Mt An 1-2 (10-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 22, 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 September Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.91 billion pounds in September, down 3 percent from the 4.01 billion pounds produced in September 2003. Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.74 million head, down 13 percent from September 2003. The average live weight was up 38 pounds from the previous year, at 1,266 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.0 million pounds, 15 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 67,300 head, down 18 percent from September 2003. The average live weight was 13 pounds above last year, at 321 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.77 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.00 million head, 5 percent above September 2003. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.3 million pounds, was down 4 percent from September 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 243,600 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 2 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2004 commercial red meat production was 33.8 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 9 percent from last year, veal was down 11 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. September 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 04 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep : Aug : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,314 2,151 2,104 91 98 20,265 18,449 91 Veal : 15.3 *14.0 13.0 85 93 141.2 126.0 89 Pork :1,668 1,698 1,772 106 104 14,447 15,074 104 Lamb & Mutton : 16.9 15.1 16.3 96 108 147.5 143.9 98 : Total Red Meat :4,014 3,878 3,905 97 101 35,001 33,793 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 04 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep : Aug : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,285 2,122 2,075 91 98 19,999 18,189 91 Veal : 14.7 *13.6 12.6 85 92 136.5 122.4 90 Pork :1,650 1,681 1,755 106 104 14,290 14,937 105 Lamb & Mutton : 16.1 14.4 15.6 97 108 140.8 137.6 98 : Total Red Meat :3,966 *3,831 3,858 97 101 34,567 33,386 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 04 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep : Aug : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,081.5 *2,774.8 2,689.3 87 97 26,940.8 24,331.2 90 Other : Thou : 47.4 44.7 46.2 97 103 434.3 414.1 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,128.9 *2,819.6 2,735.5 87 97 27,375.1 24,745.3 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,229 1,254 1,268 103 101 1,232 1,233 100 Other : Lbs :1,105 1,131 1,127 102 100 1,095 1,110 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,228 1,252 1,266 103 101 1,230 1,231 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 80.0 71.1 65.7 82 92 720.0 623.4 87 Other : Thou : 2.3 1.6 1.7 72 101 18.1 14.7 81 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 82.3 72.8 67.3 82 93 738.1 638.2 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 301 *320 318 106 100 315 328 104 Other : Lbs : 438 415 407 93 98 426 416 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 308 *323 321 104 99 318 330 104 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,466.3 *8,615.6 8,896.9 105 103 72,391.8 75,446.6 104 Other : Thou : 107.0 104.4 100.8 94 97 931.2 815.6 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,573.3 *8,720.0 8,997.7 105 103 73,323.0 76,262.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 262 265 101 101 266 266 100 Other : Lbs : 231 232 234 102 101 231 231 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 263 262 265 101 101 265 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 240.5 219.1 230.7 96 105 2,085.7 1,991.1 95 Other : Thou : 16.7 13.5 13.0 78 96 130.0 120.6 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 257.2 232.6 243.6 95 105 2,215.7 2,111.7 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 133 131 134 101 102 135 138 102 Other : Lbs : 101 107 107 106 100 105 106 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 129 133 101 103 133 136 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 04 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Sep 2003 : Aug 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.3 2.9 2.6 81 91 AK : AZ : 36.0 29.5 28.3 79 96 AR : 5.4 4.2 4.6 86 112 CA : 120.8 122.0 124.6 103 102 CO : 165.2 176.1 176.2 107 100 DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 2.6 89 83 FL : 5.4 4.6 3.6 67 78 GA : 18.9 15.6 14.5 76 93 HI : 0.9 1.0 0.8 96 83 ID : 48.1 30.7 38.1 79 124 IL : 210.2 228.5 227.8 108 100 IN : 119.0 119.1 120.4 101 101 IA : 561.5 549.0 568.0 101 103 KS : 496.9 500.2 467.7 94 94 KY : 42.8 44.0 43.0 101 98 LA : 1.3 1.0 1.0 78 100 MI : 35.8 31.7 32.8 92 103 MN : 198.0 190.1 199.6 101 105 MS : 26.6 24.5 28.0 105 114 MO : 37.3 37.9 38.5 103 102 MT : 1.5 1.5 1.3 81 82 NE : 642.2 592.3 597.6 93 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 116 101 N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.2 1.3 77 107 NJ : 4.2 4.2 4.1 97 99 NM : 1.2 0.6 0.6 47 93 NY : 3.8 3.5 3.4 89 97 NC : 180.8 177.7 193.5 107 109 ND : 2.4 2.7 2.8 116 104 OH : 27.2 27.5 26.6 98 97 OK : 83.6 84.6 84.1 101 99 OR : 3.7 3.8 3.4 94 90 PA : 108.2 *93.4 96.4 89 103 SC : 20.2 21.2 20.6 102 97 SD : 75.4 83.3 86.7 115 104 TN : 22.0 17.8 18.8 85 105 TX : 439.7 406.0 401.0 91 99 UT : 41.1 *36.0 35.7 87 99 VA : 51.8 *58.0 64.7 125 112 WA : 50.3 39.3 36.9 73 94 WV : 0.7 0.5 0.7 102 132 WI : 115.7 *106.6 102.1 88 96 WY : 0.6 0.9 0.6 99 64 : US : 4,014.3 *3,878.4 3,905.3 97 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : AK : AZ : 47.1 35.9 61,783 48,026 1,312 1,337 AR : 1.2 1.0 1,096 920 880 939 CA : 120.8 114.4 151,751 152,659 1,256 1,334 CO : 206.2 210.3 253,199 266,983 1,228 1,270 DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 4,148 3,598 1,277 1,217 FL : 8.1 5.3 8,904 5,621 1,106 1,069 GA : 27.5 20.5 32,813 24,579 1,193 1,200 HI : 0.9 0.9 956 913 1,034 1,074 ID : 63.4 47.9 80,337 61,872 1,267 1,293 IL : IN : IA : KS : 635.2 582.1 773,305 728,037 1,217 1,251 KY : 1.2 1.1 1,050 1,030 879 896 LA : 1.4 1.1 1,149 892 846 838 MI : 41.9 37.2 54,901 49,972 1,312 1,344 MN : 69.6 59.6 92,914 84,193 1,336 1,412 MS : 0.2 5.4 142 5,139 817 945 MO : MT : 1.8 1.4 2,050 1,625 1,140 1,143 NE : 688.9 587.8 860,405 768,409 1,249 1,307 NV : 0.1 0.1 92 113 997 983 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.3 1,978 1,373 1,062 1,049 NJ : 2.3 1.9 2,704 2,331 1,153 1,235 NM : 2.3 0.9 2,088 843 906 945 NY : 4.4 3.6 4,783 4,255 1,078 1,170 NC : 19.0 19.0 20,482 19,328 1,080 1,019 ND : OH : 10.8 8.7 12,688 9,944 1,178 1,140 OK : 2.9 2.0 2,825 2,113 973 1,045 OR : 1.3 1.6 1,506 1,928 1,145 1,204 PA : 90.7 71.4 115,014 82,441 1,268 1,154 SC : SD : TN : 1.3 1.1 1,156 1,073 902 968 TX : 586.7 521.3 696,518 637,639 1,187 1,223 UT : 53.6 45.5 64,261 55,971 1,199 1,229 VA : 0.4 1.0 371 1,057 967 1,047 WA : 66.3 48.5 81,915 60,376 1,236 1,246 WV : 0.9 0.9 881 841 960 959 WI : 150.3 122.5 190,833 162,350 1,270 1,325 WY : 0.7 0.7 833 790 1,213 1,179 : US 3/ : 3,128.9 2,735.5 3,841,020 3,462,349 1,228 1,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 11.1 8.0 2,108 1,122 190 140 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 23 35 256 286 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 8.0 6.5 3,349 2,913 421 446 IN : 0.8 0.4 105 52 126 129 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.0 0.7 494 334 483 475 MI : 2.3 2.2 997 958 426 444 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 0.6 279 130 121 201 NJ : 7.4 6.6 3,064 2,878 412 436 NM : NY : 11.6 11.2 1,285 942 111 84 NC : 0.1 0.1 64 63 462 497 ND : OH : 4.3 5.5 1,683 2,223 394 405 OK : 0.1 0.1 31 31 451 409 OR : PA : 17.0 14.7 5,283 5,412 312 368 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 46 45 474 466 TX : 2.1 1.0 1,096 581 534 599 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.8 8.0 4,648 3,550 430 445 WY : : US 3/ : 82.3 67.3 25,325 21,622 308 321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 9.3 9.0 4,781 4,284 514 475 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.5 72 90 247 172 AR : CA : 199.4 223.0 47,151 53,052 236 238 CO : 1.7 1.8 434 418 257 237 DE-MD : 1.8 1.7 455 377 255 222 FL : 9.0 6.7 1,517 1,146 169 172 GA : 12.8 12.6 3,129 2,965 244 235 HI : 2.2 2.2 462 441 205 203 ID : IL : 679.5 811.1 184,160 221,253 271 273 IN : 605.1 601.9 155,101 156,565 256 260 IA : 2,570.5 2,617.8 672,832 700,019 262 267 KS : 25.2 13.7 8,410 6,155 334 448 KY : 215.6 214.9 56,180 56,630 261 263 LA : 1.8 1.6 363 320 203 197 MI : 10.4 10.4 3,826 3,831 369 368 MN : 768.7 790.0 200,259 208,447 261 264 MS : MO : 169.6 171.4 MT : 1.7 1.4 384 327 232 237 NE : 590.6 617.0 154,036 162,619 261 264 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.5 568 498 237 202 NJ : 8.7 10.6 844 1,082 97 102 NM : 0.6 0.2 136 70 211 285 NY : 3.4 3.8 749 846 218 222 NC : 903.0 968.0 226,870 242,975 251 251 ND : 11.6 13.6 2,664 3,428 229 252 OH : 102.1 103.1 27,319 27,665 268 268 OK : 406.9 404.8 110,966 110,331 273 273 OR : 17.2 16.9 4,459 3,809 259 225 PA : 232.6 241.7 57,691 59,581 248 246 SC : SD : 357.4 417.6 91,623 108,025 256 259 TN : 66.4 55.4 32,015 26,936 482 486 TX : 33.5 33.0 9,182 8,454 274 256 UT : 4.9 3.9 1,101 904 224 233 VA : 273.2 336.7 68,500 85,004 251 252 WA : 1.8 2.0 463 518 255 257 WV : 0.9 0.8 215 214 245 259 WI : 39.6 47.0 16,839 20,918 426 445 WY : 0.6 0.5 145 145 264 265 : US 3/ : 8,573.3 8,997.7 2,251,547 2,384,285 263 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 11 19 106 98 AR : CA : CO : 64.3 83.6 9,224 12,500 144 149 DE-MD : 2.6 3.1 283 318 109 103 FL : 0.1 0.2 10 10 102 64 GA : 0.6 0.3 57 34 96 117 HI : ID : 0.5 0.7 55 81 122 120 IL : 15.5 16.6 2,038 2,110 131 127 IN : 2.9 2.5 314 272 108 110 IA : 37.4 37.3 5,327 5,537 142 148 KS : 0.3 0.3 35 33 106 108 KY : 1.2 1.1 135 136 114 123 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 11 73 87 MI : 17.0 16.3 2,067 1,961 122 120 MN : 0.3 0.3 36 39 127 126 MS : MO : 0.5 0.5 47 40 99 89 MT : 0.4 0.5 52 60 126 120 NE : 0.2 0.2 23 28 111 120 NV : 0.1 0.1 15 13 100 97 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.2 216 216 100 97 NJ : 8.6 9.2 833 744 96 81 NM : 2.3 1.8 232 203 102 110 NY : 2.8 2.8 283 219 102 79 NC : 0.5 0.4 54 37 103 82 ND : OH : 1.2 1.2 140 127 116 108 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 12 107 127 OR : 1.4 1.5 164 159 120 103 PA : 6.6 5.7 695 486 105 85 SC : SD : 1.3 0.4 150 58 120 134 TN : 0.5 0.6 37 44 72 78 TX : 33.0 24.0 4,144 3,049 126 127 UT : 2.5 2.5 320 336 126 137 VA : 1.3 0.4 133 38 101 90 WA : 0.6 0.2 76 33 129 141 WV : WI : 1.7 1.5 215 191 130 131 WY : 0.2 0.2 22 23 134 133 : US 3/ : 257.2 243.6 33,652 32,334 131 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,495 1,457 1,371 13,456 12,393 48.5 52.5 51.0 49.9 50.9 Heifers :1,014 849 847 8,585 7,782 32.9 30.6 31.5 31.9 32.0 All Cows : 516 413 418 4,432 3,735 16.8 14.9 15.5 16.4 15.4 Dairy Cows : 248 200 197 2,108 1,751 8.1 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.2 Other Cows : 268 213 221 2,324 1,984 8.7 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.2 Bulls & Stags : 57 56 53 468 421 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,081 2,775 2,689 26,941 24,331 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,165 8,316 8,600 69,807 72,796 96.4 96.5 96.7 96.4 96.5 Sows : 279 278 278 2,404 2,462 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 Stags & Boars : 22 21 19 182 189 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,466 *8,616 8,897 72,392 75,447 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 13 13 106 113 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 227 206 218 1,980 1,878 94.3 94.1 94.5 94.9 94.3 : Total 1/ : 240 219 231 2,086 1,991 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 746 769 776 747 751 Steers 4/ : 807 821 830 802 799 Heifers 4/ : 732 747 758 731 732 All Cows 4/ : 577 612 615 591 614 Bulls & Stags4/: 887 896 896 914 899 : Calves & Vealers: 186 *195 195 194 200 : Hogs : 196 196 198 198 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 192 194 194 195 Sows 5/ : 312 309 309 314 313 Stags & Boars5/: 236 230 224 240 223 : Sheep : 67 66 68 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 65 65 65 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 66 68 68 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 2 : 5.3 1.5 0.3 3.2 3.1 0.1 0.3 17.8 3 : 73.8 27.9 6.6 36.8 30.1 6.7 2.5 14.8 4 : 63.6 0.8 0.2 53.0 10.6 42.5 9.5 1.2 5 : 288.3 121.9 40.5 117.3 70.2 47.1 8.6 22.4 6 : 520.7 281.6 163.4 62.6 12.5 50.1 13.1 0.8 7 : 1,226.2 686.3 481.5 49.5 3.0 46.5 8.9 8 : 264.0 130.4 120.1 11.1 4.2 6.9 2.5 9 : 150.3 76.3 7.8 62.3 53.7 8.6 3.9 7.7 10 : 96.1 44.3 26.4 22.0 9.8 12.3 3.4 0.3 : US 2/ : 2,689.3 1,371.3 847.0 418.1 197.2 220.9 53.0 65.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 1.5 2 : 13.9 13.7 0.1 0.1 11.0 1.1 9.9 3 : 578.6 577.1 1.5 8.9 0.5 8.4 4 : 1,443.2 1,361.7 80.4 1.1 2.7 1.3 1.4 5 : 2,319.8 2,207.0 111.1 1.7 33.2 6.0 27.2 6 : 442.5 420.9 21.6 0.1 23.5 0.8 22.7 7 : 3,412.5 3,345.7 51.0 15.8 37.9 0.1 37.8 8 : 433.1 421.1 12.0 86.0 1.7 84.3 9 : 219.5 219.4 0.1 23.4 0.5 22.9 10 : 31.8 31.7 0.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 : US 2/ : 8,896.9 8,600.1 277.9 18.9 230.7 12.7 218.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.8 3.0 1.7 3.5 3.0 0.5 1.6 10.6 2 : 47.6 12.6 2.5 29.3 27.8 1.6 3.1 162.1 3 : 691.0 275.6 62.4 327.6 263.8 63.8 25.5 126.8 4 : 501.0 9.5 3.0 415.0 112.3 302.7 73.4 9.4 5 : 2,549.7 1,074.2 338.1 1,071.7 648.4 423.3 65.7 229.4 6 : 4,712.6 2,479.4 1,590.8 535.0 94.1 440.9 107.4 8.5 7 :11,225.4 6,185.5 4,444.9 526.7 24.0 502.7 68.3 0.2 8 : 2,363.0 1,260.0 979.2 106.3 34.6 71.7 17.5 9 : 1,325.0 700.7 72.4 519.4 447.3 72.1 32.4 72.6 10 : 906.3 392.0 287.1 200.6 95.7 104.8 26.6 3.8 : US 2/ :24,331.2 12,392.7 7,781.9 3,735.0 1,751.1 1,984.0 421.5 623.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.3 13.1 0.2 0.1 15.6 3.3 12.3 2 : 104.6 102.3 1.5 0.7 104.2 11.9 92.4 3 : 4,969.2 4,955.8 13.2 0.2 80.9 8.0 73.0 4 :12,071.4 11,373.5 686.3 11.5 23.0 10.5 12.5 5 :19,946.4 18,828.3 1,097.0 21.2 295.3 45.0 250.3 6 : 4,002.0 3,814.6 186.7 0.7 214.4 11.4 203.0 7 :28,737.8 28,159.1 425.1 153.6 297.7 0.5 297.2 8 : 3,459.8 3,409.3 50.2 0.3 710.2 16.5 693.8 9 : 1,847.3 1,846.2 0.8 0.3 235.2 4.3 230.9 10 : 294.8 294.0 0.7 0.1 14.4 1.5 12.8 : US 2/ :75,446.6 72,796.0 2,461.8 188.8 1,991.1 112.9 1,878.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 35.5 26.0 1.0 8.4 8.4 AR : 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 CA : 113.9 49.7 6.7 53.6 45.2 8.4 3.8 7.7 CO : 209.7 108.0 101.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 5.3 0.1 4.9 0.3 4.6 0.2 GA : 20.1 0.1 18.6 2.8 15.8 1.4 HI : 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 ID : 46.3 18.0 10.0 15.4 4.9 10.5 2.9 IL : 6.5 IN : 0.4 IA : KS : 579.5 336.2 242.3 1.0 1.0 KY : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 35.3 22.5 0.4 12.3 8.1 4.2 0.1 2.1 MN : 56.8 9.2 4.6 37.7 12.2 25.5 5.3 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 NE : 586.1 317.9 214.1 45.6 2.4 43.2 8.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 NJ : 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 6.6 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.5 NY : 3.4 0.6 0.2 2.4 2.3 0.1 0.2 11.2 NC : 18.7 0.1 13.7 6.7 7.0 4.8 0.1 ND : OH : 3.5 0.3 0.2 2.9 1.6 1.3 0.1 5.4 OK : 0.1 OR : 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 PA : 70.5 25.7 6.0 36.4 29.8 6.6 2.5 14.7 SC : SD : TN : 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 TX : 519.6 281.4 163.3 61.8 12.0 49.8 13.1 0.8 UT : 44.7 21.9 18.6 3.6 2.1 1.5 0.5 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 48.4 25.9 16.3 5.9 4.2 1.7 0.3 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 118.6 47.3 3.7 64.4 48.3 16.1 3.1 7.9 WY : : US 3/ :2,689.3 1,371.3 847.0 418.1 197.2 220.9 53.0 65.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.5 7.5 0.9 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 217.1 217.0 0.1 CO : 0.9 0.9 83.5 83.5 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 3.1 0.2 2.9 FL : 6.7 6.6 0.2 0.2 GA : 6.3 6.0 0.2 HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : 0.5 0.5 IL : 795.2 737.7 56.6 0.9 15.2 2.3 12.9 IN : 595.6 595.6 1.5 1.1 0.4 IA : 2,615.7 2,559.2 40.7 15.8 37.2 37.2 KS : 10.9 0.6 10.3 0.2 0.1 KY : 214.6 208.2 6.3 1.1 0.9 0.2 LA : MI : 8.8 4.2 4.6 16.1 2.6 13.5 MN : 787.0 786.9 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 169.9 169.9 0.4 0.4 MT : 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 NE : 616.0 616.0 0.2 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 1.5 NJ : 10.6 10.4 0.1 0.1 9.2 0.6 8.6 NM : NY : 3.3 3.3 1.8 0.5 1.3 NC : 959.7 953.4 6.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 ND : 13.4 13.4 OH : 94.1 81.9 11.4 0.8 OK : 402.8 398.6 4.2 OR : 16.8 16.7 1.4 0.2 1.3 PA : 240.6 240.3 0.2 5.5 0.4 5.1 SC : SD : 416.5 404.9 11.6 0.2 0.2 TN : 55.4 0.8 54.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 TX : 26.1 21.0 5.0 23.5 0.8 22.7 UT : 2.0 1.7 0.3 2.0 1.7 0.3 VA : 336.3 335.1 1.2 WA : 1.8 1.8 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 39.2 0.7 38.6 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,896.9 8,600.1 277.9 18.9 230.7 12.7 218.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.3 Calves : 97.2 97.7 97.5 97.5 97.7 Hogs : 98.8 98.8 98.9 98.7 98.9 Sheep : 93.5 94.2 94.7 94.1 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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