Mt An 1-2 (9-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 23, 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. Pork Production at Record High for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.10 billion pounds in August, up 6 percent from the 3.88 billion pounds produced in August 2004. Beef production, at 2.32 billion pounds, was 8 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.99 million head, up 6 percent from August 2004. The average live weight was up 15 pounds from the previous year, at 1,267 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.7 million pounds, 2 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 65,600 head, down 10 percent from August 2004. The average live weight was 25 pounds above last year, at 347 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.75 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.98 million head, 3 percent above August 2004. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 263 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.4 million pounds, was up 1 percent from August 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,300 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 4 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2005 commercial red meat production was 30.0 billion pounds, up slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. August 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2005 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 05 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Aug : Jul : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,151 2,085 2,319 108 111 16,346 16,322 100 Veal : 14.0 12.4 13.7 98 110 112.8 104.1 92 Pork :1,699 1,505 1,751 103 116 13,304 13,414 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.2 13.5 15.4 101 114 128.0 123.5 97 : Total Red Meat :3,880 3,616 4,099 106 113 29,890 29,964 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 05 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Aug : Jul : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,122 2,058 2,291 108 111 16,113 16,096 100 Veal : 13.6 12.1 13.4 98 111 109.7 101.5 93 Pork :1,681 1,492 1,734 103 116 13,183 13,301 101 Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 12.8 14.6 102 115 122.0 118.3 97 : Total Red Meat :3,831 3,575 4,052 106 113 29,527 29,616 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 05 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Aug : Jul : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,774.8 2,676.7 2,947.2 106 110 21,639.7 21,232.7 98 Other : Thou : 45.7 41.7 42.9 94 103 373.0 357.2 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,820.5 2,718.4 2,990.1 106 110 22,012.7 21,589.8 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,254 1,257 1,269 101 101 1,229 1,248 102 Other : Lbs :1,126 1,116 1,149 102 103 1,106 1,117 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,252 1,254 1,267 101 101 1,227 1,246 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 71.1 57.2 64.4 90 113 557.6 489.7 88 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.4 1.3 81 89 12.6 11.0 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 72.7 58.6 65.6 90 112 570.2 500.7 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 319 349 345 108 97 328 346 105 Other : Lbs : 420 416 404 96 97 415 401 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 322 350 347 108 99 330 347 105 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,616.3 7,581.6 8,880.2 103 117 66,550.8 66,527.9 100 Other : Thou : 105.6 80.4 102.4 97 127 721.1 673.5 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,721.9 7,662.0 8,982.7 103 117 67,271.8 67,201.4 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 265 263 100 99 266 269 101 Other : Lbs : 232 224 232 100 103 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 264 263 100 99 266 268 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 219.1 188.0 215.6 98 115 1,760.4 1,687.0 96 Other : Thou : 13.9 12.8 13.7 99 108 109.5 97.7 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 233.0 200.8 229.3 98 114 1,869.9 1,784.7 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 131 135 136 103 100 138 140 101 Other : Lbs : 109 107 108 99 101 110 107 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 130 134 134 103 100 137 138 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 05 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Aug 2004 : Jul 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 2.3 2.7 95 121 AK : 0.1 178 187 AZ : 29.5 29.3 33.8 115 115 AR : 4.2 4.1 4.8 114 116 CA : 122.0 115.2 128.1 105 111 CO : 176.1 158.5 167.3 95 106 DE-MD : 3.1 2.7 3.4 110 128 FL : 4.6 4.7 5.4 117 114 GA : 15.6 11.3 15.0 96 132 HI : 1.0 0.8 0.8 81 107 ID : 30.2 27.7 28.4 94 102 IL : 228.5 202.2 228.0 100 113 IN : 119.1 105.4 126.8 106 120 IA : 549.0 474.6 546.9 100 115 KS : 500.5 510.0 546.0 109 107 KY : 44.0 33.8 43.6 99 129 LA : 1.0 0.8 0.9 91 121 MI : 31.6 31.1 37.7 119 121 MN : 190.1 173.6 191.9 101 111 MS : 24.5 20.2 25.0 102 124 MO : 37.9 36.3 41.7 110 115 MT : 1.7 1.5 1.7 99 117 NE : 592.3 578.3 654.5 111 113 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 110 95 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 0.9 1.1 95 130 NJ : 4.2 3.5 4.4 107 125 NM : 0.6 0.6 0.7 111 120 NY : 3.4 3.5 3.8 112 109 NC : 177.7 162.3 191.2 108 118 ND : 2.7 2.6 2.8 104 110 OH : 27.5 22.6 25.5 93 113 OK : 84.6 79.8 92.1 109 115 OR : 3.9 3.4 4.2 107 125 PA : 93.7 90.0 101.1 108 112 SC : 21.2 18.1 20.2 95 111 SD : 83.9 72.8 83.0 99 114 TN : 17.8 13.2 18.3 103 139 TX : 406.0 392.8 456.9 113 116 UT : 36.0 35.8 42.8 119 120 VA : 58.0 45.3 51.5 89 114 WA : 39.3 45.7 56.8 145 124 WV : 0.5 0.2 0.5 98 205 WI : 107.0 97.9 106.3 99 109 WY : 1.0 0.6 1.0 97 174 : US : 3,879.6 3,615.9 4,098.7 106 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 : 0.4 0.3 319 289 832 962 AK : 0.1 70 1,035 AZ : AR : 0.9 0.7 847 688 960 947 CA : 113.6 119.9 150,667 158,773 1,326 1,324 CO : 213.6 196.3 267,224 252,888 1,251 1,288 DE-MD : 3.5 3.7 4,222 4,886 1,221 1,312 FL : GA : 22.2 23.6 26,083 23,494 1,178 996 HI : 1.1 0.8 1,139 918 1,073 1,106 ID : 37.6 33.0 47,535 41,098 1,266 1,246 IL : IN : IA : KS : 630.3 671.4 778,556 850,194 1,235 1,266 KY : 1.1 1.0 990 939 870 900 LA : 1.0 1.0 885 886 849 902 MI : 35.5 42.8 47,476 58,135 1,336 1,358 MN : 60.3 51.0 83,082 70,626 1,378 1,385 MS : MO : MT : 1.9 1.9 2,161 2,126 1,129 1,143 NE : 595.6 662.5 767,161 857,960 1,288 1,295 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 1,211 1,158 1,046 1,035 NJ : 2.0 2.4 2,399 2,986 1,229 1,248 NM : 1.0 1.2 914 1,154 943 998 NY : 3.6 3.3 4,134 3,877 1,157 1,187 NC : 18.4 15.5 19,294 16,163 1,046 1,041 ND : OH : 9.0 8.1 10,226 9,427 1,141 1,159 OK : 2.4 1.8 2,526 1,928 1,064 1,076 OR : 1.8 2.1 2,086 2,559 1,157 1,203 PA : 71.2 77.3 81,882 93,691 1,151 1,212 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.2 1,000 1,118 949 954 TX : 531.7 594.6 645,047 724,658 1,213 1,219 UT : 46.3 53.8 56,339 66,746 1,218 1,240 VA : 0.9 0.7 926 798 1,063 1,090 WA : 50.7 71.0 63,902 91,991 1,261 1,296 WV : 0.5 0.5 522 561 992 1,090 WI : 127.0 123.0 168,652 165,561 1,328 1,346 WY : 1.0 0.9 1,192 1,168 1,231 1,249 : US 3/ : 2,820.5 2,990.1 3,530,871 3,788,210 1,252 1,267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 26 520 CA : 8.9 7.2 1,185 1,023 133 141 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 24 39 239 277 FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 100 83 464 393 HI : ID : IL : 7.2 7.3 3,203 3,146 448 433 IN : 0.5 0.4 66 55 130 129 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.6 392 273 484 484 MI : 1.8 1.8 805 704 443 385 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.0 0.6 214 80 219 140 NJ : 6.6 7.2 2,915 3,096 439 433 NM : NY : 12.6 11.6 1,058 1,743 84 150 NC : 0.1 0.1 72 34 531 463 ND : OH : 5.8 3.3 2,325 1,300 400 398 OK : 0.1 45 362 OR : PA : 13.8 12.6 5,049 5,388 365 428 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 56 57 569 531 TX : 0.9 0.7 572 409 630 606 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.1 10.7 5,143 4,940 464 464 WY : : US 3/ : 72.7 65.6 23,431 22,755 322 347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.7 9.8 4,585 4,570 473 466 AK : 0.1 0.1 21 37 273 263 AZ : 0.2 0.2 40 30 200 143 AR : 13.1 14.1 5,905 6,975 452 496 CA : 214.8 233.9 50,985 54,172 237 232 CO : 2.7 2.3 623 608 231 261 DE-MD : 2.3 2.3 567 530 246 234 FL : 7.7 10.3 1,271 1,937 166 188 GA : 12.9 10.3 3,110 2,416 240 234 HI : 2.5 1.8 515 408 207 226 ID : 13.5 14.1 4,398 4,552 325 323 IL : 789.5 801.1 214,701 216,557 272 270 IN : 603.6 634.6 154,769 165,090 256 260 IA : 2,511.5 2,553.5 662,881 674,678 264 264 KS : KY : 221.8 219.8 57,930 57,488 261 261 LA : 1.5 1.3 290 255 196 195 MI : 12.5 12.6 4,332 4,254 346 339 MN : 751.8 801.9 195,615 207,767 260 259 MS : MO : MT : 2.1 2.0 475 461 223 230 NE : 596.1 609.9 155,439 160,208 261 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.3 456 468 198 201 NJ : 10.7 9.3 1,057 945 99 101 NM : 0.4 0.3 117 86 314 310 NY : 4.0 3.8 881 841 218 219 NC : 901.6 980.4 222,741 243,398 247 248 ND : 14.1 14.9 3,345 3,495 237 234 OH : 107.2 101.9 28,426 27,136 265 266 OK : 414.0 443.0 111,435 121,325 269 274 OR : 19.6 18.3 4,440 4,370 227 238 PA : 230.4 238.1 56,179 57,466 244 241 SC : SD : 407.2 405.8 104,485 103,963 257 256 TN : 53.0 54.6 25,652 26,691 484 489 TX : 33.5 39.6 8,086 9,975 241 252 UT : 4.2 5.0 949 1,179 225 236 VA : 306.4 270.0 76,198 67,460 249 250 WA : 2.1 2.3 524 581 252 254 WV : 1.1 1.0 277 259 257 252 WI : 51.6 46.0 22,703 20,350 440 442 WY : 1.6 1.5 396 364 253 249 : US 3/ : 8,721.9 8,982.7 2,287,070 2,358,233 262 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 6 112 CA : CO : 67.2 81.9 9,890 12,337 147 151 DE-MD : 3.3 3.2 335 322 103 100 FL : 0.1 0.2 7 14 65 64 GA : HI : ID : 0.6 0.6 71 69 121 119 IL : 15.5 18.3 1,974 2,299 127 126 IN : 2.7 2.5 293 263 109 107 IA : 37.6 40.2 5,477 5,738 146 143 KS : 0.4 0.3 45 36 111 111 KY : 1.0 1.3 119 174 125 132 LA : 0.2 0.2 13 14 79 77 MI : 16.8 16.1 1,993 2,086 118 130 MN : 0.3 0.2 33 31 123 127 MS : MO : 0.6 0.7 54 63 92 92 MT : 0.5 0.5 69 68 126 130 NE : 0.2 0.1 19 16 111 118 NV : 0.2 0.2 16 21 97 108 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.5 182 233 98 92 NJ : 9.2 9.4 748 789 81 84 NM : 1.7 1.3 160 129 96 96 NY : 2.7 2.8 220 270 81 96 NC : 0.4 0.6 36 50 86 86 ND : OH : 1.5 1.4 178 162 117 115 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 11 112 101 OR : 1.6 2.0 156 259 100 128 PA : 6.5 4.8 568 475 88 99 SC : SD : 1.4 0.9 177 104 126 121 TN : 0.6 1.0 55 76 87 78 TX : 27.5 1.1 3,441 96 125 90 UT : 2.7 2.8 356 396 130 141 VA : 0.5 1.1 44 120 90 108 WA : 0.3 0.2 34 30 134 145 WV : WI : 1.6 1.2 203 160 129 134 WY : 0.4 0.5 53 61 140 127 : US 3/ : 233.0 229.3 30,190 30,664 130 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,457 1,476 1,638 11,021 11,272 52.5 55.2 55.6 50.9 53.1 Heifers : 849 812 873 6,933 6,546 30.6 30.3 29.6 32.0 30.8 All Cows : 413 351 392 3,317 3,078 14.9 13.2 13.4 15.4 14.5 Dairy Cows : 200 162 190 1,552 1,454 7.2 6.1 6.5 7.2 6.8 Other Cows : 213 189 202 1,765 1,624 7.7 7.1 6.9 8.2 7.7 Bulls & Stags : 56 37 45 369 336 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,775 2,677 2,947 21,640 21,233 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,317 7,327 8,582 64,197 64,290 96.5 96.6 96.6 96.5 96.6 Sows : 278 234 274 2,184 2,054 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 21 20 24 170 184 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,616 7,582 8,880 66,551 66,528 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 9 12 100 87 5.9 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 206 179 204 1,660 1,600 94.1 95.0 94.5 94.3 94.8 : Total 1/ : 219 188 216 1,760 1,687 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 769 773 782 749 763 Steers 4/ : 821 821 829 796 807 Heifers 4/ : 747 747 757 729 741 All Cows 4/ : 612 622 623 614 626 Bulls & Stags4/: 896 903 901 900 912 : Calves & Vealers: 194 219 212 201 212 : Hogs : 196 198 196 199 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 194 192 195 197 Sows 5/ : 309 308 307 313 309 Stags & Boars5/: 230 219 218 223 213 : Sheep : 66 68 68 69 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 70 70 66 70 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 66 68 68 70 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 0.1 0.6 2 : 5.6 1.8 0.2 3.2 3.0 0.2 0.3 18.7 3 : 80.4 37.4 34.8 27.9 6.9 12.8 4 : 59.8 0.9 0.3 50.5 11.1 39.4 8.2 5 : 292.3 134.1 37.3 113.6 60.4 53.2 7.3 23.3 6 : 595.5 332.3 194.4 57.8 12.3 45.5 11.0 0.7 7 : 1,386.7 838.6 499.1 40.7 2.3 38.3 8.3 8 : 257.7 141.5 9 : 163.4 82.4 5.1 71.8 61.5 10.3 4.1 7.0 10 : 104.8 68.2 26.6 9.3 7.3 2.0 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,947.2 1,637.6 872.5 392.5 190.4 202.1 44.6 64.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 1.9 2 : 12.9 12.6 0.2 0.1 11.3 1.6 9.6 3 : 509.0 507.7 1.2 8.9 0.4 8.5 4 : 1,463.1 1,379.2 82.2 1.8 3.5 1.4 2.1 5 : 2,356.3 2,245.0 108.4 2.9 34.3 5.1 29.2 6 : 485.9 463.5 22.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 7 : 3,363.8 3,292.3 40.8 0.4 40.3 8 : 424.2 417.2 7.0 84.8 1.8 83.0 9 : 229.4 229.3 10 : 33.7 33.7 0.1 2.5 0.2 2.3 : US 2/ : 8,880.2 8,582.4 274.2 23.7 215.6 11.9 203.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.9 2.5 1.3 3.7 2 : 40.6 12.4 2.2 23.5 22.2 1.3 2.5 121.6 3 : 570.6 247.7 258.0 209.3 48.7 106.6 4 : 441.7 8.3 2.4 370.6 81.2 289.4 60.3 5 : 2,170.9 940.9 270.3 902.6 476.8 425.8 57.0 183.7 6 : 4,143.9 2,269.7 1,361.8 432.4 93.4 339.0 80.0 5.5 7 :10,041.8 5,799.1 3,815.1 370.0 24.6 345.4 57.6 0.2 8 : 1,865.0 979.3 9 : 1,196.6 630.0 53.0 488.1 433.8 54.3 25.6 60.6 10 : 754.7 381.9 214.8 140.1 81.2 58.9 18.0 : US 2/ :21,232.7 11,272.0 6,546.4 3,078.4 1,454.0 1,624.4 335.9 489.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.2 9.9 0.2 0.2 2 : 93.8 91.3 1.3 1.2 94.2 11.4 82.8 3 : 4,119.0 4,108.0 10.7 0.3 69.4 3.9 65.6 4 :10,703.8 10,118.5 572.6 12.7 23.1 9.4 13.7 5 :17,516.9 16,636.6 860.0 20.3 253.3 38.7 214.6 6 : 3,586.5 3,426.2 159.6 0.6 18.8 0.8 18.1 7 :25,472.6 24,916.9 274.0 2.1 271.9 8 : 3,132.6 3,091.6 40.9 0.1 700.8 13.9 686.9 9 : 1,655.4 1,654.8 10 : 237.0 236.2 0.6 0.1 13.2 1.0 12.2 : US 2/ :66,527.9 64,290.1 2,053.6 184.2 1,687.0 87.3 1,599.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.8 97.5 98.0 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.8 99.0 98.9 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 94.0 93.6 94.0 94.1 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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