Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released August 21, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down 4 Percent from Last Year July 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.36 billion pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 4.55 billion pounds produced in July 2024. Beef production, at 2.18 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.54 million head, down 7 percent from July 2024. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,410 pounds. Veal production totaled 2.1 million pounds, 37 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 9,900 head, down 44 percent from July 2024. The average live weight was up 37 pounds from last year, at 359 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.3 million head, down 4 percent from July 2024. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.1 million pounds, was down 2 percent from July 2024. Sheep slaughter totaled 189,200 head, 2 percent above last year. The average live weight was 115 pounds, down 5 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2025 commercial red meat production was 31.1 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2024. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 38 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 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: July 2024 and 2025........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2024 and 2025............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2024 and 2025.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2024 and 2025... 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: July 2025................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 2025...... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2025 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,287.1 2,087.2 2,184.9 96 105 15,606.8 15,180.7 97 Veal .............: 3.3 2.0 2.1 63 103 24.5 15.1 62 Pork .............: 2,253.1 2,123.2 2,158.5 96 102 16,059.2 15,820.9 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.3 11.6 11.1 98 95 78.4 81.2 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,554.8 4,224.1 4,356.6 96 103 31,769.0 31,097.9 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2025 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,255.9 2,054.2 2,154.7 96 105 15,378.8 14,954.6 97 Veal .............: 3.2 1.9 2.0 62 105 23.5 14.3 61 Pork .............: 2,242.6 2,114.9 2,148.6 96 102 15,993.9 15,759.2 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.0 10.2 9.8 98 95 69.9 72.2 103 : Total red meat ...: 4,511.7 4,181.3 4,315.1 96 103 31,466.1 30,800.3 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July : January to July : July : June : July : 2025 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : of 2024 : : : 2025 as % : : : : : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,678.8 2,379.3 2,494.0 93 18,257.5 17,189.9 94 Other ................1,000: 43.8 46.6 42.2 96 328.8 317.9 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,722.6 2,425.9 2,536.2 93 18,586.3 17,507.8 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,382 1,411 1,413 102 1,391 1,428 103 Other ...............pounds: 1,232 1,225 1,238 100 1,220 1,235 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,380 1,408 1,410 102 1,388 1,424 103 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 17.1 9.1 9.6 56 125.3 72.3 58 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.6 0.4 68 4.8 3.7 78 Commercial ...........1,000: 17.6 9.7 9.9 56 130.1 76.0 58 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 320 354 357 111 319 336 106 Other ...............pounds: 373 418 412 110 378 397 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 322 358 359 111 321 339 106 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,626.3 9,923.6 10,215.8 96 74,391.8 73,160.0 98 Other ................1,000: 55.5 43.5 52.6 95 343.1 323.6 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,681.9 9,967.1 10,268.4 96 74,735.0 73,483.5 98 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 286 282 100 289 289 100 Other ...............pounds: 260 260 259 99 262 261 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 286 282 100 289 289 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 160.6 161.3 162.1 101 1,117.8 1,135.8 102 Other ................1,000: 24.5 28.3 27.1 111 164.8 176.5 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 185.1 189.7 189.2 102 1,282.5 1,312.3 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 122 125 119 97 123 125 102 Other ...............pounds: 105 96 95 90 101 100 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 120 121 115 96 120 122 101 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.3 41.4 42.5 90 321.9 299.7 93 Other ................1,000: 8.6 9.7 8.3 97 64.0 61.9 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 55.9 51.1 50.8 91 385.8 361.6 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 66 64 101 63 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 84 84 80 95 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 69 67 100 66 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.6 4.9 5.5 84 47.4 37.5 79 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.2 0.2 73 1.9 1.9 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.9 5.1 5.8 83 49.3 39.3 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : June : July : July 2025 as : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : % of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 1.0 1.0 109 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 41.9 40.3 42.5 102 Arkansas ..............: 0.6 0.5 0.4 75 California ............: 95.1 75.7 84.2 89 Colorado ..............: 182.9 170.9 182.2 100 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.8 1.9 2.1 74 Florida ...............: 5.9 3.3 4.0 67 Georgia ...............: 11.0 8.6 8.0 73 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.6 0.8 97 : Idaho .................: 46.5 44.9 50.0 108 Illinois ..............: 274.4 250.2 258.1 94 Indiana ...............: 159.2 152.2 151.1 95 Iowa ..................: 750.0 674.5 703.5 94 Kansas ................: 487.9 458.3 473.9 97 Kentucky ..............: 52.3 49.6 52.9 101 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 99 Michigan ..............: 127.5 118.0 126.8 99 Minnesota .............: 228.8 212.1 218.6 96 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.8 0.8 101 : Missouri ..............: 162.9 153.2 158.2 97 Montana ...............: 1.4 4.0 1.9 132 Nebraska ..............: 660.1 607.4 623.8 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 159 New England 1/ ........: 2.7 2.5 2.6 97 New Jersey ............: 4.3 4.1 4.5 105 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 103 New York ..............: 2.5 2.4 2.5 100 North Carolina ........: 200.8 223.6 200.8 100 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.7 102 : Ohio ..................: 25.9 21.7 23.7 92 Oklahoma ..............: 108.5 106.4 107.9 99 Oregon ................: 2.5 2.3 2.6 104 Pennsylvania ..........: 132.0 125.4 126.1 96 South Carolina ........: 15.8 15.1 12.7 80 South Dakota ..........: 118.2 107.5 113.1 96 Tennessee .............: 26.0 26.2 26.1 100 Texas .................: 397.8 343.4 368.7 93 Utah ..................: 49.1 45.8 48.2 98 Virginia ..............: 1.1 1.0 1.0 92 : Washington ............: 76.7 74.4 76.1 99 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 0.6 87 Wisconsin .............: 93.9 91.2 91.8 98 Wyoming ...............: 1.0 0.8 1.0 103 : United States .........: 4,554.8 4,224.1 4,356.6 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.9 0.8 993 907 1,093 1,138 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 58 77 1,071 1,227 Arizona ..........: 47.3 (D) 66,973 (D) 1,418 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.6 828 645 1,048 1,077 California .......: 108.2 84.9 142,840 120,411 1,330 1,430 Colorado .........: 202.8 197.5 285,271 286,852 1,408 1,454 Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 2.0 4,000 2,787 1,447 1,417 Florida ..........: 9.0 (D) 11,405 (D) 1,269 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,255 1,207 1,208 1,234 : Idaho ............: (D) 60.4 (D) 84,274 (D) 1,404 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 6.7 9.3 7,750 11,158 1,157 1,212 Iowa .............: 49.2 45.8 67,455 63,365 1,371 1,385 Kansas ...........: 536.2 510.0 749,481 726,336 1,398 1,425 Kentucky .........: 6.5 6.4 7,507 7,596 1,164 1,192 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 572 524 947 996 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.5 0.5 510 503 1,029 1,025 : Missouri .........: 4.3 13.6 5,194 17,829 1,220 1,321 Montana ..........: 1.5 2.0 1,932 2,551 1,269 1,286 Nebraska .........: 580.5 540.6 825,545 781,565 1,423 1,447 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 85 (D) 1,236 (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.8 3,536 3,459 1,214 1,249 New Jersey .......: 4.7 4.7 5,393 5,440 1,147 1,162 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 512 508 1,125 1,126 New York .........: 2.6 2.6 3,197 3,243 1,237 1,245 North Carolina ...: 6.6 (D) 8,118 (D) 1,235 (D) North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.9 1,120 1,105 1,294 1,239 : Ohio .............: 6.7 6.3 8,772 8,421 1,318 1,332 Oklahoma .........: 6.4 6.2 7,307 7,305 1,160 1,191 Oregon ...........: 1.4 1.5 1,732 1,888 1,227 1,285 Pennsylvania .....: 96.3 86.9 124,189 114,457 1,295 1,322 South Carolina ...: 22.7 18.3 30,939 24,695 1,366 1,356 South Dakota .....: 37.5 29.3 54,527 44,283 1,458 1,514 Tennessee ........: 3.2 2.6 3,264 2,782 1,027 1,071 Texas ............: 486.0 439.6 648,757 596,636 1,338 1,361 Utah .............: 54.1 (D) 76,692 (D) 1,419 (D) Virginia .........: 1.3 1.2 1,374 1,280 1,054 1,084 : Washington .......: 87.9 83.5 123,519 121,926 1,410 1,464 West Virginia ....: 0.8 0.6 944 754 1,238 1,213 Wisconsin ........: 101.7 99.0 141,204 136,825 1,396 1,390 Wyoming ..........: 1.1 1.2 1,379 1,457 1,244 1,241 : United States ....: 2,722.6 2,536.2 3,749,719 3,567,801 1,380 1,410 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 38 (D) 396 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 47 28 447 431 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 52 50 430 400 Indiana ..........: 0.4 (D) 176 (D) 414 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : 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/ ...: 0.1 0.1 30 24 231 207 New Jersey .......: 1.2 1.6 471 633 381 385 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 50 (X) 341 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.1 (D) 1,072 (D) 351 (D) Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.7 4.4 2,982 1,846 442 418 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.1 0.1 40 44 478 480 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 17.6 9.9 5,628 3,546 322 359 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.5 1.8 580 773 399 427 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 21 (X) 292 (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 26 (X) 280 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.3 135 76 275 280 California .......: 81.0 90.0 18,240 20,835 225 232 Colorado .........: 3.3 3.1 563 534 169 172 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.6 455 469 268 284 Florida ..........: 5.5 3.0 600 377 109 127 Georgia ..........: 5.7 4.9 1,550 1,317 273 270 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 52 55 268 266 : Idaho ............: 11.2 12.2 2,788 3,074 248 252 Illinois .........: 995.5 937.2 281,052 259,786 282 277 Indiana ..........: 743.5 687.6 206,502 192,328 278 280 Iowa .............: 3,334.2 3,152.5 954,030 894,201 286 284 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.2 46 53 238 251 Michigan .........: 399.9 398.3 114,742 112,419 287 282 Minnesota ........: 973.0 951.5 268,616 263,756 276 277 Mississippi ......: 3.5 3.6 636 654 182 183 : Missouri .........: 742.8 701.6 212,783 198,757 287 283 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.6 369 430 256 264 Nebraska .........: 686.0 642.3 196,003 181,304 286 282 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.3 632 572 260 254 New Jersey .......: 8.2 8.7 869 891 105 103 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.1 58 33 275 239 New York .........: 2.0 1.8 479 420 244 230 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 57 55 277 277 : Ohio .............: 92.8 84.9 26,774 24,782 289 292 Oklahoma .........: 493.0 494.7 137,087 136,991 278 277 Oregon ...........: 5.8 5.8 1,442 1,455 248 252 Pennsylvania .....: 275.3 281.5 75,145 75,943 273 270 South Carolina ...: 1.8 1.8 477 457 259 258 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 81.5 80.2 36,335 36,848 447 460 Texas ............: 24.6 22.8 4,526 4,356 184 191 Utah .............: 1.7 1.7 433 413 257 247 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.1 275 294 290 280 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.7 205 197 285 283 Wisconsin ........: 66.7 65.4 28,191 28,264 423 433 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 159 141 259 261 : United States ....: 10,681.9 10,268.4 3,023,967 2,893,889 283 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 82 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.7 0.6 67 72 102 113 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 85 88 California .......: 22.3 23.2 3,164 3,471 142 150 Colorado .........: 32.0 31.2 5,212 5,122 163 164 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.5 151 149 94 98 Florida ..........: 2.9 3.3 150 160 52 49 Georgia ..........: (D) 3.3 (D) 207 (D) 62 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 13 113 140 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 36 25 141 152 Illinois .........: 6.9 7.0 602 616 87 88 Indiana ..........: 5.8 6.4 634 640 108 100 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.3 35 34 121 122 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 40 38 118 116 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.2 139 124 106 104 Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.8 49 45 67 58 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.7 48 54 76 75 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 13 13 67 69 : Missouri .........: 1.4 1.8 119 147 85 82 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 57 56 144 141 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 7 9 116 117 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 4.2 3.7 406 367 97 98 New Jersey .......: 15.6 16.6 1,309 1,422 84 86 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 59 87 136 142 New York .........: 5.9 6.3 602 643 102 101 North Carolina ...: 4.6 7.6 293 460 64 61 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 118 (X) : Ohio .............: 6.4 4.5 945 687 149 151 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.5 4.6 697 722 153 156 Pennsylvania .....: 9.6 10.4 1,019 1,049 106 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 21 21 126 125 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 28.1 26.2 3,090 2,211 110 84 Utah .............: 1.4 1.2 194 153 134 133 Virginia .........: 1.2 0.9 87 66 75 71 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.1 160 150 134 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.1 1.1 134 119 119 110 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 15 17 136 154 : United States ....: 185.1 189.2 22,181 21,783 120 115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,360.2 1,211.0 1,300.2 8,852.7 8,514.8 50.8 50.9 52.1 48.5 49.5 Heifers ..........: 817.0 747.3 744.2 5,809.7 5,526.9 30.5 31.4 29.8 31.8 32.2 All cows .........: 456.7 382.3 410.3 3,313.0 2,899.4 17.1 16.1 16.5 18.1 16.9 Dairy cows .......: 225.9 188.8 225.8 1,614.0 1,501.3 8.4 7.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 Other cows .......: 230.9 193.5 184.5 1,699.0 1,398.1 8.6 8.1 7.4 9.3 8.1 Bulls ............: 44.9 38.8 39.3 282.0 248.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 : Total ............: 2,678.8 2,379.3 2,494.0 18,257.5 17,189.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 17.1 9.1 9.6 125.3 72.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,342.7 9,654.9 9,947.8 72,332.2 71,235.7 97.3 97.3 97.4 97.2 97.4 Sows .............: 259.0 248.5 248.6 1,889.7 1,773.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 24.6 20.3 19.4 170.0 151.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,626.3 9,923.6 10,215.8 74,391.8 73,160.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 11.5 10.4 11.3 75.8 73.0 7.2 6.5 7.0 6.8 6.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 149.1 150.9 150.7 1,042.0 1,062.7 92.8 93.5 93.0 93.2 93.6 : Total ............: 160.6 161.3 162.1 1,117.8 1,135.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 844 865 866 844 872 Steers 1/ ...............: 917 933 937 919 944 Heifers 1/ ..............: 834 855 853 841 865 All cows 1/ .............: 635 659 656 644 666 Bulls 1/ ................: 915 936 926 903 923 : Calves and vealers ... : 191 212 212 189 199 : Hogs ................. : 211 213 210 215 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 211 208 213 213 Sows 2/ .................: 298 302 300 298 299 Boars 2/ ................: 231 233 235 224 225 : Sheep ................ : 62 63 60 63 64 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 64 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 62 63 60 62 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2025 [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 ............: 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 7.2 2.3 1.9 2.7 2.2 0.5 0.3 2.3 3 ............: 88.9 39.3 5.1 39.0 30.9 8.0 5.5 4.6 4 ............: 51.1 4.9 2.2 38.8 13.4 25.4 5.2 0.2 5 ............: 247.5 124.3 (D) 87.1 64.5 22.6 (D) 1.5 6 ............: 440.5 199.3 148.2 83.8 33.8 50.1 9.1 (D) 7 ............:1,101.4 638.5 (D) 52.6 8.8 43.8 (D) (Y) 8 ............: 278.7 170.4 (D) 14.5 2.6 11.9 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 131.6 60.2 22.8 47.1 40.8 6.3 1.5 (D) 10 ...........: 144.6 60.0 38.2 44.1 28.4 15.7 2.3 (D) : United States :2,494.0 1,300.2 744.2 410.3 225.8 184.5 39.3 9.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.1 2.0 (Y) (Y) 3.7 0.2 3.5 2 ............: 10.4 10.4 0.1 (Y) 22.5 3.0 19.5 3 ............: 283.1 282.9 0.2 (Y) 13.6 0.7 12.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 84.6 (D) 14.8 1.1 13.7 5 ............: 3,098.6 3,005.6 87.7 5.2 28.5 1.5 26.9 6 ............: 514.5 514.3 0.1 0.1 17.5 0.9 16.5 7 ............: 4,506.6 4,420.9 75.6 10.1 1.9 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.2 (D) 32.2 (D) (D) 9 ............: 87.4 87.3 (Y) (Y) 22.5 2.9 19.6 10 ...........: 19.3 19.2 (Y) (Y) 4.9 0.2 4.7 : United States :10,215.8 9,947.8 248.6 19.4 162.1 11.3 150.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July 2025 [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 ............: 17.2 7.0 4.8 4.0 2.5 1.4 1.4 0.7 2 ............: 49.4 15.6 13.9 18.1 14.1 4.0 1.7 16.0 3 ............: 635.7 237.2 59.7 298.2 222.0 76.2 40.6 33.2 4 ............: 385.3 36.6 16.1 292.6 85.6 207.1 40.0 1.6 5 ............: 1,696.8 849.5 (D) 591.7 394.8 197.0 (D) 10.8 6 ............: 3,016.4 1,335.8 1,036.5 582.6 202.2 380.3 61.6 (D) 7 ............: 7,559.1 4,215.4 (D) 336.6 43.5 293.1 (D) 0.4 8 ............: 1,927.8 1,047.2 (D) 123.9 31.2 92.7 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 919.5 410.1 153.3 347.3 303.9 43.4 8.8 (D) 10 ...........: 982.5 360.3 304.4 304.3 201.5 102.8 13.5 (D) : United States :17,189.9 8,514.8 5,526.9 2,899.4 1,501.3 1,398.1 248.8 72.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 12.8 12.5 0.1 0.1 32.4 1.3 31.2 2 ............: 72.3 71.8 0.3 0.1 144.8 13.9 130.9 3 ............: 1,945.5 1,944.1 1.2 0.2 101.7 10.9 90.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 547.3 (D) 95.0 7.0 88.1 5 ............: 22,380.8 21,652.0 692.4 36.5 198.6 10.4 188.2 6 ............: 3,446.7 3,445.4 0.7 0.6 119.6 5.4 114.1 7 ............: 32,374.1 31,761.8 529.6 82.7 12.9 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.1 (D) 251.6 (D) (D) 9 ............: 553.4 553.0 0.3 0.1 145.9 17.9 128.0 10 ...........: 129.2 129.0 0.2 0.1 33.4 1.2 32.2 : United States : 73,160.0 71,235.7 1,773.2 151.0 1,135.8 73.0 1,062.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July Species : July : June : July :------------------------ : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.1 98.3 98.2 98.2 Calves .......: 97.0 94.3 96.4 96.3 95.1 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.6 99.5 99.5 99.6 Sheep ........: 86.8 85.1 85.7 87.2 86.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 1,100 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,825 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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