Mt An 1-2 (11-04) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 19, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Faye Propsom at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Red Meat Production Up Slightly From Last Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.92 billion pounds in October, down 6 percent from the 4.16 billion pounds produced in October 2003. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75 million head, down 9 percent from October 2003. The average live weight was up 36 pounds from the previous year, at 1,267 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.4 million pounds, 24 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 62,500 head, down 28 percent from October 2003. The average live weight was 22 pounds above last year, at 330 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.78 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.97 million head, 7 percent below October 2003. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 267 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.3 million pounds, was down 9 percent from October 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 241,400 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, unchanged from October a year ago. January to October 2004 commercial red meat production was 37.7 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 9 percent from last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. October 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 04 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Oct : Sep : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,212 2,104 2,114 96 100 22,478 20,562 91 Veal : 16.3 13.0 12.4 76 96 157.5 138.4 88 Pork :1,912 1,772 1,779 93 100 16,359 16,853 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17.9 16.3 16.3 91 100 165.4 160.2 97 : Total Red Meat :4,158 3,905 3,921 94 100 39,159 37,714 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 04 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Oct : Sep : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,178 2,075 2,080 95 100 22,177 20,270 91 Veal : 15.7 12.6 11.9 76 95 152.2 134.2 88 Pork :1,894 1,755 1,764 93 101 16,185 16,701 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17.2 15.6 15.5 91 100 157.9 153.1 97 : Total Red Meat :4,105 3,858 3,872 94 100 38,672 37,258 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 04 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Oct : Sep : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,953.2 2,689.3 2,692.9 91 100 29,893.9 27,024.1 90 Other : Thou : 56.3 46.2 52.7 94 114 490.6 466.9 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,009.5 2,735.5 2,745.7 91 100 30,384.6 27,491.0 90 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,234 1,268 1,270 103 100 1,232 1,236 100 Other : Lbs :1,084 1,127 1,113 103 99 1,094 1,110 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,231 1,266 1,267 103 100 1,230 1,235 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 84.9 65.7 60.5 71 92 804.9 684.0 85 Other : Thou : 2.3 1.7 2.0 85 119 20.5 16.7 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 87.2 67.3 62.5 72 93 825.3 700.7 85 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 306 318 329 108 103 315 328 104 Other : Lbs : 422 407 422 100 104 426 416 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 308 321 330 107 103 317 330 104 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,546.5 *8,897.4 8,881.6 93 100 81,938.3 84,328.7 103 Other : Thou : 102.7 100.8 88.6 86 88 1,033.9 904.2 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,649.2 *8,998.3 8,970.2 93 100 82,972.2 85,232.9 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 265 267 100 101 266 266 100 Other : Lbs : 233 234 235 101 100 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 265 267 100 101 266 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 250.8 230.7 228.3 91 99 2,336.5 2,219.4 95 Other : Thou : 14.2 13.0 13.0 92 101 144.2 133.7 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 265.1 *243.7 241.4 91 99 2,480.7 2,353.1 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 136 134 135 99 101 135 138 102 Other : Lbs : 109 107 117 107 110 105 107 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 134 133 134 100 101 133 136 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 04 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Oct 2003 : Sep 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.6 2.6 2.9 80 110 AK : 0.1 0.1 65 179 AZ : 34.2 28.3 26.5 77 94 AR : 5.9 *4.7 4.9 82 104 CA : 127.4 124.6 117.7 92 94 CO : 155.6 176.2 168.9 109 96 DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 2.7 98 106 FL : 5.6 3.6 4.7 84 131 GA : 19.9 14.5 15.9 80 110 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.8 95 101 ID : 47.6 38.1 40.6 85 107 IL : 233.8 *227.7 230.8 99 101 IN : 138.3 120.4 123.5 89 103 IA : 615.3 568.0 564.7 92 99 KS : 477.8 467.7 489.5 102 105 KY : 48.0 43.0 41.2 86 96 LA : 1.5 1.0 1.1 75 112 MI : 34.8 *32.7 31.9 91 97 MN : 219.9 199.6 194.3 88 97 MS : 29.1 28.0 29.9 103 107 MO : 42.2 38.5 43.0 102 112 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.4 100 110 NE : 620.4 597.6 605.5 98 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 112 111 N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.3 1.4 71 104 NJ : 4.5 4.1 4.0 89 97 NM : 1.0 0.6 0.7 69 128 NY : 4.6 3.4 3.2 71 96 NC : 214.8 193.5 190.0 88 98 ND : 3.2 2.8 3.0 94 106 OH : 30.1 26.6 26.7 89 100 OK : 92.8 84.1 89.1 96 106 OR : 3.7 *3.5 3.4 91 96 PA : 113.6 96.4 93.1 82 97 SC : 22.3 20.6 21.0 94 102 SD : 88.8 86.7 94.2 106 109 TN : 25.1 18.8 18.3 73 98 TX : 405.4 401.0 386.5 95 96 UT : 36.9 35.7 33.3 90 93 VA : 73.1 64.7 66.1 90 102 WA : 54.7 36.9 43.6 80 118 WV : 1.1 0.7 1.0 89 147 WI : 114.3 102.1 99.8 87 98 WY : 0.2 0.6 0.3 130 49 : US : 4,158.3 3,905.3 3,921.2 94 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : AK : 0.1 0.1 110 81 1,104 821 AZ : 44.5 33.7 60,146 45,822 1,352 1,358 AR : 1.6 1.1 1,377 1,046 869 943 CA : 122.9 108.5 157,785 145,559 1,284 1,342 CO : 193.8 200.6 238,796 251,752 1,232 1,255 DE-MD : 3.2 3.3 4,005 3,899 1,264 1,194 FL : 8.4 6.7 9,044 7,230 1,072 1,087 GA : 29.0 22.9 34,506 27,379 1,189 1,198 HI : 0.9 0.9 940 914 1,030 1,034 ID : 64.7 51.5 80,957 65,805 1,250 1,277 IL : IN : IA : KS : 610.7 606.2 745,414 765,341 1,221 1,263 KY : 1.7 1.3 1,507 1,160 866 863 LA : 1.5 1.2 1,358 1,076 895 879 MI : 40.7 36.2 53,982 48,752 1,325 1,347 MN : 74.3 57.5 99,400 80,554 1,337 1,401 MS : 0.2 8.6 170 9,063 761 1,053 MO : MT : 1.7 1.6 1,935 1,868 1,149 1,133 NE : 634.8 586.0 800,625 774,587 1,261 1,322 NV : 0.1 0.1 101 133 1,018 1,021 N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.4 2,344 1,438 1,037 1,008 NJ : 2.8 2.1 3,159 2,613 1,139 1,223 NM : 2.2 1.0 1,949 1,011 906 966 NY : 5.5 3.9 5,935 4,393 1,070 1,135 NC : 21.7 20.5 23,154 20,752 1,068 1,013 ND : OH : 11.7 9.3 13,911 10,480 1,193 1,130 OK : 3.0 2.2 2,925 2,292 976 1,037 OR : 1.5 1.8 1,709 2,091 1,111 1,132 PA : 95.2 66.5 120,660 77,638 1,267 1,167 SC : SD : TN : 1.6 1.4 1,433 1,329 876 968 TX : 546.5 511.8 645,292 617,211 1,181 1,206 UT : 48.6 42.9 58,097 52,482 1,196 1,223 VA : 1.4 1.2 1,356 1,235 954 1,045 WA : 72.5 56.3 89,036 70,835 1,228 1,259 WV : 1.9 1.5 1,623 1,367 870 891 WI : 150.6 120.1 189,510 159,824 1,259 1,331 WY : 0.3 0.4 331 448 1,165 1,162 : US 3/ : 3,009.5 2,745.7 3,704,306 3,479,458 1,231 1,267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 10.2 7.8 1,931 1,103 190 142 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 37 29 280 282 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 7.9 5.5 3,434 2,425 435 440 IN : 0.8 0.4 107 49 126 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.2 0.7 587 341 478 479 MI : 2.0 2.0 840 881 420 446 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 0.5 242 120 127 229 NJ : 9.2 5.7 3,137 2,440 340 432 NM : NY : 12.1 9.1 1,428 776 118 85 NC : 0.1 0.1 73 68 492 497 ND : OH : 6.0 6.0 2,422 2,346 403 394 OK : 0.1 0.1 60 31 471 471 OR : PA : 17.8 14.2 5,731 5,452 322 385 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 65 43 434 441 TX : 2.0 1.1 1,125 601 561 533 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.4 7.7 4,867 3,528 427 459 WY : : US 3/ : 87.2 62.5 26,881 20,645 308 330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 10.2 9.6 5,191 4,525 507 469 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.4 52 63 251 158 AR : CA : 215.6 202.6 51,705 49,291 240 243 CO : 1.3 1.1 338 302 263 264 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 385 358 259 239 FL : 9.0 8.6 1,615 1,542 179 180 GA : 13.5 12.5 3,266 3,015 242 241 HI : 2.4 2.2 496 463 205 208 ID : IL : 821.0 789.7 225,372 218,263 275 276 IN : 689.9 614.1 179,799 160,734 261 262 IA : 2,801.4 2,599.8 748,861 696,813 267 268 KS : 26.9 13.2 9,276 5,923 345 447 KY : 238.8 204.5 63,299 54,236 265 265 LA : 2.1 1.6 417 330 197 201 MI : 9.7 9.5 3,680 3,547 378 375 MN : 856.6 772.2 225,888 204,300 264 265 MS : MO : 186.3 195.4 MT : 1.1 1.3 266 308 251 243 NE : 665.8 634.2 177,637 168,699 267 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 604 504 250 224 NJ : 8.1 9.8 806 994 100 102 NM : 0.3 0.3 62 90 219 294 NY : 3.5 2.9 764 647 218 224 NC : 1,055.4 935.1 270,027 238,488 256 255 ND : 15.3 13.6 3,563 3,231 233 237 OH : 110.4 100.4 29,732 27,153 269 270 OK : 443.7 424.6 122,452 116,771 276 275 OR : 16.7 15.5 4,334 3,556 259 229 PA : 245.3 236.0 62,015 58,523 253 248 SC : SD : 418.7 456.9 109,161 118,801 261 260 TN : 75.6 53.7 36,383 26,068 482 486 TX : 32.2 28.5 9,207 7,156 286 251 UT : 3.8 3.1 850 725 223 232 VA : 370.7 339.6 95,951 86,692 259 255 WA : 1.8 1.8 478 465 259 258 WV : 1.0 0.9 244 223 249 254 WI : 40.0 44.7 17,186 19,912 429 445 WY : 0.2 0.1 41 31 261 242 : US 3/ : 9,649.2 8,970.2 2,578,610 2,392,890 267 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 15 107 89 AR : CA : CO : 65.6 85.4 9,696 12,919 148 151 DE-MD : 2.8 2.9 297 289 106 98 FL : 0.2 0.2 14 12 73 72 GA : 0.7 0.6 76 50 105 91 HI : ID : 0.5 0.4 58 52 122 119 IL : 15.6 15.7 2,137 2,099 137 134 IN : 3.0 2.3 320 256 108 111 IA : 36.5 37.7 5,314 5,605 146 149 KS : 0.3 0.4 40 40 116 112 KY : 1.1 0.9 146 110 130 127 LA : 0.2 0.1 12 10 79 70 MI : 17.4 17.2 2,139 2,056 123 120 MN : 0.5 0.3 54 39 120 117 MS : MO : 0.6 0.6 62 62 106 107 MT : 0.4 0.5 54 56 122 124 NE : 0.2 0.2 22 23 124 126 NV : 0.1 0.1 13 15 101 105 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.4 240 229 99 94 NJ : 10.3 10.5 983 862 96 82 NM : 2.1 1.6 215 331 102 207 NY : 3.0 2.8 321 222 108 80 NC : 0.6 0.6 71 47 110 75 ND : OH : 1.1 1.1 126 115 116 103 OK : 0.1 0.1 17 15 133 119 OR : 1.4 1.3 175 135 127 107 PA : 7.4 6.1 789 552 106 91 SC : SD : 1.0 1.2 128 140 130 119 TN : 0.7 0.6 54 58 77 89 TX : 30.9 19.0 3,896 2,314 126 122 UT : 3.2 2.4 405 286 128 121 VA : 1.0 0.6 106 62 107 97 WA : 0.6 0.3 72 40 128 139 WV : WI : 1.8 1.4 232 185 131 132 WY : 0.1 0.1 9 6 115 115 : US 3/ : 265.1 241.4 35,626 32,418 134 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,367 1,371 1,304 14,822 13,697 46.3 51.0 48.4 49.6 50.7 Heifers : 958 847 909 9,543 8,691 32.4 31.5 33.8 31.9 32.2 All Cows : 568 418 432 5,000 4,167 19.2 15.5 16.0 16.8 15.4 Dairy Cows : 276 197 197 2,384 1,948 9.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.2 Other Cows : 292 221 235 2,616 2,219 9.9 8.2 8.7 8.8 8.2 Bulls & Stags : 60 53 48 528 469 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,953 2,689 2,693 29,894 27,024 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:9,239 *8,601 8,598 79,045 81,394 96.8 96.7 96.8 96.5 96.5 Sows : 286 278 264 2,690 2,725 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 Stags & Boars : 21 19 20 203 209 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total 1/ :9,547 8,897 8,882 81,938 84,329 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 13 12 120 125 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 237 218 216 2,216 2,094 94.3 94.5 94.7 94.8 94.4 : Total 1/ : 251 231 228 2,336 2,219 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 742 776 777 746 754 Steers 4/ : 807 830 834 802 803 Heifers 4/ : 737 758 765 731 735 All Cows 4/ : 580 615 610 590 614 Bulls & Stags4/: 879 896 878 910 897 : Calves & Vealers: 189 195 202 193 200 : Hogs : 199 198 199 198 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 194 196 194 195 Sows 5/ : 316 309 313 315 313 Stags & Boars5/: 238 224 218 240 222 : Sheep : 69 68 68 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 65 64 66 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 68 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, October 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 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 2 : 5.8 1.8 0.4 3.1 3.0 0.2 0.5 14.7 3 : 69.1 25.4 6.0 35.3 28.6 6.7 2.4 14.3 4 : 72.5 1.1 0.3 61.5 12.4 49.1 9.6 1.2 5 : 287.6 120.8 41.5 117.1 69.1 48.1 8.1 21.3 6 : 510.7 245.2 186.8 66.6 12.8 53.8 12.1 0.7 7 : 1,244.7 671.3 517.8 48.7 3.0 45.7 6.9 8 : 251.6 118.5 119.3 12.2 3.6 8.6 1.6 9 : 142.0 68.8 5.6 63.7 54.6 9.1 3.9 7.5 10 : 107.8 50.6 31.4 23.4 10.0 13.3 2.5 0.3 : US 2/ : 2,692.9 1,304.1 909.2 431.8 197.1 234.7 47.8 60.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 1.8 2 : 12.2 12.1 0.1 12.3 1.4 10.8 3 : 576.1 574.6 1.5 9.5 0.4 9.0 4 : 1,399.9 1,322.1 76.5 1.3 3.1 1.3 1.9 5 : 2,293.8 2,185.2 106.7 1.9 33.4 5.1 28.4 6 : 462.5 441.3 21.2 0.1 17.8 1.0 16.8 7 : 3,435.2 3,369.9 48.3 16.9 38.4 0.3 38.1 8 : 471.6 462.3 9.2 88.4 1.7 86.7 9 : 198.4 198.3 0.1 21.8 0.6 21.2 10 : 30.3 30.3 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 : US 2/ : 8,881.6 8,597.7 263.6 20.4 228.3 12.1 216.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.9 3.5 1.9 3.6 3.1 0.5 1.8 11.1 2 : 53.3 14.5 2.9 32.5 30.7 1.7 3.6 176.8 3 : 760.1 301.0 68.3 362.9 292.4 70.5 27.9 141.0 4 : 573.4 10.6 3.3 476.5 124.8 351.7 83.0 10.6 5 : 2,837.3 1,195.0 379.6 1,188.9 717.5 471.4 73.8 250.7 6 : 5,223.4 2,724.7 1,777.5 601.6 106.9 494.7 119.5 9.2 7 :12,470.1 6,856.8 4,962.8 575.4 27.0 548.4 75.1 0.2 8 : 2,614.6 1,378.6 1,098.4 118.4 38.2 80.2 19.2 9 : 1,466.9 769.6 77.9 583.1 501.9 81.2 36.3 80.1 10 : 1,014.1 442.6 318.5 223.9 105.7 118.2 29.1 4.1 : US 2/ :27,024.1 13,696.8 8,691.2 4,166.8 1,948.2 2,218.6 469.3 684.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 15.0 14.7 0.2 0.1 17.7 3.6 14.1 2 : 116.8 114.4 1.6 0.8 116.5 13.3 103.2 3 : 5,545.3 5,530.4 14.7 0.3 90.4 8.4 82.0 4 :13,471.3 12,695.6 762.8 12.9 26.1 11.7 14.4 5 :22,240.2 21,013.4 1,203.6 23.1 328.7 50.1 278.7 6 : 4,464.5 4,255.9 207.9 0.8 232.2 12.4 219.8 7 :32,172.9 31,529.0 473.5 170.5 336.1 0.8 335.3 8 : 3,931.4 3,871.6 59.4 0.3 798.7 18.2 780.5 9 : 2,045.7 2,044.5 0.8 0.3 257.0 4.9 252.2 10 : 325.7 324.7 0.8 0.1 15.9 1.6 14.3 : US 2/ :84,328.7 81,394.3 2,725.3 209.1 2,219.4 125.0 2,094.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 33.1 23.7 0.6 8.8 8.8 AR : 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 CA : 107.8 44.7 4.8 54.6 45.8 8.8 3.8 7.5 CO : 200.0 99.1 100.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 DE-MD : 3.2 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 6.7 0.2 6.0 0.5 5.5 0.5 GA : 22.4 0.1 21.0 3.4 17.6 1.4 HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 ID : 50.0 21.2 10.4 16.3 5.4 10.9 2.1 IL : 5.5 IN : 0.4 IA : KS : 603.5 342.0 261.2 0.3 0.3 KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 34.3 19.9 0.5 13.8 8.5 5.3 0.1 1.9 MN : 54.7 8.4 4.9 36.5 9.7 26.8 4.9 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 584.3 298.4 234.1 45.3 2.5 42.8 6.5 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 NJ : 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.2 5.6 NM : 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.6 NY : 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.4 2.3 0.1 0.2 9.1 NC : 20.1 0.1 0.1 15.1 7.3 7.8 4.8 0.1 ND : OH : 3.4 0.4 0.2 2.8 1.5 1.3 0.1 5.9 OK : 0.1 OR : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 PA : 65.5 22.9 5.4 34.9 28.3 6.6 2.4 14.1 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 TX : 509.5 245.0 186.7 65.8 12.2 53.6 12.1 0.7 UT : 42.1 18.9 18.6 4.1 1.7 2.4 0.4 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 56.2 29.0 20.9 6.1 3.9 2.2 0.2 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 114.9 44.5 3.2 64.1 49.4 14.7 3.0 7.7 WY : : US 3/ :2,692.9 1,304.1 909.2 431.8 197.1 234.7 47.8 60.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.9 7.8 1.0 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 196.1 196.0 CO : 0.6 0.5 85.3 85.2 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 2.9 0.1 2.8 FL : 8.6 8.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 GA : 6.1 5.9 0.2 HI : 2.2 2.2 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 777.0 722.6 53.6 0.9 14.4 1.3 13.1 IN : 609.7 609.7 1.7 1.2 0.5 IA : 2,597.7 2,542.4 38.4 16.9 37.5 0.2 37.3 KS : 10.7 0.8 9.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 KY : 204.0 198.4 5.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 LA : MI : 7.8 3.4 4.5 16.9 2.6 14.4 MN : 769.4 769.4 0.2 0.2 MS : MO : 193.6 193.6 0.6 0.5 MT : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 NE : 633.2 633.1 0.1 0.1 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 1.8 NJ : 9.7 9.6 0.1 10.5 1.0 9.5 NM : NY : 2.5 2.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 NC : 926.5 920.7 5.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 ND : 13.2 13.2 OH : 92.8 79.7 12.1 1.0 OK : 422.9 418.7 4.2 OR : 15.3 15.2 1.1 0.1 1.1 PA : 235.2 234.9 0.3 6.0 0.3 5.6 SC : SD : 456.0 447.1 8.9 1.0 1.0 TN : 53.5 0.7 52.8 0.6 0.2 0.5 TX : 26.8 21.4 5.4 17.7 0.9 16.7 UT : 1.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 1.7 0.4 VA : 339.3 338.2 1.2 WA : 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 37.0 0.5 36.5 0.2 0.2 WY : : US 3/ : 8,881.6 8,597.7 263.6 20.4 228.3 12.1 216.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.4 98.3 Calves : 97.3 97.5 96.8 97.5 97.6 Hogs : 98.9 98.9 99.0 98.8 98.9 Sheep : 94.6 94.7 94.6 94.2 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.S2 Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Types of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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