Mt An 1-2 (7-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 22, 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 at Record High for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.96 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 3.93 billion pounds produced in June 2004. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, down 2 percent from June 2004. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,246 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.2 million pounds, 1 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,900 head, down 11 percent from June 2004. The average live weight was 31 pounds above last year, at 368 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.71 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.55 million head, 1 percent above June 2004. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.3 million pounds, was down 1 percent from June 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 222,900 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 4 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2005 commercial red meat production was 22.2 billion pounds, down slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. June 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 05 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jun : May : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,227 2,075 2,228 100 107 12,090 11,919 99 Veal : 13.3 13.2 13.2 99 100 85.5 78.0 91 Pork :1,672 1,611 1,707 102 106 10,028 10,158 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.6 14.8 15.3 99 103 98.6 94.7 96 : Total Red Meat :3,928 3,714 3,963 101 107 22,303 22,249 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 05 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jun : May : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,198 2,049 2,200 100 107 11,914 11,747 99 Veal : 12.9 12.9 12.9 99 100 83.1 76.0 91 Pork :1,657 1,596 1,693 102 106 9,939 10,075 101 Lamb & Mutton : 14.9 14.3 14.7 99 103 94.1 91.0 97 : Total Red Meat :3,883 3,672 3,921 101 107 22,030 21,989 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 05 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jun : May : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,948.7 2,750.8 2,893.1 98 105 16,119.9 15,608.7 97 Other : Thou : 45.5 41.3 43.6 96 106 285.2 272.6 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,994.1 2,792.1 2,936.8 98 105 16,405.0 15,881.3 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,226 1,225 1,247 102 102 1,222 1,243 102 Other : Lbs :1,111 1,121 1,113 100 99 1,102 1,111 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,225 1,224 1,246 102 102 1,221 1,240 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 64.7 57.3 57.7 89 101 419.3 368.2 88 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.2 1.2 75 102 9.4 8.3 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 66.3 58.5 58.9 89 101 428.7 376.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 336 375 366 109 98 331 345 104 Other : Lbs : 416 390 397 95 102 414 398 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 337 376 368 109 98 333 346 104 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,415.3 7,938.8 8,470.2 101 107 49,926.2 50,066.1 100 Other : Thou : 90.1 91.4 83.4 92 91 527.9 490.7 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,505.4 8,030.2 8,553.6 101 107 50,454.1 50,556.7 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 265 270 269 102 99 267 270 101 Other : Lbs : 223 235 222 99 95 231 233 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 264 270 268 102 99 267 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 219.5 198.4 210.6 96 106 1,334.3 1,284.5 96 Other : Thou : 12.1 9.6 12.3 102 128 81.7 71.1 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 231.6 208.0 222.9 96 107 1,416.0 1,355.6 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 136 143 139 103 97 141 141 100 Other : Lbs : 111 109 108 97 99 111 107 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 134 143 138 102 97 139 140 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 05 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jun 2004 : May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.4 2.4 95 102 AK : 0.1 AZ : 35.5 28.7 30.2 85 105 AR : 5.4 4.2 4.9 91 117 CA : 122.6 117.8 128.5 105 109 CO : 194.2 157.7 166.6 86 106 DE-MD : 2.9 3.1 3.1 108 99 FL : 4.6 4.9 5.2 114 107 GA : 12.8 13.1 14.0 109 106 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.8 99 104 ID : 39.7 32.3 34.0 86 105 IL : 221.3 209.1 223.7 101 107 IN : 112.9 108.0 117.1 104 108 IA : 535.0 507.2 537.2 100 106 KS : 516.8 489.9 527.2 102 108 KY : 39.9 34.6 35.5 89 103 LA : 1.0 0.8 0.9 88 105 MI : 34.8 31.6 33.8 97 107 MN : 197.0 177.9 187.3 95 105 MS : 23.8 23.0 23.1 97 100 MO : 36.9 37.9 39.0 106 103 MT : 1.1 1.0 1.2 104 113 NE : 595.9 600.8 645.3 108 107 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 69 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 0.9 1.0 69 115 NJ : 4.2 4.1 4.2 100 102 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.6 98 102 NY : 3.0 2.9 3.3 110 115 NC : 176.6 171.0 175.6 99 103 ND : 2.9 2.7 3.0 103 109 OH : 25.4 23.0 23.8 94 103 OK : 91.6 85.0 91.7 100 108 OR : 3.6 3.5 3.8 106 107 PA : 97.8 94.9 97.9 100 103 SC : 20.7 19.8 20.3 98 102 SD : 72.0 76.4 84.5 117 111 TN : 17.9 15.9 16.9 94 106 TX : 414.2 395.2 429.1 104 109 UT : 38.5 34.2 38.1 99 111 VA : 63.5 56.0 56.1 88 100 WA : 47.3 43.9 45.5 96 104 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 98 104 WI : 107.8 96.4 105.8 98 110 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.5 91 114 : US : 3,927.6 3,714.4 3,963.1 101 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.5 0.4 399 360 874 854 AK : 0.1 81 1,186 AZ : AR : 1.0 0.8 948 705 930 939 CA : 113.0 119.0 147,796 158,362 1,308 1,331 CO : 244.2 204.2 298,667 253,679 1,223 1,242 DE-MD : 3.2 3.5 4,095 4,608 1,283 1,308 FL : GA : 17.4 21.7 20,842 21,566 1,199 996 HI : 0.8 0.8 839 905 1,062 1,070 ID : 51.8 42.5 64,621 54,302 1,248 1,279 IL : IN : IA : KS : 670.4 671.9 807,207 827,004 1,204 1,231 KY : 1.2 1.1 1,010 1,028 870 922 LA : 1.0 1.1 836 861 845 806 MI : 39.5 38.3 52,960 51,570 1,341 1,347 MN : 61.2 51.1 82,449 71,409 1,347 1,398 MS : MO : MT : 1.4 1.4 1,664 1,651 1,191 1,175 NE : 630.7 661.8 786,944 842,497 1,248 1,273 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.1 1,636 1,085 1,096 1,032 NJ : 1.8 2.0 2,317 2,531 1,261 1,238 NM : 0.9 0.9 885 955 961 1,007 NY : 3.5 3.1 3,993 3,790 1,140 1,210 NC : 18.4 14.2 19,744 14,602 1,071 1,032 ND : OH : 8.2 7.4 9,305 8,510 1,141 1,150 OK : 2.9 2.3 3,202 2,550 1,104 1,117 OR : 1.5 1.6 1,769 1,963 1,201 1,246 PA : 74.3 71.7 86,257 87,764 1,160 1,223 SC : SD : TN : 1.3 1.1 1,218 997 905 930 TX : 559.6 574.7 662,997 688,944 1,185 1,199 UT : 51.5 50.3 60,510 59,712 1,174 1,188 VA : 0.8 0.7 843 754 1,044 1,084 WA : 62.0 59.0 75,877 73,247 1,223 1,242 WV : 0.3 0.4 351 389 1,060 1,066 WI : 125.3 119.0 165,918 161,187 1,324 1,355 WY : 0.7 0.6 881 803 1,184 1,241 : US 3/ : 2,994.1 2,936.8 3,667,614 3,657,843 1,225 1,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 30 545 CA : 8.3 7.0 1,155 1,188 140 171 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 18 38 256 302 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 105 55 494 468 HI : ID : IL : 7.5 6.7 3,418 2,960 456 439 IN : 0.3 0.2 39 30 126 130 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.3 369 154 471 513 MI : 2.2 1.9 938 806 418 422 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 0.4 398 53 232 139 NJ : 7.0 6.7 3,018 2,877 432 429 NM : NY : 8.1 6.5 677 1,257 84 194 NC : 0.1 0.1 55 28 485 489 ND : OH : 5.8 4.7 2,232 1,911 388 407 OK : OR : PA : 12.6 13.1 4,665 5,337 370 408 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 35 55 480 587 TX : 0.8 0.6 509 323 600 545 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 9.9 9.6 4,483 4,355 455 456 WY : : US 3/ : 66.3 58.9 22,340 21,719 337 368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 8.1 8.2 3,912 3,869 480 474 AK : 0.1 0.1 19 18 242 303 AZ : 0.4 0.2 62 42 164 171 AR : 13.9 14.4 7,847 7,270 567 506 CA : 214.8 219.6 52,203 52,430 243 239 CO : 0.9 0.8 208 222 236 274 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 366 307 239 206 FL : 7.6 8.4 1,334 1,579 175 189 GA : 13.7 11.3 3,210 2,511 234 223 HI : 2.4 1.9 478 415 201 215 ID : 13.7 13.2 4,456 4,319 326 326 IL : 772.4 780.9 212,183 216,835 275 278 IN : 569.3 581.5 146,616 152,975 258 263 IA : 2,401.7 2,452.3 638,351 666,614 266 272 KS : KY : 200.4 174.4 52,393 46,498 261 267 LA : 1.7 1.7 327 306 194 183 MI : 11.3 10.8 4,195 3,660 373 340 MN : 779.6 762.8 205,515 200,080 264 262 MS : MO : MT : 0.9 1.0 207 245 232 246 NE : 560.5 607.6 147,871 163,524 264 269 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.2 426 421 197 191 NJ : 9.8 10.7 1,026 1,055 104 98 NM : 0.1 0.1 52 44 437 437 NY : 3.3 3.2 739 697 225 220 NC : 910.2 882.8 221,314 223,835 243 254 ND : 13.9 14.3 3,334 3,413 240 239 OH : 97.9 91.9 26,380 25,051 270 273 OK : 435.1 426.7 119,107 120,358 274 282 OR : 18.5 17.8 4,165 4,265 225 240 PA : 239.1 235.2 57,711 57,172 241 243 SC : SD : 338.0 405.1 87,280 105,530 258 261 TN : 52.5 50.5 25,484 24,472 485 485 TX : 30.8 28.2 7,500 6,856 244 243 UT : 3.9 3.9 861 919 223 238 VA : 337.2 289.1 83,450 73,424 247 254 WA : 2.1 2.2 535 561 254 254 WV : 0.5 0.5 127 99 236 218 WI : 56.2 51.9 25,851 23,450 460 452 WY : 0.3 0.3 80 79 271 262 : US 3/ : 8,505.4 8,553.6 2,246,201 2,295,652 264 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 9 103 109 AR : CA : CO : 74.9 85.7 11,619 13,208 155 154 DE-MD : 3.1 2.8 304 276 99 98 FL : 0.1 0.2 10 12 66 67 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 33 40 118 122 IL : 17.7 18.1 2,349 2,589 133 143 IN : 2.7 2.4 297 264 109 109 IA : 31.1 27.3 4,431 3,905 142 143 KS : 0.3 0.2 33 20 120 103 KY : 1.1 1.2 138 171 120 137 LA : 0.1 0.2 11 17 82 84 MI : 16.8 14.5 2,002 1,831 119 126 MN : 0.2 0.2 30 24 132 123 MS : MO : 0.5 0.6 46 49 92 87 MT : 0.1 0.1 15 17 120 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 16 12 120 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 9 9 98 111 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 1.8 180 170 102 96 NJ : 10.3 9.1 834 747 81 82 NM : 1.7 1.2 213 149 125 125 NY : 2.6 2.4 213 214 81 89 NC : 0.4 0.4 28 32 80 79 ND : OH : 1.0 0.7 111 77 108 113 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 8 119 106 OR : 1.6 1.7 155 216 99 130 PA : 6.5 5.1 620 509 95 100 SC : SD : 1.4 1.3 171 158 123 123 TN : 0.6 0.9 56 75 98 83 TX : 18.4 2.7 2,417 269 132 98 UT : 2.7 2.3 368 328 135 144 VA : 0.5 1.0 46 115 95 111 WA : 0.3 0.2 40 26 144 150 WV : WI : 0.8 1.0 111 141 136 139 WY : 0.1 0.1 18 15 140 150 : US 3/ : 231.6 222.9 31,090 30,667 134 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, Excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not Printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and Percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,540 1,493 1,607 8,107 8,158 52.2 54.3 55.6 50.3 52.3 Heifers : 939 841 859 5,242 4,862 31.8 30.6 29.7 32.5 31.1 All Cows : 419 373 383 2,508 2,334 14.2 13.5 13.2 15.5 15.0 Dairy Cows : 179 164 165 1,166 1,101 6.1 5.9 5.7 7.2 7.1 Other Cows : 240 209 218 1,342 1,233 8.1 7.6 7.5 8.3 7.9 Bulls & Stags : 50 43 45 264 255 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,949 2,751 2,893 16,120 15,609 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,114 7,661 8,176 48,162 48,381 96.4 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.6 Sows : 282 254 270 1,637 1,545 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 20 24 24 127 140 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,415 7,939 8,470 49,926 50,066 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 15 13 12 74 66 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 204 186 199 1,260 1,218 93.1 93.6 94.3 94.4 94.9 : Total 1/ : 220 198 211 1,334 1,284 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 750 749 765 743 757 Steers 4/ : 796 791 809 788 801 Heifers 4/ : 726 721 735 725 737 All Cows 4/ : 610 622 622 615 627 Bulls & Stags4/: 911 917 924 900 915 : Calves & Vealers: 205 230 226 202 211 : Hogs : 198 202 201 200 202 Barrow Gilts 5/: 194 198 197 196 199 Sows 5/ : 316 311 309 314 310 Stags & Boars5/: 235 214 211 220 211 : Sheep : 68 72 70 71 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 66 71 71 67 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 72 70 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, June 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 2 : 5.0 1.5 0.2 2.9 2.7 0.2 0.3 13.2 3 : 74.7 36.4 13.2 4 : 55.9 0.9 0.3 47.1 8.5 38.6 7.7 5 : 278.7 132.1 33.3 105.8 54.1 51.7 7.4 23.0 6 : 573.4 320.0 183.2 60.6 9.4 51.1 9.7 0.4 7 : 1,381.9 827.3 501.1 46.1 2.7 43.4 7.4 8 : 262.4 149.6 9 : 158.4 86.0 8.4 59.8 48.9 10.9 4.2 6.7 10 : 101.8 53.1 27.0 18.9 10.0 8.9 2.8 : US 2/ : 2,893.1 1,607.2 859.1 382.3 164.6 217.8 44.5 57.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 2 : 13.8 12.8 0.2 0.8 10.7 1.6 9.1 3 : 524.8 523.5 1.3 8.7 0.4 8.4 4 : 1,303.2 1,230.0 71.4 1.8 3.0 1.4 1.6 5 : 2,244.4 2,125.0 116.3 3.1 32.9 5.2 27.6 6 : 466.7 445.0 21.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 7 : 3,247.4 3,173.3 27.8 0.4 27.4 8 : 421.3 418.2 3.1 88.8 1.7 87.2 9 : 214.7 214.6 10 : 32.2 32.1 0.1 1.8 0.3 1.5 : US 2/ : 8,470.2 8,176.2 269.9 24.1 210.6 12.0 198.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.1 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.6 2 : 30.5 9.2 1.7 17.6 16.6 1.0 1.9 86.8 3 : 418.9 176.2 82.2 4 : 331.8 6.6 1.9 278.0 60.9 217.1 45.3 5 : 1,610.0 685.1 197.3 684.2 361.8 322.5 43.4 139.8 6 : 3,027.0 1,650.8 997.5 318.5 71.5 247.0 60.2 4.4 7 : 7,375.4 4,196.6 2,843.3 291.6 20.3 271.3 43.8 0.2 8 : 1,364.7 701.2 9 : 888.0 470.2 40.5 359.0 323.5 35.4 18.3 46.7 10 : 557.2 260.3 162.5 118.7 65.8 52.9 15.7 : US 2/ :15,608.7 8,158.2 4,861.7 2,334.2 1,101.3 1,232.9 254.7 368.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.8 6.6 0.1 0.1 2 : 70.5 68.4 1.0 1.1 72.8 8.4 64.4 3 : 3,163.0 3,154.3 8.3 0.3 53.1 3.1 50.0 4 : 8,030.0 7,591.2 429.0 9.8 16.8 6.8 9.9 5 :13,135.9 12,471.8 649.2 14.9 190.7 29.7 161.0 6 : 2,684.3 2,563.5 120.3 0.5 18.5 0.7 17.7 7 :19,227.2 18,805.9 199.2 1.5 197.7 8 : 2,344.9 2,316.4 28.4 0.1 537.7 10.7 527.0 9 : 1,228.6 1,228.1 10 : 175.0 174.5 0.5 0.1 9.1 0.7 8.4 : US 2/ :50,066.1 48,380.7 1,545.1 140.3 1,284.5 66.1 1,218.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.6 98.0 98.0 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.9 98.9 99.0 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 94.8 95.4 94.5 94.2 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 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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