Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released August 19, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Low Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production in July July 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.38 billion pounds in July, down 9 percent from the 4.81 billion pounds produced in July 2020. Beef production, at 2.32 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.85 million head, down 2 percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down 14 pounds from the previous year, at 1,349 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.9 million pounds, 32 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,500 head, down 18 percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down 39 pounds from last year, at 205 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, down 14 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.79 million head, down 13 percent from July 2020. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 281 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.7 million pounds, was down 12 percent from July 2020. Sheep slaughter totaled 185,100 head, 6 percent below last year. The average live weight was 115 pounds, down 10 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2021 commercial red meat production was 32.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2020. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 22 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: July 2021................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 2021...... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2021 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : July : June : : :2021 as % : : : : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,423.2 2,399.4 2,318.8 96 97 15,412.5 16,170.6 105 Veal .............: 5.8 4.1 3.9 68 97 38.6 30.1 78 Pork .............: 2,371.4 2,254.3 2,049.7 86 91 16,111.1 16,008.8 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.2 11.3 10.7 88 95 83.3 81.6 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,812.6 4,669.0 4,383.1 91 94 31,645.5 32,291.1 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2021 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : July : June : : :2021 as % : : : : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,384.5 2,360.0 2,284.6 96 97 15,168.9 15,906.4 105 Veal .............: 5.6 4.0 3.8 68 96 37.5 29.2 78 Pork .............: 2,358.3 2,243.9 2,039.5 86 91 16,024.3 15,933.9 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.6 9.9 9.2 86 92 74.8 72.7 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,759.0 4,617.9 4,337.0 91 94 31,305.6 31,942.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July : January to July : July : June : July : 2021 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : of 2020 : : : 2021 as % : : : : : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,865.6 2,896.8 2,800.5 98 18,365.3 19,246.0 105 Other ................1,000: 55.6 56.2 49.4 89 356.5 379.5 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,921.1 2,953.0 2,850.0 98 18,721.8 19,625.5 105 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,366 1,349 1,351 99 1,370 1,371 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,219 1,218 1,212 99 1,203 1,216 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,363 1,346 1,349 99 1,367 1,368 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.3 31.2 32.9 82 271.2 210.9 78 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.6 0.6 81 5.9 4.4 74 Commercial ...........1,000: 41.1 31.8 33.5 82 277.1 215.3 78 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 242 220 202 83 240 240 100 Other ...............pounds: 370 368 401 108 358 366 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 244 223 205 84 242 243 100 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,154.7 10,593.5 9,736.9 87 74,448.2 73,938.9 99 Other ................1,000: 69.3 54.0 53.8 78 452.9 387.7 86 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,224.0 10,647.5 9,790.7 87 74,901.1 74,326.6 99 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 284 281 99 288 289 100 Other ...............pounds: 260 262 261 101 262 264 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 284 281 99 288 289 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 163.9 158.9 153.4 94 1,120.1 1,127.3 101 Other ................1,000: 32.3 29.6 31.7 98 180.6 189.3 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 196.2 188.4 185.1 94 1,300.8 1,316.6 101 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 129 125 119 92 133 129 96 Other ...............pounds: 104 94 98 95 97 96 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 125 120 115 92 128 124 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.9 39.8 41.7 93 289.5 268.1 93 Other ................1,000: 9.6 8.4 11.1 116 60.1 56.5 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 54.6 48.2 52.9 97 349.6 324.6 93 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 65 102 64 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 85 92 89 104 86 88 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 69 70 104 68 69 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.6 5.5 5.4 97 37.0 37.6 102 Other ................1,000: 0.1 0.3 0.2 174 2.3 1.9 81 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.7 5.7 5.6 98 39.3 39.5 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : July : June : July : July 2021 as : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : % of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.0 0.9 90 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 42.3 42.0 37.4 88 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.6 0.5 100 California ............: 142.6 147.3 141.6 99 Colorado ..............: 190.5 174.8 172.2 90 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 3.2 2.8 94 Florida ...............: 3.9 6.7 5.9 152 Georgia ...............: 14.3 13.9 13.3 93 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 1.0 108 : Idaho .................: 31.9 35.5 34.4 108 Illinois ..............: 301.7 265.4 250.8 83 Indiana ...............: 164.5 155.9 151.2 92 Iowa ..................: 768.9 700.2 652.2 85 Kansas ................: 554.2 537.9 523.7 94 Kentucky ..............: 52.6 53.0 48.1 92 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.3 67 Michigan ..............: 106.4 109.2 105.2 99 Minnesota .............: 249.9 246.0 232.1 93 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.8 0.6 82 : Missouri ..............: 156.3 162.7 144.9 93 Montana ...............: 1.5 2.9 1.8 118 Nebraska ..............: 713.4 665.5 636.6 89 Nevada ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 68 New England 1/ ........: 3.1 3.0 2.7 89 New Jersey ............: 3.8 4.0 3.6 95 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 92 New York ..............: 3.5 3.6 3.4 99 North Carolina ........: 190.6 216.7 196.8 103 North Dakota ..........: 0.9 1.0 0.7 83 : Ohio ..................: 25.0 22.3 22.3 89 Oklahoma ..............: 115.7 104.2 90.4 78 Oregon ................: 4.4 4.0 3.8 86 Pennsylvania ..........: 117.0 129.0 115.3 99 South Carolina ........: 14.4 17.6 16.0 111 South Dakota ..........: 139.9 118.8 105.9 76 Tennessee .............: 25.1 24.4 20.2 81 Texas .................: 403.4 418.1 392.6 97 Utah ..................: 48.2 45.1 45.9 95 Virginia ..............: 21.6 33.8 19.6 91 : Washington ............: 81.6 83.6 80.0 98 West Virginia .........: 1.1 0.7 0.6 53 Wisconsin .............: 110.6 112.2 104.3 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.6 0.9 0.8 135 : United States .........: 4,812.6 4,669.0 4,383.1 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.9 0.9 988 992 1,050 1,067 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 71 59 1,268 1,081 Arizona ..........: 48.6 43.9 68,134 60,494 1,403 1,381 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 690 768 952 1,035 California .......: 129.7 142.1 173,253 186,597 1,343 1,320 Colorado .........: 214.5 197.3 296,701 269,758 1,385 1,368 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 3.0 4,331 4,162 1,374 1,384 Florida ..........: (D) 9.0 (D) 11,038 (D) 1,228 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.4 1,480 1,590 1,161 1,161 : Idaho ............: 42.4 47.5 55,749 60,646 1,329 1,285 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.8 3.9 4,484 4,737 1,177 1,223 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 615.0 592.4 848,801 809,031 1,380 1,366 Kentucky .........: 4.5 4.9 4,879 5,465 1,090 1,122 Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.5 693 448 871 831 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.7 0.5 630 439 891 924 : Missouri .........: 9.8 15.4 11,027 18,344 1,129 1,194 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.9 1,945 2,436 1,214 1,311 Nebraska .........: 650.1 594.1 908,762 831,438 1,399 1,401 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 188 (D) 1,312 (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.4 3.1 4,061 3,627 1,194 1,185 New Jersey .......: 4.2 3.7 4,625 4,186 1,104 1,124 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 623 580 1,158 1,105 New York .........: 3.8 3.8 4,590 4,561 1,218 1,230 North Carolina ...: 6.9 7.3 8,394 8,899 1,219 1,230 North Dakota .....: 1.0 0.9 1,307 1,102 1,273 1,171 : Ohio .............: 7.3 6.8 9,462 9,014 1,306 1,327 Oklahoma .........: 3.9 3.1 4,438 3,541 1,140 1,146 Oregon ...........: 2.2 2.0 2,655 2,419 1,193 1,200 Pennsylvania .....: 71.3 86.5 83,026 105,551 1,170 1,226 South Carolina ...: 20.8 23.6 28,000 31,255 1,351 1,330 South Dakota .....: 48.7 42.2 68,349 58,299 1,411 1,388 Tennessee ........: 3.1 3.6 3,241 3,919 1,073 1,091 Texas ............: 489.7 494.8 649,362 641,401 1,330 1,300 Utah .............: 56.5 54.6 76,986 73,739 1,365 1,353 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.6 1,785 1,781 1,113 1,122 : Washington .......: 93.0 96.6 132,300 131,911 1,427 1,369 West Virginia ....: 1.2 0.7 1,493 797 1,205 1,219 Wisconsin ........: 118.4 114.3 162,950 157,379 1,383 1,384 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.9 754 1,065 1,167 1,192 : United States ....: 2,921.1 2,850.0 3,973,026 3,834,868 1,363 1,349 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 5.4 4.2 660 456 126 111 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 27 417 460 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 49 84 463 477 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.3 (D) 260 (D) 80 (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 36 14 430 216 Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.6 173 177 362 313 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 40 41 400 401 Minnesota ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.2 54 39 259 210 New Jersey .......: 1.5 1.4 550 537 372 372 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.3 5.5 604 456 83 84 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 28 21 302 350 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.2 9.2 1,673 962 184 105 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 32 (X) 460 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.2 6.5 3,656 2,755 447 422 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.3 0.2 108 87 411 419 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 19 (D) 249 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.7 1.9 1,816 847 494 442 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 41.1 33.5 9,933 6,851 244 205 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.5 1.2 584 478 398 398 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 27 (X) 283 (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 33 32 241 293 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.3 167 90 279 271 California .......: 225.4 184.4 58,011 46,502 258 252 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.9 398 391 236 207 Delaware-Maryland : 1.2 1.3 332 348 266 263 Florida ..........: 6.9 4.7 799 561 116 119 Georgia ..........: 4.6 5.0 1,187 1,339 255 266 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 38 59 269 253 : Idaho ............: 13.0 13.4 3,436 3,555 264 266 Illinois .........: 1,090.2 886.8 305,656 253,030 280 285 Indiana ..........: 782.3 711.0 214,929 197,469 275 278 Iowa .............: 3,514.9 2,964.9 988,372 828,593 281 280 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 94 73 252 228 Michigan .........: 288.7 308.6 81,445 89,140 282 289 Minnesota ........: 1,071.8 954.1 292,989 259,956 273 273 Mississippi ......: 3.0 3.2 510 491 169 155 : Missouri .........: 702.4 622.7 199,795 179,460 285 288 Montana ..........: 1.7 1.4 421 376 253 269 Nebraska .........: 695.1 578.3 198,255 162,555 285 281 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 15 (D) 255 (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.0 2.5 761 655 252 261 New Jersey .......: 5.2 6.8 627 713 121 105 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.2 67 44 253 271 New York .........: 2.5 2.6 639 649 254 250 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.2 108 70 274 290 : Ohio .............: 90.9 76.8 24,904 22,045 274 288 Oklahoma .........: 516.6 415.0 148,410 116,666 287 281 Oregon ...........: 13.1 10.6 3,441 2,825 264 266 Pennsylvania .....: 317.3 253.2 87,257 68,730 275 271 South Carolina ...: 2.3 2.0 559 498 248 249 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 76.7 62.1 34,935 27,488 456 443 Texas ............: 24.4 21.2 5,628 4,951 231 234 Utah .............: 3.0 (D) 753 (D) 253 (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.9 1.5 455 372 239 243 West Virginia ....: 1.1 0.3 325 104 303 309 Wisconsin ........: 76.1 68.9 32,530 29,710 429 432 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 144 144 258 258 : United States ....: 11,224.0 9,790.7 3,175,546 2,749,074 283 281 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 (D) 26 (D) 59 (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 31 21 107 87 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 6 11 105 122 California .......: 25.8 24.3 3,863 3,388 150 140 Colorado .........: 48.6 36.0 7,984 5,129 164 143 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 2.5 325 237 96 93 Florida ..........: 2.4 3.5 132 171 55 49 Georgia ..........: 3.3 2.6 238 166 72 64 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 18 10 109 138 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 20 23 147 139 Illinois .........: 4.6 6.1 362 482 79 78 Indiana ..........: 7.1 8.2 798 935 113 113 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 26 36 148 156 Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.4 56 40 89 102 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.9 188 191 116 99 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 24 19 51 56 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.5 42 44 96 89 Mississippi ......: 0.5 0.4 36 27 66 64 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.4 82 47 88 112 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 61 47 138 134 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 7 8 107 106 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 4.3 3.7 412 365 96 100 New Jersey .......: 16.5 16.3 1,368 1,337 83 82 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 63 78 147 140 New York .........: 4.0 4.5 430 447 107 99 North Carolina ...: 5.0 3.9 312 236 62 61 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 127 (X) : Ohio .............: 6.6 5.6 1,043 882 159 158 Oklahoma .........: 1.1 (D) 101 (D) 91 (D) Oregon ...........: 4.4 4.6 646 599 146 131 Pennsylvania .....: 8.3 7.1 890 762 108 107 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 25 28 98 132 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 20.7 21.6 1,876 2,090 91 97 Utah .............: 1.9 2.1 263 279 141 134 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.3 69 86 73 67 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.4 235 193 138 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.6 3.4 232 509 142 152 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.2 (X) 25 (X) 131 : United States ....: 196.2 185.1 24,492 21,363 125 115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to July : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :----------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,480.7 1,469.9 1,416.2 9,062.6 9,447.0 51.7 50.7 50.6 49.3 49.1 Heifers ..........: 829.9 820.8 789.9 5,327.5 5,670.3 29.0 28.3 28.2 29.0 29.5 All cows .........: 506.2 556.0 544.0 3,684.8 3,820.5 17.7 19.2 19.4 20.1 19.9 Dairy cows .......: 233.7 237.5 247.9 1,825.9 1,811.0 8.2 8.2 8.9 9.9 9.4 Other cows .......: 272.5 318.6 296.0 1,858.9 2,009.5 9.5 11.0 10.6 10.1 10.4 Bulls ............: 48.8 50.1 50.4 290.4 308.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 : Total ............: 2,865.6 2,896.8 2,800.5 18,365.3 19,246.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 40.3 31.2 32.9 271.2 210.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,851.4 10,298.2 9,463.7 72,304.5 71,910.5 97.3 97.2 97.2 97.1 97.3 Sows .............: 278.6 269.1 246.8 1,957.2 1,849.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 Boars ............: 24.6 26.2 26.4 186.5 178.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 11,154.7 10,593.5 9,736.9 74,448.2 73,938.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.7 13.2 13.2 64.5 79.7 6.5 8.3 8.6 5.8 7.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 153.2 145.7 140.2 1,055.7 1,047.6 93.5 91.7 91.4 94.2 92.9 : Total ............: 163.9 158.9 153.4 1,120.1 1,127.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :----------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 834 816 818 828 828 Steers 1/ ...............: 902 883 890 898 898 Heifers 1/ ..............: 829 812 814 829 829 All cows 1/ .............: 636 638 625 649 647 Bulls 1/ ................: 896 900 908 883 895 : Calves and vealers ... : 140 128 116 139 140 : Hogs ................. : 211 212 210 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 209 207 213 213 Sows 2/ .................: 304 305 301 304 301 Boars 2/ ................: 190 200 199 194 196 : Sheep ................ : 65 63 60 67 64 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 68 67 64 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 64 62 59 67 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: July 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 1.2 (D) 0.4 0.3 0.2 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 7.4 2.3 1.6 3.1 3.0 0.1 0.4 6.9 3 ............: 89.1 37.2 3.1 45.0 38.1 6.9 3.7 6.7 4 ............: 71.2 5.3 1.8 56.2 13.3 43.0 7.9 0.3 5 ............: 278.5 129.9 (D) 103.9 61.0 42.9 (D) 11.7 6 ............: 493.9 226.8 152.5 105.4 30.4 75.0 9.2 (Y) 7 ............:1,233.2 715.4 450.5 58.5 9.8 48.6 8.9 (Y) 8 ............: 292.7 165.3 93.0 32.3 7.9 24.4 2.2 (D) 9 ............: 186.6 80.7 23.1 80.8 59.0 21.8 2.1 4.1 10 ...........: 145.1 52.1 29.8 58.4 25.3 33.1 4.8 (D) : United States :2,800.5 1,416.2 789.9 544.0 247.9 296.0 50.4 32.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.2 2.2 (Y) (Y) 3.6 0.3 3.2 2 ............: 9.3 9.3 (Y) (Y) 20.1 2.5 17.6 3 ............: 343.8 342.8 (D) (D) 11.7 1.6 10.1 4 ............: (D) (D) 63.0 (D) 14.1 1.1 12.9 5 ............: 2,982.3 2,859.5 117.3 5.5 31.5 4.1 27.4 6 ............: 433.9 433.6 (D) (D) 6.8 0.4 6.5 7 ............: 4,179.5 4,102.3 64.6 12.6 0.6 (Y) 0.5 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 37.8 1.6 36.2 9 ............: 180.1 180.0 (Y) (Y) 22.1 1.0 21.1 10 ...........: 25.1 25.1 (Y) (Y) 5.2 0.5 4.7 : United States : 9,736.9 9,463.7 246.8 26.4 153.4 13.2 140.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 2021 [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 ............: 19.5 8.4 (D) 3.3 1.6 1.6 (D) 1.6 2 ............: 51.7 15.4 11.4 21.9 20.9 1.0 3.0 44.0 3 ............: 620.2 243.2 23.1 327.9 280.7 47.2 26.0 49.6 4 ............: 488.4 37.3 12.1 381.6 101.6 279.9 57.5 2.0 5 ............: 1,977.5 897.5 (D) 771.5 433.8 337.7 (D) 67.2 6 ............: 3,439.6 1,631.0 1,060.4 686.9 207.1 479.8 61.4 0.3 7 ............: 8,372.6 4,675.4 3,214.8 430.0 68.4 361.6 52.4 0.3 8 ............: 2,018.7 1,068.6 689.9 247.6 57.4 190.1 12.6 (D) 9 ............: 1,290.0 557.7 163.2 555.2 430.6 124.5 14.0 27.4 10 ...........: 967.8 312.6 238.4 394.8 208.8 186.1 22.0 (D) : United States :19,246.0 9,447.0 5,670.3 3,820.5 1,811.0 2,009.5 308.1 210.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 15.8 15.5 0.3 0.1 28.5 2.6 25.9 2 ............: 65.0 64.8 0.2 0.1 141.1 15.3 125.8 3 ............: 3,004.2 2,997.8 (D) (D) 88.2 10.8 77.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 512.0 (D) 77.9 7.5 70.4 5 ............: 21,980.8 21,079.9 862.8 38.2 203.9 20.6 183.3 6 ............: 3,407.2 3,405.8 (D) (D) 49.0 3.2 45.8 7 ............: 31,789.8 31,228.8 463.1 97.9 6.8 0.1 6.7 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.2 324.4 11.9 312.5 9 ............: 1,467.7 1,467.4 0.2 (Y) 171.0 5.2 165.8 10 ...........: 189.5 189.3 0.2 0.1 36.5 2.6 33.9 : United States : 73,938.9 71,910.5 1,849.5 178.9 1,127.3 79.7 1,047.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Species : July : June : July :------------------------ : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.1 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.1 Calves .......: 98.2 98.2 98.2 97.9 98.0 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 83.5 84.3 82.9 86.1 85.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 850 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,950 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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