Mt An 1-2 (2-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 25, 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. Red Meat Production Down From Previous Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.65 billion pounds in January, down 2 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in January 2004. Beef production, at 1.92 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.53 million head, down 2 percent from January 2004. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,262 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.3 million pounds, 17 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 67,700 head, down 14 percent from January 2004. The average live weight was 7 pounds below last year, at 329 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.48 million head, 4 percent below January 2004. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 270 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.4 million pounds, was down 7 percent from January 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 208,500 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 3 pounds from January a year ago. January 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. January 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 05 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan : Dec : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,924 2,042 1,915 100 94 1,924 1,915 100 Veal : 16.0 14.9 13.3 83 89 16.0 13.3 83 Pork :1,758 1,857 1,704 97 92 1,758 1,704 97 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 17.0 14.4 93 85 15.4 14.4 93 : Total Red Meat :3,714 3,931 3,647 98 93 3,714 3,647 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 05 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan : Dec : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,894 *2,012 1,885 100 94 1,894 1,885 100 Veal : 15.6 14.5 12.9 83 89 15.6 12.9 83 Pork :1,743 1,840 1,691 97 92 1,743 1,691 97 Lamb & Mutton : 14.8 16.2 13.7 93 85 14.8 13.7 93 : Total Red Meat :3,668 3,882 3,602 98 93 3,668 3,602 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 05 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan : Dec : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2004 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,526.6 2,641.8 2,476.7 98 94 2,526.6 2,476.7 98 Other : Thou : 50.2 48.8 50.9 101 104 50.2 50.9 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,576.8 *2,690.6 2,527.6 98 94 2,576.8 2,527.6 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,253 1,271 1,266 101 100 1,253 1,266 101 Other : Lbs :1,100 1,109 1,066 97 96 1,100 1,066 97 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,249 1,268 1,262 101 100 1,249 1,262 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 77.4 73.0 66.0 85 90 77.4 66.0 85 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.8 1.7 105 95 1.6 1.7 105 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 79.0 *74.8 67.7 86 91 79.0 67.7 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 328 332 327 100 98 328 327 100 Other : Lbs : 424 402 373 88 93 424 373 88 Comm'l. : Lbs : 336 334 329 98 99 336 329 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,703.5 *9,149.5 8,400.2 97 92 8,703.5 8,400.2 97 Other : Thou : 85.8 100.9 77.9 91 77 85.8 77.9 91 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,789.3 *9,250.3 8,478.1 96 92 8,789.3 8,478.1 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 269 270 270 100 100 269 270 100 Other : Lbs : 235 231 234 99 101 235 234 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 269 270 270 100 100 269 270 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 207.2 228.6 194.8 94 85 207.2 194.8 94 Other : Thou : 12.0 13.8 13.7 114 99 12.0 13.7 114 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 219.2 242.4 208.5 95 86 219.2 208.5 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 143 141 140 98 99 143 140 98 Other : Lbs : 103 118 100 97 85 103 100 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 141 140 138 98 99 141 138 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 05 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : Jan 2004 : Dec 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- Percent --- : AL : 3.3 2.3 2.6 77 113 AK : 0.1 AZ : 29.7 29.4 28.3 95 96 AR : 4.9 5.6 4.7 96 84 CA : 120.8 130.1 125.1 104 96 CO : 151.0 142.0 136.5 90 96 DE-MD : 2.6 3.2 3.1 119 96 FL : 4.7 5.3 4.5 96 84 GA : 13.0 15.2 14.1 108 93 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.7 74 76 ID : 40.7 39.2 22.5 55 57 IL : 205.8 241.4 213.1 104 88 IN : 128.0 128.7 118.1 92 92 IA : 583.0 575.3 513.5 88 89 KS : 429.3 467.5 436.9 102 93 KY : 46.4 41.2 40.2 87 98 LA : 1.2 1.1 1.0 88 90 MI : 28.7 33.3 32.6 113 98 MN : 194.3 207.9 194.4 100 94 MS : 26.8 21.5 25.9 97 120 MO : 36.0 41.0 41.8 116 102 MT : 1.1 1.3 1.2 108 87 NE : 533.9 603.2 562.4 105 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 74 100 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.2 1.0 72 80 NJ : 4.3 4.8 4.2 98 87 NM : 0.8 0.7 0.5 67 80 NY : 3.2 3.6 2.8 87 78 NC : 171.7 200.1 190.4 111 95 ND : 2.4 2.8 2.8 117 100 OH : 28.1 27.2 25.5 91 94 OK : 84.5 90.6 87.9 104 97 OR : 3.1 3.5 3.0 99 86 PA : 95.3 102.9 90.2 95 88 SC : 20.1 21.0 20.2 101 96 SD : 94.5 98.1 77.8 82 79 TN : 20.2 22.1 18.1 89 82 TX : 367.5 356.1 350.9 96 99 UT : 34.8 33.3 36.7 106 110 VA : 59.9 *70.0 61.2 102 87 WA : 38.1 44.1 45.0 118 102 WV : 0.7 0.8 0.6 85 73 WI : 96.8 110.2 103.8 107 94 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.6 112 94 : US : 3,714.0 *3,930.9 3,646.9 98 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds ---- Pounds ---- : AL : AK : 0.1 63 1,158 AZ : AR : 1.3 1.1 1,109 1,045 837 926 CA : 111.1 120.0 141,630 158,092 1,275 1,317 CO : 184.7 160.0 233,986 207,378 1,267 1,296 DE-MD : 2.9 3.4 3,617 4,392 1,256 1,295 FL : GA : 17.4 21.9 21,623 22,171 1,240 1,013 HI : 0.9 0.7 1,039 701 1,110 1,073 ID : 53.4 28.7 66,718 37,243 1,249 1,296 IL : IN : IA : KS : 545.0 551.6 667,938 688,369 1,226 1,248 KY : 1.7 1.6 1,468 1,438 869 882 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,131 948 867 901 MI : 31.9 36.0 42,978 49,591 1,347 1,376 MN : 60.0 62.3 84,182 88,588 1,402 1,421 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.4 1,411 1,558 1,160 1,147 NE : 524.9 555.2 682,102 727,675 1,299 1,311 NV : 0.1 0.1 120 92 1,040 1,120 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.2 1,726 1,207 1,051 995 NJ : 1.9 2.3 2,295 2,830 1,218 1,211 NM : 1.5 0.9 1,502 900 978 1,002 NY : 4.1 3.4 4,315 3,825 1,056 1,119 NC : 16.4 17.9 16,906 17,328 1,031 969 ND : OH : 11.4 9.5 13,373 10,839 1,174 1,140 OK : 2.7 2.2 2,885 50 1,059 23 OR : 0.9 1.4 924 1,771 1,026 1,241 PA : 74.2 64.1 94,038 77,775 1,267 1,213 SC : SD : TN : 1.5 1.3 1,324 1,258 907 978 TX : 493.6 473.6 587,666 564,267 1,190 1,191 UT : 45.5 48.1 54,207 57,710 1,192 1,200 VA : 1.2 1.3 1,251 1,337 1,021 1,025 WA : 50.7 59.0 62,108 73,737 1,225 1,249 WV : 1.0 0.9 956 868 934 942 WI : 118.5 124.5 155,188 167,284 1,309 1,343 WY : 0.6 0.8 775 904 1,199 1,173 : US 3/ : 2,576.8 2,527.6 3,218,688 3,189,529 1,249 1,262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 8.8 8.9 1,901 1,218 215 136 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 19 25 314 299 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 7.4 6.9 3,467 2,874 468 414 IN : 0.5 0.7 69 86 127 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.6 290 295 491 475 MI : 1.9 1.7 825 729 444 424 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 0.5 244 83 114 171 NJ : 9.7 5.9 3,406 2,565 352 438 NM : NY : 9.8 9.1 931 764 95 84 NC : 0.1 0.1 31 43 449 479 ND : OH : 6.3 4.6 2,722 1,844 433 399 OK : OR : PA : 14.1 14.6 4,943 5,547 351 381 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 46 72 530 519 TX : 1.7 1.1 1,023 641 606 571 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 13.3 11.4 5,995 5,167 452 452 WY : : US 3/ : 79.0 67.7 26,541 22,285 336 329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : 9.4 9.0 4,816 4,292 512 475 AK : 0.1 9 179 AZ : 0.1 0.4 38 50 252 134 AR : CA : 227.0 207.7 54,619 50,392 241 243 CO : 1.1 1.0 263 262 244 275 DE-MD : 1.6 1.8 428 482 273 264 FL : 6.5 6.6 1,183 1,126 181 171 GA : 12.1 9.3 2,991 2,297 248 246 HI : 2.4 2.0 470 397 197 197 ID : 16.5 12.8 5,434 4,193 328 326 IL : 728.8 760.8 203,036 210,976 279 277 IN : 630.2 574.3 166,246 153,724 264 268 IA : 2,643.7 2,425.5 714,117 660,453 270 272 KS : KY : 226.4 197.2 60,682 52,509 268 266 LA : 1.9 1.7 380 325 203 190 MI : 10.4 10.2 4,030 3,895 389 384 MN : 762.1 750.2 203,085 198,914 266 265 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.2 285 282 238 240 NE : 596.3 578.5 160,063 156,398 268 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.2 342 251 239 212 NJ : 9.1 9.8 925 1,033 101 105 NM : 0.1 0.2 31 54 211 267 NY : 2.6 2.2 569 493 217 222 NC : 857.1 935.7 216,163 241,618 252 258 ND : 11.4 13.7 2,690 3,219 237 236 OH : 100.1 93.9 27,187 25,740 271 274 OK : 396.1 415.6 110,986 116,919 280 281 OR : 16.1 14.8 4,049 3,309 252 223 PA : 225.1 230.8 56,411 55,786 251 242 SC : SD : 446.4 360.8 118,184 94,254 265 261 TN : 61.1 53.7 29,327 26,028 480 485 TX : 27.4 28.3 7,686 6,950 280 246 UT : 4.1 3.3 880 766 217 229 VA : 308.0 313.6 78,565 80,018 255 255 WA : 1.6 1.7 414 431 255 253 WV : 0.8 0.6 194 154 257 259 WI : 41.0 40.1 18,428 17,768 449 443 WY : 0.4 0.3 110 86 265 250 : US 3/ : 8,789.3 8,478.1 2,363,663 2,288,114 269 270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : 0.1 5 105 CA : CO : 62.6 74.7 9,751 11,436 156 153 DE-MD : 2.7 3.1 327 330 123 105 FL : 0.2 0.2 15 12 76 80 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 39 36 113 108 IL : 14.3 15.3 2,107 2,180 147 142 IN : 1.8 1.6 187 162 103 104 IA : 29.7 32.3 4,544 5,105 153 158 KS : 0.2 0.3 15 24 91 91 KY : 0.9 0.8 111 103 124 124 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 9 86 85 MI : 16.0 15.1 1,933 2,034 121 135 MN : 0.2 0.2 22 22 113 120 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 29 39 83 91 MT : 0.3 0.2 41 30 128 128 NE : 0.1 0.1 7 11 120 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 6 8 99 99 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.4 153 143 104 99 NJ : 9.2 10.6 905 889 99 84 NM : 1.8 1.3 188 161 102 125 NY : 2.7 3.6 263 260 96 73 NC : 0.2 0.7 17 54 104 81 ND : OH : 0.9 0.9 118 94 126 105 OK : OR : 0.9 1.2 128 141 140 122 PA : 5.1 4.2 543 403 107 95 SC : SD : 0.7 0.6 88 79 123 123 TN : 0.6 0.7 42 56 75 75 TX : 27.3 12.2 3,696 1,446 136 118 UT : 2.7 2.5 344 340 126 134 VA : 0.7 0.5 66 41 99 90 WA : 0.2 0.2 29 27 134 148 WV : WI : 0.9 0.7 120 98 133 136 WY : 0.2 0.1 22 18 138 129 : US 3/ : 219.2 208.5 30,833 28,758 141 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2004 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2004 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,222 1,289 1,226 1,222 1,226 48.4 48.8 49.5 48.4 49.5 Heifers : 810 851 767 810 767 32.1 32.2 31.0 32.1 31.0 All Cows : 455 462 442 455 442 18.0 17.5 17.8 18.0 17.8 Dairy Cows : 219 225 217 219 217 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.7 Other Cows : 236 237 225 236 225 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.1 Bulls & Stags : 40 40 43 40 43 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,527 2,642 2,477 2,527 2,477 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,423 8,848 8,124 8,423 8,124 96.8 96.7 96.7 96.8 96.7 Sows : 260 276 255 260 255 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Stags & Boars : 20 26 21 20 21 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,703 9,149 8,400 8,703 8,400 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 11 10 10 10 4.8 4.7 5.2 4.8 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 197 218 185 197 185 95.2 95.3 94.8 95.2 94.8 : Total 1/ : 207 229 195 207 195 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 753 766 765 753 765 Steers 4/ : 810 818 815 810 815 Heifers 4/ : 744 758 755 744 755 All Cows 4/ : 608 623 627 608 627 Bulls & Stags4/: 910 876 919 910 919 : Calves & Vealers: 202 203 200 202 200 : Hogs : 201 202 202 201 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 198 199 197 199 Sows 5/ : 316 312 309 316 309 Stags & Boars5/: 239 215 210 239 210 : Sheep : 72 71 70 72 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 65 67 68 67 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 71 71 72 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 2 : 5.5 1.6 0.4 3.2 3.0 0.1 0.3 14.9 3 : 66.0 25.9 14.7 4 : 59.0 1.2 0.3 49.9 12.8 37.2 7.6 5 : 282.2 107.9 34.1 133.1 71.1 62.0 7.1 25.2 6 : 473.6 250.8 152.5 57.9 15.9 42.0 12.5 0.9 7 : 1,127.2 613.2 452.4 54.7 4.6 50.1 6.9 8 : 218.5 113.3 9 : 156.3 78.0 7.1 69.2 64.5 4.7 2.1 8.6 10 : 87.4 33.5 26.0 25.2 13.6 11.6 2.6 : US 2/ : 2,476.7 1,225.8 766.6 441.8 216.5 225.3 42.5 66.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 1.0 2 : 11.8 11.6 0.1 0.1 11.5 1.3 10.2 3 : 545.0 543.5 1.5 7.7 0.3 7.3 4 : 1,391.7 1,310.5 79.3 1.9 2.9 1.1 1.8 5 : 2,197.3 2,093.6 101.9 1.8 30.0 4.4 25.6 6 : 454.5 433.3 10.5 0.5 10.0 7 : 3,191.6 3,127.0 32.8 0.1 32.7 8 : 375.8 372.7 3.1 77.3 1.7 75.6 9 : 203.3 203.2 10 : 28.2 28.1 0.1 1.2 1.2 : US 2/ : 8,400.2 8,124.5 254.6 21.1 194.8 10.1 184.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.2 98.0 98.1 98.0 Calves : 98.0 97.7 97.5 98.0 97.5 Hogs : 99.0 98.9 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 94.5 94.3 93.4 94.5 93.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 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 Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Types of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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