Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released September 19, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August Red Meat Production Down from Last Year August 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.65 billion pounds in August, down 2 percent from the 4.77 billion pounds produced in August 2018. Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.93 million head, down 2 percent from August 2018. The average live weight was down 6 pounds from the previous year, at 1,338 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.0 million pounds, 9 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 50,900 head, down 3 percent from August 2018. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from last year, at 205 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.26 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.9 million head, down 3 percent from August 2018. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 279 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.6 million pounds, was down 6 percent from August 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 201,500 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 126 pounds, down 5 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2019 commercial red meat production was 36.0 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up 1 percent from last year, veal was down 2 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 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: August 2018 and 2019.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: August 2018 and 2019............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: August 2018 and 2019............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: August 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: August 2019................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to August 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2019 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : August : July : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,429.6 2,359.9 2,373.5 98 101 17,853.3 17,961.6 101 Veal .............: 6.5 6.3 6.0 91 95 49.4 48.7 98 Pork .............: 2,316.3 2,210.7 2,258.1 97 102 17,271.7 17,922.1 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 13.5 11.9 12.6 94 106 102.7 101.3 99 : Total red meat ...: 4,765.9 4,588.8 4,650.2 98 101 35,277.2 36,033.8 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August 2019 as % of : January to August : August : July : August :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : August : July : : :2019 as % : : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,401.6 2,335.2 2,346.5 98 100 17,631.1 17,745.8 101 Veal .............: 6.3 6.2 5.8 92 94 48.2 47.6 99 Pork .............: 2,302.5 2,199.1 2,245.2 98 102 17,181.5 17,836.0 104 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 10.7 11.1 93 104 93.9 91.5 97 : Total red meat ...: 4,722.3 4,551.1 4,608.6 98 101 34,954.7 35,720.9 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : August : January to August : August : July : August : 2019 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : of 2018 : : : 2019 as % : : : : : 2018 : 2019 : of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,937.3 2,902.6 2,887.2 98 21,727.2 22,058.6 102 Other ................1,000: 40.4 35.7 38.9 96 319.6 313.3 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,977.8 2,938.3 2,926.2 98 22,046.8 22,371.9 101 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,346 1,328 1,340 100 1,345 1,336 99 Other ...............pounds: 1,203 1,197 1,198 100 1,208 1,196 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,344 1,326 1,338 100 1,343 1,334 99 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 51.6 53.0 50.2 97 362.8 380.6 105 Other ................1,000: 0.9 0.6 0.7 79 6.0 5.4 90 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.5 53.7 50.9 97 368.8 386.0 105 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 213 204 203 95 230 217 95 Other ...............pounds: 393 361 375 96 377 374 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 216 205 205 95 232 219 95 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,080.9 10,515.5 10,797.8 97 81,158.1 83,781.5 103 Other ................1,000: 74.4 62.7 69.2 93 482.7 460.5 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,155.3 10,578.2 10,867.1 97 81,640.7 84,242.0 103 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 278 280 279 100 283 285 101 Other ...............pounds: 255 255 255 100 256 256 100 Commercial ..........pounds: 278 280 279 100 283 285 101 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 174.1 162.6 171.3 98 1,325.2 1,354.1 102 Other ................1,000: 31.2 25.8 30.2 97 170.5 203.0 119 Commercial ...........1,000: 205.4 188.3 201.5 98 1,495.7 1,557.1 104 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 136 131 129 95 141 135 95 Other ...............pounds: 104 101 105 102 107 100 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 131 127 126 96 137 130 95 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.7 47.6 48.2 101 334.9 353.7 106 Other ................1,000: 12.3 11.3 13.3 108 66.5 82.9 125 Commercial ...........1,000: 60.0 58.9 61.5 103 401.3 436.6 109 Live weight per head : Federally inspected .pounds: 65 64 66 101 64 65 101 Other ...............pounds: 83 81 80 96 82 81 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 67 69 100 67 68 101 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.4 4.7 4.6 104 35.1 36.3 103 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.3 0.3 71 3.7 4.0 106 Commercial ...........1,000: 4.9 5.0 4.9 101 38.8 40.2 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August : July : August : August 2019 as : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : % of 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.6 0.7 49 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 62 Arizona ...............: 39.9 42.8 44.4 111 Arkansas ..............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 110 California ............: 127.1 140.0 137.8 108 Colorado ..............: 198.3 192.4 192.8 97 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.4 3.1 3.0 88 Florida ...............: 3.0 3.1 3.1 103 Georgia ...............: 14.1 14.2 12.8 90 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 117 : Idaho .................: 27.2 30.8 29.8 109 Illinois ..............: 306.5 282.4 287.6 94 Indiana ...............: 162.4 142.7 146.7 90 Iowa ..................: 681.0 694.3 723.5 106 Kansas ................: 529.4 528.5 462.7 87 Kentucky ..............: 47.3 45.8 46.1 97 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.3 0.3 96 Michigan ..............: 92.1 88.7 88.1 96 Minnesota .............: 248.0 228.0 233.7 94 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.5 0.6 98 : Missouri ..............: 176.0 159.1 156.2 89 Montana ...............: 1.2 1.1 1.6 130 Nebraska ..............: 737.4 680.1 739.1 100 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 New England 1/ ........: 2.1 2.3 2.3 112 New Jersey ............: 3.2 3.4 3.3 103 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 86 New York ..............: 3.5 3.3 3.2 92 North Carolina ........: 226.4 206.3 220.3 97 North Dakota ..........: 0.6 0.5 0.5 90 : Ohio ..................: 23.3 20.7 23.0 99 Oklahoma ..............: 94.9 99.8 94.3 99 Oregon ................: 4.7 4.2 4.3 92 Pennsylvania ..........: 120.6 121.8 123.5 102 South Carolina ........: 10.0 13.2 14.0 140 South Dakota ..........: 133.7 125.1 125.2 94 Tennessee .............: 23.6 22.2 22.7 96 Texas .................: 430.8 397.6 418.7 97 Utah ..................: 53.1 52.2 51.9 98 Virginia ..............: 44.2 49.0 43.9 99 : Washington ............: 85.7 82.8 85.9 100 West Virginia .........: 0.7 0.4 0.5 76 Wisconsin .............: 105.7 103.3 99.8 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.6 0.4 0.6 106 : United States .........: 4,765.9 4,588.8 4,650.2 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: August 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 ..........: 0.7 0.5 653 534 980 1,013 Alaska ...........: 0.1 (Y) 121 (X) 1,126 (X) Arizona ..........: 47.8 51.7 65,533 71,287 1,373 1,380 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.4 377 373 948 948 California .......: 123.8 131.3 165,080 170,256 1,344 1,305 Colorado .........: 221.1 220.6 303,957 297,110 1,376 1,348 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.1 4,956 4,249 1,356 1,365 Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.2 1,040 1,279 1,095 1,049 : Idaho ............: 37.1 41.1 48,104 51,870 1,306 1,273 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.1 2.7 3,522 3,119 1,153 1,170 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 604.2 528.0 817,412 711,771 1,353 1,348 Kentucky .........: 2.4 3.4 2,648 3,508 1,101 1,030 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 381 394 804 820 Michigan .........: 51.3 (D) 70,834 (D) 1,391 (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.4 320 355 829 862 : Missouri .........: 4.3 4.2 4,981 4,873 1,166 1,169 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.5 1,453 1,979 1,336 1,287 Nebraska .........: 676.4 699.1 945,861 964,171 1,400 1,380 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 157 155 1,083 1,057 New England 1/ ...: 2.1 2.4 2,491 2,809 1,188 1,171 New Jersey .......: 3.3 3.4 3,605 3,735 1,084 1,115 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 530 551 1,146 1,035 New York .........: 3.5 3.4 4,096 3,940 1,191 1,178 North Carolina ...: 6.2 7.0 7,656 8,566 1,237 1,233 North Dakota .....: 0.7 0.6 882 838 1,305 1,299 : Ohio .............: 5.2 5.2 6,704 6,751 1,302 1,301 Oklahoma .........: 2.3 2.2 2,537 2,382 1,098 1,070 Oregon ...........: 1.9 1.8 2,111 1,974 1,125 1,126 Pennsylvania .....: 93.6 93.8 111,270 110,385 1,194 1,181 South Carolina ...: 15.8 22.0 19,143 27,253 1,217 1,244 South Dakota .....: 38.0 42.9 53,154 59,823 1,406 1,400 Tennessee ........: 2.3 1.3 2,175 1,275 960 1,016 Texas ............: 541.2 520.2 693,210 676,589 1,284 1,304 Utah .............: 63.3 60.8 84,098 82,768 1,330 1,362 Virginia .........: 1.1 1.2 1,155 1,274 1,083 1,066 : Washington .......: 99.3 100.6 138,859 139,291 1,402 1,388 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 778 572 1,201 1,140 Wisconsin ........: 119.3 113.7 162,279 154,739 1,368 1,369 Wyoming ..........: 0.6 0.6 635 725 1,130 1,158 : United States ....: 2,977.8 2,926.2 3,992,858 3,906,903 1,344 1,338 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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 .......: 10.1 7.7 967 758 97 101 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 67 54 453 432 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 2.5 3.4 227 298 92 89 Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 37 32 418 405 Indiana ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 100 (D) 294 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 31 30 306 300 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 33 49 158 194 New Jersey .......: 1.9 1.6 695 594 374 376 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 8.8 9.7 976 807 111 84 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 22 12 333 230 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 14.9 13.9 2,264 1,946 153 140 Oklahoma .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 29 (X) 480 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.1 8.1 3,426 3,473 423 427 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 86 414 421 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (D) 0.6 (D) 42 (D) 65 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.5 4.3 2,176 1,941 482 456 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 52.5 50.9 11,280 10,388 216 205 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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 ..........: 3.8 1.5 1,535 563 408 378 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.2 38 43 284 264 Arizona ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 34 (D) 264 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.6 107 157 264 275 California .......: 184.1 216.6 45,979 55,038 250 254 Colorado .........: 2.8 2.3 675 552 241 238 Delaware-Maryland : 1.7 1.6 432 416 249 254 Florida ..........: 5.2 6.1 632 705 121 115 Georgia ..........: 5.5 5.1 1,347 1,227 245 240 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.3 96 92 246 266 : Idaho ............: 13.0 14.5 3,434 3,864 263 267 Illinois .........: 1,107.1 998.1 311,221 280,747 281 281 Indiana ..........: 776.4 700.4 212,636 192,015 274 274 Iowa .............: 3,161.0 3,353.7 876,251 932,179 277 278 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 144 115 227 236 Michigan .........: 239.4 233.9 68,114 68,226 285 292 Minnesota ........: 1,056.9 980.2 286,728 267,360 271 273 Mississippi ......: 3.1 2.7 493 436 159 160 : Missouri .........: 815.2 718.1 230,148 204,452 282 285 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.9 399 499 273 261 Nebraska .........: 723.3 685.8 201,125 190,315 278 278 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 31 23 257 242 New England 1/ ...: 3.2 3.0 794 734 252 247 New Jersey .......: 8.3 8.9 847 895 102 100 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 91 63 250 235 New York .........: 2.9 2.3 638 529 223 233 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.4 0.2 121 69 273 290 : Ohio .............: 87.6 86.8 24,307 24,131 278 279 Oklahoma .........: 459.9 449.8 123,350 122,078 268 271 Oregon ...........: 16.0 14.4 4,214 3,842 263 267 Pennsylvania .....: 266.2 279.3 72,399 76,465 272 274 South Carolina ...: 2.6 2.1 628 511 245 246 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 74.8 72.8 33,453 32,919 448 453 Texas ............: 25.8 24.8 6,516 5,005 253 202 Utah .............: 5.8 5.3 969 767 168 144 Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.2 1.1 296 286 250 266 West Virginia ....: 1.1 0.8 298 213 278 277 Wisconsin ........: 61.7 56.9 26,337 24,340 428 429 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.0 250 253 256 261 : United States ....: 11,155.3 10,867.1 3,100,641 3,026,328 278 279 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 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 0.1 4 4 59 71 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) 0.3 (D) 39 (D) 130 Arkansas .........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 108 (X) California .......: 27.6 25.3 4,166 3,725 151 147 Colorado .........: 60.8 62.3 10,013 9,488 165 152 Delaware-Maryland : 3.7 3.7 358 369 98 99 Florida ..........: 1.5 1.1 76 61 52 57 Georgia ..........: 2.6 2.8 166 192 64 68 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 22 7 107 113 : Idaho ............: 0.4 0.3 51 37 134 130 Illinois .........: 5.8 6.0 526 535 91 89 Indiana ..........: 5.0 5.5 610 591 121 107 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.3 46 42 170 162 Kansas ...........: 0.6 0.6 64 58 107 105 Kentucky .........: 1.7 1.6 214 187 129 118 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 18 18 60 54 Michigan .........: 21.6 (D) 3,008 (D) 139 (D) Minnesota ........: 0.5 0.6 53 58 108 96 Mississippi ......: 1.1 1.6 68 90 64 58 : Missouri .........: 1.1 1.0 106 97 93 100 Montana ..........: 0.4 0.4 58 56 134 129 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 12 13 155 142 Nevada ...........: 0.2 0.1 23 17 139 126 New England 1/ ...: 2.7 3.4 266 352 97 102 New Jersey .......: 12.2 13.1 957 1,035 79 79 New Mexico .......: 0.8 0.5 120 72 144 140 New York .........: 5.5 5.4 542 528 98 99 North Carolina ...: 2.0 2.3 145 162 73 70 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 7 8 125 137 : Ohio .............: 5.7 5.1 879 780 153 153 Oklahoma .........: 1.1 1.2 121 103 112 88 Oregon ...........: 3.9 4.0 529 536 138 136 Pennsylvania .....: 8.0 8.0 849 826 106 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.4 57 49 135 124 Tennessee ........: 1.1 1.3 78 91 69 71 Texas ............: 16.2 15.0 1,347 1,371 83 92 Utah .............: 2.1 2.1 287 279 138 132 Virginia .........: 0.8 0.7 62 57 80 82 : Washington .......: 1.5 1.4 205 191 137 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.4 1.5 552 224 163 151 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.2 39 33 132 137 : United States ....: 205.4 201.5 26,965 25,300 131 126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :-----------------------: August : July : August :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,514.1 1,492.9 1,442.6 11,250.3 11,064.6 51.5 51.4 50.0 51.8 50.2 Heifers ..........: 828.6 842.5 866.4 6,005.7 6,431.8 28.2 29.0 30.0 27.6 29.2 All cows .........: 544.5 520.0 528.4 4,107.5 4,211.1 18.5 17.9 18.3 18.9 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 279.7 256.8 266.6 2,088.2 2,161.0 9.5 8.8 9.2 9.6 9.8 Other cows .......: 264.8 263.2 261.8 2,019.3 2,050.1 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.3 Bulls ............: 50.1 47.2 49.8 363.8 351.1 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,937.3 2,902.6 2,887.2 21,727.2 22,058.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 51.6 53.0 50.2 362.8 380.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,777.7 10,240.1 10,521.9 78,893.2 81,540.6 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 268.3 253.5 244.7 2,015.9 1,996.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 35.0 21.9 31.2 249.0 243.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 : Total ............: 11,080.9 10,515.5 10,797.8 81,158.1 83,781.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.5 10.0 10.9 70.5 75.4 6.0 6.1 6.4 5.3 5.6 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 163.6 152.6 160.4 1,254.7 1,278.7 94.0 93.9 93.6 94.7 94.4 : Total ............: 174.1 162.6 171.3 1,325.2 1,354.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Class : August : July : August :----------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 819 806 814 813 806 Steers 1/ ...............: 885 866 881 871 866 Heifers 1/ ..............: 813 796 809 809 804 All cows 1/ .............: 638 643 633 652 644 Bulls 1/ ................: 889 883 884 897 887 : Calves and vealers ... : 124 117 117 134 126 : Hogs ................. : 208 209 208 212 213 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 207 206 209 211 Sows 2/ .................: 305 305 304 305 304 Boars 2/ ................: 192 229 206 195 195 : Sheep ................ : 68 66 65 71 68 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 68 67 65 68 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 68 66 65 71 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 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 ............: 2.1 1.0 (D) 0.3 0.2 0.1 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.6 1.8 1.1 3.0 2.8 0.2 0.7 11.3 3 ............: 96.8 31.6 2.2 58.7 46.8 11.8 4.2 8.4 4 ............: 60.2 3.8 1.1 47.8 12.9 34.8 7.6 0.2 5 ............: 293.5 141.2 (D) 107.3 72.7 34.6 (D) 18.5 6 ............: 518.4 236.7 184.1 88.8 28.0 60.8 8.8 0.1 7 ............:1,260.3 726.1 467.2 57.9 5.6 52.3 9.1 (Y) 8 ............: 322.7 165.5 118.5 37.4 8.4 29.0 1.4 (Y) 9 ............: 183.7 85.6 19.5 75.5 62.2 13.4 3.1 7.4 10 ...........: 142.8 49.4 37.7 51.7 26.9 24.8 4.0 4.0 : United States :2,887.2 1,442.6 866.4 528.4 266.6 261.8 49.8 50.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 2.6 0.1 (Y) 3.3 0.1 3.1 2 ............: 11.1 11.0 (Y) (Y) 17.1 2.3 14.8 3 ............: 490.9 490.0 (D) (D) 13.0 1.4 11.6 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.0 1.2 8.9 5 ............: 3,022.5 2,913.1 105.2 4.2 31.2 2.8 28.4 6 ............: 471.4 471.3 0.1 (Y) 3.1 0.4 2.8 7 ............: 4,768.1 4,686.2 62.9 18.9 1.2 (Y) 1.2 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.4 (Y) 64.0 1.5 62.6 9 ............: 213.0 212.9 (Y) (Y) 23.8 1.0 22.8 10 ...........: 29.5 29.4 (Y) (Y) 4.6 0.3 4.3 : United States :10,797.8 10,521.9 244.7 31.2 171.3 10.9 160.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 August 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 ............: 15.8 5.7 (D) 2.6 1.4 1.2 (D) 1.9 2 ............: 53.8 13.7 10.4 24.4 22.8 1.6 5.2 78.3 3 ............: 762.0 255.8 17.7 457.8 363.6 94.2 30.7 72.4 4 ............: 452.5 28.9 9.4 356.4 108.1 248.4 57.7 2.0 5 ............: 2,254.1 1,076.8 (D) 875.2 569.0 306.2 (D) 134.6 6 ............: 3,862.6 1,832.9 1,249.4 713.7 248.9 464.8 66.6 0.7 7 ............: 9,805.8 5,553.6 3,711.6 474.4 47.7 426.7 66.2 0.4 8 ............: 2,415.7 1,300.6 810.9 293.9 66.4 227.6 10.3 (Y) 9 ............: 1,359.3 616.8 129.6 592.9 498.5 94.3 20.0 59.2 10 ...........: 1,077.1 379.7 252.4 419.9 234.6 185.3 25.1 31.2 : United States :22,058.6 11,064.6 6,431.8 4,211.1 2,161.0 2,050.1 351.1 380.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 18.6 18.2 0.3 0.1 24.9 1.1 23.8 2 ............: 83.7 83.1 0.4 0.2 146.1 14.8 131.2 3 ............: 3,711.5 3,704.2 (D) (D) 95.7 10.0 85.7 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 69.4 8.3 61.1 5 ............: 23,969.6 23,003.3 931.0 35.2 227.8 16.8 210.9 6 ............: 3,879.3 3,878.5 0.6 0.2 29.2 3.5 25.7 7 ............: 36,372.8 35,731.2 491.8 149.7 9.4 0.1 9.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 4.1 0.2 509.6 10.9 498.7 9 ............: 1,502.4 1,502.0 0.3 (Y) 207.8 7.6 200.2 10 ...........: 230.9 230.5 0.3 0.1 34.3 2.1 32.2 : United States : 83,781.5 81,540.6 1,996.9 243.9 1,354.1 75.4 1,278.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to August Species : August : July : August :------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.6 98.8 98.7 98.6 98.6 Calves .......: 98.3 98.8 98.6 98.4 98.6 Hogs .........: 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.5 Sheep ........: 84.8 86.3 85.0 88.6 87.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,900 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 15). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi 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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