ISSN: 0499-0544
Released March 19, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Update Alert - March 24, 2015
Corrected estimates of commercial red meat production have been published on
pages 4 and 6.
Record Pork Production for February
February 2014 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
February 2015 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion
pounds in February, up 2 percent from the 3.65 billion pounds produced in
February 2014.
Beef production, at 1.77 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.17 million head, down 3 percent from
February 2014. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous
year, at 1,355 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.3 million pounds, 23 percent below February a year
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 36,700 head, down 30 percent from February 2014.
The average live weight was up 26 pounds from last year, at 293 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.08 million head, up 5 percent from February
2014. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at
285 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 11.6 million pounds, was down slightly from
February 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 164,700 head, 2 percent below last
year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 3 pounds from February a
year ago.
January to February 2015 commercial red meat production was 7.8 billion
pounds, down 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down
5 percent from last year, veal was down 25 percent, pork was up 3 percent
from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 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: February 2014 and 2015.......... 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015............ 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015............. 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 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: February 2015................ 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to February 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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: : : :February 2015 as % of : January to February
: February : January : February :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 1,788.3 1,963.8 1,768.4 99 90 3,929.2 3,732.2 95
Veal .............: 8.2 6.8 6.3 77 93 17.5 13.1 75
Pork .............: 1,844.2 2,104.7 1,945.2 105 92 3,929.9 4,049.9 103
Lamb and mutton ..: 11.6 11.7 11.6 100 99 23.9 23.3 97
:
Total red meat ...: 3,652.3 4,087.0 3,731.5 102 91 7,900.6 7,818.5 99
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : :February 2015 as % of : January to February
: February : January : February :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 1,762.2 1,936.2 1,744.3 99 90 3,873.8 3,680.6 95
Veal .............: 8.0 6.7 6.2 77 92 17.2 12.9 75
Pork .............: 1,833.7 2,093.5 1,934.6 106 92 3,908.0 4,028.1 103
Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 11.0 10.8 99 98 22.6 21.8 96
:
Total red meat ...: 3,614.9 4,047.5 3,695.9 102 91 7,821.6 7,743.4 99
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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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: : : : February : January to February
: February : January : February : 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: 2,204.2 2,376.5 2,134.2 97 4,837.9 4,510.7 93
Other ................1,000: 39.9 41.4 36.4 91 85.1 77.9 91
Commercial ...........1,000: 2,244.1 2,418.0 2,170.6 97 4,923.1 4,588.6 93
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,334 1,362 1,359 102 1,336 1,360 102
Other ...............pounds: 1,153 1,167 1,159 100 1,149 1,163 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 1,330 1,359 1,355 102 1,333 1,357 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 51.5 39.3 36.1 70 113.5 75.4 66
Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.6 89 1.4 1.2 84
Commercial ...........1,000: 52.1 39.9 36.7 70 114.9 76.6 67
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 266 290 292 110 258 291 113
Other ...............pounds: 375 370 396 106 373 383 103
Commercial ..........pounds: 267 291 293 110 259 292 113
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,608.8 9,698.4 9,017.7 105 18,335.0 18,716.1 102
Other ................1,000: 58.9 62.0 59.1 100 122.7 121.1 99
Commercial ...........1,000: 8,667.7 9,760.4 9,076.8 105 18,457.8 18,837.2 102
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 283 287 285 101 284 286 101
Other ...............pounds: 244 247 245 100 244 246 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 283 287 285 101 283 286 101
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 155.4 153.0 149.9 96 322.4 302.9 94
Other ................1,000: 12.5 13.7 14.8 118 26.1 28.5 109
Commercial ...........1,000: 167.9 166.7 164.7 98 348.5 331.4 95
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 140 144 144 103 140 144 103
Other ...............pounds: 110 104 109 99 106 107 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 138 141 141 102 137 141 102
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 31.5 34.9 28.3 90 67.0 63.2 94
Other ................1,000: 11.0 11.3 9.3 85 23.6 20.6 87
Commercial ...........1,000: 42.5 46.2 37.6 89 90.5 83.8 93
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 63 99 64 63 98
Other ...............pounds: 71 80 81 114 67 81 121
Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 68 103 65 67 104
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.8 4.0 103 8.7 8.8 101
Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.8 98 1.7 1.6 92
Commercial ...........1,000: 4.7 5.6 4.7 102 10.4 10.3 100
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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 : February : January : February :February 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.6 0.6 82
Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X)
Arizona ...............: 32.2 37.5 35.3 110
Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 96
California ............: 129.2 113.7 103.9 80
Colorado ..............: 164.3 167.0 160.4 98
Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.4 2.5 2.5 105
Florida ...............: 7.7 7.7 6.4 83
Georgia ...............: 12.0 10.1 9.5 80
Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.8 112
:
Idaho .................: 3.2 3.6 3.4 105
Illinois ..............: 236.3 276.1 253.6 107
Indiana ...............: 138.5 153.8 143.4 104
Iowa ..................: 535.1 609.1 568.9 106
Kansas ................: 363.3 410.0 370.6 102
Kentucky ..............: 40.5 46.9 43.3 107
Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 90
Michigan ..............: 38.3 37.4 34.1 89
Minnesota .............: 203.0 227.9 207.6 102
Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.4 0.4 54
:
Missouri ..............: 148.1 170.0 152.6 103
Montana ...............: 0.9 0.8 0.8 93
Nebraska ..............: 510.3 618.5 548.2 107
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 120
New England 1/ ........: 1.2 1.5 1.2 100
New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.3 3.4 102
New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.3 129
New York ..............: 2.6 2.8 2.5 96
North Carolina ........: 196.0 217.8 205.1 105
North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 95
:
Ohio ..................: 21.0 21.0 20.1 95
Oklahoma ..............: 84.3 102.1 96.4 114
Oregon ................: 5.6 6.3 5.8 105
Pennsylvania ..........: 94.2 111.2 101.0 107
South Carolina ........: 18.0 20.7 17.1 95
South Dakota ..........: 90.7 101.7 90.2 100
Tennessee .............: 16.5 20.6 17.8 108
Texas .................: 307.7 335.0 304.2 99
Utah ..................: 37.0 38.9 35.2 95
Virginia ..............: 46.2 47.3 38.5 83
:
Washington ............: 63.2 66.7 62.8 99
West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.6 0.4 94
Wisconsin .............: 94.8 92.5 81.1 86
Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 100
:
United States .........: 3,652.3 4,087.0 3,731.5 102
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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: February 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 ..........: 0.5 0.4 501 390 1,033 1,038
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 41.3 44.0 55,187 59,420 1,339 1,353
Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 421 373 964 1,011
California .......: 128.6 96.1 168,638 125,461 1,320 1,318
Colorado .........: 184.9 178.7 253,380 246,324 1,372 1,379
Delaware-Maryland : 2.6 2.6 3,268 3,435 1,275 1,317
Florida ..........: (D) 9.6 (D) 11,921 (D) 1,258
Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 955 1,044 1,131 1,170
:
Idaho ............: 2.1 2.8 2,279 3,155 1,166 1,204
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 3.0 2.6 3,221 2,794 1,066 1,066
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 426.6 423.2 562,989 572,080 1,320 1,352
Kentucky .........: 1.2 0.9 1,183 908 977 1,046
Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 403 383 822 920
Michigan .........: 42.8 37.3 58,525 52,067 1,374 1,403
Minnesota ........: 57.7 45.3 82,925 68,320 1,444 1,516
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 59 92 772 831
:
Missouri .........: 5.7 4.4 6,546 4,824 1,156 1,093
Montana ..........: 1.1 0.9 1,286 1,102 1,148 1,204
Nebraska .........: 451.2 478.0 633,410 680,406 1,405 1,425
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 85 80 1,048 1,023
New England 1/ ...: 1.3 1.3 1,409 1,432 1,073 1,083
New Jersey .......: 2.7 2.4 2,926 2,563 1,089 1,063
New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 212 276 972 1,089
New York .........: 2.5 2.3 2,892 2,726 1,154 1,182
North Carolina ...: 5.6 4.2 6,668 5,072 1,207 1,220
North Dakota .....: 1.0 0.9 1,194 1,107 1,245 1,259
:
Ohio .............: 7.8 6.7 9,105 7,791 1,188 1,179
Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.0 1,927 2,012 987 987
Oregon ...........: 4.6 4.7 5,638 5,679 1,249 1,232
Pennsylvania .....: 69.6 73.1 84,432 89,060 1,218 1,223
South Carolina ...: 11.3 11.1 12,656 13,452 1,130 1,221
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 3.9 3.6 3,366 3,345 867 949
Texas ............: 393.4 380.9 497,912 491,607 1,269 1,294
Utah .............: 43.5 41.8 60,292 56,936 1,388 1,364
Virginia .........: 1.1 0.9 1,164 1,041 1,035 1,097
:
Washington .......: 78.6 75.9 104,056 102,715 1,328 1,356
West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 607 511 1,012 1,086
Wisconsin ........: 109.6 88.7 150,800 122,996 1,384 1,395
Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 656 649 1,076 1,119
:
United States ....: 2,244.1 2,170.6 2,978,853 2,934,757 1,330 1,355
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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: February 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 .......: 12.6 7.6 1,182 694 94 92
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) 54 (X) 598 (X)
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois .........: 1.1 0.6 465 267 427 434
Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.4 165 104 279 278
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) 48 (X) 501 (X)
Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 35 303 307
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 0.3 62 54 159 168
New Jersey .......: 4.5 4.9 1,881 2,116 417 433
New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York .........: 6.3 4.1 717 523 115 131
North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 24 (X) 384 (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 .....: 9.9 6.5 4,039 2,827 407 433
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 0.4 377 213 574 580
Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 82 (D) 90
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 6.2 4.6 2,814 2,143 457 463
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 52.1 36.7 13,879 10,685 267 293
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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: February 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 ..........: 1.7 1.5 649 546 382 368
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 25 30 295 252
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 32 236 251
Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.6 178 168 247 263
California .......: 172.3 177.8 42,204 44,943 245 253
Colorado .........: 1.2 1.2 285 263 235 222
Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.6 386 429 269 270
Florida ..........: 2.8 6.3 518 785 189 124
Georgia ..........: 5.6 5.5 1,369 1,303 244 239
Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 212 246 249 256
:
Idaho ............: 10.5 8.6 2,682 2,320 256 270
Illinois .........: 832.7 897.8 238,485 259,235 287 289
Indiana ..........: 645.1 665.7 179,119 185,891 278 279
Iowa .............: 2,355.8 2,468.9 669,161 705,949 284 286
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.9 228 218 207 231
Michigan .........: 15.3 13.7 6,190 5,192 405 378
Minnesota ........: 787.0 836.2 213,482 228,757 271 274
Mississippi ......: 4.0 3.4 1,060 490 268 143
:
Missouri .........: 667.3 686.0 190,808 198,307 286 289
Montana ..........: 0.8 0.8 170 194 222 243
Nebraska .........: 575.8 636.4 160,366 178,262 279 280
Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 26 (X) 257
New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.5 408 364 257 247
New Jersey .......: 6.7 8.9 651 867 98 97
New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 27 51 274 280
New York .........: 2.4 2.5 549 591 227 234
North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 85 99 271 290
:
Ohio .............: 71.1 72.6 20,412 20,221 287 279
Oklahoma .........: 377.6 444.8 108,753 124,839 288 281
Oregon ...........: 13.0 13.1 3,314 3,553 256 270
Pennsylvania .....: 211.9 236.1 57,426 62,919 271 267
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 48.9 53.5 22,042 24,116 451 452
Texas ............: 22.9 24.9 5,866 6,168 257 248
Utah .............: 3.1 3.5 699 540 222 155
Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 98 153 254 301
Wisconsin ........: 49.3 49.1 21,758 22,164 442 452
Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 47 57 259 259
:
United States ....: 8,667.7 9,076.8 2,452,682 2,586,849 283 285
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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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 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 31 38 133 126
Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 5 5 97 94
California .......: 22.4 23.3 3,181 3,434 142 147
Colorado .........: 75.1 68.3 11,658 11,018 155 161
Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.0 307 295 99 99
Florida ..........: 0.6 0.5 36 31 64 64
Georgia ..........: 0.8 0.3 53 27 65 79
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 13 136 133
:
Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 14 19 139 140
Illinois .........: 11.5 (D) 1,712 (D) 149 (D)
Indiana ..........: 3.4 2.8 389 330 116 116
Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 16 23 139 116
Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 28 32 105 82
Kentucky .........: 0.9 0.8 101 101 119 121
Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 33 26 92 69
Michigan .........: 14.0 15.4 1,926 2,122 138 138
Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 30 38 111 108
Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 21 21 74 76
:
Missouri .........: 0.5 0.8 63 67 115 87
Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 35 35 131 125
Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 10 (X) 126
Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.8 162 192 96 106
New Jersey .......: 7.6 7.7 618 593 81 77
New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.7 104 106 146 148
New York .........: 3.0 3.6 300 380 101 105
North Carolina ...: 0.8 0.7 56 48 71 71
North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Ohio .............: 0.8 0.8 81 85 106 105
Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 8 15 97 81
Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.3 285 340 136 148
Pennsylvania .....: 4.2 4.0 420 438 101 110
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 21 32 130 156
Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.6 59 44 68 75
Texas ............: 7.2 8.6 777 891 108 103
Utah .............: (D) 1.9 (D) 254 (D) 137
Virginia .........: 0.3 0.3 23 25 93 95
:
Washington .......: 0.7 0.9 101 121 137 134
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.6 90 75 129 125
Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 18 139 139
:
United States ....: 167.9 164.7 23,165 23,215 138 141
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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 February : : : : January to February
Class : February : January : February :-----------------------: February : January : February :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,097 1,209 1,055 2,397 2,264 49.8 50.9 49.4 49.5 50.2
Heifers ..........: 635 649 627 1,386 1,277 28.8 27.3 29.4 28.7 28.3
All cows .........: 435 481 422 975 903 19.7 20.2 19.8 20.1 20.0
Dairy cows .......: 237 275 242 507 518 10.7 11.6 11.4 10.5 11.5
Other cows .......: 199 205 180 468 386 9.0 8.6 8.4 9.7 8.5
Bulls ............: 38 38 30 80 68 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5
:
Total ............: 2,204 2,377 2,134 4,838 4,511 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 51 39 36 114 75 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 8,366 9,435 8,775 17,825 18,210 97.2 97.3 97.3 97.2 97.3
Sows .............: 217 235 222 457 457 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4
Boars ............: 26 28 20 54 49 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
:
Total ............: 8,609 9,698 9,018 18,335 18,716 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 9 9 8 20 16 6.0 5.7 5.1 6.1 5.4
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 146 144 142 303 286 94.0 94.3 94.9 93.9 94.6
:
Total ............: 155 153 150 322 303 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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 February
Class : February : January : February :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 801 817 819 803 818
Steers 1/ ...............: 866 884 880 869 882
Heifers 1/ ..............: 804 814 817 806 815
All cows 1/ .............: 627 642 663 625 652
Bulls 1/ ................: 883 912 918 878 914
:
Calves and vealers ... : 157 172 173 152 172
:
Hogs ................. : 213 216 215 213 215
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 214 212 211 213
Sows 2/ .................: 304 305 306 303 306
Boars 2/ ................: 203 201 202 203 201
:
Sheep ................ : 70 72 72 70 72
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 69 66 65 67
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 72 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: February 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 ............: 1.2 0.5 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3
2 ............: 4.6 1.3 1.0 2.0 1.6 0.4 0.4 8.9
3 ............: 74.6 18.8 6.0 47.9 38.8 9.1 2.0 6.7
4 ............: 43.0 2.8 1.1 34.1 12.9 21.3 5.0 0.1
5 ............: 237.7 114.3 24.5 92.4 57.8 34.6 6.4 11.3
6 ............: 379.4 199.0 105.0 68.7 32.9 35.8 6.6 0.3
7 ............: 940.1 500.2 368.0 66.6 4.3 62.3 5.3 (D)
8 ............: 230.2 122.7 90.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 140.6 52.9 8.9 77.0 70.4 6.6 1.9 7.5
10 ...........: 82.7 42.5 21.5 18.0 15.1 2.8 0.7 0.9
:
United States :2,134.2 1,054.9 627.1 422.3 242.3 180.0 29.8 36.1
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 1.2 1.2 (Y) (Y) 1.8 0.1 1.7
2 ............: 11.3 11.2 0.1 (Y) 10.9 1.0 9.9
3 ............: 405.9 404.9 0.9 (Y) 7.8 1.1 6.7
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.7 3.1 0.7 2.5
5 ............: 2,509.8 2,399.2 106.6 4.0 27.7 1.9 25.9
6 ............: 465.4 465.0 0.4 0.1 3.4 0.6 2.8
7 ............: 3,804.6 3,737.5 51.6 15.5 0.7 (Y) 0.7
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 70.0 1.7 68.3
9 ............: 174.6 174.6 (Y) (Y) 22.1 0.5 21.6
10 ...........: 22.9 22.9 (Y) (Y) 2.4 0.2 2.2
:
United States : 9,017.7 8,775.2 222.0 20.5 149.9 7.7 142.2
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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 February 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 ............: 2.6 1.1 0.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.6
2 ............: 9.9 2.8 1.9 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.9 18.1
3 ............: 159.7 39.8 11.4 103.6 83.9 19.7 4.9 14.4
4 ............: 97.7 5.6 2.6 78.4 28.7 49.7 11.1 0.2
5 ............: 505.2 236.5 58.3 195.9 123.3 72.7 14.5 24.9
6 ............: 799.9 410.7 223.7 150.5 67.6 82.9 15.0 0.5
7 ............:1,990.2 1,098.1 749.8 130.1 8.7 121.4 12.2 (D)
8 ............: 474.6 275.2 161.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 299.7 106.6 21.9 167.0 150.9 16.1 4.2 14.8
10 ...........: 171.3 87.2 44.7 38.0 32.1 5.9 1.3 2.0
:
United States :4,510.7 2,263.5 1,276.5 903.2 517.6 385.5 67.5 75.4
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 2.9 2.8 0.1 (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.7
2 ............: 21.3 21.1 0.2 (Y) 22.0 2.0 20.0
3 ............: 859.1 857.3 1.7 0.1 15.7 2.5 13.2
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 7.6 6.9 1.6 5.3
5 ............: 5,213.2 4,987.4 217.1 8.7 56.6 4.0 52.6
6 ............: 957.3 956.2 0.6 0.5 6.3 1.1 5.2
7 ............: 7,905.5 7,768.6 105.2 31.8 1.5 (Y) 1.4
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 141.3 3.7 137.6
9 ............: 348.4 348.3 0.1 (Y) 43.8 1.0 42.8
10 ...........: 47.8 47.7 0.1 (Y) 4.9 0.5 4.4
:
United States : 18,716.1 18,210.2 457.1 48.8 302.9 16.5 286.5
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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 February
Species : February : January : February :------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3
Calves .......: 98.7 98.5 98.4 98.8 98.5
Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.4
Sheep ........: 92.6 91.8 91.0 92.5 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 nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States
operating under Federal Inspection and over 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
Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats................. (202) 720-6147
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