ISSN: 0499-0544
Released June 25, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Record Low Lamb and Mutton Production for May
May 2014 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
May 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion
pounds in May, down 4 percent from the 3.95 billion pounds produced in May
2014.
Beef production, at 1.92 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.38 million head, down 10 percent from May
2014. The average live weight was up 33 pounds from the previous year, at
1,332 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.6 million pounds, 16 percent below May a year ago.
Calf slaughter totaled 33,200 head, down 29 percent from May 2014. The
average live weight was up 50 pounds from last year, at 335 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.86 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.75 million head, up 1 percent from May 2014.
The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at
284 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 11.9 million pounds, was down 14 percent from
May 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 168,500 head, 13 percent below last year.
The average live weight was 141 pounds, down 2 pounds from May a year ago.
January to May 2015 commercial red meat production was 19.7 billion pounds,
up slightly from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 5 percent from
last year, veal was down 22 percent, pork was up 6 percent from last year,
and lamb and mutton production was down 5 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: May 2014 and 2015............. 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............... 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015................ 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 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: May 2015................... 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 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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: : : : May 2015 as % of : January to May
: May : April : May :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,071.7 1,928.5 1,924.9 93 100 9,982.3 9,517.4 95
Veal .............: 7.8 6.6 6.6 84 99 42.4 33.2 78
Pork .............: 1,859.1 2,066.8 1,861.9 100 90 9,554.4 10,090.0 106
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.9 13.6 11.9 86 87 66.2 63.0 95
:
Total red meat ...: 3,952.4 4,015.5 3,805.2 96 95 19,645.3 19,703.7 100
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : May 2015 as % of : January to May
: May : April : May :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,046.8 1,903.9 1,902.6 93 100 9,851.4 9,394.6 95
Veal .............: 7.6 6.5 6.5 84 99 41.7 32.6 78
Pork .............: 1,849.0 2,055.0 1,851.3 100 90 9,500.1 10,033.5 106
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.0 12.8 11.1 85 87 62.4 59.1 95
:
Total red meat ...: 3,916.5 3,978.1 3,771.4 96 95 19,455.6 19,519.8 100
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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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: : : : May : January to May
: May : April : May : 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: 2,597.2 2,345.9 2,344.9 90 12,403.4 11,543.3 93
Other ................1,000: 38.3 37.0 33.6 88 201.6 185.4 92
Commercial ...........1,000: 2,635.6 2,382.9 2,378.5 90 12,605.0 11,728.7 93
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,302 1,341 1,335 103 1,320 1,349 102
Other ...............pounds: 1,137 1,154 1,153 101 1,143 1,159 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 1,299 1,338 1,332 103 1,317 1,346 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.9 34.7 32.7 71 260.3 182.0 70
Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.6 74 3.6 2.9 80
Commercial ...........1,000: 46.6 35.4 33.2 71 263.9 184.9 70
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 283 317 334 118 272 304 112
Other ...............pounds: 377 381 376 100 378 379 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 285 318 335 118 274 305 112
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,561.4 9,611.9 8,686.1 101 44,304.0 46,831.7 106
Other ................1,000: 57.0 64.3 59.0 103 303.9 312.4 103
Commercial ...........1,000: 8,618.4 9,676.1 8,745.1 101 44,607.9 47,144.1 106
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 287 285 284 99 285 285 100
Other ...............pounds: 240 250 245 102 244 247 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 287 284 284 99 285 285 100
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 176.5 179.1 152.7 87 879.3 824.7 94
Other ................1,000: 17.4 19.0 15.8 90 74.4 77.9 105
Commercial ...........1,000: 194.0 198.2 168.5 87 953.7 902.6 95
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 147 142 145 99 142 143 101
Other ...............pounds: 107 94 110 103 105 105 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 143 138 141 99 139 140 101
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.8 35.5 33.8 85 184.8 170.7 92
Other ................1,000: 13.0 10.5 9.7 74 61.1 51.1 84
Commercial ...........1,000: 52.8 46.0 43.4 82 245.8 221.8 90
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 66 63 62 94 64 63 97
Other ...............pounds: 75 81 88 118 72 82 114
Commercial ..........pounds: 68 67 68 100 66 67 101
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.6 3.9 4.5 96 22.2 21.8 98
Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.6 95 3.9 3.9 101
Commercial ...........1,000: 5.2 4.6 5.0 96 26.0 25.7 99
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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 : May : April : May : May 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 0.6 0.8 0.8 121
Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X)
Arizona ...............: 33.5 35.9 34.2 102
Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 77
California ............: 125.9 106.7 103.2 82
Colorado ..............: 179.9 169.5 172.0 96
Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.7 2.6 96
Florida ...............: 8.8 8.4 8.2 93
Georgia ...............: 3.7 11.2 9.9 265
Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.7 92
:
Idaho .................: 3.5 3.4 3.2 93
Illinois ..............: 249.9 266.1 251.3 101
Indiana ...............: 147.4 154.2 138.8 94
Iowa ..................: 535.1 598.7 539.4 101
Kansas ................: 448.6 409.5 432.0 96
Kentucky ..............: 41.7 47.8 39.8 95
Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 97
Michigan ..............: 36.9 36.2 31.8 86
Minnesota .............: 201.5 215.2 194.5 97
Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.5 128
:
Missouri ..............: 163.3 163.6 154.1 94
Montana ...............: 1.3 1.4 1.4 107
Nebraska ..............: 609.3 581.1 586.6 96
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 126
New England 1/ ........: 1.5 1.6 1.7 111
New Jersey ............: 4.0 3.7 3.7 91
New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.2 95
New York ..............: 2.8 2.9 2.8 100
North Carolina ........: 189.1 215.2 190.9 101
North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.7 0.6 100
:
Ohio ..................: 21.1 21.3 20.5 97
Oklahoma ..............: 77.7 108.7 91.3 117
Oregon ................: 6.2 6.2 6.2 99
Pennsylvania ..........: 102.4 111.5 101.8 99
South Carolina ........: 21.0 21.0 20.7 99
South Dakota ..........: 89.5 103.8 86.4 97
Tennessee .............: 16.9 18.3 16.8 100
Texas .................: 377.1 341.7 334.8 89
Utah ..................: 38.2 39.1 35.0 92
Virginia ..............: 37.4 43.8 37.1 99
:
Washington ............: 74.2 71.0 67.2 91
West Virginia .........: 0.3 0.5 0.4 118
Wisconsin .............: 95.9 89.5 80.9 84
Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 88
:
United States .........: 3,952.4 4,015.5 3,805.2 96
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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: May 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 0.4 394 425 1,051 1,079
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 43.4 42.2 57,115 56,933 1,319 1,353
Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.3 441 338 939 1,028
California .......: 121.3 89.2 155,466 121,107 1,291 1,369
Colorado .........: 212.8 198.8 275,360 264,665 1,295 1,332
Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.7 3,832 3,662 1,290 1,335
Florida ..........: (D) 12.8 (D) 15,764 (D) 1,236
Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.8 1,055 896 1,103 1,126
:
Idaho ............: 2.2 2.3 2,508 2,660 1,202 1,253
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 2.8 3.1 2,939 3,341 1,060 1,064
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 536.8 502.1 695,842 666,815 1,297 1,328
Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.1 1,223 1,144 1,004 1,034
Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 422 452 776 913
Michigan .........: 41.4 34.8 55,785 48,043 1,354 1,387
Minnesota ........: 55.8 43.7 79,757 65,088 1,438 1,498
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 78 189 830 841
:
Missouri .........: 5.0 3.2 5,519 3,597 1,105 1,127
Montana ..........: 1.8 1.7 2,038 2,027 1,136 1,165
Nebraska .........: 583.3 537.2 781,416 744,280 1,341 1,387
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 131 147 1,019 1,045
New England 1/ ...: 1.5 1.8 1,630 2,010 1,078 1,122
New Jersey .......: 3.1 2.9 3,446 3,175 1,102 1,103
New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 255 230 1,032 1,023
New York .........: 2.9 2.8 3,320 3,163 1,154 1,140
North Carolina ...: 5.6 4.9 6,807 5,909 1,216 1,211
North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,007 1,005 1,224 1,271
:
Ohio .............: 9.4 6.6 10,973 7,645 1,177 1,171
Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.5 2,133 2,627 1,050 1,067
Oregon ...........: 5.5 5.2 6,603 6,330 1,217 1,244
Pennsylvania .....: 78.3 74.2 95,183 89,535 1,219 1,211
South Carolina ...: 14.5 13.9 17,096 17,376 1,187 1,263
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 4.1 4.2 3,625 3,885 909 950
Texas ............: 489.2 421.7 612,351 538,887 1,254 1,281
Utah .............: 48.1 42.8 62,048 56,442 1,292 1,319
Virginia .........: 0.9 0.7 986 742 1,098 1,107
:
Washington .......: 92.5 81.7 121,088 109,239 1,313 1,341
West Virginia ....: 0.3 0.4 368 389 1,091 1,068
Wisconsin ........: 109.8 88.5 150,851 122,677 1,381 1,396
Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.4 506 437 1,099 1,093
:
United States ....: 2,635.6 2,378.5 3,417,149 3,162,417 1,299 1,332
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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: May 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 .......: 10.5 6.0 878 672 85 113
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 (Y) 35 (X) 489 (X)
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois .........: 1.0 0.7 415 325 420 440
Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.3 127 83 277 290
Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 50 (X) 516 (X)
Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 40 33 287 303
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 67 40 160 165
New Jersey .......: 5.0 4.7 2,179 1,988 432 423
New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York .........: 4.9 2.4 543 401 112 171
North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 28 (X) 449 (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 .....: 9.5 6.9 3,933 3,028 414 440
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas ............: 0.7 0.3 386 173 561 543
Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 54 (D) 71
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 6.0 4.8 2,763 2,331 460 484
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 46.6 33.2 13,199 11,047 285 335
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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: May 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 ..........: 1.6 2.0 605 779 379 389
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 27 18 263 258
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 37 267 257
Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.6 199 168 254 272
California .......: 189.5 182.1 47,329 46,063 250 253
Colorado .........: 1.2 1.2 291 291 241 235
Delaware-Maryland : 1.3 1.3 302 298 233 232
Florida ..........: 2.6 2.9 451 484 176 166
Georgia ..........: 5.7 5.3 1,392 1,326 243 251
Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 285 282 239 257
:
Idaho ............: 10.8 9.2 2,831 2,410 263 263
Illinois .........: 844.5 895.7 246,105 259,185 292 289
Indiana ..........: 675.2 646.4 190,835 179,733 283 278
Iowa .............: 2,290.1 2,351.6 663,682 665,088 290 283
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 203 178 214 229
Michigan .........: 14.5 12.4 5,763 4,605 399 372
Minnesota ........: 768.9 787.5 212,716 213,452 277 271
Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.3 455 501 147 151
:
Missouri .........: 726.2 694.2 211,689 201,382 292 290
Montana ..........: 1.1 1.2 234 319 222 269
Nebraska .........: 587.2 596.2 166,620 166,916 284 280
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 21 41 258 258
New England 1/ ...: 2.3 2.2 583 537 253 248
New Jersey .......: 7.7 6.6 746 634 97 96
New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 31 47 263 290
New York .........: 2.7 3.1 621 758 233 241
North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 79 64 283 331
:
Ohio .............: 68.8 74.3 19,257 20,636 280 278
Oklahoma .........: 349.7 423.0 99,993 117,746 286 278
Oregon ...........: 13.2 13.4 3,465 3,522 263 264
Pennsylvania .....: 220.2 229.7 58,616 61,786 266 269
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 49.7 47.5 22,203 22,148 447 467
Texas ............: 19.0 23.2 4,785 5,726 253 247
Utah .............: 3.0 3.8 590 661 194 175
Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 94 144 248 272
Wisconsin ........: 49.5 45.1 22,279 20,682 450 460
Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 58 58 243 262
:
United States ....: 8,618.4 8,745.1 2,471,290 2,479,599 287 284
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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: May 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 ..........: 0.3 0.2 37 34 144 139
Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
California .......: 25.3 22.7 3,649 3,312 144 146
Colorado .........: 78.5 64.5 13,406 11,237 171 174
Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 3.5 367 336 95 96
Florida ..........: 0.8 1.5 52 96 65 64
Georgia ..........: 1.1 0.8 72 54 63 69
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 14 139 143
:
Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 19 13 146 144
Illinois .........: 13.4 (D) 2,171 (D) 162 (D)
Indiana ..........: 4.4 3.8 494 427 114 114
Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 11 42 110 188
Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.5 48 40 93 84
Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.4 128 158 125 117
Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 19 34 70 83
Michigan .........: 15.3 15.2 2,194 2,157 144 142
Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 32 32 110 99
Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 21 15 66 54
:
Missouri .........: 0.7 0.7 70 65 107 89
Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 41 33 127 100
Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 19 133 148
New England 1/ ...: 3.0 2.5 306 259 103 104
New Jersey .......: 10.6 10.5 855 817 80 78
New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.7 113 107 152 154
New York .........: 3.5 4.1 355 442 101 108
North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.2 95 80 66 67
North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Ohio .............: 1.5 1.3 158 154 103 115
Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.2 18 28 94 112
Oregon ...........: 2.5 2.5 382 391 152 154
Pennsylvania .....: 6.1 4.7 625 498 102 106
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 34 47 157 160
Tennessee ........: 1.1 1.2 70 78 63 66
Texas ............: 10.9 8.6 1,158 876 106 102
Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 279 (D) 142
Virginia .........: 0.3 0.2 26 23 101 96
:
Washington .......: 1.0 0.9 133 126 137 140
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.9 100 123 136 133
Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 13 12 146 150
:
United States ....: 194.0 168.5 27,739 23,807 143 141
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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 May : : : : January to May
Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,427.0 1,235.4 1,327.3 6,356.3 6,005.0 54.9 52.7 56.6 51.2 52.0
Heifers ..........: 682.1 635.4 588.8 3,484.8 3,177.0 26.3 27.1 25.1 28.1 27.5
All cows .........: 442.7 434.4 392.2 2,341.5 2,179.1 17.0 18.5 16.7 18.9 18.9
Dairy cows .......: 209.5 242.8 214.0 1,191.8 1,235.2 8.1 10.4 9.1 9.6 10.7
Other cows .......: 233.2 191.5 178.3 1,149.7 943.9 9.0 8.2 7.6 9.3 8.2
Bulls ............: 45.5 40.7 36.5 220.9 182.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6
:
Total ............: 2,597.2 2,345.9 2,344.9 12,403.4 11,543.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 45.9 34.7 32.7 260.3 182.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 8,311.5 9,353.8 8,434.0 43,018.6 45,545.2 97.1 97.3 97.1 97.1 97.3
Sows .............: 223.5 234.1 230.3 1,145.9 1,168.9 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.5
Boars ............: 26.4 24.0 21.8 139.5 117.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total ............: 8,561.4 9,611.9 8,686.1 44,304.0 46,831.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 12.8 9.7 9.5 54.6 45.2 7.2 5.4 6.2 6.2 5.5
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 163.7 169.4 143.2 824.7 779.5 92.8 94.6 93.8 93.8 94.5
:
Total ............: 176.5 179.1 152.7 879.3 824.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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 May
Class : May : April : May :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 790 813 813 796 816
Steers 1/ ...............: 842 868 866 855 874
Heifers 1/ ..............: 775 807 792 793 810
All cows 1/ .............: 632 654 653 628 653
Bulls 1/ ................: 908 934 928 894 924
:
Calves and vealers ... : 168 188 199 161 180
:
Hogs ................. : 216 214 213 215 214
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 214 211 211 212 212
Sows 2/ .................: 306 310 312 303 308
Boars 2/ ................: 208 206 203 204 204
:
Sheep ................ : 74 71 72 71 72
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 67 67 66 67
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 74 71 73 71 72
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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: May 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 0.6 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2
2 ............: 5.6 1.7 1.0 2.3 2.0 0.4 0.6 7.1
3 ............: 76.4 24.3 4.3 43.8 34.8 9.0 4.0 7.1
4 ............: 52.3 2.8 1.4 42.8 13.7 29.1 5.3 0.1
5 ............: 233.2 117.3 23.6 85.8 54.9 30.9 6.6 10.9
6 ............: 420.3 231.1 115.2 67.1 28.6 38.6 6.9 0.3
7 ............:1,083.1 670.5 353.3 51.6 3.4 48.2 7.7 (D)
8 ............: 251.8 171.5 62.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 131.9 55.6 9.6 64.2 55.8 8.4 2.5 5.8
10 ...........: 88.6 51.9 17.1 18.2 12.2 6.0 1.4 1.1
:
United States :2,344.9 1,327.3 588.8 392.2 214.0 178.3 36.5 32.7
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 1.9 1.8 (Y) (Y) 2.4 0.1 2.3
2 ............: 9.5 9.3 0.2 (Y) 14.2 1.3 12.9
3 ............: 399.6 398.8 0.8 0.1 9.0 0.6 8.4
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 6.2 1.1 5.1
5 ............: 2,435.8 2,315.5 116.8 3.5 26.0 2.7 23.2
6 ............: 441.6 441.5 0.1 (Y) 3.2 0.4 2.8
7 ............: 3,661.1 3,584.4 58.7 18.1 0.7 (Y) 0.7
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 66.3 2.2 64.0
9 ............: 178.9 178.9 (Y) (Y) 22.0 0.7 21.3
10 ...........: 24.0 24.0 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.3 2.5
:
United States : 8,686.1 8,434.0 230.3 21.8 152.7 9.5 143.2
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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 May 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 ............: 7.0 2.6 1.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1.3
2 ............: 26.0 7.6 5.2 11.0 9.1 1.8 2.2 42.2
3 ............: 405.3 110.4 27.0 251.7 202.4 49.3 16.1 36.2
4 ............: 259.9 14.9 7.1 209.1 72.4 136.7 28.8 0.6
5 ............: 1,251.8 597.8 136.0 480.9 306.7 174.2 37.1 58.3
6 ............: 2,050.3 1,094.5 556.3 362.5 160.6 201.9 37.0 1.3
7 ............: 5,156.8 2,936.3 1,885.6 300.1 20.2 279.9 34.8 (D)
8 ............: 1,226.8 738.0 394.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 718.9 269.2 54.1 383.3 343.1 40.2 12.4 35.9
10 ...........: 440.5 233.7 108.9 92.8 73.3 19.5 5.1 6.0
:
United States :11,543.3 6,005.0 3,177.0 2,179.1 1,235.2 943.9 182.2 182.0
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 8.2 7.9 0.2 0.1 12.7 0.6 12.1
2 ............: 52.6 51.9 0.6 0.1 70.6 5.8 64.9
3 ............: 2,169.1 2,164.5 4.4 0.3 46.6 5.4 41.3
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 8.8 24.0 4.9 19.2
5 ............: 13,039.4 12,441.6 576.3 21.5 148.0 11.7 136.3
6 ............: 2,386.7 2,385.2 1.0 0.6 16.6 2.4 14.2
7 ............: 19,679.6 19,320.3 273.2 86.1 3.7 0.1 3.6
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 369.9 9.9 360.0
9 ............: 892.4 892.2 0.2 (Y) 118.7 3.1 115.6
10 ...........: 124.6 124.4 0.2 0.1 13.8 1.4 12.4
:
United States : 46,831.7 45,545.2 1,168.9 117.6 824.7 45.2 779.5
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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 May
Species : May : April : May :------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.5 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.4
Calves .......: 98.4 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.4
Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Sheep ........: 91.0 90.4 90.6 92.2 91.4
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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
Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... (202) 720-3570
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