Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Pork Production for June June 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion pounds in June, up 5 percent from the 3.82 billion pounds produced in June 2014. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.47 million head, down 5 percent from June 2014. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,332 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.0 million pounds, 7 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 35,200 head, down 22 percent from June 2014. The average live weight was up 52 pounds from last year, at 336 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.00 billion pounds, up 15 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.43 million head, up 16 percent from June 2014. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.4 million pounds, was up slightly from June 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,900 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, up 1 pound from June a year ago. January to June 2015 commercial red meat production was 23.7 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 20 percent, pork was up 7 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States........................................ 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States............................... 4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States........... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015.... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States....... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2015.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2015....... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2015 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,069.0 1,924.9 2,001.2 97 104 12,051.0 11,518.6 96 Veal .............: 7.6 6.6 7.0 93 106 50.0 40.2 80 Pork .............: 1,734.0 1,861.9 1,995.8 115 107 11,288.4 12,085.8 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.4 11.9 13.4 100 113 79.6 76.5 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,823.9 3,805.2 4,017.4 105 106 23,469.0 23,721.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2015 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,044.1 1,902.6 1,977.6 97 104 11,895.5 11,372.2 96 Veal .............: 7.4 6.5 6.9 92 106 49.1 39.5 80 Pork .............: 1,723.9 1,851.3 1,984.5 115 107 11,224.1 12,018.1 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 11.1 12.3 99 111 74.8 71.4 95 : Total red meat ...: 3,787.9 3,771.4 3,981.4 105 106 23,243.5 23,501.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,568.3 2,344.9 2,430.0 95 14,971.7 13,973.3 93 Other ................1,000: 38.1 33.6 35.5 93 239.7 220.9 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,606.4 2,378.5 2,465.5 95 15,211.4 14,194.2 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,309 1,335 1,335 102 1,318 1,347 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,139 1,153 1,153 101 1,143 1,158 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,307 1,332 1,332 102 1,315 1,344 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.6 32.7 34.5 77 304.9 216.5 71 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 100 4.3 3.5 83 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.3 33.2 35.2 78 309.2 220.0 71 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 334 335 118 274 309 113 Other ...............pounds: 373 376 373 100 378 378 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 284 335 336 118 275 310 113 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,040.4 8,686.1 9,363.8 116 52,344.4 56,195.5 107 Other ................1,000: 57.8 59.0 63.1 109 361.7 375.5 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,098.2 8,745.1 9,426.9 116 52,706.1 56,571.0 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 284 282 99 285 285 100 Other ...............pounds: 238 245 243 102 243 246 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 284 282 99 285 284 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 175.3 152.7 172.8 99 1,054.6 997.5 95 Other ................1,000: 17.7 15.8 21.2 119 92.2 99.1 108 Commercial ...........1,000: 193.0 168.5 193.9 100 1,146.8 1,096.6 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 141 145 142 101 142 143 101 Other ...............pounds: 112 110 110 98 106 106 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 138 141 139 100 139 140 101 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.3 33.8 40.1 91 229.1 210.8 92 Other ................1,000: 10.8 9.7 12.0 111 71.9 63.1 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 55.1 43.4 52.1 94 300.9 273.9 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 61 95 64 62 97 Other ...............pounds: 74 88 86 116 72 83 115 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 68 67 101 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.5 4.5 4.2 94 26.7 26.0 98 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.8 129 4.4 4.7 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 5.0 5.0 98 31.1 30.7 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2015 as : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.8 0.7 101 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 36.1 34.2 38.8 107 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 95 California ............: 98.7 103.2 108.0 109 Colorado ..............: 187.0 172.0 182.1 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.6 3.0 119 Florida ...............: 8.3 8.2 8.5 103 Georgia ...............: 10.7 9.9 10.6 99 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 98 : Idaho .................: 3.4 3.2 3.7 107 Illinois ..............: 241.6 251.3 274.8 114 Indiana ...............: 142.8 138.8 145.6 102 Iowa ..................: 507.9 539.4 581.3 114 Kansas ................: 451.5 432.0 432.4 96 Kentucky ..............: 38.4 39.8 44.6 116 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 110 Michigan ..............: 38.3 31.8 38.0 99 Minnesota .............: 198.4 194.5 215.6 109 Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.5 124 : Missouri ..............: 138.2 154.1 158.4 115 Montana ...............: 1.5 1.4 1.5 101 Nebraska ..............: 619.8 586.6 602.0 97 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 123 New England 1/ ........: 1.6 1.7 1.9 119 New Jersey ............: 4.0 3.7 4.4 111 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.2 0.3 110 New York ..............: 3.0 2.8 3.1 103 North Carolina ........: 162.9 190.9 194.5 119 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 115 : Ohio ..................: 20.5 20.5 22.4 109 Oklahoma ..............: 69.2 91.3 100.6 145 Oregon ................: 6.4 6.2 6.6 104 Pennsylvania ..........: 96.4 101.8 109.6 114 South Carolina ........: 19.4 20.7 17.1 88 South Dakota ..........: 86.3 86.4 95.1 110 Tennessee .............: 17.5 16.8 20.2 115 Texas .................: 363.3 334.8 354.2 98 Utah ..................: 37.1 35.0 38.0 102 Virginia ..............: 37.1 37.1 40.8 110 : Washington ............: 73.7 67.2 72.4 98 West Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 0.3 99 Wisconsin .............: 96.2 80.9 82.9 86 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 81 : United States .........: 3,823.9 3,805.2 4,017.4 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.4 556 368 989 1,037 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 45.7 47.2 60,393 64,218 1,326 1,363 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 425 379 930 1,051 California .......: 87.8 93.3 113,471 126,566 1,306 1,368 Colorado .........: 218.5 208.9 286,585 279,058 1,313 1,337 Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 3.2 3,529 4,199 1,253 1,320 Florida ..........: (D) 13.2 (D) 16,312 (D) 1,242 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.8 935 886 1,107 1,151 : Idaho ............: 2.2 2.6 2,468 3,066 1,203 1,250 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 2.9 2,836 3,063 1,058 1,063 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 534.2 498.7 701,849 662,260 1,314 1,328 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.0 1,180 1,095 1,041 1,078 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 442 460 784 930 Michigan .........: 42.7 42.4 57,976 58,213 1,365 1,381 Minnesota ........: 55.2 46.9 78,572 69,518 1,430 1,489 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 114 176 809 821 : Missouri .........: 4.3 3.3 4,723 3,636 1,089 1,121 Montana ..........: 2.0 1.8 2,284 2,144 1,127 1,170 Nebraska .........: 604.5 544.4 813,198 752,201 1,346 1,383 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 123 135 1,043 1,036 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 2.0 1,789 2,247 1,088 1,120 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.3 3,525 3,686 1,094 1,117 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 259 276 1,114 1,086 New York .........: 2.9 3.1 3,365 3,466 1,162 1,141 North Carolina ...: 5.8 5.2 6,989 6,301 1,216 1,211 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.8 891 1,000 1,219 1,298 : Ohio .............: 8.2 7.3 9,525 8,445 1,168 1,168 Oklahoma .........: 1.9 2.3 1,872 2,339 982 1,010 Oregon ...........: 5.4 5.4 6,454 6,676 1,215 1,236 Pennsylvania .....: 70.2 77.2 84,809 93,078 1,212 1,210 South Carolina ...: 12.7 14.3 14,999 17,644 1,190 1,240 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.2 4.7 3,817 4,377 933 964 Texas ............: 467.3 444.2 585,311 568,006 1,255 1,282 Utah .............: 45.7 45.7 59,916 60,873 1,311 1,335 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 880 816 1,051 1,066 : Washington .......: 90.5 86.7 119,782 117,525 1,326 1,358 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.3 395 320 1,080 1,117 Wisconsin ........: 108.7 91.9 150,123 126,985 1,390 1,391 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.4 493 375 1,095 986 : United States ....: 2,606.4 2,465.5 3,398,881 3,278,194 1,307 1,332 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 10.1 7.1 984 732 99 105 Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 (Y) 53 (X) 475 (X) Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Illinois .........: 1.2 0.7 509 296 421 451 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.3 117 93 261 307 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 28 (X) 529 (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 43 32 295 299 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.6 0.3 91 39 163 148 New Jersey .......: 4.6 5.5 1,937 2,341 423 429 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 5.3 2.0 644 381 122 198 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 41 (X) 432 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.8 7.4 3,684 3,220 420 438 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.5 0.2 290 125 596 537 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 55 (D) 70 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.7 5.2 2,669 2,427 466 470 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 45.3 35.2 12,802 11,747 284 336 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.6 2.0 581 756 361 384 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 20 35 261 263 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 30 257 264 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.6 179 166 260 258 California .......: 178.1 193.3 44,949 47,732 253 247 Colorado .........: 1.3 1.5 292 369 224 240 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.8 320 400 214 228 Florida ..........: 3.4 4.6 489 590 144 129 Georgia ..........: 5.7 6.4 1,376 1,558 240 245 Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.2 305 298 249 253 : Idaho ............: 10.6 10.4 2,818 2,702 267 260 Illinois .........: 803.9 973.0 233,825 281,767 291 290 Indiana ..........: 654.8 685.4 184,706 188,741 282 275 Iowa .............: 2,176.4 2,541.9 626,137 715,431 288 282 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.0 178 215 209 218 Michigan .........: 15.0 13.5 5,716 4,849 381 359 Minnesota ........: 754.7 876.5 208,419 237,368 276 271 Mississippi ......: 2.9 3.1 427 485 149 156 : Missouri .........: 616.0 721.7 179,057 206,943 291 287 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.2 190 286 216 240 Nebraska .........: 533.0 642.2 151,292 178,854 284 279 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 25 246 257 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.7 561 614 236 229 New Jersey .......: 8.1 9.3 792 912 97 98 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 40 49 285 277 New York .........: 3.3 3.7 737 853 224 229 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 55 76 313 271 : Ohio .............: 69.2 82.3 19,425 22,730 281 277 Oklahoma .........: 321.7 470.1 89,313 130,219 278 277 Oregon ...........: 14.0 14.7 3,750 3,809 268 260 Pennsylvania .....: 220.4 259.9 58,321 69,581 265 268 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 51.5 57.8 23,204 26,855 451 465 Texas ............: 19.3 25.1 4,689 6,122 243 244 Utah .............: 3.2 3.5 704 581 223 165 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.6 88 135 234 240 Wisconsin ........: 50.1 44.4 22,983 20,385 460 460 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 41 58 257 261 : United States ....: 8,098.2 9,426.9 2,307,224 2,656,665 285 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 0.3 32 38 130 127 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.7 26.8 3,744 3,936 140 147 Colorado .........: 73.9 66.5 12,331 11,567 167 174 Delaware-Maryland : 4.5 4.3 416 410 93 96 Florida ..........: 0.5 1.9 30 127 59 65 Georgia ..........: 1.1 1.5 72 99 64 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 14 137 141 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 20 17 139 134 Illinois .........: 11.0 (D) 1,736 (D) 159 (D) Indiana ..........: 4.7 4.1 515 455 110 111 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 26 36 153 183 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 39 37 102 85 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.7 142 194 125 113 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.7 37 58 74 86 Michigan .........: 16.2 17.2 2,218 2,350 137 137 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.3 44 34 106 106 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.5 22 27 66 57 : Missouri .........: 0.8 1.0 85 82 104 85 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 59 54 128 114 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 132 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 14 119 123 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.1 274 313 94 100 New Jersey .......: 11.9 13.2 970 1,025 82 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.9 103 131 151 153 New York .........: 3.7 5.2 357 540 98 105 North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.5 94 100 66 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.6 1.6 166 181 105 115 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.3 19 40 92 125 Oregon ...........: 2.6 3.2 388 468 149 148 Pennsylvania .....: 7.0 5.1 714 534 103 105 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 43 44 156 158 Tennessee ........: 1.4 1.5 90 102 64 69 Texas ............: 11.0 11.8 1,250 1,220 113 103 Utah .............: (D) 1.9 (D) 271 (D) 140 Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 25 34 91 97 : Washington .......: 0.8 1.3 114 182 134 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.8 1.1 102 159 121 138 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 10 166 149 : United States ....: 193.0 193.9 26,702 26,868 138 139 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,396.5 1,327.3 1,400.2 7,752.8 7,405.2 54.4 56.6 57.6 51.8 53.0 Heifers ..........: 715.1 588.8 584.5 4,199.8 3,761.4 27.8 25.1 24.1 28.1 26.9 All cows .........: 410.7 392.2 403.2 2,752.2 2,582.3 16.0 16.7 16.6 18.4 18.5 Dairy cows .......: 199.5 214.0 221.5 1,391.3 1,456.7 7.8 9.1 9.1 9.3 10.4 Other cows .......: 211.2 178.3 181.7 1,360.9 1,125.6 8.2 7.6 7.5 9.1 8.1 Bulls ............: 46.0 36.5 42.1 266.8 224.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 : Total ............: 2,568.3 2,344.9 2,430.0 14,971.7 13,973.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 44.6 32.7 34.5 304.9 216.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 7,794.9 8,434.0 9,087.3 50,813.5 54,632.5 96.9 97.1 97.0 97.1 97.2 Sows .............: 219.4 230.3 251.1 1,365.3 1,419.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 Boars ............: 26.1 21.8 25.5 165.6 143.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,040.4 8,686.1 9,363.8 52,344.4 56,195.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 11.8 9.5 10.2 66.5 55.4 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 163.5 143.2 162.6 988.1 942.1 93.2 93.8 94.1 93.7 94.4 : Total ............: 175.3 152.7 172.8 1,054.6 997.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 798 813 816 796 816 Steers 1/ ...............: 854 866 870 855 873 Heifers 1/ ..............: 777 792 792 790 807 All cows 1/ .............: 627 653 647 628 652 Bulls 1/ ................: 906 928 932 896 925 : Calves and vealers ... : 167 199 200 162 184 : Hogs ................. : 214 213 212 214 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 211 209 212 211 Sows 2/ .................: 309 312 313 304 309 Boars 2/ ................: 207 203 208 205 205 : Sheep ................ : 71 72 71 71 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 67 68 66 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 73 72 71 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 0.7 0.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 2.1 0.1 1.0 7.4 3 ............: 80.0 25.5 5.9 44.8 35.9 8.8 3.9 7.7 4 ............: 54.5 2.8 1.7 44.1 14.5 29.7 5.9 0.1 5 ............: 254.5 131.9 26.0 88.5 59.4 29.1 8.1 10.8 6 ............: 442.3 251.6 112.1 71.2 28.3 42.8 7.4 0.2 7 ............:1,090.8 682.8 347.0 51.6 3.4 48.2 9.4 (D) 8 ............: 264.6 185.5 62.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 141.0 60.8 10.6 66.6 56.9 9.7 3.0 6.9 10 ...........: 94.2 56.6 17.2 19.1 13.0 6.1 1.4 1.1 : United States :2,430.0 1,400.2 584.5 403.2 221.5 181.7 42.1 34.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 2.3 0.1 (Y) 3.0 0.1 2.9 2 ............: 12.9 12.7 0.1 0.1 17.7 1.3 16.4 3 ............: 447.7 446.8 0.8 0.1 10.4 0.8 9.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 2.7 7.9 1.4 6.6 5 ............: 2,646.3 2,522.6 120.0 3.7 31.3 3.1 28.3 6 ............: 491.1 490.8 0.2 (Y) 3.7 0.5 3.2 7 ............: 3,927.4 3,844.1 64.5 18.8 0.9 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 68.3 1.9 66.4 9 ............: 190.6 190.5 (Y) (Y) 26.0 0.7 25.3 10 ...........: 26.8 26.8 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.3 3.3 : United States : 9,363.8 9,087.3 251.1 25.5 172.8 10.2 162.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.8 3.3 2.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1.6 2 ............: 32.2 9.6 6.2 13.2 11.3 2.0 3.2 49.6 3 ............: 485.3 135.9 32.9 296.4 238.3 58.1 20.0 43.9 4 ............: 314.4 17.7 8.8 253.3 86.9 166.4 34.7 0.7 5 ............: 1,506.3 729.7 162.0 569.4 366.1 203.3 45.2 69.1 6 ............: 2,492.6 1,346.1 668.4 433.7 189.0 244.7 44.4 1.5 7 ............: 6,247.7 3,619.2 2,232.5 351.7 23.6 328.1 44.2 (D) 8 ............: 1,491.4 923.4 457.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 859.9 330.0 64.7 449.8 399.9 49.9 15.4 42.8 10 ...........: 534.7 290.3 126.1 111.9 86.3 25.6 6.4 7.1 : United States :13,973.3 7,405.2 3,761.4 2,582.3 1,456.7 1,125.6 224.3 216.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.6 10.2 0.3 0.2 15.7 0.8 15.0 2 ............: 65.5 64.6 0.7 0.2 88.4 7.1 81.3 3 ............: 2,616.8 2,611.3 5.1 0.4 57.0 6.2 50.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 11.5 32.0 6.2 25.8 5 ............: 15,685.7 14,964.2 696.4 25.2 179.3 14.7 164.6 6 ............: 2,877.8 2,876.0 1.2 0.6 20.3 3.0 17.4 7 ............: 23,607.0 23,164.4 337.6 104.9 4.6 0.2 4.5 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 438.2 11.8 426.4 9 ............: 1,083.0 1,082.8 0.2 (Y) 144.7 3.8 140.9 10 ...........: 151.4 151.2 0.2 0.1 17.3 1.7 15.6 : United States : 56,195.5 54,632.5 1,419.9 143.1 997.5 55.4 942.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.6 98.3 98.1 98.6 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 90.8 90.6 89.1 92.0 91.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... 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