Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released March 19, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Update Alert - March 24, 2015 Corrected estimates of commercial red meat production have been published on pages 4 and 6. Record Pork Production for February February 2014 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2015 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion pounds in February, up 2 percent from the 3.65 billion pounds produced in February 2014. Beef production, at 1.77 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.17 million head, down 3 percent from February 2014. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,355 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.3 million pounds, 23 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 36,700 head, down 30 percent from February 2014. The average live weight was up 26 pounds from last year, at 293 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.08 million head, up 5 percent from February 2014. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.6 million pounds, was down slightly from February 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 164,700 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 141 pounds, up 3 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2015 commercial red meat production was 7.8 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 5 percent from last year, veal was down 25 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: February 2014 and 2015.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States................ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: February 2015................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to February 2015..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2015 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,788.3 1,963.8 1,768.4 99 90 3,929.2 3,732.2 95 Veal .............: 8.2 6.8 6.3 77 93 17.5 13.1 75 Pork .............: 1,844.2 2,104.7 1,945.2 105 92 3,929.9 4,049.9 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.6 11.7 11.6 100 99 23.9 23.3 97 : Total red meat ...: 3,652.3 4,087.0 3,731.5 102 91 7,900.6 7,818.5 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2015 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,762.2 1,936.2 1,744.3 99 90 3,873.8 3,680.6 95 Veal .............: 8.0 6.7 6.2 77 92 17.2 12.9 75 Pork .............: 1,833.7 2,093.5 1,934.6 106 92 3,908.0 4,028.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 11.0 10.8 99 98 22.6 21.8 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,614.9 4,047.5 3,695.9 102 91 7,821.6 7,743.4 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : February : January to February : February : January : February : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,204.2 2,376.5 2,134.2 97 4,837.9 4,510.7 93 Other ................1,000: 39.9 41.4 36.4 91 85.1 77.9 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,244.1 2,418.0 2,170.6 97 4,923.1 4,588.6 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,334 1,362 1,359 102 1,336 1,360 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,153 1,167 1,159 100 1,149 1,163 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,330 1,359 1,355 102 1,333 1,357 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 51.5 39.3 36.1 70 113.5 75.4 66 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.6 89 1.4 1.2 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.1 39.9 36.7 70 114.9 76.6 67 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 266 290 292 110 258 291 113 Other ...............pounds: 375 370 396 106 373 383 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 267 291 293 110 259 292 113 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,608.8 9,698.4 9,017.7 105 18,335.0 18,716.1 102 Other ................1,000: 58.9 62.0 59.1 100 122.7 121.1 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,667.7 9,760.4 9,076.8 105 18,457.8 18,837.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 287 285 101 284 286 101 Other ...............pounds: 244 247 245 100 244 246 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 287 285 101 283 286 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 155.4 153.0 149.9 96 322.4 302.9 94 Other ................1,000: 12.5 13.7 14.8 118 26.1 28.5 109 Commercial ...........1,000: 167.9 166.7 164.7 98 348.5 331.4 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 140 144 144 103 140 144 103 Other ...............pounds: 110 104 109 99 106 107 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 138 141 141 102 137 141 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 31.5 34.9 28.3 90 67.0 63.2 94 Other ................1,000: 11.0 11.3 9.3 85 23.6 20.6 87 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.5 46.2 37.6 89 90.5 83.8 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 63 99 64 63 98 Other ...............pounds: 71 80 81 114 67 81 121 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 68 103 65 67 104 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.8 4.0 103 8.7 8.8 101 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.8 98 1.7 1.6 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.7 5.6 4.7 102 10.4 10.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : January : February :February 2015 as : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.6 0.6 82 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 32.2 37.5 35.3 110 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 96 California ............: 129.2 113.7 103.9 80 Colorado ..............: 164.3 167.0 160.4 98 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.4 2.5 2.5 105 Florida ...............: 7.7 7.7 6.4 83 Georgia ...............: 12.0 10.1 9.5 80 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.8 112 : Idaho .................: 3.2 3.6 3.4 105 Illinois ..............: 236.3 276.1 253.6 107 Indiana ...............: 138.5 153.8 143.4 104 Iowa ..................: 535.1 609.1 568.9 106 Kansas ................: 363.3 410.0 370.6 102 Kentucky ..............: 40.5 46.9 43.3 107 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 90 Michigan ..............: 38.3 37.4 34.1 89 Minnesota .............: 203.0 227.9 207.6 102 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.4 0.4 54 : Missouri ..............: 148.1 170.0 152.6 103 Montana ...............: 0.9 0.8 0.8 93 Nebraska ..............: 510.3 618.5 548.2 107 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 120 New England 1/ ........: 1.2 1.5 1.2 100 New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.3 3.4 102 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.3 129 New York ..............: 2.6 2.8 2.5 96 North Carolina ........: 196.0 217.8 205.1 105 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 95 : Ohio ..................: 21.0 21.0 20.1 95 Oklahoma ..............: 84.3 102.1 96.4 114 Oregon ................: 5.6 6.3 5.8 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 94.2 111.2 101.0 107 South Carolina ........: 18.0 20.7 17.1 95 South Dakota ..........: 90.7 101.7 90.2 100 Tennessee .............: 16.5 20.6 17.8 108 Texas .................: 307.7 335.0 304.2 99 Utah ..................: 37.0 38.9 35.2 95 Virginia ..............: 46.2 47.3 38.5 83 : Washington ............: 63.2 66.7 62.8 99 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.6 0.4 94 Wisconsin .............: 94.8 92.5 81.1 86 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 100 : United States .........: 3,652.3 4,087.0 3,731.5 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.4 501 390 1,033 1,038 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 41.3 44.0 55,187 59,420 1,339 1,353 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 421 373 964 1,011 California .......: 128.6 96.1 168,638 125,461 1,320 1,318 Colorado .........: 184.9 178.7 253,380 246,324 1,372 1,379 Delaware-Maryland : 2.6 2.6 3,268 3,435 1,275 1,317 Florida ..........: (D) 9.6 (D) 11,921 (D) 1,258 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 955 1,044 1,131 1,170 : Idaho ............: 2.1 2.8 2,279 3,155 1,166 1,204 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.0 2.6 3,221 2,794 1,066 1,066 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 426.6 423.2 562,989 572,080 1,320 1,352 Kentucky .........: 1.2 0.9 1,183 908 977 1,046 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 403 383 822 920 Michigan .........: 42.8 37.3 58,525 52,067 1,374 1,403 Minnesota ........: 57.7 45.3 82,925 68,320 1,444 1,516 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 59 92 772 831 : Missouri .........: 5.7 4.4 6,546 4,824 1,156 1,093 Montana ..........: 1.1 0.9 1,286 1,102 1,148 1,204 Nebraska .........: 451.2 478.0 633,410 680,406 1,405 1,425 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 85 80 1,048 1,023 New England 1/ ...: 1.3 1.3 1,409 1,432 1,073 1,083 New Jersey .......: 2.7 2.4 2,926 2,563 1,089 1,063 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 212 276 972 1,089 New York .........: 2.5 2.3 2,892 2,726 1,154 1,182 North Carolina ...: 5.6 4.2 6,668 5,072 1,207 1,220 North Dakota .....: 1.0 0.9 1,194 1,107 1,245 1,259 : Ohio .............: 7.8 6.7 9,105 7,791 1,188 1,179 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.0 1,927 2,012 987 987 Oregon ...........: 4.6 4.7 5,638 5,679 1,249 1,232 Pennsylvania .....: 69.6 73.1 84,432 89,060 1,218 1,223 South Carolina ...: 11.3 11.1 12,656 13,452 1,130 1,221 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 3.9 3.6 3,366 3,345 867 949 Texas ............: 393.4 380.9 497,912 491,607 1,269 1,294 Utah .............: 43.5 41.8 60,292 56,936 1,388 1,364 Virginia .........: 1.1 0.9 1,164 1,041 1,035 1,097 : Washington .......: 78.6 75.9 104,056 102,715 1,328 1,356 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 607 511 1,012 1,086 Wisconsin ........: 109.6 88.7 150,800 122,996 1,384 1,395 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 656 649 1,076 1,119 : United States ....: 2,244.1 2,170.6 2,978,853 2,934,757 1,330 1,355 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 12.6 7.6 1,182 694 94 92 Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 (Y) 54 (X) 598 (X) Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Illinois .........: 1.1 0.6 465 267 427 434 Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.4 165 104 279 278 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 48 (X) 501 (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 35 303 307 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.4 0.3 62 54 159 168 New Jersey .......: 4.5 4.9 1,881 2,116 417 433 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 6.3 4.1 717 523 115 131 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 24 (X) 384 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.9 6.5 4,039 2,827 407 433 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.7 0.4 377 213 574 580 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 82 (D) 90 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 6.2 4.6 2,814 2,143 457 463 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 52.1 36.7 13,879 10,685 267 293 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.7 1.5 649 546 382 368 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 25 30 295 252 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 32 236 251 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.6 178 168 247 263 California .......: 172.3 177.8 42,204 44,943 245 253 Colorado .........: 1.2 1.2 285 263 235 222 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.6 386 429 269 270 Florida ..........: 2.8 6.3 518 785 189 124 Georgia ..........: 5.6 5.5 1,369 1,303 244 239 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 212 246 249 256 : Idaho ............: 10.5 8.6 2,682 2,320 256 270 Illinois .........: 832.7 897.8 238,485 259,235 287 289 Indiana ..........: 645.1 665.7 179,119 185,891 278 279 Iowa .............: 2,355.8 2,468.9 669,161 705,949 284 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.9 228 218 207 231 Michigan .........: 15.3 13.7 6,190 5,192 405 378 Minnesota ........: 787.0 836.2 213,482 228,757 271 274 Mississippi ......: 4.0 3.4 1,060 490 268 143 : Missouri .........: 667.3 686.0 190,808 198,307 286 289 Montana ..........: 0.8 0.8 170 194 222 243 Nebraska .........: 575.8 636.4 160,366 178,262 279 280 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 26 (X) 257 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.5 408 364 257 247 New Jersey .......: 6.7 8.9 651 867 98 97 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 27 51 274 280 New York .........: 2.4 2.5 549 591 227 234 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 85 99 271 290 : Ohio .............: 71.1 72.6 20,412 20,221 287 279 Oklahoma .........: 377.6 444.8 108,753 124,839 288 281 Oregon ...........: 13.0 13.1 3,314 3,553 256 270 Pennsylvania .....: 211.9 236.1 57,426 62,919 271 267 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 48.9 53.5 22,042 24,116 451 452 Texas ............: 22.9 24.9 5,866 6,168 257 248 Utah .............: 3.1 3.5 699 540 222 155 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 98 153 254 301 Wisconsin ........: 49.3 49.1 21,758 22,164 442 452 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 47 57 259 259 : United States ....: 8,667.7 9,076.8 2,452,682 2,586,849 283 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.3 31 38 133 126 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 5 5 97 94 California .......: 22.4 23.3 3,181 3,434 142 147 Colorado .........: 75.1 68.3 11,658 11,018 155 161 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.0 307 295 99 99 Florida ..........: 0.6 0.5 36 31 64 64 Georgia ..........: 0.8 0.3 53 27 65 79 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 13 136 133 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 14 19 139 140 Illinois .........: 11.5 (D) 1,712 (D) 149 (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 2.8 389 330 116 116 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 16 23 139 116 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 28 32 105 82 Kentucky .........: 0.9 0.8 101 101 119 121 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 33 26 92 69 Michigan .........: 14.0 15.4 1,926 2,122 138 138 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 30 38 111 108 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 21 21 74 76 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.8 63 67 115 87 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 35 35 131 125 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 10 (X) 126 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.8 162 192 96 106 New Jersey .......: 7.6 7.7 618 593 81 77 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.7 104 106 146 148 New York .........: 3.0 3.6 300 380 101 105 North Carolina ...: 0.8 0.7 56 48 71 71 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 0.8 0.8 81 85 106 105 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 0.2 8 15 97 81 Oregon ...........: 2.1 2.3 285 340 136 148 Pennsylvania .....: 4.2 4.0 420 438 101 110 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 21 32 130 156 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.6 59 44 68 75 Texas ............: 7.2 8.6 777 891 108 103 Utah .............: (D) 1.9 (D) 254 (D) 137 Virginia .........: 0.3 0.3 23 25 93 95 : Washington .......: 0.7 0.9 101 121 137 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.6 90 75 129 125 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 18 139 139 : United States ....: 167.9 164.7 23,165 23,215 138 141 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :-----------------------: February : January : February :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head ------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,097 1,209 1,055 2,397 2,264 49.8 50.9 49.4 49.5 50.2 Heifers ..........: 635 649 627 1,386 1,277 28.8 27.3 29.4 28.7 28.3 All cows .........: 435 481 422 975 903 19.7 20.2 19.8 20.1 20.0 Dairy cows .......: 237 275 242 507 518 10.7 11.6 11.4 10.5 11.5 Other cows .......: 199 205 180 468 386 9.0 8.6 8.4 9.7 8.5 Bulls ............: 38 38 30 80 68 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 : Total ............: 2,204 2,377 2,134 4,838 4,511 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 51 39 36 114 75 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,366 9,435 8,775 17,825 18,210 97.2 97.3 97.3 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 217 235 222 457 457 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 26 28 20 54 49 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,609 9,698 9,018 18,335 18,716 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9 9 8 20 16 6.0 5.7 5.1 6.1 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 146 144 142 303 286 94.0 94.3 94.9 93.9 94.6 : Total ............: 155 153 150 322 303 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 801 817 819 803 818 Steers 1/ ...............: 866 884 880 869 882 Heifers 1/ ..............: 804 814 817 806 815 All cows 1/ .............: 627 642 663 625 652 Bulls 1/ ................: 883 912 918 878 914 : Calves and vealers ... : 157 172 173 152 172 : Hogs ................. : 213 216 215 213 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 214 212 211 213 Sows 2/ .................: 304 305 306 303 306 Boars 2/ ................: 203 201 202 203 201 : Sheep ................ : 70 72 72 70 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 69 66 65 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 72 72 71 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: February 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.2 0.5 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 2 ............: 4.6 1.3 1.0 2.0 1.6 0.4 0.4 8.9 3 ............: 74.6 18.8 6.0 47.9 38.8 9.1 2.0 6.7 4 ............: 43.0 2.8 1.1 34.1 12.9 21.3 5.0 0.1 5 ............: 237.7 114.3 24.5 92.4 57.8 34.6 6.4 11.3 6 ............: 379.4 199.0 105.0 68.7 32.9 35.8 6.6 0.3 7 ............: 940.1 500.2 368.0 66.6 4.3 62.3 5.3 (D) 8 ............: 230.2 122.7 90.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 140.6 52.9 8.9 77.0 70.4 6.6 1.9 7.5 10 ...........: 82.7 42.5 21.5 18.0 15.1 2.8 0.7 0.9 : United States :2,134.2 1,054.9 627.1 422.3 242.3 180.0 29.8 36.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.2 1.2 (Y) (Y) 1.8 0.1 1.7 2 ............: 11.3 11.2 0.1 (Y) 10.9 1.0 9.9 3 ............: 405.9 404.9 0.9 (Y) 7.8 1.1 6.7 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 5 ............: 2,509.8 2,399.2 106.6 4.0 27.7 1.9 25.9 6 ............: 465.4 465.0 0.4 0.1 3.4 0.6 2.8 7 ............: 3,804.6 3,737.5 51.6 15.5 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 70.0 1.7 68.3 9 ............: 174.6 174.6 (Y) (Y) 22.1 0.5 21.6 10 ...........: 22.9 22.9 (Y) (Y) 2.4 0.2 2.2 : United States : 9,017.7 8,775.2 222.0 20.5 149.9 7.7 142.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.6 1.1 0.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.6 2 ............: 9.9 2.8 1.9 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.9 18.1 3 ............: 159.7 39.8 11.4 103.6 83.9 19.7 4.9 14.4 4 ............: 97.7 5.6 2.6 78.4 28.7 49.7 11.1 0.2 5 ............: 505.2 236.5 58.3 195.9 123.3 72.7 14.5 24.9 6 ............: 799.9 410.7 223.7 150.5 67.6 82.9 15.0 0.5 7 ............:1,990.2 1,098.1 749.8 130.1 8.7 121.4 12.2 (D) 8 ............: 474.6 275.2 161.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 299.7 106.6 21.9 167.0 150.9 16.1 4.2 14.8 10 ...........: 171.3 87.2 44.7 38.0 32.1 5.9 1.3 2.0 : United States :4,510.7 2,263.5 1,276.5 903.2 517.6 385.5 67.5 75.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.9 2.8 0.1 (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.7 2 ............: 21.3 21.1 0.2 (Y) 22.0 2.0 20.0 3 ............: 859.1 857.3 1.7 0.1 15.7 2.5 13.2 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 7.6 6.9 1.6 5.3 5 ............: 5,213.2 4,987.4 217.1 8.7 56.6 4.0 52.6 6 ............: 957.3 956.2 0.6 0.5 6.3 1.1 5.2 7 ............: 7,905.5 7,768.6 105.2 31.8 1.5 (Y) 1.4 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 141.3 3.7 137.6 9 ............: 348.4 348.3 0.1 (Y) 43.8 1.0 42.8 10 ...........: 47.8 47.7 0.1 (Y) 4.9 0.5 4.4 : United States : 18,716.1 18,210.2 457.1 48.8 302.9 16.5 286.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February Species : February : January : February :------------------------ : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3 Calves .......: 98.7 98.5 98.4 98.8 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 92.6 91.8 91.0 92.5 91.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and over 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats................. 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