Mt An 1-2 (12-07) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released December 21, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Rex A. Patterson at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Beef, Pork and Red Meat Production Set November Record Highs Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.30 billion pounds in November, up 4 percent from the 4.15 billion pounds produced in November 2006. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, down slightly from November 2006. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,304 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.1 million pounds, 22 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 58,900 head, down 12 percent from November 2006. The average live weight was down 36 pounds from last year, at 291 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.1 million head, up 7 percent from November 2006. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 16.1 million pounds, was up 5 percent from November 2006. Sheep slaughter totaled 236,700 head, 6 percent above last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, down 1 pound from November a year ago. January to November 2007 commercial red meat production was 44.6 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2006. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 5 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. November 2006 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2007 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Type, 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 Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Types of Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 07 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------- Type : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Nov : Oct : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,226.6*2,441.8 2,229.1 100 91 24,102.2 24,356.0 101 Veal : 12.9 11.1 10.1 78 91 133.5 126.8 95 Pork :1,896.4*2,144.8 2,045.4 108 95 19,257.4 19,968.7 104 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 16.4 16.1 105 99 169.7 167.6 99 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,151.4*4,614.0 4,300.6 104 93 43,662.8 44,619.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 07 % of : Jan - Nov 2/ : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------------------------------- Type : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Nov : Oct : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,197.7*2,407.3 2,201.5 100 91 23,772.3 24,037.2 101 Veal : 12.7 10.7 9.7 77 90 130.9 124.1 95 Pork :1,880.9*2,127.9 2,030.7 108 95 19,096.7 19,810.6 104 Lamb & Mutton : 14.8 15.5 15.4 104 99 162.6 160.1 98 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,106.1*4,561.4 4,257.4 104 93 43,162.5 44,132.1 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Nov 07 % of: Jan - Nov 2/ : : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Nov : Oct : : : 07 % : : : : :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 :of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,797.2 *3,045.8 2,787.3 100 92 30,578.7 31,119.9 102 Other : Thou : 45.2 54.3 43.9 97 81 507.1 494.0 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,842.4 *3,100.2 2,831.2 100 91 31,085.7 31,613.9 102 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,297 1,303 1,307 101 100 1,275 1,273 100 Other : Lbs :1,132 1,131 1,114 98 98 1,139 1,138 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,295 1,300 1,304 101 100 1,273 1,271 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 65.6 63.7 57.5 88 90 631.5 684.9 108 Other : Thou : 1.0 1.5 1.4 134 93 11.5 12.3 107 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 66.6 65.2 58.9 88 90 642.9 697.2 108 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 325 285 287 88 101 346 305 88 Other : Lbs : 415 401 430 104 107 407 394 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 327 288 291 89 101 347 307 88 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,276.4 *10,555.2 9,964.4 107 94 94,900.9 98,537.6 104 Other : Thou : 88.5 99.3 86.3 97 87 952.9 943.1 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,364.9 *10,654.510,050.7 107 94 95,853.8 99,480.7 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 272 270 273 100 101 269 269 100 Other : Lbs : 242 237 236 98 100 233 232 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 272 270 272 100 101 269 268 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 212.3 232.2 222.5 105 96 2,335.4 2,316.1 99 Other : Thou : 11.9 15.8 14.2 120 90 136.2 146.7 108 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 224.2 248.0 236.7 106 95 2,471.5 2,462.8 100 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 134 138 99 103 139 138 100 Other : Lbs : 104 109 105 101 97 105 103 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 132 136 99 103 137 136 99 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 50.5 *60.8 55.7 110 92 523.3 577.1 110 Other : Thou : 14.7 16.9 15.2 103 90 148.9 172.0 116 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 65.3 *77.7 70.9 109 91 672.1 749.1 111 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 62 62 99 100 62 61 99 Other : Lbs : 57 47 52 92 111 61 59 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 61 58 60 98 102 62 61 98 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.4 3.7 4.2 97 114 38.7 46.3 120 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.5 1.5 106 103 14.4 15.8 109 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.8 5.2 5.8 99 111 53.1 62.1 117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nov 07 as % of 2/ State : Nov : Oct : Nov :----------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Nov 2006 : Oct 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.4 2.3 2.1 89 91 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 67 103 AZ : 33.8 36.1 34.1 101 94 AR : 5.3 6.0 5.6 107 94 CA : 137.7 145.9 140.6 102 96 CO : 151.1 185.7 165.5 110 89 DE-MD : 3.4 3.5 3.1 91 89 FL : 6.9 8.2 8.2 118 100 GA : 15.0 14.2 13.5 90 95 HI : 0.8 0.9 0.8 107 93 ID : 3.9 18.4 18.9 478 102 IL : 246.4 278.3 268.1 109 96 IN : 137.6 153.4 147.0 107 96 IA : 590.2 651.8 625.7 106 96 KS : 503.6 555.1 505.6 100 91 KY : 45.9 55.3 51.8 113 94 LA : 0.9 0.6 0.6 72 107 MI : 38.9 42.3 42.1 108 99 MN : 212.7 231.0 217.8 102 94 MS : 24.9 1.5 1.2 5 79 MO : 110.2 144.4 139.5 127 97 MT : 1.9 1.5 1.4 75 94 NE : 632.4 *679.8 626.3 99 92 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 75 52 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.4 1.3 103 90 NJ : 4.8 4.1 3.7 78 92 NM : 0.6 0.3 0.3 49 97 NY : 3.2 3.4 2.9 88 84 NC : 195.4 229.8 217.0 111 94 ND : 2.5 2.7 2.1 83 77 OH : 24.6 27.3 24.0 97 88 OK : 90.9 94.8 89.4 98 94 OR : 4.4 5.3 4.7 105 88 PA : 104.6 119.6 108.5 104 91 SC : 21.8 23.2 22.1 102 95 SD : 85.6 106.1 101.6 119 96 TN : 20.6 22.5 22.3 108 99 TX : 404.4 *452.6 404.7 100 89 UT : 46.0 49.4 43.4 94 88 VA : 37.8 50.3 43.9 116 87 WA : 71.8 *78.1 72.5 101 93 WV : 0.7 1.0 0.8 116 77 WI : 124.1 125.3 115.4 93 92 WY : 0.5 0.3 0.4 95 162 : US : 4,151.4 *4,614.0 4,300.6 104 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, November 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.3 0.4 287 325 877 843 AK : 0.1 0.1 166 108 1,124 982 AZ : 42.9 60,123 1,404 AR : 0.7 0.7 719 710 1,009 1,076 CA : 133.8 130.6 174,465 166,190 1,330 1,295 CO : 171.3 186.9 227,349 250,480 1,328 1,341 DE-MD : 3.6 3.3 4,782 4,348 1,319 1,312 FL : GA : 28.1 24.4 26,138 23,021 935 945 HI : 0.7 0.9 798 902 1,067 1,030 ID : 25.6 31,018 1,228 IL : IN : 3.5 2.9 3,677 3,060 1,056 1,057 IA : KS : 606.7 599.8 783,281 786,185 1,291 1,311 KY : 1.1 1.4 980 1,319 883 925 LA : 1.0 0.6 876 463 864 798 MI : 44.2 49.3 60,091 66,341 1,365 1,356 MN : 70.3 68.9 96,213 92,882 1,381 1,357 MS : 0.1 0.1 118 64 794 798 MO : 5.9 6.1 7,152 7,338 1,228 1,209 MT : 2.4 1.7 2,711 1,984 1,145 1,139 NE : 600.8 586.5 808,180 792,218 1,348 1,353 NV : 0.1 0.1 93 79 1,024 1,047 N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 1,320 1,413 1,002 1,038 NJ : 2.3 2.5 2,724 3,011 1,202 1,215 NM : 1.2 0.4 1,124 353 981 998 NY : 2.9 2.4 3,146 2,829 1,117 1,184 NC : 18.7 18.0 22,061 20,634 1,186 1,152 ND : 0.7 0.8 810 964 1,155 1,212 OH : 9.6 8.5 11,306 9,935 1,188 1,177 OK : 1.8 1.4 2,065 1,552 1,120 1,079 OR : 2.3 2.9 2,679 3,246 1,186 1,177 PA : 73.1 77.4 90,828 98,009 1,251 1,275 SC : 13.1 13.2 14,342 14,161 1,106 1,078 SD : TN : 1.4 2.3 1,226 1,914 897 863 TX : 527.7 514.7 642,712 645,260 1,222 1,258 UT : 56.4 53.4 73,809 69,329 1,311 1,302 VA : 1.3 1.3 1,340 1,008 1,045 803 WA : 88.1 90.3 116,838 117,741 1,332 1,309 WV : 1.0 1.3 1,061 1,298 1,082 1,019 WI : 151.4 143.0 201,669 187,022 1,348 1,322 WY : 0.6 0.6 656 644 1,139 1,164 : US 3/ : 2,842.4 2,831.2 3,666,824 3,677,910 1,295 1,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 8.9 9.6 1,291 1,208 145 126 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 63 48 336 248 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 40 26 425 444 HI : ID : IL : 3.3 2.3 1,442 966 440 418 IN : 0.5 59 125 IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.4 146 186 492 500 MI : 1.8 1.5 749 615 428 412 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 0.2 58 65 191 268 NJ : 8.6 4.6 3,765 1,860 439 409 NM : NY : 13.1 14.7 1,772 1,528 138 108 NC : 0.1 0.2 34 77 438 490 ND : OH : 0.1 22 347 OK : OR : PA : 16.5 12.4 6,205 5,102 377 411 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 69 29 517 409 TX : 1.5 1.5 920 816 641 569 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 23 31 344 323 WA : WV : WI : 10.6 4,813 457 WY : : US 3/ : 66.6 58.9 21,623 16,891 327 291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.2 7.7 3,820 3,465 468 450 AK : 0.1 16 215 AZ : 0.2 0.2 38 44 163 212 AR : 16.1 17.4 7,352 7,965 458 458 CA : 216.2 235.0 51,887 57,791 240 246 CO : 0.8 0.8 206 200 257 261 DE-MD : 1.9 1.7 487 458 263 274 FL : 10.0 8.3 1,309 1,137 132 138 GA : 12.4 12.0 2,785 2,721 225 227 HI : 1.8 1.7 401 401 227 232 ID : 13.2 13.2 3,351 3,432 254 262 IL : 853.5 961.8 239,219 270,615 281 282 IN : 672.9 720.6 179,313 191,924 267 267 IA : 2,638.6 2,839.8 720,400 772,741 273 272 KS : 15.3 6,832 449 KY : 225.9 250.0 60,496 67,398 268 270 LA : 2.0 1.7 323 305 164 183 MI : 10.3 10.9 4,101 4,359 398 400 MN : 812.3 849.3 215,004 224,373 265 265 MS : MO : 640.4 179,467 280 MT : 1.6 1.3 414 327 256 256 NE : 649.9 671.9 176,284 182,051 272 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.8 432 422 218 228 NJ : 9.6 9.7 965 892 101 92 NM : 0.1 0.1 25 30 238 258 NY : 2.5 2.4 496 447 197 186 NC : 957.4 1,043.8 246,374 274,537 258 263 ND : 12.7 9.1 3,123 2,326 247 255 OH : 91.5 90.1 25,361 25,502 278 284 OK : 426.4 427.3 119,000 117,614 279 275 OR : 16.9 15.0 3,953 3,857 235 258 PA : 248.8 256.4 63,789 66,110 257 258 SC : SD : 389.9 474.5 101,980 122,625 262 259 TN : 62.8 66.5 29,861 31,376 476 473 TX : 39.2 40.5 10,737 11,173 274 276 UT : 4.9 5.0 971 870 197 173 VA : 189.3 215.5 49,080 57,420 259 267 WA : 2.0 2.5 445 483 217 192 WV : 0.6 0.9 171 204 269 223 WI : 44.3 44.3 19,540 19,621 448 449 WY : 0.3 0.3 92 73 270 261 : US 3/ : 9,364.9 10,050.7 2,542,375 2,735,130 272 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2006 and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 8 94 AR : 0.1 9 104 CA : CO : 91.4 95.9 13,922 14,559 152 152 DE-MD : 3.2 2.7 322 272 100 100 FL : 0.2 0.1 14 11 61 78 GA : 0.2 0.6 25 56 106 101 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 38 42 129 129 IL : 13.1 1,710 131 IN : 2.4 1.9 263 205 111 111 IA : 35.0 36.0 5,236 5,151 150 143 KS : 0.3 0.2 29 20 111 108 KY : 0.7 1.0 91 120 125 125 LA : 0.1 0.2 12 12 88 76 MI : 15.7 16.1 2,039 2,108 130 132 MN : 0.2 0.3 28 39 113 131 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 53 43 124 116 MT : 0.4 0.3 34 33 88 97 NE : NV : 0.1 0.1 8 6 130 118 N ENG 2/ : 3.1 2.5 273 229 88 90 NJ : 8.9 9.4 717 790 81 84 NM : 0.9 1.1 116 161 132 144 NY : 3.1 3.3 258 254 84 78 NC : 0.6 0.7 49 56 84 79 ND : 0.1 0.1 6 12 104 122 OH : 1.2 1.3 127 145 107 108 OK : 0.1 11 87 OR : 1.6 1.9 219 244 136 131 PA : 4.2 4.5 398 431 96 97 SC : SD : 1.6 1.0 200 118 126 121 TN : 1.1 0.9 86 68 76 78 TX : 1.7 3.9 136 396 82 101 UT : 2.8 3.0 377 400 133 133 VA : 0.9 1.3 92 128 98 98 WA : 0.3 0.7 44 102 142 142 WV : WI : 1.1 1.3 143 158 133 126 WY : 0.1 0.1 16 15 128 149 : US 3/ : 224.2 236.7 30,744 32,193 137 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ : : : :Jan - Nov 1/ Item : Nov : Oct : Nov :-------------: Nov : Oct : Nov :------------ : 2006 :2007 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 :2006 :2007 :2007 : 2006 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,365 1,481 1,340 16,198 16,008 48.8 48.6 48.1 53.0 51.4 Heifers : 874 *970 873 9,049 9,408 31.2 31.8 31.3 29.6 30.2 All Cows : 515 541 527 4,860 5,192 18.4 17.8 18.9 15.9 16.7 Dairy Cows : 219 245 217 2,142 2,292 7.8 8.0 7.8 7.0 7.4 Other Cows : 296 297 310 2,718 2,899 10.6 9.7 11.1 8.9 9.3 Bulls : 44 54 47 472 513 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,797 *3,046 2,787 30,579 31,120 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 66 64 58 631 685 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,954 10,203 9,634 91,629 95,051 96.5 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.5 Sows : 283 311 290 2,961 3,045 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 Boars : 40 41 41 311 442 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,276 10,555 9,964 94,901 98,538 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 11 10 107 105 4.2 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 203 221 213 2,228 2,211 95.8 95.3 95.7 95.4 95.5 : Total 1/ : 212 232 222 2,335 2,316 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 789 793 793 780 775 Steers 3/ : 849 858 858 831 829 Heifers 3/ : 791 792 801 765 763 All Cows 3/ : 612 607 603 622 617 Bulls 3/ : 892 865 865 916 895 : Calves & Vealers: 195 170 171 209 183 : Hogs : 203 202 204 201 201 Barrow Gilts4/ : 200 199 201 198 198 Sows 4/ : 307 306 307 309 308 Boars 4/ : 227 215 214 229 213 : Sheep : 70 67 69 70 69 Mature Sheep5/ : 64 67 66 67 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 70 67 69 70 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 4/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 5/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, November 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 2 : 4.7 1.8 0.3 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.3 19.2 3 : 79.9 34.7 5.5 37.3 29.5 7.8 2.4 12.7 4 : 70.9 1.0 0.4 60.6 10.9 49.7 8.9 5 : 334.7 131.7 43.6 150.8 79.1 71.7 8.6 13.6 6 : 512.3 254.9 161.8 85.0 13.6 71.3 10.8 1.1 7 : 1,239.0 657.6 504.9 68.5 1.3 67.2 8.0 8 : 253.4 122.2 111.9 9 : 173.7 88.0 9.0 74.0 64.5 9.6 2.7 9.5 10 : 117.6 47.9 35.5 31.0 11.5 19.5 3.1 : US 2/ : 2,787.3 1,340.3 873.2 527.0 217.4 309.6 46.8 57.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 2 : 11.8 11.5 0.1 0.1 11.5 1.4 10.2 3 : 472.2 457.9 1.4 12.8 8.3 0.3 8.0 4 : 1,450.8 1,363.2 85.7 2.0 3.1 1.0 2.0 5 : 2,644.6 2,525.8 115.0 3.9 30.2 3.1 27.1 6 : 476.7 447.6 26.4 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.8 7 : 4,161.0 4,080.8 36.3 0.3 36.0 8 : 486.3 486.1 0.1 99.1 1.6 97.5 9 : 230.1 230.0 10 : 29.6 29.4 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.1 : US 2/ : 9,964.4 9,633.7 289.5 41.2 222.5 9.6 212.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - November 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 10.2 5.1 1.6 1.5 2 : 51.0 18.7 3.1 25.7 22.6 3.1 3.5 217.7 3 : 903.3 411.8 72.2 390.6 308.7 81.9 28.7 160.6 4 : 772.8 12.1 3.9 659.8 124.4 535.3 97.1 5 : 3,614.9 1,609.1 426.2 1,492.6 799.3 693.4 87.0 167.7 6 : 5,622.7 2,914.1 1,854.6 742.5 160.6 581.9 111.5 14.1 7 :14,275.6 8,078.4 5,441.6 663.0 13.7 649.3 92.5 0.4 8 : 2,706.5 1,376.4 1,145.7 9 : 1,936.8 977.7 118.5 800.5 685.7 114.8 40.1 109.2 10 : 1,226.2 604.4 340.5 252.1 122.1 130.1 29.1 : US 2/ :31,119.9 16,007.6 9,407.9 5,191.7 2,292.2 2,899.5 512.7 684.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.8 12.5 0.2 0.1 2 : 124.6 121.8 1.6 1.2 138.9 14.4 124.6 3 : 4,855.7 4,700.6 12.5 142.7 90.8 4.3 86.5 4 : 14,718.0 13,897.5 803.6 17.0 32.7 10.5 22.2 5 : 26,161.6 24,822.1 1,299.7 39.8 334.4 35.6 298.8 6 : 5,004.1 4,755.2 243.4 5.4 11.2 5.6 5.6 7 : 40,453.9 39,557.4 366.1 3.7 362.4 8 : 4,513.6 4,492.5 21.0 0.1 1,000.3 19.1 981.3 9 : 2,348.8 2,347.8 10 : 344.5 343.5 0.9 0.2 26.6 2.0 24.7 : US 2/ : 98,537.6 95,050.9 3,045.0 441.8 2,316.1 104.7 2,211.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Nov Species : Nov : Oct : Nov :------------------------ : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.4 98.2 98.4 98.4 98.4 Calves : 98.5 97.7 97.7 98.2 98.2 Hogs : 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 94.7 93.6 94.0 94.5 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. More than 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,000 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each March which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in March. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. An edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the edit provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics and are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. 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 still included in US and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Types of Livestock Slaughter 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 Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates 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 excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. 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