Mt An 1-2 (3-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 24, 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. Pork Production At Record High For February Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.42 billion pounds in February, up 1 percent from the 3.40 billion pounds produced in February 2004. Beef production, at 1.77 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.34 million head, down 4 percent from February 2004. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,254 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.1 million pounds, 16 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 61,900 head, down 13 percent from February 2004. The average live weight was 8 pounds below last year, at 328 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.63 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.10 million head, 3 percent above February 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 270 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.2 million pounds, was up 3 percent from February 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 215,000 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 1 pound from February a year ago. January to February 2005 commercial red meat production was 7.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 17 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. February 2004 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2005 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 05 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Feb : Jan : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,804 *1,917 1,767 98 92 3,730 3,684 99 Veal : 14.5 13.3 12.1 84 91 30.5 25.4 83 Pork :1,571 1,704 1,629 104 96 3,330 3,333 100 Lamb & Mutton : 14.8 14.4 15.2 103 105 30.3 29.6 98 : Total Red Meat :3,405 *3,648 3,423 101 94 7,120 7,071 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 05 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Feb : Jan : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,775 1,885 1,740 98 92 3,669 3,625 99 Veal : 14.1 12.9 11.7 83 91 29.7 24.7 83 Pork :1,557 1,691 1,616 104 96 3,300 3,307 100 Lamb & Mutton : 14.1 13.7 14.6 104 107 28.9 28.3 98 : Total Red Meat :3,360 3,602 3,382 101 94 7,028 6,984 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 05 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Feb : Jan : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,380.9 2,476.7 2,297.2 96 93 4,907.4 4,773.9 97 Other : Thou : 48.3 50.9 44.1 91 86 100.4 95.0 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,429.2 2,527.6 2,341.2 96 93 5,007.8 4,868.9 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,235 1,266 1,257 102 99 1,243 1,262 102 Other : Lbs :1,101 *1,112 1,099 100 99 1,101 1,106 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,233 *1,263 1,254 102 99 1,241 1,259 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 70.1 66.0 60.5 86 92 147.6 126.5 86 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.7 1.4 100 84 3.0 3.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 71.5 67.7 61.9 87 91 150.5 129.6 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 334 327 326 97 100 333 327 98 Other : Lbs : 414 *384 428 103 111 414 404 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 336 329 328 98 99 336 329 98 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,804.5 8,400.2 8,030.4 103 96 16,507.9 16,430.7 100 Other : Thou : 82.9 77.9 73.4 89 94 170.4 151.3 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,887.4 8,478.1 8,103.8 103 96 16,678.4 16,581.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 270 270 101 100 269 270 101 Other : Lbs : 235 *238 234 99 98 235 236 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 270 270 101 100 268 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 199.1 194.8 204.3 103 105 406.3 399.1 98 Other : Thou : 13.4 13.7 10.7 80 78 26.2 24.4 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 212.5 208.5 215.0 101 103 432.5 423.5 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 140 142 101 101 142 141 100 Other : Lbs : 112 *101 107 95 106 110 103 94 Comm'l. : Lbs : 139 138 140 101 102 140 139 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 05 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Feb 2004 : Jan 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.0 2.6 2.5 81 95 AK : AZ : 25.7 28.3 26.0 101 92 AR : 5.4 4.7 3.9 73 85 CA : 105.4 125.1 107.4 102 86 CO : 145.0 136.5 128.6 89 94 DE-MD : 2.5 3.1 2.9 118 94 FL : 4.4 4.5 4.1 93 92 GA : 11.2 14.1 11.5 102 81 HI : 0.8 0.7 0.7 88 98 ID : 35.3 22.5 17.9 51 80 IL : 194.7 213.1 207.4 107 97 IN : 111.5 118.1 113.0 101 96 IA : 500.1 513.5 508.4 102 99 KS : 414.9 436.9 423.2 102 97 KY : 40.3 40.2 38.6 96 96 LA : 1.3 1.0 1.1 87 109 MI : 28.0 32.6 25.3 90 78 MN : 173.9 194.4 182.1 105 94 MS : 23.5 25.9 24.0 102 93 MO : 32.4 41.8 38.2 118 91 MT : 1.2 1.2 1.2 98 103 NE : 483.3 562.4 511.6 106 91 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 101 100 N ENG 3/ : 0.8 1.0 0.8 102 85 NJ : 3.6 4.2 3.6 98 85 NM : 0.8 0.5 0.4 53 75 NY : 2.9 2.8 2.7 92 96 NC : 166.1 190.4 175.3 106 92 ND : 2.4 2.8 2.7 114 97 OH : 25.5 25.5 21.6 85 85 OK : 83.7 *89.5 78.3 94 87 OR : 3.1 3.0 2.9 93 95 PA : 97.6 90.2 88.0 90 98 SC : 19.3 20.2 18.8 97 93 SD : 74.0 77.8 77.7 105 100 TN : 19.7 18.1 15.7 80 87 TX : 341.3 350.9 320.4 94 91 UT : 30.7 36.7 34.0 111 93 VA : 57.0 61.2 54.3 95 89 WA : 35.5 45.0 47.8 135 106 WV : 0.6 0.6 0.4 68 72 WI : 95.5 103.8 97.4 102 94 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.5 101 83 : US : 3,404.8 *3,648.5 3,423.0 101 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, February 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 : 0.5 0.5 402 420 841 863 AK : 0.1 0.1 71 65 1,182 1,159 AZ : AR : 1.2 0.8 1,025 762 869 919 CA : 101.0 99.7 127,854 129,629 1,266 1,301 CO : 175.8 150.3 221,953 193,114 1,263 1,285 DE-MD : 2.7 3.3 3,461 4,261 1,269 1,296 FL : GA : 15.0 19.0 17,833 17,687 1,191 930 HI : 0.8 0.7 830 702 1,082 1,058 ID : 46.2 22.5 57,810 29,959 1,250 1,331 IL : IN : IA : KS : 541.8 540.8 643,216 666,307 1,187 1,232 KY : 1.6 1.6 1,370 1,421 860 914 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,175 993 882 911 MI : 31.3 28.2 41,426 38,613 1,326 1,368 MN : 50.5 52.1 70,573 74,648 1,396 1,433 MS : MO : MT : 1.5 1.4 1,678 1,640 1,150 1,143 NE : 487.8 500.5 623,668 653,478 1,279 1,306 NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.9 1.0 935 1,014 1,007 1,014 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,067 2,400 1,155 1,204 NM : 1.3 0.6 1,307 617 987 1,007 NY : 3.5 3.1 3,870 3,689 1,095 1,184 NC : 15.0 15.3 15,406 15,192 1,026 991 ND : OH : 9.4 7.7 10,846 8,747 1,151 1,133 OK : 3.2 2.1 3,561 2,238 1,097 1,070 OR : 1.0 1.4 1,060 1,676 1,065 1,240 PA : 74.4 61.9 90,805 74,152 1,221 1,199 SC : SD : TN : 1.2 1.2 1,131 1,073 932 923 TX : 458.2 434.1 540,501 512,012 1,180 1,180 UT : 40.2 45.0 47,713 53,251 1,188 1,183 VA : 1.2 1.1 1,251 1,142 1,039 1,042 WA : 48.1 61.4 57,830 76,881 1,203 1,253 WV : 0.8 0.6 830 605 989 974 WI : 114.4 114.4 154,295 157,332 1,348 1,376 WY : 0.6 0.6 755 690 1,193 1,168 : US 3/ : 2,429.2 2,341.2 2,993,963 2,936,554 1,233 1,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 8.5 8.7 1,784 1,165 209 134 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 29 286 FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 95 83 448 477 HI : ID : IL : 7.4 6.5 3,265 2,970 439 459 IN : 0.7 0.5 85 57 127 121 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.5 249 255 503 512 MI : 2.1 1.9 895 790 436 421 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.7 0.5 128 78 189 170 NJ : 8.0 5.1 2,813 2,223 351 437 NM : NY : 9.8 9.1 942 818 96 90 NC : 0.1 0.1 50 40 488 482 ND : OH : 5.7 3.9 2,365 1,557 414 395 OK : 0.1 0.1 39 48 418 401 OR : PA : 13.7 13.6 5,144 5,307 375 389 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 37 41 501 511 TX : 1.4 1.6 838 738 617 471 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.0 8.7 4,951 3,882 451 446 WY : : US 3/ : 71.5 61.9 24,011 20,291 336 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 9.3 8.4 4,508 3,874 487 459 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.3 59 37 258 142 AR : CA : 180.3 194.2 44,049 46,800 244 241 CO : 0.9 0.8 227 221 244 269 DE-MD : 1.6 1.6 433 406 267 258 FL : 8.6 6.0 1,544 1,094 180 183 GA : 11.3 9.2 2,784 2,184 247 237 HI : 2.0 1.9 415 384 207 200 ID : 14.7 11.3 4,795 3,673 327 325 IL : 713.7 728.3 195,383 201,928 274 277 IN : 553.0 549.6 145,356 147,119 263 268 IA : 2,245.0 2,397.4 602,589 653,074 268 272 KS : KY : 199.5 188.3 52,728 50,255 264 267 LA : 2.2 2.0 499 420 222 209 MI : 9.4 7.0 3,745 2,570 397 366 MN : 696.1 723.5 184,253 192,825 265 267 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.1 278 267 241 240 NE : 514.3 560.8 137,225 151,213 267 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.2 257 246 225 211 NJ : 7.0 9.7 718 995 102 103 NM : 0.1 0.1 30 24 292 290 NY : 2.0 2.2 442 471 225 214 NC : 829.3 865.5 210,646 222,859 254 258 ND : 10.8 13.3 2,563 3,148 237 236 OH : 94.3 82.1 25,475 22,319 270 272 OK : 390.9 362.1 108,571 102,786 278 284 OR : 15.4 14.1 3,958 3,075 257 218 PA : 223.8 224.5 55,902 55,051 250 245 SC : SD : 348.4 363.0 91,480 95,138 263 262 TN : 60.1 46.7 28,369 22,589 472 483 TX : 28.1 28.0 7,993 7,015 284 250 UT : 3.7 3.2 771 762 211 237 VA : 294.0 277.3 74,742 71,046 254 256 WA : 1.3 1.7 339 443 259 255 WV : 0.7 0.5 175 124 260 265 WI : 40.4 38.0 18,097 17,069 448 449 WY : 0.3 0.4 78 115 260 264 : US 3/ : 7,887.4 8,103.8 2,112,505 2,187,417 268 270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 0.1 6 101 AR : CA : CO : 66.8 81.6 10,076 12,372 151 152 DE-MD : 2.2 2.3 268 235 121 103 FL : 0.2 0.2 16 10 66 68 GA : HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 25 23 119 120 IL : 13.7 15.7 1,992 2,255 145 144 IN : 1.7 1.3 176 143 106 109 IA : 28.1 38.2 4,427 5,589 158 146 KS : 0.2 0.1 16 10 89 93 KY : 0.8 0.9 103 109 128 124 LA : 0.3 0.3 35 36 119 125 MI : 15.7 12.5 1,925 1,750 122 141 MN : 0.2 0.2 28 24 118 123 MS : MO : 0.4 0.3 36 32 85 96 MT : 0.3 0.2 34 31 130 123 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 10 121 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 6 6 104 104 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.0 115 104 107 101 NJ : 7.4 7.0 743 582 100 84 NM : 1.9 1.7 236 207 124 124 NY : 2.9 1.6 274 145 94 90 NC : 0.4 0.2 34 13 78 72 ND : OH : 0.7 0.3 76 38 116 114 OK : OR : 1.0 1.2 138 162 132 140 PA : 5.5 3.7 615 336 111 91 SC : SD : 1.0 0.7 121 85 123 123 TN : 0.5 0.8 38 68 81 81 TX : 24.4 8.7 3,194 1,066 131 122 UT : 2.7 2.4 356 342 133 140 VA : 0.8 0.5 78 46 96 92 WA : 0.2 0.2 28 21 144 112 WV : WI : 0.7 0.5 98 71 138 131 WY : 0.1 0.1 18 17 141 134 : US 3/ : 212.5 215.0 29,601 30,125 139 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,123 1,226 1,130 2,344 2,355 47.2 49.5 49.2 47.8 49.3 Heifers : 828 767 751 1,638 1,518 34.8 31.0 32.7 33.4 31.8 All Cows : 395 442 377 850 819 16.5 17.8 16.4 17.4 17.1 Dairy Cows : 206 217 185 425 402 8.6 8.7 8.1 8.7 8.4 Other Cows : 189 225 192 425 417 7.9 9.1 8.3 8.7 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 35 43 40 75 82 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,381 2,477 2,297 4,907 4,774 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,528 8,124 7,769 15,951 15,893 96.5 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.7 Sows : 256 255 240 516 495 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 Stags & Boars : 21 21 21 41 42 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,804 8,400 8,030 16,508 16,431 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 10 9 20 19 5.0 5.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 Lambs & Yrlngs : 189 185 195 386 380 95.0 94.8 95.5 95.1 95.2 : Total 1/ : 199 195 204 406 399 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 750 765 762 751 764 Steers 4/ : 798 815 807 804 812 Heifers 4/ : 735 755 749 739 752 All Cows 4/ : 624 627 634 616 630 Bulls & Stags4/: 883 919 912 897 915 : Calves & Vealers: 207 200 198 205 199 : Hogs : 200 202 202 201 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 199 199 197 199 Sows 5/ : 317 309 308 317 308 Stags & Boars5/: 201 210 212 218 211 : Sheep : 71 70 72 71 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 67 67 68 68 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 71 72 71 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, February 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 2 : 5.0 1.4 0.3 3.0 2.9 0.1 0.3 14.2 3 : 64.1 25.4 13.7 4 : 51.8 1.1 0.4 43.5 10.1 33.4 6.9 5 : 258.5 101.3 32.5 117.9 60.3 57.6 6.8 21.3 6 : 433.2 234.6 144.7 43.9 13.8 30.1 10.0 1.4 7 : 1,062.7 575.1 432.4 48.0 2.8 45.2 7.1 8 : 204.0 86.8 9 : 133.2 67.9 6.0 57.3 54.3 2.9 2.0 8.4 10 : 84.0 35.6 26.5 19.1 11.3 7.8 2.8 : US 2/ : 2,297.2 1,129.5 751.3 376.7 185.0 191.6 39.6 60.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.9 2 : 11.7 11.5 0.2 7.9 1.1 6.8 3 : 502.1 500.7 1.4 0.1 6.4 0.3 6.1 4 : 1,291.9 1,221.3 69.1 1.5 2.5 1.0 1.5 5 : 2,101.6 2,004.5 95.3 1.9 28.1 4.3 23.9 6 : 397.5 378.4 7.0 0.2 6.8 7 : 3,131.2 3,063.6 38.4 0.1 38.3 8 : 377.4 372.1 5.3 84.3 1.8 82.5 9 : 190.0 189.9 10 : 26.0 26.0 0.1 1.2 1.1 : US 2/ : 8,030.4 7,768.8 240.3 21.3 204.3 9.2 195.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - February 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 2 : 10.5 3.0 0.7 6.2 5.9 0.2 0.6 29.1 3 : 130.0 51.3 28.4 4 : 110.9 2.4 0.7 93.4 22.8 70.5 14.4 5 : 540.7 209.2 66.6 251.0 131.4 119.6 13.9 46.5 6 : 906.8 485.3 297.2 101.7 29.7 72.1 22.5 2.3 7 : 2,189.9 1,188.3 884.9 102.7 7.4 95.3 14.0 0.1 8 : 422.5 200.1 9 : 289.5 145.9 13.1 126.5 118.8 7.7 4.0 17.1 10 : 171.3 69.0 52.5 44.4 25.0 19.4 5.4 : US 2/ : 4,773.9 2,355.3 1,517.9 818.5 401.6 416.9 82.2 126.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.9 2 : 23.5 23.1 0.3 0.1 19.5 2.5 17.0 3 : 1,047.1 1,044.1 2.8 0.1 14.0 0.7 13.4 4 : 2,683.6 2,531.7 148.4 3.5 5.4 2.1 3.3 5 : 4,299.0 4,098.1 197.2 3.7 58.1 8.7 49.4 6 : 852.1 811.7 17.5 0.7 16.8 7 : 6,322.8 6,190.6 71.2 0.2 71.1 8 : 753.3 744.9 8.4 161.6 3.5 158.1 9 : 393.3 393.1 10 : 54.2 54.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 : US 2/ :16,430.7 15,893.3 494.9 42.5 399.1 19.3 379.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.0 Calves : 98.0 97.5 97.7 98.0 97.6 Hogs : 98.9 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 93.7 93.4 95.0 94.0 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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