Mt An 1-2 (2-10) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released February 26, 2010, 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 at Record Low for January Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.92 billion pounds in January, down 6 percent from the 4.17 billion pounds produced in January 2009. Beef production, at 2.08 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.71 million head, down slightly from January 2009. The average live weight was down 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,290 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.6 million pounds, 3 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 82,800 head, 2 percent below January 2009. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from last year, at 238 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.81 billion pounds, 11 percent below the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.90 million head, 10 percent below January 2009. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was 3 percent below January 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 186,600 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, down 3 pounds from January a year ago. January 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Class, U.S. ....................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ............................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. .........................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ....................................4 Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ....................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ....................................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ........................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. .............8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S. ...................................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. ....................................................10 Reliability Statement.....................................................17 Types of Plants...........................................................18 Terms and Definitions.....................................................19 Information Contacts......................................................19 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :Jan 10 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : Jan : Dec : : :10 as % : : : : 2009 :2009 : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :------ Million Pounds ----- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,118.4 2,133.5 2,083.1 98 98 2,118.4 2,083.1 98 Veal : 12.0 13.1 11.6 97 89 12.0 11.6 97 Pork :2,026.0 *1,985.1 1,808.8 89 91 2,026.0 1,808.8 89 Lamb & Mutton : 13.3 15.9 12.8 97 81 13.3 12.8 97 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,169.7 4,147.5 3,916.4 94 94 4,169.7 3,916.4 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :Jan 10 % of : Jan 2/ : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : Jan : Dec : : :10 as % : : : : 2009 :2009 : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :------ Million Pounds ----- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,086.4 2,102.5 2,051.1 98 98 2,086.4 2,051.1 98 Veal : 11.7 12.8 11.3 97 89 11.7 11.3 97 Pork :2,012.9 *1,969.6 1,796.5 89 91 2,012.9 1,796.5 89 Lamb & Mutton : 12.8 15.0 12.2 96 81 12.8 12.2 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,123.8 4,099.8 3,871.1 94 94 4,123.8 3,871.1 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : Jan 2/ : : Jan : Dec : Jan :10 as %:----------------------------- Species : Unit : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 : : :10 as % : : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,668.1 2,703.7 2,656.8 100 2,668.1 2,656.8 100 Other : Thou : 50.3 49.0 50.5 100 50.3 50.5 100 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,718.4 2,752.8 2,707.2 100 2,718.4 2,707.2 100 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,309 1,299 1,293 99 1,309 1,293 99 Other : Lbs :1,141 1,131 1,131 99 1,141 1,131 99 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,306 1,296 1,290 99 1,306 1,290 99 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 83.6 91.1 81.6 98 83.6 81.6 98 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.2 1.2 109 1.1 1.2 109 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 84.7 92.3 82.8 98 84.7 82.8 98 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 243 238 235 97 243 235 97 Other : Lbs : 404 409 434 108 404 434 108 Comm'l. : Lbs : 245 240 238 97 245 238 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,846.1 *9,742.4 8,831.3 90 9,846.1 8,831.3 90 Other : Thou : 76.5 90.5 71.9 94 76.5 71.9 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,922.6 9,832.9 8,903.2 90 9,922.6 8,903.2 90 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 272 270 272 100 272 272 100 Other : Lbs : 239 238 240 100 239 240 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 272 270 272 100 272 272 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No.: : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 178.5 217.1 173.2 97 178.5 173.2 97 Other : Thou : 11.0 18.2 13.4 121 11.0 13.4 121 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 189.5 235.3 186.6 98 189.5 186.6 98 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 143 139 141 98 143 141 98 Other : Lbs : 101 99 97 96 101 97 96 Comm'l. : Lbs : 141 136 138 98 141 138 98 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 47.7 58.3 42.9 90 47.7 42.9 90 Other : Thou : 11.1 18.9 14.4 130 11.1 14.4 130 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 58.8 77.2 57.3 97 58.8 57.3 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 61 61 61 100 61 61 100 Other : Lbs : 73 76 65 88 73 65 88 Comm'l. : Lbs : 64 65 62 98 64 62 98 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.4 4.9 4.7 106 4.4 4.7 106 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.3 1.2 76 1.6 1.2 76 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 6.0 6.3 5.9 98 6.0 5.9 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Dec : Jan : Jan 10 as : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : % of 2009 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- Percent : AL : 1.8 1.9 1.8 98 AK : 0.1 0.1 AZ : 31.5 29.7 31.0 98 AR : 5.5 5.2 4.8 87 CA : 147.9 151.8 137.8 93 CO : 170.4 165.7 175.3 103 DE-MD : 3.2 3.4 3.2 99 FL : 8.3 9.3 8.9 107 GA : 12.0 10.6 11.4 94 HI : 0.8 0.9 0.8 95 ID : 20.5 18.3 17.4 85 IL : 249.6 242.2 216.5 87 IN : 145.9 147.6 138.2 95 IA : 611.7 579.5 545.0 89 KS : 417.2 434.3 433.9 104 KY : 48.7 54.4 45.3 93 LA : 0.5 0.5 0.4 92 MI : 41.7 44.9 40.6 97 MN : 217.4 224.7 206.5 95 MS : 1.4 2.5 1.8 131 MO : 155.8 143.3 140.8 90 MT : 1.1 1.6 1.4 134 NE : 584.8 581.4 560.3 96 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 68 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.4 1.1 90 NJ : 4.0 4.7 3.9 98 NM : 0.5 0.4 0.4 83 NY : 3.1 3.2 2.8 91 NC : 220.2 229.6 209.1 95 ND : 2.5 2.5 2.4 94 OH : 25.4 27.2 24.2 95 OK : 99.5 98.4 89.6 90 OR : 4.5 4.9 4.5 99 PA : 105.0 114.5 102.1 97 SC : 20.1 22.0 19.8 99 SD : 101.6 79.7 74.9 74 TN : 20.8 19.7 17.4 84 TX : 414.8 414.8 385.7 93 UT : 41.3 34.7 38.7 94 VA : 44.0 46.3 35.4 81 WA : 68.0 69.3 65.6 96 WV : 0.8 0.9 0.8 101 WI : 113.5 119.0 114.1 101 WY : 0.6 0.6 0.6 93 : US : 4,169.7 4,147.5 3,916.4 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2009 and 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.4 0.5 349 447 904 940 AK : 0.1 52 1,027 AZ : 45.1 43.6 57,860 56,239 1,290 1,294 AR : 0.8 0.9 780 867 947 957 CA : 144.5 138.0 185,626 176,681 1,304 1,301 CO : 192.4 204.3 262,106 270,328 1,363 1,324 DE-MD : 3.5 3.5 4,556 4,502 1,288 1,294 FL : GA : 22.4 20.9 22,047 20,793 991 997 HI : 0.9 0.9 1,038 1,027 1,118 1,111 ID : 28.5 24.2 35,565 29,934 1,267 1,255 IL : IN : 3.6 3.7 3,845 3,955 1,058 1,057 IA : KS : 492.8 519.5 643,668 672,724 1,306 1,295 KY : 1.9 1.8 1,874 1,814 968 982 LA : 0.6 0.4 421 286 734 733 MI : 48.0 47.0 66,865 64,671 1,401 1,381 MN : 76.2 73.4 105,561 102,084 1,394 1,397 MS : 0.1 0.1 61 72 794 804 MO : 8.5 7.2 10,220 8,627 1,206 1,196 MT : 1.3 1.7 1,592 2,102 1,185 1,202 NE : 542.7 548.6 736,839 727,522 1,360 1,328 NV : 0.1 0.1 137 92 943 1,036 N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.3 1,443 1,360 1,057 1,023 NJ : 2.8 2.8 3,097 3,147 1,139 1,141 NM : 0.6 0.6 556 600 1,006 1,115 NY : 2.6 2.7 3,072 3,191 1,196 1,181 NC : 18.3 18.6 21,208 21,678 1,164 1,171 ND : 1.2 1.4 1,554 1,674 1,250 1,231 OH : 9.8 9.9 11,668 11,718 1,203 1,196 OK : 2.6 2.4 2,809 2,319 1,075 948 OR : 3.2 3.4 3,768 3,982 1,221 1,218 PA : 77.3 74.6 97,506 93,093 1,277 1,262 SC : 13.1 12.2 14,363 13,232 1,104 1,100 SD : TN : 2.9 3.8 2,530 3,171 890 852 TX : 533.9 508.5 673,235 626,453 1,265 1,236 UT : 48.2 62,925 1,308 VA : 1.0 1.1 993 1,154 1,011 1,055 WA : 87.4 82.2 112,103 108,339 1,287 1,324 WV : 1.1 1.1 1,216 1,200 1,068 1,068 WI : 141.8 141.9 187,367 187,869 1,335 1,337 WY : 0.8 0.8 952 886 1,181 1,132 : US 3/ : 2,718.4 2,707.2 3,537,582 3,480,605 1,306 1,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2009 and 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 23.7 22.8 2,617 2,308 112 103 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 56 63 292 260 FL : 0.1 14 185 GA : 0.1 50 429 HI : ID : IL : 5.4 2.3 1,470 1,076 287 459 IN : IA : 0.1 14 279 KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.5 173 256 514 536 MI : 1.5 1.5 657 667 436 438 MN : MS : 0.1 32 406 MO : 0.1 21 347 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.4 67 189 NJ : 5.2 5.5 2,231 2,319 425 425 NM : 0.9 89 100 NY : 19.1 13.4 2,027 1,282 109 99 NC : 0.1 0.1 72 54 514 502 ND : OH : 4.2 11.3 1,936 2,380 462 215 OK : 0.1 0.1 24 32 422 496 OR : PA : 11.6 10.1 4,865 4,338 420 431 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 36 434 TX : 2.8 4.7 655 838 234 179 UT : VA : 0.1 24 371 WA : WV : WI : 7.8 3,424 438 WY : : US 3/ : 84.7 82.8 20,463 19,474 245 238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2009 and 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 6.7 6.4 2,950 2,851 440 445 AK : 0.1 0.1 47 14 345 233 AZ : 0.1 0.1 42 31 301 271 AR : 17.0 14.3 7,686 6,572 451 459 CA : 229.8 203.4 54,562 48,987 238 241 CO : 0.7 0.7 177 174 249 262 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 409 388 268 266 FL : 4.4 5.5 729 878 165 159 GA : 5.5 6.2 1,436 1,552 261 252 HI : 1.4 1.2 322 280 229 236 ID : 10.9 9.0 2,770 2,259 255 252 IL : 891.1 747.8 247,754 207,061 278 277 IN : 700.1 682.5 189,318 179,232 271 263 IA : 2,824.9 2,507.2 764,869 679,898 271 271 KS : KY : LA : 1.0 0.8 178 161 182 190 MI : 9.8 9.2 3,784 3,516 388 383 MN : 811.8 764.2 215,190 202,117 266 265 MS : 6.0 8.2 1,935 2,515 324 306 MO : 723.0 648.1 198,720 180,595 275 279 MT : 0.7 1.0 178 265 247 262 NE : 665.5 591.6 180,833 159,726 272 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.4 1.2 330 290 230 233 NJ : 10.1 6.8 1,018 700 101 103 NM : 0.1 0.1 23 20 260 263 NY : 2.0 1.7 350 314 175 187 NC : 1,039.7 994.0 277,402 261,564 267 263 ND : 9.4 7.9 2,423 2,055 258 261 OH : 87.9 83.5 24,365 22,437 278 270 OK : 469.2 416.8 128,882 116,490 275 280 OR : 12.6 12.5 3,198 3,111 254 251 PA : 235.4 233.0 60,619 61,081 258 263 SC : SD : 466.3 337.8 122,263 88,957 262 263 TN : 62.6 50.2 28,589 23,398 458 467 TX : 37.4 31.5 8,811 7,929 235 252 UT : 4.6 4.1 820 718 177 174 VA : 214.4 172.1 57,189 45,787 267 266 WA : 2.2 435 200 WV : 0.5 0.4 129 89 245 255 WI : 43.2 40.5 18,395 17,781 435 445 WY : 0.3 0.2 75 63 269 254 : US 3/ : 9,922.6 8,903.2 2,696,991 2,416,135 272 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, January 2009 and 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.2 6 20 87 102 AR : CA : 21.7 2,979 138 CO : 77.3 71.4 12,519 11,170 162 157 DE-MD : 2.9 3.2 287 320 99 99 FL : 0.3 14 56 GA : 0.4 0.5 35 26 86 57 HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 26 23 130 132 IL : 7.7 1,076 140 IN : 2.2 2.6 251 292 111 111 IA : 28.8 28.4 4,338 4,304 151 152 KS : 0.3 0.2 30 19 90 78 KY : 0.9 0.7 109 89 127 120 LA : 0.2 0.2 11 16 58 66 MI : 13.6 14.7 1,750 1,953 129 133 MN : 1.0 0.7 130 77 127 118 MS : MO : 0.4 0.3 50 31 111 113 MT : 0.3 0.2 29 17 104 110 NE : 0.1 0.1 8 9 114 138 NV : N ENG 2/ : 2.4 1.5 215 130 88 87 NJ : 8.5 9.7 704 787 83 81 NM : 1.1 0.9 158 131 143 140 NY : 2.3 2.3 209 221 89 95 NC : 0.5 0.6 44 51 81 82 ND : 0.1 0.1 7 10 119 105 OH : 0.9 0.6 95 62 112 103 OK : 0.1 0.1 13 8 100 85 OR : 1.5 1.4 208 180 136 131 PA : 3.4 2.1 332 212 98 100 SC : 0.1 9 81 SD : 0.2 0.2 22 24 121 121 TN : 1.0 0.9 76 74 76 85 TX : 2.6 6.9 204 584 80 85 UT : 3.0 2.7 418 361 138 134 VA : 1.2 1.0 117 96 96 94 WA : 0.9 0.7 126 115 135 159 WV : WI : 0.8 0.5 115 70 136 129 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 11 129 119 : US 3/ : 189.5 186.6 26,662 25,705 141 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan 1/ : : : : Jan 1/ Item : Jan : Dec : Jan :---------------: Jan : Dec : Jan :------------ : 2009 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 :2009 :2009 :2010 : 2009 :2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class : Cattle : Steers :1,281 1,323 1,259 1,281 1,259 48.0 48.9 47.4 48.0 47.4 Heifers : 781 794 814 781 814 29.3 29.4 30.6 29.3 30.6 All Cows : 566 541 541 566 541 21.2 20.0 20.4 21.2 20.4 Dairy Cows : 281 231 232 281 232 10.5 8.5 8.7 10.5 8.7 Other Cows : 285 310 309 285 309 10.7 11.5 11.6 10.7 11.6 Bulls : 40 45 43 40 43 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 : Total 1/ :2,668 2,704 2,657 2,668 2,657 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & : Vealers : 84 91 82 84 82 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & : Gilts :9,544 9,433 8,557 9,544 8,557 96.9 96.8 96.9 96.9 96.9 Sows : 267 274 242 267 242 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 Boars : 35 36 32 35 32 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,846 9,742 8,831 9,846 8,831 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : Sheep : 8 14 11 8 11 4.7 6.5 6.5 4.7 6.5 Lambs & : Yrlngs : 170 203 162 170 162 95.3 93.5 93.5 95.3 93.5 : Total 1/ : 178 217 173 178 173 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Avg Dressed : Weight : : ------------ Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 785 780 775 785 775 Steers 2/ : 853 846 838 853 838 Heifers 2/ : 790 784 780 790 780 All Cows 2/ : 614 604 610 614 610 Bulls 2/ : 874 865 859 874 859 : Calves & : Vealers : 142 142 140 142 140 : Hogs : 205 202 204 205 204 Barrows & : Gilts 3/ : 202 199 201 202 201 Sows 3/ : 303 308 307 303 307 Boars 3/ : 202 199 199 202 199 : Sheep : 72 69 71 72 71 Mature : Sheep 4/ : 65 61 64 65 64 Lambs & : Yrlngs 4/ : 72 70 71 72 71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 3/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 4/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January 2010 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 2 : 5.3 1.8 0.4 2.9 2.4 0.5 0.3 18.9 3 : 76.6 30.4 7.4 37.6 29.9 7.7 1.2 10.4 4 : 69.9 2.0 0.6 58.4 13.4 45.0 8.9 0.2 5 : 332.6 135.4 44.2 145.2 74.3 70.9 7.8 23.2 6 : 507.0 242.6 158.6 94.4 17.9 76.5 11.3 4.7 7 : 1,109.8 580.1 458.1 65.6 1.7 63.9 6.0 0.1 8 : 263.8 144.9 100.8 9 : 182.0 77.0 14.0 87.9 72.8 15.1 3.1 22.7 10 : 108.6 44.1 29.7 32.1 13.6 18.5 2.7 : US 2/ : 2,656.8 1,258.7 813.9 540.7 232.1 308.6 43.4 81.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 1.1 2 : 8.3 8.1 11.5 1.4 10.1 3 : 404.9 390.6 7.1 0.4 6.7 4 : 1,333.5 1,265.2 67.0 1.3 2.8 0.6 2.2 5 : 2,298.9 2,196.8 99.3 2.9 23.4 2.4 21.0 6 : 456.9 435.9 20.9 2.6 1.4 1.2 7 : 3,758.3 3,689.8 53.5 15.1 28.7 0.2 28.5 8 : 348.1 347.9 0.2 73.6 4.1 69.5 9 : 199.0 198.9 0.1 20.7 0.4 20.3 10 : 22.5 22.4 1.5 0.2 1.3 : US 2/ : 8,831.3 8,556.5 242.4 32.4 173.2 11.2 162.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Jan Species : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------------ : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.1 98.1 Calves : 98.7 98.7 98.6 98.7 98.6 Hogs : 99.2 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep : 94.2 92.3 92.8 94.2 92.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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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