Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released August 26, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Low Lamb and Mutton and Veal Production in July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.79 billion pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 3.96 billion pounds produced in July 2010. Beef production, at 2.14 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down 5 percent from July 2010. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,272 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.1 million pounds, 8 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 73,400 head, down 2 percent from July 2010. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from last year, at 244 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.64 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.16 million head, down 4 percent from July 2010. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 268 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.9 million pounds, was down 15 percent from July 2010. Sheep slaughter totaled 164,900 head, 16 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 3 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2011 commercial red meat production was 28.0 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2010. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 3 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 9 percent. July 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States................................4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.......................4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States...5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.....................6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 2010 and 2011....7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2010 and 2011......8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2010 and 2011.......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 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: July 2011.........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - July 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2011 as % of : January - July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : July : June : : :2011 as % : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,229.6 2,374.6 2,135.2 96 90 15,024.1 15,105.3 101 Veal .............: 10.9 11.2 10.1 92 90 77.4 75.2 97 Pork .............: 1,702.2 1,820.1 1,637.2 96 90 12,611.4 12,727.5 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.8 12.6 10.9 85 87 95.4 86.9 91 : Total red meat ...: 3,955.5 4,218.4 3,793.4 96 90 27,808.2 27,994.9 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2011 as % of : January - July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : July : June : : :2011 as % : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,204.3 2,347.1 2,110.6 96 90 14,825.6 14,913.0 101 Veal .............: 10.7 11.0 9.9 92 90 75.3 73.4 97 Pork .............: 1,689.8 1,807.1 1,625.3 96 90 12,520.9 12,638.9 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 11.8 10.2 85 86 90.5 82.7 91 : Total red meat ...: 3,916.7 4,177.0 3,755.9 96 90 27,512.4 27,708.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July : January - July : July : June : July :2011 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : of 2010 : : :2011 as % : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,860.0 3,058.4 2,728.3 95 19,432.0 19,421.9 100 Other .................1,000: 39.2 42.8 37.5 96 310.6 299.8 97 Commercial ............1,000: 2,899.2 3,101.2 2,765.8 95 19,742.6 19,721.7 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,275 1,263 1,273 100 1,271 1,274 100 Other ................pounds: 1,136 1,126 1,138 100 1,130 1,131 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,273 1,262 1,272 100 1,269 1,272 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 74.1 71.5 72.4 98 501.1 472.1 94 Other .................1,000: 1.1 1.1 1.0 93 8.2 7.2 88 Commercial ............1,000: 75.1 72.5 73.4 98 509.3 479.4 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 249 264 242 97 257 269 105 Other ................pounds: 430 421 417 97 428 430 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 251 266 244 97 260 271 104 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,395.5 8,865.6 8,088.8 96 61,643.9 61,254.8 99 Other .................1,000: 73.4 74.4 69.7 95 529.1 502.3 95 Commercial ............1,000: 8,469.0 8,940.0 8,158.5 96 62,173.0 61,757.1 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 269 273 268 100 272 276 101 Other ................pounds: 233 242 237 102 238 245 103 Commercial ...........pounds: 269 273 268 100 271 275 102 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 178.3 168.2 149.6 84 1,304.6 1,154.8 89 Other .................1,000: 19.2 15.2 15.3 80 106.7 89.7 84 Commercial ............1,000: 197.5 183.4 164.9 84 1,411.3 1,244.5 88 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 134 141 136 101 139 143 103 Other ................pounds: 98 97 104 106 94 96 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 130 137 133 102 136 140 103 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 50.2 49.5 50.3 100 336.1 312.7 93 Other .................1,000: 11.7 14.6 15.4 132 80.9 95.9 118 Commercial ............1,000: 61.9 64.1 65.7 106 417.0 408.6 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 61 62 62 102 62 63 102 Other ................pounds: 75 77 60 80 73 68 93 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 65 62 97 64 64 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.7 4.0 3.7 79 32.6 26.2 80 Other .................1,000: 0.9 0.8 0.8 90 6.6 5.8 88 Commercial ............1,000: 5.5 4.8 4.4 80 39.2 32.0 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 : July : June : July : July 2011 as : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : % of 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.8 1.9 1.4 80 Alaska ................: - - - - Arizona ...............: 31.5 38.6 36.2 115 Arkansas ..............: 3.7 3.5 3.8 102 California ............: 144.0 152.1 135.2 94 Colorado ..............: 178.3 195.3 180.4 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 3.1 2.6 90 Florida ...............: 9.5 10.0 9.3 98 Georgia ...............: 9.5 11.5 10.4 110 Hawaii ................: 0.9 1.0 0.9 92 : Idaho .................: 16.9 3.1 3.1 18 Illinois ..............: 208.1 218.2 203.1 98 Indiana ...............: 136.7 141.6 126.2 92 Iowa ..................: 496.3 524.5 466.3 94 Kansas ................: 465.7 506.7 443.2 95 Kentucky ..............: 41.8 43.6 39.8 95 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 89 Michigan ..............: 43.8 40.3 40.1 92 Minnesota .............: 216.8 228.2 208.2 96 Mississippi ...........: 1.6 2.0 1.9 115 : Missouri ..............: 127.4 138.3 124.6 98 Montana ...............: 1.4 1.4 1.4 97 Nebraska ..............: 599.0 622.8 568.7 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 154 New England 1/ ........: 1.3 1.5 1.3 103 New Jersey ............: 4.5 4.8 4.2 95 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 84 New York ..............: 2.6 2.6 2.6 100 North Carolina ........: 182.3 198.9 173.8 95 North Dakota ..........: 3.0 3.4 2.1 70 : Ohio ..................: 24.2 25.3 22.3 92 Oklahoma ..............: 90.3 103.2 89.7 99 Oregon ................: 4.5 5.9 5.5 124 Pennsylvania ..........: 99.4 104.5 93.3 94 South Carolina ........: 19.5 19.5 17.6 90 South Dakota ..........: 72.9 76.0 71.0 97 Tennessee .............: 20.0 17.5 15.4 77 Texas .................: 434.5 494.5 431.5 99 Utah ..................: 38.3 40.5 36.5 95 Virginia ..............: 36.1 37.6 37.4 104 : Washington ............: 73.8 76.5 71.2 96 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 111 Wisconsin .............: 109.0 116.9 109.5 100 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 92 : United States .........: 3,955.5 4,218.4 3,793.4 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 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 ..........: 0.4 0.3 359 311 924 1,004 Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 43.7 49.5 55,430 62,763 1,274 1,272 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 528 427 998 937 California .......: 148.3 139.2 186,879 174,717 1,280 1,277 Colorado .........: 213.3 211.0 275,028 274,511 1,290 1,302 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 2.9 4,124 3,679 1,290 1,278 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 17.6 20.3 17,289 19,144 987 946 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.0 1,197 1,073 1,099 1,128 : Idaho ............: 23.1 2.2 28,534 2,262 1,254 1,137 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.0 3.1 3,139 3,296 1,063 1,062 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 563.2 523.5 722,608 681,827 1,283 1,303 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.0 1,238 1,060 1,014 1,017 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 341 317 759 712 Michigan .........: 52.1 47.7 70,533 63,886 1,360 1,349 Minnesota ........: 76.0 71.0 104,326 96,389 1,379 1,362 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 45 45 586 491 : Missouri .........: 4.3 4.2 5,025 4,787 1,171 1,156 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.6 2,017 1,987 1,240 1,210 Nebraska .........: 595.8 562.1 771,999 729,361 1,297 1,298 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 86 156 1,019 1,088 New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.4 1,480 1,407 1,035 1,017 New Jersey .......: 3.3 3.4 3,682 3,855 1,131 1,128 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 413 354 1,046 1,212 New York .........: 2.5 2.6 2,916 2,842 1,180 1,134 North Carolina ...: 18.1 15.9 21,316 17,551 1,184 1,109 North Dakota .....: 2.0 2.7 2,404 3,390 1,233 1,255 : Ohio .............: 9.5 7.8 11,239 9,052 1,195 1,165 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 1.8 2,163 1,795 966 981 Oregon ...........: 2.9 4.7 3,403 5,547 1,195 1,208 Pennsylvania .....: 80.1 75.1 96,401 86,841 1,215 1,170 South Carolina ...: 15.0 12.4 16,567 13,879 1,121 1,131 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 2.8 3.9 2,394 3,115 863 823 Texas ............: 568.8 572.3 700,449 696,324 1,235 1,220 Utah .............: 48.2 44.2 62,210 59,031 1,294 1,338 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.9 792 997 1,027 1,113 : Washington .......: 91.5 87.0 118,925 114,571 1,305 1,324 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 424 492 1,173 1,071 Wisconsin ........: 134.7 136.1 176,272 175,059 1,321 1,296 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 718 683 1,123 1,251 : United States ....: 2,899.2 2,765.8 3,678,847 3,506,045 1,273 1,272 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 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 - 20 - 382 - Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arizona ..........: - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 18.4 17.8 1,924 1,937 106 109 Colorado .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 71 85 267 264 Florida ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 24 459 432 Hawaii ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 1.4 1.3 625 570 439 431 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: - - - - - - Kansas ...........: - - - - - - Kentucky .........: - - - - - - Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 210 169 536 520 Michigan .........: 1.6 1.6 665 678 429 422 Minnesota ........: - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - : Missouri .........: - - - - - - Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nebraska .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: (D) 2.2 (D) 211 (D) 95 New Jersey .......: 6.1 5.3 2,617 2,147 426 408 New Mexico .......: - 0.2 - 16 - 77 New York .........: 11.1 11.3 1,096 1,033 102 98 North Carolina ...: 0.2 0.1 76 53 450 478 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.7 13.6 2,805 2,562 211 224 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 - 25 - 498 - Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.5 8.5 4,051 3,617 428 426 South Carolina ...: - - - - - - South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: - 0.1 - 30 - 497 Texas ............: 1.7 1.1 642 526 374 474 Utah .............: (D) - (D) - (D) - Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 28 23 379 373 : Washington .......: (D) 1.4 (D) 112 (D) 78 West Virginia ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Wisconsin ........: 7.4 7.2 3,278 3,156 444 436 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 75.1 73.4 18,568 17,192 251 244 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 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 ..........: 6.6 5.1 2,897 2,167 443 423 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (D) 12 (D) 209 (D) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 20 16 177 232 Arkansas .........: 11.2 11.5 5,133 5,362 460 465 California .......: 201.7 191.5 47,992 45,367 238 237 Colorado .........: 0.7 0.5 174 135 254 252 Delaware-Maryland : 1.2 1.1 279 262 226 234 Florida ..........: 5.4 9.1 724 1,028 136 114 Georgia ..........: 5.3 5.1 1,297 1,228 243 242 Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.3 348 332 240 248 : Idaho ............: 8.1 9.9 2,005 2,494 250 252 Illinois .........: 691.2 708.3 190,833 192,704 276 272 Indiana ..........: 684.4 625.7 177,944 163,527 260 261 Iowa .............: 2,247.5 2,141.0 606,545 572,905 270 268 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.7 140 130 190 186 Michigan .........: 8.4 10.6 2,962 3,864 352 366 Minnesota ........: 798.3 782.4 211,707 206,047 266 264 Mississippi ......: 7.6 8.3 2,289 2,629 303 317 : Missouri .........: 597.9 588.5 165,285 161,455 277 275 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.3 346 306 245 240 Nebraska .........: 605.8 574.3 163,009 153,297 269 267 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 27 (D) 247 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.1 403 428 198 207 New Jersey .......: 8.0 7.8 791 799 99 102 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 18 17 253 299 New York .........: 2.3 2.6 395 445 169 172 North Carolina ...: 885.7 837.9 227,654 218,786 257 261 North Dakota .....: 8.9 0.2 2,265 62 255 296 : Ohio .............: 85.3 81.7 22,292 21,328 262 262 Oklahoma .........: 441.1 425.5 117,683 116,349 267 273 Oregon ...........: 13.4 13.2 3,326 3,305 249 250 Pennsylvania .....: 215.3 206.3 54,541 52,158 254 253 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 329.6 328.1 86,444 84,558 262 258 Tennessee ........: 59.9 43.2 27,558 20,243 461 469 Texas ............: 33.1 32.2 7,126 8,775 215 273 Utah .............: 3.7 5.5 536 743 147 135 Virginia .........: 177.4 184.5 46,862 48,538 264 263 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.6 114 144 227 233 Wisconsin ........: 39.7 45.7 17,688 20,564 450 452 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 88 60 258 256 : United States ....: 8,469.0 8,158.5 2,275,193 2,186,630 269 268 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ..........: - - - - - - Alaska ...........: - - - - - - Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 25 23 118 111 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - California .......: 27.0 21.6 3,764 3,025 139 140 Colorado .........: 62.9 69.2 9,526 10,803 152 156 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 3.3 361 296 93 91 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 6 (D) 64 Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.4 34 27 68 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 7 120 104 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 31 28 120 116 Illinois .........: 9.5 10.2 1,273 1,301 135 127 Indiana ..........: 3.2 2.8 354 311 110 110 Iowa .............: 26.2 0.3 3,812 37 146 143 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.3 39 31 103 104 Kentucky .........: 1.0 0.8 124 104 126 126 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 21 18 63 58 Michigan .........: 16.2 14.6 2,002 1,887 124 130 Minnesota ........: 0.7 0.2 87 30 123 128 Mississippi ......: 0.1 (D) 4 (D) 58 (D) : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.5 56 53 116 114 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 30 27 106 104 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 14 9 126 124 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 10 146 111 New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.8 151 152 90 86 New Jersey .......: 11.9 10.0 945 849 79 85 New Mexico .......: 1.2 0.8 167 117 139 139 New York .........: 3.1 3.3 269 283 87 87 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.5 104 102 79 69 North Dakota .....: - - - - - - : Ohio .............: 2.0 1.5 213 157 106 107 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 9 22 83 123 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.1 284 274 132 133 Pennsylvania .....: 3.0 3.1 289 306 98 97 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 35 23 138 119 Tennessee ........: 1.2 0.9 91 60 74 69 Texas ............: 10.0 8.5 808 748 80 88 Utah .............: 2.0 1.9 272 263 136 137 Virginia .........: 1.1 0.6 110 61 97 97 : Washington .......: 0.8 0.7 125 116 165 168 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 1.0 114 132 128 135 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 21 18 144 142 : United States ....: 197.5 164.9 25,752 21,855 130 133 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - July : : : : January - July Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :----------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,475 1,596 1,405 9,681 9,653 51.6 52.2 51.5 49.8 49.7 Heifers ..........: 824 878 761 5,759 5,752 28.8 28.7 27.9 29.6 29.6 All cows .........: 511 538 519 3,638 3,687 17.9 17.6 19.0 18.7 19.0 Dairy cows .......: 226 219 207 1,595 1,665 7.9 7.2 7.6 8.2 8.6 Other cows .......: 285 319 312 2,043 2,023 10.0 10.4 11.4 10.5 10.4 Bulls ............: 50 47 43 353 330 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 : Total ............: 2,860 3,058 2,728 19,432 19,422 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 74 71 72 501 472 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,126 8,570 7,834 59,714 59,368 96.8 96.7 96.9 96.9 96.9 Sows .............: 240 268 229 1,702 1,698 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 Boars ............: 30 28 25 228 190 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 : Total ............: 8,396 8,866 8,089 61,644 61,255 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10 16 11 91 81 5.9 9.4 7.4 7.0 7.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 168 152 138 1,214 1,073 94.1 90.6 92.6 93.0 92.9 : Total ............: 178 168 150 1,305 1,155 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - July Class : July : June : July :----------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 773 770 776 766 771 Steers 1/ ...............: 834 832 846 823 832 Heifers 1/ ..............: 760 758 769 758 766 All cows 1/ .............: 604 594 588 612 604 Bulls 1/ ................: 886 878 877 880 875 : Calves and vealers ... : 146 156 142 152 159 : Hogs ................. : 201 204 201 203 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 198 201 198 200 204 Sows 2/ .................: 306 309 305 306 308 Boars 2/ ................: 199 210 210 198 211 : Sheep ................ : 67 71 68 69 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 62 63 65 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 71 68 70 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 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 ............: 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.2 2 ............: 5.9 1.8 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.4 0.4 16.6 3 ............: 77.7 27.0 9.2 39.9 31.8 8.1 1.6 8.9 4 ............: 67.6 2.0 0.8 57.2 13.1 44.1 7.6 0.2 5 ............: 325.2 150.1 34.0 132.3 69.5 62.8 8.9 24.1 6 ............: 570.5 259.8 181.2 119.1 13.0 106.1 10.3 1.3 7 ............:1,130.6 666.2 400.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 8 ............: 267.4 159.6 90.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 189.3 87.2 18.7 79.2 58.0 21.2 4.2 17.7 10 ...........: 92.8 50.7 25.3 15.3 10.9 4.4 1.5 1.4 : United States :2,728.3 1,405.0 760.9 519.2 207.1 312.1 43.2 72.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 1.7 0.1 - 1.7 0.1 1.5 2 ............: 10.2 10.0 (D) (D) 12.8 1.7 11.1 3 ............: 391.0 389.9 (D) (D) 7.5 0.4 7.1 4 ............: 1,138.6 1,078.2 56.1 4.3 3.9 0.8 3.1 5 ............: 2,222.1 2,116.9 100.6 4.6 25.7 3.0 22.7 6 ............: 465.2 446.6 18.5 - 3.5 1.6 1.9 7 ............: 3,315.7 3,246.9 52.4 16.4 0.6 - 0.6 8 ............: 333.4 333.2 0.2 - 70.9 2.6 68.3 9 ............: 186.7 186.7 - - 20.7 0.5 20.2 10 ...........: 24.2 24.2 0.1 - 2.2 0.1 2.1 : United States : 8,088.8 7,834.3 229.0 25.5 149.6 11.0 138.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - July 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 ............: 8.7 3.9 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.3 8.3 2 ............: 40.7 13.0 3.6 21.2 18.0 3.2 2.9 100.6 3 ............: 572.3 204.3 58.3 296.3 236.4 59.8 13.4 69.4 4 ............: 493.9 14.4 5.7 410.9 100.4 310.5 63.0 1.5 5 ............: 2,319.8 1,053.1 247.3 953.7 566.3 387.4 65.7 150.5 6 ............: 3,986.4 1,940.7 1,229.4 733.7 123.3 610.4 82.6 9.1 7 ............: 8,051.8 4,448.9 3,146.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.4 8 ............: 1,863.9 993.4 734.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) - 9 ............: 1,350.1 624.3 134.6 566.2 466.1 100.1 25.1 117.5 10 ...........: 734.4 357.2 190.1 171.1 97.1 74.0 15.9 15.0 : United States :19,421.9 9,653.1 5,751.7 3,687.2 1,664.7 2,022.5 329.9 472.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.3 9.9 0.2 0.2 14.9 2.1 12.8 2 ............: 75.1 73.8 (D) (D) 86.4 11.7 74.7 3 ............: 2,831.5 2,818.6 (D) (D) 53.8 2.5 51.3 4 ............: 8,671.8 8,223.3 422.5 26.0 23.4 5.6 17.8 5 ............: 16,419.3 15,628.3 755.2 35.7 179.0 19.6 159.4 6 ............: 3,476.6 3,353.4 122.8 0.3 22.2 12.6 9.6 7 ............: 25,503.7 24,995.8 387.0 120.9 52.2 2.5 49.7 8 ............: 2,686.3 2,684.8 1.4 - 542.2 21.1 521.1 9 ............: 1,401.2 1,400.8 0.4 0.1 166.4 3.0 163.4 10 ...........: 179.1 178.7 0.3 0.1 14.4 0.9 13.4 : United States : 61,254.8 59,367.6 1,697.7 189.5 1,154.8 81.4 1,073.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January - July Species : July : June : July :------------------------ : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.6 98.5 98.6 98.4 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.2 Sheep ........: 90.3 91.7 90.7 92.4 92.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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