Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released March 21, 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 3.67 billion pounds in February, down 6 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in February 2012. Beef production, at 1.87 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.36 million head, down 8 percent from February 2012. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,320 pounds. Veal production totaled 9.0 million pounds, 9 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 59,600 head, down 1 percent from February 2012. The average live weight was down 18 pounds from last year, at 258 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.78 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.59 million head, down 5 percent from February 2012. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 277 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.5 million pounds, was down 7 percent from February 2012. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,700 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 142 pounds, down 7 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2013 commercial red meat production was 8.0 billion pounds, down slightly from 2012. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. February 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2013 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) 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: February 2012 and 2013 ......................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: February 2012 and 2013 ..8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: February 2012 and 2013 ...9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 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: February 2013 .....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to February 2013 ................................................................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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2013 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : February : January : : :2013 as % : : : : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,008.9 2,260.0 1,873.6 93 83 4,121.9 4,133.6 100 Veal .............: 9.8 10.5 9.0 91 86 20.2 19.4 96 Pork .............: 1,883.0 2,065.5 1,778.9 94 86 3,870.3 3,844.4 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 12.4 11.5 93 93 24.4 23.8 98 : Total red meat ...: 3,914.1 4,348.3 3,672.9 94 84 8,036.9 8,021.2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2013 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : February : January : : :2013 as % : : : : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,981.2 2,227.9 1,844.9 93 83 4,062.9 4,072.8 100 Veal .............: 9.6 10.2 8.8 91 86 19.8 19.0 96 Pork .............: 1,870.1 2,052.1 1,766.6 94 86 3,844.3 3,818.7 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 11.7 10.9 92 93 23.4 22.6 97 : Total red meat ...: 3,872.7 4,302.0 3,631.2 94 84 7,950.3 7,933.2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : February : January to February : February : January : February :2013 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : of 2012 : : :2013 as % : : : : : 2012 : 2013 : of 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,514.7 2,785.2 2,314.5 92 5,180.2 5,099.7 98 Other .................1,000: 42.9 49.5 44.4 103 92.1 93.9 102 Commercial ............1,000: 2,557.6 2,834.7 2,358.9 92 5,272.3 5,193.6 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,310 1,331 1,323 101 1,307 1,327 102 Other ................pounds: 1,143 1,143 1,141 100 1,136 1,142 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,307 1,327 1,320 101 1,304 1,324 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 59.3 69.9 58.8 99 125.9 128.6 102 Other .................1,000: 0.9 1.0 0.9 97 2.0 1.8 91 Commercial ............1,000: 60.2 70.9 59.6 99 127.9 130.5 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 274 250 256 93 266 253 95 Other ................pounds: 421 421 411 98 427 416 97 Commercial ...........pounds: 276 253 258 93 269 255 95 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 8,974.8 9,885.0 8,525.6 95 18,441.6 18,410.6 100 Other .................1,000: 69.9 75.3 68.3 98 142.3 143.6 101 Commercial ............1,000: 9,044.7 9,960.3 8,593.9 95 18,583.9 18,554.2 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 278 277 277 99 278 277 99 Other ................pounds: 254 246 248 98 253 247 98 Commercial ...........pounds: 278 277 277 99 278 277 99 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 154.6 164.7 150.3 97 308.3 315.0 102 Other .................1,000: 10.7 12.7 11.4 106 21.9 24.0 110 Commercial ............1,000: 165.3 177.4 161.7 98 330.2 339.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 153 143 145 95 152 144 95 Other ................pounds: 99 103 113 114 98 107 109 Commercial ...........pounds: 149 140 142 95 148 141 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 38.4 39.8 34.0 88 81.7 73.8 90 Other .................1,000: 13.7 12.4 14.0 103 28.1 26.4 94 Commercial ............1,000: 52.1 52.1 48.0 92 109.8 100.2 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 62 64 65 105 63 65 103 Other ................pounds: 61 66 59 98 65 62 96 Commercial ...........pounds: 62 64 64 103 63 64 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.4 3.6 3.2 96 7.2 6.9 95 Other .................1,000: 0.9 1.0 1.0 116 1.7 2.0 115 Commercial ............1,000: 4.2 4.6 4.2 100 9.0 8.9 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : January : February :February 2013 as : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : % of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.6 0.7 49 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 30.7 32.2 29.8 97 Arkansas ..............: 3.5 3.9 3.4 97 California ............: 136.6 149.5 130.8 96 Colorado ..............: 175.0 195.9 176.1 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.6 2.4 89 Florida ...............: 8.0 10.1 8.0 100 Georgia ...............: 11.3 9.9 9.1 80 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 0.7 78 : Idaho .................: 3.4 4.2 3.7 108 Illinois ..............: 234.5 264.5 226.6 97 Indiana ...............: 142.5 148.9 126.2 89 Iowa ..................: 532.1 599.4 501.4 94 Kansas ................: 398.1 459.0 396.2 100 Kentucky ..............: 46.6 46.4 41.7 90 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 79 Michigan ..............: 40.5 42.2 37.2 92 Minnesota .............: 227.3 241.8 211.2 93 Mississippi ...........: 2.5 2.3 1.7 67 : Missouri ..............: 145.2 157.9 139.1 96 Montana ...............: 0.7 0.9 0.8 110 Nebraska ..............: 572.2 631.3 526.5 92 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 82 New England 1/ ........: 1.2 1.6 1.3 103 New Jersey ............: 4.1 4.1 3.9 95 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 95 New York ..............: 2.4 3.0 2.3 99 North Carolina ........: 204.2 224.4 195.0 95 North Dakota ..........: 2.8 0.9 0.7 27 : Ohio ..................: 22.7 23.3 22.1 98 Oklahoma ..............: 93.6 104.8 93.2 100 Oregon ................: 5.5 6.2 5.9 106 Pennsylvania ..........: 104.9 109.1 93.8 89 South Carolina ........: 19.1 19.7 18.1 95 South Dakota ..........: 81.1 100.2 80.3 99 Tennessee .............: 17.4 19.7 16.0 92 Texas .................: 389.3 443.6 324.1 83 Utah ..................: 41.1 41.6 36.5 89 Virginia ..............: 37.2 46.6 39.3 106 : Washington ............: 68.1 76.8 65.6 96 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.7 0.5 94 Wisconsin .............: 102.0 116.6 99.9 98 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.6 0.4 78 : United States .........: 3,914.1 4,348.3 3,672.9 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: February 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 ..........: 0.4 0.4 352 407 941 1,024 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 59 (X) 1,109 Arizona ..........: 42.7 39.3 55,007 51,826 1,292 1,323 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.5 660 434 954 897 California .......: 136.1 130.3 175,768 168,410 1,301 1,301 Colorado .........: 195.8 195.4 264,946 267,454 1,354 1,370 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.4 3,698 3,200 1,294 1,317 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 19.9 15.2 20,267 15,718 1,021 1,041 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.8 1,242 901 1,151 1,114 : Idaho ............: 2.2 2.6 2,372 2,860 1,125 1,161 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.0 3.2 3,203 3,371 1,057 1,055 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 476.3 464.3 616,173 607,355 1,294 1,308 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,547 1,400 1,004 1,023 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 377 243 773 745 Michigan .........: 47.1 42.4 65,361 59,998 1,394 1,424 Minnesota ........: 63.1 60.6 92,176 86,504 1,467 1,434 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 71 50 731 743 : Missouri .........: 4.9 4.8 5,633 5,362 1,150 1,126 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.0 1,064 1,209 1,199 1,180 Nebraska .........: 518.1 479.8 707,713 659,651 1,367 1,376 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 123 96 990 1,023 New England 1/ ...: 1.4 1.4 1,440 1,457 1,037 1,028 New Jersey .......: 3.1 2.9 3,545 3,258 1,136 1,142 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 329 296 1,228 1,037 New York .........: 2.4 2.1 2,694 2,386 1,150 1,159 North Carolina ...: 16.0 11.6 18,595 13,848 1,162 1,195 North Dakota .....: 3.4 1.0 4,581 1,173 1,339 1,223 : Ohio .............: 9.5 10.4 11,152 12,133 1,174 1,179 Oklahoma .........: 1.9 2.0 1,925 1,986 990 985 Oregon ...........: 4.3 4.9 5,154 5,963 1,221 1,233 Pennsylvania .....: 82.6 72.0 101,504 86,440 1,234 1,206 South Carolina ...: 11.6 12.6 13,366 14,999 1,166 1,201 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.5 3.7 3,710 3,394 850 939 Texas ............: 506.6 417.6 628,049 522,539 1,243 1,254 Utah .............: 48.0 43.1 66,405 58,920 1,386 1,369 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.2 1,284 1,274 1,076 1,054 : Washington .......: 83.4 79.9 111,426 107,326 1,341 1,348 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.7 711 680 993 984 Wisconsin ........: 123.5 120.7 164,007 162,736 1,335 1,356 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 831 617 1,269 1,012 : United States ....: 2,557.6 2,358.9 3,335,912 3,106,096 1,307 1,320 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withhled to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicalbe. (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: February 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 ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 14.6 14.4 1,541 1,512 106 106 Colorado .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 78 69 259 253 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 29 27 443 501 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 42 55 800 622 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Illinois .........: 1.4 1.1 595 464 434 439 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.5 102 158 235 290 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (D) 30 (D) 442 (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 152 129 520 520 Michigan .........: 1.4 0.5 604 183 418 389 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/ ...: 0.7 0.5 96 72 144 150 New Jersey .......: 6.0 5.0 2,443 2,119 410 421 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.0 6.6 731 870 105 132 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 29 43 470 468 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 7.9 11.0 1,819 2,072 234 188 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.3 10.4 3,558 4,201 428 403 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 30 34 540 488 Texas ............: 1.1 0.8 719 517 676 648 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 2.0 2.2 135 161 67 75 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 8.3 5.5 3,718 2,551 446 461 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 60.2 59.6 16,534 15,318 276 258 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withhled to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicalbe. (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: February 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 ..........: 4.9 1.7 2,095 657 426 379 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 25 (X) 237 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 27 262 261 Arkansas .........: 10.3 10.3 4,695 4,708 458 459 California .......: 189.5 183.3 46,871 44,904 247 245 Colorado .........: 0.8 1.1 185 244 238 218 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.6 389 424 270 272 Florida ..........: 4.1 7.2 643 898 157 125 Georgia ..........: 6.5 6.6 1,609 1,617 246 246 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.0 259 257 241 246 : Idaho ............: 11.0 11.0 2,827 2,853 259 261 Illinois .........: 858.4 823.7 242,115 232,654 282 283 Indiana ..........: 686.2 608.1 185,924 164,870 271 271 Iowa .............: 2,370.8 2,268.3 661,217 628,895 279 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.9 217 203 205 219 Michigan .........: 10.3 10.3 4,084 4,011 397 391 Minnesota ........: 878.7 834.5 238,077 222,280 271 266 Mississippi ......: 10.1 8.6 3,471 2,306 343 268 : Missouri .........: 667.4 637.1 188,400 180,186 282 283 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.7 180 178 258 246 Nebraska .........: 659.1 592.6 181,957 161,267 276 272 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 1.5 1.5 362 408 237 274 New Jersey .......: 7.2 9.9 753 942 105 95 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 24 23 223 275 New York .........: 2.0 2.3 423 526 210 226 North Carolina ...: 942.9 908.5 258,450 248,947 274 274 North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 100 91 311 295 : Ohio .............: 80.0 71.3 21,208 19,432 265 273 Oklahoma .........: 436.4 439.7 122,183 120,632 280 274 Oregon ...........: 14.2 13.6 3,644 3,533 257 260 Pennsylvania .....: 221.7 209.7 57,597 55,788 260 266 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 358.5 351.1 97,366 95,075 272 271 Tennessee ........: 50.1 46.0 23,139 21,098 462 460 Texas ............: 32.0 30.9 10,096 9,038 317 293 Utah .............: 4.7 3.8 676 615 144 162 Virginia .........: 177.5 187.1 48,064 50,914 271 272 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.4 133 119 261 275 Wisconsin ........: 42.8 39.9 19,421 18,075 455 454 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 61 67 264 248 : United States ....: 9,044.7 8,593.9 2,514,787 2,375,560 278 277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withhled to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicalbe. (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: February 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 0.2 29 24 144 118 Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 94 (X) California .......: 23.5 24.0 3,414 3,335 146 139 Colorado .........: 82.9 70.6 14,144 11,605 171 165 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.0 272 288 102 97 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.3 9 17 72 68 Georgia ..........: 0.3 0.5 22 32 84 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 100 (X) : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 24 28 147 136 Illinois .........: 11.3 11.4 1,812 1,759 160 155 Indiana ..........: 2.5 2.3 269 268 109 117 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 23 22 152 108 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 17 26 93 88 Kentucky .........: 0.7 0.8 95 104 130 131 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 24 27 75 79 Michigan .........: 10.3 13.8 1,438 1,863 139 135 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.3 59 34 122 113 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 13 19 62 75 : Missouri .........: 0.2 0.3 32 46 132 133 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.2 18 25 114 120 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.9 153 173 96 92 New Jersey .......: 7.2 8.2 615 687 86 83 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.8 139 127 153 152 New York .........: 2.9 2.9 271 279 93 98 North Carolina ...: 0.8 1.1 61 90 75 82 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 0.6 0.9 63 95 109 104 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 6 21 108 139 Oregon ...........: 1.8 2.1 279 282 151 136 Pennsylvania .....: 3.0 3.5 299 355 101 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 23 28 122 127 Tennessee ........: 0.6 0.8 46 65 82 77 Texas ............: 4.6 5.5 331 638 72 115 Utah .............: 2.3 2.2 317 292 141 134 Virginia .........: 0.4 0.3 35 26 94 100 : Washington .......: 0.6 0.5 113 74 180 162 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.6 0.7 81 79 143 112 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 15 (X) 169 : United States ....: 165.3 161.7 24,681 22,988 149 142 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withhled to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicalbe. (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 February : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :-----------------------: February : January : February :----------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,185 1,371 1,110 2,470 2,482 47.1 49.2 48.0 47.7 48.7 Heifers ..........: 781 794 689 1,547 1,483 31.1 28.5 29.8 29.9 29.1 All cows .........: 508 578 479 1,080 1,057 20.2 20.7 20.7 20.9 20.7 Dairy cows .......: 261 297 259 525 556 10.4 10.7 11.2 10.1 10.9 Other cows .......: 247 281 219 555 500 9.8 10.1 9.5 10.7 9.8 Bulls ............: 40 42 37 83 78 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,515 2,785 2,315 5,180 5,100 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 59 70 59 126 129 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,712 9,593 8,275 17,908 17,867 97.1 97.0 97.1 97.1 97.0 Sows .............: 235 261 222 479 483 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Boars ............: 28 32 29 54 60 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,975 9,885 8,526 18,442 18,411 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8 9 9 17 18 5.5 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 146 156 141 291 297 94.5 94.8 94.1 94.5 94.4 : Total ............: 155 165 150 308 315 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :----------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 790 802 799 786 800 Steers 1/ ...............: 855 873 867 854 870 Heifers 1/ ..............: 795 806 807 793 806 All cows 1/ .............: 622 620 622 613 621 Bulls 1/ ................: 877 879 882 868 881 : Calves and vealers ... : 163 147 150 158 148 : Hogs ................. : 208 208 207 209 207 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 205 205 206 205 Sows 2/ .................: 307 305 307 306 306 Boars 2/ ................: 209 205 207 209 206 : Sheep ................ : 77 71 72 76 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 66 64 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 77 72 73 77 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: February 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 ............: 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 2 ............: 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.4 2.0 0.3 0.3 11.7 3 ............: 73.4 14.5 5.1 52.2 41.9 10.3 1.6 10.7 4 ............: 54.4 2.7 0.9 42.9 13.4 29.4 7.9 0.2 5 ............: 282.2 115.5 25.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 18.5 6 ............: 415.8 197.9 129.5 79.9 29.8 50.2 8.4 0.8 7 ............: 976.3 519.8 399.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 249.7 143.1 89.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 169.9 70.4 14.7 82.1 70.0 12.1 2.7 14.2 10 ...........: 86.6 44.1 22.5 19.0 16.2 2.8 1.0 2.2 : United States :2,314.5 1,110.3 688.8 478.9 259.4 219.5 36.6 58.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.2 1.2 (Y) (Y) 1.8 0.1 1.7 2 ............: 12.1 12.0 0.1 (Y) 10.6 1.4 9.2 3 ............: 396.6 395.6 1.0 (Y) 7.2 0.6 6.6 4 ............: 1,212.7 1,150.5 58.6 3.6 3.6 0.8 2.7 5 ............: 2,361.0 2,255.4 98.9 6.6 26.5 2.2 24.3 6 ............: 474.1 459.4 14.6 (Y) 2.3 0.8 1.5 7 ............: 3,508.4 3,441.4 48.7 18.3 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: 355.1 354.7 0.3 (Y) 72.5 2.7 69.8 9 ............: 179.1 178.9 0.1 (Y) 23.0 0.3 22.7 10 ...........: 25.4 25.4 (Y) (Y) 2.2 (Y) 2.2 : United States : 8,525.6 8,274.5 222.4 28.6 150.3 8.9 141.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February 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 ............: 2.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 2 ............: 10.6 3.5 1.2 5.1 4.4 0.7 0.7 27.8 3 ............: 160.3 33.0 10.9 112.6 90.4 22.2 3.8 22.8 4 ............: 119.1 5.5 2.4 94.6 29.2 65.5 16.5 0.6 5 ............: 619.7 250.6 60.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) 39.9 6 ............: 975.7 491.7 286.9 178.5 62.6 115.9 18.6 2.0 7 ............:2,126.0 1,143.3 855.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 532.0 310.8 183.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 365.8 144.4 34.7 180.9 151.7 29.2 5.8 29.1 10 ...........: 187.7 97.7 47.2 40.9 34.0 6.9 1.9 5.1 : United States :5,099.7 2,481.6 1,483.2 1,056.8 556.3 500.4 78.2 128.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.6 0.1 (Y) 4.6 0.2 4.4 2 ............: 24.3 23.9 0.3 0.1 21.9 2.9 19.0 3 ............: 856.5 854.3 2.1 0.1 15.3 1.2 14.1 4 ............: 2,591.8 2,452.2 131.1 8.5 7.7 1.8 5.9 5 ............: 5,056.9 4,831.4 212.8 12.6 58.4 4.4 54.0 6 ............: 1,005.8 974.9 30.8 0.1 4.6 1.6 3.0 7 ............: 7,645.5 7,501.9 104.9 38.7 1.4 (Y) 1.4 8 ............: 792.3 791.5 0.7 (Y) 147.6 4.5 143.1 9 ............: 380.4 380.1 0.2 (Y) 49.3 0.9 48.3 10 ...........: 54.5 54.4 0.1 (Y) 4.3 0.1 4.2 : United States : 18,410.6 17,867.4 483.0 60.2 315.0 17.5 297.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February Species : February : January : February :------------------------ : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.3 98.2 Calves .......: 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 93.5 92.9 93.0 93.4 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 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 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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