Mt An 1-2 (2-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 24, 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. Pork Production at Record High for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.89 billion pounds in January, up 7 percent from the 3.65 billion pounds produced in January 2005. Beef production, at 2.04 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up 5 percent from January 2005. The average live weight was up 19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,281 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.5 million pounds, 6 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 55,700 head, down 18 percent from January 2005. The average live weight was 39 pounds above last year, at 368 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.92 million head, 5 percent above January 2005. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the previous year, at 273 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.2 million pounds, was up 12 percent from January 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 223,700 head, 7 percent above last year. The average live weight was 144 pounds, up 6 pounds from January a year ago. January 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. January 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 06 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,915 2,057 2,044 107 99 1,915 2,044 107 Veal : 13.3 13.5 12.5 94 93 13.3 12.5 94 Pork :1,705 1,866 1,817 107 97 1,705 1,817 107 Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 16.5 16.2 112 98 14.4 16.2 112 : Total Red Meat :3,648 3,953 3,890 107 98 3,648 3,890 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 06 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,884 2,027 2,012 107 99 1,884 2,012 107 Veal : 13.0 13.1 12.2 94 93 13.0 12.2 94 Pork :1,692 1,850 1,803 107 97 1,692 1,803 107 Lamb & Mutton : 13.7 15.9 15.4 112 97 13.7 15.4 112 : Total Red Meat :3,602 3,906 3,843 107 98 3,602 3,843 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 06 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2005 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,476.9 2,619.4 2,591.3 105 99 2,476.9 2,591.3 105 Other : Thou : 50.9 46.5 50.4 99 108 50.9 50.4 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,527.8 2,665.9 2,641.7 105 99 2,527.8 2,641.7 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,265 1,283 1,285 102 100 1,265 1,285 102 Other : Lbs :1,112 1,134 1,124 101 99 1,112 1,124 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,262 1,281 1,281 102 100 1,262 1,281 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 66.3 58.7 54.5 82 93 66.3 54.5 82 Other : Thou : 1.7 1.4 1.2 71 87 1.7 1.2 71 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.0 60.1 55.7 82 93 68.0 55.7 82 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 326 367 368 113 100 326 368 113 Other : Lbs : 384 430 415 108 96 384 415 108 Comm'l. : Lbs : 329 370 368 112 99 329 368 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,402.1 9,137.6 8,834.1 105 97 8,402.1 8,834.1 105 Other : Thou : 77.9 95.6 81.6 105 85 77.9 81.6 105 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,480.0 9,233.3 8,915.7 105 97 8,480.0 8,915.7 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 272 273 101 100 270 273 101 Other : Lbs : 238 227 237 100 104 238 237 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 272 273 101 100 270 273 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 194.8 218.9 209.1 107 96 194.8 209.1 107 Other : Thou : 13.7 12.2 14.6 107 120 13.7 14.6 107 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 208.5 231.0 223.7 107 97 208.5 223.7 107 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 145 146 104 101 140 146 104 Other : Lbs : 101 107 109 108 101 101 109 108 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 143 144 104 101 138 144 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 06 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan 2005 : Dec 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.5 2.7 103 104 AK : 0.1 0.1 124 96 AZ : 28.3 34.1 33.1 117 97 AR : 4.7 6.0 4.6 99 77 CA : 125.1 134.6 129.7 104 96 CO : 136.6 142.1 148.9 109 105 DE-MD : 3.1 3.3 3.3 105 100 FL : 4.4 4.4 4.9 112 112 GA : 12.6 10.6 10.7 85 101 HI : 0.7 0.9 0.7 107 86 ID : 22.5 19.6 23.5 104 120 IL : 213.1 238.2 226.4 106 95 IN : 118.1 125.7 129.2 109 103 IA : 513.6 585.4 577.7 112 99 KS : 436.9 465.7 469.4 107 101 KY : 40.3 42.3 45.5 113 108 LA : 1.0 0.9 0.6 58 65 MI : 32.6 35.7 33.4 103 94 MN : 194.4 206.2 206.9 106 100 MS : 25.9 24.2 27.6 107 114 MO : 41.8 41.8 50.3 120 120 MT : 1.2 1.4 1.4 121 101 NE : 562.9 582.5 571.6 102 98 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 110 125 N ENG 3/ : 1.0 1.2 1.0 106 87 NJ : 4.2 4.3 4.3 102 99 NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5 95 101 NY : 2.8 3.7 3.5 125 94 NC : 190.5 206.8 202.3 106 98 ND : 2.8 2.8 3.0 107 108 OH : 25.5 25.1 23.9 94 95 OK : 89.5 95.6 91.6 102 96 OR : 3.0 3.8 4.0 132 104 PA : 90.1 106.0 99.2 110 94 SC : 20.2 20.8 20.9 103 100 SD : 77.8 97.0 91.1 117 94 TN : 18.1 22.5 19.0 105 84 TX : 351.0 388.6 378.2 108 97 UT : 36.7 42.3 40.3 110 95 VA : 61.2 47.0 36.3 59 77 WA : 45.0 64.7 60.8 135 94 WV : 0.6 0.7 0.6 100 79 WI : 104.2 110.3 107.0 103 97 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 100 118 : US : 3,648.0 3,952.7 3,890.4 107 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.3 0.3 264 287 811 856 AK : 0.1 0.1 63 75 1,158 1,155 AZ : AR : 1.1 0.8 1,045 751 926 952 CA : 120.0 120.0 158,022 166,357 1,317 1,387 CO : 160.0 168.8 207,550 224,976 1,298 1,333 DE-MD : 3.4 3.5 4,389 4,663 1,295 1,324 FL : GA : 21.9 18.8 19,455 15,870 888 844 HI : 0.7 0.8 724 814 1,067 1,017 ID : 28.7 27.5 37,243 34,875 1,296 1,269 IL : IN : 3.5 3.4 3,615 3,562 1,047 1,043 IA : KS : 551.6 575.5 688,384 729,785 1,248 1,268 KY : 1.7 1.7 1,459 1,523 884 908 LA : 1.1 0.6 948 465 901 793 MI : 36.0 37.5 49,591 51,714 1,376 1,379 MN : 62.3 63.4 88,588 89,135 1,421 1,406 MS : 0.1 85 893 MO : 7.7 8.1 9,740 10,494 1,261 1,297 MT : 1.4 1.7 1,558 1,987 1,147 1,142 NE : 555.2 555.6 727,874 728,631 1,311 1,311 NV : 0.1 0.1 92 104 1,120 1,193 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 1,207 1,254 996 999 NJ : 2.3 2.3 2,830 2,800 1,211 1,218 NM : 0.9 0.9 900 938 1,002 1,009 NY : 3.4 2.9 3,836 3,322 1,120 1,150 NC : 17.9 17.7 17,328 17,936 969 1,013 ND : 1.0 1.1 1,221 1,374 1,175 1,227 OH : 9.5 8.6 10,880 9,646 1,140 1,120 OK : 2.2 2.7 2,377 2,867 1,072 1,049 OR : 1.4 1.8 1,771 2,289 1,241 1,256 PA : 64.1 67.9 77,709 85,459 1,212 1,259 SC : 12.7 14,486 1,138 SD : TN : 1.3 1.5 1,258 1,373 978 925 TX : 473.6 496.1 564,288 603,826 1,191 1,217 UT : 48.1 51.3 57,710 63,369 1,200 1,234 VA : 1.3 1.0 1,338 1,061 1,024 1,112 WA : 59.0 76.2 73,727 99,288 1,249 1,304 WV : 0.9 0.9 868 863 942 1,006 WI : 124.5 126.1 167,265 172,985 1,343 1,372 WY : 0.8 0.8 904 888 1,173 1,183 : US 3/ : 2,527.8 2,641.7 3,189,651 3,385,304 1,262 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, January 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 8.9 6.5 1,218 1,090 136 167 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 25 35 299 322 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 98 49 486 441 HI : ID : IL : 7.0 4.2 2,884 1,833 414 435 IN : 0.7 0.2 86 27 127 126 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 0.1 29 29 469 463 LA : 0.6 0.3 295 162 475 494 MI : 1.7 1.9 729 706 424 374 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.5 0.3 83 74 171 281 NJ : 5.9 6.7 2,565 2,901 438 432 NM : NY : 9.1 8.8 765 1,991 84 226 NC : ND : OH : 4.6 0.8 1,844 326 399 397 OK : 0.1 30 462 OR : PA : 14.8 13.4 5,575 5,688 376 424 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 72 40 519 537 TX : 1.1 0.8 641 498 571 594 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.4 10.3 5,167 4,660 452 452 WY : : US 3/ : 68.0 55.7 22,342 20,463 329 368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.0 9.7 4,292 4,480 475 462 AK : 0.1 0.1 9 17 179 306 AZ : 0.4 0.3 50 50 134 174 AR : 13.0 12.9 6,561 6,710 504 520 CA : 207.7 216.9 50,395 51,131 243 236 CO : 1.0 1.0 262 269 275 266 DE-MD : 1.8 1.9 482 489 264 264 FL : 6.5 5.1 969 677 149 132 GA : 9.3 10.5 2,297 2,490 246 238 HI : 2.0 1.8 402 394 197 216 ID : 12.8 13.0 4,193 4,254 326 328 IL : 760.8 800.8 210,976 225,591 277 282 IN : 574.3 620.8 153,724 167,702 268 270 IA : 2,426.0 2,607.6 660,595 718,749 272 276 KS : 20.3 7,938 392 KY : 197.2 218.3 52,511 59,328 266 272 LA : 1.7 1.3 325 280 190 212 MI : 10.2 9.8 3,895 3,619 384 368 MN : 750.2 806.7 198,914 215,152 265 267 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 1.1 282 266 240 246 NE : 578.5 612.7 156,271 167,374 270 273 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 251 276 212 216 NJ : 9.8 10.7 1,033 1,041 105 97 NM : 0.2 0.1 54 33 267 260 NY : 2.2 2.2 497 494 222 220 NC : 935.8 988.6 241,675 256,928 258 260 ND : 13.7 13.7 3,219 3,382 236 247 OH : 93.9 94.2 25,740 25,881 274 275 OK : 415.6 410.2 117,233 118,679 282 289 OR : 14.8 17.6 3,309 4,289 223 243 PA : 230.8 245.6 55,786 60,823 242 248 SC : SD : 360.8 420.7 94,254 112,757 261 268 TN : 53.7 57.0 26,028 27,205 485 477 TX : 28.3 32.1 6,954 7,609 246 237 UT : 3.3 3.3 766 783 229 239 VA : 313.6 182.5 80,021 47,361 255 259 WA : 1.7 2.1 432 541 253 252 WV : 0.6 0.5 154 143 259 272 WI : 41.4 39.2 18,320 17,556 443 448 WY : 0.3 0.3 86 93 250 273 : US 3/ : 8,480.0 8,915.7 2,288,913 2,435,864 270 273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 13 7 135 83 AR : CA : CO : 74.7 82.3 11,436 13,152 153 160 DE-MD : 3.1 3.2 330 330 105 103 FL : 0.2 0.1 11 9 75 80 GA : 0.5 0.3 58 36 112 106 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 36 39 108 126 IL : 15.3 17.6 2,180 2,615 142 148 IN : 1.6 1.6 162 172 104 106 IA : 32.3 30.9 5,105 4,884 158 158 KS : 0.3 0.2 24 24 91 105 KY : 0.8 0.9 103 116 124 123 LA : 0.1 0.1 9 7 85 89 MI : 15.1 14.4 2,034 1,958 135 136 MN : 0.2 0.2 22 24 120 135 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 39 43 91 94 MT : 0.2 0.2 30 30 128 124 NE : 0.1 2.5 12 364 113 144 NV : 0.1 0.1 8 7 99 112 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.9 143 186 99 98 NJ : 10.5 8.1 886 709 84 87 NM : 1.3 0.7 161 85 125 125 NY : 3.6 3.4 260 298 73 87 NC : 0.7 0.5 54 46 81 84 ND : OH : 0.9 1.0 94 110 105 110 OK : OR : 1.2 1.6 141 220 122 139 PA : 4.2 4.0 403 389 95 97 SC : SD : 0.6 0.9 79 118 123 131 TN : 0.7 1.0 56 74 75 75 TX : 12.2 12.8 1,446 1,726 118 135 UT : 2.5 2.7 340 375 134 141 VA : 0.5 1.1 41 104 91 99 WA : 0.2 0.2 29 23 141 134 WV : WI : 0.7 0.9 98 120 136 139 WY : 0.1 0.1 18 14 129 133 : US 3/ : 208.5 223.7 28,760 32,236 138 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2005 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2005 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,226 1,351 1,321 1,226 1,321 49.5 51.6 51.0 49.5 51.0 Heifers : 767 801 779 767 779 31.0 30.6 30.1 31.0 30.1 All Cows : 442 430 449 442 449 17.8 16.4 17.3 17.8 17.3 Dairy Cows : 217 200 202 217 202 8.7 7.6 7.8 8.7 7.8 Other Cows : 225 230 247 225 247 9.1 8.8 9.5 9.1 9.5 Bulls & Stags : 43 37 43 43 43 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,477 2,619 2,591 2,477 2,591 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,125 8,847 8,551 8,125 8,551 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.8 Sows : 256 266 258 256 258 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 Stags & Boars : 21 24 25 21 25 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,402 9,138 8,834 8,402 8,834 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 11 9 10 9 5.2 4.8 4.4 5.2 4.4 Lambs & Yrlngs : 185 208 200 185 200 94.8 95.2 95.6 94.8 95.6 : Total 1/ : 195 219 209 195 209 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 765 778 780 765 780 Steers 4/ : 815 829 830 815 830 Heifers 4/ : 755 769 769 755 769 All Cows 4/ : 624 622 635 624 635 Bulls & Stags4/: 916 901 923 916 923 : Calves & Vealers: 199 227 226 199 226 : Hogs : 202 203 204 202 204 Barrow Gilts 5/: 199 200 201 199 201 Sows 5/ : 308 312 309 308 309 Stags & Boars5/: 210 216 217 210 217 : Sheep : 70 73 74 70 74 Mature Sheep6/ : 67 68 68 67 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 73 74 71 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 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 : 5.0 1.8 0.4 2.6 2.5 0.1 0.3 15.5 3 : 69.9 28.3 5.5 34.2 27.4 6.8 2.0 13.6 4 : 58.1 1.1 0.3 49.3 12.7 36.5 7.4 5 : 288.7 113.7 32.6 135.0 65.9 69.1 7.5 17.3 6 : 494.8 261.6 149.0 73.0 12.4 60.5 11.2 0.6 7 : 1,178.4 661.2 453.2 55.2 1.5 53.7 8.8 8 : 229.9 116.3 97.8 9 : 161.1 77.0 5.7 75.3 66.6 8.7 3.1 6.3 10 : 104.4 59.5 34.5 9.9 7.2 2.7 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,591.3 1,320.8 779.2 448.4 201.5 246.9 42.8 54.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 1.0 2 : 12.8 12.5 0.2 0.1 9.4 1.0 8.4 3 : 428.2 427.1 1.0 8.1 0.3 7.7 4 : 1,472.2 1,386.9 83.1 2.3 2.8 1.0 1.8 5 : 2,340.5 2,237.1 100.2 3.2 31.4 3.5 27.8 6 : 448.9 428.0 20.8 0.1 10.9 0.3 10.6 7 : 3,451.0 3,382.4 33.8 0.6 33.2 8 : 435.5 431.9 3.6 85.2 1.8 83.4 9 : 212.4 212.3 10 : 31.5 31.4 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.6 : US 2/ : 8,834.1 8,550.7 258.3 25.1 209.1 9.2 199.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.3 98.1 98.0 98.1 Calves : 97.5 97.7 97.9 97.5 97.9 Hogs : 99.1 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 93.4 94.7 93.5 93.4 93.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. Number of head slaughtered daily under FI are recorded on the LS-149 forms by species and class. Head kill excluding animals condemned and total live and dressed weights are also given. There are 850 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,200 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the LS-149 is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill, generally based on each plant's past operating profile. If no form is received by mail or other means, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weights may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is usually less than 10 percent and for hogs about 7 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published 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..........18 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..........................................................11 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..................................................20 Types of Plants........................................................19 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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