Mt An 1-2 (8-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 19, 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. Veal and Lamb Production at Record Lows for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.62 billion pounds in July, down 2 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in July 2004. Beef production, at 2.08 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 2 percent from July 2004. The average live weight was up 15 pounds from the previous year, at 1,254 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.4 million pounds, 7 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,600 head, down 15 percent from July 2004. The average live weight was 26 pounds above last year, at 350 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.51 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.66 million head, 5 percent below July 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 264 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.5 million pounds, was down 5 percent from July 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 200,800 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 6 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2005 commercial red meat production was 25.9 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. July 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 05 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,104 2,228 2,085 99 94 14,194 14,003 99 Veal : 13.3 13.2 12.4 93 94 98.8 90.4 92 Pork :1,576 1,707 1,505 95 88 11,605 11,663 101 Lamb & Mutton : 14.2 15.3 13.5 95 88 112.8 108.1 96 : Total Red Meat :3,708 3,963 3,616 98 91 26,011 25,865 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 05 % of : Jan - Jul 2/ : Jul : Jun : Jul :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,077 2,200 2,058 99 94 13,991 13,805 99 Veal : 12.9 12.9 12.1 93 94 96.1 88.1 92 Pork :1,562 1,693 1,492 96 88 11,501 11,567 101 Lamb & Mutton : 13.5 *14.6 12.8 94 87 107.6 103.7 96 : Total Red Meat :3,666 3,921 3,575 98 91 25,696 25,564 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jul 05 % of: Jan - Jul 2/ : : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,745.1 2,893.1 2,676.7 98 93 18,864.9 18,285.5 97 Other : Thou : 42.1 43.6 41.7 99 96 327.3 314.3 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,787.2 2,936.8 2,718.4 98 93 19,192.2 18,599.8 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,241 1,247 1,257 101 101 1,224 1,245 102 Other : Lbs :1,113 1,113 1,116 100 100 1,103 1,112 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,239 1,246 1,254 101 101 1,223 1,242 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 67.2 57.7 57.2 85 99 486.5 425.3 87 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.2 1.4 91 120 11.0 9.8 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.8 58.9 58.6 85 99 497.5 435.1 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 323 366 349 109 97 330 346 105 Other : Lbs : 417 397 416 100 105 414 400 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 324 368 350 108 95 331 347 105 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,008.3 8,470.2 7,581.6 95 90 57,934.4 57,647.7 100 Other : Thou : 87.6 83.4 80.4 92 97 615.5 571.1 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,095.8 8,553.6 7,662.0 95 90 58,549.9 58,218.8 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 269 265 101 99 267 270 101 Other : Lbs : 225 222 224 100 101 230 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 268 264 101 99 266 269 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 207.0 *209.6 188.0 91 90 1,541.3 1,471.4 95 Other : Thou : 13.8 12.3 12.8 92 104 95.6 83.9 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 220.9 *221.8 200.8 91 91 1,636.8 1,555.3 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 130 139 135 104 97 139 141 101 Other : Lbs : 103 108 107 104 100 110 107 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 128 138 134 104 97 138 139 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 05 as % of 2/ State : Jul : Jun : Jul :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul 2004 : Jun 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.4 2.3 87 93 AK : 0.1 AZ : 32.1 30.2 29.3 91 97 AR : 4.6 4.9 4.1 89 83 CA : 115.5 *128.4 115.2 100 90 CO : 178.7 166.6 158.5 89 95 DE-MD : 2.5 3.1 2.7 106 87 FL : 4.6 5.2 4.7 101 90 GA : 13.5 14.0 11.3 84 81 HI : 1.0 0.8 0.8 78 93 ID : 35.8 34.0 27.7 77 82 IL : 209.3 223.7 202.2 97 90 IN : 109.6 117.1 105.4 96 90 IA : 523.8 537.2 474.6 91 88 KS : 486.5 527.2 510.0 105 97 KY : 39.6 35.5 33.8 85 95 LA : 1.0 0.9 0.8 78 87 MI : 31.9 33.8 31.1 97 92 MN : 185.6 187.3 173.6 94 93 MS : 22.5 23.1 20.2 90 87 MO : 36.2 39.0 36.3 100 93 MT : 1.5 1.2 1.5 100 123 NE : 562.0 645.3 578.3 103 90 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 111 N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.0 0.9 56 87 NJ : 3.8 4.2 3.5 94 85 NM : 0.5 0.6 0.6 115 101 NY : 3.1 3.3 3.5 114 106 NC : 151.5 175.6 162.3 107 92 ND : 2.6 3.0 2.6 99 86 OH : 24.9 23.8 22.6 91 95 OK : 80.0 91.7 79.8 100 87 OR : 3.4 3.8 3.4 99 89 PA : 94.5 97.9 90.0 95 92 SC : 19.1 20.3 18.1 95 89 SD : 74.5 84.5 72.8 98 86 TN : 16.3 16.9 13.2 81 78 TX : 399.1 429.1 392.8 98 92 UT : 34.2 38.1 35.8 104 94 VA : 52.6 56.1 45.3 86 81 WA : 42.5 45.5 45.7 108 100 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.2 89 85 WI : 102.3 105.8 97.9 96 92 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 97 105 : US : 3,707.9 *3,963.0 3,615.9 98 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, July 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 : 0.3 0.3 254 272 820 946 AK : AZ : AR : 0.8 0.6 783 557 1,003 961 CA : 106.9 107.4 140,484 142,822 1,315 1,329 CO : 220.7 188.7 275,794 238,965 1,250 1,266 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,649 3,994 1,206 1,305 FL : GA : 19.4 17.7 23,252 17,647 1,199 995 HI : 1.0 0.7 1,091 796 1,091 1,072 ID : 45.3 33.4 56,590 43,393 1,248 1,300 IL : IN : IA : KS : 617.4 635.8 758,717 797,492 1,229 1,254 KY : 1.0 1.0 828 918 856 913 LA : 1.0 0.7 891 658 855 923 MI : 36.3 35.4 48,337 47,880 1,332 1,352 MN : 57.9 49.9 79,821 69,089 1,378 1,384 MS : MO : MT : 1.7 1.7 1,965 1,949 1,149 1,152 NE : 581.8 594.3 733,812 756,026 1,261 1,272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.9 1,576 906 1,087 1,039 NJ : 1.8 1.9 2,145 2,313 1,211 1,241 NM : 0.8 1.0 755 1,014 955 997 NY : 3.5 2.8 3,978 3,328 1,141 1,204 NC : 20.0 14.0 21,021 14,381 1,050 1,031 ND : OH : 7.7 7.9 8,610 9,091 1,117 1,156 OK : 2.0 1.8 2,121 1,925 1,059 1,048 OR : 1.6 1.7 1,874 2,062 1,183 1,212 PA : 72.9 68.8 84,340 83,075 1,156 1,207 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.1 1,043 1,055 918 976 TX : 528.6 522.7 633,426 629,846 1,198 1,205 UT : 44.7 46.4 53,761 56,116 1,203 1,210 VA : 0.9 0.6 880 625 1,033 1,103 WA : 54.6 58.9 68,590 73,962 1,257 1,255 WV : 0.3 0.3 328 313 1,050 1,091 WI : 118.6 111.7 156,875 150,716 1,323 1,350 WY : 0.7 0.7 883 814 1,194 1,188 : US 3/ : 2,787.2 2,718.4 3,454,091 3,410,124 1,239 1,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, Excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not Printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and Percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, July 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 32 580 CA : 8.4 7.2 1,142 1,101 135 154 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 22 27 246 304 FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 76 80 482 466 HI : ID : IL : 6.5 5.3 2,898 2,331 445 436 IN : 0.6 0.4 82 45 128 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.6 310 284 480 514 MI : 1.6 1.6 675 672 424 421 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 0.5 652 85 326 162 NJ : 6.1 5.6 2,674 2,372 438 427 NM : NY : 10.4 10.6 864 2,050 83 194 NC : ND : OH : 5.6 3.9 2,161 1,589 385 408 OK : 0.1 38 462 OR : PA : 13.5 11.5 5,009 4,793 372 418 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 27 32 436 534 TX : 0.9 0.7 540 366 576 553 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.2 9.6 4,908 4,401 440 457 WY : : US 3/ : 68.8 58.6 22,316 20,537 324 350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 : 8.8 7.9 4,198 3,748 476 473 AK : 0.1 29 299 AZ : 0.3 0.1 54 25 183 180 AR : 14.7 12.1 6,714 6,040 457 500 CA : 207.4 202.4 49,547 47,505 239 235 CO : 1.1 1.0 264 265 238 258 DE-MD : 1.2 1.3 282 259 232 207 FL : 8.7 8.0 1,445 1,534 165 191 GA : 11.3 8.4 2,684 1,907 237 228 HI : 2.5 1.9 497 424 201 219 ID : 13.0 12.5 4,232 4,067 325 325 IL : 739.9 685.1 200,927 186,650 272 272 IN : 554.1 525.6 142,507 137,366 257 261 IA : 2,365.9 2,170.7 625,980 580,912 265 268 KS : KY : 201.0 166.3 52,289 44,426 260 267 LA : 1.5 1.2 304 224 201 180 MI : 11.0 9.7 4,116 3,317 375 343 MN : 739.1 708.7 192,491 183,886 260 259 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.5 367 355 223 236 NE : 547.0 539.5 142,758 143,250 261 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.7 444 334 189 193 NJ : 9.6 8.0 964 818 101 102 NM : 0.1 0.1 14 16 284 284 NY : 3.2 2.6 702 567 221 216 NC : 771.2 829.6 187,785 206,188 244 249 ND : 13.0 12.7 3,053 2,985 235 234 OH : 97.9 87.7 26,250 23,329 268 266 OK : 388.0 381.1 104,736 105,019 270 276 OR : 16.9 14.8 3,810 3,586 225 242 PA : 224.0 210.0 54,521 50,854 243 242 SC : SD : 358.9 349.0 91,194 90,618 254 260 TN : 48.5 39.4 23,343 18,986 481 482 TX : 28.6 25.4 6,857 5,884 240 232 UT : 3.2 3.0 723 714 226 238 VA : 280.0 236.8 69,005 59,363 246 251 WA : 1.8 1.9 463 486 252 254 WV : 0.5 0.5 122 109 228 232 WI : 53.3 45.4 24,038 20,163 451 444 WY : 0.3 0.4 81 99 257 261 : US 3/ : 8,095.8 7,662.0 2,123,485 2,025,963 262 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 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 8 7 90 97 AR : 0.1 8 110 CA : CO : 72.9 76.0 10,598 11,405 145 150 DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 283 253 101 98 FL : 0.1 0.2 7 12 65 69 GA : HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 46 50 122 119 IL : 17.0 15.3 2,129 1,929 126 126 IN : 2.8 2.4 300 263 107 108 IA : 32.3 33.7 4,591 4,835 142 144 KS : 0.3 0.2 31 22 106 98 KY : 1.0 1.0 123 153 118 148 LA : 0.2 0.1 12 8 74 73 MI : 16.3 12.9 1,927 1,716 118 133 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 21 125 125 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 41 40 91 84 MT : 0.3 0.3 35 33 111 124 NE : 0.1 0.1 14 16 120 112 NV : 0.1 0.1 13 15 98 113 N ENG 2/ : 1.7 2.0 168 175 99 86 NJ : 9.0 8.6 721 724 80 84 NM : 2.0 1.1 227 126 115 115 NY : 2.2 2.1 178 194 80 91 NC : 0.4 0.5 37 34 83 73 ND : OH : 1.1 1.2 123 132 111 114 OK : 0.1 0.1 6 9 99 129 OR : 1.5 1.4 152 182 99 126 PA : 6.0 4.2 541 428 90 101 SC : SD : 1.1 0.8 127 100 121 124 TN : 0.5 0.8 40 62 77 74 TX : 23.3 2.6 2,893 256 124 100 UT : 2.4 2.0 308 295 128 146 VA : 0.5 0.9 46 102 93 113 WA : 0.2 0.2 31 25 145 146 WV : WI : 1.1 1.0 150 138 131 135 WY : 0.2 0.1 23 13 142 137 : US 3/ : 220.9 200.8 28,378 26,881 128 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/ Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,457 1,607 1,476 9,564 9,634 53.1 55.6 55.2 50.7 52.7 Heifers : 842 859 812 6,084 5,674 30.7 29.7 30.3 32.3 31.0 All Cows : 397 383 351 2,904 2,686 14.5 13.2 13.2 15.4 14.7 Dairy Cows : 186 165 162 1,352 1,264 6.8 5.7 6.1 7.2 6.9 Other Cows : 211 218 189 1,552 1,422 7.7 7.5 7.1 8.2 7.8 Bulls & Stags : 49 45 37 313 291 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,745 2,893 2,677 18,865 18,285 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,718 8,176 7,327 55,880 55,708 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.5 96.6 Sows : 268 270 234 1,906 1,779 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 22 24 20 149 160 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,008 8,470 7,582 57,934 57,648 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 9 87 75 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 194 *198 179 1,454 1,396 93.7 94.3 95.0 94.3 94.9 : Total 1/ : 207 *210 188 1,541 1,471 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 761 765 773 745 759 Steers 4/ : 810 809 821 791 803 Heifers 4/ : 737 735 747 727 738 All Cows 4/ : 609 622 622 614 626 Bulls & Stags4/: 900 *923 903 900 914 : Calves & Vealers: 198 226 219 202 212 : Hogs : 196 201 198 199 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 197 194 195 198 Sows 5/ : 310 309 308 314 309 Stags & Boars5/: 233 211 219 221 212 : Sheep : 65 70 68 70 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 71 70 66 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 70 68 70 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, July 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 0.1 0.5 2 : 4.5 1.4 0.2 2.7 2.5 0.1 0.3 16.1 3 : 71.3 34.0 29.4 24.0 5.4 11.6 4 : 50.0 0.9 0.2 42.2 9.2 33.0 6.8 5 : 268.6 121.7 35.7 104.8 54.6 50.2 6.4 20.6 6 : 521.4 286.7 169.9 56.0 9.5 46.5 8.8 0.4 7 : 1,279.7 763.9 472.6 37.7 1.9 35.7 5.5 8 : 242.6 136.6 9 : 145.2 77.4 7.4 57.3 48.8 8.6 3.1 6.9 10 : 92.7 53.4 25.6 12.1 8.1 4.0 1.6 : US 2/ : 2,676.7 1,476.2 812.2 351.7 162.4 189.3 36.6 57.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.4 2 : 10.4 10.2 0.1 0.1 10.1 1.4 8.7 3 : 447.1 446.0 1.1 7.5 0.3 7.2 4 : 1,210.7 1,148.0 61.5 1.1 2.8 1.2 1.6 5 : 2,024.7 1,919.9 102.3 2.6 28.3 3.8 24.5 6 : 416.4 399.2 17.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 7 : 2,881.7 2,818.6 34.1 0.2 33.9 8 : 363.5 358.0 5.5 78.3 1.5 76.8 9 : 197.5 197.4 10 : 28.2 28.1 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.5 : US 2/ : 7,581.6 7,327.0 234.4 20.2 188.0 9.3 178.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - July 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.9 2.1 1.2 3.1 2 : 35.0 10.6 1.9 20.3 19.2 1.1 2.2 102.9 3 : 490.2 210.2 223.2 181.4 41.8 93.8 4 : 381.8 7.5 2.1 320.2 70.1 250.1 52.1 5 : 1,878.6 806.8 233.0 789.0 416.4 372.6 49.8 160.4 6 : 3,548.4 1,937.4 1,167.4 374.5 81.0 293.5 69.1 4.8 7 : 8,655.1 4,960.5 3,316.0 329.3 22.3 307.1 49.3 0.2 8 : 1,607.3 837.9 9 : 1,033.2 547.6 47.9 416.3 372.3 44.0 21.4 53.6 10 : 649.9 313.7 188.1 130.8 73.9 56.9 17.3 : US 2/ :18,285.5 9,634.4 5,673.9 2,685.9 1,263.6 1,422.3 291.3 425.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.3 8.0 0.2 0.1 2 : 80.9 78.6 1.1 1.1 83.0 9.8 73.2 3 : 3,610.0 3,600.3 9.4 0.3 60.6 3.5 57.1 4 : 9,240.6 8,739.3 490.5 10.9 19.6 8.0 11.6 5 :15,160.6 14,391.6 751.5 17.5 219.0 33.6 185.4 6 : 3,100.6 2,962.8 137.3 0.6 18.7 0.7 18.0 7 :22,108.8 21,624.5 233.3 1.7 231.6 8 : 2,708.4 2,674.5 33.9 0.1 616.0 12.2 603.9 9 : 1,426.1 1,425.5 10 : 203.2 202.6 0.6 0.1 10.8 0.9 9.9 : US 2/ :57,647.7 55,707.7 1,779.5 160.5 1,471.4 75.4 1,396.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Jul Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.7 98.0 97.5 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.9 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 93.7 94.5 93.6 94.2 94.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. Number of head slaughtered daily under FI are recorded on the LS-149 forms by species and class. Head kill excluding animals condemned and total live and dressed weights are also given. There are 850 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,200 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the LS-149 is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill, generally based on each plant's past operating profile. If no form is received by mail or other means, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weights may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is usually less than 10 percent and for hogs about 7 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published, unless permission is granted, if less than three plants slaughter a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. If not published, these data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine publishibilty. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last five years; running about 1.90 head per 100 head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and .20 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S....................................6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S....................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S....................................7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S..................4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S........................8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability....19 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S.............9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S.................................................10 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S....................................................12 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S............................3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S.............2 Terms and Definitions............................................21 Types of Plants..................................................20 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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