Mt An 1-2 (3-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 19, 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 Sets Record High for February Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.40 billion pounds in February, down 3 percent from the 3.50 billion pounds produced in February 2003. Beef production, at 1.80 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.43 million head, down 6 percent from February 2003. The average live weight was down 28 pounds from the previous year, at 1,233 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.5 million pounds, 9 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 71,500 head, down 14 percent from February 2003. The average live weight was 19 pounds above last year, at 336 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.57 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year and a new record high for February. Hog kill totaled 7.89 million head, 3 percent above February 2003. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.8 million pounds, was down 2 percent from February 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 213,000 head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, up 6 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2004 commercial red meat production was 7.1 billion pounds, down 6 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 12 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. February 2003 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2004 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 04 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb : Jan : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,942 *1,924 1,803 93 94 4,233 3,727 88 Veal : 15.8 16.0 14.5 91 90 33.7 30.5 91 Pork :1,523 *1,758 1,571 103 89 3,275 3,329 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 15.4 14.8 98 96 31.1 30.2 97 : Total Red Meat :3,496 *3,714 3,403 97 92 7,573 7,117 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 04 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb : Jan : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,912 *1,894 1,775 93 94 4,168 3,669 88 Veal : 15.3 15.6 14.1 92 90 32.6 29.7 91 Pork :1,506 *1,743 1,557 103 89 3,240 3,300 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14.3 14.8 14.1 98 95 29.7 28.9 97 : Total Red Meat :3,448 *3,668 3,360 97 92 7,470 7,028 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 04 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :---------------------------------- Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb : Jan : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,519.1 *2,526.6 2,380.8 95 94 5,469.3 4,907.4 90 Other : Thou : 50.1 50.2 46.2 92 92 107.7 96.4 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,569.2 *2,576.8 2,427.0 94 94 5,577.0 5,003.8 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,264 *1,253 1,235 98 99 1,268 1,243 98 Other : Lbs :1,089 1,100 1,104 101 100 1,093 1,102 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,261 1,249 1,233 98 99 1,265 1,241 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 81.3 77.4 70.0 86 90 172.8 147.5 85 Other : Thou : 1.8 1.6 1.5 80 92 4.0 3.1 78 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 83.1 79.0 71.5 86 90 176.7 150.5 85 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 315 328 334 106 103 316 333 105 Other : Lbs : 436 424 419 96 99 435 422 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 317 336 336 106 100 317 336 106 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,587.2 *8,703.5 7,804.5 103 90 16,280.1 16,507.9 101 Other : Thou : 98.9 85.8 81.7 83 95 205.5 167.5 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,686.1 *8,789.3 7,886.1 103 90 16,485.5 16,675.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 269 268 100 100 268 269 100 Other : Lbs : 234 235 236 101 100 234 235 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 269 268 100 100 267 268 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 211.0 207.2 199.1 94 96 438.1 406.3 93 Other : Thou : 15.4 12.0 13.9 90 116 27.4 25.9 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 226.3 219.2 213.0 94 97 465.5 432.2 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 135 143 141 104 99 135 142 105 Other : Lbs : 103 103 108 104 104 104 106 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 141 139 104 99 133 140 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 04 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Feb 2003 : Jan 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.5 3.3 3.0 87 90 AK : AZ : 35.8 29.7 25.7 72 87 AR : 3.9 4.9 5.4 137 111 CA : 106.5 120.8 105.6 99 87 CO : 155.1 151.0 145.0 94 96 DE-MD : 2.5 2.6 2.5 101 96 FL : 5.1 4.7 4.4 87 95 GA : 19.2 13.0 11.3 59 86 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.8 87 83 ID : 45.6 40.7 35.7 78 88 IL : 188.4 *205.8 194.7 103 95 IN : 109.9 *128.0 111.5 101 87 IA : 485.2 *583.0 500.2 103 86 KS : 428.8 429.3 414.9 97 97 KY : 33.2 *46.4 40.3 122 87 LA : 1.4 1.2 1.3 89 109 MI : 29.8 28.7 28.0 94 98 MN : 180.5 *194.3 174.0 96 90 MS : 21.7 26.8 23.5 109 88 MO : 33.0 *36.0 32.4 98 90 MT : 1.2 1.1 1.1 88 101 NE : 537.9 *533.9 483.3 90 91 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 94 73 N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.4 0.8 63 60 NJ : 4.2 4.3 3.6 87 84 NM : 1.0 0.8 0.7 70 89 NY : 3.3 3.2 2.9 88 89 NC : 170.0 *171.7 166.1 98 97 ND : 2.6 2.4 2.3 89 95 OH : 24.7 *28.1 25.5 104 91 OK : 73.0 *84.5 83.1 114 98 OR : 3.4 3.1 3.1 89 100 PA : 94.0 *95.3 96.9 103 102 SC : 18.6 20.1 19.3 104 96 SD : 76.6 *94.5 74.0 97 78 TN : 16.2 *20.2 19.7 121 97 TX : 334.8 367.5 341.3 102 93 UT : 38.7 34.8 30.7 79 88 VA : 59.1 *59.9 56.9 96 95 WA : 41.2 38.1 35.5 86 93 WV : 0.4 0.7 0.6 138 89 WI : 103.4 96.8 95.1 92 98 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 95 85 : US : 3,496.1 *3,714.0 3,403.4 97 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 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 : 0.1 71 1,182 AZ : 45.8 33.0 61,296 43,679 1,340 1,324 AR : 1.3 1.2 1,103 1,025 864 869 CA : 102.8 101.1 131,498 128,081 1,280 1,267 CO : 184.9 175.8 240,962 221,953 1,303 1,263 DE-MD : 2.6 2.8 3,312 3,489 1,255 1,266 FL : 7.1 6.1 7,970 6,847 1,118 1,131 GA : 27.9 15.0 33,552 17,831 1,202 1,191 HI : 0.9 0.8 966 830 1,026 1,082 ID : 59.1 46.8 75,364 58,507 1,275 1,251 IL : IN : IA : 52.9 62.5 68,178 79,589 1,288 1,274 KS : 537.2 541.7 663,587 643,171 1,235 1,187 KY : 1.5 1.6 1,303 1,370 891 860 LA : 1.4 1.3 1,221 1,147 868 883 MI : 33.1 31.3 46,115 41,426 1,394 1,326 MN : 59.7 50.6 84,503 70,744 1,414 1,397 MS : 0.3 0.2 291 159 998 912 MO : 7.9 6.4 10,079 8,201 1,278 1,282 MT : 1.4 1.3 1,715 1,466 1,189 1,164 NE : 539.2 487.8 710,802 623,667 1,318 1,279 NV : 0.1 0.1 88 83 1,081 1,079 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.9 1,593 929 1,083 1,007 NJ : 2.1 1.8 2,475 2,067 1,184 1,155 NM : 2.0 1.3 1,904 1,279 930 965 NY : 4.0 3.5 4,340 3,810 1,091 1,079 NC : 15.8 15.0 16,565 15,406 1,048 1,026 ND : OH : 10.6 9.4 11,891 10,843 1,125 1,151 OK : 2.7 2.4 2,632 2,522 966 1,065 OR : 1.2 1.0 1,349 1,060 1,133 1,065 PA : 79.2 73.4 101,701 89,802 1,284 1,223 SC : SD : TN : 1.4 1.2 1,229 1,131 902 932 TX : 446.1 458.2 525,670 540,501 1,178 1,180 UT : 49.2 40.2 60,864 47,713 1,237 1,188 VA : 1.2 1.1 1,158 1,164 992 1,035 WA : 55.0 48.1 67,782 57,829 1,233 1,203 WV : 0.6 0.8 577 821 925 979 WI : 130.8 113.9 171,963 153,618 1,315 1,349 WY : 0.6 0.6 702 698 1,223 1,193 : US 3/ : 2,569.2 2,427.0 3,239,557 2,991,682 1,261 1,233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 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. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, February 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 : 11.8 8.5 1,574 1,784 133 210 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.0 7.4 4,075 3,265 454 439 IN : 0.9 0.7 115 85 126 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.5 311 263 508 502 MI : 1.6 2.1 713 895 438 436 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 0.7 261 127 122 189 NJ : 7.6 8.0 3,487 2,813 457 351 NM : NY : 12.4 9.8 1,178 942 95 96 NC : 0.1 0.1 40 50 398 488 ND : OH : 4.9 5.7 2,007 2,365 413 414 OK : 0.1 0.1 53 39 443 418 OR : PA : 14.2 13.7 5,127 5,143 361 374 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 56 37 498 501 TX : 1.9 1.4 1,057 838 545 617 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.3 11.0 5,488 4,954 448 451 WY : : US 3/ : 83.1 71.5 26,312 24,018 317 336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 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. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, February 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 : 9.4 9.2 4,865 4,492 515 489 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.2 32 59 255 263 AR : CA : 179.4 180.1 42,682 44,022 238 244 CO : 1.1 0.9 287 227 266 243 DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 422 439 285 267 FL : 7.7 8.6 1,420 1,544 184 180 GA : 10.9 11.3 2,744 2,814 251 250 HI : 2.2 2.0 462 415 211 207 ID : IL : 644.9 713.7 176,448 195,383 274 274 IN : 545.0 553.0 142,614 145,356 262 263 IA : 2,227.7 2,245.0 593,150 602,589 266 268 KS : 29.6 26.9 9,309 9,422 315 350 KY : 161.9 199.5 43,359 52,728 268 264 LA : 2.7 2.3 607 502 222 222 MI : 9.1 9.4 3,459 3,745 378 397 MN : 694.8 696.1 182,684 184,253 263 265 MS : MO : 147.7 146.2 MT : 1.1 1.1 255 270 232 236 NE : 538.1 514.4 143,594 137,250 267 267 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.1 391 254 252 227 NJ : 6.1 7.0 594 718 97 102 NM : 0.1 0.1 25 22 207 210 NY : 2.0 2.0 396 441 196 225 NC : 835.3 829.3 214,412 210,646 257 254 ND : 12.7 10.7 2,898 2,536 228 237 OH : 90.5 94.3 24,011 25,474 265 270 OK : 342.2 390.2 95,542 108,398 279 278 OR : 15.9 15.4 4,122 3,958 259 257 PA : 195.8 223.4 48,717 55,784 249 250 SC : SD : 353.0 348.4 93,546 91,480 265 263 TN : 48.3 60.1 23,290 28,369 482 472 TX : 36.0 28.1 10,088 7,993 280 284 UT : 3.1 3.7 664 771 211 211 VA : 299.1 293.9 77,612 74,720 259 254 WA : 1.4 1.3 354 339 253 259 WV : 0.6 0.7 140 173 248 258 WI : 32.8 40.5 14,716 18,109 449 447 WY : 0.4 0.3 100 72 255 260 : US 3/ : 7,686.1 7,886.1 2,049,471 2,111,376 267 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 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. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, February 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 : 2.4 2.2 281 268 116 121 FL : 0.5 0.2 53 16 110 66 GA : 0.7 0.3 60 34 91 100 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 31 114 111 IL : 14.3 13.7 2,057 1,992 144 145 IN : 1.9 1.7 206 176 107 106 IA : 33.5 28.1 4,965 4,434 148 158 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 16 96 89 KY : 0.6 0.8 87 103 148 128 LA : 0.3 0.3 34 36 107 117 MI : 14.2 15.7 1,724 1,925 122 122 MN : 0.2 0.2 20 23 113 120 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 55 36 104 85 MT : 0.2 0.3 24 37 119 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 8 122 121 NV : 0.1 0.1 11 6 129 104 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.1 139 113 109 107 NJ : 7.4 7.4 760 743 103 100 NM : 2.5 1.9 267 194 107 102 NY : 3.0 2.9 247 273 84 93 NC : 0.4 34 78 ND : OH : 0.7 0.7 84 76 115 116 OK : 0.1 0.1 7 5 102 87 OR : 0.8 1.0 103 138 135 132 PA : 6.4 5.5 696 612 108 111 SC : SD : 0.9 1.0 106 121 121 123 TN : 0.3 0.5 26 38 77 81 TX : 33.5 24.4 4,411 3,194 132 131 UT : 2.7 2.7 330 356 124 133 VA : 0.5 0.6 50 61 100 95 WA : 0.9 0.2 104 21 112 143 WV : WI : 0.8 0.7 113 92 134 138 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 16 138 141 : US 3/ : 226.3 213.0 30,119 29,596 133 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 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. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,194 1,222 1,123 2,579 2,344 47.4 48.4 47.2 47.1 47.8 Heifers : 832 810 828 1,800 1,638 33.0 32.1 34.8 32.9 33.4 All Cows : 450 *455 395 996 850 17.9 18.0 16.5 18.2 17.4 Dairy Cows : 226 219 206 494 425 9.0 8.7 8.6 9.0 8.7 Other Cows : 224 *236 189 502 425 8.9 9.3 7.9 9.2 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 44 *40 35 95 75 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,519 *2,527 2,381 5,469 4,907 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,338 *8,423 7,528 15,743 15,951 96.7 96.8 96.5 96.7 96.6 Sows : 230 *260 256 499 516 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 18 20 21 38 41 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,587 *8,703 7,804 16,280 16,508 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 10 21 20 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.9 Lambs & Yrlngs : 200 197 189 417 386 94.8 95.2 95.0 95.2 95.1 : Total 1/ : 211 207 199 438 406 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 764 *753 750 766 751 Steers 4/ : 821 810 798 826 804 Heifers 4/ : 759 744 735 764 739 All Cows 4/ : 602 608 624 600 616 Bulls & Stags4/: 935 *910 883 928 897 : Calves & Vealers: 195 202 207 193 205 : Hogs : 199 201 200 200 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 197 196 196 197 Sows 5/ : 314 316 317 314 317 Stags & Boars5/: 235 239 201 238 218 : Sheep : 68 72 71 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 68 67 64 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 72 71 68 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 2 : 5.1 1.3 0.3 3.3 3.2 0.1 0.3 17.8 3 : 76.1 26.4 7.2 40.3 32.2 8.1 2.2 13.8 4 : 47.8 1.1 0.4 40.0 19.2 20.8 6.2 1.2 5 : 250.6 97.8 34.0 113.5 67.5 46.0 5.3 26.7 6 : 458.4 236.8 159.8 52.4 10.9 41.5 9.5 1.2 7 : 1,090.0 546.9 480.4 56.7 2.9 53.8 5.9 8 : 224.3 106.7 105.5 10.7 4.0 6.7 1.4 9 : 133.8 66.6 8.7 56.3 52.6 3.7 2.2 8.2 10 : 94.1 38.9 31.9 21.3 13.1 8.2 2.0 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,380.8 1,122.7 828.4 394.7 205.7 189.0 35.0 70.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.7 2 : 8.8 8.6 0.1 0.1 8.7 1.3 7.4 3 : 518.2 516.6 1.6 8.1 0.7 7.3 4 : 1,282.8 1,199.8 82.0 1.0 2.4 0.9 1.5 5 : 2,075.1 1,964.6 108.4 2.1 29.6 3.4 26.2 6 : 426.0 404.4 21.5 0.1 22.7 1.1 21.6 7 : 2,925.2 2,869.7 38.0 17.5 28.4 28.4 8 : 361.0 356.8 4.2 70.1 1.9 68.2 9 : 176.1 176.0 0.1 0.1 27.2 0.3 26.9 10 : 30.3 30.3 0.1 1.0 1.0 : US 2/ : 7,804.5 7,527.6 256.0 20.9 199.1 9.9 189.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.8 2 : 10.8 2.8 0.6 6.9 6.5 0.4 0.6 37.2 3 : 152.9 55.9 14.0 78.3 61.3 16.9 4.6 27.9 4 : 101.4 2.3 0.8 85.8 40.1 45.7 12.4 2.8 5 : 521.4 196.4 72.2 241.7 141.5 100.2 11.1 55.9 6 : 952.7 488.2 320.7 122.0 22.6 99.4 21.9 2.8 7 : 2,221.4 1,150.8 937.3 121.2 4.8 116.4 12.1 8 : 464.4 226.0 212.0 23.5 8.1 15.4 2.9 9 : 283.2 141.3 15.7 121.4 113.1 8.4 4.7 16.7 10 : 197.2 80.2 64.6 47.9 25.8 22.1 4.6 1.3 : US 2/ : 4,907.4 2,344.5 1,638.3 849.6 424.6 425.0 75.0 147.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 0.6 1.7 2 : 20.3 19.8 0.3 0.2 19.0 2.7 16.3 3 : 1,051.8 1,048.6 3.2 16.0 1.3 14.7 4 : 2,635.2 2,468.1 164.8 2.3 4.7 1.8 2.9 5 : 4,313.5 4,094.8 214.2 4.5 60.4 6.3 54.1 6 : 856.8 815.4 41.4 0.1 48.7 2.7 46.0 7 : 6,344.7 6,231.4 79.2 34.1 58.5 58.5 8 : 820.5 808.0 12.5 135.6 3.6 132.0 9 : 399.6 399.3 0.2 0.1 59.0 0.6 58.4 10 : 63.3 63.1 0.2 2.0 0.1 1.9 : US 2/ :16,507.9 15,950.6 516.0 41.3 406.3 19.8 386.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 32.5 26.3 0.2 6.1 6.1 AR : 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 CA : 100.4 40.0 8.3 50.0 46.5 3.5 2.1 8.2 CO : 175.2 86.6 88.1 0.4 0.4 DE-MD : 2.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 FL : 6.1 0.3 0.1 5.4 1.2 4.2 0.3 GA : 14.2 0.1 12.4 2.0 10.4 1.8 HI : 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 ID : 45.3 16.2 11.0 16.2 9.1 7.1 1.8 IL : 7.4 IN : 0.7 IA : 61.0 34.1 21.1 5.8 5.8 KS : 538.6 284.3 252.8 1.4 1.4 KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2 LA : MI : 29.2 20.3 4.0 4.8 4.8 0.1 2.0 MN : 48.4 6.8 3.2 35.1 11.6 23.5 3.4 MS : MO : 4.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 0.6 1.9 0.4 MT : 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 486.1 227.7 206.0 46.9 2.2 44.7 5.5 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 NJ : 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 8.0 NM : 1.0 1.0 1.0 NY : 3.3 0.4 0.2 2.6 2.6 0.1 9.8 NC : 14.6 0.1 0.1 11.4 5.6 5.8 3.0 0.1 ND : OH : 3.7 0.3 0.4 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.1 5.6 OK : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 OR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 PA : 73.0 24.3 6.6 40.0 32.0 8.0 2.1 13.7 SC : SD : TN : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 456.5 236.7 159.7 50.7 9.7 41.0 9.4 1.2 UT : 39.6 19.8 17.1 2.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1 WA : 48.0 22.4 20.8 4.7 3.7 1.0 0.1 WV : 0.1 WI : 111.1 35.7 3.1 70.6 49.0 21.6 1.7 11.0 WY : : US 3/ :2,380.8 1,122.7 828.4 394.7 205.7 189.0 35.0 70.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, February 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.4 7.4 0.9 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 174.1 173.9 0.1 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 DE-MD : 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.2 FL : 8.6 8.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 GA : 5.3 5.1 0.2 HI : 2.0 2.0 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 699.6 641.7 56.7 1.2 12.6 0.1 12.5 IN : 549.2 549.2 1.3 0.8 0.5 IA : 2,243.0 2,198.6 29.1 15.3 27.8 27.8 KS : 24.3 13.4 8.7 2.2 0.1 0.1 KY : 198.7 192.7 6.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 LA : MI : 7.6 3.0 4.6 15.4 2.5 12.9 MN : 694.0 694.0 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 144.6 144.5 0.1 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 513.2 513.2 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.7 NJ : 7.0 6.8 0.1 7.4 1.0 6.4 NM : NY : 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.0 NC : 822.1 816.7 5.4 0.4 0.4 ND : 10.4 10.4 OH : 88.4 76.2 11.4 0.8 OK : 388.2 383.6 4.6 OR : 15.2 15.2 1.0 0.9 PA : 222.9 222.6 0.3 5.5 0.7 4.8 SC : SD : 347.4 343.6 3.9 0.8 0.8 TN : 59.9 0.6 59.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 TX : 24.8 19.7 5.0 0.1 22.7 1.1 21.6 UT : 2.4 2.1 0.2 2.3 1.9 0.4 VA : 293.6 292.3 1.3 WA : 1.2 1.2 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 36.2 0.4 35.8 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,804.5 7,527.6 256.0 20.9 199.1 9.9 189.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.8 98.0 97.9 97.8 98.0 Hogs : 98.7 99.0 99.0 98.8 99.0 Sheep : 93.2 94.5 93.5 94.1 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Number of head slaughtered daily under FI are recorded on the LS-149 forms by species and class. Head kill excluding animals condemned and total live and dressed weights are also given. There are 850 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,200 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 LS-149 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. If no form is received by mail or other means, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weights may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the 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 usually less than 10 percent and for hogs about 7 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 weights 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 species 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. No data are published, unless permission is granted, if less than three plants slaughter a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. If not published, these data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine publishibilty. 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: 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. 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 April 23, 2004. 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