USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - January 24, 2003
Mt An 1-2 (1-03)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released January 24, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Liana Cuffman
at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
Red Meat Production Up 1 Percent from Last Year
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion
pounds in December, up 1 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in
December 2001.
December 2001 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
December 2002 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4
Saturdays.
Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down slightly from
December 2001. The average live weight was 1,265 pounds, up 9 pounds
from December a year ago.
Veal production totaled 18.0 million pounds, 15 percent above December a
year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 98,300 head, up 16 percent from
December 2001. The average live weight was 305 pounds, down 4 pounds
from December a year ago.
Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.66 million head, 3 percent above
December 2001. The average live weight was 268 pounds, unchanged from
December a year ago.
Lamb and mutton production, at 18.5 million pounds, was down 3 percent
from December 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 278,500 head, slightly below
last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, down 5 pounds from
December a year ago.
January - December red meat production was 47.2 billion pounds, 3 percent
above the previous year. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent
from last year, veal was up1 percent, pork was up 3 percent, and lamb and
mutton production was down 3 percent.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Dec 02 % of : Jan - Dec 2/
: Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------
Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : :02 as %
: : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,110 2,164 2,107 100 97 26,108 27,090 104
Veal : 15.7 16.9 18.0 115 107 194.3 195.6 101
Pork :1,668 1,709 1,715 103 100 19,139 19,665 103
Lamb & Mutton : 19.2 17.8 18.5 97 104 223.8 217.7 97
:
Total Red Meat :3,814 3,907 3,859 101 99 45,664 47,168 103
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Dec 02 % of : Jan - Dec 2/
: Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------
Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : :02 as %
: : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : of 01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,078 2,134 2,075 100 97 25,743 26,714 104
Veal : 15.2 16.3 17.4 115 107 187.8 189.5 101
Pork :1,648 1,691 1,694 103 100 18,899 19,437 103
Lamb & Mutton : 18.4 *17.1 17.8 96 104 215.6 208.7 97
:
Total Red Meat :3,759 3,859 3,804 101 99 45,045 46,549 103
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : :Dec 02 % of: Jan - Dec 2/
: : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec : Nov : : : 02 %
: : : : :2001 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :of 01
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,725.7 2,812.4 2,718.8 100 97 34,770.7 35,120.2 101
Other : Thou : 53.6 48.9 53.2 99 109 599.0 610.8 102
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,779.3 2,861.3 2,772.0 100 97 35,369.7 35,731.0 101
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,259 1,264 1,268 101 100 1,224 1,253 102
Other : Lbs :1,087 1,069 1,089 100 102 1,082 1,092 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,256 1,260 1,265 101 100 1,221 1,251 102
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 82.1 88.4 95.8 117 108 980.7 1,019.2 104
Other : Thou : 2.4 2.7 2.4 100 90 26.0 25.1 97
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 84.6 91.1 98.3 116 108 1,006.7 1,044.3 104
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 305 306 303 99 99 318 310 97
Other : Lbs : 391 388 403 103 104 412 406 98
Comm'l. : Lbs : 309 308 305 99 99 320 311 97
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,297.9 8,547.8 8,534.1 103 100 96,528.0 98,914.7 102
Other : Thou : 121.2 107.7 124.3 103 115 1,433.8 1,346.9 94
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,419.1 8,655.5 8,658.4 103 100 97,961.9100,261.6 102
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 265 265 100
Other : Lbs : 235 229 230 98 100 231 232 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 264 265 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 266.0 *255.4 262.3 99 103 3,065.0 3,092.3 101
Other : Thou : 13.6 15.9 16.2 119 102 157.2 183.9 117
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 279.6 271.3 278.5 100 103 3,222.1 3,276.1 102
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 134 136 97 101 142 135 95
Other : Lbs : 106 100 97 91 97 106 101 96
Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 132 133 96 101 140 133 95
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Dec 02 as % of 2/
State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : Dec 2001 : Nov 2002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 3.9 3.5 3.4 87 97
AK :
AZ : 36.4 36.1 36.3 100 101
AR : 6.3 6.4 6.6 105 102
CA : 97.6 109.5 120.6 123 110
CO : 157.8 153.4 160.9 102 105
DE-MD : 2.9 3.0 3.0 103 99
FL : 5.8 5.7 5.8 99 102
GA : 21.4 16.8 19.2 90 114
HI : 1.0 1.0 1.0 94 100
ID : 51.9 53.6 50.3 97 94
IL : 211.1 233.2 220.1 104 94
IN : 117.0 117.5 119.6 102 102
IA : 531.9 541.6 528.1 99 98
KS : 488.4 458.5 454.0 93 99
KY : 40.1 41.8 39.8 99 95
LA : 1.4 1.5 1.3 89 87
MI : 32.7 32.8 34.1 104 104
MN : 185.1 201.0 202.2 109 101
MS : 24.9 25.2 25.5 102 101
MO : 38.6 37.7 39.8 103 106
MT : 1.6 1.5 1.6 102 112
NE : 591.9 630.3 597.6 101 95
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 93
N ENG 3/ : 1.7 1.8 1.9 110 103
NJ : 5.3 5.2 5.8 109 111
NM : 0.9 0.9 0.8 96 88
NY : 3.4 3.7 4.0 115 107
NC : 167.1 178.0 183.7 110 103
ND : 3.0 2.7 3.0 100 109
OH : 25.2 26.4 27.6 110 104
OK : 83.9 86.9 86.7 103 100
OR : 3.4 3.4 3.4 101 101
PA : 102.9 109.2 110.9 108 102
SC : 19.6 20.4 20.9 107 102
SD : 86.8 74.8 73.6 85 98
TN : 20.2 20.7 20.5 101 99
TX : 372.0 387.2 369.6 99 95
UT : 39.8 40.6 39.8 100 98
VA : 68.5 70.6 69.0 101 98
WA : 53.0 53.0 51.7 98 98
WV : 0.8 1.0 0.9 113 94
WI : 105.8 108.7 113.7 108 105
WY : 0.4 0.4 0.5 125 122
:
US : 3,813.6 3,907.3 3,858.7 101 99
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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,
December 2001 and 2002 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ----
:
AL : 0.5 0.5 383 392 828 850
AK :
AZ : 47.7 47.1 61,871 63,017 1,297 1,339
AR : 1.2 1.2 1,002 1,024 847 825
CA : 82.8 111.3 107,910 143,135 1,303 1,286
CO : 186.6 187.5 237,089 244,091 1,271 1,302
DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,696 3,920 1,223 1,264
FL : 8.1 8.4 8,609 8,985 1,069 1,068
GA : 29.9 27.0 34,231 32,247 1,145 1,193
HI : 1.0 0.8 960 858 991 1,028
ID : 69.6 66.9 85,090 84,004 1,223 1,256
IL : 76.2 71.2 95,756 90,131 1,257 1,265
IN : 3.5 3.6 3,625 3,810 1,048 1,052
IA : 56.9 52.8 73,413 68,326 1,291 1,294
KS : 604.4 560.5 753,563 703,721 1,247 1,256
KY : 1.6 1.8 1,324 1,518 844 863
LA : 1.4 1.1 1,208 887 867 826
MI : 34.7 37.6 48,941 52,100 1,409 1,386
MN : 58.9 71.8 80,385 97,413 1,364 1,357
MS :
MO : 8.8 8.2 10,908 10,372 1,245 1,265
MT : 1.9 2.0 2,247 2,322 1,168 1,152
NE : 594.5 592.9 770,729 778,820 1,296 1,314
NV : 0.1 0.1 75 86 997 1,035
N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.0 1,897 2,104 1,059 1,068
NJ : 2.3 2.5 2,616 2,928 1,150 1,187
NM : 1.5 1.6 1,521 1,489 982 908
NY : 4.2 4.6 4,517 4,844 1,084 1,062
NC : 15.4 18.5 16,422 19,003 1,063 1,030
ND : 1.3 1.3 1,422 1,464 1,111 1,148
OH : 11.8 10.8 13,463 12,276 1,139 1,133
OK : 3.4 3.4 3,233 3,393 940 986
OR : 1.3 1.1 1,548 1,396 1,208 1,220
PA : 74.7 85.8 95,575 108,691 1,279 1,266
SC :
SD : 27.2 16.1 37,506 20,404 1,379 1,267
TN : 1.4 1.4 1,155 1,239 846 879
TX : 490.1 489.8 581,042 582,969 1,186 1,190
UT : 50.5 49.2 62,343 62,024 1,234 1,262
VA : 1.3 1.0 1,202 1,011 911 998
WA : 68.5 66.8 86,246 84,696 1,260 1,268
WV : 1.2 1.3 1,077 1,241 870 921
WI : 135.6 143.7 179,710 189,619 1,325 1,320
WY : 0.6 0.7 648 827 1,117 1,176
:
US 3/ : 2,779.3 2,772.0 3,489,696 3,506,477 1,256 1,265
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States,
December 2001 and 2002 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 8.7 11.9 1,556 1,634 180 137
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 41 34 325 309
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 9.1 9.0 3,943 4,055 435 451
IN : 7.4 0.8 2,369 97 319 125
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.8 0.9 372 449 485 485
MI : 3.0 1.7 1,266 772 429 443
MN :
MS :
MO : 0.2 0.1 73 31 426 360
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.8 257 317 115 114
NJ : 9.6 10.9 4,300 5,050 447 464
NM :
NY : 13.5 15.9 1,215 1,589 90 100
NC : 0.2 0.1 64 54 400 388
ND :
OH : 0.1 4.6 13 1,895 195 414
OK : 0.1 0.1 50 62 441 470
OR :
PA : 13.2 18.1 4,703 5,921 356 328
SC :
SD :
TN :
TX : 2.0 3.2 717 1,126 358 352
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 10.3 13.1 4,419 5,936 429 452
WY :
:
US 3/ : 84.6 98.3 26,144 29,971 309 305
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States,
December 2001 and 2002 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds ---
:
AL : 11.0 9.3 5,800 4,869 526 526
AK :
AZ : 0.5 0.1 114 22 228 243
AR :
CA : 230.9 228.2 53,122 54,428 230 238
CO : 1.0 1.1 234 256 224 227
DE-MD : 1.6 1.9 422 527 265 280
FL : 12.2 9.1 1,997 1,559 164 171
GA : 14.1 15.0 3,665 3,681 260 245
HI : 3.2 3.1 648 652 203 210
ID :
IL : 735.7 797.5 198,936 216,302 270 271
IN : 570.7 595.0 150,229 155,644 263 262
IA : 2,426.1 2,432.3 654,502 651,875 270 268
KS : 28.5 26.2 9,354 8,780 329 335
KY : 198.3 196.0 52,675 52,240 266 266
LA : 3.2 3.0 555 555 174 183
MI : 9.3 10.5 3,528 3,874 380 369
MN : 734.5 774.8 193,588 204,828 264 264
MS :
MO : 168.8 176.4 43,752 259
MT : 1.3 1.3 318 306 255 244
NE : 600.7 610.4 160,982 163,255 268 267
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.7 657 708 244 267
NJ : 12.9 11.4 1,221 995 95 87
NM : 0.1 0.1 28 25 212 211
NY : 3.0 3.4 536 599 180 177
NC : 829.2 895.7 211,458 230,910 255 258
ND : 13.4 14.0 3,171 3,205 236 229
OH : 96.5 104.6 25,295 27,899 262 267
OK : 387.3 399.5 110,135 113,740 284 285
OR : 15.9 15.8 4,035 4,156 254 262
PA : 251.4 258.8 63,872 64,636 254 250
SC :
SD : 347.2 333.1 92,201 86,945 266 261
TN : 60.0 62.1 29,250 29,628 488 477
TX : 34.6 41.0 11,162 11,930 322 291
UT : 5.8 5.3 1,052 1,025 180 192
VA : 349.3 350.0 90,368 91,245 259 261
WA : 1.8 1.7 448 441 255 252
WV : 0.9 0.9 260 256 280 274
WI : 28.9 32.6 12,794 13,719 442 421
WY : 0.2 0.3 56 70 271 237
:
US 3/ : 8,419.1 8,658.4 2,255,194 2,316,548 268 268
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States,
December 2001 and 2002 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 0.1 3 6 87 95
AR :
CA :
CO : 98.6 93.7 15,246 13,677 155 146
DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 354 331 110 111
FL : 0.3 0.3 29 18 89 69
GA : 0.4 0.8 48 86 112 111
HI :
ID : 0.4 0.3 42 42 111 120
IL : 15.9 12.2 2,121 1,618 133 133
IN : 3.8 4.0 390 455 102 113
IA : 40.5 39.9 5,900 5,914 146 148
KS : 0.1 0.1 12 10 123 119
KY : 0.9 0.9 130 110 152 122
LA : 0.1 0.1 10 8 72 79
MI : 16.1 17.0 1,948 2,038 121 120
MN : 0.3 0.3 28 30 112 108
MS :
MO : 0.7 0.6 75 64 103 104
MT : 0.5 0.4 57 50 127 124
NE : 0.1 0.1 6 9 111 128
NV : 0.1 0.1 13 10 130 131
N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.6 270 258 106 101
NJ : 10.9 10.0 1,040 983 96 98
NM : 2.4 2.5 270 273 112 110
NY : 1.8 3.4 146 302 80 89
NC : 0.1 0.1 9 6 113 96
ND :
OH : 1.4 1.0 171 105 121 102
OK : 0.1 4 80
OR : 0.9 1.1 125 119 142 111
PA : 5.2 7.2 562 775 107 107
SC :
SD : 1.4 1.2 149 146 107 120
TN : 0.5 0.5 36 42 77 78
TX : 37.7 29.4 5,162 3,482 137 118
UT : 2.6 3.1 318 382 123 124
VA : 0.8 0.8 85 80 105 97
WA : 0.7 0.9 85 105 115 119
WV :
WI : 1.0 1.1 140 153 140 134
WY : 0.2 0.1 23 15 145 134
:
US 3/ : 279.6 278.5 38,643 37,117 138 133
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection:
United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : :Jan - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/
Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------
: 2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 : 2002 :2001 :2002 :2002 : 2001 :2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,351 1,313 1,291 17,097 17,522 49.6 46.7 47.5 49.2 49.9
Heifers : 866 945 889 11,379 11,342 31.8 33.6 32.7 32.7 32.3
All Cows : 464 508 496 5,674 5,658 17.0 18.0 18.2 16.3 16.1
Dairy Cows : 212 231 234 2,582 2,607 7.8 8.2 8.6 7.4 7.4
Other Cows : 252 277 262 3,092 3,051 9.2 9.8 9.6 8.9 8.7
Bulls & Stags : 45 46 42 620 598 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7
:
Total 1/ :2,726 2,812 2,719 34,771 35,120 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:8,037 8,267 8,254 93,201 95,459 96.9 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.5
Sows : 239 258 260 3,009 3,185 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2
Stags & Boars : 22 22 21 318 271 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,298 8,548 8,534 96,528 98,915 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 13 13 13 144 148 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.8
Lambs & Yrlngs : 253 243 249 2,921 2,944 95.1 95.1 94.9 95.3 95.2
:
Total 1/ : 266 255 262 3,065 3,092 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 766 763 768 744 765
Steers 4/ : 825 831 835 798 823
Heifers 4/ : 764 762 764 734 753
All Cows 4/ : 588 578 585 584 590
Bulls & Stags4/: 899 879 892 893 912
:
Calves & Vealers: 187 188 188 196 190
:
Hogs : 199 199 199 197 197
Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 195 196 193 193
Sows 5/ : 318 317 314 316 317
Stags & Boars5/: 234 235 239 226 235
:
Sheep : 70 67 68 70 68
Mature Sheep6/ : 62 63 62 62 63
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 67 68 71 68
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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,
December 2002 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Cattle :Calves
Standard:----------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal : : : : Cows : :
Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.8
2 : 6.8 1.8 0.5 4.1 3.4 0.7 0.4 26.7
3 : 88.8 39.7 7.6 39.3 28.9 10.4 2.2 18.2
4 : 65.9 1.1 0.2 56.1 20.6 35.5 8.5 3.6
5 : 318.6 125.6 41.3 143.6 93.4 50.2 8.1 29.0
6 : 490.1 245.2 171.7 63.5 10.2 53.3 9.7 2.9
7 : 1,204.9 635.8 496.7 67.5 1.8 65.7 4.8 0.1
8 : 250.5 110.9 120.8 16.8 3.7 13.1 2.0
9 : 158.2 72.0 11.1 72.2 62.5 9.8 2.8 11.4
10 : 133.5 58.8 38.9 32.7 9.2 23.5 3.1 1.3
:
US 2/ : 2,718.8 1,291.2 889.1 496.6 234.4 262.2 41.9 95.8
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.4 2.0
2 : 14.5 14.3 0.1 0.1 12.5 1.8 10.7
3 : 609.2 607.2 2.0 10.4 0.5 9.8
4 : 1,354.0 1,271.8 81.2 1.0 2.4 1.1 1.3
5 : 2,271.2 2,177.5 90.9 2.8 30.7 4.8 25.9
6 : 448.0 418.2 28.1 1.7 26.9 2.2 24.7
7 : 3,236.1 3,173.2 48.0 15.0 40.3 0.1 40.2
8 : 349.5 340.5 9.1 97.3 1.7 95.6
9 : 219.7 219.6 0.1 37.7 0.5 37.2
10 : 29.6 29.4 0.2 1.8 0.4 1.4
:
US 2/ : 8,534.1 8,253.8 259.6 20.7 262.3 13.5 248.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 - December 2002 * 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Cattle :Calves
Standard:----------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal : : : : Cows : :
Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 17.7 3.7 1.9 10.0 9.6 0.4 2.1 27.0
2 : 76.9 18.5 5.0 48.1 39.4 8.7 5.3 285.0
3 : 1,078.9 511.0 96.9 439.9 323.4 116.4 31.2 192.0
4 : 814.2 12.8 3.3 676.1 252.8 423.3 122.0 27.8
5 : 3,786.3 1,611.2 521.7 1,543.9 1,005.4 538.5 109.5 342.7
6 : 6,467.9 3,311.4 2,270.0 759.3 120.1 639.2 127.3 17.3
7 :15,929.1 8,731.4 6,299.1 820.5 23.8 796.7 78.1 0.6
8 : 3,401.2 1,591.4 1,586.6 193.9 44.8 149.1 29.3 0.1
9 : 1,872.0 918.9 111.5 804.7 661.0 143.7 36.9 117.1
10 : 1,676.0 812.3 445.9 361.6 126.7 234.9 56.1 9.7
:
US 2/ :35,120.2 17,522.5 11,342.0 5,657.8 2,606.9 3,050.9 597.9 1,019.2
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 21.7 21.3 0.3 0.1 24.5 5.0 19.5
2 : 139.6 137.0 2.1 0.5 138.1 18.2 119.9
3 : 6,762.5 6,741.9 20.2 0.3 112.3 7.8 104.5
4 :15,524.7 14,584.7 922.1 17.9 26.1 11.6 14.5
5 :26,271.8 25,037.1 1,204.1 30.5 415.8 43.9 371.9
6 : 5,017.8 4,733.6 277.6 6.6 303.4 28.4 275.1
7 :37,918.5 37,126.5 578.1 213.9 477.4 1.0 476.4
8 : 4,512.5 4,335.4 177.0 0.1 1,188.0 21.3 1,166.7
9 : 2,377.1 2,375.3 1.0 0.8 386.0 7.1 378.9
10 : 368.6 365.8 2.5 0.4 20.7 3.7 17.0
:
US 2/ :98,914.7 95,458.7 3,184.9 271.1 3,092.3 148.0 2,944.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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,
December 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Cattle : Calves
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : Cows : :
:Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 46.6 32.8 1.3 12.6 12.6
AR : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
CA : 110.6 38.9 9.7 59.3 49.9 9.4 2.8 11.4
CO : 186.8 91.7 94.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1
DE-MD : 3.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1
FL : 8.4 0.2 7.7 1.3 6.4 0.5
GA : 26.0 0.1 22.4 0.4 22.0 3.6
HI : 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1
ID : 65.8 25.7 14.2 23.4 5.5 17.9 2.4
IL : 68.3 38.2 30.0 9.0
IN : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8
IA : 51.1 26.1 24.9 0.1
KS : 557.8 309.5 248.0 0.3 0.3
KY : 0.6 0.5 0.1
LA :
MI : 35.7 23.4 2.4 9.8 9.8 0.1 1.7
MN : 68.9 8.3 4.8 49.9 20.7 29.2 5.9
MS :
MO : 5.2 1.1 0.5 3.2 0.6 2.6 0.4
MT : 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 590.7 299.1 223.3 64.0 1.2 62.8 4.3
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.8
NJ : 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 10.9
NM : 1.3 1.3 1.3
NY : 4.3 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.6 0.2 15.8
NC : 17.7 0.1 14.4 7.6 6.8 3.2 0.1
ND : 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
OH : 5.8 0.4 0.2 5.1 4.5 0.6 0.1
OK :
OR : 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
PA : 85.5 37.6 6.8 38.9 28.6 10.3 2.1 18.0
SC :
SD : 14.8 0.1 0.1 13.0 2.3 10.7 1.6
TN : 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
TX : 487.3 244.9 171.6 61.2 8.6 52.6 9.6 2.9
UT : 48.1 18.8 26.0 3.0 0.8 2.2 0.3
VA : 0.1 0.1
WA : 66.7 32.6 24.5 9.2 3.6 5.6 0.5
WV : 0.1
WI : 139.6 55.0 3.7 78.8 58.4 20.4 2.0 13.1
WY :
:
US 3/ :2,718.8 1,291.2 889.1 496.6 234.4 262.2 41.9 95.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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,
December 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 8.3 7.3 1.0
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 216.5 216.4 0.1
CO : 0.7 0.6 0.1 93.7 93.6
DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 3.0 2.9
FL : 9.1 9.0 0.1 0.3 0.2
GA : 6.7 6.7
HI : 3.1 3.1
ID : 0.2 0.1
IL : 776.2 727.3 47.0 1.9 10.4 10.3
IN : 591.0 591.0 3.4 2.4 1.0
IA : 2,430.0 2,374.5 40.6 15.0 39.7 39.6
KS : 23.8 16.4 7.4
KY : 195.0 188.6 6.5 0.9 0.8 0.1
LA :
MI : 8.8 3.3 5.5 16.7 2.3 14.4
MN : 772.2 772.1 0.2 0.1
MS :
MO : 173.2 173.2 0.6 0.6
MT : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 609.1 609.1
NV : 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.4 2.0
NJ : 11.4 11.2 0.1 0.1 10.0 1.1 8.9
NM : 0.9 0.7 0.2
NY : 3.1 3.1 2.5 0.7 1.7
NC : 882.4 877.3 5.1
ND : 13.2 13.2
OH : 96.5 83.8 12.1 0.7
OK : 397.9 392.5 5.4
OR : 15.7 15.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8
PA : 258.3 258.0 0.3 7.2 0.5 6.7
SC :
SD : 332.0 323.0 9.0 1.1 1.1
TN : 61.8 1.0 60.8 0.5 0.5
TX : 34.0 24.0 8.2 1.7 25.9 1.5 24.4
UT : 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.7 0.7
VA : 349.0 347.3 1.7 0.2 0.2
WA : 1.6 1.5
WV : 0.1 0.1
WI : 26.6 0.1 26.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
WY :
:
US 3/ : 8,534.1 8,253.8 259.6 20.7 262.3 13.5 248.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 - Dec
Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.3
Calves : 97.1 97.1 97.5 97.4 97.6
Hogs : 98.6 98.8 98.6 98.5 98.7
Sheep : 95.2 94.1 94.2 95.1 94.4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
February 21, 2003.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases
apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program information (braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at
202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of
Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
