USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 20, 2004
Mt An 1-2 (8-04)
Livestock Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released August 20, 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.
Red Meat Production Down From Previous Month
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.71 billion pounds in July, down 8 percent from the 4.05 billion
pounds produced in July 2003.
Beef production, at 2.10 billion pounds, was 14 percent below the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down
15 percent from July 2003. The average live weight was up
14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,239 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.4 million pounds, 9 percent below July a
year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 69,000 head, down 19 percent from
July 2003. The average live weight was 36 pounds above last year,
at 325 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.58 billion pounds, down slightly from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.09 million head, slightly below
July 2003. The average live weight was unchanged the previous
year, at 262 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 14.2 million pounds, was down
10 percent from July 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 220,800 head,
8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds,
down 3 pounds from July a year ago.
January to July 2004 commercial red meat production was
26.0 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef
production was down 9 percent from last year, veal was down
11 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and
mutton production was down 2 percent.
July 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4
Saturdays.
July 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jul 04 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,439 2,227 2,104 86 94 15,623 14,193 91
Veal : 14.8 13.4 13.4 91 100 111.7 99.0 89
Pork :1,580 1,672 1,576 100 94 11,221 11,604 103
Lamb & Mutton : 15.7 15.5 14.2 90 91 114.8 112.5 98
:
Total Red Meat :4,050 3,928 3,708 92 94 27,070 26,008 96
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1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jul 04 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : :04 as %
: : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,411 2,199 2,077 86 94 15,414 13,992 91
Veal : 14.3 13.0 13.0 91 100 108.2 96.2 89
Pork :1,562 1,657 1,562 100 94 11,100 11,501 104
Lamb & Mutton : 14.9 14.9 13.5 90 91 109.8 107.6 98
:
Total Red Meat :4,003 3,884 3,665 92 94 26,731 25,697 96
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1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/
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: : : : :Jul 04 % of: Jan - Jul 2/
: : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul : Jun : : : 04 %
: : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,244.9 *2,949.9 2,745.0 85 93 20,765.7 18,866.0 91
Other : Thou : 45.3 44.9 42.4 94 94 341.7 323.2 95
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,290.2 *2,994.8 2,787.3 85 93 21,107.4 19,189.1 91
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,227 1,226 1,241 101 101 1,233 1,224 99
Other : Lbs :1,099 1,109 1,121 102 101 1,093 1,105 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,225 1,225 1,239 101 101 1,231 1,223 99
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 82.9 *64.7 67.3 81 104 562.3 486.6 87
Other : Thou : 1.9 1.7 1.6 86 94 13.9 11.4 82
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 84.9 66.4 69.0 81 104 576.2 498.1 86
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 285 337 323 113 97 321 330 103
Other : Lbs : 432 408 423 98 104 425 417 98
Comm'l. : Lbs : 289 338 325 113 96 322 332 103
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,008.2 8,415.2 8,007.7 100 95 55,974.6 57,933.7 103
Other : Thou : 107.9 89.2 87.1 81 98 717.1 610.4 85
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,116.1 8,504.4 8,094.8 100 95 56,691.8 58,544.1 103
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 264 262 100 99 267 267 100
Other : Lbs : 229 225 224 98 100 232 231 99
Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 264 262 100 99 267 266 100
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 225.0 *219.5 207.0 92 94 1,619.3 1,541.2 95
Other : Thou : 14.8 11.6 13.8 93 119 97.5 94.2 97
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 239.8 *231.1 220.8 92 96 1,716.9 1,635.4 95
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 132 136 130 98 96 135 139 103
Other : Lbs : 103 108 100 97 92 105 106 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 131 134 128 98 96 134 137 103
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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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: : : : Jul 04 as % of 2/
State : Jul : Jun : Jul :-----------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Jul 2003 : Jun 2004
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 3.2 2.6 2.6 82 101
AK :
AZ : 37.0 35.4 32.1 87 91
AR : 5.5 5.4 4.6 83 85
CA : 122.3 122.7 115.3 94 94
CO : 195.6 194.2 178.7 91 92
DE-MD : 2.8 *2.9 2.5 92 88
FL : 5.6 4.6 4.6 83 101
GA : 23.1 12.8 13.5 59 106
HI : 1.0 0.8 1.0 93 119
ID : 50.2 40.2 36.3 72 90
IL : 209.2 221.3 209.3 100 95
IN : 110.4 112.9 109.6 99 97
IA : 496.7 535.0 523.7 105 98
KS : 544.7 516.7 486.5 89 94
KY : 36.6 39.9 39.6 108 99
LA : 1.1 1.0 1.0 90 97
MI : 34.9 34.8 31.8 91 91
MN : 190.2 197.0 185.0 97 94
MS : 24.5 23.8 22.5 92 95
MO : 35.4 36.9 36.2 102 98
MT : 1.6 1.3 1.3 83 99
NE : 659.5 596.1 561.7 85 94
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 121 98
N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.5 1.6 99 107
NJ : 4.1 4.2 3.8 92 91
NM : 0.9 0.5 0.5 50 90
NY : 4.2 3.1 3.1 75 102
NC : 173.6 *176.6 151.5 87 86
ND : 2.9 3.0 2.6 90 87
OH : 26.7 25.4 24.8 93 98
OK : 79.8 91.6 80.0 100 87
OR : 3.9 3.6 3.3 86 94
PA : 105.0 97.4 94.1 90 97
SC : 19.2 20.7 19.1 99 92
SD : 81.3 72.0 74.5 92 103
TN : 21.1 17.9 16.3 77 91
TX : 468.6 414.9 399.8 85 96
UT : 39.9 38.5 34.2 86 89
VA : 61.0 *63.5 52.5 86 83
WA : 51.9 47.3 42.5 82 90
WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 83 94
WI : 112.4 107.1 102.9 92 96
WY : 0.6 0.5 0.5 92 98
:
US : 4,050.1 *3,928.1 3,707.6 92 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,
July 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 : 48.1 41.4 63,663 53,768 1,325 1,298
AR : 1.0 0.8 874 783 847 1,003
CA : 121.2 106.8 153,707 140,441 1,268 1,315
CO : 247.1 220.7 303,847 275,825 1,230 1,250
DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3,950 3,651 1,275 1,206
FL : 8.3 6.8 8,991 7,363 1,082 1,088
GA : 33.6 19.4 42,345 23,252 1,262 1,199
HI : 1.1 1.0 1,140 1,091 1,066 1,091
ID : 66.2 45.9 82,206 57,280 1,241 1,248
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 697.1 617.3 849,689 758,671 1,219 1,229
KY : 1.2 1.0 1,086 828 921 856
LA : 1.2 1.0 991 877 849 857
MI : 40.7 36.3 53,118 48,324 1,305 1,332
MN : 68.6 57.0 91,883 78,618 1,340 1,379
MS : 0.1 0.1 98 78 790 714
MO :
MT : 1.9 1.5 2,094 1,744 1,127 1,136
NE : 727.7 581.7 901,118 733,479 1,238 1,261
NV : 0.1 0.1 91 120 1,062 988
N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.4 1,777 1,581 1,108 1,091
NJ : 2.3 1.8 2,582 2,145 1,145 1,211
NM : 1.8 0.8 1,730 730 936 922
NY : 4.6 3.5 5,043 4,154 1,105 1,192
NC : 17.6 20.0 18,960 21,021 1,075 1,050
ND :
OH : 10.4 7.7 11,885 8,610 1,139 1,117
OK : 2.5 2.0 2,511 2,121 986 1,059
OR : 1.3 1.5 1,553 1,826 1,185 1,191
PA : 89.5 72.4 112,616 83,641 1,258 1,155
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.1 1.1 957 1,043 889 918
TX : 623.4 529.6 740,179 633,272 1,187 1,196
UT : 53.3 44.7 62,467 53,761 1,172 1,203
VA : 0.4 0.8 383 868 1,036 1,033
WA : 69.2 54.6 84,708 68,590 1,224 1,257
WV : 0.4 0.3 429 328 1,051 1,050
WI : 140.1 119.3 179,407 157,766 1,281 1,322
WY : 0.7 0.7 791 815 1,170 1,194
:
US 3/ : 3,290.2 2,787.3 4,030,318 3,452,850 1,225 1,239
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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,
July 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 : 12.5 8.6 2,218 1,163 177 135
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 20 22 243 246
FL :
GA :
HI :
ID :
IL : 8.4 6.5 3,317 2,898 397 445
IN : 0.9 0.6 117 82 125 128
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.8 0.6 412 310 498 479
MI : 1.1 1.6 460 675 400 424
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 3.0 2.0 330 734 111 367
NJ : 6.7 6.1 2,937 2,674 436 438
NM :
NY : 16.1 10.4 1,674 864 104 83
NC : 0.1 0.1 45 46 467 479
ND :
OH : 4.5 5.6 1,742 2,161 387 385
OK :
OR :
PA : 15.3 13.5 4,753 5,012 310 372
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 65 27 578 436
TX : 2.1 0.9 1,090 540 529 576
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 11.0 11.1 4,731 4,906 429 440
WY :
:
US 3/ : 84.9 69.0 24,488 22,418 289 325
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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,
July 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 : 9.0 8.8 4,600 4,195 512 478
AK :
AZ : 0.3 0.3 88 54 260 183
AR :
CA : 205.8 206.9 47,358 49,336 230 238
CO : 1.3 1.1 336 265 263 241
DE-MD : 1.6 1.2 395 283 252 232
FL : 8.5 8.7 1,475 1,445 173 165
GA : 12.4 11.3 2,994 2,684 242 237
HI : 2.6 2.5 557 497 211 201
ID :
IL : 668.4 739.9 181,807 200,927 272 272
IN : 559.4 554.1 143,028 142,507 256 257
IA : 2,279.6 2,365.6 598,784 625,914 263 265
KS : 21.9 15.1 7,874 6,854 359 453
KY : 184.3 201.0 47,876 52,289 260 260
LA : 1.4 1.5 275 311 202 202
MI : 11.2 10.6 4,083 3,995 365 376
MN : 732.8 739.2 190,192 192,504 260 260
MS :
MO : 161.7 168.7
MT : 1.7 1.4 375 336 221 232
NE : 542.3 547.1 141,361 142,785 261 261
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.3 610 441 244 191
NJ : 9.0 9.6 873 964 97 101
NM : 0.1 0.1 21 11 212 210
NY : 3.7 3.1 799 697 213 221
NC : 877.8 771.2 217,718 187,785 248 244
ND : 14.8 13.0 3,365 3,045 228 235
OH : 101.7 97.8 27,223 26,232 268 268
OK : 379.6 388.0 104,573 104,736 275 270
OR : 18.1 16.7 4,647 3,766 257 225
PA : 225.3 223.8 54,821 54,476 243 243
SC :
SD : 382.3 358.9 98,479 91,194 258 254
TN : 64.2 48.5 30,886 23,343 481 481
TX : 32.8 28.6 9,098 6,857 277 240
UT : 4.5 3.2 1,000 723 221 226
VA : 322.6 280.0 80,658 68,982 250 246
WA : 1.8 1.8 460 463 251 252
WV : 0.6 0.5 133 122 236 228
WI : 48.6 54.0 21,502 24,231 442 449
WY : 0.6 0.3 142 75 247 257
:
US 3/ : 8,116.1 8,094.8 2,129,775 2,120,793 262 262
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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,
July 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 12 8 136 90
AR :
CA :
CO : 57.9 72.9 8,632 10,596 149 145
DE-MD : 2.5 2.8 279 287 110 102
FL : 0.2 0.1 20 7 106 65
GA : 0.5 0.4 43 37 92 96
HI :
ID : 0.5 0.5 54 53 117 117
IL : 16.6 17.0 2,177 2,129 131 126
IN : 3.4 2.8 358 300 105 107
IA : 31.6 32.3 4,622 4,591 146 142
KS : 0.2 0.3 24 29 97 105
KY : 1.0 1.0 136 123 133 118
LA : 0.2 0.2 12 12 72 76
MI : 18.2 16.3 2,229 1,927 123 118
MN : 0.2 0.2 21 21 116 124
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.4 42 41 95 91
MT : 0.4 0.3 52 29 128 110
NE : 0.1 0.1 9 9 115 121
NV : 0.1 0.1 13 13 100 98
N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.7 200 168 104 99
NJ : 9.6 9.0 883 721 92 80
NM : 1.7 2.0 176 201 102 102
NY : 2.7 2.2 261 178 96 80
NC : 0.1 0.4 5 37 88 83
ND :
OH : 1.1 1.1 123 123 113 111
OK : 0.1 0.1 13 6 142 99
OR : 1.5 1.5 203 148 138 99
PA : 7.2 6.0 748 540 105 90
SC :
SD : 1.5 1.1 184 127 121 121
TN : 0.5 0.5 37 40 69 77
TX : 33.0 23.3 4,142 2,893 125 124
UT : 2.6 2.4 328 305 128 128
VA : 0.4 0.5 40 45 97 92
WA : 0.8 0.2 91 31 119 145
WV : 0.1 7 114
WI : 1.6 1.3 208 173 131 131
WY : 0.1 0.1 20 21 135 142
:
US 3/ : 239.8 220.8 31,303 28,330 131 128
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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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/
Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------
: 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,666 1,540 1,457 10,392 9,564 51.4 52.2 53.1 50.0 50.7
Heifers :1,037 940 843 6,595 6,086 32.0 31.9 30.7 31.8 32.3
All Cows : 488 419 396 3,422 2,903 15.0 14.2 14.5 16.5 15.4
Dairy Cows : 225 179 185 1,636 1,353 6.9 6.1 6.8 7.9 7.2
Other Cows : 263 240 211 1,786 1,550 8.1 8.1 7.7 8.6 8.2
Bulls & Stags : 53 50 48 356 312 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7
:
Total 1/ :3,245 2,950 2,745 20,766 18,866 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,702 8,114 7,718 53,973 55,879 96.2 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.5
Sows : 286 282 268 1,861 1,906 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Stags & Boars : 20 20 22 141 149 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,008 8,415 8,008 55,975 57,934 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 14 15 13 80 87 6.1 6.9 6.3 4.9 5.7
Lambs & Yrlngs : 211 204 194 1,540 1,454 93.9 93.1 93.7 95.1 94.3
:
Total 1/ : 225 *220 207 1,619 1,541 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 748 750 761 747 745
Steers 4/ : 804 796 810 800 791
Heifers 4/ : 723 726 737 731 727
All Cows 4/ : 585 610 609 596 614
Bulls & Stags4/: 907 911 900 921 900
:
Calves & Vealers: 178 205 199 197 202
:
Hogs : 196 198 196 199 199
Barrow Gilts 5/: 191 194 192 195 195
Sows 5/ : 316 316 310 315 314
Stags & Boars5/: 244 235 233 241 221
:
Sheep : 66 68 65 68 70
Mature Sheep6/ : 68 66 64 65 66
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 68 65 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,
July 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 : 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.0
2 : 5.1 1.3 0.2 3.3 3.2 0.2 0.3 16.5
3 : 75.3 33.2 6.9 32.7 26.8 5.9 2.5 13.6
4 : 60.1 0.8 0.3 50.4 10.3 40.1 8.6 0.6
5 : 280.9 123.5 35.2 114.0 72.9 41.0 8.2 25.3
6 : 528.7 291.7 167.9 57.0 9.5 47.5 12.1 0.6
7 : 1,270.7 732.6 479.4 51.4 3.1 48.4 7.3
8 : 274.6 149.1 111.7 11.7 3.4 8.3 2.0
9 : 148.2 77.9 10.1 56.1 46.6 9.5 4.0 8.4
10 : 100.2 46.6 31.3 18.8 9.0 9.8 3.4 0.3
:
US 2/ : 2,745.0 1,457.2 843.1 396.1 185.3 210.8 48.5 67.3
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.2
2 : 12.4 12.2 0.1 0.1 10.4 1.2 9.3
3 : 504.2 502.9 1.3 9.1 0.9 8.2
4 : 1,209.6 1,139.4 68.8 1.5 2.7 1.3 1.4
5 : 2,156.3 2,029.7 124.4 2.2 33.7 5.5 28.2
6 : 426.6 404.4 22.1 0.1 21.5 1.4 20.1
7 : 3,089.4 3,023.4 48.2 17.8 32.7 0.1 32.6
8 : 373.6 370.4 3.2 75.8 1.6 74.2
9 : 203.0 202.9 0.1 18.0 0.5 17.5
10 : 30.6 30.5 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.5
:
US 2/ : 8,007.7 7,717.7 268.3 21.7 207.0 13.0 194.0
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1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2-
NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL,
IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO,
MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA.
2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States,
January - July 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 : 7.7 2.2 1.3 3.0 2.6 0.4 1.2 9.0
2 : 36.9 9.6 2.0 22.9 21.6 1.3 2.4 125.1
3 : 543.3 217.8 49.5 255.4 204.7 50.6 20.6 98.0
4 : 375.1 7.9 2.5 310.7 92.2 218.5 54.0 7.3
5 : 1,959.6 824.3 258.6 829.5 497.6 332.0 47.1 180.9
6 : 3,660.8 1,915.8 1,253.3 411.1 69.8 341.3 80.6 6.8
7 : 8,707.6 4,750.4 3,478.1 429.7 18.4 411.3 49.4 0.1
8 : 1,830.7 984.7 749.5 84.0 26.3 57.7 12.5
9 : 1,022.8 546.5 56.0 396.0 341.4 54.6 24.2 56.1
10 : 721.5 305.1 235.2 160.9 78.5 82.4 20.3 3.2
:
US 2/ :18,866.0 9,564.3 6,086.1 2,903.2 1,353.2 1,550.1 312.4 486.6
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 9.4 9.2 0.1 0.1 12.0 2.5 9.5
2 : 76.3 74.5 1.2 0.6 82.3 9.4 72.8
3 : 3,853.0 3,842.5 10.3 0.2 62.1 6.7 55.3
4 : 9,247.0 8,709.2 528.8 8.9 17.7 8.0 9.7
5 :15,355.7 14,475.4 864.4 15.9 229.2 33.4 195.8
6 : 3,107.8 2,962.2 145.0 0.6 163.8 9.4 154.4
7 :22,035.7 21,590.8 322.8 122.1 221.6 0.3 221.3
8 : 2,602.9 2,570.9 31.8 0.2 553.7 13.0 540.7
9 : 1,416.9 1,416.1 0.6 0.2 188.5 3.3 185.1
10 : 229.2 228.5 0.6 0.1 10.5 1.2 9.3
:
US 2/ :57,933.7 55,879.3 1,905.5 149.0 1,541.2 87.3 1,454.0
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* Accumulated totals based on unrounded data.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI;
2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5-
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8-
CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA.
2/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States,
July 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Cattle : Calves
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : Cows : :
:Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 40.7 31.1 3.2 6.4 6.4
AR : 0.4 0.3 0.3
CA : 106.3 46.4 6.7 49.3 40.1 9.2 3.9 8.4
CO : 220.0 125.4 94.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1
DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
FL : 6.8 0.2 6.1 0.8 5.3 0.5
GA : 19.1 0.1 17.7 1.7 16.0 1.3
HI : 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1
ID : 44.4 17.2 12.1 12.3 4.8 7.5 2.7
IL : 6.5
IN : 0.6
IA :
KS : 614.6 363.8 250.6 0.1 0.1
KY : 0.5 0.3 0.1
LA :
MI : 34.3 22.5 0.3 11.4 5.2 6.2 0.1 1.5
MN : 54.8 8.9 3.2 37.5 20.3 17.2 5.2
MS :
MO :
MT : 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
NE : 579.8 320.7 205.5 46.8 2.6 44.2 6.8
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.0
NJ : 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 6.1
NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5
NY : 3.4 0.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 0.1 10.4
NC : 19.7 0.1 0.1 14.8 7.6 7.2 4.8 0.1
ND :
OH : 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.6 1.6 1.0 0.1 5.5
OK : 0.1
OR : 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1
PA : 72.1 30.8 6.4 32.4 26.6 5.8 2.5 13.5
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1
TX : 527.6 291.6 167.8 56.2 9.0 47.2 12.0 0.6
UT : 44.1 23.2 17.4 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.4
VA : 0.1 0.1
WA : 54.5 29.1 19.1 5.8 3.6 2.2 0.5
WV :
WI : 115.3 46.9 3.2 62.4 45.8 16.6 2.8 11.1
WY :
:
US 3/ :2,745.0 1,457.2 843.1 396.1 185.3 210.8 48.5 67.3
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1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data
not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States,
July 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
AL : 8.2 0.1 6.9 1.3
AK :
AZ :
AR :
CA : 200.4 200.3 0.1
CO : 0.8 0.7 0.1 72.9 72.9
DE-MD : 1.2 1.2 2.8 0.1 2.7
FL : 8.7 8.7 0.1 0.1 0.1
GA : 5.4 5.3 0.2
HI : 2.5 2.4
ID : 0.2 0.2
IL : 723.4 660.3 62.0 1.1 15.7 2.3 13.5
IN : 548.8 548.8 1.5 1.1 0.5
IA : 2,363.7 2,309.6 36.4 17.8 32.1 32.1
KS : 12.4 0.6 11.8 0.1 0.1
KY : 200.7 195.0 5.7 1.0 0.8 0.3
LA :
MI : 9.0 4.3 4.7 16.0 2.2 13.9
MN : 737.2 737.1 0.1 0.1
MS :
MO : 167.3 167.3 0.4 0.4
MT : 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
NE : 546.0 546.0
NV : 0.1 0.1
N ENG 2/ : 1.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.2
NJ : 9.5 9.3 0.1 0.1 9.0 0.8 8.2
NM :
NY : 2.9 2.9 1.4 0.4 1.0
NC : 763.4 758.2 5.0 0.2 0.4 0.4
ND : 12.8 12.8
OH : 91.3 78.5 11.7 1.1
OK : 387.0 382.9 4.1
OR : 16.6 16.5 1.4 0.2 1.2
PA : 223.3 223.1 0.2 5.9 0.8 5.1
SC :
SD : 358.1 355.3 2.8 0.9 0.9
TN : 48.4 0.8 47.6 0.5 0.1 0.4
TX : 25.3 20.5 4.8 21.5 1.4 20.1
UT : 1.6 1.3 0.3 1.9 1.6 0.3
VA : 279.6 278.5 1.1
WA : 1.7 1.7
WV :
WI : 46.7 0.7 46.0 0.2 0.2
WY :
:
US 3/ : 8,007.7 7,717.7 268.3 21.7 207.0 13.0 194.0
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1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.
3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data
not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations.
Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial
Slaughter by Species, United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Jan - Jul
Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------
: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.6 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.3
Calves : 97.8 97.4 97.6 97.6 97.7
Hogs : 98.7 99.0 98.9 98.7 99.0
Sheep : 93.8 95.0 93.8 94.3 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
