Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released January 24, 2013, 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 4.00 billion pounds in December, down 5 percent from the 4.22 billion pounds produced in December 2011. Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.54 million head, down 8 percent from December 2011. The average live weight was up 26 pounds from the previous year, at 1,323 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.8 million pounds, 9 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 65,400 head, down 10 percent from December 2011. The average live weight was up 1 pound from last year, at 254 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.47 million head, down 5 percent from December 2011. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 276 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was up 3 percent from December 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 189,700 head, 5 percent above last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 4 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2012 commercial red meat production was 49.4 billion pounds, up slightly from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 5 percent. December 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2012 contained 21 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: December 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 ..9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 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: December 2012 ....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to December 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2012 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,126.3 2,206.6 2,020.4 95 92 26,195.4 25,912.2 99 Veal .............: 10.8 10.1 9.8 91 97 129.5 118.0 91 Pork .............: 2,065.6 2,078.7 1,953.5 95 94 22,758.2 23,250.0 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 12.4 12.8 103 103 148.7 156.2 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,215.1 4,307.8 3,996.5 95 93 49,231.7 49,436.4 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2012 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,096.4 2,178.8 1,992.3 95 91 25,854.3 25,572.6 99 Veal .............: 10.5 9.8 9.6 91 97 126.2 115.0 91 Pork .............: 2,052.6 2,065.1 1,940.5 95 94 22,599.2 23,090.0 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 11.6 11.9 101 103 140.8 147.7 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,171.3 4,265.3 3,954.4 95 93 48,720.5 48,925.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January to December : December : November : December :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,706.3 2,740.3 2,500.1 92 33,554.8 32,425.4 97 Other .................1,000: 47.1 43.5 43.4 92 531.8 525.0 99 Commercial ............1,000: 2,753.4 2,783.8 2,543.5 92 34,086.6 32,950.4 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,300 1,324 1,327 102 1,280 1,305 102 Other ................pounds: 1,132 1,131 1,144 101 1,129 1,138 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,297 1,321 1,323 102 1,277 1,302 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 71.8 69.4 64.5 90 838.8 759.7 91 Other .................1,000: 1.1 1.1 0.9 79 13.8 12.4 90 Commercial ............1,000: 73.0 70.5 65.4 90 852.5 772.1 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 250 242 252 101 260 257 99 Other ................pounds: 426 414 411 96 420 420 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 253 244 254 100 263 260 99 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,867.6 10,030.4 9,393.3 95 109,956.3 112,265.3 102 Other .................1,000: 74.2 74.9 71.9 97 903.7 886.8 98 Commercial ............1,000: 9,941.8 10,105.3 9,465.2 95 110,860.0 113,152.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 278 276 276 99 275 275 100 Other ................pounds: 242 252 249 103 244 250 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 278 276 276 99 275 275 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 167.2 165.5 173.3 104 2,000.2 2,012.1 101 Other .................1,000: 12.9 16.3 16.4 127 164.1 170.8 104 Commercial ............1,000: 180.1 181.8 189.7 105 2,164.3 2,183.0 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 142 140 138 97 141 147 104 Other ................pounds: 100 105 109 109 99 101 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 139 137 135 98 138 143 104 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 55.2 44.6 48.3 88 589.1 557.9 95 Other .................1,000: 17.0 17.2 17.8 105 184.6 173.9 94 Commercial ............1,000: 72.2 61.8 66.1 92 773.8 731.8 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 63 64 101 63 63 101 Other ................pounds: 73 66 69 95 69 68 99 Commercial ...........pounds: 66 64 66 100 64 65 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.7 3.8 3.0 82 44.2 41.1 93 Other .................1,000: 1.0 0.9 1.0 99 9.5 10.3 108 Commercial ............1,000: 4.7 4.7 4.0 86 53.7 51.3 96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December : November : December :December 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.6 0.6 0.6 35 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 38.4 32.3 29.8 77 Arkansas ..............: 4.2 4.0 4.0 96 California ............: 146.6 144.9 140.1 96 Colorado ..............: 179.3 193.7 167.7 94 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 2.5 2.5 83 Florida ...............: 9.5 10.4 9.2 97 Georgia ...............: 12.0 13.1 11.7 97 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 0.8 93 : Idaho .................: 3.5 3.7 3.7 106 Illinois ..............: 257.8 271.4 242.0 94 Indiana ...............: 156.1 155.2 144.8 93 Iowa ..................: 595.8 589.6 548.2 92 Kansas ................: 416.6 440.2 410.3 98 Kentucky ..............: 48.8 44.7 44.5 91 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 82 Michigan ..............: 45.9 43.8 42.0 91 Minnesota .............: 251.4 250.2 236.4 94 Mississippi ...........: 1.8 2.4 2.3 125 : Missouri ..............: 156.7 152.7 146.2 93 Montana ...............: 1.8 1.7 1.7 97 Nebraska ..............: 606.7 624.1 577.5 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 80 New England 1/ ........: 1.6 2.0 1.7 106 New Jersey ............: 4.6 3.8 4.3 93 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.4 0.3 68 New York ..............: 3.1 3.0 2.8 89 North Carolina ........: 203.1 229.4 206.6 102 North Dakota ..........: 2.5 0.5 0.7 28 : Ohio ..................: 26.0 24.7 22.3 86 Oklahoma ..............: 98.6 103.2 98.8 100 Oregon ................: 5.6 6.4 5.7 102 Pennsylvania ..........: 112.3 112.5 105.7 94 South Carolina ........: 21.3 21.3 19.5 92 South Dakota ..........: 96.5 102.5 99.3 103 Tennessee .............: 21.9 23.6 17.7 81 Texas .................: 404.4 408.3 380.5 94 Utah ..................: 37.7 41.5 38.2 102 Virginia ..............: 45.0 48.2 46.1 102 : Washington ............: 70.8 77.5 68.5 97 West Virginia .........: 1.0 0.7 0.7 75 Wisconsin .............: 119.1 115.1 110.4 93 Wyoming ...............: 0.6 0.4 0.4 76 : United States .........: 4,215.1 4,307.8 3,996.5 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.3 371 305 861 907 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 57 (X) 993 Arizona ..........: 52.0 40.9 67,219 52,748 1,296 1,294 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.5 713 538 981 998 California .......: 144.7 140.1 184,085 178,324 1,284 1,280 Colorado .........: 202.3 186.1 273,427 253,645 1,353 1,364 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 2.5 4,184 3,312 1,281 1,320 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 21.9 20.9 21,475 20,799 985 997 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.9 1,039 999 1,095 1,091 : Idaho ............: 2.5 2.5 2,575 2,601 1,101 1,114 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.5 3,793 3,696 1,064 1,061 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 497.8 471.6 648,503 629,870 1,303 1,336 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,479 1,339 979 988 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 331 239 770 758 Michigan .........: 55.2 48.2 74,492 67,731 1,356 1,412 Minnesota ........: 81.7 78.8 113,787 110,226 1,399 1,405 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 40 64 608 760 : Missouri .........: 4.7 4.6 5,424 5,064 1,152 1,105 Montana ..........: 2.3 2.2 2,700 2,595 1,160 1,166 Nebraska .........: 555.7 520.5 753,132 721,497 1,356 1,388 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 95 79 1,009 970 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.8 1,727 1,838 991 1,024 New Jersey .......: 3.1 3.0 3,489 3,463 1,126 1,151 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.4 729 374 1,281 950 New York .........: 3.2 2.3 3,637 2,651 1,143 1,152 North Carolina ...: 17.8 11.3 20,315 13,392 1,146 1,191 North Dakota .....: 3.0 0.8 4,042 1,051 1,334 1,246 : Ohio .............: 11.3 7.1 13,125 8,366 1,169 1,183 Oklahoma .........: 2.1 2.0 2,069 1,974 983 1,000 Oregon ...........: 4.9 5.1 5,800 6,008 1,213 1,208 Pennsylvania .....: 84.7 76.1 100,380 91,185 1,189 1,202 South Carolina ...: 12.6 13.0 13,956 14,930 1,120 1,162 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.6 3.4 3,853 2,998 853 903 Texas ............: 535.7 484.2 661,091 614,556 1,237 1,272 Utah .............: 45.3 44.7 61,013 61,450 1,351 1,377 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.1 1,207 1,187 1,055 1,044 : Washington .......: 86.4 84.6 115,692 112,759 1,345 1,337 West Virginia ....: 1.4 1.1 1,392 993 982 908 Wisconsin ........: 151.8 138.6 197,040 182,442 1,304 1,323 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 855 645 1,142 1,076 : United States ....: 2,753.4 2,543.5 3,561,930 3,358,667 1,297 1,323 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 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 .......: 16.4 14.6 1,707 1,565 105 107 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 70 71 262 249 Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 46 62 596 617 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.1 1.1 491 486 442 446 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.5 (D) 151 (D) 326 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 41 (X) 572 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.2 214 130 534 523 Michigan .........: 1.4 0.8 580 331 422 410 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/ ...: 0.6 0.6 94 98 147 170 New Jersey .......: 6.7 5.8 2,817 2,435 418 417 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 11.4 10.1 1,097 1,208 102 120 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 40 44 503 495 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 12.0 10.4 1,979 1,891 166 181 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 (Y) 26 (X) 441 (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 9.5 10.1 4,058 4,328 426 428 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 38 37 468 504 Texas ............: 1.7 1.0 600 440 360 431 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.3 2.9 94 203 76 71 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 8.9 6.4 4,055 2,991 454 472 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 73.0 65.4 18,277 16,570 253 254 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 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 ..........: 6.0 1.5 2,520 604 419 417 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 16 (D) 240 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 28 32 226 253 Arkansas .........: 12.5 12.2 5,677 5,563 453 457 California .......: 226.8 207.5 54,674 50,200 241 242 Colorado .........: 0.8 1.4 185 309 237 216 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.6 367 383 249 247 Florida ..........: 4.0 5.3 621 806 156 151 Georgia ..........: 7.4 7.6 1,844 1,800 251 238 Hawaii ...........: 1.5 1.4 344 324 233 234 : Idaho ............: 11.0 11.9 2,793 3,034 255 256 Illinois .........: 946.7 892.5 266,417 250,302 282 281 Indiana ..........: 745.7 704.2 203,101 189,648 272 269 Iowa .............: 2,675.1 2,492.8 748,569 689,544 280 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.4 1.5 205 225 146 154 Michigan .........: 11.8 11.2 4,666 4,435 395 395 Minnesota ........: 941.3 894.2 256,013 239,671 272 268 Mississippi ......: 9.5 10.6 2,559 3,165 269 299 : Missouri .........: 711.7 676.0 203,751 190,293 286 282 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.4 323 329 227 235 Nebraska .........: 711.9 656.3 197,105 178,878 277 273 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.4 550 582 233 246 New Jersey .......: 11.5 11.5 1,044 952 91 83 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 19 36 260 280 New York .........: 2.8 3.0 496 595 179 196 North Carolina ...: 952.0 958.4 257,456 265,856 271 277 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.5 149 136 275 281 : Ohio .............: 90.1 82.6 24,270 22,711 270 275 Oklahoma .........: 460.6 465.7 128,708 128,431 279 276 Oregon ...........: 13.0 12.7 3,288 3,241 254 255 Pennsylvania .....: 261.0 255.6 67,496 67,160 259 263 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 427.6 435.3 116,138 117,657 272 270 Tennessee ........: 66.2 53.6 29,546 24,030 447 449 Texas ............: 38.3 36.5 10,945 11,343 286 311 Utah .............: 5.3 5.9 700 903 132 153 Virginia .........: 218.3 220.1 58,553 59,950 268 273 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 174 172 277 273 Wisconsin ........: 44.9 38.6 20,324 17,521 454 454 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 63 43 273 264 : United States ....: 9,941.8 9,465.2 2,762,141 2,612,654 278 276 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2011 and 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 31 25 125 115 Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 91 (X) California .......: 23.4 24.6 3,314 3,360 141 137 Colorado .........: 85.7 80.7 13,734 12,731 160 158 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.5 328 329 98 93 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 6 9 71 76 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.8 18 54 75 72 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 9 132 102 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 24 23 135 117 Illinois .........: 11.3 13.8 1,553 1,930 137 139 Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.3 435 358 111 109 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 20 29 147 142 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 28 25 104 95 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.1 121 129 128 120 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 16 14 61 58 Michigan .........: 13.1 16.6 1,700 2,162 130 130 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 54 53 131 119 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 25 (D) 85 : Missouri .........: 0.3 0.5 42 58 121 124 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.5 39 45 87 96 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 15 11 129 124 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 112 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.0 244 258 85 86 New Jersey .......: 9.7 9.9 825 818 85 82 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.8 117 112 145 146 New York .........: 3.6 4.8 299 432 82 89 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.1 80 86 68 76 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.1 1.1 112 115 106 104 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 15 20 107 127 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.7 291 351 139 131 Pennsylvania .....: 4.3 5.6 424 550 99 99 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 23 29 115 115 Tennessee ........: 0.6 0.8 44 61 74 76 Texas ............: 3.1 5.6 192 595 62 106 Utah .............: 2.5 2.3 331 306 135 134 Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 42 37 92 95 : Washington .......: 1.0 1.6 178 232 179 142 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.9 91 124 132 130 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 13 176 137 : United States ....: 180.1 189.7 24,950 25,661 139 135 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :-----------------------: December : November : December :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,314 1,308 1,204 16,539 16,160 48.6 47.7 48.2 49.3 49.8 Heifers ..........: 746 785 697 9,726 9,269 27.6 28.7 27.9 29.0 28.6 All cows .........: 601 599 556 6,712 6,446 22.2 21.9 22.2 20.0 19.9 Dairy cows .......: 262 269 259 2,914 3,101 9.7 9.8 10.3 8.7 9.6 Other cows .......: 340 330 297 3,798 3,344 12.5 12.0 11.9 11.3 10.3 Bulls ............: 45 48 44 579 551 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,706 2,740 2,500 33,555 32,425 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 72 69 64 839 760 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,579 9,743 9,133 106,600 108,912 97.1 97.1 97.2 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 260 257 234 3,027 3,009 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 29 31 27 329 344 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,868 10,030 9,393 109,956 112,265 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10 11 9 141 143 6.2 6.6 5.3 7.0 7.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157 155 164 1,859 1,869 93.8 93.4 94.7 93.0 92.9 : Total ............: 167 165 173 2,000 2,012 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 777 797 799 773 790 Steers 1/ ...............: 850 875 876 841 859 Heifers 1/ ..............: 785 809 812 773 792 All cows 1/ .............: 600 602 608 596 608 Bulls 1/ ................: 857 863 872 868 877 : Calves and vealers ... : 148 142 149 154 152 : Hogs ................. : 208 206 207 206 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 203 204 203 203 Sows 2/ .................: 302 302 305 305 306 Boars 2/ ................: 208 203 207 210 208 : Sheep ................ : 71 70 69 70 74 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 62 63 66 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 71 69 71 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 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 ............: 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 2 ............: 5.2 1.8 0.7 2.3 2.0 0.4 0.4 15.9 3 ............: 78.0 18.5 5.4 52.0 41.8 10.2 2.1 10.4 4 ............: 62.9 2.2 0.9 50.5 13.2 37.3 9.3 0.2 5 ............: 325.1 127.9 30.2 157.7 85.2 72.5 9.3 19.0 6 ............: 482.6 244.5 127.7 99.7 23.2 76.4 10.8 1.0 7 ............:1,026.9 558.0 399.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 245.5 137.3 87.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 181.2 71.6 16.9 89.8 70.2 19.6 2.9 14.4 10 ...........: 91.2 41.7 27.6 20.6 15.8 4.9 1.3 2.9 : United States :2,500.1 1,204.1 696.7 555.7 258.8 296.9 43.7 64.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.9 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.7 2 ............: 14.4 14.2 0.1 (Y) 13.9 1.6 12.4 3 ............: 476.1 475.0 (D) (D) 10.0 1.0 9.0 4 ............: 1,291.1 1,220.3 (D) (D) 3.9 0.9 3.1 5 ............: 2,596.6 2,491.2 100.0 5.4 31.5 3.0 28.5 6 ............: 508.3 488.2 19.9 0.1 2.1 0.7 1.4 7 ............: 3,834.9 3,772.3 45.5 17.2 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: 441.4 441.0 0.3 (Y) 82.5 1.6 81.0 9 ............: 203.0 202.9 (Y) (Y) 23.1 0.2 22.9 10 ...........: 25.7 25.7 (Y) (Y) 2.7 (Y) 2.7 : United States : 9,393.3 9,132.7 234.0 26.5 173.3 9.2 164.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to December 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 ............: 17.5 8.0 4.2 2.7 1.7 1.0 2.7 7.9 2 ............: 66.3 21.5 8.0 31.3 27.4 3.9 5.5 173.1 3 ............: 1,005.6 344.4 35.5 599.2 479.0 120.2 26.5 120.4 4 ............: 830.6 29.3 13.2 670.4 176.7 493.7 117.7 3.2 5 ............: 3,870.5 1,664.2 396.6 1,695.5 953.0 742.4 114.3 241.8 6 ............: 6,497.6 3,231.2 1,933.2 1,212.5 339.8 872.7 120.6 9.0 7 ............:13,446.8 7,433.0 5,206.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.6 8 ............: 3,227.0 1,858.6 1,133.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 2,286.9 962.6 212.6 1,069.9 845.6 224.3 41.8 172.6 10 ...........: 1,176.7 606.9 326.4 228.9 179.2 49.7 14.6 31.2 : United States :32,425.4 16,159.5 9,269.0 6,445.6 3,101.5 3,344.2 551.3 759.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 21.5 20.9 0.4 0.3 30.8 1.7 29.1 2 ............: 143.3 141.2 1.4 0.8 147.6 19.8 127.8 3 ............: 5,389.0 5,376.2 (D) (D) 107.8 11.5 96.3 4 ............: 15,583.8 14,667.8 (D) (D) 47.7 11.6 36.1 5 ............: 31,334.4 29,973.4 1,295.9 65.2 344.0 32.7 311.3 6 ............: 5,908.1 5,705.2 201.2 1.8 29.6 16.4 13.3 7 ............: 46,386.7 45,532.0 622.8 232.0 7.6 0.2 7.4 8 ............: 4,764.3 4,762.7 1.5 0.1 983.8 42.4 941.4 9 ............: 2,410.5 2,409.6 0.7 0.1 283.9 5.5 278.4 10 ...........: 323.6 323.2 0.4 0.1 29.2 1.3 27.9 : United States :112,265.3 108,912.2 3,008.8 344.3 2,012.1 143.1 1,869.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December Species : December : November : December :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.5 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 92.9 91.0 91.4 92.4 92.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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