Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 25, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in June June 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. June 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.37 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 4.33 billion pounds produced in June 2018. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, down 3 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was down 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,313 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.7 million pounds, 2 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 44,400 head, down 2 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was unchanged from last year, at 223 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.13 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.99 million head, up 4 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.4 million pounds, was down 8 percent from June 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,300 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 7 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2019 commercial red meat production was 26.8 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 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: June 2018 and 2019........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2018 and 2019............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2018 and 2019.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 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: June 2019................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2019 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : June : May : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,300.9 2,327.9 2,224.6 97 96 13,192.0 13,228.2 100 Veal .............: 5.8 6.3 5.7 98 90 36.7 36.4 99 Pork .............: 2,008.6 2,218.6 2,127.6 106 96 12,969.9 13,453.3 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.4 13.4 11.4 92 85 77.2 76.8 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,327.6 4,566.3 4,369.3 101 96 26,275.8 26,794.7 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2019 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : June : May : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,274.9 2,300.9 2,199.7 97 96 13,023.7 13,064.1 100 Veal .............: 5.7 6.2 5.6 98 90 35.9 35.6 99 Pork .............: 1,998.7 2,208.9 2,118.3 106 96 12,905.2 13,391.7 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.2 12.1 10.3 92 85 71.0 69.7 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,290.6 4,528.0 4,333.8 101 96 26,035.7 26,561.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,841.5 2,899.9 2,768.8 97 16,061.2 16,268.8 101 Other ................1,000: 37.3 39.1 36.1 97 242.1 238.6 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,878.8 2,939.0 2,804.8 97 16,303.3 16,507.5 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,322 1,317 1,315 99 1,347 1,337 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,202 1,202 1,190 99 1,210 1,196 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,321 1,316 1,313 99 1,345 1,335 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 44.6 45.5 43.7 98 264.2 277.4 105 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.7 112 4.3 4.1 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.2 46.2 44.4 98 268.5 281.5 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 221 233 221 100 235 222 95 Other ...............pounds: 361 381 377 104 375 376 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 223 236 223 100 237 225 95 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,552.8 10,301.3 9,938.6 104 60,545.5 62,468.2 103 Other ................1,000: 53.8 53.1 50.1 93 345.8 328.5 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,606.6 10,354.3 9,988.7 104 60,891.3 62,796.7 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 280 287 285 102 285 287 101 Other ...............pounds: 251 249 254 101 256 256 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 280 287 285 102 285 287 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 158.8 182.0 151.6 95 993.1 1,020.2 103 Other ................1,000: 21.8 27.2 23.7 109 117.4 147.1 125 Commercial ...........1,000: 180.6 209.2 175.3 97 1,110.4 1,167.3 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 141 132 135 96 143 136 96 Other ...............pounds: 112 100 100 89 108 99 92 Commercial ..........pounds: 137 128 130 95 139 132 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.6 49.3 40.0 94 244.1 257.9 106 Other ................1,000: 7.4 10.4 9.9 134 45.9 58.3 127 Commercial ...........1,000: 50.0 59.7 49.9 100 290.0 316.2 109 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 65 101 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 84 83 81 96 82 81 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 67 68 102 67 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.0 4.6 4.5 92 26.0 27.0 104 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.5 0.4 132 2.9 3.3 112 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.2 5.1 4.9 94 28.9 30.3 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.7 0.7 71 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 37.8 39.3 39.2 104 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 83 California ............: 115.5 132.5 119.5 103 Colorado ..............: 200.5 180.0 178.7 89 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.8 3.3 2.8 98 Florida ...............: 2.9 3.1 2.6 91 Georgia ...............: 12.7 14.2 13.7 108 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.9 0.7 107 : Idaho .................: 25.7 28.7 27.8 108 Illinois ..............: 263.1 283.3 264.7 101 Indiana ...............: 135.7 148.4 142.2 105 Iowa ..................: 574.7 689.2 668.3 116 Kansas ................: 515.8 518.6 489.9 95 Kentucky ..............: 39.2 46.1 44.2 113 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 91 Michigan ..............: 80.3 88.7 83.0 103 Minnesota .............: 215.6 228.5 221.4 103 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 86 : Missouri ..............: 157.4 163.7 143.9 91 Montana ...............: 1.3 2.0 1.4 111 Nebraska ..............: 669.4 685.7 671.4 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 75 New England 1/ ........: 2.0 2.4 2.2 110 New Jersey ............: 3.5 4.1 3.2 92 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.2 85 New York ..............: 3.5 3.5 3.0 86 North Carolina ........: 211.7 231.0 215.1 102 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.5 91 : Ohio ..................: 19.0 20.0 18.9 99 Oklahoma ..............: 105.4 98.5 97.2 92 Oregon ................: 3.8 4.2 3.8 100 Pennsylvania ..........: 118.5 125.2 113.4 96 South Carolina ........: 9.3 13.0 12.4 133 South Dakota ..........: 118.1 125.3 123.3 104 Tennessee .............: 17.8 21.6 21.7 122 Texas .................: 392.6 400.2 367.6 94 Utah ..................: 46.4 50.4 47.5 102 Virginia ..............: 40.3 26.3 45.2 112 : Washington ............: 79.0 77.1 73.7 93 West Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 89 Wisconsin .............: 101.8 103.5 102.1 100 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 78 : United States .........: 4,327.6 4,566.3 4,369.3 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 ..........: 0.5 0.5 498 530 1,010 1,074 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 100 (X) 1,099 (X) Arizona ..........: 46.0 47.0 62,230 63,093 1,356 1,343 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 362 367 912 985 California .......: 114.7 118.2 154,591 153,901 1,357 1,311 Colorado .........: 235.2 212.0 311,187 277,675 1,324 1,311 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.9 4,112 4,097 1,386 1,392 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 989 1,084 1,085 1,067 : Idaho ............: 34.8 38.5 44,881 48,555 1,304 1,274 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 2.3 3,135 2,630 1,153 1,168 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 603.9 580.1 800,273 761,269 1,325 1,313 Kentucky .........: 2.2 2.9 2,417 2,980 1,092 1,054 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 360 350 778 834 Michigan .........: 48.8 (D) 68,030 (D) 1,404 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 282 246 836 829 : Missouri .........: 3.7 4.1 4,192 4,637 1,148 1,138 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.6 1,806 1,987 1,331 1,276 Nebraska .........: 656.4 655.5 881,498 877,709 1,344 1,340 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 175 140 1,011 1,012 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.3 2,462 2,678 1,196 1,183 New Jersey .......: 3.6 3.3 3,956 3,607 1,112 1,107 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 362 306 1,160 1,071 New York .........: 3.6 3.3 4,216 3,842 1,190 1,189 North Carolina ...: 5.9 6.6 7,257 8,108 1,234 1,234 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.7 887 846 1,348 1,301 : Ohio .............: 4.8 4.8 6,252 6,175 1,300 1,298 Oklahoma .........: 2.6 2.6 2,862 2,746 1,108 1,056 Oregon ...........: 1.5 1.4 1,721 1,585 1,116 1,125 Pennsylvania .....: 90.8 86.8 110,029 104,571 1,216 1,208 South Carolina ...: 14.4 19.4 17,624 23,890 1,231 1,238 South Dakota .....: 37.5 40.7 52,004 56,365 1,391 1,391 Tennessee ........: 1.7 1.0 1,684 1,022 1,011 1,074 Texas ............: 499.6 466.9 636,865 597,206 1,278 1,283 Utah .............: 56.5 58.4 74,223 76,276 1,316 1,308 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 1,057 1,093 1,079 1,091 : Washington .......: 94.6 89.4 129,414 120,651 1,371 1,353 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 458 407 1,139 1,097 Wisconsin ........: 111.4 113.7 153,544 156,558 1,386 1,384 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.3 484 378 1,108 1,095 : United States ....: 2,878.8 2,804.8 3,794,717 3,676,353 1,321 1,313 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 .......: 6.9 7.4 711 712 105 98 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 24 399 404 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 61 46 463 432 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.2 2.8 198 265 91 95 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 30 23 404 350 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 92 (D) 277 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 35 30 309 300 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/ ...: 0.3 0.3 50 59 201 229 New Jersey .......: 1.6 1.6 601 618 374 375 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.9 7.2 810 593 103 83 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 35 (X) 327 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.2 10.8 1,970 1,690 150 157 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.4 8.6 3,127 3,697 422 428 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 45 69 429 403 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.6 (D) 44 (D) 80 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.3 3.8 2,088 1,724 484 455 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 45.2 44.4 10,027 9,842 223 223 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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 ..........: 3.0 1.8 1,180 676 399 382 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 24 26 250 297 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 36 (D) 301 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.5 230 146 255 301 California .......: 151.3 167.9 37,549 42,753 248 255 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.3 392 324 245 251 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.2 332 276 238 235 Florida ..........: 5.4 4.4 589 590 109 135 Georgia ..........: 4.9 4.5 1,168 1,138 240 252 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.4 108 97 244 254 : Idaho ............: 13.1 13.5 3,463 3,632 264 269 Illinois .........: 921.2 925.8 260,909 265,700 283 287 Indiana ..........: 653.1 663.3 177,556 185,835 272 280 Iowa .............: 2,635.9 3,016.3 736,921 860,787 280 285 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.5 147 118 225 252 Michigan .........: 187.7 213.3 54,159 62,196 289 292 Minnesota ........: 892.6 911.4 240,585 250,282 270 275 Mississippi ......: 2.9 2.5 461 386 161 154 : Missouri .........: 723.8 644.8 205,771 187,808 284 291 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.2 258 314 277 268 Nebraska .........: 601.5 623.1 167,419 176,646 278 284 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 24 (X) 259 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.8 2.9 691 704 251 242 New Jersey .......: 8.2 7.9 856 799 104 102 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 42 40 280 265 New York .........: 2.6 1.9 595 448 228 232 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.1 79 39 285 289 : Ohio .............: 68.1 68.5 19,370 19,414 285 284 Oklahoma .........: 488.9 450.2 136,171 125,334 279 278 Oregon ...........: 13.0 13.3 3,436 3,563 264 269 Pennsylvania .....: 260.1 241.7 70,277 67,056 270 278 South Carolina ...: 2.7 2.3 646 550 242 244 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 56.3 69.0 25,486 31,666 453 459 Texas ............: 22.2 22.7 5,280 4,612 238 203 Utah .............: 4.8 4.5 912 615 190 138 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.1 1.0 275 252 250 255 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.4 142 105 266 292 Wisconsin ........: 61.2 57.6 27,532 25,274 451 441 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 38 30 252 262 : United States ....: 9,606.6 9,988.7 2,687,228 2,844,939 280 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 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) 0.1 (X) 4 (X) 78 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 48 (D) 138 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 28.9 24.2 4,505 3,689 156 153 Colorado .........: 51.6 54.0 9,030 8,920 175 165 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.7 279 244 93 91 Florida ..........: 1.3 1.4 73 80 55 57 Georgia ..........: 1.8 2.0 121 128 66 64 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 11 158 112 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 20 19 158 147 Illinois .........: 4.5 4.6 414 450 92 97 Indiana ..........: 3.5 4.2 420 441 120 106 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.1 34 23 169 161 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 47 32 95 86 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.1 187 137 129 121 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 15 57 51 Michigan .........: 17.2 (D) 2,566 (D) 149 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 27 34 104 97 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.9 50 54 57 60 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.9 62 73 83 83 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.6 48 66 135 120 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 12 165 159 New England 1/ ...: 2.3 3.0 233 304 104 102 New Jersey .......: 15.1 13.7 1,190 1,056 79 77 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 105 79 152 149 New York .........: 4.5 3.9 484 393 108 100 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.6 69 106 66 68 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.1 4.1 640 659 155 161 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 0.8 54 69 117 92 Oregon ...........: 3.5 3.7 522 513 149 139 Pennsylvania .....: 7.7 6.0 796 603 103 100 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 52 32 154 102 Tennessee ........: 0.8 0.8 53 52 64 65 Texas ............: 13.8 14.8 1,379 1,245 100 84 Utah .............: 1.6 1.8 219 236 140 133 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.7 66 58 71 79 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.5 194 204 138 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.5 0.8 597 130 169 154 Wyoming ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 180.6 175.3 24,799 22,851 137 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,525.9 1,523.5 1,456.4 8,325.1 8,129.1 53.7 52.5 52.6 51.8 50.0 Heifers ..........: 765.3 802.1 773.0 4,404.5 4,722.9 26.9 27.7 27.9 27.4 29.0 All cows .........: 499.8 526.2 490.1 3,064.4 3,162.7 17.6 18.1 17.7 19.1 19.4 Dairy cows .......: 237.5 258.1 231.2 1,568.7 1,637.5 8.4 8.9 8.3 9.8 10.1 Other cows .......: 262.3 268.1 258.9 1,495.6 1,525.2 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.4 Bulls ............: 50.5 48.1 49.3 267.1 254.2 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,841.5 2,899.9 2,768.8 16,061.2 16,268.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 44.6 45.5 43.7 264.2 277.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,276.8 10,015.8 9,667.3 58,854.7 60,778.6 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 245.8 252.6 241.9 1,507.4 1,498.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 30.3 32.9 29.5 183.4 190.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,552.8 10,301.3 9,938.6 60,545.5 62,468.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.1 10.9 8.8 50.8 54.5 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 149.6 171.2 142.7 942.3 965.7 94.2 94.0 94.2 94.9 94.7 : Total ............: 158.8 182.0 151.6 993.1 1,020.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 802 795 796 813 805 Steers 1/ ...............: 857 847 851 869 864 Heifers 1/ ..............: 790 788 787 810 804 All cows 1/ .............: 641 645 637 656 646 Bulls 1/ ................: 913 894 909 899 888 : Calves and vealers ... : 128 136 128 137 129 : Hogs ................. : 209 215 213 213 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 207 212 211 211 212 Sows 2/ .................: 306 307 306 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 197 194 201 196 189 : Sheep ................ : 71 66 68 72 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 69 66 65 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 67 68 72 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 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 ............: 2.0 0.7 (D) 0.3 0.1 0.1 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.4 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.7 0.2 0.7 8.8 3 ............: 89.7 30.6 2.9 52.2 41.2 11.1 4.0 8.9 4 ............: 57.5 3.4 1.0 45.7 12.3 33.4 7.4 0.2 5 ............: 279.4 143.0 (D) 98.6 61.7 36.9 (D) 14.9 6 ............: 465.2 227.9 145.4 83.9 26.1 57.8 8.0 0.1 7 ............:1,264.7 737.0 459.6 57.7 5.2 52.5 10.4 (Y) 8 ............: 309.3 182.4 92.3 33.2 7.1 26.1 1.4 (Y) 9 ............: 165.8 81.0 15.4 66.4 50.8 15.6 3.0 7.1 10 ...........: 128.8 48.7 27.3 49.2 24.0 25.2 3.6 3.4 : United States :2,768.8 1,456.4 773.0 490.1 231.2 258.9 49.3 43.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.6 (Y) (Y) 2.9 0.1 2.8 2 ............: 9.7 9.6 (Y) (Y) 17.2 1.7 15.4 3 ............: 449.5 448.6 (D) (D) 10.4 1.0 9.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.7 1.0 6.7 5 ............: 2,816.0 2,699.8 111.9 4.3 26.0 1.9 24.1 6 ............: 469.6 469.5 0.1 (Y) 3.4 0.3 3.1 7 ............: 4,295.1 4,220.3 56.6 18.2 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 55.3 1.3 54.0 9 ............: 164.4 164.4 (Y) (Y) 23.3 1.0 22.3 10 ...........: 27.6 27.6 (Y) (Y) 4.2 0.4 3.9 : United States : 9,938.6 9,667.3 241.9 29.5 151.6 8.8 142.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June 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 ............: 11.6 3.9 (D) 1.9 1.0 0.9 (D) 1.4 2 ............: 40.2 10.3 8.0 18.2 17.0 1.2 3.7 54.8 3 ............: 570.5 192.6 12.6 342.6 271.9 70.7 22.8 54.9 4 ............: 332.1 21.7 7.3 260.5 81.9 178.6 42.7 1.5 5 ............: 1,669.2 789.7 (D) 660.6 426.9 233.7 (D) 97.0 6 ............: 2,845.6 1,363.3 894.7 538.9 192.9 346.0 48.8 0.5 7 ............: 7,245.6 4,079.5 2,755.0 361.8 37.5 324.4 49.3 0.3 8 ............: 1,767.0 950.1 590.2 219.2 50.1 169.1 7.4 (Y) 9 ............: 992.6 443.7 92.3 442.6 376.7 66.0 14.0 44.3 10 ...........: 794.4 274.5 186.7 316.3 181.7 134.6 16.9 22.8 : United States :16,268.8 8,129.1 4,722.9 3,162.7 1,637.5 1,525.2 254.2 277.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 13.2 12.9 0.3 0.1 18.4 0.8 17.6 2 ............: 62.0 61.5 0.4 0.1 111.1 10.8 100.2 3 ............: 2,713.5 2,708.0 (D) (D) 71.2 7.5 63.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 49.5 5.9 43.6 5 ............: 17,979.3 17,244.3 708.1 26.9 167.0 11.5 155.5 6 ............: 2,917.0 2,916.4 0.5 0.1 23.2 2.8 20.4 7 ............: 27,034.1 26,545.4 368.5 120.2 7.0 0.1 7.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.3 0.1 388.6 8.0 380.6 9 ............: 1,080.3 1,080.0 0.2 (Y) 159.2 5.7 153.5 10 ...........: 171.1 170.8 0.3 (Y) 24.9 1.4 23.4 : United States : 62,468.2 60,778.6 1,498.8 190.8 1,020.2 54.5 965.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.5 98.6 Calves .......: 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 87.9 87.0 86.5 89.4 87.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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