Mt An 1-2 (7-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 18, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Faye Propsom at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Commercial Red Meat Production Hits Monthly High Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion pounds in June, a new record high for the month, up 4 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in June 2002. June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year and was a monthly record high. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.25 million head, up 6 percent from June 2002. The average live weight was down 19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,217 pounds. Veal production totaled 15.0 million pounds, 2 percent above June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 74,000 head, down 3 percent from June 2002. The average live weight was 17 pounds above last year, at 336 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.53 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.75 million head, 3 percent above June 2002. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 266 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.2 million pounds, was up slightly from June 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,000 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 1 pound from June a year ago. January to June 2003 commercial red meat production was 23.0 billion pounds, up slightly from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was up 5 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 11 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 03 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,302 2,363 2,391 104 101 13,210 13,194 100 Veal : 14.6 15.8 15.0 102 95 92.5 97.0 105 Pork :1,479 1,550 1,527 103 99 9,578 9,624 100 Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 15.2 15.2 100 100 111.4 98.9 89 : Total Red Meat :3,811 3,943 3,948 104 100 22,992 23,014 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 03 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,274 2,334 2,364 104 101 13,024 13,012 100 Veal : 14.1 15.3 14.5 103 95 89.6 94.0 105 Pork :1,461 1,532 1,511 103 99 9,470 9,520 101 Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 14.5 14.5 101 100 107.0 94.9 89 : Total Red Meat :3,764 3,896 3,904 104 100 22,691 22,720 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 03 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,016.9 3,201.1 3,204.7 106 100 17,264.6 17,517.3 101 Other : Thou : 45.3 47.2 43.9 97 93 303.2 297.5 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,062.2 3,248.4 3,248.6 106 100 17,567.8 17,814.8 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,238 1,210 1,219 98 101 1,242 1,234 99 Other : Lbs :1,098 1,094 1,087 99 99 1,087 1,094 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,236 1,208 1,217 99 101 1,240 1,232 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 73.8 74.4 71.9 97 97 462.5 479.3 104 Other : Thou : 2.3 1.9 2.1 92 110 12.0 12.2 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 76.1 76.3 74.0 97 97 474.5 491.5 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 319 341 332 104 97 324 326 101 Other : Lbs : 387 418 385 99 92 410 413 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 319 343 336 105 98 325 328 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,425.0 7,705.1 7,648.7 103 99 47,791.6 47,897.4 100 Other : Thou : 106.1 104.3 98.7 93 95 636.2 612.7 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,531.2 7,809.4 7,747.4 103 99 48,427.8 48,510.2 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 268 266 100 99 267 268 100 Other : Lbs : 224 228 224 100 99 234 233 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 265 267 266 100 99 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 215.6 *208.9 216.1 100 103 1,545.0 1,394.3 90 Other : Thou : 15.0 13.3 12.8 85 97 90.4 79.4 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 230.6 *222.2 228.9 99 103 1,635.5 1,473.8 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 133 139 134 101 97 139 136 98 Other : Lbs : 101 107 104 102 97 100 103 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 137 132 101 97 137 134 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 03 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun 2002 : May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.0 3.3 2.9 72 88 AK : AZ : 38.6 38.9 37.2 96 95 AR : 5.7 5.1 5.2 91 103 CA : 111.7 122.6 121.0 108 99 CO : 199.4 187.8 197.9 99 105 DE-MD : 2.6 2.7 2.7 102 100 FL : 5.1 5.6 5.6 111 101 GA : 21.8 23.8 23.1 106 97 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 95 96 ID : 50.4 51.7 51.5 102 100 IL : 194.9 208.2 204.8 105 98 IN : 104.2 109.5 107.2 103 98 IA : 474.1 492.7 487.5 103 99 KS : 487.8 503.9 516.6 106 103 KY : 31.9 32.7 34.9 109 107 LA : 1.2 1.1 1.1 92 98 MI : 35.6 *34.1 34.8 98 102 MN : 174.8 183.2 182.2 104 99 MS : 21.7 23.1 22.5 104 98 MO : 32.8 36.6 35.4 108 97 MT : 1.2 1.1 1.2 99 103 NE : 641.4 639.4 659.4 103 103 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 94 63 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 1.4 97 94 NJ : 4.7 4.7 4.5 97 95 NM : 0.8 1.0 0.9 116 89 NY : 3.3 3.5 3.4 104 97 NC : 150.9 168.0 167.6 111 100 ND : 2.8 2.6 2.8 100 107 OH : 23.3 26.8 25.4 109 95 OK : 72.5 79.9 74.7 103 93 OR : 3.3 3.4 3.7 113 108 PA : 96.7 102.5 105.1 109 103 SC : 19.1 20.7 19.7 104 95 SD : 72.4 80.4 73.7 102 92 TN : 17.7 16.0 15.6 88 97 TX : 424.9 455.4 442.5 104 97 UT : 44.5 38.6 43.9 99 114 VA : 64.1 58.6 58.7 92 100 WA : 55.4 58.4 54.8 99 94 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 97 102 WI : 110.4 112.3 112.9 102 101 WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 130 119 : US : 3,810.8 *3,943.2 3,947.8 104 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 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 0.5 664 434 925 815 AK : AZ : 49.4 48.0 64,986 63,458 1,315 1,323 AR : 1.1 1.1 957 910 881 850 CA : 107.9 119.4 139,625 152,723 1,294 1,280 CO : 246.2 256.3 306,567 309,279 1,245 1,207 DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 3,674 3,905 1,284 1,276 FL : 7.3 8.1 8,038 8,869 1,098 1,099 GA : 30.5 33.4 38,253 40,817 1,252 1,223 HI : 0.9 0.9 940 888 1,051 1,035 ID : 66.1 67.6 81,056 84,162 1,226 1,245 IL : 74.2 90.6 89,966 108,480 1,213 1,197 IN : 2.6 2.7 2,778 2,835 1,061 1,066 IA : 52.5 66.0 64,989 80,114 1,237 1,215 KS : 624.0 672.5 759,774 809,981 1,218 1,204 KY : 1.1 1.2 970 1,122 889 919 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,090 933 838 861 MI : 38.1 40.1 53,269 52,906 1,398 1,319 MN : 64.1 66.4 87,456 89,048 1,364 1,341 MS 2/ : MO : 6.0 7.3 7,249 9,448 1,215 1,292 MT : 1.5 1.4 1,709 1,663 1,171 1,157 NE : 695.6 733.1 874,814 901,613 1,258 1,230 NV : 0.1 0.1 88 89 1,055 1,023 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.4 1,538 1,505 1,111 1,096 NJ : 2.1 2.3 2,492 2,655 1,164 1,157 NM : 1.5 1.7 1,335 1,650 898 947 NY : 3.6 4.1 4,055 4,574 1,122 1,127 NC : 16.1 16.5 17,231 17,585 1,068 1,067 ND : 1.2 1.1 1,373 1,241 1,134 1,126 OH : 11.1 10.3 12,734 11,652 1,143 1,135 OK : 3.1 2.6 3,141 2,601 1,000 1,013 OR : 1.2 1.4 1,389 1,495 1,198 1,088 PA : 83.0 89.4 105,722 113,174 1,274 1,265 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 1.1 769 977 841 901 TX : 568.9 599.9 671,494 703,667 1,180 1,173 UT : 58.2 59.1 69,902 69,171 1,200 1,171 VA : 0.7 0.7 797 703 1,200 1,006 WA : 72.6 73.0 89,672 89,048 1,236 1,219 WV : 0.4 0.4 397 377 957 991 WI : 134.0 136.4 177,843 177,682 1,327 1,302 WY : 0.5 0.7 614 814 1,223 1,195 : US 4/ : 3,062.2 3,248.6 3,784,155 3,954,977 1,236 1,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 9.4 11.2 1,257 2,067 133 185 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 34 27 345 313 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 7.3 8.1 3,213 3,466 440 427 IN : 3.0 0.5 981 67 325 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.8 386 414 517 499 MI : 4.2 1.8 1,843 785 438 426 MN : MS 2/ : MO : 0.1 0.1 21 23 335 369 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 1.5 2.0 238 273 155 137 NJ : 8.8 7.9 3,937 3,546 449 448 NM : NY : 12.1 7.5 1,185 889 98 119 NC : 0.1 0.1 50 56 379 448 ND : OH : 0.1 5.0 19 2,024 197 406 OK : 0.1 0.1 38 39 426 407 OR : PA : 14.4 13.6 5,142 4,750 358 348 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 32 52 456 517 TX : 1.0 1.8 544 999 529 545 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.9 11.1 4,809 4,822 443 433 WY : : US 4/ : 76.1 74.0 24,286 24,859 319 336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 10.9 8.2 5,648 4,126 516 504 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.3 69 67 209 206 AR : CA : 184.9 197.1 43,671 46,133 236 234 CO : 0.9 1.0 204 264 228 266 DE-MD : 1.1 1.3 281 334 244 253 FL : 8.1 9.2 1,416 1,596 175 174 GA : 12.7 13.3 3,085 3,200 244 240 HI : 2.6 2.5 549 528 212 210 ID : IL : 668.9 647.7 181,859 180,141 272 278 IN : 522.5 539.2 135,058 139,548 258 259 IA : 2,189.2 2,202.1 581,913 586,882 266 267 KS : 15.0 21.8 5,988 7,502 400 344 KY : 160.2 174.5 41,936 45,792 262 262 LA : 1.8 1.8 370 349 206 196 MI : 9.6 11.0 3,392 4,224 354 383 MN : 661.3 694.5 171,758 181,355 260 261 MS 2/ : MO : 153.2 161.3 MT : 1.0 1.0 237 252 243 249 NE : 516.4 533.7 135,245 140,645 262 264 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.2 2.2 590 524 264 234 NJ : 9.4 9.0 876 884 94 99 NM : 0.1 0.1 29 28 210 212 NY : 2.9 3.1 576 686 196 221 NC : 755.5 834.0 189,383 209,983 251 252 ND : 13.1 13.6 2,960 3,099 226 228 OH : 87.8 92.3 23,304 25,391 265 275 OK : 339.2 349.2 94,926 98,243 280 281 OR : 15.1 17.0 3,865 4,405 257 259 PA : 194.6 219.5 47,125 54,182 242 247 SC : SD : 329.4 340.6 86,428 88,838 262 261 TN : 53.5 46.9 25,831 22,613 483 482 TX : 29.6 31.7 8,695 8,547 294 270 UT : 4.7 3.1 815 722 175 233 VA : 327.4 302.4 84,632 77,338 259 256 WA : 1.6 1.9 406 468 254 251 WV : 0.6 0.6 127 148 219 242 WI : 41.3 47.2 18,341 21,691 444 460 WY : 0.2 0.3 55 68 249 267 : US 4/ : 7,531.2 7,747.4 1,995,607 2,058,604 265 266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 5 8 114 79 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 343 275 102 111 FL : GA : 0.5 0.5 58 53 106 102 HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 42 40 117 117 IL : 14.7 15.2 2,063 2,168 140 143 IN : 2.6 3.0 284 323 109 108 IA : 29.3 35.2 4,032 5,120 138 146 KS : 0.1 0.2 12 16 121 89 KY : 0.9 0.9 112 117 125 128 LA : 0.2 0.1 16 12 79 82 MI : 14.9 16.2 1,861 1,960 125 121 MN : 0.1 0.1 16 15 111 115 MS 2/ : MO : 0.5 0.5 48 44 102 96 MT : 0.1 0.2 17 19 122 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 10 109 116 NV : 0.1 0.1 11 8 132 95 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.7 204 177 107 102 NJ : 8.7 8.4 814 792 93 94 NM : 2.3 1.8 268 186 115 102 NY : 2.7 2.3 233 218 86 95 NC : ND : OH : 1.9 1.0 194 110 102 112 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 5 110 91 OR : 0.9 1.2 129 155 144 125 PA : 4.6 5.8 451 596 98 103 SC : SD : 1.3 1.3 144 150 113 119 TN : 0.7 0.5 44 35 66 73 TX : 23.9 28.4 2,941 3,498 123 123 UT : 2.3 2.4 301 313 131 129 VA : WA : 0.6 0.7 72 86 113 122 WV : WI : 0.9 0.8 116 108 136 132 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 13 141 146 : US 4/ : 230.6 228.9 30,192 30,313 131 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,597 1,664 1,677 8,625 8,728 52.9 52.0 52.3 50.0 49.8 Heifers : 929 997 1,011 5,631 5,558 30.8 31.1 31.6 32.6 31.7 All Cows : 439 485 464 2,707 2,928 14.6 15.1 14.5 15.7 16.7 Dairy Cows : 189 222 207 1,247 1,408 6.3 6.9 6.5 7.2 8.0 Other Cows : 250 263 257 1,460 1,520 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.5 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 53 55 53 301 302 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,017 3,201 3,205 17,265 17,517 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,144 7,418 7,358 46,131 46,217 96.2 96.3 96.2 96.5 96.5 Sows : 259 266 270 1,523 1,554 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.2 Stags & Boars : 22 21 21 138 126 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,425 7,705 7,649 47,792 47,897 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 11 12 70 66 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 204 198 204 1,475 1,329 94.6 94.6 94.6 95.5 95.3 : Total 1/ : 216 209 216 1,545 1,394 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 758 733 741 758 746 Steers 4/ : 812 781 792 810 799 Heifers 4/ : 734 708 716 746 732 All Cows 4/ : 590 594 592 600 597 Bulls & Stags4/: 932 925 918 924 924 : Calves & Vealers: 196 210 204 198 200 : Hogs : 198 200 198 199 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 195 194 195 196 Sows 5/ : 318 315 316 318 315 Stags & Boars5/: 244 245 242 231 239 : Sheep : 67 69 67 69 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 64 65 64 64 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 70 67 70 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, June 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 2.0 2 : 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 15.4 3 : 92.5 45.5 7.1 36.5 27.4 9.1 3.4 13.7 4 : 70.5 1.0 0.3 58.3 18.5 39.7 11.0 1.3 5 : 329.7 149.3 44.0 126.6 78.4 48.2 9.8 26.5 6 : 599.4 300.7 217.4 70.1 9.8 60.3 11.2 1.5 7 : 1,470.7 850.0 555.6 59.0 1.2 57.8 6.0 8 : 326.7 174.9 135.1 14.2 3.5 10.7 2.6 9 : 167.5 85.2 8.9 68.6 55.2 13.4 4.8 10.8 10 : 140.2 68.7 42.1 26.1 9.3 16.8 3.2 0.8 : US 2/ : 3,204.7 1,677.2 1,011.1 463.7 206.8 256.9 52.7 71.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.5 1.2 2 : 11.9 11.6 0.2 0.1 9.9 1.3 8.6 3 : 522.7 520.7 1.6 0.4 8.4 0.8 7.5 4 : 1,241.4 1,169.1 70.8 1.5 2.2 0.9 1.3 5 : 1,996.7 1,875.3 118.0 3.4 32.3 3.7 28.6 6 : 384.3 362.9 21.0 0.4 25.9 1.5 24.3 7 : 2,910.9 2,847.3 48.4 15.3 35.5 35.5 8 : 355.6 345.7 9.9 54.0 1.8 52.2 9 : 192.6 192.4 0.1 44.4 0.5 43.8 10 : 30.7 30.6 0.1 1.9 0.4 1.5 : US 2/ : 7,648.7 7,357.5 270.0 21.2 216.1 11.6 204.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.4 1.6 1.0 4.7 4.5 0.2 1.1 13.0 2 : 38.4 9.3 2.0 24.2 19.3 4.9 2.8 114.7 3 : 548.4 238.0 40.5 252.3 188.4 63.9 17.6 89.9 4 : 429.0 10.2 1.9 355.6 118.8 236.8 61.3 11.3 5 : 1,918.8 775.7 245.2 841.6 543.2 298.4 56.3 168.8 6 : 3,231.2 1,638.6 1,124.1 397.0 66.4 330.6 71.5 9.5 7 : 7,898.2 4,379.4 3,101.2 382.4 9.8 372.6 35.1 0.2 8 : 1,679.1 819.3 759.2 87.7 22.9 64.8 12.9 9 : 966.8 475.3 51.7 417.4 362.4 55.0 22.3 66.2 10 : 799.1 381.0 231.4 165.2 72.5 92.7 21.5 5.8 : US 2/ :17,517.3 8,728.3 5,558.3 2,928.2 1,408.3 1,519.9 302.5 479.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.4 9.2 0.1 0.1 10.5 2.5 8.0 2 : 61.3 59.8 1.1 0.5 67.6 8.7 58.9 3 : 3,177.8 3,167.7 9.5 0.6 56.8 4.0 52.8 4 : 7,741.4 7,290.8 441.9 8.7 12.3 5.3 6.9 5 :12,448.4 11,810.3 619.1 19.0 190.1 18.4 171.7 6 : 2,449.8 2,318.5 125.7 5.6 185.0 10.6 174.4 7 :18,372.8 17,987.1 294.2 91.5 205.3 0.2 205.1 8 : 2,296.6 2,235.8 60.6 0.1 379.5 11.5 368.0 9 : 1,160.1 1,159.5 0.4 0.1 277.0 2.6 274.4 10 : 180.0 178.8 1.1 0.1 10.2 2.0 8.1 : US 2/ :47,897.4 46,217.4 1,553.7 126.3 1,394.3 65.8 1,328.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 47.7 35.7 0.6 11.5 11.5 AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 CA : 118.9 49.2 8.1 56.8 43.7 13.1 4.7 10.8 CO : 255.7 142.1 112.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 DE-MD : 3.0 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.1 0.2 0.1 7.2 0.9 6.3 0.5 GA : 32.7 28.3 0.4 27.9 4.4 HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 ID : 66.1 27.5 17.0 18.7 5.6 13.1 2.9 IL : 88.3 56.7 31.5 8.1 IN : 0.1 0.1 0.5 IA : 64.8 42.1 22.5 0.2 KS : 669.8 382.7 285.8 1.2 1.2 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 38.1 25.9 5.8 6.3 6.3 0.1 1.8 MN : 64.2 11.7 3.0 42.9 17.3 25.6 6.6 MS : MO : 5.1 0.9 0.4 3.4 0.6 2.8 0.5 MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 731.0 424.3 246.9 54.4 0.6 53.8 5.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 2.0 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 7.9 NM : 1.4 1.4 1.4 NY : 3.9 0.4 0.2 3.0 2.1 0.9 0.3 7.5 NC : 16.0 0.1 0.1 11.8 6.5 5.3 4.1 0.1 ND : OH : 5.3 0.4 0.2 4.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 4.9 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4 OR : 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 89.2 43.3 6.5 36.1 27.1 9.0 3.3 13.6 SC : SD : TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 596.6 300.4 217.3 67.8 8.1 59.7 11.1 1.5 UT : 58.4 32.3 22.0 3.6 1.3 2.3 0.5 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 73.0 40.8 24.7 7.3 3.6 3.7 0.2 WV : WI : 133.7 54.5 3.6 72.8 50.9 21.9 2.8 11.1 WY : : US 3/ :3,204.7 1,677.2 1,011.1 463.7 206.8 256.9 52.7 71.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.4 5.9 1.5 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 190.0 189.9 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.1 2.3 FL : 9.2 9.1 0.1 GA : HI : 2.5 2.5 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 631.1 571.5 57.7 1.9 13.8 0.1 13.8 IN : 535.3 535.3 2.3 1.3 1.0 IA : 2,200.1 2,143.6 41.2 15.3 35.0 35.0 KS : KY : 174.1 168.3 5.7 0.9 0.6 0.3 LA : MI : 9.4 3.7 5.7 16.0 2.3 13.7 MN : 692.3 692.3 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 532.5 532.5 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.5 1.2 NJ : 9.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 8.4 0.8 7.6 NM : NY : 2.9 2.9 1.5 0.5 1.0 NC : 819.7 812.8 6.9 0.1 ND : 13.4 13.4 OH : 86.4 72.4 13.1 0.9 OK : 347.7 343.1 4.6 OR : 16.9 16.8 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.0 PA : 219.2 218.5 0.3 0.4 5.8 0.7 5.1 SC : SD : 339.9 330.4 9.6 1.1 1.1 TN : 46.8 0.9 45.9 0.5 0.5 TX : 24.0 18.3 5.3 0.4 25.8 1.5 24.3 UT : 1.5 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.8 0.3 VA : 302.2 300.9 1.3 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 WV : WI : 42.3 0.2 41.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,648.7 7,357.5 270.0 21.2 216.1 11.6 204.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.0 97.5 97.2 97.5 97.5 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 93.5 94.0 94.4 94.5 94.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Slightly under 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and over 2,300 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 98). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 10 percent and for hogs about 3 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last five years; running about 1.90 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and .20 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . .4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . .8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. . . .9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . .3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S. . . .2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. on August 22, 2003. 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