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ISSN: 0499-0544
Released June 19, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Red Meat Production Down 5 Percent From Last Year
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion pounds in May, down 5 percent from the
4.15 billion pounds produced in May 2013.
Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.63 million
head, down 8 percent from May 2013. The average live weight was up 10 pounds from the previous year, at
1,299 pounds.
Veal production totaled 7.8 million pounds, 14 percent below May a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 46,700 head, down
20 percent from May 2013. The average live weight was up 19 pounds from last year, at 284 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.86 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.62 million
head, down 6 percent from May 2013. The average live weight was up 11 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 13.9 million pounds, was down 4 percent from May 2013. Sheep slaughter totaled
194,600 head, 7 percent below last year. The average live weight was 143 pounds, up 4 pounds from May a year ago.
January to May 2014 commercial red meat production was 19.6 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 2013.
Accumulated beef production was down 5 percent from last year, veal was down 10 percent, pork was down 1 percent
from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 1 percent.
May 2013 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
May 2014 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
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Contents
Commercial Red Meat Production – United States ................................................................................................................ 4
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production – United States ..................................................................................................... 4
Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight – United States ................................................................ 5
Commercial Red Meat Production – States and United States ............................................................................................... 6
Commercial Cattle Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014 ..................................................................... 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014 ........................................................................ 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014 ........................................................................ 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014 .................................................. 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: May 2014 .............................................................................. 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: January to May 2014 ............................................................. 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
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Commercial Red Meat Production – United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Type
May
2013
April
2014
May
2014
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
May 2014 as % of
January to May
May
2013
April
2014
2013
2014
2014 as %
of 2013
(percent)
(percent)
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
(percent)
Beef ..............................
Veal ..............................
Pork ..............................
Lamb and mutton ..........
2,227.6
9.1
1,898.9
14.5
2,042.8
8.4
1,910.5
15.2
2,071.2
7.8
1,859.4
13.9
93
86
98
96
101
93
97
92
10,531.1
46.9
9,614.9
65.6
9,982.5
42.4
9,555.0
66.3
95
90
99
101
Total red meat ...............
4,150.0
3,976.9
3,952.4
95
99
20,258.4
19,646.2
97
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production – United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Type
May
2013
April
2014
May
2014
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
May 2014 as % of
January to May
May
2013
April
2014
2013
2014
2014 as %
of 2013
(percent)
(percent)
(million
pounds)
(million
pounds)
(percent)
Beef ..............................
Veal ..............................
Pork ..............................
Lamb and mutton ..........
2,201.5
8.9
1,887.8
13.4
2,017.5
8.3
1,899.4
14.3
2,046.4
7.6
1,849.0
13.0
93
86
98
97
101
93
97
91
10,387.9
45.8
9,555.8
61.6
9,851.0
41.7
9,500.1
62.4
95
91
99
101
Total red meat ...............
4,111.6
3,939.4
3,916.0
95
99
20,051.1
19,455.1
97
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Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight – United States
[Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Species
May
2013
April
2014
May
2014 as %
of 2013
May
2014
January to May
2013
2014 as %
of 2013
2014
(percent)
Cattle
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
Live weight per head
Federally inspected .. pounds
Other ....................... pounds
Commercial ............. pounds
Calves
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
Live weight per head
Federally inspected .. pounds
Other ....................... pounds
Commercial ............. pounds
Hogs
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
Live weight per head
Federally inspected .. pounds
Other ....................... pounds
Commercial ............. pounds
Sheep and lambs
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
Live weight per head
Federally inspected .. pounds
Other ....................... pounds
Commercial ............. pounds
Goats
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
Live weight per head
Federally inspected .. pounds
Other ....................... pounds
Commercial ............. pounds
Bison
Number of head
Federally inspected ..... 1,000
Other .......................... 1,000
Commercial ................ 1,000
2,822.7
40.3
2,863.0
2,555.7
39.1
2,594.8
2,596.6
38.4
2,635.0
1,291
1,130
1,289
1,308
1,137
1,306
1,302
1,137
1,299
57.6
1.0
58.6
48.0
0.7
48.7
45.9
0.8
46.7
(percent)
92
95
92
13,156.1
219.0
13,375.1
12,402.7
201.8
12,604.5
94
92
94
101
101
101
1,311
1,147
1,308
1,320
1,148
1,317
101
100
101
80
75
80
305.7
4.9
310.6
260.3
3.6
263.9
85
74
85
262
401
265
292
377
294
283
371
284
108
93
108
256
409
258
272
373
274
106
91
106
9,146.7
63.7
9,210.4
8,793.8
61.2
8,855.0
8,560.7
58.3
8,619.1
94
92
94
46,101.9
330.6
46,432.6
44,303.4
304.6
44,607.9
96
92
96
276
241
276
287
248
287
287
244
287
104
101
104
277
247
277
285
246
285
103
100
103
188.4
20.0
208.4
204.0
17.2
221.2
176.5
18.1
194.6
862.2
74.9
937.2
879.3
75.4
954.7
102
101
102
142
106
139
140
105
137
147
107
143
143
111
140
142
106
139
89
96
91
205.3
61.0
266.3
184.8
62.4
247.1
90
102
93
103
108
105
64
66
65
64
74
67
100
113
104
110
68
103
18.3
4.7
23.0
22.2
3.7
25.9
121
80
113
44.7
14.2
58.9
41.6
12.3
53.9
39.8
13.7
53.5
64
71
65
64
76
67
66
76
68
4.2
0.9
5.1
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4.2
0.7
4.9
4.6
0.6
5.3
94
90
93
103
100
103
99
96
99
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Commercial Red Meat Production – States and United States
[Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.]
State
May
2013
April
2014
May
2014
May 2014 as
% of 2013
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(percent)
Alabama ..............................................
Alaska ..................................................
Arizona ................................................
Arkansas ..............................................
California .............................................
Colorado ..............................................
Delaware-Maryland ..............................
Florida ..................................................
Georgia ................................................
Hawaii ..................................................
1.0
(Y)
34.7
0.4
153.3
187.8
2.6
11.2
11.2
0.8
0.9
(Y)
33.3
0.4
138.7
181.0
2.6
8.5
2.1
0.7
0.6
(Y)
33.5
0.4
126.2
179.9
2.7
8.8
3.7
0.8
64
(Y)
97
101
82
96
103
78
34
101
Idaho ....................................................
Illinois ...................................................
Indiana .................................................
Iowa .....................................................
Kansas .................................................
Kentucky ..............................................
Louisiana .............................................
Michigan ..............................................
Minnesota ............................................
Mississippi ...........................................
3.7
259.2
142.3
541.0
471.6
39.0
0.4
42.7
222.2
1.1
3.4
252.4
151.7
556.6
425.4
45.2
0.4
45.9
208.6
0.6
3.4
249.8
147.4
534.9
448.6
41.7
0.4
36.9
201.2
0.4
93
96
104
99
95
107
124
86
91
34
Missouri ...............................................
Montana ...............................................
Nebraska .............................................
Nevada ................................................
New England 1 .....................................
New Jersey ..........................................
New Mexico .........................................
New York .............................................
North Carolina ......................................
North Dakota ........................................
150.9
1.5
620.3
0.1
1.6
4.7
0.3
2.6
204.0
0.7
162.4
1.5
584.6
0.1
1.6
4.0
0.2
2.8
181.9
0.8
163.3
1.4
609.7
0.1
1.5
4.0
0.2
2.8
189.1
0.6
108
91
98
106
97
86
85
107
93
95
Ohio .....................................................
Oklahoma ............................................
Oregon .................................................
Pennsylvania .......................................
South Carolina .....................................
South Dakota .......................................
Tennessee ...........................................
Texas ...................................................
Utah .....................................................
Virginia .................................................
23.2
95.0
6.6
105.1
19.7
90.3
18.8
396.5
39.6
42.2
21.6
93.8
6.2
107.2
21.4
88.1
18.2
365.6
39.0
37.4
21.2
77.7
6.2
102.2
21.0
89.5
16.9
377.1
38.2
37.4
91
82
94
97
106
99
90
95
96
89
Washington ..........................................
West Virginia ........................................
Wisconsin ............................................
Wyoming ..............................................
82.7
0.3
116.6
0.4
72.0
0.4
107.2
0.4
74.1
0.3
96.1
0.4
90
100
82
86
United States .......................................
4,150.0
3,976.9
3,952.4
95
(Y) Less than level of precision shown.
1
New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Commercial Cattle Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Number slaughtered
2013
Total live weight
2014
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Average live weight
2013
2014
2013
2014
(1,000 pounds)
(1,000 pounds)
(pounds)
(pounds)
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Delaware-Maryland ................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
0.5
0.1
47.2
0.4
155.5
223.4
2.7
(D)
19.5
1.0
0.4
(Y)
43.4
0.5
121.6
212.8
3.0
(D)
(D)
1.0
488
56
61,173
418
201,735
286,097
3,679
(D)
19,653
1,097
394
(X)
57,115
441
155,621
275,360
3,832
(D)
(D)
1,055
971
1,117
1,300
995
1,305
1,281
1,347
(D)
1,010
1,115
1,051
(X)
1,319
939
1,289
1,295
1,290
(D)
(D)
1,103
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................
2.5
(D)
3.0
(D)
564.8
1.4
0.4
49.8
69.4
0.1
2.2
(D)
2.8
(D)
536.8
1.2
0.5
41.4
55.2
0.1
2,697
(D)
3,177
(D)
725,027
1,419
271
67,343
94,769
112
2,479
(D)
2,939
(D)
695,842
1,223
422
55,785
78,858
78
1,161
(D)
1,056
(D)
1,284
1,032
767
1,358
1,371
809
1,202
(D)
1,060
(D)
1,297
1,018
776
1,354
1,437
830
Missouri .................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New England 1 .......................
New Jersey ............................
New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................
4.1
2.1
609.2
0.1
1.6
3.7
0.3
2.4
11.4
0.8
5.0
1.8
583.7
0.1
1.5
3.1
0.2
2.9
5.6
0.8
4,481
2,398
801,287
118
1,753
4,142
315
2,751
13,864
1,024
5,519
2,067
781,909
131
1,630
3,446
255
3,322
6,807
970
1,109
1,157
1,316
939
1,066
1,129
1,060
1,154
1,223
1,251
1,105
1,164
1,341
1,019
1,078
1,102
1,032
1,153
1,216
1,242
Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania .........................
South Carolina .......................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas ....................................
Utah .......................................
Virginia ..................................
9.9
2.1
6.1
79.6
13.5
(D)
3.2
516.0
46.9
1.0
9.4
2.0
5.5
78.1
14.5
(D)
4.1
489.2
48.1
0.9
11,557
2,121
7,142
94,947
16,228
(D)
2,869
642,938
63,658
1,072
10,973
2,133
6,574
94,897
17,096
(D)
3,625
612,351
62,048
986
1,170
1,021
1,195
1,197
1,209
(D)
912
1,249
1,359
1,053
1,177
1,050
1,217
1,219
1,187
(D)
909
1,254
1,292
1,098
Washington ...........................
West Virginia .........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming ...............................
100.7
0.3
136.4
0.5
92.4
0.3
110.1
0.5
133,721
318
185,228
556
121,043
368
151,186
506
1,332
1,065
1,365
1,091
1,313
1,091
1,381
1,099
United States .........................
2,863.0
2,635.0
3,682,136
3,416,260
1,289
1,299
(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.
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Commercial Calf Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Number slaughtered
2013
Total live weight
2014
(1,000 head)
2013
(1,000 head)
Average live weight
2014
(1,000 pounds)
2013
(1,000 pounds)
2014
(pounds)
(pounds)
Alabama ...............................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ..............................
Colorado ...............................
Delaware-Maryland ...............
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
12.0
(Y)
0.3
0.1
0.1
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
(D)
10.5
(Y)
(D)
(D)
0.1
(D)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
1,259
(X)
76
35
38
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(D)
881
(X)
(D)
(D)
35
(D)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
106
(X)
256
449
616
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(D)
85
(X)
(D)
(D)
491
(D)
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
(Y)
1.2
0.7
(Y)
(Y)
(D)
0.2
0.3
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
1.0
0.5
(D)
(Y)
(Y)
0.1
0.1
(D)
(D)
(X)
519
216
(X)
(X)
(D)
122
105
(X)
(X)
(X)
415
127
(D)
(X)
(X)
50
40
(D)
(D)
(X)
434
301
(X)
(X)
(D)
531
376
(X)
(X)
(X)
420
277
(D)
(X)
(X)
516
287
(D)
(D)
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New England 1 ......................
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
(D)
0.5
5.5
(Y)
6.7
0.1
(D)
(Y)
(Y)
(D)
(D)
0.4
5.0
(D)
4.9
0.1
(D)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(D)
96
2,324
(X)
776
44
(D)
(X)
(X)
(D)
(D)
67
2,179
(D)
540
28
(D)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(D)
182
423
(X)
117
503
(D)
(X)
(X)
(D)
(D)
160
432
(D)
112
449
(D)
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Virginia ..................................
10.0
0.1
(D)
10.9
(Y)
(D)
0.1
0.4
(Y)
(Y)
(D)
(Y)
(D)
9.5
(D)
(D)
(Y)
0.7
(D)
(Y)
1,940
32
(D)
4,291
(X)
(X)
53
268
(X)
(X)
(D)
(X)
(D)
3,930
(D)
(D)
(X)
386
(D)
(X)
196
453
(D)
394
(X)
(D)
578
610
(X)
(X)
(D)
(X)
(D)
414
(D)
(D)
(X)
561
(D)
(X)
Washington ...........................
West Virginia .........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
2.7
(D)
6.6
(D)
(D)
(D)
6.0
(D)
188
(D)
2,988
(D)
(D)
(D)
2,767
(D)
71
(D)
456
(D)
(D)
(D)
460
(D)
United States ........................
58.6
46.7
15,425
13,201
265
284
(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.
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Commercial Hog Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Number slaughtered
2013
Total live weight
2014
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Average live weight
2013
2014
2013
(1,000 pounds)
(1,000 pounds)
(pounds)
2014
(pounds)
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Delaware-Maryland ................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
3.1
(Y)
0.2
0.8
202.0
1.4
1.3
5.5
6.9
1.1
1.6
0.1
0.1
0.8
190.3
1.2
1.3
2.6
5.7
1.2
1,012
(X)
41
219
48,500
281
292
748
1,662
258
607
27
34
199
47,527
291
302
451
1,392
285
332
(X)
253
262
240
204
227
136
241
238
381
263
267
254
250
241
233
176
243
239
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................
12.0
890.5
697.5
2,421.6
(D)
(D)
0.8
11.4
867.6
4.9
10.8
844.4
674.6
2,290.2
(D)
(D)
0.9
14.5
769.2
3.1
3,036
252,334
185,954
671,124
(D)
(D)
166
4,263
230,261
1,506
2,831
246,080
190,757
663,616
(D)
(D)
203
5,763
212,803
455
253
283
267
277
(D)
(D)
197
374
265
304
263
292
283
290
(D)
(D)
214
399
277
147
Missouri .................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New England 1 .......................
New Jersey ............................
New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................
703.6
1.1
613.3
0.1
2.0
9.5
0.1
2.9
955.7
0.3
726.2
1.1
587.6
0.1
2.3
7.7
0.1
2.7
871.3
0.3
197,102
291
166,290
25
495
902
23
636
261,658
74
211,689
301
166,724
21
583
746
31
621
245,788
78
280
272
271
272
247
95
264
218
274
284
292
273
284
258
253
97
263
233
282
283
Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania .........................
South Carolina .......................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas ....................................
Utah .......................................
Virginia ..................................
80.2
452.3
14.4
235.9
(D)
390.1
55.8
30.7
4.7
200.6
68.8
349.7
13.2
220.1
(D)
388.3
49.7
19.0
3.0
172.4
21,462
123,194
3,672
62,289
(D)
104,947
25,721
8,848
797
55,109
19,407
99,993
3,459
58,584
(D)
109,685
22,203
4,785
590
48,676
268
272
256
264
(D)
269
462
289
171
275
282
286
263
266
(D)
283
447
253
194
283
Washington ...........................
West Virginia .........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming ...............................
(D)
0.4
58.0
0.3
(D)
0.4
49.4
0.2
(D)
102
26,549
77
(D)
94
22,234
58
(D)
236
459
265
(D)
248
451
243
United States .........................
9,210.4
8,619.1
2,539,372
2,471,625
276
287
(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.
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Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – States and United States: May 2013 and 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Number slaughtered
2013
Total live weight
2014
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Average live weight
2013
2014
2013
(1,000 pounds)
(1,000 pounds)
(pounds)
2014
(pounds)
Alabama ...............................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona .................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ..............................
Colorado ...............................
Delaware-Maryland ...............
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
(Y)
(Y)
0.3
0.1
29.6
78.9
4.4
1.1
1.5
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
0.3
(Y)
25.8
78.5
3.9
0.8
1.1
0.1
(X)
(X)
39
7
4,206
13,503
394
60
97
(X)
(X)
(X)
36
(X)
3,706
13,406
367
52
72
9
(X)
(X)
121
108
142
171
90
56
63
(X)
(X)
(X)
144
(X)
144
171
95
65
62
139
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
Louisiana ..............................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
0.2
16.0
3.6
0.2
0.4
1.1
0.3
16.6
0.4
0.4
0.1
13.4
4.4
0.1
0.5
1.0
0.3
15.3
0.5
0.3
24
2,288
409
33
39
136
18
2,200
42
38
18
2,171
494
18
48
126
19
2,194
50
21
134
143
112
169
92
123
57
133
116
86
147
162
114
130
93
125
70
144
109
66
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New England 1 ......................
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota .........................
0.5
0.3
(Y)
0.1
3.8
13.4
0.9
4.0
1.4
(Y)
0.7
0.4
(Y)
0.1
3.0
10.6
0.7
3.5
1.4
(Y)
62
26
(X)
13
328
1,085
142
377
104
(X)
70
37
(X)
13
306
855
113
355
95
(X)
128
89
(X)
110
87
81
152
93
74
(X)
107
104
(X)
133
103
80
152
101
66
(X)
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Virginia ..................................
1.6
0.2
2.2
6.3
(D)
0.4
1.3
11.0
2.5
0.5
1.5
0.2
2.5
6.2
(D)
0.2
1.1
10.9
(D)
0.3
168
17
306
660
(D)
47
93
1,177
342
51
158
18
377
627
(D)
34
70
1,158
(D)
26
104
97
140
105
(D)
133
72
107
139
98
103
94
152
101
(D)
157
63
106
(D)
101
Washington ...........................
West Virginia .........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
0.6
(D)
1.2
0.1
0.8
(D)
0.8
0.1
99
(D)
144
14
108
(D)
109
13
156
(D)
123
137
138
(D)
131
146
United States ........................
208.4
194.6
28,940
27,796
139
143
(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.
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Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class – United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Class
January to May
May
2013
April
2014
May
2014
2013
2014
May
2013
(1,000
head)
(1,000
head)
(1,000
head)
(1,000
head)
(1,000
head)
April
2014
January to May
May
2014
(percent of (percent of (percent of
total)
total)
total)
2013
2014
(percent of
total)
(percent of
total)
Cattle
Steers ...................
Heifers ..................
All cows ................
Dairy cows ............
Other cows ...........
Bulls .....................
1,455
762
555
248
307
50
1,333
715
458
230
228
49
1,427
682
442
209
233
45
6,470
3,788
2,680
1,347
1,333
218
6,356
3,485
2,341
1,192
1,149
221
51.5
27.0
19.7
8.8
10.9
1.8
52.2
28.0
17.9
9.0
8.9
1.9
55.0
26.3
17.0
8.1
9.0
1.8
49.2
28.8
20.4
10.2
10.1
1.7
51.2
28.1
18.9
9.6
9.3
1.8
Total .....................
2,823
2,556
2,597
13,156
12,403
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Calves and
vealers ................
58
48
46
306
260
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Hogs
Barrows and
gilts ...................
Sows ....................
Boars ....................
8,859
257
31
8,527
237
30
8,311
224
26
44,710
1,240
152
43,018
1,146
139
96.9
2.8
0.3
97.0
2.7
0.3
97.1
2.6
0.3
97.0
2.7
0.3
97.1
2.6
0.3
Total .....................
9,147
8,794
8,561
46,102
44,303
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Sheep
Mature
sheep ................
Lambs and
yearlings ...........
12
13
13
50
55
6.6
6.2
7.2
5.8
6.2
176
191
164
812
825
93.4
93.8
92.8
94.2
93.8
Total .....................
188
204
177
862
879
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]
Class
May
2013
April
2014
(pounds)
January to May
May
2014
(pounds)
2013
(pounds)
2014
(pounds)
(pounds)
Cattle ...........................................................
Steers 1 .........................................................
Heifers 1 ........................................................
All cows 1 ......................................................
Bulls 1 ...........................................................
782
844
773
620
889
791
845
783
632
906
790
842
775
632
908
791
856
793
622
884
796
855
793
628
894
Calves and vealers .....................................
155
173
168
150
161
Hogs ............................................................
Barrows and gilts 2 ........................................
Sows 2 ..........................................................
Boars 2 ..........................................................
206
204
308
210
216
214
303
204
216
214
306
208
207
205
306
205
215
212
303
204
Sheep ..........................................................
Mature sheep 3 .............................................
Lambs and yearlings 3 ..................................
71
66
72
70
66
70
74
66
74
72
66
72
71
66
71
1
Included in cattle average dressed weight.
Included in hog average dressed weight.
3
Included in sheep average dressed weight.
2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: May 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Standard
federal
regions 1
Cattle
Total
Steers
Heifers
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
1 .................................
2 .................................
3 .................................
4 .................................
5 .................................
6 .................................
7 .................................
8 .................................
9 .................................
10 ...............................
1.4
5.9
80.9
42.5
283.6
487.5
1,160.1
269.8
165.3
99.6
0.6
1.8
24.0
2.9
125.1
244.7
725.7
172.5
75.1
54.5
United States ..............
2,596.6
1,427.0
Calves
Cows
Bulls
Total
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
0.1
1.6
37.3
8.4
66.3
21.0
(D)
(D)
51.9
12.5
0.1
0.8
9.4
24.4
51.2
65.6
(D)
(D)
16.7
5.6
0.2
0.8
3.7
5.3
12.1
10.5
(D)
(D)
3.4
1.8
0.4
9.9
9.7
0.2
13.4
0.7
(Y)
(Y)
10.3
1.3
209.3
232.8
45.5
45.9
All
Dairy
Other
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
0.3
1.0
6.6
1.4
28.8
145.6
374.5
80.5
18.2
25.1
0.2
2.4
46.6
32.9
117.6
86.7
(D)
(D)
68.7
18.1
682.1
442.1
Hogs
Sheep
Total
Barrows
and gilts
Sows
Boars
Total
Mature
sheep
Lambs and
yearlings
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
1 .................................
2 .................................
3 .................................
4 .................................
5 .................................
6 .................................
7 .................................
8 .................................
9 .................................
10 ...............................
2.1
10.3
392.7
1,171.1
2,396.4
364.8
3,620.3
391.5
186.4
25.2
2.0
10.1
391.7
1,107.0
2,281.1
364.7
3,551.4
391.2
186.4
25.2
(Y)
0.1
1.0
58.2
110.0
(Y)
53.8
0.3
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
0.1
5.9
5.3
(Y)
15.1
(Y)
(Y)
(Y)
2.9
13.7
10.7
5.2
31.4
3.9
0.8
80.5
24.6
2.8
0.2
1.8
0.8
1.1
3.0
0.7
(Y)
4.5
0.5
0.2
2.7
11.9
9.9
4.2
28.5
3.2
0.8
76.0
24.0
2.6
United States ..............
8,560.7
8,310.8
223.5
26.4
176.5
12.8
163.7
(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.
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Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: January to May 2014
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Standard
federal
regions 1
Cattle
Total
Steers
Heifers
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
1 .................................
2 .................................
3 .................................
4 .................................
5 .................................
6 .................................
7 .................................
8 .................................
9 .................................
10 ...............................
6.6
27.6
401.8
257.7
1,475.6
2,238.5
5,335.5
1,289.2
899.8
470.5
2.8
8.3
103.6
14.7
630.3
1,131.7
3,054.1
761.4
415.0
234.5
United States ..............
12,402.7
6,356.3
Calves
Cows
Bulls
Total
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
0.7
9.4
200.7
57.1
366.1
129.4
(D)
(D)
307.1
68.4
0.4
2.8
50.1
145.6
276.6
285.1
(D)
(D)
68.9
23.6
0.9
2.5
16.3
33.4
54.9
50.9
(D)
(D)
16.4
6.8
2.3
55.6
52.9
0.9
78.6
3.7
0.1
(Y)
59.2
6.9
1,191.6
1,149.3
220.9
260.3
All
Dairy
Other
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
1.7
4.6
31.0
7.0
147.6
641.5
1,983.8
437.8
92.4
137.2
1.1
12.3
250.8
202.7
642.7
414.4
(D)
(D)
376.0
92.0
3,484.7
2,340.9
Hogs
Sheep
Total
Barrows
and gilts
Sows
Boars
Total
Mature
sheep
Lambs and
yearlings
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
1 ..................................
2 ..................................
3 ..................................
4 ..................................
5 ..................................
6 ..................................
7 ..................................
8 ..................................
9 ..................................
10 ................................
8.4
53.8
2,065.6
6,000.5
12,447.4
2,025.4
18,590.3
2,046.2
936.5
129.3
8.0
53.3
2,060.3
5,668.2
11,853.6
2,024.5
18,240.9
2,043.9
936.1
129.1
0.2
0.5
5.1
303.6
567.7
0.7
265.5
2.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
28.6
26.1
0.3
83.9
0.1
(Y)
(Y)
14.1
67.6
52.4
24.5
156.7
17.4
3.7
408.1
121.3
13.4
0.6
7.0
4.0
4.9
12.9
5.0
0.2
16.1
2.9
1.0
13.5
60.6
48.4
19.6
143.8
12.4
3.5
392.0
118.4
12.3
United States ...............
44,303.4
43,018.0
1,145.9
139.5
879.3
54.6
824.7
(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
Species
May
2013
April
2014
(percent)
Cattle .............................
Calves ...........................
Hogs ..............................
Sheep ............................
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(percent)
98.6
98.3
99.3
90.4
January to May
May
2014
2013
(percent)
98.5
98.5
99.3
92.2
2014
(percent)
98.5
98.4
99.3
90.7
(percent)
98.4
98.4
99.3
92.0
98.4
98.6
99.3
92.1
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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 nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and over 1,900
Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected TalmedgeAiken 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.
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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.
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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
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................. (202) 690-2424
Travis Averill – Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..................................................................................................... (202) 720-3040
Tiffany Hora – Livestock Slaughter ......................................................................................................... (515) 284-4340
Doug Bounds – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products .................................................................................................................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Sheep and Goats ................................................................................................... (202) 720-4751
Access to NASS Reports
For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways:
All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-mail subscription. To set-up this free
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click on “National” or “State” to select the reports you would like to receive.
For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540,
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for
employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where
applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program
or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or
employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or
call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the
form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
program.intake@usda.gov.
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| Author | USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service |
| File Modified | 2014-06-18 |
| File Created | 2014-06-18 |