ISSN: 0499-0544
Released July 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Record High Pork Production for June
June 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
June 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion
pounds in June, up 5 percent from the 3.82 billion pounds produced in June
2014.
Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.47 million head, down 5 percent from June
2014. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at
1,332 pounds.
Veal production totaled 7.0 million pounds, 7 percent below June a year ago.
Calf slaughter totaled 35,200 head, down 22 percent from June 2014. The
average live weight was up 52 pounds from last year, at 336 pounds.
Pork production totaled 2.00 billion pounds, up 15 percent from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.43 million head, up 16 percent from June 2014.
The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at
282 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 13.4 million pounds, was up slightly from June
2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,900 head, slightly above last year. The
average live weight was 139 pounds, up 1 pound from June a year ago.
January to June 2015 commercial red meat production was 23.7 billion pounds,
up 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from
last year, veal was down 20 percent, pork was up 7 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: June 2014 and 2015............ 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015.............. 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............... 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 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: June 2015.................. 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 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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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January to June
: June : May : June :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,069.0 1,924.9 2,001.2 97 104 12,051.0 11,518.6 96
Veal .............: 7.6 6.6 7.0 93 106 50.0 40.2 80
Pork .............: 1,734.0 1,861.9 1,995.8 115 107 11,288.4 12,085.8 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.4 11.9 13.4 100 113 79.6 76.5 96
:
Total red meat ...: 3,823.9 3,805.2 4,017.4 105 106 23,469.0 23,721.1 101
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : June 2015 as % of : January to June
: June : May : June :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,044.1 1,902.6 1,977.6 97 104 11,895.5 11,372.2 96
Veal .............: 7.4 6.5 6.9 92 106 49.1 39.5 80
Pork .............: 1,723.9 1,851.3 1,984.5 115 107 11,224.1 12,018.1 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 11.1 12.3 99 111 74.8 71.4 95
:
Total red meat ...: 3,787.9 3,771.4 3,981.4 105 106 23,243.5 23,501.1 101
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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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: : : : June : January to June
: June : May : June : 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: 2,568.3 2,344.9 2,430.0 95 14,971.7 13,973.3 93
Other ................1,000: 38.1 33.6 35.5 93 239.7 220.9 92
Commercial ...........1,000: 2,606.4 2,378.5 2,465.5 95 15,211.4 14,194.2 93
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,309 1,335 1,335 102 1,318 1,347 102
Other ...............pounds: 1,139 1,153 1,153 101 1,143 1,158 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 1,307 1,332 1,332 102 1,315 1,344 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.6 32.7 34.5 77 304.9 216.5 71
Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 100 4.3 3.5 83
Commercial ...........1,000: 45.3 33.2 35.2 78 309.2 220.0 71
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 283 334 335 118 274 309 113
Other ...............pounds: 373 376 373 100 378 378 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 284 335 336 118 275 310 113
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,040.4 8,686.1 9,363.8 116 52,344.4 56,195.5 107
Other ................1,000: 57.8 59.0 63.1 109 361.7 375.5 104
Commercial ...........1,000: 8,098.2 8,745.1 9,426.9 116 52,706.1 56,571.0 107
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 285 284 282 99 285 285 100
Other ...............pounds: 238 245 243 102 243 246 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 285 284 282 99 285 284 100
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 175.3 152.7 172.8 99 1,054.6 997.5 95
Other ................1,000: 17.7 15.8 21.2 119 92.2 99.1 108
Commercial ...........1,000: 193.0 168.5 193.9 100 1,146.8 1,096.6 96
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 141 145 142 101 142 143 101
Other ...............pounds: 112 110 110 98 106 106 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 138 141 139 100 139 140 101
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.3 33.8 40.1 91 229.1 210.8 92
Other ................1,000: 10.8 9.7 12.0 111 71.9 63.1 88
Commercial ...........1,000: 55.1 43.4 52.1 94 300.9 273.9 91
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 61 95 64 62 97
Other ...............pounds: 74 88 86 116 72 83 115
Commercial ..........pounds: 66 68 67 101 66 67 101
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.5 4.5 4.2 94 26.7 26.0 98
Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.8 129 4.4 4.7 105
Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 5.0 5.0 98 31.1 30.7 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 : June : May : June : June 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.8 0.7 101
Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X)
Arizona ...............: 36.1 34.2 38.8 107
Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 95
California ............: 98.7 103.2 108.0 109
Colorado ..............: 187.0 172.0 182.1 97
Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.6 3.0 119
Florida ...............: 8.3 8.2 8.5 103
Georgia ...............: 10.7 9.9 10.6 99
Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 98
:
Idaho .................: 3.4 3.2 3.7 107
Illinois ..............: 241.6 251.3 274.8 114
Indiana ...............: 142.8 138.8 145.6 102
Iowa ..................: 507.9 539.4 581.3 114
Kansas ................: 451.5 432.0 432.4 96
Kentucky ..............: 38.4 39.8 44.6 116
Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 110
Michigan ..............: 38.3 31.8 38.0 99
Minnesota .............: 198.4 194.5 215.6 109
Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.5 124
:
Missouri ..............: 138.2 154.1 158.4 115
Montana ...............: 1.5 1.4 1.5 101
Nebraska ..............: 619.8 586.6 602.0 97
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 123
New England 1/ ........: 1.6 1.7 1.9 119
New Jersey ............: 4.0 3.7 4.4 111
New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.2 0.3 110
New York ..............: 3.0 2.8 3.1 103
North Carolina ........: 162.9 190.9 194.5 119
North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 115
:
Ohio ..................: 20.5 20.5 22.4 109
Oklahoma ..............: 69.2 91.3 100.6 145
Oregon ................: 6.4 6.2 6.6 104
Pennsylvania ..........: 96.4 101.8 109.6 114
South Carolina ........: 19.4 20.7 17.1 88
South Dakota ..........: 86.3 86.4 95.1 110
Tennessee .............: 17.5 16.8 20.2 115
Texas .................: 363.3 334.8 354.2 98
Utah ..................: 37.1 35.0 38.0 102
Virginia ..............: 37.1 37.1 40.8 110
:
Washington ............: 73.7 67.2 72.4 98
West Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 0.3 99
Wisconsin .............: 96.2 80.9 82.9 86
Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 81
:
United States .........: 3,823.9 3,805.2 4,017.4 105
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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: June 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 ..........: 0.6 0.4 556 368 989 1,037
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 45.7 47.2 60,393 64,218 1,326 1,363
Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 425 379 930 1,051
California .......: 87.8 93.3 113,471 126,566 1,306 1,368
Colorado .........: 218.5 208.9 286,585 279,058 1,313 1,337
Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 3.2 3,529 4,199 1,253 1,320
Florida ..........: (D) 13.2 (D) 16,312 (D) 1,242
Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.8 935 886 1,107 1,151
:
Idaho ............: 2.2 2.6 2,468 3,066 1,203 1,250
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 2.7 2.9 2,836 3,063 1,058 1,063
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 534.2 498.7 701,849 662,260 1,314 1,328
Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.0 1,180 1,095 1,041 1,078
Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 442 460 784 930
Michigan .........: 42.7 42.4 57,976 58,213 1,365 1,381
Minnesota ........: 55.2 46.9 78,572 69,518 1,430 1,489
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 114 176 809 821
:
Missouri .........: 4.3 3.3 4,723 3,636 1,089 1,121
Montana ..........: 2.0 1.8 2,284 2,144 1,127 1,170
Nebraska .........: 604.5 544.4 813,198 752,201 1,346 1,383
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 123 135 1,043 1,036
New England 1/ ...: 1.6 2.0 1,789 2,247 1,088 1,120
New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.3 3,525 3,686 1,094 1,117
New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 259 276 1,114 1,086
New York .........: 2.9 3.1 3,365 3,466 1,162 1,141
North Carolina ...: 5.8 5.2 6,989 6,301 1,216 1,211
North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.8 891 1,000 1,219 1,298
:
Ohio .............: 8.2 7.3 9,525 8,445 1,168 1,168
Oklahoma .........: 1.9 2.3 1,872 2,339 982 1,010
Oregon ...........: 5.4 5.4 6,454 6,676 1,215 1,236
Pennsylvania .....: 70.2 77.2 84,809 93,078 1,212 1,210
South Carolina ...: 12.7 14.3 14,999 17,644 1,190 1,240
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 4.2 4.7 3,817 4,377 933 964
Texas ............: 467.3 444.2 585,311 568,006 1,255 1,282
Utah .............: 45.7 45.7 59,916 60,873 1,311 1,335
Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 880 816 1,051 1,066
:
Washington .......: 90.5 86.7 119,782 117,525 1,326 1,358
West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.3 395 320 1,080 1,117
Wisconsin ........: 108.7 91.9 150,123 126,985 1,390 1,391
Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.4 493 375 1,095 986
:
United States ....: 2,606.4 2,465.5 3,398,881 3,278,194 1,307 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: June 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 .......: 10.1 7.1 984 732 99 105
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) 53 (X) 475 (X)
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois .........: 1.2 0.7 509 296 421 451
Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.3 117 93 261 307
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) 28 (X) 529 (X)
Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 43 32 295 299
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/ ...: 0.6 0.3 91 39 163 148
New Jersey .......: 4.6 5.5 1,937 2,341 423 429
New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York .........: 5.3 2.0 644 381 122 198
North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 41 (X) 432 (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 .....: 8.8 7.4 3,684 3,220 420 438
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas ............: 0.5 0.2 290 125 596 537
Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 55 (D) 70
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 5.7 5.2 2,669 2,427 466 470
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 45.3 35.2 12,802 11,747 284 336
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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: June 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 2.0 581 756 361 384
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 20 35 261 263
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 30 257 264
Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.6 179 166 260 258
California .......: 178.1 193.3 44,949 47,732 253 247
Colorado .........: 1.3 1.5 292 369 224 240
Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.8 320 400 214 228
Florida ..........: 3.4 4.6 489 590 144 129
Georgia ..........: 5.7 6.4 1,376 1,558 240 245
Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.2 305 298 249 253
:
Idaho ............: 10.6 10.4 2,818 2,702 267 260
Illinois .........: 803.9 973.0 233,825 281,767 291 290
Indiana ..........: 654.8 685.4 184,706 188,741 282 275
Iowa .............: 2,176.4 2,541.9 626,137 715,431 288 282
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.0 178 215 209 218
Michigan .........: 15.0 13.5 5,716 4,849 381 359
Minnesota ........: 754.7 876.5 208,419 237,368 276 271
Mississippi ......: 2.9 3.1 427 485 149 156
:
Missouri .........: 616.0 721.7 179,057 206,943 291 287
Montana ..........: 0.9 1.2 190 286 216 240
Nebraska .........: 533.0 642.2 151,292 178,854 284 279
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 25 246 257
New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.7 561 614 236 229
New Jersey .......: 8.1 9.3 792 912 97 98
New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 40 49 285 277
New York .........: 3.3 3.7 737 853 224 229
North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 55 76 313 271
:
Ohio .............: 69.2 82.3 19,425 22,730 281 277
Oklahoma .........: 321.7 470.1 89,313 130,219 278 277
Oregon ...........: 14.0 14.7 3,750 3,809 268 260
Pennsylvania .....: 220.4 259.9 58,321 69,581 265 268
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 51.5 57.8 23,204 26,855 451 465
Texas ............: 19.3 25.1 4,689 6,122 243 244
Utah .............: 3.2 3.5 704 581 223 165
Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.6 88 135 234 240
Wisconsin ........: 50.1 44.4 22,983 20,385 460 460
Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 41 58 257 261
:
United States ....: 8,098.2 9,426.9 2,307,224 2,656,665 285 282
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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: June 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 0.3 32 38 130 127
Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
California .......: 26.7 26.8 3,744 3,936 140 147
Colorado .........: 73.9 66.5 12,331 11,567 167 174
Delaware-Maryland : 4.5 4.3 416 410 93 96
Florida ..........: 0.5 1.9 30 127 59 65
Georgia ..........: 1.1 1.5 72 99 64 65
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 14 137 141
:
Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 20 17 139 134
Illinois .........: 11.0 (D) 1,736 (D) 159 (D)
Indiana ..........: 4.7 4.1 515 455 110 111
Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 26 36 153 183
Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 39 37 102 85
Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.7 142 194 125 113
Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.7 37 58 74 86
Michigan .........: 16.2 17.2 2,218 2,350 137 137
Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.3 44 34 106 106
Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.5 22 27 66 57
:
Missouri .........: 0.8 1.0 85 82 104 85
Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 59 54 128 114
Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 132
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 14 119 123
New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.1 274 313 94 100
New Jersey .......: 11.9 13.2 970 1,025 82 78
New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.9 103 131 151 153
New York .........: 3.7 5.2 357 540 98 105
North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.5 94 100 66 66
North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Ohio .............: 1.6 1.6 166 181 105 115
Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.3 19 40 92 125
Oregon ...........: 2.6 3.2 388 468 149 148
Pennsylvania .....: 7.0 5.1 714 534 103 105
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 43 44 156 158
Tennessee ........: 1.4 1.5 90 102 64 69
Texas ............: 11.0 11.8 1,250 1,220 113 103
Utah .............: (D) 1.9 (D) 271 (D) 140
Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 25 34 91 97
:
Washington .......: 0.8 1.3 114 182 134 136
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 0.8 1.1 102 159 121 138
Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 10 166 149
:
United States ....: 193.0 193.9 26,702 26,868 138 139
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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 June : : : : January to June
Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,396.5 1,327.3 1,400.2 7,752.8 7,405.2 54.4 56.6 57.6 51.8 53.0
Heifers ..........: 715.1 588.8 584.5 4,199.8 3,761.4 27.8 25.1 24.1 28.1 26.9
All cows .........: 410.7 392.2 403.2 2,752.2 2,582.3 16.0 16.7 16.6 18.4 18.5
Dairy cows .......: 199.5 214.0 221.5 1,391.3 1,456.7 7.8 9.1 9.1 9.3 10.4
Other cows .......: 211.2 178.3 181.7 1,360.9 1,125.6 8.2 7.6 7.5 9.1 8.1
Bulls ............: 46.0 36.5 42.1 266.8 224.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6
:
Total ............: 2,568.3 2,344.9 2,430.0 14,971.7 13,973.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 44.6 32.7 34.5 304.9 216.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 7,794.9 8,434.0 9,087.3 50,813.5 54,632.5 96.9 97.1 97.0 97.1 97.2
Sows .............: 219.4 230.3 251.1 1,365.3 1,419.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5
Boars ............: 26.1 21.8 25.5 165.6 143.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total ............: 8,040.4 8,686.1 9,363.8 52,344.4 56,195.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 11.8 9.5 10.2 66.5 55.4 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.6
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 163.5 143.2 162.6 988.1 942.1 93.2 93.8 94.1 93.7 94.4
:
Total ............: 175.3 152.7 172.8 1,054.6 997.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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 June
Class : June : May : June :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 798 813 816 796 816
Steers 1/ ...............: 854 866 870 855 873
Heifers 1/ ..............: 777 792 792 790 807
All cows 1/ .............: 627 653 647 628 652
Bulls 1/ ................: 906 928 932 896 925
:
Calves and vealers ... : 167 199 200 162 184
:
Hogs ................. : 214 213 212 214 214
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 211 209 212 211
Sows 2/ .................: 309 312 313 304 309
Boars 2/ ................: 207 203 208 205 205
:
Sheep ................ : 71 72 71 71 72
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 67 68 66 67
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 73 72 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: June 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 ............: 1.8 0.7 0.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2
2 ............: 6.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 2.1 0.1 1.0 7.4
3 ............: 80.0 25.5 5.9 44.8 35.9 8.8 3.9 7.7
4 ............: 54.5 2.8 1.7 44.1 14.5 29.7 5.9 0.1
5 ............: 254.5 131.9 26.0 88.5 59.4 29.1 8.1 10.8
6 ............: 442.3 251.6 112.1 71.2 28.3 42.8 7.4 0.2
7 ............:1,090.8 682.8 347.0 51.6 3.4 48.2 9.4 (D)
8 ............: 264.6 185.5 62.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 141.0 60.8 10.6 66.6 56.9 9.7 3.0 6.9
10 ...........: 94.2 56.6 17.2 19.1 13.0 6.1 1.4 1.1
:
United States :2,430.0 1,400.2 584.5 403.2 221.5 181.7 42.1 34.5
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 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) 3.0 0.1 2.9
2 ............: 12.9 12.7 0.1 0.1 17.7 1.3 16.4
3 ............: 447.7 446.8 0.8 0.1 10.4 0.8 9.5
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 2.7 7.9 1.4 6.6
5 ............: 2,646.3 2,522.6 120.0 3.7 31.3 3.1 28.3
6 ............: 491.1 490.8 0.2 (Y) 3.7 0.5 3.2
7 ............: 3,927.4 3,844.1 64.5 18.8 0.9 (Y) 0.8
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 68.3 1.9 66.4
9 ............: 190.6 190.5 (Y) (Y) 26.0 0.7 25.3
10 ...........: 26.8 26.8 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.3 3.3
:
United States : 9,363.8 9,087.3 251.1 25.5 172.8 10.2 162.6
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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 - Regions and United States: January to June 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 ............: 8.8 3.3 2.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1.6
2 ............: 32.2 9.6 6.2 13.2 11.3 2.0 3.2 49.6
3 ............: 485.3 135.9 32.9 296.4 238.3 58.1 20.0 43.9
4 ............: 314.4 17.7 8.8 253.3 86.9 166.4 34.7 0.7
5 ............: 1,506.3 729.7 162.0 569.4 366.1 203.3 45.2 69.1
6 ............: 2,492.6 1,346.1 668.4 433.7 189.0 244.7 44.4 1.5
7 ............: 6,247.7 3,619.2 2,232.5 351.7 23.6 328.1 44.2 (D)
8 ............: 1,491.4 923.4 457.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 859.9 330.0 64.7 449.8 399.9 49.9 15.4 42.8
10 ...........: 534.7 290.3 126.1 111.9 86.3 25.6 6.4 7.1
:
United States :13,973.3 7,405.2 3,761.4 2,582.3 1,456.7 1,125.6 224.3 216.5
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 10.6 10.2 0.3 0.2 15.7 0.8 15.0
2 ............: 65.5 64.6 0.7 0.2 88.4 7.1 81.3
3 ............: 2,616.8 2,611.3 5.1 0.4 57.0 6.2 50.8
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 11.5 32.0 6.2 25.8
5 ............: 15,685.7 14,964.2 696.4 25.2 179.3 14.7 164.6
6 ............: 2,877.8 2,876.0 1.2 0.6 20.3 3.0 17.4
7 ............: 23,607.0 23,164.4 337.6 104.9 4.6 0.2 4.5
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 438.2 11.8 426.4
9 ............: 1,083.0 1,082.8 0.2 (Y) 144.7 3.8 140.9
10 ...........: 151.4 151.2 0.2 0.1 17.3 1.7 15.6
:
United States : 56,195.5 54,632.5 1,419.9 143.1 997.5 55.4 942.1
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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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter -
United States
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: : : : January to June
Species : June : May : June :------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.4
Calves .......: 98.6 98.3 98.1 98.6 98.4
Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Sheep ........: 90.8 90.6 89.1 92.0 91.0
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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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