Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 19, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat Production in October October 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 5.09 billion pounds in October, up slightly from the 5.07 billion pounds produced in October 2019. Beef production, at 2.47 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.95 million head, down 1 percent from October 2019. The average live weight was up 25 pounds from the previous year, at 1,385 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.3 million pounds, 24 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 37,100 head, down 33 percent from October 2019. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from last year, at 250 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.60 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 12.0 million head, down 2 percent from October 2019. The average live weight was up 6 pounds from the previous year, at 291 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.6 million pounds, was down 17 percent from October 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 182,300 head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 116 pounds, down 8 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2020 commercial red meat production was 46.1 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2019. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 13 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 8 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: October 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020.. 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: October 2020................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2020..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 14 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 15 Information Contacts................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2020 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : October : September : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,439.3 2,354.5 2,471.5 101 105 22,592.8 22,564.9 100 Veal .............: 7.1 4.9 5.3 76 110 61.8 53.8 87 Pork .............: 2,606.4 2,335.9 2,598.6 100 111 22,765.8 23,384.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.8 10.9 10.6 83 98 125.2 115.4 92 : Total red meat ...: 5,065.6 4,706.1 5,086.0 100 108 45,545.5 46,118.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2020 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : October : September : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,403.9 2,315.3 2,431.9 101 105 22,310.3 22,214.1 100 Veal .............: 6.9 4.7 5.2 75 111 60.4 52.2 86 Pork .............: 2,593.4 2,322.5 2,585.8 100 111 22,654.8 23,259.3 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.5 9.4 9.2 80 97 112.7 102.9 91 : Total red meat ...: 5,015.6 4,651.9 5,032.1 100 108 45,138.2 45,628.5 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,926.0 2,755.7 2,888.1 99 27,619.6 26,759.9 97 Other ................1,000: 51.6 57.1 57.4 111 410.3 513.1 125 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,977.6 2,812.8 2,945.5 99 28,029.9 27,273.0 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,363 1,382 1,389 102 1,341 1,373 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,194 1,207 1,214 102 1,195 1,203 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,360 1,379 1,385 102 1,338 1,370 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 54.6 31.6 36.3 67 483.6 372.5 77 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.7 90 7.0 8.2 118 Commercial ...........1,000: 55.4 32.4 37.1 67 490.6 380.7 78 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 220 258 248 113 217 243 112 Other ...............pounds: 372 390 366 98 370 364 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 222 261 250 113 219 246 112 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 12,233.2 10,957.1 11,949.3 98 106,595.6 108,401.6 102 Other ................1,000: 69.3 69.8 67.4 97 591.9 652.7 110 Commercial ...........1,000: 12,302.5 11,026.9 12,016.6 98 107,187.5 109,054.4 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 285 291 102 285 288 101 Other ...............pounds: 259 264 261 101 257 262 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 285 291 102 284 288 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 179.8 154.4 151.0 84 1,688.6 1,574.1 93 Other ................1,000: 26.2 30.7 31.3 119 255.6 266.8 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 206.0 185.1 182.3 89 1,944.2 1,840.8 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 127 121 121 95 133 130 98 Other ...............pounds: 102 98 96 94 101 97 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 124 117 116 94 129 125 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 48.9 44.3 46.0 94 447.0 421.6 94 Other ................1,000: 12.4 8.6 10.9 88 105.6 88.1 83 Commercial ...........1,000: 61.4 52.9 57.0 93 552.6 509.7 92 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 66 65 65 98 65 64 99 Other ...............pounds: 89 86 84 95 82 85 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 70 68 68 97 68 68 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.0 4.8 5.5 110 45.5 52.3 115 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.3 0.3 63 4.6 3.5 76 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.5 5.1 5.8 105 50.1 55.8 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 1.1 1.2 164 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 Arizona ...............: 41.1 39.5 40.2 98 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.6 0.6 149 California ............: 149.7 140.7 152.1 102 Colorado ..............: 205.2 183.1 186.9 91 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.2 3.0 97 Florida ...............: 3.4 4.0 4.0 115 Georgia ...............: 15.2 14.1 15.4 102 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 1.0 129 : Idaho .................: 33.9 33.3 36.3 107 Illinois ..............: 328.2 296.3 320.1 98 Indiana ...............: 171.1 149.9 164.6 96 Iowa ..................: 817.3 744.0 819.3 100 Kansas ................: 424.2 508.3 554.5 131 Kentucky ..............: 55.0 52.2 59.5 108 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 97 Michigan ..............: 98.6 107.1 118.6 120 Minnesota .............: 274.1 250.5 264.8 97 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.7 0.8 130 : Missouri ..............: 178.7 164.7 179.4 100 Montana ...............: 4.0 2.7 3.3 83 Nebraska ..............: 781.8 690.5 737.9 94 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 64 New England 1/ ........: 2.9 3.0 3.2 109 New Jersey ............: 3.6 3.8 3.6 99 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 125 New York ..............: 3.4 3.4 3.5 105 North Carolina ........: 259.6 209.8 246.3 95 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.9 0.7 108 : Ohio ..................: 25.6 24.8 26.5 104 Oklahoma ..............: 108.8 110.7 126.4 116 Oregon ................: 4.2 4.2 4.9 117 Pennsylvania ..........: 143.3 118.6 120.8 84 South Carolina ........: 14.1 15.5 16.7 118 South Dakota ..........: 142.1 126.6 142.5 100 Tennessee .............: 26.3 27.0 28.8 109 Texas .................: 435.7 400.3 408.6 94 Utah ..................: 52.4 51.3 51.7 99 Virginia ..............: 52.1 27.6 38.3 74 : Washington ............: 90.9 83.9 86.4 95 West Virginia .........: 1.2 1.3 1.4 114 Wisconsin .............: 110.5 104.8 110.9 100 Wyoming ...............: 0.1 0.4 0.3 180 : United States .........: 5,065.6 4,706.1 5,086.0 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 1.2 517 1,272 1,031 1,104 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 66 65 1,112 1,087 Arizona ..........: 48.6 45.8 67,380 65,354 1,390 1,431 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.8 408 758 931 943 California .......: 140.8 135.7 186,681 181,234 1,335 1,343 Colorado .........: 227.6 203.5 317,462 290,728 1,396 1,429 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.1 4,357 4,261 1,341 1,367 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.5 1,231 1,643 1,078 1,119 : Idaho ............: 47.1 49.8 60,074 63,267 1,287 1,283 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.5 3.8 4,125 4,457 1,168 1,172 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 470.6 610.7 650,961 856,342 1,384 1,403 Kentucky .........: 4.0 3.9 4,180 4,236 1,048 1,079 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 392 435 723 809 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.8 361 695 919 906 : Missouri .........: 3.8 8.2 4,393 9,194 1,141 1,131 Montana ..........: 4.1 3.4 5,556 4,571 1,363 1,363 Nebraska .........: 711.6 644.4 1,015,301 944,684 1,428 1,467 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 152 112 1,023 1,276 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.5 3,400 3,980 1,106 1,142 New Jersey .......: 3.7 3.8 4,172 4,144 1,135 1,106 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.6 585 693 986 1,080 New York .........: 3.5 3.8 4,022 4,598 1,175 1,223 North Carolina ...: 8.2 7.6 10,064 9,277 1,231 1,222 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.9 1,009 1,151 1,257 1,233 : Ohio .............: 7.0 7.2 9,087 9,388 1,300 1,310 Oklahoma .........: 2.7 4.6 2,797 5,316 1,028 1,154 Oregon ...........: 1.7 2.4 1,910 2,758 1,098 1,159 Pennsylvania .....: 105.2 73.6 125,104 84,833 1,193 1,160 South Carolina ...: 22.7 24.3 27,108 32,508 1,200 1,345 South Dakota .....: 46.3 46.0 64,916 65,304 1,410 1,426 Tennessee ........: 2.2 3.3 2,041 3,274 949 1,018 Texas ............: 541.2 500.2 706,456 660,389 1,309 1,324 Utah .............: 61.8 59.0 83,690 82,569 1,355 1,401 Virginia .........: 1.8 1.9 1,876 1,982 1,045 1,047 : Washington .......: 105.4 97.2 147,954 140,135 1,408 1,447 West Virginia ....: 1.9 2.1 1,713 2,133 916 993 Wisconsin ........: 124.5 123.2 169,736 169,342 1,372 1,382 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 193 349 1,153 1,144 : United States ....: 2,977.6 2,945.5 4,041,157 4,072,095 1,360 1,385 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 6.2 4.0 668 506 110 132 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 48 439 451 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 53 86 446 490 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.1 1.5 271 121 87 81 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 32 20 385 301 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.5 129 199 311 385 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 0.1 (Y) 25 (X) 454 (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 40 300 400 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : 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 0.2 83 54 245 274 New Jersey .......: 2.0 1.6 757 592 379 373 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.7 6.7 832 561 87 84 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 20 37 370 338 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 16.6 10.9 2,337 1,738 141 161 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 10.5 7.1 4,458 3,207 424 450 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.3 112 144 423 430 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 18 (D) 281 : Washington .......: 0.6 (D) 51 (D) 82 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.6 3.3 2,160 1,758 473 527 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 55.4 37.1 12,218 9,212 222 250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.7 1.7 630 640 367 387 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 29 20 273 289 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.1 41 33 269 246 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.7 249 208 306 279 California .......: 238.1 245.1 59,920 67,063 252 274 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.6 360 393 247 245 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.6 448 451 267 280 Florida ..........: 6.1 5.3 729 610 119 115 Georgia ..........: 6.0 5.5 1,442 1,373 242 250 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.4 94 97 270 266 : Idaho ............: 15.3 15.4 3,993 4,332 262 281 Illinois .........: 1,194.7 1,139.0 341,095 329,696 286 290 Indiana ..........: 795.3 771.1 224,747 217,358 283 282 Iowa .............: 3,704.2 3,696.2 1,054,037 1,059,570 285 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.5 160 110 215 201 Michigan .........: 269.3 336.5 80,409 99,835 299 297 Minnesota ........: 1,144.8 1,117.4 317,009 310,961 277 278 Mississippi ......: 3.2 3.2 536 538 167 169 : Missouri .........: 804.5 781.9 235,633 233,386 293 299 Montana ..........: 2.9 2.3 822 659 284 282 Nebraska .........: 730.8 719.6 207,943 205,651 285 286 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.0 3.5 1,026 992 259 284 New Jersey .......: 8.5 5.9 813 727 96 122 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 89 87 294 278 New York .........: 2.6 2.8 645 714 251 253 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 126 96 294 285 : Ohio .............: 91.4 94.2 25,610 26,898 281 286 Oklahoma .........: 520.4 562.3 141,479 163,270 272 290 Oregon ...........: 14.3 14.5 3,733 4,071 262 281 Pennsylvania .....: 320.2 315.9 90,756 90,419 283 286 South Carolina ...: 3.0 2.3 709 563 239 240 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 83.6 91.4 37,716 40,450 452 443 Texas ............: 29.6 27.1 5,858 5,604 198 207 Utah .............: 5.0 3.0 656 678 133 228 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.3 2.0 333 498 259 248 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.0 323 290 292 299 Wisconsin ........: 66.6 69.1 28,575 29,377 430 426 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 38 54 284 266 : United States ....: 12,302.5 12,016.6 3,498,867 3,493,495 285 291 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) 1.1 (X) 70 (X) 67 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.6 0.2 69 25 122 132 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 106 California .......: 25.7 23.3 3,591 3,143 140 135 Colorado .........: 69.2 43.2 10,367 6,191 150 143 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 2.8 311 265 93 96 Florida ..........: 1.6 2.0 93 110 56 56 Georgia ..........: 2.6 1.3 160 96 61 76 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 12 143 132 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 35 24 118 135 Illinois .........: 5.0 4.7 430 361 86 77 Indiana ..........: 4.8 6.2 501 679 104 110 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.3 32 43 149 155 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.5 48 49 98 100 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.4 199 160 118 113 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 22 22 56 55 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.6 57 55 94 96 Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.4 36 22 63 56 : Missouri .........: 1.0 1.0 82 88 84 87 Montana ..........: 0.8 0.6 115 85 143 134 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 10 7 101 84 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 9 109 131 New England 1/ ...: 4.3 4.2 415 397 96 94 New Jersey .......: 13.7 15.2 1,081 1,229 79 81 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 60 79 138 137 New York .........: 5.1 4.6 488 465 95 102 North Carolina ...: 1.7 2.9 118 204 71 69 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 11 (X) 161 (X) : Ohio .............: 5.4 5.7 836 870 155 154 Oklahoma .........: 0.7 1.3 67 119 92 90 Oregon ...........: 4.9 4.5 636 574 131 127 Pennsylvania .....: 7.4 10.5 736 1,085 99 104 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 64 52 158 160 Tennessee ........: 1.3 (D) 85 (D) 65 (D) Texas ............: 14.8 19.7 1,261 1,639 85 83 Utah .............: 2.1 1.8 292 231 138 131 Virginia .........: 0.8 1.0 61 75 80 72 : Washington .......: 1.6 1.5 210 205 132 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.4 3.5 204 517 142 148 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 121 : United States ....: 206.0 182.3 25,568 21,203 124 116 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,368.7 1,389.2 1,413.3 13,691.6 13,241.9 46.8 50.4 48.9 49.6 49.5 Heifers ..........: 912.2 801.5 861.8 8,161.9 7,838.9 31.2 29.1 29.8 29.6 29.3 All cows .........: 594.1 516.4 563.5 5,315.0 5,242.9 20.3 18.7 19.5 19.2 19.6 Dairy cows .......: 286.1 250.4 258.9 2,702.7 2,560.6 9.8 9.1 9.0 9.8 9.6 Other cows .......: 307.9 266.0 304.6 2,612.3 2,682.3 10.5 9.7 10.5 9.5 10.0 Bulls ............: 51.1 48.6 49.5 451.0 436.3 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 : Total ............: 2,926.0 2,755.7 2,888.1 27,619.6 26,759.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 54.6 31.6 36.3 483.6 372.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 11,932.8 10,655.9 11,644.5 103,785.0 105,352.8 97.5 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.2 Sows .............: 277.0 276.1 278.1 2,512.2 2,786.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 Boars ............: 23.4 25.2 26.7 298.4 262.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 12,233.2 10,957.1 11,949.3 106,595.6 108,401.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.9 10.0 9.5 94.8 93.7 5.5 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.0 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 169.8 144.3 141.5 1,593.8 1,480.4 94.5 93.5 93.7 94.4 94.0 : Total ............: 179.8 154.4 151.0 1,688.6 1,574.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 823 842 844 810 832 Steers 1/ ...............: 902 921 928 872 905 Heifers 1/ ..............: 830 836 847 808 832 All cows 1/ .............: 628 633 623 642 643 Bulls 1/ ................: 855 887 872 882 883 : Calves and vealers ... : 127 150 144 126 141 : Hogs ................. : 212 212 216 213 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 210 214 210 212 Sows 2/ .................: 305 306 303 304 304 Boars 2/ ................: 223 187 194 196 193 : Sheep ................ : 64 61 61 67 65 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 63 65 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 64 61 61 67 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2020 [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 ............: 3.2 1.4 (D) 0.6 0.3 0.3 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 7.4 2.5 1.5 3.1 2.9 0.2 0.3 8.3 3 ............: 76.1 23.7 2.8 45.8 37.4 8.4 3.8 7.3 4 ............: 70.9 5.2 1.4 53.4 13.9 39.5 10.8 0.3 5 ............: 303.6 136.8 (D) 117.5 71.0 46.5 (D) 14.7 6 ............: 499.1 231.3 161.3 99.2 25.3 74.0 7.3 0.1 7 ............:1,291.4 725.2 491.5 65.2 8.3 56.9 9.5 (Y) 8 ............: 305.9 167.9 102.7 33.7 7.5 26.2 1.7 (Y) 9 ............: 182.5 73.7 20.4 85.8 64.7 21.0 2.7 3.8 10 ...........: 148.0 45.5 39.8 59.3 27.6 31.7 3.4 1.5 : United States :2,888.1 1,413.3 861.8 563.5 258.9 304.6 49.5 36.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.2 3.1 (Y) (Y) 4.0 0.4 3.6 2 ............: 8.6 8.6 (Y) (Y) 19.4 2.2 17.1 3 ............: 476.9 475.8 (D) (D) 14.9 1.1 13.7 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.1 1.1 8.0 5 ............: 3,497.9 3,368.6 124.0 5.3 26.1 1.9 24.3 6 ............: 585.3 584.9 0.4 (Y) 4.4 0.4 4.0 7 ............: 5,206.0 5,127.1 62.4 16.4 1.3 (Y) 1.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.6 (Y) 44.5 1.3 43.2 9 ............: 241.8 241.8 (Y) (Y) 22.0 0.7 21.3 10 ...........: 31.2 31.2 (Y) (Y) 5.2 0.3 4.9 : United States :11,949.3 11,644.5 278.1 26.7 151.0 9.5 141.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to October 2020 [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 ............: 27.7 11.9 (D) 5.3 2.6 2.7 (D) 2.3 2 ............: 72.9 22.3 15.5 31.5 29.4 2.1 3.6 84.8 3 ............: 850.9 290.1 30.8 495.6 404.0 91.5 34.4 79.1 4 ............: 661.7 48.0 15.3 512.2 146.7 365.5 86.2 2.6 5 ............: 2,706.4 1,302.8 (D) 985.2 604.9 380.3 (D) 123.2 6 ............: 4,695.3 2,211.7 1,477.0 928.1 285.0 643.1 78.5 0.9 7 ............:11,723.1 6,597.4 4,457.1 589.5 75.4 514.1 79.2 0.4 8 ............: 2,881.7 1,542.4 981.1 344.4 81.3 263.1 13.8 (Y) 9 ............: 1,810.7 770.1 210.1 805.8 637.7 168.2 24.6 44.8 10 ...........: 1,329.3 445.1 309.4 545.2 293.6 251.7 29.6 34.2 : United States :26,759.9 13,241.9 7,838.9 5,242.9 2,560.6 2,682.3 436.3 372.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 26.2 25.8 0.3 0.1 35.5 2.4 33.1 2 ............: 78.8 78.4 0.3 0.1 186.4 19.9 166.5 3 ............: 4,684.0 4,673.5 (D) (D) 126.8 12.3 114.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 107.3 11.3 96.0 5 ............: 31,844.8 30,502.4 1,294.7 47.7 256.1 20.1 236.1 6 ............: 5,086.3 5,084.8 1.3 0.2 49.7 3.0 46.7 7 ............: 47,462.1 46,657.1 650.2 154.8 11.7 0.2 11.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 6.6 0.2 517.5 14.9 502.7 9 ............: 2,191.2 2,190.8 0.3 0.1 236.9 7.3 229.5 10 ...........: 289.2 288.7 0.4 0.1 46.1 2.3 43.7 : United States :108,401.6 105,352.8 2,786.5 262.4 1,574.1 93.7 1,480.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.0 98.0 98.5 98.1 Calves .......: 98.5 97.5 98.0 98.6 97.8 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 Sheep ........: 87.3 83.4 82.8 86.9 85.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 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 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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