Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 19, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Veal Production Continues Trend of Monthly Record Lows October 2014 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.31 billion pounds in October, down slightly from the 4.32 billion pounds produced in October 2014. Beef production, at 2.13 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.51 million head, down 5 percent from October 2014. The average live weight was up 35 pounds from the previous year, at 1,390 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.2 million pounds, 7 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 40,300 head, down 7 percent from October 2014. The average live weight was up 1 pound from last year, at 305 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.17 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.25 million head, up 3 percent from October 2014. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 283 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.0 million pounds, was down 11 percent from October 2014. Sheep slaughter totaled 186,300 head, 10 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, unchanged from October a year ago. January to October 2015 commercial red meat production was 40.1 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2014. Accumulated beef production was down 3 percent from last year, veal was down 15 percent, pork was up 7 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: October 2014 and 2015.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2014 and 2015............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2014 and 2015............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2014 and 2015.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States............... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2015................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2015..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2015 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : October : September : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,171.1 2,085.7 2,125.3 98 102 20,400.7 19,709.8 97 Veal .............: 7.8 6.8 7.2 93 105 79.8 67.6 85 Pork .............: 2,126.4 2,035.5 2,168.9 102 107 18,838.8 20,212.0 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.4 12.2 12.0 89 98 130.8 125.3 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,318.6 4,140.3 4,313.3 100 104 39,450.1 40,114.7 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2015 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : October : September : : :2015 as % : : : : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,138.6 2,060.2 2,096.5 98 102 20,134.8 19,463.3 97 Veal .............: 7.6 6.7 7.1 93 105 78.4 66.5 85 Pork .............: 2,113.7 2,022.1 2,155.5 102 107 18,726.2 20,092.0 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.3 11.0 10.9 89 99 121.8 115.7 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,272.1 4,100.1 4,270.0 100 104 39,061.2 39,737.5 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2015 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : of 2014 : : : 2015 as % : : : : : 2014 : 2015 : of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,590.5 2,434.7 2,469.3 95 25,076.5 23,624.3 94 Other ................1,000: 49.3 38.4 43.6 88 407.1 370.4 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,639.9 2,473.1 2,513.0 95 25,483.6 23,994.7 94 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,359 1,386 1,394 103 1,327 1,358 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,151 1,161 1,156 100 1,148 1,161 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,355 1,383 1,390 103 1,324 1,355 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.6 36.8 39.6 93 480.1 362.8 76 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.5 0.6 85 6.8 5.7 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.3 37.2 40.3 93 486.9 368.5 76 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 303 311 303 100 278 311 112 Other ...............pounds: 394 410 401 102 380 384 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 304 312 305 100 279 312 112 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,880.3 9,651.8 10,172.4 103 87,580.4 94,623.8 108 Other ................1,000: 71.1 74.7 74.0 104 635.3 667.9 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,951.4 9,726.5 10,246.5 103 88,215.7 95,291.7 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 280 284 99 285 283 99 Other ...............pounds: 245 248 249 102 243 246 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 280 283 99 285 283 99 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 186.8 166.7 166.3 89 1,764.4 1,652.8 94 Other ................1,000: 20.6 24.1 20.0 97 172.7 183.1 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 207.4 190.8 186.3 90 1,937.1 1,835.9 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 132 132 131 99 138 140 102 Other ...............pounds: 107 107 109 103 107 108 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 129 128 129 100 135 137 101 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.9 40.4 36.5 83 401.9 363.4 90 Other ................1,000: 13.5 20.5 17.4 129 122.9 121.5 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 57.5 60.9 53.9 94 524.8 484.9 92 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 62 62 98 64 62 98 Other ...............pounds: 80 81 75 94 74 81 109 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 66 99 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 4.2 4.2 96 43.5 43.4 100 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.7 84 7.2 7.3 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.2 4.9 4.9 94 50.7 50.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2015 as : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : % of 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.7 0.8 76 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 100 Arizona ...............: 38.1 36.6 38.2 100 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 101 California ............: 120.2 111.6 116.6 97 Colorado ..............: 199.3 189.6 194.2 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.9 3.0 114 Florida ...............: 8.1 7.4 7.6 94 Georgia ...............: 11.9 10.9 11.0 93 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 83 : Idaho .................: 4.0 4.4 4.4 109 Illinois ..............: 278.1 273.1 288.3 104 Indiana ...............: 163.7 151.0 164.7 101 Iowa ..................: 623.1 563.1 600.0 96 Kansas ................: 437.9 450.8 452.8 103 Kentucky ..............: 46.4 46.0 46.8 101 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.4 0.5 121 Michigan ..............: 39.5 39.2 40.4 102 Minnesota .............: 230.6 220.8 230.4 100 Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.4 0.5 121 : Missouri ..............: 172.0 164.5 169.2 98 Montana ...............: 2.0 1.2 2.0 96 Nebraska ..............: 686.7 673.9 687.7 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 New England 1/ ........: 2.4 2.2 2.3 97 New Jersey ............: 3.6 3.8 3.6 99 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 90 New York ..............: 3.3 3.4 3.4 102 North Carolina ........: 208.3 182.7 210.2 101 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.6 0.7 91 : Ohio ..................: 25.9 23.1 19.8 76 Oklahoma ..............: 98.9 103.9 110.1 111 Oregon ................: 7.1 6.5 6.7 94 Pennsylvania ..........: 124.2 113.8 124.9 101 South Carolina ........: 22.4 19.9 19.9 89 South Dakota ..........: 99.5 100.5 107.6 108 Tennessee .............: 24.6 25.0 27.3 111 Texas .................: 369.2 364.8 368.9 100 Utah ..................: 42.6 40.8 40.8 96 Virginia ..............: 43.3 39.2 44.1 102 : Washington ............: 78.4 72.9 75.9 97 West Virginia .........: 1.0 0.7 0.9 83 Wisconsin .............: 94.7 85.9 85.0 90 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.2 71 : United States .........: 4,318.6 4,140.3 4,313.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.4 581 401 983 1,078 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 105 89 1,093 1,016 Arizona ..........: 46.1 45.0 62,830 63,518 1,366 1,415 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.5 539 520 966 991 California .......: 105.0 104.1 137,793 141,098 1,325 1,367 Colorado .........: 217.4 207.0 303,883 297,110 1,399 1,436 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.2 3,688 4,360 1,286 1,350 Florida ..........: (D) 12.3 (D) 14,976 (D) 1,225 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.8 1,049 857 1,143 1,140 : Idaho ............: 3.0 3.4 3,331 4,021 1,169 1,242 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.2 4,102 3,589 1,065 1,106 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 497.6 492.4 676,939 694,937 1,361 1,412 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.4 1,537 1,373 1,030 1,001 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 433 533 764 921 Michigan .........: 44.3 43.8 60,388 60,728 1,373 1,395 Minnesota ........: 54.7 40.7 79,287 59,435 1,456 1,469 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.3 114 229 847 870 : Missouri .........: 5.8 3.7 6,229 4,098 1,083 1,098 Montana ..........: 2.6 2.4 2,908 2,768 1,132 1,133 Nebraska .........: 608.7 594.5 873,226 872,919 1,436 1,470 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 169 167 1,019 1,023 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.4 2,616 2,628 1,061 1,094 New Jersey .......: 2.5 2.2 2,690 2,518 1,094 1,123 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 471 421 1,001 1,065 New York .........: 3.3 3.0 3,599 3,466 1,120 1,158 North Carolina ...: 6.6 5.0 7,993 6,053 1,218 1,215 North Dakota .....: 1.0 0.8 1,169 1,036 1,229 1,269 : Ohio .............: 9.8 8.1 11,348 9,274 1,168 1,158 Oklahoma .........: 1.8 2.2 1,867 2,255 1,015 1,007 Oregon ...........: 6.4 5.9 7,680 7,206 1,217 1,243 Pennsylvania .....: 93.6 86.4 112,179 104,046 1,203 1,209 South Carolina ...: 16.0 15.4 18,787 18,437 1,183 1,206 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 5.3 4.8 4,654 4,389 904 935 Texas ............: 461.6 448.4 596,910 592,693 1,296 1,325 Utah .............: 50.6 46.5 68,796 64,833 1,360 1,399 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.3 1,435 1,402 1,029 1,042 : Washington .......: 93.8 87.2 127,628 123,260 1,364 1,418 West Virginia ....: 1.5 1.3 1,420 1,172 927 905 Wisconsin ........: 105.6 99.2 145,103 136,502 1,381 1,385 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 339 223 1,094 1,174 : United States ....: 2,639.9 2,513.0 3,570,158 3,485,167 1,355 1,390 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 8.5 9.7 818 881 98 92 Colorado .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 65 42 581 527 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Illinois .........: 0.6 (Y) 262 (X) 429 (X) Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 121 103 285 236 Iowa .............: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: 0.1 (Y) 25 (X) 500 (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 34 36 302 284 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.5 0.2 72 34 150 148 New Jersey .......: 5.1 5.2 2,192 2,318 431 442 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 4.8 2.8 644 484 136 175 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 25 (X) 447 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 460 (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.7 7.9 3,281 3,447 428 436 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.4 0.4 268 202 600 490 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 27 41 452 495 : Washington .......: (D) 0.6 (D) 41 (D) 67 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 6.4 5.2 2,919 2,533 458 487 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 43.3 40.3 13,088 12,181 304 305 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.7 2.3 1,082 870 400 385 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 34 261 275 Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.2 41 46 262 264 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.8 213 204 254 260 California .......: 228.6 207.3 58,326 51,211 255 247 Colorado .........: 1.2 1.7 286 410 237 239 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.5 384 383 252 260 Florida ..........: 2.7 3.2 518 504 191 156 Georgia ..........: 6.2 6.2 1,532 1,490 247 241 Hawaii ...........: 1.3 1.0 299 241 232 251 : Idaho ............: 11.1 11.4 2,932 2,926 265 258 Illinois .........: 969.5 1,022.5 279,936 292,690 289 286 Indiana ..........: 758.7 769.3 213,172 214,379 281 279 Iowa .............: 2,707.3 2,768.7 775,621 782,522 287 283 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 1.2 221 271 217 236 Michigan .........: 15.6 17.6 6,400 7,191 410 410 Minnesota ........: 913.5 979.7 251,702 267,408 276 273 Mississippi ......: 3.2 3.2 485 523 152 162 : Missouri .........: 762.6 765.8 223,787 222,478 294 291 Montana ..........: 1.7 1.6 360 384 216 240 Nebraska .........: 667.3 683.9 189,464 191,532 284 280 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 22 252 263 New England 1/ ...: 3.5 3.3 892 853 257 262 New Jersey .......: 9.0 9.1 858 860 96 94 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 74 89 274 277 New York .........: 3.7 4.8 898 1,223 246 254 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.6 141 150 299 269 : Ohio .............: 88.1 61.7 24,888 18,556 283 301 Oklahoma .........: 467.5 531.9 129,041 143,693 276 270 Oregon ...........: 14.1 13.7 3,748 3,523 266 258 Pennsylvania .....: 276.4 298.4 75,346 82,371 273 276 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 73.2 82.2 32,991 37,291 451 454 Texas ............: 23.6 27.0 5,846 6,528 248 242 Utah .............: 4.1 4.9 626 871 154 179 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.8 272 232 301 291 Wisconsin ........: 53.4 40.5 24,484 17,257 459 427 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 47 52 249 291 : United States ....: 9,951.4 10,246.5 2,842,015 2,902,509 286 283 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2014 and 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 100 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.3 40 39 123 131 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 8 6 88 119 California .......: 23.9 21.3 3,090 2,818 129 132 Colorado .........: 88.9 76.8 13,151 11,272 148 147 Delaware-Maryland : 4.2 3.6 403 349 97 97 Florida ..........: 0.5 0.6 29 39 63 63 Georgia ..........: 1.4 1.0 92 60 66 61 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 18 126 135 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.4 34 43 125 122 Illinois .........: 11.8 (D) 1,547 (D) 131 (D) Indiana ..........: 5.2 3.6 579 403 112 113 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.4 63 69 171 183 Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.5 57 49 96 101 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.3 158 153 122 116 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 27 33 73 77 Michigan .........: 16.9 17.8 2,247 2,373 133 134 Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.7 56 65 99 99 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 21 15 61 56 : Missouri .........: 1.0 0.8 97 80 101 94 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.7 91 71 131 105 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 12 (X) 118 (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 13 118 109 New England 1/ ...: 4.0 3.3 383 320 95 98 New Jersey .......: 9.2 9.7 750 766 82 79 New Mexico .......: 0.9 0.6 122 80 140 139 New York .........: 5.2 4.8 486 511 94 106 North Carolina ...: 2.2 1.2 147 89 68 77 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 7 113 131 : Ohio .............: 1.6 1.4 165 156 103 111 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.3 29 34 103 129 Oregon ...........: 3.4 3.0 457 397 135 132 Pennsylvania .....: 5.6 5.0 567 532 102 106 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 56 61 159 159 Tennessee ........: 1.2 0.9 88 69 71 73 Texas ............: 8.1 9.6 870 945 107 98 Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 271 (D) 137 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.3 62 31 95 92 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.3 152 163 122 124 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.1 1.6 126 226 114 137 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 8 135 155 : United States ....: 207.4 186.3 26,759 23,942 129 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,306.3 1,388.4 1,335.3 13,081.0 12,860.3 50.4 57.0 54.1 52.2 54.4 Heifers ..........: 766.1 564.6 638.8 7,045.0 6,113.3 29.6 23.2 25.9 28.1 25.9 All cows .........: 467.9 437.5 453.2 4,487.3 4,260.2 18.1 18.0 18.4 17.9 18.0 Dairy cows .......: 251.8 251.8 256.5 2,340.9 2,429.0 9.7 10.3 10.4 9.3 10.3 Other cows .......: 216.1 185.8 196.7 2,146.4 1,831.2 8.3 7.6 8.0 8.6 7.8 Bulls ............: 50.2 44.2 42.0 463.2 390.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total ............: 2,590.5 2,434.7 2,469.3 25,076.5 23,624.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 42.6 36.8 39.6 480.1 362.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,588.4 9,385.1 9,904.0 84,986.9 92,003.7 97.0 97.2 97.4 97.0 97.2 Sows .............: 259.9 244.3 245.0 2,309.7 2,383.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 Boars ............: 32.0 22.4 23.5 283.8 236.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,880.3 9,651.8 10,172.4 87,580.4 94,623.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 13.2 10.8 9.6 116.0 94.7 7.1 6.5 5.8 6.6 5.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 173.6 155.9 156.7 1,648.4 1,558.1 92.9 93.5 94.2 93.4 94.3 : Total ............: 186.8 166.7 166.3 1,764.4 1,652.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 827 848 851 805 826 Steers 1/ ...............: 900 920 926 867 888 Heifers 1/ ..............: 822 829 846 796 813 All cows 1/ .............: 625 637 630 627 646 Bulls 1/ ................: 893 910 895 899 920 : Calves and vealers ... : 180 184 180 164 184 : Hogs ................. : 214 210 212 214 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 207 210 211 210 Sows 2/ .................: 306 307 311 305 309 Boars 2/ ................: 205 203 199 205 204 : Sheep ................ : 66 66 66 69 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 69 66 66 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 66 66 69 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.1 1.1 0.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.2 2 ............: 5.1 1.7 0.8 2.1 1.7 0.4 0.4 8.0 3 ............: 88.4 24.5 3.4 55.7 45.6 10.2 4.7 8.2 4 ............: 56.2 3.5 0.9 46.0 14.9 31.1 5.7 0.2 5 ............: 259.9 121.5 28.3 100.7 69.9 30.8 9.4 11.1 6 ............: 446.8 242.9 116.7 80.3 29.1 51.2 6.9 0.4 7 ............:1,101.2 673.8 365.9 52.5 2.0 50.5 8.9 (D) 8 ............: 264.7 161.5 85.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 149.4 57.0 10.4 79.4 69.1 10.4 2.6 9.5 10 ...........: 95.5 47.7 26.6 20.0 15.5 4.4 1.3 2.0 : United States :2,469.3 1,335.3 638.8 453.2 256.5 196.7 42.0 39.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.8 (Y) (Y) 3.0 0.2 2.8 2 ............: 13.6 13.5 0.1 (Y) 14.1 1.4 12.7 3 ............: 497.2 496.1 1.1 (Y) 9.3 1.0 8.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.8 5.2 1.0 4.2 5 ............: 2,858.8 2,749.5 105.5 3.8 29.0 2.7 26.3 6 ............: 554.0 553.9 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.3 2.5 7 ............: 4,235.3 4,162.4 54.2 18.7 0.8 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 78.6 2.2 76.5 9 ............: 204.6 204.5 (Y) (Y) 20.1 0.8 19.3 10 ...........: 25.2 25.1 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.1 3.3 : United States :10,172.4 9,904.0 245.0 23.5 166.3 9.6 156.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October 2015 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 16.0 6.6 4.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2.5 2 ............: 54.5 16.7 9.6 22.6 19.8 2.7 5.7 79.1 3 ............: 812.4 228.9 49.1 498.4 403.2 95.2 36.0 73.7 4 ............: 525.9 30.3 13.5 424.9 146.0 278.9 57.2 1.5 5 ............: 2,529.4 1,234.2 266.0 947.7 626.5 321.2 81.4 114.8 6 ............: 4,233.7 2,301.1 1,135.9 722.7 307.3 415.4 74.1 2.5 7 ............:10,580.2 6,371.9 3,579.3 549.0 35.7 513.4 80.0 (D) 8 ............: 2,528.9 1,627.2 725.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 1,431.4 550.9 109.9 744.5 656.8 87.7 26.1 75.0 10 ...........: 911.7 492.4 220.2 187.2 143.7 43.5 12.0 13.5 : United States :23,624.3 12,860.3 6,113.3 4,260.2 2,429.0 1,831.2 390.5 362.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 21.0 20.3 0.4 0.2 28.0 1.3 26.7 2 ............: 118.1 116.6 1.2 0.3 148.2 12.9 135.3 3 ............: 4,456.5 4,447.2 8.8 0.6 94.6 9.8 84.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) 16.4 56.1 10.9 45.2 5 ............: 26,584.6 25,411.0 1,133.7 39.9 297.3 26.4 270.8 6 ............: 4,942.6 4,940.1 1.8 0.7 31.5 4.5 27.1 7 ............: 39,759.1 39,015.9 565.0 178.2 8.1 0.3 7.8 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.2 726.4 19.1 707.3 9 ............: 1,863.7 1,863.3 0.3 0.1 231.1 6.9 224.2 10 ...........: 254.5 254.1 0.3 0.1 31.6 2.6 28.9 : United States : 94,623.8 92,003.7 2,383.4 236.7 1,652.8 94.7 1,558.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.1 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.3 98.8 98.4 98.6 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 90.1 87.4 89.3 91.1 90.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. 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