USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 22, 2003
Mt An 1-2 (8-03)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released August 22, 2003, 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.
Commercial Red Meat Production at Record Monthly High for July
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.05 billion
pounds in July, a new monthly high and up 1 percent from the 4.02 billion
pounds produced in July 2002.
July 2002 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
Beef production, at 2.44 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.29 million head, up 3 percent from July
2002. The average live weight was down 23 pounds from the previous year,
at 1,225 pounds.
Veal production totaled 14.8 million pounds, 12 percent below July a year
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 84,900 head, down 11 percent from July 2002.
The average live weight was 3 pounds below last year, at 288 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.10 million head, slightly above July
2002. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at
262 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 15.7 million pounds, was down 4 percent
from July 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 239,200 head, 8 percent below
last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, up 5 pounds from July
a year ago.
January to July 2003 commercial red meat production was 27.1 billion
pounds, up slightly from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down
slightly from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 1 percent
from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 10 percent.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jul 03 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : :03 as %
: : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,427 2,391 2,438 100 102 15,637 15,632 100
Veal : 16.7 15.0 14.8 88 99 109.3 111.8 102
Pork :1,557 1,527 1,577 101 103 11,134 11,201 101
Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 15.2 15.7 96 103 127.8 114.5 90
:
Total Red Meat :4,016 3,948 4,046 101 102 27,009 27,060 100
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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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: : : : Jul 03 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : :03 as %
: : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,398 2,364 2,410 101 102 15,422 15,422 100
Veal : 16.2 14.5 14.3 88 99 105.8 108.3 102
Pork :1,538 1,511 1,559 101 103 11,008 11,079 101
Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 14.5 14.9 97 103 122.4 109.8 90
:
Total Red Meat :3,967 3,904 3,999 101 102 26,658 26,720 100
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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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: : : : :Jul 03 % of: Jan - Jul 2/
: : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul : Jun : : : 03 %
: : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,140.5 3,204.7 3,240.4 103 101 20,405.2 20,757.7 102
Other : Thou : 47.1 43.9 44.9 95 102 350.3 342.4 98
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,187.7 3,248.6 3,285.3 103 101 20,755.5 21,100.1 102
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,250 1,219 1,226 98 101 1,244 1,233 99
Other : Lbs :1,090 1,087 1,097 101 101 1,087 1,094 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,248 1,217 1,225 98 101 1,241 1,231 99
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 93.8 71.9 82.9 88 115 556.3 562.3 101
Other : Thou : 2.1 2.1 2.0 96 94 14.1 14.1 100
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 95.8 74.0 84.9 89 115 570.4 576.4 101
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 288 332 285 101 87 317 321 101
Other : Lbs : 411 385 415 101 108 411 413 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 291 336 288 99 86 319 322 101
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,957.2 7,648.7 7,995.1 100 105 55,748.7 55,892.5 100
Other : Thou : 111.2 98.7 106.8 96 108 747.4 719.6 96
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,068.3 7,747.4 8,101.9 100 105 56,496.1 56,612.1 100
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 266 263 101 99 266 267 100
Other : Lbs : 228 224 228 100 102 233 232 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 260 266 262 101 99 266 266 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 240.8 216.1 225.0 93 104 1,785.9 1,619.3 91
Other : Thou : 18.2 12.8 14.2 78 111 108.6 93.6 86
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 259.0 228.9 239.2 92 105 1,894.5 1,713.0 90
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 128 134 132 103 98 137 135 99
Other : Lbs : 105 104 102 97 99 101 103 102
Comm'l. : Lbs : 126 132 131 103 99 135 134 99
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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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: : : : Jul 03 as % of 2/
State : Jul : Jun : Jul :-----------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jul 2002 : Jun 2003
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 4.0 2.9 3.2 79 109
AK : 0.1
AZ : 39.1 37.2 37.0 95 100
AR : 4.9 5.2 5.5 112 106
CA : 117.0 121.0 122.3 105 101
CO : 201.5 197.9 195.8 97 99
DE-MD : 2.8 2.7 2.8 97 103
FL : 5.8 5.6 5.6 96 99
GA : 20.8 23.1 23.1 111 100
HI : 1.0 0.9 1.0 101 118
ID : 56.7 51.5 50.4 89 98
IL : 210.7 204.8 209.2 99 102
IN : 107.3 107.2 110.4 103 103
IA : 486.8 487.5 496.1 102 102
KS : 525.5 516.6 545.2 104 106
KY : 34.5 34.9 36.6 106 105
LA : 1.2 1.1 1.1 90 98
MI : 36.8 34.8 34.9 95 100
MN : 181.4 182.2 190.3 105 104
MS : 23.7 22.5 24.5 104 109
MO : 35.8 35.4 35.4 99 100
MT : 1.4 1.2 1.4 97 118
NE : 680.3 659.4 657.7 97 100
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 83 126
N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.4 1.6 101 116
NJ : 5.1 4.5 4.1 81 92
NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9 98 103
NY : 4.0 3.4 4.2 104 123
NC : 164.2 167.6 170.9 104 102
ND : 3.0 2.8 3.0 100 107
OH : 26.0 25.4 26.7 103 105
OK : 79.6 74.7 79.7 100 107
OR : 3.9 3.7 3.9 99 105
PA : 103.9 105.1 105.1 101 100
SC : 19.9 19.7 19.2 97 97
SD : 75.7 73.7 81.0 107 110
TN : 17.3 15.6 21.1 122 136
TX : 435.8 442.5 469.1 108 106
UT : 46.4 43.9 39.7 86 90
VA : 66.5 58.7 61.1 92 104
WA : 65.9 54.8 52.0 79 95
WV : 0.4 0.3 0.3 81 104
WI : 116.7 112.9 112.3 96 99
WY : 0.5 0.5 0.6 110 109
:
US : 4,016.5 3,947.8 4,046.1 101 102
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1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton.
2/ Percentages based on unrounded data.
3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States,
July 2002 and 2003 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ----
:
AL : 0.6 0.5 480 365 858 792
AK :
AZ : 50.3 48.1 66,145 63,663 1,316 1,325
AR : 1.0 1.0 841 874 841 847
CA : 113.6 121.2 144,682 153,680 1,273 1,268
CO : 243.3 247.1 307,445 303,847 1,264 1,230
DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,894 3,950 1,282 1,275
FL : 8.0 8.3 8,847 8,991 1,100 1,082
GA : 29.7 33.6 36,159 42,345 1,219 1,262
HI : 1.1 1.1 1,087 1,140 1,028 1,066
ID : 73.4 66.5 91,532 82,570 1,246 1,242
IL : 83.2 95.1 100,568 113,346 1,209 1,192
IN : 3.0 3.6 3,168 3,819 1,053 1,057
IA : 59.0 66.5 73,085 80,598 1,239 1,213
KS : 655.9 697.1 815,086 849,663 1,243 1,219
KY : 1.0 1.2 885 1,086 921 921
LA : 1.3 1.2 1,072 991 826 849
MI : 39.9 40.7 54,434 53,118 1,363 1,305
MN : 67.5 68.6 90,998 91,883 1,347 1,340
MS 2/ :
MO : 6.6 7.4 8,027 9,457 1,221 1,272
MT : 1.7 1.6 1,901 1,839 1,134 1,130
NE : 725.8 723.6 921,501 895,777 1,270 1,238
NV : 0.1 0.1 113 91 1,038 1,062
N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.6 1,728 1,776 1,114 1,108
NJ : 2.4 2.3 2,689 2,582 1,141 1,145
NM : 1.8 1.8 1,638 1,730 895 936
NY : 4.3 4.6 4,651 5,043 1,091 1,105
NC : 15.2 17.6 16,002 18,962 1,056 1,075
ND : 1.2 1.1 1,307 1,255 1,129 1,156
OH : 10.9 10.4 12,287 11,885 1,123 1,139
OK : 2.8 2.5 2,821 2,511 1,002 986
OR : 1.5 1.3 1,825 1,553 1,196 1,185
PA : 88.6 89.5 112,579 112,616 1,271 1,258
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.0 1.1 861 957 898 889
TX : 570.2 623.4 685,079 740,208 1,202 1,187
UT : 59.6 53.3 72,752 62,467 1,221 1,172
VA : 0.7 0.6 737 663 988 1,079
WA : 84.2 69.2 107,166 84,707 1,273 1,224
WV : 0.5 0.4 524 429 1,072 1,051
WI : 142.9 139.9 187,297 179,143 1,310 1,281
WY : 0.6 0.7 756 791 1,175 1,170
:
US 4/ : 3,187.7 3,285.3 3,978,539 4,024,014 1,248 1,225
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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,
July 2002 and 2003 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
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: -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 11.7 12.6 1,521 2,219 130 176
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 46 20 338 243
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 9.0 8.4 3,837 3,317 427 397
IN : 2.4 0.9 484 117 204 125
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.8 0.8 385 412 499 498
MI : 5.0 1.1 2,196 460 436 400
MN :
MS 2/ :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 2.9 3.0 328 330 111 111
NJ : 10.0 6.7 4,480 2,937 447 436
NM :
NY : 17.6 16.1 1,783 1,674 101 104
NC : 0.1 0.1 52 45 394 467
ND :
OH : 0.7 4.5 288 1,742 396 387
OK : 0.1 0.1 32 36 370 370
OR :
PA : 18.8 15.3 5,585 4,753 298 310
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 55 65 457 578
TX : 1.2 2.1 605 1,090 494 529
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 12.7 11.0 5,673 4,729 446 429
WY :
:
US 4/ : 95.8 84.9 27,862 24,486 291 288
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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,
July 2002 and 2003 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds ---
:
AL : 10.7 9.0 5,776 4,600 540 512
AK :
AZ : 0.1 0.3 42 88 290 260
AR :
CA : 207.5 206.1 47,542 47,369 229 230
CO : 1.5 1.3 331 336 226 263
DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 393 395 254 252
FL : 10.2 8.5 1,774 1,475 175 173
GA : 12.8 12.4 3,201 2,994 251 242
HI : 2.8 2.6 577 557 207 211
ID :
IL : 720.9 668.4 193,680 181,807 269 272
IN : 554.3 559.4 139,388 143,028 251 256
IA : 2,277.8 2,279.1 593,667 598,654 261 263
KS : 20.3 21.9 6,894 7,871 340 359
KY : 178.0 184.3 45,626 47,876 256 260
LA : 1.8 1.4 384 275 209 202
MI : 10.9 11.2 3,845 4,083 352 365
MN : 701.0 732.8 178,351 190,192 254 260
MS 2/ :
MO : 168.4 161.7
MT : 1.5 1.5 340 341 226 228
NE : 570.6 542.3 146,603 141,361 257 261
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 2.5 2.5 624 608 250 243
NJ : 8.7 9.0 800 873 92 97
NM : 0.2 0.1 46 21 213 212
NY : 3.9 3.7 745 799 191 213
NC : 831.6 865.9 206,779 213,773 249 247
ND : 14.6 14.8 3,304 3,369 227 228
OH : 104.1 101.7 27,020 27,223 260 268
OK : 373.6 379.6 104,300 104,573 279 275
OR : 17.4 18.0 4,470 4,636 257 257
PA : 212.6 225.3 51,400 54,821 242 243
SC :
SD : 346.0 382.2 91,228 98,441 264 258
TN : 52.7 64.2 25,281 30,886 480 481
TX : 34.7 33.1 9,477 9,247 273 279
UT : 4.7 3.0 849 718 181 240
VA : 347.3 322.6 87,697 80,661 252 250
WA : 1.9 1.8 484 459 251 251
WV : 0.7 0.6 170 133 230 236
WI : 43.3 48.1 18,915 21,363 437 444
WY : 0.4 0.6 99 142 244 247
:
US 4/ : 8,068.3 8,101.9 2,101,546 2,125,365 260 262
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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,
July 2002 and 2003 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
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: --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 0.1 12 136
AR :
CA :
CO :
DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 356 279 103 110
FL :
GA : 0.6 0.5 52 43 89 92
HI :
ID : 0.5 0.5 51 54 113 118
IL : 17.3 16.6 2,247 2,177 130 131
IN : 3.1 3.4 341 358 109 105
IA : 38.2 31.6 5,097 4,622 133 146
KS : 0.2 0.2 22 23 115 95
KY : 1.0 1.0 120 136 120 133
LA : 0.2 0.2 13 12 76 72
MI : 18.1 18.2 2,201 2,229 121 123
MN : 0.2 0.2 28 21 118 116
MS 2/ :
MO : 0.6 0.4 61 42 103 95
MT : 0.4 0.4 46 48 116 126
NE : 0.1 0.1 13 9 119 115
NV : 0.2 0.1 26 13 126 100
N ENG 3/ : 2.1 1.9 227 200 107 104
NJ : 9.6 9.6 913 883 95 92
NM : 2.6 1.7 286 176 112 102
NY : 2.9 2.7 259 261 88 96
NC : 0.1 0.1 4 5 80 88
ND :
OH : 1.7 1.1 179 123 104 113
OK : 0.1 0.1 6 10 89 111
OR : 1.1 1.5 179 203 158 138
PA : 5.3 7.2 541 748 102 105
SC :
SD : 1.7 1.5 187 178 111 122
TN : 0.5 0.5 38 37 70 69
TX : 25.8 33.0 3,214 4,142 125 125
UT : 2.9 2.6 359 328 126 128
VA :
WA : 0.7 0.7 83 88 117 118
WV :
WI : 1.5 1.6 194 203 128 131
WY : 0.1 0.1 17 20 140 135
:
US 4/ : 259.0 239.2 32,712 31,236 126 131
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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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/
Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------
: 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,657 1,677 1,666 10,282 10,395 52.8 52.3 51.4 50.4 50.1
Heifers : 962 1,011 1,037 6,593 6,595 30.6 31.6 32.0 32.3 31.8
All Cows : 472 464 484 3,179 3,412 15.0 14.5 14.9 15.6 16.5
Dairy Cows : 214 207 225 1,461 1,633 6.8 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.9
Other Cows : 258 257 259 1,718 1,779 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.4 8.6
Bulls & Stags : 50 53 53 351 356 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7
:
Total 1/ :3,141 3,205 3,240 20,405 20,758 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,645 *7,357 7,691 53,775 53,908 96.1 96.2 96.2 96.5 96.5
Sows : 288 270 284 1,811 1,837 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3
Stags & Boars : 25 21 20 163 147 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :7,957 7,649 7,995 55,749 55,893 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 13 12 14 83 80 5.4 5.4 6.1 4.6 4.9
Lambs & Yrlngs : 228 204 211 1,703 1,540 94.6 94.6 93.9 95.4 95.1
:
Total 1/ : 241 216 225 1,786 1,619 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 768 741 748 760 747
Steers 4/ : 829 792 804 813 800
Heifers 4/ : 742 716 723 745 731
All Cows 4/ : 586 592 585 598 596
Bulls & Stags4/: 926 918 907 924 921
:
Calves & Vealers: 176 204 178 194 197
:
Hogs : 194 198 196 198 199
Barrow Gilts 5/: 189 194 191 194 195
Sows 5/ : 317 316 316 318 315
Stags & Boars5/: 245 242 244 233 239
:
Sheep : 64 67 66 69 68
Mature Sheep6/ : 63 65 68 64 65
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 64 67 66 69 68
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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,
July 2003 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 : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.0
2 : 6.7 1.5 0.2 4.5 3.4 1.1 0.6 22.8
3 : 92.7 40.8 8.3 40.1 30.3 9.8 3.5 15.4
4 : 73.1 1.0 0.3 60.3 20.0 40.3 11.5 1.1
5 : 340.4 147.4 48.9 134.8 85.9 48.8 9.3 25.8
6 : 623.4 315.9 225.6 69.9 11.0 58.8 12.0 1.8
7 : 1,485.9 837.6 577.4 64.9 1.3 63.6 6.1
8 : 312.0 169.2 126.5 13.7 4.2 9.5 2.7
9 : 169.5 86.3 10.1 68.9 57.4 11.4 4.2 12.2
10 : 135.2 66.4 39.5 26.0 10.7 15.3 3.3 0.8
:
US 2/ : 3,240.4 1,666.4 1,036.9 483.8 225.1 258.7 53.2 82.9
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.6 1.2
2 : 12.5 12.2 0.2 0.1 11.4 1.8 9.5
3 : 548.9 547.2 1.6 9.8 1.0 8.9
4 : 1,308.0 1,219.3 87.3 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.3
5 : 2,078.1 1,959.3 115.9 2.9 35.7 4.8 30.8
6 : 417.9 395.0 22.6 0.3 30.8 1.5 29.3
7 : 2,995.5 2,933.0 47.0 15.6 32.0 32.0
8 : 398.5 389.7 8.8 61.3 1.8 59.6
9 : 202.2 202.1 0.1 37.6 0.6 37.0
10 : 31.4 31.2 0.2 2.3 0.5 1.7
:
US 2/ : 7,995.1 7,691.1 283.6 20.4 225.0 13.8 211.2
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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 Region and United States,
January - July 2003 * 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 : 9.8 1.9 1.2 5.6 5.4 0.2 1.2 15.9
2 : 45.1 10.8 2.2 28.7 22.7 6.0 3.4 137.5
3 : 641.1 278.8 48.8 292.4 218.7 73.7 21.1 105.3
4 : 502.2 11.2 2.2 415.9 138.8 277.1 72.8 12.4
5 : 2,259.2 923.1 294.1 976.4 629.2 347.2 65.6 194.5
6 : 3,854.6 1,954.5 1,349.7 466.9 77.4 389.5 83.4 11.3
7 : 9,384.1 5,217.0 3,678.6 447.3 11.1 436.2 41.2 0.2
8 : 1,991.1 988.5 885.7 101.4 27.1 74.3 15.5
9 : 1,136.3 561.6 61.9 486.3 419.8 66.5 26.5 78.5
10 : 934.3 447.4 270.9 191.2 83.2 108.0 24.9 6.7
:
US 2/ :20,757.7 10,394.8 6,595.2 3,412.0 1,633.4 1,778.6 355.7 562.3
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 11.5 11.3 0.1 0.1 12.3 3.1 9.2
2 : 73.8 72.0 1.2 0.5 79.0 10.5 68.4
3 : 3,726.6 3,714.9 11.1 0.6 66.6 5.0 61.6
4 : 9,049.3 8,510.2 529.2 10.0 14.6 6.4 8.2
5 :14,526.5 13,769.5 735.1 22.0 225.8 23.2 202.6
6 : 2,867.7 2,713.5 148.4 5.9 215.8 12.1 203.7
7 :21,368.3 20,920.0 341.1 107.1 237.3 0.2 237.1
8 : 2,695.1 2,625.5 69.4 0.1 440.9 13.3 427.6
9 : 1,362.2 1,361.6 0.5 0.2 314.7 3.2 311.4
10 : 211.4 210.0 1.2 0.2 12.4 2.5 9.9
:
US 2/ :55,892.5 53,908.5 1,837.3 146.7 1,619.3 79.6 1,539.7
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* Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI;
2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5-
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8-
CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA.
2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States,
July 2003
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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 : 47.6 34.9 1.3 11.4 11.4
AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
CA : 120.7 51.0 8.5 57.1 46.0 11.1 4.0 12.2
CO : 246.4 143.0 102.8 0.5 0.5 0.1
DE-MD : 3.1 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1
FL : 8.3 0.3 7.6 1.1 6.5 0.5
GA : 32.8 28.1 0.3 27.8 4.7
HI : 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1
ID : 65.0 29.9 13.7 18.4 6.2 12.2 2.9
IL : 92.5 56.5 35.9 8.3
IN : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.9
IA : 65.3 39.0 24.1 2.1 2.1 0.1
KS : 694.2 400.6 292.9 0.7 0.7
KY : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
LA :
MI : 38.8 26.7 6.2 5.8 5.8 0.1 1.1
MN : 66.5 11.0 3.6 45.9 18.7 27.2 6.1
MS :
MO : 5.0 1.0 0.3 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.5
MT : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 721.5 397.0 260.1 59.0 0.7 58.3 5.4
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.0
NJ : 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 6.7
NM : 1.5 1.5 1.5
NY : 4.5 0.5 0.2 3.6 2.6 1.0 0.3 16.1
NC : 17.2 0.1 0.1 12.6 6.7 5.9 4.4 0.1
ND :
OH : 5.9 0.4 0.2 5.2 4.9 0.3 0.1 4.4
OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4
OR : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
PA : 89.4 38.5 7.7 39.7 30.0 9.7 3.4 15.3
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
TX : 620.5 315.7 225.5 67.4 9.2 58.2 11.9 1.8
UT : 52.7 25.5 23.5 3.2 1.6 1.6 0.4
VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1
WA : 69.2 35.9 25.5 7.5 4.4 3.1 0.3
WV :
WI : 136.5 52.7 2.9 77.9 56.6 21.3 3.0 11.0
WY :
:
US 3/ :3,240.4 1,666.4 1,036.9 483.8 225.1 258.7 53.2 82.9
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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,
July 2003
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: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 8.2 6.8 1.3
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 199.4 199.3
CO : 0.8 0.8 0.1
DE-MD : 1.6 1.5 2.5 0.2 2.4
FL : 8.5 8.1 0.4
GA :
HI : 2.6 2.6
ID : 0.2 0.2
IL : 650.2 590.9 57.7 1.6 15.2 1.2 14.0
IN : 552.2 552.2 2.2 1.3 1.0
IA : 2,277.1 2,222.2 39.3 15.6 31.4 31.4
KS :
KY : 184.0 177.7 6.3 1.0 0.7 0.3
LA :
MI : 9.6 4.5 5.1 17.9 2.4 15.6
MN : 730.7 730.7 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.4
MT : 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
NE : 541.1 541.1
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.6 1.2
NJ : 9.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 9.6 1.1 8.5
NM :
NY : 3.5 3.5 1.7 0.7 1.0
NC : 851.8 845.5 6.3
ND : 14.6 14.5
OH : 94.6 80.6 13.1 0.9
OK : 378.0 373.1 4.9
OR : 17.9 17.8 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.1
PA : 225.0 224.7 0.2 7.1 0.8 6.3
SC :
SD : 381.4 372.9 8.4 1.3 1.3
TN : 64.1 0.9 63.2 0.5 0.5
TX : 26.3 20.5 5.5 0.3 30.7 1.5 29.2
UT : 1.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 1.7 0.4
VA : 322.3 321.0 1.3
WA : 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.4
WV : 0.1
WI : 40.8 0.3 40.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
WY :
:
US 3/ : 7,995.1 7,691.1 283.6 20.4 225.0 13.8 211.2
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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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Jan - Jul
Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.4
Calves : 97.9 97.2 97.7 97.5 97.5
Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Sheep : 93.0 94.4 94.1 94.3 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 98). 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 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
The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. on
September 19, 2003.
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