Mt An 1-2 (9-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 19, 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 Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Lows for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.91 billion pounds in August, down 5 percent from the 4.14 billion pounds produced in August 2002. August 2002 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. August 2003 contained 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.13 million head, down 2 percent from August 2002. The average live weight was down 34 pounds from the previous year, at 1,225 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.2 million pounds, a new monthly low and 15 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,700 head, down 17 percent from August 2002. The average live weight was 5 pounds above last year, at 294 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.56 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.04 million head, 6 percent below August 2002. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 260 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.7 million pounds, was down 6 percent from August 2002 and was a new monthly low. Sheep slaughter totaled 241,200 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, up 3 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2003 commercial red meat production was 31.0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down slightly, pork was down slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 10 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 03 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug : Jul : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,469 2,438 2,328 94 95 18,107 17,960 99 Veal : 16.7 14.8 14.2 85 96 126.0 126.0 100 Pork :1,637 1,577 1,555 95 99 12,771 12,756 100 Lamb & Mutton : 16.6 15.7 15.7 94 100 144.4 130.2 90 : Total Red Meat :4,140 4,046 3,913 95 97 31,148 30,973 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 03 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug : Jul : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,438 2,410 2,299 94 95 17,860 17,721 99 Veal : 16.2 14.3 13.7 84 96 122.0 121.9 100 Pork :1,617 1,559 1,538 95 99 12,625 12,617 100 Lamb & Mutton : 15.7 14.9 14.9 95 100 138.2 124.7 90 : Total Red Meat :4,087 3,999 3,865 95 97 30,745 30,585 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 03 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug : Jul : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,162.9 3,240.4 3,087.9 98 95 23,568.1 23,845.6 101 Other : Thou : 49.9 44.9 46.2 93 103 400.3 388.6 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,212.8 3,285.3 3,134.1 98 95 23,968.4 24,234.2 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,261 1,226 1,227 97 100 1,246 1,232 99 Other : Lbs :1,102 1,097 1,102 100 100 1,089 1,095 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,259 1,225 1,225 97 100 1,244 1,230 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 94.0 82.9 77.7 83 94 650.3 640.0 98 Other : Thou : 2.1 2.0 2.0 98 103 16.2 16.2 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 96.1 84.9 79.7 83 94 666.5 656.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 287 285 291 101 100 313 317 101 Other : Lbs : 394 415 417 106 101 409 414 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 289 288 294 102 102 315 319 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,424.7 7,995.1 7,936.4 94 99 64,173.4 63,829.0 99 Other : Thou : 121.1 106.8 106.6 88 100 868.5 826.2 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,545.8 8,101.9 8,043.1 94 99 65,042.0 64,655.2 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 259 263 261 101 99 265 266 100 Other : Lbs : 227 228 232 102 102 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 259 262 260 101 99 265 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 246.3 225.0 225.8 92 100 2,032.2 1,845.2 91 Other : Thou : 18.8 14.2 15.3 82 108 127.4 109.0 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 265.1 239.2 241.2 91 101 2,159.6 1,954.1 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 128 132 131 102 99 136 135 99 Other : Lbs : 100 102 109 109 106 101 104 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 126 131 129 103 99 134 133 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 03 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Aug 2002 : Jul 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.5 3.2 3.2 71 101 AK : AZ : 39.2 37.0 36.3 93 98 AR : 5.7 5.5 4.5 78 81 CA : 117.7 122.3 115.5 98 94 CO : 202.8 195.8 172.5 85 88 DE-MD : 2.9 2.8 2.8 98 101 FL : 5.9 5.6 5.3 90 95 GA : 22.6 23.1 20.3 90 88 HI : 1.1 1.0 0.9 83 88 ID : 56.2 50.4 44.7 80 89 IL : 221.0 209.2 205.2 93 98 IN : 110.3 110.4 110.1 100 100 IA : 521.7 496.1 514.2 99 104 KS : 522.6 545.2 534.8 102 98 KY : 37.5 36.6 36.8 98 101 LA : 1.4 1.1 1.2 91 114 MI : 36.2 34.9 34.4 95 99 MN : 188.1 190.3 178.8 95 94 MS : 25.4 24.5 24.8 98 101 MO : 34.4 35.4 34.0 99 96 MT : 1.6 1.4 1.5 94 105 NE : 694.7 657.7 625.6 90 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 113 100 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 1.6 95 98 NJ : 4.9 4.1 3.9 78 93 NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 101 101 NY : 4.4 4.2 3.8 87 90 NC : 171.2 170.9 164.2 96 96 ND : 2.9 3.0 2.5 84 84 OH : 30.0 26.7 26.9 90 101 OK : 82.3 79.7 77.2 94 97 OR : 3.9 3.9 3.6 92 93 PA : 106.9 105.1 101.8 95 97 SC : 21.3 19.2 19.4 91 101 SD : 83.1 81.0 78.8 95 97 TN : 20.3 21.1 18.4 91 87 TX : 461.1 469.1 448.4 97 96 UT : 46.8 39.7 35.5 76 89 VA : 63.5 61.1 60.1 95 98 WA : 63.7 52.0 48.3 76 93 WV : 0.5 0.3 0.5 97 152 WI : 115.9 112.3 109.0 94 97 WY : 0.9 0.6 0.9 107 160 : US : 4,139.6 4,046.1 3,912.9 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 0.4 0.4 370 331 823 780 AK : 0.1 0.1 67 63 1,078 1,108 AZ : 50.1 47.2 66,064 62,233 1,320 1,318 AR : 1.1 1.0 886 855 821 847 CA : 115.5 114.6 146,580 144,004 1,269 1,256 CO : 239.2 216.0 308,314 264,769 1,289 1,226 DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 3,729 3,939 1,274 1,268 FL : 8.0 7.9 8,918 8,416 1,111 1,066 GA : 32.6 29.6 40,013 34,879 1,227 1,180 HI : 1.1 0.9 1,176 992 1,069 1,060 ID : 72.5 58.7 90,940 73,965 1,254 1,259 IL : 82.9 96.6 100,831 116,109 1,217 1,202 IN : 3.2 3.3 3,466 3,457 1,068 1,055 IA : 59.9 74.2 74,846 89,077 1,248 1,200 KS : 644.6 676.6 807,306 829,199 1,252 1,226 KY : 1.0 1.0 914 899 909 889 LA : 1.5 1.3 1,380 1,159 893 906 MI : 39.7 40.2 54,094 52,234 1,361 1,298 MN : 66.4 66.0 90,098 87,905 1,356 1,331 MS 2/ : MO : 6.8 7.0 8,204 8,937 1,210 1,281 MT : 1.8 1.7 1,996 1,891 1,125 1,125 NE : 735.5 680.8 946,009 843,889 1,286 1,239 NV : 0.1 0.1 77 101 1,073 1,031 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.7 1,807 1,845 1,110 1,099 NJ : 2.4 2.3 2,819 2,685 1,178 1,160 NM : 1.7 1.9 1,519 1,713 916 909 NY : 4.5 4.1 4,938 4,467 1,107 1,094 NC : 16.4 19.5 17,107 21,159 1,041 1,084 ND : 1.1 0.9 1,212 1,016 1,142 1,183 OH : 12.9 10.9 14,692 12,461 1,141 1,140 OK : 3.2 2.7 3,189 2,631 996 981 OR : 1.6 1.3 1,877 1,525 1,168 1,131 PA : 91.8 86.4 116,788 108,838 1,273 1,260 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.0 991 930 874 892 TX : 594.7 594.3 722,254 708,059 1,214 1,191 UT : 58.4 47.2 73,267 55,774 1,255 1,182 VA : 0.9 0.6 929 572 1,002 1,040 WA : 81.9 63.9 103,972 78,427 1,269 1,227 WV : 0.6 0.6 607 607 1,081 1,044 WI : 141.2 138.8 185,199 176,156 1,311 1,269 WY : 0.9 0.9 1,074 1,126 1,223 1,244 : US 4/ : 3,212.8 3,134.1 4,044,479 3,840,340 1,259 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, August 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 : 11.4 11.4 1,401 2,143 123 188 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 43 26 336 257 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.6 7.5 3,726 3,181 431 425 IN : 1.5 1.0 193 125 125 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.9 328 451 502 491 MI : 3.3 1.8 1,429 772 437 418 MN : MS 2/ : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 3.2 2.6 356 288 111 109 NJ : 9.3 5.8 4,155 2,490 449 430 NM : NY : 17.6 13.7 2,002 1,453 114 106 NC : 0.1 0.1 54 49 402 453 ND : OH : 3.7 4.3 1,463 1,642 392 386 OK : 0.1 0.1 39 27 366 371 OR : PA : 18.5 16.0 5,516 4,844 297 303 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 53 51 440 512 TX : 1.6 1.7 747 842 458 485 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.6 10.6 5,493 4,481 438 422 WY : : US 4/ : 96.1 79.7 27,751 23,460 289 294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 12.3 9.2 6,669 4,718 544 514 AK : 0.1 0.1 13 18 165 253 AZ : 0.1 0.1 29 36 257 258 AR : CA : 213.7 199.5 48,301 45,873 226 230 CO : 2.7 2.7 616 683 228 252 DE-MD : 2.0 1.8 522 458 256 251 FL : 9.8 9.9 1,896 1,689 193 171 GA : 12.0 11.7 2,951 2,879 246 246 HI : 2.8 2.4 615 502 219 205 ID : IL : 784.9 642.0 207,885 173,569 265 270 IN : 574.8 561.2 143,472 142,951 250 255 IA : 2,479.4 2,364.4 639,412 615,777 258 260 KS : 23.0 26.9 7,335 8,840 318 328 KY : 193.1 185.2 49,630 48,390 257 261 LA : 1.8 1.5 382 311 215 212 MI : 11.8 11.6 4,058 4,096 345 353 MN : 736.1 689.9 188,454 178,563 256 259 MS 2/ : MO : 161.1 154.7 MT : 1.8 1.6 408 362 223 226 NE : 572.6 549.8 146,377 142,403 256 259 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.4 633 548 232 230 NJ : 9.2 8.4 852 814 93 97 NM : 0.4 0.3 90 64 212 213 NY : 4.2 3.8 804 823 192 218 NC : 866.1 829.5 215,242 203,522 249 245 ND : 15.0 12.6 3,382 2,851 226 227 OH : 115.6 101.6 29,751 27,142 257 267 OK : 389.2 374.3 107,355 100,848 276 269 OR : 17.5 16.6 4,467 4,248 255 256 PA : 217.6 217.5 52,137 53,316 240 245 SC : SD : 395.4 375.8 101,714 95,777 257 255 TN : 61.2 55.6 29,560 26,782 483 482 TX : 35.2 32.0 9,736 8,669 277 271 UT : 5.5 3.4 985 819 180 239 VA : 334.2 316.9 83,511 79,255 250 250 WA : 2.2 2.1 545 519 252 252 WV : 1.0 0.9 240 217 247 234 WI : 45.1 44.3 19,400 18,889 431 426 WY : 1.2 1.3 307 338 251 256 : US 4/ : 8,545.8 8,043.1 2,211,899 2,094,310 259 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 75 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.5 2.5 376 268 108 109 FL : GA : 0.6 0.5 55 52 96 100 HI : ID : 0.6 0.6 68 67 120 120 IL : 17.3 14.6 2,158 1,831 125 125 IN : 3.2 2.9 344 313 109 107 IA : 48.4 35.5 6,590 5,209 136 147 KS : 0.3 0.3 37 32 127 104 KY : 0.8 1.1 95 138 125 130 LA : 0.2 0.1 18 11 86 79 MI : 17.5 17.0 2,122 2,033 121 120 MN : 0.2 0.3 29 37 126 124 MS 2/ : MO : 0.7 0.6 76 56 109 98 MT : 0.5 0.5 53 57 115 120 NE : 0.2 0.2 21 21 112 107 NV : 0.2 0.2 24 16 119 97 N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.9 212 193 104 101 NJ : 8.6 8.4 817 761 95 91 NM : 2.9 1.5 320 153 111 102 NY : 2.9 2.3 257 205 88 89 NC : 0.1 0.3 3 30 69 99 ND : 0.1 0.1 9 7 117 147 OH : 2.4 1.5 261 179 107 116 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 12 131 107 OR : 1.0 1.1 111 145 108 128 PA : 6.4 6.8 651 700 101 104 SC : SD : 1.2 0.8 126 95 108 122 TN : 0.6 0.5 41 37 74 72 TX : 23.3 30.4 2,812 3,905 120 129 UT : 2.9 2.5 361 311 123 126 VA : WA : 0.9 0.8 110 97 117 122 WV : 0.1 0.1 13 13 112 126 WI : 1.5 1.6 188 214 126 130 WY : 0.4 0.5 54 60 130 131 : US 4/ : 265.1 241.2 33,381 31,228 126 129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,666 1,666 1,569 11,948 11,964 52.7 51.4 50.8 50.7 50.2 Heifers : 965 1,037 975 7,558 7,571 30.5 32.0 31.6 32.1 31.7 All Cows : 478 484 488 3,656 3,901 15.1 14.9 15.9 15.5 16.4 Dairy Cows : 221 225 224 1,681 1,858 7.0 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.8 Other Cows : 257 259 264 1,975 2,043 8.1 8.0 8.6 8.4 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 55 53 55 406 410 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,163 3,240 3,088 23,568 23,846 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,100 7,691 7,658 61,876 61,566 96.1 96.2 96.5 96.4 96.5 Sows : 301 284 260 2,111 2,097 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 24 20 19 187 166 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,425 7,995 7,936 64,173 63,829 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 14 13 95 92 5.0 6.1 5.7 4.7 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 234 211 213 1,937 1,753 95.0 93.9 94.3 95.3 95.0 : Total 1/ : 246 225 226 2,032 1,845 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 775 748 748 762 747 Steers 4/ : 837 804 808 816 801 Heifers 4/ : 754 723 727 746 730 All Cows 4/ : 580 585 576 595 593 Bulls & Stags4/: 913 907 894 923 918 : Calves & Vealers: 176 178 179 192 195 : Hogs : 193 196 195 198 198 Barrow Gilts 5/: 188 191 190 193 194 Sows 5/ : 314 316 314 317 315 Stags & Boars5/: 240 244 245 234 240 : Sheep : 64 66 66 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 63 68 67 64 65 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 66 66 68 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, August 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 1.0 0.9 0.2 2.6 2 : 6.3 1.6 0.2 4.0 3.1 0.9 0.4 19.4 3 : 89.6 40.0 7.5 39.4 29.7 9.6 2.8 16.1 4 : 70.9 0.9 0.2 59.1 21.2 37.9 10.7 1.0 5 : 337.2 143.3 49.3 134.8 84.2 50.6 9.8 25.0 6 : 594.4 320.6 188.0 73.3 12.0 61.4 12.5 1.5 7 : 1,429.7 786.7 566.5 69.6 1.7 67.9 6.9 8 : 274.3 139.3 119.4 13.0 4.1 8.9 2.6 9 : 161.8 79.7 9.6 68.2 57.1 11.1 4.3 11.0 10 : 122.2 56.8 34.6 26.3 10.3 16.0 4.5 1.0 : US 2/ : 3,087.9 1,569.2 975.5 488.6 224.4 264.2 54.6 77.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.6 1.2 2 : 11.8 11.5 0.3 0.1 9.8 1.2 8.6 3 : 535.6 534.0 1.5 9.4 0.7 8.6 4 : 1,271.2 1,189.5 79.9 1.9 2.5 0.9 1.6 5 : 2,004.9 1,894.3 107.6 3.0 32.2 5.2 27.0 6 : 408.9 390.0 18.7 0.2 28.3 1.6 26.7 7 : 3,086.0 3,028.6 43.6 13.8 36.1 0.1 36.0 8 : 391.1 383.2 7.9 63.0 1.5 61.5 9 : 194.6 194.3 0.3 0.1 40.7 0.6 40.1 10 : 30.3 30.2 0.1 2.1 0.5 1.6 : US 2/ : 7,936.4 7,657.5 259.8 19.1 225.8 12.8 213.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.4 2.1 1.3 6.6 6.3 0.2 1.4 18.6 2 : 51.4 12.4 2.4 32.7 25.9 6.8 3.8 156.9 3 : 730.7 318.8 56.3 331.7 248.4 83.3 23.9 121.4 4 : 573.0 12.1 2.4 475.0 160.0 315.0 83.5 13.4 5 : 2,596.4 1,066.5 343.4 1,111.1 713.4 397.7 75.4 219.6 6 : 4,449.0 2,275.1 1,537.7 540.2 89.4 450.8 95.9 12.8 7 :10,813.7 6,003.7 4,245.1 516.9 12.7 504.1 48.1 0.2 8 : 2,265.4 1,127.7 1,005.1 114.4 31.2 83.2 18.2 9 : 1,298.1 641.3 71.5 554.5 476.9 77.6 30.8 89.5 10 : 1,056.5 504.2 305.4 217.5 93.6 124.0 29.4 7.6 : US 2/ :23,845.6 11,964.0 7,570.7 3,900.6 1,857.8 2,042.8 410.3 640.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.5 13.2 0.2 0.1 14.1 3.7 10.4 2 : 85.6 83.5 1.5 0.6 88.8 11.7 77.1 3 : 4,262.2 4,248.9 12.6 0.7 76.0 5.8 70.3 4 :10,320.6 9,699.6 609.0 11.9 17.1 7.3 9.8 5 :16,531.5 15,663.8 842.7 25.0 257.9 28.4 229.6 6 : 3,276.6 3,103.5 167.0 6.1 244.1 13.7 230.4 7 :24,454.2 23,948.6 384.7 120.9 273.4 0.3 273.1 8 : 3,086.2 3,008.7 77.3 0.2 503.9 14.8 489.1 9 : 1,556.9 1,555.9 0.8 0.2 355.4 3.8 351.5 10 : 241.7 240.2 1.4 0.2 14.5 3.0 11.5 : US 2/ :63,829.0 61,566.0 2,097.1 165.9 1,845.2 92.5 1,752.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 46.8 34.7 1.6 10.5 10.5 AR : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 CA : 114.0 44.7 7.8 57.3 46.6 10.7 4.2 11.0 CO : 215.5 117.3 97.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.9 0.2 7.3 0.9 6.4 0.4 GA : 29.0 0.1 25.6 0.6 25.0 3.3 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 ID : 57.2 23.3 10.6 19.3 6.3 13.0 4.1 IL : 94.0 58.5 35.5 7.5 IN : 0.1 0.1 1.0 IA : 72.6 36.1 28.1 8.2 8.2 0.1 KS : 673.6 396.5 276.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 38.3 26.3 6.5 5.4 5.4 0.1 1.8 MN : 63.9 9.3 4.3 43.9 18.1 25.8 6.4 MS : MO : 4.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.4 MT : 0.6 0.4 0.1 NE : 678.7 353.3 261.6 57.5 0.9 56.6 6.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.6 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 5.8 NM : 1.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 NY : 4.0 0.5 0.2 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.2 13.6 NC : 19.2 0.1 14.0 7.8 6.2 5.0 0.1 ND : OH : 5.9 0.5 0.1 5.0 4.7 0.3 0.2 4.2 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 OR : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 PA : 86.2 37.5 6.9 39.0 29.4 9.6 2.7 16.0 SC : SD : TN : 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 591.5 320.4 187.8 70.9 10.1 60.8 12.3 1.5 UT : 46.4 21.3 21.6 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 63.8 32.9 23.8 6.8 3.8 3.0 0.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 134.9 48.6 2.8 80.5 56.1 24.4 3.0 10.6 WY : : US 3/ :3,087.9 1,569.2 975.5 488.6 224.4 264.2 54.6 77.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.6 6.7 1.9 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : AR : CA : 192.1 191.8 0.2 CO : 1.9 1.9 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 2.5 0.1 2.3 FL : 9.9 9.7 0.2 GA : HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : 0.3 0.1 0.3 IL : 624.6 567.1 56.0 1.5 13.2 2.0 11.2 IN : 555.6 555.6 2.0 1.1 0.8 IA : 2,362.2 2,312.9 35.5 13.8 35.3 35.3 KS : KY : 184.8 178.6 6.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 LA : MI : 10.0 5.0 5.0 16.7 2.1 14.7 MN : 687.4 687.4 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.5 0.1 0.5 MT : 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 NE : 548.6 548.6 NV : 0.2 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.6 1.2 NJ : 8.3 8.0 0.2 0.1 8.4 0.8 7.6 NM : NY : 3.5 3.4 0.1 1.5 0.4 1.1 NC : 819.4 814.7 4.8 0.3 0.3 ND : 12.3 12.3 OH : 91.9 79.0 11.9 1.1 0.1 0.1 OK : 372.7 368.3 4.4 OR : 16.5 16.4 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.9 PA : 217.0 216.7 0.3 6.7 0.6 6.1 SC : SD : 375.0 367.4 7.6 0.6 0.6 TN : 55.5 0.8 54.7 0.4 0.4 TX : 25.4 20.3 4.8 0.2 28.2 1.5 26.7 UT : 1.2 1.1 0.2 1.9 1.5 0.4 VA : 316.7 315.4 1.3 WA : 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 35.4 0.2 34.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,936.4 7,657.5 259.8 19.1 225.8 12.8 213.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.6 98.5 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.8 97.7 97.4 97.6 97.5 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 92.9 94.1 93.6 94.1 94.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 24, 2003. 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