Mt An 1-2 (6-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 23, 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 May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.05 billion pounds in May, up 9 percent from the 3.71 billion pounds produced in May 2005. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 11 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.04 million head, up 9 percent from May 2005. The average live weight was up 19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,241 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.1 million pounds, 1 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 57,000 head, down 3 percent from May 2005. The average live weight was 2 pounds above last year, at 378 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.54 million head, 6 percent above May 2005. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.3 million pounds, was up 10 percent from May 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 225,800 head, 9 percent above last year. The average live weight was 144 pounds, up 1 pound from May a year ago. January to May 2006 commercial red meat production was 19.1 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 7 percent from last year, veal was down 5 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2006 contained 23 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 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 06 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : May : Apr : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,074 1,973 2,297 111 116 9,686 10,348 107 Veal : 13.2 10.9 13.1 99 120 64.9 61.5 95 Pork :1,611 1,613 1,722 107 107 8,453 8,657 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14.8 17.0 16.3 110 96 79.4 82.4 104 : Total Red Meat :3,713 3,614 4,049 109 112 18,283 19,149 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 06 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : May : Apr : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,047 1,946 2,268 111 117 9,540 10,202 107 Veal : 12.9 10.6 12.8 99 121 63.2 60.1 95 Pork :1,596 1,601 1,709 107 107 8,381 8,589 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14.3 16.3 15.7 110 96 76.3 79.2 104 : Total Red Meat :3,670 3,574 4,006 109 112 18,061 18,930 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 06 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : May : Apr : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,750.8 2,565.6 2,993.5 109 117 12,716.9 13,257.8 104 Other : Thou : 42.5 41.8 45.2 106 108 232.8 228.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,793.3 2,607.4 3,038.7 109 117 12,949.7 13,486.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,224 1,247 1,243 102 100 1,241 1,266 102 Other : Lbs :1,123 1,137 1,124 100 99 1,112 1,131 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,222 1,246 1,241 102 100 1,238 1,264 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 57.3 46.3 56.0 98 121 310.7 266.6 86 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.1 1.1 88 93 7.0 5.7 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 58.5 47.5 57.0 97 120 317.7 272.3 86 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 375 377 378 102 101 341 371 109 Other : Lbs : 399 420 405 101 96 397 413 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 376 379 378 101 100 342 371 109 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,938.9 7,882.2 8,452.5 106 107 41,598.4 42,294.6 102 Other : Thou : 92.8 73.4 84.5 91 115 416.0 402.6 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,031.7 7,955.6 8,537.0 106 107 42,014.4 42,697.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 273 272 101 100 271 273 101 Other : Lbs : 236 235 224 95 95 235 234 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 272 271 101 100 270 272 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 198.4 236.0 214.8 108 91 1,073.9 1,092.2 102 Other : Thou : 9.7 12.5 11.0 113 88 58.5 57.9 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 208.1 248.5 225.8 109 91 1,132.5 1,150.1 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 144 138 146 102 106 142 145 102 Other : Lbs : 110 102 110 100 107 106 109 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 143 136 144 101 106 140 143 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 06 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : May 2005 : Apr 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.4 2.6 2.7 112 102 AK : 0.1 AZ : 28.7 28.7 33.0 115 115 AR : 4.2 4.1 4.0 95 99 CA : 117.8 123.1 138.1 117 112 CO : 157.7 142.8 170.0 108 119 DE-MD : 3.1 2.8 3.4 110 121 FL : 4.5 4.9 5.4 119 111 GA : 11.3 10.8 12.1 107 112 HI : 0.8 0.7 0.9 114 120 ID : 32.3 22.5 22.7 70 101 IL : 209.1 212.4 222.8 107 105 IN : 108.0 117.8 123.7 115 105 IA : 507.4 501.4 532.6 105 106 KS : 489.9 *467.9 545.6 111 117 KY : 34.6 37.1 40.0 116 108 LA : 0.9 0.7 0.7 80 99 MI : 31.6 34.6 38.9 123 112 MN : 177.9 174.0 197.0 111 113 MS : 23.0 23.0 24.3 105 106 MO : 38.0 65.7 70.7 186 108 MT : 1.3 1.2 1.3 94 107 NE : 601.1 541.5 635.6 106 117 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 86 164 N ENG 3/ : 0.9 0.9 1.0 116 110 NJ : 4.1 3.7 4.4 107 118 NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5 91 110 NY : 2.9 3.1 3.5 122 114 NC : 171.0 169.8 190.7 112 112 ND : 2.7 2.8 3.1 112 111 OH : 23.0 20.8 23.2 101 112 OK : 85.0 88.1 87.2 103 99 OR : 3.5 3.6 4.2 118 117 PA : 94.9 91.2 100.0 105 110 SC : 19.8 19.6 21.4 108 109 SD : 76.4 70.7 76.6 100 108 TN : 15.9 12.6 15.7 98 125 TX : 395.2 376.6 450.3 114 120 UT : 34.2 36.3 38.9 114 107 VA : 55.9 32.8 32.2 58 98 WA : 43.9 60.6 55.8 127 92 WV : 0.3 0.4 0.3 113 89 WI : 96.8 99.4 113.8 118 114 WY : 0.5 0.4 0.5 100 117 : US : 3,713.5 *3,614.2 4,049.1 109 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 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 0.4 414 332 875 915 AK : 0.1 79 1,162 AZ : AR : 0.8 1.0 734 880 936 870 CA : 107.3 124.7 142,212 173,968 1,325 1,395 CO : 198.0 207.0 239,742 258,017 1,211 1,246 DE-MD : 3.6 3.8 4,666 5,098 1,295 1,329 FL : GA : 20.2 21.5 16,732 17,945 827 833 HI : 0.8 1.0 825 1,034 1,098 1,047 ID : 40.8 26.9 51,986 32,451 1,275 1,206 IL : IN : 2.6 3.0 2,695 3,115 1,041 1,042 IA : KS : 643.7 700.1 769,636 851,125 1,196 1,216 KY : 1.2 1.5 1,142 1,429 934 965 LA : 1.0 0.8 862 643 903 787 MI : 35.6 43.2 47,890 59,095 1,345 1,368 MN : 48.9 57.7 67,806 79,418 1,388 1,377 MS : 0.1 87 836 MO : 6.3 7.7 8,166 10,181 1,302 1,317 MT : 1.6 1.5 1,924 1,768 1,208 1,150 NE : 634.6 652.5 790,426 828,455 1,245 1,270 NV : 0.1 0.1 162 138 1,238 1,240 N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.1 1,056 1,131 1,043 1,015 NJ : 2.1 2.5 2,734 2,892 1,293 1,178 NM : 0.9 0.9 951 881 1,004 1,031 NY : 2.9 2.9 3,505 3,574 1,193 1,237 NC : 15.9 14.8 16,258 15,481 1,024 1,047 ND : 1.0 1.1 1,160 1,280 1,174 1,190 OH : 7.4 8.1 8,518 9,072 1,150 1,125 OK : 2.6 2.6 2,815 2,775 1,078 1,088 OR : 1.5 2.2 1,808 2,709 1,230 1,254 PA : 70.8 71.8 86,605 88,628 1,222 1,234 SC : 13.0 15,213 1,173 SD : TN : 1.2 1.3 1,148 1,237 975 965 TX : 533.5 609.5 630,574 721,186 1,182 1,183 UT : 46.7 51.2 53,645 60,999 1,150 1,192 VA : 0.8 1.0 850 1,100 1,030 1,058 WA : 58.4 72.8 70,761 91,398 1,211 1,255 WV : 0.4 0.4 385 443 978 1,110 WI : 109.7 130.2 148,674 176,502 1,355 1,355 WY : 0.6 0.6 722 696 1,185 1,198 : US 3/ : 2,793.3 3,038.7 3,414,554 3,771,115 1,222 1,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 6.8 7.1 1,174 1,169 172 164 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 30 64 293 325 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 59 47 537 439 HI : ID : IL : 6.7 4.2 3,059 1,778 459 425 IN : 0.1 0.1 16 9 126 135 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.4 0.2 213 121 491 498 MI : 2.2 4.1 945 1,555 431 384 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.4 63 89 152 224 NJ : 6.5 7.1 2,799 3,030 428 430 NM : NY : 6.0 6.0 1,022 1,393 171 232 NC : ND : OH : 4.4 1,757 398 OK : 0.1 0.1 32 26 424 390 OR : PA : 12.5 14.5 5,219 6,324 416 436 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 66 34 602 392 TX : 0.6 0.9 401 506 625 586 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.5 11.1 4,882 5,132 464 463 WY : : US 3/ : 58.5 57.0 21,999 21,578 376 378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 8.1 9.4 3,788 4,388 466 468 AK : 0.1 0.1 25 19 182 230 AZ : 0.5 0.3 99 63 194 245 AR : 12.2 11.1 6,109 5,670 502 509 CA : 206.6 222.6 49,705 54,773 241 246 CO : 0.9 1.0 243 272 268 264 DE-MD : 1.3 1.4 275 299 216 214 FL : 7.6 7.3 1,017 1,004 134 138 GA : 11.4 11.1 2,644 2,661 232 240 HI : 2.0 2.0 437 431 224 220 ID : 13.5 13.2 4,448 4,345 328 328 IL : 731.6 757.2 204,278 213,524 279 282 IN : 530.6 606.9 140,842 160,807 265 265 IA : 2,293.7 2,400.0 624,270 656,972 272 274 KS : 21.6 8,568 397 KY : 169.4 195.4 45,275 52,212 267 267 LA : 1.5 1.5 276 293 188 193 MI : 9.3 9.9 3,353 3,815 361 386 MN : 722.7 783.7 190,775 206,637 264 264 MS : MO : MT : 0.9 1.1 247 264 268 246 NE : 557.8 595.1 149,690 161,271 268 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.5 287 322 203 209 NJ : 8.8 8.9 892 909 101 102 NM : 0.1 0.2 21 42 271 251 NY : 2.5 3.9 560 969 227 246 NC : 841.2 951.4 216,279 243,048 257 255 ND : 13.3 14.1 3,092 3,458 232 246 OH : 88.4 93.7 24,134 25,674 273 274 OK : 392.5 400.6 111,004 113,272 283 283 OR : 16.1 16.7 3,997 4,205 248 252 PA : 224.6 244.6 55,077 57,895 245 237 SC : SD : 361.0 351.8 95,036 94,085 263 267 TN : 47.1 47.2 22,838 22,483 485 477 TX : 42.2 30.8 10,580 7,016 251 228 UT : 3.8 4.2 898 987 239 235 VA : 285.2 160.0 73,272 41,842 257 262 WA : 1.9 2.1 475 550 257 256 WV : 0.4 0.4 102 103 271 240 WI : 44.2 48.5 20,384 22,414 461 462 WY : 0.2 0.3 50 79 253 269 : US 3/ : 8,031.7 8,537.0 2,166,713 2,316,699 270 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 9 12 115 85 AR : CA : CO : 80.3 91.2 12,998 15,021 162 165 DE-MD : 3.0 2.9 300 288 101 100 FL : 0.2 0.2 10 11 58 58 GA : 0.5 0.5 43 52 96 111 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 33 30 125 118 IL : 15.5 12.4 2,148 1,694 139 137 IN : 2.2 2.1 229 225 106 109 IA : 25.9 25.2 4,109 3,935 159 156 KS : 0.2 0.2 19 19 110 100 KY : 1.4 1.1 187 141 138 123 LA : 0.1 0.1 11 11 97 80 MI : 14.4 15.1 1,907 1,999 132 132 MN : 0.2 0.2 24 26 132 125 MS : MO : 0.4 0.6 35 55 85 98 MT : 0.1 0.2 17 24 159 115 NE : 0.1 0.1 7 9 111 127 NV : 0.2 0.1 17 13 91 111 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 2.6 139 241 95 93 NJ : 9.9 10.4 782 824 79 80 NM : 1.4 0.7 177 85 124 127 NY : 2.1 2.4 150 191 73 81 NC : 0.4 0.5 33 44 81 89 ND : OH : 0.7 0.9 77 99 116 105 OK : 0.1 0.1 6 9 114 131 OR : 1.4 1.8 210 255 150 138 PA : 5.0 4.6 469 452 94 99 SC : SD : 1.1 1.1 135 165 121 153 TN : 0.7 1.1 58 80 80 75 TX : 0.3 10.0 31 1,328 110 133 UT : 2.4 3.0 308 430 131 143 VA : 1.1 0.8 120 84 110 106 WA : 0.2 0.2 36 18 155 117 WV : WI : 0.8 0.8 115 104 136 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 11 11 145 147 : US 3/ : 208.1 225.8 29,664 32,516 143 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,493 1,379 1,650 6,551 6,974 54.3 53.8 55.1 51.5 52.6 Heifers : 841 763 885 4,003 4,039 30.6 29.8 29.6 31.5 30.5 All Cows : 374 386 416 1,953 2,042 13.5 15.0 13.9 15.4 15.4 Dairy Cows : 164 170 177 937 926 5.9 6.6 5.9 7.4 7.0 Other Cows : 210 216 239 1,016 1,116 7.6 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 43 37 42 210 203 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,751 2,566 2,994 12,717 13,258 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:7,661 7,614 8,144 40,206 40,865 96.5 96.6 96.3 96.7 96.6 Sows : 254 246 282 1,277 1,310 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 23 26 116 120 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :7,939 7,882 8,452 41,598 42,295 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 13 10 11 54 47 6.4 4.3 5.2 5.0 4.3 Lambs & Yrlngs : 186 226 204 1,020 1,045 93.6 95.7 94.8 95.0 95.7 : Total 1/ : 198 236 215 1,074 1,092 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 748 761 761 755 772 Steers 4/ : 791 801 805 799 816 Heifers 4/ : 721 744 736 737 757 All Cows 4/ : 617 633 623 624 634 Bulls & Stags4/: 917 *923 919 913 926 : Calves & Vealers: 230 230 233 208 228 : Hogs : 202 203 202 202 203 Barrow Gilts 5/: 198 200 199 199 200 Sows 5/ : 311 309 311 310 310 Stags & Boars5/: 214 215 210 211 216 : Sheep : 72 69 73 71 73 Mature Sheep6/ : 71 68 68 69 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 70 74 71 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, May 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 2 : 5.2 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.3 13.0 3 : 74.9 36.0 6.2 29.8 24.1 5.7 2.8 14.7 4 : 58.5 1.1 0.4 48.8 10.2 38.6 8.1 5 : 304.1 145.2 38.4 112.4 60.0 52.4 8.1 19.3 6 : 608.5 315.2 206.4 77.3 10.3 67.0 9.6 0.7 7 : 1,406.9 842.7 505.4 52.5 1.1 51.4 6.4 8 : 267.4 161.8 90.2 9 : 166.3 86.0 7.3 69.0 57.8 11.2 4.0 6.8 10 : 100.8 59.8 30.5 9.8 6.7 3.2 0.6 : US 2/ : 2,993.5 1,650.1 885.3 416.0 177.1 239.0 42.1 56.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.2 2 : 12.6 12.4 0.1 0.1 12.1 1.4 10.7 3 : 404.8 403.9 0.9 8.0 0.4 7.6 4 : 1,389.1 1,313.5 74.1 1.4 3.2 1.4 1.8 5 : 2,267.0 2,139.6 124.2 3.3 27.3 3.4 23.9 6 : 437.6 419.2 18.3 0.1 8.2 0.2 8.0 7 : 3,324.0 3,247.4 25.7 0.9 24.9 8 : 367.8 358.5 9.3 94.8 2.2 92.6 9 : 217.5 217.4 10 : 30.9 30.8 0.1 1.9 0.2 1.8 : US 2/ : 8,452.5 8,143.8 282.3 26.3 214.8 11.1 203.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.4 1.7 0.9 1.4 2 : 22.8 7.7 1.5 12.3 11.7 0.5 1.3 69.5 3 : 356.6 159.6 156.3 126.6 29.8 70.2 4 : 277.2 5.4 1.9 233.3 53.5 179.8 36.7 5 : 1,413.8 612.8 171.3 592.0 309.9 282.1 37.8 85.7 6 : 2,587.3 1,381.5 817.5 338.8 54.2 284.5 49.5 3.0 7 : 6,102.5 3,511.6 2,303.1 251.6 7.4 244.2 36.1 0.1 8 : 1,177.4 612.6 0.1 9 : 788.3 394.1 30.9 346.2 304.7 41.5 17.1 32.2 10 : 527.6 287.3 191.5 46.2 34.3 11.9 2.6 : US 2/ :13,257.8 6,974.3 4,038.6 2,042.2 925.8 1,116.4 202.6 266.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.4 5.1 0.1 0.1 2 : 55.1 54.0 0.8 0.2 59.2 6.1 53.1 3 : 2,082.6 2,077.5 4.9 0.2 40.9 2.5 38.4 4 : 6,888.4 6,508.4 372.7 7.3 14.0 5.1 8.9 5 :11,305.6 10,753.0 536.6 15.9 151.9 15.6 136.3 6 : 2,202.3 2,103.1 98.6 0.6 37.5 1.2 36.3 7 :16,621.6 16,263.6 172.9 3.2 169.6 8 : 1,945.9 1,913.1 32.7 0.1 465.0 9.6 455.4 9 : 1,037.1 1,036.7 10 : 150.7 150.0 0.6 0.1 8.6 0.5 8.1 : US 2/ :42,294.6 40,864.6 1,309.9 120.0 1,092.2 47.5 1,044.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.2 98.3 Calves : 97.9 97.6 98.1 97.8 97.9 Hogs : 98.8 99.1 99.0 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 95.3 95.0 95.1 94.8 95.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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