Mt An 1-2 (7-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 & Beef Production at Record Highs for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.12 billion pounds in June, up 4 percent from the 3.96 billion pounds produced in June 2005. Beef production, at 2.43 billion pounds, was 9 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.16 million head, up 8 percent from June 2005. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,259 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.0 million pounds, 1 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,700 head, down slightly from June 2005. The average live weight was 4 pounds below last year, at 365 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.66 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.34 million head, 2 percent below June 2005. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.6 million pounds, was down 5 percent from June 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 211,800 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, down 1 pound from June a year ago. January to June 2006 commercial red meat production was 23.3 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 7 percent from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. June 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2006 contained 22 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 06 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,227 2,297 2,429 109 106 11,913 12,777 107 Veal : 13.2 13.1 13.0 99 99 78.0 74.5 96 Pork :1,707 1,722 1,663 97 97 10,159 10,320 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.3 16.3 14.6 95 89 94.6 96.9 102 : Total Red Meat :3,962 4,049 4,120 104 102 22,245 23,269 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 06 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,199 2,268 2,401 109 106 11,739 12,603 107 Veal : 12.9 12.8 12.8 99 100 76.1 72.9 96 Pork :1,693 1,709 1,649 97 97 10,074 10,238 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14.6 15.7 13.9 95 89 90.9 93.1 102 : Total Red Meat :3,919 4,006 4,077 104 102 21,980 23,007 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 06 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,893.5 2,993.5 3,115.8 108 104 15,610.4 16,373.7 105 Other : Thou : 44.1 45.2 43.2 98 95 276.9 271.5 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,937.6 3,038.7 3,159.0 108 104 15,887.3 16,645.2 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,247 1,243 1,261 101 101 1,242 1,265 102 Other : Lbs :1,112 1,124 1,128 101 100 1,112 1,130 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,245 1,241 1,259 101 101 1,239 1,263 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 57.7 56.0 57.8 100 103 368.4 324.4 88 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.1 0.9 75 85 8.2 6.6 81 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 58.9 57.0 58.7 100 103 376.6 331.0 88 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 366 378 364 100 96 345 371 108 Other : Lbs : 428 405 415 97 103 401 413 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 369 378 365 99 96 346 370 107 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,470.2 8,452.5 8,256.4 97 98 50,068.6 50,551.0 101 Other : Thou : 83.6 84.5 85.8 103 102 499.6 488.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,553.8 8,537.0 8,342.2 98 98 50,568.2 51,039.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 269 272 269 100 99 270 272 101 Other : Lbs : 224 224 223 99 99 234 232 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 271 268 100 99 270 272 101 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 209.6 214.8 200.0 95 93 1,283.5 1,292.2 101 Other : Thou : 12.1 11.0 11.8 98 108 70.6 69.8 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 221.7 225.8 211.8 96 94 1,354.1 1,362.0 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 146 139 100 95 141 144 102 Other : Lbs : 108 110 104 96 95 107 108 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 144 137 100 95 140 142 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 06 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun 2005 : May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.4 2.7 2.5 103 93 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 30.2 33.0 31.7 105 96 AR : 4.9 4.0 4.9 99 121 CA : 128.5 138.1 146.2 114 106 CO : 166.6 170.0 178.2 107 105 DE-MD : 3.1 3.4 3.3 107 97 FL : 4.8 5.4 5.0 104 93 GA : 12.4 12.1 11.2 91 93 HI : 0.8 0.9 0.9 110 100 ID : 34.0 22.7 26.2 77 115 IL : 223.7 222.8 227.2 102 102 IN : 117.1 123.7 114.4 98 92 IA : 537.2 532.6 511.5 95 96 KS : 527.3 545.6 573.9 109 105 KY : 35.5 40.0 39.1 110 98 LA : 0.9 0.7 0.7 71 92 MI : 33.8 38.9 42.7 126 110 MN : 187.4 197.0 200.3 107 102 MS : 23.1 24.3 23.9 103 98 MO : 38.9 70.7 71.6 184 101 MT : 1.4 1.3 1.3 91 103 NE : 645.4 635.6 659.6 102 104 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 65 52 N ENG 3/ : 1.0 1.0 1.0 99 96 NJ : 4.2 4.4 4.2 100 95 NM : 0.6 0.5 0.4 71 79 NY : 3.3 3.5 3.7 111 105 NC : 175.6 190.7 186.3 106 98 ND : 3.0 3.1 2.8 95 93 OH : 23.8 23.2 23.6 99 101 OK : 91.7 87.2 86.2 94 99 OR : 3.8 4.2 4.1 109 99 PA : 98.0 100.0 101.4 103 101 SC : 20.3 21.4 21.0 104 98 SD : 84.5 76.6 70.0 83 91 TN : 16.9 15.7 16.1 95 103 TX : 429.3 450.3 470.2 110 104 UT : 38.1 38.9 45.3 119 116 VA : 56.0 32.2 29.7 53 92 WA : 45.5 55.8 57.2 126 103 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 91 82 WI : 105.9 113.8 119.1 112 105 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 97 110 : US : 3,962.0 4,049.1 4,119.6 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 0.4 0.3 363 289 851 851 AK : 0.1 81 1,186 AZ : AR : 0.8 0.9 705 822 939 937 CA : 119.0 137.9 158,362 191,688 1,330 1,390 CO : 204.2 213.5 253,679 271,202 1,242 1,270 DE-MD : 3.5 3.7 4,608 4,921 1,308 1,315 FL : GA : 21.7 20.6 18,694 16,766 863 813 HI : 0.8 0.9 905 976 1,070 1,057 ID : 42.3 31.0 54,233 38,378 1,282 1,237 IL : IN : 3.2 2.7 3,326 2,860 1,042 1,044 IA : KS : 672.0 717.2 827,358 894,903 1,231 1,248 KY : 1.1 1.1 1,029 1,002 924 950 LA : 1.1 0.9 906 661 799 769 MI : 38.3 47.3 51,570 65,621 1,347 1,386 MN : 51.2 65.0 71,559 89,605 1,397 1,378 MS : 0.1 63 769 MO : 6.8 7.0 8,991 9,131 1,317 1,304 MT : 1.7 1.6 1,987 1,817 1,145 1,138 NE : 662.0 679.2 842,681 879,685 1,273 1,295 NV : 0.1 0.1 129 82 1,230 1,241 N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.0 1,082 1,022 1,032 1,039 NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,531 2,659 1,238 1,227 NM : 0.9 0.7 955 720 1,007 1,018 NY : 3.1 2.9 3,790 3,557 1,210 1,235 NC : 14.2 15.4 14,602 15,883 1,032 1,032 ND : 1.1 1.1 1,280 1,284 1,189 1,179 OH : 7.4 8.3 8,510 9,267 1,148 1,123 OK : 2.3 2.3 2,465 2,567 1,080 1,101 OR : 1.6 2.2 1,963 2,771 1,246 1,268 PA : 71.9 70.9 87,946 86,730 1,223 1,224 SC : 13.3 15,190 1,140 SD : TN : 1.1 1.1 997 1,051 930 956 TX : 575.0 633.0 689,228 754,072 1,199 1,191 UT : 50.3 58.4 59,712 71,201 1,188 1,219 VA : 0.6 0.8 586 887 1,026 1,075 WA : 59.0 72.5 73,247 93,011 1,242 1,283 WV : 0.4 0.3 389 349 1,066 1,124 WI : 119.1 136.0 161,304 184,142 1,355 1,354 WY : 0.6 0.6 803 773 1,241 1,204 : US 3/ : 2,937.6 3,159.0 3,656,128 3,977,593 1,245 1,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 30 545 CA : 6.9 8.2 1,210 1,236 174 151 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 38 61 302 337 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 55 53 468 460 HI : ID : IL : 6.7 3.8 2,960 1,603 439 424 IN : 0.2 0.3 30 32 130 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.2 158 79 516 455 MI : 1.9 3.2 806 1,252 422 393 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 24 406 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.3 53 69 140 240 NJ : 6.7 6.6 2,877 2,866 429 433 NM : NY : 6.5 7.8 1,257 1,655 194 212 NC : 0.1 0.1 28 21 489 380 ND : OH : 4.7 1,911 407 OK : OR : PA : 13.1 15.0 5,337 6,539 408 437 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 55 37 587 407 TX : 0.6 0.8 332 442 560 573 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 9.6 11.4 4,353 5,309 456 464 WY : : US 3/ : 58.9 58.7 21,754 21,415 369 365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 : 8.2 8.8 3,869 4,058 474 462 AK : 0.1 0.1 18 15 303 232 AZ : 0.2 0.2 42 34 171 187 AR : 14.4 14.1 7,270 7,118 506 506 CA : 219.1 221.3 52,433 53,343 239 241 CO : 0.8 0.9 222 232 274 270 DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 307 320 206 202 FL : 8.4 7.2 1,080 975 129 135 GA : 11.3 10.9 2,511 2,504 223 229 HI : 1.9 2.2 415 469 215 216 ID : 13.4 12.6 4,403 4,131 328 328 IL : 780.9 761.6 216,835 212,199 278 279 IN : 581.5 571.8 152,975 149,060 263 261 IA : 2,452.4 2,315.8 666,641 624,682 272 270 KS : 18.1 7,647 423 KY : 174.4 193.5 46,500 51,360 267 265 LA : 1.7 1.2 320 236 186 191 MI : 10.8 11.2 3,660 4,278 340 382 MN : 762.8 774.7 200,080 202,372 262 261 MS : MO : MT : 1.1 1.1 297 277 260 245 NE : 607.5 561.3 163,497 150,309 269 268 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 1.8 422 364 191 198 NJ : 10.7 9.1 1,055 923 98 102 NM : 0.1 0.1 44 22 437 311 NY : 3.2 4.0 697 983 220 243 NC : 882.8 940.4 223,835 236,958 254 252 ND : 14.3 12.6 3,409 3,032 239 241 OH : 91.9 95.5 25,051 25,971 272 272 OK : 426.7 404.1 120,358 111,835 282 277 OR : 17.8 17.5 4,265 4,243 240 243 PA : 235.2 249.4 57,187 60,773 243 244 SC : SD : 405.1 314.6 105,530 83,156 261 264 TN : 50.5 47.8 24,472 23,240 485 486 TX : 28.2 29.3 6,856 6,993 243 238 UT : 3.9 4.1 919 920 238 223 VA : 289.2 148.4 73,433 38,666 254 261 WA : 2.2 2.3 559 584 253 256 WV : 0.5 0.4 99 98 218 233 WI : 52.1 51.6 23,496 23,594 451 457 WY : 0.3 0.3 79 72 262 266 : US 3/ : 8,553.8 8,342.2 2,295,391 2,237,832 268 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 10 109 99 AR : CA : CO : 85.7 86.3 13,208 13,717 154 159 DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 276 267 98 101 FL : 0.2 0.5 12 28 68 62 GA : 0.2 0.3 24 31 101 111 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 42 33 124 121 IL : 18.1 13.1 2,589 1,771 143 135 IN : 2.4 2.0 264 224 109 110 IA : 27.3 28.0 3,905 3,946 143 141 KS : 0.2 0.2 21 22 103 108 KY : 1.2 1.1 171 123 137 117 LA : 0.2 0.1 17 10 83 83 MI : 14.5 13.9 1,831 1,794 126 129 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 27 124 116 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 49 42 87 87 MT : 0.1 0.2 20 20 157 118 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 12 112 117 NV : 0.1 9 111 N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.6 170 241 96 93 NJ : 9.1 9.8 747 793 82 81 NM : 1.2 0.5 149 67 125 126 NY : 2.5 2.5 214 195 86 79 NC : 0.4 0.5 32 46 79 85 ND : OH : 0.7 1.1 77 119 113 106 OK : 0.1 0.1 8 7 106 129 OR : 1.7 1.8 216 226 130 126 PA : 5.1 4.8 508 470 100 98 SC : SD : 1.3 1.1 158 132 123 121 TN : 0.9 1.0 75 74 83 71 TX : 2.7 5.2 269 583 98 111 UT : 2.3 2.7 328 373 144 140 VA : 1.0 0.9 113 89 111 103 WA : 0.2 0.1 26 8 150 122 WV : WI : 0.6 0.8 75 113 135 141 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 11 150 130 : US 3/ : 221.7 211.8 30,509 29,078 138 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,607 1,650 1,739 8,158 8,713 55.5 55.1 55.8 52.3 53.2 Heifers : 859 885 889 4,862 4,927 29.7 29.6 28.5 31.1 30.1 All Cows : 383 416 443 2,335 2,485 13.2 13.9 14.2 15.0 15.2 Dairy Cows : 165 177 181 1,101 1,107 5.7 5.9 5.8 7.1 6.8 Other Cows : 218 239 262 1,234 1,378 7.5 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.4 Bulls & Stags : 45 42 46 255 248 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,894 2,994 3,116 15,610 16,374 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,176 8,144 7,943 48,382 48,808 96.5 96.3 96.2 96.6 96.6 Sows : 270 282 285 1,547 1,595 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 24 26 28 140 148 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,470 8,452 8,256 50,069 50,551 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 11 10 66 58 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 198 204 190 1,217 1,234 94.3 94.8 94.8 94.8 95.5 : Total 1/ : 210 215 200 1,284 1,292 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 764 761 774 756 772 Steers 4/ : 810 805 823 801 818 Heifers 4/ : 735 736 745 737 755 All Cows 4/ : 617 623 619 623 632 Bulls & Stags4/: 923 919 932 915 927 : Calves & Vealers: 226 233 224 211 227 : Hogs : 201 202 200 202 203 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 199 196 199 199 Sows 5/ : 309 311 310 310 310 Stags & Boars5/: 211 210 204 211 214 : Sheep : 70 73 70 71 72 Mature Sheep6/ : 71 68 67 69 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 74 70 71 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 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 0.3 2 : 4.9 1.5 0.3 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.3 14.4 3 : 74.0 36.7 6.5 28.4 22.7 5.7 2.4 15.2 4 : 57.6 0.9 0.4 49.1 9.7 39.4 7.3 5 : 328.1 155.1 40.8 123.2 64.5 58.8 9.0 18.6 6 : 631.9 328.9 210.5 82.9 9.6 73.4 9.5 0.6 7 : 1,453.4 879.4 507.1 58.4 1.5 56.9 8.5 8 : 283.1 174.0 91.7 9 : 177.4 92.1 7.0 73.1 59.2 13.9 5.2 8.0 10 : 104.6 70.1 24.3 9.5 6.3 3.2 0.7 : US 2/ : 3,115.8 1,739.0 888.6 442.6 180.8 261.9 45.6 57.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.6 2 : 12.8 12.6 0.1 0.1 11.5 1.6 9.9 3 : 398.1 396.9 1.1 8.1 0.4 7.7 4 : 1,376.0 1,302.3 72.3 1.4 3.4 1.4 2.1 5 : 2,231.0 2,102.9 124.4 3.7 27.0 3.2 23.7 6 : 442.3 420.8 21.4 0.1 2.8 0.1 2.7 7 : 3,217.3 3,135.7 28.4 0.8 27.6 8 : 329.2 322.6 6.6 89.5 2.0 87.5 9 : 217.1 217.0 10 : 31.1 31.0 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.7 : US 2/ : 8,256.4 7,943.2 285.1 28.1 200.0 10.3 189.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.3 2.1 1.1 1.7 2 : 27.6 9.2 1.8 15.1 14.5 0.6 1.6 83.9 3 : 430.6 196.3 184.7 149.3 35.4 85.4 4 : 334.9 6.2 2.3 282.3 63.1 219.2 44.1 5 : 1,741.9 767.9 212.1 715.2 374.3 340.9 46.7 104.2 6 : 3,219.1 1,710.5 1,028.0 421.7 63.8 357.9 59.0 3.6 7 : 7,555.8 4,391.0 2,810.2 310.0 8.9 301.1 44.6 0.2 8 : 1,460.6 786.6 0.1 9 : 965.7 486.2 37.9 419.3 363.9 55.4 22.3 40.1 10 : 632.2 357.4 215.7 55.7 40.6 15.1 3.3 : US 2/ :16,373.7 8,713.4 4,927.3 2,484.8 1,106.6 1,378.2 248.2 324.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.0 6.7 0.2 0.1 2 : 67.9 66.6 0.9 0.4 70.7 7.7 63.0 3 : 2,480.6 2,474.4 6.0 0.2 49.0 2.9 46.1 4 : 8,264.5 7,810.8 445.0 8.7 17.4 6.4 11.0 5 :13,536.5 12,855.9 661.0 19.6 178.8 18.8 160.0 6 : 2,644.6 2,523.9 120.0 0.8 40.3 1.4 39.0 7 :19,838.9 19,399.3 201.3 4.0 197.2 8 : 2,275.1 2,235.7 39.3 0.1 554.5 11.6 542.9 9 : 1,254.2 1,253.7 10 : 181.8 181.0 0.6 0.1 10.4 0.6 9.8 : US 2/ :50,551.0 48,807.8 1,595.1 148.1 1,292.2 57.8 1,234.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.4 Calves : 98.0 98.1 98.5 97.8 98.0 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 94.5 95.1 94.4 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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