Mt An 1-2 (6-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 20, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Liana Cuffman at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Monthly Record High for Beef Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in May, down 2 percent from the 4.02 billion pounds produced in May 2002. May 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday)and 4 Saturdays. May 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday)and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.36 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year and a monthly record high for May. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.25 million head, up 3 percent from May 2002. The average live weight was 1,208 pounds, down 15 pounds from May a year ago. Veal production totaled 15.8 million pounds, 2 percent above May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 76,300 head, down 2 percent from May 2002. The average live weight was 343 pounds, up 13 pounds from May a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.55 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.81 million head, 6 percent below May 2002. The average live weight was 267 pounds, unchanged from May a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.2 million pounds, was down 22 percent from May 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 221,900 head, 22 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, unchanged from May a year ago. January to May red meat production was 19.07 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was up 5 percent, pork was unchanged from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 13 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 03 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May : Apr : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,336 2,153 2,363 101 110 10,908 10,803 99 Veal : 15.5 16.0 15.8 102 98 77.9 82.0 105 Pork :1,646 1,657 1,550 94 94 8,099 8,097 100 Lamb & Mutton : 19.5 19.4 15.2 78 78 96.3 83.7 87 : Total Red Meat :4,017 3,846 3,943 98 103 19,181 19,066 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 03 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May : Apr : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,306 2,123 2,334 101 110 10,750 10,648 99 Veal : 15.0 15.5 15.3 102 99 75.5 79.5 105 Pork :1,628 1,640 1,532 94 93 8,008 8,009 100 Lamb & Mutton : 18.6 18.6 14.5 78 78 92.7 80.4 87 : Total Red Meat :3,968 3,797 3,896 98 103 18,927 18,817 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 03 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May : Apr : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,097.9 *2,917.6 3,201.1 103 110 14,247.7 14,312.6 100 Other : Thou : 48.7 48.6 47.2 97 97 257.9 253.6 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,146.6 *2,966.3 3,248.4 103 110 14,505.6 14,566.2 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,225 1,211 1,210 99 100 1,243 1,237 100 Other : Lbs :1,074 1,095 1,094 102 100 1,085 1,095 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,223 1,209 1,208 99 100 1,241 1,235 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 76.1 77.2 74.4 98 96 388.7 407.4 105 Other : Thou : 1.9 2.1 1.9 103 93 9.7 10.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 78.0 79.3 76.3 98 96 398.4 417.5 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 329 335 341 104 102 324 324 100 Other : Lbs : 411 421 418 102 99 416 418 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 330 336 343 104 102 326 327 100 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,215.2 8,230.2 7,705.1 94 94 40,366.6 40,248.7 100 Other : Thou : 107.8 103.3 104.3 97 101 530.1 514.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,323.1 8,333.5 7,809.4 94 94 40,896.7 40,762.8 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 268 268 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 230 233 228 99 98 235 235 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 268 267 100 100 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 267.3 279.6 208.6 78 75 1,329.5 1,178.0 89 Other : Thou : 18.5 15.9 13.3 72 83 75.4 66.6 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 285.7 295.6 221.9 78 75 1,404.8 1,244.5 89 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 133 139 100 104 140 136 97 Other : Lbs : 96 *98 107 111 109 99 103 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 *131 137 100 105 138 134 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 03 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : May 2002 : Apr 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.3 3.6 3.3 77 93 AK : AZ : 39.4 39.0 38.9 99 100 AR : 5.6 4.7 5.1 91 108 CA : 118.9 119.5 122.6 103 103 CO : 183.7 154.5 187.8 102 122 DE-MD : 3.0 2.6 2.7 90 102 FL : 6.0 6.0 5.6 93 93 GA : 22.8 23.6 23.8 104 101 HI : 1.0 0.9 0.9 93 100 ID : 50.9 47.3 51.7 102 109 IL : 218.5 209.6 208.2 95 99 IN : 118.6 120.6 109.5 92 91 IA : 523.6 *523.8 492.7 94 94 KS : 509.8 454.6 503.9 99 111 KY : 35.4 34.8 32.7 92 94 LA : 1.3 1.3 1.1 89 90 MI : 36.7 34.1 34.0 93 100 MN : 189.5 189.1 183.2 97 97 MS : 24.0 26.3 23.1 96 88 MO : 35.9 39.0 36.6 102 94 MT : 1.1 1.3 1.1 104 89 NE : 637.6 599.0 639.4 100 107 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 97 128 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.5 1.5 92 101 NJ : 5.1 4.6 4.7 93 103 NM : 0.9 1.0 1.0 115 96 NY : 3.4 3.7 3.5 103 94 NC : 175.1 183.3 168.0 96 92 ND : 3.0 2.5 2.6 87 103 OH : 25.2 26.1 26.8 106 103 OK : 76.3 86.4 79.9 105 92 OR : 3.7 3.7 3.4 94 93 PA : 105.2 110.6 102.5 97 93 SC : 21.2 21.3 20.7 98 97 SD : 77.3 76.7 80.4 104 105 TN : 18.4 18.9 16.0 87 85 TX : 453.8 401.0 455.4 100 114 UT : 44.5 41.4 38.6 87 93 VA : 70.0 62.1 58.6 84 94 WA : 52.5 52.2 58.4 111 112 WV : 0.4 0.5 0.3 79 65 WI : 112.1 *112.0 112.3 100 100 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.4 113 90 : US : 4,017.3 3,845.5 3,943.1 98 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 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 0.7 464 596 834 824 AK : AZ : 50.7 49.5 66,180 66,293 1,305 1,338 AR : 1.4 1.2 1,220 1,037 878 852 CA : 110.9 118.6 145,538 153,078 1,312 1,291 CO : 228.1 247.8 278,419 293,696 1,221 1,185 DE-MD : 3.2 3.1 4,039 3,905 1,276 1,262 FL : 8.4 8.3 9,422 9,067 1,120 1,088 GA : 31.8 35.3 39,828 42,858 1,254 1,215 HI : 1.0 0.9 991 956 1,019 1,030 ID : 68.1 68.6 82,659 85,213 1,213 1,243 IL : 75.2 96.5 91,172 116,223 1,213 1,204 IN : 3.0 2.6 3,165 2,705 1,053 1,058 IA : 59.6 63.8 74,125 77,284 1,244 1,211 KS : 666.3 668.7 795,706 789,017 1,194 1,180 KY : 1.3 1.3 1,106 1,170 869 909 LA : 1.4 1.2 1,154 1,043 815 885 MI : 39.4 39.2 55,250 52,659 1,402 1,344 MN : 62.0 63.3 84,333 85,562 1,361 1,352 MS 2/ : MO : 7.7 7.6 9,769 9,817 1,268 1,285 MT : 1.4 1.4 1,564 1,630 1,157 1,157 NE : 683.6 720.4 854,481 877,034 1,250 1,217 NV : 0.1 0.1 116 122 977 1,007 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.6 1,764 1,726 1,091 1,071 NJ : 2.4 2.3 2,748 2,598 1,160 1,151 NM : 1.7 2.1 1,513 1,906 904 926 NY : 4.1 4.3 4,654 4,861 1,136 1,133 NC : 16.1 17.8 17,399 19,320 1,078 1,085 ND : 1.2 1.1 1,379 1,259 1,167 1,131 OH : 11.5 11.7 12,844 13,413 1,121 1,142 OK : 3.6 2.5 3,694 2,590 1,013 1,031 OR : 1.4 1.2 1,796 1,341 1,245 1,095 PA : 89.6 86.0 114,463 108,202 1,278 1,258 SC : SD : TN : 1.2 1.1 1,045 977 890 892 TX : 613.4 618.6 714,559 724,664 1,165 1,172 UT : 59.2 52.0 69,871 60,618 1,181 1,165 VA : 0.9 0.9 916 911 981 1,008 WA : 71.0 79.0 85,849 95,376 1,209 1,208 WV : 0.5 0.4 496 433 1,031 982 WI : 133.9 137.8 178,735 178,932 1,335 1,298 WY : 0.5 0.6 593 664 1,171 1,160 : US 4/ : 3,146.6 3,248.4 3,847,942 3,922,833 1,223 1,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 10.1 10.8 1,436 1,990 143 185 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 44 30 337 333 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.3 7.7 3,594 3,210 432 419 IN : 2.4 0.4 809 47 343 118 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.7 358 370 507 504 MI : 3.7 2.1 1,653 917 447 442 MN : MS 2/ : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.8 224 254 139 139 NJ : 9.5 8.7 4,264 3,947 450 453 NM : NY : 11.4 8.6 1,043 912 92 106 NC : 0.1 0.1 55 53 379 459 ND : OH : 0.1 5.3 18 2,141 282 405 OK : 0.1 0.1 36 36 397 412 OR : PA : 13.8 14.0 5,262 5,263 382 377 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 51 57 518 543 TX : 0.8 1.5 412 883 542 583 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.2 11.9 5,967 5,439 452 456 WY : : US 4/ : 78.0 76.3 25,745 26,130 330 343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 9.0 6,270 4,596 533 513 AK : 0.1 12 224 AZ : 0.6 0.6 138 154 238 260 AR : CA : 203.9 199.5 48,757 47,974 239 240 CO : 1.1 0.9 244 251 217 269 DE-MD : 1.2 1.1 304 303 254 267 FL : 8.7 7.4 1,671 1,304 192 177 GA : 13.3 11.9 3,351 2,874 253 241 HI : 2.8 2.5 600 526 216 213 ID : IL : 772.8 643.0 212,241 178,620 275 278 IN : 589.0 549.2 153,663 142,784 261 260 IA : 2,389.0 2,225.5 640,563 597,052 268 268 KS : 15.5 22.3 5,416 8,125 350 364 KY : 175.3 161.2 46,301 42,850 264 266 LA : 2.1 1.7 441 350 205 202 MI : 10.0 9.5 3,721 3,614 371 379 MN : 737.7 706.2 193,794 185,166 263 262 MS 2/ : MO : 160.7 165.0 MT : 0.9 1.0 213 239 241 245 NE : 567.3 521.7 150,068 138,507 265 265 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.3 2.0 647 513 283 259 NJ : 8.8 8.3 826 824 94 100 NM : 0.1 0.1 21 28 212 214 NY : 2.7 2.6 513 599 193 230 NC : 868.4 825.5 220,007 209,581 253 254 ND : 14.0 12.5 3,177 2,855 226 229 OH : 97.3 96.2 25,861 25,934 266 270 OK : 357.7 371.5 99,466 104,810 278 282 OR : 16.0 16.0 4,135 4,146 258 259 PA : 217.1 219.3 52,260 54,482 241 248 SC : SD : 359.4 374.4 93,882 98,183 261 262 TN : 55.5 48.2 26,692 23,222 481 481 TX : 33.8 30.6 9,833 8,268 291 270 UT : 5.4 3.9 953 850 176 216 VA : 353.8 298.3 92,158 77,126 260 259 WA : 1.6 1.6 404 395 252 254 WV : 0.6 0.5 138 119 242 221 WI : 42.2 45.1 18,680 20,664 442 458 WY : 0.2 0.3 60 71 261 256 : US 4/ : 8,323.1 7,809.4 2,218,700 2,088,018 267 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 0.2 10 22 123 145 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 4.2 2.3 467 266 111 117 FL : GA : 0.7 0.5 72 49 103 90 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 39 37 118 115 IL : 19.6 14.8 2,586 2,165 132 147 IN : 3.7 2.8 405 297 108 107 IA : 38.0 25.1 5,640 4,038 148 161 KS : 0.1 0.2 14 14 117 86 KY : 1.0 1.0 139 133 140 137 LA : 0.2 0.2 14 13 91 83 MI : 16.8 14.5 1,984 1,728 118 119 MN : 0.1 0.2 18 20 121 123 MS 2/ : MO : 0.6 0.5 65 47 105 104 MT : 0.1 0.2 13 21 124 129 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 9 114 122 NV : 0.2 0.1 22 14 125 99 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 1.6 245 175 105 107 NJ : 11.3 9.8 1,024 927 90 94 NM : 2.9 2.0 322 207 112 103 NY : 3.2 2.5 250 222 78 89 NC : ND : OH : 2.0 1.3 194 146 100 114 OK : 0.1 0.1 17 13 137 117 OR : 0.9 1.1 128 148 140 135 PA : 6.1 6.5 596 682 98 105 SC : SD : 1.0 1.1 112 131 107 119 TN : 0.4 0.5 29 42 74 79 TX : 30.0 27.6 3,789 3,548 126 129 UT : 2.7 2.6 345 313 127 121 VA : WA : 0.9 0.7 103 86 116 121 WV : WI : 1.0 1.0 130 132 136 131 WY : 0.1 0.1 10 12 129 133 : US 4/ : 285.7 221.9 39,199 30,432 137 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,615 1,497 1,664 7,028 7,051 52.1 51.3 52.0 49.3 49.3 Heifers : 973 877 997 4,703 4,547 31.4 30.1 31.1 33.0 31.8 All Cows : 457 492 485 2,268 2,465 14.7 16.9 15.1 15.9 17.2 Dairy Cows : 202 239 222 1,058 1,202 6.5 8.2 6.9 7.4 8.4 Other Cows : 255 253 263 1,210 1,263 8.2 8.7 8.2 8.5 8.8 Bulls & Stags : 53 51 55 248 250 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,098 2,918 3,201 14,248 14,313 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,920 7,947 7,418 38,986 38,860 96.4 96.6 96.3 96.6 96.5 Sows : 271 262 266 1,264 1,284 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 24 21 21 116 105 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,215 8,230 7,705 40,367 40,249 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 12 11 58 54 5.2 4.3 5.3 4.4 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 253 268 198 1,271 1,124 94.8 95.7 94.7 95.6 95.4 : Total 1/ : 267 280 209 1,329 1,178 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 749 731 733 758 748 Steers 4/ : 799 781 781 810 801 Heifers 4/ : 726 710 708 748 736 All Cows 4/ : 595 598 594 602 598 Bulls & Stags4/: 931 919 925 922 925 : Calves & Vealers: 202 205 210 199 199 : Hogs : 199 200 200 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 195 196 195 195 196 Sows 5/ : 317 315 315 318 314 Stags & Boars5/: 238 241 245 228 238 : Sheep : 69 67 69 70 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 65 64 64 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 67 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, May 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.8 2 : 6.3 1.6 0.3 4.0 3.2 0.8 0.5 17.3 3 : 89.1 38.0 7.8 39.2 29.4 9.9 4.1 14.1 4 : 74.9 1.2 0.3 62.0 19.6 42.5 11.4 1.5 5 : 332.8 143.5 48.5 131.0 85.6 45.4 9.9 27.1 6 : 618.6 309.4 220.5 75.3 9.5 65.8 13.4 1.2 7 : 1,451.6 844.2 538.2 63.5 1.2 62.4 5.6 8 : 311.2 163.5 130.9 14.6 3.8 10.8 2.2 9 : 168.2 87.1 9.4 67.1 56.4 10.7 4.5 10.4 10 : 147.0 75.6 40.7 27.3 12.4 15.0 3.3 0.8 : US 2/ : 3,201.1 1,664.4 996.8 484.8 221.6 263.2 55.1 74.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.5 1.0 2 : 10.7 10.3 0.2 0.1 11.4 1.3 10.0 3 : 518.1 516.5 1.5 9.0 0.7 8.3 4 : 1,222.6 1,152.7 68.2 1.8 2.3 1.0 1.3 5 : 2,007.4 1,892.3 111.7 3.4 30.6 3.3 27.3 6 : 404.9 386.5 18.1 0.3 25.2 1.4 23.7 7 : 2,926.3 2,855.9 55.4 15.1 25.6 25.5 8 : 389.0 378.2 10.7 62.3 1.9 60.3 9 : 195.0 194.9 0.1 39.2 0.5 38.7 10 : 29.4 29.2 0.2 1.7 0.4 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,705.1 7,418.2 266.1 20.8 208.6 11.1 197.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.1 1.3 0.9 4.1 3.9 0.2 0.9 11.0 2 : 32.2 7.7 1.7 20.5 16.5 4.0 2.3 99.3 3 : 455.9 192.5 33.4 215.8 161.0 54.8 14.2 76.1 4 : 358.5 9.2 1.6 297.3 100.2 197.1 50.3 10.0 5 : 1,589.1 626.3 201.2 715.0 464.9 250.1 46.5 142.3 6 : 2,631.8 1,337.9 906.7 326.9 56.6 270.3 60.3 8.0 7 : 6,427.5 3,529.4 2,545.6 323.4 8.6 314.9 29.1 0.2 8 : 1,352.4 644.4 624.1 73.6 19.4 54.2 10.3 9 : 799.3 390.1 42.8 348.8 307.2 41.6 17.6 55.5 10 : 658.9 312.2 189.2 139.1 63.3 75.8 18.3 5.0 : US 2/ :14,312.6 7,051.1 4,547.2 2,464.5 1,201.5 1,263.0 249.8 407.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.4 7.3 0.1 0.1 8.9 2.0 6.9 2 : 49.5 48.2 0.9 0.3 57.7 7.3 50.3 3 : 2,655.1 2,647.0 7.9 0.1 48.4 3.2 45.2 4 : 6,500.0 6,121.7 371.1 7.1 10.1 4.4 5.6 5 :10,451.7 9,935.0 501.1 15.7 157.5 14.4 143.1 6 : 2,065.5 1,955.5 104.8 5.2 159.2 9.1 150.1 7 :15,461.8 15,139.8 245.8 76.2 169.8 0.1 169.7 8 : 1,941.0 1,890.1 50.8 0.1 325.5 9.7 315.9 9 : 967.5 967.1 0.3 0.1 232.7 2.1 230.6 10 : 149.2 148.2 0.9 0.1 8.3 1.6 6.7 : US 2/ :40,248.7 38,859.9 1,283.7 105.1 1,178.0 54.0 1,124.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 49.0 36.6 0.5 11.9 11.9 AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 118.2 50.2 8.8 54.8 44.5 10.3 4.4 10.4 CO : 247.3 137.4 109.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.3 0.3 7.4 1.2 6.2 0.6 GA : 34.5 0.1 30.6 0.3 30.3 3.8 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 67.1 30.8 14.1 19.5 7.5 12.0 2.6 IL : 94.2 58.4 35.8 7.7 IN : 0.1 0.1 0.4 IA : 62.6 39.4 22.9 0.2 KS : 665.5 375.9 288.1 1.4 1.4 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 37.1 24.6 5.6 6.8 6.8 0.1 2.0 MN : 61.2 9.7 3.7 41.1 16.5 24.6 6.6 MS : MO : 5.2 0.8 0.5 3.5 0.6 2.9 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 718.3 428.1 226.7 58.5 0.5 58.0 4.9 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.8 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 8.7 NM : 1.6 1.6 1.6 NY : 4.1 0.5 0.2 3.1 2.3 0.8 0.3 8.5 NC : 17.3 0.1 0.1 12.4 6.7 5.7 4.8 0.1 ND : OH : 5.7 0.4 0.2 4.9 4.2 0.7 0.1 5.2 OK : 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 OR : 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 PA : 85.7 35.8 7.1 38.8 29.0 9.8 4.0 14.0 SC : SD : TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 615.6 309.2 220.4 72.7 7.6 65.1 13.3 1.2 UT : 51.2 25.8 21.5 3.6 1.7 1.9 0.4 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 78.9 44.4 26.2 7.7 4.8 2.9 0.5 WV : WI : 134.5 50.2 3.2 78.1 58.0 20.1 3.0 11.9 WY : : US 3/ :3,201.1 1,664.4 996.8 484.8 221.6 263.2 55.1 74.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 6.5 1.7 AK : 0.1 AZ : AR : CA : 192.4 192.3 CO : 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 1.1 1.1 2.3 0.1 2.2 FL : 7.4 7.3 0.1 GA : HI : 2.5 2.4 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 622.6 565.3 55.3 2.0 14.0 0.1 13.9 IN : 545.8 545.8 2.2 1.3 0.9 IA : 2,223.6 2,160.6 47.9 15.1 25.0 25.0 KS : KY : 160.7 154.9 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.3 LA : MI : 7.9 3.0 4.9 14.2 1.8 12.4 MN : 704.2 704.2 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.1 0.1 NE : 520.5 520.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.5 1.0 NJ : 8.2 7.9 0.2 0.1 9.8 0.8 9.1 NM : 0.1 0.1 NY : 2.4 2.4 1.5 0.5 1.0 NC : 812.3 806.2 6.0 0.1 ND : 12.2 12.2 OH : 87.1 74.0 12.3 0.8 OK : 369.7 366.0 3.7 OR : 15.9 15.7 0.1 1.0 1.0 PA : 219.0 218.7 0.2 6.5 0.6 5.9 SC : SD : 373.7 363.3 10.5 1.0 1.0 TN : 48.1 0.8 47.3 0.5 0.5 TX : 23.2 19.1 3.8 0.3 24.9 1.3 23.6 UT : 2.4 2.2 0.2 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 298.0 296.7 1.3 WA : 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 WV : WI : 39.8 0.1 39.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,705.1 7,418.2 266.1 20.8 208.6 11.1 197.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.6 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.6 Hogs : 98.7 98.8 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 93.5 94.6 94.0 94.6 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 18, 2003. 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