Mt An 1-2 (3-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 Sets Record High for February Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.48 billion pounds in February, up 2 percent from the 3.42 billion pounds produced in February 2005. Beef production, at 1.82 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.35 million head, up slightly from February 2005. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,283 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.7 million pounds, 3 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 53,000 head, down 14 percent from February 2005. The average live weight was 35 pounds above last year, at 362 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.63 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.05 million head, 1 percent below February 2005. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.7 million pounds, was down 3 percent from February 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 202,500 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 145 pounds, up 5 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2006 commercial red meat production was 7.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 5 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. February 2005 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2006 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S........................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Live Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S................................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.............................3 Commercial Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. Cattle...............................................................4 Calf.................................................................5 Hog..................................................................6 Sheep and Lamb.......................................................7 Federally Inspected Slaughter Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S......8 Number by Species and Class, by Region and U.S.......................9 Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S........................11 Reliability Statement.......................................................18 Terms and Definitions.......................................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 06 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb : Jan : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,767 2,044 1,825 103 89 3,683 3,869 105 Veal : 12.0 12.5 11.7 97 94 25.4 24.2 95 Pork :1,629 1,817 1,633 100 90 3,334 3,450 103 Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 16.2 14.7 97 91 29.6 30.9 104 : Total Red Meat :3,424 3,890 3,484 102 90 7,072 7,374 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 06 % of : Jan - Feb 2/ : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb : Jan : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,739 2,012 1,796 103 89 3,623 3,808 105 Veal : 11.7 12.2 11.4 98 94 24.7 23.6 96 Pork :1,616 1,803 1,620 100 90 3,308 3,423 103 Lamb & Mutton : 14.6 15.4 14.1 97 92 28.4 29.5 104 : Total Red Meat :3,381 3,843 3,441 102 90 6,983 7,285 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Feb 06 % of: Jan - Feb 2/ : : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb : Jan : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,297.2 2,591.3 2,301.2 100 89 4,774.1 4,892.6 102 Other : Thou : 45.7 50.4 44.6 98 89 96.9 95.1 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,342.9 2,641.7 2,345.9 100 89 4,871.0 4,987.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,257 1,285 1,286 102 100 1,261 1,285 102 Other : Lbs :1,100 1,124 1,128 103 100 1,107 1,126 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,253 1,281 1,283 102 100 1,258 1,282 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.5 54.5 51.9 86 95 126.8 106.4 84 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.2 1.1 90 90 2.8 2.3 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 61.7 55.7 53.0 86 95 129.6 108.6 84 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 325 *366 361 111 98 326 365 112 Other : Lbs : 411 415 408 99 98 401 412 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 327 368 362 111 99 328 365 111 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,030.9 8,834.1 7,977.8 99 90 16,433.0 16,811.9 102 Other : Thou : 76.9 81.6 76.9 100 94 155.1 158.5 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,107.8 8,915.7 8,054.7 99 90 16,588.1 16,970.3 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 273 272 101 100 270 273 101 Other : Lbs : 236 237 237 100 100 235 237 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 273 272 101 100 270 273 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 204.4 209.1 192.7 94 92 399.2 401.8 101 Other : Thou : 9.7 14.6 9.8 102 67 24.4 24.5 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 214.0 223.7 202.5 95 91 423.6 426.3 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 142 146 146 103 100 141 146 104 Other : Lbs : 103 109 117 113 108 104 112 108 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 144 145 103 101 139 144 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Feb 06 as % of 2/ State : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Feb 2005 : Jan 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.5 2.7 2.6 106 98 AK : 0.1 0.1 123 101 AZ : 26.0 33.1 27.6 106 84 AR : 3.9 4.6 4.2 106 90 CA : 107.3 129.7 115.8 108 89 CO : 128.6 148.9 137.9 107 93 DE-MD : 2.9 3.3 2.9 99 88 FL : 4.0 4.9 4.6 117 95 GA : 10.6 10.7 9.5 89 88 HI : 0.7 0.7 0.7 109 98 ID : 18.0 23.5 24.0 133 102 IL : 207.4 226.4 211.1 102 93 IN : 113.0 129.2 115.1 102 89 IA : 508.4 577.7 513.9 101 89 KS : 423.4 469.4 413.5 98 88 KY : 38.6 45.5 37.2 96 82 LA : 1.1 0.6 0.8 70 134 MI : 25.7 33.4 30.7 120 92 MN : 182.3 206.9 180.0 99 87 MS : 24.0 27.6 24.0 100 87 MO : 38.2 50.3 55.6 146 111 MT : 1.2 1.4 1.3 109 96 NE : 511.9 571.6 525.7 103 92 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 95 86 N ENG 3/ : 0.8 1.0 0.9 105 84 NJ : 3.6 4.3 3.8 106 88 NM : 0.4 0.5 0.5 118 93 NY : 2.7 3.5 2.6 98 75 NC : 175.3 202.3 175.4 100 87 ND : 2.8 3.0 2.8 101 92 OH : 21.6 23.9 21.1 97 88 OK : 78.3 91.6 82.0 105 90 OR : 2.9 4.0 3.7 128 92 PA : 88.2 99.2 92.5 105 93 SC : 18.8 20.9 19.4 103 93 SD : 77.7 91.1 85.1 110 93 TN : 15.7 19.0 15.3 97 80 TX : 320.5 378.2 316.6 99 84 UT : 34.0 40.3 39.1 115 97 VA : 54.3 36.3 34.3 63 94 WA : 47.8 60.8 57.1 120 94 WV : 0.4 0.6 0.4 89 63 WI : 97.7 107.0 92.2 94 86 WY : 0.5 0.6 0.5 101 84 : US : 3,423.8 3,890.4 3,483.8 102 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 0.5 0.4 429 368 861 921 AK : 0.1 0.1 65 61 1,159 1,083 AZ : AR : 0.8 0.9 750 847 920 939 CA : 99.6 105.7 129,625 147,752 1,302 1,398 CO : 150.3 157.1 193,114 208,079 1,285 1,325 DE-MD : 3.3 3.1 4,261 4,177 1,296 1,330 FL : GA : 19.0 16.7 16,081 14,163 845 848 HI : 0.7 0.8 702 828 1,058 1,086 ID : 22.4 27.4 29,906 35,090 1,338 1,278 IL : IN : 2.9 2.9 2,979 3,030 1,040 1,051 IA : KS : 541.1 507.6 666,515 640,365 1,232 1,262 KY : 1.6 1.5 1,427 1,365 914 922 LA : 1.3 0.7 1,107 644 862 869 MI : 28.2 33.8 38,613 47,061 1,368 1,393 MN : 52.4 51.9 74,969 74,732 1,432 1,440 MS : 0.1 106 908 MO : 6.9 6.5 8,929 8,473 1,287 1,298 MT : 1.5 1.6 1,737 1,872 1,154 1,145 NE : 500.9 506.7 653,919 669,422 1,306 1,321 NV : 0.1 0.1 90 92 1,232 1,206 N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.0 1,019 1,001 1,014 1,024 NJ : 2.0 2.0 2,400 2,452 1,204 1,229 NM : 0.6 0.9 617 876 1,007 1,001 NY : 3.1 2.2 3,707 2,575 1,182 1,175 NC : 15.3 13.2 15,192 13,397 991 1,019 ND : 1.1 0.9 1,185 1,125 1,116 1,194 OH : 7.7 7.7 8,747 8,671 1,133 1,120 OK : 2.1 2.3 2,225 2,657 1,066 1,139 OR : 1.4 1.6 1,676 2,059 1,240 1,285 PA : 62.2 63.2 74,486 79,453 1,198 1,258 SC : 11.3 12,732 1,127 SD : TN : 1.2 1.1 1,074 1,086 922 952 TX : 434.1 416.3 512,010 503,774 1,180 1,210 UT : 45.0 50.0 53,251 61,697 1,183 1,235 VA : 1.1 0.9 1,081 1,057 1,020 1,128 WA : 61.4 72.1 76,881 93,045 1,253 1,290 WV : 0.6 0.5 600 495 966 1,010 WI : 114.7 106.4 157,779 146,571 1,375 1,378 WY : 0.6 0.6 690 737 1,168 1,191 : US 3/ : 2,342.9 2,345.9 2,936,796 3,009,921 1,253 1,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 8.7 6.9 1,162 1,053 134 152 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 29 35 286 323 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 83 46 478 446 HI : ID : IL : 6.5 3.0 2,970 1,273 459 422 IN : 0.4 0.2 51 27 120 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.3 153 175 487 506 MI : 1.9 2.5 790 944 421 378 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.5 0.3 78 85 171 280 NJ : 5.1 6.5 2,223 2,799 437 432 NM : NY : 9.1 7.4 818 1,539 90 207 NC : ND : OH : 3.9 0.1 1,557 20 395 350 OK : OR : PA : 13.6 14.0 5,306 5,981 389 428 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 41 29 511 490 TX : 1.6 0.7 738 391 471 569 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 8.7 9.9 3,882 4,487 447 453 WY : : US 3/ : 61.7 53.0 20,182 19,192 327 362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 : 8.5 9.1 3,879 4,216 459 462 AK : 0.1 30 228 AZ : 0.3 0.2 37 30 142 169 AR : 11.2 11.5 5,650 5,911 507 512 CA : 194.3 190.2 46,791 45,825 241 241 CO : 0.8 0.9 221 249 269 270 DE-MD : 1.6 1.5 406 399 258 263 FL : 6.0 5.8 901 805 150 139 GA : 9.2 8.8 2,219 2,106 241 240 HI : 1.9 1.7 384 366 200 222 ID : 11.5 12.7 3,773 4,170 327 329 IL : 728.3 733.6 201,886 206,245 277 281 IN : 549.6 559.7 147,119 149,598 268 267 IA : 2,397.5 2,322.1 653,091 637,431 272 275 KS : 21.2 8,244 388 KY : 188.3 179.0 50,255 48,335 267 270 LA : 2.0 1.7 431 349 211 206 MI : 8.8 9.1 3,129 3,366 356 370 MN : 723.7 711.3 192,869 188,501 267 265 MS : MO : MT : 0.9 1.0 241 262 261 253 NE : 561.3 555.5 151,323 150,874 270 272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.2 248 251 211 218 NJ : 9.7 6.3 995 644 103 103 NM : 0.1 0.1 24 27 290 235 NY : 2.2 1.5 471 342 214 227 NC : 865.5 879.3 222,875 224,232 257 255 ND : 13.3 12.7 3,143 3,184 236 250 OH : 82.1 83.4 22,319 22,993 272 276 OK : 362.1 373.3 102,786 105,882 284 284 OR : 14.1 15.8 3,084 3,960 219 250 PA : 224.7 229.2 55,104 56,635 245 247 SC : SD : 363.0 396.7 95,635 106,469 263 268 TN : 46.7 45.8 22,589 21,971 483 479 TX : 28.5 28.6 7,092 7,105 249 249 UT : 3.2 2.4 762 554 237 230 VA : 277.3 170.4 71,038 44,522 256 261 WA : 1.7 1.6 443 418 255 257 WV : 0.5 0.5 124 132 265 271 WI : 38.5 36.3 17,196 16,430 447 452 WY : 0.4 0.3 115 90 264 260 : US 3/ : 8,107.8 8,054.7 2,188,843 2,190,183 270 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 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 6 18 101 123 AR : CA : CO : 81.6 80.0 12,372 12,356 152 155 DE-MD : 2.3 2.3 235 237 103 103 FL : 0.2 0.1 10 5 65 58 GA : 0.3 0.2 32 19 128 113 HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 26 30 123 125 IL : 15.7 14.2 2,255 2,234 144 157 IN : 1.3 1.3 143 150 109 112 IA : 38.2 32.3 5,589 4,979 146 154 KS : 0.1 0.2 11 18 94 98 KY : 0.9 1.0 109 119 124 115 LA : 0.3 0.2 36 27 125 122 MI : 12.5 13.1 1,750 1,851 141 142 MN : 0.2 0.2 22 20 123 122 MS : MO : 0.3 0.4 32 37 96 98 MT : 0.2 0.2 21 28 90 129 NE : 0.1 3.9 6 567 113 146 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.7 104 178 101 105 NJ : 7.0 6.6 582 613 84 93 NM : 1.7 0.7 207 83 124 114 NY : 1.6 1.6 145 132 90 84 NC : 0.2 0.3 13 30 72 92 ND : OH : 0.3 0.5 38 53 114 108 OK : 0.1 0.1 5 8 105 121 OR : 1.1 1.4 160 195 141 141 PA : 3.7 3.0 334 301 91 99 SC : SD : 0.7 1.1 85 132 123 120 TN : 0.8 0.8 68 59 81 78 TX : 8.7 7.9 1,066 1,101 122 139 UT : 2.4 2.5 342 357 140 143 VA : 0.6 0.8 55 82 95 98 WA : 0.2 0.2 21 20 112 133 WV : WI : 0.4 0.7 56 102 129 144 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 15 134 129 : US 3/ : 214.0 202.5 29,993 29,344 140 145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Feb 1/ : : : :Jan - Feb 1/ Item : Feb : Jan : Feb :-------------: Feb : Jan : Feb :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,130 1,321 1,166 2,355 2,487 49.2 51.0 50.7 49.3 50.8 Heifers : 751 779 733 1,518 1,512 32.7 30.1 31.9 31.8 30.9 All Cows : 377 449 365 819 813 16.4 17.3 15.8 17.1 16.6 Dairy Cows : 185 202 171 402 372 8.1 7.8 7.4 8.4 7.6 Other Cows : 192 247 194 417 441 8.3 9.5 8.4 8.7 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 40 43 37 82 80 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,297 2,591 2,301 4,774 4,893 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,769 8,551 7,720 15,894 16,271 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.8 Sows : 240 258 237 496 495 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 Stags & Boars : 21 25 21 42 46 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,031 8,834 7,978 16,433 16,812 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 9 8 19 17 4.5 4.4 4.0 4.8 4.2 Lambs & Yrlngs : 195 200 185 380 385 95.5 95.6 96.0 95.2 95.8 : Total 1/ : 204 209 193 399 402 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 761 780 784 763 782 Steers 4/ : 807 830 828 812 829 Heifers 4/ : 749 769 774 752 771 All Cows 4/ : 632 635 642 628 638 Bulls & Stags4/: 912 923 936 914 929 : Calves & Vealers: 199 226 222 199 225 : Hogs : 202 204 203 202 204 Barrow Gilts 5/: 199 201 200 199 201 Sows 5/ : 308 309 313 308 311 Stags & Boars5/: 212 217 221 211 219 : Sheep : 72 74 73 71 74 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 68 68 68 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 74 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, February 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 2 : 4.1 1.4 0.3 2.2 2.1 0.1 0.2 13.9 3 : 64.9 27.5 5.8 30.0 24.1 5.9 1.6 14.1 4 : 49.4 1.0 0.4 41.8 9.8 32.0 6.2 5 : 254.9 107.8 31.1 109.4 55.8 53.6 6.6 15.5 6 : 415.1 219.4 130.2 55.5 10.0 45.5 10.0 0.6 7 : 1,057.3 584.8 421.9 43.3 1.5 41.7 7.3 8 : 214.7 103.8 97.6 9 : 140.2 68.6 6.0 62.3 56.0 6.3 3.2 6.7 10 : 100.1 51.3 39.9 8.4 6.7 1.7 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,301.2 1,165.9 733.3 364.6 170.6 194.0 37.5 51.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.9 2 : 7.6 7.4 0.1 7.6 0.8 6.7 3 : 399.6 398.6 1.0 6.0 0.4 5.6 4 : 1,291.7 1,220.1 70.2 1.4 2.4 0.8 1.6 5 : 2,105.1 2,008.8 93.4 2.9 27.1 2.6 24.6 6 : 407.0 388.1 18.8 0.1 5.8 0.2 5.6 7 : 3,140.8 3,076.8 36.4 0.5 36.0 8 : 410.5 405.3 5.2 83.1 1.8 81.2 9 : 185.6 185.5 10 : 29.0 28.8 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.3 : US 2/ : 7,977.8 7,720.3 236.9 20.6 192.7 7.7 185.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - February 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 2 : 9.1 3.1 0.6 4.8 4.6 0.2 0.5 29.4 3 : 134.8 55.7 64.1 51.4 12.7 27.7 4 : 107.5 2.1 0.7 91.0 22.5 68.5 13.6 5 : 543.5 221.5 63.6 244.4 121.6 122.7 14.1 32.8 6 : 909.9 481.0 279.2 128.5 22.4 106.0 21.2 1.2 7 : 2,235.7 1,246.1 875.1 98.4 3.1 95.4 16.1 8 : 444.6 220.1 9 : 301.3 145.6 11.8 137.6 122.7 15.0 6.3 13.0 10 : 204.4 110.9 74.3 18.3 14.0 4.4 0.9 : US 2/ : 4,892.6 2,486.8 1,512.5 813.0 372.1 440.9 80.3 106.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.0 1.9 0.1 2 : 20.4 20.0 0.3 0.1 17.0 1.9 15.2 3 : 827.8 825.7 2.0 0.1 14.1 0.7 13.4 4 : 2,763.9 2,607.0 153.3 3.7 5.2 1.8 3.4 5 : 4,445.6 4,245.8 193.6 6.2 58.5 6.1 52.4 6 : 855.9 816.1 39.5 0.2 16.7 0.5 16.3 7 : 6,591.7 6,459.2 70.3 1.1 69.2 8 : 846.0 837.2 8.8 168.3 3.6 164.7 9 : 398.0 397.9 10 : 60.4 60.2 0.2 3.0 0.1 2.9 : US 2/ :16,811.9 16,271.0 495.2 45.7 401.8 16.9 384.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Feb Species : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.1 98.1 98.0 98.1 Calves : 98.1 97.9 98.0 97.9 97.9 Hogs : 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 95.5 93.5 95.1 94.2 94.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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