Mt An 1-2 (10-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 21, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Katy (Bell) Paulsen at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Lamb & Mutton Production at Record Low for September Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in September, up 1 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in September 2004. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, up 1 percent from September 2004. The average live weight was up 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,276 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.2 million pounds, 2 percent above September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 60,700 head, down 10 percent from September 2004. The average live weight was 43 pounds above last year, at 363 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.74 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.87 million head, 1 percent below September 2004. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 265 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.6 million pounds, was down 4 percent from September 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 231,300 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, up 2 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2005 commercial red meat production was 33.9 billion pounds, up slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 7 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. September 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 05 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,105 *2,320 2,161 103 93 18,451 18,484 100 Veal : 12.9 13.7 13.2 102 97 125.8 117.4 93 Pork :1,772 1,751 1,743 98 100 15,076 15,157 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 15.4 15.6 96 102 144.3 139.1 96 : Total Red Meat :3,906 4,099 3,933 101 96 33,796 33,897 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 05 % of : Jan - Sep 2/ : Sep : Aug : Sep :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,075 2,291 2,130 103 93 18,187 18,227 100 Veal : 12.5 13.4 13.0 103 97 122.2 114.4 94 Pork :1,755 1,734 1,728 98 100 14,938 15,029 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.6 14.6 15.0 96 102 137.6 133.3 97 : Total Red Meat :3,857 *4,053 3,886 101 96 33,385 33,504 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Sep 05 % of: Jan - Sep 2/ : : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,689.4 *2,947.8 2,731.0 102 93 24,329.1 23,964.2 99 Other : Thou : 47.7 42.9 46.7 98 109 420.7 403.8 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,737.1 *2,990.7 2,777.6 101 93 24,749.8 24,368.1 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,268 1,269 1,278 101 101 1,233 1,251 102 Other : Lbs :1,122 1,149 1,136 101 99 1,108 1,119 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,265 1,267 1,276 101 101 1,231 1,249 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 65.7 64.4 59.6 91 93 623.3 549.3 88 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.3 1.1 72 88 14.2 12.2 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 67.3 *65.7 60.7 90 92 637.5 561.5 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 318 345 359 113 104 327 347 106 Other : Lbs : 414 404 396 96 98 415 400 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 320 347 363 113 105 329 348 106 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,897.4 *8,880.3 8,777.4 99 99 75,448.2 75,305.3 100 Other : Thou : 101.8 102.4 92.5 91 90 822.8 766.1 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,999.2 8,982.7 8,869.9 99 99 76,271.0 76,071.4 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 263 265 100 101 266 268 101 Other : Lbs : 235 232 231 98 99 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 265 263 265 100 101 266 268 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 230.7 215.6 218.9 95 102 1,991.1 1,906.0 96 Other : Thou : 13.3 13.7 12.4 94 90 122.7 110.1 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 243.9 *229.4 231.3 95 101 2,113.8 2,016.0 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 136 136 102 100 138 140 101 Other : Lbs : 107 108 109 102 101 110 107 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 134 135 101 101 136 138 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Sep 05 as % of 2/ State : Sep : Aug : Sep :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep 2004 : Aug 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.7 2.8 105 100 AK : 0.1 0.1 84 AZ : 28.3 33.8 31.1 110 92 AR : 4.7 4.8 5.0 106 104 CA : 124.7 128.1 119.2 96 93 CO : 176.2 167.3 149.9 85 90 DE-MD : 2.6 3.4 3.3 129 97 FL : 3.6 5.4 4.8 135 90 GA : 14.5 15.0 12.4 86 83 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.7 89 91 ID : 37.6 28.4 25.2 67 89 IL : 227.7 228.0 230.3 101 101 IN : 120.4 126.8 120.1 100 95 IA : 568.4 546.9 555.9 98 102 KS : 467.8 546.0 515.8 110 94 KY : 43.0 43.6 42.7 99 98 LA : 1.1 0.9 0.8 74 85 MI : 32.7 37.7 32.4 99 86 MN : 199.6 191.9 200.2 100 104 MS : 28.0 25.0 24.3 87 97 MO : 38.5 41.7 40.0 104 96 MT : 1.4 1.7 1.5 105 89 NE : 597.6 *654.8 608.1 102 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 120 111 N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.1 1.3 98 110 NJ : 4.1 4.4 4.2 103 95 NM : 0.6 0.7 0.6 106 89 NY : 3.3 3.8 3.6 107 94 NC : 193.4 191.2 176.9 91 93 ND : 2.8 2.8 2.7 94 94 OH : 26.6 25.5 25.9 97 102 OK : 84.1 92.1 85.3 101 93 OR : 3.6 4.2 3.7 103 88 PA : 96.6 101.1 99.2 103 98 SC : 20.6 20.2 19.9 96 98 SD : 86.7 83.0 87.3 101 105 TN : 18.8 18.3 20.8 111 113 TX : 401.0 *457.4 407.8 102 89 UT : 35.7 42.8 43.0 120 100 VA : 64.7 51.5 59.8 92 116 WA : 36.9 56.8 57.6 156 101 WV : 0.7 0.5 0.5 79 108 WI : 102.3 106.3 105.7 103 99 WY : 0.7 1.0 0.5 78 52 : US : 3,906.3 *4,099.4 3,932.8 101 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 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 0.3 256 262 850 866 AK : 0.1 0.1 51 67 977 1,183 AZ : AR : 1.0 0.8 955 788 949 935 CA : 114.4 110.9 152,585 147,889 1,334 1,334 CO : 210.3 174.2 266,973 225,900 1,270 1,297 DE-MD : 3.0 3.7 3,598 4,843 1,217 1,304 FL : GA : 20.5 19.3 24,579 19,221 1,200 996 HI : 0.9 0.7 913 783 1,074 1,123 ID : 47.3 29.1 61,175 36,632 1,293 1,260 IL : IN : IA : KS : 582.2 632.8 728,198 804,876 1,251 1,272 KY : 1.1 1.2 1,030 1,102 896 928 LA : 1.1 0.8 931 737 824 876 MI : 37.2 36.9 49,984 49,861 1,345 1,350 MN : 59.7 52.7 84,284 74,246 1,411 1,409 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.7 1,912 1,998 1,161 1,164 NE : 587.8 593.3 768,409 779,664 1,307 1,314 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 1,354 1,351 1,031 1,014 NJ : 1.9 2.3 2,329 2,776 1,236 1,227 NM : 0.9 1.0 844 983 945 975 NY : 3.6 3.5 4,131 4,154 1,136 1,196 NC : 19.0 16.9 19,328 17,486 1,019 1,034 ND : OH : 8.7 9.8 9,944 11,168 1,140 1,143 OK : 2.0 1.8 2,113 1,958 1,045 1,079 OR : 1.7 2.0 2,033 2,459 1,188 1,202 PA : 71.9 73.8 82,914 89,315 1,152 1,211 SC : SD : TN : 1.1 1.2 1,073 1,148 968 949 TX : 521.3 535.6 637,639 651,975 1,223 1,217 UT : 45.5 53.5 55,971 67,292 1,229 1,259 VA : 1.0 0.8 1,080 795 1,044 1,060 WA : 48.5 71.7 60,376 93,957 1,246 1,311 WV : 0.9 0.8 841 693 959 895 WI : 122.7 122.1 162,528 164,795 1,325 1,350 WY : 0.7 0.6 856 670 1,179 1,194 : US 3/ : 2,737.1 2,777.6 3,463,716 3,543,498 1,265 1,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 8.0 6.5 1,103 949 138 146 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 28 40 242 287 FL : GA : 0.2 0.2 103 89 412 481 HI : ID : IL : 6.5 6.2 2,913 2,733 446 438 IN : 0.4 0.2 52 30 129 132 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.4 353 205 475 461 MI : 2.2 1.9 940 700 435 372 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.7 0.4 95 73 146 170 NJ : 6.6 6.6 2,878 2,885 436 437 NM : NY : 11.2 8.3 942 1,300 84 157 NC : 0.1 0.1 63 37 497 478 ND : OH : 5.5 4.4 2,223 1,731 405 396 OK : OR : PA : 14.7 12.5 5,400 5,371 368 429 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 45 52 466 498 TX : 1.0 0.7 581 397 599 549 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 8.0 10.9 3,547 5,141 446 471 WY : : US 3/ : 67.3 60.7 21,546 22,035 320 363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 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 : 9.0 9.8 4,284 4,599 475 469 AK : 0.1 0.1 16 26 264 244 AZ : 0.5 0.4 90 81 172 196 AR : 14.3 14.4 6,628 7,191 463 499 CA : 223.6 218.1 53,236 51,554 238 236 CO : 1.8 1.5 416 390 235 259 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 369 379 221 225 FL : 6.7 9.0 1,146 1,636 172 181 GA : 12.6 9.2 2,965 2,245 235 245 HI : 2.2 1.9 441 413 203 219 ID : 13.9 13.2 4,513 4,298 326 324 IL : 811.1 805.2 221,242 218,727 273 272 IN : 601.9 605.7 156,565 156,834 260 259 IA : 2,617.8 2,561.5 700,019 681,354 267 266 KS : KY : 214.9 215.3 56,630 56,135 263 261 LA : 1.6 1.4 323 268 197 188 MI : 10.4 10.4 3,736 3,506 359 338 MN : 789.9 821.5 208,412 216,141 264 263 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.6 351 361 222 230 NE : 616.9 621.9 162,590 165,497 264 266 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 501 453 203 209 NJ : 10.6 9.6 1,085 927 102 97 NM : 0.2 0.3 70 79 285 285 NY : 3.8 3.4 846 724 222 214 NC : 967.3 899.2 242,843 224,579 251 250 ND : 13.6 13.8 3,443 3,271 252 238 OH : 103.1 97.4 27,665 26,209 268 269 OK : 404.8 406.0 110,331 112,150 273 276 OR : 17.6 15.9 4,009 3,762 228 237 PA : 241.7 239.6 59,588 58,584 247 244 SC : SD : 417.6 423.0 108,025 108,828 259 257 TN : 55.4 62.2 26,936 30,047 486 483 TX : 33.0 28.4 8,454 6,914 256 244 UT : 3.9 4.4 904 1,047 233 238 VA : 336.7 308.5 85,009 78,488 252 254 WA : 2.0 2.1 518 539 257 258 WV : 0.8 0.7 214 180 259 247 WI : 47.8 44.2 21,114 19,196 442 434 WY : 0.6 0.5 157 145 265 270 : US 3/ : 8,999.2 8,869.9 2,387,426 2,349,204 265 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.2 0.2 19 22 98 134 AR : 0.1 0.1 5 9 88 104 CA : CO : 83.6 84.9 12,500 12,797 149 151 DE-MD : 3.1 3.3 318 337 103 102 FL : 0.2 0.2 10 14 64 76 GA : HI : ID : 0.6 0.4 74 47 124 121 IL : 16.6 16.7 2,110 2,231 127 133 IN : 2.5 2.0 272 218 110 111 IA : 37.3 37.2 5,537 5,338 148 143 KS : 0.3 0.3 35 26 109 104 KY : 1.1 1.2 136 158 123 132 LA : 0.1 0.1 12 7 84 77 MI : 16.3 14.9 1,965 1,930 120 129 MN : 0.3 0.3 43 33 127 132 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 40 42 89 85 MT : 0.6 0.5 68 62 116 125 NE : 0.3 0.1 32 18 120 126 NV : 0.1 0.1 13 12 97 108 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.8 214 262 96 95 NJ : 9.2 9.7 744 826 81 85 NM : 1.8 1.3 203 145 110 110 NY : 2.8 2.8 219 275 79 99 NC : 0.4 0.6 37 56 82 91 ND : OH : 1.2 1.2 127 136 108 111 OK : 0.1 0.1 12 7 127 120 OR : 1.6 1.8 164 232 103 130 PA : 5.7 4.5 482 457 85 101 SC : SD : 0.4 1.0 58 122 134 120 TN : 0.6 1.1 44 77 78 72 TX : 24.3 7.6 3,072 891 126 117 UT : 2.5 2.4 336 327 137 138 VA : 0.4 1.1 39 108 90 99 WA : 0.2 0.2 33 30 141 128 WV : WI : 1.4 1.4 182 187 130 134 WY : 0.2 0.2 25 24 133 140 : US 3/ : 243.9 231.3 32,370 31,136 133 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/ Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,371 1,638 1,476 12,393 12,748 51.0 55.6 54.1 50.9 53.2 Heifers : 847 873 816 7,780 7,363 31.5 29.6 29.9 32.0 30.7 All Cows : 418 392 394 3,735 3,472 15.5 13.4 14.5 15.4 14.5 Dairy Cows : 197 190 190 1,749 1,644 7.3 6.5 7.0 7.2 6.9 Other Cows : 221 202 204 1,986 1,828 8.2 6.9 7.5 8.2 7.6 Bulls & Stags : 53 45 44 422 380 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,689 *2,948 2,731 24,329 23,964 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,601 8,582 8,487 72,797 72,777 96.7 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.6 Sows : 278 274 266 2,462 2,319 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1 Stags & Boars : 19 24 25 189 209 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,897 8,880 8,777 75,448 75,305 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 12 11 113 98 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 218 204 208 1,878 1,808 94.5 94.5 95.0 94.3 94.8 : Total 1/ : 231 216 219 1,991 1,906 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 776 782 785 751 765 Steers 4/ : 830 829 835 799 810 Heifers 4/ : 758 757 763 732 743 All Cows 4/ : 615 623 620 614 625 Bulls & Stags4/: 896 901 894 899 910 : Calves & Vealers: 194 212 220 200 213 : Hogs : 198 196 198 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 194 192 194 195 197 Sows 5/ : 309 307 309 313 309 Stags & Boars5/: 224 218 213 223 213 : Sheep : 68 68 69 69 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 70 68 66 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 68 69 69 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, September 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 2 : 5.5 1.8 0.3 3.1 3.0 0.1 0.3 14.9 3 : 76.5 34.8 33.5 26.8 6.7 12.7 4 : 56.8 0.8 0.2 47.5 10.9 36.6 8.2 5 : 286.1 127.1 39.9 111.1 60.9 50.2 7.9 23.5 6 : 535.1 298.4 159.1 67.0 13.2 53.8 10.6 0.7 7 : 1,282.9 755.6 478.6 41.1 2.5 38.6 7.6 8 : 235.8 122.4 9 : 149.7 67.0 8.7 69.8 60.9 8.9 4.2 6.3 10 : 101.5 67.9 23.3 9.7 7.1 2.6 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,731.0 1,476.4 816.3 393.9 190.2 203.8 44.4 59.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 1.7 2 : 12.5 12.2 0.2 0.1 11.4 1.6 9.8 3 : 548.3 547.2 1.1 8.6 0.6 7.9 4 : 1,372.9 1,283.1 88.6 1.2 3.3 1.4 1.9 5 : 2,341.4 2,237.0 101.5 2.9 31.7 4.4 27.4 6 : 445.2 423.4 21.7 0.1 6.7 6.7 7 : 3,372.4 3,304.8 37.7 0.2 37.4 8 : 439.0 433.7 5.3 87.7 1.7 86.1 9 : 213.7 213.6 10 : 30.2 30.1 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.9 : US 2/ : 8,777.4 8,486.7 265.7 24.9 218.9 10.9 208.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - September 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.9 3.0 1.5 4.1 2 : 46.1 14.2 2.4 26.6 25.2 1.4 2.8 136.5 3 : 647.1 282.5 291.5 236.1 55.4 119.3 4 : 498.5 9.1 2.6 418.1 92.1 326.0 68.5 5 : 2,456.9 1,068.1 310.2 1,013.8 537.7 476.1 65.0 207.2 6 : 4,679.6 2,568.2 1,521.5 499.3 106.6 392.8 90.6 6.1 7 :11,324.7 6,554.7 4,293.6 411.1 27.1 384.0 65.2 0.3 8 : 2,100.8 1,101.7 9 : 1,346.3 697.1 61.6 557.9 494.6 63.2 29.8 66.9 10 : 856.3 449.7 238.1 149.9 88.4 61.5 18.6 : US 2/ :23,964.2 12,748.4 7,363.3 3,472.3 1,644.2 1,828.2 380.2 549.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.0 11.6 0.2 0.2 2 : 106.3 103.5 1.5 1.3 105.6 13.0 92.6 3 : 4,667.4 4,655.2 11.8 0.4 78.0 4.5 73.5 4 :12,076.6 11,401.5 661.2 13.9 26.3 10.8 15.5 5 :19,858.3 18,873.6 961.5 23.3 285.1 43.1 242.0 6 : 4,031.7 3,849.6 181.3 0.7 25.6 0.8 24.8 7 :28,845.0 28,221.7 311.7 2.4 309.3 8 : 3,571.6 3,525.3 46.2 0.1 788.5 15.6 772.9 9 : 1,869.1 1,868.3 10 : 267.2 266.4 0.7 0.1 15.3 1.2 14.1 : US 2/ :75,305.3 72,776.8 2,319.4 209.1 1,906.0 98.2 1,807.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Sep Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.6 98.3 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.7 98.0 98.1 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 98.9 98.9 99.0 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 94.6 94.0 94.6 94.2 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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