USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - May 21, 2004
Mt An 1-2 (5-04)
Livestock Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released May 21, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Faye
Propsom at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
Pork Production at Record Monthly High for April
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.71 billion pounds in April, down 3 percent from the 3.85 billion
pounds produced in April 2003.
Beef production, at 1.96 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, down
9 percent from April 2003. The average live weight was down
9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,200 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.9 million pounds, 13 percent below April
a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 70,700 head, down 11 percent
from April 2003. The average live weight was 7 pounds below last
year, at 329 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.73 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the
previous year, and set a record monthly high. Hog kill totaled
8.65 million head, 4 percent above April 2003. The average live
weight was unchanged the previous year, at 268 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 17.4 million pounds, was down
11 percent from April 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 256,000 head,
14 percent below last year. The average live weight was
136 pounds, up 5 pounds from April a year ago.
January to April 2004 commercial red meat production was
14.8 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef
production was down 8 percent from last year, veal was down
12 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and
mutton production was up 2 percent.
April 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
April 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Apr 04 % of : Jan - Apr 2/
: Apr : Mar : Apr :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr : Mar : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,151 *2,107 1,957 91 93 8,433 7,791 92
Veal : 16.0 *14.1 13.9 87 99 66.1 58.5 88
Pork :1,659 1,801 1,725 104 96 6,558 6,856 105
Lamb & Mutton : 19.5 22.1 17.4 89 79 68.7 69.8 102
:
Total Red Meat :3,846 *3,944 3,713 97 94 15,125 14,775 98
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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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: : : : Apr 04 % of : Jan - Apr 2/
: Apr : Mar : Apr :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr : Mar : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,121 *2,076 1,929 91 93 8,307 7,673 92
Veal : 15.5 *13.6 13.5 87 99 64.1 56.9 89
Pork :1,642 1,785 1,711 104 96 6,488 6,796 105
Lamb & Mutton : 18.6 21.5 16.5 89 77 65.9 66.9 102
:
Total Red Meat :3,797 *3,895 3,669 97 94 14,925 14,593 98
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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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: : : : :Apr 04 % of: Jan - Apr 2/
: : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr : Mar : : : 04 %
: : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,917.6 *2,818.1 2,653.5 91 94 11,111.5 10,379.0 93
Other : Thou : 48.5 50.4 44.9 93 89 205.6 191.8 93
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,966.1 *2,868.5 2,698.5 91 94 11,317.0 10,570.8 93
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,211 1,219 1,201 99 99 1,245 1,226 98
Other : Lbs :1,093 1,098 1,105 101 101 1,094 1,102 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,209 1,217 1,200 99 99 1,243 1,224 99
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 77.2 *74.7 69.2 90 93 333.0 291.4 88
Other : Thou : 1.9 1.7 1.5 82 89 7.8 6.3 81
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 79.1 *76.4 70.7 89 93 340.8 297.8 87
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 335 306 327 95 103 320 323 101
Other : Lbs : 431 423 418 97 99 427 421 99
Comm'l. : Lbs : 336 *307 329 98 107 323 327 101
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,237.8 *8,941.6 8,566.9 104 96 32,586.5 34,016.5 104
Other : Thou : 104.1 96.7 85.4 82 88 409.1 349.6 85
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,341.9 *9,038.4 8,652.3 104 96 32,995.7 34,366.1 104
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100
Other : Lbs : 233 233 236 101 101 235 235 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 268 268 100 100 268 268 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 279.6 *294.7 238.2 85 81 969.4 939.2 97
Other : Thou : 17.7 12.0 17.8 101 149 56.1 55.7 99
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 297.3 *306.7 256.0 86 83 1,025.5 994.9 97
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 133 145 138 104 95 136 142 104
Other : Lbs : 104 108 103 99 96 105 105 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 144 136 103 94 134 140 105
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* Revised.
1/ Excludes slaughter on farms.
2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding.
Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/
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: : : : Apr 04 as % of 2/
State : Apr : Mar : Apr :-----------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Apr 2003 : Mar 2004
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 3.6 3.1 2.9 80 91
AK : 0.1
AZ : 38.9 31.6 29.0 74 92
AR : 4.7 5.4 4.9 104 90
CA : 119.6 122.9 115.6 97 94
CO : 154.4 170.8 151.8 98 89
DE-MD : 2.6 3.0 2.5 95 81
FL : 6.0 4.9 4.8 80 97
GA : 23.6 11.0 10.3 43 93
HI : 0.9 0.9 0.8 89 92
ID : 47.1 *43.2 34.5 73 80
IL : 209.6 237.2 215.1 103 91
IN : 120.6 128.2 122.8 102 96
IA : 523.8 579.9 553.9 106 96
KS : 454.2 492.9 441.5 97 90
KY : 34.8 42.7 41.9 120 98
LA : 1.3 1.2 1.0 79 80
MI : 34.1 *32.8 33.9 99 103
MN : 189.1 *202.0 178.5 94 88
MS : 26.0 24.4 24.1 93 99
MO : 39.0 37.9 39.0 100 103
MT : 1.3 1.2 1.2 94 102
NE : 598.3 555.3 546.8 91 98
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 97 85
N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.0 1.0 71 99
NJ : 4.6 4.3 4.0 87 93
NM : 1.0 0.8 0.6 62 81
NY : 3.7 3.6 3.1 84 87
NC : 185.3 *192.5 183.7 99 95
ND : 2.4 2.9 2.7 112 92
OH : 26.1 27.7 26.0 100 94
OK : 86.5 93.5 93.5 108 100
OR : 3.7 3.7 3.5 95 93
PA : 110.6 105.7 100.7 91 95
SC : 21.3 21.7 21.3 100 98
SD : 76.8 77.7 74.7 97 96
TN : 18.9 22.4 16.6 88 74
TX : 400.5 406.9 377.6 94 93
UT : 41.4 33.0 34.3 83 104
VA : 62.2 69.8 69.7 112 100
WA : 52.2 36.6 39.8 76 109
WV : 0.5 0.5 0.4 78 75
WI : 112.5 *106.6 102.8 91 96
WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 96 101
:
US : 3,845.8 *3,944.3 3,713.3 97 94
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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,
April 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 : 49.2 37.2 66,051 48,572 1,341 1,305
AR : 1.2 1.1 1,007 1,049 852 921
CA : 114.6 104.1 146,784 134,966 1,280 1,296
CO : 200.0 196.4 237,508 229,435 1,188 1,168
DE-MD : 2.9 2.8 3,704 3,549 1,259 1,261
FL : 8.6 7.1 9,559 7,666 1,105 1,080
GA : 34.3 13.4 41,846 16,360 1,220 1,218
HI : 1.0 0.8 1,003 860 1,034 1,081
ID : 62.8 43.9 77,424 55,204 1,233 1,256
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 607.5 593.0 709,408 687,560 1,168 1,160
KY : 1.6 1.4 1,400 1,183 891 862
LA : 1.1 1.1 1,027 938 909 848
MI : 39.3 38.9 53,081 51,922 1,352 1,334
MN : 60.0 53.0 81,980 74,088 1,367 1,399
MS : 0.3 0.1 268 92 983 811
MO :
MT : 1.5 1.5 1,826 1,733 1,180 1,170
NE : 649.7 576.5 797,578 706,011 1,228 1,225
NV : 0.1 0.1 98 111 1,013 1,074
N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.0 1,591 1,011 1,101 1,024
NJ : 2.4 1.8 2,569 2,091 1,092 1,173
NM : 2.1 1.2 1,972 1,108 919 923
NY : 4.4 3.5 4,941 4,048 1,126 1,146
NC : 17.7 18.9 18,863 19,506 1,063 1,034
ND :
OH : 11.1 8.7 12,352 9,892 1,115 1,131
OK : 3.0 2.4 3,088 2,676 1,046 1,118
OR : 1.2 1.3 1,324 1,434 1,080 1,080
PA : 93.2 78.4 119,287 91,890 1,280 1,173
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.3 1.1 1,172 1,012 908 932
TX : 542.1 517.8 632,675 598,320 1,167 1,155
UT : 55.1 46.5 65,178 53,475 1,183 1,150
VA : 1.0 1.1 954 1,148 934 1,024
WA : 71.5 55.0 85,588 64,470 1,197 1,172
WV : 0.6 0.5 627 505 976 931
WI : 141.4 120.9 182,721 161,640 1,292 1,337
WY : 0.6 0.6 721 702 1,171 1,176
:
US 3/ : 2,966.1 2,698.5 3,586,024 3,238,123 1,209 1,200
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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,
April 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 : 10.4 7.3 1,724 1,035 166 142
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 33 21 349 325
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 8.7 7.1 3,967 3,431 456 485
IN : 0.5 0.3 62 34 127 131
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.8 0.5 398 239 487 497
MI : 2.0 1.8 883 781 443 427
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.2 0.7 294 148 134 226
NJ : 8.4 8.0 3,801 3,033 452 379
NM :
NY : 10.8 10.9 1,060 913 99 84
NC : 0.1 0.1 39 59 407 501
ND :
OH : 5.3 5.9 2,150 2,486 409 424
OK : 0.1 0.1 48 51 426 422
OR :
PA : 14.6 16.1 5,586 5,727 381 356
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 56 60 513 604
TX : 1.5 1.1 822 673 557 607
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 11.3 9.3 5,098 4,180 453 451
WY :
:
US 3/ : 79.1 70.7 26,617 23,295 336 329
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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,
April 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 : 9.7 9.2 4,978 4,274 515 465
AK :
AZ : 0.9 1.2 242 247 264 203
AR :
CA : 198.4 212.3 47,850 52,129 241 246
CO : 1.0 0.9 274 224 268 247
DE-MD : 1.1 1.0 288 261 271 260
FL : 8.8 7.9 1,561 1,381 178 174
GA : 13.2 11.5 3,262 2,779 247 241
HI : 2.3 2.3 492 459 213 196
ID :
IL : 695.3 769.0 192,520 214,158 277 278
IN : 599.3 610.0 157,272 159,527 262 262
IA : 2,405.0 2,534.6 642,588 681,476 267 269
KS : 21.1 17.8 7,090 6,845 337 384
KY : 171.1 208.1 45,460 55,039 266 264
LA : 2.3 1.7 476 332 209 200
MI : 9.4 9.4 3,543 3,738 377 397
MN : 738.5 713.1 195,690 188,283 265 264
MS :
MO : 173.2 175.7
MT : 1.0 0.9 239 225 240 238
NE : 568.4 580.8 151,468 154,532 266 266
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.4 421 320 264 226
NJ : 7.4 7.8 714 823 97 105
NM : 0.1 0.1 31 14 212 210
NY : 2.3 2.1 455 470 198 227
NC : 913.2 907.1 233,357 231,013 256 255
ND : 11.3 13.8 2,583 3,125 229 227
OH : 95.7 99.1 25,736 26,719 269 270
OK : 401.8 432.9 113,636 121,138 283 280
OR : 17.4 17.2 4,526 4,237 260 246
PA : 228.3 232.0 57,130 56,762 250 245
SC :
SD : 356.7 351.2 93,634 91,406 263 260
TN : 56.9 49.6 27,435 23,690 482 478
TX : 34.8 33.0 10,047 8,712 289 264
UT : 3.6 4.4 795 965 220 220
VA : 315.6 356.1 81,857 91,298 259 256
WA : 1.7 1.8 424 446 254 254
WV : 0.6 0.5 164 119 282 243
WI : 42.9 48.9 19,310 22,648 450 463
WY : 0.4 0.2 95 62 255 266
:
US 3/ : 8,341.9 8,652.3 2,234,847 2,315,187 268 268
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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,
April 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 : 0.3 0.2 33 27 130 112
AR :
CA :
CO : 71.4 82.1 11,009 13,153 154 160
DE-MD : 2.9 2.6 325 297 112 113
FL : 0.4 0.3 31 18 82 71
GA : 0.5 0.6 54 63 99 106
HI :
ID : 0.3 0.3 33 34 114 114
IL : 21.3 19.5 2,640 2,409 124 123
IN : 4.3 3.4 436 348 100 101
IA : 37.4 31.3 5,675 4,873 152 156
KS : 0.2 0.2 16 20 97 109
KY : 0.9 1.0 129 119 139 123
LA : 0.1 0.1 14 8 100 79
MI : 16.5 15.9 1,963 1,888 119 119
MN : 0.2 0.2 21 23 117 122
MS :
MO : 0.7 0.5 68 53 103 98
MT : 0.3 0.2 41 22 144 127
NE : 0.1 0.1 8 10 113 125
NV : 0.1 0.1 12 7 106 82
N ENG 2/ : 4.0 3.8 378 329 94 87
NJ : 12.3 12.7 1,060 974 86 77
NM : 2.2 1.9 236 194 105 102
NY : 9.2 6.6 681 474 74 72
NC : 0.3 30 88
ND :
OH : 2.2 1.5 241 157 110 106
OK : 0.1 0.1 10 15 135 111
OR : 1.4 1.6 187 209 136 128
PA : 10.6 8.2 1,102 862 104 106
SC :
SD : 1.5 0.7 193 82 130 118
TN : 0.5 0.4 41 44 84 101
TX : 36.6 28.2 4,515 3,668 123 130
UT : 3.0 3.0 380 380 127 126
VA : 0.6 1.0 57 97 101 99
WA : 0.9 0.4 102 54 120 145
WV :
WI : 1.2 0.9 165 131 137 139
WY : 0.1 0.1 14 14 142 128
:
US 3/ : 297.3 256.0 39,015 34,711 131 136
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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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/
Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------
: 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,497 1,383 1,366 5,384 5,093 51.3 49.1 51.5 48.5 49.1
Heifers : 877 *950 836 3,550 3,424 30.1 33.7 31.5 32.0 33.0
All Cows : 492 *440 405 1,982 1,694 16.9 15.6 15.2 17.8 16.3
Dairy Cows : 239 *219 179 982 822 8.2 7.8 6.7 8.8 7.9
Other Cows : 253 *221 226 1,000 872 8.7 7.8 8.5 9.0 8.4
Bulls & Stags : 51 45 47 195 167 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6
:
Total 1/ :2,918 *2,818 2,654 11,111 10,379 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,952 8,615 8,262 31,475 32,827 96.5 96.3 96.4 96.6 96.5
Sows : 265 *302 283 1,032 1,101 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2
Stags & Boars : 21 25 22 79 88 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,238 8,942 8,567 32,587 34,016 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 12 12 13 43 45 4.3 4.0 5.6 4.4 4.8
Lambs & Yrlngs : 268 283 225 926 894 95.7 96.0 94.4 95.6 95.2
:
Total 1/ : 280 295 238 969 939 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 731 741 731 752 743
Steers 4/ : 781 784 772 807 790
Heifers 4/ : 710 725 712 744 729
All Cows 4/ : 598 *623 613 599 617
Bulls & Stags4/: 919 894 902 925 897
:
Calves & Vealers: 205 190 198 196 198
:
Hogs : 200 200 201 200 201
Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 196 197 196 197
Sows 5/ : 315 313 311 314 314
Stags & Boars5/: 241 210 223 239 217
:
Sheep : 67 73 69 68 71
Mature Sheep6/ : 65 68 67 64 67
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 67 73 70 68 71
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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,
April 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 : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
2 : 5.1 1.3 0.3 3.1 2.9 0.2 0.4 18.8
3 : 81.1 31.8 7.8 37.8 30.5 7.3 3.7 16.2
4 : 52.9 1.1 0.3 43.4 9.1 34.4 8.0 1.0
5 : 276.8 123.4 33.2 113.8 66.0 47.7 6.5 24.1
6 : 517.4 278.9 174.0 52.8 9.7 43.1 11.7 0.9
7 : 1,227.3 664.0 487.9 67.6 2.4 65.2 7.8
8 : 252.4 146.0 92.2 12.3 3.6 8.8 1.8
9 : 141.2 79.7 7.3 50.3 42.9 7.4 4.0 7.1
10 : 98.5 39.4 32.5 23.5 11.4 12.1 3.1 0.4
:
US 2/ : 2,653.5 1,365.7 835.8 404.8 178.7 226.1 47.2 69.2
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.2 1.1 3.4 0.4 3.0
2 : 9.7 9.4 0.2 0.1 18.4 1.4 17.0
3 : 588.5 587.0 1.5 11.0 1.3 9.7
4 : 1,367.8 1,292.7 74.1 1.0 2.6 1.3 1.3
5 : 2,220.2 2,084.9 132.7 2.6 35.8 5.4 30.4
6 : 467.0 447.7 19.2 0.1 24.6 1.0 23.6
7 : 3,302.3 3,233.9 49.9 18.5 31.9 0.1 31.8
8 : 367.2 362.4 4.7 85.1 1.9 83.2
9 : 208.8 208.7 0.1 23.7 0.5 23.2
10 : 34.5 34.4 0.1 1.8 0.2 1.6
:
US 2/ : 8,566.9 8,262.0 282.5 22.4 238.2 13.4 224.8
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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 - April 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 : 3.9 1.2 0.8 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.6 4.3
2 : 21.7 5.6 1.2 13.5 12.8 0.7 1.4 79.7
3 : 316.1 118.2 29.2 157.5 124.7 32.7 11.3 58.5
4 : 208.3 5.0 1.6 173.2 64.3 108.9 28.4 5.0
5 : 1,098.2 445.4 147.1 481.4 284.4 197.0 24.4 103.3
6 : 2,024.5 1,057.0 690.3 232.0 44.0 188.0 45.2 5.0
7 : 4,752.5 2,490.9 1,976.7 257.8 11.3 246.6 27.1 0.1
8 : 975.4 505.3 416.0 47.5 16.5 31.0 6.5
9 : 576.9 301.4 32.0 231.7 209.9 21.7 11.9 33.3
10 : 401.4 163.4 129.1 98.5 53.0 45.5 10.4 2.2
:
US 2/ :10,379.0 5,093.5 3,424.1 1,694.4 822.1 872.3 167.0 291.4
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 4.5 4.3 0.1 7.3 1.3 6.0
2 : 40.5 39.4 0.7 0.4 48.6 5.3 43.3
3 : 2,252.4 2,246.0 6.4 0.1 35.6 3.4 32.3
4 : 5,443.0 5,107.6 330.4 5.0 9.7 4.2 5.6
5 : 8,941.8 8,452.3 479.9 9.7 132.4 16.0 116.4
6 : 1,793.0 1,710.7 82.1 0.2 108.5 5.1 103.5
7 :13,011.8 12,759.9 179.3 72.6 138.0 0.1 137.9
8 : 1,570.1 1,548.9 21.1 0.1 338.6 7.7 330.9
9 : 824.3 823.7 0.4 0.2 115.1 1.6 113.4
10 : 135.0 134.6 0.3 0.1 5.4 0.4 4.9
:
US 2/ :34,016.5 32,827.4 1,100.8 88.4 939.2 45.1 894.1
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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,
April 2004
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: Cattle : Calves
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : Cows : :
:Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 36.8 30.2 0.1 6.5 6.5
AR : 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
CA : 103.6 49.2 6.9 43.5 36.4 7.1 3.9 7.1
CO : 195.8 122.4 72.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1
DE-MD : 2.8 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
FL : 7.1 0.3 6.4 0.7 5.7 0.3
GA : 12.8 0.1 11.1 1.1 10.0 1.6
HI : 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
ID : 42.4 14.4 7.6 17.8 7.7 10.1 2.6
IL : 7.1
IN : 0.3
IA :
KS : 590.0 331.6 257.6 0.8 0.8
KY : 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
LA :
MI : 36.8 25.9 0.8 10.0 4.3 5.7 0.1 1.7
MN : 50.9 7.9 3.6 35.2 11.5 23.7 4.2
MS :
MO :
MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 574.7 298.1 213.3 55.9 2.1 53.8 7.3
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
NJ : 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 8.0
NM : 0.9 0.9 0.9
NY : 3.3 0.5 0.2 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.2 10.8
NC : 18.4 0.1 0.1 14.1 7.1 7.0 4.1 0.1
ND :
OH : 3.6 0.3 0.2 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.1 5.8
OK : 0.1 0.1
OR : 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2
PA : 78.1 29.8 7.2 37.4 30.3 7.1 3.7 16.1
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1
TX : 515.7 278.7 173.9 51.6 8.8 42.8 11.6 0.8
UT : 45.8 23.1 19.2 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.4
VA : 0.2
WA : 55.0 24.8 24.8 5.1 3.2 1.9 0.3
WV :
WI : 117.4 47.1 2.6 65.5 48.5 17.0 2.1 9.2
WY :
:
US 3/ :2,653.5 1,365.7 835.8 404.8 178.7 226.1 47.2 69.2
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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: By State and United States,
April 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 8.3 7.3 0.9
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 206.1 206.0 0.1
CO : 0.5 0.4 0.1 82.0 82.0
DE-MD : 1.0 1.0 2.6 0.3 2.3
FL : 7.9 7.8 0.1 0.3 0.3
GA : 5.5 5.2 0.2
HI : 2.3 2.3
ID : 0.1 0.1
IL : 755.7 682.6 71.6 1.5 17.4 2.0 15.4
IN : 606.9 606.9 2.6 1.0 1.6
IA : 2,532.5 2,474.4 40.0 18.1 31.2 31.2
KS : 15.8 5.5 9.9 0.4 0.1 0.1
KY : 207.8 201.6 6.1 1.0 0.8 0.2
LA :
MI : 7.7 2.9 4.8 15.6 2.4 13.2
MN : 711.2 711.2 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 174.4 174.3 0.5 0.5
MT : 0.1 0.1
NE : 579.7 579.7
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 3.4 0.4 3.0
NJ : 7.8 7.5 0.2 0.1 12.7 1.0 11.6
NM :
NY : 1.9 1.8 5.7 0.3 5.4
NC : 898.4 892.6 5.7 0.3 0.3
ND : 13.5 13.5
OH : 93.6 80.8 11.7 1.0
OK : 430.1 425.8 4.3
OR : 17.1 17.0 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.4
PA : 231.6 231.3 0.3 8.1 1.0 7.1
SC :
SD : 350.3 346.1 4.3 0.5 0.5
TN : 49.4 0.8 48.7 0.4 0.2 0.3
TX : 25.4 20.8 4.6 24.6 1.0 23.6
UT : 2.7 2.3 0.3 2.5 1.9 0.6
VA : 355.9 354.7 1.2
WA : 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
WV :
WI : 45.1 0.4 44.7 0.1 0.1
WY :
:
US 3/ : 8,566.9 8,262.0 282.5 22.4 238.2 13.4 224.8
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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 - Apr
Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.4 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.2
Calves : 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.7 97.9
Hogs : 98.8 98.9 99.0 98.8 99.0
Sheep : 94.1 96.1 93.0 94.5 94.4
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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
The next Livestock Slaughter report will be released at 8:30 a.m. on
June 25, 2004.
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