ISSN: 0499-0544
Released April 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Red Meat Production Up 7 Percent From Last Year
March 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.
March 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.06 billion
pounds in March, up 7 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in March
2014.
Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.38 million head, down 3 percent from March
2014. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at
1,348 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.9 million pounds, 21 percent below March a year
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 39,700 head, down 26 percent from March 2014. The
average live weight was up 18 pounds from last year, at 295 pounds.
Pork production totaled 2.11 billion pounds, up 14 percent from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.89 million head, up 14 percent from March 2014.
The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 285 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 14.3 million pounds, was up 8 percent from
March 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 204,600 head, 8 percent above last year.
The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 1 pound from March a year ago.
January to March 2015 commercial red meat production was 11.9 billion pounds,
up 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from
last year, veal was down 24 percent, pork was up 7 percent from last year,
and lamb and mutton production was up 1 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: March 2014 and 2015……….. 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015…………. 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015………….. 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – States and United States: March 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: March 2015…………….. 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: January to March 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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: : : : March 2015 as % of : January to March
: March : February : March :—————————————————-
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ——- million pounds —— — percent — million pounds percent
:
Beef ………….: 1,938.4 1,768.7 1,931.6 100 109 5,867.6 5,664.1 97
Veal ………….: 8.7 6.3 6.9 79 109 26.2 20.0 76
Pork ………….: 1,854.4 1,945.2 2,111.5 114 109 5,784.4 6,161.4 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.2 11.6 14.3 108 123 37.2 37.5 101
:
Total red meat …: 3,814.7 3,731.8 4,064.3 107 109 11,715.4 11,883.0 101
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production – United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : March 2015 as % of : January to March
: March : February : March :—————————————————-
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ——- million pounds —— — percent — million pounds percent
:
Beef ………….: 1,913.3 1,744.6 1,907.2 100 109 5,787.1 5,588.1 97
Veal ………….: 8.6 6.2 6.8 79 110 25.8 19.7 76
Pork ………….: 1,843.7 1,934.6 2,099.1 114 109 5,751.7 6,127.3 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 12.6 10.8 13.5 107 125 35.2 35.3 100
:
Total red meat …: 3,778.1 3,696.2 4,026.6 107 109 11,599.7 11,770.3 101
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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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: : : : March : January to March
: March : February : March : 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: 2,412.5 2,134.5 2,341.5 97 7,250.5 6,852.5 95
Other …………….1,000: 38.6 36.4 36.9 96 123.7 114.8 93
Commercial ………..1,000: 2,451.1 2,170.9 2,378.4 97 7,374.2 6,967.3 94
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,321 1,359 1,351 102 1,331 1,357 102
Other ……………pounds: 1,145 1,159 1,161 101 1,148 1,163 101
Commercial ……….pounds: 1,318 1,355 1,348 102 1,328 1,354 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 52.9 36.1 39.2 74 166.4 114.6 69
Other …………….1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.5 71 2.1 1.7 80
Commercial ………..1,000: 53.6 36.7 39.7 74 168.5 116.3 69
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 276 292 294 107 264 292 111
Other ……………pounds: 387 396 370 96 378 379 100
Commercial ……….pounds: 277 293 295 107 265 293 111
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,613.8 9,017.7 9,817.6 114 26,948.8 28,533.7 106
Other …………….1,000: 59.9 59.1 68.1 114 182.6 189.1 104
Commercial ………..1,000: 8,673.7 9,076.8 9,885.7 114 27,131.4 28,722.9 106
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 285 285 285 100 284 286 101
Other ……………pounds: 245 245 248 101 245 247 101
Commercial ……….pounds: 285 285 285 100 284 286 101
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 176.5 149.9 190.0 108 498.8 492.9 99
Other …………….1,000: 13.3 14.8 14.6 110 39.5 43.1 109
Commercial ………..1,000: 189.8 164.7 204.6 108 538.3 536.0 100
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 142 144 142 100 141 143 102
Other ……………pounds: 99 109 112 112 104 108 104
Commercial ……….pounds: 139 141 140 100 138 140 102
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 36.4 28.3 38.2 105 103.4 101.4 98
Other …………….1,000: 12.2 9.3 10.3 85 35.7 30.9 87
Commercial ………..1,000: 48.6 37.6 48.5 100 139.1 132.4 95
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 64 63 63 98 64 63 98
Other ……………pounds: 77 81 82 106 70 81 115
Commercial ……….pounds: 67 68 67 99 66 67 102
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.7 4.0 4.6 100 13.3 13.4 101
Other …………….1,000: 0.9 0.8 1.1 121 2.6 2.7 102
Commercial ………..1,000: 5.6 4.7 5.7 103 15.9 16.1 101
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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 : March : February : March : March 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
————————————————————————————–
: ———– million pounds ———- percent
:
Alabama ……………: 0.8 0.6 0.8 104
Alaska …………….: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X)
Arizona ……………: 30.9 35.3 35.9 116
Arkansas …………..: 0.4 0.3 0.4 92
California …………: 142.6 103.9 109.3 77
Colorado …………..: 162.2 160.4 175.3 108
Delaware-Maryland …..: 2.6 2.5 2.9 113
Florida ……………: 8.5 6.4 7.7 91
Georgia ……………: 11.1 9.5 11.0 99
Hawaii …………….: 0.8 0.8 0.7 100
:
Idaho ……………..: 3.3 3.4 3.7 110
Illinois …………..: 242.8 253.6 279.7 115
Indiana ……………: 143.9 143.4 150.9 105
Iowa ………………: 524.0 569.2 608.6 116
Kansas …………….: 396.9 370.6 412.2 104
Kentucky …………..: 41.5 43.3 49.5 119
Louisiana ………….: 0.5 0.4 0.5 115
Michigan …………..: 41.1 34.1 37.2 91
Minnesota ………….: 206.0 207.6 223.0 108
Mississippi ………..: 0.7 0.4 0.6 75
:
Missouri …………..: 158.1 152.6 169.1 107
Montana ……………: 1.3 0.8 0.8 67
Nebraska …………..: 562.1 548.2 601.8 107
Nevada …………….: 0.1 0.1 0.1 161
New England 1/ ……..: 1.4 1.2 1.5 108
New Jersey …………: 3.7 3.4 4.0 107
New Mexico …………: 0.3 0.3 0.3 120
New York …………..: 2.7 2.5 2.6 98
North Carolina ……..: 193.7 205.1 227.2 117
North Dakota ……….: 0.7 0.7 0.8 114
:
Ohio ………………: 21.4 20.1 23.2 108
Oklahoma …………..: 91.3 96.4 97.8 107
Oregon …………….: 6.3 5.8 6.5 103
Pennsylvania ……….: 101.4 101.0 112.2 111
South Carolina ……..: 20.5 17.1 21.3 104
South Dakota ……….: 87.6 90.2 104.7 120
Tennessee ………….: 15.2 17.8 21.3 140
Texas ……………..: 336.9 304.2 319.6 95
Utah ………………: 38.4 35.2 37.8 98
Virginia …………..: 39.2 38.5 45.8 117
:
Washington …………: 68.3 62.8 66.3 97
West Virginia ………: 0.5 0.4 0.5 115
Wisconsin ………….: 102.9 81.1 88.7 86
Wyoming ……………: 0.4 0.4 0.4 104
:
United States ………: 3,814.7 3,731.8 4,064.3 107
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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: March 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
—————————————————————————————
: —- 1,000 head — — 1,000 pounds — —- pounds —-
:
Alabama ……….: 0.6 0.5 611 577 1,033 1,084
Alaska ………..: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ……….: 40.3 44.9 53,122 60,496 1,323 1,350
Arkansas ………: 0.5 0.4 479 378 934 1,020
California …….: 142.3 100.7 185,065 132,340 1,308 1,327
Colorado ………: 185.2 194.7 248,121 266,732 1,340 1,371
Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 3.0 3,551 4,058 1,273 1,342
Florida ……….: (D) 11.7 (D) 14,676 (D) 1,266
Georgia ……….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ………..: 0.9 0.8 984 955 1,121 1,144
:
Idaho …………: 2.1 2.5 2,340 2,898 1,175 1,231
Illinois ………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ……….: 2.9 2.7 3,105 2,884 1,058 1,069
Iowa ………….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ………..: 475.5 478.8 613,449 637,397 1,291 1,332
Kentucky ………: 1.3 1.3 1,283 1,334 995 1,057
Louisiana ……..: 0.4 0.5 392 442 881 911
Michigan ………: 46.3 41.0 63,184 56,698 1,370 1,392
Minnesota ……..: 59.9 48.9 86,844 74,116 1,458 1,523
Mississippi ……: 0.1 0.3 75 252 742 838
:
Missouri ………: 5.1 4.6 5,657 5,311 1,102 1,148
Montana ……….: 1.8 1.0 1,982 1,115 1,113 1,159
Nebraska ………: 516.9 524.0 719,272 746,349 1,393 1,426
Nevada ………..: 0.1 0.1 80 106 1,051 987
New England 1/ …: 1.4 1.5 1,506 1,711 1,089 1,139
New Jersey …….: 2.9 2.8 3,132 3,010 1,094 1,096
New Mexico …….: 0.3 0.3 295 323 1,038 1,096
New York ………: 2.5 2.4 2,917 2,812 1,165 1,183
North Carolina …: 6.1 5.7 7,427 6,843 1,216 1,210
North Dakota …..: 0.9 1.0 1,063 1,231 1,217 1,265
:
Ohio ………….: 8.2 7.5 9,666 8,780 1,197 1,186
Oklahoma ………: 2.1 2.3 2,239 2,422 1,063 1,051
Oregon ………..: 5.3 4.9 6,525 6,109 1,240 1,249
Pennsylvania …..: 76.4 83.0 93,282 101,558 1,225 1,228
South Carolina …: 14.0 14.7 15,840 17,799 1,145 1,226
South Dakota …..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ……..: 4.3 5.1 3,706 4,713 865 947
Texas …………: 435.1 404.1 547,365 517,296 1,261 1,283
Utah ………….: 45.6 44.6 62,775 61,097 1,378 1,372
Virginia ………: 1.0 0.9 971 991 1,021 1,058
:
Washington …….: 85.3 79.9 112,125 107,955 1,318 1,354
West Virginia ….: 0.6 0.6 591 612 1,023 1,032
Wisconsin ……..: 117.9 96.3 162,145 133,004 1,383 1,390
Wyoming ……….: 0.5 0.5 545 538 1,135 1,098
:
United States ….: 2,451.1 2,378.4 3,223,581 3,198,282 1,318 1,348
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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: March 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
—————————————————————————————
: — 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 8.7 1,209 858 97 100
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) 49 (X) 563 (X)
Hawaii ………..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho …………: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois ………: 1.1 0.7 494 295 432 431
Indiana ……….: 0.6 0.3 162 92 286 326
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) 497 (X)
Michigan ………: 0.1 0.1 34 31 304 301
Minnesota ……..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Mississippi ……: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Missouri ………: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Montana ……….: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Nebraska ………: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Nevada ………..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
New England 1/ …: 0.4 0.3 57 48 136 174
New Jersey …….: 5.0 5.5 2,100 2,344 423 428
New Mexico …….: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York ………: 6.1 4.0 821 539 134 138
North Carolina …: 0.1 (Y) 34 (X) 458 (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 …..: 11.0 7.2 4,410 3,061 401 427
South Carolina …: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota …..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ……..: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas …………: 0.6 0.4 356 215 574 578
Utah ………….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia ………: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington …….: (D) 1.2 (D) 88 (D) 74
West Virginia ….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ……..: 6.4 5.3 2,961 2,427 461 459
Wyoming ……….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ….: 53.6 39.7 14,794 11,669 277 295
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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: March 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
—————————————————————————————
: —- 1,000 head — — 1,000 pounds — — pounds —
:
Alabama ……….: 1.8 1.9 640 729 359 377
Alaska ………..: 0.1 0.1 21 24 273 247
Arizona ……….: 0.2 0.2 50 49 269 252
Arkansas ………: 0.8 0.8 199 220 248 272
California …….: 188.5 185.6 46,561 46,711 247 252
Colorado ………: 1.2 1.4 292 336 238 244
Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.7 401 445 263 267
Florida ……….: 3.0 4.0 598 646 199 162
Georgia ……….: 6.1 6.7 1,487 1,646 245 246
Hawaii ………..: 1.0 1.0 258 256 249 254
:
Idaho …………: 10.8 10.7 2,785 2,833 259 265
Illinois ………: 852.8 996.0 246,033 286,917 289 288
Indiana ……….: 669.3 701.5 186,273 196,056 278 280
Iowa ………….: 2,283.4 2,646.2 653,019 753,501 286 285
Kansas ………..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky ………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ……..: 1.1 1.3 246 305 223 226
Michigan ………: 16.5 15.2 6,457 5,935 391 392
Minnesota ……..: 786.8 902.2 214,722 245,255 273 272
Mississippi ……: 3.8 3.3 967 531 254 161
:
Missouri ………: 705.1 758.7 205,016 219,990 291 290
Montana ……….: 0.7 0.9 168 242 225 263
Nebraska ………: 563.3 685.8 158,165 191,044 281 279
Nevada ………..: (Y) 0.1 (X) 28 (X) 248
New England 1/ …: 1.9 1.9 511 506 274 260
New Jersey …….: 7.5 8.5 692 816 93 96
New Mexico …….: 0.1 0.2 30 63 277 275
New York ………: 2.5 2.9 568 670 229 232
North Carolina …: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota …..: 0.3 0.3 98 78 289 308
:
Ohio ………….: 70.9 86.0 20,506 23,864 290 278
Oklahoma ………: 407.7 452.3 117,884 126,430 289 280
Oregon ………..: 14.2 15.4 3,685 4,073 259 265
Pennsylvania …..: 222.9 252.9 59,787 67,795 268 268
South Carolina …: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota …..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ……..: 44.7 62.6 20,045 28,259 449 452
Texas …………: 21.7 24.1 5,618 5,837 260 243
Utah ………….: 2.3 3.7 519 642 230 175
Virginia ………: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington …….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ….: 0.5 0.8 126 220 236 277
Wisconsin ……..: 56.4 56.3 24,864 25,393 442 452
Wyoming ……….: 0.2 0.3 60 84 259 271
:
United States ….: 8,673.7 9,885.7 2,469,997 2,811,778 285 285
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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: March 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
—————————————————————————————
: — 1,000 head — — 1,000 pounds — — pounds —
:
Alabama ……….: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Alaska ………..: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ……….: 0.3 0.3 37 39 142 129
Arkansas ………: 0.1 0.1 5 8 92 108
California …….: 25.7 27.3 3,729 3,884 145 142
Colorado ………: 82.6 85.4 13,047 14,064 158 165
Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.5 347 357 97 102
Florida ……….: 0.6 1.3 39 87 66 69
Georgia ……….: 1.0 0.6 62 43 60 70
Hawaii ………..: 0.1 0.2 8 24 129 141
:
Idaho …………: 0.1 0.1 13 11 136 144
Illinois ………: 12.7 (D) 1,995 (D) 157 (D)
Indiana ……….: 3.8 4.0 434 441 115 111
Iowa ………….: 0.1 0.2 22 30 180 147
Kansas ………..: 0.4 0.4 42 37 99 91
Kentucky ………: 1.1 1.3 134 156 124 121
Louisiana ……..: 0.3 0.5 24 41 77 88
Michigan ………: 16.0 18.0 2,184 2,495 136 139
Minnesota ……..: 0.3 0.3 43 41 124 119
Mississippi ……: 0.4 0.3 26 24 74 70
:
Missouri ………: 0.6 0.7 72 73 123 98
Montana ……….: 0.2 0.3 33 39 135 112
Nebraska ………: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 124
Nevada ………..: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
New England 1/ …: 2.8 2.9 291 264 102 91
New Jersey …….: 9.1 12.2 736 937 81 77
New Mexico …….: 0.8 0.8 113 119 148 148
New York ………: 3.4 5.7 343 507 100 89
North Carolina …: 0.9 1.0 65 69 71 72
North Dakota …..: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Ohio ………….: 0.7 1.2 75 127 104 103
Oklahoma ………: 0.2 0.4 18 42 106 103
Oregon ………..: 2.5 3.3 360 483 144 146
Pennsylvania …..: 5.3 6.0 540 597 101 99
South Carolina …: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota …..: 0.2 0.2 31 34 156 157
Tennessee ……..: 1.0 0.9 66 62 65 72
Texas …………: 7.9 7.5 737 851 93 113
Utah ………….: (D) 2.1 (D) 291 (D) 137
Virginia ………: 0.2 0.5 24 47 105 95
:
Washington …….: 0.6 0.7 85 90 136 136
West Virginia ….: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ……..: 0.8 0.8 109 102 132 130
Wyoming ……….: 0.1 0.1 7 16 143 147
:
United States ….: 189.8 204.6 26,357 28,525 139 140
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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]
————————————————————————————————————————————
: : : : January to March : : : : January to March
Class : March : February : March :———————–: March : February : March :———————–
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
————————————————————————————————————————————
: ——————— 1,000 head ——————– —————– percent of total —————-
:
Cattle :
Steers ………..: 1,199.1 1,055.1 1,178.6 3,596.1 3,442.3 49.7 49.4 50.3 49.6 50.2
Heifers ……….: 701.7 627.3 676.0 2,087.9 1,952.7 29.1 29.4 28.9 28.8 28.5
All cows ………: 465.9 422.3 449.4 1,440.6 1,352.6 19.3 19.8 19.2 19.9 19.7
Dairy cows …….: 245.7 242.3 260.7 752.5 778.4 10.2 11.4 11.1 10.4 11.4
Other cows …….: 220.1 180.0 188.6 688.1 574.2 9.1 8.4 8.1 9.5 8.4
Bulls …………: 45.9 29.8 37.5 125.9 105.0 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5
:
Total …………: 2,412.5 2,134.5 2,341.5 7,250.5 6,852.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers …… : 52.9 36.1 39.2 166.4 114.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ……….: 8,355.6 8,775.2 9,547.3 26,180.2 27,757.5 97.0 97.3 97.2 97.1 97.3
Sows ………….: 228.6 222.0 247.3 685.5 704.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Boars …………: 29.5 20.5 23.0 83.1 71.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
:
Total …………: 8,613.8 9,017.7 9,817.6 26,948.8 28,533.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ……….: 9.7 7.7 9.5 29.2 26.0 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.3
Lambs and :
yearlings ……: 166.8 142.2 180.5 469.7 466.9 94.5 94.9 95.0 94.2 94.7
:
Total …………: 176.5 149.9 190.0 498.8 492.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class – United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
———————————————————————————-
: : : : January to March
Class : March : February : March :———————–
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
———————————————————————————-
: pounds
:
Cattle …………… : 795 819 816 800 817
Steers 1/ ……………: 855 880 873 865 879
Heifers 1/ …………..: 795 817 818 802 816
All cows 1/ ………….: 628 662 656 626 653
Bulls 1/ …………….: 898 918 927 885 919
:
Calves and vealers … : 163 173 174 156 173
:
Hogs …………….. : 214 215 214 214 215
Barrows and gilts 2/ ….: 212 212 211 211 213
Sows 2/ ……………..: 301 306 308 302 306
Boars 2/ …………….: 205 202 208 204 204
:
Sheep ……………. : 71 72 71 71 72
Mature sheep 3/ ………: 65 66 67 65 67
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 72 72 71 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: March 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
————————————————————————————–
: Cattle : Calves
Standard :———————————————————————–
federal : : : : Cows : :
regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :————————–: Bulls : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : :
————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 head
:
1 …………: 1.3 0.5 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3
2 …………: 5.1 1.5 1.0 2.1 1.8 0.3 0.4 9.4
3 …………: 85.1 22.2 6.6 53.3 42.9 10.4 3.1 7.4
4 …………: 54.2 3.2 1.4 43.6 15.7 27.9 6.0 0.2
5 …………: 260.7 121.8 28.0 102.6 66.2 36.4 8.2 11.4
6 …………: 402.6 215.6 106.7 73.2 35.3 37.9 7.2 0.4
7 …………:1,048.7 578.7 402.0 60.8 3.8 56.9 7.2 (D)
8 …………: 250.9 136.3 95.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 …………: 146.1 54.3 10.8 78.4 71.1 7.3 2.6 8.5
10 ………..: 87.0 44.5 23.8 17.6 14.3 3.2 1.0 1.6
:
United States :2,341.5 1,178.6 676.0 449.4 260.7 188.6 37.5 39.2
:———————————————————————-
: Hogs : Sheep
:———————————————————————-
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:———————————————————————-
: 1,000 head
:
1 …………: 1.7 1.6 (Y) (Y) 2.9 0.1 2.7
2 …………: 11.3 11.1 0.1 (Y) 17.4 1.2 16.2
3 …………: 461.5 460.4 1.1 (Y) 10.7 1.1 9.6
4 …………: (D) (D) (D) 0.6 5.1 1.2 3.9
5 …………: 2,728.0 2,603.0 120.2 4.9 31.9 2.6 29.3
6 …………: 470.8 470.5 0.3 (Y) 4.0 0.6 3.4
7 …………: 4,104.8 4,031.3 56.2 17.3 0.7 (Y) 0.7
8 …………: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 87.3 1.7 85.7
9 …………: 182.0 182.0 (Y) (Y) 26.6 0.7 25.9
10 ………..: 27.6 27.5 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.4 3.0
:
United States : 9,817.6 9,547.3 247.3 23.0 190.0 9.5 180.5
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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 – Regions and United States: January to March 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
————————————————————————————–
: Cattle : Calves
Standard :———————————————————————–
federal : : : : Cows : :
regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :————————–: Bulls : Total
: : : : All : Dairy : Other : :
————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 head
:
1 …………: 3.9 1.6 1.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.8
2 …………: 14.9 4.3 2.9 6.4 5.2 1.2 1.3 27.5
3 …………: 244.7 62.0 17.9 156.9 126.8 30.1 8.0 21.8
4 …………: 151.8 8.8 4.0 122.0 44.4 77.6 17.1 0.4
5 …………: 765.9 358.3 86.4 298.5 189.5 109.1 22.7 36.3
6 …………:1,202.5 626.3 330.4 223.7 102.9 120.8 22.2 0.8
7 …………:3,039.1 1,676.9 1,151.9 190.9 12.6 178.3 19.4 (D)
8 …………: 725.5 411.5 256.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 …………: 445.8 160.8 32.7 245.4 222.0 23.4 6.8 23.3
10 ………..: 258.3 131.8 68.6 55.6 46.4 9.1 2.4 3.6
:
United States :6,852.5 3,442.3 1,952.7 1,352.6 778.4 574.2 105.0 114.6
:———————————————————————-
: Hogs : Sheep
:———————————————————————-
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:———————————————————————-
: 1,000 head
:
1 …………: 4.6 4.4 0.1 0.1 6.8 0.3 6.5
2 …………: 32.6 32.2 0.3 0.1 39.4 3.2 36.2
3 …………: 1,320.6 1,317.7 2.8 0.2 26.4 3.6 22.8
4 …………: (D) (D) (D) 8.2 12.0 2.8 9.3
5 …………: 7,941.2 7,590.4 337.3 13.6 88.5 6.6 81.9
6 …………: 1,428.1 1,426.7 0.8 0.5 10.2 1.6 8.6
7 …………: 12,010.4 11,799.9 161.4 49.1 2.1 0.1 2.1
8 …………: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 228.6 5.3 223.3
9 …………: 530.4 530.3 0.1 (Y) 70.5 1.7 68.7
10 ………..: 75.3 75.2 0.1 (Y) 8.3 0.8 7.5
:
United States : 28,533.7 27,757.5 704.4 71.9 492.9 26.0 466.9
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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
——————————————————————————–
: : : : January to March
Species : March : February : March :————————
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
——————————————————————————–
: percent
:
Cattle …….: 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.3 98.4
Calves …….: 98.6 98.4 98.7 98.7 98.5
Hogs ………: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Sheep ……..: 93.0 91.0 92.9 92.7 92.0
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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
Evan Schulz – Sheep and Goats…………….. (202) 720-6147
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