Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 19, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Low Veal and Lamb and Mutton Production for April April 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.98 billion pounds in April, down 1 percent from the 4.02 billion pounds produced in April 2015. Beef production, at 1.96 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.41 million head, up 1 percent from April 2015. The average live weight was up 10 pounds from the previous year, at 1,348 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.0 million pounds, 10 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 34,800 head, down 2 percent from April 2015. The average live weight was down 25 pounds from last year, at 293 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.00 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.37 million head, down 3 percent from April 2015. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was down 6 percent from April 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 189,000 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 135 pounds, down 2 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2016 commercial red meat production was 16.2 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2015. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 6 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 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: April 2015 and 2016........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2015 and 2016............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2015 and 2016.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2015 and 2016... 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 2016................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2016...... 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 2016 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : April : March : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,928.8 2,096.0 1,963.9 102 94 7,593.5 7,898.5 104 Veal .............: 6.6 6.4 6.0 90 94 26.7 25.2 94 Pork .............: 2,066.9 2,145.1 2,000.1 97 93 8,228.4 8,229.9 100 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.7 14.3 12.8 94 90 51.2 50.8 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,016.0 4,261.7 3,982.9 99 93 15,899.8 16,204.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2016 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : April : March : : :2016 as % : : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,903.9 2,069.5 1,939.8 102 94 7,492.0 7,796.8 104 Veal .............: 6.5 6.2 5.9 90 94 26.2 24.7 94 Pork .............: 2,055.0 2,131.8 1,988.3 97 93 8,182.2 8,181.5 100 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.8 13.2 11.8 92 89 48.0 46.9 98 : Total red meat ...: 3,978.1 4,220.8 3,945.8 99 93 15,748.4 16,049.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2016 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : of 2015 : : : 2016 as % : : : : : 2015 : 2016 : of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,345.9 2,492.9 2,373.2 101 9,198.4 9,437.8 103 Other ................1,000: 37.4 39.5 35.8 96 153.7 151.8 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,383.3 2,532.3 2,409.1 101 9,352.1 9,589.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,341 1,373 1,351 101 1,353 1,371 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,158 1,168 1,168 101 1,158 1,171 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,338 1,370 1,348 101 1,350 1,368 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 34.7 35.2 34.2 98 149.3 146.4 98 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.6 91 2.4 2.5 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 35.4 35.9 34.8 98 151.8 148.9 98 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 317 301 292 92 298 287 96 Other ...............pounds: 372 354 377 101 367 370 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 318 302 293 92 299 288 96 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,611.9 10,015.4 9,302.8 97 38,145.6 38,364.1 101 Other ................1,000: 65.0 71.2 63.5 98 254.7 261.5 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,676.8 10,086.6 9,366.3 97 38,400.3 38,625.7 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 284 285 100 286 285 100 Other ...............pounds: 249 254 255 102 248 254 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 284 284 285 100 285 284 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 179.1 187.5 169.7 95 672.0 661.6 98 Other ................1,000: 20.2 18.4 19.3 95 63.4 70.5 111 Commercial ...........1,000: 199.3 205.9 189.0 95 735.4 732.1 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 142 141 138 97 143 141 99 Other ...............pounds: 94 117 108 114 104 113 109 Commercial ..........pounds: 137 138 135 98 139 139 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.5 38.1 32.0 90 136.9 133.7 98 Other ................1,000: 10.8 10.3 8.0 73 41.3 36.9 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.3 48.4 40.0 86 178.2 170.6 96 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 62 63 100 63 62 99 Other ...............pounds: 81 87 86 106 81 84 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 67 67 100 67 67 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.9 4.9 4.3 111 17.3 17.7 102 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.8 0.7 103 3.3 2.8 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.6 5.7 5.0 110 20.7 20.5 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2016 as : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : % of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.8 0.9 0.8 96 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 35.9 43.9 36.2 101 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 112 California ............: 106.9 117.5 101.6 95 Colorado ..............: 169.5 183.4 170.6 101 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 3.2 2.8 103 Florida ...............: 8.4 5.4 2.1 25 Georgia ...............: 11.2 11.6 11.9 106 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.7 85 : Idaho .................: 3.4 4.4 3.8 113 Illinois ..............: 266.5 297.2 257.7 97 Indiana ...............: 154.2 159.5 145.6 94 Iowa ..................: 599.1 601.6 570.6 95 Kansas ................: 409.0 438.8 433.3 106 Kentucky ..............: 47.8 49.7 44.1 92 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 97 Michigan ..............: 36.2 41.9 38.4 106 Minnesota .............: 215.2 213.5 206.1 96 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 93 : Missouri ..............: 163.6 176.0 171.2 105 Montana ...............: 1.2 1.0 1.3 109 Nebraska ..............: 581.3 671.8 609.6 105 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 New England 1/ ........: 1.6 1.8 1.7 104 New Jersey ............: 3.7 3.0 2.8 77 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.2 0.3 101 New York ..............: 2.9 3.3 3.3 115 North Carolina ........: 215.2 212.2 193.4 90 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.9 0.8 123 : Ohio ..................: 21.3 22.8 21.1 99 Oklahoma ..............: 108.7 101.1 88.9 82 Oregon ................: 6.2 6.8 5.9 95 Pennsylvania ..........: 111.4 123.0 113.9 102 South Carolina ........: 21.0 21.7 20.2 96 South Dakota ..........: 103.8 110.8 109.9 106 Tennessee .............: 18.3 21.4 18.4 101 Texas .................: 341.7 357.1 362.2 106 Utah ..................: 39.1 41.8 39.6 101 Virginia ..............: 43.8 42.0 40.0 91 : Washington ............: 71.0 77.1 69.4 98 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 99 Wisconsin .............: 89.6 90.0 80.3 90 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 96 : United States .........: 4,016.0 4,261.7 3,982.9 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.5 589 546 1,038 1,055 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 45.0 44.9 60,468 60,576 1,347 1,352 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 388 443 1,013 1,001 California .......: 95.9 90.7 127,937 120,810 1,346 1,343 Colorado .........: 191.7 189.5 258,574 261,834 1,350 1,383 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.9 3,899 3,977 1,325 1,364 Florida ..........: 12.7 2.9 15,912 3,501 1,260 1,213 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.7 1,021 838 1,168 1,146 : Idaho ............: 2.4 2.6 2,709 3,025 1,236 1,233 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 2.4 3,105 2,636 1,065 1,103 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 476.6 496.1 630,032 665,315 1,322 1,341 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.4 1,261 1,449 1,039 1,036 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 457 417 916 874 Michigan .........: 40.1 41.5 54,498 57,716 1,369 1,400 Minnesota ........: 47.1 (D) 71,048 (D) 1,516 (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.2 223 209 872 906 : Missouri .........: 3.7 3.5 4,122 3,987 1,131 1,126 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.5 1,724 1,848 1,134 1,203 Nebraska .........: 512.3 547.1 721,036 768,686 1,409 1,406 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 110 110 1,002 1,056 New England 1/ ...: 1.6 1.6 1,789 1,918 1,144 1,185 New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.8 3,043 2,956 1,073 1,067 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 268 301 1,025 1,077 New York .........: 2.7 2.9 3,106 3,450 1,163 1,200 North Carolina ...: 5.4 5.4 6,539 6,549 1,218 1,215 North Dakota .....: 0.8 1.0 1,043 1,328 1,248 1,295 : Ohio .............: 7.3 6.4 8,440 7,296 1,169 1,148 Oklahoma .........: 2.5 2.4 2,740 2,532 1,082 1,064 Oregon ...........: 5.1 (D) 6,326 (D) 1,265 (D) Pennsylvania .....: 81.7 79.5 99,761 97,393 1,225 1,230 South Carolina ...: 14.4 15.2 17,824 19,128 1,250 1,268 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 5.0 5.2 4,710 4,676 958 915 Texas ............: 429.1 450.2 551,118 584,287 1,288 1,301 Utah .............: 46.5 46.9 62,939 64,317 1,355 1,376 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.9 913 975 1,093 1,065 : Washington .......: 86.6 84.9 115,554 114,773 1,337 1,354 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 510 541 1,041 1,084 Wisconsin ........: 96.8 92.6 133,410 127,598 1,387 1,387 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 539 519 1,146 1,154 : United States ....: 2,383.3 2,409.1 3,182,425 3,240,073 1,338 1,348 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 7.0 8.3 683 780 98 95 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 42 39 543 524 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) 1.5 (D) 107 (D) 70 Illinois .........: 0.8 0.1 352 23 436 378 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 143 113 358 303 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 31 311 301 Minnesota ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.2 45 38 173 183 New Jersey .......: 4.7 1.6 1,962 613 421 382 New Mexico .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New York .........: 3.0 2.9 480 473 164 167 North Carolina ...: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Ohio .............: (D) 5.3 (D) 1,743 (D) 334 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.1 8.1 3,052 3,505 432 435 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 138 80 596 474 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Washington .......: 0.9 (D) 62 (D) 70 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 4.9 2,469 2,369 463 487 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 35.4 34.8 11,179 10,125 318 293 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.9 1.8 684 670 360 379 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 31 241 256 Arizona ..........: 0.2 (D) 48 (D) 247 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.9 1.0 254 249 271 245 California .......: 186.5 185.0 46,211 45,140 248 244 Colorado .........: 1.2 1.4 308 341 247 247 Delaware-Maryland : 1.1 1.2 283 327 249 271 Florida ..........: 3.7 3.8 622 567 171 148 Georgia ..........: 5.8 5.2 1,405 1,256 244 242 Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.9 268 235 252 251 : Idaho ............: 10.0 11.5 2,591 2,924 260 255 Illinois .........: 953.5 907.4 275,484 265,067 289 292 Indiana ..........: 716.3 676.7 200,473 189,480 280 280 Iowa .............: 2,604.4 2,587.8 740,434 737,817 284 285 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 1.0 211 222 228 232 Michigan .........: 14.5 16.0 5,498 6,037 379 378 Minnesota ........: 873.1 868.6 237,062 236,940 272 273 Mississippi ......: 3.3 (D) 536 (D) 160 (D) : Missouri .........: 733.7 774.7 213,473 224,103 291 289 Montana ..........: 1.0 1.1 211 289 219 269 Nebraska .........: 654.9 643.4 182,430 182,234 279 283 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 32 21 261 280 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.1 533 601 260 284 New Jersey .......: 7.6 6.8 745 703 98 104 New Mexico .......: 0.1 0.2 40 45 272 287 New York .........: 3.1 3.9 763 1,023 244 263 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 92 81 294 314 : Ohio .............: 76.8 77.5 21,308 21,611 278 280 Oklahoma .........: 498.6 421.6 140,550 114,516 282 272 Oregon ...........: 13.8 12.9 3,588 3,303 260 256 Pennsylvania .....: 249.3 266.3 67,384 72,881 270 274 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 52.0 51.4 23,694 23,959 456 467 Texas ............: 23.9 22.5 5,841 5,701 245 253 Utah .............: 4.5 3.7 680 707 151 193 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.8 (D) 201 (D) 265 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.6 181 163 275 287 Wisconsin ........: 55.4 37.9 25,340 16,944 458 449 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 88 80 294 284 : United States ....: 9,676.8 9,366.3 2,751,185 2,665,736 284 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 (D) 46 (D) 144 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 97 (X) California .......: 27.8 26.3 4,030 3,794 145 144 Colorado .........: 73.0 66.0 12,524 11,326 172 172 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.4 362 336 99 100 Florida ..........: 1.3 1.4 79 81 61 58 Georgia ..........: 0.9 1.1 69 73 79 69 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 21 32 138 141 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 15 17 135 125 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 5.0 3.9 544 425 108 108 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 23 34 140 153 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 38 33 77 79 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.4 163 166 121 116 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 32 31 81 94 Michigan .........: 16.9 15.2 2,392 2,114 141 139 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 34 34 109 113 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 15 17 58 55 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.8 68 72 85 95 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 48 42 129 105 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 135 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 9 132 118 New England 1/ ...: 3.7 3.2 326 267 87 83 New Jersey .......: 12.0 14.1 906 1,079 76 77 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.5 126 75 153 150 New York .........: 5.4 7.5 496 684 92 91 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.3 82 85 74 67 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.7 1.5 192 167 116 110 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.2 35 31 108 128 Oregon ...........: 2.5 2.4 383 351 154 147 Pennsylvania .....: 6.9 7.4 657 708 95 96 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 40 44 153 161 Tennessee ........: 1.1 1.0 83 69 76 72 Texas ............: 8.8 9.7 708 1,074 81 111 Utah .............: 2.2 1.9 301 257 138 137 Virginia .........: 0.2 0.7 22 54 95 83 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.0 158 128 135 132 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.0 1.1 112 142 111 133 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 14 152 152 : United States ....: 199.3 189.0 27,351 25,536 137 135 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,235.4 1,315.4 1,319.5 4,677.7 5,007.2 52.7 52.8 55.6 50.9 53.1 Heifers ..........: 635.4 668.4 586.1 2,588.1 2,483.5 27.1 26.8 24.7 28.1 26.3 All cows .........: 434.4 469.3 426.3 1,786.9 1,802.2 18.5 18.8 18.0 19.4 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 242.8 262.2 227.0 1,021.2 1,011.1 10.4 10.5 9.6 11.1 10.7 Other cows .......: 191.5 207.1 199.3 765.7 791.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4 Bulls ............: 40.7 39.8 41.3 145.7 144.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,345.9 2,492.9 2,373.2 9,198.4 9,437.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 34.7 35.2 34.2 149.3 146.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,353.8 9,736.9 9,041.3 37,111.3 37,312.9 97.3 97.2 97.2 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 234.1 257.5 234.8 938.5 960.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 24.0 21.0 26.7 95.8 91.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 9,611.9 10,015.4 9,302.8 38,145.6 38,364.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.7 8.3 9.2 35.7 32.4 5.4 4.4 5.4 5.3 4.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 169.4 179.2 160.5 636.3 629.2 94.6 95.6 94.6 94.7 95.1 : Total ............: 179.1 187.5 169.7 672.0 661.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 813 832 819 816 828 Steers 1/ ...............: 868 891 874 876 888 Heifers 1/ ..............: 807 832 813 814 828 All cows 1/ .............: 654 660 648 653 653 Bulls 1/ ................: 934 918 909 923 909 : Calves and vealers ... : 188 178 173 176 170 : Hogs ................. : 214 213 214 215 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 210 211 212 211 Sows 2/ .................: 310 310 313 307 310 Boars 2/ ................: 206 214 204 204 209 : Sheep ................ : 71 70 70 72 71 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 69 66 67 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 71 71 70 72 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2016 [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 ............: 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 5.6 1.5 0.9 2.5 2.3 0.2 0.7 4.5 3 ............: 82.0 24.5 2.8 51.2 41.8 9.4 3.5 8.3 4 ............: 49.7 3.1 1.1 39.7 13.7 26.1 5.8 0.2 5 ............: 239.2 117.0 20.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.5 6 ............: 448.7 264.9 98.6 77.5 27.7 49.8 7.7 0.1 7 ............:1,059.5 651.3 348.1 51.7 2.2 49.5 8.4 (D) 8 ............: 259.2 149.4 82.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 135.8 57.2 10.9 64.9 57.2 7.7 2.8 8.1 10 ...........: 92.1 50.0 20.1 20.6 15.2 5.4 1.3 2.3 : United States :2,373.2 1,319.5 586.1 426.3 227.0 199.3 41.3 34.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.8 (Y) (Y) 3.1 0.1 2.9 2 ............: 10.5 10.3 0.1 (Y) 21.1 1.7 19.4 3 ............: 447.2 446.3 0.9 (Y) 11.8 1.3 10.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 56.9 6.3 6.2 1.1 5.1 5 ............: 2,557.6 2,443.2 110.6 3.9 28.3 2.2 26.1 6 ............: 438.2 438.1 (Y) (Y) 3.2 0.5 2.8 7 ............: 4,024.7 3,942.7 65.6 16.3 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 (Y) 67.8 1.6 66.2 9 ............: 181.3 181.2 0.1 (Y) 24.9 0.5 24.4 10 ...........: 24.7 24.7 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.3 2.5 : United States : 9,302.8 9,041.3 234.8 26.7 169.7 9.2 160.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to April 2016 [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 ............: 5.8 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2 ............: 20.9 6.2 3.7 9.1 8.3 0.7 2.0 21.2 3 ............: 329.5 99.7 16.4 202.2 164.2 38.0 11.3 32.0 4 ............: 208.5 11.0 4.7 171.2 59.5 111.7 21.6 0.7 5 ............:1,010.5 481.8 101.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 44.1 6 ............:1,682.5 945.3 392.0 317.5 143.3 174.2 27.7 1.5 7 ............:4,213.7 2,468.9 1,495.5 217.9 9.4 208.5 31.4 (D) 8 ............: 995.0 560.2 332.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9 ............: 599.7 238.8 43.8 308.5 277.8 30.7 8.6 35.8 10 ...........: 371.6 192.8 91.5 83.5 65.3 18.3 3.8 10.1 : United States :9,437.8 5,007.2 2,483.5 1,802.2 1,011.1 791.2 144.9 146.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.3 8.0 0.3 (Y) 9.7 0.3 9.4 2 ............: 48.3 47.8 0.4 0.1 66.2 5.6 60.6 3 ............: 1,847.7 1,843.7 3.8 0.2 39.0 3.5 35.6 4 ............: (D) (D) 249.0 8.9 21.9 3.6 18.3 5 ............: 10,690.0 10,231.7 442.3 16.1 113.3 8.3 105.0 6 ............: 1,880.0 1,879.7 0.2 0.1 13.1 1.7 11.4 7 ............: 16,284.5 15,958.0 260.9 65.6 2.6 0.1 2.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.0 (Y) 287.4 6.0 281.4 9 ............: 777.6 777.3 0.3 (Y) 95.4 2.1 93.3 10 ...........: 103.5 103.4 0.1 (Y) 12.8 1.0 11.8 : United States : 38,364.1 37,312.9 960.2 91.1 661.6 32.4 629.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.4 98.5 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.2 98.1 98.3 98.4 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.9 91.1 89.8 91.4 90.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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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