Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 25, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Lows for May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion pounds in May, down 5 percent from the 3.92 billion pounds produced in May 2009. Beef production, at 2.09 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down 2 percent from May 2009. The average live weight was down 15 pounds from the previous year, at 1,249 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.1 million pounds, 2 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 60,400 head, down 8 percent from May 2009. The average live weight was up 18 pounds from last year, at 286 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.62 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 7.97 million head, down 6 percent from May 2009. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 272 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.6 million pounds, was down 3 percent from May 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 182,700 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, down 2 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2010 commercial red meat production was 19.7 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. May 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States................................5 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.......................5 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States...6 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.....................7 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010.....8 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010.......9 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010.......10 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010.........................................................................11 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States.......................................................................12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2010..........13 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - May 2010.........................................................................14 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.......................................................................14 Statistical Methodology......................................................15 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.................16 Information Contacts.........................................................17 This page intentionally left blank. Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2010 as % of : January - May 1/ : May : April : May :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,179.4 2,140.1 2,087.9 96 98 10,560.8 10,478.9 99 Veal .............: 10.3 11.1 10.1 98 91 56.6 55.7 98 Pork .............: 1,716.8 1,848.8 1,621.0 94 88 9,455.9 9,077.2 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.0 13.0 12.6 97 97 70.3 68.3 97 : Total red meat ...: 3,919.5 4,012.9 3,731.7 95 93 20,143.6 19,680.1 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2010 as % of : January - May 1/ : May : April : May :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,151.3 2,110.6 2,060.7 96 98 10,407.0 10,330.4 99 Veal .............: 10.0 10.8 9.8 98 91 55.4 54.2 98 Pork .............: 1,704.6 1,835.9 1,608.6 94 88 9,386.9 9,012.4 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 12.3 11.8 96 96 67.2 65.3 97 : Total red meat ...: 3,878.1 3,969.6 3,691.0 95 93 19,916.6 19,462.2 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May : January - May 1/ : May : April : May :2010 as %:-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:2,805.7 2,801.4 2,742.9 98 13,357.8 13,567.6 102 Other .................1,000: 43.6 45.7 42.5 97 239.8 232.4 97 Commercial ............1,000:2,849.3 2,847.1 2,785.5 98 13,597.6 13,800.0 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds:1,266 1,255 1,251 99 1,294 1,272 98 Other ................pounds:1,129 1,132 1,124 100 1,139 1,132 99 Commercial ...........pounds:1,264 1,253 1,249 99 1,292 1,270 98 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 64.2 67.4 59.1 92 366.7 359.7 98 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.2 1.4 112 5.3 5.9 112 Commercial ............1,000: 65.4 68.5 60.4 92 372.0 365.6 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 266 273 283 106 260 257 99 Other ................pounds: 415 435 419 101 411 429 104 Commercial ...........pounds: 268 275 286 106 262 259 99 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:8,379.3 8,979.8 7,897.1 94 45,993.4 44,280.1 96 Other .................1,000: 74.0 74.3 72.9 98 399.6 375.2 94 Commercial ............1,000:8,453.3 9,054.1 7,969.9 94 46,393.0 44,655.3 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 272 273 273 100 272 272 100 Other ................pounds: 231 240 236 103 240 241 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 271 273 272 100 272 272 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 167.0 174.9 167.3 100 937.0 932.1 99 Other .................1,000: 17.7 15.8 15.4 87 66.6 68.6 103 Commercial ............1,000: 184.7 190.7 182.7 99 1,003.7 1,000.7 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 147 141 142 97 143 140 98 Other ................pounds: 84 86 104 124 95 92 98 Commercial ...........pounds: 141 136 139 99 140 137 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 49.7 46.8 45.7 92 252.7 233.0 92 Other .................1,000: 14.0 11.8 11.5 82 67.1 57.8 86 Commercial ............1,000: 63.7 58.5 57.2 90 319.8 290.7 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 60 63 62 103 61 62 102 Other ................pounds: 72 73 80 111 70 70 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 63 65 66 104 63 64 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.4 4.9 4.2 95 22.1 23.1 105 Other .................1,000: 1.2 0.9 0.8 64 6.6 4.9 75 Commercial ............1,000: 5.6 5.9 4.9 88 28.6 28.0 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.6 1.6 1.7 105 Alaska ................: - - 0.1 - Arizona ...............: 30.4 33.8 32.9 108 Arkansas ..............: 4.2 3.6 3.5 83 California ............: 137.7 142.3 137.4 100 Colorado ..............: 162.1 168.7 160.2 99 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 3.2 2.9 96 Florida ...............: 8.4 9.6 9.7 116 Georgia ...............: 10.2 10.7 9.5 93 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.9 109 : Idaho .................: 18.5 16.4 15.9 86 Illinois ..............: 211.6 224.0 201.3 95 Indiana ...............: 128.8 147.8 131.7 102 Iowa ..................: 515.8 541.5 461.2 89 Kansas ................: 454.6 434.5 416.4 92 Kentucky ..............: 41.1 44.5 39.4 96 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 90 Michigan ..............: 43.0 44.6 43.5 101 Minnesota .............: 196.1 219.3 201.8 103 Mississippi ...........: 1.6 1.9 1.7 107 : Missouri ..............: 133.5 143.6 127.4 95 Montana ...............: 1.6 1.6 1.6 98 Nebraska ..............: 586.9 577.8 547.8 93 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 90 New England 2/ ........: 1.2 1.2 1.2 99 New Jersey ............: 4.0 4.6 4.2 105 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 72 New York ..............: 2.3 2.8 2.4 105 North Carolina ........: 188.3 203.9 176.9 94 North Dakota ..........: 2.2 3.2 2.9 130 : Ohio ..................: 22.4 24.0 22.9 102 Oklahoma ..............: 94.8 98.2 84.7 89 Oregon ................: 4.1 4.7 4.8 117 Pennsylvania ..........: 102.9 103.6 100.5 98 South Carolina ........: 18.8 21.2 20.3 108 South Dakota ..........: 68.8 80.4 68.7 100 Tennessee .............: 15.1 16.2 14.9 99 Texas .................: 454.0 412.9 422.8 93 Utah ..................: 34.6 35.3 35.9 104 Virginia ..............: 32.9 38.4 33.4 102 : Washington ............: 67.2 67.1 66.7 99 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 79 Wisconsin .............: 112.3 121.5 118.8 106 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 79 : United States .........: 3,919.5 4,012.9 3,731.7 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.7 487 645 867 939 Alaska ...........: - 0.1 - 60 - 1,104 Arizona ..........: 42.6 47.8 54,426 60,222 1,283 1,265 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.7 733 652 950 967 California .......: 134.7 139.6 173,242 177,981 1,306 1,300 Colorado .........: 197.2 201.5 248,582 246,574 1,261 1,224 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.2 4,403 4,127 1,312 1,293 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 18.8 17.4 18,047 17,069 963 984 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 1,008 1,098 1,129 1,082 : Idaho ............: 25.3 21.9 31,384 26,730 1,261 1,241 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 2.9 3,020 3,068 1,057 1,062 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 564.1 520.5 704,749 647,623 1,250 1,245 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.3 1,461 1,330 947 999 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 437 351 776 774 Michigan .........: 50.4 52.4 68,404 70,075 1,365 1,344 Minnesota ........: 63.9 71.3 88,069 98,024 1,387 1,382 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 78 69 800 594 : Missouri .........: 7.0 4.2 8,322 4,872 1,191 1,158 Montana ..........: 2.1 2.0 2,356 2,353 1,145 1,199 Nebraska .........: 578.7 564.0 755,449 712,981 1,307 1,265 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 133 126 983 931 New England 1/ ...: 1.1 1.3 1,185 1,402 1,076 1,064 New Jersey .......: 2.9 3.1 3,352 3,493 1,156 1,140 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 576 364 1,099 1,056 New York .........: 2.3 2.4 2,651 2,861 1,183 1,186 North Carolina ...: 18.5 17.7 21,300 20,675 1,155 1,176 North Dakota .....: 1.3 1.7 1,693 2,049 1,262 1,239 : Ohio .............: 9.2 9.1 10,839 10,894 1,187 1,205 Oklahoma .........: 2.1 2.0 2,242 1,681 1,073 821 Oregon ...........: 3.0 3.8 3,458 4,380 1,201 1,180 Pennsylvania .....: 76.4 74.5 94,286 93,975 1,248 1,274 South Carolina ...: 11.7 14.9 12,911 16,695 1,117 1,138 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 2.9 3.5 2,445 2,824 867 836 Texas ............: 597.7 567.8 728,559 685,617 1,222 1,210 Utah .............: (D) 46.1 (D) 58,264 (D) 1,268 Virginia .........: 1.0 0.9 1,027 1,022 1,073 1,097 : Washington .......: 87.4 85.6 108,912 108,077 1,251 1,268 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.3 613 414 1,319 1,210 Wisconsin ........: 134.2 145.4 179,290 192,096 1,351 1,332 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 763 608 1,175 1,151 : United States ....: 2,849.3 2,785.5 3,589,378 3,468,749 1,264 1,249 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arizona ..........: - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 16.2 15.3 1,760 1,742 110 116 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.3 56 66 283 258 Florida ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 43 31 460 507 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 2.8 1.6 1,068 701 384 427 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) 0.1 (D) 15 (D) 297 Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - - - - - - Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 182 229 527 533 Michigan .........: 1.5 1.4 662 570 436 417 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: - - - - - - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.2 (D) 284 (D) 91 (D) New Jersey .......: 5.3 5.7 2,268 2,436 426 426 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 9.1 6.5 873 743 98 121 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 55 67 502 500 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 4.8 6.7 1,920 1,951 399 300 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 37 42 420 399 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.5 9.6 3,984 4,122 422 432 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 2.3 1.1 385 735 169 659 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 22 (D) 353 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 6.9 (D) 3,035 (D) 439 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 65.4 60.4 17,383 17,036 268 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 5.7 5.7 2,452 2,464 428 431 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 29 171 226 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 28 263 244 Arkansas .........: 12.2 10.1 5,632 4,672 463 462 California .......: 203.3 191.4 49,678 45,520 245 238 Colorado .........: 0.6 0.6 150 138 257 232 Delaware-Maryland : 1.1 1.2 250 272 227 226 Florida ..........: 5.0 5.6 754 753 150 136 Georgia ..........: 5.1 5.8 1,303 1,450 256 251 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.3 285 326 225 250 : Idaho ............: 9.6 8.7 2,479 2,168 257 250 Illinois .........: 686.9 676.4 193,682 190,155 282 281 Indiana ..........: 630.2 651.3 167,832 171,641 266 264 Iowa .............: 2,363.3 2,077.2 640,198 568,237 271 274 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 178 141 201 179 Michigan .........: 8.7 6.5 3,270 2,494 375 383 Minnesota ........: 741.0 740.1 195,455 197,339 264 267 Mississippi ......: 8.1 7.9 2,148 2,292 265 292 : Missouri .........: 615.4 588.8 170,958 165,122 278 281 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.1 266 264 251 250 Nebraska .........: 589.5 541.1 159,029 146,446 270 271 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.5 303 320 215 220 New Jersey .......: 7.0 7.6 680 780 97 103 New Mexico .......: 0.1 - 21 - 242 - New York .........: 1.8 1.9 323 351 184 186 North Carolina ...: 906.9 846.6 235,680 221,033 260 261 North Dakota .....: 7.2 9.6 1,825 2,458 255 257 : Ohio .............: 75.2 80.9 20,884 21,556 278 267 Oklahoma .........: 440.5 400.7 122,768 110,540 279 276 Oregon ...........: 11.3 12.9 2,877 3,181 256 248 Pennsylvania .....: 237.8 224.3 60,571 57,852 255 258 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 310.3 311.2 80,968 81,842 261 263 Tennessee ........: 45.0 42.9 20,371 19,801 454 463 Texas ............: 29.0 34.8 6,893 7,371 238 212 Utah .............: 4.3 3.5 909 559 210 162 Virginia .........: 159.9 159.7 42,586 43,172 266 271 : Washington .......: 1.8 (D) 387 (D) 212 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 89 76 218 215 Wisconsin ........: 42.1 43.0 18,462 19,316 446 453 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 52 40 263 289 : United States ....: 8,453.3 7,969.9 2,292,077 2,167,420 271 272 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 - 4 - 86 - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 15 22 112 118 Arkansas .........: 0.1 - 5 - 97 - California .......: (D) 28.8 (D) 4,072 (D) 142 Colorado .........: 70.1 67.1 11,926 11,242 170 168 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.9 303 372 98 95 Florida ..........: 0.3 (D) 15 (D) 50 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.3 0.4 17 31 61 70 Hawaii ...........: - - - - - - : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 24 24 135 131 Illinois .........: (D) 6.0 (D) 745 (D) 125 Indiana ..........: 2.9 3.2 328 369 112 114 Iowa .............: 19.1 13.7 3,129 2,105 164 154 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 26 28 109 96 Kentucky .........: 0.9 0.9 111 109 123 127 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 18 59 60 Michigan .........: 13.1 14.6 1,696 1,860 131 128 Minnesota ........: 3.3 0.4 495 47 149 121 Mississippi ......: - 0.1 - 6 - 63 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.4 54 49 125 124 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 28 30 97 93 Nebraska .........: - 0.1 - 9 - 130 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 21 13 160 129 New England 1/ ...: 2.8 2.5 276 222 98 89 New Jersey .......: 11.4 10.8 939 862 82 80 New Mexico .......: 1.1 1.2 160 167 148 146 New York .........: 2.4 3.0 218 310 90 105 North Carolina ...: 0.8 1.2 58 82 75 70 North Dakota .....: 0.1 - 7 - 110 - : Ohio .............: 1.1 0.8 122 89 114 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 13 8 103 94 Oregon ...........: 1.7 1.8 242 257 144 142 Pennsylvania .....: 3.1 2.9 307 286 98 98 South Carolina ...: 0.1 (D) 10 (D) 84 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 27 27 128 132 Tennessee ........: 1.2 1.3 86 84 71 65 Texas ............: 9.6 9.9 609 1,028 64 104 Utah .............: 3.0 2.3 416 324 137 143 Virginia .........: 1.5 1.0 148 88 96 90 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.7 108 111 169 163 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.5 0.6 71 78 136 132 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 8 180 144 : United States ....: 184.7 182.7 25,938 25,369 141 139 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January - May : : : : January - May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,469 1,396 1,399 6,638 6,642 52.4 49.8 51.0 49.7 49.0 Heifers ..........: 817 815 778 4,013 4,075 29.1 29.1 28.4 30.0 30.0 All cows .........: 470 532 511 2,486 2,602 16.8 19.0 18.6 18.6 19.2 Dairy cows .......: 212 235 209 1,189 1,155 7.5 8.4 7.6 8.9 8.5 Other cows .......: 259 298 301 1,297 1,447 9.2 10.6 11.0 9.7 10.7 Bulls ............: 49 58 55 220 248 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 : Total ............: 2,806 2,801 2,743 13,358 13,568 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 64 67 59 367 360 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,105 8,704 7,648 44,545 42,897 96.7 96.9 96.8 96.9 96.9 Sows .............: 240 244 219 1,274 1,215 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 35 32 30 174 168 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 : Total ............: 8,379 8,980 7,897 45,993 44,280 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10 15 13 47 66 6.2 8.4 8.1 5.0 7.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157 160 154 890 866 93.8 91.6 91.9 95.0 92.9 : Total ............: 167 175 167 937 932 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 769 756 754 782 764 Steers 1/ ...............: 823 809 808 840 820 Heifers 1/ ..............: 754 749 740 779 760 All cows 1/ .............: 612 612 610 618 614 Bulls 1/ ................: 889 884 886 881 876 : Calves and vealers ... : 158 162 168 153 153 : Hogs ................. : 204 205 204 204 204 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 201 202 201 201 201 Sows 2/ .................: 304 307 308 303 306 Boars 2/ ................: 193 200 201 198 197 : Sheep ................ : 74 70 71 72 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 64 64 65 67 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 74 71 71 72 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.2 0.5 0.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 5.4 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.4 0.5 0.5 12.2 3 ............: 77.0 33.9 6.4 34.6 27.5 7.1 2.0 9.9 4 ............: 69.1 1.7 0.7 57.3 9.4 47.8 9.5 0.2 5 ............: 340.7 157.1 39.4 133.8 74.7 59.1 10.5 16.8 6 ............: 565.9 285.9 170.5 95.5 13.4 82.1 14.0 1.1 7 ............:1,126.9 644.3 415.6 58.4 0.9 57.5 8.6 - 8 ............: 258.9 137.1 104.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 187.8 85.2 13.7 84.2 62.4 21.8 4.7 15.1 10 ...........: 110.1 51.4 26.9 28.3 12.5 15.8 3.4 (D) : United States :2,742.9 1,398.7 778.3 510.5 209.1 301.5 55.4 59.1 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.2 1.2 - - 2.4 0.2 2.2 2 ............: 9.3 9.2 (D) (D) 13.1 2.1 11.0 3 ............: 384.3 374.4 (D) (D) 8.6 0.4 8.2 4 ............: 1,143.1 1,087.3 54.9 1.0 4.1 0.9 3.2 5 ............: 2,169.5 2,064.6 100.6 4.4 22.1 3.5 18.6 6 ............: 436.1 421.4 14.7 - 3.9 2.7 1.2 7 ............: 3,220.0 3,156.5 47.4 16.1 14.2 0.7 13.5 8 ............: 323.5 323.3 0.2 - 69.3 2.3 67.0 9 ............: 187.4 187.3 0.1 - 27.7 0.7 27.0 10 ...........: 22.6 22.5 - - 2.1 0.2 1.9 : United States : 7,897.1 7,647.6 219.0 30.5 167.3 13.5 153.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - May 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 5.5 2.3 1.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 27.6 9.0 1.8 14.6 12.5 2.1 2.1 79.9 3 ............: 392.1 161.4 36.2 186.7 148.6 38.1 7.8 52.1 4 ............: 346.2 9.4 3.3 285.0 56.5 228.5 48.5 1.0 5 ............: 1,700.3 743.0 210.7 699.4 373.1 326.4 47.2 104.0 6 ............: 2,668.3 1,362.7 799.9 444.9 89.2 355.7 60.8 14.7 7 ............: 5,620.1 3,030.9 2,247.0 305.6 6.7 298.9 36.6 0.3 8 ............: 1,327.6 681.3 553.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 927.1 407.2 68.9 431.8 361.4 70.3 19.2 95.6 10 ...........: 552.8 235.1 152.5 150.0 76.0 74.0 15.3 (D) : United States :13,567.6 6,642.3 4,075.3 2,601.8 1,155.3 1,446.6 248.2 359.7 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 5.2 4.9 0.1 0.1 11.0 1.1 9.9 2 ............: 49.1 48.2 (D) (D) 71.3 9.6 61.7 3 ............: 2,148.2 2,081.7 (D) (D) 42.2 2.4 39.8 4 ............: 6,555.9 6,216.4 332.7 6.8 17.8 3.7 14.0 5 ............: 11,629.6 11,096.9 514.3 18.5 121.8 15.4 106.4 6 ............: 2,361.5 2,267.1 94.1 0.3 16.1 9.4 6.6 7 ............: 18,623.7 18,276.8 265.0 81.9 121.3 4.0 117.3 8 ............: 1,795.4 1,794.3 1.0 - 398.3 17.7 380.7 9 ............: 994.4 994.0 0.4 0.1 122.6 2.3 120.3 10 ...........: 117.4 117.1 0.2 0.1 9.8 0.8 9.1 : United States : 44,280.1 42,897.2 1,214.8 168.1 932.1 66.3 865.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8 - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.2 98.3 Calves .......: 98.1 98.3 97.7 98.6 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.2 Sheep ........: 90.4 91.7 91.6 93.4 93.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication 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 United States 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 23). 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. A computer program 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 computer program 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 United States 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 computer edit program 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, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States 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. Based on packers' dressed weights. 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 weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Jim Collom - Dairy Products .................. (202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices ........... (202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340 Everett Olbert - Sheep and Goats ............. (202) 720-4751 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Nick Streff - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 This page intentionally left blank. 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