Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 21, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Monthly Record High for Red Meat Production August 2016 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2017 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.63 billion pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 4.43 billion pounds produced in August 2016. Beef production, at 2.40 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, up 7 percent from August 2016. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from the previous year, at 1,345 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.4 million pounds, 5 percent above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 46,200 head, up 13 percent from August 2016. The average live weight was down 17 pounds from last year, at 238 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.7 million head, up 3 percent from August 2016. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 278 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was up 2 percent from August 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 194,100 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 2 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2017 commercial red meat production was 34.0 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States........................................ 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States............................... 4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States........... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States....... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: August 2017................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2017..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology............................................................... 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates.......................... 15 Information Contacts.................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2017 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : August : July : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,265.8 2,107.5 2,401.1 106 114 16,414.8 17,212.2 105 Veal .............: 6.1 5.7 6.4 105 112 49.2 48.9 99 Pork .............: 2,149.6 1,864.7 2,210.1 103 119 16,167.1 16,620.9 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 11.0 12.8 102 117 101.1 96.7 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,434.1 3,988.9 4,630.4 104 116 32,732.2 33,978.7 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2017 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : August : July : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,238.6 2,084.2 2,373.6 106 114 16,212.2 17,001.6 105 Veal .............: 5.9 5.5 6.2 104 113 48.2 47.7 99 Pork .............: 2,134.5 1,853.2 2,196.1 103 119 16,067.6 16,525.3 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.5 9.9 11.6 101 116 93.0 88.2 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,390.5 3,952.8 4,587.5 104 116 32,420.9 33,662.8 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August : January to August : August : July : August : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,710.8 2,577.3 2,902.4 107 19,740.1 21,026.9 107 Other ................1,000: 39.7 34.6 39.9 100 300.1 311.9 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,750.6 2,611.9 2,942.3 107 20,040.2 21,338.7 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,354 1,335 1,347 99 1,357 1,341 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,178 1,174 1,192 101 1,173 1,176 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,352 1,333 1,345 100 1,354 1,338 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.3 38.3 45.4 113 295.7 329.9 112 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.8 0.8 129 4.9 5.9 119 Commercial ...........1,000: 40.9 39.0 46.2 113 300.7 335.8 112 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 253 247 235 93 278 248 89 Other ...............pounds: 381 388 394 103 382 387 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 255 250 238 93 280 251 90 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,308.1 8,953.4 10,583.3 103 75,986.2 78,494.2 103 Other ................1,000: 82.9 64.3 77.1 93 544.5 522.8 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,390.9 9,017.7 10,660.4 103 76,530.7 79,017.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 276 277 278 101 282 282 100 Other ...............pounds: 251 245 251 100 251 251 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 276 277 278 101 282 281 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 173.3 146.3 171.9 99 1,328.0 1,280.7 96 Other ................1,000: 20.1 21.1 22.2 111 150.3 162.1 108 Commercial ...........1,000: 193.4 167.4 194.1 100 1,478.3 1,442.8 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 132 135 134 102 140 138 99 Other ...............pounds: 112 105 118 105 111 108 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 130 132 132 102 137 134 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.8 38.9 43.9 105 286.2 314.7 110 Other ................1,000: 10.7 8.6 9.2 86 79.4 70.5 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.5 47.5 53.1 101 365.6 385.2 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 62 64 102 62 62 100 Other ...............pounds: 86 83 84 98 84 82 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 66 67 100 67 66 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 4.5 4.3 98 36.1 35.8 99 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.4 0.4 68 5.5 3.9 71 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.0 4.9 4.7 94 41.5 39.7 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August : July : August : August 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 0.8 1.2 128 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 138 Arizona ...............: 43.5 34.6 38.0 87 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 76 California ............: 113.3 109.0 120.4 106 Colorado ..............: 210.4 179.1 208.4 99 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 2.8 3.3 98 Florida ...............: 2.7 2.3 2.5 93 Georgia ...............: 13.8 12.0 12.6 91 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 117 : Idaho .................: 4.9 13.5 17.6 359 Illinois ..............: 291.2 254.3 301.1 103 Indiana ...............: 157.5 146.5 166.6 106 Iowa ..................: 613.8 525.9 618.9 101 Kansas ................: 479.4 478.5 525.6 110 Kentucky ..............: 46.7 37.0 49.2 105 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.2 0.4 98 Michigan ..............: 44.6 40.2 45.4 102 Minnesota .............: 220.4 208.6 249.6 113 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.4 0.5 106 : Missouri ..............: 172.0 147.8 180.5 105 Montana ...............: 2.0 1.3 1.5 75 Nebraska ..............: 727.7 633.6 745.7 102 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.2 0.2 137 New England 1/ ........: 2.2 1.9 2.3 103 New Jersey ............: 2.9 3.0 3.4 114 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.2 0.3 92 New York ..............: 3.8 2.8 3.5 93 North Carolina ........: 216.7 175.1 209.9 97 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 99 : Ohio ..................: 24.8 20.1 24.3 98 Oklahoma ..............: 95.0 79.0 95.6 101 Oregon ................: 7.1 5.3 6.0 84 Pennsylvania ..........: 126.2 114.6 134.3 106 South Carolina ........: 9.6 9.1 10.1 105 South Dakota ..........: 108.5 112.2 126.0 116 Tennessee .............: 25.9 19.7 25.9 100 Texas .................: 389.7 362.6 408.9 105 Utah ..................: 45.8 48.5 54.2 118 Virginia ..............: 41.4 35.5 40.8 99 : Washington ............: 87.1 75.1 85.9 99 West Virginia .........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 97 Wisconsin .............: 94.6 93.1 106.8 113 Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.4 0.7 94 : United States .........: 4,434.1 3,988.9 4,630.4 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.5 570 571 1,007 1,079 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 98 (X) 1,155 Arizona ..........: 51.7 46.8 71,753 63,215 1,389 1,355 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 485 366 1,066 945 California .......: 101.3 111.9 135,365 147,274 1,348 1,325 Colorado .........: 233.0 232.8 322,832 320,454 1,387 1,377 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.4 4,717 4,581 1,325 1,335 Florida ..........: 4.1 3.7 4,613 4,156 1,145 1,134 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.9 800 1,072 1,125 1,171 : Idaho ............: 3.8 23.0 4,461 28,903 1,261 1,277 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 3.0 3,167 3,288 1,107 1,108 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 548.6 602.6 741,582 811,496 1,352 1,347 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,578 1,461 1,077 1,078 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 366 376 801 812 Michigan .........: 48.1 48.9 66,714 67,463 1,394 1,388 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 193 214 918 797 : Missouri .........: 3.1 3.4 3,491 3,939 1,135 1,154 Montana ..........: 2.2 1.6 2,509 1,864 1,167 1,190 Nebraska .........: 666.8 696.0 934,408 969,269 1,402 1,394 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 148 207 1,105 1,085 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.1 2,480 2,462 1,145 1,179 New Jersey .......: 2.8 3.7 2,997 3,966 1,082 1,082 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 344 346 1,147 1,031 New York .........: 3.2 3.5 3,811 4,170 1,190 1,203 North Carolina ...: 5.7 6.2 6,887 7,636 1,212 1,231 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.7 952 911 1,274 1,237 : Ohio .............: 5.1 5.1 6,024 5,985 1,171 1,173 Oklahoma .........: 2.1 2.2 2,221 2,272 1,051 1,031 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 87.3 90.9 103,788 108,659 1,192 1,199 South Carolina ...: 15.1 15.5 18,196 19,060 1,210 1,234 South Dakota .....: (D) 35.3 (D) 49,068 (D) 1,397 Tennessee ........: 5.4 6.4 4,968 6,025 949 960 Texas ............: 478.6 511.8 626,016 664,840 1,311 1,303 Utah .............: 53.2 63.0 72,995 86,540 1,377 1,375 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.1 978 1,146 1,065 1,074 : Washington .......: 101.7 102.2 141,351 139,860 1,393 1,371 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 654 608 1,201 1,143 Wisconsin ........: 105.3 117.2 143,072 161,001 1,368 1,382 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 743 704 1,180 1,207 : United States ....: 2,750.6 2,942.3 3,710,961 3,949,548 1,352 1,345 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 10.3 8.1 919 743 91 93 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (Y) 26 (X) 429 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 37 60 507 478 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.8 1.6 166 121 94 77 Illinois .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 28 (X) 394 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 136 (D) 258 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 30 296 300 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.5 0.3 66 55 132 204 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.8 693 647 363 366 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 4.3 6.3 576 668 136 108 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 32 52 440 439 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 7.7 12.3 1,884 2,174 247 177 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.2 8.5 3,172 3,625 440 428 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 65 99 484 424 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 22 23 389 321 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.9 4.9 2,314 2,214 474 455 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 40.9 46.2 10,352 10,910 255 238 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.5 3.3 902 1,314 360 401 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.2 58 58 255 258 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 1.1 0.7 263 193 240 260 California .......: 210.3 200.6 49,688 49,574 236 247 Colorado .........: 2.6 2.6 624 603 239 235 Delaware-Maryland : 2.1 2.0 517 513 247 252 Florida ..........: 6.4 6.2 685 707 107 115 Georgia ..........: 5.9 5.3 1,418 1,306 242 244 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.8 255 207 245 253 : Idaho ............: 13.4 14.5 3,298 3,760 247 260 Illinois .........: 1,053.1 1,093.9 295,109 305,614 280 279 Indiana ..........: 760.7 794.5 204,739 217,477 269 274 Iowa .............: 2,849.7 2,862.0 788,470 793,720 277 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 172 166 213 211 Michigan .........: 20.1 21.1 7,402 7,716 369 366 Minnesota ........: 947.5 1,059.1 254,136 287,815 268 272 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 797.9 838.7 225,632 237,156 283 283 Montana ..........: 2.6 1.9 572 463 220 238 Nebraska .........: 712.1 707.6 195,655 195,167 275 276 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 34 40 255 252 New England 1/ ...: 3.4 3.9 829 960 245 246 New Jersey .......: 8.6 8.6 883 894 103 104 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 100 87 256 262 New York .........: 6.0 3.0 1,448 720 243 237 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 112 126 280 293 : Ohio .............: 98.4 97.8 27,285 26,336 278 270 Oklahoma .........: 464.5 462.3 123,196 123,841 265 268 Oregon ...........: 16.3 14.9 4,017 3,880 247 260 Pennsylvania .....: 316.5 338.2 83,792 91,071 265 269 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 76.5 76.5 34,776 34,033 455 445 Texas ............: 26.8 22.9 6,619 5,407 247 237 Utah .............: 5.7 5.5 1,099 1,089 192 200 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 1.0 244 265 255 258 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.2 311 322 269 271 Wisconsin ........: 59.1 67.5 25,919 28,972 439 430 Wyoming ..........: 1.2 1.1 314 288 268 263 : United States ....: 10,390.9 10,660.4 2,866,957 2,957,482 276 278 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 28.2 26.4 3,951 3,880 140 147 Colorado .........: 70.1 65.0 10,444 10,092 149 155 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.8 346 363 98 96 Florida ..........: 1.2 1.1 65 67 56 61 Georgia ..........: 1.6 1.0 99 67 62 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 (D) 28 (D) 135 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 36 34 129 138 Illinois .........: (D) 4.8 (D) 449 (D) 93 Indiana ..........: 3.8 4.1 433 483 113 118 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.3 57 58 163 166 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.5 45 53 118 104 Kentucky .........: 1.8 1.5 227 186 124 123 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 25 15 73 49 Michigan .........: 18.3 21.2 2,470 2,936 135 138 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.6 56 64 118 113 Mississippi ......: 0.3 1.0 17 69 63 69 : Missouri .........: 0.7 1.0 85 93 115 93 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.5 72 62 126 126 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 23 22 136 138 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 14 22 110 137 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.0 300 304 97 101 New Jersey .......: 11.4 11.1 916 869 80 79 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.6 89 82 143 145 New York .........: 5.0 5.9 502 637 102 108 North Carolina ...: 1.5 1.4 110 97 71 68 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 146 (X) : Ohio .............: 2.1 3.1 239 395 114 128 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.4 27 51 119 116 Oregon ...........: 3.3 3.9 434 539 132 137 Pennsylvania .....: 5.9 7.7 646 843 110 109 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 63 62 160 160 Tennessee ........: 1.2 1.1 79 84 67 73 Texas ............: 8.7 10.7 906 1,191 104 111 Utah .............: 2.2 2.0 298 277 136 136 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.8 53 66 82 78 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.3 150 177 128 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.0 4.5 281 712 141 157 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.3 46 38 119 146 : United States ....: 193.4 194.1 25,068 25,685 130 132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to August : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,517.2 1,412.0 1,552.5 10,935.2 11,333.0 56.0 54.8 53.5 55.4 53.9 Heifers ..........: 690.5 672.5 788.8 4,951.6 5,528.0 25.5 26.1 27.2 25.1 26.3 All cows .........: 455.0 446.3 507.1 3,529.6 3,796.1 16.8 17.3 17.5 17.9 18.1 Dairy cows .......: 244.6 225.8 265.6 1,907.2 1,986.7 9.0 8.8 9.2 9.7 9.4 Other cows .......: 210.4 220.5 241.5 1,622.4 1,809.4 7.8 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.6 Bulls ............: 48.2 46.5 53.9 323.8 369.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.8 : Total ............: 2,710.8 2,577.3 2,902.4 19,740.1 21,026.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 40.3 38.3 45.4 295.7 329.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,020.7 8,705.0 10,292.1 73,879.1 76,285.5 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 255.2 219.8 256.5 1,903.8 1,969.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 32.2 28.5 34.7 203.3 239.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,308.1 8,953.4 10,583.3 75,986.2 78,494.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.5 8.2 9.6 71.0 69.2 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 162.8 138.2 162.4 1,257.1 1,211.5 94.0 94.4 94.4 94.7 94.6 : Total ............: 173.3 146.3 171.9 1,328.0 1,280.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 828 810 820 823 810 Steers 1/ ...............: 891 869 884 881 866 Heifers 1/ ..............: 809 793 806 814 801 All cows 1/ .............: 635 639 633 647 646 Bulls 1/ ................: 904 913 908 911 902 : Calves and vealers ... : 148 145 137 164 145 : Hogs ................. : 207 207 208 212 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 205 205 205 209 208 Sows 2/ .................: 309 309 307 310 308 Boars 2/ ................: 200 198 198 207 202 : Sheep ................ : 66 68 67 70 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 67 69 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 68 67 70 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: August 2017 [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 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 2 ............: 7.0 1.9 1.3 3.1 3.0 0.2 0.7 8.0 3 ............: 94.1 31.3 2.1 56.1 44.9 11.2 4.6 8.8 4 ............: 54.8 4.1 1.0 43.3 11.1 32.2 6.6 0.3 5 ............: 291.2 141.2 31.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.5 6 ............: 510.4 259.8 143.6 98.3 32.2 66.1 8.8 0.1 7 ............:1,325.8 781.0 472.8 60.4 4.4 56.0 11.6 (Y) 8 ............: 329.1 208.8 93.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 159.3 67.9 12.0 76.0 63.2 12.8 3.3 7.9 10 ...........: 128.9 55.8 30.8 38.5 23.2 15.3 3.8 2.5 : United States :2,902.4 1,552.5 788.8 507.1 265.6 241.5 53.9 45.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.5 3.5 0.1 (Y) 2.9 0.2 2.7 2 ............: 11.5 11.3 0.1 (Y) 16.1 1.8 14.3 3 ............: 534.2 533.2 0.9 0.1 12.8 1.0 11.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 79.8 9.7 6.9 1.2 5.7 5 ............: 3,096.9 2,971.6 119.1 6.2 31.9 2.5 29.4 6 ............: 482.2 482.1 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.4 3.0 7 ............: 4,421.3 4,347.3 55.4 18.6 1.3 (Y) 1.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 (Y) 66.6 1.6 65.1 9 ............: 197.7 197.6 0.1 (Y) 25.7 0.8 24.9 10 ...........: 29.7 29.7 (Y) (Y) 4.4 0.2 4.3 : United States :10,583.3 10,292.1 256.5 34.7 171.9 9.6 162.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 2017 [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 ............: 13.0 5.3 3.1 2.7 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.9 2 ............: 50.1 13.8 8.0 21.7 19.9 1.8 6.6 51.4 3 ............: 710.5 242.1 21.8 413.6 327.6 86.0 33.0 66.2 4 ............: 434.4 35.2 7.5 339.4 93.2 246.1 52.3 2.1 5 ............: 2,144.6 1,041.5 217.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 118.3 6 ............: 3,747.5 2,064.4 908.3 709.8 228.0 481.8 65.0 0.8 7 ............: 9,460.1 5,583.6 3,345.0 451.7 40.6 411.2 79.8 0.3 8 ............: 2,362.9 1,412.3 719.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,263.8 520.6 97.9 620.6 535.6 85.0 24.6 67.5 10 ...........: 840.0 414.3 199.2 213.4 144.3 69.1 13.1 21.5 : United States :21,026.9 11,333.0 5,528.0 3,796.1 1,986.7 1,809.4 369.7 329.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 21.2 20.7 0.4 0.1 23.1 1.0 22.1 2 ............: 101.4 100.3 0.8 0.2 130.9 11.8 119.1 3 ............: 3,967.1 3,959.1 7.5 0.5 90.2 9.6 80.6 4 ............: (D) (D) 522.1 66.9 51.6 7.3 44.4 5 ............: 22,494.9 21,492.6 965.3 36.9 231.0 17.4 213.6 6 ............: 3,731.4 3,730.4 0.7 0.3 26.3 2.8 23.4 7 ............: 32,786.1 32,187.7 464.3 134.1 9.4 0.5 8.9 8 ............: (D) (D) 7.3 0.3 498.9 12.4 486.5 9 ............: 1,543.4 1,542.8 0.5 0.1 190.9 4.9 186.1 10 ...........: 224.1 223.7 0.4 0.1 28.5 1.6 26.8 : United States : 78,494.2 76,285.5 1,969.2 239.5 1,280.7 69.2 1,211.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.5 98.1 98.3 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.6 87.4 88.6 89.8 88.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ................. (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 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 .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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