Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 24, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down 1 Percent from Last Year June 2024 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. June 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.22 billion pounds in June, down 1 percent from the 4.26 billion pounds produced in June 2024. Beef production, at 2.09 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.43 million head, down 4 percent from June 2024. The average live weight was up 26 pounds from the previous year, at 1,408 pounds. Veal production totaled 2.0 million pounds, 34 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 9,700 head, down 39 percent from June 2024. The average live weight was up 27 pounds from last year, at 358 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.12 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.97 million head, up 1 percent from June 2024. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 286 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.6 million pounds, was up 12 percent from June 2024. Sheep slaughter totaled 189,600 head, 7 percent above last year. The average live weight was 121 pounds, up 5 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2025 commercial red meat production was 26.7 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2024. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 39 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2024 and 2025........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2024 and 2025............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2024 and 2025.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2024 and 2025... 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: June 2025................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2025...... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2025 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : June : May : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,133.9 2,123.0 2,087.2 98 98 13,320.1 12,995.8 98 Veal .............: 3.1 2.2 2.0 66 91 21.2 13.0 61 Pork .............: 2,117.5 2,239.7 2,123.2 100 95 13,806.2 13,662.3 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.4 11.5 11.6 112 101 67.2 70.1 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,264.9 4,376.4 4,224.0 99 97 27,214.6 26,741.3 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2025 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : June : May : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,103.7 2,092.2 2,054.2 98 98 13,122.9 12,799.9 98 Veal .............: 3.0 2.1 1.9 65 90 20.3 12.3 60 Pork .............: 2,109.2 2,231.6 2,114.9 100 95 13,751.3 13,610.6 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.1 10.2 10.2 112 100 60.0 62.4 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,225.0 4,336.1 4,181.3 99 96 26,954.4 26,485.2 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2025 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : of 2024 : : : 2025 as % : : : : : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,495.0 2,405.8 2,379.2 95 15,578.7 14,695.8 94 Other ................1,000: 43.4 43.6 46.6 107 285.0 275.7 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,538.4 2,449.4 2,425.8 96 15,863.7 14,971.5 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,385 1,425 1,411 102 1,393 1,430 103 Other ...............pounds: 1,211 1,230 1,225 101 1,219 1,235 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,382 1,422 1,408 102 1,390 1,427 103 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 15.2 10.0 9.1 60 108.2 62.7 58 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.6 91 4.2 3.4 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 15.8 10.4 9.7 61 112.5 66.1 59 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 328 360 354 108 318 333 105 Other ...............pounds: 402 417 418 104 379 396 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 331 362 358 108 321 336 105 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,869.4 10,353.9 9,923.6 101 63,765.5 62,944.1 99 Other ................1,000: 44.7 43.2 43.5 97 287.6 271.0 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,914.1 10,397.1 9,967.0 101 64,053.1 63,215.1 99 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 289 286 100 290 290 100 Other ...............pounds: 253 257 260 103 263 262 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 289 286 100 290 290 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 150.3 159.7 161.3 107 957.2 973.7 102 Other ................1,000: 26.4 26.9 28.3 107 140.3 149.4 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 176.7 186.6 189.6 107 1,097.5 1,123.1 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 119 126 125 105 123 126 103 Other ...............pounds: 96 96 96 100 101 101 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 116 122 121 104 120 123 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.3 41.9 41.4 96 274.5 257.3 94 Other ................1,000: 9.8 8.3 9.7 98 55.4 53.6 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.1 50.2 51.1 96 329.9 310.9 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 64 66 104 63 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 85 83 84 99 82 83 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 67 69 103 66 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.2 4.5 4.8 78 40.8 31.9 78 Other ................1,000: 0.2 0.2 0.2 113 1.6 1.7 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.4 4.7 5.0 79 42.4 33.5 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2025 as : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : % of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.9 1.0 1.0 107 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 34.5 39.0 40.3 117 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 100 California ............: 90.7 81.7 75.7 83 Colorado ..............: 168.2 181.5 170.9 102 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.4 2.2 1.9 79 Florida ...............: 5.5 4.0 3.3 61 Georgia ...............: 11.9 7.6 8.6 72 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.6 93 : Idaho .................: 42.7 46.8 44.9 105 Illinois ..............: 258.2 267.0 250.2 97 Indiana ...............: 146.3 161.3 152.2 104 Iowa ..................: 701.6 739.0 674.5 96 Kansas ................: 467.5 437.4 458.3 98 Kentucky ..............: 48.7 50.0 49.6 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 90 Michigan ..............: 115.9 125.8 118.0 102 Minnesota .............: 214.1 215.6 212.1 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.9 0.8 109 : Missouri ..............: 145.4 157.3 153.2 105 Montana ...............: 1.9 2.8 4.0 203 Nebraska ..............: 630.9 640.6 607.4 96 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 87 New England 1/ ........: 2.6 2.6 2.5 95 New Jersey ............: 3.9 4.2 4.1 105 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 114 New York ..............: 2.9 2.6 2.4 82 North Carolina ........: 200.9 224.1 223.6 111 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.8 0.6 105 : Ohio ..................: 24.5 21.3 21.7 88 Oklahoma ..............: 102.3 110.1 106.4 104 Oregon ................: 2.2 2.3 2.3 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 119.8 127.8 125.4 105 South Carolina ........: 15.2 15.9 15.1 99 South Dakota ..........: 110.4 106.7 107.5 97 Tennessee .............: 23.3 25.3 26.2 112 Texas .................: 363.9 354.7 343.4 94 Utah ..................: 46.9 46.2 45.8 98 Virginia ..............: 1.1 1.1 1.0 93 : Washington ............: 68.5 76.0 74.4 109 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.6 0.7 105 Wisconsin .............: 84.4 89.7 91.2 108 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.9 0.8 102 : United States .........: 4,264.9 4,376.4 4,224.0 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.9 0.9 1,029 1,065 1,092 1,132 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 67 (X) 1,148 Arizona ..........: 38.6 (D) 54,983 (D) 1,425 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 776 703 1,037 1,079 California .......: 99.4 76.8 134,799 108,737 1,366 1,427 Colorado .........: 188.6 186.3 263,623 268,265 1,399 1,441 Delaware-Maryland : 2.5 1.9 3,537 2,642 1,435 1,422 Florida ..........: 8.3 (D) 10,608 (D) 1,279 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.9 1,091 1,005 1,163 1,164 : Idaho ............: (D) 55.1 (D) 75,358 (D) 1,375 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 5.8 8.5 6,910 10,498 1,205 1,240 Iowa .............: 44.8 42.9 61,532 59,670 1,376 1,392 Kansas ...........: 521.3 495.4 720,499 702,378 1,382 1,418 Kentucky .........: 5.6 6.2 6,515 7,326 1,177 1,183 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 542 466 1,000 1,016 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.6 592 582 985 1,031 : Missouri .........: 4.1 11.0 4,927 13,495 1,188 1,238 Montana ..........: 2.3 4.7 2,862 5,851 1,245 1,253 Nebraska .........: 555.9 518.3 794,209 750,438 1,430 1,450 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 91 (D) 1,100 (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.6 3,365 3,224 1,231 1,240 New Jersey .......: 4.2 4.2 4,721 4,834 1,137 1,156 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.4 423 458 1,104 1,062 New York .........: 3.3 2.4 4,028 3,063 1,247 1,255 North Carolina ...: 6.8 (D) 8,378 (D) 1,240 (D) North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.8 939 978 1,279 1,200 : Ohio .............: 6.2 6.4 8,174 8,490 1,320 1,333 Oklahoma .........: 6.3 6.6 7,233 7,597 1,168 1,164 Oregon ...........: 1.4 1.2 1,773 1,554 1,252 1,269 Pennsylvania .....: 81.7 84.9 107,660 114,242 1,324 1,349 South Carolina ...: 21.7 21.1 29,783 29,572 1,382 1,408 South Dakota .....: 36.1 27.5 53,589 42,434 1,491 1,544 Tennessee ........: 2.8 2.7 2,950 2,742 1,048 1,025 Texas ............: 445.3 411.4 595,147 554,870 1,340 1,352 Utah .............: 51.7 (D) 73,185 (D) 1,416 (D) Virginia .........: 1.3 1.2 1,417 1,328 1,078 1,070 : Washington .......: 79.4 82.2 110,756 118,980 1,398 1,452 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.7 929 871 1,242 1,198 Wisconsin ........: 87.2 95.5 121,631 134,616 1,402 1,418 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.0 1,196 1,219 1,204 1,262 : United States ....: 2,538.4 2,425.8 3,500,629 3,407,618 1,382 1,408 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 33 (D) 370 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 38 28 431 430 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 33 26 389 390 Indiana ..........: 0.4 (D) 141 (D) 397 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.1 0.1 29 13 263 170 New Jersey .......: 1.2 1.6 456 612 380 388 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 32 28 334 345 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 2.9 (D) 1,034 (D) 363 (D) Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.3 4.2 2,756 1,748 441 418 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 59 79 483 484 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 15.8 9.7 5,194 3,442 331 358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.4 1.4 556 596 402 425 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 16 (X) 286 (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 22 (X) 289 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.4 71 96 250 266 California .......: 81.1 81.5 18,092 18,654 223 229 Colorado .........: 2.3 2.1 348 356 151 167 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.4 385 394 270 273 Florida ..........: 4.0 3.0 462 386 115 129 Georgia ..........: 5.0 4.9 1,348 1,341 272 274 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 44 56 264 263 : Idaho ............: 11.0 11.2 2,758 2,830 251 253 Illinois .........: 933.8 887.4 267,702 250,802 287 283 Indiana ..........: 681.9 691.0 189,932 194,431 279 281 Iowa .............: 3,088.0 2,980.8 895,882 859,672 290 288 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 81 45 255 244 Michigan .........: 364.7 363.2 105,621 104,098 290 287 Minnesota ........: 911.9 922.3 254,334 256,747 279 278 Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.6 558 662 177 182 : Missouri .........: 650.5 680.4 189,412 195,317 291 287 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.6 318 479 273 294 Nebraska .........: 634.9 648.8 182,778 185,970 288 287 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.2 572 544 265 251 New Jersey .......: 8.0 8.4 845 862 105 102 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 59 45 282 264 New York .........: 1.8 1.8 435 419 239 232 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 66 43 300 267 : Ohio .............: 86.8 76.0 25,431 21,850 293 288 Oklahoma .........: 447.0 475.6 128,396 134,715 287 283 Oregon ...........: 4.4 5.4 1,106 1,354 251 254 Pennsylvania .....: 260.6 271.5 72,221 75,222 277 277 South Carolina ...: 1.8 1.6 449 402 252 249 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 72.2 78.9 32,324 37,034 448 470 Texas ............: 21.0 21.6 3,987 4,083 190 189 Utah .............: 1.7 1.6 497 400 297 244 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 231 243 295 293 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 176 165 306 273 Wisconsin ........: 68.7 62.1 28,770 27,566 420 444 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 127 142 255 282 : United States ....: 9,914.1 9,967.0 2,843,038 2,850,155 287 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 7 10 82 89 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.7 0.5 74 53 112 107 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 8 14 88 105 California .......: 21.6 22.1 3,089 3,351 143 152 Colorado .........: 28.2 32.5 4,636 5,716 165 176 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.4 140 141 101 104 Florida ..........: 3.1 3.3 160 164 52 50 Georgia ..........: (D) 4.1 (D) 251 (D) 61 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 21 10 112 146 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 28 35 144 158 Illinois .........: 6.6 6.9 576 566 88 82 Indiana ..........: 6.6 7.3 708 745 107 103 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 17 22 119 117 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.2 35 20 96 97 Kentucky .........: 1.0 1.0 106 110 102 106 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 34 34 59 56 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.5 37 37 77 75 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 14 18 68 69 : Missouri .........: 1.6 1.8 119 140 75 78 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.5 30 68 128 128 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 11 (X) 132 (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 5.0 4.5 500 450 100 100 New Jersey .......: 15.2 14.8 1,277 1,234 84 83 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 46 82 126 145 New York .........: 6.7 5.7 669 589 100 104 North Carolina ...: 4.9 7.6 297 474 61 62 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 11 12 146 120 : Ohio .............: 5.5 5.2 876 820 160 157 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.5 5.0 692 825 154 166 Pennsylvania .....: 9.5 9.7 978 1,016 103 105 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 22 29 127 146 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 27.4 26.5 2,607 2,483 95 94 Utah .............: 1.3 1.1 180 150 134 135 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.6 64 47 70 73 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.3 182 177 136 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.6 0.7 72 77 113 106 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 9 144 137 : United States ....: 176.7 189.6 20,449 22,908 116 121 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,268.2 1,180.1 1,211.0 7,492.5 7,214.6 50.8 49.1 50.9 48.1 49.1 Heifers ..........: 775.0 787.1 747.2 4,992.8 4,782.7 31.1 32.7 31.4 32.0 32.5 All cows .........: 410.2 401.6 382.3 2,856.3 2,489.1 16.4 16.7 16.1 18.3 16.9 Dairy cows .......: 186.4 196.8 188.8 1,388.2 1,275.5 7.5 8.2 7.9 8.9 8.7 Other cows .......: 223.8 204.8 193.5 1,468.1 1,213.5 9.0 8.5 8.1 9.4 8.3 Bulls ............: 41.5 37.1 38.8 237.1 209.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 : Total ............: 2,495.0 2,405.8 2,379.2 15,578.7 14,695.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 15.2 10.0 9.1 108.2 62.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,591.0 10,081.9 9,654.8 61,989.5 61,287.8 97.2 97.4 97.3 97.2 97.4 Sows .............: 255.1 249.5 248.5 1,630.7 1,524.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.4 Boars ............: 23.3 22.4 20.3 145.4 131.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 9,869.4 10,353.9 9,923.6 63,765.5 62,944.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.8 10.8 10.4 64.2 61.7 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 139.5 148.9 150.9 893.0 912.0 92.8 93.3 93.5 93.3 93.7 : Total ............: 150.3 159.7 161.3 957.2 973.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 845 872 865 844 873 Steers 1/ ...............: 915 942 933 919 945 Heifers 1/ ..............: 834 866 855 842 867 All cows 1/ .............: 638 669 659 645 668 Bulls 1/ ................: 923 940 936 900 922 : Calves and vealers ... : 196 215 212 189 197 : Hogs ................. : 214 216 213 216 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 211 214 214 Sows 2/ .................: 298 301 302 298 299 Boars 2/ ................: 219 224 233 223 224 : Sheep ................ : 61 64 63 63 64 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 65 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 60 64 63 63 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: June 2025 [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 ............: 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 6.5 2.1 1.6 2.6 2.1 0.5 0.2 2.2 3 ............: 86.9 32.9 8.8 38.5 28.7 9.8 6.8 4.3 4 ............: 54.3 5.4 2.3 40.8 10.2 30.5 5.8 0.2 5 ............: 236.6 124.1 (D) 75.8 51.3 24.5 (D) 1.5 6 ............: 412.2 179.5 146.1 78.3 26.3 52.0 8.3 (D) 7 ............:1,058.2 594.9 (D) 46.5 7.1 39.4 (D) (Y) 8 ............: 262.7 161.4 (D) 14.5 2.5 12.0 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 121.5 54.8 21.6 43.6 35.8 7.8 1.5 (D) 10 ...........: 138.0 54.8 39.5 41.1 24.4 16.7 2.6 (D) : United States :2,379.2 1,211.0 747.2 382.3 188.8 193.5 38.8 9.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.0 1.9 (Y) (Y) 4.5 0.1 4.3 2 ............: 10.2 10.1 0.1 (Y) 19.8 2.1 17.7 3 ............: 273.1 272.9 0.2 (Y) 12.8 1.1 11.7 4 ............: (D) (D) 83.7 (D) 15.3 1.0 14.3 5 ............: 2,981.9 2,890.8 85.8 5.3 29.5 1.7 27.9 6 ............: 494.7 494.6 0.1 0.1 17.6 0.8 16.8 7 ............: 4,323.6 4,234.6 78.5 10.5 1.8 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.1 (D) 33.5 (D) (D) 9 ............: 78.3 78.2 (Y) (Y) 21.2 2.7 18.5 10 ...........: 18.1 18.1 (Y) (Y) 5.3 0.2 5.2 : United States : 9,923.6 9,654.8 248.5 20.3 161.3 10.4 150.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 June 2025 [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 6.0 4.0 3.4 2.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 2 ............: 42.1 13.3 12.1 15.4 11.9 3.5 1.4 13.7 3 ............: 546.9 197.9 54.7 259.3 191.1 68.2 35.1 28.6 4 ............: 334.2 31.8 13.8 253.7 72.1 181.6 34.8 1.4 5 ............: 1,449.3 725.2 (D) 504.6 330.3 174.3 (D) 9.2 6 ............: 2,576.0 1,136.5 888.3 498.7 168.5 330.3 52.4 (D) 7 ............: 6,457.7 3,576.9 (D) 284.0 34.7 249.3 (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,649.1 876.7 (D) 109.5 28.6 80.8 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 787.9 349.9 130.5 300.2 263.2 37.1 7.3 (D) 10 ...........: 837.9 300.3 266.2 260.2 173.0 87.2 11.2 (D) : United States :14,695.8 7,214.6 4,782.7 2,489.1 1,275.5 1,213.5 209.5 62.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 10.7 10.5 0.1 0.1 28.7 1.1 27.6 2 ............: 61.8 61.5 0.3 0.1 122.3 10.8 111.5 3 ............: 1,662.4 1,661.2 1.0 0.2 88.1 10.2 77.9 4 ............: (D) (D) 462.7 (D) 80.2 5.8 74.4 5 ............: 19,282.2 18,646.4 604.7 31.2 170.1 8.9 161.3 6 ............: 2,932.3 2,931.1 0.6 0.5 102.1 4.5 97.6 7 ............: 27,867.4 27,340.9 454.0 72.6 10.9 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 (D) 219.4 (D) (D) 9 ............: 466.0 465.7 0.2 0.1 123.4 15.0 108.4 10 ...........: 110.0 109.8 0.2 0.1 28.5 1.0 27.5 : United States : 62,944.1 61,287.8 1,524.7 131.6 973.7 61.7 912.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.2 Calves .......: 96.2 95.5 94.3 96.2 94.9 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.6 Sheep ........: 85.1 85.6 85.1 87.2 86.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,100 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,825 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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