USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - July 21, 2006
Mt An 1-2 (7-06)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released July 21, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Katy
Paulsen at (515) 284-4340, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
Red Meat & Beef Production at Record Highs for June
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
4.12 billion pounds in June, up 4 percent from the 3.96 billion
pounds produced in June 2005.
Beef production, at 2.43 billion pounds, was 9 percent above the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.16 million head, up
8 percent from June 2005. The average live weight was up 14 pounds
from the previous year, at 1,259 pounds.
Veal production totaled 13.0 million pounds, 1 percent below June a
year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,700 head, down slightly from
June 2005. The average live weight was 4 pounds below last year,
at 365 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.66 billion pounds, down 3 percent from
the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.34 million head, 2 percent
below June 2005. The average live weight was unchanged from the
previous year, at 268 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 14.6 million pounds, was down
5 percent from June 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 211,800 head,
4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds,
down 1 pound from June a year ago.
January to June 2006 commercial red meat production was
23.3 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2005. Accumulated beef
production was up 7 percent from last year, veal was down
4 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and
mutton production was up 2 percent.
June 2005 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
June 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
Contents
Page
Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S...........1
Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights,
by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S......................2
Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S................3
Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average
Live Weight, by State and U.S..............................4
Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average
Live Weight, by State and U.S..............................5
Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average
Live Weight, by State and U.S..............................6
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total
and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S..................7
Federally Inspected Classification of Number and
Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S.......8
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by
Region and U.S.............................................9
Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by
Species, U.S..............................................11
Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability..18
Types of Plants................................................19
Terms and Definitions..........................................20
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jun 06 % of : Jan - Jun 2/
: Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------------
Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : :06 as %
: : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,227 2,297 2,429 109 106 11,913 12,777 107
Veal : 13.2 13.1 13.0 99 99 78.0 74.5 96
Pork :1,707 1,722 1,663 97 97 10,159 10,320 102
Lamb & Mutton : 15.3 16.3 14.6 95 89 94.6 96.9 102
:
Total Red Meat :3,962 4,049 4,120 104 102 22,245 23,269 105
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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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: : : : Jun 06 % of : Jan - Jun 2/
: Jun : May : Jun :---------------------------------------
Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : :06 as %
: : : : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :2,199 2,268 2,401 109 106 11,739 12,603 107
Veal : 12.9 12.8 12.8 99 100 76.1 72.9 96
Pork :1,693 1,709 1,649 97 97 10,074 10,238 102
Lamb & Mutton : 14.6 15.7 13.9 95 89 90.9 93.1 102
:
Total Red Meat :3,919 4,006 4,077 104 102 21,980 23,007 105
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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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: : : : :Jun 06 % of: Jan - Jun 2/
: : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun : May : : : 06 %
: : : : :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,893.5 2,993.5 3,115.8 108 104 15,610.4 16,373.7 105
Other : Thou : 44.1 45.2 43.2 98 95 276.9 271.5 98
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,937.6 3,038.7 3,159.0 108 104 15,887.3 16,645.2 105
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,247 1,243 1,261 101 101 1,242 1,265 102
Other : Lbs :1,112 1,124 1,128 101 100 1,112 1,130 102
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,245 1,241 1,259 101 101 1,239 1,263 102
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 57.7 56.0 57.8 100 103 368.4 324.4 88
Other : Thou : 1.2 1.1 0.9 75 85 8.2 6.6 81
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 58.9 57.0 58.7 100 103 376.6 331.0 88
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 366 378 364 100 96 345 371 108
Other : Lbs : 428 405 415 97 103 401 413 103
Comm'l. : Lbs : 369 378 365 99 96 346 370 107
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,470.2 8,452.5 8,256.4 97 98 50,068.6 50,551.0 101
Other : Thou : 83.6 84.5 85.8 103 102 499.6 488.4 98
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,553.8 8,537.0 8,342.2 98 98 50,568.2 51,039.4 101
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 269 272 269 100 99 270 272 101
Other : Lbs : 224 224 223 99 99 234 232 99
Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 271 268 100 99 270 272 101
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 209.6 214.8 200.0 95 93 1,283.5 1,292.2 101
Other : Thou : 12.1 11.0 11.8 98 108 70.6 69.8 99
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 221.7 225.8 211.8 96 94 1,354.1 1,362.0 101
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 146 139 100 95 141 144 102
Other : Lbs : 108 110 104 96 95 107 108 102
Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 144 137 100 95 140 142 102
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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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: : : : Jun 06 as % of 2/
State : Jun : May : Jun :-----------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : Jun 2005 : May 2006
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 2.4 2.7 2.5 103 93
AK : 0.1 0.1
AZ : 30.2 33.0 31.7 105 96
AR : 4.9 4.0 4.9 99 121
CA : 128.5 138.1 146.2 114 106
CO : 166.6 170.0 178.2 107 105
DE-MD : 3.1 3.4 3.3 107 97
FL : 4.8 5.4 5.0 104 93
GA : 12.4 12.1 11.2 91 93
HI : 0.8 0.9 0.9 110 100
ID : 34.0 22.7 26.2 77 115
IL : 223.7 222.8 227.2 102 102
IN : 117.1 123.7 114.4 98 92
IA : 537.2 532.6 511.5 95 96
KS : 527.3 545.6 573.9 109 105
KY : 35.5 40.0 39.1 110 98
LA : 0.9 0.7 0.7 71 92
MI : 33.8 38.9 42.7 126 110
MN : 187.4 197.0 200.3 107 102
MS : 23.1 24.3 23.9 103 98
MO : 38.9 70.7 71.6 184 101
MT : 1.4 1.3 1.3 91 103
NE : 645.4 635.6 659.6 102 104
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 65 52
N ENG 3/ : 1.0 1.0 1.0 99 96
NJ : 4.2 4.4 4.2 100 95
NM : 0.6 0.5 0.4 71 79
NY : 3.3 3.5 3.7 111 105
NC : 175.6 190.7 186.3 106 98
ND : 3.0 3.1 2.8 95 93
OH : 23.8 23.2 23.6 99 101
OK : 91.7 87.2 86.2 94 99
OR : 3.8 4.2 4.1 109 99
PA : 98.0 100.0 101.4 103 101
SC : 20.3 21.4 21.0 104 98
SD : 84.5 76.6 70.0 83 91
TN : 16.9 15.7 16.1 95 103
TX : 429.3 450.3 470.2 110 104
UT : 38.1 38.9 45.3 119 116
VA : 56.0 32.2 29.7 53 92
WA : 45.5 55.8 57.2 126 103
WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 91 82
WI : 105.9 113.8 119.1 112 105
WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 97 110
:
US : 3,962.0 4,049.1 4,119.6 104 102
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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,
June 2005 and 2006 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ----
:
AL : 0.4 0.3 363 289 851 851
AK : 0.1 81 1,186
AZ :
AR : 0.8 0.9 705 822 939 937
CA : 119.0 137.9 158,362 191,688 1,330 1,390
CO : 204.2 213.5 253,679 271,202 1,242 1,270
DE-MD : 3.5 3.7 4,608 4,921 1,308 1,315
FL :
GA : 21.7 20.6 18,694 16,766 863 813
HI : 0.8 0.9 905 976 1,070 1,057
ID : 42.3 31.0 54,233 38,378 1,282 1,237
IL :
IN : 3.2 2.7 3,326 2,860 1,042 1,044
IA :
KS : 672.0 717.2 827,358 894,903 1,231 1,248
KY : 1.1 1.1 1,029 1,002 924 950
LA : 1.1 0.9 906 661 799 769
MI : 38.3 47.3 51,570 65,621 1,347 1,386
MN : 51.2 65.0 71,559 89,605 1,397 1,378
MS : 0.1 63 769
MO : 6.8 7.0 8,991 9,131 1,317 1,304
MT : 1.7 1.6 1,987 1,817 1,145 1,138
NE : 662.0 679.2 842,681 879,685 1,273 1,295
NV : 0.1 0.1 129 82 1,230 1,241
N ENG 2/ : 1.0 1.0 1,082 1,022 1,032 1,039
NJ : 2.0 2.2 2,531 2,659 1,238 1,227
NM : 0.9 0.7 955 720 1,007 1,018
NY : 3.1 2.9 3,790 3,557 1,210 1,235
NC : 14.2 15.4 14,602 15,883 1,032 1,032
ND : 1.1 1.1 1,280 1,284 1,189 1,179
OH : 7.4 8.3 8,510 9,267 1,148 1,123
OK : 2.3 2.3 2,465 2,567 1,080 1,101
OR : 1.6 2.2 1,963 2,771 1,246 1,268
PA : 71.9 70.9 87,946 86,730 1,223 1,224
SC : 13.3 15,190 1,140
SD :
TN : 1.1 1.1 997 1,051 930 956
TX : 575.0 633.0 689,228 754,072 1,199 1,191
UT : 50.3 58.4 59,712 71,201 1,188 1,219
VA : 0.6 0.8 586 887 1,026 1,075
WA : 59.0 72.5 73,247 93,011 1,242 1,283
WV : 0.4 0.3 389 349 1,066 1,124
WI : 119.1 136.0 161,304 184,142 1,355 1,354
WY : 0.6 0.6 803 773 1,241 1,204
:
US 3/ : 2,937.6 3,159.0 3,656,128 3,977,593 1,245 1,259
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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,
June 2005 and 2006 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ :
AR : 0.1 30 545
CA : 6.9 8.2 1,210 1,236 174 151
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 38 61 302 337
FL :
GA : 0.1 0.1 55 53 468 460
HI :
ID :
IL : 6.7 3.8 2,960 1,603 439 424
IN : 0.2 0.3 30 32 130 126
IA :
KS :
KY :
LA : 0.3 0.2 158 79 516 455
MI : 1.9 3.2 806 1,252 422 393
MN :
MS :
MO : 0.1 24 406
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 0.4 0.3 53 69 140 240
NJ : 6.7 6.6 2,877 2,866 429 433
NM :
NY : 6.5 7.8 1,257 1,655 194 212
NC : 0.1 0.1 28 21 489 380
ND :
OH : 4.7 1,911 407
OK :
OR :
PA : 13.1 15.0 5,337 6,539 408 437
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 55 37 587 407
TX : 0.6 0.8 332 442 560 573
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 9.6 11.4 4,353 5,309 456 464
WY :
:
US 3/ : 58.9 58.7 21,754 21,415 369 365
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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,
June 2005 and 2006 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds ---
:
AL : 8.2 8.8 3,869 4,058 474 462
AK : 0.1 0.1 18 15 303 232
AZ : 0.2 0.2 42 34 171 187
AR : 14.4 14.1 7,270 7,118 506 506
CA : 219.1 221.3 52,433 53,343 239 241
CO : 0.8 0.9 222 232 274 270
DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 307 320 206 202
FL : 8.4 7.2 1,080 975 129 135
GA : 11.3 10.9 2,511 2,504 223 229
HI : 1.9 2.2 415 469 215 216
ID : 13.4 12.6 4,403 4,131 328 328
IL : 780.9 761.6 216,835 212,199 278 279
IN : 581.5 571.8 152,975 149,060 263 261
IA : 2,452.4 2,315.8 666,641 624,682 272 270
KS : 18.1 7,647 423
KY : 174.4 193.5 46,500 51,360 267 265
LA : 1.7 1.2 320 236 186 191
MI : 10.8 11.2 3,660 4,278 340 382
MN : 762.8 774.7 200,080 202,372 262 261
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.1 1.1 297 277 260 245
NE : 607.5 561.3 163,497 150,309 269 268
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 2.2 1.8 422 364 191 198
NJ : 10.7 9.1 1,055 923 98 102
NM : 0.1 0.1 44 22 437 311
NY : 3.2 4.0 697 983 220 243
NC : 882.8 940.4 223,835 236,958 254 252
ND : 14.3 12.6 3,409 3,032 239 241
OH : 91.9 95.5 25,051 25,971 272 272
OK : 426.7 404.1 120,358 111,835 282 277
OR : 17.8 17.5 4,265 4,243 240 243
PA : 235.2 249.4 57,187 60,773 243 244
SC :
SD : 405.1 314.6 105,530 83,156 261 264
TN : 50.5 47.8 24,472 23,240 485 486
TX : 28.2 29.3 6,856 6,993 243 238
UT : 3.9 4.1 919 920 238 223
VA : 289.2 148.4 73,433 38,666 254 261
WA : 2.2 2.3 559 584 253 256
WV : 0.5 0.4 99 98 218 233
WI : 52.1 51.6 23,496 23,594 451 457
WY : 0.3 0.3 79 72 262 266
:
US 3/ : 8,553.8 8,342.2 2,295,391 2,237,832 268 268
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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,
June 2005 and 2006 1/
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: Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds ---
:
AL :
AK :
AZ : 0.1 0.1 9 10 109 99
AR :
CA :
CO : 85.7 86.3 13,208 13,717 154 159
DE-MD : 2.8 2.6 276 267 98 101
FL : 0.2 0.5 12 28 68 62
GA : 0.2 0.3 24 31 101 111
HI :
ID : 0.3 0.3 42 33 124 121
IL : 18.1 13.1 2,589 1,771 143 135
IN : 2.4 2.0 264 224 109 110
IA : 27.3 28.0 3,905 3,946 143 141
KS : 0.2 0.2 21 22 103 108
KY : 1.2 1.1 171 123 137 117
LA : 0.2 0.1 17 10 83 83
MI : 14.5 13.9 1,831 1,794 126 129
MN : 0.2 0.2 23 27 124 116
MS :
MO : 0.6 0.5 49 42 87 87
MT : 0.1 0.2 20 20 157 118
NE : 0.1 0.1 8 12 112 117
NV : 0.1 9 111
N ENG 2/ : 1.8 2.6 170 241 96 93
NJ : 9.1 9.8 747 793 82 81
NM : 1.2 0.5 149 67 125 126
NY : 2.5 2.5 214 195 86 79
NC : 0.4 0.5 32 46 79 85
ND :
OH : 0.7 1.1 77 119 113 106
OK : 0.1 0.1 8 7 106 129
OR : 1.7 1.8 216 226 130 126
PA : 5.1 4.8 508 470 100 98
SC :
SD : 1.3 1.1 158 132 123 121
TN : 0.9 1.0 75 74 83 71
TX : 2.7 5.2 269 583 98 111
UT : 2.3 2.7 328 373 144 140
VA : 1.0 0.9 113 89 111 103
WA : 0.2 0.1 26 8 150 122
WV :
WI : 0.6 0.8 75 113 135 141
WY : 0.1 0.1 15 11 150 130
:
US 3/ : 221.7 211.8 30,509 29,078 138 137
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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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/
Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------
: 2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2006 : 2005 :2006
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:---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,607 1,650 1,739 8,158 8,713 55.5 55.1 55.8 52.3 53.2
Heifers : 859 885 889 4,862 4,927 29.7 29.6 28.5 31.1 30.1
All Cows : 383 416 443 2,335 2,485 13.2 13.9 14.2 15.0 15.2
Dairy Cows : 165 177 181 1,101 1,107 5.7 5.9 5.8 7.1 6.8
Other Cows : 218 239 262 1,234 1,378 7.5 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.4
Bulls & Stags : 45 42 46 255 248 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5
:
Total 1/ :2,894 2,994 3,116 15,610 16,374 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:8,176 8,144 7,943 48,382 48,808 96.5 96.3 96.2 96.6 96.6
Sows : 270 282 285 1,547 1,595 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.2
Stags & Boars : 24 26 28 140 148 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,470 8,452 8,256 50,069 50,551 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 12 11 10 66 58 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.5
Lambs & Yrlngs : 198 204 190 1,217 1,234 94.3 94.8 94.8 94.8 95.5
:
Total 1/ : 210 215 200 1,284 1,292 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds -----------
:
Cattle : 764 761 774 756 772
Steers 4/ : 810 805 823 801 818
Heifers 4/ : 735 736 745 737 755
All Cows 4/ : 617 623 619 623 632
Bulls & Stags4/: 923 919 932 915 927
:
Calves & Vealers: 226 233 224 211 227
:
Hogs : 201 202 200 202 203
Barrow Gilts 5/: 197 199 196 199 199
Sows 5/ : 309 311 310 310 310
Stags & Boars5/: 211 210 204 211 214
:
Sheep : 70 73 70 71 72
Mature Sheep6/ : 71 68 67 69 68
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 70 74 70 71 72
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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,
June 2006 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 : 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.3
2 : 4.9 1.5 0.3 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.3 14.4
3 : 74.0 36.7 6.5 28.4 22.7 5.7 2.4 15.2
4 : 57.6 0.9 0.4 49.1 9.7 39.4 7.3
5 : 328.1 155.1 40.8 123.2 64.5 58.8 9.0 18.6
6 : 631.9 328.9 210.5 82.9 9.6 73.4 9.5 0.6
7 : 1,453.4 879.4 507.1 58.4 1.5 56.9 8.5
8 : 283.1 174.0 91.7
9 : 177.4 92.1 7.0 73.1 59.2 13.9 5.2 8.0
10 : 104.6 70.1 24.3 9.5 6.3 3.2 0.7
:
US 2/ : 3,115.8 1,739.0 888.6 442.6 180.8 261.9 45.6 57.8
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.6 1.6
2 : 12.8 12.6 0.1 0.1 11.5 1.6 9.9
3 : 398.1 396.9 1.1 8.1 0.4 7.7
4 : 1,376.0 1,302.3 72.3 1.4 3.4 1.4 2.1
5 : 2,231.0 2,102.9 124.4 3.7 27.0 3.2 23.7
6 : 442.3 420.8 21.4 0.1 2.8 0.1 2.7
7 : 3,217.3 3,135.7 28.4 0.8 27.6
8 : 329.2 322.6 6.6 89.5 2.0 87.5
9 : 217.1 217.0
10 : 31.1 31.0 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.7
:
US 2/ : 8,256.4 7,943.2 285.1 28.1 200.0 10.3 189.7
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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 - June 2006 * 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 : 5.3 2.1 1.1 1.7
2 : 27.6 9.2 1.8 15.1 14.5 0.6 1.6 83.9
3 : 430.6 196.3 184.7 149.3 35.4 85.4
4 : 334.9 6.2 2.3 282.3 63.1 219.2 44.1
5 : 1,741.9 767.9 212.1 715.2 374.3 340.9 46.7 104.2
6 : 3,219.1 1,710.5 1,028.0 421.7 63.8 357.9 59.0 3.6
7 : 7,555.8 4,391.0 2,810.2 310.0 8.9 301.1 44.6 0.2
8 : 1,460.6 786.6 0.1
9 : 965.7 486.2 37.9 419.3 363.9 55.4 22.3 40.1
10 : 632.2 357.4 215.7 55.7 40.6 15.1 3.3
:
US 2/ :16,373.7 8,713.4 4,927.3 2,484.8 1,106.6 1,378.2 248.2 324.4
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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 : 7.0 6.7 0.2 0.1
2 : 67.9 66.6 0.9 0.4 70.7 7.7 63.0
3 : 2,480.6 2,474.4 6.0 0.2 49.0 2.9 46.1
4 : 8,264.5 7,810.8 445.0 8.7 17.4 6.4 11.0
5 :13,536.5 12,855.9 661.0 19.6 178.8 18.8 160.0
6 : 2,644.6 2,523.9 120.0 0.8 40.3 1.4 39.0
7 :19,838.9 19,399.3 201.3 4.0 197.2
8 : 2,275.1 2,235.7 39.3 0.1 554.5 11.6 542.9
9 : 1,254.2 1,253.7
10 : 181.8 181.0 0.6 0.1 10.4 0.6 9.8
:
US 2/ :50,551.0 48,807.8 1,595.1 148.1 1,292.2 57.8 1,234.4
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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 - Jun
Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------
: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.4
Calves : 98.0 98.1 98.5 97.8 98.0
Hogs : 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Sheep : 94.5 95.1 94.4 94.8 94.9
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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 when an individual plant's data could be
divulged. If not published, these data are included in US totals.
A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable
data.
Types of Plants
There are generally four types of slaughtering plants.
(1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat
interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with
USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely
under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt
establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
(2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is
responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried
out by State employees. These plants are considered to be
federally inspected.
(3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and
transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with
individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile
slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter.
(4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but
operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and
meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health
standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is
included in NFI totals.
Terms and Definitions
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in
federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals
slaughtered on farms.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with
kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out;
pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of
chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on
hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and
yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing
percentage of 70.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or
testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government
standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness,
health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat
produced.
Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at
the slaughter plant.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and
butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after
slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is
derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for
FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for
condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection
reports.
The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 -
condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat
production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals
condemned 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.
