USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 24, 2004
Mt An 1-2 (9-04)
Livestock Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released September 24, 2004, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter
call Faye Propsom at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. CT.
Pork Production Sets Record Monthly High for August
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.88 billion pounds in August, down 1 percent from the 3.92 billion
pounds produced in August 2003.
Beef production, at 2.15 billion pounds, was 8 percent below the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.82 million head, down
10 percent from August 2003. The average live weight was up
27 pounds from the previous year, at 1,252 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.9 million pounds, 2 percent below August
a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,800 head, down 9 percent
from August 2003. The average live weight was 26 pounds above last
year, at 320 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the
previous year, and was a record monthly high. Hog kill totaled
8.72 million head, 8 percent above August 2003. The average live
weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 262 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 15.1 million pounds, was down
4 percent from August 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 232,600 head,
4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds,
unchanged from August a year ago.
January to August 2004 commercial red meat production was
29.9 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef
production was down 9 percent from last year, veal was down
10 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and
mutton production was down 2 percent.
August 2003 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5
Saturdays.
August 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Aug 04 % of : Jan - Aug 2/
: Aug : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Aug : Jul : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,328 *2,105 2,151 92 102 17,951 16,344 91
Veal : 14.1 13.4 13.9 98 104 125.9 113.0 90
Pork :1,559 1,576 1,698 109 108 12,779 13,302 104
Lamb & Mutton : 15.7 14.2 15.1 96 106 130.6 127.7 98
:
Total Red Meat :3,917 *3,709 3,878 99 105 30,987 29,887 96
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* Revised.
1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Aug 04 % of : Jan - Aug 2/
: Aug : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Aug : Jul : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,300 *2,078 2,122 92 102 17,714 16,114 91
Veal : 13.7 13.0 13.5 99 104 121.8 109.7 90
Pork :1,541 1,562 1,681 109 108 12,640 13,182 104
Lamb & Mutton : 14.9 13.5 14.4 97 107 124.7 122.0 98
:
Total Red Meat :3,870 *3,666 3,830 99 104 30,601 29,528 96
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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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: : : : :Aug 04 % of: Jan - Aug 2/
: : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Aug : Jul : : : 04 %
: : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,093.6 *2,746.0 2,774.6 90 101 23,859.3 21,641.6 91
Other : Thou : 45.2 42.4 44.7 99 106 386.9 367.9 95
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,138.8 *2,788.4 2,819.3 90 101 24,246.2 22,009.5 91
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,227 1,241 1,254 102 101 1,232 1,229 100
Other : Lbs :1,100 1,121 1,131 103 101 1,094 1,108 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,225 1,239 1,252 102 101 1,230 1,227 100
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 77.7 *67.4 71.1 92 106 640.0 557.8 87
Other : Thou : 1.9 1.6 1.6 84 100 15.8 13.1 83
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 79.6 69.0 72.8 91 105 655.8 570.9 87
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 291 323 317 109 97 317 328 103
Other : Lbs : 423 423 415 98 98 425 417 98
Comm'l. : Lbs : 294 325 320 109 99 319 330 104
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,950.9 *8,008.1 8,615.4 108 108 63,925.5 66,549.5 104
Other : Thou : 107.1 87.1 104.4 98 120 824.2 714.8 87
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,057.9 *8,095.2 8,719.8 108 108 64,749.7 67,264.3 104
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 262 262 101 100 266 266 100
Other : Lbs : 229 224 232 101 103 231 231 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 260 262 262 101 100 266 266 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 225.8 207.0 219.1 97 106 1,845.2 1,760.4 95
Other : Thou : 15.7 13.8 13.5 86 98 113.3 107.7 95
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 241.6 220.8 232.6 96 105 1,958.5 1,868.0 95
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 131 130 131 100 101 135 138 102
Other : Lbs : 108 100 107 99 107 106 106 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 129 128 129 100 101 133 136 102
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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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: : : : Aug 04 as % of 2/
State : Aug : Jul : Aug :-----------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Aug 2003 : Jul 2004
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 3.2 2.6 2.9 89 111
AK :
AZ : 36.3 32.1 29.5 81 92
AR : 4.5 4.6 4.2 94 90
CA : 115.3 115.3 122.0 106 106
CO : 172.3 178.7 176.1 102 99
DE-MD : 2.8 2.5 3.1 111 123
FL : 5.3 4.6 4.6 87 99
GA : 20.3 13.5 15.6 77 115
HI : 0.9 1.0 1.0 109 103
ID : 44.4 36.3 30.7 69 85
IL : 205.1 209.3 228.5 111 109
IN : 110.1 109.6 119.1 108 109
IA : 514.3 523.7 549.0 107 105
KS : 534.4 486.5 500.2 94 103
KY : 36.8 39.6 44.0 119 111
LA : 1.3 1.0 1.0 80 103
MI : 34.4 *31.9 31.7 92 99
MN : 178.8 *185.7 190.1 106 102
MS : 24.8 22.5 24.5 99 109
MO : 34.0 36.2 37.9 112 105
MT : 1.7 1.3 1.5 90 117
NE : 628.3 *562.1 592.3 94 105
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 83
N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.6 1.2 78 76
NJ : 3.9 3.8 4.2 108 110
NM : 0.9 0.5 0.6 66 133
NY : 3.8 3.1 3.5 92 110
NC : 167.2 151.5 177.7 106 117
ND : 2.4 2.6 2.7 111 103
OH : 26.9 *24.9 27.5 102 111
OK : 77.2 80.0 84.6 110 106
OR : 3.6 3.3 3.8 106 115
PA : 101.7 *94.2 93.3 92 99
SC : 19.4 19.1 21.2 109 111
SD : 78.9 74.5 83.3 106 112
TN : 18.4 16.3 17.8 97 109
TX : 447.7 399.8 406.0 91 102
UT : 35.6 34.2 35.8 100 105
VA : 60.0 52.5 57.9 97 110
WA : 48.3 42.5 39.3 81 92
WV : 0.5 0.3 0.5 100 186
WI : 108.4 102.9 106.5 98 103
WY : 0.9 0.5 0.9 101 175
:
US : 3,916.7 *3,708.8 3,878.0 99 105
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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,
August 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 : 47.2 38.1 62,233 49,866 1,318 1,309
AR : 1.0 0.9 855 847 847 960
CA : 114.6 113.7 143,951 150,707 1,256 1,326
CO : 216.0 213.6 264,769 267,251 1,226 1,251
DE-MD : 3.1 3.5 3,934 4,214 1,268 1,221
FL : 7.9 7.0 8,416 7,450 1,066 1,069
GA : 29.6 22.2 34,879 26,083 1,180 1,178
HI : 0.9 1.1 992 1,139 1,060 1,073
ID : 58.5 38.1 73,601 48,227 1,259 1,266
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 676.6 629.9 829,237 778,250 1,226 1,235
KY : 1.0 1.1 899 990 889 870
LA : 1.3 1.0 1,187 859 907 851
MI : 40.2 35.5 52,234 47,522 1,298 1,337
MN : 66.0 60.3 87,905 83,082 1,331 1,378
MS : 0.2 0.5 123 486 812 929
MO :
MT : 1.9 1.7 2,138 1,901 1,119 1,126
NE : 686.1 595.6 850,578 767,161 1,240 1,288
NV : 0.1 0.1 101 106 1,031 1,004
N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.2 1,850 1,222 1,099 1,056
NJ : 2.3 2.0 2,685 2,399 1,160 1,229
NM : 1.9 1.0 1,713 914 909 943
NY : 4.1 3.6 4,467 4,286 1,094 1,197
NC : 19.5 18.4 21,159 19,294 1,084 1,046
ND :
OH : 10.9 9.0 12,461 10,226 1,140 1,141
OK : 2.7 2.4 2,647 2,526 989 1,064
OR : 1.3 1.8 1,525 2,038 1,131 1,163
PA : 86.4 70.8 108,838 81,383 1,260 1,149
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.0 1.1 930 1,000 892 949
TX : 594.3 531.7 708,087 645,046 1,192 1,213
UT : 47.2 46.1 55,774 56,091 1,182 1,217
VA : 0.3 0.8 322 887 1,007 1,067
WA : 63.9 50.7 78,429 63,902 1,227 1,261
WV : 0.6 0.5 613 522 1,053 992
WI : 138.3 126.7 175,595 168,213 1,269 1,328
WY : 0.9 0.9 1,126 1,101 1,244 1,231
:
US 3/ : 3,138.8 2,819.3 3,846,377 3,529,724 1,225 1,252
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not
printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and
percentages based on unrounded data.
Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States,
August 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 : 11.3 8.9 2,103 1,184 187 133
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 26 27 257 262
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 7.5 7.2 3,181 3,203 425 448
IN : 1.0 0.5 125 66 126 130
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.9 0.8 459 397 491 482
MI : 1.8 1.8 772 805 418 443
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.6 1.0 288 257 109 264
NJ : 5.8 6.6 2,490 2,915 430 439
NM :
NY : 13.7 12.6 1,453 1,058 106 84
NC : 0.1 0.1 49 72 453 531
ND :
OH : 4.3 5.8 1,642 2,325 386 400
OK :
OR :
PA : 16.0 13.9 4,844 5,059 303 365
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 51 56 512 569
TX : 1.7 0.9 842 572 485 630
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 10.6 11.1 4,482 4,943 422 447
WY :
:
US 3/ : 79.6 72.8 23,432 23,293 294 320
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not
printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and
percentages based on unrounded data.
Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States,
August 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 : 9.2 9.7 4,718 4,585 514 473
AK :
AZ : 0.1 0.2 36 40 258 200
AR :
CA : 199.0 215.2 45,755 51,037 230 237
CO : 2.7 2.7 683 624 252 232
DE-MD : 1.8 2.3 455 566 251 247
FL : 9.9 7.7 1,689 1,271 171 166
GA : 11.7 12.9 2,879 3,110 246 240
HI : 2.4 2.5 502 515 205 207
ID :
IL : 642.0 789.5 173,569 214,701 270 272
IN : 561.2 603.6 142,951 154,769 255 256
IA : 2,364.5 2,511.5 615,803 662,894 260 264
KS : 27.0 15.8 8,859 6,981 328 441
KY : 185.2 221.8 48,390 57,930 261 261
LA : 1.5 1.5 318 296 212 198
MI : 11.6 12.5 4,096 4,446 353 355
MN : 689.9 751.9 178,563 195,642 259 260
MS :
MO : 154.7 174.8
MT : 2.1 1.9 455 433 221 225
NE : 549.8 596.2 142,403 155,466 259 261
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 555 458 232 199
NJ : 8.4 10.7 814 1,056 97 99
NM : 0.3 0.4 64 117 213 314
NY : 3.8 4.0 823 880 218 218
NC : 844.0 901.6 208,036 222,741 246 247
ND : 12.6 14.0 2,852 3,330 227 237
OH : 101.6 107.2 27,142 28,426 267 265
OK : 374.3 414.0 100,848 111,435 269 269
OR : 16.7 19.2 4,280 4,365 256 227
PA : 217.5 230.2 53,316 56,136 245 244
SC :
SD : 376.0 406.6 95,810 103,592 255 255
TN : 55.6 53.0 26,782 25,652 482 484
TX : 31.7 33.5 8,244 8,086 260 241
UT : 4.6 4.2 1,027 949 225 225
VA : 316.9 306.3 79,253 76,162 250 249
WA : 2.1 2.0 521 503 252 253
WV : 0.9 1.1 217 277 234 257
WI : 43.5 50.7 18,659 22,459 429 443
WY : 1.3 1.4 338 365 256 253
:
US 3/ : 8,057.9 8,719.8 2,098,465 2,283,391 260 262
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not
printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and
percentages based on unrounded data.
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States,
August 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 : 0.1 0.1 5 5 75 81
AR :
CA :
CO : 60.4 67.2 8,582 9,889 142 147
DE-MD : 2.5 3.3 268 335 109 103
FL : 0.1 0.1 16 7 107 65
GA : 0.5 0.5 52 51 100 98
HI :
ID : 0.6 0.7 66 77 120 117
IL : 14.6 15.5 1,831 1,974 125 127
IN : 2.9 2.7 313 293 107 109
IA : 35.5 37.6 5,209 5,470 147 146
KS : 0.3 0.4 32 45 104 111
KY : 1.1 1.0 138 119 130 125
LA : 0.1 0.2 11 14 79 79
MI : 17.0 16.8 2,033 1,993 120 118
MN : 0.3 0.3 37 33 124 118
MS :
MO : 0.6 0.6 56 54 98 92
MT : 0.5 0.5 62 59 120 121
NE : 0.2 0.1 21 15 107 108
NV : 0.2 0.2 16 16 97 97
N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.8 194 182 101 98
NJ : 8.4 9.2 761 748 91 81
NM : 1.5 1.7 153 160 102 96
NY : 2.3 2.7 205 220 89 81
NC : 0.3 0.4 30 36 99 86
ND :
OH : 1.5 1.5 179 178 116 117
OK : 0.1 0.1 12 9 107 112
OR : 1.2 1.5 149 154 128 100
PA : 6.8 6.4 700 565 104 88
SC :
SD : 0.9 1.4 112 177 123 126
TN : 0.5 0.6 37 55 72 87
TX : 30.4 27.5 3,884 3,439 128 125
UT : 2.5 2.7 311 356 126 130
VA : 0.8 0.5 82 43 97 89
WA : 0.8 0.3 104 34 124 134
WV : 0.1 0.1 13 8 120 116
WI : 1.5 1.3 194 166 130 128
WY : 0.5 0.4 60 49 131 140
:
US 3/ : 241.6 232.6 31,262 30,109 129 129
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1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter,
excludes farm slaughter.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not
printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and
percentages based on unrounded data.
Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection:
United States
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: : : :Jan - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/
Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------
: 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,569 1,457 1,457 11,961 11,021 50.7 53.1 52.5 50.1 50.9
Heifers : 975 843 849 7,571 6,935 31.5 30.7 30.6 31.7 32.0
All Cows : 494 *397 413 3,916 3,317 16.0 14.5 14.9 16.4 15.3
Dairy Cows : 224 *186 200 1,860 1,554 7.3 6.8 7.2 7.8 7.2
Other Cows : 270 211 213 2,056 1,763 8.7 7.7 7.7 8.6 8.1
Bulls & Stags : 55 *49 56 411 368 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.7
:
Total 1/ :3,094 *2,746 2,775 23,859 21,642 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,668 7,718 8,316 61,641 64,196 96.4 96.4 96.5 96.4 96.5
Sows : 264 268 278 2,124 2,184 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3
Stags & Boars : 19 22 21 160 170 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :7,951 8,008 8,615 63,925 66,550 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 13 13 13 92 100 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.7
Lambs & Yrlngs : 213 194 206 1,753 1,660 94.3 93.7 94.1 95.0 94.3
:
Total 1/ : 226 207 219 1,845 1,760 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 748 761 769 747 749
Steers 4/ : 808 810 821 801 796
Heifers 4/ : 727 737 747 730 729
All Cows 4/ : 576 609 612 593 614
Bulls & Stags4/: 894 900 896 918 900
:
Calves & Vealers: 179 199 193 195 201
:
Hogs : 195 196 196 199 199
Barrow Gilts 5/: 190 192 192 194 195
Sows 5/ : 314 310 309 315 313
Stags & Boars5/: 245 233 230 241 223
:
Sheep : 66 65 66 68 69
Mature Sheep6/ : 67 64 65 65 66
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 65 66 68 70
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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,
August 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 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0
2 : 5.4 1.6 0.2 3.3 3.1 0.2 0.3 19.2
3 : 73.8 29.9 6.1 35.4 28.9 6.5 2.4 14.0
4 : 62.2 0.8 0.2 51.3 9.5 41.7 9.9 1.0
5 : 300.9 128.0 39.0 124.2 79.9 44.3 9.7 26.2
6 : 531.1 282.1 174.1 61.3 11.8 49.5 13.6 0.8
7 : 1,291.5 748.7 485.3 47.5 2.7 44.8 9.9
8 : 268.0 145.0 109.6 11.0 4.1 6.9 2.5
9 : 151.9 78.0 8.5 61.1 52.2 8.9 4.3 8.7
10 : 88.7 42.6 25.6 17.6 7.4 10.2 3.0 0.3
:
US 2/ : 2,774.6 1,457.1 848.9 412.8 199.9 212.9 55.9 71.1
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.4 1.2
2 : 14.3 14.1 0.2 11.0 1.3 9.6
3 : 537.5 536.2 1.4 9.9 0.7 9.2
4 : 1,381.2 1,302.6 77.2 1.5 2.6 1.2 1.4
5 : 2,270.6 2,145.7 121.4 3.6 32.9 5.6 27.3
6 : 451.7 431.5 20.2 0.1 27.0 1.2 25.9
7 : 3,289.5 3,222.5 51.3 15.7 38.2 0.1 38.1
8 : 423.9 417.3 6.5 0.1 70.5 1.8 68.8
9 : 210.9 210.8 0.1 23.4 0.5 22.9
10 : 33.8 33.7 0.1 2.0 0.2 1.8
:
US 2/ : 8,615.4 8,316.2 278.2 21.0 219.1 12.9 206.2
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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 - August 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 : 8.7 2.6 1.5 3.2 2.8 0.4 1.4 10.0
2 : 42.3 11.2 2.2 26.1 24.7 1.4 2.8 144.3
3 : 617.2 247.7 55.7 290.8 233.7 57.1 23.0 111.9
4 : 437.4 8.7 2.8 362.0 101.8 260.2 63.9 8.3
5 : 2,261.4 952.4 297.6 954.4 578.2 376.2 57.0 207.0
6 : 4,191.9 2,197.9 1,427.4 472.4 81.6 390.8 94.3 7.7
7 : 9,999.2 5,499.2 3,963.4 477.2 21.1 456.1 59.3 0.2
8 : 2,098.7 1,129.6 859.1 95.0 30.3 64.6 15.0
9 : 1,174.7 624.5 64.5 457.1 393.6 63.5 28.5 64.8
10 : 810.2 347.7 260.7 178.5 86.0 92.6 23.2 3.5
:
US 2/ :21,641.6 11,021.4 6,935.0 3,316.8 1,553.8 1,762.9 368.5 557.8
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 11.3 11.1 0.1 0.1 13.6 2.9 10.8
2 : 90.7 88.7 1.4 0.6 93.2 10.8 82.5
3 : 4,390.5 4,378.7 11.7 0.2 72.0 7.4 64.6
4 :10,628.2 10,011.8 606.0 10.4 20.3 9.2 11.1
5 :17,626.6 16,621.3 985.8 19.5 262.1 39.0 223.1
6 : 3,559.4 3,393.7 165.1 0.6 190.9 10.6 180.3
7 :25,325.2 24,813.4 374.1 137.8 259.8 0.4 259.4
8 : 3,026.7 2,988.2 38.3 0.3 624.3 14.8 609.5
9 : 1,627.8 1,626.9 0.7 0.3 211.9 3.8 208.0
10 : 262.9 262.2 0.6 0.1 12.4 1.3 11.1
:
US 2/ :66,549.5 64,195.8 2,183.8 169.9 1,760.4 100.2 1,660.2
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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,
August 2004
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: Cattle : Calves
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : Cows : :
:Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 37.6 28.5 1.8 7.3 7.3
AR : 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
CA : 113.1 49.0 6.4 53.3 44.9 8.4 4.2 8.7
CO : 213.0 121.0 91.5 0.4 0.4
DE-MD : 3.5 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1
FL : 7.0 0.1 6.4 0.5 5.9 0.3
GA : 21.6 19.5 2.3 17.2 2.1
HI : 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1
ID : 36.6 16.7 7.3 10.3 2.5 7.8 2.3
IL : 7.2
IN : 0.5
IA :
KS : 627.3 374.3 252.4 0.7 0.7
KY : 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
LA :
MI : 33.6 20.3 0.3 12.8 9.5 3.3 0.1 1.7
MN : 58.0 10.6 3.8 37.4 16.3 21.1 6.2
MS : 0.4
MO :
MT : 0.6 0.4 0.1
NE : 593.7 330.6 209.9 43.7 2.1 41.6 9.5
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0
NJ : 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 6.6
NM : 0.6 0.5 0.5
NY : 3.5 0.5 0.2 2.6 2.6 0.2 12.6
NC : 18.1 0.1 0.1 13.0 6.4 6.6 5.0 0.1
ND :
OH : 3.8 0.4 0.1 3.2 1.8 1.4 0.1 5.7
OK : 0.1 0.1
OR : 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2
PA : 70.2 27.2 5.5 35.1 28.7 6.4 2.4 13.8
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1
TX : 529.9 281.9 174.0 60.4 11.2 49.2 13.6 0.8
UT : 45.3 23.3 17.9 3.7 2.1 1.6 0.5
VA : 0.1 0.1
WA : 50.6 25.5 18.1 6.5 4.2 2.3 0.5
WV : 0.1
WI : 123.2 45.6 3.5 70.8 52.4 18.4 3.3 11.0
WY :
:
US 3/ :2,774.6 1,457.1 848.9 412.8 199.9 212.9 55.9 71.1
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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,
August 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 9.1 0.3 7.5 1.3
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 208.3 208.3
CO : 1.7 1.6 67.0 67.0
DE-MD : 2.3 2.3 3.3 0.1 3.1
FL : 7.7 7.6 0.1 0.1
GA : 6.1 5.9 0.2
HI : 2.5 2.5
ID : 0.4 0.4
IL : 771.5 706.7 63.6 1.2 14.2 2.0 12.2
IN : 598.2 598.2 1.7 1.2 0.5
IA : 2,509.0 2,453.8 39.5 15.7 37.4 37.4
KS : 12.2 0.4 11.8 0.1 0.1
KY : 221.4 215.2 6.2 1.0 0.7 0.2
LA :
MI : 10.8 6.1 4.7 16.6 2.4 14.2
MN : 749.4 749.3 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 173.2 173.2 0.6 0.1 0.5
MT : 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2
NE : 595.1 595.1 0.1 0.1
NV : 0.2 0.2
N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.4 1.2
NJ : 10.6 10.5 0.1 9.2 0.8 8.4
NM :
NY : 3.7 3.7 1.7 0.5 1.2
NC : 893.6 887.1 6.4 0.1 0.4 0.4
ND : 13.9 13.8
OH : 97.7 84.5 12.2 0.9 0.1 0.1
OK : 412.3 407.5 4.8
OR : 19.1 19.0 1.4 0.2 1.3
PA : 229.2 229.0 0.2 6.3 0.6 5.7
SC :
SD : 405.6 399.4 6.2 1.1 1.1
TN : 52.9 0.7 52.2 0.6 0.1 0.4
TX : 26.7 22.7 4.0 27.0 1.2 25.8
UT : 2.0 1.8 0.2 0.1 2.2 1.7 0.4
VA : 305.9 304.8 1.1
WA : 1.8 1.8 0.1 0.1
WV : 0.1 0.1
WI : 43.0 0.8 40.9 1.4 0.2 0.2
WY :
:
US 3/ : 8,615.4 8,316.2 278.2 21.0 219.1 12.9 206.2
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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 - Aug
Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.3
Calves : 97.6 97.6 97.7 97.6 97.7
Hogs : 98.7 98.9 98.8 98.7 98.9
Sheep : 93.5 93.8 94.2 94.2 94.2
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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. Number of head slaughtered
daily under FI are recorded on the LS-149 forms by species and
class. Head kill excluding animals condemned and total live and
dressed weights are also given.
There are 850 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection
and over 2,200 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from
State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see
Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting
between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included,
certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are
constantly monitored.
Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or
corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions
for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in
each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are
published in the annual summary.
Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted
by telephone if the LS-149 is not received by NASS in time for
summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large
number of head or several species are accounted for each week.
All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately
two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each
plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit
provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact
and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for
unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill,
generally based on each plant's past operating profile.
If no form is received by mail or other means, data for plants
slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species
are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weights may also be
necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The
imputation is also based on the history of each respective plant
and represents the recent operating characteristics until final
data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually
is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation
for live and dressed weight data for cattle is usually less than 10
percent and for hogs about 7 percent. The imputation for calves
and sheep is more frequent and variable.
Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual
days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and
live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live
and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared
with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are
frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing
and a shift in the species reported.
FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total
for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only.
These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary,
and Statistics.
Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating
plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be
subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in
reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are
minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and
summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data
for consistency and reasonableness.
No data are published, unless permission is granted, if less than
three plants slaughter a species in a State or if one plant has 60
percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species.
If not published, these data are included in U.S. totals. A review
of the data is made annually to determine publishibilty.
Types of Plants
There are generally four types of slaughtering plants.
(1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat
interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with
USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely
under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt
establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
(2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is
responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried
out by State employees. These plants are considered to be
federally inspected.
(3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and
transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with
individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile
slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter.
(4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but
operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and
meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health
standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is
included in NFI totals.
Terms and Definitions
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in
federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals
slaughtered on farms.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with
kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out;
pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of
chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on
hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and
yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing
percentage of 70.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or
testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government
standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness,
health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat
produced.
Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at
the slaughter plant.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and
butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after
slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is
derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for
FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for
condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection
reports.
The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 -
condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat
production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals
condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly
stable for the last five years; running about 1.90 head per 100
head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and
.20 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI
head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red
meat production.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.
Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home
consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial
establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These
estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release.
Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat
produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected. Meat that is
transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal
(USDA) Standards.
Index
Page
Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average
Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average
Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average
Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . 4
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total,
and Average Live weight, by State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and
Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Federally Inspected Classification of Number and
Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S.. . . . . . .9
Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by
Regions and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by
State and U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by
Species, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights,
by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S.. . . . . . .2
Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Types of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
