Mt An 1-2 (5-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 23, 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. Beef Production Rose from Last Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.85 billion pounds in April, down 1 percent from the 3.90 billion pounds produced in April 2002. April 2002 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. April 2003 contained 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.15 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.97 million head, up 1 percent from April 2002. The average live weight was 1,209 pounds, down 18 pounds from April a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.0 million pounds, 1 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,300 head, down 3 percent from April 2002. The average live weight was 336 pounds, up 9 pounds from April a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.66 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.33 million head, 1 percent below April 2002. The average live weight was 268 pounds, up 1 pounds from April a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.4 million pounds, was up 2 percent from April 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 295,600 head, 6 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 5 pounds from April a year ago. January to April red meat production was 15.12 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was up 6 percent, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 11 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 03 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Apr : Mar : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,195 *2,051 2,153 98 105 8,572 8,441 98 Veal : 16.1 16.5 16.0 99 97 62.4 66.2 106 Pork :1,672 1,619 1,657 99 102 6,453 6,547 101 Lamb & Mutton : 19.1 18.2 19.4 102 107 76.8 68.6 89 : Total Red Meat :3,902 *3,705 3,846 99 104 15,164 15,123 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 03 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Apr : Mar : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,164 *2,020 2,123 98 105 8,444 8,314 98 Veal : 15.6 16.0 15.5 99 97 60.5 64.2 106 Pork :1,654 1,602 1,640 99 102 6,380 6,477 102 Lamb & Mutton : 18.4 17.6 18.6 101 106 74.0 65.9 89 : Total Red Meat :3,852 *3,655 3,797 99 104 14,959 14,921 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 03 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Apr : Mar : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,899.1 *2,724.5 2,917.5 101 107 11,149.8 11,111.4 100 Other : Thou : 49.7 50.3 48.6 98 97 209.2 206.4 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,948.7 *2,774.8 2,966.2 101 107 11,359.0 11,317.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,230 1,236 1,211 98 98 1,248 1,245 100 Other : Lbs :1,079 1,107 1,095 101 99 1,087 1,096 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,227 1,234 1,209 99 98 1,246 1,243 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 80.1 83.0 77.2 96 93 312.6 333.0 107 Other : Thou : 2.0 2.0 2.1 102 102 7.9 8.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 82.1 85.1 79.3 97 93 320.5 341.2 106 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 325 318 335 103 105 323 320 99 Other : Lbs : 428 415 421 99 101 417 419 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 327 323 336 103 104 325 323 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,320.9 8,051.8 8,230.2 99 102 32,151.4 32,543.7 101 Other : Thou : 104.4 100.4 103.3 99 103 422.3 409.8 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,425.3 8,152.1 8,333.5 99 102 32,573.6 32,953.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 235 242 233 99 96 237 237 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 268 268 100 100 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 263.3 251.6 279.6 106 111 1,062.2 969.4 91 Other : Thou : 15.5 12.6 15.9 102 127 56.9 53.3 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 278.9 264.1 295.6 106 112 1,119.1 1,022.7 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 139 133 95 95 140 136 97 Other : Lbs : 100 108 106 106 98 100 105 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 138 132 96 95 138 134 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 03 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Apr 2002 : Mar 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.4 3.6 3.6 81 100 AK : AZ : 36.1 33.2 39.0 108 117 AR : 5.3 6.2 4.7 88 76 CA : 112.2 115.1 119.5 107 104 CO : 176.7 *158.0 154.5 87 98 DE-MD : 3.0 2.7 2.6 86 98 FL : 5.9 5.6 6.0 101 107 GA : 22.8 20.7 23.6 104 114 HI : 1.0 0.9 0.9 95 106 ID : 49.0 47.5 47.3 97 100 IL : 214.8 201.6 209.6 98 104 IN : 119.7 116.2 120.6 101 104 IA : 528.4 519.2 523.9 99 101 KS : 474.5 446.4 454.6 96 102 KY : 36.8 36.0 34.8 94 97 LA : 1.3 1.3 1.3 100 99 MI : 35.4 32.7 34.1 96 104 MN : 185.2 191.0 189.1 102 99 MS : 24.0 24.0 26.3 110 110 MO : 39.9 35.2 39.0 98 111 MT : 1.2 1.3 1.3 106 97 NE : 611.0 560.3 599.0 98 107 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 112 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.4 1.5 101 105 NJ : 5.0 4.5 4.6 91 103 NM : 0.9 1.2 1.0 120 89 NY : 3.6 3.5 3.7 103 108 NC : 181.1 172.5 183.3 101 106 ND : 2.9 2.7 2.5 86 95 OH : 25.3 26.5 26.1 103 98 OK : 83.1 78.5 86.4 104 110 OR : 3.8 3.7 3.7 96 100 PA : 101.4 105.4 110.6 109 105 SC : 21.7 19.8 21.3 98 107 SD : 76.4 80.4 76.7 100 95 TN : 17.8 19.6 18.9 106 97 TX : 405.0 369.2 401.0 99 109 UT : 42.4 40.1 41.4 98 103 VA : 79.2 61.9 62.1 78 100 WA : 47.3 45.3 52.2 110 115 WV : 0.5 0.5 0.5 106 88 WI : 113.8 109.3 111.9 98 102 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 114 114 : US : 3,901.8 *3,705.1 3,845.5 99 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 0.7 0.7 616 601 833 898 AK : 0.1 0.1 69 88 1,064 1,261 AZ : 46.5 49.2 60,872 66,051 1,308 1,341 AR : 1.3 1.2 1,154 1,007 884 852 CA : 106.5 114.5 137,316 146,645 1,290 1,281 CO : 213.6 200.0 266,325 237,508 1,247 1,188 DE-MD : 3.2 2.9 4,107 3,704 1,275 1,259 FL : 8.6 8.6 9,561 9,559 1,116 1,105 GA : 32.2 34.3 40,010 41,846 1,243 1,220 HI : 0.9 1.0 1,007 1,003 1,066 1,034 ID : 65.9 63.0 80,047 77,788 1,214 1,234 IL : 77.9 83.0 95,213 101,401 1,222 1,221 IN : 2.8 3.3 2,977 3,448 1,046 1,053 IA : 58.0 57.3 72,821 70,351 1,255 1,228 KS : 618.1 607.5 733,413 709,377 1,187 1,168 KY : 1.4 1.6 1,280 1,400 890 891 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,083 1,027 861 909 MI : 38.4 39.3 53,261 53,081 1,388 1,352 MN : 57.1 60.0 79,788 82,025 1,396 1,367 MS 2/ : MO : 8.3 8.3 10,397 10,625 1,254 1,287 MT : 1.5 1.5 1,731 1,798 1,177 1,162 NE : 640.6 650.1 810,160 798,058 1,265 1,228 NV : 0.1 0.1 97 98 1,017 1,013 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.5 1,688 1,594 1,091 1,100 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,627 2,569 1,157 1,092 NM : 1.6 2.1 1,486 1,972 904 919 NY : 4.3 4.4 4,931 4,941 1,148 1,126 NC : 15.7 17.7 16,712 18,843 1,066 1,063 ND : 1.2 1.2 1,380 1,366 1,128 1,140 OH : 10.9 11.1 12,420 12,352 1,138 1,115 OK : 3.7 2.9 3,977 2,998 1,064 1,043 OR : 1.5 1.2 1,855 1,324 1,247 1,080 PA : 85.8 93.2 109,258 119,278 1,273 1,280 SC : SD : TN : 1.2 1.3 1,035 1,172 900 908 TX : 545.8 542.1 635,202 632,706 1,164 1,167 UT : 55.3 55.1 66,637 65,178 1,205 1,183 VA : 0.9 0.9 780 883 844 990 WA : 64.4 71.5 77,212 85,589 1,198 1,197 WV : 0.6 0.6 580 627 949 976 WI : 138.3 140.9 183,607 182,127 1,328 1,292 WY : 0.6 0.6 637 721 1,135 1,171 : US 4/ : 2,948.7 2,966.2 3,618,825 3,586,198 1,227 1,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 9.7 10.5 1,472 1,780 152 169 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 42 33 344 349 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.8 8.7 3,869 3,967 441 456 IN : 2.1 0.5 742 62 347 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.8 402 398 503 487 MI : 4.9 2.0 2,191 883 443 443 MN : MS 2/ : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.0 2.2 241 294 120 134 NJ : 9.9 8.4 4,507 3,801 456 452 NM : NY : 13.2 10.8 1,161 1,060 88 99 NC : 0.1 0.1 47 39 385 407 ND : OH : 0.1 5.3 12 2,150 230 409 OK : 0.1 0.1 47 48 417 426 OR : PA : 14.0 14.6 5,306 5,586 379 381 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 35 56 426 513 TX : 1.1 1.5 590 822 562 557 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.0 11.3 5,687 5,100 439 453 WY : : US 4/ : 82.1 79.3 26,876 26,677 327 336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 : 11.8 9.7 6,248 4,978 528 515 AK : 0.2 0.1 32 24 169 173 AZ : 0.8 0.9 182 242 238 264 AR : CA : 195.5 198.4 45,694 47,824 234 241 CO : 0.9 1.0 212 274 224 268 DE-MD : 1.3 1.1 353 288 277 271 FL : 7.2 8.8 1,340 1,561 185 178 GA : 12.6 13.2 3,262 3,262 260 247 HI : 2.7 2.3 559 492 210 213 ID : IL : 741.0 695.3 203,629 192,520 275 277 IN : 592.5 599.3 155,413 157,272 262 262 IA : 2,419.3 2,405.2 648,048 642,640 268 267 KS : 27.4 21.0 8,693 7,087 318 337 KY : 180.8 171.1 48,145 45,460 266 266 LA : 2.0 2.3 424 483 215 209 MI : 9.0 9.4 3,346 3,543 372 377 MN : 728.6 738.5 191,956 195,695 263 265 MS 2/ : MO : 175.4 173.2 MT : 0.9 1.1 211 266 233 243 NE : 574.2 568.4 152,066 151,468 265 266 NV : N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 468 420 279 263 NJ : 7.5 7.4 739 714 99 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 32 31 213 212 NY : 2.5 2.3 493 455 201 198 NC : 888.8 905.0 228,931 230,289 258 254 ND : 13.7 11.3 3,175 2,604 233 230 OH : 98.9 95.7 26,335 25,736 266 269 OK : 387.9 401.7 108,250 113,598 279 283 OR : 16.9 17.4 4,321 4,526 256 260 PA : 208.8 228.3 51,306 57,130 246 250 SC : SD : 352.1 356.6 92,125 93,600 262 263 TN : 53.7 56.9 25,860 27,435 482 482 TX : 37.7 35.4 10,367 10,326 275 291 UT : 4.8 3.6 904 795 189 220 VA : 398.7 315.5 104,696 81,834 263 259 WA : 1.8 1.7 464 425 253 254 WV : 0.6 0.6 145 164 245 282 WI : 40.9 40.9 18,188 18,775 444 459 WY : 0.3 0.4 79 95 259 255 : US 4/ : 8,425.3 8,333.5 2,253,148 2,231,821 267 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, April 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 0.3 11 33 96 130 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.4 2.9 397 325 117 112 FL : GA : 0.5 0.5 61 54 118 99 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 35 33 116 115 IL : 20.0 21.3 2,703 2,640 135 124 IN : 3.0 4.3 329 436 108 100 IA : 35.5 37.4 5,331 5,809 150 155 KS : 0.1 0.2 14 16 120 97 KY : 0.8 0.9 109 129 142 139 LA : 0.2 0.1 17 14 103 100 MI : 15.2 16.5 1,851 1,963 122 119 MN : 0.2 0.1 23 15 114 115 MS 2/ : MO : 0.4 0.7 39 68 105 103 MT : 0.2 0.3 20 40 123 140 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 8 113 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 17 12 132 106 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 4.0 232 378 100 94 NJ : 9.8 12.3 910 1,060 93 86 NM : 2.9 2.2 324 236 111 105 NY : 4.2 9.2 362 681 86 74 NC : ND : OH : 1.1 2.2 120 241 107 110 OK : 0.1 0.1 19 10 134 135 OR : 0.8 1.4 102 187 131 136 PA : 6.0 10.6 589 1,102 99 104 SC : SD : 1.4 1.4 158 186 115 130 TN : 0.4 0.5 30 41 82 84 TX : 27.7 36.6 3,502 4,470 126 122 UT : 2.7 3.0 328 380 122 127 VA : WA : 0.5 0.9 60 102 111 120 WV : WI : 1.0 0.9 137 116 136 136 WY : 0.1 0.1 14 14 144 142 : US 4/ : 278.9 295.6 38,343 38,868 137 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,452 *1,308 1,497 5,413 5,387 50.1 48.0 51.3 48.5 48.5 Heifers : 948 *874 877 3,730 3,550 32.7 32.1 30.1 33.5 32.0 All Cows : 447 494 492 1,811 1,980 15.5 18.2 16.9 16.3 17.8 Dairy Cows : 207 250 239 856 980 7.2 9.2 8.2 7.7 8.8 Other Cows : 240 244 253 955 1,000 8.3 9.0 8.7 8.6 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 52 48 51 195 195 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,899 *2,725 2,918 11,150 11,111 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,040 7,766 7,947 31,066 31,442 96.6 96.5 96.6 96.6 96.6 Sows : 257 264 262 993 1,018 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 22 21 92 84 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,321 8,052 8,230 32,151 32,544 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 10 12 44 43 4.4 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 Lambs & Yrlngs : 252 242 268 1,018 926 95.6 96.1 95.7 95.8 95.6 : Total 1/ : 263 252 280 1,062 969 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 750 745 731 761 752 Steers 4/ : 801 798 781 813 806 Heifers 4/ : 736 738 710 753 744 All Cows 4/ : 599 598 598 603 599 Bulls & Stags4/: 924 924 919 920 925 : Calves & Vealers: 199 195 205 198 196 : Hogs : 200 200 200 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 196 196 195 196 Sows 5/ : 317 313 315 318 314 Stags & Boars5/: 228 236 241 226 236 : Sheep : 70 70 67 70 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 62 65 64 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 70 67 70 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, April 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 2.2 2 : 6.6 1.6 0.3 4.2 3.2 0.9 0.5 19.1 3 : 96.2 42.5 7.5 42.8 32.1 10.8 3.4 14.7 4 : 74.0 1.3 0.4 61.4 20.0 41.4 10.9 1.4 5 : 319.7 129.4 38.3 142.8 95.2 47.6 9.3 27.5 6 : 542.0 285.3 179.4 65.3 10.4 54.9 12.0 1.2 7 : 1,313.9 752.0 491.6 65.1 1.4 63.6 5.2 8 : 266.0 134.6 114.7 14.8 4.1 10.7 1.9 9 : 163.8 84.7 8.0 67.0 58.5 8.5 4.2 10.2 10 : 134.1 65.2 36.7 28.4 13.7 14.7 3.7 0.8 : US 2/ : 2,917.5 1,496.8 877.0 492.5 239.3 253.2 51.2 77.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.3 3.7 0.5 3.2 2 : 9.5 9.2 0.2 0.1 20.6 1.6 19.0 3 : 544.4 543.0 1.5 13.6 1.0 12.6 4 : 1,341.7 1,264.5 75.9 1.3 2.4 1.1 1.3 5 : 2,140.9 2,027.1 110.4 3.5 38.2 2.9 35.3 6 : 437.1 414.9 21.5 0.7 34.7 1.7 33.0 7 : 3,159.1 3,099.7 43.6 15.9 38.0 37.9 8 : 369.5 361.0 8.5 75.4 2.2 73.2 9 : 194.9 194.8 0.1 50.9 0.6 50.3 10 : 31.8 31.6 0.2 2.1 0.4 1.7 : US 2/ : 8,230.2 7,947.0 261.8 21.4 279.6 12.1 267.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.7 1.1 0.7 3.3 3.2 0.1 0.7 9.2 2 : 25.9 6.2 1.3 16.6 13.3 3.2 1.8 82.0 3 : 366.7 154.4 25.6 176.6 131.6 44.9 10.1 62.1 4 : 283.6 8.1 1.3 235.3 80.7 154.6 38.9 8.5 5 : 1,256.2 482.9 152.7 584.0 379.2 204.8 36.6 115.2 6 : 2,013.2 1,028.4 686.2 251.6 47.1 204.5 46.9 6.7 7 : 4,975.9 2,685.2 2,007.4 259.9 7.4 252.5 23.5 0.1 8 : 1,041.2 480.9 493.2 59.0 15.6 43.3 8.1 9 : 631.0 302.9 33.4 281.7 250.8 30.9 13.0 45.0 10 : 511.9 236.6 148.5 111.8 50.9 60.9 15.0 4.2 : US 2/ :11,111.4 5,386.7 3,550.4 1,979.6 979.8 999.8 194.7 333.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.7 5.6 0.1 7.3 1.5 5.9 2 : 38.8 37.9 0.7 0.2 46.3 6.0 40.3 3 : 2,137.0 2,130.5 6.4 0.1 39.4 2.5 36.9 4 : 5,277.3 4,969.0 303.0 5.3 7.8 3.4 4.4 5 : 8,444.3 8,042.6 389.4 12.3 126.9 11.2 115.8 6 : 1,660.6 1,569.0 86.7 4.9 134.0 7.6 126.4 7 :12,535.5 12,283.9 190.4 61.2 144.2 0.1 144.1 8 : 1,552.0 1,511.8 40.0 0.1 263.3 7.8 255.5 9 : 772.5 772.1 0.3 0.1 193.5 1.6 191.9 10 : 119.9 119.1 0.7 0.1 6.5 1.2 5.3 : US 2/ :32,543.7 31,441.7 1,017.7 84.3 969.4 42.9 926.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, April 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 48.7 37.0 0.6 11.1 11.1 AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 114.1 47.3 7.2 55.5 47.4 8.1 4.1 10.2 CO : 199.4 111.1 87.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 FL : 8.6 0.4 7.7 1.1 6.6 0.5 GA : 33.3 0.1 28.7 0.5 28.2 4.5 HI : 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 ID : 61.5 26.3 12.0 20.3 8.3 12.0 3.0 IL : 80.6 50.5 30.1 8.7 IN : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 IA : 56.1 33.9 22.1 0.1 KS : 604.1 348.4 253.7 2.1 2.1 KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 37.2 23.7 1.8 11.5 11.5 0.1 1.9 MN : 58.0 7.5 3.3 40.9 16.2 24.7 6.4 MS : MO : 5.6 0.9 0.4 3.8 0.7 3.1 0.5 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 648.0 368.9 215.3 59.1 0.7 58.4 4.7 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.2 2.2 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 8.4 NM : 1.7 1.7 1.7 NY : 4.2 0.4 0.2 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 10.7 NC : 17.2 0.1 0.1 13.2 6.9 6.3 3.8 0.1 ND : 0.1 OH : 5.9 0.4 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3 0.1 5.2 OK : 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 PA : 92.9 40.3 6.8 42.5 31.8 10.7 3.3 14.6 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 539.0 285.1 179.2 62.7 8.3 54.4 11.9 1.2 UT : 54.4 23.1 26.8 3.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 71.5 38.6 24.3 8.0 5.3 2.7 0.6 WV : 0.1 WI : 137.9 47.2 2.9 85.2 62.6 22.6 2.7 11.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,917.5 1,496.8 877.0 492.5 239.3 253.2 51.2 77.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.7 7.5 1.2 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : AR : CA : 192.2 192.1 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 1.1 1.0 2.9 0.1 2.8 FL : 8.8 8.6 0.2 GA : HI : 2.3 2.3 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 676.8 617.3 57.2 2.2 18.6 18.6 IN : 595.0 595.0 3.1 1.0 2.1 IA : 2,403.2 2,349.8 37.6 15.8 37.3 37.3 KS : KY : 170.6 165.0 5.6 0.9 0.7 0.2 LA : MI : 7.7 3.0 4.7 16.3 1.8 14.5 MN : 736.3 736.3 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.6 0.6 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 567.2 567.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 3.7 0.5 3.2 NJ : 7.4 7.2 0.2 12.3 1.0 11.3 NM : 0.3 0.3 NY : 2.1 2.1 8.3 0.6 7.7 NC : 893.3 888.0 5.2 ND : 11.0 10.9 OH : 87.7 75.3 11.4 0.9 OK : 398.2 392.8 5.4 OR : 17.2 17.1 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.2 PA : 227.9 227.6 0.3 10.5 0.8 9.7 SC : SD : 355.6 347.4 8.2 1.3 1.3 TN : 56.7 0.8 55.9 0.5 0.4 TX : 27.6 20.5 6.4 0.7 34.4 1.4 33.0 UT : 2.1 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.1 0.5 VA : 315.4 314.3 1.2 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.4 WV : WI : 37.5 0.1 37.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,230.2 7,947.0 261.8 21.4 279.6 12.1 267.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.4 98.2 98.2 Calves : 97.5 97.6 97.4 97.5 97.6 Hogs : 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.7 98.8 Sheep : 94.4 95.2 94.6 94.9 94.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Reliability21 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 June 20, 2003. 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