Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 22, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Lamb and Mutton Production Continues Record Low Trend Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.16 billion pounds in September, down 2 percent from the 4.26 billion pounds produced in September 2009. Beef production, at 2.25 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 3 percent from September 2009. The average live weight was down 21 pounds from the previous year, at 1,289 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.3 million pounds, 4 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 71,200 head, down 12 percent from September 2009. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from last year, at 273 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.88 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.34 million head, down 6 percent from September 2009. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 270 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.1 million pounds, was down 12 percent from September 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 204,000 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, down 1 pound from September a year ago. January to September 2010 commercial red meat production was 36.1 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 4 percent. September 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) 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: September 2009 and 2010..........................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010..........................................................................8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010..9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 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: September 2010....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - September 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2010 as % of: January - September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,234.1 2,287.5 2,252.8 101 98 19,539.5 19,570.3 100 Veal .............: 11.7 11.2 11.3 96 101 101.3 99.9 99 Pork .............: 2,002.1 1,815.0 1,883.3 94 104 17,002.9 16,309.3 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.8 12.8 13.1 88 102 126.2 121.1 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,262.7 4,126.5 4,160.5 98 101 36,770.0 36,100.5 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2010 as % of: January - September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,202.4 2,258.5 2,222.1 101 98 19,268.2 19,305.9 100 Veal .............: 11.4 10.9 11.0 96 100 98.9 97.3 98 Pork .............: 1,986.4 1,800.9 1,867.8 94 104 16,875.1 16,189.6 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.9 11.9 12.1 87 102 119.7 114.5 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,214.2 4,082.2 4,113.0 98 101 36,361.9 35,707.3 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September : January - September :September : August :September :2010 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,766.1 2,912.0 2,850.8 103 24,676.3 25,194.3 102 Other .................1,000: 48.6 44.0 47.4 98 421.0 410.5 97 Commercial ............1,000: 2,814.7 2,956.0 2,898.2 103 25,097.3 25,604.9 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,313 1,279 1,292 98 1,293 1,274 99 Other ................pounds: 1,145 1,147 1,140 100 1,137 1,134 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,310 1,277 1,289 98 1,290 1,272 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 79.9 74.9 70.0 88 677.1 646.0 95 Other .................1,000: 1.3 1.3 1.2 92 10.2 10.7 105 Commercial ............1,000: 81.3 76.2 71.2 88 687.3 656.7 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 242 251 271 112 249 258 103 Other ................pounds: 423 417 436 103 407 428 105 Commercial ...........pounds: 245 254 273 112 252 260 103 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,848.4 9,030.4 9,256.7 94 83,254.7 79,930.9 96 Other .................1,000: 91.3 82.9 88.2 97 748.6 696.7 93 Commercial ............1,000: 9,939.8 9,113.2 9,344.9 94 84,003.3 80,627.6 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 270 267 271 100 271 271 100 Other ................pounds: 240 236 243 101 238 239 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 270 267 270 100 270 271 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 206.6 184.8 185.9 90 1,704.3 1,675.3 98 Other .................1,000: 18.7 19.2 18.1 97 138.1 142.7 103 Commercial ............1,000: 225.2 204.0 204.0 91 1,842.4 1,818.0 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 134 129 130 98 140 137 98 Other ................pounds: 94 97 110 117 96 95 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 130 126 129 99 137 134 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 60.1 58.5 56.4 94 487.5 451.0 92 Other .................1,000: 16.0 16.4 16.7 104 124.9 113.5 91 Commercial ............1,000: 76.1 74.9 73.1 96 612.5 564.5 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 62 62 100 61 62 102 Other ................pounds: 71 54 66 93 71 68 96 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 60 63 99 63 63 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.3 3.7 4.3 99 39.2 40.6 103 Other .................1,000: 0.9 0.8 0.8 84 11.0 8.3 75 Commercial ............1,000: 5.2 4.5 5.1 97 50.2 48.8 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 : September : August : September :September 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 2.2 1.9 1.9 87 Alaska ................: - 0.1 - - Arizona ...............: 29.0 32.8 32.3 111 Arkansas ..............: 5.5 4.4 4.0 73 California ............: 140.2 146.9 144.3 103 Colorado ..............: 173.3 183.4 182.2 105 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 3.4 3.1 92 Florida ...............: 8.7 9.7 10.0 114 Georgia ...............: 10.1 9.8 11.0 108 Hawaii ................: 0.8 1.0 0.9 110 : Idaho .................: 19.6 17.4 17.7 90 Illinois ..............: 248.2 225.7 227.7 92 Indiana ...............: 154.6 143.6 146.6 95 Iowa ..................: 615.6 524.6 548.7 89 Kansas ................: 454.7 485.0 453.1 100 Kentucky ..............: 49.5 44.4 48.3 98 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 95 Michigan ..............: 46.1 43.9 43.9 95 Minnesota .............: 228.5 222.8 235.1 103 Mississippi ...........: 2.0 2.0 2.5 123 : Missouri ..............: 148.9 133.1 141.8 95 Montana ...............: 1.3 1.5 1.3 103 Nebraska ..............: 627.9 603.5 612.1 97 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 83 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.6 1.6 93 New Jersey ............: 4.5 4.9 4.6 102 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 97 New York ..............: 2.9 2.9 2.8 98 North Carolina ........: 217.5 195.6 199.3 92 North Dakota ..........: 2.6 4.0 3.5 133 : Ohio ..................: 26.5 26.2 25.9 98 Oklahoma ..............: 97.5 95.3 96.9 99 Oregon ................: 4.9 5.3 5.3 108 Pennsylvania ..........: 113.2 106.8 109.4 97 South Carolina ........: 20.4 19.7 20.4 100 South Dakota ..........: 78.6 81.9 85.1 108 Tennessee .............: 22.0 21.4 22.9 104 Texas .................: 429.1 448.4 436.2 102 Utah ..................: 33.4 39.8 37.3 112 Virginia ..............: 42.9 40.8 40.9 95 : Washington ............: 73.2 75.6 76.7 105 West Virginia .........: 1.0 0.7 0.9 94 Wisconsin .............: 119.2 113.0 120.9 101 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.8 0.5 109 : United States .........: 4,262.7 4,126.5 4,160.5 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: September 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 0.5 508 483 894 884 Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 41.7 44.3 52,975 56,843 1,276 1,289 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.8 878 790 971 986 California .......: 135.6 144.6 171,959 183,612 1,284 1,293 Colorado .........: 195.9 209.6 263,680 279,504 1,347 1,334 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.3 4,616 4,245 1,291 1,283 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 17.9 19.8 18,368 19,813 1,029 1,003 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.1 1,044 1,221 1,164 1,099 : Idaho ............: 26.5 24.3 33,025 29,696 1,267 1,240 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.2 4.1 4,425 4,332 1,058 1,056 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 531.0 541.1 701,785 701,696 1,322 1,297 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,503 1,352 988 975 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 406 396 733 749 Michigan .........: 52.9 52.7 72,293 70,148 1,376 1,339 Minnesota ........: 72.8 81.4 102,391 112,811 1,411 1,392 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 39 79 616 504 : Missouri .........: 7.1 4.6 8,620 5,470 1,218 1,195 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.5 1,729 1,793 1,219 1,217 Nebraska .........: 580.9 589.8 798,245 783,056 1,376 1,329 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 149 117 1,004 1,032 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.8 1,652 1,796 1,034 1,004 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.3 3,602 3,730 1,130 1,146 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 626 552 1,128 1,095 New York .........: 2.9 2.8 3,424 3,251 1,184 1,157 North Carolina ...: 19.1 19.4 22,322 22,435 1,175 1,164 North Dakota .....: 1.4 2.1 1,780 2,489 1,233 1,204 : Ohio .............: 8.5 9.8 10,059 11,501 1,190 1,184 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 1.9 2,402 1,943 1,085 1,002 Oregon ...........: 3.7 3.9 4,288 4,536 1,193 1,187 Pennsylvania .....: 80.9 83.6 99,629 101,496 1,246 1,228 South Carolina ...: 13.2 15.1 14,669 16,396 1,120 1,092 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.0 4.0 2,563 3,409 879 874 Texas ............: 549.1 566.9 686,251 701,897 1,253 1,242 Utah .............: (D) 45.7 (D) 60,236 (D) 1,321 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.2 910 1,296 1,004 1,042 : Washington .......: 90.1 93.0 117,975 124,004 1,315 1,340 West Virginia ....: 1.3 1.2 1,260 1,170 1,001 1,012 Wisconsin ........: 144.5 151.2 193,369 196,938 1,351 1,314 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 674 742 1,187 1,226 : United States ....: 2,814.7 2,898.2 3,676,850 3,723,564 1,310 1,289 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September 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 .......: 20.9 17.3 2,132 1,821 104 106 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.3 62 67 280 264 Florida ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ..........: 0.1 - 30 - 498 - Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 2.2 1.5 984 689 439 448 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) 0.1 (D) 13 (D) 260 Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - 0.1 - 29 - 498 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 255 255 537 548 Michigan .........: 1.4 1.5 590 634 432 434 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: 0.1 0.1 21 32 356 414 Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.7 (D) 345 (D) 94 (D) New Jersey .......: 6.0 6.4 2,573 2,701 432 424 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 9.0 9.6 859 1,009 99 109 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 62 63 472 496 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 11.4 10.2 2,419 2,597 212 265 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 - 36 - 422 - Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 11.3 10.1 4,832 4,314 427 428 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 4.1 2.0 558 846 136 429 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 31 (D) 378 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 8.1 (D) 3,608 (D) 445 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 81.3 71.2 19,678 19,199 245 273 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September 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 ..........: 7.9 6.8 3,436 2,965 438 439 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 20 21 252 247 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 56 49 240 252 Arkansas .........: 16.4 11.9 7,507 5,391 459 454 California .......: 221.4 212.5 53,847 51,190 243 241 Colorado .........: 1.3 1.0 320 268 254 261 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.7 456 396 239 236 Florida ..........: 8.5 7.5 1,039 870 123 116 Georgia ..........: 6.2 5.8 1,566 1,441 254 249 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.2 300 294 225 239 : Idaho ............: 10.3 9.0 2,607 2,274 255 253 Illinois .........: 827.7 796.4 230,014 217,885 278 274 Indiana ..........: 764.3 723.5 201,053 190,286 263 263 Iowa .............: 2,845.7 2,503.4 768,280 678,979 270 271 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.9 191 169 179 191 Michigan .........: 12.3 10.8 4,713 3,855 384 358 Minnesota ........: 866.9 866.9 229,114 231,410 265 267 Mississippi ......: 9.5 10.9 2,845 3,478 300 319 : Missouri .........: 690.0 665.0 192,035 184,290 279 277 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.3 300 310 247 247 Nebraska .........: 658.0 626.7 176,416 169,805 268 271 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.3 2.7 517 555 222 207 New Jersey .......: 9.3 8.6 906 864 98 101 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 64 60 258 247 New York .........: 2.8 3.0 548 533 195 178 North Carolina ...: 1,073.0 969.5 273,641 250,763 255 259 North Dakota .....: 9.0 11.3 2,282 2,908 255 258 : Ohio .............: 96.2 91.4 26,731 24,705 279 271 Oklahoma .........: 463.0 473.8 127,194 126,602 275 267 Oregon ...........: 13.1 14.5 3,314 3,641 254 252 Pennsylvania .....: 269.8 247.8 69,902 64,429 259 260 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 360.4 390.5 93,401 102,151 259 262 Tennessee ........: 66.1 68.4 30,399 31,023 461 454 Texas ............: 36.2 38.4 9,576 9,493 265 248 Utah .............: 5.6 4.4 1,101 681 198 157 Virginia .........: 211.5 200.3 55,680 52,869 264 264 : Washington .......: 2.1 (D) 451 (D) 217 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.8 245 204 259 260 Wisconsin ........: 43.0 44.4 18,549 19,497 436 443 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.5 119 123 269 259 : United States ....: 9,939.8 9,344.9 2,679,933 2,524,527 270 270 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 - 77 - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.4 0.3 35 34 100 116 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 112 122 California .......: (D) 24.7 (D) 3,311 (D) 134 Colorado .........: 80.2 70.7 12,002 10,199 150 144 Delaware-Maryland : 4.6 4.3 421 403 93 95 Florida ..........: 0.4 (D) 21 (D) 53 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.3 0.5 24 36 77 77 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 - 10 - 123 - : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.4 55 43 127 120 Illinois .........: (D) 11.9 (D) 1,481 (D) 125 Indiana ..........: 3.7 3.9 397 431 107 111 Iowa .............: 38.5 22.3 5,468 3,224 142 145 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 38 36 112 106 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.2 117 140 120 115 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 27 24 60 70 Michigan .........: 18.0 15.9 2,334 1,996 130 126 Minnesota ........: 0.7 0.9 99 99 135 113 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 3 7 69 57 : Missouri .........: 0.6 0.6 76 70 123 111 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 51 43 129 128 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 11 140 125 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 11 116 117 New England 1/ ...: 4.1 2.1 369 180 90 87 New Jersey .......: 13.0 12.3 1,046 999 81 81 New Mexico .......: 1.3 1.6 171 220 136 136 New York .........: 3.1 3.7 284 335 93 90 North Carolina ...: 1.0 1.4 76 107 79 78 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 10 11 137 136 : Ohio .............: 1.3 1.8 137 190 105 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 12 7 103 115 Oregon ...........: 2.2 2.2 289 295 133 137 Pennsylvania .....: 3.9 3.2 382 321 98 99 South Carolina ...: 0.2 (D) 12 (D) 79 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 38 38 124 128 Tennessee ........: 1.5 1.3 106 105 73 78 Texas ............: 7.5 7.7 549 826 74 107 Utah .............: 3.0 2.6 412 361 135 138 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.2 128 112 98 96 : Washington .......: 0.9 0.9 123 130 145 152 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.2 1.0 159 129 135 128 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 21 26 156 151 : United States ....: 225.2 204.0 29,341 26,200 130 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - September : : : : January - September Class :September : August :September :-----------------------:September : August :September :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,388 1,461 1,392 12,437 12,534 50.2 50.2 48.8 50.4 49.7 Heifers ..........: 817 881 854 7,294 7,494 29.5 30.3 30.0 29.6 29.7 All cows .........: 508 515 545 4,519 4,698 18.4 17.7 19.1 18.3 18.6 Dairy cows .......: 237 231 243 2,148 2,069 8.6 7.9 8.5 8.7 8.2 Other cows .......: 271 284 302 2,371 2,629 9.8 9.8 10.6 9.6 10.4 Bulls ............: 54 55 59 426 467 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.9 : Total ............: 2,766 2,912 2,851 24,676 25,194 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 80 75 70 677 646 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,519 8,759 8,977 80,515 77,450 96.7 97.0 97.0 96.7 96.9 Sows .............: 294 244 251 2,422 2,197 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 Boars ............: 35 27 29 318 284 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 : Total ............: 9,848 9,030 9,257 83,255 79,931 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 15 12 12 101 116 7.3 6.7 6.6 5.9 6.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 191 172 174 1,604 1,560 92.7 93.3 93.4 94.1 93.1 : Total ............: 207 185 186 1,704 1,675 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - September Class :September : August :September :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 799 778 782 783 769 Steers 1/ ...............: 867 842 852 845 828 Heifers 1/ ..............: 797 767 778 778 762 All cows 1/ .............: 606 604 598 612 609 Bulls 1/ ................: 880 883 873 883 880 : Calves and vealers ... : 144 148 159 148 153 : Hogs ................. : 202 200 202 203 203 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 199 197 199 200 200 Sows 2/ .................: 309 303 304 305 306 Boars 2/ ................: 198 195 200 198 198 : Sheep ................ : 67 64 65 70 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 68 64 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 64 65 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: September 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 0.8 0.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 5.9 2.0 0.4 2.9 2.4 0.5 0.6 16.0 3 ............: 86.4 32.5 7.9 43.8 34.8 9.0 2.1 10.4 4 ............: 75.1 1.9 0.6 61.0 17.8 43.2 11.6 0.2 5 ............: 361.9 151.7 43.1 154.8 88.3 66.5 12.3 21.6 6 ............: 565.3 275.7 173.7 102.2 17.7 84.5 13.7 2.0 7 ............:1,177.8 625.3 491.3 53.1 1.1 51.9 8.2 0.1 8 ............: 267.6 159.1 89.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 189.5 85.7 18.1 81.5 62.2 19.3 4.1 17.1 10 ...........: 119.8 57.6 29.0 29.6 12.0 17.6 3.7 (D) : United States :2,850.8 1,392.3 854.1 545.0 243.4 301.6 59.3 70.0 - 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 ............: 2.2 2.1 - - 1.7 0.2 1.5 2 ............: 11.4 11.2 (D) (D) 15.3 1.5 13.8 3 ............: 448.4 443.0 (D) (D) 9.6 0.4 9.1 4 ............: 1,340.0 1,253.5 85.0 1.5 4.5 1.0 3.5 5 ............: 2,495.6 2,392.5 98.0 5.1 29.5 3.6 26.0 6 ............: 514.4 496.3 18.0 0.1 3.0 1.5 1.6 7 ............: 3,806.4 3,740.2 48.0 18.3 22.9 1.5 21.3 8 ............: 405.6 405.4 0.1 - 73.2 1.8 71.3 9 ............: 208.1 208.0 - - 23.6 0.5 23.1 10 ...........: 24.5 24.5 - - 2.5 0.2 2.3 : United States : 9,256.7 8,976.7 250.7 29.2 185.9 12.3 173.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - September 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 ............: 11.1 4.9 2.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 51.4 17.0 3.3 26.8 23.0 3.9 4.2 146.5 3 ............: 730.2 302.7 65.6 346.8 275.8 71.0 15.2 92.7 4 ............: 631.9 16.1 5.9 521.2 106.7 414.5 88.6 2.0 5 ............: 3,119.3 1,383.7 374.3 1,271.0 700.3 570.7 90.4 193.8 6 ............: 4,984.6 2,520.8 1,519.6 831.9 161.2 670.7 112.3 20.3 7 ............:10,495.9 5,729.3 4,164.8 533.4 12.0 521.4 68.4 0.5 8 ............: 2,441.8 1,329.6 945.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,697.8 774.0 132.6 755.0 603.8 151.2 36.2 165.5 10 ...........: 1,030.4 456.0 280.8 263.4 127.2 136.2 30.1 (D) : United States :25,194.3 12,534.1 7,494.5 4,698.4 2,069.5 2,628.9 467.4 646.0 - 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 ............: 13.1 12.7 0.3 0.2 18.7 2.1 16.6 2 ............: 93.5 91.8 (D) (D) 132.2 16.4 115.8 3 ............: 3,859.1 3,762.8 (D) (D) 82.4 4.0 78.3 4 ............: 11,707.3 11,053.0 643.6 10.7 35.8 7.7 28.0 5 ............: 21,242.9 20,297.8 908.3 36.8 237.6 30.3 207.3 6 ............: 4,372.3 4,206.6 165.3 0.4 29.2 16.2 12.9 7 ............: 33,281.3 32,666.7 464.6 150.0 215.8 7.5 208.3 8 ............: 3,325.4 3,323.8 1.5 0.1 670.2 24.6 645.6 9 ............: 1,819.5 1,818.8 0.6 0.1 233.4 5.3 228.2 10 ...........: 216.4 215.9 0.5 0.1 20.0 1.5 18.5 : United States : 79,930.9 77,449.9 2,196.6 284.3 1,675.3 115.7 1,559.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.4 Calves .......: 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.5 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep ........: 91.7 90.6 91.1 92.5 92.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,900 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 Lorie Warren - 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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