Mt An 1-2 (8-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Faye Propsom at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Red Meat Production Down From Previous Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.71 billion pounds in July, down 8 percent from the 4.05 billion pounds produced in July 2003. Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was 14 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down 15 percent from July 2003. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,239 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.4 million pounds, 9 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 69,000 head, down 19 percent from July 2003. The average live weight was 36 pounds above last year, at 325 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.09 million head, slightly below July 2003. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 262 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.2 million pounds, was down 10 percent from July 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 220,800 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, down 3 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2004 commercial red meat production was 26.0 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 9 percent from last year, veal was down 11 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 04 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,439 2,227 2,104 86 94 15,623 14,193 91 Veal : 14.8 13.4 13.4 91 100 111.7 99.0 89 Pork :1,580 1,672 1,576 100 94 11,221 11,604 103 Lamb & Mutton : 15.7 15.5 14.2 90 91 114.8 112.5 98 : Total Red Meat :4,050 3,928 3,708 92 94 27,070 26,008 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 04 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,411 2,199 2,077 86 94 15,414 13,992 91 Veal : 14.3 13.0 13.0 91 100 108.2 96.2 89 Pork :1,562 1,657 1,562 100 94 11,100 11,501 104 Lamb & Mutton : 14.9 14.9 13.5 90 91 109.8 107.6 98 : Total Red Meat :4,003 3,884 3,665 92 94 26,731 25,697 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 04 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,244.9 *2,949.9 2,745.0 85 93 20,765.7 18,866.0 91 Other : Thou : 45.3 44.9 42.4 94 94 341.7 323.2 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,290.2 *2,994.8 2,787.3 85 93 21,107.4 19,189.1 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,227 1,226 1,241 101 101 1,233 1,224 99 Other : Lbs :1,099 1,109 1,121 102 101 1,093 1,105 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,225 1,225 1,239 101 101 1,231 1,223 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 82.9 *64.7 67.3 81 104 562.3 486.6 87 Other : Thou : 1.9 1.7 1.6 86 94 13.9 11.4 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 84.9 66.4 69.0 81 104 576.2 498.1 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 285 337 323 113 97 321 330 103 Other : Lbs : 432 408 423 98 104 425 417 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 289 338 325 113 96 322 332 103 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,008.2 8,415.2 8,007.7 100 95 55,974.6 57,933.7 103 Other : Thou : 107.9 89.2 87.1 81 98 717.1 610.4 85 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,116.1 8,504.4 8,094.8 100 95 56,691.8 58,544.1 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 264 262 100 99 267 267 100 Other : Lbs : 229 225 224 98 100 232 231 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 264 262 100 99 267 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 225.0 *219.5 207.0 92 94 1,619.3 1,541.2 95 Other : Thou : 14.8 11.6 13.8 93 119 97.5 94.2 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 239.8 *231.1 220.8 92 96 1,716.9 1,635.4 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 132 136 130 98 96 135 139 103 Other : Lbs : 103 108 100 97 92 105 106 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 134 128 98 96 134 137 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 04 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul 2003 : Jun 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.2 2.6 2.6 82 101 AK : AZ : 37.0 35.4 32.1 87 91 AR : 5.5 5.4 4.6 83 85 CA : 122.3 122.7 115.3 94 94 CO : 195.6 194.2 178.7 91 92 DE-MD : 2.8 *2.9 2.5 92 88 FL : 5.6 4.6 4.6 83 101 GA : 23.1 12.8 13.5 59 106 HI : 1.0 0.8 1.0 93 119 ID : 50.2 40.2 36.3 72 90 IL : 209.2 221.3 209.3 100 95 IN : 110.4 112.9 109.6 99 97 IA : 496.7 535.0 523.7 105 98 KS : 544.7 516.7 486.5 89 94 KY : 36.6 39.9 39.6 108 99 LA : 1.1 1.0 1.0 90 97 MI : 34.9 34.8 31.8 91 91 MN : 190.2 197.0 185.0 97 94 MS : 24.5 23.8 22.5 92 95 MO : 35.4 36.9 36.2 102 98 MT : 1.6 1.3 1.3 83 99 NE : 659.5 596.1 561.7 85 94 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 121 98 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.5 1.6 99 107 NJ : 4.1 4.2 3.8 92 91 NM : 0.9 0.5 0.5 50 90 NY : 4.2 3.1 3.1 75 102 NC : 173.6 *176.6 151.5 87 86 ND : 2.9 3.0 2.6 90 87 OH : 26.7 25.4 24.8 93 98 OK : 79.8 91.6 80.0 100 87 OR : 3.9 3.6 3.3 86 94 PA : 105.0 97.4 94.1 90 97 SC : 19.2 20.7 19.1 99 92 SD : 81.3 72.0 74.5 92 103 TN : 21.1 17.9 16.3 77 91 TX : 468.6 414.9 399.8 85 96 UT : 39.9 38.5 34.2 86 89 VA : 61.0 *63.5 52.5 86 83 WA : 51.9 47.3 42.5 82 90 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 83 94 WI : 112.4 107.1 102.9 92 96 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.5 92 98 : US : 4,050.1 *3,928.1 3,707.6 92 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 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 : 48.1 41.4 63,663 53,768 1,325 1,298 AR : 1.0 0.8 874 783 847 1,003 CA : 121.2 106.8 153,707 140,441 1,268 1,315 CO : 247.1 220.7 303,847 275,825 1,230 1,250 DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3,950 3,651 1,275 1,206 FL : 8.3 6.8 8,991 7,363 1,082 1,088 GA : 33.6 19.4 42,345 23,252 1,262 1,199 HI : 1.1 1.0 1,140 1,091 1,066 1,091 ID : 66.2 45.9 82,206 57,280 1,241 1,248 IL : IN : IA : KS : 697.1 617.3 849,689 758,671 1,219 1,229 KY : 1.2 1.0 1,086 828 921 856 LA : 1.2 1.0 991 877 849 857 MI : 40.7 36.3 53,118 48,324 1,305 1,332 MN : 68.6 57.0 91,883 78,618 1,340 1,379 MS : 0.1 0.1 98 78 790 714 MO : MT : 1.9 1.5 2,094 1,744 1,127 1,136 NE : 727.7 581.7 901,118 733,479 1,238 1,261 NV : 0.1 0.1 91 120 1,062 988 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.4 1,777 1,581 1,108 1,091 NJ : 2.3 1.8 2,582 2,145 1,145 1,211 NM : 1.8 0.8 1,730 730 936 922 NY : 4.6 3.5 5,043 4,154 1,105 1,192 NC : 17.6 20.0 18,960 21,021 1,075 1,050 ND : OH : 10.4 7.7 11,885 8,610 1,139 1,117 OK : 2.5 2.0 2,511 2,121 986 1,059 OR : 1.3 1.5 1,553 1,826 1,185 1,191 PA : 89.5 72.4 112,616 83,641 1,258 1,155 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.1 957 1,043 889 918 TX : 623.4 529.6 740,179 633,272 1,187 1,196 UT : 53.3 44.7 62,467 53,761 1,172 1,203 VA : 0.4 0.8 383 868 1,036 1,033 WA : 69.2 54.6 84,708 68,590 1,224 1,257 WV : 0.4 0.3 429 328 1,051 1,050 WI : 140.1 119.3 179,407 157,766 1,281 1,322 WY : 0.7 0.7 791 815 1,170 1,194 : US 3/ : 3,290.2 2,787.3 4,030,318 3,452,850 1,225 1,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 12.5 8.6 2,218 1,163 177 135 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 20 22 243 246 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.4 6.5 3,317 2,898 397 445 IN : 0.9 0.6 117 82 125 128 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.6 412 310 498 479 MI : 1.1 1.6 460 675 400 424 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.0 330 734 111 367 NJ : 6.7 6.1 2,937 2,674 436 438 NM : NY : 16.1 10.4 1,674 864 104 83 NC : 0.1 0.1 45 46 467 479 ND : OH : 4.5 5.6 1,742 2,161 387 385 OK : OR : PA : 15.3 13.5 4,753 5,012 310 372 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 65 27 578 436 TX : 2.1 0.9 1,090 540 529 576 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.0 11.1 4,731 4,906 429 440 WY : : US 3/ : 84.9 69.0 24,488 22,418 289 325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 9.0 8.8 4,600 4,195 512 478 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.3 88 54 260 183 AR : CA : 205.8 206.9 47,358 49,336 230 238 CO : 1.3 1.1 336 265 263 241 DE-MD : 1.6 1.2 395 283 252 232 FL : 8.5 8.7 1,475 1,445 173 165 GA : 12.4 11.3 2,994 2,684 242 237 HI : 2.6 2.5 557 497 211 201 ID : IL : 668.4 739.9 181,807 200,927 272 272 IN : 559.4 554.1 143,028 142,507 256 257 IA : 2,279.6 2,365.6 598,784 625,914 263 265 KS : 21.9 15.1 7,874 6,854 359 453 KY : 184.3 201.0 47,876 52,289 260 260 LA : 1.4 1.5 275 311 202 202 MI : 11.2 10.6 4,083 3,995 365 376 MN : 732.8 739.2 190,192 192,504 260 260 MS : MO : 161.7 168.7 MT : 1.7 1.4 375 336 221 232 NE : 542.3 547.1 141,361 142,785 261 261 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.3 610 441 244 191 NJ : 9.0 9.6 873 964 97 101 NM : 0.1 0.1 21 11 212 210 NY : 3.7 3.1 799 697 213 221 NC : 877.8 771.2 217,718 187,785 248 244 ND : 14.8 13.0 3,365 3,045 228 235 OH : 101.7 97.8 27,223 26,232 268 268 OK : 379.6 388.0 104,573 104,736 275 270 OR : 18.1 16.7 4,647 3,766 257 225 PA : 225.3 223.8 54,821 54,476 243 243 SC : SD : 382.3 358.9 98,479 91,194 258 254 TN : 64.2 48.5 30,886 23,343 481 481 TX : 32.8 28.6 9,098 6,857 277 240 UT : 4.5 3.2 1,000 723 221 226 VA : 322.6 280.0 80,658 68,982 250 246 WA : 1.8 1.8 460 463 251 252 WV : 0.6 0.5 133 122 236 228 WI : 48.6 54.0 21,502 24,231 442 449 WY : 0.6 0.3 142 75 247 257 : US 3/ : 8,116.1 8,094.8 2,129,775 2,120,793 262 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 12 8 136 90 AR : CA : CO : 57.9 72.9 8,632 10,596 149 145 DE-MD : 2.5 2.8 279 287 110 102 FL : 0.2 0.1 20 7 106 65 GA : 0.5 0.4 43 37 92 96 HI : ID : 0.5 0.5 54 53 117 117 IL : 16.6 17.0 2,177 2,129 131 126 IN : 3.4 2.8 358 300 105 107 IA : 31.6 32.3 4,622 4,591 146 142 KS : 0.2 0.3 24 29 97 105 KY : 1.0 1.0 136 123 133 118 LA : 0.2 0.2 12 12 72 76 MI : 18.2 16.3 2,229 1,927 123 118 MN : 0.2 0.2 21 21 116 124 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 42 41 95 91 MT : 0.4 0.3 52 29 128 110 NE : 0.1 0.1 9 9 115 121 NV : 0.1 0.1 13 13 100 98 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.7 200 168 104 99 NJ : 9.6 9.0 883 721 92 80 NM : 1.7 2.0 176 201 102 102 NY : 2.7 2.2 261 178 96 80 NC : 0.1 0.4 5 37 88 83 ND : OH : 1.1 1.1 123 123 113 111 OK : 0.1 0.1 13 6 142 99 OR : 1.5 1.5 203 148 138 99 PA : 7.2 6.0 748 540 105 90 SC : SD : 1.5 1.1 184 127 121 121 TN : 0.5 0.5 37 40 69 77 TX : 33.0 23.3 4,142 2,893 125 124 UT : 2.6 2.4 328 305 128 128 VA : 0.4 0.5 40 45 97 92 WA : 0.8 0.2 91 31 119 145 WV : 0.1 7 114 WI : 1.6 1.3 208 173 131 131 WY : 0.1 0.1 20 21 135 142 : US 3/ : 239.8 220.8 31,303 28,330 131 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,666 1,540 1,457 10,392 9,564 51.4 52.2 53.1 50.0 50.7 Heifers :1,037 940 843 6,595 6,086 32.0 31.9 30.7 31.8 32.3 All Cows : 488 419 396 3,422 2,903 15.0 14.2 14.5 16.5 15.4 Dairy Cows : 225 179 185 1,636 1,353 6.9 6.1 6.8 7.9 7.2 Other Cows : 263 240 211 1,786 1,550 8.1 8.1 7.7 8.6 8.2 Bulls & Stags : 53 50 48 356 312 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,245 2,950 2,745 20,766 18,866 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,702 8,114 7,718 53,973 55,879 96.2 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.5 Sows : 286 282 268 1,861 1,906 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 20 20 22 141 149 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,008 8,415 8,008 55,975 57,934 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 15 13 80 87 6.1 6.9 6.3 4.9 5.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 211 204 194 1,540 1,454 93.9 93.1 93.7 95.1 94.3 : Total 1/ : 225 *220 207 1,619 1,541 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 748 750 761 747 745 Steers 4/ : 804 796 810 800 791 Heifers 4/ : 723 726 737 731 727 All Cows 4/ : 585 610 609 596 614 Bulls & Stags4/: 907 911 900 921 900 : Calves & Vealers: 178 205 199 197 202 : Hogs : 196 198 196 199 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 194 192 195 195 Sows 5/ : 316 316 310 315 314 Stags & Boars5/: 244 235 233 241 221 : Sheep : 66 68 65 68 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 66 64 65 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 68 65 68 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.0 2 : 5.1 1.3 0.2 3.3 3.2 0.2 0.3 16.5 3 : 75.3 33.2 6.9 32.7 26.8 5.9 2.5 13.6 4 : 60.1 0.8 0.3 50.4 10.3 40.1 8.6 0.6 5 : 280.9 123.5 35.2 114.0 72.9 41.0 8.2 25.3 6 : 528.7 291.7 167.9 57.0 9.5 47.5 12.1 0.6 7 : 1,270.7 732.6 479.4 51.4 3.1 48.4 7.3 8 : 274.6 149.1 111.7 11.7 3.4 8.3 2.0 9 : 148.2 77.9 10.1 56.1 46.6 9.5 4.0 8.4 10 : 100.2 46.6 31.3 18.8 9.0 9.8 3.4 0.3 : US 2/ : 2,745.0 1,457.2 843.1 396.1 185.3 210.8 48.5 67.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 2 : 12.4 12.2 0.1 0.1 10.4 1.2 9.3 3 : 504.2 502.9 1.3 9.1 0.9 8.2 4 : 1,209.6 1,139.4 68.8 1.5 2.7 1.3 1.4 5 : 2,156.3 2,029.7 124.4 2.2 33.7 5.5 28.2 6 : 426.6 404.4 22.1 0.1 21.5 1.4 20.1 7 : 3,089.4 3,023.4 48.2 17.8 32.7 0.1 32.6 8 : 373.6 370.4 3.2 75.8 1.6 74.2 9 : 203.0 202.9 0.1 18.0 0.5 17.5 10 : 30.6 30.5 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.5 : US 2/ : 8,007.7 7,717.7 268.3 21.7 207.0 13.0 194.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.7 2.2 1.3 3.0 2.6 0.4 1.2 9.0 2 : 36.9 9.6 2.0 22.9 21.6 1.3 2.4 125.1 3 : 543.3 217.8 49.5 255.4 204.7 50.6 20.6 98.0 4 : 375.1 7.9 2.5 310.7 92.2 218.5 54.0 7.3 5 : 1,959.6 824.3 258.6 829.5 497.6 332.0 47.1 180.9 6 : 3,660.8 1,915.8 1,253.3 411.1 69.8 341.3 80.6 6.8 7 : 8,707.6 4,750.4 3,478.1 429.7 18.4 411.3 49.4 0.1 8 : 1,830.7 984.7 749.5 84.0 26.3 57.7 12.5 9 : 1,022.8 546.5 56.0 396.0 341.4 54.6 24.2 56.1 10 : 721.5 305.1 235.2 160.9 78.5 82.4 20.3 3.2 : US 2/ :18,866.0 9,564.3 6,086.1 2,903.2 1,353.2 1,550.1 312.4 486.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.4 9.2 0.1 0.1 12.0 2.5 9.5 2 : 76.3 74.5 1.2 0.6 82.3 9.4 72.8 3 : 3,853.0 3,842.5 10.3 0.2 62.1 6.7 55.3 4 : 9,247.0 8,709.2 528.8 8.9 17.7 8.0 9.7 5 :15,355.7 14,475.4 864.4 15.9 229.2 33.4 195.8 6 : 3,107.8 2,962.2 145.0 0.6 163.8 9.4 154.4 7 :22,035.7 21,590.8 322.8 122.1 221.6 0.3 221.3 8 : 2,602.9 2,570.9 31.8 0.2 553.7 13.0 540.7 9 : 1,416.9 1,416.1 0.6 0.2 188.5 3.3 185.1 10 : 229.2 228.5 0.6 0.1 10.5 1.2 9.3 : US 2/ :57,933.7 55,879.3 1,905.5 149.0 1,541.2 87.3 1,454.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, July 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 40.7 31.1 3.2 6.4 6.4 AR : 0.4 0.3 0.3 CA : 106.3 46.4 6.7 49.3 40.1 9.2 3.9 8.4 CO : 220.0 125.4 94.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 FL : 6.8 0.2 6.1 0.8 5.3 0.5 GA : 19.1 0.1 17.7 1.7 16.0 1.3 HI : 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 ID : 44.4 17.2 12.1 12.3 4.8 7.5 2.7 IL : 6.5 IN : 0.6 IA : KS : 614.6 363.8 250.6 0.1 0.1 KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1 LA : MI : 34.3 22.5 0.3 11.4 5.2 6.2 0.1 1.5 MN : 54.8 8.9 3.2 37.5 20.3 17.2 5.2 MS : MO : MT : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 579.8 320.7 205.5 46.8 2.6 44.2 6.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.0 NJ : 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 6.1 NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5 NY : 3.4 0.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 0.1 10.4 NC : 19.7 0.1 0.1 14.8 7.6 7.2 4.8 0.1 ND : OH : 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.6 1.6 1.0 0.1 5.5 OK : 0.1 OR : 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 PA : 72.1 30.8 6.4 32.4 26.6 5.8 2.5 13.5 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 TX : 527.6 291.6 167.8 56.2 9.0 47.2 12.0 0.6 UT : 44.1 23.2 17.4 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.4 VA : 0.1 0.1 WA : 54.5 29.1 19.1 5.8 3.6 2.2 0.5 WV : WI : 115.3 46.9 3.2 62.4 45.8 16.6 2.8 11.1 WY : : US 3/ :2,745.0 1,457.2 843.1 396.1 185.3 210.8 48.5 67.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, July 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.2 0.1 6.9 1.3 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 200.4 200.3 0.1 CO : 0.8 0.7 0.1 72.9 72.9 DE-MD : 1.2 1.2 2.8 0.1 2.7 FL : 8.7 8.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 GA : 5.4 5.3 0.2 HI : 2.5 2.4 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 723.4 660.3 62.0 1.1 15.7 2.3 13.5 IN : 548.8 548.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 IA : 2,363.7 2,309.6 36.4 17.8 32.1 32.1 KS : 12.4 0.6 11.8 0.1 0.1 KY : 200.7 195.0 5.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 LA : MI : 9.0 4.3 4.7 16.0 2.2 13.9 MN : 737.2 737.1 0.1 0.1 MS : MO : 167.3 167.3 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 NE : 546.0 546.0 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 NJ : 9.5 9.3 0.1 0.1 9.0 0.8 8.2 NM : NY : 2.9 2.9 1.4 0.4 1.0 NC : 763.4 758.2 5.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 ND : 12.8 12.8 OH : 91.3 78.5 11.7 1.1 OK : 387.0 382.9 4.1 OR : 16.6 16.5 1.4 0.2 1.2 PA : 223.3 223.1 0.2 5.9 0.8 5.1 SC : SD : 358.1 355.3 2.8 0.9 0.9 TN : 48.4 0.8 47.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 TX : 25.3 20.5 4.8 21.5 1.4 20.1 UT : 1.6 1.3 0.3 1.9 1.6 0.3 VA : 279.6 278.5 1.1 WA : 1.7 1.7 WV : WI : 46.7 0.7 46.0 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,007.7 7,717.7 268.3 21.7 207.0 13.0 194.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.6 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.3 Calves : 97.8 97.4 97.6 97.6 97.7 Hogs : 98.7 99.0 98.9 98.7 99.0 Sheep : 93.8 95.0 93.8 94.3 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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