Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released August 24, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Up from Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion pounds in July, up 4 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in July 2011. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, up 1 percent from July 2011. The average live weight was up 23 pounds from the previous year, at 1,295 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.5 million pounds, 6 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 67,500 head, down 8 percent from July 2011. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from last year, at 241 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.72 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.57 million head, up 5 percent from July 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.5 million pounds, was up 14 percent from July 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 178,600 head, 9 percent above last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 7 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2012 commercial red meat production was 28.2 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 3 percent. July 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2012 contained 22 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: July 2011 and 2012 ...7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2011 and 2012 .....8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2011 and 2012 ......9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 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: July 2012.........12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2012 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : July : June : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,134.1 2,252.1 2,200.8 103 98 15,103.0 14,958.0 99 Veal .............: 10.1 8.9 9.5 94 106 75.2 68.9 92 Pork .............: 1,637.1 1,750.4 1,721.8 105 98 12,726.3 13,098.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 12.4 12.5 114 101 87.0 90.0 103 : Total red meat ...: 3,792.3 4,023.9 3,944.5 104 98 27,991.5 28,215.4 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2012 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : July : June : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,110.6 2,225.8 2,176.8 103 98 14,913.1 14,769.2 99 Veal .............: 9.9 8.7 9.2 94 106 73.4 67.2 92 Pork .............: 1,625.3 1,738.5 1,708.7 105 98 12,638.8 13,009.6 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.2 11.8 11.8 116 100 82.7 85.7 104 : Total red meat ...: 3,755.9 3,984.9 3,906.5 104 98 27,708.0 27,931.8 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July : January to July : July : June : July :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,728.3 2,825.8 2,755.2 101 19,422.1 18,838.2 97 Other .................1,000: 36.2 40.5 36.8 102 296.3 292.2 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,764.5 2,866.2 2,792.0 101 19,718.4 19,130.4 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,274 1,293 1,297 102 1,274 1,296 102 Other ................pounds: 1,127 1,135 1,140 101 1,127 1,137 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,272 1,290 1,295 102 1,272 1,293 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 72.4 55.0 66.5 92 472.1 419.5 89 Other .................1,000: 1.1 1.0 0.9 88 7.7 6.9 91 Commercial ............1,000: 73.4 56.0 67.5 92 479.8 426.4 89 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 242 267 239 99 269 271 101 Other ................pounds: 415 421 416 100 425 422 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 245 270 241 99 271 274 101 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,088.8 8,481.3 8,492.6 105 61,254.8 62,838.3 103 Other .................1,000: 69.0 66.9 73.4 106 496.1 491.0 99 Commercial ............1,000: 8,157.8 8,548.2 8,566.1 105 61,750.9 63,329.3 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 268 274 269 100 276 276 100 Other ................pounds: 237 245 246 104 244 250 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 268 274 269 100 275 276 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 149.6 154.8 164.5 110 1,154.9 1,137.8 99 Other .................1,000: 15.0 14.2 14.1 94 91.5 91.6 100 Commercial ............1,000: 164.6 168.9 178.6 109 1,246.4 1,229.5 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 136 152 144 106 143 151 105 Other ................pounds: 102 91 97 95 96 95 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 133 147 140 106 140 147 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 50.3 44.6 52.0 103 312.7 313.8 100 Other .................1,000: 15.4 14.0 13.3 86 98.2 92.4 94 Commercial ............1,000: 65.7 58.5 65.3 99 410.9 406.2 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 64 63 102 63 63 101 Other ................pounds: 63 69 77 122 71 70 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 62 65 66 106 65 65 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.7 3.6 3.5 96 26.2 24.4 93 Other .................1,000: 0.7 0.9 0.8 104 5.6 5.8 103 Commercial ............1,000: 4.4 4.5 4.3 98 31.8 30.2 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 : July : June : July : July 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.6 0.5 34 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 36.2 35.1 30.8 85 Arkansas ..............: 3.8 3.5 3.6 95 California ............: 135.4 146.4 141.0 104 Colorado ..............: 180.4 190.8 190.5 106 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 2.4 2.5 97 Florida ...............: 9.3 8.8 9.5 102 Georgia ...............: 10.4 11.2 11.2 108 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 0.9 99 : Idaho .................: 3.0 3.5 3.5 116 Illinois ..............: 203.1 232.1 228.6 113 Indiana ...............: 126.2 129.7 128.3 102 Iowa ..................: 466.7 506.1 486.8 104 Kansas ................: 443.2 463.9 464.7 105 Kentucky ..............: 39.8 42.0 42.2 106 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 87 Michigan ..............: 40.1 40.4 41.9 104 Minnesota .............: 208.0 217.2 215.8 104 Mississippi ...........: 1.9 2.2 1.8 94 : Missouri ..............: 124.6 135.1 131.3 105 Montana ...............: 1.0 1.7 1.2 118 Nebraska ..............: 568.5 609.8 593.6 104 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 70 New England 1/ ........: 1.3 1.4 1.5 115 New Jersey ............: 4.2 4.1 4.4 103 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.2 0.2 75 New York ..............: 2.6 2.6 2.6 98 North Carolina ........: 173.8 179.3 182.2 105 North Dakota ..........: 2.1 0.6 0.5 24 : Ohio ..................: 22.3 22.9 21.4 96 Oklahoma ..............: 89.7 90.3 89.5 100 Oregon ................: 5.6 6.2 5.9 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 93.2 100.9 101.0 108 South Carolina ........: 17.6 20.0 19.5 111 South Dakota ..........: 71.0 74.0 70.8 100 Tennessee .............: 15.4 16.3 18.7 122 Texas .................: 431.5 455.0 437.9 101 Utah ..................: 36.5 42.7 42.4 116 Virginia ..............: 37.4 39.1 36.9 99 : Washington ............: 71.2 78.0 74.5 105 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.3 0.4 87 Wisconsin .............: 108.6 105.6 103.2 95 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 99 : United States .........: 3,792.3 4,023.9 3,944.5 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ..........: 0.3 0.3 311 333 1,004 963 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 49.5 42.2 62,763 54,227 1,272 1,287 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 427 550 937 956 California .......: 139.4 144.1 174,788 182,662 1,276 1,275 Colorado .........: 211.0 215.2 274,511 287,340 1,302 1,336 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.6 3,679 3,406 1,278 1,286 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 20.3 20.8 19,144 20,207 946 975 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,073 1,110 1,128 1,154 : Idaho ............: 2.1 2.4 2,204 2,547 1,136 1,133 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.1 3.5 3,296 3,752 1,062 1,062 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 523.5 543.8 681,833 711,088 1,303 1,308 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 1,060 1,056 1,017 1,033 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 362 273 709 806 Michigan .........: 47.7 48.8 63,886 67,362 1,349 1,387 Minnesota ........: 70.9 77.6 96,161 107,720 1,362 1,393 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 45 61 491 687 : Missouri .........: 4.2 4.1 4,787 4,345 1,156 1,062 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.4 1,378 1,696 1,175 1,204 Nebraska .........: 561.7 563.0 728,797 755,017 1,298 1,342 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 156 102 1,088 1,025 New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.6 1,407 1,719 1,017 1,065 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.3 3,855 3,744 1,128 1,144 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.2 354 202 1,212 1,026 New York .........: 2.6 2.2 2,842 2,523 1,134 1,139 North Carolina ...: 15.9 15.7 17,551 18,225 1,109 1,167 North Dakota .....: 2.7 0.6 3,370 751 1,255 1,205 : Ohio .............: 7.8 7.3 9,052 8,585 1,165 1,182 Oklahoma .........: 1.8 1.7 1,767 1,707 969 1,013 Oregon ...........: 4.7 5.2 5,616 6,193 1,207 1,204 Pennsylvania .....: 74.9 78.5 86,690 91,460 1,170 1,169 South Carolina ...: 12.4 14.1 13,879 16,158 1,131 1,158 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.9 3.8 3,115 3,349 823 904 Texas ............: 572.3 565.1 696,324 701,609 1,220 1,244 Utah .............: 44.2 50.0 59,031 68,666 1,338 1,373 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.7 997 728 1,113 1,077 : Washington .......: 87.0 90.4 114,572 120,573 1,324 1,338 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.4 492 401 1,071 1,063 Wisconsin ........: 135.3 125.7 174,316 162,996 1,299 1,303 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.6 683 652 1,251 1,144 : United States ....: 2,764.5 2,792.0 3,504,409 3,609,824 1,272 1,295 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 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 .......: 17.9 14.5 1,965 1,589 110 110 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.4 85 88 264 248 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 434 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 56 432 613 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.3 1.4 570 634 431 443 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.5 (D) 149 (D) 321 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 167 155 524 542 Michigan .........: 1.6 1.1 678 463 422 429 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/ ...: 2.2 0.6 211 75 95 135 New Jersey .......: 5.3 5.7 2,147 2,604 408 454 New Mexico .......: 0.2 (Y) 16 (X) 77 (X) New York .........: 11.3 10.4 1,033 935 98 91 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 53 36 478 472 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 13.6 13.5 2,562 2,060 224 153 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 8.5 9.9 3,617 4,220 426 427 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 30 32 497 426 Texas ............: 1.1 0.4 526 214 474 599 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 373 (X) : Washington .......: 1.4 2.8 112 175 78 63 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 7.2 5.6 3,154 2,565 437 460 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 73.4 67.5 17,216 16,193 245 241 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ..........: 5.1 1.2 2,167 454 423 375 Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 21 232 278 Arkansas .........: 11.5 10.8 5,362 4,925 465 457 California .......: 191.9 199.4 45,536 47,386 237 238 Colorado .........: 0.5 1.3 135 275 252 215 Delaware-Maryland : 1.1 1.5 262 348 234 231 Florida ..........: 9.1 6.6 1,028 752 114 115 Georgia ..........: 5.1 6.2 1,228 1,518 242 244 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.3 332 293 248 229 : Idaho ............: 9.9 11.5 2,480 2,861 251 249 Illinois .........: 708.3 808.4 192,704 221,086 272 274 Indiana ..........: 625.7 635.7 163,527 166,564 261 262 Iowa .............: 2,141.6 2,248.7 573,051 602,124 268 268 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 133 135 186 208 Michigan .........: 10.6 11.0 3,864 3,911 366 355 Minnesota ........: 782.3 802.3 206,007 210,636 264 263 Mississippi ......: 8.3 7.4 2,629 2,424 317 330 : Missouri .........: 588.5 632.9 161,455 170,561 275 270 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.3 290 293 240 235 Nebraska .........: 574.8 615.3 153,415 165,690 267 269 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 27 23 247 238 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.2 428 508 207 229 New Jersey .......: 7.8 9.1 799 868 102 95 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 17 27 299 247 New York .........: 2.6 3.2 445 628 172 195 North Carolina ...: 837.9 865.9 218,786 229,171 261 265 North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 61 77 297 287 : Ohio .............: 81.7 82.2 21,328 21,260 262 259 Oklahoma .........: 425.5 439.7 116,355 116,710 274 265 Oregon ...........: 13.2 13.2 3,303 3,289 250 249 Pennsylvania .....: 206.1 233.7 52,112 59,764 253 256 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 328.1 314.4 84,558 82,806 258 263 Tennessee ........: 43.2 54.7 20,243 25,210 469 462 Texas ............: 32.2 26.7 8,775 8,010 273 301 Utah .............: 5.5 5.5 743 708 135 130 Virginia .........: 184.5 180.2 48,538 47,951 263 266 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 144 162 233 238 Wisconsin ........: 44.0 47.7 20,091 21,754 459 457 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 60 89 256 261 : United States ....: 8,157.8 8,566.1 2,186,476 2,299,433 268 269 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 0.3 23 30 111 116 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 102 California .......: 22.0 21.1 3,069 2,855 140 135 Colorado .........: 69.2 76.1 10,802 13,117 156 173 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.8 296 348 91 92 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.3 6 21 64 70 Georgia ..........: 0.4 0.5 27 37 65 69 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 7 7 104 105 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 27 25 117 124 Illinois .........: 10.2 12.0 1,301 1,575 127 132 Indiana ..........: 2.8 3.4 311 360 110 107 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.4 30 52 143 137 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 31 48 104 107 Kentucky .........: 0.8 1.3 104 160 126 126 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 22 23 59 60 Michigan .........: 14.6 15.8 1,887 2,063 130 131 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 38 39 129 122 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 20 (D) 66 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.4 53 48 114 110 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.3 21 30 98 109 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 7 10 137 140 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 10 111 108 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 2.6 152 229 86 89 New Jersey .......: 10.0 10.2 849 845 85 83 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.8 117 126 139 152 New York .........: 3.3 3.6 283 363 87 100 North Carolina ...: 1.5 1.1 102 83 69 75 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.5 1.4 157 142 107 103 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 13 18 105 110 Oregon ...........: 2.0 2.7 270 364 134 137 Pennsylvania .....: 3.1 5.5 302 584 97 105 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 23 33 119 119 Tennessee ........: 0.9 1.1 60 82 69 74 Texas ............: 8.5 6.5 749 499 88 77 Utah .............: 1.9 2.1 263 283 137 136 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.2 61 24 97 98 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.7 107 109 168 162 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.5 1.2 62 166 125 143 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 18 13 142 138 : United States ....: 164.6 178.6 21,796 24,968 133 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,405 1,504 1,457 9,653 9,475 51.5 53.2 52.9 49.7 50.3 Heifers ..........: 761 774 726 5,752 5,439 27.9 27.4 26.4 29.6 28.9 All cows .........: 519 501 526 3,687 3,613 19.0 17.7 19.1 19.0 19.2 Dairy cows .......: 207 229 239 1,665 1,762 7.6 8.1 8.7 8.6 9.4 Other cows .......: 312 272 287 2,022 1,851 11.4 9.6 10.4 10.4 9.8 Bulls ............: 43 47 45 330 311 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,728 2,826 2,755 19,422 18,838 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 72 55 67 472 420 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 7,834 8,209 8,223 59,368 60,949 96.9 96.8 96.8 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 229 243 242 1,698 1,693 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 25 29 28 190 196 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,089 8,481 8,493 61,255 62,838 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 11 10 13 81 70 7.4 6.4 7.8 7.1 6.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 139 145 152 1,073 1,068 92.6 93.6 92.2 92.9 93.9 : Total ............: 150 155 164 1,155 1,138 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 776 789 792 771 786 Steers 1/ ...............: 846 853 860 832 849 Heifers 1/ ..............: 769 777 785 766 784 All cows 1/ .............: 588 606 603 604 613 Bulls 1/ ................: 877 891 880 875 882 : Calves and vealers ... : 142 159 140 159 161 : Hogs ................. : 201 205 201 206 207 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 198 202 198 204 204 Sows 2/ .................: 305 310 306 308 308 Boars 2/ ................: 210 208 208 211 208 : Sheep ................ : 68 76 72 72 75 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 65 64 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 77 73 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: July 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 ............: 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 2 ............: 5.4 2.0 0.7 2.2 2.0 0.2 0.5 16.1 3 ............: 81.1 28.5 1.2 49.4 39.2 10.1 2.0 10.3 4 ............: 69.3 2.3 1.2 56.8 14.4 42.4 9.0 0.3 5 ............: 325.7 144.9 31.4 139.7 75.7 64.0 9.6 21.9 6 ............: 563.5 287.9 164.4 101.4 24.6 76.8 9.8 0.3 7 ............:1,148.0 674.0 406.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 277.0 181.1 76.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 186.8 80.6 22.1 80.3 60.7 19.5 3.8 14.3 10 ...........: 97.0 55.3 22.4 18.1 14.3 3.9 1.2 2.8 : United States :2,755.2 1,457.2 726.4 526.3 239.0 287.3 45.4 66.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.8 (Y) (Y) 2.5 0.2 2.2 2 ............: 12.2 12.1 (Y) (Y) 13.3 1.6 11.7 3 ............: 414.6 413.6 (D) (D) 10.0 1.1 8.9 4 ............: 1,191.5 1,122.3 (D) (D) 4.8 1.2 3.6 5 ............: 2,354.9 2,239.3 110.3 5.3 29.5 3.0 26.5 6 ............: 471.4 457.0 14.2 0.1 3.3 1.6 1.7 7 ............: 3,506.1 3,436.8 51.1 18.2 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: 320.3 320.2 0.1 (Y) 77.9 3.3 74.7 9 ............: 194.1 194.1 0.1 (Y) 19.8 0.8 19.1 10 ...........: 25.7 25.6 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.7 : United States : 8,492.6 8,222.8 242.1 27.8 164.5 12.9 151.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to July 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 ............: 9.2 4.1 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.5 4.1 2 ............: 39.0 12.1 4.5 19.0 16.7 2.3 3.4 94.5 3 ............: 576.0 214.1 16.3 330.7 263.7 67.1 14.8 66.2 4 ............: 479.3 17.3 8.2 387.6 103.2 284.3 66.2 1.9 5 ............: 2,181.5 950.6 228.3 939.6 522.6 417.1 63.0 136.3 6 ............: 3,855.9 1,933.3 1,171.8 681.2 203.3 477.9 69.6 4.8 7 ............: 7,816.8 4,325.4 3,041.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,872.9 1,073.8 664.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,331.2 585.2 119.8 601.2 490.1 111.1 25.0 95.1 10 ...........: 676.3 358.7 181.7 128.2 103.1 25.1 7.6 16.3 : United States :18,838.2 9,474.7 5,439.1 3,613.1 1,762.3 1,850.8 311.3 419.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.6 10.2 0.2 0.2 15.9 1.0 14.9 2 ............: 81.3 79.8 1.0 0.6 84.9 11.9 73.0 3 ............: 2,999.2 2,992.3 (D) (D) 57.8 4.6 53.2 4 ............: 8,709.3 8,243.9 (D) (D) 25.7 6.5 19.2 5 ............: 17,487.8 16,682.3 768.7 36.9 188.3 17.8 170.5 6 ............: 3,346.4 3,243.3 101.9 1.2 12.1 5.5 6.6 7 ............: 26,083.6 25,579.1 372.6 131.9 3.7 0.1 3.6 8 ............: 2,547.8 2,547.1 0.7 (Y) 570.8 17.7 553.2 9 ............: 1,384.5 1,383.9 0.5 (Y) 163.0 3.6 159.3 10 ...........: 187.7 187.4 0.2 0.1 15.5 0.8 14.7 : United States : 62,838.3 60,949.3 1,692.8 196.2 1,137.8 69.6 1,068.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July Species : July : June : July :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.5 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 90.9 91.6 92.1 92.7 92.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Sheep and Goats......... 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