Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 26, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.27 billion pounds in October, down 3 percent from the 4.39 billion pounds produced in October 2009. Beef production, at 2.24 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.87 million head, down 1 percent from October 2009. The average live weight was down 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,298 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.4 million pounds, 7 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 71,400 head, down 15 percent from October 2009. The average live weight was up 26 pounds from last year, at 275 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.00 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.73 million head, down 6 percent from October 2009. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from the previous year, at 276 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.1 million pounds, was down 8 percent from October 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 202,300 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 1 pound from October a year ago. January to October 2010 commercial red meat production was 40.4 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. October 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 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: October 2009 and 2010..........................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010...8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010....9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 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: October 2010......12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - October 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2010 as % of : January - October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October : September : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,275.7 2,252.9 2,237.8 98 99 21,815.4 21,808.1 100 Veal .............: 12.2 11.3 11.4 93 101 113.5 111.3 98 Pork .............: 2,089.0 1,883.3 2,002.9 96 106 19,091.9 18,312.2 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.3 13.1 13.1 92 100 140.5 134.2 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,391.2 4,160.5 4,265.2 97 103 41,161.3 40,365.7 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2010 as % of : January - October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October : September : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,239.2 2,222.1 2,201.3 98 99 21,507.4 21,507.3 100 Veal .............: 11.9 11.0 11.0 92 100 110.8 108.3 98 Pork .............: 2,073.6 1,867.8 1,988.9 96 106 18,948.7 18,178.4 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.4 12.1 12.3 92 102 133.2 126.9 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,338.2 4,113.0 4,213.5 97 102 40,700.1 39,920.8 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January - October : October :September : October :2010 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,829.0 2,850.8 2,809.2 99 27,505.2 28,003.6 102 Other .................1,000: 57.1 47.4 56.7 99 478.2 467.2 98 Commercial ............1,000: 2,886.1 2,898.2 2,865.9 99 27,983.4 28,470.8 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,315 1,292 1,301 99 1,295 1,277 99 Other ................pounds: 1,135 1,140 1,137 100 1,137 1,135 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,312 1,289 1,298 99 1,292 1,275 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 82.2 70.0 70.0 85 759.3 716.0 94 Other .................1,000: 1.3 1.2 1.3 103 11.5 12.1 105 Commercial ............1,000: 83.5 71.2 71.4 85 770.8 728.1 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 246 271 271 110 249 259 104 Other ................pounds: 404 436 440 109 407 429 105 Commercial ...........pounds: 249 273 275 110 252 262 104 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 10,229.8 9,256.7 9,651.1 94 93,484.5 89,581.9 96 Other .................1,000: 89.5 88.2 82.4 92 838.1 779.1 93 Commercial ............1,000: 10,319.2 9,344.9 9,733.5 94 94,322.6 90,361.1 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 272 271 276 102 271 272 100 Other ................pounds: 240 243 236 99 238 239 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 272 270 276 102 271 271 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 201.3 186.0 184.6 92 1,905.6 1,860.0 98 Other .................1,000: 17.4 18.1 17.7 102 155.5 160.4 103 Commercial ............1,000: 218.7 204.1 202.3 92 2,061.1 2,020.4 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 133 130 134 100 140 137 98 Other ................pounds: 103 110 93 90 97 95 98 Commercial ...........pounds: 131 129 130 99 136 133 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 54.3 56.5 50.7 93 541.9 501.8 93 Other .................1,000: 17.3 16.7 14.1 81 142.3 127.6 90 Commercial ............1,000: 71.7 73.3 64.8 90 684.2 629.4 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 62 62 101 61 62 102 Other ................pounds: 69 66 66 95 71 68 96 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 63 63 99 63 63 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.9 4.3 3.9 80 44.1 44.4 101 Other .................1,000: 1.2 0.8 0.9 75 12.2 9.2 75 Commercial ............1,000: 6.1 5.1 4.8 79 56.3 53.6 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 2.0 1.9 2.0 98 Alaska ................: 0.1 - 0.1 - Arizona ...............: 27.6 32.3 31.2 113 Arkansas ..............: 4.8 4.0 4.5 93 California ............: 144.1 144.3 142.6 99 Colorado ..............: 180.3 182.2 174.2 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.5 3.1 3.2 90 Florida ...............: 9.9 10.0 10.2 103 Georgia ...............: 11.3 11.0 11.0 97 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.9 109 : Idaho .................: 19.4 17.7 17.8 92 Illinois ..............: 256.3 227.7 253.0 99 Indiana ...............: 159.9 146.6 155.8 97 Iowa ..................: 637.9 548.7 579.2 91 Kansas ................: 445.2 453.1 444.9 100 Kentucky ..............: 55.9 48.3 50.9 91 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 97 Michigan ..............: 46.6 43.9 44.9 96 Minnesota .............: 239.8 235.1 246.6 103 Mississippi ...........: 2.4 2.5 1.9 79 : Missouri ..............: 151.2 141.8 151.5 100 Montana ...............: 2.2 1.3 2.2 98 Nebraska ..............: 660.3 612.1 631.6 96 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 70 New England 1/ ........: 1.8 1.6 1.8 97 New Jersey ............: 4.2 4.6 4.8 116 New Mexico ............: 0.6 0.4 0.5 89 New York ..............: 3.1 2.8 2.9 94 North Carolina ........: 236.8 199.3 210.2 89 North Dakota ..........: 2.6 3.5 3.0 114 : Ohio ..................: 29.0 25.9 27.4 94 Oklahoma ..............: 98.8 96.9 98.5 100 Oregon ................: 5.4 5.3 5.2 98 Pennsylvania ..........: 116.2 109.4 108.2 93 South Carolina ........: 20.8 20.4 20.9 101 South Dakota ..........: 77.6 85.1 88.8 114 Tennessee .............: 24.0 22.9 23.3 97 Texas .................: 424.7 436.2 427.6 101 Utah ..................: 38.6 37.3 39.8 103 Virginia ..............: 46.7 40.9 43.1 92 : Washington ............: 72.0 76.7 78.3 109 West Virginia .........: 1.2 0.9 1.2 102 Wisconsin .............: 124.7 120.9 118.7 95 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.5 0.2 86 : United States .........: 4,391.2 4,160.5 4,265.2 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 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 0.6 562 567 835 897 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 132 115 1,210 1,273 Arizona ..........: 41.1 43.0 51,137 55,603 1,252 1,298 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.8 853 777 968 979 California .......: 140.1 142.5 177,747 181,700 1,285 1,296 Colorado .........: 205.3 198.5 275,818 265,677 1,344 1,339 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 3.4 5,085 4,460 1,302 1,302 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 20.0 20.0 20,598 20,375 1,032 1,021 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 948 1,078 1,115 1,118 : Idaho ............: 26.7 24.4 32,670 30,259 1,246 1,263 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.0 4.9 4,247 5,133 1,057 1,053 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 523.7 523.8 691,637 688,559 1,321 1,315 Kentucky .........: 2.0 1.6 1,882 1,594 953 976 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 395 355 705 730 Michigan .........: 54.3 54.2 74,187 72,180 1,374 1,339 Minnesota ........: 78.2 76.9 109,392 106,667 1,404 1,393 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 49 62 537 498 : Missouri .........: 8.2 5.5 9,692 6,341 1,196 1,144 Montana ..........: 2.8 2.6 3,406 3,258 1,200 1,237 Nebraska .........: 609.9 587.2 840,954 789,585 1,380 1,346 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 116 75 1,080 1,000 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.9 1,837 1,943 1,011 998 New Jersey .......: 2.9 3.4 3,246 3,895 1,138 1,140 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.6 809 663 1,129 1,091 New York .........: 3.2 3.0 3,741 3,307 1,166 1,144 North Carolina ...: 20.0 18.5 23,440 21,124 1,177 1,147 North Dakota .....: 1.6 1.8 2,007 2,072 1,274 1,181 : Ohio .............: 12.3 11.5 14,429 13,454 1,178 1,173 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.0 2,435 2,022 997 1,014 Oregon ...........: 4.3 4.0 4,945 4,788 1,181 1,215 Pennsylvania .....: 83.5 81.5 103,010 98,904 1,246 1,227 South Carolina ...: 12.9 15.1 13,967 16,307 1,097 1,086 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.1 4.1 2,707 3,409 885 851 Texas ............: 545.9 559.3 684,117 690,784 1,257 1,239 Utah .............: (D) 48.3 (D) 64,338 (D) 1,336 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.3 1,210 1,376 1,045 1,053 : Washington .......: 89.3 93.9 116,968 126,474 1,315 1,353 West Virginia ....: 1.6 1.7 1,689 1,755 1,035 1,009 Wisconsin ........: 151.6 147.7 203,416 193,326 1,355 1,321 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.3 403 331 1,144 1,280 : United States ....: 2,886.1 2,865.9 3,772,940 3,705,877 1,312 1,298 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 .......: 19.7 16.0 2,080 1,697 108 107 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 75 68 298 269 Florida ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - 0.1 - 29 - 455 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 1.9 1.5 833 698 443 455 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - 0.1 - 30 - 516 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 221 274 494 539 Michigan .........: 1.5 1.5 666 668 434 436 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: - - - - - - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.4 (D) 322 (D) 95 (D) New Jersey .......: 6.0 7.1 2,616 3,038 434 426 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 10.2 10.1 930 1,002 94 105 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.2 50 85 491 467 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 12.5 10.9 2,710 2,512 218 244 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 38 39 477 494 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 10.9 10.0 4,668 4,294 429 432 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - 0.1 - 28 - 545 Texas ............: 5.4 2.1 965 827 179 403 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 37 (D) 397 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 7.9 (D) 3,480 (D) 442 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 83.5 71.4 20,564 19,239 249 275 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October 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 ..........: 7.2 7.1 3,191 3,124 442 441 Alaska ...........: 0.1 - 14 - 242 - Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 30 255 246 Arkansas .........: 14.5 13.4 6,612 6,103 458 457 California .......: 225.7 211.6 54,987 51,290 244 242 Colorado .........: 0.8 0.8 216 216 258 269 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.5 355 372 244 244 Florida ..........: 8.3 8.0 1,103 1,012 133 126 Georgia ..........: 6.0 5.6 1,549 1,378 259 247 Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.3 327 318 233 245 : Idaho ............: 10.6 8.6 2,709 2,196 255 255 Illinois .........: 870.4 863.3 240,974 241,623 277 280 Indiana ..........: 789.9 747.3 208,674 202,466 264 271 Iowa .............: 2,942.1 2,599.9 797,840 719,148 271 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.9 205 168 184 196 Michigan .........: 11.2 9.7 4,341 3,737 390 385 Minnesota ........: 906.1 931.3 241,152 251,816 267 271 Mississippi ......: 11.7 9.0 3,336 2,629 284 293 : Missouri .........: 693.2 684.0 194,616 196,710 281 288 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.3 302 309 240 246 Nebraska .........: 703.9 698.9 189,936 192,098 270 275 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.6 565 618 240 235 New Jersey .......: 8.3 8.4 766 808 93 96 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 66 76 263 263 New York .........: 2.5 2.6 480 494 193 187 North Carolina ...: 1,152.4 999.0 298,793 265,691 259 266 North Dakota .....: 8.2 10.1 2,124 2,609 260 260 : Ohio .............: 96.7 93.1 26,676 25,329 277 273 Oklahoma .........: 465.3 468.3 129,000 128,291 277 274 Oregon ...........: 13.8 13.6 3,479 3,451 254 253 Pennsylvania .....: 273.4 245.4 71,888 64,854 263 265 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 351.6 402.3 91,871 106,988 262 266 Tennessee ........: 71.3 69.5 33,283 31,689 468 456 Texas ............: 34.7 39.4 8,794 9,896 254 251 Utah .............: 4.2 4.1 784 625 189 153 Virginia .........: 226.6 207.0 60,542 56,001 267 271 : Washington .......: 2.0 (D) 443 (D) 217 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.8 0.8 217 206 275 264 Wisconsin ........: 42.6 42.9 18,727 19,052 444 447 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 21 30 264 249 : United States ....: 10,319.2 9,733.5 2,799,982 2,685,057 272 276 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October 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 - 5 - 75 - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 26 28 103 122 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 5 8 91 120 California .......: (D) 24.4 (D) 3,302 (D) 136 Colorado .........: 79.9 74.4 11,790 11,090 148 149 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 4.0 367 388 95 96 Florida ..........: 0.2 (D) 10 (D) 57 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.5 14 35 76 77 Hawaii ...........: - - - - - - : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 56 39 129 123 Illinois .........: (D) 11.6 (D) 1,601 (D) 139 Indiana ..........: 4.0 3.4 461 385 115 113 Iowa .............: 37.8 19.5 5,305 2,811 140 145 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 38 36 109 100 Kentucky .........: 0.8 0.7 90 86 110 117 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 17 26 60 63 Michigan .........: 15.9 15.6 2,034 1,941 128 125 Minnesota ........: 0.9 1.5 96 179 110 117 Mississippi ......: 0.1 - 5 - 57 - : Missouri .........: 0.6 0.4 60 46 106 116 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.6 65 61 102 103 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.1 23 7 148 119 Nevada ...........: 0.1 - 9 - 107 - New England 1/ ...: 3.8 3.1 333 281 89 90 New Jersey .......: 10.0 10.4 810 871 81 84 New Mexico .......: 1.1 1.2 150 163 131 133 New York .........: 3.1 3.4 295 295 96 87 North Carolina ...: 0.8 1.2 59 96 74 81 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 15 6 121 110 : Ohio .............: 2.4 2.3 264 244 109 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 13 12 106 96 Oregon ...........: 2.0 2.2 272 288 135 130 Pennsylvania .....: 3.4 3.0 341 298 100 98 South Carolina ...: 0.1 (D) 9 (D) 77 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 30 25 126 122 Tennessee ........: 1.2 0.9 88 80 72 84 Texas ............: 8.3 8.9 796 667 97 75 Utah .............: 3.2 2.5 426 318 133 131 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.0 110 96 96 96 : Washington .......: 0.9 0.8 129 123 146 149 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.2 1.4 146 170 124 123 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 - 9 - 131 - : United States ....: 218.7 202.3 28,596 26,292 131 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - October : : : : January - October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,360 1,392 1,343 13,797 13,877 48.1 48.8 47.8 50.2 49.6 Heifers ..........: 869 854 854 8,163 8,348 30.7 30.0 30.4 29.7 29.8 All cows .........: 547 545 558 5,066 5,256 19.3 19.1 19.9 18.4 18.8 Dairy cows .......: 227 243 231 2,375 2,301 8.0 8.5 8.2 8.6 8.2 Other cows .......: 320 302 326 2,691 2,955 11.3 10.6 11.6 9.8 10.6 Bulls ............: 53 59 55 479 522 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.9 : Total ............: 2,829 2,851 2,809 27,505 28,004 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 82 70 70 759 716 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,904 8,977 9,366 90,419 86,816 96.8 97.0 97.0 96.7 96.9 Sows .............: 290 251 258 2,712 2,455 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 Boars ............: 36 29 27 354 311 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total ............: 10,230 9,257 9,651 93,484 89,582 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 23 12 15 124 130 11.6 6.6 7.9 6.5 7.0 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 178 174 170 1,782 1,730 88.4 93.4 92.1 93.5 93.0 : Total ............: 201 186 185 1,906 1,860 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 794 782 786 785 771 Steers 1/ ...............: 863 852 859 846 831 Heifers 1/ ..............: 800 778 788 780 764 All cows 1/ .............: 603 598 599 611 608 Bulls 1/ ................: 866 873 862 881 878 : Calves and vealers ... : 146 159 160 148 153 : Hogs ................. : 203 202 206 203 203 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 200 199 204 200 200 Sows 2/ .................: 309 304 305 305 305 Boars 2/ ................: 200 200 205 198 199 : Sheep ................ : 67 65 67 70 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 61 64 63 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 65 67 70 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: October 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 ............: 1.6 0.8 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 6.2 2.1 0.5 3.0 2.6 0.5 0.6 17.2 3 ............: 83.1 29.8 7.8 43.6 34.7 8.9 2.0 10.3 4 ............: 74.9 1.8 0.7 61.2 13.6 47.5 11.2 0.3 5 ............: 361.6 153.6 46.4 151.4 83.6 67.8 10.3 22.0 6 ............: 557.4 253.2 184.8 106.6 15.4 91.2 12.7 2.1 7 ............:1,158.2 623.2 466.0 60.7 1.1 59.6 8.2 0.1 8 ............: 259.2 141.2 98.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 186.1 81.3 17.0 84.5 62.0 22.5 3.3 15.8 10 ...........: 120.9 56.1 32.0 29.1 11.8 17.3 3.7 (D) : United States :2,809.2 1,343.1 853.9 557.6 231.5 326.2 54.6 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 ............: 2.1 2.1 - - 2.9 0.2 2.7 2 ............: 10.7 10.5 (D) (D) 13.2 1.9 11.3 3 ............: 452.3 447.6 (D) (D) 8.8 0.4 8.4 4 ............: 1,381.3 1,292.3 86.8 2.2 3.4 0.7 2.7 5 ............: 2,652.7 2,548.3 99.7 4.6 29.5 3.6 26.0 6 ............: 512.4 491.7 20.6 0.1 4.4 3.1 1.3 7 ............: 3,993.8 3,927.6 49.7 16.5 19.8 1.1 18.7 8 ............: 415.7 415.5 0.2 - 76.6 2.9 73.7 9 ............: 207.0 207.0 - - 23.5 0.5 23.0 10 ...........: 23.1 23.1 - - 2.5 0.3 2.3 : United States : 9,651.1 9,365.6 258.5 27.0 184.6 14.6 170.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - October 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 ............: 12.7 5.7 2.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 57.6 19.2 3.8 29.9 25.5 4.3 4.8 163.7 3 ............: 813.4 332.5 73.3 390.4 310.5 79.9 17.1 103.0 4 ............: 706.8 17.9 6.7 582.4 120.4 462.0 99.8 2.3 5 ............: 3,481.0 1,537.3 420.7 1,422.3 783.9 638.5 100.7 215.9 6 ............: 5,542.1 2,774.0 1,704.4 938.6 176.6 762.0 125.0 22.4 7 ............:11,654.0 6,352.4 4,630.8 594.2 13.1 581.1 76.6 0.6 8 ............: 2,700.9 1,470.8 1,043.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,883.8 855.3 149.6 839.5 665.8 173.7 39.4 181.3 10 ...........: 1,151.3 512.1 312.8 292.5 139.1 153.5 33.8 (D) : United States :28,003.6 13,877.2 8,348.3 5,256.0 2,301.0 2,955.1 522.0 716.0 - 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 ............: 15.2 14.7 0.3 0.2 21.6 2.3 19.3 2 ............: 104.2 102.3 (D) (D) 145.5 18.3 127.2 3 ............: 4,311.3 4,210.4 (D) (D) 91.1 4.4 86.7 4 ............: 13,088.6 12,345.3 730.4 12.9 39.2 8.5 30.7 5 ............: 23,895.5 22,846.1 1,008.0 41.5 267.1 33.9 233.2 6 ............: 4,884.7 4,698.3 185.9 0.5 33.6 19.3 14.2 7 ............: 37,275.1 36,594.3 514.3 166.5 235.7 8.6 227.1 8 ............: 3,741.2 3,739.4 1.7 0.1 746.8 27.5 719.2 9 ............: 2,026.5 2,025.8 0.6 0.1 256.9 5.8 251.1 10 ...........: 239.6 239.0 0.5 0.1 22.6 1.8 20.8 : United States : 89,581.9 86,815.5 2,455.1 311.3 1,860.0 130.4 1,729.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.4 98.0 98.3 98.4 Calves .......: 98.4 98.3 98.1 98.5 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.1 Sheep ........: 92.1 91.1 91.3 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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