Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 21, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Down 15 Percent From Last Year April 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion pounds in April, down 15 percent from the 4.55 billion pounds produced in April 2019. Beef production, at 1.82 billion pounds, was 20 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.24 million head, down 21 percent from April 2019. The average live weight was up 24 pounds from the previous year, at 1,353 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.8 million pounds, 20 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,300 head, down 22 percent from April 2019. The average live weight was up 9 pounds from last year, at 250 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.03 billion pounds, down 10 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.41 million head, down 11 percent from April 2019. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 289 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.1 million pounds, was down 27 percent from April 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 180,900 head, 23 percent below last year. The average live weight was 123 pounds, down 6 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2020 commercial red meat production was 18.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2019. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 12 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: April 2019 and 2020.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2019 and 2020............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2019 and 2020............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 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: April 2020................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2020..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2020 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : April : March : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,261.7 2,410.8 1,815.4 80 75 8,675.6 8,744.5 101 Veal .............: 6.0 5.8 4.8 80 83 24.4 22.0 90 Pork .............: 2,268.7 2,566.5 2,030.8 90 79 9,106.9 9,456.9 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 15.2 12.2 11.1 73 91 51.9 45.9 88 : Total red meat ...: 4,551.6 4,995.3 3,862.1 85 77 17,858.9 18,269.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2020 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : April : March : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,234.0 2,379.2 1,782.0 80 75 8,563.5 8,622.1 101 Veal .............: 5.9 5.6 4.6 78 82 23.9 21.4 90 Pork .............: 2,258.2 2,555.2 2,019.4 89 79 9,064.5 9,414.6 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.7 11.3 9.9 72 88 47.3 41.7 88 : Total red meat ...: 4,511.7 4,951.3 3,815.8 85 77 17,699.3 18,099.8 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,788.8 2,874.6 2,189.1 78 10,600.2 10,457.0 99 Other ................1,000: 40.5 47.1 50.0 123 163.6 181.3 111 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,829.4 2,921.7 2,239.1 79 10,763.8 10,638.2 99 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,330 1,371 1,357 102 1,348 1,372 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,192 1,183 1,188 100 1,193 1,190 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,329 1,368 1,353 102 1,345 1,369 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.1 42.5 32.4 77 188.2 163.2 87 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.7 0.9 144 2.7 3.0 114 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.8 43.2 33.3 78 190.9 166.2 87 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 239 230 247 103 220 229 104 Other ...............pounds: 359 365 364 101 362 361 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 241 232 250 104 222 231 104 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,525.9 11,882.8 9,352.9 89 42,228.3 43,666.1 103 Other ................1,000: 55.8 59.2 59.2 106 222.9 224.1 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,581.6 11,942.0 9,412.1 89 42,451.2 43,890.3 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 288 290 101 287 289 101 Other ...............pounds: 258 262 265 102 260 259 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 288 289 101 287 289 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 204.5 165.0 154.2 75 686.6 623.1 91 Other ................1,000: 31.2 22.5 26.7 86 95.4 91.7 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 235.7 187.5 180.9 77 782.0 714.8 91 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 134 136 128 96 138 134 97 Other ...............pounds: 98 92 93 95 99 94 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 129 131 123 95 133 129 97 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 48.1 44.4 36.1 75 168.5 161.3 96 Other ................1,000: 10.7 8.8 7.3 68 37.0 33.8 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 58.8 53.1 43.5 74 205.6 195.1 95 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 64 100 65 65 99 Other ...............pounds: 81 84 86 106 82 85 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 68 101 68 68 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.7 5.8 5.4 116 17.9 20.6 115 Other ................1,000: 0.5 1.0 0.2 39 2.2 2.3 105 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.2 6.8 5.6 108 20.1 22.9 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.9 0.9 117 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 142 Arizona ...............: 36.9 40.3 39.6 107 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.5 126 California ............: 123.1 153.2 147.3 120 Colorado ..............: 181.8 194.2 90.4 50 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.2 2.4 78 Florida ...............: 3.0 3.4 3.1 104 Georgia ...............: 14.3 15.3 16.1 112 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.8 107 : Idaho .................: 31.5 33.9 29.6 94 Illinois ..............: 284.1 316.9 249.6 88 Indiana ...............: 147.4 161.7 115.1 78 Iowa ..................: 711.7 806.1 618.4 87 Kansas ................: 493.1 525.9 391.1 79 Kentucky ..............: 47.4 56.1 50.7 107 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 114 Michigan ..............: 90.8 104.0 83.8 92 Minnesota .............: 231.6 251.5 191.7 83 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 98 : Missouri ..............: 163.4 181.2 148.2 91 Montana ...............: 1.2 2.2 1.5 126 Nebraska ..............: 665.0 709.4 548.7 83 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 113 New England 1/ ........: 2.2 2.6 2.8 127 New Jersey ............: 3.7 3.6 2.9 78 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.5 183 New York ..............: 3.1 3.2 3.1 102 North Carolina ........: 218.3 248.0 206.8 95 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.8 121 : Ohio ..................: 19.9 24.5 22.4 112 Oklahoma ..............: 107.5 121.0 103.3 96 Oregon ................: 3.7 4.0 3.7 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 128.7 131.7 93.2 72 South Carolina ........: 11.9 15.2 15.0 126 South Dakota ..........: 127.2 141.4 56.9 45 Tennessee .............: 18.8 25.6 29.3 155 Texas .................: 394.7 407.8 363.1 92 Utah ..................: 47.4 51.0 50.4 106 Virginia ..............: 44.1 52.8 45.5 103 : Washington ............: 77.2 85.7 51.1 66 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.9 1.0 187 Wisconsin .............: 108.7 112.9 79.2 73 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.4 0.5 145 : United States .........: 4,551.6 4,995.3 3,862.1 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 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 ..........: 0.6 0.8 597 805 1,021 1,015 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 70 104 1,124 1,099 Arizona ..........: 44.7 47.3 59,616 64,835 1,335 1,372 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.7 510 652 958 988 California .......: 120.0 140.7 156,535 190,733 1,313 1,364 Colorado .........: 205.9 97.3 278,808 136,597 1,355 1,405 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 2.4 4,487 3,376 1,398 1,381 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.2 1,259 1,364 1,082 1,119 : Idaho ............: 42.7 38.9 55,473 51,767 1,312 1,347 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.8 3.7 3,247 4,344 1,170 1,170 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 583.9 441.6 761,873 598,528 1,305 1,356 Kentucky .........: 3.1 4.6 3,409 4,971 1,095 1,098 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.6 400 551 825 862 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.5 370 470 871 912 : Missouri .........: 4.6 6.6 5,447 7,357 1,174 1,122 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.5 1,714 2,037 1,349 1,317 Nebraska .........: 620.4 470.5 854,838 671,647 1,379 1,429 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 140 181 1,063 1,103 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 3.0 2,561 3,528 1,186 1,163 New Jersey .......: 3.7 3.4 4,061 3,763 1,113 1,119 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.7 287 747 1,044 1,098 New York .........: 3.3 3.6 3,946 4,361 1,217 1,214 North Carolina ...: 6.8 7.2 8,392 8,667 1,235 1,214 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.9 1,051 1,198 1,282 1,290 : Ohio .............: 5.2 6.4 6,783 8,378 1,305 1,305 Oklahoma .........: 2.9 4.7 3,215 5,101 1,093 1,079 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.6 1,432 1,911 1,137 1,167 Pennsylvania .....: 97.1 65.4 119,436 76,087 1,234 1,171 South Carolina ...: 18.3 21.5 22,908 29,249 1,260 1,365 South Dakota .....: 40.4 37.0 58,047 52,403 1,444 1,424 Tennessee ........: 1.1 3.4 1,138 3,460 1,069 1,050 Texas ............: 498.0 453.6 641,001 589,804 1,291 1,305 Utah .............: 57.9 59.7 76,204 81,064 1,318 1,361 Virginia .........: 1.3 2.0 1,326 2,162 1,037 1,077 : Washington .......: 93.8 61.6 127,250 85,394 1,360 1,391 West Virginia ....: 0.6 1.3 639 1,443 1,017 1,140 Wisconsin ........: 118.8 80.2 164,531 108,989 1,393 1,368 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.6 458 659 1,134 1,131 : United States ....: 2,829.4 2,239.1 3,750,503 3,022,298 1,329 1,353 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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 .......: 7.3 4.6 721 584 100 131 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 29 43 364 439 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 45 38 428 464 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.6 3.3 298 268 84 82 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 27 37 368 369 Indiana ..........: 0.3 0.6 104 197 310 358 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 30 40 302 400 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 33 (X) 544 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 0.3 47 65 198 241 New Jersey .......: 2.0 1.2 763 440 381 366 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 5.8 5.5 575 459 99 83 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 20 23 291 306 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 8.7 5.6 1,503 1,384 175 251 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.1 6.3 3,850 2,796 421 446 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.4 50 132 406 365 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 19 (D) 271 : Washington .......: 0.2 (D) 17 (D) 72 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.4 3.1 2,026 1,451 460 475 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 42.8 33.3 10,249 8,266 241 250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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 ..........: 1.7 1.6 609 633 362 394 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 29 36 307 302 Arizona ..........: 0.3 0.2 75 54 264 286 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 126 156 274 280 California .......: 179.2 207.4 45,895 53,966 256 260 Colorado .........: 1.3 1.3 323 349 252 261 Delaware-Maryland : 1.2 1.3 323 368 264 283 Florida ..........: 4.7 3.8 671 519 142 138 Georgia ..........: 5.6 5.1 1,385 1,283 248 253 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.2 82 72 251 292 : Idaho ............: 14.6 14.1 3,966 3,755 271 267 Illinois .........: 1,008.0 981.6 290,220 283,815 288 289 Indiana ..........: 692.3 536.2 193,195 150,074 279 280 Iowa .............: 3,215.1 2,826.1 919,634 811,552 286 287 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.4 177 117 225 272 Michigan .........: 232.3 284.6 68,480 83,123 295 292 Minnesota ........: 965.2 794.7 265,402 219,026 275 276 Mississippi ......: 3.0 2.1 480 405 159 190 : Missouri .........: 726.8 653.2 213,331 192,233 294 294 Montana ..........: 1.0 1.5 273 434 286 283 Nebraska .........: 661.8 627.2 189,862 180,898 287 288 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 16 (X) 263 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.6 2.8 720 816 282 291 New Jersey .......: 8.4 2.1 832 263 99 127 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 50 54 263 259 New York .........: 1.8 1.7 452 484 250 279 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.4 56 137 296 305 : Ohio .............: 71.5 76.3 20,228 22,657 284 297 Oklahoma .........: 494.1 451.8 138,886 132,452 281 293 Oregon ...........: 12.3 11.6 3,316 3,090 271 266 Pennsylvania .....: 273.6 215.5 75,835 61,071 277 283 South Carolina ...: 2.5 2.0 632 532 248 260 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 59.7 91.7 27,350 41,046 458 448 Texas ............: 24.3 22.5 5,106 5,068 210 225 Utah .............: 4.5 2.6 824 749 187 287 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 2.1 239 482 254 234 West Virginia ....: 0.4 0.8 126 242 303 320 Wisconsin ........: 66.3 74.6 29,225 32,234 442 433 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 59 86 277 276 : United States ....: 10,581.6 9,412.1 3,036,299 2,722,504 287 289 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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) 0.3 (X) 21 (X) 74 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.5 0.2 65 29 142 153 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 30.5 24.8 4,696 3,766 154 152 Colorado .........: 72.1 53.3 12,035 8,874 167 167 Delaware-Maryland : 3.9 3.0 380 276 98 93 Florida ..........: 1.7 2.2 98 131 57 60 Georgia ..........: 2.8 2.0 217 137 78 69 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 10 97 130 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 15 17 139 140 Illinois .........: 8.0 5.6 662 389 83 69 Indiana ..........: 6.2 7.5 621 746 100 100 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 20 16 162 147 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.5 44 44 92 83 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.7 199 208 119 121 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 22 24 59 56 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.3 44 31 95 93 Mississippi ......: 1.1 0.9 68 55 63 59 : Missouri .........: 1.0 1.0 78 94 81 92 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.4 29 51 139 129 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 145 (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 10 (X) 141 (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.7 4.1 411 353 88 86 New Jersey .......: 18.5 14.6 1,380 1,138 75 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 106 64 145 136 New York .........: 7.2 4.9 561 424 78 86 North Carolina ...: 1.6 3.4 106 229 68 67 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 6.1 3.8 958 600 158 160 Oklahoma .........: 0.9 2.5 95 212 105 85 Oregon ...........: 5.3 3.7 766 549 146 148 Pennsylvania .....: 10.4 10.1 941 944 90 94 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 39 22 123 117 Tennessee ........: 0.9 (D) 59 (D) 64 (D) Texas ............: 18.4 17.0 1,530 1,406 83 83 Utah .............: 1.8 1.8 236 248 132 137 Virginia .........: 1.0 0.9 71 63 74 71 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.3 227 181 135 139 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.3 1.0 695 147 163 140 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 10 13 159 148 : United States ....: 235.7 180.9 30,362 22,201 129 123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,416.3 1,377.6 1,024.7 5,149.2 4,990.0 50.8 47.9 46.8 48.6 47.7 Heifers ..........: 789.9 900.6 629.0 3,147.8 3,147.5 28.3 31.3 28.7 29.7 30.1 All cows .........: 535.8 557.6 499.3 2,146.4 2,168.1 19.2 19.4 22.8 20.2 20.7 Dairy cows .......: 268.5 288.0 279.4 1,148.3 1,132.0 9.6 10.0 12.8 10.8 10.8 Other cows .......: 267.3 269.6 219.9 998.1 1,036.1 9.6 9.4 10.0 9.4 9.9 Bulls ............: 46.9 38.9 36.1 156.8 151.4 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 : Total ............: 2,788.8 2,874.6 2,189.1 10,600.2 10,457.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 42.1 42.5 32.4 188.2 163.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,237.3 11,568.5 9,032.9 41,095.5 42,441.4 97.3 97.4 96.6 97.3 97.2 Sows .............: 255.7 283.1 291.9 1,004.2 1,106.3 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.4 2.5 Boars ............: 32.9 31.2 28.0 128.5 118.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,525.9 11,882.8 9,352.9 42,228.3 43,666.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 11.3 8.8 9.1 34.8 35.0 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.1 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 193.2 156.2 145.1 651.8 588.1 94.5 94.7 94.1 94.9 94.4 : Total ............: 204.5 165.0 154.2 686.6 623.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 803 830 816 810 827 Steers 1/ ...............: 859 897 889 873 898 Heifers 1/ ..............: 799 831 823 812 830 All cows 1/ .............: 651 656 652 649 651 Bulls 1/ ................: 887 868 889 880 871 : Calves and vealers ... : 140 133 143 128 133 : Hogs ................. : 215 215 216 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 213 213 213 Sows 2/ .................: 305 304 305 303 304 Boars 2/ ................: 190 193 197 185 194 : Sheep ................ : 67 68 64 69 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 63 65 66 64 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 68 64 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: April 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 ............: 2.7 1.2 (D) 0.5 0.3 0.2 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 6.9 2.1 1.6 3.0 2.8 0.2 0.2 6.7 3 ............: 68.3 20.2 4.2 41.2 33.3 7.9 2.7 6.5 4 ............: 67.1 5.4 1.7 53.4 18.2 35.2 6.6 0.2 5 ............: 184.3 79.4 (D) 79.7 51.4 28.3 (D) 9.2 6 ............: 452.4 216.9 132.3 95.0 40.3 54.7 8.2 0.1 7 ............: 925.6 502.6 360.3 56.4 12.7 43.7 6.2 (Y) 8 ............: 191.5 94.5 64.8 31.0 8.9 22.1 1.3 (Y) 9 ............: 188.9 79.1 19.7 87.7 77.4 10.3 2.3 4.4 10 ...........: 101.5 23.3 24.9 51.4 34.1 17.3 1.9 4.9 : United States :2,189.1 1,024.7 629.0 499.3 279.4 219.9 36.1 32.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.5 2.5 (Y) (Y) 4.0 0.2 3.9 2 ............: 3.7 3.7 (Y) (Y) 19.1 1.6 17.5 3 ............: 420.7 419.3 (D) (D) 14.1 1.7 12.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 11.3 1.1 10.2 5 ............: 2,722.8 2,581.8 136.2 4.8 15.5 2.0 13.6 6 ............: 468.3 468.3 0.1 (Y) 5.7 0.2 5.5 7 ............: 4,122.3 4,038.7 68.0 15.6 1.5 (Y) 1.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.9 (Y) 54.8 1.5 53.2 9 ............: 205.4 205.3 (Y) (Y) 23.9 0.4 23.4 10 ...........: 27.5 27.4 0.1 (Y) 4.3 0.3 4.0 : United States : 9,352.9 9,032.9 291.9 28.0 154.2 9.1 145.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 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 ............: 9.8 4.0 (D) 1.9 1.0 1.0 (D) 1.2 2 ............: 27.7 7.6 6.4 12.3 11.4 0.9 1.4 38.6 3 ............: 356.5 110.0 13.1 220.8 178.0 42.8 12.6 32.0 4 ............: 258.4 15.7 5.8 206.7 62.8 144.0 30.2 1.0 5 ............: 1,032.5 465.0 (D) 417.4 254.2 163.2 (D) 54.3 6 ............: 1,884.2 896.0 598.8 357.6 131.8 225.8 31.9 0.3 7 ............: 4,518.3 2,474.5 1,780.1 238.4 34.9 203.5 25.3 0.2 8 ............: 1,099.2 539.7 409.7 146.3 34.4 111.9 3.5 (Y) 9 ............: 752.2 319.5 78.1 345.4 294.7 50.7 9.2 17.2 10 ...........: 518.3 157.9 130.0 221.4 128.8 92.5 9.0 18.4 : United States :10,457.0 4,990.0 3,147.5 2,168.1 1,132.0 1,036.1 151.4 163.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 8.9 8.7 0.1 0.1 12.0 0.6 11.4 2 ............: 30.6 30.4 0.1 (Y) 66.5 7.3 59.2 3 ............: 1,987.4 1,983.2 (D) (D) 46.8 5.4 41.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 39.0 4.1 34.9 5 ............: 12,544.1 12,009.1 515.2 19.8 96.7 7.0 89.7 6 ............: 2,030.9 2,030.6 0.2 0.1 16.8 1.0 15.9 7 ............: 19,051.1 18,717.2 262.3 71.6 4.6 0.1 4.6 8 ............: (D) (D) 2.8 0.1 235.6 6.5 229.0 9 ............: 883.3 883.2 0.1 (Y) 88.2 2.2 86.0 10 ...........: 115.3 115.1 0.2 (Y) 16.8 0.8 15.9 : United States : 43,666.1 42,441.4 1,106.3 118.4 623.1 35.0 588.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.4 97.8 98.5 98.3 Calves .......: 98.5 98.3 97.3 98.6 98.2 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 86.8 88.0 85.2 87.8 87.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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