Mt An 1-2 (11-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 24, 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 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Pork Production at Record High for October Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.18 billion pounds in October, up 7 percent from the 3.93 billion pounds produced in October 2005. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 7 percent from October 2005. The average live weight was up 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,288 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.1 million pounds, 12 percent above October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 63,500 head, up 13 percent from October 2005. The average live weight was 8 pounds below last year, at 362 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.92 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.64 million head, 6 percent above October 2005. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.6 million pounds, was down 1 percent from October 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 236,000 head, 3 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 6 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2006 commercial red meat production was 39.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly. October 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2006 contained 22 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 06 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Oct : Sep : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,081 2,162 2,228 107 103 20,554 21,813 106 Veal : 12.6 12.8 14.1 112 110 129.9 127.5 98 Pork :1,816 1,744 1,924 106 110 16,976 17,315 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.8 14.2 15.6 99 110 154.8 154.4 100 : Total Red Meat :3,925 3,933 4,182 107 106 37,814 39,410 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 06 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Oct : Sep : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,046 2,133 2,194 107 103 20,259 21,521 106 Veal : 12.0 12.5 13.7 114 110 126.5 124.9 99 Pork :1,801 1,728 1,908 106 110 16,829 17,171 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 13.4 14.9 98 111 148.4 147.9 100 : Total Red Meat :3,874 3,887 4,131 107 106 37,363 38,965 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 06 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Oct : Sep : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,625.3 2,720.9 2,802.7 107 103 26,589.1 27,781.3 104 Other : Thou : 53.9 44.8 52.8 98 118 463.3 452.9 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,679.2 2,765.7 2,855.5 107 103 27,052.4 28,234.2 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,283 1,285 1,291 101 100 1,254 1,272 101 Other : Lbs :1,123 1,131 1,138 101 101 1,121 1,133 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,280 1,282 1,288 101 100 1,251 1,270 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 54.4 56.5 62.3 114 110 604.0 565.9 94 Other : Thou : 2.0 1.0 1.2 61 117 14.0 10.8 77 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 56.4 57.5 63.5 113 110 618.0 576.7 93 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 368 364 361 99 100 350 363 104 Other : Lbs : 441 398 414 94 104 410 411 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 370 365 362 98 99 350 363 104 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,027.3 8,738.2 9,541.2 106 109 84,343.4 85,626.8 102 Other : Thou : 90.7 94.8 95.1 105 100 870.4 861.3 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,118.1 8,833.0 9,636.2 106 109 85,213.8 86,488.1 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 269 267 270 100 101 268 270 101 Other : Lbs : 232 230 233 100 101 232 231 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 269 266 269 100 101 268 269 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 216.7 204.9 223.1 103 109 2,122.6 2,124.0 100 Other : Thou : 11.5 14.3 12.9 112 90 119.9 122.3 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 228.2 219.1 236.0 103 108 2,242.4 2,246.3 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 131 133 96 102 140 139 100 Other : Lbs : 111 103 106 96 102 107 107 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 129 132 96 102 138 137 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 06 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Oct 2005 : Sep 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.6 2.3 2.6 99 112 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 79 149 AZ : 27.9 31.6 30.8 110 97 AR : 5.2 4.7 5.3 101 113 CA : 121.9 130.4 144.2 118 111 CO : 138.8 132.9 151.8 109 114 DE-MD : 3.0 3.3 3.6 117 109 FL : 4.5 5.5 6.0 134 108 GA : 11.5 13.5 15.6 135 116 HI : 0.7 0.8 0.8 111 96 ID : 24.0 19.2 9.7 41 51 IL : 236.3 226.2 251.9 107 111 IN : 126.3 120.4 138.5 110 115 IA : 567.4 542.8 595.4 105 110 KS : 482.3 513.4 497.9 103 97 KY : 43.3 42.6 45.3 105 106 LA : 1.2 0.7 0.9 76 131 MI : 34.0 39.4 43.4 128 110 MN : 195.7 198.6 218.2 111 110 MS : 26.1 21.2 26.4 101 125 MO : 42.8 88.8 102.7 240 116 MT : 1.6 1.5 1.5 96 104 NE : 593.5 594.9 636.7 107 107 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 135 N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.2 1.4 109 115 NJ : 4.2 4.3 4.8 115 113 NM : 0.6 0.6 0.7 118 126 NY : 3.6 3.3 3.7 104 113 NC : 189.6 183.6 195.9 103 107 ND : 2.8 2.4 3.0 106 123 OH : 24.9 23.1 25.6 103 111 OK : 93.4 86.2 92.9 99 108 OR : 4.0 3.5 3.9 96 109 PA : 100.4 102.6 112.5 112 110 SC : 20.8 19.6 21.9 105 111 SD : 92.4 77.3 83.8 91 109 TN : 21.5 20.2 22.1 103 110 TX : 400.8 413.9 408.4 102 99 UT : 46.3 43.7 46.1 100 105 VA : 61.2 34.8 33.3 54 95 WA : 63.8 67.3 71.9 113 107 WV : 0.9 0.5 0.9 105 184 WI : 101.5 109.3 119.5 118 109 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.3 97 60 : US : 3,925.1 3,932.6 4,182.1 107 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 0.5 393 388 886 838 AK : 0.1 0.1 154 115 1,075 1,080 AZ : AR : 0.9 1.1 805 954 945 905 CA : 114.4 139.0 155,393 189,790 1,358 1,366 CO : 159.8 173.2 208,762 230,202 1,307 1,329 DE-MD : 3.4 3.9 4,371 5,185 1,303 1,315 FL : GA : 19.5 29.2 17,670 23,738 904 813 HI : 0.7 0.9 808 916 1,124 1,027 ID : IL : IN : 3.9 3.7 4,086 3,877 1,049 1,053 IA : KS : 589.6 603.6 751,117 775,389 1,274 1,285 KY : 1.6 1.6 1,428 1,478 891 937 LA : 1.3 1.1 1,119 953 876 845 MI : 38.8 49.7 52,540 67,997 1,355 1,367 MN : 52.2 65.6 72,254 90,624 1,384 1,382 MS : 0.1 46 552 MO : 7.8 8.6 10,046 11,288 1,282 1,314 MT : 2.0 1.8 2,238 2,091 1,135 1,147 NE : 569.9 595.4 755,558 799,758 1,326 1,343 NV : 0.1 0.1 124 104 1,226 1,221 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 1,385 1,404 974 972 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,795 2,936 1,234 1,224 NM : 1.0 1.3 1,055 1,293 1,007 985 NY : 3.3 2.9 3,886 3,365 1,166 1,162 NC : 15.6 18.8 16,160 20,855 1,036 1,108 ND : 1.1 1.3 1,276 1,513 1,172 1,165 OH : 9.5 10.4 10,585 11,680 1,117 1,120 OK : 2.3 2.5 2,558 2,859 1,093 1,138 OR : 2.1 2.6 2,554 3,119 1,219 1,196 PA : 73.8 78.3 90,554 96,704 1,228 1,235 SC : 13.6 15,267 1,125 SD : TN : 1.4 1.5 1,264 1,416 923 929 TX : 527.2 540.2 640,883 655,511 1,216 1,213 UT : 57.5 57.2 72,646 72,359 1,263 1,265 VA : 1.2 1.1 1,233 1,047 995 943 WA : 78.3 88.3 104,424 117,438 1,334 1,331 WV : 1.5 1.4 1,368 1,409 906 1,029 WI : 121.1 143.6 163,185 193,203 1,348 1,346 WY : 0.3 0.3 408 398 1,200 1,224 : US 3/ : 2,679.2 2,855.5 3,428,297 3,678,846 1,280 1,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 5.8 7.9 977 1,164 169 148 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 53 71 296 335 FL : GA : 0.2 0.1 87 52 436 418 HI : ID : IL : 5.3 4.0 2,332 1,765 444 437 IN : 0.2 0.3 26 36 129 129 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.8 0.3 419 164 495 479 MI : 2.0 3.1 781 1,212 398 390 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.3 79 106 189 324 NJ : 6.6 8.3 2,832 3,639 432 439 NM : NY : 8.0 10.1 1,510 1,975 190 195 NC : 0.1 0.1 39 45 451 440 ND : OH : 3.8 0.1 1,522 31 402 349 OK : 0.1 0.1 40 27 483 496 OR : PA : 11.1 16.0 4,751 6,962 426 436 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 71 54 477 450 TX : 1.3 0.9 715 584 546 618 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 20 24 352 319 WA : WV : WI : 9.3 10.6 4,367 4,929 470 467 WY : : US 3/ : 56.4 63.5 20,894 23,032 370 362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 8.8 8.9 4,177 4,116 472 461 AK : 0.1 0.1 35 23 309 261 AZ : 0.2 0.2 46 42 203 175 AR : 14.6 14.6 7,616 7,583 521 519 CA : 209.3 223.4 50,687 53,211 242 238 CO : 1.2 1.1 314 276 266 262 DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 396 407 233 235 FL : 6.7 8.8 1,040 1,174 156 133 GA : 9.4 13.5 2,280 3,096 242 229 HI : 1.7 1.8 380 405 220 221 ID : 12.8 14.2 4,185 4,669 328 329 IL : 859.6 898.2 237,790 249,321 277 278 IN : 624.7 681.7 164,739 180,674 264 265 IA : 2,635.8 2,725.0 711,669 736,088 270 270 KS : 16.0 6,883 431 KY : 211.8 221.7 56,535 59,390 267 268 LA : 1.9 1.6 350 282 188 178 MI : 10.5 10.2 3,954 4,000 378 393 MN : 798.8 858.8 211,994 227,897 265 265 MS : MO : MT : 1.3 1.3 307 312 237 236 NE : 625.3 699.2 169,637 189,496 271 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.2 414 507 233 230 NJ : 9.1 9.1 862 937 95 102 NM : 0.3 0.2 91 53 297 254 NY : 2.9 2.9 633 759 221 257 NC : 957.5 1,004.6 242,357 248,103 253 247 ND : 12.9 12.7 3,144 3,115 244 246 OH : 95.3 100.6 25,675 27,206 269 270 OK : 438.2 440.6 122,504 120,432 280 273 OR : 16.9 17.6 4,229 3,537 251 200 PA : 243.4 264.4 60,256 69,813 248 264 SC : SD : 444.4 384.2 115,419 101,260 260 264 TN : 64.7 66.7 30,977 31,641 479 475 TX : 32.1 30.5 8,103 7,312 252 240 UT : 3.4 4.4 789 914 230 209 VA : 311.0 166.6 80,266 43,321 258 260 WA : 1.7 2.1 440 539 257 258 WV : 0.9 0.9 226 230 259 270 WI : 39.2 46.0 17,142 20,341 438 442 WY : 0.2 0.2 56 52 277 252 : US 3/ : 9,118.1 9,636.2 2,449,676 2,596,678 269 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2005 and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.2 0.1 14 12 85 89 AR : CA : CO : 85.0 93.4 13,115 13,417 154 144 DE-MD : 3.2 3.4 316 350 99 101 FL : 0.3 0.2 21 11 64 59 GA : 0.2 0.4 24 46 106 103 HI : ID : 0.4 0.4 49 55 126 123 IL : 13.7 10.6 1,897 1,288 138 122 IN : 1.9 2.3 215 255 111 110 IA : 35.6 40.3 5,316 5,948 149 147 KS : 0.3 0.3 35 35 107 110 KY : 1.1 1.0 151 117 135 120 LA : 0.1 0.2 8 14 74 82 MI : 15.0 16.1 1,951 2,104 130 131 MN : 0.4 0.4 44 44 124 118 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 48 50 85 95 MT : 0.5 0.6 50 61 101 107 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 11 9 112 111 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 3.2 284 304 94 96 NJ : 10.8 11.0 919 883 85 80 NM : 0.8 0.9 97 123 120 129 NY : 3.0 2.8 274 228 92 81 NC : 0.7 0.8 60 60 86 77 ND : 0.1 9 105 OH : 0.8 1.2 87 131 106 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 14 11 106 114 OR : 1.6 2.0 213 271 133 135 PA : 4.7 4.7 463 464 98 98 SC : SD : 0.3 1.0 30 111 117 114 TN : 1.1 1.3 88 94 80 74 TX : 9.4 2.6 1,229 210 131 81 UT : 2.6 3.1 363 406 139 133 VA : 1.0 1.0 95 97 97 98 WA : 0.3 0.3 33 37 129 126 WV : 0.1 5 85 WI : 1.2 1.5 161 190 133 129 WY : 0.1 0.1 8 8 132 133 : US 3/ : 228.2 236.0 31,403 31,062 138 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,361 1,461 1,418 14,110 14,833 51.8 53.7 50.6 53.1 53.4 Heifers : 799 767 838 8,163 8,175 30.4 28.2 29.9 30.7 29.4 All Cows : 425 448 499 3,896 4,344 16.2 16.5 17.8 14.6 15.6 Dairy Cows : 200 206 218 1,844 1,922 7.6 7.6 7.8 6.9 6.9 Other Cows : 225 242 281 2,052 2,422 8.6 8.9 10.0 7.7 8.7 Bulls & Stags : 40 45 47 420 428 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,625 2,721 2,803 26,589 27,781 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,741 8,434 9,221 81,528 82,676 96.8 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.6 Sows : 263 267 282 2,584 2,679 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 22 37 39 231 272 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,027 8,738 9,541 84,343 85,627 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 11 109 98 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 206 195 212 2,014 2,026 95.1 95.2 95.1 94.9 95.4 : Total 1/ : 217 205 223 2,123 2,124 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 784 787 786 767 778 Steers 4/ : 838 847 847 814 828 Heifers 4/ : 772 770 780 746 760 All Cows 4/ : 618 607 608 621 621 Bulls & Stags4/: 886 900 886 907 916 : Calves & Vealers: 227 223 223 214 223 : Hogs : 200 198 200 200 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 194 197 197 197 Sows 5/ : 310 309 309 309 310 Stags & Boars5/: 217 227 224 213 216 : Sheep : 70 66 67 70 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 70 66 65 69 67 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 66 67 70 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 2 : 5.1 1.8 0.4 2.5 2.3 0.3 0.4 18.4 3 : 80.9 36.9 4.4 36.6 29.1 7.6 2.9 16.3 4 : 72.3 1.1 0.3 61.8 12.6 49.2 9.0 5 : 330.5 137.6 40.5 143.4 78.9 64.5 9.0 17.9 6 : 540.1 281.2 164.3 85.0 12.8 72.2 9.6 0.7 7 : 1,254.4 701.7 481.8 61.8 1.2 60.6 9.0 8 : 242.4 123.1 101.0 9 : 177.3 81.0 11.0 80.9 69.5 11.4 4.4 7.7 10 : 98.7 52.6 34.2 11.2 7.1 4.1 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,802.7 1,417.7 838.1 499.4 218.4 281.0 47.5 62.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 1.6 2 : 11.6 11.3 0.2 0.2 13.0 1.4 11.6 3 : 431.2 417.6 1.1 12.6 9.0 0.3 8.7 4 : 1,505.0 1,412.1 91.8 1.0 3.6 1.0 2.7 5 : 2,555.5 2,440.7 111.2 3.6 27.5 4.4 23.1 6 : 482.3 458.5 23.7 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 7 : 3,904.4 3,833.0 40.8 0.3 40.5 8 : 398.4 395.1 3.4 96.7 1.9 94.8 9 : 218.4 218.3 10 : 32.6 32.5 0.1 2.5 0.3 2.1 : US 2/ : 9,541.2 9,220.6 281.7 38.9 223.1 10.9 212.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.1 3.9 1.8 2.8 2 : 46.0 15.6 3.0 24.6 23.3 1.3 2.8 153.3 3 : 738.5 334.9 320.4 257.1 63.3 147.4 4 : 598.7 9.8 3.6 509.5 109.8 399.7 75.9 5 : 2,988.2 1,316.7 361.6 1,228.2 663.3 564.9 81.7 173.7 6 : 5,478.9 2,903.9 1,722.7 756.5 111.6 644.9 95.8 6.4 7 :12,793.4 7,511.8 4,660.9 541.7 14.1 527.6 79.0 0.3 8 : 2,440.0 1,323.0 0.1 9 : 1,661.5 825.7 68.2 727.4 625.8 101.6 40.2 72.8 10 : 1,027.1 587.8 335.5 97.3 68.5 28.7 6.5 : US 2/ :27,781.3 14,833.1 8,175.5 4,344.3 1,922.5 2,421.8 428.3 565.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.2 12.7 0.3 0.2 2 : 114.0 111.7 1.5 0.8 118.1 13.2 104.9 3 : 4,140.4 4,104.4 10.0 26.0 82.5 4.4 78.1 4 :13,934.3 13,150.8 770.2 13.4 30.5 10.3 20.2 5 :22,899.0 21,759.2 1,106.1 33.7 289.2 34.2 255.0 6 : 4,470.1 4,264.1 204.8 1.1 42.1 2.2 39.9 7 :33,900.4 33,183.2 350.4 6.1 344.3 8 : 3,750.9 3,687.5 63.3 0.1 911.1 18.8 892.3 9 : 2,099.6 2,098.6 10 : 304.8 303.6 1.0 0.2 19.7 1.2 18.5 : US 2/ :85,626.8 82,675.9 2,678.8 272.1 2,124.0 98.4 2,025.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.0 98.4 98.2 98.3 98.4 Calves : 96.5 98.2 98.1 97.7 98.1 Hogs : 99.0 98.9 99.0 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 95.0 93.5 94.5 94.7 94.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from electronic reports 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 reported by species and class. Number of animals condemned and total live and dressed weights are also reported by FSIS. There are 806 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 2,100 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 72). 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 reports are 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 report is received electronically 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 0.5 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. 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 post mortem as a percentage of the total kill. The condemnation factor for 2005 was 2 head per 100 head for calves, 0.55 per 100 for cattle, 0.39 per 100 for hogs and 0.19 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. 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