Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 21, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Up From Last Year Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.35 billion pounds in January, up 5 percent from the 4.12 billion pounds produced in January 2012. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, up 4 percent from January 2012. The average live weight was up 27 pounds from the previous year, at 1,327 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.5 million pounds, slightly above January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 70,900 head, 5 percent above January 2012. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from last year, at 253 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.07 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.96 million head, 4 percent above January 2012. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 277 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was 2 percent above January 2012. Sheep slaughter totaled 177,400 head, 8 percent above last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, down 7 pounds from January a year ago. January 2012 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2013 contained 23 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: January 2012 and 2013 ......................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 ...8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 ....9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 .....................................................................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: January 2013 ......12 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States ................................................................12 Statistical Methodology ......................................................13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates .................14 Information Contacts .........................................................15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2013 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : :2013 as % : : : : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,113.8 2,020.4 2,260.0 107 112 2,113.8 2,260.0 107 Veal .............: 10.4 9.8 10.5 100 107 10.4 10.5 100 Pork .............: 1,987.0 1,953.5 2,065.5 104 106 1,987.0 2,065.5 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 12.8 12.4 102 96 12.1 12.4 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,123.4 3,996.5 4,348.3 105 109 4,123.4 4,348.3 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2013 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : :2013 as % : : : : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,081.7 1,992.3 2,227.9 107 112 2,081.7 2,227.9 107 Veal .............: 10.2 9.6 10.2 101 107 10.2 10.2 101 Pork .............: 1,974.1 1,940.5 2,052.1 104 106 1,974.1 2,052.1 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.6 11.9 11.7 101 98 11.6 11.7 101 : Total red meat ...: 4,077.6 3,954.4 4,302.0 106 109 4,077.6 4,302.0 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : January : January : December : January :2013 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 : : :2013 as % : : : : : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,665.5 2,500.1 2,785.2 104 2,665.5 2,785.2 104 Other .................1,000: 50.2 43.4 49.5 99 50.2 49.5 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,715.7 2,543.5 2,834.7 104 2,715.7 2,834.7 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,303 1,327 1,331 102 1,303 1,331 102 Other ................pounds: 1,135 1,144 1,143 101 1,135 1,143 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,300 1,323 1,327 102 1,300 1,327 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 66.6 64.5 69.9 105 66.6 69.9 105 Other .................1,000: 1.1 0.9 1.0 87 1.1 1.0 87 Commercial ............1,000: 67.7 65.4 70.9 105 67.7 70.9 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 260 252 250 96 260 250 96 Other ................pounds: 426 411 421 99 426 421 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 262 254 253 96 262 253 96 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,466.8 9,393.3 9,885.0 104 9,466.8 9,885.0 104 Other .................1,000: 70.9 71.9 75.3 106 70.9 75.3 106 Commercial ............1,000: 9,537.7 9,465.2 9,960.3 104 9,537.7 9,960.3 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 279 276 277 100 279 277 100 Other ................pounds: 252 249 246 97 252 246 97 Commercial ...........pounds: 278 276 277 99 278 277 99 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 153.8 173.3 164.7 107 153.8 164.7 107 Other .................1,000: 11.0 16.4 12.7 115 11.0 12.7 115 Commercial ............1,000: 164.8 189.7 177.4 108 164.8 177.4 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 151 138 143 95 151 143 95 Other ................pounds: 98 109 103 106 98 103 106 Commercial ...........pounds: 147 135 140 95 147 140 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 43.3 48.3 39.8 92 43.3 39.8 92 Other .................1,000: 13.7 17.8 12.4 90 13.7 12.4 90 Commercial ............1,000: 57.0 66.1 52.1 92 57.0 52.1 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 64 64 101 63 64 101 Other ................pounds: 66 69 66 100 66 66 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 66 64 100 64 64 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.9 3.0 3.6 93 3.9 3.6 93 Other .................1,000: 0.9 1.0 1.0 113 0.9 1.0 113 Commercial ............1,000: 4.8 4.0 4.6 97 4.8 4.6 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 : January : December : January : January 2013 as : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : % of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.6 0.6 42 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 36.1 29.8 32.2 89 Arkansas ..............: 4.0 4.0 3.9 97 California ............: 141.5 140.1 149.5 106 Colorado ..............: 181.4 167.7 195.9 108 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.5 2.6 89 Florida ...............: 10.2 9.2 10.1 99 Georgia ...............: 11.6 11.7 9.9 85 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.8 97 : Idaho .................: 3.5 3.7 4.2 118 Illinois ..............: 247.6 242.0 264.5 107 Indiana ...............: 147.0 144.8 148.9 101 Iowa ..................: 571.5 548.2 599.4 105 Kansas ................: 420.2 410.3 459.0 109 Kentucky ..............: 47.9 44.5 46.4 97 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 91 Michigan ..............: 39.2 42.0 42.2 108 Minnesota .............: 240.4 236.4 241.8 101 Mississippi ...........: 2.3 2.3 2.3 101 : Missouri ..............: 151.5 146.2 157.9 104 Montana ...............: 0.8 1.7 0.9 111 Nebraska ..............: 593.7 577.5 631.3 106 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 98 New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.7 1.6 113 New Jersey ............: 4.4 4.3 4.1 94 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 79 New York ..............: 2.8 2.8 3.0 107 North Carolina ........: 209.5 206.6 224.4 107 North Dakota ..........: 2.9 0.7 0.9 30 : Ohio ..................: 23.9 22.3 23.3 97 Oklahoma ..............: 103.3 98.8 104.8 101 Oregon ................: 5.8 5.7 6.2 107 Pennsylvania ..........: 107.8 105.7 109.1 101 South Carolina ........: 21.0 19.5 19.7 94 South Dakota ..........: 90.5 99.3 100.2 111 Tennessee .............: 19.1 17.7 19.7 103 Texas .................: 411.5 380.5 443.6 108 Utah ..................: 38.2 38.2 41.6 109 Virginia ..............: 41.4 46.1 46.6 112 : Washington ............: 71.0 68.5 76.8 108 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 91 Wisconsin .............: 111.0 110.4 116.6 105 Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.4 0.6 88 : United States .........: 4,123.4 3,996.5 4,348.3 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 and 2013 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.3 0.4 270 422 912 944 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 81 (X) 1,147 Arizona ..........: 48.5 43.8 63,136 56,842 1,305 1,301 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.6 802 557 972 935 California .......: 139.3 151.7 178,809 193,883 1,292 1,287 Colorado .........: 201.2 217.5 275,268 299,658 1,369 1,379 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 2.8 4,072 3,599 1,298 1,292 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 20.8 17.3 20,647 17,326 993 1,007 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.9 1,081 1,052 1,122 1,110 : Idaho ............: 2.3 2.9 2,402 3,054 1,107 1,142 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.6 4.3 3,806 4,592 1,056 1,058 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 504.5 532.8 654,257 705,805 1,297 1,325 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.6 1,555 1,718 967 1,044 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 373 298 773 735 Michigan .........: 46.6 47.9 63,519 67,780 1,369 1,421 Minnesota ........: 72.5 77.8 102,608 109,128 1,421 1,410 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 40 50 695 725 : Missouri .........: 5.7 5.7 6,463 6,607 1,143 1,151 Montana ..........: 1.0 1.1 1,144 1,270 1,183 1,193 Nebraska .........: 538.7 576.8 737,691 800,877 1,370 1,390 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 74 72 981 970 New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.8 1,701 1,858 1,027 1,047 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.2 3,631 3,658 1,138 1,144 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 559 355 1,252 997 New York .........: 2.9 2.6 3,282 2,962 1,145 1,149 North Carolina ...: 18.4 13.5 21,245 16,093 1,157 1,196 North Dakota .....: 3.5 1.1 4,655 1,300 1,337 1,222 : Ohio .............: 10.3 9.2 11,952 10,731 1,165 1,179 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.3 2,381 2,245 1,008 996 Oregon ...........: 4.5 5.0 5,451 6,022 1,216 1,216 Pennsylvania .....: 84.9 85.4 102,093 101,888 1,207 1,198 South Carolina ...: 13.3 14.3 15,202 16,711 1,150 1,182 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.5 4.2 3,832 3,844 873 941 Texas ............: 550.3 561.4 671,626 715,858 1,223 1,278 Utah .............: 45.1 48.8 61,909 66,922 1,376 1,373 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.3 1,351 1,385 1,057 1,085 : Washington .......: 86.9 94.1 115,766 125,974 1,337 1,345 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.1 1,105 1,068 1,018 970 Wisconsin ........: 137.3 142.2 180,422 192,192 1,321 1,359 Wyoming ..........: 0.9 0.8 972 858 1,132 1,059 : United States ....: 2,715.7 2,834.7 3,523,506 3,754,330 1,300 1,327 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 and 2013 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 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 1,688 1,656 106 110 Colorado .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 77 85 270 260 Florida ..........: 0.1 (Y) 26 (X) 192 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 79 636 595 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Illinois .........: 1.3 1.1 549 491 427 433 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.6 105 191 264 310 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 182 159 530 524 Michigan .........: 1.4 0.9 555 397 409 424 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/ ...: 0.5 0.7 75 105 144 147 New Jersey .......: 5.7 5.2 2,335 2,162 413 412 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.1 10.9 889 1,289 99 119 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 35 55 517 492 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.9 12.3 1,950 2,137 199 174 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 25 (X) 458 Oregon ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.1 11.7 3,857 4,886 424 417 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 33 58 507 532 Texas ............: 2.1 1.2 993 663 492 544 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 2.4 3.0 165 214 69 72 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 8.8 6.8 4,031 3,130 457 463 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 67.7 70.9 17,659 17,858 262 253 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 and 2013 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 5.0 1.2 2,124 495 428 413 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 32 222 230 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 27 228 244 Arkansas .........: 11.7 11.9 5,357 5,380 457 454 California .......: 212.3 207.1 50,527 50,909 238 246 Colorado .........: 1.0 1.2 226 278 227 225 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.5 454 396 265 265 Florida ..........: 5.3 6.0 693 877 133 148 Georgia ..........: 7.4 6.6 1,815 1,598 246 244 Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 277 269 240 247 : Idaho ............: 11.6 12.9 2,958 3,350 256 260 Illinois .........: 888.5 949.6 251,012 268,167 283 282 Indiana ..........: 702.9 713.0 190,897 193,773 272 272 Iowa .............: 2,544.1 2,706.2 712,137 749,610 280 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 1.0 154 183 186 190 Michigan .........: 10.0 11.6 3,878 4,251 387 366 Minnesota ........: 918.8 923.8 248,865 247,430 271 268 Mississippi ......: 9.9 11.0 3,178 3,194 321 291 : Missouri .........: 690.8 726.6 196,112 204,369 284 281 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.8 177 199 271 264 Nebraska .........: 673.2 692.4 186,985 188,761 278 273 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.8 461 508 261 277 New Jersey .......: 12.0 9.5 1,255 921 105 97 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 22 44 279 273 New York .........: 2.4 2.7 489 630 203 230 North Carolina ...: 963.9 1,038.0 263,873 286,494 274 276 North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.5 119 136 297 287 : Ohio .............: 84.4 82.3 22,215 22,005 263 268 Oklahoma .........: 476.7 491.9 134,698 135,961 283 276 Oregon ...........: 14.8 15.2 3,765 3,944 255 259 Pennsylvania .....: 234.1 239.5 60,845 63,467 260 265 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 402.3 430.6 109,323 116,536 272 271 Tennessee ........: 55.6 57.1 25,487 26,265 459 460 Texas ............: 33.1 36.5 9,478 10,606 287 291 Utah .............: 4.9 6.6 664 965 136 146 Virginia .........: 198.4 220.7 53,677 60,311 271 273 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.5 181 150 258 273 Wisconsin ........: 46.3 43.5 20,892 19,795 452 457 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 81 84 260 263 : United States ....: 9,537.7 9,960.3 2,653,475 2,756,959 278 277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2012 and 2013 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.3 27 34 142 132 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 25.5 27.6 3,682 3,924 145 143 Colorado .........: 79.1 73.0 13,452 11,734 170 161 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 2.9 311 280 100 95 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.2 7 16 71 67 Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.9 39 61 84 71 Hawaii ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 137 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 18 35 132 146 Illinois .........: 10.1 13.4 1,570 2,017 156 151 Indiana ..........: 2.6 2.6 279 297 110 114 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 17 26 144 112 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.4 15 34 92 81 Kentucky .........: 0.8 1.1 103 134 126 126 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 17 14 62 58 Michigan .........: 12.3 17.2 1,662 2,367 135 137 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 51 48 121 119 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 14 21 57 77 : Missouri .........: 0.3 0.5 35 57 139 123 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.3 18 35 105 122 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 9 10 150 110 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.9 201 263 94 92 New Jersey .......: 7.2 8.4 617 699 86 84 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.8 137 113 150 146 New York .........: 2.8 3.5 257 356 92 101 North Carolina ...: 0.8 1.0 58 83 74 82 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 0.9 0.9 98 96 107 106 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 10 17 102 115 Oregon ...........: 1.9 1.9 264 268 140 138 Pennsylvania .....: 3.0 4.3 298 438 100 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 17 31 115 115 Tennessee ........: 0.7 0.9 49 68 74 77 Texas ............: 3.7 5.4 231 481 63 89 Utah .............: 2.1 2.3 283 319 136 136 Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 32 37 93 98 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.5 115 80 178 161 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.5 0.8 73 96 136 117 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 19 139 137 : United States ....: 164.8 177.4 24,208 24,752 147 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to January : : : : January to January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,285 1,204 1,371 1,285 1,371 48.2 48.2 49.2 48.2 49.2 Heifers ..........: 766 697 794 766 794 28.7 27.9 28.5 28.7 28.5 All cows .........: 572 556 578 572 578 21.5 22.2 20.7 21.5 20.7 Dairy cows .......: 264 259 297 264 297 9.9 10.3 10.7 9.9 10.7 Other cows .......: 308 297 281 308 281 11.6 11.9 10.1 11.6 10.1 Bulls ............: 43 44 42 43 42 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,665 2,500 2,785 2,665 2,785 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 67 64 70 67 70 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,196 9,133 9,593 9,196 9,593 97.1 97.2 97.0 97.1 97.0 Sows .............: 245 234 261 245 261 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 Boars ............: 26 27 32 26 32 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,467 9,393 9,885 9,467 9,885 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8 9 9 8 9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 145 164 156 145 156 94.5 94.7 94.8 94.5 94.8 : Total ............: 154 173 165 154 165 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 783 799 802 783 802 Steers 1/ ...............: 853 876 873 853 873 Heifers 1/ ..............: 792 812 806 792 806 All cows 1/ .............: 605 608 620 605 620 Bulls 1/ ................: 860 872 879 860 879 : Calves and vealers ... : 154 149 147 154 147 : Hogs ................. : 209 207 208 209 208 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 204 205 206 205 Sows 2/ .................: 305 305 305 305 305 Boars 2/ ................: 208 207 205 208 205 : Sheep ................ : 75 69 71 75 71 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 63 65 63 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 76 69 72 76 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2013 [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 ............: 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 2 ............: 5.7 1.9 0.7 2.8 2.4 0.4 0.4 16.2 3 ............: 86.9 18.5 5.8 60.4 48.5 11.9 2.2 12.1 4 ............: 64.7 2.8 1.5 51.8 15.7 36.1 8.7 0.3 5 ............: 337.5 135.1 34.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 21.5 6 ............: 559.9 293.8 157.4 98.5 32.8 65.7 10.2 1.2 7 ............:1,149.7 623.4 456.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 282.3 167.7 93.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 195.9 74.0 20.0 98.8 81.7 17.1 3.1 14.9 10 ...........: 101.1 53.5 24.7 21.9 17.8 4.1 0.9 3.0 : United States :2,785.2 1,371.3 794.4 577.9 296.9 281.0 41.6 69.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.5 1.5 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.7 2 ............: 12.1 11.9 0.1 0.1 11.3 1.5 9.9 3 ............: 459.9 458.7 1.1 0.1 8.1 0.6 7.5 4 ............: 1,379.1 1,301.6 72.6 4.9 4.1 1.0 3.1 5 ............: 2,695.9 2,576.0 113.9 6.0 31.9 2.2 29.7 6 ............: 531.7 515.5 16.1 0.1 2.3 0.8 1.5 7 ............: 4,137.2 4,060.5 56.2 20.4 0.8 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: 437.2 436.8 0.4 (Y) 75.1 1.7 73.3 9 ............: 201.3 201.2 0.1 (Y) 26.3 0.6 25.6 10 ...........: 29.1 29.0 (Y) (Y) 2.1 (Y) 2.1 : United States : 9,885.0 9,592.8 260.6 31.6 164.7 8.6 156.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 January Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.2 98.3 Calves .......: 98.3 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.3 99.2 Sheep ........: 93.3 91.4 92.9 93.3 92.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14). 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 Tiffany Hora - 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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