Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 21, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Up 1 Percent From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.31 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the 4.26 billion pounds produced in November 2011. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, down slightly from November 2011. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from the previous year, at 1,321 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.1 million pounds, 7 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 70,500 head, down 4 percent from November 2011. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 244 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.08 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.11 million head, up 1 percent from November 2011. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 276 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was down 2 percent from November 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,800 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 2 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2012 commercial red meat production was 45.4 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 5 percent. November 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2012 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 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: November 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 ..9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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: November 2012 ....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to November 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2012 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,148.8 2,343.7 2,206.6 103 94 24,068.7 23,891.8 99 Veal .............: 10.8 10.3 10.1 93 98 118.6 108.3 91 Pork .............: 2,086.7 2,210.4 2,078.7 100 94 20,692.6 21,296.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.6 14.2 12.4 98 88 136.3 143.4 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,258.9 4,578.6 4,307.8 101 94 45,016.2 45,439.9 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2012 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,119.8 2,307.6 2,178.8 103 94 23,757.9 23,580.2 99 Veal .............: 10.5 10.0 9.8 93 98 115.7 105.5 91 Pork .............: 2,073.6 2,194.9 2,065.1 100 94 20,546.7 21,149.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 13.3 11.6 98 87 129.0 135.8 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,215.8 4,525.8 4,265.3 101 94 44,549.2 44,971.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : November : January to November : November : October : November :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,739.1 2,897.4 2,740.3 100 30,848.4 29,925.3 97 Other .................1,000: 45.6 55.8 43.5 95 484.7 481.6 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,784.7 2,953.2 2,783.8 100 31,333.1 30,406.9 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,296 1,322 1,324 102 1,278 1,303 102 Other ................pounds: 1,126 1,139 1,131 100 1,128 1,138 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,293 1,318 1,321 102 1,276 1,300 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 71.9 71.6 69.4 96 766.9 695.3 91 Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.4 1.1 96 12.6 11.5 91 Commercial ............1,000: 73.1 72.9 70.5 96 779.6 706.8 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 252 238 242 96 261 257 99 Other ................pounds: 408 426 414 101 419 421 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 255 242 244 96 264 260 99 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,968.1 10,769.6 10,030.4 101 100,088.7 102,872.0 103 Other .................1,000: 74.3 86.1 74.9 101 829.4 814.9 98 Commercial ............1,000: 10,042.4 10,855.7 10,105.3 101 100,918.2 103,687.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 279 274 276 99 275 275 100 Other ................pounds: 245 251 252 103 244 250 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 278 274 276 99 274 275 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 171.9 189.5 165.5 96 1,833.0 1,838.9 100 Other .................1,000: 15.3 17.7 16.3 107 151.2 154.4 102 Commercial ............1,000: 187.2 207.2 181.8 97 1,984.2 1,993.3 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 138 140 140 102 141 148 105 Other ................pounds: 105 106 105 100 98 100 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 135 137 137 101 137 144 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 58.6 52.5 44.6 76 533.9 509.6 95 Other .................1,000: 19.5 18.6 17.2 88 167.6 156.1 93 Commercial ............1,000: 78.1 71.1 61.8 79 701.6 665.7 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 63 63 99 63 63 101 Other ................pounds: 70 62 66 93 69 68 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 65 63 64 98 64 65 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.9 3.3 3.8 98 40.5 38.0 94 Other .................1,000: 0.8 1.1 0.9 119 8.5 9.3 109 Commercial ............1,000: 4.6 4.4 4.7 101 49.0 47.3 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : November : October : November :November 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.7 0.8 0.6 34 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 102 Arizona ...............: 33.2 32.8 32.3 97 Arkansas ..............: 3.0 4.3 4.0 133 California ............: 147.7 156.0 144.9 98 Colorado ..............: 170.0 196.7 193.7 114 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 2.6 2.5 84 Florida ...............: 10.3 11.7 10.4 101 Georgia ...............: 12.8 12.8 13.1 102 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.9 0.8 105 : Idaho .................: 3.7 4.2 3.7 99 Illinois ..............: 264.4 285.3 271.4 103 Indiana ...............: 158.6 168.8 155.2 98 Iowa ..................: 604.4 627.6 589.6 98 Kansas ................: 424.8 476.0 440.2 104 Kentucky ..............: 51.5 49.1 44.7 87 Louisiana .............: 0.6 0.5 0.5 84 Michigan ..............: 42.8 46.6 43.8 102 Minnesota .............: 248.6 266.5 250.2 101 Mississippi ...........: 2.4 2.5 2.4 101 : Missouri ..............: 158.6 162.8 152.7 96 Montana ...............: 1.8 1.9 1.7 94 Nebraska ..............: 612.6 677.6 624.1 102 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 70 New England 1/ ........: 1.8 2.2 2.0 108 New Jersey ............: 4.6 3.9 3.8 83 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 81 New York ..............: 3.1 3.5 3.0 98 North Carolina ........: 212.4 237.5 229.4 108 North Dakota ..........: 2.4 1.0 0.5 21 : Ohio ..................: 25.8 26.2 24.7 96 Oklahoma ..............: 103.8 105.0 103.2 99 Oregon ................: 6.3 6.9 6.4 101 Pennsylvania ..........: 112.2 117.9 112.5 100 South Carolina ........: 21.3 22.8 21.3 100 South Dakota ..........: 101.0 107.4 102.5 102 Tennessee .............: 24.2 27.6 23.6 97 Texas .................: 402.2 423.9 408.3 102 Utah ..................: 37.3 47.5 41.5 111 Virginia ..............: 48.3 49.1 48.2 100 : Washington ............: 74.9 84.5 77.5 104 West Virginia .........: 1.1 1.1 0.7 69 Wisconsin .............: 118.0 121.8 115.1 98 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.3 0.4 83 : United States .........: 4,258.9 4,578.6 4,307.8 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 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 0.4 367 403 919 936 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 118 122 1,089 1,087 Arizona ..........: 46.3 45.9 59,323 58,394 1,285 1,276 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.3 473 348 1,024 1,007 California .......: 151.1 146.4 192,300 186,583 1,290 1,282 Colorado .........: 194.6 219.4 259,132 295,116 1,333 1,346 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 2.6 4,242 3,450 1,277 1,310 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 23.2 23.6 23,285 23,494 1,006 999 Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 923 1,003 1,119 1,137 : Idaho ............: 2.7 2.6 2,781 2,722 1,092 1,120 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 3.1 3,543 3,347 1,058 1,069 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 503.6 507.0 660,383 677,411 1,312 1,336 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.2 1,271 1,178 973 998 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 438 332 736 776 Michigan .........: 51.9 50.4 69,072 70,602 1,344 1,408 Minnesota ........: 81.0 81.0 112,938 113,792 1,400 1,410 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 32 60 526 732 : Missouri .........: 2.9 3.1 3,465 3,337 1,190 1,092 Montana ..........: 2.2 2.1 2,609 2,455 1,170 1,161 Nebraska .........: 567.2 571.8 766,323 795,792 1,352 1,393 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 136 82 1,015 993 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.1 2,002 2,162 979 1,031 New Jersey .......: 3.3 3.0 3,670 3,421 1,122 1,138 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 694 466 1,260 960 New York .........: 3.3 2.7 3,594 3,004 1,122 1,141 North Carolina ...: 18.7 15.7 21,339 18,531 1,148 1,184 North Dakota .....: 2.8 0.5 3,811 672 1,357 1,228 : Ohio .............: 11.5 10.3 13,390 12,023 1,165 1,168 Oklahoma .........: 1.8 1.8 1,802 1,792 975 983 Oregon ...........: 5.0 5.7 5,931 6,743 1,209 1,197 Pennsylvania .....: 84.6 85.9 100,332 102,061 1,190 1,191 South Carolina ...: 12.8 14.4 14,262 16,694 1,130 1,169 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.6 4.2 3,784 3,763 846 910 Texas ............: 538.9 525.5 657,760 662,385 1,225 1,264 Utah .............: 45.1 48.5 60,382 66,832 1,340 1,379 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.2 1,467 1,245 1,039 1,057 : Washington .......: 92.1 95.0 122,532 127,288 1,336 1,343 West Virginia ....: 1.7 1.1 1,580 1,001 955 900 Wisconsin ........: 152.2 145.8 195,570 190,737 1,292 1,316 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 784 632 1,100 1,070 : United States ....: 2,784.7 2,783.8 3,589,715 3,668,408 1,293 1,321 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 .......: 16.0 15.0 1,696 1,562 107 105 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 67 69 261 258 Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 63 528 629 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.4 1.1 636 495 443 442 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 136 (D) 350 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 21 (X) 421 Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 216 174 454 524 Michigan .........: 1.4 0.5 600 192 423 417 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/ ...: 1.7 0.8 181 131 110 166 New Jersey .......: 6.5 4.9 2,736 2,037 420 413 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 10.4 11.3 900 1,289 93 115 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 62 33 520 501 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 11.9 13.7 2,221 2,464 188 181 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 27 30 497 461 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 10.0 11.2 4,264 4,786 427 427 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 54 36 550 542 Texas ............: 2.1 0.7 774 234 377 346 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: 0.1 (Y) 19 (X) 382 (X) : Washington .......: 1.2 3.0 92 210 75 70 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.0 6.8 3,522 3,097 442 458 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 73.1 70.5 18,355 17,153 255 244 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 6.1 1.3 2,543 525 419 413 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 21 (D) 257 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 25 246 265 Arkansas .........: 9.2 12.7 4,204 5,843 457 460 California .......: 208.0 210.0 50,701 50,741 244 242 Colorado .........: 0.9 1.4 206 332 233 236 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.6 417 423 261 262 Florida ..........: 9.1 5.5 1,047 806 115 147 Georgia ..........: 7.8 7.5 1,865 1,822 239 243 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.2 276 295 245 251 : Idaho ............: 11.5 11.8 2,940 2,974 256 252 Illinois .........: 947.8 982.3 267,243 272,834 282 278 Indiana ..........: 758.6 755.5 207,491 203,911 274 270 Iowa .............: 2,700.5 2,704.8 752,431 744,184 279 275 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.5 1.3 239 227 157 178 Michigan .........: 12.0 12.5 4,821 4,942 402 395 Minnesota ........: 925.1 951.8 252,601 255,545 273 269 Mississippi ......: 11.1 10.3 3,324 3,326 299 323 : Missouri .........: 727.1 707.9 208,164 200,764 286 284 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.3 359 337 267 252 Nebraska .........: 678.0 658.7 187,908 179,649 277 273 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.6 568 691 236 269 New Jersey .......: 9.8 8.4 961 780 98 93 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 30 50 251 250 New York .........: 2.6 2.8 525 622 200 222 North Carolina ...: 991.6 1,063.4 269,155 293,176 272 276 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 140 128 284 289 : Ohio .............: 86.6 83.1 23,478 22,881 272 276 Oklahoma .........: 483.2 494.1 135,677 134,709 281 273 Oregon ...........: 16.0 14.5 4,087 3,653 256 252 Pennsylvania .....: 251.9 257.2 66,574 67,708 264 263 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 454.2 456.4 122,769 123,209 270 270 Tennessee ........: 74.2 72.9 32,927 32,110 445 441 Texas ............: 36.0 36.7 10,678 11,474 297 313 Utah .............: 5.9 6.9 798 897 136 131 Virginia .........: 231.0 227.3 62,713 62,833 272 277 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.7 198 192 269 276 Wisconsin ........: 46.1 41.4 20,804 18,729 453 453 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 59 54 283 265 : United States ....: 10,042.4 10,105.3 2,794,793 2,787,932 278 276 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 30 24 110 133 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 23.9 25.1 3,251 3,451 136 138 Colorado .........: 88.5 77.5 13,664 12,342 155 160 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.2 333 297 95 94 Florida ..........: (Y) 0.2 (X) 12 (X) 72 Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.7 44 52 81 79 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 6 119 117 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 32 29 127 121 Illinois .........: 13.6 13.0 1,873 1,838 138 142 Indiana ..........: 3.9 2.6 435 288 110 111 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.4 37 50 136 130 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 31 28 108 91 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.1 124 128 131 120 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 22 20 62 67 Michigan .........: 12.1 15.7 1,532 2,116 127 135 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 49 55 125 122 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.2 (D) 19 (D) 79 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.4 49 46 123 114 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 41 43 84 90 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 9 9 150 139 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 11 (X) 108 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.2 286 287 92 89 New Jersey .......: 9.7 8.0 806 671 83 84 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.8 118 110 147 144 New York .........: 4.9 4.0 408 380 84 95 North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.3 99 92 73 74 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.1 1.2 118 127 109 103 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.3 17 35 90 105 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.2 280 294 136 132 Pennsylvania .....: 3.8 4.7 383 483 102 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 21 38 114 119 Tennessee ........: 0.7 0.8 51 55 70 72 Texas ............: 3.6 7.4 327 712 91 97 Utah .............: 2.4 2.4 327 311 139 128 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.5 63 50 91 95 : Washington .......: 0.9 0.5 159 78 172 151 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.8 1.0 103 140 131 134 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 19 20 157 151 : United States ....: 187.2 181.8 25,281 24,863 135 137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :-----------------------: November : October : November :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,302 1,431 1,308 15,224 14,955 47.5 49.4 47.7 49.4 50.0 Heifers ..........: 775 804 785 8,980 8,572 28.3 27.7 28.7 29.1 28.6 All cows .........: 613 611 599 6,110 5,890 22.4 21.1 21.9 19.8 19.7 Dairy cows .......: 253 285 269 2,652 2,843 9.2 9.9 9.8 8.6 9.5 Other cows .......: 360 325 330 3,458 3,047 13.1 11.2 12.0 11.2 10.2 Bulls ............: 50 51 48 534 508 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,739 2,897 2,740 30,848 29,925 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 72 72 69 767 695 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,672 10,448 9,743 97,022 99,779 97.0 97.0 97.1 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 268 291 257 2,767 2,775 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 27 31 31 300 318 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,968 10,770 10,030 100,089 102,872 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12 20 11 130 134 7.0 10.5 6.6 7.1 7.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 160 170 155 1,703 1,705 93.0 89.5 93.4 92.9 92.7 : Total ............: 172 189 165 1,833 1,839 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 776 798 797 773 790 Steers 1/ ...............: 854 877 875 840 857 Heifers 1/ ..............: 788 805 809 772 791 All cows 1/ .............: 587 597 602 596 608 Bulls 1/ ................: 856 862 863 869 878 : Calves and vealers ... : 149 140 142 155 152 : Hogs ................. : 208 204 206 205 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 201 203 203 203 Sows 2/ .................: 302 304 302 305 307 Boars 2/ ................: 208 207 203 210 208 : Sheep ................ : 69 70 70 70 74 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 60 62 66 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 71 71 71 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 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 ............: 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 2 ............: 5.5 1.8 0.6 2.7 2.3 0.4 0.4 16.2 3 ............: 87.9 22.1 5.3 57.9 46.4 11.4 2.6 11.5 4 ............: 74.0 2.6 1.4 58.8 14.7 44.2 11.2 0.2 5 ............: 354.0 143.5 35.5 164.4 89.6 74.7 10.6 22.2 6 ............: 523.8 244.9 158.9 109.9 26.3 83.6 10.2 0.7 7 ............:1,116.3 617.8 424.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 282.1 149.8 110.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 192.6 74.1 18.5 96.6 66.9 29.7 3.5 14.8 10 ...........: 102.3 50.4 29.7 20.9 14.7 6.2 1.3 3.0 : United States :2,740.3 1,307.9 785.2 598.9 268.8 330.0 48.4 69.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.1 2.0 (Y) (Y) 3.0 0.1 2.9 2 ............: 11.0 10.9 0.1 0.1 11.4 1.4 10.0 3 ............: 484.7 483.5 (D) (D) 8.8 1.0 7.8 4 ............: 1,418.8 1,327.5 (D) (D) 4.0 0.9 3.1 5 ............: 2,799.1 2,692.0 100.9 6.2 30.1 2.6 27.5 6 ............: 535.1 515.0 20.0 0.1 2.2 0.7 1.5 7 ............: 4,084.1 4,016.7 46.5 20.8 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: 463.1 462.9 0.2 (Y) 79.5 3.6 75.9 9 ............: 205.3 205.2 (Y) (Y) 23.3 0.4 22.9 10 ...........: 27.2 27.2 (Y) (Y) 2.4 0.1 2.4 : United States :10,030.4 9,743.0 256.8 30.6 165.5 10.9 154.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November 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 ............: 16.0 7.3 3.9 2.4 1.5 0.9 2.4 7.3 2 ............: 61.1 19.7 7.3 29.0 25.4 3.5 5.1 157.2 3 ............: 927.6 325.9 30.1 547.2 437.1 110.0 24.4 110.0 4 ............: 767.7 27.0 12.4 619.9 163.6 456.4 108.4 3.0 5 ............: 3,545.5 1,536.3 366.4 1,537.8 867.9 670.0 105.0 222.8 6 ............: 6,015.0 2,986.7 1,805.5 1,112.8 316.6 796.3 109.9 8.0 7 ............:12,419.9 6,875.0 4,806.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.5 8 ............: 2,981.5 1,721.3 1,045.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 2,105.7 891.1 195.7 980.1 775.4 204.7 38.9 158.2 10 ...........: 1,085.5 565.2 298.7 208.3 163.4 44.9 13.3 28.3 : United States :29,925.3 14,955.5 8,572.3 5,889.9 2,842.7 3,047.2 507.6 695.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 19.6 19.0 0.4 0.3 28.0 1.7 26.4 2 ............: 128.9 127.0 1.3 0.7 133.7 18.2 115.5 3 ............: 4,912.9 4,901.2 (D) (D) 97.8 10.4 87.3 4 ............: 14,292.7 13,447.6 (D) (D) 43.8 10.7 33.1 5 ............: 28,737.9 27,482.1 1,195.9 59.8 312.5 29.7 282.8 6 ............: 5,399.9 5,217.0 181.2 1.6 27.5 15.6 11.9 7 ............: 42,551.8 41,759.7 577.3 214.8 7.0 0.2 6.8 8 ............: 4,322.9 4,321.7 1.1 0.1 901.3 40.9 860.5 9 ............: 2,207.5 2,206.7 0.7 0.1 260.7 5.2 255.5 10 ...........: 297.9 297.5 0.3 0.1 26.5 1.3 25.2 : United States :102,872.0 99,779.5 2,774.8 317.8 1,838.9 133.9 1,705.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November Species : November : October : November :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.1 98.4 98.5 98.4 Calves .......: 98.4 98.1 98.4 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.8 91.4 91.0 92.4 92.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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