Mt An 1-2 (2-08) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released February 22, 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 Set Record Highs for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.42 billion pounds in January, up 8 percent from the 4.09 billion pounds produced in January 2007. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 4 percent from January 2007. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,291 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.3 million pounds, 21 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 71,500 head, 4 percent below January 2007. The average live weight was down 55 pounds from last year, at 269 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, 14 percent above the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.6 million head, 13 percent above January 2007. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 273 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.8 million pounds, was 2 percent below January 2007. Sheep slaughter totaled 213,400 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, unchanged from January a year ago. January 2007 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S......................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S..............................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S...........................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S......................................4 Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S......................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S......................................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S..........................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S...............8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S.....................................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S......................................................10 Reliability Statement.....................................................17 Types of Plants...........................................................18 Terms and Definitions.....................................................19 Information Contacts......................................................19 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 08 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : Jan : Dec : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,164.6*2,061.4 2,232.0 103 108 2,164.6 2,232.0 103 Veal : 14.3 10.4 11.3 79 108 14.3 11.3 79 Pork :1,898.4*1,972.7 2,157.8 114 109 1,898.4 2,157.8 114 Lamb & Mutton : 15.1 15.4 14.8 98 96 15.1 14.8 98 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,092.5*4,059.9 4,415.9 108 109 4,092.5 4,415.9 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 08 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : Jan : Dec : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,131.7*2,032.7 2,199.4 103 108 2,131.7 2,199.4 103 Veal : 14.0 10.2 11.0 78 108 14.0 11.0 78 Pork :1,884.3 1,957.4 2,143.4 114 110 1,884.3 2,143.4 114 Lamb & Mutton : 14.5 14.5 14.2 98 98 14.5 14.2 98 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,044.6*4,014.8 4,368.0 108 109 4,044.6 4,368.0 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jan 08 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : Jan : Dec : : : 08 % : : : : :2007 :2007 : 2007 : 2008 :of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,748.0 *2,602.5 2,847.6 104 109 2,748.0 2,847.6 104 Other : Thou : 50.7 *45.4 51.0 101 112 50.7 51.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,798.7 *2,647.9 2,898.6 104 109 2,798.7 2,898.6 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,292 1,305 1,294 100 99 1,292 1,294 100 Other : Lbs :1,147 *1,132 1,141 99 101 1,147 1,141 99 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,290 1,302 1,291 100 99 1,290 1,291 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 73.3 59.9 70.4 96 118 73.3 70.4 96 Other : Thou : 1.0 1.1 1.1 106 95 1.0 1.1 106 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 74.3 61.0 71.5 96 117 74.3 71.5 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 323 287 267 83 93 323 267 83 Other : Lbs : 388 *386 416 107 108 388 416 107 Comm'l. : Lbs : 324 *288 269 83 93 324 269 83 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,281.4 9,600.610,474.0 113 109 9,281.4 10,474.0 113 Other : Thou : 84.0 *89.3 83.1 99 93 84.0 83.1 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,365.5 *9,689.910,557.1 113 109 9,365.5 10,557.1 113 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 271 272 273 101 100 271 273 101 Other : Lbs : 232 236 239 103 102 232 239 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 271 272 273 101 100 271 273 101 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 204.2 212.2 201.6 99 95 204.2 201.6 99 Other : Thou : 12.5 *16.8 11.8 94 70 12.5 11.8 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 216.7 *229.0 213.4 98 93 216.7 213.4 98 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 137 141 100 103 141 141 100 Other : Lbs : 107 *104 102 95 98 107 102 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 139 135 139 100 103 139 139 100 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 45.8 61.9 49.1 107 79 45.8 49.1 107 Other : Thou : 13.1 *17.2 12.4 94 72 13.1 12.4 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 58.9 *79.1 61.5 104 78 58.9 61.5 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 63 62 63 100 101 63 63 100 Other : Lbs : 70 *61 50 71 81 70 50 71 Comm'l. : Lbs : 64 62 60 93 97 64 60 93 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.1 3.6 4.8 117 132 4.1 4.8 117 Other : Thou : 1.8 *1.5 1.8 100 115 1.8 1.8 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.9 5.2 6.5 112 127 5.9 6.5 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 08 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : Jan 2007 : Dec 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.8 2.0 2.3 82 118 AK : 0.1 AZ : 33.5 31.5 34.0 102 108 AR : 4.4 5.7 5.5 124 96 CA : 148.4 142.9 148.4 100 104 CO : 147.7 147.8 175.5 119 119 DE-MD : 3.8 2.9 3.4 89 115 FL : 6.7 7.2 8.2 122 114 GA : 15.8 12.5 14.2 90 113 HI : 0.8 0.8 0.9 111 117 ID : 4.2 *17.8 16.3 386 91 IL : 239.4 254.1 274.4 115 108 IN : 138.5 142.4 158.6 114 111 IA : 584.0 591.8 655.1 112 111 KS : 502.2 456.3 484.1 96 106 KY : 46.2 50.8 55.0 119 108 LA : 0.7 0.5 0.6 84 107 MI : 41.7 40.0 42.5 102 106 MN : 222.8 208.0 232.4 104 112 MS : 26.4 1.2 1.4 5 115 MO : 122.5 139.1 157.9 129 114 MT : 1.4 *1.6 1.4 100 85 NE : 604.2 *581.5 618.1 102 106 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 103 132 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.0 1.1 102 113 NJ : 5.0 4.1 4.2 84 101 NM : 0.6 0.3 0.4 69 131 NY : 3.2 2.7 3.0 92 111 NC : 205.6 204.1 221.7 108 109 ND : 3.0 2.3 2.7 89 116 OH : 25.7 25.2 26.4 103 105 OK : 87.2 91.4 98.5 113 108 OR : 4.5 *4.6 5.1 114 110 PA : 110.0 108.3 113.6 103 105 SC : 21.4 21.1 23.5 110 111 SD : 81.9 95.6 105.8 129 111 TN : 18.1 20.0 20.7 114 103 TX : 354.6 372.0 403.8 114 109 UT : 34.5 38.0 42.5 123 112 VA : 37.0 45.7 48.9 132 107 WA : 69.6 67.6 76.3 110 113 WV : 0.6 0.7 0.7 107 90 WI : 130.0 *116.1 126.5 97 109 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.6 88 115 : US : 4,092.5 *4,059.9 4,415.9 108 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.3 0.4 254 356 862 857 AK : 0.1 79 1,117 AZ : 41.6 43.1 57,628 60,173 1,388 1,403 AR : 1.1 1.0 1,135 1,067 1,025 1,049 CA : 144.1 142.2 191,955 182,388 1,357 1,308 CO : 171.8 208.3 225,480 272,887 1,313 1,311 DE-MD : 4.1 3.7 5,483 4,847 1,345 1,314 FL : GA : 29.8 27,196 920 HI : 0.9 1.0 970 1,198 1,079 1,142 ID : 2.5 20.9 2,551 25,320 1,084 1,233 IL : IN : 4.0 4.0 4,156 4,237 1,050 1,054 IA : KS : 624.7 596.6 788,842 758,815 1,263 1,272 KY : 1.7 2.0 1,554 1,925 941 942 LA : 0.8 0.6 653 463 845 770 MI : 46.7 49.0 64,620 67,668 1,391 1,393 MN : 75.9 71.9 105,725 99,949 1,402 1,401 MS : 0.1 0.1 110 66 814 739 MO : 7.4 8.9 9,063 10,551 1,235 1,198 MT : 1.7 1.7 1,993 2,022 1,201 1,202 NE : 581.1 583.0 779,533 779,707 1,344 1,339 NV : 0.1 0.1 128 135 982 1,106 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.2 1,300 1,342 1,043 1,081 NJ : 2.6 2.4 3,081 2,960 1,214 1,239 NM : 1.0 0.5 971 495 1,016 1,067 NY : 2.5 2.4 2,792 2,867 1,155 1,193 NC : 18.7 19.7 22,143 22,780 1,186 1,158 ND : 1.3 1.1 1,492 1,425 1,184 1,266 OH : 10.6 10.2 12,347 12,006 1,181 1,191 OK : 2.3 2.4 2,503 2,691 1,110 1,127 OR : 2.3 3.1 2,641 3,627 1,193 1,205 PA : 80.6 84.5 101,707 107,431 1,272 1,282 SC : 13.0 13.8 14,881 15,104 1,151 1,105 SD : TN : 1.7 2.6 1,538 2,276 898 888 TX : 472.4 526.7 569,240 651,874 1,208 1,241 UT : 43.4 53.0 55,629 67,955 1,285 1,286 VA : 0.9 1.2 932 1,261 1,068 1,046 WA : 85.6 96.1 113,426 124,108 1,330 1,297 WV : 0.9 1.0 933 1,056 1,052 1,021 WI : 154.7 150.6 210,330 202,959 1,374 1,361 WY : 0.8 0.7 906 819 1,165 1,144 : US 3/ : 2,798.7 2,898.6 3,596,488 3,728,434 1,290 1,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 11.8 15.0 1,663 1,755 142 118 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 66 50 381 241 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 33 33 446 433 HI : ID : IL : 4.0 2.6 1,731 1,092 434 415 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.1 30 475 LA : 0.3 0.3 140 136 518 514 MI : 2.9 1.8 1,239 658 431 377 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 24 379 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.2 0.3 46 84 271 303 NJ : 8.9 6.1 3,927 2,510 444 410 NM : 1.0 76 80 NY : 14.2 17.8 2,168 1,763 158 103 NC : 0.1 0.1 47 65 515 518 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 25 19 350 348 OK : OR : PA : 15.6 14.0 6,039 5,454 387 389 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 47 34 454 423 TX : 1.4 1.5 883 920 622 600 UT : VA : 0.1 21 292 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 74.3 71.5 23,857 18,985 324 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 10.3 8.4 4,702 3,828 460 455 AK : 0.1 15 241 AZ : 0.3 0.3 39 44 154 154 AR : 12.9 16.6 5,751 7,450 445 449 CA : 221.0 232.4 53,051 56,304 241 243 CO : 0.8 0.8 200 192 257 245 DE-MD : 1.7 1.5 454 408 264 265 FL : 7.1 7.7 1,064 1,103 151 144 GA : 13.2 11.1 2,870 2,435 217 219 HI : 1.7 1.5 375 331 217 226 ID : 14.6 15.0 3,708 3,895 255 261 IL : 823.1 1,015.2 230,959 284,711 281 281 IN : 676.2 763.3 179,392 204,909 265 269 IA : 2,635.6 2,973.9 715,621 808,883 272 272 KS : 15.1 6,473 430 KY : 225.9 60,065 266 LA : 1.4 1.4 271 295 187 205 MI : 9.8 10.2 3,793 3,926 387 385 MN : 840.3 907.7 221,048 238,740 263 264 MS : 6.7 1,922 287 MO : 559.4 721.8 154,997 201,375 277 279 MT : 1.1 1.0 277 258 250 248 NE : 623.2 720.1 169,159 195,065 272 271 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 300 303 216 220 NJ : 8.2 9.9 853 996 105 100 NM : 0.1 0.1 13 34 243 261 NY : 2.4 2.2 453 411 188 186 NC : 988.3 1,044.9 257,748 278,150 261 266 ND : 13.2 10.7 3,259 2,766 246 260 OH : 95.9 98.9 25,895 27,160 270 275 OK : 413.8 457.8 113,397 127,911 274 280 OR : 17.2 16.0 4,033 4,131 236 259 PA : 246.6 251.4 62,337 64,672 253 258 SC : SD : 360.6 490.8 96,122 126,600 267 258 TN : 53.1 60.8 25,594 28,771 483 474 TX : 31.0 34.3 8,236 8,739 266 255 UT : 4.9 5.9 913 975 187 166 VA : 186.3 240.7 48,379 63,803 260 265 WA : 2.0 2.6 419 513 214 196 WV : 0.7 0.6 160 159 237 270 WI : 44.6 49.5 19,719 22,061 451 453 WY : 0.4 0.3 106 86 266 273 : US 3/ : 9,365.5 10,557.1 2,535,127 2,875,461 271 273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 6 108 AR : 0.1 7 124 CA : CO : 86.9 84.5 13,332 12,982 153 154 DE-MD : 2.7 2.7 280 275 102 100 FL : 0.1 0.1 5 7 62 63 GA : 0.4 0.6 52 69 135 116 HI : ID : 0.3 0.3 40 37 134 127 IL : IN : 1.8 1.9 197 206 109 110 IA : 33.4 31.8 5,078 4,906 152 155 KS : 0.1 0.2 12 23 118 95 KY : 0.9 0.8 108 100 123 123 LA : 0.1 0.2 9 16 67 83 MI : 15.9 17.3 2,172 2,299 137 134 MN : 0.2 0.4 23 45 119 120 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 48 43 123 115 MT : 0.2 0.3 26 32 106 103 NE : 0.1 16 134 NV : 0.1 8 129 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.1 238 191 109 93 NJ : 8.8 9.1 700 785 80 86 NM : 1.0 1.3 130 186 137 148 NY : 2.4 2.4 200 196 84 82 NC : 0.5 0.6 40 46 85 82 ND : 0.1 0.1 9 9 110 85 OH : 0.9 0.8 98 86 108 105 OK : 0.1 11 97 OR : 1.8 1.6 232 228 129 139 PA : 3.7 3.6 370 368 99 102 SC : SD : 1.4 0.7 190 86 132 126 TN : 1.0 1.1 80 81 79 77 TX : 1.3 2.9 105 239 79 83 UT : 2.9 2.6 398 356 138 136 VA : 0.7 1.1 70 108 101 98 WA : 0.3 0.7 33 96 121 140 WV : WI : 0.9 0.8 120 100 133 130 WY : 0.2 0.1 21 17 136 132 : US 3/ : 216.7 213.4 30,197 29,649 139 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2007 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 :2007 :2007 :2008 : 2007 :2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,385 1,279 1,391 1,385 1,391 50.4 49.2 48.8 50.4 48.8 Heifers : 819 *799 867 819 867 29.8 30.7 30.5 29.8 30.5 All Cows : 502 483 545 502 545 18.3 18.6 19.1 18.3 19.1 Dairy Cows : 228 205 236 228 236 8.3 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.3 Other Cows : 275 278 309 275 309 10.0 10.7 10.9 10.0 10.9 Bulls : 42 41 45 42 45 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,748 *2,602 2,848 2,748 2,848 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 73 60 70 73 70 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,954 9,30110,128 8,954 10,128 96.5 96.9 96.7 96.5 96.7 Sows : 286 264 304 286 304 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.9 Boars : 41 36 42 41 42 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,281 9,60110,474 9,281 10,474 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 11 9 9 9 4.4 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 195 201 193 195 193 95.6 94.8 95.5 95.6 95.5 : Total 1/ : 204 212 202 204 202 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 779 784 775 779 775 Steers 3/ : 831 844 832 831 832 Heifers 3/ : 772 784 773 772 773 All Cows 3/ : 630 613 624 630 624 Bulls 3/ : 909 871 878 909 878 : Calves & Vealers: 194 172 159 194 159 : Hogs : 203 204 205 203 205 Barrow Gilts4/ : 200 201 202 200 202 Sows 4/ : 308 304 306 308 306 Boars 4/ : 214 214 213 214 213 : Sheep : 71 69 70 71 70 Mature Sheep5/ : 65 67 67 65 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 71 69 71 71 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, January 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 2 : 4.7 1.8 0.3 2.2 2.0 0.3 0.3 23.9 3 : 86.9 36.0 7.9 41.0 32.5 8.5 2.0 14.3 4 : 74.8 1.5 0.5 63.8 13.4 50.4 9.1 0.3 5 : 339.9 134.7 42.4 155.6 78.4 77.2 7.2 14.4 6 : 525.2 266.5 162.6 84.4 15.1 69.3 11.7 1.3 7 : 1,235.3 677.1 480.1 71.0 1.6 69.4 7.1 0.1 8 : 275.5 134.9 120.3 9 : 185.6 90.5 11.7 80.6 74.2 6.3 2.9 14.8 10 : 118.7 47.2 41.1 27.5 12.2 15.3 2.9 : US 2/ : 2,847.6 1,390.6 867.2 544.8 235.7 309.2 45.0 70.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.0 1.9 0.1 1.8 2 : 11.9 11.6 0.2 0.1 10.9 1.0 9.9 3 : 491.8 475.8 2.2 13.8 7.3 0.2 7.1 4 : 1,463.0 1,377.9 83.0 2.2 2.8 0.9 1.9 5 : 2,809.4 2,677.2 128.1 4.1 30.9 3.1 27.8 6 : 504.1 476.8 25.7 1.6 7 : 4,427.1 4,342.3 64.2 20.7 32.2 0.3 31.9 8 : 504.4 504.0 0.4 87.2 1.5 85.7 9 : 228.6 228.5 10 : 32.6 32.5 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.7 : US 2/ :10,474.0 10,127.6 303.9 42.5 201.6 9.1 192.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.3 98.2 98.2 98.2 Calves : 98.6 98.1 98.5 98.6 98.5 Hogs : 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.2 Sheep : 94.2 *92.7 94.5 94.2 94.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch...................(202) 720-3570 Shawn Clark, Head, Livestock Section....................(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess - Hogs and Pigs.....................(202) 720-3106 Jim Collom - Dairy Products.....................(202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices..............(202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Milk Production and Milk Cows.(202) 720-3278 Benita Hodge - Livestock Slaughter..............(515) 284-4340 Scott Hollis - Sheep and Goats..................(202) 720-4751 Mike Miller - Cattle, Cattle on Feed............(202) 720-3040 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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