Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released June 25, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Down 18 Percent from Last May May 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2020 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.76 billion pounds in May, down 18 percent from the 4.57 billion pounds produced in May 2019. Beef production, at 1.87 billion pounds, was 20 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.28 million head, down 23 percent from May 2019. The average live weight was up 51 pounds from the previous year, at 1,367 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.2 million pounds, 18 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 32,400 head, down 30 percent from May 2019. The average live weight was up 39 pounds from last year, at 274 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.88 billion pounds, down 15 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.59 million head, down 17 percent from May 2019. The average live weight was up 7 pounds from the previous year, at 294 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.6 million pounds, was down 7 percent from May 2019. Sheep slaughter totaled 195,300 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, up 1 pound from May a year ago. January to May 2020 commercial red meat production was 22.0 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 2019. Accumulated beef production was down 4 percent from last year, veal was down 11 percent, pork was up slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 11 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: May 2019 and 2020............ 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020.............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020............... 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020.... 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2020.................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to May 2020....... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 14 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2020 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,328.0 1,815.4 1,865.1 80 103 11,003.6 10,609.5 96 Veal .............: 6.3 4.8 5.2 82 107 30.7 27.2 89 Pork .............: 2,218.9 2,030.8 1,878.0 85 92 11,325.8 11,334.8 100 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.5 11.1 12.6 93 114 65.4 58.5 89 : Total red meat ...: 4,566.6 3,862.2 3,760.8 82 97 22,425.5 22,030.1 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May 2020 as % of : January to May : May : April : May :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : :2020 as % : : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,300.9 1,782.0 1,827.6 79 103 10,864.4 10,449.7 96 Veal .............: 6.2 4.6 5.0 81 108 30.0 26.5 88 Pork .............: 2,208.9 2,019.4 1,863.8 84 92 11,273.5 11,278.4 100 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.1 9.9 11.3 93 114 59.4 53.0 89 : Total red meat ...: 4,528.0 3,815.9 3,707.7 82 97 22,227.3 21,807.6 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : May : January to May : May : April : May : 2020 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : of 2019 : : : 2020 as % : : : : : 2019 : 2020 : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,899.9 2,189.1 2,222.5 77 13,500.1 12,679.5 94 Other ................1,000: 39.1 50.0 55.0 141 202.7 236.3 117 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,938.9 2,239.1 2,277.5 77 13,702.8 12,915.8 94 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,317 1,357 1,371 104 1,341 1,372 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,205 1,188 1,197 99 1,195 1,192 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,316 1,353 1,367 104 1,339 1,369 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.5 32.6 31.7 70 233.8 195.0 83 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.9 0.7 106 3.4 3.8 113 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.2 33.5 32.4 70 237.1 198.8 84 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 233 249 272 116 223 236 106 Other ...............pounds: 364 364 394 108 362 367 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 235 252 274 117 225 239 106 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,301.3 9,352.8 8,516.3 83 52,529.5 52,182.3 99 Other ................1,000: 54.7 59.2 71.6 131 277.6 295.7 107 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,356.0 9,412.0 8,587.8 83 52,807.2 52,478.0 99 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 290 294 102 287 290 101 Other ...............pounds: 249 265 271 109 258 262 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 289 294 102 287 290 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 182.0 154.1 166.6 91 868.6 789.5 91 Other ................1,000: 28.0 26.7 28.7 103 123.4 120.4 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 210.0 180.8 195.3 93 992.0 910.0 92 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 132 128 135 102 136 134 98 Other ...............pounds: 101 93 95 94 99 95 95 Commercial ..........pounds: 128 123 129 101 132 129 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 49.3 36.1 39.9 81 217.8 201.2 92 Other ................1,000: 10.7 7.3 7.9 74 47.7 41.7 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 59.9 43.4 47.8 80 265.5 242.9 91 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 64 99 65 64 99 Other ...............pounds: 84 86 87 103 82 85 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 68 67 100 68 68 100 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.6 5.4 5.7 123 22.5 26.3 117 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.2 0.2 45 2.6 2.5 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.0 5.6 5.9 116 25.1 28.8 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May : April : May : May 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : % of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.7 0.9 1.0 134 Alaska ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 (X) Arizona ...............: 39.3 39.6 27.2 69 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.5 0.6 177 California ............: 132.5 147.3 145.7 110 Colorado ..............: 180.0 90.4 154.6 86 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.3 2.4 3.1 96 Florida ...............: 3.1 3.1 4.4 143 Georgia ...............: 14.2 16.1 14.9 105 Hawaii ................: 0.9 0.8 0.8 87 : Idaho .................: 28.7 29.6 31.1 108 Illinois ..............: 283.8 249.6 253.2 89 Indiana ...............: 148.4 115.1 118.1 80 Iowa ..................: 689.1 618.4 606.8 88 Kansas ................: 518.6 391.1 421.9 81 Kentucky ..............: 46.1 50.7 46.5 101 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.6 153 Michigan ..............: 88.7 83.8 93.5 105 Minnesota .............: 228.3 191.7 180.8 79 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.7 124 : Missouri ..............: 163.7 148.2 117.7 72 Montana ...............: 1.9 1.5 2.1 107 Nebraska ..............: 685.6 548.7 462.3 67 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 New England 1/ ........: 2.4 2.8 3.1 128 New Jersey ............: 4.1 2.9 3.6 89 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.5 0.5 162 New York ..............: 3.5 3.1 3.4 99 North Carolina ........: 231.0 206.8 151.0 65 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.8 0.9 132 : Ohio ..................: 20.1 22.4 28.6 142 Oklahoma ..............: 98.5 103.3 85.2 87 Oregon ................: 4.2 3.7 4.5 107 Pennsylvania ..........: 125.1 93.2 131.9 105 South Carolina ........: 13.1 15.0 16.5 126 South Dakota ..........: 125.3 56.9 70.7 56 Tennessee .............: 21.6 29.3 28.7 133 Texas .................: 400.2 363.1 303.0 76 Utah ..................: 50.4 50.4 46.4 92 Virginia ..............: 26.3 45.5 40.2 153 : Washington ............: 77.2 51.1 59.7 77 West Virginia .........: 0.5 1.0 1.3 253 Wisconsin .............: 103.6 79.2 93.5 90 Wyoming ...............: 0.3 0.5 0.6 213 : United States .........: 4,566.6 3,862.2 3,760.8 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.9 581 963 1,038 1,082 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 60 150 1,058 1,063 Arizona ..........: 47.8 32.4 63,435 44,273 1,328 1,369 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.7 410 702 949 953 California .......: 126.5 138.7 165,776 184,846 1,319 1,341 Colorado .........: 213.2 170.1 279,448 239,020 1,312 1,407 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.2 4,842 4,465 1,407 1,399 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.4 1.2 1,476 1,338 1,082 1,161 : Idaho ............: 39.1 41.1 49,845 54,331 1,288 1,336 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 4.1 3,213 4,831 1,170 1,187 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 617.7 474.0 805,925 652,958 1,305 1,378 Kentucky .........: 3.0 4.6 3,205 5,099 1,089 1,126 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.8 384 745 788 895 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.6 344 541 813 926 : Missouri .........: 4.1 8.3 4,853 9,276 1,186 1,127 Montana ..........: 2.2 2.2 3,006 2,951 1,351 1,336 Nebraska .........: 662.5 398.9 894,660 574,512 1,352 1,442 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 161 170 1,045 1,157 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 3.5 3,026 4,118 1,189 1,182 New Jersey .......: 4.3 4.1 4,720 4,599 1,112 1,125 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.7 412 784 1,053 1,152 New York .........: 3.9 3.9 4,681 4,736 1,218 1,224 North Carolina ...: 6.9 6.7 8,500 8,099 1,241 1,223 North Dakota .....: 0.8 1.0 1,034 1,280 1,329 1,316 : Ohio .............: 5.3 8.0 6,941 10,384 1,299 1,306 Oklahoma .........: 2.6 4.3 2,842 4,892 1,095 1,136 Oregon ...........: 1.5 2.2 1,702 2,714 1,117 1,216 Pennsylvania .....: 96.0 90.1 116,811 111,918 1,221 1,247 South Carolina ...: 20.1 22.9 25,220 31,990 1,263 1,400 South Dakota .....: 40.7 39.2 57,079 55,178 1,410 1,418 Tennessee ........: 1.1 3.9 1,124 4,199 1,048 1,100 Texas ............: 506.7 377.3 649,719 498,322 1,286 1,326 Utah .............: 62.3 54.7 81,105 74,707 1,304 1,369 Virginia .........: 1.2 2.0 1,331 2,152 1,100 1,085 : Washington .......: 95.0 71.7 127,053 99,297 1,341 1,389 West Virginia ....: 0.6 1.4 616 1,702 1,075 1,185 Wisconsin ........: 115.2 95.5 158,715 130,588 1,386 1,375 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.6 409 697 1,106 1,127 : United States ....: 2,938.9 2,277.5 3,859,249 3,105,914 1,316 1,367 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 7.0 4.7 702 598 101 132 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 30 44 376 422 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 49 55 430 486 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.1 2.6 277 192 89 76 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 36 44 359 347 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.4 122 143 286 360 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 40 300 400 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.2 71 74 239 312 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.3 739 503 384 376 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.0 5.5 584 435 83 80 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 29 (X) 273 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.5 5.2 1,597 1,348 153 261 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.9 8.6 4,223 3,773 426 438 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 48 98 410 421 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) 0.1 (D) 37 (D) 304 : Washington .......: 0.4 (D) 28 (D) 76 (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.4 2.7 2,075 1,327 470 486 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 46.2 32.4 10,823 8,825 235 274 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.6 1.7 594 642 365 370 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 24 255 282 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.2 31 50 293 277 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.7 114 211 290 284 California .......: 200.4 207.0 51,656 54,215 258 262 Colorado .........: 1.4 1.7 352 459 245 266 Delaware-Maryland : 1.2 1.6 293 451 250 290 Florida ..........: 4.4 4.0 561 710 128 180 Georgia ..........: 5.2 5.3 1,246 1,395 239 264 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.2 103 57 256 290 : Idaho ............: 14.4 13.9 3,901 3,720 272 268 Illinois .........: 986.4 890.4 284,338 262,220 288 295 Indiana ..........: 691.0 531.4 193,881 153,064 281 288 Iowa .............: 3,101.0 2,630.4 887,600 771,946 286 294 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.5 159 128 215 268 Michigan .........: 224.9 273.1 65,985 79,635 293 292 Minnesota ........: 943.9 782.4 260,274 216,881 276 277 Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.0 471 553 153 183 : Missouri .........: 727.7 502.3 213,872 149,910 294 299 Montana ..........: 0.9 1.6 265 440 285 282 Nebraska .........: 643.1 511.1 183,539 150,210 285 294 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 28 17 264 276 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.7 652 777 262 287 New Jersey .......: 8.8 3.8 841 567 95 149 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 51 47 270 268 New York .........: 2.0 1.9 499 522 246 272 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.6 73 182 318 286 : Ohio .............: 70.9 103.5 20,327 29,027 287 281 Oklahoma .........: 451.4 361.2 126,897 109,257 281 303 Oregon ...........: 14.6 13.1 3,980 3,501 272 268 Pennsylvania .....: 264.6 303.0 73,119 84,539 276 279 South Carolina ...: 2.3 2.4 572 597 247 249 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 69.2 90.3 31,396 39,721 454 440 Texas ............: 24.6 23.3 4,996 4,924 203 211 Utah .............: 4.7 2.9 751 861 161 297 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.2 2.1 290 517 252 247 West Virginia ....: 0.5 1.8 142 533 291 300 Wisconsin ........: 59.8 81.4 26,165 34,657 439 427 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.8 46 242 271 291 : United States ....: 10,356.0 8,587.8 2,968,016 2,520,315 287 294 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) 0.2 (X) 13 (X) 86 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.5 0.2 69 26 152 123 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 135 California .......: 28.8 26.5 4,150 3,943 144 149 Colorado .........: 61.0 57.2 10,189 9,960 167 174 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 3.1 330 288 91 94 Florida ..........: 1.9 2.1 110 125 58 58 Georgia ..........: 3.1 1.9 206 131 67 68 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 9 119 136 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.1 15 18 150 132 Illinois .........: 5.8 4.3 522 317 90 74 Indiana ..........: 5.2 7.1 577 766 112 108 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 19 18 161 148 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 36 37 83 84 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.8 178 210 121 120 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.4 29 24 51 55 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.4 35 38 93 86 Mississippi ......: 1.6 1.1 92 67 58 61 : Missouri .........: 1.2 0.9 102 73 81 85 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 46 50 135 133 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 7 161 106 New England 1/ ...: 4.3 4.0 422 362 99 91 New Jersey .......: 18.0 15.3 1,417 1,196 79 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 102 67 147 140 New York .........: 4.9 4.2 509 434 105 103 North Carolina ...: 1.8 3.6 117 232 66 64 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 5.2 5.6 845 932 164 166 Oklahoma .........: 1.0 1.7 91 146 91 85 Oregon ...........: 3.7 4.6 511 676 137 148 Pennsylvania .....: 7.8 8.6 807 877 103 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.2 44 24 112 144 Tennessee ........: 1.4 (D) 83 (D) 58 (D) Texas ............: 17.3 20.2 1,447 1,657 84 82 Utah .............: 2.0 1.9 268 272 136 142 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.0 73 66 76 66 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.0 237 131 137 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.9 1.1 307 156 159 144 Wyoming ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 12 (X) 140 : United States ....: 210.0 195.3 26,926 25,219 128 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :-----------------------: May : April : May :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,523.5 1,024.7 1,096.2 6,672.7 6,086.2 52.5 46.8 49.3 49.4 48.0 Heifers ..........: 802.1 629.0 603.3 3,949.9 3,750.8 27.7 28.7 27.1 29.3 29.6 All cows .........: 526.2 499.3 483.5 2,672.6 2,651.7 18.1 22.8 21.8 19.8 20.9 Dairy cows .......: 258.1 279.4 233.3 1,406.4 1,365.3 8.9 12.8 10.5 10.4 10.8 Other cows .......: 268.1 219.9 250.2 1,266.3 1,286.4 9.2 10.0 11.3 9.4 10.1 Bulls ............: 48.1 36.1 39.4 204.8 190.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.5 : Total ............: 2,899.9 2,189.1 2,222.5 13,500.1 12,679.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 45.5 32.6 31.7 233.8 195.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,015.8 9,032.9 8,218.7 51,111.3 50,660.0 97.2 96.6 96.5 97.3 97.1 Sows .............: 252.6 291.9 277.7 1,256.9 1,384.1 2.5 3.1 3.3 2.4 2.7 Boars ............: 32.9 28.0 19.8 161.4 138.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,301.3 9,352.8 8,516.3 52,529.5 52,182.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.9 9.1 9.1 45.7 44.1 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 171.2 145.0 157.4 823.0 745.4 94.0 94.1 94.5 94.7 94.4 : Total ............: 182.0 154.1 166.6 868.6 789.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to May Class : May : April : May :----------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 795 816 824 807 826 Steers 1/ ...............: 847 889 896 867 898 Heifers 1/ ..............: 788 823 828 807 830 All cows 1/ .............: 645 652 652 648 652 Bulls 1/ ................: 894 889 885 883 874 : Calves and vealers ... : 136 144 159 129 137 : Hogs ................. : 215 216 219 215 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 216 213 214 Sows 2/ .................: 307 305 303 304 304 Boars 2/ ................: 194 197 200 187 194 : Sheep ................ : 66 64 68 68 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 66 66 65 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 64 68 69 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: May 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.1 1.3 (D) 0.6 0.3 0.3 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 7.9 2.4 1.8 3.3 3.1 0.3 0.3 6.8 3 ............: 93.8 37.6 4.0 48.9 38.9 10.1 3.2 8.9 4 ............: 68.1 6.4 1.8 51.9 16.4 35.4 8.1 0.3 5 ............: 220.0 118.0 (D) 66.2 42.8 23.4 (D) 8.4 6 ............: 375.4 175.5 95.0 96.6 29.0 67.6 8.4 0.1 7 ............: 906.8 505.4 337.9 56.5 6.5 50.0 7.1 (Y) 8 ............: 261.4 145.3 81.8 32.5 9.8 22.7 1.9 (Y) 9 ............: 171.6 75.0 19.9 74.1 56.3 17.8 2.6 4.4 10 ...........: 114.3 29.4 29.3 52.9 30.2 22.7 2.8 2.6 : United States :2,222.5 1,096.2 603.3 483.5 233.3 250.2 39.4 31.7 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 2.4 (Y) (Y) 3.9 0.2 3.6 2 ............: 5.7 5.6 (Y) (Y) 19.1 2.1 17.0 3 ............: 479.3 478.0 (D) (D) 12.9 1.1 11.9 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 11.4 1.2 10.1 5 ............: 2,629.6 2,481.5 143.6 4.5 23.9 2.1 21.8 6 ............: 380.5 380.4 0.1 (Y) 5.5 0.3 5.2 7 ............: 3,646.3 3,583.6 52.9 9.9 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.1 (Y) 58.8 1.4 57.4 9 ............: 204.9 204.8 (Y) (Y) 25.2 0.7 24.5 10 ...........: 28.8 28.7 (Y) (Y) 4.8 0.1 4.7 : United States : 8,516.3 8,218.7 277.7 19.8 166.6 9.1 157.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 12.8 5.4 (D) 2.6 1.3 1.3 (D) 1.4 2 ............: 35.5 10.0 8.2 15.6 14.5 1.1 1.7 45.4 3 ............: 450.3 147.6 17.1 269.7 216.9 52.8 15.9 41.0 4 ............: 326.5 22.1 7.6 258.6 79.2 179.4 38.3 1.2 5 ............: 1,252.5 583.0 (D) 483.5 297.0 186.5 (D) 62.7 6 ............: 2,259.6 1,071.5 693.7 454.1 160.8 293.4 40.3 0.5 7 ............: 5,425.1 2,979.9 2,118.0 294.9 41.4 253.5 32.4 0.3 8 ............: 1,360.6 685.0 491.5 178.8 44.2 134.6 5.3 (Y) 9 ............: 923.8 394.5 98.0 419.5 351.0 68.5 11.8 21.5 10 ...........: 632.7 187.3 159.3 274.3 159.1 115.2 11.8 20.9 : United States :12,679.5 6,086.2 3,750.8 2,651.7 1,365.3 1,286.4 190.8 195.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 11.3 11.1 0.2 0.1 15.9 0.8 15.1 2 ............: 36.2 36.0 0.2 (Y) 85.6 9.3 76.2 3 ............: 2,466.7 2,461.2 (D) (D) 59.8 6.5 53.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 50.4 5.3 45.0 5 ............: 15,173.7 14,490.6 658.8 24.3 120.6 9.1 111.5 6 ............: 2,411.4 2,411.0 0.4 0.1 22.3 1.2 21.1 7 ............: 22,697.4 22,300.7 315.2 81.5 5.8 0.1 5.7 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.9 0.1 294.3 7.9 286.5 9 ............: 1,088.2 1,088.0 0.2 (Y) 113.4 2.9 110.5 10 ...........: 144.1 143.8 0.3 0.1 21.5 0.9 20.5 : United States : 52,182.3 50,660.0 1,384.1 138.2 789.5 44.1 745.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 May Species : May : April : May :------------------------ : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.7 97.8 97.6 98.5 98.2 Calves .......: 98.5 97.3 97.7 98.6 98.1 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.4 99.2 99.5 99.4 Sheep ........: 86.7 85.2 85.3 87.6 86.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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