Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 21, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in October October 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 5.06 billion pounds in October, up 3 percent from the 4.90 billion pounds produced in October 2018. Beef production, at 2.44 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.98 million head, up 1 percent from October 2018. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 1,360 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.0 million pounds, 2 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 55,300 head, up 3 percent from October 2018. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from last year, at 222 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.61 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 12.3 million head, up 6 percent from October 2018. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.7 million pounds, was down 3 percent from October 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 205,400 head, 3 percent above last year. The average live weight was 124 pounds, down 7 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2019 commercial red meat production was 45.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 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: October 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States................ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States.......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2019..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2019 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : October : September : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,430.6 2,189.3 2,438.1 100 111 22,441.6 22,589.1 101 Veal .............: 7.2 6.1 7.0 98 116 62.6 61.8 99 Pork .............: 2,450.5 2,237.2 2,606.2 106 116 21,735.0 22,765.5 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.1 10.9 12.7 97 116 127.2 125.0 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,901.4 4,443.5 5,064.0 103 114 44,366.5 45,541.3 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2019 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : October : September : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,395.7 2,160.6 2,403.9 100 111 22,155.9 22,310.3 101 Veal .............: 7.0 5.9 6.9 98 116 61.1 60.4 99 Pork .............: 2,436.6 2,225.4 2,593.4 106 117 21,618.6 22,654.8 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 9.7 11.5 97 118 115.9 112.7 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,851.3 4,401.6 5,015.6 103 114 43,951.5 45,138.2 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,908.4 2,635.0 2,926.0 101 27,212.0 27,619.6 101 Other ................1,000: 51.1 41.8 50.3 98 411.6 405.4 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,959.5 2,676.7 2,976.3 101 27,623.6 28,025.0 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,366 1,354 1,363 100 1,348 1,341 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,194 1,190 1,183 99 1,206 1,194 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,363 1,352 1,360 100 1,346 1,338 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 52.9 48.4 54.6 103 463.5 483.6 104 Other ................1,000: 0.9 0.6 0.8 86 7.7 6.8 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.8 49.0 55.3 103 471.2 490.4 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 229 213 220 96 228 217 95 Other ...............pounds: 357 391 365 102 375 374 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 231 216 222 96 230 219 95 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,570.9 10,581.0 12,233.1 106 102,312.1 106,595.5 104 Other ................1,000: 73.8 63.8 67.9 92 622.7 592.2 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,644.6 10,644.8 12,301.1 106 102,934.8 107,187.7 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 282 285 101 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 259 255 259 100 257 256 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 282 285 101 283 284 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 176.1 154.7 179.7 102 1,649.5 1,688.6 102 Other ................1,000: 23.8 24.7 25.7 108 218.4 253.4 116 Commercial ...........1,000: 199.9 179.4 205.4 103 1,867.9 1,941.9 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 134 125 127 95 140 133 95 Other ...............pounds: 104 102 101 97 106 100 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 131 122 124 95 136 129 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 46.0 44.4 48.9 106 417.7 447.0 107 Other ................1,000: 10.3 11.7 12.2 118 85.0 106.8 126 Commercial ...........1,000: 56.3 56.1 61.1 109 502.7 553.8 110 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 66 66 66 100 64 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 83 82 89 107 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 69 70 102 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 4.2 5.0 112 43.0 45.5 106 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.4 0.6 122 4.6 5.0 108 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.9 4.7 5.6 113 47.7 50.5 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.7 0.7 49 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 67 Arizona ...............: 44.0 38.7 41.1 93 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 106 California ............: 130.6 135.8 149.7 115 Colorado ..............: 202.5 183.9 205.2 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 2.9 3.1 89 Florida ...............: 2.5 2.8 3.4 138 Georgia ...............: 15.2 13.0 15.1 99 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 106 : Idaho .................: 30.2 29.7 34.1 113 Illinois ..............: 313.0 282.7 328.0 105 Indiana ...............: 161.3 151.1 170.8 106 Iowa ..................: 725.0 707.1 817.2 113 Kansas ................: 522.8 385.1 424.2 81 Kentucky ..............: 50.8 45.4 55.0 108 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 88 Michigan ..............: 92.0 84.9 98.6 107 Minnesota .............: 258.9 235.6 274.0 106 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 94 : Missouri ..............: 179.8 157.6 178.7 99 Montana ...............: 2.9 2.9 2.6 90 Nebraska ..............: 734.4 698.6 781.8 106 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 76 New England 1/ ........: 2.6 2.4 2.9 113 New Jersey ............: 3.4 3.3 3.6 105 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 115 New York ..............: 3.8 3.1 3.4 89 North Carolina ........: 243.2 203.6 259.6 107 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.7 92 : Ohio ..................: 24.9 21.8 25.6 103 Oklahoma ..............: 104.1 99.4 108.8 105 Oregon ................: 4.8 3.9 4.2 89 Pennsylvania ..........: 137.7 120.7 143.6 104 South Carolina ........: 9.5 12.6 14.1 148 South Dakota ..........: 145.0 125.3 142.1 98 Tennessee .............: 26.8 23.8 26.3 98 Texas .................: 419.2 386.6 435.7 104 Utah ..................: 53.1 48.3 52.4 99 Virginia ..............: 50.2 45.5 52.1 104 : Washington ............: 85.9 83.0 90.9 106 West Virginia .........: 1.3 0.9 1.2 89 Wisconsin .............: 111.4 97.5 110.5 99 Wyoming ...............: 0.2 0.3 0.1 90 : United States .........: 4,901.4 4,443.5 5,064.0 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.7 0.5 685 502 1,036 1,033 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 111 66 1,051 1,112 Arizona ..........: 51.8 48.6 71,466 67,380 1,382 1,390 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 391 379 947 943 California .......: 125.5 140.7 166,071 186,654 1,333 1,335 Colorado .........: 223.5 227.6 312,439 317,462 1,399 1,396 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.3 4,970 4,357 1,346 1,341 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.1 1,171 1,231 1,115 1,078 : Idaho ............: 41.7 47.4 53,139 60,413 1,285 1,286 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.3 4,433 3,857 1,149 1,168 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 593.3 470.6 811,570 650,961 1,368 1,384 Kentucky .........: 2.5 4.0 2,521 4,180 1,016 1,048 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 443 392 753 723 Michigan .........: 49.5 (D) 67,798 (D) 1,379 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.4 363 343 912 933 : Missouri .........: 4.2 3.8 4,827 4,393 1,139 1,141 Montana ..........: 3.0 2.8 4,036 3,612 1,361 1,273 Nebraska .........: 652.6 711.6 945,107 1,015,353 1,450 1,428 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 182 152 1,041 1,023 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 3.1 2,892 3,400 1,087 1,106 New Jersey .......: 3.5 3.7 3,900 4,172 1,114 1,135 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 385 585 988 986 New York .........: 3.7 3.5 4,371 4,028 1,194 1,178 North Carolina ...: 6.3 8.2 7,747 10,064 1,233 1,231 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,068 980 1,270 1,256 : Ohio .............: 6.6 7.0 8,564 9,080 1,297 1,300 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 2.7 2,335 2,797 1,078 1,028 Oregon ...........: 1.9 1.8 2,145 1,968 1,123 1,099 Pennsylvania .....: 97.8 105.6 116,422 125,502 1,194 1,192 South Carolina ...: 15.4 22.7 17,991 27,108 1,171 1,200 South Dakota .....: 39.9 46.3 56,669 64,916 1,426 1,410 Tennessee ........: 2.1 2.2 2,051 2,041 988 949 Texas ............: 525.1 541.2 679,989 706,456 1,298 1,309 Utah .............: 62.8 61.8 84,465 83,690 1,347 1,355 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.8 1,633 1,891 1,034 1,042 : Washington .......: 99.9 105.4 140,053 147,954 1,405 1,408 West Virginia ....: 2.0 1.8 1,883 1,680 937 921 Wisconsin ........: 124.8 124.4 170,790 169,740 1,377 1,372 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 200 193 1,092 1,153 : United States ....: 2,959.5 2,976.3 4,024,115 4,039,138 1,363 1,360 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) California .......: 9.9 6.2 864 644 88 107 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 24 431 439 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 50 53 462 446 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.9 3.1 244 272 83 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 25 32 387 385 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 129 (D) 311 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 25 (X) 454 Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 30 307 300 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) 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 0.3 54 83 189 245 New Jersey .......: 2.0 2.0 740 757 373 379 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 8.4 9.7 951 833 114 87 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 28 20 355 370 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.9 16.6 2,403 2,337 174 141 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.8 10.5 4,156 4,453 424 424 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.3 135 112 407 423 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.6 (D) 51 (D) 82 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.0 4.6 2,417 2,160 482 473 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 53.8 55.3 12,382 12,188 231 222 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.8 1.7 1,561 625 411 369 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 30 29 307 273 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.2 (D) 41 (D) 269 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.8 179 247 270 306 California .......: 198.7 238.0 50,408 59,936 254 252 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.5 433 360 248 247 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.7 474 448 257 267 Florida ..........: 6.6 6.1 755 729 115 119 Georgia ..........: 6.2 5.9 1,529 1,435 246 244 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.3 92 94 247 270 : Idaho ............: 15.5 15.3 4,136 4,000 266 262 Illinois .........: 1,136.3 1,194.5 322,330 341,067 284 286 Indiana ..........: 771.6 794.9 211,688 224,630 274 283 Iowa .............: 3,310.0 3,704.3 934,679 1,054,071 282 285 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 191 160 239 215 Michigan .........: 245.4 269.3 71,441 80,409 291 299 Minnesota ........: 1,091.6 1,144.7 300,501 316,979 275 277 Mississippi ......: 3.3 3.2 542 528 166 167 : Missouri .........: 820.4 804.5 236,579 235,633 289 293 Montana ..........: 2.1 2.0 587 535 281 265 Nebraska .........: 728.0 730.8 204,217 207,915 281 285 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 17 (X) 266 (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.2 4.0 1,128 1,026 268 259 New Jersey .......: 8.7 8.5 835 813 96 96 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 86 89 260 294 New York .........: 3.2 2.6 818 642 256 250 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 123 125 277 294 : Ohio .............: 89.7 91.4 25,094 25,607 280 281 Oklahoma .........: 488.8 520.4 136,142 141,479 279 272 Oregon ...........: 16.0 14.3 4,268 3,725 266 262 Pennsylvania .....: 321.8 320.5 90,611 90,845 282 283 South Carolina ...: 3.0 3.0 713 709 240 239 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 85.0 83.6 38,377 37,716 452 452 Texas ............: 28.6 29.6 7,083 5,858 248 198 Utah .............: 5.5 5.0 909 656 165 133 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.2 1.3 306 337 263 259 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.1 344 312 291 296 Wisconsin ........: 66.9 66.6 28,838 28,582 432 430 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 46 38 287 284 : United States ....: 11,644.6 12,301.1 3,291,783 3,498,495 283 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.6 (D) 69 (D) 122 Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 103 (X) California .......: 29.6 26.2 4,072 3,632 138 139 Colorado .........: 65.5 69.2 10,671 10,367 163 150 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.4 314 311 93 93 Florida ..........: 1.2 1.6 71 93 58 56 Georgia ..........: 2.1 2.6 132 159 64 61 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 13 113 143 : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 54 35 141 118 Illinois .........: 4.6 4.4 448 359 96 82 Indiana ..........: 4.0 4.8 462 495 115 104 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.3 59 41 163 149 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.5 47 48 111 98 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.7 186 199 121 118 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 20 22 59 56 Michigan .........: 16.8 (D) 2,289 (D) 136 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.7 0.6 67 54 103 94 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.6 53 36 59 63 : Missouri .........: 1.0 1.0 80 82 83 84 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.6 78 70 141 124 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 21 21 125 134 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 9 122 109 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 4.3 299 415 99 96 New Jersey .......: 12.9 13.7 1,022 1,081 80 79 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.4 112 60 141 138 New York .........: 4.9 5.1 485 488 100 95 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.7 87 118 74 71 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 12 9 128 154 : Ohio .............: 4.2 5.4 631 835 150 155 Oklahoma .........: 0.6 0.7 82 67 127 92 Oregon ...........: 4.7 4.9 663 635 141 131 Pennsylvania .....: 8.1 7.4 820 737 102 99 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 52 64 135 158 Tennessee ........: 0.9 1.3 62 85 70 65 Texas ............: 12.8 14.8 1,080 1,261 84 85 Utah .............: 2.1 2.1 286 292 136 138 Virginia .........: 1.0 0.8 68 61 71 80 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.4 189 189 139 131 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.9 1.4 760 205 156 143 Wyoming ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 199.9 205.4 26,142 25,481 131 124 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,449.2 1,258.3 1,368.7 14,010.9 13,691.6 49.8 47.8 46.8 51.5 49.6 Heifers ..........: 841.6 817.9 912.2 7,589.5 8,161.9 28.9 31.0 31.2 27.9 29.6 All cows .........: 567.4 509.9 594.1 5,154.0 5,315.1 19.5 19.4 20.3 18.9 19.2 Dairy cows .......: 288.2 255.7 286.1 2,623.7 2,702.7 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.8 Other cows .......: 279.1 254.3 307.9 2,530.3 2,612.3 9.6 9.7 10.5 9.3 9.5 Bulls ............: 50.1 48.8 51.1 457.7 451.0 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,908.4 2,635.0 2,926.0 27,212.0 27,619.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 52.9 48.4 54.6 463.5 483.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 11,254.6 10,311.6 11,932.7 99,472.7 103,785.0 97.3 97.5 97.5 97.2 97.4 Sows .............: 279.3 238.3 277.0 2,521.9 2,512.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 36.9 31.0 23.4 317.6 298.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 11,570.9 10,581.0 12,233.1 102,312.1 106,595.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.3 9.5 9.9 87.7 94.7 5.3 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 166.9 145.3 169.8 1,561.8 1,593.8 94.7 93.9 94.5 94.7 94.4 : Total ............: 176.1 154.7 179.7 1,649.5 1,688.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 826 822 823 816 810 Steers 1/ ...............: 898 894 902 876 872 Heifers 1/ ..............: 830 822 830 813 808 All cows 1/ .............: 629 636 628 648 642 Bulls 1/ ................: 868 878 855 893 882 : Calves and vealers ... : 134 123 127 133 126 : Hogs ................. : 211 210 212 211 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 208 208 210 209 210 Sows 2/ .................: 305 303 305 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 185 188 223 192 196 : Sheep ................ : 67 63 64 70 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 63 65 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 63 64 70 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: October 2019 [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 ............: 2.8 1.5 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 7.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 0.6 11.6 3 ............: 107.9 34.6 2.8 65.2 51.5 13.7 5.3 10.8 4 ............: 68.8 3.6 1.3 55.6 13.7 41.9 8.3 0.3 5 ............: 307.4 134.0 (D) 124.7 76.6 48.0 (D) 21.6 6 ............: 539.5 252.8 181.4 96.9 28.8 68.1 8.3 0.1 7 ............:1,216.5 659.5 483.0 63.7 6.0 57.6 10.4 0.1 8 ............: 332.9 160.7 131.4 39.7 8.1 31.6 1.0 (Y) 9 ............: 190.0 79.2 21.5 86.5 69.9 16.6 2.9 6.0 10 ...........: 153.2 40.6 50.3 58.5 28.5 30.0 3.8 3.7 : United States :2,926.0 1,368.7 912.2 594.1 286.1 307.9 51.1 54.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.6 3.6 (Y) (Y) 4.1 0.2 3.9 2 ............: 10.9 10.9 (Y) (Y) 18.4 2.1 16.3 3 ............: 566.4 565.4 (D) (D) 12.3 1.3 11.0 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.6 1.2 8.4 5 ............: 3,530.6 3,401.2 124.4 5.0 29.1 2.0 27.1 6 ............: 545.6 545.2 0.4 (Y) 4.0 0.2 3.8 7 ............: 5,253.9 5,177.9 65.5 10.5 1.2 (Y) 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 70.9 1.7 69.2 9 ............: 235.0 234.9 (Y) (Y) 24.6 0.9 23.7 10 ...........: 30.4 30.4 (Y) (Y) 5.6 0.3 5.3 : United States :12,233.1 11,932.7 277.0 23.4 179.7 9.9 169.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2019 [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 ............: 20.8 8.2 (D) 3.2 1.8 1.4 (D) 2.5 2 ............: 67.2 17.6 13.0 30.2 28.0 2.2 6.4 100.8 3 ............: 963.5 321.3 22.6 579.2 459.6 119.6 40.5 92.5 4 ............: 579.5 36.2 11.7 458.4 134.2 324.3 73.2 2.5 5 ............: 2,836.9 1,338.0 (D) 1,102.2 711.3 390.9 (D) 174.3 6 ............: 4,880.1 2,305.4 1,595.3 896.7 304.8 591.8 82.6 0.9 7 ............:12,127.8 6,826.5 4,622.6 593.2 59.0 534.2 85.5 0.5 8 ............: 3,054.0 1,600.1 1,072.7 368.3 82.3 286.0 12.8 (Y) 9 ............: 1,722.1 772.9 168.2 755.3 632.1 123.2 25.8 71.2 10 ...........: 1,367.8 465.5 341.2 528.3 289.6 238.7 32.7 38.4 : United States :27,619.6 13,691.6 8,161.9 5,315.1 2,702.7 2,612.3 451.0 483.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 25.0 24.5 0.4 0.1 32.3 1.4 30.9 2 ............: 104.9 104.3 0.5 0.2 181.9 18.8 163.1 3 ............: 4,762.3 4,753.2 (D) (D) 119.2 12.7 106.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 87.1 10.7 76.4 5 ............: 30,536.8 29,333.6 1,158.8 44.4 283.3 20.8 262.6 6 ............: 4,916.7 4,915.3 1.2 0.2 36.3 4.0 32.3 7 ............: 46,245.6 45,452.2 612.6 180.8 11.6 0.2 11.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.9 0.2 636.7 14.1 622.7 9 ............: 1,950.4 1,949.9 0.4 (Y) 255.3 9.3 245.9 10 ...........: 289.4 289.0 0.4 0.1 44.8 2.8 42.0 : United States :106,595.5 103,785.0 2,512.2 298.4 1,688.6 94.7 1,593.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.6 Calves .......: 98.4 98.8 98.6 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 Sheep ........: 88.1 86.2 87.5 88.3 87.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@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 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Lanouette - 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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