Mt An 1-2 (12-05) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 23, 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 at Record High for November Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in November, up 5 percent from the 3.77 billion pounds produced in November 2004. Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.67 million head, up 5 percent from November 2004. The average live weight was up 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,284 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.4 million pounds, 10 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 56,300 head, down 17 percent from November 2004. The average live weight was 29 pounds above last year, at 365 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.84 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.13 million head, 2 percent above November 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.8 million pounds, was down 4 percent from November 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 224,500 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 5 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2005 commercial red meat production was 41.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent 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. November 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 05 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Nov : Oct : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,941 2,081 2,071 107 100 22,505 22,635 101 Veal : 13.8 12.6 12.4 90 99 151.9 142.3 94 Pork :1,799 1,816 1,843 102 101 18,654 18,816 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16.5 15.8 15.8 96 100 177.1 170.7 96 : Total Red Meat :3,770 3,925 3,942 105 100 41,488 41,765 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 05 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Nov : Oct : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,909 2,047 2,043 107 100 22,178 22,317 101 Veal : 13.3 12.0 12.1 91 100 147.4 138.5 94 Pork :1,784 1,801 1,827 102 101 18,485 18,657 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.8 15.1 15.2 97 101 168.9 163.7 97 : Total Red Meat :3,722 3,875 3,897 105 101 40,979 41,276 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 05 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Nov : Oct : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,491.6 2,625.2 2,623.0 105 100 29,513.7 29,212.5 99 Other : Thou : 50.7 52.7 44.5 88 84 524.3 501.1 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,542.3 2,677.9 2,667.5 105 100 30,038.0 29,713.6 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,272 1,283 1,287 101 100 1,240 1,258 101 Other : Lbs :1,089 1,122 1,120 103 100 1,106 1,119 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,268 1,280 1,284 101 100 1,238 1,255 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 66.1 54.4 55.0 83 101 749.9 658.7 88 Other : Thou : 1.8 2.0 1.4 76 68 17.9 15.5 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 67.9 56.4 56.3 83 100 767.8 674.2 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 335 370 364 110 99 328 351 107 Other : Lbs : 425 447 407 96 91 417 407 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 336 371 365 109 99 330 352 107 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,880.7 9,027.2 9,038.2 102 100 93,211.4 93,370.7 100 Other : Thou : 92.1 89.9 94.2 102 105 1,002.1 950.1 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,972.8 9,117.1 9,132.3 102 100 94,213.5 94,320.8 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 269 272 101 101 267 269 101 Other : Lbs : 234 232 237 102 102 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 269 272 101 101 266 268 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 228.2 216.6 213.0 93 98 2,447.6 2,335.6 95 Other : Thou : 13.8 11.8 11.6 84 98 149.6 133.4 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 242.0 228.5 224.5 93 98 2,597.2 2,469.0 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 138 139 142 103 102 138 140 102 Other : Lbs : 111 109 105 94 96 110 107 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 136 138 141 103 102 136 138 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 05 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Nov 2004 : Oct 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.8 2.6 2.7 96 104 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 144 116 AZ : 27.8 27.9 33.6 121 121 AR : 5.8 5.2 5.2 90 99 CA : 121.7 121.9 129.9 107 107 CO : 149.2 138.8 143.2 96 103 DE-MD : 3.0 3.0 3.4 114 112 FL : 4.7 4.5 4.6 97 101 GA : 15.2 12.5 11.2 74 89 HI : 0.8 0.7 0.8 95 108 ID : 38.3 24.0 22.4 59 93 IL : 233.1 236.3 243.9 105 103 IN : 127.6 126.3 132.6 104 105 IA : 561.8 567.4 584.1 104 103 KS : 426.8 482.0 461.6 108 96 KY : 42.6 43.3 42.1 99 97 LA : 1.1 1.2 1.0 84 81 MI : 31.4 34.0 33.7 107 99 MN : 198.2 195.7 208.4 105 106 MS : 27.1 26.1 26.6 98 102 MO : 39.1 42.6 39.4 101 93 MT : 1.3 1.4 1.4 105 95 NE : 560.5 593.1 577.1 103 97 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 150 142 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.3 1.3 99 105 NJ : 4.3 4.2 4.2 97 100 NM : 0.6 0.6 0.6 90 90 NY : 3.2 3.6 3.6 113 100 NC : 202.0 189.6 203.2 101 107 ND : 2.6 2.7 2.6 97 95 OH : 27.7 24.9 23.7 85 95 OK : 86.4 93.5 90.3 104 97 OR : 3.6 3.9 3.9 108 98 PA : 92.9 100.7 102.7 111 102 SC : 20.9 20.9 22.2 106 106 SD : 92.6 92.4 92.9 100 101 TN : 19.5 21.5 21.0 108 98 TX : 353.4 400.8 399.5 113 100 UT : 32.0 46.2 44.5 139 96 VA : 68.9 61.0 44.2 64 72 WA : 41.5 63.8 63.2 152 99 WV : 0.9 0.9 0.9 99 104 WI : 95.1 101.6 108.5 114 107 WY : 0.6 0.3 0.5 87 168 : US : 3,770.1 3,925.1 3,942.3 105 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 0.4 360 329 819 879 AK : 0.1 0.2 135 200 1,099 1,124 AZ : AR : 0.9 0.6 859 601 958 946 CA : 111.4 120.7 149,583 164,160 1,343 1,360 CO : 175.1 164.7 224,816 215,381 1,284 1,307 DE-MD : 3.4 3.8 4,111 4,927 1,226 1,310 FL : GA : 21.1 19.0 24,628 16,771 1,164 882 HI : 0.9 0.8 878 830 1,005 1,094 ID : 50.3 25.0 63,157 32,189 1,255 1,286 IL : IN : IA : KS : 530.5 565.5 671,892 721,448 1,267 1,276 KY : 1.2 1.2 1,073 1,118 878 911 LA : 1.0 1.1 958 905 936 851 MI : 34.8 38.0 47,184 51,672 1,355 1,359 MN : 63.2 62.9 87,239 86,729 1,381 1,379 MS : MO : MT : 1.6 1.7 1,813 1,853 1,129 1,113 NE : 542.8 549.7 715,910 734,828 1,319 1,337 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.5 1,509 1,396 977 961 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,702 2,721 1,241 1,195 NM : 0.9 1.0 900 989 962 970 NY : 3.9 3.0 4,200 3,452 1,077 1,160 NC : 19.0 17.8 19,025 17,982 1,003 1,010 ND : OH : 10.6 8.2 11,894 9,183 1,120 1,118 OK : 2.1 1.9 2,218 2,042 1,039 1,085 OR : 1.7 1.9 1,892 2,351 1,143 1,239 PA : 65.8 75.4 77,867 94,135 1,183 1,248 SC : SD : TN : 1.3 1.4 1,218 1,254 905 891 TX : 471.8 521.6 565,086 634,387 1,198 1,216 UT : 41.8 55.8 50,645 69,955 1,213 1,253 VA : 1.2 0.8 1,131 826 971 1,090 WA : 53.6 77.9 67,406 103,764 1,258 1,333 WV : 1.3 1.4 1,249 1,329 947 942 WI : 113.4 130.9 151,563 177,053 1,337 1,353 WY : 0.7 0.6 802 680 1,175 1,157 : US 3/ : 2,542.3 2,667.5 3,224,586 3,426,084 1,268 1,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 24 480 CA : 8.4 5.9 1,187 990 141 167 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 29 47 250 317 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 52 69 437 464 HI : ID : IL : 7.7 4.2 3,489 1,853 453 442 IN : 0.6 0.4 76 49 127 127 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.5 380 252 478 473 MI : 2.0 2.2 852 861 428 391 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.5 0.4 93 91 173 229 NJ : 6.8 7.0 2,944 3,009 434 428 NM : NY : 9.2 9.0 776 1,842 84 204 NC : 0.1 0.1 60 41 495 506 ND : OH : 6.7 3.3 2,681 1,280 402 393 OK : 0.1 0.1 24 33 447 468 OR : PA : 14.3 10.9 5,523 4,647 386 427 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.2 57 77 450 489 TX : 1.1 0.6 633 342 585 544 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 8.0 10.2 3,652 4,791 455 470 WY : : US 3/ : 67.9 56.3 22,809 20,562 336 365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 9.2 9.3 4,327 4,379 470 472 AK : 0.1 0.1 15 28 278 262 AZ : 0.4 0.3 42 51 118 174 AR : 16.8 14.9 8,475 7,797 506 523 CA : 210.1 223.8 52,392 54,705 249 244 CO : 0.9 1.1 242 300 258 267 DE-MD : 1.9 1.8 498 467 261 257 FL : 8.2 7.2 1,421 977 174 136 GA : 13.5 10.1 3,255 2,460 241 243 HI : 2.3 2.0 472 451 205 225 ID : 14.5 13.1 4,738 4,257 327 326 IL : 796.2 872.2 221,044 244,005 278 280 IN : 629.3 648.7 167,372 173,406 266 267 IA : 2,580.5 2,662.2 698,209 728,011 271 273 KS : KY : 208.7 203.6 56,123 55,445 269 272 LA : 2.3 1.8 419 311 181 172 MI : 11.0 10.6 4,411 4,207 400 395 MN : 771.1 822.8 205,197 219,521 266 267 MS : MO : MT : 1.1 1.2 266 293 253 246 NE : 596.9 609.6 160,635 166,642 269 273 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 481 488 239 243 NJ : 9.7 8.9 982 850 101 95 NM : 0.2 0.2 69 55 317 281 NY : 2.8 2.8 626 630 225 228 NC : 986.1 1,006.0 255,701 259,471 259 258 ND : 13.5 13.3 3,211 3,270 237 245 OH : 98.5 89.9 27,386 25,185 278 280 OK : 405.5 412.8 113,705 118,242 280 286 OR : 17.5 16.5 4,047 4,112 231 249 PA : 238.2 244.7 58,918 60,906 247 249 SC : SD : 444.4 439.7 115,247 116,243 259 264 TN : 58.0 63.2 27,900 30,348 481 480 TX : 35.3 44.5 9,495 11,816 269 265 UT : 2.2 3.8 500 888 232 231 VA : 348.6 223.7 90,349 58,146 259 260 WA : 1.8 1.9 460 492 256 257 WV : 0.9 1.1 259 296 279 277 WI : 40.5 35.8 18,302 16,187 452 452 WY : 0.3 0.4 94 103 273 268 : US 3/ : 8,972.8 9,132.3 2,421,568 2,483,610 270 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2004 and 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 9 7 64 86 AR : 0.1 0.1 6 7 107 110 CA : CO : 91.6 82.7 14,112 12,954 154 157 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 307 328 97 103 FL : 0.2 0.2 10 14 62 82 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 34 122 126 IL : 17.5 15.2 2,374 2,137 135 140 IN : 2.4 1.8 268 201 110 110 IA : 29.9 36.3 4,366 5,474 146 151 KS : 0.3 0.2 27 24 105 103 KY : 0.9 1.1 103 145 120 136 LA : 0.1 0.1 8 10 81 81 MI : 15.8 13.9 1,872 1,879 119 136 MN : 0.3 0.3 34 35 125 121 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 42 37 108 83 MT : 0.3 0.4 35 45 118 112 NE : 0.1 0.1 16 14 124 123 NV : 0.2 0.1 18 8 107 112 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 3.0 200 285 95 96 NJ : 10.7 8.5 883 741 83 88 NM : 1.5 0.7 306 87 200 124 NY : 3.1 2.8 248 262 81 93 NC : 0.5 0.6 40 56 86 94 ND : OH : 1.2 0.7 124 71 105 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 8 118 105 OR : 1.4 1.7 146 235 105 136 PA : 5.2 4.0 463 384 89 95 SC : SD : 1.1 1.0 134 125 121 119 TN : 0.6 1.0 47 79 81 79 TX : 19.5 10.2 2,362 1,318 121 129 UT : 2.6 2.8 339 386 130 139 VA : 0.4 1.1 50 107 122 100 WA : 0.3 0.2 41 25 154 138 WV : WI : 0.9 0.9 120 120 134 134 WY : 0.1 0.2 16 22 131 138 : US 3/ : 242.0 224.5 32,914 31,556 136 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,206 1,361 1,336 14,903 15,445 48.4 51.8 50.9 50.5 52.9 Heifers : 804 799 798 9,493 8,961 32.3 30.4 30.4 32.2 30.7 All Cows : 440 425 448 4,607 4,345 17.7 16.2 17.1 15.6 14.8 Dairy Cows : 192 200 208 2,138 2,052 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.2 7.0 Other Cows : 248 225 240 2,469 2,293 10.0 8.6 9.2 8.4 7.8 Bulls & Stags : 41 40 40 510 461 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,492 2,625 2,623 29,514 29,212 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,587 8,741 8,748 89,983 90,266 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.5 96.7 Sows : 270 263 265 2,995 2,848 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 Stags & Boars : 25 22 24 234 256 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,881 9,027 9,038 93,211 93,371 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 11 10 137 119 5.1 4.9 4.6 5.6 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 217 206 203 2,311 2,217 94.9 95.1 95.4 94.4 94.9 : Total 1/ : 228 217 213 2,448 2,336 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 771 784 783 756 768 Steers 4/ : 829 838 840 805 816 Heifers 4/ : 764 772 775 738 749 All Cows 4/ : 610 620 617 613 624 Bulls & Stags4/: 871 886 893 895 906 : Calves & Vealers: 206 227 226 201 215 : Hogs : 202 200 203 199 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 198 197 200 195 197 Sows 5/ : 314 310 311 313 309 Stags & Boars5/: 207 217 211 220 213 : Sheep : 69 70 71 69 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 70 69 66 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 69 70 72 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, November 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 : 5.0 1.9 0.3 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 16.0 3 : 77.7 33.3 35.4 28.3 7.1 11.1 4 : 57.4 1.0 0.3 48.9 11.5 37.3 7.3 5 : 301.4 117.8 41.2 134.1 69.9 64.2 8.3 20.1 6 : 520.7 276.8 163.0 71.2 11.6 59.7 9.7 0.5 7 : 1,162.9 643.2 461.1 51.3 2.0 49.3 7.3 8 : 229.8 126.6 9 : 163.5 73.2 7.0 80.0 68.9 11.1 3.3 5.7 10 : 103.6 61.6 30.6 11.0 9.3 1.7 0.4 : US 2/ : 2,623.0 1,335.8 798.2 448.5 208.4 240.1 40.5 55.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.4 2 : 11.4 11.2 0.1 0.1 10.3 1.5 8.8 3 : 468.5 467.1 1.4 8.0 0.5 7.5 4 : 1,484.1 1,393.3 89.4 1.3 3.0 1.2 1.8 5 : 2,450.3 2,350.7 96.7 3.0 28.9 3.6 25.3 6 : 457.6 431.0 26.5 0.1 8.5 0.1 8.5 7 : 3,460.9 3,393.0 36.7 0.5 36.2 8 : 454.2 450.9 3.3 86.0 1.8 84.2 9 : 219.2 219.1 10 : 30.5 30.4 0.1 1.8 1.8 : US 2/ : 9,038.2 8,748.3 265.5 24.4 213.0 9.8 203.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.1 4.1 1.9 4.9 2 : 56.4 18.1 3.0 31.9 30.2 1.7 3.5 167.0 3 : 800.6 347.6 363.1 293.3 69.8 141.7 4 : 612.5 11.1 3.2 514.7 114.1 400.6 83.4 5 : 3,034.3 1,299.6 386.4 1,268.0 671.6 596.3 80.4 247.5 6 : 5,726.3 3,130.4 1,840.8 645.3 133.4 511.9 109.8 7.5 7 :13,690.0 7,869.8 5,230.4 510.1 32.2 477.9 79.7 0.3 8 : 2,556.4 1,349.1 9 : 1,659.3 837.3 74.8 710.6 625.9 84.7 36.6 78.3 10 : 1,066.5 578.1 297.2 171.6 105.8 65.8 19.5 : US 2/ :29,212.5 15,445.1 8,960.7 4,345.6 2,052.5 2,293.2 461.0 658.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.8 14.3 0.3 0.2 2 : 129.2 126.1 1.7 1.4 128.7 16.1 112.6 3 : 5,690.6 5,675.9 14.3 0.4 94.6 5.5 89.2 4 :14,995.3 14,137.7 841.1 16.6 32.8 13.3 19.6 5 :24,699.9 23,514.2 1,156.7 29.0 343.0 51.1 291.9 6 : 4,969.7 4,736.3 232.4 1.0 42.1 1.0 41.2 7 :35,766.5 35,011.9 384.6 3.1 381.5 8 : 4,484.3 4,431.7 52.5 0.1 961.8 19.2 942.6 9 : 2,292.6 2,291.6 10 : 327.8 326.8 0.8 0.1 18.9 1.2 17.7 : US 2/ :93,370.7 90,266.4 2,848.2 256.0 2,335.6 118.7 2,216.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.0 98.3 98.3 98.3 Calves : 97.4 96.5 97.6 97.7 97.7 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 94.3 94.8 94.9 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.........................................................2 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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