Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 21, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Up 5 Percent from Last Year October 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 5.02 billion pounds in October, up 5 percent from the 4.77 billion pounds produced in October 2023. Beef production, at 2.47 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 1 percent from October 2023. The average live weight was up 44 pounds from the previous year, at 1,418 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.3 million pounds, 21 percent below October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 17,100 head, down 26 percent from October 2023. The average live weight was up 21 pounds from last year, at 330 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.54 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.9 million head, up 4 percent from October 2023. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up 4 percent from October 2023. Sheep slaughter totaled 194,700 head, slightly above last year. The average live weight was 118 pounds, up 3 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2024 commercial red meat production was 45.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2023. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 15 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................ 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................ 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States................ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States.......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2024................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2024..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 14 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 15 Information Contacts................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2024 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : October : September : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,339.8 2,204.9 2,465.4 105 112 22,496.5 22,570.6 100 Veal .............: 4.2 3.1 3.3 79 108 39.9 34.0 85 Pork .............: 2,418.5 2,232.6 2,543.5 105 114 22,572.8 23,126.5 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.3 10.6 11.7 104 110 108.5 111.2 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,773.8 4,451.2 5,024.0 105 113 45,217.8 45,842.3 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2024 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : October : September : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,300.8 2,170.7 2,425.7 105 112 22,141.2 22,231.3 100 Veal .............: 4.0 2.9 3.1 78 107 38.6 32.6 84 Pork .............: 2,406.2 2,221.8 2,532.2 105 114 22,466.6 23,026.4 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.8 9.4 10.3 105 110 94.7 98.8 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,720.8 4,404.8 4,971.4 105 113 44,741.2 45,389.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2024 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : of 2023 : : : 2024 as % : : : : : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,767.8 2,523.8 2,801.4 101 27,002.8 26,239.0 97 Other ................1,000: 56.8 48.7 56.6 100 519.3 484.5 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,824.5 2,572.5 2,858.0 101 27,522.0 26,723.5 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,378 1,410 1,422 103 1,362 1,396 103 Other ...............pounds: 1,208 1,219 1,215 101 1,213 1,221 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,374 1,406 1,418 103 1,359 1,393 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 22.3 15.4 16.3 73 240.5 173.4 72 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.7 0.8 115 6.6 6.7 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 23.0 16.1 17.1 74 247.0 180.1 73 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 307 321 326 106 275 319 116 Other ...............pounds: 348 391 412 119 356 384 108 Commercial ..........pounds: 309 324 330 107 277 321 116 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,366.6 10,465.3 11,853.5 104 105,475.6 107,554.5 102 Other ................1,000: 62.3 55.8 60.0 96 536.8 522.3 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,428.9 10,521.1 11,913.5 104 106,012.5 108,076.9 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 285 287 101 287 288 100 Other ...............pounds: 273 266 260 95 272 264 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 285 287 101 286 288 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 163.3 152.2 168.4 103 1,510.8 1,589.4 105 Other ................1,000: 31.2 24.3 26.3 84 283.0 238.5 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 194.5 176.4 194.7 100 1,793.8 1,827.9 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 118 121 120 102 124 122 99 Other ...............pounds: 96 102 105 109 97 102 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 115 118 118 103 120 120 100 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.1 45.8 50.4 107 429.2 466.0 109 Other ................1,000: 11.5 10.2 10.7 93 86.9 96.5 111 Commercial ...........1,000: 58.6 56.0 61.0 104 516.1 562.5 109 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 64 100 64 64 99 Other ...............pounds: 87 80 80 92 87 82 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 67 67 97 68 67 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.3 5.5 6.5 103 62.5 65.2 104 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.3 0.3 131 2.7 2.7 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.6 5.8 6.8 104 65.2 67.9 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2024 as : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : % of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.6 1.1 1.2 73 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 38.9 38.1 40.4 104 Arkansas ..............: 0.7 0.6 0.6 92 California ............: 108.6 89.1 101.0 93 Colorado ..............: 177.6 170.1 188.9 106 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 2.6 2.6 89 Florida ...............: 7.6 5.3 6.3 83 Georgia ...............: 13.5 9.3 7.5 55 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 114 : Idaho .................: 43.1 43.7 51.3 119 Illinois ..............: 301.0 274.8 314.3 104 Indiana ...............: 170.0 162.6 188.4 111 Iowa ..................: 780.1 726.5 819.5 105 Kansas ................: 500.3 480.9 515.5 103 Kentucky ..............: 61.0 51.0 52.3 86 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 130 Michigan ..............: 119.5 120.4 135.4 113 Minnesota .............: 252.8 228.6 254.3 101 Mississippi ...........: 0.9 0.8 0.9 108 : Missouri ..............: 185.4 164.9 188.6 102 Montana ...............: 1.8 2.2 2.7 151 Nebraska ..............: 688.3 654.7 762.5 111 Nevada ................: (Y) (Y) 0.1 (X) New England 1/ ........: 3.2 2.9 3.3 104 New Jersey ............: 4.0 4.1 4.2 104 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.5 120 New York ..............: 3.5 2.5 3.1 88 North Carolina ........: 234.2 200.6 251.4 107 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.9 128 : Ohio ..................: 27.5 25.6 28.8 105 Oklahoma ..............: 106.5 104.9 115.3 108 Oregon ................: 2.6 2.5 2.8 107 Pennsylvania ..........: 137.1 125.2 141.7 103 South Carolina ........: 17.4 16.1 19.2 110 South Dakota ..........: 130.8 122.5 137.3 105 Tennessee .............: 29.0 26.8 31.4 108 Texas .................: 386.8 366.8 407.2 105 Utah ..................: 46.8 48.8 52.5 112 Virginia ..............: 1.6 1.1 1.7 103 : Washington ............: 80.3 75.9 82.7 103 West Virginia .........: 1.5 1.2 1.4 93 Wisconsin .............: 102.5 93.1 102.2 100 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.8 0.8 153 : United States .........: 4,773.8 4,451.2 5,024.0 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.3 1.1 1,442 1,212 1,089 1,084 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 71 55 1,151 1,095 Arizona ..........: 43.6 46.3 62,752 66,236 1,440 1,434 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.9 939 916 993 1,030 California .......: 123.2 109.9 167,495 149,806 1,370 1,372 Colorado .........: 195.0 200.4 277,912 294,167 1,427 1,469 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 2.6 4,108 3,570 1,401 1,375 Florida ..........: 12.3 9.7 14,756 12,611 1,205 1,299 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.1 1,160 1,343 1,158 1,201 : Idaho ............: 58.8 (D) 73,509 (D) 1,257 (D) Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 5.1 9.2 6,205 10,735 1,206 1,176 Iowa .............: 47.8 50.1 66,824 71,500 1,400 1,426 Kansas ...........: 560.1 551.1 777,196 793,831 1,388 1,441 Kentucky .........: 6.6 7.5 7,272 8,855 1,102 1,182 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.7 533 726 921 990 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.8 713 744 940 990 : Missouri .........: 30.6 5.7 33,754 7,015 1,108 1,229 Montana ..........: 2.0 3.0 2,440 3,734 1,210 1,236 Nebraska .........: 593.6 646.9 862,628 965,510 1,455 1,494 Nevada ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 100 (X) 1,138 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 3.5 3,779 4,201 1,141 1,201 New Jersey .......: 4.3 4.5 4,838 5,184 1,134 1,146 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.6 554 652 1,110 1,074 New York .........: 4.0 3.2 4,624 3,946 1,171 1,250 North Carolina ...: 7.6 7.4 9,395 9,114 1,236 1,241 North Dakota .....: 0.9 1.1 1,111 1,379 1,283 1,291 : Ohio .............: 8.0 7.6 10,649 10,121 1,326 1,325 Oklahoma .........: 6.0 7.3 6,958 8,721 1,190 1,199 Oregon ...........: 1.7 1.6 2,133 1,951 1,224 1,234 Pennsylvania .....: 97.0 97.1 122,555 125,343 1,269 1,297 South Carolina ...: 25.9 28.0 33,965 37,465 1,316 1,345 South Dakota .....: 39.8 44.0 57,271 65,706 1,445 1,499 Tennessee ........: 4.2 4.3 3,999 4,166 976 995 Texas ............: 485.3 493.6 633,461 665,613 1,309 1,352 Utah .............: 51.2 56.1 72,698 81,858 1,419 1,461 Virginia .........: 2.1 2.2 2,214 2,262 1,049 1,016 : Washington .......: 90.8 93.1 129,880 133,632 1,434 1,439 West Virginia ....: 2.2 1.9 2,196 1,983 1,019 1,053 Wisconsin ........: 112.8 110.1 156,118 153,239 1,392 1,399 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 1.0 811 1,203 1,156 1,233 : United States ....: 2,824.5 2,858.0 3,873,382 4,044,923 1,374 1,418 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 52 38 443 432 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.3 0.2 108 66 400 420 Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.5 273 213 440 416 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 25 (X) 469 Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.2 44 37 269 218 New Jersey .......: 1.5 1.4 564 511 377 371 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: 2.5 (D) 249 (D) 101 (D) North Carolina ...: 0.2 0.2 43 66 260 359 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.9 3.3 1,142 1,183 291 362 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.1 6.1 3,114 2,631 440 434 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.3 62 133 380 486 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 40 (D) 298 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.6 (Y) 742 (X) 471 (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 23.0 17.1 7,063 5,606 309 330 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.0 1.9 1,298 804 427 419 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 23 (X) 295 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 20 16 269 266 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.5 175 130 248 246 California .......: 77.5 92.6 17,715 21,535 229 233 Colorado .........: 3.1 4.0 489 594 159 150 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.9 502 557 267 286 Florida ..........: 6.1 4.6 709 494 117 107 Georgia ..........: 5.8 5.8 1,575 1,512 270 262 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 42 54 258 293 : Idaho ............: 12.7 12.0 3,181 3,101 251 258 Illinois .........: 1,121.8 1,157.7 320,124 329,157 285 284 Indiana ..........: 798.1 851.5 222,329 243,235 279 286 Iowa .............: 3,527.7 3,649.9 1,002,991 1,044,928 284 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 62 67 235 193 Michigan .........: 370.0 428.4 107,982 124,800 292 291 Minnesota ........: 1,072.1 1,087.7 298,127 303,473 278 279 Mississippi ......: 3.5 3.8 614 691 173 182 : Missouri .........: 774.3 842.3 225,637 246,362 292 293 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.6 370 459 286 279 Nebraska .........: 710.3 742.8 205,134 214,653 289 289 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.8 3.2 1,045 920 272 284 New Jersey .......: 8.5 9.1 802 897 94 98 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 71 89 254 266 New York .........: 2.6 2.4 667 637 260 262 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.4 69 122 269 283 : Ohio .............: 95.1 100.6 27,489 29,489 289 294 Oklahoma .........: 483.1 515.4 135,134 145,627 280 283 Oregon ...........: 5.2 6.5 1,303 1,689 252 258 Pennsylvania .....: 295.2 314.7 84,171 88,352 285 281 South Carolina ...: 2.1 2.2 499 565 238 253 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 88.1 98.6 40,233 43,343 457 440 Texas ............: 28.8 28.4 5,478 5,345 190 188 Utah .............: 2.6 1.7 738 413 285 242 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.1 325 331 306 303 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.0 343 299 295 291 Wisconsin ........: 67.2 72.4 28,878 30,126 431 417 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.3 37 72 267 266 : United States ....: 11,428.9 11,913.5 3,260,554 3,418,270 285 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 5 6 85 83 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.7 0.8 70 85 98 111 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.2 37 23 96 95 California .......: 27.2 24.0 3,854 3,560 142 148 Colorado .........: 35.6 35.0 5,059 5,395 142 154 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.5 176 144 98 96 Florida ..........: 2.9 2.9 154 155 53 53 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 11 134 135 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.2 37 32 130 139 Illinois .........: 6.2 6.4 528 552 85 86 Indiana ..........: 6.5 6.3 659 652 102 104 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 30 28 129 127 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 36 41 113 112 Kentucky .........: 1.5 0.9 155 92 102 100 Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 50 45 59 60 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.8 0.6 60 52 75 81 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 13 14 71 72 : Missouri .........: 0.8 1.6 75 126 91 79 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.5 47 58 112 118 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 11 137 129 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.6 4.8 424 462 93 96 New Jersey .......: 15.6 14.7 1,279 1,200 82 82 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 68 71 127 143 New York .........: 6.2 6.0 528 587 85 98 North Carolina ...: 2.9 5.1 195 343 67 68 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 113 : Ohio .............: 5.8 5.5 860 850 148 156 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 5.2 4.6 738 695 141 150 Pennsylvania .....: 11.5 12.9 1,150 1,271 100 99 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 32 40 122 121 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 27.5 27.2 2,850 2,914 104 107 Utah .............: 1.5 1.4 189 185 130 134 Virginia .........: 1.4 1.4 88 111 65 80 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.3 172 175 132 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.6 1.4 350 169 136 118 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 137 : United States ....: 194.5 194.7 22,339 23,004 115 118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,274.2 1,243.4 1,347.5 12,668.5 12,785.8 46.0 49.3 48.1 46.9 48.7 Heifers ..........: 870.1 802.0 910.9 8,379.4 8,343.0 31.4 31.8 32.5 31.0 31.8 All cows .........: 573.6 435.2 496.9 5,505.0 4,693.7 20.7 17.2 17.7 20.4 17.9 Dairy cows .......: 242.9 210.4 235.6 2,621.7 2,290.7 8.8 8.3 8.4 9.7 8.7 Other cows .......: 330.7 224.8 261.3 2,883.3 2,403.0 11.9 8.9 9.3 10.7 9.2 Bulls ............: 50.0 43.2 46.1 449.9 416.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,767.8 2,523.8 2,801.4 27,002.8 26,239.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 22.3 15.4 16.3 240.5 173.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 11,064.6 10,198.4 11,553.1 102,547.4 104,651.0 97.3 97.5 97.5 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 275.8 243.5 274.8 2,671.6 2,658.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 26.3 23.3 25.6 256.7 245.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 11,366.6 10,465.3 11,853.5 105,475.6 107,554.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.4 10.3 10.6 97.1 107.7 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.8 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 152.9 141.9 157.8 1,413.6 1,481.8 93.6 93.2 93.7 93.6 93.2 : Total ............: 163.3 152.2 168.4 1,510.8 1,589.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 833 862 868 822 849 Steers 1/ ...............: 926 945 955 902 926 Heifers 1/ ..............: 840 852 864 824 844 All cows 1/ .............: 613 637 634 628 641 Bulls 1/ ................: 858 902 889 873 902 : Calves and vealers ... : 182 191 194 162 189 : Hogs ................. : 212 212 214 213 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 210 210 212 211 212 Sows 2/ .................: 301 299 299 299 298 Boars 2/ ................: 185 215 222 190 223 : Sheep ................ : 60 62 61 63 62 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 64 66 65 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 60 61 61 63 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.1 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 2 ............: 7.6 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.1 0.6 0.4 2.7 3 ............: 99.8 40.4 5.4 48.0 33.7 14.3 6.0 6.3 4 ............: 67.5 5.7 2.8 51.7 12.6 39.0 7.3 0.4 5 ............: 273.6 129.8 (D) 96.8 60.9 35.9 (D) 3.9 6 ............: 495.0 203.1 173.5 108.1 26.8 81.3 10.4 (D) 7 ............:1,241.9 689.1 (D) 50.0 4.7 45.4 (D) 0.1 8 ............: 299.0 165.5 (D) 20.8 8.2 12.5 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 156.7 58.7 25.1 71.2 58.9 12.3 1.6 (D) 10 ...........: 157.2 51.2 56.0 47.3 27.4 19.8 2.7 (D) : United States :2,801.4 1,347.5 910.9 496.9 235.6 261.3 46.1 16.3 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.0 2.9 (Y) (Y) 4.7 0.2 4.5 2 ............: 11.5 11.4 0.1 (Y) 20.2 1.6 18.6 3 ............: 316.7 316.5 (D) (D) 16.7 2.0 14.7 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 11.3 1.0 10.3 5 ............: 3,670.9 3,553.5 112.2 5.2 28.2 1.5 26.7 6 ............: 539.2 538.8 0.4 0.1 20.8 0.7 20.1 7 ............: 5,243.6 5,158.1 72.2 13.3 1.7 0.1 1.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.1 (Y) 36.1 0.6 35.4 9 ............: 89.2 89.2 (Y) (Y) 23.4 2.6 20.8 10 ...........: 19.6 19.6 (Y) (Y) 5.1 0.3 4.9 : United States :11,853.5 11,553.1 274.8 25.6 168.4 10.6 157.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2024 [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 ............: 26.2 11.1 7.4 5.1 2.8 2.3 2.6 1.4 2 ............: 76.2 21.9 20.5 30.7 25.5 5.2 3.1 28.9 3 ............: 932.1 384.1 45.6 446.7 327.4 119.3 55.7 70.7 4 ............: 690.2 51.9 24.6 539.4 130.3 409.1 74.3 3.7 5 ............: 2,517.5 1,213.7 (D) 890.1 576.0 314.1 (D) 35.9 6 ............: 4,605.2 1,984.8 1,584.8 940.7 288.4 652.2 95.0 (D) 7 ............:11,587.2 6,415.8 (D) 558.3 51.8 506.4 (D) 0.6 8 ............: 2,840.9 1,533.6 (D) 216.2 74.5 141.6 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,519.3 612.7 251.5 634.7 534.5 100.2 20.4 (D) 10 ...........: 1,444.2 556.3 433.2 431.9 279.5 152.4 22.8 (D) : United States :26,239.0 12,785.8 8,343.0 4,693.7 2,290.7 2,403.0 416.4 173.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 21.7 21.3 0.2 0.2 45.2 2.1 43.1 2 ............: 103.4 102.7 0.6 0.1 204.0 18.8 185.2 3 ............: 2,879.3 2,876.7 (D) (D) 153.0 19.9 133.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 112.7 10.3 102.3 5 ............: 32,889.5 31,726.5 1,115.4 47.6 260.6 15.9 244.7 6 ............: 5,079.8 5,077.7 1.5 0.6 191.3 7.5 183.8 7 ............: 48,021.6 47,137.5 741.9 142.2 13.2 0.3 12.9 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.7 0.3 339.9 7.9 332.0 9 ............: 785.3 784.9 0.3 0.1 220.9 22.8 198.1 10 ...........: 180.0 179.6 0.3 0.1 48.7 2.0 46.7 : United States :107,554.5 104,651.0 2,658.3 245.3 1,589.4 107.7 1,481.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.1 98.0 98.1 98.2 Calves .......: 97.0 95.9 95.3 97.3 96.3 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 83.9 86.2 86.5 84.2 87.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,000 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,850 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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