USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - February 20, 2004
Mt An 1-2 (2-04)
Livestock Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released February 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.
Pork Production at Record Monthly High for January
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.71 billion pounds in January, down 9 percent from the
4.07 billion pounds produced in January 2003.
Beef production, at 1.92 billion pounds, was 16 percent below the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down
14 percent from January 2003. The average live weight was
1,249 pounds, down 19 pounds from January a year ago.
Veal production totaled 16.0 million pounds, 10 percent below
January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,000 head, down
16 percent from January 2003. The average live weight was
336 pounds, up 18 pounds from January a year ago.
Pork production totaled 1.76 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.79 million head, slightly above
January 2003. The average live weight was 269 pounds, up 1 pound
from January a year ago.
Lamb and mutton production, at 15.4 million pounds, was down
3 percent from January 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 219,200 head,
8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds,
up 8 pounds from January a year ago.
January 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays)and 4
Saturdays.
January 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays)and 5
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jan 04 % of : Jan 2/
: Jan : Dec : Jan :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,290 1,973 1,921 84 97 2,290 1,921 84
Veal : 17.8 19.0 16.0 90 84 17.8 16.0 90
Pork :1,749 1,866 1,761 101 94 1,749 1,761 101
Lamb & Mutton : 15.9 18.0 15.4 97 85 15.9 15.4 97
:
Total Red Meat :4,073 3,876 3,713 91 96 4,073 3,713 91
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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/
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: : : : Jan 04 % of : Jan 2/
: Jan : Dec : Jan :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,256 1,943 1,890 84 97 2,256 1,890 84
Veal : 17.3 18.5 15.6 90 85 17.3 15.6 90
Pork :1,731 *1,847 1,746 101 95 1,731 1,746 101
Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 17.2 14.8 96 86 15.4 14.8 96
:
Total Red Meat :4,020 3,826 3,667 91 96 4,020 3,667 91
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* 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/
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: : : : :Jan 04 % of: Jan 2/
: : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan : Dec : : : 04 %
: : : : :2003 :2003 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,950.2 2,618.1 2,520.8 85 96 2,950.2 2,520.8 85
Other : Thou : 56.7 50.1 50.2 89 100 56.7 50.2 89
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,007.0 2,668.2 2,571.0 86 96 3,007.0 2,571.0 86
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,272 1,247 1,252 98 100 1,272 1,252 98
Other : Lbs :1,089 1,088 1,100 101 101 1,089 1,100 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,268 1,244 1,249 98 100 1,268 1,249 98
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 91.5 95.3 77.4 85 81 91.5 77.4 85
Other : Thou : 2.2 2.2 1.6 73 72 2.2 1.6 73
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 93.7 97.5 79.0 84 81 93.7 79.0 84
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 313 320 328 105 101 313 328 105
Other : Lbs : 420 408 424 101 104 420 424 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 318 322 336 106 104 318 336 106
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,679.8 *9,236.3 8,699.8 100 94 8,679.8 8,699.8 100
Other : Thou : 105.7 109.6 85.8 81 78 105.7 85.8 81
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,785.5 *9,346.0 8,785.7 100 94 8,785.5 8,785.7 100
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 269 269 100 100 268 269 100
Other : Lbs : 234 228 235 100 103 234 235 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 269 269 100 100 268 269 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 227.2 245.9 207.2 91 84 227.2 207.2 91
Other : Thou : 11.6 16.1 12.0 104 75 11.6 12.0 104
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 238.8 262.0 219.2 92 84 238.8 219.2 92
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 135 140 143 106 102 135 143 106
Other : Lbs : 103 100 103 101 103 103 103 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 137 141 105 103 133 141 105
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* 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/
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: : : : Jan 04 as % of 2/
State : Jan : Dec : Jan :-----------------------
: 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : Jan 2003 : Dec 2003
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 3.8 3.4 3.3 87 98
AK : 0.1
AZ : 37.3 31.3 29.7 80 95
AR : 6.0 7.6 4.9 81 64
CA : 123.7 123.7 120.8 98 98
CO : 174.5 140.6 151.0 87 107
DE-MD : 3.0 2.7 2.6 87 95
FL : 5.8 6.0 4.7 80 78
GA : 23.8 15.9 13.0 55 82
HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 105 105
ID : 55.5 42.6 40.7 73 95
IL : 214.7 *207.1 206.1 96 100
IN : 121.9 135.5 128.2 105 95
IA : 551.3 606.2 584.0 106 96
KS : 497.9 438.6 429.3 86 98
KY : 41.5 47.3 46.5 112 98
LA : 1.3 1.2 1.2 89 98
MI : 34.8 32.8 28.7 82 88
MN : 207.4 209.6 194.6 94 93
MS : 27.6 26.9 26.8 97 100
MO : 39.4 41.6 36.1 91 87
MT : 1.4 1.6 1.1 74 67
NE : 645.9 555.5 530.6 82 96
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 115 141
N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.8 1.4 79 76
NJ : 5.2 5.1 4.3 83 84
NM : 1.2 1.0 0.8 66 83
NY : 3.7 4.0 3.2 87 81
NC : 199.7 194.8 171.2 86 88
ND : 3.2 2.8 2.4 75 87
OH : 27.7 29.4 28.2 102 96
OK : 85.4 90.1 84.7 99 94
OR : 3.6 3.3 3.1 86 92
PA : 110.2 110.6 95.4 87 86
SC : 21.7 21.4 20.1 93 94
SD : 89.9 98.8 94.7 105 96
TN : 20.8 20.0 20.3 97 101
TX : 397.5 357.2 367.5 92 103
UT : 43.4 32.7 34.8 80 106
VA : 65.9 74.9 60.0 91 80
WA : 52.5 43.9 38.1 72 87
WV : 0.8 0.8 0.7 90 81
WI : 119.3 104.0 96.8 81 93
WY : 0.7 0.6 0.5 79 98
:
US : 4,073.4 *3,875.9 3,713.1 91 96
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* 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,
January 2003 and 2004 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ----
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 47.9 38.1 64,738 50,536 1,352 1,326
AR : 1.5 1.3 1,291 1,109 842 837
CA : 119.2 111.1 151,852 141,630 1,274 1,275
CO : 206.3 184.7 270,123 233,986 1,309 1,267
DE-MD : 3.2 2.9 4,058 3,617 1,255 1,256
FL : 8.9 7.2 9,552 7,873 1,075 1,095
GA : 35.4 17.4 42,065 21,623 1,187 1,240
HI : 0.8 0.9 882 1,039 1,056 1,110
ID : 72.9 53.4 92,736 66,718 1,272 1,249
IL :
IN 2/ :
IA :
KS : 617.2 545.0 771,575 667,938 1,250 1,226
KY : 1.8 1.7 1,543 1,468 852 869
LA : 1.3 1.3 1,169 1,131 886 867
MI : 38.7 31.9 54,345 42,978 1,405 1,347
MN : 74.3 60.0 102,525 84,182 1,380 1,402
MS : 0.3 0.2 257 168 848 840
MO 2/ :
MT : 1.8 1.2 2,052 1,411 1,150 1,160
NE : 641.6 519.2 853,534 673,987 1,330 1,298
NV : 0.1 0.1 102 120 1,083 1,040
N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.6 2,136 1,726 1,079 1,051
NJ : 2.4 1.9 2,840 2,295 1,171 1,218
NM : 2.5 1.5 2,290 1,502 922 978
NY : 4.7 4.1 5,070 4,315 1,073 1,056
NC : 19.2 16.4 20,446 16,906 1,064 1,031
ND :
OH : 11.4 11.4 12,846 13,373 1,124 1,174
OK : 3.7 2.7 3,643 2,885 994 1,059
OR : 1.3 0.9 1,547 924 1,160 1,026
PA : 95.5 74.2 122,066 94,038 1,278 1,267
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.7 1.5 1,500 1,324 903 907
TX : 529.4 493.6 629,626 587,666 1,189 1,190
UT : 54.1 45.5 68,346 54,207 1,263 1,192
VA : 1.0 1.2 1,072 1,251 1,029 1,021
WA : 69.7 50.7 86,286 62,108 1,238 1,225
WV : 1.2 1.0 1,067 956 918 934
WI : 151.4 118.5 199,673 155,188 1,319 1,309
WY : 0.9 0.6 1,023 775 1,192 1,199
:
US 4/ : 3,007.0 2,571.0 3,814,305 3,210,574 1,268 1,249
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with
no data printed are still included in the US total.
Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States,
January 2003 and 2004 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 12.6 8.8 1,575 1,901 125 215
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 33 19 326 314
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 9.4 7.4 4,253 3,467 452 468
IN : 0.9 0.5 112 69 127 127
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.9 0.6 443 290 496 491
MI : 1.6 1.9 680 825 436 444
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 2.7 2.1 335 244 122 114
NJ : 9.6 9.7 4,469 3,406 465 352
NM :
NY : 12.6 9.8 1,232 931 98 95
NC : 0.1 0.1 44 31 388 449
ND :
OH : 4.9 6.3 2,044 2,722 418 433
OK : 0.1 0.1 51 52 449 438
OR :
PA : 17.4 14.1 5,919 4,943 340 351
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 49 46 457 530
TX : 2.5 1.7 1,276 1,023 502 606
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV 2/ :
WI : 13.8 13.3 6,347 5,995 461 452
WY :
:
US 4/ : 93.7 79.0 29,764 26,541 318 336
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with
no data printed are still included in the US total.
Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States,
January 2003 and 2004 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds ---
:
AL : 10.4 9.4 5,535 4,816 530 512
AK 2/ :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 215.5 227.0 51,091 54,619 237 241
CO : 1.3 1.1 322 263 253 244
DE-MD : 1.8 1.6 532 428 292 273
FL : 7.5 6.5 1,318 1,183 176 181
GA : 12.7 12.1 3,230 2,991 255 248
HI : 2.6 2.4 531 470 203 197
ID :
IL : 734.7 728.8 198,799 203,036 271 279
IN : 598.7 630.2 157,706 166,246 263 264
IA : 2,522.3 2,643.7 675,946 714,117 268 270
KS :
KY : 202.2 226.4 54,137 60,682 268 268
LA : 2.0 1.9 405 380 205 203
MI : 10.0 10.4 3,787 4,030 378 389
MN : 780.2 762.1 206,344 203,085 264 266
MS 2/ :
MO :
MT : 1.2 1.2 287 285 242 238
NE : 618.2 596.3 165,905 160,063 268 268
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 2.0 1.4 494 342 253 239
NJ : 9.4 9.1 903 925 96 101
NM : 0.1 0.1 28 31 210 211
NY : 2.7 2.6 526 569 194 217
NC : 969.7 853.5 250,287 214,875 258 252
ND : 15.0 11.4 3,444 2,690 230 237
OH : 103.1 100.1 27,594 27,187 268 271
OK : 394.0 396.1 110,832 110,986 281 280
OR : 16.0 16.1 4,234 4,049 264 252
PA : 223.5 225.1 55,490 56,411 248 251
SC :
SD : 411.7 446.4 109,157 118,184 265 265
TN : 62.3 61.1 30,037 29,327 482 480
TX : 38.9 27.4 10,738 7,686 276 280
UT : 4.1 4.1 800 880 196 217
VA : 333.7 308.0 86,743 78,565 260 255
WA : 1.7 1.6 429 414 253 255
WV : 0.8 0.8 201 194 266 257
WI : 34.8 41.0 15,249 18,428 439 449
WY : 0.4 0.4 114 110 256 265
:
US 4/ : 8,785.5 8,785.7 2,352,762 2,362,374 268 269
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with
no data printed are still included in the US total.
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States,
January 2003 and 2004 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA :
CO :
DE-MD : 2.5 2.7 289 327 118 123
FL : 0.2 0.2 17 15 94 76
GA :
HI :
ID : 0.4 0.3 42 39 114 113
IL : 13.3 14.3 1,887 2,107 142 147
IN : 2.2 1.8 243 187 110 103
IA : 33.0 29.7 4,915 4,544 149 153
KS : 0.1 0.2 15 15 121 91
KY : 0.6 0.9 84 111 144 124
LA : 0.1 0.1 8 8 75 86
MI : 15.9 16.0 1,908 1,933 120 121
MN : 0.4 0.2 36 22 100 113
MS 2/ :
MO : 0.3 0.4 35 29 104 83
MT : 0.3 0.3 38 41 123 128
NE : 0.1 0.1 12 7 131 120
NV : 0.1 0.1 11 6 134 99
N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 144 153 106 104
NJ : 8.0 9.2 781 905 98 99
NM : 2.6 1.8 290 188 110 102
NY : 1.9 2.7 170 263 89 96
NC : 0.2 17 104
ND :
OH : 0.9 0.9 88 118 102 126
OK : 0.1 0.1 8 14 95 121
OR : 1.0 0.9 119 128 124 140
PA : 6.3 5.1 680 543 108 107
SC :
SD : 0.9 0.7 112 88 122 123
TN : 0.4 0.6 30 42 74 75
TX : 35.1 27.3 4,451 3,696 127 136
UT : 2.8 2.7 336 344 121 126
VA : 0.4 0.7 39 66 97 99
WA : 0.7 0.2 90 29 124 134
WV :
WI : 0.7 0.9 98 120 133 133
WY : 0.1 0.2 14 22 131 138
:
US 4/ : 238.8 219.2 31,856 30,833 133 141
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
4/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. States with
no data printed are still included in the US total.
Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection:
United States
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: : : : Jan 1/ : : : : Jan 1/
Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------
: 2003 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2003 :2004 : 2003 :2004
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:---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,385 1,255 1,222 1,385 1,222 46.9 47.9 48.5 46.9 48.5
Heifers : 968 800 810 968 810 32.8 30.5 32.1 32.8 32.1
All Cows : 547 517 450 547 450 18.5 19.7 17.9 18.5 17.9
Dairy Cows : 268 244 219 268 219 9.1 9.3 8.7 9.1 8.7
Other Cows : 279 273 231 279 231 9.4 10.4 9.2 9.4 9.2
Bulls & Stags : 51 47 39 51 39 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6
:
Total 1/ :2,950 2,618 2,521 2,950 2,521 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:8,395 *8,938 8,420 8,395 8,420 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.8
Sows : 265 *278 259 265 259 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0
Stags & Boars : 20 20 20 20 20 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
:
Total 1/ :8,680 *9,236 8,700 8,680 8,700 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 10 11 10 10 10 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.8
Lambs & Yrlngs : 217 234 197 217 197 95.5 95.3 95.2 95.5 95.2
:
Total 1/ : 227 246 207 227 207 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds ----------
:
Cattle : 769 747 754 769 754
Steers 4/ : 832 810 810 832 810
Heifers 4/ : 769 738 744 769 744
All Cows 4/ : 597 592 608 597 608
Bulls & Stags4/: 922 876 909 922 909
:
Calves & Vealers: 191 200 202 191 202
:
Hogs : 200 201 201 200 201
Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 197 197 197 197
Sows 5/ : 313 316 316 313 316
Stags & Boars5/: 241 245 239 241 239
:
Sheep : 68 70 72 68 72
Mature Sheep6/ : 62 65 68 62 68
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 71 72 68 72
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* 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,
January 2004 1/
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: Cattle :Calves
Standard:----------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal : : : : Cows : :
Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 2.1
2 : 5.7 1.5 0.3 3.6 3.4 0.2 0.3 19.4
3 : 76.8 29.6 6.8 38.0 29.1 8.9 2.5 14.2
4 : 53.6 1.2 0.4 45.8 20.9 24.9 6.2 1.7
5 : 270.8 98.6 38.1 128.2 74.0 54.2 5.8 29.2
6 : 494.3 251.4 160.9 69.6 11.7 57.9 12.4 1.5
7 : 1,125.6 603.8 456.9 59.4 1.9 57.5 5.5
8 : 240.1 119.3 106.6 12.8 4.1 8.7 1.5
9 : 149.4 74.7 7.0 65.2 60.5 4.6 2.5 8.5
10 : 103.2 41.3 32.7 26.6 12.7 13.9 2.6 0.8
:
US 2/ : 2,520.8 1,221.7 809.9 449.9 219.0 230.9 39.4 77.4
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 1.0
2 : 11.6 11.3 0.2 0.1 10.3 1.5 8.9
3 : 533.7 532.0 1.7 7.9 0.5 7.4
4 : 1,348.8 1,265.5 82.0 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.4
5 : 2,238.3 2,130.2 105.7 2.4 30.8 3.0 27.8
6 : 430.8 411.0 19.9 26.1 1.6 24.4
7 : 3,419.5 3,361.7 41.2 16.6 30.1 30.1
8 : 459.5 451.2 8.3 65.5 1.7 63.8
9 : 223.4 223.4 0.1 31.8 0.3 31.5
10 : 33.0 32.9 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.9
:
US 2/ : 8,699.8 8,420.2 259.2 20.4 207.2 10.0 197.3
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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,
January 2004
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: Cattle : Calves
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : Cows : :
:Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 37.7 28.1 0.2 9.4 9.4
AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3
CA : 110.6 46.3 6.5 55.3 51.0 4.3 2.5 8.5
CO : 184.0 93.6 89.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1
DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1
FL : 7.2 0.2 6.5 1.4 5.1 0.4
GA : 16.6 0.1 15.1 2.3 12.8 1.4
HI : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1
ID : 51.9 18.0 11.2 20.3 8.4 11.9 2.4
IL : 7.4
IN : 0.5
IA :
KS : 541.6 307.2 232.5 1.9 1.9
KY : 0.7 0.4 0.2
LA :
MI : 29.9 20.0 6.4 3.4 3.4 0.1 1.8
MN : 57.6 7.2 3.2 43.2 17.9 25.3 4.1
MS :
MO :
MT : 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
NE : 517.5 257.8 203.4 51.2 1.4 49.8 5.1
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 2.1
NJ : 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 9.7
NM : 1.2 1.2 1.2
NY : 3.9 0.6 0.3 2.9 2.8 0.1 0.1 9.7
NC : 16.0 0.1 0.1 12.8 6.2 6.6 3.0 0.1
ND :
OH : 4.7 0.3 0.2 4.1 3.8 0.3 0.1 6.2
OK : 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
OR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
PA : 73.7 27.6 6.1 37.6 28.8 8.8 2.4 14.1
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1
TX : 491.9 251.1 160.8 67.6 10.3 57.3 12.4 1.5
UT : 44.8 25.3 16.5 2.7 1.7 1.0 0.3
VA : 0.2 0.1
WA : 50.6 23.1 21.4 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.1
WV : 0.1
WI : 115.0 33.8 2.2 77.5 48.9 28.6 1.5 13.2
WY :
:
US 3/ :2,520.8 1,221.7 809.9 449.9 219.0 230.9 39.4 77.4
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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,
January 2004
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: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
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: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 8.6 7.4 1.2
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 221.0 220.9 0.1
CO : 0.6 0.6 0.1
DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 2.7 0.1 2.6
FL : 6.5 6.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
GA : 5.5 5.3 0.2
HI : 2.4 2.4
ID : 0.1 0.1
IL : 714.3 661.1 52.1 1.1 13.5 0.1 13.4
IN : 626.1 626.1 1.3 0.6 0.7
IA : 2,641.5 2,590.5 34.5 16.6 29.6 29.6
KS : 0.1 0.1
KY : 225.2 217.9 7.3 0.9 0.7 0.2
LA :
MI : 8.6 3.3 5.3 15.7 2.3 13.4
MN : 759.8 759.7 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 0.3 0.3
MT : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
NE : 595.1 595.1
NV : 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 1.0
NJ : 9.1 8.9 0.2 0.1 9.1 0.9 8.2
NM :
NY : 2.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.6
NC : 845.9 843.6 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
ND : 10.9 10.9
OH : 92.7 79.5 12.4 0.8
OK : 394.5 389.7 4.8
OR : 15.9 15.8 0.8 0.1 0.8
PA : 224.6 224.3 0.3 5.0 0.4 4.6
SC :
SD : 445.3 437.3 8.0 0.6 0.6
TN : 60.9 0.8 60.0 0.6 0.5
TX : 25.1 20.4 4.8 26.0 1.6 24.4
UT : 2.5 2.3 0.2 2.3 1.7 0.6
VA : 307.5 306.1 1.4
WA : 1.5 1.5
WV : 0.1
WI : 36.9 0.5 35.9 0.5 0.2 0.1
WY :
:
US 3/ : 8,699.8 8,420.2 259.2 20.4 207.2 10.0 197.3
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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
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: : : : Jan - Jan
Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------
: 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.0 98.1 98.0
Calves : 97.7 97.7 98.0 97.7 98.0
Hogs : 98.8 98.8 99.0 98.8 99.0
Sheep : 95.1 93.9 94.5 95.1 94.5
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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. The LS-149 forms collect
number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as
well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed
weights.
Slightly under 900 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal
Inspection and over 2,300 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 Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire
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.
Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants
slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species
are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also
be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The
imputation is also based on the data 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 about 10
percent and for hogs about 3 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 weight 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 kind of animal 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.
Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate
for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of
the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are
included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made
annually.
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: Is 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; and further, 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 Reliability21
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
The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 8:30 a.m.
on March 19, 2004.
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