Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 23, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Monthly Record High Pork Production in October Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.58 billion pounds in October, up 7 percent from the 4.27 billion pounds produced in October 2011. Beef production, at 2.34 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.95 million head, up 3 percent from October 2011. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from the previous year, at 1,318 pounds. Veal production totaled 10.3 million pounds, 2 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,900 head, up slightly from October 2011. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 242 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.86 million head, up 10 percent from October 2011. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 274 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 14.2 million pounds, was up 21 percent from October 2011. Sheep slaughter totaled 207,100 head, 18 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2012 commercial red meat production was 41.1 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2011. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 6 percent. October 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2012 contained 23 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: October 2011 and 2012 .....................................................................7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 ..8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 ...9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 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: October 2012 .....12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2012 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October : September : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,215.1 2,016.0 2,343.7 106 116 21,920.0 21,685.2 99 Veal .............: 10.6 8.8 10.3 98 117 107.9 98.2 91 Pork .............: 2,033.2 1,911.0 2,210.4 109 116 18,605.9 19,217.8 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 12.5 14.2 121 113 123.6 130.9 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,270.6 3,948.4 4,578.6 107 116 40,757.5 41,132.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2012 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October : September : : :2012 as % : : : : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,181.2 1,986.1 2,307.6 106 116 21,638.1 21,401.5 99 Veal .............: 10.3 8.6 10.0 97 117 105.1 95.7 91 Pork .............: 2,018.8 1,896.9 2,194.9 109 116 18,473.1 19,084.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.0 11.8 13.3 120 113 117.1 124.2 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,221.3 3,903.4 4,525.8 107 116 40,333.4 40,705.7 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October :September : October :2012 as % :-------------------------------- Species : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : of 2011 : : :2012 as % : : : : : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 2,803.7 2,497.1 2,897.4 103 28,109.3 27,185.0 97 Other .................1,000: 53.2 46.1 55.8 105 439.1 438.1 100 Commercial ............1,000: 2,856.9 2,543.3 2,953.2 103 28,548.4 27,623.1 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 1,292 1,314 1,322 102 1,276 1,301 102 Other ................pounds: 1,121 1,143 1,139 102 1,129 1,139 101 Commercial ...........pounds: 1,289 1,311 1,318 102 1,274 1,298 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 71.5 63.2 71.6 100 695.0 625.9 90 Other .................1,000: 1.3 1.1 1.4 107 11.5 10.4 91 Commercial ............1,000: 72.7 64.3 72.9 100 706.5 636.3 90 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 250 232 238 95 262 259 99 Other ................pounds: 426 413 426 100 420 421 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 253 235 242 96 265 262 99 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 9,822.4 9,375.6 10,769.6 110 90,120.7 92,841.6 103 Other .................1,000: 81.3 78.6 86.1 106 755.2 740.0 98 Commercial ............1,000: 9,903.8 9,454.3 10,855.7 110 90,875.8 93,581.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 276 271 274 99 274 275 100 Other ................pounds: 244 250 251 103 244 249 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 275 271 274 99 274 275 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 160.8 160.6 189.4 118 1,661.1 1,673.3 101 Other .................1,000: 14.1 13.7 17.7 125 135.9 138.1 102 Commercial ............1,000: 175.0 174.3 207.1 118 1,797.0 1,811.4 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 138 148 140 102 141 149 105 Other ................pounds: 99 110 106 107 98 99 102 Commercial ...........pounds: 134 145 137 102 138 145 105 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 51.6 44.4 52.4 102 475.3 464.9 98 Other .................1,000: 15.5 13.3 18.6 120 148.1 138.9 94 Commercial ............1,000: 67.1 57.7 71.0 106 623.4 603.8 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected ..pounds: 63 64 63 101 63 63 101 Other ................pounds: 68 63 62 91 68 68 100 Commercial ...........pounds: 64 64 63 99 64 65 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ...1,000: 3.3 3.0 3.3 101 36.6 34.2 94 Other .................1,000: 0.7 0.7 1.1 151 7.8 8.4 108 Commercial ............1,000: 4.0 3.8 4.4 110 44.4 42.6 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 : October : September : October : October 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : % of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.8 0.5 0.8 46 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 67 Arizona ...............: 33.3 27.8 32.8 98 Arkansas ..............: 3.3 4.0 4.3 133 California ............: 139.0 133.3 156.0 112 Colorado ..............: 178.2 167.7 196.7 110 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.4 2.6 88 Florida ...............: 10.9 10.1 11.7 108 Georgia ...............: 12.8 10.4 12.8 100 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.7 0.9 101 : Idaho .................: 3.5 3.5 4.2 121 Illinois ..............: 258.8 245.4 285.3 110 Indiana ...............: 155.7 146.0 168.8 108 Iowa ..................: 587.7 555.4 627.6 107 Kansas ................: 438.6 404.6 476.0 109 Kentucky ..............: 50.3 47.3 49.1 98 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 106 Michigan ..............: 45.4 36.9 46.6 103 Minnesota .............: 249.1 230.9 266.5 107 Mississippi ...........: 2.3 2.1 2.5 108 : Missouri ..............: 157.1 140.6 162.8 104 Montana ...............: 1.8 1.1 1.9 105 Nebraska ..............: 642.2 587.8 677.6 106 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 85 New England 1/ ........: 1.8 1.7 2.2 120 New Jersey ............: 4.6 3.6 3.9 84 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.3 0.4 92 New York ..............: 3.2 2.5 3.5 109 North Carolina ........: 196.5 193.2 237.5 121 North Dakota ..........: 2.6 0.6 1.0 39 : Ohio ..................: 26.0 23.4 26.2 101 Oklahoma ..............: 96.3 88.8 105.0 109 Oregon ................: 6.2 6.0 6.9 111 Pennsylvania ..........: 111.8 101.5 117.9 105 South Carolina ........: 20.6 19.8 22.8 111 South Dakota ..........: 98.7 91.1 107.4 109 Tennessee .............: 23.8 23.3 27.6 116 Texas .................: 416.2 381.5 423.9 102 Utah ..................: 43.8 38.6 47.5 108 Virginia ..............: 44.7 43.1 49.1 110 : Washington ............: 78.4 69.5 84.5 108 West Virginia .........: 1.3 0.7 1.1 82 Wisconsin .............: 117.1 99.3 121.8 104 Wyoming ...............: 0.2 0.4 0.3 115 : United States .........: 4,270.6 3,948.4 4,578.6 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 ..........: 0.6 0.7 591 659 921 947 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 180 118 1,217 1,093 Arizona ..........: 46.4 46.2 58,966 58,941 1,274 1,278 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.6 805 608 1,001 988 California .......: 139.9 157.9 175,856 200,029 1,274 1,275 Colorado .........: 201.9 221.9 270,495 298,044 1,341 1,344 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 2.7 4,190 3,466 1,277 1,269 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 23.5 22.7 23,388 22,774 998 1,007 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,128 1,159 1,147 1,136 : Idaho ............: 2.6 3.1 2,698 3,216 1,125 1,113 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.2 4.8 4,393 5,127 1,052 1,065 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 518.3 549.9 679,034 732,876 1,310 1,333 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.5 1,541 1,456 985 982 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 411 395 729 811 Michigan .........: 55.9 53.6 73,357 74,220 1,322 1,392 Minnesota ........: 79.0 85.4 108,654 119,378 1,380 1,404 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 44 110 566 776 : Missouri .........: 5.7 5.7 6,092 6,096 1,074 1,062 Montana ..........: 2.4 2.5 2,721 2,885 1,155 1,162 Nebraska .........: 593.0 611.3 798,573 853,029 1,348 1,396 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 139 107 1,034 1,027 New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.3 1,866 2,381 973 1,017 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.1 3,881 3,367 1,137 1,104 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 691 520 1,249 1,053 New York .........: 3.4 3.0 3,704 3,347 1,107 1,114 North Carolina ...: 18.2 14.0 20,596 16,570 1,133 1,184 North Dakota .....: 3.1 1.1 4,194 1,406 1,353 1,245 : Ohio .............: 10.5 11.2 12,165 12,887 1,158 1,162 Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.3 2,232 2,251 974 995 Oregon ...........: 5.2 6.2 6,101 7,338 1,197 1,205 Pennsylvania .....: 89.2 91.1 103,920 106,978 1,169 1,179 South Carolina ...: 12.9 15.8 14,471 18,171 1,137 1,159 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.8 4.3 3,798 3,792 808 898 Texas ............: 555.6 550.4 675,451 687,892 1,220 1,253 Utah .............: 51.4 54.4 70,637 76,186 1,375 1,403 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.3 1,085 1,381 1,016 1,055 : Washington .......: 95.8 101.7 127,329 137,918 1,336 1,360 West Virginia ....: 2.0 1.7 1,866 1,529 939 911 Wisconsin ........: 148.9 150.4 191,911 197,539 1,295 1,321 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 318 365 1,144 1,151 : United States ....: 2,856.9 2,953.2 3,671,102 3,884,235 1,289 1,318 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 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 ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 54 477 391 Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 17.0 17.1 1,822 1,841 109 108 Colorado .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 0.3 69 69 261 263 Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 27 75 480 671 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Idaho ............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Illinois .........: 1.7 1.1 776 461 452 435 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.6 (D) 157 (D) 278 Iowa .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: 0.1 (Y) 46 (X) 504 (X) Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 236 213 518 539 Michigan .........: 1.6 1.2 655 522 421 423 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 1.2 0.8 138 111 120 141 New Jersey .......: 6.7 5.0 2,774 2,086 416 415 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 10.2 11.7 957 1,425 101 122 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 54 29 490 469 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: 11.5 12.8 2,346 2,308 214 181 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 65 (X) 461 Oregon ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Pennsylvania .....: 8.9 10.6 3,765 4,525 421 425 South Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 0.1 0.1 39 43 467 525 Texas ............: 1.9 0.8 592 282 315 338 Utah .............: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.3 3.2 103 223 79 70 West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 7.3 6.5 3,212 2,993 443 460 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 72.7 72.9 18,000 17,580 253 242 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 ..........: 6.3 1.6 2,662 672 423 409 Alaska ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 13 (D) 251 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 41 44 246 247 Arkansas .........: 9.5 13.4 4,239 6,073 448 454 California .......: 211.2 231.8 51,054 55,213 242 238 Colorado .........: 1.1 1.6 254 381 242 239 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.7 371 433 250 249 Florida ..........: 10.2 6.2 1,078 882 106 142 Georgia ..........: 7.5 7.9 1,776 1,934 237 245 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.2 276 304 244 256 : Idaho ............: 10.5 13.1 2,630 3,262 252 249 Illinois .........: 946.2 1,047.2 263,338 290,505 278 277 Indiana ..........: 748.0 826.2 203,282 220,847 272 267 Iowa .............: 2,638.9 2,907.6 728,748 790,956 276 272 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.3 176 238 192 189 Michigan .........: 11.6 13.0 4,694 4,970 407 382 Minnesota ........: 945.1 1,029.6 255,476 273,803 271 266 Mississippi ......: 10.2 10.4 3,232 3,427 316 328 : Missouri .........: 724.3 753.1 204,427 212,060 282 282 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 270 300 226 242 Nebraska .........: 715.2 742.5 196,388 199,839 275 269 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 13 (X) 261 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.9 713 776 260 270 New Jersey .......: 9.0 8.4 882 762 98 91 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 56 73 267 286 New York .........: 3.0 3.9 664 836 224 216 North Carolina ...: 932.7 1,130.9 248,127 305,564 266 270 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.7 148 221 297 300 : Ohio .............: 92.0 90.4 24,522 24,343 267 270 Oklahoma .........: 457.5 502.8 125,921 136,595 275 272 Oregon ...........: 15.1 15.8 3,810 3,926 252 248 Pennsylvania .....: 241.3 265.6 63,464 69,883 263 263 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 446.6 483.5 119,630 129,773 268 268 Tennessee ........: 72.7 85.1 32,086 37,822 442 445 Texas ............: 37.6 37.4 10,903 11,722 290 314 Utah .............: 7.0 7.7 916 1,002 132 131 Virginia .........: 217.0 232.7 58,380 63,829 269 274 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 1.0 0.9 273 265 266 283 Wisconsin ........: 44.6 50.9 20,039 23,047 452 454 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 43 56 263 267 : United States ....: 9,903.8 10,855.7 2,726,359 2,968,445 275 274 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 0.3 26 37 118 146 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 8 10 108 102 California .......: 22.7 28.3 3,068 3,825 135 135 Colorado .........: 83.1 85.9 12,697 14,277 153 167 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.9 298 360 96 93 Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 7 9 71 76 Georgia ..........: 0.4 0.9 35 68 82 79 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 121 (X) : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 38 39 126 125 Illinois .........: 12.4 13.6 1,717 1,778 138 131 Indiana ..........: 3.1 4.3 341 451 110 106 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.4 32 53 136 125 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.5 30 50 109 101 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.5 111 176 126 115 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 27 24 66 62 Michigan .........: 11.8 17.8 1,505 2,293 128 129 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.5 60 66 127 122 Mississippi ......: (D) 0.3 (D) 22 (D) 87 : Missouri .........: 0.4 0.5 41 63 112 119 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.5 50 47 88 98 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 14 19 128 130 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 14 130 118 New England 1/ ...: 2.8 4.0 244 356 88 88 New Jersey .......: 8.3 9.3 721 793 87 85 New Mexico .......: 0.8 1.0 115 143 141 142 New York .........: 3.4 5.6 286 517 84 92 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.8 78 127 74 72 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 7 115 114 : Ohio .............: 1.3 1.2 134 129 105 104 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 8 24 95 121 Oregon ...........: 2.1 3.0 280 396 132 133 Pennsylvania .....: 3.6 6.1 354 623 98 102 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.4 26 49 117 117 Tennessee ........: 0.7 1.1 52 78 74 74 Texas ............: 4.2 6.8 301 688 72 102 Utah .............: 2.1 2.5 295 324 138 127 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.6 53 56 94 94 : Washington .......: 0.8 0.6 129 89 163 151 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 1.4 118 182 127 133 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 11 (X) 148 : United States ....: 175.0 207.1 23,476 28,436 134 137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,345 1,237 1,431 13,923 13,648 48.0 49.5 49.4 49.5 50.2 Heifers ..........: 809 708 804 8,205 7,787 28.8 28.4 27.7 29.2 28.6 All cows .........: 600 506 611 5,498 5,291 21.4 20.3 21.1 19.6 19.5 Dairy cows .......: 243 251 285 2,399 2,574 8.7 10.0 9.9 8.5 9.5 Other cows .......: 357 255 325 3,098 2,717 12.7 10.2 11.2 11.0 10.0 Bulls ............: 50 46 51 484 459 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,804 2,497 2,897 28,109 27,185 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 71 63 72 695 626 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,531 9,098 10,448 87,349 90,036 97.0 97.0 97.0 96.9 97.0 Sows .............: 265 251 291 2,499 2,518 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 Boars ............: 26 27 31 272 287 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,822 9,376 10,770 90,121 92,842 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 13 18 20 118 123 8.3 11.1 10.5 7.1 7.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 148 143 170 1,543 1,550 91.7 88.9 89.5 92.9 92.7 : Total ............: 161 161 189 1,661 1,673 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 780 797 798 772 789 Steers 1/ ...............: 859 871 877 838 855 Heifers 1/ ..............: 791 803 805 771 789 All cows 1/ .............: 582 599 597 596 608 Bulls 1/ ................: 851 874 862 871 879 : Calves and vealers ... : 147 136 140 155 154 : Hogs ................. : 206 202 204 205 206 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 203 200 201 202 203 Sows 2/ .................: 302 302 304 306 307 Boars 2/ ................: 211 209 207 211 208 : Sheep ................ : 69 74 70 71 74 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 60 66 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 75 71 71 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 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 ............: 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 2 ............: 5.9 2.1 0.8 2.5 2.2 0.3 0.5 16.8 3 ............: 92.8 27.8 5.8 56.4 45.1 11.3 2.8 10.9 4 ............: 75.9 2.7 0.9 60.8 14.6 46.2 11.5 0.3 5 ............: 364.1 152.7 37.0 163.5 94.2 69.3 10.8 21.9 6 ............: 548.6 274.1 148.7 115.2 28.3 86.8 10.7 0.8 7 ............:1,203.2 667.7 459.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 8 ............: 290.2 168.4 100.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 204.7 77.1 21.3 102.5 76.1 26.4 3.7 16.9 10 ...........: 109.9 57.7 28.9 21.7 16.2 5.5 1.6 3.2 : United States :2,897.4 1,431.4 803.7 610.9 285.4 325.5 51.4 71.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 2.2 (Y) (Y) 3.7 0.1 3.6 2 ............: 11.9 11.8 0.1 (Y) 13.3 2.1 11.2 3 ............: 498.7 497.4 (D) (D) 11.1 1.4 9.7 4 ............: 1,526.0 1,421.5 (D) (D) 5.2 1.3 3.9 5 ............: 3,021.7 2,902.7 113.6 5.4 33.6 3.3 30.3 6 ............: 545.7 524.1 21.3 0.3 3.6 2.3 1.3 7 ............: 4,414.4 4,339.3 53.2 21.8 0.8 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: 491.0 490.9 0.1 (Y) 87.9 8.8 79.1 9 ............: 228.1 228.0 0.1 (Y) 26.8 0.4 26.4 10 ...........: 29.9 29.8 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.1 3.2 : United States :10,769.6 10,447.8 290.7 31.2 189.4 19.8 169.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 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 ............: 14.2 6.5 3.4 2.2 1.4 0.8 2.2 6.6 2 ............: 55.6 17.9 6.8 26.3 23.1 3.2 4.7 141.0 3 ............: 839.7 303.8 24.8 489.3 390.7 98.6 21.8 98.5 4 ............: 693.7 24.4 11.0 561.1 148.9 412.2 97.2 2.7 5 ............: 3,191.5 1,392.8 330.9 1,373.4 778.2 595.2 94.4 200.6 6 ............: 5,491.2 2,741.9 1,646.6 1,003.0 290.3 712.6 99.7 7.3 7 ............:11,303.5 6,257.2 4,382.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.5 8 ............: 2,699.4 1,571.5 935.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,913.1 817.0 177.2 883.5 708.5 175.0 35.4 143.4 10 ...........: 983.2 514.8 269.1 187.3 148.7 38.6 12.0 25.3 : United States :27,185.0 13,647.6 7,787.2 5,291.0 2,573.9 2,717.2 459.2 625.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 17.6 17.0 0.3 0.2 25.0 1.5 23.5 2 ............: 117.9 116.1 1.2 0.7 122.2 16.7 105.5 3 ............: 4,428.3 4,417.7 (D) (D) 89.0 9.5 79.6 4 ............: 12,873.9 12,120.1 (D) (D) 39.7 9.7 30.0 5 ............: 25,938.8 24,790.1 1,095.0 53.6 282.4 27.1 255.3 6 ............: 4,864.8 4,702.0 161.2 1.6 25.3 14.9 10.4 7 ............: 38,467.7 37,742.9 530.8 194.0 6.3 0.2 6.1 8 ............: 3,859.9 3,858.8 1.0 0.1 821.8 37.3 784.5 9 ............: 2,002.2 2,001.5 0.6 0.1 237.4 4.8 232.6 10 ...........: 270.7 270.3 0.3 0.1 24.1 1.2 22.8 : United States : 92,841.6 90,036.5 2,518.0 287.2 1,673.3 122.9 1,550.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.5 98.4 Calves .......: 98.2 98.3 98.1 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2 Sheep ........: 91.9 92.2 91.4 92.4 92.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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