USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - July 18, 2003
Mt An 1-2 (7-03)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 18, 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 Hits Monthly High
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion
pounds in June, a new record high for the month, up 4 percent from the
3.81 billion pounds produced in June 2002.
June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays.
June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays.
Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous
year and was a monthly record high. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.25 million
head, up 6 percent from June 2002. The average live weight was down
19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,217 pounds.
Veal production totaled 15.0 million pounds, 2 percent above June a year
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 74,000 head, down 3 percent from June 2002.
The average live weight was 17 pounds above last year, at 336 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.53 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.75 million head, 3 percent above June
2002. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at
266 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 15.2 million pounds, was up slightly from
June 2002. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,000 head, 1 percent below last
year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 1 pound from June a
year ago.
January to June 2003 commercial red meat production was 23.0 billion
pounds, up slightly from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down
slightly from last year, veal was up 5 percent, pork was up slightly from
last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 11 percent.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jun 03 % of : Jan - Jun 2/
: Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------------
Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : :03 as %
: : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,302 2,363 2,391 104 101 13,210 13,194 100
Veal : 14.6 15.8 15.0 102 95 92.5 97.0 105
Pork :1,479 1,550 1,527 103 99 9,578 9,624 100
Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 15.2 15.2 100 100 111.4 98.9 89
:
Total Red Meat :3,811 3,943 3,948 104 100 22,992 23,014 100
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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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: : : : Jun 03 % of : Jan - Jun 2/
: Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------------
Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : :03 as %
: : : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : of 02
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,274 2,334 2,364 104 101 13,024 13,012 100
Veal : 14.1 15.3 14.5 103 95 89.6 94.0 105
Pork :1,461 1,532 1,511 103 99 9,470 9,520 101
Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 14.5 14.5 101 100 107.0 94.9 89
:
Total Red Meat :3,764 3,896 3,904 104 100 22,691 22,720 100
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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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: : : : :Jun 03 % of: Jan - Jun 2/
: : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : : 03 %
: : : : :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :of 02
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,016.9 3,201.1 3,204.7 106 100 17,264.6 17,517.3 101
Other : Thou : 45.3 47.2 43.9 97 93 303.2 297.5 98
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,062.2 3,248.4 3,248.6 106 100 17,567.8 17,814.8 101
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,238 1,210 1,219 98 101 1,242 1,234 99
Other : Lbs :1,098 1,094 1,087 99 99 1,087 1,094 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,236 1,208 1,217 99 101 1,240 1,232 99
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 73.8 74.4 71.9 97 97 462.5 479.3 104
Other : Thou : 2.3 1.9 2.1 92 110 12.0 12.2 101
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 76.1 76.3 74.0 97 97 474.5 491.5 104
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 319 341 332 104 97 324 326 101
Other : Lbs : 387 418 385 99 92 410 413 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 319 343 336 105 98 325 328 101
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,425.0 7,705.1 7,648.7 103 99 47,791.6 47,897.4 100
Other : Thou : 106.1 104.3 98.7 93 95 636.2 612.7 96
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,531.2 7,809.4 7,747.4 103 99 48,427.8 48,510.2 100
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 268 266 100 99 267 268 100
Other : Lbs : 224 228 224 100 99 234 233 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 265 267 266 100 99 267 267 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 215.6 *208.9 216.1 100 103 1,545.0 1,394.3 90
Other : Thou : 15.0 13.3 12.8 85 97 90.4 79.4 88
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 230.6 *222.2 228.9 99 103 1,635.5 1,473.8 90
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 133 139 134 101 97 139 136 98
Other : Lbs : 101 107 104 102 97 100 103 103
Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 137 132 101 97 137 134 98
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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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: : : : Jun 03 as % of 2/
State : Jun : May : Jun :-----------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun 2002 : May 2003
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 4.0 3.3 2.9 72 88
AK :
AZ : 38.6 38.9 37.2 96 95
AR : 5.7 5.1 5.2 91 103
CA : 111.7 122.6 121.0 108 99
CO : 199.4 187.8 197.9 99 105
DE-MD : 2.6 2.7 2.7 102 100
FL : 5.1 5.6 5.6 111 101
GA : 21.8 23.8 23.1 106 97
HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 95 96
ID : 50.4 51.7 51.5 102 100
IL : 194.9 208.2 204.8 105 98
IN : 104.2 109.5 107.2 103 98
IA : 474.1 492.7 487.5 103 99
KS : 487.8 503.9 516.6 106 103
KY : 31.9 32.7 34.9 109 107
LA : 1.2 1.1 1.1 92 98
MI : 35.6 *34.1 34.8 98 102
MN : 174.8 183.2 182.2 104 99
MS : 21.7 23.1 22.5 104 98
MO : 32.8 36.6 35.4 108 97
MT : 1.2 1.1 1.2 99 103
NE : 641.4 639.4 659.4 103 103
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 94 63
N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.5 1.4 97 94
NJ : 4.7 4.7 4.5 97 95
NM : 0.8 1.0 0.9 116 89
NY : 3.3 3.5 3.4 104 97
NC : 150.9 168.0 167.6 111 100
ND : 2.8 2.6 2.8 100 107
OH : 23.3 26.8 25.4 109 95
OK : 72.5 79.9 74.7 103 93
OR : 3.3 3.4 3.7 113 108
PA : 96.7 102.5 105.1 109 103
SC : 19.1 20.7 19.7 104 95
SD : 72.4 80.4 73.7 102 92
TN : 17.7 16.0 15.6 88 97
TX : 424.9 455.4 442.5 104 97
UT : 44.5 38.6 43.9 99 114
VA : 64.1 58.6 58.7 92 100
WA : 55.4 58.4 54.8 99 94
WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 97 102
WI : 110.4 112.3 112.9 102 101
WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 130 119
:
US : 3,810.8 *3,943.2 3,947.8 104 100
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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,
June 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 : 0.7 0.5 664 434 925 815
AK :
AZ : 49.4 48.0 64,986 63,458 1,315 1,323
AR : 1.1 1.1 957 910 881 850
CA : 107.9 119.4 139,625 152,723 1,294 1,280
CO : 246.2 256.3 306,567 309,279 1,245 1,207
DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 3,674 3,905 1,284 1,276
FL : 7.3 8.1 8,038 8,869 1,098 1,099
GA : 30.5 33.4 38,253 40,817 1,252 1,223
HI : 0.9 0.9 940 888 1,051 1,035
ID : 66.1 67.6 81,056 84,162 1,226 1,245
IL : 74.2 90.6 89,966 108,480 1,213 1,197
IN : 2.6 2.7 2,778 2,835 1,061 1,066
IA : 52.5 66.0 64,989 80,114 1,237 1,215
KS : 624.0 672.5 759,774 809,981 1,218 1,204
KY : 1.1 1.2 970 1,122 889 919
LA : 1.3 1.1 1,090 933 838 861
MI : 38.1 40.1 53,269 52,906 1,398 1,319
MN : 64.1 66.4 87,456 89,048 1,364 1,341
MS 2/ :
MO : 6.0 7.3 7,249 9,448 1,215 1,292
MT : 1.5 1.4 1,709 1,663 1,171 1,157
NE : 695.6 733.1 874,814 901,613 1,258 1,230
NV : 0.1 0.1 88 89 1,055 1,023
N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.4 1,538 1,505 1,111 1,096
NJ : 2.1 2.3 2,492 2,655 1,164 1,157
NM : 1.5 1.7 1,335 1,650 898 947
NY : 3.6 4.1 4,055 4,574 1,122 1,127
NC : 16.1 16.5 17,231 17,585 1,068 1,067
ND : 1.2 1.1 1,373 1,241 1,134 1,126
OH : 11.1 10.3 12,734 11,652 1,143 1,135
OK : 3.1 2.6 3,141 2,601 1,000 1,013
OR : 1.2 1.4 1,389 1,495 1,198 1,088
PA : 83.0 89.4 105,722 113,174 1,274 1,265
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.9 1.1 769 977 841 901
TX : 568.9 599.9 671,494 703,667 1,180 1,173
UT : 58.2 59.1 69,902 69,171 1,200 1,171
VA : 0.7 0.7 797 703 1,200 1,006
WA : 72.6 73.0 89,672 89,048 1,236 1,219
WV : 0.4 0.4 397 377 957 991
WI : 134.0 136.4 177,843 177,682 1,327 1,302
WY : 0.5 0.7 614 814 1,223 1,195
:
US 4/ : 3,062.2 3,248.6 3,784,155 3,954,977 1,236 1,217
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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,
June 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 : 9.4 11.2 1,257 2,067 133 185
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 34 27 345 313
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 7.3 8.1 3,213 3,466 440 427
IN : 3.0 0.5 981 67 325 126
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.7 0.8 386 414 517 499
MI : 4.2 1.8 1,843 785 438 426
MN :
MS 2/ :
MO : 0.1 0.1 21 23 335 369
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 1.5 2.0 238 273 155 137
NJ : 8.8 7.9 3,937 3,546 449 448
NM :
NY : 12.1 7.5 1,185 889 98 119
NC : 0.1 0.1 50 56 379 448
ND :
OH : 0.1 5.0 19 2,024 197 406
OK : 0.1 0.1 38 39 426 407
OR :
PA : 14.4 13.6 5,142 4,750 358 348
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 32 52 456 517
TX : 1.0 1.8 544 999 529 545
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 10.9 11.1 4,809 4,822 443 433
WY :
:
US 4/ : 76.1 74.0 24,286 24,859 319 336
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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,
June 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 : 10.9 8.2 5,648 4,126 516 504
AK :
AZ : 0.3 0.3 69 67 209 206
AR :
CA : 184.9 197.1 43,671 46,133 236 234
CO : 0.9 1.0 204 264 228 266
DE-MD : 1.1 1.3 281 334 244 253
FL : 8.1 9.2 1,416 1,596 175 174
GA : 12.7 13.3 3,085 3,200 244 240
HI : 2.6 2.5 549 528 212 210
ID :
IL : 668.9 647.7 181,859 180,141 272 278
IN : 522.5 539.2 135,058 139,548 258 259
IA : 2,189.2 2,202.1 581,913 586,882 266 267
KS : 15.0 21.8 5,988 7,502 400 344
KY : 160.2 174.5 41,936 45,792 262 262
LA : 1.8 1.8 370 349 206 196
MI : 9.6 11.0 3,392 4,224 354 383
MN : 661.3 694.5 171,758 181,355 260 261
MS 2/ :
MO : 153.2 161.3
MT : 1.0 1.0 237 252 243 249
NE : 516.4 533.7 135,245 140,645 262 264
NV :
N ENG 3/ : 2.2 2.2 590 524 264 234
NJ : 9.4 9.0 876 884 94 99
NM : 0.1 0.1 29 28 210 212
NY : 2.9 3.1 576 686 196 221
NC : 755.5 834.0 189,383 209,983 251 252
ND : 13.1 13.6 2,960 3,099 226 228
OH : 87.8 92.3 23,304 25,391 265 275
OK : 339.2 349.2 94,926 98,243 280 281
OR : 15.1 17.0 3,865 4,405 257 259
PA : 194.6 219.5 47,125 54,182 242 247
SC :
SD : 329.4 340.6 86,428 88,838 262 261
TN : 53.5 46.9 25,831 22,613 483 482
TX : 29.6 31.7 8,695 8,547 294 270
UT : 4.7 3.1 815 722 175 233
VA : 327.4 302.4 84,632 77,338 259 256
WA : 1.6 1.9 406 468 254 251
WV : 0.6 0.6 127 148 219 242
WI : 41.3 47.2 18,341 21,691 444 460
WY : 0.2 0.3 55 68 249 267
:
US 4/ : 7,531.2 7,747.4 1,995,607 2,058,604 265 266
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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,
June 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 5 8 114 79
AR :
CA :
CO :
DE-MD : 3.4 2.5 343 275 102 111
FL :
GA : 0.5 0.5 58 53 106 102
HI :
ID : 0.4 0.3 42 40 117 117
IL : 14.7 15.2 2,063 2,168 140 143
IN : 2.6 3.0 284 323 109 108
IA : 29.3 35.2 4,032 5,120 138 146
KS : 0.1 0.2 12 16 121 89
KY : 0.9 0.9 112 117 125 128
LA : 0.2 0.1 16 12 79 82
MI : 14.9 16.2 1,861 1,960 125 121
MN : 0.1 0.1 16 15 111 115
MS 2/ :
MO : 0.5 0.5 48 44 102 96
MT : 0.1 0.2 17 19 122 126
NE : 0.1 0.1 10 10 109 116
NV : 0.1 0.1 11 8 132 95
N ENG 3/ : 1.9 1.7 204 177 107 102
NJ : 8.7 8.4 814 792 93 94
NM : 2.3 1.8 268 186 115 102
NY : 2.7 2.3 233 218 86 95
NC :
ND :
OH : 1.9 1.0 194 110 102 112
OK : 0.1 0.1 11 5 110 91
OR : 0.9 1.2 129 155 144 125
PA : 4.6 5.8 451 596 98 103
SC :
SD : 1.3 1.3 144 150 113 119
TN : 0.7 0.5 44 35 66 73
TX : 23.9 28.4 2,941 3,498 123 123
UT : 2.3 2.4 301 313 131 129
VA :
WA : 0.6 0.7 72 86 113 122
WV :
WI : 0.9 0.8 116 108 136 132
WY : 0.1 0.1 15 13 141 146
:
US 4/ : 230.6 228.9 30,192 30,313 131 132
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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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/
Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------
: 2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 :2002 :2003 :2003 : 2002 :2003
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,597 1,664 1,677 8,625 8,728 52.9 52.0 52.3 50.0 49.8
Heifers : 929 997 1,011 5,631 5,558 30.8 31.1 31.6 32.6 31.7
All Cows : 439 485 464 2,707 2,928 14.6 15.1 14.5 15.7 16.7
Dairy Cows : 189 222 207 1,247 1,408 6.3 6.9 6.5 7.2 8.0
Other Cows : 250 263 257 1,460 1,520 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.5 8.7
Bulls & Stags : 53 55 53 301 302 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7
:
Total 1/ :3,017 3,201 3,205 17,265 17,517 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,144 7,418 7,358 46,131 46,217 96.2 96.3 96.2 96.5 96.5
Sows : 259 266 270 1,523 1,554 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.2
Stags & Boars : 22 21 21 138 126 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :7,425 7,705 7,649 47,792 47,897 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 12 11 12 70 66 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.7
Lambs & Yrlngs : 204 198 204 1,475 1,329 94.6 94.6 94.6 95.5 95.3
:
Total 1/ : 216 209 216 1,545 1,394 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 758 733 741 758 746
Steers 4/ : 812 781 792 810 799
Heifers 4/ : 734 708 716 746 732
All Cows 4/ : 590 594 592 600 597
Bulls & Stags4/: 932 925 918 924 924
:
Calves & Vealers: 196 210 204 198 200
:
Hogs : 198 200 198 199 199
Barrow Gilts 5/: 193 195 194 195 196
Sows 5/ : 318 315 316 318 315
Stags & Boars5/: 244 245 242 231 239
:
Sheep : 67 69 67 69 68
Mature Sheep6/ : 65 64 65 64 64
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 70 67 70 68
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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,
June 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 : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 2.0
2 : 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 15.4
3 : 92.5 45.5 7.1 36.5 27.4 9.1 3.4 13.7
4 : 70.5 1.0 0.3 58.3 18.5 39.7 11.0 1.3
5 : 329.7 149.3 44.0 126.6 78.4 48.2 9.8 26.5
6 : 599.4 300.7 217.4 70.1 9.8 60.3 11.2 1.5
7 : 1,470.7 850.0 555.6 59.0 1.2 57.8 6.0
8 : 326.7 174.9 135.1 14.2 3.5 10.7 2.6
9 : 167.5 85.2 8.9 68.6 55.2 13.4 4.8 10.8
10 : 140.2 68.7 42.1 26.1 9.3 16.8 3.2 0.8
:
US 2/ : 3,204.7 1,677.2 1,011.1 463.7 206.8 256.9 52.7 71.9
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.5 1.2
2 : 11.9 11.6 0.2 0.1 9.9 1.3 8.6
3 : 522.7 520.7 1.6 0.4 8.4 0.8 7.5
4 : 1,241.4 1,169.1 70.8 1.5 2.2 0.9 1.3
5 : 1,996.7 1,875.3 118.0 3.4 32.3 3.7 28.6
6 : 384.3 362.9 21.0 0.4 25.9 1.5 24.3
7 : 2,910.9 2,847.3 48.4 15.3 35.5 35.5
8 : 355.6 345.7 9.9 54.0 1.8 52.2
9 : 192.6 192.4 0.1 44.4 0.5 43.8
10 : 30.7 30.6 0.1 1.9 0.4 1.5
:
US 2/ : 7,648.7 7,357.5 270.0 21.2 216.1 11.6 204.4
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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 - June 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 : 8.4 1.6 1.0 4.7 4.5 0.2 1.1 13.0
2 : 38.4 9.3 2.0 24.2 19.3 4.9 2.8 114.7
3 : 548.4 238.0 40.5 252.3 188.4 63.9 17.6 89.9
4 : 429.0 10.2 1.9 355.6 118.8 236.8 61.3 11.3
5 : 1,918.8 775.7 245.2 841.6 543.2 298.4 56.3 168.8
6 : 3,231.2 1,638.6 1,124.1 397.0 66.4 330.6 71.5 9.5
7 : 7,898.2 4,379.4 3,101.2 382.4 9.8 372.6 35.1 0.2
8 : 1,679.1 819.3 759.2 87.7 22.9 64.8 12.9
9 : 966.8 475.3 51.7 417.4 362.4 55.0 22.3 66.2
10 : 799.1 381.0 231.4 165.2 72.5 92.7 21.5 5.8
:
US 2/ :17,517.3 8,728.3 5,558.3 2,928.2 1,408.3 1,519.9 302.5 479.3
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 9.4 9.2 0.1 0.1 10.5 2.5 8.0
2 : 61.3 59.8 1.1 0.5 67.6 8.7 58.9
3 : 3,177.8 3,167.7 9.5 0.6 56.8 4.0 52.8
4 : 7,741.4 7,290.8 441.9 8.7 12.3 5.3 6.9
5 :12,448.4 11,810.3 619.1 19.0 190.1 18.4 171.7
6 : 2,449.8 2,318.5 125.7 5.6 185.0 10.6 174.4
7 :18,372.8 17,987.1 294.2 91.5 205.3 0.2 205.1
8 : 2,296.6 2,235.8 60.6 0.1 379.5 11.5 368.0
9 : 1,160.1 1,159.5 0.4 0.1 277.0 2.6 274.4
10 : 180.0 178.8 1.1 0.1 10.2 2.0 8.1
:
US 2/ :47,897.4 46,217.4 1,553.7 126.3 1,394.3 65.8 1,328.5
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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,
June 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 : 47.7 35.7 0.6 11.5 11.5
AR : 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
CA : 118.9 49.2 8.1 56.8 43.7 13.1 4.7 10.8
CO : 255.7 142.1 112.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2
DE-MD : 3.0 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1
FL : 8.1 0.2 0.1 7.2 0.9 6.3 0.5
GA : 32.7 28.3 0.4 27.9 4.4
HI : 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
ID : 66.1 27.5 17.0 18.7 5.6 13.1 2.9
IL : 88.3 56.7 31.5 8.1
IN : 0.1 0.1 0.5
IA : 64.8 42.1 22.5 0.2
KS : 669.8 382.7 285.8 1.2 1.2 0.1
KY : 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
LA :
MI : 38.1 25.9 5.8 6.3 6.3 0.1 1.8
MN : 64.2 11.7 3.0 42.9 17.3 25.6 6.6
MS :
MO : 5.1 0.9 0.4 3.4 0.6 2.8 0.5
MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 731.0 424.3 246.9 54.4 0.6 53.8 5.3
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 2.0
NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 7.9
NM : 1.4 1.4 1.4
NY : 3.9 0.4 0.2 3.0 2.1 0.9 0.3 7.5
NC : 16.0 0.1 0.1 11.8 6.5 5.3 4.1 0.1
ND :
OH : 5.3 0.4 0.2 4.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 4.9
OK : 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.4
OR : 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
PA : 89.2 43.3 6.5 36.1 27.1 9.0 3.3 13.6
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
TX : 596.6 300.4 217.3 67.8 8.1 59.7 11.1 1.5
UT : 58.4 32.3 22.0 3.6 1.3 2.3 0.5
VA : 0.2 0.1 0.1
WA : 73.0 40.8 24.7 7.3 3.6 3.7 0.2
WV :
WI : 133.7 54.5 3.6 72.8 50.9 21.9 2.8 11.1
WY :
:
US 3/ :3,204.7 1,677.2 1,011.1 463.7 206.8 256.9 52.7 71.9
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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,
June 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 7.4 5.9 1.5
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 190.0 189.9 0.1
CO : 0.6 0.6 0.1
DE-MD : 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.1 2.3
FL : 9.2 9.1 0.1
GA :
HI : 2.5 2.5
ID : 0.1 0.1
IL : 631.1 571.5 57.7 1.9 13.8 0.1 13.8
IN : 535.3 535.3 2.3 1.3 1.0
IA : 2,200.1 2,143.6 41.2 15.3 35.0 35.0
KS :
KY : 174.1 168.3 5.7 0.9 0.6 0.3
LA :
MI : 9.4 3.7 5.7 16.0 2.3 13.7
MN : 692.3 692.3 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.4
MT : 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 532.5 532.5
NV : 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.5 1.2
NJ : 9.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 8.4 0.8 7.6
NM :
NY : 2.9 2.9 1.5 0.5 1.0
NC : 819.7 812.8 6.9 0.1
ND : 13.4 13.4
OH : 86.4 72.4 13.1 0.9
OK : 347.7 343.1 4.6
OR : 16.9 16.8 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.0
PA : 219.2 218.5 0.3 0.4 5.8 0.7 5.1
SC :
SD : 339.9 330.4 9.6 1.1 1.1
TN : 46.8 0.9 45.9 0.5 0.5
TX : 24.0 18.3 5.3 0.4 25.8 1.5 24.3
UT : 1.5 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.8 0.3
VA : 302.2 300.9 1.3
WA : 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
WV :
WI : 42.3 0.2 41.5 0.6 0.1 0.1
WY :
:
US 3/ : 7,648.7 7,357.5 270.0 21.2 216.1 11.6 204.4
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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: Percent of Total Commercial
Slaughter by Species, United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Jan - Jun
Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------
: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.3
Calves : 97.0 97.5 97.2 97.5 97.5
Hogs : 98.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Sheep : 93.5 94.0 94.4 94.5 94.6
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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
August 22, 2003.
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