Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released November 21, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Record High for Red Meat and Pork Production October 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.90 billion pounds in October, up 6 percent from the 4.64 billion pounds produced in October 2017. Beef production, at 2.43 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, up 6 percent from October 2017. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 1,363 pounds. Veal production totaled 7.2 million pounds, 13 percent above October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 53,800 head, up 22 percent from October 2017. The average live weight was down 18 pounds from last year, at 232 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.45 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.6 million head, up 6 percent from October 2017. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 283 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.1 million pounds, was up 10 percent from October 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 199,800 head, 9 percent above last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, up 2 pounds from October a year ago. January to October 2018 commercial red meat production was 44.4 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 6 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States......................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States................................ 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States............................ 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States.............................. 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States................ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States.......... 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: October 2018................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2018..... 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2018 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : October : September : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,303.0 2,158.1 2,429.2 105 113 21,748.8 22,438.1 103 Veal .............: 6.4 6.0 7.2 113 120 61.4 62.6 102 Pork .............: 2,316.5 2,013.0 2,450.2 106 122 21,104.3 21,735.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 11.4 13.1 110 115 119.9 126.5 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,637.8 4,188.5 4,899.7 106 117 43,034.4 44,362.3 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October 2018 as % of : January to October : October :September : October :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : October : September : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,270.1 2,129.1 2,395.7 106 113 21,466.8 22,155.9 103 Veal .............: 6.2 5.9 7.0 113 120 59.8 61.1 102 Pork .............: 2,302.5 2,000.4 2,436.6 106 122 20,979.0 21,618.6 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 10.1 11.9 109 117 109.2 115.9 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,589.7 4,145.5 4,851.3 106 117 42,614.9 43,951.4 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : October : January to October : October : September : October : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,753.3 2,576.5 2,908.3 106 26,435.1 27,212.0 103 Other ................1,000: 48.0 42.0 49.3 103 411.1 409.4 100 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,801.3 2,618.4 2,957.6 106 26,846.2 27,621.4 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,364 1,361 1,366 100 1,345 1,348 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,189 1,196 1,187 100 1,189 1,198 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,361 1,358 1,363 100 1,343 1,346 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.2 47.8 52.9 122 416.0 463.5 111 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.8 0.9 107 7.4 7.2 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 44.0 48.6 53.8 122 423.5 470.7 111 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 248 213 229 92 247 228 92 Other ...............pounds: 383 372 382 100 393 380 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 250 215 232 93 250 230 92 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,922.2 9,583.2 11,570.9 106 99,629.6 102,312.0 103 Other ................1,000: 75.6 67.1 72.6 96 678.4 624.6 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,997.8 9,650.3 11,643.4 106 100,308.0 102,936.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 283 280 283 100 282 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 254 257 258 102 253 256 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 280 283 100 282 283 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 165.1 148.1 176.1 107 1,599.7 1,649.4 103 Other ................1,000: 18.4 24.6 23.7 129 202.9 205.8 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 183.5 172.7 199.8 109 1,802.6 1,855.2 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 131 137 134 102 136 140 103 Other ...............pounds: 112 105 104 93 109 106 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 129 132 131 101 133 136 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.2 36.8 45.9 106 399.7 417.6 104 Other ................1,000: 8.6 8.6 9.9 115 89.3 81.6 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 51.8 45.4 55.8 108 489.0 499.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 66 103 63 64 103 Other ...............pounds: 85 84 81 96 82 82 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 69 68 101 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.5 3.5 4.4 98 44.1 43.0 97 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.5 0.5 81 5.7 4.7 82 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.1 4.0 4.9 96 49.8 47.7 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October : September : October : October 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.3 1.0 1.4 110 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 Arizona ...............: 39.4 37.3 44.0 112 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 94 California ............: 126.8 112.3 130.6 103 Colorado ..............: 185.0 169.9 202.5 109 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 2.7 3.4 111 Florida ...............: 2.5 2.4 2.5 99 Georgia ...............: 13.7 13.1 15.2 111 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.6 0.7 106 : Idaho .................: 21.0 24.8 30.1 144 Illinois ..............: 301.2 265.4 312.9 104 Indiana ...............: 164.0 142.1 161.1 98 Iowa ..................: 653.7 601.7 725.0 111 Kansas ................: 503.9 488.5 522.8 104 Kentucky ..............: 49.9 42.5 50.8 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 102 Michigan ..............: 65.1 78.8 92.1 141 Minnesota .............: 256.8 221.6 258.7 101 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.5 0.6 115 : Missouri ..............: 182.9 153.2 179.8 98 Montana ...............: 2.8 2.7 2.0 73 Nebraska ..............: 714.4 658.7 734.4 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 120 New England 1/ ........: 2.4 2.1 2.6 109 New Jersey ............: 3.2 2.9 3.4 108 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 103 New York ..............: 3.3 2.9 3.8 115 North Carolina ........: 239.9 149.1 243.2 101 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.5 0.7 101 : Ohio ..................: 22.3 20.0 25.0 112 Oklahoma ..............: 100.3 94.0 104.1 104 Oregon ................: 6.5 3.9 4.7 73 Pennsylvania ..........: 123.8 116.1 137.5 111 South Carolina ........: 10.0 8.0 9.5 96 South Dakota ..........: 130.2 125.0 145.0 111 Tennessee .............: 26.4 22.0 26.8 102 Texas .................: 397.3 371.6 419.2 106 Utah ..................: 48.0 48.7 53.1 111 Virginia ..............: 45.1 35.1 50.2 111 : Washington ............: 83.8 72.6 85.9 102 West Virginia .........: 1.2 0.8 1.2 100 Wisconsin .............: 103.3 91.9 111.2 108 Wyoming ...............: 0.1 0.4 0.2 107 : United States .........: 4,637.8 4,188.5 4,899.7 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.6 0.6 607 657 1,030 1,037 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 107 111 1,047 1,051 Arizona ..........: 47.4 51.8 65,767 71,466 1,389 1,382 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 419 391 907 947 California .......: 114.6 125.5 152,851 166,100 1,343 1,334 Colorado .........: 205.6 223.4 285,395 312,355 1,389 1,399 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 3.7 4,324 4,970 1,308 1,346 Florida ..........: 3.8 (D) 4,362 (D) 1,169 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 1.1 981 1,171 1,180 1,115 : Idaho ............: 28.5 41.6 35,813 53,029 1,275 1,285 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.4 3.7 3,798 4,204 1,103 1,149 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 563.3 593.3 778,372 811,570 1,382 1,368 Kentucky .........: 1.8 2.5 2,009 2,516 1,141 1,016 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.6 467 443 850 753 Michigan .........: 44.9 49.6 62,415 67,921 1,400 1,379 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.4 252 348 856 918 : Missouri .........: 4.0 4.2 4,607 4,825 1,141 1,139 Montana ..........: 2.8 2.4 3,841 2,841 1,357 1,201 Nebraska .........: 643.1 652.6 915,932 945,081 1,426 1,450 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.2 147 182 1,017 1,041 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.7 2,472 2,878 1,120 1,087 New Jersey .......: 3.1 3.5 3,437 3,901 1,124 1,114 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.4 433 385 1,098 988 New York .........: 3.3 3.7 3,871 4,370 1,191 1,195 North Carolina ...: 5.9 6.3 7,323 7,747 1,237 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.8 1,041 1,068 1,235 1,270 : Ohio .............: 5.3 6.7 6,113 8,699 1,162 1,297 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.2 2,421 2,335 1,020 1,078 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.9 (D) 2,104 (D) 1,122 Pennsylvania .....: 85.3 97.6 101,406 116,207 1,194 1,195 South Carolina ...: 15.6 15.4 18,843 17,991 1,213 1,171 South Dakota .....: 37.2 39.9 52,413 56,669 1,416 1,426 Tennessee ........: 6.8 2.1 6,383 2,051 960 988 Texas ............: 500.3 525.1 646,376 679,989 1,296 1,298 Utah .............: 55.9 62.8 77,117 84,465 1,382 1,347 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.6 1,730 1,613 1,026 1,035 : Washington .......: 98.8 99.9 137,477 140,053 1,395 1,405 West Virginia ....: 1.7 1.7 1,584 1,622 950 952 Wisconsin ........: 113.6 124.6 156,770 170,571 1,389 1,377 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 186 200 1,127 1,092 : United States ....: 2,801.3 2,957.6 3,804,095 4,021,551 1,361 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: October 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: 7.4 9.9 710 887 97 91 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 25 422 431 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 66 50 471 462 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.8 2.9 150 242 82 83 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 25 25 405 387 Indiana ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 33 300 307 Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.3 0.3 48 52 160 187 New Jersey .......: 1.9 2.0 692 740 370 373 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 5.4 8.4 559 950 104 114 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 27 28 416 355 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 11.7 13.9 2,072 2,403 178 174 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 9.1 9.8 3,913 4,158 429 424 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.3 105 135 426 407 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 27 (D) 312 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.4 5.0 2,175 2,417 490 482 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 44.0 53.8 10,971 12,398 250 232 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: October 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 3.5 3.8 1,400 1,553 403 413 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 43 30 259 307 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.7 0.7 194 179 269 270 California .......: 216.5 198.6 55,293 50,425 256 254 Colorado .........: 1.8 1.7 421 433 232 248 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.8 499 474 261 257 Florida ..........: 4.7 6.6 598 755 127 115 Georgia ..........: 6.4 6.2 1,524 1,529 240 246 Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.4 170 92 246 247 : Idaho ............: 14.4 15.7 3,848 4,184 267 266 Illinois .........: 1,084.3 1,136.3 307,874 322,308 284 284 Indiana ..........: 771.7 771.5 214,775 211,656 278 274 Iowa .............: 2,965.8 3,310.0 839,610 934,699 283 282 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.9 0.8 167 191 191 239 Michigan .........: 126.2 245.4 38,316 71,441 304 291 Minnesota ........: 1,101.8 1,091.2 301,739 300,378 274 275 Mississippi ......: (D) 3.2 (D) 539 (D) 166 : Missouri .........: 831.3 820.4 240,341 236,579 289 289 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.6 572 403 279 249 Nebraska .........: 713.8 728.1 199,149 204,247 279 281 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 18 17 259 266 New England 1/ ...: 4.2 4.2 1,136 1,127 273 268 New Jersey .......: 8.7 8.7 898 837 103 96 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 78 86 262 260 New York .........: 3.1 3.1 751 805 242 257 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 126 123 274 277 : Ohio .............: 85.6 90.0 23,810 25,185 279 280 Oklahoma .........: 476.1 488.8 130,311 136,142 274 279 Oregon ...........: 14.7 15.9 3,903 4,243 266 266 Pennsylvania .....: 302.8 321.7 82,660 90,598 273 282 South Carolina ...: (D) 3.0 (D) 713 (D) 240 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 76.6 85.0 34,425 38,377 450 452 Texas ............: 28.3 28.6 6,936 7,083 245 248 Utah .............: 4.8 5.5 874 909 185 165 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.2 240 307 268 263 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.0 348 306 295 299 Wisconsin ........: 64.2 66.6 27,868 28,759 435 433 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.2 42 46 286 287 : United States ....: 10,997.8 11,643.4 3,106,009 3,291,449 283 283 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 71 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 103 California .......: 24.2 29.7 3,319 4,070 138 137 Colorado .........: 66.9 65.5 10,116 10,671 151 163 Delaware-Maryland : 3.5 3.4 320 314 91 93 Florida ..........: 1.3 1.2 84 71 64 58 Georgia ..........: 1.0 2.1 70 132 71 64 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 9 (D) 113 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.4 39 54 134 141 Illinois .........: 4.6 4.6 454 448 100 96 Indiana ..........: 3.3 4.0 384 462 116 115 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.4 60 64 162 162 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 47 47 109 111 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.5 143 185 123 121 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 17 20 50 59 Michigan .........: 18.1 16.8 2,512 2,289 138 136 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.6 50 63 104 102 Mississippi ......: 1.0 0.9 63 53 65 59 : Missouri .........: 0.9 1.0 83 80 89 83 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.5 94 63 146 128 Nebraska .........: 0.2 0.2 23 27 139 133 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 13 13 120 122 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.0 276 301 94 100 New Jersey .......: 11.5 12.8 914 1,021 80 80 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.8 84 112 137 141 New York .........: 4.9 4.9 487 485 100 100 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.2 82 87 71 74 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 10 12 137 128 : Ohio .............: 3.1 4.1 393 618 129 149 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 0.6 53 82 115 127 Oregon ...........: 3.9 4.7 525 664 135 141 Pennsylvania .....: 7.1 8.1 748 823 105 102 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 63 52 162 135 Tennessee ........: 1.0 0.9 83 62 81 70 Texas ............: 7.9 12.8 770 1,080 97 84 Utah .............: 1.9 2.1 252 284 134 136 Virginia .........: 0.8 1.0 62 68 77 71 : Washington .......: 1.2 1.4 161 197 135 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.0 4.9 633 759 158 157 Wyoming ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 183.5 199.8 23,724 26,126 129 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to October : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :-----------------------: October :September : October :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,397.9 1,311.3 1,449.2 14,117.5 14,010.8 50.8 50.9 49.8 53.4 51.5 Heifers ..........: 795.3 742.1 841.6 7,070.4 7,589.5 28.9 28.8 28.9 26.7 27.9 All cows .........: 513.1 479.2 567.3 4,783.1 5,154.0 18.6 18.6 19.5 18.1 18.9 Dairy cows .......: 261.0 247.4 288.2 2,497.4 2,623.7 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.4 9.6 Other cows .......: 252.1 231.9 279.1 2,285.8 2,530.3 9.2 9.0 9.6 8.6 9.3 Bulls ............: 47.0 43.8 50.1 464.0 457.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total ............: 2,753.3 2,576.5 2,908.3 26,435.1 27,212.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 43.2 47.8 52.9 416.0 463.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,630.2 9,324.8 11,254.6 96,864.0 99,472.6 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 258.7 226.6 279.3 2,460.5 2,521.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 33.3 31.7 36.9 305.1 317.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,922.2 9,583.2 11,570.9 99,629.6 102,312.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.0 7.9 9.3 85.9 87.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 157.1 140.2 166.8 1,513.9 1,561.7 95.2 94.7 94.7 94.6 94.7 : Total ............: 165.1 148.1 176.1 1,599.7 1,649.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Class : October :September : October :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 826 828 826 814 816 Steers 1/ ...............: 898 897 898 872 876 Heifers 1/ ..............: 825 824 830 806 813 All cows 1/ .............: 628 639 629 643 648 Bulls 1/ ................: 875 891 868 900 893 : Calves and vealers ... : 145 123 134 145 133 : Hogs ................. : 211 209 211 211 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 207 208 208 209 Sows 2/ .................: 307 304 305 308 305 Boars 2/ ................: 200 183 185 202 192 : Sheep ................ : 66 69 67 68 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 67 66 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 69 68 68 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: October 2018 [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 ............: 2.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 2 ............: 7.1 2.1 1.3 3.1 2.9 0.2 0.6 10.3 3 ............: 100.5 31.7 2.0 62.3 49.1 13.2 4.5 10.1 4 ............: 55.6 3.6 1.4 42.7 12.3 30.4 7.9 0.2 5 ............: 299.9 134.6 (D) 121.2 80.4 40.8 (D) 19.2 6 ............: 523.1 256.9 156.5 101.5 31.5 70.0 8.3 0.1 7 ............:1,275.9 726.9 476.7 61.2 5.8 55.4 11.0 (Y) 8 ............: 323.5 167.2 (D) 36.6 9.6 27.0 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 177.9 78.4 12.6 84.1 68.4 15.7 2.8 9.7 10 ...........: 142.4 46.8 38.0 54.3 28.0 26.3 3.4 2.9 : United States :2,908.3 1,449.2 841.6 567.3 288.2 279.1 50.1 52.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 3.8 3.8 (Y) (Y) 2.8 0.1 2.7 2 ............: 11.7 11.6 (Y) (Y) 17.2 1.7 15.6 3 ............: 557.3 556.1 (D) (D) 13.2 1.1 12.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.0 1.3 6.7 5 ............: 3,367.5 3,240.7 122.7 4.1 28.8 2.0 26.9 6 ............: 512.9 512.5 0.2 0.2 3.9 0.6 3.3 7 ............: 4,870.3 4,780.8 65.0 24.4 1.2 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 0.1 67.2 1.6 65.6 9 ............: 195.7 195.6 (Y) (Y) 28.4 0.8 27.6 10 ...........: 32.3 32.2 0.1 (Y) 5.3 0.2 5.1 : United States :11,570.9 11,254.6 279.3 36.9 176.1 9.3 166.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to October 2018 [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 ............: 18.3 7.5 4.7 4.2 1.9 2.4 1.8 2.1 2 ............: 65.0 17.5 11.6 30.1 28.4 1.7 5.8 93.6 3 ............: 925.5 317.4 19.3 549.2 437.7 111.5 39.6 84.9 4 ............: 517.2 35.5 11.4 403.4 121.7 281.7 66.8 2.8 5 ............: 2,760.4 1,319.0 (D) 1,062.9 699.9 363.0 (D) 178.6 6 ............: 4,883.0 2,453.0 1,400.8 942.8 281.1 661.7 86.4 0.9 7 ............:12,137.1 7,035.5 4,412.9 591.5 52.0 539.4 97.2 0.4 8 ............: 3,009.8 1,673.6 (D) 310.3 79.4 230.8 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,638.9 683.3 135.1 790.8 655.1 135.6 29.8 73.8 10 ...........: 1,256.8 468.6 290.2 468.8 266.4 202.4 29.2 26.4 : United States :27,212.0 14,010.8 7,589.5 5,154.0 2,623.7 2,530.3 457.7 463.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 25.9 25.3 0.5 0.1 25.0 1.1 23.9 2 ............: 106.9 106.2 0.6 0.2 171.3 14.9 156.4 3 ............: 4,796.8 4,786.5 (D) (D) 127.0 12.6 114.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 73.6 11.4 62.2 5 ............: 30,184.9 28,964.5 1,173.9 46.5 285.7 19.9 265.7 6 ............: 4,861.0 4,857.5 1.6 1.9 37.7 5.4 32.3 7 ............: 43,067.9 42,246.2 628.6 193.2 11.7 0.4 11.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 6.4 0.5 619.7 13.6 606.1 9 ............: 1,707.1 1,706.3 0.7 0.1 255.4 6.2 249.1 10 ...........: 285.9 285.3 0.5 0.1 42.4 2.1 40.3 : United States :102,312.0 99,472.6 2,521.9 317.6 1,649.4 87.7 1,561.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to October Species : October : September : October :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.3 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.2 98.4 98.4 98.2 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 90.0 85.8 88.1 88.7 88.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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