Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 22, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Pork Production at Record High for May Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.18 billion pounds in May, up 7 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in May 2011. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 2 percent from May 2011. The average live weight was up 27 pounds from the previous year, at 1,280 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.4 million pounds, 1 percent above May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 59,200 head, down 3 percent from May 2011. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from last year, at 295 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.93 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.28 million head, up 9 percent from May 2011. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 277 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.6 million pounds, was up 5 percent from May 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 180,400 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 151 pounds, up 8 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2012 commercial red meat production was 20.2 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 3 percent. May 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2012 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) 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: May 2011 and 2012 ....7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 ......8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 .......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 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: May 2012 .........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2012 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,131.9 1,990.6 2,232.0 105 112 10,594.0 10,505.1 99 Veal .............: 10.3 9.9 10.4 101 105 53.9 50.5 94 Pork .............: 1,759.7 1,841.7 1,926.8 109 105 9,269.2 9,626.2 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.9 12.9 13.6 105 105 63.5 65.1 103 : Total red meat ...: 3,914.8 3,855.0 4,182.8 107 109 19,980.5 20,247.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2012 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,105.4 1,964.0 2,206.4 105 112 10,455.4 10,366.5 99 Veal .............: 10.0 9.6 10.1 101 105 52.6 49.3 94 Pork .............: 1,747.3 1,829.2 1,913.9 110 105 9,206.4 9,562.4 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 12.2 12.9 105 105 60.7 62.2 102 : Total red meat ...: 3,875.0 3,815.0 4,143.3 107 109 19,775.0 20,040.4 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,777.5 2,528.1 2,835.9 102 13,635.4 13,257.2 97 Other .................1,000: 41.3 41.3 39.7 96 216.8 214.9 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,818.7 2,569.3 2,875.6 102 13,852.2 13,472.1 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,255 1,284 1,283 102 1,277 1,296 102 Other ................pounds: 1,126 1,134 1,132 101 1,127 1,137 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,253 1,282 1,280 102 1,274 1,294 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 60.0 55.4 58.2 97 328.3 298.0 91 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.1 1.0 82 5.5 5.0 91 Commercial ............1,000: 61.2 56.5 59.2 97 333.8 303.0 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 285 292 293 103 275 279 101 Other ................pounds: 426 419 426 100 430 423 98 Commercial ...........pounds: 288 295 295 102 278 282 101 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,470.4 8,757.3 9,211.9 109 44,300.4 45,864.3 104 Other .................1,000: 72.2 69.0 73.0 101 353.8 350.6 99 Commercial ............1,000: 8,542.6 8,826.2 9,284.9 109 44,654.2 46,215.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 276 279 277 101 277 278 100 Other ................pounds: 238 251 244 102 246 252 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 275 278 277 101 277 278 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 165.8 165.8 164.4 99 837.1 818.6 98 Other .................1,000: 14.4 15.4 15.9 111 61.0 63.4 104 Commercial ............1,000: 180.2 181.2 180.4 100 898.1 882.0 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 148 147 157 106 145 152 105 Other ................pounds: 92 88 90 97 94 95 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 143 142 151 105 141 148 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 44.5 45.9 45.5 102 212.9 217.2 102 Other .................1,000: 14.3 12.7 13.1 92 68.2 65.1 96 Commercial ............1,000: 58.7 58.6 58.7 100 281.1 282.4 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 63 64 102 63 63 100 Other ................pounds: 68 67 70 103 70 68 97 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 64 65 102 65 64 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.7 3.1 3.7 101 18.6 17.3 93 Other .................1,000: 0.8 0.9 0.8 105 4.1 4.2 101 Commercial ............1,000: 4.4 4.0 4.5 102 22.7 21.5 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.7 1.4 1.5 89 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 32.6 32.5 32.3 99 Arkansas ..............: 3.5 3.3 3.4 96 California ............: 143.3 143.5 149.5 104 Colorado ..............: 169.5 170.8 185.1 109 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.2 2.6 2.6 82 Florida ...............: 9.6 9.2 9.5 99 Georgia ...............: 9.1 11.4 11.9 131 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.9 99 : Idaho .................: 13.9 3.4 3.6 26 Illinois ..............: 209.4 230.8 247.6 118 Indiana ...............: 137.7 136.8 147.3 107 Iowa ..................: 502.6 531.7 549.5 109 Kansas ................: 437.8 408.2 458.7 105 Kentucky ..............: 42.9 41.3 45.1 105 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 84 Michigan ..............: 41.1 38.6 41.1 100 Minnesota .............: 214.3 214.5 229.6 107 Mississippi ...........: 1.8 2.0 1.9 108 : Missouri ..............: 135.1 145.0 147.6 109 Montana ...............: 1.5 1.6 1.5 98 Nebraska ..............: 564.8 547.8 626.8 111 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 87 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.3 1.4 102 New Jersey ............: 4.2 4.5 4.6 109 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.2 66 New York ..............: 2.4 2.3 2.7 110 North Carolina ........: 197.3 189.4 203.1 103 North Dakota ..........: 4.3 1.0 0.6 14 : Ohio ..................: 24.7 22.1 22.6 92 Oklahoma ..............: 94.7 94.6 95.0 100 Oregon ................: 5.6 5.6 6.3 114 Pennsylvania ..........: 101.4 99.2 104.9 103 South Carolina ........: 19.6 20.1 21.6 110 South Dakota ..........: 75.6 81.9 82.7 109 Tennessee .............: 14.5 14.3 17.5 121 Texas .................: 438.7 398.3 449.4 102 Utah ..................: 34.0 37.9 38.5 113 Virginia ..............: 36.9 42.6 44.5 120 : Washington ............: 68.9 66.7 80.5 117 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.5 0.4 82 Wisconsin .............: 112.6 94.5 108.4 96 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 112 : United States .........: 3,914.8 3,855.0 4,182.8 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 ..........: 0.5 0.7 486 623 959 931 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 54 (X) 1,048 (X) Arizona ..........: 44.1 44.4 55,947 57,035 1,274 1,287 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.5 560 533 934 977 California .......: 144.1 150.2 183,996 191,847 1,298 1,285 Colorado .........: 205.8 215.2 258,640 280,521 1,258 1,304 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 2.8 4,579 3,674 1,317 1,322 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 16.4 21.2 16,128 20,898 986 988 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,112 1,149 1,129 1,149 : Idaho ............: 18.5 2.4 22,171 2,548 1,225 1,119 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.1 3.2 3,279 3,371 1,064 1,063 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 538.8 552.8 676,315 704,111 1,256 1,274 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.3 1,360 1,354 1,037 1,022 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 369 293 824 775 Michigan .........: 48.6 46.7 64,655 64,700 1,342 1,392 Minnesota ........: 68.4 69.0 94,032 97,180 1,381 1,413 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 64 82 516 602 : Missouri .........: 6.2 4.5 7,409 5,030 1,190 1,127 Montana ..........: 2.0 2.0 2,249 2,277 1,120 1,139 Nebraska .........: 558.5 599.0 715,023 793,327 1,281 1,326 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 157 135 1,045 1,069 New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.6 1,516 1,646 1,056 1,047 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.2 3,841 3,591 1,125 1,136 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.2 465 218 1,194 1,058 New York .........: 2.5 2.6 2,791 2,997 1,139 1,155 North Carolina ...: 17.7 17.2 20,312 20,200 1,149 1,175 North Dakota .....: 3.6 0.8 4,660 909 1,289 1,182 : Ohio .............: 9.9 7.7 11,664 9,016 1,184 1,177 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.2 2,418 2,248 1,021 1,022 Oregon ...........: 4.1 5.1 4,868 6,148 1,229 1,217 Pennsylvania .....: 78.2 79.2 91,959 94,101 1,187 1,192 South Carolina ...: 13.5 14.0 15,694 16,685 1,180 1,204 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.9 3.5 3,313 3,116 867 922 Texas ............: 590.0 591.1 708,990 724,368 1,205 1,228 Utah .............: 43.6 47.0 55,114 62,526 1,266 1,331 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.0 1,580 1,159 1,220 1,137 : Washington .......: 87.6 100.2 111,101 130,521 1,274 1,307 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.4 585 412 1,106 1,051 Wisconsin ........: 137.5 129.0 179,465 170,221 1,317 1,326 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.6 618 696 1,170 1,124 : United States ....: 2,818.7 2,875.6 3,520,739 3,674,302 1,253 1,280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 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 .........: 0.1 (Y) 22 (X) 399 (X) California .......: 16.7 13.4 1,794 1,466 108 110 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 74 72 262 250 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 38 (D) 452 Georgia ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 91 (X) 847 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.5 1.2 683 526 447 452 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 118 (D) 305 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 220 167 533 536 Michigan .........: 1.6 1.7 665 746 418 430 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (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/ ...: 1.4 0.6 156 87 109 143 New Jersey .......: 4.9 6.9 2,078 2,962 422 429 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 5.7 6.1 735 698 139 115 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 59 36 519 490 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 7.7 7.3 2,402 1,965 329 273 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 20 27 391 457 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 9.6 9.5 4,113 4,091 431 431 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 51 (X) 509 Texas ............: 0.5 0.3 329 203 627 656 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.5 2.2 111 128 75 59 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.3 8.5 3,664 3,827 441 453 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 61.2 59.2 17,355 17,383 288 295 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 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 ..........: 5.8 4.6 2,538 1,947 438 419 Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 30 249 246 Arkansas .........: 10.5 10.0 4,851 4,610 464 459 California .......: 204.9 211.7 48,737 51,079 238 242 Colorado .........: 0.7 1.1 170 237 257 211 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.4 355 315 236 225 Florida ..........: 8.8 6.2 1,151 843 131 137 Georgia ..........: 5.8 6.9 1,441 1,682 250 245 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.2 315 294 249 253 : Idaho ............: 10.9 12.0 2,725 3,031 250 253 Illinois .........: 705.1 871.2 198,790 247,531 282 284 Indiana ..........: 662.5 712.3 179,061 192,005 270 270 Iowa .............: 2,254.6 2,461.1 621,810 685,977 276 279 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 165 161 204 201 Michigan .........: 11.1 10.5 4,092 3,858 370 366 Minnesota ........: 812.9 877.6 217,370 236,119 268 269 Mississippi ......: 9.8 9.2 2,432 2,597 249 283 : Missouri .........: 616.6 677.9 173,611 191,801 282 283 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.0 298 275 269 266 Nebraska .........: 598.7 649.6 162,510 179,069 271 276 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 22 252 239 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.8 415 420 229 231 New Jersey .......: 8.8 8.6 810 880 92 102 New Mexico .......: (Y) 0.1 (X) 20 (X) 279 New York .........: 2.4 2.9 412 586 173 202 North Carolina ...: 902.9 946.0 247,754 256,047 274 271 North Dakota .....: 9.0 0.3 2,271 97 253 329 : Ohio .............: 85.7 84.5 22,801 22,438 267 266 Oklahoma .........: 437.4 444.8 122,796 123,133 281 277 Oregon ...........: 15.2 15.6 3,787 3,962 250 253 Pennsylvania .....: 226.9 242.1 58,331 62,515 257 258 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 343.4 365.1 90,805 99,050 265 271 Tennessee ........: 40.0 50.5 18,941 23,571 474 468 Texas ............: 33.9 26.6 9,366 8,136 277 306 Utah .............: 5.7 5.1 804 710 143 140 Virginia .........: 176.2 211.9 47,372 57,738 269 273 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.6 94 134 216 223 Wisconsin ........: 46.4 48.3 21,447 22,340 464 463 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 63 76 260 248 : United States ....: 8,542.6 9,284.9 2,351,498 2,572,638 275 277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 ..........: 0.2 0.1 18 25 116 170 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 110 California .......: 25.3 26.7 3,658 3,893 146 146 Colorado .........: 77.4 77.8 13,283 14,643 172 188 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.1 337 303 96 97 Florida ..........: 0.3 0.2 18 13 56 67 Georgia ..........: 0.5 1.0 36 76 71 77 Hawaii ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 114 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 19 22 137 133 Illinois .........: 9.8 13.0 1,448 2,002 148 154 Indiana ..........: 2.5 3.1 277 339 110 108 Iowa .............: 4.1 0.1 618 17 153 154 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 21 26 101 86 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.0 118 128 131 133 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 15 14 59 54 Michigan .........: 13.3 13.7 1,745 1,894 131 139 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.2 35 27 128 123 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.2 (D) 17 (D) 67 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.4 45 46 113 121 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.2 25 21 100 90 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 11 145 120 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.4 232 211 95 87 New Jersey .......: 10.3 9.0 875 760 85 84 New Mexico .......: 1.0 0.8 151 127 157 157 New York .........: 3.1 3.6 263 331 84 93 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.2 78 88 68 74 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.2 1.3 131 135 112 105 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 9 32 110 131 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.4 303 354 147 149 Pennsylvania .....: 2.9 4.4 285 443 97 102 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 22 29 133 119 Tennessee ........: 0.6 1.0 44 66 69 65 Texas ............: 10.0 7.1 880 458 88 64 Utah .............: 2.2 2.3 318 326 146 145 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.2 77 23 97 95 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.5 118 89 178 169 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.6 0.7 79 93 136 140 Wyoming ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 180.2 180.4 25,780 27,230 143 151 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,431 1,251 1,489 6,652 6,514 51.5 49.5 52.5 48.8 49.1 Heifers ..........: 782 765 786 4,113 3,938 28.2 30.3 27.7 30.2 29.7 All cows .........: 516 469 514 2,631 2,586 18.6 18.6 18.1 19.3 19.5 Dairy cows .......: 220 240 251 1,239 1,294 7.9 9.5 8.9 9.1 9.8 Other cows .......: 296 230 263 1,392 1,292 10.6 9.1 9.3 10.2 9.7 Bulls ............: 48 43 47 239 219 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 : Total ............: 2,777 2,528 2,836 13,635 13,257 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 60 55 58 328 298 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,202 8,501 8,931 42,964 44,518 96.8 97.1 97.0 97.0 97.1 Sows .............: 241 231 252 1,201 1,207 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 Boars ............: 27 26 29 136 139 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,470 8,757 9,212 44,300 45,864 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 15 10 11 55 47 9.1 6.1 6.5 6.5 5.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 151 156 154 782 772 90.9 93.9 93.5 93.5 94.3 : Total ............: 166 166 164 837 819 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 761 779 780 770 784 Steers 1/ ...............: 819 835 839 829 845 Heifers 1/ ..............: 749 776 771 768 785 All cows 1/ .............: 602 621 612 610 617 Bulls 1/ ................: 881 893 884 875 881 : Calves and vealers ... : 170 175 175 164 166 : Hogs ................. : 206 209 208 208 209 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 203 206 205 205 206 Sows 2/ .................: 310 310 312 308 309 Boars 2/ ................: 212 208 211 211 209 : Sheep ................ : 74 74 79 73 76 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 68 66 66 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 75 74 79 73 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 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 ............: 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 2 ............: 5.7 1.8 0.7 2.7 2.4 0.2 0.6 13.0 3 ............: 81.5 32.7 1.8 44.5 35.3 9.2 2.6 9.8 4 ............: 70.6 3.0 1.1 56.5 14.8 41.7 10.0 0.3 5 ............: 317.7 148.2 32.3 128.1 72.4 55.7 9.0 18.8 6 ............: 589.6 288.8 190.8 99.2 29.3 69.9 10.9 0.3 7 ............:1,193.8 693.3 434.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 273.5 172.7 81.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 195.1 86.0 18.8 86.8 72.8 14.0 3.5 13.2 10 ...........: 106.9 61.9 24.8 19.2 15.4 3.8 1.0 2.2 : United States :2,835.9 1,488.9 786.1 514.1 251.3 262.8 46.8 58.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.6 1.5 (Y) (Y) 2.4 0.1 2.2 2 ............: 11.4 11.2 0.2 (Y) 12.0 1.9 10.2 3 ............: 454.3 453.4 (D) (D) 8.3 0.5 7.8 4 ............: 1,283.6 1,217.9 (D) (D) 4.2 1.0 3.2 5 ............: 2,576.2 2,454.1 116.1 6.0 27.7 2.7 25.1 6 ............: 474.0 460.4 13.6 (Y) 1.7 0.8 0.9 7 ............: 3,806.2 3,728.7 58.2 19.3 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: 370.0 369.9 0.1 (Y) 79.9 3.1 76.8 9 ............: 206.0 205.9 0.1 (Y) 25.1 0.5 24.6 10 ...........: 28.6 28.6 (Y) (Y) 2.5 0.1 2.4 : United States : 9,211.9 8,931.4 251.7 28.8 164.4 10.7 153.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May 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 ............: 6.4 2.8 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.7 2 ............: 28.0 8.4 3.1 14.1 12.3 1.8 2.4 66.0 3 ............: 413.5 155.0 14.1 234.0 186.7 47.3 10.4 47.2 4 ............: 344.3 12.3 5.8 278.2 75.6 202.6 48.0 1.4 5 ............: 1,530.6 654.7 163.8 669.0 376.5 292.4 43.1 96.2 6 ............: 2,702.3 1,349.4 817.2 485.8 155.3 330.4 49.9 4.3 7 ............: 5,494.4 2,953.6 2,222.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 8 ............: 1,314.0 717.7 499.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 946.4 412.1 78.2 438.9 369.6 69.3 17.1 69.1 10 ...........: 477.3 248.0 132.4 91.7 74.5 17.3 5.2 11.1 : United States :13,257.2 6,514.0 3,938.5 2,586.1 1,294.1 1,291.9 218.7 298.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 6.8 6.6 0.1 0.1 11.4 0.7 10.7 2 ............: 57.0 55.6 0.9 0.5 60.2 8.6 51.6 3 ............: 2,169.1 2,164.1 (D) (D) 39.6 2.7 36.9 4 ............: 6,359.0 6,024.3 (D) (D) 17.2 4.3 12.9 5 ............: 12,790.9 12,222.0 542.8 26.2 134.6 12.6 122.0 6 ............: 2,409.2 2,335.1 73.1 1.0 7.4 3.3 4.1 7 ............: 19,046.5 18,685.3 267.5 93.7 2.4 0.1 2.3 8 ............: 1,894.2 1,893.6 0.5 (Y) 417.6 11.8 405.8 9 ............: 997.4 997.0 0.4 (Y) 117.6 2.1 115.5 10 ...........: 134.2 134.0 0.2 (Y) 10.7 0.7 10.0 : United States : 45,864.3 44,517.6 1,207.4 139.4 818.6 46.8 771.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.0 98.1 98.3 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 92.0 91.5 91.2 93.2 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 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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