Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 23, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Up 4 Percent from Last Year June 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. June 2026 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.39 billion pounds in June, up 4 percent from the 4.22 billion pounds produced in June 2025. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.38 million head, down 2 percent from June 2025. The average live weight was up 39 pounds from the previous year, at 1,447 pounds. Veal production totaled 1.7 million pounds, 15 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 7,600 head, down 21 percent from June 2025. The average live weight was up 29 pounds from last year, at 387 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.27 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, up 5 percent from June 2025. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 289 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.4 million pounds, was down 11 percent from June 2025. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,900 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 116 pounds, down 5 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2026 commercial red meat production was 26.2 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2025. Accumulated beef production was down 5 percent from last year, veal was down 25 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 10 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 2025 and 2026........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2025 and 2026............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2025 and 2026.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2025 and 2026... 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 2026................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2026...... 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 2026 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : June : May : : :2026 as % : : : : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : of 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,086.6 1,951.9 2,105.1 101 108 12,995.4 12,301.5 95 Veal .............: 2.0 1.5 1.7 85 116 13.0 9.8 75 Pork .............: 2,123.3 2,139.9 2,268.5 107 106 13,662.6 13,805.7 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.6 9.4 10.4 89 110 70.3 63.5 90 : Total red meat ...: 4,223.5 4,102.7 4,385.7 104 107 26,741.2 26,180.5 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2026 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : June : May : : :2026 as % : : : : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : of 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,054.2 1,922.3 2,074.0 101 108 12,799.9 12,113.2 95 Veal .............: 1.9 1.4 1.6 85 117 12.3 9.2 75 Pork .............: 2,114.9 2,132.4 2,260.0 107 106 13,610.6 13,757.5 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.2 8.3 9.2 90 110 62.5 57.1 91 : Total red meat ...: 4,181.3 4,064.4 4,344.9 104 107 26,485.3 25,936.9 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 : 2026 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : of 2025 : : : 2026 as % : : : : : 2025 : 2026 : of 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,379.3 2,143.6 2,337.2 98 14,696.0 13,531.3 92 Other ................1,000: 45.7 40.7 42.9 94 275.2 259.8 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,425.0 2,184.3 2,380.1 98 14,971.2 13,791.1 92 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,411 1,468 1,451 103 1,430 1,467 103 Other ...............pounds: 1,225 1,263 1,254 102 1,238 1,262 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,408 1,464 1,447 103 1,427 1,463 103 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9.1 6.3 7.2 78 62.7 43.5 69 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.4 0.5 81 3.5 2.9 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 9.7 6.7 7.6 79 66.2 46.4 70 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 354 377 384 108 333 357 107 Other ...............pounds: 416 436 434 104 400 417 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 358 381 387 108 337 361 107 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,923.6 9,766.5 10,453.2 105 62,944.2 63,050.8 100 Other ................1,000: 43.9 39.2 43.7 99 272.4 249.4 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,967.6 9,805.7 10,496.9 105 63,216.6 63,300.2 100 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 292 290 101 290 292 101 Other ...............pounds: 260 263 263 101 262 264 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 292 289 101 290 292 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 161.4 145.9 152.9 95 973.7 946.5 97 Other ................1,000: 28.8 21.6 23.1 80 152.7 122.3 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 190.1 167.5 175.9 93 1,126.5 1,068.8 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 125 112 118 94 126 119 94 Other ...............pounds: 95 98 100 106 101 102 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 121 110 116 96 123 117 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.4 39.0 40.9 99 257.3 248.8 97 Other ................1,000: 9.9 8.1 9.1 92 54.4 51.2 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 51.2 47.1 50.0 98 311.6 300.0 96 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 66 65 64 97 65 64 99 Other ...............pounds: 84 84 81 96 83 82 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 68 67 97 68 67 99 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.9 4.5 5.0 103 31.9 27.9 87 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.2 0.2 76 1.7 1.9 109 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 4.7 5.2 102 33.6 29.8 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2026 as : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : % of 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 1.0 1.2 116 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 40.3 37.7 40.6 101 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.5 0.5 105 California ............: 75.7 76.0 80.5 106 Colorado ..............: 170.9 96.8 110.3 65 Delaware-Maryland .....: 1.9 1.7 2.0 103 Florida ...............: 3.3 4.4 5.1 155 Georgia ...............: 8.7 8.0 8.9 103 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.6 0.6 100 : Idaho .................: 44.9 40.4 45.4 101 Illinois ..............: 250.2 262.0 257.8 103 Indiana ...............: 152.3 158.3 167.5 110 Iowa ..................: 674.4 711.6 737.1 109 Kansas ................: 458.3 467.4 494.6 108 Kentucky ..............: 49.6 49.3 51.4 104 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 108 Michigan ..............: 118.0 122.2 127.5 108 Minnesota .............: 212.1 209.0 216.9 102 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.8 0.8 93 : Missouri ..............: 153.2 169.3 178.7 117 Montana ...............: 3.2 1.9 2.2 68 Nebraska ..............: 607.4 582.1 636.0 105 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 141 New England 1/ ........: 2.5 1.9 2.2 87 New Jersey ............: 4.1 4.2 4.6 113 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 107 New York ..............: 2.5 2.5 2.7 107 North Carolina ........: 223.6 186.6 220.5 99 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.7 0.7 117 : Ohio ..................: 21.7 23.0 24.4 112 Oklahoma ..............: 106.5 93.8 114.2 107 Oregon ................: 2.4 2.2 2.3 96 Pennsylvania ..........: 125.4 121.3 129.3 103 South Carolina ........: 15.1 10.7 11.3 75 South Dakota ..........: 107.5 102.6 110.2 102 Tennessee .............: 26.2 25.5 27.9 106 Texas .................: 343.4 323.8 346.7 101 Utah ..................: 45.9 43.9 48.7 106 Virginia ..............: 1.0 1.1 1.1 113 : Washington ............: 74.4 72.3 78.9 106 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.8 0.8 108 Wisconsin .............: 91.0 82.9 91.8 101 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.8 0.8 95 : United States .........: 4,223.5 4,102.7 4,385.7 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2025 and 2026 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.9 1.1 1,065 1,233 1,132 1,124 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 67 99 1,148 1,176 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 703 737 1,076 1,088 California .......: 76.8 83.6 108,684 114,605 1,426 1,380 Colorado .........: 186.4 118.7 268,270 172,214 1,441 1,452 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 2.0 2,642 2,754 1,422 1,394 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 0.8 1,005 1,000 1,164 1,228 : Idaho ............: 55.1 54.2 75,358 74,383 1,375 1,382 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 8.6 10.8 10,608 13,763 1,239 1,286 Iowa .............: 42.8 46.6 59,519 66,612 1,393 1,431 Kansas ...........: 495.4 518.4 702,378 762,336 1,418 1,471 Kentucky .........: 6.2 6.7 7,326 8,136 1,183 1,215 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 491 548 1,016 1,089 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.6 582 558 1,031 1,015 : Missouri .........: 10.9 21.8 13,379 30,850 1,238 1,421 Montana ..........: 3.6 2.4 4,469 3,059 1,256 1,256 Nebraska .........: 518.3 509.7 750,438 769,551 1,450 1,512 Nevada ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 108 (D) 1,136 New England 1/ ...: 2.6 2.3 3,266 2,945 1,241 1,258 New Jersey .......: 4.2 4.4 4,834 5,151 1,156 1,185 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.5 458 489 1,062 1,062 New York .........: 2.5 2.7 3,169 3,347 1,258 1,263 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.9 990 1,175 1,201 1,331 : Ohio .............: 6.4 6.1 8,539 8,086 1,333 1,335 Oklahoma .........: 6.7 7.1 7,801 8,660 1,177 1,231 Oregon ...........: 1.4 1.2 1,709 1,443 1,258 1,228 Pennsylvania .....: 84.9 86.0 114,210 115,934 1,350 1,351 South Carolina ...: 21.1 16.6 29,572 21,977 1,408 1,333 South Dakota .....: 27.5 (D) 42,434 (D) 1,544 (D) Tennessee ........: 2.7 2.7 2,742 2,779 1,025 1,060 Texas ............: 411.4 394.5 554,870 558,940 1,352 1,421 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 1.2 1.3 1,328 1,475 1,070 1,142 : Washington .......: 82.2 86.6 118,980 126,473 1,452 1,465 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.8 871 1,089 1,198 1,290 Wisconsin ........: 95.3 93.7 134,366 131,921 1,418 1,415 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.0 1,219 1,196 1,262 1,258 : United States ....: 2,425.0 2,380.1 3,406,610 3,436,936 1,408 1,447 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2025 and 2026 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 ..........: 0.1 (Y) 33 (X) 370 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 (D) 35 (D) 427 (D) Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) 0.1 (D) 23 (D) 427 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 26 54 390 423 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 143 (D) 421 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) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (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 13 18 170 214 New Jersey .......: 1.6 1.2 612 461 388 390 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 28 (X) 345 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 4.2 (D) 1,746 (D) 419 (D) South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 0.2 0.1 79 63 484 483 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 ....: 9.7 7.6 3,444 2,936 358 387 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2025 and 2026 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.4 1.6 596 656 425 411 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 30 289 253 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.3 96 94 266 285 California .......: 81.5 83.7 18,654 19,872 229 238 Colorado .........: 2.2 2.0 367 346 169 169 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.5 394 404 273 269 Florida ..........: 3.0 3.2 386 486 129 154 Georgia ..........: 4.9 5.2 1,341 1,444 274 279 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 56 62 263 266 : Idaho ............: 11.2 13.8 2,830 3,614 253 261 Illinois .........: 887.5 937.0 250,804 267,063 283 285 Indiana ..........: 691.0 740.0 194,433 211,880 281 286 Iowa .............: 2,980.8 3,229.0 859,673 935,193 288 290 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.2 45 60 244 258 Michigan .........: 363.2 394.9 104,098 111,479 287 282 Minnesota ........: 922.2 933.8 256,742 261,697 278 280 Mississippi ......: 3.7 3.3 663 598 181 184 : Missouri .........: 680.3 746.2 195,293 215,134 287 288 Montana ..........: 1.9 1.2 560 342 293 283 Nebraska .........: 648.8 714.3 185,970 204,823 287 287 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.0 544 470 250 240 New Jersey .......: 8.4 9.7 862 1,134 102 117 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 45 47 264 248 New York .........: 1.8 1.9 419 478 232 252 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 43 56 268 285 : Ohio .............: 76.0 88.6 21,853 25,910 288 293 Oklahoma .........: 475.6 465.7 134,715 142,317 283 306 Oregon ...........: 5.4 5.6 1,377 1,465 254 262 Pennsylvania .....: 271.7 (D) 75,262 (D) 277 (D) South Carolina ...: 1.6 1.8 402 450 249 248 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 78.9 84.4 37,034 39,475 470 469 Texas ............: 21.6 22.3 4,083 4,357 189 195 Utah .............: 1.7 1.6 407 347 244 210 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.9 243 296 293 315 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 154 136 272 279 Wisconsin ........: 62.1 70.6 27,560 31,833 445 451 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.4 142 119 282 267 : United States ....: 9,967.6 10,496.9 2,850,301 3,037,571 286 289 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2025 and 2026 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 9 89 80 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.5 (D) 58 (D) 105 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.2 14 16 105 100 California .......: 22.1 19.4 3,351 2,740 152 142 Colorado .........: 32.5 27.9 5,717 4,568 176 164 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.4 141 131 104 97 Florida ..........: 3.3 2.7 164 128 50 48 Georgia ..........: 4.1 3.3 251 229 61 69 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 6 146 103 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 35 28 158 147 Illinois .........: 6.9 6.0 566 492 82 82 Indiana ..........: 7.1 5.3 727 526 103 100 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 23 20 114 111 Kansas ...........: 0.2 0.2 20 22 97 111 Kentucky .........: 1.0 0.8 110 96 106 115 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 34 34 56 58 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.9 36 75 71 80 Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.2 18 17 68 75 : Missouri .........: 1.8 1.8 139 138 78 76 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.4 71 56 123 130 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 4.5 3.1 450 305 100 99 New Jersey .......: 14.8 17.6 1,234 1,617 83 92 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 82 75 145 145 New York .........: 6.0 7.3 610 722 101 100 North Carolina ...: 7.6 6.8 474 414 62 61 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 12 7 120 127 : Ohio .............: 5.2 4.3 821 659 157 153 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 5.0 5.1 827 787 166 154 Pennsylvania .....: 9.8 10.0 1,023 1,042 104 104 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 29 20 146 108 Tennessee ........: (D) 1.0 (D) 98 (D) 94 Texas ............: 26.5 23.0 2,483 1,825 94 79 Utah .............: 1.1 1.1 152 147 134 134 Virginia .........: 0.6 0.7 47 55 73 75 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.1 177 157 137 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.7 0.8 79 76 107 92 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 9 13 137 149 : United States ....: 190.1 175.9 22,934 20,334 121 116 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :----------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,211.0 1,082.6 1,213.5 7,214.6 6,703.0 50.9 50.5 51.9 49.1 49.5 Heifers ..........: 747.3 665.4 690.5 4,782.7 4,264.3 31.4 31.0 29.5 32.5 31.5 All cows .........: 382.3 361.5 392.1 2,489.1 2,362.9 16.1 16.9 16.8 16.9 17.5 Dairy cows .......: 188.8 191.7 208.1 1,275.5 1,338.2 7.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 9.9 Other cows .......: 193.5 169.8 184.0 1,213.6 1,024.8 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.3 7.6 Bulls ............: 38.8 34.1 41.2 209.5 201.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.5 : Total ............: 2,379.3 2,143.6 2,337.2 14,696.0 13,531.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 9.1 6.3 7.2 62.7 43.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,654.9 9,518.0 10,181.2 61,287.9 61,477.3 97.3 97.5 97.4 97.4 97.5 Sows .............: 248.5 228.7 251.0 1,524.7 1,452.7 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 Boars ............: 20.3 19.8 21.1 131.6 120.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 9,923.6 9,766.5 10,453.2 62,944.2 63,050.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.4 11.1 10.9 61.7 65.8 6.5 7.6 7.1 6.3 7.0 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 150.9 134.8 142.0 912.0 880.7 93.5 92.4 92.9 93.7 93.0 : Total ............: 161.4 145.9 152.9 973.7 946.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 865 899 889 873 897 Steers 1/ ...............: 933 978 966 945 979 Heifers 1/ ..............: 855 893 883 867 894 All cows 1/ .............: 659 664 654 668 665 Bulls 1/ ................: 936 950 960 922 939 : Calves and vealers ... : 212 224 229 197 211 : Hogs ................. : 213 218 216 216 218 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 216 214 214 216 Sows 2/ .................: 302 305 307 299 302 Boars 2/ ................: 233 235 240 224 231 : Sheep ................ : 63 57 60 64 60 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 63 64 65 63 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 63 57 60 64 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2026 [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 ............: 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 6.9 2.4 (D) 2.7 (D) (D) (D) 1.4 3 ............: 87.9 37.8 (D) 39.0 29.2 9.8 (D) (D) 4 ............: 54.2 5.9 2.0 41.4 11.2 30.2 4.9 0.1 5 ............: 235.1 117.9 24.5 (D) 57.2 (D) (D) (D) 6 ............: 396.8 182.0 138.8 66.1 25.4 40.7 9.9 (D) 7 ............:1,087.3 634.8 393.4 (D) (D) 39.7 (D) (Y) 8 ............: 196.1 116.3 64.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 129.5 54.4 21.6 52.2 38.7 13.4 1.4 (D) 10 ...........: 141.3 61.0 38.1 39.4 30.2 9.1 2.7 0.1 : United States :2,337.2 1,213.5 690.5 392.1 208.1 184.0 41.2 7.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 1.7 (Y) (Y) 3.1 0.2 2.9 2 ............: 11.5 11.4 0.1 (Y) 23.9 2.8 21.1 3 ............: (D) (D) 0.2 (D) 13.0 0.8 12.2 4 ............: (D) (D) 86.1 (D) 13.4 1.1 12.4 5 ............: 3,146.6 3,047.6 94.1 4.9 29.1 1.6 27.5 6 ............: 483.8 483.7 0.1 0.1 15.6 1.4 14.2 7 ............: 4,702.7 4,619.6 70.3 12.8 1.9 0.1 1.8 8 ............: (D) (D) (Y) (D) 28.7 (D) (D) 9 ............: 81.0 80.9 (Y) (Y) 18.6 (D) (D) 10 ...........: 20.8 20.8 (Y) (Y) 5.5 0.1 5.4 : United States :10,453.2 10,181.2 251.0 21.1 152.9 10.9 142.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 - Regions and United States: January to June 2026 [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 ............: 12.5 4.8 3.0 3.5 2.4 1.1 1.3 0.4 2 ............: 43.0 13.6 (D) 16.0 (D) (D) (D) 9.4 3 ............: 511.3 210.8 (D) 243.9 189.7 54.2 (D) (D) 4 ............: 317.4 35.3 13.4 239.5 76.8 162.7 29.2 1.0 5 ............: 1,404.6 681.2 171.4 (D) 346.6 (D) (D) (D) 6 ............: 2,245.3 993.0 804.7 394.2 174.1 220.2 53.3 (D) 7 ............: 6,130.8 3,420.3 2,367.4 (D) (D) 241.4 (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,278.2 686.0 509.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (Y) 9 ............: 766.1 326.5 112.3 320.4 265.7 54.8 6.9 (D) 10 ...........: 822.0 331.6 246.1 234.4 186.3 48.1 9.9 0.3 : United States :13,531.3 6,703.0 4,264.3 2,362.9 1,338.2 1,024.8 201.0 43.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 9.1 9.0 0.1 0.1 19.8 0.9 18.8 2 ............: 66.9 66.5 0.3 0.1 138.4 17.9 120.5 3 ............: (D) (D) 1.1 (D) 82.2 5.9 76.3 4 ............: (D) (D) 484.9 (D) 81.3 5.8 75.5 5 ............: 19,410.9 18,844.7 534.7 31.5 172.9 9.8 163.1 6 ............: 2,670.6 2,669.6 0.4 0.5 98.5 7.5 91.0 7 ............: 28,427.6 27,928.1 430.5 69.1 11.2 0.6 10.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.3 (D) 205.3 (D) (D) 9 ............: 466.5 466.1 0.2 0.1 107.1 (D) (D) 10 ...........: 120.3 120.1 0.1 (Y) 29.7 0.6 29.2 : United States : 63,050.8 61,477.3 1,452.7 120.9 946.5 65.8 880.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.1 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.1 Calves .......: 94.2 94.0 94.1 94.7 93.7 Hogs .........: 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.6 Sheep ........: 84.9 87.1 86.9 86.4 88.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,125 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,800 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. 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