Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 23, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Pork Production for May May 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.00 billion pounds in May, up 5 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in May 2015. Beef production, at 2.03 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.51 million head, up 6 percent from May 2015. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,333 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.0 million pounds, 9 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 35,500 head, up 7 percent from May 2015. The average live weight was down 49 pounds from last year, at 286 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.18 million head, up 5 percent from May 2015. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 283 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.0 million pounds, was up 9 percent from May 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 185,300 head, 9 percent above last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, down 1 pound from May a year ago. January to May 2016 commercial red meat production was 20.2 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2015. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 1 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States........................................ 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States............................... 4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States........... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2015 and 2016............. 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2015 and 2016............... 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2015 and 2016................ 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2015 and 2016..... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States....... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2016................... 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 2016........ 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2016 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : May : April : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,925.5 1,964.0 2,029.7 105 103 9,519.2 9,928.2 104 Veal .............: 6.6 6.0 6.0 91 99 33.2 31.1 94 Pork .............: 1,861.9 2,000.1 1,948.6 105 97 10,090.3 10,178.6 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 12.8 13.0 109 101 63.1 63.7 101 : Total red meat ...: 3,806.0 3,982.9 3,997.2 105 100 19,705.9 20,201.6 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2016 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : May : April : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,902.6 1,939.8 2,005.8 105 103 9,394.6 9,802.7 104 Veal .............: 6.5 5.9 5.8 90 99 32.6 30.5 93 Pork .............: 1,851.3 1,988.3 1,936.9 105 97 10,033.5 10,118.4 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.1 11.8 12.0 109 102 59.1 58.9 100 : Total red meat ...: 3,771.4 3,945.8 3,960.6 105 100 19,519.8 20,010.5 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May : 2016 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : of 2015 : : : 2016 as % : : : : : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,345.0 2,373.3 2,479.0 106 11,543.4 11,916.8 103 Other ................1,000: 34.4 35.8 35.4 103 188.1 187.2 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,379.4 2,409.1 2,514.3 106 11,731.5 12,104.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,335 1,351 1,335 100 1,349 1,363 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,158 1,168 1,170 101 1,158 1,171 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,332 1,348 1,333 100 1,346 1,360 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 32.7 34.2 34.9 107 182.0 181.3 100 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.7 115 3.0 3.1 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 33.2 34.8 35.5 107 185.0 184.4 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 334 292 285 85 304 286 94 Other ...............pounds: 372 377 369 99 368 370 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 335 293 286 86 305 288 94 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,686.1 9,302.9 9,113.6 105 46,831.7 47,477.8 101 Other ................1,000: 59.3 63.5 64.6 109 314.0 326.2 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,745.5 9,366.4 9,178.3 105 47,145.8 47,803.9 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 284 285 283 100 285 284 100 Other ...............pounds: 245 255 248 101 247 253 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 284 285 283 100 285 284 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 152.7 169.7 166.7 109 824.7 828.3 100 Other ................1,000: 16.7 19.3 18.6 112 80.1 89.1 111 Commercial ...........1,000: 169.4 189.0 185.3 109 904.8 917.4 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 145 138 144 99 143 142 99 Other ...............pounds: 110 108 104 95 105 111 106 Commercial ..........pounds: 141 135 140 99 140 139 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 33.8 32.0 35.5 105 170.7 169.2 99 Other ................1,000: 9.9 8.0 9.3 94 51.2 46.2 90 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.7 40.0 44.8 102 221.9 215.3 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 63 63 102 63 62 99 Other ...............pounds: 87 86 83 96 82 84 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 67 67 99 67 67 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.5 4.3 4.8 107 21.8 22.5 103 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.6 104 3.9 3.4 87 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 5.0 5.4 107 25.7 25.9 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2016 as : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : % of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.8 0.8 0.7 96 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 34.2 36.2 36.3 106 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.5 0.4 145 California ............: 103.4 101.6 106.1 103 Colorado ..............: 172.0 170.6 184.5 107 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 2.8 3.1 122 Florida ...............: 8.2 2.1 2.3 28 Georgia ...............: 9.9 11.9 10.9 110 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.7 93 : Idaho .................: 3.2 3.8 3.9 120 Illinois ..............: 251.4 257.7 268.8 107 Indiana ...............: 138.8 145.6 143.9 104 Iowa ..................: 539.5 570.6 538.4 100 Kansas ................: 432.0 433.3 442.6 102 Kentucky ..............: 39.8 44.1 43.7 110 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 100 Michigan ..............: 31.8 38.4 38.3 120 Minnesota .............: 194.3 206.1 197.7 102 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 109 : Missouri ..............: 154.1 171.2 157.5 102 Montana ...............: 1.6 1.3 1.3 83 Nebraska ..............: 586.8 609.6 639.6 109 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 86 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.7 1.9 112 New Jersey ............: 3.7 2.8 3.0 81 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.2 101 New York ..............: 2.8 3.3 3.4 119 North Carolina ........: 190.9 193.4 204.7 107 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.8 0.9 132 : Ohio ..................: 20.4 21.1 21.1 103 Oklahoma ..............: 91.3 88.9 89.8 98 Oregon ................: 6.2 5.9 6.3 101 Pennsylvania ..........: 101.7 113.9 113.8 112 South Carolina ........: 20.7 20.2 13.3 64 South Dakota ..........: 86.4 109.9 102.8 119 Tennessee .............: 16.8 18.4 18.5 110 Texas .................: 334.8 362.2 367.5 110 Utah ..................: 35.0 39.6 35.9 102 Virginia ..............: 37.1 40.0 39.9 108 : Washington ............: 67.2 69.4 70.1 104 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 117 Wisconsin .............: 81.0 80.3 81.6 101 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 95 : United States .........: 3,806.0 3,982.9 3,997.2 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.4 425 484 1,079 1,145 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 56 (X) 1,097 Arizona ..........: 42.2 45.2 56,933 60,696 1,353 1,345 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.4 338 418 1,028 996 California .......: 89.4 96.9 121,279 131,334 1,368 1,367 Colorado .........: 198.8 210.8 264,665 284,552 1,332 1,351 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.3 3,662 4,506 1,335 1,379 Florida ..........: 12.8 3.4 15,764 3,958 1,236 1,189 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.8 896 835 1,126 1,103 : Idaho ............: 2.3 2.7 2,712 3,100 1,251 1,240 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.1 2.4 3,341 2,615 1,064 1,107 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 502.1 514.6 666,839 682,667 1,328 1,327 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.4 1,144 1,422 1,034 1,015 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 452 428 913 884 Michigan .........: 34.8 41.6 48,043 57,696 1,387 1,396 Minnesota ........: 43.5 (D) 64,855 (D) 1,498 (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 189 280 841 921 : Missouri .........: 3.2 3.2 3,597 3,596 1,127 1,108 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.6 2,378 1,872 1,132 1,159 Nebraska .........: 537.3 598.3 744,601 820,352 1,387 1,372 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 147 120 1,045 1,025 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.8 2,010 2,148 1,122 1,188 New Jersey .......: 2.9 3.0 3,175 3,187 1,103 1,079 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 230 244 1,023 993 New York .........: 2.8 3.1 3,163 3,630 1,140 1,188 North Carolina ...: 4.9 5.5 5,912 6,656 1,211 1,215 North Dakota .....: 0.8 1.0 1,017 1,345 1,286 1,318 : Ohio .............: 6.6 4.6 7,615 5,338 1,166 1,153 Oklahoma .........: 2.5 2.8 2,627 2,923 1,067 1,059 Oregon ...........: 5.2 (D) 6,405 (D) 1,243 (D) Pennsylvania .....: 74.0 79.6 89,307 97,456 1,211 1,227 South Carolina ...: 13.9 14.7 17,376 18,361 1,263 1,253 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.2 5.2 3,885 4,881 950 974 Texas ............: 421.7 458.0 538,887 591,270 1,281 1,294 Utah .............: 42.8 43.3 56,442 58,209 1,319 1,349 Virginia .........: 0.7 1.0 742 1,039 1,107 1,093 : Washington .......: 81.7 86.7 109,239 115,655 1,341 1,336 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 404 504 1,081 1,125 Wisconsin ........: 88.5 92.2 122,771 127,371 1,396 1,390 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 437 416 1,093 1,040 : United States ....: 2,379.4 2,514.3 3,163,519 3,344,575 1,332 1,333 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 6.1 9.2 682 876 114 97 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 47 (X) 529 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) 1.6 (D) 119 (D) 77 Illinois .........: 0.7 0.1 325 27 440 379 Indiana ..........: 0.3 0.4 83 109 290 273 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 31 303 301 Minnesota ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.3 40 44 165 134 New Jersey .......: 4.7 1.7 1,988 662 423 382 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 2.4 2.6 401 475 171 189 North Carolina ...: (Y) 0.1 (X) 23 (X) 469 North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: (D) 5.2 (D) 1,669 (D) 321 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.9 7.8 3,027 3,402 440 434 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.2 173 85 543 472 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 0.8 (D) 54 (D) 71 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.8 4.8 2,333 2,293 483 481 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 33.2 35.5 11,052 10,091 335 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.0 1.8 779 685 389 373 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 38 258 256 Arizona ..........: 0.1 (D) 37 (D) 257 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.6 1.0 168 244 272 235 California .......: 182.4 181.2 46,172 43,683 253 241 Colorado .........: 1.2 1.5 291 337 235 225 Delaware-Maryland : 1.3 1.6 298 405 232 254 Florida ..........: 2.9 3.3 484 503 166 153 Georgia ..........: 5.3 5.9 1,326 1,320 251 226 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.1 282 261 257 249 : Idaho ............: 9.2 11.6 2,405 2,937 263 253 Illinois .........: 895.8 940.9 259,213 272,829 289 290 Indiana ..........: 646.4 674.0 179,733 187,356 278 278 Iowa .............: 2,351.5 2,444.8 665,058 693,838 283 284 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.9 178 207 229 229 Michigan .........: 12.4 15.7 4,605 5,813 372 370 Minnesota ........: 787.1 840.7 213,355 227,934 271 271 Mississippi ......: 3.3 (D) 501 (D) 151 (D) : Missouri .........: 694.2 717.6 201,382 206,055 290 287 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.1 262 306 221 277 Nebraska .........: 596.5 632.9 166,993 178,802 280 283 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 41 43 258 261 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.8 537 738 248 264 New Jersey .......: 6.6 8.1 634 811 96 100 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 47 45 290 266 New York .........: 3.1 4.1 758 1,038 241 254 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 61 86 318 294 : Ohio .............: 74.3 83.9 20,636 23,215 278 277 Oklahoma .........: 423.0 426.9 117,746 115,564 278 271 Oregon ...........: 13.3 14.5 3,516 3,683 264 254 Pennsylvania .....: 229.6 268.3 61,778 72,378 269 270 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 47.5 52.9 22,148 23,901 467 453 Texas ............: 23.2 25.6 5,726 6,344 247 248 Utah .............: 3.8 3.8 661 694 175 184 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 231 (D) 268 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 146 164 271 299 Wisconsin ........: 45.3 41.4 20,753 18,564 459 450 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 58 54 262 256 : United States ....: 8,745.5 9,178.3 2,479,685 2,597,204 284 283 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 (D) 34 (D) 139 (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 23.4 27.5 3,380 4,013 144 146 Colorado .........: 64.5 66.7 11,237 11,841 174 178 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.2 336 310 96 97 Florida ..........: 1.5 1.6 96 95 64 59 Georgia ..........: 0.8 1.4 54 78 69 58 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 20 143 141 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 12 17 145 131 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.8 3.9 427 441 114 114 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 20 30 146 162 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.5 40 39 84 85 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.6 158 201 117 123 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 34 26 83 89 Michigan .........: 15.2 14.4 2,157 2,061 142 143 Minnesota ........: 0.2 0.3 24 36 99 115 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 15 17 54 51 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.8 65 68 89 90 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 41 32 119 95 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 19 12 148 106 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.9 259 279 104 97 New Jersey .......: 10.5 11.6 817 907 78 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.6 107 88 154 155 New York .........: 4.1 5.4 442 572 108 105 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.9 80 120 67 63 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.3 1.7 154 183 115 110 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.3 28 29 112 112 Oregon ...........: 2.6 3.1 394 459 154 151 Pennsylvania .....: 4.7 6.0 496 653 106 110 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 47 50 160 163 Tennessee ........: 1.2 1.3 78 77 66 61 Texas ............: 8.6 11.3 876 1,075 102 95 Utah .............: 2.0 1.9 279 269 142 142 Virginia .........: 0.2 0.7 23 55 96 75 : Washington .......: 1.2 0.9 163 122 139 131 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 1.1 124 154 135 143 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 11 150 139 : United States ....: 169.4 185.3 23,893 25,910 141 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,327.4 1,319.6 1,429.3 6,005.0 6,436.6 56.6 55.6 57.7 52.0 54.0 Heifers ..........: 588.8 586.1 583.2 3,177.0 3,066.7 25.1 24.7 23.5 27.5 25.7 All cows .........: 392.2 426.3 424.4 2,179.2 2,226.7 16.7 18.0 17.1 18.9 18.7 Dairy cows .......: 214.0 227.0 214.6 1,235.2 1,225.7 9.1 9.6 8.7 10.7 10.3 Other cows .......: 178.3 199.3 209.8 944.0 1,001.0 7.6 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.4 Bulls ............: 36.5 41.3 42.0 182.2 186.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 : Total ............: 2,345.0 2,373.3 2,479.0 11,543.4 11,916.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 32.7 34.2 34.9 182.0 181.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,434.0 9,041.4 8,859.3 45,545.2 46,172.1 97.1 97.2 97.2 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 230.3 234.8 226.9 1,168.9 1,187.1 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 21.8 26.7 27.5 117.6 118.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 8,686.1 9,302.9 9,113.6 46,831.7 47,477.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.5 9.2 10.0 45.2 42.3 6.2 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 143.2 160.5 156.8 779.5 786.0 93.8 94.6 94.0 94.5 94.9 : Total ............: 152.7 169.7 166.7 824.7 828.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 813 819 811 816 824 Steers 1/ ...............: 866 874 861 874 882 Heifers 1/ ..............: 792 813 796 810 822 All cows 1/ .............: 653 648 648 653 652 Bulls 1/ ................: 928 909 916 924 911 : Calves and vealers ... : 199 173 168 180 169 : Hogs ................. : 213 214 213 214 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 211 210 212 211 Sows 2/ .................: 312 313 310 308 310 Boars 2/ ................: 203 204 208 204 208 : Sheep ................ : 72 70 72 72 71 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 66 69 67 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 73 70 72 72 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 2 ............: 5.9 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.9 4.3 3 ............: 82.9 26.6 3.5 49.2 39.9 9.2 3.6 8.1 4 ............: 48.2 2.7 1.2 39.0 13.0 26.0 5.3 0.2 5 ............: 241.6 123.4 20.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.4 6 ............: 456.5 275.6 97.6 75.4 21.8 53.6 7.9 0.1 7 ............:1,130.7 709.4 359.2 52.2 1.9 50.2 9.9 (D) 8 ............: 275.2 175.4 71.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 142.4 58.5 10.6 70.2 60.4 9.8 3.1 9.0 10 ...........: 94.0 55.3 17.5 20.2 13.8 6.4 1.1 2.5 : United States :2,479.0 1,429.3 583.2 424.4 214.6 209.8 42.0 34.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.5 2.5 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.6 2 ............: 12.0 11.8 0.1 (Y) 16.5 1.5 15.0 3 ............: 450.6 449.6 1.0 (Y) 10.5 1.6 8.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 56.4 8.0 7.9 1.2 6.7 5 ............: 2,569.1 2,457.5 107.2 4.4 26.2 2.4 23.8 6 ............: 446.8 446.7 0.1 (Y) 4.1 0.5 3.6 7 ............: 3,812.1 3,735.7 61.4 14.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.6 (Y) 68.5 1.6 66.8 9 ............: 177.6 177.5 0.1 (Y) 26.1 0.7 25.3 10 ...........: 26.6 26.6 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.3 3.1 : United States : 9,113.6 8,859.3 226.9 27.5 166.7 10.0 156.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 7.4 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.2 2 ............: 26.9 7.9 4.5 11.6 10.6 1.0 2.8 25.5 3 ............: 412.4 126.3 19.9 251.3 204.1 47.2 14.9 40.1 4 ............: 256.8 13.7 5.8 210.2 72.5 137.7 27.0 0.9 5 ............: 1,252.1 605.2 122.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) 54.6 6 ............: 2,139.0 1,220.9 489.6 392.9 165.1 227.8 35.6 1.6 7 ............: 5,344.4 3,178.4 1,854.7 270.1 11.4 258.7 41.3 (D) 8 ............: 1,270.1 735.6 404.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 742.1 297.3 54.4 378.7 338.2 40.6 11.7 44.8 10 ...........: 465.7 248.1 109.1 103.7 79.1 24.6 4.8 12.5 : United States :11,916.8 6,436.6 3,066.7 2,226.7 1,225.7 1,001.0 186.9 181.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.8 10.5 0.3 0.1 12.5 0.5 12.0 2 ............: 60.3 59.6 0.5 0.2 82.7 7.1 75.6 3 ............: 2,298.3 2,293.2 4.8 0.2 49.5 5.0 44.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 305.4 16.9 29.8 4.8 25.0 5 ............: 13,259.1 12,689.2 549.5 20.4 139.6 10.8 128.8 6 ............: 2,326.8 2,326.4 0.3 0.1 17.2 2.2 15.1 7 ............: 20,096.6 19,693.8 322.2 80.5 3.5 0.2 3.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.6 (Y) 355.8 7.6 348.2 9 ............: 955.2 954.8 0.3 0.1 121.4 2.8 118.6 10 ...........: 130.2 130.0 0.1 0.1 16.2 1.3 14.9 : United States : 47,477.8 46,172.1 1,187.1 118.6 828.3 42.3 786.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.5 98.6 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.3 98.3 98.1 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 90.2 89.8 90.0 91.1 90.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. 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