Mt An 1-2 (4-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 21, 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 March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.11 billion pounds in March, up 6 percent from the 3.88 billion pounds produced in March 2005. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 8 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.85 million head, up 5 percent from March 2005. The average live weight was up 36 pounds from the previous year, at 1,273 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.3 million pounds, slightly above March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 59,200 head, down 13 percent from March 2005. The average live weight was 42 pounds above last year, at 370 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.87 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.23 million head, 3 percent above March 2005. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 18.2 million pounds, was down 6 percent from March 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 249,700 head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 145 pounds, up 6 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2006 commercial red meat production was 11.5 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up slightly. March 2005 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2006 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S...........1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S......................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S..............................4 Commercial Calf 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..............................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S..................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S.......8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S.............................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S..............................................11 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability..18 Types of Plants................................................19 Terms and Definitions..........................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 06 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Mar : Feb : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,042 1,825 2,209 108 121 5,725 6,078 106 Veal : 13.3 11.7 13.3 100 114 38.6 37.5 97 Pork :1,804 1,633 1,871 104 115 5,138 5,321 104 Lamb & Mutton : 19.5 14.7 18.2 94 124 49.0 49.1 100 : Total Red Meat :3,878 3,484 4,112 106 118 10,950 11,486 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 06 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Mar : Feb : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,010 1,796 2,179 108 121 5,633 5,987 106 Veal : 12.9 11.4 13.0 100 114 37.6 36.6 97 Pork :1,788 1,620 1,856 104 115 5,095 5,279 104 Lamb & Mutton : 18.8 14.1 17.7 94 125 47.1 47.2 100 : Total Red Meat :3,830 3,441 4,066 106 118 10,813 11,350 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Mar 06 % of: Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Mar : Feb : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,675.4 *2,301.3 2,806.1 105 122 7,449.5 7,698.7 103 Other : Thou : 49.7 44.6 46.3 93 104 146.6 141.3 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,725.1 2,345.9 2,852.4 105 122 7,596.1 7,840.1 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,239 1,286 1,275 103 99 1,254 1,282 102 Other : Lbs :1,109 1,128 1,140 103 101 1,108 1,131 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,237 1,283 1,273 103 99 1,250 1,279 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 66.5 51.9 57.9 87 112 193.3 164.3 85 Other : Thou : 1.5 1.1 1.3 84 117 4.3 3.5 83 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.0 53.0 59.2 87 112 197.5 167.9 85 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 327 361 368 112 102 327 366 112 Other : Lbs : 384 408 417 108 102 395 413 105 Comm'l. : Lbs : 328 362 370 113 102 328 367 112 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,857.7 7,977.8 9,148.0 103 115 25,290.8 25,959.9 103 Other : Thou : 92.0 76.9 86.2 94 112 247.0 244.7 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,949.7 8,054.7 9,234.1 103 115 25,537.8 26,204.6 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 271 272 272 100 100 270 273 101 Other : Lbs : 239 237 240 100 101 237 238 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 271 272 272 100 100 270 272 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 268.1 *192.6 239.6 89 124 667.3 641.4 96 Other : Thou : 12.0 9.8 10.1 84 102 36.3 34.5 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 280.1 202.5 249.7 89 123 703.7 675.9 96 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 146 147 105 101 141 147 104 Other : Lbs : 113 117 111 98 94 107 112 105 Comm'l. : Lbs : 139 145 145 105 100 139 145 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Mar 06 as % of 2/ State : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Mar 2005 : Feb 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.9 2.6 2.8 98 107 AK : 0.1 AZ : 30.0 27.6 35.4 118 128 AR : 4.9 4.2 5.1 102 122 CA : 126.2 *115.9 144.1 114 124 CO : 141.9 137.9 150.9 106 109 DE-MD : 3.3 2.9 3.5 104 120 FL : 4.7 *4.7 5.3 113 113 GA : 11.3 9.5 11.2 100 119 HI : 0.8 0.7 0.9 110 118 ID : 28.7 24.0 28.7 100 120 IL : 230.9 211.1 244.7 106 116 IN : 126.7 115.1 136.1 107 118 IA : 566.3 513.9 577.2 102 112 KS : 482.5 413.5 532.1 110 129 KY : 39.6 37.2 44.2 112 119 LA : 1.3 0.8 0.8 60 99 MI : 33.2 30.7 36.5 110 119 MN : 191.6 180.0 209.4 109 116 MS : 25.4 24.0 28.1 111 117 MO : 43.1 55.6 70.1 163 126 MT : 1.1 1.3 1.2 108 92 NE : 595.0 525.7 578.1 97 110 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 136 N ENG 3/ : 0.9 0.9 0.9 101 106 NJ : 4.1 3.8 4.3 103 114 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.4 73 91 NY : 3.0 2.6 3.3 111 127 NC : 201.6 *175.5 202.6 100 115 ND : 3.1 2.8 3.2 101 113 OH : 24.8 21.1 24.8 100 117 OK : 93.8 82.0 94.7 101 115 OR : 3.8 3.7 4.0 105 109 PA : 97.2 92.5 110.1 113 119 SC : 21.4 19.4 21.7 102 112 SD : 85.0 85.1 81.9 96 96 TN : 19.2 15.3 18.2 95 119 TX : 380.4 316.6 430.7 113 136 UT : 35.6 39.1 44.5 125 114 VA : 60.8 34.3 40.7 67 119 WA : 44.3 57.1 66.3 150 116 WV : 0.4 0.4 0.4 100 113 WI : 105.7 92.2 111.9 106 121 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.4 80 88 : US : 3,878.1 *3,483.9 4,111.7 106 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 0.6 0.5 600 427 933 946 AK : 0.1 69 1,156 AZ : AR : 0.9 1.2 768 1,185 886 970 CA : 117.3 130.1 151,807 182,914 1,294 1,406 CO : 167.0 173.2 209,239 225,280 1,253 1,301 DE-MD : 3.8 3.9 4,981 5,118 1,295 1,329 FL : GA : 19.4 19.7 16,664 16,734 861 850 HI : 0.8 1.0 855 1,032 1,067 1,080 ID : 35.6 33.2 45,766 42,082 1,285 1,267 IL : IN : 3.3 3.0 3,474 3,132 1,044 1,044 IA : KS : 626.6 662.5 755,621 823,676 1,206 1,243 KY : 1.7 1.5 1,492 1,380 885 931 LA : 1.4 0.7 1,258 550 896 805 MI : 37.1 40.4 50,544 55,842 1,364 1,384 MN : 53.8 56.0 77,566 80,734 1,442 1,441 MS : 0.1 96 852 MO : 7.8 7.2 10,049 9,550 1,290 1,324 MT : 1.4 1.5 1,589 1,724 1,165 1,159 NE : 595.9 557.5 762,854 735,190 1,280 1,319 NV : 0.1 0.1 119 125 1,206 1,209 N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.0 1,062 1,045 1,039 1,042 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,715 2,711 1,238 1,201 NM : 0.9 0.8 942 764 1,003 976 NY : 3.3 2.4 3,850 2,882 1,172 1,188 NC : 17.5 15.9 17,551 16,709 1,005 1,048 ND : 1.2 1.0 1,417 1,171 1,191 1,230 OH : 8.2 9.1 9,393 10,169 1,140 1,121 OK : 2.5 2.8 2,767 3,242 1,094 1,143 OR : 1.5 1.9 1,806 2,327 1,222 1,207 PA : 68.6 77.1 83,239 97,258 1,213 1,261 SC : 13.3 15,489 1,161 SD : TN : 1.3 1.4 1,216 1,306 935 942 TX : 515.4 567.6 603,905 684,550 1,172 1,206 UT : 47.3 57.2 55,777 70,106 1,179 1,227 VA : 1.1 1.0 1,056 1,038 1,005 1,056 WA : 57.5 83.9 71,012 107,810 1,236 1,285 WV : 0.7 0.5 622 589 951 1,078 WI : 122.0 130.1 166,235 177,848 1,363 1,368 WY : 0.7 0.5 783 609 1,153 1,190 : US 3/ : 2,725.1 2,852.4 3,369,749 3,630,357 1,237 1,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, March 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 : 9.6 7.1 1,212 1,125 127 158 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 22 50 298 323 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 54 57 543 446 HI : ID : IL : 7.1 3.6 3,054 1,528 432 426 IN : 0.2 0.2 27 30 143 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.4 173 202 502 494 MI : 1.9 3.0 788 1,130 414 372 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.6 0.3 84 71 152 265 NJ : 6.2 7.4 2,753 3,199 442 432 NM : NY : 10.4 8.5 925 1,878 89 221 NC : ND : OH : 4.5 0.1 1,785 20 400 350 OK : 0.2 0.1 68 40 418 438 OR : PA : 13.8 15.3 5,387 6,605 391 432 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 74 36 507 431 TX : 0.9 0.7 485 416 567 591 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 11.3 11.1 5,154 5,111 456 460 WY : : US 3/ : 68.0 59.2 22,300 21,886 328 370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 9.4 9.6 4,412 4,461 467 467 AK : AZ : 0.4 0.3 82 70 197 225 AR : 14.3 13.6 7,196 7,047 502 516 CA : 219.8 231.2 54,086 57,167 246 247 CO : 0.9 1.0 265 277 286 274 DE-MD : 1.3 1.3 328 341 255 261 FL : 7.3 7.5 1,058 1,053 146 141 GA : 11.0 10.7 2,601 2,497 237 234 HI : 2.0 1.8 416 395 206 221 ID : 12.3 14.1 4,031 4,637 328 329 IL : 808.4 855.1 224,670 241,468 278 282 IN : 615.8 664.1 164,721 176,914 267 266 IA : 2,573.7 2,626.7 701,934 718,609 273 274 KS : 25.1 10,119 403 KY : 191.9 214.2 51,531 57,783 269 270 LA : 2.5 1.9 519 396 209 210 MI : 9.9 9.6 3,704 3,641 374 381 MN : 764.9 837.5 203,593 222,594 266 266 MS : MO : MT : 1.0 1.0 255 258 261 249 NE : 629.5 611.0 169,835 165,215 270 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.1 251 255 200 222 NJ : 9.1 8.6 942 884 103 103 NM : 0.1 0.1 46 23 311 279 NY : 2.2 3.1 507 732 228 236 NC : 988.8 1,010.0 255,582 257,746 258 255 ND : 14.8 14.9 3,495 3,701 236 249 OH : 94.9 99.0 25,932 27,033 273 273 OK : 431.7 434.3 122,568 122,271 284 282 OR : 17.5 16.9 4,359 4,297 249 254 PA : 248.0 265.0 60,948 65,291 246 246 SC : SD : 402.5 377.0 105,862 101,009 263 268 TN : 58.0 54.2 27,797 26,256 479 484 TX : 35.9 33.7 9,136 8,237 255 244 UT : 4.0 3.3 988 799 249 240 VA : 307.5 202.6 79,630 53,027 259 262 WA : 2.0 1.9 511 479 253 255 WV : 0.5 0.4 121 124 245 290 WI : 45.6 45.2 20,463 20,601 449 456 WY : 0.5 0.4 119 109 254 269 : US 3/ : 8,949.7 9,234.1 2,423,674 2,510,925 271 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.2 0.1 30 15 129 106 AR : 0.1 8 122 CA : CO : 109.6 101.9 16,985 16,155 155 159 DE-MD : 2.8 2.9 302 305 107 105 FL : 0.2 0.2 16 13 68 63 GA : 0.1 0.2 16 25 136 127 HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 28 27 122 121 IL : 19.8 15.2 2,729 2,266 138 149 IN : 2.3 1.6 247 178 107 110 IA : 47.5 41.5 7,055 6,530 149 158 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 28 91 117 KY : 1.1 0.8 141 110 126 136 LA : 0.2 0.2 22 18 104 105 MI : 17.0 16.5 2,182 2,303 128 140 MN : 0.2 0.1 26 18 116 127 MS : MO : 0.6 0.3 47 31 82 93 MT : 0.3 0.2 23 27 89 120 NE : 0.1 0.5 8 69 121 147 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 208 234 83 107 NJ : 11.0 7.8 832 644 76 83 NM : 1.8 0.8 223 98 125 122 NY : 5.8 2.5 427 203 74 81 NC : 0.4 0.4 29 33 79 88 ND : OH : 0.9 0.8 88 79 103 104 OK : 0.1 0.2 7 20 126 130 OR : 2.0 1.5 300 221 148 148 PA : 6.6 4.2 629 412 95 98 SC : SD : 1.0 1.3 123 172 122 128 TN : 0.7 0.9 63 70 88 75 TX : 2.6 10.9 333 1,467 129 134 UT : 3.0 2.8 400 386 135 140 VA : 1.0 0.9 94 91 95 101 WA : 0.2 0.1 25 7 116 133 WV : WI : 0.6 0.6 83 89 129 140 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 14 137 127 : US 3/ : 280.1 249.7 38,819 36,327 139 145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :-------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,367 1,166 1,458 3,722 3,945 51.1 50.7 52.0 50.0 51.2 Heifers : 871 733 878 2,389 2,390 32.6 31.9 31.3 32.1 31.0 All Cows : 396 365 428 1,215 1,240 14.8 15.8 15.3 16.3 16.1 Dairy Cows : 199 171 207 601 579 7.4 7.4 7.4 8.1 7.5 Other Cows : 197 194 221 614 661 7.4 8.4 7.9 8.2 8.6 Bulls & Stags : 42 37 43 124 123 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,675 2,301 2,806 7,450 7,699 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,556 7,720 8,836 24,450 25,107 96.6 96.8 96.6 96.7 96.7 Sows : 278 237 286 775 782 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 Stags & Boars : 24 21 25 66 71 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,858 7,978 9,148 25,291 25,960 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 8 9 30 26 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 257 185 230 637 615 96.0 96.0 96.0 95.5 95.9 : Total 1/ : 268 193 240 667 641 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 756 784 780 761 781 Steers 4/ : 797 828 823 807 827 Heifers 4/ : 740 774 768 748 770 All Cows 4/ : 629 *643 640 628 639 Bulls & Stags4/: 906 936 929 912 929 : Calves & Vealers: 199 222 225 199 225 : Hogs : 203 203 203 202 204 Barrow Gilts 5/: 199 200 200 199 200 Sows 5/ : 311 313 311 309 311 Stags & Boars5/: 208 221 217 210 218 : Sheep : 70 73 74 71 74 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 68 68 68 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 74 74 71 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 2 : 4.6 1.6 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.1 0.2 15.9 3 : 79.6 36.3 6.6 34.5 28.7 5.7 2.3 15.5 4 : 57.6 1.2 0.4 47.9 11.2 36.8 8.0 5 : 299.4 128.7 38.3 124.0 69.4 54.7 8.4 17.9 6 : 566.8 313.8 175.4 67.4 11.3 56.1 10.2 0.6 7 : 1,266.2 722.3 486.0 50.5 1.5 49.0 7.5 8 : 239.2 107.4 116.4 9 : 174.0 86.7 6.4 77.0 69.5 7.6 3.8 6.9 10 : 117.9 60.2 47.5 9.7 7.5 2.2 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,806.1 1,458.2 877.6 427.1 206.6 220.5 43.2 57.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.9 2 : 11.5 11.3 0.2 9.6 1.3 8.3 3 : 467.2 466.0 1.2 7.8 0.3 7.5 4 : 1,493.9 1,410.3 82.4 1.2 2.6 0.9 1.6 5 : 2,479.6 2,360.7 115.5 3.4 31.7 3.2 28.5 6 : 472.6 449.5 22.9 0.1 9.0 0.4 8.6 7 : 3,570.7 3,491.8 42.1 0.7 41.4 8 : 393.2 387.5 5.6 105.6 2.0 103.5 9 : 226.7 226.6 10 : 31.6 31.5 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.4 : US 2/ : 9,148.0 8,836.2 286.4 25.4 239.6 9.5 230.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - March 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 2 : 13.6 4.7 0.9 7.3 7.0 0.3 0.7 45.3 3 : 214.4 92.0 98.6 80.2 18.4 43.2 4 : 165.1 3.3 1.1 139.0 33.7 105.3 21.7 5 : 842.9 350.1 101.9 368.4 191.0 177.4 22.4 50.7 6 : 1,476.7 794.8 454.6 195.8 33.7 162.1 31.4 1.7 7 : 3,502.0 1,968.3 1,361.1 148.9 4.6 144.3 23.6 0.1 8 : 683.8 327.4 9 : 475.2 232.3 18.2 214.7 192.1 22.5 10.0 19.9 10 : 322.4 171.0 121.8 28.1 21.5 6.6 1.5 : US 2/ : 7,698.7 3,945.1 2,390.1 1,240.1 578.7 661.4 123.5 164.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.0 2.9 0.1 2 : 31.9 31.3 0.5 0.1 26.6 3.1 23.5 3 : 1,295.0 1,291.7 3.2 0.1 21.9 1.1 20.9 4 : 4,257.9 4,017.2 235.7 5.0 7.7 2.7 5.1 5 : 6,925.2 6,606.5 309.1 9.6 90.2 9.3 80.9 6 : 1,328.5 1,265.7 62.4 0.4 25.7 0.8 24.9 7 :10,162.5 9,951.0 112.4 1.8 110.6 8 : 1,239.2 1,224.7 14.4 273.9 5.6 268.2 9 : 624.8 624.5 10 : 92.1 91.6 0.4 0.1 4.5 0.2 4.3 : US 2/ :25,959.9 25,107.2 781.6 71.1 641.4 26.3 615.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.1 98.4 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.8 98.0 97.9 97.8 97.9 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 95.7 95.1 96.0 94.8 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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