Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released January 23, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in December December 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.73 billion pounds in December, up 8 percent from the 4.37 billion pounds produced in December 2018. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75 million head, up 7 percent from December 2018. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 1,373 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.5 million pounds, 1 percent above December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 49,800 head, down 7 percent from December 2018. The average live weight was up 18 pounds from last year, at 228 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.44 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.4 million head, up 9 percent from December 2018. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 288 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.1 million pounds, was down 8 percent from December 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 196,500 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 123 pounds, down 8 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2019 commercial red meat production was 55.0 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 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: December 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 2018 and 2019.. 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: December 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to December 2019..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2019 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : December : November : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,116.0 2,297.0 2,265.0 107 99 26,873.0 27,151.0 101 Veal .............: 6.5 6.1 6.5 101 107 75.8 74.4 98 Pork .............: 2,232.1 2,428.8 2,443.0 109 101 26,315.2 27,637.3 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.2 11.2 12.1 92 108 153.3 148.2 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,367.8 4,743.1 4,726.6 108 100 53,417.3 55,010.9 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2019 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : December : November : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,091.4 2,271.9 2,239.2 107 99 26,535.8 26,821.4 101 Veal .............: 6.3 5.9 6.4 101 108 74.0 72.8 98 Pork .............: 2,221.8 2,419.0 2,432.8 110 101 26,177.8 27,506.6 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 10.2 11.0 92 108 139.6 133.8 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,331.3 4,707.0 4,689.4 108 100 52,927.2 54,534.6 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January to December : December : November : December : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,544.0 2,737.2 2,712.5 107 32,518.1 33,069.4 102 Other ................1,000: 36.2 37.0 38.4 106 486.5 480.7 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,580.2 2,774.3 2,750.9 107 33,004.6 33,550.1 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,370 1,378 1,376 100 1,352 1,347 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,195 1,186 1,179 99 1,204 1,192 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,368 1,375 1,373 100 1,350 1,344 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 53.0 45.8 49.1 93 571.4 578.6 101 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.7 104 8.9 8.1 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.6 46.5 49.8 93 580.3 586.7 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 209 225 226 108 224 219 97 Other ...............pounds: 354 379 346 98 371 372 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 210 227 228 108 226 221 97 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,402.5 11,278.8 11,336.3 109 123,696.3 129,210.6 104 Other ................1,000: 57.9 54.0 57.5 99 739.0 703.8 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,460.5 11,332.8 11,393.8 109 124,435.3 129,914.4 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 288 288 101 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 244 248 243 99 255 254 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 288 288 101 283 285 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 176.2 158.9 172.8 98 1,999.8 2,020.3 101 Other ................1,000: 25.6 20.7 23.6 92 265.2 297.7 112 Commercial ...........1,000: 201.8 179.7 196.5 97 2,265.0 2,318.1 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 134 128 127 94 139 132 95 Other ...............pounds: 105 104 96 92 106 100 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 131 125 123 94 135 128 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 50.1 46.3 52.2 104 514.2 545.4 106 Other ................1,000: 12.7 11.1 13.2 104 107.6 131.2 122 Commercial ...........1,000: 62.9 57.4 65.4 104 621.7 676.6 109 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 65 65 99 65 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 85 85 78 91 82 82 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 69 67 97 68 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.7 4.3 4.6 124 51.1 54.3 106 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.4 0.5 88 5.8 5.9 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.3 4.7 5.1 119 56.9 60.2 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December : November : December :December 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.8 0.7 66 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 33.9 41.2 39.7 117 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.2 0.4 114 California ............: 125.0 140.8 143.1 114 Colorado ..............: 166.3 183.2 172.5 104 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.7 3.0 103 Florida ...............: 2.2 3.2 3.4 151 Georgia ...............: 13.3 14.1 13.5 102 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 115 : Idaho .................: 27.8 32.9 32.4 117 Illinois ..............: 288.3 311.9 302.4 105 Indiana ...............: 145.4 166.2 155.7 107 Iowa ..................: 661.4 768.0 770.3 116 Kansas ................: 464.6 424.8 484.1 104 Kentucky ..............: 46.6 50.6 55.3 119 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 86 Michigan ..............: 86.5 90.9 99.5 115 Minnesota .............: 234.4 245.6 247.7 106 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 101 : Missouri ..............: 164.5 169.1 165.1 100 Montana ...............: 1.1 1.8 1.2 105 Nebraska ..............: 648.0 738.4 680.4 105 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.4 2.2 107 New Jersey ............: 3.6 3.4 3.8 105 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 119 New York ..............: 3.4 2.9 3.2 92 North Carolina ........: 220.3 223.0 244.0 111 North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.4 0.5 104 : Ohio ..................: 19.4 21.2 21.7 111 Oklahoma ..............: 101.5 106.6 106.9 105 Oregon ................: 3.6 4.0 3.8 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 123.0 129.5 132.3 108 South Carolina ........: 9.1 12.8 13.1 144 South Dakota ..........: 123.3 134.6 130.9 106 Tennessee .............: 22.8 26.5 25.7 113 Texas .................: 359.1 396.0 382.7 107 Utah ..................: 43.8 48.0 46.0 105 Virginia ..............: 46.8 51.2 50.5 108 : Washington ............: 72.6 87.3 82.7 114 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.8 0.9 108 Wisconsin .............: 96.0 103.7 102.6 107 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 126 : United States .........: 4,367.8 4,743.1 4,726.6 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.4 368 438 993 1,009 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 61 (X) 1,028 (X) Arizona ..........: 39.6 46.8 54,987 64,784 1,390 1,386 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 432 418 946 948 California .......: 116.4 137.4 153,150 180,745 1,325 1,324 Colorado .........: 179.9 190.9 256,014 269,100 1,425 1,411 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.1 4,141 4,308 1,332 1,369 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.1 1,039 1,192 1,073 1,111 : Idaho ............: 38.0 45.3 48,733 57,391 1,297 1,278 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 2.5 3,071 2,978 1,152 1,173 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 529.2 536.4 723,161 749,582 1,367 1,398 Kentucky .........: 2.6 3.7 2,702 3,840 1,051 1,036 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 361 324 837 755 Michigan .........: 45.6 (D) 63,364 (D) 1,398 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 223 276 908 948 : Missouri .........: 3.6 3.6 4,117 4,039 1,156 1,130 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.4 1,574 1,670 1,342 1,183 Nebraska .........: 580.2 607.1 835,935 880,621 1,442 1,452 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 100 63 1,024 1,252 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.3 2,415 2,636 1,126 1,123 New Jersey .......: 3.5 3.6 3,916 4,065 1,117 1,118 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.5 299 497 1,072 932 New York .........: 3.4 3.2 4,096 3,708 1,232 1,190 North Carolina ...: 4.9 6.3 6,031 7,765 1,237 1,235 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.6 693 743 1,269 1,245 : Ohio .............: 4.4 4.9 5,742 6,431 1,299 1,306 Oklahoma .........: 2.1 2.6 2,319 2,770 1,109 1,054 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.3 1,530 1,410 1,148 1,129 Pennsylvania .....: 86.7 93.1 105,840 112,506 1,225 1,213 South Carolina ...: 14.0 19.8 16,613 24,758 1,195 1,256 South Dakota .....: 35.0 41.8 49,770 57,470 1,427 1,382 Tennessee ........: 0.9 2.1 919 1,970 1,039 949 Texas ............: 447.8 472.7 585,015 624,529 1,310 1,325 Utah .............: 51.8 55.0 70,189 73,924 1,357 1,345 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.3 1,172 1,387 1,095 1,062 : Washington .......: 85.4 97.2 119,610 135,753 1,405 1,401 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.4 1,182 1,343 963 958 Wisconsin ........: 108.8 116.3 150,213 159,214 1,389 1,377 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.6 474 617 1,022 1,088 : United States ....: 2,580.2 2,750.9 3,521,258 3,769,333 1,368 1,373 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) California .......: 8.5 4.1 826 525 98 133 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 30 (X) 421 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 40 32 450 458 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.6 2.8 319 244 88 87 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 33 39 424 420 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 125 (D) 326 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 30 300 301 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) 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 0.3 51 74 207 240 New Jersey .......: 2.1 2.2 788 836 380 380 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.2 9.8 938 844 103 86 North Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 15.9 14.0 2,262 2,050 142 148 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.1 10.0 3,413 4,220 423 424 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 44 91 431 432 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 1.1 (D) 96 (D) 85 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.7 4.0 2,202 1,849 470 467 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 53.6 49.8 11,224 11,263 210 228 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.2 1.7 1,334 713 421 409 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 30 267 264 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 32 (D) 258 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.7 119 183 270 263 California .......: 202.7 219.4 52,411 55,699 259 254 Colorado .........: 1.3 1.3 301 303 232 235 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.7 442 436 265 251 Florida ..........: 5.1 7.0 644 809 126 115 Georgia ..........: 5.6 5.8 1,365 1,434 242 247 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.4 97 100 251 268 : Idaho ............: 14.4 15.1 3,972 4,073 276 270 Illinois .........: 1,036.6 1,096.6 298,379 314,738 288 287 Indiana ..........: 681.7 729.0 191,033 205,246 280 282 Iowa .............: 3,002.8 3,462.8 853,201 994,084 284 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 1.0 175 143 179 149 Michigan .........: 226.9 268.2 66,589 80,025 294 298 Minnesota ........: 985.9 1,038.7 272,483 289,317 276 279 Mississippi ......: 3.7 3.8 576 562 156 147 : Missouri .........: 732.9 728.5 216,170 217,935 295 299 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.0 266 277 283 269 Nebraska .........: 648.3 670.5 183,842 190,235 284 284 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.1 777 743 250 243 New Jersey .......: 10.4 11.2 921 1,010 88 90 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.1 50 39 258 272 New York .........: 2.1 2.2 479 488 224 219 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 93 86 323 330 : Ohio .............: 69.4 79.3 19,943 22,588 288 285 Oklahoma .........: 466.0 491.1 132,221 139,752 284 285 Oregon ...........: 11.8 13.2 3,245 3,556 276 270 Pennsylvania .....: 279.3 303.0 79,319 86,539 284 286 South Carolina ...: 4.9 4.6 1,078 1,018 220 220 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 74.6 81.4 33,591 37,077 451 456 Texas ............: 26.9 32.2 6,649 6,368 247 198 Utah .............: 5.1 5.5 839 600 165 109 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.2 238 323 264 264 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 178 181 278 300 Wisconsin ........: 52.2 60.0 22,256 25,665 428 429 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 24 50 242 296 : United States ....: 10,460.5 11,393.8 2,990,826 3,279,558 286 288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 14 (D) 96 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 119 California .......: 26.7 25.0 3,746 3,535 140 142 Colorado .........: 64.9 60.2 10,693 9,082 165 151 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.0 334 283 95 95 Florida ..........: 1.6 1.6 86 94 54 57 Georgia ..........: 2.0 2.7 143 174 73 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 9 139 123 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 25 20 143 123 Illinois .........: 5.9 4.2 575 323 98 77 Indiana ..........: 4.6 5.8 522 627 114 109 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.1 29 21 165 146 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 36 37 101 94 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.5 151 179 116 120 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 18 22 54 52 Michigan .........: 17.3 (D) 2,426 (D) 140 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.5 50 50 95 93 Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.6 52 38 68 62 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.9 73 78 79 87 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 59 47 135 119 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 8 123 117 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.5 289 319 92 91 New Jersey .......: 14.6 15.4 1,144 1,189 78 77 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.4 100 57 146 137 New York .........: 6.5 6.7 618 648 96 97 North Carolina ...: 1.2 2.5 81 163 66 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 5.3 5.2 825 811 155 156 Oklahoma .........: 1.5 1.0 138 87 94 86 Oregon ...........: 4.7 4.4 640 598 138 135 Pennsylvania .....: 8.2 8.5 799 827 98 97 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 57 59 164 149 Tennessee ........: 0.8 1.5 57 95 70 64 Texas ............: 14.5 13.3 1,334 1,101 92 83 Utah .............: 1.6 2.0 211 271 133 133 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 48 54 70 73 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.4 176 186 137 131 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.2 1.3 517 174 163 138 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 11 152 137 : United States ....: 201.8 196.5 26,350 24,125 131 123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :-----------------------: December : November : December :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,253.6 1,315.2 1,291.0 16,636.7 16,297.8 49.3 48.0 47.6 51.2 49.3 Heifers ..........: 753.5 824.7 832.2 9,166.8 9,818.9 29.6 30.1 30.7 28.2 29.7 All cows .........: 498.4 550.1 548.8 6,177.1 6,414.0 19.6 20.1 20.2 19.0 19.4 Dairy cows .......: 261.2 256.1 265.4 3,153.0 3,224.2 10.3 9.4 9.8 9.7 9.7 Other cows .......: 237.1 294.1 283.4 3,024.1 3,189.8 9.3 10.7 10.4 9.3 9.6 Bulls ............: 38.5 47.1 40.5 537.6 538.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,544.0 2,737.2 2,712.5 32,518.1 33,069.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 53.0 45.8 49.1 571.4 578.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,135.6 11,005.5 11,053.8 120,305.4 125,844.3 97.4 97.6 97.5 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 238.9 244.2 255.6 3,014.5 3,012.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 Boars ............: 28.0 29.1 26.9 376.4 354.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,402.5 11,278.8 11,336.3 123,696.3 129,210.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.1 9.8 10.3 106.6 114.8 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 166.1 149.1 162.6 1,893.1 1,905.5 94.3 93.8 94.1 94.7 94.3 : Total ............: 176.2 158.9 172.8 1,999.8 2,020.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 824 832 827 818 813 Steers 1/ ...............: 894 911 905 880 878 Heifers 1/ ..............: 831 840 836 817 813 All cows 1/ .............: 633 627 629 645 639 Bulls 1/ ................: 862 859 851 889 878 : Calves and vealers ... : 120 130 131 130 127 : Hogs ................. : 214 215 215 212 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 213 209 211 Sows 2/ .................: 302 304 301 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 187 193 194 192 196 : Sheep ................ : 67 64 63 70 66 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 64 64 67 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 64 63 70 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2019 [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 ............: 2.1 1.0 (D) 0.2 0.1 0.1 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 6.7 1.8 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.2 0.5 12.0 3 ............: 96.1 29.4 3.1 60.2 47.6 12.6 3.4 10.3 4 ............: 60.1 2.4 1.3 49.0 12.7 36.3 7.4 0.2 5 ............: 286.5 129.8 (D) 114.3 68.1 46.2 (D) 18.3 6 ............: 471.5 225.4 149.1 89.1 27.2 61.9 7.9 0.1 7 ............:1,176.2 638.9 470.3 58.4 5.7 52.7 8.6 0.1 8 ............: 285.7 141.1 109.2 35.0 7.4 27.6 0.4 (Y) 9 ............: 184.7 75.9 23.7 82.9 67.5 15.5 2.1 3.9 10 ...........: 142.9 45.2 38.1 56.9 26.6 30.4 2.6 3.9 : United States :2,712.5 1,291.0 832.2 548.8 265.4 283.4 40.5 49.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.7 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.1 3.3 2 ............: 13.3 13.3 (Y) (Y) 21.6 2.5 19.1 3 ............: 532.1 530.9 (D) (D) 13.0 1.2 11.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.1 1.2 8.9 5 ............: 3,248.2 3,130.9 113.5 3.8 30.2 2.4 27.8 6 ............: 518.8 518.8 (Y) (Y) 3.8 0.2 3.6 7 ............: 4,873.4 4,800.0 55.9 17.5 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 61.9 1.8 60.1 9 ............: 213.9 213.8 (Y) (Y) 22.7 0.7 22.0 10 ...........: 29.3 29.3 (Y) (Y) 5.0 0.3 4.7 : United States :11,336.3 11,053.8 255.6 26.9 172.8 10.3 162.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to December 2019 [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 ............: 25.3 10.3 (D) 3.6 2.0 1.7 (D) 3.0 2 ............: 80.2 21.1 16.1 35.6 32.9 2.7 7.4 123.7 3 ............: 1,158.5 381.8 28.2 700.0 555.1 144.9 48.6 112.1 4 ............: 701.3 41.7 14.1 557.3 159.2 398.2 88.1 2.9 5 ............: 3,417.4 1,602.6 (D) 1,329.8 846.9 482.9 (D) 210.0 6 ............: 5,839.5 2,765.2 1,899.1 1,076.6 358.0 718.6 98.6 1.0 7 ............:14,460.3 8,101.5 5,544.9 709.9 70.6 639.3 104.1 0.6 8 ............: 3,639.0 1,893.9 1,292.5 439.0 97.0 342.0 13.5 0.1 9 ............: 2,090.0 924.8 213.7 920.3 761.8 158.5 31.0 79.2 10 ...........: 1,657.9 554.8 422.9 641.8 340.8 301.0 38.4 46.0 : United States :33,069.4 16,297.8 9,818.9 6,414.0 3,224.2 3,189.8 538.7 578.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 30.3 29.8 0.5 0.1 39.0 1.6 37.4 2 ............: 128.2 127.5 0.5 0.2 220.9 23.3 197.6 3 ............: 5,811.0 5,799.6 (D) (D) 143.9 15.3 128.6 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 104.9 12.8 92.1 5 ............: 37,044.0 35,608.9 1,382.9 52.2 340.4 25.2 315.2 6 ............: 5,961.5 5,960.1 1.2 0.2 43.6 4.4 39.2 7 ............: 56,032.7 55,097.1 718.9 216.7 13.8 0.2 13.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 5.7 0.2 760.9 17.4 743.4 9 ............: 2,374.3 2,373.8 0.5 0.1 298.9 11.1 287.8 10 ...........: 348.2 347.7 0.4 0.1 53.9 3.3 50.6 : United States :129,210.6 125,844.3 3,012.0 354.3 2,020.3 114.8 1,905.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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 December Species : December : November : December :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.6 Calves .......: 98.8 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 87.3 88.5 88.0 88.3 87.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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