Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 27, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Down 1 Percent From Last December December 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.37 billion pounds in December, down 1 percent from the 4.40 billion pounds produced in December 2017. Beef production, at 2.12 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.58 million head, down slightly from December 2017. The average live weight was down 12 pounds from the previous year, at 1,368 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.5 million pounds, 2 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 53,600 head, up 16 percent from December 2017. The average live weight was down 35 pounds from last year, at 210 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.23 billion pounds, down slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, down slightly from December 2017. The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 286 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 13.2 million pounds, was up 3 percent from December 2017. Sheep slaughter totaled 201,800 head, 7 percent above last year. The average live weight was 131 pounds, down 5 pounds from December a year ago. January to December 2018 commercial red meat production was 53.4 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2017. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 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: December 2017 and 2018.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: December 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: December 2018................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to December 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2018 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,148.4 2,313.5 2,115.8 98 91 26,187.8 26,867.4 103 Veal .............: 6.6 6.7 6.5 98 97 74.4 75.7 102 Pork .............: 2,235.0 2,347.9 2,232.1 100 95 25,584.3 26,315.1 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 12.8 12.8 13.2 103 103 145.0 152.5 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,402.7 4,681.0 4,367.6 99 93 51,991.5 53,410.8 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :December 2018 as % of : January to December : December : November : December :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : :2018 as % : : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,123.0 2,288.6 2,091.4 99 91 25,855.7 26,535.8 103 Veal .............: 6.4 6.6 6.3 99 97 72.5 74.0 102 Pork .............: 2,224.1 2,337.4 2,221.8 100 95 25,436.8 26,177.8 103 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.8 11.8 11.9 101 100 132.4 139.6 105 : Total red meat ...: 4,365.3 4,644.4 4,331.3 99 93 51,497.3 52,927.1 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : December : January to December : December : November : December : 2018 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : of 2017 : : : 2018 as % : : : : : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,543.2 2,762.1 2,544.0 100 31,704.3 32,518.1 103 Other ................1,000: 37.2 36.7 36.2 97 485.1 482.3 99 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,580.4 2,798.8 2,580.2 100 32,189.4 33,000.4 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,382 1,372 1,370 99 1,351 1,352 100 Other ...............pounds: 1,189 1,185 1,184 100 1,188 1,196 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,380 1,370 1,368 99 1,349 1,350 100 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 45.6 54.9 53.0 116 503.3 571.4 114 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.6 0.6 82 9.0 8.4 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 46.4 55.5 53.6 116 512.3 579.8 113 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 242 209 209 86 248 224 91 Other ...............pounds: 400 373 355 89 393 378 96 Commercial ..........pounds: 245 210 210 86 250 226 91 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,400.3 10,981.7 10,402.5 100 120,516.6 123,696.2 103 Other ................1,000: 60.2 58.0 57.9 96 800.6 740.5 92 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,460.6 11,039.7 10,460.5 100 121,317.2 124,436.8 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 286 286 286 100 283 283 100 Other ...............pounds: 247 248 244 99 253 254 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 286 285 286 100 282 283 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 170.1 174.1 176.2 104 1,937.2 1,999.8 103 Other ................1,000: 18.0 19.2 25.6 142 240.9 250.5 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 188.1 193.2 201.8 107 2,178.1 2,250.3 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 138 136 134 97 136 139 102 Other ...............pounds: 112 104 105 93 108 106 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 136 133 131 96 133 136 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 46.7 46.4 50.1 107 488.8 514.2 105 Other ................1,000: 10.0 9.1 12.8 128 108.9 103.4 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 56.7 55.5 62.9 111 597.7 617.6 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 63 65 65 103 63 65 103 Other ...............pounds: 80 78 85 106 82 82 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 67 69 105 66 67 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 3.4 4.4 3.7 109 51.8 51.1 99 Other ................1,000: 0.4 0.5 0.6 139 6.6 5.8 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 3.8 4.9 4.3 112 58.4 56.9 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December : November : December :December 2018 as : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : % of 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.1 1.1 1.1 97 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 36.4 38.9 33.9 93 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.2 0.3 85 California ............: 121.8 128.9 125.0 103 Colorado ..............: 183.2 195.4 166.3 91 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.8 3.1 2.9 104 Florida ...............: 2.5 2.3 2.2 87 Georgia ...............: 13.2 13.2 13.3 101 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 87 : Idaho .................: 19.6 29.2 27.8 142 Illinois ..............: 282.6 287.4 288.2 102 Indiana ...............: 159.5 158.2 145.3 91 Iowa ..................: 642.3 705.3 661.4 103 Kansas ................: 482.4 504.3 464.6 96 Kentucky ..............: 46.0 48.8 46.6 101 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 108 Michigan ..............: 72.6 86.3 86.5 119 Minnesota .............: 248.7 248.1 234.3 94 Mississippi ...........: 0.5 0.6 0.6 112 : Missouri ..............: 174.0 166.1 164.5 95 Montana ...............: 1.3 1.7 1.1 82 Nebraska ..............: 675.8 715.5 648.1 96 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 102 New England 1/ ........: 2.0 2.3 2.1 103 New Jersey ............: 3.2 3.3 3.6 112 New Mexico ............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 80 New York ..............: 3.2 3.3 3.4 105 North Carolina ........: 223.0 233.8 220.3 99 North Dakota ..........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 90 : Ohio ..................: 18.6 20.3 19.4 105 Oklahoma ..............: 96.8 106.3 101.5 105 Oregon ................: 4.5 4.0 3.6 80 Pennsylvania ..........: 116.4 127.9 122.9 106 South Carolina ........: 9.3 9.3 9.1 98 South Dakota ..........: 129.3 133.9 123.3 95 Tennessee .............: 24.3 25.7 22.8 94 Texas .................: 347.9 396.1 359.1 103 Utah ..................: 43.2 49.7 43.8 101 Virginia ..............: 41.3 48.6 46.8 113 : Washington ............: 72.7 77.4 72.6 100 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.9 0.9 113 Wisconsin .............: 97.0 100.9 96.0 99 Wyoming ...............: 0.4 0.4 0.3 74 : United States .........: 4,402.7 4,681.0 4,367.6 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: December 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 ..........: 0.4 0.4 374 368 1,058 993 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 61 (X) 1,028 Arizona ..........: 43.6 39.6 60,459 54,987 1,388 1,390 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.5 422 432 973 946 California .......: 113.4 116.4 151,548 153,150 1,346 1,325 Colorado .........: 198.7 179.9 282,049 256,014 1,421 1,425 Delaware-Maryland : 2.9 3.1 3,858 4,141 1,323 1,332 Florida ..........: 3.7 (D) 4,313 (D) 1,180 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,165 1,039 1,195 1,073 : Idaho ............: 26.7 38.0 33,368 48,733 1,267 1,297 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.5 2.5 2,819 2,881 1,107 1,152 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 537.0 529.2 744,776 723,164 1,387 1,367 Kentucky .........: 1.4 2.6 1,541 2,702 1,070 1,051 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.4 268 361 777 837 Michigan .........: 40.7 45.6 57,634 63,364 1,425 1,398 Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.3 135 245 821 894 : Missouri .........: 3.5 3.6 4,065 4,117 1,153 1,156 Montana ..........: 1.3 1.3 1,782 1,449 1,346 1,112 Nebraska .........: 593.3 580.4 862,939 836,145 1,456 1,442 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 84 100 1,022 1,024 New England 1/ ...: 2.0 2.2 2,348 2,417 1,176 1,126 New Jersey .......: 3.1 3.5 3,406 3,916 1,095 1,117 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 456 299 1,197 1,072 New York .........: 3.1 3.4 3,719 4,096 1,220 1,232 North Carolina ...: 5.0 4.9 6,079 6,031 1,233 1,237 North Dakota .....: 0.6 0.5 756 693 1,306 1,269 : Ohio .............: 4.3 4.4 4,976 5,746 1,166 1,299 Oklahoma .........: 2.4 2.1 2,365 2,319 990 1,109 Oregon ...........: (D) 1.3 (D) 1,530 (D) 1,148 Pennsylvania .....: 84.5 86.6 104,172 105,738 1,237 1,225 South Carolina ...: 13.7 14.0 16,844 16,613 1,239 1,195 South Dakota .....: 32.2 35.0 46,253 49,770 1,444 1,427 Tennessee ........: 5.4 0.9 4,985 919 945 1,039 Texas ............: 430.1 447.8 565,030 585,015 1,317 1,310 Utah .............: 50.8 51.8 69,530 70,189 1,370 1,357 Virginia .........: 1.2 1.1 1,297 1,172 1,089 1,095 : Washington .......: 85.9 85.4 119,614 119,610 1,397 1,405 West Virginia ....: 1.0 1.2 1,007 1,182 990 963 Wisconsin ........: 106.8 108.8 148,875 150,169 1,402 1,389 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 588 474 1,099 1,022 : United States ....: 2,580.4 2,580.2 3,551,923 3,520,842 1,380 1,368 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 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 .......: 5.8 8.5 634 826 112 98 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 (Y) 30 (X) 458 (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 62 37 479 448 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.6 3.6 231 319 87 88 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 21 33 377 424 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 30 300 300 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/ ...: 0.2 0.2 43 51 183 207 New Jersey .......: 2.0 2.1 758 788 379 380 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 7.0 9.2 843 938 121 103 North Carolina ...: 0.1 (Y) 22 (X) 335 (X) North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 13.5 15.9 2,193 2,262 163 142 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.3 8.1 3,508 3,413 426 423 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.2 0.1 99 44 449 431 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 19 (D) 296 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 5.0 4.7 2,418 2,202 488 470 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 46.4 53.6 11,267 11,221 245 210 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 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 3.2 1,361 1,334 409 421 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 44 14 286 267 Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.4 201 119 261 270 California .......: 201.0 202.7 50,952 52,411 254 259 Colorado .........: 1.6 1.3 384 301 238 232 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.7 474 442 256 265 Florida ..........: 4.6 5.1 611 644 133 126 Georgia ..........: 5.7 5.6 1,357 1,365 237 242 Hawaii ...........: 0.5 0.4 113 97 243 251 : Idaho ............: 13.9 14.4 3,700 3,972 267 276 Illinois .........: 1,021.1 1,036.6 293,446 298,378 287 288 Indiana ..........: 743.9 681.6 209,322 190,992 282 280 Iowa .............: 2,878.4 3,002.9 824,692 853,211 287 284 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 1.2 1.0 188 175 155 179 Michigan .........: 172.6 226.9 52,163 66,589 302 294 Minnesota ........: 1,052.7 986.0 290,495 272,504 276 276 Mississippi ......: (D) 3.5 (D) 529 (D) 150 : Missouri .........: 786.7 732.9 228,306 216,170 290 295 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.1 299 266 279 249 Nebraska .........: 671.9 648.4 189,732 183,882 282 284 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 14 (X) 270 (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.1 3.1 784 778 253 250 New Jersey .......: 10.1 10.4 895 921 89 88 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 47 50 285 258 New York .........: 2.4 2.1 541 479 224 224 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 112 93 303 323 : Ohio .............: 66.6 69.4 19,689 19,944 296 288 Oklahoma .........: 449.5 466.0 125,236 132,221 279 284 Oregon ...........: 10.4 11.8 2,773 3,245 266 276 Pennsylvania .....: 266.8 279.4 72,001 79,339 270 284 South Carolina ...: (D) 4.9 (D) 1,078 (D) 220 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 72.2 74.6 32,735 33,591 454 451 Texas ............: 25.5 26.9 6,272 6,649 246 247 Utah .............: 4.3 5.1 738 839 173 165 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 0.8 0.9 211 238 274 264 West Virginia ....: 0.7 0.6 206 178 303 278 Wisconsin ........: 56.9 52.1 24,758 22,226 436 428 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.1 82 24 315 242 : United States ....: 10,460.6 10,460.5 2,990,547 2,990,801 286 286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2017 and 2018 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 (Y) 5 (X) 55 (X) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 25.0 26.7 3,590 3,746 144 140 Colorado .........: 70.2 64.9 11,455 10,693 163 165 Delaware-Maryland : 4.2 3.5 389 334 92 95 Florida ..........: 1.0 1.6 61 86 60 54 Georgia ..........: 1.5 2.0 100 143 66 73 Hawaii ...........: (D) 0.1 (D) 11 (D) 139 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 26 25 134 143 Illinois .........: 5.0 5.9 474 575 95 98 Indiana ..........: 3.7 4.6 434 520 119 114 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 33 29 165 167 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 40 36 94 101 Kentucky .........: 1.1 1.3 133 151 123 116 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 18 54 54 Michigan .........: 19.8 17.3 2,910 2,425 147 140 Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.6 44 54 107 99 Mississippi ......: 0.5 0.8 30 52 60 68 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.9 75 73 91 79 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.5 51 57 139 122 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 16 16 155 156 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 123 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 3.1 254 289 93 92 New Jersey .......: 11.9 14.6 930 1,144 78 78 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.7 77 100 145 146 New York .........: 6.4 6.5 645 618 101 96 North Carolina ...: 1.1 1.2 76 81 70 66 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 3.3 5.3 444 825 134 155 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 1.5 44 138 93 94 Oregon ...........: 3.0 4.7 419 640 141 138 Pennsylvania .....: 6.8 8.1 714 797 106 98 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.3 57 57 160 164 Tennessee ........: 0.9 0.8 71 57 76 70 Texas ............: 7.9 14.5 855 1,334 108 92 Utah .............: 1.6 1.6 219 211 136 133 Virginia .........: 0.7 0.7 48 48 72 70 : Washington .......: 1.5 1.3 209 176 137 137 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.8 3.2 286 514 155 163 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 12 144 152 : United States ....: 188.1 201.8 25,509 26,352 136 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to December : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :-----------------------: December : November : December :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head --------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,284.7 1,372.2 1,253.6 16,770.6 16,636.7 50.5 49.7 49.3 52.9 51.2 Heifers ..........: 735.9 823.7 753.5 8,611.1 9,166.8 28.9 29.8 29.6 27.2 28.2 All cows .........: 481.2 524.6 498.4 5,772.5 6,177.1 18.9 19.0 19.6 18.2 19.0 Dairy cows .......: 247.3 268.0 261.2 2,988.4 3,153.0 9.7 9.7 10.3 9.4 9.7 Other cows .......: 233.9 256.6 237.1 2,784.1 3,024.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 8.8 9.3 Bulls ............: 41.5 41.5 38.5 550.2 537.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 : Total ............: 2,543.2 2,762.1 2,544.0 31,704.3 32,518.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 45.6 54.9 53.0 503.3 571.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,126.2 10,697.1 10,135.6 117,195.1 120,305.3 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 241.4 253.7 238.9 2,951.7 3,014.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 32.7 30.8 28.0 369.8 376.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 10,400.3 10,981.7 10,402.5 120,516.6 123,696.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 7.8 8.8 10.1 101.6 106.6 4.6 5.1 5.7 5.2 5.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 162.3 165.3 166.1 1,835.5 1,893.1 95.4 94.9 94.3 94.8 94.7 : Total ............: 170.1 174.1 176.2 1,937.2 1,999.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to December Class : December : November : December :----------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 837 830 824 817 818 Steers 1/ ...............: 903 901 894 877 880 Heifers 1/ ..............: 843 837 831 812 817 All cows 1/ .............: 643 629 633 642 645 Bulls 1/ ................: 878 868 862 896 889 : Calves and vealers ... : 141 120 120 145 130 : Hogs ................. : 214 213 214 211 212 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 212 211 212 209 209 Sows 2/ .................: 306 302 302 308 305 Boars 2/ ................: 198 191 187 201 192 : Sheep ................ : 69 68 67 68 70 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 65 63 67 67 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 70 68 68 68 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: December 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 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 2 ............: 6.7 1.8 1.5 2.9 2.7 0.2 0.6 11.3 3 ............: 89.4 31.2 1.5 53.6 42.1 11.5 3.2 8.3 4 ............: 47.6 2.7 1.1 37.3 12.9 24.4 6.5 0.2 5 ............: 270.4 125.5 (D) 107.0 69.6 37.5 (D) 21.0 6 ............: 446.5 211.9 140.4 86.3 30.4 55.9 8.0 0.1 7 ............:1,136.3 622.3 452.6 53.3 6.0 47.3 8.2 (Y) 8 ............: 264.6 146.0 (D) 32.7 7.8 24.9 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 156.5 67.3 12.5 74.8 63.9 10.8 2.0 8.3 10 ...........: 124.0 44.2 27.1 50.2 25.8 24.5 2.4 3.6 : United States :2,544.0 1,253.6 753.5 498.4 261.2 237.1 38.5 53.0 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.8 2.7 (Y) (Y) 3.0 0.2 2.8 2 ............: 12.4 12.4 0.1 (Y) 20.5 2.4 18.0 3 ............: 495.9 494.8 (D) (D) 13.3 1.2 12.1 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.9 1.1 6.8 5 ............: 3,028.1 2,915.8 108.3 3.9 30.0 2.2 27.8 6 ............: 489.8 489.7 0.1 (Y) 4.5 0.6 3.8 7 ............: 4,394.9 4,329.0 48.7 17.2 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 66.3 1.3 65.0 9 ............: 196.9 196.8 0.1 (Y) 24.7 0.9 23.8 10 ...........: 26.7 26.7 (Y) (Y) 5.0 0.2 4.8 : United States :10,402.5 10,135.6 238.9 28.0 176.2 10.1 166.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 December 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 ............: 22.3 9.2 6.0 4.8 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.6 2 ............: 78.4 21.2 14.4 35.8 33.7 2.1 6.9 116.2 3 ............: 1,109.7 380.2 22.3 660.8 525.9 134.9 46.4 102.2 4 ............: 613.9 41.4 13.6 478.8 146.9 331.9 80.0 3.2 5 ............: 3,305.2 1,565.8 (D) 1,282.9 844.1 438.9 (D) 222.6 6 ............: 5,822.9 2,908.9 1,688.9 1,123.1 342.0 781.1 102.0 1.1 7 ............:14,511.6 8,344.4 5,349.4 703.1 64.7 638.4 114.6 0.5 8 ............: 3,578.5 1,991.7 (D) 372.3 95.1 277.3 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,963.7 821.9 163.0 944.6 782.9 161.7 34.2 90.2 10 ...........: 1,512.0 552.1 354.9 570.5 315.5 255.1 34.5 32.9 : United States :32,518.1 16,636.7 9,166.8 6,177.1 3,153.0 3,024.1 537.6 571.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 31.5 30.8 0.5 0.1 30.7 1.5 29.3 2 ............: 129.3 128.4 0.7 0.2 209.2 19.1 190.1 3 ............: 5,805.8 5,793.2 (D) (D) 152.7 14.8 137.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 89.5 13.5 76.0 5 ............: 36,397.4 34,953.5 1,388.9 55.0 345.6 24.2 321.4 6 ............: 5,862.0 5,858.3 1.8 1.9 46.0 6.6 39.4 7 ............: 52,112.0 51,146.7 735.8 229.5 13.9 0.4 13.5 8 ............: (D) (D) 7.2 0.6 755.8 16.3 739.5 9 ............: 2,094.5 2,093.7 0.7 0.1 304.9 7.8 297.0 10 ...........: 341.7 341.0 0.5 0.1 51.6 2.5 49.1 : United States :123,696.2 120,305.3 3,014.5 376.4 1,999.8 106.6 1,893.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to December Species : December : November : December :------------------------ : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.5 Calves .......: 98.4 98.9 98.8 98.2 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.3 99.4 Sheep ........: 90.4 90.1 87.3 88.9 88.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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