Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released April 25, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Pork Production at Record High for March March 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. March 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in March, down 2 percent from the 4.52 billion pounds produced in March 2018. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.65 million head, down 2 percent from March 2018. The average live weight was down 19 pounds from the previous year, at 1,339 pounds. Veal production totaled 5.8 million pounds, 5 percent below March a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 45,800 head, up 5 percent from March 2018. The average live weight was down 21 pounds from last year, at 219 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.30 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.7 million head, up slightly from March 2018. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.0 million pounds, was down 8 percent from March 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 190,700 head, 5 percent below last year. The average live weight was 137 pounds, down 3 pounds from March a year ago. January to March 2019 commercial red meat production was 13.3 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down slightly, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 5 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: March 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: March 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: March 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: March 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: March 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to March 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March 2019 as % of : January to March : March : February : March :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : March : February : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,203.5 1,987.6 2,117.7 96 107 6,466.3 6,414.2 99 Veal .............: 6.1 6.1 5.8 95 94 18.5 18.4 100 Pork .............: 2,296.8 2,167.5 2,297.2 100 106 6,645.0 6,838.3 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 14.1 11.2 13.0 92 117 38.6 36.7 95 : Total red meat ...: 4,520.5 4,172.4 4,433.7 98 106 13,168.4 13,307.6 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March 2019 as % of : January to March : March : February : March :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : March : February : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,174.7 1,960.8 2,090.0 96 107 6,379.5 6,329.6 99 Veal .............: 5.9 6.0 5.6 95 94 18.0 18.0 100 Pork .............: 2,285.2 2,157.3 2,286.4 100 106 6,611.0 6,806.4 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.3 10.1 12.1 91 120 35.8 33.6 94 : Total red meat ...: 4,479.1 4,134.2 4,394.2 98 106 13,044.3 13,187.6 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : March : January to March : March : February : March : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,660.5 2,416.0 2,609.4 98 7,752.5 7,811.4 101 Other ................1,000: 41.1 38.7 40.2 98 125.1 123.1 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,701.6 2,454.7 2,649.5 98 7,877.6 7,934.5 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,360 1,354 1,341 99 1,370 1,354 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,220 1,207 1,198 98 1,212 1,198 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,358 1,352 1,339 99 1,368 1,351 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.0 47.9 45.1 105 131.8 146.1 111 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.6 0.7 97 2.1 2.0 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.7 48.5 45.8 105 133.9 148.1 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 237 218 217 91 236 215 91 Other ...............pounds: 380 364 359 94 386 373 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 240 219 219 91 239 217 91 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,660.7 10,051.0 10,667.1 100 30,891.6 31,702.4 103 Other ................1,000: 61.9 53.3 57.3 93 182.1 168.6 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,722.6 10,104.2 10,724.4 100 31,073.7 31,871.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 287 287 287 100 286 287 100 Other ...............pounds: 257 262 258 100 256 259 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 287 287 100 286 287 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 185.2 146.1 170.3 92 493.2 482.1 98 Other ................1,000: 16.3 23.2 20.4 125 53.3 64.8 122 Commercial ...........1,000: 201.5 169.3 190.7 95 546.5 546.8 100 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 142 138 142 99 145 139 96 Other ...............pounds: 111 98 95 85 109 99 91 Commercial ..........pounds: 140 132 137 98 141 134 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.4 36.6 41.0 97 117.2 120.5 103 Other ................1,000: 7.6 8.2 9.2 122 23.4 26.9 115 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.9 44.8 50.2 100 140.6 147.4 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 65 65 103 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 81 80 80 99 80 81 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 68 68 103 67 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.6 3.8 4.5 97 12.2 13.2 108 Other ................1,000: 1.0 0.5 0.8 79 1.9 1.9 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.6 4.3 5.3 94 14.1 15.1 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March : February : March : March 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.3 0.9 1.0 72 Alaska ................: 0.1 (Y) 0.1 99 Arizona ...............: 39.3 27.5 36.2 92 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 103 California ............: 121.9 114.3 129.7 106 Colorado ..............: 184.9 153.0 171.6 93 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.2 2.9 2.9 90 Florida ...............: 2.6 2.7 3.0 114 Georgia ...............: 13.8 13.1 14.6 106 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.8 104 : Idaho .................: 25.0 26.6 30.3 121 Illinois ..............: 296.9 278.1 278.6 94 Indiana ...............: 164.5 150.0 146.8 89 Iowa ..................: 660.4 650.9 721.0 109 Kansas ................: 471.4 424.3 455.1 97 Kentucky ..............: 48.7 45.2 46.2 95 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 81 Michigan ..............: 80.3 81.2 84.3 105 Minnesota .............: 241.9 222.8 245.4 101 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 92 : Missouri ..............: 181.7 158.5 164.1 90 Montana ...............: 1.9 1.1 2.2 112 Nebraska ..............: 673.0 611.3 623.2 93 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 115 New England 1/ ........: 1.9 1.8 1.8 98 New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.0 3.3 99 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.2 87 New York ..............: 3.2 2.8 2.9 91 North Carolina ........: 226.3 217.5 227.1 100 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.7 103 : Ohio ..................: 21.4 19.8 19.7 92 Oklahoma ..............: 102.3 96.5 98.4 96 Oregon ................: 4.6 3.6 4.0 87 Pennsylvania ..........: 128.1 115.2 125.0 98 South Carolina ........: 9.2 9.5 11.0 120 South Dakota ..........: 134.5 125.6 131.5 98 Tennessee .............: 22.5 19.1 19.7 88 Texas .................: 379.9 344.8 363.5 96 Utah ..................: 42.9 43.4 45.5 106 Virginia ..............: 45.1 41.9 37.9 84 : Washington ............: 73.0 69.0 75.2 103 West Virginia .........: 0.5 0.5 0.6 108 Wisconsin .............: 105.6 90.6 107.0 101 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 90 : United States .........: 4,520.5 4,172.4 4,433.7 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 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 ..........: 0.7 0.7 708 719 1,038 1,087 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 54 (X) 1,036 (X) Arizona ..........: 47.7 43.8 64,929 58,501 1,364 1,337 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 354 386 954 943 California .......: 120.3 125.5 163,316 161,908 1,367 1,298 Colorado .........: 206.7 188.6 284,109 263,275 1,376 1,397 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.0 4,422 4,176 1,336 1,380 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.1 1,207 1,284 1,153 1,145 : Idaho ............: 32.8 41.7 43,736 53,414 1,349 1,294 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.7 2.7 3,081 3,106 1,152 1,172 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 542.1 537.2 726,790 707,446 1,341 1,317 Kentucky .........: 2.1 3.3 2,318 3,448 1,082 1,064 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 409 336 868 758 Michigan .........: 48.0 (D) 67,930 (D) 1,425 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.4 324 341 906 871 : Missouri .........: 4.5 4.5 5,253 5,202 1,169 1,169 Montana ..........: 2.1 2.4 2,867 3,123 1,357 1,287 Nebraska .........: 600.8 567.3 852,392 793,506 1,420 1,400 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 107 147 1,023 1,117 New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.0 2,224 2,313 1,185 1,179 New Jersey .......: 3.2 3.3 3,488 3,631 1,112 1,114 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 352 275 1,063 1,039 New York .........: 3.2 3.1 3,856 3,742 1,226 1,212 North Carolina ...: 6.3 6.5 7,780 7,945 1,239 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.9 1,148 1,153 1,340 1,279 : Ohio .............: 5.2 5.1 6,774 6,648 1,306 1,303 Oklahoma .........: 2.5 2.8 2,855 3,002 1,145 1,084 Oregon ...........: 2.1 1.3 2,580 1,460 1,242 1,129 Pennsylvania .....: 91.6 92.6 113,260 114,044 1,240 1,236 South Carolina ...: 14.0 17.0 17,401 21,165 1,247 1,251 South Dakota .....: 37.1 39.1 54,333 56,704 1,473 1,458 Tennessee ........: 5.3 1.0 4,995 1,074 962 1,038 Texas ............: 475.1 461.0 619,353 595,637 1,308 1,296 Utah .............: 51.0 55.0 69,049 73,014 1,357 1,330 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.5 1,653 1,557 1,037 1,050 : Washington .......: 87.2 91.8 120,557 124,275 1,387 1,358 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 619 717 1,059 1,051 Wisconsin ........: 115.0 119.2 160,591 164,403 1,405 1,386 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 558 533 1,141 1,122 : United States ....: 2,701.6 2,649.5 3,660,741 3,539,164 1,358 1,339 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 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 8.3 664 824 103 101 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 31 24 442 393 Georgia ..........: 0.2 0.1 75 57 451 435 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.0 4.3 164 344 81 81 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 24 31 379 408 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 111 (D) 303 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 33 34 302 308 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/ ...: 0.2 0.2 47 43 193 210 New Jersey .......: 1.8 1.8 687 667 377 379 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.3 7.2 745 679 102 96 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 27 23 378 364 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 10.8 9.9 1,847 1,418 172 144 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.2 8.5 3,440 3,524 418 417 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.2 88 94 444 409 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 ........: 4.8 4.3 2,246 1,941 473 458 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 43.7 45.8 10,422 9,968 240 219 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 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 ..........: 3.5 2.1 1,443 848 410 399 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 31 30 241 260 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.2 (D) 40 (D) 259 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 167 159 280 274 California .......: 167.3 195.6 42,191 51,980 252 266 Colorado .........: 1.4 1.3 355 335 257 264 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.4 461 373 284 271 Florida ..........: 3.7 4.4 634 736 170 166 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.7 1,292 1,416 257 247 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.3 84 81 243 257 : Idaho ............: 14.0 13.8 3,724 3,885 266 281 Illinois .........: 1,067.9 1,034.5 309,189 296,154 290 286 Indiana ..........: 763.6 691.3 215,384 192,412 282 278 Iowa .............: 2,968.7 3,267.7 850,331 933,972 287 286 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.1 0.8 226 180 214 237 Michigan .........: 183.5 218.8 54,809 64,020 299 293 Minnesota ........: 1,004.8 1,031.6 277,527 284,455 276 276 Mississippi ......: 3.1 2.7 558 467 181 170 : Missouri .........: 817.3 733.9 237,156 214,824 290 293 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.7 316 433 270 262 Nebraska .........: 706.3 655.3 201,527 188,187 285 287 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 16 (X) 269 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.4 2.0 634 549 268 269 New Jersey .......: 9.4 8.7 937 850 100 97 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 42 51 270 260 New York .........: 2.0 1.8 498 433 245 246 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 68 71 294 303 : Ohio .............: 77.1 72.4 22,039 20,330 286 281 Oklahoma .........: 472.7 460.3 132,058 127,522 279 277 Oregon ...........: 14.4 13.8 3,813 3,872 265 281 Pennsylvania .....: 293.5 272.4 80,195 76,172 273 280 South Carolina ...: 2.5 2.0 640 493 251 242 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 66.6 63.6 29,848 28,656 449 451 Texas ............: 22.5 26.0 5,560 5,623 247 216 Utah .............: 4.4 4.5 764 875 174 197 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 0.8 256 201 265 260 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 176 166 282 260 Wisconsin ........: 63.6 63.7 27,583 27,460 435 433 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 77 57 283 275 : United States ....: 10,722.6 10,724.4 3,070,933 3,075,291 286 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 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 ..........: 0.1 0.1 7 4 62 70 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 47 (D) 130 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.0 27.6 4,146 4,400 160 159 Colorado .........: 75.6 67.2 13,037 10,984 173 164 Delaware-Maryland : 4.5 2.3 408 212 90 93 Florida ..........: 1.1 1.5 64 83 61 57 Georgia ..........: 1.6 1.8 95 127 58 70 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 9 149 101 : Idaho ............: 0.1 (Y) 18 (X) 161 (X) Illinois .........: 4.5 3.9 388 373 85 96 Indiana ..........: 3.8 3.8 437 439 115 114 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 25 18 170 166 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 45 28 95 79 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.3 184 152 126 122 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.3 24 22 68 64 Michigan .........: 18.8 (D) 2,660 (D) 142 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.3 0.4 30 40 105 101 Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.9 44 53 57 62 : Missouri .........: 1.0 0.9 88 71 91 79 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 48 52 137 131 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 15 (X) 168 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.9 2.5 266 258 91 101 New Jersey .......: 13.8 12.4 1,048 976 76 79 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.7 110 105 152 149 New York .........: 6.9 4.2 624 423 91 102 North Carolina ...: 1.3 1.1 95 79 75 73 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 147 : Ohio .............: 5.0 4.9 806 798 161 163 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 1.1 52 120 112 109 Oregon ...........: 4.0 3.5 606 496 150 144 Pennsylvania .....: 8.7 6.4 902 662 103 104 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.3 0.3 45 39 156 151 Tennessee ........: 0.8 0.8 53 49 65 58 Texas ............: 7.6 13.5 740 1,058 97 78 Utah .............: 1.8 1.6 255 225 140 137 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 61 51 75 74 : Washington .......: 1.1 1.1 157 145 138 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.8 4.6 299 759 164 167 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 16 7 137 145 : United States ....: 201.5 190.7 28,169 26,040 140 137 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 March : : : : January to March Class : March : February : March :-----------------------: March : February : March :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,327.7 1,156.4 1,221.8 3,887.6 3,732.9 49.9 47.9 46.8 50.1 47.8 Heifers ..........: 754.4 723.4 797.3 2,186.3 2,358.0 28.4 29.9 30.6 28.2 30.2 All cows .........: 533.1 504.1 550.4 1,558.3 1,610.6 20.0 20.9 21.1 20.1 20.6 Dairy cows .......: 286.9 278.9 302.4 837.3 879.8 10.8 11.5 11.6 10.8 11.3 Other cows .......: 246.2 225.1 248.0 721.0 730.9 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.4 Bulls ............: 45.3 32.2 39.9 120.3 109.9 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 : Total ............: 2,660.5 2,416.0 2,609.4 7,752.5 7,811.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 43.0 47.9 45.1 131.8 146.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,372.3 9,788.0 10,384.9 30,043.4 30,858.2 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 257.5 234.0 249.1 756.9 748.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 30.9 29.0 33.1 91.4 95.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,660.7 10,051.0 10,667.1 30,891.6 31,702.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.5 7.0 8.3 22.5 23.5 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 176.7 139.1 162.0 470.7 458.6 95.4 95.2 95.1 95.4 95.1 : Total ............: 185.2 146.1 170.3 493.2 482.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to March Class : March : February : March :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 819 814 803 825 812 Steers 1/ ...............: 878 879 867 885 878 Heifers 1/ ..............: 820 819 807 828 817 All cows 1/ .............: 666 650 648 662 648 Bulls 1/ ................: 901 872 881 896 876 : Calves and vealers ... : 139 126 125 138 124 : Hogs ................. : 214 215 214 214 215 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 213 212 212 213 Sows 2/ .................: 304 304 303 304 302 Boars 2/ ................: 196 182 185 193 183 : Sheep ................ : 72 69 71 73 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 65 66 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 72 69 71 73 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 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 ............: 1.8 0.5 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.3 1.6 1.3 2.9 2.7 0.2 0.6 8.9 3 ............: 95.1 31.8 2.1 57.6 46.3 11.3 3.6 8.7 4 ............: 55.5 3.7 1.3 43.3 14.8 28.5 7.3 0.3 5 ............: 274.5 120.8 (D) 120.0 80.7 39.3 (D) 14.5 6 ............: 459.3 201.5 153.5 95.8 35.9 59.9 8.6 0.1 7 ............:1,131.9 609.7 456.4 58.6 6.2 52.5 7.2 0.1 8 ............: 280.6 136.5 106.9 36.1 9.2 26.9 1.1 (Y) 9 ............: 170.0 73.4 14.0 80.6 70.8 9.8 1.9 8.1 10 ...........: 134.4 42.3 34.7 55.2 35.7 19.6 2.1 4.3 : United States :2,609.4 1,221.8 797.3 550.4 302.4 248.0 39.9 45.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.8 1.8 (Y) (Y) 2.5 0.2 2.3 2 ............: 10.4 10.3 0.1 (Y) 16.1 1.6 14.5 3 ............: 441.1 440.2 (D) (D) 9.9 0.9 9.0 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.4 0.9 6.5 5 ............: 3,088.9 2,965.1 118.9 4.9 30.0 2.0 28.1 6 ............: 480.7 480.6 0.1 (Y) 4.1 0.5 3.7 7 ............: 4,671.5 4,588.2 61.9 21.4 1.2 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 (Y) 68.6 1.3 67.4 9 ............: 191.9 191.8 (Y) (Y) 26.7 0.9 25.8 10 ...........: 28.2 28.1 (Y) (Y) 3.8 0.2 3.6 : United States :10,667.1 10,384.9 249.1 33.1 170.3 8.3 162.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 March 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 ............: 5.4 1.8 (D) 1.1 0.5 0.5 (D) 0.6 2 ............: 18.9 4.8 4.1 8.5 8.0 0.5 1.4 29.2 3 ............: 281.2 91.9 5.6 173.9 139.2 34.7 9.8 26.3 4 ............: 157.9 10.8 3.7 124.4 43.6 80.8 19.0 0.7 5 ............: 809.2 366.2 (D) 338.7 225.2 113.5 (D) 53.3 6 ............:1,379.2 629.4 446.4 278.2 109.2 169.0 25.2 0.3 7 ............:3,438.7 1,862.9 1,373.2 182.7 21.2 161.5 19.9 0.1 8 ............: 841.3 427.8 300.6 109.7 27.2 82.6 3.2 (Y) 9 ............: 486.4 207.5 41.6 232.5 206.9 25.6 4.7 23.4 10 ...........: 393.2 129.8 95.9 160.9 98.7 62.2 6.6 12.1 : United States :7,811.4 3,732.9 2,358.0 1,610.6 879.8 730.9 109.9 146.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 6.0 5.8 0.1 (Y) 6.7 0.3 6.4 2 ............: 31.4 31.2 0.2 0.1 46.1 4.5 41.6 3 ............: 1,408.1 1,405.2 (D) (D) 31.4 3.1 28.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 21.2 2.5 18.7 5 ............: 9,199.5 8,833.6 352.5 13.3 74.7 5.0 69.7 6 ............: 1,463.3 1,463.0 0.2 0.1 11.2 1.4 9.8 7 ............: 13,634.1 13,389.4 183.7 61.0 3.0 (Y) 3.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.7 0.1 197.0 3.8 193.2 9 ............: 542.8 542.7 0.1 (Y) 79.8 2.3 77.5 10 ...........: 86.0 85.8 0.1 (Y) 10.9 0.5 10.4 : United States : 31,702.4 30,858.2 748.5 95.6 482.1 23.5 458.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 March Species : March : February : March :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.5 98.4 98.5 98.4 98.4 Calves .......: 98.4 98.9 98.5 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 91.9 86.3 89.3 90.2 88.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@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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