Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released January 21, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Second Month of Record High Commercial Red Meat Production Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.36 billion pounds in December, up 5 percent from the 4.15 billion pounds produced in December 2009. Beef production, at 2.27 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.92 million head, up 6 percent from December 2009. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,305 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.7 million pounds, 11 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 77,700 head, down 16 percent from December 2009. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from last year, at 261 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.06 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 9.93 million head, up 1 percent from December 2009. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from the previous year, at 277 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.0 million pounds, was down 6 percent from December 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 217,300 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 2 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2010 commercial red meat production was 49.1 billion pounds, down slightly from 2009. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. December 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2010 contained 23 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: December 2009 and 2010..........................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010..8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010...9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 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: December 2010.....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - December 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2010 as % of : January - December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,134.4 2,235.7 2,272.5 106 102 25,966.1 26,316.3 101 Veal .............: 13.1 11.3 11.7 89 103 138.3 134.3 97 Pork .............: 1,985.3 2,067.8 2,056.0 104 99 22,998.9 22,436.0 98 Lamb and mutton ..: 15.9 14.3 15.0 94 105 170.7 163.6 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,148.6 4,329.2 4,355.2 105 101 49,274.1 49,050.1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2010 as % of : January - December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : :2010 as % : : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,102.5 2,206.5 2,240.1 107 102 25,598.0 25,954.0 101 Veal .............: 12.8 11.0 11.4 89 103 135.1 130.7 97 Pork .............: 1,969.6 2,055.0 2,041.1 104 99 22,826.7 22,274.5 98 Lamb and mutton ..: 15.0 13.5 14.0 93 104 161.7 154.4 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,099.8 4,286.1 4,306.7 105 100 48,721.4 48,513.6 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January - December : December : November : December :2010 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as % : : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,703.7 2,830.4 2,867.6 106 32,765.2 33,701.6 103 Other .................1,000: 50.5 46.1 50.3 100 573.0 563.6 98 Commercial ............1,000: 2,754.2 2,876.4 2,918.0 106 33,338.2 34,265.2 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,299 1,302 1,307 101 1,296 1,282 99 Other ................pounds: 1,134 1,125 1,148 101 1,136 1,135 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,296 1,299 1,305 101 1,293 1,279 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 91.1 71.7 76.6 84 930.4 864.3 93 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.2 1.1 91 13.8 14.4 104 Commercial ............1,000: 92.3 72.9 77.7 84 944.2 878.7 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 238 266 259 109 248 259 105 Other ................pounds: 405 442 429 106 408 430 106 Commercial ...........pounds: 240 269 261 109 250 262 105 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,742.4 9,894.9 9,837.8 101 112,612.3 109,314.6 97 Other .................1,000: 91.4 75.3 87.7 96 1,005.8 942.0 94 Commercial ............1,000: 9,833.7 9,970.2 9,925.4 101 113,618.1 110,256.6 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 270 278 278 103 271 273 101 Other ................pounds: 239 236 236 99 239 238 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 270 278 277 103 271 272 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 217.1 201.1 199.9 92 2,323.1 2,261.0 97 Other .................1,000: 18.4 17.0 17.4 95 192.8 194.8 101 Commercial ............1,000: 235.5 218.0 217.3 92 2,515.9 2,455.7 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 139 134 140 101 139 137 98 Other ................pounds: 99 100 114 115 97 97 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 136 131 138 102 136 134 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 58.3 57.7 52.3 90 659.3 611.8 93 Other .................1,000: 18.9 16.4 22.3 118 179.7 166.4 93 Commercial ............1,000: 77.2 74.2 74.6 97 839.0 778.2 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 61 63 63 103 61 62 101 Other ................pounds: 77 58 63 81 72 66 93 Commercial ...........pounds: 65 62 63 97 63 63 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.9 3.8 4.6 93 53.5 52.9 99 Other .................1,000: 1.4 1.0 1.0 74 14.7 11.2 76 Commercial ............1,000: 6.3 4.8 5.6 89 68.3 64.1 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 : December : November : December :December 2010 as : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.9 1.8 1.9 96 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 - - Arizona ...............: 29.7 34.5 34.9 118 Arkansas ..............: 5.2 4.4 4.2 80 California ............: 151.8 148.1 156.4 103 Colorado ..............: 165.7 171.1 184.6 111 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 3.3 3.1 91 Florida ...............: 9.3 9.9 8.9 95 Georgia ...............: 10.6 11.8 11.4 108 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.9 99 : Idaho .................: 18.3 18.8 16.1 88 Illinois ..............: 242.2 249.4 239.6 99 Indiana ...............: 147.6 162.3 158.0 107 Iowa ..................: 579.5 593.6 595.0 103 Kansas ................: 434.3 456.1 461.4 106 Kentucky ..............: 54.4 54.1 55.1 101 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 103 Michigan ..............: 44.9 44.1 47.0 104 Minnesota .............: 224.9 249.3 247.1 110 Mississippi ...........: 2.5 1.9 2.4 93 : Missouri ..............: 143.3 153.1 157.7 110 Montana ...............: 2.3 2.0 2.1 93 Nebraska ..............: 580.9 634.5 630.7 109 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.8 1.5 110 New Jersey ............: 4.7 5.0 4.6 98 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.6 0.4 110 New York ..............: 3.2 2.9 2.8 87 North Carolina ........: 229.6 224.0 215.3 94 North Dakota ..........: 2.7 3.1 3.7 140 : Ohio ..................: 27.2 26.3 27.2 100 Oklahoma ..............: 98.4 102.6 105.5 107 Oregon ................: 4.9 5.4 5.0 102 Pennsylvania ..........: 114.8 113.7 118.3 103 South Carolina ........: 22.0 20.5 20.5 93 South Dakota ..........: 79.7 98.6 96.0 120 Tennessee .............: 19.7 23.3 18.4 93 Texas .................: 414.8 417.5 437.8 106 Utah ..................: 34.7 36.3 37.2 107 Virginia ..............: 46.3 47.8 42.7 92 : Washington ............: 69.3 72.9 72.0 104 West Virginia .........: 0.9 1.0 0.8 96 Wisconsin .............: 119.2 119.9 125.8 106 Wyoming ...............: 0.6 0.5 0.6 113 : United States .........: 4,148.6 4,329.2 4,355.2 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: December 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 ..........: 0.4 0.5 342 463 889 915 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 77 55 1,134 1,105 Arizona ..........: 41.8 48.0 54,002 61,665 1,298 1,290 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.7 778 698 987 979 California .......: 141.1 153.5 180,918 195,305 1,298 1,296 Colorado .........: 192.4 208.4 254,738 282,449 1,325 1,356 Delaware-Maryland : 3.8 3.3 4,881 4,332 1,290 1,312 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 19.0 21.9 18,811 20,935 991 961 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.1 1,172 1,156 1,150 1,095 : Idaho ............: 25.2 22.5 31,089 27,041 1,253 1,225 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.3 4.0 4,500 4,220 1,057 1,054 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 518.7 541.7 675,271 715,985 1,302 1,322 Kentucky .........: 1.8 1.7 1,747 1,633 952 957 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 264 334 714 722 Michigan .........: 52.0 53.8 71,666 73,815 1,383 1,382 Minnesota ........: 75.6 79.7 104,600 111,235 1,391 1,403 Mississippi ......: - 0.1 - 45 - 587 : Missouri .........: 8.1 7.4 9,595 8,554 1,185 1,155 Montana ..........: 2.9 2.6 3,523 3,149 1,200 1,194 Nebraska .........: 548.6 589.5 736,000 797,485 1,343 1,354 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 96 78 1,026 969 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.7 1,525 1,670 978 984 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.4 3,616 3,856 1,139 1,131 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.6 574 636 1,101 1,105 New York .........: 2.9 2.8 3,358 3,185 1,176 1,178 North Carolina ...: 19.7 17.4 22,914 20,026 1,167 1,157 North Dakota .....: 1.4 2.6 1,724 3,336 1,250 1,288 : Ohio .............: 10.2 10.1 12,087 11,947 1,193 1,194 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 1.9 2,120 1,849 948 982 Oregon ...........: 3.4 3.8 3,937 4,618 1,204 1,240 Pennsylvania .....: 75.5 87.8 93,701 108,604 1,255 1,249 South Carolina ...: 12.4 13.2 13,480 14,443 1,104 1,110 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.7 3.9 2,988 3,213 834 848 Texas ............: 536.5 568.6 667,823 708,404 1,248 1,250 Utah .............: (D) 46.3 (D) 60,490 (D) 1,308 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.1 947 1,242 1,040 1,082 : Washington .......: 86.6 90.4 113,289 118,224 1,314 1,315 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.2 1,236 1,218 1,037 1,044 Wisconsin ........: 148.2 158.1 196,336 207,778 1,338 1,328 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.8 833 979 1,113 1,165 : United States ....: 2,754.2 2,918.0 3,558,149 3,792,092 1,296 1,305 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arizona ..........: - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 21.7 16.2 2,230 1,697 104 106 Colorado .........: - - - - - - Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.2 64 62 270 265 Florida ..........: 0.5 - 45 - 88 - Georgia ..........: 0.1 - 22 - 409 - Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 2.1 1.5 955 640 452 436 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - 0.1 - 37 - 524 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 210 197 502 526 Michigan .........: 1.7 1.6 745 675 452 426 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: 0.1 - 23 - 414 - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.5 (D) 99 (D) 182 (D) New Jersey .......: 6.6 5.9 2,792 2,476 424 417 New Mexico .......: - 0.1 - 15 - 108 New York .........: 17.0 12.4 1,587 1,188 96 101 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 74 66 506 453 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.6 13.9 2,940 2,973 218 235 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 33 32 497 476 Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania .....: 11.1 10.3 4,821 4,426 434 429 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 5.3 2.2 824 710 156 331 Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 396 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Wisconsin ........: (D) 8.9 (D) 3,972 (D) 445 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 92.3 77.7 21,915 19,707 240 261 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 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 6.7 3,211 2,920 444 436 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 21 15 233 194 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 21 260 243 Arkansas .........: 15.7 12.5 7,278 5,731 462 459 California .......: 263.3 249.5 63,537 60,158 242 241 Colorado .........: 0.6 0.7 163 183 258 265 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.7 403 445 256 256 Florida ..........: 8.0 5.7 1,160 791 144 139 Georgia ..........: 6.9 6.4 1,838 1,628 266 253 Hawaii ...........: 1.7 1.6 377 377 224 231 : Idaho ............: 11.4 10.7 2,883 2,692 252 253 Illinois .........: 837.9 832.5 232,840 233,788 278 281 Indiana ..........: 733.5 752.0 191,263 205,475 261 273 Iowa .............: 2,675.8 2,658.9 721,744 740,153 270 279 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.5 1.4 249 227 161 157 Michigan .........: 10.5 12.9 3,874 5,111 368 397 Minnesota ........: 856.9 926.4 225,420 250,662 264 271 Mississippi ......: 11.9 11.5 3,562 3,302 300 288 : Missouri .........: 660.0 709.8 183,804 203,266 279 287 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.5 352 366 243 249 Nebraska .........: 646.9 694.0 173,210 191,054 268 275 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.3 2.4 419 488 186 202 New Jersey .......: 11.2 11.0 962 947 86 86 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 18 29 264 250 New York .........: 2.3 2.4 366 376 158 157 North Carolina ...: 1,102.4 1,008.1 288,301 271,615 262 270 North Dakota .....: 9.4 10.1 2,438 2,658 261 262 : Ohio .............: 95.6 92.9 25,848 25,833 271 279 Oklahoma .........: 458.5 488.4 127,838 137,260 279 281 Oregon ...........: 14.4 13.3 3,592 3,346 251 251 Pennsylvania .....: 298.2 271.5 76,767 70,923 258 262 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 361.7 433.2 94,634 115,839 262 267 Tennessee ........: 57.2 53.5 26,919 24,760 471 463 Texas ............: 43.5 44.5 11,181 12,716 258 286 Utah .............: 5.4 5.3 929 709 171 134 Virginia .........: 225.8 206.6 60,454 55,332 268 268 : Washington .......: 1.9 (D) 413 (D) 218 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.4 157 119 277 273 Wisconsin ........: 40.0 44.9 17,636 20,034 446 450 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 63 58 266 293 : United States ....: 9,833.7 9,925.4 2,654,235 2,748,884 270 277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2009 and 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 32 32 105 127 Arkansas .........: - 0.1 - 6 - 103 California .......: (D) 22.0 (D) 3,075 (D) 140 Colorado .........: 84.5 89.9 13,109 14,119 155 157 Delaware-Maryland : 4.1 3.9 387 383 95 98 Florida ..........: 0.2 (D) 12 (D) 57 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.4 29 27 65 75 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 5 125 103 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 26 30 122 125 Illinois .........: (D) 12.9 (D) 1,825 (D) 142 Indiana ..........: 4.1 3.3 467 363 113 109 Iowa .............: 37.6 23.8 5,702 3,474 152 146 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 31 23 99 92 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.0 127 116 113 119 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 14 60 52 Michigan .........: 16.3 15.4 2,108 1,984 130 129 Minnesota ........: 0.9 1.1 107 125 125 115 Mississippi ......: - 0.2 - 14 - 65 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.4 59 48 117 126 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 55 57 101 108 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 15 17 130 125 Nevada ...........: - - - - - - New England 1/ ...: 3.1 2.8 262 237 84 85 New Jersey .......: 12.0 11.1 951 918 79 83 New Mexico .......: 1.0 1.0 139 133 133 134 New York .........: 4.2 3.3 403 277 95 83 North Carolina ...: 1.0 1.7 75 131 74 76 North Dakota .....: - 0.1 - 8 - 116 : Ohio .............: 1.0 1.3 107 143 105 109 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 9 7 84 113 Oregon ...........: 2.3 2.1 295 289 130 136 Pennsylvania .....: 3.9 3.7 391 358 100 97 South Carolina ...: 0.2 (D) 13 (D) 78 (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 26 24 134 131 Tennessee ........: 1.1 0.7 86 54 76 78 Texas ............: 8.4 5.7 762 634 91 111 Utah .............: 3.2 2.6 431 357 134 138 Virginia .........: 1.4 0.9 128 79 94 91 : Washington .......: 0.8 1.3 147 236 178 185 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 1.2 113 166 130 136 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 18 16 133 151 : United States ....: 235.5 217.3 31,872 29,973 136 138 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - December : : : : January - December Class : December : November : December :-----------------------: December : November : December :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,323 1,337 1,382 16,313 16,596 48.9 47.3 48.2 49.8 49.2 Heifers ..........: 794 849 850 9,742 10,047 29.4 30.0 29.6 29.7 29.8 All cows .........: 541 592 589 6,140 6,437 20.0 20.9 20.5 18.7 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 231 241 265 2,815 2,807 8.5 8.5 9.2 8.6 8.3 Other cows .......: 310 351 324 3,325 3,630 11.5 12.4 11.3 10.1 10.8 Bulls ............: 45 52 47 570 622 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,704 2,830 2,868 32,765 33,702 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 91 72 77 930 864 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,433 9,611 9,556 108,950 105,983 96.8 97.1 97.1 96.7 97.0 Sows .............: 274 258 253 3,243 2,966 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.7 Boars ............: 36 26 29 419 366 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total ............: 9,742 9,895 9,838 112,612 109,315 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 14 15 11 158 156 6.5 7.6 5.3 6.8 6.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 203 186 189 2,165 2,105 93.5 92.4 94.7 93.2 93.1 : Total ............: 217 201 200 2,323 2,261 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - December Class : December : November : December :----------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 780 782 784 784 773 Steers 1/ ...............: 846 855 854 847 835 Heifers 1/ ..............: 784 790 788 782 768 All cows 1/ .............: 604 599 605 610 607 Bulls 1/ ................: 865 862 863 878 875 : Calves and vealers ... : 142 157 153 147 154 : Hogs ................. : 202 208 208 203 204 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 199 205 205 200 201 Sows 2/ .................: 308 305 306 306 305 Boars 2/ ................: 199 215 208 199 200 : Sheep ................ : 69 67 70 70 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 61 64 65 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 67 71 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: December 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 ............: 1.4 0.7 0.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 6.0 2.0 0.4 3.1 2.6 0.5 0.5 18.3 3 ............: 90.3 31.6 8.8 48.1 38.4 9.7 1.9 10.6 4 ............: 71.5 1.9 0.7 60.7 14.5 46.1 8.3 0.2 5 ............: 364.7 156.1 41.0 158.5 94.1 64.4 9.1 26.2 6 ............: 567.1 274.1 174.8 105.0 18.1 86.9 13.2 2.3 7 ............:1,180.5 622.8 480.0 70.9 1.0 69.9 6.8 0.1 8 ............: 268.7 149.2 97.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 201.8 91.0 16.5 91.4 74.9 16.5 2.9 16.0 10 ...........: 115.5 52.4 29.5 31.3 14.0 17.3 2.3 (D) : United States :2,867.6 1,381.7 849.9 588.6 264.8 323.8 47.4 76.6 - 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 ............: 2.0 1.9 - - 2.5 0.2 2.3 2 ............: 13.2 13.0 (D) (D) 13.6 1.6 12.0 3 ............: 478.5 474.4 (D) (D) 9.3 0.4 8.9 4 ............: 1,388.3 1,315.9 69.7 2.7 4.0 0.9 3.1 5 ............: 2,628.0 2,516.8 105.5 5.7 29.4 3.4 26.0 6 ............: 538.0 516.1 21.9 - 2.5 0.9 1.6 7 ............: 4,074.7 4,003.6 53.7 17.4 24.3 0.2 24.1 8 ............: 447.6 447.4 0.2 - 92.2 2.3 90.0 9 ............: 242.0 241.9 0.1 - 19.7 0.6 19.1 10 ...........: 25.4 25.3 - - 2.4 0.2 2.2 : United States : 9,837.8 9,556.3 252.5 28.9 199.9 10.7 189.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - December 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 ............: 15.7 7.3 3.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 ............: 69.9 23.4 4.7 36.1 30.5 5.5 5.8 200.1 3 ............: 992.0 395.0 91.3 484.6 385.4 99.2 21.0 123.4 4 ............: 854.2 21.7 8.2 706.0 148.8 557.3 118.3 2.7 5 ............: 4,207.0 1,842.3 504.7 1,740.1 965.3 774.8 119.9 265.7 6 ............: 6,653.4 3,307.4 2,044.0 1,151.6 208.4 943.1 150.4 27.0 7 ............:14,016.0 7,597.8 5,595.1 732.0 14.9 717.1 91.1 0.7 8 ............: 3,224.5 1,752.1 1,242.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 2,283.9 1,032.8 181.7 1,023.3 809.9 213.5 46.0 212.6 10 ...........: 1,385.0 616.6 371.6 357.3 164.4 192.9 39.5 (D) : United States :33,701.6 16,596.4 10,046.8 6,436.8 2,807.0 3,629.8 621.6 864.3 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 19.0 18.4 0.3 0.2 27.7 2.7 24.9 2 ............: 128.8 126.5 (D) (D) 173.4 22.6 150.8 3 ............: 5,271.8 5,162.5 (D) (D) 110.3 5.2 105.1 4 ............: 15,912.9 15,009.8 885.7 17.4 48.0 10.1 38.0 5 ............: 29,214.3 27,945.9 1,215.8 52.6 326.4 41.9 284.5 6 ............: 5,949.7 5,719.6 229.6 0.6 39.7 22.2 17.5 7 ............: 45,401.8 44,587.5 615.0 199.3 280.2 9.0 271.2 8 ............: 4,647.9 4,645.8 2.1 0.1 926.8 33.4 893.4 9 ............: 2,476.5 2,475.6 0.7 0.1 301.1 7.2 293.9 10 ...........: 291.9 291.2 0.6 0.1 27.4 2.2 25.2 : United States :109,314.6 105,982.7 2,965.9 366.0 2,261.0 156.4 2,104.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - December Species : December : November : December :------------------------ : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.4 98.3 98.3 98.4 Calves .......: 98.7 98.3 98.6 98.5 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sheep ........: 92.2 92.2 92.0 92.3 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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