Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 24, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Pork Production for April April 2017 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.28 billion pounds in April, up 8 percent from the 3.97 billion pounds produced in April 2017. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 8 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, up 7 percent from April 2017. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,334 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 4 percent above April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 42,800 head, up 10 percent from April 2017. The average live weight was down 12 pounds from last year, at 245 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.14 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.99 million head, up 7 percent from April 2017. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was up 8 percent from April 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,000 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, up 9 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2018 commercial red meat production was 17.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was up 1 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 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: April 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018.. 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: April 2018................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2018..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2018 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,963.1 2,203.5 2,116.3 108 96 8,265.9 8,581.2 104 Veal .............: 5.8 6.1 6.1 104 100 24.2 24.6 101 Pork .............: 1,988.2 2,297.1 2,141.7 108 93 8,398.1 8,786.8 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.5 14.2 12.4 108 88 48.7 50.8 104 : Total red meat ...: 3,968.7 4,520.8 4,276.5 108 95 16,736.9 17,443.4 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2018 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,936.9 2,174.7 2,089.3 108 96 8,153.6 8,468.8 104 Veal .............: 5.7 5.9 5.9 104 100 23.6 24.0 101 Pork .............: 1,976.9 2,285.2 2,131.4 108 93 8,349.9 8,742.4 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.4 13.3 11.5 111 87 44.9 47.3 105 : Total red meat ...: 3,929.9 4,479.1 4,238.2 108 95 16,572.0 17,282.5 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,425.0 2,660.5 2,598.9 107 10,013.2 10,351.4 103 Other ................1,000: 38.3 41.4 38.9 102 164.4 163.0 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,463.3 2,702.0 2,637.9 107 10,177.6 10,514.5 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,327 1,360 1,336 101 1,354 1,362 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,190 1,210 1,206 101 1,192 1,201 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,325 1,358 1,334 101 1,352 1,359 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 38.4 43.0 42.1 110 168.1 173.9 103 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.7 109 2.7 2.8 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 39.0 43.7 42.8 110 170.8 176.7 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 255 237 242 95 242 238 98 Other ...............pounds: 378 375 394 104 396 387 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 257 240 245 95 245 240 98 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,282.0 10,660.7 9,938.5 107 39,262.2 40,830.1 104 Other ................1,000: 60.8 63.9 54.0 89 258.5 237.4 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,342.8 10,724.6 9,992.5 107 39,520.7 41,067.5 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 287 287 101 284 286 101 Other ...............pounds: 256 255 260 102 257 256 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 286 287 101 284 286 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 156.1 185.2 163.3 105 639.9 656.5 103 Other ................1,000: 23.6 16.4 17.7 75 72.9 67.2 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 179.7 201.6 181.0 101 712.8 723.6 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 133 142 141 106 140 144 103 Other ...............pounds: 98 112 103 105 106 107 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 128 140 137 107 137 140 103 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 38.1 42.4 38.6 101 144.0 155.7 108 Other ................1,000: 8.0 7.5 7.6 96 34.4 29.7 87 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.1 49.9 46.2 100 178.3 185.5 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 63 64 104 62 64 103 Other ...............pounds: 84 80 84 100 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 66 67 102 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.0 4.6 4.2 103 17.1 16.3 95 Other ................1,000: 0.4 1.0 0.3 80 2.8 2.3 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.5 5.6 4.5 101 19.9 18.6 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 1.3 1.0 90 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 150 Arizona ...............: 34.4 39.3 36.3 106 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 101 California ............: 108.5 122.0 110.2 102 Colorado ..............: 164.4 184.9 173.9 106 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 3.2 3.1 121 Florida ...............: 2.6 2.6 2.7 106 Georgia ...............: 13.1 13.9 12.3 94 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.6 90 : Idaho .................: 4.7 25.0 24.4 514 Illinois ..............: 261.0 296.6 272.1 104 Indiana ...............: 149.3 164.4 151.9 102 Iowa ..................: 567.0 660.4 630.5 111 Kansas ................: 411.9 471.4 453.4 110 Kentucky ..............: 44.2 48.7 45.9 104 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 110 Michigan ..............: 37.2 80.3 79.3 213 Minnesota .............: 204.7 242.0 222.7 109 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 102 : Missouri ..............: 159.0 181.7 166.2 105 Montana ...............: 2.0 2.0 1.5 73 Nebraska ..............: 596.7 673.5 635.6 107 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 106 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.9 1.9 111 New Jersey ............: 3.0 3.3 3.3 107 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.3 0.3 128 New York ..............: 3.3 3.2 3.3 98 North Carolina ........: 197.9 226.3 206.0 104 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.8 0.7 97 : Ohio ..................: 20.0 21.1 19.0 95 Oklahoma ..............: 94.1 102.3 103.8 110 Oregon ................: 5.3 4.6 3.6 68 Pennsylvania ..........: 116.4 128.2 121.6 104 South Carolina ........: 9.3 9.2 9.7 104 South Dakota ..........: 112.7 134.5 121.3 108 Tennessee .............: 20.2 22.5 17.7 88 Texas .................: 372.6 379.9 385.6 103 Utah ..................: 35.6 42.9 41.6 117 Virginia ..............: 42.6 45.1 41.6 98 : Washington ............: 67.3 73.0 68.6 102 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.5 0.6 113 Wisconsin .............: 98.1 105.6 100.9 103 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 122 : United States .........: 3,968.7 4,520.8 4,276.5 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.6 682 596 1,086 1,074 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 113 (X) 1,163 Arizona ..........: 43.9 45.0 57,551 60,059 1,314 1,337 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 467 453 983 943 California .......: 97.3 106.7 129,531 144,535 1,341 1,364 Colorado .........: 189.9 201.6 255,408 269,230 1,346 1,337 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.3 3,624 4,364 1,350 1,339 Florida ..........: 3.7 (D) 4,293 (D) 1,185 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 945 970 1,168 1,107 : Idaho ............: 3.7 32.2 4,414 42,775 1,279 1,345 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.4 2.8 2,651 3,188 1,103 1,152 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 488.9 529.9 639,322 699,422 1,308 1,320 Kentucky .........: 1.4 2.1 1,519 2,268 1,054 1,099 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 381 409 838 851 Michigan .........: 40.0 46.9 55,621 65,528 1,398 1,407 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 258 251 763 794 : Missouri .........: 3.6 3.8 4,012 4,545 1,113 1,198 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.7 2,865 2,119 1,367 1,227 Nebraska .........: 552.4 597.6 756,211 821,121 1,370 1,376 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 133 116 1,056 994 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.9 1,917 2,282 1,186 1,175 New Jersey .......: 3.0 3.3 3,293 3,669 1,089 1,116 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.3 224 334 1,081 1,094 New York .........: 2.8 3.2 3,348 3,876 1,213 1,226 North Carolina ...: 5.3 5.8 6,460 7,035 1,233 1,230 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.8 1,140 1,088 1,273 1,347 : Ohio .............: 4.2 4.9 4,892 6,310 1,152 1,301 Oklahoma .........: 2.8 2.8 3,072 3,100 1,102 1,107 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.2 (D) 1,356 (D) 1,142 Pennsylvania .....: 84.7 88.4 104,257 108,663 1,235 1,233 South Carolina ...: 14.1 14.6 17,648 18,388 1,259 1,260 South Dakota .....: 32.7 33.2 46,193 47,664 1,421 1,445 Tennessee ........: 5.9 1.8 5,484 1,852 957 1,016 Texas ............: 466.9 484.3 604,326 626,380 1,298 1,297 Utah .............: 45.0 50.4 57,944 66,590 1,290 1,322 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.3 1,083 1,368 1,148 1,059 : Washington .......: 84.8 83.4 111,605 113,300 1,319 1,361 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 621 680 1,101 1,079 Wisconsin ........: 107.2 109.1 148,585 151,454 1,395 1,397 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.4 367 460 1,146 1,135 : United States ....: 2,463.3 2,637.9 3,256,494 3,510,714 1,325 1,334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 7.6 6.5 696 638 93 99 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 30 (X) 422 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 67 68 458 444 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.7 2.6 139 213 80 82 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 29 25 424 352 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 32 301 305 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.2 37 43 175 200 New Jersey .......: 1.7 2.0 632 728 371 372 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 3.9 6.2 495 770 131 124 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 38 30 432 401 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.9 10.7 1,937 1,842 218 173 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.9 8.0 3,337 3,343 425 417 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 49 103 440 422 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 21 (D) 347 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.6 4.7 2,081 2,250 452 483 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 39.0 42.8 9,934 10,422 257 245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.8 2.5 1,076 997 390 405 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 44 30 251 262 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.9 226 239 260 267 California .......: 196.5 156.5 48,504 39,795 247 255 Colorado .........: 1.4 1.6 353 415 245 260 Delaware-Maryland : 1.2 1.3 324 333 264 265 Florida ..........: 5.6 4.9 680 571 123 117 Georgia ..........: 5.1 5.3 1,216 1,313 240 246 Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.4 204 98 256 239 : Idaho ............: 12.5 13.3 3,211 3,570 257 268 Illinois .........: 945.0 985.5 271,469 285,162 287 289 Indiana ..........: 696.6 708.5 194,879 198,593 280 280 Iowa .............: 2,568.1 2,832.0 732,856 812,094 285 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 195 185 206 235 Michigan .........: 15.9 185.4 6,196 55,250 391 298 Minnesota ........: 851.7 930.0 232,547 255,849 273 275 Mississippi ......: (D) 2.9 (D) 486 (D) 167 : Missouri .........: 717.0 739.2 208,246 216,799 291 293 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.2 427 296 280 255 Nebraska .........: 632.7 625.8 178,864 177,184 283 283 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 19 36 263 280 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.5 667 699 271 275 New Jersey .......: 7.3 7.0 729 724 99 104 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.1 44 42 256 281 New York .........: 4.2 2.1 1,197 512 283 246 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 77 82 311 312 : Ohio .............: 78.4 67.8 21,666 19,165 277 283 Oklahoma .........: 430.2 473.9 121,614 133,634 283 282 Oregon ...........: 12.4 12.9 3,182 3,452 257 268 Pennsylvania .....: 261.7 275.6 70,555 75,103 270 273 South Carolina ...: (D) 2.6 (D) 649 (D) 251 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 56.9 55.7 26,060 25,068 458 450 Texas ............: 24.5 22.7 5,944 5,575 243 246 Utah .............: 3.6 4.5 739 900 205 203 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.8 1.0 232 265 282 263 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.6 151 175 289 275 Wisconsin ........: 58.3 62.8 25,768 27,761 443 443 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 67 68 267 284 : United States ....: 9,342.8 9,992.5 2,658,457 2,862,837 285 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) 0.2 (X) 16 (X) 101 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 24.1 25.8 3,668 4,053 153 157 Colorado .........: 50.8 56.6 8,633 9,911 170 175 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 5.8 373 550 95 95 Florida ..........: 1.2 1.4 70 90 60 63 Georgia ..........: 1.7 2.2 127 153 74 70 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 13 (D) 127 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 13 15 138 152 Illinois .........: 10.8 6.2 1,072 466 99 75 Indiana ..........: 3.8 4.1 421 483 110 118 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 30 26 180 160 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 41 39 95 97 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.3 138 159 112 125 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 20 19 68 57 Michigan .........: 15.3 16.7 2,144 2,454 141 147 Minnesota ........: 0.2 0.3 31 29 124 100 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.8 20 52 62 61 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.9 67 73 79 79 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 59 48 141 148 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 142 (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 11 133 169 New England 1/ ...: 4.0 2.9 324 269 81 92 New Jersey .......: 15.0 13.7 1,085 1,050 72 77 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 63 94 149 154 New York .........: 7.2 6.5 565 632 79 98 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.1 77 80 70 71 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 150 : Ohio .............: 2.7 4.6 356 734 130 160 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.5 44 55 141 122 Oregon ...........: 2.8 3.2 409 494 149 154 Pennsylvania .....: 8.4 7.0 822 726 98 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 57 36 160 140 Tennessee ........: 1.0 0.9 67 59 68 66 Texas ............: 12.3 7.1 1,087 681 88 96 Utah .............: 1.8 1.7 251 230 139 138 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 55 48 83 71 : Washington .......: 1.6 1.5 213 204 137 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.4 3.0 364 491 150 163 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 8 158 166 : United States ....: 179.7 181.0 23,024 24,810 128 137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,331.6 1,327.7 1,365.7 5,259.2 5,253.4 54.9 49.9 52.5 52.5 50.8 Heifers ..........: 609.7 754.4 694.5 2,704.4 2,880.7 25.1 28.4 26.7 27.0 27.8 All cows .........: 439.6 533.1 493.3 1,885.5 2,051.6 18.1 20.0 19.0 18.8 19.8 Dairy cows .......: 228.1 286.9 248.9 1,021.5 1,086.2 9.4 10.8 9.6 10.2 10.5 Other cows .......: 211.5 246.2 244.4 864.0 965.5 8.7 9.3 9.4 8.6 9.3 Bulls ............: 44.0 45.3 45.4 164.2 165.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 : Total ............: 2,425.0 2,660.5 2,598.9 10,013.2 10,351.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 38.4 43.0 42.1 168.1 173.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,020.7 10,372.3 9,664.5 38,167.4 39,707.9 97.2 97.3 97.2 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 233.1 257.5 244.5 982.4 1,001.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 28.1 30.9 29.4 112.4 120.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,282.0 10,660.7 9,938.5 39,262.2 40,830.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.2 8.5 9.6 31.9 32.1 5.9 4.6 5.9 5.0 4.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 147.0 176.7 153.7 608.0 624.4 94.1 95.4 94.1 95.0 95.1 : Total ............: 156.1 185.2 163.3 639.9 656.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 801 819 806 816 820 Steers 1/ ...............: 849 878 860 873 879 Heifers 1/ ..............: 791 820 798 814 821 All cows 1/ .............: 655 666 658 651 661 Bulls 1/ ................: 901 901 893 890 895 : Calves and vealers ... : 150 139 142 142 139 : Hogs ................. : 213 214 215 213 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 212 212 210 212 Sows 2/ .................: 309 304 305 308 304 Boars 2/ ................: 202 196 198 204 194 : Sheep ................ : 67 72 71 70 72 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 67 67 67 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 72 71 70 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: April 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 6.4 1.6 1.1 3.0 2.9 0.1 0.7 8.2 3 ............: 91.4 32.7 2.2 52.4 42.0 10.4 4.2 8.3 4 ............: 48.8 3.4 1.1 37.5 11.2 26.3 6.8 0.3 5 ............: 263.3 125.2 (D) 103.0 66.9 36.1 (D) 15.8 6 ............: 482.7 267.8 116.8 88.6 25.2 63.5 9.5 0.1 7 ............:1,152.8 671.4 411.8 61.1 5.0 56.1 8.5 (Y) 8 ............: 283.2 156.5 (D) 29.6 7.0 22.6 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 152.1 63.2 12.5 72.8 60.9 11.9 3.6 6.3 10 ...........: 116.4 43.2 25.3 44.8 27.5 17.3 3.0 2.8 : United States :2,598.9 1,365.7 694.5 493.3 248.9 244.4 45.4 42.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 2.2 (Y) (Y) 2.9 0.1 2.8 2 ............: 8.9 8.9 (Y) (Y) 19.7 1.5 18.2 3 ............: 466.8 465.8 (D) (D) 14.2 2.2 12.0 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.6 1.3 6.2 5 ............: 2,919.8 2,796.4 118.6 4.9 28.5 1.9 26.6 6 ............: 490.9 490.7 0.2 (Y) 3.4 0.5 2.9 7 ............: 4,212.4 4,131.1 63.3 18.0 1.2 (Y) 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.0 0.1 58.0 1.3 56.7 9 ............: 153.4 153.3 (Y) (Y) 24.4 0.7 23.7 10 ...........: 27.0 26.9 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.2 3.3 : United States : 9,938.5 9,664.5 244.5 29.4 163.3 9.6 153.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April 2018 [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 ............: 6.7 2.9 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 2 ............: 24.4 6.4 4.7 11.4 10.7 0.6 2.0 34.8 3 ............: 366.7 125.6 8.5 217.8 174.4 43.4 14.8 33.9 4 ............: 206.3 14.6 4.3 161.9 53.7 108.2 25.4 1.2 5 ............: 1,072.7 505.1 (D) 425.5 276.8 148.7 (D) 67.1 6 ............: 1,849.0 959.2 486.7 367.5 120.7 246.9 35.5 0.3 7 ............: 4,561.4 2,587.5 1,699.6 242.2 20.9 221.3 32.1 0.2 8 ............: 1,143.4 604.3 (D) 120.0 34.2 85.9 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 648.6 265.4 51.6 320.2 279.9 40.2 11.4 24.9 10 ...........: 472.2 182.3 97.2 183.6 114.0 69.6 9.0 10.6 : United States :10,351.4 5,253.4 2,880.7 2,051.6 1,086.2 965.5 165.7 173.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.9 8.7 0.1 (Y) 10.2 0.3 9.9 2 ............: 42.2 41.9 0.3 0.1 66.1 5.2 60.9 3 ............: 1,914.2 1,910.1 (D) (D) 50.9 5.5 45.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 25.9 3.9 22.0 5 ............: 12,006.5 11,506.7 480.9 18.9 110.4 6.8 103.6 6 ............: 1,946.6 1,945.8 0.7 0.1 12.5 1.8 10.7 7 ............: 17,145.0 16,827.4 246.2 71.5 4.5 0.2 4.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.1 0.1 266.0 5.2 260.9 9 ............: 693.6 693.4 0.2 0.1 94.3 2.1 92.2 10 ...........: 114.1 113.9 0.2 (Y) 15.5 1.0 14.5 : United States : 40,830.1 39,707.9 1,001.4 120.8 656.5 32.1 624.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 86.9 91.9 90.2 89.8 90.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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