USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - February 24, 2006
Mt An 1-2 (2-06)
Livestock
Slaughter
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Released February 24, 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.
Pork Production at Record High for January
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled
3.89 billion pounds in January, up 7 percent from the 3.65 billion
pounds produced in January 2005.
Beef production, at 2.04 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the
previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up
5 percent from January 2005. The average live weight was up
19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,281 pounds.
Veal production totaled 12.5 million pounds, 6 percent below
January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 55,700 head, down
18 percent from January 2005. The average live weight was
39 pounds above last year, at 368 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the
previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.92 million head, 5 percent above
January 2005. The average live weight was 3 pounds above the
previous year, at 273 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 16.2 million pounds, was up
12 percent from January 2005. Sheep slaughter totaled 223,700
head, 7 percent above last year. The average live weight was
144 pounds, up 6 pounds from January a year ago.
January 2005 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5
Saturdays.
January 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4
Saturdays.
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/
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: : : : Jan 06 % of : Jan 2/
: Jan : Dec : Jan :---------------------------------------
Class : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : :06 as %
: : : : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :1,915 2,057 2,044 107 99 1,915 2,044 107
Veal : 13.3 13.5 12.5 94 93 13.3 12.5 94
Pork :1,705 1,866 1,817 107 97 1,705 1,817 107
Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 16.5 16.2 112 98 14.4 16.2 112
:
Total Red Meat :3,648 3,953 3,890 107 98 3,648 3,890 107
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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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: : : : Jan 06 % of : Jan 2/
: Jan : Dec : Jan :---------------------------------------
Class : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : :06 as %
: : : : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : of 05
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:---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent
:
Beef :1,884 2,027 2,012 107 99 1,884 2,012 107
Veal : 13.0 13.1 12.2 94 93 13.0 12.2 94
Pork :1,692 1,850 1,803 107 97 1,692 1,803 107
Lamb & Mutton : 13.7 15.9 15.4 112 97 13.7 15.4 112
:
Total Red Meat :3,602 3,906 3,843 107 98 3,602 3,843 107
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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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: : : : :Jan 06 % of: Jan 2/
: : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------
Species : Unit : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan : Dec : : : 06 %
: : : : :2005 :2005 : 2005 : 2006 :of 05
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: : Percent Prcnt
: :
Cattle No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,476.9 2,619.4 2,591.3 105 99 2,476.9 2,591.3 105
Other : Thou : 50.9 46.5 50.4 99 108 50.9 50.4 99
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,527.8 2,665.9 2,641.7 105 99 2,527.8 2,641.7 105
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,265 1,283 1,285 102 100 1,265 1,285 102
Other : Lbs :1,112 1,134 1,124 101 99 1,112 1,124 101
Comm'l. : Lbs :1,262 1,281 1,281 102 100 1,262 1,281 102
: :
Calves No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 66.3 58.7 54.5 82 93 66.3 54.5 82
Other : Thou : 1.7 1.4 1.2 71 87 1.7 1.2 71
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.0 60.1 55.7 82 93 68.0 55.7 82
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 326 367 368 113 100 326 368 113
Other : Lbs : 384 430 415 108 96 384 415 108
Comm'l. : Lbs : 329 370 368 112 99 329 368 112
: :
Hogs No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,402.1 9,137.6 8,834.1 105 97 8,402.1 8,834.1 105
Other : Thou : 77.9 95.6 81.6 105 85 77.9 81.6 105
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,480.0 9,233.3 8,915.7 105 97 8,480.0 8,915.7 105
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 272 273 101 100 270 273 101
Other : Lbs : 238 227 237 100 104 238 237 100
Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 272 273 101 100 270 273 101
: :
Sheep&Lambs : :
No. : :
Fed. Insp. : Thou : 194.8 218.9 209.1 107 96 194.8 209.1 107
Other : Thou : 13.7 12.2 14.6 107 120 13.7 14.6 107
Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 208.5 231.0 223.7 107 97 208.5 223.7 107
: :
Live Wt/Hd : :
Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 140 145 146 104 101 140 146 104
Other : Lbs : 101 107 109 108 101 101 109 108
Comm'l. : Lbs : 138 143 144 104 101 138 144 104
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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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: : : : Jan 06 as % of 2/
State : Jan : Dec : Jan :-----------------------
: 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : Jan 2005 : Dec 2005
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: ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent ---
:
AL : 2.6 2.5 2.7 103 104
AK : 0.1 0.1 124 96
AZ : 28.3 34.1 33.1 117 97
AR : 4.7 6.0 4.6 99 77
CA : 125.1 134.6 129.7 104 96
CO : 136.6 142.1 148.9 109 105
DE-MD : 3.1 3.3 3.3 105 100
FL : 4.4 4.4 4.9 112 112
GA : 12.6 10.6 10.7 85 101
HI : 0.7 0.9 0.7 107 86
ID : 22.5 19.6 23.5 104 120
IL : 213.1 238.2 226.4 106 95
IN : 118.1 125.7 129.2 109 103
IA : 513.6 585.4 577.7 112 99
KS : 436.9 465.7 469.4 107 101
KY : 40.3 42.3 45.5 113 108
LA : 1.0 0.9 0.6 58 65
MI : 32.6 35.7 33.4 103 94
MN : 194.4 206.2 206.9 106 100
MS : 25.9 24.2 27.6 107 114
MO : 41.8 41.8 50.3 120 120
MT : 1.2 1.4 1.4 121 101
NE : 562.9 582.5 571.6 102 98
NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 110 125
N ENG 3/ : 1.0 1.2 1.0 106 87
NJ : 4.2 4.3 4.3 102 99
NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5 95 101
NY : 2.8 3.7 3.5 125 94
NC : 190.5 206.8 202.3 106 98
ND : 2.8 2.8 3.0 107 108
OH : 25.5 25.1 23.9 94 95
OK : 89.5 95.6 91.6 102 96
OR : 3.0 3.8 4.0 132 104
PA : 90.1 106.0 99.2 110 94
SC : 20.2 20.8 20.9 103 100
SD : 77.8 97.0 91.1 117 94
TN : 18.1 22.5 19.0 105 84
TX : 351.0 388.6 378.2 108 97
UT : 36.7 42.3 40.3 110 95
VA : 61.2 47.0 36.3 59 77
WA : 45.0 64.7 60.8 135 94
WV : 0.6 0.7 0.6 100 79
WI : 104.2 110.3 107.0 103 97
WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 100 118
:
US : 3,648.0 3,952.7 3,890.4 107 98
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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,
January 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 : 0.3 0.3 264 287 811 856
AK : 0.1 0.1 63 75 1,158 1,155
AZ :
AR : 1.1 0.8 1,045 751 926 952
CA : 120.0 120.0 158,022 166,357 1,317 1,387
CO : 160.0 168.8 207,550 224,976 1,298 1,333
DE-MD : 3.4 3.5 4,389 4,663 1,295 1,324
FL :
GA : 21.9 18.8 19,455 15,870 888 844
HI : 0.7 0.8 724 814 1,067 1,017
ID : 28.7 27.5 37,243 34,875 1,296 1,269
IL :
IN : 3.5 3.4 3,615 3,562 1,047 1,043
IA :
KS : 551.6 575.5 688,384 729,785 1,248 1,268
KY : 1.7 1.7 1,459 1,523 884 908
LA : 1.1 0.6 948 465 901 793
MI : 36.0 37.5 49,591 51,714 1,376 1,379
MN : 62.3 63.4 88,588 89,135 1,421 1,406
MS : 0.1 85 893
MO : 7.7 8.1 9,740 10,494 1,261 1,297
MT : 1.4 1.7 1,558 1,987 1,147 1,142
NE : 555.2 555.6 727,874 728,631 1,311 1,311
NV : 0.1 0.1 92 104 1,120 1,193
N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 1,207 1,254 996 999
NJ : 2.3 2.3 2,830 2,800 1,211 1,218
NM : 0.9 0.9 900 938 1,002 1,009
NY : 3.4 2.9 3,836 3,322 1,120 1,150
NC : 17.9 17.7 17,328 17,936 969 1,013
ND : 1.0 1.1 1,221 1,374 1,175 1,227
OH : 9.5 8.6 10,880 9,646 1,140 1,120
OK : 2.2 2.7 2,377 2,867 1,072 1,049
OR : 1.4 1.8 1,771 2,289 1,241 1,256
PA : 64.1 67.9 77,709 85,459 1,212 1,259
SC : 12.7 14,486 1,138
SD :
TN : 1.3 1.5 1,258 1,373 978 925
TX : 473.6 496.1 564,288 603,826 1,191 1,217
UT : 48.1 51.3 57,710 63,369 1,200 1,234
VA : 1.3 1.0 1,338 1,061 1,024 1,112
WA : 59.0 76.2 73,727 99,288 1,249 1,304
WV : 0.9 0.9 868 863 942 1,006
WI : 124.5 126.1 167,265 172,985 1,343 1,372
WY : 0.8 0.8 904 888 1,173 1,183
:
US 3/ : 2,527.8 2,641.7 3,189,651 3,385,304 1,262 1,281
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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,
January 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 :
CA : 8.9 6.5 1,218 1,090 136 167
CO :
DE-MD : 0.1 0.1 25 35 299 322
FL :
GA : 0.2 0.1 98 49 486 441
HI :
ID :
IL : 7.0 4.2 2,884 1,833 414 435
IN : 0.7 0.2 86 27 127 126
IA :
KS :
KY : 0.1 0.1 29 29 469 463
LA : 0.6 0.3 295 162 475 494
MI : 1.7 1.9 729 706 424 374
MN :
MS :
MO :
MT :
NE :
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 0.5 0.3 83 74 171 281
NJ : 5.9 6.7 2,565 2,901 438 432
NM :
NY : 9.1 8.8 765 1,991 84 226
NC :
ND :
OH : 4.6 0.8 1,844 326 399 397
OK : 0.1 30 462
OR :
PA : 14.8 13.4 5,575 5,688 376 424
SC :
SD :
TN : 0.1 0.1 72 40 519 537
TX : 1.1 0.8 641 498 571 594
UT :
VA :
WA :
WV :
WI : 11.4 10.3 5,167 4,660 452 452
WY :
:
US 3/ : 68.0 55.7 22,342 20,463 329 368
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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,
January 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 : 9.0 9.7 4,292 4,480 475 462
AK : 0.1 0.1 9 17 179 306
AZ : 0.4 0.3 50 50 134 174
AR : 13.0 12.9 6,561 6,710 504 520
CA : 207.7 216.9 50,395 51,131 243 236
CO : 1.0 1.0 262 269 275 266
DE-MD : 1.8 1.9 482 489 264 264
FL : 6.5 5.1 969 677 149 132
GA : 9.3 10.5 2,297 2,490 246 238
HI : 2.0 1.8 402 394 197 216
ID : 12.8 13.0 4,193 4,254 326 328
IL : 760.8 800.8 210,976 225,591 277 282
IN : 574.3 620.8 153,724 167,702 268 270
IA : 2,426.0 2,607.6 660,595 718,749 272 276
KS : 20.3 7,938 392
KY : 197.2 218.3 52,511 59,328 266 272
LA : 1.7 1.3 325 280 190 212
MI : 10.2 9.8 3,895 3,619 384 368
MN : 750.2 806.7 198,914 215,152 265 267
MS :
MO :
MT : 1.2 1.1 282 266 240 246
NE : 578.5 612.7 156,271 167,374 270 273
NV :
N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 251 276 212 216
NJ : 9.8 10.7 1,033 1,041 105 97
NM : 0.2 0.1 54 33 267 260
NY : 2.2 2.2 497 494 222 220
NC : 935.8 988.6 241,675 256,928 258 260
ND : 13.7 13.7 3,219 3,382 236 247
OH : 93.9 94.2 25,740 25,881 274 275
OK : 415.6 410.2 117,233 118,679 282 289
OR : 14.8 17.6 3,309 4,289 223 243
PA : 230.8 245.6 55,786 60,823 242 248
SC :
SD : 360.8 420.7 94,254 112,757 261 268
TN : 53.7 57.0 26,028 27,205 485 477
TX : 28.3 32.1 6,954 7,609 246 237
UT : 3.3 3.3 766 783 229 239
VA : 313.6 182.5 80,021 47,361 255 259
WA : 1.7 2.1 432 541 253 252
WV : 0.6 0.5 154 143 259 272
WI : 41.4 39.2 18,320 17,556 443 448
WY : 0.3 0.3 86 93 250 273
:
US 3/ : 8,480.0 8,915.7 2,288,913 2,435,864 270 273
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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,
January 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 13 7 135 83
AR :
CA :
CO : 74.7 82.3 11,436 13,152 153 160
DE-MD : 3.1 3.2 330 330 105 103
FL : 0.2 0.1 11 9 75 80
GA : 0.5 0.3 58 36 112 106
HI :
ID : 0.3 0.3 36 39 108 126
IL : 15.3 17.6 2,180 2,615 142 148
IN : 1.6 1.6 162 172 104 106
IA : 32.3 30.9 5,105 4,884 158 158
KS : 0.3 0.2 24 24 91 105
KY : 0.8 0.9 103 116 124 123
LA : 0.1 0.1 9 7 85 89
MI : 15.1 14.4 2,034 1,958 135 136
MN : 0.2 0.2 22 24 120 135
MS :
MO : 0.4 0.5 39 43 91 94
MT : 0.2 0.2 30 30 128 124
NE : 0.1 2.5 12 364 113 144
NV : 0.1 0.1 8 7 99 112
N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.9 143 186 99 98
NJ : 10.5 8.1 886 709 84 87
NM : 1.3 0.7 161 85 125 125
NY : 3.6 3.4 260 298 73 87
NC : 0.7 0.5 54 46 81 84
ND :
OH : 0.9 1.0 94 110 105 110
OK :
OR : 1.2 1.6 141 220 122 139
PA : 4.2 4.0 403 389 95 97
SC :
SD : 0.6 0.9 79 118 123 131
TN : 0.7 1.0 56 74 75 75
TX : 12.2 12.8 1,446 1,726 118 135
UT : 2.5 2.7 340 375 134 141
VA : 0.5 1.1 41 104 91 99
WA : 0.2 0.2 29 23 141 134
WV :
WI : 0.7 0.9 98 120 136 139
WY : 0.1 0.1 18 14 129 133
:
US 3/ : 208.5 223.7 28,760 32,236 138 144
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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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/
Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------
: 2005 :2005 :2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 :2005 :2006 : 2005 :2006
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:---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------
:
Class 2/ :
Cattle :
Steers :1,226 1,351 1,321 1,226 1,321 49.5 51.6 51.0 49.5 51.0
Heifers : 767 801 779 767 779 31.0 30.6 30.1 31.0 30.1
All Cows : 442 430 449 442 449 17.8 16.4 17.3 17.8 17.3
Dairy Cows : 217 200 202 217 202 8.7 7.6 7.8 8.7 7.8
Other Cows : 225 230 247 225 247 9.1 8.8 9.5 9.1 9.5
Bulls & Stags : 43 37 43 43 43 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7
:
Total 1/ :2,477 2,619 2,591 2,477 2,591 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows & Gilts:8,125 8,847 8,551 8,125 8,551 96.7 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.8
Sows : 256 266 258 256 258 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9
Stags & Boars : 21 24 25 21 25 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total 1/ :8,402 9,138 8,834 8,402 8,834 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature Sheep : 10 11 9 10 9 5.2 4.8 4.4 5.2 4.4
Lambs & Yrlngs : 185 208 200 185 200 94.8 95.2 95.6 94.8 95.6
:
Total 1/ : 195 219 209 195 209 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Average Dressed :
Weight 3/ :
: ----------- Pounds ----------
:
Cattle : 765 778 780 765 780
Steers 4/ : 815 829 830 815 830
Heifers 4/ : 755 769 769 755 769
All Cows 4/ : 624 622 635 624 635
Bulls & Stags4/: 916 901 923 916 923
:
Calves & Vealers: 199 227 226 199 226
:
Hogs : 202 203 204 202 204
Barrow Gilts 5/: 199 200 201 199 201
Sows 5/ : 308 312 309 308 309
Stags & Boars5/: 210 216 217 210 217
:
Sheep : 70 73 74 70 74
Mature Sheep6/ : 67 68 68 67 68
Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 71 73 74 71 74
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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,
January 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 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2
2 : 5.0 1.8 0.4 2.6 2.5 0.1 0.3 15.5
3 : 69.9 28.3 5.5 34.2 27.4 6.8 2.0 13.6
4 : 58.1 1.1 0.3 49.3 12.7 36.5 7.4
5 : 288.7 113.7 32.6 135.0 65.9 69.1 7.5 17.3
6 : 494.8 261.6 149.0 73.0 12.4 60.5 11.2 0.6
7 : 1,178.4 661.2 453.2 55.2 1.5 53.7 8.8
8 : 229.9 116.3 97.8
9 : 161.1 77.0 5.7 75.3 66.6 8.7 3.1 6.3
10 : 104.4 59.5 34.5 9.9 7.2 2.7 0.5
:
US 2/ : 2,591.3 1,320.8 779.2 448.4 201.5 246.9 42.8 54.5
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
:Total 2/ : Barrows : : Stags & :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs &
: : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 Head
:
1 : 1.0 1.0
2 : 12.8 12.5 0.2 0.1 9.4 1.0 8.4
3 : 428.2 427.1 1.0 8.1 0.3 7.7
4 : 1,472.2 1,386.9 83.1 2.3 2.8 1.0 1.8
5 : 2,340.5 2,237.1 100.2 3.2 31.4 3.5 27.8
6 : 448.9 428.0 20.8 0.1 10.9 0.3 10.6
7 : 3,451.0 3,382.4 33.8 0.6 33.2
8 : 435.5 431.9 3.6 85.2 1.8 83.4
9 : 212.4 212.3
10 : 31.5 31.4 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.6
:
US 2/ : 8,834.1 8,550.7 258.3 25.1 209.1 9.2 199.9
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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: Percent of Total Commercial
Slaughter by Species, United States
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: : : : January
Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------
: 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006
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: Percent
:
Cattle : 98.0 98.3 98.1 98.0 98.1
Calves : 97.5 97.7 97.9 97.5 97.9
Hogs : 99.1 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.1
Sheep : 93.4 94.7 93.5 93.4 93.5
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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 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.
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..........18
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..........................................................11
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..................................................20
Types of Plants........................................................19
