Mt An 1-2 (10-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 24, 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. Monthly Record Highs for Beef, Pork, and Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.01 billion pounds in September, a monthly record high, up 3 percent from the 3.87 billion pounds produced in September 2002. September 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds and a monthly record high, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.12 million head, up 9 percent from September 2002. The average live weight was down 36 pounds from the previous year, at 1,227 pounds. Veal production totaled 15.4 million pounds, 6 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 82,600 head, down 7 percent from September 2002. The average live weight was 5 pounds above last year, at 308 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.66 billion pounds, a monthly record high, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.55 million head, 1 percent above September 2002. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 263 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.9 million pounds, was down 4 percent from September 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 256,300 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, up 3 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2003 commercial red meat production was 35.0 billion pounds, down slightly from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 9 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 03 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep : Aug : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,201 2,328 2,312 105 99 20,308 20,272 100 Veal : 16.3 14.2 15.4 94 108 142.3 141.4 99 Pork :1,638 1,555 1,664 102 107 14,409 14,420 100 Lamb & Mutton : 17.6 15.7 16.9 96 108 162.0 147.2 91 : Total Red Meat :3,873 3,913 4,008 103 102 35,022 34,981 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 03 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep : Aug : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,170 2,299 2,282 105 99 20,030 20,003 100 Veal : 15.7 13.7 14.7 94 108 137.8 136.7 99 Pork :1,617 1,538 1,645 102 107 14,242 14,262 100 Lamb & Mutton : 16.8 14.9 16.1 96 108 155.0 140.8 91 : Total Red Meat :3,820 3,865 3,958 104 102 34,565 34,543 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 03 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep : Aug : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,815.8 3,087.9 3,074.1 109 100 26,383.9 26,919.7 102 Other : Thou : 51.0 46.2 48.7 96 105 451.2 437.3 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,866.7 3,134.1 3,122.9 109 100 26,835.1 27,357.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,266 1,227 1,229 97 100 1,248 1,232 99 Other : Lbs :1,088 1,102 1,096 101 99 1,089 1,095 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,263 1,225 1,227 97 100 1,246 1,230 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 86.5 77.7 80.0 93 103 736.8 720.0 98 Other : Thou : 2.4 2.0 2.5 105 125 18.6 18.7 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 88.9 79.7 82.6 93 104 755.4 738.7 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 300 291 301 100 104 311 315 101 Other : Lbs : 408 417 425 104 102 409 415 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 303 294 308 101 105 313 317 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,383.7 7,936.4 8,445.9 101 106 72,557.1 72,274.8 100 Other : Thou : 121.8 106.6 108.4 89 102 990.3 934.6 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,505.5 8,043.1 8,554.2 101 106 73,547.5 73,209.4 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 261 263 101 101 265 266 100 Other : Lbs : 232 232 232 100 100 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 260 260 263 101 101 264 265 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 258.8 225.8 240.5 93 106 2,291.0 2,085.7 91 Other : Thou : 17.6 15.3 15.8 90 103 144.9 124.7 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 276.3 241.2 256.3 93 106 2,435.9 2,210.4 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 130 131 133 102 102 135 135 99 Other : Lbs : 95 109 103 109 95 100 104 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 128 129 131 102 101 133 133 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 03 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Sep 2002 : Aug 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.2 3.2 3.2 77 101 AK : 0.1 AZ : 35.8 36.3 36.0 101 99 AR : 5.2 4.5 5.4 104 121 CA : 113.2 115.5 120.8 107 105 CO : 182.8 172.5 165.4 90 96 DE-MD : 2.7 2.8 2.9 109 104 FL : 5.9 5.3 5.4 91 102 GA : 19.1 20.3 18.9 99 93 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 96 95 ID : 51.6 44.7 48.3 94 108 IL : 217.8 205.2 210.6 97 103 IN : 114.5 110.1 119.0 104 108 IA : 515.7 514.2 561.2 109 109 KS : 460.3 534.8 497.3 108 93 KY : 38.6 36.8 42.8 111 116 LA : 1.4 1.2 1.3 91 102 MI : 33.9 34.4 35.8 106 104 MN : 188.8 178.8 198.0 105 111 MS : 23.5 24.8 26.6 113 107 MO : 35.4 34.0 37.2 105 110 MT : 1.4 1.5 1.3 96 89 NE : 624.9 625.6 638.4 102 102 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 98 87 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.6 1.7 97 107 NJ : 4.7 3.9 4.2 90 110 NM : 0.9 0.9 1.2 140 130 NY : 4.0 3.8 3.8 96 101 NC : 173.8 164.2 176.2 101 107 ND : 2.7 2.5 2.5 93 100 OH : 27.4 26.9 27.2 99 101 OK : 76.9 77.2 83.6 109 108 OR : 3.5 3.6 3.6 103 101 PA : 103.2 101.8 108.2 105 106 SC : 19.2 19.4 20.2 105 104 SD : 83.3 78.8 75.2 90 95 TN : 19.6 18.4 22.0 112 120 TX : 399.4 448.4 441.8 111 99 UT : 42.7 35.5 40.9 96 115 VA : 65.4 60.1 52.0 80 87 WA : 55.2 48.3 50.3 91 104 WV : 0.8 0.5 0.7 87 131 WI : 110.6 109.0 115.4 104 106 WY : 0.4 0.9 0.6 140 65 : US : 3,873.2 3,912.9 4,008.0 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 0.5 0.4 375 279 808 796 AK : 0.1 0.1 83 54 1,053 1,002 AZ : 45.8 47.1 60,437 61,783 1,320 1,312 AR : 1.1 1.2 952 1,096 850 880 CA : 109.5 120.8 140,104 151,663 1,280 1,256 CO : 212.7 206.2 275,168 253,199 1,294 1,228 DE-MD : 2.9 3.2 3,606 4,148 1,261 1,277 FL : 7.8 8.1 8,569 8,904 1,102 1,106 GA : 26.4 27.5 32,742 32,813 1,238 1,193 HI : 0.9 0.9 980 956 1,082 1,034 ID : 67.9 63.7 84,994 80,701 1,252 1,268 IL : 79.3 93.3 97,641 112,756 1,231 1,209 IN : 3.5 3.3 3,686 3,483 1,061 1,061 IA : 54.5 82.1 69,144 100,388 1,269 1,222 KS : 563.1 635.2 708,978 773,294 1,259 1,217 KY : 1.3 1.2 1,134 1,050 874 879 LA : 1.5 1.3 1,280 1,097 875 836 MI : 37.2 41.9 50,748 54,901 1,363 1,312 MN : 62.2 69.6 83,820 92,914 1,348 1,336 MS 2/ : MO : 7.1 7.6 8,585 9,936 1,210 1,300 MT : 1.6 1.6 1,770 1,766 1,140 1,133 NE : 635.3 681.9 826,198 851,533 1,301 1,249 NV : 0.1 0.1 92 92 1,023 997 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.8 1,941 1,958 1,100 1,060 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,487 2,704 1,127 1,153 NM : 1.5 2.3 1,353 2,088 897 906 NY : 4.4 4.4 4,832 4,783 1,109 1,078 NC : 16.4 19.0 17,284 20,482 1,052 1,080 ND : 0.9 1.0 1,051 1,198 1,132 1,146 OH : 12.2 10.8 13,941 12,688 1,140 1,178 OK : 3.0 2.9 3,085 2,825 1,025 973 OR : 1.4 1.3 1,629 1,459 1,181 1,152 PA : 86.9 90.7 111,217 115,014 1,280 1,268 SC : SD : TN : 1.3 1.3 1,132 1,156 864 902 TX : 520.8 588.4 627,169 698,044 1,204 1,186 UT : 53.4 53.6 66,984 64,261 1,255 1,199 VA : 1.1 0.7 1,121 665 1,011 1,002 WA : 71.6 66.3 91,461 81,915 1,277 1,236 WV : 1.0 0.9 944 881 969 960 WI : 137.9 149.9 180,193 190,289 1,307 1,270 WY : 0.5 0.7 579 833 1,170 1,213 : US 4/ : 2,866.7 3,122.9 3,619,953 3,832,666 1,263 1,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 10.3 11.2 1,415 2,134 138 190 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 46 23 335 256 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.7 8.0 3,880 3,349 444 421 IN : 1.4 0.8 178 105 125 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.0 1.0 470 502 493 482 MI : 3.4 2.3 1,505 997 444 426 MN : MS 2/ : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.3 2.3 296 279 126 121 NJ : 8.8 7.4 3,956 3,064 449 412 NM : NY : 14.4 11.6 1,587 1,285 110 111 NC : 0.1 0.1 57 64 398 462 ND : OH : 4.1 4.3 1,665 1,683 411 394 OK : 0.1 0.1 34 31 444 451 OR : PA : 17.5 17.0 5,453 5,283 312 312 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 54 46 381 474 TX : 2.1 2.1 794 1,136 386 536 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.8 10.8 4,871 4,650 450 430 WY : : US 4/ : 88.9 82.6 26,979 25,398 303 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 11.6 9.3 6,230 4,781 536 514 AK : 0.1 0.1 21 14 178 243 AZ : 0.4 0.3 58 72 156 247 AR : CA : 206.1 199.7 47,320 47,104 230 236 CO : 1.8 1.7 455 434 255 257 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 453 455 255 255 FL : 10.7 9.0 2,134 1,517 199 169 GA : 13.2 12.8 3,265 3,129 248 244 HI : 2.4 2.2 499 462 208 205 ID : IL : 779.7 681.0 205,678 184,568 264 271 IN : 590.9 605.1 149,524 155,101 253 256 IA : 2,454.8 2,570.4 636,689 672,806 259 262 KS : 27.7 25.2 8,949 8,410 323 334 KY : 196.7 215.6 50,905 56,180 259 261 LA : 1.8 1.7 379 350 212 202 MI : 10.5 10.4 3,683 3,826 351 369 MN : 752.5 768.7 194,895 200,259 259 261 MS 2/ : MO : 163.2 169.6 MT : 1.5 1.3 355 299 239 238 NE : 592.2 590.6 153,334 154,036 259 261 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.4 639 557 247 237 NJ : 8.7 8.7 827 844 96 97 NM : 0.6 0.6 130 136 212 211 NY : 3.5 3.4 675 749 195 218 NC : 869.7 881.8 219,023 220,020 252 249 ND : 13.7 11.7 3,117 2,690 228 229 OH : 102.9 102.1 26,668 27,319 259 268 OK : 365.1 406.9 100,542 110,966 275 273 OR : 15.8 17.2 4,057 4,452 257 259 PA : 213.2 232.6 52,254 57,691 245 248 SC : SD : 395.5 357.2 103,163 91,590 261 256 TN : 59.3 66.4 28,509 32,015 481 482 TX : 35.7 36.4 9,334 10,296 261 283 UT : 5.1 3.3 937 805 184 243 VA : 341.2 273.2 86,081 68,502 252 251 WA : 1.9 1.8 486 463 255 255 WV : 1.1 0.9 273 215 251 245 WI : 37.0 39.3 15,372 16,772 415 427 WY : 0.6 0.6 152 145 254 264 : US 4/ : 8,505.5 8,554.2 2,215,539 2,245,673 260 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 10 11 81 106 AR : 0.1 0.2 10 19 126 109 CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.2 2.6 337 283 107 109 FL : GA : 0.7 0.6 64 57 92 96 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 63 55 123 122 IL : 16.5 15.5 2,188 2,038 133 131 IN : 2.9 2.9 325 314 111 108 IA : 42.0 37.4 5,761 5,327 137 142 KS : 0.2 0.3 23 35 111 106 KY : 0.8 1.2 106 135 130 114 LA : 0.1 0.1 11 8 72 73 MI : 16.3 17.0 1,992 2,067 122 122 MN : 0.3 0.3 39 36 124 127 MS 2/ : MO : 0.5 0.5 53 47 108 99 MT : 0.5 0.4 60 50 124 124 NE : 0.2 0.2 23 23 113 111 NV : 0.2 0.1 24 15 120 100 N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.2 254 216 104 100 NJ : 9.8 8.6 951 833 97 96 NM : 2.6 2.3 290 232 111 102 NY : 2.8 2.8 263 283 95 102 NC : 0.1 0.5 5 54 85 103 ND : OH : 1.7 1.2 178 140 107 116 OK : 0.1 0.1 10 9 118 107 OR : 1.0 1.3 113 157 108 120 PA : 5.9 6.6 607 695 103 105 SC : SD : 0.6 1.2 72 142 119 119 TN : 0.6 0.5 42 37 68 72 TX : 22.7 32.6 2,642 4,172 116 128 UT : 2.6 2.5 319 320 122 126 VA : WA : 0.8 0.6 94 76 118 129 WV : 0.1 0.1 11 8 90 112 WI : 1.4 1.4 183 182 128 129 WY : 0.2 0.2 22 22 137 134 : US 4/ : 276.3 256.3 35,374 33,594 128 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,420 1,569 1,495 13,368 13,459 50.4 50.8 48.6 50.7 50.0 Heifers : 887 975 1,014 8,445 8,585 31.5 31.6 33.0 32.0 31.9 All Cows : 458 488 509 4,114 4,410 16.3 15.9 16.6 15.6 16.4 Dairy Cows : 217 224 248 1,898 2,106 7.7 7.3 8.1 7.2 7.8 Other Cows : 241 264 261 2,216 2,304 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 51 55 56 457 467 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,816 3,088 3,074 26,384 26,920 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,102 7,658 8,148 69,978 69,714 96.6 96.5 96.5 96.4 96.5 Sows : 262 260 275 2,374 2,372 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 19 19 23 205 189 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,384 7,936 8,446 72,557 72,275 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 13 14 108 106 4.9 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 246 213 227 2,183 1,980 95.1 94.3 94.3 95.3 94.9 : Total 1/ : 259 226 240 2,291 2,086 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 775 748 747 763 747 Steers 4/ : 840 808 807 819 802 Heifers 4/ : 763 727 732 748 731 All Cows 4/ : 579 576 577 593 591 Bulls & Stags4/: 904 894 887 920 914 : Calves & Vealers: 185 179 186 191 194 : Hogs : 194 195 196 197 198 Barrow Gilts 5/: 190 190 191 193 194 Sows 5/ : 314 314 312 317 314 Stags & Boars5/: 235 245 236 234 239 : Sheep : 65 66 67 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 67 68 63 65 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 66 67 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, September 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2 : 6.6 1.7 0.3 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.5 19.0 3 : 94.1 37.9 9.0 44.0 33.5 10.5 3.2 17.0 4 : 68.5 1.1 0.3 56.3 22.4 34.0 10.8 2.2 5 : 349.6 142.8 53.7 142.1 93.6 48.5 10.9 26.1 6 : 588.4 295.0 204.0 77.3 11.7 65.6 12.1 1.8 7 : 1,397.8 747.5 572.4 70.2 2.0 68.2 7.7 8 : 270.3 126.8 127.9 13.0 5.1 8.0 2.5 9 : 167.9 81.5 10.6 71.6 62.2 9.4 4.2 10.8 10 : 129.4 59.8 35.6 29.7 13.8 15.9 4.3 0.8 : US 2/ : 3,074.1 1,494.6 1,013.9 509.2 248.2 261.0 56.4 80.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.4 1.4 2 : 11.9 11.4 0.4 0.1 10.5 1.6 8.9 3 : 507.1 505.5 1.6 9.6 0.9 8.7 4 : 1,374.4 1,281.8 91.1 1.5 2.9 1.0 1.9 5 : 2,161.6 2,057.0 101.7 2.9 33.5 5.8 27.7 6 : 445.3 422.1 22.3 1.0 30.5 1.4 29.1 7 : 3,345.6 3,279.3 49.2 17.1 37.8 37.7 8 : 370.2 361.8 8.5 67.3 1.7 65.6 9 : 195.8 195.6 0.1 44.6 0.5 44.1 10 : 32.1 31.9 0.1 1.9 0.4 1.5 : US 2/ : 8,445.9 8,148.3 274.8 22.7 240.5 13.6 226.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.0 2.5 1.5 7.4 7.1 0.3 1.6 20.8 2 : 58.0 14.1 2.7 36.8 29.0 7.8 4.4 175.9 3 : 824.8 356.7 65.3 375.7 281.9 93.8 27.1 138.4 4 : 641.5 13.2 2.7 531.3 182.4 348.9 94.3 15.6 5 : 2,945.9 1,209.3 397.2 1,253.2 807.0 446.3 86.2 245.6 6 : 5,037.3 2,570.1 1,741.7 617.5 101.1 516.4 108.0 14.5 7 :12,211.6 6,751.2 4,817.4 587.1 14.7 572.3 55.8 0.3 8 : 2,535.7 1,254.6 1,133.0 127.4 36.2 91.2 20.7 0.1 9 : 1,466.0 722.9 82.1 626.1 539.1 87.0 34.9 100.3 10 : 1,186.0 564.0 341.0 247.3 107.3 139.9 33.7 8.5 : US 2/ :26,919.7 13,458.6 8,584.6 4,409.8 2,105.9 2,303.9 466.7 720.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.4 15.1 0.2 0.1 16.0 4.1 11.8 2 : 97.5 94.9 1.9 0.7 99.3 13.3 86.0 3 : 4,769.3 4,754.5 14.2 0.7 85.6 6.7 79.0 4 :11,694.9 10,981.4 700.1 13.4 20.0 8.2 11.8 5 :18,693.1 17,720.8 944.4 27.9 291.4 34.2 257.2 6 : 3,721.9 3,525.5 189.3 7.1 274.7 15.1 259.6 7 :27,799.8 27,227.9 433.9 138.0 311.2 0.4 310.8 8 : 3,456.4 3,370.5 85.7 0.2 571.2 16.5 554.7 9 : 1,752.6 1,751.5 0.9 0.3 400.0 4.3 395.6 10 : 273.8 272.1 1.5 0.2 16.4 3.4 13.0 : US 2/ :72,274.8 69,714.3 2,372.0 188.6 2,085.7 106.1 1,979.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 46.6 35.3 1.0 10.3 10.3 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 120.3 45.9 9.3 61.0 51.9 9.1 4.1 10.8 CO : 205.6 96.7 108.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.1 0.2 7.4 1.2 6.2 0.5 GA : 26.8 0.1 23.2 1.4 21.8 3.5 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 ID : 62.1 25.3 10.6 22.5 9.4 13.1 3.8 IL : 90.5 53.8 36.8 8.0 IN : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 IA : 80.7 38.9 28.7 13.0 13.0 0.1 KS : 632.3 360.2 271.4 0.7 0.7 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 LA : MI : 40.0 26.2 7.0 6.6 6.6 0.1 2.3 MN : 67.1 9.9 6.4 43.5 18.5 25.0 7.4 MS : MO : 5.1 0.8 0.4 3.4 0.7 2.7 0.5 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 679.7 347.6 271.9 53.1 1.3 51.8 7.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 7.4 NM : 1.7 1.6 1.6 NY : 4.3 0.6 0.2 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.3 11.5 NC : 18.6 0.1 13.6 7.8 5.8 4.8 0.1 ND : OH : 5.4 0.4 0.2 4.6 4.3 0.3 0.2 4.2 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 OR : 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 PA : 90.6 35.6 8.3 43.6 33.2 10.4 3.1 16.9 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 TX : 585.2 294.7 203.8 74.7 9.7 65.0 12.0 1.8 UT : 52.8 29.7 19.4 3.4 2.0 1.4 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 66.2 34.0 24.9 7.0 4.1 2.9 0.3 WV : 0.1 WI : 146.4 52.5 3.3 87.4 64.2 23.2 3.2 10.8 WY : : US 3/ :3,074.1 1,494.6 1,013.9 509.2 248.2 261.0 56.4 80.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, September 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.6 7.1 1.5 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : AR : CA : 193.4 193.2 0.1 CO : 1.1 1.0 DE-MD : 1.8 1.7 2.6 0.1 2.5 FL : 9.0 8.9 0.1 GA : HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 662.6 607.8 53.3 1.4 14.1 2.2 12.0 IN : 599.9 599.9 2.2 1.2 1.0 IA : 2,568.0 2,509.5 41.4 17.1 37.0 37.0 KS : KY : 215.1 209.3 5.8 1.2 0.7 0.5 LA : MI : 8.8 4.0 4.8 16.7 2.4 14.3 MN : 765.8 765.8 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 589.4 589.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.4 1.4 NJ : 8.7 8.3 0.3 0.1 8.6 0.8 7.9 NM : NY : 3.1 3.1 0.1 1.8 0.8 1.1 NC : 871.7 866.5 5.2 0.5 0.5 ND : 11.4 11.3 OH : 92.7 79.1 12.5 1.1 OK : 404.8 399.6 5.1 OR : 17.1 17.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.1 PA : 232.3 232.0 0.3 6.6 0.7 5.9 SC : SD : 356.3 348.2 8.1 1.0 1.0 TN : 66.3 0.8 65.5 0.5 0.5 TX : 27.7 20.7 6.0 1.0 30.4 1.4 29.0 UT : 1.3 1.0 0.3 2.1 1.7 0.4 VA : 273.0 271.7 1.2 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 31.8 0.3 31.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,445.9 8,148.3 274.8 22.7 240.5 13.6 226.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.3 97.4 96.9 97.5 97.5 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 93.6 93.6 93.8 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 November 21, 2003. 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