Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 23, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Total Red Meat Production Up 4 Percent from Last May May 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.48 billion pounds in May, up 4 percent from the 4.30 billion pounds produced in May 2021. Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.81 million head, up 4 percent from May 2021. The average live weight was down 9 pounds from the previous year, at 1,351 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.4 million pounds, 22 percent above May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 27,400 head, up 8 percent from May 2021. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from last year, at 279 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.18 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.0 million head, up 4 percent from May 2021. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 291 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.8 million pounds, was down 3 percent from May 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 164,300 head, 10 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, up 9 pounds from May a year ago. January to May 2022 commercial red meat production was 23.0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2021. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent from last year, veal was up 3 percent, pork was down 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 9 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: May 2021 and 2022............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2021 and 2022.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2021 and 2022............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2021 and 2022.... 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: May 2022.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 2022....... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2022 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : May : April : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,213.9 2,327.1 2,287.7 103 98 11,462.1 11,637.2 102 Veal .............: 3.6 4.5 4.4 122 99 22.1 22.7 103 Pork .............: 2,070.0 2,201.6 2,182.0 105 99 11,705.8 11,287.8 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.0 12.3 10.8 97 87 59.8 54.4 91 : Total red meat ...: 4,298.6 4,545.5 4,484.8 104 99 23,249.8 23,002.1 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2022 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : May : April : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,173.2 2,289.1 2,250.1 104 98 11,261.8 11,446.8 102 Veal .............: 3.5 4.4 4.3 123 99 21.5 22.1 103 Pork .............: 2,059.9 2,192.0 2,171.9 105 99 11,650.5 11,238.7 96 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.6 10.8 9.6 99 89 53.6 48.5 91 : Total red meat ...: 4,246.3 4,496.3 4,435.9 104 99 22,987.3 22,756.1 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May : 2022 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : of 2021 : : : 2022 as % : : : : : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,645.1 2,758.5 2,759.6 104 13,548.6 13,756.2 102 Other ................1,000: 57.8 54.9 54.1 94 286.0 275.4 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,702.9 2,813.4 2,813.7 104 13,834.6 14,031.6 101 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,363 1,376 1,353 99 1,380 1,383 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,223 1,217 1,221 100 1,222 1,222 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,360 1,373 1,351 99 1,377 1,380 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 24.8 27.4 26.8 108 146.7 147.7 101 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.6 96 3.0 3.1 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 25.3 28.1 27.4 108 149.7 150.8 101 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 246 274 277 113 253 258 102 Other ...............pounds: 382 350 354 93 379 366 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 249 276 279 112 256 261 102 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,595.6 10,032.1 9,985.7 104 53,608.5 51,473.5 96 Other ................1,000: 53.6 48.1 50.5 94 285.9 246.2 86 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,649.2 10,080.2 10,036.3 104 53,894.5 51,719.7 96 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 288 293 291 101 291 293 101 Other ...............pounds: 259 274 272 105 264 273 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 288 293 291 101 291 293 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 153.4 167.5 138.3 90 815.1 723.9 89 Other ................1,000: 29.0 30.3 26.0 90 131.8 123.2 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 182.4 197.8 164.3 90 946.9 847.0 89 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 125 128 137 109 131 133 101 Other ...............pounds: 96 98 91 94 97 96 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 121 123 130 107 126 127 101 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 36.4 43.8 39.0 107 186.6 202.8 109 Other ................1,000: 7.5 8.2 7.5 101 36.2 41.9 116 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.9 52.0 46.5 106 222.8 244.7 110 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 64 65 100 65 64 99 Other ...............pounds: 89 83 85 96 88 85 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 67 68 98 69 68 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.4 5.4 5.9 111 26.7 29.6 111 Other ................1,000: 0.2 0.1 0.2 96 1.2 1.3 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.6 5.5 6.1 110 28.0 30.9 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2022 as : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : % of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 1.2 1.1 102 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 69 Arizona ...............: 37.1 40.0 40.0 108 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.6 0.6 109 California ............: 141.4 141.1 140.9 100 Colorado ..............: 158.8 164.5 162.1 102 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.0 2.7 3.1 101 Florida ...............: 5.7 8.6 8.6 150 Georgia ...............: 12.7 13.7 14.9 117 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.9 111 : Idaho .................: 31.8 35.3 34.5 108 Illinois ..............: 250.0 258.5 260.4 104 Indiana ...............: 139.7 153.5 146.1 105 Iowa ..................: 638.8 692.9 688.1 108 Kansas ................: 476.3 508.9 491.5 103 Kentucky ..............: 46.4 51.0 50.3 108 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 108 Michigan ..............: 103.3 106.3 102.4 99 Minnesota .............: 224.3 247.1 248.5 111 Mississippi ...........: 0.7 0.8 0.9 125 : Missouri ..............: 150.8 166.4 165.5 110 Montana ...............: 5.1 3.2 4.0 78 Nebraska ..............: 624.6 640.8 634.4 102 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 81 New England 1/ ........: 2.8 2.9 2.8 98 New Jersey ............: 3.9 4.0 3.8 99 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 99 New York ..............: 3.3 3.6 3.5 104 North Carolina ........: 204.8 241.1 246.3 120 North Dakota ..........: 0.9 0.9 0.9 109 : Ohio ..................: 20.7 22.1 22.3 108 Oklahoma ..............: 100.2 102.5 100.0 100 Oregon ................: 3.6 4.0 4.0 110 Pennsylvania ..........: 117.2 122.0 121.4 104 South Carolina ........: 15.7 15.6 15.5 99 South Dakota ..........: 114.4 117.2 115.0 100 Tennessee .............: 20.2 23.7 23.3 115 Texas .................: 381.8 415.8 403.1 106 Utah ..................: 43.4 44.2 42.5 98 Virginia ..............: 31.3 1.8 1.7 5 : Washington ............: 77.4 76.0 77.4 100 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 0.7 96 Wisconsin .............: 101.4 107.3 100.2 99 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.8 0.9 115 : United States .........: 4,298.6 4,545.5 4,484.8 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: May 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.2 1.1 1,213 1,190 1,046 1,076 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 106 63 1,077 1,162 Arizona ..........: 43.1 45.9 60,218 63,795 1,400 1,391 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.9 756 858 1,015 983 California .......: 131.9 135.0 179,333 181,757 1,367 1,355 Colorado .........: 182.9 187.8 248,863 253,742 1,361 1,352 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 3.1 4,550 4,526 1,415 1,459 Florida ..........: 8.6 13.8 11,089 17,097 1,292 1,244 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.3 1,368 1,562 1,211 1,189 : Idaho ............: 41.4 47.3 55,895 60,797 1,359 1,293 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.3 4.5 5,414 5,466 1,250 1,212 Iowa .............: (D) 44.1 (D) 60,538 (D) 1,375 Kansas ...........: 544.6 559.8 737,210 762,002 1,354 1,362 Kentucky .........: 4.5 5.6 5,131 6,105 1,142 1,099 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 476 564 852 889 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.9 607 869 980 990 : Missouri .........: 11.9 26.3 13,788 29,959 1,163 1,145 Montana ..........: 6.0 4.5 7,435 5,819 1,241 1,302 Nebraska .........: 567.8 576.7 808,491 812,517 1,425 1,410 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 74 (D) 1,197 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 3.1 3,531 3,667 1,183 1,183 New Jersey .......: 4.0 4.1 4,564 4,670 1,143 1,146 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 523 535 1,028 1,132 New York .........: 3.6 3.8 4,373 4,694 1,226 1,238 North Carolina ...: 7.3 8.0 8,911 9,777 1,230 1,232 North Dakota .....: 1.1 1.2 1,400 1,551 1,301 1,272 : Ohio .............: 6.4 6.7 8,492 8,874 1,331 1,329 Oklahoma .........: 4.8 5.6 5,510 6,678 1,143 1,200 Oregon ...........: 1.7 2.6 2,062 3,027 1,206 1,145 Pennsylvania .....: 83.1 89.8 102,730 112,672 1,243 1,261 South Carolina ...: 22.5 23.1 30,582 30,231 1,368 1,315 South Dakota .....: 42.4 39.5 59,483 54,507 1,408 1,388 Tennessee ........: 3.4 3.7 3,726 3,871 1,115 1,062 Texas ............: 476.5 509.1 621,519 663,115 1,308 1,306 Utah .............: 52.0 49.0 69,813 65,885 1,345 1,344 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.9 1,769 2,041 1,104 1,084 : Washington .......: 91.8 92.1 127,839 126,932 1,396 1,382 West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.8 1,034 919 1,186 1,181 Wisconsin ........: 109.0 108.9 151,694 151,401 1,399 1,398 Wyoming ..........: 0.9 1.0 983 1,160 1,154 1,190 : United States ....: 2,702.9 2,813.7 3,666,796 3,793,063 1,360 1,351 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) California .......: 3.3 2.9 360 337 114 119 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 31 66 412 446 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 59 92 474 486 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 17 40 294 324 Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.6 164 233 304 413 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 (D) 40 (D) 400 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.2 69 48 237 253 New Jersey .......: 1.6 1.6 623 579 381 373 New Mexico .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New York .........: 3.7 3.2 306 328 84 102 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 23 19 285 283 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.8 5.2 536 1,014 143 194 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.3 7.4 2,728 3,275 435 443 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 98 95 411 419 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.2 (D) 42 (D) 269 : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 1.9 2.2 869 1,036 460 466 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 25.3 27.4 6,260 7,588 249 279 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.4 1.5 583 654 406 426 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 22 267 257 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 36 30 304 289 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 105 119 287 280 California .......: 199.7 190.9 52,553 49,098 263 257 Colorado .........: 1.5 2.5 333 374 227 152 Delaware-Maryland : 1.3 1.6 328 414 259 266 Florida ..........: 3.7 5.3 486 653 130 123 Georgia ..........: 5.2 5.2 1,402 1,416 270 270 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.2 72 48 268 264 : Idaho ............: 12.9 12.9 3,560 3,524 275 273 Illinois .........: 863.8 886.3 249,039 257,882 288 291 Indiana ..........: 654.0 679.7 181,909 189,917 278 280 Iowa .............: 2,842.6 3,034.3 812,583 876,367 286 289 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.2 88 53 246 241 Michigan .........: 305.4 285.7 90,346 84,430 296 296 Minnesota ........: 911.0 1,027.6 251,102 286,550 276 279 Mississippi ......: 3.2 3.5 524 570 163 163 : Missouri .........: 645.8 676.0 191,201 199,840 296 296 Montana ..........: 2.5 1.5 732 408 291 282 Nebraska .........: 587.0 614.0 166,206 176,778 283 288 Nevada ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.6 2.2 706 615 277 275 New Jersey .......: 6.4 7.4 725 751 113 101 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 48 39 275 248 New York .........: 2.8 2.7 701 697 253 257 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 60 61 278 290 : Ohio .............: 72.1 75.8 20,663 21,993 287 290 Oklahoma .........: 427.5 423.1 127,140 128,006 297 303 Oregon ...........: 10.5 8.9 2,885 2,434 275 273 Pennsylvania .....: 254.7 252.6 72,330 70,944 284 281 South Carolina ...: 2.0 2.2 506 549 254 250 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 60.0 70.5 27,291 31,561 455 448 Texas ............: 21.5 20.9 5,185 4,195 241 201 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.8 1.8 434 474 242 259 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.4 112 124 300 319 Wisconsin ........: 66.6 63.1 29,042 26,962 437 428 Wyoming ..........: 0.8 0.8 223 212 288 252 : United States ....: 9,649.2 10,036.3 2,775,689 2,923,437 288 291 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 9 17 110 97 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 8 16 131 120 California .......: 24.0 21.3 3,348 3,285 140 155 Colorado .........: 40.0 33.4 6,175 5,965 154 179 Delaware-Maryland : 2.5 2.0 242 206 96 101 Florida ..........: 3.3 2.4 164 125 49 52 Georgia ..........: 2.4 1.8 155 109 64 61 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 8 26 134 135 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.1 22 20 143 161 Illinois .........: 4.9 4.4 374 364 76 82 Indiana ..........: 7.6 5.2 880 605 116 117 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 17 18 159 154 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.3 39 25 82 97 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.0 178 126 104 125 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.5 25 28 66 52 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 33 38 91 87 Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.1 25 5 63 66 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.7 54 52 76 76 Montana ..........: 0.9 0.4 122 53 139 134 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 9 (D) 167 New England 1/ ...: 4.5 3.6 447 373 99 104 New Jersey .......: 16.3 13.6 1,349 1,175 83 86 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 97 66 143 140 New York .........: 4.7 4.0 494 439 105 109 North Carolina ...: 3.2 1.9 197 125 62 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.5 4.7 718 788 159 167 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.0 5.0 567 785 142 157 Pennsylvania .....: 8.0 7.9 864 887 108 112 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 33 20 156 130 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 22.0 24.5 2,245 2,368 102 97 Utah .............: 1.9 1.5 257 205 139 137 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.4 76 95 66 70 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.3 231 179 137 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.8 3.0 456 506 165 167 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 14 31 172 136 : United States ....: 182.4 164.3 22,031 21,323 121 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,334.7 1,328.6 1,342.1 6,560.9 6,461.4 50.5 48.2 48.6 48.4 47.0 Heifers ..........: 752.9 825.2 809.3 4,059.6 4,171.7 28.5 29.9 29.3 30.0 30.3 All cows .........: 510.7 555.3 559.5 2,720.5 2,898.8 19.3 20.1 20.3 20.1 21.1 Dairy cows .......: 223.4 237.8 225.2 1,325.6 1,287.6 8.4 8.6 8.2 9.8 9.4 Other cows .......: 287.3 317.6 334.3 1,394.9 1,611.2 10.9 11.5 12.1 10.3 11.7 Bulls ............: 46.9 49.4 48.7 207.7 224.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 : Total ............: 2,645.1 2,758.5 2,759.6 13,548.6 13,756.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 24.8 27.4 26.8 146.7 147.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,330.6 9,766.3 9,717.0 52,148.6 50,091.3 97.2 97.4 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 242.6 242.2 245.1 1,333.6 1,261.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 22.4 23.6 23.6 126.3 120.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 9,595.6 10,032.1 9,985.7 53,608.5 51,473.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12.0 10.6 9.3 53.4 45.1 7.8 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 141.4 156.9 129.0 761.7 678.7 92.2 93.7 93.3 93.5 93.8 : Total ............: 153.4 167.5 138.3 815.1 723.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 823 832 817 833 834 Steers 1/ ...............: 890 907 889 904 911 Heifers 1/ ..............: 820 837 822 835 842 All cows 1/ .............: 645 637 629 653 646 Bulls 1/ ................: 893 875 881 891 877 : Calves and vealers ... : 144 160 162 148 150 : Hogs ................. : 215 219 218 217 218 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 217 216 215 217 Sows 2/ .................: 305 297 301 300 297 Boars 2/ ................: 205 190 192 194 193 : Sheep ................ : 63 65 69 66 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 63 65 63 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 63 65 70 66 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2022 [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 ............: 2.8 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 2 ............: 7.8 2.7 1.5 3.3 3.1 0.2 0.3 4.8 3 ............: 92.7 38.0 2.7 46.6 37.3 9.3 5.4 7.7 4 ............: 79.6 6.2 1.9 62.5 12.9 49.6 9.0 0.4 5 ............: 274.7 135.7 (D) 96.2 54.5 41.7 (D) 8.1 6 ............: 509.4 220.4 159.7 119.7 24.3 95.4 9.6 0.1 7 ............:1,193.2 669.1 443.7 72.7 6.5 66.3 7.6 (Y) 8 ............: 276.7 150.6 (D) 24.0 4.4 19.6 (D) (D) 9 ............: 181.7 80.7 23.7 74.9 51.3 23.6 2.3 2.8 10 ...........: 141.0 37.6 40.6 59.1 30.7 28.4 3.7 (D) : United States :2,759.6 1,342.1 809.3 559.5 225.2 334.3 48.7 26.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.9 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.2 3.3 2 ............: 10.1 10.0 0.1 (Y) 17.1 2.1 15.0 3 ............: 254.3 253.4 (D) (D) 12.2 1.7 10.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 68.7 (D) 8.7 0.8 7.9 5 ............: 3,000.5 2,885.5 110.4 4.5 25.9 1.6 24.3 6 ............: 438.3 438.0 (D) (D) 10.3 0.5 9.8 7 ............: 4,336.9 4,258.8 63.8 14.3 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 34.6 0.9 33.7 9 ............: 186.7 186.7 (Y) (Y) 19.9 1.1 18.8 10 ...........: 23.4 23.3 (Y) (Y) 5.4 0.3 5.1 : United States : 9,985.7 9,717.0 245.1 23.6 138.3 9.3 129.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May 2022 [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 ............: 14.1 5.7 5.0 2.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 2 ............: 38.4 12.8 8.4 15.6 14.7 0.9 1.5 28.9 3 ............: 467.8 184.5 14.8 246.2 205.0 41.2 22.3 37.9 4 ............: 388.3 27.4 9.1 305.6 70.0 235.6 46.2 2.1 5 ............: 1,397.5 649.4 (D) 529.3 298.7 230.7 (D) 48.6 6 ............: 2,528.6 1,096.0 803.5 581.7 151.9 429.9 47.4 0.2 7 ............: 5,928.8 3,234.5 2,279.1 378.6 42.2 336.4 36.6 0.2 8 ............: 1,385.3 687.5 (D) 139.4 23.4 116.1 (D) (D) 9 ............: 910.5 382.8 120.2 397.5 308.2 89.3 10.0 15.8 10 ...........: 696.9 180.9 198.4 302.4 172.3 130.1 15.2 (D) : United States :13,756.2 6,461.4 4,171.7 2,898.8 1,287.6 1,611.2 224.3 147.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 9.3 9.1 0.1 0.1 19.2 1.1 18.1 2 ............: 49.6 49.4 0.2 (Y) 93.4 10.0 83.5 3 ............: 1,299.5 1,294.6 (D) (D) 67.3 8.4 58.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 357.4 (D) 43.2 3.8 39.3 5 ............: 15,341.4 14,739.7 570.6 31.1 135.8 8.3 127.5 6 ............: 2,328.5 2,327.3 (D) (D) 55.5 1.9 53.6 7 ............: 22,564.9 22,176.8 323.2 64.9 3.7 0.2 3.5 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) 0.1 174.0 5.3 168.7 9 ............: 1,014.2 1,014.1 0.1 (Y) 107.2 5.0 102.3 10 ...........: 128.9 128.7 0.2 0.1 24.6 1.2 23.4 : United States : 51,473.5 50,091.3 1,261.7 120.4 723.9 45.1 678.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 97.9 98.0 98.1 97.9 98.0 Calves .......: 97.7 97.7 98.0 98.0 97.9 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 84.1 84.7 84.2 86.1 85.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 900 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 14). 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. 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 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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