Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 19, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Total Red Meat and Pork Production for September September 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.40 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.33 billion pounds produced in September 2016. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, up 3 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,359 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 1 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 43,600 head, up 3 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 10 pounds from last year, at 241 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.3 million head, up 1 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was down 7 percent from September 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,600 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, up 3 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2017 commercial red meat production was 38.4 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: September 2016 and 2017.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2016 and 2017............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2016 and 2017............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 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: September 2017................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2017 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 :September : August : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,181.5 2,401.2 2,222.4 102 93 18,596.4 19,434.7 105 Veal .............: 6.2 6.4 6.1 99 96 55.4 55.0 99 Pork .............: 2,126.3 2,210.1 2,164.2 102 98 18,293.4 18,785.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 12.8 11.2 93 88 113.2 108.0 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,326.1 4,630.5 4,403.9 102 95 37,058.4 38,382.7 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2017 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 :September : August : : :2017 as % : : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,153.4 2,373.7 2,195.1 102 92 18,365.6 19,196.7 105 Veal .............: 6.0 6.2 5.9 98 96 54.2 53.6 99 Pork .............: 2,112.7 2,196.1 2,151.2 102 98 18,180.3 18,676.5 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 11.6 10.1 93 87 103.8 98.3 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,283.0 4,587.6 4,362.3 102 95 36,703.9 38,025.1 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : September : January to September : September : August : September : 2017 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : of 2016 : : : 2017 as % : : : : : 2016 : 2017 : of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,577.8 2,902.5 2,654.8 103 22,318.0 23,681.8 106 Other ................1,000: 41.5 39.9 40.3 97 341.5 352.2 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,619.3 2,942.4 2,695.1 103 22,659.5 24,034.0 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,373 1,347 1,362 99 1,358 1,343 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,173 1,192 1,176 100 1,173 1,176 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,370 1,345 1,359 99 1,356 1,341 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.8 45.4 42.9 103 337.5 372.8 110 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.8 0.8 115 5.6 6.6 118 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.5 46.2 43.6 103 343.2 379.4 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 248 235 238 96 275 247 90 Other ...............pounds: 385 394 403 105 382 389 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 251 238 241 96 276 250 90 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,096.1 10,583.3 10,213.2 101 86,082.4 88,707.4 103 Other ................1,000: 74.3 77.1 70.8 95 618.8 593.5 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,170.5 10,660.4 10,284.0 101 86,701.2 89,301.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 280 278 282 101 282 282 100 Other ...............pounds: 252 251 253 100 251 251 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 280 278 282 101 282 282 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 170.1 171.9 153.4 90 1,498.2 1,434.1 96 Other ................1,000: 23.8 22.2 22.3 93 174.2 184.3 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 194.0 194.1 175.6 91 1,672.3 1,618.4 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 128 134 131 103 138 137 99 Other ...............pounds: 104 118 107 103 110 108 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 125 132 128 103 135 134 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.8 43.9 41.7 102 327.0 356.4 109 Other ................1,000: 14.5 9.2 10.7 74 93.9 81.2 86 Commercial ...........1,000: 55.3 53.1 52.4 95 420.9 437.6 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 64 65 103 62 63 101 Other ...............pounds: 88 84 84 95 85 83 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 67 68 99 67 66 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.1 4.3 3.8 94 40.1 39.6 99 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.4 0.4 65 6.2 4.4 71 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.7 4.7 4.2 90 46.3 44.0 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September : August : September :September 2017 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : % of 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 1.2 1.2 133 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 107 Arizona ...............: 38.6 38.0 36.2 94 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 101 California ............: 115.0 120.4 118.6 103 Colorado ..............: 192.0 208.4 183.0 95 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.3 2.9 92 Florida ...............: 2.6 2.5 1.8 68 Georgia ...............: 12.2 12.6 11.6 95 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.7 105 : Idaho .................: 4.8 17.6 17.4 364 Illinois ..............: 276.2 301.1 284.9 103 Indiana ...............: 154.6 166.6 160.4 104 Iowa ..................: 607.9 618.9 619.3 102 Kansas ................: 468.5 525.6 499.8 107 Kentucky ..............: 47.3 49.2 48.2 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 83 Michigan ..............: 40.4 45.4 49.7 123 Minnesota .............: 220.0 249.6 243.0 110 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 100 : Missouri ..............: 169.3 180.5 172.4 102 Montana ...............: 2.8 1.5 1.2 43 Nebraska ..............: 702.5 745.8 698.8 99 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.2 0.1 93 New England 1/ ........: 2.3 2.3 2.2 94 New Jersey ............: 2.9 3.4 2.9 99 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 103 New York ..............: 3.6 3.5 3.0 83 North Carolina ........: 215.9 209.9 201.4 93 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.6 0.7 112 : Ohio ..................: 23.1 24.3 21.6 94 Oklahoma ..............: 103.3 95.6 95.2 92 Oregon ................: 6.2 6.0 5.5 88 Pennsylvania ..........: 122.0 134.3 120.8 99 South Carolina ........: 9.2 10.1 9.7 106 South Dakota ..........: 109.1 126.0 122.8 113 Tennessee .............: 26.5 25.9 23.1 87 Texas .................: 385.8 408.9 377.5 98 Utah ..................: 44.7 54.2 46.8 105 Virginia ..............: 41.9 40.8 42.6 102 : Washington ............: 74.7 85.9 78.6 105 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.6 0.8 111 Wisconsin .............: 92.0 106.8 95.5 104 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.7 0.4 103 : United States .........: 4,326.1 4,630.5 4,403.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: September 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 0.6 543 618 1,012 1,041 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 70 90 1,214 1,267 Arizona ..........: 46.4 43.9 64,308 60,098 1,390 1,373 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 398 415 1,027 966 California .......: 102.3 109.3 137,252 144,242 1,353 1,329 Colorado .........: 209.2 203.7 294,545 281,822 1,409 1,385 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.0 4,476 4,056 1,349 1,335 Florida ..........: 4.0 2.5 4,589 2,865 1,164 1,138 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.8 809 972 1,109 1,192 : Idaho ............: 3.8 22.9 4,486 28,816 1,256 1,279 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 3.7 3,006 4,059 1,104 1,102 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 524.8 562.5 724,201 770,670 1,381 1,370 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.6 1,824 1,780 1,088 1,122 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 404 357 798 785 Michigan .........: 43.8 41.3 60,342 57,264 1,387 1,396 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 248 208 918 697 : Missouri .........: 3.1 3.9 3,553 4,482 1,145 1,154 Montana ..........: 3.3 1.4 3,734 1,597 1,136 1,178 Nebraska .........: 627.0 630.5 898,266 894,190 1,434 1,419 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 157 151 1,050 1,037 New England 1/ ...: 2.3 2.0 2,591 2,304 1,129 1,151 New Jersey .......: 2.8 2.9 2,949 3,146 1,077 1,089 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 373 421 1,106 1,102 New York .........: 3.1 3.0 3,561 3,500 1,175 1,192 North Carolina ...: 5.3 5.6 6,377 6,898 1,219 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.8 877 1,018 1,294 1,345 : Ohio .............: 4.6 4.9 5,407 5,735 1,167 1,173 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.1 1,993 2,076 1,002 982 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 87.7 84.4 105,303 101,531 1,203 1,207 South Carolina ...: 14.3 15.1 17,304 18,522 1,218 1,236 South Dakota .....: (D) 33.3 (D) 46,273 (D) 1,397 Tennessee ........: 6.0 5.8 5,646 5,495 964 969 Texas ............: 469.0 471.7 619,893 612,570 1,325 1,302 Utah .............: 51.8 54.7 71,499 74,889 1,385 1,372 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.2 1,139 1,311 1,014 1,064 : Washington .......: 86.4 92.0 121,832 128,067 1,414 1,395 West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.0 820 962 943 1,002 Wisconsin ........: 102.1 104.3 139,265 144,523 1,373 1,394 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 398 420 1,076 1,156 : United States ....: 2,619.3 2,695.1 3,581,618 3,654,646 1,370 1,359 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 .......: 9.4 7.5 906 770 97 105 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 31 (X) 413 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 45 58 491 462 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.5 1.5 120 121 79 81 Illinois .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 28 (X) 432 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 121 (D) 253 (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 30 303 298 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/ ...: 0.4 0.3 53 41 137 151 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.7 685 646 373 370 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 4.7 6.4 593 642 128 101 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 39 25 464 448 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 9.6 11.4 1,958 1,997 205 176 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.4 8.2 3,224 3,530 433 432 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.3 73 117 470 459 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 0.1 29 22 397 340 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.3 4.4 2,458 2,084 463 472 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 42.5 43.6 10,562 10,471 251 241 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 ..........: 2.5 3.3 934 1,341 378 410 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.2 51 45 263 257 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 1.2 1.0 265 255 228 245 California .......: 209.6 200.0 51,128 50,400 244 252 Colorado .........: 1.8 1.8 467 439 252 241 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.7 409 425 249 257 Florida ..........: 4.7 2.9 558 434 118 149 Georgia ..........: 5.2 5.0 1,228 1,165 237 234 Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.7 236 156 253 239 : Idaho ............: 12.5 13.9 3,190 3,675 255 265 Illinois .........: 1,003.0 1,031.6 282,182 292,379 281 283 Indiana ..........: 738.0 754.6 201,546 209,155 273 277 Iowa .............: 2,781.0 2,817.0 781,902 796,119 281 283 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.7 190 159 219 214 Michigan .........: 18.5 69.0 7,160 21,418 388 311 Minnesota ........: 927.6 1,026.7 251,880 281,451 272 274 Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: 774.5 782.2 222,441 226,028 287 289 Montana ..........: 3.2 1.3 694 302 217 237 Nebraska .........: 702.1 694.3 195,177 193,994 278 279 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 20 14 271 251 New England 1/ ...: 3.8 3.7 972 985 256 264 New Jersey .......: 8.9 8.1 888 818 100 101 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 67 81 251 269 New York .........: 5.7 2.8 1,456 670 254 240 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 123 105 301 299 : Ohio .............: 91.3 83.9 25,471 23,195 280 277 Oklahoma .........: 504.8 458.4 134,556 123,534 267 270 Oregon ...........: 14.4 12.6 3,659 3,329 255 264 Pennsylvania .....: 289.7 288.4 77,167 78,927 266 274 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 77.3 68.1 35,014 30,209 454 444 Texas ............: 25.6 24.3 6,504 6,062 254 250 Utah .............: 5.3 4.2 939 845 179 200 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.1 0.9 273 232 259 257 West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.0 262 284 282 294 Wisconsin ........: 57.9 59.7 25,117 25,438 435 427 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 136 126 261 266 : United States ....: 10,170.5 10,284.0 2,842,218 2,896,389 280 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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) 52 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 5 (X) 93 California .......: 26.9 24.4 3,567 3,405 133 140 Colorado .........: 69.3 57.9 10,110 8,756 146 151 Delaware-Maryland : 3.8 3.6 368 339 96 95 Florida ..........: 0.8 1.1 48 68 60 61 Georgia ..........: 1.6 1.7 111 112 69 67 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 (D) 27 (D) 130 (D) : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 39 38 123 128 Illinois .........: (D) 5.2 (D) 511 (D) 99 Indiana ..........: 4.3 3.9 478 459 112 117 Iowa .............: 0.5 0.3 82 47 155 163 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.6 47 53 88 94 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.2 186 139 122 118 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.3 34 14 67 55 Michigan .........: 17.4 18.2 2,261 2,582 130 142 Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.5 67 54 106 106 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.9 17 66 62 71 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.9 95 86 109 93 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.4 78 44 125 121 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 18 17 142 141 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 18 15 119 116 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 3.1 288 302 95 97 New Jersey .......: 11.2 9.5 894 767 80 81 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 75 72 139 136 New York .........: 4.9 4.4 460 424 95 97 North Carolina ...: 2.1 1.7 148 125 71 72 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 9 142 145 : Ohio .............: 2.5 2.8 302 348 119 124 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.3 34 33 134 105 Oregon ...........: 3.1 3.1 407 409 130 132 Pennsylvania .....: 5.8 7.1 626 763 108 108 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.5 62 76 162 162 Tennessee ........: 1.2 1.0 80 71 68 74 Texas ............: 10.2 9.9 898 883 88 89 Utah .............: 2.1 1.7 280 232 136 136 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.8 77 60 83 79 : Washington .......: 1.6 1.8 211 241 132 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.5 3.7 208 595 138 159 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 18 20 148 136 : United States ....: 194.0 175.6 24,161 22,458 125 128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :-----------------------:September : August :September :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,422.7 1,552.5 1,387.6 12,357.9 12,720.6 55.2 53.5 52.3 55.4 53.7 Heifers ..........: 652.7 788.8 746.0 5,604.3 6,274.0 25.3 27.2 28.1 25.1 26.5 All cows .........: 456.0 507.3 473.8 3,985.6 4,270.0 17.7 17.5 17.8 17.9 18.0 Dairy cows .......: 245.1 265.6 249.6 2,152.3 2,236.4 9.5 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.4 Other cows .......: 211.0 241.7 224.2 1,833.4 2,033.7 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.6 Bulls ............: 46.4 53.9 47.4 370.2 417.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 : Total ............: 2,577.8 2,902.5 2,654.8 22,318.0 23,681.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 41.8 45.4 42.9 337.5 372.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,819.5 10,292.1 9,948.3 83,698.6 86,233.8 97.3 97.2 97.4 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 246.6 256.5 232.6 2,150.4 2,201.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 30.1 34.7 32.4 233.4 271.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,096.1 10,583.3 10,213.2 86,082.4 88,707.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.9 9.6 8.7 80.9 77.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 160.2 162.4 144.7 1,417.3 1,356.2 94.2 94.4 94.3 94.6 94.6 : Total ............: 170.1 171.9 153.4 1,498.2 1,434.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :----------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 837 820 829 825 812 Steers 1/ ...............: 905 884 896 884 870 Heifers 1/ ..............: 824 806 819 815 803 All cows 1/ .............: 636 633 638 646 645 Bulls 1/ ................: 896 909 900 909 902 : Calves and vealers ... : 145 137 139 162 145 : Hogs ................. : 209 208 211 211 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 207 205 209 209 208 Sows 2/ .................: 309 307 307 310 308 Boars 2/ ................: 203 198 200 206 202 : Sheep ................ : 64 67 66 69 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 69 67 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 64 67 66 69 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: September 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 ............: 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 2 ............: 5.8 1.8 0.8 2.7 2.5 0.2 0.5 8.2 3 ............: 86.9 29.7 2.1 50.8 40.2 10.6 4.3 8.4 4 ............: 49.9 4.4 0.8 38.1 10.6 27.5 6.6 0.3 5 ............: 260.8 122.4 28.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) 16.1 6 ............: 470.1 234.3 136.9 91.7 29.0 62.7 7.2 0.1 7 ............:1,218.2 720.1 433.7 54.3 4.1 50.2 10.1 (Y) 8 ............: 289.6 164.1 99.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 153.4 62.3 12.5 75.6 65.9 9.7 2.9 7.3 10 ...........: 118.4 47.7 30.1 37.8 21.3 16.5 2.7 2.2 : United States :2,654.8 1,387.6 746.0 473.8 249.6 224.2 47.4 42.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.3 3.3 (Y) (Y) 2.9 0.1 2.8 2 ............: 10.7 10.6 0.1 (Y) 13.2 1.4 11.8 3 ............: 486.9 485.8 1.0 0.1 11.8 1.0 10.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 71.2 9.2 7.1 0.9 6.2 5 ............: 2,992.7 2,878.7 109.1 4.9 28.8 2.5 26.3 6 ............: 478.1 477.4 0.7 (Y) 2.6 0.4 2.2 7 ............: 4,304.1 4,236.6 49.5 18.0 1.3 0.1 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 0.1 59.3 1.4 57.9 9 ............: 197.0 196.9 (Y) (Y) 22.7 0.6 22.1 10 ...........: 26.8 26.7 (Y) (Y) 3.7 0.2 3.5 : United States :10,213.2 9,948.3 232.6 32.4 153.4 8.7 144.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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 ............: 14.7 6.1 3.6 3.1 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.2 2 ............: 55.8 15.5 8.9 24.4 22.3 2.1 7.1 59.5 3 ............: 797.4 271.8 23.9 464.4 367.8 96.6 37.3 74.6 4 ............: 484.3 39.6 8.4 377.5 103.8 273.7 58.8 2.4 5 ............: 2,405.4 1,163.9 246.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 134.4 6 ............: 4,217.6 2,298.7 1,045.2 801.6 257.1 544.5 72.2 0.9 7 ............:10,678.4 6,303.7 3,778.6 506.2 44.7 461.5 89.9 0.3 8 ............: 2,652.4 1,576.4 819.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,417.2 582.9 110.4 696.3 601.6 94.7 27.6 74.7 10 ...........: 958.4 462.0 229.3 251.2 165.6 85.5 15.9 23.7 : United States :23,681.8 12,720.6 6,274.0 4,270.0 2,236.4 2,033.7 417.1 372.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 24.5 24.0 0.4 0.1 25.9 1.1 24.9 2 ............: 112.0 110.9 0.9 0.3 144.1 13.2 130.9 3 ............: 4,454.0 4,445.0 8.5 0.6 102.0 10.6 91.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 593.3 76.1 58.7 8.1 50.6 5 ............: 25,487.6 24,371.3 1,074.4 41.9 259.8 19.9 239.9 6 ............: 4,209.5 4,207.8 1.4 0.3 28.9 3.3 25.6 7 ............: 37,090.2 36,424.3 513.8 152.1 10.7 0.6 10.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 8.2 0.3 558.2 13.8 544.4 9 ............: 1,740.4 1,739.7 0.6 0.1 213.6 5.4 208.2 10 ...........: 250.9 250.4 0.4 0.1 32.2 1.9 30.3 : United States : 88,707.4 86,233.8 2,201.8 271.8 1,434.1 77.9 1,356.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.6 98.5 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.4 98.3 98.2 98.4 98.2 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Sheep ........: 87.7 88.6 87.3 89.6 88.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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