Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 20, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production for November November 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.68 billion pounds in November, up 3 percent from the 4.55 billion pounds produced in November 2017. Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, up 1 percent from November 2017. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at 1,370 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.7 million pounds, 4 percent above November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 55,500 head, up 31 percent from November 2017. The average live weight was down 50 pounds from last year, at 210 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.35 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.0 million head, up 5 percent from November 2017. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was up 4 percent from November 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,200 head, 3 percent above last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 1 pound from November a year ago. January to November 2018 commercial red meat production was 49.0 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 5 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States.......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................. 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018.. 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: November 2018................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to November 2018..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2018 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,290.6 2,429.2 2,313.5 101 95 24,039.2 24,751.6 103 Veal .............: 6.4 7.2 6.7 104 92 67.8 69.3 102 Pork .............: 2,244.9 2,450.2 2,347.9 105 96 23,349.3 24,083.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 13.1 12.8 104 98 132.3 139.3 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,554.3 4,899.7 4,680.9 103 96 47,588.6 49,043.2 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2018 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,265.8 2,395.7 2,288.5 101 96 23,732.6 24,444.4 103 Veal .............: 6.3 7.0 6.6 105 93 66.1 67.7 102 Pork .............: 2,233.7 2,436.6 2,337.4 105 96 23,212.7 23,956.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.4 11.9 11.8 104 100 120.6 127.7 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,517.1 4,851.3 4,644.3 103 96 47,132.0 48,595.7 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : November : January to November : November : October : November : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,726.0 2,908.4 2,762.1 101 29,161.1 29,974.1 103 Other ................1,000: 36.9 49.3 36.7 100 447.9 446.1 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,762.8 2,957.6 2,798.8 101 29,609.0 30,420.2 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,376 1,366 1,372 100 1,348 1,351 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,176 1,187 1,185 101 1,188 1,197 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,374 1,363 1,370 100 1,346 1,348 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.7 52.9 54.9 132 457.7 518.4 113 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.9 0.6 76 8.2 7.8 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.5 53.8 55.5 131 465.9 526.2 113 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 258 229 209 81 248 226 91 Other ...............pounds: 391 382 373 95 393 379 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 260 232 210 81 251 228 91 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,486.6 11,570.9 10,981.5 105 110,116.2 113,293.5 103 Other ................1,000: 62.0 72.6 58.0 94 740.4 682.6 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,548.6 11,643.4 11,039.5 105 110,856.6 113,976.1 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 283 286 100 282 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 250 258 248 99 253 255 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 283 285 100 282 283 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 167.3 176.1 174.1 104 1,767.1 1,823.5 103 Other ................1,000: 20.0 23.7 19.2 96 222.9 224.9 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 187.4 199.9 193.2 103 1,990.0 2,048.5 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 136 134 136 100 136 140 103 Other ...............pounds: 100 104 104 105 108 106 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 132 131 133 100 133 136 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.4 46.0 46.3 109 442.1 464.0 105 Other ................1,000: 9.6 9.9 9.1 95 99.0 90.7 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.0 55.8 55.4 107 541.0 554.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 66 65 103 63 64 103 Other ...............pounds: 84 81 78 93 82 81 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 67 100 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.3 4.4 4.4 101 48.4 47.4 98 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.5 0.5 109 6.2 5.2 85 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.8 4.9 4.9 102 54.6 52.6 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : November : October : November :November 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.3 1.4 1.1 86 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 78 Arizona ...............: 40.4 44.0 38.9 96 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.4 0.2 82 California ............: 127.5 130.6 128.9 101 Colorado ..............: 197.1 202.5 195.4 99 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.4 3.1 98 Florida ...............: 2.2 2.5 2.3 107 Georgia ...............: 13.3 15.2 13.2 99 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.7 100 : Idaho .................: 21.1 30.1 29.2 139 Illinois ..............: 296.1 312.9 287.4 97 Indiana ...............: 159.0 161.1 158.2 99 Iowa ..................: 645.3 725.0 705.3 109 Kansas ................: 514.1 522.8 504.3 98 Kentucky ..............: 49.0 50.8 48.8 100 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 101 Michigan ..............: 74.2 92.1 86.3 116 Minnesota .............: 235.4 258.7 248.1 105 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.6 105 : Missouri ..............: 171.5 179.8 166.1 97 Montana ...............: 1.5 2.0 1.7 118 Nebraska ..............: 711.2 734.4 715.5 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 New England 1/ ........: 2.3 2.6 2.3 99 New Jersey ............: 3.1 3.4 3.3 108 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 103 New York ..............: 3.0 3.8 3.3 108 North Carolina ........: 219.4 243.2 233.8 107 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.7 0.5 80 : Ohio ..................: 19.4 25.0 20.3 105 Oklahoma ..............: 99.9 104.1 106.3 106 Oregon ................: 5.7 4.7 4.0 71 Pennsylvania ..........: 109.7 137.5 127.9 117 South Carolina ........: 9.6 9.5 9.3 96 South Dakota ..........: 127.3 145.0 133.9 105 Tennessee .............: 26.2 26.8 25.7 98 Texas .................: 383.9 419.2 396.1 103 Utah ..................: 47.3 53.1 49.7 105 Virginia ..............: 46.5 50.2 48.6 105 : Washington ............: 80.2 85.9 77.4 96 West Virginia .........: 0.8 1.2 0.9 112 Wisconsin .............: 103.5 111.2 100.9 97 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.2 0.4 112 : United States .........: 4,554.3 4,899.7 4,680.9 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.4 545 436 1,053 1,042 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 76 83 988 1,057 Arizona ..........: 48.6 45.1 67,506 62,843 1,391 1,395 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.3 288 225 964 882 California .......: 117.0 122.5 157,447 163,379 1,355 1,343 Colorado .........: 217.6 211.6 304,732 300,427 1,402 1,421 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.2 4,370 4,308 1,319 1,338 Florida ..........: 3.1 (D) 3,623 (D) 1,190 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 1,056 1,046 1,177 1,074 : Idaho ............: 29.1 40.0 36,045 51,161 1,254 1,292 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.4 2.4 2,728 2,704 1,117 1,149 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 576.2 570.6 795,031 783,222 1,380 1,373 Kentucky .........: 1.2 2.0 1,221 2,051 1,023 1,038 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 334 357 811 829 Michigan .........: 49.0 46.7 68,672 64,148 1,413 1,384 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 182 259 739 808 : Missouri .........: 1.9 2.0 2,196 2,385 1,153 1,204 Montana ..........: 1.5 2.0 1,927 2,361 1,323 1,210 Nebraska .........: 631.9 642.0 914,486 929,173 1,448 1,449 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 174 171 1,029 1,000 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.5 2,496 2,730 1,123 1,106 New Jersey .......: 3.0 3.4 3,331 3,776 1,101 1,112 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 416 359 1,095 1,063 New York .........: 3.1 3.3 3,720 3,919 1,203 1,198 North Carolina ...: 5.7 6.0 6,942 7,310 1,229 1,234 North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.5 781 628 1,287 1,300 : Ohio .............: 4.4 5.1 5,104 6,583 1,167 1,302 Oklahoma .........: 1.7 2.0 1,773 2,093 1,021 1,039 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.5 (D) 1,736 (D) 1,122 Pennsylvania .....: 70.9 91.9 84,544 111,038 1,197 1,213 South Carolina ...: 14.7 14.7 17,931 17,361 1,228 1,185 South Dakota .....: 36.1 36.8 51,167 52,462 1,424 1,431 Tennessee ........: 6.2 1.7 5,694 1,624 947 989 Texas ............: 478.2 494.7 625,445 643,303 1,312 1,304 Utah .............: 55.3 58.1 76,297 79,312 1,382 1,368 Virginia .........: 1.5 1.3 1,558 1,343 1,051 1,064 : Washington .......: 94.8 90.6 132,637 126,840 1,402 1,404 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.3 1,058 1,272 949 965 Wisconsin ........: 114.7 112.5 159,066 154,834 1,394 1,384 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 445 501 1,109 1,135 : United States ....: 2,762.8 2,798.8 3,786,566 3,825,980 1,374 1,370 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 6.7 8.3 640 819 97 100 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 304 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 57 50 483 445 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.3 2.9 190 263 81 90 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 22 32 358 448 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 26 (X) 429 Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 30 303 300 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.2 62 48 194 205 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.9 720 697 374 375 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 5.1 9.5 516 929 103 99 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 40 (X) 406 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.3 17.6 1,903 2,300 185 131 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.9 8.7 3,790 3,689 428 423 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 106 68 428 418 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 15 (D) 256 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 5.0 2,589 2,409 493 482 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 42.5 55.5 10,991 11,602 260 210 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.6 3.1 1,465 1,280 408 419 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 57 26 297 278 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.5 161 134 255 254 California .......: 208.3 194.4 53,465 49,874 257 257 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.5 368 341 238 228 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.7 503 476 272 275 Florida ..........: 5.6 5.7 622 691 112 121 Georgia ..........: 5.5 5.9 1,344 1,394 245 238 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.4 90 90 233 253 : Idaho ............: 14.7 15.0 3,929 4,045 268 270 Illinois .........: 1,069.1 1,052.4 306,199 300,483 286 286 Indiana ..........: 744.7 750.3 209,615 208,969 282 279 Iowa .............: 2,912.0 3,210.0 832,486 912,304 286 284 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 1.0 187 180 182 176 Michigan .........: 151.9 224.8 45,985 66,015 303 294 Minnesota ........: 985.5 1,049.5 271,725 290,187 276 277 Mississippi ......: (D) 3.4 (D) 532 (D) 154 : Missouri .........: 776.8 752.7 227,096 220,066 292 293 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.6 448 403 280 251 Nebraska .........: 696.3 673.5 195,360 190,999 281 284 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 24 20 275 267 New England 1/ ...: 3.8 3.2 1,033 860 269 270 New Jersey .......: 8.6 8.1 846 787 98 97 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 40 57 264 291 New York .........: 2.3 2.0 559 504 244 255 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 150 132 298 300 : Ohio .............: 73.9 72.3 21,008 20,499 285 284 Oklahoma .........: 469.6 488.7 129,947 138,926 277 284 Oregon ...........: 15.0 13.6 4,032 3,679 269 270 Pennsylvania .....: 281.4 287.8 76,873 82,188 273 286 South Carolina ...: (D) 3.4 (D) 768 (D) 228 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 76.3 82.2 34,882 37,204 458 453 Texas ............: 24.0 25.7 5,878 6,173 245 240 Utah .............: 5.3 4.6 891 780 168 171 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.0 256 272 279 280 West Virginia ....: 0.8 0.7 236 212 296 288 Wisconsin ........: 59.7 60.1 26,260 26,070 441 435 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 63 59 290 281 : United States ....: 10,548.6 11,039.5 3,010,923 3,149,396 286 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 8 9 63 115 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 25.5 26.0 3,615 3,733 142 144 Colorado .........: 70.0 68.2 11,070 11,028 158 162 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 3.4 361 316 92 92 Florida ..........: 0.8 1.2 51 65 63 54 Georgia ..........: 1.2 1.9 80 119 69 64 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 8 (D) 121 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 29 28 139 135 Illinois .........: 4.4 4.3 413 408 94 95 Indiana ..........: 3.2 3.9 377 461 117 117 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.4 56 56 158 159 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.3 42 35 102 99 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.7 194 218 131 132 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 14 17 52 60 Michigan .........: 19.2 18.3 2,698 2,556 141 140 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.5 39 50 98 105 Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.9 46 54 58 62 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 71 62 82 81 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.5 46 59 145 124 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 17 17 141 136 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 2.9 279 276 95 94 New Jersey .......: 11.0 13.0 871 1,020 79 78 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.8 69 108 143 144 New York .........: 5.1 4.8 525 486 103 101 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.2 85 88 71 72 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 3.2 4.5 408 663 128 149 Oklahoma .........: 0.7 0.5 67 57 99 113 Oregon ...........: 3.3 3.9 455 532 140 138 Pennsylvania .....: 6.7 7.4 729 745 108 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 58 42 162 119 Tennessee ........: 1.1 0.9 83 59 74 68 Texas ............: 10.5 10.3 872 874 83 85 Utah .............: 1.9 1.9 255 259 137 136 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.8 52 57 75 71 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.3 182 178 138 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.6 3.7 245 574 153 157 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 20 136 135 : United States ....: 187.4 193.2 24,699 25,586 132 133 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :-----------------------: November : October : November :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,368.4 1,449.2 1,372.2 15,485.9 15,383.0 50.2 49.8 49.7 53.1 51.3 Heifers ..........: 804.8 841.6 823.7 7,875.2 8,413.2 29.5 28.9 29.8 27.0 28.1 All cows .........: 508.2 567.4 524.6 5,291.3 5,678.7 18.6 19.5 19.0 18.1 18.9 Dairy cows .......: 243.7 288.2 268.0 2,741.1 2,891.7 8.9 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.6 Other cows .......: 264.4 279.1 256.6 2,550.2 2,786.9 9.7 9.6 9.3 8.7 9.3 Bulls ............: 44.6 50.1 41.5 508.6 499.2 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,726.0 2,908.4 2,762.1 29,161.1 29,974.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 41.7 52.9 54.9 457.7 518.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,204.8 11,254.6 10,696.9 107,068.9 110,169.5 97.3 97.3 97.4 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 249.7 279.3 253.8 2,710.2 2,775.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 32.0 36.9 30.8 337.2 348.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,486.6 11,570.9 10,981.5 110,116.2 113,293.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.0 9.3 8.8 93.9 96.5 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 159.3 166.9 165.3 1,673.2 1,727.0 95.2 94.7 95.0 94.7 94.7 : Total ............: 167.3 176.1 174.1 1,767.1 1,823.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 833 826 830 816 817 Steers 1/ ...............: 903 898 901 875 879 Heifers 1/ ..............: 837 830 837 809 815 All cows 1/ .............: 633 629 629 642 646 Bulls 1/ ................: 874 868 868 897 891 : Calves and vealers ... : 151 134 120 145 131 : Hogs ................. : 213 211 213 211 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 208 211 208 209 Sows 2/ .................: 307 305 302 308 305 Boars 2/ ................: 195 185 191 201 192 : Sheep ................ : 68 67 68 68 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 66 65 68 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 68 68 68 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2018 [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 ............: 2.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 6.6 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.6 0.3 0.6 11.3 3 ............: 94.7 31.6 1.5 58.0 46.1 11.9 3.6 9.0 4 ............: 49.1 3.3 1.1 38.1 12.3 25.7 6.7 0.2 5 ............: 274.4 121.2 (D) 113.0 74.6 38.4 (D) 23.0 6 ............: 493.3 243.9 147.8 94.0 30.5 63.5 7.6 0.1 7 ............:1,238.2 686.6 484.0 58.4 6.7 51.7 9.2 0.1 8 ............: 304.1 172.1 (D) 29.4 7.9 21.5 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 168.3 71.3 15.5 79.1 63.9 15.2 2.3 8.1 10 ...........: 131.2 39.3 37.6 51.5 23.3 28.2 2.8 2.9 : United States :2,762.1 1,372.2 823.7 524.6 268.0 256.6 41.5 54.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.8 (Y) (Y) 2.7 0.2 2.6 2 ............: 9.9 9.8 (Y) (Y) 17.4 1.7 15.6 3 ............: 513.1 511.9 (D) (D) 12.4 1.1 11.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.0 1.0 7.0 5 ............: 3,184.4 3,073.2 106.7 4.5 29.9 2.0 27.9 6 ............: 511.0 511.0 0.1 (Y) 3.8 0.5 3.3 7 ............: 4,649.1 4,571.5 58.5 19.1 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 69.7 1.4 68.4 9 ............: 190.6 190.5 (Y) (Y) 24.8 0.7 24.1 10 ...........: 29.0 29.0 (Y) (Y) 4.2 0.2 4.0 : United States :10,981.5 10,696.9 253.8 30.8 174.1 8.8 165.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November 2018 [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 ............: 20.4 8.4 5.5 4.6 2.1 2.5 2.0 2.3 2 ............: 71.6 19.4 13.0 33.0 31.0 1.9 6.3 104.9 3 ............: 1,020.3 349.0 20.8 607.2 483.8 123.4 43.2 93.8 4 ............: 566.3 38.8 12.6 441.5 134.1 307.4 73.5 3.1 5 ............: 3,034.9 1,440.3 (D) 1,175.9 774.5 401.4 (D) 201.6 6 ............: 5,376.3 2,696.9 1,548.6 1,036.8 311.6 725.2 94.0 1.0 7 ............:13,375.3 7,722.1 4,896.9 649.9 58.7 591.2 106.4 0.4 8 ............: 3,313.9 1,845.8 (D) 339.7 87.3 252.3 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,807.2 754.6 150.6 869.9 719.0 150.9 32.1 81.9 10 ...........: 1,388.0 507.9 327.8 520.3 289.7 230.6 32.1 29.3 : United States :29,974.1 15,383.0 8,413.2 5,678.7 2,891.7 2,786.9 499.2 518.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 28.7 28.1 0.5 0.1 27.7 1.3 26.4 2 ............: 116.8 116.0 0.7 0.2 188.7 16.6 172.1 3 ............: 5,310.0 5,298.4 (D) (D) 139.4 13.6 125.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 81.6 12.4 69.2 5 ............: 33,369.3 32,037.7 1,280.5 51.1 315.6 22.0 293.6 6 ............: 5,372.0 5,368.4 1.7 1.9 41.5 6.0 35.5 7 ............: 47,717.0 46,817.7 687.1 212.3 12.7 0.4 12.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 6.7 0.6 689.4 15.0 674.5 9 ............: 1,897.6 1,896.8 0.7 0.1 280.2 6.9 273.3 10 ...........: 315.0 314.3 0.5 0.1 46.6 2.3 44.3 : United States :113,293.5 110,169.5 2,775.6 348.4 1,823.5 96.5 1,727.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November Species : November : October : November :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.3 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.1 98.4 98.9 98.2 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 89.3 88.1 90.1 88.8 89.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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