Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 23, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Total Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production in April April 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.55 billion pounds in April, up 6 percent from the 4.28 billion pounds produced in April 2018. Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, up 7 percent from April 2018. The average live weight was down 6 pounds from the previous year, at 1,328 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.0 million pounds, 2 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 42,800 head, down slightly from April 2018. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from last year, at 241 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.27 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.6 million head, up 6 percent from April 2018. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.2 million pounds, was up 22 percent from April 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 235,900 head, 30 percent above last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, down 8 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2019 commercial red meat production was 17.9 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 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 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: April 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2019 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : April : March : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,117.7 2,117.7 2,261.5 107 107 8,584.0 8,675.7 101 Veal .............: 6.1 5.8 6.0 98 104 24.6 24.4 99 Pork .............: 2,141.9 2,297.2 2,268.8 106 99 8,786.9 9,107.1 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 13.0 15.2 122 117 51.1 51.9 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,278.2 4,433.7 4,551.5 106 103 17,446.6 17,859.1 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2019 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : April : March : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,089.4 2,090.0 2,234.0 107 107 8,468.9 8,563.5 101 Veal .............: 5.9 5.6 5.9 99 104 24.0 23.9 100 Pork .............: 2,131.4 2,286.4 2,258.2 106 99 8,742.4 9,064.5 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.5 12.1 13.7 119 113 47.3 47.3 100 : Total red meat ...: 4,238.3 4,394.2 4,511.7 106 103 17,282.6 17,699.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,599.1 2,609.4 2,788.8 107 10,351.6 10,600.2 102 Other ................1,000: 40.4 40.2 40.3 100 165.5 163.4 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,639.5 2,649.5 2,829.2 107 10,517.1 10,763.6 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,336 1,341 1,330 100 1,362 1,348 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,219 1,198 1,189 98 1,214 1,196 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,334 1,339 1,328 100 1,359 1,345 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.1 45.1 42.1 100 173.9 188.2 108 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.7 0.7 88 2.9 2.7 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.9 45.8 42.8 100 176.8 190.9 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 242 217 239 99 238 220 93 Other ...............pounds: 369 359 378 102 382 374 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 245 219 241 99 240 222 93 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,938.5 10,667.1 10,525.9 106 40,830.1 42,228.3 103 Other ................1,000: 54.7 57.3 56.8 104 236.8 225.3 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,993.2 10,724.4 10,582.6 106 41,066.9 42,453.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 287 287 100 286 287 100 Other ...............pounds: 262 258 257 98 258 258 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 287 287 100 286 287 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 163.3 170.3 204.5 125 656.5 686.6 105 Other ................1,000: 18.2 20.4 31.4 172 71.5 96.1 134 Commercial ...........1,000: 181.5 190.7 235.9 130 728.0 782.7 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 141 142 134 95 144 138 96 Other ...............pounds: 106 95 97 92 108 98 91 Commercial ..........pounds: 137 137 129 94 140 133 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 38.6 41.0 48.0 125 155.7 168.5 108 Other ................1,000: 7.6 9.2 11.1 147 31.0 38.0 123 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.1 50.2 59.1 128 186.7 206.6 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 64 101 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 84 80 78 93 81 80 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 67 99 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.2 4.5 4.7 113 16.3 17.9 109 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.8 0.5 146 2.3 2.5 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.5 5.3 5.2 115 18.6 20.3 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.0 0.7 75 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 70 Arizona ...............: 36.3 36.2 36.9 102 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 88 California ............: 110.2 129.7 123.2 112 Colorado ..............: 173.9 171.6 181.8 105 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 2.9 3.1 99 Florida ...............: 2.7 3.0 3.0 112 Georgia ...............: 12.3 14.6 14.3 116 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.8 0.8 123 : Idaho .................: 24.4 30.3 31.5 129 Illinois ..............: 272.4 278.6 283.9 104 Indiana ...............: 151.9 146.8 147.4 97 Iowa ..................: 630.5 721.0 711.5 113 Kansas ................: 453.4 455.1 493.1 109 Kentucky ..............: 45.9 46.2 47.4 103 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 98 Michigan ..............: 79.3 84.3 90.8 115 Minnesota .............: 222.7 245.4 231.7 104 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.6 115 : Missouri ..............: 166.2 164.1 163.4 98 Montana ...............: 2.8 2.2 1.5 55 Nebraska ..............: 635.5 623.2 664.9 105 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 New England 1/ ........: 1.9 1.8 2.2 112 New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.3 3.7 114 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.2 0.3 98 New York ..............: 3.3 2.9 3.1 95 North Carolina ........: 206.0 227.1 218.2 106 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.7 94 : Ohio ..................: 19.0 19.7 20.0 105 Oklahoma ..............: 103.8 98.4 107.6 104 Oregon ................: 3.6 4.0 3.7 102 Pennsylvania ..........: 121.7 125.0 128.9 106 South Carolina ........: 9.7 11.0 11.9 123 South Dakota ..........: 121.3 131.5 127.2 105 Tennessee .............: 17.7 19.7 18.8 106 Texas .................: 385.6 363.5 394.7 102 Utah ..................: 41.6 45.5 47.4 114 Virginia ..............: 41.6 37.9 44.1 106 : Washington ............: 68.6 75.2 77.2 113 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 93 Wisconsin .............: 101.0 107.0 108.2 107 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.5 158 : United States .........: 4,278.2 4,433.7 4,551.5 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 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 ..........: 0.6 0.6 596 597 1,074 1,021 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 113 70 1,163 1,124 Arizona ..........: 45.0 44.7 60,059 59,616 1,337 1,335 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 453 511 943 957 California .......: 106.8 119.9 144,549 156,495 1,364 1,313 Colorado .........: 201.6 205.9 269,230 278,808 1,337 1,355 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.2 4,364 4,487 1,339 1,398 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.2 970 1,259 1,107 1,082 : Idaho ............: 32.2 42.7 42,781 55,438 1,345 1,313 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.8 2.7 3,224 3,209 1,152 1,170 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 529.9 583.9 699,435 761,873 1,320 1,305 Kentucky .........: 2.1 3.1 2,274 3,409 1,099 1,095 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 409 400 851 825 Michigan .........: 46.9 (D) 65,528 (D) 1,407 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.4 251 369 794 873 : Missouri .........: 3.8 4.6 4,545 5,447 1,198 1,174 Montana ..........: 2.9 1.6 4,035 2,029 1,374 1,292 Nebraska .........: 597.4 620.3 820,926 854,721 1,376 1,379 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 116 140 994 1,063 New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.2 2,277 2,536 1,174 1,181 New Jersey .......: 3.3 3.7 3,669 4,061 1,116 1,113 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 334 287 1,094 1,044 New York .........: 3.2 3.3 3,858 3,952 1,223 1,219 North Carolina ...: 5.8 6.8 7,035 8,392 1,230 1,235 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,088 1,032 1,347 1,281 : Ohio .............: 4.9 5.3 6,333 6,900 1,301 1,305 Oklahoma .........: 2.8 2.9 3,100 3,215 1,107 1,093 Oregon ...........: 1.2 1.3 1,367 1,438 1,142 1,137 Pennsylvania .....: 88.6 97.3 108,911 119,707 1,233 1,234 South Carolina ...: 14.6 18.3 18,395 22,908 1,260 1,260 South Dakota .....: 33.2 40.4 47,664 58,047 1,445 1,444 Tennessee ........: 1.8 1.1 1,852 1,138 1,016 1,069 Texas ............: 484.3 498.0 626,378 641,001 1,297 1,291 Utah .............: 50.4 57.9 66,590 76,204 1,322 1,318 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.3 1,368 1,326 1,059 1,037 : Washington .......: 83.5 93.8 113,312 127,250 1,361 1,360 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 649 639 1,056 1,017 Wisconsin ........: 109.2 118.3 151,563 163,726 1,397 1,392 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.7 460 799 1,135 1,134 : United States ....: 2,639.5 2,829.2 3,513,157 3,750,155 1,334 1,328 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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 .......: 6.6 7.3 635 739 98 102 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 30 29 422 364 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.1 68 45 444 428 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.6 3.6 213 297 82 84 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 25 27 352 368 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 104 (D) 310 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 32 30 305 302 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 0.2 42 48 201 199 New Jersey .......: 2.0 2.0 728 763 372 381 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 6.2 5.8 769 575 124 99 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 30 20 401 291 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.7 8.7 1,842 1,504 173 175 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.0 9.2 3,345 3,852 417 421 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 0.1 103 50 422 406 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.2 (D) 17 (D) 72 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.7 4.4 2,250 2,026 483 460 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 42.9 42.8 10,421 10,269 245 241 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 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 ..........: 2.5 1.7 997 609 405 362 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 30 29 262 307 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 75 (D) 264 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.5 239 124 267 273 California .......: 156.0 179.8 39,711 46,000 255 256 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.3 415 323 260 252 Delaware-Maryland : 1.3 1.2 333 323 265 264 Florida ..........: 4.9 4.7 571 671 117 142 Georgia ..........: 5.3 5.6 1,313 1,385 246 248 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.3 98 82 239 251 : Idaho ............: 13.3 14.7 3,569 3,971 268 271 Illinois .........: 985.5 1,007.9 285,176 290,206 289 288 Indiana ..........: 708.5 692.2 198,593 193,182 280 279 Iowa .............: 2,832.0 3,215.0 812,102 919,620 287 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 185 177 235 225 Michigan .........: 185.4 232.3 55,250 68,480 298 295 Minnesota ........: 930.1 965.1 255,887 265,361 275 275 Mississippi ......: 2.9 3.0 486 480 167 159 : Missouri .........: 739.2 726.8 216,799 213,331 293 294 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.6 579 420 281 265 Nebraska .........: 625.9 662.0 177,205 189,867 283 287 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 36 16 280 263 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.6 695 720 275 282 New Jersey .......: 7.0 8.4 724 832 104 99 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 42 50 281 263 New York .........: 2.1 1.8 507 453 246 250 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 82 56 312 296 : Ohio .............: 67.8 71.6 19,164 20,238 283 284 Oklahoma .........: 473.9 494.1 133,634 138,886 282 281 Oregon ...........: 12.8 12.2 3,434 3,313 268 271 Pennsylvania .....: 275.6 273.8 75,110 75,888 273 277 South Carolina ...: 2.6 2.5 649 632 251 248 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 55.7 59.7 25,068 27,350 450 458 Texas ............: 22.7 24.3 5,575 5,106 246 210 Utah .............: 4.5 4.5 900 824 203 187 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 0.9 263 240 263 254 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.4 175 126 275 303 Wisconsin ........: 63.0 66.1 27,804 29,171 443 442 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 68 59 284 277 : United States ....: 9,993.2 10,582.6 2,863,135 3,036,462 287 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 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 ..........: 0.2 (Y) 16 (X) 101 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.5 (D) 65 (D) 142 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.2 30.2 4,147 4,650 158 154 Colorado .........: 56.6 72.1 9,911 12,035 175 167 Delaware-Maryland : 5.8 3.9 550 380 95 98 Florida ..........: 1.4 1.7 90 98 63 57 Georgia ..........: 2.2 2.8 153 217 70 78 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 14 127 97 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 18 14 150 139 Illinois .........: 6.2 7.9 466 650 75 83 Indiana ..........: 4.1 6.2 483 621 118 100 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 17 19 166 159 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.5 39 44 97 92 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.7 159 199 125 119 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 19 22 57 59 Michigan .........: 16.7 (D) 2,454 (D) 147 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 27 42 97 97 Mississippi ......: 0.8 1.1 52 68 61 63 : Missouri .........: 0.9 1.0 73 78 79 81 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.3 60 40 148 124 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 149 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 169 141 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 4.7 271 411 91 88 New Jersey .......: 13.7 18.5 1,050 1,380 77 75 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.7 94 106 154 145 New York .........: 6.4 7.3 631 560 98 77 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.6 80 106 71 68 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 150 (X) : Ohio .............: 4.6 6.1 730 968 160 158 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 1.6 55 160 122 103 Oregon ...........: 3.3 5.2 498 764 153 146 Pennsylvania .....: 7.0 10.4 721 936 103 90 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 36 39 140 123 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.9 59 59 66 63 Texas ............: 7.1 18.4 681 1,530 96 83 Utah .............: 1.7 1.8 230 236 138 132 Virginia .........: 0.7 1.0 48 71 71 74 : Washington .......: 1.6 1.6 220 219 138 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.0 4.3 497 690 165 162 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 8 10 166 159 : United States ....: 181.5 235.9 24,923 30,364 137 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,365.7 1,221.8 1,416.3 5,253.4 5,149.2 52.5 46.8 50.8 50.7 48.6 Heifers ..........: 694.6 797.2 789.9 2,880.9 3,147.8 26.7 30.6 28.3 27.8 29.7 All cows .........: 493.3 550.4 535.8 2,051.6 2,146.4 19.0 21.1 19.2 19.8 20.2 Dairy cows .......: 248.9 302.4 268.5 1,086.2 1,148.3 9.6 11.6 9.6 10.5 10.8 Other cows .......: 244.4 248.0 267.3 965.5 998.1 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.3 9.4 Bulls ............: 45.4 39.9 46.9 165.7 156.8 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,599.1 2,609.4 2,788.8 10,351.6 10,600.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 42.1 45.1 42.1 173.9 188.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,664.5 10,384.9 10,237.3 39,707.9 41,095.5 97.2 97.4 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 244.5 249.1 255.7 1,001.4 1,004.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 29.4 33.1 32.9 120.8 128.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,938.5 10,667.1 10,525.9 40,830.1 42,228.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.6 8.3 11.3 32.1 34.8 5.9 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 153.7 162.0 193.2 624.4 651.8 94.1 95.1 94.5 95.1 94.9 : Total ............: 163.3 170.3 204.5 656.5 686.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 806 803 803 820 810 Steers 1/ ...............: 860 867 859 879 873 Heifers 1/ ..............: 798 807 799 821 812 All cows 1/ .............: 658 648 651 661 649 Bulls 1/ ................: 893 881 887 895 880 : Calves and vealers ... : 142 125 140 139 128 : Hogs ................. : 215 214 215 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 212 212 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 305 303 305 304 303 Boars 2/ ................: 198 185 190 194 185 : Sheep ................ : 71 71 67 72 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 66 63 67 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 71 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: April 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 ............: 1.9 0.6 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.9 1.7 1.3 3.2 3.0 0.2 0.6 7.8 3 ............: 100.1 36.8 1.6 57.4 45.5 11.9 4.3 9.4 4 ............: 57.3 3.6 1.5 43.7 13.0 30.7 8.5 0.2 5 ............: 289.5 136.3 (D) 114.2 71.1 43.1 (D) 13.4 6 ............: 496.1 252.9 145.6 90.1 29.9 60.3 7.5 0.1 7 ............:1,232.4 706.4 454.0 62.0 5.9 56.1 10.0 (Y) 8 ............: 302.1 155.4 106.6 38.7 8.1 30.6 1.4 (Y) 9 ............: 165.3 75.2 16.1 71.1 59.3 11.8 2.9 7.1 10 ...........: 137.3 47.2 31.8 55.1 32.5 22.6 3.2 3.8 : United States :2,788.8 1,416.3 789.9 535.8 268.5 267.3 46.9 42.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 2.2 0.1 (Y) 4.6 0.1 4.4 2 ............: 10.1 10.0 0.1 (Y) 25.3 2.1 23.2 3 ............: 472.3 471.4 (D) (D) 16.1 2.1 14.0 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.4 1.4 8.1 5 ............: 3,012.3 2,882.9 124.7 4.7 35.5 2.2 33.3 6 ............: 512.1 512.1 (Y) (Y) 4.3 0.5 3.8 7 ............: 4,617.2 4,531.7 64.8 20.7 1.3 (Y) 1.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 (Y) 73.5 1.4 72.2 9 ............: 176.1 176.1 (Y) (Y) 28.8 1.2 27.6 10 ...........: 27.6 27.5 0.1 (Y) 5.7 0.3 5.3 : United States :10,525.9 10,237.3 255.7 32.9 204.5 11.3 193.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April 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 ............: 7.4 2.4 (D) 1.3 0.7 0.6 (D) 0.9 2 ............: 25.7 6.6 5.4 11.7 11.0 0.7 2.0 37.1 3 ............: 381.3 128.7 7.2 231.3 184.8 46.6 14.1 35.8 4 ............: 215.2 14.4 5.2 168.1 56.6 111.6 27.4 0.9 5 ............: 1,098.7 502.5 (D) 452.9 296.4 156.5 (D) 66.7 6 ............: 1,875.2 882.2 592.0 368.3 139.1 229.3 32.7 0.4 7 ............: 4,671.1 2,569.4 1,827.1 244.7 27.1 217.6 29.9 0.2 8 ............: 1,143.4 583.2 407.1 148.4 35.3 113.1 4.6 (Y) 9 ............: 651.7 282.7 57.8 303.6 266.2 37.4 7.6 30.4 10 ...........: 530.5 177.0 127.7 216.0 131.2 84.8 9.8 15.9 : United States :10,600.2 5,149.2 3,147.8 2,146.4 1,148.3 998.1 156.8 188.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.3 8.1 0.2 (Y) 11.3 0.5 10.9 2 ............: 41.5 41.2 0.3 0.1 71.5 6.6 64.9 3 ............: 1,880.3 1,876.6 (D) (D) 47.5 5.2 42.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 30.6 3.9 26.7 5 ............: 12,211.8 11,716.5 477.3 18.0 110.2 7.3 102.9 6 ............: 1,975.4 1,975.0 0.3 0.1 15.5 1.9 13.6 7 ............: 18,251.3 17,921.2 248.5 81.6 4.3 (Y) 4.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 2.4 0.1 270.5 5.1 265.4 9 ............: 719.0 718.8 0.2 (Y) 108.6 3.5 105.1 10 ...........: 113.5 113.4 0.2 (Y) 16.6 0.8 15.8 : United States : 42,228.3 41,095.5 1,004.2 128.5 686.6 34.8 651.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.3 98.5 98.5 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 89.9 89.3 86.7 90.2 87.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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