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Livestock Slaughter
ISSN: 0499-0544
Released January 19, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
Record Red Meat and Pork Production for December
December 2015 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
December 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December, up 3 percent from the
4.27 billion pounds produced in December 2015.
Beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million
head, up 7 percent from December 2015. The average live weight was down 7 pounds from the previous year, at
1,381 pounds.
Veal production totaled 6.8 million pounds, 13 percent below December a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 48,800 head,
up 8 percent from December 2015. The average live weight was down 55 pounds from last year, at 240 pounds.
Pork production totaled 2.21 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head,
up 1 percent from December 2015. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 283 pounds.
Lamb and mutton production, at 13.1 million pounds, was down 1 percent from December 2015. Sheep slaughter
totaled 197,100 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 1 pound from December a
year ago.
January to December 2016 commercial red meat production was 50.4 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2015.
Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last
year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly.
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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: December 2015 and 2016 ............................................................ 7
Commercial Calf Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 ............................................................... 8
Commercial Hog Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 ............................................................... 9
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 ......................................... 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 2016 ..................................................................... 12
Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: January to December 2016 .................................................... 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
4 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commercial Red Meat Production – United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Type December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
December 2016 as % of January to December
December 2015
November 2016
2015 2016 2016 as %
of 2015
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(percent) (percent) (million pounds)
(million pounds)
(percent)
Beef .............................. Veal .............................. Pork .............................. Lamb and mutton .......... Total red meat ...............
2,046.3 7.8
2,207.2 13.2
4,274.5
2,239.3 6.7
2,240.3 12.1
4,498.5
2,173.3 6.8
2,209.0 13.1
4,402.2
106 87
100 99
103
97 101 99
108
98
23,697.7 82.5
24,501.3 150.6
48,432.1
25,211.8 75.4
24,938.6 149.9
50,375.7
106 91
102 100
104
Federally Inspected Red Meat Production – United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Type December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
December 2016 as % of January to December
December 2015
November 2016
2015 2016 2016 as %
of 2015
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(million pounds)
(percent) (percent) (million pounds)
(million pounds)
(percent)
Beef .............................. Veal .............................. Pork .............................. Lamb and mutton .......... Total red meat ...............
2,020.5 7.7
2,194.5 12.3
4,234.9
2,215.5 6.5
2,228.2 11.3
4,461.5
2,146.8 6.6
2,196.4 12.1
4,362.0
106 87
100 99
103
97 102 99
107
98
23,395.1 81.0
24,355.3 139.0
47,970.4
24,908.1 73.9
24,788.8 138.0
49,908.8
106 91
102 99
104
Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) 5 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Livestock Slaughter, Number of Head and Average Live Weight – United States [Totals, accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data]
Species December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
December 2016 as %
of 2015
January to December
2015 2016 2016 as %
of 2015
(percent) (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
2,413.5 38.8
2,452.4
1,391 1,175 1,388
44.5 0.6
45.1
294 372 295
10,291.7 69.7
10,361.4
285 251 285
182.3 18.1
200.4
135 107 132
41.7 13.2 55.0
61 87 68
4.1 0.7 4.8
2,632.2 36.0
2,668.2
1,387 1,156 1,384
46.6 0.7
47.3
241 373 243
10,538.5 66.3
10,604.8
283 250 283
169.6 15.4
184.9
133 108 131
38.8 10.0 48.8
61 83 66
4.5 0.6 5.1
2,572.2 39.6
2,611.8
1,384 1,173 1,381
48.1 0.7
48.8
238 384 240
10,398.0 68.3
10,466.3
283 253 283
178.9 18.3
197.1
135 107 133
44.9 13.6 58.5
61 85 67
3.9 0.5 4.4
107 102 107
100 100 100
108 113 108
81
103 81
101 98
101
99 101 99
98 101 98
100 100 100
108 103 106
100 97 99
96 74 93
28,296.4 455.2
28,751.6
1,364 1,162 1,360
445.5 7.1
452.6
309 374 310
114,615.5 809.7
115,425.2
283 248 283
1,998.4 225.1
2,223.5
139 106 136
441.3 149.4 590.7
62 81 67
51.9 8.8
60.8
30,114.4 450.8
30,565.2
1,365 1,171 1,363
479.9 7.6
487.6
264 377 265
117,387.9 815.0
118,202.9
282 252 282
2,009.6 224.1
2,233.7
137 110 134
448.8 128.9 577.7
62 84 67
52.6 7.8
60.4
106 99
106
100 101 100
108 107 108
85
101 86
102 101 102
99
102 100
101 100 100
99
103 99
102 86 98
100 104 100
101 89 99
6 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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
2015 November
2016 December
2016 December 2016 as
% of 2015
(million pounds) (million pounds) (million pounds) (percent)
Alabama .............................................. Alaska .................................................. Arizona ................................................ Arkansas .............................................. California ............................................. Colorado .............................................. Delaware-Maryland .............................. Florida .................................................. Georgia ................................................ Hawaii .................................................. Idaho .................................................... Illinois ................................................... Indiana ................................................. Iowa ..................................................... Kansas ................................................. Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Michigan .............................................. Minnesota ............................................ Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ............................................... Montana ............................................... Nebraska ............................................. Nevada ................................................ New England 1 ..................................... New Jersey .......................................... New Mexico ......................................... New York ............................................. North Carolina ...................................... North Dakota ........................................ Ohio ..................................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Oregon ................................................. Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... South Dakota ....................................... Tennessee ........................................... Texas ................................................... Utah ..................................................... Virginia ................................................. Washington .......................................... West Virginia ........................................ Wisconsin ............................................ Wyoming .............................................. United States .......................................
0.7 0.1
42.6 0.4
122.7 183.6
3.3 8.5
10.5 0.7
4.8
296.0 165.3 606.3 422.4 53.4 0.5
40.9 223.9
0.5
171.5 1.1
676.1 0.1 2.2 4.1 0.3 3.4
225.6 0.6
24.5
100.2 6.3
128.2 19.4
106.7 24.2
343.2 41.2 44.0
75.7 0.7
87.7 0.5
4,274.5
1.0 0.4
42.3 0.2
124.0 203.3
3.2 2.5
13.0 0.7
5.1
298.6 157.8 630.3 479.2 51.4 0.5
42.4 226.1
0.6
172.0 1.9
717.1 0.1 2.4 2.8 0.2 3.7
244.9 0.4
21.7
104.4 4.3
130.4 9.5
118.7 26.3
380.5 42.8 49.7
81.1 0.7
99.7 0.4
4,498.5
1.0 0.2
43.7 0.3
126.2 189.7
2.9 2.4
13.0 0.8
5.2
298.0 159.6 620.8 468.7 51.0 0.4
39.3 224.1
0.5
175.3 1.9
680.4 0.1 2.2 3.2 0.3 3.7
232.5 0.6
21.8
101.2 5.0
130.6 9.7
114.7 22.0
376.5 39.4 51.7
77.0 0.8
103.2 0.5
4,402.2
135 430 102 90
103 103 88 28
124 108
108 101 97
102 111 96 81 96
100 107
102 180 101 91
100 76 90
107 103 96
89
101 79
102 50
108 91
110 96
117
102 114 118 97
103
1 New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commercial Cattle Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ................................ Alaska ................................... Arizona .................................. Arkansas ............................... California ............................... Colorado ................................ Delaware-Maryland ................ Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. Hawaii ................................... Idaho ..................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ....................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ................................ Louisiana ............................... Michigan ................................ Minnesota .............................. Mississippi ............................. Missouri ................................. Montana ................................ Nebraska ............................... Nevada .................................. New England 1 ....................... New Jersey ............................ New Mexico ........................... New York ............................... North Carolina ....................... North Dakota ......................... Ohio ....................................... Oklahoma .............................. Oregon .................................. Pennsylvania ......................... South Carolina ....................... South Dakota ......................... Tennessee ............................. Texas .................................... Utah ....................................... Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ......................... Wisconsin .............................. Wyoming ............................... United States .........................
0.3 (Y)
49.9 0.4
106.0 197.1
3.4 13.4 (D) 0.8
3.5 (D) 3.0 (D)
470.3 1.5 0.4
44.2 40.9 0.2
3.4 1.3
590.1 0.1 2.2 2.6 0.4 3.0 4.7 0.7
7.0 2.2 5.1
84.9 14.0 (D) 4.0
421.4 46.9 1.0
87.8 0.9
102.4 0.6
2,452.4
0.4 0.3
51.7 0.3
109.6 204.9
3.0 3.6 (D) 0.8
4.0 (D) 2.6 (D)
524.7 1.7 0.5
42.3 (D) 0.2
3.8 2.4
606.7 0.1 2.2 2.9 0.3 3.1 5.5 0.6
4.5 2.3 (D)
89.8 14.3 (D) 6.1
458.7 46.1 1.3
90.7 1.1
115.0 0.6
2,611.8
323 (X)
70,731 427
143,269 282,027
4,681 16,799
(D) 857
4,038
(D) 3,323
(D) 654,992
1,519 375
61,948 58,336
123
3,825 1,487
863,433 117
2,458 2,891
390 3,505 5,658
885
8,225 2,284 6,423
105,246 16,410
(D) 3,560
556,234 65,906 1,067
123,812
965 142,176
665
3,395,393
394 396
72,268 358
147,985 292,975
4,055 4,144
(D) 949
4,761
(D) 2,835
(D) 727,572
1,705 386
59,338 (D) 193
4,366 2,766
879,947 108
2,489 3,133
333 3,705 6,717
842
5,175 2,344
(D) 109,509 17,456
(D) 5,570
611,176 63,644 1,337
126,857
1,062 159,874
664
3,599,744
1,044 (X)
1,421 1,042 1,362 1,432 1,377 1,262
(D) 1,136
1,224
(D) 1,106
(D) 1,393 1,048
929 1,412 1,435
806
1,141 1,123 1,464 1,041 1,125 1,109 1,072 1,198 1,211 1,237
1,187 1,022 1,272 1,243 1,177
(D) 918
1,323 1,411 1,106
1,414 1,024 1,397 1,039
1,388
1,073 1,586 1,401 1,045 1,361 1,431 1,352 1,152
(D) 1,201
1,266
(D) 1,106
(D) 1,387 1,004
809 1,412
(D) 896
1,160 1,156 1,452 1,056 1,125 1,091 1,016 1,203 1,231 1,345
1,158 1,003
(D) 1,222 1,229
(D) 937
1,336 1,383 1,065
1,403
960 1,398 1,071
1,381
(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.
8 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commercial Calf Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ............................... Alaska ................................... Arizona ................................. Arkansas ............................... California .............................. Colorado ............................... Delaware-Maryland ............... Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. Hawaii ................................... Idaho ..................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ...................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ............................... Louisiana .............................. Michigan ............................... Minnesota ............................. Mississippi ............................ Missouri ................................ Montana ................................ Nebraska .............................. Nevada ................................. New England 1 ...................... New Jersey ........................... New Mexico .......................... New York .............................. North Carolina ....................... North Dakota ......................... Ohio ...................................... Oklahoma ............................. Oregon .................................. Pennsylvania ........................ South Carolina ...................... South Dakota ........................ Tennessee ............................ Texas .................................... Utah ...................................... Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ......................... Wisconsin ............................. Wyoming ............................... United States ........................
(Y) (Y) (Y) (D)
10.3 (D) (D) (Y) 0.1 (D)
(D) 0.1 0.4 (D) (Y) (Y) (Y) 0.1 (D) (D)
(Y) (D) (Y) (D) 0.3 5.8 (D) 3.7 0.1 (D)
(D) (Y) (D) 7.9 (D) (D) (Y) 0.6 (D) 0.1
0.8 (D) 5.4 (D)
45.1
(Y) (D) (Y) (D)
11.1 (D) (D) 0.1 0.1 (D)
1.7 0.1 0.4 (D) (Y) (D) (Y) 0.1 (Y) (D)
(Y) (D) (D) (D) 0.3 2.1 (Y) 5.4 0.1 (Y)
12.1
(Y) (D) 8.4 (Y) (D) (Y) 0.2 (D) 0.1
(D) (D) 5.2 (D)
48.8
(X) (X) (X) (D) 970 (D) (D) (X) 45
(D)
(D) 26
119 (D) (X) (X) (X) 43
(D) (D)
(X) (D) (X) (D) 50
2,520 (D) 532 23
(D)
(D) (X) (D)
3,436 (D) (D) (X)
312 (D) 25
57
(D) 2,628
(D)
13,216
(X) (D) (X) (D) 994 (D) (D) 22 46
(D)
135 18
116 (D) (X) (D) (X) 31 (X) (D)
(X) (D) (D) (D) 71
796 (X)
624 44 (X)
2,395
(X) (D)
3,606 (X) (D) (X) 73
(D) 26
(D) (D)
2,400 (D)
11,640
(X) (X) (X) (D) 95
(D) (D) (X)
502 (D)
(D) 403 268 (D) (X) (X) (X)
298 (D) (D)
(X) (D) (X) (D) 192 434 (D) 146 448 (D)
(D) (X) (D) 436 (D) (D) (X)
501 (D) 455
72
(D) 487 (D)
295
(X) (D) (X) (D) 90
(D) (D) 380 472 (D)
81
350 293 (D) (X) (D) (X)
300 (X) (D)
(X) (D) (D) (D) 257 377 (X)
116 435 (X)
200 (X) (D) 430 (X) (D) (X)
440 (D) 393
(D) (D) 461 (D)
240
(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: December 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ................................ Alaska ................................... Arizona .................................. Arkansas ............................... California ............................... Colorado ................................ Delaware-Maryland ................ Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. Hawaii ................................... Idaho ..................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ....................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ................................ Louisiana ............................... Michigan ................................ Minnesota .............................. Mississippi ............................. Missouri ................................. Montana ................................ Nebraska ............................... Nevada .................................. New England 1 ....................... New Jersey ............................ New Mexico ........................... New York ............................... North Carolina ....................... North Dakota ......................... Ohio ....................................... Oklahoma .............................. Oregon .................................. Pennsylvania ......................... South Carolina ....................... South Dakota ......................... Tennessee ............................. Texas .................................... Utah ....................................... Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ......................... Wisconsin .............................. Wyoming ............................... United States .........................
2.0 0.1 0.1 0.7
229.7 1.4 1.8 3.9 6.6 1.1
13.4
1,051.4 763.3
2,773.8 (D) (D) 1.7
16.6 952.5
3.9
772.4 1.2
694.1 0.1 3.3
11.8 0.2 4.6 (D) 0.5
88.8
473.6 13.8
309.7 (D) (D)
72.2 28.9 5.8 (D)
(D) 0.5
37.4 0.3
10,361.4
2.7 0.2 (D) 0.7
233.0 1.7 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.1
13.3
1,087.7 759.3
2,829.0 (D) (D) 1.5
17.5 954.6
(D)
792.8 1.7
675.0 0.1 3.1
10.4 0.2 4.9 (D) 0.5
84.3
484.8 13.1
313.8 (D) (D)
62.6 31.3 4.2 (D)
1.0 0.7
57.2 0.3
10,466.3
774 34 33
181 57,507
340 462 591
1,558 277
3,516
304,173 215,262 793,451
(D) (D) 386
6,726 260,400
579
225,457 261
194,962 21
874 1,035
51 1,104
(D) 150
25,280
130,917 3,610
86,393 (D) (D)
33,431 7,161
857 (D)
(D) 166
16,228 69
2,951,221
1,087 42
(D) 180
58,853 407 474 572
1,433 273
3,528
308,482 209,315 797,360
(D) (D) 236
6,851 258,024
(D)
230,260 388
187,221 23
849 948 51
1,253 (D) 144
23,609
131,858 3,471
85,070 (D) (D)
29,030 8,078
786 (D)
259 204
25,085 68
2,955,970
391 257 260 275 251 239 253 153 236 243
262 289 282 286 (D) (D) 233 406 273 147
292 220 281 259 269 88
250 243 (D) 301
285 276 262 279 (D) (D) 463 248 147 (D)
(D) 303 435 275
285
404 263 (D) 254 253 242 260 138 241 247
265 284 276 282 (D) (D) 160 392 270 (D)
291 232 277 263 274 91
285 254 (D) 298
281 272 265 271 (D) (D) 464 258 188 (D)
272 300 439 261
283
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
10 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – States and United States: December 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ............................... Alaska ................................... Arizona ................................. Arkansas ............................... California .............................. Colorado ............................... Delaware-Maryland ............... Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. Hawaii ................................... Idaho ..................................... Illinois .................................... Indiana .................................. Iowa ...................................... Kansas .................................. Kentucky ............................... Louisiana .............................. Michigan ............................... Minnesota ............................. Mississippi ............................ Missouri ................................ Montana ................................ Nebraska .............................. Nevada ................................. New England 1 ...................... New Jersey ........................... New Mexico .......................... New York .............................. North Carolina ....................... North Dakota ......................... Ohio ...................................... Oklahoma ............................. Oregon .................................. Pennsylvania ........................ South Carolina ...................... South Dakota ........................ Tennessee ............................ Texas .................................... Utah ...................................... Virginia .................................. Washington ........................... West Virginia ......................... Wisconsin ............................. Wyoming ............................... United States ........................
(Y) (Y) 0.3 0.1
25.1 80.9 3.6 0.8 1.0 0.2
0.2 (D) 4.2 0.3 0.5 1.7 0.4
18.1 0.5 0.3
0.9 0.5 (Y) 0.1 3.2
12.1 0.8 6.9 1.3 0.1
1.5 0.2 3.0 5.8 (D) 0.2 1.0 7.8 2.1 0.5
1.2 (D) 1.3 0.1
200.4
(Y) (Y) (D) (Y)
24.5 75.1 3.2 1.1 1.5 0.3
0.2 (D) 3.6 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.5
17.0 0.4 0.2
0.9 0.5 (Y) 0.1 3.5
12.6 0.5 6.5 1.6 (Y)
3.4 0.2 2.6 6.4 (D) 0.3 0.9 8.3 2.0 0.6
1.2 (D) 1.1 0.1
197.1
(X) (X) 39 8
3,455 12,604
341 52 61 25
32
(D) 475 40 43
190 32
2,457 56 18
85 53 (X) 16
300 947 119 693 92 8
168 23
418 574 (D) 38 70
796 289 43
159 (D) 172 17
26,466
(X) (X) (D) (X)
3,491 11,796
297 69
109 38
25
(D) 411 54 42
169 32
2,298 46 11
80 50 (X)
7 324 978 78
638 112 (X)
430 24
351 672 (D) 47 66
868 284 50
156 (D) 143
9
26,128
(X) (X)
122 84
138 156 95 65 60
142
136 (D) 112 154 89
115 79
136 111 60
91
116 (X)
135 93 78
145 101 72
117
110 107 138 99
(D) 158 73
103 140 87
132 (D) 134 141
132
(X) (X) (D) (X)
143 157 93 63 74
145
120 (D) 114 155 86
124 68
135 111 60
88 98 (X)
101 92 77
150 98 71 (X)
125 118 136 105 (D) 161 71
104 146 86
132 (D) 130 132
133
(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 Slaughter (January 2017) 11 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection, By Class – United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Class December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
January to December December 2015
November 2016
December 2016
January to December
2015 2016 2015 2016
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
(percent of total)
(percent of total)
(percent of total)
(percent of total)
(percent of total)
Cattle Steers ................... Heifers .................. All cows ................ Dairy cows ............ Other cows ........... Bulls ..................... Total ..................... Calves and vealers ................ Hogs Barrows and gilts ................... Sows .................... Boars .................... Total ..................... Sheep Mature sheep ................ Lambs and yearlings ........... Total .....................
1,285.5
633.7 459.8 255.4 204.5 34.5
2,413.5
44.5
10,021.0 248.2 22.5
10,291.7
10.1
172.2
182.3
1,392.3
710.6 487.5 243.2 244.3 41.8
2,632.2
46.6
10,260.5 248.3 29.7
10,538.5
9.1
160.5
169.6
1,357.8
692.3 483.5 253.0 230.5 38.6
2,572.2
48.1
10,126.1 242.9 28.9
10,398.0
8.9
169.9
178.9
15,331.4
7,351.3 5,151.3 2,915.0 2,236.3
462.4
28,296.4
445.5
111,487.9 2,851.5
276.1
114,615.5
113.3
1,885.1
1,998.4
16,494.5
7,698.0 5,428.2 2,885.7 2,542.5
493.8
30,114.4
479.9
114,184.0 2,884.6
319.4
117,387.9
108.1
1,901.5
2,009.6
53.3 26.3 19.1 10.6 8.5 1.4
100.0
100.0
97.4 2.4 0.2
100.0
5.6
94.4
100.0
52.9 27.0 18.5 9.2 9.3 1.6
100.0
100.0
97.4 2.4 0.3
100.0
5.4
94.6
100.0
52.8 26.9 18.8 9.8 9.0 1.5
100.0
100.0
97.4 2.3 0.3
100.0
5.0
95.0
100.0
54.2 26.0 18.2 10.3 7.9 1.6
100.0
100.0
97.3 2.5 0.2
100.0
5.7
94.3
100.0
54.8 25.6 18.0 9.6 8.4 1.6
100.0
100.0
97.3 2.5 0.3
100.0
5.4
94.6
100.0
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Average Dressed Weight, By Class – United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Class December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
January to December
2015 2016
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Cattle ........................................................... Steers 1 ......................................................... Heifers 1 ........................................................ All cows 1 ...................................................... Bulls 1 ........................................................... Calves and vealers ..................................... Hogs ............................................................ Barrows and gilts 2 ........................................ Sows 2 .......................................................... Boars 2 .......................................................... Sheep .......................................................... Mature sheep 3 ............................................. Lambs and yearlings 3 ..................................
839 908 841 638 888
173
213 211 310 220
67 66 68
843 916 846 627 876
141
212 209 311 207
67 66 67
836 905 838 638 876
139
211 209 308 200
68 67 68
829 892 818 644 915
183
213 210 309 207
70 67 70
829 891 822 643 901
155
211 209 310 206
69 67 69
1 Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2 Included in hog average dressed weight. 3 Included in sheep average dressed weight.
12 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: December 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Standard federal
regions 1
Cattle Calves
Total Steers Heifers Cows
Bulls Total All Dairy Other
(1,000 head) (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 ............................... United States ..............
1.9 5.9
92.9 54.2
273.3 457.4
1,156.8 270.9 161.7 97.3
2,572.2
0.8 1.9
28.1 3.3
128.8 255.1 668.3 155.5 64.5 51.6
1,357.8
0.5 1.1 3.5 1.1
29.3 106.9 420.5 92.1 13.5 23.7
692.3
0.3 2.3
57.9 43.9 (D)
88.2 59.2 (D)
81.2 21.2
483.5
0.1 2.2
46.0 11.9 (D)
27.1 6.1 (D)
70.0 16.0
253.0
0.2 0.2
11.9 32.1 (D)
61.1 53.1 (D)
11.2 5.3
230.5
0.3 0.6 3.5 5.8 (D) 7.2 8.8 (D) 2.5 0.8
38.6
0.3 7.6 8.7 0.3
17.6 0.1 (D) (D)
11.0 2.7
48.1
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 ............................... United States ..............
2.7 15.1
548.8 (D)
2,932.2 511.4
4,307.3 (D)
229.1 26.9
10,398.0
2.7 15.0
547.4 (D)
2,811.9 511.2
4,236.9 (D)
229.1 26.9
10,126.1
(Y) 0.1 1.4
71.2 115.9
0.2 53.3 0.7 (Y) (Y)
242.9
(Y) (Y) 0.1 7.4 4.4 (Y)
17.1 0.1 (Y) (Y)
28.9
3.4 18.6 10.9 6.5
32.6 3.1 1.2
76.7 22.9 3.0
178.9
0.1 1.9 1.0 1.0 2.4 0.3 (Y) 1.5 0.5 0.2
8.9
3.2 16.7 9.9 5.5
30.2 2.8 1.2
75.2 22.4 2.8
169.9
(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.
Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) 13 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federally Inspected Slaughter – Regions and United States: January to December 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
Standard federal
regions 1
Cattle Calves
Total Steers Heifers Cows
Bulls Total All Dairy Other
(1,000 head) (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 ............................... United States ..............
20.8 67.6
1,035.4 627.7
3,099.4 5,392.8
13,591.7 3,294.0 1,814.6 1,170.6
30,114.4
9.2 20.0
330.2 36.9
1,497.7 3,050.7 8,203.4 1,984.7
739.8 622.0
16,494.5
5.3 10.9 41.2 13.4
302.1 1,275.6 4,626.6
994.1 140.4 288.4
7,698.0
3.6 28.6
622.7 510.5
(D) 978.1 652.1
(D) 900.7 246.8
5,428.2
2.0 26.3
502.6 162.4
(D) 351.8 32.8 (D)
776.4 183.9
2,885.7
1.7 2.2
120.1 348.1
(D) 626.3 619.4
(D) 124.4 62.9
2,542.5
2.6 8.2
41.3 67.0 (D)
88.4 109.6
(D) 33.6 13.4
493.8
4.2 71.3 96.6 2.5
158.6 2.3 (D) (D)
113.6 30.6
479.9
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 ................................ United States ...............
32.0 156.4
5,810.1 (D)
32,971.7 5,770.1
49,523.4 (D)
2,406.9 323.0
117,387.9
31.2 154.7
5,797.3 (D)
31,580.2 5,769.1
48,618.7 (D)
2,406.2 322.4
114,184.0
0.7 1.2
12.2 812.7
1,339.3 0.8
707.8 8.9 0.6 0.4
2,884.6
0.2 0.4 0.6
68.1 52.2 0.2
196.9 0.5 0.2 0.2
319.4
34.1 195.2 122.5 77.4
344.6 38.9 9.2
849.8 297.6 40.3
2,009.6
1.3 18.3 13.5 12.5 27.3 5.0 0.4
19.8 7.1 2.8
108.1
32.8 176.9 109.0 64.9
317.4 34.0 8.8
829.9 290.5 37.5
1,901.5
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New
York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
Federally Inspected Slaughter, Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter – United States
Species December
2015 November
2016 December
2016
January to December
2015 2016
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Cattle ............................. Calves ........................... Hogs .............................. Sheep ............................
98.4 98.7 99.3 91.0
98.7 98.5 99.4 91.7
98.5 98.6 99.3 90.7
98.4 98.4 99.3 89.9
98.5 98.4 99.3 90.0
14 Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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.
Livestock Slaughter (January 2017) 15 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 [email protected].
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................ (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter ................................................................................................ (202) 720-3240
David Colwell – Sheep and Goats ............................................................................................................ (202) 720-8784
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products .................................................................................................................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm – Cattle, Cattle on Feed ................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Seth Riggins – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106
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