Mt An 1-2 (11-09) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released November 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. Lamb and Mutton Production a Record Low for October Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.39 billion pounds in October, down 3 percent from the 4.53 billion pounds produced in October 2008. Beef production, at 2.28 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.89 million head, down 3 percent from October 2008. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,312 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.2 million pounds, 10 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 83,600 head, down 13 percent from October 2008. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from last year, at 249 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.09 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.3 million head, down 4 percent from October 2008. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.3 million pounds, was down 5 percent from October 2008. Sheep slaughter totaled 218,800 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 2 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2009 commercial red meat production was 41.2 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2008. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. October 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2009 contained 22 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 09 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :---------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Oct : Sep : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,340.9*2,234.1 2,275.4 97 102 22,519.8 21,813.8 97 Veal : 13.5 11.7 12.2 90 105 118.5 113.4 96 Pork :2,159.9 2,001.3 2,089.1 97 104 19,408.6 19,086.1 98 Lamb & Mutton : 15.0 14.8 14.3 95 97 145.6 140.7 97 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,529.3*4,261.9 4,391.1 97 103 42,192.5 41,154.1 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 09 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :---------------------------------------- Type : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Oct : Sep : : :09 as % : : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,305.4*2,202.4 2,239.2 97 102 22,215.6 21,507.4 97 Veal : 13.2 11.4 11.9 91 105 115.9 110.8 96 Pork :2,144.1 1,986.4 2,073.6 97 104 19,259.4 18,948.4 98 Lamb & Mutton : 14.2 13.9 13.4 95 97 138.9 133.2 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,476.9*4,214.2 4,338.2 97 103 41,729.8 40,699.8 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 09 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Oct : Sep : : : 09 % : : : : :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :of 08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 2,933.4 *2,766.1 2,829.0 96 102 28,707.1 27,505.2 96 Other : Thou : 55.6 48.5 56.6 102 117 470.0 476.0 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 2,989.1 *2,814.6 2,885.6 97 103 29,177.0 27,981.2 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,306 1,313 1,315 101 100 1,280 1,295 101 Other : Lbs : 1,138 1,147 1,135 100 99 1,143 1,138 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 1,303 1,311 1,312 101 100 1,278 1,292 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 93.9 79.9 82.2 87 103 769.5 759.3 99 Other : Thou : 1.7 1.2 1.4 83 111 11.8 11.1 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 95.6 81.2 83.6 87 103 781.3 770.3 99 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 241 242 246 102 102 258 249 97 Other : Lbs : 424 432 403 95 93 412 410 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 244 244 249 102 102 261 251 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :10,653.5 9,848.410,229.7 96 104 96,117.8 93,483.1 97 Other : Thou : 92.5 87.1 89.7 97 103 866.2 806.9 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :10,746.1 9,935.610,319.4 96 104 96,984.0 94,290.0 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 270 272 101 101 268 271 101 Other : Lbs : 236 238 241 102 101 239 238 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 269 270 272 101 101 268 271 101 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 209.4 206.6 201.3 96 97 2,001.0 1,905.6 95 Other : Thou : 15.9 18.8 17.5 110 93 131.2 157.2 120 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 225.3 225.4 218.8 97 97 2,132.2 2,062.8 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 135 134 133 99 100 139 140 100 Other : Lbs : 103 94 104 100 110 103 97 95 Comm'l. : Lbs : 133 130 131 99 100 137 136 100 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 57.0 60.1 54.3 95 90 546.2 541.9 99 Other : Thou : 18.1 15.0 17.5 97 116 158.8 137.6 87 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 75.1 75.1 71.8 96 96 705.0 679.5 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 61 62 62 101 100 62 61 99 Other : Lbs : 71 71 70 99 99 67 71 106 Comm'l. : Lbs : 64 64 64 100 100 63 63 100 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.1 4.3 4.9 118 113 46.3 44.1 95 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.0 1.2 86 126 12.8 12.3 96 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.5 5.3 6.1 110 115 59.2 56.4 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 09 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Oct 2008 : Sep 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 1.9 2.2 2.0 111 94 AK : 0.1 0.1 149 AZ : 32.6 29.0 27.6 85 95 AR : 5.8 5.5 4.8 83 88 CA : 148.3 140.1 144.4 97 103 CO : 177.1 173.3 180.3 102 104 DE-MD : 3.2 3.3 3.5 111 106 FL : 9.3 8.7 9.9 107 114 GA : 14.8 10.1 11.3 76 111 HI : 1.0 0.8 0.8 83 95 ID : 22.8 19.5 19.3 85 99 IL : 279.3 248.2 256.3 92 103 IN : 160.2 154.6 159.9 100 103 IA : 650.5 615.5 637.8 98 104 KS : 462.5 454.6 445.1 96 98 KY : 56.7 49.5 55.9 99 113 LA : 0.7 0.5 0.5 75 96 MI : 44.3 46.1 46.6 105 101 MN : 239.1 228.5 239.6 100 105 MS : 1.6 2.0 2.4 151 117 MO : 152.2 148.9 151.2 99 102 MT : 1.6 1.3 1.6 98 125 NE : 665.7 628.5 660.9 99 105 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 68 78 N ENG 3/ : 1.5 1.7 1.8 123 107 NJ : 4.0 4.5 4.2 104 92 NM : 0.6 0.4 0.5 86 127 NY : 3.7 2.9 3.1 82 105 NC : 232.0 217.5 236.8 102 109 ND : 3.0 2.5 2.5 83 99 OH : 28.2 26.5 29.0 103 109 OK : 103.8 97.5 98.8 95 101 OR : 5.4 4.9 5.4 99 109 PA : 123.4 113.2 115.8 94 102 SC : 22.5 20.4 20.8 92 102 SD : 99.3 78.6 77.6 78 99 TN : 24.7 22.0 24.0 97 109 TX : 453.9 428.7 424.7 94 99 UT : 44.6 33.4 38.6 87 116 VA : 43.2 42.9 46.7 108 109 WA : 75.1 *73.2 72.0 96 98 WV : 1.2 1.0 1.2 98 124 WI : 127.9 118.8 125.4 98 106 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.3 91 52 : US : 4,529.3 *4,261.9 4,391.1 97 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, October 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 : 0.6 0.7 477 562 856 835 AK : 0.1 0.1 84 132 1,030 1,210 AZ : 46.9 41.1 60,258 51,137 1,290 1,252 AR : 0.9 0.9 840 853 991 968 CA : 137.3 140.2 175,281 177,840 1,294 1,285 CO : 201.1 205.3 270,869 275,820 1,348 1,344 DE-MD : 3.6 3.9 4,581 5,085 1,290 1,302 FL : GA : 20.0 20,598 1,032 HI : 1.0 0.9 1,176 948 1,169 1,115 ID : 31.0 26.6 38,334 32,640 1,251 1,248 IL : IN : 4.7 4.0 5,012 4,247 1,056 1,057 IA : KS : 548.1 523.5 718,227 691,478 1,311 1,321 KY : 1.9 2.0 1,743 1,882 933 953 LA : 0.8 0.6 553 395 716 705 MI : 52.6 54.3 70,176 74,187 1,344 1,374 MN : 79.4 78.1 109,671 109,256 1,389 1,404 MS : 0.1 0.1 79 49 829 537 MO : 9.3 8.2 11,035 9,692 1,187 1,196 MT : 2.0 2.0 2,364 2,324 1,159 1,168 NE : 614.2 610.7 840,135 841,954 1,369 1,380 NV : 0.2 0.1 181 116 1,130 1,080 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.8 1,642 1,831 1,033 1,010 NJ : 2.8 2.9 3,055 3,246 1,105 1,138 NM : 0.6 0.7 620 767 1,052 1,133 NY : 3.0 3.2 3,507 3,735 1,173 1,165 NC : 20.7 20.0 23,885 23,440 1,159 1,177 ND : 1.5 1.4 1,813 1,808 1,243 1,278 OH : 9.7 12.3 11,704 14,422 1,209 1,177 OK : 2.4 2.4 2,655 2,435 1,091 997 OR : 4.0 4.3 4,706 4,876 1,206 1,181 PA : 92.8 83.0 115,904 102,364 1,262 1,246 SC : 14.1 12.9 15,379 13,967 1,094 1,097 SD : TN : 3.0 3.1 2,427 2,707 836 885 TX : 586.6 545.9 729,052 684,117 1,247 1,257 UT : 54.6 71,032 1,305 VA : 1.2 1.2 1,255 1,210 1,065 1,045 WA : 93.3 89.3 122,309 116,946 1,316 1,315 WV : 1.8 1.6 1,892 1,779 1,048 1,090 WI : 156.2 152.3 206,026 204,406 1,333 1,355 WY : 0.3 0.4 410 403 1,181 1,144 : US 3/ : 2,989.1 2,885.6 3,882,244 3,772,461 1,303 1,312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 18.9 19.8 2,150 2,116 116 109 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.3 54 75 275 298 FL : GA : 0.1 48 452 HI : ID : IL : 6.4 1.9 1,415 833 224 443 IN : IA : 0.1 20 335 KS : KY : 0.1 28 532 LA : 0.6 0.4 309 221 512 494 MI : 1.3 1.5 581 666 436 434 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 22 381 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.3 3.4 72 322 274 95 NJ : 5.7 6.0 2,357 2,616 414 434 NM : 2.6 223 88 NY : 23.7 10.2 2,275 930 99 94 NC : 0.1 0.1 73 50 513 491 ND : OH : 5.4 12.5 2,426 2,710 454 218 OK : 0.1 38 477 OR : PA : 15.5 10.9 5,104 4,669 330 430 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 47 534 TX : 2.1 5.4 796 965 377 179 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 95.6 83.6 23,003 20,594 244 249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 : 6.7 7.2 2,911 3,191 438 442 AK : 0.1 14 242 AZ : 0.1 0.1 34 32 248 255 AR : 18.0 14.5 8,175 6,612 456 458 CA : 253.0 226.0 61,326 55,189 243 244 CO : 1.0 0.8 265 216 258 258 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 370 355 254 244 FL : 6.2 8.3 936 1,103 150 133 GA : 7.3 6.0 1,850 1,549 253 259 HI : 1.6 1.4 375 327 231 233 ID : 14.5 10.6 3,666 2,685 254 255 IL : 1,002.8 870.4 275,712 240,974 275 277 IN : 791.7 789.9 208,399 208,674 263 264 IA : 3,020.2 2,941.9 809,486 797,786 268 271 KS : KY : LA : 1.4 1.1 249 205 183 184 MI : 11.1 11.2 4,243 4,341 382 390 MN : 912.3 905.7 239,956 241,060 264 267 MS : 7.2 11.7 2,171 3,336 300 284 MO : 710.9 693.2 194,181 194,616 273 281 MT : 1.1 1.1 270 270 255 246 NE : 726.8 704.0 195,876 189,971 270 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.1 2.3 494 562 239 240 NJ : 8.9 8.3 847 766 95 93 NM : 0.3 0.3 79 70 274 264 NY : 3.0 2.5 591 480 198 193 NC : 1,132.1 1,152.4 293,447 298,793 259 259 ND : 11.1 8.0 2,863 2,069 258 260 OH : 101.9 96.7 27,869 26,676 274 277 OK : 488.1 465.3 134,808 129,000 276 277 OR : 14.4 14.0 3,640 3,539 253 254 PA : 275.8 273.2 72,006 71,767 261 263 SC : SD : 459.8 351.6 118,283 91,871 257 262 TN : 73.7 71.3 34,442 33,283 469 468 TX : 39.7 34.7 10,358 8,866 262 256 UT : 5.6 4.2 1,106 784 199 189 VA : 210.7 226.6 56,086 60,542 266 267 WA : 2.3 2.0 518 439 223 217 WV : 0.9 0.8 223 205 244 260 WI : 50.2 43.4 22,055 18,956 446 441 WY : 0.2 0.1 47 21 257 264 : US 3/ : 10,746.1 10,319.4 2,892,531 2,800,158 269 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 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 5 75 AK : AZ : 0.1 0.3 14 26 102 103 AR : 0.1 0.1 11 5 118 91 CA : CO : 87.5 79.9 13,054 11,790 149 148 DE-MD : 3.1 3.9 295 367 94 95 FL : 0.3 0.2 15 10 58 57 GA : 0.4 0.2 37 14 95 76 HI : ID : 0.5 0.4 62 56 117 129 IL : IN : 2.1 4.0 239 461 112 115 IA : 35.3 37.8 4,953 5,302 140 140 KS : 0.4 0.4 44 38 111 109 KY : 1.0 0.8 121 90 123 110 LA : 0.3 0.3 23 17 69 60 MI : 16.6 15.9 2,073 2,034 125 128 MN : 1.4 0.8 183 89 127 114 MS : 0.1 5 57 MO : 0.6 0.6 70 60 115 106 MT : 0.5 0.5 55 51 101 108 NE : 0.1 14 144 NV : 0.1 9 107 N ENG 2/ : 2.9 3.7 265 331 92 89 NJ : 10.1 10.0 836 810 83 81 NM : 1.2 1.1 160 151 139 131 NY : 3.0 3.1 253 295 85 96 NC : 0.8 0.8 62 59 82 74 ND : 0.1 0.1 11 14 118 119 OH : 1.4 2.4 144 264 106 109 OK : 0.2 0.1 14 13 92 106 OR : 2.2 2.0 297 275 135 135 PA : 4.5 3.4 449 337 101 100 SC : 0.1 9 77 SD : 0.2 0.2 29 30 120 126 TN : 1.2 1.2 102 88 82 72 TX : 4.8 8.3 455 796 95 97 UT : 3.0 3.2 405 426 135 133 VA : 1.5 1.1 147 110 100 96 WA : 0.9 0.9 120 125 131 145 WV : 0.6 94 147 WI : 1.3 1.6 165 201 128 125 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 9 143 131 : US 3/ : 225.3 218.8 29,903 28,624 133 131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2009 :2009 : 2008 :2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers : 1,397 1,388 1,360 14,541 13,797 47.6 50.2 48.1 50.7 50.2 Heifers : 898 817 869 8,517 8,163 30.6 29.5 30.7 29.7 29.7 All Cows : 583 *508 547 5,129 5,066 19.9 18.4 19.3 17.9 18.4 Dairy Cows : 236 *237 227 2,154 2,375 8.1 8.6 8.0 7.5 8.6 Other Cows : 347 271 320 2,975 2,691 11.8 9.8 11.3 10.4 9.8 Bulls : 55 54 53 520 479 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 : Total 1/ : 2,933 2,766 2,829 28,707 27,505 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 94 80 82 770 759 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :10,304 9,519 9,904 92,741 90,418 96.7 96.7 96.8 96.5 96.7 Sows : 310 294 290 2,983 2,711 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.9 Boars : 40 35 36 394 354 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :10,654 9,84810,230 96,118 93,483 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10 15 23 103 124 4.8 7.3 11.6 5.1 6.5 Lambs & Yrlngs : 199 191 178 1,898 1,782 95.2 92.7 88.4 94.9 93.5 : Total 1/ : 209 207 201 2,001 1,906 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 789 799 794 776 785 Steers 3/ : 860 867 863 835 846 Heifers 3/ : 795 797 800 768 780 All Cows 3/ : 597 606 603 611 611 Bulls 3/ : 866 880 866 891 881 : Calves & Vealers: 142 144 146 153 148 : Hogs : 201 202 203 201 203 Barrow Gilts4/ : 198 199 200 197 200 Sows 4/ : 308 309 309 308 305 Boars 4/ : 211 198 200 208 198 : Sheep : 68 67 67 70 70 Mature Sheep5/ : 66 65 61 67 64 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 68 68 68 70 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by food inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 4/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 5/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, October 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.4 0.7 0.3 3.4 2 : 5.9 2.0 0.4 3.0 2.7 0.4 0.4 16.2 3 : 85.5 35.2 6.2 42.4 33.7 8.7 1.7 11.3 4 : 73.1 2.0 0.7 59.1 12.3 46.8 11.3 0.2 5 : 371.7 161.0 51.1 149.1 74.9 74.1 10.6 25.1 6 : 544.2 270.5 166.2 96.7 16.2 80.5 10.8 5.4 7 : 1,181.8 632.8 482.4 58.7 1.8 56.9 7.9 8 : 264.9 131.3 114.9 9 : 181.6 78.8 11.0 88.3 66.4 22.0 3.4 19.5 10 : 118.9 46.1 36.0 32.6 12.3 20.3 4.3 : US 2/ : 2,829.0 1,360.4 869.3 546.6 226.8 319.8 52.8 82.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.7 1.7 3.5 0.4 3.1 2 : 10.4 10.3 0.1 12.4 1.3 11.1 3 : 499.9 486.1 1.5 12.3 9.2 0.6 8.6 4 : 1,571.2 1,480.5 89.3 1.5 3.3 0.9 2.4 5 : 2,678.7 2,565.1 110.0 3.6 21.2 3.8 17.4 6 : 508.5 484.9 23.5 0.1 7 : 4,350.7 4,267.3 65.0 18.4 38.4 1.6 36.8 8 : 361.8 361.5 0.3 82.5 10.5 72.0 9 : 221.1 221.0 0.1 10 : 25.6 25.5 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.4 : US 2/ :10,229.7 9,903.9 289.9 35.9 201.3 23.3 177.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - October 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 11.0 4.9 2.2 29.5 2 : 53.1 17.6 3.2 28.1 24.3 3.8 4.3 166.1 3 : 805.5 324.0 71.0 396.2 315.2 81.0 14.2 111.2 4 : 673.3 16.9 6.4 551.6 126.5 425.1 98.5 2.8 5 : 3,394.8 1,517.9 453.7 1,334.7 720.6 614.2 88.5 202.4 6 : 5,573.4 2,902.5 1,691.0 873.5 207.8 665.6 106.5 33.8 7 :11,452.8 6,355.5 4,450.2 571.7 17.9 553.7 75.5 8 : 2,570.5 1,366.3 1,026.9 9 : 1,810.9 836.7 113.1 829.0 712.5 116.5 32.1 201.2 10 : 1,160.1 455.1 345.3 322.4 184.0 138.3 37.3 : US 2/ :27,505.2 13,797.3 8,162.9 5,065.8 2,375.2 2,690.5 479.2 759.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 13.4 13.0 0.3 0.1 30.4 3.7 26.6 2 : 101.5 99.7 1.0 0.8 136.2 14.4 121.7 3 : 4,285.0 4,166.0 12.6 106.3 95.5 4.3 91.2 4 : 13,722.0 12,955.7 751.0 15.3 35.0 10.2 24.8 5 : 24,327.1 23,193.7 1,097.7 35.8 228.3 30.0 198.3 6 : 4,857.1 4,635.4 220.3 1.4 7 : 40,029.2 39,212.5 623.2 193.4 321.9 5.4 316.5 8 : 3,770.8 3,766.7 4.0 0.1 779.3 32.8 746.5 9 : 2,133.7 2,132.8 0.7 0.2 10 : 243.5 242.8 0.6 0.1 22.1 1.9 20.1 : US 2/ : 93,483.1 90,418.3 2,711.3 353.6 1,905.6 124.0 1,781.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.3 98.0 98.4 98.3 Calves : 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.6 Hogs : 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep : 93.0 91.7 92.0 93.8 92.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. More than 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,000 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 19). 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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