Mt An 1-2 (4-10) Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Released April 23, 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. Record Commercial Red Meat Production in March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.28 billion pounds in March, up 3 percent from the 4.14 billion pounds produced in March 2009. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.91 million head, up 7 percent from March 2009. The average live weight was down 32 pounds from the previous year, at 1,273 pounds. Veal production totaled 12.2 million pounds, slightly below March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,800 head, up slightly from March 2009. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from last year, at 259 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.04 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.03 million head, up 4 percent from March 2009. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 17.6 million pounds, was up 11 percent from March 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 262,300 head, 18 percent above last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 8 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2010 commercial red meat production was 11.9 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. March 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2010 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 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 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates..............19 Information Contacts......................................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :Mar 10 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : :10 as % : : : : 2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :------ Million Pounds ----- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,144.0 1,955.7 2,212.1 103 113 6,247.9 6,250.8 100 Veal : 12.2 10.7 12.2 100 113 35.2 34.5 98 Pork :1,969.7 1,757.4 2,039.9 104 116 5,814.0 5,607.4 96 Lamb & Mutton : 15.9 12.3 17.6 111 143 41.9 42.8 102 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,141.9 *3,736.2 4,281.7 103 115 12,139.0 11,935.5 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :Mar 10 % of : Jan - Mar 2/ : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : :10 as % : : : : 2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :------ Million Pounds ----- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,112.6 1,927.2 2,180.7 103 113 6,153.6 6,159.0 100 Veal : 12.0 *10.5 11.9 99 114 34.4 33.7 98 Pork :1,955.2 1,745.0 2,025.1 104 116 5,771.6 5,567.9 96 Lamb & Mutton : 15.3 11.9 17.0 111 144 40.2 41.1 102 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,095.1 3,694.5 4,234.7 103 115 11,999.9 11,801.7 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Mar : Jan - Mar 2/ : : Mar : Feb : Mar :10 as %:----------------------------- Species : Unit : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 09 : : :10 as % : : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :2,680.8 *2,502.9 2,863.6 107 7,827.7 8,023.3 102 Other : Thou : 48.7 44.6 49.1 101 148.0 144.2 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :2,729.5 2,547.6 2,912.7 107 7,975.6 8,167.5 102 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs :1,307 1,287 1,275 98 1,310 1,285 98 Other : Lbs :1,145 1,136 1,135 99 1,140 1,134 99 Comm'l. : Lbs :1,305 1,285 1,273 98 1,307 1,282 98 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 78.8 72.9 78.8 100 235.5 233.3 99 Other : Thou : 1.0 1.1 1.1 109 3.1 3.4 109 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 79.8 74.0 79.8 100 238.5 236.6 99 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 261 244 257 98 253 245 97 Other : Lbs : 416 429 429 103 410 431 105 Comm'l. : Lbs : 263 247 259 98 255 248 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :9,574.2 8,618.6 9,947.0 104 28,260.7 27,403.3 97 Other : Thou : 82.7 72.6 83.5 101 242.4 228.0 94 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :9,656.9 8,691.2 10,030.5 104 28,503.1 27,631.3 97 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 272 271 272 100 272 272 100 Other : Lbs : 244 239 246 101 244 242 99 Comm'l. : Lbs : 272 270 272 100 272 271 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No.: : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 209.7 *167.4 249.4 119 557.2 589.9 106 Other : Thou : 11.7 11.1 12.9 110 32.8 37.4 114 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 221.4 *178.5 262.3 118 590.1 627.3 106 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 146 143 137 94 145 140 97 Other : Lbs : 106 83 89 84 101 90 89 Comm'l. : Lbs : 143 139 135 94 142 137 96 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 55.7 39.3 58.3 105 147.8 140.5 95 Other : Thou : 14.8 9.3 10.9 73 40.3 34.5 86 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 70.5 48.6 69.1 98 188.2 175.0 93 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 63 63 101 62 62 101 Other : Lbs : 70 62 71 101 70 66 94 Comm'l. : Lbs : 63 63 64 101 63 63 99 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.7 4.1 5.2 112 13.3 14.0 105 Other : Thou : 1.2 1.1 1.0 83 4.0 3.3 82 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.9 5.2 6.2 106 17.2 17.3 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar 10 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- Percent : AL : 2.1 1.5 2.0 94 AK : AZ : 31.2 29.9 34.1 109 AR : 4.5 4.7 5.5 121 CA : 143.7 126.4 148.1 103 CO : 169.4 169.5 193.8 114 DE-MD : 3.5 2.7 3.8 108 FL : 8.1 8.1 10.2 125 GA : 9.4 8.9 10.6 113 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.9 97 ID : 19.4 16.1 17.4 89 IL : 238.6 209.1 240.2 101 IN : 145.6 133.6 140.6 97 IA : 587.0 528.8 623.6 106 KS : 425.3 402.9 442.0 104 KY : 48.5 43.3 50.4 104 LA : 0.7 0.5 0.6 86 MI : 43.6 36.7 46.9 108 MN : 214.7 203.6 233.0 109 MS : 2.2 1.9 2.4 109 MO : 154.2 128.1 154.1 100 MT : 0.9 1.4 1.2 131 NE : 595.9 528.7 596.9 100 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 67 N ENG 3/ : 1.2 1.0 1.1 94 NJ : 4.1 *3.9 4.8 116 NM : 0.4 0.4 0.4 89 NY : 2.9 2.4 3.0 104 NC : 218.6 205.8 221.0 101 ND : 2.5 3.2 3.6 144 OH : 25.7 22.9 26.1 101 OK : 90.2 89.6 102.2 113 OR : 4.7 4.0 4.9 104 PA : 106.3 97.3 120.1 113 SC : 19.2 18.5 21.9 114 SD : 98.6 70.3 89.6 91 TN : 18.7 17.3 21.6 116 TX : 433.6 365.5 415.9 96 UT : 41.9 38.6 39.2 94 VA : 39.2 38.3 50.3 128 WA : 70.4 66.3 74.4 106 WV : 0.6 0.5 0.7 105 WI : 112.9 102.5 122.2 108 WY : 0.5 0.5 0.4 89 : US : 4,141.9 *3,736.2 4,281.7 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, March 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 : 0.7 0.7 668 674 938 971 AK : AZ : 43.2 47.4 56,483 61,300 1,311 1,297 AR : 1.0 1.0 958 933 1,006 977 CA : 137.2 149.4 177,621 189,845 1,314 1,293 CO : 189.6 225.6 257,022 294,927 1,357 1,308 DE-MD : 3.9 4.1 5,120 5,382 1,307 1,317 FL : GA : 16.4 18.6 16,355 18,844 1,002 1,019 HI : 1.0 1.1 1,192 1,163 1,221 1,071 ID : 26.3 23.7 33,884 29,719 1,307 1,275 IL : IN : 3.2 3.8 3,378 3,970 1,056 1,055 IA : KS : 508.6 547.1 654,881 685,887 1,288 1,254 KY : 2.2 1.9 2,026 1,886 931 974 LA : 0.7 0.5 517 381 766 786 MI : 50.3 55.6 69,379 75,506 1,387 1,365 MN : 70.2 77.2 99,440 109,410 1,425 1,424 MS : 0.1 0.2 111 111 787 598 MO : 8.2 8.0 9,976 9,505 1,217 1,189 MT : 1.1 1.5 1,355 1,781 1,225 1,209 NE : 548.7 579.5 749,197 759,720 1,367 1,313 NV : 0.1 0.1 141 87 1,078 998 N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.3 1,248 1,299 1,083 1,034 NJ : 2.8 3.3 3,218 3,798 1,160 1,148 NM : 0.5 0.5 490 482 1,019 1,090 NY : 2.5 2.8 3,050 3,328 1,232 1,191 NC : 17.3 17.5 20,212 20,355 1,172 1,170 ND : 1.3 2.4 1,521 2,969 1,216 1,245 OH : 9.3 9.6 11,391 11,500 1,233 1,210 OK : 2.6 2.5 2,973 2,619 1,154 1,041 OR : 2.8 3.0 3,399 3,476 1,257 1,206 PA : 76.7 87.5 96,905 109,808 1,277 1,271 SC : 11.8 15.3 13,253 16,595 1,138 1,102 SD : TN : 3.0 4.7 2,539 3,733 858 816 TX : 556.0 558.8 692,363 672,792 1,248 1,207 UT : 48.2 63,779 1,327 VA : 1.1 1.1 1,112 1,117 1,011 1,054 WA : 89.5 93.0 115,801 121,431 1,299 1,310 WV : 0.8 0.8 947 896 1,191 1,080 WI : 135.9 150.4 181,679 197,727 1,352 1,328 WY : 0.6 0.6 735 620 1,190 1,100 : US 3/ : 2,729.5 2,912.7 3,548,711 3,693,228 1,305 1,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 22.2 21.2 2,467 2,212 113 106 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 52 65 269 274 FL : 0.1 21 353 GA : 0.1 0.1 34 25 482 463 HI : ID : IL : 3.9 1.9 1,423 819 375 434 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 0.3 0.4 158 231 522 535 MI : 1.6 1.6 705 668 433 419 MN : MS : 0.1 30 353 MO : 0.1 0.1 22 18 435 326 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.4 338 102 NJ : 5.8 6.5 2,523 2,735 437 420 NM : 0.1 6 123 NY : 12.7 11.4 1,488 1,169 121 106 NC : 0.1 0.2 79 81 531 521 ND : OH : 4.6 10.4 2,188 2,491 478 245 OK : 0.1 0.1 24 27 437 438 OR : PA : 11.6 11.0 4,952 4,652 426 425 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 37 452 TX : 3.1 3.3 585 937 190 291 UT : VA : 0.1 32 349 WA : WV : WI : 8.8 3,841 437 WY : : US 3/ : 79.8 79.8 20,771 20,382 263 259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 7.2 6.8 3,089 2,892 432 428 AK : 0.1 13 252 AZ : 0.2 0.2 40 47 247 248 AR : 13.4 16.4 6,057 7,500 453 459 CA : 222.5 215.7 54,386 51,770 245 240 CO : 0.6 0.7 162 173 257 258 DE-MD : 1.5 1.6 378 428 258 264 FL : 6.9 6.9 1,163 1,007 168 146 GA : 6.3 7.0 1,636 1,728 260 246 HI : 1.3 1.3 313 324 234 243 ID : 9.7 9.6 2,470 2,405 256 252 IL : 837.4 834.4 233,455 232,203 279 279 IN : 704.4 692.9 189,337 182,390 269 263 IA : 2,704.7 2,865.8 731,207 780,217 271 272 KS : KY : LA : 1.5 1.4 347 290 230 205 MI : 9.4 7.6 3,562 2,975 380 393 MN : 811.0 874.9 214,023 231,708 264 266 MS : 10.1 10.2 2,984 3,233 295 318 MO : 708.3 700.9 196,873 197,195 278 282 MT : 0.6 1.0 156 238 244 240 NE : 667.8 677.4 180,389 183,021 270 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.2 1.2 274 280 228 232 NJ : 8.3 8.9 793 835 95 94 NM : 0.1 0.1 25 21 254 253 NY : 2.0 1.9 376 353 188 182 NC : 1,034.5 1,074.7 275,353 279,413 266 260 ND : 9.4 10.6 2,407 2,731 256 258 OH : 91.5 95.4 25,024 25,057 274 264 OK : 418.4 476.6 116,232 132,350 278 278 OR : 14.5 15.3 3,683 3,838 255 251 PA : 245.4 274.4 63,055 71,756 257 262 SC : SD : 457.6 408.6 119,487 107,778 261 264 TN : 56.5 64.5 25,589 28,938 455 449 TX : 36.6 37.2 8,877 8,484 243 228 UT : 4.2 3.5 779 561 186 162 VA : 188.2 246.2 50,775 65,299 270 265 WA : 1.9 443 228 WV : 0.5 0.4 132 99 248 238 WI : 45.2 46.5 19,460 20,450 437 444 WY : 0.3 0.4 75 99 273 257 : US 3/ : 9,656.9 10,030.5 2,623,944 2,723,773 272 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 0.1 7 72 AK : AZ : 0.2 0.2 27 32 108 133 AR : 0.1 8 136 CA : 31.3 4,518 145 CO : 92.7 103.9 14,992 15,972 162 154 DE-MD : 3.0 4.6 303 462 102 100 FL : 0.6 32 52 GA : 0.2 0.5 11 32 66 63 HI : 0.1 0.1 9 8 133 120 ID : 0.2 0.2 21 20 126 127 IL : 11.7 1,265 108 IN : 2.3 4.0 266 420 113 106 IA : 34.5 33.1 5,336 5,168 155 156 KS : 0.2 0.3 24 28 112 109 KY : 0.9 1.0 115 118 125 123 LA : 0.5 0.4 40 28 89 76 MI : 15.3 18.0 2,039 2,337 133 131 MN : 1.7 0.7 226 80 132 118 MS : 0.1 0.1 6 5 62 56 MO : 0.3 0.4 42 50 121 120 MT : 0.2 0.1 26 15 128 110 NE : 0.1 8 122 NV : 0.1 7 138 N ENG 2/ : 2.7 3.6 252 289 95 80 NJ : 10.1 17.7 815 1,303 81 74 NM : 1.4 1.5 208 204 148 140 NY : 2.5 5.1 225 419 89 82 NC : 0.5 1.1 41 83 74 74 ND : OH : 0.8 0.8 89 86 109 105 OK : 0.2 0.1 19 14 113 110 OR : 2.1 2.4 303 335 147 141 PA : 4.4 4.8 433 430 99 91 SC : 0.1 11 82 SD : 0.2 0.2 23 31 134 132 TN : 1.2 1.3 91 101 76 76 TX : 4.9 5.5 502 430 103 79 UT : 3.1 2.8 450 389 144 140 VA : 1.5 1.2 155 111 102 97 WA : 0.5 0.6 80 98 164 164 WV : WI : 0.6 0.8 84 100 134 125 WY : 0.1 0.1 12 13 137 122 : US 3/ : 221.4 262.3 31,734 35,254 143 135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar 1/ : : : :Jan - Mar 1/ Item : Mar : Feb : Mar :---------------: Mar : Feb : Mar :------------ : 2009 :2010 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 :2009 :2010 :2010 : 2009 :2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class : Cattle : Steers :1,312 1,191 1,397 3,783 3,847 49.0 47.6 48.8 48.3 47.9 Heifers : 832 805 864 2,377 2,482 31.0 32.1 30.2 30.4 30.9 All Cows : 491 470 549 1,544 1,559 18.3 18.8 19.2 19.7 19.4 Dairy Cows : 238 223 256 762 712 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.7 8.9 Other Cows : 253 247 292 782 848 9.4 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.6 Bulls : 45 37 54 124 135 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.7 : Total 1/ :2,681 2,503 2,864 7,828 8,023 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & : Vealers : 79 73 79 235 233 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & : Gilts :9,273 8,357 9,626 27,386 26,546 96.9 97.0 96.8 96.9 96.9 Sows : 267 229 281 772 752 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 Boars : 34 33 40 102 106 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total 1/ :9,574 8,619 9,947 28,261 27,403 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : Sheep : 10 12 15 26 38 4.7 7.2 6.0 4.8 6.5 Lambs & : Yrlngs : 200 155 235 531 552 95.3 92.8 94.0 95.2 93.5 : Total 1/ : 210 167 249 557 590 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Avg Dressed : Weight : : ------------ Pounds ----------- : Cattle : 791 773 764 789 770 Steers 2/ : 848 830 820 851 829 Heifers 2/ : 790 771 760 792 770 All Cows 2/ : 628 621 616 622 615 Bulls 2/ : 881 867 875 876 868 : Calves & : Vealers : 154 145 153 148 146 : Hogs : 204 203 204 204 203 Barrows & : Gilts 3/ : 202 200 201 202 201 Sows 3/ : 302 303 304 302 305 Boars 3/ : 199 193 194 199 195 : Sheep : 73 71 68 72 70 Mature : Sheep 4/ : 68 68 66 67 66 Lambs & : Yrlngs 4/ : 73 71 69 73 70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 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 : 6.0 2.0 0.4 3.2 2.9 0.3 0.5 17.9 3 : 90.3 36.1 9.0 43.5 34.8 8.8 1.6 11.3 4 : 72.6 2.2 0.8 58.6 11.0 47.6 11.0 0.2 5 : 361.9 159.1 44.1 148.5 80.0 68.4 10.2 22.9 6 : 556.6 299.2 156.3 87.8 20.0 67.8 13.3 3.3 7 : 1,172.4 630.8 468.3 65.2 1.5 63.8 8.1 0.1 8 : 286.7 131.9 134.9 9 : 197.4 87.5 14.0 92.2 81.5 10.7 3.8 21.2 10 : 118.6 48.0 35.8 31.6 18.2 13.4 3.3 : US 2/ : 2,863.6 1,397.2 863.8 548.6 256.5 292.1 54.1 78.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.0 0.9 3.3 0.2 3.1 2 : 10.7 10.5 22.2 2.2 20.0 3 : 521.1 504.1 11.4 0.8 10.6 4 : 1,456.4 1,372.6 82.1 1.8 4.6 1.0 3.6 5 : 2,520.3 2,402.1 113.9 4.3 31.0 3.3 27.7 6 : 518.0 495.6 22.4 0.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 7 : 4,260.2 4,181.4 60.5 18.3 33.6 1.1 32.5 8 : 421.7 421.4 0.3 106.5 4.0 102.5 9 : 211.5 211.5 0.1 30.6 0.4 30.3 10 : 26.1 26.0 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.4 : US 2/ : 9,947.0 9,626.1 280.8 40.1 249.4 14.9 234.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: By Region and United States, January - March 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 3.2 1.4 0.7 2 : 16.2 5.5 1.1 8.5 7.3 1.1 1.1 52.4 3 : 236.8 95.2 23.2 114.5 91.2 23.2 3.9 31.6 4 : 203.9 5.9 2.0 168.4 36.0 132.4 27.6 0.6 5 : 1,003.3 425.1 127.7 424.7 223.4 201.3 25.9 66.8 6 : 1,546.5 788.0 474.3 251.3 57.8 193.4 32.9 12.0 7 : 3,327.0 1,747.8 1,371.6 188.2 4.9 183.3 19.4 0.2 8 : 805.4 405.7 343.6 9 : 547.9 237.2 41.2 260.1 224.7 35.5 9.3 64.4 10 : 333.1 135.2 96.9 92.6 47.2 45.4 8.3 : US 2/ : 8,023.3 3,847.2 2,482.4 1,559.1 711.5 847.6 134.7 233.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.7 2.6 0.1 0.1 5.9 0.6 5.3 2 : 29.8 29.3 43.8 4.9 38.9 3 : 1,342.6 1,296.9 24.6 1.6 23.0 4 : 4,110.2 3,890.1 215.8 4.3 10.2 2.1 8.1 5 : 7,054.6 6,739.8 304.7 10.1 75.9 8.5 67.4 6 : 1,434.3 1,369.5 64.6 0.2 8.8 4.4 4.4 7 : 11,649.6 11,439.4 161.3 48.9 88.2 1.8 86.4 8 : 1,098.9 1,098.2 0.7 254.2 12.7 241.4 9 : 608.9 608.7 0.2 72.7 1.1 71.6 10 : 71.6 71.4 0.1 5.7 0.4 5.3 : US 2/ : 27,403.3 26,545.9 751.8 105.6 589.9 38.1 551.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Mar Species : Mar : Feb : Mar :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.2 98.3 98.1 98.2 Calves : 98.8 98.5 98.7 98.7 98.6 Hogs : 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.2 Sheep : 94.7 93.8 95.1 94.4 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 Terms and Definitions, 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 April 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 April. 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. Computer 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 non- sampling 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. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Total Live Weight: The total live weight of animals, before slaughter. 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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