Mt An 1-2 (9-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 22, 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 & Pork Production at Record High for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.24 billion pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 4.10 billion pounds produced in August 2005. Beef production, at 2.44 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.13 million head, up 5 percent from August 2005. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,275 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.2 million pounds, 4 percent above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 66,700 head, up 2 percent from August 2005. The average live weight was unchanged last year, at 347 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.77 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.09 million head, 1 percent above August 2005. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 263 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.6 million pounds, was down 5 percent from August 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 227,000 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, down 5 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2006 commercial red meat production was 31.3 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 7 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 1 percent. August 2005 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2006 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S...........................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S.....................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S...................................4 Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S...................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S...................................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S.......................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S............8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S..................................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S...................................................11 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability.......18 Types of Plants.....................................................19 Terms and Definitions...............................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 06 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Aug : Jul : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,319 2,204 2,442 105 111 16,315 17,423 107 Veal : 13.7 12.0 14.2 104 118 104.1 100.7 97 Pork :1,752 1,553 1,774 101 114 13,416 13,647 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 13.2 14.6 95 110 123.4 124.7 101 : Total Red Meat :4,100 3,782 4,245 104 112 29,959 31,296 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 06 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Aug : Jul : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,289 2,178 2,413 105 111 16,085 17,194 107 Veal : 13.4 11.7 13.9 104 119 101.5 98.6 97 Pork :1,734 1,540 1,757 101 114 13,301 13,535 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14.6 12.6 13.8 94 109 118.3 119.5 101 : Total Red Meat :4,052 3,743 4,198 104 112 29,605 30,947 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 06 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Aug : Jul : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,947.9 2,795.0 3,089.2 105 111 21,235.1 22,257.9 105 Other : Thou : 44.7 39.4 44.4 99 113 362.2 355.3 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,992.5 2,834.3 3,133.6 105 111 21,597.3 22,613.2 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,268 1,274 1,277 101 100 1,247 1,268 102 Other : Lbs :1,153 1,136 1,142 99 100 1,119 1,132 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,266 1,272 1,275 101 100 1,245 1,266 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 64.4 57.0 65.8 102 115 490.0 447.1 91 Other : Thou : 1.2 0.9 1.0 77 102 10.9 8.5 78 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 65.6 57.9 66.7 102 115 500.9 455.6 91 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 345 339 345 100 101 346 363 105 Other : Lbs : 415 402 408 98 102 406 412 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 347 340 347 100 102 347 363 105 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,887.6 7,805.5 8,990.4 101 115 66,538.2 67,346.9 101 Other : Thou : 106.6 79.3 103.8 97 131 686.4 671.4 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,994.2 7,884.8 9,094.2 101 115 67,224.6 68,018.4 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 265 263 100 99 269 270 101 Other : Lbs : 234 225 229 98 101 232 231 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 265 263 100 99 268 270 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 215.6 191.2 212.5 99 111 1,687.1 1,696.0 101 Other : Thou : 13.6 10.9 14.5 107 133 96.1 95.1 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 229.2 202.1 227.0 99 112 1,783.2 1,791.1 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 136 132 130 96 98 140 141 101 Other : Lbs : 107 108 106 99 98 107 108 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 134 131 129 96 98 138 139 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 06 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Aug 2005 : Jul 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.8 2.3 2.7 99 121 AK : 0.1 0.1 113 238 AZ : 33.8 33.9 34.7 103 102 AR : 4.8 3.5 4.8 102 137 CA : 128.0 132.6 140.8 110 106 CO : 167.3 167.0 169.0 101 101 DE-MD : 3.4 2.8 3.7 108 132 FL : 4.8 5.3 6.3 132 120 GA : 13.0 11.3 13.5 104 119 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.9 114 112 ID : 28.4 21.7 21.4 76 99 IL : 228.0 203.8 231.9 102 114 IN : 126.8 109.9 129.6 102 118 IA : 546.9 479.6 545.1 100 114 KS : 546.1 523.0 583.7 107 112 KY : 43.6 39.3 44.5 102 113 LA : 1.0 0.6 0.6 67 112 MI : 37.7 37.1 41.6 110 112 MN : 191.8 185.9 207.0 108 111 MS : 25.0 20.2 24.9 100 123 MO : 43.1 66.8 84.6 196 127 MT : 1.8 1.5 1.7 94 117 NE : 655.6 607.7 664.3 101 109 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 84 102 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 0.8 1.1 99 137 NJ : 4.4 3.8 4.5 102 121 NM : 0.7 0.3 0.5 78 158 NY : 3.8 3.0 4.0 104 132 NC : 191.1 168.9 194.1 102 115 ND : 2.9 2.4 2.6 92 111 OH : 25.5 21.4 24.8 97 116 OK : 92.1 79.3 89.7 97 113 OR : 4.3 3.6 4.4 103 124 PA : 101.0 95.4 105.6 105 111 SC : 20.2 18.9 21.4 106 113 SD : 83.0 70.2 75.1 91 107 TN : 18.3 15.8 18.6 102 118 TX : 457.4 415.9 473.3 103 114 UT : 42.8 40.3 47.4 111 118 VA : 51.4 30.6 32.8 64 107 WA : 56.8 50.0 65.3 115 131 WV : 0.5 0.3 0.4 88 145 WI : 107.2 104.0 120.4 112 116 WY : 1.0 0.5 0.8 85 169 : US : 4,100.4 3,782.0 4,244.7 104 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 0.3 0.3 300 265 963 853 AK : 0.1 0.1 70 88 1,035 1,149 AZ : AR : 0.7 0.8 674 693 950 911 CA : 119.9 136.8 158,692 183,674 1,324 1,342 CO : 196.3 195.1 252,888 255,471 1,288 1,309 DE-MD : 3.7 4.1 4,886 5,414 1,312 1,322 FL : GA : 23.6 25.4 19,836 20,762 841 817 HI : 0.8 1.0 918 1,082 1,106 1,076 ID : 32.8 23.9 41,029 30,128 1,249 1,260 IL : IN : 3.8 3.6 3,942 3,781 1,049 1,055 IA : KS : 671.5 710.8 850,329 903,905 1,266 1,272 KY : 1.0 1.0 942 916 900 963 LA : 1.0 0.8 942 638 903 779 MI : 42.8 46.5 58,136 63,659 1,358 1,369 MN : 50.9 65.8 70,517 91,662 1,385 1,393 MS : 0.1 65 743 MO : 6.8 7.6 9,103 10,276 1,346 1,348 MT : 2.0 1.9 2,296 2,263 1,165 1,170 NE : 663.2 664.0 859,323 873,034 1,296 1,315 NV : 0.1 0.1 119 110 1,235 1,239 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.1 1,159 1,130 1,035 1,024 NJ : 2.4 2.4 2,986 2,996 1,248 1,255 NM : 1.2 0.9 1,154 860 998 992 NY : 3.3 2.5 3,877 3,017 1,187 1,226 NC : 15.5 17.5 16,167 21,262 1,041 1,214 ND : 0.9 0.9 1,026 1,076 1,195 1,205 OH : 8.1 9.3 9,427 10,481 1,159 1,126 OK : 1.9 2.2 1,970 2,489 1,055 1,134 OR : 2.1 2.5 2,559 3,097 1,203 1,224 PA : 77.2 76.6 93,578 92,811 1,212 1,212 SC : 14.4 15,952 1,107 SD : TN : 1.2 1.2 1,111 1,192 954 964 TX : 595.3 624.2 725,501 757,415 1,219 1,213 UT : 53.8 58.9 66,746 74,210 1,240 1,259 VA : 0.7 0.5 703 495 1,018 1,046 WA : 71.0 79.8 91,991 106,048 1,296 1,328 WV : 0.5 0.5 566 545 1,091 1,099 WI : 124.0 141.4 166,831 188,999 1,345 1,337 WY : 0.9 0.8 1,168 950 1,249 1,230 : US 3/ : 2,992.5 3,133.6 3,788,116 3,996,410 1,266 1,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 26 520 CA : 7.3 8.8 1,039 1,210 143 137 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 39 60 277 302 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 83 46 393 425 HI : ID : IL : 7.3 3.9 3,146 1,684 433 437 IN : 0.4 0.2 55 30 129 126 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.6 0.3 268 125 484 497 MI : 1.8 2.6 704 994 385 383 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 20 373 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.6 0.3 80 72 140 256 NJ : 7.2 7.5 3,096 3,266 433 438 NM : NY : 11.6 12.7 1,743 2,516 150 199 NC : 0.1 0.1 37 53 464 455 ND : OH : 3.3 0.1 1,300 24 398 349 OK : 0.1 35 402 OR : PA : 12.6 16.6 5,387 7,094 428 426 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 57 41 531 368 TX : 0.7 0.7 407 442 603 641 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : 10.6 11.6 4,937 5,328 464 460 WY : : US 3/ : 65.6 66.7 22,757 23,186 347 347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 9.8 9.8 4,570 4,525 466 460 AK : 0.1 0.2 37 36 263 225 AZ : 0.2 0.2 30 29 143 180 AR : 14.1 13.6 6,975 7,143 496 524 CA : 234.0 232.2 54,228 53,993 232 233 CO : 2.3 2.0 608 496 261 253 DE-MD : 2.3 2.0 530 451 234 229 FL : 10.3 8.3 1,198 1,063 116 129 GA : 10.3 11.6 2,416 2,604 234 224 HI : 1.8 2.0 408 439 226 219 ID : 14.3 13.1 4,636 4,264 325 325 IL : 801.1 822.1 216,557 222,585 270 271 IN : 634.6 658.6 165,090 168,351 260 256 IA : 2,553.5 2,532.1 674,678 667,526 264 264 KS : 17.2 7,452 433 KY : 219.8 222.1 57,488 58,468 261 263 LA : 1.3 1.1 268 217 199 195 MI : 12.6 12.8 4,258 4,639 338 363 MN : 801.9 811.7 207,745 211,312 259 260 MS : MO : MT : 2.1 1.8 501 414 244 233 NE : 611.0 611.6 160,505 160,876 263 263 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.3 2.2 468 435 200 197 NJ : 9.3 9.8 945 911 101 93 NM : 0.3 0.3 86 75 310 256 NY : 3.8 3.6 841 889 219 245 NC : 980.4 1,001.6 243,398 243,859 248 243 ND : 14.9 12.4 3,491 2,985 234 240 OH : 101.9 100.1 27,136 26,737 266 267 OK : 443.0 433.1 121,327 116,807 274 270 OR : 18.7 19.0 4,443 4,331 238 228 PA : 238.2 252.4 57,459 61,779 241 245 SC : SD : 405.8 347.6 103,963 90,039 256 259 TN : 54.6 56.0 26,691 26,712 489 477 TX : 39.6 33.3 9,975 7,389 252 222 UT : 5.0 5.5 1,179 1,155 236 212 VA : 269.9 171.0 67,456 43,107 250 252 WA : 2.3 2.4 576 602 252 254 WV : 1.0 1.0 261 255 252 264 WI : 47.8 51.6 20,803 22,842 436 443 WY : 1.5 1.3 364 339 249 261 : US 3/ : 8,994.2 9,094.2 2,360,450 2,387,576 262 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 9 82 AR : 0.1 6 112 CA : CO : 81.9 87.1 12,337 12,319 151 141 DE-MD : 3.2 3.1 322 314 100 102 FL : 0.2 0.2 13 11 61 63 GA : 0.2 0.2 27 26 123 110 HI : ID : 0.6 0.7 72 85 120 123 IL : 18.3 14.4 2,299 1,783 126 124 IN : 2.5 2.6 263 279 107 107 IA : 40.2 35.0 5,731 4,941 143 141 KS : 0.3 0.4 36 40 111 114 KY : 1.3 1.1 174 154 132 141 LA : 0.2 0.1 14 10 77 80 MI : 16.1 16.5 2,086 2,130 130 129 MN : 0.2 0.3 30 36 128 117 MS : MO : 0.7 0.7 65 66 92 95 MT : 0.5 0.5 72 69 138 136 NE : NV : 0.2 0.1 21 11 108 105 N ENG 2/ : 2.5 3.2 234 292 92 91 NJ : 9.4 9.4 789 731 84 78 NM : 1.3 0.9 129 112 96 122 NY : 2.8 2.9 270 247 96 86 NC : 0.6 0.5 50 46 86 84 ND : 0.1 8 123 OH : 1.4 1.9 162 207 115 106 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 6 90 130 OR : 2.1 2.1 265 274 127 128 PA : 4.8 4.5 470 429 98 94 SC : SD : 0.9 1.6 104 178 121 111 TN : 1.0 1.3 80 99 79 79 TX : 1.1 2.0 96 123 90 63 UT : 2.8 3.1 396 413 141 134 VA : 1.0 0.9 112 101 110 107 WA : 0.2 0.1 29 15 141 128 WV : 0.1 0.1 12 8 127 112 WI : 1.3 1.6 181 207 134 130 WY : 0.5 0.4 61 51 127 138 : US 3/ : 229.2 227.0 30,629 29,184 134 129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,638 1,551 1,690 11,272 11,954 55.6 55.5 54.7 53.1 53.7 Heifers : 873 789 854 6,547 6,570 29.6 28.2 27.7 30.8 29.5 All Cows : 392 416 497 3,079 3,397 13.4 14.8 16.1 14.5 15.2 Dairy Cows : 190 175 217 1,454 1,498 6.5 6.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 Other Cows : 202 241 280 1,625 1,899 6.9 8.6 9.1 7.7 8.5 Bulls & Stags : 45 39 49 336 336 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,948 2,795 3,089 21,235 22,258 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,590 7,530 8,682 64,299 65,021 96.6 96.5 96.6 96.6 96.5 Sows : 274 252 283 2,055 2,130 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 Stags & Boars : 24 23 25 184 196 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :8,888 7,806 8,990 66,538 67,347 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 12 9 11 87 78 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 204 182 202 1,600 1,618 94.5 95.2 95.0 94.8 95.4 : Total 1/ : 216 191 213 1,687 1,696 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 781 782 784 762 775 Steers 4/ : 829 837 843 807 824 Heifers 4/ : 757 757 764 741 756 All Cows 4/ : 618 611 603 622 625 Bulls & Stags4/: 901 915 912 911 923 : Calves & Vealers: 212 209 212 212 222 : Hogs : 196 198 196 201 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 194 192 197 198 Sows 5/ : 307 312 310 309 311 Stags & Boars5/: 218 206 212 213 212 : Sheep : 68 66 65 70 71 Mature Sheep6/ : 70 67 68 70 68 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 66 65 70 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 2 : 4.7 1.7 0.3 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 20.1 3 : 80.1 35.2 6.8 35.7 28.4 7.3 2.5 16.9 4 : 68.6 0.9 0.5 59.2 12.0 47.2 8.1 5 : 328.9 147.5 38.5 133.3 76.1 57.2 9.5 18.2 6 : 623.2 326.6 193.5 92.9 12.0 80.9 10.3 0.6 7 : 1,431.4 877.4 480.4 64.2 1.3 62.9 9.4 8 : 265.6 148.4 99.2 9 : 180.5 87.5 5.7 82.4 70.7 11.7 5.0 8.6 10 : 105.2 64.4 29.3 10.7 7.8 2.9 0.9 : US 2/ : 3,089.2 1,689.9 854.2 496.5 216.5 280.0 48.6 65.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.8 1.8 2 : 13.0 12.8 0.1 0.1 11.6 1.5 10.0 3 : 423.9 422.8 1.1 8.4 0.3 8.0 4 : 1,487.9 1,403.9 82.8 1.2 3.3 1.1 2.2 5 : 2,410.4 2,289.4 117.2 3.8 30.7 4.0 26.7 6 : 472.6 451.9 20.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 7 : 3,556.3 3,482.4 35.6 0.6 35.1 8 : 363.6 356.8 6.8 90.9 1.8 89.0 9 : 227.7 227.6 10 : 33.2 33.2 0.1 2.6 0.1 2.5 : US 2/ : 8,990.4 8,682.5 283.1 24.9 212.5 10.6 202.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - August 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 7.0 2.8 1.4 2.2 2 : 36.3 12.2 2.3 19.7 18.9 0.8 2.1 119.8 3 : 582.4 266.0 249.5 200.8 48.6 116.1 4 : 461.3 7.8 3.0 391.5 85.4 306.1 58.9 5 : 2,357.9 1,046.9 284.9 962.3 511.3 451.0 63.8 138.4 6 : 4,393.9 2,323.4 1,401.5 591.4 85.2 506.2 77.7 5.0 7 :10,294.2 6,064.1 3,742.3 426.7 11.5 415.2 61.2 0.2 8 : 1,982.9 1,089.4 0.1 9 : 1,317.4 665.0 50.4 570.6 491.3 79.3 31.4 58.2 10 : 824.6 477.0 267.2 75.6 54.8 20.8 4.8 : US 2/ :22,257.9 11,954.5 6,570.2 3,397.1 1,497.8 1,899.4 336.1 447.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.0 9.6 0.2 0.1 2 : 91.3 89.7 1.1 0.5 92.6 10.6 82.0 3 : 3,289.3 3,281.1 7.9 0.3 65.1 3.6 61.5 4 :11,031.5 10,424.6 595.5 11.3 23.6 8.6 15.1 5 :18,039.9 17,125.6 887.6 26.7 233.8 26.0 207.7 6 : 3,530.6 3,370.0 159.6 1.0 40.9 1.6 39.3 7 :26,453.0 25,873.6 271.9 5.3 266.6 8 : 2,976.8 2,923.6 53.1 0.1 729.0 15.0 714.0 9 : 1,680.7 1,679.8 10 : 244.0 243.0 0.8 0.2 14.8 0.7 14.1 : US 2/ :67,346.9 65,020.6 2,130.4 196.0 1,696.0 77.6 1,618.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.4 Calves : 98.1 98.4 98.6 97.8 98.1 Hogs : 98.8 99.0 98.9 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 94.1 94.6 93.6 94.6 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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