Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 24, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down 5 Percent January 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.56 billion pounds in January, down 5 percent from the 4.80 billion pounds produced in January 2021. Beef production, at 2.27 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, down 2 percent from January 2021. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,398 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.6 million pounds, slightly below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 32,300 head, slightly below January 2021. The average live weight was unchanged from last year, at 247 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.28 billion pounds, 8 percent below the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.4 million head, 7 percent below January 2021. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 294 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 9.8 million pounds, was 6 percent below January 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 154,100 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, down 2 pounds from January a year ago. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................ 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................ 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States................ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States.......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January 2022................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 12 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,309.1 2,362.0 2,266.2 98 96 2,309.1 2,266.2 98 Veal .............: 4.6 5.3 4.6 100 87 4.6 4.6 100 Pork .............: 2,477.4 2,404.0 2,280.3 92 95 2,477.4 2,280.3 92 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.4 11.6 9.8 94 85 10.4 9.8 94 : Total red meat ...: 4,801.6 4,782.9 4,560.9 95 95 4,801.6 4,560.9 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : :2022 as % : : : : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,271.8 2,326.8 2,228.8 98 96 2,271.8 2,228.8 98 Veal .............: 4.5 5.1 4.5 99 87 4.5 4.5 99 Pork .............: 2,466.2 2,393.8 2,270.6 92 95 2,466.2 2,270.6 92 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.4 10.5 8.8 94 84 9.4 8.8 94 : Total red meat ...: 4,751.9 4,736.2 4,512.7 95 95 4,751.9 4,512.7 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2022 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 : : : 2022 as % : : : : : 2021 : 2022 : of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,690.8 2,772.2 2,648.6 98 2,690.8 2,648.6 98 Other ................1,000: 53.8 51.4 54.3 101 53.8 54.3 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,744.6 2,823.6 2,703.0 98 2,744.6 2,703.0 98 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,403 1,395 1,401 100 1,403 1,401 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,214 1,216 1,227 101 1,214 1,227 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,399 1,392 1,398 100 1,399 1,398 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 31.8 38.1 31.7 100 31.8 31.7 100 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.6 116 0.6 0.6 116 Commercial ...........1,000: 32.3 38.7 32.3 100 32.3 32.3 100 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 245 235 245 100 245 245 100 Other ...............pounds: 348 379 372 107 348 372 107 Commercial ..........pounds: 247 237 247 100 247 247 100 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,191.6 11,005.1 10,362.0 93 11,191.6 10,362.0 93 Other ................1,000: 58.3 52.6 48.2 83 58.3 48.2 83 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,249.9 11,057.7 10,410.3 93 11,249.9 10,410.3 93 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 295 292 294 100 295 294 100 Other ...............pounds: 263 265 274 104 263 274 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 295 292 294 100 295 294 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 140.7 165.2 133.3 95 140.7 133.3 95 Other ................1,000: 21.1 22.1 20.9 99 21.1 20.9 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 161.8 187.3 154.1 95 161.8 154.1 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 134 127 132 98 134 132 98 Other ...............pounds: 97 98 97 99 97 97 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 129 123 127 98 129 127 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 38.0 49.1 39.9 105 38.0 39.9 105 Other ................1,000: 7.5 11.8 9.2 123 7.5 9.2 123 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.5 61.0 49.1 108 45.5 49.1 108 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 64 64 98 65 64 98 Other ...............pounds: 85 83 84 99 85 84 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 67 68 99 69 68 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.2 5.9 6.1 118 5.2 6.1 118 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.3 0.4 98 0.4 0.4 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.5 6.2 6.4 116 5.5 6.4 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : December : January : January 2022 as : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : % of 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.8 1.0 1.0 132 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 149 Arizona ...............: 40.5 43.2 38.9 96 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 82 California ............: 143.4 145.0 133.9 93 Colorado ..............: 173.6 164.9 160.6 93 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.9 2.9 105 Florida ...............: 5.0 7.0 7.8 157 Georgia ...............: 13.9 14.9 14.0 101 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.7 92 : Idaho .................: 32.7 34.6 32.4 99 Illinois ..............: 303.7 287.3 262.8 87 Indiana ...............: 164.4 164.7 153.7 93 Iowa ..................: 776.0 776.4 743.5 96 Kansas ................: 499.9 526.9 485.0 97 Kentucky ..............: 53.3 57.6 51.9 97 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 133 Michigan ..............: 111.4 102.8 97.8 88 Minnesota .............: 255.4 273.3 254.1 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.8 0.7 118 : Missouri ..............: 168.1 173.9 176.7 105 Montana ...............: 1.1 2.5 2.3 207 Nebraska ..............: 677.9 680.6 650.6 96 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 109 New England 1/ ........: 2.8 2.9 2.7 98 New Jersey ............: 3.2 4.3 3.6 112 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 119 New York ..............: 3.1 3.5 3.2 101 North Carolina ........: 233.6 234.1 220.1 94 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.8 102 : Ohio ..................: 24.8 24.7 22.4 90 Oklahoma ..............: 124.2 108.0 115.0 93 Oregon ................: 4.1 4.0 4.2 103 Pennsylvania ..........: 125.5 127.9 123.4 98 South Carolina ........: 15.6 16.0 15.0 96 South Dakota ..........: 135.7 135.0 128.5 95 Tennessee .............: 26.4 27.1 23.9 90 Texas .................: 398.7 400.0 405.5 102 Utah ..................: 47.1 42.7 41.3 88 Virginia ..............: 41.5 1.9 1.8 4 : Washington ............: 77.0 79.7 72.4 94 West Virginia .........: 1.1 0.9 0.9 75 Wisconsin .............: 109.2 106.0 102.6 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.8 0.9 113 : United States .........: 4,801.6 4,782.9 4,560.9 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.7 0.9 753 952 1,064 1,052 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 70 142 998 1,180 Arizona ..........: 46.3 44.8 66,090 63,298 1,429 1,415 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.6 710 640 983 1,053 California .......: 131.4 123.0 176,456 162,370 1,351 1,330 Colorado .........: 188.1 175.7 269,824 251,135 1,435 1,431 Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 2.9 3,897 4,080 1,391 1,396 Florida ..........: 7.4 12.0 9,176 14,960 1,250 1,250 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.0 1,330 1,243 1,222 1,206 : Idaho ............: 44.1 44.6 57,250 56,517 1,307 1,279 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.1 4.4 4,785 5,307 1,175 1,218 Iowa .............: (D) 43.3 (D) 61,999 (D) 1,432 Kansas ...........: 547.9 532.4 769,921 751,875 1,406 1,412 Kentucky .........: 4.3 5.3 4,722 5,967 1,108 1,131 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.7 426 624 874 893 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.6 427 533 994 934 : Missouri .........: 8.5 21.4 10,409 25,548 1,225 1,201 Montana ..........: 1.2 2.6 1,525 3,460 1,284 1,337 Nebraska .........: 584.9 562.2 871,256 836,178 1,491 1,489 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 116 (D) 1,209 New England 1/ ...: 3.0 3.1 3,558 3,658 1,187 1,181 New Jersey .......: 3.5 3.8 3,887 4,295 1,120 1,126 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.6 508 674 1,093 1,094 New York .........: 3.2 3.3 4,102 4,121 1,285 1,271 North Carolina ...: 7.3 6.8 8,933 8,380 1,226 1,230 North Dakota .....: 1.0 1.0 1,327 1,318 1,327 1,350 : Ohio .............: 6.6 6.4 8,682 8,592 1,306 1,336 Oklahoma .........: 4.9 6.7 5,466 8,115 1,107 1,210 Oregon ...........: 1.6 1.9 1,968 2,232 1,212 1,166 Pennsylvania .....: 84.8 88.9 104,623 112,825 1,240 1,275 South Carolina ...: 22.8 22.1 30,465 29,312 1,343 1,335 South Dakota .....: 43.2 44.3 63,318 63,635 1,473 1,444 Tennessee ........: 3.2 3.6 3,456 3,875 1,085 1,074 Texas ............: 485.0 491.2 648,725 665,746 1,341 1,359 Utah .............: 54.1 46.2 75,447 64,647 1,395 1,399 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.8 1,856 1,967 1,082 1,074 : Washington .......: 89.4 86.2 127,154 120,005 1,426 1,397 West Virginia ....: 1.6 1.2 1,789 1,310 1,090 1,103 Wisconsin ........: 118.6 110.4 166,334 154,696 1,410 1,409 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.1 1,169 1,400 1,216 1,231 : United States ....: 2,744.6 2,703.0 3,831,318 3,770,060 1,399 1,398 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) California .......: 4.4 3.4 528 414 124 126 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 45 59 462 396 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.2 71 94 509 505 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 16 27 318 324 Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.7 216 270 419 399 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: 0.1 (D) 41 (D) 402 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.2 58 59 263 275 New Jersey .......: 1.5 1.4 539 521 366 363 New Mexico .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New York .........: 5.3 4.7 471 465 89 99 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 24 23 287 345 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.6 8.8 1,414 1,278 166 146 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.7 7.3 2,978 3,188 443 434 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 0.1 0.3 67 105 449 420 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.2 (D) 44 (D) 278 : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Wisconsin ........: 2.4 2.3 1,214 1,075 506 477 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 32.3 32.3 7,929 7,936 247 247 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.2 1.9 478 760 406 412 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 24 16 280 266 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 23 25 261 268 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.3 142 80 293 286 California .......: 212.5 214.4 58,240 55,961 274 261 Colorado .........: 1.4 2.0 342 360 250 178 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.8 422 485 282 275 Florida ..........: 4.7 5.1 617 641 133 125 Georgia ..........: 5.3 5.4 1,409 1,434 266 267 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.2 67 45 255 257 : Idaho ............: 14.3 14.2 4,068 3,958 285 278 Illinois .........: 1,099.7 908.2 322,883 267,676 294 295 Indiana ..........: 758.8 692.7 215,403 200,842 284 290 Iowa .............: 3,404.8 3,248.7 999,430 950,814 294 293 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 77 52 231 229 Michigan .........: 315.9 263.5 94,274 80,708 298 306 Minnesota ........: 1,046.6 1,037.5 294,545 292,488 282 282 Mississippi ......: 3.0 3.8 502 573 167 150 : Missouri .........: 713.2 728.1 215,575 217,820 302 299 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.7 205 201 285 290 Nebraska .........: 664.1 621.0 192,599 181,865 290 293 Nevada ...........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.3 778 650 289 281 New Jersey .......: 5.8 8.5 681 896 118 105 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 50 50 268 275 New York .........: 2.4 2.6 642 659 265 251 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 73 96 313 319 : Ohio .............: 89.9 76.4 25,460 22,287 284 292 Oklahoma .........: 523.0 489.8 158,477 147,606 303 301 Oregon ...........: 12.4 12.3 3,520 3,411 284 278 Pennsylvania .....: 288.2 261.2 83,510 74,548 290 285 South Carolina ...: 1.9 1.7 491 433 259 258 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 84.1 74.5 36,764 32,981 437 443 Texas ............: 21.9 21.9 5,081 5,217 232 239 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.6 1.9 417 501 253 260 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.4 233 121 312 298 Wisconsin ........: 68.2 68.6 29,196 29,360 429 429 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 72 79 275 281 : United States ....: 11,249.9 10,410.3 3,315,717 3,060,615 295 294 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 14 117 147 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 6 11 118 127 California .......: 24.0 19.9 3,465 2,845 144 143 Colorado .........: 42.5 34.7 6,925 5,695 163 164 Delaware-Maryland : 2.4 2.0 231 202 98 100 Florida ..........: 2.5 1.7 125 87 50 53 Georgia ..........: 1.2 1.9 91 120 78 63 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 7 18 110 136 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 24 25 147 146 Illinois .........: 3.4 4.5 261 317 78 71 Indiana ..........: 5.4 4.9 636 551 118 114 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 26 24 151 147 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.2 26 19 85 89 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.0 159 114 107 119 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.7 20 31 62 44 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 29 31 92 83 Mississippi ......: 0.3 (Y) 19 (X) 62 (X) : Missouri .........: 0.5 0.5 44 43 86 78 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 38 36 145 144 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 11 8 127 129 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 11 (D) 155 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 3.3 345 303 104 93 New Jersey .......: 12.0 12.9 965 1,061 80 82 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 73 62 145 145 New York .........: 3.9 3.8 414 396 106 105 North Carolina ...: 2.4 1.7 174 114 72 67 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.4 5.2 698 817 158 158 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.0 4.6 575 653 143 144 Pennsylvania .....: 7.1 7.9 796 857 111 109 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.1 17 12 94 132 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 12.9 18.0 1,235 2,102 95 117 Utah .............: 1.8 1.6 244 217 138 136 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.2 71 87 72 72 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.3 197 182 138 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.1 3.3 619 481 150 145 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 11 166 139 : United States ....: 161.8 154.1 20,879 19,563 129 127 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January : : : : January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,293.9 1,312.7 1,247.0 1,293.9 1,247.0 48.1 47.4 47.1 48.1 47.1 Heifers ..........: 800.6 823.0 789.1 800.6 789.1 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 All cows .........: 558.5 593.5 575.3 558.5 575.3 20.8 21.4 21.7 20.8 21.7 Dairy cows .......: 277.3 267.8 260.8 277.3 260.8 10.3 9.7 9.8 10.3 9.8 Other cows .......: 281.2 325.6 314.5 281.2 314.5 10.5 11.7 11.9 10.5 11.9 Bulls ............: 37.8 42.9 37.2 37.8 37.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,690.8 2,772.2 2,648.6 2,690.8 2,648.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 31.8 38.1 31.7 31.8 31.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,894.5 10,720.7 10,085.5 10,894.5 10,085.5 97.3 97.4 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 271.0 258.2 253.0 271.0 253.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 26.2 26.2 23.5 26.2 23.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 11,191.6 11,005.1 10,362.0 11,191.6 10,362.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.9 9.9 8.1 8.9 8.1 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.1 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 131.8 155.3 125.1 131.8 125.1 93.7 94.0 93.9 93.7 93.9 : Total ............: 140.7 165.2 133.3 140.7 133.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 846 841 843 846 843 Steers 1/ ...............: 923 927 926 923 926 Heifers 1/ ..............: 852 852 852 852 852 All cows 1/ .............: 655 635 649 655 649 Bulls 1/ ................: 884 860 871 884 871 : Calves and vealers ... : 143 136 142 143 142 : Hogs ................. : 220 218 219 220 219 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 219 216 217 219 217 Sows 2/ .................: 300 295 295 300 295 Boars 2/ ................: 187 196 194 187 194 : Sheep ................ : 67 64 66 67 66 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 61 64 65 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 64 67 67 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January 2022 [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 ............: 2.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 7.0 2.2 1.6 3.0 2.8 0.2 0.3 6.1 3 ............: 91.0 33.7 3.7 50.7 43.4 7.3 2.9 7.6 4 ............: 73.5 4.8 1.8 59.0 15.5 43.4 7.9 0.4 5 ............: 270.6 121.0 (D) 108.6 58.9 49.6 (D) 11.8 6 ............: 492.0 219.1 149.0 114.3 30.0 84.4 9.6 (Y) 7 ............:1,146.4 636.3 431.2 72.9 9.1 63.8 6.1 (Y) 8 ............: 265.3 123.3 (D) 29.6 4.5 25.2 (D) (D) 9 ............: 168.2 68.7 20.1 78.3 65.9 12.4 1.1 3.2 10 ...........: 131.8 36.8 34.5 58.5 30.5 28.1 2.0 (D) : United States :2,648.6 1,247.0 789.1 575.3 260.8 314.5 37.2 31.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.0 2.0 (Y) (Y) 3.1 0.2 2.9 2 ............: 11.1 11.0 (Y) (Y) 16.2 1.6 14.6 3 ............: 262.5 261.4 (D) (D) 11.7 1.4 10.2 4 ............: (D) (D) 71.6 (D) 7.8 0.7 7.1 5 ............: 3,028.3 2,908.4 113.7 6.3 25.6 1.6 24.0 6 ............: 508.2 507.9 (D) (D) 9.1 0.3 8.8 7 ............: 4,608.2 4,530.3 65.2 12.7 0.6 (Y) 0.6 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 36.0 1.2 34.8 9 ............: 210.8 210.7 (Y) (Y) 18.2 1.0 17.3 10 ...........: 28.1 28.1 (Y) (Y) 4.9 0.2 4.7 : United States :10,362.0 10,085.5 253.0 23.5 133.3 8.1 125.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.2 98.0 98.0 98.0 Calves .......: 98.3 98.4 98.0 98.3 98.0 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 86.9 88.2 86.5 86.9 86.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 850 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,950 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. 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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