Mt An 1-2 (5-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 19, 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 Down From Previous Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.61 billion pounds in April, down slightly from the 3.62 billion pounds produced in April 2005. Beef production, at 1.97 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million head, up 2 percent from April 2005. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from the previous year, at 1,246 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.9 million pounds, 16 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 47,500 head, down 23 percent from April 2005. The average live weight was 26 pounds above last year, at 379 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.61 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.96 million head, 6 percent below April 2005. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.0 million pounds, was up 9 percent from April 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 248,500 head, 13 percent above last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, down 5 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2006 commercial red meat production was 15.1 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. April 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2006 contained 20 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 06 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,888 2,209 1,973 105 89 7,612 8,051 106 Veal : 13.0 13.3 10.9 84 82 51.6 48.4 94 Pork :1,703 1,871 1,613 95 86 6,841 6,935 101 Lamb & Mutton : 15.5 18.2 17.0 109 93 64.6 66.1 102 : Total Red Meat :3,620 4,112 3,614 100 88 14,570 15,100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 06 % of : Jan - Apr 2/ : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :1,860 2,179 1,946 105 89 7,493 7,933 106 Veal : 12.6 13.0 10.6 84 82 50.3 47.3 94 Pork :1,691 1,856 1,601 95 86 6,786 6,880 101 Lamb & Mutton : 14.9 17.7 16.3 110 92 62.0 63.5 102 : Total Red Meat :3,578 4,066 3,574 100 88 14,391 14,924 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Apr 06 % of: Jan - Apr 2/ : : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr : Mar : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,516.5 2,806.1 2,565.6 102 91 9,966.1 10,264.3 103 Other : Thou : 43.7 46.3 41.8 96 90 190.3 183.2 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,560.3 2,852.4 2,607.4 102 91 10,156.4 10,447.5 103 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,220 1,275 1,247 102 98 1,246 1,273 102 Other : Lbs :1,112 1,140 1,137 102 100 1,109 1,132 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,218 1,273 1,246 102 98 1,242 1,271 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.1 57.9 46.3 77 80 253.4 210.7 83 Other : Thou : 1.5 1.3 1.1 75 90 5.8 4.7 81 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 61.6 59.2 47.5 77 80 259.2 215.3 83 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 351 368 377 107 103 332 369 111 Other : Lbs : 400 417 420 105 101 396 415 105 Comm'l. : Lbs : 353 370 379 107 103 334 369 111 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,368.7 9,148.0 7,882.2 94 86 33,659.5 33,842.1 101 Other : Thou : 76.2 86.2 73.4 96 85 323.3 318.1 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,445.0 9,234.1 7,955.6 94 86 33,982.7 34,160.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 271 272 273 101 100 271 273 101 Other : Lbs : 231 240 235 102 98 235 237 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 271 272 272 101 100 270 272 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 208.2 239.6 236.0 113 98 875.5 877.4 100 Other : Thou : 12.5 10.1 12.5 100 124 48.8 47.0 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 220.7 249.7 248.5 113 100 924.4 924.3 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 145 147 138 95 94 142 144 102 Other : Lbs : 102 111 102 100 93 106 109 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 141 145 136 97 94 139 142 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Apr 06 as % of 2/ State : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Apr 2005 : Mar 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.8 2.6 100 95 AK : 0.1 AZ : 27.5 35.4 28.7 105 81 AR : 3.9 5.1 4.1 104 81 CA : 115.0 144.1 123.1 107 85 CO : 130.2 150.9 142.8 110 95 DE-MD : 3.0 3.5 2.8 94 82 FL : 4.5 5.3 4.9 107 92 GA : 10.4 11.2 10.8 104 96 HI : 0.8 0.9 0.7 91 86 ID : 30.2 28.7 22.5 74 78 IL : 212.8 244.7 212.4 100 87 IN : 117.0 136.1 117.8 101 87 IA : 534.0 577.2 501.4 94 87 KS : 469.2 532.1 468.1 100 88 KY : 35.8 44.2 37.1 104 84 LA : 1.1 0.8 0.7 68 91 MI : 30.4 36.5 34.6 114 95 MN : 181.2 209.4 174.0 96 83 MS : 22.7 28.1 23.0 101 82 MO : 40.5 70.1 65.7 162 94 MT : 1.3 1.2 1.2 93 95 NE : 535.3 578.1 541.5 101 94 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 78 N ENG 3/ : 0.8 0.9 0.9 116 102 NJ : 4.1 4.3 3.7 90 87 NM : 0.6 0.4 0.5 74 105 NY : 3.0 3.3 3.1 103 92 NC : 193.7 202.6 169.8 88 84 ND : 2.8 3.2 2.8 99 87 OH : 23.9 24.8 20.8 87 84 OK : 93.5 94.7 88.1 94 93 OR : 3.4 4.0 3.6 105 89 PA : 89.5 110.1 91.2 102 83 SC : 19.1 21.7 19.6 102 90 SD : 76.2 81.9 70.7 93 86 TN : 12.6 18.2 12.6 100 69 TX : 364.9 430.7 376.6 103 87 UT : 28.1 44.5 36.3 129 82 VA : 60.7 40.7 32.8 54 81 WA : 39.6 66.3 60.6 153 91 WV : 0.4 0.4 0.4 95 86 WI : 92.8 111.9 99.4 107 89 WY : 0.5 0.4 0.4 86 91 : US : 3,619.7 4,111.7 3,614.4 100 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.4 398 411 847 982 AK : AZ : AR : 0.8 1.0 729 939 963 953 CA : 104.2 111.4 136,214 155,303 1,307 1,394 CO : 160.7 170.8 194,363 214,489 1,209 1,256 DE-MD : 3.5 3.1 4,532 4,176 1,308 1,346 FL : GA : 18.6 19.5 15,499 16,284 832 836 HI : 0.9 0.8 933 824 1,095 1,072 ID : 37.8 26.3 48,974 32,704 1,297 1,242 IL : IN : 2.6 2.5 2,708 2,580 1,034 1,033 IA : KS : 617.2 603.5 735,164 728,737 1,191 1,207 KY : 1.5 1.3 1,320 1,260 901 939 LA : 1.2 0.7 1,134 633 936 878 MI : 34.8 38.5 46,706 52,921 1,344 1,373 MN : 45.9 47.5 64,373 67,338 1,403 1,419 MS : 0.1 102 931 MO : 6.7 6.2 8,685 8,257 1,288 1,332 MT : 1.5 1.4 1,751 1,629 1,156 1,147 NE : 541.9 548.0 671,959 696,582 1,240 1,271 NV : 0.1 0.1 94 93 1,217 1,222 N ENG 2/ : 0.9 0.9 909 935 1,040 1,023 NJ : 2.0 1.9 2,507 2,235 1,228 1,184 NM : 1.1 0.9 1,031 839 974 988 NY : 2.9 2.2 3,513 2,704 1,192 1,235 NC : 16.0 14.2 16,439 14,839 1,025 1,043 ND : 1.0 0.9 1,147 1,063 1,191 1,204 OH : 8.7 7.6 9,949 8,483 1,144 1,122 OK : 2.4 2.5 2,667 2,852 1,135 1,153 OR : 1.6 1.8 1,934 2,218 1,243 1,217 PA : 66.8 65.1 81,801 81,303 1,224 1,250 SC : 12.1 14,073 1,159 SD : TN : 1.2 1.1 1,075 1,035 916 950 TX : 499.2 502.9 584,538 601,148 1,171 1,195 UT : 37.4 47.0 43,826 57,280 1,172 1,218 VA : 0.8 0.9 799 927 986 1,057 WA : 52.8 77.4 63,800 98,853 1,209 1,277 WV : 0.6 0.5 543 542 986 1,083 WI : 107.7 116.8 144,957 158,207 1,346 1,355 WY : 0.6 0.5 683 588 1,176 1,167 : US 3/ : 2,560.3 2,607.4 3,118,373 3,248,884 1,218 1,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 0.1 31 515 CA : 7.3 5.7 1,279 971 174 170 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 33 52 298 322 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 51 50 563 444 HI : ID : IL : 6.6 3.3 2,982 1,362 455 410 IN : 0.2 0.1 22 10 132 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.3 237 171 502 521 MI : 1.9 3.3 815 1,255 427 378 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 19 334 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.3 64 54 143 208 NJ : 6.7 6.0 2,883 2,593 431 429 NM : NY : 8.8 5.2 1,174 1,276 134 243 NC : 0.1 26 456 ND : OH : 4.4 1,773 402 OK : 0.1 0.1 44 32 442 467 OR : PA : 13.9 12.1 5,569 5,218 400 431 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 55 35 615 479 TX : 0.7 0.7 388 405 569 588 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 9.1 9.1 4,139 4,183 454 461 WY : : US 3/ : 61.6 47.5 21,738 17,990 353 379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 9.2 9.0 4,252 4,206 465 466 AK : 0.2 0.1 43 30 227 266 AZ : 0.6 0.9 135 199 218 221 AR : 11.1 11.1 5,559 5,731 501 518 CA : 208.2 199.7 50,484 48,882 243 245 CO : 0.8 0.9 240 238 283 272 DE-MD : 1.0 0.9 231 227 239 254 FL : 7.9 7.4 1,091 1,021 138 139 GA : 9.9 9.6 2,346 2,233 236 233 HI : 1.9 1.7 399 380 211 225 ID : 11.8 12.2 3,841 4,002 326 328 IL : 763.5 734.9 214,591 208,498 281 284 IN : 570.9 575.2 152,272 153,103 267 266 IA : 2,429.4 2,278.6 663,146 625,707 273 275 KS : 23.8 9,160 385 KY : 173.3 179.8 46,744 48,380 270 269 LA : 1.4 1.5 265 280 195 188 MI : 8.6 8.8 3,016 3,365 350 383 MN : 746.3 698.2 198,381 185,209 266 265 MS : MO : MT : 1.0 1.1 275 266 264 252 NE : 604.6 548.8 163,130 149,425 270 272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.3 230 265 208 205 NJ : 9.0 7.2 945 716 104 99 NM : 0.2 0.1 58 38 326 384 NY : 2.0 3.6 452 859 226 241 NC : 945.4 840.1 245,471 215,946 260 257 ND : 13.6 12.9 3,217 3,205 236 249 OH : 89.3 82.6 24,361 22,676 273 274 OK : 430.6 404.8 122,371 113,851 284 281 OR : 15.1 14.8 3,721 3,658 247 248 PA : 216.6 218.5 52,843 52,957 244 242 SC : SD : 360.3 324.9 95,517 87,019 265 268 TN : 37.4 37.9 17,978 18,041 481 476 TX : 25.5 25.2 6,074 5,855 238 233 UT : 4.1 2.4 1,029 553 250 227 VA : 309.4 164.6 79,692 42,749 258 260 WA : 2.0 1.9 511 476 254 256 WV : 0.5 0.4 110 100 232 236 WI : 41.7 39.5 19,086 17,938 458 455 WY : 0.3 0.3 88 73 265 262 : US 3/ : 8,445.0 7,955.6 2,285,822 2,167,521 271 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 : 0.3 0.2 35 20 135 115 AR : CA : CO : 88.4 93.3 14,366 14,866 162 159 DE-MD : 3.1 3.1 327 345 105 110 FL : 0.3 0.5 15 32 55 59 GA : 0.1 0.2 8 28 107 115 HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 26 30 126 122 IL : 18.7 19.6 2,504 2,296 134 117 IN : 2.8 3.2 306 322 111 101 IA : 25.4 34.3 3,949 5,325 155 155 KS : 0.2 0.3 19 31 103 109 KY : 1.1 1.0 145 126 129 131 LA : 0.1 0.1 10 10 87 92 MI : 13.6 14.6 1,816 1,915 134 132 MN : 0.2 0.2 20 21 129 117 MS : MO : 0.4 0.5 40 44 97 86 MT : 0.2 0.2 20 24 123 120 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 7 114 118 NV : 0.1 9 97 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 4.9 225 397 90 81 NJ : 11.0 12.6 853 965 78 77 NM : 1.5 0.5 191 60 126 125 NY : 5.9 8.5 407 528 69 62 NC : 0.3 0.4 27 37 90 86 ND : OH : 1.0 1.6 96 161 95 103 OK : 0.1 0.1 9 10 117 123 OR : 1.3 2.0 190 301 148 149 PA : 7.3 7.3 675 691 93 95 SC : SD : 0.6 0.9 93 122 155 129 TN : 0.8 0.9 69 67 91 79 TX : 1.3 4.9 136 581 108 118 UT : 2.4 2.7 321 366 132 137 VA : 1.1 0.9 134 93 127 101 WA : 0.3 0.1 31 14 124 113 WV : WI : 0.7 0.9 95 132 134 142 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 16 140 151 : US 3/ : 220.7 248.5 31,050 33,813 141 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Apr 1/ : : : :Jan - Apr 1/ Item : Apr : Mar : Apr :-------------: Apr : Mar : Apr :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,336 1,458 1,379 5,058 5,324 53.1 52.0 53.8 50.8 51.9 Heifers : 772 878 763 3,162 3,153 30.7 31.3 29.8 31.7 30.7 All Cows : 366 428 386 1,579 1,626 14.6 15.3 15.0 15.9 15.8 Dairy Cows : 173 207 170 773 749 6.9 7.4 6.6 7.8 7.3 Other Cows : 193 221 216 806 877 7.7 7.9 8.4 8.1 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 43 43 37 167 161 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,517 2,806 2,566 9,966 10,264 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,095 8,836 7,614 32,545 32,721 96.7 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.7 Sows : 248 286 246 1,022 1,028 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 Stags & Boars : 26 25 23 92 94 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,369 9,148 7,882 33,659 33,842 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 9 10 41 36 5.4 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 197 230 226 834 841 94.6 96.0 95.7 95.3 95.9 : Total 1/ : 208 240 236 876 877 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 743 780 761 757 776 Steers 4/ : 784 823 801 801 820 Heifers 4/ : 723 768 744 742 764 All Cows 4/ : 618 640 633 626 638 Bulls & Stags4/: 911 929 922 912 927 : Calves & Vealers: 214 225 230 202 226 : Hogs : 203 203 203 202 204 Barrow Gilts 5/: 200 200 200 199 200 Sows 5/ : 310 311 309 309 310 Stags & Boars5/: 210 217 215 210 217 : Sheep : 73 74 69 71 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 70 68 68 68 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 73 74 70 71 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 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 0.2 2 : 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.1 0.1 0.2 11.3 3 : 67.3 31.6 5.3 28.0 22.3 5.6 2.4 12.3 4 : 53.7 1.0 0.4 45.5 9.6 35.9 6.9 5 : 266.7 117.5 30.9 111.1 58.8 52.3 7.3 15.7 6 : 502.0 271.5 156.4 65.6 10.3 55.4 8.5 0.5 7 : 1,193.6 700.6 436.7 50.2 1.7 48.5 6.1 8 : 226.2 123.4 88.6 9 : 146.8 75.8 5.4 62.6 54.8 7.8 3.1 5.5 10 : 104.5 56.5 39.2 8.3 6.2 2.1 0.5 : US 2/ : 2,565.6 1,379.2 763.3 386.1 170.1 216.0 37.0 46.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.1 2 : 10.6 10.3 0.2 0.1 20.5 1.6 18.9 3 : 382.8 381.9 0.8 11.0 1.1 9.9 4 : 1,241.5 1,177.7 63.0 0.9 3.0 1.0 2.0 5 : 2,113.4 2,006.9 103.4 3.1 34.4 2.9 31.4 6 : 436.3 418.2 18.0 0.1 3.6 0.2 3.4 7 : 3,135.1 3,065.2 34.8 0.6 34.2 8 : 338.9 329.9 8.9 96.3 1.8 94.5 9 : 194.9 194.8 10 : 27.7 27.6 0.1 2.1 0.1 2.0 : US 2/ : 7,882.2 7,613.6 246.0 22.6 236.0 10.1 225.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By Region and United States, January - April 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 2 : 17.6 6.0 1.2 9.5 9.1 0.4 1.0 56.5 3 : 281.7 123.6 126.5 102.5 24.0 55.5 4 : 218.8 4.2 1.5 184.4 43.3 141.2 28.6 5 : 1,109.6 467.6 132.8 479.5 249.9 229.7 29.7 66.4 6 : 1,978.7 1,066.3 611.1 261.5 43.9 217.5 39.9 2.3 7 : 4,695.6 2,668.9 1,797.8 199.1 6.3 192.8 29.7 0.1 8 : 910.0 450.8 0.1 9 : 622.0 308.1 23.6 277.3 246.9 30.4 13.1 25.3 10 : 426.8 227.5 161.0 36.3 27.6 8.7 2.0 : US 2/ :10,264.3 5,324.3 3,153.3 1,626.2 748.7 877.4 160.5 210.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.1 3.9 0.1 0.1 2 : 42.4 41.6 0.7 0.2 47.1 4.7 42.4 3 : 1,677.7 1,673.6 4.0 0.1 32.9 2.1 30.8 4 : 5,499.3 5,194.9 298.6 5.8 10.7 3.7 7.1 5 : 9,038.6 8,613.5 412.4 12.6 124.6 12.2 112.4 6 : 1,764.8 1,683.9 80.4 0.5 29.3 1.0 28.3 7 :13,297.6 13,016.2 147.2 2.4 144.8 8 : 1,578.1 1,554.7 23.4 370.2 7.5 362.7 9 : 819.6 819.3 10 : 119.8 119.2 0.5 0.1 6.6 0.3 6.3 : US 2/ :33,842.1 32,720.8 1,027.6 93.7 877.4 36.4 841.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Apr Species : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.4 98.4 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.5 97.9 97.6 97.8 97.8 Hogs : 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 94.3 96.0 95.0 94.7 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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