Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 22, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Total Red Meat and Pork Production for May May 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2017 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.28 billion pounds in May, up 7 percent from the 4.00 billion pounds produced in May 2016. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75 million head, up 9 percent from May 2016. The average live weight was down 26 pounds from the previous year, at 1,307 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.3 million pounds, 6 percent above May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 39,300 head, up 11 percent from May 2016. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 276 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.10 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.95 million head, up 8 percent from May 2016. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.8 million pounds, was down 9 percent from May 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 180,300 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 9 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2017 commercial red meat production was 21.0 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: May 2016 and 2017............. 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017............... 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017................ 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 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: May 2017................... 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2017 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,030.2 1,962.7 2,162.1 106 110 9,931.8 10,424.5 105 Veal .............: 6.0 5.8 6.3 106 109 31.1 30.5 98 Pork .............: 1,949.0 1,988.1 2,095.8 108 105 10,179.5 10,493.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.0 11.5 11.8 91 102 63.8 60.5 95 : Total red meat ...: 3,998.2 3,968.2 4,276.0 107 108 20,206.2 21,008.6 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2017 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,005.7 1,936.9 2,135.6 106 110 9,802.5 10,289.1 105 Veal .............: 5.8 5.7 6.1 105 108 30.5 29.8 98 Pork .............: 1,936.9 1,976.9 2,083.8 108 105 10,118.5 10,433.7 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.0 10.4 10.5 88 101 58.9 55.5 94 : Total red meat ...: 3,960.4 3,929.9 4,236.1 107 108 20,010.3 20,808.1 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,478.8 2,425.0 2,713.0 109 11,916.6 12,726.2 107 Other ................1,000: 36.7 38.0 39.8 108 192.2 200.5 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,515.4 2,463.0 2,752.7 109 12,108.8 12,926.7 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,335 1,327 1,309 98 1,363 1,344 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,162 1,181 1,159 100 1,172 1,177 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,333 1,325 1,307 98 1,360 1,342 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 34.9 38.4 38.5 110 181.3 206.6 114 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.9 121 3.1 3.5 115 Commercial ...........1,000: 35.6 39.0 39.3 111 184.4 210.1 114 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 255 273 96 286 248 86 Other ...............pounds: 388 372 405 104 385 389 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 257 276 96 288 250 87 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,113.6 9,282.0 9,886.4 108 47,477.8 49,148.6 104 Other ................1,000: 66.8 60.5 64.5 97 332.2 320.8 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,180.4 9,342.5 9,951.0 108 47,810.0 49,469.4 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 285 282 100 284 284 100 Other ...............pounds: 248 254 253 102 252 254 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 285 282 100 284 284 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 166.7 156.1 156.9 94 828.3 796.8 96 Other ................1,000: 19.0 23.4 23.4 123 90.6 96.2 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 185.7 179.5 180.3 97 919.0 893.1 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 144 133 134 93 142 139 98 Other ...............pounds: 105 99 114 109 112 108 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 140 128 131 94 139 136 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.5 38.1 45.0 127 169.2 189.0 112 Other ................1,000: 9.9 8.1 8.7 89 45.8 42.8 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.3 46.2 53.7 118 215.0 231.8 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 62 62 99 62 62 100 Other ...............pounds: 84 88 80 96 85 83 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 66 65 97 67 66 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.8 4.0 4.8 99 22.5 21.9 97 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.4 0.4 67 3.5 2.7 77 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.4 4.5 5.2 96 26.0 24.6 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.8 1.1 1.2 141 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 130 Arizona ...............: 36.3 34.4 35.9 99 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 115 California ............: 106.1 108.5 117.6 111 Colorado ..............: 184.5 164.4 181.5 98 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 2.6 3.4 107 Florida ...............: 2.3 2.6 2.6 114 Georgia ...............: 11.0 13.1 13.5 123 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.7 106 : Idaho .................: 3.9 4.7 5.3 136 Illinois ..............: 269.0 260.8 279.9 104 Indiana ...............: 143.9 149.3 156.7 109 Iowa ..................: 538.6 567.2 588.3 109 Kansas ................: 442.5 411.9 447.2 101 Kentucky ..............: 43.7 44.2 44.6 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 102 Michigan ..............: 38.3 37.2 41.0 107 Minnesota .............: 197.9 204.9 221.5 112 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 98 : Missouri ..............: 157.5 159.0 172.2 109 Montana ...............: 1.6 1.4 1.6 101 Nebraska ..............: 639.3 596.7 680.4 106 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.2 141 New England 1/ ........: 1.9 1.7 2.1 110 New Jersey ............: 3.0 3.0 3.7 123 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.2 0.2 111 New York ..............: 3.4 3.3 4.0 119 North Carolina ........: 204.7 197.9 213.9 105 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 84 : Ohio ..................: 21.1 20.0 21.7 103 Oklahoma ..............: 89.8 94.1 102.6 114 Oregon ................: 6.3 5.4 5.9 94 Pennsylvania ..........: 114.0 116.5 126.6 111 South Carolina ........: 13.3 9.3 10.2 77 South Dakota ..........: 102.8 112.7 121.9 119 Tennessee .............: 18.5 20.2 21.3 115 Texas .................: 367.5 372.5 383.3 104 Utah ..................: 35.9 35.6 44.1 123 Virginia ..............: 39.9 42.6 38.9 97 : Washington ............: 70.1 67.2 75.2 107 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.5 115 Wisconsin .............: 81.8 98.0 102.2 125 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 105 : United States .........: 3,998.2 3,968.2 4,276.0 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 0.6 588 615 1,111 1,019 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 56 90 1,097 1,251 Arizona ..........: 45.2 45.6 60,696 59,865 1,345 1,315 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.6 423 583 1,000 1,001 California .......: 96.8 111.9 131,191 148,888 1,367 1,340 Colorado .........: 210.8 216.2 284,552 283,519 1,351 1,313 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.7 4,506 4,866 1,379 1,333 Florida ..........: 3.4 3.8 3,958 4,416 1,189 1,179 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.8 835 939 1,103 1,162 : Idaho ............: 2.7 4.2 3,128 5,093 1,239 1,287 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.4 2.7 2,615 2,958 1,107 1,106 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 514.4 542.4 682,399 696,980 1,327 1,285 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.6 1,422 1,705 1,015 1,082 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.6 428 472 884 821 Michigan .........: 41.6 43.8 57,869 60,803 1,399 1,394 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 280 277 921 813 : Missouri .........: 3.2 3.9 3,596 4,203 1,108 1,091 Montana ..........: 2.0 2.0 2,283 2,300 1,122 1,155 Nebraska .........: 598.2 668.0 819,832 889,926 1,371 1,333 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 120 180 1,025 1,054 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 2.0 2,151 2,312 1,188 1,190 New Jersey .......: 3.0 3.8 3,187 4,156 1,079 1,104 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 244 290 993 1,063 New York .........: 3.1 3.4 3,630 4,135 1,188 1,214 North Carolina ...: 5.5 6.0 6,656 7,384 1,215 1,236 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.8 1,225 1,007 1,317 1,312 : Ohio .............: 4.6 4.3 5,338 4,874 1,153 1,145 Oklahoma .........: 2.8 2.7 2,923 2,801 1,059 1,046 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 79.8 87.6 97,704 107,531 1,228 1,231 South Carolina ...: 14.7 15.5 18,361 19,318 1,253 1,256 South Dakota .....: (D) 34.7 (D) 48,943 (D) 1,419 Tennessee ........: 5.2 6.8 4,881 6,311 974 960 Texas ............: 458.0 486.7 591,270 622,669 1,294 1,283 Utah .............: 43.3 54.4 58,209 71,553 1,349 1,317 Virginia .........: 1.0 0.9 1,050 1,013 1,093 1,084 : Washington .......: 86.8 95.6 115,664 124,793 1,336 1,309 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 504 584 1,125 1,114 Wisconsin ........: 92.4 109.9 127,698 152,248 1,390 1,394 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 416 420 1,040 1,068 : United States ....: 2,515.4 2,752.7 3,345,618 3,588,951 1,333 1,307 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 .......: 9.3 8.4 908 834 100 101 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 47 67 529 467 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.6 1.7 120 127 77 76 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 27 34 379 426 Indiana ..........: 0.4 (D) 109 (D) 273 (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 35 301 296 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/ ...: 0.3 0.3 44 57 134 207 New Jersey .......: 1.7 2.1 662 788 382 371 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 2.6 3.3 475 491 189 151 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 23 53 469 446 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 5.2 6.9 1,669 1,687 321 247 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.8 8.4 3,401 3,590 435 430 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 85 91 472 435 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 22 (X) 307 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.8 5.3 2,295 2,484 481 467 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 35.6 39.3 10,125 10,768 287 276 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 ..........: 2.0 3.1 731 1,226 358 393 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 38 39 256 253 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 1.0 0.9 247 226 235 249 California .......: 181.2 193.3 43,740 46,742 242 242 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.7 337 392 225 227 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.6 405 394 254 239 Florida ..........: 3.3 4.8 503 637 153 133 Georgia ..........: 6.0 5.9 1,350 1,419 225 239 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.9 261 246 249 261 : Idaho ............: 11.6 13.7 2,925 3,493 253 255 Illinois .........: 941.2 992.1 272,890 284,139 290 286 Indiana ..........: 674.0 736.9 187,356 204,612 278 278 Iowa .............: 2,445.0 2,676.5 693,898 757,298 284 283 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.0 207 210 229 207 Michigan .........: 15.7 17.4 5,813 6,816 370 392 Minnesota ........: 841.1 938.8 228,037 253,610 271 270 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 717.6 782.9 206,055 225,880 287 289 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.2 296 300 225 256 Nebraska .........: 633.0 646.0 178,818 180,340 283 279 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 43 48 261 264 New England 1/ ...: 2.8 3.1 738 807 264 263 New Jersey .......: 8.1 8.7 811 881 100 101 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 45 48 266 259 New York .........: 4.1 5.4 1,038 1,438 254 266 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 81 81 295 291 : Ohio .............: 83.9 87.1 23,215 23,993 277 276 Oklahoma .........: 426.9 480.7 115,564 133,208 271 277 Oregon ...........: 14.5 15.4 3,680 3,921 254 255 Pennsylvania .....: 268.7 301.9 72,471 81,662 270 271 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 52.9 58.8 23,901 27,034 453 460 Texas ............: 25.6 28.3 6,344 6,942 248 245 Utah .............: 3.8 5.1 694 979 184 193 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.8 0.9 228 255 269 280 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.6 164 187 299 296 Wisconsin ........: 41.6 64.6 18,623 28,919 449 449 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 54 77 256 275 : United States ....: 9,180.4 9,951.0 2,597,732 2,805,844 283 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 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 .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 27.5 26.3 4,025 3,705 146 141 Colorado .........: 66.7 48.9 11,841 8,336 178 170 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 4.0 310 365 97 91 Florida ..........: 1.6 1.3 95 75 59 59 Georgia ..........: 1.5 2.0 84 121 58 62 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 (D) 20 (D) 141 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 17 21 131 137 Illinois .........: (D) 4.9 (D) 445 (D) 90 Indiana ..........: 3.9 4.0 441 464 114 117 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 31 32 162 162 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 39 34 85 92 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.3 201 166 123 129 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 26 17 89 57 Michigan .........: 14.4 19.3 2,061 2,759 143 143 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 40 32 117 123 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.6 17 37 51 63 : Missouri .........: 0.8 1.0 68 77 90 79 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 41 42 114 102 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 128 (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 12 23 106 150 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.6 279 362 97 101 New Jersey .......: 11.6 13.9 907 1,080 78 78 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 88 80 155 152 New York .........: 5.4 5.7 572 620 105 109 North Carolina ...: 1.9 1.6 120 105 63 65 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.7 3.3 183 443 110 135 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.4 29 47 112 129 Oregon ...........: 3.0 3.6 454 516 151 145 Pennsylvania .....: 5.9 6.9 651 767 110 110 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 50 56 163 163 Tennessee ........: 1.3 1.5 77 94 61 65 Texas ............: 11.3 14.9 1,075 1,580 95 106 Utah .............: 1.9 2.0 269 299 142 148 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 55 52 75 77 : Washington .......: 1.1 1.4 143 190 131 139 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.1 2.4 151 369 140 153 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 8 139 168 : United States ....: 185.7 180.3 25,962 23,677 140 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,429.1 1,331.6 1,526.2 6,436.4 6,785.4 57.7 54.9 56.3 54.0 53.3 Heifers ..........: 583.2 609.7 667.6 3,066.7 3,372.0 23.5 25.1 24.6 25.7 26.5 All cows .........: 424.4 439.6 468.9 2,226.6 2,354.4 17.1 18.1 17.3 18.7 18.5 Dairy cows .......: 214.6 228.1 237.2 1,225.7 1,258.7 8.7 9.4 8.7 10.3 9.9 Other cows .......: 209.8 211.5 231.7 1,001.0 1,095.7 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.6 Bulls ............: 42.1 44.0 50.2 186.9 214.4 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 : Total ............: 2,478.8 2,425.0 2,713.0 11,916.6 12,726.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 34.9 38.4 38.5 181.3 206.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,859.3 9,020.7 9,600.6 46,172.2 47,768.1 97.2 97.2 97.1 97.3 97.2 Sows .............: 226.9 233.1 254.5 1,187.1 1,236.9 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 27.5 28.1 31.4 118.6 143.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 : Total ............: 9,113.6 9,282.0 9,886.4 47,477.8 49,148.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.0 9.2 9.8 42.3 41.7 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.1 5.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 156.8 147.0 147.1 786.0 755.1 94.0 94.1 93.7 94.9 94.8 : Total ............: 166.7 156.1 156.9 828.3 796.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 811 801 789 824 810 Steers 1/ ...............: 861 849 836 882 865 Heifers 1/ ..............: 796 791 771 822 806 All cows 1/ .............: 648 655 647 652 650 Bulls 1/ ................: 916 901 907 911 894 : Calves and vealers ... : 168 150 161 169 145 : Hogs ................. : 213 213 211 213 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 211 208 211 210 Sows 2/ .................: 310 309 310 310 308 Boars 2/ ................: 208 202 202 208 204 : Sheep ................ : 72 67 67 71 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 69 66 70 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 72 67 67 71 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 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 ............: 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 2 ............: 7.1 1.9 1.0 3.0 2.7 0.3 1.2 5.4 3 ............: 91.0 30.3 4.1 51.7 40.6 11.2 4.9 8.7 4 ............: 56.3 5.1 1.0 43.3 11.3 32.0 6.9 0.3 5 ............: 272.6 137.7 27.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 12.6 6 ............: 484.6 270.9 116.7 88.9 25.9 63.0 8.2 0.1 7 ............:1,235.2 754.9 411.1 58.2 5.0 53.3 11.0 (Y) 8 ............: 303.1 200.2 73.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 158.0 65.4 12.9 76.1 63.8 12.3 3.7 8.1 10 ...........: 103.4 59.2 20.0 22.9 15.2 7.7 1.2 2.9 : United States :2,713.0 1,526.2 667.6 468.9 237.2 231.7 50.2 38.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.7 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.1 3.4 2 ............: 14.0 13.8 0.1 (Y) 19.1 1.8 17.3 3 ............: 485.9 485.0 0.9 0.1 12.5 1.4 11.1 4 ............: (D) (D) 64.1 7.8 8.3 1.0 7.3 5 ............: 2,810.8 2,679.9 126.0 4.9 28.9 2.3 26.6 6 ............: 503.1 502.9 0.1 0.1 3.9 0.4 3.5 7 ............: 4,120.4 4,039.9 62.0 18.4 1.2 (Y) 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.0 (Y) 50.8 1.8 49.0 9 ............: 189.9 189.8 0.1 (Y) 24.8 0.8 23.9 10 ...........: 29.6 29.6 (Y) (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.7 : United States : 9,886.4 9,600.6 254.5 31.4 156.9 9.8 147.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 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 ............: 7.9 3.0 2.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.2 2 ............: 30.3 8.5 4.7 13.3 12.1 1.2 3.8 31.9 3 ............: 443.6 151.1 14.2 258.4 204.7 53.8 19.8 41.2 4 ............: 273.8 23.0 4.8 213.8 60.6 153.2 32.3 1.3 5 ............: 1,325.8 639.0 135.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 72.4 6 ............: 2,295.0 1,306.3 515.5 433.1 145.4 287.8 40.0 0.5 7 ............: 5,661.2 3,278.8 2,053.2 283.8 26.8 257.0 45.3 0.2 8 ............: 1,411.9 808.2 458.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 792.9 320.4 62.3 396.5 353.0 43.5 13.7 44.0 10 ...........: 483.9 247.2 121.6 110.9 85.6 25.3 4.3 13.9 : United States :12,726.2 6,785.4 3,372.0 2,354.4 1,258.7 1,095.7 214.4 206.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 11.8 11.5 0.2 0.1 14.7 0.5 14.3 2 ............: 65.6 65.0 0.5 0.2 80.8 6.7 74.1 3 ............: 2,488.6 2,483.6 4.7 0.3 54.9 6.3 48.7 4 ............: (D) (D) 320.8 41.4 31.8 4.1 27.7 5 ............: 13,940.8 13,309.3 610.2 21.2 141.8 10.5 131.4 6 ............: 2,356.1 2,355.4 0.5 0.2 16.1 1.7 14.4 7 ............: 20,535.6 20,160.8 294.6 80.2 5.8 0.3 5.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.6 0.1 316.5 7.9 308.6 9 ............: 981.7 981.3 0.3 (Y) 117.2 2.7 114.6 10 ...........: 140.0 139.7 0.2 0.1 17.1 1.2 15.9 : United States : 49,148.6 47,768.1 1,236.9 143.7 796.8 41.7 755.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.0 98.4 97.8 98.3 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 89.8 87.0 87.0 90.1 89.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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