Mt An 1-2 (12-06) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Red Meat Production Sets Record High for November Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.14 billion pounds in November, up 5 percent from the 3.94 billion pounds produced in November 2005. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.84 million head, up 6 percent from November 2005. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from the previous year, at 1,291 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.3 million pounds, 15 percent above November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 66,800 head, up 18 percent from November 2005. The average live weight was 14 pounds below last year, at 351 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.89 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.37 million head, 3 percent above November 2005. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 273 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.3 million pounds, was down 3 percent from November 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 223,800 head, slightly below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, down 3 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2006 commercial red meat production was 43.5 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down slightly, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. November 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including two 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 06 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Nov : Oct : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,071 2,228 2,217 107 100 22,625 24,031 106 Veal : 12.4 14.1 14.3 115 101 142.3 141.8 100 Pork :1,843 1,924 1,890 103 98 18,819 19,205 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.8 15.6 15.3 97 98 170.6 169.7 99 : Total Red Meat :3,943 4,182 4,137 105 99 41,757 43,548 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 06 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Nov : Oct : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,043 2,194 2,189 107 100 22,301 23,710 106 Veal : 12.1 13.7 14.0 116 102 138.5 138.8 100 Pork :1,827 1,908 1,875 103 98 18,656 19,046 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.2 14.9 14.7 97 99 163.7 162.6 99 : Total Red Meat :3,897 4,131 4,092 105 99 41,260 43,058 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 06 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Nov : Oct : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,623.0 *2,802.6 2,797.2 107 100 29,212.1 30,578.4 105 Other : Thou : 45.1 52.8 44.0 97 83 508.4 496.9 98 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,668.1 *2,855.4 2,841.2 106 100 29,720.5 31,075.3 105 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,287 1,291 1,294 101 100 1,257 1,274 101 Other : Lbs :1,118 1,138 1,139 102 100 1,121 1,133 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,284 1,288 1,291 101 100 1,254 1,272 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 55.0 62.3 65.6 119 105 658.9 631.6 96 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.2 1.2 80 95 15.4 11.9 77 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 56.4 63.5 66.8 118 105 674.3 643.5 95 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 364 361 350 96 97 351 362 103 Other : Lbs : 405 414 409 101 99 410 410 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 365 362 351 96 97 352 362 103 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,037.9 9,541.2 9,276.4 103 97 93,381.3 94,903.2 102 Other : Thou : 95.2 95.1 91.1 96 96 965.6 952.4 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,133.2 9,636.2 9,367.6 103 97 94,347.0 95,855.6 102 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 272 270 273 100 101 269 270 100 Other : Lbs : 238 233 237 100 102 233 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 272 *270 273 100 101 268 270 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 213.0 223.1 212.3 100 95 2,335.6 2,336.3 100 Other : Thou : 11.6 12.9 11.5 99 89 131.4 133.7 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 224.6 236.0 223.8 100 95 2,467.0 2,470.0 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 142 133 139 97 104 140 139 99 Other : Lbs : 104 106 106 102 100 107 107 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 140 132 137 97 104 138 137 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 06 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Nov 2005 : Oct 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.7 2.6 2.4 89 92 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 80 118 AZ : 33.6 30.8 33.7 100 110 AR : 5.2 5.3 5.7 109 107 CA : 129.9 144.2 139.5 107 97 CO : 143.2 151.8 150.6 105 99 DE-MD : 3.4 3.6 3.4 98 94 FL : 4.6 6.0 7.0 152 117 GA : 11.2 15.6 14.9 133 95 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.7 93 91 ID : 22.4 9.7 4.2 19 43 IL : 243.9 251.9 246.5 101 98 IN : 132.6 138.5 138.1 104 100 IA : 584.1 595.4 587.9 101 99 KS : 461.7 497.9 501.5 109 101 KY : 42.1 45.3 46.5 110 103 LA : 1.0 0.9 0.9 89 95 MI : 33.7 43.4 38.9 116 90 MN : 208.2 *218.4 212.9 102 97 MS : 26.6 26.4 24.8 93 94 MO : 39.6 102.7 110.3 278 107 MT : 1.5 1.5 0.8 57 54 NE : 577.0 636.7 631.1 109 99 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 66 109 N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.4 1.3 95 91 NJ : 4.2 4.8 4.8 114 99 NM : 0.6 0.7 0.6 117 89 NY : 3.6 3.7 3.9 110 106 NC : 203.2 195.9 191.6 94 98 ND : 2.7 3.0 2.5 92 82 OH : 23.6 25.6 23.7 100 93 OK : 90.3 92.9 90.6 100 97 OR : 3.9 3.9 3.5 90 91 PA : 102.3 112.5 105.4 103 94 SC : 22.2 21.9 21.8 98 100 SD : 92.9 83.8 85.4 92 102 TN : 21.0 22.1 20.8 99 94 TX : 399.5 408.4 398.2 100 97 UT : 44.5 46.1 45.9 103 100 VA : 44.4 33.3 37.7 85 113 WA : 63.2 71.9 71.1 113 99 WV : 0.9 0.9 0.7 77 75 WI : 108.9 119.5 124.8 115 104 WY : 0.5 0.3 0.5 97 168 : US : 3,942.7 *4,182.2 4,137.2 105 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, November 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 0.3 329 285 879 871 AK : 0.2 0.1 200 161 1,124 1,085 AZ : AR : 0.6 0.7 601 681 946 942 CA : 120.7 133.8 164,152 182,290 1,360 1,362 CO : 164.7 171.3 215,383 227,993 1,307 1,331 DE-MD : 3.8 3.6 4,922 4,768 1,311 1,315 FL : GA : 19.0 28.1 16,771 22,908 882 817 HI : 0.8 0.7 830 807 1,094 1,077 ID : IL : IN : 3.6 3.5 3,769 3,677 1,053 1,056 IA : KS : 565.5 606.7 721,464 783,500 1,276 1,291 KY : 1.2 1.1 1,118 1,001 911 901 LA : 1.1 1.0 946 871 850 868 MI : 38.0 44.2 51,672 60,455 1,359 1,367 MN : 62.8 70.5 86,552 97,168 1,379 1,378 MS : 0.1 118 792 MO : 5.5 5.9 7,549 8,287 1,384 1,394 MT : 1.9 1.1 2,059 1,178 1,075 1,122 NE : 549.6 600.8 734,703 808,930 1,337 1,346 NV : 0.2 0.1 186 113 1,221 1,244 N ENG 2/ : 1.5 1.3 1,395 1,258 960 954 NJ : 2.3 2.3 2,721 2,760 1,195 1,200 NM : 1.0 1.2 986 1,190 970 1,003 NY : 3.0 2.9 3,452 3,305 1,160 1,154 NC : 17.9 18.7 18,021 21,005 1,010 1,125 ND : 0.7 0.6 861 669 1,185 1,161 OH : 8.2 9.6 9,170 10,790 1,118 1,123 OK : 1.9 1.8 2,057 2,064 1,086 1,119 OR : 2.0 2.2 2,448 2,591 1,238 1,156 PA : 75.0 72.9 93,601 91,546 1,247 1,257 SC : 13.1 14,463 1,108 SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,254 1,262 891 905 TX : 521.6 527.7 634,446 636,872 1,216 1,207 UT : 55.8 56.4 69,955 72,020 1,253 1,277 VA : 1.2 1.2 1,214 1,273 1,031 1,045 WA : 77.9 88.1 103,764 116,598 1,333 1,324 WV : 1.4 1.0 1,329 1,065 942 1,087 WI : 131.2 151.3 177,500 203,911 1,353 1,348 WY : 0.6 0.6 680 657 1,157 1,139 : US 3/ : 2,668.1 2,841.2 3,426,680 3,668,805 1,284 1,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 24 480 CA : 6.0 9.0 1,011 1,324 168 147 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 47 63 317 339 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 69 41 464 422 HI : ID : IL : 4.2 3.3 1,853 1,427 442 435 IN : 0.4 0.5 49 59 127 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.5 0.3 252 158 473 491 MI : 2.2 1.8 861 680 391 387 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.3 91 106 229 350 NJ : 7.0 8.6 3,009 3,777 428 440 NM : NY : 9.0 13.1 1,842 2,455 204 187 NC : 0.1 0.1 41 32 506 413 ND : OH : 3.3 1,280 393 OK : 0.1 36 471 OR : PA : 10.9 16.5 4,647 7,133 427 432 SC : SD : TN : 0.2 0.1 77 59 489 441 TX : 0.6 1.5 342 955 544 648 UT : VA : 0.1 22 339 WA : WV : WI : 10.2 10.6 4,791 4,938 470 467 WY : : US 3/ : 56.4 66.8 20,595 23,432 365 351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 : 9.3 8.2 4,379 3,832 472 467 AK : 0.1 0.1 28 18 262 246 AZ : 0.3 0.2 51 38 174 162 AR : 14.9 16.1 7,797 8,452 523 526 CA : 223.9 216.3 54,702 52,229 244 241 CO : 1.1 0.8 304 210 266 262 DE-MD : 1.8 1.9 467 486 257 262 FL : 7.2 10.0 977 1,340 136 134 GA : 10.1 12.4 2,460 2,854 243 230 HI : 2.0 1.8 451 388 225 219 ID : 13.3 13.5 4,342 4,426 327 329 IL : 872.2 857.4 244,005 239,643 280 280 IN : 648.7 672.9 173,406 179,351 267 267 IA : 2,662.5 2,638.7 728,092 721,313 273 273 KS : 14.2 6,153 435 KY : 203.6 225.9 55,445 61,164 272 271 LA : 1.8 2.0 316 326 173 166 MI : 10.6 10.3 4,207 4,253 395 412 MN : 822.7 812.2 219,494 216,970 267 267 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 0.7 290 172 241 240 NE : 609.1 650.4 166,512 176,582 273 272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 2.0 488 476 243 240 NJ : 8.9 9.6 850 976 95 102 NM : 0.2 0.1 55 25 281 238 NY : 2.8 2.5 631 652 228 258 NC : 1,006.0 957.4 259,478 242,923 258 254 ND : 13.5 12.7 3,310 3,118 246 246 OH : 89.6 91.5 25,142 25,344 281 277 OK : 412.8 426.4 118,244 118,583 286 278 OR : 16.5 16.9 4,112 3,429 249 202 PA : 244.3 248.3 60,770 64,830 249 261 SC : SD : 439.7 389.9 116,243 103,346 264 265 TN : 63.2 62.8 30,348 29,821 480 475 TX : 44.5 39.3 11,816 10,049 265 256 UT : 3.8 4.9 888 1,004 231 203 VA : 223.6 189.3 58,109 49,052 260 259 WA : 1.9 2.0 492 525 257 257 WV : 1.1 0.6 296 171 277 269 WI : 36.8 43.5 16,450 19,527 447 449 WY : 0.4 0.3 103 92 268 270 : US 3/ : 9,133.2 9,367.6 2,483,833 2,552,774 272 273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 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 7 8 86 88 AR : 0.1 0.1 7 10 110 114 CA : CO : 82.7 91.4 12,954 13,877 157 152 DE-MD : 3.2 3.2 328 318 103 99 FL : 0.2 0.2 14 15 82 64 GA : 0.3 0.2 25 24 100 102 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 37 34 127 121 IL : 15.2 13.1 2,137 1,718 140 131 IN : 1.8 2.4 201 262 110 110 IA : 36.3 35.0 5,474 5,240 151 150 KS : 0.2 0.3 24 28 103 107 KY : 1.1 0.7 145 88 136 121 LA : 0.1 0.1 10 12 81 88 MI : 13.8 15.7 1,875 2,070 136 132 MN : 0.3 0.2 34 24 121 114 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 37 39 83 92 MT : 0.4 0.2 36 24 94 101 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 8 7 112 116 N ENG 2/ : 3.0 3.1 286 301 96 97 NJ : 8.5 8.9 741 716 88 81 NM : 0.7 0.8 87 107 124 129 NY : 2.8 3.0 262 248 93 84 NC : 0.6 0.6 56 47 94 81 ND : 0.1 8 103 OH : 0.7 1.2 71 128 107 107 OK : 0.1 13 112 OR : 1.7 1.6 236 208 136 128 PA : 4.0 4.1 382 397 96 97 SC : SD : 1.0 1.6 125 201 119 127 TN : 1.0 1.1 79 91 79 81 TX : 10.2 1.7 1,300 135 127 81 UT : 2.8 2.8 386 376 139 132 VA : 1.0 0.9 98 91 99 98 WA : 0.2 0.3 25 40 138 128 WV : WI : 1.1 0.9 145 123 135 133 WY : 0.2 0.1 22 16 138 128 : US 3/ : 224.6 223.8 31,545 30,627 140 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,336 1,418 1,365 15,445 16,198 50.9 50.6 48.8 52.9 53.0 Heifers : 798 838 874 8,961 9,049 30.4 29.9 31.2 30.7 29.6 All Cows : 448 499 515 4,344 4,859 17.1 17.8 18.4 14.8 15.9 Dairy Cows : 208 218 219 2,052 2,141 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.0 7.0 Other Cows : 240 281 296 2,292 2,718 9.2 10.0 10.6 7.8 8.9 Bulls & Stags : 40 47 44 461 472 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,623 2,803 2,797 29,212 30,578 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,748 9,221 8,954 90,276 91,630 96.8 96.6 96.5 96.7 96.6 Sows : 265 282 282 2,850 2,961 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 39 40 256 312 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,038 9,541 9,276 93,381 94,903 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 11 9 119 107 4.6 4.9 4.2 5.1 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 203 212 203 2,217 2,229 95.4 95.1 95.8 94.9 95.4 : Total 1/ : 213 223 212 2,336 2,336 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 783 786 786 768 778 Steers 4/ : 840 847 847 816 830 Heifers 4/ : 775 780 788 749 763 All Cows 4/ : 617 608 607 620 620 Bulls & Stags4/: 893 886 884 906 913 : Calves & Vealers: 226 223 215 215 222 : Hogs : 203 200 202 201 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 200 197 199 197 197 Sows 5/ : 311 309 310 309 310 Stags & Boars5/: 211 224 215 213 216 : Sheep : 72 67 69 70 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 69 65 65 69 67 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 72 67 70 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, November 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 2 : 4.9 1.7 0.4 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.3 21.7 3 : 75.3 33.1 6.1 33.9 26.9 7.0 2.2 16.8 4 : 72.1 0.9 0.3 62.8 13.8 49.0 8.1 5 : 342.4 138.6 42.7 152.7 81.8 70.9 8.4 16.0 6 : 527.0 255.1 177.7 84.6 12.0 72.6 9.7 1.3 7 : 1,266.8 691.1 499.8 67.3 1.3 66.1 8.6 0.1 8 : 240.0 115.8 105.4 9 : 175.8 81.7 8.0 82.6 70.0 12.6 3.5 8.7 10 : 91.9 46.2 33.2 11.8 6.7 5.1 0.8 : US 2/ : 2,797.2 1,364.6 873.6 515.3 219.0 296.3 43.7 65.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 2 : 11.6 11.4 0.2 0.1 10.9 1.1 9.8 3 : 437.9 423.3 1.2 13.5 8.0 0.4 7.6 4 : 1,449.2 1,359.2 88.6 1.4 2.9 0.8 2.1 5 : 2,455.5 2,339.5 112.6 3.4 29.1 3.3 25.8 6 : 471.1 444.2 26.7 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 7 : 3,802.6 3,731.6 35.3 0.3 35.0 8 : 404.5 400.9 3.6 95.1 1.7 93.4 9 : 211.4 211.3 10 : 31.2 31.1 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.8 : US 2/ : 9,276.4 8,953.9 282.5 40.0 212.3 9.0 203.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - November 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.1 4.5 2.0 3.1 2 : 50.9 17.3 3.3 27.2 25.6 1.6 3.1 175.0 3 : 813.8 368.0 354.3 284.0 70.2 164.2 4 : 670.8 10.6 3.9 572.3 123.6 448.7 84.0 5 : 3,330.6 1,455.4 404.3 1,380.8 745.0 635.8 90.0 189.7 6 : 6,005.9 3,158.9 1,900.3 841.1 123.6 717.4 105.6 7.7 7 :14,060.1 8,202.9 5,160.6 609.0 15.4 593.7 87.6 0.4 8 : 2,680.0 1,438.8 0.1 9 : 1,837.3 907.4 76.2 810.0 695.8 114.2 43.7 81.6 10 : 1,118.9 633.9 368.7 109.1 75.2 33.8 7.3 : US 2/ :30,578.4 16,197.7 9,049.0 4,859.7 2,141.5 2,718.2 472.0 631.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.7 14.2 0.3 0.2 2 : 125.7 123.1 1.6 0.9 129.1 14.3 114.8 3 : 4,578.3 4,527.7 11.1 39.4 90.4 4.8 85.7 4 :15,383.5 14,510.0 858.8 14.7 33.4 11.1 22.2 5 :25,354.5 24,098.7 1,218.7 37.1 318.3 37.5 280.8 6 : 4,941.1 4,708.4 231.5 1.2 42.6 2.4 40.2 7 :37,703.0 36,914.8 385.7 6.4 379.3 8 : 4,155.4 4,088.5 66.8 0.1 1,006.2 20.6 985.6 9 : 2,311.0 2,309.9 10 : 336.0 334.7 1.0 0.2 21.7 1.4 20.3 : US 2/ :94,903.2 91,629.8 2,961.3 312.1 2,336.3 107.4 2,228.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.3 98.2 98.5 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.4 98.1 98.3 97.7 98.1 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 94.8 94.5 94.9 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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