Mt An 1-2 (1-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 23, 2004, 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 for December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.88 billion pounds in December, up slightly from the 3.86 billion pounds produced in December 2002. Beef production, at 1.97 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.67 million head, down 4 percent from December 2002. The average live weight was down 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,244 pounds. Veal production totaled 19.0 million pounds, 6 percent above December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 97,500 head, down 1 percent from December 2002. The average live weight was 17 pounds above last year, at 322 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.87 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.35 million head, 8 percent above December 2002. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.0 million pounds, was down 3 percent from December 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 262,000 head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 4 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2003 commercial red meat production was 46.5 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 3 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. December 2002 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 03 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Dec : Nov : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,107 *1,778 1,973 94 111 27,091 26,215 97 Veal : 18.0 15.2 19.0 106 125 195.9 191.8 98 Pork :1,715 1,715 1,866 109 109 19,664 19,912 101 Lamb & Mutton : 18.5 16.3 18.0 97 111 218.1 199.4 91 : Total Red Meat :3,858 *3,525 3,876 100 110 47,169 46,518 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 03 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Dec : Nov : : :03 as % : : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,075 *1,751 1,943 94 111 26,714 25,854 97 Veal : 17.4 *14.7 18.5 106 125 189.5 185.4 98 Pork :1,694 1,699 1,848 109 109 19,437 19,703 101 Lamb & Mutton : 17.8 15.6 17.2 97 110 208.7 190.8 91 : Total Red Meat :3,804 *3,481 3,826 101 110 46,549 45,933 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 03 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Dec : Nov : : : 03 % : : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,718.8 2,379.6 2,618.1 96 110 35,120.3 34,863.4 99 Other : Thou : 53.0 46.2 50.1 95 108 614.4 590.2 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,771.8 2,425.8 2,668.2 96 110 35,734.6 35,453.7 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,268 1,239 1,247 98 101 1,253 1,234 98 Other : Lbs :1,087 1,080 1,088 100 101 1,087 1,093 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,265 1,236 1,244 98 101 1,251 1,231 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 95.8 76.2 95.3 99 125 1,019.2 976.3 96 Other : Thou : 2.4 1.9 2.2 93 119 26.1 25.4 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 98.2 78.0 97.5 99 125 1,045.4 1,001.7 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 303 317 320 106 102 310 316 102 Other : Lbs : 415 413 408 98 99 411 414 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 305 321 322 106 100 312 317 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,534.1 *8,490.2 9,237.0 108 109 98,914.8 99,535.0 101 Other : Thou : 123.3 91.0 109.6 89 121 1,347.9 1,242.2 92 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,657.4 *8,581.2 9,346.6 108 109 100,262.6100,777.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 270 269 100 100 265 267 100 Other : Lbs : 228 235 228 100 97 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 269 269 101 100 265 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 262.3 222.8 245.9 94 110 3,092.3 2,805.2 91 Other : Thou : 16.4 13.6 16.1 98 119 194.0 169.0 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 278.7 236.3 262.0 94 111 3,286.3 2,974.2 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 136 139 140 103 100 135 136 100 Other : Lbs : 97 104 100 103 96 100 104 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 138 137 103 100 133 134 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 03 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Dec 2002 : Nov 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.4 3.3 3.4 100 102 AK : 0.1 AZ : 36.3 28.9 31.3 86 108 AR : 6.6 5.6 7.6 116 136 CA : 120.5 *109.8 123.7 103 113 CO : 160.9 *125.3 140.6 87 112 DE-MD : 3.0 2.5 2.7 93 110 FL : 5.8 5.1 6.0 104 116 GA : 19.2 15.7 15.9 83 101 HI : 1.0 0.8 0.9 92 110 ID : 50.6 42.4 42.6 84 101 IL : 220.1 *202.2 207.2 94 102 IN : 119.6 *121.6 135.5 113 111 IA : 528.1 *567.9 606.2 115 107 KS : 454.1 *387.4 438.6 97 113 KY : 39.8 46.2 47.3 119 102 LA : 1.3 1.2 1.2 93 101 MI : 34.1 28.5 32.8 96 115 MN : 202.3 191.6 209.6 104 109 MS : 25.5 24.3 26.9 106 111 MO : 39.8 37.8 41.6 105 110 MT : 1.7 1.4 1.6 96 113 NE : 597.4 *489.3 555.5 93 114 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 97 90 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.7 1.8 93 103 NJ : 5.8 4.3 5.1 89 120 NM : 0.8 1.0 1.0 118 98 NY : 4.0 3.6 4.0 101 111 NC : 183.7 186.0 194.8 106 105 ND : 3.0 2.5 2.8 94 114 OH : 27.6 26.5 29.4 107 111 OK : 86.7 *83.8 90.1 104 108 OR : 3.4 3.1 3.3 97 107 PA : 110.9 97.1 110.6 100 114 SC : 20.9 19.4 21.4 102 110 SD : 73.6 80.6 98.8 134 122 TN : 20.5 19.1 20.0 98 105 TX : 369.6 *326.5 357.2 97 109 UT : 39.8 27.6 32.7 82 118 VA : 68.8 65.8 74.9 109 114 WA : 51.7 44.6 43.9 85 99 WV : 0.9 0.8 0.8 91 98 WI : 113.3 *91.1 104.0 92 114 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.6 103 122 : US : 3,858.2 *3,524.7 3,876.0 100 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 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 0.4 392 341 850 830 AK : 0.1 62 998 AZ : 47.1 40.1 63,017 54,951 1,339 1,369 AR : 1.2 1.3 1,024 1,153 825 874 CA : 111.4 112.6 143,180 142,252 1,286 1,264 CO : 187.5 172.3 244,091 216,308 1,302 1,255 DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3,920 3,838 1,264 1,265 FL : 8.4 8.2 8,985 8,923 1,068 1,091 GA : 27.0 22.0 32,247 26,315 1,193 1,197 HI : 0.8 0.7 858 803 1,028 1,073 ID : 67.3 56.2 84,438 69,795 1,255 1,242 IL : 71.2 71.5 90,131 88,701 1,265 1,241 IN : 3.6 3.9 3,810 4,093 1,052 1,050 IA : 52.8 79.5 68,326 98,877 1,294 1,244 KS : 560.5 557.5 703,793 686,304 1,256 1,231 KY : 1.8 1.8 1,495 1,562 850 864 LA : 1.1 1.1 913 911 818 840 MI : 37.6 37.7 52,100 49,980 1,386 1,327 MN : 71.9 67.7 97,440 91,027 1,355 1,344 MS 2/ : MO : 8.2 7.9 10,372 10,412 1,265 1,316 MT : 2.0 2.0 2,344 2,260 1,163 1,153 NE : 592.6 555.4 778,460 713,094 1,314 1,284 NV : 0.1 0.1 86 82 1,035 1,047 N ENG 3/ : 2.0 2.0 2,104 2,066 1,068 1,031 NJ : 2.5 2.3 2,928 2,665 1,187 1,146 NM : 1.6 2.0 1,489 1,810 908 900 NY : 4.6 4.7 4,844 5,014 1,062 1,058 NC : 18.5 18.7 19,003 19,703 1,030 1,053 ND : 1.3 0.9 1,501 958 1,146 1,120 OH : 10.8 9.9 12,276 11,662 1,133 1,180 OK : 3.4 2.8 3,393 2,862 986 1,006 OR : 1.1 1.2 1,396 1,340 1,220 1,153 PA : 85.8 81.1 108,691 103,027 1,266 1,271 SC : SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,239 1,231 879 883 TX : 489.8 474.3 582,969 566,870 1,190 1,195 UT : 49.2 42.8 62,024 51,057 1,262 1,193 VA : 0.7 0.9 733 913 1,043 995 WA : 66.8 58.0 84,696 72,260 1,268 1,247 WV : 1.3 1.3 1,241 1,174 921 891 WI : 143.3 133.4 189,175 171,239 1,320 1,284 WY : 0.7 0.7 827 815 1,176 1,168 : US 4/ : 2,771.8 2,668.2 3,506,036 3,320,134 1,265 1,244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 11.9 10.6 1,663 2,351 140 222 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 34 21 309 288 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.0 9.1 4,055 4,105 451 450 IN : 0.8 1.0 97 126 125 130 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.8 449 401 485 497 MI : 1.7 2.6 772 1,136 443 441 MN : MS 2/ : MO : 0.1 0.1 31 16 360 292 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.8 2.7 317 315 114 116 NJ : 10.9 11.2 5,050 4,252 464 381 NM : NY : 15.9 14.5 1,589 1,397 100 96 NC : 0.1 0.1 54 62 388 470 ND : OH : 4.6 6.8 1,895 2,917 414 432 OK : 0.1 0.1 62 43 470 457 OR : PA : 18.1 19.4 5,921 6,296 328 324 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 58 45 411 446 TX : 3.2 2.1 1,126 1,135 352 549 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.1 13.7 5,935 6,193 452 453 WY : : US 4/ : 98.2 97.5 29,998 31,427 305 322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 9.3 9.9 4,869 4,995 526 507 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 22 32 243 258 AR : CA : 228.2 236.4 54,252 57,281 238 242 CO : 1.1 1.0 256 253 227 260 DE-MD : 1.9 1.8 527 485 280 270 FL : 9.1 13.7 1,559 2,381 171 174 GA : 15.0 14.8 3,688 3,594 245 243 HI : 3.1 2.9 652 587 210 201 ID : IL : 797.5 720.8 216,302 199,971 271 277 IN : 595.0 665.9 155,644 176,127 262 264 IA : 2,432.2 2,703.6 651,849 731,635 268 271 KS : 26.3 27.2 8,803 8,959 335 329 KY : 196.0 232.7 52,232 61,870 266 266 LA : 3.0 2.6 555 488 183 185 MI : 10.5 11.1 3,874 4,330 369 391 MN : 775.3 825.7 204,907 219,541 264 266 MS 2/ : MO : 176.4 185.8 MT : 1.4 1.5 322 356 238 243 NE : 610.4 614.1 163,255 165,276 267 269 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.4 708 584 267 243 NJ : 11.4 12.2 995 1,101 87 90 NM : 0.1 0.1 25 20 211 211 NY : 3.4 3.3 599 717 177 215 NC : 895.7 965.5 230,910 245,485 258 254 ND : 13.9 14.6 3,186 3,409 229 234 OH : 104.6 109.7 27,899 29,901 267 272 OK : 399.5 425.2 113,740 119,188 285 280 OR : 15.8 15.9 4,156 4,072 262 257 PA : 258.8 281.5 64,636 71,150 250 253 SC : SD : 333.1 467.1 86,945 123,398 261 264 TN : 62.1 60.3 29,628 29,063 477 482 TX : 41.0 35.4 11,930 10,449 291 295 UT : 5.3 5.3 1,025 1,199 192 228 VA : 349.4 385.3 91,123 98,740 261 256 WA : 1.7 1.8 441 465 252 254 WV : 0.9 0.9 256 222 274 250 WI : 31.5 39.3 13,415 16,999 426 433 WY : 0.3 0.3 70 97 237 281 : US 4/ : 8,657.4 9,346.6 2,316,087 2,513,068 268 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 6 5 95 78 AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 3.0 2.5 331 291 111 117 FL : GA : 0.8 0.5 86 60 111 122 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 44 40 120 113 IL : 12.2 17.7 1,618 2,478 133 140 IN : 4.0 2.7 455 286 113 106 IA : 40.0 38.1 5,929 5,747 148 151 KS : 0.1 0.2 10 20 121 84 KY : 0.9 1.0 110 112 122 117 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 6 79 73 MI : 17.0 18.2 2,038 2,188 120 120 MN : 0.3 0.4 36 43 109 110 MS 2/ : MO : 0.6 0.6 64 44 104 80 MT : 0.4 0.4 53 51 127 125 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 8 127 122 NV : 0.1 0.1 10 9 131 101 N ENG 3/ : 2.6 2.5 258 245 101 97 NJ : 10.0 10.2 983 978 98 96 NM : 2.5 2.0 273 206 110 102 NY : 3.4 3.8 302 328 89 87 NC : 0.4 41 101 ND : 0.1 8 140 OH : 1.0 0.9 105 97 102 111 OK : 0.1 0.1 4 12 80 123 OR : 1.1 1.2 119 161 111 130 PA : 7.2 6.2 775 672 107 108 SC : SD : 1.2 1.3 146 153 120 120 TN : 0.5 0.6 42 41 78 74 TX : 29.4 33.4 3,482 4,413 118 132 UT : 3.1 3.1 382 393 124 128 VA : WA : 0.9 0.3 105 37 119 134 WV : WI : 1.1 1.3 150 174 134 139 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 16 134 125 : US 4/ : 278.7 262.0 37,145 35,954 133 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,291 1,100 1,255 17,523 17,179 47.5 46.2 47.9 49.9 49.3 Heifers : 889 736 800 11,342 11,078 32.7 30.9 30.5 32.3 31.8 All Cows : 496 493 517 5,658 5,981 18.2 20.7 19.7 16.1 17.2 Dairy Cows : 234 231 244 2,607 2,857 8.6 9.7 9.3 7.4 8.2 Other Cows : 262 262 273 3,051 3,124 9.6 11.0 10.4 8.7 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 42 51 47 598 624 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total 1/ :2,719 2,380 2,618 35,120 34,863 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,254 8,230 8,940 95,459 96,109 96.7 96.9 96.8 96.5 96.6 Sows : 260 *241 277 3,185 3,175 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 Stags & Boars : 21 *18 20 271 251 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,534 *8,490 9,237 98,915 99,535 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 11 11 148 143 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 249 211 234 2,944 2,662 94.9 94.9 95.3 95.2 94.9 : Total 1/ : 262 223 246 3,092 2,805 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 768 740 747 765 746 Steers 4/ : 835 807 810 823 803 Heifers 4/ : 764 735 738 753 732 All Cows 4/ : 585 583 592 590 590 Bulls & Stags4/: 892 872 876 912 904 : Calves & Vealers: 188 196 200 190 194 : Hogs : 199 201 201 197 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 197 197 193 195 Sows 5/ : 314 318 316 317 315 Stags & Boars5/: 239 243 245 235 240 : Sheep : 68 70 70 68 68 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 68 65 63 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 70 71 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, December 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.7 2 : 6.8 1.7 0.4 4.2 3.2 1.0 0.5 25.7 3 : 84.1 26.8 7.1 47.1 35.4 11.8 3.1 19.5 4 : 61.9 1.3 0.4 51.7 20.8 30.9 8.5 1.8 5 : 304.7 105.6 48.2 143.1 92.8 50.3 7.8 32.9 6 : 474.1 251.5 138.1 72.3 10.2 62.1 12.3 1.8 7 : 1,191.5 627.3 475.8 82.1 1.7 80.4 6.2 8 : 227.5 126.9 82.8 15.8 4.5 11.2 2.1 9 : 152.3 69.4 8.6 71.3 63.9 7.5 3.1 10.1 10 : 113.5 43.9 38.0 28.4 11.1 17.3 3.2 0.8 : US 2/ : 2,618.1 1,254.6 799.5 516.9 244.4 272.5 47.0 95.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 2.3 0.3 2.0 2 : 15.3 14.9 0.4 0.1 12.6 1.5 11.1 3 : 667.8 665.7 2.0 9.0 0.5 8.4 4 : 1,476.3 1,393.4 81.1 1.8 2.7 0.9 1.8 5 : 2,335.0 2,223.6 108.6 2.8 35.8 3.5 32.3 6 : 472.6 442.8 29.8 31.1 1.9 29.2 7 : 3,522.3 3,463.7 43.5 15.1 38.6 38.6 8 : 483.7 471.7 11.9 73.1 2.0 71.1 9 : 227.7 227.6 0.1 39.3 0.6 38.8 10 : 34.5 34.4 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.2 : US 2/ : 9,237.0 8,939.7 277.5 19.8 245.9 11.5 234.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - December 2003 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.3 3.7 2.3 10.0 9.6 0.4 2.2 27.3 2 : 79.3 19.5 3.9 49.8 39.1 10.7 6.2 243.0 3 : 1,088.0 444.5 86.1 519.2 390.0 129.2 38.1 190.7 4 : 839.0 16.9 3.7 694.8 251.8 443.0 123.5 22.9 5 : 3,873.2 1,537.2 542.2 1,681.1 1,088.3 592.8 112.8 332.3 6 : 6,498.1 3,306.2 2,202.1 845.4 135.4 710.1 144.5 20.2 7 :15,770.5 8,592.2 6,273.5 825.8 20.4 805.4 79.0 0.4 8 : 3,219.7 1,608.5 1,411.1 172.1 49.8 122.3 28.0 0.1 9 : 1,926.1 929.1 106.7 844.5 730.7 113.9 45.7 128.6 10 : 1,551.3 721.6 446.6 338.9 142.3 196.6 44.2 10.7 : US 2/ :34,863.4 17,179.5 11,078.1 5,981.7 2,857.3 3,124.4 624.1 976.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 20.6 20.3 0.2 0.1 22.3 5.3 17.0 2 : 134.2 130.4 2.9 0.9 135.3 18.7 116.6 3 : 6,609.1 6,588.6 19.7 0.8 114.2 9.4 104.8 4 :16,145.4 15,170.7 956.1 18.7 29.1 11.3 17.9 5 :25,675.6 24,388.1 1,251.3 36.2 391.5 46.4 345.0 6 : 5,117.5 4,839.9 267.5 10.0 360.9 19.7 341.2 7 :38,314.4 37,573.3 557.6 183.4 421.6 0.4 421.1 8 : 4,764.9 4,648.7 116.1 0.2 778.5 22.1 756.3 9 : 2,382.3 2,380.6 1.3 0.4 531.1 5.8 525.2 10 : 371.0 368.8 1.9 0.3 20.8 3.9 16.9 : US 2/ :99,535.0 96,109.3 3,174.7 250.9 2,805.2 143.2 2,662.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 39.7 23.3 0.5 15.9 15.9 AR : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 CA : 111.9 45.8 7.8 55.3 47.9 7.4 3.0 10.1 CO : 171.8 105.4 65.8 0.5 0.5 DE-MD : 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 8.2 0.2 7.5 1.1 6.4 0.5 GA : 21.3 0.1 18.7 1.7 17.0 2.6 HI : 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 ID : 54.7 15.0 15.5 21.2 7.0 14.2 2.9 IL : 68.9 40.4 28.4 9.1 IN : 0.2 0.1 1.0 IA : 78.3 36.1 25.3 16.8 16.8 KS : 554.7 317.3 236.1 1.3 1.3 KY : 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 35.8 19.7 11.8 4.1 4.1 0.1 2.5 MN : 65.0 7.4 5.3 47.2 20.2 27.0 5.1 MS : MO : 5.3 0.9 0.5 3.4 0.6 2.8 0.6 MT : 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 553.2 273.1 213.9 60.6 1.1 59.5 5.6 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.7 NJ : 2.3 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 11.2 NM : 1.7 1.6 1.6 NY : 4.5 0.7 0.3 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.3 14.5 NC : 18.2 0.2 0.1 14.2 7.0 7.2 3.8 0.1 ND : OH : 5.2 0.3 0.2 4.5 4.2 0.3 0.2 6.7 OK : 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 OR : 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 PA : 80.8 24.7 6.3 46.7 35.0 11.7 3.0 19.4 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 471.2 251.2 137.9 70.0 8.4 61.6 12.2 1.8 UT : 41.9 21.2 16.6 3.7 1.9 1.8 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 WA : 57.9 28.5 22.3 6.8 3.8 3.0 0.2 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 129.6 37.6 2.3 87.4 64.4 23.0 2.3 13.6 WY : : US 3/ :2,618.1 1,254.6 799.5 516.9 244.4 272.5 47.0 95.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.0 7.2 1.7 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 224.7 224.6 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 0.1 DE-MD : 1.8 1.7 2.5 0.1 2.4 FL : 13.7 13.6 0.1 GA : HI : 2.9 2.9 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 704.3 647.6 55.2 1.5 15.8 0.1 15.6 IN : 661.7 661.6 1.8 0.9 0.9 IA : 2,701.8 2,650.9 35.8 15.1 37.9 37.9 KS : KY : 231.6 225.1 6.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 LA : MI : 9.3 3.4 5.9 17.9 2.4 15.5 MN : 822.6 822.5 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 613.0 613.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.3 0.3 2.0 NJ : 12.2 11.8 0.3 0.1 10.2 1.0 9.2 NM : NY : 3.1 3.1 2.5 0.6 1.9 NC : 954.5 951.6 2.8 0.4 0.4 ND : 13.8 13.8 OH : 103.3 88.0 14.5 0.9 OK : 423.7 418.1 5.6 OR : 15.7 15.6 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 PA : 281.0 280.7 0.3 6.2 0.4 5.8 SC : SD : 466.0 454.5 11.5 1.2 1.2 TN : 60.0 1.1 58.9 0.6 0.5 TX : 30.4 23.0 7.4 31.1 1.9 29.1 UT : 3.0 2.7 0.3 2.5 2.0 0.5 VA : 384.9 383.2 1.7 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 33.8 0.4 33.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 9,237.0 8,939.7 277.5 19.8 245.9 11.5 234.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.5 97.5 Hogs : 98.6 98.9 98.8 98.7 98.8 Sheep : 94.1 94.3 93.9 94.1 94.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 20, 2004. 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