Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released April 23, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production in March March 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. March 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 5.00 billion pounds in March, up 13 percent from the 4.43 billion pounds produced in March 2019. Beef production, at 2.41 billion pounds, was 14 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.92 million head, up 10 percent from March 2019. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from the previous year, at 1,368 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.8 million pounds, slightly above March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 43,200 head, down 6 percent from March 2019. The average live weight was up 13 pounds from last year, at 232 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.57 billion pounds, up 12 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.9 million head, up 11 percent from March 2019. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 288 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.2 million pounds, was down 6 percent from March 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 187,500 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 6 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2020 commercial red meat production was 14.4 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 2019. Accumulated beef production was up 8 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up 9 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 5 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020.. 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: March 2020................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to March 2020..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March 2020 as % of : January to March : March : February : March :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : March : February : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,117.1 2,130.7 2,410.8 114 113 6,413.9 6,929.1 108 Veal .............: 5.8 5.1 5.8 100 113 18.4 17.3 94 Pork .............: 2,297.0 2,306.2 2,566.5 112 111 6,838.2 7,426.0 109 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.0 10.7 12.2 94 114 36.7 34.8 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,432.9 4,452.7 4,995.3 113 112 13,307.3 14,407.2 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March 2020 as % of : January to March : March : February : March :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : March : February : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,090.0 2,104.1 2,379.2 114 113 6,329.6 6,840.1 108 Veal .............: 5.6 5.0 5.6 100 113 18.0 16.9 94 Pork .............: 2,286.4 2,296.8 2,555.2 112 111 6,806.4 7,395.2 109 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 9.7 11.3 93 116 33.6 31.8 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,394.2 4,415.7 4,951.3 113 112 13,187.6 14,284.0 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March : January to March : March : February : March : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,609.4 2,539.1 2,874.6 110 7,811.4 8,267.9 106 Other ................1,000: 39.4 39.0 47.1 120 123.1 131.3 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,648.7 2,578.0 2,921.7 110 7,934.5 8,399.1 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,341 1,379 1,371 102 1,354 1,376 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,196 1,195 1,183 99 1,194 1,191 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,339 1,376 1,368 102 1,351 1,373 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.1 39.1 42.5 94 146.1 130.8 90 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 106 2.0 2.1 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.8 39.7 43.2 94 148.1 132.9 90 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 217 222 230 106 215 224 105 Other ...............pounds: 368 363 365 99 363 360 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 219 224 232 106 217 227 105 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,667.1 10,670.1 11,882.8 111 31,702.4 34,313.3 108 Other ................1,000: 55.8 51.6 59.2 106 167.1 164.9 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,722.9 10,721.7 11,942.0 111 31,869.5 34,478.2 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 288 288 100 287 289 100 Other ...............pounds: 259 249 262 101 261 256 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 288 288 100 287 289 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 170.3 142.6 165.0 97 482.1 468.9 97 Other ................1,000: 20.1 21.6 22.5 112 64.3 65.0 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 190.4 164.3 187.5 98 546.3 533.9 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 142 136 136 96 139 135 97 Other ...............pounds: 95 95 92 97 99 95 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 137 130 131 96 134 130 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.0 37.6 44.3 108 120.5 125.1 104 Other ................1,000: 8.9 8.7 8.8 98 26.3 26.5 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.9 46.2 53.0 106 146.8 151.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 65 65 99 65 65 99 Other ...............pounds: 82 91 84 102 82 84 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 70 68 100 68 68 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.5 4.4 5.8 129 13.2 15.2 115 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 1.0 167 1.7 2.1 125 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 4.9 6.8 133 14.9 17.3 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March : February : March : March 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 0.5 0.9 90 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 140 Arizona ...............: 36.2 37.2 40.3 111 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.5 136 California ............: 129.6 139.2 153.2 118 Colorado ..............: 171.6 171.8 194.2 113 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.8 3.2 112 Florida ...............: 3.0 2.9 3.4 114 Georgia ...............: 14.6 12.8 15.3 105 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.9 108 : Idaho .................: 30.3 30.5 33.9 112 Illinois ..............: 278.7 279.6 316.9 114 Indiana ...............: 146.8 144.5 161.7 110 Iowa ..................: 721.0 731.1 806.1 112 Kansas ................: 455.1 474.9 525.9 116 Kentucky ..............: 46.2 46.1 56.1 122 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 124 Michigan ..............: 84.3 92.8 104.0 123 Minnesota .............: 245.4 232.7 251.5 102 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 106 : Missouri ..............: 164.1 166.9 181.2 110 Montana ...............: 1.4 1.1 2.2 160 Nebraska ..............: 623.1 607.1 709.4 114 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 74 New England 1/ ........: 1.9 2.1 2.6 139 New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.0 3.6 111 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.4 0.4 174 New York ..............: 2.9 2.8 3.2 109 North Carolina ........: 227.1 229.0 248.0 109 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.6 0.7 87 : Ohio ..................: 19.7 20.3 24.5 124 Oklahoma ..............: 98.4 109.1 121.0 123 Oregon ................: 4.0 3.6 4.0 100 Pennsylvania ..........: 124.9 119.8 131.7 105 South Carolina ........: 11.0 13.4 15.2 139 South Dakota ..........: 131.5 126.1 141.4 108 Tennessee .............: 19.7 23.5 25.6 130 Texas .................: 363.5 358.2 407.8 112 Utah ..................: 45.5 44.4 51.0 112 Virginia ..............: 37.9 47.4 52.8 139 : Washington ............: 75.2 72.4 85.7 114 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.5 0.9 159 Wisconsin .............: 107.0 99.3 112.9 106 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 106 : United States .........: 4,432.9 4,452.7 4,995.3 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.7 0.7 732 761 1,084 1,086 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 80 (X) 1,143 Arizona ..........: 43.8 47.6 58,501 65,866 1,337 1,387 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.6 386 588 921 930 California .......: 125.4 144.2 161,831 193,719 1,298 1,351 Colorado .........: 188.6 213.4 263,275 301,418 1,397 1,413 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 3.3 4,176 4,652 1,380 1,397 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.3 1,284 1,391 1,145 1,112 : Idaho ............: 41.7 45.2 53,414 59,336 1,294 1,324 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 3.3 3,148 3,875 1,172 1,175 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 537.2 596.4 707,446 811,253 1,317 1,361 Kentucky .........: 3.3 3.6 3,448 3,792 1,064 1,051 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.6 349 491 788 832 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.5 342 423 869 883 : Missouri .........: 4.5 5.6 5,202 6,187 1,169 1,098 Montana ..........: 1.4 2.3 1,938 3,152 1,359 1,349 Nebraska .........: 567.1 623.4 793,327 900,169 1,400 1,445 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 147 109 1,117 1,102 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.9 2,381 3,459 1,189 1,174 New Jersey .......: 3.3 4.3 3,631 4,789 1,114 1,117 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.7 275 701 1,039 1,067 New York .........: 3.1 3.5 3,742 4,161 1,212 1,211 North Carolina ...: 6.5 7.8 7,945 9,554 1,233 1,225 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.8 1,176 1,064 1,279 1,307 : Ohio .............: 5.1 6.9 6,683 9,039 1,303 1,307 Oklahoma .........: 2.8 3.0 3,002 2,798 1,084 929 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.3 1,460 1,507 1,129 1,162 Pennsylvania .....: 92.6 93.9 113,987 115,464 1,236 1,235 South Carolina ...: 17.0 22.6 21,166 29,539 1,251 1,314 South Dakota .....: 39.1 44.8 56,704 64,761 1,458 1,453 Tennessee ........: 1.0 3.0 1,074 2,960 1,038 1,004 Texas ............: 461.0 504.0 595,637 658,341 1,296 1,310 Utah .............: 55.0 60.7 73,014 81,598 1,330 1,347 Virginia .........: 1.5 1.6 1,560 1,687 1,049 1,024 : Washington .......: 91.8 99.8 124,275 140,050 1,358 1,406 West Virginia ....: 0.7 1.3 717 1,356 1,051 1,060 Wisconsin ........: 119.4 121.3 164,573 169,220 1,386 1,403 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 533 558 1,122 1,120 : United States ....: 2,648.7 2,921.7 3,538,132 3,989,278 1,339 1,368 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 8.3 4.5 826 575 101 133 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 34 393 403 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 57 43 435 462 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 4.3 3.7 344 342 81 93 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 31 33 408 423 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.5 111 158 303 333 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 30 (X) 493 Kentucky .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 18 (D) 337 Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 34 40 308 400 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/ ...: 0.2 0.3 43 78 210 253 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.7 667 636 379 369 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.2 8.4 679 711 96 85 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 23 30 364 380 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.9 9.1 1,418 1,537 144 169 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 16 (X) 310 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.5 8.6 3,524 3,689 417 429 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 94 77 409 417 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 17 (D) 279 : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.3 3.7 1,941 1,685 458 454 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 45.8 43.2 9,967 9,958 219 232 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.1 1.7 849 688 398 404 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 30 36 260 268 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.1 40 40 259 278 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 158 158 272 266 California .......: 195.2 225.9 51,921 58,553 266 259 Colorado .........: 1.3 1.6 335 374 264 240 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.5 373 417 271 270 Florida ..........: 4.4 4.8 736 655 166 135 Georgia ..........: 5.7 6.0 1,416 1,458 247 244 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.3 81 80 257 277 : Idaho ............: 13.8 15.2 3,885 4,081 281 268 Illinois .........: 1,034.6 1,156.6 296,172 334,248 286 289 Indiana ..........: 691.3 759.6 192,415 212,836 278 280 Iowa .............: 3,267.7 3,629.3 933,966 1,037,924 286 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 180 168 237 252 Michigan .........: 218.8 284.6 64,020 83,757 293 294 Minnesota ........: 1,031.6 1,066.3 284,431 295,159 276 277 Mississippi ......: 2.7 2.4 466 447 170 184 : Missouri .........: 733.9 809.7 214,824 237,229 293 293 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.5 297 420 282 289 Nebraska .........: 655.3 724.0 188,207 208,594 287 288 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.4 550 674 269 282 New Jersey .......: 8.7 4.3 850 476 97 110 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 51 50 260 254 New York .........: 1.8 1.7 433 458 246 269 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 71 55 303 305 : Ohio .............: 72.5 89.0 20,339 24,924 281 280 Oklahoma .........: 460.3 534.0 127,522 156,289 277 293 Oregon ...........: 13.8 13.8 3,872 3,725 281 269 Pennsylvania .....: 272.3 303.3 76,133 83,760 280 276 South Carolina ...: 2.0 2.4 501 581 245 245 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 63.6 79.4 28,656 36,258 451 457 Texas ............: 26.0 24.3 5,629 5,365 216 221 Utah .............: 4.5 3.8 875 721 197 193 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.8 2.1 201 528 260 251 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 166 203 260 295 Wisconsin ........: 63.3 73.5 27,347 31,960 434 436 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 57 68 275 286 : United States ....: 10,722.9 11,942.0 3,075,000 3,436,611 287 288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 4 4 70 65 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.4 0.2 47 28 130 134 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 138 California .......: 27.8 25.1 4,415 3,857 159 154 Colorado .........: 67.2 59.2 10,984 9,683 164 164 Delaware-Maryland : 2.3 2.7 212 253 93 94 Florida ..........: 1.5 2.2 83 127 57 59 Georgia ..........: 1.8 2.0 127 131 70 64 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 7 101 135 : Idaho ............: (Y) 0.1 (X) 12 (X) 131 Illinois .........: 4.0 3.9 384 282 97 72 Indiana ..........: 3.8 5.4 439 618 114 115 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 17 16 169 152 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 28 31 79 87 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.5 152 177 122 120 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 22 25 64 62 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 39 37 98 97 Mississippi ......: 0.9 1.3 53 78 62 62 : Missouri .........: 0.9 1.0 71 78 79 81 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 49 47 140 138 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 130 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 3.2 258 299 101 94 New Jersey .......: 12.4 12.8 976 993 79 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 105 73 149 140 New York .........: 4.2 4.2 423 447 102 107 North Carolina ...: 1.1 2.7 79 185 73 69 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 147 (X) : Ohio .............: 4.9 5.8 801 938 163 163 Oklahoma .........: 0.6 1.4 74 121 115 87 Oregon ...........: 3.5 4.3 496 617 144 143 Pennsylvania .....: 6.3 7.3 654 791 104 109 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 39 39 151 145 Tennessee ........: 0.8 (D) 49 (D) 58 (D) Texas ............: 13.5 15.6 1,058 1,284 78 82 Utah .............: 1.6 2.2 225 298 137 138 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.8 51 55 74 71 : Washington .......: 1.1 0.9 145 121 138 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.6 0.8 763 112 168 144 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 145 (X) : United States ....: 190.4 187.5 26,014 24,482 137 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 March : : : : January to March Class : March : February : March :-----------------------: March : February : March :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,221.8 1,237.8 1,377.6 3,732.9 3,965.3 46.8 48.8 47.9 47.8 48.0 Heifers ..........: 797.2 747.3 900.6 2,357.9 2,518.5 30.6 29.4 31.3 30.2 30.5 All cows .........: 550.4 517.6 557.6 1,610.6 1,668.8 21.1 20.4 19.4 20.6 20.2 Dairy cows .......: 302.4 266.1 288.0 879.8 852.6 11.6 10.5 10.0 11.3 10.3 Other cows .......: 248.0 251.5 269.6 730.9 816.2 9.5 9.9 9.4 9.4 9.9 Bulls ............: 39.9 36.3 38.9 109.9 115.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,609.4 2,539.1 2,874.6 7,811.4 8,267.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 45.1 39.1 42.5 146.1 130.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,384.9 10,393.1 11,568.5 30,858.2 33,408.5 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 249.1 248.2 283.1 748.5 814.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 33.1 28.8 31.2 95.6 90.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,667.1 10,670.1 11,882.8 31,702.4 34,313.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.3 8.1 8.8 23.5 25.9 4.9 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.5 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 162.0 134.5 156.2 458.6 443.0 95.1 94.3 94.7 95.1 94.5 : Total ............: 170.3 142.6 165.0 482.1 468.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to March Class : March : February : March :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 803 831 830 812 829 Steers 1/ ...............: 867 901 897 878 901 Heifers 1/ ..............: 807 832 831 817 832 All cows 1/ .............: 648 656 656 648 651 Bulls 1/ ................: 881 870 868 876 866 : Calves and vealers ... : 125 128 133 124 130 : Hogs ................. : 214 215 215 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 213 213 214 Sows 2/ .................: 303 304 304 302 304 Boars 2/ ................: 185 190 193 183 192 : Sheep ................ : 71 68 68 70 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 66 65 65 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 68 68 70 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 [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 ............: 2.7 1.0 (D) 0.8 0.3 0.4 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 7.7 2.2 1.9 3.3 3.0 0.3 0.4 10.1 3 ............: 97.0 32.0 3.3 58.3 47.3 11.0 3.4 8.9 4 ............: 67.3 4.3 1.5 53.1 15.3 37.9 8.4 0.2 5 ............: 287.6 133.5 (D) 112.2 67.3 44.9 (D) 13.3 6 ............: 502.7 244.1 163.2 87.5 31.4 56.1 8.0 0.1 7 ............:1,254.8 676.7 510.3 62.1 8.5 53.6 5.8 0.1 8 ............: 316.5 153.9 124.3 37.2 8.9 28.4 1.1 (Y) 9 ............: 192.6 82.2 22.2 85.9 72.8 13.1 2.2 4.3 10 ...........: 145.8 47.7 38.4 57.2 33.3 23.9 2.5 5.2 : United States :2,874.6 1,377.6 900.6 557.6 288.0 269.6 38.9 42.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.1 2.1 (Y) (Y) 2.9 0.2 2.7 2 ............: 6.0 6.0 (Y) (Y) 16.6 1.9 14.7 3 ............: 542.6 541.5 (D) (D) 11.3 1.0 10.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.6 1.1 9.5 5 ............: 3,404.8 3,265.9 133.3 5.6 27.8 1.7 26.1 6 ............: 552.3 552.2 0.1 (Y) 4.5 0.3 4.2 7 ............: 5,177.5 5,089.8 68.7 19.0 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.8 (Y) 61.1 1.9 59.2 9 ............: 223.6 223.6 (Y) (Y) 24.4 0.5 23.8 10 ...........: 30.9 30.8 0.1 (Y) 4.7 0.2 4.5 : United States :11,882.8 11,568.5 283.1 31.2 165.0 8.8 156.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to March 2020 [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 ............: 7.0 2.8 (D) 1.5 0.7 0.7 (D) 0.9 2 ............: 20.8 5.5 4.8 9.3 8.6 0.6 1.2 31.9 3 ............: 288.3 89.8 8.9 179.6 144.7 34.9 9.9 25.4 4 ............: 191.3 10.3 4.1 153.3 44.6 108.8 23.6 0.7 5 ............: 848.2 385.7 (D) 337.7 202.8 134.9 (D) 45.1 6 ............:1,431.8 679.1 466.5 262.6 91.5 171.1 23.7 0.3 7 ............:3,592.7 1,971.9 1,419.8 181.9 22.1 159.8 19.1 0.2 8 ............: 907.6 445.2 344.9 115.3 25.5 89.8 2.2 (Y) 9 ............: 563.3 240.4 58.4 257.7 217.4 40.3 6.9 12.7 10 ...........: 416.9 134.6 105.1 170.0 94.8 75.2 7.1 13.5 : United States :8,267.9 3,965.3 2,518.5 1,668.8 852.6 816.2 115.3 130.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 6.3 6.2 0.1 (Y) 8.0 0.4 7.6 2 ............: 26.9 26.7 0.1 (Y) 47.4 5.6 41.8 3 ............: 1,566.7 1,563.9 (D) (D) 32.8 3.7 29.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 27.7 3.1 24.7 5 ............: 9,821.3 9,427.2 379.1 15.0 81.2 5.0 76.1 6 ............: 1,562.5 1,562.3 0.2 (Y) 11.1 0.7 10.4 7 ............: 14,928.8 14,678.5 194.3 55.9 3.1 (Y) 3.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.9 0.1 180.8 5.0 175.8 9 ............: 678.0 677.8 0.1 (Y) 64.4 1.8 62.6 10 ...........: 87.8 87.6 0.2 (Y) 12.5 0.6 11.9 : United States : 34,313.3 33,408.5 814.4 90.4 468.9 25.9 443.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 March Species : March : February : March :------------------------ : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.6 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 89.4 86.8 88.0 88.2 87.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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