Mt An 1-2 (4-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 22, 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 March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.88 billion pounds in March, down 2 percent from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in March 2004. Beef production, at 2.04 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 5 percent from March 2004. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,238 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.3 million pounds, 6 percent below March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 67,900 head, down 11 percent from March 2004. The average live weight was 20 pounds above last year, at 328 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.80 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.95 million head, 1 percent below March 2004. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.5 million pounds, was down 12 percent from March 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 280,300 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, down 5 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2005 commercial red meat production was 11.0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 13 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 7 percent. March 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2005 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 05 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar : Feb : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,108 1,767 2,043 97 116 5,837 5,726 98 Veal : 14.1 12.1 13.3 94 110 44.6 38.7 87 Pork :1,801 1,629 1,803 100 111 5,131 5,136 100 Lamb & Mutton : 22.2 15.2 19.5 88 128 52.5 49.1 93 : Total Red Meat :3,945 3,423 3,879 98 113 11,065 10,950 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 05 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar : Feb : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,076 1,740 2,012 97 116 5,744 5,636 98 Veal : 13.6 11.7 12.9 95 110 43.4 37.6 87 Pork :1,785 1,616 1,788 100 111 5,085 5,095 100 Lamb & Mutton : 21.5 14.6 18.8 87 128 50.4 47.1 94 : Total Red Meat :3,895 3,382 3,831 98 113 10,923 10,816 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 05 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar : Feb : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,818.1 2,297.2 2,674.4 95 116 7,725.5 7,448.3 96 Other : Thou : 51.3 44.1 49.0 96 111 151.6 144.0 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,869.3 2,341.2 2,723.4 95 116 7,877.1 7,592.3 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,219 1,257 1,240 102 99 1,234 1,255 102 Other : Lbs :1,098 1,099 1,107 101 101 1,100 1,106 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,217 1,254 1,238 102 99 1,232 1,251 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 74.7 60.5 66.5 89 110 222.3 193.0 87 Other : Thou : 1.8 1.4 1.4 81 102 4.7 4.5 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 76.4 61.9 67.9 89 110 227.0 197.5 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 306 326 327 106 100 324 327 101 Other : Lbs : 426 428 388 91 91 419 399 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 308 328 328 107 100 326 328 101 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,941.6 8,030.4 8,856.6 99 110 25,449.6 25,287.2 99 Other : Thou : 96.9 73.4 89.5 92 122 267.3 240.8 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,038.5 8,103.8 8,946.1 99 110 25,716.9 25,528.0 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 270 271 101 100 268 270 101 Other : Lbs : 234 234 238 101 102 235 236 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 270 271 101 100 268 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 294.7 204.3 268.1 91 131 701.0 667.2 95 Other : Thou : 12.4 10.7 12.2 99 114 38.6 36.6 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 307.1 215.0 280.3 91 130 739.6 703.8 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 145 142 140 96 98 143 141 98 Other : Lbs : 113 107 113 100 106 111 107 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 144 140 139 96 99 142 139 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 05 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar 2004 : Feb 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 3.1 2.5 2.9 91 116 AK : AZ : 31.6 26.0 30.0 95 116 AR : 5.4 3.9 4.9 89 123 CA : 122.9 107.4 126.2 103 117 CO : 170.8 128.6 141.9 83 110 DE-MD : 3.0 2.9 3.3 110 114 FL : 4.9 4.1 5.0 101 121 GA : 11.0 11.5 12.7 115 111 HI : 0.9 0.7 0.8 88 116 ID : 42.7 17.9 28.7 67 160 IL : 237.2 207.4 230.8 97 111 IN : 128.2 113.0 126.7 99 112 IA : 579.9 508.4 566.4 98 111 KS : 493.0 423.2 482.5 98 114 KY : 42.7 38.6 39.6 93 102 LA : 1.2 1.1 1.3 103 115 MI : 32.8 25.3 32.9 100 130 MN : 202.0 182.1 191.6 95 105 MS : 24.4 24.0 25.4 104 106 MO : 37.9 38.2 43.1 114 113 MT : 1.2 1.2 1.1 92 96 NE : 555.3 511.6 594.5 107 116 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 140 N ENG 3/ : 1.0 0.8 0.9 88 110 NJ : 4.3 3.6 4.1 96 116 NM : 0.8 0.4 0.6 70 148 NY : 3.6 2.7 3.0 85 112 NC : 192.5 175.3 201.6 105 115 ND : 2.9 2.7 3.1 106 114 OH : 27.7 21.6 24.8 90 115 OK : 93.5 78.3 93.6 100 120 OR : 3.7 2.9 3.8 102 133 PA : 106.4 88.0 97.2 91 110 SC : 21.7 18.8 21.4 98 114 SD : 77.7 77.7 85.0 109 109 TN : 22.4 15.7 19.2 86 123 TX : 406.9 320.4 380.4 93 119 UT : 33.0 34.0 35.6 108 105 VA : 69.9 54.3 60.8 87 112 WA : 36.6 47.8 44.3 121 93 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.4 85 104 WI : 106.7 97.4 105.7 99 109 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.6 111 111 : US : 3,945.0 3,423.0 3,878.6 98 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.7 0.6 623 600 884 933 AK : AZ : AR : 1.2 0.9 1,159 788 955 883 CA : 111.7 117.3 145,933 151,807 1,307 1,294 CO : 205.9 167.0 254,046 209,225 1,234 1,253 DE-MD : 3.4 3.8 4,370 4,980 1,272 1,295 FL : GA : 14.0 19.4 16,993 19,281 1,211 996 HI : 0.9 0.8 1,004 855 1,101 1,067 ID : 55.9 35.7 69,726 45,814 1,248 1,282 IL : IN : IA : KS : 654.0 626.6 767,170 755,554 1,173 1,206 KY : 1.7 1.7 1,458 1,489 874 885 LA : 1.1 1.4 986 1,239 861 899 MI : 37.3 37.1 49,773 50,552 1,336 1,364 MN : 56.1 53.8 79,358 77,549 1,416 1,442 MS : MO : MT : 1.5 1.4 1,714 1,564 1,139 1,147 NE : 576.1 594.4 722,846 762,321 1,255 1,282 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.0 1,092 1,054 1,015 1,039 NJ : 2.2 2.2 2,538 2,715 1,173 1,238 NM : 1.4 0.9 1,414 946 1,006 1,007 NY : 3.9 3.3 4,314 3,844 1,103 1,171 NC : 19.4 17.5 19,929 17,545 1,029 1,005 ND : OH : 9.0 8.2 10,109 9,393 1,129 1,140 OK : 2.9 2.4 3,142 2,593 1,079 1,095 OR : 1.2 1.5 1,286 1,805 1,067 1,222 PA : 79.8 68.6 93,962 83,229 1,177 1,214 SC : SD : TN : 1.5 1.3 1,314 1,217 893 935 TX : 555.3 515.4 645,755 603,911 1,163 1,172 UT : 44.1 47.3 51,413 55,778 1,167 1,179 VA : 1.4 1.1 1,418 1,115 997 1,028 WA : 49.8 57.5 59,021 71,019 1,184 1,236 WV : 0.7 0.7 675 642 918 980 WI : 126.8 121.8 168,355 166,104 1,328 1,363 WY : 0.6 0.7 653 783 1,152 1,153 : US 3/ : 2,869.3 2,723.4 3,491,935 3,371,550 1,217 1,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 33 470 CA : 9.6 9.5 1,698 1,194 177 126 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 23 22 348 298 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 94 54 518 543 HI : ID : IL : 6.7 7.1 2,952 3,054 444 432 IN : 0.3 0.2 44 27 137 143 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.4 331 177 512 502 MI : 2.2 1.9 965 788 441 414 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.9 0.6 177 84 205 152 NJ : 9.5 6.2 3,169 2,753 335 442 NM : NY : 14.2 10.4 1,455 925 102 89 NC : 0.1 0.1 64 33 460 470 ND : OH : 5.4 4.5 2,228 1,785 416 400 OK : 0.2 0.1 70 62 443 420 OR : PA : 14.3 13.8 4,781 5,387 335 391 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 62 74 594 507 TX : 1.6 0.9 961 485 608 567 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 9.0 11.3 4,100 5,154 453 456 WY : : US 3/ : 76.4 67.9 23,511 22,276 308 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 10.0 9.4 4,732 4,412 471 467 AK : AZ : 0.8 0.4 155 82 200 197 AR : 13.6 14.0 6,875 7,024 505 501 CA : 219.6 219.6 54,610 54,021 249 246 CO : 1.1 0.9 253 264 236 286 DE-MD : 1.4 1.3 390 327 271 254 FL : 8.5 7.3 1,598 1,451 187 200 GA : 13.9 11.0 3,388 2,601 244 237 HI : 2.3 2.0 450 416 197 206 ID : 17.7 12.1 5,820 3,947 329 326 IL : 820.4 807.8 225,568 224,552 275 278 IN : 636.0 615.8 166,242 164,721 261 267 IA : 2,591.4 2,573.7 695,469 701,942 268 273 KS : KY : 211.6 191.9 55,958 51,531 264 269 LA : 2.4 2.4 537 495 223 206 MI : 10.5 8.2 3,924 3,222 373 395 MN : 818.0 764.9 216,345 203,593 264 266 MS : MO : MT : 1.1 1.1 286 264 250 239 NE : 579.7 628.7 154,097 169,619 266 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.3 353 252 231 201 NJ : 8.4 9.1 907 942 108 103 NM : 0.2 0.1 50 46 314 311 NY : 2.3 2.2 527 506 225 228 NC : 953.7 988.9 242,556 255,586 254 258 ND : 13.9 14.8 3,323 3,495 238 236 OH : 108.3 94.9 28,846 25,932 266 273 OK : 432.9 431.6 120,862 122,536 279 284 OR : 18.7 17.5 4,771 4,349 255 249 PA : 252.9 247.7 63,044 60,957 249 246 SC : SD : 366.9 402.5 95,762 105,860 261 263 TN : 67.8 58.0 31,987 27,795 472 479 TX : 33.8 35.9 9,478 9,136 281 255 UT : 4.0 4.0 884 988 219 249 VA : 358.9 307.5 91,894 79,635 256 259 WA : 1.7 2.0 427 511 254 253 WV : 0.6 0.5 146 121 257 244 WI : 50.4 46.1 23,005 20,596 457 447 WY : 0.4 0.5 118 119 290 254 : US 3/ : 9,038.5 8,946.1 2,420,825 2,423,007 268 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.2 0.2 14 30 70 129 AR : CA : CO : 114.3 109.6 18,069 16,985 158 155 DE-MD : 2.4 2.8 292 302 120 107 FL : 0.4 0.2 22 16 59 68 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 33 25 122 120 IL : 18.3 19.8 2,629 2,729 144 138 IN : 1.7 2.3 178 247 107 107 IA : 47.3 47.6 7,243 7,062 153 149 KS : 0.2 0.2 20 19 114 91 KY : 0.9 1.1 111 141 124 126 LA : 0.2 0.2 24 21 108 103 MI : 17.8 17.0 2,140 2,182 120 129 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 26 128 116 MS : MO : 0.4 0.6 35 47 86 82 MT : 0.2 0.3 30 33 136 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 13 12 130 117 NV : 0.1 0.1 6 10 85 98 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 2.5 174 208 103 83 NJ : 9.2 11.0 849 832 93 76 NM : 2.2 1.8 273 219 125 125 NY : 3.0 5.8 313 427 103 74 NC : 0.2 0.4 18 29 79 79 ND : OH : 0.7 0.9 77 88 108 103 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 7 105 125 OR : 1.4 2.0 197 296 137 146 PA : 6.0 6.6 698 642 117 97 SC : SD : 1.1 1.0 127 123 119 122 TN : 0.4 0.7 41 63 91 88 TX : 36.3 2.6 5,064 333 139 129 UT : 3.1 3.0 403 400 131 135 VA : 1.0 1.0 98 92 100 95 WA : 0.3 0.2 41 22 154 118 WV : WI : 0.8 0.6 110 74 136 127 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 12 158 137 : US 3/ : 307.1 280.3 44,210 38,851 144 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,383 1,130 1,367 3,728 3,722 49.1 49.2 51.1 48.3 50.0 Heifers : 950 751 871 2,588 2,389 33.7 32.7 32.6 33.5 32.1 All Cows : 439 377 395 1,289 1,214 15.6 16.4 14.8 16.7 16.3 Dairy Cows : 216 185 199 641 601 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.3 8.1 Other Cows : 223 192 196 648 613 7.9 8.3 7.3 8.4 8.2 Bulls & Stags : 45 40 41 120 123 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,818 2,297 2,674 7,726 7,448 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,615 7,769 8,555 24,565 24,448 96.3 96.7 96.6 96.5 96.7 Sows : 302 240 278 818 773 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 Stags & Boars : 25 21 24 66 66 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,942 8,030 8,857 25,450 25,287 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 9 11 32 30 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 283 195 257 669 637 96.0 95.5 96.0 95.5 95.5 : Total 1/ : 295 204 268 701 667 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 741 762 757 747 762 Steers 4/ : 784 807 797 796 807 Heifers 4/ : 725 749 740 734 748 All Cows 4/ : 623 634 634 619 631 Bulls & Stags4/: 894 912 909 896 914 : Calves & Vealers: 190 198 199 199 199 : Hogs : 200 202 203 201 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 199 199 197 199 Sows 5/ : 313 308 311 315 309 Stags & Boars5/: 210 212 208 215 210 : Sheep : 73 72 70 72 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 68 68 68 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 73 72 70 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, March 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 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 2 : 5.3 1.7 0.3 3.0 2.9 0.1 0.3 16.6 3 : 71.1 27.8 13.9 4 : 56.6 1.2 0.4 47.1 11.4 35.7 7.9 5 : 284.4 120.4 35.3 121.4 65.7 55.7 7.3 24.7 6 : 513.9 282.6 178.1 44.1 12.3 31.7 9.2 0.6 7 : 1,269.7 707.8 503.0 51.5 3.9 47.6 7.5 8 : 222.6 97.2 9 : 156.4 82.3 7.5 63.8 59.6 4.2 2.8 9.3 10 : 93.5 45.7 28.8 16.7 10.7 6.0 2.2 : US 2/ : 2,674.4 1,366.9 871.2 395.0 199.3 195.7 41.3 66.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.9 2 : 11.2 11.0 0.2 15.7 1.6 14.1 3 : 555.3 553.6 1.6 10.3 0.3 10.0 4 : 1,447.7 1,365.0 81.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 1.7 5 : 2,305.1 2,188.1 114.3 2.7 37.4 4.8 32.6 6 : 471.5 449.1 22.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 7 : 3,399.9 3,327.8 48.1 0.3 47.9 8 : 418.8 413.4 5.4 113.1 2.1 110.9 9 : 215.6 215.5 10 : 30.5 30.4 0.1 2.0 0.1 2.0 : US 2/ : 8,856.6 8,554.9 277.7 24.0 268.1 10.7 257.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.4 2 : 15.7 4.7 0.9 9.2 8.8 0.4 0.9 45.7 3 : 201.2 79.2 42.3 4 : 167.5 3.5 1.0 140.5 34.3 106.3 22.4 5 : 825.1 329.6 101.9 372.4 197.0 175.4 21.2 71.2 6 : 1,420.7 767.9 475.3 145.8 42.0 103.8 31.7 2.9 7 : 3,459.6 1,896.1 1,387.9 154.2 11.3 142.9 21.5 0.1 8 : 645.1 297.3 9 : 445.9 228.2 20.5 190.3 178.4 11.9 6.9 26.4 10 : 264.8 114.7 81.4 61.1 35.7 25.4 7.6 : US 2/ : 7,448.3 3,722.2 2,389.2 1,213.4 600.9 612.6 123.5 193.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.9 2.8 0.1 0.1 2 : 34.7 34.1 0.5 0.1 35.2 4.0 31.1 3 : 1,602.3 1,597.7 4.5 0.1 24.3 0.9 23.4 4 : 4,131.3 3,896.8 229.8 4.8 8.1 3.1 5.0 5 : 6,604.0 6,286.2 311.4 6.4 95.5 13.5 82.0 6 : 1,323.6 1,260.7 62.7 0.2 17.8 0.7 17.1 7 : 9,722.7 9,518.4 119.3 0.4 118.9 8 : 1,172.1 1,158.2 13.8 274.6 5.6 269.0 9 : 608.9 608.7 10 : 84.7 84.5 0.2 4.4 0.1 4.3 : US 2/ :25,287.2 24,448.1 772.6 66.5 667.2 30.1 637.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.1 Calves : 97.7 97.7 97.9 97.9 97.7 Hogs : 98.9 99.1 99.0 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 96.0 95.0 95.6 94.8 94.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20). 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Types of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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