Mt An 1-2 (8-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 22, 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 at Record Monthly High for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.05 billion pounds in July, a new monthly high and up 1 percent from the 4.02 billion pounds produced in July 2002. July 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.44 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.29 million head, up 3 percent from July 2002. The average live weight was down 23 pounds from the previous year, at 1,225 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.8 million pounds, 12 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 84,900 head, down 11 percent from July 2002. The average live weight was 3 pounds below last year, at 288 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.10 million head, slightly above July 2002. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.7 million pounds, was down 4 percent from July 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 239,200 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, up 5 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2003 commercial red meat production was 27.1 billion pounds, up slightly from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 10 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 03 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,427 2,391 2,438 100 102 15,637 15,632 100 Veal : 16.7 15.0 14.8 88 99 109.3 111.8 102 Pork :1,557 1,527 1,577 101 103 11,134 11,201 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 15.2 15.7 96 103 127.8 114.5 90 : Total Red Meat :4,016 3,948 4,046 101 102 27,009 27,060 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 03 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,398 2,364 2,410 101 102 15,422 15,422 100 Veal : 16.2 14.5 14.3 88 99 105.8 108.3 102 Pork :1,538 1,511 1,559 101 103 11,008 11,079 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 14.5 14.9 97 103 122.4 109.8 90 : Total Red Meat :3,967 3,904 3,999 101 102 26,658 26,720 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 03 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,140.5 3,204.7 3,240.4 103 101 20,405.2 20,757.7 102 Other : Thou : 47.1 43.9 44.9 95 102 350.3 342.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,187.7 3,248.6 3,285.3 103 101 20,755.5 21,100.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,250 1,219 1,226 98 101 1,244 1,233 99 Other : Lbs :1,090 1,087 1,097 101 101 1,087 1,094 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,248 1,217 1,225 98 101 1,241 1,231 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 93.8 71.9 82.9 88 115 556.3 562.3 101 Other : Thou : 2.1 2.1 2.0 96 94 14.1 14.1 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 95.8 74.0 84.9 89 115 570.4 576.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 288 332 285 101 87 317 321 101 Other : Lbs : 411 385 415 101 108 411 413 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 291 336 288 99 86 319 322 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,957.2 7,648.7 7,995.1 100 105 55,748.7 55,892.5 100 Other : Thou : 111.2 98.7 106.8 96 108 747.4 719.6 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,068.3 7,747.4 8,101.9 100 105 56,496.1 56,612.1 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 266 263 101 99 266 267 100 Other : Lbs : 228 224 228 100 102 233 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 260 266 262 101 99 266 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 240.8 216.1 225.0 93 104 1,785.9 1,619.3 91 Other : Thou : 18.2 12.8 14.2 78 111 108.6 93.6 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 259.0 228.9 239.2 92 105 1,894.5 1,713.0 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 128 134 132 103 98 137 135 99 Other : Lbs : 105 104 102 97 99 101 103 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 126 132 131 103 99 135 134 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 03 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul 2002 : Jun 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.0 2.9 3.2 79 109 AK : 0.1 AZ : 39.1 37.2 37.0 95 100 AR : 4.9 5.2 5.5 112 106 CA : 117.0 121.0 122.3 105 101 CO : 201.5 197.9 195.8 97 99 DE-MD : 2.8 2.7 2.8 97 103 FL : 5.8 5.6 5.6 96 99 GA : 20.8 23.1 23.1 111 100 HI : 1.0 0.9 1.0 101 118 ID : 56.7 51.5 50.4 89 98 IL : 210.7 204.8 209.2 99 102 IN : 107.3 107.2 110.4 103 103 IA : 486.8 487.5 496.1 102 102 KS : 525.5 516.6 545.2 104 106 KY : 34.5 34.9 36.6 106 105 LA : 1.2 1.1 1.1 90 98 MI : 36.8 34.8 34.9 95 100 MN : 181.4 182.2 190.3 105 104 MS : 23.7 22.5 24.5 104 109 MO : 35.8 35.4 35.4 99 100 MT : 1.4 1.2 1.4 97 118 NE : 680.3 659.4 657.7 97 100 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 83 126 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.4 1.6 101 116 NJ : 5.1 4.5 4.1 81 92 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 98 103 NY : 4.0 3.4 4.2 104 123 NC : 164.2 167.6 170.9 104 102 ND : 3.0 2.8 3.0 100 107 OH : 26.0 25.4 26.7 103 105 OK : 79.6 74.7 79.7 100 107 OR : 3.9 3.7 3.9 99 105 PA : 103.9 105.1 105.1 101 100 SC : 19.9 19.7 19.2 97 97 SD : 75.7 73.7 81.0 107 110 TN : 17.3 15.6 21.1 122 136 TX : 435.8 442.5 469.1 108 106 UT : 46.4 43.9 39.7 86 90 VA : 66.5 58.7 61.1 92 104 WA : 65.9 54.8 52.0 79 95 WV : 0.4 0.3 0.3 81 104 WI : 116.7 112.9 112.3 96 99 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.6 110 109 : US : 4,016.5 3,947.8 4,046.1 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 0.5 480 365 858 792 AK : AZ : 50.3 48.1 66,145 63,663 1,316 1,325 AR : 1.0 1.0 841 874 841 847 CA : 113.6 121.2 144,682 153,680 1,273 1,268 CO : 243.3 247.1 307,445 303,847 1,264 1,230 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,894 3,950 1,282 1,275 FL : 8.0 8.3 8,847 8,991 1,100 1,082 GA : 29.7 33.6 36,159 42,345 1,219 1,262 HI : 1.1 1.1 1,087 1,140 1,028 1,066 ID : 73.4 66.5 91,532 82,570 1,246 1,242 IL : 83.2 95.1 100,568 113,346 1,209 1,192 IN : 3.0 3.6 3,168 3,819 1,053 1,057 IA : 59.0 66.5 73,085 80,598 1,239 1,213 KS : 655.9 697.1 815,086 849,663 1,243 1,219 KY : 1.0 1.2 885 1,086 921 921 LA : 1.3 1.2 1,072 991 826 849 MI : 39.9 40.7 54,434 53,118 1,363 1,305 MN : 67.5 68.6 90,998 91,883 1,347 1,340 MS 2/ : MO : 6.6 7.4 8,027 9,457 1,221 1,272 MT : 1.7 1.6 1,901 1,839 1,134 1,130 NE : 725.8 723.6 921,501 895,777 1,270 1,238 NV : 0.1 0.1 113 91 1,038 1,062 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.6 1,728 1,776 1,114 1,108 NJ : 2.4 2.3 2,689 2,582 1,141 1,145 NM : 1.8 1.8 1,638 1,730 895 936 NY : 4.3 4.6 4,651 5,043 1,091 1,105 NC : 15.2 17.6 16,002 18,962 1,056 1,075 ND : 1.2 1.1 1,307 1,255 1,129 1,156 OH : 10.9 10.4 12,287 11,885 1,123 1,139 OK : 2.8 2.5 2,821 2,511 1,002 986 OR : 1.5 1.3 1,825 1,553 1,196 1,185 PA : 88.6 89.5 112,579 112,616 1,271 1,258 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 1.1 861 957 898 889 TX : 570.2 623.4 685,079 740,208 1,202 1,187 UT : 59.6 53.3 72,752 62,467 1,221 1,172 VA : 0.7 0.6 737 663 988 1,079 WA : 84.2 69.2 107,166 84,707 1,273 1,224 WV : 0.5 0.4 524 429 1,072 1,051 WI : 142.9 139.9 187,297 179,143 1,310 1,281 WY : 0.6 0.7 756 791 1,175 1,170 : US 4/ : 3,187.7 3,285.3 3,978,539 4,024,014 1,248 1,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 11.7 12.6 1,521 2,219 130 176 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 46 20 338 243 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.0 8.4 3,837 3,317 427 397 IN : 2.4 0.9 484 117 204 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.8 385 412 499 498 MI : 5.0 1.1 2,196 460 436 400 MN : MS 2/ : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.9 3.0 328 330 111 111 NJ : 10.0 6.7 4,480 2,937 447 436 NM : NY : 17.6 16.1 1,783 1,674 101 104 NC : 0.1 0.1 52 45 394 467 ND : OH : 0.7 4.5 288 1,742 396 387 OK : 0.1 0.1 32 36 370 370 OR : PA : 18.8 15.3 5,585 4,753 298 310 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 55 65 457 578 TX : 1.2 2.1 605 1,090 494 529 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.7 11.0 5,673 4,729 446 429 WY : : US 4/ : 95.8 84.9 27,862 24,486 291 288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 10.7 9.0 5,776 4,600 540 512 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.3 42 88 290 260 AR : CA : 207.5 206.1 47,542 47,369 229 230 CO : 1.5 1.3 331 336 226 263 DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 393 395 254 252 FL : 10.2 8.5 1,774 1,475 175 173 GA : 12.8 12.4 3,201 2,994 251 242 HI : 2.8 2.6 577 557 207 211 ID : IL : 720.9 668.4 193,680 181,807 269 272 IN : 554.3 559.4 139,388 143,028 251 256 IA : 2,277.8 2,279.1 593,667 598,654 261 263 KS : 20.3 21.9 6,894 7,871 340 359 KY : 178.0 184.3 45,626 47,876 256 260 LA : 1.8 1.4 384 275 209 202 MI : 10.9 11.2 3,845 4,083 352 365 MN : 701.0 732.8 178,351 190,192 254 260 MS 2/ : MO : 168.4 161.7 MT : 1.5 1.5 340 341 226 228 NE : 570.6 542.3 146,603 141,361 257 261 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.5 624 608 250 243 NJ : 8.7 9.0 800 873 92 97 NM : 0.2 0.1 46 21 213 212 NY : 3.9 3.7 745 799 191 213 NC : 831.6 865.9 206,779 213,773 249 247 ND : 14.6 14.8 3,304 3,369 227 228 OH : 104.1 101.7 27,020 27,223 260 268 OK : 373.6 379.6 104,300 104,573 279 275 OR : 17.4 18.0 4,470 4,636 257 257 PA : 212.6 225.3 51,400 54,821 242 243 SC : SD : 346.0 382.2 91,228 98,441 264 258 TN : 52.7 64.2 25,281 30,886 480 481 TX : 34.7 33.1 9,477 9,247 273 279 UT : 4.7 3.0 849 718 181 240 VA : 347.3 322.6 87,697 80,661 252 250 WA : 1.9 1.8 484 459 251 251 WV : 0.7 0.6 170 133 230 236 WI : 43.3 48.1 18,915 21,363 437 444 WY : 0.4 0.6 99 142 244 247 : US 4/ : 8,068.3 8,101.9 2,101,546 2,125,365 260 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 12 136 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 356 279 103 110 FL : GA : 0.6 0.5 52 43 89 92 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 51 54 113 118 IL : 17.3 16.6 2,247 2,177 130 131 IN : 3.1 3.4 341 358 109 105 IA : 38.2 31.6 5,097 4,622 133 146 KS : 0.2 0.2 22 23 115 95 KY : 1.0 1.0 120 136 120 133 LA : 0.2 0.2 13 12 76 72 MI : 18.1 18.2 2,201 2,229 121 123 MN : 0.2 0.2 28 21 118 116 MS 2/ : MO : 0.6 0.4 61 42 103 95 MT : 0.4 0.4 46 48 116 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 9 119 115 NV : 0.2 0.1 26 13 126 100 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.9 227 200 107 104 NJ : 9.6 9.6 913 883 95 92 NM : 2.6 1.7 286 176 112 102 NY : 2.9 2.7 259 261 88 96 NC : 0.1 0.1 4 5 80 88 ND : OH : 1.7 1.1 179 123 104 113 OK : 0.1 0.1 6 10 89 111 OR : 1.1 1.5 179 203 158 138 PA : 5.3 7.2 541 748 102 105 SC : SD : 1.7 1.5 187 178 111 122 TN : 0.5 0.5 38 37 70 69 TX : 25.8 33.0 3,214 4,142 125 125 UT : 2.9 2.6 359 328 126 128 VA : WA : 0.7 0.7 83 88 117 118 WV : WI : 1.5 1.6 194 203 128 131 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 20 140 135 : US 4/ : 259.0 239.2 32,712 31,236 126 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,657 1,677 1,666 10,282 10,395 52.8 52.3 51.4 50.4 50.1 Heifers : 962 1,011 1,037 6,593 6,595 30.6 31.6 32.0 32.3 31.8 All Cows : 472 464 484 3,179 3,412 15.0 14.5 14.9 15.6 16.5 Dairy Cows : 214 207 225 1,461 1,633 6.8 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.9 Other Cows : 258 257 259 1,718 1,779 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.4 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 50 53 53 351 356 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,141 3,205 3,240 20,405 20,758 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,645 *7,357 7,691 53,775 53,908 96.1 96.2 96.2 96.5 96.5 Sows : 288 270 284 1,811 1,837 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 Stags & Boars : 25 21 20 163 147 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,957 7,649 7,995 55,749 55,893 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 14 83 80 5.4 5.4 6.1 4.6 4.9 Lambs & Yrlngs : 228 204 211 1,703 1,540 94.6 94.6 93.9 95.4 95.1 : Total 1/ : 241 216 225 1,786 1,619 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 768 741 748 760 747 Steers 4/ : 829 792 804 813 800 Heifers 4/ : 742 716 723 745 731 All Cows 4/ : 586 592 585 598 596 Bulls & Stags4/: 926 918 907 924 921 : Calves & Vealers: 176 204 178 194 197 : Hogs : 194 198 196 198 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 189 194 191 194 195 Sows 5/ : 317 316 316 318 315 Stags & Boars5/: 245 242 244 233 239 : Sheep : 64 67 66 69 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 63 65 68 64 65 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 67 66 69 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, July 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.0 2 : 6.7 1.5 0.2 4.5 3.4 1.1 0.6 22.8 3 : 92.7 40.8 8.3 40.1 30.3 9.8 3.5 15.4 4 : 73.1 1.0 0.3 60.3 20.0 40.3 11.5 1.1 5 : 340.4 147.4 48.9 134.8 85.9 48.8 9.3 25.8 6 : 623.4 315.9 225.6 69.9 11.0 58.8 12.0 1.8 7 : 1,485.9 837.6 577.4 64.9 1.3 63.6 6.1 8 : 312.0 169.2 126.5 13.7 4.2 9.5 2.7 9 : 169.5 86.3 10.1 68.9 57.4 11.4 4.2 12.2 10 : 135.2 66.4 39.5 26.0 10.7 15.3 3.3 0.8 : US 2/ : 3,240.4 1,666.4 1,036.9 483.8 225.1 258.7 53.2 82.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.6 1.2 2 : 12.5 12.2 0.2 0.1 11.4 1.8 9.5 3 : 548.9 547.2 1.6 9.8 1.0 8.9 4 : 1,308.0 1,219.3 87.3 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.3 5 : 2,078.1 1,959.3 115.9 2.9 35.7 4.8 30.8 6 : 417.9 395.0 22.6 0.3 30.8 1.5 29.3 7 : 2,995.5 2,933.0 47.0 15.6 32.0 32.0 8 : 398.5 389.7 8.8 61.3 1.8 59.6 9 : 202.2 202.1 0.1 37.6 0.6 37.0 10 : 31.4 31.2 0.2 2.3 0.5 1.7 : US 2/ : 7,995.1 7,691.1 283.6 20.4 225.0 13.8 211.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.8 1.9 1.2 5.6 5.4 0.2 1.2 15.9 2 : 45.1 10.8 2.2 28.7 22.7 6.0 3.4 137.5 3 : 641.1 278.8 48.8 292.4 218.7 73.7 21.1 105.3 4 : 502.2 11.2 2.2 415.9 138.8 277.1 72.8 12.4 5 : 2,259.2 923.1 294.1 976.4 629.2 347.2 65.6 194.5 6 : 3,854.6 1,954.5 1,349.7 466.9 77.4 389.5 83.4 11.3 7 : 9,384.1 5,217.0 3,678.6 447.3 11.1 436.2 41.2 0.2 8 : 1,991.1 988.5 885.7 101.4 27.1 74.3 15.5 9 : 1,136.3 561.6 61.9 486.3 419.8 66.5 26.5 78.5 10 : 934.3 447.4 270.9 191.2 83.2 108.0 24.9 6.7 : US 2/ :20,757.7 10,394.8 6,595.2 3,412.0 1,633.4 1,778.6 355.7 562.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.5 11.3 0.1 0.1 12.3 3.1 9.2 2 : 73.8 72.0 1.2 0.5 79.0 10.5 68.4 3 : 3,726.6 3,714.9 11.1 0.6 66.6 5.0 61.6 4 : 9,049.3 8,510.2 529.2 10.0 14.6 6.4 8.2 5 :14,526.5 13,769.5 735.1 22.0 225.8 23.2 202.6 6 : 2,867.7 2,713.5 148.4 5.9 215.8 12.1 203.7 7 :21,368.3 20,920.0 341.1 107.1 237.3 0.2 237.1 8 : 2,695.1 2,625.5 69.4 0.1 440.9 13.3 427.6 9 : 1,362.2 1,361.6 0.5 0.2 314.7 3.2 311.4 10 : 211.4 210.0 1.2 0.2 12.4 2.5 9.9 : US 2/ :55,892.5 53,908.5 1,837.3 146.7 1,619.3 79.6 1,539.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 47.6 34.9 1.3 11.4 11.4 AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 CA : 120.7 51.0 8.5 57.1 46.0 11.1 4.0 12.2 CO : 246.4 143.0 102.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.3 0.3 7.6 1.1 6.5 0.5 GA : 32.8 28.1 0.3 27.8 4.7 HI : 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 65.0 29.9 13.7 18.4 6.2 12.2 2.9 IL : 92.5 56.5 35.9 8.3 IN : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 IA : 65.3 39.0 24.1 2.1 2.1 0.1 KS : 694.2 400.6 292.9 0.7 0.7 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 38.8 26.7 6.2 5.8 5.8 0.1 1.1 MN : 66.5 11.0 3.6 45.9 18.7 27.2 6.1 MS : MO : 5.0 1.0 0.3 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.5 MT : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 721.5 397.0 260.1 59.0 0.7 58.3 5.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.0 NJ : 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 6.7 NM : 1.5 1.5 1.5 NY : 4.5 0.5 0.2 3.6 2.6 1.0 0.3 16.1 NC : 17.2 0.1 0.1 12.6 6.7 5.9 4.4 0.1 ND : OH : 5.9 0.4 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3 0.1 4.4 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4 OR : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 PA : 89.4 38.5 7.7 39.7 30.0 9.7 3.4 15.3 SC : SD : TN : 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 620.5 315.7 225.5 67.4 9.2 58.2 11.9 1.8 UT : 52.7 25.5 23.5 3.2 1.6 1.6 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 69.2 35.9 25.5 7.5 4.4 3.1 0.3 WV : WI : 136.5 52.7 2.9 77.9 56.6 21.3 3.0 11.0 WY : : US 3/ :3,240.4 1,666.4 1,036.9 483.8 225.1 258.7 53.2 82.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 6.8 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 199.4 199.3 CO : 0.8 0.8 0.1 DE-MD : 1.6 1.5 2.5 0.2 2.4 FL : 8.5 8.1 0.4 GA : HI : 2.6 2.6 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 650.2 590.9 57.7 1.6 15.2 1.2 14.0 IN : 552.2 552.2 2.2 1.3 1.0 IA : 2,277.1 2,222.2 39.3 15.6 31.4 31.4 KS : KY : 184.0 177.7 6.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 LA : MI : 9.6 4.5 5.1 17.9 2.4 15.6 MN : 730.7 730.7 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 NE : 541.1 541.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.6 1.2 NJ : 9.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 9.6 1.1 8.5 NM : NY : 3.5 3.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 NC : 851.8 845.5 6.3 ND : 14.6 14.5 OH : 94.6 80.6 13.1 0.9 OK : 378.0 373.1 4.9 OR : 17.9 17.8 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.1 PA : 225.0 224.7 0.2 7.1 0.8 6.3 SC : SD : 381.4 372.9 8.4 1.3 1.3 TN : 64.1 0.9 63.2 0.5 0.5 TX : 26.3 20.5 5.5 0.3 30.7 1.5 29.2 UT : 1.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 1.7 0.4 VA : 322.3 321.0 1.3 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 WV : 0.1 WI : 40.8 0.3 40.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 7,995.1 7,691.1 283.6 20.4 225.0 13.8 211.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.9 97.2 97.7 97.5 97.5 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 93.0 94.4 94.1 94.3 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 19, 2003. 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