.8 20.8 16.2 102 78 TX : 320.4 398.2 335.5 105 84 UT : 39.7 43.5 38.7 97 89 VA : 58.8 65.8 59.0 100 90 WA : 45.0 52.6 41.2 91 78 WV : 0.5 0.8 0.4 91 59 WI : 103.7 119.4 103.6 100 87 WY : 0.4 0.7 0.5 105 69 : US : 3,502.1 4,075.5 3,496.5 100 86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 0.6 522 511 879 828 AK : AZ : 45.3 45.8 59,360 61,296 1,309 1,340 AR : 1.4 1.3 1,199 1,103 842 864 CA : 90.2 102.8 116,816 131,465 1,295 1,279 CO : 203.6 184.9 265,194 240,962 1,302 1,303 DE-MD : 3.0 2.6 3,685 3,312 1,223 1,255 FL : 6.9 7.1 7,456 7,970 1,078 1,118 GA : 30.4 27.9 37,827 33,474 1,243 1,199 HI : 0.9 0.9 889 966 1,014 1,026 ID : 58.0 59.4 71,337 75,728 1,230 1,276 IL : 69.2 68.2 86,948 86,349 1,257 1,267 IN : 3.0 3.1 3,210 3,282 1,060 1,051 IA : 54.0 53.1 69,700 68,433 1,290 1,288 KS : 572.9 537.2 694,171 663,572 1,212 1,235 KY : 1.5 1.4 1,228 1,282 844 890 LA : 1.2 1.4 1,134 1,184 913 870 MI : 35.8 33.1 50,751 46,115 1,417 1,394 MN : 54.0 59.7 77,546 84,490 1,435 1,415 MS : MO : 7.9 7.9 9,926 10,018 1,250 1,272 MT : 1.7 1.6 1,954 1,882 1,147 1,146 NE : 561.5 539.6 737,814 711,282 1,314 1,318 NV : 0.1 0.1 53 88 972 1,081 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1,585 1,593 1,092 1,083 NJ : 2.1 2.1 2,351 2,475 1,140 1,184 NM : 1.6 2.0 1,464 1,904 935 930 NY : 3.6 4.0 4,044 4,340 1,122 1,091 NC : 14.4 15.8 15,545 16,565 1,083 1,048 ND : 1.3 1.1 1,439 1,278 1,144 1,137 OH : 11.0 10.6 12,559 11,891 1,143 1,125 OK : 3.3 2.3 3,284 2,233 992 967 OR : 1.1 1.2 1,384 1,349 1,228 1,133 PA : 75.2 79.2 96,689 101,701 1,286 1,284 SC : SD : TN : 1.2 1.4 1,023 1,229 862 902 TX : 429.1 446.1 502,416 525,729 1,171 1,178 UT : 50.6 49.2 62,323 60,864 1,232 1,237 VA : 1.4 1.1 1,308 1,122 950 1,046 WA : 60.9 55.0 72,917 67,777 1,198 1,233 WV : 0.7 0.6 635 591 923 947 WI : 127.5 131.0 172,196 172,165 1,351 1,315 WY : 0.6 0.6 710 691 1,175 1,223 : US 3/ : 2,615.6 2,569.8 3,282,512 3,240,026 1,255 1,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 8.8 11.9 1,502 1,548 171 131 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 25 29 354 387 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.0 9.0 3,530 4,075 439 454 IN : 4.2 0.9 1,309 115 313 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.6 367 320 473 510 MI : 3.1 1.6 1,345 713 438 438 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 49 43 380 386 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 2.1 184 261 127 122 NJ : 9.3 7.6 4,164 3,487 448 457 NM : NY : 10.9 12.4 992 1,178 91 95 NC : 0.1 0.1 53 40 400 398 ND : OH : 0.1 4.9 15 2,007 210 413 OK : 0.1 0.1 43 53 451 443 OR : PA : 11.9 14.2 4,648 5,127 389 361 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.4 1.9 774 1,057 537 545 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.1 12.3 4,317 5,491 428 447 WY : : US 3/ : 73.2 83.1 23,889 26,289 326 316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 11.4 9.4 5,994 4,865 524 515 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.1 65 32 231 255 AR : CA : 176.4 179.8 39,658 42,729 225 238 CO : 1.0 1.1 234 287 234 266 DE-MD : 1.6 1.5 481 422 293 285 FL : 5.3 7.7 1,009 1,420 191 184 GA : 11.8 10.9 3,099 2,818 263 258 HI : 2.5 2.2 521 462 208 211 ID : IL : 693.5 644.9 189,135 176,448 273 274 IN : 544.9 545.0 142,365 142,614 261 262 IA : 2,124.7 2,227.8 568,387 593,176 268 266 KS : 23.4 29.6 7,966 9,304 341 315 KY : 161.2 161.9 42,667 43,357 265 268 LA : 2.8 2.7 657 588 233 221 MI : 8.7 9.1 3,252 3,459 373 378 MN : 670.1 694.7 176,040 182,671 263 263 MS : MO : 146.6 147.7 MT : 1.1 1.2 262 277 230 237 NE : 526.9 538.1 139,919 143,594 266 267 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.6 358 391 242 252 NJ : 8.5 6.1 832 594 98 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 31 25 213 207 NY : 2.3 2.0 435 396 191 196 NC : 791.9 827.1 203,515 211,256 257 255 ND : 14.0 12.7 3,258 2,905 233 228 OH : 87.9 90.5 23,110 24,011 263 265 OK : 324.1 342.1 91,167 95,535 281 279 OR : 15.9 15.9 4,044 4,118 255 259 PA : 197.1 195.8 49,557 48,717 251 249 SC : SD : 315.0 352.8 82,378 93,490 261 265 TN : 47.5 48.3 22,920 23,290 482 482 TX : 32.7 37.0 8,914 10,745 273 290 UT : 4.8 3.1 875 664 181 211 VA : 297.8 299.1 77,351 77,594 260 259 WA : 1.5 1.4 377 357 255 253 WV : 0.6 0.6 169 140 277 248 WI : 33.1 33.0 14,888 14,764 450 448 WY : 0.3 0.4 75 89 256 255 : US 3/ : 7,501.2 7,680.3 2,000,262 2,047,380 267 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 0.1 9 117 AR : 0.1 0.1 7 6 117 114 CA : CO : DE-MD : 2.7 2.4 307 281 113 116 FL : GA : 0.6 0.7 63 61 112 93 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 35 38 113 115 IL : 17.2 14.3 2,516 2,057 146 144 IN : 2.5 1.9 245 206 98 107 IA : 33.8 33.5 4,838 4,965 143 148 KS : 0.1 0.2 15 19 127 97 KY : 0.8 0.6 114 87 149 148 LA : 0.4 0.3 46 31 123 106 MI : 15.4 14.2 1,862 1,724 121 122 MN : 0.2 0.1 21 16 126 112 MS : MO : 0.5 0.5 48 55 104 104 MT : 0.3 0.3 38 35 127 123 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 8 114 122 NV : 0.1 0.1 11 11 128 129 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.3 171 139 112 109 NJ : 9.1 7.4 903 760 99 103 NM : 2.7 2.5 298 267 111 107 NY : 2.3 3.0 200 247 88 84 NC : ND : 0.3 0.1 39 10 126 178 OH : 1.1 0.7 126 84 118 115 OK : 0.1 0.1 16 7 124 102 OR : 0.8 0.8 113 103 146 135 PA : 4.6 6.4 499 696 109 108 SC : SD : 1.2 0.8 142 98 121 120 TN : 0.4 0.3 34 26 89 77 TX : 33.5 33.5 4,462 4,411 133 132 UT : 2.5 2.7 310 330 123 124 VA : WA : 1.0 1.0 110 107 107 112 WV : WI : 0.8 0.7 111 101 141 134 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 12 155 138 : US 3/ : 259.4 224.2 35,592 29,872 137 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,232 1,385 1,196 2,655 2,581 48.1 46.9 47.5 47.7 47.2 Heifers : 876 968 832 1,878 1,800 34.2 32.8 33.0 33.8 32.9 All Cows : 411 547 447 934 993 16.1 18.5 17.8 16.8 18.2 Dairy Cows : 199 268 223 446 491 7.8 9.1 8.9 8.0 9.0 Other Cows : 212 279 224 488 502 8.3 9.4 8.9 8.8 9.2 Bulls & Stags : 45 51 44 96 95 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,564 2,950 2,519 5,563 5,469 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,155 8,395 7,334 15,420 15,728 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 Sows : 225 265 227 486 492 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 Stags & Boars : 20 22 19 45 41 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,400 8,682 7,580 15,951 16,262 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 11 22 21 4.7 4.5 5.2 4.4 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 233 217 200 467 417 95.3 95.5 94.8 95.6 95.2 : Total 1/ : 244 227 211 488 438 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 767 769 764 768 766 Steers 4/ : 818 832 820 822 826 Heifers 4/ : 763 769 759 766 764 All Cows 4/ : 606 597 603 604 600 Bulls & Stags4/: 922 922 935 918 929 : Calves & Vealers: 200 191 195 198 193 : Hogs : 199 200 199 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 195 197 196 195 196 Sows 5/ : 319 313 314 319 314 Stags & Boars5/: 223 235 232 225 234 : Sheep : 70 68 68 70 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 62 65 64 64 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, February 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 2.1 2 : 5.9 1.4 0.3 3.8 3.1 0.6 0.4 20.0 3 : 81.7 34.6 4.8 40.3 30.1 10.2 2.0 14.3 4 : 62.9 4.0 0.3 50.4 16.8 33.6 8.2 2.0 5 : 286.8 108.0 33.3 136.8 86.3 50.6 8.7 28.5 6 : 446.3 224.7 158.9 52.7 10.8 41.9 10.1 1.6 7 : 1,127.9 593.4 470.1 58.1 1.5 56.6 6.2 8 : 244.2 103.1 126.0 13.0 3.8 9.2 2.1 9 : 148.3 74.3 6.6 65.1 58.6 6.5 2.4 11.5 10 : 113.7 52.7 31.6 25.9 11.8 14.2 3.5 1.1 : US 2/ : 2,519.1 1,196.4 832.0 447.0 223.4 223.5 43.7 81.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.9 2 : 7.9 7.8 0.1 8.4 2.0 6.3 3 : 495.6 494.1 1.5 8.9 0.4 8.5 4 : 1,214.1 1,145.9 66.9 1.3 1.9 0.8 1.1 5 : 1,978.5 1,889.4 86.5 2.6 28.7 2.9 25.8 6 : 377.3 359.4 16.8 1.0 32.0 1.9 30.1 7 : 2,934.1 2,873.6 46.3 14.2 33.9 33.9 8 : 367.2 358.3 8.8 0.1 52.2 1.9 50.3 9 : 175.7 175.6 0.1 42.2 0.3 41.9 10 : 28.3 28.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,579.9 7,333.5 227.1 19.3 211.0 10.9 200.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Region and United States, January - February 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.0 0.6 0.4 1.7 1.6 0.1 0.3 4.8 2 : 12.8 3.1 0.7 8.2 6.7 1.5 0.8 42.2 3 : 180.2 75.3 11.4 89.0 66.2 22.8 4.3 31.8 4 : 140.1 5.4 0.6 116.0 39.8 76.2 18.2 5.0 5 : 624.9 234.7 76.6 295.5 190.1 105.4 18.1 58.8 6 : 976.5 485.3 344.2 123.9 24.1 99.7 23.2 3.9 7 : 2,442.5 1,278.5 1,022.3 129.0 3.7 125.3 12.7 0.1 8 : 518.0 231.5 252.4 29.9 7.5 22.4 4.2 9 : 315.3 149.4 17.3 143.1 127.6 15.5 5.5 23.8 10 : 255.9 117.6 73.7 57.1 23.7 33.4 7.5 2.3 : US 2/ : 5,469.3 2,581.5 1,799.5 993.3 491.0 502.3 95.0 172.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.9 2.8 2.4 0.6 1.8 2 : 19.8 19.4 0.3 0.1 17.4 3.3 14.1 3 : 1,053.5 1,050.3 3.2 0.1 17.7 0.9 16.8 4 : 2,661.8 2,508.8 150.5 2.5 3.6 1.6 2.1 5 : 4,197.9 4,015.6 176.9 5.4 58.3 5.6 52.7 6 : 816.9 773.1 40.7 3.1 66.4 4.2 62.2 7 : 6,267.2 6,140.3 97.0 29.9 67.0 0.1 66.9 8 : 795.8 772.6 23.0 0.1 116.9 3.6 113.3 9 : 387.9 387.7 0.1 0.1 85.1 0.6 84.5 10 : 58.2 57.8 0.4 3.2 0.6 2.6 : US 2/ :16,261.8 15,728.4 492.1 41.2 438.1 21.0 417.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 45.2 33.7 0.4 11.1 11.1 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 CA : 102.1 40.3 5.9 53.5 47.5 6.0 2.3 11.5 CO : 184.3 82.7 101.1 0.4 0.4 DE-MD : 2.6 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.1 0.3 6.2 1.6 4.6 0.6 GA : 26.9 0.1 22.9 0.4 22.5 4.0 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 57.8 24.4 12.1 18.3 7.0 11.3 2.9 IL : 65.3 38.7 26.6 9.0 IN : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.9 IA : 51.4 25.7 25.6 0.1 KS : 533.9 298.6 233.9 1.4 1.4 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 31.0 19.3 1.6 10.0 10.0 0.1 1.5 MN : 57.8 7.6 2.3 41.2 15.1 26.1 6.6 MS : MO : 4.9 0.9 0.5 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 537.6 268.3 210.0 53.5 0.8 52.7 5.8 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.1 2.1 NJ : 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 7.6 NM : 1.8 1.8 1.8 NY : 3.8 0.4 0.2 3.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 12.4 NC : 15.1 0.1 0.1 12.4 6.2 6.2 2.6 0.1 ND : OH : 5.0 0.5 0.2 4.2 3.9 0.3 0.1 4.8 OK : 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 PA : 78.8 32.7 4.2 39.9 29.8 10.1 2.0 14.2 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 TX : 443.2 224.4 158.7 50.0 8.6 41.4 10.0 1.6 UT : 48.5 20.2 24.7 3.2 1.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 54.9 27.9 19.1 7.4 4.6 2.8 0.5 WV : WI : 127.4 41.7 2.4 81.3 57.1 24.2 1.9 12.3 WY : : US 3/ :2,519.1 1,196.4 832.0 446.9 223.4 223.5 43.7 81.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.5 7.2 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 173.4 173.3 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 1.5 1.4 2.4 2.4 FL : 7.7 7.6 0.2 GA : HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 627.1 581.7 43.9 1.5 13.1 13.1 IN : 541.2 541.2 1.5 0.8 0.6 IA : 2,225.9 2,171.3 40.3 14.2 33.3 33.3 KS : KY : 161.3 155.0 6.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 LA : MI : 7.3 2.9 4.4 13.9 2.0 11.9 MN : 692.5 692.5 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.5 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 536.8 536.8 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.9 NJ : 6.1 6.0 0.1 7.4 1.6 5.8 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.1 NY : 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.5 NC : 817.4 812.8 4.7 ND : 12.4 12.4 OH : 81.9 71.1 10.1 0.7 OK : 340.6 336.8 3.8 OR : 15.7 15.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 PA : 195.3 195.0 0.3 6.4 0.4 6.0 SC : SD : 352.0 343.3 8.7 0.7 0.7 TN : 48.1 0.7 47.3 0.3 0.3 TX : 27.6 21.2 5.4 1.0 31.4 1.4 29.9 UT : 2.0 1.9 0.1 2.4 1.8 0.5 VA : 298.8 297.6 1.2 WA : 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.6 WV : WI : 28.4 0.1 28.0 0.3 WY : : US 3/ : 7,579.9 7,333.5 227.1 19.3 211.0 10.9 200.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.3 97.7 97.8 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 98.6 98.8 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 94.2 95.1 94.1 94.6 94.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 April 17, 2003. 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