Mt An 1-2 (1-08) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 25, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Benita Hodge at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Pork and Total Red Meat Production at Record High for December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.06 billion pounds in December, up 5 percent from the 3.87 billion pounds produced in December 2006. Beef production, at 2.06 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.65 million head, up 1 percent from December 2006. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 1,302 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.4 million pounds, 21 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 61,000 head, down 11 percent from December 2006. The average live weight was down 35 pounds from last year, at 289 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.97 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.69 million head, up 9 percent from December 2006. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.4 million pounds, was down 1 percent from December 2006. Sheep slaughter totaled 229,100 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 1 pound from December a year ago. January to December 2007 commercial red meat production was 48.7 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2006. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. December 2006 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2007 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 07 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Type : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Dec : Nov : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,049.5 2,229.1 2,059.4 100 92 26,151.826,415.4 101 Veal : 13.1 10.1 10.4 79 104 146.6 137.3 94 Pork :1,796.4 2,045.4 1,972.9 110 96 21,053.821,941.6 104 Lamb & Mutton : 15.4 16.1 15.4 99 95 185.2 183.0 99 : Total Red Meat 3/:3,874.5 4,300.6 4,058.1 105 94 47,537.348,677.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 07 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Type : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Dec : Nov : : :07 as % : : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,019.4 2,201.5 2,030.8 101 92 25,791.826,068.0 101 Veal : 12.9 9.7 10.2 79 105 143.8 134.3 93 Pork :1,780.5 2,030.7 1,957.4 110 96 20,877.221,768.0 104 Lamb & Mutton : 14.7 15.4 14.5 99 94 177.3 174.7 99 : Total Red Meat 3/:3,827.5 4,257.4 4,012.9 105 94 46,990.048,145.0 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Dec 07 % of: Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Dec : Nov : : : 07 % : : : : :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 :of 06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,566.3 2,787.3 2,600.3 101 93 33,145.0 33,720.2 102 Other : Thou : 46.2 43.9 45.1 98 103 553.3 539.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,612.5 2,831.2 2,645.3 101 93 33,698.3 34,259.3 102 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,303 1,307 1,305 100 100 1,277 1,275 100 Other : Lbs :1,158 1,114 1,134 98 102 1,141 1,137 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,300 1,304 1,302 100 100 1,275 1,273 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 67.2 57.5 59.9 89 104 698.7 744.8 107 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.4 1.1 100 84 12.6 13.4 106 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.4 58.9 61.0 89 104 711.3 758.2 107 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 322 287 287 89 100 344 304 88 Other : Lbs : 398 430 405 102 94 406 395 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 324 291 289 89 99 345 305 89 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,787.6 9,964.4 9,600.6 109 96 103,688.5108,138.2 104 Other : Thou : 95.2 86.3 90.7 95 105 1,048.1 1,033.8 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,882.8 10,050.7 9,691.3 109 96 104,736.6109,172.0 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 271 273 272 100 100 269 269 100 Other : Lbs : 229 236 236 103 100 232 233 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 271 272 272 100 100 269 269 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 211.7 222.5 212.2 100 95 2,547.0 2,528.4 99 Other : Thou : 15.3 14.2 16.9 111 119 151.4 163.6 108 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 226.9 236.7 229.1 101 97 2,698.5 2,692.0 100 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 138 138 137 99 99 138 138 100 Other : Lbs : 102 105 101 99 96 105 103 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 136 136 135 99 99 137 136 99 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.8 *55.8 61.9 102 111 584.1 639.0 109 Other : Thou : 16.3 15.2 17.0 105 112 165.1 189.0 114 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 77.1 *71.0 78.9 102 111 749.3 828.0 111 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 63 62 62 98 100 62 61 99 Other : Lbs : 67 52 64 96 123 61 60 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 64 60 62 98 104 62 61 98 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 3.8 4.2 3.6 95 85 42.5 50.0 118 Other : Thou : 1.5 1.5 1.6 107 104 15.9 17.4 109 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.3 5.8 5.2 98 90 58.4 67.3 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 07 as % of 2/ State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : Dec 2006 : Nov 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.1 2.1 2.0 95 93 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 32.1 34.1 31.5 98 92 AR : 5.6 5.6 5.7 101 101 CA : 141.5 140.6 142.9 101 102 CO : 123.8 165.5 147.8 119 89 DE-MD : 3.3 3.1 2.9 87 95 FL : 6.6 8.2 7.2 109 88 GA : 13.6 13.5 12.5 92 93 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.8 96 98 ID : 3.8 18.9 17.9 473 95 IL : 228.3 268.1 254.1 111 95 IN : 125.8 147.0 142.4 113 97 IA : 556.5 625.7 591.8 106 95 KS : 492.3 505.6 456.3 93 90 KY : 42.8 51.8 50.8 119 98 LA : 0.7 0.6 0.5 74 87 MI : 39.1 42.1 40.0 102 95 MN : 200.3 217.8 208.0 104 95 MS : 21.6 1.2 1.2 6 101 MO : 112.4 *139.6 139.1 124 100 MT : 2.1 1.4 1.5 73 107 NE : 558.3 626.3 579.5 104 93 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 131 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.3 1.0 87 79 NJ : 5.1 3.7 4.1 80 111 NM : 0.6 0.3 0.3 54 98 NY : 3.1 2.9 2.7 88 94 NC : 192.5 217.0 204.1 106 94 ND : 2.5 2.1 2.3 91 110 OH : 24.6 24.0 25.2 103 105 OK : 81.1 89.4 91.4 113 102 OR : 4.1 4.7 4.5 109 96 PA : 107.5 108.5 108.3 101 100 SC : 20.6 22.1 21.1 102 95 SD : 81.0 101.6 95.6 118 94 TN : 18.7 22.3 20.0 107 90 TX : 357.7 404.7 372.0 104 92 UT : 33.2 43.4 38.0 114 87 VA : 34.9 43.9 45.7 131 104 WA : 68.0 72.5 67.6 99 93 WV : 0.7 0.8 0.7 108 91 WI : 123.6 115.4 116.3 94 101 WY : 0.5 0.4 0.5 94 108 : US : 3,874.5 4,300.6 4,058.1 105 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, December 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 0.3 256 247 848 945 AK : 0.1 0.1 69 60 1,082 1,147 AZ : 39.4 55,377 1,410 AR : 0.9 0.9 846 884 992 1,016 CA : 137.4 128.4 181,716 165,401 1,345 1,312 CO : 139.2 171.8 185,105 227,502 1,331 1,325 DE-MD : 3.6 3.1 4,786 4,082 1,325 1,312 FL : GA : 24.6 22.1 22,510 20,890 919 946 HI : 0.8 0.8 819 823 1,041 1,006 ID : 23.8 29,359 1,250 IL : IN : 3.2 3.2 3,404 3,396 1,059 1,053 IA : KS : 590.6 553.1 766,704 719,681 1,298 1,301 KY : 1.4 1.7 1,345 1,606 948 929 LA : 0.7 0.5 627 396 866 770 MI : 44.1 45.7 60,350 62,729 1,376 1,383 MN : 67.7 64.7 93,359 88,492 1,389 1,378 MS : 0.1 62 723 MO : 7.6 7.9 9,180 9,450 1,221 1,202 MT : 2.5 1.9 3,052 2,156 1,205 1,163 NE : 522.6 545.4 706,762 733,827 1,355 1,348 NV : 0.1 0.1 115 100 1,024 1,078 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.1 1,276 1,135 1,027 1,029 NJ : 2.3 2.4 2,854 2,899 1,235 1,202 NM : 1.1 0.4 1,022 377 979 1,046 NY : 2.4 2.0 2,617 2,401 1,124 1,197 NC : 16.9 16.6 19,642 19,046 1,170 1,152 ND : 1.0 1.1 1,211 1,314 1,179 1,172 OH : 8.8 9.2 10,367 10,876 1,195 1,193 OK : 2.1 1.9 2,316 2,099 1,119 1,080 OR : 2.1 2.5 2,514 2,897 1,215 1,186 PA : 72.0 73.4 90,838 92,423 1,269 1,270 SC : 11.3 12.2 12,473 12,892 1,106 1,065 SD : TN : 1.4 2.1 1,280 1,795 909 864 TX : 469.0 476.8 570,510 595,414 1,220 1,252 UT : 40.9 46.7 53,163 60,676 1,302 1,303 VA : 0.8 1.2 855 1,246 1,061 1,002 WA : 83.5 84.8 111,029 110,447 1,334 1,307 WV : 1.1 1.1 1,127 1,177 1,060 1,036 WI : 150.4 142.6 201,498 190,406 1,353 1,348 WY : 0.6 0.6 731 699 1,157 1,161 : US 3/ : 2,612.5 2,645.3 3,385,204 3,430,848 1,300 1,302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 10.1 10.7 1,402 1,353 140 128 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 63 45 344 272 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 38 27 451 418 HI : ID : IL : 3.6 3.2 1,574 1,325 439 418 IN : 0.5 58 128 IA : KS : KY : 0.1 26 515 LA : 0.3 0.2 151 93 505 503 MI : 2.4 1.6 1,066 641 442 406 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 26 368 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 0.2 55 38 214 229 NJ : 8.7 5.5 3,888 2,276 446 413 NM : NY : 13.2 14.0 1,892 1,489 148 111 NC : 0.1 0.2 49 81 496 522 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 19 24 354 350 OK : 0.1 32 461 OR : PA : 16.3 13.4 6,178 5,379 380 401 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 44 28 414 420 TX : 0.8 0.9 465 531 578 579 UT : VA : 0.1 0.1 22 30 352 357 WA : WV : WI : 10.6 4,786 454 WY : : US 3/ : 68.4 61.0 21,944 17,391 324 289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 : 7.3 7.6 3,342 3,335 461 436 AK : 0.1 0.1 16 12 166 245 AZ : 0.3 0.2 44 29 163 129 AR : 17.1 17.6 7,759 7,968 455 454 CA : 219.7 252.2 51,805 61,533 236 244 CO : 0.7 0.5 178 123 257 249 DE-MD : 1.7 1.6 427 420 251 262 FL : 13.0 6.8 1,610 1,014 124 150 GA : 14.2 12.6 3,041 2,828 215 224 HI : 2.2 2.0 480 443 221 220 ID : 13.2 12.5 3,385 3,238 256 259 IL : 778.4 926.0 217,292 258,524 279 279 IN : 615.7 693.2 163,335 184,842 265 267 IA : 2,510.5 2,684.4 683,091 731,242 272 273 KS : 10.3 4,514 441 KY : 209.8 243.3 55,871 65,817 267 271 LA : 2.2 2.0 342 318 156 158 MI : 10.0 10.9 3,731 4,172 374 386 MN : 756.7 813.4 200,285 214,632 265 264 MS : MO : 632.1 177,286 281 MT : 1.7 1.3 438 330 256 253 NE : 601.4 651.1 162,627 176,308 271 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.0 1.6 384 318 192 197 NJ : 11.6 11.5 1,047 986 90 86 NM : 0.1 0.1 24 19 269 248 NY : 2.7 2.6 460 425 172 163 NC : 935.5 972.9 242,900 257,756 260 265 ND : 11.4 9.2 2,811 2,377 247 257 OH : 93.9 95.0 25,774 26,492 275 280 OK : 378.7 427.6 105,539 119,311 279 279 OR : 15.7 15.0 3,638 3,786 232 254 PA : 269.7 273.7 67,346 69,429 250 254 SC : SD : 363.5 441.8 96,330 114,252 265 259 TN : 55.5 59.9 26,722 28,092 482 470 TX : 34.5 41.6 8,887 11,271 258 271 UT : 5.3 5.6 1,089 968 207 173 VA : 175.7 226.3 45,564 59,629 260 264 WA : 2.0 2.4 408 456 207 192 WV : 0.6 0.7 140 175 253 263 WI : 42.4 39.8 18,724 17,284 450 443 WY : 0.4 0.3 97 77 276 260 : US 3/ : 8,882.8 9,691.3 2,402,254 2,633,077 271 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 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 10 94 AR : CA : CO : 85.3 82.5 13,154 12,574 154 153 DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 327 307 101 101 FL : 0.3 0.1 18 6 68 78 GA : 0.4 0.5 37 55 98 100 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 41 35 135 135 IL : 14.3 1,813 127 IN : 3.0 2.9 331 311 109 106 IA : 34.9 32.9 5,262 4,982 151 151 KS : 0.3 0.2 32 20 117 105 KY : 1.0 1.0 115 125 117 124 LA : 0.2 0.3 10 17 69 68 MI : 16.0 17.2 2,126 2,227 133 130 MN : 0.4 0.3 42 37 119 121 MS : MO : 0.5 0.4 68 55 129 123 MT : 0.4 0.4 48 40 108 113 NE : 0.1 9 125 NV : 0.1 8 121 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 2.1 241 189 82 92 NJ : 12.7 12.3 1,021 1,053 80 85 NM : 0.8 1.0 98 147 128 147 NY : 5.0 5.0 397 395 79 78 NC : 0.6 1.0 50 74 79 75 ND : 0.1 7 124 OH : 1.3 1.2 136 122 107 105 OK : 0.1 0.1 5 7 101 102 OR : 1.9 2.1 252 274 135 134 PA : 4.7 4.5 444 435 95 97 SC : SD : 1.6 0.9 211 118 129 130 TN : 1.5 1.4 99 107 68 74 TX : 1.1 2.9 107 269 97 93 UT : 2.7 2.7 369 364 136 135 VA : 0.9 1.6 86 151 101 96 WA : 0.4 0.9 44 123 104 141 WV : WI : 1.1 1.2 149 169 136 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 18 130 137 : US 3/ : 226.9 229.1 30,762 30,826 136 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------ : 2006 :2007 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 :2006 :2007 :2007 : 2006 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,280 1,340 1,279 17,478 17,286 49.9 48.1 49.2 52.7 51.3 Heifers : 770 873 798 9,819 10,206 30.0 31.3 30.7 29.6 30.3 All Cows : 477 527 483 5,336 5,675 18.6 18.9 18.6 16.1 16.8 Dairy Cows : 212 217 205 2,354 2,497 8.2 7.8 7.9 7.1 7.4 Other Cows : 265 310 278 2,983 3,178 10.3 11.1 10.7 9.0 9.4 Bulls : 39 47 41 511 554 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,566 2,787 2,600 33,145 33,720 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 67 58 60 699 745 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,484 9,634 9,301100,113104,352 96.5 96.7 96.9 96.6 96.5 Sows : 266 290 264 3,227 3,309 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.1 Boars : 37 41 36 348 477 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,788 9,964 9,601103,688108,138 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 11 118 116 5.0 4.3 5.2 4.6 4.6 Lambs & Yrlngs : 201 213 201 2,429 2,413 95.0 95.7 94.8 95.4 95.4 : Total 1/ : 212 *223 212 2,547 2,528 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 790 793 784 781 776 Steers 3/ : 849 858 844 833 830 Heifers 3/ : 790 801 784 767 764 All Cows 3/ : 619 603 613 622 617 Bulls 3/ : 897 865 871 914 893 : Calves & Vealers: 193 171 172 207 182 : Hogs : 203 204 204 202 202 Barrow Gilts4/ : 199 201 201 198 198 Sows 4/ : 309 307 304 309 308 Boars 4/ : 215 214 214 227 213 : Sheep : 69 69 69 70 69 Mature Sheep5/ : 64 66 67 67 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 70 69 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, December 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 2 : 4.3 1.6 0.3 2.0 1.6 0.4 0.5 19.5 3 : 75.9 33.6 6.1 34.4 27.1 7.3 1.9 13.7 4 : 64.5 1.1 0.4 55.1 10.4 44.6 7.9 5 : 320.7 133.0 42.2 138.6 71.1 67.5 6.9 14.2 6 : 475.0 241.8 150.0 73.2 12.7 60.5 10.0 0.7 7 : 1,149.3 623.6 454.8 64.1 1.0 63.0 6.7 8 : 232.1 110.2 102.8 9 : 167.7 85.3 10.1 69.9 62.4 7.5 2.5 10.4 10 : 110.0 47.8 30.9 28.1 13.1 15.0 3.2 : US 2/ : 2,600.3 1,278.5 797.6 482.9 204.7 278.3 41.2 59.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 1.2 2 : 13.9 13.7 0.1 0.1 15.0 2.1 13.0 3 : 500.4 487.6 1.7 11.2 9.0 0.3 8.7 4 : 1,362.0 1,281.5 78.7 1.8 4.0 1.1 2.8 5 : 2,547.0 2,438.4 105.5 3.1 33.7 3.5 30.2 6 : 479.1 450.5 26.6 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.6 7 : 3,970.8 3,902.3 33.4 0.3 33.1 8 : 453.8 453.6 0.2 85.3 1.4 83.9 9 : 243.4 243.3 10 : 28.8 28.7 0.1 2.4 0.2 2.1 : US 2/ : 9,600.6 9,300.8 264.2 35.5 212.2 10.9 201.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - December 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.0 5.5 1.7 1.7 2 : 55.3 20.3 3.4 27.7 24.2 3.5 3.9 237.2 3 : 979.2 445.3 78.3 424.9 335.8 89.2 30.7 174.2 4 : 837.3 13.2 4.3 714.8 134.9 580.0 105.0 5 : 3,935.5 1,742.1 468.3 1,631.3 870.3 760.9 93.9 181.9 6 : 6,097.7 3,155.9 2,004.6 815.7 173.3 642.4 121.5 14.8 7 :15,424.8 8,702.0 5,896.4 727.1 14.7 712.4 99.3 0.4 8 : 2,938.6 1,486.6 1,248.5 9 : 2,104.5 1,063.0 128.7 870.3 748.1 122.3 42.6 119.6 10 : 1,336.1 652.2 371.4 280.2 135.1 145.1 32.3 : US 2/ :33,720.2 17,286.1 10,205.6 5,674.6 2,496.9 3,177.8 553.9 744.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 14.1 13.8 0.2 0.1 2 : 138.5 135.5 1.7 1.3 154.0 16.5 137.5 3 : 5,356.2 5,188.2 14.2 153.8 99.8 4.6 95.2 4 : 16,080.0 15,179.0 882.3 18.8 36.7 11.6 25.0 5 : 28,708.7 27,260.6 1,405.3 42.9 368.1 39.1 329.0 6 : 5,483.1 5,205.7 270.0 7.4 12.5 6.3 6.2 7 : 44,424.7 43,459.8 399.5 3.9 395.5 8 : 4,967.4 4,946.0 21.2 0.1 1,085.6 20.5 1,065.1 9 : 2,592.2 2,591.1 10 : 373.4 372.2 1.0 0.2 29.0 2.2 26.8 : US 2/ :108,138.2 104,351.7 3,309.2 477.3 2,528.4 115.6 2,412.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :------------------------ : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.4 Calves : 98.3 97.7 98.1 98.2 98.2 Hogs : 98.9 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 93.3 94.0 92.6 94.4 93.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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