Livestock Slaughter
ISSN: 0499-0544
Released August 20, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Low for July
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.96 billion
pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 4.12 billion pounds produced in July
2009.
Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, down 1 percent from July
2009. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from the previous year, at
1,273 pounds.
Veal production totaled 10.9 million pounds, 1 percent above July a year ago.
Calf slaughter totaled 75,100 head, down 6 percent from July 2009. The
average live weight was up 21 pounds from last year, at 251 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.70 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the previous
year. Hog kill totaled 8.47 million head, down 7 percent from July 2009. The
average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 269 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was down 8 percent from
July 2009. Sheep slaughter totaled 197,400 head, 5 percent below last year.
The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 4 pounds from July a year ago.
January to July 2010 commercial red meat production was 27.8 billion pounds,
down 2 percent from 2009. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from
last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year,
and lamb and mutton production was down 3 percent.
July 2009 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
July 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
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Contents
Commercial Red Meat Production - United States................................4
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.......................4
Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States...5
Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.....................6
Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010....7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010......8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010.......9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and
2010.........................................................................10
Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.....11
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United
States.......................................................................11
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: July 2010.........12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - July
2010.........................................................................13
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United
States.......................................................................13
Statistical Methodology......................................................14
Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.................15
Information Contacts.........................................................16
Commercial Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : July 2010 as % of : January - July
: July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------
Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : July : June : : :2010 as %
: : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,271.2 2,320.7 2,230.4 98 96 15,121.0 15,029.9 99
Veal .............: 10.9 10.8 10.9 101 102 79.0 77.4 98
Pork .............: 1,828.5 1,831.5 1,702.3 93 93 13,132.1 12,611.0 96
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.9 14.1 12.8 92 91 98.1 95.2 97
:
Total red meat ...: 4,124.5 4,177.0 3,956.4 96 95 28,430.2 27,813.5 98
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : July 2010 as % of : January - July
: July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------
Type : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : July : June : : :2010 as %
: : : : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,243.3 2,290.8 2,204.1 98 96 14,910.4 14,825.3 99
Veal .............: 10.6 10.4 10.7 101 102 77.2 75.3 98
Pork .............: 1,814.1 1,818.7 1,689.8 93 93 13,035.2 12,520.9 96
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.1 13.3 11.9 91 89 93.3 90.5 97
:
Total red meat ...: 4,081.0 4,133.3 3,916.5 96 95 28,116.0 27,512.1 98
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Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : July : January - July
: July : June : July :2010 as %:--------------------------------
Species : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : of 2009 : : :2010 as %
: : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009
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: percent percent
:
Cattle :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000:2,878.1 3,004.1 2,859.8 99 19,172.3 19,431.6 101
Other .................1,000: 43.5 46.3 40.4 93 328.4 319.1 97
Commercial ............1,000:2,921.6 3,050.4 2,900.2 99 19,500.7 19,750.7 101
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected ..pounds:1,284 1,263 1,275 99 1,289 1,271 99
Other ................pounds:1,129 1,126 1,137 101 1,135 1,132 100
Commercial ...........pounds:1,282 1,261 1,273 99 1,287 1,269 99
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000: 78.9 67.3 74.1 94 521.6 501.1 96
Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.3 1.1 91 7.7 8.2 107
Commercial ............1,000: 80.1 68.6 75.1 94 529.3 509.3 96
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected ..pounds: 228 267 249 109 253 257 101
Other ................pounds: 406 419 433 107 407 428 105
Commercial ...........pounds: 230 269 251 109 256 260 102
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000:9,061.6 8,968.0 8,395.5 93 64,156.0 61,643.8 96
Other .................1,000: 86.7 76.7 73.7 85 567.6 525.6 93
Commercial ............1,000:9,148.3 9,044.7 8,469.2 93 64,723.6 62,169.4 96
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected ..pounds: 268 271 269 101 271 272 100
Other ................pounds: 232 231 235 101 238 239 100
Commercial ...........pounds: 267 271 269 101 271 271 100
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000: 189.0 194.2 178.3 94 1,311.2 1,304.6 99
Other .................1,000: 18.3 17.7 19.1 104 102.6 105.4 103
Commercial ............1,000: 207.3 211.9 197.4 95 1,413.8 1,410.0 100
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected ..pounds: 139 138 134 97 142 139 98
Other ................pounds: 97 86 98 102 96 92 96
Commercial ...........pounds: 135 134 131 97 139 136 98
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000: 56.9 52.8 50.2 88 366.9 336.1 92
Other .................1,000: 14.1 10.8 11.9 84 94.7 80.4 85
Commercial ............1,000: 71.0 63.6 62.1 87 461.6 416.5 90
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected ..pounds: 60 61 61 102 61 62 102
Other ................pounds: 74 75 75 102 71 72 100
Commercial ...........pounds: 63 64 64 102 63 64 101
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ...1,000: 4.6 4.8 4.7 101 31.1 32.6 105
Other .................1,000: 1.2 1.0 0.8 69 9.0 6.7 75
Commercial ............1,000: 5.8 5.8 5.5 94 40.0 39.2 98
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Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States
[Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on
unrounded data]
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State : July : June : July : July 2010 as
: 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : % of 2009
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 1.9 1.9 1.8 93
Alaska ................: - 0.1 - -
Arizona ...............: 32.2 32.3 31.5 98
Arkansas ..............: 5.1 4.4 3.7 73
California ............: 144.7 149.5 144.1 100
Colorado ..............: 178.8 189.6 178.3 100
Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 3.3 2.9 96
Florida ...............: 9.1 9.3 9.5 105
Georgia ...............: 11.2 9.8 9.5 85
Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 0.9 103
:
Idaho .................: 20.2 17.3 17.0 84
Illinois ..............: 223.0 220.7 208.1 93
Indiana ...............: 144.6 147.4 136.7 94
Iowa ..................: 566.4 530.4 496.3 88
Kansas ................: 476.4 483.9 465.6 98
Kentucky ..............: 43.4 43.2 41.8 97
Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 83
Michigan ..............: 44.9 45.0 42.4 94
Minnesota .............: 215.3 228.6 216.8 101
Mississippi ...........: 1.9 1.7 1.6 85
:
Missouri ..............: 135.5 139.4 127.5 94
Montana ...............: 1.3 1.7 1.3 99
Nebraska ..............: 624.4 620.5 600.4 96
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 72
New England 1/ ........: 1.4 1.3 1.3 90
New Jersey ............: 4.0 4.7 4.5 112
New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 77
New York ..............: 2.5 2.7 2.6 103
North Carolina ........: 202.5 198.1 182.3 90
North Dakota ..........: 2.5 3.4 3.1 125
:
Ohio ..................: 26.5 25.0 24.2 91
Oklahoma ..............: 93.8 97.0 90.3 96
Oregon ................: 4.8 5.2 4.4 90
Pennsylvania ..........: 103.6 105.4 99.4 96
South Carolina ........: 18.8 19.7 19.5 104
South Dakota ..........: 59.1 82.9 72.9 123
Tennessee .............: 17.9 18.6 20.0 112
Texas .................: 442.1 455.1 434.5 98
Utah ..................: 35.1 39.2 38.3 109
Virginia ..............: 30.6 38.4 36.1 118
:
Washington ............: 73.9 76.3 73.8 100
West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 94
Wisconsin .............: 119.1 121.2 110.0 92
Wyoming ...............: 0.6 0.5 0.5 91
:
United States .........: 4,124.5 4,177.0 3,956.4 96
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- Represents zero.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ----
:
Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.4 547 359 909 924
Alaska ...........: 0.1 - 66 - 1,054 -
Arizona ..........: 44.9 43.7 57,120 55,430 1,277 1,274
Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.5 728 528 987 998
California .......: 141.3 148.4 178,537 187,039 1,282 1,280
Colorado .........: 209.7 213.3 273,359 275,016 1,304 1,290
Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.2 4,297 4,124 1,301 1,290
Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Georgia ..........: 20.5 17.6 20,195 17,289 988 987
Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.1 1,160 1,197 1,148 1,099
:
Idaho ............: 27.7 23.2 34,281 28,691 1,259 1,252
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 3.8 3.0 4,061 3,139 1,059 1,063
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 571.1 563.1 734,986 722,516 1,287 1,283
Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.2 1,321 1,238 967 1,014
Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 456 320 712 770
Michigan .........: 52.4 50.6 71,426 68,474 1,372 1,361
Minnesota ........: 67.5 76.0 93,449 104,398 1,390 1,379
Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.1 107 45 603 586
:
Missouri .........: 7.0 4.3 8,379 5,054 1,197 1,171
Montana ..........: 1.5 1.4 1,748 1,724 1,200 1,226
Nebraska .........: 607.2 597.6 802,626 774,303 1,323 1,297
Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 146 86 969 1,019
New England 1/ ...: 1.2 1.4 1,310 1,480 1,058 1,035
New Jersey .......: 3.0 3.3 3,337 3,682 1,139 1,134
New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 590 402 1,098 1,048
New York .........: 2.6 2.5 3,162 2,916 1,217 1,180
North Carolina ...: 18.7 18.1 21,603 21,316 1,163 1,184
North Dakota .....: 1.2 2.0 1,447 2,521 1,212 1,232
:
Ohio .............: 9.9 9.5 11,783 11,239 1,202 1,195
Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.2 2,305 2,163 1,023 966
Oregon ...........: 3.7 2.7 4,197 3,184 1,202 1,191
Pennsylvania .....: 76.8 80.1 93,886 96,445 1,240 1,215
South Carolina ...: 13.2 15.0 14,326 16,567 1,097 1,121
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 3.4 2.8 2,897 2,394 886 863
Texas ............: 574.9 568.8 708,372 700,452 1,235 1,235
Utah .............: (D) 48.2 (D) 62,210 (D) 1,294
Virginia .........: 0.7 0.8 669 792 1,009 1,027
:
Washington .......: 92.0 91.5 118,751 118,913 1,297 1,305
West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 469 430 1,185 1,191
Wisconsin ........: 143.6 135.6 190,602 177,389 1,340 1,320
Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 782 718 1,151 1,123
:
United States ....: 2,921.6 2,900.2 3,732,720 3,680,068 1,282 1,273
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 20 (D) 382
Alaska ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Arizona ..........: - - - - - -
Arkansas .........: - - - - - -
California .......: 23.0 18.4 2,257 1,929 99 106
Colorado .........: - - - - - -
Delaware-Maryland : 0.2 0.3 63 71 268 267
Florida ..........: - - - - - -
Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 21 25 428 459
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Illinois .........: 2.4 1.4 953 625 400 439
Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Iowa .............: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Kansas ...........: - - - - - -
Kentucky .........: - - - - - -
Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 183 210 507 536
Michigan .........: 1.5 1.6 632 665 423 429
Minnesota ........: - - - - - -
Mississippi ......: 0.1 - 20 - 361 -
:
Missouri .........: - - - - - -
Montana ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
New England 1/ ...: 4.3 (D) 389 (D) 91 (D)
New Jersey .......: 5.2 6.1 2,171 2,617 419 426
New Mexico .......: - - - - - -
New York .........: 6.8 11.1 629 1,096 95 102
North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.2 54 76 466 450
North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Ohio .............: 12.8 13.7 2,467 2,805 194 211
Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 29 25 439 498
Oregon ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Pennsylvania .....: 10.8 9.5 4,607 4,052 429 428
South Carolina ...: - - - - - -
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: - - - - - -
Texas ............: 3.9 1.7 545 642 140 374
Utah .............: - (D) - (D) - (D)
Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 28 (D) 379
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: (D) - (D) - (D) -
Wisconsin ........: (D) 7.4 (D) 3,277 (D) 444
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 80.1 75.1 18,270 18,571 230 251
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: 6.6 6.6 2,883 2,897 435 443
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 12 12 224 209
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 17 20 238 177
Arkansas .........: 15.1 11.2 7,043 5,133 467 460
California .......: 222.9 201.1 54,492 47,909 245 238
Colorado .........: 0.8 0.7 207 174 246 254
Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.2 298 279 218 226
Florida ..........: 7.6 5.4 936 725 124 136
Georgia ..........: 6.1 5.3 1,519 1,297 248 243
Hawaii ...........: 1.5 1.4 316 348 215 240
:
Idaho ............: 9.9 8.1 2,526 2,020 255 250
Illinois .........: 748.2 691.1 207,032 190,828 277 276
Indiana ..........: 725.1 684.4 187,947 177,944 259 260
Iowa .............: 2,615.9 2,247.5 701,311 606,544 268 270
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 162 135 200 194
Michigan .........: 10.8 7.2 3,853 2,625 356 367
Minnesota ........: 830.3 798.1 217,098 211,655 262 266
Mississippi ......: 9.2 7.6 2,646 2,289 288 303
:
Missouri .........: 634.1 597.9 173,739 165,285 274 277
Montana ..........: 1.3 1.3 300 313 230 234
Nebraska .........: 627.9 606.0 167,101 163,061 266 269
Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.0 410 403 199 198
New Jersey .......: 8.0 8.0 788 791 99 99
New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.1 26 17 240 254
New York .........: 2.8 2.3 497 395 178 169
North Carolina ...: 1,008.7 885.7 254,114 227,652 252 257
North Dakota .....: 9.1 8.9 2,356 2,262 258 255
:
Ohio .............: 95.3 85.3 25,390 22,292 267 262
Oklahoma .........: 445.6 441.1 121,803 117,683 273 267
Oregon ...........: 13.1 13.4 3,285 3,333 253 249
Pennsylvania .....: 243.5 215.4 61,989 54,577 255 254
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 259.5 329.6 66,685 86,444 257 262
Tennessee ........: 50.9 59.9 24,190 27,558 477 461
Texas ............: 34.7 33.1 8,855 7,126 256 215
Utah .............: 4.8 3.7 1,019 536 211 147
Virginia .........: 153.2 177.4 40,051 46,862 262 264
:
Washington .......: 2.1 (D) 442 (D) 206 (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 137 111 216 221
Wisconsin ........: 45.9 41.8 20,207 18,255 446 441
Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.3 105 88 237 258
:
United States ....: 9,148.3 8,469.2 2,444,787 2,275,363 267 269
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2009 and 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: 0.1 - 4 - 73 -
Alaska ...........: - - - - - -
Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 17 25 103 118
Arkansas .........: 0.1 - 5 - 98 -
California .......: (D) 27.0 (D) 3,769 (D) 139
Colorado .........: 67.5 62.9 10,919 9,526 162 152
Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.9 354 361 96 93
Florida ..........: 0.3 (D) 14 (D) 49 (D)
Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.5 18 34 73 68
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 8 137 120
:
Idaho ............: 0.7 0.3 91 32 140 120
Illinois .........: (D) 9.5 (D) 1,273 (D) 135
Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.2 384 354 108 110
Iowa .............: 36.7 26.1 5,425 3,804 148 146
Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 32 38 110 103
Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.0 117 123 110 126
Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 19 56 61
Michigan .........: 16.3 16.0 2,122 1,978 131 124
Minnesota ........: 1.4 0.7 174 82 125 126
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 7 4 59 58
:
Missouri .........: 0.6 0.5 75 58 117 116
Montana ..........: 0.3 0.2 38 26 116 115
Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 13 135 126
Nevada ...........: - 0.1 - 16 - 146
New England 1/ ...: 3.3 1.7 292 151 90 90
New Jersey .......: 10.6 11.9 846 945 80 79
New Mexico .......: 1.0 1.2 137 167 138 139
New York .........: 2.5 3.1 231 269 93 87
North Carolina ...: 0.9 1.3 63 104 69 79
North Dakota .....: 0.1 - 11 - 116 -
:
Ohio .............: 1.4 2.0 160 213 111 106
Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.1 11 9 85 83
Oregon ...........: 2.0 2.1 283 281 139 133
Pennsylvania .....: 3.7 2.9 370 285 99 98
South Carolina ...: 0.1 (D) 10 (D) 72 (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 36 35 122 138
Tennessee ........: 1.2 1.2 79 91 69 74
Texas ............: 10.2 10.0 904 808 89 80
Utah .............: 3.1 2.0 417 272 133 136
Virginia .........: 0.9 1.1 89 110 96 97
:
Washington .......: 0.7 0.8 112 125 159 165
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 0.8 1.2 111 160 135 136
Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 18 21 144 144
:
United States ....: 207.3 197.4 27,937 25,751 135 131
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: : : : January - July : : : : January - July
Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :-----------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,499 1,564 1,475 9,663 9,681 52.1 52.1 51.6 50.4 49.8
Heifers ..........: 814 860 824 5,677 5,759 28.3 28.6 28.8 29.6 29.6
All cows .........: 513 525 511 3,510 3,638 17.8 17.5 17.9 18.3 18.7
Dairy cows .......: 228 214 226 1,673 1,595 7.9 7.1 7.9 8.7 8.2
Other cows .......: 285 311 285 1,837 2,043 9.9 10.4 10.0 9.6 10.5
Bulls ............: 52 55 50 323 353 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8
:
Total ............: 2,878 3,004 2,860 19,172 19,432 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 79 67 74 522 501 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 8,742 8,691 8,126 62,066 59,714 96.5 96.9 96.8 96.7 96.9
Sows .............: 282 247 240 1,841 1,702 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8
Boars ............: 38 30 30 249 228 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
:
Total ............: 9,062 8,968 8,396 64,156 61,644 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 14 14 10 72 91 7.2 7.3 5.9 5.5 7.0
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 175 180 168 1,239 1,214 92.8 92.7 94.1 94.5 93.0
:
Total ............: 189 194 178 1,311 1,305 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: : : : January - July
Class : July : June : July :-----------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 782 765 773 780 766
Steers 1/ ...............: 845 821 834 840 823
Heifers 1/ ..............: 769 749 760 774 758
All cows 1/ .............: 604 609 604 614 612
Bulls 1/ ................: 882 896 886 883 880
:
Calves and vealers ... : 135 157 146 150 152
:
Hogs ................. : 200 203 201 203 203
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 197 200 198 200 200
Sows 2/ .................: 310 307 306 304 306
Boars 2/ ................: 195 202 199 198 198
:
Sheep ................ : 69 69 67 71 69
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 65 65 66 65
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 69 67 72 70
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1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight.
2/ Included in hog average dressed weight.
3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight.
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: July 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Cattle : Calves
Standard :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
federal : : : : Cows : :
regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : :
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: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 1.3 0.6 0.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
2 ............: 5.7 1.8 0.3 3.1 2.6 0.5 0.5 17.3
3 ............: 83.0 34.6 6.7 40.0 31.7 8.3 1.7 9.8
4 ............: 69.6 1.5 0.6 57.8 10.2 47.6 9.7 0.2
5 ............: 342.4 158.0 38.7 136.1 78.6 57.5 9.7 24.3
6 ............: 567.3 287.5 174.3 93.6 19.7 73.9 11.8 1.7
7 ............:1,208.3 686.2 456.2 59.0 1.7 57.3 6.9 -
8 ............: 273.3 157.8 97.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) -
9 ............: 192.6 93.9 16.2 78.9 60.3 18.6 3.6 18.2
10 ...........: 116.3 52.9 33.2 26.5 13.5 13.0 3.8 (D)
:
United States :2,859.8 1,474.8 823.8 510.9 225.6 285.3 50.4 74.1
- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 1.7 1.7 - - 1.5 0.2 1.3
2 ............: 10.1 10.0 (D) (D) 14.4 1.6 12.8
3 ............: 393.1 383.9 (D) (D) 8.7 0.4 8.3
4 ............: 1,212.0 1,136.9 74.2 1.0 3.9 0.9 3.0
5 ............: 2,275.4 2,174.5 96.9 4.0 27.2 3.3 23.9
6 ............: 478.3 462.3 16.0 - 2.9 1.2 1.7
7 ............: 3,463.1 3,394.8 51.3 17.0 26.7 0.6 26.1
8 ............: 341.9 341.7 0.2 - 64.6 1.3 63.3
9 ............: 197.1 197.0 0.1 - 26.1 0.8 25.3
10 ...........: 22.8 22.8 0.1 - 2.4 0.2 2.2
:
United States : 8,395.5 8,125.5 239.7 30.3 178.3 10.5 167.8
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3
- Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 -
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 -
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January - July 2010
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Cattle : Calves
Standard :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
federal : : : : Cows : :
regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : :
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: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 8.1 3.4 1.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
2 ............: 39.2 12.8 2.5 20.8 17.9 2.9 3.1 112.8
3 ............: 557.9 231.7 50.9 263.9 209.8 54.0 11.4 71.6
4 ............: 485.5 12.7 4.7 401.1 76.7 324.3 67.1 1.5
5 ............: 2,406.6 1,074.9 289.8 974.2 530.0 444.3 67.7 149.4
6 ............: 3,836.3 1,960.6 1,155.0 635.0 122.7 512.4 85.5 17.1
7 ............: 8,093.0 4,436.8 3,180.2 423.9 9.3 414.6 52.1 0.4
8 ............: 1,896.8 1,010.1 757.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) -
9 ............: 1,316.4 591.8 100.3 596.7 481.8 114.9 27.5 128.9
10 ...........: 791.9 346.2 216.6 206.5 102.0 104.5 22.6 (D)
:
United States :19,431.6 9,680.9 5,759.3 3,638.2 1,595.1 2,043.1 353.1 501.1
- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 8.8 8.4 0.2 0.2 14.5 1.5 12.9
2 ............: 70.9 69.6 (D) (D) 100.1 13.0 87.1
3 ............: 2,970.9 2,885.8 (D) (D) 61.5 3.3 58.2
4 ............: 9,056.3 8,571.4 476.4 8.6 25.9 5.7 20.2
5 ............: 16,315.3 15,573.1 715.1 27.0 177.4 22.8 154.6
6 ............: 3,340.6 3,212.4 127.9 0.3 23.3 13.4 10.0
7 ............: 25,790.2 25,305.1 370.5 114.6 171.4 5.5 165.9
8 ............: 2,526.9 2,525.5 1.3 - 530.2 20.8 509.4
9 ............: 1,398.3 1,397.7 0.5 0.1 185.7 4.0 181.7
10 ...........: 165.7 165.2 0.4 0.1 14.7 1.2 13.5
:
United States : 61,643.8 59,714.3 1,701.5 228.0 1,304.6 91.0 1,213.6
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3
- Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 -
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska; 8 - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 -
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United
States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : January - July
Species : July : June : July :------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010
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: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.3 98.4
Calves .......: 98.5 98.1 98.6 98.5 98.4
Hogs .........: 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.2
Sheep ........: 91.2 91.6 90.3 92.7 92.5
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Statistical Methodology
Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are
obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals
slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and
dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial
slaughter estimates.
There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States
operating under Federal Inspection and over 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 Terms and
Definitions, page 23). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI
plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS
identifying operating status are constantly monitored.
Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed
weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly
release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April
which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published
data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from
slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No
revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of
the annual summary in April.
Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained
electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after
the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the
historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head
kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each
plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a
listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and
dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the
previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result
of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species
reported.
The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e-
mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This
assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species
are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data
are included in the summary.
Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation
of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of
plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight
data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no
data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering
fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The
imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that
particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when
necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1
percent of the United States head kill totals.
FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this
release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and
Statistics 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 non-
sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting,
recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid
quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and
a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If
not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in
United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to
determine the publishable data.
Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally
inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based
on packers' dressed weights.
Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom
basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the
facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and
head kill is included in NFI totals.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob
in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat
and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass
in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog
that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds
would have a dressing percentage of 70.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state
whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still
have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a
carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves
checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals
and quality of the meat produced.
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only
intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state
standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and
are considered farm slaughter.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding
condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The
FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter.
The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI
dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.
Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption.
Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but
includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the
annual slaughter release.
Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for
inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by state employees.
These plants are considered to be federally inspected.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for
sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported
interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent
to nass@nass.usda.gov
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
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
Everett Olbert - Sheep and Goats ............. (202) 720-4751
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Nick Streff - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
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