Mt An 1-2 (2-09) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Sherry Bertramsen at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Record Low for January Lamb and Mutton Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion pounds in January, down 6 percent from the 4.42 billion pounds produced in January 2008. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 6 percent from January 2008. The average live weight was up 15 pounds from the previous year, at 1,306 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.0 million pounds, 6 percent above January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 84,700 head, 19 percent above January 2008. The average live weight was down 24 pounds from last year, at 245 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.03 billion pounds, 6 percent below the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.92 million head, 6 percent below January 2008. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.3 million pounds, was 10 percent below January 2008. Sheep slaughter totaled 189,400 head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 2 pounds from January a year ago. January 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 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 09 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : Jan : Dec : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,232.0 2,082.0 2,118.4 95 102 2,232.0 2,118.4 95 Veal : 11.3 13.3 12.0 106 90 11.3 12.0 106 Pork :2,157.8 2,052.0 2,026.0 94 99 2,157.8 2,026.0 94 Lamb & Mutton : 14.8 15.4 13.3 90 86 14.8 13.3 90 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,415.9 4,162.7 4,169.6 94 100 4,415.9 4,169.6 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 09 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :-------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : Jan : Dec : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,199.4 2,051.3 2,086.5 95 102 2,199.4 2,086.5 95 Veal : 11.0 13.0 11.7 106 90 11.0 11.7 106 Pork :2,143.4 2,036.8 2,012.9 94 99 2,143.4 2,012.9 94 Lamb & Mutton : 14.2 14.5 12.7 90 88 14.2 12.7 90 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,368.0 4,115.6 4,123.8 94 100 4,368.0 4,123.8 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 09 % of: Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : Jan : Dec : : : 09 % : : : : :2008 :2008 : 2008 : 2009 :of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 2,847.4 2,623.0 2,668.1 94 102 2,847.4 2,668.1 94 Other : Thou : 51.0 48.2 50.3 99 104 51.0 50.3 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 2,898.4 2,671.3 2,718.4 94 102 2,898.4 2,718.4 94 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,294 1,306 1,309 101 100 1,294 1,309 101 Other : Lbs : 1,141 1,139 1,141 100 100 1,141 1,141 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 1,291 1,303 1,306 101 100 1,291 1,306 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 70.4 92.8 83.6 119 90 70.4 83.6 119 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.3 1.1 99 81 1.1 1.1 99 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 71.5 94.1 84.7 119 90 71.5 84.7 119 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 243 243 91 100 267 243 91 Other : Lbs : 416 416 404 97 97 416 404 97 Comm'l. : Lbs : 269 245 245 91 100 269 245 91 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :10,474.1 10,053.4 9,845.8 94 98 10,474.1 9,845.8 94 Other : Thou : 83.1 91.2 76.5 92 84 83.1 76.5 92 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :10,557.1 10,144.6 9,922.3 94 98 10,557.1 9,922.3 94 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 273 271 272 100 101 273 272 100 Other : Lbs : 239 232 239 100 103 239 239 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 273 270 272 100 101 273 272 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 201.6 212.5 178.4 88 84 201.6 178.4 88 Other : Thou : 11.8 18.3 11.0 94 60 11.8 11.0 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 213.4 230.8 189.4 89 82 213.4 189.4 89 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 137 143 101 105 141 143 101 Other : Lbs : 102 100 101 99 101 102 101 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 139 134 141 101 105 139 141 101 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 49.1 70.9 47.7 97 67 49.1 47.7 97 Other : Thou : 12.4 23.5 11.1 90 47 12.4 11.1 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 61.5 94.5 58.8 96 62 61.5 58.8 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 63 62 61 98 100 63 61 98 Other : Lbs : 50 72 73 148 101 50 73 148 Comm'l. : Lbs : 60 64 64 106 99 60 64 106 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.8 4.5 4.4 92 98 4.8 4.4 92 Other : Thou : 1.8 1.4 1.6 90 116 1.8 1.6 90 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 6.5 5.8 6.0 92 103 6.5 6.0 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 09 as % of 2/ State : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------------- : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : Jan 2008 : Dec 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.3 1.7 1.8 79 108 AK : 0.1 AZ : 34.0 33.7 31.5 93 93 AR : 5.5 5.7 5.5 101 96 CA : 148.4 149.6 147.9 100 99 CO : 175.5 164.3 170.4 97 104 DE-MD : 3.4 3.4 3.2 95 93 FL : 8.2 7.7 8.3 102 108 GA : 14.2 11.2 12.0 85 108 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.8 89 92 ID : 16.3 19.4 20.5 126 106 IL : 274.4 256.5 249.6 91 97 IN : 158.6 146.1 145.9 92 100 IA : 655.1 599.3 611.7 93 102 KS : 484.1 421.0 417.2 86 99 KY : 55.0 54.5 48.7 89 89 LA : 0.6 0.6 0.5 83 85 MI : 42.5 45.1 41.7 98 93 MN : 232.4 222.1 217.4 94 98 MS : 1.4 1.5 1.4 100 91 MO : 157.9 147.2 155.8 99 106 MT : 1.4 1.4 1.1 77 73 NE : 618.1 592.1 584.8 95 99 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 97 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.4 1.2 107 89 NJ : 4.2 4.6 4.0 95 86 NM : 0.4 0.5 0.5 117 98 NY : 3.0 3.5 3.1 105 91 NC : 221.7 221.8 220.2 99 99 ND : 2.7 2.2 2.5 95 116 OH : 26.4 26.4 25.4 96 96 OK : 98.5 98.2 99.5 101 101 OR : 5.1 4.8 4.5 89 93 PA : 113.6 116.7 105.0 92 90 SC : 23.5 20.5 20.1 85 98 SD : 105.8 87.6 101.6 96 116 TN : 20.7 21.1 20.8 101 98 TX : 403.7 399.3 414.8 103 104 UT : 42.5 42.3 41.3 97 98 VA : 48.9 46.4 44.0 90 95 WA : 76.3 65.3 68.0 89 104 WV : 0.7 0.9 0.8 117 83 WI : 126.5 113.3 113.5 90 100 WY : 0.6 0.6 0.6 112 103 : US : 4,415.9 4,162.7 4,169.6 94 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.4 0.4 356 349 857 904 AK : 0.1 52 1,027 AZ : 43.1 45.1 60,173 57,860 1,403 1,290 AR : 1.0 0.8 1,067 780 1,049 947 CA : 142.2 144.5 182,388 185,634 1,308 1,304 CO : 208.3 192.4 272,887 262,106 1,311 1,363 DE-MD : 3.7 3.5 4,847 4,556 1,314 1,288 FL : GA : 22.4 22,047 991 HI : 1.0 0.9 1,198 1,038 1,142 1,130 ID : 20.9 28.5 25,320 35,565 1,233 1,267 IL : IN : 4.0 3.6 4,237 3,845 1,054 1,058 IA : KS : 596.6 492.8 758,815 643,668 1,272 1,306 KY : 2.0 1.9 1,925 1,874 942 968 LA : 0.6 0.6 463 421 770 734 MI : 49.0 48.0 67,681 66,861 1,393 1,402 MN : 71.9 76.2 99,949 105,561 1,401 1,394 MS : 0.1 0.1 66 61 739 794 MO : 8.9 8.5 10,551 10,220 1,198 1,206 MT : 1.7 1.3 2,022 1,592 1,202 1,185 NE : 583.0 542.7 779,707 736,839 1,339 1,360 NV : 0.1 0.1 135 137 1,106 943 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.4 1,342 1,443 1,081 1,057 NJ : 2.4 2.8 2,960 3,097 1,239 1,139 NM : 0.5 0.6 495 556 1,067 1,006 NY : 2.4 2.6 2,868 3,072 1,193 1,196 NC : 19.7 18.3 22,780 21,208 1,158 1,164 ND : 1.1 1.2 1,425 1,554 1,266 1,250 OH : 10.2 9.8 12,006 11,668 1,191 1,203 OK : 2.4 2.6 2,691 2,809 1,127 1,075 OR : 3.1 3.2 3,627 3,780 1,205 1,221 PA : 84.5 77.3 107,429 97,506 1,282 1,277 SC : 13.8 13.1 15,104 14,363 1,105 1,104 SD : TN : 2.6 2.9 2,276 2,532 888 890 TX : 526.6 533.9 651,874 673,235 1,241 1,265 UT : 53.0 67,955 1,286 VA : 1.2 1.0 1,261 993 1,046 1,011 WA : 96.1 87.4 124,108 112,103 1,297 1,287 WV : 1.0 1.1 1,056 1,216 1,021 1,068 WI : 150.6 141.8 202,959 187,367 1,361 1,335 WY : 0.7 0.8 819 952 1,144 1,181 : US 3/ : 2,898.4 2,718.4 3,728,444 3,537,601 1,291 1,306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 15.0 23.7 1,755 2,617 118 112 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 50 56 241 292 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 33 50 433 429 HI : ID : IL : 2.6 5.4 1,092 1,470 415 287 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.3 136 173 514 514 MI : 1.8 1.5 658 657 377 436 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 24 21 379 347 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 0.4 84 67 303 189 NJ : 6.1 5.2 2,510 2,231 410 425 NM : 0.9 89 100 NY : 17.8 19.1 1,763 2,027 103 109 NC : 0.1 0.1 65 72 518 514 ND : OH : 0.1 4.2 19 1,936 348 462 OK : 0.1 24 422 OR : PA : 14.0 11.6 5,454 4,865 389 420 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 34 36 423 434 TX : 1.5 2.8 920 655 600 234 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 71.5 84.7 18,985 20,463 269 245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.4 6.7 3,828 2,950 455 440 AK : 0.1 0.1 15 47 241 345 AZ : 0.3 0.1 44 42 154 301 AR : 16.6 17.0 7,450 7,686 449 451 CA : 232.4 229.8 56,304 54,562 243 238 CO : 0.8 0.7 192 177 245 249 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 408 409 265 268 FL : 7.7 4.4 1,103 729 144 165 GA : 11.1 5.5 2,435 1,436 219 261 HI : 1.5 1.4 331 322 226 229 ID : 15.0 10.9 3,895 2,770 261 255 IL : 1,015.2 891.1 284,711 247,754 281 278 IN : 763.3 700.1 204,909 189,318 269 271 IA : 2,973.9 2,824.9 808,882 764,869 272 271 KS : KY : LA : 1.4 1.0 295 178 205 182 MI : 10.2 9.8 3,933 3,784 385 388 MN : 907.7 811.8 238,740 215,190 264 266 MS : 6.7 6.0 1,922 1,935 287 324 MO : 721.8 723.0 201,375 198,720 279 275 MT : 1.0 0.7 258 178 248 247 NE : 720.1 665.5 195,065 180,833 271 272 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.4 303 330 220 230 NJ : 9.9 9.9 996 997 100 101 NM : 0.1 0.1 34 23 261 260 NY : 2.2 2.0 411 350 186 175 NC : 1,044.9 1,039.7 278,150 277,402 266 267 ND : 10.7 9.4 2,766 2,423 260 258 OH : 98.9 87.9 27,160 24,365 275 278 OK : 457.8 469.2 127,911 128,882 280 275 OR : 16.0 12.6 4,131 3,198 259 254 PA : 251.4 235.4 64,672 60,619 258 258 SC : SD : 490.8 466.3 126,600 122,263 258 262 TN : 60.8 62.6 28,771 28,589 474 458 TX : 34.3 37.4 8,739 8,811 255 235 UT : 5.9 4.6 975 820 166 177 VA : 240.7 214.4 63,803 57,189 265 267 WA : 2.6 2.2 513 435 196 200 WV : 0.6 0.5 159 129 270 245 WI : 49.5 43.2 22,061 18,395 453 435 WY : 0.3 0.3 86 75 273 269 : US 3/ : 10,557.1 9,922.3 2,875,469 2,696,971 273 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 6 6 108 87 AR : 0.1 7 124 CA : CO : 84.5 77.3 12,982 12,519 154 162 DE-MD : 2.7 2.9 275 287 100 99 FL : 0.1 0.3 7 14 63 56 GA : 0.6 0.4 69 35 116 86 HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 37 26 127 130 IL : IN : 1.9 2.2 206 251 110 111 IA : 31.8 28.8 4,906 4,338 155 151 KS : 0.2 0.3 23 30 95 90 KY : 0.8 0.9 100 109 123 127 LA : 0.2 0.2 16 11 83 58 MI : 17.3 13.6 2,299 1,750 134 129 MN : 0.4 1.0 45 130 120 127 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 43 50 115 111 MT : 0.3 0.3 32 29 103 104 NE : 0.1 0.1 16 8 134 114 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.4 192 215 93 88 NJ : 9.1 8.5 785 704 86 83 NM : 1.3 1.1 186 158 148 143 NY : 2.4 2.3 196 209 82 89 NC : 0.6 0.5 46 44 82 81 ND : 0.1 0.1 9 7 85 119 OH : 0.8 0.9 86 95 105 112 OK : 0.1 0.1 11 13 97 100 OR : 1.6 1.5 228 208 139 136 PA : 3.6 3.4 368 332 102 98 SC : 0.1 9 81 SD : 0.7 0.2 86 22 126 121 TN : 1.1 1.0 81 76 77 76 TX : 2.9 2.6 239 204 83 80 UT : 2.6 3.0 356 418 136 138 VA : 1.1 1.2 108 117 98 96 WA : 0.7 0.9 96 126 140 135 WV : WI : 0.8 0.7 100 102 130 136 WY : 0.1 0.1 17 15 132 129 : US 3/ : 213.4 189.4 29,649 26,649 139 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :------------ : 2008 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2008 :2009 : 2008 :2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers : 1,391 1,272 1,281 1,391 1,281 48.8 48.5 48.0 48.8 48.0 Heifers : 867 796 781 867 781 30.5 30.4 29.3 30.5 29.3 All Cows : 545 517 566 545 566 19.1 19.7 21.2 19.1 21.2 Dairy Cows : 236 229 281 236 281 8.3 8.7 10.5 8.3 10.5 Other Cows : 309 288 285 309 285 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 Bulls : 45 38 40 45 40 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 : Total 1/ : 2,847 2,623 2,668 2,847 2,668 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 70 93 84 70 84 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :10,128 9,749 9,544 10,128 9,544 96.7 97.0 96.9 96.7 96.9 Sows : 304 271 267 304 267 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 Boars : 42 33 35 42 35 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :10,47410,053 9,846 10,474 9,846 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9 11 8 9 8 4.5 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 193 201 170 193 170 95.5 94.8 95.3 95.5 95.3 : Total 1/ : 202 213 178 202 178 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ---------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 775 785 785 775 785 Steers 3/ : 832 852 853 832 853 Heifers 3/ : 773 789 790 773 790 All Cows 3/ : 624 606 614 624 614 Bulls 3/ : 878 869 874 878 874 : Calves & Vealers: 159 142 142 159 142 : Hogs : 205 203 205 205 205 Barrow Gilts4/ : 202 200 202 202 202 Sows 4/ : 306 305 303 306 303 Boars 4/ : 213 201 202 213 202 : Sheep : 70 68 72 70 72 Mature Sheep5/ : 67 66 65 67 65 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 71 69 72 71 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 0.5 0.3 2 : 5.2 1.7 0.3 2.8 2.4 0.5 0.3 24.4 3 : 79.3 31.2 39.7 31.6 8.1 11.8 4 : 69.6 1.6 0.5 59.2 15.7 43.5 8.3 0.4 5 : 337.8 133.7 42.9 153.5 82.0 71.6 7.7 18.7 6 : 532.8 264.9 157.0 100.1 32.9 67.2 10.9 3.7 7 : 1,077.3 586.5 422.5 62.8 2.2 60.6 5.5 8 : 257.1 129.9 107.6 9 : 189.9 84.3 11.2 92.1 84.8 7.3 2.2 23.5 10 : 118.0 46.4 31.5 37.7 22.3 15.4 2.4 : US 2/ : 2,668.1 1,280.7 781.1 566.3 281.1 285.2 40.0 83.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.1 1.0 2.3 0.2 2.1 2 : 11.7 11.5 0.1 0.1 10.2 1.1 9.1 3 : 449.3 439.7 1.4 8.2 7.8 0.3 7.4 4 : 1,402.6 1,318.0 82.5 2.2 2.9 0.8 2.1 5 : 2,513.4 2,405.2 104.7 3.4 23.1 2.6 20.5 6 : 515.4 490.3 24.4 0.7 7 : 4,223.5 4,149.7 53.5 20.3 29.3 0.3 29.0 8 : 478.3 478.0 0.3 79.7 1.7 78.0 9 : 225.8 225.7 0.1 10 : 24.9 24.7 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.5 : US 2/ : 9,845.8 9,543.9 267.0 34.9 178.4 8.5 169.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.1 Calves : 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.7 Hogs : 99.2 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep : 94.5 92.1 94.2 94.5 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18). 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. 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. Total Live Weight: Excludes post-mortem condemnations. 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. 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