Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 22, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Monthly Record Highs for Red Meat and Pork Production in October October 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.64 billion pounds in October, up 5 percent from the 4.43 billion pounds produced in October 2016. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, up 6 percent from October 2016. The average live weight was down 20 pounds from the previous year, at 1,361 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.4 million pounds, 3 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 44,000 head, down 9 percent from October 2016. The average live weight was up 14 pounds from last year, at 251 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.32 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.0 million head, up 5 percent from October 2016. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.9 million pounds, was up 2 percent from October 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 183,900 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, up 1 pound from October a year ago. January to October 2017 commercial red meat production was 43.0 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................ 4 Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States............ 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States............... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2017................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2017..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2017 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October : September : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,211.2 2,222.3 2,300.7 104 104 20,807.4 21,735.4 104 Veal .............: 6.6 6.1 6.4 97 105 62.0 61.4 99 Pork .............: 2,198.3 2,164.2 2,316.3 105 107 20,491.7 21,101.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 11.2 11.9 102 106 124.8 119.8 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,427.7 4,403.9 4,635.3 105 105 41,485.9 43,018.0 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2017 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October : September : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,180.2 2,195.0 2,270.1 104 103 20,545.8 21,466.8 104 Veal .............: 6.5 5.9 6.2 96 105 60.7 59.8 99 Pork .............: 2,184.0 2,151.2 2,302.5 105 107 20,364.2 20,979.0 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.7 10.1 10.9 102 108 114.5 109.2 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,381.3 4,362.2 4,589.7 105 105 41,085.3 42,614.8 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,592.1 2,654.7 2,753.3 106 24,910.1 26,435.0 106 Other ................1,000: 45.6 40.3 45.7 100 387.2 397.9 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,637.7 2,695.0 2,799.0 106 25,297.2 26,832.9 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,385 1,362 1,364 99 1,361 1,345 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,174 1,176 1,165 99 1,173 1,175 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,381 1,359 1,361 99 1,358 1,343 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.6 42.9 43.2 91 385.2 416.0 108 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.8 0.8 120 6.3 7.4 118 Commercial ...........1,000: 48.3 43.7 44.0 91 391.4 423.4 108 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 235 238 248 106 270 247 92 Other ...............pounds: 395 403 396 100 384 390 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 237 241 251 106 271 250 92 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,369.1 10,213.2 10,922.1 105 96,451.5 99,629.6 103 Other ................1,000: 77.2 70.8 75.7 98 696.0 669.3 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,446.3 10,284.0 10,997.8 105 97,147.5 100,298.8 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 282 282 283 100 282 282 100 Other ...............pounds: 255 253 249 98 252 251 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 282 282 282 100 282 282 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 163.0 153.3 165.1 101 1,661.2 1,599.2 96 Other ................1,000: 18.6 22.3 18.8 101 192.8 203.2 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 181.6 175.6 183.9 101 1,853.9 1,802.3 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 130 131 131 101 137 136 99 Other ...............pounds: 111 107 110 99 110 108 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 128 128 129 101 135 133 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 38.1 41.7 43.2 114 365.1 399.7 109 Other ................1,000: 10.9 10.7 9.1 83 104.8 90.2 86 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.0 52.4 52.3 107 469.9 489.9 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 65 64 103 62 63 101 Other ...............pounds: 82 84 84 103 85 83 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 68 67 102 67 66 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.1 3.8 4.5 111 44.2 44.1 100 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.4 0.5 69 6.9 4.9 71 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.8 4.2 5.0 104 51.1 49.0 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.2 1.3 131 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 89 Arizona ...............: 42.4 36.2 39.4 93 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 80 California ............: 119.1 118.6 127.1 107 Colorado ..............: 196.0 183.1 185.0 94 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.9 3.1 113 Florida ...............: 2.4 1.8 2.5 104 Georgia ...............: 12.1 11.6 13.7 113 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.7 0.7 111 : Idaho .................: 5.1 17.4 20.9 408 Illinois ..............: 294.9 284.9 301.0 102 Indiana ...............: 164.5 160.4 164.0 100 Iowa ..................: 646.1 619.3 652.4 101 Kansas ................: 473.8 499.8 503.9 106 Kentucky ..............: 49.1 48.2 49.9 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 94 Michigan ..............: 41.8 49.7 65.1 156 Minnesota .............: 231.1 243.0 256.6 111 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 104 : Missouri ..............: 179.3 172.4 182.9 102 Montana ...............: 1.9 1.2 1.8 99 Nebraska ..............: 710.4 698.8 714.3 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 New England 1/ ........: 2.5 2.2 2.4 94 New Jersey ............: 2.6 2.9 3.2 124 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 112 New York ..............: 3.8 3.0 3.3 87 North Carolina ........: 174.2 201.4 239.9 138 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 93 : Ohio ..................: 23.6 21.6 22.3 94 Oklahoma ..............: 96.2 95.2 100.3 104 Oregon ................: 5.3 5.5 6.4 121 Pennsylvania ..........: 127.4 120.8 123.8 97 South Carolina ........: 9.8 9.6 10.0 102 South Dakota ..........: 127.6 122.8 130.2 102 Tennessee .............: 25.6 23.1 26.4 103 Texas .................: 380.4 377.5 397.3 104 Utah ..................: 45.7 46.8 48.0 105 Virginia ..............: 44.7 42.6 45.1 101 : Washington ............: 82.0 78.6 83.9 102 West Virginia .........: 1.0 0.8 1.2 117 Wisconsin .............: 97.8 95.5 103.2 105 Wyoming ...............: 0.1 0.4 0.1 104 : United States .........: 4,427.7 4,403.9 4,635.3 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.5 0.6 472 605 1,025 1,027 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 124 107 1,159 1,047 Arizona ..........: 50.2 47.4 70,591 65,767 1,409 1,389 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.5 523 419 1,027 907 California .......: 105.1 114.7 142,547 153,009 1,367 1,343 Colorado .........: 211.6 205.6 301,988 285,395 1,429 1,389 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.3 3,838 4,324 1,314 1,308 Florida ..........: 3.8 3.8 4,338 4,362 1,152 1,169 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.8 790 981 1,117 1,180 : Idaho ............: 4.1 28.3 4,829 35,611 1,253 1,276 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 3.4 2,991 3,798 1,103 1,103 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 524.2 563.3 731,378 778,372 1,396 1,382 Kentucky .........: 1.8 1.8 1,777 2,009 1,000 1,141 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 459 467 758 850 Michigan .........: 44.9 44.9 62,387 62,415 1,397 1,400 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 243 252 907 856 : Missouri .........: 3.7 4.0 4,218 4,607 1,149 1,141 Montana ..........: 2.4 2.3 2,669 2,578 1,132 1,130 Nebraska .........: 623.8 643.3 903,078 915,897 1,449 1,425 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 156 147 993 1,017 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.2 2,650 2,473 1,094 1,120 New Jersey .......: 2.3 3.1 2,522 3,437 1,092 1,124 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 343 433 1,024 1,098 New York .........: 3.3 3.3 3,777 3,871 1,164 1,191 North Carolina ...: 5.3 5.9 6,418 7,323 1,218 1,237 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,067 1,009 1,270 1,235 : Ohio .............: 5.4 5.3 6,227 6,113 1,152 1,162 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.4 2,405 2,421 1,005 1,020 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 88.5 85.2 106,937 101,492 1,211 1,195 South Carolina ...: 15.4 15.6 18,589 18,843 1,210 1,213 South Dakota .....: (D) 37.2 (D) 52,413 (D) 1,416 Tennessee ........: 6.0 6.8 5,493 6,383 947 960 Texas ............: 464.0 500.3 614,270 646,357 1,327 1,296 Utah .............: 52.9 55.9 73,192 77,117 1,386 1,382 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.7 1,253 1,730 1,056 1,026 : Washington .......: 94.9 98.8 134,123 137,477 1,416 1,395 West Virginia ....: 1.4 1.7 1,353 1,637 949 945 Wisconsin ........: 108.3 113.5 149,610 156,704 1,390 1,389 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 166 186 1,108 1,127 : United States ....: 2,637.7 2,799.0 3,635,245 3,800,242 1,381 1,361 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 9.9 7.4 908 718 93 99 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 22 407 422 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 38 66 495 471 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.8 1.8 148 141 82 78 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 18 25 366 405 Indiana ..........: 0.4 (D) 115 (D) 326 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 30 301 300 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.6 0.3 86 48 136 160 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.9 644 692 364 370 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 6.5 5.4 736 559 115 104 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 37 27 458 416 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 11.7 11.7 2,268 2,072 195 178 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.3 9.1 3,559 3,911 428 429 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 82 105 457 426 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 27 (X) 312 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 4.4 2,414 2,175 459 490 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 48.3 44.0 11,357 10,968 237 251 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.7 3.5 1,045 1,400 381 403 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.2 47 43 274 259 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.7 239 194 254 269 California .......: 211.8 218.4 53,477 55,508 253 254 Colorado .........: 1.9 1.8 481 421 254 232 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.9 454 499 254 261 Florida ..........: 4.4 4.7 546 598 125 127 Georgia ..........: 5.8 6.4 1,441 1,524 247 240 Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.7 211 170 258 246 : Idaho ............: 12.9 14.5 3,385 3,873 263 267 Illinois .........: 1,101.1 1,084.1 309,197 307,844 281 284 Indiana ..........: 778.1 771.7 215,478 214,775 277 278 Iowa .............: 2,960.8 2,964.8 833,789 839,358 282 283 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.9 177 167 217 191 Michigan .........: 18.1 126.2 7,434 38,316 410 304 Minnesota ........: 986.0 1,101.6 268,406 301,702 272 274 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 811.8 831.3 235,839 240,341 291 289 Montana ..........: 1.6 1.5 351 361 222 234 Nebraska .........: 716.9 713.8 201,526 199,094 281 279 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 27 18 277 259 New England 1/ ...: 4.1 4.2 1,112 1,136 274 273 New Jersey .......: 7.9 8.7 814 898 103 103 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 81 78 271 262 New York .........: 5.5 3.1 1,423 751 258 242 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.5 164 125 287 274 : Ohio .............: 90.3 85.6 25,128 23,810 279 279 Oklahoma .........: 468.1 476.1 125,019 130,311 267 274 Oregon ...........: 14.5 14.6 3,830 3,874 264 266 Pennsylvania .....: 302.9 302.8 82,916 82,676 274 273 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 74.2 76.6 33,848 34,425 457 450 Texas ............: 27.0 28.3 6,809 6,936 253 245 Utah .............: 5.1 4.8 873 874 171 185 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.8 0.9 220 240 264 268 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.2 333 367 296 298 Wisconsin ........: 57.8 64.0 25,164 27,855 437 436 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 50 42 264 286 : United States ....: 10,446.3 10,997.8 2,943,155 3,105,650 282 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 5 (X) 71 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 10 (X) 101 (X) California .......: 26.3 24.7 3,547 3,378 135 137 Colorado .........: 68.0 66.9 9,991 10,116 147 151 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.5 276 320 95 91 Florida ..........: 0.7 1.3 45 84 61 64 Georgia ..........: 1.9 1.0 121 70 64 71 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 (D) 25 (D) 134 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 33 38 120 134 Illinois .........: (D) 4.4 (D) 441 (D) 100 Indiana ..........: 3.0 3.3 341 384 113 116 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.3 54 46 148 148 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 47 47 94 109 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.2 167 143 117 123 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 34 17 63 50 Michigan .........: 15.8 18.1 2,095 2,512 133 138 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 42 45 107 104 Mississippi ......: 0.2 1.0 13 63 62 65 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.9 82 83 99 89 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 65 61 123 118 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 24 22 120 121 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 13 94 120 New England 1/ ...: 3.8 2.9 355 276 94 94 New Jersey .......: 9.7 11.5 764 914 79 80 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.6 65 84 136 137 New York .........: 4.1 4.9 419 486 103 100 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.2 96 82 72 71 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 136 : Ohio .............: 3.4 3.1 427 393 125 129 Oklahoma .........: 0.2 0.5 17 53 110 115 Oregon ...........: 2.9 3.9 376 531 132 135 Pennsylvania .....: 5.7 7.1 616 747 108 105 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 63 63 158 162 Tennessee ........: 1.0 1.0 71 83 74 81 Texas ............: 7.6 7.9 852 770 113 97 Utah .............: 1.8 1.9 246 252 134 134 Virginia .........: 0.4 0.8 37 62 84 77 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.4 152 190 123 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.5 4.0 204 607 131 154 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 (Y) 6 (X) 124 (X) : United States ....: 181.6 183.9 23,287 23,724 128 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,386.5 1,386.6 1,397.9 13,744.3 14,117.5 53.5 52.2 50.8 55.2 53.4 Heifers ..........: 690.9 747.1 795.2 6,295.1 7,070.4 26.7 28.1 28.9 25.3 26.7 All cows .........: 471.5 473.7 513.1 4,457.1 4,783.0 18.2 17.8 18.6 17.9 18.1 Dairy cows .......: 237.2 249.6 261.0 2,389.5 2,497.4 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.4 Other cows .......: 234.3 224.1 252.1 2,067.6 2,285.7 9.0 8.4 9.2 8.3 8.6 Bulls ............: 43.2 47.3 47.0 413.4 464.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,592.1 2,654.7 2,753.3 24,910.1 26,435.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 47.6 42.9 43.2 385.2 416.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,098.8 9,948.3 10,630.2 93,797.4 96,864.0 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 242.9 232.6 258.7 2,393.3 2,460.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 27.4 32.4 33.3 260.8 305.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,369.1 10,213.2 10,922.1 96,451.5 99,629.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.2 8.7 8.0 90.0 85.9 5.6 5.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 153.8 144.6 157.1 1,571.1 1,513.3 94.4 94.3 95.2 94.6 94.6 : Total ............: 163.0 153.3 165.1 1,661.2 1,599.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 843 829 826 827 814 Steers 1/ ...............: 914 896 898 887 872 Heifers 1/ ..............: 838 819 825 818 806 All cows 1/ .............: 635 638 628 645 643 Bulls 1/ ................: 876 901 875 906 900 : Calves and vealers ... : 137 139 145 159 145 : Hogs ................. : 211 211 211 211 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 208 209 209 209 208 Sows 2/ .................: 309 307 307 310 308 Boars 2/ ................: 202 200 200 206 202 : Sheep ................ : 65 66 66 69 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 67 66 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 65 66 66 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: October 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 2 ............: 6.2 2.0 1.0 2.7 2.4 0.3 0.6 7.3 3 ............: 87.8 27.0 2.3 53.4 42.1 11.3 5.0 9.5 4 ............: 57.1 4.9 1.0 44.2 11.2 33.0 6.9 0.3 5 ............: 277.3 128.4 33.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 16.5 6 ............: 498.4 256.5 137.0 97.3 31.7 65.6 7.5 0.1 7 ............:1,234.7 700.6 463.0 61.4 4.6 56.8 9.7 (Y) 8 ............: 296.2 160.5 110.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 162.5 65.4 13.8 80.1 67.3 12.8 3.2 7.2 10 ...........: 131.3 51.7 32.0 44.7 23.1 21.6 2.8 2.1 : United States :2,753.3 1,397.9 795.2 513.1 261.0 252.1 47.0 43.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.7 3.6 (Y) (Y) 2.7 0.1 2.6 2 ............: 11.6 11.4 0.1 (Y) 15.7 1.3 14.5 3 ............: 511.8 510.8 1.0 0.1 12.1 1.0 11.1 4 ............: (D) (D) 81.3 8.3 6.5 1.1 5.4 5 ............: 3,200.7 3,079.8 116.1 4.8 27.9 1.8 26.1 6 ............: 498.7 498.2 0.2 0.3 3.1 0.4 2.7 7 ............: 4,523.1 4,444.3 59.1 19.7 1.1 0.1 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.8 (Y) 68.4 1.4 67.0 9 ............: 213.7 213.6 0.1 (Y) 23.2 0.7 22.5 10 ...........: 29.5 29.4 (Y) (Y) 4.4 0.2 4.2 : United States :10,922.1 10,630.2 258.7 33.3 165.1 8.0 157.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 16.6 7.0 4.0 3.4 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 2 ............: 62.1 17.5 9.8 27.1 24.7 2.4 7.6 66.8 3 ............: 885.2 298.8 26.2 517.9 409.9 107.9 42.3 84.1 4 ............: 541.2 44.6 9.4 421.6 115.0 306.6 65.6 2.8 5 ............: 2,682.7 1,292.3 279.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 150.9 6 ............: 4,716.0 2,555.1 1,182.3 898.9 288.8 610.1 79.7 1.0 7 ............:11,913.1 7,004.3 4,241.6 567.6 49.3 518.2 99.6 0.3 8 ............: 2,948.7 1,735.8 931.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,579.7 648.4 124.2 776.3 668.8 107.5 30.8 81.9 10 ...........: 1,089.7 513.8 261.3 295.9 188.7 107.2 18.7 25.8 : United States :26,435.0 14,117.5 7,070.4 4,783.0 2,497.4 2,285.7 464.0 416.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 28.2 27.6 0.5 0.1 28.7 1.2 27.5 2 ............: 123.6 122.3 1.0 0.3 159.8 14.5 145.3 3 ............: 4,965.8 4,955.8 9.5 0.6 114.1 11.6 102.5 4 ............: (D) (D) 674.6 84.4 65.2 9.2 56.0 5 ............: 28,688.3 27,451.1 1,190.5 46.7 287.7 21.7 266.0 6 ............: 4,708.2 4,705.9 1.6 0.6 31.9 3.7 28.2 7 ............: 41,613.3 40,868.6 572.9 171.8 11.8 0.6 11.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 9.0 0.3 626.6 15.2 611.4 9 ............: 1,954.1 1,953.3 0.6 0.1 236.8 6.1 230.7 10 ...........: 280.3 279.8 0.4 0.1 36.6 2.1 34.5 : United States : 99,629.6 96,864.0 2,460.5 305.1 1,599.2 85.9 1,513.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.7 98.2 98.2 98.4 98.2 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.7 87.3 89.8 89.6 88.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. (202) 720-3106 Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... 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