Mt An 1-2 (9-09) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 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 High Pork Production for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.08 billion pounds in August, down slightly from the 4.10 billion pounds produced in August 2008. Beef production, at 2.18 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, down 4 percent from August 2008. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,293 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.6 million pounds, 6 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 76,700 head, down 3 percent from August 2008. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 234 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.87 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.34 million head, up 1 percent from August 2008. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.3 million pounds, was up slightly from August 2008. Sheep slaughter totaled 202,900 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, unchanged from August a year ago. January to August 2009 commercial red meat production was 32.5 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2008. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. August 2008 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 09 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Aug : Jul : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,266.8 2,270.5 2,184.2 96 96 17,909.1 17,304.4 97 Veal : 11.2 10.8 10.6 94 97 92.2 89.5 97 Pork :1,803.9 1,828.3 1,868.4 104 102 15,272.9 14,995.7 98 Lamb & Mutton : 13.3 13.9 13.3 100 95 116.0 111.6 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,095.2*4,123.5 4,076.6 100 99 33,390.3 32,501.1 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 09 % of : Jan - Aug 2/ : Aug : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Aug : Jul : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,238.8 2,243.3 2,155.4 96 96 17,671.2 17,065.8 97 Veal : 11.0 10.6 10.3 94 97 90.3 87.5 97 Pork :1,787.9 1,814.1 1,853.5 104 102 15,155.1 14,888.4 98 Lamb & Mutton : 12.5 13.1 12.6 100 96 111.1 105.8 95 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,050.2 4,081.0 4,031.8 100 99 33,027.6 32,147.4 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Aug 09 % of: Jan - Aug 2/ : : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Aug : Jul : : : 09 % : : : : :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,865.5 2,878.1 2,737.9 96 95 22,931.9 21,910.1 96 Other : Thou : 42.8 42.5 44.0 103 104 366.7 371.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,908.3 2,920.6 2,781.9 96 95 23,298.6 22,281.1 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,286 1,284 1,296 101 101 1,274 1,290 101 Other : Lbs :1,150 1,125 1,147 100 102 1,143 1,137 99 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,284 1,282 1,293 101 101 1,272 1,288 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 78.1 78.9 75.6 97 96 589.5 597.2 101 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.0 1.1 100 111 8.9 8.4 95 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 79.2 79.9 76.7 97 96 598.4 605.6 101 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 243 228 231 95 102 262 251 95 Other : Lbs : 425 419 397 93 95 408 408 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 245 230 234 95 102 265 253 96 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,170.4 *9,061.6 9,250.3 101 102 75,586.2 73,405.0 97 Other : Thou : 93.3 85.1 86.7 93 102 682.2 630.1 92 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,263.7 9,146.7 9,337.0 101 102 76,268.3 74,035.0 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 268 268 103 100 268 271 101 Other : Lbs : 238 233 240 101 103 239 237 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 261 267 268 103 100 268 270 101 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 186.1 189.0 186.6 100 99 1,584.6 1,497.7 95 Other : Thou : 14.2 18.4 16.3 115 89 98.5 120.9 123 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 200.2 207.4 202.9 101 98 1,683.2 1,618.6 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 139 135 100 97 140 141 101 Other : Lbs : 107 96 95 89 98 102 97 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 132 135 132 99 98 138 138 100 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 58.2 56.9 60.5 104 106 425.9 427.4 100 Other : Thou : 16.3 13.1 13.2 81 101 120.8 105.1 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 74.4 70.1 73.8 99 105 546.8 532.6 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 60 62 100 103 62 61 99 Other : Lbs : 54 72 72 134 100 65 71 109 Comm'l. : Lbs : 60 62 64 106 102 63 63 101 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 3.8 4.6 3.9 102 83 37.8 34.9 92 Other : Thou : 1.0 1.0 1.1 117 109 10.4 10.1 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 4.7 5.7 5.0 105 88 48.2 45.0 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Aug 09 as % of 2/ State : Aug : Jul : Aug :----------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Aug 2008 : Jul 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 1.9 1.9 1.9 98 99 AK : 0.1 0.1 101 AZ : 33.9 32.2 30.7 91 95 AR : 5.4 5.1 5.2 96 102 CA : 133.2 144.6 137.4 103 95 CO : 180.7 178.8 176.8 98 99 DE-MD : 3.1 3.0 3.4 110 113 FL : 9.1 9.1 9.0 98 98 GA : 13.7 11.2 9.7 71 87 HI : 0.9 0.9 0.9 92 94 ID : 20.0 20.1 18.3 92 91 IL : 236.4 223.0 236.1 100 106 IN : 131.4 144.6 142.1 108 98 IA : 558.3 565.9 586.1 105 104 KS : 467.0 476.2 450.6 96 95 KY : 44.5 43.4 43.4 97 100 LA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 90 94 MI : 44.1 44.9 43.7 99 97 MN : 206.3 215.2 212.4 103 99 MS : 1.2 1.9 2.2 185 115 MO : 123.8 135.5 145.0 117 107 MT : 1.3 1.3 1.4 104 107 NE : 624.9 624.9 593.6 95 95 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 109 108 N ENG 3/ : 1.1 1.4 1.4 119 96 NJ : 3.7 4.0 4.1 109 102 NM : 0.5 0.3 0.4 77 118 NY : 3.0 2.5 2.7 90 105 NC : 195.3 202.5 198.2 101 98 ND : 2.2 2.4 2.4 106 98 OH : 26.6 26.5 24.7 93 93 OK : 82.6 93.8 89.6 109 96 OR : 4.8 4.8 4.9 102 104 PA : 109.2 103.4 100.5 92 97 SC : 19.8 18.8 18.2 92 97 SD : 73.7 59.2 75.4 102 127 TN : 17.4 17.9 22.8 131 127 TX : 441.6 442.2 430.7 98 97 UT : 46.8 35.0 36.1 77 103 VA : 37.1 30.6 32.8 89 107 WA : 66.8 73.9 66.6 100 90 WV : 0.5 0.4 0.6 115 144 WI : 119.6 118.9 113.4 95 95 WY : 0.9 0.6 0.9 99 155 : US : 4,095.2 *4,123.5 4,076.6 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, August 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 0.5 406 509 953 936 AK : 0.1 0.1 75 67 1,103 1,152 AZ : 45.9 45.4 62,376 57,325 1,367 1,268 AR : 0.8 0.6 778 651 991 1,008 CA : 125.0 134.0 157,343 170,290 1,277 1,287 CO : 209.0 202.4 276,240 269,830 1,322 1,334 DE-MD : 3.4 3.6 4,305 4,732 1,275 1,300 FL : GA : 17.6 17,525 1,002 HI : 1.0 0.9 1,113 1,080 1,134 1,145 ID : 27.5 25.2 33,972 31,289 1,251 1,262 IL : IN : 3.5 3.5 3,704 3,712 1,057 1,059 IA : KS : 558.2 536.8 721,364 694,317 1,293 1,294 KY : 1.1 1.3 1,038 1,243 952 948 LA : 0.6 0.6 487 418 753 691 MI : 52.0 51.1 69,340 69,324 1,340 1,364 MN : 71.0 69.3 97,716 97,595 1,383 1,417 MS : 0.1 0.1 49 42 722 652 MO : 7.1 6.7 8,424 8,111 1,198 1,218 MT : 1.4 1.5 1,743 1,790 1,234 1,201 NE : 605.5 564.1 801,691 755,809 1,325 1,341 NV : 0.2 0.2 158 173 1,054 953 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.3 1,221 1,322 1,106 1,025 NJ : 2.8 2.8 3,028 3,199 1,088 1,147 NM : 0.4 0.5 460 528 1,034 1,113 NY : 2.2 2.6 2,633 3,131 1,200 1,222 NC : 19.6 17.9 22,542 21,168 1,157 1,188 ND : 1.0 1.1 1,181 1,380 1,229 1,222 OH : 10.3 8.2 12,099 9,843 1,182 1,204 OK : 2.0 2.0 2,121 2,087 1,082 1,048 OR : 3.4 3.5 4,078 4,051 1,224 1,203 PA : 85.2 73.6 104,815 89,659 1,240 1,233 SC : 14.1 13.1 15,147 14,551 1,077 1,119 SD : TN : 2.4 2.6 2,001 2,209 853 865 TX : 571.5 552.8 703,806 686,832 1,235 1,245 UT : 56.6 74,089 1,311 VA : 0.7 0.7 693 754 985 1,036 WA : 84.1 83.3 108,356 107,617 1,294 1,297 WV : 0.6 0.6 715 717 1,282 1,172 WI : 142.0 135.9 186,481 181,816 1,327 1,349 WY : 0.8 0.8 1,015 1,031 1,299 1,226 : US 3/ : 2,908.3 2,781.9 3,723,750 3,587,090 1,284 1,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 17.0 21.9 1,982 2,267 118 105 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.3 55 69 269 270 FL : 0.1 33 500 GA : 0.1 0.1 39 32 501 488 HI : ID : IL : 4.8 1.4 1,109 604 235 445 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.4 161 180 528 504 MI : 1.1 1.3 456 570 424 430 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 20 19 400 328 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.2 3.3 50 315 283 96 NJ : 4.5 5.4 1,863 2,324 418 430 NM : 2.2 191 87 NY : 18.8 8.9 1,857 826 103 94 NC : 0.1 0.1 72 61 494 454 ND : OH : 4.6 10.3 2,082 2,198 452 213 OK : OR : PA : 13.3 10.6 4,536 4,534 342 427 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 49 471 TX : 1.1 3.6 377 407 354 114 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 79.2 76.7 19,148 17,772 245 234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 : 7.2 6.7 3,159 2,891 440 432 AK : 0.1 0.1 28 33 217 227 AZ : 0.1 16 257 AR : 16.5 15.8 7,607 7,305 461 463 CA : 231.5 214.5 54,581 51,960 236 242 CO : 1.7 1.7 433 431 253 253 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 431 440 241 242 FL : 6.9 8.2 769 951 111 116 GA : 8.9 5.6 2,098 1,459 235 259 HI : 1.7 1.3 398 314 228 234 ID : 11.4 8.3 2,808 2,103 246 253 IL : 828.4 787.5 222,702 216,848 269 276 IN : 670.9 708.7 170,887 184,763 255 261 IA : 2,664.4 2,722.2 689,484 729,355 259 268 KS : KY : LA : 1.0 0.8 181 148 191 193 MI : 11.8 12.1 4,156 4,289 352 354 MN : 788.5 798.8 203,081 210,199 258 264 MS : 5.6 10.0 1,665 3,122 295 313 MO : 597.2 673.3 158,183 186,619 265 277 MT : 1.5 1.5 342 359 235 240 NE : 649.4 617.4 168,579 163,479 260 265 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.2 2.0 440 401 202 204 NJ : 8.4 8.3 829 793 98 95 NM : 0.4 0.3 101 60 251 239 NY : 2.9 2.9 535 523 182 181 NC : 988.7 987.0 244,238 249,100 247 253 ND : 9.2 9.1 2,315 2,316 252 255 OH : 97.1 91.6 25,629 24,754 265 271 OK : 400.7 433.7 107,670 116,998 269 270 OR : 14.4 14.1 3,482 3,531 243 252 PA : 243.9 240.9 61,689 61,585 253 256 SC : SD : 343.8 344.3 85,823 89,413 250 260 TN : 51.6 69.2 24,224 31,775 471 461 TX : 34.8 34.1 8,119 8,423 233 247 UT : 6.3 5.5 1,288 1,159 205 213 VA : 184.9 163.6 48,242 42,669 261 261 WA : 2.4 2.1 464 441 192 208 WV : 0.9 0.8 199 184 230 219 WI : 55.8 44.2 24,574 19,127 446 438 WY : 1.2 1.1 317 292 258 262 : US 3/ : 9,263.7 9,337.0 2,414,624 2,499,544 261 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, August 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 0.3 5 24 76 94 AR : 0.1 0.1 5 13 95 101 CA : CO : 65.4 64.8 9,855 10,059 151 155 DE-MD : 3.9 4.4 374 426 97 96 FL : 0.3 0.3 17 14 57 55 GA : 0.3 0.2 27 17 86 70 HI : ID : 0.6 0.7 72 90 126 139 IL : IN : 2.5 3.6 266 381 107 105 IA : 31.4 35.1 4,397 5,201 140 148 KS : 0.3 0.4 38 42 120 112 KY : 1.1 1.1 143 109 126 103 LA : 0.4 0.4 25 25 64 60 MI : 16.6 17.9 2,072 2,315 125 130 MN : 1.2 1.4 149 194 126 138 MS : 0.1 5 59 MO : 0.6 0.6 65 75 117 120 MT : 0.4 0.4 43 51 116 134 NE : 0.2 0.1 31 17 138 143 NV : 0.1 0.1 17 13 121 126 N ENG 2/ : 2.2 3.2 197 276 90 86 NJ : 10.7 12.2 896 989 84 81 NM : 1.0 0.9 128 123 133 138 NY : 2.9 2.9 259 279 89 96 NC : 0.9 1.0 74 78 80 76 ND : OH : 1.7 1.1 180 117 106 107 OK : 0.1 0.1 10 11 102 113 OR : 2.2 2.1 293 280 132 135 PA : 4.8 4.1 492 404 103 99 SC : 0.1 10 79 SD : 0.3 0.3 31 43 123 131 TN : 1.2 1.4 89 100 78 74 TX : 3.0 7.0 281 523 93 75 UT : 3.3 3.3 449 431 137 131 VA : 1.2 1.4 119 133 100 98 WA : 0.6 0.7 88 113 159 159 WV : 0.4 61 142 WI : 1.3 1.2 178 166 138 137 WY : 0.4 0.4 52 52 139 134 : US 3/ : 200.2 202.9 26,445 26,668 132 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug 1/ : : : :Jan - Aug 1/ Item : Aug : Jul : Aug :-------------: Aug : Jul : Aug :------------ : 2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 :2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,449 1,499 1,386 11,722 11,049 50.6 52.1 50.6 51.1 50.4 Heifers : 836 814 800 6,784 6,477 29.2 28.3 29.2 29.6 29.6 All Cows : 521 513 501 4,020 4,011 18.2 17.8 18.3 17.5 18.3 Dairy Cows : 226 228 239 1,695 1,912 7.9 7.9 8.7 7.4 8.7 Other Cows : 295 285 262 2,325 2,100 10.3 9.9 9.6 10.1 9.6 Bulls : 59 52 50 406 373 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,866 2,878 2,738 22,932 21,910 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 78 79 76 589 597 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :8,845 8,742 8,929 72,894 70,995 96.4 96.5 96.5 96.4 96.7 Sows : 286 282 288 2,375 2,128 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 Boars : 40 38 33 318 282 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,170 9,062 9,250 75,586 73,405 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 14 13 81 86 5.7 7.2 7.0 5.1 5.7 Lambs & Yrlngs : 176 175 173 1,504 1,412 94.3 92.8 93.0 94.9 94.3 : Total 1/ : 186 189 187 1,585 1,498 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 784 782 790 773 782 Steers 3/ : 850 845 856 829 842 Heifers 3/ : 774 769 784 762 776 All Cows 3/ : 600 604 604 614 613 Bulls 3/ : 892 882 890 894 884 : Calves & Vealers: 143 135 137 155 148 : Hogs : 195 200 201 201 203 Barrow Gilts4/ : 192 197 197 197 200 Sows 4/ : 306 310 305 308 305 Boars 4/ : 203 195 199 208 198 : Sheep : 67 69 67 70 71 Mature Sheep5/ : 67 63 61 67 65 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 67 70 68 70 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 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 0.2 3.3 2 : 5.3 1.7 0.3 2.8 2.6 0.3 0.5 14.3 3 : 76.9 29.4 5.6 40.6 32.2 8.4 1.3 11.0 4 : 66.0 1.5 0.6 53.9 11.3 42.5 10.0 0.2 5 : 342.8 156.5 46.7 129.6 70.2 59.4 9.9 19.8 6 : 551.1 288.3 166.6 85.7 20.4 65.3 10.5 3.5 7 : 1,146.1 630.6 451.5 55.9 2.4 53.5 8.2 8 : 257.5 153.2 87.6 9 : 179.9 77.3 11.0 88.1 76.1 12.0 3.6 21.7 10 : 111.1 47.0 30.2 30.1 17.1 13.1 3.8 : US 2/ : 2,737.9 1,386.1 800.3 501.2 238.9 262.4 50.3 75.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.6 1.6 3.0 0.4 2.6 2 : 10.9 10.8 0.1 0.1 14.4 1.8 12.6 3 : 404.8 392.3 1.1 11.5 10.8 0.3 10.5 4 : 1,336.0 1,246.4 88.3 1.2 4.0 1.2 2.8 5 : 2,404.5 2,293.2 107.8 3.5 23.4 3.3 20.1 6 : 478.4 454.2 24.2 7 : 4,023.3 3,940.9 65.7 16.7 35.7 0.5 35.2 8 : 357.1 356.6 0.6 67.3 2.4 64.9 9 : 209.9 209.9 0.1 10 : 23.7 23.6 2.7 0.2 2.5 : US 2/ : 9,250.3 8,929.4 287.9 33.0 186.6 13.1 173.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - August 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 8.2 3.5 1.6 22.4 2 : 41.3 13.6 2.4 22.0 19.0 3.0 3.4 135.0 3 : 636.3 253.5 58.6 313.2 249.2 64.0 11.1 88.3 4 : 532.5 13.3 4.9 438.1 102.0 336.1 76.3 2.4 5 : 2,665.4 1,192.2 353.9 1,052.9 571.6 481.2 66.4 154.2 6 : 4,481.8 2,354.4 1,355.2 687.1 171.5 515.6 85.1 24.4 7 : 9,113.3 5,081.1 3,518.9 454.9 13.7 441.1 58.5 8 : 2,057.5 1,101.5 814.4 9 : 1,451.5 678.4 91.0 656.9 574.9 81.9 25.3 161.0 10 : 922.2 357.5 276.0 259.3 156.4 103.0 29.4 : US 2/ :21,910.1 11,048.9 6,476.9 4,011.5 1,911.9 2,099.6 372.8 597.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.9 9.5 0.2 0.1 23.1 3.0 20.1 2 : 79.3 77.8 0.8 0.7 108.4 11.6 96.8 3 : 3,303.3 3,210.1 9.8 83.3 75.7 3.3 72.5 4 : 10,693.3 10,104.9 576.1 12.3 27.6 8.2 19.3 5 : 19,077.9 18,178.2 871.1 28.5 184.5 23.1 161.4 6 : 3,840.4 3,667.4 171.7 1.3 7 : 31,475.6 30,826.1 493.8 155.7 244.5 3.3 241.2 8 : 3,036.3 3,033.0 3.2 0.1 614.1 16.0 598.1 9 : 1,695.6 1,694.9 0.6 0.2 10 : 193.6 193.1 0.4 0.1 16.8 1.5 15.3 : US 2/ : 73,405.0 70,995.1 2,127.6 282.3 1,497.7 85.6 1,412.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Aug Species : Aug : Jul : Aug :------------------------ : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.3 Calves : 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 98.6 Hogs : 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 92.9 91.1 92.0 94.1 92.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Weight: 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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