Red meat production up 3 percent from last year

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Livestock Slaughter

ISSN: 0499-0544

Released September 24, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Red Meat Production Up 3 Percent From Last Year

August 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.
August 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion 
pounds in August, up 3 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in 
August 2014.

Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous 
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.32 million head, down 7 percent from August 
2014. The average live weight was up 34 pounds from the previous year, at 
1,363 pounds.

Veal production totaled 6.5 million pounds, 9 percent below August a year 
ago. Calf slaughter totaled 34,500 head, down 21 percent from August 2014. 
The average live weight was up 41 pounds from last year, at 318 pounds.

Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous 
year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.35 million head, up 13 percent from August 
2014. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at 
278 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up slightly from 
August 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,100 head, 3 percent below last year. 
The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 5 pounds from August a year ago.

January to August 2015 commercial red meat production was 31.7 billion 
pounds, up 2 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 
4 percent from last year, veal was down 17 percent, pork was up 8 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: August 2014 and 2015..........  7

Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............  8

Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.............  9

Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 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: August 2015................ 12

Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 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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                  :          :          :          : August 2015 as % of  :      January to August      
                  :  August  :   July   :  August  :----------------------------------------------------
       Type       :   2014   :   2015   :   2015   :  August  :   July    :         :         :2015 as %
                  :          :          :          :   2014   :   2015    :  2014   :  2015   : of 2014 
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                  : ------- million pounds ------      --- percent --        million pounds     percent 
                  :                                                                                     
Beef .............: 2,023.5    2,046.1    1,934.1       96         95      16,161.5  15,498.9      96   
Veal .............:     7.1        6.9        6.5       91         93          64.8      53.6      83   
Pork .............: 1,752.2    1,972.6    1,949.1      111         99      14,840.5  16,007.5     108   
Lamb and mutton ..:    11.7       12.9       11.7      100         91         105.2     101.1      96   
                  :                                                                                     
Total red meat ...: 3,794.5    4,038.5    3,901.4      103         97      31,171.9  31,661.1     102   
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
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                  :          :          :          : August 2015 as % of  :      January to August      
                  :  August  :   July   :  August  :----------------------------------------------------
       Type       :   2014   :   2015   :   2015   :  August  :   July    :         :         :2015 as %
                  :          :          :          :   2014   :   2015    :  2014   :  2015   : of 2014 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  : ------- million pounds ------      --- percent --        million pounds     percent 
                  :                                                                                     
Beef .............: 1,999.0    2,023.4    1,911.0       96         94      15,955.3  15,306.6      96   
Veal .............:     6.9        6.8        6.3       91         93          63.7      52.7      83   
Pork .............: 1,740.2    1,960.5    1,935.8      111         99      14,752.5  15,914.3     108   
Lamb and mutton ..:    10.6       11.8       10.6      100         90          98.3      93.8      96   
                  :                                                                                     
Total red meat ...: 3,756.7    4,002.5    3,863.8      103         97      30,869.7  31,367.5     102   
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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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                             :              :              :              :    August    :             January to August              
                             :    August    :     July     :    August    :  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:   2,462.7        2,458.5        2,288.4           93          19,996.2       18,720.2          94      
  Other ................1,000:      36.9           33.7           33.9           92             316.5          288.4          91      
  Commercial ...........1,000:   2,499.6        2,492.2        2,322.3           93          20,312.7       19,008.7          94      
Live weight per head         :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected .pounds:   1,332          1,348          1,365            103           1,320          1,349           102      
  Other ...............pounds:   1,154          1,170          1,182            102           1,146          1,162           101      
  Commercial ..........pounds:   1,329          1,346          1,363            103           1,318          1,346           102      
                             :                                                                                                        
Calves                       :                                                                                                        
Number of head               :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected ..1,000:      43.0           36.0           33.9           79             395.7          286.4          72      
  Other ................1,000:       0.6            0.5            0.6          101               5.5            4.6          85      
  Commercial ...........1,000:      43.6           36.5           34.5           79             401.2          291.0          73      
Live weight per head         :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected .pounds:     276            322            317            115             274            312           114      
  Other ...............pounds:     385            379            388            101             378            379           100      
  Commercial ..........pounds:     277            322            318            115             275            313           114      
                             :                                                                                                        
Hogs                         :                                                                                                        
Number of head               :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected ..1,000:   8,199.4        9,331.9        9,272.1          113          68,938.0       74,799.5         109      
  Other ................1,000:      69.6           68.6           75.1          108             497.1          519.2         104      
  Commercial ...........1,000:   8,269.1        9,400.5        9,347.1          113          69,435.1       75,318.7         108      
Live weight per head         :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected .pounds:     283            280            278             98             285            283            99      
  Other ...............pounds:     237            244            244            103             242            246           101      
  Commercial ..........pounds:     282            280            278             98             285            283            99      
                             :                                                                                                        
Sheep and lambs              :                                                                                                        
Number of head               :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected ..1,000:     161.4          166.8          155.5           96           1,404.9        1,319.8          94      
  Other ................1,000:      19.6           20.3           19.6          100             133.3          139.0         104      
  Commercial ...........1,000:     181.0          187.1          175.1           97           1,538.2        1,458.8          95      
Live weight per head         :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected .pounds:     131            141            137            104             139            142           102      
  Other ...............pounds:     109            109            113            104             107            108           101      
  Commercial ..........pounds:     129            138            134            104             137            139           102      
                             :                                                                                                        
Goats                        :                                                                                                        
Number of head               :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected ..1,000:      40.9           38.5           37.2           91             315.3          286.5          91      
  Other ................1,000:      11.0           11.9            8.6           79              95.0           83.6          88      
  Commercial ...........1,000:      51.9           50.3           45.9           88             410.3          370.1          90      
Live weight per head         :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected .pounds:      63             61             62             99              64             62            97      
  Other ...............pounds:      75             76             85            114              73             82           113      
  Commercial ..........pounds:      65             65             67            102              66             67           101      
                             :                                                                                                        
Bison                        :                                                                                                        
Number of head               :                                                                                                        
  Federally inspected ..1,000:       3.9            4.7            4.2          107              35.0           34.9         100      
  Other ................1,000:       0.7            0.6            0.7          101               5.8            5.9         103      
  Commercial ...........1,000:       4.6            5.3            4.9          106              40.8           40.9         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         :    August    :     July     :    August    : August 2015 as  
                       :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :    % of 2014    
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                       :   ----------- million pounds ----------          percent     
                       :                                                              
Alabama ...............:       0.6            0.6            0.6             99       
Alaska ................:       (Y)            (Y)            0.1            (X)       
Arizona ...............:      34.6           38.0           34.4             99       
Arkansas ..............:       0.3            0.3            0.4            113       
California ............:     100.1          109.0          108.9            109       
Colorado ..............:     186.7          188.0          178.3             95       
Delaware-Maryland .....:       2.5            2.8            3.0            119       
Florida ...............:       6.0            8.5            6.7            110       
Georgia ...............:      11.4            9.7            9.4             83       
Hawaii ................:       0.8            0.8            0.7             90       
                       :                                                              
Idaho .................:       3.6            3.9            3.7            102       
Illinois ..............:     235.8          276.5          269.4            114       
Indiana ...............:     141.1          148.7          147.5            105       
Iowa ..................:     508.3          569.2          544.4            107       
Kansas ................:     432.9          444.5          411.6             95       
Kentucky ..............:      40.5           45.5           44.8            111       
Louisiana .............:       0.4            0.4            0.4            104       
Michigan ..............:      36.9           39.9           35.9             97       
Minnesota .............:     188.8          214.3          209.3            111       
Mississippi ...........:       0.4            0.4            0.4            102       
                       :                                                              
Missouri ..............:     151.6          158.3          159.6            105       
Montana ...............:       1.3            1.1            1.4            108       
Nebraska ..............:     609.6          615.6          626.5            103       
Nevada ................:       0.1            0.1            0.1             96       
New England 1/ ........:       1.7            1.9            1.9            110       
New Jersey ............:       3.7            3.9            3.7            100       
New Mexico ............:       0.4            0.2            0.4             99       
New York ..............:       2.9            3.1            3.1            109       
North Carolina ........:     156.8          181.3          166.1            106       
North Dakota ..........:       0.5            0.5            0.5             96       
                       :                                                              
Ohio ..................:      22.3           23.7           21.9             98       
Oklahoma ..............:      87.2           97.6          102.0            117       
Oregon ................:       6.6            6.5            6.6            101       
Pennsylvania ..........:     103.1          108.8          106.2            103       
South Carolina ........:      20.1           16.4           18.9             94       
South Dakota ..........:      84.0           96.0           91.0            108       
Tennessee .............:      20.6           19.9           19.5             95       
Texas .................:     354.9          359.8          332.4             94       
Utah ..................:      39.3           40.6           39.9            102       
Virginia ..............:      33.7           40.7           38.6            114       
                       :                                                              
Washington ............:      73.9           76.9           72.7             98       
West Virginia .........:       0.6            0.4            0.6            102       
Wisconsin .............:      87.2           83.7           77.3             89       
Wyoming ...............:       0.7            0.4            0.7             95       
                       :                                                              
United States .........:   3,794.5        4,038.5        3,901.4            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: August 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 ..........:      0.4         0.4          423        376    1,033      1,058   
Alaska ...........:      (Y)         0.1          (X)         61      (X)      1,118   
Arizona ..........:     42.3        40.8       56,932     57,202    1,349      1,404   
Arkansas .........:      0.4         0.4          394        400      983      1,024   
California .......:     92.1        93.0      118,579    127,245    1,298      1,380   
Colorado .........:    211.0       194.2      285,282    272,328    1,353      1,403   
Delaware-Maryland :      2.7         3.1        3,398      4,127    1,275      1,320   
Florida ..........:      (D)        10.5          (D)     12,709      (D)      1,221   
Georgia ..........:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)      (D)        (D)   
Hawaii ...........:      0.9         0.7          981        844    1,130      1,144   
                  :                                                                    
Idaho ............:      2.7         2.7        3,121      3,228    1,208      1,273   
Illinois .........:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)      (D)        (D)   
Indiana ..........:      3.1         2.8        3,273      2,989    1,069      1,067   
Iowa .............:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)      (D)        (D)   
Kansas ...........:    500.5       462.0      669,946    629,426    1,339      1,363   
Kentucky .........:      1.0         1.0          979      1,072    1,022      1,077   
Louisiana ........:      0.5         0.5          423        443      812        922   
Michigan .........:     41.1        38.8       55,823     53,499    1,367      1,386   
Minnesota ........:     49.2        42.4       70,388     62,864    1,439      1,491   
Mississippi ......:      0.1         0.1           85        120      821        842   
                  :                                                                    
Missouri .........:      4.2         2.6        4,646      2,846    1,118      1,116   
Montana ..........:      1.4         1.4        1,605      1,698    1,152      1,213   
Nebraska .........:    568.9       550.4      784,130    782,042    1,380      1,422   
Nevada ...........:      0.2         0.1          159        134    1,059      1,047   
New England 1/ ...:      1.7         1.9        1,849      2,122    1,094      1,127   
New Jersey .......:      2.9         2.8        3,120      3,250    1,068      1,153   
New Mexico .......:      0.3         0.3          403        363    1,158      1,212   
New York .........:      2.8         2.9        3,176      3,289    1,167      1,162   
North Carolina ...:      5.9         4.7        7,166      5,655    1,221      1,211   
North Dakota .....:      0.6         0.6          794        719    1,233      1,283   
                  :                                                                    
Ohio .............:      9.0         6.5       10,417      7,439    1,170      1,154   
Oklahoma .........:      1.6         2.2        1,587      2,234      974      1,036   
Oregon ...........:      6.0         5.6        7,257      6,990    1,229      1,267   
Pennsylvania .....:     78.8        72.8       93,751     86,180    1,195      1,188   
South Carolina ...:     14.4        13.6       16,702     16,714    1,168      1,235   
South Dakota .....:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)      (D)        (D)   
Tennessee ........:      4.3         4.2        3,713      3,864      893        952   
Texas ............:    446.7       409.1      572,304    531,776    1,284      1,303   
Utah .............:     46.9        45.5       62,899     63,307    1,343      1,394   
Virginia .........:      0.8         0.7          795        695    1,028      1,054   
                  :                                                                    
Washington .......:     89.2        83.7      119,874    117,406    1,348      1,405   
West Virginia ....:      0.5         0.5          613        611    1,117      1,170   
Wisconsin ........:     98.6        88.1      135,166    120,209    1,378      1,373   
Wyoming ..........:      0.6         0.6          721        722    1,181      1,183   
                  :                                                                    
United States ....:  2,499.6     2,322.3    3,314,873  3,157,987    1,329      1,363   
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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: August 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         7.5        1,012         732       96         99    
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         0.1           72          49      569        588    
Hawaii ...........:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
                  :                                                                    
Idaho ............:    (Y)         (D)          (X)         (D)      (X)        (D)    
Illinois .........:    0.8         (Y)          377         (X)      446        (X)    
Indiana ..........:    0.3         0.3           86          87      254        296    
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 .........:    0.2         0.1           46          31      303        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         0.2           55          38      154        169    
New Jersey .......:    4.4         4.3        1,878       1,807      431        424    
New Mexico .......:    (D)         (Y)          (D)         (X)      (D)        (X)    
New York .........:    5.2         2.6          633         489      123        193    
North Carolina ...:    0.1         (Y)           23         (X)      433        (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 .....:    7.8         6.8        3,335       2,994      426        441    
South Carolina ...:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
South Dakota .....:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
Tennessee ........:    (Y)         (Y)          (X)         (X)      (X)        (X)    
Texas ............:    0.3         0.3          151         161      606        479    
Utah .............:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
Virginia .........:    (Y)         (Y)          (X)         (X)      (X)        (X)    
                  :                                                                    
Washington .......:    (D)         0.9          (D)          63      (D)         70    
West Virginia ....:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
Wisconsin ........:    5.4         5.4        2,477       2,548      459        474    
Wyoming ..........:    (D)         (D)          (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
                  :                                                                    
United States ....:   43.6        34.5       11,988      10,924      277        318    
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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: August 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 ..........:      1.5         1.8          601        644     392        368    
Alaska ...........:      0.1         0.2           33         45     236        252    
Arizona ..........:      0.1         0.1           24         38     260        260    
Arkansas .........:      0.7         0.7          172        204     256        275    
California .......:    175.5       200.4       44,416     49,578     253        248    
Colorado .........:      2.3         2.4          547        581     235        247    
Delaware-Maryland :      1.7         1.8          402        469     244        255    
Florida ..........:      2.8         4.4          466        602     165        137    
Georgia ..........:      6.1         6.1        1,472      1,437     240        237    
Hawaii ...........:      1.2         1.1          281        274     242        261    
                  :                                                                    
Idaho ............:     10.0        10.4        2,640      2,708     265        260    
Illinois .........:    796.4       970.6      226,705    275,915     285        284    
Indiana ..........:    654.0       702.4      182,748    191,649     280        273    
Iowa .............:  2,210.9     2,496.5      627,395    691,329     284        277    
Kansas ...........:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
Kentucky .........:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
Louisiana ........:      0.7         0.7          154        149     227        229    
Michigan .........:     16.2        17.1        6,123      6,347     378        373    
Minnesota ........:    727.2       873.8      200,811    234,809     276        269    
Mississippi ......:      3.0         2.7          455        434     151        159    
                  :                                                                    
Missouri .........:    681.1       733.6      197,240    209,640     290        286    
Montana ..........:      1.6         1.7          351        408     218        244    
Nebraska .........:    571.3       663.0      160,648    182,245     281        275    
Nevada ...........:      0.1         0.1           24         34     237        253    
New England 1/ ...:      2.9         2.7          646        659     223        241    
New Jersey .......:      8.7         8.3          875        820     100         99    
New Mexico .......:      0.3         0.4           82        101     246        272    
New York .........:      3.3         4.5          750      1,033     231        231    
North Carolina ...:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
North Dakota .....:      0.3         0.4           78        113     291        278    
                  :                                                                    
Ohio .............:     73.6        82.3       21,085     22,665     287        276    
Oklahoma .........:    411.6       487.8      113,191    132,659     275        272    
Oregon ...........:     12.9        14.1        3,426      3,674     267        260    
Pennsylvania .....:    228.6       262.9       60,807     70,831     266        269    
South Carolina ...:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
South Dakota .....:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
Tennessee ........:     61.7        57.0       27,614     26,235     448        461    
Texas ............:     18.3        23.0        4,553      5,670     248        247    
Utah .............:      4.4         4.6          783      1,017     180        222    
Virginia .........:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
                  :                                                                    
Washington .......:      (D)         (D)          (D)        (D)     (D)        (D)    
West Virginia ....:      0.9         1.0          239        253     260        257    
Wisconsin ........:     47.8        42.6       21,260     18,233     445        429    
Wyoming ..........:      1.2         1.0          308        265     252        257    
                  :                                                                    
United States ....:  8,269.1     9,347.1    2,334,939  2,598,250     282        278    
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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: August 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 ..........:     0.2         0.2          27          30      133        129    
Arkansas .........:     (Y)         0.1         (X)           6      (X)         91    
California .......:    22.6        22.9       2,881       3,384      128        148    
Colorado .........:    70.5        64.5      10,615      10,059      151        156    
Delaware-Maryland :     4.0         3.7         384         355       95         97    
Florida ..........:     0.7         1.1          39          68       59         63    
Georgia ..........:     1.1         0.8          74          54       70         64    
Hawaii ...........:     0.1         0.1          10          13      134        145    
                  :                                                                    
Idaho ............:     0.3         0.2          37          24      135        135    
Illinois .........:     9.9         (D)       1,285         (D)      130        (D)    
Indiana ..........:     4.4         4.0         485         444      111        112    
Iowa .............:     0.3         0.4          46          66      166        187    
Kansas ...........:     0.4         0.4          46          40      106         89    
Kentucky .........:     1.3         1.4         153         175      122        125    
Louisiana ........:     0.3         0.4          24          30       72         85    
Michigan .........:    16.9        17.3       2,177       2,284      129        132    
Minnesota ........:     0.4         0.4          52          44      117        110    
Mississippi ......:     0.2         0.3          12          18       61         55    
                  :                                                                    
Missouri .........:     0.9         0.8          94          78      102         94    
Montana ..........:     0.4         0.5          60          67      133        131    
Nebraska .........:     0.1         0.1          12          11      131        140    
Nevada ...........:     0.1         0.2          15          21      130        128    
New England 1/ ...:     2.7         2.8         261         291       98        103    
New Jersey .......:     9.6         9.5         796         749       83         79    
New Mexico .......:     0.8         0.7         112         108      143        149    
New York .........:     3.8         4.7         373         492      100        105    
North Carolina ...:     1.2         1.3          80          96       69         73    
North Dakota .....:     0.1         0.1           7           7      141        124    
                  :                                                                    
Ohio .............:     1.5         1.7         162         196      106        116    
Oklahoma .........:     0.2         0.2          16          16       85         77    
Oregon ...........:     2.8         2.9         369         405      134        142    
Pennsylvania .....:     5.8         5.3         598         559      103        106    
South Carolina ...:     (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
South Dakota .....:     0.3         0.3          47          45      156        160    
Tennessee ........:     1.0         1.0          68          75       71         77    
Texas ............:    10.0         8.9       1,074         946      107        107    
Utah .............:     (D)         2.0         (D)         275      (D)        140    
Virginia .........:     0.5         0.4          45          34       92         97    
                  :                                                                    
Washington .......:     1.0         1.5         137         198      131        134    
West Virginia ....:     (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)      (D)        (D)    
Wisconsin ........:     1.2         1.5         160         215      135        148    
Wyoming ..........:     0.3         0.3          43          45      148        145    
                  :                                                                    
United States ....:   181.0       175.1      23,300      23,447      129        134    
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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 August   :          :          :          :   January to August   
       Class      :  August  :   July   :  August  :-----------------------:  August  :   July   :  August  :-----------------------
                  :   2014   :   2015   :   2015   :   2014    :   2015    :   2014   :   2015   :   2015   :   2014    :   2015    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------     ----------------- percent of total ----------------   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Cattle            :                                                                                                                 
Steers ...........: 1,318.8    1,417.5    1,313.8    10,461.6    10,136.6      53.5       57.7       57.4        52.3        54.1   
Heifers ..........:   685.2      590.7      557.8     5,577.3     4,909.9      27.8       24.0       24.4        27.9        26.2   
All cows .........:   410.4      409.9      377.2     3,592.8     3,369.4      16.7       16.7       16.5        18.0        18.0   
Dairy cows .......:   228.5      238.6      225.4     1,851.4     1,920.7       9.3        9.7        9.8         9.3        10.3   
Other cows .......:   181.8      171.3      151.8     1,741.4     1,448.7       7.4        7.0        6.6         8.7         7.7   
Bulls ............:    48.4       40.4       39.6       364.4       304.4       2.0        1.6        1.7         1.8         1.6   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Total ............: 2,462.7    2,458.5    2,288.4    19,996.2    18,720.2     100.0      100.0      100.0       100.0       100.0   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Calves and        :                                                                                                                 
 vealers ......   :    43.0       36.0       33.9       395.7       286.4     100.0      100.0      100.0       100.0       100.0   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Hogs              :                                                                                                                 
Barrows and       :                                                                                                                 
  gilts ..........: 7,952.3    9,062.5    9,019.6    66,902.0    72,714.6      97.0       97.1       97.3        97.0        97.2   
Sows .............:   218.9      245.0      229.1     1,812.7     1,894.1       2.7        2.6        2.5         2.6         2.5   
Boars ............:    28.3       24.4       23.3       223.3       190.8       0.3        0.3        0.3         0.3         0.3   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Total ............: 8,199.4    9,331.9    9,272.1    68,938.0    74,799.5     100.0      100.0      100.0       100.0       100.0   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Sheep             :                                                                                                                 
Mature            :                                                                                                                 
  sheep ..........:    10.6        9.4        9.4        90.4        74.2       6.6        5.7        6.0         6.4         5.6   
Lambs and         :                                                                                                                 
  yearlings ......:   150.8      157.4      146.1     1,314.6     1,245.6      93.4       94.3       94.0        93.6        94.4   
                  :                                                                                                                 
Total ............:   161.4      166.8      155.5     1,404.9     1,319.8     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 August   
          Class          :  August  :   July   :  August  :-----------------------
                         :   2014   :   2015   :   2015   :   2014    :   2015    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         :                         pounds                         
                         :                                                        
Cattle ...............   :   813        825        837         800         819    
Steers 1/ ...............:   878        884        902         860         878    
Heifers 1/ ..............:   795        801        812         791         807    
All cows 1/ .............:   624        641        637         627         649    
Bulls 1/ ................:   908        922        922         900         925    
                         :                                                        
Calves and vealers ...   :   163        191        188         162         185    
                         :                                                        
Hogs .................   :   212        210        209         214         213    
Barrows and gilts 2/ ....:   210        207        206         212         210    
Sows 2/ .................:   307        310        310         305         309    
Boars 2/ ................:   203        205        206         205         205    
                         :                                                        
Sheep ................   :    66         71         69          70          71    
Mature sheep 3/ .........:    67         69         70          66          68    
Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..:    66         71         68          70          71    
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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: August 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 ............:    1.6      0.7     0.4      (D)      (D)      (D)      (D)      0.2  
2 ............:    5.6      1.8     0.8      2.4      2.2      0.1      0.7      6.8  
3 ............:   75.6     22.8     3.3     45.9     37.6      8.3      3.6      7.0  
4 ............:   47.9      3.2     1.1     38.7     13.8     24.9      4.9      0.2  
5 ............:  239.7    120.5    25.3     85.5     59.9     25.6      8.3     10.6  
6 ............:  408.0    220.4   115.3     64.9     28.8     36.1      7.4      0.3  
7 ............:1,038.1    665.8   320.5     42.7      3.2     39.5      9.1      (D)  
8 ............:  246.3    173.6    59.5      (D)      (D)      (D)      (D)      (D)  
9 ............:  134.3     53.6    10.3     67.8     58.7      9.1      2.6      7.3  
10 ...........:   91.4     51.4    21.3     17.2     13.3      3.9      1.5      1.5  
              :                                                                       
United States :2,288.4  1,313.8   557.8    377.2    225.4    151.8     39.6     33.9  

              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep             
              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :  Total  : Barrows :         :         :  Total  : Mature  :Lambs and 
              :         :and gilts:  Sows   :  Boars  :         :  sheep  :yearlings 
              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                              1,000 head                              
              :                                                                      
1 ............:     2.4       2.3      0.1      (Y)        2.7      0.1        2.5   
2 ............:    12.5      12.4      0.1      (Y)       13.7      1.3       12.5   
3 ............:   442.1     441.3      0.8      (Y)        9.7      1.0        8.7   
4 ............:     (D)       (D)      (D)      1.3        5.7      1.1        4.6   
5 ............: 2,652.3   2,541.6    107.2      3.5       28.8      2.8       26.0   
6 ............:   508.3     508.1      0.2      (Y)        2.9      0.4        2.5   
7 ............: 3,908.7   3,833.8     56.5     18.4        0.9      (Y)        0.8   
8 ............:     (D)       (D)      (D)      (Y)       66.1      1.7       64.4   
9 ............:   197.0     196.9      (Y)      (Y)       21.8      0.7       21.0   
10 ...........:    25.5      25.5      (Y)      (Y)        3.3      0.2        3.1   
              :                                                                      
United States : 9,272.1   9,019.6    229.1     23.3      155.5      9.4      146.1   
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                     
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.                                              
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1 - Connecticut, Maine,              
    Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 
    - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida,
    Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 -   
    Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana,
    New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado,  
    Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California,     
    Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.                          

Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 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 ............:    12.1      4.7     3.1      (D)      (D)      (D)     (D)      2.0  
2 ............:    43.8     13.1     7.9     18.1     15.9      2.2     4.6     63.6  
3 ............:   640.9    181.7    42.1    390.2    314.7     75.5    27.0     58.3  
4 ............:   414.7     23.7    11.4    334.2    115.4    218.8    45.5      1.1  
5 ............: 2,006.9    986.5   212.0    746.5    490.1    256.3    61.9     91.7  
6 ............: 3,344.9  1,814.9   902.1    568.5    248.6    319.9    59.4      2.1  
7 ............: 8,389.7  4,985.5 2,897.6    445.1     30.2    414.9    61.5      (D)  
8 ............: 2,005.6  1,290.4   574.6      (D)      (D)      (D)     (D)      (D)  
9 ............: 1,137.3    439.7    88.7    588.1    519.9     68.2    20.8     57.6  
10 ...........:   724.3    396.5   170.2    148.3    113.7     34.6     9.3      9.9  
              :                                                                       
United States :18,720.2 10,136.6 4,909.9  3,369.4  1,920.7  1,448.7   304.4    286.4  

              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                 Hogs                  :            Sheep             
              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :  Total   : Barrows  :        :        :  Total  : Mature  :Lambs and 
              :          :and gilts :  Sows  : Boars  :         :  sheep  :yearlings 
              :----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                              1,000 head                              
              :                                                                      
1 ............:     15.3       14.7      0.4     0.2       21.2     1.0        20.2  
2 ............:     90.1       88.8      1.0     0.3      119.1     9.8       109.4  
3 ............:  3,509.4    3,502.2      6.7     0.5       75.9     8.1        67.8  
4 ............:      (D)        (D)      (D)    14.2       44.3     8.6        35.7  
5 ............: 21,010.2   20,059.0    918.7    32.6      238.7    20.2       218.5  
6 ............:  3,872.9    3,870.5      1.7     0.7       26.2     3.8        22.5  
7 ............: 31,423.8   30,825.5    456.0   142.2        6.3     0.2         6.1  
8 ............:      (D)        (D)      (D)     0.1      574.3    15.2       559.1  
9 ............:  1,465.1    1,464.8      0.3     (Y)      189.8     5.2       184.5  
10 ...........:    203.0      202.7      0.3     0.1       24.0     2.2        21.8  
              :                                                                      
United States : 74,799.5   72,714.6  1,894.1   190.8    1,319.8    74.2     1,245.6  
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.                     
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.                                              
1/  States included in regions are as follows:  1 - Connecticut, Maine,              
    Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 
    - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida,
    Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 -   
    Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana,
    New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado,  
    Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California,     
    Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.                          

Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter -
United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :             :             :            :   January to August    
    Species   :   August    :    July     :   August   :------------------------
              :    2014     :    2015     :    2015    :    2014    :   2015    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                             percent                             
              :                                                                 
Cattle .......:    98.5          98.6          98.5         98.4        98.5    
Calves .......:    98.6          98.6          98.3         98.6        98.4    
Hogs .........:    99.2          99.3          99.2         99.3        99.3    
Sheep ........:    89.2          89.2          88.8         91.3        90.5    
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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

Access to NASS Reports

For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following 
ways:

 	All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web 
site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

 	Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit 
http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive 
reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports 
you would like to receive. 

For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural 
Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. 
  
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