Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 23, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Low Veal Production for October October 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in October, up 3 percent from the 4.31 billion pounds produced in October 2015. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up 5 percent from October 2015. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,381 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.6 million pounds, 8 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 48,300 head, up 20 percent from October 2015. The average live weight was down 67 pounds from last year, at 237 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.20 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.4 million head, up 2 percent from October 2015. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was down 2 percent from October 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,600 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, unchanged from October a year ago. January to October 2016 commercial red meat production was 41.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2015. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 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: October 2015 and 2016.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016.. 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: October 2016................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2016..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2016 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October : September : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,126.3 2,179.2 2,210.1 104 101 19,715.3 20,799.1 105 Veal .............: 7.2 6.2 6.6 92 107 67.6 62.0 92 Pork .............: 2,169.2 2,125.7 2,198.1 101 103 20,213.3 20,489.3 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 12.0 11.7 98 97 125.6 124.6 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,314.6 4,323.1 4,426.5 103 102 40,121.9 41,475.0 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2016 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October : September : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,096.5 2,153.4 2,180.2 104 101 19,463.4 20,545.8 106 Veal .............: 7.1 6.0 6.5 92 107 66.5 60.7 91 Pork .............: 2,155.5 2,112.7 2,184.0 101 103 20,092.0 20,364.2 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 10.9 10.6 98 98 115.8 114.5 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,270.0 4,283.0 4,381.3 103 102 39,737.6 41,085.2 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2016 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : of 2015 : : : 2016 as % : : : : : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,469.4 2,577.8 2,592.1 105 23,624.4 24,910.0 105 Other ................1,000: 44.9 38.3 44.1 98 378.6 375.2 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,514.3 2,616.1 2,636.2 105 24,003.0 25,285.2 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,394 1,373 1,385 99 1,358 1,361 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,160 1,168 1,171 101 1,161 1,173 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,390 1,370 1,381 99 1,355 1,358 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.6 41.8 47.6 120 362.8 385.2 106 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.6 110 5.9 6.3 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 40.2 42.5 48.3 120 368.7 391.4 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 303 248 235 77 311 270 87 Other ...............pounds: 381 388 391 103 375 377 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 304 251 237 78 312 271 87 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,172.5 10,096.1 10,369.1 102 94,623.8 96,451.4 102 Other ................1,000: 75.5 70.3 75.9 100 674.4 680.4 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,248.0 10,166.5 10,444.9 102 95,298.2 97,131.8 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 284 280 282 99 283 282 100 Other ...............pounds: 250 254 256 103 247 252 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 280 282 99 283 282 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 166.3 170.1 162.8 98 1,653.6 1,660.9 100 Other ................1,000: 19.6 23.2 18.8 96 188.2 190.5 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 185.9 193.3 181.6 98 1,841.7 1,851.4 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 131 128 130 100 140 137 98 Other ...............pounds: 107 103 110 103 107 110 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 128 125 128 100 137 135 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 36.5 40.8 38.0 104 363.4 365.1 100 Other ................1,000: 17.4 14.6 11.1 64 124.8 105.3 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.9 55.4 49.2 91 488.2 470.4 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 63 62 100 62 62 100 Other ...............pounds: 74 88 81 109 81 84 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 69 66 101 67 67 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.2 4.1 4.1 97 43.4 44.2 102 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 97 7.4 6.7 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.9 4.7 4.7 97 50.8 50.9 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2016 as : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : % of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 0.9 1.0 107 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 136 Arizona ...............: 38.2 38.6 42.4 111 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 108 California ............: 116.6 114.8 119.1 102 Colorado ..............: 194.2 192.0 196.0 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 3.1 2.7 90 Florida ...............: 7.6 2.6 2.4 32 Georgia ...............: 11.0 12.2 12.1 110 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.6 92 : Idaho .................: 4.5 4.7 5.0 113 Illinois ..............: 288.6 276.0 294.6 102 Indiana ...............: 164.7 154.6 164.5 100 Iowa ..................: 600.6 607.6 645.9 108 Kansas ................: 452.8 468.5 473.8 105 Kentucky ..............: 46.8 47.3 49.1 105 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 79 Michigan ..............: 40.4 40.4 41.8 103 Minnesota .............: 230.5 219.8 230.8 100 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 99 : Missouri ..............: 169.2 169.3 179.3 106 Montana ...............: 1.4 1.1 2.0 139 Nebraska ..............: 688.4 702.7 710.4 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 New England 1/ ........: 2.3 2.3 2.5 110 New Jersey ............: 3.6 2.9 2.6 71 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 85 New York ..............: 3.4 3.6 3.8 112 North Carolina ........: 210.2 215.9 174.2 83 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.6 89 : Ohio ..................: 19.8 23.1 23.6 119 Oklahoma ..............: 110.1 103.3 96.2 87 Oregon ................: 6.7 6.2 5.4 80 Pennsylvania ..........: 124.6 121.7 127.0 102 South Carolina ........: 19.9 9.2 9.8 49 South Dakota ..........: 107.6 109.1 127.6 119 Tennessee .............: 27.3 26.5 25.6 94 Texas .................: 368.9 385.8 380.4 103 Utah ..................: 40.8 44.7 45.7 112 Virginia ..............: 44.1 41.9 44.7 101 : Washington ............: 75.9 74.7 82.0 108 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.7 1.0 117 Wisconsin .............: 85.4 91.8 97.7 114 Wyoming ...............: 0.2 0.3 0.3 194 : United States .........: 4,314.6 4,323.1 4,426.5 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.5 516 472 1,068 1,025 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 89 124 1,016 1,159 Arizona ..........: 45.0 50.2 63,518 70,591 1,415 1,409 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 520 523 991 1,027 California .......: 104.0 105.0 141,024 142,501 1,368 1,368 Colorado .........: 207.0 211.6 297,110 302,000 1,436 1,429 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 2.9 4,360 3,838 1,350 1,314 Florida ..........: 12.3 3.8 14,976 4,338 1,225 1,152 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.7 857 790 1,140 1,117 : Idaho ............: 3.6 3.9 4,240 4,645 1,237 1,257 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.2 2.7 3,589 2,991 1,106 1,103 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 492.4 524.2 694,937 731,378 1,412 1,396 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.8 1,373 1,767 1,001 1,000 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 533 459 921 758 Michigan .........: 43.8 44.9 60,728 62,387 1,395 1,397 Minnesota ........: 40.8 (D) 59,486 (D) 1,467 (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 229 243 870 907 : Missouri .........: 3.7 3.7 4,098 4,218 1,098 1,149 Montana ..........: 1.8 2.5 2,029 2,811 1,148 1,139 Nebraska .........: 595.4 623.8 873,859 903,078 1,469 1,449 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 167 156 1,023 993 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.4 2,628 2,650 1,094 1,094 New Jersey .......: 2.2 2.3 2,518 2,522 1,123 1,092 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 421 343 1,065 1,024 New York .........: 3.0 3.3 3,466 3,777 1,158 1,164 North Carolina ...: 5.0 5.3 6,057 6,418 1,214 1,218 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.7 1,036 901 1,269 1,268 : Ohio .............: 8.1 5.4 9,274 6,227 1,158 1,152 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 2.4 2,255 2,405 1,007 1,005 Oregon ...........: 5.8 (D) 7,183 (D) 1,243 (D) Pennsylvania .....: 86.0 88.1 103,525 106,418 1,209 1,211 South Carolina ...: 15.4 15.4 18,437 18,589 1,206 1,210 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.8 6.0 4,389 5,482 935 947 Texas ............: 448.4 464.0 592,693 614,270 1,325 1,327 Utah .............: 46.5 52.9 64,833 73,192 1,399 1,386 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.3 1,402 1,318 1,042 1,050 : Washington .......: 87.2 94.9 123,260 134,123 1,418 1,416 West Virginia ....: 1.3 1.4 1,208 1,353 903 949 Wisconsin ........: 99.6 108.2 137,078 149,385 1,385 1,390 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.4 223 398 1,174 1,076 : United States ....: 2,514.3 2,636.2 3,486,886 3,633,314 1,390 1,381 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 9.6 9.8 842 896 89 92 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 22 (X) 407 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 42 38 527 495 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) 1.8 (D) 148 (D) 82 Illinois .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 18 (X) 366 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 103 115 236 326 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 36 31 284 301 Minnesota ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.6 34 86 148 136 New Jersey .......: 5.2 1.8 2,318 644 442 364 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 2.8 6.5 484 736 175 115 North Carolina ...: (Y) 0.1 (X) 37 (X) 458 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: (D) 11.7 (D) 2,268 (D) 195 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.9 8.3 3,444 3,557 437 429 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.4 0.2 202 82 490 457 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (Y) 41 (X) 495 (X) : Washington .......: 0.6 (D) 41 (D) 67 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.2 5.3 2,534 2,414 487 459 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 40.2 48.3 12,141 11,344 304 237 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.4 2.7 919 1,045 377 381 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 34 47 275 274 Arizona ..........: 0.2 (D) 46 (D) 264 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.9 204 239 260 254 California .......: 207.7 212.1 51,273 53,562 247 253 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.9 410 481 239 254 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.8 383 454 260 254 Florida ..........: 3.2 4.4 504 546 156 125 Georgia ..........: 6.2 5.8 1,490 1,436 241 247 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.8 241 211 251 258 : Idaho ............: 11.3 13.0 2,917 3,411 258 263 Illinois .........: 1,022.6 1,100.7 292,723 309,105 286 281 Indiana ..........: 769.3 778.1 214,379 215,478 279 277 Iowa .............: 2,769.3 2,960.7 782,694 833,766 283 282 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.2 0.8 271 177 236 217 Michigan .........: 17.6 18.1 7,191 7,434 410 410 Minnesota ........: 979.6 985.8 267,401 268,368 273 272 Mississippi ......: 3.2 (D) 523 (D) 162 (D) : Missouri .........: 765.8 811.8 222,478 235,839 291 291 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.4 240 352 220 244 Nebraska .........: 684.4 716.8 191,655 201,523 280 281 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 27 263 277 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 4.1 853 1,112 262 274 New Jersey .......: 9.1 7.9 860 814 94 103 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 89 81 277 271 New York .........: 4.8 5.5 1,223 1,423 254 258 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.5 149 147 269 288 : Ohio .............: 61.7 90.3 18,556 25,128 301 279 Oklahoma .........: 531.9 468.1 143,693 125,019 270 267 Oregon ...........: 13.7 14.5 3,526 3,840 258 264 Pennsylvania .....: 298.3 302.3 82,351 82,734 276 274 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 82.2 74.2 37,291 33,846 454 457 Texas ............: 27.0 27.0 6,528 6,809 242 253 Utah .............: 4.9 5.1 871 873 179 171 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 220 (D) 264 West Virginia ....: 0.8 1.1 235 333 291 296 Wisconsin ........: 41.0 57.5 17,422 25,113 425 438 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.5 52 136 291 261 : United States ....: 10,248.0 10,444.9 2,902,937 2,942,933 283 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 (D) 39 (D) 131 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 6 10 119 101 California .......: 21.3 26.0 2,776 3,502 130 135 Colorado .........: 76.8 68.0 11,272 9,991 147 147 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 2.9 349 276 97 95 Florida ..........: 0.6 0.7 39 45 63 61 Georgia ..........: 1.0 1.9 60 121 61 64 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 18 25 135 134 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 33 29 117 117 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.0 403 341 113 113 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.4 49 66 159 151 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.5 49 47 101 94 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.4 153 167 116 117 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 33 34 77 63 Michigan .........: 17.8 15.8 2,373 2,095 134 133 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.6 55 60 102 104 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.2 15 13 56 62 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.8 80 82 94 99 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.6 49 64 110 107 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 21 23 122 122 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 10 109 94 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 3.8 320 355 98 94 New Jersey .......: 9.7 9.7 766 764 79 79 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 80 65 139 136 New York .........: 4.8 4.1 511 419 106 103 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.3 89 96 77 72 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 131 (X) : Ohio .............: 1.4 3.4 156 427 111 125 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.2 34 17 129 110 Oregon ...........: 3.0 2.9 400 380 132 132 Pennsylvania .....: 4.9 5.6 520 611 106 108 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 61 63 159 158 Tennessee ........: 0.9 1.0 69 70 73 74 Texas ............: 9.6 7.6 945 852 98 113 Utah .............: 2.0 1.8 271 246 137 134 Virginia .........: 0.3 0.4 31 37 92 84 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.5 149 192 123 125 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.7 1.5 246 206 144 133 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 8 18 155 148 : United States ....: 185.9 181.6 23,853 23,267 128 128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,335.3 1,422.7 1,386.5 12,860.4 13,744.3 54.1 55.2 53.5 54.4 55.2 Heifers ..........: 638.8 652.7 690.9 6,113.3 6,295.1 25.9 25.3 26.7 25.9 25.3 All cows .........: 453.2 456.0 471.5 4,260.2 4,457.1 18.4 17.7 18.2 18.0 17.9 Dairy cows .......: 256.5 245.1 237.2 2,429.0 2,389.5 10.4 9.5 9.2 10.3 9.6 Other cows .......: 196.7 211.0 234.3 1,831.2 2,067.6 8.0 8.2 9.0 7.8 8.3 Bulls ............: 42.0 46.4 43.2 390.5 413.4 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,469.4 2,577.8 2,592.1 23,624.4 24,910.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 39.6 41.8 47.6 362.8 385.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,904.0 9,819.5 10,098.8 92,003.7 93,797.4 97.4 97.3 97.4 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 245.0 246.6 242.9 2,383.4 2,393.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 23.5 30.1 27.4 236.7 260.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,172.5 10,096.1 10,369.1 94,623.8 96,451.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.6 9.9 9.2 94.7 90.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 156.7 160.2 153.6 1,558.8 1,570.8 94.2 94.2 94.4 94.3 94.6 : Total ............: 166.3 170.1 162.8 1,653.6 1,660.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 851 837 843 826 827 Steers 1/ ...............: 926 905 914 888 887 Heifers 1/ ..............: 846 824 838 813 818 All cows 1/ .............: 630 636 635 646 645 Bulls 1/ ................: 895 896 876 920 906 : Calves and vealers ... : 180 145 137 184 159 : Hogs ................. : 212 209 211 212 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 207 208 210 209 Sows 2/ .................: 311 309 309 309 310 Boars 2/ ................: 199 203 202 204 206 : Sheep ................ : 66 64 65 70 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 66 66 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 64 65 70 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2016 [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 ............: 2.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 2 ............: 5.4 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.1 0.1 0.5 8.2 3 ............: 90.6 29.1 3.0 53.8 43.5 10.3 4.7 8.5 4 ............: 53.1 3.1 1.1 42.9 12.0 30.9 6.0 0.2 5 ............: 262.7 122.0 27.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.3 6 ............: 462.4 248.1 117.0 89.9 26.5 63.4 7.4 0.1 7 ............:1,169.2 704.9 399.8 55.4 2.4 52.9 9.1 (D) 8 ............: 289.6 165.4 98.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 155.6 61.9 11.8 78.7 64.1 14.6 3.2 9.7 10 ...........: 101.3 49.2 30.7 20.5 15.2 5.3 1.0 2.9 : United States :2,592.1 1,386.5 690.9 471.5 237.2 234.3 43.2 47.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.6 3.6 (Y) (Y) 3.6 0.1 3.5 2 ............: 13.2 13.0 0.1 0.1 13.2 1.2 12.0 3 ............: 511.1 510.1 1.0 0.1 9.8 1.3 8.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 78.4 6.6 5.9 1.0 4.9 5 ............: 2,998.4 2,885.6 108.8 3.9 28.9 2.1 26.8 6 ............: 488.8 488.6 0.1 (Y) 2.8 0.4 2.3 7 ............: 4,498.6 4,428.3 53.6 16.6 0.9 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 0.1 69.6 2.1 67.5 9 ............: 208.8 208.8 (Y) (Y) 24.8 0.7 24.1 10 ...........: 27.7 27.7 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.2 3.2 : United States :10,369.1 10,098.8 242.9 27.4 162.8 9.2 153.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October 2016 [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 ............: 16.8 7.4 4.2 3.0 1.7 1.3 2.2 3.5 2 ............: 56.0 16.3 8.8 24.0 22.1 1.9 7.0 56.4 3 ............: 847.3 273.1 33.5 507.2 410.9 96.3 33.5 79.2 4 ............: 518.5 30.0 11.1 421.9 138.3 283.6 55.5 1.9 5 ............: 2,550.8 1,242.4 242.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 124.2 6 ............: 4,474.2 2,540.1 1,058.6 800.8 299.3 501.5 74.7 2.1 7 ............:11,249.5 6,841.6 3,784.0 533.0 23.1 509.9 90.9 (D) 8 ............: 2,731.1 1,661.4 802.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 1,492.4 610.7 115.5 738.0 639.9 98.1 28.1 92.3 10 ...........: 973.4 521.4 234.3 206.2 153.4 52.8 11.5 25.3 : United States :24,910.0 13,744.3 6,295.1 4,457.1 2,389.5 2,067.6 413.4 385.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 26.2 25.5 0.6 0.1 27.3 1.1 26.2 2 ............: 127.7 126.4 1.0 0.3 161.9 15.0 146.8 3 ............: 4,732.5 4,722.4 9.6 0.5 101.0 11.4 89.6 4 ............: (D) (D) 662.6 53.3 65.0 10.6 54.4 5 ............: 27,101.8 25,949.6 1,109.2 43.0 281.2 22.7 258.5 6 ............: 4,726.9 4,726.2 0.6 0.2 32.9 4.3 28.6 7 ............: 40,835.3 40,071.3 601.3 162.7 7.3 0.4 6.9 8 ............: (D) (D) 7.6 0.3 700.1 16.2 683.8 9 ............: 1,959.6 1,958.9 0.5 0.1 250.8 5.9 244.9 10 ...........: 267.0 266.5 0.3 0.1 33.5 2.5 31.1 : United States : 96,451.4 93,797.4 2,393.3 260.8 1,660.9 90.1 1,570.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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 October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.5 98.3 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.6 98.4 98.7 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.5 88.0 89.6 89.8 89.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 about 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 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. 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