Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 26, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion pounds in September, down 6 percent from the 4.19 billion pounds produced in September 2011. Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.54 million head, down 12 percent from September 2011. The average live weight was up 33 pounds from the previous year, at 1,311 pounds. Veal production totaled 8.8 million pounds, 17 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 64,300 head, down 13 percent from September 2011. The average live weight was down 17 pounds from last year, at 235 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.91 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.45 million head, down 2 percent from September 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 271 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.5 million pounds, was up 6 percent from September 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 174,300 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 145 pounds, up 11 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2012 commercial red meat production was 36.6 billion pounds, up slightly from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. September 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2012 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) 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: September 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 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: September 2012 ...12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2012 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,215.2 2,367.5 2,016.0 91 85 19,705.3 19,341.5 98 Veal .............: 10.7 10.1 8.8 83 87 97.2 87.9 90 Pork .............: 1,954.4 1,997.9 1,911.0 98 96 16,572.9 17,007.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 14.2 12.5 106 88 111.9 116.8 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,192.1 4,389.7 3,948.4 94 90 36,487.3 36,553.5 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2012 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,185.7 2,338.6 1,986.1 91 85 19,456.9 19,093.8 98 Veal .............: 10.4 9.9 8.6 83 87 94.9 85.7 90 Pork .............: 1,939.2 1,983.0 1,896.9 98 96 16,454.3 16,889.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.1 13.4 11.8 106 88 106.1 110.9 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,146.4 4,344.8 3,903.4 94 90 36,112.1 36,179.9 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September : January to September :September : August :September :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,830.4 2,952.3 2,497.1 88 25,305.6 24,287.6 96 Other .................1,000: 45.6 44.0 46.1 101 385.8 382.3 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,876.0 2,996.3 2,543.3 88 25,691.5 24,669.9 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,280 1,303 1,314 103 1,275 1,299 102 Other ................pounds: 1,135 1,146 1,143 101 1,130 1,139 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,278 1,300 1,311 103 1,272 1,296 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 72.5 71.6 63.2 87 623.6 554.3 89 Other .................1,000: 1.3 1.0 1.1 83 10.2 9.0 88 Commercial ............1,000: 73.8 72.6 64.3 87 633.8 563.4 89 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 249 235 232 93 263 262 99 Other ................pounds: 410 420 413 101 419 421 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 252 237 235 93 266 264 99 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,603.4 9,858.1 9,375.6 98 80,298.2 82,072.0 102 Other .................1,000: 87.7 84.3 78.6 90 673.8 653.9 97 Commercial ............1,000: 9,691.1 9,942.4 9,454.3 98 80,972.0 82,726.0 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 271 269 271 100 274 275 100 Other ................pounds: 242 244 250 103 244 249 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 270 269 271 100 274 275 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 162.8 185.5 160.6 99 1,500.2 1,483.9 99 Other .................1,000: 14.2 15.0 13.7 96 121.8 120.3 99 Commercial ............1,000: 177.0 200.5 174.3 98 1,622.0 1,604.3 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 137 145 148 108 141 150 106 Other ................pounds: 104 111 110 106 98 99 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 134 142 145 108 138 146 106 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 50.8 54.3 44.4 87 423.8 412.5 97 Other .................1,000: 16.2 14.6 13.3 82 132.6 120.3 91 Commercial ............1,000: 67.0 68.9 57.7 86 556.4 532.8 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 64 64 102 63 64 101 Other ................pounds: 60 74 63 105 69 69 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 62 66 64 103 64 65 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.6 3.4 3.0 83 33.3 30.9 93 Other .................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.7 116 7.1 7.3 103 Commercial ............1,000: 4.3 4.2 3.8 88 40.4 38.2 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 : September : August : September :September 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 0.6 0.5 43 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 34.5 32.3 27.8 81 Arkansas ..............: 4.1 4.0 4.0 99 California ............: 142.1 147.4 133.3 94 Colorado ..............: 187.0 204.9 167.7 90 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 2.8 2.4 77 Florida ...............: 10.9 10.1 10.1 93 Georgia ...............: 12.9 12.7 10.4 81 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.7 83 : Idaho .................: 3.3 3.7 3.5 106 Illinois ..............: 239.3 263.0 245.4 103 Indiana ...............: 149.8 159.1 146.0 97 Iowa ..................: 563.7 574.8 555.4 99 Kansas ................: 442.8 487.3 404.6 91 Kentucky ..............: 47.6 48.1 47.3 99 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 89 Michigan ..............: 40.7 43.8 36.9 91 Minnesota .............: 243.0 239.3 230.9 95 Mississippi ...........: 2.2 2.3 2.1 96 : Missouri ..............: 146.6 149.2 140.6 96 Montana ...............: 1.1 1.4 1.1 97 Nebraska ..............: 615.7 667.2 587.8 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 98 New England 1/ ........: 1.6 1.7 1.7 104 New Jersey ............: 4.6 4.2 3.6 79 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.3 0.3 75 New York ..............: 3.0 2.8 2.5 83 North Carolina ........: 197.1 202.3 193.2 98 North Dakota ..........: 2.2 0.6 0.6 28 : Ohio ..................: 25.0 25.0 23.4 94 Oklahoma ..............: 101.1 95.3 88.8 88 Oregon ................: 5.9 6.5 6.0 101 Pennsylvania ..........: 111.7 114.7 101.5 91 South Carolina ........: 21.0 21.6 19.8 94 South Dakota ..........: 89.3 85.8 91.1 102 Tennessee .............: 25.4 24.3 23.3 92 Texas .................: 430.3 461.2 381.5 89 Utah ..................: 39.4 43.3 38.6 98 Virginia ..............: 45.3 46.1 43.1 95 : Washington ............: 73.0 81.2 69.5 95 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.6 0.7 81 Wisconsin .............: 121.4 115.7 99.3 82 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.8 0.4 82 : United States .........: 4,192.1 4,389.7 3,948.4 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 0.4 357 374 918 931 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 48.6 39.6 60,915 50,129 1,257 1,269 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.5 789 505 979 998 California .......: 146.9 140.3 182,826 176,113 1,264 1,263 Colorado .........: 211.1 187.8 281,887 252,765 1,337 1,347 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 2.6 4,454 3,299 1,278 1,286 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 24.0 18.1 23,298 18,733 973 1,040 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.8 1,135 940 1,123 1,122 : Idaho ............: 2.5 2.6 2,549 2,668 1,114 1,098 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 3.9 3,638 4,183 1,060 1,064 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 527.3 469.5 683,223 621,639 1,296 1,324 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.3 1,409 1,262 1,000 964 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 399 330 722 834 Michigan .........: 50.8 42.1 65,366 58,424 1,298 1,395 Minnesota ........: 81.1 65.3 109,953 91,934 1,361 1,415 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 41 88 571 802 : Missouri .........: 4.8 4.7 5,277 5,049 1,110 1,077 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.2 1,510 1,404 1,194 1,194 Nebraska .........: 580.9 535.6 773,325 740,175 1,333 1,383 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 116 119 1,033 1,009 New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.8 1,667 1,809 996 1,015 New Jersey .......: 3.5 2.8 4,069 3,149 1,151 1,134 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.4 664 375 1,247 1,022 New York .........: 3.3 2.3 3,627 2,504 1,125 1,121 North Carolina ...: 20.5 13.4 22,734 15,771 1,114 1,181 North Dakota .....: 2.7 0.8 3,597 919 1,324 1,225 : Ohio .............: 9.0 10.1 10,380 11,803 1,163 1,169 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.0 1,947 2,054 965 1,018 Oregon ...........: 5.0 5.6 5,864 6,584 1,201 1,184 Pennsylvania .....: 89.2 78.2 104,160 90,891 1,179 1,167 South Carolina ...: 13.3 13.5 14,843 15,433 1,130 1,156 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 5.1 3.2 4,036 2,802 816 903 Texas ............: 573.4 492.8 695,676 615,452 1,217 1,252 Utah .............: 46.0 44.3 63,604 61,776 1,386 1,396 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.0 1,011 1,031 1,089 1,011 : Washington .......: 89.4 84.3 118,321 113,015 1,331 1,346 West Virginia ....: 1.2 0.9 1,197 841 979 912 Wisconsin ........: 157.4 121.9 199,539 159,426 1,276 1,315 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 719 566 1,126 1,063 : United States ....: 2,876.0 2,543.3 3,663,870 3,327,816 1,278 1,311 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 .......: 18.8 16.1 1,914 1,677 103 105 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 73 69 263 259 Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 526 Georgia ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 67 (X) 688 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.4 0.9 594 420 429 446 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 131 (D) 312 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 47 (X) 586 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 207 166 512 530 Michigan .........: 1.5 1.2 630 514 421 432 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 1.8 0.7 192 95 110 137 New Jersey .......: 6.3 4.6 2,608 1,941 416 419 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.2 8.7 798 835 92 97 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 61 31 533 460 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 11.8 12.7 2,685 2,178 248 172 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 46 (X) 461 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 9.2 9.3 3,877 3,995 422 428 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 44 36 569 456 Texas ............: 2.5 0.7 744 235 300 361 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.3 2.8 100 192 76 69 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 7.4 5.0 3,240 2,327 441 471 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 73.8 64.3 18,157 15,070 252 235 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 ..........: 4.4 1.2 1,782 479 410 405 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 18 (D) 307 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 50 41 233 249 Arkansas .........: 12.3 12.4 5,509 5,664 449 456 California .......: 208.4 183.3 49,651 43,139 238 236 Colorado .........: 1.0 1.5 270 357 258 242 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.5 354 369 242 241 Florida ..........: 10.6 4.9 1,054 672 99 139 Georgia ..........: 7.4 6.1 1,686 1,514 229 248 Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.1 324 267 236 251 : Idaho ............: 10.2 11.1 2,546 2,748 250 248 Illinois .........: 866.1 894.0 235,547 245,251 272 274 Indiana ..........: 730.9 725.9 195,366 191,047 267 263 Iowa .............: 2,610.2 2,587.9 704,716 696,622 270 269 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.7 148 158 174 226 Michigan .........: 11.6 10.4 4,289 3,883 370 373 Minnesota ........: 914.7 919.6 244,955 243,527 268 265 Mississippi ......: 10.0 9.3 3,051 2,903 305 311 : Missouri .........: 691.2 659.4 190,611 182,841 276 277 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.3 260 317 225 236 Nebraska .........: 675.4 645.0 182,734 172,646 271 268 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.7 619 644 217 242 New Jersey .......: 9.2 8.4 929 802 101 95 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 67 71 244 284 New York .........: 2.9 3.2 554 678 191 214 North Carolina ...: 952.8 917.5 247,490 246,353 260 269 North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 88 113 283 282 : Ohio .............: 91.7 81.7 24,060 21,456 263 263 Oklahoma .........: 487.2 431.9 131,956 115,515 271 268 Oregon ...........: 14.3 12.9 3,550 3,185 249 248 Pennsylvania .....: 243.4 234.1 63,290 60,931 260 260 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 404.3 415.6 106,812 110,601 264 266 Tennessee ........: 77.2 72.8 34,212 32,430 444 446 Texas ............: 39.8 29.4 10,922 9,421 275 321 Utah .............: 7.3 6.4 948 914 131 143 Virginia .........: 223.8 206.7 59,188 56,150 265 272 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.0 216 257 249 266 Wisconsin ........: 48.9 43.8 21,122 19,617 434 449 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 133 122 260 255 : United States ....: 9,691.1 9,454.3 2,618,874 2,558,797 270 271 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 31 23 111 124 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 5 7 101 98 California .......: 22.3 22.8 3,082 3,078 139 135 Colorado .........: 84.3 75.0 12,768 13,307 152 178 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.0 343 281 95 95 Florida ..........: 0.2 0.2 10 13 64 58 Georgia ..........: 0.4 0.7 32 53 76 80 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 6 124 109 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 35 34 124 124 Illinois .........: 11.6 11.7 1,559 1,574 135 135 Indiana ..........: 3.0 2.8 330 315 110 111 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.4 31 63 143 144 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 32 39 108 110 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.1 128 135 128 122 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 19 63 59 Michigan .........: 13.0 14.2 1,638 1,814 126 128 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.3 50 39 140 127 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 18 (D) 73 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.5 54 56 112 119 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 45 53 121 123 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 14 135 142 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 23 7 124 106 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.8 201 243 84 87 New Jersey .......: 7.8 7.8 667 651 86 84 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.8 115 121 139 150 New York .........: 3.4 3.3 289 318 86 95 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.1 81 82 70 73 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 9 8 125 121 : Ohio .............: 1.7 1.4 185 145 110 104 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.3 9 42 105 131 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.2 290 309 136 140 Pennsylvania .....: 3.6 5.8 354 647 98 112 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 31 38 118 118 Tennessee ........: 0.8 0.7 59 55 72 74 Texas ............: 4.7 7.5 385 828 82 111 Utah .............: 2.3 1.9 307 266 136 138 Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 51 35 95 94 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.6 101 94 158 147 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.1 1.1 154 162 134 142 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 20 134 146 : United States ....: 177.0 174.3 23,680 25,162 134 145 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :-----------------------:September : August :September :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,364 1,505 1,237 12,578 12,216 48.2 51.0 49.5 49.7 50.3 Heifers ..........: 804 836 708 7,396 6,983 28.4 28.3 28.4 29.2 28.8 All cows .........: 610 561 506 4,898 4,680 21.6 19.0 20.3 19.4 19.3 Dairy cows .......: 247 275 251 2,157 2,288 8.7 9.3 10.0 8.5 9.4 Other cows .......: 363 286 255 2,741 2,392 12.8 9.7 10.2 10.8 9.8 Bulls ............: 53 51 46 434 408 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,830 2,952 2,497 25,306 24,288 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 73 72 63 624 554 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,309 9,542 9,098 77,818 79,589 96.9 96.8 97.0 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 266 283 251 2,234 2,227 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 28 33 27 246 256 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,603 9,858 9,376 80,298 82,072 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12 16 18 105 103 7.4 8.5 11.1 7.0 7.0 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 151 170 143 1,395 1,381 92.6 91.5 88.9 93.0 93.0 : Total ............: 163 185 161 1,500 1,484 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 775 794 797 772 788 Steers 1/ ...............: 855 865 871 836 853 Heifers 1/ ..............: 780 791 803 769 787 All cows 1/ .............: 579 596 599 598 610 Bulls 1/ ................: 863 882 874 873 881 : Calves and vealers ... : 147 139 136 156 155 : Hogs ................. : 202 201 202 205 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 199 198 200 202 203 Sows 2/ .................: 299 307 302 306 308 Boars 2/ ................: 209 209 209 210 209 : Sheep ................ : 68 72 74 71 75 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 64 65 64 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 73 75 71 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: September 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 2 ............: 5.0 1.7 0.6 2.3 1.9 0.3 0.4 13.4 3 ............: 80.1 27.5 1.6 49.0 39.3 9.7 2.1 9.6 4 ............: 64.4 2.1 0.7 51.9 14.4 37.4 9.7 0.3 5 ............: 297.9 133.7 30.3 124.1 75.7 48.5 9.8 20.0 6 ............: 491.3 246.6 137.3 98.2 27.8 70.4 9.1 0.6 7 ............:1,042.5 562.4 413.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 242.8 147.5 77.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 180.3 69.8 19.4 88.0 69.8 18.2 3.2 15.8 10 ...........: 91.3 44.7 27.2 18.2 13.8 4.5 1.3 2.8 : United States :2,497.1 1,236.6 708.4 506.2 250.8 255.4 45.9 63.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.1 2.1 (Y) (Y) 2.6 0.1 2.5 2 ............: 11.4 11.3 (Y) (Y) 10.5 1.2 9.3 3 ............: 440.9 439.9 (D) (D) 9.6 2.1 7.5 4 ............: 1,287.4 1,199.1 (D) (D) 3.8 0.8 3.0 5 ............: 2,642.1 2,540.3 96.6 5.2 27.5 2.7 24.8 6 ............: 467.1 448.1 19.0 (Y) 5.3 4.2 1.1 7 ............: 3,899.5 3,832.0 48.7 18.8 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: 421.8 421.7 0.1 (Y) 76.6 6.3 70.4 9 ............: 178.7 178.6 (Y) (Y) 21.3 0.4 20.9 10 ...........: 24.5 24.5 (Y) (Y) 2.6 0.1 2.5 : United States : 9,375.6 9,097.6 251.2 26.8 160.6 17.9 142.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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 ............: 12.2 5.4 2.9 2.0 1.2 0.8 1.9 5.8 2 ............: 49.6 15.8 6.0 23.7 20.9 2.9 4.2 124.2 3 ............: 746.8 276.0 19.0 432.9 345.6 87.3 19.0 87.6 4 ............: 617.7 21.7 10.0 500.3 134.3 366.0 85.7 2.5 5 ............: 2,827.4 1,240.1 293.8 1,209.9 684.0 525.9 83.5 178.7 6 ............: 4,942.6 2,467.8 1,497.9 887.8 262.0 625.8 89.0 6.5 7 ............:10,100.3 5,589.4 3,923.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.4 8 ............: 2,409.2 1,403.1 834.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,708.4 739.9 155.8 781.0 632.4 148.6 31.7 126.5 10 ...........: 873.3 457.0 240.2 165.6 132.5 33.1 10.5 22.1 : United States :24,287.6 12,216.2 6,983.5 4,680.1 2,288.4 2,391.7 407.8 554.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 15.3 14.7 0.3 0.2 21.3 1.4 19.9 2 ............: 106.0 104.3 1.1 0.6 108.9 14.6 94.3 3 ............: 3,929.6 3,920.3 (D) (D) 77.9 8.0 69.9 4 ............: 11,347.8 10,698.6 (D) (D) 34.5 8.5 26.0 5 ............: 22,917.1 21,887.4 981.5 48.3 248.9 23.8 225.0 6 ............: 4,319.1 4,177.9 139.9 1.3 21.7 12.6 9.1 7 ............: 34,053.3 33,403.6 477.6 172.1 5.5 0.2 5.3 8 ............: 3,368.9 3,368.0 0.9 0.1 733.9 28.5 705.4 9 ............: 1,774.1 1,773.5 0.6 0.1 210.6 4.5 206.2 10 ...........: 240.8 240.4 0.3 0.1 20.8 1.1 19.6 : United States : 82,072.0 79,588.7 2,227.3 256.0 1,483.9 103.1 1,380.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8 - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.5 98.2 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.2 98.6 98.3 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 92.0 92.5 92.2 92.5 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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