Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 21, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Red Meat and Pork Production for August Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.39 billion pounds in August, up 2 percent from the 4.30 billion pounds produced in August 2011. Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.00 million head, down 3 percent from August 2011. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,300 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.1 million pounds, 11 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,600 head, down 9 percent from August 2011. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 237 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.00 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.94 million head, up 4 percent from August 2011. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.2 million pounds, was up 8 percent from August 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 200,500 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 142 pounds, up 10 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2012 commercial red meat production was 32.6 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. August 2011 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2012 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States ...............................4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States ......................4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States ..5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States ....................6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012 ...8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012 ....9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 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: August 2012 ......12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2012 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,386.9 2,200.8 2,367.5 99 108 17,489.9 17,325.5 99 Veal .............: 11.4 9.5 10.1 89 107 86.6 79.0 91 Pork .............: 1,892.1 1,721.8 1,997.8 106 116 14,618.3 15,096.3 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.1 12.5 14.2 108 114 100.1 104.2 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,303.4 3,944.5 4,389.6 102 111 32,295.0 32,605.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2012 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,358.1 2,176.8 2,338.6 99 107 17,271.2 17,107.7 99 Veal .............: 11.1 9.2 9.9 89 107 84.5 77.1 91 Pork .............: 1,876.2 1,708.7 1,982.9 106 116 14,515.1 14,992.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 11.8 13.4 109 113 95.0 99.1 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,257.8 3,906.5 4,344.8 102 111 31,965.8 32,276.5 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August : January to August : August : July : August :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3,053.1 2,755.2 2,952.3 97 22,475.3 21,790.5 97 Other .................1,000: 44.0 36.8 44.0 100 340.2 336.2 99 Commercial ............1,000: 3,097.1 2,792.0 2,996.3 97 22,815.5 22,126.6 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,272 1,297 1,303 102 1,274 1,297 102 Other ................pounds: 1,141 1,140 1,146 100 1,129 1,138 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,270 1,295 1,300 102 1,272 1,294 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 78.9 66.5 71.6 91 551.1 491.1 89 Other .................1,000: 1.2 0.9 1.0 80 8.9 7.9 89 Commercial ............1,000: 80.1 67.5 72.6 91 559.9 499.0 89 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 245 239 235 96 265 266 100 Other ................pounds: 393 416 420 107 421 422 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 248 241 237 96 268 268 100 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,440.0 8,492.6 9,857.9 104 70,694.8 72,696.1 103 Other .................1,000: 90.0 73.4 84.3 94 586.2 575.3 98 Commercial ............1,000: 9,530.0 8,566.1 9,942.2 104 71,281.0 73,271.4 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 266 269 269 101 274 275 100 Other ................pounds: 244 246 244 100 244 249 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 266 269 269 101 274 275 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 182.6 164.5 185.5 102 1,337.4 1,323.3 99 Other .................1,000: 16.1 14.1 15.0 93 107.6 106.7 99 Commercial ............1,000: 198.7 178.6 200.5 101 1,445.0 1,430.0 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 135 144 145 107 142 150 106 Other ................pounds: 101 97 111 110 97 97 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 132 140 142 108 139 146 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 60.3 52.0 54.3 90 373.0 368.1 99 Other .................1,000: 18.2 13.3 14.6 80 116.4 106.9 92 Commercial ............1,000: 78.5 65.3 68.9 88 489.4 475.1 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 63 64 102 63 63 101 Other ................pounds: 65 77 74 113 70 70 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 63 66 66 105 65 65 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.5 3.5 3.4 99 29.7 27.9 94 Other .................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.7 95 6.4 6.5 102 Commercial ............1,000: 4.3 4.3 4.2 98 36.1 34.4 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 : August : July : August : August 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.6 0.5 0.6 40 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 70 Arizona ...............: 37.6 30.8 32.3 86 Arkansas ..............: 4.0 3.6 4.0 101 California ............: 149.8 141.0 147.4 98 Colorado ..............: 204.9 190.5 204.9 100 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 2.5 2.8 83 Florida ...............: 10.4 9.5 10.1 97 Georgia ...............: 11.9 11.2 12.7 107 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.9 96 : Idaho .................: 3.4 3.5 3.7 110 Illinois ..............: 240.0 228.6 263.0 110 Indiana ...............: 146.9 128.3 159.1 108 Iowa ..................: 544.0 486.8 574.8 106 Kansas ................: 497.1 464.7 487.3 98 Kentucky ..............: 43.6 42.2 48.1 110 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 77 Michigan ..............: 46.6 41.9 43.8 94 Minnesota .............: 229.8 215.8 239.3 104 Mississippi ...........: 2.5 1.8 2.3 90 : Missouri ..............: 140.8 131.3 149.2 106 Montana ...............: 1.2 1.2 1.4 109 Nebraska ..............: 636.0 593.6 667.2 105 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 New England 1/ ........: 1.5 1.5 1.7 112 New Jersey ............: 5.1 4.4 4.2 83 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.2 0.3 92 New York ..............: 3.2 2.6 2.8 90 North Carolina ........: 200.7 182.2 202.3 101 North Dakota ..........: 2.9 0.5 0.6 21 : Ohio ..................: 26.1 21.4 25.0 96 Oklahoma ..............: 100.5 89.5 95.3 95 Oregon ................: 6.8 5.9 6.5 96 Pennsylvania ..........: 108.8 101.0 114.7 105 South Carolina ........: 21.2 19.5 21.6 102 South Dakota ..........: 83.2 70.8 85.8 103 Tennessee .............: 23.9 18.7 24.2 101 Texas .................: 474.4 437.9 461.2 97 Utah ..................: 41.8 42.4 43.3 104 Virginia ..............: 41.9 36.9 46.1 110 : Washington ............: 79.7 74.5 81.2 102 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.4 0.6 103 Wisconsin .............: 122.8 103.2 115.7 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.9 0.5 0.8 84 : United States .........: 4,303.4 3,944.5 4,389.6 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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 ..........: 0.4 0.3 328 302 922 945 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 71 58 997 1,028 Arizona ..........: 52.0 45.9 65,592 58,235 1,267 1,271 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 508 565 963 986 California .......: 154.3 150.4 192,508 188,574 1,268 1,261 Colorado .........: 233.8 231.7 309,810 309,297 1,326 1,336 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.0 4,668 3,812 1,278 1,282 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 22.6 23.0 21,659 23,044 961 1,004 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,183 1,158 1,143 1,149 : Idaho ............: 2.4 2.5 2,425 2,674 1,112 1,126 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.9 4.3 4,142 4,538 1,063 1,061 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 592.1 571.5 764,752 747,116 1,292 1,308 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.1 1,190 1,111 1,015 1,005 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.3 436 260 761 816 Michigan .........: 57.3 50.0 75,130 68,842 1,323 1,383 Minnesota ........: 79.1 75.9 106,456 105,274 1,352 1,393 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 42 63 549 748 : Missouri .........: 4.6 4.8 5,130 5,222 1,119 1,082 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.5 1,624 1,856 1,210 1,209 Nebraska .........: 621.6 623.2 809,398 849,894 1,303 1,365 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 103 93 1,061 1,046 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.8 1,639 1,797 1,001 1,027 New Jersey .......: 4.0 3.4 4,550 3,836 1,141 1,122 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 526 343 1,267 1,117 New York .........: 3.1 2.4 3,483 2,644 1,142 1,141 North Carolina ...: 20.2 16.1 22,608 18,800 1,122 1,172 North Dakota .....: 3.6 0.7 4,629 888 1,288 1,236 : Ohio .............: 9.4 9.4 10,813 10,877 1,153 1,169 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 1.8 1,977 1,762 985 990 Oregon ...........: 5.3 5.7 6,351 6,787 1,203 1,205 Pennsylvania .....: 86.2 87.8 98,726 102,618 1,159 1,174 South Carolina ...: 13.4 15.3 15,444 17,171 1,165 1,135 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.7 3.4 3,862 3,023 842 902 Texas ............: 629.6 596.9 763,781 740,420 1,217 1,243 Utah .............: 49.4 50.0 67,306 69,371 1,364 1,390 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.8 1,045 842 1,105 1,058 : Washington .......: 97.9 98.5 128,770 131,516 1,322 1,340 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 683 738 1,079 1,099 Wisconsin ........: 156.8 141.9 198,450 184,850 1,276 1,310 Wyoming ..........: 0.9 0.7 1,076 913 1,233 1,249 : United States ....: 3,097.1 2,996.3 3,921,324 3,888,095 1,270 1,300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 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 .......: 19.5 15.9 2,122 1,686 110 107 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.4 0.3 104 90 261 259 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 27 (D) 443 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 36 58 452 576 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.8 1.1 777 497 439 450 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 143 (D) 338 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 29 (X) 542 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 166 151 486 536 Michigan .........: 1.8 1.4 760 587 422 438 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 21 (X) 378 Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.1 1.0 208 110 99 112 New Jersey .......: 6.4 5.0 2,680 2,093 416 416 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 11.5 11.3 1,084 1,067 100 95 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 75 27 514 492 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 13.6 14.7 2,607 2,448 211 167 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 27 53 393 461 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 9.6 11.4 4,102 4,898 426 430 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 67 44 564 487 Texas ............: 1.7 1.1 364 504 219 480 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.5 3.0 112 197 78 67 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.6 5.1 3,764 2,369 440 463 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 80.1 72.6 19,310 17,139 248 237 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 5.7 1.7 2,413 701 421 417 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 21 (D) 227 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 23 21 273 257 Arkansas .........: 12.3 12.2 5,608 5,595 455 460 California .......: 218.1 215.8 51,405 50,803 236 236 Colorado .........: 1.8 2.3 449 553 255 239 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.7 475 401 246 232 Florida ..........: 11.6 6.1 1,195 803 103 131 Georgia ..........: 6.5 6.9 1,605 1,683 246 243 Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.3 326 315 237 238 : Idaho ............: 11.1 12.3 2,730 3,041 247 247 Illinois .........: 864.0 947.1 231,424 257,297 268 272 Indiana ..........: 730.2 790.4 190,551 207,712 261 263 Iowa .............: 2,523.9 2,664.3 666,996 712,572 264 268 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 155 158 204 212 Michigan .........: 13.1 13.5 4,548 4,840 347 359 Minnesota ........: 872.0 929.2 228,902 245,071 263 264 Mississippi ......: 10.8 9.8 3,541 3,165 328 324 : Missouri .........: 680.2 712.8 182,741 193,852 269 272 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.4 353 323 229 235 Nebraska .........: 654.2 683.8 174,073 183,634 266 269 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 17 247 252 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 3.0 542 704 202 234 New Jersey .......: 9.8 9.6 973 913 99 95 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 61 98 233 261 New York .........: 3.4 3.9 608 775 178 200 North Carolina ...: 979.5 967.1 251,124 256,314 256 265 North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 91 103 277 282 : Ohio .............: 98.1 91.3 25,213 24,074 258 264 Oklahoma .........: 485.9 468.7 130,846 124,169 269 265 Oregon ...........: 17.6 15.1 4,345 3,719 248 246 Pennsylvania .....: 248.9 265.4 63,217 68,480 254 258 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 382.9 390.9 98,495 102,745 257 263 Tennessee ........: 71.2 73.1 32,282 33,383 454 457 Texas ............: 37.6 28.1 10,523 8,990 281 321 Utah .............: 9.0 8.1 1,193 1,149 133 142 Virginia .........: 208.8 223.5 54,307 60,070 260 269 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.0 268 245 245 244 Wisconsin ........: 50.1 53.5 22,405 24,213 450 454 Wyoming ..........: 1.3 1.2 345 306 256 264 : United States ....: 9,530.0 9,942.2 2,530,012 2,672,157 266 269 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 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) 0.1 (X) 4 (X) 75 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 38 26 111 124 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 5 (X) 95 California .......: 25.9 27.8 3,417 3,886 132 140 Colorado .........: 83.9 84.3 13,077 14,551 156 173 Delaware-Maryland : 4.0 3.8 392 369 98 97 Florida ..........: 0.4 0.3 23 20 63 62 Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.5 41 38 81 70 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 5 6 106 117 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 38 38 120 122 Illinois .........: 14.7 12.1 1,931 1,551 132 129 Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.8 422 416 109 109 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.5 40 62 139 134 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 42 49 116 113 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.3 145 167 123 125 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.2 26 14 58 56 Michigan .........: 17.3 19.2 2,188 2,423 126 127 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.3 54 41 135 130 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.2 (D) 18 (D) 74 : Missouri .........: 0.6 0.7 69 83 113 114 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 47 34 128 131 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 21 25 136 139 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 9 111 112 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 3.0 211 279 88 95 New Jersey .......: 11.4 9.7 966 805 85 83 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.9 103 128 138 150 New York .........: 3.7 4.4 310 441 84 101 North Carolina ...: 1.5 1.3 109 99 71 75 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 122 : Ohio .............: 1.6 1.4 173 145 106 107 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.3 8 31 104 110 Oregon ...........: 2.6 2.4 347 334 136 140 Pennsylvania .....: 4.4 5.8 439 641 99 111 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 32 41 117 119 Tennessee ........: 1.0 1.1 70 80 67 76 Texas ............: 6.9 6.9 525 719 76 105 Utah .............: 2.5 2.6 334 361 135 138 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.4 70 36 96 98 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.7 114 116 154 162 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.2 1.4 163 191 137 136 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 46 44 144 131 : United States ....: 198.7 200.5 26,197 28,474 132 142 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to August : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,561 1,457 1,505 11,214 10,980 51.1 52.9 51.0 49.9 50.4 Heifers ..........: 841 726 836 6,592 6,275 27.5 26.4 28.3 29.3 28.8 All cows .........: 600 526 561 4,287 4,174 19.6 19.1 19.0 19.1 19.2 Dairy cows .......: 245 239 275 1,910 2,038 8.0 8.7 9.3 8.5 9.4 Other cows .......: 355 287 286 2,378 2,136 11.6 10.4 9.7 10.6 9.8 Bulls ............: 52 45 51 382 362 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 3,053 2,755 2,952 22,475 21,790 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 79 67 72 551 491 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,142 8,223 9,542 68,509 70,491 96.8 96.8 96.8 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 270 242 283 1,968 1,976 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 28 28 33 218 229 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,440 8,493 9,858 70,695 72,696 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12 13 16 93 85 6.3 7.8 8.5 7.0 6.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 171 152 170 1,244 1,238 93.7 92.2 91.5 93.0 93.6 : Total ............: 183 165 185 1,337 1,323 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 775 792 794 771 787 Steers 1/ ...............: 847 860 865 834 851 Heifers 1/ ..............: 773 785 791 767 785 All cows 1/ .............: 579 603 596 601 611 Bulls 1/ ................: 868 880 882 874 882 : Calves and vealers ... : 145 140 139 157 158 : Hogs ................. : 199 201 201 205 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 196 198 198 203 203 Sows 2/ .................: 303 306 307 307 308 Boars 2/ ................: 211 208 209 211 208 : Sheep ................ : 68 72 72 71 75 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 64 65 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 73 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: August 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 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 2 ............: 5.7 1.9 0.9 2.5 2.2 0.3 0.4 16.4 3 ............: 90.7 34.3 1.1 53.1 42.6 10.5 2.1 11.7 4 ............: 74.0 2.3 1.0 60.9 16.6 44.3 9.8 0.3 5 ............: 348.0 155.8 35.3 146.1 85.7 60.4 10.7 22.5 6 ............: 595.4 287.9 188.8 108.4 30.9 77.5 10.3 1.1 7 ............:1,241.0 701.6 468.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 293.5 181.8 92.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 196.9 84.9 16.6 91.8 72.5 19.3 3.6 15.7 10 ...........: 105.7 53.6 31.3 19.2 15.6 3.6 1.5 3.0 : United States :2,952.3 1,504.9 836.0 560.8 275.3 285.5 50.6 71.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.5 2.5 0.1 (Y) 2.8 0.3 2.5 2 ............: 13.3 13.2 (Y) 0.1 13.5 1.5 11.9 3 ............: 489.5 488.1 (D) (D) 10.4 1.3 9.2 4 ............: 1,350.8 1,255.6 (D) (D) 4.9 1.1 3.8 5 ............: 2,787.2 2,664.8 116.2 6.2 33.0 3.3 29.7 6 ............: 505.6 486.5 19.1 (Y) 4.3 2.9 1.4 7 ............: 4,070.2 3,992.5 56.3 21.4 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: 399.2 399.1 0.1 (Y) 86.5 4.6 81.9 9 ............: 211.0 211.0 (Y) (Y) 26.4 0.5 25.9 10 ...........: 28.6 28.6 (Y) (Y) 2.7 0.2 2.5 : United States : 9,857.9 9,541.8 283.1 33.0 185.5 15.7 169.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August 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 ............: 10.7 4.7 2.5 1.8 1.1 0.7 1.7 5.1 2 ............: 44.7 14.1 5.3 21.5 18.9 2.5 3.8 110.9 3 ............: 666.7 248.5 17.4 383.9 306.3 77.6 16.9 78.0 4 ............: 553.3 19.6 9.3 448.4 119.8 328.6 76.0 2.2 5 ............: 2,529.5 1,106.4 263.6 1,085.8 608.3 477.4 73.7 158.8 6 ............: 4,451.3 2,221.2 1,360.6 789.6 234.2 555.5 79.9 5.9 7 ............: 9,057.8 5,027.0 3,510.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 8 ............: 2,166.4 1,255.7 756.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,528.1 670.1 136.4 693.0 562.6 130.5 28.6 110.7 10 ...........: 781.9 412.4 213.0 147.4 118.7 28.7 9.2 19.3 : United States :21,790.5 10,979.6 6,275.1 4,173.9 2,037.6 2,136.3 361.9 491.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 13.1 12.7 0.3 0.2 18.7 1.3 17.4 2 ............: 94.6 92.9 1.0 0.6 98.3 13.4 85.0 3 ............: 3,488.7 3,480.3 (D) (D) 68.3 5.9 62.4 4 ............: 10,060.2 9,499.5 (D) (D) 30.7 7.6 23.0 5 ............: 20,275.0 19,347.1 884.9 43.0 221.4 21.1 200.2 6 ............: 3,852.0 3,729.8 120.9 1.2 16.4 8.4 8.0 7 ............: 30,153.8 29,571.6 428.9 153.3 4.8 0.1 4.6 8 ............: 2,947.0 2,946.3 0.7 0.1 657.3 22.2 635.0 9 ............: 1,595.5 1,594.9 0.5 0.1 189.3 4.1 185.2 10 ...........: 216.3 215.9 0.3 0.1 18.2 1.0 17.2 : United States : 72,696.1 70,491.1 1,975.9 229.2 1,323.3 85.3 1,238.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8 - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.9 92.1 92.5 92.6 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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