Mt An 1-2 (6-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 24, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Katy Bell at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Red Meat Production Up From Previous Month and Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.71 billion pounds in May, up 3 percent from the 3.60 billion pounds produced in May 2004. Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down 2 percent from May 2004. The average live weight was up 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,224 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.2 million pounds, 4 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,500 head, down 10 percent from May 2004. The average live weight was 22 pounds above last year, at 376 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.61 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.03 million head, 6 percent above May 2004. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 270 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.8 million pounds, was up 14 percent from May 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 208,000 head, 10 percent above last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 5 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2005 commercial red meat production was 18.3 billion pounds, down slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. May 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 05 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,070 *1,889 2,075 100 110 9,864 9,691 98 Veal : 13.7 13.0 13.2 96 102 72.2 64.9 90 Pork :1,500 1,704 1,611 107 95 8,356 8,451 101 Lamb & Mutton : 13.1 15.5 14.8 114 95 83.0 79.4 96 : Total Red Meat :3,597 3,622 3,714 103 103 18,375 18,286 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 05 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,043 *1,862 2,049 100 110 9,716 9,547 98 Veal : 13.4 12.6 12.9 97 102 70.2 63.2 90 Pork :1,486 1,691 1,596 107 94 8,282 8,382 101 Lamb & Mutton : 12.3 14.9 14.3 116 96 79.2 76.3 96 : Total Red Meat :3,555 *3,580 3,672 103 103 18,147 18,068 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 05 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,792.1 2,516.5 2,750.8 99 109 13,171.2 12,715.6 97 Other : Thou : 44.0 43.6 41.3 94 95 239.7 229.0 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,836.1 2,560.1 2,792.1 98 109 13,410.9 12,944.6 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,206 *1,221 1,225 102 100 1,221 1,242 102 Other : Lbs :1,098 1,117 1,121 102 100 1,100 1,111 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,204 *1,219 1,224 102 100 1,220 1,239 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 63.2 60.1 57.3 91 95 354.6 310.4 88 Other : Thou : 1.5 1.4 1.2 78 83 7.8 7.1 91 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 64.7 61.6 58.5 90 95 362.4 317.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 354 351 375 106 107 330 341 104 Other : Lbs : 390 400 390 100 97 413 398 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 354 353 376 106 107 332 342 103 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,494.4 8,368.7 7,938.8 106 95 41,510.8 41,595.9 100 Other : Thou : 84.2 75.1 91.4 109 122 437.8 407.3 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,578.6 8,443.8 8,030.2 106 95 41,948.6 42,003.2 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 271 270 101 100 268 271 101 Other : Lbs : 227 230 235 103 102 233 235 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 266 271 270 101 100 268 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 175.4 *208.2 198.4 113 95 1,114.7 1,073.9 96 Other : Thou : 13.2 12.7 9.6 72 75 69.7 58.9 84 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 188.7 *220.9 208.0 110 94 1,184.4 1,132.7 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 145 143 102 98 142 142 100 Other : Lbs : 116 103 109 94 106 111 106 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 141 143 103 101 140 140 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 05 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May 2004 : Apr 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.7 2.6 2.4 88 91 AK : 0.1 AZ : 28.9 27.5 28.7 99 104 AR : 4.7 3.9 4.2 90 109 CA : 109.8 114.9 117.8 107 103 CO : 169.2 130.2 157.7 93 121 DE-MD : 2.5 3.0 3.1 126 103 FL : 4.2 4.9 4.9 117 100 GA : 11.2 12.1 13.1 118 109 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.8 90 96 ID : 36.2 30.1 32.3 89 107 IL : 202.2 212.8 209.1 103 98 IN : 105.7 117.0 108.0 102 92 IA : 478.4 534.0 507.2 106 95 KS : 468.0 469.2 489.9 105 104 KY : 38.2 35.8 34.6 91 97 LA : 1.0 1.0 0.8 83 81 MI : 30.8 30.4 31.6 103 104 MN : 173.0 181.3 177.9 103 98 MS : 22.4 22.7 23.0 103 101 MO : 33.4 40.4 37.9 114 94 MT : 1.0 1.0 1.0 107 101 NE : 563.8 *535.3 600.8 107 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 112 173 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 0.8 0.9 76 108 NJ : 4.1 4.1 4.1 100 100 NM : 0.6 0.6 0.5 94 88 NY : 2.6 3.0 2.9 111 96 NC : 162.7 193.7 171.0 105 88 ND : 2.7 2.8 2.7 103 98 OH : 25.5 23.9 23.0 90 96 OK : 81.8 93.3 85.0 104 91 OR : 3.3 3.4 3.5 106 104 PA : 93.0 89.3 94.9 102 106 SC : 19.6 19.1 19.8 101 104 SD : 62.4 76.2 76.4 122 100 TN : 12.4 12.6 15.9 129 127 TX : 399.4 364.9 395.2 99 108 UT : 34.3 28.1 34.2 100 122 VA : 58.4 60.9 56.0 96 92 WA : 42.8 39.6 43.9 103 111 WV : 0.3 0.4 0.3 89 74 WI : 101.2 93.2 96.4 95 104 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 101 100 : US : 3,596.9 *3,621.5 3,714.4 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 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 0.5 539 414 919 875 AK : AZ : AR : 1.0 0.8 908 734 905 936 CA : 102.6 107.3 133,543 142,234 1,301 1,325 CO : 219.3 198.0 261,099 239,742 1,191 1,211 DE-MD : 2.8 3.6 3,605 4,666 1,279 1,295 FL : GA : 15.0 20.2 17,987 20,124 1,199 995 HI : 0.9 0.8 930 825 1,068 1,098 ID : 47.9 40.9 59,371 52,056 1,239 1,271 IL : IN : IA : KS : 624.1 643.7 733,824 769,604 1,176 1,196 KY : 1.2 1.2 1,042 1,142 862 934 LA : 1.2 1.0 966 815 812 852 MI : 35.1 35.6 46,884 47,890 1,336 1,345 MN : 55.0 48.9 74,233 67,893 1,351 1,388 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.3 1,406 1,484 1,169 1,175 NE : 618.4 634.2 755,368 790,027 1,221 1,246 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.0 1,377 1,045 1,058 1,033 NJ : 1.9 2.1 2,254 2,734 1,201 1,293 NM : 1.0 0.9 952 951 969 1,004 NY : 3.1 2.9 3,618 3,505 1,150 1,193 NC : 16.6 15.9 17,637 16,258 1,064 1,024 ND : OH : 9.2 7.4 10,472 8,518 1,142 1,150 OK : 2.8 2.6 3,051 2,757 1,079 1,078 OR : 1.3 1.5 1,556 1,808 1,163 1,230 PA : 72.8 70.7 85,085 86,584 1,168 1,224 SC : SD : TN : 1.0 1.2 973 1,148 940 975 TX : 548.6 533.5 637,952 630,603 1,163 1,182 UT : 47.5 46.7 53,865 53,645 1,134 1,150 VA : 0.9 1.0 930 1,117 1,038 1,090 WA : 57.9 58.4 68,884 70,761 1,190 1,211 WV : 0.4 0.4 407 383 1,027 978 WI : 118.2 109.4 157,962 148,266 1,337 1,356 WY : 0.6 0.6 701 722 1,158 1,185 : US 3/ : 2,836.1 2,792.1 3,415,402 3,416,695 1,204 1,224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 6.7 6.8 1,004 1,167 149 171 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 19 30 297 293 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 99 59 472 537 HI : ID : IL : 6.7 6.7 3,140 3,059 472 459 IN : 0.3 0.1 35 16 132 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.4 224 201 472 499 MI : 2.1 2.2 865 945 417 431 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.4 263 60 242 147 NJ : 7.4 6.5 3,144 2,799 427 428 NM : NY : 6.5 6.0 545 1,022 84 171 NC : ND : OH : 7.5 4.4 2,865 1,757 381 398 OK : 0.1 0.1 28 28 353 424 OR : PA : 13.1 12.5 5,124 5,222 390 416 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 45 66 478 602 TX : 0.8 0.6 470 401 572 625 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.4 10.5 4,724 4,883 456 464 WY : : US 3/ : 64.7 58.5 22,911 21,980 354 376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 8.5 8.1 4,017 3,788 470 466 AK : 0.1 0.1 19 25 179 182 AZ : 0.6 0.5 112 99 178 194 AR : 12.0 12.2 6,804 6,114 565 502 CA : 183.9 206.6 45,181 49,674 246 240 CO : 0.8 0.9 201 243 238 268 DE-MD : 1.2 1.3 276 275 233 216 FL : 6.8 7.6 1,188 1,466 174 193 GA : 12.1 11.4 2,900 2,633 240 232 HI : 2.3 2.0 474 437 203 224 ID : 13.0 13.4 4,254 4,364 326 327 IL : 676.9 731.6 188,121 204,278 278 279 IN : 525.5 530.6 137,326 140,842 261 265 IA : 2,129.4 2,293.6 569,747 624,792 268 272 KS : KY : 191.3 169.4 50,188 45,275 262 267 LA : 1.7 1.4 354 264 206 186 MI : 9.2 9.3 3,539 3,353 385 361 MN : 683.4 722.7 179,538 190,775 263 264 MS : MO : MT : 0.8 0.8 194 204 243 244 NE : 504.8 557.7 133,193 149,857 264 269 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 283 283 213 200 NJ : 8.4 8.8 853 892 101 101 NM : 0.1 0.1 30 21 272 271 NY : 2.3 2.5 520 560 229 227 NC : 818.9 841.2 204,941 216,279 250 257 ND : 12.9 13.3 3,073 3,085 239 232 OH : 94.6 88.4 25,306 24,134 268 273 OK : 382.6 392.4 105,943 110,996 277 283 OR : 16.5 16.1 3,906 3,997 237 248 PA : 215.9 224.4 52,413 55,049 243 245 SC : SD : 291.3 361.0 75,420 95,036 259 263 TN : 36.1 47.1 17,554 22,838 486 485 TX : 26.6 42.2 6,351 10,580 239 251 UT : 3.3 3.8 741 898 222 239 VA : 303.3 285.1 76,552 73,253 252 257 WA : 1.8 1.9 460 475 256 257 WV : 0.4 0.4 93 100 245 271 WI : 49.1 43.7 22,733 20,247 463 463 WY : 0.2 0.2 53 50 253 253 : US 3/ : 7,578.6 8,030.2 2,016,047 2,167,449 266 270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 0.1 10 9 115 115 AR : CA : CO : 58.5 80.3 9,346 12,998 160 162 DE-MD : 2.3 3.0 242 300 107 101 FL : 0.2 0.2 13 11 64 59 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 32 30 119 124 IL : 14.2 15.5 1,970 2,148 139 139 IN : 2.7 2.2 291 229 108 106 IA : 18.7 25.9 2,941 4,109 157 159 KS : 0.2 0.2 22 19 109 110 KY : 1.0 1.4 122 187 126 138 LA : 0.1 0.1 9 11 94 97 MI : 13.3 14.4 1,600 1,907 120 132 MN : 0.1 0.2 19 24 133 131 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 45 35 97 85 MT : 0.1 0.1 14 16 121 126 NE : 0.1 0.1 14 12 127 111 NV : 0.2 0.2 15 17 96 91 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 159 139 102 95 NJ : 9.9 9.9 840 782 85 79 NM : 1.8 1.4 217 177 124 124 NY : 2.3 2.1 185 150 80 73 NC : 0.3 0.4 27 33 83 81 ND : OH : 1.0 0.7 114 77 112 116 OK : 0.1 0.1 10 6 131 114 OR : 1.3 1.4 137 210 104 150 PA : 5.1 4.9 525 467 102 95 SC : SD : 0.5 1.1 70 135 129 121 TN : 0.5 0.7 52 58 97 80 TX : 18.8 0.3 2,617 31 139 110 UT : 2.4 2.4 319 308 134 131 VA : 0.9 1.1 92 123 97 111 WA : 0.6 0.2 82 36 133 155 WV : WI : 0.6 0.5 86 70 136 133 WY : 0.1 0.1 13 11 139 145 : US 3/ : 188.7 208.0 26,098 29,639 138 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,473 1,336 1,493 6,567 6,551 52.8 53.1 54.3 49.9 51.5 Heifers : 879 772 841 4,303 4,003 31.5 30.7 30.6 32.7 31.5 All Cows : 393 366 373 2,087 1,952 14.1 14.6 13.5 15.9 15.4 Dairy Cows : 166 173 164 986 937 6.0 6.9 5.9 7.5 7.4 Other Cows : 227 193 209 1,101 1,015 8.1 7.7 7.6 8.4 8.0 Bulls & Stags : 47 43 43 214 210 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,792 2,517 2,751 13,171 12,716 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,220 8,095 7,661 40,048 40,204 96.3 96.7 96.5 96.5 96.7 Sows : 255 248 254 1,356 1,275 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 19 26 24 108 116 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,494 8,369 7,939 41,511 41,596 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 14 11 13 59 54 8.0 5.4 6.4 5.3 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 161 197 186 1,056 1,020 92.0 94.6 93.6 94.7 95.0 : Total 1/ : 175 208 198 1,115 1,074 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 736 744 749 741 755 Steers 4/ : 777 784 791 787 799 Heifers 4/ : 713 723 721 725 737 All Cows 4/ : 609 623 622 615 628 Bulls & Stags4/: 901 911 917 898 914 : Calves & Vealers: 216 214 230 202 208 : Hogs : 199 203 202 200 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 195 200 198 196 199 Sows 5/ : 313 310 311 314 310 Stags & Boars5/: 220 210 214 217 211 : Sheep : 70 73 72 71 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 66 70 71 67 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 73 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, May 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 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 2 : 4.9 1.5 0.3 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.3 12.5 3 : 73.7 32.6 12.7 4 : 54.7 1.1 0.3 45.8 9.0 36.8 7.5 5 : 258.5 117.1 34.0 100.2 52.8 47.5 7.2 23.7 6 : 533.9 286.6 176.1 61.5 10.0 51.5 9.6 0.6 7 : 1,328.2 783.1 491.7 46.0 3.1 42.9 7.4 8 : 252.2 141.3 9 : 144.2 80.3 5.4 54.7 47.5 7.2 3.8 6.5 10 : 99.6 49.4 28.6 19.3 9.5 9.8 2.3 : US 2/ : 2,750.8 1,493.2 841.1 373.1 163.6 209.5 43.4 57.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.1 2 : 11.1 10.8 0.2 0.1 11.1 1.5 9.7 3 : 509.8 508.4 1.3 0.1 8.9 0.4 8.5 4 : 1,251.5 1,181.0 69.1 1.4 3.0 1.4 1.7 5 : 2,095.9 1,983.0 110.2 2.8 30.1 6.2 23.9 6 : 430.3 411.1 19.2 0.1 0.1 7 : 3,031.2 2,962.0 26.3 0.4 25.9 8 : 375.9 371.6 4.3 83.3 1.7 81.6 9 : 201.5 201.4 10 : 30.4 30.3 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 : US 2/ : 7,938.8 7,660.7 254.3 23.7 198.4 12.7 185.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.3 2 : 25.5 7.7 1.5 14.7 13.9 0.8 1.6 73.6 3 : 344.2 139.8 69.0 4 : 275.9 5.7 1.7 230.9 52.4 178.5 37.6 5 : 1,331.3 553.0 163.9 578.4 307.7 270.8 35.9 116.8 6 : 2,453.6 1,330.8 814.3 258.0 62.1 195.9 50.5 4.0 7 : 5,993.5 3,369.3 2,342.3 245.5 17.7 227.9 36.4 0.1 8 : 1,102.3 551.7 9 : 729.6 384.3 32.1 299.1 274.6 24.5 14.1 40.0 10 : 455.4 207.2 135.6 99.8 55.9 43.9 12.8 : US 2/ :12,715.6 6,550.9 4,002.6 1,951.9 936.7 1,015.2 210.2 310.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.0 4.8 0.1 0.1 2 : 56.7 55.6 0.8 0.3 62.1 6.8 55.3 3 : 2,638.1 2,630.8 7.1 0.2 44.3 2.7 41.6 4 : 6,726.8 6,361.2 357.6 8.0 13.8 5.5 8.3 5 :10,891.6 10,346.8 532.9 11.8 157.8 24.5 133.3 6 : 2,217.5 2,118.5 98.7 0.3 18.1 0.7 17.4 7 :15,979.8 15,632.6 171.4 1.1 170.3 8 : 1,923.6 1,898.2 25.3 448.9 9.0 439.9 9 : 1,013.9 1,013.5 10 : 142.9 142.4 0.4 0.1 7.3 0.4 6.9 : US 2/ :41,595.9 40,204.5 1,275.1 116.2 1,073.9 54.1 1,019.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.2 98.2 Calves : 97.6 97.7 98.0 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.9 99.1 98.9 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 93.0 94.2 95.4 94.1 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 70 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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