Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 23, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Commercial Red Meat Production in November Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.33 billion pounds in November, up 9 percent from the 3.96 billion pounds produced in November 2009. Beef production, at 2.24 billion pounds, was 11 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 11 percent from November 2009. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,299 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.3 million pounds, 4 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,900 head, down 10 percent from November 2009. The average live weight was up 23 pounds from last year, at 269 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.07 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.97 million head, up 5 percent from November 2009. The average live weight was up 6 pounds from the previous year, at 278 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.3 million pounds, was down slightly from November 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 218,000 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, unchanged from November a year ago. January to November 2010 commercial red meat production was 44.7 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was down 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. November 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including two 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: November 2009 and 2010..........................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: November 2009 and 2010..8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2009 and 2010...9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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: November 2010.....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - November 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2010 as % of : January - November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : November : October : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,016.1 2,237.8 2,235.7 111 100 23,831.4 24,043.8 101 Veal .............: 11.7 11.4 11.3 96 100 125.3 122.6 98 Pork .............: 1,921.7 2,002.9 2,067.8 108 103 21,013.7 20,380.0 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.3 13.1 14.3 100 109 154.8 148.6 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,964.0 4,265.2 4,329.2 109 102 45,125.2 44,694.9 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2010 as % of : January - November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : November : October : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,988.1 2,201.3 2,206.5 111 100 23,495.5 23,713.8 101 Veal .............: 11.5 11.0 11.0 96 100 122.3 119.3 98 Pork .............: 1,908.4 1,988.8 2,055.0 108 103 20,857.1 20,233.4 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.5 12.3 13.5 100 110 146.7 140.4 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,921.5 4,213.5 4,286.0 109 102 44,621.6 44,206.9 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : November : January - November : November : October : November :2010 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,556.3 2,809.2 2,830.4 111 30,061.5 30,833.9 103 Other .................1,000: 44.4 56.7 46.1 104 522.6 513.3 98 Commercial ............1,000: 2,600.7 2,865.9 2,876.4 111 30,584.0 31,347.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,301 1,301 1,302 100 1,296 1,279 99 Other ................pounds: 1,125 1,137 1,125 100 1,136 1,134 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,298 1,298 1,299 100 1,293 1,277 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 80.0 70.0 71.7 90 839.3 787.7 94 Other .................1,000: 1.1 1.3 1.2 110 12.6 13.3 105 Commercial ............1,000: 81.1 71.4 72.9 90 851.9 801.0 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 243 271 266 109 249 260 104 Other ................pounds: 418 440 442 106 408 430 105 Commercial ...........pounds: 246 275 269 109 251 262 105 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,385.4 9,651.1 9,894.9 105 102,869.9 99,476.9 97 Other .................1,000: 76.4 82.4 75.3 99 914.5 854.4 93 Commercial ............1,000: 9,461.8 9,733.5 9,970.2 105 103,784.4 100,331.2 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 272 276 278 102 271 272 100 Other ................pounds: 244 236 236 97 239 238 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 272 276 278 102 271 272 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 200.4 184.6 201.1 100 2,106.0 2,061.1 98 Other .................1,000: 18.9 17.7 17.0 89 174.4 177.3 102 Commercial ............1,000: 219.3 202.3 218.0 99 2,280.4 2,238.4 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 134 134 134 100 139 136 98 Other ................pounds: 95 93 100 106 97 95 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 131 130 131 100 136 133 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 59.1 50.7 57.7 98 601.0 559.5 93 Other .................1,000: 18.5 14.1 16.4 89 160.8 144.1 90 Commercial ............1,000: 77.6 64.8 74.2 96 761.7 703.6 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 64 62 63 99 61 62 101 Other ................pounds: 72 66 58 81 71 67 94 Commercial ...........pounds: 66 63 62 94 63 63 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.5 3.9 3.8 85 48.6 48.3 99 Other .................1,000: 1.2 0.9 1.0 85 13.4 10.2 76 Commercial ............1,000: 5.7 4.8 4.8 85 62.0 58.4 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : November : October : November :November 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.5 2.0 1.8 116 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 111 Arizona ...............: 28.9 31.2 34.5 119 Arkansas ..............: 4.2 4.5 4.4 104 California ............: 137.0 142.6 148.1 108 Colorado ..............: 151.1 174.2 171.1 113 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 3.2 3.3 98 Florida ...............: 8.2 10.2 9.9 121 Georgia ...............: 10.2 11.0 11.8 116 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.9 118 : Idaho .................: 17.7 17.8 18.8 106 Illinois ..............: 230.0 253.0 249.4 108 Indiana ...............: 143.2 155.8 162.3 113 Iowa ..................: 577.2 579.2 593.6 103 Kansas ................: 404.3 444.9 456.1 113 Kentucky ..............: 48.5 50.9 54.1 112 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 98 Michigan ..............: 41.9 44.9 44.1 105 Minnesota .............: 218.9 246.6 249.3 114 Mississippi ...........: 2.3 1.9 1.9 80 : Missouri ..............: 147.2 151.5 153.1 104 Montana ...............: 2.1 2.2 2.0 97 Nebraska ..............: 578.7 631.6 634.5 110 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 118 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.8 1.8 123 New Jersey ............: 4.0 4.8 5.0 123 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.5 0.6 126 New York ..............: 3.1 2.9 2.9 93 North Carolina ........: 224.3 210.2 224.0 100 North Dakota ..........: 2.0 3.0 3.1 155 : Ohio ..................: 24.4 27.4 26.3 107 Oklahoma ..............: 91.6 98.5 102.6 112 Oregon ................: 5.0 5.2 5.4 108 Pennsylvania ..........: 105.3 108.2 113.7 108 South Carolina ........: 19.8 20.9 20.5 104 South Dakota ..........: 75.1 88.8 98.6 131 Tennessee .............: 23.8 23.3 23.3 98 Texas .................: 374.8 427.6 417.5 111 Utah ..................: 33.1 39.8 36.3 110 Virginia ..............: 41.5 43.1 47.8 115 : Washington ............: 65.2 78.3 72.9 112 West Virginia .........: 0.8 1.2 1.0 117 Wisconsin .............: 109.7 118.7 119.9 109 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.2 0.5 99 : United States .........: 3,964.0 4,265.2 4,329.2 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 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 0.6 484 559 857 926 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 123 145 1,202 1,235 Arizona ..........: 41.9 47.9 53,504 61,829 1,282 1,295 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 505 587 1,001 1,014 California .......: 133.8 149.6 171,457 191,401 1,296 1,301 Colorado .........: 174.9 195.8 231,287 261,610 1,323 1,337 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.4 4,622 4,438 1,303 1,294 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 18.0 21.9 18,164 21,780 1,015 997 Hawaii ...........: 0.8 1.0 890 1,129 1,141 1,093 : Idaho ............: 25.3 26.5 31,171 32,283 1,251 1,240 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.0 3.4 3,213 3,553 1,058 1,056 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 483.3 540.3 631,082 707,381 1,306 1,309 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,459 1,272 975 938 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 340 333 720 727 Michigan .........: 49.1 51.2 66,845 69,801 1,371 1,372 Minnesota ........: 74.1 80.3 102,164 112,030 1,385 1,402 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 53 32 630 637 : Missouri .........: 5.5 3.9 6,608 4,517 1,205 1,171 Montana ..........: 2.7 2.5 3,271 3,057 1,200 1,213 Nebraska .........: 540.0 593.4 732,635 800,432 1,358 1,350 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 101 114 1,016 953 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 2.0 1,557 1,971 981 985 New Jersey .......: 2.8 3.6 3,131 4,080 1,145 1,129 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.8 682 850 1,123 1,073 New York .........: 3.0 2.9 3,401 3,247 1,167 1,158 North Carolina ...: 17.8 18.6 20,493 21,509 1,158 1,158 North Dakota .....: 1.0 1.9 1,219 2,497 1,208 1,327 : Ohio .............: 9.4 10.7 11,019 12,686 1,183 1,193 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 1.9 1,873 1,865 950 981 Oregon ...........: 3.8 3.8 4,346 4,465 1,197 1,196 Pennsylvania .....: 73.4 86.0 90,932 106,574 1,250 1,250 South Carolina ...: 12.1 14.0 13,483 15,273 1,121 1,102 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.1 4.3 2,533 3,543 824 837 Texas ............: 492.1 545.7 607,769 677,430 1,239 1,246 Utah .............: (D) 45.0 (D) 58,831 (D) 1,308 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.4 890 1,498 1,016 1,063 : Washington .......: 81.6 89.1 106,515 118,673 1,313 1,337 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.4 1,190 1,408 963 998 Wisconsin ........: 138.3 151.6 181,955 197,378 1,328 1,315 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.7 787 765 1,188 1,170 : United States ....: 2,600.7 2,876.4 3,364,224 3,724,042 1,298 1,299 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 15.5 2,119 1,693 110 111 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.2 61 54 290 271 Florida ..........: 0.4 - 32 - 88 - Georgia ..........: 0.1 - 29 - 498 - Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 2.2 1.7 989 746 454 439 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - - - - - - Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 218 248 516 541 Michigan .........: 1.4 1.5 611 637 438 425 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: 0.1 0.1 18 18 341 361 Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.4 (D) 75 (D) 168 (D) New Jersey .......: 5.6 6.9 2,385 2,906 423 424 New Mexico .......: - - - - - - New York .........: 13.3 11.3 1,288 1,066 100 100 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.2 61 81 486 472 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 12.2 12.3 2,593 2,760 214 239 Oklahoma .........: - 0.1 - 35 - 497 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 10.2 9.5 4,402 4,081 432 428 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - 0.1 - 24 - 445 Texas ............: 5.1 2.3 1,079 734 212 332 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 30 (D) 401 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 7.9 (D) 3,600 (D) 457 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 81.1 72.9 19,704 19,151 246 269 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 5.3 6.3 2,332 2,690 438 431 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 25 25 230 264 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 35 30 283 210 Arkansas .........: 12.9 13.2 5,953 6,109 462 462 California .......: 209.2 212.7 50,883 51,777 243 244 Colorado .........: 0.8 0.7 219 167 269 247 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 2.0 496 527 268 264 Florida ..........: 8.5 7.7 1,223 938 144 122 Georgia ..........: 6.6 6.6 1,738 1,655 265 250 Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.3 315 324 232 251 : Idaho ............: 9.5 10.7 2,453 2,720 259 256 Illinois .........: 780.6 874.2 216,359 245,497 277 281 Indiana ..........: 711.8 776.1 187,278 212,144 263 273 Iowa .............: 2,668.9 2,659.4 724,667 739,653 272 278 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.2 1.2 226 190 182 164 Michigan .........: 9.5 11.2 3,620 4,414 382 396 Minnesota ........: 825.3 930.8 219,511 252,768 266 272 Mississippi ......: 9.9 9.4 3,248 2,611 328 279 : Missouri .........: 675.2 692.8 191,314 200,207 284 289 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.4 325 357 249 254 Nebraska .........: 639.8 687.8 172,414 190,043 270 276 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.3 470 549 231 237 New Jersey .......: 8.4 9.3 788 872 94 94 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.3 37 68 256 253 New York .........: 2.2 2.4 424 461 189 193 North Carolina ...: 1,080.4 1,043.6 283,807 283,114 263 271 North Dakota .....: 7.2 9.6 1,893 2,483 264 260 : Ohio .............: 83.6 86.6 22,927 24,236 275 280 Oklahoma .........: 426.6 480.6 119,103 133,597 279 278 Oregon ...........: 13.4 15.3 3,446 3,890 258 255 Pennsylvania .....: 254.9 253.9 66,718 66,895 262 264 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 339.6 445.8 89,046 119,521 262 268 Tennessee ........: 72.2 70.3 33,000 31,640 458 451 Texas ............: 34.2 38.9 8,378 10,755 245 276 Utah .............: 3.9 4.7 662 663 172 142 Virginia .........: 202.0 227.5 54,188 61,842 268 272 : Washington .......: 1.7 (D) 399 (D) 240 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 156 178 278 265 Wisconsin ........: 35.8 41.8 15,610 18,981 440 458 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 57 62 265 254 : United States ....: 9,461.8 9,970.2 2,573,026 2,770,254 272 278 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 - 68 - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 23 25 103 118 Arkansas .........: - 0.1 - 9 - 116 California .......: (D) 25.4 (D) 3,313 (D) 131 Colorado .........: 79.4 85.4 12,009 12,988 151 152 Delaware-Maryland : 4.2 4.7 397 454 94 96 Florida ..........: 0.3 (D) 22 (D) 66 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.5 39 45 72 84 Hawaii ...........: - - - - - - : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 48 39 130 123 Illinois .........: (D) 11.4 (D) 1,565 (D) 138 Indiana ..........: 4.4 4.4 509 490 115 112 Iowa .............: 32.6 19.9 4,683 2,733 144 138 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 33 36 105 94 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 110 104 114 102 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 17 60 58 Michigan .........: 15.3 15.3 1,984 1,978 130 129 Minnesota ........: 0.8 1.3 95 157 116 123 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 8 7 68 59 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.4 52 48 116 113 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 51 49 101 94 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 9 8 138 121 Nevada ...........: - 0.1 - 7 - 115 New England 1/ ...: 3.5 4.1 309 343 89 85 New Jersey .......: 11.0 11.6 920 1,023 84 88 New Mexico .......: 1.2 1.3 156 173 135 134 New York .........: 4.2 4.7 407 392 96 84 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.9 78 147 74 77 North Dakota .....: - - - - - - : Ohio .............: 1.5 1.4 158 148 106 108 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.1 18 9 94 92 Oregon ...........: 2.0 2.2 262 300 134 134 Pennsylvania .....: 3.0 3.2 310 315 102 98 South Carolina ...: 0.2 (D) 13 (D) 75 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 29 30 125 126 Tennessee ........: 1.3 1.2 93 91 73 76 Texas ............: 10.7 7.6 929 711 87 94 Utah .............: 2.7 2.4 361 319 135 133 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.1 126 106 95 95 : Washington .......: 0.9 0.7 141 109 158 156 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 0.9 116 106 123 120 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 18 12 117 150 : United States ....: 219.3 218.0 28,693 28,597 131 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - November : : : : January - November Class : November : October : November :-----------------------: November : October : November :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,193 1,343 1,337 14,990 15,215 46.7 47.8 47.3 49.9 49.3 Heifers ..........: 784 854 849 8,947 9,197 30.7 30.4 30.0 29.8 29.8 All cows .........: 533 558 592 5,599 5,848 20.9 19.9 20.9 18.6 19.0 Dairy cows .......: 209 231 241 2,584 2,542 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.2 Other cows .......: 324 326 351 3,015 3,306 12.7 11.6 12.4 10.0 10.7 Bulls ............: 46 55 52 525 574 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 : Total ............: 2,556 2,809 2,830 30,061 30,834 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 80 70 72 839 788 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,099 9,366 9,611 99,518 96,426 96.9 97.0 97.1 96.7 96.9 Sows .............: 257 258 258 2,969 2,713 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.7 Boars ............: 30 27 26 383 337 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total ............: 9,385 9,651 9,895 102,870 99,477 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 20 15 15 144 146 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.8 7.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 181 170 186 1,962 1,915 90.2 92.1 92.4 93.2 92.9 : Total ............: 200 185 201 2,106 2,061 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - November Class : November : October : November :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 780 786 782 784 772 Steers 1/ ...............: 850 859 855 847 833 Heifers 1/ ..............: 792 788 790 781 767 All cows 1/ .............: 599 599 599 610 607 Bulls 1/ ................: 859 862 862 879 876 : Calves and vealers ... : 145 160 157 147 154 : Hogs ................. : 204 206 208 203 204 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 201 204 205 200 201 Sows 2/ .................: 308 305 305 306 305 Boars 2/ ................: 203 205 215 199 200 : Sheep ................ : 67 67 67 70 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 62 63 64 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 67 67 70 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 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 ............: 6.3 2.2 0.5 3.1 2.4 0.6 0.5 18.1 3 ............: 88.3 31.0 9.2 46.1 36.6 9.6 2.0 9.8 4 ............: 75.9 1.9 0.8 63.0 13.9 49.1 10.2 0.2 5 ............: 361.4 148.9 43.1 159.3 87.4 71.9 10.1 23.6 6 ............: 544.2 259.3 164.7 108.0 13.8 94.2 12.3 2.3 7 ............:1,181.4 622.6 484.2 66.9 0.7 66.1 7.7 0.1 8 ............: 254.8 132.1 100.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 198.2 86.5 15.6 92.4 69.1 23.3 3.7 15.3 10 ...........: 118.2 52.1 29.3 33.5 11.4 22.1 3.3 (D) : United States :2,830.4 1,337.4 848.6 592.1 241.2 350.9 52.2 71.7 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 1.8 - - 3.6 0.2 3.4 2 ............: 11.4 11.2 (D) (D) 14.4 2.7 11.7 3 ............: 482.0 477.8 (D) (D) 9.9 0.4 9.5 4 ............: 1,435.9 1,348.5 85.6 1.8 4.9 0.7 4.2 5 ............: 2,690.8 2,583.0 102.3 5.5 29.8 4.6 25.2 6 ............: 527.0 505.2 21.8 - 3.6 1.9 1.7 7 ............: 4,052.0 3,989.6 47.0 15.3 20.2 0.2 20.0 8 ............: 459.2 459.0 0.2 - 87.7 3.6 84.2 9 ............: 208.0 207.9 - - 24.5 0.8 23.6 10 ...........: 27.0 26.9 - - 2.4 0.2 2.2 : United States : 9,894.9 9,610.9 258.2 25.8 201.1 15.3 185.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - November 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 ............: 14.3 6.6 3.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 63.9 21.4 4.2 32.9 28.0 5.0 5.3 181.8 3 ............: 901.7 363.4 82.6 436.6 347.1 89.5 19.1 112.8 4 ............: 782.7 19.8 7.5 645.4 134.2 511.1 110.0 2.5 5 ............: 3,842.4 1,686.2 463.7 1,581.6 871.2 710.4 110.8 239.5 6 ............: 6,086.3 3,033.3 1,869.1 1,046.6 190.4 856.2 137.3 24.7 7 ............:12,835.4 6,975.0 5,115.1 661.1 13.8 647.2 84.3 0.6 8 ............: 2,955.8 1,602.9 1,144.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 2,082.1 941.8 165.3 931.9 734.9 197.0 43.1 196.6 10 ...........: 1,269.5 564.3 342.1 326.0 150.4 175.6 37.1 (D) : United States :30,833.9 15,214.6 9,196.9 5,848.2 2,542.1 3,306.0 574.2 787.7 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 17.0 16.5 0.3 0.2 25.2 2.5 22.7 2 ............: 115.6 113.5 (D) (D) 159.8 21.0 138.8 3 ............: 4,793.3 4,688.1 (D) (D) 101.0 4.8 96.2 4 ............: 14,524.5 13,693.8 816.0 14.7 44.0 9.2 34.9 5 ............: 26,586.3 25,429.1 1,110.3 46.9 297.0 38.5 258.5 6 ............: 5,411.7 5,203.5 207.7 0.5 37.2 21.2 16.0 7 ............: 41,327.1 40,583.9 561.3 181.9 255.9 8.8 247.1 8 ............: 4,200.3 4,198.3 1.9 0.1 834.5 31.1 803.4 9 ............: 2,234.4 2,233.7 0.6 0.1 281.4 6.6 274.8 10 ...........: 266.5 265.9 0.5 0.1 25.0 2.0 23.0 : United States : 99,476.9 96,426.4 2,713.3 337.1 2,061.1 145.7 1,915.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - November Species : November : October : November :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.0 98.4 98.3 98.4 Calves .......: 98.7 98.1 98.3 98.5 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.1 Sheep ........: 91.4 91.3 92.2 92.4 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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