Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 23, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Up 4 Percent from Last Year January 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.77 billion pounds in January, up 4 percent from the 4.56 billion pounds produced in January 2022. Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, up 5 percent from January 2022. The average live weight was down 18 pounds from the previous year, at 1,380 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.4 million pounds, 4 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 30,600 head, 5 percent below January 2022. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from last year, at 249 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.43 billion pounds, 6 percent above the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.1 million head, 7 percent above January 2022. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 293 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.2 million pounds, was 3 percent above January 2022. Sheep slaughter totaled 162,800 head, 6 percent above last year. The average live weight was 123 pounds, down 4 pounds from January a year ago. 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: January 2022 and 2023.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2022 and 2023............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2022 and 2023............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2022 and 2023.. 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: January 2023................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 12 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : :2023 as % : : : : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : of 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,266.2 2,225.6 2,326.1 103 105 2,266.2 2,326.1 103 Veal .............: 4.6 4.5 4.4 96 98 4.6 4.4 96 Pork .............: 2,280.3 2,229.9 2,425.4 106 109 2,280.3 2,425.4 106 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.9 10.9 10.2 103 93 9.9 10.2 103 : Total red meat ...: 4,561.0 4,470.9 4,766.0 104 107 4,561.0 4,766.0 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : :2023 as % : : : : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : of 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,228.9 2,193.7 2,288.9 103 104 2,228.9 2,288.9 103 Veal .............: 4.5 4.4 4.3 96 97 4.5 4.3 96 Pork .............: 2,270.6 2,220.4 2,415.4 106 109 2,270.6 2,415.4 106 Lamb and mutton ..: 8.9 9.8 9.2 104 94 8.9 9.2 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,512.8 4,428.4 4,717.9 105 107 4,512.8 4,717.9 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2023 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : of 2022 : : : 2023 as % : : : : : 2022 : 2023 : of 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,648.7 2,638.1 2,773.7 105 2,648.7 2,773.7 105 Other ................1,000: 54.3 46.4 54.2 100 54.3 54.2 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,703.1 2,684.5 2,827.9 105 2,703.1 2,827.9 105 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,401 1,388 1,383 99 1,401 1,383 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,227 1,217 1,222 100 1,227 1,222 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,398 1,385 1,380 99 1,398 1,380 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 31.7 32.4 30.0 95 31.7 30.0 95 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.6 88 0.6 0.6 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 32.3 32.9 30.6 95 32.3 30.6 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 245 236 246 101 245 246 101 Other ...............pounds: 372 324 374 101 372 374 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 247 237 249 101 247 249 101 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,362.0 10,246.5 11,079.5 107 10,362.0 11,079.5 107 Other ................1,000: 48.2 51.8 50.7 105 48.2 50.7 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,410.3 10,298.3 11,130.3 107 10,410.3 11,130.3 107 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 294 292 293 100 294 293 100 Other ...............pounds: 274 251 270 98 274 270 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 294 292 293 100 294 293 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 133.3 154.4 144.3 108 133.3 144.3 108 Other ................1,000: 20.9 21.9 18.5 89 20.9 18.5 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 154.2 176.3 162.8 106 154.2 162.8 106 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 132 126 126 96 132 126 96 Other ...............pounds: 97 97 100 104 97 100 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 127 122 123 97 127 123 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.9 47.0 41.0 103 39.9 41.0 103 Other ................1,000: 9.2 11.5 7.4 80 9.2 7.4 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.2 58.5 48.4 98 49.2 48.4 98 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 66 102 64 66 102 Other ...............pounds: 84 85 87 103 84 87 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 69 69 101 68 69 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.1 6.4 6.6 108 6.1 6.6 108 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.3 0.3 91 0.4 0.3 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.4 6.6 6.9 107 6.4 6.9 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : December : January : January 2023 as : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : % of 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.0 1.1 106 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 65 Arizona ...............: 38.9 39.6 43.8 113 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.6 133 California ............: 133.9 153.1 143.7 107 Colorado ..............: 160.6 156.3 170.6 106 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.7 2.9 102 Florida ...............: 7.8 6.2 7.1 91 Georgia ...............: 14.0 14.4 13.7 98 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.9 115 : Idaho .................: 32.4 34.1 33.9 105 Illinois ..............: 262.8 262.3 277.2 105 Indiana ...............: 153.7 159.3 168.5 110 Iowa ..................: 743.5 687.1 788.6 106 Kansas ................: 485.0 483.4 498.9 103 Kentucky ..............: 51.9 49.8 56.7 109 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 77 Michigan ..............: 97.8 106.8 112.4 115 Minnesota .............: 254.1 239.3 276.8 109 Mississippi ...........: 0.7 0.7 0.8 107 : Missouri ..............: 176.7 166.2 184.8 105 Montana ...............: 2.3 1.6 1.4 62 Nebraska ..............: 650.6 625.3 654.6 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 (Y) (Y) (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.7 2.6 2.7 98 New Jersey ............: 3.6 4.1 3.8 105 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 94 New York ..............: 3.2 3.5 3.4 107 North Carolina ........: 220.1 248.8 256.1 116 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.8 99 : Ohio ..................: 22.4 22.7 23.7 106 Oklahoma ..............: 115.0 104.3 109.4 95 Oregon ................: 4.2 2.5 2.6 63 Pennsylvania ..........: 123.4 129.7 134.0 109 South Carolina ........: 15.0 15.3 15.3 102 South Dakota ..........: 128.5 117.1 122.2 95 Tennessee .............: 23.9 25.3 25.0 105 Texas .................: 405.5 371.7 391.0 96 Utah ..................: 41.3 42.7 43.0 104 Virginia ..............: 1.8 1.3 1.5 80 : Washington ............: 72.4 78.5 82.8 114 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.9 1.1 126 Wisconsin .............: 102.6 107.2 107.1 104 Wyoming ...............: 0.9 0.8 0.9 98 : United States .........: 4,561.0 4,470.9 4,766.0 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2022 and 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.9 1.0 952 1,139 1,052 1,099 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 142 66 1,180 1,094 Arizona ..........: 44.8 50.5 63,298 71,568 1,415 1,419 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.9 640 877 1,053 1,022 California .......: 123.0 140.7 162,370 186,284 1,330 1,333 Colorado .........: 175.7 192.5 251,135 270,972 1,431 1,409 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.9 4,081 4,071 1,397 1,396 Florida ..........: 12.0 11.6 14,974 13,830 1,249 1,199 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.2 1,243 1,419 1,206 1,201 : Idaho ............: 44.6 46.9 56,517 59,689 1,279 1,281 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.4 4.7 5,307 5,670 1,218 1,206 Iowa .............: 43.4 49.8 62,071 70,777 1,432 1,421 Kansas ...........: 532.4 559.1 751,875 777,401 1,412 1,391 Kentucky .........: 5.3 6.0 5,967 6,493 1,131 1,089 Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 624 465 893 821 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.6 533 555 934 959 : Missouri .........: 21.4 31.5 25,548 37,825 1,201 1,207 Montana ..........: 2.6 1.9 3,460 2,284 1,337 1,221 Nebraska .........: 562.2 572.9 836,178 837,230 1,489 1,463 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 116 (X) 1,209 (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.0 3,663 3,507 1,181 1,157 New Jersey .......: 3.8 4.0 4,295 4,550 1,126 1,144 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 674 546 1,094 1,151 New York .........: 3.3 3.7 4,121 4,405 1,271 1,217 North Carolina ...: 6.8 8.2 8,380 10,045 1,230 1,234 North Dakota .....: 1.0 1.0 1,323 1,367 1,351 1,310 : Ohio .............: 6.4 7.1 8,592 9,381 1,336 1,327 Oklahoma .........: 6.7 7.0 8,115 8,314 1,210 1,198 Oregon ...........: 1.9 2.0 2,232 2,267 1,166 1,145 Pennsylvania .....: 88.9 96.1 112,825 122,107 1,275 1,277 South Carolina ...: 22.1 22.7 29,312 29,886 1,335 1,323 South Dakota .....: 44.3 38.6 63,635 55,079 1,444 1,433 Tennessee ........: 3.6 3.1 3,875 3,010 1,074 981 Texas ............: 491.3 487.0 665,802 647,091 1,359 1,333 Utah .............: 46.2 49.1 64,647 67,948 1,399 1,385 Virginia .........: 1.8 1.7 1,967 1,880 1,074 1,096 : Washington .......: 86.2 98.5 120,005 137,508 1,397 1,400 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.4 1,310 1,566 1,103 1,128 Wisconsin ........: 110.4 117.7 154,696 164,510 1,409 1,405 Wyoming ..........: 1.1 1.1 1,400 1,288 1,231 1,151 : United States ....: 2,703.1 2,827.9 3,770,213 3,893,880 1,398 1,380 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2022 and 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 3.4 (D) 414 (D) 126 (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (D) 59 (D) 396 (D) Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.2 94 93 505 476 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.2 27 50 324 314 Indiana ..........: 0.7 0.6 270 252 399 425 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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/ ...: 0.2 0.2 59 58 275 286 New Jersey .......: 1.4 1.5 521 563 363 382 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: 4.7 4.5 465 424 99 95 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 23 32 345 291 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.8 7.4 1,278 1,190 146 161 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.3 6.9 3,188 2,973 434 432 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.2 105 109 420 449 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.2 0.1 44 21 278 289 : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wisconsin ........: 2.3 2.3 1,075 1,046 477 461 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 32.3 30.6 7,936 7,579 247 249 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2022 and 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.9 1.6 760 656 412 406 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 28 266 275 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 19 268 310 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.4 80 109 286 267 California .......: 214.4 195.6 55,961 52,659 261 270 Colorado .........: 2.0 3.4 360 515 178 154 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.9 485 552 275 287 Florida ..........: 5.1 3.4 643 471 125 139 Georgia ..........: 5.4 5.2 1,434 1,392 267 270 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 45 53 257 256 : Idaho ............: 14.2 12.2 3,958 3,476 278 285 Illinois .........: 908.2 979.5 267,671 284,162 295 290 Indiana ..........: 692.7 776.4 200,842 219,873 290 283 Iowa .............: 3,248.7 3,483.4 950,814 1,009,492 293 290 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.2 52 51 229 211 Michigan .........: 263.5 325.2 80,708 96,317 306 296 Minnesota ........: 1,037.5 1,140.0 292,488 323,718 282 284 Mississippi ......: 3.8 3.7 573 609 150 164 : Missouri .........: 728.1 742.8 217,820 221,601 299 298 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.7 201 196 290 295 Nebraska .........: 621.0 653.1 181,865 190,850 293 292 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.3 2.3 650 673 281 299 New Jersey .......: 8.5 9.6 896 862 105 90 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 50 56 275 257 New York .........: 2.6 2.8 659 718 251 255 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 96 58 319 291 : Ohio .............: 76.4 79.7 22,287 23,352 292 293 Oklahoma .........: 489.8 468.4 147,606 138,824 301 296 Oregon ...........: 12.3 4.7 3,411 1,346 278 284 Pennsylvania .....: 261.2 281.8 74,548 81,588 285 290 South Carolina ...: 1.7 1.9 433 493 258 255 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 74.5 79.3 32,981 35,261 443 445 Texas ............: 21.9 24.7 5,217 4,935 239 200 Utah .............: (D) 2.0 (D) 538 (D) 267 Virginia .........: (D) 1.2 (D) 442 (D) 354 : Washington .......: 1.9 (D) 501 (D) 260 (D) West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.7 121 207 298 316 Wisconsin ........: 68.6 67.1 29,360 28,517 429 426 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 79 91 281 278 : United States ....: 10,410.3 11,130.3 3,060,612 3,259,940 294 293 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2022 and 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 9 147 93 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 11 8 127 92 California .......: 19.9 21.6 2,845 3,027 143 141 Colorado .........: 34.7 31.5 5,695 5,055 164 160 Delaware-Maryland : 2.0 2.2 201 219 100 100 Florida ..........: 1.7 2.0 88 107 53 53 Georgia ..........: 1.9 (D) 120 (D) 63 (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 12 136 138 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.3 25 39 146 147 Illinois .........: 4.5 5.1 317 482 71 95 Indiana ..........: 4.9 5.9 551 608 114 104 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 24 22 147 146 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.4 19 39 89 93 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.2 114 121 119 99 Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 31 34 44 57 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.7 31 55 83 76 Mississippi ......: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 66 : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.8 43 59 78 75 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 36 46 144 110 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 8 129 127 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 11 (X) 155 (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.3 3.6 303 343 93 95 New Jersey .......: 13.0 14.3 1,069 1,172 82 82 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.5 62 64 145 136 New York .........: 3.8 5.4 396 493 105 92 North Carolina ...: 1.7 1.9 114 122 67 64 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 5.2 4.6 817 744 158 162 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.6 4.9 653 652 144 132 Pennsylvania .....: 7.9 9.9 857 973 109 98 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.1 0.2 12 22 132 128 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 18.0 16.8 2,102 2,052 117 122 Utah .............: 1.6 1.6 217 225 136 137 Virginia .........: 1.2 0.8 87 61 72 72 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.5 182 207 135 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.3 2.9 481 457 145 158 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 15 139 143 : United States ....: 154.2 162.8 19,571 20,088 127 123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 : : : : January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,247.0 1,194.9 1,273.1 1,247.0 1,273.1 47.1 45.3 45.9 47.1 45.9 Heifers ..........: 789.2 814.0 846.9 789.2 846.9 29.8 30.9 30.5 29.8 30.5 All cows .........: 575.4 588.0 615.9 575.4 615.9 21.7 22.3 22.2 21.7 22.2 Dairy cows .......: 260.8 266.3 297.9 260.8 297.9 9.8 10.1 10.7 9.8 10.7 Other cows .......: 314.5 321.7 318.0 314.5 318.0 11.9 12.2 11.5 11.9 11.5 Bulls ............: 37.2 41.2 37.9 37.2 37.9 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,648.7 2,638.1 2,773.7 2,648.7 2,773.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 31.7 32.4 30.0 31.7 30.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,085.5 9,975.0 10,789.2 10,085.5 10,789.2 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 253.0 250.1 266.9 253.0 266.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 23.5 21.3 23.4 23.5 23.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,362.0 10,246.5 11,079.5 10,362.0 11,079.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.2 9.7 9.6 8.2 9.6 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 125.1 144.7 134.6 125.1 134.6 93.9 93.7 93.3 93.9 93.3 : Total ............: 133.3 154.4 144.3 133.3 144.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 843 833 827 843 827 Steers 1/ ...............: 926 923 913 926 913 Heifers 1/ ..............: 852 846 832 852 832 All cows 1/ .............: 649 632 639 649 639 Bulls 1/ ................: 871 843 843 871 843 : Calves and vealers ... : 142 137 143 142 143 : Hogs ................. : 219 217 218 219 218 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 217 215 216 217 216 Sows 2/ .................: 295 295 296 295 296 Boars 2/ ................: 194 195 194 194 194 : Sheep ................ : 66 64 64 66 64 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 64 63 62 64 62 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 64 64 67 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2023 [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 ............: 2.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 7.6 2.3 1.8 3.2 2.8 0.4 0.3 5.9 3 ............: 98.5 36.4 3.7 53.9 45.3 8.7 4.4 7.1 4 ............: 75.0 4.4 2.6 59.8 14.1 45.7 8.1 0.5 5 ............: 283.7 122.0 (D) 116.5 67.1 49.4 (D) 10.4 6 ............: 487.4 193.3 164.8 120.8 39.7 81.1 8.5 (D) 7 ............:1,201.8 641.6 472.3 82.7 9.5 73.3 5.2 (Y) 8 ............: 278.7 148.3 (D) 26.3 5.1 21.1 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 191.8 76.0 24.0 90.2 77.0 13.2 1.5 (D) 10 ...........: 146.6 47.6 35.1 62.0 37.0 25.0 1.9 (D) : United States :2,773.7 1,273.1 846.9 615.9 297.9 318.0 37.9 30.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.0 2.0 (Y) (Y) 3.5 0.2 3.3 2 ............: 12.3 12.3 (Y) (Y) 19.2 2.0 17.3 3 ............: 283.0 282.7 (D) (D) 13.9 1.0 12.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 76.1 (D) 8.6 0.7 7.8 5 ............: 3,344.0 3,220.7 116.7 6.6 28.3 1.7 26.6 6 ............: 489.8 489.5 (D) (D) 11.5 (D) (D) 7 ............: 4,892.5 4,806.4 73.1 13.0 1.1 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 32.9 1.1 31.8 9 ............: 192.8 192.8 (Y) (Y) 19.9 2.2 17.7 10 ...........: 18.5 18.4 (Y) (Y) 5.5 0.4 5.1 : United States :11,079.5 10,789.2 266.9 23.4 144.3 9.6 134.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.3 98.1 98.0 98.1 Calves .......: 98.0 98.6 98.1 98.0 98.1 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 86.5 87.6 88.6 86.5 88.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13). 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. 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