USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - August 19, 2005
Mt An 1-2 (8-05)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released August 19, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Katy Bell
at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
Veal and Lamb Production at Record Lows for July
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.62 billion pounds in July, down 2 percent from the 3.71 billion
pounds produced in July 2004.
Beef production, at 2.08 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down
2 percent from July 2004. The average live weight was up 15 pounds
from the previous year, at 1,254 pounds.
Veal production totaled 12.4 million pounds, 7 percent below July a
year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,600 head, down 15 percent from
July 2004. The average live weight was 26 pounds above last year,
at 350 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.51 billion pounds, down 5 percent from
the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.66 million head, 5 percent
below July 2004. The average live weight was 2 pounds above the
previous year, at 264 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 13.5 million pounds, was down
5 percent from July 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 200,800 head,
9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds,
up 6 pounds from July a year ago.
January to July 2005 commercial red meat production was
25.9 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Accumulated beef
production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down
8 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and
mutton production was down 4 percent.
July 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
July 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jul 05 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,104 2,228 2,085 99 94 14,194 14,003 99
Veal : 13.3 13.2 12.4 93 94 98.8 90.4 92
Pork :1,576 1,707 1,505 95 88 11,605 11,663 101
Lamb & Mutton : 14.2 15.3 13.5 95 88 112.8 108.1 96
:
Total Red Meat :3,708 3,963 3,616 98 91 26,011 25,865 99
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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/
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: : : : Jul 05 % of : Jan - Jul 2/
: Jul : Jun : Jul :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,077 2,200 2,058 99 94 13,991 13,805 99
Veal : 12.9 12.9 12.1 93 94 96.1 88.1 92
Pork :1,562 1,693 1,492 96 88 11,501 11,567 101
Lamb & Mutton : 13.5 *14.6 12.8 94 87 107.6 103.7 96
:
Total Red Meat :3,666 3,921 3,575 98 91 25,696 25,564 99
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* Revised.
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/
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: : : : :Jul 05 % of: Jan - Jul 2/
: : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul : Jun : : : 05 %
: : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,745.1 2,893.1 2,676.7 98 93 18,864.9 18,285.5 97
Other : Thou : 42.1 43.6 41.7 99 96 327.3 314.3 96
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,787.2 2,936.8 2,718.4 98 93 19,192.2 18,599.8 97
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,241 1,247 1,257 101 101 1,224 1,245 102
Other : Lbs :1,113 1,113 1,116 100 100 1,103 1,112 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,239 1,246 1,254 101 101 1,223 1,242 102
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 67.2 57.7 57.2 85 99 486.5 425.3 87
Other : Thou : 1.6 1.2 1.4 91 120 11.0 9.8 89
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.8 58.9 58.6 85 99 497.5 435.1 87
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 323 366 349 109 97 330 346 105
Other : Lbs : 417 397 416 100 105 414 400 97
Comm'l. : Lbs : 324 368 350 108 95 331 347 105
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,008.3 8,470.2 7,581.6 95 90 57,934.4 57,647.7 100
Other : Thou : 87.6 83.4 80.4 92 97 615.5 571.1 93
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,095.8 8,553.6 7,662.0 95 90 58,549.9 58,218.8 99
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 269 265 101 99 267 270 101
Other : Lbs : 225 222 224 100 101 230 232 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 262 268 264 101 99 266 269 101
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 207.0 *209.6 188.0 91 90 1,541.3 1,471.4 95
Other : Thou : 13.8 12.3 12.8 92 104 95.6 83.9 88
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 220.9 *221.8 200.8 91 91 1,636.8 1,555.3 95
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 130 139 135 104 97 139 141 101
Other : Lbs : 103 108 107 104 100 110 107 97
Comm'l. : Lbs : 128 138 134 104 97 138 139 101
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* 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/
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: : : : Jul 05 as % of 2/
State : Jul : Jun : Jul :-----------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Jul 2004 : Jun 2005
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 2.6 2.4 2.3 87 93
AK : 0.1
AZ : 32.1 30.2 29.3 91 97
AR : 4.6 4.9 4.1 89 83
CA : 115.5 *128.4 115.2 100 90
CO : 178.7 166.6 158.5 89 95
DE-MD : 2.5 3.1 2.7 106 87
FL : 4.6 5.2 4.7 101 90
GA : 13.5 14.0 11.3 84 81
HI : 1.0 0.8 0.8 78 93
ID : 35.8 34.0 27.7 77 82
IL : 209.3 223.7 202.2 97 90
IN : 109.6 117.1 105.4 96 90
IA : 523.8 537.2 474.6 91 88
KS : 486.5 527.2 510.0 105 97
KY : 39.6 35.5 33.8 85 95
LA : 1.0 0.9 0.8 78 87
MI : 31.9 33.8 31.1 97 92
MN : 185.6 187.3 173.6 94 93
MS : 22.5 23.1 20.2 90 87
MO : 36.2 39.0 36.3 100 93
MT : 1.5 1.2 1.5 100 123
NE : 562.0 645.3 578.3 103 90
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 111
N ENG 3/ : 1.6 1.0 0.9 56 87
NJ : 3.8 4.2 3.5 94 85
NM : 0.5 0.6 0.6 115 101
NY : 3.1 3.3 3.5 114 106
NC : 151.5 175.6 162.3 107 92
ND : 2.6 3.0 2.6 99 86
OH : 24.9 23.8 22.6 91 95
OK : 80.0 91.7 79.8 100 87
OR : 3.4 3.8 3.4 99 89
PA : 94.5 97.9 90.0 95 92
SC : 19.1 20.3 18.1 95 89
SD : 74.5 84.5 72.8 98 86
TN : 16.3 16.9 13.2 81 78
TX : 399.1 429.1 392.8 98 92
UT : 34.2 38.1 35.8 104 94
VA : 52.6 56.1 45.3 86 81
WA : 42.5 45.5 45.7 108 100
WV : 0.3 0.3 0.2 89 85
WI : 102.3 105.8 97.9 96 92
WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 97 105
:
US : 3,707.9 *3,963.0 3,615.9 98 91
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* 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,
July 2004 and 2005 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ----
:
AL : 0.3 0.3 254 272 820 946
AK :
AZ :
AR : 0.8 0.6 783 557 1,003 961
CA : 106.9 107.4 140,484 142,822 1,315 1,329
CO : 220.7 188.7 275,794 238,965 1,250 1,266
DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3,649 3,994 1,206 1,305
FL :
GA : 19.4 17.7 23,252 17,647 1,199 995
HI : 1.0 0.7 1,091 796 1,091 1,072
ID : 45.3 33.4 56,590 43,393 1,248 1,300
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 617.4 635.8 758,717 797,492 1,229 1,254
KY : 1.0 1.0 828 918 856 913
LA : 1.0 0.7 891 658 855 923
MI : 36.3 35.4 48,337 47,880 1,332 1,352
MN : 57.9 49.9 79,821 69,089 1,378 1,384
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.7 1.7 1,965 1,949 1,149 1,152
NE : 581.8 594.3 733,812 756,026 1,261 1,272
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.5 0.9 1,576 906 1,087 1,039
NJ : 1.8 1.9 2,145 2,313 1,211 1,241
NM : 0.8 1.0 755 1,014 955 997
NY : 3.5 2.8 3,978 3,328 1,141 1,204
NC : 20.0 14.0 21,021 14,381 1,050 1,031
ND :
OH : 7.7 7.9 8,610 9,091 1,117 1,156
OK : 2.0 1.8 2,121 1,925 1,059 1,048
OR : 1.6 1.7 1,874 2,062 1,183 1,212
PA : 72.9 68.8 84,340 83,075 1,156 1,207
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.1 1.1 1,043 1,055 918 976
TX : 528.6 522.7 633,426 629,846 1,198 1,205
UT : 44.7 46.4 53,761 56,116 1,203 1,210
VA : 0.9 0.6 880 625 1,033 1,103
WA : 54.6 58.9 68,590 73,962 1,257 1,255
WV : 0.3 0.3 328 313 1,050 1,091
WI : 118.6 111.7 156,875 150,716 1,323 1,350
WY : 0.7 0.7 883 814 1,194 1,188
:
US 3/ : 2,787.2 2,718.4 3,454,091 3,410,124 1,239 1,254
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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,
July 2004 and 2005 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR : 0.1 32 580
CA : 8.4 7.2 1,142 1,101 135 154
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 22 27 246 304
FL :
GA : 0.2 0.2 76 80 482 466
HI :
ID :
IL : 6.5 5.3 2,898 2,331 445 436
IN : 0.6 0.4 82 45 128 127
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.6 0.6 310 284 480 514
MI : 1.6 1.6 675 672 424 421
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.0 0.5 652 85 326 162
NJ : 6.1 5.6 2,674 2,372 438 427
NM :
NY : 10.4 10.6 864 2,050 83 194
NC :
ND :
OH : 5.6 3.9 2,161 1,589 385 408
OK : 0.1 38 462
OR :
PA : 13.5 11.5 5,009 4,793 372 418
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 27 32 436 534
TX : 0.9 0.7 540 366 576 553
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 11.2 9.6 4,908 4,401 440 457
WY :
:
US 3/ : 68.8 58.6 22,316 20,537 324 350
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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,
July 2004 and 2005 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds ---
:
AL : 8.8 7.9 4,198 3,748 476 473
AK : 0.1 29 299
AZ : 0.3 0.1 54 25 183 180
AR : 14.7 12.1 6,714 6,040 457 500
CA : 207.4 202.4 49,547 47,505 239 235
CO : 1.1 1.0 264 265 238 258
DE-MD : 1.2 1.3 282 259 232 207
FL : 8.7 8.0 1,445 1,534 165 191
GA : 11.3 8.4 2,684 1,907 237 228
HI : 2.5 1.9 497 424 201 219
ID : 13.0 12.5 4,232 4,067 325 325
IL : 739.9 685.1 200,927 186,650 272 272
IN : 554.1 525.6 142,507 137,366 257 261
IA : 2,365.9 2,170.7 625,980 580,912 265 268
KS :
KY : 201.0 166.3 52,289 44,426 260 267
LA : 1.5 1.2 304 224 201 180
MI : 11.0 9.7 4,116 3,317 375 343
MN : 739.1 708.7 192,491 183,886 260 259
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.6 1.5 367 355 223 236
NE : 547.0 539.5 142,758 143,250 261 266
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.3 1.7 444 334 189 193
NJ : 9.6 8.0 964 818 101 102
NM : 0.1 0.1 14 16 284 284
NY : 3.2 2.6 702 567 221 216
NC : 771.2 829.6 187,785 206,188 244 249
ND : 13.0 12.7 3,053 2,985 235 234
OH : 97.9 87.7 26,250 23,329 268 266
OK : 388.0 381.1 104,736 105,019 270 276
OR : 16.9 14.8 3,810 3,586 225 242
PA : 224.0 210.0 54,521 50,854 243 242
SC :
SD : 358.9 349.0 91,194 90,618 254 260
TN : 48.5 39.4 23,343 18,986 481 482
TX : 28.6 25.4 6,857 5,884 240 232
UT : 3.2 3.0 723 714 226 238
VA : 280.0 236.8 69,005 59,363 246 251
WA : 1.8 1.9 463 486 252 254
WV : 0.5 0.5 122 109 228 232
WI : 53.3 45.4 24,038 20,163 451 444
WY : 0.3 0.4 81 99 257 261
:
US 3/ : 8,095.8 7,662.0 2,123,485 2,025,963 262 264
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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,
July 2004 and 2005 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 0.1 0.1 8 7 90 97
AR : 0.1 8 110
CA :
CO : 72.9 76.0 10,598 11,405 145 150
DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 283 253 101 98
FL : 0.1 0.2 7 12 65 69
GA :
HI :
ID : 0.4 0.4 46 50 122 119
IL : 17.0 15.3 2,129 1,929 126 126
IN : 2.8 2.4 300 263 107 108
IA : 32.3 33.7 4,591 4,835 142 144
KS : 0.3 0.2 31 22 106 98
KY : 1.0 1.0 123 153 118 148
LA : 0.2 0.1 12 8 74 73
MI : 16.3 12.9 1,927 1,716 118 133
MN : 0.2 0.2 23 21 125 125
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.5 41 40 91 84
MT : 0.3 0.3 35 33 111 124
NE : 0.1 0.1 14 16 120 112
NV : 0.1 0.1 13 15 98 113
N ENG 2/ : 1.7 2.0 168 175 99 86
NJ : 9.0 8.6 721 724 80 84
NM : 2.0 1.1 227 126 115 115
NY : 2.2 2.1 178 194 80 91
NC : 0.4 0.5 37 34 83 73
ND :
OH : 1.1 1.2 123 132 111 114
OK : 0.1 0.1 6 9 99 129
OR : 1.5 1.4 152 182 99 126
PA : 6.0 4.2 541 428 90 101
SC :
SD : 1.1 0.8 127 100 121 124
TN : 0.5 0.8 40 62 77 74
TX : 23.3 2.6 2,893 256 124 100
UT : 2.4 2.0 308 295 128 146
VA : 0.5 0.9 46 102 93 113
WA : 0.2 0.2 31 25 145 146
WV :
WI : 1.1 1.0 150 138 131 135
WY : 0.2 0.1 23 13 142 137
:
US 3/ : 220.9 200.8 28,378 26,881 128 134
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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
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: : : :Jan - Jul 1/ : : : :Jan - Jul 1/
Item : Jul : Jun : Jul :-------------: Jul : Jun : Jul :------------
: 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,457 1,607 1,476 9,564 9,634 53.1 55.6 55.2 50.7 52.7
Heifers : 842 859 812 6,084 5,674 30.7 29.7 30.3 32.3 31.0
All Cows : 397 383 351 2,904 2,686 14.5 13.2 13.2 15.4 14.7
Dairy Cows : 186 165 162 1,352 1,264 6.8 5.7 6.1 7.2 6.9
Other Cows : 211 218 189 1,552 1,422 7.7 7.5 7.1 8.2 7.8
Bulls & Stags : 49 45 37 313 291 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6
:
Total 1/ :2,745 2,893 2,677 18,865 18,285 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,718 8,176 7,327 55,880 55,708 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.5 96.6
Sows : 268 270 234 1,906 1,779 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1
Stags & Boars : 22 24 20 149 160 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,008 8,470 7,582 57,934 57,648 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 13 12 9 87 75 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.1
Lambs & Yrlngs : 194 *198 179 1,454 1,396 93.7 94.3 95.0 94.3 94.9
:
Total 1/ : 207 *210 188 1,541 1,471 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 761 765 773 745 759
Steers 4/ : 810 809 821 791 803
Heifers 4/ : 737 735 747 727 738
All Cows 4/ : 609 622 622 614 626
Bulls & Stags4/: 900 *923 903 900 914
:
Calves & Vealers: 198 226 219 202 212
:
Hogs : 196 201 198 199 201
Barrow Gilts 5/: 192 197 194 195 198
Sows 5/ : 310 309 308 314 309
Stags & Boars5/: 233 211 219 221 212
:
Sheep : 65 70 68 70 71
Mature Sheep6/ : 64 71 70 66 69
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 65 70 68 70 71
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* 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,
July 2005 1/
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: Cattle :Calves
Standard:----------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal : : : : Cows : :
Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5
2 : 4.5 1.4 0.2 2.7 2.5 0.1 0.3 16.1
3 : 71.3 34.0 29.4 24.0 5.4 11.6
4 : 50.0 0.9 0.2 42.2 9.2 33.0 6.8
5 : 268.6 121.7 35.7 104.8 54.6 50.2 6.4 20.6
6 : 521.4 286.7 169.9 56.0 9.5 46.5 8.8 0.4
7 : 1,279.7 763.9 472.6 37.7 1.9 35.7 5.5
8 : 242.6 136.6
9 : 145.2 77.4 7.4 57.3 48.8 8.6 3.1 6.9
10 : 92.7 53.4 25.6 12.1 8.1 4.0 1.6
:
US 2/ : 2,676.7 1,476.2 812.2 351.7 162.4 189.3 36.6 57.2
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.5 1.4
2 : 10.4 10.2 0.1 0.1 10.1 1.4 8.7
3 : 447.1 446.0 1.1 7.5 0.3 7.2
4 : 1,210.7 1,148.0 61.5 1.1 2.8 1.2 1.6
5 : 2,024.7 1,919.9 102.3 2.6 28.3 3.8 24.5
6 : 416.4 399.2 17.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
7 : 2,881.7 2,818.6 34.1 0.2 33.9
8 : 363.5 358.0 5.5 78.3 1.5 76.8
9 : 197.5 197.4
10 : 28.2 28.1 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.5
:
US 2/ : 7,581.6 7,327.0 234.4 20.2 188.0 9.3 178.7
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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 - July 2005 * 1/
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: Cattle :Calves
Standard:----------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal : : : : Cows : :
Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------:Bulls &: Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : Stags :
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: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 5.9 2.1 1.2 3.1
2 : 35.0 10.6 1.9 20.3 19.2 1.1 2.2 102.9
3 : 490.2 210.2 223.2 181.4 41.8 93.8
4 : 381.8 7.5 2.1 320.2 70.1 250.1 52.1
5 : 1,878.6 806.8 233.0 789.0 416.4 372.6 49.8 160.4
6 : 3,548.4 1,937.4 1,167.4 374.5 81.0 293.5 69.1 4.8
7 : 8,655.1 4,960.5 3,316.0 329.3 22.3 307.1 49.3 0.2
8 : 1,607.3 837.9
9 : 1,033.2 547.6 47.9 416.3 372.3 44.0 21.4 53.6
10 : 649.9 313.7 188.1 130.8 73.9 56.9 17.3
:
US 2/ :18,285.5 9,634.4 5,673.9 2,685.9 1,263.6 1,422.3 291.3 425.3
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 8.3 8.0 0.2 0.1
2 : 80.9 78.6 1.1 1.1 83.0 9.8 73.2
3 : 3,610.0 3,600.3 9.4 0.3 60.6 3.5 57.1
4 : 9,240.6 8,739.3 490.5 10.9 19.6 8.0 11.6
5 :15,160.6 14,391.6 751.5 17.5 219.0 33.6 185.4
6 : 3,100.6 2,962.8 137.3 0.6 18.7 0.7 18.0
7 :22,108.8 21,624.5 233.3 1.7 231.6
8 : 2,708.4 2,674.5 33.9 0.1 616.0 12.2 603.9
9 : 1,426.1 1,425.5
10 : 203.2 202.6 0.6 0.1 10.8 0.9 9.9
:
US 2/ :57,647.7 55,707.7 1,779.5 160.5 1,471.4 75.4 1,396.0
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* 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
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: : : : Jan - Jul
Species : Jul : Jun : Jul :------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3
Calves : 97.7 98.0 97.5 97.8 97.8
Hogs : 98.9 99.0 99.0 98.9 99.0
Sheep : 93.7 94.5 93.6 94.2 94.6
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Livestock Slaughter Estimates
Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter
estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report
(LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual
counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants.
These counts are combined with data from State-administered
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total
commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S.
slaughter for any species is under FI. Number of head slaughtered
daily under FI are recorded on the LS-149 forms by species and
class. Head kill excluding animals condemned and total live and
dressed weights are also given.
There are 850 plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection
and over 2,200 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from
State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see
Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting
between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included,
certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are
constantly monitored.
Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or
corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions
for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in
each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are
published in the annual summary.
Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted
by telephone if the LS-149 is not received by NASS in time for
summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large
number of head or several species are accounted for each week.
All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately
two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each
plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit
provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact
and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for
unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill,
generally based on each plant's past operating profile.
If no form is received by mail or other means, data for plants
slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species
are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weights may also be
necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The
imputation is also based on the history of each respective plant
and represents the recent operating characteristics until final
data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually
is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation
for live and dressed weight data for cattle is usually less than 10
percent and for hogs about 7 percent. The imputation for calves
and sheep is more frequent and variable.
Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual
days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and
live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live
and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared
with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are
frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing
and a shift in the species reported.
FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total
for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only.
These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary,
and Statistics.
Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating
plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be
subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in
reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are
minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and
summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data
for consistency and reasonableness.
No data are published, unless permission is granted, if less than
three plants slaughter a species in a State or if one plant has 60
percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species.
If not published, these data are included in U.S. totals. A review
of the data is made annually to determine publishibilty.
Types of Plants
There are generally four types of slaughtering plants.
(1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat
interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with
USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely
under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt
establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
(2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is
responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried
out by State employees. These plants are considered to be
federally inspected.
(3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and
transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with
individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile
slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter.
(4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but
operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and
meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health
standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is
included in NFI totals.
Terms and Definitions
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in
federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals
slaughtered on farms.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with
kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out;
pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of
chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on
hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and
yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing
percentage of 70.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or
testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government
standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness,
health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat
produced.
Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at
the slaughter plant.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and
butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after
slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is
derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for
FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for
condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection
reports.
The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 -
condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat
production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals
condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly
stable for the last five years; running about 1.90 head per 100
head for calves, .5 per 100 for cattle, .40 per 100 for hogs and
.20 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI
head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red
meat production.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.
Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home
consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial
establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These
estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release.
Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat
produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected. Meat that is
transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal
(USDA) Standards.
Index
Page
Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average
Live weight, by State and U.S....................................6
Commercial Cattle 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....................................7
Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S..................4
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total,
and Average Live weight, by State and U.S........................8
Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability....19
Federally Inspected Classification of Number and
Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S.............9
Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by
Regions and U.S.................................................10
Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by
Species, U.S....................................................12
Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights,
by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S............................3
Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S.............2
Terms and Definitions............................................21
Types of Plants..................................................20
