Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released March 4, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat and Pork Production at Record High for January January 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.70 billion pounds in January, up 2 percent from the 4.59 billion pounds produced in January 2018. Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, up 3 percent from January 2018. The average live weight was down 13 pounds from the previous year, at 1,363 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.6 million pounds, 1 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 53,800 head, 10 percent above January 2018. The average live weight was down 22 pounds from last year, at 213 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.37 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.0 million head, 3 percent above January 2018. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 288 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.5 million pounds, was slightly below January 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 186,800 head, 6 percent above last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, down 8 pounds from January a year ago. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................ 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................ 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 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: January 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 12 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,278.0 2,115.8 2,308.8 101 109 2,278.0 2,308.8 101 Veal .............: 6.6 6.5 6.6 99 101 6.6 6.6 99 Pork .............: 2,289.9 2,232.1 2,373.4 104 106 2,289.9 2,373.4 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.5 13.2 12.5 100 95 12.5 12.5 100 : Total red meat ...: 4,587.1 4,367.6 4,701.2 102 108 4,587.1 4,701.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2019 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,248.4 2,091.4 2,278.7 101 109 2,248.4 2,278.7 101 Veal .............: 6.5 6.3 6.4 98 101 6.5 6.4 98 Pork .............: 2,278.7 2,221.8 2,362.4 104 106 2,278.7 2,362.4 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.7 11.9 11.4 98 96 11.7 11.4 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,545.3 4,331.3 4,658.9 102 108 4,545.3 4,658.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,713.8 2,544.0 2,785.9 103 2,713.8 2,785.9 103 Other ................1,000: 43.7 36.2 44.3 101 43.7 44.3 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,757.5 2,580.2 2,830.2 103 2,757.5 2,830.2 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,380 1,370 1,366 99 1,380 1,366 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,182 1,184 1,189 101 1,182 1,189 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,376 1,368 1,363 99 1,376 1,363 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 48.4 53.0 53.0 110 48.4 53.0 110 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.8 115 0.7 0.8 115 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.0 53.6 53.8 110 49.0 53.8 110 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 232 209 210 91 232 210 91 Other ...............pounds: 394 355 391 99 394 391 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 235 210 213 91 235 213 91 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,652.8 10,402.5 10,983.3 103 10,652.8 10,983.3 103 Other ................1,000: 61.3 57.9 58.0 95 61.3 58.0 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,714.1 10,460.5 11,041.4 103 10,714.1 11,041.4 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 286 288 101 286 288 101 Other ...............pounds: 253 244 258 102 253 258 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 286 288 101 286 288 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 161.9 176.2 165.7 102 161.9 165.7 102 Other ................1,000: 14.3 25.6 21.2 148 14.3 21.2 148 Commercial ...........1,000: 176.3 201.8 186.8 106 176.3 186.8 106 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 144 134 138 95 144 138 95 Other ...............pounds: 111 105 103 93 111 103 93 Commercial ..........pounds: 142 131 134 95 142 134 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 39.4 50.1 42.9 109 39.4 42.9 109 Other ................1,000: 7.2 12.8 9.5 133 7.2 9.5 133 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.5 62.9 52.5 113 46.5 52.5 113 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 65 102 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 82 85 82 101 82 82 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 69 68 103 67 68 103 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.8 3.7 4.8 126 3.8 4.8 126 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.6 0.6 120 0.5 0.6 120 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.3 4.3 5.4 126 4.3 5.4 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : December : January : January 2019 as : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.1 1.1 94 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 85 Arizona ...............: 43.0 33.9 37.9 88 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.5 103 California ............: 130.4 125.0 126.4 97 Colorado ..............: 198.3 166.3 194.6 98 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 2.9 3.3 99 Florida ...............: 2.9 2.2 2.7 93 Georgia ...............: 12.7 13.3 14.9 117 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.7 0.8 120 : Idaho .................: 23.3 27.8 31.1 133 Illinois ..............: 294.6 288.2 297.2 101 Indiana ...............: 163.6 145.3 155.3 95 Iowa ..................: 653.6 661.4 702.0 107 Kansas ................: 493.0 464.6 495.5 101 Kentucky ..............: 49.9 46.6 51.0 102 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 111 Michigan ..............: 80.7 86.5 92.2 114 Minnesota .............: 249.1 234.3 241.5 97 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.6 116 : Missouri ..............: 176.4 164.5 174.2 99 Montana ...............: 0.9 1.1 1.0 113 Nebraska ..............: 695.1 648.1 714.9 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 99 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.1 2.1 99 New Jersey ............: 3.0 3.6 3.4 115 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 84 New York ..............: 3.3 3.4 3.3 102 North Carolina ........: 222.4 220.3 242.3 109 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.5 0.7 95 : Ohio ..................: 20.1 19.4 21.4 106 Oklahoma ..............: 108.1 101.5 106.1 98 Oregon ................: 5.5 3.6 4.2 76 Pennsylvania ..........: 127.2 122.9 135.4 106 South Carolina ........: 9.8 9.1 8.3 85 South Dakota ..........: 130.2 123.3 137.0 105 Tennessee .............: 21.9 22.8 21.7 99 Texas .................: 380.0 359.1 390.2 103 Utah ..................: 48.7 43.8 52.4 108 Virginia ..............: 44.3 46.8 48.1 109 : Washington ............: 77.0 72.6 79.5 103 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.9 0.7 93 Wisconsin .............: 107.2 96.0 104.6 98 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.3 0.4 92 : United States .........: 4,587.1 4,367.6 4,701.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: January 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 0.4 406 409 1,038 1,066 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 64 81 1,050 1,036 Arizona ..........: 52.0 44.6 71,665 61,518 1,379 1,380 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.6 505 633 969 982 California .......: 122.7 121.9 164,403 158,154 1,350 1,307 Colorado .........: 217.1 210.1 307,779 299,545 1,420 1,427 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.4 4,600 4,665 1,348 1,368 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 1.2 938 1,241 1,155 1,081 : Idaho ............: 31.1 43.0 39,563 55,256 1,287 1,300 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.2 3.2 3,486 3,641 1,106 1,151 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 552.4 573.1 760,099 772,565 1,377 1,348 Kentucky .........: 1.7 3.3 1,793 3,351 1,055 1,026 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 372 402 797 761 Michigan .........: 46.6 (D) 66,432 (D) 1,435 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 199 274 820 816 : Missouri .........: 4.9 5.1 5,732 5,973 1,171 1,169 Montana ..........: 1.0 1.0 1,174 1,336 1,218 1,280 Nebraska .........: 617.3 644.1 894,869 923,046 1,451 1,435 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 131 143 1,021 1,117 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.2 2,386 2,538 1,172 1,152 New Jersey .......: 3.1 3.4 3,368 3,707 1,097 1,106 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.4 508 356 1,160 994 New York .........: 3.3 3.5 3,929 4,194 1,222 1,215 North Carolina ...: 5.9 6.2 7,245 7,613 1,237 1,236 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.9 1,220 1,142 1,305 1,265 : Ohio .............: 5.0 5.5 5,825 7,127 1,167 1,302 Oklahoma .........: 2.7 3.0 2,820 3,158 1,035 1,056 Oregon ...........: 3.7 1.3 4,511 1,491 1,246 1,123 Pennsylvania .....: 93.4 96.6 114,743 118,602 1,232 1,232 South Carolina ...: 14.8 13.1 18,616 15,737 1,263 1,207 South Dakota .....: 34.1 40.3 49,915 58,665 1,469 1,461 Tennessee ........: 6.1 1.1 5,827 1,166 976 1,051 Texas ............: 473.0 490.0 622,034 639,591 1,319 1,309 Utah .............: 57.3 60.7 78,527 83,975 1,372 1,387 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.6 1,709 1,711 1,072 1,057 : Washington .......: 91.7 94.7 127,373 131,266 1,393 1,390 West Virginia ....: 1.0 0.9 1,004 937 1,027 991 Wisconsin ........: 115.6 115.3 161,515 160,170 1,406 1,398 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 683 627 1,135 1,077 : United States ....: 2,757.5 2,830.2 3,786,653 3,849,293 1,376 1,363 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 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 .......: 6.6 8.5 666 858 103 102 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 26 29 437 426 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.1 74 54 480 442 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.7 3.7 231 331 84 89 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 29 32 406 389 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 113 (D) 279 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 33 300 308 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/ ...: 0.3 0.3 48 51 192 191 New Jersey .......: 1.8 2.1 661 779 371 376 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.5 9.1 852 891 115 99 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 25 (X) 386 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 14.3 14.9 2,187 1,965 154 132 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.8 9.2 3,718 3,882 422 424 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.3 59 121 435 418 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 ........: 5.1 4.5 2,453 2,106 483 465 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 49.0 53.8 11,427 11,393 235 213 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 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 ..........: 3.6 3.3 1,479 1,380 407 414 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 50 22 243 284 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 34 (D) 262 Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.5 182 151 262 274 California .......: 210.0 195.6 53,522 50,009 255 256 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.5 408 373 248 246 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.8 516 492 272 270 Florida ..........: 3.9 4.1 614 614 157 149 Georgia ..........: 5.0 6.1 1,207 1,467 241 241 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.2 97 59 238 260 : Idaho ............: 16.0 14.8 4,256 4,024 267 273 Illinois .........: 1,062.0 1,063.1 305,434 307,557 288 289 Indiana ..........: 761.6 720.0 213,905 203,180 281 282 Iowa .............: 2,935.6 3,168.6 838,748 907,158 286 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 153 172 193 226 Michigan .........: 188.8 244.1 56,071 71,627 297 293 Minnesota ........: 1,043.1 1,014.1 287,090 280,750 275 277 Mississippi ......: 3.0 3.4 497 521 166 154 : Missouri .........: 797.5 763.9 230,173 226,921 289 297 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.8 193 205 260 265 Nebraska .........: 695.5 715.8 196,361 205,352 282 287 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 21 (X) 270 (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.0 2.6 835 716 280 279 New Jersey .......: 7.6 10.3 807 987 106 96 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 62 65 273 266 New York .........: 2.1 1.9 543 484 262 249 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 117 92 300 320 : Ohio .............: 73.7 78.1 21,088 21,874 287 281 Oklahoma .........: 504.2 490.8 139,522 138,020 277 281 Oregon ...........: 14.5 15.3 3,845 4,169 266 273 Pennsylvania .....: 284.0 304.8 77,402 86,233 273 283 South Carolina ...: 2.7 2.4 660 580 249 246 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 63.0 70.6 28,536 31,688 454 449 Texas ............: 23.3 24.6 5,833 5,612 251 228 Utah .............: 5.5 6.5 973 1,018 177 157 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.0 232 270 266 261 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.6 199 177 300 301 Wisconsin ........: 67.6 62.6 29,544 26,967 438 432 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 83 56 272 273 : United States ....: 10,714.1 11,041.4 3,062,142 3,175,255 286 288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 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) 0.5 (D) 65 (D) 133 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 23.4 30.0 3,481 4,456 149 149 Colorado .........: 67.9 68.3 11,560 11,159 170 163 Delaware-Maryland : 3.8 3.0 359 285 94 94 Florida ..........: 1.0 1.2 58 64 60 53 Georgia ..........: 1.6 2.1 112 163 72 78 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 8 144 78 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.1 27 17 141 147 Illinois .........: 3.9 3.9 390 361 101 93 Indiana ..........: 3.1 3.9 374 429 122 109 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 33 27 165 168 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 27 33 104 95 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.2 135 137 122 116 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 15 22 59 62 Michigan .........: 20.0 (D) 2,926 (D) 146 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.5 36 46 100 98 Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.9 35 56 61 64 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.9 77 73 87 83 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 45 40 141 127 Nebraska .........: 0.1 (Y) 9 (X) 121 (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 141 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.8 2.4 254 242 92 100 New Jersey .......: 9.5 12.0 751 944 79 78 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.7 83 96 151 144 New York .........: 4.5 4.3 478 417 106 98 North Carolina ...: 1.0 1.1 86 78 83 69 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 3.5 4.5 504 707 143 159 Oklahoma .........: 0.4 1.0 39 106 105 107 Oregon ...........: 4.0 3.5 581 488 146 140 Pennsylvania .....: 6.2 7.3 697 741 112 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 38 53 162 161 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.7 66 44 74 66 Texas ............: 5.4 11.5 518 965 97 84 Utah .............: 1.7 1.8 239 241 141 134 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 58 58 74 74 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.4 233 198 137 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.4 3.8 379 581 159 154 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 14 141 140 : United States ....: 176.3 186.8 24,951 25,004 142 134 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January : : : : January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,383.2 1,253.6 1,354.5 1,383.2 1,354.5 51.0 49.3 48.6 51.0 48.6 Heifers ..........: 747.5 753.5 837.4 747.5 837.4 27.5 29.6 30.1 27.5 30.1 All cows .........: 544.3 498.4 556.2 544.3 556.2 20.1 19.6 20.0 20.1 20.0 Dairy cows .......: 289.8 261.2 298.4 289.8 298.4 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.7 Other cows .......: 254.5 237.1 257.7 254.5 257.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 Bulls ............: 38.8 38.5 37.8 38.8 37.8 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,713.8 2,544.0 2,785.9 2,713.8 2,785.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 48.4 53.0 53.0 48.4 53.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,358.4 10,135.6 10,684.4 10,358.4 10,684.4 97.2 97.4 97.3 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 262.7 238.9 265.3 262.7 265.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 31.6 28.0 33.6 31.6 33.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,652.8 10,402.5 10,983.3 10,652.8 10,983.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 7.4 10.1 8.2 7.4 8.2 4.6 5.7 4.9 4.6 4.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 154.5 166.1 157.5 154.5 157.5 95.4 94.3 95.1 95.4 95.1 : Total ............: 161.9 176.2 165.7 161.9 165.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 830 824 820 830 820 Steers 1/ ...............: 893 894 886 893 886 Heifers 1/ ..............: 836 831 824 836 824 All cows 1/ .............: 658 633 647 658 647 Bulls 1/ ................: 893 862 875 893 875 : Calves and vealers ... : 135 120 121 135 121 : Hogs ................. : 214 214 215 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 212 213 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 303 302 300 303 300 Boars 2/ ................: 190 187 182 190 182 : Sheep ................ : 73 67 69 73 69 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 69 63 64 69 64 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 73 68 69 73 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: January 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 ............: 1.9 0.7 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.2 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.7 1.7 1.5 3.1 2.9 0.2 0.4 11.2 3 ............: 99.4 31.4 2.0 62.5 49.9 12.6 3.5 9.4 4 ............: 52.2 3.7 1.3 41.3 14.5 26.8 5.9 0.2 5 ............: 280.1 132.5 (D) 110.8 72.2 38.6 (D) 19.9 6 ............: 488.6 225.3 156.4 98.1 40.0 58.0 8.9 0.1 7 ............:1,242.9 679.8 490.6 65.5 7.6 57.9 7.0 (Y) 8 ............: 308.4 163.5 104.8 39.0 9.3 29.7 1.1 (Y) 9 ............: 167.2 71.9 15.2 78.6 70.1 8.5 1.4 8.2 10 ...........: 138.5 43.9 35.0 56.9 31.7 25.2 2.7 3.7 : United States :2,785.9 1,354.5 837.4 556.2 298.4 257.7 37.8 53.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.3 2.2 0.1 (Y) 2.3 0.1 2.3 2 ............: 12.1 12.0 0.1 (Y) 15.9 1.6 14.3 3 ............: 523.6 522.5 (D) (D) 11.9 1.3 10.6 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.2 0.8 6.4 5 ............: 3,157.3 3,028.4 124.6 4.3 21.8 1.5 20.3 6 ............: 511.4 511.3 0.1 (Y) 3.4 0.6 2.9 7 ............: 4,662.2 4,578.0 63.3 20.9 1.1 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 69.9 1.3 68.6 9 ............: 192.2 192.1 0.1 (Y) 28.4 0.8 27.6 10 ...........: 30.8 30.7 (Y) (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.7 : United States :10,983.3 10,684.4 265.3 33.6 165.7 8.2 157.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.6 98.8 98.6 98.6 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 91.9 87.3 88.7 91.9 88.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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. 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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