Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 20, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Total Red Meat and Pork Production for June June 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.35 billion pounds in June, up 3 percent from the 4.23 billion pounds produced in June 2016. Beef production, at 2.28 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 6 percent from June 2016. The average live weight was down 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,321 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.3 million pounds, 1 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 40,400 head, up 7 percent from June 2016. The average live weight was down 23 pounds from last year, at 268 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.87 million head, up 3 percent from June 2016. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 279 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was down 7 percent from June 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 188,000 head, 4 percent below last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 4 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2017 commercial red meat production was 25.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 3 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, 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: June 2016 and 2017............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2016 and 2017.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2016 and 2017............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2016 and 2017.... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States....... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2017.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2017....... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2017 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : June : May : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,193.0 2,162.2 2,279.1 104 105 12,124.8 12,703.7 105 Veal .............: 6.4 6.3 6.3 99 100 37.5 36.9 98 Pork .............: 2,013.5 2,095.8 2,053.0 102 98 12,193.0 12,546.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.3 11.8 12.4 93 105 77.1 72.9 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,226.2 4,276.1 4,350.8 103 102 24,432.4 25,359.4 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2017 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : June : May : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,168.7 2,135.7 2,254.6 104 106 11,971.2 12,543.8 105 Veal .............: 6.3 6.1 6.2 98 100 36.8 36.0 98 Pork .............: 2,002.0 2,083.8 2,042.2 102 98 12,120.4 12,476.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 10.5 11.3 94 107 71.0 66.7 94 : Total red meat ...: 4,189.1 4,236.2 4,314.3 103 102 24,199.4 25,122.5 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,669.8 2,713.0 2,820.9 106 14,586.4 15,547.2 107 Other ................1,000: 36.2 39.8 36.9 102 228.4 237.4 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,706.0 2,752.8 2,857.8 106 14,814.8 15,784.6 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,337 1,309 1,323 99 1,359 1,341 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,163 1,159 1,154 99 1,171 1,173 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,334 1,307 1,321 99 1,356 1,338 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 37.0 38.5 39.6 107 218.3 246.2 113 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.9 0.8 118 3.7 4.3 116 Commercial ...........1,000: 37.7 39.3 40.4 107 222.0 250.5 113 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 290 273 266 92 287 251 87 Other ...............pounds: 359 405 372 104 380 386 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 291 276 268 92 289 253 88 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,504.5 9,886.4 9,809.0 103 56,982.3 58,957.6 103 Other ................1,000: 63.8 64.5 60.6 95 396.0 381.4 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,568.2 9,951.0 9,869.6 103 57,378.3 59,339.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 281 282 279 99 284 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 247 253 244 98 251 252 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 280 282 279 99 283 283 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 174.0 157.1 165.5 95 1,002.3 962.5 96 Other ................1,000: 21.9 23.4 22.5 103 112.5 118.8 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 195.9 180.5 188.0 96 1,114.8 1,081.2 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 138 134 136 99 141 138 98 Other ...............pounds: 113 114 101 89 112 107 95 Commercial ..........pounds: 136 131 132 97 138 135 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.9 45.1 42.9 108 209.0 232.0 111 Other ................1,000: 11.4 8.7 9.8 86 57.3 52.6 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 51.3 53.9 52.7 103 266.3 284.6 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 62 62 101 62 62 100 Other ...............pounds: 83 80 79 95 84 82 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 65 65 99 67 66 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.9 4.8 5.1 104 27.4 27.0 98 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.4 0.4 50 4.3 3.1 72 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.7 5.2 5.5 97 31.7 30.1 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 1.2 1.2 137 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 279 Arizona ...............: 43.0 35.9 39.1 91 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 96 California ............: 113.3 117.6 121.8 107 Colorado ..............: 198.2 181.5 199.3 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.4 3.2 102 Florida ...............: 2.7 2.6 2.8 103 Georgia ...............: 12.7 13.5 13.3 105 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 106 : Idaho .................: 4.0 5.3 11.7 289 Illinois ..............: 279.4 279.9 272.5 98 Indiana ...............: 150.7 156.7 155.0 103 Iowa ..................: 567.9 588.3 577.8 102 Kansas ................: 469.2 447.2 499.6 106 Kentucky ..............: 44.4 44.6 42.1 95 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 94 Michigan ..............: 41.5 41.0 41.1 99 Minnesota .............: 209.2 221.5 226.1 108 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 99 : Missouri ..............: 160.1 172.2 167.0 104 Montana ...............: 1.4 1.6 1.4 103 Nebraska ..............: 688.5 680.4 687.6 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.2 0.1 104 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.1 2.2 103 New Jersey ............: 3.4 3.7 3.6 108 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.2 0.2 101 New York ..............: 3.7 4.0 3.8 102 North Carolina ........: 208.0 213.9 205.2 99 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.6 89 : Ohio ..................: 21.0 21.7 22.0 105 Oklahoma ..............: 90.1 102.6 95.7 106 Oregon ................: 6.4 5.9 5.8 91 Pennsylvania ..........: 118.0 126.6 126.8 107 South Carolina ........: 9.7 10.2 9.8 101 South Dakota ..........: 105.5 122.0 123.8 117 Tennessee .............: 19.5 21.3 20.2 104 Texas .................: 391.5 383.3 392.8 100 Utah ..................: 42.3 44.1 47.3 112 Virginia ..............: 41.5 38.9 38.5 93 : Washington ............: 80.2 75.2 79.8 99 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 104 Wisconsin .............: 89.4 102.2 107.1 120 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 104 : United States .........: 4,226.2 4,276.1 4,350.8 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.5 508 497 1,122 1,013 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 154 (X) 1,302 Arizona ..........: 52.1 48.5 71,200 65,099 1,370 1,345 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.5 421 443 1,055 964 California .......: 100.0 116.0 135,435 155,011 1,365 1,346 Colorado .........: 226.0 233.7 305,954 309,340 1,355 1,325 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.5 4,442 4,566 1,331 1,321 Florida ..........: 4.0 4.2 4,738 4,746 1,184 1,154 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 922 1,045 1,122 1,199 : Idaho ............: 2.7 13.8 3,247 17,569 1,273 1,305 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.5 2.5 2,793 2,782 1,103 1,103 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 542.1 589.8 725,921 776,634 1,339 1,317 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,536 1,498 1,049 1,071 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 397 395 815 845 Michigan .........: 45.3 44.1 63,174 60,679 1,403 1,385 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 194 205 878 768 : Missouri .........: 3.3 3.5 3,611 3,867 1,092 1,099 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.8 1,883 2,041 1,154 1,168 Nebraska .........: 654.2 668.7 890,026 897,589 1,361 1,343 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 168 175 1,054 1,055 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.1 2,437 2,479 1,193 1,190 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.8 3,704 4,127 1,081 1,101 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 269 270 1,078 1,062 New York .........: 3.3 3.3 3,937 3,955 1,195 1,193 North Carolina ...: 6.0 6.1 7,275 7,455 1,216 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.7 1,032 939 1,274 1,257 : Ohio .............: 4.8 4.3 5,563 5,001 1,169 1,157 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 2.6 2,343 2,671 1,070 1,018 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 81.8 88.8 99,345 107,828 1,219 1,218 South Carolina ...: 14.7 15.0 18,087 18,434 1,238 1,235 South Dakota .....: (D) 36.9 (D) 51,382 (D) 1,399 Tennessee ........: 5.0 6.6 4,668 6,248 958 975 Texas ............: 488.4 493.5 629,677 639,405 1,292 1,299 Utah .............: 50.1 57.4 68,148 76,560 1,364 1,336 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 1,005 1,082 1,049 1,088 : Washington .......: 96.7 98.0 131,292 131,241 1,361 1,343 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 409 478 1,138 1,111 Wisconsin ........: 100.4 116.6 138,550 161,316 1,388 1,391 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 416 458 1,096 1,107 : United States ....: 2,706.0 2,857.8 3,603,875 3,767,842 1,334 1,321 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 9.6 8.3 880 767 93 94 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 23 (X) 435 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 59 70 517 466 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.5 1.7 127 129 84 77 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 32 22 414 416 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 142 (D) 289 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 31 301 299 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.4 0.2 51 54 134 217 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.9 683 685 374 366 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 2.7 3.7 477 519 180 144 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 32 38 456 427 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 5.7 8.6 1,898 1,950 336 228 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.0 8.1 3,455 3,487 434 433 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.3 64 112 483 395 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 20 36 382 341 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.6 5.3 2,703 2,497 482 469 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 37.7 40.4 10,886 10,770 291 268 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.1 3.2 834 1,330 391 420 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 28 37 256 253 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.7 216 187 248 253 California .......: 207.2 192.6 49,413 46,934 239 244 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.7 324 389 218 234 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.5 359 353 234 233 Florida ..........: 3.9 5.4 542 691 141 129 Georgia ..........: 6.0 5.7 1,443 1,327 242 234 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.9 254 239 245 259 : Idaho ............: 12.0 13.9 3,000 3,547 249 256 Illinois .........: 968.4 983.0 278,458 278,944 288 284 Indiana ..........: 712.9 735.5 196,151 202,571 275 276 Iowa .............: 2,592.6 2,657.5 729,325 740,730 281 279 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 0.8 203 177 201 212 Michigan .........: 16.2 18.3 6,012 6,900 372 377 Minnesota ........: 877.8 947.6 236,580 255,466 270 270 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 736.5 769.6 209,553 219,240 285 285 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.1 278 260 222 237 Nebraska .........: 654.6 650.4 182,451 180,094 279 277 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 26 22 254 258 New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.3 781 821 247 247 New Jersey .......: 8.9 9.2 858 935 96 102 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 42 46 282 273 New York .........: 5.1 5.1 1,242 1,305 245 255 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 86 68 305 323 : Ohio .............: 82.7 88.9 22,685 24,134 275 272 Oklahoma .........: 437.1 465.9 116,797 123,706 267 266 Oregon ...........: 15.0 13.9 3,734 3,572 250 256 Pennsylvania .....: 285.9 303.6 76,609 81,586 268 269 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 55.5 55.5 25,738 25,611 464 462 Texas ............: 23.7 24.6 5,874 5,735 248 234 Utah .............: 4.9 4.3 905 830 183 194 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.3 0.9 312 235 242 260 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 165 163 262 276 Wisconsin ........: 46.1 62.7 20,954 28,617 456 458 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 65 57 259 275 : United States ....: 9,568.2 9,869.6 2,682,127 2,749,476 280 279 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 97 (X) California .......: 29.7 26.8 4,292 3,916 145 146 Colorado .........: 66.4 58.8 11,605 9,807 175 167 Delaware-Maryland : 3.8 4.1 354 374 92 91 Florida ..........: 1.9 1.0 110 60 58 62 Georgia ..........: 1.6 1.9 89 117 56 63 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 (D) 30 (D) 138 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 17 24 121 145 Illinois .........: (D) 4.8 (D) 447 (D) 93 Indiana ..........: 4.7 3.9 510 456 109 116 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.2 53 33 165 174 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 38 37 85 88 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.3 208 164 122 128 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 36 17 71 53 Michigan .........: 16.4 20.5 2,166 2,842 132 139 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.6 41 65 118 117 Mississippi ......: 0.7 0.6 41 38 62 65 : Missouri .........: 0.9 1.0 82 84 90 88 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.4 68 38 119 104 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 6 8 105 113 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 6 15 107 144 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 2.9 302 290 97 102 New Jersey .......: 14.1 14.3 1,103 1,113 78 78 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.4 87 62 152 152 New York .........: 6.2 5.5 624 587 102 108 North Carolina ...: 2.3 1.4 144 96 64 69 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.7 3.5 185 464 110 134 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.2 26 23 95 105 Oregon ...........: 2.9 3.2 408 446 140 141 Pennsylvania .....: 6.3 6.7 679 736 107 109 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 50 57 161 158 Tennessee ........: 1.4 1.1 87 72 63 66 Texas ............: 11.5 13.5 1,273 1,205 110 89 Utah .............: 1.8 1.8 263 253 143 143 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.7 48 50 77 74 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.4 171 191 129 140 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.2 2.8 174 432 147 156 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 6 134 124 : United States ....: 195.9 188.0 26,532 24,816 136 132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,567.5 1,526.2 1,583.1 8,003.9 8,368.5 58.7 56.3 56.1 54.9 53.8 Heifers ..........: 612.8 667.6 694.8 3,679.4 4,066.8 23.0 24.6 24.6 25.2 26.2 All cows .........: 442.6 468.9 488.3 2,669.3 2,842.7 16.6 17.3 17.3 18.3 18.3 Dairy cows .......: 223.7 237.2 236.7 1,449.3 1,495.4 8.4 8.7 8.4 9.9 9.6 Other cows .......: 219.0 231.7 251.6 1,220.0 1,347.3 8.2 8.5 8.9 8.4 8.7 Bulls ............: 46.9 50.3 54.8 233.8 269.3 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.7 : Total ............: 2,669.8 2,713.0 2,820.9 14,586.4 15,547.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 37.0 38.5 39.6 218.3 246.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,239.4 9,600.6 9,520.3 55,411.6 57,288.4 97.2 97.1 97.1 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 239.9 254.5 256.1 1,426.9 1,492.9 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 25.2 31.4 32.5 143.8 176.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,504.5 9,886.4 9,809.0 56,982.3 58,957.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.2 9.8 9.8 52.5 51.5 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 163.8 147.2 155.7 949.8 911.0 94.1 93.7 94.1 94.8 94.6 : Total ............: 174.0 157.1 165.5 1,002.3 962.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 814 789 801 823 809 Steers 1/ ...............: 865 836 853 879 863 Heifers 1/ ..............: 795 771 782 817 802 All cows 1/ .............: 646 647 645 651 649 Bulls 1/ ................: 923 907 922 913 900 : Calves and vealers ... : 171 161 157 170 147 : Hogs ................. : 211 211 208 213 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 208 208 206 210 209 Sows 2/ .................: 310 310 310 310 309 Boars 2/ ................: 210 202 204 209 204 : Sheep ................ : 69 67 68 71 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 68 70 70 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 67 68 71 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 2 ............: 7.0 1.9 1.0 2.9 2.5 0.3 1.2 5.5 3 ............: 92.1 32.6 2.7 52.1 40.8 11.3 4.7 8.5 4 ............: 56.0 4.4 1.0 43.6 10.9 32.6 7.1 0.3 5 ............: 278.7 138.1 26.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 14.3 6 ............: 491.6 264.1 125.9 93.1 24.9 68.3 8.5 0.1 7 ............:1,287.0 798.6 419.3 56.7 4.7 52.0 12.4 (Y) 8 ............: 326.0 212.3 82.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 165.0 71.6 12.2 77.0 61.3 15.7 4.2 8.0 10 ...........: 115.7 58.7 23.9 30.9 17.2 13.7 2.2 2.7 : United States :2,820.9 1,583.1 694.8 488.3 236.7 251.6 54.8 39.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.0 3.0 0.1 (Y) 2.7 0.1 2.6 2 ............: 14.1 14.0 0.1 (Y) 19.1 1.8 17.3 3 ............: 486.9 485.8 1.0 0.1 12.0 1.3 10.7 4 ............: (D) (D) 62.1 8.0 7.0 1.1 5.9 5 ............: 2,808.6 2,674.5 128.9 5.1 30.4 2.4 28.1 6 ............: 486.9 486.8 0.1 (Y) 3.7 0.5 3.3 7 ............: 4,094.2 4,012.1 62.8 19.2 1.3 0.1 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 (Y) 60.3 1.6 58.7 9 ............: 188.9 188.8 (Y) (Y) 25.2 0.7 24.5 10 ...........: 28.4 28.3 0.1 (Y) 3.6 0.2 3.5 : United States : 9,809.0 9,520.3 256.1 32.5 165.5 9.8 155.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June 2017 [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 ............: 9.7 3.8 2.4 2.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 2 ............: 37.3 10.4 5.7 16.1 14.6 1.5 5.1 37.4 3 ............: 535.7 183.6 16.9 310.6 245.5 65.0 24.6 49.7 4 ............: 329.8 27.4 5.8 257.4 71.5 185.8 39.3 1.6 5 ............: 1,604.5 777.0 161.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 86.7 6 ............: 2,786.6 1,570.5 641.4 526.2 170.2 356.0 48.5 0.6 7 ............: 6,948.1 4,077.4 2,472.5 340.5 31.5 309.0 57.7 0.2 8 ............: 1,738.0 1,020.5 540.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 957.8 391.9 74.5 473.5 414.3 59.2 17.8 52.0 10 ...........: 599.7 305.9 145.5 141.9 102.9 39.0 6.4 16.6 : United States :15,547.2 8,368.5 4,066.8 2,842.7 1,495.4 1,347.3 269.3 246.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 14.9 14.5 0.3 0.1 17.5 0.6 16.9 2 ............: 79.8 79.0 0.6 0.2 99.9 8.5 91.5 3 ............: 2,975.5 2,969.3 5.8 0.4 66.9 7.5 59.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 382.9 49.4 39.0 5.2 33.8 5 ............: 16,749.4 15,983.8 739.2 26.4 172.3 12.9 159.4 6 ............: 2,843.0 2,842.1 0.6 0.2 19.8 2.2 17.6 7 ............: 24,629.8 24,173.0 357.4 99.4 7.0 0.4 6.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 5.5 0.2 376.8 9.5 367.3 9 ............: 1,170.6 1,170.2 0.4 0.1 142.5 3.4 139.0 10 ...........: 168.4 168.1 0.3 0.1 20.7 1.3 19.4 : United States : 58,957.6 57,288.4 1,492.9 176.3 962.5 51.5 911.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.2 97.8 98.0 98.3 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 88.8 87.0 88.0 89.9 89.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ................. (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 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 .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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