Mt An 1-2 (2-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 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 January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.71 billion pounds in January, down 9 percent from the 4.07 billion pounds produced in January 2003. Beef production, at 1.92 billion pounds, was 16 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 14 percent from January 2003. The average live weight was 1,249 pounds, down 19 pounds from January a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.0 million pounds, 10 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,000 head, down 16 percent from January 2003. The average live weight was 336 pounds, up 18 pounds from January a year ago. Pork production totaled 1.76 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.79 million head, slightly above January 2003. The average live weight was 269 pounds, up 1 pound from January a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.4 million pounds, was down 3 percent from January 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 219,200 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 8 pounds from January a year ago. January 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays)and 4 Saturdays. January 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays)and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 04 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,290 1,973 1,921 84 97 2,290 1,921 84 Veal : 17.8 19.0 16.0 90 84 17.8 16.0 90 Pork :1,749 1,866 1,761 101 94 1,749 1,761 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.9 18.0 15.4 97 85 15.9 15.4 97 : Total Red Meat :4,073 3,876 3,713 91 96 4,073 3,713 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 04 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,256 1,943 1,890 84 97 2,256 1,890 84 Veal : 17.3 18.5 15.6 90 85 17.3 15.6 90 Pork :1,731 *1,847 1,746 101 95 1,731 1,746 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 17.2 14.8 96 86 15.4 14.8 96 : Total Red Meat :4,020 3,826 3,667 91 96 4,020 3,667 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 04 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2003 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,950.2 2,618.1 2,520.8 85 96 2,950.2 2,520.8 85 Other : Thou : 56.7 50.1 50.2 89 100 56.7 50.2 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,007.0 2,668.2 2,571.0 86 96 3,007.0 2,571.0 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,272 1,247 1,252 98 100 1,272 1,252 98 Other : Lbs :1,089 1,088 1,100 101 101 1,089 1,100 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,268 1,244 1,249 98 100 1,268 1,249 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 91.5 95.3 77.4 85 81 91.5 77.4 85 Other : Thou : 2.2 2.2 1.6 73 72 2.2 1.6 73 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 93.7 97.5 79.0 84 81 93.7 79.0 84 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 313 320 328 105 101 313 328 105 Other : Lbs : 420 408 424 101 104 420 424 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 318 322 336 106 104 318 336 106 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,679.8 *9,236.3 8,699.8 100 94 8,679.8 8,699.8 100 Other : Thou : 105.7 109.6 85.8 81 78 105.7 85.8 81 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,785.5 *9,346.0 8,785.7 100 94 8,785.5 8,785.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 269 269 100 100 268 269 100 Other : Lbs : 234 228 235 100 103 234 235 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 269 269 100 100 268 269 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 227.2 245.9 207.2 91 84 227.2 207.2 91 Other : Thou : 11.6 16.1 12.0 104 75 11.6 12.0 104 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 238.8 262.0 219.2 92 84 238.8 219.2 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 135 140 143 106 102 135 143 106 Other : Lbs : 103 100 103 101 103 103 103 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 137 141 105 103 133 141 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 04 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan 2003 : Dec 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.8 3.4 3.3 87 98 AK : 0.1 AZ : 37.3 31.3 29.7 80 95 AR : 6.0 7.6 4.9 81 64 CA : 123.7 123.7 120.8 98 98 CO : 174.5 140.6 151.0 87 107 DE-MD : 3.0 2.7 2.6 87 95 FL : 5.8 6.0 4.7 80 78 GA : 23.8 15.9 13.0 55 82 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 105 105 ID : 55.5 42.6 40.7 73 95 IL : 214.7 *207.1 206.1 96 100 IN : 121.9 135.5 128.2 105 95 IA : 551.3 606.2 584.0 106 96 KS : 497.9 438.6 429.3 86 98 KY : 41.5 47.3 46.5 112 98 LA : 1.3 1.2 1.2 89 98 MI : 34.8 32.8 28.7 82 88 MN : 207.4 209.6 194.6 94 93 MS : 27.6 26.9 26.8 97 100 MO : 39.4 41.6 36.1 91 87 MT : 1.4 1.6 1.1 74 67 NE : 645.9 555.5 530.6 82 96 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 115 141 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.8 1.4 79 76 NJ : 5.2 5.1 4.3 83 84 NM : 1.2 1.0 0.8 66 83 NY : 3.7 4.0 3.2 87 81 NC : 199.7 194.8 171.2 86 88 ND : 3.2 2.8 2.4 75 87 OH : 27.7 29.4 28.2 102 96 OK : 85.4 90.1 84.7 99 94 OR : 3.6 3.3 3.1 86 92 PA : 110.2 110.6 95.4 87 86 SC : 21.7 21.4 20.1 93 94 SD : 89.9 98.8 94.7 105 96 TN : 20.8 20.0 20.3 97 101 TX : 397.5 357.2 367.5 92 103 UT : 43.4 32.7 34.8 80 106 VA : 65.9 74.9 60.0 91 80 WA : 52.5 43.9 38.1 72 87 WV : 0.8 0.8 0.7 90 81 WI : 119.3 104.0 96.8 81 93 WY : 0.7 0.6 0.5 79 98 : US : 4,073.4 *3,875.9 3,713.1 91 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : AK : AZ : 47.9 38.1 64,738 50,536 1,352 1,326 AR : 1.5 1.3 1,291 1,109 842 837 CA : 119.2 111.1 151,852 141,630 1,274 1,275 CO : 206.3 184.7 270,123 233,986 1,309 1,267 DE-MD : 3.2 2.9 4,058 3,617 1,255 1,256 FL : 8.9 7.2 9,552 7,873 1,075 1,095 GA : 35.4 17.4 42,065 21,623 1,187 1,240 HI : 0.8 0.9 882 1,039 1,056 1,110 ID : 72.9 53.4 92,736 66,718 1,272 1,249 IL : IN 2/ : IA : KS : 617.2 545.0 771,575 667,938 1,250 1,226 KY : 1.8 1.7 1,543 1,468 852 869 LA : 1.3 1.3 1,169 1,131 886 867 MI : 38.7 31.9 54,345 42,978 1,405 1,347 MN : 74.3 60.0 102,525 84,182 1,380 1,402 MS : 0.3 0.2 257 168 848 840 MO 2/ : MT : 1.8 1.2 2,052 1,411 1,150 1,160 NE : 641.6 519.2 853,534 673,987 1,330 1,298 NV : 0.1 0.1 102 120 1,083 1,040 N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.6 2,136 1,726 1,079 1,051 NJ : 2.4 1.9 2,840 2,295 1,171 1,218 NM : 2.5 1.5 2,290 1,502 922 978 NY : 4.7 4.1 5,070 4,315 1,073 1,056 NC : 19.2 16.4 20,446 16,906 1,064 1,031 ND : OH : 11.4 11.4 12,846 13,373 1,124 1,174 OK : 3.7 2.7 3,643 2,885 994 1,059 OR : 1.3 0.9 1,547 924 1,160 1,026 PA : 95.5 74.2 122,066 94,038 1,278 1,267 SC : SD : TN : 1.7 1.5 1,500 1,324 903 907 TX : 529.4 493.6 629,626 587,666 1,189 1,190 UT : 54.1 45.5 68,346 54,207 1,263 1,192 VA : 1.0 1.2 1,072 1,251 1,029 1,021 WA : 69.7 50.7 86,286 62,108 1,238 1,225 WV : 1.2 1.0 1,067 956 918 934 WI : 151.4 118.5 199,673 155,188 1,319 1,309 WY : 0.9 0.6 1,023 775 1,192 1,199 : US 4/ : 3,007.0 2,571.0 3,814,305 3,210,574 1,268 1,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 12.6 8.8 1,575 1,901 125 215 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 33 19 326 314 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.4 7.4 4,253 3,467 452 468 IN : 0.9 0.5 112 69 127 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.9 0.6 443 290 496 491 MI : 1.6 1.9 680 825 436 444 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.1 335 244 122 114 NJ : 9.6 9.7 4,469 3,406 465 352 NM : NY : 12.6 9.8 1,232 931 98 95 NC : 0.1 0.1 44 31 388 449 ND : OH : 4.9 6.3 2,044 2,722 418 433 OK : 0.1 0.1 51 52 449 438 OR : PA : 17.4 14.1 5,919 4,943 340 351 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 49 46 457 530 TX : 2.5 1.7 1,276 1,023 502 606 UT : VA : WA : WV 2/ : WI : 13.8 13.3 6,347 5,995 461 452 WY : : US 4/ : 93.7 79.0 29,764 26,541 318 336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.4 9.4 5,535 4,816 530 512 AK 2/ : AZ : AR : CA : 215.5 227.0 51,091 54,619 237 241 CO : 1.3 1.1 322 263 253 244 DE-MD : 1.8 1.6 532 428 292 273 FL : 7.5 6.5 1,318 1,183 176 181 GA : 12.7 12.1 3,230 2,991 255 248 HI : 2.6 2.4 531 470 203 197 ID : IL : 734.7 728.8 198,799 203,036 271 279 IN : 598.7 630.2 157,706 166,246 263 264 IA : 2,522.3 2,643.7 675,946 714,117 268 270 KS : KY : 202.2 226.4 54,137 60,682 268 268 LA : 2.0 1.9 405 380 205 203 MI : 10.0 10.4 3,787 4,030 378 389 MN : 780.2 762.1 206,344 203,085 264 266 MS 2/ : MO : MT : 1.2 1.2 287 285 242 238 NE : 618.2 596.3 165,905 160,063 268 268 NV : N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.4 494 342 253 239 NJ : 9.4 9.1 903 925 96 101 NM : 0.1 0.1 28 31 210 211 NY : 2.7 2.6 526 569 194 217 NC : 969.7 853.5 250,287 214,875 258 252 ND : 15.0 11.4 3,444 2,690 230 237 OH : 103.1 100.1 27,594 27,187 268 271 OK : 394.0 396.1 110,832 110,986 281 280 OR : 16.0 16.1 4,234 4,049 264 252 PA : 223.5 225.1 55,490 56,411 248 251 SC : SD : 411.7 446.4 109,157 118,184 265 265 TN : 62.3 61.1 30,037 29,327 482 480 TX : 38.9 27.4 10,738 7,686 276 280 UT : 4.1 4.1 800 880 196 217 VA : 333.7 308.0 86,743 78,565 260 255 WA : 1.7 1.6 429 414 253 255 WV : 0.8 0.8 201 194 266 257 WI : 34.8 41.0 15,249 18,428 439 449 WY : 0.4 0.4 114 110 256 265 : US 4/ : 8,785.5 8,785.7 2,352,762 2,362,374 268 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : CO : DE-MD : 2.5 2.7 289 327 118 123 FL : 0.2 0.2 17 15 94 76 GA : HI : ID : 0.4 0.3 42 39 114 113 IL : 13.3 14.3 1,887 2,107 142 147 IN : 2.2 1.8 243 187 110 103 IA : 33.0 29.7 4,915 4,544 149 153 KS : 0.1 0.2 15 15 121 91 KY : 0.6 0.9 84 111 144 124 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 8 75 86 MI : 15.9 16.0 1,908 1,933 120 121 MN : 0.4 0.2 36 22 100 113 MS 2/ : MO : 0.3 0.4 35 29 104 83 MT : 0.3 0.3 38 41 123 128 NE : 0.1 0.1 12 7 131 120 NV : 0.1 0.1 11 6 134 99 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 144 153 106 104 NJ : 8.0 9.2 781 905 98 99 NM : 2.6 1.8 290 188 110 102 NY : 1.9 2.7 170 263 89 96 NC : 0.2 17 104 ND : OH : 0.9 0.9 88 118 102 126 OK : 0.1 0.1 8 14 95 121 OR : 1.0 0.9 119 128 124 140 PA : 6.3 5.1 680 543 108 107 SC : SD : 0.9 0.7 112 88 122 123 TN : 0.4 0.6 30 42 74 75 TX : 35.1 27.3 4,451 3,696 127 136 UT : 2.8 2.7 336 344 121 126 VA : 0.4 0.7 39 66 97 99 WA : 0.7 0.2 90 29 124 134 WV : WI : 0.7 0.9 98 120 133 133 WY : 0.1 0.2 14 22 131 138 : US 4/ : 238.8 219.2 31,856 30,833 133 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2003 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2003 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,385 1,255 1,222 1,385 1,222 46.9 47.9 48.5 46.9 48.5 Heifers : 968 800 810 968 810 32.8 30.5 32.1 32.8 32.1 All Cows : 547 517 450 547 450 18.5 19.7 17.9 18.5 17.9 Dairy Cows : 268 244 219 268 219 9.1 9.3 8.7 9.1 8.7 Other Cows : 279 273 231 279 231 9.4 10.4 9.2 9.4 9.2 Bulls & Stags : 51 47 39 51 39 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,950 2,618 2,521 2,950 2,521 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,395 *8,938 8,420 8,395 8,420 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.8 Sows : 265 *278 259 265 259 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 Stags & Boars : 20 20 20 20 20 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total 1/ :8,680 *9,236 8,700 8,680 8,700 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 11 10 10 10 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 217 234 197 217 197 95.5 95.3 95.2 95.5 95.2 : Total 1/ : 227 246 207 227 207 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 769 747 754 769 754 Steers 4/ : 832 810 810 832 810 Heifers 4/ : 769 738 744 769 744 All Cows 4/ : 597 592 608 597 608 Bulls & Stags4/: 922 876 909 922 909 : Calves & Vealers: 191 200 202 191 202 : Hogs : 200 201 201 200 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 197 197 197 197 Sows 5/ : 313 316 316 313 316 Stags & Boars5/: 241 245 239 241 239 : Sheep : 68 70 72 68 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 65 68 62 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 71 72 68 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 2.1 2 : 5.7 1.5 0.3 3.6 3.4 0.2 0.3 19.4 3 : 76.8 29.6 6.8 38.0 29.1 8.9 2.5 14.2 4 : 53.6 1.2 0.4 45.8 20.9 24.9 6.2 1.7 5 : 270.8 98.6 38.1 128.2 74.0 54.2 5.8 29.2 6 : 494.3 251.4 160.9 69.6 11.7 57.9 12.4 1.5 7 : 1,125.6 603.8 456.9 59.4 1.9 57.5 5.5 8 : 240.1 119.3 106.6 12.8 4.1 8.7 1.5 9 : 149.4 74.7 7.0 65.2 60.5 4.6 2.5 8.5 10 : 103.2 41.3 32.7 26.6 12.7 13.9 2.6 0.8 : US 2/ : 2,520.8 1,221.7 809.9 449.9 219.0 230.9 39.4 77.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 2 : 11.6 11.3 0.2 0.1 10.3 1.5 8.9 3 : 533.7 532.0 1.7 7.9 0.5 7.4 4 : 1,348.8 1,265.5 82.0 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.4 5 : 2,238.3 2,130.2 105.7 2.4 30.8 3.0 27.8 6 : 430.8 411.0 19.9 26.1 1.6 24.4 7 : 3,419.5 3,361.7 41.2 16.6 30.1 30.1 8 : 459.5 451.2 8.3 65.5 1.7 63.8 9 : 223.4 223.4 0.1 31.8 0.3 31.5 10 : 33.0 32.9 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.9 : US 2/ : 8,699.8 8,420.2 259.2 20.4 207.2 10.0 197.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 37.7 28.1 0.2 9.4 9.4 AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 CA : 110.6 46.3 6.5 55.3 51.0 4.3 2.5 8.5 CO : 184.0 93.6 89.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 7.2 0.2 6.5 1.4 5.1 0.4 GA : 16.6 0.1 15.1 2.3 12.8 1.4 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 ID : 51.9 18.0 11.2 20.3 8.4 11.9 2.4 IL : 7.4 IN : 0.5 IA : KS : 541.6 307.2 232.5 1.9 1.9 KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2 LA : MI : 29.9 20.0 6.4 3.4 3.4 0.1 1.8 MN : 57.6 7.2 3.2 43.2 17.9 25.3 4.1 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 517.5 257.8 203.4 51.2 1.4 49.8 5.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 2.1 NJ : 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 9.7 NM : 1.2 1.2 1.2 NY : 3.9 0.6 0.3 2.9 2.8 0.1 0.1 9.7 NC : 16.0 0.1 0.1 12.8 6.2 6.6 3.0 0.1 ND : OH : 4.7 0.3 0.2 4.1 3.8 0.3 0.1 6.2 OK : 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 OR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 PA : 73.7 27.6 6.1 37.6 28.8 8.8 2.4 14.1 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 TX : 491.9 251.1 160.8 67.6 10.3 57.3 12.4 1.5 UT : 44.8 25.3 16.5 2.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 50.6 23.1 21.4 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.1 WV : 0.1 WI : 115.0 33.8 2.2 77.5 48.9 28.6 1.5 13.2 WY : : US 3/ :2,520.8 1,221.7 809.9 449.9 219.0 230.9 39.4 77.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, January 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.6 7.4 1.2 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 221.0 220.9 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.6 0.1 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 2.7 0.1 2.6 FL : 6.5 6.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 GA : 5.5 5.3 0.2 HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 714.3 661.1 52.1 1.1 13.5 0.1 13.4 IN : 626.1 626.1 1.3 0.6 0.7 IA : 2,641.5 2,590.5 34.5 16.6 29.6 29.6 KS : 0.1 0.1 KY : 225.2 217.9 7.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 LA : MI : 8.6 3.3 5.3 15.7 2.3 13.4 MN : 759.8 759.7 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 0.3 0.3 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 595.1 595.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 1.0 NJ : 9.1 8.9 0.2 0.1 9.1 0.9 8.2 NM : NY : 2.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 NC : 845.9 843.6 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ND : 10.9 10.9 OH : 92.7 79.5 12.4 0.8 OK : 394.5 389.7 4.8 OR : 15.9 15.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 PA : 224.6 224.3 0.3 5.0 0.4 4.6 SC : SD : 445.3 437.3 8.0 0.6 0.6 TN : 60.9 0.8 60.0 0.6 0.5 TX : 25.1 20.4 4.8 26.0 1.6 24.4 UT : 2.5 2.3 0.2 2.3 1.7 0.6 VA : 307.5 306.1 1.4 WA : 1.5 1.5 WV : 0.1 WI : 36.9 0.5 35.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,699.8 8,420.2 259.2 20.4 207.2 10.0 197.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.0 98.1 98.0 Calves : 97.7 97.7 98.0 97.7 98.0 Hogs : 98.8 98.8 99.0 98.8 99.0 Sheep : 95.1 93.9 94.5 95.1 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Slightly under 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and over 2,300 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 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 March 19, 2004. 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