Mt An 1-2 (7-08) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 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 Production Stays Above Previous Year in June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.05 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 4.03 billion pounds produced in June 2007. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, down 4 percent from June 2007. The average live weight was up 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,261 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.7 million pounds, 5 percent above June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 75,400 head, up 23 percent from June 2007. The average live weight was down 41 pounds from last year, at 266 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.76 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.88 million head, up 7 percent from June 2007. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 266 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.1 million pounds, was down 4 percent from June 2007. Sheep slaughter totaled 192,400 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, unchanged from June a year ago. January to June 2008 commercial red meat production was 25.0 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 2007. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 10 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. June 2007 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. June 2008 contained 21 weekdays (including no 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 08 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Jun : May : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,348.5*2,380.2 2,262.6 96 95 12,885.513,268.6 103 Veal : 11.2 11.5 11.7 105 102 75.3 68.7 91 Pork :1,654.1 1,815.6 1,762.1 107 97 10,524.111,616.4 110 Lamb & Mutton : 13.7 15.0 13.1 96 88 93.3 89.3 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,027.5 4,222.3 4,049.6 101 96 23,578.325,043.0 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 08 % of : Jan - Jun 2/ : Jun : May : Jun :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Jun : May : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,321.8*2,351.2 2,234.2 96 95 12,711.613,090.4 103 Veal : 11.0 11.2 11.5 105 102 73.9 67.2 91 Pork :1,641.2*1,801.7 1,747.9 107 97 10,442.511,530.1 110 Lamb & Mutton : 13.1 14.4 12.5 95 87 89.7 85.6 95 : Total Red Meat 3/:3,987.1 4,178.5 4,006.2 100 96 23,317.624,773.4 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Jun 08 % of: Jan - Jun 2/ : : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Jun : May : : : 08 % : : : : :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 :of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,035.0 3,095.0 2,911.6 96 94 16,716.1 17,049.3 102 Other : Thou : 41.5 44.7 43.9 106 98 267.6 275.1 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,076.5 3,139.7 2,955.5 96 94 16,983.7 17,324.4 102 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,251 1,253 1,263 101 101 1,258 1,272 101 Other : Lbs :1,128 1,143 1,136 101 99 1,144 1,145 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,250 1,251 1,261 101 101 1,256 1,270 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.3 70.0 74.2 123 106 382.6 424.6 111 Other : Thou : 0.9 1.1 1.2 122 106 6.2 6.7 108 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 61.3 71.1 75.4 123 106 388.9 431.3 111 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 306 *274 265 86 97 324 270 83 Other : Lbs : 359 398 377 105 95 399 399 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 307 275 266 87 97 325 272 84 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,217.9 *8,980.4 8,800.5 107 98 51,727.1 57,042.2 110 Other : Thou : 79.3 82.4 84.3 106 102 482.4 496.9 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :8,297.2 *9,062.8 8,884.7 107 98 52,209.5 57,539.1 110 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 268 266 100 99 270 270 100 Other : Lbs : 226 235 233 103 99 234 240 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 267 268 266 100 99 269 270 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 188.3 *195.1 180.7 96 93 1,261.7 1,205.4 96 Other : Thou : 12.3 11.6 11.7 95 101 73.0 70.9 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 200.6 *206.7 192.4 96 93 1,334.7 1,276.3 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 139 148 139 100 94 142 142 100 Other : Lbs : 100 106 107 107 101 101 105 104 Comm'l. : Lbs : 137 146 137 100 94 140 140 101 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 53.2 *52.6 53.5 101 102 298.1 311.1 104 Other : Thou : 16.8 16.4 16.2 96 99 90.7 91.4 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 70.1 *69.0 69.8 100 101 388.8 402.5 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 61 62 61 100 100 61 62 101 Other : Lbs : 52 59 58 113 99 60 64 106 Comm'l. : Lbs : 59 61 61 103 99 61 62 102 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.3 4.7 4.8 111 102 25.1 28.9 115 Other : Thou : 1.3 1.1 1.3 99 112 9.2 8.3 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.6 5.8 6.1 108 104 34.3 37.2 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jun 08 as % of 2/ State : Jun : May : Jun :----------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Jun 2007 : May 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.3 2.0 2.1 93 104 AK : AZ : 35.8 36.6 34.0 95 93 AR : 4.8 5.0 5.8 123 117 CA : 142.2 138.6 135.6 95 98 CO : 172.4 197.3 196.1 114 99 DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 2.9 91 96 FL : 7.1 8.9 8.2 116 92 GA : 13.0 12.4 12.5 96 100 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 103 97 ID : 16.6 18.3 20.3 122 111 IL : 215.4 241.3 238.3 111 99 IN : 118.0 127.9 126.2 107 99 IA : 492.8 *564.9 527.3 107 93 KS : 573.4 488.5 436.2 76 89 KY : 43.5 44.2 42.2 97 96 LA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 102 95 MI : 45.1 42.8 44.5 99 104 MN : 191.4 206.5 205.5 107 99 MS : 1.1 1.1 1.2 110 110 MO : 119.8 128.0 126.0 105 98 MT : 1.2 0.8 0.9 82 114 NE : 632.6 631.4 620.5 98 98 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 139 70 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.1 1.1 100 100 NJ : 4.3 3.8 3.5 80 92 NM : 0.4 0.4 0.4 117 119 NY : 2.5 2.8 3.0 121 108 NC : 173.8 200.2 186.1 107 93 ND : 2.5 2.4 2.0 81 84 OH : 22.6 25.6 26.2 116 102 OK : 84.4 91.2 88.1 104 97 OR : 4.6 4.7 4.8 103 101 PA : 103.1 111.3 105.2 102 95 SC : 20.7 21.1 20.1 97 95 SD : 74.9 75.3 80.3 107 107 TN : 14.5 16.1 15.9 110 99 TX : 410.1 490.1 457.5 112 93 UT : 41.0 41.1 44.4 108 108 VA : 38.6 41.4 36.7 95 89 WA : 72.6 66.8 64.9 89 97 WV : 0.3 0.3 0.3 96 83 WI : 122.1 124.9 120.7 99 97 WY : 0.4 0.5 0.5 113 98 : US : 4,027.5 4,222.3 4,049.6 101 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, June 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 : 0.5 0.6 453 567 973 987 AK : AZ : 44.4 42.4 60,428 58,703 1,365 1,387 AR : 0.9 0.8 856 732 985 962 CA : 138.8 128.9 176,782 164,653 1,295 1,294 CO : 210.0 236.0 262,524 302,612 1,251 1,283 DE-MD : 3.6 3.3 4,786 4,255 1,314 1,304 FL : GA : 25.4 22,332 885 HI : 0.9 0.9 1,014 1,066 1,069 1,177 ID : 21.2 28.2 25,924 34,504 1,236 1,238 IL : IN : 2.9 3.0 3,038 3,205 1,048 1,056 IA : KS : 723.1 537.9 892,945 676,950 1,235 1,259 KY : 1.3 1.2 1,197 1,128 951 939 LA : 0.6 0.6 475 455 781 789 MI : 52.8 51.3 70,856 69,425 1,348 1,360 MN : 60.7 69.4 82,424 94,739 1,365 1,372 MS : 0.1 0.1 69 63 807 723 MO : 7.0 7.2 8,405 8,423 1,208 1,178 MT : 1.4 1.2 1,747 1,363 1,249 1,185 NE : 657.1 633.4 834,203 810,642 1,271 1,281 NV : 0.1 0.1 108 143 1,092 1,159 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.1 1,192 1,214 1,101 1,112 NJ : 2.3 2.1 2,822 2,326 1,222 1,100 NM : 0.7 0.4 585 457 930 1,076 NY : 2.0 2.2 2,318 2,654 1,148 1,203 NC : 18.3 19.0 21,366 22,282 1,172 1,176 ND : 1.1 1.0 1,259 1,261 1,170 1,227 OH : 9.8 9.9 11,479 11,694 1,178 1,194 OK : 1.8 2.4 2,042 2,702 1,105 1,116 OR : 2.7 3.3 3,123 3,913 1,198 1,241 PA : 79.1 81.0 97,084 100,673 1,235 1,253 SC : 13.0 13.7 14,884 15,096 1,148 1,107 SD : TN : 2.0 2.2 1,700 1,822 887 849 TX : 542.2 603.5 651,899 731,843 1,206 1,216 UT : 52.4 56.1 65,345 70,588 1,249 1,261 VA : 1.2 0.7 1,247 710 1,022 1,007 WA : 91.1 84.0 117,154 105,355 1,290 1,262 WV : 0.4 0.3 432 349 1,195 1,133 WI : 143.0 138.0 189,911 183,737 1,341 1,344 WY : 0.5 0.6 635 728 1,171 1,198 : US 3/ : 3,076.5 2,955.5 3,833,514 3,716,859 1,250 1,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 10.1 15.1 1,255 1,748 125 117 CO : DE-MD : 0.1 0.2 39 49 275 263 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 56 42 437 457 HI : ID : IL : 3.1 5.5 1,270 1,295 410 236 IN : IA : KS : KY : 0.1 37 497 LA : 0.2 0.3 71 171 467 500 MI : 1.8 1.6 753 685 420 431 MN : MS : MO : MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.1 0.1 37 34 261 275 NJ : 6.7 4.7 2,947 1,984 438 421 NM : 1.4 124 87 NY : 11.0 17.2 1,413 1,962 133 118 NC : 0.1 0.1 51 62 468 455 ND : OH : 0.1 4.6 27 1,982 354 428 OK : OR : PA : 14.5 10.7 5,454 4,303 378 403 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 29 37 440 473 TX : 1.5 1.1 618 482 407 455 UT : VA : 0.1 20 325 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 61.3 75.4 18,664 19,833 307 266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 7.5 7.5 3,450 3,261 458 438 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.1 40 36 211 260 AR : 14.3 17.9 6,519 8,244 456 461 CA : 210.9 213.0 50,244 50,163 238 236 CO : 0.6 0.6 159 159 252 256 DE-MD : 1.3 1.3 262 290 202 218 FL : 6.5 7.8 958 915 148 117 GA : 11.2 9.9 2,437 2,321 217 235 HI : 1.9 1.7 395 361 207 217 ID : 13.7 11.3 3,453 2,823 252 250 IL : 722.2 835.2 201,553 229,021 279 274 IN : 591.2 632.9 153,592 164,029 260 259 IA : 2,241.5 2,444.7 600,380 650,554 268 266 KS : 18.8 8,736 466 KY : 216.5 56,734 263 LA : 1.1 1.0 215 192 194 186 MI : 10.4 11.1 3,643 4,090 351 368 MN : 750.3 786.7 193,875 203,657 259 259 MS : 5.6 1,688 300 MO : 558.3 597.7 151,856 160,647 272 269 MT : 0.9 0.7 218 172 242 248 NE : 560.0 593.1 149,874 156,758 268 265 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.7 1.7 315 342 189 206 NJ : 9.6 8.9 946 861 99 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 12 22 234 257 NY : 2.5 2.8 408 513 161 186 NC : 847.6 925.4 216,336 232,521 255 251 ND : 10.9 7.9 2,687 1,976 248 250 OH : 83.2 93.2 22,367 25,439 269 274 OK : 410.4 417.1 109,732 114,563 267 275 OR : 16.5 14.3 3,814 3,503 232 248 PA : 223.4 233.8 55,770 58,234 250 249 SC : SD : 351.4 372.7 89,112 94,825 254 255 TN : 42.0 46.2 20,107 22,105 479 479 TX : 30.7 35.3 6,810 8,357 222 237 UT : 5.0 6.6 1,026 1,231 203 187 VA : 194.4 184.3 50,305 47,891 259 260 WA : 2.1 2.8 416 510 198 182 WV : 0.5 0.5 116 120 245 235 WI : 49.6 58.0 22,516 26,313 459 462 WY : 0.2 0.2 64 66 260 267 : US 3/ : 8,297.2 8,884.7 2,210,482 2,358,949 267 266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, June 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 : 0.1 6 111 CA : CO : 79.9 68.7 12,332 10,790 155 157 DE-MD : 2.8 3.1 276 294 99 93 FL : 0.2 0.2 10 13 66 54 GA : 0.3 0.3 38 27 124 89 HI : ID : 0.3 0.7 41 82 121 118 IL : IN : 2.0 2.1 216 227 108 109 IA : 24.1 20.3 3,687 2,847 153 140 KS : 0.2 0.2 22 22 114 110 KY : 1.0 1.1 136 141 134 128 LA : 0.2 0.3 17 16 84 63 MI : 15.5 15.2 1,967 1,912 128 126 MN : 0.3 1.1 31 122 125 116 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 51 50 119 114 MT : 0.2 0.2 17 18 105 111 NE : 0.1 11 145 NV : 0.1 0.1 8 10 125 132 N ENG 2/ : 2.1 1.9 224 191 105 101 NJ : 9.9 11.3 812 985 82 88 NM : 0.8 1.5 109 167 139 143 NY : 2.9 2.5 238 222 82 87 NC : 0.5 0.7 43 48 79 70 ND : 0.1 6 106 OH : 1.3 1.1 138 115 109 104 OK : 0.1 0.1 8 13 109 97 OR : 2.3 2.1 303 284 131 134 PA : 4.7 4.2 456 416 96 100 SC : SD : 1.2 0.3 146 39 123 124 TN : 0.8 1.1 68 77 82 70 TX : 3.0 2.8 187 251 62 91 UT : 2.6 2.3 371 325 143 140 VA : 0.8 1.1 81 101 99 95 WA : 0.7 0.5 105 98 142 181 WV : 0.3 44 138 WI : 0.8 1.0 109 138 131 142 WY : 0.1 15 148 : US 3/ : 200.6 192.4 27,412 26,279 137 137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun 1/ : : : :Jan - Jun 1/ Item : Jun : May : Jun :-------------: Jun : May : Jun :------------ : 2007 :2008 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 :2007 :2008 :2008 : 2007 :2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,621 1,654 1,553 8,623 8,693 53.4 53.4 53.3 51.6 51.0 Heifers : 927 878 820 5,016 5,087 30.5 28.4 28.2 30.0 29.8 All Cows : 438 510 485 2,810 2,979 14.4 16.5 16.7 16.8 17.5 Dairy Cows : 174 195 181 1,239 1,260 5.7 6.3 6.2 7.4 7.4 Other Cows : 265 315 304 1,572 1,720 8.7 10.2 10.5 9.4 10.1 Bulls : 49 53 53 267 290 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :3,035 3,095 2,912 16,716 17,049 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 60 70 74 383 425 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :7,912 8,646 8,458 49,857 55,024 96.3 96.3 96.1 96.4 96.5 Sows : 266 295 305 1,628 1,783 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.1 Boars : 40 39 37 243 235 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,218 8,980 8,800 51,727 57,042 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 11 11 55 60 4.8 5.9 5.9 4.4 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 179 *184 170 1,206 1,146 95.2 94.1 94.1 95.6 95.0 : Total 1/ : 188 195 181 1,262 1,205 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 767 762 770 763 770 Steers 3/ : 816 814 826 811 823 Heifers 3/ : 743 744 751 748 760 All Cows 3/ : 617 609 603 626 619 Bulls 3/ : 917 902 905 910 894 : Calves & Vealers: 183 162 157 195 160 : Hogs : 200 201 199 202 202 Barrow Gilts4/ : 196 197 195 199 199 Sows 4/ : 310 310 310 309 308 Boars 4/ : 216 209 208 213 211 : Sheep : 70 74 70 71 71 Mature Sheep5/ : 69 66 68 67 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 70 75 70 71 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by food 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, June 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 2 : 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 21.9 3 : 83.7 37.3 8.1 35.9 28.5 7.4 2.5 10.9 4 : 71.2 1.0 0.4 60.6 10.1 50.5 9.2 0.3 5 : 339.5 158.7 43.3 127.4 63.0 64.4 10.1 22.7 6 : 601.8 319.5 183.9 86.6 11.3 75.3 11.8 2.3 7 : 1,220.7 706.1 445.0 60.6 1.3 59.3 9.0 0.1 8 : 303.9 184.0 102.3 9 : 171.6 94.8 11.6 62.0 47.4 14.7 3.1 14.9 10 : 114.1 50.0 25.0 34.4 12.5 21.8 4.7 : US 2/ : 2,911.6 1,553.1 820.0 485.3 180.9 304.4 53.2 74.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 1.3 1.7 0.1 1.6 2 : 11.5 11.2 0.1 0.1 13.2 1.4 11.8 3 : 418.1 404.6 2.5 11.0 8.5 0.5 8.0 4 : 1,256.3 1,189.7 65.1 1.6 3.5 1.2 2.3 5 : 2,383.6 2,242.8 137.1 3.7 28.7 3.3 25.4 6 : 462.3 435.8 25.8 0.6 7 : 3,647.0 3,553.4 73.5 20.1 20.6 0.5 20.1 8 : 385.1 384.3 0.8 70.7 1.4 69.2 9 : 207.9 207.8 10 : 27.3 27.2 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.4 : US 2/ : 8,800.5 8,458.1 305.1 37.3 180.7 10.6 170.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - June 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.2 2.3 1.0 1.2 2 : 27.3 9.2 1.8 14.2 11.9 2.3 2.1 129.5 3 : 501.3 210.5 49.9 228.3 181.5 46.9 12.6 78.7 4 : 421.6 7.7 2.6 355.9 69.7 286.2 55.3 1.9 5 : 2,011.8 881.0 254.3 824.9 421.4 403.5 51.7 103.1 6 : 3,415.5 1,826.5 1,043.7 476.2 86.2 390.0 69.1 13.6 7 : 7,238.9 4,050.2 2,758.8 383.2 8.6 374.6 46.7 0.4 8 : 1,700.2 877.7 708.0 9 : 1,059.8 553.7 72.3 416.9 365.2 51.7 16.8 89.6 10 : 667.7 274.4 194.3 175.5 80.2 95.3 23.6 : US 2/ :17,049.3 8,693.1 5,086.6 2,979.2 1,259.7 1,719.5 290.3 424.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6.2 5.9 11.6 0.6 11.0 2 : 64.4 62.8 0.9 0.7 83.8 8.2 75.6 3 : 2,744.0 2,657.1 14.9 72.0 50.5 2.3 48.2 4 : 8,192.5 7,762.6 419.0 10.9 18.2 6.1 12.1 5 : 15,102.2 14,302.3 778.9 20.9 182.8 19.1 163.7 6 : 2,877.0 2,727.7 142.4 6.9 7 : 24,108.0 23,563.5 421.7 122.8 165.2 2.4 162.8 8 : 2,503.0 2,498.9 4.0 0.1 515.4 9.6 505.7 9 : 1,269.4 1,268.7 10 : 175.5 174.8 0.6 0.1 12.7 0.8 11.9 : US 2/ : 57,042.2 55,024.3 1,783.3 234.6 1,205.4 59.9 1,145.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Jun Species : Jun : May : Jun :------------------------ : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.4 Calves : 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.4 Hogs : 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 93.9 94.4 93.9 94.5 94.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Average Live Wight: Excludes post-mortem condemnations 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. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. 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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