USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - June 24, 2005
Mt An 1-2 (6-05)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released June 24, 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.
Red Meat Production Up From Previous Month and Year
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.71 billion pounds in May, up 3 percent from the 3.60 billion
pounds produced in May 2004.
Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was slightly above the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down
2 percent from May 2004. The average live weight was up 20 pounds
from the previous year, at 1,224 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.2 million pounds, 4 percent below May a
year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,500 head, down 10 percent from
May 2004. The average live weight was 22 pounds above last year,
at 376 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.61 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.03 million head, 6 percent above
May 2004. The average live weight was 4 pounds above the previous
year, at 270 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 14.8 million pounds, was up
14 percent from May 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 208,000 head,
10 percent above last year. The average live weight was
143 pounds, up 5 pounds from May a year ago.
January to May 2005 commercial red meat production was 18.3 billion
pounds, down slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef production was
down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was
up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was
down 4 percent.
May 2004 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
May 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : May 05 % of : Jan - May 2/
: May : Apr : May :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,070 *1,889 2,075 100 110 9,864 9,691 98
Veal : 13.7 13.0 13.2 96 102 72.2 64.9 90
Pork :1,500 1,704 1,611 107 95 8,356 8,451 101
Lamb & Mutton : 13.1 15.5 14.8 114 95 83.0 79.4 96
:
Total Red Meat :3,597 3,622 3,714 103 103 18,375 18,286 100
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* Revised.
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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: : : : May 05 % of : Jan - May 2/
: May : Apr : May :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,043 *1,862 2,049 100 110 9,716 9,547 98
Veal : 13.4 12.6 12.9 97 102 70.2 63.2 90
Pork :1,486 1,691 1,596 107 94 8,282 8,382 101
Lamb & Mutton : 12.3 14.9 14.3 116 96 79.2 76.3 96
:
Total Red Meat :3,555 *3,580 3,672 103 103 18,147 18,068 100
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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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: : : : :May 05 % of: Jan - May 2/
: : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May : Apr : : : 05 %
: : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,792.1 2,516.5 2,750.8 99 109 13,171.2 12,715.6 97
Other : Thou : 44.0 43.6 41.3 94 95 239.7 229.0 96
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,836.1 2,560.1 2,792.1 98 109 13,410.9 12,944.6 97
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,206 *1,221 1,225 102 100 1,221 1,242 102
Other : Lbs :1,098 1,117 1,121 102 100 1,100 1,111 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,204 *1,219 1,224 102 100 1,220 1,239 102
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 63.2 60.1 57.3 91 95 354.6 310.4 88
Other : Thou : 1.5 1.4 1.2 78 83 7.8 7.1 91
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 64.7 61.6 58.5 90 95 362.4 317.5 88
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 354 351 375 106 107 330 341 104
Other : Lbs : 390 400 390 100 97 413 398 96
Comm'l. : Lbs : 354 353 376 106 107 332 342 103
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :7,494.4 8,368.7 7,938.8 106 95 41,510.8 41,595.9 100
Other : Thou : 84.2 75.1 91.4 109 122 437.8 407.3 93
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :7,578.6 8,443.8 8,030.2 106 95 41,948.6 42,003.2 100
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 271 270 101 100 268 271 101
Other : Lbs : 227 230 235 103 102 233 235 101
Comm'l. : Lbs : 266 271 270 101 100 268 270 101
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 175.4 *208.2 198.4 113 95 1,114.7 1,073.9 96
Other : Thou : 13.2 12.7 9.6 72 75 69.7 58.9 84
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 188.7 *220.9 208.0 110 94 1,184.4 1,132.7 96
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 145 143 102 98 142 142 100
Other : Lbs : 116 103 109 94 106 111 106 95
Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 141 143 103 101 140 140 100
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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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: : : : May 05 as % of 2/
State : May : Apr : May :-----------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : May 2004 : Apr 2005
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 2.7 2.6 2.4 88 91
AK : 0.1
AZ : 28.9 27.5 28.7 99 104
AR : 4.7 3.9 4.2 90 109
CA : 109.8 114.9 117.8 107 103
CO : 169.2 130.2 157.7 93 121
DE-MD : 2.5 3.0 3.1 126 103
FL : 4.2 4.9 4.9 117 100
GA : 11.2 12.1 13.1 118 109
HI : 0.9 0.8 0.8 90 96
ID : 36.2 30.1 32.3 89 107
IL : 202.2 212.8 209.1 103 98
IN : 105.7 117.0 108.0 102 92
IA : 478.4 534.0 507.2 106 95
KS : 468.0 469.2 489.9 105 104
KY : 38.2 35.8 34.6 91 97
LA : 1.0 1.0 0.8 83 81
MI : 30.8 30.4 31.6 103 104
MN : 173.0 181.3 177.9 103 98
MS : 22.4 22.7 23.0 103 101
MO : 33.4 40.4 37.9 114 94
MT : 1.0 1.0 1.0 107 101
NE : 563.8 *535.3 600.8 107 112
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 112 173
N ENG 3/ : 1.2 0.8 0.9 76 108
NJ : 4.1 4.1 4.1 100 100
NM : 0.6 0.6 0.5 94 88
NY : 2.6 3.0 2.9 111 96
NC : 162.7 193.7 171.0 105 88
ND : 2.7 2.8 2.7 103 98
OH : 25.5 23.9 23.0 90 96
OK : 81.8 93.3 85.0 104 91
OR : 3.3 3.4 3.5 106 104
PA : 93.0 89.3 94.9 102 106
SC : 19.6 19.1 19.8 101 104
SD : 62.4 76.2 76.4 122 100
TN : 12.4 12.6 15.9 129 127
TX : 399.4 364.9 395.2 99 108
UT : 34.3 28.1 34.2 100 122
VA : 58.4 60.9 56.0 96 92
WA : 42.8 39.6 43.9 103 111
WV : 0.3 0.4 0.3 89 74
WI : 101.2 93.2 96.4 95 104
WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 101 100
:
US : 3,596.9 *3,621.5 3,714.4 103 103
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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,
May 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 : 0.6 0.5 539 414 919 875
AK :
AZ :
AR : 1.0 0.8 908 734 905 936
CA : 102.6 107.3 133,543 142,234 1,301 1,325
CO : 219.3 198.0 261,099 239,742 1,191 1,211
DE-MD : 2.8 3.6 3,605 4,666 1,279 1,295
FL :
GA : 15.0 20.2 17,987 20,124 1,199 995
HI : 0.9 0.8 930 825 1,068 1,098
ID : 47.9 40.9 59,371 52,056 1,239 1,271
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 624.1 643.7 733,824 769,604 1,176 1,196
KY : 1.2 1.2 1,042 1,142 862 934
LA : 1.2 1.0 966 815 812 852
MI : 35.1 35.6 46,884 47,890 1,336 1,345
MN : 55.0 48.9 74,233 67,893 1,351 1,388
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.2 1.3 1,406 1,484 1,169 1,175
NE : 618.4 634.2 755,368 790,027 1,221 1,246
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.0 1,377 1,045 1,058 1,033
NJ : 1.9 2.1 2,254 2,734 1,201 1,293
NM : 1.0 0.9 952 951 969 1,004
NY : 3.1 2.9 3,618 3,505 1,150 1,193
NC : 16.6 15.9 17,637 16,258 1,064 1,024
ND :
OH : 9.2 7.4 10,472 8,518 1,142 1,150
OK : 2.8 2.6 3,051 2,757 1,079 1,078
OR : 1.3 1.5 1,556 1,808 1,163 1,230
PA : 72.8 70.7 85,085 86,584 1,168 1,224
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.0 1.2 973 1,148 940 975
TX : 548.6 533.5 637,952 630,603 1,163 1,182
UT : 47.5 46.7 53,865 53,645 1,134 1,150
VA : 0.9 1.0 930 1,117 1,038 1,090
WA : 57.9 58.4 68,884 70,761 1,190 1,211
WV : 0.4 0.4 407 383 1,027 978
WI : 118.2 109.4 157,962 148,266 1,337 1,356
WY : 0.6 0.6 701 722 1,158 1,185
:
US 3/ : 2,836.1 2,792.1 3,415,402 3,416,695 1,204 1,224
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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,
May 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 :
CA : 6.7 6.8 1,004 1,167 149 171
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 19 30 297 293
FL :
GA : 0.2 0.1 99 59 472 537
HI :
ID :
IL : 6.7 6.7 3,140 3,059 472 459
IN : 0.3 0.1 35 16 132 126
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.5 0.4 224 201 472 499
MI : 2.1 2.2 865 945 417 431
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.4 263 60 242 147
NJ : 7.4 6.5 3,144 2,799 427 428
NM :
NY : 6.5 6.0 545 1,022 84 171
NC :
ND :
OH : 7.5 4.4 2,865 1,757 381 398
OK : 0.1 0.1 28 28 353 424
OR :
PA : 13.1 12.5 5,124 5,222 390 416
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 45 66 478 602
TX : 0.8 0.6 470 401 572 625
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 10.4 10.5 4,724 4,883 456 464
WY :
:
US 3/ : 64.7 58.5 22,911 21,980 354 376
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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,
May 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 : 8.5 8.1 4,017 3,788 470 466
AK : 0.1 0.1 19 25 179 182
AZ : 0.6 0.5 112 99 178 194
AR : 12.0 12.2 6,804 6,114 565 502
CA : 183.9 206.6 45,181 49,674 246 240
CO : 0.8 0.9 201 243 238 268
DE-MD : 1.2 1.3 276 275 233 216
FL : 6.8 7.6 1,188 1,466 174 193
GA : 12.1 11.4 2,900 2,633 240 232
HI : 2.3 2.0 474 437 203 224
ID : 13.0 13.4 4,254 4,364 326 327
IL : 676.9 731.6 188,121 204,278 278 279
IN : 525.5 530.6 137,326 140,842 261 265
IA : 2,129.4 2,293.6 569,747 624,792 268 272
KS :
KY : 191.3 169.4 50,188 45,275 262 267
LA : 1.7 1.4 354 264 206 186
MI : 9.2 9.3 3,539 3,353 385 361
MN : 683.4 722.7 179,538 190,775 263 264
MS :
MO :
MT : 0.8 0.8 194 204 243 244
NE : 504.8 557.7 133,193 149,857 264 269
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 283 283 213 200
NJ : 8.4 8.8 853 892 101 101
NM : 0.1 0.1 30 21 272 271
NY : 2.3 2.5 520 560 229 227
NC : 818.9 841.2 204,941 216,279 250 257
ND : 12.9 13.3 3,073 3,085 239 232
OH : 94.6 88.4 25,306 24,134 268 273
OK : 382.6 392.4 105,943 110,996 277 283
OR : 16.5 16.1 3,906 3,997 237 248
PA : 215.9 224.4 52,413 55,049 243 245
SC :
SD : 291.3 361.0 75,420 95,036 259 263
TN : 36.1 47.1 17,554 22,838 486 485
TX : 26.6 42.2 6,351 10,580 239 251
UT : 3.3 3.8 741 898 222 239
VA : 303.3 285.1 76,552 73,253 252 257
WA : 1.8 1.9 460 475 256 257
WV : 0.4 0.4 93 100 245 271
WI : 49.1 43.7 22,733 20,247 463 463
WY : 0.2 0.2 53 50 253 253
:
US 3/ : 7,578.6 8,030.2 2,016,047 2,167,449 266 270
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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,
May 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 10 9 115 115
AR :
CA :
CO : 58.5 80.3 9,346 12,998 160 162
DE-MD : 2.3 3.0 242 300 107 101
FL : 0.2 0.2 13 11 64 59
GA :
HI :
ID : 0.3 0.2 32 30 119 124
IL : 14.2 15.5 1,970 2,148 139 139
IN : 2.7 2.2 291 229 108 106
IA : 18.7 25.9 2,941 4,109 157 159
KS : 0.2 0.2 22 19 109 110
KY : 1.0 1.4 122 187 126 138
LA : 0.1 0.1 9 11 94 97
MI : 13.3 14.4 1,600 1,907 120 132
MN : 0.1 0.2 19 24 133 131
MS :
MO : 0.5 0.4 45 35 97 85
MT : 0.1 0.1 14 16 121 126
NE : 0.1 0.1 14 12 127 111
NV : 0.2 0.2 15 17 96 91
N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.5 159 139 102 95
NJ : 9.9 9.9 840 782 85 79
NM : 1.8 1.4 217 177 124 124
NY : 2.3 2.1 185 150 80 73
NC : 0.3 0.4 27 33 83 81
ND :
OH : 1.0 0.7 114 77 112 116
OK : 0.1 0.1 10 6 131 114
OR : 1.3 1.4 137 210 104 150
PA : 5.1 4.9 525 467 102 95
SC :
SD : 0.5 1.1 70 135 129 121
TN : 0.5 0.7 52 58 97 80
TX : 18.8 0.3 2,617 31 139 110
UT : 2.4 2.4 319 308 134 131
VA : 0.9 1.1 92 123 97 111
WA : 0.6 0.2 82 36 133 155
WV :
WI : 0.6 0.5 86 70 136 133
WY : 0.1 0.1 13 11 139 145
:
US 3/ : 188.7 208.0 26,098 29,639 138 143
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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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/
Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------
: 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,473 1,336 1,493 6,567 6,551 52.8 53.1 54.3 49.9 51.5
Heifers : 879 772 841 4,303 4,003 31.5 30.7 30.6 32.7 31.5
All Cows : 393 366 373 2,087 1,952 14.1 14.6 13.5 15.9 15.4
Dairy Cows : 166 173 164 986 937 6.0 6.9 5.9 7.5 7.4
Other Cows : 227 193 209 1,101 1,015 8.1 7.7 7.6 8.4 8.0
Bulls & Stags : 47 43 43 214 210 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7
:
Total 1/ :2,792 2,517 2,751 13,171 12,716 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:7,220 8,095 7,661 40,048 40,204 96.3 96.7 96.5 96.5 96.7
Sows : 255 248 254 1,356 1,275 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1
Stags & Boars : 19 26 24 108 116 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :7,494 8,369 7,939 41,511 41,596 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 14 11 13 59 54 8.0 5.4 6.4 5.3 5.0
Lambs & Yrlngs : 161 197 186 1,056 1,020 92.0 94.6 93.6 94.7 95.0
:
Total 1/ : 175 208 198 1,115 1,074 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 736 744 749 741 755
Steers 4/ : 777 784 791 787 799
Heifers 4/ : 713 723 721 725 737
All Cows 4/ : 609 623 622 615 628
Bulls & Stags4/: 901 911 917 898 914
:
Calves & Vealers: 216 214 230 202 208
:
Hogs : 199 203 202 200 202
Barrow Gilts 5/: 195 200 198 196 199
Sows 5/ : 313 310 311 314 310
Stags & Boars5/: 220 210 214 217 211
:
Sheep : 70 73 72 71 71
Mature Sheep6/ : 66 70 71 67 69
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 73 72 71 71
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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,
May 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 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4
2 : 4.9 1.5 0.3 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.3 12.5
3 : 73.7 32.6 12.7
4 : 54.7 1.1 0.3 45.8 9.0 36.8 7.5
5 : 258.5 117.1 34.0 100.2 52.8 47.5 7.2 23.7
6 : 533.9 286.6 176.1 61.5 10.0 51.5 9.6 0.6
7 : 1,328.2 783.1 491.7 46.0 3.1 42.9 7.4
8 : 252.2 141.3
9 : 144.2 80.3 5.4 54.7 47.5 7.2 3.8 6.5
10 : 99.6 49.4 28.6 19.3 9.5 9.8 2.3
:
US 2/ : 2,750.8 1,493.2 841.1 373.1 163.6 209.5 43.4 57.3
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.2 1.1
2 : 11.1 10.8 0.2 0.1 11.1 1.5 9.7
3 : 509.8 508.4 1.3 0.1 8.9 0.4 8.5
4 : 1,251.5 1,181.0 69.1 1.4 3.0 1.4 1.7
5 : 2,095.9 1,983.0 110.2 2.8 30.1 6.2 23.9
6 : 430.3 411.1 19.2 0.1 0.1
7 : 3,031.2 2,962.0 26.3 0.4 25.9
8 : 375.9 371.6 4.3 83.3 1.7 81.6
9 : 201.5 201.4
10 : 30.4 30.3 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.4
:
US 2/ : 7,938.8 7,660.7 254.3 23.7 198.4 12.7 185.8
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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 - May 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 : 4.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.3
2 : 25.5 7.7 1.5 14.7 13.9 0.8 1.6 73.6
3 : 344.2 139.8 69.0
4 : 275.9 5.7 1.7 230.9 52.4 178.5 37.6
5 : 1,331.3 553.0 163.9 578.4 307.7 270.8 35.9 116.8
6 : 2,453.6 1,330.8 814.3 258.0 62.1 195.9 50.5 4.0
7 : 5,993.5 3,369.3 2,342.3 245.5 17.7 227.9 36.4 0.1
8 : 1,102.3 551.7
9 : 729.6 384.3 32.1 299.1 274.6 24.5 14.1 40.0
10 : 455.4 207.2 135.6 99.8 55.9 43.9 12.8
:
US 2/ :12,715.6 6,550.9 4,002.6 1,951.9 936.7 1,015.2 210.2 310.4
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 5.0 4.8 0.1 0.1
2 : 56.7 55.6 0.8 0.3 62.1 6.8 55.3
3 : 2,638.1 2,630.8 7.1 0.2 44.3 2.7 41.6
4 : 6,726.8 6,361.2 357.6 8.0 13.8 5.5 8.3
5 :10,891.6 10,346.8 532.9 11.8 157.8 24.5 133.3
6 : 2,217.5 2,118.5 98.7 0.3 18.1 0.7 17.4
7 :15,979.8 15,632.6 171.4 1.1 170.3
8 : 1,923.6 1,898.2 25.3 448.9 9.0 439.9
9 : 1,013.9 1,013.5
10 : 142.9 142.4 0.4 0.1 7.3 0.4 6.9
:
US 2/ :41,595.9 40,204.5 1,275.1 116.2 1,073.9 54.1 1,019.8
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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 - May
Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.2 98.2
Calves : 97.6 97.7 98.0 97.8 97.8
Hogs : 98.9 99.1 98.9 99.0 99.0
Sheep : 93.0 94.2 95.4 94.1 94.8
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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
70 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
