Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 25, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production 5 Percent Below Last Year September 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2018 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.19 billion pounds in September, down 5 percent from the 4.41 billion pounds produced in September 2017. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.62 million head, down 3 percent from September 2017. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,358 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.0 million pounds, 1 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 48,600 head, up 11 percent from September 2017. The average live weight was down 26 pounds from last year, at 215 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.01 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.65 million head, down 6 percent from September 2017. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 280 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.4 million pounds, was up 1 percent from September 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 172,700 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 4 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2018 commercial red meat production was 39.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was up 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 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: September 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 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: September 2018................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2018 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,225.6 2,430.0 2,158.0 97 89 19,445.0 20,008.8 103 Veal .............: 6.1 6.5 6.0 99 93 55.0 55.4 101 Pork .............: 2,164.9 2,316.4 2,013.0 93 87 18,787.6 19,284.9 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.3 13.4 11.4 101 85 108.0 113.5 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,407.8 4,766.3 4,188.4 95 88 38,395.7 39,462.5 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2018 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,195.0 2,401.6 2,129.0 97 89 19,196.7 19,760.1 103 Veal .............: 5.9 6.3 5.9 99 93 53.6 54.1 101 Pork .............: 2,151.2 2,302.5 2,000.4 93 87 18,676.5 19,181.9 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.1 11.9 10.1 100 85 98.3 104.0 106 : Total red meat ...: 4,362.2 4,722.3 4,145.4 95 88 38,025.2 39,100.1 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : September : January to September : September : August : September : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,654.7 2,937.3 2,576.4 97 23,681.8 24,303.6 103 Other ................1,000: 44.3 40.9 42.0 95 363.1 360.1 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,698.9 2,978.2 2,618.3 97 24,044.8 24,663.7 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,362 1,346 1,361 100 1,343 1,346 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,196 1,203 1,196 100 1,189 1,199 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,359 1,344 1,358 100 1,341 1,344 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 42.9 51.6 47.8 111 372.8 410.6 110 Other ................1,000: 0.7 0.8 0.8 107 6.6 6.3 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 43.6 52.3 48.6 111 379.4 416.9 110 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 238 213 213 89 247 228 92 Other ...............pounds: 402 375 372 93 394 380 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 241 215 215 89 250 230 92 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,213.2 11,080.9 9,583.1 94 88,707.5 90,741.2 102 Other ................1,000: 73.9 74.8 67.1 91 602.8 552.0 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,287.1 11,155.7 9,650.3 94 89,310.2 91,293.2 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 282 278 280 99 282 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 254 254 257 101 253 255 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 282 278 280 99 282 283 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 153.9 174.1 148.1 96 1,434.6 1,473.3 103 Other ................1,000: 22.5 30.6 24.6 109 184.5 182.0 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 176.4 204.8 172.7 98 1,619.1 1,655.4 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 131 136 137 104 137 141 103 Other ...............pounds: 107 103 105 98 108 106 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 128 131 132 103 134 137 103 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.7 47.7 36.8 88 356.4 371.7 104 Other ................1,000: 10.7 11.2 8.6 80 80.7 71.7 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.3 58.9 45.4 87 437.1 443.4 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 65 65 101 63 64 103 Other ...............pounds: 83 82 84 100 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 68 69 100 66 67 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.8 4.4 3.5 93 39.6 38.6 97 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.5 0.5 77 5.0 4.2 83 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.4 4.9 4.0 91 44.7 42.7 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 : September : August : September :September 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.4 1.0 84 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 76 Arizona ...............: 36.2 39.9 37.3 103 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 76 California ............: 118.6 127.0 112.3 95 Colorado ..............: 183.1 198.3 169.9 93 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.9 3.4 2.7 93 Florida ...............: 1.8 3.0 2.4 138 Georgia ...............: 11.6 14.1 13.1 113 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.6 93 : Idaho .................: 17.4 27.2 24.8 142 Illinois ..............: 285.1 306.4 265.4 93 Indiana ...............: 160.4 162.3 142.1 89 Iowa ..................: 620.6 681.6 601.7 97 Kansas ................: 499.8 529.4 488.5 98 Kentucky ..............: 48.2 47.3 42.5 88 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 99 Michigan ..............: 49.7 92.1 78.8 159 Minnesota .............: 243.1 248.1 221.6 91 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 102 : Missouri ..............: 172.4 176.0 153.2 89 Montana ...............: 3.4 1.5 2.7 79 Nebraska ..............: 698.6 737.6 658.7 94 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 New England 1/ ........: 2.2 2.1 2.1 98 New Jersey ............: 2.9 3.2 2.9 101 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 89 New York ..............: 3.0 3.5 2.9 97 North Carolina ........: 201.4 226.4 149.1 74 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.5 78 : Ohio ..................: 21.6 23.2 20.0 92 Oklahoma ..............: 95.2 94.9 94.0 99 Oregon ................: 5.5 4.6 3.9 71 Pennsylvania ..........: 120.9 120.6 116.1 96 South Carolina ........: 9.6 10.0 8.0 84 South Dakota ..........: 122.8 133.7 125.0 102 Tennessee .............: 23.1 23.6 22.0 95 Texas .................: 377.5 430.8 371.6 98 Utah ..................: 46.8 53.1 48.7 104 Virginia ..............: 42.6 44.2 35.1 82 : Washington ............: 78.6 85.7 72.6 92 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 0.8 94 Wisconsin .............: 95.8 105.6 91.9 96 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.6 0.4 113 : United States .........: 4,407.8 4,766.3 4,188.4 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: September 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 0.5 618 474 1,041 995 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 90 69 1,267 1,076 Arizona ..........: 43.9 44.0 60,098 61,228 1,373 1,394 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 415 361 966 973 California .......: 109.3 108.7 144,202 144,412 1,329 1,338 Colorado .........: 203.7 185.9 281,866 259,822 1,385 1,399 Delaware-Maryland : 3.0 2.8 4,056 3,819 1,335 1,349 Florida ..........: 2.5 (D) 2,873 (D) 1,138 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.8 0.9 972 982 1,192 1,083 : Idaho ............: 22.9 33.4 28,834 42,868 1,279 1,295 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.7 2.9 4,059 3,398 1,102 1,153 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 562.5 553.0 770,670 754,911 1,370 1,365 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.9 1,780 2,083 1,122 1,079 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 357 401 785 796 Michigan .........: 41.3 44.7 57,273 61,438 1,396 1,385 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.3 208 257 697 826 : Missouri .........: 3.9 3.9 4,482 4,555 1,154 1,155 Montana ..........: 3.4 2.9 4,678 3,586 1,378 1,231 Nebraska .........: 630.3 595.9 893,891 850,846 1,419 1,429 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 151 136 1,037 1,020 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.2 2,304 2,529 1,151 1,162 New Jersey .......: 2.9 2.9 3,146 3,193 1,089 1,106 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 421 318 1,102 1,023 New York .........: 3.0 2.9 3,500 3,454 1,192 1,192 North Carolina ...: 5.6 5.2 6,898 6,367 1,233 1,236 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.6 1,037 781 1,262 1,254 : Ohio .............: 4.9 5.0 5,735 6,535 1,173 1,299 Oklahoma .........: 2.1 1.9 2,076 2,047 982 1,077 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.8 (D) 1,973 (D) 1,129 Pennsylvania .....: 84.5 81.3 101,641 96,592 1,207 1,192 South Carolina ...: 14.9 12.7 18,232 15,367 1,233 1,213 South Dakota .....: 33.3 35.6 46,273 50,353 1,397 1,420 Tennessee ........: 5.8 1.7 5,495 1,620 969 989 Texas ............: 471.7 463.7 612,570 597,858 1,302 1,293 Utah .............: 54.7 55.9 74,889 77,475 1,372 1,387 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.2 1,311 1,269 1,064 1,046 : Washington .......: 92.0 84.6 128,074 118,204 1,395 1,402 West Virginia ....: 1.0 1.0 1,034 956 999 961 Wisconsin ........: 104.5 103.1 144,834 140,829 1,394 1,374 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 420 485 1,156 1,200 : United States ....: 2,698.9 2,618.3 3,659,937 3,548,986 1,359 1,358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 8.5 743 753 102 89 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (Y) 31 (X) 413 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 61 50 460 450 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 1.5 3.1 124 281 82 91 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 28 17 432 332 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 30 298 300 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 0.2 41 46 151 205 New Jersey .......: 1.7 1.6 646 608 370 376 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 6.4 7.3 642 700 101 96 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 25 32 448 395 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 11.4 14.0 1,997 1,958 176 141 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.2 7.8 3,532 3,324 432 424 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.3 117 119 459 403 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 22 (D) 340 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.4 4.5 2,084 2,230 472 492 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 43.6 48.6 10,453 10,389 241 215 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 ..........: 3.3 2.9 1,341 1,172 410 410 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 45 31 257 300 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 1.0 0.6 255 148 245 251 California .......: 199.8 164.7 50,368 41,964 252 255 Colorado .........: 1.8 1.7 439 421 241 244 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.5 425 374 257 254 Florida ..........: 2.9 5.9 436 631 149 108 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.0 1,171 1,191 233 238 Hawaii ...........: 0.7 0.3 156 79 239 244 : Idaho ............: 13.9 13.6 3,682 3,655 265 268 Illinois .........: 1,031.8 976.4 292,410 274,135 283 281 Indiana ..........: 754.6 686.5 209,155 186,223 277 271 Iowa .............: 2,817.8 2,772.2 796,340 773,557 283 279 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.5 159 120 214 243 Michigan .........: 69.0 202.3 21,420 57,895 311 286 Minnesota ........: 1,026.9 937.8 281,502 256,228 274 273 Mississippi ......: (D) 2.6 (D) 419 (D) 160 : Missouri .........: 782.2 703.0 226,028 200,859 289 286 Montana ..........: 3.0 3.0 846 731 281 246 Nebraska .........: 694.1 633.8 193,959 177,086 280 279 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 14 251 259 New England 1/ ...: 3.7 3.3 985 853 264 260 New Jersey .......: 8.1 8.2 818 799 101 98 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.3 81 76 269 274 New York .........: 2.8 2.5 670 616 240 246 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 115 110 303 268 : Ohio .............: 83.9 72.7 23,195 20,348 277 280 Oklahoma .........: 458.4 452.1 123,534 122,963 270 272 Oregon ...........: 12.7 12.4 3,335 3,315 264 268 Pennsylvania .....: 288.4 274.4 78,902 77,467 274 282 South Carolina ...: (D) 1.9 (D) 475 (D) 246 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 68.1 69.0 30,209 31,563 444 458 Texas ............: 24.3 24.8 6,062 6,223 250 251 Utah .............: 4.2 4.4 845 761 200 174 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 0.9 232 234 257 253 West Virginia ....: 1.0 0.9 294 260 294 298 Wisconsin ........: 60.2 53.9 25,573 23,079 426 429 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 126 128 266 279 : United States ....: 10,287.1 9,650.3 2,897,325 2,698,814 282 280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 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 0.1 5 5 52 67 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 93 (X) California .......: 24.4 24.6 3,398 3,431 139 140 Colorado .........: 57.9 56.0 8,756 9,270 151 166 Delaware-Maryland : 3.6 2.9 339 275 95 96 Florida ..........: 1.1 1.1 68 60 61 56 Georgia ..........: 1.7 1.7 112 108 67 62 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 8 (D) 101 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.4 36 53 127 128 Illinois .........: 5.8 4.0 560 423 97 107 Indiana ..........: 3.9 3.4 459 400 117 118 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.4 58 63 152 160 Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.5 53 52 94 107 Kentucky .........: 1.2 1.4 139 172 118 127 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 14 17 55 56 Michigan .........: 18.2 16.7 2,582 2,311 142 139 Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.6 56 62 106 103 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.7 66 48 71 68 : Missouri .........: 0.9 0.8 86 71 93 91 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.6 80 71 139 126 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 10 128 123 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 15 16 116 114 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 2.3 302 227 97 98 New Jersey .......: 9.5 10.9 767 857 81 78 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.7 72 102 136 142 New York .........: 4.4 3.8 424 383 97 100 North Carolina ...: 1.7 0.9 125 63 72 73 North Dakota .....: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 130 (X) : Ohio .............: 2.8 3.1 348 457 124 146 Oklahoma .........: 0.3 0.7 33 86 105 124 Oregon ...........: 3.1 3.9 414 528 133 137 Pennsylvania .....: 7.0 6.5 754 674 108 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 76 54 162 146 Tennessee ........: 1.0 0.7 71 46 74 70 Texas ............: 9.8 13.1 875 1,090 89 83 Utah .............: 1.7 1.7 232 239 136 138 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 60 60 79 75 : Washington .......: 1.8 1.7 241 238 134 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.7 3.1 583 482 156 158 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.1 20 15 136 142 : United States ....: 176.4 172.7 22,516 22,776 128 132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to September : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :-----------------------:September : August :September :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,386.6 1,514.1 1,311.2 12,719.6 12,561.6 52.2 51.5 50.9 53.7 51.7 Heifers ..........: 747.1 828.6 742.1 6,275.2 6,747.8 28.1 28.2 28.8 26.5 27.8 All cows .........: 473.7 544.5 479.2 4,270.0 4,586.7 17.8 18.5 18.6 18.0 18.9 Dairy cows .......: 249.6 279.7 247.4 2,236.3 2,335.5 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.6 Other cows .......: 224.1 264.8 231.9 2,033.7 2,251.2 8.4 9.0 9.0 8.6 9.3 Bulls ............: 47.3 50.1 43.8 417.0 407.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 : Total ............: 2,654.7 2,937.3 2,576.4 23,681.8 24,303.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 42.9 51.6 47.8 372.8 410.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,948.3 10,777.7 9,324.8 86,233.8 88,218.0 97.4 97.3 97.3 97.2 97.2 Sows .............: 232.6 268.3 226.6 2,201.8 2,242.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 32.4 35.0 31.7 271.8 280.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,213.2 11,080.9 9,583.1 88,707.5 90,741.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.7 10.5 7.9 77.9 78.4 5.6 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 145.2 163.6 140.2 1,356.7 1,394.9 94.4 94.0 94.7 94.6 94.7 : Total ............: 153.9 174.1 148.1 1,434.6 1,473.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 829 819 828 812 815 Steers 1/ ...............: 896 885 897 870 874 Heifers 1/ ..............: 819 813 824 803 811 All cows 1/ .............: 638 638 639 645 650 Bulls 1/ ................: 901 889 891 902 896 : Calves and vealers ... : 139 124 123 145 132 : Hogs ................. : 211 208 209 211 211 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 206 207 208 209 Sows 2/ .................: 307 305 304 308 305 Boars 2/ ................: 200 192 183 202 194 : Sheep ................ : 66 68 69 69 71 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 68 67 68 68 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 66 68 69 69 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 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 ............: 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 5.7 1.6 0.9 2.8 2.6 0.2 0.4 8.9 3 ............: 83.6 28.0 1.5 50.9 40.5 10.4 3.2 8.0 4 ............: 47.3 3.2 1.1 36.8 10.9 25.9 6.3 0.2 5 ............: 253.8 117.8 (D) 98.8 67.5 31.3 (D) 18.8 6 ............: 462.1 214.9 155.8 84.2 27.1 57.1 7.1 0.1 7 ............:1,174.6 687.4 421.8 55.4 5.8 49.6 10.1 (Y) 8 ............: 275.4 152.4 (D) 31.6 8.2 23.4 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 153.0 65.4 11.0 74.0 60.5 13.5 2.6 8.4 10 ...........: 118.9 39.9 31.6 44.2 24.2 20.0 3.1 3.1 : United States :2,576.4 1,311.2 742.1 479.2 247.4 231.9 43.8 47.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.9 2.8 0.1 (Y) 2.1 0.1 2.0 2 ............: 10.5 10.4 0.1 (Y) 14.3 1.2 13.1 3 ............: 439.8 438.9 (D) (D) 10.9 1.0 9.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 6.4 1.1 5.3 5 ............: 2,899.2 2,796.6 98.2 4.3 24.9 1.7 23.2 6 ............: 472.5 472.0 0.1 0.5 3.6 0.5 3.1 7 ............: 4,117.4 4,044.2 51.9 21.3 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 0.1 57.4 1.3 56.1 9 ............: 161.5 161.4 (Y) (Y) 23.1 0.6 22.4 10 ...........: 26.2 26.1 (Y) (Y) 4.4 0.2 4.2 : United States : 9,583.1 9,324.8 226.6 31.7 148.1 7.9 140.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September 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 ............: 15.9 6.5 3.9 3.9 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.9 2 ............: 57.9 15.5 10.3 27.0 25.5 1.5 5.2 83.2 3 ............: 825.0 285.6 17.4 486.9 388.7 98.3 35.1 74.8 4 ............: 461.6 31.9 10.1 360.7 109.5 251.3 58.9 2.6 5 ............: 2,460.5 1,184.5 (D) 941.7 619.5 322.2 (D) 159.4 6 ............: 4,359.9 2,196.1 1,244.3 841.4 249.6 591.8 78.1 0.8 7 ............:10,861.1 6,308.5 3,936.1 530.3 46.2 484.0 86.2 0.3 8 ............: 2,686.2 1,506.4 (D) 273.6 69.8 203.9 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,461.0 604.9 122.5 706.6 586.7 119.9 27.0 64.1 10 ...........: 1,114.4 421.7 252.3 414.6 238.4 176.1 25.9 23.5 : United States :24,303.6 12,561.6 6,747.8 4,586.7 2,335.5 2,251.2 407.5 410.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 22.1 21.5 0.4 0.1 22.2 1.0 21.2 2 ............: 95.3 94.6 0.6 0.1 154.1 13.2 140.9 3 ............: 4,239.6 4,230.5 (D) (D) 113.8 11.5 102.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 65.6 10.2 55.4 5 ............: 26,817.4 25,723.8 1,051.1 42.5 256.8 18.0 238.8 6 ............: 4,348.1 4,345.0 1.5 1.7 33.8 4.9 28.9 7 ............: 38,197.6 37,465.4 563.5 168.7 10.6 0.4 10.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 6.0 0.5 552.5 12.0 540.5 9 ............: 1,511.4 1,510.6 0.6 0.1 226.9 5.4 221.5 10 ...........: 253.7 253.1 0.4 0.1 37.1 1.9 35.2 : United States : 90,741.2 88,218.0 2,242.5 280.7 1,473.3 78.4 1,394.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.6 98.4 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.3 98.5 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 87.2 85.0 85.8 88.6 89.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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