Mt An 1-2 (4-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 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 March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion pounds in March, up 6 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in March 2003. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.87 million head, up 4 percent from March 2003. The average live weight was down 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,217 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.2 million pounds, 14 percent below March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 76,900 head, down 10 percent from March 2003. The average live weight was 15 pounds below last year, at 308 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.80 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous year, and set a record monthly high. Hog kill totaled 9.04 million head, 11 percent above March 2003. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 22.1 million pounds, was up 22 percent from March 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 306,800 head, 17 percent above last year. The average live weight was 144 pounds, up 6 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2004 commercial red meat production was 11.1 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 7 percent from last year, veal was down 11 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 6 percent. March 2003 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. March 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 04 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar : Feb : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,048 1,803 2,109 103 117 6,282 5,836 93 Veal : 16.5 14.5 14.2 86 98 50.1 44.7 89 Pork :1,623 1,571 1,801 111 115 4,898 5,130 105 Lamb & Mutton : 18.1 14.8 22.1 122 149 49.2 52.4 106 : Total Red Meat :3,706 3,403 3,946 106 116 11,279 11,064 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 04 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar : Feb : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,018 1,775 2,077 103 117 6,186 5,746 93 Veal : 16.0 14.1 13.8 86 98 48.6 43.5 89 Pork :1,606 1,557 1,785 111 115 4,846 5,085 105 Lamb & Mutton : 17.6 14.1 21.5 122 153 47.3 50.4 107 : Total Red Meat :3,657 3,360 3,897 107 116 11,128 10,925 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 04 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar : Feb : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,724.5 *2,380.9 2,820.8 104 118 8,193.8 7,728.3 94 Other : Thou : 49.4 46.2 50.4 102 109 157.1 146.8 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,773.9 *2,427.1 2,871.2 104 118 8,350.9 7,875.1 94 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,236 1,235 1,219 99 99 1,256 1,234 98 Other : Lbs :1,097 1,104 1,098 100 100 1,094 1,100 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,234 1,233 1,217 99 99 1,255 1,232 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 83.0 *70.1 75.2 91 107 255.8 222.7 87 Other : Thou : 2.0 1.5 1.7 88 117 5.9 4.8 81 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 85.0 *71.6 76.9 90 107 261.7 227.5 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 318 334 306 97 92 317 324 103 Other : Lbs : 408 419 423 104 101 426 422 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 323 336 308 96 92 319 327 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,068.7 7,804.5 8,942.0 111 115 24,348.7 25,449.9 105 Other : Thou : 99.6 81.7 96.7 97 118 305.0 264.2 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,168.3 7,886.1 9,038.7 111 115 24,653.8 25,714.1 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 240 236 233 97 99 236 234 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 267 268 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 251.6 199.1 294.8 117 148 689.7 701.2 102 Other : Thou : 11.1 13.9 12.0 108 86 38.5 37.9 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 262.7 213.0 306.8 117 144 728.2 739.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 141 145 104 103 137 143 105 Other : Lbs : 109 108 108 99 100 105 106 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 139 144 104 104 135 141 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 04 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Mar 2003 : Feb 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.5 3.0 3.1 91 104 AK : AZ : 33.1 25.7 31.6 95 123 AR : 6.2 5.4 5.4 88 101 CA : 114.8 105.6 122.9 107 116 CO : 157.9 145.0 170.8 108 118 DE-MD : 2.7 2.5 3.0 113 121 FL : 5.6 4.4 4.9 88 111 GA : 20.7 11.3 11.0 53 98 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.9 102 116 ID : 47.3 35.7 43.8 93 123 IL : 201.6 194.7 237.2 118 122 IN : 116.3 111.5 128.2 110 115 IA : 519.4 500.2 579.9 112 116 KS : 446.1 414.9 492.9 110 119 KY : 36.0 40.3 42.7 119 106 LA : 1.3 1.3 1.2 97 97 MI : 32.7 28.0 33.2 102 118 MN : 191.0 174.0 202.5 106 116 MS : 23.6 23.5 24.4 103 104 MO : 35.2 32.4 37.9 108 117 MT : 1.1 1.1 1.2 103 109 NE : 559.7 483.3 555.3 99 115 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 129 148 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 0.8 1.0 76 129 NJ : 4.5 3.6 4.3 97 119 NM : 1.2 0.7 0.8 68 111 NY : 3.4 2.9 3.6 105 125 NC : 176.4 166.1 192.7 109 116 ND : 2.5 2.3 2.9 117 127 OH : 26.5 25.5 27.7 104 109 OK : 78.5 83.1 93.5 119 113 OR : 3.7 3.1 3.7 102 122 PA : 105.4 96.9 105.7 100 109 SC : 19.8 19.3 21.7 110 113 SD : 80.7 74.0 77.7 96 105 TN : 19.6 19.7 22.4 114 114 TX : 368.7 341.3 406.9 110 119 UT : 40.1 30.7 33.0 82 108 VA : 61.9 56.9 69.8 113 123 WA : 45.3 35.5 36.6 81 103 WV : 0.5 0.6 0.5 92 84 WI : 108.9 95.1 106.7 98 112 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 87 101 : US : 3,706.1 3,403.4 3,946.2 106 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 0.1 67 58 1,203 983 AZ : 42.3 40.8 56,935 53,219 1,346 1,304 AR : 1.3 1.2 1,087 1,159 850 955 CA : 109.7 111.8 140,228 146,062 1,278 1,306 CO : 194.4 205.9 242,880 254,046 1,250 1,234 DE-MD : 2.9 3.4 3,673 4,363 1,260 1,271 FL : 7.5 6.9 8,591 7,546 1,150 1,091 GA : 30.7 14.0 36,495 16,993 1,190 1,211 HI : 0.8 0.9 884 1,004 1,059 1,101 ID : 61.4 57.4 77,811 71,688 1,268 1,250 IL : IN : IA : KS : 582.3 653.9 694,098 767,077 1,192 1,173 KY : 1.6 1.7 1,408 1,458 873 874 LA : 1.1 1.1 1,021 979 914 863 MI : 36.8 38.2 50,622 49,444 1,375 1,295 MN : 63.1 56.9 88,289 80,515 1,398 1,415 MS : 0.2 0.2 202 179 996 829 MO : MT : 1.4 1.4 1,588 1,619 1,169 1,153 NE : 579.2 576.1 739,682 722,846 1,277 1,255 NV : 0.1 0.1 93 129 1,015 1,043 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.1 1,657 1,106 1,078 1,028 NJ : 2.3 2.2 2,650 2,552 1,158 1,172 NM : 2.4 1.4 2,224 1,373 935 977 NY : 4.3 3.9 4,780 4,422 1,102 1,132 NC : 18.2 19.4 19,555 19,923 1,074 1,029 ND : OH : 11.2 9.0 12,585 10,109 1,124 1,129 OK : 3.1 2.9 3,198 3,125 1,041 1,095 OR : 1.4 1.2 1,478 1,286 1,084 1,067 PA : 87.6 78.9 111,994 92,864 1,278 1,177 SC : SD : TN : 1.5 1.5 1,362 1,314 905 893 TX : 494.5 555.3 579,023 645,728 1,171 1,163 UT : 51.9 44.1 63,180 51,413 1,216 1,167 VA : 1.3 1.3 1,264 1,322 947 999 WA : 60.7 49.8 74,229 59,040 1,224 1,184 WV : 0.8 0.7 762 675 1,002 918 WI : 139.2 126.5 179,575 168,067 1,291 1,328 WY : 0.6 0.5 749 604 1,219 1,152 : US 3/ : 2,773.9 2,871.2 3,421,834 3,493,209 1,234 1,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 11.2 9.6 1,607 1,690 143 176 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 32 23 372 348 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.4 6.7 3,827 2,952 453 444 IN : 0.8 0.3 97 44 124 137 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.6 389 329 489 510 MI : 2.4 2.2 1,102 965 451 441 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 0.9 271 177 124 205 NJ : 8.2 9.5 3,748 3,168 457 335 NM : NY : 12.6 14.2 1,175 1,455 93 102 NC : 0.1 0.1 42 64 396 460 ND : OH : 5.2 5.4 2,121 2,228 411 416 OK : 0.1 0.2 48 70 467 443 OR : PA : 15.4 14.3 5,680 4,781 369 335 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 64 62 504 594 TX : 1.9 1.6 1,018 961 547 608 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 12.2 9.5 5,461 4,306 448 454 WY : : US 3/ : 85.0 76.9 27,426 23,707 323 308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 9.6 10.0 4,900 4,732 510 471 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.8 75 155 237 200 AR : CA : 193.7 219.9 46,487 54,489 240 248 CO : 1.0 1.1 262 253 265 236 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 411 401 283 272 FL : 8.8 8.5 1,669 1,598 190 187 GA : 12.0 13.9 3,015 3,388 251 244 HI : 2.3 2.3 512 450 218 197 ID : IL : 680.4 820.4 187,665 225,568 276 275 IN : 577.1 636.0 150,899 166,242 261 261 IA : 2,373.9 2,591.3 634,621 695,459 267 268 KS : 27.6 31.9 8,828 10,968 319 344 KY : 176.4 211.6 46,926 55,958 266 264 LA : 2.2 2.4 517 529 237 225 MI : 9.4 10.5 3,480 3,924 369 373 MN : 736.4 817.9 194,270 216,358 264 265 MS : MO : 154.8 169.7 MT : 1.0 1.1 227 268 229 237 NE : 561.7 579.8 149,663 154,123 266 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.5 458 357 257 234 NJ : 7.5 8.4 758 907 101 108 NM : 0.2 0.2 42 33 212 210 NY : 2.2 2.3 433 527 197 225 NC : 864.6 954.0 221,148 242,770 256 254 ND : 11.6 13.9 2,653 3,313 229 238 OH : 97.9 108.3 26,117 28,846 267 266 OK : 366.4 432.7 102,552 120,858 280 279 OR : 16.9 18.7 4,418 4,771 262 255 PA : 225.9 252.5 56,500 62,949 250 249 SC : SD : 373.8 366.9 98,474 95,762 263 261 TN : 58.7 67.8 28,319 31,987 483 472 TX : 37.2 33.8 10,959 9,478 294 281 UT : 3.5 4.0 698 884 199 219 VA : 312.5 358.8 81,280 91,838 260 256 WA : 1.4 1.7 349 427 253 254 WV : 0.5 0.6 134 146 260 257 WI : 39.6 50.5 17,760 23,031 448 456 WY : 0.5 0.4 128 109 259 268 : US 3/ : 8,168.3 9,038.7 2,186,800 2,419,497 268 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.1 0.2 15 14 108 70 AR : CA : CO : 67.6 114.4 10,184 18,069 151 158 DE-MD : 2.1 2.4 254 292 119 119 FL : 0.2 0.4 22 22 95 59 GA : 0.3 0.5 34 58 114 110 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 31 39 111 115 IL : 14.7 18.3 2,092 2,629 142 144 IN : 2.0 1.7 225 178 112 107 IA : 38.9 47.3 5,972 7,243 153 153 KS : 0.1 0.2 15 20 106 115 KY : 0.7 0.9 97 111 137 124 LA : 0.2 0.2 24 24 107 106 MI : 15.1 17.8 1,820 2,140 121 120 MN : 0.1 0.2 16 22 127 132 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 40 35 105 86 MT : 0.2 0.3 26 32 126 127 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 8 121 129 NV : 0.1 0.1 10 7 124 87 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.7 142 177 110 104 NJ : 7.2 9.2 687 849 95 93 NM : 2.3 2.2 242 222 105 102 NY : 1.7 3.1 160 317 92 103 NC : 0.2 18 79 ND : OH : 0.8 0.7 93 77 112 108 OK : 0.1 0.1 17 13 147 134 OR : 0.7 1.5 93 200 132 137 PA : 5.9 6.0 644 705 109 117 SC : SD : 1.0 1.1 117 127 118 119 TN : 0.5 0.4 39 41 79 91 TX : 34.1 36.3 4,516 5,052 132 139 UT : 2.7 3.1 340 403 127 131 VA : 0.7 0.6 67 64 100 101 WA : 0.5 0.3 64 41 121 154 WV : WI : 0.7 0.8 96 116 135 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 18 16 127 158 : US 3/ : 262.7 306.8 36,260 44,121 138 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,308 1,123 1,383 3,887 3,728 48.0 47.2 49.0 47.4 48.2 Heifers : 874 828 954 2,673 2,593 32.1 34.8 33.8 32.6 33.5 All Cows : 494 395 438 1,490 1,288 18.2 16.5 15.5 18.2 16.6 Dairy Cows : 250 206 218 743 643 9.2 8.6 7.7 9.1 8.3 Other Cows : 244 189 220 747 645 9.0 7.9 7.8 9.1 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 48 35 45 144 120 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,725 2,381 2,821 8,194 7,728 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,780 7,528 8,615 23,523 24,565 96.4 96.5 96.3 96.6 96.5 Sows : 268 256 303 767 819 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 21 21 25 59 66 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,069 7,804 8,942 24,349 25,450 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 10 12 31 32 3.9 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 242 189 283 659 669 96.1 95.0 96.0 95.5 95.5 : Total 1/ : 252 199 295 690 701 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 745 750 741 758 747 Steers 4/ : 798 798 784 815 796 Heifers 4/ : 738 735 725 754 733 All Cows 4/ : 598 624 622 599 618 Bulls & Stags4/: 924 883 894 927 896 : Calves & Vealers: 195 207 190 194 199 : Hogs : 200 200 200 200 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 196 196 196 197 Sows 5/ : 313 317 313 314 315 Stags & Boars5/: 238 201 210 238 215 : Sheep : 70 71 73 69 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 62 67 68 63 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 71 73 69 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 2 : 5.9 1.6 0.4 3.5 3.4 0.1 0.4 23.7 3 : 82.2 30.6 7.3 41.4 32.8 8.5 2.9 14.4 4 : 54.0 1.6 0.4 43.9 15.2 28.8 8.0 1.2 5 : 301.8 125.5 46.0 123.3 75.6 47.7 7.0 23.8 6 : 554.5 290.0 195.6 57.3 11.7 45.6 11.6 1.4 7 : 1,303.9 676.2 551.5 69.0 4.0 64.9 7.2 8 : 258.6 133.4 111.8 11.7 4.8 6.8 1.8 9 : 152.5 80.4 9.0 60.0 54.0 6.0 3.2 9.4 10 : 106.7 43.9 32.0 27.9 16.2 11.7 2.8 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,820.8 1,383.4 954.2 438.2 217.9 220.3 45.1 75.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.2 1.6 0.3 1.3 2 : 10.5 10.2 0.2 0.1 11.3 1.2 10.1 3 : 612.1 610.4 1.7 8.7 0.8 7.9 4 : 1,440.4 1,346.7 91.9 1.8 2.4 1.1 1.4 5 : 2,408.2 2,272.6 133.0 2.6 36.2 4.3 31.9 6 : 469.2 447.6 21.6 35.2 1.3 33.9 7 : 3,364.8 3,294.5 50.2 20.0 47.7 47.7 8 : 382.4 378.5 3.9 117.9 2.2 115.7 9 : 215.9 215.7 0.1 32.3 0.6 31.8 10 : 37.2 37.1 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 : US 2/ : 8,942.0 8,614.6 302.7 24.7 294.8 11.9 283.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.1 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 3.6 2 : 16.7 4.4 0.9 10.4 9.9 0.5 1.0 60.9 3 : 235.1 86.5 21.4 119.6 94.2 25.5 7.6 42.3 4 : 155.4 3.9 1.3 129.8 55.3 74.5 20.4 4.1 5 : 823.2 322.0 118.1 365.0 217.1 147.9 18.1 79.7 6 : 1,507.2 778.2 516.3 179.2 34.3 144.9 33.5 4.1 7 : 3,525.2 1,826.9 1,488.8 190.2 8.9 181.4 19.3 0.1 8 : 723.0 359.4 323.8 35.2 12.9 22.2 4.6 9 : 435.6 221.7 24.7 181.4 167.0 14.4 7.9 26.2 10 : 303.9 124.0 96.6 75.9 42.0 33.9 7.4 1.7 : US 2/ : 7,728.3 3,727.9 2,592.5 1,287.8 642.5 645.3 120.0 222.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.3 3.2 0.1 3.9 0.9 3.0 2 : 30.9 30.0 0.5 0.3 30.3 3.9 26.3 3 : 1,664.0 1,659.0 4.9 0.1 24.7 2.1 22.6 4 : 4,075.6 3,814.9 256.7 4.1 7.2 2.8 4.3 5 : 6,721.7 6,367.4 347.2 7.1 96.6 10.6 86.0 6 : 1,326.0 1,263.0 62.9 0.1 83.9 4.0 79.9 7 : 9,709.5 9,526.0 129.4 54.1 106.2 106.1 8 : 1,203.0 1,186.5 16.4 253.5 5.8 247.7 9 : 615.5 615.1 0.3 0.1 91.4 1.2 90.2 10 : 100.5 100.3 0.2 0.1 3.6 0.3 3.3 : US 2/ :25,449.9 24,565.3 818.7 66.0 701.2 31.7 669.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 40.2 32.5 0.1 7.6 7.6 AR : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 CA : 111.2 47.4 8.6 52.2 46.4 5.8 3.0 9.4 CO : 205.3 113.9 90.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 FL : 6.9 0.3 6.2 0.9 5.3 0.4 GA : 13.1 0.2 11.3 2.0 9.3 1.6 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 ID : 55.8 19.1 12.2 22.0 11.8 10.2 2.5 IL : 6.7 IN : 0.3 IA : KS : 650.4 357.8 291.3 1.3 1.3 KY : 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 LA : MI : 36.1 23.2 5.1 7.7 3.8 3.9 0.1 2.1 MN : 54.5 8.6 3.6 37.5 16.9 20.6 4.6 MS : MO : MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 574.3 274.4 237.5 55.8 3.5 52.3 6.7 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 NJ : 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 9.5 NM : 1.0 0.9 0.9 NY : 3.7 0.6 0.2 2.7 2.7 0.2 14.2 NC : 18.8 0.1 0.1 14.5 7.3 7.2 4.1 0.1 ND : OH : 3.8 0.3 0.3 3.2 2.0 1.2 0.1 5.3 OK : 0.2 0.1 OR : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 PA : 78.5 27.9 6.6 41.0 32.6 8.4 2.9 14.3 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 TX : 552.7 289.8 195.5 55.9 10.7 45.2 11.5 1.4 UT : 43.3 19.0 20.8 3.1 1.9 1.2 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 49.8 24.6 19.7 5.3 3.9 1.4 0.2 WV : 0.1 WI : 123.2 43.4 2.8 74.9 52.9 22.0 2.1 9.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,820.8 1,383.4 954.2 438.2 217.9 220.3 45.1 75.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By State and United States, March 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 9.2 7.6 1.6 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 213.4 213.3 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.6 114.3 114.3 DE-MD : 1.5 1.4 2.4 0.1 2.4 FL : 8.5 8.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 GA : 6.6 6.3 0.2 HI : 2.3 2.3 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 805.0 732.8 70.6 1.6 17.2 1.2 16.0 IN : 631.6 631.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 IA : 2,588.9 2,530.6 39.7 18.6 47.2 47.2 KS : 29.0 17.1 10.4 1.5 0.1 0.1 KY : 211.0 203.9 7.1 0.9 0.7 0.2 LA : MI : 8.8 3.6 5.1 17.5 2.3 15.2 MN : 815.3 815.3 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 168.1 168.1 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.2 0.2 NE : 578.7 578.7 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.2 1.6 0.3 1.3 NJ : 8.3 8.1 0.2 0.1 9.1 0.8 8.3 NM : NY : 2.2 2.1 2.1 0.4 1.7 NC : 945.0 938.6 6.4 0.2 0.2 ND : 13.6 13.6 OH : 102.2 88.8 12.4 1.0 OK : 428.9 424.0 4.9 OR : 18.6 18.5 1.4 0.1 1.2 PA : 252.1 251.7 0.4 6.0 0.7 5.3 SC : SD : 365.6 362.1 3.5 0.9 0.9 TN : 67.7 0.8 66.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 TX : 27.3 22.1 5.1 35.1 1.3 33.8 UT : 2.3 2.0 0.3 2.7 2.2 0.5 VA : 358.5 357.2 1.3 WA : 1.6 1.6 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 45.3 0.5 44.8 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,942.0 8,614.6 302.7 24.7 294.8 11.9 283.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.7 97.9 97.8 97.7 97.9 Hogs : 98.8 99.0 98.9 98.8 99.0 Sheep : 95.8 93.5 96.1 94.7 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 21, 2004. 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