Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 20, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). June Commercial Red Meat Production Down from Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion pounds in June, down 5 percent from the 4.22 billion pounds produced in June 2011. Beef production, at 2.25 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.87 million head, down 8 percent from June 2011. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from the previous year, at 1,290 pounds. Veal production totaled 8.9 million pounds, 20 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 56,000 head, down 23 percent from June 2011. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from last year, at 270 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.75 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.55 million head, down 4 percent from June 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 274 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was down 1 percent from June 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 168,900 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 147 pounds, up 10 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2012 commercial red meat production was 24.3 billion pounds, up slightly from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. June 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) 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: June 2011 and 2012 ...7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 .....8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 ......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 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: June 2012 ........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2012 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,375.0 2,232.0 2,252.2 95 101 12,968.8 12,757.3 98 Veal .............: 11.2 10.4 8.9 80 86 65.1 59.5 91 Pork .............: 1,820.0 1,926.8 1,750.4 96 91 11,089.2 11,376.6 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.6 13.6 12.4 99 91 76.1 77.5 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,218.8 4,182.8 4,024.0 95 96 24,199.1 24,271.0 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2012 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,347.1 2,206.4 2,225.9 95 101 12,802.5 12,592.5 98 Veal .............: 11.0 10.1 8.7 79 86 63.5 58.0 91 Pork .............: 1,807.1 1,913.9 1,738.5 96 91 11,013.5 11,300.9 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 12.9 11.8 99 91 72.5 73.9 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,177.0 4,143.3 3,984.9 95 96 23,952.1 24,025.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3,058.4 2,835.9 2,825.8 92 16,693.9 16,083.0 96 Other .................1,000: 43.3 39.7 40.5 94 260.1 255.4 98 Commercial ............1,000: 3,101.7 2,875.6 2,866.2 92 16,953.9 16,338.4 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,263 1,283 1,293 102 1,274 1,295 102 Other ................pounds: 1,129 1,132 1,135 100 1,127 1,136 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,262 1,280 1,290 102 1,272 1,293 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 71.5 58.2 55.0 77 399.8 353.0 88 Other .................1,000: 1.1 1.0 1.0 90 6.6 6.0 91 Commercial ............1,000: 72.5 59.2 56.0 77 406.4 359.0 88 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 264 293 267 101 273 277 101 Other ................pounds: 414 426 421 102 427 423 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 266 295 270 101 276 280 101 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,865.6 9,211.9 8,481.3 96 53,166.0 54,345.7 102 Other .................1,000: 73.4 73.0 66.9 91 427.2 417.6 98 Commercial ............1,000: 8,939.0 9,284.9 8,548.2 96 53,593.2 54,763.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 273 277 274 100 277 278 100 Other ................pounds: 243 244 245 101 246 250 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 273 277 274 100 276 277 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 168.2 164.4 154.8 92 1,005.3 973.3 97 Other .................1,000: 15.5 15.9 14.2 91 76.5 77.5 101 Commercial ............1,000: 183.7 180.4 168.9 92 1,081.8 1,050.9 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 141 157 152 108 144 152 105 Other ................pounds: 97 90 91 94 95 94 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 137 151 147 107 141 148 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 49.5 45.5 44.6 90 262.4 261.8 100 Other .................1,000: 14.6 13.1 14.0 96 82.8 79.1 96 Commercial ............1,000: 64.1 58.7 58.5 91 345.2 340.9 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 64 64 103 63 63 100 Other ................pounds: 81 70 69 85 72 68 95 Commercial ...........pounds: 66 65 65 98 65 64 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.0 3.7 3.6 90 22.5 20.9 93 Other .................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.9 114 4.9 5.0 103 Commercial ............1,000: 4.7 4.5 4.5 94 27.4 26.0 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 : June : May : June : June 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.9 1.5 0.6 32 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 38.6 32.3 35.1 91 Arkansas ..............: 3.5 3.4 3.5 101 California ............: 152.1 149.5 146.4 96 Colorado ..............: 195.3 185.1 190.8 98 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 2.6 2.4 77 Florida ...............: 10.0 9.5 8.8 88 Georgia ...............: 11.5 11.9 11.2 98 Hawaii ................: 1.0 0.9 0.8 85 : Idaho .................: 3.1 3.6 3.5 113 Illinois ..............: 218.2 247.6 232.1 106 Indiana ...............: 141.2 147.3 129.7 92 Iowa ..................: 525.1 549.5 506.1 96 Kansas ................: 506.7 458.7 463.9 92 Kentucky ..............: 43.6 45.1 42.0 96 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 82 Michigan ..............: 40.3 41.1 40.4 100 Minnesota .............: 228.1 229.6 217.2 95 Mississippi ...........: 2.0 1.9 2.2 108 : Missouri ..............: 138.3 147.6 135.1 98 Montana ...............: 1.7 1.5 1.7 101 Nebraska ..............: 622.8 626.8 609.9 98 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 56 New England 1/ ........: 1.5 1.4 1.4 95 New Jersey ............: 4.8 4.6 4.1 86 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.2 0.2 75 New York ..............: 2.6 2.7 2.6 100 North Carolina ........: 198.9 203.1 179.3 90 North Dakota ..........: 3.4 0.6 0.6 18 : Ohio ..................: 25.3 22.6 22.9 90 Oklahoma ..............: 103.2 95.0 90.3 87 Oregon ................: 5.9 6.3 6.2 106 Pennsylvania ..........: 104.5 104.9 100.9 96 South Carolina ........: 19.5 21.6 20.0 103 South Dakota ..........: 76.0 82.7 74.0 97 Tennessee .............: 17.5 17.5 16.3 93 Texas .................: 494.5 449.4 455.0 92 Utah ..................: 40.5 38.5 42.7 105 Virginia ..............: 37.6 44.5 39.1 104 : Washington ............: 76.5 80.5 78.0 102 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.4 0.3 84 Wisconsin .............: 116.8 108.4 105.6 90 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 88 : United States .........: 4,218.8 4,182.8 4,024.0 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 0.4 523 379 924 975 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 52.0 48.6 66,475 61,819 1,281 1,273 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 510 474 971 993 California .......: 156.3 149.1 197,557 189,320 1,284 1,278 Colorado .........: 236.3 220.3 299,405 289,692 1,268 1,316 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 2.5 4,386 3,279 1,285 1,300 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 21.6 19.7 20,691 19,862 961 1,010 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.9 1,282 1,052 1,134 1,117 : Idaho ............: 2.2 2.2 2,241 2,367 1,128 1,125 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.3 3.3 3,469 3,539 1,063 1,057 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 612.0 545.9 782,729 709,836 1,279 1,301 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.0 1,278 1,041 1,039 1,020 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 388 256 741 776 Michigan .........: 47.2 46.6 63,393 64,525 1,352 1,392 Minnesota ........: 77.8 75.7 105,445 106,089 1,362 1,407 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 44 75 469 688 : Missouri .........: 6.2 4.1 7,308 4,515 1,182 1,103 Montana ..........: 2.2 2.2 2,604 2,599 1,175 1,181 Nebraska .........: 618.9 587.1 799,121 784,001 1,292 1,336 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 170 92 1,063 978 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.5 1,626 1,601 1,044 1,085 New Jersey .......: 3.6 3.1 4,022 3,509 1,123 1,146 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 423 264 1,185 1,042 New York .........: 2.7 2.6 2,973 2,935 1,142 1,150 North Carolina ...: 18.8 15.3 21,030 17,811 1,121 1,168 North Dakota .....: 3.3 0.8 4,256 951 1,294 1,214 : Ohio .............: 10.1 9.8 11,831 11,386 1,177 1,166 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 1.7 2,140 1,671 992 973 Oregon ...........: 4.4 5.2 5,278 6,204 1,216 1,200 Pennsylvania .....: 82.0 79.2 95,359 93,210 1,177 1,181 South Carolina ...: 13.3 13.2 15,232 15,497 1,156 1,182 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.9 3.6 3,219 3,150 843 906 Texas ............: 657.6 592.0 795,345 729,590 1,212 1,235 Utah .............: 50.3 51.4 65,433 69,181 1,304 1,349 Virginia .........: 1.1 0.7 1,227 837 1,152 1,120 : Washington .......: 94.9 95.4 123,246 126,098 1,305 1,326 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.3 428 359 1,058 1,059 Wisconsin ........: 141.4 127.1 183,256 166,221 1,308 1,314 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 711 613 1,149 1,144 : United States ....: 3,101.7 2,866.2 3,901,030 3,691,499 1,262 1,290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 .......: 17.7 11.9 1,824 1,391 104 117 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.4 0.3 95 80 265 255 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 30 (D) 386 Georgia ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 58 (X) 758 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.5 1.1 663 499 431 457 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.6 (D) 150 (D) 259 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 38 (X) 587 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 176 173 525 532 Michigan .........: 1.7 1.0 718 396 423 415 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/ ...: 2.4 0.9 222 97 94 103 New Jersey .......: 6.7 5.4 2,864 2,245 426 418 New Mexico .......: 0.3 (Y) 24 (X) 77 (X) New York .........: 9.3 7.1 876 683 102 97 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 72 (X) 506 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 10.5 8.5 2,518 1,844 256 218 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 22 37 393 461 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 10.1 8.5 4,328 3,635 427 429 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 55 (X) 577 Texas ............: 0.6 0.2 367 123 607 549 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.5 2.4 118 147 77 62 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.4 7.2 3,785 3,282 450 456 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 72.5 56.0 18,936 15,022 266 270 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 ..........: 6.7 1.4 2,842 607 428 421 Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 20 23 264 245 Arkansas .........: 10.5 10.6 4,894 4,886 464 463 California .......: 201.6 197.7 48,297 47,706 240 241 Colorado .........: 0.5 0.9 127 181 257 195 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.4 337 293 218 217 Florida ..........: 8.1 6.4 1,057 766 131 120 Georgia ..........: 6.4 6.7 1,556 1,625 244 243 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.2 331 298 258 251 : Idaho ............: 10.0 11.7 2,505 2,946 251 253 Illinois .........: 740.0 795.4 206,132 222,850 279 280 Indiana ..........: 689.0 637.8 183,652 168,670 267 265 Iowa .............: 2,378.7 2,286.9 648,669 627,638 273 275 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 173 165 194 202 Michigan .........: 11.5 10.4 4,106 3,697 357 355 Minnesota ........: 851.0 796.8 226,345 212,106 266 266 Mississippi ......: 9.2 9.0 2,862 3,063 310 341 : Missouri .........: 642.2 632.2 178,100 175,475 278 278 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 263 299 229 245 Nebraska .........: 625.7 596.7 168,924 162,879 270 273 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.2 452 469 202 217 New Jersey .......: 9.7 9.3 920 925 94 100 New Mexico .......: (Y) 0.1 (X) 16 (X) 254 New York .........: 3.0 3.0 498 618 165 203 North Carolina ...: 938.9 841.3 249,592 226,120 266 269 North Dakota .....: 4.9 0.2 1,253 64 255 309 : Ohio .............: 88.8 81.7 23,618 21,216 267 260 Oklahoma .........: 477.7 434.6 133,907 117,298 280 270 Oregon ...........: 15.5 14.9 3,863 3,769 250 253 Pennsylvania .....: 234.6 225.8 59,585 58,296 254 258 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 345.9 328.7 90,197 88,139 261 268 Tennessee ........: 49.3 47.0 23,346 21,842 474 465 Texas ............: 37.6 24.8 10,158 7,567 271 306 Utah .............: 5.9 4.7 810 626 137 133 Virginia .........: 182.8 189.4 48,576 50,893 266 269 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.3 100 87 212 249 Wisconsin ........: 53.1 48.5 24,481 22,444 463 464 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 50 49 244 252 : United States ....: 8,939.0 8,548.2 2,434,839 2,337,674 273 274 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 ..........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 78 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.1 26 19 121 145 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 115 California .......: 36.2 26.9 5,238 3,853 145 144 Colorado .........: 73.3 73.6 11,924 13,436 163 183 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 3.0 297 281 92 94 Florida ..........: 0.2 0.2 11 14 54 61 Georgia ..........: 0.4 0.4 25 30 61 70 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 9 118 114 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 26 23 137 129 Illinois .........: 10.1 10.0 1,357 1,411 135 141 Indiana ..........: 2.6 2.8 285 306 109 108 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 34 23 143 140 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 28 22 97 86 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.1 116 139 125 130 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 19 19 58 63 Michigan .........: 12.9 13.0 1,599 1,674 125 129 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.2 37 23 131 137 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 18 (D) 67 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.5 45 51 102 109 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 27 27 96 88 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 7 135 136 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.1 198 190 90 90 New Jersey .......: 9.5 8.3 815 698 85 84 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.8 123 121 143 154 New York .........: 2.9 3.7 246 362 84 99 North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.0 94 73 68 71 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 0.9 1.1 96 113 106 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 5 12 88 112 Oregon ...........: 2.3 1.8 319 245 139 138 Pennsylvania .....: 3.3 4.4 320 457 96 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 27 30 116 118 Tennessee ........: 0.8 0.8 52 51 69 67 Texas ............: 11.4 6.4 995 400 88 63 Utah .............: 2.3 1.9 321 265 141 141 Virginia .........: 0.5 0.2 50 20 97 101 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.8 121 118 163 153 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.8 93 119 135 146 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 8 145 145 : United States ....: 183.7 168.9 25,146 24,810 137 147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,596 1,489 1,504 8,248 8,018 52.2 52.5 53.2 49.4 49.9 Heifers ..........: 878 786 774 4,991 4,713 28.7 27.7 27.4 29.9 29.3 All cows .........: 538 514 501 3,168 3,087 17.6 18.1 17.7 19.0 19.2 Dairy cows .......: 219 251 229 1,458 1,523 7.2 8.9 8.1 8.7 9.5 Other cows .......: 319 263 272 1,710 1,563 10.4 9.3 9.6 10.2 9.7 Bulls ............: 47 47 47 287 266 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 3,058 2,836 2,826 16,694 16,083 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 71 58 55 400 353 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,570 8,931 8,209 51,533 52,727 96.7 97.0 96.8 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 268 252 243 1,469 1,451 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 28 29 29 164 168 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,866 9,212 8,481 53,166 54,346 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 16 11 10 70 57 9.4 6.5 6.4 7.0 5.8 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 152 154 145 935 917 90.6 93.5 93.6 93.0 94.2 : Total ............: 168 164 155 1,005 973 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 770 780 789 770 785 Steers 1/ ...............: 832 839 853 830 847 Heifers 1/ ..............: 758 771 777 766 784 All cows 1/ .............: 594 612 607 607 615 Bulls 1/ ................: 878 884 891 875 883 : Calves and vealers ... : 156 175 159 162 165 : Hogs ................. : 204 208 205 207 208 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 201 205 202 204 205 Sows 2/ .................: 309 312 310 308 309 Boars 2/ ................: 210 211 208 211 209 : Sheep ................ : 71 79 76 72 76 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 62 66 65 67 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 79 77 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: June 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 2 ............: 5.6 1.8 0.7 2.7 2.4 0.2 0.4 12.5 3 ............: 81.4 30.6 1.1 47.4 37.8 9.6 2.3 8.8 4 ............: 65.7 2.7 1.2 52.6 13.3 39.3 9.2 0.3 5 ............: 325.2 151.0 33.0 131.0 70.4 60.6 10.2 18.2 6 ............: 590.1 296.1 190.1 94.0 23.4 70.7 9.9 0.2 7 ............:1,174.4 697.8 412.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 281.9 175.1 88.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 198.1 92.5 19.5 82.0 59.8 22.3 4.0 11.7 10 ...........: 101.9 55.5 26.9 18.3 14.4 3.9 1.2 2.4 : United States :2,825.8 1,503.5 774.2 500.8 229.2 271.6 47.3 55.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.8 (Y) (Y) 2.0 0.1 1.9 2 ............: 12.2 12.1 0.1 (Y) 11.4 1.6 9.8 3 ............: 415.5 414.6 (D) (D) 8.3 0.8 7.5 4 ............: 1,158.8 1,097.3 (D) (D) 3.8 1.0 2.8 5 ............: 2,342.0 2,221.0 115.6 5.3 24.3 2.2 22.1 6 ............: 465.8 451.2 14.6 (Y) 1.5 0.7 0.8 7 ............: 3,531.0 3,456.9 54.0 20.0 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: 333.4 333.3 0.1 (Y) 75.3 2.6 72.7 9 ............: 192.9 192.8 0.1 (Y) 25.6 0.8 24.8 10 ...........: 27.8 27.8 (Y) (Y) 2.0 0.1 1.9 : United States : 8,481.3 8,208.9 243.3 29.1 154.8 9.9 144.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to June 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 ............: 7.7 3.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.6 1.2 3.6 2 ............: 33.6 10.1 3.8 16.8 14.7 2.1 2.9 78.4 3 ............: 494.9 185.7 15.1 281.4 224.5 56.9 12.8 56.0 4 ............: 410.0 14.9 7.1 330.8 88.9 241.9 57.2 1.6 5 ............: 1,855.8 805.7 196.8 800.0 446.9 353.1 53.4 114.4 6 ............: 3,292.4 1,645.4 1,007.4 579.8 178.7 401.1 59.8 4.5 7 ............: 6,668.9 3,651.4 2,635.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 8 ............: 1,596.0 892.8 588.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,144.5 504.6 97.7 520.9 429.3 91.6 21.2 80.8 10 ...........: 579.3 303.5 159.3 110.0 88.8 21.2 6.4 13.5 : United States :16,083.0 8,017.5 4,712.7 3,086.8 1,523.3 1,563.5 265.9 353.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.7 8.4 0.2 0.2 13.4 0.8 12.6 2 ............: 69.2 67.7 0.9 0.6 71.6 10.2 61.4 3 ............: 2,584.6 2,578.7 (D) (D) 47.9 3.5 44.3 4 ............: 7,517.8 7,121.6 (D) (D) 20.9 5.3 15.7 5 ............: 15,132.9 14,443.0 658.4 31.5 158.9 14.8 144.1 6 ............: 2,875.0 2,786.3 87.6 1.1 8.8 3.9 4.9 7 ............: 22,577.5 22,142.2 321.6 113.7 3.0 0.1 2.9 8 ............: 2,227.6 2,226.9 0.6 (Y) 492.9 14.4 478.5 9 ............: 1,190.3 1,189.9 0.4 (Y) 143.1 2.9 140.3 10 ...........: 162.0 161.8 0.2 0.1 12.7 0.7 12.0 : United States : 54,345.7 52,726.5 1,450.7 168.4 973.3 56.7 916.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.5 98.4 Calves .......: 98.5 98.3 98.3 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.6 91.2 91.6 92.9 92.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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