Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 23, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Up 7 Percent From Last Year November 2014 contained 20 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. November 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.03 billion pounds in November, up 7 percent from the 3.76 billion pounds produced in November 2014. Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.29 million head, up 2 percent from November 2014. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,393 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.1 million pounds, 9 percent above November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 38,800 head, up 8 percent from November 2014. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from last year, at 310 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.08 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.76 million head, up 11 percent from November 2014. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.8 million pounds, was up 3 percent from November 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 181,100 head, 5 percent above last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 3 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2015 commercial red meat production was 44.1 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 13 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: November 2014 and 2015.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: November 2014 and 2015............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2014 and 2015............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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: November 2015................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to November 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2015 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : November : October : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,849.5 2,125.3 1,934.1 105 91 22,250.1 21,643.9 97 Veal .............: 6.5 7.2 7.1 109 98 86.2 74.7 87 Pork .............: 1,890.2 2,168.9 2,080.2 110 96 20,729.0 22,292.2 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.5 12.0 11.8 103 98 142.3 137.0 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,757.7 4,313.4 4,033.1 107 94 43,207.6 44,147.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2015 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : November : October : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,825.4 2,096.5 1,911.1 105 91 21,960.2 21,374.5 97 Veal .............: 6.3 7.1 6.9 110 98 84.7 73.4 87 Pork .............: 1,880.4 2,155.5 2,068.9 110 96 20,606.6 22,160.8 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.6 10.9 10.9 102 100 132.5 126.6 96 : Total red meat ...: 3,722.8 4,270.0 3,997.8 107 94 42,784.0 43,735.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : November : January to November : November : October : November : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,209.7 2,469.4 2,258.2 102 27,286.2 25,882.5 95 Other ................1,000: 37.1 43.6 34.9 94 444.2 405.4 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,246.8 2,513.0 2,293.2 102 27,730.4 26,287.9 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,367 1,394 1,396 102 1,330 1,361 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,146 1,156 1,157 101 1,148 1,161 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,363 1,390 1,393 102 1,327 1,358 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.2 39.6 38.2 108 515.3 401.0 78 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.6 91 7.5 6.3 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 35.9 40.3 38.8 108 522.8 407.3 78 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 305 303 309 102 280 311 111 Other ...............pounds: 359 401 376 105 378 383 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 306 305 310 102 281 312 111 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,754.2 10,172.5 9,700.0 111 96,334.6 104,323.8 108 Other ................1,000: 55.6 74.0 62.2 112 690.9 730.1 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,809.8 10,246.5 9,762.2 111 97,025.5 105,053.9 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 284 286 100 285 283 99 Other ...............pounds: 242 249 252 104 243 247 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 283 285 100 285 283 99 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 157.1 166.3 162.5 103 1,921.5 1,815.4 94 Other ................1,000: 15.7 20.0 18.5 118 188.4 201.6 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 172.8 186.3 181.1 105 2,110.0 2,017.0 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 135 131 134 99 137 139 101 Other ...............pounds: 109 109 99 91 107 107 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 133 129 130 98 135 136 101 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 37.2 36.5 36.2 97 439.1 399.5 91 Other ................1,000: 10.6 17.4 11.0 104 133.4 132.5 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 47.8 53.9 47.2 99 572.6 532.0 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 62 62 98 64 62 98 Other ...............pounds: 83 75 73 88 75 80 108 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 66 64 95 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.8 4.2 4.5 117 47.3 47.9 101 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.7 0.7 99 7.9 8.0 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.5 4.9 5.2 115 55.2 55.9 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : November : October : November :November 2015 as : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.8 0.9 134 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 Arizona ...............: 31.9 38.2 42.5 133 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.3 69 California ............: 106.7 116.6 110.9 104 Colorado ..............: 170.0 194.2 171.1 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 3.0 3.0 122 Florida ...............: 6.6 7.6 7.4 112 Georgia ...............: 10.1 11.0 10.6 105 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.6 88 : Idaho .................: 3.3 4.4 4.3 129 Illinois ..............: 246.7 288.3 275.1 111 Indiana ...............: 140.6 164.7 164.0 117 Iowa ..................: 549.3 600.0 577.6 105 Kansas ................: 375.0 452.8 391.0 104 Kentucky ..............: 42.6 46.8 49.5 116 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.5 0.5 119 Michigan ..............: 34.7 40.4 36.5 105 Minnesota .............: 201.7 230.4 211.4 105 Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.5 118 : Missouri ..............: 149.7 169.2 160.5 107 Montana ...............: 1.5 2.0 1.8 120 Nebraska ..............: 592.3 687.7 653.4 110 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 114 New England 1/ ........: 1.9 2.3 2.1 114 New Jersey ............: 3.2 3.6 3.6 112 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 89 New York ..............: 2.7 3.4 3.1 115 North Carolina ........: 204.5 210.2 218.9 107 North Dakota ..........: 0.4 0.7 0.4 91 : Ohio ..................: 21.5 19.8 21.6 100 Oklahoma ..............: 91.0 110.1 88.0 97 Oregon ................: 6.1 6.7 6.2 101 Pennsylvania ..........: 105.0 124.9 115.4 110 South Carolina ........: 19.0 19.9 17.9 94 South Dakota ..........: 87.4 107.6 98.2 112 Tennessee .............: 23.1 27.3 24.9 108 Texas .................: 298.8 368.9 324.1 108 Utah ..................: 35.2 40.8 36.6 104 Virginia ..............: 36.8 44.1 40.4 110 : Washington ............: 66.3 75.9 72.6 109 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.9 0.7 98 Wisconsin .............: 85.5 85.0 84.3 99 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.2 0.4 97 : United States .........: 3,757.7 4,313.4 4,033.1 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 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 0.4 382 442 981 999 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 112 130 1,050 1,132 Arizona ..........: 38.7 49.3 52,969 69,971 1,371 1,421 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.3 456 263 983 1,020 California .......: 94.7 97.5 125,006 132,354 1,332 1,369 Colorado .........: 185.9 183.3 259,664 261,810 1,398 1,429 Delaware-Maryland : 2.6 3.1 3,353 4,182 1,297 1,339 Florida ..........: (D) 11.6 (D) 14,384 (D) 1,243 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.6 823 688 1,107 1,092 : Idaho ............: 2.5 3.1 2,783 3,570 1,169 1,203 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.4 2.4 2,572 2,636 1,065 1,109 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 424.4 430.7 579,606 604,485 1,366 1,404 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.1 991 1,101 957 997 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 366 407 849 933 Michigan .........: 39.0 39.4 53,730 54,917 1,387 1,402 Minnesota ........: 50.0 40.1 72,922 58,318 1,467 1,462 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 102 178 850 863 : Missouri .........: 2.2 1.4 2,346 1,478 1,094 1,081 Montana ..........: 1.9 2.2 2,152 2,522 1,122 1,154 Nebraska .........: 519.7 563.3 753,219 830,343 1,451 1,475 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 119 113 1,020 1,000 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.1 2,109 2,269 1,042 1,081 New Jersey .......: 2.2 2.2 2,427 2,446 1,103 1,109 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 420 358 1,046 1,141 New York .........: 2.6 2.5 2,961 2,872 1,147 1,169 North Carolina ...: 5.3 4.3 6,334 5,070 1,213 1,199 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 594 483 1,181 1,298 : Ohio .............: 8.7 7.0 10,045 8,047 1,159 1,165 Oklahoma .........: 1.6 2.0 1,497 2,002 966 996 Oregon ...........: 5.1 5.0 6,193 6,164 1,221 1,242 Pennsylvania .....: 79.5 81.5 95,627 100,261 1,206 1,235 South Carolina ...: 13.6 13.5 15,786 15,951 1,174 1,192 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.7 4.3 4,147 3,940 908 931 Texas ............: 375.3 394.0 485,899 520,936 1,299 1,325 Utah .............: 42.4 42.1 56,965 58,236 1,345 1,387 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.0 1,098 1,050 1,028 1,056 : Washington .......: 79.8 82.6 108,614 117,575 1,364 1,426 West Virginia ....: 1.0 0.9 985 870 943 940 Wisconsin ........: 97.6 98.5 134,516 137,161 1,385 1,401 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 596 570 1,124 1,139 : United States ....: 2,246.8 2,293.2 3,055,252 3,186,881 1,363 1,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 .......: 6.7 9.4 656 816 100 88 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 48 34 581 499 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 484 (D) Illinois .........: 0.6 0.1 270 18 431 321 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 113 93 286 267 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 28 (X) 477 Michigan .........: 0.1 0.2 29 61 300 292 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 66 38 165 164 New Jersey .......: 4.5 5.5 1,913 2,407 429 440 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 3.7 2.5 496 502 137 202 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 21 (X) 374 (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 .....: 6.7 6.8 2,869 2,970 426 436 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.4 111 193 519 493 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 29 (X) 470 : Washington .......: (D) 0.3 (D) 19 (D) 68 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 5.6 2,469 2,715 470 489 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 35.9 38.8 10,901 11,954 306 310 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 ..........: 1.7 2.5 646 944 374 385 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 25 31 251 261 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 32 46 253 259 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.5 202 150 257 273 California .......: 194.4 200.1 49,346 50,089 254 250 Colorado .........: 1.2 1.4 275 348 232 243 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.8 412 490 266 268 Florida ..........: 5.1 3.7 672 573 131 155 Georgia ..........: 5.5 6.6 1,323 1,740 242 262 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.9 257 238 244 259 : Idaho ............: 9.3 12.1 2,444 3,144 265 261 Illinois .........: 856.2 997.3 246,851 288,560 288 289 Indiana ..........: 649.0 761.1 183,316 214,395 283 282 Iowa .............: 2,393.5 2,648.0 685,810 755,389 287 285 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.2 1.2 217 271 176 232 Michigan .........: 13.0 15.3 5,346 6,444 413 422 Minnesota ........: 789.6 889.7 217,951 243,146 276 273 Mississippi ......: 3.4 3.4 481 526 143 155 : Missouri .........: 674.9 728.9 196,718 213,042 292 292 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.6 255 412 225 251 Nebraska .........: 590.5 654.0 167,873 184,467 284 282 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 32 (X) 258 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 3.3 621 872 261 268 New Jersey .......: 7.4 8.1 697 820 94 101 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 51 69 271 280 New York .........: 2.8 4.6 661 1,201 240 259 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 92 133 287 297 : Ohio .............: 71.3 75.0 20,251 21,838 284 292 Oklahoma .........: 428.6 425.5 118,593 115,577 277 272 Oregon ...........: 13.4 13.8 3,565 3,602 265 261 Pennsylvania .....: 232.7 263.1 63,316 73,261 272 278 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 69.7 74.5 31,343 34,071 450 458 Texas ............: 20.4 27.1 4,882 6,513 240 240 Utah .............: 3.3 4.6 523 825 156 181 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.8 197 246 285 294 Wisconsin ........: 44.3 36.5 19,948 15,619 451 429 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 76 83 280 261 : United States ....: 8,809.8 9,762.2 2,521,944 2,784,828 286 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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 ..........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 90 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 29 42 114 135 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 19.6 21.6 2,687 2,877 137 133 Colorado .........: 74.5 75.1 11,207 11,338 151 151 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.4 339 325 96 95 Florida ..........: 0.6 0.5 41 32 65 63 Georgia ..........: 0.5 0.7 41 48 81 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 6 14 127 135 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.3 25 34 136 131 Illinois .........: 10.8 (D) 1,506 (D) 140 (D) Indiana ..........: 3.5 3.5 401 405 114 115 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.4 76 69 180 187 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 46 41 98 92 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.4 128 169 123 117 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 25 28 72 76 Michigan .........: 15.2 15.9 2,097 2,177 138 137 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.5 38 44 102 98 Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.3 26 17 72 56 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.6 54 53 81 83 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 74 51 137 104 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 130 108 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 2.9 288 285 92 97 New Jersey .......: 7.7 8.9 629 699 82 78 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.8 112 108 143 143 New York .........: 4.2 5.3 426 558 102 105 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.1 89 82 70 73 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.7 1.4 172 156 101 110 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.3 34 31 110 102 Oregon ...........: 2.6 2.5 349 342 132 136 Pennsylvania .....: 4.8 4.9 493 508 102 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 44 46 162 163 Tennessee ........: 0.7 1.0 51 70 76 69 Texas ............: 6.8 10.0 702 811 103 81 Utah .............: (D) 1.9 (D) 257 (D) 136 Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 44 34 89 93 : Washington .......: 0.9 1.0 115 132 131 132 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.8 1.2 101 170 123 141 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 22 15 128 140 : United States ....: 172.8 181.1 22,930 23,531 133 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to November : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :-----------------------: November : October : November :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,084.1 1,335.3 1,185.6 14,165.0 14,045.9 49.1 54.1 52.5 51.9 54.3 Heifers ..........: 657.6 638.8 604.4 7,702.6 6,717.7 29.8 25.9 26.8 28.2 26.0 All cows .........: 425.8 453.2 430.9 4,913.1 4,691.1 19.3 18.4 19.1 18.0 18.1 Dairy cows .......: 217.9 256.5 230.3 2,558.8 2,659.3 9.9 10.4 10.2 9.4 10.3 Other cows .......: 207.9 196.7 200.6 2,354.3 2,031.8 9.4 8.0 8.9 8.6 7.9 Bulls ............: 42.3 42.0 37.3 505.5 427.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 : Total ............: 2,209.7 2,469.4 2,258.2 27,286.2 25,882.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 35.2 39.6 38.2 515.3 401.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,509.3 9,904.0 9,463.2 93,496.3 101,466.9 97.2 97.4 97.6 97.1 97.3 Sows .............: 219.4 245.0 219.9 2,529.1 2,603.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 Boars ............: 25.5 23.5 16.9 309.2 253.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 8,754.2 10,172.5 9,700.0 96,334.6 104,323.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.8 9.6 8.4 125.9 103.1 6.2 5.8 5.2 6.5 5.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 147.3 156.7 154.1 1,795.7 1,712.3 93.8 94.2 94.8 93.5 94.3 : Total ............: 157.1 166.3 162.5 1,921.5 1,815.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 828 851 848 807 828 Steers 1/ ...............: 903 926 923 869 891 Heifers 1/ ..............: 827 846 850 798 816 All cows 1/ .............: 630 630 634 627 645 Bulls 1/ ................: 894 895 893 899 917 : Calves and vealers ... : 181 180 183 165 184 : Hogs ................. : 215 212 213 214 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 213 210 211 212 210 Sows 2/ .................: 301 311 310 305 309 Boars 2/ ................: 205 199 230 205 206 : Sheep ................ : 68 66 67 69 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 66 66 66 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 66 67 69 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 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 ............: 1.8 0.9 0.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 2 ............: 4.6 1.6 0.8 1.7 1.5 0.2 0.4 8.0 3 ............: 83.7 25.3 4.0 50.6 41.0 9.6 3.8 7.1 4 ............: 51.1 2.4 1.1 42.2 12.8 29.4 5.4 0.2 5 ............: 243.3 109.4 24.9 100.1 63.1 37.0 8.9 11.4 6 ............: 392.5 213.4 101.3 72.2 25.4 46.7 5.7 0.3 7 ............:1,005.9 593.6 350.4 54.0 1.4 52.6 8.0 (D) 8 ............: 238.2 133.4 85.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 147.2 59.0 11.7 74.2 64.1 10.1 2.3 9.2 10 ...........: 89.9 46.7 24.3 17.9 13.5 4.4 1.0 1.7 : United States :2,258.2 1,185.6 604.4 430.9 230.3 200.6 37.3 38.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.8 (Y) (Y) 2.7 0.1 2.6 2 ............: 12.5 12.4 0.1 0.1 13.8 1.4 12.4 3 ............: 445.1 444.2 0.9 0.1 9.2 0.7 8.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 4.1 5.0 1.0 4.1 5 ............: 2,748.7 2,650.1 95.2 3.5 27.8 2.7 25.1 6 ............: 448.4 448.4 0.1 (Y) 3.1 0.4 2.7 7 ............: 4,045.0 3,992.1 43.8 9.1 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 76.6 1.5 75.2 9 ............: 197.1 197.1 (Y) (Y) 20.9 0.5 20.5 10 ...........: 26.0 25.9 (Y) (Y) 2.7 0.2 2.5 : United States : 9,700.0 9,463.2 219.9 16.9 162.5 8.4 154.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November 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 ............: 17.8 7.5 4.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2.7 2 ............: 59.1 18.3 10.4 24.3 21.4 2.9 6.1 87.1 3 ............: 896.1 254.2 53.2 549.0 444.2 104.7 39.8 80.8 4 ............: 577.0 32.6 14.6 467.1 158.8 308.3 62.6 1.6 5 ............: 2,772.7 1,343.7 290.9 1,047.9 689.6 358.2 90.3 126.2 6 ............: 4,626.3 2,514.5 1,237.2 794.9 332.7 462.2 79.7 2.9 7 ............:11,586.1 6,965.5 3,929.7 603.1 37.1 566.0 88.0 (D) 8 ............: 2,767.2 1,760.6 811.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 1,578.6 609.9 121.6 818.7 720.9 97.8 28.4 84.2 10 ...........: 1,001.6 539.1 244.5 205.1 157.2 47.9 13.0 15.2 : United States :25,882.5 14,045.9 6,717.7 4,691.1 2,659.3 2,031.8 427.9 401.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 23.8 23.1 0.5 0.2 30.7 1.4 29.3 2 ............: 130.6 129.0 1.2 0.4 162.1 14.4 147.7 3 ............: 4,901.7 4,891.3 9.7 0.7 103.8 10.5 93.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 20.5 61.1 11.9 49.2 5 ............: 29,333.3 28,061.1 1,228.9 43.3 325.1 29.1 295.9 6 ............: 5,391.1 5,388.5 1.9 0.7 34.7 4.8 29.8 7 ............: 43,804.1 43,008.1 608.8 187.3 8.8 0.3 8.5 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.3 803.0 20.5 782.5 9 ............: 2,060.8 2,060.4 0.4 0.1 252.0 7.3 244.7 10 ...........: 280.5 280.0 0.3 0.1 34.2 2.8 31.4 : United States :104,323.8 101,466.9 2,603.3 253.6 1,815.4 103.1 1,712.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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 November Species : November : October : November :------------------------ : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.2 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 90.9 89.3 89.8 91.1 90.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. 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