Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 24, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Up 3 Percent From Last Year August 2014 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion pounds in August, up 3 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in August 2014. Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.32 million head, down 7 percent from August 2014. The average live weight was up 34 pounds from the previous year, at 1,363 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.5 million pounds, 9 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 34,500 head, down 21 percent from August 2014. The average live weight was up 41 pounds from last year, at 318 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.95 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.35 million head, up 13 percent from August 2014. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at 278 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up slightly from August 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,100 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 5 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2015 commercial red meat production was 31.7 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 17 percent, pork was up 8 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 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, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States........... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States....... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: August 2015................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2015..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2015 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,023.5 2,046.1 1,934.1 96 95 16,161.5 15,498.9 96 Veal .............: 7.1 6.9 6.5 91 93 64.8 53.6 83 Pork .............: 1,752.2 1,972.6 1,949.1 111 99 14,840.5 16,007.5 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 12.9 11.7 100 91 105.2 101.1 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,794.5 4,038.5 3,901.4 103 97 31,171.9 31,661.1 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2015 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,999.0 2,023.4 1,911.0 96 94 15,955.3 15,306.6 96 Veal .............: 6.9 6.8 6.3 91 93 63.7 52.7 83 Pork .............: 1,740.2 1,960.5 1,935.8 111 99 14,752.5 15,914.3 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.6 11.8 10.6 100 90 98.3 93.8 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,756.7 4,002.5 3,863.8 103 97 30,869.7 31,367.5 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August : January to August : August : July : August : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,462.7 2,458.5 2,288.4 93 19,996.2 18,720.2 94 Other ................1,000: 36.9 33.7 33.9 92 316.5 288.4 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,499.6 2,492.2 2,322.3 93 20,312.7 19,008.7 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,332 1,348 1,365 103 1,320 1,349 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,154 1,170 1,182 102 1,146 1,162 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,329 1,346 1,363 103 1,318 1,346 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.0 36.0 33.9 79 395.7 286.4 72 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.6 101 5.5 4.6 85 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.6 36.5 34.5 79 401.2 291.0 73 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 276 322 317 115 274 312 114 Other ...............pounds: 385 379 388 101 378 379 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 277 322 318 115 275 313 114 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,199.4 9,331.9 9,272.1 113 68,938.0 74,799.5 109 Other ................1,000: 69.6 68.6 75.1 108 497.1 519.2 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,269.1 9,400.5 9,347.1 113 69,435.1 75,318.7 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 280 278 98 285 283 99 Other ...............pounds: 237 244 244 103 242 246 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 282 280 278 98 285 283 99 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 161.4 166.8 155.5 96 1,404.9 1,319.8 94 Other ................1,000: 19.6 20.3 19.6 100 133.3 139.0 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 181.0 187.1 175.1 97 1,538.2 1,458.8 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 131 141 137 104 139 142 102 Other ...............pounds: 109 109 113 104 107 108 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 129 138 134 104 137 139 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.9 38.5 37.2 91 315.3 286.5 91 Other ................1,000: 11.0 11.9 8.6 79 95.0 83.6 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 51.9 50.3 45.9 88 410.3 370.1 90 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 61 62 99 64 62 97 Other ...............pounds: 75 76 85 114 73 82 113 Commercial ..........pounds: 65 65 67 102 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.7 4.2 107 35.0 34.9 100 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 101 5.8 5.9 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.6 5.3 4.9 106 40.8 40.9 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August : July : August : August 2015 as : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.6 0.6 0.6 99 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 34.6 38.0 34.4 99 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 113 California ............: 100.1 109.0 108.9 109 Colorado ..............: 186.7 188.0 178.3 95 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.8 3.0 119 Florida ...............: 6.0 8.5 6.7 110 Georgia ...............: 11.4 9.7 9.4 83 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.7 90 : Idaho .................: 3.6 3.9 3.7 102 Illinois ..............: 235.8 276.5 269.4 114 Indiana ...............: 141.1 148.7 147.5 105 Iowa ..................: 508.3 569.2 544.4 107 Kansas ................: 432.9 444.5 411.6 95 Kentucky ..............: 40.5 45.5 44.8 111 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 104 Michigan ..............: 36.9 39.9 35.9 97 Minnesota .............: 188.8 214.3 209.3 111 Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.4 0.4 102 : Missouri ..............: 151.6 158.3 159.6 105 Montana ...............: 1.3 1.1 1.4 108 Nebraska ..............: 609.6 615.6 626.5 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.9 1.9 110 New Jersey ............: 3.7 3.9 3.7 100 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.2 0.4 99 New York ..............: 2.9 3.1 3.1 109 North Carolina ........: 156.8 181.3 166.1 106 North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 96 : Ohio ..................: 22.3 23.7 21.9 98 Oklahoma ..............: 87.2 97.6 102.0 117 Oregon ................: 6.6 6.5 6.6 101 Pennsylvania ..........: 103.1 108.8 106.2 103 South Carolina ........: 20.1 16.4 18.9 94 South Dakota ..........: 84.0 96.0 91.0 108 Tennessee .............: 20.6 19.9 19.5 95 Texas .................: 354.9 359.8 332.4 94 Utah ..................: 39.3 40.6 39.9 102 Virginia ..............: 33.7 40.7 38.6 114 : Washington ............: 73.9 76.9 72.7 98 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.4 0.6 102 Wisconsin .............: 87.2 83.7 77.3 89 Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.4 0.7 95 : United States .........: 3,794.5 4,038.5 3,901.4 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.4 423 376 1,033 1,058 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 61 (X) 1,118 Arizona ..........: 42.3 40.8 56,932 57,202 1,349 1,404 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 394 400 983 1,024 California .......: 92.1 93.0 118,579 127,245 1,298 1,380 Colorado .........: 211.0 194.2 285,282 272,328 1,353 1,403 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.1 3,398 4,127 1,275 1,320 Florida ..........: (D) 10.5 (D) 12,709 (D) 1,221 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.7 981 844 1,130 1,144 : Idaho ............: 2.7 2.7 3,121 3,228 1,208 1,273 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.1 2.8 3,273 2,989 1,069 1,067 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 500.5 462.0 669,946 629,426 1,339 1,363 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 979 1,072 1,022 1,077 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 423 443 812 922 Michigan .........: 41.1 38.8 55,823 53,499 1,367 1,386 Minnesota ........: 49.2 42.4 70,388 62,864 1,439 1,491 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 85 120 821 842 : Missouri .........: 4.2 2.6 4,646 2,846 1,118 1,116 Montana ..........: 1.4 1.4 1,605 1,698 1,152 1,213 Nebraska .........: 568.9 550.4 784,130 782,042 1,380 1,422 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 159 134 1,059 1,047 New England 1/ ...: 1.7 1.9 1,849 2,122 1,094 1,127 New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.8 3,120 3,250 1,068 1,153 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 403 363 1,158 1,212 New York .........: 2.8 2.9 3,176 3,289 1,167 1,162 North Carolina ...: 5.9 4.7 7,166 5,655 1,221 1,211 North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.6 794 719 1,233 1,283 : Ohio .............: 9.0 6.5 10,417 7,439 1,170 1,154 Oklahoma .........: 1.6 2.2 1,587 2,234 974 1,036 Oregon ...........: 6.0 5.6 7,257 6,990 1,229 1,267 Pennsylvania .....: 78.8 72.8 93,751 86,180 1,195 1,188 South Carolina ...: 14.4 13.6 16,702 16,714 1,168 1,235 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.3 4.2 3,713 3,864 893 952 Texas ............: 446.7 409.1 572,304 531,776 1,284 1,303 Utah .............: 46.9 45.5 62,899 63,307 1,343 1,394 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 795 695 1,028 1,054 : Washington .......: 89.2 83.7 119,874 117,406 1,348 1,405 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 613 611 1,117 1,170 Wisconsin ........: 98.6 88.1 135,166 120,209 1,378 1,373 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 721 722 1,181 1,183 : United States ....: 2,499.6 2,322.3 3,314,873 3,157,987 1,329 1,363 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 10.7 7.5 1,012 732 96 99 Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 72 49 569 588 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Illinois .........: 0.8 (Y) 377 (X) 446 (X) Indiana ..........: 0.3 0.3 86 87 254 296 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.2 0.1 46 31 303 301 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.4 0.2 55 38 154 169 New Jersey .......: 4.4 4.3 1,878 1,807 431 424 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 5.2 2.6 633 489 123 193 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 433 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.8 6.8 3,335 2,994 426 441 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 0.3 151 161 606 479 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 63 (D) 70 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.4 5.4 2,477 2,548 459 474 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 43.6 34.5 11,988 10,924 277 318 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.5 1.8 601 644 392 368 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 33 45 236 252 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 38 260 260 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 172 204 256 275 California .......: 175.5 200.4 44,416 49,578 253 248 Colorado .........: 2.3 2.4 547 581 235 247 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.8 402 469 244 255 Florida ..........: 2.8 4.4 466 602 165 137 Georgia ..........: 6.1 6.1 1,472 1,437 240 237 Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 281 274 242 261 : Idaho ............: 10.0 10.4 2,640 2,708 265 260 Illinois .........: 796.4 970.6 226,705 275,915 285 284 Indiana ..........: 654.0 702.4 182,748 191,649 280 273 Iowa .............: 2,210.9 2,496.5 627,395 691,329 284 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.7 154 149 227 229 Michigan .........: 16.2 17.1 6,123 6,347 378 373 Minnesota ........: 727.2 873.8 200,811 234,809 276 269 Mississippi ......: 3.0 2.7 455 434 151 159 : Missouri .........: 681.1 733.6 197,240 209,640 290 286 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.7 351 408 218 244 Nebraska .........: 571.3 663.0 160,648 182,245 281 275 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 24 34 237 253 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.7 646 659 223 241 New Jersey .......: 8.7 8.3 875 820 100 99 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 82 101 246 272 New York .........: 3.3 4.5 750 1,033 231 231 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 78 113 291 278 : Ohio .............: 73.6 82.3 21,085 22,665 287 276 Oklahoma .........: 411.6 487.8 113,191 132,659 275 272 Oregon ...........: 12.9 14.1 3,426 3,674 267 260 Pennsylvania .....: 228.6 262.9 60,807 70,831 266 269 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 61.7 57.0 27,614 26,235 448 461 Texas ............: 18.3 23.0 4,553 5,670 248 247 Utah .............: 4.4 4.6 783 1,017 180 222 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.0 239 253 260 257 Wisconsin ........: 47.8 42.6 21,260 18,233 445 429 Wyoming ..........: 1.2 1.0 308 265 252 257 : United States ....: 8,269.1 9,347.1 2,334,939 2,598,250 282 278 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 27 30 133 129 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 91 California .......: 22.6 22.9 2,881 3,384 128 148 Colorado .........: 70.5 64.5 10,615 10,059 151 156 Delaware-Maryland : 4.0 3.7 384 355 95 97 Florida ..........: 0.7 1.1 39 68 59 63 Georgia ..........: 1.1 0.8 74 54 70 64 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 13 134 145 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 37 24 135 135 Illinois .........: 9.9 (D) 1,285 (D) 130 (D) Indiana ..........: 4.4 4.0 485 444 111 112 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.4 46 66 166 187 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 46 40 106 89 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.4 153 175 122 125 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 24 30 72 85 Michigan .........: 16.9 17.3 2,177 2,284 129 132 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 52 44 117 110 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 12 18 61 55 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 94 78 102 94 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.5 60 67 133 131 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 11 131 140 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 15 21 130 128 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.8 261 291 98 103 New Jersey .......: 9.6 9.5 796 749 83 79 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.7 112 108 143 149 New York .........: 3.8 4.7 373 492 100 105 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.3 80 96 69 73 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 7 141 124 : Ohio .............: 1.5 1.7 162 196 106 116 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.2 16 16 85 77 Oregon ...........: 2.8 2.9 369 405 134 142 Pennsylvania .....: 5.8 5.3 598 559 103 106 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 47 45 156 160 Tennessee ........: 1.0 1.0 68 75 71 77 Texas ............: 10.0 8.9 1,074 946 107 107 Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 275 (D) 140 Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 45 34 92 97 : Washington .......: 1.0 1.5 137 198 131 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.2 1.5 160 215 135 148 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 43 45 148 145 : United States ....: 181.0 175.1 23,300 23,447 129 134 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,318.8 1,417.5 1,313.8 10,461.6 10,136.6 53.5 57.7 57.4 52.3 54.1 Heifers ..........: 685.2 590.7 557.8 5,577.3 4,909.9 27.8 24.0 24.4 27.9 26.2 All cows .........: 410.4 409.9 377.2 3,592.8 3,369.4 16.7 16.7 16.5 18.0 18.0 Dairy cows .......: 228.5 238.6 225.4 1,851.4 1,920.7 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.3 10.3 Other cows .......: 181.8 171.3 151.8 1,741.4 1,448.7 7.4 7.0 6.6 8.7 7.7 Bulls ............: 48.4 40.4 39.6 364.4 304.4 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 : Total ............: 2,462.7 2,458.5 2,288.4 19,996.2 18,720.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 43.0 36.0 33.9 395.7 286.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 7,952.3 9,062.5 9,019.6 66,902.0 72,714.6 97.0 97.1 97.3 97.0 97.2 Sows .............: 218.9 245.0 229.1 1,812.7 1,894.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 Boars ............: 28.3 24.4 23.3 223.3 190.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,199.4 9,331.9 9,272.1 68,938.0 74,799.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.6 9.4 9.4 90.4 74.2 6.6 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 150.8 157.4 146.1 1,314.6 1,245.6 93.4 94.3 94.0 93.6 94.4 : Total ............: 161.4 166.8 155.5 1,404.9 1,319.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 813 825 837 800 819 Steers 1/ ...............: 878 884 902 860 878 Heifers 1/ ..............: 795 801 812 791 807 All cows 1/ .............: 624 641 637 627 649 Bulls 1/ ................: 908 922 922 900 925 : Calves and vealers ... : 163 191 188 162 185 : Hogs ................. : 212 210 209 214 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 207 206 212 210 Sows 2/ .................: 307 310 310 305 309 Boars 2/ ................: 203 205 206 205 205 : Sheep ................ : 66 71 69 70 71 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 69 70 66 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 71 68 70 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.6 0.7 0.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 2 ............: 5.6 1.8 0.8 2.4 2.2 0.1 0.7 6.8 3 ............: 75.6 22.8 3.3 45.9 37.6 8.3 3.6 7.0 4 ............: 47.9 3.2 1.1 38.7 13.8 24.9 4.9 0.2 5 ............: 239.7 120.5 25.3 85.5 59.9 25.6 8.3 10.6 6 ............: 408.0 220.4 115.3 64.9 28.8 36.1 7.4 0.3 7 ............:1,038.1 665.8 320.5 42.7 3.2 39.5 9.1 (D) 8 ............: 246.3 173.6 59.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 134.3 53.6 10.3 67.8 58.7 9.1 2.6 7.3 10 ...........: 91.4 51.4 21.3 17.2 13.3 3.9 1.5 1.5 : United States :2,288.4 1,313.8 557.8 377.2 225.4 151.8 39.6 33.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 2.3 0.1 (Y) 2.7 0.1 2.5 2 ............: 12.5 12.4 0.1 (Y) 13.7 1.3 12.5 3 ............: 442.1 441.3 0.8 (Y) 9.7 1.0 8.7 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 1.3 5.7 1.1 4.6 5 ............: 2,652.3 2,541.6 107.2 3.5 28.8 2.8 26.0 6 ............: 508.3 508.1 0.2 (Y) 2.9 0.4 2.5 7 ............: 3,908.7 3,833.8 56.5 18.4 0.9 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 66.1 1.7 64.4 9 ............: 197.0 196.9 (Y) (Y) 21.8 0.7 21.0 10 ...........: 25.5 25.5 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.2 3.1 : United States : 9,272.1 9,019.6 229.1 23.3 155.5 9.4 146.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 12.1 4.7 3.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2.0 2 ............: 43.8 13.1 7.9 18.1 15.9 2.2 4.6 63.6 3 ............: 640.9 181.7 42.1 390.2 314.7 75.5 27.0 58.3 4 ............: 414.7 23.7 11.4 334.2 115.4 218.8 45.5 1.1 5 ............: 2,006.9 986.5 212.0 746.5 490.1 256.3 61.9 91.7 6 ............: 3,344.9 1,814.9 902.1 568.5 248.6 319.9 59.4 2.1 7 ............: 8,389.7 4,985.5 2,897.6 445.1 30.2 414.9 61.5 (D) 8 ............: 2,005.6 1,290.4 574.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 1,137.3 439.7 88.7 588.1 519.9 68.2 20.8 57.6 10 ...........: 724.3 396.5 170.2 148.3 113.7 34.6 9.3 9.9 : United States :18,720.2 10,136.6 4,909.9 3,369.4 1,920.7 1,448.7 304.4 286.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 15.3 14.7 0.4 0.2 21.2 1.0 20.2 2 ............: 90.1 88.8 1.0 0.3 119.1 9.8 109.4 3 ............: 3,509.4 3,502.2 6.7 0.5 75.9 8.1 67.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 14.2 44.3 8.6 35.7 5 ............: 21,010.2 20,059.0 918.7 32.6 238.7 20.2 218.5 6 ............: 3,872.9 3,870.5 1.7 0.7 26.2 3.8 22.5 7 ............: 31,423.8 30,825.5 456.0 142.2 6.3 0.2 6.1 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 574.3 15.2 559.1 9 ............: 1,465.1 1,464.8 0.3 (Y) 189.8 5.2 184.5 10 ...........: 203.0 202.7 0.3 0.1 24.0 2.2 21.8 : United States : 74,799.5 72,714.6 1,894.1 190.8 1,319.8 74.2 1,245.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.6 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.2 89.2 88.8 91.3 90.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 nearly 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Vacant - Sheep and Goats...................... 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