Mt An 1-2 (6-09) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released June 26, 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. May Red Meat Production Down From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.92 billion pounds in May, down 7 percent from the 4.22 billion pounds produced in May 2008. Beef production, at 2.18 billion pounds, was 8 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.85 million head, down 9 percent from May 2008. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,264 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.3 million pounds, 11 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 65,100 head, down 8 percent from May 2008. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from last year, at 268 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.45 million head, down 7 percent from May 2008. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.0 million pounds, was down 13 percent from May 2008. Sheep slaughter totaled 184,700 head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, down 5 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2009 commercial red meat production was 20.1 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2008. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 7 percent. May 2008 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Type, U.S. ........................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ...............................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ............................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .......................................4 Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .......................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .......................................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ...........................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. ................8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S. ......................................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .......................................................11 Reliability Statement........................................................18 Types of Livestock Slaughter Plants..........................................19 Terms and Definitions........................................................20 Information Contacts.........................................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 09 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : May : Apr : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,380.1 2,133.1 2,179.7 92 102 11,007.710,560.9 96 Veal : 11.5 11.2 10.3 89 92 57.0 56.6 99 Pork :1,815.5 1,924.1 1,716.3 95 89 9,854.8 9,451.5 96 Lamb & Mutton : 15.0 15.5 13.0 87 84 76.0 70.4 93 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,222.0 4,083.9 3,919.3 93 96 20,995.420,139.5 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 09 % of : Jan - May 2/ : May : Apr : May :-------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : May : Apr : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,351.2 2,102.1 2,151.3 91 102 10,856.210,407.0 96 Veal : 11.2 11.0 10.0 89 91 55.7 55.4 99 Pork :1,801.7 1,910.8 1,704.6 95 89 9,781.9 9,386.6 96 Lamb & Mutton : 14.4 14.7 12.3 85 84 73.1 67.2 92 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,178.6 4,038.6 3,878.1 93 96 20,766.919,916.3 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :May 09 % of: Jan - May 2/ : : May : Apr : May :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : May : Apr : : : 09 % : : : : :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :3,095.0 2,724.4 2,805.7 91 103 14,137.7 13,357.8 94 Other : Thou : 44.6 47.7 43.9 98 92 233.4 239.9 103 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :3,139.6 2,772.1 2,849.6 91 103 14,371.1 13,597.7 95 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,253 1,278 1,266 101 99 1,274 1,294 102 Other : Lbs :1,137 1,143 1,135 100 99 1,144 1,140 100 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,251 1,276 1,264 101 99 1,272 1,292 102 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 70.0 67.1 64.1 92 96 350.4 366.7 105 Other : Thou : 1.0 0.9 1.0 98 108 5.6 5.1 92 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 71.0 68.0 65.1 92 96 356.0 371.8 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 274 279 266 97 95 272 260 96 Other : Lbs : 405 411 429 106 104 404 410 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 275 281 268 97 96 274 262 96 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :8,980.5 *9,353.4 8,379.3 93 90 48,242.1 45,992.1 95 Other : Thou : 81.6 77.7 71.7 88 92 416.7 378.3 91 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,062.1 9,431.1 8,451.0 93 90 48,658.8 46,370.4 95 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 268 272 272 101 100 271 272 101 Other : Lbs : 235 238 228 97 96 242 238 98 Comm'l. : Lbs : 268 272 271 101 100 270 272 101 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 195.1 212.8 167.0 86 78 1,024.7 937.0 91 Other : Thou : 11.7 16.3 17.7 152 109 58.7 68.3 116 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 206.8 229.1 184.7 89 81 1,083.4 1,005.4 93 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 148 138 147 99 106 143 143 100 Other : Lbs : 105 93 84 81 91 101 95 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 146 135 141 97 104 141 140 100 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 52.6 55.2 49.7 94 90 257.6 252.7 98 Other : Thou : 16.2 12.3 13.4 83 109 73.9 66.0 89 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 68.8 67.5 63.1 92 93 331.5 318.7 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 60 60 98 100 62 61 99 Other : Lbs : 64 70 71 112 101 68 71 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 62 62 63 101 101 63 63 100 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.7 4.4 4.4 94 99 24.1 22.1 92 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.4 1.2 99 88 7.0 6.7 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.9 5.8 5.6 95 97 31.1 28.8 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 09 as % of 2/ State : May : Apr : May :----------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : May 2008 : Apr 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.0 2.0 1.6 80 79 AK : AZ : 36.6 30.6 30.4 83 99 AR : 5.0 4.3 4.2 83 96 CA : 138.7 139.1 137.8 99 99 CO : 197.3 169.7 162.1 82 96 DE-MD : 3.0 3.1 3.0 98 98 FL : 8.9 8.5 8.4 94 99 GA : 12.4 12.0 10.2 82 85 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.8 87 97 ID : 18.2 19.2 18.5 101 96 IL : 241.3 240.5 211.6 88 88 IN : 127.9 144.0 128.8 101 89 IA : 564.9 576.7 515.7 91 89 KS : 488.6 443.9 454.6 93 102 KY : 44.2 46.7 41.1 93 88 LA : 0.5 0.6 0.5 101 90 MI : 42.8 43.1 43.0 100 100 MN : 206.3 205.5 196.2 95 95 MS : 1.1 1.1 0.8 73 70 MO : 128.0 148.9 133.5 104 90 MT : 1.7 0.9 0.8 49 92 NE : 631.0 580.8 587.5 93 101 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 79 147 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.2 1.2 114 100 NJ : 3.8 4.2 4.0 106 97 NM : 0.4 0.4 0.4 102 83 NY : 2.8 2.5 2.3 81 90 NC : 200.2 215.6 188.3 94 87 ND : 2.5 2.6 2.3 90 88 OH : 25.6 24.6 22.4 88 91 OK : 91.2 102.0 94.8 104 93 OR : 4.5 4.5 4.1 90 91 PA : 111.4 106.4 102.9 92 97 SC : 21.1 19.8 18.8 89 95 SD : 75.3 80.4 68.8 91 86 TN : 16.1 15.8 15.1 94 96 TX : 490.0 432.0 454.0 93 105 UT : 41.1 35.5 34.6 84 98 VA : 41.4 36.9 32.9 79 89 WA : 66.8 64.8 67.2 101 104 WV : 0.3 0.5 0.4 124 77 WI : 124.2 111.5 113.2 91 102 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.5 99 94 : US : 4,222.0 4,083.9 3,919.3 93 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 0.5 0.6 503 487 958 867 AK : AZ : 46.0 42.6 63,164 54,426 1,377 1,283 AR : 0.8 0.8 778 733 1,005 950 CA : 131.5 134.6 168,229 173,144 1,298 1,306 CO : 242.4 197.2 302,263 248,582 1,248 1,261 DE-MD : 3.4 3.4 4,501 4,403 1,326 1,312 FL : GA : 18.8 18,047 963 HI : 1.0 0.9 1,115 1,008 1,098 1,129 ID : 24.4 25.2 30,179 31,310 1,252 1,263 IL : IN : 2.7 2.9 2,881 3,020 1,055 1,057 IA : KS : 615.4 564.1 758,628 704,724 1,233 1,250 KY : 1.5 1.5 1,420 1,461 938 947 LA : 0.6 0.6 472 437 737 776 MI : 49.5 50.4 66,885 68,413 1,356 1,365 MN : 75.2 64.1 102,560 88,286 1,371 1,387 MS : 0.1 71 867 MO : 7.6 7.0 8,949 8,322 1,185 1,191 MT : 2.1 1.0 2,456 1,200 1,185 1,180 NE : 652.3 579.4 835,500 756,359 1,283 1,307 NV : 0.2 0.1 179 133 1,025 983 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.1 1,251 1,185 1,145 1,076 NJ : 2.4 2.9 2,540 3,352 1,073 1,156 NM : 0.3 0.5 336 483 1,057 1,101 NY : 2.2 2.3 2,635 2,651 1,180 1,183 NC : 19.1 18.5 22,337 21,300 1,171 1,155 ND : 1.1 1.4 1,423 1,742 1,264 1,260 OH : 10.4 9.2 12,246 10,839 1,190 1,187 OK : 2.6 2.1 2,954 2,242 1,147 1,073 OR : 3.0 2.9 3,516 3,354 1,218 1,203 PA : 84.8 76.4 105,743 94,191 1,256 1,247 SC : 14.2 11.7 16,312 12,911 1,151 1,117 SD : TN : 2.2 2.9 1,981 2,445 906 867 TX : 652.0 597.7 785,058 728,559 1,207 1,222 UT : 52.4 65,405 1,251 VA : 0.9 1.0 964 1,027 1,030 1,073 WA : 87.1 87.4 108,977 108,912 1,258 1,251 WV : 0.4 0.5 515 564 1,157 1,213 WI : 144.7 135.2 192,485 180,560 1,345 1,351 WY : 0.6 0.6 745 763 1,246 1,175 : US 3/ : 3,139.6 2,849.6 3,916,559 3,589,969 1,251 1,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 14.9 16.1 1,766 1,707 120 108 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 48 56 275 283 FL : 0.1 42 449 GA : 0.1 0.1 36 43 480 460 HI : ID : IL : 4.7 2.8 1,043 1,068 222 384 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.3 137 182 532 527 MI : 1.5 1.5 600 662 409 436 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 24 376 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.2 3.2 71 284 344 91 NJ : 5.6 5.3 2,373 2,268 422 426 NM : 1.4 124 89 NY : 13.7 9.1 1,614 873 122 98 NC : 0.1 0.1 44 52 481 496 ND : OH : 3.5 4.8 1,572 1,920 454 399 OK : 0.1 37 420 OR : PA : 11.3 9.4 4,470 3,980 395 422 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 28 453 TX : 0.7 2.3 413 385 570 169 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 71.0 65.1 19,356 17,297 275 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 7.1 5.7 3,146 2,452 445 428 AK : 0.1 0.1 9 15 182 171 AZ : 0.3 0.1 58 24 226 263 AR : 15.1 12.2 6,915 5,632 458 463 CA : 216.4 204.5 52,008 49,818 240 244 CO : 0.6 0.6 155 150 253 257 DE-MD : 1.1 1.1 244 250 225 227 FL : 7.4 5.0 959 754 130 150 GA : 9.0 5.1 2,033 1,303 225 256 HI : 1.6 1.3 369 285 224 225 ID : 12.1 9.6 3,061 2,455 254 257 IL : 830.5 686.9 229,440 193,682 277 282 IN : 640.7 630.2 166,571 167,832 260 266 IA : 2,604.0 2,363.3 693,990 640,190 267 271 KS : KY : LA : 1.1 0.9 216 178 196 201 MI : 9.8 8.7 3,724 3,270 383 375 MN : 772.0 740.8 200,086 195,413 260 264 MS : 5.2 4.1 1,531 1,131 295 273 MO : 592.1 615.4 162,894 170,958 275 278 MT : 1.1 0.6 334 155 292 250 NE : 582.1 589.8 154,631 159,102 266 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.3 1.4 273 303 214 215 NJ : 8.7 7.0 816 680 94 97 NM : 0.1 0.1 14 16 249 241 NY : 2.3 1.8 466 323 201 184 NC : 966.5 906.9 250,258 235,680 259 260 ND : 9.8 7.2 2,520 1,826 258 255 OH : 89.6 75.2 24,471 20,884 274 278 OK : 422.7 440.5 118,008 122,768 279 279 OR : 13.7 11.2 3,458 2,863 254 256 PA : 245.7 237.9 62,318 60,621 254 255 SC : SD : 341.5 310.3 86,993 80,968 255 261 TN : 46.3 45.0 22,365 20,371 484 454 TX : 37.3 29.0 8,565 6,893 230 238 UT : 5.4 4.3 1,151 909 214 210 VA : 202.4 159.9 53,562 42,586 265 266 WA : 2.4 1.8 449 381 186 211 WV : 0.5 0.4 121 91 237 222 WI : 53.5 43.0 24,700 18,705 469 442 WY : 0.2 0.2 70 52 300 263 : US 3/ : 9,062.1 8,451.0 2,426,311 2,291,361 268 271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 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 : 0.1 4 86 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 10 15 126 112 AR : 0.1 5 97 CA : CO : 85.9 70.1 14,381 11,926 168 170 DE-MD : 3.2 3.1 309 303 96 98 FL : 0.2 0.3 14 15 57 50 GA : 0.4 0.3 38 17 98 61 HI : ID : 0.3 0.2 38 24 138 135 IL : IN : 2.2 2.9 241 328 109 112 IA : 19.0 19.1 3,115 3,129 165 164 KS : 0.3 0.2 27 26 104 109 KY : 1.1 0.9 135 111 127 123 LA : 0.2 0.3 14 18 64 59 MI : 14.8 13.1 1,997 1,696 135 131 MN : 0.7 3.2 97 487 148 151 MS : MO : 0.4 0.4 57 54 134 125 MT : 0.3 0.2 23 17 68 106 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 10 131 143 NV : 0.1 0.1 18 21 158 160 N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.8 195 276 100 98 NJ : 12.2 11.4 1,023 939 84 82 NM : 1.5 1.1 166 159 145 148 NY : 2.7 2.4 224 218 84 90 NC : 0.5 0.8 46 58 86 75 ND : 0.1 0.1 8 8 117 112 OH : 1.2 1.1 122 122 105 114 OK : 0.1 0.1 12 13 111 103 OR : 2.0 1.7 273 246 140 143 PA : 4.4 3.1 424 305 97 98 SC : 0.1 10 84 SD : 0.2 0.2 19 27 115 128 TN : 0.9 1.2 64 86 71 71 TX : 2.9 9.6 270 609 92 64 UT : 2.8 3.0 384 417 139 137 VA : 1.0 1.5 92 148 93 96 WA : 0.6 0.6 101 108 168 169 WV : 0.1 18 140 WI : 0.9 0.9 125 121 133 137 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 12 146 180 : US 3/ : 206.8 184.7 29,993 25,950 146 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - May 1/ : : : :Jan - May 1/ Item : May : Apr : May :-------------: May : Apr : May :------------ : 2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 :2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,654 1,386 1,469 7,140 6,638 53.4 50.9 52.4 50.5 49.7 Heifers : 878 819 817 4,267 4,013 28.4 30.1 29.1 30.2 30.0 All Cows : 510 471 470 2,494 2,486 16.5 17.3 16.8 17.6 18.6 Dairy Cows : 195 215 212 1,079 1,189 6.3 7.9 7.5 7.6 8.9 Other Cows : 315 256 259 1,415 1,297 10.2 9.4 9.2 10.0 9.7 Bulls : 53 48 49 237 220 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total 1/ :3,095 2,724 2,806 14,138 13,358 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 70 67 64 350 367 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,646 9,054 8,105 46,567 44,545 96.3 96.8 96.7 96.5 96.9 Sows : 295 262 240 1,478 1,273 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.8 Boars : 39 37 35 197 174 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :8,981 9,353 8,379 48,242 45,992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 10 10 49 47 5.9 4.6 6.2 4.8 5.0 Lambs & Yrlngs : 184 203 157 975 890 94.1 95.4 93.8 95.2 95.0 : Total 1/ : 195 213 167 1,025 937 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 762 774 769 771 782 Steers 3/ : 814 829 823 823 840 Heifers 3/ : 744 767 754 761 779 All Cows 3/ : 609 613 612 622 618 Bulls 3/ : 902 884 889 892 881 : Calves & Vealers: 162 165 158 161 153 : Hogs : 201 204 204 203 204 Barrow Gilts4/ : 197 202 201 200 201 Sows 4/ : 310 305 304 308 303 Boars 4/ : 209 200 193 209 198 : Sheep : 74 69 74 71 72 Mature Sheep5/ : 66 67 64 67 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 75 69 74 72 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, May 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.4 0.2 3.1 2 : 5.0 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.2 0.4 0.5 14.4 3 : 79.0 33.8 8.0 35.6 28.2 7.4 1.7 9.8 4 : 65.8 1.7 0.7 53.4 10.7 42.7 9.9 0.3 5 : 329.2 156.9 42.8 121.4 62.7 58.7 8.1 17.3 6 : 595.5 323.2 183.1 77.8 17.1 60.7 11.3 2.2 7 : 1,185.1 679.4 443.4 54.8 1.1 53.7 7.5 8 : 252.9 139.6 96.1 9 : 177.6 84.2 10.7 79.0 67.6 11.4 3.7 16.0 10 : 114.7 48.0 32.0 30.3 16.3 14.1 4.4 : US 2/ : 2,805.7 1,468.9 817.3 470.4 211.7 258.8 49.1 64.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.2 1.1 2.7 0.4 2.3 2 : 8.6 8.5 0.1 0.1 13.2 1.9 11.3 3 : 397.9 387.5 1.1 9.3 8.6 0.4 8.2 4 : 1,216.9 1,155.8 59.7 1.4 3.5 1.1 2.4 5 : 2,155.8 2,050.2 102.6 3.0 19.8 2.7 17.0 6 : 474.2 456.8 17.4 0.1 7 : 3,583.4 3,504.6 58.1 20.7 19.6 0.4 19.2 8 : 320.0 319.5 0.4 72.7 1.8 70.9 9 : 199.2 199.1 0.1 10 : 22.0 21.9 1.9 0.2 1.7 : US 2/ : 8,379.3 8,105.2 239.5 34.6 167.0 10.3 156.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- 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 - May 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 4.9 2.0 1.0 11.5 2 : 25.0 8.3 1.5 13.3 11.3 2.0 1.9 92.2 3 : 394.3 158.5 36.2 192.9 153.5 39.4 6.6 55.0 4 : 326.4 8.3 3.0 269.7 63.7 206.0 45.4 1.6 5 : 1,630.7 705.8 218.7 667.8 361.4 306.4 38.3 89.9 6 : 2,750.3 1,436.4 843.4 417.4 104.4 312.9 53.1 14.3 7 : 5,505.4 3,046.0 2,141.8 283.6 8.2 275.4 34.0 8 : 1,263.4 634.4 540.7 9 : 893.2 430.0 53.1 395.7 352.7 43.1 14.4 97.0 10 : 564.2 208.5 173.6 164.8 101.3 63.5 17.2 : US 2/ :13,357.8 6,638.2 4,013.0 2,486.2 1,189.3 1,296.9 220.4 366.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 5.0 4.8 0.1 0.1 13.9 1.5 12.4 2 : 47.0 46.1 0.4 0.5 66.8 6.6 60.2 3 : 2,104.3 2,050.6 6.3 47.4 45.7 2.2 43.6 4 : 6,671.7 6,312.3 351.0 8.4 16.2 4.7 11.5 5 : 11,830.0 11,286.3 526.3 17.5 117.8 13.5 104.3 6 : 2,400.0 2,296.5 102.4 1.1 7 : 19,695.3 19,311.8 284.4 99.1 140.3 1.6 138.7 8 : 2,064.6 2,063.1 1.5 410.7 9.0 401.7 9 : 1,053.1 1,052.6 0.4 0.1 10 : 121.0 120.6 0.4 9.2 0.8 8.4 : US 2/ : 45,992.1 44,544.8 1,273.1 174.1 937.0 46.7 890.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- 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 - May Species : May : Apr : May :------------------------ : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.6 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.2 Calves : 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.4 98.6 Hogs : 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.2 Sheep : 94.4 92.9 90.4 94.6 93.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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