Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released March 21, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production for February February 2018 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion pounds in February, up 3 percent from the 4.06 billion pounds produced in February 2018. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.45 million head, up 2 percent from February 2018. The average live weight was down 16 pounds from the previous year, at 1,352 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 6 percent above February a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 48,500 head, up 18 percent from February 2018. The average live weight was down 23 pounds from last year, at 219 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.17 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.1 million head, up 5 percent from February 2018. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was down 5 percent from February 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 169,300 head, 3 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, down 11 pounds from February a year ago. January to February 2019 commercial red meat production was 8.9 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 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: February 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: February 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: February 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: February 2018 and 2019.. 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: February 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to February 2019..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2019 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : February : January : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,983.4 2,308.9 1,987.6 100 86 4,261.3 4,296.4 101 Veal .............: 5.8 6.6 6.1 106 93 12.4 12.7 102 Pork .............: 2,058.0 2,373.6 2,167.5 105 91 4,347.9 4,541.1 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 12.5 11.2 95 89 24.3 23.7 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,058.9 4,701.5 4,172.4 103 89 8,646.0 8,873.9 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :February 2019 as % of : January to February : February : January : February :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : February : January : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 1,956.4 2,278.7 1,960.8 100 86 4,204.8 4,239.5 101 Veal .............: 5.6 6.4 6.0 107 94 12.1 12.4 102 Pork .............: 2,047.1 2,362.7 2,157.3 105 91 4,325.8 4,520.0 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.8 11.4 10.1 93 88 22.5 21.5 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,019.9 4,659.2 4,134.2 103 89 8,565.2 8,793.4 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : February : January to February : February : January : February : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,378.2 2,786.0 2,416.0 102 5,092.0 5,202.0 102 Other ................1,000: 39.0 44.3 38.7 99 82.6 82.9 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,417.1 2,830.2 2,454.7 102 5,174.6 5,284.9 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,370 1,366 1,354 99 1,375 1,360 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,209 1,189 1,207 100 1,195 1,197 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,368 1,363 1,352 99 1,372 1,358 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 40.4 53.0 47.9 119 88.8 101.0 114 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.8 0.6 80 1.4 1.3 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 41.1 53.8 48.5 118 90.2 102.3 113 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 240 210 218 91 236 214 91 Other ...............pounds: 387 391 364 94 390 380 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 242 213 219 91 238 216 91 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,578.1 10,984.3 10,050.8 105 20,230.9 21,035.1 104 Other ................1,000: 58.2 58.0 53.3 92 119.5 111.3 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,636.3 11,042.4 10,104.1 105 20,350.4 21,146.4 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 288 287 101 286 288 101 Other ...............pounds: 256 258 262 102 254 260 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 288 287 101 286 287 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 146.0 165.7 146.1 100 308.0 311.8 101 Other ................1,000: 18.7 21.2 23.2 124 33.0 44.4 134 Commercial ...........1,000: 164.8 186.8 169.3 103 341.0 356.1 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 148 138 138 93 146 138 94 Other ...............pounds: 105 103 98 93 107 100 93 Commercial ..........pounds: 143 134 132 93 142 133 94 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 35.3 42.9 36.4 103 74.8 79.4 106 Other ................1,000: 7.5 9.5 8.2 110 14.6 17.7 121 Commercial ...........1,000: 42.7 52.5 44.6 104 89.4 97.1 109 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 65 65 101 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 80 82 80 100 81 81 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 68 101 67 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.7 4.8 3.8 103 7.5 8.6 115 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.6 0.5 123 0.9 1.1 121 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.1 5.4 4.3 105 8.5 9.8 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : February : January : February :February 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 1.1 0.9 82 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 39.8 37.9 27.5 69 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.3 89 California ............: 108.7 126.4 114.3 105 Colorado ..............: 167.4 194.6 153.0 91 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 3.3 2.9 100 Florida ...............: 2.4 2.7 2.7 114 Georgia ...............: 12.0 14.9 13.1 109 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.8 0.7 128 : Idaho .................: 21.6 31.1 26.6 123 Illinois ..............: 263.8 297.2 278.1 105 Indiana ...............: 138.3 155.3 150.0 108 Iowa ..................: 590.0 702.1 650.9 110 Kansas ................: 418.0 495.5 424.3 102 Kentucky ..............: 43.3 51.0 45.2 104 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 102 Michigan ..............: 69.3 92.2 81.2 117 Minnesota .............: 219.8 241.7 222.8 101 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.5 88 : Missouri ..............: 158.9 174.2 158.5 100 Montana ...............: 1.0 1.0 1.1 113 Nebraska ..............: 608.1 714.9 611.3 101 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 119 New England 1/ ........: 1.7 2.1 1.8 104 New Jersey ............: 3.0 3.4 3.0 99 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 82 New York ..............: 2.9 3.3 2.8 98 North Carolina ........: 218.9 242.3 217.5 99 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.7 91 : Ohio ..................: 19.0 21.4 19.8 104 Oklahoma ..............: 89.8 106.1 96.5 108 Oregon ................: 5.0 4.2 3.6 73 Pennsylvania ..........: 114.8 135.4 115.2 100 South Carolina ........: 8.9 8.3 9.5 107 South Dakota ..........: 118.8 137.0 125.6 106 Tennessee .............: 20.0 21.7 19.1 96 Texas .................: 340.9 390.2 344.8 101 Utah ..................: 39.4 52.4 43.4 110 Virginia ..............: 44.0 48.1 41.9 95 : Washington ............: 63.9 79.5 69.0 108 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.7 0.5 91 Wisconsin .............: 97.8 104.6 90.6 93 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 86 : United States .........: 4,058.9 4,701.5 4,172.4 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.3 440 341 1,049 1,107 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 82 (X) 986 (X) Arizona ..........: 48.2 33.1 65,854 44,672 1,369 1,352 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 428 402 923 939 California .......: 104.2 115.4 138,467 147,439 1,338 1,285 Colorado .........: 186.2 165.5 258,853 234,894 1,392 1,421 Delaware-Maryland : 3.1 3.1 4,092 4,164 1,340 1,363 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.7 1.1 872 1,207 1,187 1,102 : Idaho ............: 28.9 36.4 37,564 46,536 1,312 1,291 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 2.9 3,298 3,294 1,153 1,152 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 475.2 493.8 643,602 656,105 1,355 1,329 Kentucky .........: 1.6 3.0 1,688 3,135 1,040 1,047 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 337 325 833 764 Michigan .........: 40.0 (D) 56,814 (D) 1,430 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 250 271 799 864 : Missouri .........: 4.4 4.6 5,207 5,444 1,190 1,178 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 1,428 1,610 1,242 1,293 Nebraska .........: 546.3 546.4 786,253 779,175 1,441 1,428 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 81 107 1,054 1,124 New England 1/ ...: 1.8 1.9 2,084 2,215 1,194 1,174 New Jersey .......: 2.8 3.1 3,081 3,383 1,109 1,099 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 462 338 1,191 1,029 New York .........: 2.9 2.9 3,483 3,478 1,240 1,234 North Carolina ...: 5.4 5.8 6,645 7,082 1,233 1,236 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.8 1,187 1,089 1,313 1,335 : Ohio .............: 4.4 5.0 5,749 6,518 1,305 1,299 Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.5 2,389 2,636 1,030 1,073 Oregon ...........: 3.3 1.1 4,071 1,215 1,245 1,112 Pennsylvania .....: 82.6 84.2 103,096 103,838 1,252 1,237 South Carolina ...: 13.7 15.1 16,957 18,252 1,244 1,211 South Dakota .....: 31.2 37.2 45,620 54,187 1,471 1,464 Tennessee ........: 5.9 1.0 5,607 1,024 969 1,044 Texas ............: 422.2 432.9 554,473 561,574 1,317 1,301 Utah .............: 46.2 51.9 63,454 69,977 1,376 1,350 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.4 1,627 1,498 1,048 1,040 : Washington .......: 76.4 83.2 105,454 114,343 1,383 1,378 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.6 689 603 1,047 1,037 Wisconsin ........: 105.7 99.8 148,200 138,130 1,411 1,392 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.5 611 526 1,071 1,126 : United States ....: 2,417.1 2,454.7 3,298,440 3,310,003 1,368 1,352 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) California .......: 6.0 7.2 609 694 104 98 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 25 23 435 436 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 64 34 449 433 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.0 4.1 166 359 84 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 20 29 369 398 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 102 (D) 287 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 31 300 303 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.2 0.2 37 44 170 192 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.8 695 683 373 378 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 6.4 7.3 641 758 101 104 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 27 (X) 363 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.5 13.8 1,721 2,063 165 150 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 21 (X) 420 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.5 8.0 3,155 3,355 420 421 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.1 110 48 439 440 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.9 4.8 2,335 2,214 483 459 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 41.1 48.5 9,902 10,582 242 219 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.1 2.5 1,258 1,073 410 423 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 35 19 256 241 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 36 (D) 273 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 143 114 277 267 California .......: 171.8 161.7 42,446 42,349 247 262 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.5 369 381 246 257 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.6 432 435 279 279 Florida ..........: 3.2 4.2 476 639 151 152 Georgia ..........: 4.8 5.3 1,151 1,289 239 242 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.3 87 70 248 250 : Idaho ............: 13.0 13.3 3,416 3,666 263 276 Illinois .........: 952.3 992.0 274,754 286,183 289 289 Indiana ..........: 641.6 698.3 180,584 196,410 282 281 Iowa .............: 2,651.3 2,946.6 757,311 843,005 286 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.7 163 175 221 247 Michigan .........: 164.4 214.7 48,771 62,417 297 291 Minnesota ........: 921.6 940.6 254,268 259,895 276 276 Mississippi ......: 3.4 2.4 534 412 155 168 : Missouri .........: 712.6 705.6 206,921 206,923 291 293 Montana ..........: 0.9 0.9 223 228 252 264 Nebraska .........: 602.9 634.9 171,042 181,364 284 286 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 16 (X) 263 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.1 579 585 272 279 New Jersey .......: 10.5 7.4 1,095 736 104 99 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 47 44 283 260 New York .........: 2.1 1.7 507 441 237 261 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 108 63 311 284 : Ohio .............: 69.1 71.5 19,879 19,983 288 280 Oklahoma .........: 425.1 453.0 116,231 125,463 273 277 Oregon ...........: 13.2 13.1 3,467 3,611 263 276 Pennsylvania .....: 260.3 252.7 71,005 71,089 273 281 South Carolina ...: 2.3 2.1 562 511 249 246 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 56.6 60.9 25,826 27,870 457 458 Texas ............: 23.0 24.2 5,698 5,274 248 218 Utah .............: 4.1 4.6 728 862 178 189 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 0.9 224 221 258 256 West Virginia ....: 0.5 0.5 151 132 285 287 Wisconsin ........: 59.6 56.8 25,991 24,471 437 432 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 59 50 260 268 : United States ....: 9,636.3 10,104.1 2,752,355 2,901,348 286 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 48 (D) 139 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 23.7 25.9 3,929 3,881 166 150 Colorado .........: 60.1 57.1 10,328 9,372 172 164 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 2.3 322 221 91 95 Florida ..........: 0.7 1.4 41 76 58 56 Georgia ..........: 1.4 1.4 89 94 63 66 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 10 154 95 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 16 13 151 147 Illinois .........: 3.2 3.7 310 350 96 95 Indiana ..........: 2.6 3.6 323 381 123 106 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.1 26 22 149 155 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.2 26 20 89 89 Kentucky .........: 0.9 1.0 106 129 118 124 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 16 21 61 61 Michigan .........: 16.2 (D) 2,331 (D) 144 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.3 26 30 99 97 Mississippi ......: 0.7 0.9 41 51 57 58 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.7 75 56 92 82 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.3 33 38 136 129 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 9 9 169 153 New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.0 200 198 104 100 New Jersey .......: 8.9 10.7 708 823 80 77 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 87 79 154 145 New York .........: 4.2 3.9 452 382 108 98 North Carolina ...: 0.9 0.9 74 64 86 71 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 7 (X) 125 (X) : Ohio .............: 4.0 4.4 628 693 158 157 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 1.0 55 118 123 114 Oregon ...........: 2.9 3.1 449 433 154 142 Pennsylvania .....: 5.5 5.9 611 589 110 100 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 25 39 146 144 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.7 66 41 75 63 Texas ............: 11.7 16.1 1,095 1,369 94 85 Utah .............: 1.5 1.7 216 227 142 137 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.6 53 42 79 74 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.0 183 141 138 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.8 3.8 279 564 154 150 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 11 12 180 148 : United States ....: 164.8 169.3 23,490 22,389 143 132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :-----------------------: February : January : February :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,176.7 1,354.7 1,156.4 2,559.9 2,511.1 49.5 48.6 47.9 50.3 48.3 Heifers ..........: 684.3 837.3 723.4 1,431.8 1,560.7 28.8 30.1 29.9 28.1 30.0 All cows .........: 481.0 556.2 504.0 1,025.2 1,060.2 20.2 20.0 20.9 20.1 20.4 Dairy cows .......: 260.6 298.4 278.9 550.4 577.3 11.0 10.7 11.5 10.8 11.1 Other cows .......: 220.4 257.7 225.1 474.9 482.9 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 Bulls ............: 36.2 37.8 32.2 75.0 70.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 : Total ............: 2,378.2 2,786.0 2,416.0 5,092.0 5,202.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 40.4 53.0 47.9 88.8 101.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,312.7 10,685.4 9,787.9 19,671.1 20,473.3 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 236.6 265.3 233.9 499.3 499.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 28.8 33.6 29.0 60.5 62.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,578.1 10,984.3 10,050.8 20,230.9 21,035.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 6.6 8.2 7.0 14.0 15.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 139.5 157.5 139.1 294.0 296.6 95.5 95.1 95.2 95.5 95.1 : Total ............: 146.0 165.7 146.1 308.0 311.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to February Class : February : January : February :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 825 820 814 828 817 Steers 1/ ...............: 885 886 879 889 883 Heifers 1/ ..............: 830 824 819 833 821 All cows 1/ .............: 664 647 650 661 648 Bulls 1/ ................: 893 875 872 893 873 : Calves and vealers ... : 140 121 126 137 123 : Hogs ................. : 214 215 215 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 213 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 305 300 304 304 302 Boars 2/ ................: 194 182 182 192 182 : Sheep ................ : 74 69 69 73 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 64 65 68 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 74 69 69 74 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2019 [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 ............: 1.7 0.5 (D) 0.4 0.2 0.2 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 5.8 1.5 1.3 2.6 2.5 0.1 0.4 9.1 3 ............: 86.6 28.7 1.5 53.7 43.0 10.7 2.8 8.2 4 ............: 50.1 3.4 1.1 39.8 14.3 25.5 5.8 0.2 5 ............: 254.6 113.0 (D) 107.9 72.3 35.5 (D) 19.0 6 ............: 431.3 202.6 136.5 84.4 33.3 51.1 7.8 0.1 7 ............:1,063.9 573.3 426.4 58.5 7.4 51.2 5.8 (Y) 8 ............: 252.3 127.8 88.9 34.7 8.7 26.0 1.0 (Y) 9 ............: 149.2 62.1 12.4 73.3 66.0 7.3 1.4 7.0 10 ...........: 120.4 43.5 26.3 48.8 31.3 17.4 1.8 4.1 : United States :2,416.0 1,156.4 723.4 504.0 278.9 225.1 32.2 47.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.9 1.8 (Y) (Y) 1.9 0.1 1.9 2 ............: 9.0 8.8 0.1 (Y) 14.2 1.3 12.8 3 ............: 443.3 442.5 (D) (D) 9.6 0.8 8.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 6.6 0.8 5.8 5 ............: 2,952.2 2,839.1 108.9 4.1 22.9 1.6 21.3 6 ............: 471.2 471.1 (Y) (Y) 3.7 0.4 3.3 7 ............: 4,300.5 4,223.3 58.5 18.7 0.8 (Y) 0.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 58.5 1.2 57.3 9 ............: 158.7 158.7 (Y) (Y) 24.7 0.6 24.1 10 ...........: 27.0 27.0 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.2 3.2 : United States :10,050.8 9,787.9 233.9 29.0 146.1 7.0 139.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February 2019 [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 ............: 3.6 1.2 (D) 0.7 0.4 0.4 (D) 0.5 2 ............: 12.6 3.2 2.9 5.7 5.3 0.3 0.8 20.3 3 ............: 186.0 60.1 3.5 116.3 92.9 23.4 6.2 17.6 4 ............: 102.4 7.1 2.5 81.1 28.8 52.4 11.7 0.4 5 ............: 534.7 245.4 (D) 218.7 144.6 74.1 (D) 38.8 6 ............: 919.9 427.9 292.9 182.4 73.3 109.1 16.6 0.2 7 ............:2,306.8 1,253.2 916.8 124.0 15.0 109.0 12.7 0.1 8 ............: 560.7 291.3 193.7 73.7 18.0 55.7 2.0 (Y) 9 ............: 316.4 134.1 27.6 151.9 136.1 15.8 2.8 15.3 10 ...........: 258.9 87.5 61.2 105.7 63.1 42.6 4.5 7.8 : United States :5,202.0 2,511.1 1,560.7 1,060.2 577.3 482.9 70.0 101.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 4.2 4.0 0.1 (Y) 4.3 0.2 4.1 2 ............: 21.0 20.8 0.2 (Y) 30.0 2.9 27.1 3 ............: 967.0 964.9 (D) (D) 21.5 2.2 19.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 13.7 1.6 12.1 5 ............: 6,110.5 5,868.6 233.5 8.4 44.7 3.1 41.6 6 ............: 982.6 982.4 0.1 (Y) 7.1 1.0 6.1 7 ............: 8,962.6 8,801.3 121.8 39.6 1.8 (Y) 1.8 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.0 0.1 128.4 2.5 125.9 9 ............: 350.9 350.8 0.1 (Y) 53.1 1.4 51.7 10 ...........: 57.8 57.7 0.1 (Y) 7.2 0.3 6.9 : United States : 21,035.1 20,473.3 499.2 62.6 311.8 15.2 296.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 February Species : February : January : February :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.3 98.6 98.9 98.5 98.7 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 88.6 88.7 86.3 90.3 87.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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