USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - October 21, 2005
Mt An 1-2 (10-05)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released October 21, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on Livestock Slaughter call Katy
(Bell) Paulsen at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. CT.
Lamb & Mutton Production at Record Low for September
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.93 billion pounds in September, up 1 percent from the
3.91 billion pounds produced in September 2004.
Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, up
1 percent from September 2004. The average live weight was up
11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,276 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.2 million pounds, 2 percent above
September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 60,700 head, down
10 percent from September 2004. The average live weight was
43 pounds above last year, at 363 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.74 billion pounds, down 2 percent from
the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.87 million head, 1 percent
below September 2004. The average live weight was unchanged the
previous year, at 265 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 15.6 million pounds, was down
4 percent from September 2004. Sheep slaughter totaled 231,300
head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was
135 pounds, up 2 pounds from September a year ago.
January to September 2005 commercial red meat production was
33.9 billion pounds, up slightly from 2004. Accumulated beef
production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 7 percent,
pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton
production was down 4 percent.
September 2004 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4
Saturdays.
September 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Sep 05 % of : Jan - Sep 2/
: Sep : Aug : Sep :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,105 *2,320 2,161 103 93 18,451 18,484 100
Veal : 12.9 13.7 13.2 102 97 125.8 117.4 93
Pork :1,772 1,751 1,743 98 100 15,076 15,157 101
Lamb & Mutton : 16.3 15.4 15.6 96 102 144.3 139.1 96
:
Total Red Meat :3,906 4,099 3,933 101 96 33,796 33,897 100
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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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: : : : Sep 05 % of : Jan - Sep 2/
: Sep : Aug : Sep :---------------------------------------
Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : :05 as %
: : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 04
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,075 2,291 2,130 103 93 18,187 18,227 100
Veal : 12.5 13.4 13.0 103 97 122.2 114.4 94
Pork :1,755 1,734 1,728 98 100 14,938 15,029 101
Lamb & Mutton : 15.6 14.6 15.0 96 102 137.6 133.3 97
:
Total Red Meat :3,857 *4,053 3,886 101 96 33,385 33,504 100
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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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: : : : :Sep 05 % of: Jan - Sep 2/
: : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep : Aug : : : 05 %
: : : : :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :of 04
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,689.4 *2,947.8 2,731.0 102 93 24,329.1 23,964.2 99
Other : Thou : 47.7 42.9 46.7 98 109 420.7 403.8 96
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,737.1 *2,990.7 2,777.6 101 93 24,749.8 24,368.1 98
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,268 1,269 1,278 101 101 1,233 1,251 102
Other : Lbs :1,122 1,149 1,136 101 99 1,108 1,119 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,265 1,267 1,276 101 101 1,231 1,249 101
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 65.7 64.4 59.6 91 93 623.3 549.3 88
Other : Thou : 1.6 1.3 1.1 72 88 14.2 12.2 86
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 67.3 *65.7 60.7 90 92 637.5 561.5 88
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 318 345 359 113 104 327 347 106
Other : Lbs : 414 404 396 96 98 415 400 96
Comm'l. : Lbs : 320 347 363 113 105 329 348 106
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,897.4 *8,880.3 8,777.4 99 99 75,448.2 75,305.3 100
Other : Thou : 101.8 102.4 92.5 91 90 822.8 766.1 93
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,999.2 8,982.7 8,869.9 99 99 76,271.0 76,071.4 100
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 266 263 265 100 101 266 268 101
Other : Lbs : 235 232 231 98 99 231 232 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 265 263 265 100 101 266 268 101
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 230.7 215.6 218.9 95 102 1,991.1 1,906.0 96
Other : Thou : 13.3 13.7 12.4 94 90 122.7 110.1 90
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 243.9 *229.4 231.3 95 101 2,113.8 2,016.0 95
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 136 136 102 100 138 140 101
Other : Lbs : 107 108 109 102 101 110 107 98
Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 134 135 101 101 136 138 101
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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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: : : : Sep 05 as % of 2/
State : Sep : Aug : Sep :-----------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Sep 2004 : Aug 2005
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 2.6 2.7 2.8 105 100
AK : 0.1 0.1 84
AZ : 28.3 33.8 31.1 110 92
AR : 4.7 4.8 5.0 106 104
CA : 124.7 128.1 119.2 96 93
CO : 176.2 167.3 149.9 85 90
DE-MD : 2.6 3.4 3.3 129 97
FL : 3.6 5.4 4.8 135 90
GA : 14.5 15.0 12.4 86 83
HI : 0.8 0.8 0.7 89 91
ID : 37.6 28.4 25.2 67 89
IL : 227.7 228.0 230.3 101 101
IN : 120.4 126.8 120.1 100 95
IA : 568.4 546.9 555.9 98 102
KS : 467.8 546.0 515.8 110 94
KY : 43.0 43.6 42.7 99 98
LA : 1.1 0.9 0.8 74 85
MI : 32.7 37.7 32.4 99 86
MN : 199.6 191.9 200.2 100 104
MS : 28.0 25.0 24.3 87 97
MO : 38.5 41.7 40.0 104 96
MT : 1.4 1.7 1.5 105 89
NE : 597.6 *654.8 608.1 102 93
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 120 111
N ENG 3/ : 1.3 1.1 1.3 98 110
NJ : 4.1 4.4 4.2 103 95
NM : 0.6 0.7 0.6 106 89
NY : 3.3 3.8 3.6 107 94
NC : 193.4 191.2 176.9 91 93
ND : 2.8 2.8 2.7 94 94
OH : 26.6 25.5 25.9 97 102
OK : 84.1 92.1 85.3 101 93
OR : 3.6 4.2 3.7 103 88
PA : 96.6 101.1 99.2 103 98
SC : 20.6 20.2 19.9 96 98
SD : 86.7 83.0 87.3 101 105
TN : 18.8 18.3 20.8 111 113
TX : 401.0 *457.4 407.8 102 89
UT : 35.7 42.8 43.0 120 100
VA : 64.7 51.5 59.8 92 116
WA : 36.9 56.8 57.6 156 101
WV : 0.7 0.5 0.5 79 108
WI : 102.3 106.3 105.7 103 99
WY : 0.7 1.0 0.5 78 52
:
US : 3,906.3 *4,099.4 3,932.8 101 96
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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,
September 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 0.3 256 262 850 866
AK : 0.1 0.1 51 67 977 1,183
AZ :
AR : 1.0 0.8 955 788 949 935
CA : 114.4 110.9 152,585 147,889 1,334 1,334
CO : 210.3 174.2 266,973 225,900 1,270 1,297
DE-MD : 3.0 3.7 3,598 4,843 1,217 1,304
FL :
GA : 20.5 19.3 24,579 19,221 1,200 996
HI : 0.9 0.7 913 783 1,074 1,123
ID : 47.3 29.1 61,175 36,632 1,293 1,260
IL :
IN :
IA :
KS : 582.2 632.8 728,198 804,876 1,251 1,272
KY : 1.1 1.2 1,030 1,102 896 928
LA : 1.1 0.8 931 737 824 876
MI : 37.2 36.9 49,984 49,861 1,345 1,350
MN : 59.7 52.7 84,284 74,246 1,411 1,409
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.6 1.7 1,912 1,998 1,161 1,164
NE : 587.8 593.3 768,409 779,664 1,307 1,314
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.3 1,354 1,351 1,031 1,014
NJ : 1.9 2.3 2,329 2,776 1,236 1,227
NM : 0.9 1.0 844 983 945 975
NY : 3.6 3.5 4,131 4,154 1,136 1,196
NC : 19.0 16.9 19,328 17,486 1,019 1,034
ND :
OH : 8.7 9.8 9,944 11,168 1,140 1,143
OK : 2.0 1.8 2,113 1,958 1,045 1,079
OR : 1.7 2.0 2,033 2,459 1,188 1,202
PA : 71.9 73.8 82,914 89,315 1,152 1,211
SC :
SD :
TN : 1.1 1.2 1,073 1,148 968 949
TX : 521.3 535.6 637,639 651,975 1,223 1,217
UT : 45.5 53.5 55,971 67,292 1,229 1,259
VA : 1.0 0.8 1,080 795 1,044 1,060
WA : 48.5 71.7 60,376 93,957 1,246 1,311
WV : 0.9 0.8 841 693 959 895
WI : 122.7 122.1 162,528 164,795 1,325 1,350
WY : 0.7 0.6 856 670 1,179 1,194
:
US 3/ : 2,737.1 2,777.6 3,463,716 3,543,498 1,265 1,276
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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,
September 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 : 8.0 6.5 1,103 949 138 146
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 28 40 242 287
FL :
GA : 0.2 0.2 103 89 412 481
HI :
ID :
IL : 6.5 6.2 2,913 2,733 446 438
IN : 0.4 0.2 52 30 129 132
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.7 0.4 353 205 475 461
MI : 2.2 1.9 940 700 435 372
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 0.7 0.4 95 73 146 170
NJ : 6.6 6.6 2,878 2,885 436 437
NM :
NY : 11.2 8.3 942 1,300 84 157
NC : 0.1 0.1 63 37 497 478
ND :
OH : 5.5 4.4 2,223 1,731 405 396
OK :
OR :
PA : 14.7 12.5 5,400 5,371 368 429
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 45 52 466 498
TX : 1.0 0.7 581 397 599 549
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 8.0 10.9 3,547 5,141 446 471
WY :
:
US 3/ : 67.3 60.7 21,546 22,035 320 363
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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,
September 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 : 9.0 9.8 4,284 4,599 475 469
AK : 0.1 0.1 16 26 264 244
AZ : 0.5 0.4 90 81 172 196
AR : 14.3 14.4 6,628 7,191 463 499
CA : 223.6 218.1 53,236 51,554 238 236
CO : 1.8 1.5 416 390 235 259
DE-MD : 1.7 1.7 369 379 221 225
FL : 6.7 9.0 1,146 1,636 172 181
GA : 12.6 9.2 2,965 2,245 235 245
HI : 2.2 1.9 441 413 203 219
ID : 13.9 13.2 4,513 4,298 326 324
IL : 811.1 805.2 221,242 218,727 273 272
IN : 601.9 605.7 156,565 156,834 260 259
IA : 2,617.8 2,561.5 700,019 681,354 267 266
KS :
KY : 214.9 215.3 56,630 56,135 263 261
LA : 1.6 1.4 323 268 197 188
MI : 10.4 10.4 3,736 3,506 359 338
MN : 789.9 821.5 208,412 216,141 264 263
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.6 1.6 351 361 222 230
NE : 616.9 621.9 162,590 165,497 264 266
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.5 2.2 501 453 203 209
NJ : 10.6 9.6 1,085 927 102 97
NM : 0.2 0.3 70 79 285 285
NY : 3.8 3.4 846 724 222 214
NC : 967.3 899.2 242,843 224,579 251 250
ND : 13.6 13.8 3,443 3,271 252 238
OH : 103.1 97.4 27,665 26,209 268 269
OK : 404.8 406.0 110,331 112,150 273 276
OR : 17.6 15.9 4,009 3,762 228 237
PA : 241.7 239.6 59,588 58,584 247 244
SC :
SD : 417.6 423.0 108,025 108,828 259 257
TN : 55.4 62.2 26,936 30,047 486 483
TX : 33.0 28.4 8,454 6,914 256 244
UT : 3.9 4.4 904 1,047 233 238
VA : 336.7 308.5 85,009 78,488 252 254
WA : 2.0 2.1 518 539 257 258
WV : 0.8 0.7 214 180 259 247
WI : 47.8 44.2 21,114 19,196 442 434
WY : 0.6 0.5 157 145 265 270
:
US 3/ : 8,999.2 8,869.9 2,387,426 2,349,204 265 265
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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,
September 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 : 0.2 0.2 19 22 98 134
AR : 0.1 0.1 5 9 88 104
CA :
CO : 83.6 84.9 12,500 12,797 149 151
DE-MD : 3.1 3.3 318 337 103 102
FL : 0.2 0.2 10 14 64 76
GA :
HI :
ID : 0.6 0.4 74 47 124 121
IL : 16.6 16.7 2,110 2,231 127 133
IN : 2.5 2.0 272 218 110 111
IA : 37.3 37.2 5,537 5,338 148 143
KS : 0.3 0.3 35 26 109 104
KY : 1.1 1.2 136 158 123 132
LA : 0.1 0.1 12 7 84 77
MI : 16.3 14.9 1,965 1,930 120 129
MN : 0.3 0.3 43 33 127 132
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.5 40 42 89 85
MT : 0.6 0.5 68 62 116 125
NE : 0.3 0.1 32 18 120 126
NV : 0.1 0.1 13 12 97 108
N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.8 214 262 96 95
NJ : 9.2 9.7 744 826 81 85
NM : 1.8 1.3 203 145 110 110
NY : 2.8 2.8 219 275 79 99
NC : 0.4 0.6 37 56 82 91
ND :
OH : 1.2 1.2 127 136 108 111
OK : 0.1 0.1 12 7 127 120
OR : 1.6 1.8 164 232 103 130
PA : 5.7 4.5 482 457 85 101
SC :
SD : 0.4 1.0 58 122 134 120
TN : 0.6 1.1 44 77 78 72
TX : 24.3 7.6 3,072 891 126 117
UT : 2.5 2.4 336 327 137 138
VA : 0.4 1.1 39 108 90 99
WA : 0.2 0.2 33 30 141 128
WV :
WI : 1.4 1.4 182 187 130 134
WY : 0.2 0.2 25 24 133 140
:
US 3/ : 243.9 231.3 32,370 31,136 133 135
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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 - Sep 1/ : : : :Jan - Sep 1/
Item : Sep : Aug : Sep :-------------: Sep : Aug : Sep :------------
: 2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2005 : 2004 :2005
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,371 1,638 1,476 12,393 12,748 51.0 55.6 54.1 50.9 53.2
Heifers : 847 873 816 7,780 7,363 31.5 29.6 29.9 32.0 30.7
All Cows : 418 392 394 3,735 3,472 15.5 13.4 14.5 15.4 14.5
Dairy Cows : 197 190 190 1,749 1,644 7.3 6.5 7.0 7.2 6.9
Other Cows : 221 202 204 1,986 1,828 8.2 6.9 7.5 8.2 7.6
Bulls & Stags : 53 45 44 422 380 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6
:
Total 1/ :2,689 *2,948 2,731 24,329 23,964 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:8,601 8,582 8,487 72,797 72,777 96.7 96.6 96.7 96.5 96.6
Sows : 278 274 266 2,462 2,319 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1
Stags & Boars : 19 24 25 189 209 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,897 8,880 8,777 75,448 75,305 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 13 12 11 113 98 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.2
Lambs & Yrlngs : 218 204 208 1,878 1,808 94.5 94.5 95.0 94.3 94.8
:
Total 1/ : 231 216 219 1,991 1,906 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 776 782 785 751 765
Steers 4/ : 830 829 835 799 810
Heifers 4/ : 758 757 763 732 743
All Cows 4/ : 615 623 620 614 625
Bulls & Stags4/: 896 901 894 899 910
:
Calves & Vealers: 194 212 220 200 213
:
Hogs : 198 196 198 199 200
Barrow Gilts 5/: 194 192 194 195 197
Sows 5/ : 309 307 309 313 309
Stags & Boars5/: 224 218 213 223 213
:
Sheep : 68 68 69 69 70
Mature Sheep6/ : 65 70 68 66 69
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 68 68 69 69 70
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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,
September 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 : 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.4
2 : 5.5 1.8 0.3 3.1 3.0 0.1 0.3 14.9
3 : 76.5 34.8 33.5 26.8 6.7 12.7
4 : 56.8 0.8 0.2 47.5 10.9 36.6 8.2
5 : 286.1 127.1 39.9 111.1 60.9 50.2 7.9 23.5
6 : 535.1 298.4 159.1 67.0 13.2 53.8 10.6 0.7
7 : 1,282.9 755.6 478.6 41.1 2.5 38.6 7.6
8 : 235.8 122.4
9 : 149.7 67.0 8.7 69.8 60.9 8.9 4.2 6.3
10 : 101.5 67.9 23.3 9.7 7.1 2.6 0.6
:
US 2/ : 2,731.0 1,476.4 816.3 393.9 190.2 203.8 44.4 59.6
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.7 1.7
2 : 12.5 12.2 0.2 0.1 11.4 1.6 9.8
3 : 548.3 547.2 1.1 8.6 0.6 7.9
4 : 1,372.9 1,283.1 88.6 1.2 3.3 1.4 1.9
5 : 2,341.4 2,237.0 101.5 2.9 31.7 4.4 27.4
6 : 445.2 423.4 21.7 0.1 6.7 6.7
7 : 3,372.4 3,304.8 37.7 0.2 37.4
8 : 439.0 433.7 5.3 87.7 1.7 86.1
9 : 213.7 213.6
10 : 30.2 30.1 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.9
:
US 2/ : 8,777.4 8,486.7 265.7 24.9 218.9 10.9 208.0
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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 - September 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 : 7.9 3.0 1.5 4.1
2 : 46.1 14.2 2.4 26.6 25.2 1.4 2.8 136.5
3 : 647.1 282.5 291.5 236.1 55.4 119.3
4 : 498.5 9.1 2.6 418.1 92.1 326.0 68.5
5 : 2,456.9 1,068.1 310.2 1,013.8 537.7 476.1 65.0 207.2
6 : 4,679.6 2,568.2 1,521.5 499.3 106.6 392.8 90.6 6.1
7 :11,324.7 6,554.7 4,293.6 411.1 27.1 384.0 65.2 0.3
8 : 2,100.8 1,101.7
9 : 1,346.3 697.1 61.6 557.9 494.6 63.2 29.8 66.9
10 : 856.3 449.7 238.1 149.9 88.4 61.5 18.6
:
US 2/ :23,964.2 12,748.4 7,363.3 3,472.3 1,644.2 1,828.2 380.2 549.3
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: Hogs : Sheep
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:Total 2/:Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: :& Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep : Yearlings
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: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 12.0 11.6 0.2 0.2
2 : 106.3 103.5 1.5 1.3 105.6 13.0 92.6
3 : 4,667.4 4,655.2 11.8 0.4 78.0 4.5 73.5
4 :12,076.6 11,401.5 661.2 13.9 26.3 10.8 15.5
5 :19,858.3 18,873.6 961.5 23.3 285.1 43.1 242.0
6 : 4,031.7 3,849.6 181.3 0.7 25.6 0.8 24.8
7 :28,845.0 28,221.7 311.7 2.4 309.3
8 : 3,571.6 3,525.3 46.2 0.1 788.5 15.6 772.9
9 : 1,869.1 1,868.3
10 : 267.2 266.4 0.7 0.1 15.3 1.2 14.1
:
US 2/ :75,305.3 72,776.8 2,319.4 209.1 1,906.0 98.2 1,807.8
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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 - Sep
Species : Sep : Aug : Sep :------------------------
: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.3 98.6 98.3 98.3 98.3
Calves : 97.7 98.0 98.1 97.8 97.8
Hogs : 98.9 98.9 99.0 98.9 99.0
Sheep : 94.6 94.0 94.6 94.2 94.5
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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
