Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released January 25, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Pork Production for December December 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December, up slightly from the 4.40 billion pounds produced in December 2016. Beef production, at 2.15 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.58 million head, down 1 percent from December 2016. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 1,379 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.6 million pounds, 4 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 46,400 head, down 5 percent from December 2016. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from last year, at 245 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.23 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, down slightly from December 2016. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 286 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was down 2 percent from December 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 188,100 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 136 pounds, up 3 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2017 commercial red meat production was 52.0 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 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, 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: December 2016 and 2017.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 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: December 2017................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to December 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2017 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,173.3 2,289.6 2,148.0 99 94 25,221.1 26,173.0 104 Veal .............: 6.8 6.4 6.6 96 102 75.5 74.4 99 Pork .............: 2,209.1 2,244.8 2,235.0 101 100 24,941.2 25,581.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.1 12.4 12.8 98 103 150.2 145.0 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,402.3 4,553.2 4,402.3 100 97 50,387.9 51,973.5 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2017 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,146.8 2,265.8 2,123.0 99 94 24,908.1 25,855.6 104 Veal .............: 6.6 6.3 6.4 96 102 73.9 72.5 98 Pork .............: 2,196.4 2,233.7 2,224.1 101 100 24,788.8 25,436.8 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 11.4 11.8 97 103 138.0 132.4 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,362.0 4,517.1 4,365.3 100 97 49,908.8 51,497.2 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January to December : December : November : December : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,572.2 2,726.0 2,543.2 99 30,114.4 31,704.2 105 Other ................1,000: 39.7 35.9 37.2 93 463.8 470.9 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,612.0 2,761.9 2,580.4 99 30,578.2 32,175.1 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,384 1,376 1,382 100 1,365 1,351 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,169 1,162 1,173 100 1,173 1,174 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,381 1,373 1,379 100 1,363 1,348 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 48.1 41.7 45.6 95 479.9 503.3 105 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.8 97 7.7 9.0 116 Commercial ...........1,000: 48.9 42.4 46.4 95 487.7 512.2 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 238 258 242 102 264 248 94 Other ...............pounds: 384 391 399 104 384 391 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 240 260 245 102 266 250 94 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,398.0 10,486.6 10,400.3 100 117,388.0 120,516.6 103 Other ................1,000: 69.1 61.3 60.8 88 831.9 791.3 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,467.1 10,547.9 10,461.1 100 118,219.9 121,307.9 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 286 286 101 282 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 252 249 244 97 251 250 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 286 286 101 282 282 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 178.9 167.3 170.1 95 2,009.6 1,936.6 96 Other ................1,000: 18.1 20.6 18.0 99 228.3 241.8 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 197.0 188.0 188.1 95 2,237.8 2,178.4 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 135 136 138 102 137 136 100 Other ...............pounds: 108 99 111 103 110 108 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 133 132 136 102 134 133 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.9 42.4 46.7 104 448.8 488.8 109 Other ................1,000: 13.0 9.8 10.3 79 128.7 110.3 86 Commercial ...........1,000: 57.9 52.2 57.0 98 577.5 599.1 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 61 63 63 103 62 63 101 Other ...............pounds: 82 83 80 99 84 83 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 66 101 67 66 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.3 3.4 87 52.6 51.8 99 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.5 0.4 78 8.1 5.8 72 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.4 4.9 3.8 86 60.6 57.7 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December : November : December :December 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.3 1.1 116 Alaska ................: 0.2 0.1 0.1 26 Arizona ...............: 43.7 40.4 36.4 83 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 114 California ............: 126.2 127.5 121.9 97 Colorado ..............: 189.7 197.1 183.2 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 3.1 2.8 97 Florida ...............: 2.4 2.2 2.5 104 Georgia ...............: 13.0 13.3 13.3 102 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.8 97 : Idaho .................: 5.2 21.0 19.6 375 Illinois ..............: 298.1 295.9 282.5 95 Indiana ...............: 159.6 159.0 159.5 100 Iowa ..................: 621.2 644.0 642.0 103 Kansas ................: 468.7 514.1 482.4 103 Kentucky ..............: 51.0 49.0 46.0 90 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 76 Michigan ..............: 39.3 74.2 72.6 185 Minnesota .............: 224.2 235.2 248.6 111 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 93 : Missouri ..............: 175.3 171.5 174.0 99 Montana ...............: 1.1 1.7 1.2 109 Nebraska ..............: 680.2 711.2 675.8 99 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 76 New England 1/ ........: 2.2 2.3 2.0 91 New Jersey ............: 3.2 3.1 3.2 102 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 116 New York ..............: 3.7 3.0 3.2 89 North Carolina ........: 232.5 219.4 223.0 96 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.5 90 : Ohio ..................: 21.8 19.4 18.6 85 Oklahoma ..............: 101.2 99.9 96.8 96 Oregon ................: 5.0 5.6 4.5 91 Pennsylvania ..........: 130.9 109.9 116.5 89 South Carolina ........: 9.7 9.6 9.3 95 South Dakota ..........: 114.7 127.3 129.3 113 Tennessee .............: 22.0 26.2 24.3 110 Texas .................: 376.5 383.9 347.9 92 Utah ..................: 39.4 47.3 43.2 109 Virginia ..............: 51.7 46.5 41.3 80 : Washington ............: 77.0 80.2 72.7 94 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 0.8 99 Wisconsin .............: 103.3 103.4 96.9 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.3 0.4 95 : United States .........: 4,402.3 4,553.2 4,402.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: December 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 ..........: 0.4 0.4 399 371 1,071 1,058 Alaska ...........: 0.3 (Y) 396 (X) 1,586 (X) Arizona ..........: 51.7 43.6 72,268 60,459 1,401 1,388 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.4 358 422 1,045 973 California .......: 109.5 113.4 147,873 151,600 1,361 1,346 Colorado .........: 204.9 198.7 292,973 282,049 1,431 1,421 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.9 4,055 3,858 1,352 1,323 Florida ..........: 3.6 3.7 4,144 4,313 1,152 1,180 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 1.0 949 1,142 1,201 1,196 : Idaho ............: 4.1 26.7 4,864 33,368 1,263 1,267 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.6 2.5 2,834 2,819 1,106 1,107 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 524.7 537.0 727,572 744,776 1,387 1,387 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.4 1,705 1,541 1,004 1,070 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 386 268 809 777 Michigan .........: 42.3 40.7 59,338 57,634 1,412 1,425 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 193 135 896 821 : Missouri .........: 3.8 3.5 4,366 4,065 1,160 1,153 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.5 1,588 1,660 1,132 1,141 Nebraska .........: 606.6 593.5 879,607 862,883 1,451 1,455 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 108 84 1,056 1,022 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.0 2,489 2,349 1,125 1,177 New Jersey .......: 2.9 3.1 3,133 3,406 1,091 1,095 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 333 456 1,016 1,167 New York .........: 3.1 3.1 3,705 3,719 1,203 1,220 North Carolina ...: 5.5 5.0 6,717 6,079 1,231 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.6 821 756 1,318 1,306 : Ohio .............: 4.5 4.3 5,175 4,976 1,158 1,166 Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.4 2,344 2,365 1,003 990 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 90.2 84.5 109,948 104,335 1,222 1,238 South Carolina ...: 14.3 13.7 17,456 16,844 1,229 1,239 South Dakota .....: (D) 32.2 (D) 46,253 (D) 1,444 Tennessee ........: 6.1 5.4 5,570 4,985 937 945 Texas ............: 458.7 430.1 611,176 565,030 1,336 1,317 Utah .............: 46.1 50.8 63,644 69,530 1,383 1,370 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.2 1,337 1,297 1,065 1,089 : Washington .......: 90.7 85.9 126,857 119,614 1,403 1,397 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.0 1,015 1,007 961 990 Wisconsin ........: 115.1 106.8 159,994 148,790 1,398 1,402 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 655 588 1,057 1,099 : United States ....: 2,612.0 2,580.4 3,599,748 3,551,278 1,381 1,379 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 .......: 11.2 5.8 1,032 641 93 113 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 30 380 458 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 46 61 472 480 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.7 2.6 135 231 81 87 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 18 21 350 377 Indiana ..........: 0.4 (D) 116 (D) 293 (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 30 300 300 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 0.2 71 43 257 183 New Jersey .......: 2.1 2.0 796 758 377 379 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 5.4 7.0 624 843 116 121 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 44 22 435 335 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 12.1 13.5 2,395 2,193 200 163 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.4 8.3 3,606 3,507 430 426 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 73 99 440 449 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 26 19 393 296 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.2 5.0 2,404 2,418 460 488 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 48.9 46.4 11,683 11,264 240 245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 ..........: 2.7 3.3 1,092 1,357 402 410 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.2 42 44 263 286 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.8 180 201 254 261 California .......: 233.4 201.4 58,910 50,958 253 253 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.6 407 384 242 238 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.9 474 474 260 256 Florida ..........: 4.2 4.6 572 611 138 133 Georgia ..........: 6.0 6.1 1,438 1,461 241 240 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.5 273 114 247 243 : Idaho ............: 13.3 13.9 3,528 3,700 265 267 Illinois .........: 1,087.8 1,021.0 308,505 293,429 284 287 Indiana ..........: 759.3 743.9 209,315 209,322 276 282 Iowa .............: 2,829.1 2,878.4 797,399 824,675 282 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.5 1.2 236 188 160 155 Michigan .........: 17.5 172.6 6,851 52,163 392 302 Minnesota ........: 954.9 1,052.6 258,100 290,459 270 276 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 792.8 786.7 230,260 228,306 291 290 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.2 211 267 224 230 Nebraska .........: 675.2 672.1 187,232 189,741 277 282 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 23 14 263 270 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.1 849 784 274 253 New Jersey .......: 10.4 10.1 948 895 91 89 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 51 47 285 285 New York .........: 4.9 2.4 1,253 541 254 224 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 143 112 295 303 : Ohio .............: 84.3 66.6 23,609 19,689 281 296 Oklahoma .........: 484.8 449.5 131,858 125,236 272 279 Oregon ...........: 13.1 10.4 3,471 2,773 265 266 Pennsylvania .....: 313.9 266.8 85,093 72,010 271 270 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 62.6 72.2 29,030 32,735 464 454 Texas ............: 31.3 25.5 8,078 6,272 258 246 Utah .............: 4.2 4.3 786 738 188 173 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 0.8 259 211 272 274 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.7 204 206 300 303 Wisconsin ........: 57.6 56.8 25,169 24,721 438 436 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 68 82 260 315 : United States ....: 10,467.1 10,461.1 2,956,117 2,990,493 283 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 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) 0.1 (X) 5 (X) 55 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 24.4 25.1 3,489 3,593 143 144 Colorado .........: 75.1 70.2 11,796 11,455 157 163 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 4.2 297 389 93 92 Florida ..........: 1.1 1.0 69 61 63 60 Georgia ..........: 1.5 1.5 109 98 74 66 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 (D) 38 (D) 145 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 25 26 120 134 Illinois .........: (D) 4.9 (D) 464 (D) 94 Indiana ..........: 3.6 3.7 411 434 114 119 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.2 46 33 151 163 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 42 40 86 94 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.1 169 133 124 123 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 32 18 68 54 Michigan .........: 17.0 19.8 2,298 2,910 135 147 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 46 41 110 107 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.5 11 30 60 60 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 80 75 88 91 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 51 49 120 116 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 7 8 101 123 New England 1/ ...: 3.5 2.7 324 254 92 93 New Jersey .......: 12.6 11.9 978 930 77 78 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 78 77 150 145 New York .........: 6.5 6.4 636 645 98 101 North Carolina ...: 1.6 1.1 112 76 71 70 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 3.4 3.3 430 444 125 134 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.5 24 44 118 93 Oregon ...........: 2.6 3.0 350 419 136 141 Pennsylvania .....: 6.4 6.8 673 714 105 106 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 47 57 161 160 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.9 66 71 71 76 Texas ............: 8.3 7.9 868 855 104 108 Utah .............: 2.0 1.6 286 219 146 136 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.7 50 48 86 72 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.5 156 209 132 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.1 1.8 143 285 129 155 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 12 132 144 : United States ....: 197.0 188.1 26,125 25,484 133 136 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,357.8 1,368.4 1,284.7 16,494.5 16,770.6 52.8 50.2 50.5 54.8 52.9 Heifers ..........: 692.3 804.8 735.9 7,698.0 8,611.1 26.9 29.5 28.9 25.6 27.2 All cows .........: 483.5 508.2 481.2 5,428.2 5,772.4 18.8 18.6 18.9 18.0 18.2 Dairy cows .......: 253.0 243.7 247.3 2,885.7 2,988.4 9.8 8.9 9.7 9.6 9.4 Other cows .......: 230.5 264.4 233.9 2,542.5 2,784.0 9.0 9.7 9.2 8.4 8.8 Bulls ............: 38.6 44.6 41.5 493.8 550.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 : Total ............: 2,572.2 2,726.0 2,543.2 30,114.4 31,704.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 48.1 41.7 45.6 479.9 503.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,126.1 10,204.8 10,126.2 114,184.0 117,195.1 97.4 97.3 97.4 97.3 97.2 Sows .............: 242.9 249.7 241.4 2,884.6 2,951.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 28.9 32.0 32.7 319.4 369.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,398.0 10,486.6 10,400.3 117,388.0 120,516.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.9 8.0 7.8 108.1 101.6 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.4 5.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 169.9 159.3 162.3 1,901.5 1,835.0 95.0 95.2 95.4 94.6 94.8 : Total ............: 178.9 167.3 170.1 2,009.6 1,936.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 836 833 837 829 817 Steers 1/ ...............: 905 903 903 891 877 Heifers 1/ ..............: 838 837 843 822 812 All cows 1/ .............: 638 633 643 643 642 Bulls 1/ ................: 876 874 878 901 896 : Calves and vealers ... : 139 151 141 155 145 : Hogs ................. : 211 213 214 211 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 211 212 209 209 Sows 2/ .................: 308 307 306 310 308 Boars 2/ ................: 200 195 198 206 201 : Sheep ................ : 68 68 69 69 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 66 65 67 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 68 70 69 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 6.1 1.6 1.3 2.6 2.3 0.3 0.6 9.0 3 ............: 87.1 28.2 2.2 52.6 41.5 11.1 4.1 8.6 4 ............: 51.7 3.4 0.8 41.2 12.4 28.8 6.3 0.3 5 ............: 259.4 119.4 30.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 18.9 6 ............: 429.0 216.4 122.6 82.9 24.4 58.5 7.2 0.1 7 ............:1,156.2 653.2 440.8 53.3 4.5 48.8 8.9 0.1 8 ............: 279.5 156.6 96.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 157.5 60.9 13.7 79.9 67.5 12.5 2.9 5.6 10 ...........: 115.1 44.3 27.4 41.4 20.4 21.0 2.1 2.9 : United States :2,543.2 1,284.7 735.9 481.2 247.3 233.9 41.5 45.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.7 (Y) (Y) 2.6 0.1 2.5 2 ............: 12.3 12.2 0.1 (Y) 17.7 1.4 16.3 3 ............: 454.9 453.7 1.1 (Y) 12.4 0.9 11.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 78.3 8.7 6.3 0.8 5.5 5 ............: 3,088.4 2,973.1 110.1 5.1 28.5 2.1 26.5 6 ............: 471.5 471.2 0.1 0.2 2.9 0.4 2.5 7 ............: 4,349.8 4,280.3 51.0 18.5 1.1 0.1 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.6 (Y) 71.5 1.2 70.4 9 ............: 196.6 196.5 0.1 (Y) 23.7 0.7 23.0 10 ...........: 24.8 24.7 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.2 3.1 : United States :10,400.3 10,126.2 241.4 32.7 170.1 7.8 162.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 ............: 20.2 8.7 5.0 4.1 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.0 2 ............: 74.3 20.9 12.2 32.4 29.5 2.9 8.8 82.8 3 ............: 1,046.2 350.4 30.4 615.1 486.7 128.5 50.2 101.8 4 ............: 646.3 51.9 11.1 504.4 139.1 365.4 78.8 3.3 5 ............: 3,224.9 1,540.2 343.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 185.7 6 ............: 5,621.8 3,019.1 1,432.7 1,075.5 338.9 736.6 94.5 1.2 7 ............:14,301.1 8,347.3 5,153.4 681.8 58.6 623.2 118.5 0.4 8 ............: 3,534.7 2,049.9 1,150.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.1 9 ............: 1,903.3 777.0 150.9 938.3 802.6 135.8 37.0 94.0 10 ...........: 1,331.5 605.1 321.8 381.5 228.5 153.0 23.1 31.0 : United States :31,704.2 16,770.6 8,611.1 5,772.4 2,988.4 2,784.0 550.2 503.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 34.3 33.6 0.5 0.1 34.0 1.4 32.6 2 ............: 146.6 145.1 1.2 0.4 193.1 17.0 176.1 3 ............: 5,915.0 5,902.5 11.8 0.7 138.5 13.5 125.0 4 ............: (D) (D) 836.2 101.9 78.0 10.9 67.1 5 ............: 34,834.7 33,371.0 1,407.4 56.3 343.1 25.7 317.4 6 ............: 5,669.7 5,666.2 1.9 1.6 37.7 4.5 33.2 7 ............: 50,362.7 49,473.5 681.1 208.1 14.0 0.7 13.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 10.3 0.4 769.6 17.8 751.9 9 ............: 2,355.7 2,354.8 0.7 0.2 285.0 7.5 277.5 10 ...........: 335.4 334.8 0.5 0.1 43.5 2.6 40.9 : United States :120,516.6 117,195.1 2,951.7 369.8 1,936.6 101.6 1,835.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.4 98.2 98.4 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 90.8 89.0 90.4 89.8 88.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. (202) 720-3106 Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... 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