Mt An 1-2 (1-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 21, 2005, 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. Beef and Pork Production Up From Last Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in December, up 1 percent from the 3.88 billion pounds produced in December 2003. Beef production, at 2.04 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.69 million head, up 1 percent from December 2003. The average live weight was up 24 pounds from the previous year, at 1,268 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.9 million pounds, 22 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 74,700 head, down 23 percent from December 2003. The average live weight was 12 pounds above last year, at 334 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.86 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.25 million head, 1 percent below December 2003. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 270 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was down 6 percent from December 2003. Sheep slaughter totaled 242,400 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 3 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2004 commercial red meat production was 45.4 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2003. Accumulated beef production was down 6 percent from last year, veal was down 13 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. December 2003 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 04 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Dec : Nov : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,978 *1,940 2,042 103 105 26,238 24,544 94 Veal : 19.0 13.8 14.9 78 108 191.7 167.1 87 Pork :1,869 *1,799 1,857 99 103 19,946 20,509 103 Lamb & Mutton : 18.0 16.5 17.0 94 103 199.7 193.7 97 : Total Red Meat :3,884 *3,769 3,931 101 104 46,576 45,414 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 04 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Dec : Nov : : :04 as % : : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,948 *1,909 2,011 103 105 25,880 24,191 93 Veal : 18.5 13.3 14.5 78 109 185.4 162.1 87 Pork :1,851 *1,784 1,840 99 103 19,739 20,324 103 Lamb & Mutton : 17.2 15.8 16.2 94 103 190.8 185.0 97 : Total Red Meat :3,835 *3,722 3,882 101 104 45,995 44,862 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 04 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Dec : Nov : : : 04 % : : : : :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :of 03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,625.6 2,491.6 2,641.8 101 106 34,906.6 32,157.5 92 Other : Thou : 49.7 49.4 48.8 98 99 586.8 565.0 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,675.3 2,541.0 2,690.5 101 106 35,493.4 32,722.6 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,247 *1,272 1,271 102 100 1,234 1,242 101 Other : Lbs :1,085 1,089 1,109 102 102 1,092 1,108 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,244 *1,268 1,268 102 100 1,231 1,240 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 95.3 66.1 73.0 77 110 976.3 823.1 84 Other : Thou : 2.2 1.9 1.8 81 92 24.5 20.4 83 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 97.4 68.0 74.7 77 110 1,000.8 843.5 84 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 320 335 332 102 99 316 329 104 Other : Lbs : 415 416 402 97 97 424 415 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 322 336 334 103 99 318 331 104 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,253.8 *8,880.6 9,149.3 99 103 99,698.2102,358.7 103 Other : Thou : 107.2 90.5 100.9 94 111 1,232.5 1,095.5 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,361.0 *8,971.0 9,250.1 99 103 100,930.7103,454.2 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 269 270 270 100 100 267 267 100 Other : Lbs : 230 233 231 100 99 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 269 270 270 100 100 266 266 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 245.9 228.2 228.6 93 100 2,805.2 2,676.2 95 Other : Thou : 16.0 14.0 13.8 86 99 173.6 161.4 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 261.9 *242.2 242.4 93 100 2,978.8 2,837.7 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 138 141 101 103 136 138 102 Other : Lbs : 100 111 118 118 106 105 109 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 136 140 102 103 134 136 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 04 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : Dec 2003 : Nov 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- Percent --- : AL : 3.4 2.8 2.3 67 82 AK : 0.1 0.1 166 77 AZ : 31.3 27.8 29.4 94 106 AR : 7.6 5.8 5.6 73 96 CA : 123.5 121.7 130.1 105 107 CO : 140.6 149.2 142.0 101 95 DE-MD : 2.7 3.0 3.2 118 107 FL : 6.0 4.7 5.3 89 112 GA : 15.9 15.2 15.2 96 100 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.9 101 107 ID : 42.4 38.7 39.2 92 101 IL : 207.1 233.1 241.4 117 104 IN : 135.5 127.6 128.7 95 101 IA : 606.2 561.4 575.3 95 102 KS : 438.6 426.7 467.5 107 110 KY : 47.3 42.6 41.2 87 97 LA : 1.2 1.1 1.1 96 100 MI : 32.8 31.4 33.3 102 106 MN : 209.6 198.3 207.9 99 105 MS : 26.9 27.1 21.5 80 80 MO : 41.5 *39.1 41.0 99 105 MT : 1.2 1.3 1.3 110 103 NE : 560.1 *560.5 603.2 108 108 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 105 80 N ENG 3/ : 1.8 1.4 1.2 69 90 NJ : 5.1 4.3 4.8 94 111 NM : 1.0 0.6 0.7 69 109 NY : 4.0 3.1 3.6 89 115 NC : 198.7 202.0 200.1 101 99 ND : 2.9 2.6 2.8 97 107 OH : 29.4 27.7 27.2 92 98 OK : 90.1 86.4 90.6 101 105 OR : 3.4 3.6 3.5 104 98 PA : 110.6 92.7 102.9 93 111 SC : 21.4 20.9 21.0 98 101 SD : 98.9 92.6 98.1 99 106 TN : 20.0 19.5 22.1 111 113 TX : 357.1 353.4 356.1 100 101 UT : 32.7 32.0 33.3 102 104 VA : 75.1 68.8 70.1 93 102 WA : 43.9 41.5 44.1 100 106 WV : 0.8 0.9 0.8 95 85 WI : 103.9 94.2 110.2 106 117 WY : 0.6 0.6 0.6 116 116 : US : 3,884.0 *3,769.0 3,930.8 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds ---- Pounds ---- : AL : AK : 0.1 0.1 62 102 998 1,205 AZ : 40.1 37.8 54,951 50,340 1,369 1,331 AR : 1.3 1.0 1,153 876 874 915 CA : 112.5 120.1 142,217 161,035 1,264 1,341 CO : 172.3 168.2 216,308 215,578 1,255 1,282 DE-MD : 3.0 3.5 3,838 4,516 1,265 1,282 FL : 8.2 6.9 8,923 7,538 1,091 1,097 GA : 22.0 21.0 26,315 22,891 1,197 1,089 HI : 0.7 0.8 803 813 1,073 1,047 ID : 55.9 51.3 69,431 64,453 1,241 1,257 IL : IN : IA : KS : 557.5 587.0 686,303 741,859 1,231 1,264 KY : 1.8 1.8 1,562 1,608 864 874 LA : 1.1 1.1 911 1,020 840 930 MI : 37.7 36.8 49,980 50,370 1,327 1,367 MN : 67.7 66.7 91,096 92,864 1,346 1,393 MS : 0.2 0.2 135 112 769 749 MO : MT : 1.4 1.5 1,637 1,759 1,160 1,147 NE : 562.5 594.2 722,510 785,272 1,284 1,322 NV : 0.1 0.1 82 94 1,047 1,029 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.3 2,066 1,318 1,031 991 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,665 2,938 1,146 1,243 NM : 2.0 1.1 1,810 1,087 900 996 NY : 4.7 4.2 5,014 4,735 1,058 1,133 NC : 18.7 18.6 19,723 18,714 1,053 1,007 ND : OH : 9.9 8.2 11,662 9,051 1,180 1,110 OK : 2.8 2.6 2,862 2,684 1,006 1,044 OR : 1.2 1.6 1,369 1,849 1,148 1,181 PA : 81.1 69.4 103,025 81,980 1,271 1,181 SC : SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,231 1,294 883 921 TX : 474.3 480.8 566,830 571,073 1,195 1,188 UT : 42.8 44.0 51,057 52,308 1,193 1,188 VA : 1.4 1.1 1,311 1,142 908 1,005 WA : 58.0 56.2 72,260 71,463 1,247 1,271 WV : 1.3 1.2 1,174 1,132 891 960 WI : 133.4 133.4 171,239 177,872 1,284 1,334 WY : 0.7 0.8 815 971 1,168 1,157 : US 3/ : 2,675.3 2,690.5 3,329,388 3,410,781 1,244 1,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, December 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 10.5 8.0 2,330 1,132 222 142 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 21 38 288 321 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.1 6.5 4,105 2,929 450 454 IN : 1.0 0.8 126 96 130 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.6 401 300 497 491 MI : 2.6 2.2 1,136 992 441 447 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 0.6 316 88 116 158 NJ : 11.2 7.5 4,252 3,318 381 443 NM : NY : 14.5 11.3 1,397 979 96 86 NC : 0.1 0.1 62 56 470 472 ND : OH : 6.8 6.4 2,917 2,559 432 402 OK : OR : PA : 19.4 16.4 6,296 5,961 324 363 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 45 50 446 458 TX : 2.1 1.2 1,135 759 549 623 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.7 11.5 6,195 5,272 453 458 WY : : US 3/ : 97.4 74.7 31,413 24,932 322 334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : 9.9 7.8 4,997 3,686 507 471 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.4 32 42 258 119 AR : CA : 234.4 221.1 57,055 54,515 243 247 CO : 1.0 0.9 253 226 260 263 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 485 450 270 256 FL : 13.7 12.8 2,381 2,132 174 166 GA : 14.8 13.1 3,594 3,364 243 256 HI : 2.9 3.0 587 596 201 202 ID : IL : 720.3 829.4 199,826 229,808 277 277 IN : 665.9 626.2 176,127 167,129 264 267 IA : 2,703.6 2,669.6 731,635 725,857 271 272 KS : 27.2 11.5 8,960 5,218 329 455 KY : 232.7 200.0 61,870 53,774 266 269 LA : 2.7 2.7 492 423 185 159 MI : 11.1 11.1 4,330 4,293 391 389 MN : 825.6 813.4 219,525 215,089 266 264 MS : MO : 185.6 180.3 MT : 1.3 1.4 312 327 237 241 NE : 614.1 626.1 165,276 168,717 269 269 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 2.3 584 478 243 204 NJ : 12.2 13.4 1,101 1,263 90 95 NM : 0.1 0.2 20 44 211 269 NY : 3.3 3.1 717 788 215 253 NC : 983.0 973.6 251,164 253,307 256 260 ND : 14.4 13.5 3,366 3,223 234 240 OH : 109.7 103.5 29,901 28,645 272 277 OK : 425.2 421.5 119,188 118,230 280 281 OR : 15.9 17.4 4,076 3,991 257 230 PA : 281.5 286.0 71,150 69,213 253 242 SC : SD : 467.3 463.8 123,443 121,572 264 262 TN : 60.3 65.5 29,063 31,882 482 487 TX : 35.4 37.1 10,449 10,055 295 271 UT : 5.3 3.8 1,192 847 227 226 VA : 385.6 356.6 98,808 91,882 256 258 WA : 1.8 1.9 465 484 254 254 WV : 0.9 0.7 222 183 250 268 WI : 38.8 39.7 16,864 17,690 435 446 WY : 0.3 0.3 97 90 281 271 : US 3/ : 9,361.0 9,250.1 2,518,208 2,496,511 269 270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 5 5 78 105 AR : CA : CO : 69.4 90.7 10,596 14,108 153 155 DE-MD : 2.5 3.2 291 326 117 102 FL : 0.3 0.3 26 18 99 70 GA : 0.5 0.1 60 12 122 89 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 40 44 112 116 IL : 17.7 17.9 2,478 2,526 140 141 IN : 2.7 2.4 286 262 106 109 IA : 38.1 35.4 5,747 5,433 151 154 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 23 83 105 KY : 1.0 0.8 112 99 117 123 LA : 0.1 0.1 6 7 73 82 MI : 18.2 15.5 2,188 1,992 120 129 MN : 0.4 0.4 41 46 113 126 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 44 53 80 106 MT : 0.3 0.4 43 53 129 119 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 7 122 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 9 6 101 108 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.1 245 190 97 92 NJ : 10.2 9.9 978 811 96 82 NM : 2.0 1.6 206 279 102 172 NY : 3.8 3.3 328 249 87 77 NC : 0.4 0.5 41 38 101 80 ND : OH : 0.9 0.7 97 82 111 114 OK : 0.1 0.1 12 5 123 99 OR : 1.2 1.5 161 190 130 128 PA : 6.2 5.6 672 485 108 87 SC : SD : 1.3 1.2 159 146 120 121 TN : 0.6 0.7 41 53 74 77 TX : 33.4 15.1 4,413 1,855 132 123 UT : 3.1 2.4 393 325 128 135 VA : 0.7 0.4 71 43 100 101 WA : 0.3 0.2 37 37 134 157 WV : WI : 1.2 1.0 169 142 138 137 WY : 0.1 0.2 16 27 125 132 : US 3/ : 261.9 242.4 35,952 33,846 137 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2004 : 2003 :2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,255 1,206 1,289 17,177 16,192 47.8 48.4 48.8 49.2 50.4 Heifers : 800 804 851 11,078 10,347 30.5 32.3 32.2 31.7 32.2 All Cows : 523 440 462 6,023 5,069 19.9 17.7 17.5 17.3 15.8 Dairy Cows : 244 192 225 2,860 2,365 9.3 7.7 8.5 8.2 7.4 Other Cows : 279 248 237 3,163 2,704 10.6 10.0 9.0 9.1 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 48 41 40 629 550 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,626 2,492 2,642 34,907 32,158 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,953 *8,586 8,848 96,242 98,829 96.8 96.7 96.7 96.5 96.6 Sows : 281 270 276 3,215 3,271 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 Stags & Boars : 20 25 26 241 259 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,254 *8,881 9,149 99,698102,359 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 12 11 143 147 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 234 217 218 2,662 2,529 95.3 94.9 95.3 94.9 94.5 : Total 1/ : 246 228 229 2,805 2,676 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 747 *771 766 746 756 Steers 4/ : 810 *829 818 803 806 Heifers 4/ : 738 764 758 732 740 All Cows 4/ : 592 610 623 590 614 Bulls & Stags4/: 877 871 876 904 893 : Calves & Vealers: 200 206 203 194 201 : Hogs : 201 202 202 199 199 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 198 198 195 196 Sows 5/ : 317 314 312 315 313 Stags & Boars5/: 245 207 215 241 220 : Sheep : 70 69 71 68 69 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 65 65 66 66 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 69 71 68 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 2 : 6.2 1.8 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.1 0.4 18.8 3 : 72.4 25.3 4.6 40.4 32.9 7.6 2.1 16.6 4 : 59.7 1.1 0.3 50.5 12.7 37.8 7.8 1.1 5 : 313.9 120.5 42.7 143.6 75.5 68.1 7.1 27.1 6 : 480.8 240.5 172.1 58.4 17.5 40.9 9.7 1.0 7 : 1,219.3 664.1 492.6 56.4 4.4 52.1 6.1 8 : 223.4 108.4 98.0 15.1 4.4 10.7 1.8 9 : 157.8 78.2 7.3 69.7 61.9 7.7 2.7 7.5 10 : 107.2 48.6 32.7 24.1 12.1 12.0 1.9 0.3 : US 2/ : 2,641.8 1,288.9 851.1 462.0 224.9 237.1 39.8 73.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.4 1.5 2 : 16.2 15.6 0.1 0.5 12.0 1.3 10.7 3 : 643.3 641.2 2.1 0.1 9.0 0.4 8.6 4 : 1,427.7 1,334.8 91.7 1.2 2.7 1.1 1.6 5 : 2,385.8 2,281.9 101.6 2.3 33.4 4.5 29.0 6 : 468.1 442.3 25.7 0.1 13.3 0.9 12.4 7 : 3,481.2 3,410.2 49.7 21.3 35.9 0.1 35.8 8 : 478.6 473.7 4.8 93.8 1.6 92.2 9 : 214.2 214.1 0.1 25.0 0.3 24.7 10 : 32.2 32.1 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.5 : US 2/ : 9,149.3 8,847.9 275.8 25.6 228.6 10.6 218.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.0 4.5 2.4 4.0 3.4 0.7 2.1 12.2 2 : 65.4 18.0 3.8 39.3 37.2 2.1 4.4 211.6 3 : 900.2 350.5 78.6 438.8 354.1 84.7 32.3 172.1 4 : 697.1 12.7 3.9 581.2 148.6 432.5 99.3 12.6 5 : 3,438.3 1,426.5 465.6 1,458.0 857.2 600.8 88.1 302.7 6 : 6,172.8 3,200.6 2,116.4 717.7 136.0 581.7 138.1 11.0 7 :14,809.1 8,118.3 5,916.6 687.3 34.2 653.1 87.0 0.3 8 : 3,064.7 1,608.7 1,285.7 147.4 45.9 101.5 22.8 9 : 1,771.6 916.9 91.6 720.8 621.1 99.7 42.3 95.8 10 : 1,225.5 535.6 382.1 274.5 127.4 147.0 33.4 4.8 : US 2/ :32,157.5 16,192.2 10,346.6 5,069.0 2,365.0 2,704.0 549.8 823.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 18.4 18.0 0.2 0.1 21.5 4.4 17.1 2 : 145.3 142.1 1.9 1.3 141.2 15.9 125.2 3 : 6,775.8 6,757.0 18.4 0.4 108.0 9.1 98.9 4 :16,357.1 15,402.3 939.0 15.8 31.5 14.0 17.6 5 :26,937.5 25,500.6 1,409.5 27.5 396.1 59.3 336.7 6 : 5,382.4 5,120.8 260.6 1.0 262.1 14.1 248.0 7 :39,017.1 38,233.2 571.6 212.3 402.4 1.2 401.2 8 : 4,868.8 4,800.9 67.5 0.4 987.1 21.5 965.6 9 : 2,465.7 2,464.4 1.0 0.3 307.4 5.9 301.5 10 : 390.7 389.6 0.9 0.2 19.1 1.8 17.2 : US 2/ 102,358.7 98,828.7 3,270.6 259.3 2,676.2 147.3 2,529.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : Cows : : :Total 1/: Steers :Heifers:------------------------: Bulls & : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 37.4 27.9 0.3 9.3 9.3 AR : 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 CA : 119.5 49.9 6.7 60.2 52.6 7.6 2.6 7.5 CO : 167.6 86.1 80.2 1.3 0.5 0.8 DE-MD : 3.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 FL : 6.9 0.1 6.3 0.6 5.7 0.5 GA : 20.7 0.1 18.6 4.8 13.8 2.1 HI : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ID : 49.7 21.2 9.9 17.1 7.0 10.1 1.5 IL : 6.5 IN : 0.7 IA : KS : 584.3 339.5 243.3 1.5 1.5 KY : 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 LA : MI : 34.9 22.4 0.4 11.9 5.8 6.1 0.1 2.1 MN : 63.5 8.2 4.3 46.8 10.0 36.8 4.3 MS : MO : MT : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 592.3 304.3 230.3 51.8 3.7 48.1 5.8 NV : 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 NJ : 2.3 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 7.5 NM : 0.7 0.7 0.7 NY : 3.9 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.6 0.1 0.2 11.3 NC : 18.2 0.1 14.4 7.1 7.3 3.6 0.1 ND : OH : 3.2 0.3 0.2 2.6 1.6 1.0 0.1 6.3 OK : OR : 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 PA : 68.6 22.6 3.8 40.1 32.6 7.5 2.1 16.4 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 TX : 479.5 240.4 172.1 57.4 16.8 40.6 9.6 1.0 UT : 43.4 21.9 17.5 3.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 VA : 0.2 0.1 WA : 56.2 27.1 22.7 6.1 4.4 1.7 0.2 WV : 0.1 WI : 129.1 40.7 3.4 82.3 58.1 24.2 2.7 11.5 WY : : US 3/ :2,641.8 1,288.9 851.1 462.0 224.9 237.1 39.8 73.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Total 1/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 1/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.0 6.1 0.9 AK : AZ : AR : CA : 211.2 211.1 CO : 0.6 0.5 90.7 90.7 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 3.2 0.1 3.1 FL : 12.8 12.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 GA : 6.5 6.2 0.2 HI : 3.0 2.9 ID : 0.2 0.2 IL : 811.3 761.8 48.4 1.1 16.1 1.3 14.9 IN : 622.8 622.8 1.7 1.0 0.7 IA : 2,667.9 2,605.9 40.7 21.3 35.2 0.1 35.1 KS : 9.5 0.5 8.9 0.2 0.2 KY : 199.1 192.9 6.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 LA : MI : 9.3 3.5 5.8 15.2 2.2 13.1 MN : 810.7 810.7 0.2 0.1 MS : MO : 178.7 178.7 0.5 0.5 MT : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NE : 625.1 625.1 NV : 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.4 1.5 NJ : 13.3 13.1 0.1 0.1 9.9 1.0 8.9 NM : NY : 2.9 2.5 0.4 2.1 0.3 1.8 NC : 964.2 951.5 12.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 ND : 13.0 13.0 OH : 97.5 82.7 13.6 1.2 OK : 420.1 415.5 4.6 OR : 17.1 17.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.3 PA : 285.5 285.2 0.3 0.1 5.5 0.3 5.3 SC : SD : 462.8 458.2 4.6 1.1 1.1 TN : 65.3 0.8 64.4 0.7 0.1 0.5 TX : 32.5 25.4 7.2 13.2 0.9 12.3 UT : 2.1 1.9 0.2 1.9 1.6 0.3 VA : 356.1 354.3 1.8 WA : 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 WV : 0.1 0.1 WI : 34.2 0.4 33.7 0.1 0.1 WY : : US 3/ : 9,149.3 8,847.9 275.8 25.6 228.6 10.6 218.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.8 97.2 97.7 97.5 97.6 Hogs : 98.9 99.0 98.9 98.8 98.9 Sheep : 93.9 94.2 94.3 94.2 94.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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