Mt An 1-2 (7-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 Sets Record Monthly High for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in June, down 1 percent from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in June 2003. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.99 million head, down 8 percent from June 2003. The average live weight was up 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,225 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.4 million pounds, 11 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 66,400 head, down 10 percent from June 2003. The average live weight was 2 pounds above last year, at 338 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.67 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year, and set records monthly high. Hog kill totaled 8.50 million head, 10 percent above June 2003. The average live weight was 2 pounds below the previous year, at 264 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.5 million pounds, was up 2 percent from June 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 230,900 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 2 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2004 commercial red meat production was 22.3 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 8 percent from last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. June 2003 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one special holiday declared by the federal government for President Reagan's funeral) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 04 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun : May : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,391 2,070 2,227 93 108 13,184 12,089 92 Veal : 15.0 13.8 13.4 89 97 96.9 85.6 88 Pork :1,531 1,500 1,672 109 111 9,640 10,027 104 Lamb & Mutton : 15.2 13.0 15.5 102 119 99.1 98.3 99 : Total Red Meat :3,952 3,597 3,928 99 109 23,020 22,300 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 04 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun : May : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,364 2,043 2,199 93 108 13,003 11,915 92 Veal : 14.5 13.4 13.0 90 97 93.9 83.2 89 Pork :1,515 1,486 1,657 109 112 9,537 9,939 104 Lamb & Mutton : 14.5 12.3 14.9 103 121 94.9 94.0 99 : Total Red Meat :3,908 3,555 3,884 99 109 22,729 22,031 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 04 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun : May : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,208.2 2,792.1 2,949.7 92 106 17,520.8 16,120.8 92 Other : Thou : 44.4 44.1 44.9 101 102 296.4 280.8 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,252.6 2,836.2 2,994.6 92 106 17,817.2 16,401.6 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,219 1,206 1,226 101 102 1,234 1,222 99 Other : Lbs :1,085 1,098 1,109 102 101 1,092 1,102 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,217 1,204 1,225 101 102 1,232 1,221 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 71.9 63.2 64.6 90 102 479.3 419.2 87 Other : Thou : 2.1 1.7 1.7 82 102 12.0 9.8 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 74.0 64.9 66.4 90 102 491.3 429.0 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 332 354 337 101 95 326 331 102 Other : Lbs : 403 405 408 101 101 424 416 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 336 355 338 101 95 328 333 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,664.8 *7,494.3 8,415.2 110 112 47,966.5 49,926.0 104 Other : Thou : 99.4 84.5 89.2 90 106 609.2 523.3 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,764.2 *7,578.8 8,504.4 110 112 48,575.7 50,449.3 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 266 264 99 99 268 267 100 Other : Lbs : 226 227 225 100 99 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 266 266 264 99 99 267 267 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 216.1 175.4 219.3 101 125 1,394.3 1,334.0 96 Other : Thou : 13.4 13.1 11.6 87 88 82.8 80.4 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 229.4 *188.6 230.9 101 122 1,477.1 1,414.4 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 141 136 101 97 136 141 104 Other : Lbs : 106 113 108 103 96 106 107 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 132 138 134 101 97 134 139 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 04 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jun 2003 : May 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 2.7 2.6 88 95 AK : AZ : 37.1 28.9 35.4 95 123 AR : 5.2 4.7 5.4 104 115 CA : 121.1 109.8 122.7 101 112 CO : 197.8 169.2 194.2 98 115 DE-MD : 2.7 2.5 2.8 106 115 FL : 5.6 4.1 4.6 81 110 GA : 23.0 11.2 12.8 55 114 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.8 93 95 ID : 51.3 36.6 40.2 78 110 IL : 204.7 *202.2 221.3 108 109 IN : 107.2 105.7 112.9 105 107 IA : 487.7 478.4 535.0 110 112 KS : 516.3 468.0 516.7 100 110 KY : 34.9 38.2 39.9 114 104 LA : 1.1 1.0 1.0 91 99 MI : 34.7 30.8 34.8 100 113 MN : 182.1 173.0 197.0 108 114 MS : 22.5 22.4 23.8 106 106 MO : 35.4 33.4 36.9 104 110 MT : 1.3 1.1 1.3 104 115 NE : 661.0 563.8 596.1 90 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 155 89 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.2 1.5 107 125 NJ : 4.5 4.1 4.2 93 102 NM : 0.9 0.5 0.5 57 94 NY : 3.4 2.6 3.1 90 118 NC : 171.0 162.7 176.5 103 109 ND : 2.7 2.6 3.0 110 113 OH : 25.4 25.5 25.4 100 100 OK : 74.7 81.8 91.6 123 112 OR : 3.7 3.3 3.6 96 107 PA : 105.0 92.5 97.4 93 105 SC : 19.7 19.6 20.7 105 105 SD : 73.9 62.4 72.0 97 115 TN : 15.6 12.4 17.9 115 145 TX : 442.0 399.4 414.9 94 104 UT : 44.0 34.3 38.5 88 112 VA : 58.8 58.4 63.6 108 109 WA : 54.8 42.8 47.3 86 111 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 91 94 WI : 113.1 101.2 107.1 95 106 WY : 0.5 0.4 0.5 103 128 : US : 3,952.3 *3,597.1 3,928.0 99 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 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 : 48.0 45.1 63,458 59,349 1,323 1,316 AR : 1.1 1.0 954 948 852 930 CA : 119.4 113.1 152,832 147,875 1,280 1,308 CO : 256.3 244.2 309,279 298,667 1,207 1,223 DE-MD : 3.1 3.2 3,905 4,077 1,276 1,283 FL : 8.1 6.7 8,869 7,328 1,099 1,086 GA : 33.4 17.4 40,817 20,842 1,223 1,199 HI : 0.9 0.8 888 839 1,035 1,062 ID : 67.3 52.3 83,798 65,318 1,245 1,248 IL : IN : IA : KS : 672.6 670.4 810,110 807,175 1,204 1,204 KY : 1.2 1.2 1,122 1,010 919 870 LA : 1.1 1.0 933 846 861 843 MI : 40.1 39.5 52,905 52,960 1,319 1,341 MN : 66.3 61.1 88,985 82,429 1,341 1,348 MS : 0.2 0.1 152 125 877 858 MO : MT : 1.6 1.6 1,858 1,918 1,171 1,164 NE : 736.2 631.0 905,641 786,897 1,230 1,247 NV : 0.1 0.1 89 146 1,023 1,009 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.5 1,508 1,620 1,095 1,092 NJ : 2.3 1.8 2,655 2,317 1,157 1,261 NM : 1.7 0.9 1,650 843 947 916 NY : 4.1 3.5 4,574 4,126 1,127 1,167 NC : 16.5 18.2 17,585 19,491 1,067 1,071 ND : OH : 10.3 8.2 11,652 9,322 1,135 1,141 OK : 2.6 2.9 2,665 3,202 1,008 1,104 OR : 1.4 1.4 1,495 1,740 1,088 1,206 PA : 89.4 73.8 113,174 85,604 1,265 1,160 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.3 977 1,209 901 905 TX : 599.9 560.5 703,667 663,934 1,173 1,185 UT : 59.1 51.5 69,171 60,510 1,171 1,174 VA : 0.8 0.8 762 867 947 1,026 WA : 73.0 62.0 89,048 75,877 1,219 1,223 WV : 0.4 0.3 375 351 985 1,060 WI : 136.7 124.5 177,989 164,963 1,302 1,325 WY : 0.7 0.7 814 813 1,195 1,184 : US 3/ : 3,252.6 2,994.6 3,959,951 3,667,668 1,217 1,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 8.4 2,093 1,208 187 143 CO : DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.1 7.5 3,466 3,418 427 456 IN : 0.5 0.3 67 39 126 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.8 414 358 499 470 MI : 1.8 2.2 785 938 426 418 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.7 273 459 137 271 NJ : 7.9 7.0 3,546 3,018 448 432 NM : NY : 7.5 8.1 889 677 119 84 NC : 0.1 0.1 56 55 448 485 ND : OH : 5.0 5.8 2,024 2,232 406 388 OK : 0.1 0.1 48 22 464 421 OR : PA : 13.6 12.6 4,750 4,663 348 370 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 52 35 517 480 TX : 1.8 0.8 999 509 545 600 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.1 9.9 4,821 4,483 433 455 WY : : US 3/ : 74.0 66.4 24,902 22,437 336 338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 8.2 8.1 4,131 3,912 504 480 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.2 67 54 206 227 AR : CA : 196.8 214.7 46,156 52,299 235 244 CO : 1.0 0.9 264 206 266 236 DE-MD : 1.3 1.5 334 368 253 239 FL : 9.2 7.6 1,596 1,334 174 175 GA : 13.3 13.7 3,200 3,210 240 234 HI : 2.5 2.4 528 478 210 201 ID : IL : 647.7 772.4 180,141 212,183 278 275 IN : 539.2 569.3 139,548 146,616 259 258 IA : 2,202.2 2,401.7 586,908 638,316 267 266 KS : 22.0 16.6 7,559 7,664 343 461 KY : 174.5 200.4 45,792 52,393 262 261 LA : 1.8 1.7 347 332 196 196 MI : 11.0 11.3 4,224 4,195 383 373 MN : 694.4 779.6 181,329 205,542 261 264 MS : MO : 161.3 168.5 MT : 0.9 1.0 222 244 247 246 NE : 533.7 560.6 140,645 147,898 264 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.2 526 433 234 201 NJ : 9.0 9.8 884 1,026 99 104 NM : 0.1 0.1 28 25 212 210 NY : 3.1 3.3 686 740 221 225 NC : 849.9 910.2 214,988 221,314 253 243 ND : 13.6 13.9 3,092 3,331 228 240 OH : 92.3 97.9 25,391 26,386 275 270 OK : 349.3 435.1 98,248 119,107 281 274 OR : 17.0 18.4 4,405 4,156 259 225 PA : 219.5 238.8 54,182 57,638 247 241 SC : SD : 340.8 338.0 88,877 87,280 261 258 TN : 46.9 52.6 22,613 25,488 482 485 TX : 31.3 30.8 8,393 7,500 268 244 UT : 3.7 3.9 836 861 227 223 VA : 302.6 337.2 77,381 83,444 256 247 WA : 1.9 2.0 468 510 251 254 WV : 0.6 0.5 148 127 242 236 WI : 47.7 55.4 21,839 25,630 458 463 WY : 0.3 0.3 68 74 267 271 : US 3/ : 7,764.2 8,504.4 2,063,846 2,243,747 266 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 0.1 8 10 79 103 AR : CA : CO : 50.7 74.9 7,588 11,619 150 155 DE-MD : 2.5 2.7 275 267 111 100 FL : 0.2 0.1 17 10 81 66 GA : 0.5 0.5 53 49 102 107 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 39 116 112 IL : 15.2 17.7 2,168 2,349 143 133 IN : 3.0 2.7 323 297 108 109 IA : 35.2 31.1 5,120 4,424 146 142 KS : 0.2 0.3 16 33 89 120 KY : 0.9 1.1 117 138 128 120 LA : 0.1 0.1 12 11 82 82 MI : 16.2 16.8 1,964 2,002 121 119 MN : 0.2 0.2 19 30 114 131 MS : MO : 0.5 0.5 44 46 96 92 MT : 0.2 0.2 21 21 130 123 NE : 0.1 0.1 10 11 116 120 NV : 0.1 0.1 8 9 95 98 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.8 177 181 102 103 NJ : 8.4 10.3 792 834 94 81 NM : 1.8 1.7 186 174 102 102 NY : 2.3 2.6 218 213 95 81 NC : 0.4 28 80 ND : OH : 1.0 1.0 110 111 112 108 OK : 0.1 0.1 5 9 91 119 OR : 1.3 1.5 158 152 125 98 PA : 5.8 6.5 596 616 103 95 SC : SD : 1.3 1.4 156 171 119 123 TN : 0.5 0.6 35 56 73 98 TX : 28.4 18.4 3,498 2,427 123 132 UT : 2.4 2.7 313 360 129 135 VA : 0.6 0.4 64 33 100 93 WA : 0.7 0.5 86 64 122 135 WV : WI : 1.0 0.8 132 104 133 136 WY : 0.1 0.1 13 16 146 140 : US 3/ : 229.4 230.9 30,397 30,989 133 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,677 1,473 1,540 8,725 8,107 52.3 52.8 52.2 49.8 50.3 Heifers :1,011 879 940 5,558 5,243 31.5 31.5 31.9 31.7 32.5 All Cows : 467 393 419 2,934 2,507 14.5 14.1 14.2 16.8 15.5 Dairy Cows : 207 166 179 1,411 1,168 6.4 6.0 6.1 8.1 7.2 Other Cows : 260 227 240 1,523 1,339 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.7 8.3 Bulls & Stags : 53 47 50 303 264 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :3,208 2,792 2,950 17,521 16,121 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,370 7,220 8,114 46,271 48,162 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.5 Sows : 274 255 282 1,575 1,637 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 21 19 20 121 127 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,665 7,494 8,415 47,966 49,926 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 14 15 66 74 5.4 8.0 6.9 4.7 5.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 204 161 204 1,329 1,260 94.6 92.0 93.1 95.3 94.4 : Total 1/ : 216 175 219 1,394 1,334 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 736 750 746 743 Steers 4/ : 792 777 796 799 788 Heifers 4/ : 716 713 726 732 725 All Cows 4/ : 593 609 610 597 615 Bulls & Stags4/: 918 901 911 924 900 : Calves & Vealers: 204 216 205 200 202 : Hogs : 198 199 198 200 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 194 195 194 196 196 Sows 5/ : 316 313 316 315 314 Stags & Boars5/: 242 220 235 240 220 : Sheep : 67 70 68 68 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 66 66 64 67 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 71 68 68 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.7 2 : 5.2 1.3 0.3 3.3 3.1 0.1 0.4 15.0 3 : 77.0 34.0 7.4 32.6 26.6 6.0 2.9 12.7 4 : 56.0 1.0 0.3 45.9 9.5 36.4 8.8 0.7 5 : 299.2 133.4 37.9 120.1 71.6 48.5 7.8 25.5 6 : 559.7 284.3 200.0 63.2 8.7 54.4 12.2 0.6 7 : 1,374.3 777.9 527.7 60.9 2.0 58.9 7.9 8 : 305.2 173.9 116.3 12.7 3.3 9.4 2.2 9 : 157.9 87.2 8.4 58.0 44.9 13.1 4.3 8.0 10 : 114.0 47.0 41.5 21.9 8.8 13.1 3.5 0.3 : US 2/ : 2,949.7 1,540.4 939.9 419.2 179.1 240.1 50.2 64.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.8 1.7 0.4 1.2 2 : 12.9 12.7 0.2 0.1 11.9 1.4 10.5 3 : 577.0 575.4 1.5 9.4 1.3 8.1 4 : 1,361.7 1,287.7 72.9 1.1 2.8 1.3 1.5 5 : 2,250.8 2,114.9 134.0 2.0 35.0 6.1 28.9 6 : 473.4 451.0 22.2 0.1 17.3 1.6 15.8 7 : 3,140.5 3,076.5 47.9 16.1 31.7 0.1 31.6 8 : 353.6 350.7 2.8 78.3 1.9 76.5 9 : 210.4 210.3 0.1 29.3 0.7 28.6 10 : 33.2 33.1 0.1 1.9 0.3 1.5 : US 2/ : 8,415.2 8,114.1 281.6 19.5 219.3 15.1 204.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.4 1.8 1.1 2.4 2.1 0.3 1.1 7.0 2 : 31.8 8.3 1.7 19.6 18.5 1.1 2.2 108.6 3 : 468.1 184.7 42.7 222.6 178.0 44.7 18.0 84.4 4 : 314.8 7.1 2.3 260.0 81.7 178.3 45.4 6.7 5 : 1,678.7 700.8 223.4 715.6 424.6 290.9 39.0 155.5 6 : 3,132.1 1,624.1 1,085.4 354.1 60.2 293.8 68.6 6.2 7 : 7,437.0 4,017.8 2,998.8 378.3 15.3 363.0 42.1 0.1 8 : 1,556.1 835.6 637.7 72.3 22.9 49.4 10.5 9 : 874.6 468.6 45.9 339.9 294.8 45.1 20.2 47.8 10 : 621.3 258.5 203.8 142.1 69.5 72.6 16.9 2.9 : US 2/ :16,120.8 8,107.2 5,242.9 2,506.9 1,167.7 1,339.2 263.8 419.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.4 7.3 0.1 0.1 10.4 2.1 8.3 2 : 63.9 62.3 1.0 0.5 71.8 8.3 63.6 3 : 3,348.8 3,339.6 9.0 0.2 52.6 5.8 46.8 4 : 8,037.4 7,569.8 460.0 7.5 15.0 6.7 8.3 5 :13,199.4 12,445.7 740.0 13.7 195.5 27.9 167.6 6 : 2,681.1 2,557.8 122.8 0.4 142.3 8.0 134.3 7 :18,946.3 18,567.4 274.6 104.3 188.9 0.3 188.6 8 : 2,229.2 2,200.4 28.6 0.2 477.9 11.4 466.5 9 : 1,213.9 1,213.1 0.6 0.2 170.5 2.9 167.6 10 : 198.6 198.1 0.5 0.1 9.0 1.1 7.9 : US 2/ :49,926.0 48,161.5 1,637.3 127.2 1,334.0 74.3 1,259.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 44.4 35.4 1.5 7.4 7.4 AR : 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 CA : 112.5 51.2 6.7 50.4 37.4 13.0 4.2 8.0 CO : 243.6 145.0 98.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 FL : 6.7 0.2 6.1 0.6 5.5 0.4 GA : 16.8 0.1 15.2 1.4 13.8 1.5 HI : 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ID : 50.8 17.5 14.0 16.3 5.1 11.2 3.0 IL : 7.5 IN : 0.3 IA : KS : 667.4 385.4 281.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 37.5 24.9 1.5 11.0 4.7 6.3 0.1 2.2 MN : 58.8 10.2 4.0 39.4 18.2 21.2 5.3 MS : MO : MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 629.1 346.7 223.1 51.9 1.7 50.2 7.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.7 NJ : 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 7.0 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.5 NY : 3.4 0.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 0.2 8.1 NC : 17.9 0.1 0.1 13.3 7.4 5.9 4.5 0.1 ND : OH : 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.1 5.7 OK : 0.1 0.1 OR : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 PA : 73.6 31.6 6.8 32.3 26.3 6.0 2.9 12.6 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 558.5 284.2 199.9 62.4 8.2 54.2 12.1 0.6 UT : 50.8 28.4 18.0 3.9 1.7 2.2 0.5 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 62.0 29.3 27.5 4.8 3.0 1.8 0.3 WV : WI : 121.7 49.6 2.6 67.1 47.1 20.0 2.3 9.8 WY : : US 3/ :2,949.7 1,540.4 939.9 419.2 179.1 240.1 50.2 64.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.5 0.1 6.4 1.0 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 208.0 207.9 0.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 74.9 74.9 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 2.7 0.1 2.6 FL : 7.6 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 GA : 6.4 6.2 0.2 HI : 2.4 2.4 ID : 0.1 0.1 IL : 756.0 688.6 66.4 1.1 16.4 2.1 14.3 IN : 564.6 564.6 1.8 1.3 0.5 IA : 2,399.5 2,349.2 34.2 16.1 30.9 30.9 KS : 14.4 0.7 13.7 0.2 0.2 KY : 200.0 194.3 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.2 LA : MI : 9.6 4.6 4.9 16.5 2.7 13.9 MN : 777.7 777.7 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 167.1 167.1 0.5 0.4 MT : 0.1 0.1 NE : 559.5 559.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 1.7 0.4 1.2 NJ : 9.8 9.6 0.1 0.1 10.3 0.9 9.4 NM : NY : 3.1 3.1 1.6 0.5 1.2 NC : 901.4 896.0 5.4 0.3 0.3 ND : 13.7 13.7 OH : 92.3 78.9 12.6 0.9 OK : 433.5 428.1 5.4 OR : 18.3 18.3 1.5 0.2 1.3 PA : 238.5 238.2 0.2 6.4 1.2 5.2 SC : SD : 337.2 334.7 2.4 1.2 1.2 TN : 52.4 0.9 51.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 TX : 26.4 21.7 4.7 17.3 1.6 15.7 UT : 1.9 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.9 0.4 VA : 336.9 335.6 1.3 WA : 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 50.7 0.6 50.1 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 8,415.2 8,114.1 281.6 19.5 219.3 15.1 204.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.6 98.4 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.1 97.4 97.4 97.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.7 98.9 99.0 98.7 99.0 Sheep : 94.2 93.0 95.0 94.4 94.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. 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 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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