Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 22, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Commercial Red Meat and Beef Production in August August 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2022 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.83 billion pounds in August, up 5 percent from the 4.59 billion pounds produced in August 2021. Beef production, at 2.51 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.08 million head, up 7 percent from August 2021. The average live weight was down 6 pounds from the previous year, at 1,348 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.7 million pounds, 9 percent above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,900 head, down 2 percent from August 2021. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from last year, at 242 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.30 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.0 million head, up 3 percent from August 2021. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up 13 percent from August 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 182,000 head, 2 percent above last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, up 11 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2022 commercial red meat production was 36.8 billion pounds, down slightly from 2021. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent from last year, veal was up 5 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 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: August 2021 and 2022.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States............... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: August 2022................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2022..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States... 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 14 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2022 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,360.6 2,249.0 2,506.4 106 111 18,542.1 18,846.3 102 Veal .............: 4.3 4.1 4.7 109 113 34.4 36.1 105 Pork .............: 2,214.5 1,970.1 2,303.3 104 117 18,224.0 17,816.2 98 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.3 10.3 11.7 113 113 92.5 87.8 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,589.7 4,233.6 4,826.0 105 114 36,893.0 36,786.4 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2022 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,324.0 2,214.4 2,466.8 106 111 18,230.4 18,543.1 102 Veal .............: 4.2 4.0 4.5 109 113 33.4 35.1 105 Pork .............: 2,201.2 1,960.5 2,291.0 104 117 18,135.0 17,735.3 98 Lamb and mutton ..: 8.8 8.9 10.3 117 116 81.5 77.9 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,538.1 4,187.8 4,772.7 105 114 36,480.3 36,391.4 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August : January to August : August : July : August : 2022 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : of 2021 : : : 2022 as % : : : : : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,834.3 2,731.2 3,018.7 107 22,080.3 22,490.9 102 Other ................1,000: 52.7 49.9 57.5 109 446.0 439.6 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,886.9 2,781.1 3,076.2 107 22,526.3 22,930.4 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,356 1,343 1,351 100 1,369 1,369 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,219 1,213 1,211 99 1,220 1,216 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,354 1,341 1,348 100 1,366 1,366 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 34.3 28.9 33.3 97 245.2 238.5 97 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.6 0.7 134 4.7 5.0 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 34.8 29.5 33.9 98 249.9 243.4 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 212 240 240 113 236 255 108 Other ...............pounds: 381 387 353 93 380 368 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 214 243 242 113 239 257 108 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,545.9 9,263.7 10,922.2 104 84,484.7 82,109.9 97 Other ................1,000: 70.1 51.2 65.0 93 462.3 413.3 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,616.0 9,314.9 10,987.2 103 84,947.0 82,523.2 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 280 284 282 101 288 290 101 Other ...............pounds: 262 258 260 99 263 268 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 280 284 282 101 288 290 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 147.5 132.9 155.3 105 1,274.9 1,159.4 91 Other ................1,000: 30.9 30.4 26.8 87 229.4 206.2 90 Commercial ...........1,000: 178.4 163.4 182.0 102 1,504.3 1,365.6 91 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 119 132 132 110 128 133 104 Other ...............pounds: 98 96 100 102 97 97 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 116 126 127 110 123 128 104 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.8 36.4 42.9 98 312.0 321.8 103 Other ................1,000: 8.7 11.4 7.5 86 64.0 68.9 108 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.4 47.9 50.3 96 376.0 390.7 104 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 67 65 100 65 65 100 Other ...............pounds: 87 84 83 95 88 84 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 71 67 99 69 68 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.1 5.6 6.4 125 42.7 48.0 112 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.2 0.2 87 2.0 1.9 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.4 5.8 6.6 123 44.7 49.9 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August : July : August : August 2022 as : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : % of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 1.0 1.6 171 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 39.0 34.9 40.7 104 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.5 0.6 118 California ............: 145.9 139.0 154.1 106 Colorado ..............: 177.5 161.0 184.7 104 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 2.6 3.2 97 Florida ...............: 6.5 8.6 8.1 125 Georgia ...............: 14.4 13.2 14.0 97 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.9 1.0 122 : Idaho .................: 35.4 32.9 37.6 106 Illinois ..............: 263.0 229.9 270.4 103 Indiana ...............: 153.9 129.9 161.8 105 Iowa ..................: 714.8 611.5 715.5 100 Kansas ................: 529.7 485.2 551.0 104 Kentucky ..............: 50.3 45.6 53.6 107 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 107 Michigan ..............: 101.0 100.5 111.7 111 Minnesota .............: 249.3 221.9 255.0 102 Mississippi ...........: 0.7 0.7 0.9 126 : Missouri ..............: 164.0 147.0 172.3 105 Montana ...............: 2.6 1.3 1.7 65 Nebraska ..............: 664.7 627.3 709.5 107 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.9 2.5 3.0 101 New Jersey ............: 3.8 3.4 3.9 103 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 95 New York ..............: 3.4 3.3 3.6 104 North Carolina ........: 205.0 234.5 268.2 131 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.6 1.0 119 : Ohio ..................: 24.7 22.4 26.3 107 Oklahoma ..............: 96.0 88.8 101.1 105 Oregon ................: 4.1 3.6 3.8 92 Pennsylvania ..........: 119.9 117.2 133.6 111 South Carolina ........: 16.8 14.5 16.5 98 South Dakota ..........: 118.3 105.1 121.1 102 Tennessee .............: 23.9 22.9 27.7 116 Texas .................: 396.9 395.0 424.2 107 Utah ..................: 45.0 41.2 48.6 108 Virginia ..............: 20.1 1.5 1.7 8 : Washington ............: 79.9 77.1 82.0 103 West Virginia .........: 1.1 0.6 1.0 88 Wisconsin .............: 106.6 102.4 107.8 101 Wyoming ...............: 1.0 0.9 1.0 104 : United States .........: 4,589.7 4,233.6 4,826.0 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.0 1.7 1,020 1,741 1,069 1,055 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 82 (X) 1,187 Arizona ..........: 45.9 47.1 63,329 65,406 1,382 1,391 Arkansas .........: 0.8 1.0 757 947 994 970 California .......: 138.9 147.6 181,246 191,525 1,313 1,312 Colorado .........: 200.5 209.5 277,547 286,998 1,386 1,371 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.3 4,871 4,604 1,404 1,393 Florida ..........: 10.1 13.4 12,190 15,698 1,206 1,171 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.5 1,398 1,767 1,183 1,145 : Idaho ............: 49.5 52.3 62,107 66,009 1,261 1,274 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.6 4.5 5,799 5,442 1,252 1,205 Iowa .............: (D) 50.2 (D) 68,152 (D) 1,359 Kansas ...........: 594.0 620.2 816,674 850,447 1,375 1,372 Kentucky .........: 5.0 6.3 5,494 6,591 1,103 1,058 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.7 497 554 819 848 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.9 542 833 876 938 : Missouri .........: 16.4 31.2 19,112 34,599 1,169 1,113 Montana ..........: 2.6 1.7 3,445 2,178 1,331 1,277 Nebraska .........: 606.7 649.6 858,032 919,928 1,416 1,418 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 75 (D) 1,169 New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.4 3,730 3,934 1,166 1,164 New Jersey .......: 3.9 4.1 4,450 4,608 1,137 1,132 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 593 567 1,136 1,233 New York .........: 3.7 3.9 4,524 4,579 1,236 1,189 North Carolina ...: 8.0 8.3 9,704 10,081 1,223 1,227 North Dakota .....: 1.0 1.2 1,279 1,562 1,285 1,301 : Ohio .............: 6.5 6.9 8,595 9,109 1,332 1,327 Oklahoma .........: 3.1 8.2 3,493 9,705 1,118 1,180 Oregon ...........: 1.9 2.5 2,228 2,786 1,166 1,136 Pennsylvania .....: 89.9 101.9 109,170 125,320 1,220 1,244 South Carolina ...: 24.9 25.0 32,823 32,250 1,327 1,297 South Dakota .....: 42.4 42.2 59,524 59,688 1,411 1,423 Tennessee ........: 3.9 4.0 4,120 4,232 1,075 1,065 Texas ............: 500.5 544.7 648,390 694,098 1,299 1,280 Utah .............: 52.6 54.6 71,148 75,391 1,354 1,383 Virginia .........: 1.8 1.9 1,943 2,016 1,085 1,090 : Washington .......: 95.4 97.2 131,006 133,561 1,377 1,379 West Virginia ....: 1.3 1.1 1,524 1,262 1,214 1,177 Wisconsin ........: 117.5 115.8 162,405 160,206 1,389 1,398 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.1 1,233 1,274 1,226 1,202 : United States ....: 2,886.9 3,076.2 3,900,068 4,133,689 1,354 1,348 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) California .......: 4.2 3.3 389 398 95 134 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 38 57 439 447 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.2 89 109 487 483 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 19 31 286 331 Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.7 218 296 378 406 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 (D) 40 (D) 400 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.2 50 50 198 250 New Jersey .......: 1.6 1.6 622 583 378 376 New Mexico .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New York .........: 4.8 5.4 424 522 89 99 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 22 15 368 253 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.9 9.2 1,200 1,256 123 137 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.9 7.3 2,909 3,168 419 432 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 64 80 402 415 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.2 (D) 45 (D) 254 : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 2.0 2.3 940 1,087 464 478 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 34.8 33.9 7,402 8,066 214 242 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.2 2.2 506 927 405 422 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 13 269 232 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 33 23 316 257 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.3 79 81 267 262 California .......: 221.7 231.8 57,099 59,122 258 255 Colorado .........: 2.8 3.5 582 624 211 179 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 2.1 495 549 261 266 Florida ..........: 5.6 7.8 672 901 121 115 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.2 1,342 1,366 267 263 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.2 75 54 254 250 : Idaho ............: 14.0 13.7 3,760 3,665 268 267 Illinois .........: 945.8 946.1 266,822 266,541 282 282 Indiana ..........: 722.6 763.6 200,168 210,689 277 276 Iowa .............: 3,259.5 3,283.6 910,207 910,799 279 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 67 45 246 234 Michigan .........: 308.5 324.6 88,656 95,083 287 293 Minnesota ........: 1,032.7 1,083.8 282,213 296,490 273 274 Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.1 501 538 162 171 : Missouri .........: 715.8 725.4 204,715 206,552 286 285 Montana ..........: 2.0 1.8 534 466 265 263 Nebraska .........: 634.2 663.2 177,358 185,702 280 280 Nevada ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.3 2.8 865 705 265 251 New Jersey .......: 7.6 8.3 762 824 100 100 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 58 75 240 235 New York .........: 3.0 3.1 745 729 246 235 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 100 81 288 289 : Ohio .............: 90.2 93.5 25,394 26,967 282 289 Oklahoma .........: 445.1 450.8 124,287 127,708 279 283 Oregon ...........: 12.3 8.9 3,310 2,359 269 266 Pennsylvania .....: 262.0 282.2 71,982 76,969 275 273 South Carolina ...: 2.3 1.9 565 474 249 253 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 73.3 85.6 32,607 38,165 445 447 Texas ............: 22.5 23.1 5,184 4,436 231 192 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.9 1.8 442 463 238 258 West Virginia ....: 1.0 1.0 275 263 281 276 Wisconsin ........: 68.5 73.9 29,044 31,619 425 430 Wyoming ..........: 1.1 1.1 289 265 267 252 : United States ....: 10,616.0 10,987.2 2,970,742 3,095,197 280 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.3 21 30 117 101 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 14 17 126 120 California .......: 22.6 26.5 3,107 4,005 138 152 Colorado .........: 33.3 35.8 4,590 5,874 138 164 Delaware-Maryland : 2.3 2.6 239 252 102 98 Florida ..........: 2.9 2.5 142 128 48 51 Georgia ..........: 1.7 2.0 116 115 67 56 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 8 137 133 : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 58 37 138 138 Illinois .........: 5.7 5.4 453 478 80 88 Indiana ..........: 8.0 6.7 922 748 115 113 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 29 34 150 159 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 59 43 109 105 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.2 173 143 109 118 Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.6 11 30 62 49 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.5 54 46 94 85 Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.1 37 5 63 68 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.9 87 72 93 81 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.4 65 59 142 139 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 10 12 140 146 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 7 (D) 133 New England 1/ ...: 3.8 4.0 344 376 91 95 New Jersey .......: 15.1 15.2 1,244 1,291 82 85 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 89 73 137 139 New York .........: 4.8 4.5 477 461 100 104 North Carolina ...: 2.5 1.8 165 122 66 66 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 6 14 126 152 : Ohio .............: 6.1 3.9 903 633 149 162 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 5.2 5.4 650 714 126 132 Pennsylvania .....: 8.3 9.0 890 967 107 108 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 22 40 110 135 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 22.4 23.8 2,268 2,690 101 113 Utah .............: 2.1 1.9 274 249 133 133 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.3 86 86 70 67 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.1 170 151 134 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.3 4.1 615 643 142 158 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 37 40 150 117 : United States ....: 178.4 182.0 20,640 23,093 116 127 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,409.1 1,299.4 1,461.3 10,856.1 10,679.1 49.7 47.6 48.4 49.2 47.5 Heifers ..........: 812.2 827.7 905.0 6,482.5 6,795.5 28.7 30.3 30.0 29.4 30.2 All cows .........: 560.1 557.4 600.9 4,380.6 4,642.2 19.8 20.4 19.9 19.8 20.6 Dairy cows .......: 261.4 230.1 266.1 2,072.5 2,016.8 9.2 8.4 8.8 9.4 9.0 Other cows .......: 298.7 327.3 334.7 2,308.2 2,625.4 10.5 12.0 11.1 10.5 11.7 Bulls ............: 52.9 46.7 51.5 361.0 374.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 : Total ............: 2,834.3 2,731.2 3,018.7 22,080.3 22,490.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 34.3 28.9 33.3 245.2 238.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,262.9 9,000.2 10,623.0 82,173.3 79,870.2 97.3 97.2 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 257.8 237.6 273.5 2,107.2 2,040.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 25.3 25.9 25.7 204.2 199.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,545.9 9,263.7 10,922.2 84,484.7 82,109.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 13.1 9.4 9.9 92.9 73.3 8.9 7.0 6.4 7.3 6.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 134.3 123.6 145.4 1,182.0 1,086.1 91.1 93.0 93.6 92.7 93.7 : Total ............: 147.5 132.9 155.3 1,274.9 1,159.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 822 812 820 827 826 Steers 1/ ...............: 899 891 901 899 903 Heifers 1/ ..............: 819 815 820 828 832 All cows 1/ .............: 622 618 617 644 636 Bulls 1/ ................: 894 887 871 895 880 : Calves and vealers ... : 122 139 139 137 148 : Hogs ................. : 209 212 210 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 207 209 208 213 214 Sows 2/ .................: 301 302 302 301 299 Boars 2/ ................: 198 190 188 196 192 : Sheep ................ : 60 67 67 64 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 64 65 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 60 67 67 64 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: August 2022 [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 ............: 3.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 2 ............: 7.9 2.5 1.5 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.3 7.0 3 ............: 105.1 44.3 3.3 51.8 42.6 9.2 5.8 7.7 4 ............: 80.6 6.0 2.9 63.5 13.1 50.4 8.2 0.4 5 ............: 287.4 141.8 (D) 99.1 65.1 34.0 (D) 12.2 6 ............: 545.5 226.1 178.8 132.2 30.0 102.2 8.4 (Y) 7 ............:1,337.5 747.0 498.7 82.8 8.0 74.8 9.0 (Y) 8 ............: 305.1 163.3 (D) 25.1 5.0 20.1 (D) (D) 9 ............: 195.7 82.3 31.2 79.8 60.8 19.0 2.4 3.2 10 ...........: 150.9 46.8 37.3 62.5 38.1 24.4 4.3 (D) : United States :3,018.7 1,461.3 905.0 600.9 266.1 334.7 51.5 33.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.5 2.5 (Y) (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.7 2 ............: 11.3 11.2 0.1 (Y) 19.1 1.9 17.2 3 ............: 284.2 283.4 (D) (D) 13.6 1.1 12.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 81.9 (D) 9.1 0.9 8.3 5 ............: 3,253.8 3,131.1 116.6 6.1 27.8 2.0 25.8 6 ............: 470.8 470.6 (D) (D) 12.6 0.6 12.0 7 ............: 4,685.4 4,597.0 73.2 15.1 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 37.3 1.1 36.3 9 ............: 228.3 228.3 (Y) (Y) 24.9 1.8 23.1 10 ...........: 23.9 23.9 (Y) (Y) 5.7 0.2 5.5 : United States :10,922.2 10,623.0 273.5 25.7 155.3 9.9 145.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2022 [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 ............: 22.9 9.4 7.9 3.7 2.1 1.5 1.9 1.6 2 ............: 61.8 20.1 13.0 26.2 24.3 1.9 2.5 46.2 3 ............: 759.7 309.2 24.0 389.0 320.5 68.5 37.4 60.2 4 ............: 624.8 44.8 16.8 493.0 108.3 384.7 70.2 3.3 5 ............: 2,245.2 1,064.0 (D) 826.6 482.7 343.9 (D) 80.5 6 ............: 4,124.5 1,758.1 1,334.1 960.0 234.1 725.9 72.2 0.3 7 ............: 9,769.4 5,365.2 3,721.5 618.9 65.2 553.7 63.8 0.3 8 ............: 2,267.5 1,174.2 (D) 214.6 36.9 177.8 (D) (D) 9 ............: 1,478.6 622.6 210.7 627.2 471.7 155.5 18.0 24.6 10 ...........: 1,136.5 311.4 314.9 483.1 271.0 212.1 27.2 (D) : United States :22,490.9 10,679.1 6,795.5 4,642.2 2,016.8 2,625.4 374.0 238.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 15.9 15.5 0.3 0.1 29.7 1.7 28.0 2 ............: 81.0 80.6 0.3 (Y) 147.9 15.9 132.1 3 ............: 2,116.2 2,108.7 (D) (D) 103.7 12.3 91.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 582.2 (D) 70.6 6.2 64.5 5 ............: 24,392.5 23,436.9 906.4 49.2 215.1 14.8 200.3 6 ............: 3,667.2 3,665.3 (D) (D) 91.0 3.5 87.5 7 ............: 35,801.9 35,155.0 535.9 111.1 6.2 0.2 6.0 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 279.9 7.7 272.2 9 ............: 1,642.2 1,641.9 0.2 (Y) 176.0 9.3 166.7 10 ...........: 201.0 200.6 0.3 0.1 39.3 1.8 37.5 : United States : 82,109.9 79,870.2 2,040.4 199.3 1,159.4 73.3 1,086.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.2 98.1 98.0 98.1 Calves .......: 98.5 98.0 98.0 98.1 98.0 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 82.7 81.4 85.3 84.8 84.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 900 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 14). 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. 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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