Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Veal Production at Record Low for April Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in April, down slightly from the 3.87 billion pounds produced in April 2011. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 6 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,282 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.9 million pounds, 3 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 56,500 head, down 4 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was down 1 pound from last year, at 295 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.84 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.83 million head, up 2 percent from April 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 278 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.9 million pounds, was down 10 percent from April 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,200 head, 13 percent below last year. The average live weight was 142 pounds, up 4 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2012 commercial red meat production was 16.1 billion pounds, down slightly from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. April 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 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: April 2011 and 2012 ..7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 ....8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 .....9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 ....................................................................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: April 2012 .......12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2012 ..................................................................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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2012 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,052.5 2,159.8 1,990.6 97 92 8,462.1 8,273.2 98 Veal .............: 10.2 10.0 9.9 97 99 43.6 40.1 92 Pork .............: 1,790.7 1,987.9 1,841.7 103 93 7,509.5 7,699.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.4 14.2 12.9 90 91 50.6 51.5 102 : Total red meat ...: 3,867.8 4,171.8 3,855.1 100 92 16,065.7 16,064.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2012 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,026.1 2,133.3 1,964.1 97 92 8,350.0 8,160.3 98 Veal .............: 10.0 9.8 9.6 97 99 42.6 39.1 92 Pork .............: 1,778.6 1,975.1 1,829.2 103 93 7,459.1 7,648.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.7 13.6 12.2 89 90 48.4 49.3 102 : Total red meat ...: 3,828.4 4,131.8 3,815.1 100 92 15,900.1 15,897.2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,677.7 2,713.0 2,528.1 94 10,857.9 10,421.4 96 Other .................1,000: 41.4 40.8 41.3 100 175.6 175.2 100 Commercial ............1,000: 2,719.1 2,753.8 2,569.3 94 11,033.5 10,596.6 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,259 1,302 1,284 102 1,282 1,300 101 Other ................pounds: 1,121 1,141 1,134 101 1,127 1,138 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,257 1,299 1,282 102 1,280 1,297 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 57.9 58.5 55.4 96 268.4 239.8 89 Other .................1,000: 1.0 1.0 1.1 106 4.3 4.0 94 Commercial ............1,000: 58.9 59.4 56.5 96 272.7 243.8 89 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 293 281 292 100 273 276 101 Other ................pounds: 419 427 419 100 431 422 98 Commercial ...........pounds: 296 283 295 100 276 278 101 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,559.4 9,453.6 8,757.3 102 35,830.1 36,652.5 102 Other .................1,000: 69.3 68.1 69.0 99 281.6 277.6 99 Commercial ............1,000: 8,628.8 9,521.6 8,826.2 102 36,111.6 36,930.1 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 277 279 279 100 278 279 100 Other ................pounds: 242 259 251 104 248 254 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 277 279 278 100 278 278 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 191.8 180.0 165.8 86 671.2 654.1 97 Other .................1,000: 15.9 10.2 15.4 97 46.7 47.5 102 Commercial ............1,000: 207.7 190.2 181.2 87 717.9 701.6 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 142 152 147 104 144 151 105 Other ................pounds: 89 107 88 99 95 97 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 138 149 142 103 141 147 104 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 47.4 44.1 45.9 97 168.5 171.7 102 Other .................1,000: 15.4 11.4 12.7 83 53.9 52.0 96 Commercial ............1,000: 62.7 55.5 58.6 93 222.4 223.7 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 63 63 100 64 63 99 Other ................pounds: 69 77 67 96 70 67 96 Commercial ...........pounds: 65 66 64 99 65 64 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.7 3.2 3.1 84 14.9 13.6 91 Other .................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.9 110 3.4 3.4 100 Commercial ............1,000: 4.5 4.0 4.0 89 18.3 17.0 93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.6 1.6 1.4 82 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 29.7 33.9 32.5 109 Arkansas ..............: 3.1 3.8 3.3 107 California ............: 139.7 147.9 143.5 103 Colorado ..............: 157.6 187.4 170.8 108 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.8 2.6 98 Florida ...............: 9.6 9.6 9.2 96 Georgia ...............: 9.9 11.8 11.4 115 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 0.9 98 : Idaho .................: 14.4 3.4 3.4 24 Illinois ..............: 210.6 248.3 230.8 110 Indiana ...............: 137.3 148.3 136.8 100 Iowa ..................: 527.1 564.5 531.7 101 Kansas ................: 425.3 441.9 408.2 96 Kentucky ..............: 42.3 48.6 41.3 98 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 84 Michigan ..............: 43.5 41.1 38.6 89 Minnesota .............: 208.7 239.9 214.5 103 Mississippi ...........: 2.0 2.6 2.0 99 : Missouri ..............: 150.3 158.2 145.0 96 Montana ...............: 1.6 0.7 1.6 98 Nebraska ..............: 540.4 605.7 547.8 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 New England 1/ ........: 1.2 1.3 1.3 109 New Jersey ............: 4.5 4.4 4.5 99 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 76 New York ..............: 2.3 2.6 2.3 100 North Carolina ........: 191.7 205.1 189.4 99 North Dakota ..........: 3.9 2.7 1.0 26 : Ohio ..................: 23.0 22.4 22.1 96 Oklahoma ..............: 95.7 97.1 94.6 99 Oregon ................: 5.1 5.9 5.6 108 Pennsylvania ..........: 99.9 107.8 99.2 99 South Carolina ........: 20.3 20.6 20.1 99 South Dakota ..........: 79.9 86.6 81.9 102 Tennessee .............: 14.9 18.3 14.3 96 Texas .................: 412.2 416.5 398.3 97 Utah ..................: 34.2 41.9 37.9 111 Virginia ..............: 34.8 45.8 42.6 122 : Washington ............: 68.0 76.9 66.7 98 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 96 Wisconsin .............: 116.1 111.1 94.5 81 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 98 : United States .........: 3,867.8 4,171.8 3,855.1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Y) Less than level of precision shown. (X) Not applicable. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.7 536 638 959 947 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 39.8 44.4 50,845 57,543 1,281 1,300 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 527 590 945 978 California .......: 139.7 144.6 177,645 186,846 1,296 1,300 Colorado .........: 189.3 196.6 238,743 257,937 1,262 1,313 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.7 3,784 3,656 1,298 1,330 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 17.9 20.3 17,584 20,144 983 995 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,151 1,170 1,123 1,177 : Idaho ............: 20.0 2.3 24,464 2,499 1,247 1,140 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 3.2 3,057 3,353 1,057 1,057 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 528.2 501.2 656,715 628,390 1,244 1,254 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.3 1,406 1,366 1,014 1,052 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 396 267 774 814 Michigan .........: 51.6 44.3 69,048 60,724 1,347 1,377 Minnesota ........: 67.5 60.4 94,432 86,173 1,407 1,432 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 75 68 577 656 : Missouri .........: 6.5 5.2 7,910 5,793 1,214 1,110 Montana ..........: 2.1 2.1 2,472 2,446 1,185 1,192 Nebraska .........: 528.7 507.6 681,558 674,346 1,291 1,330 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 112 100 1,074 945 New England 1/ ...: 1.2 1.4 1,254 1,455 1,033 1,029 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.2 3,566 3,591 1,132 1,125 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.2 489 289 1,274 1,172 New York .........: 2.5 2.2 2,803 2,480 1,145 1,145 North Carolina ...: 17.9 15.3 20,370 18,084 1,140 1,183 North Dakota .....: 3.3 1.2 4,372 1,595 1,329 1,297 : Ohio .............: 9.1 9.2 10,694 10,762 1,188 1,170 Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.1 2,445 2,211 1,059 1,039 Oregon ...........: 4.1 4.6 4,974 5,625 1,252 1,246 Pennsylvania .....: 78.8 74.4 93,662 89,574 1,200 1,208 South Carolina ...: 13.9 12.4 16,007 14,731 1,169 1,197 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.1 3.3 3,417 2,826 863 889 Texas ............: 553.3 520.4 668,279 641,422 1,211 1,235 Utah .............: 44.0 44.7 55,868 61,509 1,271 1,378 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.0 1,350 1,096 1,081 1,115 : Washington .......: 86.5 82.4 110,488 108,252 1,284 1,318 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 639 641 1,093 1,094 Wisconsin ........: 142.8 112.6 187,569 148,518 1,326 1,326 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 590 581 1,155 1,171 : United States ....: 2,719.1 2,569.3 3,404,878 3,285,772 1,257 1,282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 14.9 12.7 1,595 1,475 107 117 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 70 79 264 261 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 33 (D) 458 Georgia ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 62 (X) 938 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.3 1.4 572 628 428 442 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 114 (D) 295 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 35 (X) 617 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 173 196 538 533 Michigan .........: 1.5 1.4 639 623 432 433 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: 0.1 (Y) 36 (X) 409 (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.7 0.4 89 62 135 144 New Jersey .......: 6.4 6.4 2,666 2,727 416 426 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 4.6 5.8 554 648 130 114 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 57 30 504 465 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 7.2 6.9 1,996 1,845 300 268 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 9.8 9.1 4,162 3,908 425 428 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 29 44 467 559 Texas ............: 0.7 0.4 442 264 709 630 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 2.1 2.3 153 142 73 61 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.3 7.8 3,669 3,586 445 458 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 58.9 56.5 17,130 16,569 296 295 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 5.7 4.2 2,469 1,733 432 415 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 23 (D) 245 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 40 56 260 257 Arkansas .........: 9.0 9.7 4,168 4,401 461 455 California .......: 207.7 200.5 50,093 47,933 241 239 Colorado .........: 0.6 0.9 162 205 265 227 Delaware-Maryland : 1.1 1.2 266 284 250 244 Florida ..........: 6.6 5.2 911 737 139 144 Georgia ..........: 5.4 6.8 1,361 1,667 252 246 Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 304 267 251 251 : Idaho ............: 9.1 11.3 2,287 2,835 251 252 Illinois .........: 714.8 828.3 202,918 234,994 284 284 Indiana ..........: 655.0 655.6 178,378 177,842 272 271 Iowa .............: 2,363.3 2,369.5 656,627 663,338 278 280 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 0.9 189 163 192 182 Michigan .........: 9.1 10.1 3,528 3,863 389 383 Minnesota ........: 786.3 825.5 210,162 224,311 268 272 Mississippi ......: 10.7 8.4 2,837 2,817 265 334 : Missouri .........: 676.9 662.6 193,229 187,734 286 283 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.0 312 278 287 269 Nebraska .........: 589.6 624.6 161,761 173,390 274 278 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 17 246 245 New England 1/ ...: 1.5 1.5 367 386 253 250 New Jersey .......: 7.8 7.9 765 776 98 98 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 22 31 221 294 New York .........: 1.9 2.3 346 490 183 217 North Carolina ...: 876.7 876.4 240,142 238,838 274 273 North Dakota .....: 7.6 0.2 1,909 67 252 307 : Ohio .............: 80.0 76.7 21,521 20,518 269 268 Oklahoma .........: 441.0 438.7 123,815 122,395 281 279 Oregon ...........: 12.7 13.3 3,182 3,351 252 252 Pennsylvania .....: 214.1 223.0 55,170 58,308 258 262 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 361.8 363.1 96,236 98,984 266 273 Tennessee ........: 41.3 40.8 19,373 19,170 470 471 Texas ............: 33.4 27.8 9,178 8,708 275 313 Utah .............: 3.7 3.6 529 509 143 140 Virginia .........: 166.4 202.1 44,833 55,333 269 274 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 108 97 246 263 Wisconsin ........: 43.3 42.8 19,966 19,735 464 463 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 83 83 247 260 : United States ....: 8,628.8 8,826.2 2,389,955 2,457,160 277 278 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 32 32 125 148 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.3 21.6 3,806 3,042 145 141 Colorado .........: 86.3 75.5 14,577 13,681 169 181 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.7 344 365 98 99 Florida ..........: 0.2 0.3 14 17 61 59 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.6 15 61 65 97 Hawaii ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 109 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 18 20 135 133 Illinois .........: 12.5 15.4 1,594 1,984 128 129 Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.7 366 386 102 104 Iowa .............: 9.6 0.1 1,442 21 151 153 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 21 26 101 98 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.0 118 129 132 131 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 17 17 64 61 Michigan .........: 15.2 13.7 1,971 1,891 130 138 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 34 66 123 163 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 20 (D) 70 : Missouri .........: 0.3 0.4 37 43 115 114 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.2 17 20 69 93 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.7 3.6 287 283 77 79 New Jersey .......: 15.1 12.4 1,149 986 76 79 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.8 145 127 152 156 New York .........: 4.8 5.1 332 425 69 83 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.1 95 85 73 74 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 118 (X) : Ohio .............: 1.4 1.3 149 140 105 107 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 16 22 129 121 Oregon ...........: 2.2 1.9 314 278 145 144 Pennsylvania .....: 4.6 5.7 423 547 92 96 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 19 33 125 127 Tennessee ........: 0.7 0.8 46 56 71 71 Texas ............: 6.6 5.2 482 271 74 53 Utah .............: 2.4 2.3 334 332 143 142 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.3 70 26 93 95 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.5 101 84 153 180 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.7 91 93 130 135 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 11 157 161 : United States ....: 207.7 181.2 28,689 25,785 138 142 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 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 to April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,307 1,305 1,251 5,221 5,025 48.8 48.1 49.5 48.1 48.2 Heifers ..........: 800 840 765 3,331 3,152 29.9 31.0 30.3 30.7 30.2 All cows .........: 519 522 469 2,115 2,072 19.4 19.2 18.6 19.5 19.9 Dairy cows .......: 238 278 240 1,019 1,043 8.9 10.2 9.5 9.4 10.0 Other cows .......: 281 244 230 1,096 1,029 10.5 9.0 9.1 10.1 9.9 Bulls ............: 52 46 43 191 172 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 : Total ............: 2,678 2,713 2,528 10,858 10,421 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 58 58 55 268 240 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,295 9,178 8,501 34,762 35,586 96.9 97.1 97.1 97.0 97.1 Sows .............: 237 245 231 960 956 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 Boars ............: 28 30 26 108 111 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,559 9,454 8,757 35,830 36,652 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 11 9 10 40 36 5.8 5.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 181 171 156 632 618 94.2 95.0 93.9 94.1 94.5 : Total ............: 192 180 166 671 654 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 759 788 779 772 785 Steers 1/ ...............: 817 846 835 832 847 Heifers 1/ ..............: 755 793 776 772 789 All cows 1/ .............: 606 626 622 612 618 Bulls 1/ ................: 882 889 893 873 880 : Calves and vealers ... : 175 168 175 162 164 : Hogs ................. : 208 209 209 208 209 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 205 206 206 206 206 Sows 2/ .................: 308 309 310 308 308 Boars 2/ ................: 212 206 208 211 208 : Sheep ................ : 71 76 74 72 75 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 66 66 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 72 76 74 72 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2012 [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 ............: 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 2 ............: 5.3 1.6 0.6 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.5 12.2 3 ............: 76.5 31.7 1.8 41.0 32.6 8.4 2.0 9.5 4 ............: 65.5 2.4 1.3 52.3 13.2 39.1 9.4 0.3 5 ............: 281.5 126.2 30.9 115.7 67.0 48.7 8.7 17.8 6 ............: 518.8 267.0 158.1 84.1 28.9 55.3 9.6 0.4 7 ............:1,049.5 558.6 432.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 252.0 130.3 103.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 189.3 84.9 13.4 87.5 72.6 14.9 3.5 12.5 10 ...........: 88.5 47.2 23.2 17.1 14.1 3.0 1.1 2.3 : United States :2,528.1 1,250.6 765.0 469.4 239.8 229.6 43.1 55.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.3 1.2 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.3 3.1 2 ............: 10.1 9.8 0.2 0.1 17.0 1.8 15.2 3 ............: 425.2 424.4 (D) (D) 10.2 0.9 9.3 4 ............: 1,180.9 1,124.6 (D) (D) 4.0 0.9 3.0 5 ............: 2,413.6 2,300.9 107.7 5.0 30.2 2.8 27.4 6 ............: 468.1 454.1 14.0 (Y) 1.3 0.6 0.7 7 ............: 3,670.9 3,598.5 54.5 17.9 0.5 (Y) 0.5 8 ............: 366.6 366.5 0.1 (Y) 77.6 2.3 75.3 9 ............: 195.0 195.0 0.1 (Y) 19.7 0.5 19.3 10 ...........: 25.6 25.5 (Y) (Y) 2.0 0.1 1.9 : United States : 8,757.3 8,500.5 231.0 25.7 165.8 10.2 155.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 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 to April 2012 [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 ............: 5.0 2.2 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.1 2 ............: 22.3 6.6 2.4 11.5 9.9 1.6 1.9 53.0 3 ............: 332.0 122.3 12.3 189.5 151.4 38.1 7.9 37.4 4 ............: 273.6 9.3 4.7 221.6 60.8 160.9 38.0 1.0 5 ............: 1,213.0 506.5 131.6 540.8 304.1 236.7 34.1 77.4 6 ............: 2,112.6 1,060.6 626.4 386.6 126.1 260.5 39.0 4.0 7 ............: 4,300.6 2,260.3 1,788.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 1,040.5 545.0 418.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 751.3 326.2 59.4 352.1 296.8 55.4 13.6 55.9 10 ...........: 370.4 186.1 107.6 72.5 59.1 13.4 4.2 8.9 : United States :10,421.4 5,025.1 3,152.4 2,072.0 1,042.8 1,029.2 171.9 239.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 5.3 5.1 0.1 0.1 9.1 0.6 8.5 2 ............: 45.5 44.4 0.7 0.5 48.2 6.8 41.4 3 ............: 1,714.8 1,710.7 (D) (D) 31.3 2.2 29.1 4 ............: 5,075.4 4,806.4 (D) (D) 12.9 3.3 9.7 5 ............: 10,214.7 9,767.9 426.6 20.2 106.8 9.9 96.9 6 ............: 1,935.2 1,874.7 59.5 1.0 5.7 2.5 3.2 7 ............: 15,240.4 14,956.6 209.4 74.4 1.8 0.1 1.7 8 ............: 1,524.2 1,523.7 0.4 (Y) 337.7 8.7 329.0 9 ............: 791.4 791.1 0.3 (Y) 92.5 1.6 90.9 10 ...........: 105.6 105.4 0.1 (Y) 8.1 0.5 7.6 : United States : 36,652.5 35,586.1 955.7 110.6 654.1 36.0 618.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 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 to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.3 Calves .......: 98.3 98.4 98.1 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 92.4 94.6 91.5 93.5 93.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 James Collom - Dairy Products ................ (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... 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