Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 22, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Commercial Red Meat Production for June Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.22 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 4.18 billion pounds produced in June 2010. Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.10 million head, up 2 percent from June 2010. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,262 pounds. Veal production totaled 11.2 million pounds, 4 percent above June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,500 head, up 6 percent from June 2010. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from last year, at 266 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.94 million head, down 1 percent from June 2010. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 273 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.6 million pounds, was down 11 percent from June 2010. Sheep slaughter totaled 183,400 head, 14 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 3 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2011 commercial red meat production was 24.2 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2010. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 8 percent. June 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including zero holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including zero 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: June 2010 and 2011....7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2010 and 2011......8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2010 and 2011.......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2010 and 2011.........................................................................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: June 2011.........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - June 2011.........................................................................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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2011 as % of : January - June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : June : May : : :2011 as % : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,320.0 2,131.4 2,374.5 102 111 12,794.7 12,970.0 101 Veal .............: 10.7 10.3 11.2 104 109 66.4 65.1 98 Pork .............: 1,831.7 1,759.6 1,820.1 99 103 10,909.3 11,090.3 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.1 12.9 12.6 89 98 82.5 75.9 92 : Total red meat ...: 4,176.5 3,914.2 4,218.4 101 108 23,853.0 24,201.4 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2011 as % of : January - June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : June : May : : :2011 as % : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,290.8 2,105.3 2,347.0 102 111 12,621.3 12,802.3 101 Veal .............: 10.4 10.0 11.0 105 109 64.7 63.5 98 Pork .............: 1,818.7 1,747.3 1,807.1 99 103 10,831.1 11,013.7 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.3 12.3 11.8 89 96 78.6 72.5 92 : Total red meat ...: 4,133.3 3,874.9 4,176.9 101 108 23,595.7 23,952.0 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January - June : June : May : June :2011 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : of 2010 : : :2011 as % : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3,004.1 2,777.3 3,058.4 102 16,572.0 16,693.6 101 Other .................1,000: 45.3 40.7 42.8 94 271.4 262.3 97 Commercial ............1,000: 3,049.5 2,818.0 3,101.2 102 16,843.4 16,955.9 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,263 1,255 1,263 100 1,270 1,274 100 Other ................pounds: 1,125 1,125 1,126 100 1,129 1,130 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,261 1,253 1,262 100 1,268 1,272 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 67.3 60.0 71.5 106 427.0 399.8 94 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.1 1.1 87 7.1 6.2 87 Commercial ............1,000: 68.5 61.1 72.5 106 434.1 406.0 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 267 285 264 99 258 273 106 Other ................pounds: 425 434 421 99 428 432 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 269 288 266 99 261 276 106 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,968.0 8,470.4 8,865.6 99 53,248.3 53,166.0 100 Other .................1,000: 78.3 71.5 74.4 95 455.7 432.7 95 Commercial ............1,000: 9,046.3 8,541.8 8,940.0 99 53,704.0 53,598.7 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 271 276 273 101 272 277 102 Other ................pounds: 231 237 242 105 239 246 103 Commercial ...........pounds: 271 275 273 101 272 276 102 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 194.2 165.8 168.2 87 1,126.4 1,005.2 89 Other .................1,000: 17.9 13.5 15.2 85 87.4 74.4 85 Commercial ............1,000: 212.1 179.4 183.4 86 1,213.8 1,079.6 89 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 138 148 141 102 140 144 103 Other ................pounds: 87 89 97 112 93 94 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 134 143 137 103 137 141 103 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 52.8 44.5 49.5 94 285.9 262.4 92 Other .................1,000: 10.9 13.7 14.6 135 69.3 80.5 116 Commercial ............1,000: 63.7 58.2 64.1 101 355.2 342.9 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 61 63 62 101 62 63 102 Other ................pounds: 75 68 77 103 72 69 96 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 64 65 103 64 65 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.8 3.7 4.0 83 27.9 22.5 81 Other .................1,000: 0.9 0.7 0.8 92 5.7 5.0 88 Commercial ............1,000: 5.7 4.4 4.8 84 33.6 27.6 82 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2011 as : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : % of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.9 1.7 1.9 102 Alaska ................: 0.1 - - - Arizona ...............: 32.3 32.6 38.6 119 Arkansas ..............: 4.4 3.5 3.5 79 California ............: 149.5 143.3 152.1 102 Colorado ..............: 189.6 169.5 195.3 103 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 3.2 3.1 92 Florida ...............: 9.3 9.6 10.0 107 Georgia ...............: 9.8 9.1 11.5 117 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.9 104 : Idaho .................: 17.2 13.9 3.1 18 Illinois ..............: 220.7 209.4 218.2 99 Indiana ...............: 147.5 137.7 141.6 96 Iowa ..................: 530.5 502.2 524.5 99 Kansas ................: 484.0 437.8 506.7 105 Kentucky ..............: 43.2 42.9 43.6 101 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 97 Michigan ..............: 45.0 41.1 40.3 90 Minnesota .............: 228.7 214.3 228.2 100 Mississippi ...........: 1.7 1.8 2.0 120 : Missouri ..............: 139.4 135.1 138.3 99 Montana ...............: 1.7 1.3 1.4 86 Nebraska ..............: 619.8 564.9 622.8 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 164 New England 1/ ........: 1.3 1.4 1.5 114 New Jersey ............: 4.7 4.2 4.8 103 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 99 New York ..............: 2.7 2.4 2.6 97 North Carolina ........: 198.1 197.3 198.9 100 North Dakota ..........: 3.3 4.3 3.4 102 : Ohio ..................: 25.0 24.7 25.3 101 Oklahoma ..............: 97.0 94.9 103.2 106 Oregon ................: 5.2 5.6 5.9 112 Pennsylvania ..........: 105.4 101.3 104.5 99 South Carolina ........: 19.7 19.6 19.5 99 South Dakota ..........: 82.9 75.6 76.0 92 Tennessee .............: 18.6 14.5 17.5 94 Texas .................: 455.1 438.7 494.5 109 Utah ..................: 39.2 34.0 40.5 103 Virginia ..............: 38.4 36.9 37.6 98 : Washington ............: 76.3 68.8 76.5 100 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 92 Wisconsin .............: 121.5 112.5 116.9 96 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 103 : United States .........: 4,176.5 3,914.2 4,218.4 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2010 and 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.6 585 523 975 924 Alaska ...........: 0.1 - 60 - 1,115 - Arizona ..........: 46.8 52.0 59,121 66,475 1,269 1,281 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.5 798 510 962 971 California .......: 149.3 156.3 190,718 197,538 1,299 1,285 Colorado .........: 233.7 236.3 293,274 299,405 1,255 1,268 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.4 4,777 4,386 1,302 1,285 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 18.5 21.6 17,907 20,691 971 961 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.1 1,148 1,217 1,093 1,126 : Idaho ............: 23.9 2.3 29,106 2,299 1,236 1,128 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.8 3.9 4,036 4,177 1,059 1,059 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 594.5 612.0 753,421 782,722 1,268 1,279 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.2 1,284 1,278 977 1,039 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 325 349 761 742 Michigan .........: 53.4 47.2 71,967 63,393 1,354 1,352 Minnesota ........: 78.7 77.9 108,369 105,574 1,383 1,362 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.1 83 44 503 469 : Missouri .........: 4.6 6.2 5,335 7,308 1,155 1,182 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.8 2,489 2,141 1,160 1,159 Nebraska .........: 620.3 618.9 792,515 799,121 1,279 1,292 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 96 170 1,010 1,063 New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.6 1,502 1,626 1,061 1,044 New Jersey .......: 3.5 3.6 3,936 4,022 1,148 1,123 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 346 423 1,018 1,185 New York .........: 2.6 2.7 3,009 2,973 1,168 1,142 North Carolina ...: 17.8 18.8 20,884 21,028 1,180 1,121 North Dakota .....: 2.2 3.3 2,701 4,252 1,214 1,294 : Ohio .............: 10.0 10.1 11,860 11,831 1,194 1,177 Oklahoma .........: 2.7 2.2 2,560 2,179 954 988 Oregon ...........: 3.6 4.4 4,332 5,284 1,217 1,216 Pennsylvania .....: 79.4 82.0 97,385 95,359 1,238 1,177 South Carolina ...: 14.1 13.3 15,800 15,232 1,135 1,156 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.6 3.9 2,970 3,219 837 843 Texas ............: 602.6 657.6 735,342 795,345 1,223 1,212 Utah .............: 50.0 50.3 63,557 65,433 1,275 1,304 Virginia .........: 0.8 1.1 883 1,233 1,058 1,158 : Washington .......: 96.1 94.9 122,879 123,244 1,284 1,305 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 410 428 1,113 1,058 Wisconsin ........: 148.8 141.3 196,481 183,088 1,332 1,307 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 672 711 1,160 1,149 : United States ....: 3,049.5 3,101.2 3,834,320 3,900,208 1,261 1,262 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 2010 and 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 - 25 - 495 - Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arizona ..........: - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 15.2 17.6 1,692 1,809 113 103 Colorado .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.4 75 95 269 265 Florida ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 - 25 - 484 - Hawaii ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 1.6 1.5 698 663 438 431 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: - - - - - - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - 0.1 - 38 - 587 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 246 184 528 528 Michigan .........: 1.5 1.7 648 718 424 423 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: - - - - - - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: (D) 2.4 (D) 222 (D) 94 New Jersey .......: 6.2 6.7 2,631 2,864 428 426 New Mexico .......: - 0.3 - 24 - 77 New York .........: 9.5 9.3 967 876 106 102 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 68 72 475 506 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.8 10.5 2,077 2,518 243 256 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 37 36 406 407 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.4 10.1 4,041 4,328 431 427 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - - - - - - Texas ............: 0.7 0.6 370 367 516 607 Utah .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia .........: 0.1 - 24 - 347 - : Washington .......: (D) 1.5 (D) 118 (D) 77 West Virginia ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Wisconsin ........: 9.0 8.4 3,988 3,783 441 450 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 68.5 72.5 18,214 18,938 269 266 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 2010 and 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 6.5 6.7 2,815 2,837 434 427 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (D) 23 (D) 246 (D) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 21 20 207 264 Arkansas .........: 13.0 10.5 5,985 4,894 461 464 California .......: 212.3 202.4 50,476 48,293 238 239 Colorado .........: 0.5 0.5 136 127 250 257 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.6 311 337 212 218 Florida ..........: 5.1 8.1 712 1,057 140 131 Georgia ..........: 6.2 6.4 1,488 1,556 241 244 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.3 327 331 247 258 : Idaho ............: 8.8 10.0 2,191 2,520 249 251 Illinois .........: 735.1 740.0 204,486 206,132 278 279 Indiana ..........: 727.8 688.9 191,263 183,636 263 267 Iowa .............: 2,396.9 2,378.4 652,704 648,582 273 273 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.9 149 165 189 193 Michigan .........: 7.8 11.5 2,950 4,106 378 357 Minnesota ........: 841.9 851.1 224,737 226,354 267 266 Mississippi ......: 8.3 9.2 2,346 2,862 283 310 : Missouri .........: 647.0 642.2 180,853 178,100 280 278 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.2 277 273 246 238 Nebraska .........: 646.8 625.4 175,139 168,846 271 270 Nevada ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.2 402 452 193 202 New Jersey .......: 9.1 9.7 902 920 99 94 New Mexico .......: 0.1 - 19 - 244 - New York .........: 2.7 3.0 507 498 185 165 North Carolina ...: 959.9 938.9 249,095 249,589 260 266 North Dakota .....: 9.9 4.9 2,508 1,253 254 255 : Ohio .............: 88.6 88.8 23,555 23,618 267 267 Oklahoma .........: 461.2 477.5 126,159 133,867 274 280 Oregon ...........: 15.1 15.5 3,741 3,866 249 250 Pennsylvania .....: 241.3 234.6 61,360 59,582 255 254 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 376.1 345.9 99,307 90,197 264 261 Tennessee ........: 54.7 49.3 25,169 23,346 461 474 Texas ............: 33.8 37.6 7,048 10,158 209 271 Utah .............: 4.3 5.9 667 810 156 137 Virginia .........: 187.5 182.8 49,900 48,576 266 266 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 104 100 229 212 Wisconsin ........: 43.5 54.1 19,443 24,790 451 460 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 61 50 277 244 : United States ....: 9,046.3 8,940.0 2,449,712 2,434,938 271 273 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2010 and 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: - 0.1 - 6 - 78 Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 26 26 110 121 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 38.0 35.9 5,540 5,201 146 146 Colorado .........: 65.0 73.3 10,226 11,924 157 163 Delaware-Maryland : 4.8 3.2 443 297 93 92 Florida ..........: (D) 0.2 (D) 11 (D) 54 Georgia ..........: 0.4 0.4 27 25 72 61 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 9 129 119 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 29 27 123 133 Illinois .........: 10.1 10.1 1,396 1,357 138 135 Indiana ..........: 3.5 2.8 394 302 114 109 Iowa .............: 22.9 0.2 3,350 29 146 143 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 25 28 100 97 Kentucky .........: 1.0 0.9 128 116 123 125 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 21 14 63 53 Michigan .........: 16.6 12.9 2,132 1,599 128 125 Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.2 64 25 114 132 Mississippi ......: 0.1 (D) 8 (D) 63 (D) : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.4 55 45 115 102 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.2 25 20 94 90 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 10 9 122 122 Nevada ...........: 0.1 - 10 - 133 - New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.2 186 198 88 90 New Jersey .......: 11.6 9.5 926 815 80 85 New Mexico .......: 1.4 0.9 195 123 142 143 New York .........: 3.3 2.9 307 246 94 84 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.4 86 94 73 68 North Dakota .....: - - - - - - : Ohio .............: 1.4 0.9 147 96 107 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.2 17 15 96 92 Oregon ...........: 2.2 2.3 309 321 140 139 Pennsylvania .....: 3.5 3.3 340 320 97 96 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 45 27 136 116 Tennessee ........: 1.5 0.8 96 52 66 69 Texas ............: 11.6 11.4 839 995 73 88 Utah .............: 2.4 2.3 329 321 137 141 Virginia .........: 1.3 0.5 120 50 95 97 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.7 122 120 164 164 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.8 0.7 103 100 135 143 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 10 153 145 : United States ....: 212.1 183.4 28,309 25,116 134 137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - June : : : : January - June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,564 1,431 1,596 8,206 8,248 52.1 51.5 52.2 49.5 49.4 Heifers ..........: 860 782 878 4,936 4,991 28.6 28.2 28.7 29.8 29.9 All cows .........: 525 516 538 3,127 3,168 17.5 18.6 17.6 18.9 19.0 Dairy cows .......: 214 220 219 1,370 1,458 7.1 7.9 7.2 8.3 8.7 Other cows .......: 311 296 319 1,758 1,710 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.6 10.2 Bulls ............: 55 48 47 303 287 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 : Total ............: 3,004 2,777 3,058 16,572 16,694 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 67 60 71 427 400 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,691 8,202 8,570 51,589 51,533 96.9 96.8 96.7 96.9 96.9 Sows .............: 247 241 268 1,462 1,469 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.8 Boars ............: 30 27 28 198 164 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total ............: 8,968 8,470 8,866 53,248 53,166 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 14 15 16 81 70 7.3 9.1 9.4 7.2 7.0 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 180 151 152 1,046 935 92.7 90.9 90.6 92.8 93.0 : Total ............: 194 166 168 1,126 1,005 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 765 761 770 764 770 Steers 1/ ...............: 821 819 832 821 830 Heifers 1/ ..............: 749 749 758 758 766 All cows 1/ .............: 609 602 594 613 607 Bulls 1/ ................: 896 881 878 879 875 : Calves and vealers ... : 157 170 156 153 162 : Hogs ................. : 203 206 204 204 207 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 200 203 201 201 204 Sows 2/ .................: 307 310 309 306 308 Boars 2/ ................: 202 212 210 198 211 : Sheep ................ : 69 74 71 70 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 68 62 65 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 75 71 70 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2011 [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 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.4 2 ............: 6.1 2.0 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.5 0.4 16.0 3 ............: 85.2 31.6 10.9 40.8 32.5 8.4 2.0 10.5 4 ............: 73.8 2.5 0.8 61.8 14.0 47.8 8.7 0.2 5 ............: 344.6 159.4 38.5 136.3 76.4 59.9 10.4 22.5 6 ............: 655.7 312.3 213.6 118.9 12.4 106.4 10.8 0.9 7 ............:1,281.5 750.8 463.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 300.4 179.6 101.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 209.0 97.7 24.3 82.9 62.8 20.1 4.1 17.5 10 ...........: 100.6 59.2 24.2 15.8 11.0 4.8 1.4 1.5 : United States :3,058.4 1,595.8 877.6 537.7 219.1 318.6 47.3 71.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.9 - - 2.1 0.4 1.7 2 ............: 12.7 12.5 (D) (D) 12.0 1.9 10.0 3 ............: 418.1 417.2 (D) (D) 7.7 0.5 7.2 4 ............: 1,269.0 1,200.2 64.2 4.6 3.9 1.0 2.8 5 ............: 2,403.5 2,274.5 123.3 5.6 23.5 2.8 20.7 6 ............: 519.7 501.4 18.2 0.1 5.6 4.4 1.2 7 ............: 3,660.7 3,582.4 60.4 17.9 0.6 - 0.6 8 ............: 356.0 355.8 0.1 - 75.5 4.0 71.5 9 ............: 196.9 196.7 0.1 - 34.8 0.6 34.2 10 ...........: 27.1 27.0 0.1 - 2.5 0.2 2.3 : United States : 8,865.6 8,569.6 267.6 28.4 168.2 15.8 152.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - June 2011 [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 ............: 7.5 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 6.1 2 ............: 34.7 11.2 3.1 18.0 15.3 2.7 2.5 84.1 3 ............: 494.6 177.3 49.1 256.4 204.6 51.8 11.7 60.5 4 ............: 426.3 12.4 4.8 353.7 87.4 266.4 55.3 1.2 5 ............: 1,994.5 903.0 213.3 821.4 496.8 324.7 56.8 126.4 6 ............: 3,416.0 1,680.9 1,048.2 614.5 110.2 504.3 72.3 7.8 7 ............: 6,921.2 3,782.6 2,745.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,596.5 833.8 644.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,160.8 537.1 115.9 486.9 408.1 78.8 20.8 99.8 10 ...........: 641.6 306.4 164.8 155.9 86.2 69.7 14.4 13.5 : United States :16,693.6 8,248.1 4,990.7 3,168.1 1,457.7 1,710.4 286.7 399.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.6 8.2 0.2 0.1 13.2 1.9 11.3 2 ............: 64.9 63.8 (D) (D) 73.7 10.0 63.7 3 ............: 2,440.5 2,428.7 (D) (D) 46.2 2.1 44.2 4 ............: 7,533.2 7,145.1 366.4 21.7 19.5 4.8 14.8 5 ............: 14,197.2 13,511.4 654.6 31.1 153.3 16.5 136.8 6 ............: 3,011.4 2,906.8 104.3 0.3 18.7 11.0 7.7 7 ............: 22,187.9 21,748.9 334.6 104.4 51.5 2.5 49.1 8 ............: 2,352.9 2,351.6 1.2 - 471.3 18.5 452.8 9 ............: 1,214.5 1,214.1 0.4 0.1 145.7 2.5 143.2 10 ...........: 154.9 154.5 0.3 0.1 12.1 0.8 11.3 : United States : 53,166.0 51,533.3 1,468.7 164.0 1,005.2 70.4 934.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.2 98.2 98.5 98.4 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.6 92.5 91.7 92.8 93.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 Travis Averill - 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 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. 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