Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released March 19, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in February February 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2020 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.45 billion pounds in February, up 7 percent from the 4.17 billion pounds produced in February 2019. Beef production, at 2.13 billion pounds, was 7 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.58 million head, up 5 percent from February 2019. The average live weight was up 24 pounds from the previous year, at 1,376 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.1 million pounds, 17 percent below February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 39,700 head, down 18 percent from February 2019. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from last year, at 224 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.31 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.7 million head, up 6 percent from February 2019. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 288 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.7 million pounds, was down 4 percent from February 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 164,200 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 2 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2020 commercial red meat production was 9.41 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 2019. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 7 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 5 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States.......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................. 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020.. 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: February 2020................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to February 2020..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2020 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : February : January : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,987.6 2,387.6 2,130.6 107 89 4,296.5 4,518.2 105 Veal .............: 6.1 6.4 5.1 83 80 12.7 11.5 91 Pork .............: 2,167.5 2,553.3 2,306.2 106 90 4,541.1 4,859.5 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.2 11.9 10.7 96 90 23.7 22.6 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,172.4 4,959.2 4,452.6 107 90 8,874.0 9,411.8 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2020 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : February : January : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,960.8 2,356.8 2,104.1 107 89 4,239.5 4,460.9 105 Veal .............: 6.0 6.2 5.0 83 80 12.4 11.2 91 Pork .............: 2,157.3 2,543.1 2,296.8 106 90 4,520.0 4,840.0 107 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.1 10.9 9.7 96 89 21.5 20.6 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,134.2 4,917.0 4,415.6 107 90 8,793.4 9,332.6 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : February : January to February : February : January : February : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,416.0 2,854.2 2,539.0 105 5,202.0 5,393.2 104 Other ................1,000: 38.7 45.2 39.0 101 82.9 84.2 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,454.7 2,899.4 2,578.0 105 5,284.9 5,477.3 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,354 1,378 1,379 102 1,360 1,378 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,207 1,195 1,195 99 1,197 1,195 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,352 1,375 1,376 102 1,358 1,376 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.9 49.2 39.1 81 101.0 88.3 87 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.8 0.6 115 1.3 1.4 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 48.5 50.0 39.7 82 102.3 89.7 88 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 218 222 222 102 214 222 104 Other ...............pounds: 364 352 363 100 380 357 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 219 224 224 102 216 224 104 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,051.0 11,760.3 10,670.1 106 21,035.3 22,430.5 107 Other ................1,000: 53.3 54.2 51.6 97 111.3 105.7 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,104.2 11,814.5 10,721.7 106 21,146.6 22,536.2 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 290 288 100 288 289 101 Other ...............pounds: 262 257 249 95 260 253 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 290 288 100 287 289 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 146.1 161.3 142.6 98 311.8 303.9 97 Other ................1,000: 23.2 20.8 21.6 93 44.4 42.5 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 169.3 182.2 164.2 97 356.1 346.4 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 138 134 136 98 138 135 98 Other ...............pounds: 98 99 95 98 100 97 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 132 130 130 99 133 130 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 36.6 43.2 37.6 103 79.5 80.8 102 Other ................1,000: 8.2 9.1 8.7 106 17.7 17.7 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 44.8 52.3 46.2 103 97.2 98.5 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 64 65 100 65 65 99 Other ...............pounds: 80 79 91 113 81 85 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 67 70 103 68 68 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.8 4.9 4.4 115 8.6 9.4 108 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.6 0.5 99 1.1 1.1 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.3 5.6 4.9 113 9.8 10.5 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : January : February :February 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 0.6 0.5 57 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 27.5 42.9 37.2 135 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 105 California ............: 114.3 156.5 139.2 122 Colorado ..............: 153.0 188.2 171.8 112 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 3.1 2.8 96 Florida ...............: 2.7 3.5 2.9 108 Georgia ...............: 13.1 15.2 12.8 97 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.8 111 : Idaho .................: 26.6 36.2 30.5 114 Illinois ..............: 278.1 314.2 279.6 101 Indiana ...............: 150.0 165.9 144.5 96 Iowa ..................: 650.9 798.7 731.1 112 Kansas ................: 424.3 518.4 474.9 112 Kentucky ..............: 45.2 52.5 46.1 102 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 98 Michigan ..............: 81.2 102.1 92.8 114 Minnesota .............: 222.8 255.9 232.7 104 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 110 : Missouri ..............: 158.5 176.1 166.9 105 Montana ...............: 1.1 1.0 1.1 96 Nebraska ..............: 611.3 712.5 607.0 99 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 77 New England 1/ ........: 1.8 2.4 2.0 115 New Jersey ............: 3.0 3.7 3.0 101 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 139 New York ..............: 2.8 3.2 2.8 98 North Carolina ........: 217.5 251.4 229.0 105 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.6 91 : Ohio ..................: 19.8 24.6 20.3 103 Oklahoma ..............: 96.5 109.7 109.1 113 Oregon ................: 3.6 3.8 3.6 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 115.2 137.6 119.8 104 South Carolina ........: 9.5 14.3 13.4 141 South Dakota ..........: 125.6 142.9 126.1 100 Tennessee .............: 19.1 27.0 23.5 123 Texas .................: 344.8 397.8 358.2 104 Utah ..................: 43.4 49.0 44.4 102 Virginia ..............: 41.9 52.6 47.4 113 : Washington ............: 69.0 80.7 72.4 105 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.8 0.5 110 Wisconsin .............: 90.6 110.2 99.3 110 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.5 0.4 102 : United States .........: 4,172.4 4,959.2 4,452.6 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.3 0.3 341 339 1,107 1,052 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 33.1 43.6 44,672 60,571 1,352 1,391 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.5 402 461 939 909 California .......: 115.4 131.5 147,439 176,708 1,285 1,352 Colorado .........: 165.5 187.9 234,894 266,966 1,421 1,422 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 2.9 4,164 3,975 1,363 1,393 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.2 1,207 1,308 1,102 1,124 : Idaho ............: 36.4 40.9 46,536 53,597 1,291 1,325 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 2.8 3,294 3,352 1,152 1,177 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 493.8 530.2 656,105 733,114 1,329 1,383 Kentucky .........: 3.1 3.1 3,154 3,260 1,047 1,066 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 325 346 764 809 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 271 332 864 957 : Missouri .........: 4.6 3.9 5,444 4,459 1,178 1,129 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 1,610 1,542 1,293 1,303 Nebraska .........: 546.4 534.0 779,161 773,346 1,428 1,450 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 107 91 1,124 1,080 New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.3 2,215 2,661 1,174 1,165 New Jersey .......: 3.1 3.2 3,383 3,582 1,099 1,111 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.6 338 618 1,029 1,009 New York .........: 2.9 2.9 3,478 3,535 1,234 1,224 North Carolina ...: 5.8 6.6 7,082 8,078 1,236 1,229 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,089 1,009 1,335 1,297 : Ohio .............: 5.0 4.8 6,518 6,248 1,299 1,307 Oklahoma .........: 2.5 2.4 2,636 2,566 1,073 1,087 Oregon ...........: 1.1 1.1 1,215 1,271 1,112 1,158 Pennsylvania .....: 84.2 87.1 103,838 106,998 1,237 1,234 South Carolina ...: 15.1 20.1 18,252 26,056 1,211 1,301 South Dakota .....: 37.2 42.3 54,190 61,079 1,464 1,450 Tennessee ........: 1.0 2.6 1,024 2,380 1,044 939 Texas ............: 432.9 440.7 561,574 580,183 1,301 1,321 Utah .............: 51.9 52.6 69,977 71,267 1,350 1,356 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.6 1,498 1,655 1,040 1,060 : Washington .......: 83.2 85.2 114,343 119,522 1,378 1,407 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 603 734 1,037 1,070 Wisconsin ........: 99.8 110.4 138,130 152,939 1,392 1,393 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 526 565 1,126 1,120 : United States ....: 2,454.7 2,578.0 3,310,021 3,538,954 1,352 1,376 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 7.2 4.2 694 524 98 130 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 23 24 436 382 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 47 433 456 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 4.1 2.6 359 208 88 82 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 29 25 398 368 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 102 133 287 318 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 40 303 400 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.3 44 61 192 237 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.8 683 665 378 364 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.3 7.9 758 639 104 81 North Carolina ...: (Y) 0.1 (X) 33 (X) 361 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.8 9.7 2,063 1,613 150 168 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 (Y) 21 (X) 420 (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.0 7.5 3,355 3,180 421 424 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 48 68 440 411 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 13 (D) 243 : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.8 3.0 2,214 1,357 459 447 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 48.5 39.7 10,582 8,842 219 224 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.5 1.3 1,073 486 423 388 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 19 34 241 224 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 36 30 273 263 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 114 99 267 270 California .......: 161.7 205.9 42,355 53,439 262 260 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.8 381 352 257 200 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.6 435 430 279 271 Florida ..........: 4.2 4.9 639 589 152 121 Georgia ..........: 5.3 5.0 1,289 1,195 242 237 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.4 70 96 250 270 : Idaho ............: 13.3 13.6 3,666 3,642 276 267 Illinois .........: 992.1 1,006.6 286,241 290,638 289 289 Indiana ..........: 698.3 674.1 196,410 190,017 281 282 Iowa .............: 2,946.6 3,290.7 843,005 942,505 286 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 175 148 247 259 Michigan .........: 214.7 248.8 62,417 73,305 291 295 Minnesota ........: 940.6 979.0 259,899 271,744 276 278 Mississippi ......: 2.4 2.6 412 441 168 169 : Missouri .........: 705.6 744.7 206,923 219,218 293 295 Montana ..........: 0.9 0.8 228 226 264 292 Nebraska .........: 634.9 630.7 181,364 180,617 286 286 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.0 586 541 279 270 New Jersey .......: 7.4 6.4 736 592 99 92 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 44 44 260 275 New York .........: 1.7 1.5 441 374 261 256 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 63 59 284 289 : Ohio .............: 71.5 76.9 19,983 21,337 280 278 Oklahoma .........: 453.0 480.1 125,463 142,066 277 296 Oregon ...........: 13.1 12.9 3,611 3,439 276 267 Pennsylvania .....: 252.7 268.8 71,089 74,957 281 279 South Carolina ...: 2.1 2.0 511 487 246 245 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 60.9 73.1 27,870 33,470 458 458 Texas ............: 24.2 23.8 5,274 5,341 218 224 Utah .............: 4.6 4.1 862 564 189 138 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 0.9 221 253 256 273 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.4 132 136 287 325 Wisconsin ........: 56.8 58.4 24,471 25,260 432 434 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 50 53 268 330 : United States ....: 10,104.2 10,721.7 2,901,423 3,088,820 287 288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 48 18 139 105 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 25.9 21.5 3,881 3,311 150 155 Colorado .........: 57.1 53.1 9,371 8,448 164 159 Delaware-Maryland : 2.3 2.2 221 213 95 95 Florida ..........: 1.4 1.6 76 95 56 58 Georgia ..........: 1.4 2.1 94 124 66 60 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 12 95 133 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 13 15 147 145 Illinois .........: 3.7 3.4 350 276 95 80 Indiana ..........: 3.6 4.3 381 498 106 115 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 22 19 155 140 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.3 20 24 89 86 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.2 129 144 124 121 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 21 22 61 65 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 31 27 97 90 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.8 51 56 58 67 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.8 56 66 82 86 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 38 39 129 130 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 124 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 153 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.4 198 238 100 100 New Jersey .......: 10.7 11.1 823 862 77 78 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 79 59 145 142 New York .........: 3.9 4.0 382 438 98 109 North Carolina ...: 0.9 1.7 64 115 71 69 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.4 4.6 693 713 157 156 Oklahoma .........: 1.0 1.0 118 87 114 89 Oregon ...........: 3.1 3.5 433 515 142 146 Pennsylvania .....: 5.9 6.5 589 730 100 112 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 39 30 144 123 Tennessee ........: 0.7 (D) 41 (D) 63 (D) Texas ............: 16.1 13.4 1,369 1,098 85 82 Utah .............: 1.7 1.8 227 247 137 138 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.6 42 51 74 79 : Washington .......: 1.0 0.9 141 122 136 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.8 0.7 564 99 150 136 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 6 148 112 : United States ....: 169.3 164.2 22,389 21,402 132 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :-----------------------: February : January : February :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,156.4 1,349.9 1,237.9 2,511.1 2,587.7 47.9 47.3 48.8 48.3 48.0 Heifers ..........: 723.4 870.6 747.2 1,560.7 1,617.9 29.9 30.5 29.4 30.0 30.0 All cows .........: 504.1 593.6 517.6 1,060.2 1,111.2 20.9 20.8 20.4 20.4 20.6 Dairy cows .......: 278.9 298.5 266.1 577.3 564.6 11.5 10.5 10.5 11.1 10.5 Other cows .......: 225.1 295.1 251.5 482.9 546.6 9.3 10.3 9.9 9.3 10.1 Bulls ............: 32.2 40.1 36.3 70.0 76.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 : Total ............: 2,416.0 2,854.2 2,539.0 5,202.0 5,393.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 47.9 49.2 39.1 101.0 88.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,788.0 11,446.8 10,393.1 20,473.4 21,839.9 97.4 97.3 97.4 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 234.0 283.1 248.2 499.4 531.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 29.0 30.4 28.8 62.6 59.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,051.0 11,760.3 10,670.1 21,035.3 22,430.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 7.0 9.0 8.1 15.2 17.1 4.8 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 139.1 152.3 134.5 296.6 286.8 95.2 94.4 94.3 95.1 94.4 : Total ............: 146.1 161.3 142.6 311.8 303.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 814 828 831 817 829 Steers 1/ ...............: 879 904 901 883 902 Heifers 1/ ..............: 819 833 832 821 833 All cows 1/ .............: 650 643 656 648 649 Bulls 1/ ................: 872 861 870 873 865 : Calves and vealers ... : 126 128 128 123 128 : Hogs ................. : 215 216 215 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 213 214 213 213 214 Sows 2/ .................: 304 302 304 302 303 Boars 2/ ................: 182 193 190 182 192 : Sheep ................ : 69 67 68 69 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 66 66 64 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 67 68 69 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 [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 0.9 (D) 0.4 0.2 0.2 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.1 1.5 1.4 2.8 2.6 0.2 0.3 9.7 3 ............: 89.3 27.5 2.9 55.9 45.1 10.8 3.0 7.7 4 ............: 57.9 2.8 1.4 46.5 13.6 32.9 7.2 0.2 5 ............: 267.4 121.4 (D) 107.2 64.9 42.3 (D) 13.1 6 ............: 439.2 212.3 138.3 81.0 28.7 52.2 7.6 0.1 7 ............:1,093.8 609.3 423.0 55.4 5.9 49.6 6.0 (Y) 8 ............: 280.7 144.0 99.3 36.6 8.5 28.2 0.7 (Y) 9 ............: 175.8 76.2 17.7 79.7 66.8 12.9 2.2 4.0 10 ...........: 126.7 41.8 30.7 52.2 29.9 22.3 2.0 3.9 : United States :2,539.0 1,237.9 747.2 517.6 266.1 251.5 36.3 39.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 1.8 (Y) (Y) 2.3 0.1 2.2 2 ............: 7.8 7.8 (Y) (Y) 14.6 1.8 12.9 3 ............: 483.1 482.2 (D) (D) 10.1 1.2 8.9 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.3 0.9 7.3 5 ............: 3,020.6 2,903.5 112.4 4.8 25.3 1.6 23.7 6 ............: 499.7 499.6 (Y) (Y) 3.1 0.2 2.9 7 ............: 4,679.3 4,599.1 62.5 17.7 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 54.7 1.5 53.2 9 ............: 202.2 202.2 (Y) (Y) 19.5 0.6 18.9 10 ...........: 27.3 27.3 (Y) (Y) 3.7 0.1 3.6 : United States :10,670.1 10,393.1 248.2 28.8 142.6 8.1 134.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February 2020 [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 ............: 4.4 1.8 (D) 0.7 0.4 0.3 (D) 0.6 2 ............: 13.1 3.3 3.0 6.0 5.6 0.4 0.8 21.8 3 ............: 191.3 57.8 5.7 121.3 97.4 23.9 6.5 16.5 4 ............: 124.0 6.0 2.6 100.2 29.3 70.9 15.2 0.5 5 ............: 560.6 252.2 (D) 225.5 135.5 89.9 (D) 31.8 6 ............: 929.1 435.0 303.3 175.1 60.1 115.0 15.7 0.2 7 ............:2,337.8 1,295.2 909.5 119.8 13.6 106.2 13.2 0.1 8 ............: 591.1 291.3 220.6 78.1 16.6 61.4 1.1 (Y) 9 ............: 370.8 158.1 36.2 171.8 144.6 27.2 4.7 8.5 10 ...........: 271.1 86.9 66.8 112.8 61.4 51.4 4.6 8.3 : United States :5,393.2 2,587.7 1,617.9 1,111.2 564.6 546.6 76.4 88.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 4.2 4.1 0.1 (Y) 5.1 0.2 4.9 2 ............: 20.9 20.7 0.1 (Y) 30.8 3.7 27.1 3 ............: 1,024.1 1,022.4 (D) (D) 21.5 2.7 18.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.1 2.0 15.1 5 ............: 6,416.5 6,161.3 245.8 9.4 53.3 3.3 50.0 6 ............: 1,010.2 1,010.1 0.1 (Y) 6.6 0.5 6.2 7 ............: 9,751.3 9,588.7 125.7 37.0 2.0 (Y) 2.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.1 (Y) 119.7 3.1 116.6 9 ............: 454.3 454.3 0.1 (Y) 40.0 1.3 38.8 10 ...........: 56.9 56.8 0.1 (Y) 7.7 0.3 7.4 : United States : 22,430.5 21,839.9 531.3 59.2 303.9 17.1 286.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to February Species : February : January : February :------------------------ : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.4 98.5 98.4 98.5 Calves .......: 98.9 98.5 98.4 98.7 98.4 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 86.3 88.6 86.8 87.5 87.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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