Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 1, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent from Last Year October 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.89 billion pounds in October, down 3 percent from the 5.02 billion pounds produced in October 2024. Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.63 million head, down 8 percent from October 2024. The average live weight was up 30 pounds from the previous year, at 1,448 pounds. Veal production totaled 2.0 million pounds, 39 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 9,600 head, down 44 percent from October 2024. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from last year, at 358 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.55 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.8 million head, down 1 percent from October 2024. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 290 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.7 million pounds, was down 8 percent from October 2024. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,500 head, 1 percent below last year. The average live weight was 109 pounds, down 9 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2025 commercial red meat production was 44.6 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2024. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 38 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 1 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: October 2024 and 2025.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2024 and 2025............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2024 and 2025............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 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: October 2025................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2025 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : October : September : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,465.8 2,157.3 2,326.4 94 108 22,566.6 21,681.2 96 Veal .............: 3.3 1.9 2.0 61 105 34.0 21.0 62 Pork .............: 2,543.5 2,339.1 2,552.3 100 109 23,125.6 22,828.7 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 10.3 10.7 92 105 111.4 112.2 101 : Total red meat ...: 5,024.4 4,508.6 4,891.5 97 108 45,837.6 44,643.2 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2025 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : October : September : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,425.8 2,122.7 2,291.8 94 108 22,231.4 21,355.2 96 Veal .............: 3.1 1.8 1.9 61 107 32.6 19.9 61 Pork .............: 2,532.2 2,328.6 2,541.9 100 109 23,026.3 22,735.7 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.3 9.0 9.5 92 106 98.8 99.5 101 : Total red meat ...: 4,971.4 4,462.1 4,845.2 97 109 45,389.1 44,210.2 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2025 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : of 2024 : : : 2025 as % : : : : : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,801.5 2,416.6 2,584.4 92 26,239.0 24,481.4 93 Other ................1,000: 57.4 48.1 47.8 83 482.5 456.7 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,858.9 2,464.7 2,632.2 92 26,721.5 24,938.1 93 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,422 1,437 1,451 102 1,396 1,430 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,215 1,251 1,256 103 1,219 1,240 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,418 1,433 1,448 102 1,393 1,426 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 16.3 8.8 9.2 57 173.4 99.3 57 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.5 0.4 54 6.9 5.1 74 Commercial ...........1,000: 17.1 9.3 9.6 56 180.2 104.4 58 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 326 348 356 109 319 340 107 Other ...............pounds: 406 401 401 99 382 398 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 329 351 358 109 321 343 107 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,853.4 10,925.3 11,772.4 99 107,554.3 105,928.7 98 Other ................1,000: 60.3 53.6 53.6 89 522.8 486.4 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,913.7 10,978.8 11,826.0 99 108,077.1 106,415.1 98 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 286 290 101 288 288 100 Other ...............pounds: 259 268 267 103 262 262 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 286 290 101 288 288 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 168.4 159.2 169.0 100 1,589.5 1,614.1 102 Other ................1,000: 26.6 25.5 24.5 92 241.7 251.3 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 194.9 184.7 193.5 99 1,831.2 1,865.3 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 120 111 110 92 122 121 99 Other ...............pounds: 104 99 99 95 102 100 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 118 109 109 92 120 118 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 50.4 46.0 50.4 100 466.1 439.0 94 Other ................1,000: 10.3 9.2 10.0 97 94.9 90.4 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 60.6 55.3 60.4 100 561.0 529.4 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 64 101 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 81 82 83 102 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 67 67 101 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.5 4.9 5.4 83 65.2 52.4 80 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.3 0.3 89 2.8 2.6 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.9 5.1 5.8 84 68.0 55.1 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2025 as : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : % of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.1 1.3 104 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 144 Arizona ...............: 40.4 38.2 40.9 101 Arkansas ..............: 0.6 0.5 0.6 92 California ............: 101.0 79.8 88.9 88 Colorado ..............: 188.9 179.4 169.1 90 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.6 2.0 2.0 79 Florida ...............: 6.3 4.9 5.3 84 Georgia ...............: 7.5 8.8 10.0 133 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.8 94 : Idaho .................: 51.3 48.2 54.1 105 Illinois ..............: 314.4 276.0 298.9 95 Indiana ...............: 188.5 173.1 188.0 100 Iowa ..................: 819.6 749.9 837.6 102 Kansas ................: 515.5 450.3 497.0 96 Kentucky ..............: 52.3 56.2 58.2 111 Louisiana .............: 0.5 0.3 0.4 88 Michigan ..............: 135.4 134.2 145.4 107 Minnesota .............: 255.0 242.5 252.7 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.9 0.8 0.9 97 : Missouri ..............: 188.5 185.3 206.9 110 Montana ...............: 2.1 2.3 2.2 106 Nebraska ..............: 762.0 642.1 727.0 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 143 New England 1/ ........: 3.3 2.8 3.2 95 New Jersey ............: 4.2 4.5 4.7 114 New Mexico ............: 0.5 0.5 0.4 92 New York ..............: 3.1 2.8 3.0 96 North Carolina ........: 251.4 224.4 239.3 95 North Dakota ..........: 0.9 0.7 0.7 83 : Ohio ..................: 28.9 26.9 26.8 93 Oklahoma ..............: 115.3 96.7 93.7 81 Oregon ................: 2.8 2.5 2.6 92 Pennsylvania ..........: 141.7 127.1 138.3 98 South Carolina ........: 19.2 13.0 14.6 76 South Dakota ..........: 137.3 119.1 135.4 99 Tennessee .............: 31.4 27.5 30.1 96 Texas .................: 407.2 363.5 376.5 92 Utah ..................: 52.5 51.2 52.4 100 Virginia ..............: 1.7 1.1 1.3 78 : Washington ............: 82.7 76.8 82.1 99 West Virginia .........: 1.5 1.0 1.0 67 Wisconsin .............: 102.6 88.6 96.5 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.9 0.8 96 : United States .........: 5,024.4 4,508.6 4,891.5 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 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 ..........: 1.1 1.0 1,212 1,120 1,084 1,133 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 55 100 1,095 1,126 Arizona ..........: 46.3 (D) 66,236 (D) 1,434 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.8 918 821 1,030 1,071 California .......: 109.9 91.9 149,779 130,232 1,372 1,427 Colorado .........: 200.4 176.8 294,173 265,493 1,469 1,504 Delaware-Maryland : 2.6 2.0 3,570 2,727 1,375 1,381 Florida ..........: 9.7 (D) 12,619 (D) 1,298 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 1.1 1,343 1,288 1,201 1,135 : Idaho ............: (D) 65.4 (D) 90,286 (D) 1,391 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 9.3 9.3 10,857 11,896 1,176 1,296 Iowa .............: 50.3 50.4 71,695 72,841 1,427 1,447 Kansas ...........: 551.1 514.5 793,831 762,816 1,441 1,483 Kentucky .........: 7.5 7.2 8,855 8,574 1,182 1,200 Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 726 581 990 985 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.6 744 635 990 1,013 : Missouri .........: 5.6 22.6 6,862 29,260 1,228 1,301 Montana ..........: 2.5 2.4 2,969 3,029 1,197 1,246 Nebraska .........: 646.6 587.3 964,850 888,578 1,494 1,515 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 100 (D) 1,138 (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.5 3.2 4,201 3,928 1,201 1,217 New Jersey .......: 4.5 4.9 5,184 5,638 1,146 1,169 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 652 598 1,074 1,099 New York .........: 3.2 3.1 3,939 3,768 1,245 1,220 North Carolina ...: 7.4 (D) 9,114 (D) 1,241 (D) North Dakota .....: 1.0 0.9 1,341 1,121 1,290 1,288 : Ohio .............: 7.8 6.8 10,374 9,128 1,324 1,333 Oklahoma .........: 7.3 7.6 8,721 9,630 1,199 1,286 Oregon ...........: 1.7 1.5 2,050 1,868 1,236 1,220 Pennsylvania .....: 97.0 88.6 125,247 118,875 1,298 1,346 South Carolina ...: 28.0 21.2 37,465 28,404 1,345 1,346 South Dakota .....: 44.0 30.0 65,706 47,598 1,499 1,589 Tennessee ........: 4.3 3.6 4,166 3,549 995 1,001 Texas ............: 493.6 442.0 665,613 610,529 1,352 1,385 Utah .............: 56.1 (D) 81,879 (D) 1,461 (D) Virginia .........: 2.2 1.5 2,262 1,665 1,016 1,125 : Washington .......: 93.1 88.4 133,632 131,077 1,439 1,487 West Virginia ....: 2.0 1.1 2,085 1,312 1,048 1,177 Wisconsin ........: 110.6 101.8 153,892 141,258 1,399 1,396 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.0 1,203 1,175 1,233 1,200 : United States ....: 2,858.9 2,632.2 4,045,930 3,802,318 1,418 1,448 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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) 0.2 (D) 63 (D) 389 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 38 30 432 451 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.2 0.3 66 111 420 421 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 213 (D) 416 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 0.1 0.1 25 25 469 498 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/ ...: 0.2 0.1 37 31 218 258 New Jersey .......: 1.4 1.6 511 607 371 385 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 0.2 0.1 66 24 359 370 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.3 (D) 1,184 (D) 362 (D) Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.1 4.0 2,633 1,682 434 419 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.3 0.1 133 50 486 483 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 ....: 17.1 9.6 5,596 3,434 329 358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 ..........: 1.9 2.2 804 924 419 423 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 23 (X) 295 (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 29 266 270 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 130 118 246 273 California .......: 92.9 89.5 21,575 21,056 233 236 Colorado .........: 3.9 2.8 591 488 150 177 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.8 557 530 286 295 Florida ..........: 4.6 4.4 498 504 108 114 Georgia ..........: 5.8 5.6 1,513 1,514 262 272 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 54 35 293 249 : Idaho ............: 12.0 13.3 3,086 3,419 258 257 Illinois .........: 1,157.7 1,108.8 329,179 313,767 284 283 Indiana ..........: 851.5 837.1 243,247 241,147 286 288 Iowa .............: 3,649.7 3,664.9 1,044,891 1,066,547 286 291 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 67 79 193 244 Michigan .........: 428.4 455.0 124,800 134,617 291 296 Minnesota ........: 1,088.2 1,074.0 303,597 304,897 279 284 Mississippi ......: 3.8 4.1 691 735 182 180 : Missouri .........: 842.2 871.2 246,344 255,926 293 294 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.5 297 410 271 278 Nebraska .........: 742.6 775.0 214,587 225,610 289 291 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.1 922 844 284 272 New Jersey .......: 9.1 10.3 897 1,061 98 104 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.2 89 50 266 257 New York .........: 2.4 2.1 635 515 262 240 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 120 79 283 288 : Ohio .............: 100.5 94.8 29,457 28,253 293 298 Oklahoma .........: 515.4 425.2 145,627 116,977 283 275 Oregon ...........: 6.6 6.1 1,696 1,551 258 256 Pennsylvania .....: 314.7 318.5 88,353 89,382 281 281 South Carolina ...: 2.2 1.9 565 492 253 253 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 98.6 91.2 43,343 42,189 440 463 Texas ............: 28.4 27.7 5,345 5,242 188 189 Utah .............: 1.7 2.3 415 383 242 165 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.2 331 366 303 302 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 1.1 0.7 306 203 291 284 Wisconsin ........: 72.5 70.9 30,175 30,940 417 437 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 72 52 266 279 : United States ....: 11,913.7 11,826.0 3,418,207 3,426,338 287 290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 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 6 4 83 90 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.8 0.9 85 100 111 114 Arkansas .........: 0.2 0.2 23 17 95 90 California .......: 24.1 20.0 3,558 2,650 148 132 Colorado .........: 35.0 34.9 5,395 4,988 154 143 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.4 144 130 96 95 Florida ..........: 2.9 3.0 155 152 53 50 Georgia ..........: (D) 3.1 (D) 209 (D) 67 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 8 135 108 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 28 26 139 137 Illinois .........: 6.4 7.0 552 558 86 79 Indiana ..........: 6.4 6.3 662 647 104 102 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 25 22 111 123 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.3 41 30 112 106 Kentucky .........: 0.9 0.7 92 78 100 112 Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.6 45 31 60 57 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.8 50 63 82 80 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 14 15 72 73 : Missouri .........: 1.6 1.7 126 130 79 75 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 62 62 126 134 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 16 13 148 153 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 4.8 5.5 462 514 96 94 New Jersey .......: 14.7 16.8 1,200 1,445 82 86 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.7 71 89 143 133 New York .........: 6.1 7.5 594 764 97 102 North Carolina ...: 5.1 6.9 343 429 68 62 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 9 10 113 123 : Ohio .............: 5.5 4.8 858 702 156 147 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.6 5.0 694 684 150 137 Pennsylvania .....: 12.8 11.0 1,267 1,109 99 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 40 32 121 146 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 27.3 23.7 2,917 1,844 107 78 Utah .............: 1.4 1.4 186 185 134 133 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.0 111 81 80 77 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.2 171 161 136 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.5 1.2 167 130 114 106 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 15 137 149 : United States ....: 194.9 193.5 23,019 21,082 118 109 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,347.5 1,230.8 1,284.5 12,785.9 12,190.3 48.1 50.9 49.7 48.7 49.8 Heifers ..........: 910.9 729.1 797.2 8,343.1 7,762.2 32.5 30.2 30.8 31.8 31.7 All cows .........: 496.9 414.1 458.1 4,693.6 4,154.2 17.7 17.1 17.7 17.9 17.0 Dairy cows .......: 235.6 227.2 243.0 2,290.7 2,188.9 8.4 9.4 9.4 8.7 8.9 Other cows .......: 261.3 186.9 215.1 2,402.9 1,965.3 9.3 7.7 8.3 9.2 8.0 Bulls ............: 46.1 42.7 44.5 416.4 374.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,801.5 2,416.6 2,584.4 26,239.0 24,481.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 16.3 8.8 9.2 173.4 99.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 11,553.1 10,663.3 11,489.5 104,651.2 103,216.0 97.5 97.6 97.6 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 274.7 241.6 261.4 2,657.8 2,500.6 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 25.6 20.3 21.6 245.3 212.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 11,853.4 10,925.3 11,772.4 107,554.3 105,928.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.6 11.8 11.5 107.7 106.9 6.3 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157.8 147.4 157.5 1,481.8 1,507.2 93.7 92.6 93.2 93.2 93.4 : Total ............: 168.4 159.2 169.0 1,589.5 1,614.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 868 880 889 849 874 Steers 1/ ...............: 955 963 978 926 950 Heifers 1/ ..............: 864 871 884 844 867 All cows 1/ .............: 634 646 645 641 660 Bulls 1/ ................: 889 909 906 902 919 : Calves and vealers ... : 194 205 209 189 202 : Hogs ................. : 214 213 216 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 211 214 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 299 301 302 298 299 Boars 2/ ................: 222 234 240 223 229 : Sheep ................ : 61 57 56 62 62 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 63 65 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 61 56 56 62 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 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 ............: 3.0 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 7.9 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.4 2.2 3 ............: 90.1 37.7 5.1 40.5 32.3 8.3 6.7 4.2 4 ............: 64.0 5.8 2.5 49.2 12.6 36.6 6.5 0.3 5 ............: 256.6 126.6 (D) 89.9 63.3 26.6 (D) 1.5 6 ............: 445.2 189.7 148.0 97.6 34.4 63.1 10.0 (D) 7 ............:1,164.1 660.1 (D) 53.9 12.7 41.1 (D) 0.1 8 ............: 260.7 149.2 (D) 13.9 2.4 11.5 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 138.2 52.8 20.3 63.3 53.3 10.0 1.8 (D) 10 ...........: 154.6 58.9 46.7 46.4 29.6 16.9 2.5 (D) : United States :2,584.4 1,284.5 797.2 458.1 243.0 215.1 44.5 9.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.9 2.9 (Y) (Y) 5.4 0.4 5.0 2 ............: 12.3 12.3 (Y) (Y) 23.8 3.2 20.7 3 ............: 320.2 320.0 0.3 (Y) 14.4 0.8 13.6 4 ............: (D) (D) 94.9 (D) 14.7 1.0 13.7 5 ............: 3,617.8 3,520.1 91.0 6.8 31.3 1.8 29.5 6 ............: 448.5 448.2 0.1 0.1 16.7 1.1 15.7 7 ............: 5,323.7 5,238.3 74.9 10.4 1.9 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) (Y) (D) 36.1 (D) (D) 9 ............: 85.7 85.7 (Y) (Y) 19.3 2.2 17.1 10 ...........: 20.5 20.4 (Y) (Y) 5.4 0.2 5.2 : United States :11,772.4 11,489.5 261.4 21.6 169.0 11.5 157.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October 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 ............: 25.3 10.4 7.0 5.8 3.7 2.1 2.1 1.0 2 ............: 71.9 22.6 20.2 26.3 20.3 6.0 2.8 22.8 3 ............: 898.4 344.8 77.6 416.4 315.4 101.0 59.6 45.3 4 ............: 557.0 53.4 23.2 422.5 121.4 301.1 57.9 2.2 5 ............: 2,419.1 1,208.5 (D) 843.0 576.7 266.3 (D) 15.1 6 ............: 4,295.8 1,876.6 1,476.5 851.2 306.7 544.5 91.5 (D) 7 ............:10,779.1 6,069.6 (D) 488.8 78.7 410.1 (D) 0.5 8 ............: 2,720.5 1,501.7 (D) 162.7 38.1 124.5 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,298.1 568.7 210.8 505.1 440.7 64.5 13.5 (D) 10 ...........: 1,416.2 534.0 428.7 432.4 287.3 145.0 21.1 (D) : United States :24,481.4 12,190.3 7,762.2 4,154.2 2,188.9 1,965.3 374.7 99.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 20.1 19.8 0.2 0.1 46.5 2.0 44.5 2 ............: 104.8 104.2 0.5 0.1 212.3 22.9 189.4 3 ............: 2,828.8 2,826.7 1.8 0.3 143.1 13.3 129.8 4 ............: (D) (D) 800.4 (D) 137.7 10.0 127.8 5 ............: 32,463.4 31,464.3 945.3 53.8 289.9 15.6 274.3 6 ............: 4,849.3 4,847.4 1.0 0.8 168.9 8.5 160.3 7 ............: 46,980.6 46,117.4 749.4 113.9 18.6 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.3 (D) 347.1 (D) (D) 9 ............: 799.6 799.1 0.4 0.1 200.1 25.1 175.0 10 ...........: 187.9 187.5 0.3 0.1 49.8 1.7 48.1 : United States :105,928.7 103,216.0 2,500.6 212.0 1,614.1 106.9 1,507.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.0 98.2 98.2 98.2 Calves .......: 95.4 94.5 95.6 96.2 95.1 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 86.4 86.2 87.3 86.8 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 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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