Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 24, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Lamb and Mutton Production Again at Record Low for Month Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.13 billion pounds in August, up 1 percent from the 4.08 billion pounds produced in August 2009. Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, up 6 percent from August 2009. The average live weight was down 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,277 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.2 million pounds, 6 percent above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 76,200 head, down 1 percent from August 2009. The average live weight was up 20 pounds from last year, at 254 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.11 million head, down 2 percent from August 2009. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 267 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was down 4 percent from August 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 204,000 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 126 pounds, down 5 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2010 commercial red meat production was 31.9 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent. August 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including no holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 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: August 2009 and 2010..7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2009 and 2010....8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2009 and 2010.....9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 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: August 2010.......12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - August 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2010 as % of : January - August : August : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : August : July : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,184.2 2,230.4 2,287.4 105 103 17,305.5 17,317.4 100 Veal .............: 10.6 10.9 11.2 106 103 89.6 88.6 99 Pork .............: 1,868.9 1,702.3 1,815.0 97 107 15,000.8 14,426.0 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.3 12.8 12.8 96 100 111.4 108.0 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,077.0 3,956.4 4,126.5 101 104 32,507.4 31,940.0 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2010 as % of : January - August : August : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : August : July : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,155.4 2,204.1 2,258.5 105 102 17,065.7 17,083.8 100 Veal .............: 10.3 10.7 10.9 106 103 87.5 86.3 99 Pork .............: 1,853.5 1,689.8 1,800.9 97 107 14,888.7 14,321.8 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.6 11.9 11.9 95 100 105.8 102.4 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,031.8 3,916.5 4,082.2 101 104 32,147.8 31,594.3 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August : January - August : August : July : August :2010 as %:-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:2,737.9 2,859.8 2,912.0 106 21,910.1 22,343.5 102 Other .................1,000: 44.0 40.4 44.0 100 372.4 363.1 97 Commercial ............1,000:2,781.9 2,900.2 2,955.9 106 22,282.6 22,706.7 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds:1,296 1,275 1,279 99 1,290 1,272 99 Other ................pounds:1,147 1,137 1,147 100 1,136 1,133 100 Commercial ...........pounds:1,293 1,273 1,277 99 1,288 1,270 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 75.6 74.1 74.9 99 597.2 576.0 96 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.1 1.3 106 8.9 9.5 107 Commercial ............1,000: 76.8 75.1 76.2 99 606.1 585.5 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 231 249 251 109 251 256 102 Other ................pounds: 389 433 417 107 405 426 105 Commercial ...........pounds: 234 251 254 109 253 259 102 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000:9,250.3 8,395.5 9,030.4 98 73,406.3 70,674.2 96 Other .................1,000: 89.7 73.7 82.9 92 657.3 608.5 93 Commercial ............1,000:9,340.0 8,469.3 9,113.2 98 74,063.6 71,282.7 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 268 269 267 100 271 271 100 Other ................pounds: 239 235 236 99 238 238 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 268 269 267 100 270 271 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 186.6 178.3 184.8 99 1,497.8 1,489.5 99 Other .................1,000: 16.9 19.1 19.2 114 119.5 124.6 104 Commercial ............1,000: 203.4 197.4 204.0 100 1,617.2 1,614.0 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 135 134 129 95 141 138 98 Other ................pounds: 95 98 97 103 96 93 97 Commercial ...........pounds: 131 131 126 96 138 134 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 60.5 50.2 58.5 97 427.4 394.6 92 Other .................1,000: 14.2 11.9 16.4 115 108.9 96.8 89 Commercial ............1,000: 74.8 62.1 74.9 100 536.4 491.4 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 61 62 100 61 62 102 Other ................pounds: 70 75 54 77 71 69 97 Commercial ...........pounds: 63 64 60 95 63 63 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.9 4.7 3.7 97 34.9 36.3 104 Other .................1,000: 1.1 0.8 0.8 75 10.0 7.5 75 Commercial ............1,000: 4.9 5.5 4.5 92 45.0 43.8 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August : July : August : August 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.9 1.8 1.9 100 Alaska ................: 0.1 - 0.1 119 Arizona ...............: 30.7 31.5 32.8 107 Arkansas ..............: 5.2 3.7 4.4 85 California ............: 137.3 144.1 146.9 107 Colorado ..............: 176.8 178.3 183.4 104 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 2.9 3.4 101 Florida ...............: 9.0 9.5 9.7 108 Georgia ...............: 9.7 9.5 9.8 102 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 1.0 116 : Idaho .................: 18.3 17.0 17.4 95 Illinois ..............: 236.1 208.1 225.7 96 Indiana ...............: 142.1 136.7 143.6 101 Iowa ..................: 586.3 496.3 524.6 89 Kansas ................: 450.6 465.6 485.0 108 Kentucky ..............: 43.4 41.8 44.4 102 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 93 Michigan ..............: 43.7 42.4 43.9 101 Minnesota .............: 212.4 216.8 222.8 105 Mississippi ...........: 2.2 1.6 2.0 91 : Missouri ..............: 145.0 127.5 133.1 92 Montana ...............: 1.3 1.3 1.5 115 Nebraska ..............: 593.4 600.4 603.5 102 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 63 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.3 1.6 115 New Jersey ............: 4.1 4.5 4.9 120 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 104 New York ..............: 2.7 2.6 2.9 108 North Carolina ........: 198.2 182.3 195.6 99 North Dakota ..........: 2.4 3.1 4.0 165 : Ohio ..................: 24.7 24.2 26.2 106 Oklahoma ..............: 89.6 90.3 95.3 106 Oregon ................: 5.1 4.4 5.3 104 Pennsylvania ..........: 100.6 99.4 106.8 106 South Carolina ........: 18.2 19.5 19.7 108 South Dakota ..........: 75.4 72.9 81.9 109 Tennessee .............: 22.8 20.0 21.4 94 Texas .................: 430.7 434.5 448.4 104 Utah ..................: 36.1 38.3 39.8 110 Virginia ..............: 32.8 36.1 40.8 124 : Washington ............: 66.6 73.8 75.6 113 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.4 0.7 111 Wisconsin .............: 113.6 110.0 113.0 100 Wyoming ...............: 0.9 0.5 0.8 94 : United States .........: 4,077.0 3,956.4 4,126.5 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 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 ..........: 0.5 0.4 509 395 936 926 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 67 85 1,152 1,098 Arizona ..........: 45.4 44.1 57,325 56,893 1,268 1,294 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 651 615 1,008 981 California .......: 134.1 147.2 170,321 186,690 1,287 1,292 Colorado .........: 202.4 215.5 269,830 282,196 1,334 1,310 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.6 4,732 4,668 1,300 1,282 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 17.6 17.8 17,525 17,521 1,002 990 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.2 1,080 1,324 1,145 1,124 : Idaho ............: 25.3 23.2 31,364 28,725 1,260 1,257 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.5 3.4 3,712 3,549 1,059 1,056 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 536.8 585.9 694,317 751,072 1,294 1,282 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.3 1,243 1,275 948 1,000 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 418 320 691 784 Michigan .........: 51.1 51.9 69,324 69,643 1,364 1,349 Minnesota ........: 69.2 76.6 97,379 105,948 1,417 1,388 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 42 57 652 495 : Missouri .........: 6.7 4.3 8,111 5,181 1,218 1,199 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.7 1,773 2,077 1,230 1,231 Nebraska .........: 563.6 591.2 755,154 770,271 1,341 1,304 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 173 101 953 1,052 New England 1/ ...: 1.3 1.7 1,322 1,742 1,025 1,027 New Jersey .......: 2.8 3.7 3,199 4,236 1,147 1,152 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 573 550 1,106 1,119 New York .........: 2.6 2.6 3,131 3,065 1,222 1,180 North Carolina ...: 17.9 19.3 21,168 22,434 1,188 1,169 North Dakota .....: 1.2 2.7 1,438 3,367 1,220 1,228 : Ohio .............: 8.2 10.0 9,843 11,876 1,204 1,191 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.1 2,087 2,011 1,048 968 Oregon ...........: 3.7 3.6 4,235 4,245 1,200 1,200 Pennsylvania .....: 73.7 82.7 89,783 99,682 1,234 1,219 South Carolina ...: 13.1 14.7 14,551 16,177 1,119 1,113 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 2.6 3.2 2,208 2,692 865 857 Texas ............: 552.8 584.7 686,832 720,821 1,245 1,236 Utah .............: (D) 48.9 (D) 64,406 (D) 1,319 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.8 754 867 1,036 1,044 : Washington .......: 83.3 93.0 107,613 121,877 1,297 1,317 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 707 767 1,155 1,161 Wisconsin ........: 136.0 139.9 181,893 182,626 1,349 1,317 Wyoming ..........: 0.8 0.8 1,031 962 1,226 1,207 : United States ....: 2,781.9 2,955.9 3,587,063 3,763,591 1,293 1,277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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 .......: 21.9 19.6 2,264 2,066 105 106 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 69 85 270 265 Florida ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 33 488 495 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 1.4 1.6 604 724 445 444 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - 0.1 - 37 - 471 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 180 250 504 525 Michigan .........: 1.3 1.6 570 679 430 432 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: 0.1 0.1 19 18 328 349 Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.3 (D) 315 (D) 96 (D) New Jersey .......: 5.4 6.0 2,324 2,515 430 421 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 8.9 11.7 828 1,181 95 104 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.2 61 105 454 481 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.3 11.3 2,198 2,522 213 232 Oklahoma .........: - 0.1 - 27 - 391 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 10.6 10.3 4,536 4,359 427 425 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 3.6 1.3 407 372 114 301 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 37 (D) 378 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 8.2 (D) 3,637 (D) 447 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 76.8 76.2 17,787 19,082 234 254 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August 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 ..........: 6.7 7.1 2,891 3,108 432 442 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 33 36 227 255 Arizona ..........: - 0.1 - 23 - 262 Arkansas .........: 15.8 13.5 7,305 6,175 463 459 California .......: 214.3 217.5 51,792 52,041 242 239 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.7 431 427 253 250 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 2.0 440 469 242 237 Florida ..........: 8.2 7.9 951 927 116 117 Georgia ..........: 5.6 5.8 1,459 1,456 259 251 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.4 314 340 234 245 : Idaho ............: 8.4 9.5 2,127 2,383 254 251 Illinois .........: 787.5 771.6 216,848 210,005 276 272 Indiana ..........: 708.7 721.3 184,763 186,777 261 259 Iowa .............: 2,722.4 2,410.0 729,410 644,206 268 268 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 148 124 193 181 Michigan .........: 12.1 11.6 4,289 3,780 354 325 Minnesota ........: 799.3 827.8 210,309 218,932 264 265 Mississippi ......: 10.0 8.9 3,122 2,841 313 321 : Missouri .........: 673.3 636.6 186,619 172,536 277 271 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.5 343 366 232 240 Nebraska .........: 618.2 627.8 163,698 168,254 265 268 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.6 401 519 204 198 New Jersey .......: 8.3 8.5 793 864 95 101 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 71 76 239 242 New York .........: 2.9 3.0 523 545 181 184 North Carolina ...: 987.0 960.9 249,100 245,149 253 255 North Dakota .....: 9.2 11.2 2,351 2,879 256 258 : Ohio .............: 91.6 94.3 24,754 24,801 271 264 Oklahoma .........: 433.7 474.7 116,998 124,663 270 263 Oregon ...........: 14.4 15.3 3,613 3,792 252 248 Pennsylvania .....: 241.1 238.6 61,649 60,820 256 255 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 344.3 377.5 89,413 98,285 260 260 Tennessee ........: 69.2 64.9 31,775 29,423 461 454 Texas ............: 34.1 33.6 8,423 6,961 247 207 Utah .............: 5.5 4.6 1,159 714 213 157 Virginia .........: 163.6 200.8 42,669 52,883 261 263 : Washington .......: 2.1 (D) 440 (D) 208 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.8 1.0 191 233 228 243 Wisconsin ........: 45.0 42.9 19,339 18,713 435 440 Wyoming ..........: 1.1 1.1 292 279 262 260 : United States ....: 9,340.0 9,113.2 2,500,176 2,427,975 268 267 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August 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 ..........: 0.3 0.3 24 29 94 113 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 13 11 101 110 California .......: (D) 25.2 (D) 3,299 (D) 131 Colorado .........: 64.8 64.7 10,059 9,495 155 147 Delaware-Maryland : 4.4 5.2 426 508 96 98 Florida ..........: 0.3 (D) 14 (D) 55 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.8 17 53 70 70 Hawaii ...........: - - - - - - : Idaho ............: 0.7 0.4 90 48 139 127 Illinois .........: (D) 10.7 (D) 1,367 (D) 128 Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.8 381 418 105 111 Iowa .............: 35.1 20.7 5,205 2,778 148 135 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.5 42 51 112 110 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.2 109 141 103 122 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 25 30 60 56 Michigan .........: 17.9 17.7 2,315 2,242 130 127 Minnesota ........: 1.5 1.2 203 144 134 117 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 5 10 59 55 : Missouri .........: 0.6 0.7 75 84 120 115 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 50 44 135 131 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.1 32 15 146 127 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 15 126 124 New England 1/ ...: 3.2 2.7 276 244 86 91 New Jersey .......: 12.2 14.2 989 1,154 81 81 New Mexico .......: 0.9 1.4 128 201 137 141 New York .........: 2.9 3.4 279 328 96 95 North Carolina ...: 1.0 1.6 78 130 76 80 North Dakota .....: - 0.1 - 7 - 122 : Ohio .............: 1.1 1.4 117 149 107 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 113 107 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.4 277 321 135 132 Pennsylvania .....: 4.1 4.0 407 392 99 98 South Carolina ...: 0.1 (D) 10 (D) 79 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 43 42 131 134 Tennessee ........: 1.4 1.6 100 119 74 73 Texas ............: 7.0 8.6 523 701 75 82 Utah .............: 3.3 2.5 431 339 131 138 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.4 133 135 98 98 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.8 114 126 158 160 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.5 1.2 192 150 130 129 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.3 52 48 134 144 : United States ....: 203.4 204.0 26,720 25,602 131 126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - August : : : : January - August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,386 1,475 1,461 11,049 11,142 50.6 51.6 50.2 50.4 49.9 Heifers ..........: 800 824 881 6,477 6,640 29.2 28.8 30.3 29.6 29.7 All cows .........: 501 511 515 4,011 4,153 18.3 17.9 17.7 18.3 18.6 Dairy cows .......: 239 226 231 1,912 1,826 8.7 7.9 7.9 8.7 8.2 Other cows .......: 262 285 284 2,100 2,327 9.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 10.4 Bulls ............: 50 50 55 373 408 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,738 2,860 2,912 21,910 22,344 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 76 74 75 597 576 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,929 8,126 8,759 70,995 68,473 96.5 96.8 97.0 96.7 96.9 Sows .............: 288 240 244 2,129 1,946 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 Boars ............: 33 30 27 282 255 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 : Total ............: 9,250 8,396 9,030 73,406 70,674 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 13 10 12 86 103 7.0 5.9 6.7 5.7 6.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 173 168 172 1,412 1,386 93.0 94.1 93.3 94.3 93.1 : Total ............: 187 178 185 1,498 1,489 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 790 773 778 782 767 Steers 1/ ...............: 856 834 842 842 825 Heifers 1/ ..............: 784 760 767 776 760 All cows 1/ .............: 604 604 604 613 611 Bulls 1/ ................: 890 886 883 884 881 : Calves and vealers ... : 137 146 148 148 152 : Hogs ................. : 201 201 200 203 203 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 197 198 197 200 200 Sows 2/ .................: 305 306 303 305 306 Boars 2/ ................: 199 199 195 198 198 : Sheep ................ : 67 67 64 71 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 61 65 68 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 67 64 71 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 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 ............: 1.5 0.7 0.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 6.2 2.3 0.3 3.1 2.7 0.5 0.5 17.7 3 ............: 86.0 38.4 6.8 39.1 31.1 8.0 1.7 10.7 4 ............: 71.3 1.5 0.6 59.2 12.2 46.9 9.9 0.3 5 ............: 350.9 157.1 41.4 142.0 82.1 59.9 10.5 22.9 6 ............: 583.1 284.5 190.9 94.7 20.8 73.9 13.0 1.2 7 ............:1,225.1 667.3 493.3 56.4 1.5 54.9 8.1 0.1 8 ............: 277.4 160.4 98.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 191.9 96.4 14.2 76.8 59.8 17.0 4.5 19.5 10 ...........: 118.6 52.3 35.2 27.3 13.2 14.1 3.9 (D) : United States :2,912.0 1,460.8 881.0 515.1 230.9 284.2 55.0 74.9 - 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 ............: 2.2 2.2 - - 2.5 0.4 2.1 2 ............: 11.2 11.0 (D) (D) 16.9 1.9 15.0 3 ............: 439.7 434.0 (D) (D) 11.4 0.3 11.0 4 ............: 1,311.0 1,228.1 82.2 0.7 5.3 1.1 4.3 5 ............: 2,432.0 2,332.1 95.2 4.7 30.7 4.0 26.7 6 ............: 517.4 498.0 19.4 - 2.8 1.4 1.3 7 ............: 3,684.7 3,621.4 46.2 17.1 21.5 0.4 21.1 8 ............: 393.0 392.9 0.1 - 66.8 2.0 64.9 9 ............: 213.1 213.1 - - 24.1 0.8 23.3 10 ...........: 26.2 26.2 0.1 - 2.8 0.1 2.7 : United States : 9,030.4 8,758.9 244.4 27.0 184.8 12.4 172.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - August 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 ............: 9.6 4.1 2.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 45.4 15.0 2.8 23.9 20.5 3.4 3.6 130.5 3 ............: 643.9 270.1 57.7 303.0 240.9 62.0 13.1 82.3 4 ............: 556.8 14.2 5.3 460.3 89.0 371.3 77.0 1.8 5 ............: 2,757.5 1,232.0 331.2 1,116.2 612.0 504.2 78.1 172.3 6 ............: 4,419.4 2,245.1 1,345.9 729.8 143.5 586.3 98.6 18.3 7 ............: 9,318.1 5,104.0 3,673.5 480.4 10.9 469.5 60.2 0.4 8 ............: 2,174.2 1,170.5 855.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,508.3 688.2 114.5 673.5 541.6 131.9 32.0 148.3 10 ...........: 910.5 398.5 251.8 233.8 115.2 118.6 26.5 (D) : United States :22,343.5 11,141.8 6,640.3 4,153.3 1,826.0 2,327.3 408.1 576.0 - 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 ............: 11.0 10.6 0.3 0.2 16.9 1.9 15.0 2 ............: 82.1 80.6 (D) (D) 116.9 14.9 102.1 3 ............: 3,410.6 3,319.8 (D) (D) 72.8 3.6 69.2 4 ............: 10,367.3 9,799.5 558.6 9.2 31.3 6.7 24.5 5 ............: 18,747.2 17,905.3 810.3 31.7 208.1 26.8 181.3 6 ............: 3,857.9 3,710.4 147.3 0.3 26.1 14.8 11.3 7 ............: 29,474.9 28,926.5 416.6 131.8 193.0 6.0 187.0 8 ............: 2,919.9 2,918.4 1.4 0.1 597.0 22.8 574.3 9 ............: 1,611.4 1,610.8 0.5 0.1 209.8 4.7 205.1 10 ...........: 191.9 191.4 0.4 0.1 17.5 1.3 16.2 : United States : 70,674.2 68,473.2 1,946.0 255.1 1,489.5 103.4 1,386.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.6 98.5 98.3 98.4 Calves .......: 98.4 98.6 98.3 98.5 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep ........: 91.7 90.3 90.6 92.6 92.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15). 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 Vacant - 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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