Mt An 1-2 (4-03)a Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 17, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Rex A Patterson at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Update Alert Wyoming data for March 2003 was inadvertently omitted from the publication. Inclusion of these data impacts State and US totals. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Low for March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.70 billion pounds in March, up 1 percent from the 3.68 billion pounds produced in March 2002. March 2002 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. March 2003 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.05 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, up 1 percent from March 2002. The average live weight was 1,234 pounds, down 7 pounds from March a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.5 million pounds, 10 percent above March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 85,100 head, up 10 percent from March 2002. The average live weight was 323 pounds, down 1 pounds from March a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.62 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.15 million head, 2 percent above March 2002. The average live weight was 268 pounds, up 1 pounds from March a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.2 million pounds, was down 18 percent from March 2002, a new record low for March. Sheep slaughter totaled 264,100 head, 19 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, unchanged from March a year ago. January - March red meat production was 11.27 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was up 8 percent, pork was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 15 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 03 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Mar : Feb : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,059 1,944 2,047 99 105 6,378 6,284 99 Veal : 15.0 15.8 16.5 110 104 46.3 50.2 108 Pork :1,581 1,521 1,619 102 106 4,781 4,890 102 Lamb & Mutton : 22.2 15.0 18.2 82 121 57.7 49.2 85 : Total Red Meat :3,678 3,497 3,701 101 106 11,262 11,274 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 03 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Mar : Feb : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,028 1,913 2,016 99 105 6,280 6,187 99 Veal : 14.6 15.4 16.0 110 104 44.8 48.7 109 Pork :1,563 1,504 1,602 102 106 4,726 4,837 102 Lamb & Mutton : 21.6 14.3 17.6 81 122 55.7 47.3 85 : Total Red Meat :3,627 3,447 3,652 101 106 11,106 11,120 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 03 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Mar : Feb : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,687.7 2,519.1 2,719.9 101 108 8,250.7 8,189.2 99 Other : Thou : 50.0 50.7 50.3 101 99 159.5 157.7 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,737.7 2,569.8 2,770.2 101 108 8,410.3 8,346.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,244 1,264 1,236 99 98 1,256 1,256 100 Other : Lbs :1,089 1,092 1,107 102 101 1,090 1,096 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,241 1,261 1,234 99 98 1,252 1,255 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 75.6 81.3 83.0 110 102 232.5 255.8 110 Other : Thou : 1.8 1.9 2.0 110 109 5.8 6.1 104 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 77.4 83.1 85.1 110 102 238.3 261.9 110 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 323 315 318 98 100 323 317 98 Other : Lbs : 429 417 415 97 100 413 418 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 324 316 323 100 102 324 319 99 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,879.1 *7,580.0 8,051.8 102 106 23,830.5 24,313.5 102 Other : Thou : 107.4 100.4 100.4 93 100 317.8 306.4 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,986.5 7,680.3 8,152.1 102 106 24,148.3 24,619.9 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 267 268 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 239 237 242 101 102 237 238 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 267 268 100 100 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 310.7 211.0 251.6 81 119 798.9 689.7 86 Other : Thou : 13.6 13.2 12.6 92 95 41.4 37.4 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 324.3 224.2 264.1 81 118 840.2 727.1 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 135 139 100 103 140 137 98 Other : Lbs : 103 102 108 105 106 101 104 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 133 138 100 103 138 135 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 03 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Mar 2002 : Feb 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.6 3.4 3.6 78 103 AK : AZ : 36.1 35.8 33.2 92 93 AR : 5.6 3.9 6.2 111 157 CA : 103.9 106.5 115.1 111 108 CO : 164.9 155.3 154.4 94 99 DE-MD : 2.7 2.5 2.7 98 108 FL : 5.4 5.1 5.6 103 109 GA : 22.8 19.2 20.7 91 108 HI : 1.0 0.9 0.9 88 99 ID : 47.6 45.8 47.5 100 104 IL : 208.3 188.4 201.6 97 107 IN : 115.2 109.9 116.2 101 106 IA : 503.2 485.4 519.2 103 107 KS : 470.3 429.1 446.4 95 104 KY : 35.2 33.2 36.0 102 108 LA : 1.4 1.4 1.3 89 90 MI : 33.3 29.8 32.7 98 110 MN : 181.0 180.5 191.0 106 106 MS : 23.7 22.1 24.0 101 109 MO : 35.0 33.0 35.2 100 107 MT : 1.3 1.3 1.3 104 98 NE : 564.9 538.5 560.3 99 104 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 132 107 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.3 1.4 98 106 NJ : 4.9 4.2 4.5 91 107 NM : 0.9 1.0 1.2 130 115 NY : 3.4 3.3 3.5 100 106 NC : 167.3 168.0 172.5 103 103 ND : 3.1 2.7 2.7 86 99 OH : 23.5 24.7 26.5 113 108 OK : 78.5 72.8 78.5 100 108 OR : 3.4 3.4 3.7 107 106 PA : 96.0 94.0 105.4 110 112 SC : 20.4 18.5 19.8 97 107 SD : 73.6 76.4 80.4 109 105 TN : 16.2 16.2 19.6 121 121 TX : 366.8 335.5 369.2 101 110 UT : 36.5 38.7 40.1 110 104 VA : 60.2 59.0 61.9 103 105 WA : 43.4 41.2 45.3 104 110 WV : 0.4 0.4 0.5 129 124 WI : 109.6 103.6 109.3 100 105 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 103 92 : US : 3,677.7 3,496.5 3,701.5 101 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.8 0.8 730 689 872 892 AK : 0.1 67 1,203 AZ : 46.3 42.3 60,789 56,935 1,313 1,346 AR : 1.3 1.3 1,069 1,087 845 850 CA : 97.2 109.6 127,062 140,319 1,308 1,280 CO : 193.5 189.8 246,202 237,112 1,272 1,250 DE-MD : 2.9 2.9 3,518 3,673 1,229 1,260 FL : 7.8 7.5 8,794 8,591 1,130 1,150 GA : 32.7 30.7 40,460 36,495 1,238 1,190 HI : 1.0 0.8 1,029 884 1,063 1,059 ID : 62.8 61.6 77,295 78,175 1,231 1,268 IL : 72.8 76.2 90,504 94,931 1,242 1,245 IN : 3.0 3.1 3,146 3,256 1,058 1,053 IA : 56.2 58.8 71,557 73,842 1,273 1,255 KS : 607.5 582.2 726,012 693,974 1,195 1,192 KY : 1.4 1.6 1,191 1,408 855 873 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,201 1,021 897 933 MI : 35.6 36.8 50,248 50,622 1,413 1,375 MN : 52.5 63.1 74,639 88,289 1,422 1,398 MS : MO : 7.8 8.2 9,791 10,480 1,251 1,273 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,806 1,849 1,141 1,150 NE : 575.1 579.6 744,039 740,170 1,294 1,277 NV : 0.1 0.1 66 93 1,017 1,015 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1,606 1,656 1,101 1,078 NJ : 2.0 2.3 2,411 2,650 1,185 1,158 NM : 1.7 2.4 1,537 2,224 904 935 NY : 3.9 4.3 4,306 4,780 1,095 1,102 NC : 15.3 18.2 16,040 19,555 1,048 1,074 ND : 1.3 1.2 1,415 1,487 1,127 1,195 OH : 11.0 11.2 12,427 12,585 1,128 1,124 OK : 3.5 3.0 3,644 3,158 1,048 1,056 OR : 1.1 1.4 1,399 1,478 1,241 1,084 PA : 76.8 87.6 98,130 111,994 1,278 1,278 SC : SD : TN : 1.2 1.5 1,066 1,362 883 905 TX : 492.3 494.4 573,414 579,045 1,165 1,171 UT : 46.7 51.9 57,121 63,180 1,222 1,216 VA : 1.4 1.2 1,438 1,221 1,024 997 WA : 58.7 60.7 70,687 74,229 1,204 1,224 WV : 0.6 0.8 584 762 964 1,002 WI : 131.1 139.5 177,239 179,989 1,352 1,290 WY : 0.6 0.5 628 611 1,134 1,219 : US 3/ : 2,737.7 2,770.2 3,397,480 3,417,508 1,241 1,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 8.6 11.2 1,399 1,631 163 145 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 40 32 342 372 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 7.6 8.4 3,345 3,827 438 453 IN : 2.1 0.8 658 97 311 124 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.8 343 389 493 489 MI : 3.6 2.4 1,607 1,102 446 451 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 31 50 332 357 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.2 258 271 128 124 NJ : 9.8 8.2 4,464 3,748 454 457 NM : NY : 12.7 12.6 1,196 1,175 94 93 NC : 0.1 0.1 44 42 401 396 ND : OH : 0.1 5.2 16 2,121 207 411 OK : 0.1 0.1 64 48 456 467 OR : PA : 13.3 15.4 4,848 5,680 364 369 SC : SD : TN : TX : 1.2 1.9 647 1,018 540 547 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.0 12.2 5,623 5,462 432 448 WY : : US 3/ : 77.4 85.1 25,062 27,464 324 323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 12.2 9.6 6,476 4,900 532 510 AK : AZ : 0.5 0.3 134 75 295 237 AR : CA : 185.7 193.9 42,804 46,592 231 240 CO : 1.0 1.0 219 262 228 265 DE-MD : 1.3 1.5 385 411 290 283 FL : 7.6 8.8 1,372 1,669 181 190 GA : 11.4 12.0 2,931 3,015 258 251 HI : 2.6 2.3 564 512 217 218 ID : IL : 728.9 680.4 199,720 187,665 274 276 IN : 571.4 577.1 149,227 150,899 261 261 IA : 2,298.0 2,373.5 613,639 634,515 267 267 KS : 24.8 27.4 8,447 8,767 341 320 KY : 173.9 176.4 46,236 46,926 266 266 LA : 2.8 2.2 582 511 211 237 MI : 8.9 9.4 3,284 3,480 371 369 MN : 721.6 736.4 190,068 194,270 263 264 MS : MO : 153.6 154.8 MT : 1.0 1.0 239 249 231 239 NE : 551.1 561.7 145,864 149,663 265 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 472 456 270 257 NJ : 7.6 7.5 728 758 96 101 NM : 0.2 0.2 36 42 211 212 NY : 2.2 2.2 461 433 207 197 NC : 822.7 846.6 211,764 215,445 257 254 ND : 14.9 11.7 3,420 2,681 229 230 OH : 90.6 97.9 23,811 26,117 263 267 OK : 366.0 366.2 102,554 102,544 280 280 OR : 16.0 16.9 4,086 4,418 255 262 PA : 208.2 225.9 51,991 56,500 250 250 SC : SD : 342.1 373.5 88,961 98,408 260 263 TN : 48.6 58.7 23,449 28,319 483 483 TX : 35.4 38.3 10,383 11,438 294 299 UT : 4.9 3.5 918 698 186 199 VA : 303.5 312.5 79,084 81,266 261 260 WA : 1.6 1.4 401 349 255 253 WV : 0.6 0.5 142 134 254 260 WI : 41.6 40.1 18,027 17,894 433 446 WY : 0.3 0.4 68 101 258 259 : US 3/ : 7,986.5 8,152.1 2,132,885 2,181,874 267 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 0.1 17 15 121 108 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.2 2.1 390 254 121 119 FL : GA : 0.5 0.3 54 34 108 114 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 36 32 112 112 IL : 18.9 14.7 2,562 2,092 136 142 IN : 2.8 2.0 275 225 97 112 IA : 51.8 38.9 7,746 5,972 150 153 KS : 0.1 0.1 11 15 106 104 KY : 0.7 0.7 96 97 146 137 LA : 0.3 0.2 28 25 110 107 MI : 16.9 15.1 2,053 1,820 121 121 MN : 0.2 0.1 19 16 127 127 MS : MO : 0.7 0.4 67 40 103 105 MT : 0.2 0.3 27 36 121 121 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 9 118 121 NV : 0.1 0.1 9 10 132 124 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 1.3 277 142 101 110 NJ : 10.1 7.2 931 687 92 95 NM : 2.9 2.3 329 242 112 105 NY : 5.7 1.7 528 160 92 92 NC : ND : OH : 1.2 0.8 135 93 116 112 OK : 0.2 0.1 22 17 136 147 OR : 1.3 0.7 161 97 127 131 PA : 6.6 5.9 672 644 102 109 SC : SD : 1.2 1.0 132 115 111 119 TN : 0.3 0.5 26 39 80 79 TX : 31.5 34.1 4,199 4,499 133 132 UT : 2.6 2.7 311 340 122 127 VA : WA : 0.5 0.5 55 64 116 121 WV : WI : 0.9 1.0 121 131 138 135 WY : 0.1 0.1 10 13 142 127 : US 3/ : 324.3 264.1 44,622 36,411 138 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,306 1,196 1,306 3,961 3,887 48.6 47.5 48.0 48.0 47.5 Heifers : 904 832 872 2,782 2,671 33.7 33.0 32.1 33.7 32.6 All Cows : 430 447 494 1,364 1,488 15.9 17.8 18.2 16.6 18.1 Dairy Cows : 203 223 250 649 741 7.5 8.9 9.2 7.9 9.0 Other Cows : 227 224 244 715 747 8.4 8.9 9.0 8.7 9.1 Bulls & Stags : 48 44 48 144 143 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,688 2,519 2,720 8,251 8,189 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,606 7,334 7,766 23,026 23,495 96.5 96.7 96.5 96.6 96.6 Sows : 249 227 264 735 756 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 19 22 69 63 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,879 7,580 8,052 23,831 24,314 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 11 10 33 31 3.6 5.2 3.9 4.1 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 300 200 242 766 659 96.4 94.8 96.1 95.9 95.5 : Total 1/ : 311 211 252 799 690 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 759 764 745 765 758 Steers 4/ : 809 820 798 818 815 Heifers 4/ : 749 759 738 760 754 All Cows 4/ : 607 603 598 605 599 Bulls & Stags4/: 919 935 924 918 927 : Calves & Vealers: 197 195 195 197 194 : Hogs : 199 199 200 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 195 196 196 195 196 Sows 5/ : 319 314 313 319 313 Stags & Boars5/: 226 232 236 225 235 : Sheep : 70 68 70 70 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 63 65 62 64 63 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 68 70 70 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2 : 6.5 1.5 0.3 4.2 3.4 0.8 0.5 20.8 3 : 90.4 36.6 6.7 44.7 33.4 11.3 2.4 15.5 4 : 69.5 1.3 0.4 57.9 20.9 37.1 9.9 2.0 5 : 311.6 118.7 37.9 145.7 94.0 51.7 9.2 28.9 6 : 494.7 257.8 162.7 62.4 12.6 49.8 11.7 1.7 7 : 1,219.6 654.7 493.5 65.8 2.3 63.6 5.6 8 : 252.6 112.1 124.2 14.2 4.1 10.2 2.0 9 : 151.9 68.9 8.1 71.6 64.6 7.0 3.3 11.0 10 : 121.9 53.8 38.1 26.3 13.6 12.7 3.7 1.0 : US 2/ : 2,719.9 1,305.8 871.9 493.8 249.5 244.3 48.5 83.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.9 2 : 9.6 9.3 0.2 0.1 8.3 1.1 7.2 3 : 539.1 537.3 1.8 8.1 0.6 7.5 4 : 1,273.8 1,195.8 76.5 1.5 1.8 0.7 1.0 5 : 2,105.5 1,999.9 102.1 3.5 30.5 2.7 27.7 6 : 406.7 381.1 24.5 1.1 32.9 1.7 31.2 7 : 3,109.2 3,043.9 49.9 15.4 39.3 39.3 8 : 386.8 378.2 8.5 71.0 2.0 69.0 9 : 189.7 189.6 0.1 57.4 0.4 57.1 10 : 29.9 29.7 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 : US 2/ : 8,051.8 7,766.3 263.8 21.6 251.6 9.8 241.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.4 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.5 7.0 2 : 19.3 4.6 1.0 12.4 10.1 2.3 1.3 62.9 3 : 270.6 111.9 18.2 133.7 99.6 34.2 6.7 47.3 4 : 209.6 6.7 1.0 173.9 60.7 113.2 28.0 7.0 5 : 936.5 353.5 114.4 441.2 284.0 157.2 27.4 87.7 6 : 1,471.2 743.1 506.8 186.3 36.7 149.6 34.9 5.5 7 : 3,662.1 1,933.2 1,515.8 194.8 5.9 188.9 18.3 0.1 8 : 770.6 343.6 376.5 44.2 11.6 32.6 6.2 9 : 467.2 218.3 25.4 214.7 192.3 22.5 8.8 34.8 10 : 377.8 171.4 111.8 83.4 37.2 46.2 11.3 3.4 : US 2/ : 8,189.2 3,887.2 2,671.4 1,487.1 740.6 746.6 143.4 255.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.4 4.3 3.7 1.0 2.7 2 : 29.3 28.7 0.5 0.2 25.7 4.4 21.3 3 : 1,592.6 1,587.5 5.0 0.1 25.9 1.5 24.4 4 : 3,935.7 3,704.6 227.0 4.1 5.4 2.3 3.1 5 : 6,303.4 6,015.5 279.0 8.8 88.7 8.3 80.4 6 : 1,223.6 1,154.2 65.2 4.2 99.3 5.9 93.4 7 : 9,376.4 9,184.2 146.9 45.3 106.3 0.1 106.2 8 : 1,182.5 1,150.8 31.6 0.1 187.9 5.6 182.3 9 : 577.6 577.4 0.2 0.1 142.6 1.0 141.6 10 : 88.1 87.5 0.6 0.1 4.4 0.8 3.6 : US 2/ :24,313.5 23,494.7 755.9 62.9 689.7 30.8 658.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 41.9 29.3 0.6 12.0 12.0 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 109.1 39.3 7.3 59.3 52.6 6.7 3.2 11.0 CO : 189.2 91.6 96.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 7.5 0.3 6.7 1.5 5.2 0.5 GA : 29.5 0.1 25.0 0.3 24.7 4.3 HI : 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 ID : 60.1 26.5 11.6 18.9 8.2 10.7 3.1 IL : 73.6 43.7 29.9 8.4 IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 IA : 57.7 32.6 25.0 0.1 KS : 578.9 325.4 252.0 1.6 0.4 1.2 KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 34.7 22.4 1.5 10.8 10.8 0.1 2.4 MN : 61.3 8.2 3.7 42.7 16.4 26.3 6.8 MS : MO : 5.5 1.0 0.5 3.5 0.6 2.9 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 NE : 577.5 295.7 216.1 60.6 1.2 59.4 5.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 8.2 NM : 1.9 1.8 1.8 NY : 4.2 0.5 0.2 3.3 2.6 0.7 0.2 12.5 NC : 17.6 0.1 0.1 14.0 7.3 6.7 3.4 0.1 ND : OH : 5.7 0.4 0.2 5.0 4.7 0.3 0.1 5.1 OK : 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 PA : 87.2 34.5 6.0 44.3 33.1 11.2 2.3 15.4 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 TX : 491.4 257.5 162.5 59.7 10.4 49.3 11.6 1.6 UT : 51.3 20.2 27.0 3.7 1.5 2.2 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 60.6 26.9 25.9 7.3 5.2 2.1 0.5 WV : WI : 135.9 43.9 2.5 87.4 62.2 25.2 2.2 12.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,719.9 1,305.8 871.9 493.8 249.5 244.3 48.5 83.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, March 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.6 7.1 1.5 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 187.2 187.1 CO : 0.5 0.5 DE-MD : 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.1 FL : 8.8 8.6 0.2 GA : HI : 2.3 2.3 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 666.2 611.0 53.0 2.3 13.8 13.8 IN : 573.4 573.4 1.7 1.1 0.6 IA : 2,372.1 2,313.2 43.5 15.4 38.8 38.8 KS : KY : 175.8 170.3 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 LA : MI : 7.7 3.2 4.5 14.8 1.6 13.2 MN : 734.4 734.3 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.3 0.3 MT : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 560.5 560.5 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.9 NJ : 7.5 7.3 0.2 0.1 7.2 0.6 6.6 NM : 0.3 0.3 NY : 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 NC : 836.4 831.6 4.7 0.1 ND : 11.2 11.2 OH : 89.3 77.9 10.5 0.8 OK : 363.1 357.8 5.2 OR : 16.7 16.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 PA : 225.5 225.0 0.4 5.8 0.5 5.3 SC : SD : 372.6 364.1 8.4 0.9 0.9 TN : 58.5 0.8 57.7 0.5 0.5 TX : 28.4 21.7 5.6 1.1 32.4 1.3 31.1 UT : 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.5 VA : 312.2 310.9 1.3 WA : 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 WV : WI : 34.6 0.1 34.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,051.8 7,766.3 263.8 21.6 251.6 9.8 241.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.0 98.2 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.6 97.8 97.6 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 98.7 98.7 98.8 98.7 98.8 Sheep : 95.8 94.1 95.2 95.1 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 23, 2003. 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