Mt An 1-2 (5-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 20, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Rex Patterson 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 3.62 billion pounds in April, down 2 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in April 2004. Beef production, at 1.89 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.56 million head, down 5 percent from April 2004. The average live weight was up 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,220 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.0 million pounds, 7 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 61,600 head, down 13 percent from April 2004. The average live weight was 23 pounds above last year, at 353 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.44 million head, 2 percent below April 2004. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.5 million pounds, was down 11 percent from April 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 220,800 head, 14 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 5 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2005 commercial red meat production was 14.6 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was down slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 8 percent. April 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 05 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr : Mar : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,956 2,043 1,890 97 93 7,794 7,617 98 Veal : 13.9 13.3 13.0 93 98 58.5 51.7 88 Pork :1,725 1,803 1,704 99 94 6,856 6,840 100 Lamb & Mutton : 17.5 19.5 15.5 89 80 70.0 64.6 92 : Total Red Meat :3,713 3,879 3,622 98 93 14,778 14,573 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 05 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr : Mar : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,929 2,012 1,863 97 93 7,673 7,499 98 Veal : 13.5 12.9 12.6 94 98 56.9 50.3 88 Pork :1,711 1,788 1,691 99 95 6,796 6,786 100 Lamb & Mutton : 16.5 18.8 14.9 90 79 66.9 62.0 93 : Total Red Meat :3,669 *3,832 3,581 98 93 14,593 14,397 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 05 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr : Mar : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,653.6 2,674.4 2,516.5 95 94 10,379.1 9,964.8 96 Other : Thou : 44.1 49.0 43.6 99 89 195.7 187.7 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,697.7 *2,723.5 2,560.1 95 94 10,574.8 10,152.5 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,201 1,240 1,222 102 98 1,226 1,247 102 Other : Lbs :1,103 1,107 1,117 101 101 1,101 1,109 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,200 1,238 1,220 102 99 1,224 1,243 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 69.2 66.5 60.1 87 90 291.4 253.1 87 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.4 1.4 90 101 6.3 5.9 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 70.7 67.9 61.6 87 91 297.7 259.1 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 318 327 351 110 107 323 333 103 Other : Lbs : 420 388 400 95 103 419 399 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 330 328 353 107 107 327 334 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,566.9 *8,857.7 8,368.7 98 94 34,016.5 33,657.1 99 Other : Thou : 86.3 89.5 75.1 87 84 353.6 315.9 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,653.2 *8,947.2 8,443.8 98 94 34,370.0 33,972.9 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 271 271 101 100 268 271 101 Other : Lbs : 233 238 230 99 97 234 235 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 271 271 101 100 268 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 238.3 268.1 208.1 87 78 939.3 875.3 93 Other : Thou : 17.9 12.2 12.7 71 104 56.4 49.3 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 256.2 280.3 220.8 86 79 995.7 924.6 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 138 140 145 105 104 142 142 100 Other : Lbs : 109 113 103 94 91 111 106 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 136 139 141 103 102 140 139 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 05 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr 2004 : Mar 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 2.9 2.6 93 93 AK : 0.1 116 141 AZ : 29.0 30.0 27.5 95 91 AR : 4.9 *5.0 3.9 80 79 CA : 115.6 126.2 114.9 99 91 CO : 151.8 141.9 130.2 86 92 DE-MD : 2.5 3.3 3.0 123 91 FL : 4.8 5.0 4.9 102 98 GA : 10.3 12.7 12.1 118 95 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.8 100 105 ID : 34.0 28.7 30.1 89 105 IL : 215.1 *230.9 212.8 99 92 IN : 122.8 126.7 117.0 95 92 IA : 553.8 566.4 534.0 96 94 KS : 441.6 482.5 469.2 106 97 KY : 41.9 39.6 35.8 85 90 LA : 1.0 1.3 1.0 104 81 MI : 33.9 32.9 30.4 90 92 MN : 178.5 191.6 181.3 102 95 MS : 24.1 25.4 22.7 94 89 MO : 39.0 43.1 40.4 104 94 MT : 1.1 1.1 1.0 99 91 NE : 546.8 594.5 536.1 98 90 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 90 80 N ENG 3/ : 1.0 0.9 0.8 80 89 NJ : 4.0 4.1 4.1 103 99 NM : 0.7 0.6 0.6 91 105 NY : 3.1 3.0 3.0 96 99 NC : 183.7 201.6 193.7 105 96 ND : 2.7 3.1 2.8 104 90 OH : 26.0 24.8 23.9 92 96 OK : 93.5 93.6 93.3 100 100 OR : 3.5 3.8 3.4 98 90 PA : 101.0 *97.1 89.3 88 92 SC : 21.3 21.4 19.1 90 89 SD : 74.7 85.0 76.2 102 90 TN : 16.6 19.2 12.6 76 65 TX : 377.4 380.4 364.9 97 96 UT : 34.3 35.6 28.1 82 79 VA : 69.8 60.8 60.9 87 100 WA : 39.8 44.3 39.6 100 89 WV : 0.4 0.4 0.4 98 86 WI : 102.6 105.7 93.2 91 88 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.5 92 85 : US : 3,712.8 *3,878.9 3,622.3 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, April 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 : 0.6 0.5 513 398 914 847 AK : AZ : AR : 1.1 0.8 1,049 729 921 963 CA : 104.1 104.2 134,922 136,216 1,296 1,308 CO : 196.4 160.7 229,438 194,363 1,168 1,209 DE-MD : 2.8 3.5 3,536 4,532 1,262 1,308 FL : GA : 13.4 18.6 16,360 18,584 1,218 998 HI : 0.8 0.9 860 933 1,081 1,095 ID : 43.4 37.9 54,509 49,043 1,256 1,293 IL : IN : IA : KS : 593.1 617.1 687,653 735,126 1,159 1,191 KY : 1.4 1.5 1,183 1,320 862 901 LA : 1.1 1.2 937 1,109 848 944 MI : 38.9 34.8 51,934 46,706 1,334 1,344 MN : 52.9 46.0 74,062 64,513 1,399 1,403 MS : MO : MT : 1.3 1.2 1,513 1,427 1,181 1,174 NE : 576.5 541.9 706,011 672,934 1,225 1,242 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.0 0.9 1,005 909 1,018 1,040 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,091 2,507 1,173 1,228 NM : 1.2 1.1 1,130 1,031 941 974 NY : 3.5 2.9 4,027 3,513 1,139 1,192 NC : 18.9 16.0 19,508 16,432 1,034 1,025 ND : OH : 8.7 8.7 9,892 9,949 1,131 1,144 OK : 2.4 2.2 2,676 2,473 1,118 1,117 OR : 1.3 1.6 1,405 1,935 1,083 1,243 PA : 78.7 66.4 92,337 81,449 1,173 1,227 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.2 1,012 1,075 932 916 TX : 517.8 499.2 598,341 584,565 1,156 1,171 UT : 46.5 37.4 53,475 43,826 1,150 1,172 VA : 1.2 1.0 1,190 1,051 1,025 1,046 WA : 55.0 52.8 64,464 63,798 1,172 1,209 WV : 0.5 0.6 505 539 931 980 WI : 120.5 108.3 161,167 145,637 1,338 1,345 WY : 0.6 0.6 760 683 1,176 1,176 : US 3/ : 2,697.7 2,560.1 3,237,188 3,122,560 1,200 1,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.1 32 31 540 515 CA : 7.3 7.3 1,048 1,253 143 172 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 21 33 325 298 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 88 51 516 563 HI : ID : IL : 7.1 6.6 3,431 2,982 485 455 IN : 0.3 0.2 34 22 131 132 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.5 252 234 499 502 MI : 1.8 1.9 781 815 427 427 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.7 0.4 148 64 226 143 NJ : 8.0 6.7 3,033 2,883 379 431 NM : NY : 10.9 8.8 913 1,174 84 134 NC : 0.1 0.1 59 26 501 456 ND : OH : 5.9 4.4 2,486 1,773 424 402 OK : 0.1 0.1 51 38 422 437 OR : PA : 16.1 13.9 5,727 5,571 356 401 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 60 55 604 615 TX : 1.1 0.7 673 388 607 569 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 9.3 9.1 4,178 4,140 451 454 WY : : US 3/ : 70.7 61.6 23,318 21,703 330 353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 9.2 9.2 4,274 4,252 465 465 AK : 0.2 0.2 32 43 179 227 AZ : 1.2 0.6 247 135 203 218 AR : 12.1 11.1 6,691 5,559 554 501 CA : 212.5 207.7 52,180 50,379 246 243 CO : 0.9 0.8 228 240 248 283 DE-MD : 1.0 1.0 257 231 259 239 FL : 7.9 7.9 1,381 1,546 174 196 GA : 11.5 9.9 2,779 2,346 241 236 HI : 2.3 1.9 459 400 196 211 ID : 16.3 11.6 5,358 3,757 328 324 IL : 769.1 763.5 214,173 214,591 278 281 IN : 610.0 570.9 159,527 152,272 262 267 IA : 2,534.6 2,429.4 681,472 663,144 269 273 KS : KY : 208.1 173.3 55,039 46,742 264 270 LA : 1.7 1.3 334 264 199 196 MI : 9.4 8.6 3,739 3,016 397 350 MN : 713.1 746.5 188,290 198,409 264 266 MS : MO : MT : 0.8 0.9 212 228 250 247 NE : 580.7 604.3 154,506 163,049 266 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.1 318 230 224 208 NJ : 7.7 9.0 815 945 105 104 NM : 0.1 0.2 22 58 326 326 NY : 2.1 2.0 470 452 227 226 NC : 907.1 945.4 231,017 245,467 255 260 ND : 13.7 13.6 3,117 3,218 227 236 OH : 99.1 89.3 26,719 24,361 270 273 OK : 432.9 430.5 121,151 122,350 280 284 OR : 17.2 15.1 4,237 3,723 246 247 PA : 232.3 216.5 56,843 52,833 245 244 SC : SD : 351.2 360.3 91,406 95,517 260 265 TN : 49.6 37.4 23,690 17,978 478 481 TX : 33.0 25.5 8,407 6,089 255 239 UT : 4.4 4.1 965 1,029 220 250 VA : 356.2 309.4 91,338 79,675 256 258 WA : 1.8 2.0 446 509 254 253 WV : 0.5 0.5 119 110 243 233 WI : 49.5 41.9 22,792 19,145 461 457 WY : 0.3 0.3 67 88 266 265 : US 3/ : 8,653.2 8,443.8 2,317,191 2,285,987 268 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.3 27 35 112 135 AR : CA : CO : 82.1 88.4 13,157 14,366 160 162 DE-MD : 2.6 3.1 297 327 113 105 FL : 0.3 0.3 18 15 71 56 GA : HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 28 23 122 124 IL : 19.5 18.7 2,409 2,504 123 134 IN : 3.4 2.8 348 306 101 111 IA : 31.3 25.4 4,873 3,949 156 155 KS : 0.2 0.2 20 19 111 104 KY : 1.0 1.1 119 145 123 129 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 10 80 87 MI : 15.9 13.6 1,888 1,816 119 134 MN : 0.2 0.1 23 19 122 130 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 53 40 98 97 MT : 0.1 0.2 16 21 122 120 NE : 0.1 0.1 15 13 126 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 7 9 82 97 N ENG 2/ : 3.8 2.5 324 225 86 90 NJ : 12.7 11.0 974 853 77 78 NM : 1.9 1.5 240 191 126 126 NY : 6.6 5.8 475 404 72 69 NC : 0.3 0.3 30 27 88 90 ND : OH : 1.5 1.0 157 96 106 95 OK : 0.1 0.1 15 9 111 119 OR : 1.6 1.3 207 190 128 148 PA : 8.3 7.2 871 677 106 94 SC : SD : 0.7 0.6 82 93 118 155 TN : 0.4 0.8 44 69 101 91 TX : 28.2 1.3 3,740 136 133 108 UT : 3.0 2.4 380 321 126 132 VA : 1.5 1.1 155 136 107 127 WA : 0.4 0.3 54 31 145 124 WV : WI : 0.9 0.9 127 116 139 135 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 11 128 140 : US 3/ : 256.2 220.8 34,836 31,077 136 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,366 1,367 1,336 5,093 5,058 51.5 51.1 53.1 49.1 50.8 Heifers : 836 871 772 3,424 3,161 31.5 32.6 30.7 33.0 31.7 All Cows : 405 395 366 1,695 1,579 15.2 14.7 14.6 16.3 15.9 Dairy Cows : 179 199 173 820 773 6.7 7.4 6.9 7.9 7.8 Other Cows : 226 196 193 875 806 8.5 7.3 7.7 8.4 8.1 Bulls & Stags : 47 41 43 167 167 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,654 2,674 2,517 10,379 9,965 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,262 *8,556 8,095 32,827 32,544 96.4 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.7 Sows : 283 278 248 1,101 1,021 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 Stags & Boars : 22 24 26 88 92 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,567 *8,858 8,369 34,016 33,657 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 11 11 45 41 5.6 4.0 5.4 4.8 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 225 257 197 894 834 94.4 96.0 94.6 95.2 95.3 : Total 1/ : 238 268 208 939 875 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 731 757 744 743 757 Steers 4/ : 772 797 784 790 802 Heifers 4/ : 712 740 723 729 742 All Cows 4/ : 613 634 623 617 629 Bulls & Stags4/: 902 909 911 897 913 : Calves & Vealers: 193 199 214 198 203 : Hogs : 201 203 203 201 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 199 200 197 199 Sows 5/ : 311 311 310 314 309 Stags & Boars5/: 223 208 210 217 210 : Sheep : 69 70 73 71 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 67 68 70 67 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 70 73 71 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, April 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 2 : 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.3 15.4 3 : 69.4 28.0 14.0 4 : 53.7 1.1 0.3 44.6 9.2 35.4 7.7 5 : 247.7 106.4 28.1 105.8 58.3 47.6 7.5 21.9 6 : 499.0 276.3 162.9 50.6 10.1 40.5 9.2 0.5 7 : 1,205.7 690.2 462.6 45.3 3.2 42.2 7.6 8 : 205.0 113.0 9 : 139.5 75.8 6.2 54.2 48.7 5.5 3.4 7.1 10 : 91.0 43.1 25.6 19.5 10.7 8.7 2.9 : US 2/ : 2,516.5 1,335.5 772.3 365.4 172.6 192.7 43.3 60.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.9 2 : 10.9 10.7 0.2 15.7 1.3 14.4 3 : 525.8 524.5 1.3 11.1 1.4 9.8 4 : 1,344.0 1,283.5 58.8 1.8 2.7 1.0 1.7 5 : 2,191.0 2,077.1 111.2 2.7 32.2 4.8 27.4 6 : 463.3 446.7 16.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 7 : 3,225.9 3,152.2 25.8 0.3 25.5 8 : 375.6 368.4 7.2 90.9 1.7 89.2 9 : 203.5 203.4 10 : 27.8 27.6 0.1 1.3 0.2 1.1 : US 2/ : 8,368.7 8,094.9 247.7 26.0 208.1 11.3 196.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - April 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.9 2 : 20.6 6.2 1.2 11.9 11.4 0.5 1.2 61.1 3 : 270.6 107.2 56.3 4 : 221.2 4.6 1.3 185.1 43.5 141.7 30.1 5 : 1,072.8 435.9 129.9 478.2 254.9 223.3 28.7 93.1 6 : 1,919.7 1,044.2 638.2 196.4 52.1 144.3 40.9 3.4 7 : 4,665.3 2,586.2 1,850.5 199.5 14.5 185.0 29.0 0.1 8 : 850.1 410.4 9 : 585.4 304.0 26.7 244.4 227.1 17.3 10.2 33.5 10 : 355.8 157.8 107.0 80.6 46.4 34.1 10.5 : US 2/ : 9,964.8 5,057.7 3,161.5 1,578.8 773.1 805.7 166.8 253.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.8 3.7 0.1 0.1 2 : 45.6 44.8 0.7 0.2 50.9 5.3 45.6 3 : 2,128.3 2,122.4 5.7 0.2 35.5 2.3 33.2 4 : 5,475.3 5,180.2 288.6 6.5 10.8 4.1 6.6 5 : 8,795.6 8,363.8 422.8 9.1 127.7 18.3 109.4 6 : 1,787.2 1,707.4 79.5 0.3 18.0 0.7 17.3 7 :12,948.6 12,670.6 145.1 0.7 144.4 8 : 1,547.7 1,526.6 21.0 365.6 7.3 358.3 9 : 812.4 812.1 10 : 112.5 112.1 0.3 0.1 5.8 0.3 5.5 : US 2/ :33,657.1 32,543.7 1,020.8 92.5 875.3 41.4 833.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.2 98.3 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.8 97.9 97.7 97.9 97.7 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 93.0 95.6 94.2 94.3 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Reliability19 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.S2 Terms and Definitions. . . . . .21 Types of Plants. . . . . . . . .20 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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