Mt An 1-2 (1-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 20, 2006, 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. Red Meat Production at Record High for December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion pounds in December, up 1 percent from the 3.93 billion pounds produced in December 2004. Beef production, at 2.06 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.67 million head, down 1 percent from December 2004. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,281 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.5 million pounds, 9 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 60,100 head, down 19 percent from December 2004. The average live weight was 36 pounds above last year, at 370 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.87 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.23 million head, slightly below December 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.5 million pounds, was down 3 percent from December 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 231,000 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 3 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2005 commercial red meat production was 45.7 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent 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. December 2004 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. December 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 05 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Dec : Nov : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,042 2,071 2,057 101 99 24,547 24,692 101 Veal : 14.9 12.4 13.5 91 109 166.8 155.8 93 Pork :1,857 1,843 1,866 100 101 20,511 20,682 101 Lamb & Mutton : 17.0 15.8 16.5 97 104 194.0 187.2 96 : Total Red Meat :3,930 3,942 3,953 101 100 45,418 45,717 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 05 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Dec : Nov : : :05 as % : : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,012 2,043 2,027 101 99 24,189 24,344 101 Veal : 14.5 12.1 13.1 91 109 161.9 151.7 94 Pork :1,840 1,827 1,850 101 101 20,325 20,507 101 Lamb & Mutton : 16.2 15.2 15.9 98 104 185.0 179.5 97 : Total Red Meat :3,882 3,897 3,906 101 100 44,861 45,182 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 05 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Dec : Nov : : : 05 % : : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,641.8 2,623.0 2,619.4 99 100 32,155.5 31,831.9 99 Other : Thou : 48.5 44.5 46.5 96 104 572.8 547.6 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,690.3 2,667.5 2,665.9 99 100 32,728.3 32,379.4 99 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,271 1,287 1,283 101 100 1,242 1,260 101 Other : Lbs :1,105 1,120 1,134 103 101 1,106 1,120 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,268 1,284 1,281 101 100 1,240 1,257 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 73.0 55.0 58.7 80 107 822.9 717.4 87 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.4 1.4 88 101 19.5 16.9 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 74.6 56.3 60.1 81 107 842.4 734.3 87 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 332 364 367 110 100 329 352 107 Other : Lbs : 413 407 430 104 106 417 409 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 334 365 370 111 101 330 353 107 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,149.5 *9,037.9 9,137.6 100 101 102,360.8 102,508.1 100 Other : Thou : 100.5 94.2 95.6 95 102 1,102.6 1,045.8 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,249.9 *9,132.1 9,233.3 100 101 103,463.4 103,553.9 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 272 272 101 100 267 269 101 Other : Lbs : 229 237 227 99 96 231 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 272 272 101 100 267 269 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 228.6 213.0 218.9 96 103 2,676.3 2,554.4 95 Other : Thou : 13.5 11.6 12.2 90 105 163.1 145.6 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 242.1 224.5 231.0 95 103 2,839.3 2,700.0 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 142 145 103 102 138 140 102 Other : Lbs : 119 105 107 91 102 111 107 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 141 143 102 101 136 138 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 05 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Dec 2004 : Nov 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.3 2.7 2.5 112 95 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 78 42 AZ : 29.4 33.6 34.1 116 101 AR : 5.6 5.2 6.0 108 115 CA : 130.2 129.9 134.6 103 104 CO : 142.0 143.2 142.1 100 99 DE-MD : 3.2 3.4 3.3 101 95 FL : 5.3 4.6 4.4 82 95 GA : 15.1 11.2 10.6 70 95 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.9 97 109 ID : 38.7 22.4 19.6 51 88 IL : 241.4 243.9 238.2 99 98 IN : 128.7 132.6 125.7 98 95 IA : 575.3 584.1 585.4 102 100 KS : 467.5 461.6 465.7 100 101 KY : 41.2 42.1 42.3 103 100 LA : 1.1 1.0 0.9 80 95 MI : 33.3 33.7 35.7 107 106 MN : 207.8 208.4 206.2 99 99 MS : 21.5 26.6 24.2 113 91 MO : 41.0 39.4 41.8 102 106 MT : 1.4 1.4 1.4 100 102 NE : 603.2 577.1 582.5 97 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 47 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.3 1.2 97 88 NJ : 4.8 4.2 4.3 90 103 NM : 0.7 0.6 0.5 75 92 NY : 3.6 3.6 3.7 104 105 NC : 200.1 203.2 206.8 103 102 ND : 2.9 2.6 2.8 97 109 OH : 27.2 *23.6 25.1 92 106 OK : 90.6 90.3 95.6 105 106 OR : 3.5 3.9 3.8 111 99 PA : 103.1 102.7 106.0 103 103 SC : 21.0 22.2 20.8 99 94 SD : 98.1 92.9 97.0 99 104 TN : 22.1 21.0 22.5 101 107 TX : 356.1 399.5 388.6 109 97 UT : 33.4 44.5 42.3 127 95 VA : 70.0 44.2 47.0 67 106 WA : 44.1 63.2 64.7 147 102 WV : 0.8 0.9 0.7 92 80 WI : 110.1 108.5 110.3 100 102 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.5 79 105 : US : 3,930.4 3,942.3 3,952.7 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 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 0.2 242 158 830 883 AK : 0.1 0.1 102 89 1,205 1,161 AZ : AR : 1.0 0.9 876 795 915 900 CA : 120.1 121.4 161,060 167,841 1,341 1,382 CO : 168.2 162.9 215,580 215,751 1,282 1,325 DE-MD : 3.5 3.6 4,500 4,733 1,283 1,319 FL : GA : 21.0 18.2 22,891 15,361 1,089 846 HI : 0.8 0.9 813 880 1,047 1,030 ID : 50.7 22.0 63,756 28,031 1,257 1,272 IL : IN : IA : KS : 587.0 573.5 741,918 728,973 1,264 1,271 KY : 1.8 1.6 1,612 1,428 874 883 LA : 1.1 0.8 1,020 755 930 913 MI : 36.8 39.5 50,370 54,334 1,367 1,374 MN : 66.4 61.2 92,630 84,156 1,394 1,374 MS : MO : MT : 1.7 1.7 1,926 1,951 1,150 1,145 NE : 594.2 567.3 785,272 742,215 1,322 1,308 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 1,316 1,245 990 989 NJ : 2.4 2.2 2,938 2,710 1,243 1,211 NM : 1.1 0.9 1,087 892 996 997 NY : 4.2 2.8 4,735 3,164 1,133 1,129 NC : 18.6 15.5 18,639 15,696 1,002 1,011 ND : OH : 8.2 8.1 9,051 9,080 1,110 1,115 OK : 2.6 2.3 2,638 2,520 1,030 1,082 OR : 1.5 1.7 1,802 2,150 1,189 1,266 PA : 69.7 68.0 82,303 84,682 1,180 1,246 SC : SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,294 1,301 921 901 TX : 480.8 507.3 571,090 618,469 1,188 1,219 UT : 44.1 53.2 52,337 66,295 1,188 1,247 VA : 1.2 0.6 1,170 631 1,003 1,100 WA : 56.2 80.3 71,463 105,784 1,271 1,317 WV : 1.2 1.2 1,132 1,156 960 1,000 WI : 133.3 132.1 177,806 179,886 1,334 1,362 WY : 0.8 0.7 971 757 1,157 1,163 : US 3/ : 2,690.3 2,665.9 3,410,332 3,413,978 1,268 1,281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 4.9 1,084 905 139 186 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 38 59 321 367 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 103 46 469 409 HI : ID : IL : 6.5 4.2 2,938 1,782 454 429 IN : 0.8 0.6 96 72 127 130 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.4 300 201 491 499 MI : 2.2 2.8 992 1,072 447 387 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.6 0.3 88 63 158 244 NJ : 7.5 6.8 3,318 2,936 443 433 NM : NY : 11.3 10.6 979 2,280 86 216 NC : 0.1 0.1 56 26 472 498 ND : OH : 6.4 3.7 2,559 1,477 402 399 OK : 0.1 39 461 OR : PA : 16.4 12.7 5,959 5,413 363 425 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 49 40 457 464 TX : 1.2 1.0 759 569 623 579 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.5 10.8 5,272 4,995 458 464 WY : : US 3/ : 74.6 60.1 24,883 22,249 334 370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 7.8 9.2 3,686 4,330 471 470 AK : 0.1 0.1 18 16 186 255 AZ : 0.4 0.3 45 32 109 110 AR : 16.0 17.0 8,130 8,927 509 524 CA : 221.6 235.9 54,625 57,104 246 242 CO : 0.9 1.0 226 252 263 261 DE-MD : 1.7 1.6 435 414 254 258 FL : 13.1 10.7 2,190 1,162 167 109 GA : 13.1 11.7 3,223 2,783 246 237 HI : 3.0 2.4 596 516 202 218 ID : 14.0 12.8 4,560 4,168 327 326 IL : 829.4 837.1 229,808 234,043 277 280 IN : 626.2 613.1 167,129 163,990 267 267 IA : 2,669.6 2,675.3 725,856 732,449 272 274 KS : KY : 200.1 204.4 53,783 55,094 269 270 LA : 2.7 2.4 423 401 159 164 MI : 11.1 11.6 4,293 4,505 389 390 MN : 813.3 821.5 215,078 218,598 264 266 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.2 292 302 247 242 NE : 626.0 639.2 168,690 174,396 269 273 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 474 458 203 205 NJ : 13.4 11.9 1,263 1,071 95 90 NM : 0.2 0.1 44 60 269 450 NY : 3.1 2.9 794 638 253 223 NC : 973.6 1,028.4 253,307 265,766 260 258 ND : 13.5 13.0 3,242 3,213 240 248 OH : 103.5 96.5 28,645 27,036 277 280 OK : 421.5 433.1 118,230 124,576 281 288 OR : 17.3 17.4 3,970 4,195 230 242 PA : 286.1 285.6 69,256 70,702 242 248 SC : SD : 463.8 457.1 121,572 121,057 262 265 TN : 65.5 66.9 31,883 32,292 487 483 TX : 37.1 35.9 10,056 9,109 271 254 UT : 3.8 4.1 854 937 226 230 VA : 356.4 236.8 91,823 62,038 258 262 WA : 1.9 2.0 484 508 254 253 WV : 0.7 0.7 183 169 268 259 WI : 39.1 38.9 17,523 17,251 449 444 WY : 0.3 0.3 90 75 271 267 : US 3/ : 9,249.9 9,233.3 2,496,228 2,510,190 270 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 5 11 105 107 AR : CA : CO : 90.7 88.9 14,108 14,317 155 161 DE-MD : 3.2 2.8 326 298 102 105 FL : 0.3 0.2 18 14 70 74 GA : HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 35 122 128 IL : 17.9 17.3 2,526 2,422 141 140 IN : 2.4 2.2 262 235 109 109 IA : 35.4 34.1 5,433 5,265 154 154 KS : 0.2 0.2 23 18 105 103 KY : 0.8 1.2 99 153 123 133 LA : 0.1 0.1 7 7 82 84 MI : 15.5 14.5 1,992 1,925 129 133 MN : 0.3 0.4 36 44 123 127 MS : MO : 0.5 0.6 53 48 106 86 MT : 0.4 0.4 43 42 118 117 NE : 0.1 1.3 12 182 112 143 NV : 0.1 0.1 6 7 108 108 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.7 190 244 92 90 NJ : 9.9 9.4 811 784 82 84 NM : 1.6 0.6 279 78 172 124 NY : 3.3 3.5 249 305 77 86 NC : 0.5 0.4 38 35 80 92 ND : OH : 0.7 0.8 82 89 114 105 OK : OR : 1.5 1.6 187 216 129 135 PA : 5.6 4.4 487 406 87 92 SC : SD : 1.2 1.0 146 125 121 129 TN : 0.7 0.9 53 70 77 79 TX : 15.1 10.7 1,855 1,374 123 129 UT : 2.4 2.6 325 363 135 137 VA : 0.4 1.1 43 110 101 96 WA : 0.2 0.2 37 26 157 138 WV : WI : 1.0 1.3 138 180 137 140 WY : 0.2 0.1 27 15 132 140 : US 3/ : 242.1 231.0 33,816 32,931 140 143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,289 1,336 1,351 16,192 16,796 48.8 50.9 51.6 50.4 52.8 Heifers : 851 798 801 10,345 9,761 32.2 30.4 30.6 32.2 30.7 All Cows : 462 448 430 5,069 4,776 17.5 17.1 16.4 15.7 15.0 Dairy Cows : 225 208 200 2,363 2,252 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.1 Other Cows : 237 240 230 2,706 2,524 9.0 9.2 8.8 8.4 7.9 Bulls & Stags : 40 40 37 550 498 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,642 2,623 2,619 32,156 31,832 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,848 8,748 8,847 98,831 99,114 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.6 96.7 Sows : 276 265 266 3,271 3,114 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 Stags & Boars : 26 24 24 259 280 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,149 9,038 9,138102,361102,508 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 11 147 129 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.5 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 218 203 208 2,529 2,425 95.3 95.4 95.2 94.5 94.9 : Total 1/ : 229 213 219 2,676 2,554 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 766 783 778 756 769 Steers 4/ : 818 840 829 806 817 Heifers 4/ : 758 775 769 740 750 All Cows 4/ : 623 617 622 614 624 Bulls & Stags4/: 876 893 901 893 906 : Calves & Vealers: 203 226 227 201 216 : Hogs : 202 203 203 199 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 198 200 200 196 197 Sows 5/ : 312 311 312 313 310 Stags & Boars5/: 215 211 216 220 213 : Sheep : 71 *72 73 69 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 65 69 68 66 69 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 72 73 69 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, December 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 2 : 4.8 1.7 0.4 2.4 2.3 0.1 0.3 17.3 3 : 71.0 29.2 34.5 27.9 6.6 12.9 4 : 52.9 0.9 0.3 46.0 11.3 34.7 5.7 5 : 302.6 124.6 38.6 131.8 67.1 64.7 7.6 21.8 6 : 506.5 281.3 154.1 61.8 10.2 51.6 9.4 0.7 7 : 1,187.6 663.6 462.9 53.9 1.7 52.2 7.2 8 : 225.8 117.9 9 : 164.3 78.1 7.8 75.2 65.8 9.3 3.3 4.6 10 : 102.8 53.6 38.5 10.2 8.0 2.2 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,619.4 1,351.4 800.5 430.1 199.6 230.5 37.4 58.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.9 1.8 2 : 14.5 14.3 0.2 0.1 11.9 1.8 10.1 3 : 523.0 521.4 1.5 8.2 0.3 7.9 4 : 1,496.5 1,403.8 91.0 1.6 2.7 1.1 1.6 5 : 2,384.8 2,283.5 98.3 3.0 31.6 4.0 27.7 6 : 480.7 453.8 26.8 0.1 9.0 0.4 8.6 7 : 3,505.8 3,441.3 35.9 0.6 35.3 8 : 471.5 468.7 2.8 92.0 1.8 90.2 9 : 227.9 227.8 10 : 31.1 31.0 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.6 : US 2/ : 9,137.6 8,847.5 266.1 24.1 218.9 10.6 208.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 2005 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.1 4.5 2.1 5.1 2 : 61.2 19.8 3.4 34.3 32.5 1.8 3.7 184.3 3 : 871.5 376.7 397.5 321.2 76.3 154.6 4 : 665.4 12.1 3.5 560.7 125.4 435.3 89.2 5 : 3,337.0 1,424.2 425.0 1,399.8 738.7 661.1 88.0 269.3 6 : 6,232.8 3,411.6 1,994.9 707.1 143.6 563.5 119.2 8.3 7 :14,877.6 8,533.4 5,693.3 564.0 33.9 530.1 86.9 0.4 8 : 2,782.2 1,467.0 9 : 1,823.7 915.4 82.7 785.8 691.7 94.1 39.8 82.9 10 : 1,169.3 631.8 335.7 181.9 113.9 68.0 20.0 : US 2/ :31,831.9 16,796.5 9,761.2 4,775.7 2,252.1 2,523.6 498.4 717.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.7 16.1 0.3 0.3 2 : 143.8 140.4 1.9 1.5 140.6 17.9 122.7 3 : 6,213.5 6,197.3 15.7 0.5 102.8 5.8 97.0 4 :16,491.8 15,541.5 932.1 18.2 35.6 14.4 21.2 5 :27,084.5 25,797.5 1,254.9 32.0 374.6 55.0 319.6 6 : 5,450.4 5,190.1 259.2 1.0 51.1 1.3 49.7 7 :39,272.3 38,453.1 420.5 3.7 416.8 8 : 4,955.8 4,900.4 55.3 0.1 1,053.8 20.9 1,032.9 9 : 2,520.5 2,519.4 10 : 358.9 357.8 0.9 0.2 20.6 1.3 19.3 : US 2/ 102,508.1 99,113.7 3,114.3 280.0 2,554.4 129.3 2,425.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.9 97.6 97.7 97.7 97.7 Hogs : 98.9 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0 Sheep : 94.4 94.9 94.7 94.3 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 when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, these data are included in US totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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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