Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released January 22, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Pork Production for December Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.14 billion pounds in December, up slightly from the 4.14 billion pounds produced in December 2013. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.44 million head, down 5 percent from December 2013. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from the previous year, at 1,363 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.6 million pounds, 22 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 43,000 head, down 35 percent from December 2013. The average live weight was up 51 pounds from last year, at 302 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.11 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.85 million head, up 1 percent from December 2013. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 286 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.4 million pounds, was up 3 percent from December 2013. Sheep slaughter totaled 200,000 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, up 3 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2014 commercial red meat production was 47.3 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2013. Accumulated beef production was down 6 percent from last year, veal was down 16 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly. December 2013 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. 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: December 2013 and 2014.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2013 and 2014............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2013 and 2014............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 2013 and 2014.. 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: December 2014................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to December 2014..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2014 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : December : November : : :2014 as % : : : : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : of 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,047.3 1,850.6 2,000.7 98 108 25,719.5 24,252.1 94 Veal .............: 9.8 6.5 7.6 78 118 111.3 93.9 84 Pork .............: 2,065.4 1,890.7 2,114.5 102 112 23,187.1 22,844.4 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.0 11.5 13.4 103 116 156.0 155.8 100 : Total red meat ...: 4,135.6 3,759.3 4,136.2 100 110 49,174.0 47,346.3 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2014 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : December : November : : :2014 as % : : : : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : of 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,019.1 1,825.4 1,973.4 98 108 25,384.8 23,933.6 94 Veal .............: 9.7 6.3 7.5 77 119 108.9 92.2 85 Pork .............: 2,053.9 1,880.4 2,103.1 102 112 23,039.8 22,709.7 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 10.6 12.6 102 118 145.5 145.0 100 : Total red meat ...: 4,095.0 3,722.8 4,096.6 100 110 48,679.0 46,880.6 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January to December : December : November : December : 2014 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : of 2013 : : : 2014 as % : : : : : 2013 : 2014 : of 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,517.8 2,209.7 2,397.9 95 31,947.0 29,684.1 93 Other ................1,000: 44.1 38.6 42.2 96 515.3 486.4 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,561.9 2,248.3 2,440.2 95 32,462.3 30,170.6 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,337 1,367 1,367 102 1,317 1,333 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,138 1,147 1,142 100 1,144 1,148 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,334 1,363 1,363 102 1,314 1,330 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 65.8 35.2 42.2 64 751.0 557.6 74 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 100 10.9 8.3 76 Commercial ...........1,000: 66.5 35.9 43.0 65 762.0 565.9 74 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 250 305 302 120 248 281 114 Other ...............pounds: 359 364 353 98 400 369 92 Commercial ..........pounds: 251 306 302 120 250 283 113 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,665.3 8,754.2 9,787.7 101 111,247.9 106,122.3 95 Other ................1,000: 64.8 58.0 63.6 98 828.8 755.9 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,730.1 8,812.2 9,851.3 101 112,076.7 106,878.3 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 287 287 101 277 285 103 Other ...............pounds: 242 243 244 101 245 243 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 286 286 101 276 285 103 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 184.6 157.1 182.8 99 2,120.1 2,104.4 99 Other ................1,000: 14.7 16.4 17.1 116 198.5 208.0 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 199.3 173.6 200.0 100 2,318.7 2,312.4 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 133 135 137 103 137 137 100 Other ...............pounds: 101 108 99 98 109 107 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 131 133 134 102 135 135 100 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.3 37.2 47.4 105 528.0 486.5 92 Other ................1,000: 16.0 10.6 14.4 90 161.2 152.3 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 61.2 47.8 61.7 101 689.2 638.8 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 63 62 96 64 63 99 Other ...............pounds: 59 82 81 138 65 77 120 Commercial ..........pounds: 63 67 66 106 64 67 104 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 3.8 4.4 100 46.6 51.7 111 Other ................1,000: 0.9 0.6 0.7 80 10.6 8.5 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.3 4.5 5.1 96 57.2 60.1 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December : November : December :December 2014 as : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : % of 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.6 0.7 111 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 Arizona ...............: 33.4 31.9 38.3 115 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 119 California ............: 148.8 107.0 117.9 79 Colorado ..............: 186.2 170.0 178.2 96 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.8 2.5 2.7 99 Florida ...............: 8.7 6.6 7.7 89 Georgia ...............: 13.4 10.1 10.9 82 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 110 : Idaho .................: 4.0 3.3 3.8 96 Illinois ..............: 263.9 246.6 272.0 103 Indiana ...............: 162.2 140.6 155.7 96 Iowa ..................: 573.9 549.1 605.8 106 Kansas ................: 415.6 375.1 414.5 100 Kentucky ..............: 46.6 42.6 47.4 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 97 Michigan ..............: 41.3 34.7 40.3 98 Minnesota .............: 232.8 201.8 219.9 94 Mississippi ...........: 1.1 0.4 0.5 47 : Missouri ..............: 163.0 149.7 167.8 103 Montana ...............: 1.9 1.9 1.8 97 Nebraska ..............: 607.8 593.1 624.1 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 146 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 1.9 1.9 109 New Jersey ............: 4.3 3.2 3.9 90 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 101 New York ..............: 3.0 2.7 3.1 103 North Carolina ........: 229.4 204.5 230.7 101 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.4 0.6 105 : Ohio ..................: 25.9 21.5 24.8 96 Oklahoma ..............: 96.1 91.0 101.1 105 Oregon ................: 6.1 6.1 6.4 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 109.8 105.3 119.5 109 South Carolina ........: 19.5 19.0 21.8 112 South Dakota ..........: 101.4 87.4 99.1 98 Tennessee .............: 20.8 23.1 26.0 125 Texas .................: 348.5 298.8 331.0 95 Utah ..................: 38.0 35.2 39.2 103 Virginia ..............: 46.2 36.8 47.9 103 : Washington ............: 66.2 66.4 71.0 107 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 0.7 93 Wisconsin .............: 107.0 85.4 94.9 89 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 97 : United States .........: 4,135.6 3,759.3 4,136.2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: December 2013 and 2014 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.4 429 413 964 1,004 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 63 66 1,110 974 Arizona ..........: 43.6 47.1 57,760 63,827 1,328 1,359 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 440 465 940 977 California .......: 144.7 107.0 188,429 139,396 1,311 1,315 Colorado .........: 206.6 194.3 285,373 273,221 1,382 1,407 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.8 3,763 3,744 1,307 1,320 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 23.5 (D) 24,358 (D) 1,038 (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 830 1,026 1,105 1,110 : Idaho ............: 2.7 2.8 3,026 3,121 1,167 1,172 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.5 3.0 3,713 3,181 1,066 1,058 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 480.7 466.9 646,070 642,176 1,344 1,376 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.3 1,307 1,337 955 997 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 367 389 742 842 Michigan .........: 45.6 44.7 62,749 61,681 1,383 1,387 Minnesota ........: 70.0 53.3 97,591 78,022 1,400 1,472 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.1 56 127 803 858 : Missouri .........: 5.0 4.9 5,721 5,350 1,135 1,098 Montana ..........: 2.5 2.3 2,834 2,678 1,151 1,156 Nebraska .........: 552.7 547.4 771,655 787,847 1,397 1,441 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 68 112 1,040 1,038 New England 1/ ...: 1.7 2.0 1,806 2,073 1,035 1,050 New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.7 3,178 2,892 1,090 1,093 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 379 343 1,011 1,066 New York .........: 2.8 2.9 3,174 3,335 1,134 1,165 North Carolina ...: 5.5 5.1 6,562 6,176 1,204 1,220 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.7 917 944 1,256 1,275 : Ohio .............: 8.9 8.5 10,330 9,893 1,176 1,177 Oklahoma .........: 1.9 1.9 1,853 1,919 987 1,007 Oregon ...........: 5.0 5.5 6,113 6,678 1,223 1,228 Pennsylvania .....: 77.8 85.9 93,473 104,525 1,205 1,221 South Carolina ...: 12.1 14.6 13,383 17,086 1,118 1,182 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 4.1 4.9 3,467 4,440 850 930 Texas ............: 446.9 413.2 566,891 537,506 1,271 1,305 Utah .............: 45.4 47.7 61,597 63,441 1,358 1,330 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 962 1,064 988 1,050 : Washington .......: 81.7 85.5 109,039 116,236 1,339 1,363 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.0 1,058 930 933 965 Wisconsin ........: 128.1 107.0 175,745 146,703 1,379 1,379 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 643 614 1,053 1,041 : United States ....: 2,561.9 2,440.2 3,409,411 3,318,882 1,334 1,363 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2013 and 2014 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 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 .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) California .......: 15.7 7.2 1,483 744 95 105 Colorado .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Delaware-Maryland : 0.3 (D) 76 (D) 263 (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 481 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 48 38 566 547 Hawaii ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) 0.1 (X) 24 (X) 452 Illinois .........: 1.2 0.7 545 282 438 431 Indiana ..........: 0.7 0.5 185 124 261 276 Iowa .............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 487 Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 66 (X) 493 (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 29 35 308 297 Minnesota ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.8 0.5 100 65 132 138 New Jersey .......: 6.5 5.3 2,755 2,295 427 430 New Mexico .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New York .........: 8.0 5.2 945 651 119 128 North Carolina ...: (Y) 0.1 (X) 24 (X) 420 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 12.1 (D) 2,218 (D) 185 (D) Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 11.2 7.7 4,362 3,289 389 429 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.2 159 95 524 478 Utah .............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 1.6 (D) 125 (D) 77 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 7.5 6.6 3,446 3,079 458 471 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 66.5 43.0 16,655 12,913 251 302 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2013 and 2014 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.6 1.9 604 727 374 392 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 27 21 258 271 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 28 39 236 256 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.9 144 224 258 260 California .......: 216.9 217.6 53,484 54,316 247 250 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.2 322 288 220 240 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.8 441 462 248 256 Florida ..........: 6.2 5.8 795 806 128 140 Georgia ..........: 6.9 6.7 1,674 1,576 243 236 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.2 323 268 252 231 : Idaho ............: 12.1 10.9 3,158 2,845 261 262 Illinois .........: 939.2 949.1 268,931 273,275 286 288 Indiana ..........: 756.6 721.6 210,560 202,201 278 280 Iowa .............: 2,535.0 2,632.5 716,719 755,727 283 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.3 1.3 227 237 170 180 Michigan .........: 16.9 16.2 7,203 6,338 427 391 Minnesota ........: 897.6 863.7 243,731 238,829 272 277 Mississippi ......: 5.4 4.1 1,422 563 263 138 : Missouri .........: 729.2 750.4 211,620 218,441 290 291 Montana ..........: 1.7 1.6 384 368 232 230 Nebraska .........: 634.2 658.1 176,942 186,229 279 283 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 19 258 255 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.8 634 653 253 230 New Jersey .......: 10.9 11.9 949 1,010 87 85 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 39 47 283 296 New York .........: 3.2 3.4 644 734 203 216 North Carolina ...: 1,044.2 (D) 299,021 (D) 286 (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 119 124 278 295 : Ohio .............: 89.8 88.4 25,743 24,801 287 281 Oklahoma .........: 427.9 470.0 124,286 131,318 291 279 Oregon ...........: 14.4 13.7 3,746 3,613 262 263 Pennsylvania .....: 261.2 281.0 70,656 75,813 271 270 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 450.2 (D) 124,150 (D) 276 (D) Tennessee ........: 63.5 78.0 28,247 35,532 446 456 Texas ............: 26.8 25.7 6,712 6,387 251 248 Utah .............: 5.3 4.3 802 637 152 149 Virginia .........: 216.2 (D) 60,527 (D) 280 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.6 130 155 264 279 Wisconsin ........: 46.2 52.7 20,470 24,038 444 457 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 39 49 258 256 : United States ....: 9,730.1 9,851.3 2,752,308 2,819,066 283 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2013 and 2014 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 34 37 113 118 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 85 California .......: 24.3 23.6 3,389 3,239 139 137 Colorado .........: 84.0 81.0 12,745 12,561 152 155 Delaware-Maryland : 4.3 3.8 391 359 92 95 Florida ..........: 0.6 0.6 39 37 60 57 Georgia ..........: 1.0 0.6 66 43 67 70 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 7 10 114 141 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 25 23 139 138 Illinois .........: 14.2 13.9 1,868 2,025 131 146 Indiana ..........: 4.2 4.5 466 517 110 114 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.2 43 40 168 181 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.5 29 45 92 92 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.4 150 173 123 121 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 18 62 59 Michigan .........: 16.5 18.7 2,111 2,603 128 139 Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.5 75 53 122 111 Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.3 31 24 74 69 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.8 72 69 98 84 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.6 51 66 94 104 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 9 13 126 135 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 8 118 129 New England 1/ ...: 3.5 3.3 317 304 89 93 New Jersey .......: 10.8 10.0 885 793 82 79 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.9 104 129 142 146 New York .........: 5.2 6.3 484 638 92 101 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.3 90 91 69 70 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 6 9 129 139 : Ohio .............: 1.4 1.2 146 116 103 100 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.2 21 26 78 113 Oregon ...........: 2.2 3.2 303 447 136 141 Pennsylvania .....: 6.5 5.9 621 596 96 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 34 34 139 157 Tennessee ........: 1.1 1.0 77 74 69 73 Texas ............: 6.0 8.3 560 760 93 92 Utah .............: 2.2 (D) 297 (D) 134 (D) Virginia .........: 0.4 0.5 41 45 92 90 : Washington .......: 0.8 1.0 127 136 164 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.9 0.7 105 88 112 121 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 11 130 163 : United States ....: 199.3 200.0 26,003 26,726 131 134 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :-----------------------: December : November : December :----------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,248 1,084 1,213 16,003 15,378 49.6 49.1 50.6 50.1 51.8 Heifers ..........: 726 658 675 9,131 8,378 28.8 29.8 28.2 28.6 28.2 All cows .........: 504 426 467 6,255 5,380 20.0 19.3 19.5 19.6 18.1 Dairy cows .......: 257 218 257 3,125 2,816 10.2 9.9 10.7 9.8 9.5 Other cows .......: 248 208 210 3,130 2,565 9.8 9.4 8.8 9.8 8.6 Bulls ............: 40 42 42 557 548 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,518 2,210 2,398 31,947 29,684 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 66 35 42 751 558 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,397 8,509 9,501 107,965 102,998 97.2 97.2 97.1 97.0 97.1 Sows .............: 240 219 258 2,932 2,787 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 Boars ............: 28 25 28 351 337 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,665 8,754 9,788 111,248 106,122 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12 10 10 133 136 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.5 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 173 147 172 1,988 1,968 93.7 93.7 94.3 93.7 93.5 : Total ............: 185 157 183 2,120 2,104 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :----------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 804 828 825 796 808 Steers 1/ ...............: 874 903 897 863 872 Heifers 1/ ..............: 806 827 824 794 800 All cows 1/ .............: 620 630 631 620 627 Bulls 1/ ................: 865 894 898 880 898 : Calves and vealers ... : 148 181 179 146 166 : Hogs ................. : 213 215 215 207 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 213 213 205 212 Sows 2/ .................: 302 301 303 304 305 Boars 2/ ................: 202 205 201 204 204 : Sheep ................ : 67 68 69 69 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 67 65 64 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 68 69 69 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: December 2014 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 2 ............: 5.4 1.7 1.0 2.0 1.6 0.4 0.7 10.5 3 ............: 88.2 22.5 6.0 56.0 45.0 11.0 3.6 7.9 4 ............: 55.2 2.9 2.0 44.1 14.1 30.0 6.1 0.2 5 ............: 280.2 126.2 36.6 108.4 64.0 44.4 9.0 15.0 6 ............: 411.0 204.1 121.7 76.0 29.5 46.6 9.2 0.2 7 ............:1,055.0 596.6 390.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 8 ............: 254.0 152.1 81.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 154.4 57.7 11.5 83.0 73.7 9.3 2.3 7.0 10 ...........: 92.9 48.8 23.9 19.1 14.8 4.3 1.1 1.1 : United States :2,397.9 1,213.2 675.2 467.2 256.8 210.4 42.3 42.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: (D) (D) (Y) (D) 3.0 0.1 2.9 2 ............: 15.1 15.0 0.1 (Y) 15.7 1.7 14.0 3 ............: 495.5 494.3 1.1 0.2 10.8 1.0 9.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 90.0 (D) 5.1 1.2 4.0 5 ............: 2,665.4 2,549.2 111.4 4.8 34.7 3.4 31.3 6 ............: 492.7 492.7 (Y) (Y) 3.6 0.7 2.8 7 ............: 4,052.6 3,980.2 55.5 16.9 0.8 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.1 (D) 83.0 1.7 81.3 9 ............: 213.0 213.0 (Y) (Y) 22.7 0.4 22.2 10 ...........: 25.9 25.9 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.3 3.1 : United States : 9,787.7 9,501.3 258.3 28.1 182.8 10.5 172.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December 2014 [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 ............: 18.7 8.5 4.6 3.0 1.8 1.1 2.6 5.6 2 ............: 66.5 20.5 11.6 27.7 21.0 6.7 6.7 123.8 3 ............: 988.3 267.6 77.7 599.4 478.7 120.6 43.6 109.9 4 ............: 645.8 36.7 18.2 507.3 143.5 363.7 83.7 2.3 5 ............: 3,405.6 1,518.6 388.0 1,370.7 816.0 554.7 128.3 174.8 6 ............: 5,301.2 2,670.5 1,569.0 945.0 314.3 630.7 116.7 5.9 7 ............:13,068.2 7,603.0 4,750.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 8 ............: 3,154.6 1,880.6 1,051.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,889.4 794.8 176.5 880.8 732.6 148.1 37.4 120.5 10 ...........: 1,145.7 577.5 330.3 220.3 163.6 56.6 17.7 14.5 : United States :29,684.1 15,378.3 8,377.8 5,380.3 2,815.6 2,564.7 547.8 557.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (D) 35.3 1.6 33.7 2 ............: 138.6 137.1 1.2 0.4 164.4 18.6 145.8 3 ............: 5,043.6 5,030.5 11.9 1.2 129.5 10.7 118.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 826.0 (D) 62.9 12.8 50.1 5 ............: 29,729.7 28,360.5 1,308.5 60.7 377.4 34.7 342.7 6 ............: 5,057.3 5,055.7 1.0 0.6 42.5 9.7 32.9 7 ............: 44,372.2 43,542.0 633.2 197.1 9.7 0.5 9.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.3 (D) 967.4 38.8 928.6 9 ............: 2,307.6 2,307.0 0.6 0.1 278.8 6.4 272.4 10 ...........: 308.2 307.7 0.3 0.2 36.5 2.7 33.8 : United States :106,122.3 102,997.5 2,787.5 337.3 2,104.4 136.4 1,968.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December Species : December : November : December :------------------------ : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.9 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 92.6 90.5 91.4 91.4 91.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and over 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 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats................. 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