Mt An 1-2 (11-03) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 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. Pork Production at Record Monthly High and Veal at Record Low Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.15 billion pounds in October, down 5 percent from the 4.38 billion pounds produced in October 2002. October 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 12 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.00 million head, down 8 percent from October 2002. The average live weight was down 39 pounds from the previous year, at 1,231 pounds. Veal production totaled 16.4 million pounds, 13 percent below October a year ago and a record monthly low. Calf slaughter totaled 87,500 head, down 13 percent from October 2002. The average live weight was unchanged last year, at 308 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.91 billion pounds, a record monthly high and up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.64 million head, 3 percent above October 2002. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 267 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.0 million pounds, was down 9 percent from October 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 265,500 head, 12 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2003 commercial red meat production was 39.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 9 percent. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 03 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct : Sep : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,512 2,312 2,211 88 96 22,820 22,483 99 Veal : 18.7 15.4 16.4 87 106 161.0 157.7 98 Pork :1,831 *1,663 1,909 104 115 16,241 16,329 101 Lamb & Mutton : 19.7 16.9 18.0 91 106 181.8 165.1 91 : Total Red Meat :4,382 4,008 4,154 95 104 39,404 39,134 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 03 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct : Sep : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,474 2,282 2,176 88 95 22,505 22,179 99 Veal : 18.0 14.7 15.7 87 107 155.8 152.4 98 Pork :1,810 1,645 1,891 104 115 16,052 16,153 101 Lamb & Mutton : 18.8 16.1 17.2 91 107 173.8 158.0 91 : Total Red Meat :4,321 3,958 4,100 95 104 38,886 38,643 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 03 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct : Sep : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,205.2 3,074.1 2,946.0 92 96 29,589.0 29,865.8 101 Other : Thou : 61.4 48.7 56.6 92 116 512.7 493.9 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,266.6 3,122.9 3,002.6 92 96 30,101.7 30,359.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,274 1,229 1,234 97 100 1,251 1,232 98 Other : Lbs :1,086 1,096 1,089 100 99 1,088 1,095 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,270 1,227 1,231 97 100 1,248 1,230 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 98.1 80.0 84.9 86 106 835.0 804.9 96 Other : Thou : 2.7 2.5 2.6 96 103 21.3 21.3 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 100.9 82.6 87.5 87 106 856.3 826.2 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 305 301 306 100 102 310 315 101 Other : Lbs : 417 425 408 98 96 410 414 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 308 308 308 100 100 313 317 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,275.7 *8,444.5 9,531.7 103 113 81,832.8 81,805.1 100 Other : Thou : 127.9 108.4 107.0 84 99 1,118.2 1,041.6 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,403.6 *8,552.8 9,638.7 103 113 82,951.1 82,846.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 264 263 268 101 102 265 266 100 Other : Lbs : 230 232 234 102 101 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 264 263 267 101 102 264 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 283.6 240.5 250.8 88 104 2,574.6 2,336.5 91 Other : Thou : 17.0 15.8 14.6 86 93 161.9 139.4 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 300.6 256.3 265.5 88 104 2,736.5 2,475.9 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 133 133 136 102 102 135 135 100 Other : Lbs : 110 103 112 102 109 101 105 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 132 131 135 102 103 133 133 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 03 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Oct 2002 : Sep 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 4.5 3.2 3.6 80 111 AK : 0.1 0.1 70 AZ : 38.6 36.0 34.2 89 95 AR : 6.3 5.4 5.9 95 110 CA : 126.4 120.8 127.4 101 105 CO : 197.3 165.4 155.7 79 94 DE-MD : 3.4 2.9 2.8 81 95 FL : 7.1 5.4 5.6 78 103 GA : 22.1 18.9 19.9 90 105 HI : 1.0 0.9 0.9 87 102 ID : 59.8 48.3 47.9 80 99 IL : 260.3 *210.3 233.4 90 111 IN : 123.1 119.0 138.3 112 116 IA : 578.9 561.2 615.2 106 110 KS : 537.0 497.3 478.2 89 96 KY : 43.7 42.8 48.0 110 112 LA : 1.7 1.3 1.5 86 118 MI : 36.1 35.8 34.9 96 97 MN : 212.8 198.0 220.0 103 111 MS : 28.3 26.6 29.1 103 110 MO : 38.1 37.2 42.2 111 113 MT : 1.6 1.3 1.5 96 119 NE : 711.9 638.4 616.8 87 97 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 106 114 N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.7 1.9 91 114 NJ : 5.6 4.2 4.5 81 106 NM : 0.9 1.2 1.0 111 87 NY : 4.4 3.8 4.6 103 119 NC : 190.8 176.2 211.8 111 120 ND : 3.3 2.5 3.2 96 130 OH : 30.4 27.2 30.1 99 110 OK : 90.9 83.6 92.8 102 111 OR : 3.8 3.6 3.5 93 98 PA : 120.0 108.2 113.7 95 105 SC : 22.4 20.2 22.4 100 111 SD : 90.5 75.2 88.6 98 118 TN : 23.1 22.0 25.1 108 114 TX : 450.3 441.8 407.4 90 92 UT : 45.3 40.9 36.8 81 90 VA : 76.1 52.0 72.8 96 140 WA : 59.6 50.3 54.7 92 109 WV : 1.2 0.7 1.1 93 168 WI : 120.7 115.4 114.6 95 99 WY : 0.2 0.6 0.2 95 37 : US : 4,382.1 *4,007.7 4,154.0 95 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 0.5 481 437 828 797 AK : 0.1 0.1 168 110 1,170 1,104 AZ : 49.2 44.5 65,252 60,146 1,327 1,352 AR : 1.5 1.6 1,244 1,377 825 869 CA : 120.4 122.8 155,096 157,691 1,288 1,284 CO : 227.7 193.8 296,793 238,796 1,303 1,232 DE-MD : 3.7 3.2 4,682 4,005 1,255 1,264 FL : 9.4 8.4 10,653 9,044 1,135 1,072 GA : 30.5 29.0 37,859 34,506 1,242 1,189 HI : 1.0 0.9 1,077 940 1,077 1,030 ID : 80.3 65.0 99,960 81,321 1,245 1,251 IL : 98.1 83.0 123,065 101,664 1,255 1,224 IN : 4.6 4.6 4,943 4,841 1,064 1,056 IA : 64.3 78.8 82,818 96,874 1,287 1,230 KS : 657.4 610.7 830,459 745,423 1,263 1,221 KY : 1.9 1.7 1,644 1,507 851 866 LA : 1.9 1.5 1,659 1,362 882 889 MI : 39.7 40.7 54,593 53,982 1,375 1,325 MN : 78.5 74.3 105,695 99,434 1,346 1,338 MS 2/ : MO : 9.2 8.9 11,212 11,496 1,223 1,294 MT : 1.9 1.9 2,204 2,146 1,135 1,139 NE : 724.8 628.1 956,403 792,060 1,319 1,261 NV : 0.1 0.1 103 101 993 1,018 N ENG 3/ : 2.3 2.3 2,380 2,332 1,051 1,036 NJ : 2.7 2.8 3,136 3,159 1,181 1,139 NM : 1.8 2.2 1,576 1,949 894 906 NY : 5.3 5.5 5,757 5,935 1,087 1,070 NC : 19.4 21.7 20,427 23,154 1,054 1,068 ND : 1.5 1.2 1,625 1,411 1,116 1,132 OH : 12.8 11.7 14,781 13,911 1,152 1,193 OK : 3.8 3.0 3,936 2,925 1,044 976 OR : 1.4 1.2 1,641 1,433 1,169 1,148 PA : 98.2 95.2 126,632 120,660 1,290 1,267 SC : SD : TN : 1.6 1.6 1,403 1,433 869 876 TX : 590.1 546.7 710,144 645,438 1,203 1,181 UT : 56.1 48.6 71,027 58,097 1,265 1,196 VA : 1.1 0.9 1,038 973 951 1,034 WA : 78.9 72.5 99,716 89,034 1,264 1,228 WV : 2.0 1.9 1,736 1,635 859 877 WI : 148.8 150.9 196,499 189,911 1,321 1,259 WY : 0.3 0.3 346 331 1,190 1,165 : US 4/ : 3,266.6 3,002.6 4,148,453 3,695,836 1,270 1,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2002 and 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 9.9 10.3 1,495 1,968 152 191 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.1 54 37 321 280 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.8 7.9 4,353 3,434 443 435 IN : 1.7 0.8 210 107 125 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.1 1.2 566 559 494 479 MI : 2.7 2.0 1,184 840 435 420 MN : MS 2/ : MO : 0.1 0.1 53 22 361 311 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.7 1.9 342 242 127 127 NJ : 10.8 9.2 4,836 3,137 448 340 NM : NY : 16.0 12.1 1,587 1,428 99 118 NC : 0.2 0.1 62 73 394 492 ND : OH : 4.7 6.0 1,918 2,422 412 403 OK : 0.1 0.1 57 60 483 471 OR : PA : 19.1 17.8 6,412 5,731 336 322 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 59 65 421 434 TX : 3.1 2.3 981 1,216 322 532 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.7 11.4 5,964 4,865 436 427 WY : : US 4/ : 100.9 87.5 31,033 26,973 308 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 12.4 10.2 6,483 5,191 522 507 AK : 0.1 0.1 31 25 271 304 AZ : 0.2 0.2 40 52 260 251 AR : CA : 232.4 215.6 54,352 51,638 234 240 CO : 1.6 1.3 413 338 264 263 DE-MD : 1.8 1.5 479 385 270 259 FL : 12.5 9.0 2,373 1,615 190 179 GA : 14.8 13.5 3,628 3,266 246 242 HI : 2.6 2.4 570 496 216 205 ID : IL : 894.1 818.3 241,131 225,036 270 275 IN : 627.5 689.9 160,676 179,799 256 261 IA : 2,711.1 2,801.4 712,460 748,861 263 267 KS : 29.2 26.8 9,628 9,265 330 345 KY : 220.1 238.8 57,586 63,299 262 265 LA : 2.4 2.1 463 401 197 195 MI : 10.6 9.7 3,865 3,680 363 378 MN : 808.6 856.7 212,606 225,920 263 264 MS 2/ : MO : 170.1 186.3 MT : 1.3 1.3 327 316 242 249 NE : 639.2 665.8 168,222 177,637 263 267 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.4 710 600 261 250 NJ : 9.2 8.1 879 806 96 100 NM : 0.4 0.3 79 62 213 219 NY : 3.5 3.5 692 764 200 218 NC : 950.6 1,041.7 239,841 265,520 252 255 ND : 16.0 15.4 3,601 3,590 225 233 OH : 114.5 110.4 30,122 29,732 263 269 OK : 422.6 443.7 119,514 122,452 283 276 OR : 17.2 16.6 4,543 4,313 263 259 PA : 252.3 245.3 62,946 62,015 250 253 SC : SD : 426.5 418.5 110,190 109,101 258 261 TN : 69.6 75.6 33,489 36,383 481 482 TX : 39.9 39.2 10,630 11,539 266 295 UT : 5.0 2.5 914 618 183 245 VA : 388.9 370.6 100,344 95,912 258 259 WA : 1.6 1.9 419 480 256 259 WV : 1.1 1.0 282 244 253 249 WI : 39.8 40.3 16,941 17,271 426 428 WY : 0.2 0.2 47 41 249 261 : US 4/ : 9,403.6 9,638.7 2,482,798 2,575,859 264 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 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 12 11 120 107 AR : 0.1 0.1 7 8 109 117 CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.6 2.8 384 297 107 106 FL : GA : 0.6 0.7 54 76 91 105 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 61 58 123 123 IL : 19.4 15.6 2,637 2,137 136 137 IN : 3.2 3.0 366 320 113 108 IA : 40.6 36.5 5,604 5,314 138 146 KS : 0.2 0.3 27 40 111 116 KY : 0.9 1.1 112 146 127 130 LA : 0.1 0.2 10 12 92 79 MI : 17.1 17.4 2,083 2,139 121 123 MN : 0.5 0.5 59 55 110 118 MS 2/ : MO : 0.7 0.6 73 62 106 106 MT : 0.5 0.5 57 56 125 122 NE : 0.2 0.2 27 22 126 124 NV : 0.1 0.1 16 13 128 101 N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.4 252 239 100 99 NJ : 9.0 10.3 876 983 98 96 NM : 3.0 2.1 331 215 111 102 NY : 2.6 3.0 216 321 84 108 NC : 0.1 0.6 6 71 88 110 ND : OH : 1.5 1.1 151 126 98 116 OK : 0.1 0.1 18 17 133 133 OR : 1.2 1.3 130 172 112 127 PA : 6.5 7.4 698 789 107 106 SC : SD : 1.3 0.9 153 122 114 129 TN : 0.6 0.7 43 54 74 77 TX : 26.4 31.7 3,418 4,031 130 127 UT : 2.9 3.2 365 405 126 128 VA : WA : 0.9 0.6 109 71 119 130 WV : WI : 1.5 1.7 194 219 129 131 WY : 0.1 0.1 9 9 142 115 : US 4/ : 300.6 265.5 39,617 35,706 132 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,550 1,495 1,367 14,918 14,825 48.4 48.6 46.4 50.4 49.6 Heifers :1,063 1,014 958 9,508 9,542 33.2 33.0 32.5 32.1 32.0 All Cows : 539 509 562 4,653 4,972 16.8 16.6 19.1 15.7 16.7 Dairy Cows : 243 248 276 2,141 2,382 7.6 8.1 9.4 7.2 8.0 Other Cows : 296 261 286 2,512 2,590 9.2 8.5 9.7 8.5 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 53 56 59 510 526 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :3,205 3,074 2,946 29,589 29,866 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,960 8,148 9,223 78,938 78,936 96.6 96.5 96.8 96.5 96.5 Sows : 293 *274 285 2,667 2,656 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 Stags & Boars : 23 23 24 228 213 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,276 *8,444 9,532 81,833 81,805 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 14 14 122 120 4.9 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 270 227 237 2,453 2,216 95.1 94.3 94.3 95.3 94.8 : Total 1/ : 284 240 251 2,575 2,336 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 776 747 743 765 746 Steers 4/ : 841 807 807 821 802 Heifers 4/ : 772 732 737 751 731 All Cows 4/ : 583 577 580 592 590 Bulls & Stags4/: 880 887 878 917 910 : Calves & Vealers: 188 186 189 190 193 : Hogs : 196 196 199 197 198 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 191 196 193 194 Sows 5/ : 316 312 316 317 315 Stags & Boars5/: 233 236 238 234 239 : Sheep : 67 67 69 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 68 68 63 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 67 69 68 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, October 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 1.9 2 : 8.0 2.1 0.4 4.9 3.8 1.1 0.7 21.3 3 : 98.5 34.1 8.1 52.0 39.2 12.8 4.3 18.0 4 : 74.1 1.5 0.4 60.7 26.3 34.5 11.5 3.0 5 : 342.3 127.5 50.6 153.6 100.9 52.8 10.5 28.0 6 : 547.2 265.7 185.2 83.8 13.5 70.4 12.4 1.9 7 : 1,316.4 681.6 547.5 78.1 2.1 76.0 9.1 0.1 8 : 253.4 119.5 116.8 14.3 5.2 9.2 2.9 9 : 167.2 74.0 8.3 80.5 70.3 10.2 4.3 9.9 10 : 137.1 60.1 40.3 33.1 13.8 19.3 3.5 0.9 : US 2/ : 2,946.0 1,366.6 957.8 562.1 275.9 286.3 59.5 84.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.4 1.7 2 : 11.2 10.7 0.3 0.1 12.3 2.1 10.2 3 : 616.8 614.9 1.8 10.7 1.0 9.8 4 : 1,582.3 1,480.5 99.8 2.0 3.5 1.2 2.3 5 : 2,485.9 2,378.3 104.9 2.7 34.2 5.1 29.1 6 : 487.0 459.3 24.9 2.8 29.9 1.6 28.3 7 : 3,669.8 3,610.4 42.8 16.6 37.1 37.1 8 : 434.3 424.8 9.6 69.1 2.2 66.9 9 : 211.7 211.3 0.3 50.0 0.5 49.5 10 : 30.9 30.8 0.1 1.9 0.3 1.6 : US 2/ : 9,531.7 9,222.8 284.6 24.3 250.8 14.3 236.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.9 3.0 1.8 8.3 8.0 0.3 1.8 22.7 2 : 66.0 16.2 3.1 41.7 32.8 8.9 5.0 197.2 3 : 923.3 390.8 73.4 427.7 321.1 106.6 31.4 156.4 4 : 715.6 14.7 3.1 592.0 208.6 383.4 105.8 18.6 5 : 3,288.2 1,336.8 447.8 1,406.9 907.8 499.1 96.7 273.6 6 : 5,584.5 2,835.8 1,926.9 701.4 114.6 586.8 120.5 16.5 7 :13,528.0 7,432.9 5,364.9 665.2 16.8 648.3 65.0 0.3 8 : 2,789.1 1,374.0 1,249.8 141.7 41.4 100.3 23.6 0.1 9 : 1,633.1 796.9 90.4 706.6 609.4 97.2 39.2 110.2 10 : 1,323.0 624.1 381.4 280.4 121.2 159.2 37.1 9.3 : US 2/ :29,865.8 14,825.2 9,542.5 4,971.9 2,381.8 2,590.1 526.2 804.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 17.2 16.9 0.2 0.1 18.1 4.6 13.6 2 : 108.7 105.7 2.2 0.8 111.6 15.4 96.2 3 : 5,386.1 5,369.4 16.0 0.7 96.4 7.6 88.8 4 :13,277.2 12,461.9 799.9 15.4 23.5 9.4 14.1 5 :21,177.5 20,098.4 1,048.5 30.6 325.6 39.2 286.4 6 : 4,209.0 3,984.9 214.1 10.0 304.5 16.6 287.9 7 :31,469.6 30,838.2 476.8 154.6 348.3 0.4 347.9 8 : 3,890.7 3,795.2 95.3 0.2 640.2 18.6 621.6 9 : 1,964.4 1,962.9 1.2 0.3 450.0 4.8 445.2 10 : 304.7 302.9 1.6 0.3 18.3 3.7 14.6 : US 2/ :81,805.1 78,936.5 2,655.8 212.8 2,336.5 120.4 2,216.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 43.9 27.8 0.4 15.7 15.7 AR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 CA : 122.2 45.8 7.7 64.5 54.6 9.9 4.2 9.9 CO : 193.1 96.4 96.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 3.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.4 0.2 7.6 1.4 6.2 0.6 GA : 28.2 0.1 24.3 3.2 21.1 3.8 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 ID : 63.5 23.0 12.2 25.3 8.7 16.6 3.0 IL : 80.3 46.8 33.4 7.9 IN : 0.2 0.1 0.8 IA : 77.2 41.5 23.3 12.4 12.4 KS : 607.6 339.8 267.5 0.4 0.4 KY : 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 38.8 23.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 0.2 1.9 MN : 71.3 11.0 5.2 48.3 20.8 27.5 6.8 MS : MO : 5.7 1.1 0.5 3.6 0.6 3.0 0.5 MT : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 625.9 299.3 256.3 61.8 1.5 60.3 8.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 1.9 NJ : 2.8 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.4 9.2 NM : 1.8 1.7 1.7 NY : 5.3 0.8 0.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.3 12.1 NC : 21.1 0.2 15.6 8.8 6.8 5.2 0.1 ND : OH : 5.8 0.4 0.2 5.0 4.6 0.4 0.2 5.9 OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4 OR : 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 PA : 94.9 31.9 7.3 51.5 38.8 12.7 4.2 17.8 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 543.6 265.4 185.1 80.8 11.2 69.6 12.3 1.9 UT : 47.5 22.6 20.4 4.0 1.9 2.1 0.6 VA : 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 72.4 36.6 28.0 7.6 4.9 2.7 0.3 WV : 0.2 0.1 WI : 145.8 45.9 3.8 93.0 68.1 24.9 3.2 11.4 WY : : US 3/ :2,946.0 1,366.6 957.8 562.2 275.9 286.3 59.5 84.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.3 7.4 1.9 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : AR : CA : 209.1 208.8 0.3 CO : 0.7 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 2.8 0.1 2.7 FL : 9.0 8.9 0.1 GA : HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : 0.3 0.2 IL : 804.9 748.6 54.8 1.5 14.3 1.4 12.9 IN : 683.9 683.9 2.1 1.4 0.8 IA : 2,799.0 2,748.1 34.3 16.6 36.3 36.3 KS : KY : 238.3 231.1 7.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 LA : MI : 8.2 3.2 4.9 17.2 2.3 14.9 MN : 853.4 853.4 0.3 0.3 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 MT : 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 NE : 664.6 664.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 2.2 0.4 1.7 NJ : 8.1 7.7 0.3 0.1 10.3 1.2 9.0 NM : NY : 3.1 3.0 2.0 0.9 1.2 NC : 1,028.9 1,024.5 4.3 0.6 0.6 ND : 14.9 14.8 OH : 102.1 88.8 12.5 0.8 OK : 441.3 436.0 5.4 OR : 16.5 16.4 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.1 PA : 244.9 244.5 0.3 7.4 0.8 6.6 SC : SD : 417.3 408.1 9.2 0.8 0.8 TN : 75.4 0.9 74.5 0.7 0.7 TX : 31.7 21.8 7.1 2.8 29.8 1.5 28.2 UT : 1.2 1.0 0.2 2.6 2.1 0.5 VA : 370.3 368.9 1.5 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.4 0.4 32.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 9,531.7 9,222.8 284.6 24.3 250.8 14.3 236.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.4 98.1 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.3 96.9 97.0 97.5 97.4 Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.9 98.7 98.7 Sheep : 94.4 93.8 94.5 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 22). 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 December 19, 2003. 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