Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 23, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Red Meat Production for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.18 billion pounds in June, up slightly from the 4.16 billion pounds produced in June 2009. Beef production, at 2.32 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.05 million head, up 2 percent from June 2009. The average live weight was down 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,261 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.8 million pounds, 7 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 68,600 head, down 11 percent from June 2009. The average live weight was up 18 pounds from last year, at 269 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.83 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.04 million head, down 1 percent from June 2009. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.1 million pounds, was up 2 percent from June 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 212,000 head, 5 percent above last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, down 3 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2010 commercial red meat production was 23.9 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was down 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. June 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States................................4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.......................4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States...5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.....................6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2009 and 2010....7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2009 and 2010......8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2009 and 2010.......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2009 and 2010.........................................................................10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.....11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States.......................................................................11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2010.........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - June 2010.........................................................................13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.......................................................................13 Statistical Methodology......................................................14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.................15 Information Contacts.........................................................16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2010 as % of : January - June : June : May : June :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : June : May : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,289.0 2,087.9 2,320.7 101 111 12,849.8 12,799.6 100 Veal .............: 11.5 10.1 10.8 93 106 68.2 66.4 97 Pork .............: 1,847.7 1,621.1 1,831.5 99 113 11,303.6 10,908.7 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.8 12.6 14.1 102 112 84.2 82.4 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,162.1 3,731.7 4,177.0 100 112 24,305.7 23,857.2 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2010 as % of : January - June : June : May : June :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : June : May : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,260.1 2,060.7 2,290.8 101 111 12,667.1 12,621.2 100 Veal .............: 11.2 9.8 10.4 93 107 66.6 64.7 97 Pork .............: 1,834.2 1,608.7 1,818.7 99 113 11,221.1 10,831.1 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.9 11.8 13.3 103 113 80.2 78.6 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,118.4 3,691.0 4,133.3 100 112 24,035.0 23,595.5 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June : January - June : June : May : June :2010 as %:-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:2,936.4 2,742.9 3,004.1 102 16,294.2 16,571.8 102 Other .................1,000: 45.2 42.5 46.3 103 284.9 278.7 98 Commercial ............1,000:2,981.5 2,785.5 3,050.5 102 16,579.1 16,850.5 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds:1,272 1,251 1,263 99 1,290 1,270 98 Other ................pounds:1,121 1,124 1,126 100 1,136 1,131 100 Commercial ...........pounds:1,269 1,249 1,261 99 1,288 1,268 98 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 76.0 59.1 67.3 89 442.7 427.0 96 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.4 1.3 103 6.5 7.1 110 Commercial ............1,000: 77.3 60.4 68.6 89 449.2 434.2 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 249 283 267 107 258 258 100 Other ................pounds: 395 419 419 106 408 427 105 Commercial ...........pounds: 251 286 269 107 260 261 100 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:9,101.0 7,897.2 8,968.0 99 55,094.3 53,248.3 97 Other .................1,000: 81.3 72.9 76.7 94 481.0 451.9 94 Commercial ............1,000:9,182.3 7,970.1 9,044.7 99 55,575.3 53,700.2 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 270 273 271 101 272 272 100 Other ................pounds: 232 236 231 100 239 239 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 269 272 271 101 271 272 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 185.1 167.3 194.2 105 1,122.2 1,126.4 100 Other .................1,000: 17.7 15.4 17.7 100 84.3 86.3 102 Commercial ............1,000: 202.8 182.7 212.0 105 1,206.5 1,212.7 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 140 142 138 99 143 140 98 Other ................pounds: 103 104 86 83 96 91 94 Commercial ...........pounds: 137 139 134 98 140 137 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 57.2 45.7 52.9 92 310.0 285.9 92 Other .................1,000: 13.5 11.5 10.8 80 80.6 68.5 85 Commercial ............1,000: 70.7 57.2 63.7 90 390.6 354.4 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 60 62 61 102 61 62 102 Other ................pounds: 72 80 75 104 71 71 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 63 66 64 102 63 64 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.4 4.2 4.8 110 26.5 27.9 106 Other .................1,000: 1.2 0.8 1.0 77 7.8 5.9 76 Commercial ............1,000: 5.6 4.9 5.8 103 34.2 33.8 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 2.0 1.7 1.9 94 Alaska ................: - 0.1 0.1 - Arizona ...............: 31.6 32.9 32.3 102 Arkansas ..............: 5.7 3.5 4.4 77 California ............: 147.0 137.4 149.5 102 Colorado ..............: 175.4 160.2 189.6 108 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 2.9 3.3 101 Florida ...............: 8.3 9.7 9.3 112 Georgia ...............: 12.0 9.5 9.8 82 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.9 109 : Idaho .................: 19.1 15.9 17.3 90 Illinois ..............: 232.3 201.3 220.7 95 Indiana ...............: 141.8 131.7 147.4 104 Iowa ..................: 564.5 461.2 530.4 94 Kansas ................: 480.3 416.4 483.9 101 Kentucky ..............: 45.5 39.4 43.2 95 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 89 Michigan ..............: 44.4 43.5 45.0 101 Minnesota .............: 210.5 201.8 228.6 109 Mississippi ...........: 2.0 1.7 1.7 84 : Missouri ..............: 138.2 127.4 139.4 101 Montana ...............: 1.7 1.6 1.7 99 Nebraska ..............: 611.8 547.8 620.5 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 58 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.2 1.3 93 New Jersey ............: 4.4 4.2 4.7 107 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 84 New York ..............: 2.7 2.4 2.7 99 North Carolina ........: 201.8 176.9 198.1 98 North Dakota ..........: 2.6 2.9 3.4 129 : Ohio ..................: 25.1 22.9 25.0 100 Oklahoma ..............: 93.0 84.7 97.0 104 Oregon ................: 4.8 4.8 5.2 109 Pennsylvania ..........: 107.4 100.5 105.4 98 South Carolina ........: 18.9 20.3 19.7 105 South Dakota ..........: 73.5 68.7 82.9 113 Tennessee .............: 16.2 14.9 18.6 115 Texas .................: 463.0 422.8 455.1 98 Utah ..................: 36.8 35.9 39.2 107 Virginia ..............: 31.1 33.4 38.4 123 : Washington ............: 75.1 66.7 76.3 102 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 112 Wisconsin .............: 124.3 118.8 121.2 98 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 93 : United States .........: 4,162.1 3,731.7 4,177.0 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 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 ..........: 0.7 0.6 626 585 940 975 Alaska ...........: - 0.1 - 60 - 1,115 Arizona ..........: 46.4 46.8 58,182 59,121 1,259 1,269 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.8 816 798 959 962 California .......: 145.1 149.5 183,749 190,856 1,285 1,299 Colorado .........: 211.6 233.7 269,634 293,274 1,275 1,255 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.7 4,817 4,777 1,299 1,302 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 21.7 18.5 21,495 17,907 994 971 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.1 1,006 1,148 1,121 1,093 : Idaho ............: 26.4 24.1 32,781 29,258 1,258 1,234 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.2 3.8 3,353 4,036 1,058 1,059 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 588.6 594.4 744,998 753,315 1,266 1,268 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.3 1,501 1,284 979 977 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 446 325 738 761 Michigan .........: 51.7 53.4 70,464 71,968 1,373 1,354 Minnesota ........: 60.5 78.8 82,767 108,458 1,376 1,383 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 114 83 536 503 : Missouri .........: 7.3 4.7 8,690 5,362 1,203 1,154 Montana ..........: 2.2 2.1 2,530 2,528 1,145 1,184 Nebraska .........: 600.4 621.2 788,658 793,677 1,315 1,279 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 180 96 962 1,010 New England 1/ ...: 1.3 1.4 1,382 1,501 1,050 1,061 New Jersey .......: 3.0 3.5 3,438 3,936 1,168 1,148 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.3 503 346 1,100 1,018 New York .........: 2.6 2.6 3,042 3,008 1,185 1,169 North Carolina ...: 19.0 17.8 21,975 20,905 1,160 1,180 North Dakota .....: 1.6 2.3 1,853 2,832 1,166 1,213 : Ohio .............: 8.8 10.0 10,532 11,860 1,204 1,194 Oklahoma .........: 2.5 2.7 2,798 2,595 1,100 947 Oregon ...........: 3.4 3.6 3,918 4,332 1,203 1,217 Pennsylvania .....: 82.2 79.4 101,021 97,397 1,245 1,238 South Carolina ...: 12.4 14.1 13,897 15,800 1,128 1,135 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 2.7 3.6 2,189 2,970 835 837 Texas ............: 608.8 602.6 743,852 735,341 1,224 1,223 Utah .............: (D) 50.0 (D) 63,557 (D) 1,275 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.8 873 883 1,015 1,058 : Washington .......: 96.0 96.1 120,963 122,871 1,266 1,284 West Virginia ....: 0.3 0.4 413 437 1,298 1,187 Wisconsin ........: 146.6 148.5 195,242 196,040 1,344 1,332 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 748 672 1,121 1,160 : United States ....: 2,981.5 3,050.5 3,772,664 3,835,502 1,269 1,261 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 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) 0.1 (D) 25 (D) 495 Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arizona ..........: - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 19.7 15.3 2,109 1,707 109 114 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.3 64 75 276 269 Florida ..........: 0.1 - 25 - 438 - Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 58 25 445 484 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 2.1 1.6 843 698 407 438 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - - - - - - Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 180 246 506 528 Michigan .........: 1.7 1.5 749 648 439 424 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: 0.1 - 22 - 321 - : Missouri .........: - - - - - - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.4 (D) 314 (D) 94 (D) New Jersey .......: 5.9 6.2 2,543 2,631 428 428 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 10.5 9.5 1,073 967 105 106 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 54 69 521 475 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.1 8.8 2,260 2,077 248 243 Oklahoma .........: - 0.1 - 37 - 406 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 11.0 9.4 4,530 4,041 414 431 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 2.7 0.7 470 371 171 516 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 24 (D) 347 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 9.1 (D) 3,990 (D) 441 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 77.3 68.6 19,243 18,226 251 269 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 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 ..........: 6.9 6.5 2,970 2,815 429 434 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 23 230 246 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 21 256 207 Arkansas .........: 17.4 13.0 7,963 5,985 458 461 California .......: 217.9 211.3 53,796 50,326 247 238 Colorado .........: 0.8 0.5 226 136 274 250 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.5 306 311 212 212 Florida ..........: 6.3 5.1 859 712 137 140 Georgia ..........: 6.6 6.2 1,623 1,488 245 241 Hawaii ...........: 1.5 1.3 324 327 222 247 : Idaho ............: 9.7 8.9 2,470 2,207 256 249 Illinois .........: 772.4 735.1 215,555 204,486 279 278 Indiana ..........: 702.5 727.8 184,474 191,263 263 263 Iowa .............: 2,597.7 2,396.9 700,401 652,697 270 273 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 177 149 191 189 Michigan .........: 10.2 7.8 3,618 2,950 354 378 Minnesota ........: 828.0 841.3 217,824 224,580 263 267 Mississippi ......: 9.1 8.3 2,779 2,346 305 283 : Missouri .........: 641.7 647.0 176,994 180,853 276 280 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 285 289 244 245 Nebraska .........: 611.8 647.1 163,976 175,204 268 271 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 1.8 2.1 370 398 206 192 New Jersey .......: 8.7 9.1 833 902 96 99 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 18 19 257 244 New York .........: 2.4 2.7 452 507 192 185 North Carolina ...: 1,006.4 959.9 253,294 249,095 252 260 North Dakota .....: 8.9 9.9 2,254 2,510 254 254 : Ohio .............: 89.6 88.6 24,562 23,552 275 267 Oklahoma .........: 431.1 461.3 120,171 126,168 279 274 Oregon ...........: 13.6 15.1 3,466 3,741 256 249 Pennsylvania .....: 242.8 241.3 61,385 61,359 253 255 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 331.0 376.1 85,711 99,307 259 264 Tennessee ........: 47.6 54.7 22,284 25,167 469 461 Texas ............: 33.2 33.8 8,170 7,048 247 209 Utah .............: 4.8 4.3 1,011 667 211 156 Virginia .........: 153.8 187.5 40,522 49,900 264 266 : Washington .......: 2.2 (D) 467 (D) 211 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 95 97 223 221 Wisconsin ........: 54.3 43.1 23,970 19,335 447 453 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 45 61 258 277 : United States ....: 9,182.3 9,044.7 2,470,661 2,449,389 269 271 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 ..........: - - - - - - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 15 26 118 110 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: (D) 38.0 (D) 5,530 (D) 146 Colorado .........: 63.6 65.0 10,450 10,226 165 157 Delaware-Maryland : 3.8 4.8 359 443 94 93 Florida ..........: 0.2 (D) 12 (D) 50 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.4 15 27 86 72 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 12 8 152 129 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 32 29 136 123 Illinois .........: (D) 10.1 (D) 1,396 (D) 138 Indiana ..........: 3.0 3.5 326 394 110 114 Iowa .............: 30.9 22.9 4,663 3,347 151 146 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.2 25 24 107 101 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 128 128 128 123 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 29 21 62 63 Michigan .........: 15.7 16.6 1,981 2,132 127 128 Minnesota ........: 2.2 0.6 313 62 145 113 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 3 8 57 63 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.5 59 55 116 115 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 24 25 86 88 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 7 9 130 121 Nevada ...........: - 0.1 - 10 - 133 New England 1/ ...: 3.2 2.1 307 185 95 88 New Jersey .......: 12.5 11.7 975 927 78 80 New Mexico .......: 1.1 1.4 155 195 145 142 New York .........: 2.8 3.3 259 307 93 94 North Carolina ...: 0.8 1.2 64 89 77 72 North Dakota .....: - - - - - - : Ohio .............: 1.0 1.4 100 147 104 107 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.2 16 17 96 97 Oregon ...........: 2.0 2.2 276 309 140 140 Pennsylvania .....: 4.1 3.5 398 341 98 97 South Carolina ...: 0.1 (D) 11 (D) 83 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 36 45 125 136 Tennessee ........: 1.4 1.5 93 96 68 66 Texas ............: 10.2 11.6 1,036 839 102 73 Utah .............: 3.1 2.4 429 329 138 137 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.3 118 120 97 95 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.7 104 122 161 164 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.6 0.7 76 89 134 134 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 12 164 153 : United States ....: 202.8 212.0 27,685 28,283 137 134 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - June : : : : January - June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,525 1,399 1,564 8,164 8,206 51.9 51.0 52.1 50.1 49.5 Heifers ..........: 850 778 860 4,863 4,936 28.9 28.4 28.6 29.8 29.8 All cows .........: 511 511 525 2,997 3,127 17.4 18.6 17.5 18.4 18.9 Dairy cows .......: 256 209 214 1,445 1,369 8.7 7.6 7.1 8.9 8.3 Other cows .......: 255 301 311 1,552 1,758 8.7 11.0 10.4 9.5 10.6 Bulls ............: 50 55 55 271 303 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,936 2,743 3,004 16,294 16,572 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 76 59 67 443 427 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,779 7,648 8,691 53,324 51,589 96.5 96.8 96.9 96.8 96.9 Sows .............: 285 219 247 1,559 1,462 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 37 30 30 211 198 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 : Total ............: 9,101 7,897 8,968 55,094 53,248 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12 14 14 59 81 6.5 8.1 7.3 5.2 7.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 173 154 180 1,063 1,046 93.5 91.9 92.7 94.8 92.8 : Total ............: 185 167 194 1,122 1,126 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 772 754 765 780 764 Steers 1/ ...............: 832 808 821 839 821 Heifers 1/ ..............: 756 740 749 775 758 All cows 1/ .............: 607 610 609 616 613 Bulls 1/ ................: 891 886 896 883 879 : Calves and vealers ... : 149 168 157 152 153 : Hogs ................. : 202 204 203 204 204 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 198 201 200 201 201 Sows 2/ .................: 306 308 307 303 306 Boars 2/ ................: 200 201 202 198 198 : Sheep ................ : 70 71 69 72 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 65 65 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 71 69 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: June 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 ............: 1.3 0.5 0.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 5.9 2.0 0.4 3.1 2.7 0.4 0.5 15.7 3 ............: 82.8 35.7 8.0 37.2 29.5 7.6 1.9 9.7 4 ............: 69.8 1.9 0.8 58.2 10.0 48.2 8.9 0.2 5 ............: 363.8 173.9 40.4 138.7 78.3 60.4 10.8 21.1 6 ............: 600.7 310.4 180.8 96.5 13.8 82.8 13.0 0.7 7 ............:1,264.6 719.7 477.0 59.4 1.0 58.4 8.6 0.1 8 ............: 295.9 170.9 106.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 196.7 90.6 15.3 86.1 60.1 26.0 4.7 15.0 10 ...........: 122.7 58.2 31.0 30.0 12.5 17.5 3.6 (D) : United States :3,004.1 1,563.8 860.3 525.5 214.2 311.3 54.6 67.3 - 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 ............: 1.9 1.8 - - 2.0 0.2 1.8 2 ............: 11.7 11.5 (D) (D) 14.4 1.8 12.6 3 ............: 429.7 420.3 (D) (D) 10.5 0.4 10.1 4 ............: 1,288.5 1,218.1 69.5 0.8 4.3 1.0 3.2 5 ............: 2,410.3 2,301.8 104.0 4.6 28.4 4.1 24.3 6 ............: 500.6 482.8 17.8 - 4.4 2.8 1.7 7 ............: 3,703.5 3,633.5 54.2 15.8 23.4 1.0 22.5 8 ............: 389.6 389.4 0.2 - 67.3 1.8 65.5 9 ............: 206.8 206.7 0.1 - 37.0 0.8 36.2 10 ...........: 25.5 25.4 0.1 - 2.4 0.2 2.2 : United States : 8,968.0 8,691.4 247.1 29.6 194.2 14.2 180.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - June 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 ............: 6.8 2.9 1.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 33.5 11.0 2.2 17.7 15.2 2.5 2.6 95.6 3 ............: 474.9 197.1 44.2 223.9 178.2 45.7 9.7 61.8 4 ............: 416.0 11.2 4.1 343.3 66.5 276.7 57.4 1.2 5 ............: 2,064.1 916.9 251.1 838.1 451.3 386.8 58.0 125.1 6 ............: 3,269.0 1,673.1 980.7 541.4 103.0 438.4 73.7 15.4 7 ............: 6,884.7 3,750.5 2,724.0 365.0 7.7 357.3 45.1 0.4 8 ............: 1,623.5 852.3 660.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,123.8 497.9 84.2 517.9 421.5 96.4 23.9 110.7 10 ...........: 675.6 293.3 183.5 180.0 88.5 91.6 18.8 (D) : United States :16,571.8 8,206.1 4,935.6 3,127.3 1,369.5 1,757.8 302.7 427.0 - 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 ............: 7.1 6.7 0.2 0.1 13.0 1.3 11.6 2 ............: 60.8 59.6 (D) (D) 85.7 11.4 74.3 3 ............: 2,577.8 2,501.9 (D) (D) 52.8 2.8 49.9 4 ............: 7,844.3 7,434.5 402.2 7.6 22.0 4.8 17.3 5 ............: 14,039.9 13,398.6 618.2 23.0 150.2 19.5 130.7 6 ............: 2,862.3 2,750.1 111.9 0.3 20.5 12.2 8.3 7 ............: 22,327.2 21,910.3 319.2 97.7 144.8 5.0 139.8 8 ............: 2,185.0 2,183.7 1.2 - 465.6 19.5 446.1 9 ............: 1,201.2 1,200.7 0.4 0.1 159.6 3.2 156.4 10 ...........: 142.8 142.5 0.3 0.1 12.3 1.0 11.3 : United States : 53,248.3 51,588.7 1,461.8 197.7 1,126.4 80.6 1,045.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.3 98.3 Calves .......: 98.4 97.7 98.1 98.6 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.3 91.6 91.6 93.0 92.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .................. 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