Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 20, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production for January January 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.96 billion pounds in January, up 5 percent from the 4.70 billion pounds produced in January 2019. Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 2 percent from January 2019. The average live weight was up 12 pounds from the previous year, at 1,375 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.4 million pounds, 2 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 50,000 head, 7 percent below January 2019. The average live weight was up 11 pounds from last year, at 224 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.55 billion pounds, 8 percent above the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.8 million head, 7 percent above January 2019. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 290 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.9 million pounds, was 5 percent below January 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 182,200 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 4 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 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020.. 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 2020................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 12 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,308.9 2,265.0 2,387.6 103 105 2,308.9 2,387.6 103 Veal .............: 6.5 6.5 6.4 98 98 6.5 6.4 98 Pork .............: 2,373.6 2,443.0 2,553.3 108 105 2,373.6 2,553.3 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 12.1 11.9 95 98 12.5 11.9 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,701.5 4,726.5 4,959.2 105 105 4,701.5 4,959.2 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2020 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,278.7 2,239.2 2,356.8 103 105 2,278.7 2,356.8 103 Veal .............: 6.4 6.4 6.2 98 98 6.4 6.2 98 Pork .............: 2,362.7 2,432.8 2,543.1 108 105 2,362.7 2,543.1 108 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.4 11.0 10.9 95 99 11.4 10.9 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,659.2 4,689.4 4,917.0 106 105 4,659.2 4,917.0 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,786.0 2,712.5 2,854.2 102 2,786.0 2,854.2 102 Other ................1,000: 44.3 38.4 45.2 102 44.3 45.2 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,830.2 2,750.9 2,899.4 102 2,830.2 2,899.4 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,366 1,376 1,378 101 1,366 1,378 101 Other ...............pounds: 1,189 1,179 1,195 100 1,189 1,195 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,363 1,373 1,375 101 1,363 1,375 101 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 53.0 49.1 49.2 93 53.0 49.2 93 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.8 99 0.8 0.8 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.8 49.8 50.0 93 53.8 50.0 93 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 210 226 222 105 210 222 105 Other ...............pounds: 391 346 352 90 391 352 90 Commercial ..........pounds: 213 228 224 105 213 224 105 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,984.3 11,336.3 11,760.3 107 10,984.3 11,760.3 107 Other ................1,000: 58.0 57.5 54.2 93 58.0 54.2 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,042.4 11,393.8 11,814.5 107 11,042.4 11,814.5 107 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 288 288 290 101 288 290 101 Other ...............pounds: 258 243 257 100 258 257 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 288 288 290 101 288 290 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 165.7 172.8 161.3 97 165.7 161.3 97 Other ................1,000: 21.2 23.6 20.8 98 21.2 20.8 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 186.8 196.5 182.2 97 186.8 182.2 97 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 138 127 134 97 138 134 97 Other ...............pounds: 103 96 99 96 103 99 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 134 123 130 97 134 130 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.9 52.2 43.2 101 42.9 43.2 101 Other ................1,000: 9.5 13.2 9.1 95 9.5 9.1 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.5 65.4 52.3 100 52.5 52.3 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 65 64 98 65 64 98 Other ...............pounds: 82 78 79 96 82 79 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 67 67 98 68 67 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.8 4.6 4.9 103 4.8 4.9 103 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.6 96 0.6 0.6 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.4 5.1 5.6 102 5.4 5.6 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2020 as : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.7 0.6 49 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 97 Arizona ...............: 37.9 39.7 42.9 113 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.4 0.4 95 California ............: 126.4 143.1 156.5 124 Colorado ..............: 194.6 172.5 188.2 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 3.0 3.1 96 Florida ...............: 2.7 3.4 3.5 131 Georgia ...............: 14.9 13.5 15.2 102 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.8 0.8 109 : Idaho .................: 31.1 32.4 36.2 117 Illinois ..............: 297.2 302.4 314.2 106 Indiana ...............: 155.3 155.7 165.9 107 Iowa ..................: 702.1 770.3 798.7 114 Kansas ................: 495.5 484.1 518.4 105 Kentucky ..............: 51.0 55.3 52.5 103 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 93 Michigan ..............: 92.2 99.5 102.1 111 Minnesota .............: 241.7 247.7 255.9 106 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 109 : Missouri ..............: 174.2 165.1 176.1 101 Montana ...............: 1.0 1.2 1.0 104 Nebraska ..............: 714.9 680.4 712.5 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 77 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.2 2.4 113 New Jersey ............: 3.4 3.8 3.7 109 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 133 New York ..............: 3.3 3.2 3.2 95 North Carolina ........: 242.3 244.0 251.4 104 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.5 0.7 102 : Ohio ..................: 21.4 21.7 24.6 115 Oklahoma ..............: 106.1 106.9 109.7 103 Oregon ................: 4.2 3.8 3.8 89 Pennsylvania ..........: 135.4 132.3 137.6 102 South Carolina ........: 8.3 13.1 14.3 172 South Dakota ..........: 137.0 130.9 142.9 104 Tennessee .............: 21.7 25.7 27.0 125 Texas .................: 390.2 382.7 397.8 102 Utah ..................: 52.4 46.0 49.0 94 Virginia ..............: 48.1 50.5 52.6 109 : Washington ............: 79.5 82.7 80.7 102 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.9 0.8 115 Wisconsin .............: 104.6 102.6 110.2 105 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 114 : United States .........: 4,701.5 4,726.5 4,959.2 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.3 409 313 1,066 989 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 81 (X) 1,036 (X) Arizona ..........: 44.6 50.5 61,518 70,197 1,380 1,391 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.5 633 537 982 1,001 California .......: 121.9 143.8 158,154 190,895 1,307 1,336 Colorado .........: 210.1 206.8 299,545 293,522 1,427 1,421 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.3 4,665 4,466 1,368 1,371 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.2 1,241 1,276 1,081 1,084 : Idaho ............: 43.0 49.4 55,256 63,918 1,300 1,306 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.2 2.8 3,641 3,307 1,151 1,171 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 573.1 573.9 772,565 801,331 1,348 1,397 Kentucky .........: 3.3 3.6 3,351 3,663 1,026 1,026 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 402 390 761 802 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.4 274 335 816 906 : Missouri .........: 5.1 4.4 5,973 5,074 1,169 1,147 Montana ..........: 1.0 1.1 1,336 1,424 1,280 1,301 Nebraska .........: 644.0 637.1 923,028 919,656 1,435 1,445 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 143 108 1,117 1,130 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.6 2,538 2,936 1,152 1,130 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.8 3,707 4,161 1,106 1,108 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.7 356 657 994 967 New York .........: 3.5 3.3 4,194 3,968 1,215 1,201 North Carolina ...: 6.2 7.5 7,613 9,288 1,236 1,239 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.9 1,142 1,200 1,265 1,343 : Ohio .............: 5.5 6.2 7,127 8,060 1,302 1,305 Oklahoma .........: 3.0 2.9 3,158 3,111 1,056 1,055 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.3 1,491 1,451 1,123 1,143 Pennsylvania .....: 96.6 99.5 118,602 121,657 1,232 1,228 South Carolina ...: 13.1 21.7 15,737 27,834 1,207 1,286 South Dakota .....: 40.3 48.0 58,665 67,961 1,461 1,423 Tennessee ........: 1.1 2.4 1,166 2,222 1,051 946 Texas ............: 490.0 491.8 639,591 647,959 1,309 1,321 Utah .............: 60.7 58.0 83,975 78,686 1,387 1,360 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.7 1,711 1,785 1,057 1,074 : Washington .......: 94.7 94.4 131,266 132,601 1,390 1,409 West Virginia ....: 0.9 1.1 937 1,157 991 1,082 Wisconsin ........: 115.3 122.2 160,170 167,755 1,398 1,381 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.7 627 734 1,077 1,101 : United States ....: 2,830.2 2,899.4 3,849,394 3,978,213 1,363 1,375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 8.5 4.6 858 583 102 132 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 29 32 426 424 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 54 60 442 432 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.7 3.0 331 257 89 86 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 32 29 389 394 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 113 135 279 329 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 33 31 308 304 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/ ...: 0.3 0.4 51 99 191 274 New Jersey .......: 2.1 2.1 779 803 376 379 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.1 10.0 891 863 99 87 North Carolina ...: (Y) 0.1 (X) 22 (X) 374 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 14.9 14.3 1,965 2,292 132 161 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 20 (X) 400 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.2 8.6 3,882 3,638 424 424 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.3 121 126 418 381 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 16 (D) 263 : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.5 4.0 2,106 1,850 465 460 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 53.8 50.0 11,393 11,087 213 224 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.3 1.4 1,380 573 414 400 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 22 42 284 263 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 34 32 262 220 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 151 166 274 281 California .......: 195.6 256.1 50,011 66,631 256 260 Colorado .........: 1.5 2.0 373 403 246 205 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.8 492 498 270 275 Florida ..........: 4.1 5.0 614 631 149 126 Georgia ..........: 6.1 5.5 1,467 1,365 241 246 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.4 59 103 260 275 : Idaho ............: 14.8 15.8 4,024 4,381 273 277 Illinois .........: 1,063.1 1,146.3 307,557 332,595 289 290 Indiana ..........: 720.0 774.6 203,180 218,567 282 282 Iowa .............: 3,168.6 3,574.6 907,158 1,029,003 286 288 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.6 172 149 226 250 Michigan .........: 244.1 275.2 71,627 81,850 293 297 Minnesota ........: 1,015.1 1,064.9 281,034 297,185 277 279 Mississippi ......: 3.4 3.7 521 562 154 152 : Missouri .........: 763.9 770.6 226,921 230,881 297 300 Montana ..........: 0.8 0.7 205 189 265 287 Nebraska .........: 715.8 713.4 205,352 204,080 287 286 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.6 2.7 716 717 279 265 New Jersey .......: 10.3 11.4 987 1,085 96 95 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 65 58 266 253 New York .........: 1.9 1.8 484 462 249 252 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 92 75 320 306 : Ohio .............: 78.1 88.8 21,874 25,273 281 285 Oklahoma .........: 490.8 487.5 138,020 142,488 281 292 Oregon ...........: 15.3 12.9 4,169 3,546 273 276 Pennsylvania .....: 304.8 304.4 86,233 87,102 283 286 South Carolina ...: 2.4 2.1 580 511 246 239 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 70.6 85.1 31,688 38,825 449 457 Texas ............: 24.6 26.8 5,612 6,251 228 234 Utah .............: 6.5 5.0 1,018 656 157 133 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 1.1 270 315 261 289 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 177 191 301 313 Wisconsin ........: 62.6 68.5 26,967 29,597 432 433 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 56 59 273 279 : United States ....: 11,042.4 11,814.5 3,175,541 3,419,990 288 290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.5 0.2 65 21 133 112 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 30.0 21.5 4,456 3,233 149 150 Colorado .........: 68.3 63.4 11,159 9,900 163 156 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.7 285 255 94 96 Florida ..........: 1.2 1.6 64 91 53 58 Georgia ..........: 2.1 2.3 163 139 78 62 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 17 78 132 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 17 17 147 125 Illinois .........: 3.9 3.2 361 260 93 81 Indiana ..........: 3.9 4.7 429 550 109 117 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.1 27 21 168 146 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 33 30 95 92 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.5 137 180 116 123 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 22 19 62 58 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.4 46 40 98 89 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.8 56 48 64 62 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 73 59 83 73 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 40 42 127 138 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 129 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 129 New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.9 242 282 100 97 New Jersey .......: 12.0 12.2 944 948 78 77 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.4 96 64 144 143 New York .........: 4.3 4.4 417 473 98 109 North Carolina ...: 1.1 2.0 78 139 69 70 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.5 5.3 707 833 159 158 Oklahoma .........: 1.0 0.9 106 79 107 87 Oregon ...........: 3.5 3.7 488 512 140 138 Pennsylvania .....: 7.3 7.4 741 826 101 112 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 53 51 161 143 Tennessee ........: 0.7 (D) 44 (D) 66 (D) Texas ............: 11.5 12.5 965 1,039 84 83 Utah .............: 1.8 1.9 241 259 134 136 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 58 54 74 79 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.3 198 178 138 134 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.8 1.0 581 142 154 137 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 12 140 137 : United States ....: 186.8 182.2 25,004 23,716 134 130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :----------------------- : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,354.7 1,291.0 1,349.9 1,354.7 1,349.9 48.6 47.6 47.3 48.6 47.3 Heifers ..........: 837.3 832.2 870.6 837.3 870.6 30.1 30.7 30.5 30.1 30.5 All cows .........: 556.2 548.8 593.6 556.2 593.6 20.0 20.2 20.8 20.0 20.8 Dairy cows .......: 298.4 265.4 298.5 298.4 298.5 10.7 9.8 10.5 10.7 10.5 Other cows .......: 257.7 283.4 295.1 257.7 295.1 9.3 10.4 10.3 9.3 10.3 Bulls ............: 37.8 40.5 40.1 37.8 40.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,786.0 2,712.5 2,854.2 2,786.0 2,854.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 53.0 49.1 49.2 53.0 49.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,685.4 11,053.8 11,446.8 10,685.4 11,446.8 97.3 97.5 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 265.3 255.6 283.1 265.3 283.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 33.6 26.9 30.4 33.6 30.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,984.3 11,336.3 11,760.3 10,984.3 11,760.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.2 10.3 9.0 8.2 9.0 4.9 5.9 5.6 4.9 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157.5 162.6 152.3 157.5 152.3 95.1 94.1 94.4 95.1 94.4 : Total ............: 165.7 172.8 161.3 165.7 161.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 820 827 828 820 828 Steers 1/ ...............: 886 905 904 886 904 Heifers 1/ ..............: 824 836 833 824 833 All cows 1/ .............: 647 629 643 647 643 Bulls 1/ ................: 875 851 861 875 861 : Calves and vealers ... : 121 131 128 121 128 : Hogs ................. : 215 215 216 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 213 213 214 213 214 Sows 2/ .................: 300 301 302 300 302 Boars 2/ ................: 182 194 193 182 193 : Sheep ................ : 69 63 67 69 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 64 64 66 64 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 63 67 69 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 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 1.0 (D) 0.4 0.2 0.2 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 7.0 1.8 1.6 3.2 3.0 0.2 0.4 12.1 3 ............: 102.0 30.3 2.8 65.4 52.3 13.1 3.5 8.8 4 ............: 66.1 3.2 1.2 53.7 15.7 38.0 8.0 0.3 5 ............: 293.2 130.8 (D) 118.3 70.7 47.6 (D) 18.7 6 ............: 489.8 222.7 165.0 94.1 31.4 62.7 8.1 0.1 7 ............:1,244.0 685.9 486.6 64.3 7.7 56.6 7.2 0.1 8 ............: 310.4 147.3 121.2 41.5 8.2 33.3 0.4 (Y) 9 ............: 195.0 81.9 18.5 92.1 77.8 14.3 2.5 4.5 10 ...........: 144.4 45.1 36.1 60.6 31.5 29.1 2.6 4.3 : United States :2,854.2 1,349.9 870.6 593.6 298.5 295.1 40.1 49.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 2.4 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.7 2 ............: 13.1 13.0 0.1 (Y) 16.1 1.9 14.3 3 ............: 541.1 540.1 (D) (D) 11.4 1.5 9.9 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.9 1.1 7.8 5 ............: 3,395.9 3,257.8 133.4 4.6 28.0 1.7 26.3 6 ............: 510.6 510.5 0.1 (Y) 3.5 0.3 3.3 7 ............: 5,072.0 4,989.7 63.1 19.2 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.6 (Y) 65.0 1.6 63.4 9 ............: 252.1 252.0 (Y) (Y) 20.5 0.6 19.9 10 ...........: 29.6 29.6 (Y) (Y) 4.0 0.2 3.8 : United States :11,760.3 11,446.8 283.1 30.4 161.3 9.0 152.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :------------------------ : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.6 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 88.7 88.0 88.6 88.7 88.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@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 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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