Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released December 19, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record High Red Meat and Pork Production in November November 2018 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.74 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the 4.68 billion pounds produced in November 2018. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down 1 percent from November 2018. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 1,375 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 9 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 46,500 head, down 16 percent from November 2018. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from last year, at 227 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.43 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.3 million head, up 3 percent from November 2018. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 288 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was down 13 percent from November 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 179,700 head, 8 percent below last year. The average live weight was 125 pounds, down 7 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2019 commercial red meat production was 50.3 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 3 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: November 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: November 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: November 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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: November 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to November 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2019 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : November : October : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,315.1 2,438.1 2,297.0 99 94 24,756.8 24,886.1 101 Veal .............: 6.7 7.0 6.1 91 86 69.3 67.9 98 Pork .............: 2,348.0 2,606.2 2,428.3 103 93 24,083.1 25,193.9 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.9 12.7 11.2 87 88 140.1 136.2 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,682.7 5,064.0 4,742.6 101 94 49,049.3 50,283.9 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :November 2019 as % of : January to November : November : October : November :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : November : October : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,288.6 2,403.9 2,271.9 99 95 24,444.4 24,582.2 101 Veal .............: 6.6 6.9 5.9 91 86 67.7 66.4 98 Pork .............: 2,337.4 2,593.4 2,418.6 103 93 23,956.0 25,073.3 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 11.5 10.2 86 89 127.7 122.8 96 : Total red meat ...: 4,644.4 5,015.6 4,706.6 101 94 48,595.8 49,844.8 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : November : January to November : November : October : November : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,762.1 2,926.0 2,737.2 99 29,974.2 30,356.8 101 Other ................1,000: 38.6 50.3 37.0 96 450.2 442.4 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,800.8 2,976.3 2,774.3 99 30,424.4 30,799.2 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,372 1,363 1,378 100 1,351 1,344 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,197 1,183 1,186 99 1,205 1,193 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,370 1,360 1,375 100 1,349 1,342 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 54.9 54.6 45.8 84 518.4 529.5 102 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.8 0.7 113 8.3 7.4 89 Commercial ...........1,000: 55.5 55.3 46.5 84 526.7 536.9 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 209 220 225 108 226 218 96 Other ...............pounds: 340 365 379 111 372 375 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 210 222 227 108 228 220 96 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,981.7 12,233.2 11,276.7 103 113,293.8 117,872.3 104 Other ................1,000: 58.4 67.9 54.0 92 681.1 646.3 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,040.1 12,301.1 11,330.8 103 113,974.8 118,518.6 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 285 288 101 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 249 259 248 100 256 255 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 285 285 288 101 283 285 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 174.1 179.8 158.9 91 1,823.6 1,847.5 101 Other ................1,000: 21.2 25.7 20.7 98 239.7 274.1 114 Commercial ...........1,000: 195.3 205.5 179.7 92 2,063.2 2,121.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 136 127 128 94 140 133 95 Other ...............pounds: 105 101 104 99 106 101 95 Commercial ..........pounds: 132 124 125 95 136 129 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 46.4 48.9 46.3 100 464.0 493.3 106 Other ................1,000: 9.8 12.2 11.1 114 94.8 117.9 124 Commercial ...........1,000: 56.2 61.1 57.4 102 558.9 611.2 109 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 66 65 100 64 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 79 89 85 108 82 82 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 70 69 103 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 5.0 4.3 97 47.4 49.7 105 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.6 0.4 70 5.2 5.4 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.0 5.6 4.7 94 52.6 55.1 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : November : October : November :November 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 0.7 0.8 73 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 81 Arizona ...............: 38.9 41.1 41.2 106 Arkansas ..............: 0.2 0.4 0.2 104 California ............: 128.9 149.7 140.8 109 Colorado ..............: 195.4 205.2 183.2 94 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.1 2.7 89 Florida ...............: 2.3 3.4 3.2 138 Georgia ...............: 13.2 15.2 14.1 107 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.7 103 : Idaho .................: 29.2 34.1 32.9 113 Illinois ..............: 287.4 328.0 311.5 108 Indiana ...............: 158.3 170.8 166.2 105 Iowa ..................: 705.2 817.2 768.0 109 Kansas ................: 504.3 424.2 424.8 84 Kentucky ..............: 48.8 55.0 50.6 104 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 87 Michigan ..............: 86.3 98.6 90.9 105 Minnesota .............: 248.2 274.0 245.6 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.6 0.6 101 : Missouri ..............: 166.1 178.7 169.1 102 Montana ...............: 3.1 2.6 1.8 59 Nebraska ..............: 715.4 781.8 738.4 103 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 43 New England 1/ ........: 2.3 2.9 2.4 104 New Jersey ............: 3.3 3.6 3.4 101 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 105 New York ..............: 3.2 3.4 2.9 90 North Carolina ........: 233.8 259.6 223.0 95 North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.7 0.4 91 : Ohio ..................: 20.4 25.6 21.2 104 Oklahoma ..............: 106.3 108.8 106.6 100 Oregon ................: 4.1 4.2 4.0 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 128.1 143.6 129.5 101 South Carolina ........: 9.3 14.1 12.8 139 South Dakota ..........: 133.9 142.1 134.6 100 Tennessee .............: 25.7 26.3 26.5 103 Texas .................: 396.2 435.7 396.0 100 Utah ..................: 49.7 52.4 48.0 97 Virginia ..............: 48.6 52.1 51.2 105 : Washington ............: 77.4 90.9 87.3 113 West Virginia .........: 0.9 1.2 0.8 86 Wisconsin .............: 101.0 110.5 103.7 103 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.1 0.4 101 : United States .........: 4,682.7 5,064.0 4,742.6 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: November 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.4 0.5 436 528 1,042 1,024 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 83 66 1,057 1,035 Arizona ..........: 45.1 48.7 62,843 67,767 1,395 1,394 Arkansas .........: 0.3 0.3 225 294 882 957 California .......: 122.6 134.0 163,408 178,764 1,342 1,342 Colorado .........: 211.6 201.2 300,427 284,317 1,421 1,415 Delaware-Maryland : 3.2 2.8 4,308 3,813 1,338 1,348 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,046 1,090 1,074 1,110 : Idaho ............: 40.1 46.1 51,259 58,488 1,292 1,279 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.5 2.1 2,914 2,432 1,149 1,169 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 570.6 468.7 783,222 655,249 1,373 1,398 Kentucky .........: 2.0 3.1 2,051 3,249 1,038 1,057 Louisiana ........: 0.4 0.4 357 309 829 775 Michigan .........: 46.7 (D) 64,148 (D) 1,384 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.4 259 319 808 891 : Missouri .........: 2.0 1.2 2,385 1,331 1,204 1,095 Montana ..........: 3.1 2.0 4,259 2,501 1,369 1,281 Nebraska .........: 641.9 658.3 929,004 955,775 1,449 1,453 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 171 95 1,000 1,298 New England 1/ ...: 2.5 2.6 2,761 2,930 1,106 1,114 New Jersey .......: 3.4 3.4 3,779 3,871 1,112 1,130 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.5 359 483 1,063 926 New York .........: 3.3 3.0 3,890 3,556 1,196 1,197 North Carolina ...: 6.0 7.1 7,310 8,697 1,234 1,232 North Dakota .....: 0.5 0.4 628 596 1,300 1,330 : Ohio .............: 5.1 5.6 6,658 7,313 1,302 1,304 Oklahoma .........: 2.0 2.4 2,093 2,561 1,039 1,056 Oregon ...........: 1.6 1.4 1,794 1,631 1,123 1,148 Pennsylvania .....: 92.2 96.7 111,384 116,032 1,213 1,204 South Carolina ...: 14.7 20.2 17,361 24,594 1,185 1,220 South Dakota .....: 36.8 43.6 52,462 60,250 1,431 1,390 Tennessee ........: 1.7 2.3 1,625 2,011 989 912 Texas ............: 494.7 489.0 643,307 644,066 1,304 1,321 Utah .............: 58.1 57.1 79,312 77,076 1,368 1,352 Virginia .........: 1.3 1.4 1,347 1,454 1,059 1,061 : Washington .......: 90.6 100.9 126,840 142,471 1,404 1,415 West Virginia ....: 1.3 1.2 1,272 1,090 965 936 Wisconsin ........: 112.7 117.9 155,025 161,183 1,384 1,375 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.5 501 533 1,135 1,089 : United States ....: 2,800.8 2,774.3 3,828,752 3,806,610 1,370 1,375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 .......: 8.3 4.2 793 528 97 129 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 27 (X) 408 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 50 59 445 453 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.9 2.8 263 244 90 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 32 38 448 388 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 116 (D) 335 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 0.1 (Y) 26 (X) 429 (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 26 (X) 416 Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 30 30 300 300 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 0.3 49 69 206 246 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.9 697 705 375 378 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 9.5 9.0 929 770 99 86 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 17 22 342 321 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 17.6 13.1 2,300 1,920 131 147 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.7 9.0 3,691 3,826 423 424 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.1 68 54 418 415 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.9 (D) 79 (D) 87 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.0 3.8 2,409 1,843 482 486 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 55.5 46.5 11,581 10,510 210 227 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 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 ..........: 3.1 2.0 1,280 773 419 390 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 26 23 278 285 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 29 (D) 266 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 134 100 254 270 California .......: 194.1 214.5 49,749 54,231 257 253 Colorado .........: 1.5 1.6 341 333 228 208 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.6 476 447 275 272 Florida ..........: 5.7 5.1 691 677 121 133 Georgia ..........: 5.9 5.8 1,394 1,420 238 243 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.4 90 95 253 265 : Idaho ............: 14.8 14.3 3,993 3,800 270 266 Illinois .........: 1,052.4 1,107.8 300,485 319,146 286 288 Indiana ..........: 750.3 773.3 208,977 219,769 279 284 Iowa .............: 3,209.9 3,453.1 912,284 992,612 284 288 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.0 0.8 180 140 176 169 Michigan .........: 224.8 238.3 66,015 71,362 294 300 Minnesota ........: 1,049.7 1,025.9 290,249 285,761 277 279 Mississippi ......: 3.4 3.2 532 518 154 160 : Missouri .........: 752.7 752.9 220,066 225,616 293 300 Montana ..........: 2.3 1.6 656 413 283 261 Nebraska .........: 673.4 695.6 190,967 198,407 284 285 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 20 (X) 267 (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.0 856 751 271 254 New Jersey .......: 8.1 8.3 785 778 97 93 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 57 57 291 279 New York .........: 2.0 1.7 505 428 255 247 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 132 91 300 313 : Ohio .............: 72.3 75.4 20,501 21,456 284 285 Oklahoma .........: 488.7 500.6 138,926 139,826 284 279 Oregon ...........: 13.6 14.4 3,678 3,806 270 264 Pennsylvania .....: 287.7 278.8 82,171 80,280 286 288 South Carolina ...: 3.4 3.1 768 724 228 234 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 82.2 84.3 37,204 38,103 453 452 Texas ............: 25.9 28.1 6,224 5,416 241 193 Utah .............: 4.6 4.6 780 565 171 124 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.0 1.2 271 313 280 259 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.6 212 182 288 309 Wisconsin ........: 60.4 59.3 26,156 25,441 434 431 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.2 59 47 281 300 : United States ....: 11,040.1 11,330.8 3,149,605 3,261,375 285 288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: November 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 (Y) 8 (X) 117 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.2 (D) 23 (D) 124 Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 26.0 22.2 3,785 3,034 146 137 Colorado .........: 68.2 60.8 11,028 9,161 162 151 Delaware-Maryland : 3.4 3.0 316 282 92 94 Florida ..........: 1.2 1.5 65 85 54 58 Georgia ..........: 1.9 2.0 119 123 64 62 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 12 121 115 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.1 27 18 135 141 Illinois .........: 4.3 4.0 408 352 95 88 Indiana ..........: 3.9 4.5 461 488 117 108 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.2 43 35 165 147 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.4 35 43 99 99 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.2 218 147 132 119 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 17 18 60 51 Michigan .........: 18.3 (D) 2,556 (D) 140 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.4 49 38 107 91 Mississippi ......: 0.9 0.5 54 33 62 67 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.7 62 63 81 88 Montana ..........: 0.6 0.4 81 57 144 127 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 17 11 136 139 New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.6 275 336 94 95 New Jersey .......: 13.1 12.9 1,022 1,014 78 79 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.4 108 58 144 137 New York .........: 4.8 5.0 488 498 102 99 North Carolina ...: 1.2 1.6 88 113 72 70 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 4.5 4.8 663 758 149 158 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 0.7 57 68 113 92 Oregon ...........: 3.8 3.8 531 504 138 134 Pennsylvania .....: 7.4 7.3 743 731 101 100 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 42 39 119 108 Tennessee ........: 0.9 1.2 59 72 68 61 Texas ............: 12.4 11.8 1,040 1,082 84 92 Utah .............: 1.9 2.0 259 260 136 133 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 57 56 71 79 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.2 180 164 137 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.7 1.1 582 149 157 135 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 20 19 135 141 : United States ....: 195.3 179.7 25,820 22,446 132 125 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :-----------------------: November : October : November :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,372.2 1,368.7 1,315.2 15,383.1 15,006.8 49.7 46.8 48.0 51.3 49.4 Heifers ..........: 823.7 912.2 824.7 8,413.2 8,986.7 29.8 31.2 30.1 28.1 29.6 All cows .........: 524.6 594.1 550.1 5,678.7 5,865.2 19.0 20.3 20.1 18.9 19.3 Dairy cows .......: 268.0 286.1 256.1 2,891.7 2,958.8 9.7 9.8 9.4 9.6 9.7 Other cows .......: 256.6 307.9 294.1 2,786.9 2,906.4 9.3 10.5 10.7 9.3 9.6 Bulls ............: 41.5 51.1 47.1 499.2 498.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,762.1 2,926.0 2,737.2 29,974.2 30,356.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 54.9 54.6 45.8 518.4 529.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,697.1 11,932.8 11,003.5 110,169.7 114,788.5 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.2 97.4 Sows .............: 253.7 277.0 244.2 2,775.6 2,756.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 Boars ............: 30.8 23.4 29.1 348.4 327.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,981.7 12,233.2 11,276.7 113,293.8 117,872.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 8.8 9.9 9.8 96.5 104.6 5.1 5.5 6.2 5.3 5.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 165.3 169.8 149.1 1,727.1 1,743.0 94.9 94.5 93.8 94.7 94.3 : Total ............: 174.1 179.8 158.9 1,823.6 1,847.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to November Class : November : October : November :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 830 823 832 817 812 Steers 1/ ...............: 901 902 911 879 876 Heifers 1/ ..............: 837 830 840 815 811 All cows 1/ .............: 629 628 627 646 640 Bulls 1/ ................: 868 855 859 891 880 : Calves and vealers ... : 120 127 130 131 126 : Hogs ................. : 213 212 215 212 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 211 210 213 209 211 Sows 2/ .................: 302 305 304 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 191 223 193 192 196 : Sheep ................ : 68 64 64 70 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 64 67 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 64 64 70 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: November 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 ............: 2.4 1.2 (D) 0.3 0.1 0.1 (D) 0.3 2 ............: 6.3 1.8 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.3 0.5 10.8 3 ............: 98.9 31.0 2.5 60.6 47.8 12.8 4.8 9.3 4 ............: 61.7 3.1 1.1 49.9 12.3 37.6 7.5 0.3 5 ............: 294.0 134.8 (D) 113.2 67.5 45.8 (D) 17.3 6 ............: 487.9 234.4 154.6 90.9 25.9 65.0 8.1 0.1 7 ............:1,156.4 636.1 452.0 58.3 5.9 52.4 10.0 (Y) 8 ............: 299.3 152.6 110.6 35.7 7.2 28.4 0.4 (Y) 9 ............: 183.1 76.0 21.8 82.2 62.2 19.9 3.2 4.0 10 ...........: 147.3 44.2 43.5 56.6 24.7 31.9 3.1 3.7 : United States :2,737.2 1,315.2 824.7 550.1 256.1 294.1 47.1 45.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.6 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.1 3.2 2 ............: 9.9 9.9 (Y) (Y) 17.5 2.0 15.4 3 ............: 516.6 515.5 (D) (D) 11.7 1.4 10.3 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.8 1.0 6.8 5 ............: 3,256.9 3,142.4 110.6 4.0 26.9 2.1 24.9 6 ............: 526.0 526.0 (Y) (Y) 3.4 0.2 3.2 7 ............: 4,913.6 4,844.8 50.4 18.4 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.3 (Y) 62.2 1.6 60.6 9 ............: 210.1 210.0 (Y) (Y) 20.9 1.1 19.8 10 ...........: 29.5 29.5 (Y) (Y) 4.1 0.2 3.9 : United States :11,276.7 11,003.5 244.2 29.1 158.9 9.8 149.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 November 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 ............: 23.2 9.4 (D) 3.4 1.9 1.5 (D) 2.7 2 ............: 73.5 19.4 14.4 32.8 30.4 2.4 6.9 111.6 3 ............: 1,062.4 352.3 25.1 639.8 507.4 132.3 45.2 101.8 4 ............: 641.2 39.3 12.8 508.3 146.5 361.8 80.8 2.7 5 ............: 3,130.9 1,472.8 (D) 1,215.5 778.7 436.7 (D) 191.6 6 ............: 5,368.0 2,539.8 1,749.9 987.5 330.8 656.8 90.7 0.9 7 ............:13,284.1 7,462.6 5,074.6 651.5 64.9 586.6 95.4 0.5 8 ............: 3,353.3 1,752.8 1,183.3 404.0 89.6 314.4 13.2 0.1 9 ............: 1,905.3 848.9 190.0 837.4 694.4 143.1 28.9 75.3 10 ...........: 1,515.0 509.6 384.7 584.9 314.3 270.6 35.8 42.1 : United States :30,356.8 15,006.8 8,986.7 5,865.2 2,958.8 2,906.4 498.2 529.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 27.6 27.1 0.4 0.1 35.6 1.5 34.1 2 ............: 114.9 114.2 0.5 0.2 199.3 20.8 178.5 3 ............: 5,278.9 5,268.7 (D) (D) 130.9 14.2 116.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 94.8 11.7 83.2 5 ............: 33,793.7 32,476.0 1,269.4 48.4 310.2 22.8 287.4 6 ............: 5,442.7 5,441.3 1.2 0.2 39.8 4.2 35.5 7 ............: 51,159.3 50,297.0 663.1 199.2 12.7 0.2 12.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 5.3 0.2 699.0 15.6 683.3 9 ............: 2,160.4 2,159.9 0.4 0.1 276.2 10.5 265.7 10 ...........: 318.9 318.5 0.4 0.1 48.9 3.0 45.9 : United States :117,872.3 114,788.5 2,756.4 327.4 1,847.5 104.6 1,743.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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 November Species : November : October : November :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.3 98.7 98.5 98.6 Calves .......: 98.9 98.6 98.6 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 89.1 87.5 88.5 88.4 87.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Lanouette - 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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