Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 20, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in May May 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.57 billion pounds in May, up 1 percent from the 4.50 billion pounds produced in May 2018. Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, up 1 percent from May 2018. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 1,316 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.3 million pounds, 1 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 46,200 head, down 1 percent from May 2018. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from last year, at 236 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.22 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.4 million head, up 1 percent from May 2018. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.4 million pounds, was down 2 percent from May 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 209,200 head, 4 percent above last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, down 8 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2019 commercial red meat production was 22.4 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 1 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019.... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2019.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 2019....... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2019 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,307.0 2,261.5 2,327.9 101 103 10,891.2 11,003.5 101 Veal .............: 6.4 6.0 6.3 99 105 30.9 30.7 99 Pork .............: 2,174.4 2,268.8 2,218.9 102 98 10,961.3 11,326.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.7 15.2 13.4 98 88 64.8 65.3 101 : Total red meat ...: 4,501.5 4,551.5 4,566.4 101 100 21,948.3 22,425.6 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2019 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,279.9 2,234.0 2,300.8 101 103 10,748.7 10,864.3 101 Veal .............: 6.2 5.9 6.2 99 105 30.2 30.0 99 Pork .............: 2,164.0 2,258.2 2,209.2 102 98 10,906.4 11,273.7 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 13.7 12.1 97 88 59.8 59.4 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,462.6 4,511.7 4,528.2 101 100 21,745.1 22,227.5 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,868.2 2,788.8 2,899.9 101 13,219.7 13,500.1 102 Other ................1,000: 39.3 40.3 39.1 100 204.8 202.6 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,907.4 2,829.2 2,939.0 101 13,424.5 13,702.6 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,317 1,330 1,317 100 1,352 1,341 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,200 1,189 1,202 100 1,211 1,197 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,316 1,328 1,316 100 1,350 1,339 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.7 42.1 45.5 100 219.6 233.8 106 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.7 90 3.6 3.4 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.5 42.8 46.2 99 223.3 237.1 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 236 239 233 99 237 223 94 Other ...............pounds: 361 378 381 105 377 375 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 238 241 236 99 240 225 94 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,162.6 10,525.9 10,302.3 101 50,992.7 52,530.6 103 Other ................1,000: 55.3 56.8 53.1 96 292.1 278.4 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,217.9 10,582.6 10,355.4 101 51,284.8 52,809.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 287 287 101 286 287 100 Other ...............pounds: 257 257 249 97 258 257 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 287 287 101 286 287 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 177.8 204.5 182.0 102 834.3 868.6 104 Other ................1,000: 24.0 31.4 27.2 113 95.6 123.3 129 Commercial ...........1,000: 201.8 235.9 209.2 104 929.8 992.0 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 140 134 132 95 143 136 96 Other ...............pounds: 104 97 100 97 107 99 92 Commercial ..........pounds: 136 129 128 95 139 132 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.8 48.1 49.3 108 201.5 217.8 108 Other ................1,000: 7.5 11.1 10.4 139 38.5 48.4 126 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.3 59.2 59.7 112 240.0 266.2 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 64 64 101 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 82 78 83 101 81 81 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 67 102 67 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.7 4.7 4.6 98 21.1 22.5 107 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.5 0.5 127 2.7 2.9 110 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 5.2 5.1 100 23.7 25.4 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.7 0.7 63 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 39.7 36.9 39.3 99 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 88 California ............: 120.7 123.2 132.5 110 Colorado ..............: 195.1 181.8 180.0 92 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 3.1 3.3 97 Florida ...............: 2.8 3.0 3.1 108 Georgia ...............: 13.2 14.3 14.3 108 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.9 124 : Idaho .................: 26.5 31.5 28.7 108 Illinois ..............: 284.2 283.9 283.3 100 Indiana ...............: 150.4 147.4 148.4 99 Iowa ..................: 646.4 711.5 689.2 107 Kansas ................: 514.0 493.1 518.6 101 Kentucky ..............: 43.8 47.4 46.1 105 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 88 Michigan ..............: 80.8 90.8 88.7 110 Minnesota .............: 231.2 231.7 228.8 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 93 : Missouri ..............: 165.6 163.4 163.7 99 Montana ...............: 1.8 1.5 2.0 111 Nebraska ..............: 677.2 664.9 685.7 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 94 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.2 2.4 114 New Jersey ............: 3.8 3.7 4.1 107 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 98 New York ..............: 3.6 3.1 3.5 97 North Carolina ........: 209.6 218.2 231.0 110 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.7 0.6 100 : Ohio ..................: 20.3 20.0 20.0 99 Oklahoma ..............: 98.7 107.6 98.5 100 Oregon ................: 4.3 3.7 4.2 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 125.3 128.9 125.2 100 South Carolina ........: 10.3 11.9 13.0 127 South Dakota ..........: 125.4 127.2 125.3 100 Tennessee .............: 20.6 18.8 21.6 105 Texas .................: 407.5 394.7 400.1 98 Utah ..................: 46.1 47.4 50.4 109 Virginia ..............: 45.0 44.1 26.3 58 : Washington ............: 76.4 77.2 77.1 101 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 99 Wisconsin .............: 100.5 108.2 103.5 103 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.5 0.3 89 : United States .........: 4,501.5 4,551.5 4,566.4 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.7 0.5 683 569 1,016 1,040 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 81 60 1,089 1,058 Arizona ..........: 49.3 47.8 65,703 63,435 1,334 1,328 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 423 410 990 949 California .......: 115.2 126.4 155,497 165,742 1,360 1,320 Colorado .........: 232.5 213.2 303,095 279,448 1,305 1,312 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.4 4,793 4,842 1,359 1,407 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.4 1,127 1,476 1,129 1,082 : Idaho ............: 35.4 39.1 46,252 49,851 1,320 1,288 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 2.7 3,392 3,178 1,151 1,170 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 609.0 617.7 798,365 805,925 1,311 1,305 Kentucky .........: 2.5 3.0 2,626 3,205 1,071 1,089 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 461 387 830 712 Michigan .........: 49.3 (D) 68,724 (D) 1,401 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.4 335 346 829 808 : Missouri .........: 3.6 4.1 4,160 4,853 1,160 1,186 Montana ..........: 1.9 2.3 2,609 2,932 1,352 1,278 Nebraska .........: 660.0 662.6 885,967 894,790 1,344 1,352 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 151 161 985 1,045 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.5 2,515 3,023 1,180 1,188 New Jersey .......: 3.9 4.3 4,358 4,720 1,121 1,112 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.4 404 412 1,106 1,053 New York .........: 3.7 3.9 4,441 4,671 1,208 1,220 North Carolina ...: 6.5 6.9 7,997 8,500 1,236 1,241 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.7 977 976 1,288 1,325 : Ohio .............: 4.8 5.3 6,286 6,830 1,299 1,299 Oklahoma .........: 2.2 2.6 2,306 2,842 1,066 1,095 Oregon ...........: 1.5 1.5 1,665 1,702 1,122 1,117 Pennsylvania .....: 94.0 96.1 114,861 116,939 1,227 1,221 South Carolina ...: 15.6 20.1 19,426 25,218 1,254 1,263 South Dakota .....: 30.4 40.7 43,196 57,079 1,422 1,410 Tennessee ........: 1.3 1.1 1,372 1,124 1,065 1,048 Texas ............: 519.7 506.7 662,361 649,577 1,278 1,285 Utah .............: 56.5 62.3 73,724 81,105 1,308 1,304 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.2 1,251 1,331 1,099 1,100 : Washington .......: 93.4 95.0 125,644 127,053 1,348 1,341 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 623 609 1,104 1,072 Wisconsin ........: 109.5 115.1 151,081 158,528 1,389 1,386 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 443 409 1,063 1,106 : United States ....: 2,907.4 2,939.0 3,816,739 3,859,089 1,316 1,316 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) California .......: 7.3 7.0 776 715 108 103 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 38 30 408 376 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 62 49 491 430 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.5 3.1 200 274 82 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 32 36 369 359 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 122 (D) 286 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 36 30 312 300 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.3 41 71 188 239 New Jersey .......: 2.0 1.9 733 739 372 384 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.2 7.0 832 585 116 84 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 34 29 386 273 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 12.7 10.5 2,024 1,597 161 153 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.1 9.9 3,386 4,224 418 426 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.1 88 48 426 410 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.4 (D) 28 (D) 76 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.9 4.4 2,379 2,075 491 470 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 46.5 46.2 10,980 10,830 238 236 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.9 1.6 1,182 593 408 365 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 27 15 249 255 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 31 (D) 293 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 147 114 270 290 California .......: 174.9 200.6 44,459 51,710 254 258 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.4 386 352 246 245 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.2 366 293 239 250 Florida ..........: 3.7 4.4 498 561 135 128 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.2 1,238 1,253 248 239 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.4 103 103 255 256 : Idaho ............: 13.9 14.4 3,727 3,909 267 272 Illinois .........: 1,006.1 984.2 288,321 283,825 287 288 Indiana ..........: 714.7 691.0 196,697 193,866 275 281 Iowa .............: 2,912.3 3,101.1 830,592 887,608 285 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.7 175 156 229 228 Michigan .........: 184.8 224.9 54,380 65,985 294 293 Minnesota ........: 968.3 945.2 264,334 260,609 273 276 Mississippi ......: 3.3 3.1 553 470 167 152 : Missouri .........: 739.6 727.7 216,488 213,872 293 294 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.4 304 358 280 264 Nebraska .........: 626.3 643.1 177,265 183,495 283 285 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 41 28 269 264 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.5 763 652 263 262 New Jersey .......: 8.6 8.8 836 841 98 95 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 46 51 282 270 New York .........: 2.3 2.1 546 509 234 246 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 70 66 289 314 : Ohio .............: 72.9 70.9 20,838 20,319 286 287 Oklahoma .........: 452.4 451.4 127,972 126,897 283 281 Oregon ...........: 14.9 14.6 3,990 3,976 268 272 Pennsylvania .....: 279.7 264.7 75,123 73,144 269 276 South Carolina ...: 2.9 2.3 733 568 251 246 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 64.9 69.2 29,570 31,396 456 454 Texas ............: 22.7 24.5 5,637 4,954 249 202 Utah .............: 5.4 4.7 999 751 187 161 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.1 1.2 285 291 257 252 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 153 142 295 291 Wisconsin ........: 61.4 59.6 27,339 26,107 447 439 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 66 46 279 271 : United States ....: 10,217.9 10,355.4 2,908,243 2,967,854 285 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.5 (D) 69 (D) 152 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 30.8 28.5 4,773 4,097 155 144 Colorado .........: 58.4 61.0 10,307 10,189 177 167 Delaware-Maryland : 5.2 3.6 467 330 90 91 Florida ..........: 1.4 1.9 83 110 59 58 Georgia ..........: 2.4 3.0 150 205 63 67 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 21 15 141 119 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 22 15 153 150 Illinois .........: 5.4 5.6 492 502 91 90 Indiana ..........: 4.5 5.2 528 577 118 112 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.1 28 19 164 164 Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.4 48 36 87 83 Kentucky .........: 1.8 1.5 217 178 121 121 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.6 27 29 64 51 Michigan .........: 17.5 (D) 2,624 (D) 150 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 34 36 92 93 Mississippi ......: 1.4 1.6 82 92 60 58 : Missouri .........: 1.1 1.2 87 102 81 81 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 46 46 140 120 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 23 18 167 161 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 4.3 282 422 97 99 New Jersey .......: 16.2 18.0 1,265 1,417 78 79 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.7 134 102 151 147 New York .........: 5.4 4.9 572 506 106 104 North Carolina ...: 1.4 1.8 96 117 68 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 5.1 5.2 792 845 156 164 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 1.0 60 91 110 91 Oregon ...........: 4.2 3.7 612 510 145 137 Pennsylvania .....: 7.6 7.8 812 807 107 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 51 44 166 112 Tennessee ........: 1.1 1.4 64 83 57 58 Texas ............: 14.4 17.3 1,232 1,447 85 84 Utah .............: 1.7 2.0 233 268 139 136 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 70 73 71 76 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.4 191 198 137 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.2 1.9 547 309 169 162 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 128 (X) : United States ....: 201.8 209.2 27,366 26,813 136 128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,545.9 1,416.3 1,523.5 6,799.2 6,672.7 53.9 50.8 52.5 51.4 49.4 Heifers ..........: 758.4 789.9 802.1 3,639.2 3,949.9 26.4 28.3 27.7 27.5 29.3 All cows .........: 513.0 535.8 526.2 2,564.6 2,672.6 17.9 19.2 18.1 19.4 19.8 Dairy cows .......: 245.1 268.5 258.1 1,331.3 1,406.4 8.5 9.6 8.9 10.1 10.4 Other cows .......: 267.9 267.3 268.1 1,233.4 1,266.3 9.3 9.6 9.2 9.3 9.4 Bulls ............: 50.9 46.9 48.1 216.6 204.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,868.2 2,788.8 2,899.9 13,219.7 13,500.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 45.7 42.1 45.5 219.6 233.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,870.0 10,237.3 10,016.8 49,577.9 51,112.4 97.1 97.3 97.2 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 260.3 255.7 252.6 1,261.7 1,256.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 32.3 32.9 32.9 153.1 161.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,162.6 10,525.9 10,302.3 50,992.7 52,530.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.5 11.3 10.9 41.6 45.7 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 168.3 193.2 171.2 792.7 823.0 94.6 94.5 94.0 95.0 94.7 : Total ............: 177.8 204.5 182.0 834.3 868.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 797 803 795 815 807 Steers 1/ ...............: 848 859 847 872 867 Heifers 1/ ..............: 786 799 788 814 807 All cows 1/ .............: 647 651 645 659 648 Bulls 1/ ................: 900 887 894 896 883 : Calves and vealers ... : 137 140 136 138 129 : Hogs ................. : 213 215 215 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 212 212 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 308 305 307 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 201 190 194 196 187 : Sheep ................ : 70 67 66 72 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 68 63 66 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 67 67 72 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 0.8 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 8.0 2.1 1.5 3.6 3.3 0.3 1.0 9.0 3 ............: 99.5 33.2 2.6 59.1 46.0 13.1 4.7 10.3 4 ............: 59.5 3.9 1.1 46.7 13.1 33.6 7.8 0.3 5 ............: 291.0 144.2 (D) 109.1 68.9 40.2 (D) 15.3 6 ............: 505.1 253.1 157.3 86.7 27.7 59.0 8.1 0.1 7 ............:1,309.8 773.1 468.3 59.5 5.2 54.2 9.0 0.1 8 ............: 314.3 184.5 90.8 37.6 7.7 29.9 1.5 (Y) 9 ............: 175.2 80.0 19.1 72.6 59.6 13.0 3.5 6.7 10 ...........: 135.1 48.8 31.7 51.1 26.4 24.7 3.5 3.5 : United States :2,899.9 1,523.5 802.1 526.2 258.1 268.1 48.1 45.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 2.2 (Y) (Y) 4.2 0.2 4.0 2 ............: 10.8 10.7 0.1 (Y) 22.4 2.5 20.0 3 ............: 383.7 382.9 (D) (D) 13.4 1.3 12.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 11.2 1.1 10.1 5 ............: 2,952.5 2,829.0 119.0 4.6 30.8 2.3 28.5 6 ............: 472.0 471.9 0.1 (Y) 4.3 0.5 3.8 7 ............: 4,487.7 4,403.9 63.4 20.4 1.6 (Y) 1.6 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 62.7 1.5 61.2 9 ............: 196.9 196.8 (Y) (Y) 27.4 1.1 26.2 10 ...........: 29.9 29.8 0.1 (Y) 4.1 0.3 3.8 : United States :10,302.3 10,016.8 252.6 32.9 182.0 10.9 171.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 9.6 3.1 (D) 1.6 0.9 0.8 (D) 1.2 2 ............: 33.8 8.6 6.9 15.3 14.3 1.0 3.0 46.0 3 ............: 480.8 161.9 9.7 290.4 230.7 59.6 18.8 46.0 4 ............: 274.6 18.3 6.2 214.9 69.6 145.2 35.3 1.2 5 ............: 1,389.7 646.7 (D) 562.0 365.2 196.8 (D) 82.1 6 ............: 2,380.4 1,135.3 749.3 455.0 166.8 288.2 40.7 0.4 7 ............: 5,980.9 3,342.5 2,295.4 304.2 32.3 271.8 38.9 0.2 8 ............: 1,457.7 767.7 497.9 186.1 43.0 143.0 6.1 (Y) 9 ............: 826.8 362.7 76.9 376.2 325.8 50.4 11.0 37.2 10 ...........: 665.6 225.8 159.4 267.1 157.7 109.5 13.3 19.4 : United States :13,500.1 6,672.7 3,949.9 2,672.6 1,406.4 1,266.3 204.8 233.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.5 10.3 0.2 (Y) 15.5 0.7 14.9 2 ............: 52.3 51.9 0.3 0.1 93.9 9.1 84.8 3 ............: 2,264.1 2,259.4 (D) (D) 60.9 6.5 54.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 41.8 5.0 36.8 5 ............: 15,164.3 14,545.5 596.2 22.6 141.0 9.6 131.4 6 ............: 2,447.4 2,446.9 0.4 0.1 19.8 2.4 17.4 7 ............: 22,739.0 22,325.1 311.9 102.0 5.9 0.1 5.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 2.8 0.1 333.2 6.7 326.6 9 ............: 915.9 915.6 0.2 (Y) 135.9 4.6 131.3 10 ...........: 143.5 143.2 0.2 (Y) 20.7 1.1 19.6 : United States : 52,530.6 51,112.4 1,256.9 161.4 868.6 45.7 823.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 88.1 86.7 87.0 89.7 87.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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