Livestock Slaughter
ISSN: 0499-0544
Released August 20, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Pork Production at Record High for July
July 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
July 2015 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.04 billion
pounds in July, up 3 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in July
2014.
Beef production, at 2.05 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.49 million head, down 4 percent from July
2014. The average live weight was up 26 pounds from the previous year, at
1,346 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.9 million pounds, 11 percent below July a year ago.
Calf slaughter totaled 36,500 head, down 25 percent from July 2014. The
average live weight was up 47 pounds from last year, at 322 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.97 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.40 million head, up 11 percent from July 2014.
The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at
280 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 12.9 million pounds, was down 7 percent from
July 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 187,100 head, 11 percent below last year.
The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 6 pounds from July a year ago.
January to July 2015 commercial red meat production was 27.8 billion pounds,
up 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from
last year, veal was down 18 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: July 2014 and 2015............ 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015.............. 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015............... 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 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: July 2015.................. 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 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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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January to July
: July : June : July :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,087.4 2,001.2 2,046.1 98 102 14,138.2 13,564.7 96
Veal .............: 7.8 7.0 6.9 89 99 57.7 47.1 82
Pork .............: 1,799.8 1,995.8 1,972.6 110 99 13,088.2 14,058.4 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 13.9 13.4 12.9 93 96 93.5 89.4 96
:
Total red meat ...: 3,908.9 4,017.4 4,038.5 103 101 27,377.7 27,759.6 101
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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: : : : July 2015 as % of : January to July
: July : June : July :----------------------------------------------------
Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June : : :2015 as %
: : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014
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: ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent
:
Beef .............: 2,060.8 1,977.6 2,023.4 98 102 13,956.3 13,395.6 96
Veal .............: 7.7 6.9 6.8 89 100 56.8 46.3 82
Pork .............: 1,788.3 1,984.5 1,960.4 110 99 13,012.3 13,978.5 107
Lamb and mutton ..: 12.8 12.3 11.8 92 96 87.6 83.2 95
:
Total red meat ...: 3,869.5 3,981.4 4,002.5 103 101 27,113.0 27,503.6 101
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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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: : : : July : January to July
: July : June : July : 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: 2,561.9 2,430.0 2,458.5 96 17,533.5 16,431.8 94
Other ................1,000: 39.8 35.5 33.7 84 279.6 254.6 91
Commercial ...........1,000: 2,601.7 2,465.5 2,492.2 96 17,813.1 16,686.4 94
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 1,322 1,335 1,348 102 1,319 1,347 102
Other ...............pounds: 1,160 1,153 1,170 101 1,145 1,160 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 1,320 1,332 1,346 102 1,316 1,344 102
:
Calves :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.8 34.5 36.0 75 352.7 252.5 72
Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.5 80 4.9 4.0 83
Commercial ...........1,000: 48.4 35.2 36.5 75 357.6 256.5 72
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 274 335 322 118 274 311 114
Other ...............pounds: 371 373 379 102 377 378 100
Commercial ..........pounds: 275 336 322 117 275 312 113
:
Hogs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,394.1 9,363.8 9,331.9 111 60,738.6 65,527.4 108
Other ................1,000: 65.8 63.1 68.6 104 427.5 444.1 104
Commercial ...........1,000: 8,459.9 9,426.9 9,400.5 111 61,166.0 65,971.5 108
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 284 282 280 99 285 284 100
Other ...............pounds: 241 243 244 101 243 246 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 283 282 280 99 285 284 100
:
Sheep and lambs :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 188.9 172.8 166.8 88 1,243.5 1,164.3 94
Other ................1,000: 21.5 21.2 20.3 94 113.7 119.4 105
Commercial ...........1,000: 210.4 193.9 187.1 89 1,357.2 1,283.7 95
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 135 142 141 105 141 143 102
Other ...............pounds: 104 110 109 104 106 107 101
Commercial ..........pounds: 132 139 138 104 138 139 101
:
Goats :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.3 40.1 38.5 85 274.4 249.2 91
Other ................1,000: 12.1 12.0 11.9 98 84.0 75.0 89
Commercial ...........1,000: 57.4 52.1 50.3 88 358.4 324.2 90
Live weight per head :
Federally inspected .pounds: 63 61 61 97 64 62 97
Other ...............pounds: 76 86 76 100 73 82 112
Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 65 99 66 67 101
:
Bison :
Number of head :
Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 4.2 4.7 106 31.1 30.7 99
Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.8 0.6 93 5.1 5.3 103
Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 5.0 5.3 105 36.2 36.0 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 : July : June : July : July 2015 as
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014
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: ----------- million pounds ---------- percent
:
Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.7 0.6 86
Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X)
Arizona ...............: 36.3 38.8 38.0 105
Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 95
California ............: 107.8 108.0 109.0 101
Colorado ..............: 194.1 182.1 188.0 97
Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 3.0 2.8 106
Florida ...............: 7.3 8.5 8.5 116
Georgia ...............: 10.7 10.6 9.7 90
Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.8 97
:
Idaho .................: 3.9 3.7 3.9 100
Illinois ..............: 246.0 274.8 276.5 112
Indiana ...............: 142.0 145.6 148.7 105
Iowa ..................: 520.0 581.3 569.2 109
Kansas ................: 450.0 432.4 444.5 99
Kentucky ..............: 41.4 44.6 45.5 110
Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 104
Michigan ..............: 36.7 38.0 39.9 109
Minnesota .............: 199.8 215.6 214.3 107
Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 108
:
Missouri ..............: 143.5 158.4 158.3 110
Montana ...............: 1.8 1.5 1.1 61
Nebraska ..............: 609.2 602.0 615.6 101
Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 97
New England 1/ ........: 1.8 1.9 1.9 106
New Jersey ............: 4.1 4.4 3.9 96
New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.2 88
New York ..............: 2.9 3.1 3.1 107
North Carolina ........: 180.1 194.5 181.3 101
North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.5 84
:
Ohio ..................: 22.0 22.4 23.7 107
Oklahoma ..............: 79.7 100.6 97.6 122
Oregon ................: 6.8 6.6 6.5 96
Pennsylvania ..........: 104.2 109.6 108.8 104
South Carolina ........: 21.1 17.1 16.4 78
South Dakota ..........: 87.4 95.1 96.0 110
Tennessee .............: 19.1 20.2 19.9 104
Texas .................: 360.9 354.2 359.8 100
Utah ..................: 41.4 38.0 40.6 98
Virginia ..............: 38.8 40.8 40.7 105
:
Washington ............: 78.0 72.4 76.9 99
West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.3 0.4 116
Wisconsin .............: 103.0 82.9 83.7 81
Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 96
:
United States .........: 3,908.9 4,017.4 4,038.5 103
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(X) Not applicable.
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 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 0.4 514 371 996 1,019
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 44.3 45.9 59,683 63,366 1,351 1,385
Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.3 372 314 927 1,026
California .......: 95.2 96.7 123,924 130,828 1,314 1,365
Colorado .........: 220.3 209.9 296,058 287,283 1,345 1,369
Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.0 3,669 3,999 1,257 1,327
Florida ..........: (D) 13.2 (D) 16,193 (D) 1,236
Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.9 976 946 1,129 1,111
:
Idaho ............: 2.7 2.8 3,023 3,360 1,203 1,262
Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Indiana ..........: 4.3 2.7 4,540 2,899 1,066 1,067
Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kansas ...........: 522.7 504.7 695,958 681,287 1,332 1,350
Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.0 1,119 1,031 1,009 1,050
Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 446 447 809 928
Michigan .........: 40.7 43.3 55,148 60,017 1,364 1,394
Minnesota ........: 49.9 44.1 71,130 64,927 1,431 1,479
Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 79 108 824 849
:
Missouri .........: 4.5 2.7 5,066 3,045 1,116 1,144
Montana ..........: 2.2 1.2 2,543 1,396 1,133 1,208
Nebraska .........: 584.4 556.3 795,919 774,200 1,363 1,393
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 153 131 1,047 1,072
New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.0 2,017 2,245 1,084 1,146
New Jersey .......: 3.3 3.0 3,513 3,389 1,073 1,125
New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.2 299 242 1,107 1,124
New York .........: 2.8 3.1 3,184 3,551 1,172 1,157
North Carolina ...: 5.9 4.9 7,149 5,892 1,210 1,212
North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.6 977 788 1,244 1,221
:
Ohio .............: 9.3 7.7 10,804 8,858 1,173 1,157
Oklahoma .........: 1.8 2.0 1,834 1,946 1,032 959
Oregon ...........: 5.9 5.6 7,033 6,956 1,209 1,261
Pennsylvania .....: 79.8 77.2 94,962 91,850 1,195 1,194
South Carolina ...: 15.0 14.3 17,517 17,634 1,178 1,247
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 4.4 4.5 4,015 4,063 939 941
Texas ............: 459.9 446.2 582,542 576,403 1,269 1,295
Utah .............: 49.5 48.0 66,537 64,931 1,346 1,355
Virginia .........: 0.9 0.7 896 787 1,050 1,067
:
Washington .......: 94.6 90.4 126,313 124,484 1,339 1,381
West Virginia ....: 0.3 0.4 382 410 1,133 1,167
Wisconsin ........: 118.4 94.9 162,042 130,309 1,377 1,382
Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 577 522 1,069 1,088
:
United States ....: 2,601.7 2,492.2 3,426,784 3,347,550 1,320 1,346
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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: July 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
California .......: 10.7 7.7 1,031 795 98 106
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) 48 (X) 495 (X)
Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D)
Illinois .........: 0.9 0.5 396 217 447 447
Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 91 113 249 274
Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 42 31 299 297
Minnesota ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (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/ ...: 0.7 0.2 100 35 144 143
New Jersey .......: 5.0 4.6 2,106 1,973 425 431
New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X)
New York .........: 6.2 2.6 691 434 114 171
North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 42 (X) 428 (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 .....: 8.9 7.2 3,778 3,107 425 433
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas ............: 0.4 0.3 235 195 585 609
Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
:
Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 59 (D) 70
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 6.0 5.6 2,742 2,634 461 472
Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
United States ....: 48.4 36.5 13,223 11,688 275 322
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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: July 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: 1.5 1.5 576 564 372 372
Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 15 38 270 256
Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 21 22 246 259
Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 151 158 253 278
California .......: 196.7 188.0 49,973 46,480 254 247
Colorado .........: 1.4 1.5 332 351 230 239
Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.5 351 354 224 237
Florida ..........: 3.5 4.8 523 654 151 137
Georgia ..........: 5.8 5.6 1,437 1,374 248 247
Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 294 282 255 262
:
Idaho ............: 11.3 10.7 3,039 2,775 269 259
Illinois .........: 829.8 969.9 239,410 278,001 289 287
Indiana ..........: 654.8 700.3 182,774 192,824 279 275
Iowa .............: 2,249.0 2,526.7 641,669 704,292 285 279
Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 159 178 201 235
Michigan .........: 16.0 17.2 5,955 6,445 372 375
Minnesota ........: 778.5 888.7 214,659 239,519 276 270
Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.1 466 495 149 160
:
Missouri .........: 640.9 722.7 185,682 207,562 290 287
Montana ..........: 1.7 1.4 364 320 220 232
Nebraska .........: 536.5 640.7 151,590 177,253 283 277
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 33 40 257 257
New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.6 602 616 224 235
New Jersey .......: 8.9 8.4 858 809 97 96
New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 40 48 275 254
New York .........: 3.4 3.8 745 866 222 228
North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 82 87 289 279
:
Ohio .............: 73.3 86.5 20,433 23,906 279 277
Oklahoma .........: 368.4 464.8 103,178 126,659 280 273
Oregon ...........: 14.3 13.5 3,824 3,505 268 259
Pennsylvania .....: 228.7 262.7 60,954 70,251 267 267
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Tennessee ........: 55.9 57.5 25,377 26,760 454 466
Texas ............: 19.3 25.3 4,817 6,246 250 247
Utah .............: 3.6 3.8 687 630 192 164
Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
:
Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.8 162 212 238 256
Wisconsin ........: 53.8 43.6 24,244 19,128 452 440
Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.4 69 96 248 261
:
United States ....: 8,459.9 9,400.5 2,395,776 2,627,635 283 280
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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: July 2014 and 2015
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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: Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds ---
:
Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 33 36 127 122
Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 6 8 98 106
California .......: 24.7 24.1 3,370 3,601 137 150
Colorado .........: 81.5 68.0 12,929 11,472 159 169
Delaware-Maryland : 4.6 3.7 432 352 93 96
Florida ..........: 0.6 1.4 34 91 58 64
Georgia ..........: 1.6 0.7 99 51 60 75
Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 16 128 135
:
Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 32 30 138 128
Illinois .........: 13.1 (D) 1,813 (D) 138 (D)
Indiana ..........: 5.0 4.5 556 502 111 111
Iowa .............: 0.3 0.3 46 64 146 186
Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.6 58 46 94 82
Kentucky .........: 1.8 1.6 213 201 117 124
Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 35 39 65 88
Michigan .........: 18.4 17.7 2,422 2,380 132 134
Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.3 53 37 101 111
Mississippi ......: 0.5 0.3 36 18 81 54
:
Missouri .........: 0.7 0.8 92 72 127 90
Montana ..........: 0.5 0.4 70 49 130 120
Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 17 23 129 121
New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.0 292 308 91 103
New Jersey .......: 12.3 12.5 995 970 81 77
New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.8 107 120 147 147
New York .........: 4.3 5.0 427 524 100 104
North Carolina ...: 1.6 1.3 105 99 66 74
North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 11 (X) 120
:
Ohio .............: 2.1 1.8 224 201 105 113
Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.3 24 30 91 98
Oregon ...........: 3.3 2.9 431 424 131 144
Pennsylvania .....: 6.2 4.6 620 492 99 106
South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 41 54 156 161
Tennessee ........: 1.7 1.3 114 95 67 71
Texas ............: 12.5 9.7 1,235 946 99 97
Utah .............: (D) 2.1 (D) 302 (D) 142
Virginia .........: 0.5 0.3 42 32 93 105
:
Washington .......: 1.1 1.4 145 194 132 136
West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Wisconsin ........: 1.4 1.5 188 218 136 147
Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 19 163 146
:
United States ....: 210.4 187.1 27,753 25,783 132 138
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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 July : : : : January to July
Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ----------------
:
Cattle :
Steers ...........: 1,390.1 1,400.2 1,417.5 9,142.9 8,822.7 54.3 57.6 57.7 52.1 53.7
Heifers ..........: 692.3 584.5 590.7 4,892.1 4,352.1 27.0 24.1 24.0 27.9 26.5
All cows .........: 430.3 403.2 409.9 3,182.4 2,992.2 16.8 16.6 16.7 18.2 18.2
Dairy cows .......: 231.6 221.5 238.6 1,622.8 1,695.3 9.0 9.1 9.7 9.3 10.3
Other cows .......: 198.7 181.7 171.3 1,559.6 1,297.0 7.8 7.5 7.0 8.9 7.9
Bulls ............: 49.2 42.1 40.4 316.1 264.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6
:
Total ............: 2,561.9 2,430.0 2,458.5 17,533.5 16,431.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Calves and :
vealers ...... : 47.8 34.5 36.0 352.7 252.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Hogs :
Barrows and :
gilts ..........: 8,136.2 9,087.3 9,062.4 58,949.7 63,694.9 96.9 97.0 97.1 97.1 97.2
Sows .............: 228.5 251.1 245.0 1,593.9 1,665.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
Boars ............: 29.4 25.5 24.4 195.0 167.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
:
Total ............: 8,394.1 9,363.8 9,331.9 60,738.6 65,527.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
:
Sheep :
Mature :
sheep ..........: 13.3 10.2 9.4 79.8 64.9 7.0 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.6
Lambs and :
yearlings ......: 175.6 162.6 157.4 1,163.7 1,099.5 93.0 94.1 94.3 93.6 94.4
:
Total ............: 188.9 172.8 166.8 1,243.5 1,164.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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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 July
Class : July : June : July :-----------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
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: pounds
:
Cattle ............... : 806 816 825 798 817
Steers 1/ ...............: 868 870 884 857 875
Heifers 1/ ..............: 787 792 801 790 806
All cows 1/ .............: 624 647 641 628 651
Bulls 1/ ................: 908 932 922 898 925
:
Calves and vealers ... : 161 200 191 162 185
:
Hogs ................. : 213 212 210 214 213
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 209 207 212 211
Sows 2/ .................: 308 313 310 305 309
Boars 2/ ................: 207 208 205 205 205
:
Sheep ................ : 68 71 71 71 72
Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 68 69 66 67
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 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: July 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 ............: 1.7 0.7 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2
2 ............: 6.0 1.8 1.0 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.8 7.2
3 ............: 80.1 23.0 5.9 47.9 38.9 9.1 3.3 7.4
4 ............: 52.4 2.7 1.5 42.3 14.7 27.6 5.8 0.2
5 ............: 260.9 136.2 24.7 91.5 64.1 27.4 8.4 11.9
6 ............: 444.3 248.4 118.4 70.0 30.9 39.1 7.7 0.3
7 ............:1,104.0 700.5 344.6 50.7 3.3 47.4 8.2 (D)
8 ............: 267.9 193.3 57.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 143.1 56.1 13.7 70.5 61.3 9.2 2.8 7.5
10 ...........: 98.1 54.8 22.9 19.1 14.0 5.1 1.4 1.3
:
United States :2,458.5 1,417.5 590.7 409.9 238.6 171.3 40.4 36.0
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 2.3 2.2 0.1 (Y) 2.9 0.1 2.7
2 ............: 12.1 11.9 0.1 0.1 17.0 1.4 15.7
3 ............: 450.5 449.6 0.8 (Y) 9.2 0.9 8.3
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 1.4 6.6 1.3 5.3
5 ............: 2,672.1 2,553.2 115.2 3.8 30.6 2.7 28.0
6 ............: 486.7 486.4 0.3 (Y) 3.0 0.4 2.6
7 ............: 3,908.1 3,827.3 61.9 19.0 0.9 (Y) 0.8
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 69.9 1.6 68.3
9 ............: 185.2 185.2 (Y) (Y) 23.4 0.7 22.7
10 ...........: 26.0 26.0 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.3 3.1
:
United States : 9,331.9 9,062.4 245.0 24.4 166.8 9.4 157.4
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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 July 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 : :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 10.5 4.0 2.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1.8
2 ............: 38.2 11.4 7.2 15.7 13.6 2.1 4.0 56.8
3 ............: 565.4 158.8 38.8 344.4 277.2 67.2 23.3 51.3
4 ............: 366.8 20.4 10.3 295.5 101.6 193.9 40.5 0.9
5 ............: 1,767.2 865.9 186.7 661.0 430.2 230.8 53.6 81.0
6 ............: 2,936.9 1,594.5 786.8 503.6 219.8 283.8 52.1 1.8
7 ............: 7,351.6 4,319.7 2,577.1 402.4 27.0 375.4 52.4 (D)
8 ............: 1,759.3 1,116.8 515.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
9 ............: 1,003.0 386.1 78.5 520.3 461.2 59.1 18.2 50.2
10 ...........: 632.9 345.1 149.0 131.0 100.3 30.7 7.8 8.5
:
United States :16,431.8 8,822.7 4,352.1 2,992.2 1,695.3 1,297.0 264.7 252.5
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hogs : Sheep
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and
: :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings
:----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 head
:
1 ............: 12.9 12.4 0.3 0.2 18.6 0.9 17.7
2 ............: 77.6 76.4 0.9 0.3 105.4 8.5 96.9
3 ............: 3,067.3 3,061.0 6.0 0.4 66.2 7.1 59.1
4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 12.9 38.6 7.5 31.1
5 ............: 18,357.8 17,517.3 811.5 29.0 209.9 17.4 192.5
6 ............: 3,364.5 3,362.5 1.4 0.6 23.3 3.4 20.0
7 ............: 27,515.1 26,991.7 399.5 123.9 5.5 0.2 5.3
8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 508.1 13.5 494.7
9 ............: 1,268.2 1,267.9 0.2 (Y) 168.0 4.5 163.5
10 ...........: 177.4 177.2 0.2 0.1 20.7 2.0 18.7
:
United States : 65,527.4 63,694.9 1,665.0 167.5 1,164.3 64.9 1,099.5
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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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : January to July
Species : July : June : July :------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: percent
:
Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.5
Calves .......: 98.7 98.1 98.6 98.6 98.4
Hogs .........: 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Sheep ........: 89.8 89.1 89.2 91.6 90.7
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Statistical Methodology
Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are
obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals
slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and
dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial
slaughter estimates.
There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States
operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected
(State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-
inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and
Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI
plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS
identifying operating status are constantly monitored.
Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed
weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly
release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April
which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published
data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from
slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No
revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of
the annual summary in April.
Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained
electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after
the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the
historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head
kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each
plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a
listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and
dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the
previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result
of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species
reported.
The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e-
mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This
assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species
are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data
are included in the summary.
Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation
of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of
plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight
data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no
data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering
fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The
imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that
particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when
necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1
percent of the United States head kill totals.
FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this
release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and
statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized
monthly only.
Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and
therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non-
sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting,
recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid
quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and
a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If
not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in
United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to
determine the publishable data.
Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally
inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based
on packers' dressed weights.
Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom
basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the
facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and
head kill is included in NFI totals.
Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob
in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat
and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass
in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog
that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds
would have a dressing percentage of 70.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state
whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still
have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made.
Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a
carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves
checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals
and quality of the meat produced.
Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only
intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state
standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and
are considered farm slaughter.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered.
Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding
condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The
FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter.
The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI
dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.
Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption.
Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but
includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the
annual slaughter release.
Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for
inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees.
These plants are considered to be federally inspected.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter.
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for
sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported
interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent
to [email protected]
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... (202) 720-3570
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