Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 19, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Low Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production for June June 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.33 billion pounds in June, down 1 percent from the 4.35 billion pounds produced in June 2017. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 1 percent from June 2017. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 1,321 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.8 million pounds, 8 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 45,200 head, up 12 percent from June 2017. The average live weight was down 46 pounds from last year, at 223 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.01 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.61 million head, down 3 percent from June 2017. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 280 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.3 million pounds, was down 1 percent from June 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 178,500 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 138 pounds, up 6 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2018 commercial red meat production was 26.3 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down slightly, 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: June 2017 and 2018........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 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: June 2018................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2018 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,280.3 2,307.0 2,300.5 101 100 12,710.0 13,188.7 104 Veal .............: 6.3 6.4 5.8 92 91 36.9 36.7 100 Pork .............: 2,053.2 2,174.4 2,008.5 98 92 12,547.3 12,969.7 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 13.4 12.3 99 91 72.9 76.6 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,352.3 4,501.2 4,327.1 99 96 25,367.2 26,271.7 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2018 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,254.6 2,279.9 2,274.9 101 100 12,543.8 13,023.6 104 Veal .............: 6.2 6.2 5.7 92 91 36.0 35.9 100 Pork .............: 2,042.2 2,164.0 1,998.7 98 92 12,476.0 12,905.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.3 12.5 11.2 99 90 66.7 71.0 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,314.3 4,462.6 4,290.5 99 96 25,122.5 26,035.7 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,821.0 2,868.1 2,841.4 101 15,547.2 16,061.1 103 Other ................1,000: 38.0 39.5 37.0 97 243.2 239.6 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,859.0 2,907.6 2,878.5 101 15,790.4 16,300.7 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,323 1,317 1,322 100 1,341 1,347 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,173 1,191 1,194 102 1,187 1,199 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,321 1,315 1,321 100 1,338 1,345 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.6 45.7 44.6 113 246.2 264.2 107 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.6 73 4.3 4.0 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 40.4 46.4 45.2 112 250.5 268.3 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 266 236 221 83 251 235 94 Other ...............pounds: 390 366 362 93 394 380 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 269 237 223 83 253 237 93 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,808.9 10,162.6 9,552.5 97 58,957.6 60,545.2 103 Other ................1,000: 61.3 55.2 53.5 87 385.5 346.0 90 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,870.2 10,217.7 9,606.0 97 59,343.0 60,891.2 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 279 285 280 100 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 246 258 250 102 254 255 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 279 285 280 100 283 285 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 165.5 177.8 158.7 96 962.5 993.0 103 Other ................1,000: 22.2 19.0 19.8 89 118.8 106.0 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 187.7 196.8 178.5 95 1,081.2 1,099.0 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 136 140 141 103 138 143 103 Other ...............pounds: 103 106 112 109 107 108 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 132 137 138 104 135 139 103 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.9 45.8 42.6 99 232.0 244.1 105 Other ................1,000: 9.3 7.0 7.2 78 52.2 44.0 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.2 52.8 49.8 95 284.2 288.1 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 63 64 104 62 64 103 Other ...............pounds: 80 83 81 101 81 82 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 65 66 67 102 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.1 4.7 5.0 97 27.0 26.0 96 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.4 0.3 71 3.6 2.9 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.5 5.1 5.2 95 30.6 28.9 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.1 1.1 90 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 67 Arizona ...............: 39.1 39.7 37.8 97 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 97 California ............: 121.7 120.7 115.5 95 Colorado ..............: 199.3 195.1 200.5 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.2 3.4 2.8 90 Florida ...............: 2.8 2.8 2.9 103 Georgia ...............: 13.3 13.2 12.7 96 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 83 : Idaho .................: 11.7 26.5 25.7 220 Illinois ..............: 272.6 284.2 262.9 96 Indiana ...............: 155.0 150.4 135.5 87 Iowa ..................: 578.8 646.3 574.7 99 Kansas ................: 499.6 514.0 515.8 103 Kentucky ..............: 42.1 43.8 39.2 93 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 90 Michigan ..............: 41.1 80.8 80.3 195 Minnesota .............: 226.1 231.2 215.7 95 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 104 : Missouri ..............: 167.0 165.6 157.4 94 Montana ...............: 1.8 2.0 1.4 77 Nebraska ..............: 687.7 677.2 669.5 97 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 101 New England 1/ ........: 2.2 2.1 2.0 92 New Jersey ............: 3.6 3.8 3.5 96 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.3 127 New York ..............: 3.8 3.6 3.5 91 North Carolina ........: 205.2 209.6 211.7 103 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.6 89 : Ohio ..................: 22.0 20.3 18.7 85 Oklahoma ..............: 95.7 98.7 105.4 110 Oregon ................: 5.8 4.3 3.8 66 Pennsylvania ..........: 126.7 125.3 118.5 94 South Carolina ........: 9.8 10.3 9.2 94 South Dakota ..........: 123.8 125.4 118.1 95 Tennessee .............: 20.2 20.6 17.8 88 Texas .................: 392.8 407.3 392.5 100 Utah ..................: 47.3 46.1 46.4 98 Virginia ..............: 38.5 44.9 40.3 105 : Washington ............: 79.8 76.4 79.0 99 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 96 Wisconsin .............: 107.1 100.4 101.6 95 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 101 : United States .........: 4,352.3 4,501.2 4,327.1 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 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 0.5 497 498 1,013 1,010 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 154 100 1,302 1,099 Arizona ..........: 48.5 46.0 65,099 62,230 1,345 1,356 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 443 362 964 912 California .......: 116.0 114.7 154,951 154,579 1,346 1,357 Colorado .........: 233.7 235.2 309,331 311,188 1,325 1,324 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.0 4,566 4,112 1,321 1,386 Florida ..........: 4.2 (D) 4,746 (D) 1,154 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.9 1,045 989 1,199 1,085 : Idaho ............: 13.8 34.8 17,563 44,881 1,305 1,304 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.5 2.5 2,782 2,892 1,103 1,153 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 589.8 603.9 776,634 800,273 1,317 1,325 Kentucky .........: 1.4 2.2 1,527 2,417 1,069 1,092 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 395 360 845 778 Michigan .........: 44.1 48.8 60,679 68,030 1,385 1,404 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 205 259 768 816 : Missouri .........: 3.5 3.7 3,867 4,192 1,099 1,148 Montana ..........: 1.9 1.7 2,619 2,001 1,365 1,215 Nebraska .........: 668.6 656.6 897,656 881,740 1,344 1,344 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 175 175 1,055 1,011 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.1 2,509 2,460 1,192 1,196 New Jersey .......: 3.8 3.6 4,127 3,956 1,101 1,112 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 270 362 1,062 1,160 New York .........: 3.3 3.6 3,955 4,216 1,193 1,190 North Carolina ...: 6.1 5.9 7,455 7,257 1,233 1,234 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.7 1,035 887 1,256 1,348 : Ohio .............: 4.3 4.5 5,001 5,792 1,157 1,299 Oklahoma .........: 2.6 2.6 2,671 2,862 1,018 1,108 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.5 (D) 1,721 (D) 1,116 Pennsylvania .....: 88.7 90.8 107,710 109,950 1,218 1,216 South Carolina ...: 15.0 14.4 18,434 17,616 1,235 1,232 South Dakota .....: 36.9 37.5 51,382 52,004 1,399 1,391 Tennessee ........: 6.6 1.7 6,248 1,684 975 1,011 Texas ............: 493.5 499.6 639,405 636,865 1,299 1,278 Utah .............: 57.4 56.5 76,570 74,223 1,336 1,316 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 1,079 1,057 1,085 1,079 : Washington .......: 98.0 94.6 131,254 129,414 1,343 1,371 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 478 435 1,111 1,142 Wisconsin ........: 116.6 111.2 161,361 153,355 1,391 1,387 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 469 484 1,106 1,108 : United States ....: 2,859.0 2,878.5 3,769,922 3,794,098 1,321 1,321 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 .......: 8.3 6.9 776 710 96 105 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 23 22 435 399 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.1 70 63 466 461 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.7 2.2 130 198 78 91 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 23 30 419 404 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 35 299 309 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/ ...: 0.2 0.3 54 50 218 201 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.6 685 601 366 374 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 3.7 7.9 519 810 144 103 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 38 35 427 327 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.6 13.2 1,950 1,970 228 150 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.1 7.4 3,488 3,126 433 422 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.1 123 45 406 429 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 36 (D) 341 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 4.3 2,497 2,088 469 484 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 40.4 45.2 10,794 10,027 269 223 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 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 ..........: 3.2 3.0 1,330 1,180 420 399 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 37 24 253 250 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.9 187 230 253 255 California .......: 191.9 151.3 46,810 37,562 244 248 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.6 385 383 234 240 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.4 353 332 233 238 Florida ..........: 5.4 5.4 691 589 129 109 Georgia ..........: 5.7 4.8 1,330 1,200 234 248 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.4 239 108 259 244 : Idaho ............: 13.8 13.1 3,545 3,463 256 264 Illinois .........: 983.2 921.1 278,980 260,884 284 283 Indiana ..........: 735.5 652.6 202,571 177,416 276 272 Iowa .............: 2,658.3 2,636.2 740,952 737,024 279 280 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 177 147 212 225 Michigan .........: 18.3 187.7 6,900 54,159 377 289 Minnesota ........: 947.6 892.8 255,479 240,636 270 270 Mississippi ......: (D) 2.9 (D) 457 (D) 160 : Missouri .........: 769.6 723.9 219,240 205,805 285 284 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.1 345 269 282 246 Nebraska .........: 650.5 601.2 180,127 167,359 277 278 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 24 258 259 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 2.8 823 692 247 251 New Jersey .......: 9.2 8.2 935 862 102 105 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 46 42 273 280 New York .........: 5.1 2.6 1,305 595 255 228 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 75 79 321 286 : Ohio .............: 88.9 67.9 24,134 19,324 272 285 Oklahoma .........: 465.9 488.9 123,706 136,171 266 279 Oregon ...........: 13.9 13.0 3,575 3,436 256 264 Pennsylvania .....: 303.5 260.3 81,576 70,342 269 270 South Carolina ...: (D) 2.4 (D) 594 (D) 244 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 55.5 56.3 25,611 25,486 462 453 Texas ............: 24.6 22.2 5,735 5,280 234 238 Utah .............: 4.3 4.8 818 912 192 190 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.1 235 275 260 250 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 164 130 276 266 Wisconsin ........: 62.9 60.9 28,661 27,457 457 452 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 58 38 278 252 : United States ....: 9,870.2 9,606.0 2,749,794 2,687,121 279 280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 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 ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.3 29.0 3,885 4,504 148 155 Colorado .........: 58.8 51.6 9,808 9,030 167 175 Delaware-Maryland : 4.1 3.0 374 279 91 93 Florida ..........: 1.0 1.3 60 73 62 55 Georgia ..........: 1.9 1.8 117 119 63 66 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 10 (D) 158 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.1 24 20 145 158 Illinois .........: 4.8 4.5 447 414 93 92 Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.5 456 418 116 120 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 29 29 170 164 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.5 37 47 88 95 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.4 164 187 128 129 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 17 18 53 57 Michigan .........: 20.5 17.2 2,842 2,566 139 149 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 35 32 115 99 Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.9 38 50 65 57 : Missouri .........: 1.0 0.8 84 62 88 83 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.5 103 66 139 121 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 15 144 165 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.3 290 233 102 104 New Jersey .......: 14.3 15.1 1,113 1,188 78 79 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.7 62 105 152 152 New York .........: 5.5 4.5 587 484 108 108 North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.1 96 69 69 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 3.5 4.1 464 633 134 155 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.5 23 54 105 117 Oregon ...........: 3.2 3.5 446 522 141 149 Pennsylvania .....: 6.7 7.8 735 797 109 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 57 52 158 154 Tennessee ........: 1.1 0.8 72 53 66 64 Texas ............: 13.5 11.5 1,205 1,149 89 100 Utah .............: 1.8 1.6 256 219 143 140 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.9 50 66 74 71 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.4 191 194 140 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.8 3.5 433 594 157 169 Wyoming ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 187.7 178.5 24,816 24,571 132 138 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,583.1 1,545.9 1,525.9 8,368.5 8,325.1 56.1 53.9 53.7 53.8 51.8 Heifers ..........: 694.8 758.4 765.3 4,066.8 4,404.5 24.6 26.4 26.9 26.2 27.4 All cows .........: 488.3 513.0 499.8 2,842.7 3,064.4 17.3 17.9 17.6 18.3 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 236.7 245.1 237.5 1,495.4 1,568.7 8.4 8.5 8.4 9.6 9.8 Other cows .......: 251.6 267.9 262.3 1,347.3 1,495.6 8.9 9.3 9.2 8.7 9.3 Bulls ............: 54.8 50.9 50.5 269.3 267.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,821.0 2,868.1 2,841.4 15,547.2 16,061.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 39.6 45.7 44.6 246.2 264.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,520.3 9,870.0 9,276.5 57,288.4 58,854.4 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 256.1 260.3 245.8 1,492.9 1,507.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 32.5 32.3 30.2 176.3 183.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,808.9 10,162.6 9,552.5 58,957.6 60,545.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.8 9.5 9.1 51.5 50.8 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 155.7 168.3 149.6 911.0 942.2 94.1 94.6 94.2 94.6 94.9 : Total ............: 165.5 177.8 158.7 962.5 993.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 801 797 802 809 813 Steers 1/ ...............: 853 848 857 863 869 Heifers 1/ ..............: 782 786 790 802 810 All cows 1/ .............: 645 647 641 649 656 Bulls 1/ ................: 922 900 913 900 899 : Calves and vealers ... : 157 137 128 147 137 : Hogs ................. : 208 213 209 212 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 211 207 209 211 Sows 2/ .................: 310 308 306 309 305 Boars 2/ ................: 204 201 197 204 196 : Sheep ................ : 68 70 71 69 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 70 68 69 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 70 71 69 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 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 ............: 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 7.1 2.0 1.1 3.1 3.0 0.2 0.8 9.5 3 ............: 93.7 34.3 2.1 53.2 42.4 10.8 4.2 7.7 4 ............: 50.6 3.6 1.1 39.6 10.6 29.0 6.3 0.3 5 ............: 284.1 144.7 (D) 101.4 66.7 34.7 (D) 17.9 6 ............: 497.8 256.7 136.4 96.5 24.3 72.2 8.3 0.1 7 ............:1,287.2 760.3 459.7 54.9 5.1 49.8 12.3 (Y) 8 ............: 327.4 203.1 (D) 30.4 6.4 24.0 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 161.2 68.8 14.7 74.2 55.1 19.1 3.5 6.6 10 ...........: 130.5 51.7 29.2 46.2 23.8 22.4 3.4 2.2 : United States :2,841.4 1,525.9 765.3 499.8 237.5 262.3 50.5 44.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.5 2.4 (Y) (Y) 2.1 0.1 2.0 2 ............: 10.7 10.6 0.1 (Y) 19.2 1.8 17.4 3 ............: 450.9 450.0 (D) (D) 12.5 1.4 11.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.2 1.2 6.0 5 ............: 2,759.1 2,634.4 120.0 4.7 27.7 1.9 25.8 6 ............: 507.6 507.5 0.1 (Y) 4.3 0.5 3.8 7 ............: 3,973.1 3,892.4 63.0 17.7 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 (Y) 53.0 1.5 51.6 9 ............: 147.9 147.8 (Y) (Y) 27.8 0.6 27.2 10 ...........: 27.1 27.0 0.1 (Y) 3.8 0.1 3.7 : United States : 9,552.5 9,276.5 245.8 30.2 158.7 9.1 149.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 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 ............: 10.4 4.4 2.7 2.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 2 ............: 39.0 10.5 7.2 17.9 16.9 1.0 3.5 53.5 3 ............: 557.9 195.0 12.9 326.1 260.3 65.8 24.0 50.1 4 ............: 309.9 21.6 6.8 242.6 75.7 166.9 38.9 1.8 5 ............: 1,637.7 788.5 (D) 630.9 410.2 220.7 (D) 103.1 6 ............: 2,864.9 1,487.0 761.8 563.0 169.3 393.7 53.1 0.5 7 ............: 7,145.9 4,127.0 2,604.9 358.3 30.6 327.7 55.7 0.2 8 ............: 1,788.2 1,002.2 (D) 175.4 45.8 129.6 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 974.9 404.8 80.9 470.7 394.4 76.3 18.5 38.5 10 ...........: 732.5 284.3 155.0 277.2 164.3 112.9 15.9 15.2 : United States :16,061.1 8,325.1 4,404.5 3,064.4 1,568.7 1,495.6 267.1 264.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 14.0 13.7 0.2 0.1 15.1 0.5 14.5 2 ............: 63.7 63.2 0.4 0.1 106.5 8.8 97.7 3 ............: 2,854.4 2,848.2 (D) (D) 78.0 8.2 69.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 42.5 6.4 36.1 5 ............: 17,749.1 16,996.1 724.2 28.9 168.2 11.0 157.2 6 ............: 2,925.4 2,924.4 0.8 0.2 21.7 3.1 18.6 7 ............: 25,411.4 24,927.9 374.7 108.8 7.1 0.3 6.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.7 0.2 378.8 7.9 370.9 9 ............: 1,013.0 1,012.6 0.3 0.1 151.4 3.3 148.1 10 ...........: 171.0 170.6 0.3 0.1 23.7 1.3 22.5 : United States : 60,545.2 58,854.4 1,507.4 183.3 993.0 50.8 942.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 97.9 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.4 99.4 Sheep ........: 88.2 90.4 88.9 89.0 90.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 690-3236 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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