Mt An 1-2 (1-07) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 26, 2007, 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 Down From Previous Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in December, down 2 percent from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in December 2005. Beef production, at 2.04 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million head, down 2 percent from December 2005. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,297 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.4 million pounds, 7 percent above December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 68,100 head, up 13 percent from December 2005. The average live weight was 25 pounds below last year, at 346 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.79 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.88 million head, 4 percent below December 2005. The average live weight was unchanged the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.3 million pounds, was down 8 percent from December 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 223,700 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, down 7 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2006 commercial red meat production was 47.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was up slightly, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. December 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2006 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 06 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Dec : Nov : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,057 2,217 2,040 99 92 24,682 26,071 106 Veal : 13.5 14.3 14.4 107 101 155.8 156.2 100 Pork :1,866 1,890 1,793 96 95 20,685 20,999 102 Lamb & Mutton : 16.5 15.3 15.3 92 100 187.1 184.9 99 : Total Red Meat :3,954 4,137 3,863 98 93 45,711 47,411 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 06 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Dec : Nov : : :06 as % : : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,027 2,189 2,011 99 92 24,328 25,722 106 Veal : 13.1 14.0 14.1 107 101 151.7 152.9 101 Pork :1,850 1,875 1,777 96 95 20,506 20,823 102 Lamb & Mutton : 15.9 14.7 14.6 92 99 179.5 177.1 99 : Total Red Meat :3,906 4,092 3,817 98 93 45,166 46,875 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 06 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Dec : Nov : : : 06 % : : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,619.4 2,797.2 2,564.3 98 92 31,831.5 33,142.8 104 Other : Thou : 47.7 44.0 44.8 94 102 556.1 541.7 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,667.1 2,841.2 2,609.1 98 92 32,387.7 33,684.4 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,283 1,294 1,298 101 100 1,259 1,276 101 Other : Lbs :1,130 1,139 1,151 102 101 1,121 1,135 101 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,280 1,291 1,297 101 100 1,256 1,274 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 58.7 65.6 67.0 114 102 717.6 698.6 97 Other : Thou : 1.3 1.2 1.1 82 96 16.7 13.0 78 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 60.0 66.8 68.1 113 102 734.4 711.6 97 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 367 350 345 94 98 352 360 102 Other : Lbs : 449 409 438 98 107 413 413 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 371 351 346 93 99 353 360 102 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,137.6 9,276.4 8,787.2 96 95 102,519.0103,690.4 101 Other : Thou : 96.9 91.1 95.9 99 105 1,062.5 1,048.3 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,234.5 *9,367.5 8,883.1 96 95 103,581.5104,738.7 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 272 273 273 100 100 269 270 100 Other : Lbs : 227 237 231 101 97 232 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 272 273 272 100 100 269 270 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 218.9 *212.4 209.9 96 99 2,554.4 2,546.3 100 Other : Thou : 11.9 11.5 13.8 116 120 143.4 147.6 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 230.8 223.8 223.7 97 100 2,697.8 2,693.8 100 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 145 139 139 96 100 140 139 99 Other : Lbs : 107 106 103 96 97 107 107 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 143 137 136 96 99 138 137 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 06 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Dec 2005 : Nov 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.5 2.4 2.1 81 87 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 98 52 AZ : 34.1 33.7 31.9 94 95 AR : 6.0 5.7 6.0 100 106 CA : 134.6 139.5 142.1 106 102 CO : 142.1 150.6 123.7 87 82 DE-MD : 3.3 3.4 3.3 101 98 FL : 4.4 7.0 6.6 151 94 GA : 10.6 14.9 13.7 129 92 HI : 0.9 0.7 0.8 94 110 ID : 19.7 4.2 4.0 20 95 IL : 238.2 246.5 228.1 96 93 IN : 125.7 138.1 126.0 100 91 IA : 585.5 587.9 554.4 95 94 KS : 465.8 501.5 490.7 105 98 KY : 42.3 46.5 43.4 102 93 LA : 0.9 0.9 0.8 81 85 MI : 35.7 38.9 39.0 109 100 MN : 206.1 212.9 200.4 97 94 MS : 24.2 24.8 21.6 89 87 MO : 42.2 110.3 112.7 267 102 MT : 1.6 0.8 1.0 61 115 NE : 582.6 631.1 557.5 96 88 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 161 115 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.3 1.2 100 94 NJ : 4.3 4.8 5.0 117 105 NM : 0.5 0.6 0.6 122 91 NY : 3.7 3.9 3.9 103 98 NC : 206.9 191.6 188.7 91 99 ND : 2.9 2.5 2.5 87 101 OH : 25.1 23.7 23.8 95 100 OK : 95.5 90.6 81.0 85 89 OR : 3.9 3.5 3.2 84 92 PA : 106.0 105.4 109.0 103 103 SC : 20.8 21.8 20.7 99 95 SD : 96.9 85.4 81.1 84 95 TN : 22.5 20.8 18.7 83 90 TX : 388.6 *398.1 353.1 91 89 UT : 42.3 45.9 33.1 78 72 VA : 47.2 37.7 34.8 74 92 WA : 64.7 71.1 67.2 104 94 WV : 0.7 0.7 0.7 96 100 WI : 110.3 124.8 124.6 113 100 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 101 109 : US : 3,953.6 4,137.2 3,863.0 98 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 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 : 0.2 0.3 158 256 883 849 AK : 0.1 0.1 89 63 1,161 990 AZ : AR : 0.9 0.9 795 804 900 935 CA : 121.4 137.3 167,801 188,450 1,382 1,373 CO : 162.9 139.2 215,751 185,307 1,325 1,331 DE-MD : 3.6 3.6 4,748 4,748 1,318 1,321 FL : GA : 18.2 24.6 15,361 20,511 846 833 HI : 0.9 0.8 880 826 1,030 1,046 ID : IL : IN : 3.4 3.2 3,512 3,404 1,046 1,059 IA : KS : 573.6 590.6 729,078 765,353 1,271 1,296 KY : 1.6 1.4 1,428 1,338 883 945 LA : 0.9 0.7 790 627 909 864 MI : 39.5 44.1 54,334 60,483 1,374 1,372 MN : 61.1 67.7 83,971 93,997 1,375 1,388 MS : 0.1 63 727 MO : 7.6 7.6 10,002 9,989 1,310 1,309 MT : 2.0 1.2 2,244 1,349 1,137 1,161 NE : 567.5 522.6 742,455 706,583 1,308 1,352 NV : 0.1 0.1 81 138 1,215 1,233 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.2 1,246 1,212 990 976 NJ : 2.2 2.3 2,710 2,872 1,211 1,234 NM : 0.9 1.1 892 1,095 997 1,012 NY : 2.8 2.4 3,164 2,755 1,129 1,161 NC : 15.5 16.9 15,696 20,245 1,011 1,201 ND : 1.1 0.9 1,222 1,072 1,137 1,169 OH : 8.1 8.8 9,080 10,020 1,115 1,141 OK : 2.3 2.1 2,468 2,316 1,081 1,119 OR : 1.7 2.1 2,199 2,426 1,265 1,171 PA : 68.0 72.0 84,682 90,805 1,246 1,262 SC : 11.3 12,526 1,105 SD : TN : 1.4 1.4 1,301 1,307 901 921 TX : 507.3 467.6 618,486 564,990 1,219 1,208 UT : 53.2 40.9 66,295 51,701 1,247 1,263 VA : 0.9 0.8 940 808 1,040 1,056 WA : 80.3 83.5 105,784 110,566 1,317 1,324 WV : 1.2 1.1 1,156 1,120 1,000 1,054 WI : 132.1 150.8 179,886 203,580 1,362 1,350 WY : 0.7 0.6 757 732 1,163 1,157 : US 3/ : 2,667.1 2,609.1 3,415,148 3,382,844 1,280 1,297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 4.8 10.0 925 1,391 192 139 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 44 61 299 329 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 46 41 409 461 HI : ID : IL : 4.2 3.6 1,782 1,593 429 444 IN : 0.6 0.5 72 58 130 128 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.4 0.3 201 150 499 505 MI : 2.8 2.4 1,072 969 387 400 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 0.3 63 80 244 310 NJ : 6.8 8.5 2,936 3,787 433 443 NM : NY : 10.6 13.2 2,280 2,605 216 198 NC : 0.1 0.1 26 42 498 428 ND : OH : 3.7 0.1 1,477 19 399 352 OK : 0.1 0.1 37 32 461 461 OR : PA : 12.7 16.3 5,413 7,009 425 430 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 40 38 464 354 TX : 1.0 0.8 569 482 579 593 UT : VA : 0.1 22 354 WA : WV : WI : 10.8 10.6 4,995 4,918 464 463 WY : : US 3/ : 60.0 68.1 22,259 23,557 371 346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 9.2 7.3 4,330 3,334 470 458 AK : 0.1 0.1 16 22 255 229 AZ : 0.3 0.3 32 42 110 157 AR : 17.0 17.1 8,927 8,930 524 523 CA : 235.8 219.1 57,094 52,209 242 238 CO : 1.0 0.7 252 182 261 263 DE-MD : 1.6 1.7 414 431 258 253 FL : 10.7 12.8 1,162 1,622 109 126 GA : 11.7 14.0 2,783 3,100 237 221 HI : 2.4 2.2 516 473 218 217 ID : 13.0 13.5 4,252 4,431 328 328 IL : 837.1 778.4 234,043 217,716 280 280 IN : 613.1 615.7 163,990 163,486 267 266 IA : 2,675.4 2,510.5 732,476 684,959 274 273 KS : 14.2 6,003 422 KY : 204.4 209.8 55,094 56,654 270 270 LA : 2.5 2.2 406 344 164 157 MI : 11.6 10.0 4,505 3,921 390 393 MN : 821.5 756.7 218,618 202,393 266 267 MS : MO : MT : 1.2 0.9 322 214 258 252 NE : 639.0 602.7 174,342 163,389 273 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.0 457 441 204 220 NJ : 11.9 11.6 1,071 1,072 90 92 NM : 0.1 0.1 36 25 266 273 NY : 2.9 2.7 638 703 223 262 NC : 1,028.7 935.5 265,821 238,962 258 255 ND : 13.0 11.3 3,224 2,798 248 248 OH : 96.5 93.9 27,036 25,940 280 276 OK : 433.0 378.7 124,568 105,588 288 279 OR : 17.4 15.8 4,195 3,133 242 199 PA : 285.6 269.7 70,702 69,774 248 259 SC : SD : 457.1 363.5 121,057 98,102 265 270 TN : 66.9 55.5 32,292 26,674 483 481 TX : 35.9 34.5 9,109 8,473 254 246 UT : 4.1 5.3 937 1,110 230 211 VA : 236.7 175.6 61,997 45,438 262 259 WA : 2.0 2.0 508 503 253 256 WV : 0.7 0.6 169 140 259 253 WI : 38.9 43.1 17,251 19,363 444 449 WY : 0.3 0.4 75 97 267 276 : US 3/ : 9,234.5 8,883.1 2,510,536 2,418,256 272 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 11 9 107 91 AR : CA : CO : 88.9 85.3 14,317 13,213 161 155 DE-MD : 2.8 3.0 298 309 105 103 FL : 0.2 0.2 14 16 74 66 GA : 0.2 0.4 19 37 103 99 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 35 129 119 IL : 17.3 14.3 2,422 1,821 140 128 IN : 2.2 3.0 235 332 109 110 IA : 34.1 34.9 5,265 5,232 154 150 KS : 0.2 0.3 18 28 103 107 KY : 1.2 1.0 153 109 133 111 LA : 0.1 0.2 7 10 83 69 MI : 14.5 16.0 1,925 2,121 133 133 MN : 0.3 0.4 46 41 134 117 MS : MO : 0.6 0.5 49 51 85 99 MT : 0.3 0.3 40 31 116 118 NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.7 2.9 244 276 90 94 NJ : 9.4 11.8 784 930 84 79 NM : 0.6 0.8 78 96 124 125 NY : 3.5 4.8 305 399 86 83 NC : 0.4 0.6 35 52 92 83 ND : 0.1 0.1 6 7 113 122 OH : 0.8 1.3 89 136 105 107 OK : 0.1 5 104 OR : 1.6 1.9 216 237 135 127 PA : 4.4 4.7 406 450 92 96 SC : SD : 1.0 1.6 125 212 129 130 TN : 0.9 1.4 70 105 79 74 TX : 10.7 1.1 1,374 75 129 68 UT : 2.6 2.7 363 360 137 132 VA : 1.1 0.9 103 87 95 101 WA : 0.2 0.4 26 45 138 117 WV : WI : 1.2 1.1 164 152 139 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 17 140 130 : US 3/ : 230.8 223.7 32,899 30,456 143 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,351 1,365 1,279 16,797 17,477 51.6 48.8 49.9 52.8 52.7 Heifers : 801 874 770 9,761 9,819 30.6 31.2 30.0 30.7 29.6 All Cows : 430 515 477 4,775 5,336 16.4 18.4 18.6 15.0 16.1 Dairy Cows : 200 219 212 2,252 2,353 7.6 7.8 8.3 7.1 7.1 Other Cows : 230 296 265 2,523 2,983 8.8 10.6 10.3 7.9 9.0 Bulls & Stags : 37 44 39 498 511 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,619 2,797 2,564 31,832 33,143 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,847 8,954 8,484 99,123100,114 96.8 96.5 96.5 96.7 96.6 Sows : 266 *283 266 3,116 3,228 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 Stags & Boars : 24 40 37 280 349 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 : Total 1/ :9,138 9,276 8,787102,519103,690 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 9 11 129 118 4.8 4.3 5.0 5.1 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 208 203 199 2,425 2,428 95.2 95.7 95.0 94.9 95.4 : Total 1/ : 219 212 210 2,554 2,546 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 778 786 787 769 779 Steers 4/ : 829 847 848 817 831 Heifers 4/ : 769 788 789 750 765 All Cows 4/ : 622 607 614 621 619 Bulls & Stags4/: 901 884 889 905 911 : Calves & Vealers: 227 215 212 216 221 : Hogs : 203 202 203 201 201 Barrow Gilts 5/: 200 199 199 197 198 Sows 5/ : 312 310 312 310 310 Stags & Boars5/: 216 215 209 213 215 : Sheep : 73 69 70 70 70 Mature Sheep6/ : 68 65 64 69 67 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 73 70 70 71 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, December 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 0.2 2 : 4.5 1.7 0.3 2.2 1.9 0.3 0.3 21.7 3 : 74.5 34.0 6.2 32.4 25.7 6.6 2.0 16.5 4 : 63.6 0.9 0.3 55.5 12.6 43.0 7.0 5 : 335.0 141.7 39.3 146.9 79.9 67.0 7.3 17.0 6 : 467.3 233.0 153.8 71.5 11.8 59.7 9.0 0.7 7 : 1,162.8 644.7 450.7 60.0 1.1 58.8 7.5 8 : 192.0 93.8 80.2 9 : 176.8 84.3 9.2 80.0 68.1 11.9 3.3 9.8 10 : 86.7 44.5 29.8 11.8 6.3 5.4 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,564.3 1,279.0 769.9 476.6 211.6 265.0 38.9 67.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.6 2 : 14.0 13.8 0.2 0.1 14.5 1.5 13.0 3 : 445.7 432.5 1.3 12.0 8.2 0.5 7.7 4 : 1,388.6 1,310.8 76.7 1.2 3.4 0.9 2.5 5 : 2,263.1 2,153.9 105.8 3.4 30.0 4.2 25.8 6 : 424.9 399.3 25.5 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 7 : 3,631.0 3,562.2 35.5 0.2 35.3 8 : 377.2 369.1 8.1 89.1 1.7 87.3 9 : 211.1 211.0 10 : 29.9 29.8 0.1 2.2 0.2 2.0 : US 2/ : 8,787.2 8,483.9 266.3 37.0 209.9 10.6 199.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 2006 * 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.1 4.9 2.2 3.3 2 : 55.4 18.9 3.7 29.3 27.5 1.9 3.4 196.7 3 : 888.3 402.0 386.6 309.8 76.8 180.7 4 : 734.4 11.5 4.2 627.8 136.2 491.6 90.9 5 : 3,665.6 1,597.0 443.6 1,527.7 824.9 702.8 97.3 206.6 6 : 6,473.2 3,391.9 2,054.2 912.5 135.4 777.1 114.6 8.4 7 :15,222.9 8,847.6 5,611.3 669.0 16.5 652.5 95.1 0.4 8 : 2,872.0 1,532.6 0.1 9 : 2,014.1 991.7 85.4 890.0 763.9 126.1 47.0 91.4 10 : 1,205.7 678.4 398.5 120.8 81.6 39.3 8.0 : US 2/ :33,142.8 17,476.7 9,818.9 5,336.3 2,353.1 2,983.2 510.9 698.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : :Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 16.4 15.8 0.4 0.2 2 : 139.7 136.9 1.8 1.0 143.6 15.9 127.7 3 : 5,024.0 4,960.2 12.4 51.4 98.6 5.2 93.4 4 : 16,772.1 15,820.7 935.5 15.9 36.8 12.0 24.7 5 : 27,617.7 26,252.5 1,324.5 40.6 348.3 41.7 306.6 6 : 5,365.9 5,107.6 257.0 1.3 43.3 2.8 40.6 7 : 41,334.0 40,476.9 421.2 6.6 414.6 8 : 4,532.6 4,457.6 74.9 0.1 1,095.3 22.3 1,073.0 9 : 2,522.1 2,520.9 10 : 365.9 364.5 1.1 0.3 23.9 1.6 22.3 : US 2/ :103,690.4 100,113.7 3,227.6 349.1 2,546.3 118.0 2,428.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.5 98.3 98.3 98.4 Calves : 97.8 98.3 98.4 97.7 98.2 Hogs : 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0 99.0 Sheep : 94.8 94.9 93.8 94.7 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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