Livestock Slaughter
ISSN: 0499-0544
Released September 24, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Red Meat Production Up 3 Percent From Last Year
August 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.
August 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion
pounds in August, up 3 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in
August 2014.
Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.32 million head, down 7 percent from August
2014. The average live weight was up 34 pounds from the previous year, at
1,363 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.5 million pounds, 9 percent below August a year
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 34,500 head, down 21 percent from August 2014.
The average live weight was up 41 pounds from last year, at 318 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.35 million head, up 13 percent from August
2014. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at
278 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up slightly from
August 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,100 head, 3 percent below last year.
The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 5 pounds from August a year ago.
January to August 2015 commercial red meat production was 31.7 billion
pounds, up 2 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down
4 percent from last year, veal was down 17 percent, pork was up 8 percent
from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent.
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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: August 2014 and 2015.......... 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............ 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............. 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.. 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: August 2015................ 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2015..... 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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: : : : August 2015 as % of : January to August
: August : July : August :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,023.5 2,046.1 1,934.1 96 95 16,161.5 15,498.9 96
Veal .............: 7.1 6.9 6.5 91 93 64.8 53.6 83
Pork .............: 1,752.2 1,972.6 1,949.1 111 99 14,840.5 16,007.5 108
Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 12.9 11.7 100 91 105.2 101.1 96
:
Total red meat ...: 3,794.5 4,038.5 3,901.4 103 97 31,171.9 31,661.1 102
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : August 2015 as % of : January to August
: August : July : August :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 1,999.0 2,023.4 1,911.0 96 94 15,955.3 15,306.6 96
Veal .............: 6.9 6.8 6.3 91 93 63.7 52.7 83
Pork .............: 1,740.2 1,960.5 1,935.8 111 99 14,752.5 15,914.3 108
Lamb and mutton ..: 10.6 11.8 10.6 100 90 98.3 93.8 96
:
Total red meat ...: 3,756.7 4,002.5 3,863.8 103 97 30,869.7 31,367.5 102
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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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: : : : August : January to August
: August : July : August : 2015 as % :--------------------------------------------
Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as %
: : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: percent percent
:
Cattle :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,462.7 2,458.5 2,288.4 93 19,996.2 18,720.2 94
Other ................1,000: 36.9 33.7 33.9 92 316.5 288.4 91
Commercial ...........1,000: 2,499.6 2,492.2 2,322.3 93 20,312.7 19,008.7 94
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,332 1,348 1,365 103 1,320 1,349 102
Other ...............pounds: 1,154 1,170 1,182 102 1,146 1,162 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 1,329 1,346 1,363 103 1,318 1,346 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.0 36.0 33.9 79 395.7 286.4 72
Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.6 101 5.5 4.6 85
Commercial ...........1,000: 43.6 36.5 34.5 79 401.2 291.0 73
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 276 322 317 115 274 312 114
Other ...............pounds: 385 379 388 101 378 379 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 277 322 318 115 275 313 114
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,199.4 9,331.9 9,272.1 113 68,938.0 74,799.5 109
Other ................1,000: 69.6 68.6 75.1 108 497.1 519.2 104
Commercial ...........1,000: 8,269.1 9,400.5 9,347.1 113 69,435.1 75,318.7 108
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 283 280 278 98 285 283 99
Other ...............pounds: 237 244 244 103 242 246 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 282 280 278 98 285 283 99
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 161.4 166.8 155.5 96 1,404.9 1,319.8 94
Other ................1,000: 19.6 20.3 19.6 100 133.3 139.0 104
Commercial ...........1,000: 181.0 187.1 175.1 97 1,538.2 1,458.8 95
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 131 141 137 104 139 142 102
Other ...............pounds: 109 109 113 104 107 108 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 129 138 134 104 137 139 102
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.9 38.5 37.2 91 315.3 286.5 91
Other ................1,000: 11.0 11.9 8.6 79 95.0 83.6 88
Commercial ...........1,000: 51.9 50.3 45.9 88 410.3 370.1 90
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 63 61 62 99 64 62 97
Other ...............pounds: 75 76 85 114 73 82 113
Commercial ..........pounds: 65 65 67 102 66 67 101
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.7 4.2 107 35.0 34.9 100
Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 101 5.8 5.9 103
Commercial ...........1,000: 4.6 5.3 4.9 106 40.8 40.9 100
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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 : August : July : August : August 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 0.6 0.6 0.6 99
Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X)
Arizona ...............: 34.6 38.0 34.4 99
Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 113
California ............: 100.1 109.0 108.9 109
Colorado ..............: 186.7 188.0 178.3 95
Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.8 3.0 119
Florida ...............: 6.0 8.5 6.7 110
Georgia ...............: 11.4 9.7 9.4 83
Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.7 90
:
Idaho .................: 3.6 3.9 3.7 102
Illinois ..............: 235.8 276.5 269.4 114
Indiana ...............: 141.1 148.7 147.5 105
Iowa ..................: 508.3 569.2 544.4 107
Kansas ................: 432.9 444.5 411.6 95
Kentucky ..............: 40.5 45.5 44.8 111
Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 104
Michigan ..............: 36.9 39.9 35.9 97
Minnesota .............: 188.8 214.3 209.3 111
Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 102
:
Missouri ..............: 151.6 158.3 159.6 105
Montana ...............: 1.3 1.1 1.4 108
Nebraska ..............: 609.6 615.6 626.5 103
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 96
New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.9 1.9 110
New Jersey ............: 3.7 3.9 3.7 100
New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.2 0.4 99
New York ..............: 2.9 3.1 3.1 109
North Carolina ........: 156.8 181.3 166.1 106
North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 96
:
Ohio ..................: 22.3 23.7 21.9 98
Oklahoma ..............: 87.2 97.6 102.0 117
Oregon ................: 6.6 6.5 6.6 101
Pennsylvania ..........: 103.1 108.8 106.2 103
South Carolina ........: 20.1 16.4 18.9 94
South Dakota ..........: 84.0 96.0 91.0 108
Tennessee .............: 20.6 19.9 19.5 95
Texas .................: 354.9 359.8 332.4 94
Utah ..................: 39.3 40.6 39.9 102
Virginia ..............: 33.7 40.7 38.6 114
:
Washington ............: 73.9 76.9 72.7 98
West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.4 0.6 102
Wisconsin .............: 87.2 83.7 77.3 89
Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.4 0.7 95
:
United States .........: 3,794.5 4,038.5 3,901.4 103
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(X) Not applicable.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ----
:
Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.4 423 376 1,033 1,058
Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 61 (X) 1,118
Arizona ..........: 42.3 40.8 56,932 57,202 1,349 1,404
Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 394 400 983 1,024
California .......: 92.1 93.0 118,579 127,245 1,298 1,380
Colorado .........: 211.0 194.2 285,282 272,328 1,353 1,403
Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.1 3,398 4,127 1,275 1,320
Florida ..........: (D) 10.5 (D) 12,709 (D) 1,221
Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.7 981 844 1,130 1,144
:
Idaho ............: 2.7 2.7 3,121 3,228 1,208 1,273
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 3.1 2.8 3,273 2,989 1,069 1,067
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 500.5 462.0 669,946 629,426 1,339 1,363
Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 979 1,072 1,022 1,077
Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 423 443 812 922
Michigan .........: 41.1 38.8 55,823 53,499 1,367 1,386
Minnesota ........: 49.2 42.4 70,388 62,864 1,439 1,491
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 85 120 821 842
:
Missouri .........: 4.2 2.6 4,646 2,846 1,118 1,116
Montana ..........: 1.4 1.4 1,605 1,698 1,152 1,213
Nebraska .........: 568.9 550.4 784,130 782,042 1,380 1,422
Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 159 134 1,059 1,047
New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.9 1,849 2,122 1,094 1,127
New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.8 3,120 3,250 1,068 1,153
New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 403 363 1,158 1,212
New York .........: 2.8 2.9 3,176 3,289 1,167 1,162
North Carolina ...: 5.9 4.7 7,166 5,655 1,221 1,211
North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.6 794 719 1,233 1,283
:
Ohio .............: 9.0 6.5 10,417 7,439 1,170 1,154
Oklahoma .........: 1.6 2.2 1,587 2,234 974 1,036
Oregon ...........: 6.0 5.6 7,257 6,990 1,229 1,267
Pennsylvania .....: 78.8 72.8 93,751 86,180 1,195 1,188
South Carolina ...: 14.4 13.6 16,702 16,714 1,168 1,235
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 4.3 4.2 3,713 3,864 893 952
Texas ............: 446.7 409.1 572,304 531,776 1,284 1,303
Utah .............: 46.9 45.5 62,899 63,307 1,343 1,394
Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 795 695 1,028 1,054
:
Washington .......: 89.2 83.7 119,874 117,406 1,348 1,405
West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 613 611 1,117 1,170
Wisconsin ........: 98.6 88.1 135,166 120,209 1,378 1,373
Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 721 722 1,181 1,183
:
United States ....: 2,499.6 2,322.3 3,314,873 3,157,987 1,329 1,363
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California .......: 10.7 7.5 1,012 732 96 99
Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 72 49 569 588
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois .........: 0.8 (Y) 377 (X) 446 (X)
Indiana ..........: 0.3 0.3 86 87 254 296
Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Michigan .........: 0.2 0.1 46 31 303 301
Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
New England 1/ ...: 0.4 0.2 55 38 154 169
New Jersey .......: 4.4 4.3 1,878 1,807 431 424
New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York .........: 5.2 2.6 633 489 123 193
North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 433 (X)
North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Pennsylvania .....: 7.8 6.8 3,335 2,994 426 441
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas ............: 0.3 0.3 151 161 606 479
Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 63 (D) 70
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 5.4 5.4 2,477 2,548 459 474
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 43.6 34.5 11,988 10,924 277 318
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: 1.5 1.8 601 644 392 368
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 33 45 236 252
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 38 260 260
Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 172 204 256 275
California .......: 175.5 200.4 44,416 49,578 253 248
Colorado .........: 2.3 2.4 547 581 235 247
Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.8 402 469 244 255
Florida ..........: 2.8 4.4 466 602 165 137
Georgia ..........: 6.1 6.1 1,472 1,437 240 237
Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 281 274 242 261
:
Idaho ............: 10.0 10.4 2,640 2,708 265 260
Illinois .........: 796.4 970.6 226,705 275,915 285 284
Indiana ..........: 654.0 702.4 182,748 191,649 280 273
Iowa .............: 2,210.9 2,496.5 627,395 691,329 284 277
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.7 154 149 227 229
Michigan .........: 16.2 17.1 6,123 6,347 378 373
Minnesota ........: 727.2 873.8 200,811 234,809 276 269
Mississippi ......: 3.0 2.7 455 434 151 159
:
Missouri .........: 681.1 733.6 197,240 209,640 290 286
Montana ..........: 1.6 1.7 351 408 218 244
Nebraska .........: 571.3 663.0 160,648 182,245 281 275
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 24 34 237 253
New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.7 646 659 223 241
New Jersey .......: 8.7 8.3 875 820 100 99
New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 82 101 246 272
New York .........: 3.3 4.5 750 1,033 231 231
North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 78 113 291 278
:
Ohio .............: 73.6 82.3 21,085 22,665 287 276
Oklahoma .........: 411.6 487.8 113,191 132,659 275 272
Oregon ...........: 12.9 14.1 3,426 3,674 267 260
Pennsylvania .....: 228.6 262.9 60,807 70,831 266 269
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 61.7 57.0 27,614 26,235 448 461
Texas ............: 18.3 23.0 4,553 5,670 248 247
Utah .............: 4.4 4.6 783 1,017 180 222
Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.0 239 253 260 257
Wisconsin ........: 47.8 42.6 21,260 18,233 445 429
Wyoming ..........: 1.2 1.0 308 265 252 257
:
United States ....: 8,269.1 9,347.1 2,334,939 2,598,250 282 278
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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: August 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 27 30 133 129
Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 91
California .......: 22.6 22.9 2,881 3,384 128 148
Colorado .........: 70.5 64.5 10,615 10,059 151 156
Delaware-Maryland : 4.0 3.7 384 355 95 97
Florida ..........: 0.7 1.1 39 68 59 63
Georgia ..........: 1.1 0.8 74 54 70 64
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 13 134 145
:
Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 37 24 135 135
Illinois .........: 9.9 (D) 1,285 (D) 130 (D)
Indiana ..........: 4.4 4.0 485 444 111 112
Iowa .............: 0.3 0.4 46 66 166 187
Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 46 40 106 89
Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.4 153 175 122 125
Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 24 30 72 85
Michigan .........: 16.9 17.3 2,177 2,284 129 132
Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 52 44 117 110
Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 12 18 61 55
:
Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 94 78 102 94
Montana ..........: 0.4 0.5 60 67 133 131
Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 11 131 140
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 15 21 130 128
New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.8 261 291 98 103
New Jersey .......: 9.6 9.5 796 749 83 79
New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.7 112 108 143 149
New York .........: 3.8 4.7 373 492 100 105
North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.3 80 96 69 73
North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 7 141 124
:
Ohio .............: 1.5 1.7 162 196 106 116
Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.2 16 16 85 77
Oregon ...........: 2.8 2.9 369 405 134 142
Pennsylvania .....: 5.8 5.3 598 559 103 106
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 47 45 156 160
Tennessee ........: 1.0 1.0 68 75 71 77
Texas ............: 10.0 8.9 1,074 946 107 107
Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 275 (D) 140
Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 45 34 92 97
:
Washington .......: 1.0 1.5 137 198 131 134
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 1.2 1.5 160 215 135 148
Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 43 45 148 145
:
United States ....: 181.0 175.1 23,300 23,447 129 134
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: : : : January to August : : : : January to August
Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,318.8 1,417.5 1,313.8 10,461.6 10,136.6 53.5 57.7 57.4 52.3 54.1
Heifers ..........: 685.2 590.7 557.8 5,577.3 4,909.9 27.8 24.0 24.4 27.9 26.2
All cows .........: 410.4 409.9 377.2 3,592.8 3,369.4 16.7 16.7 16.5 18.0 18.0
Dairy cows .......: 228.5 238.6 225.4 1,851.4 1,920.7 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.3 10.3
Other cows .......: 181.8 171.3 151.8 1,741.4 1,448.7 7.4 7.0 6.6 8.7 7.7
Bulls ............: 48.4 40.4 39.6 364.4 304.4 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6
:
Total ............: 2,462.7 2,458.5 2,288.4 19,996.2 18,720.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 43.0 36.0 33.9 395.7 286.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 7,952.3 9,062.5 9,019.6 66,902.0 72,714.6 97.0 97.1 97.3 97.0 97.2
Sows .............: 218.9 245.0 229.1 1,812.7 1,894.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5
Boars ............: 28.3 24.4 23.3 223.3 190.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total ............: 8,199.4 9,331.9 9,272.1 68,938.0 74,799.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 10.6 9.4 9.4 90.4 74.2 6.6 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.6
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 150.8 157.4 146.1 1,314.6 1,245.6 93.4 94.3 94.0 93.6 94.4
:
Total ............: 161.4 166.8 155.5 1,404.9 1,319.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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 to August
Class : August : July : August :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 813 825 837 800 819
Steers 1/ ...............: 878 884 902 860 878
Heifers 1/ ..............: 795 801 812 791 807
All cows 1/ .............: 624 641 637 627 649
Bulls 1/ ................: 908 922 922 900 925
:
Calves and vealers ... : 163 191 188 162 185
:
Hogs ................. : 212 210 209 214 213
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 207 206 212 210
Sows 2/ .................: 307 310 310 305 309
Boars 2/ ................: 203 205 206 205 205
:
Sheep ................ : 66 71 69 70 71
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 69 70 66 68
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 71 68 70 71
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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: August 2015
[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 ............: 1.6 0.7 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2
2 ............: 5.6 1.8 0.8 2.4 2.2 0.1 0.7 6.8
3 ............: 75.6 22.8 3.3 45.9 37.6 8.3 3.6 7.0
4 ............: 47.9 3.2 1.1 38.7 13.8 24.9 4.9 0.2
5 ............: 239.7 120.5 25.3 85.5 59.9 25.6 8.3 10.6
6 ............: 408.0 220.4 115.3 64.9 28.8 36.1 7.4 0.3
7 ............:1,038.1 665.8 320.5 42.7 3.2 39.5 9.1 (D)
8 ............: 246.3 173.6 59.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 134.3 53.6 10.3 67.8 58.7 9.1 2.6 7.3
10 ...........: 91.4 51.4 21.3 17.2 13.3 3.9 1.5 1.5
:
United States :2,288.4 1,313.8 557.8 377.2 225.4 151.8 39.6 33.9
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 2.4 2.3 0.1 (Y) 2.7 0.1 2.5
2 ............: 12.5 12.4 0.1 (Y) 13.7 1.3 12.5
3 ............: 442.1 441.3 0.8 (Y) 9.7 1.0 8.7
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 1.3 5.7 1.1 4.6
5 ............: 2,652.3 2,541.6 107.2 3.5 28.8 2.8 26.0
6 ............: 508.3 508.1 0.2 (Y) 2.9 0.4 2.5
7 ............: 3,908.7 3,833.8 56.5 18.4 0.9 (Y) 0.8
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 66.1 1.7 64.4
9 ............: 197.0 196.9 (Y) (Y) 21.8 0.7 21.0
10 ...........: 25.5 25.5 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.2 3.1
:
United States : 9,272.1 9,019.6 229.1 23.3 155.5 9.4 146.1
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3
- Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 -
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2015
[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 ............: 12.1 4.7 3.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2.0
2 ............: 43.8 13.1 7.9 18.1 15.9 2.2 4.6 63.6
3 ............: 640.9 181.7 42.1 390.2 314.7 75.5 27.0 58.3
4 ............: 414.7 23.7 11.4 334.2 115.4 218.8 45.5 1.1
5 ............: 2,006.9 986.5 212.0 746.5 490.1 256.3 61.9 91.7
6 ............: 3,344.9 1,814.9 902.1 568.5 248.6 319.9 59.4 2.1
7 ............: 8,389.7 4,985.5 2,897.6 445.1 30.2 414.9 61.5 (D)
8 ............: 2,005.6 1,290.4 574.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 1,137.3 439.7 88.7 588.1 519.9 68.2 20.8 57.6
10 ...........: 724.3 396.5 170.2 148.3 113.7 34.6 9.3 9.9
:
United States :18,720.2 10,136.6 4,909.9 3,369.4 1,920.7 1,448.7 304.4 286.4
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 15.3 14.7 0.4 0.2 21.2 1.0 20.2
2 ............: 90.1 88.8 1.0 0.3 119.1 9.8 109.4
3 ............: 3,509.4 3,502.2 6.7 0.5 75.9 8.1 67.8
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 14.2 44.3 8.6 35.7
5 ............: 21,010.2 20,059.0 918.7 32.6 238.7 20.2 218.5
6 ............: 3,872.9 3,870.5 1.7 0.7 26.2 3.8 22.5
7 ............: 31,423.8 30,825.5 456.0 142.2 6.3 0.2 6.1
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 574.3 15.2 559.1
9 ............: 1,465.1 1,464.8 0.3 (Y) 189.8 5.2 184.5
10 ...........: 203.0 202.7 0.3 0.1 24.0 2.2 21.8
:
United States : 74,799.5 72,714.6 1,894.1 190.8 1,319.8 74.2 1,245.6
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3
- Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 -
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter -
United States
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: : : : January to August
Species : August : July : August :------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.5
Calves .......: 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.6 98.4
Hogs .........: 99.2 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.3
Sheep ........: 89.2 89.2 88.8 91.3 90.5
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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 approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States
operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected
(State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-
inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and
Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI
plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS
identifying operating status are constantly monitored.
Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed
weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly
release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April
which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published
data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from
slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No
revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of
the annual summary in April.
Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained
electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after
the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the
historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head
kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each
plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a
listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and
dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the
previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result
of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species
reported.
The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e-
mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This
assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species
are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data
are included in the summary.
Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation
of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of
plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight
data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no
data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering
fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The
imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that
particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when
necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1
percent of the United States head kill totals.
FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this
release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and
statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized
monthly only.
Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and
therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non-
sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting,
recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid
quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and
a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If
not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in
United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to
determine the publishable data.
Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally
inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based
on packers' dressed weights.
Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom
basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the
facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and
head kill is included in NFI totals.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob
in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat
and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass
in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog
that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds
would have a dressing percentage of 70.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state
whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still
have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a
carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves
checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals
and quality of the meat produced.
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only
intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state
standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and
are considered farm slaughter.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding
condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The
FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter.
The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI
dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.
Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption.
Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but
includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the
annual slaughter release.
Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for
inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees.
These plants are considered to be federally inspected.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for
sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported
interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent
to [email protected]
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... (202) 720-3570
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