Mt An 1-2 (11-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 25, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Katy Paulsen at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Pork Production Up From Previous Month and Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.93 billion pounds in October, up slightly from the 3.92 billion pounds produced in October 2004. Beef production, at 2.08 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.68 million head, down 2 percent from October 2004. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,280 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.6 million pounds, 2 percent above October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 56,400 head, down 10 percent from October 2004. The average live weight was 41 pounds above last year, at 371 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.12 million head, 2 percent above October 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.8 million pounds, was down 3 percent from October 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 228,500 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2005 commercial red meat production was 37.8 billion pounds, up slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was virtually unchanged from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. October 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 05 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Oct : Sep : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,114 2,161 2,081 98 96 20,564 20,564 100 Veal : 12.4 13.2 12.6 102 95 138.1 129.9 94 Pork :1,779 1,743 1,816 102 104 16,854 16,973 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 15.6 15.8 97 101 160.6 154.9 96 : Total Red Meat :3,921 3,933 3,925 100 100 37,718 37,822 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 05 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Oct : Sep : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,081 *2,131 2,047 98 96 20,268 20,274 100 Veal : 11.9 13.0 12.0 101 93 134.1 126.5 94 Pork :1,764 1,728 1,801 102 104 16,701 16,830 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.5 15.0 15.1 97 101 153.1 148.4 97 : Total Red Meat :3,872 3,886 3,875 100 100 37,257 37,379 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 05 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Oct : Sep : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,693.0 2,731.0 2,625.2 97 96 27,022.1 26,589.5 98 Other : Thou : 52.9 46.7 52.7 100 113 473.6 456.6 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,745.9 *2,777.7 2,677.9 98 96 27,495.7 27,046.0 98 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,270 1,278 1,283 101 100 1,236 1,255 102 Other : Lbs :1,104 1,136 1,122 102 99 1,108 1,119 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,267 1,276 1,280 101 100 1,235 1,252 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.6 59.6 54.4 90 91 683.9 603.7 88 Other : Thou : 1.9 1.1 2.0 103 176 16.1 14.2 88 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 62.5 60.7 56.4 90 93 700.0 617.9 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 329 359 370 112 103 328 350 107 Other : Lbs : 424 396 447 105 113 416 407 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 330 363 371 112 102 329 350 106 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,882.5 *8,777.3 9,027.2 102 103 84,330.7 84,332.5 100 Other : Thou : 87.2 92.5 89.9 103 97 910.0 856.0 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,969.7 8,869.9 9,117.1 102 103 85,240.7 85,188.5 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 265 269 101 101 266 268 101 Other : Lbs : 234 231 232 99 101 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 265 269 101 101 266 268 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 228.3 218.9 216.6 95 99 2,219.4 2,122.6 96 Other : Thou : 13.0 12.4 11.8 91 95 135.7 121.9 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 241.3 231.3 228.5 95 99 2,355.2 2,244.5 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 135 136 139 103 102 138 140 101 Other : Lbs : 116 109 109 94 101 110 107 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 135 135 138 102 102 136 138 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 05 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Oct 2004 : Sep 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 2.8 2.6 89 94 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 201 192 AZ : 26.4 31.1 27.9 105 90 AR : 4.9 5.0 5.2 108 106 CA : 117.8 119.2 121.9 103 102 CO : 168.9 149.9 138.8 82 93 DE-MD : 2.7 3.3 3.0 112 91 FL : 4.7 4.8 4.5 97 94 GA : 15.9 12.4 12.5 79 101 HI : 0.8 0.7 0.7 86 98 ID : 40.1 25.2 24.0 60 95 IL : 230.8 230.3 236.3 102 103 IN : 123.5 120.1 126.3 102 105 IA : 564.7 *555.8 567.4 100 102 KS : 489.5 515.8 482.0 98 93 KY : 41.2 42.7 43.3 105 102 LA : 1.1 0.8 1.2 104 152 MI : 31.9 32.4 34.0 107 105 MN : 194.4 200.2 195.7 101 98 MS : 29.7 24.3 26.1 88 108 MO : 43.1 40.0 42.6 99 106 MT : 1.4 1.5 1.4 102 94 NE : 605.5 608.1 593.1 98 98 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 85 N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.3 1.3 96 102 NJ : 4.0 4.2 4.2 105 99 NM : 0.7 0.6 0.6 85 103 NY : 3.2 3.6 3.6 111 99 NC : 190.0 176.9 189.6 100 107 ND : 2.9 2.7 2.7 94 102 OH : 26.7 25.9 24.9 93 96 OK : 89.1 85.3 93.5 105 110 OR : 3.4 3.7 3.9 115 106 PA : 93.8 99.2 100.7 107 101 SC : 21.0 19.9 20.9 100 105 SD : 94.2 87.3 92.4 98 106 TN : 18.3 20.8 21.5 117 103 TX : 386.6 407.8 400.8 104 98 UT : 33.3 43.0 46.2 139 108 VA : 66.1 59.8 61.0 92 102 WA : 43.6 57.6 63.8 147 111 WV : 1.0 0.5 0.9 89 168 WI : 99.3 105.7 101.6 102 96 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.3 98 57 : US : 3,921.1 3,932.8 3,925.1 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.5 0.4 391 371 782 879 AK : 0.1 0.1 85 154 855 1,075 AZ : AR : 1.1 0.9 1,047 871 944 955 CA : 108.4 114.4 145,506 155,384 1,342 1,359 CO : 200.6 159.8 251,752 208,756 1,255 1,307 DE-MD : 3.2 3.4 3,882 4,371 1,195 1,303 FL : GA : 22.9 19.5 27,379 19,448 1,198 995 HI : 0.9 0.7 914 808 1,034 1,124 ID : 51.0 27.6 65,108 34,672 1,277 1,256 IL : IN : IA : KS : 606.2 589.2 765,353 750,625 1,263 1,274 KY : 1.3 1.6 1,160 1,428 863 891 LA : 1.2 1.2 1,077 1,078 881 883 MI : 36.2 38.8 48,752 52,543 1,347 1,355 MN : 57.6 52.1 80,575 72,242 1,400 1,386 MS : MO : MT : 1.7 1.8 1,994 2,018 1,140 1,139 NE : 586.0 569.3 774,587 754,808 1,322 1,326 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 1,429 1,387 999 976 NJ : 2.1 2.3 2,613 2,794 1,223 1,234 NM : 1.0 1.0 1,011 1,055 966 1,007 NY : 3.9 3.3 4,295 3,886 1,108 1,166 NC : 20.5 15.6 20,752 16,136 1,013 1,034 ND : OH : 9.3 9.5 10,480 10,585 1,130 1,117 OK : 2.2 2.4 2,292 2,599 1,037 1,092 OR : 1.9 2.0 2,167 2,401 1,125 1,221 PA : 67.8 74.2 78,751 90,989 1,162 1,226 SC : SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,342 1,264 967 923 TX : 511.8 527.2 617,224 640,952 1,206 1,216 UT : 42.9 57.5 52,506 72,621 1,223 1,262 VA : 1.2 0.8 1,263 829 1,042 1,057 WA : 56.3 78.3 70,838 104,424 1,258 1,334 WV : 1.5 1.5 1,367 1,375 891 909 WI : 119.3 121.2 158,408 163,315 1,327 1,348 WY : 0.4 0.3 448 408 1,162 1,200 : US 3/ : 2,745.9 2,677.9 3,478,639 3,428,477 1,267 1,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 7.8 5.8 1,096 986 141 169 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 29 53 282 296 FL : GA : 0.3 0.2 134 87 487 436 HI : ID : IL : 5.5 5.3 2,425 2,332 440 444 IN : 0.4 0.2 49 26 127 129 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.7 0.8 341 416 479 497 MI : 2.0 2.0 881 781 446 398 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.5 0.4 93 79 178 189 NJ : 5.7 6.6 2,440 2,832 432 432 NM : NY : 9.1 8.0 776 1,510 85 190 NC : 0.1 0.1 68 39 497 451 ND : OH : 6.0 3.8 2,346 1,522 394 402 OK : 0.1 0.1 31 44 471 484 OR : PA : 14.2 11.1 5,441 4,748 385 426 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 53 71 447 477 TX : 1.1 1.3 601 731 533 558 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 7.7 9.3 3,526 4,365 459 470 WY : : US 3/ : 62.5 56.4 20,607 20,912 330 371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 8.8 4,534 4,175 468 472 AK : 0.1 0.1 16 35 152 309 AZ : 0.4 0.2 65 46 162 203 AR : 13.5 14.6 6,812 7,620 504 521 CA : 203.5 209.5 49,508 50,754 243 242 CO : 1.1 1.2 302 314 263 266 DE-MD : 1.5 1.7 350 396 238 233 FL : 8.6 6.7 1,542 1,141 180 171 GA : 12.5 9.4 3,015 2,280 241 242 HI : 2.2 1.7 463 380 208 220 ID : 14.1 12.6 4,596 4,100 326 326 IL : 789.7 859.6 218,263 237,790 276 277 IN : 614.1 624.7 160,734 164,739 262 264 IA : 2,599.8 2,635.7 696,809 711,643 268 270 KS : KY : 204.5 211.8 54,236 56,535 265 267 LA : 1.7 1.8 338 343 202 188 MI : 9.5 10.5 3,547 3,951 375 378 MN : 772.2 798.8 204,307 211,983 265 265 MS : MO : MT : 1.0 1.1 221 253 228 231 NE : 634.1 625.3 168,670 169,637 266 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.8 497 412 221 233 NJ : 9.8 9.1 994 862 102 95 NM : 0.3 0.3 90 91 294 297 NY : 2.9 2.9 651 633 224 221 NC : 935.1 957.1 238,488 242,282 255 253 ND : 13.6 12.9 3,226 3,142 237 244 OH : 100.4 95.3 27,153 25,675 270 269 OK : 424.6 438.2 116,771 122,518 275 280 OR : 15.5 16.8 3,556 4,222 229 251 PA : 236.5 243.6 58,672 60,340 248 248 SC : SD : 456.9 444.4 118,801 115,419 260 260 TN : 53.7 64.7 26,073 30,977 486 479 TX : 28.8 32.1 7,213 8,100 251 252 UT : 3.2 3.4 730 789 232 230 VA : 339.6 311.1 86,695 80,293 255 258 WA : 1.9 1.7 490 440 258 257 WV : 0.9 0.9 223 223 254 259 WI : 42.8 39.1 19,393 17,138 454 438 WY : 0.1 0.2 31 56 242 277 : US 3/ : 8,969.7 9,117.1 2,395,671 2,449,543 267 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 15 14 89 85 AR : 0.1 0.1 10 11 133 114 CA : CO : 85.4 85.0 12,919 13,115 151 154 DE-MD : 2.9 3.2 289 316 98 99 FL : 0.2 0.3 12 22 72 68 GA : HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 46 46 125 125 IL : 15.7 13.7 2,099 1,897 134 138 IN : 2.3 1.9 256 215 111 111 IA : 37.7 35.6 5,648 5,313 150 149 KS : 0.4 0.3 40 36 112 111 KY : 0.9 1.1 110 151 127 135 LA : 0.1 0.1 10 8 70 74 MI : 17.2 15.0 2,056 1,951 120 130 MN : 0.4 0.3 49 41 117 123 MS : MO : 0.6 0.6 62 48 107 85 MT : 0.5 0.5 58 59 125 116 NE : 0.2 0.2 28 20 125 130 NV : 0.1 0.1 15 11 105 112 N ENG 2/ : 2.4 3.0 224 284 93 94 NJ : 10.5 10.8 862 918 82 85 NM : 1.6 0.8 331 97 207 120 NY : 2.8 3.0 223 274 80 92 NC : 0.6 0.7 47 60 75 86 ND : OH : 1.1 0.8 115 87 103 106 OK : 0.1 0.1 15 14 119 106 OR : 1.3 1.6 135 213 107 133 PA : 6.2 4.8 574 464 93 97 SC : SD : 1.2 0.3 140 30 119 117 TN : 0.6 1.1 57 88 89 80 TX : 19.0 9.3 2,314 1,207 122 130 UT : 2.4 2.6 288 363 121 139 VA : 0.6 1.1 62 108 97 96 WA : 0.3 0.3 40 33 139 129 WV : WI : 1.2 1.2 163 160 132 133 WY : 0.1 0.1 6 8 115 132 : US 3/ : 241.3 228.5 32,465 31,420 135 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,304 1,476 1,361 13,697 14,109 48.4 54.1 51.8 50.7 53.1 Heifers : 909 816 799 8,689 8,162 33.8 29.9 30.4 32.2 30.7 All Cows : 432 394 425 4,167 3,897 16.0 14.5 16.2 15.4 14.6 Dairy Cows : 197 190 200 1,946 1,844 7.3 7.0 7.6 7.2 6.9 Other Cows : 235 204 225 2,221 2,053 8.7 7.5 8.6 8.2 7.7 Bulls & Stags : 48 44 40 469 421 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,693 2,731 2,625 27,022 26,589 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,599 8,487 8,741 81,396 81,518 96.8 96.7 96.8 96.5 96.7 Sows : 264 266 263 2,725 2,583 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 Stags & Boars : 20 25 22 209 232 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,882 8,777 9,027 84,331 84,333 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 11 11 125 109 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 216 208 206 2,094 2,014 94.7 95.0 95.1 94.4 94.9 : Total 1/ : 228 219 217 2,219 2,123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 777 785 784 754 767 Steers 4/ : 834 835 838 803 814 Heifers 4/ : 765 763 772 735 746 All Cows 4/ : 610 620 620 613 625 Bulls & Stags4/: 878 894 886 897 907 : Calves & Vealers: 202 220 227 200 214 : Hogs : 199 198 200 199 200 Barrow Gilts 5/: 196 194 197 195 197 Sows 5/ : 313 309 310 313 309 Stags & Boars5/: 218 213 217 222 213 : Sheep : 68 69 70 69 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 64 68 70 66 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 69 70 69 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, October 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 2 : 5.4 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.6 0.1 0.4 14.5 3 : 75.7 31.8 36.1 28.9 7.2 11.4 4 : 56.6 1.0 0.3 47.7 10.4 37.3 7.6 5 : 276.0 113.7 35.0 120.1 64.0 56.1 7.2 20.3 6 : 526.0 285.4 156.3 74.8 15.3 59.5 9.4 0.9 7 : 1,202.4 671.9 475.7 47.7 3.1 44.6 7.2 8 : 225.9 120.7 9 : 149.5 67.1 6.1 72.7 62.3 10.4 3.5 5.6 10 : 106.6 66.7 28.5 10.8 8.2 2.6 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,625.2 1,360.9 799.1 424.8 199.9 224.9 40.3 54.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 0.1 2 : 11.6 11.4 0.1 0.1 12.8 1.6 11.3 3 : 554.7 553.5 1.1 8.6 0.5 8.2 4 : 1,434.6 1,342.8 90.5 1.4 3.5 1.3 2.2 5 : 2,391.3 2,290.0 98.5 2.8 29.1 4.4 24.6 6 : 480.4 455.6 24.6 0.2 8.1 0.1 7.9 7 : 3,460.6 3,397.1 36.2 0.3 36.0 8 : 458.5 455.5 3.0 87.3 1.7 85.5 9 : 204.2 204.1 10 : 30.1 30.0 0.1 1.8 1.8 : US 2/ : 9,027.2 8,741.3 263.4 22.5 216.6 10.7 205.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.0 3.6 1.7 4.5 2 : 51.5 16.2 2.7 29.4 27.8 1.6 3.2 151.0 3 : 722.9 314.2 327.6 265.0 62.6 130.7 4 : 555.1 10.2 3.0 465.8 102.5 363.3 76.2 5 : 2,733.0 1,181.8 345.2 1,133.9 601.7 532.2 72.2 227.5 6 : 5,205.6 2,853.6 1,677.8 574.1 121.9 452.3 100.0 7.0 7 :12,527.1 7,226.6 4,769.3 458.8 30.2 428.6 72.4 0.3 8 : 2,326.6 1,222.5 9 : 1,495.8 764.2 67.8 630.6 557.0 73.6 33.3 72.5 10 : 962.9 516.5 266.6 160.6 96.6 64.1 19.2 : US 2/ :26,589.5 14,109.3 8,162.5 3,897.2 1,844.1 2,053.1 420.6 603.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.3 12.9 0.2 0.2 2 : 117.9 114.9 1.6 1.3 118.5 14.6 103.9 3 : 5,222.0 5,208.8 12.9 0.4 86.7 5.0 81.7 4 :13,511.2 12,744.3 751.6 15.3 29.8 12.1 17.7 5 :22,249.6 21,163.6 1,060.0 26.1 314.1 47.5 266.6 6 : 4,512.1 4,305.3 206.0 0.9 33.6 0.9 32.7 7 :32,305.6 31,618.9 347.9 2.6 345.3 8 : 4,030.1 3,980.8 49.2 0.1 875.8 17.3 858.5 9 : 2,073.4 2,072.5 10 : 297.3 296.4 0.8 0.1 17.1 1.2 15.9 : US 2/ :84,332.5 81,518.2 2,582.8 231.6 2,122.6 108.9 2,013.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.0 98.3 98.3 Calves : 96.9 98.1 96.5 97.7 97.7 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 94.6 94.6 94.8 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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