Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 19, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Pork Production up 1 Percent from Last Year January 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.09 billion pounds in January, down 4 percent from the 4.25 billion pounds produced in January 2014. Beef production, at 1.96 billion pounds, was 8 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.42 million head, down 10 percent from January 2014. The average live weight was up 24 pounds from the previous year, at 1,358 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.8 million pounds, 27 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 39,900 head, 37 percent below January 2014. The average live weight was up 38 pounds from last year, at 291 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.10 billion pounds, 1 percent above the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.76 million head, slightly below January 2014. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.5 million pounds, was 7 percent below January 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 165,700 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 140 pounds, up 3 pounds from January a year ago. 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: January 2014 and 2015.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015.. 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: January 2015................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States... 12 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2015 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,141.1 2,000.7 1,963.8 92 98 2,141.2 1,963.8 92 Veal .............: 9.3 7.6 6.8 73 89 9.3 6.8 73 Pork .............: 2,086.1 2,114.5 2,104.7 101 100 2,086.1 2,104.7 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 13.4 11.5 93 86 12.4 11.5 93 : Total red meat ...: 4,249.0 4,136.2 4,086.9 96 99 4,249.0 4,086.9 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2015 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,111.5 1,973.4 1,936.3 92 98 2,111.5 1,936.3 92 Veal .............: 9.2 7.5 6.7 73 89 9.2 6.7 73 Pork .............: 2,074.3 2,103.1 2,093.5 101 100 2,074.3 2,093.5 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 12.6 10.9 93 87 11.7 10.9 93 : Total red meat ...: 4,206.7 4,096.6 4,047.4 96 99 4,206.7 4,047.4 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,633.8 2,397.9 2,376.5 90 2,633.8 2,376.5 90 Other ................1,000: 45.5 42.2 41.4 91 45.5 41.4 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,679.3 2,440.2 2,418.0 90 2,679.3 2,418.0 90 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,338 1,367 1,362 102 1,338 1,362 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,146 1,142 1,167 102 1,146 1,167 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,334 1,363 1,358 102 1,334 1,358 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 62.0 42.2 39.3 63 62.0 39.3 63 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.6 77 0.8 0.6 77 Commercial ...........1,000: 62.8 43.0 39.9 63 62.8 39.9 63 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 251 302 290 115 251 290 115 Other ...............pounds: 362 353 370 102 362 370 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 253 302 291 115 253 291 115 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,726.2 9,787.9 9,698.4 100 9,726.2 9,698.4 100 Other ................1,000: 65.0 63.6 62.0 95 65.0 62.0 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,791.2 9,851.4 9,760.4 100 9,791.2 9,760.4 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 284 287 287 101 284 287 101 Other ...............pounds: 248 244 247 100 248 247 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 284 286 287 101 284 287 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 166.9 182.8 151.9 91 166.9 151.9 91 Other ................1,000: 13.7 17.1 13.7 100 13.7 13.7 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 180.7 200.0 165.7 92 180.7 165.7 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 140 137 143 102 140 143 102 Other ...............pounds: 107 99 104 97 107 104 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 137 134 140 102 137 140 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.4 47.4 35.0 99 35.4 35.0 99 Other ................1,000: 13.3 14.4 11.3 85 13.3 11.3 85 Commercial ...........1,000: 48.8 61.7 46.3 95 48.8 46.3 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 62 98 64 62 98 Other ...............pounds: 69 81 80 117 69 80 117 Commercial ..........pounds: 65 66 67 102 65 67 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.8 4.4 4.8 100 4.8 4.8 100 Other ................1,000: 0.9 0.7 0.8 84 0.9 0.8 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.7 5.1 5.6 98 5.7 5.6 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : December : January : January 2015 as : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.6 0.7 0.6 99 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 37.8 38.3 37.5 99 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 92 California ............: 153.2 117.9 113.7 74 Colorado ..............: 188.5 178.2 167.0 89 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 2.7 2.5 96 Florida ...............: 9.3 7.7 7.7 83 Georgia ...............: 14.4 10.9 10.1 70 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.8 99 : Idaho .................: 4.0 3.8 3.6 92 Illinois ..............: 275.9 272.0 276.0 100 Indiana ...............: 161.2 155.7 153.8 95 Iowa ..................: 600.8 605.8 609.1 101 Kansas ................: 443.0 414.5 410.0 93 Kentucky ..............: 46.8 47.4 46.9 100 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 114 Michigan ..............: 39.6 40.3 37.4 94 Minnesota .............: 238.8 219.9 227.9 95 Mississippi ...........: 1.1 0.5 0.4 36 : Missouri ..............: 170.0 167.8 170.0 100 Montana ...............: 0.8 1.8 0.8 103 Nebraska ..............: 639.5 624.1 618.5 97 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 130 New England 1/ ........: 1.5 1.9 1.5 100 New Jersey ............: 3.9 3.9 3.3 86 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 98 New York ..............: 3.1 3.1 2.8 93 North Carolina ........: 212.9 230.7 217.8 102 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.7 101 : Ohio ..................: 23.3 24.8 21.0 90 Oklahoma ..............: 85.3 101.1 102.1 120 Oregon ................: 6.4 6.4 6.3 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 109.6 119.5 111.2 101 South Carolina ........: 20.2 21.8 20.7 102 South Dakota ..........: 108.8 99.1 101.7 93 Tennessee .............: 19.4 26.0 20.6 106 Texas .................: 357.1 331.0 335.0 94 Utah ..................: 42.3 39.2 38.9 92 Virginia ..............: 44.3 47.9 47.3 107 : Washington ............: 72.6 71.0 66.7 92 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.7 0.6 96 Wisconsin .............: 106.7 94.9 92.5 87 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 83 : United States .........: 4,249.0 4,136.2 4,086.9 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: January 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.4 433 389 949 1,027 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 64 (X) 979 (X) Arizona ..........: 48.6 46.6 65,166 63,002 1,344 1,353 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 501 449 980 1,027 California .......: 151.1 111.9 199,528 145,941 1,328 1,316 Colorado .........: 210.2 185.0 290,377 259,546 1,383 1,405 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 2.6 3,483 3,367 1,280 1,289 Florida ..........: (D) 11.7 (D) 14,695 (D) 1,272 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.9 977 1,027 1,097 1,135 : Idaho ............: 2.7 3.0 3,032 3,422 1,169 1,204 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 3.4 3,598 3,637 1,067 1,057 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 512.1 467.4 686,387 636,671 1,341 1,363 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.3 1,391 1,424 972 1,075 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 337 405 855 854 Michigan .........: 44.4 41.1 60,877 57,089 1,381 1,398 Minnesota ........: 69.3 50.2 96,484 73,955 1,399 1,480 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 57 94 757 834 : Missouri .........: 5.5 5.3 6,298 6,168 1,142 1,167 Montana ..........: 0.9 0.9 1,132 1,121 1,204 1,188 Nebraska .........: 583.5 543.2 814,820 773,920 1,398 1,426 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 80 95 940 1,032 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.6 1,673 1,732 1,053 1,087 New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.6 3,110 2,809 1,075 1,073 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 352 318 1,023 1,045 New York .........: 3.0 2.7 3,337 3,163 1,146 1,170 North Carolina ...: 6.1 5.5 7,331 6,706 1,200 1,222 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.9 1,131 1,147 1,219 1,238 : Ohio .............: 8.8 5.0 10,262 5,741 1,173 1,151 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 2.2 2,250 2,185 1,002 1,009 Oregon ...........: 5.6 5.1 6,841 6,278 1,241 1,241 Pennsylvania .....: 84.4 83.6 101,005 101,703 1,201 1,221 South Carolina ...: 13.6 15.2 15,307 18,444 1,134 1,228 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.5 5.4 3,905 4,898 878 928 Texas ............: 459.4 421.9 581,977 549,009 1,270 1,305 Utah .............: 49.9 46.7 68,648 63,080 1,377 1,351 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.2 1,232 1,250 987 1,077 : Washington .......: 89.6 81.3 119,741 109,608 1,340 1,351 West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.8 934 843 986 1,040 Wisconsin ........: 126.2 103.7 173,482 143,115 1,383 1,388 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 0.6 754 594 1,061 1,080 : United States ....: 2,679.3 2,418.0 3,567,305 3,277,015 1,334 1,358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 14.3 7.5 1,292 752 91 102 Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 (Y) 45 (X) 525 (X) Hawaii ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Illinois .........: 1.1 0.5 472 224 430 430 Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.6 159 150 269 250 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 45 (X) 442 (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 27 25 308 302 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.7 0.3 92 50 123 175 New Jersey .......: 4.9 4.3 2,073 1,879 419 437 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 8.5 4.8 993 618 118 130 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 39 32 430 478 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 10.9 7.4 4,401 3,190 403 430 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.8 0.1 468 81 559 572 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: (D) 1.1 (D) 80 (D) 73 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 7.2 5.6 3,265 2,661 453 472 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 62.8 39.9 15,801 11,533 253 291 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.6 1.7 586 614 374 372 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 21 18 245 279 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 32 43 267 262 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.8 198 220 263 269 California .......: 212.8 177.8 51,543 44,608 242 251 Colorado .........: 1.4 1.2 297 313 215 253 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.5 432 407 262 268 Florida ..........: 3.0 5.5 512 707 170 128 Georgia ..........: 7.1 5.2 1,744 1,248 245 242 Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.0 296 252 251 247 : Idaho ............: 12.0 9.3 3,109 2,460 259 264 Illinois .........: 980.4 963.7 281,483 278,912 287 289 Indiana ..........: 745.4 709.3 208,559 199,181 280 281 Iowa .............: 2,633.1 2,637.3 748,624 759,198 284 288 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.0 186 220 204 222 Michigan .........: 15.4 15.1 6,290 6,072 408 404 Minnesota ........: 922.5 910.1 252,057 252,541 273 278 Mississippi ......: 5.4 2.9 1,459 432 273 148 : Missouri .........: 761.2 758.3 220,241 220,334 289 291 Montana ..........: 0.8 0.8 211 230 265 271 Nebraska .........: 660.6 692.6 184,628 196,083 279 283 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 19 (X) 259 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.0 533 527 264 265 New Jersey .......: 11.9 7.5 1,109 751 93 100 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 37 58 276 280 New York .........: 2.7 2.7 581 664 217 247 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 124 103 287 313 : Ohio .............: 77.1 80.7 22,252 22,872 289 284 Oklahoma .........: 385.3 474.1 109,954 132,349 285 279 Oregon ...........: 13.8 14.4 3,552 3,807 257 264 Pennsylvania .....: 237.5 245.2 64,523 66,713 272 272 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 57.4 60.1 26,007 27,151 453 453 Texas ............: 27.7 21.0 7,235 5,303 261 252 Utah .............: 6.0 3.6 957 587 160 165 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.6 106 150 265 274 Wisconsin ........: 49.0 51.0 21,691 23,229 444 456 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 69 88 275 268 : United States ....: 9,791.2 9,760.4 2,775,676 2,800,163 284 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 36 35 123 132 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 6 5 101 81 California .......: 26.2 22.6 3,731 3,297 142 146 Colorado .........: 75.8 69.6 11,903 11,052 157 159 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.0 328 301 96 100 Florida ..........: 0.5 0.4 30 25 64 67 Georgia ..........: 0.8 0.9 58 59 74 66 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 11 135 141 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 27 21 146 138 Illinois .........: 11.6 (D) 1,708 (D) 147 (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 2.9 392 337 115 117 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 34 38 162 181 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 35 41 86 92 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.1 135 131 126 124 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 24 20 70 64 Michigan .........: 16.7 16.5 2,260 2,365 135 144 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.4 54 44 114 117 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 19 22 76 71 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.8 73 72 100 91 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.2 21 28 110 123 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 11 11 129 132 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 11 (X) 128 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.2 258 233 95 104 New Jersey .......: 8.0 7.5 654 589 82 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.6 107 92 146 151 New York .........: 4.0 4.1 395 431 99 105 North Carolina ...: 0.8 0.8 57 63 70 76 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.0 1.0 105 97 105 101 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 9 20 112 87 Oregon ...........: 2.2 2.3 317 337 143 146 Pennsylvania .....: 5.2 4.2 516 474 100 113 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 25 41 131 163 Tennessee ........: 1.0 0.8 70 63 69 76 Texas ............: 7.2 6.3 727 623 101 99 Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 284 (D) 145 Virginia .........: 0.2 0.3 24 28 99 92 : Washington .......: 0.5 1.0 84 132 164 133 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 0.9 118 109 132 127 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 19 14 150 141 : United States ....: 180.7 165.7 24,783 23,138 137 140 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January : : : : January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,300 1,213 1,209 1,300 1,209 49.4 50.6 50.9 49.4 50.9 Heifers ..........: 752 675 649 752 649 28.5 28.2 27.3 28.5 27.3 All cows .........: 540 467 481 540 481 20.5 19.5 20.2 20.5 20.2 Dairy cows .......: 270 257 275 270 275 10.3 10.7 11.6 10.3 11.6 Other cows .......: 269 210 205 269 205 10.2 8.8 8.6 10.2 8.6 Bulls ............: 42 42 38 42 38 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 : Total ............: 2,634 2,398 2,377 2,634 2,377 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 62 42 39 62 39 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,459 9,501 9,435 9,459 9,435 97.3 97.1 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 240 258 235 240 235 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 28 28 28 28 28 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,726 9,788 9,698 9,726 9,698 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10 10 9 10 9 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.8 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157 172 143 157 143 93.9 94.3 94.2 93.9 94.2 : Total ............: 167 183 152 167 152 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 803 825 817 803 817 Steers 1/ ...............: 873 897 884 873 884 Heifers 1/ ..............: 808 824 814 808 814 All cows 1/ .............: 623 631 642 623 642 Bulls 1/ ................: 874 898 912 874 912 : Calves and vealers ... : 148 179 172 148 172 : Hogs ................. : 213 215 216 213 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 213 214 211 214 Sows 2/ .................: 302 303 305 302 305 Boars 2/ ................: 203 201 201 203 201 : Sheep ................ : 70 69 72 70 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 68 65 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 69 72 70 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2015 [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 ............: 1.4 0.6 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 2 ............: 5.2 1.5 0.9 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.5 9.1 3 ............: 85.0 21.0 5.4 55.7 45.1 10.6 2.9 7.6 4 ............: 54.6 2.8 1.5 44.3 15.8 28.4 6.1 0.1 5 ............: 267.5 122.2 33.7 103.5 65.4 38.1 8.1 13.6 6 ............: 420.5 211.7 118.7 81.8 34.7 47.1 8.3 0.1 7 ............:1,050.1 597.8 381.8 63.5 4.4 59.1 6.9 (D) 8 ............: 244.4 152.6 70.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 159.1 53.6 13.0 90.0 80.5 9.5 2.4 7.3 10 ...........: 88.6 44.8 23.2 20.0 16.9 3.1 0.7 1.1 : United States :2,376.5 1,208.7 649.3 480.9 275.4 205.5 37.7 39.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 1.7 (Y) (Y) 2.1 0.1 2.0 2 ............: 10.0 9.9 0.1 (Y) 11.1 1.0 10.1 3 ............: 453.2 452.3 0.8 0.1 8.0 1.4 6.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 6.9 3.7 0.9 2.8 5 ............: 2,703.4 2,588.2 110.5 4.7 27.8 2.1 25.7 6 ............: 491.8 491.2 0.2 0.4 2.9 0.5 2.4 7 ............: 4,100.9 4,031.1 53.6 16.2 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 71.3 2.0 69.3 9 ............: 173.8 173.8 (Y) (Y) 21.7 0.5 21.2 10 ...........: 24.8 24.8 (Y) (Y) 2.5 0.3 2.2 : United States : 9,698.4 9,435.0 235.1 28.4 151.9 8.8 143.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3 Calves .......: 98.8 98.3 98.5 98.8 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 92.4 91.4 91.7 92.4 91.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and over 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats................. 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