Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released July 25, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Record Low Veal Production in June June 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. June 2024 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.27 billion pounds in June, down 6 percent from the 4.55 billion pounds produced in June 2023. Beef production, at 2.14 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.54 million head, down 12 percent from June 2023. The average live weight was up 44 pounds from the previous year, at 1,382 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.1 million pounds, 21 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 15,800 head, down 33 percent from June 2023. The average live weight was up 48 pounds from last year, at 331 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.12 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.92 million head, down 5 percent from June 2023. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 287 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.4 million pounds, was down 6 percent from June 2023. Sheep slaughter totaled 176,700 head, 2 percent below last year. The average live weight was 116 pounds, down 5 pounds from June a year ago. January to June 2024 commercial red meat production was 27.2 billion pounds, down slightly from 2023. Accumulated beef production was down 2 percent from last year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up slightly. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024........... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024............. 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024.............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024... 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: June 2024................. 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2024...... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2024 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : June : May : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,337.2 2,326.4 2,136.3 91 92 13,535.3 13,325.9 98 Veal .............: 3.9 3.5 3.1 79 88 24.0 21.1 88 Pork .............: 2,202.0 2,278.6 2,117.7 96 93 13,664.7 13,807.7 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.1 11.5 10.4 94 91 66.9 67.0 100 : Total red meat ...: 4,554.2 4,619.9 4,267.5 94 92 27,290.9 27,221.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June 2024 as % of : January to June : June : May : June :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : June : May : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,300.7 2,292.3 2,104.2 91 92 13,319.1 13,123.4 99 Veal .............: 3.8 3.4 3.0 78 87 23.3 20.3 87 Pork .............: 2,191.9 2,269.5 2,109.2 96 93 13,605.7 13,751.4 101 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.5 10.2 9.1 95 89 59.3 60.0 101 : Total red meat ...: 4,505.9 4,575.4 4,225.5 94 92 27,007.4 26,955.1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : June : January to June : June : May : June : 2024 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : of 2023 : : : 2024 as % : : : : : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,844.2 2,697.0 2,495.0 88 16,280.8 15,578.7 96 Other ................1,000: 53.3 48.5 45.9 86 317.4 290.4 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,897.5 2,745.5 2,540.9 88 16,598.2 15,869.1 96 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,341 1,398 1,385 103 1,363 1,393 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,208 1,219 1,211 100 1,212 1,221 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,338 1,395 1,382 103 1,360 1,390 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 22.9 17.2 15.2 66 148.7 108.2 73 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.6 0.6 122 3.7 4.0 109 Commercial ...........1,000: 23.4 17.7 15.8 67 152.5 112.3 74 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 281 333 328 117 269 318 118 Other ...............pounds: 379 395 405 107 363 382 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 283 335 331 117 272 321 118 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,374.5 10,534.3 9,869.4 95 63,057.2 63,765.7 101 Other ................1,000: 52.5 48.5 45.7 87 296.4 291.6 98 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,426.9 10,582.8 9,915.1 95 63,353.6 64,057.3 101 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 284 290 287 101 290 290 100 Other ...............pounds: 264 257 255 96 274 265 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 284 290 287 101 290 290 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 148.8 163.0 150.3 101 921.8 957.1 104 Other ................1,000: 32.2 23.9 26.4 82 158.0 138.2 87 Commercial ...........1,000: 181.0 187.0 176.7 98 1,079.9 1,095.3 101 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 127 123 119 94 127 123 97 Other ...............pounds: 95 105 96 101 97 101 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 121 121 116 95 123 120 98 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.7 47.5 43.2 99 256.5 274.5 107 Other ................1,000: 9.5 8.4 9.9 104 46.7 56.3 121 Commercial ...........1,000: 53.2 56.0 53.1 100 303.2 330.8 109 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 63 98 65 63 98 Other ...............pounds: 85 81 85 99 87 82 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 67 67 98 68 66 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.4 6.7 6.2 97 38.7 40.8 105 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.2 0.2 69 1.7 1.5 88 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.7 6.9 6.4 96 40.4 42.3 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June : May : June : June 2024 as : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : % of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.0 0.9 77 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 40.9 40.6 34.5 84 Arkansas ..............: 0.5 0.6 0.5 93 California ............: 116.5 99.2 90.7 78 Colorado ..............: 171.4 183.2 168.2 98 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.7 2.7 2.4 91 Florida ...............: 7.3 6.6 5.5 75 Georgia ...............: 14.9 11.6 11.9 80 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.9 0.7 84 : Idaho .................: 37.7 45.9 42.7 113 Illinois ..............: 258.9 282.6 258.2 100 Indiana ...............: 157.2 158.0 146.2 93 Iowa ..................: 702.0 753.2 701.7 100 Kansas ................: 502.6 517.7 468.1 93 Kentucky ..............: 47.7 52.5 48.7 102 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.4 0.4 129 Michigan ..............: 109.3 126.1 115.9 106 Minnesota .............: 225.2 228.6 214.1 95 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.9 0.8 99 : Missouri ..............: 162.6 157.8 145.4 89 Montana ...............: 4.7 3.2 3.8 80 Nebraska ..............: 654.3 659.7 631.0 96 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 91 New England 1/ ........: 2.9 2.7 2.6 89 New Jersey ............: 3.8 4.1 3.9 102 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 81 New York ..............: 3.5 3.4 2.9 84 North Carolina ........: 262.2 223.4 200.9 77 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.7 0.6 84 : Ohio ..................: 24.3 26.4 24.2 100 Oklahoma ..............: 109.9 110.9 102.3 93 Oregon ................: 2.8 2.3 2.2 78 Pennsylvania ..........: 134.7 133.5 120.0 89 South Carolina ........: 16.6 16.5 15.2 92 South Dakota ..........: 112.0 120.6 110.4 99 Tennessee .............: 27.2 26.1 23.3 86 Texas .................: 393.3 385.0 363.9 93 Utah ..................: 47.6 50.6 46.9 99 Virginia ..............: 1.4 1.3 1.1 78 : Washington ............: 83.1 78.8 68.5 82 West Virginia .........: 0.8 0.8 0.7 83 Wisconsin .............: 106.5 98.1 84.5 79 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 0.9 0.8 109 : United States .........: 4,554.2 4,619.9 4,267.5 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.1 0.9 1,193 1,029 1,111 1,092 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 46.5 38.6 65,540 54,983 1,413 1,425 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.7 791 776 1,030 1,037 California .......: 134.0 99.4 181,036 134,807 1,360 1,366 Colorado .........: 200.7 188.6 269,234 263,616 1,342 1,399 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 2.5 3,797 3,537 1,420 1,435 Florida ..........: 11.9 8.3 14,385 10,608 1,212 1,279 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.1 0.9 1,346 1,091 1,188 1,163 : Idaho ............: 51.6 (D) 65,574 (D) 1,276 (D) Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.3 5.7 5,220 6,829 1,208 1,205 Iowa .............: 49.0 44.9 65,965 61,701 1,348 1,375 Kansas ...........: 580.4 521.5 778,320 721,677 1,341 1,384 Kentucky .........: 6.6 5.6 7,151 6,510 1,097 1,177 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 432 542 844 1,000 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.6 617 592 951 985 : Missouri .........: 24.0 4.1 29,298 4,919 1,222 1,190 Montana ..........: 5.6 4.5 7,186 5,637 1,272 1,261 Nebraska .........: 614.0 556.1 844,318 794,359 1,376 1,430 Nevada ...........: 0.1 0.1 100 91 1,174 1,100 New England 1/ ...: 3.1 2.7 3,689 3,339 1,210 1,232 New Jersey .......: 4.3 4.2 4,754 4,721 1,116 1,137 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 519 423 1,111 1,104 New York .........: 4.1 3.2 4,932 4,004 1,217 1,247 North Carolina ...: 8.7 6.8 10,762 8,378 1,237 1,240 North Dakota .....: 0.9 0.7 1,119 937 1,222 1,280 : Ohio .............: 6.4 5.9 8,540 7,759 1,325 1,318 Oklahoma .........: 6.1 6.3 7,266 7,233 1,194 1,168 Oregon ...........: 1.9 1.3 2,374 1,692 1,238 1,257 Pennsylvania .....: 96.0 81.9 122,130 107,958 1,277 1,323 South Carolina ...: 24.2 21.7 32,346 29,780 1,342 1,382 South Dakota .....: 39.4 36.1 54,472 53,589 1,391 1,491 Tennessee ........: 3.9 2.8 3,928 2,950 1,022 1,048 Texas ............: 501.3 445.2 644,107 595,099 1,288 1,340 Utah .............: 54.1 51.7 74,658 73,185 1,380 1,416 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.3 1,811 1,417 1,095 1,078 : Washington .......: 98.1 79.4 135,866 110,756 1,388 1,398 West Virginia ....: 0.9 0.7 1,078 881 1,203 1,245 Wisconsin ........: 112.9 87.4 157,098 121,912 1,401 1,403 Wyoming ..........: 0.9 1.0 1,070 1,196 1,138 1,204 : United States ....: 2,897.5 2,540.9 3,869,679 3,504,789 1,338 1,382 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 55 38 487 431 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 20 38 370 383 Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.4 231 141 443 397 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.1 0.1 32 29 225 263 New Jersey .......: 1.2 1.2 452 456 378 380 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: 3.2 (D) 301 (D) 94 (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 18 32 284 334 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 4.2 2.9 1,101 1,034 261 363 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.3 6.2 2,761 2,755 437 441 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.1 41 59 388 483 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 19 (D) 282 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.9 (Y) 907 (X) 475 (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 23.4 15.8 6,599 5,192 283 331 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.0 1.4 823 556 418 402 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 16 (X) 286 Arizona ..........: 0.1 (Y) 16 (X) 265 (X) Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.3 108 68 268 246 California .......: 79.5 81.1 17,361 18,096 219 223 Colorado .........: 3.1 2.3 463 348 149 151 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.4 433 385 265 270 Florida ..........: 4.7 4.0 533 462 112 115 Georgia ..........: 5.4 5.0 1,498 1,348 278 272 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.2 42 44 255 264 : Idaho ............: 12.0 11.0 2,844 2,757 238 251 Illinois .........: 931.7 933.7 262,358 267,693 282 287 Indiana ..........: 748.4 681.8 205,047 189,912 274 279 Iowa .............: 3,189.2 3,088.1 894,584 895,923 281 290 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.3 46 81 237 255 Michigan .........: 322.9 364.7 92,898 105,621 288 290 Minnesota ........: 962.5 911.9 262,469 254,332 273 279 Mississippi ......: 3.3 3.1 564 558 173 177 : Missouri .........: 690.6 650.5 197,203 189,412 286 291 Montana ..........: 2.1 1.8 733 538 348 296 Nebraska .........: 625.2 635.0 176,293 182,818 282 288 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.1 720 569 265 265 New Jersey .......: 7.9 8.0 812 845 103 105 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 49 59 241 282 New York .........: 1.9 1.8 463 435 242 239 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 82 66 278 300 : Ohio .............: 89.3 86.6 25,102 25,374 281 293 Oklahoma .........: 493.2 447.0 139,378 128,396 283 287 Oregon ...........: 5.8 4.4 1,390 1,113 239 251 Pennsylvania .....: 287.7 260.9 81,317 72,298 283 277 South Carolina ...: 2.0 1.8 503 449 247 252 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 82.6 72.2 37,599 32,324 456 448 Texas ............: 22.6 21.0 4,979 3,983 221 190 Utah .............: 2.0 1.7 430 497 220 297 Virginia .........: 1.1 0.8 313 231 295 295 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 190 173 294 306 Wisconsin ........: 75.6 68.7 33,379 28,784 442 419 Wyoming ..........: 0.5 0.5 139 127 255 255 : United States ....: 10,426.9 9,915.1 2,960,399 2,843,341 284 287 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: June 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 8 7 85 82 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.6 0.7 63 74 102 112 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 7 8 118 88 California .......: 24.3 21.6 3,570 3,091 147 143 Colorado .........: 32.7 28.2 5,505 4,636 168 165 Delaware-Maryland : 2.3 1.4 223 140 95 101 Florida ..........: 2.7 3.1 142 160 52 52 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 20 21 140 112 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.2 32 27 153 144 Illinois .........: 5.5 6.6 460 552 84 83 Indiana ..........: 7.1 6.6 764 708 108 107 Iowa .............: 0.3 0.2 40 19 136 117 Kansas ...........: 0.4 0.4 35 35 98 96 Kentucky .........: 1.4 1.0 155 106 107 102 Louisiana ........: 0.7 0.6 38 34 56 59 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.5 46 36 77 76 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 5 14 68 68 : Missouri .........: 0.7 1.2 64 91 89 77 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.8 87 109 124 139 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 8 (X) 142 (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.7 5.0 483 499 102 100 New Jersey .......: 14.5 15.2 1,187 1,277 82 84 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 72 46 143 126 New York .........: 5.6 6.7 491 669 87 100 North Carolina ...: 2.9 4.9 180 297 61 61 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 12 11 126 146 : Ohio .............: 4.6 5.3 751 845 164 160 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.3 4.5 680 696 160 154 Pennsylvania .....: 10.2 9.5 1,018 983 100 103 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 21 22 119 127 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 24.3 27.4 2,385 2,606 98 95 Utah .............: 1.3 1.3 183 180 136 134 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.9 65 64 71 70 : Washington .......: 1.4 1.3 185 172 136 136 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.1 0.6 428 71 138 113 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 8 9 124 144 : United States ....: 181.0 176.7 21,937 20,437 121 116 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to June : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :-----------------------: June : May : June :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,383.0 1,344.1 1,269.7 7,607.3 7,494.0 48.6 49.8 50.9 46.7 48.1 Heifers ..........: 850.9 852.3 773.6 5,061.9 4,991.4 29.9 31.6 31.0 31.1 32.0 All cows .........: 559.9 457.2 410.2 3,354.6 2,856.3 19.7 17.0 16.4 20.6 18.3 Dairy cows .......: 255.7 216.0 186.4 1,618.9 1,388.2 9.0 8.0 7.5 9.9 8.9 Other cows .......: 304.1 241.3 223.8 1,735.6 1,468.1 10.7 8.9 9.0 10.7 9.4 Bulls ............: 50.4 43.4 41.5 257.0 237.1 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 : Total ............: 2,844.2 2,697.0 2,495.0 16,280.8 15,578.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 22.9 17.2 15.2 148.7 108.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,058.8 10,224.9 9,591.0 61,330.4 61,989.3 97.0 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.2 Sows .............: 289.8 281.9 255.1 1,573.1 1,631.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 Boars ............: 25.9 27.5 23.3 153.7 145.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,374.5 10,534.3 9,869.4 63,057.2 63,765.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.1 12.4 10.8 57.0 64.2 6.8 7.6 7.2 6.2 6.7 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 138.7 150.7 139.5 864.8 892.9 93.2 92.4 92.8 93.8 93.3 : Total ............: 148.8 163.0 150.3 921.8 957.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Class : June : May : June :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 811 852 845 820 844 Steers 1/ ...............: 884 922 915 896 919 Heifers 1/ ..............: 809 847 834 824 842 All cows 1/ .............: 623 645 638 635 645 Bulls 1/ ................: 903 923 922 873 900 : Calves and vealers ... : 166 199 196 158 189 : Hogs ................. : 211 215 214 216 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 209 213 212 214 214 Sows 2/ .................: 303 301 298 298 298 Boars 2/ ................: 195 224 219 193 223 : Sheep ................ : 64 63 61 64 63 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 65 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 64 62 60 64 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: June 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 2 ............: 7.3 2.0 1.8 3.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 2.3 3 ............: 84.3 35.4 4.2 39.6 28.4 11.2 5.1 6.5 4 ............: 66.4 4.9 2.2 52.3 10.7 41.6 7.1 0.3 5 ............: 224.6 114.1 (D) 70.8 48.8 22.0 (D) 3.3 6 ............: 446.1 191.7 160.4 85.9 21.8 64.1 8.1 (D) 7 ............:1,117.1 645.8 (D) 45.6 3.9 41.7 (D) (Y) 8 ............: 275.3 156.3 (D) 17.8 6.4 11.4 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 138.2 61.0 19.1 55.4 41.6 13.8 2.7 (D) 10 ...........: 133.3 57.5 33.9 39.3 21.9 17.4 2.6 (D) : United States :2,495.0 1,269.7 773.6 410.2 186.4 223.8 41.5 15.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.0 1.9 (Y) (Y) 4.9 0.2 4.7 2 ............: 9.8 9.7 0.1 (Y) 20.8 1.7 19.1 3 ............: 262.3 262.1 (D) (D) 12.6 1.8 10.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 12.3 1.1 11.2 5 ............: 3,027.6 2,912.1 111.1 4.4 24.1 1.8 22.3 6 ............: 464.4 464.2 0.1 (Y) 19.6 0.7 18.9 7 ............: 4,384.9 4,299.2 72.1 13.6 1.3 (Y) 1.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.5 (Y) 29.3 0.8 28.5 9 ............: 77.1 77.1 (Y) (Y) 20.3 2.4 17.9 10 ...........: 16.5 16.5 (Y) (Y) 4.9 0.2 4.7 : United States : 9,869.4 9,591.0 255.1 23.3 150.3 10.8 139.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to June 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 15.1 6.2 4.2 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.7 0.9 2 ............: 47.0 12.3 12.8 20.2 16.9 3.3 1.7 18.5 3 ............: 547.8 222.7 26.3 266.4 198.2 68.2 32.3 44.8 4 ............: 422.7 30.9 14.8 330.6 80.0 250.6 46.4 2.2 5 ............: 1,482.7 706.8 (D) 532.8 338.5 194.3 (D) 21.7 6 ............: 2,711.9 1,202.6 902.6 552.6 180.5 372.0 54.1 (D) 7 ............: 6,907.3 3,755.2 (D) 370.9 34.6 336.3 (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,671.1 868.9 (D) 134.7 41.5 93.3 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 918.2 367.0 155.2 383.5 322.3 61.3 12.5 (D) 10 ...........: 854.9 321.2 260.1 261.5 173.8 87.7 12.1 (D) : United States :15,578.7 7,494.0 4,991.4 2,856.3 1,388.2 1,468.1 237.1 108.2 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 11.5 11.3 0.1 0.1 27.9 1.5 26.4 2 ............: 62.3 62.0 0.2 0.1 124.9 11.8 113.0 3 ............: 1,702.4 1,700.8 (D) (D) 94.2 12.3 81.9 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 69.2 6.1 63.1 5 ............: 19,404.3 18,689.6 687.1 27.7 154.0 10.0 144.1 6 ............: 3,013.4 3,012.3 0.8 0.3 108.1 4.1 104.0 7 ............: 28,524.9 27,972.4 466.7 85.7 7.2 0.1 7.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.1 0.2 207.7 4.8 202.9 9 ............: 463.2 463.0 0.2 0.1 134.9 12.5 122.4 10 ...........: 106.0 105.7 0.3 (Y) 29.1 1.1 28.0 : United States : 63,765.7 61,989.3 1,631.0 145.4 957.1 64.2 892.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to June Species : June : May : June :------------------------ : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.1 98.2 Calves .......: 97.9 96.8 96.2 97.6 96.4 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 82.2 87.2 85.1 85.4 87.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 1,000 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,850 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 14). 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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