Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released August 24, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Up 3 Percent from Last Year July 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.99 billion pounds in July, up 3 percent from the 3.87 billion pounds produced in July 2016. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million head, up 6 percent from July 2016. The average live weight was down 12 pounds from the previous year, at 1,333 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.7 million pounds, 1 percent above July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 39,000 head, up 3 percent from July 2016. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from last year, at 250 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.86 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.02 million head, up 3 percent from July 2016. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 277 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.0 million pounds, was down 4 percent from July 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 167,400 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 2 pounds from July a year ago. January to July 2017 commercial red meat production was 29.3 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up 5 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 5 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States........................................ 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States............................... 4 Livestock Slaughter, 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: July 2016 and 2017............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: July 2016 and 2017.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: July 2016 and 2017............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: July 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: July 2017.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2017 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : July : June : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,024.2 2,279.1 2,107.5 104 92 14,148.7 14,811.2 105 Veal .............: 5.6 6.3 5.7 101 90 43.2 42.5 99 Pork .............: 1,824.5 2,053.0 1,864.7 102 91 14,017.5 14,410.7 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.4 12.4 11.0 96 89 88.5 83.9 95 : Total red meat ...: 3,865.8 4,350.8 3,988.9 103 92 28,297.9 29,348.3 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July 2017 as % of : January to July : July : June : July :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : July : June : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,002.4 2,254.6 2,084.2 104 92 13,973.6 14,628.0 105 Veal .............: 5.5 6.2 5.5 100 89 42.3 41.5 98 Pork .............: 1,812.7 2,042.2 1,853.2 102 91 13,933.1 14,329.2 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.5 11.3 9.9 94 88 81.5 76.7 94 : Total red meat ...: 3,831.1 4,314.3 3,952.8 103 92 28,030.5 29,075.3 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : July : January to July : July : June : July : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,442.9 2,820.9 2,577.3 106 17,029.3 18,124.5 106 Other ................1,000: 32.0 36.9 34.6 108 260.4 271.9 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,474.9 2,857.8 2,611.9 106 17,289.7 18,396.4 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,347 1,323 1,335 99 1,357 1,340 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,185 1,154 1,174 99 1,173 1,174 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,345 1,321 1,333 99 1,354 1,337 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 37.1 39.6 38.3 103 255.4 284.5 111 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.8 0.8 128 4.3 5.1 117 Commercial ...........1,000: 37.7 40.4 39.0 103 259.8 289.6 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 254 266 247 97 282 250 89 Other ...............pounds: 397 372 388 98 382 386 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 257 268 250 97 284 253 89 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 8,695.9 9,808.9 8,953.4 103 65,678.2 67,910.9 103 Other ................1,000: 65.6 60.6 64.3 98 461.6 445.7 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 8,761.5 9,869.5 9,017.7 103 66,139.8 68,356.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 278 279 277 100 283 282 100 Other ...............pounds: 248 244 245 99 251 251 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 278 279 277 100 283 282 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 152.4 165.5 146.3 96 1,154.7 1,108.8 96 Other ................1,000: 17.7 22.5 21.1 119 130.3 139.9 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 170.2 188.0 167.4 98 1,285.0 1,248.6 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 138 136 135 98 141 138 98 Other ...............pounds: 105 101 105 101 111 107 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 134 132 132 98 138 135 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.4 42.9 38.8 110 244.4 270.8 111 Other ................1,000: 11.4 9.8 8.6 76 68.7 61.3 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.8 52.7 47.5 101 313.1 332.1 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 62 62 62 101 62 62 100 Other ...............pounds: 83 79 83 101 84 82 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 65 66 99 67 66 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.3 5.1 4.5 107 31.7 31.5 100 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.4 0.4 68 4.8 3.5 72 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.8 5.5 4.9 102 36.5 35.0 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 : July : June : July : July 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.6 1.2 0.8 126 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 117 Arizona ...............: 40.0 39.1 34.6 86 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 123 California ............: 100.0 121.8 109.0 109 Colorado ..............: 190.5 199.3 179.1 94 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 3.2 2.8 109 Florida ...............: 2.5 2.8 2.3 92 Georgia ...............: 11.6 13.3 12.0 104 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.7 107 : Idaho .................: 4.0 11.7 13.5 338 Illinois ..............: 254.3 272.5 254.3 100 Indiana ...............: 135.3 155.0 146.5 108 Iowa ..................: 506.0 577.8 525.9 104 Kansas ................: 433.3 499.6 478.5 110 Kentucky ..............: 40.0 42.1 37.0 92 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.2 70 Michigan ..............: 38.0 41.1 40.2 106 Minnesota .............: 188.5 226.1 208.6 111 Mississippi ...........: 0.4 0.5 0.4 99 : Missouri ..............: 145.5 167.0 147.8 102 Montana ...............: 0.7 1.4 1.3 177 Nebraska ..............: 628.4 687.6 633.6 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.2 128 New England 1/ ........: 1.8 2.2 1.9 103 New Jersey ............: 2.7 3.6 3.0 111 New Mexico ............: 0.2 0.2 0.2 85 New York ..............: 3.2 3.8 2.8 87 North Carolina ........: 193.2 205.2 175.1 91 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.5 85 : Ohio ..................: 20.0 22.0 20.1 101 Oklahoma ..............: 86.1 95.7 79.0 92 Oregon ................: 6.0 5.8 5.3 89 Pennsylvania ..........: 108.6 126.8 114.6 105 South Carolina ........: 8.6 9.8 9.1 106 South Dakota ..........: 92.1 123.8 112.2 122 Tennessee .............: 19.0 20.2 19.7 104 Texas .................: 360.3 392.8 362.6 101 Utah ..................: 40.4 47.3 48.5 120 Virginia ..............: 37.2 38.5 35.5 95 : Washington ............: 76.3 79.8 75.1 98 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.4 0.5 108 Wisconsin .............: 84.8 107.1 93.1 110 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 103 : United States .........: 3,865.8 4,350.8 3,988.9 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ..........: 0.4 0.3 388 332 1,048 1,092 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 47.7 42.6 65,926 57,557 1,384 1,354 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.4 322 350 1,114 977 California .......: 91.9 103.7 121,692 136,344 1,335 1,325 Colorado .........: 212.7 204.6 293,162 277,328 1,379 1,356 Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 3.1 3,746 4,046 1,335 1,322 Florida ..........: 3.8 3.4 4,464 3,836 1,194 1,150 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.8 833 955 1,136 1,206 : Idaho ............: 3.0 17.1 3,640 21,662 1,279 1,288 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.3 2.5 2,598 2,717 1,106 1,103 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 498.0 555.4 671,370 742,577 1,349 1,337 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.2 1,314 1,277 1,069 1,097 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 381 281 809 747 Michigan .........: 41.6 43.2 57,374 59,584 1,388 1,388 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 198 208 887 748 : Missouri .........: 2.8 2.9 3,322 3,272 1,168 1,115 Montana ..........: 0.7 1.4 880 1,692 1,174 1,185 Nebraska .........: 590.4 603.9 812,829 821,495 1,378 1,361 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.2 151 170 1,002 1,071 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.7 2,058 2,022 1,173 1,185 New Jersey .......: 2.8 3.2 2,940 3,418 1,072 1,079 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 269 223 1,131 1,099 New York .........: 2.9 2.7 3,324 3,213 1,182 1,199 North Carolina ...: 4.9 5.0 5,925 6,114 1,218 1,237 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.6 948 820 1,315 1,289 : Ohio .............: 4.1 4.1 4,861 4,736 1,174 1,165 Oklahoma .........: 1.9 2.0 2,267 2,099 1,183 1,037 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 75.5 77.8 90,255 93,244 1,199 1,202 South Carolina ...: 13.4 14.1 16,357 17,335 1,226 1,236 South Dakota .....: (D) 34.9 (D) 48,277 (D) 1,390 Tennessee ........: 4.9 5.6 4,572 5,482 960 987 Texas ............: 443.2 452.2 579,071 588,774 1,309 1,305 Utah .............: 47.1 58.0 64,936 78,083 1,381 1,348 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.9 883 976 1,075 1,079 : Washington .......: 90.1 91.0 124,221 123,242 1,382 1,358 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.5 472 549 1,165 1,205 Wisconsin ........: 94.8 101.3 129,697 139,202 1,376 1,382 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 481 499 1,093 1,121 : United States ....: 2,474.9 2,611.9 3,321,304 3,474,570 1,345 1,333 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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) 29 (X) 294 Alaska ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 9.3 7.8 882 738 96 96 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 45 63 585 476 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.7 1.6 139 124 80 79 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 24 22 433 446 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 122 (D) 246 (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 32 30 303 300 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/ ...: 0.5 0.2 50 47 112 220 New Jersey .......: 1.5 1.7 553 629 361 368 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 3.9 4.3 575 547 148 131 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 35 45 449 448 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 6.9 9.6 1,672 1,820 244 191 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.8 7.4 2,980 3,178 438 432 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 59 73 496 422 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 36 32 430 362 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.7 4.2 2,183 1,981 469 472 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 37.7 39.0 9,601 9,687 257 250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ..........: 1.6 2.3 578 852 358 379 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 30 24 272 255 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.8 141 209 277 250 California .......: 180.1 178.1 42,068 43,309 234 243 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.8 394 422 241 237 Delaware-Maryland : 1.3 1.5 335 364 254 249 Florida ..........: 3.1 5.3 479 642 153 121 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.1 1,223 1,189 247 235 Hawaii ...........: 1.0 0.8 237 209 245 256 : Idaho ............: 11.1 12.7 2,729 3,225 246 255 Illinois .........: 899.8 931.5 255,002 260,611 283 280 Indiana ..........: 646.1 696.3 175,845 191,279 272 275 Iowa .............: 2,326.7 2,422.8 647,589 670,938 278 277 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 151 125 214 194 Michigan .........: 15.0 17.8 5,605 6,587 374 370 Minnesota ........: 804.6 891.7 216,405 238,610 269 268 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 672.0 687.5 190,654 193,796 284 282 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.4 244 313 224 230 Nebraska .........: 600.6 613.1 165,818 168,737 276 275 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 35 60 256 256 New England 1/ ...: 2.8 3.1 730 781 259 250 New Jersey .......: 7.7 7.6 783 789 101 103 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 52 53 269 258 New York .........: 4.3 2.6 1,041 598 243 231 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 83 76 311 308 : Ohio .............: 80.4 82.1 21,958 21,972 273 268 Oklahoma .........: 421.5 386.6 111,487 102,074 265 264 Oregon ...........: 12.5 13.0 3,081 3,302 247 255 Pennsylvania .....: 268.7 286.7 71,665 77,120 267 269 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 54.3 55.8 24,966 25,370 460 455 Texas ............: 23.6 23.0 5,976 5,328 253 232 Utah .............: 4.2 3.9 705 780 170 199 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.1 0.9 267 240 250 268 West Virginia ....: 0.8 0.8 206 202 272 268 Wisconsin ........: 48.3 59.7 21,996 26,094 457 439 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 69 74 264 270 : United States ....: 8,761.5 9,017.7 2,432,954 2,494,067 278 277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: July 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 ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 25.9 23.9 3,707 3,492 143 146 Colorado .........: 62.0 54.0 10,233 8,716 165 162 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 3.2 251 294 93 92 Florida ..........: 1.0 0.8 61 49 58 60 Georgia ..........: 1.0 1.3 58 87 57 67 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 (D) 15 (D) 128 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 19 20 121 136 Illinois .........: (D) 4.0 (D) 388 (D) 97 Indiana ..........: 3.7 3.3 413 383 112 117 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.3 43 56 163 178 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 40 46 95 104 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.2 172 140 117 119 Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.2 22 11 92 53 Michigan .........: 16.2 18.6 2,173 2,566 134 138 Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 36 50 115 117 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.6 17 37 54 65 : Missouri .........: 0.7 0.9 82 82 111 93 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 36 50 130 117 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 11 12 136 136 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 18 102 139 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.8 234 283 97 100 New Jersey .......: 11.0 11.0 858 862 78 79 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.3 76 49 149 143 New York .........: 4.8 4.3 494 466 104 108 North Carolina ...: 1.5 1.0 100 71 65 72 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 1.8 3.2 205 417 114 131 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.2 35 23 129 114 Oregon ...........: 2.8 3.0 383 407 135 137 Pennsylvania .....: 4.7 6.0 501 651 107 109 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 53 37 160 160 Tennessee ........: 0.8 0.9 54 65 68 72 Texas ............: 8.5 12.3 747 1,078 88 88 Utah .............: 1.6 1.7 225 233 137 138 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 48 49 74 72 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.3 166 184 130 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.3 2.7 188 403 140 152 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 15 14 137 137 : United States ....: 170.2 167.4 22,848 22,003 134 132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :-----------------------: July : June : July :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,414.1 1,583.1 1,412.0 9,418.0 9,780.5 57.9 56.1 54.8 55.3 54.0 Heifers ..........: 581.7 694.8 672.5 4,261.1 4,739.3 23.8 24.6 26.1 25.0 26.1 All cows .........: 405.3 488.3 446.3 3,074.6 3,289.0 16.6 17.3 17.3 18.1 18.1 Dairy cows .......: 213.3 236.7 225.8 1,662.6 1,721.2 8.7 8.4 8.8 9.8 9.5 Other cows .......: 192.1 251.6 220.5 1,412.0 1,567.8 7.9 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.7 Bulls ............: 41.8 54.8 46.5 275.7 315.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 : Total ............: 2,442.9 2,820.9 2,577.3 17,029.3 18,124.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 37.1 39.6 38.3 255.4 284.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 8,446.8 9,520.3 8,705.0 63,858.4 65,993.4 97.1 97.1 97.2 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 221.7 256.1 219.8 1,648.7 1,712.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 27.3 32.5 28.5 171.1 204.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 8,695.9 9,808.9 8,953.4 65,678.2 67,910.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 7.9 9.8 8.2 60.5 59.7 5.2 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 144.5 155.7 138.2 1,094.2 1,049.1 94.8 94.1 94.4 94.8 94.6 : Total ............: 152.4 165.5 146.3 1,154.7 1,108.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Class : July : June : July :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 821 801 810 822 809 Steers 1/ ...............: 879 853 869 879 863 Heifers 1/ ..............: 802 782 793 815 801 All cows 1/ .............: 637 645 639 649 648 Bulls 1/ ................: 909 922 913 913 901 : Calves and vealers ... : 149 157 145 167 147 : Hogs ................. : 209 208 207 212 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 206 205 210 209 Sows 2/ .................: 310 310 309 310 309 Boars 2/ ................: 206 204 198 208 203 : Sheep ................ : 69 68 68 71 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 70 67 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 68 68 71 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 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 ............: 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 5.8 1.5 1.0 2.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 6.0 3 ............: 80.7 27.1 2.7 47.0 37.2 9.8 3.8 7.7 4 ............: 49.7 3.7 0.8 38.8 10.7 28.1 6.4 0.2 5 ............: 248.9 123.2 24.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 14.1 6 ............: 450.5 234.1 123.4 85.3 25.6 59.7 7.7 0.1 7 ............:1,186.2 725.2 399.7 50.8 4.6 46.2 10.5 (Y) 8 ............: 295.8 183.0 86.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 146.7 60.7 11.4 71.2 58.2 13.0 3.5 7.5 10 ...........: 111.5 52.6 23.0 33.0 18.2 14.7 2.9 2.4 : United States :2,577.3 1,412.0 672.5 446.3 225.8 220.5 46.5 38.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.7 0.1 (Y) 2.7 0.2 2.5 2 ............: 10.1 10.0 0.1 (Y) 14.9 1.5 13.3 3 ............: 457.5 456.6 0.8 (Y) 10.5 1.0 9.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 59.4 7.8 5.8 0.9 4.9 5 ............: 2,648.7 2,537.2 107.0 4.4 26.8 2.0 24.8 6 ............: 406.2 406.1 (Y) (Y) 3.1 0.3 2.8 7 ............: 3,735.0 3,667.4 51.5 16.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 0.1 55.4 1.3 54.1 9 ............: 175.1 175.1 0.1 (Y) 22.7 0.6 22.1 10 ...........: 26.0 25.9 0.1 (Y) 3.3 0.1 3.2 : United States : 8,953.4 8,705.0 219.8 28.5 146.3 8.2 138.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to July 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 ............: 11.2 4.5 2.7 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 2 ............: 43.1 11.9 6.8 18.6 16.9 1.7 5.8 43.3 3 ............: 616.4 210.8 19.7 357.6 282.7 74.8 28.4 57.4 4 ............: 379.5 31.1 6.6 296.1 82.2 214.0 45.7 1.9 5 ............: 1,853.4 900.2 185.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 100.8 6 ............: 3,237.1 1,804.6 764.8 611.6 195.8 415.7 56.2 0.7 7 ............: 8,134.3 4,802.6 2,872.2 391.3 36.1 355.2 68.2 0.2 8 ............: 2,033.8 1,203.5 626.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,104.6 452.6 85.9 544.7 472.5 72.2 21.3 59.6 10 ...........: 711.2 358.5 168.4 174.8 121.1 53.8 9.4 18.9 : United States :18,124.5 9,780.5 4,739.3 3,289.0 1,721.2 1,567.8 315.8 284.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 17.7 17.2 0.3 0.1 20.2 0.8 19.4 2 ............: 89.9 89.0 0.7 0.2 114.8 10.0 104.8 3 ............: 3,433.0 3,426.0 6.6 0.4 77.4 8.6 68.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 442.3 57.2 44.8 6.1 38.7 5 ............: 19,398.0 18,521.1 846.2 30.7 199.1 14.9 184.2 6 ............: 3,249.2 3,248.3 0.7 0.2 22.9 2.5 20.5 7 ............: 28,364.8 27,840.4 408.9 115.5 8.1 0.5 7.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 6.4 0.2 432.2 10.8 421.4 9 ............: 1,345.7 1,345.2 0.4 0.1 165.2 4.1 161.1 10 ...........: 194.4 194.0 0.3 0.1 24.0 1.5 22.6 : United States : 67,910.9 65,993.4 1,712.7 204.8 1,108.8 59.7 1,049.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to July Species : July : June : July :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.4 98.0 98.1 98.3 98.2 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 89.6 88.0 87.4 89.9 88.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ................. (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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