Mt An 1-2 -1 (09) Livestock Slaughter 2008 Summary March 2009 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Contents Page Summary.......................................................................1 Red Meat Production: Federally Inspected, Commercial and Farm, by Type, U.S. ........................................................2 Number of Head Slaughtered: Commercial and Farm, by Species, U.S. ............3 Federally Inspected Slaughter as Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .....................................................3 Federally Inspected Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class, U.S. .......5 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ............................6 Number Slaughtered and Average Live Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ...............................8 Federally Inspected Number Slaughtered and Percent, by Species and Class, U.S. ..........................................12 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region................14 Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ......................................28 Commercial Calf Slaughter: Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ......................................34 Commercial Hog Slaughter: Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ......................................40 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. ..........................46 Federally Inspected Plants & Head Slaughtered, by Species, State, and U.S. ..52 Federally Inspected Plants & Head Slaughtered, by Species and Size Group, U.S. .....................................56 Number of Slaughter Plants, by Type, State and U.S. .........................58 Federally Inspected Number Slaughtered, by Week, U.S. .......................59 Reliability Statement........................................................68 Types of Livestock Slaughter Plants..........................................69 Terms and Definitions........................................................69 Information Contacts.........................................................70 Total Red Meat Production Sets All Time Record High in 2008 Total red meat production for the United States totaled 50.4 billion pounds in 2008, 3 percent higher than the previous year. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. Red meat production in commercial plants totaled 50.2 billion pounds. On-farm production totaled 137 million pounds. Beef production totaled 26.7 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Veal production totaled 152 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Pork production, at 23.4 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Lamb and mutton production totaled 180 million pounds, down 5 percent from 2007. Commercial cattle slaughter during 2008 totaled 34.4 million head, up slightly from 2007, with federal inspection comprising 98.4 percent of the total. The average live weight was 1,282 pounds, up 9 pounds from a year ago. Steers comprised 50.1 percent of the total federally inspected cattle slaughter, heifers 29.9 percent, dairy cows 7.7 percent, other cows 10.6 percent, and bulls 1.8 percent. Commercial calf slaughter totaled 956,600 head, 26 percent higher than a year ago with 98.5 percent under federal inspection. The average live weight was 257 pounds, down 48 pounds from a year earlier. Commercial hog slaughter totaled 116.5 million head, 7 percent higher than 2007 with 99.1 percent of the hogs slaughtered under federal inspection. The average live weight was down 1 pound from last year, at 268 pounds. Barrows and gilts comprised 96.6 percent of the total federally inspected hog slaughter. Commercial sheep and lamb slaughter, at 2.56 million head, was down 5 percent from the previous year with 93.7 percent comprised by federal inspection. The average live weight was unchanged from 2007 at 136 pounds. Lambs and yearlings comprised 94.9 percent of the total federally inspected sheep slaughter. There were 818 plants slaughtering under federal inspection on January 1, 2009 compared with 807 last year. Of these, 630 plants slaughtered at least one head of cattle during 2008 with the 14 largest plants slaughtering 55 percent of the total cattle killed. Hogs were slaughtered at 618 plants, with the 12 largest plants accounting for 55 percent of the total. Likewise, 6 of the 251 plants that slaughtered calves accounted for 55 percent of the total and 4 of the 496 plants that slaughtered sheep or lambs in 2008 comprised 65 percent of the total head. Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas accounted for 50 percent of the United States commercial red meat production in 2008, similar to 2007. Red Meat Production: Federally Inspected, Commercial and Farm by Month and Total, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Lamb and : Total : Beef : Veal : Pork 2/ : Mutton : Red Meat 2/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fed : : Fed : : Fed : : Fed : : Fed : : Insp : Total :Insp :Total: Insp : Total :Insp :Total: Insp : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : Com'l 3/: : Jan 2008: 2,199.4 2,232.7 11.0 11.3 2,143.5 2,159.0 14.2 14.7 4,368.1 4,417.7 Feb : 2,009.6 2,038.6 10.8 11.0 1,888.5 1,902.7 14.5 15.0 3,923.3 3,967.4 Mar : 2,071.4 2,100.5 11.1 11.3 1,947.7 1,962.0 15.4 16.0 4,045.6 4,089.8 Apr : 2,224.5 2,255.4 11.7 11.9 2,000.5 2,015.6 14.6 15.3 4,251.3 4,298.2 May : 2,351.2 2,380.1 11.2 11.5 1,801.7 1,815.5 14.4 15.0 4,178.6 4,222.0 Jun : 2,234.2 2,263.4 11.5 11.7 1,747.9 1,761.8 12.5 13.1 4,006.2 4,050.0 Jul : 2,341.9 2,371.6 12.1 12.3 1,837.4 1,852.5 13.0 13.7 4,204.3 4,250.1 Aug : 2,238.8 2,266.8 11.0 11.2 1,787.9 1,803.9 12.5 13.3 4,050.2 4,095.2 Sep : 2,239.0 2,269.9 12.5 12.8 1,960.1 1,975.8 13.6 14.5 4,225.2 4,272.9 Oct : 2,305.4 2,340.9 13.2 13.5 2,144.1 2,159.9 14.2 15.0 4,476.9 4,529.3 Nov : 1,933.1 1,959.3 10.9 11.3 1,873.7 1,886.1 12.2 12.8 3,830.0 3,869.5 Dec : 2,051.3 2,082.0 13.0 13.3 2,036.8 2,052.1 14.5 15.4 4,115.6 4,162.8 : 2008 : Total : Com'l :26,200.0 26,560.7 139.8 143.1 23,169.9 23,347.0 165.7 173.8 49,675.4 50,224.6 : Farm : 102.3 8.6 19.8 6.4 137.1 : Total : 26,663.0 151.7 23,366.8 180.3 50,361.7 : 2007 : Total : Com'l :26,070.0 26,420.8 134.3 137.3 21,768.0 21,942.6 174.7 183.1 48,146.9 48,683.8 : Farm : 102.7 8.5 19.6 5.8 136.6 : Total : 26,523.5 145.7 21,962.2 188.9 48,820.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Excludes lard and rendered pork fat. 3/ Based on packers' dressed weight and excludes farm slaughter. Number of Head Slaughtered: By Species, Commercial and Farm, United States, 2007-08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total Commercial : Farm 1/ : Total Slaughter Species :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1000 Head : Cattle : 34,364.9 34,264.1 149.5 150.2 34,514.4 34,414.3 : Calves : 956.6 758.1 36.5 36.8 993.1 794.9 : Hogs : 116,451.9 109,171.6 107.0 105.9 116,558.9 109,277.5 : Sheep : 2,555.5 2,693.8 94.6 85.0 2,650.1 2,778.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Preliminary Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, Month, and Total, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Species Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves : Hogs : Sheep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan 2008 : 98.2 98.5 99.2 94.6 : Feb : 98.3 98.2 99.1 95.3 : Mar : 98.4 98.4 99.2 95.1 : Apr : 98.4 98.5 99.1 93.6 : May : 98.6 98.6 99.1 94.4 : Jun : 98.5 98.5 99.1 93.9 : Jul : 98.5 98.7 99.1 93.2 : Aug : 98.5 98.6 99.0 92.9 : Sep : 98.4 98.6 99.1 92.5 : Oct : 98.1 98.3 99.1 93.0 : Nov : 98.4 98.3 99.2 93.5 : Dec : 98.2 98.6 99.1 92.0 : 2008 Total : 98.4 98.5 99.1 93.7 : 2007 Total : 98.4 98.2 99.1 93.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter: Average Dressed Weight, Federal Inspection by Classification and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Annual 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Classification : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : Cattle : 775 776 775 766 762 770 779 Steers 2/ : 832 827 828 817 814 826 840 Heifers 2/ : 773 773 766 753 744 751 764 Cows 2/ : 624 631 627 621 609 603 600 Bulls 2/ : 878 885 896 893 902 905 897 : Calves & Vealers : 159 160 160 164 162 157 141 : Hogs : 205 203 204 202 201 199 196 Barrows & Gilts 3/: 202 200 200 199 197 195 192 Sows 3/ : 306 308 308 307 310 310 308 Boars 3/ : 213 213 207 205 209 208 205 : Sheep : 70 72 70 71 74 70 67 Mature Sheep 4/ : 67 67 68 67 66 68 66 Lambs & Yrlngs 4/ : 71 72 70 71 75 70 67 :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : :Average : Average :----------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : Cattle : 784 790 789 784 785 778 776 Steers 2/ : 850 859 860 856 852 838 830 Heifers 2/ : 774 786 795 794 789 772 764 Cows 2/ : 600 598 597 598 606 609 617 Bulls 2/ : 892 890 866 872 869 888 893 : Calves & Vealers : 143 146 142 139 142 150 182 : Hogs : 195 199 201 203 203 201 202 Barrows & Gilts 3/: 192 195 198 200 200 198 198 Sows 3/ : 306 306 308 308 305 308 308 Boars 3/ : 203 211 211 205 201 208 213 : Sheep : 67 66 68 68 68 69 69 Mature Sheep 4/ : 67 66 66 65 66 67 67 Lambs & Yrlngs 4/ : 67 66 68 68 69 69 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Species totals and classification reported by food inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 2/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 3/ Included in hogs average dressed weight. 4/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Commercial Red Meat Production: Number of Pounds by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million : Pounds : AL : 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 AK : 0.1 AZ : 34.0 35.4 33.1 36.8 36.6 34.0 34.9 AR : 5.5 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.0 5.8 5.7 CA : 148.4 134.4 132.8 142.7 138.7 135.4 133.3 CO : 175.5 171.2 165.9 179.9 197.3 196.1 198.3 DE-MD : 3.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 FL : 8.2 6.7 7.6 8.0 8.9 8.2 9.7 GA : 14.2 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.4 12.5 13.4 HI : 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 ID : 16.2 18.1 19.1 18.9 18.2 20.2 20.2 IL : 274.4 245.0 251.3 261.8 241.3 238.3 242.2 IN : 158.6 134.9 136.3 139.6 127.9 126.2 137.8 IA : 655.6 571.7 607.4 612.1 564.9 527.3 568.5 KS : 484.1 406.9 429.3 449.5 488.6 436.2 474.6 KY : 55.0 45.0 49.5 50.1 44.2 42.2 45.6 LA : 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 MI : 42.5 41.5 44.9 44.1 42.8 44.5 44.4 MN : 232.4 203.0 208.6 212.7 206.3 205.3 215.2 MS : 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3 MO : 157.9 141.5 149.6 146.0 128.0 126.0 135.5 MT : 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.3 NE : 618.7 568.4 582.6 622.4 631.0 620.3 650.4 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 NJ : 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.8 NM : 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 NY : 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.3 NC : 221.7 212.9 202.7 224.8 200.2 186.1 195.7 ND : 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 OH : 26.4 24.6 24.0 25.8 25.6 26.2 27.4 OK : 98.5 89.8 93.4 100.5 91.2 88.1 89.0 OR : 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.8 PA : 113.7 102.1 104.7 114.6 111.4 105.2 112.5 SC : 23.5 21.9 20.7 22.1 21.1 19.7 20.1 SD : 105.8 84.1 89.6 90.1 75.3 80.3 77.8 TN : 20.7 16.8 17.5 16.9 16.1 15.9 16.2 TX : 404.3 383.2 408.3 460.1 490.0 457.4 474.9 UT : 42.5 43.5 42.0 40.4 41.1 44.4 48.0 VA : 48.9 44.4 46.1 46.1 41.4 36.7 36.7 WA : 76.3 66.0 62.7 63.3 66.8 64.9 71.3 WV : 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 WI : 126.9 112.7 116.8 123.7 124.2 121.6 124.6 WY : 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 : US 3/ :4,417.7 3,967.4 4,089.8 4,298.2 4,222.0 4,050.0 4,250.1 : PR : 3.1 2.5 2.8 3.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Red Meat Production: Number of Pounds by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :2008 Total:2007 Total : : : : : : 3/ : 3/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million : Pounds : AL : 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 24.0 27.6 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 AZ : 33.9 33.5 32.6 29.6 33.7 408.3 405.9 AR : 5.4 6.1 5.8 3.9 5.7 64.3 58.2 CA : 133.2 136.0 148.3 129.4 149.6 1,662.2 1,672.4 CO : 180.7 177.8 177.1 149.8 164.3 2,133.9 1,887.3 DE-MD : 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.4 36.9 37.9 FL : 9.1 8.6 9.3 7.6 7.7 99.6 86.7 GA : 13.7 14.3 14.8 12.2 11.2 157.1 163.4 HI : 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 10.8 10.0 ID : 20.0 20.2 22.8 18.3 19.3 231.5 179.0 IL : 236.4 261.7 279.3 241.1 256.5 3,029.4 2,861.5 IN : 131.4 142.1 160.2 138.7 146.2 1,679.8 1,564.3 IA : 558.3 596.5 650.5 555.8 599.4 7,067.8 6,597.9 KS : 467.0 452.8 462.5 377.0 421.0 5,349.6 6,224.7 KY : 44.5 51.9 56.7 49.1 54.5 588.1 563.0 LA : 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 7.2 7.5 MI : 44.1 44.0 44.3 42.1 45.1 524.1 495.5 MN : 206.3 223.1 239.1 210.3 222.3 2,584.6 2,441.9 MS : 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.5 15.5 78.7 MO : 123.8 147.3 152.2 135.6 147.2 1,690.8 1,500.2 MT : 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 16.6 16.2 NE : 624.9 642.8 665.7 574.4 591.3 7,392.8 7,220.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.0 N ENG 2/ : 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 13.8 12.8 NJ : 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.6 48.1 52.7 NM : 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 5.7 4.9 NY : 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.9 3.5 36.7 33.6 NC : 195.3 210.0 232.0 207.5 221.8 2,510.6 2,334.0 ND : 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.1 2.2 28.5 29.8 OH : 26.6 25.0 28.2 23.4 26.4 309.3 289.3 OK : 82.6 93.0 103.8 92.5 98.2 1,120.5 1,036.0 OR : 4.8 5.1 5.4 4.5 4.8 57.8 56.6 PA : 109.2 113.7 123.4 109.9 116.7 1,336.9 1,288.3 SC : 19.8 20.9 22.5 19.0 20.5 251.9 254.3 SD : 73.7 85.0 99.3 81.5 87.6 1,030.0 1,027.1 TN : 17.4 22.7 24.7 19.3 21.1 225.2 217.7 TX : 441.6 433.9 453.9 360.0 399.3 5,167.1 4,676.2 UT : 46.8 46.3 44.6 38.4 42.3 520.2 475.4 VA : 37.1 40.2 43.2 40.6 46.4 507.7 479.6 WA : 66.8 73.2 75.1 63.2 65.3 815.0 881.6 WV : 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.9 7.3 6.7 WI : 119.6 123.0 127.9 114.2 113.9 1,449.0 1,419.4 WY : 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 6.2 6.1 : US 3/ :4,095.2 4,272.9 4,529.3 3,869.5 4,162.8 50,224.6 48,683.8 : PR : 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.2 3.0 34.6 31.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights, excluding farm slaughter. Includes total beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Totals based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Livestock Slaughter: Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight by Species and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Species : Unit : Jan : Feb : Mar : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 2,847.4 2,597.9 2,683.6 Other : Thou : 51.9 44.8 44.7 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 2,899.4 2,642.7 2,728.3 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,294 1,287 1,278 Other : Lbs : 1,142 1,147 1,148 Commercial : Lbs : 1,291 1,285 1,276 : : Calves : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 70.4 67.9 69.9 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.3 1.1 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 71.5 69.1 71.0 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 267 270 271 Other : Lbs : 414 390 401 Commercial : Lbs : 269 272 273 : : Hogs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 10,474.3 9,297.4 9,579.4 Other : Thou : 88.4 80.0 81.2 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 10,562.7 9,377.4 9,660.6 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 273 271 271 Other : Lbs : 243 246 242 Commercial : Lbs : 273 271 271 : : Sheep and Lambs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 201.6 201.6 219.4 Other : Thou : 11.6 10.0 11.3 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 213.2 211.6 230.6 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 144 141 Other : Lbs : 92 102 107 Commercial : Lbs : 139 142 139 : : Goats : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 49.1 44.9 59.0 Other : Thou : 12.6 14.9 14.9 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 61.7 59.8 73.9 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 63 61 62 Other : Lbs : 72 69 56 Commercial : Lbs : 64 63 61 : : Bison : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.8 4.9 4.9 Other : Thou : 1.7 1.5 1.3 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 6.5 6.4 6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Livestock Slaughter: Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight by Species and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Species : Unit : Apr : May : Jun : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 2,913.6 3,095.0 2,911.7 Other : Thou : 47.4 44.6 45.0 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 2,961.1 3,139.6 2,956.6 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,261 1,253 1,263 Other : Lbs : 1,144 1,137 1,137 Commercial : Lbs : 1,259 1,251 1,261 : : Calves : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 72.2 70.0 74.2 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.0 1.1 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 73.3 71.0 75.3 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 276 274 265 Other : Lbs : 412 405 397 Commercial : Lbs : 278 275 267 : : Hogs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 9,910.5 8,980.5 8,800.6 Other : Thou : 85.5 81.6 82.5 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 9,996.0 9,062.1 8,883.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 268 266 Other : Lbs : 244 235 233 Commercial : Lbs : 269 268 266 : : Sheep and Lambs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 207.1 195.1 180.7 Other : Thou : 14.1 11.7 11.7 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 221.2 206.8 192.4 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 141 148 139 Other : Lbs : 99 105 104 Commercial : Lbs : 138 146 137 : : Goats : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 52.0 52.6 53.5 Other : Thou : 15.3 16.2 15.7 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 67.3 68.8 69.2 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 62 61 Other : Lbs : 81 64 63 Commercial : Lbs : 66 62 62 : : Bison : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.9 4.7 4.8 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.2 1.4 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 6.3 5.9 6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Livestock Slaughter: Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight by Species and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Species : Unit : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 3,017.1 2,865.5 2,841.7 2,933.4 Other : Thou : 45.4 42.8 47.7 55.6 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 3,062.5 2,908.3 2,889.4 2,989.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,275 1,286 1,300 1,306 Other : Lbs : 1,142 1,150 1,143 1,138 Commercial : Lbs : 1,273 1,284 1,297 1,303 : : Calves : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 86.7 78.1 86.1 93.9 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.7 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 87.9 79.2 87.4 95.6 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 241 243 248 241 Other : Lbs : 422 425 429 424 Commercial : Lbs : 243 245 251 244 : : Hogs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 9,373.1 9,170.4 9,878.1 10,653.5 Other : Thou : 89.6 93.3 91.4 92.5 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 9,462.8 9,263.7 9,969.5 10,746.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 263 261 266 270 Other : Lbs : 234 238 238 236 Commercial : Lbs : 262 261 266 269 : : Sheep and Lambs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 193.1 186.1 206.9 209.4 Other : Thou : 14.0 14.2 16.8 15.9 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 207.1 200.2 223.7 225.3 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 134 131 135 Other : Lbs : 103 107 105 103 Commercial : Lbs : 132 132 129 133 : : Goats : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 56.7 58.2 63.2 57.0 Other : Thou : 15.0 16.3 19.8 18.1 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 71.7 74.4 83.1 75.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 62 61 61 Other : Lbs : 65 54 75 71 Commercial : Lbs : 62 60 65 64 : : Bison : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 5.1 3.8 4.4 4.1 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 6.2 4.7 5.5 5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Livestock Slaughter: Number of Head Slaughtered and Average Live Weight by Species and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Species : Unit : Nov : Dec :2008 Total 2/:2007 Total 2/ : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 2,475.0 2,623.0 33,805.1 33,720.7 Other : Thou : 41.3 48.5 559.8 543.3 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 2,516.3 2,671.5 34,364.9 34,264.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,305 1,306 1,284 1,275 Other : Lbs : 1,129 1,139 1,141 1,139 Commercial : Lbs : 1,302 1,303 1,282 1,273 : : Calves : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 79.7 92.8 942.0 744.8 Other : Thou : 1.4 1.4 14.5 13.3 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 81.1 94.1 956.6 758.1 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 237 243 255 304 Other : Lbs : 416 415 413 399 Commercial : Lbs : 240 245 257 305 : : Hogs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 9,249.5 10,053.4 115,420.7 108,138.2 Other : Thou : 73.5 91.5 1,031.2 1,033.4 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 9,323.1 10,144.9 116,451.9 109,171.6 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 271 271 268 269 Other : Lbs : 235 232 238 234 Commercial : Lbs : 271 270 268 269 : : Sheep and Lambs : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 179.9 212.5 2,393.5 2,528.7 Other : Thou : 12.5 18.4 162.1 165.1 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 192.5 230.9 2,555.5 2,693.8 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 136 137 138 138 Other : Lbs : 105 100 103 104 Commercial : Lbs : 134 134 136 136 : : Goats : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 53.5 70.9 670.7 639.4 Other : Thou : 12.7 23.6 195.1 187.9 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 66.2 94.6 865.8 827.3 Live Weight/Head : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 62 62 61 Other : Lbs : 77 72 68 56 Commercial : Lbs : 65 64 63 60 : : Bison : : Number : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 4.0 4.5 54.8 50.1 Other : Thou : 1.1 1.4 15.3 16.9 Commercial 3/ : Thou : 5.1 5.8 70.1 67.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Totals based on unrounded data. 3/ Commercial may not equal the sum of the parts due to rounding. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: Number of Head and Percent by Classification and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Months Classification :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle : Steers :1,390.6 1,274.1 1,326.4 1,495.0 1,653.8 1,553.1 1,579.6 Heifers : 867.2 818.3 837.4 865.4 878.4 820.0 860.7 All Cows : 544.7 465.1 473.0 501.3 509.9 485.3 519.8 Dairy Cows : 235.7 214.3 215.1 219.1 194.7 180.9 208.5 Other Cows : 309.0 250.8 257.9 282.2 315.2 304.4 311.3 Bulls : 45.0 40.5 46.8 52.0 52.9 53.2 56.9 Total 1/ :2,847.4 2,597.9 2,683.6 2,913.6 3,095.0 2,911.7 3,017.1 : Calves & Vealers : 70.4 67.9 69.9 72.2 70.0 74.2 86.7 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts 10,127.9 8,991.7 9,242.0 9,558.6 8,646.5 8,458.2 9,024.7 Sows : 303.9 270.3 298.7 310.2 295.2 305.1 305.2 Boars : 42.5 35.5 38.7 41.7 38.9 37.3 43.3 Total 1/ 10,474.3 9,297.4 9,579.4 9,910.5 8,980.5 8,800.6 9,373.1 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 9.1 8.6 9.8 10.4 11.4 10.7 10.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 192.6 193.0 209.5 196.7 183.7 170.1 182.5 Total 1/ : 201.6 201.6 219.4 207.1 195.1 180.7 193.1 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Steers : 48.8 49.0 49.4 51.3 53.4 53.3 52.4 Heifers : 30.5 31.5 31.2 29.7 28.4 28.2 28.5 All Cows : 19.1 17.9 17.6 17.2 16.5 16.7 17.2 Dairy Cows : 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.5 6.3 6.2 6.9 Other Cows : 10.9 9.7 9.6 9.7 10.2 10.5 10.3 Bulls : 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts : 96.7 96.7 96.5 96.4 96.3 96.1 96.3 Sows : 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.3 Boars : 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 4.5 4.3 4.5 5.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 Lambs & Yearlings : 95.5 95.7 95.5 95.0 94.1 94.1 94.5 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: Number of Head and Percent by Classification and Month, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Months : : Classification :---------------------------------------: 2008 : 2007 : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :Total 1/ :Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle : Steers :1,449.4 1,421.8 1,397.0 1,136.6 1,271.5 16,949.1 17,285.2 Heifers : 836.2 834.9 898.1 777.9 796.4 10,090.9 10,206.8 All Cows : 520.9 526.3 583.2 514.1 517.0 6,160.5 5,674.9 Dairy Cows : 226.3 223.4 236.2 208.2 228.9 2,591.2 2,496.9 Other Cows : 294.5 303.0 346.9 305.9 288.1 3,569.3 3,178.0 Bulls : 59.0 58.7 55.1 46.4 38.2 604.6 553.9 Total 1/ :2,865.5 2,841.7 2,933.4 2,475.0 2,623.0 33,805.1 33,720.7 : Calves & Vealers : 78.1 86.1 93.9 79.7 92.8 942.0 744.8 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts :8,844.6 9,543.710,303.6 8,970.0 9,749.3 111,460.7 104,351.7 Sows : 286.1 298.5 309.8 247.4 271.5 3,501.8 3,309.2 Boars : 39.7 35.9 40.1 32.1 32.5 458.2 477.3 Total 1/ :9,170.4 9,878.110,653.5 9,249.510,053.4 115,420.7 108,138.2 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 10.5 11.4 10.1 8.7 11.1 122.3 115.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 175.6 195.6 199.3 171.3 201.4 2,271.1 2,413.1 Total 1/ : 186.1 206.9 209.4 179.9 212.5 2,393.5 2,528.7 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Steers : 50.6 50.0 47.6 45.9 48.5 50.1 51.3 Heifers : 29.2 29.4 30.6 31.4 30.4 29.9 30.3 All Cows : 18.2 18.5 19.9 20.8 19.7 18.2 16.8 Dairy Cows : 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.7 7.7 7.4 Other Cows : 10.3 10.7 11.8 12.4 11.0 10.6 9.4 Bulls : 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.6 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts : 96.4 96.6 96.7 97.0 97.0 96.6 96.5 Sows : 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.1 Boars : 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 5.7 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 94.3 94.5 95.2 95.2 94.8 94.9 95.4 Total 1/ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals and percentages based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of classes. Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Steers : 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Heifers : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 All Cows : Dairy Cows : Other Cows : Bulls : Total Cattle 3/ : 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 : 2 : Steers : 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 Heifers : 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 All Cows : 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.9 Dairy Cows : 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.2 Other Cows : 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 Bulls : 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Total Cattle 3/ : 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.8 : 3 : Steers : 36.0 30.3 31.7 36.9 38.2 37.3 38.3 Heifers : 7.9 9.6 6.9 8.6 8.8 8.1 6.8 All Cows : 41.0 34.2 38.3 40.9 38.0 35.9 42.1 Dairy Cows : 32.5 27.2 30.5 32.6 30.2 28.5 33.5 Other Cows : 8.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 7.9 7.4 8.6 Bulls : 2.0 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 Total Cattle 3/ : 86.9 75.6 78.7 88.8 87.5 83.7 89.4 : 4 : Steers : 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 Heifers : 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 All Cows : 63.8 55.0 55.7 59.2 61.6 60.6 66.0 Dairy Cows : 13.4 12.7 11.7 11.5 10.4 10.1 10.9 Other Cows : 50.4 42.4 44.1 47.7 51.2 50.5 55.1 Bulls : 9.1 8.5 8.8 10.0 9.8 9.2 10.6 Total Cattle 3/ : 74.8 65.3 66.3 70.9 73.2 71.2 78.2 : 5 : Steers : 134.7 136.7 139.6 151.6 159.5 158.7 167.9 Heifers : 42.4 40.3 41.9 41.0 45.4 43.3 41.7 All Cows : 155.6 126.0 137.7 138.8 139.4 127.4 136.0 Dairy Cows : 78.4 67.0 72.1 73.0 67.9 63.0 68.6 Other Cows : 77.2 59.0 65.6 65.8 71.4 64.4 67.4 Bulls : 7.2 6.6 8.8 9.4 9.6 10.1 11.3 Total Cattle 3/ : 339.9 309.6 328.1 340.9 353.9 339.5 356.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : : Total 3/ : Total 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Steers : 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 5.2 5.5 Heifers : 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 2.3 1.7 All Cows : Dairy Cows : Other Cows : Bulls : Total Cattle 3/ : 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 11.8 11.0 : 2 : Steers : 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.2 20.8 20.3 Heifers : 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 3.6 3.4 All Cows : 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.7 29.8 27.7 Dairy Cows : 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.3 24.7 24.2 Other Cows : 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 5.1 3.5 Bulls : 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 4.6 3.9 Total Cattle 3/ : 4.9 5.6 5.6 4.8 5.7 58.7 55.3 : 3 : Steers : 33.3 32.9 35.2 33.9 31.9 415.9 445.3 Heifers : 7.2 5.5 7.6 7.2 8.4 92.5 78.3 All Cows : 45.5 48.1 50.0 42.9 38.8 495.8 424.9 Dairy Cows : 36.0 38.1 39.8 34.1 30.9 393.8 335.8 Other Cows : 9.5 10.0 10.2 8.8 7.9 102.0 89.2 Bulls : 2.1 2.4 2.4 1.7 1.1 24.6 30.7 Total Cattle 3/ : 88.2 88.8 95.1 85.6 80.2 1,028.7 979.2 : 4 : Steers : 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.1 1.6 15.7 13.2 Heifers : 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 5.5 4.3 All Cows : 63.4 62.9 67.1 55.6 54.0 725.1 714.8 Dairy Cows : 11.2 10.6 11.7 10.0 12.7 136.7 134.9 Other Cows : 52.3 52.4 55.4 45.6 41.3 588.3 580.0 Bulls : 11.3 11.2 11.7 9.6 7.8 117.5 105.1 Total Cattle 3/ : 76.1 75.9 81.1 66.8 63.9 863.7 837.3 : 5 : Steers : 155.4 155.5 154.8 126.8 135.5 1,776.8 1,742.1 Heifers : 44.3 46.3 45.6 46.6 45.5 524.3 468.3 All Cows : 137.1 141.3 158.7 146.5 141.5 1,686.0 1,631.3 Dairy Cows : 70.5 71.4 80.2 76.4 72.9 861.3 870.3 Other Cows : 66.6 69.8 78.6 70.1 68.7 824.6 760.9 Bulls : 11.6 12.9 11.6 9.7 6.9 115.6 93.9 Total Cattle 3/ : 348.4 356.0 370.7 329.5 329.5 4,102.7 3,935.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Steers : 266.5 264.6 283.9 332.9 359.0 319.5 323.2 Heifers : 162.6 153.1 171.1 181.9 191.1 183.9 190.7 All Cows : 84.2 70.3 68.6 78.3 88.2 86.6 93.0 Dairy Cows : 15.1 16.2 14.3 15.2 14.1 11.3 14.2 Other Cows : 69.1 54.1 54.3 63.1 74.1 75.3 78.7 Bulls : 11.7 10.6 10.9 12.2 12.0 11.8 12.1 Total Cattle 3/ : 525.0 498.6 534.6 605.2 650.3 601.8 618.9 : 7 : Steers : 677.1 576.6 626.4 687.4 776.6 706.1 733.9 Heifers : 480.1 448.2 442.6 470.7 472.2 445.0 465.8 All Cows : 71.0 61.0 59.2 65.0 66.5 60.6 61.1 Dairy Cows : 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.7 Other Cows : 69.4 59.3 58.0 63.4 65.3 59.3 59.4 Bulls : 7.1 6.6 7.8 8.0 8.3 9.0 8.9 Total Cattle 3/ :1,235.3 1,092.4 1,136.0 1,231.0 1,323.6 1,220.7 1,269.7 : 8 : Steers : 134.9 133.6 117.2 142.4 165.5 184.0 173.4 Heifers : 120.3 116.7 125.9 119.3 123.4 102.3 112.6 All Cows : Dairy Cows : Other Cows : Bulls : Total Cattle 3/ : 275.5 269.4 261.0 280.9 309.5 303.9 305.3 : 9 : Steers : 90.5 88.2 84.2 95.4 100.6 94.8 90.6 Heifers : 11.7 11.6 12.6 13.3 11.5 11.6 10.1 All Cows : 80.6 72.2 68.5 71.1 62.5 62.0 69.6 Dairy Cows : 74.2 66.5 63.6 63.5 50.0 47.4 57.4 Other Cows : 6.3 5.7 4.9 7.7 12.4 14.7 12.2 Bulls : 2.9 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.0 Total Cattle 3/ : 185.6 174.0 167.8 182.8 178.0 171.6 173.2 : 10 : Steers : 47.2 40.8 40.2 45.0 51.2 50.0 49.5 Heifers : 41.1 37.9 35.4 29.7 25.2 25.0 32.2 All Cows : 27.5 26.6 26.7 28.0 32.4 34.4 32.4 Dairy Cows : 12.2 14.7 13.8 13.5 13.5 12.5 13.8 Other Cows : 15.3 11.9 12.8 14.5 18.9 21.8 18.6 Bulls : 2.9 2.7 3.6 4.8 4.9 4.7 5.7 Total Cattle 3/ : 118.7 107.9 105.8 107.5 113.6 114.1 119.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : : Total 3/ : Total 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Steers : 299.4 286.1 290.7 222.6 261.6 3,509.9 3,155.9 Heifers : 173.0 173.8 185.2 152.4 153.1 2,072.0 2,004.6 All Cows : 86.9 85.1 97.8 82.6 87.7 1,009.4 815.8 Dairy Cows : 16.2 14.5 15.5 11.5 18.5 176.7 173.3 Other Cows : 70.7 70.6 82.3 71.1 69.2 832.6 642.4 Bulls : 11.5 11.2 11.3 9.1 9.4 133.7 121.5 Total Cattle 3/ : 570.7 556.2 585.1 466.8 511.8 6,725.0 6,097.7 : 7 : Steers : 680.0 686.1 647.5 524.1 571.9 7,893.6 8,703.0 Heifers : 463.8 435.1 493.3 429.9 450.2 5,497.0 5,897.6 All Cows : 58.9 57.9 64.8 57.1 57.8 740.8 727.3 Dairy Cows : 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 17.8 14.7 Other Cows : 56.9 56.3 63.3 55.9 56.5 723.0 712.6 Bulls : 10.2 9.1 7.7 7.4 5.5 95.4 99.3 Total Cattle 3/ :1,212.9 1,188.1 1,213.3 1,018.5 1,085.4 14,226.9 15,427.1 : 8 : Steers : 158.2 133.7 134.1 108.3 134.8 1,720.1 1,484.7 Heifers : 101.7 122.0 114.5 104.5 97.8 1,361.0 1,248.5 All Cows : Dairy Cows : Other Cows : Bulls : Total Cattle 3/ : 278.2 275.0 269.7 231.5 250.7 3,310.6 2,936.7 : 9 : Steers : 76.3 79.3 86.2 74.6 86.1 1,046.7 1,063.0 Heifers : 14.1 12.7 9.9 8.4 11.4 139.0 128.7 All Cows : 77.2 78.8 85.6 79.0 84.2 891.3 870.3 Dairy Cows : 66.5 64.7 64.5 56.9 70.3 745.6 748.1 Other Cows : 10.7 14.1 21.1 22.1 14.0 145.7 122.3 Bulls : 3.7 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.5 35.3 42.6 Total Cattle 3/ : 171.3 174.4 184.6 164.7 184.3 2,112.2 2,104.5 : 10 : Steers : 43.6 44.2 44.3 42.8 45.6 544.4 652.2 Heifers : 31.3 38.6 40.8 27.8 28.8 393.8 371.4 All Cows : 33.7 32.7 37.5 31.0 33.0 375.7 280.3 Dairy Cows : 15.1 14.3 14.2 11.7 14.1 163.4 135.1 Other Cows : 18.6 18.4 23.4 19.3 18.9 212.4 145.1 Bulls : 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.9 2.9 50.7 32.3 Total Cattle 3/ : 113.8 120.5 126.9 105.6 110.3 1,364.6 1,336.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 3/ Totals based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. Calf Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 : 2 : 23.9 19.7 22.2 22.5 19.3 21.9 28.2 : 3 : 14.3 14.1 13.6 14.3 11.6 10.9 12.7 : 4 : 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 : 5 : 14.4 14.3 13.8 16.8 21.0 22.7 22.4 : 6 : 1.3 2.3 3.2 2.5 1.9 2.3 2.5 : 7 : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 : 8 : : 9 : 14.8 15.4 15.3 14.4 14.8 14.9 19.1 : 10 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Calf Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : : Total 3/ : Total 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.5 1.7 : 2 : 23.2 26.1 29.4 24.1 26.4 286.9 237.2 : 3 : 13.6 15.3 15.8 13.0 14.7 163.8 174.2 : 4 : 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 4.2 : 5 : 19.9 22.7 24.1 19.1 22.6 233.8 181.9 : 6 : 3.1 3.4 4.5 5.6 5.1 37.9 14.8 : 7 : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.4 : 8 : : 9 : 16.8 16.8 18.6 16.2 22.3 199.5 119.6 : 10 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 3/ Totals based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. Hog Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Barrows & Gilts: 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 Sows : Boars : Total Hogs 3/ : 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.7 : : : : 2 : Barrows & Gilts: 11.6 9.6 10.0 9.8 10.5 11.2 11.9 Sows : 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 Boars : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Hogs 3/ : 11.9 9.8 10.2 10.1 10.8 11.5 12.2 : : : : 3 : Barrows & Gilts: 475.8 436.8 445.0 460.2 434.8 404.6 421.6 Sows : 2.2 2.3 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.6 Boars : 13.8 10.8 12.5 12.9 10.9 11.0 14.7 Total Hogs 3/ : 491.8 449.9 460.5 475.7 448.0 418.1 439.0 : : : : 4 : Barrows & Gilts:1,377.8 1,304.5 1,265.9 1,384.2 1,240.5 1,189.7 1,266.7 Sows : 83.0 66.4 70.7 69.8 64.2 65.1 67.4 Boars : 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 Total Hogs 3/ :1,463.0 1,372.6 1,338.5 1,455.5 1,306.5 1,256.4 1,335.4 : : : : 5 : Barrows & Gilts:2,677.5 2,338.5 2,358.0 2,452.6 2,233.0 2,242.8 2,349.7 Sows : 128.1 114.4 133.1 138.8 127.5 137.1 132.8 Boars : 4.1 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.4 Total Hogs 3/ :2,809.7 2,456.1 2,494.5 2,594.7 2,363.8 2,383.6 2,485.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hog Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : : Total 3/ : Total 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Barrows & Gilts: 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 14.9 13.8 Sows : 0.2 Boars : 0.1 Total Hogs 3/ : 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.7 15.5 14.1 : : : : 2 : Barrows & Gilts: 10.8 10.8 11.2 9.3 13.0 129.8 135.4 Sows : 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.8 1.7 Boars : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.3 Total Hogs 3/ : 11.1 11.1 11.5 9.5 13.2 133.0 138.4 : : : : 3 : Barrows & Gilts: 412.5 441.3 472.2 422.7 513.5 5,340.9 5,188.2 Sows : 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.1 28.6 14.2 Boars : 13.6 11.9 12.1 9.7 8.2 142.2 153.8 Total Hogs 3/ : 428.9 455.3 486.5 434.3 523.7 5,511.7 5,356.2 : : : : 4 : Barrows & Gilts:1,268.7 1,361.0 1,467.2 1,290.3 1,389.4 15,805.9 15,179.0 Sows : 69.9 87.3 94.9 74.2 83.1 895.8 882.3 Boars : 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 19.3 18.8 Total Hogs 3/ :1,340.0 1,449.8 1,563.6 1,365.8 1,473.8 16,721.0 16,080.1 : : : : 5 : Barrows & Gilts:2,286.5 2,494.9 2,707.0 2,369.6 2,534.9 29,045.1 27,260.6 Sows : 120.6 119.3 120.5 96.3 104.3 1,472.8 1,405.3 Boars : 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.4 42.1 42.9 Total Hogs 3/ :2,410.6 2,617.9 2,831.2 2,469.3 2,642.5 30,559.9 28,708.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hog Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Barrows & Gilts: 476.8 436.5 450.3 484.2 443.9 435.8 448.9 Sows : 25.7 23.1 24.3 21.6 21.8 25.8 26.7 Boars : 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.6 Total Hogs 3/ : 504.1 460.9 476.1 507.0 466.7 462.3 475.6 : : : : 7 : Barrows & Gilts:4,342.3 3,837.0 4,053.6 4,086.3 3,691.0 3,553.4 3,903.9 Sows : 64.2 63.2 66.7 76.2 78.0 73.5 73.8 Boars : 20.7 18.3 19.4 22.6 21.7 20.1 23.5 Total Hogs 3/ :4,427.1 3,918.6 4,139.6 4,185.1 3,790.7 3,647.0 4,001.2 : : : : 8 : Barrows & Gilts: 504.0 396.0 426.7 435.1 352.9 384.3 370.3 Sows : 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.4 Boars : Total Hogs 3/ : 504.4 396.6 427.2 435.9 353.9 385.2 371.8 : : : : 9 : Barrows & Gilts: 228.5 203.9 202.7 214.4 211.4 207.8 220.8 Sows : Boars : Total Hogs 3/ : 228.6 203.9 202.9 214.6 211.5 207.9 220.8 : : : : 10 : Barrows & Gilts: 32.5 28.0 29.0 30.8 27.4 27.2 29.4 Sows : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Boars : Total Hogs 3/ : 32.6 28.1 29.1 30.9 27.5 27.3 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hog Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : : Total 3/ : Total 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Barrows & Gilts: 419.7 461.2 510.1 456.1 490.8 5,514.5 5,205.7 Sows : 24.9 27.6 26.3 20.2 25.7 293.7 270.0 Boars : 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.1 11.0 7.4 Total Hogs 3/ : 444.7 489.2 537.3 477.8 517.7 5,819.2 5,483.1 : : : : 7 : Barrows & Gilts:3,833.5 4,108.1 4,382.5 3,810.0 4,108.9 47,710.4 43,459.6 Sows : 67.0 61.3 65.1 54.3 55.8 799.0 Boars : 20.9 18.4 21.7 15.9 18.4 241.7 Total Hogs 3/ :3,921.5 4,187.8 4,469.3 3,880.3 4,183.0 48,751.1 44,424.6 : : : : 8 : Barrows & Gilts: 356.9 406.8 473.4 382.8 414.4 4,903.7 4,946.0 Sows : 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 7.5 21.2 Boars : 0.1 0.1 Total Hogs 3/ : 357.4 407.2 473.9 383.1 414.8 4,911.3 4,967.4 : : : : 9 : Barrows & Gilts: 227.2 228.8 248.2 202.3 253.3 2,649.3 2,591.0 Sows : Boars : Total Hogs 3/ : 227.3 228.9 248.3 202.4 253.4 2,650.6 2,592.1 : : : : 10 : Barrows & Gilts: 27.2 29.4 30.2 25.6 29.5 346.2 372.2 Sows : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.0 Boars : 0.1 0.2 Total Hogs 3/ : 27.3 29.5 30.3 25.7 29.6 347.4 373.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 3/ Totals based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Mature Sheep : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 Lambs & Yearlings : 1.8 1.2 2.2 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.8 Total Sheep 3/ : 1.9 1.3 2.3 2.5 1.8 1.7 2.0 : : : : 2 : Mature Sheep : 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 9.9 8.9 14.7 18.2 12.1 11.8 12.5 Total Sheep 3/ : 10.9 9.9 16.0 19.6 14.3 13.2 14.0 : : : : 3 : Mature Sheep : 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 7.1 6.5 9.3 9.0 8.3 8.0 8.8 Total Sheep 3/ : 7.3 6.7 9.6 9.7 8.6 8.5 9.4 : : : : 4 : Mature Sheep : 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 Lambs & Yearlings : 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.7 Total Sheep 3/ : 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.9 : : : : 5 : Mature Sheep : 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Lambs & Yearlings : 27.8 25.2 29.2 30.8 25.4 25.4 26.6 Total Sheep 3/ : 30.9 28.0 32.4 34.0 28.7 28.7 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : :Total 3/ :Total 3/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : Mature Sheep : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 1.8 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.0 25.1 Total Sheep 3/ : 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.2 26.8 : : : : 2 : Mature Sheep : 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.7 16.4 16.5 Lambs & Yearlings : 11.5 14.4 11.1 10.8 15.1 151.0 137.5 Total Sheep 3/ : 12.9 15.7 12.3 11.8 16.8 167.4 154.0 : : : : 3 : Mature Sheep : 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 6.7 4.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 9.1 10.9 8.7 8.0 10.7 104.3 95.2 Total Sheep 3/ : 9.9 11.8 9.4 8.5 11.3 110.9 99.8 : : : : 4 : Mature Sheep : 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 12.4 11.6 Lambs & Yearlings : 2.8 3.5 2.7 2.4 3.6 30.0 25.0 Total Sheep 3/ : 3.9 4.6 3.7 3.4 4.7 42.4 36.7 : : : : 5 : Mature Sheep : 3.1 3.5 2.9 2.7 3.6 38.2 39.1 Lambs & Yearlings : 25.1 28.3 25.1 21.9 28.4 319.0 329.0 Total Sheep 3/ : 28.1 31.7 28.0 24.7 32.0 357.3 368.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul Regions 2/ : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Mature Sheep : Lambs & Yearlings : Total Sheep 3/ : : : : : 7 : Mature Sheep : 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 Lambs & Yearlings : 31.9 32.7 33.9 25.2 18.9 20.1 29.8 Total Sheep 3/ : 32.2 33.0 34.4 25.6 19.5 20.6 30.2 : : : : 8 : Mature Sheep : 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 Lambs & Yearlings : 85.7 90.7 90.4 83.0 86.6 69.2 69.0 Total Sheep 3/ : 87.2 92.4 92.1 84.7 88.3 70.7 70.6 : : : : 9 : Mature Sheep : Lambs & Yearlings : Total Sheep 3/ : : : : : 10 : Mature Sheep : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 Lambs & Yearlings : 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.6 Total Sheep 3/ : 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head Federally Inspected by Region, Classification, and Month, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : : : : : : : Federal : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 Regions 2/ : : : : : :Total 3/ :Total 3/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 6 : Mature Sheep : 6.3 Lambs & Yearlings : 6.2 Total Sheep 3/ : 12.5 : : : : 7 : Mature Sheep : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 5.1 3.9 Lambs & Yearlings : 31.4 35.0 35.4 27.1 33.3 354.7 395.5 Total Sheep 3/ : 31.9 35.5 35.9 27.5 33.6 359.8 399.5 : : : : 8 : Mature Sheep : 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.8 19.0 20.5 Lambs & Yearlings : 66.5 76.3 88.3 75.7 83.0 964.6 1,065.1 Total Sheep 3/ : 68.0 77.9 89.9 77.1 84.8 983.5 1,085.6 : : : : 9 : Mature Sheep : Lambs & Yearlings : Total Sheep 3/ : : : : : 10 : Mature Sheep : 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.7 2.2 Lambs & Yearlings : 2.6 2.4 2.6 1.8 2.0 25.9 27.0 Total Sheep 3/ : 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 2.2 27.6 29.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, VA, & WV; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI, & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 3/ Totals based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 AK : 0.1 AZ : 43.1 44.9 41.7 46.2 46.0 42.4 45.2 AR : 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 CA : 142.1 128.9 125.6 136.1 131.5 128.8 127.5 CO : 208.3 201.5 196.5 217.6 242.4 236.0 232.5 DE-MD : 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 FL : GA : HI : 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 ID : 20.8 23.2 24.1 24.0 24.4 28.1 27.3 IL : IN : 4.0 3.0 3.1 3.5 2.7 3.0 3.7 IA : KS : 596.6 500.8 530.1 562.7 615.4 537.9 572.3 KY : 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.3 LA : 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 MI : 49.0 47.2 51.9 51.9 49.5 51.3 51.8 MN : 71.9 63.1 67.0 69.2 75.2 69.2 75.0 MS : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 MO : 8.9 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.3 MT : 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.4 NE : 583.6 541.2 550.6 610.3 652.3 633.0 646.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 N ENG 3/: 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 NJ : 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.5 NM : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 NY : 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 NC : 19.8 17.9 16.4 19.1 19.1 19.0 21.2 ND : 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 OH : 10.2 9.3 8.5 9.9 10.4 9.9 10.6 OK : 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 OR : 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 PA : 84.6 73.7 77.0 86.3 84.8 81.0 86.6 SC : 13.8 12.9 12.9 13.3 14.2 13.7 13.8 SD : TN : 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.6 TX : 526.6 499.2 536.0 606.8 652.0 603.5 620.5 UT : 53.0 54.6 52.1 50.1 52.4 56.1 59.4 VA : 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 WA : 96.1 83.3 79.9 81.5 87.1 84.0 90.2 WV : 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 WI : 151.0 132.2 138.4 143.7 144.7 139.1 144.8 WY : 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 : US 4/ : 2,899.4 2,642.7 2,728.3 2,961.1 3,139.6 2,956.6 3,062.5 : PR : 4.3 3.5 3.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 5.9 4.9 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 AZ : 45.9 47.6 46.9 42.3 46.9 539.1 504.1 AR : 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.0 10.1 10.8 CA : 125.0 126.4 137.3 122.1 137.1 1,568.3 1,596.7 CO : 209.0 205.2 201.1 171.5 187.4 2,509.2 2,209.8 DE-MD : 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.7 40.7 41.9 FL : GA : 306.4 HI : 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 11.5 11.1 ID : 27.5 27.4 31.0 24.4 25.7 307.9 225.0 IL : IN : 3.5 3.5 4.7 2.8 4.2 41.8 39.2 IA : KS : 558.2 536.4 548.1 448.9 501.0 6,508.3 7,725.9 KY : 1.1 1.4 1.9 1.4 2.0 18.6 17.1 LA : 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 7.5 7.8 MI : 52.0 52.2 52.6 50.4 52.8 612.7 577.8 MN : 71.0 74.6 79.4 65.9 66.4 848.0 765.8 MS : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.2 MO : 7.1 7.7 9.3 5.1 7.9 91.0 87.0 MT : 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.9 2.1 20.4 19.4 NE : 605.5 600.6 614.2 531.1 543.8 7,112.5 7,071.4 NV : 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.3 N ENG 3/: 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 14.5 13.4 NJ : 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.1 31.7 29.6 NM : 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 5.7 7.9 NY : 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.8 28.9 27.6 NC : 19.6 18.9 20.7 16.6 16.1 224.3 216.6 ND : 1.0 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 13.4 12.5 OH : 10.3 8.0 9.7 10.0 8.8 115.6 111.3 OK : 2.0 2.1 2.4 1.9 2.3 27.3 22.2 OR : 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.1 38.1 32.8 PA : 85.2 86.3 92.8 83.3 77.1 998.7 945.6 SC : 14.1 13.7 14.1 12.3 12.1 160.9 157.2 SD : TN : 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.4 2.8 30.0 24.3 TX : 571.5 557.5 586.6 467.4 512.3 6,739.8 6,111.1 UT : 56.6 56.1 54.6 47.4 52.0 644.3 594.1 VA : 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 11.3 14.4 WA : 84.1 90.8 93.3 79.2 82.8 1,032.1 1,093.7 WV : 0.6 1.0 1.8 1.1 1.4 9.9 9.4 WI : 142.0 146.7 156.2 143.9 141.0 1,723.7 1,708.4 WY : 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.8 7.2 7.0 : US 4/ : 2,908.3 2,889.4 2,989.1 2,516.3 2,671.5 34,364.9 34,264.1 : PR : 4.1 4.0 3.8 2.8 3.3 45.6 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : 356 439 499 626 503 567 374 AK : 99 AZ : 60,173 63,151 58,998 64,708 63,164 58,703 61,689 AR : 1,067 964 968 856 778 732 717 CA : 182,370 163,116 159,952 174,522 168,229 164,582 159,381 CO : 272,887 261,882 252,178 274,276 302,263 302,610 304,328 DE-MD : 4,847 4,240 3,958 4,392 4,501 4,255 4,061 FL : GA : HI : 1,198 943 1,037 1,116 1,115 1,066 1,229 ID : 25,221 28,933 30,628 30,298 30,179 34,405 33,427 IL : IN : 4,237 3,199 3,231 3,678 2,881 3,205 3,934 IA : KS : 758,820 630,207 662,513 695,244 758,628 676,959 734,073 KY : 1,925 1,510 1,541 1,512 1,420 1,128 1,200 LA : 470 438 489 517 472 461 420 MI : 67,681 65,581 70,750 69,985 66,885 69,425 69,105 MN : 99,937 90,121 94,621 96,655 102,560 94,454 102,975 MS : 66 85 80 72 71 63 88 MO : 10,551 9,082 9,258 9,200 8,949 8,423 8,775 MT : 1,455 1,473 1,258 2,659 2,456 2,423 1,645 NE : 780,535 719,554 729,223 784,258 835,500 810,142 840,612 NV : 135 148 134 170 179 143 188 N ENG 3/: 1,342 1,041 969 1,108 1,251 1,214 1,301 NJ : 2,960 3,003 3,070 3,012 2,540 2,326 2,775 NM : 495 497 512 489 336 457 460 NY : 2,868 2,424 2,782 2,873 2,635 2,654 2,780 NC : 22,787 20,654 19,059 21,876 22,337 22,282 24,271 ND : 1,475 1,455 1,427 1,587 1,423 1,310 1,193 OH : 12,006 10,959 9,962 11,722 12,246 11,694 12,504 OK : 2,691 2,486 2,750 2,840 2,954 2,702 2,367 OR : 3,541 2,991 3,336 3,514 3,516 3,614 3,935 PA : 107,425 93,584 97,535 108,890 105,743 100,673 106,434 SC : 15,104 14,353 14,592 14,994 16,312 15,066 14,926 SD : TN : 2,276 2,035 1,947 2,120 1,981 1,822 2,153 TX : 651,779 611,919 650,234 733,256 785,058 731,819 757,604 UT : 67,955 70,022 67,082 64,495 65,405 70,589 76,203 VA : 1,261 1,111 828 973 964 710 829 WA : 124,128 107,596 102,176 102,949 108,977 105,375 114,792 WV : 1,059 712 611 674 515 385 485 WI : 203,358 177,991 184,762 191,649 192,485 185,105 192,061 WY : 819 709 575 663 745 728 796 : US 4/ :3,729,630 3,382,701 3,469,413 3,716,023 3,916,559 3,718,140 3,886,174 : PR : 4,772 3,873 4,171 5,222 4,059 4,133 4,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : 406 468 477 300 412 5,426 4,545 AK : 75 76 84 102 670 744 AZ : 62,376 62,079 60,258 54,711 61,712 731,723 698,437 AR : 778 962 840 531 1,039 10,232 11,040 CA : 157,343 160,604 175,281 157,349 176,505 1,999,233 2,053,948 CO : 276,240 272,578 270,869 229,188 252,316 3,271,616 2,861,668 DE-MD : 4,305 4,545 4,581 4,299 4,783 52,769 55,226 FL : GA : 279,159 HI : 1,113 1,062 1,176 973 1,040 13,068 11,640 ID : 33,972 33,793 38,334 30,674 32,193 382,057 277,464 IL : IN : 3,704 3,726 5,012 2,979 4,387 44,173 41,198 IA : KS : 721,364 699,877 718,227 586,224 653,605 8,295,741 9,699,986 KY : 1,038 1,336 1,743 1,338 1,868 17,558 16,080 LA : 487 531 553 473 415 5,726 6,383 MI : 69,340 69,207 70,176 67,721 72,444 828,300 779,023 MN : 97,716 104,248 109,671 90,425 91,255 1,174,637 1,048,580 MS : 49 48 79 39 777 1,008 MO : 8,424 9,239 11,035 6,157 9,295 108,386 105,015 MT : 1,743 1,586 2,364 2,218 2,379 23,658 23,098 NE : 801,691 815,120 840,135 723,541 735,056 9,415,367 9,262,189 NV : 158 148 181 136 143 1,862 1,364 N ENG 3/: 1,221 1,474 1,642 1,531 1,546 15,639 14,353 NJ : 3,028 3,558 3,055 3,126 3,533 35,987 35,895 NM : 460 480 620 558 570 5,935 7,196 NY : 2,633 2,992 3,507 2,751 3,302 34,203 31,136 NC : 22,542 21,744 23,885 18,963 18,460 258,859 250,977 ND : 1,181 1,306 1,813 981 1,319 16,468 14,749 OH : 12,099 9,505 11,704 11,674 10,458 136,532 130,634 OK : 2,121 2,261 2,655 2,058 2,499 30,384 24,337 OR : 4,078 4,134 4,706 3,877 3,648 44,889 37,923 PA : 104,815 106,557 115,904 105,289 97,003 1,249,851 1,176,021 SC : 15,147 14,768 15,379 13,370 13,227 177,238 175,759 SD : TN : 2,001 2,160 2,427 2,013 2,408 25,341 21,136 TX : 703,806 691,663 729,052 580,715 642,589 8,269,494 7,445,891 UT : 74,089 73,442 71,032 61,154 67,498 828,965 760,222 VA : 693 1,129 1,255 943 821 11,518 14,940 WA : 108,356 118,790 122,309 103,487 107,167 1,326,102 1,429,733 WV : 715 1,043 1,892 1,217 1,525 10,833 9,928 WI : 186,481 193,115 206,026 188,873 185,389 2,287,295 2,264,507 WY : 1,015 666 410 600 911 8,637 8,299 : US 4/ :3,723,750 3,737,069 3,882,244 3,265,015 3,468,180 43,894,899 43,483,119 : PR : 4,511 4,431 4,175 3,026 3,574 50,412 44,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 857 937 934 956 958 987 908 AK : 1,040 AZ : 1,403 1,413 1,420 1,405 1,377 1,387 1,370 AR : 1,049 1,030 1,063 1,021 1,005 962 1,044 CA : 1,308 1,288 1,296 1,302 1,298 1,294 1,268 CO : 1,311 1,300 1,284 1,261 1,248 1,283 1,310 DE-MD : 1,314 1,314 1,297 1,316 1,326 1,304 1,288 FL : GA : HI : 1,142 1,131 1,096 1,137 1,098 1,177 1,138 ID : 1,234 1,273 1,286 1,281 1,252 1,239 1,238 IL : IN : 1,054 1,052 1,056 1,052 1,055 1,056 1,061 IA : KS : 1,272 1,259 1,250 1,236 1,233 1,259 1,283 KY : 942 951 929 965 938 939 960 LA : 766 819 802 815 737 769 769 MI : 1,393 1,396 1,371 1,357 1,356 1,360 1,342 MN : 1,402 1,439 1,421 1,408 1,371 1,372 1,380 MS : 739 880 915 814 867 723 835 MO : 1,198 1,203 1,218 1,195 1,185 1,178 1,204 MT : 1,191 1,259 1,174 1,115 1,185 1,165 1,160 NE : 1,339 1,332 1,326 1,287 1,283 1,281 1,302 NV : 1,106 1,124 1,155 1,007 1,025 1,159 1,124 N ENG 3/: 1,068 1,113 1,134 1,147 1,145 1,112 1,095 NJ : 1,239 1,225 1,237 1,163 1,073 1,100 1,109 NM : 1,067 1,073 1,085 1,058 1,057 1,076 1,082 NY : 1,193 1,212 1,235 1,200 1,180 1,203 1,191 NC : 1,158 1,160 1,168 1,152 1,171 1,176 1,151 ND : 1,265 1,228 1,203 1,221 1,264 1,227 1,230 OH : 1,191 1,190 1,192 1,190 1,190 1,194 1,184 OK : 1,127 1,118 1,148 1,162 1,147 1,116 1,084 OR : 1,206 1,233 1,248 1,235 1,218 1,249 1,216 PA : 1,281 1,279 1,278 1,272 1,256 1,253 1,240 SC : 1,105 1,121 1,142 1,131 1,151 1,107 1,089 SD : TN : 888 920 866 874 906 849 849 TX : 1,241 1,229 1,216 1,212 1,207 1,216 1,224 UT : 1,286 1,285 1,289 1,290 1,251 1,261 1,287 VA : 1,046 1,057 963 1,020 1,030 1,007 1,033 WA : 1,297 1,298 1,285 1,270 1,258 1,262 1,280 WV : 1,024 1,040 1,017 1,148 1,157 1,257 1,281 WI : 1,361 1,362 1,351 1,349 1,345 1,344 1,341 WY : 1,144 1,219 1,233 1,242 1,246 1,198 1,210 : US 4/ : 1,291 1,285 1,276 1,259 1,251 1,261 1,273 : PR : 1,118 1,099 1,135 1,141 1,102 1,109 1,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Average : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 953 877 856 837 863 914 936 AK : 1,103 1,185 1,030 1,133 1,097 1,109 AZ : 1,367 1,312 1,290 1,299 1,321 1,363 1,390 AR : 991 1,001 991 967 994 1,012 1,025 CA : 1,277 1,288 1,294 1,306 1,306 1,294 1,309 CO : 1,322 1,329 1,348 1,337 1,348 1,305 1,296 DE-MD : 1,275 1,275 1,290 1,289 1,278 1,297 1,317 FL : GA : 916 HI : 1,134 1,159 1,169 1,143 1,100 1,135 1,052 ID : 1,251 1,250 1,251 1,274 1,271 1,258 1,252 IL : IN : 1,057 1,058 1,056 1,056 1,056 1,056 1,052 IA : KS : 1,293 1,305 1,311 1,306 1,305 1,275 1,256 KY : 952 946 933 931 939 943 938 LA : 753 728 716 723 741 759 822 MI : 1,340 1,334 1,344 1,354 1,383 1,360 1,357 MN : 1,383 1,405 1,389 1,378 1,380 1,393 1,378 MS : 722 659 829 774 800 864 MO : 1,198 1,206 1,187 1,222 1,186 1,198 1,215 MT : 1,234 1,130 1,159 1,140 1,125 1,164 1,192 NE : 1,325 1,358 1,369 1,364 1,353 1,325 1,312 NV : 1,054 1,011 1,130 1,040 1,179 1,088 1,054 N ENG 3/: 1,106 1,038 1,033 1,022 1,029 1,079 1,071 NJ : 1,088 1,105 1,105 1,152 1,136 1,143 1,220 NM : 1,034 1,046 1,052 1,045 1,037 1,059 974 NY : 1,200 1,199 1,173 1,196 1,184 1,196 1,149 NC : 1,157 1,152 1,159 1,150 1,150 1,159 1,164 ND : 1,229 1,208 1,243 1,220 1,179 1,227 1,182 OH : 1,182 1,199 1,209 1,175 1,195 1,191 1,181 OK : 1,082 1,104 1,091 1,084 1,068 1,112 1,095 OR : 1,224 1,161 1,206 1,223 1,228 1,219 1,192 PA : 1,240 1,248 1,262 1,275 1,273 1,263 1,252 SC : 1,077 1,086 1,094 1,097 1,097 1,108 1,126 SD : TN : 853 833 836 852 871 865 886 TX : 1,235 1,244 1,247 1,246 1,258 1,230 1,222 UT : 1,311 1,312 1,305 1,294 1,303 1,289 1,282 VA : 985 956 1,065 1,012 987 1,016 1,042 WA : 1,294 1,313 1,316 1,312 1,299 1,291 1,313 WV : 1,282 1,048 1,048 1,069 1,087 1,090 1,054 WI : 1,327 1,331 1,333 1,325 1,330 1,341 1,339 WY : 1,299 1,202 1,181 1,160 1,147 1,207 1,188 : US 4/ : 1,284 1,297 1,303 1,302 1,303 1,282 1,273 : PR : 1,110 1,128 1,115 1,094 1,096 1,114 1,013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Averages are based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Calf Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 14.9 15.6 15.5 14.5 14.9 15.1 19.3 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 FL : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 GA : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 HI : ID : IL : 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.9 4.7 5.5 6.0 IN : IA : 0.1 KS : KY : LA : 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 MI : 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 NJ : 6.1 5.5 6.1 6.5 5.6 4.7 5.0 NM : 0.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 NY : 17.8 14.2 16.1 16.0 13.7 17.2 23.2 NC : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 ND : OH : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.5 4.6 4.8 OK : OR : PA : 14.0 13.9 13.4 14.0 11.3 10.7 12.4 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TX : 1.5 1.8 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.1 0.7 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 71.5 69.1 71.0 73.3 71.0 75.3 87.9 : PR : 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Calf Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 AR : CA : 17.0 16.9 18.9 16.5 22.6 201.7 122.0 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.3 2.0 FL : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 GA : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 HI : ID : IL : 4.8 5.9 6.4 5.9 7.8 58.7 38.1 IN : IA : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 KS : 0.1 KY : 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 LA : 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 4.5 3.3 MI : 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 17.8 23.8 MN : 0.1 0.1 MS : 0.1 0.1 MO : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.4 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.6 1.8 NJ : 4.5 5.4 5.7 4.6 6.0 65.8 80.8 NM : 2.2 1.8 2.6 2.6 1.7 19.1 3.3 NY : 18.8 20.7 23.7 19.6 20.4 221.5 156.8 NC : 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.6 1.5 ND : OH : 4.6 4.9 5.4 4.3 5.2 37.6 0.8 OK : OR : 0.1 PA : 13.3 15.0 15.5 12.8 14.4 160.8 171.5 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 TX : 1.1 1.7 2.1 3.0 3.5 20.6 13.5 UT : 0.1 0.1 VA : 0.8 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 79.2 87.4 95.6 81.1 94.1 956.6 758.1 : PR : 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 9.8 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Calf Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 1,750 1,793 1,877 1,760 1,766 1,746 2,276 CO : DE-MD : 50 43 43 51 48 49 62 FL : 20 21 22 42 45 GA : 33 40 37 31 36 42 50 HI : ID : IL : 1,092 1,092 1,034 1,266 1,043 1,295 1,438 IN : IA : 23 KS : KY : LA : 129 160 143 162 137 176 228 MI : 658 630 816 760 600 685 619 MN : MS : MO : 24 34 26 24 23 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 84 67 67 69 71 34 51 NJ : 2,510 2,289 2,535 2,726 2,373 1,984 2,064 NM : 63 126 142 124 124 168 NY : 1,763 1,406 1,766 1,664 1,614 1,961 2,303 NC : 65 57 52 65 44 62 73 ND : OH : 19 27 32 32 1,572 1,982 2,147 OK : OR : PA : 5,457 5,561 5,329 5,760 4,470 4,303 4,556 SC : SD : TN : 34 31 32 33 28 37 44 TX : 920 883 1,173 733 413 482 403 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 18,983 18,616 19,177 20,133 19,356 19,832 21,032 : PR : 113 83 99 114 111 108 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Calf Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : 27 AR : CA : 1,982 1,941 2,150 1,861 2,594 23,495 15,960 CO : DE-MD : 55 73 54 54 48 630 572 FL : 33 27 19 271 GA : 39 60 48 44 46 507 460 HI : ID : IL : 1,109 1,584 1,415 1,422 1,868 15,658 16,198 IN : IA : 22 20 27 26 142 KS : 68 KY : 25 28 246 335 LA : 161 268 309 265 207 2,345 1,670 MI : 456 508 581 451 531 7,295 9,988 MN : 22 32 MS : 52 38 MO : 20 36 22 26 37 306 145 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 50 65 72 54 74 759 496 NJ : 1,863 2,169 2,357 1,874 2,535 27,279 34,814 NM : 191 157 223 234 147 1,699 290 NY : 1,857 2,007 2,275 1,873 2,102 22,591 18,864 NC : 72 91 73 69 82 807 756 ND : OH : 2,082 2,226 2,426 1,980 2,445 16,971 283 OK : OR : 25 PA : 4,536 5,002 5,104 4,293 5,089 59,460 67,285 SC : SD : TN : 49 35 47 27 37 434 441 TX : 377 475 796 776 874 8,305 7,555 UT : 21 29 VA : 259 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 19,148 21,683 23,003 19,171 22,713 242,846 229,576 : PR : 79 66 81 59 74 1,069 1,043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Calf Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 118 116 122 123 120 117 119 CO : DE-MD : 241 268 273 275 275 263 271 FL : 390 390 446 449 404 GA : 432 450 457 460 480 457 445 HI : ID : IL : 415 428 420 324 222 236 244 IN : IA : 331 KS : KY : LA : 519 512 511 529 532 499 524 MI : 377 399 389 423 409 431 423 MN : MS : MO : 379 425 389 376 395 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 302 333 327 337 344 275 256 NJ : 410 413 419 417 422 421 413 NM : 87 94 100 89 87 89 NY : 103 103 114 108 122 118 103 NC : 518 486 498 487 481 455 488 ND : OH : 348 350 354 350 454 428 448 OK : OR : PA : 389 401 399 411 395 403 367 SC : SD : TN : 423 397 457 442 453 473 436 TX : 600 492 573 572 570 455 552 UT : VA : WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 269 272 273 278 275 267 243 : PR : 95 99 116 130 118 130 139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Calf Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Average : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : 452 AR : CA : 118 116 116 114 117 118 131 CO : DE-MD : 269 272 275 281 267 269 287 FL : 500 488 318 418 GA : 501 464 452 449 445 457 424 HI : ID : IL : 235 271 224 247 243 270 426 IN : IA : 333 335 328 328 333 KS : 460 KY : 499 532 515 511 LA : 528 522 512 524 524 519 500 MI : 424 436 436 422 423 414 423 MN : 339 338 MS : 509 437 MO : 400 424 381 455 409 403 334 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 3/: 283 305 274 236 245 291 271 NJ : 418 402 414 410 421 415 431 NM : 87 87 88 93 93 90 88 NY : 103 99 99 98 107 106 124 NC : 494 488 513 517 535 497 488 ND : OH : 452 458 454 460 473 453 350 OK : OR : 406 PA : 342 334 330 337 353 370 393 SC : SD : TN : 471 451 534 479 479 458 439 TX : 354 287 377 258 251 405 561 UT : 303 300 VA : 325 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 4/ : 245 251 244 240 245 257 305 : PR : 109 100 90 92 108 110 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Averages are based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Hog Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.4 6.9 7.9 8.3 7.1 7.5 8.3 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 AZ : 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 AR : 16.6 15.3 16.4 14.6 15.1 17.9 17.3 CA : 232.6 208.2 207.6 218.8 216.4 211.9 224.8 CO : 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 DE-MD : 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 FL : 7.7 7.5 6.8 6.6 7.4 7.8 9.2 GA : 11.1 9.9 10.7 9.9 9.0 9.9 9.8 HI : 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 ID : 14.9 12.8 12.8 13.2 12.1 11.2 12.8 IL : 1,015.5 890.9 904.5 947.5 830.5 835.2 842.1 IN : 763.3 660.1 667.0 691.8 640.7 632.9 698.2 IA : 2,974.1 2,606.7 2,765.4 2,805.1 2,604.0 2,444.7 2,691.4 KS : KY : LA : 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 MI : 10.2 9.2 10.1 9.0 9.8 11.1 11.5 MN : 907.6 789.3 803.2 824.9 772.0 786.7 818.7 MS : 6.7 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.2 5.6 6.0 MO : 721.8 652.8 692.2 676.5 592.1 597.7 650.9 MT : 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 NE : 720.7 645.7 669.6 691.8 582.1 593.2 649.6 NV : N ENG 3/: 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.1 NJ : 9.9 8.0 8.4 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.3 NM : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 NY : 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.1 NC : 1,044.9 1,016.7 967.0 1,078.3 966.5 925.4 979.5 ND : 10.7 8.4 8.7 9.3 9.8 7.9 9.2 OH : 98.9 91.9 91.5 98.0 89.6 93.2 98.0 OK : 457.8 417.4 434.4 464.7 422.7 417.1 428.3 OR : 16.1 13.8 14.8 15.9 13.7 14.1 14.9 PA : 251.6 232.2 235.5 250.1 245.7 233.8 254.3 SC : SD : 490.8 386.4 416.5 423.7 341.5 372.7 358.0 TN : 60.8 48.9 51.3 48.4 46.3 46.2 46.6 TX : 37.8 36.7 33.3 37.2 37.3 35.3 36.2 UT : 5.9 3.3 4.4 5.6 5.4 6.7 6.3 VA : 240.7 218.1 225.3 225.8 202.4 184.3 184.3 WA : 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 WV : 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 WI : 50.4 45.8 49.3 57.1 53.5 58.8 59.4 WY : 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 : US 4/ :10,562.7 9,377.4 9,660.6 9,996.0 9,062.1 8,883.1 9,462.8 : PR : 3.7 3.1 3.5 4.8 3.6 4.2 4.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Hog Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 7.2 6.5 6.7 5.9 6.0 86.8 98.2 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.6 AZ : 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.9 AR : 16.5 18.5 18.0 11.8 17.3 195.4 175.3 CA : 231.5 232.7 253.0 207.5 262.1 2,707.0 2,650.7 CO : 1.7 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 10.3 10.1 DE-MD : 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 17.6 17.8 FL : 6.9 4.9 6.2 5.7 6.0 82.7 88.4 GA : 8.9 9.5 7.3 6.0 6.8 109.0 140.8 HI : 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.8 19.2 21.0 ID : 11.4 13.0 14.5 12.3 13.4 154.3 162.1 IL : 828.4 931.5 1,002.8 877.0 936.4 10,842.2 10,052.4 IN : 670.9 717.2 791.7 678.3 707.9 8,320.0 7,762.1 IA : 2,664.4 2,795.8 3,020.2 2,589.0 2,791.4 32,752.1 29,953.6 KS : 204.7 KY : 2,760.6 LA : 1.0 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.8 15.6 17.4 MI : 11.8 10.8 11.1 9.4 10.6 124.6 123.3 MN : 788.5 847.4 912.3 816.0 878.9 9,945.4 9,526.2 MS : 5.6 5.9 7.2 5.6 7.2 72.0 MO : 597.2 694.9 710.9 637.5 687.6 7,912.0 6,928.7 MT : 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 13.4 13.8 NE : 649.4 686.5 726.8 642.3 692.8 7,950.6 7,428.0 NV : N ENG 3/: 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 19.9 18.2 NJ : 8.4 8.4 8.9 7.8 11.0 106.1 110.6 NM : 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 1.0 NY : 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.5 29.6 30.9 NC : 988.7 1,048.5 1,132.1 1,002.9 1,076.1 12,226.8 11,334.5 ND : 9.2 9.8 11.1 8.9 8.3 111.2 129.0 OH : 97.1 94.5 101.9 78.5 96.2 1,129.3 1,098.7 OK : 400.7 443.0 488.1 436.6 465.1 5,275.9 4,971.1 OR : 14.4 15.0 14.4 12.3 14.7 173.9 198.6 PA : 243.9 255.8 275.8 236.5 295.8 3,010.9 2,956.9 SC : SD : 343.8 394.0 459.8 371.5 403.3 4,762.0 4,804.3 TN : 51.6 67.7 73.7 57.7 62.9 661.9 643.3 TX : 34.8 37.9 39.7 34.7 44.3 445.1 423.4 UT : 6.3 5.8 5.6 4.8 5.9 65.9 61.8 VA : 184.9 199.5 210.7 197.4 227.0 2,500.4 2,398.5 WA : 2.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 2.1 28.7 25.8 WV : 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 8.1 8.4 WI : 55.8 56.0 50.2 39.3 46.1 621.9 558.3 WY : 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 4.8 5.0 : US 4/ : 9,263.7 9,969.5 10,746.1 9,323.1 10,144.9 116,451.9 109,171.6 : PR : 3.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 7.5 51.1 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Hog Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : 3,828 3,020 3,438 3,621 3,146 3,261 3,685 AK : 15 16 9 AZ : 44 27 40 109 58 36 28 AR : 7,450 7,078 7,474 6,627 6,915 8,244 8,000 CA : 56,402 50,946 50,891 53,018 52,008 49,975 52,446 CO : 192 177 173 167 155 159 215 DE-MD : 408 407 346 242 244 290 323 FL : 1,103 1,009 1,041 1,001 959 915 987 GA : 2,480 2,237 2,413 2,203 2,033 2,321 2,255 HI : 331 339 346 351 369 361 384 ID : 3,854 3,331 3,328 3,409 3,061 2,782 3,117 IL : 284,784 248,591 253,144 262,564 229,440 229,021 228,500 IN : 204,909 174,902 176,839 181,199 166,571 164,029 178,511 IA : 808,937 703,419 746,486 752,860 693,990 650,482 702,454 KS : KY : LA : 315 381 402 269 216 192 168 MI : 3,933 3,620 3,927 3,463 3,724 4,090 4,141 MN : 238,740 205,771 209,857 213,467 200,086 203,661 210,927 MS : 1,922 1,785 1,530 1,773 1,531 1,688 1,742 MO : 201,375 180,128 190,982 186,368 162,894 160,647 172,847 MT : 236 219 186 355 334 317 349 NE : 195,191 173,311 180,005 184,919 154,631 156,799 169,641 NV : N ENG 3/: 304 235 229 268 273 342 413 NJ : 996 804 779 842 816 861 884 NM : 34 33 23 24 14 22 16 NY : 411 371 368 389 466 513 552 NC : 278,150 267,730 254,872 283,378 250,258 232,521 243,738 ND : 2,772 2,189 2,192 2,360 2,520 1,984 2,460 OH : 27,160 25,290 25,344 26,624 24,471 25,439 26,430 OK : 127,911 116,502 120,886 130,369 118,008 114,563 116,071 OR : 4,147 3,576 3,854 4,067 3,458 3,456 3,627 PA : 64,738 59,206 59,873 63,736 62,318 58,234 63,641 SC : SD : 126,600 98,838 106,712 107,515 86,993 94,825 90,227 TN : 28,771 23,268 24,273 23,309 22,365 22,105 22,322 TX : 9,730 9,677 8,435 8,543 8,565 8,291 8,294 UT : 975 593 924 1,158 1,151 1,254 1,176 VA : 63,803 57,495 59,803 59,647 53,562 47,891 47,688 WA : 513 418 421 489 449 510 505 WV : 161 137 139 148 121 120 171 WI : 22,302 20,426 21,933 25,644 24,700 26,537 26,351 WY : 86 101 87 118 70 66 114 : US 4/ :2,877,170 2,534,860 2,615,373 2,690,357 2,426,311 2,358,556 2,479,550 : PR : 713 560 667 965 666 807 788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Hog Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : 3,159 2,952 2,911 2,611 2,644 38,274 44,162 AK : 28 14 26 163 147 AZ : 16 42 34 18 30 483 599 AR : 7,607 8,425 8,175 5,422 7,859 89,275 79,408 CA : 54,581 55,836 61,326 50,608 62,824 650,862 637,254 CO : 433 288 265 215 171 2,610 2,580 DE-MD : 431 424 370 429 477 4,390 4,352 FL : 769 622 936 856 967 11,166 12,794 GA : 2,098 2,275 1,850 1,583 1,821 25,569 31,046 HI : 398 366 375 300 404 4,323 4,554 ID : 2,808 3,264 3,666 3,152 3,388 39,161 41,012 IL : 222,702 253,104 275,712 242,694 258,603 2,988,859 2,798,390 IN : 170,887 185,057 208,399 181,003 189,826 2,182,132 2,033,934 IA : 689,484 737,289 809,486 697,591 751,634 8,744,111 8,073,532 KS : 91,513 KY : 732,785 LA : 181 174 249 244 258 3,048 3,339 MI : 4,156 3,921 4,243 3,589 3,809 46,615 45,264 MN : 203,081 221,362 239,956 215,608 231,508 2,594,025 2,492,475 MS : 1,665 1,911 2,171 1,573 2,142 21,433 MO : 158,183 188,801 194,181 175,685 188,093 2,160,183 1,906,254 MT : 342 282 270 271 331 3,492 3,451 NE : 168,579 181,569 195,876 174,090 187,144 2,121,754 1,995,460 NV : N ENG 3/: 440 428 494 437 427 4,291 3,779 NJ : 829 837 847 748 944 10,188 10,798 NM : 101 80 79 36 20 481 249 NY : 535 542 591 346 391 5,474 5,390 NC : 244,238 264,494 293,447 263,960 283,056 3,159,843 2,925,872 ND : 2,315 2,467 2,863 2,274 2,112 28,507 32,285 OH : 25,629 25,353 27,869 21,735 26,255 307,599 298,064 OK : 107,670 121,311 134,808 120,476 127,511 1,456,086 1,350,643 OR : 3,482 3,733 3,640 3,156 3,686 43,882 47,264 PA : 61,689 65,765 72,006 61,799 75,923 768,928 746,889 SC : SD : 85,823 99,639 118,283 96,635 105,200 1,217,290 1,233,499 TN : 24,224 31,643 34,442 26,789 29,298 312,809 304,568 TX : 8,119 9,279 10,358 8,365 11,414 109,070 105,173 UT : 1,288 1,165 1,106 913 1,079 12,781 11,566 VA : 48,242 52,050 56,086 53,083 60,664 660,014 624,870 WA : 464 522 518 426 467 5,701 5,250 WV : 199 246 223 171 183 2,019 2,138 WI : 24,574 24,343 22,055 17,415 19,918 276,198 246,994 WY : 317 131 47 65 70 1,274 1,311 : US 4/ :2,414,624 2,645,765 2,892,531 2,524,035 2,739,561 31,198,694 29,313,832 : PR : 629 816 882 852 1,414 9,759 10,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Hog Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 455 437 439 436 445 438 444 AK : 241 252 182 AZ : 154 229 216 236 226 260 181 AR : 449 462 456 455 458 461 463 CA : 243 245 245 243 240 236 233 CO : 245 245 258 259 253 256 249 DE-MD : 265 269 267 249 225 218 225 FL : 144 136 154 152 130 117 107 GA : 223 225 226 223 225 235 229 HI : 226 225 231 226 224 217 225 ID : 260 261 261 259 254 249 245 IL : 281 279 280 277 277 274 272 IN : 269 265 265 262 260 259 256 IA : 272 270 270 269 267 266 261 KS : KY : LA : 209 238 234 211 196 186 173 MI : 385 393 391 387 383 368 361 MN : 264 261 262 260 260 259 258 MS : 287 306 284 310 295 300 288 MO : 279 276 276 276 275 269 266 MT : 296 290 264 299 292 251 228 NE : 271 269 269 267 266 265 262 NV : N ENG 3/: 219 217 208 229 214 206 193 NJ : 100 100 93 102 94 97 95 NM : 261 258 258 241 249 257 243 NY : 186 188 188 200 201 186 178 NC : 266 264 264 263 259 251 249 ND : 260 259 253 255 258 250 269 OH : 275 276 278 273 274 274 270 OK : 280 279 278 281 279 275 271 OR : 259 260 261 257 254 248 245 PA : 258 255 255 255 254 249 251 SC : SD : 258 256 256 254 255 255 252 TN : 474 476 475 482 484 479 481 TX : 258 264 254 230 230 235 229 UT : 166 181 210 208 214 187 188 VA : 265 264 266 264 265 260 259 WA : 196 184 192 199 186 183 184 WV : 271 268 263 263 237 234 233 WI : 450 453 452 458 469 459 451 WY : 273 274 266 291 300 267 262 : US 4/ : 273 271 271 269 268 266 262 : PR : 193 180 190 200 188 194 180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Hog Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Average : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : 440 453 438 442 438 442 451 AK : 217 227 207 222 234 AZ : 257 254 248 275 271 225 206 AR : 461 456 456 460 454 457 453 CA : 236 240 243 244 240 241 241 CO : 253 253 258 260 258 254 255 DE-MD : 241 241 254 273 262 250 245 FL : 111 126 150 150 161 135 145 GA : 235 238 253 264 266 235 220 HI : 228 223 231 218 222 225 217 ID : 246 253 254 258 253 255 254 IL : 269 272 275 277 276 276 279 IN : 255 258 263 267 268 262 262 IA : 259 264 268 270 269 267 270 KS : 449 KY : 266 LA : 191 201 183 173 140 195 192 MI : 352 365 382 383 361 375 368 MN : 258 262 264 265 264 261 262 MS : 295 327 300 279 300 298 MO : 265 272 273 276 274 273 275 MT : 235 236 255 240 271 260 250 NE : 260 265 270 271 270 267 269 NV : N ENG 3/: 202 225 239 246 200 216 208 NJ : 98 99 95 96 86 96 98 NM : 251 252 274 272 271 258 253 NY : 182 185 198 176 156 185 174 NC : 247 252 259 263 263 259 258 ND : 252 253 258 255 256 257 250 OH : 265 269 274 278 274 273 272 OK : 269 274 276 276 274 276 272 OR : 243 251 253 257 252 253 239 PA : 253 257 261 262 257 256 253 SC : SD : 250 253 257 260 261 256 257 TN : 471 469 469 466 467 474 474 TX : 233 245 262 241 258 245 249 UT : 205 202 199 191 185 195 187 VA : 261 261 266 269 267 264 261 WA : 192 214 223 221 219 199 204 WV : 230 247 244 254 260 249 255 WI : 446 441 446 450 440 451 450 WY : 258 261 257 263 255 267 264 : US 4/ : 261 266 269 271 270 268 269 : PR : 186 197 203 191 189 191 172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Averages are based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 AR : 0.1 0.1 CA : CO : 84.5 90.2 89.7 82.3 85.9 68.7 68.3 DE-MD : 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.7 FL : 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 GA : 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 HI : ID : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 IL : IN : 1.9 1.7 2.3 3.2 2.2 2.1 2.6 IA : 31.8 32.7 33.9 25.1 19.0 20.3 29.8 KS : 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 KY : 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 LA : 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 MI : 17.3 16.0 15.6 15.5 14.8 15.2 17.2 MN : 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.4 MS : MO : 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 MT : 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 NE : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 N ENG 3/: 2.1 1.3 2.4 2.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 NJ : 9.1 8.4 12.8 15.8 12.2 11.3 12.0 NM : 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 NY : 2.4 2.1 3.9 4.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 NC : 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 ND : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 OH : 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 OK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 OR : 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 PA : 3.7 3.6 5.7 5.4 4.4 4.2 4.5 SC : SD : 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 TN : 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 TX : 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.1 UT : 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.8 VA : 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 WA : 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 WV : 0.1 0.3 0.4 WI : 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 WY : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 : US 4/ : 213.2 211.6 230.6 221.2 206.8 192.4 207.1 : PR : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Number of Head by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AK : 0.1 AZ : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 AR : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 CA : CO : 65.4 75.5 87.5 75.0 82.2 955.2 1,047.2 DE-MD : 3.9 4.7 3.1 3.0 4.0 40.5 34.1 FL : 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.2 2.4 GA : 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 4.2 5.8 HI : ID : 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 4.6 5.2 IL : IN : 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0 3.1 28.3 26.4 IA : 31.4 34.9 35.3 27.1 32.8 354.2 394.7 KS : 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.3 2.7 KY : 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 12.0 11.5 LA : 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.8 3.3 MI : 16.6 18.1 16.6 13.6 15.8 192.3 195.9 MN : 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.1 13.9 3.3 MS : MO : 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 6.1 5.6 MT : 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 4.3 3.5 NE : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.2 N ENG 3/: 2.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.5 29.3 29.3 NJ : 10.7 13.6 10.1 9.9 13.4 139.3 125.5 NM : 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 15.1 12.2 NY : 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 5.5 38.0 40.8 NC : 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 8.7 7.3 ND : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.7 OH : 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.9 14.2 15.3 OK : 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.0 OR : 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.7 2.1 23.7 25.0 PA : 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.0 5.0 54.8 55.0 SC : SD : 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.3 12.9 TN : 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.6 14.3 13.1 TX : 3.0 6.0 4.8 2.0 4.4 40.6 34.3 UT : 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.5 3.2 33.9 34.2 VA : 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 2.0 14.8 12.7 WA : 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 8.1 8.5 WV : 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 3.6 0.5 WI : 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 13.4 12.5 WY : 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.6 : US 4/ : 200.2 223.7 225.3 192.5 230.9 2,555.5 2,693.8 : PR : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : 6 8 13 15 10 AR : 7 6 CA : CO : 12,982 14,014 14,238 13,709 14,381 10,790 10,470 DE-MD : 275 243 299 357 309 294 347 FL : 7 6 13 19 14 13 19 GA : 66 26 28 50 38 27 27 HI : ID : 30 28 25 24 38 76 81 IL : IN : 206 187 249 333 241 227 283 IA : 4,908 5,117 5,274 3,963 3,115 2,846 4,174 KS : 23 13 23 21 27 22 35 KY : 100 94 108 106 135 141 143 LA : 16 38 29 21 14 17 23 MI : 2,299 2,181 2,061 2,012 1,997 1,912 2,089 MN : 54 129 182 160 97 131 171 MS : MO : 43 36 53 60 57 50 74 MT : 39 21 24 28 23 30 37 NE : 6 10 14 8 17 19 NV : 10 18 10 18 N ENG 3/: 192 141 213 259 195 191 210 NJ : 785 717 979 1,223 1,023 985 1,014 NM : 186 201 189 204 166 167 133 NY : 196 175 266 320 224 222 236 NC : 47 46 42 51 46 48 61 ND : 9 11 8 6 8 OH : 86 77 102 131 122 115 144 OK : 11 6 14 12 12 13 10 OR : 208 266 277 261 273 269 272 PA : 372 359 486 477 424 417 442 SC : SD : 86 17 24 23 19 39 39 TN : 81 73 85 84 64 77 96 TX : 134 243 317 296 270 201 249 UT : 356 366 391 408 384 331 380 VA : 108 92 100 98 92 101 110 WA : 96 79 88 89 101 98 90 WV : 18 44 55 WI : 126 85 124 133 125 149 196 WY : 17 15 16 22 15 15 27 : US 4/ : 29,516 30,084 32,059 30,572 29,993 26,240 27,305 : PR : 3 3 5 4 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Total Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Total : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : AL : AK : 8 AZ : 5 11 14 8 7 107 AR : 5 9 11 62 50 CA : CO : 9,855 11,116 13,054 11,503 13,003 149,115 159,279 DE-MD : 374 439 295 294 385 3,909 3,443 FL : 17 25 15 16 19 184 157 GA : 27 27 37 24 22 399 719 HI : ID : 72 60 62 43 26 566 643 IL : IN : 266 277 239 232 343 3,081 2,845 IA : 4,397 4,830 4,953 3,820 4,837 52,235 58,627 KS : 38 34 44 35 38 354 303 KY : 143 121 121 120 155 1,489 1,471 LA : 25 21 23 18 22 268 275 MI : 2,072 2,261 2,073 1,724 2,011 24,694 25,434 MN : 149 224 183 158 132 1,772 414 MS : MO : 65 78 70 50 72 709 648 MT : 43 52 55 42 55 448 399 NE : 31 25 14 8 10 168 NV : 17 12 112 142 N ENG 3/: 197 279 265 252 306 2,702 2,877 NJ : 896 1,141 836 830 1,130 11,557 10,188 NM : 128 154 160 136 150 1,973 1,678 NY : 259 249 253 235 434 3,067 3,299 NC : 74 79 62 51 87 693 595 ND : 13 11 8 88 85 OH : 180 138 144 163 96 1,498 1,633 OK : 10 11 14 12 7 132 103 OR : 293 307 297 225 291 3,239 3,379 PA : 492 519 449 395 489 5,320 5,273 SC : SD : 31 36 29 24 28 396 1,645 TN : 89 130 102 91 116 1,091 1,010 TX : 281 626 455 206 332 3,611 2,883 UT : 449 373 405 335 440 4,619 4,691 VA : 119 157 147 121 182 1,428 1,267 WA : 88 103 120 109 128 1,188 1,206 WV : 61 91 94 66 77 515 50 WI : 178 188 165 143 171 1,782 1,630 WY : 52 22 12 11 19 243 228 : US 4/ : 26,445 28,846 29,903 25,689 30,876 347,527 365,328 : PR : 4 4 3 34 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ US totals and yearly totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AK : AZ : 108 104 110 122 126 AR : 124 111 CA : CO : 154 156 159 167 168 157 153 DE-MD : 100 102 98 98 96 93 95 FL : 63 59 63 60 57 54 55 GA : 110 94 92 108 98 89 80 HI : ID : 128 126 130 127 138 118 117 IL : IN : 110 112 107 105 109 109 107 IA : 155 157 156 158 165 140 140 KS : 95 110 97 122 104 110 100 KY : 123 126 127 127 127 128 117 LA : 83 96 86 68 64 64 65 MI : 134 136 133 131 135 126 122 MN : 120 132 134 147 148 115 122 MS : MO : 115 117 126 129 134 114 108 MT : 125 95 85 106 68 109 117 NE : 119 145 141 131 144 121 NV : 135 158 132 117 N ENG 3/: 93 108 87 89 100 101 99 NJ : 86 85 77 77 84 88 84 NM : 148 143 144 143 145 143 134 NY : 82 82 69 69 84 87 90 NC : 83 84 84 83 86 70 77 ND : 85 132 117 106 102 OH : 105 106 104 103 105 104 103 OK : 97 101 103 113 111 97 92 OR : 138 139 142 144 140 135 132 PA : 102 100 85 88 97 100 99 SC : SD : 126 114 123 114 115 124 121 TN : 77 78 79 76 71 70 76 TX : 47 87 113 95 92 73 81 UT : 136 140 140 137 139 141 136 VA : 98 99 99 89 93 95 97 WA : 140 139 159 152 168 181 166 WV : 140 138 136 WI : 132 133 134 134 133 143 138 WY : 132 145 159 156 146 148 149 : US 4/ : 139 142 139 138 146 137 132 : PR : 53 44 44 54 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: Average Live Weight by Month, State, and United States, 2008 and 2007 Average 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : 2008 : 2007 : : : : : : Average : Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : AL : AK : 124 AZ : 76 90 102 92 83 102 AR : 95 109 118 109 103 CA : CO : 151 147 149 154 158 156 152 DE-MD : 97 93 94 97 97 96 101 FL : 57 56 58 58 57 58 66 GA : 86 87 95 92 79 94 125 HI : ID : 126 115 117 118 130 122 123 IL : IN : 107 107 112 114 112 109 108 IA : 140 139 140 141 148 148 149 KS : 120 104 111 116 115 109 113 KY : 126 124 123 124 123 124 128 LA : 64 64 69 68 62 71 83 MI : 125 125 125 127 128 129 130 MN : 126 125 127 123 117 127 126 MS : MO : 117 113 115 110 117 117 116 MT : 116 101 101 98 129 105 114 NE : 138 131 144 101 99 130 NV : 121 117 126 123 N ENG 3/: 90 94 92 84 87 92 98 NJ : 84 84 83 84 84 83 81 NM : 133 135 139 132 137 140 137 NY : 89 84 85 85 79 81 81 NC : 80 81 82 78 78 80 81 ND : 117 118 121 112 119 OH : 106 116 106 105 104 106 107 OK : 102 103 92 93 82 99 104 OR : 132 134 135 134 136 137 135 PA : 103 100 101 100 97 97 96 SC : SD : 123 117 120 121 130 122 127 TN : 78 77 82 79 71 76 77 TX : 93 104 95 102 75 89 84 UT : 137 131 135 132 136 137 138 VA : 100 101 100 96 93 97 99 WA : 159 131 131 131 134 146 141 WV : 142 149 147 142 147 143 106 WI : 138 127 128 123 134 133 130 WY : 139 137 143 139 146 144 145 : US 4/ : 132 129 133 134 134 136 136 : PR : 50 50 52 50 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 2/ Averages are based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, State, and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves : Hogs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 : AL : 7 79.8 AK : AZ : 2 535.9 1 AR : 6 4.0 7 188.7 CA : 24 1,563.1 14 199.5 14 2,630.6 CO : 22 2,503.0 18 6.2 DE-MD : 20 40.6 13 2.3 14 17.4 FL : 5 0.6 11 82.7 GA : 2 1.1 12 38.8 HI : 7 11.5 8 19.2 ID : 11 300.6 9 149.8 IL : 6 58.6 26 10,658.4 IN : 10 8,268.8 IA : 21 32,728.1 KS : 24 6,478.3 KY : 17 9.1 2 0.3 LA : 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.6 MI : 25 588.9 9 16.8 22 104.2 MN : 23 820.6 6 21 9,915.4 MS : 3 59.5 MO : 12 0.7 MT : 7 4.4 7 1.7 NE : 26 7,081.5 19 7,932.3 NV : 3 1.7 N ENG 2/ : 19 11.8 18 2.5 18 15.5 NJ : 12 31.6 13 65.8 7 105.8 NM : 9 2.9 4 19.1 9 0.8 NY : 35 27.1 29 221.2 30 27.2 NC : 16 220.4 8 1.3 26 12,150.3 ND : 9 107.3 OH : 11 53.9 3 36.6 14 1,049.0 OK : 6 1.9 7 5,259.8 OR : 13 32.0 13 170.5 PA : 75 982.1 39 160.7 74 2,996.6 SC : 5 158.4 SD : 5 4,750.6 TN : 13 25.5 7 0.8 17 660.2 TX : 34 6,716.1 13 18.7 24 369.3 UT : 10 634.3 1 8 45.6 VA : 14 4.3 15 2,496.1 WA : 11 1,031.4 7 26.4 WV : 6 1.8 6 1.5 WI : 15 1,680.0 11 564.1 WY : : US 3/ : 630 33,805.1 251 942.0 618 115,420.7 : PR : 6 45.6 7 9.8 8 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, State, and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep and Lambs : Goats : Bison State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Number Number Number Number : AL : AK : AZ : 1 0.1 1 51 1 11 AR : 4 0.3 CA : 15 36,135 CO : 19 954.4 18 8,420 11 25,194 DE-MD : 18 40.5 16 52,815 4 63 FL : 7 3.2 9 26,666 GA : 6 2.4 6 32,141 HI : ID : 8 3.2 6 42 3 1,099 IL : 16 40,968 IN : 1 436 IA : 3 352.2 2 2,761 1 91 KS : 14 2.0 11 3,700 7 285 KY : 16 11.8 15 5,139 LA : 1 MI : 23 189.1 14 2,343 8 269 MN : 14 11.5 9 2,211 10 3,854 MS : MO : 32 5.2 25 3,067 11 323 MT : 7 1.3 7 1,276 NE : 11 0.4 9 48 4 314 NV : 3 0.9 N ENG 2/ : 19 26.8 17 23,564 6 110 NJ : 13 139.3 14 240,912 NM : 10 14.7 9 206 NY : 30 28.1 27 26,339 NC : 10 8.5 12 18,949 ND : 7 0.4 OH : 7 0.5 6 102 OK : 5 0.9 5 991 OR : 12 22.6 10 4,087 2 432 PA : 57 53.3 43 41,881 11 516 SC : SD : 5 0.8 TN : 11 14.1 10 26,172 4 69 TX : 21 5.2 20 41,233 5 2,428 UT : 7 26.6 6 88 VA : 16 14.0 12 9,822 WA : 8 326 WV : 6 3.2 3 39 WI : 10 3.2 WY : : US 3/ : 496 2,393.5 412 670,709 133 54,820 : PR : 4 0.7 4 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ US totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, State, and United States, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves : Hogs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 : AL : 7 91.0 AK : 3 0.7 3 0.6 AZ : 3 501.1 2 0.4 AR : 7 4.9 7 166.9 CA : 21 1,591.1 12 119.5 15 2,570.3 CO : 20 2,204.2 16 6.2 DE-MD : 19 41.8 14 2.0 15 17.6 FL : 13 88.4 GA : 10 298.7 3 1.0 12 61.9 HI : 7 11.1 6 21.0 ID : 11 216.6 9 155.7 IL : 7 38.1 26 9,871.2 IN : 8 7,716.1 IA : 21 29,932.6 KS : 22 7,693.5 15 176.5 KY : 18 8.2 20 2,752.3 LA : 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 1.0 MI : 26 554.0 12 22.8 22 103.0 MN : 22 738.4 6 21 9,501.5 MS : MO : 39 59.7 9 0.3 39 6,905.3 MT : 8 4.7 1 8 2.1 NE : 26 7,041.0 1 19 7,410.2 NV : 3 1.3 N ENG 2/ : 16 11.0 15 1.7 16 14.1 NJ : 11 29.5 12 80.8 7 110.3 NM : 7 6.3 4 3.3 7 0.5 NY : 34 25.8 26 156.4 29 28.1 NC : 17 212.8 8 1.3 25 11,252.2 ND : 11 3.9 11 125.2 OH : 11 49.9 3 14 1,019.0 OK : 5 1.0 6 4,958.3 OR : 13 25.7 1 13 193.6 PA : 77 929.4 38 171.5 78 2,943.0 SC : 5 155.2 SD : 5 4,793.3 TN : 13 20.1 9 0.9 17 641.8 TX : 36 6,085.4 10 11.4 25 356.5 UT : 10 584.5 8 40.5 VA : 15 6.2 10 0.8 15 2,394.0 WA : 11 1,093.1 9 23.4 WV : 6 1.8 6 1.6 WI : 12 1,666.6 8 498.0 WY : : US 3/ : 626 33,720.7 232 744.8 618 108,138.2 : PR : 6 44.0 7 10.6 8 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, State, and United States, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep and Lambs : Goats : Bison State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Head : Plants : Head : Plants : Head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Number Number : AL : AK : 3 0.1 3 33 3 13 AZ : 2 55 1 20 AR : 5 0.3 CA : 12 32,423 CO : 17 1,046.5 15 7,294 10 26,680 DE-MD : 17 34.1 15 53,736 3 61 FL : 9 2.4 8 22,081 GA : 8 30,572 HI : ID : 8 3.1 5 56 4 871 IL : 16 41,602 3 58 IN : 1 399 IA : 4 392.7 2 2,483 1 54 KS : 12 1.4 11 2,949 6 247 KY : 14 11.3 14 5,180 LA : MI : 23 192.7 16 1,051 9 212 MN : 13 1.7 8 114 11 2,413 MS : MO : 33 4.9 27 3,889 12 212 MT : 8 0.9 4 14 7 491 NE : 8 65 5 873 NV : 3 1.2 N ENG 2/ : 15 21,731 5 90 NJ : 13 125.5 13 237,562 NM : 9 8.7 8 98 NY : 30 28.5 24 29,051 NC : 11 7.2 12 17,458 ND : 8 0.2 OH : 7 0.4 8 144 OK : 5 0.6 OR : 11 22.6 8 3,985 2 517 PA : 59 53.7 43 30,991 9 416 SC : SD : 4 10.5 2 387 TN : 11 13.0 11 26,832 4 17 TX : 19 3.0 21 39,091 4 2,982 UT : 6 27.4 1 217 VA : 15 11.9 12 7,043 2 24 WA : 8 3.4 7 1,246 WV : 4 0.2 WI : 7 3.2 5 180 WY : : US 3/ : 480 2,528.7 398 639,395 132 50,100 : PR : 5 0.8 4 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ US totals are based on unrounded data and may not equal sum of parts. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Cattle: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 454 162.3:: 300,000 - 499,999 : 8 2,891.5 1,000 - 9,999 : 92 236.7:: 500,000 - 999,999 : 12 6,991.7 10,000 - 49,999 : 21 469.3:: 1,000,000 + : 14 18,760.9 50,000 - 99,999 : 11 763.0:: : 100,000 - 199,999 : 9 1,338.0:: Total 1/ : 630 33,805.1 200,000 - 299,999 : 9 2,191.8:: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Calves: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 99 : 179 2.7 :: 25,000 - 49,999 : 7 253.0 100 - 999 : 44 15.4 :: 50,000 + : 6 522.5 1,000 -9,999 : 8 43.5 :: : 10,000 - 24,999 : 7 104.8 :: Total 1/ : 251 942.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Hogs: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 385 129.3:: 1,000,000 - 1,999,999 : 3 4,921.1 1,000 - 9,999 : 116 321.0:: 2,000,000 - 2,999,999 : 11 28,507.2 10,000 - 99,999 : 63 2,577.7:: 3,000,000 - 3,999,999 : 2 7,049.2 100,000 - 249,999 : 10 1,493.0:: 4,000,000 + : 12 63,102.0 250,000 - 499,999 : 12 4,209.1:: : 500,000 - 999,999 : 4 3,111.1:: Total 1/ : 618 115,420.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Sheep and Lambs: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 411 53.5 :: 100,000 - 249,999 : 2 273.9 1,000 - 9,999 : 65 204.7 :: 250,000+ : 4 1,567.3 10,000 - 24,999 : 11 172.9 :: : 25,000 - 99,999 : 3 121.1 :: Total 1/ : 496 2,393.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Cattle: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 454 150.8:: 300,000 - 499,999 : 7 2,734.9 1,000 - 9,999 : 91 244.5:: 500,000 - 999,999 : 12 7,303.6 10,000 - 49,999 : 18 398.2:: 1,000,000 + : 14 18,325.1 50,000 - 99,999 : 8 511.2:: : 100,000 - 199,999 : 13 1,845.3:: Total 1/ : 626 33,720.7 200,000 - 299,999 : 9 2,207.1:: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Calves: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 99 : 172 2.6 :: 25,000 - 49,999 : 4 134.5 100 - 999 : 32 12.1 :: 50,000 + : 6 469.1 1,000 -9,999 : 14 56.4 :: : 10,000 - 24,999 : 4 70.2 :: Total 1/ : 232 744.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Hogs: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 385 124.9:: 1,000,000 - 1,999,999 : 2 3,784.8 1,000 - 9,999 : 116 313.6:: 2,000,000 - 2,999,999 : 12 29,007.7 10,000 - 99,999 : 64 2,730.7:: 3,000,000 - 3,999,999 : 2 7,445.5 100,000 - 249,999 : 9 1,503.0:: 4,000,000 + : 11 55,265.7 250,000 - 499,999 : 12 4,077.4:: : 500,000 - 999,999 : 5 3,884.9:: Total 1/ : 618 108,138.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Sheep and Lambs: Number of Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, United States, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size Group :Plants: Head :: Size Group :Plants: Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 :: :Number 1,000 : :: : 1 - 999 : 400 47.5 :: 100,000 - 249,999 : 2 299.8 1,000 - 9,999 : 60 179.0 :: 250,000+ : 4 1,719.8 10,000 - 24,999 : 11 169.1 :: : 25,000 - 99,999 : 3 113.5 :: Total 1/ : 480 2,528.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Livestock Slaughter Plants: Number by Type of Inspection, State, and United States, January 1, 2008-09 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Under : : : Federal Inspection : Other : Total State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 6 7 33 33 39 40 AK : 3 3 0 0 3 3 AZ : 2 2 11 10 13 12 AR : 9 9 59 23 68 32 CA : 31 31 38 43 69 74 CO : 23 24 20 20 43 44 DE-MD : 20 21 3 3 23 24 FL : 21 21 0 0 21 21 GA : 15 15 60 60 75 75 HI : 10 9 0 0 10 9 ID : 12 12 21 19 33 31 IL : 35 35 68 59 103 94 IN : 8 10 84 83 92 93 IA : 25 25 116 116 141 141 KS : 25 25 80 71 105 96 KY : 19 21 28 27 47 48 LA : 2 1 42 38 44 39 MI : 30 30 35 35 65 65 MN : 26 25 104 105 130 130 MS : 5 5 17 16 22 21 MO : 42 41 164 153 206 194 MT : 8 7 145 152 153 159 NE : 31 31 98 90 129 121 NV : 3 3 0 0 3 3 N ENG 2/ : 18 20 16 16 34 36 NJ : 16 16 1 1 17 17 NM : 9 10 6 6 15 16 NY : 36 36 31 29 67 65 NC : 31 31 29 29 60 60 ND : 11 10 50 51 61 61 OH : 17 18 128 118 145 136 OK : 8 8 64 64 72 72 OR : 13 12 17 17 30 29 PA : 91 91 154 154 245 245 SC : 9 9 20 20 29 29 SD : 7 7 87 86 94 93 TN : 18 18 8 8 26 26 TX : 47 49 74 62 121 111 UT : 10 11 21 21 31 32 VA : 19 20 32 32 51 52 WA : 13 13 8 8 21 21 WV : 6 6 21 23 27 29 WI : 17 20 99 103 116 123 WY : 0 0 27 26 27 26 : US 3/ : 807 818 2,119 2,030 2,926 2,848 : PR : 8 8 0 0 8 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data includes 'Temporarily Closed' plants. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Puerto Rico is not included in US totals. Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head by Species, Class, and Week, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week : Total : : : Dairy : Other : : Total Ending : Cattle : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Bulls : Calves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Jan 5, 2008 : 534.4 268.4 160.3 43.1 55.5 7.0 13.3 Jan 12 : 634.1 304.3 187.8 56.0 75.0 11.0 16.4 Jan 19 : 653.0 305.8 202.5 57.6 75.8 11.3 14.9 Jan 26 : 635.8 312.1 199.2 50.5 64.1 9.9 16.0 Feb 2 : 611.9 307.1 183.1 48.8 63.7 9.3 16.2 Feb 9 : 616.3 301.4 197.3 49.8 59.1 8.9 15.8 Feb 16 : 623.8 307.6 193.9 51.4 61.2 9.7 14.9 Feb 23 : 623.4 302.8 202.0 51.0 58.3 9.3 17.1 Mar 1 : 632.2 315.0 195.1 52.3 59.2 10.6 16.2 Mar 8 : 646.9 315.3 204.6 53.1 62.9 11.1 16.4 Mar 15 : 638.0 310.2 202.6 51.6 62.0 11.6 17.0 Mar 22 : 640.7 323.9 195.7 50.5 59.7 10.9 17.0 Mar 29 : 617.4 308.4 190.5 48.8 58.7 11.0 16.5 Apr 5 : 626.3 307.6 193.7 51.0 62.4 11.5 15.6 Apr 12 : 650.4 332.6 191.6 52.0 62.1 12.1 16.5 Apr 19 : 676.6 345.3 205.3 50.7 63.2 12.0 16.2 Apr 26 : 701.7 368.3 205.5 48.0 68.0 11.9 16.0 May 3 : 700.9 370.5 203.2 46.0 69.6 11.6 16.7 May 10 : 710.4 372.6 207.1 46.3 72.2 12.2 16.3 May 17 : 722.1 388.5 204.0 44.2 73.2 12.3 16.8 May 24 : 721.4 389.2 198.7 45.4 75.5 12.6 16.3 May 31 : 623.9 334.2 175.6 38.8 64.6 10.8 14.9 Jun 7 : 692.7 363.9 194.1 45.1 76.8 12.8 16.3 Jun 14 : 683.4 362.1 196.1 43.8 69.2 12.2 17.3 Jun 21 : 693.9 370.8 197.9 42.3 70.2 12.8 18.2 Jun 28 : 713.0 386.0 197.2 43.0 73.9 13.0 19.1 Jul 5 : 591.9 324.4 167.1 35.8 54.5 10.3 15.9 Jul 12 : 699.4 363.9 202.9 47.9 71.8 13.0 20.3 Jul 19 : 687.0 360.2 194.2 45.8 73.1 13.6 19.1 Jul 26 : 665.3 339.0 191.2 49.7 72.6 12.9 19.1 Aug 2 : 662.2 346.9 182.7 49.6 70.1 12.8 19.7 Aug 9 : 667.3 340.3 194.7 51.4 68.0 12.9 19.6 Aug 16 : 687.1 348.6 204.7 51.4 69.1 13.3 17.9 Aug 23 : 674.1 340.8 194.7 54.0 69.9 14.7 18.3 Aug 30 : 676.6 335.1 199.4 55.9 71.2 15.0 18.1 Sep 6 : 596.3 290.3 185.7 47.9 59.8 12.7 17.6 Sep 13 : 655.2 319.7 196.1 55.3 70.3 13.9 20.1 Sep 20 : 680.6 347.6 193.3 51.9 73.4 14.4 19.4 Sep 27 : 660.4 338.8 188.0 49.8 71.0 12.9 21.2 Oct 4 : 635.2 309.9 184.9 52.1 74.9 13.5 20.2 Oct 11 : 652.4 308.2 202.7 53.3 75.1 13.0 19.3 Oct 18 : 630.6 306.5 188.5 50.9 73.7 11.0 19.4 Oct 25 : 647.0 306.7 200.0 51.8 77.0 11.5 21.9 Nov 1 : 640.0 297.9 196.3 52.0 81.9 11.9 21.6 Nov 8 : 624.1 286.2 193.4 52.2 80.9 11.4 20.1 Nov 15 : 621.7 275.9 198.4 56.1 78.5 12.8 20.7 Nov 22 : 636.3 294.9 199.9 50.8 78.3 12.3 20.9 Nov 29 : 570.3 273.2 183.8 43.8 60.6 8.9 17.4 Dec 6 : 619.5 294.9 189.0 52.3 73.4 9.9 22.7 Dec 13 : 609.1 298.2 174.5 52.5 74.0 9.8 21.2 Dec 20 : 595.6 281.0 187.2 52.6 65.4 9.3 19.9 Dec 27 : 450.0 225.3 141.7 37.1 40.7 5.0 14.9 Jan 3, 2009 : 516.3 257.4 154.3 50.1 48.6 6.0 18.3 : 2008 Total :34,076.4 17,085.5 10,173.9 2,615.0 3,594.1 607.8 949.0 : 2007 Total 1/:33,617.1 17,234.6 10,174.2 2,488.8 3,167.0 552.6 742.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head by Species, Class, and Week, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature : Lambs & Ending : Hogs : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : Sheep : Sheep :Yearlings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Jan 5, 2008 : 1,995.9 1,940.5 48.3 7.1 39.0 2.0 36.9 Jan 12 : 2,434.5 2,356.8 68.7 9.0 43.9 2.0 41.9 Jan 19 : 2,418.8 2,338.1 70.5 10.3 46.4 2.0 44.5 Jan 26 : 2,297.4 2,219.4 67.7 10.3 45.8 1.7 44.1 Feb 2 : 2,273.1 2,198.3 65.0 9.8 46.2 1.9 44.3 Feb 9 : 2,195.0 2,124.1 62.8 8.1 45.8 2.0 43.8 Feb 16 : 2,221.4 2,148.8 64.3 8.3 47.7 2.2 45.4 Feb 23 : 2,206.8 2,136.5 63.0 7.3 48.1 2.0 46.0 Mar 1 : 2,190.9 2,113.2 68.7 9.0 51.3 2.1 49.2 Mar 8 : 2,231.4 2,152.7 69.3 9.4 53.6 2.4 51.1 Mar 15 : 2,275.9 2,193.9 73.0 8.9 63.4 2.1 61.3 Mar 22 : 2,302.7 2,223.8 70.1 8.8 50.7 2.3 48.4 Mar 29 : 2,261.8 2,180.0 71.7 10.1 40.6 2.3 38.3 Apr 5 : 2,283.5 2,201.4 72.2 9.9 43.1 2.2 40.8 Apr 12 : 2,239.9 2,158.9 71.9 9.1 46.6 2.2 44.4 Apr 19 : 2,319.9 2,236.9 73.1 9.8 49.2 2.1 47.1 Apr 26 : 2,245.8 2,165.1 71.1 9.7 52.6 2.7 49.9 May 3 : 2,144.7 2,072.3 63.4 9.0 43.1 2.6 40.6 May 10 : 2,087.2 2,009.3 69.3 8.6 47.1 2.4 44.7 May 17 : 2,061.6 1,980.9 71.4 9.2 43.6 2.7 40.9 May 24 : 2,102.3 2,025.1 68.1 9.0 45.9 3.3 42.7 May 31 : 1,825.8 1,758.9 59.3 7.6 40.4 2.3 38.1 Jun 7 : 2,107.4 2,028.6 70.1 8.8 41.4 2.5 38.9 Jun 14 : 2,047.8 1,969.8 69.3 8.7 42.9 2.4 40.5 Jun 21 : 2,081.0 1,999.9 72.5 8.5 43.3 2.5 40.8 Jun 28 : 2,139.8 2,051.6 78.4 9.8 42.7 2.4 40.4 Jul 5 : 1,711.9 1,644.6 59.8 7.5 37.5 2.3 35.2 Jul 12 : 2,156.6 2,076.8 69.7 10.1 41.7 2.2 39.4 Jul 19 : 2,139.4 2,057.2 72.4 9.9 43.1 2.5 40.7 Jul 26 : 2,129.7 2,057.9 62.2 9.6 44.1 2.3 41.8 Aug 2 : 2,092.9 2,015.8 67.6 9.5 45.9 2.4 43.5 Aug 9 : 2,127.3 2,049.3 68.4 9.6 41.9 2.2 39.7 Aug 16 : 2,144.3 2,067.9 67.0 9.5 43.0 2.7 40.4 Aug 23 : 2,238.4 2,161.1 67.7 9.5 43.9 2.3 41.7 Aug 30 : 2,227.6 2,147.0 71.4 9.3 48.0 3.2 44.8 Sep 6 : 2,049.5 1,981.5 60.8 7.2 43.7 2.4 41.2 Sep 13 : 2,296.2 2,214.3 72.9 9.0 47.3 2.5 44.8 Sep 20 : 2,327.0 2,247.3 70.7 9.0 47.5 2.5 45.0 Sep 27 : 2,346.1 2,270.9 67.3 7.9 48.5 2.4 46.0 Oct 4 : 2,322.2 2,243.3 69.9 9.0 48.7 2.8 45.9 Oct 11 : 2,374.2 2,297.5 68.1 8.6 46.2 2.5 43.8 Oct 18 : 2,357.6 2,280.7 67.9 8.9 44.4 2.2 42.1 Oct 25 : 2,289.4 2,217.1 64.1 8.2 44.7 2.1 42.6 Nov 1 : 2,378.9 2,304.0 66.6 8.3 45.7 2.0 43.7 Nov 8 : 2,304.7 2,229.8 67.0 7.9 47.2 2.3 44.9 Nov 15 : 2,320.5 2,244.8 67.2 8.5 46.4 2.1 44.3 Nov 22 : 2,368.0 2,290.0 68.6 9.3 45.9 2.3 43.6 Nov 29 : 2,046.4 1,995.6 44.5 6.3 40.1 2.0 38.1 Dec 6 : 2,368.0 2,290.5 69.0 8.4 51.7 2.6 49.2 Dec 13 : 2,338.7 2,266.6 64.9 7.1 50.4 2.6 47.8 Dec 20 : 2,372.4 2,298.2 65.7 8.4 48.5 2.4 46.2 Dec 27 : 1,732.3 1,691.0 36.5 4.7 35.5 1.9 33.6 Jan 3, 2009 : 1,898.6 1,845.2 47.8 5.5 36.3 2.1 34.2 : 2008 Total :116,450.8 112,470.8 3,519.0 461.0 2,412.4 123.2 2,289.2 : 2007 Total 1/:107,764.4 103,983.6 3,304.6 476.2 2,520.9 115.2 2,405.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Annual Federally Inspected Slaughter: Number of Head by Species and Week, United States, 2008 and 2007 Total 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week Ending : Goats : Equine 2/ : Bison -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Head : Jan 5, 2008 : 10,797 720 Jan 12 : 11,431 990 Jan 19 : 11,615 1,215 Jan 26 : 10,513 1,038 Feb 2 : 10,294 1,080 Feb 9 : 11,124 1,012 Feb 16 : 11,284 1,140 Feb 23 : 10,330 1,134 Mar 1 : 10,454 1,380 Mar 8 : 12,263 1,190 Mar 15 : 14,491 977 Mar 22 : 16,712 1,128 Mar 29 : 12,665 1,341 Apr 5 : 10,805 1,191 Apr 12 : 11,477 1,123 Apr 19 : 12,737 1,010 Apr 26 : 12,733 1,252 May 3 : 11,475 996 May 10 : 12,547 976 May 17 : 11,981 1,284 May 24 : 12,486 1,033 May 31 : 11,199 955 Jun 7 : 12,346 1,111 Jun 14 : 11,519 1,090 Jun 21 : 12,498 1,207 Jun 28 : 13,496 1,119 Jul 5 : 12,227 837 Jul 12 : 12,309 1,176 Jul 19 : 12,692 1,266 Jul 26 : 12,878 1,148 Aug 2 : 11,836 1,029 Aug 9 : 12,891 887 Aug 16 : 13,613 902 Aug 23 : 12,916 886 Aug 30 : 16,937 1,014 Sep 6 : 13,556 906 Sep 13 : 13,126 1,133 Sep 20 : 13,271 1,077 Sep 27 : 16,008 961 Oct 4 : 13,026 884 Oct 11 : 13,388 768 Oct 18 : 12,628 920 Oct 25 : 12,769 969 Nov 1 : 12,768 938 Nov 8 : 12,928 1,021 Nov 15 : 13,275 951 Nov 22 : 14,241 1,264 Nov 29 : 13,037 766 Dec 6 : 14,586 1,309 Dec 13 : 15,429 1,027 Dec 20 : 15,719 949 Dec 27 : 14,718 555 Jan 3, 2009 : 12,455 794 : 2008 Total : 676,499 55,029 : 2007 Total 1/ : 637,931 29,767 50,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data from week ending Jan 6, 2007 through Dec 29, 2007. 2/ Equine slaughter was discontinued in the U.S. during the week of September 22, 2007. Reliability of Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates 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. More than 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,000 Non-Federally Inspected (State- inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 69). 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 March 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 March. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. An edit 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 edit 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. 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 U.S. 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 and 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 errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit 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, these data are still included in U.S. and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Types of Livestock Slaughter Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) 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. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Wight: Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 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. 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. 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. Total Live Weight: Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. 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. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch............................(202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section............................(202) 690-2424 Jim Collom - Dairy Products..............................(202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices.......................(202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Cattle, Cattle on Feed.................(202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter..................(515) 284-4340 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows..............(202) 720-3278 Everett Olbert - Sheep and Goats.........................(202) 720-4751 Nicholas Streff - Hogs and Pigs..........................(202) 720-3106 Index Page Commercial Slaughter - Number of Head, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by Month, by State Calves...............................................................34 Cattle...............................................................28 Hogs.................................................................40 Sheep and Lambs......................................................46 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Species and Class, U.S. ....................5 Classification by Head and by Percent, U.S. .........................12 Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Size Group, U.S. ..........56 Number of Plants and Head Slaughtered, by Species, by State..........52 Number of Slaughter Plants, by State.................................58 Number of Head Slaughtered by Species and Region.....................14 Percent of Total Commercial by Species, U.S. .........................3 Slaughter, by Weeks, U.S. ...........................................59 Red Meat Production - Total Pounds by Type Commercial by Month, U.S. ............................................2 Federally Inspected by Month, U.S. ...................................2 Red Meat, by Month, by States.........................................6 Reliability Statement........................................................68 Slaughter - Number of Head and Average Live Weight, by Species and Month, U.S. ...........................................8 This report is made possible through the cooperative efforts of Agricultural Marketing Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Agricultural Statistics Board, NASS. 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