Mt An 1-2 (2-07) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 23, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Benita Hodge at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Red Meat Production Sets Record High for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.09 billion pounds in January, up 5 percent from the 3.90 billion pounds produced in January 2006. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, up 6 percent from January 2006. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 1,290 pounds. Veal production totaled 14.3 million pounds, 21 percent above January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 74,300 head, 34 percent above January 2006. The average live weight was down 31 pounds from last year, at 324 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.90 billion pounds, 4 percent above from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.37 million head, 5 percent above January 2006. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.1 million pounds, was 7 percent below January 2006. Sheep slaughter totaled 216,700 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, down 5 pounds from January a year ago. January 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2007 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Special Note Beginning February 2007, Livestock Slaughter is published using an improved data handling, editing, analysis, and summary system. Data previously published have now been re-tabulated using the new process, resulting in slight differences. These differences are not specifically identified in this report. This issue also contains goat and bison data including head slaughtered and average live weight. Previous NASS Livestock Slaughter publications included classifications labeled as "Bulls & Stags" and "Stags & Boars." These classes are now referred to as "Bulls" and "Boars." However, each classification continues to include stags. 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......................................................10 Reliability Statement.....................................................17 Types of Plants...........................................................18 Terms and Definitions.....................................................19 Information Contacts......................................................19 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 07 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Type : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : Jan : Dec : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,050 2,048 2,164 106 106 2,050 2,164 106 Veal : 11.8 13.1 14.3 121 109 11.8 14.3 121 Pork :1,820 1,797 1,898 104 106 1,820 1,898 104 Lamb & Mutton : 16.2 15.4 15.1 93 99 16.2 15.1 93 : Total Red Meat :3,899 3,874 4,092 105 106 3,899 4,092 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 07 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------------------------- Class : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : Jan : Dec : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,018 2,019 2,132 106 106 2,018 2,132 106 Veal : 11.5 12.9 14.0 122 109 11.5 14.0 122 Pork :1,806 1,781 1,884 104 106 1,806 1,884 104 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 14.7 14.5 94 99 15.4 14.5 94 : Total Red Meat :3,852 3,827 4,044 105 106 3,852 4,044 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 07 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : Jan : Dec : : : 07 % : : : : :2006 :2006 : 2006 : 2007 :of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,591.3 2,566.3 2,747.8 106 107 2,591.3 2,747.8 106 Other : Thou : 50.4 44.8 50.7 101 113 50.4 50.7 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,641.7 2,611.1 2,798.5 106 107 2,641.7 2,798.5 106 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,288 1,303 1,292 100 99 1,288 1,292 100 Other : Lbs :1,124 1,151 1,147 102 100 1,124 1,147 102 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,285 1,300 1,290 100 99 1,285 1,290 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 54.3 67.2 73.3 135 109 54.3 73.3 135 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.1 1.0 86 93 1.2 1.0 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 55.5 68.3 74.3 134 109 55.5 74.3 134 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 353 322 323 92 100 353 323 92 Other : Lbs : 415 438 388 93 89 415 388 93 Comm'l. : Lbs : 355 324 324 91 100 355 324 91 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,833.5 8,787.6 9,281.4 105 106 8,833.5 9,281.4 105 Other : Thou : 81.6 95.9 84.0 103 88 81.6 84.0 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,915.1 8,883.5 9,365.5 105 105 8,915.1 9,365.5 105 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 273 271 271 99 100 273 271 99 Other : Lbs : 237 231 232 98 101 237 232 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 273 271 271 99 100 273 271 99 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 209.9 211.7 204.2 97 96 209.9 204.2 97 Other : Thou : 14.6 13.8 12.5 85 90 14.6 12.5 85 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 224.5 225.5 216.7 97 96 224.5 216.7 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 146 138 141 97 102 146 141 97 Other : Lbs : 109 103 107 99 105 109 107 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 144 136 139 97 103 144 139 97 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 45.8 60.8 45.7 100 75 45.8 45.7 100 Other : Thou : 17.5 15.4 13.1 75 85 17.5 13.1 75 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 63.3 76.3 58.8 93 77 63.3 58.8 93 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 66 63 63 96 100 66 63 96 Other : Lbs : 77 70 70 91 100 77 70 91 Comm'l. : Lbs : 69 64 64 94 100 69 64 94 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.1 3.8 4.1 100 107 4.1 4.1 100 Other : Thou : 1.7 1.5 1.8 107 121 1.7 1.8 107 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.7 5.3 5.9 102 111 5.7 5.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 07 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : Jan 2006 : Dec 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.7 2.1 2.8 106 137 AK : 0.1 0.1 108 102 AZ : 33.0 32.0 33.5 102 105 AR : 4.5 5.6 4.4 98 79 CA : 127.8 141.3 148.4 116 105 CO : 149.4 123.8 147.7 99 119 DE-MD : 3.3 3.3 3.8 114 112 FL : 4.9 6.6 6.7 137 102 GA : 10.9 13.6 15.8 145 117 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.8 111 101 ID : 23.4 3.8 4.2 18 111 IL : 226.8 228.3 239.4 106 105 IN : 130.0 125.8 138.5 107 110 IA : 579.3 556.5 584.0 101 105 KS : 472.2 492.3 502.0 106 102 KY : 45.3 42.8 46.2 102 108 LA : 0.6 0.7 0.7 119 95 MI : 33.5 39.1 41.7 125 107 MN : 206.5 200.3 222.8 108 111 MS : 27.7 21.6 26.4 95 122 MO : 50.0 112.5 122.5 245 109 MT : 1.3 1.0 1.4 103 145 NE : 574.7 558.5 604.2 105 108 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 127 113 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.2 1.1 106 96 NJ : 4.3 5.1 5.0 115 97 NM : 0.5 0.6 0.6 119 103 NY : 3.1 3.1 3.2 104 105 NC : 205.5 192.5 205.6 100 107 ND : 3.0 2.5 3.0 99 121 OH : 24.6 24.6 25.7 105 105 OK : 91.4 81.1 87.2 95 108 OR : 4.0 4.1 4.5 113 110 PA : 98.7 107.5 110.0 111 102 SC : 20.9 20.6 21.4 102 104 SD : 91.3 81.0 81.9 90 101 TN : 19.0 18.7 18.1 95 97 TX : 377.4 357.6 354.6 94 99 UT : 40.2 33.2 34.5 86 104 VA : 36.4 34.9 37.0 102 106 WA : 61.4 68.0 69.6 113 102 WV : 0.6 0.7 0.6 109 91 WI : 106.0 124.0 130.0 123 105 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 104 122 : US : 3,898.5 3,873.6 4,092.3 105 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.3 0.3 287 254 856 862 AK : 0.1 0.1 76 79 1,169 1,117 AZ : 41.6 57,628 1,388 AR : 0.8 1.1 758 1,135 967 1,025 CA : 120.0 144.1 159,705 191,955 1,362 1,357 CO : 168.8 171.8 224,988 225,478 1,333 1,313 DE-MD : 3.5 4.1 4,653 5,483 1,323 1,345 FL : GA : 18.8 29.8 18,624 27,196 1,000 920 HI : 0.8 0.9 814 970 1,019 1,079 ID : 27.6 2.5 34,228 2,551 1,247 1,084 IL : IN : 3.4 4.0 3,560 4,156 1,042 1,050 IA : KS : 575.5 624.5 730,600 788,540 1,270 1,263 KY : 1.7 1.6 1,568 1,550 934 941 LA : 0.6 0.8 465 653 793 845 MI : 37.5 46.7 51,439 64,620 1,377 1,391 MN : 63.4 75.9 87,417 105,725 1,391 1,402 MS : 0.1 0.1 85 110 893 814 MO : 8.1 7.4 9,656 9,063 1,204 1,235 MT : 1.7 1.7 2,019 1,993 1,166 1,201 NE : 555.2 581.1 731,276 779,533 1,319 1,344 NV : 0.1 0.1 102 128 1,174 982 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.2 1,303 1,300 1,038 1,043 NJ : 2.3 2.6 2,773 3,081 1,219 1,214 NM : 0.9 1.0 915 963 1,017 1,011 NY : 2.9 2.5 3,219 2,792 1,137 1,155 NC : 17.7 18.7 21,440 22,143 1,215 1,186 ND : 1.1 1.3 1,377 1,492 1,233 1,184 OH : 8.6 10.6 10,018 12,347 1,175 1,181 OK : 2.7 2.3 2,868 2,503 1,049 1,110 OR : 1.8 2.3 2,254 2,641 1,268 1,193 PA : 67.9 80.5 84,698 101,702 1,260 1,272 SC : 12.7 13.0 14,375 14,881 1,138 1,151 SD : TN : 1.5 1.7 1,332 1,533 919 898 TX : 496.3 472.4 599,678 569,240 1,212 1,208 UT : 51.4 43.4 66,982 55,629 1,307 1,285 VA : 1.0 0.9 1,062 932 1,114 1,068 WA : 76.2 85.6 99,834 113,426 1,317 1,330 WV : 0.9 0.9 861 933 1,004 1,052 WI : 126.1 154.7 171,028 210,330 1,373 1,374 WY : 0.8 0.8 887 906 1,183 1,165 : US 3/ : 2,641.7 2,798.5 3,381,501 3,596,162 1,285 1,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 6.3 11.8 1,070 1,663 172 142 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 35 66 319 381 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 51 33 451 446 HI : ID : IL : 4.2 4.0 1,823 1,731 433 434 IN : 0.2 27 126 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 30 474 LA : 0.3 0.3 162 140 494 518 MI : 1.9 2.9 769 1,239 409 431 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 0.2 42 46 160 271 NJ : 6.7 8.9 2,880 3,927 429 444 NM : 1.0 78 82 NY : 8.8 14.2 1,711 2,168 199 158 NC : 0.1 47 515 ND : OH : 0.8 0.1 356 25 433 350 OK : 0.1 30 462 OR : PA : 13.4 15.6 5,363 6,039 400 387 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 46 47 616 454 TX : 0.8 1.4 472 883 567 622 UT : VA : 0.1 21 292 WA : WV : WI : 10.3 4,502 441 WY : : US 3/ : 55.5 74.3 19,525 23,858 355 324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 9.7 10.3 4,476 4,702 464 460 AK : 0.1 14 249 AZ : 0.3 0.3 49 39 172 154 AR : 12.9 12.9 6,127 5,751 475 445 CA : 216.8 221.0 50,586 53,051 235 241 CO : 1.0 0.8 274 200 271 257 DE-MD : 1.9 1.7 494 454 267 264 FL : 5.1 7.1 674 1,064 133 151 GA : 10.5 13.2 2,456 2,870 235 217 HI : 1.8 1.7 406 375 224 217 ID : 13.0 14.6 3,285 3,708 254 255 IL : 800.8 823.1 225,696 230,959 282 281 IN : 620.8 676.2 167,585 179,392 270 265 IA : 2,607.6 2,635.6 717,056 715,621 275 272 KS : 15.1 6,473 430 KY : 218.4 225.9 59,168 60,064 271 266 LA : 1.3 1.4 280 271 212 187 MI : 9.8 9.8 3,690 3,792 377 387 MN : 806.7 840.3 212,152 221,048 263 263 MS : MO : 559.4 154,997 277 MT : 1.1 1.1 267 277 247 250 NE : 612.7 623.2 167,125 169,159 273 272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 273 300 213 216 NJ : 10.7 8.2 1,060 853 99 105 NM : 0.1 0.1 33 13 260 243 NY : 2.2 2.4 409 453 182 188 NC : 987.8 988.3 258,663 257,748 262 261 ND : 13.7 13.2 3,368 3,259 246 246 OH : 94.2 95.9 25,796 25,895 274 270 OK : 410.2 413.8 118,187 113,397 288 274 OR : 17.6 17.2 3,810 4,033 217 236 PA : 245.7 246.6 60,761 62,337 248 253 SC : SD : 420.7 360.6 110,752 96,122 263 267 TN : 57.1 53.1 27,540 25,593 483 483 TX : 32.2 31.0 7,720 8,236 240 266 UT : 3.3 4.9 769 913 235 187 VA : 182.5 186.3 47,441 48,379 260 260 WA : 2.1 2.0 376 419 176 214 WV : 0.5 0.7 142 160 270 237 WI : 39.2 44.6 17,338 19,719 449 451 WY : 0.3 0.4 93 106 273 266 : US 3/ : 8,915.1 9,365.5 2,426,925 2,535,125 273 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 7 83 AR : CA : CO : 82.3 86.9 13,037 13,332 159 153 DE-MD : 3.2 2.7 331 280 104 102 FL : 0.1 0.1 9 5 79 62 GA : 0.3 0.4 36 52 108 135 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 37 40 119 134 IL : 17.6 2,622 149 IN : 1.6 1.8 174 197 107 109 IA : 31.5 33.4 4,966 5,078 158 152 KS : 0.2 0.1 25 12 111 118 KY : 0.9 0.9 111 108 118 123 LA : 0.1 0.1 7 9 89 67 MI : 14.4 15.9 1,938 2,172 135 137 MN : 0.2 0.2 23 23 127 119 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 48 48 105 123 MT : 0.2 0.2 29 26 120 106 NE : 2.5 372 148 NV : 0.1 0.1 8 8 121 129 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.2 182 238 96 109 NJ : 8.2 8.8 734 700 90 80 NM : 0.7 1.0 85 130 125 137 NY : 3.4 2.4 301 200 88 84 NC : 0.5 0.5 46 40 85 85 ND : 0.1 9 110 OH : 1.0 0.9 110 98 110 108 OK : OR : 1.5 1.8 215 232 140 129 PA : 4.0 3.7 381 370 95 99 SC : SD : 0.9 1.4 118 190 131 132 TN : 1.0 1.0 77 80 78 79 TX : 12.8 1.3 1,721 105 134 79 UT : 2.7 2.9 371 398 142 138 VA : 1.1 0.7 107 70 102 101 WA : 0.2 0.3 23 33 134 121 WV : WI : 0.9 0.9 121 120 139 133 WY : 0.1 0.2 14 21 133 136 : US 3/ : 224.5 216.7 32,201 30,197 144 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2006 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 :2006 :2006 :2007 : 2006 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,321 1,280 1,385 1,321 1,385 51.0 49.9 50.4 51.0 50.4 Heifers : 779 770 819 779 819 30.1 30.0 29.8 30.1 29.8 All Cows : 449 477 502 449 502 17.3 18.6 18.3 17.3 18.3 Dairy Cows : 201 212 228 201 228 7.8 8.2 8.3 7.8 8.3 Other Cows : 247 265 274 247 274 9.5 10.3 10.0 9.5 10.0 Bulls : 43 39 42 43 42 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 : Total 1/ :2,591 2,566 2,748 2,591 2,748 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 54 67 73 54 73 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,551 8,484 8,954 8,551 8,954 96.8 96.5 96.5 96.8 96.5 Sows : 258 266 286 258 286 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 Boars : 25 37 41 25 41 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,834 8,788 9,281 8,834 9,281 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 11 9 9 9 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 Lambs & Yrlngs : 201 201 195 201 195 95.6 95.0 95.6 95.6 95.6 : Total 1/ : 210 212 204 210 204 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 782 790 778 782 778 Steers 3/ : 831 849 831 831 831 Heifers 3/ : 771 790 772 771 772 All Cows 3/ : 640 619 630 640 630 Bulls 3/ : 920 897 909 920 909 : Calves & Vealers: 214 193 194 214 194 : Hogs : 205 203 203 205 203 Barrow Gilts4/ : 201 199 200 201 200 Sows 4/ : 312 309 308 312 308 Boars 4/ : 232 215 214 232 214 : Sheep : 74 69 71 74 71 Mature Sheep5/ : 68 64 65 68 65 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 74 70 71 74 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 4/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 5/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 2 : 4.8 1.8 0.3 2.4 2.0 0.3 0.3 23.1 3 : 83.0 35.9 8.7 36.4 29.0 7.5 2.0 15.8 4 : 73.1 1.2 0.4 63.5 15.6 47.9 8.1 5 : 351.3 154.2 40.4 149.4 78.6 70.8 7.3 19.3 6 : 472.0 244.1 147.2 70.4 14.8 55.6 10.3 2.3 7 : 1,259.0 698.8 488.7 64.2 0.9 63.4 7.4 8 : 228.4 115.0 93.6 9 : 185.7 88.3 8.1 85.7 74.1 11.6 3.6 11.5 10 : 89.3 45.2 31.3 12.1 7.7 4.5 0.7 : US 2/ : 2,747.8 1,384.9 818.8 502.2 227.7 274.5 41.9 73.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.1 2 : 10.3 10.0 0.1 0.1 10.5 1.3 9.2 3 : 432.8 416.5 1.2 15.1 6.9 0.4 6.5 4 : 1,477.0 1,398.8 75.7 2.4 2.5 0.8 1.7 5 : 2,455.7 2,333.8 118.6 3.2 29.7 3.4 26.3 6 : 454.1 431.8 22.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 7 : 3,825.7 3,748.4 33.7 0.1 33.6 8 : 376.0 365.4 10.5 90.5 1.8 88.8 9 : 216.1 216.0 10 : 32.6 32.6 0.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 : US 2/ : 9,281.4 8,954.4 285.9 41.1 204.2 9.1 195.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.2 Calves : 97.8 98.4 98.6 97.8 98.6 Hogs : 99.1 98.9 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 93.5 93.9 94.2 93.5 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of 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 daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. More than 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,000 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each March which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in March. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. An edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the edit provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics and are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. 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 still included in US and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Types of Livestock Slaughter 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 Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates 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 excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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