Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 24, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Record Red Meat and Pork Production in September September 2018 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.44 billion pounds in September, up 6 percent from the 4.19 billion pounds produced in September 2018. Beef production, at 2.19 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.68 million head, up 2 percent from September 2018. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from the previous year, at 1,352 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 1 percent above September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 49,000 head, up 1 percent from September 2018. The average live weight was up 1 pound from last year, at 216 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.24 billion pounds, up 11 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.6 million head, up 10 percent from September 2018. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.9 million pounds, was down 4 percent from September 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 179,400 head, 4 percent above last year. The average live weight was 122 pounds, down 10 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2019 commercial red meat production was 40.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 5 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 2 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 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 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: September 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2019 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 :September : August : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,157.5 2,373.5 2,189.3 101 92 20,010.7 20,151.0 101 Veal .............: 6.0 6.0 6.1 101 102 55.4 54.7 99 Pork .............: 2,012.9 2,258.1 2,237.7 111 99 19,284.5 20,159.9 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.4 12.6 10.9 96 87 114.1 112.2 98 : Total red meat ...: 4,187.8 4,650.2 4,444.1 106 96 39,464.7 40,477.8 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2019 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 :September : August : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,129.1 2,346.5 2,160.6 101 92 19,760.1 19,906.5 101 Veal .............: 5.9 5.8 5.9 101 102 54.1 53.5 99 Pork .............: 2,000.4 2,245.2 2,225.9 111 99 19,181.9 20,061.9 105 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.1 11.1 9.7 96 88 104.0 101.2 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,145.5 4,608.6 4,402.2 106 96 39,100.2 40,123.1 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : September : January to September : September : August : September : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,576.5 2,887.2 2,635.0 102 24,303.7 24,693.6 102 Other ................1,000: 40.9 38.9 41.8 102 360.4 355.0 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,617.3 2,926.2 2,676.7 102 24,664.1 25,048.6 102 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,361 1,340 1,354 100 1,346 1,338 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,204 1,198 1,190 99 1,208 1,196 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,359 1,338 1,352 100 1,344 1,336 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.8 50.2 48.4 101 410.6 429.1 104 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.6 71 6.8 6.0 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 48.6 50.9 49.0 101 417.5 435.1 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 213 203 213 100 228 217 95 Other ...............pounds: 381 375 391 102 377 376 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 215 205 216 100 230 219 95 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,583.2 10,797.8 10,583.6 110 90,741.2 94,365.0 104 Other ................1,000: 66.2 69.2 63.8 96 548.9 524.3 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,649.4 10,867.0 10,647.4 110 91,290.1 94,889.3 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 280 279 282 101 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 259 255 255 99 256 256 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 280 279 282 101 283 284 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 148.1 171.3 154.7 104 1,473.3 1,508.8 102 Other ................1,000: 24.1 30.2 24.7 102 194.6 227.7 117 Commercial ...........1,000: 172.2 201.5 179.4 104 1,668.0 1,736.5 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 137 129 125 92 141 134 95 Other ...............pounds: 107 105 102 95 107 100 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 132 126 122 92 137 129 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 36.8 48.2 44.4 120 371.7 398.1 107 Other ................1,000: 8.2 13.3 11.7 143 74.7 94.6 127 Commercial ...........1,000: 45.0 61.5 56.1 125 446.4 492.7 110 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 66 66 102 64 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 84 80 82 97 82 81 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 69 69 101 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.5 4.6 4.2 120 38.6 40.5 105 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.3 0.4 106 4.2 4.4 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 3.9 4.9 4.7 118 42.7 44.9 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September : August : September :September 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.0 0.7 0.7 65 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 89 Arizona ...............: 37.3 44.4 38.7 104 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 115 California ............: 112.2 137.8 135.8 121 Colorado ..............: 169.9 192.8 183.9 108 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 3.0 2.9 109 Florida ...............: 2.4 3.1 2.8 117 Georgia ...............: 13.1 12.8 13.0 99 Hawaii ................: 0.6 0.8 0.7 113 : Idaho .................: 24.8 29.8 29.7 120 Illinois ..............: 265.6 287.6 283.2 107 Indiana ...............: 142.1 146.7 151.1 106 Iowa ..................: 601.6 723.5 707.1 118 Kansas ................: 488.5 462.7 385.1 79 Kentucky ..............: 42.5 46.1 45.4 107 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 92 Michigan ..............: 78.7 88.1 84.9 108 Minnesota .............: 221.5 233.7 235.6 106 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.5 104 : Missouri ..............: 153.2 156.2 157.6 103 Montana ...............: 2.0 1.6 2.9 148 Nebraska ..............: 658.5 739.1 698.6 106 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 96 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.3 2.4 112 New Jersey ............: 2.9 3.3 3.3 114 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.4 0.3 119 New York ..............: 2.9 3.2 3.1 107 North Carolina ........: 149.1 220.3 203.6 136 North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.5 0.6 110 : Ohio ..................: 20.3 23.0 21.8 108 Oklahoma ..............: 94.0 94.3 99.4 106 Oregon ................: 3.9 4.3 3.9 99 Pennsylvania ..........: 116.0 123.5 120.7 104 South Carolina ........: 8.0 14.0 12.6 157 South Dakota ..........: 125.0 125.2 125.3 100 Tennessee .............: 22.0 22.7 23.8 108 Texas .................: 371.6 418.6 386.6 104 Utah ..................: 48.7 51.9 48.3 99 Virginia ..............: 35.1 43.9 45.5 130 : Washington ............: 72.6 85.9 83.0 114 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.5 0.9 118 Wisconsin .............: 92.0 99.8 97.5 106 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.6 0.3 80 : United States .........: 4,187.8 4,650.2 4,444.1 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: September 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 ..........: 0.5 0.5 474 519 995 974 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 69 (X) 1,076 (X) Arizona ..........: 44.0 44.7 61,228 62,258 1,394 1,395 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 361 422 973 951 California .......: 108.5 127.5 144,315 168,279 1,339 1,328 Colorado .........: 185.9 209.3 259,822 284,232 1,399 1,359 Delaware-Maryland : 2.8 3.1 3,819 4,145 1,349 1,351 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.9 1.0 982 1,138 1,083 1,086 : Idaho ............: 33.4 40.7 42,868 51,802 1,295 1,284 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.9 3.0 3,398 3,505 1,153 1,172 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 553.0 432.2 754,911 591,216 1,365 1,368 Kentucky .........: 1.9 3.1 2,083 3,218 1,079 1,031 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 401 385 796 750 Michigan .........: 44.6 (D) 61,309 (D) 1,386 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.3 0.4 257 310 826 813 : Missouri .........: 3.9 3.5 4,555 3,881 1,155 1,122 Montana ..........: 1.9 3.0 2,574 3,850 1,367 1,294 Nebraska .........: 595.7 642.3 850,583 905,204 1,429 1,411 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 136 144 1,020 1,085 New England 1/ ...: 2.2 2.5 2,526 2,823 1,162 1,132 New Jersey .......: 2.9 3.3 3,194 3,673 1,106 1,114 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.5 318 463 1,023 1,011 New York .........: 2.9 3.2 3,454 3,781 1,192 1,190 North Carolina ...: 5.2 6.6 6,367 8,093 1,236 1,230 North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.7 781 915 1,254 1,289 : Ohio .............: 5.4 5.2 6,994 6,784 1,299 1,298 Oklahoma .........: 1.9 2.5 2,047 2,633 1,077 1,050 Oregon ...........: 1.8 1.6 1,973 1,765 1,129 1,113 Pennsylvania .....: 81.3 90.9 96,559 108,018 1,192 1,191 South Carolina ...: 12.7 20.2 15,367 24,464 1,213 1,217 South Dakota .....: 35.6 42.2 50,353 58,662 1,420 1,395 Tennessee ........: 1.7 1.9 1,620 1,728 989 943 Texas ............: 463.7 479.4 597,871 624,701 1,293 1,307 Utah .............: 55.9 55.8 77,475 76,974 1,387 1,380 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.2 1,269 1,310 1,046 1,061 : Washington .......: 84.6 96.2 118,204 134,414 1,402 1,401 West Virginia ....: 1.0 1.3 956 1,223 961 965 Wisconsin ........: 103.2 109.4 141,047 149,454 1,374 1,374 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.4 485 442 1,200 1,134 : United States ....: 2,617.3 2,676.7 3,548,100 3,610,759 1,359 1,352 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 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 .......: 8.6 6.2 777 624 92 102 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 27 (X) 294 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 50 50 450 471 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.1 3.0 281 262 91 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 17 27 332 350 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 117 (D) 310 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 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 46 60 205 234 New Jersey .......: 1.6 1.9 608 723 376 383 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.3 9.0 700 775 96 87 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 32 (X) 395 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 14.0 14.0 1,958 1,905 141 137 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.8 9.1 3,321 3,894 424 429 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.3 0.2 119 80 403 459 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.5 (D) 34 (D) 68 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.5 3.7 2,230 1,759 492 474 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 48.6 49.0 10,411 10,516 215 216 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 ..........: 2.9 1.5 1,172 587 410 399 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 31 35 300 277 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.2 (D) 49 (D) 254 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.6 148 178 251 281 California .......: 164.5 215.9 41,918 54,920 255 255 Colorado .........: 1.7 1.7 421 401 244 241 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.6 374 423 254 258 Florida ..........: 5.9 6.0 631 702 108 117 Georgia ..........: 5.0 5.2 1,191 1,256 238 243 Hawaii ...........: 0.3 0.3 79 85 244 264 : Idaho ............: 13.6 14.6 3,655 3,862 268 264 Illinois .........: 976.5 1,019.3 274,164 287,833 281 282 Indiana ..........: 686.5 707.1 186,223 197,864 271 280 Iowa .............: 2,772.2 3,236.0 773,560 910,967 279 282 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.4 120 96 243 217 Michigan .........: 202.3 223.5 57,895 66,302 286 297 Minnesota ........: 937.8 978.8 256,221 269,955 273 276 Mississippi ......: 2.6 2.6 419 404 160 157 : Missouri .........: 703.0 717.7 200,859 207,469 286 289 Montana ..........: 1.9 2.8 535 729 277 261 Nebraska .........: 633.7 654.9 177,034 183,885 279 281 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 13 259 237 New England 1/ ...: 3.3 3.1 857 813 260 261 New Jersey .......: 8.2 8.1 799 809 98 99 New Mexico .......: 0.3 0.4 76 104 274 277 New York .........: 2.5 2.4 616 561 246 235 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 110 84 268 291 : Ohio .............: 73.1 81.7 20,452 22,702 280 279 Oklahoma .........: 452.1 471.0 122,963 129,127 272 274 Oregon ...........: 12.4 12.9 3,315 3,409 268 264 Pennsylvania .....: 274.2 267.1 77,415 74,162 282 278 South Carolina ...: 1.9 1.9 475 467 246 248 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 69.0 75.3 31,563 34,226 458 455 Texas ............: 24.8 24.9 6,223 5,041 251 202 Utah .............: 4.4 5.0 761 643 174 129 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.9 1.2 234 302 253 263 West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.8 260 244 298 295 Wisconsin ........: 54.3 58.6 23,169 25,264 428 432 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.3 128 73 279 259 : United States ....: 9,649.4 10,647.4 2,698,690 3,000,508 280 282 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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) 5 (X) 67 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.4 (D) 53 (D) 125 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 9 (X) 118 California .......: 24.4 24.8 3,459 3,396 142 137 Colorado .........: 56.0 54.6 9,270 8,039 166 147 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.3 275 311 96 94 Florida ..........: 1.1 1.2 60 68 56 57 Georgia ..........: 1.7 2.3 108 156 62 67 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 8 11 101 116 : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 53 35 128 113 Illinois .........: 4.0 4.2 424 374 107 88 Indiana ..........: 3.4 4.1 400 435 118 106 Iowa .............: 0.4 0.3 58 39 164 149 Kansas ...........: 0.5 0.4 52 43 107 102 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.4 172 159 127 116 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 17 21 56 55 Michigan .........: 16.7 (D) 2,311 (D) 139 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.5 61 51 106 94 Mississippi ......: 0.7 0.8 48 50 68 62 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.8 71 77 91 94 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.6 58 69 137 125 Nebraska .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 8 (X) 130 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 16 8 114 97 New England 1/ ...: 2.3 3.5 226 336 98 97 New Jersey .......: 11.0 13.5 858 1,051 78 78 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 102 65 142 129 New York .........: 3.8 4.4 383 439 100 100 North Carolina ...: 0.9 1.5 63 110 73 71 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 12 (X) 140 : Ohio .............: 3.1 4.8 451 738 146 152 Oklahoma .........: 0.7 1.1 86 101 124 95 Oregon ...........: 3.9 4.1 528 535 137 130 Pennsylvania .....: 6.5 6.5 671 652 103 101 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 54 58 146 136 Tennessee ........: 0.7 0.9 46 63 70 74 Texas ............: 13.1 12.6 1,090 1,058 83 84 Utah .............: 1.7 1.9 239 251 138 130 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 60 62 75 81 : Washington .......: 1.7 1.8 238 228 137 128 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.1 1.3 485 191 158 143 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 (Y) 15 (X) 142 (X) : United States ....: 172.2 179.4 22,777 21,873 132 122 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,311.3 1,442.6 1,258.3 12,561.6 12,323.0 50.9 50.0 47.8 51.7 49.9 Heifers ..........: 742.1 866.4 817.9 6,747.8 7,249.7 28.8 30.0 31.0 27.8 29.4 All cows .........: 479.2 528.4 509.9 4,586.7 4,721.0 18.6 18.3 19.4 18.9 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 247.4 266.6 255.7 2,335.5 2,416.6 9.6 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.8 Other cows .......: 231.9 261.8 254.3 2,251.2 2,304.4 9.0 9.1 9.7 9.3 9.3 Bulls ............: 43.8 49.8 48.8 407.5 399.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,576.5 2,887.2 2,635.0 24,303.7 24,693.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 47.8 50.2 48.4 410.6 429.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,324.8 10,521.9 10,314.3 88,218.1 91,854.8 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 226.6 244.7 238.3 2,242.5 2,235.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 31.7 31.2 31.0 280.7 275.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 9,583.2 10,797.8 10,583.6 90,741.2 94,365.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 7.9 10.9 9.5 78.4 84.8 5.3 6.3 6.1 5.3 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 140.2 160.4 145.3 1,394.9 1,424.0 94.7 93.7 93.9 94.7 94.4 : Total ............: 148.1 171.3 154.7 1,473.3 1,508.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 828 814 822 815 808 Steers 1/ ...............: 897 881 894 874 869 Heifers 1/ ..............: 824 809 822 811 806 All cows 1/ .............: 639 633 636 650 643 Bulls 1/ ................: 891 884 878 896 886 : Calves and vealers ... : 123 117 123 132 125 : Hogs ................. : 209 208 210 211 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 207 206 208 209 211 Sows 2/ .................: 304 304 303 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 183 206 188 194 194 : Sheep ................ : 69 65 63 71 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 67 65 63 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 69 65 63 71 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: September 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 ............: 2.2 1.0 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.4 1.8 1.2 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.6 10.9 3 ............: 93.5 30.8 2.1 56.2 44.5 11.7 4.4 9.3 4 ............: 58.2 3.6 0.9 46.4 12.4 34.0 7.2 0.3 5 ............: 275.4 127.2 (D) 102.4 65.7 36.7 (D) 18.1 6 ............: 478.0 219.7 164.5 86.1 27.1 58.9 7.7 0.1 7 ............:1,105.5 613.4 428.0 55.2 5.2 49.9 8.9 (Y) 8 ............: 305.4 138.8 130.4 34.7 7.8 26.9 1.4 (Y) 9 ............: 172.8 76.8 17.2 75.9 63.7 12.2 2.9 6.0 10 ...........: 137.5 45.2 38.6 49.9 26.4 23.5 3.8 3.5 : United States :2,635.0 1,258.3 817.9 509.9 255.7 254.3 48.8 48.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.8 (Y) (Y) 3.3 0.1 3.2 2 ............: 10.3 10.3 (Y) (Y) 17.5 1.9 15.6 3 ............: 484.5 483.6 (D) (D) 11.2 1.4 9.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 8.1 1.1 7.0 5 ............: 3,039.2 2,931.7 103.4 4.2 26.5 2.0 24.5 6 ............: 491.9 491.7 0.2 (Y) 3.1 0.3 2.8 7 ............: 4,618.9 4,543.0 55.3 20.6 1.0 (Y) 1.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 56.3 1.5 54.8 9 ............: 213.0 212.9 (Y) (Y) 22.9 0.9 22.0 10 ...........: 28.1 28.1 (Y) (Y) 4.8 0.4 4.5 : United States :10,583.6 10,314.3 238.3 31.0 154.7 9.5 145.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 ............: 18.1 6.7 (D) 2.9 1.6 1.3 (D) 2.1 2 ............: 60.2 15.6 11.6 27.2 25.4 1.9 5.8 89.1 3 ............: 855.6 286.7 19.8 514.0 408.1 105.9 35.2 81.7 4 ............: 510.7 32.5 10.4 402.8 120.5 282.4 65.0 2.2 5 ............: 2,529.4 1,204.0 (D) 977.6 634.6 342.9 (D) 152.7 6 ............: 4,340.6 2,052.6 1,413.9 799.7 276.0 523.7 74.3 0.8 7 ............:10,911.3 6,167.0 4,139.6 529.5 52.9 476.6 75.1 0.4 8 ............: 2,721.1 1,439.4 941.3 328.6 74.2 254.5 11.7 (Y) 9 ............: 1,532.1 693.7 146.8 668.8 562.2 106.6 22.9 65.2 10 ...........: 1,214.6 424.9 291.0 469.8 261.1 208.8 28.9 34.7 : United States :24,693.6 12,323.0 7,249.7 4,721.0 2,416.6 2,304.4 399.9 429.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 21.4 20.9 0.4 0.1 28.2 1.2 27.0 2 ............: 94.0 93.4 0.5 0.2 163.5 16.7 146.8 3 ............: 4,196.0 4,187.8 (D) (D) 106.9 11.4 95.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 77.5 9.4 68.0 5 ............: 27,008.8 25,935.0 1,034.4 39.4 254.2 18.8 235.4 6 ............: 4,371.0 4,370.1 0.8 0.2 32.3 3.8 28.5 7 ............: 40,991.7 40,274.3 547.2 170.3 10.5 0.1 10.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.5 0.2 565.8 12.4 553.4 9 ............: 1,715.4 1,715.0 0.4 (Y) 230.7 8.5 222.3 10 ...........: 259.0 258.6 0.3 0.1 39.2 2.5 36.7 : United States : 94,365.0 91,854.8 2,235.2 275.0 1,508.8 84.8 1,424.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.7 98.4 98.5 98.6 Calves .......: 98.3 98.6 98.8 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 Sheep ........: 86.0 85.0 86.2 88.3 86.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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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