Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 23, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All-Time Record Low Veal Production in April April 2023 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2024 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.64 billion pounds in April, up 10 percent from the 4.20 billion pounds produced in April 2023. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 11 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.73 million head, up 7 percent from April 2023. The average live weight was up 41 pounds from the previous year, at 1,395 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.5 million pounds, 2 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 17,500 head, down 20 percent from April 2023. The average live weight was up 59 pounds from last year, at 338 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.32 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.7 million head, up 10 percent from April 2023. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 290 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.4 million pounds, was up 4 percent from April 2023. Sheep slaughter totaled 188,800 head, 2 percent above last year. The average live weight was 119 pounds, up 2 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2024 commercial red meat production was 18.3 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2023. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2023 and 2024.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2023 and 2024............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2023 and 2024............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 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: April 2024................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2024 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : April : March : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,069.3 2,110.4 2,303.3 111 109 8,892.9 8,863.2 100 Veal .............: 3.6 3.6 3.5 98 98 16.0 14.5 91 Pork .............: 2,119.6 2,250.1 2,317.3 109 103 9,191.1 9,411.3 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.0 12.3 11.4 104 92 44.4 45.2 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,203.4 4,376.4 4,635.5 110 106 18,144.4 18,334.2 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2024 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : April : March : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,034.8 2,076.5 2,269.3 112 109 8,749.1 8,726.9 100 Veal .............: 3.5 3.4 3.3 97 98 15.5 14.0 90 Pork .............: 2,110.3 2,240.7 2,308.1 109 103 9,152.4 9,372.6 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 9.7 11.1 10.1 104 91 39.9 40.6 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,158.2 4,331.7 4,590.8 110 106 17,956.8 18,154.1 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2024 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : of 2023 : : : 2024 as % : : : : : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,493.2 2,461.2 2,680.5 108 10,650.0 10,386.7 98 Other ................1,000: 50.5 48.7 48.7 96 210.8 196.0 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,543.7 2,509.9 2,729.2 107 10,860.8 10,582.7 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,357 1,396 1,398 103 1,372 1,393 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,209 1,223 1,227 101 1,214 1,224 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,354 1,392 1,395 103 1,369 1,390 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 21.4 18.2 16.8 79 102.0 75.9 74 Other ................1,000: 0.5 0.7 0.7 134 2.8 2.9 103 Commercial ...........1,000: 21.9 18.9 17.5 80 104.8 78.7 75 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 277 320 336 121 262 313 120 Other ...............pounds: 353 381 391 111 358 374 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 279 323 338 121 264 315 119 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 9,724.3 10,407.1 10,700.9 110 42,149.3 43,361.9 103 Other ................1,000: 46.7 48.8 48.2 103 193.0 197.4 102 Commercial ...........1,000: 9,770.9 10,455.9 10,749.1 110 42,342.3 43,559.4 103 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 291 290 290 100 292 291 100 Other ...............pounds: 274 265 262 96 276 270 98 Commercial ..........pounds: 291 289 290 99 292 291 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 156.7 174.7 164.5 105 618.4 643.8 104 Other ................1,000: 29.0 24.7 24.3 84 94.3 87.9 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 185.7 199.4 188.8 102 712.8 731.7 103 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 122 125 121 99 127 124 98 Other ...............pounds: 89 100 105 117 97 102 105 Commercial ..........pounds: 117 122 119 102 123 121 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.8 48.2 47.5 114 168.7 183.7 109 Other ................1,000: 7.3 9.8 9.0 123 30.4 38.0 125 Commercial ...........1,000: 49.1 58.0 56.5 115 199.1 221.7 111 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 62 64 99 65 63 97 Other ...............pounds: 86 83 79 92 86 81 94 Commercial ..........pounds: 68 66 66 98 68 66 97 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.8 6.9 6.6 112 25.8 27.8 108 Other ................1,000: 0.2 0.3 0.3 104 1.3 1.2 91 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.1 7.2 6.8 112 27.1 28.9 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2024 as : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : % of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.3 1.4 1.2 95 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 39.4 38.8 40.4 103 Arkansas ..............: 0.6 0.6 0.6 105 California ............: 102.3 97.2 98.2 96 Colorado ..............: 142.2 163.4 179.8 126 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.4 2.6 2.5 101 Florida ...............: 7.2 5.8 7.0 98 Georgia ...............: 12.5 13.0 11.3 90 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.7 0.8 109 : Idaho .................: 30.8 42.3 43.1 140 Illinois ..............: 247.6 272.6 281.1 113 Indiana ...............: 144.4 152.5 159.2 110 Iowa ..................: 698.5 765.2 774.4 111 Kansas ................: 450.7 438.9 509.7 113 Kentucky ..............: 47.9 49.8 53.7 112 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 109 Michigan ..............: 100.3 120.4 118.7 118 Minnesota .............: 231.1 222.0 227.6 98 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.9 0.8 110 : Missouri ..............: 166.5 171.4 166.2 100 Montana ...............: 2.2 1.9 2.2 102 Nebraska ..............: 569.5 623.0 661.0 116 Nevada ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.5 2.6 2.6 103 New Jersey ............: 3.8 4.3 4.2 109 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 97 New York ..............: 3.3 3.3 3.2 96 North Carolina ........: 244.3 201.5 221.5 91 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.7 0.8 112 : Ohio ..................: 21.3 25.1 26.4 124 Oklahoma ..............: 98.9 110.9 123.1 124 Oregon ................: 2.3 2.3 2.2 94 Pennsylvania ..........: 119.5 123.6 133.8 112 South Carolina ........: 15.0 16.1 16.6 110 South Dakota ..........: 106.0 119.3 123.1 116 Tennessee .............: 21.2 25.0 26.6 126 Texas .................: 349.1 339.3 379.2 109 Utah ..................: 42.6 45.4 48.0 113 Virginia ..............: 1.3 1.4 1.2 93 : Washington ............: 76.9 75.6 80.4 105 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.9 0.9 99 Wisconsin .............: 93.3 93.0 100.7 108 Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.8 0.7 107 : United States .........: 4,203.4 4,376.4 4,635.5 110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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 ..........: 1.5 1.2 1,683 1,324 1,154 1,133 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 52 (X) 962 Arizona ..........: 44.6 44.8 63,257 64,527 1,422 1,443 Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.8 840 839 993 1,025 California .......: 120.1 109.7 159,930 148,831 1,341 1,367 Colorado .........: 163.2 197.0 222,077 280,514 1,362 1,425 Delaware-Maryland : 2.5 2.5 3,463 3,514 1,389 1,409 Florida ..........: 11.4 10.5 13,873 13,584 1,223 1,301 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.2 1,175 1,294 1,171 1,115 : Idaho ............: 41.6 (D) 53,698 (D) 1,298 (D) Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 3.9 4.8 4,767 5,725 1,210 1,204 Iowa .............: 45.0 46.9 62,644 66,273 1,392 1,416 Kansas ...........: 518.6 571.8 698,804 788,834 1,348 1,380 Kentucky .........: 5.9 7.0 6,285 8,106 1,076 1,164 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.6 474 570 831 980 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.7 0.6 658 630 933 983 : Missouri .........: 25.8 12.5 30,490 14,141 1,187 1,134 Montana ..........: 2.8 2.6 3,493 3,269 1,244 1,250 Nebraska .........: 518.7 579.9 732,255 848,580 1,413 1,465 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (Y) 70 (X) 1,252 (X) New England 1/ ...: 2.6 2.7 3,129 3,296 1,188 1,208 New Jersey .......: 4.1 4.5 4,659 5,139 1,148 1,157 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 553 542 1,149 1,079 New York .........: 3.8 3.6 4,509 4,333 1,185 1,226 North Carolina ...: 7.0 8.1 8,601 9,966 1,238 1,242 North Dakota .....: 0.9 1.0 1,198 1,337 1,271 1,291 : Ohio .............: 6.2 6.6 8,233 8,704 1,336 1,325 Oklahoma .........: 6.2 7.0 7,353 8,112 1,200 1,177 Oregon ...........: 1.6 1.3 1,949 1,551 1,231 1,228 Pennsylvania .....: 85.3 90.8 108,763 118,644 1,280 1,313 South Carolina ...: 21.4 23.2 29,241 32,387 1,370 1,400 South Dakota .....: 33.9 40.4 47,816 60,832 1,415 1,511 Tennessee ........: 3.4 3.7 3,376 3,835 1,000 1,062 Texas ............: 438.8 462.8 572,830 622,132 1,309 1,347 Utah .............: 48.0 52.2 66,573 74,840 1,387 1,434 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.6 1,828 1,619 1,075 1,041 : Washington .......: 90.4 91.7 126,171 130,035 1,399 1,420 West Virginia ....: 1.2 1.1 1,330 1,287 1,125 1,196 Wisconsin ........: 101.7 106.7 142,215 150,053 1,407 1,413 Wyoming ..........: 0.8 0.9 1,012 1,098 1,203 1,212 : United States ....: 2,543.7 2,729.2 3,435,939 3,799,021 1,354 1,395 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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 ..........: 0.2 0.1 87 45 487 458 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.2 38 78 339 413 Indiana ..........: 0.6 0.5 277 189 458 412 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/ ...: 0.2 0.1 41 27 236 236 New Jersey .......: 1.2 1.4 458 535 381 382 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: 3.0 (D) 295 (D) 100 (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 30 39 292 269 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.4 2.8 775 1,060 227 377 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 5.7 7.2 2,474 3,158 431 440 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 0.2 32 89 392 481 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 17 (D) 270 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.9 (Y) 883 (X) 473 (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 21.9 17.5 6,087 5,892 279 338 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 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 ..........: 1.4 1.7 510 690 375 404 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 23 22 264 314 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 24 261 288 Arkansas .........: 0.4 0.6 112 146 252 240 California .......: 70.3 81.0 15,532 18,488 221 229 Colorado .........: 2.6 2.3 410 385 157 167 Delaware-Maryland : 1.4 1.5 401 425 280 282 Florida ..........: 4.9 4.2 613 559 124 135 Georgia ..........: 4.6 4.8 1,240 1,281 272 266 Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 45 37 267 259 : Idaho ............: 11.6 11.1 2,817 2,804 244 253 Illinois .........: 873.1 1,004.5 251,554 288,414 288 287 Indiana ..........: 676.1 743.0 188,552 207,810 279 280 Iowa .............: 3,093.9 3,415.1 891,999 992,606 288 291 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.2 61 55 201 257 Michigan .........: 285.4 385.3 84,469 111,858 296 290 Minnesota ........: 982.9 964.8 274,647 269,097 279 279 Mississippi ......: 2.9 3.5 518 630 176 178 : Missouri .........: 678.1 724.5 201,426 212,354 297 293 Montana ..........: 1.2 1.2 354 340 304 279 Nebraska .........: 545.3 629.1 158,856 182,787 291 291 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.0 1.9 590 552 292 288 New Jersey .......: 6.1 8.3 645 838 105 102 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 48 50 257 244 New York .........: 2.0 1.8 522 458 267 262 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 60 67 315 301 : Ohio .............: 76.0 93.4 21,487 27,500 283 295 Oklahoma .........: 420.8 519.7 124,916 155,310 297 299 Oregon ...........: 4.6 4.8 1,138 1,223 246 254 Pennsylvania .....: 250.2 289.0 71,897 81,836 287 283 South Carolina ...: 1.8 1.8 456 453 256 248 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 65.1 80.6 29,119 36,867 448 458 Texas ............: 21.1 24.6 4,725 5,186 224 211 Utah .............: 1.8 2.0 459 591 251 300 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.9 281 281 313 305 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.6 182 186 282 306 Wisconsin ........: 57.3 69.9 24,545 30,268 430 434 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 84 80 282 266 : United States ....: 9,770.9 10,749.1 2,845,296 3,114,441 291 290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 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) 0.1 (X) 7 (X) 85 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.7 23 84 107 127 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 5 15 98 109 California .......: 23.6 22.5 3,645 3,312 155 147 Colorado .........: 31.4 34.4 5,144 5,804 164 169 Delaware-Maryland : 2.3 1.6 220 163 94 101 Florida ..........: 3.0 3.3 155 172 51 52 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 11 10 140 141 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 17 32 139 148 Illinois .........: 6.0 7.7 504 621 84 81 Indiana ..........: 6.6 5.9 661 589 100 101 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 19 16 138 122 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 28 28 90 93 Kentucky .........: 1.3 1.6 133 170 103 107 Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 47 45 59 57 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.6 0.6 44 49 80 76 Mississippi ......: 0.1 0.2 6 15 61 68 : Missouri .........: 0.7 1.0 59 89 80 87 Montana ..........: 0.2 0.3 25 39 105 132 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 5.9 5.4 515 508 87 95 New Jersey .......: 18.3 16.7 1,473 1,341 80 80 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.4 73 62 139 143 New York .........: 7.7 7.2 608 642 79 89 North Carolina ...: 2.0 3.5 127 218 63 63 North Dakota .....: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 114 : Ohio .............: 4.3 5.6 713 861 165 154 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.1 4.7 658 751 159 160 Pennsylvania .....: 13.4 14.0 1,228 1,353 92 97 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.1 25 16 126 131 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 24.3 24.0 2,197 2,507 91 105 Utah .............: 1.5 1.3 196 178 133 134 Virginia .........: 0.6 1.6 47 104 75 67 : Washington .......: 1.5 1.6 200 222 136 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 3.4 0.6 470 70 140 114 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 15 20 125 162 : United States ....: 185.7 188.8 21,737 22,433 117 119 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,146.6 1,138.1 1,256.3 4,882.9 4,880.2 46.0 46.2 46.9 45.8 47.0 Heifers ..........: 799.5 819.4 899.5 3,363.9 3,365.5 32.1 33.3 33.6 31.6 32.4 All cows .........: 504.7 466.1 478.6 2,244.9 1,988.9 20.2 18.9 17.9 21.1 19.1 Dairy cows .......: 243.6 244.6 238.2 1,114.2 985.8 9.8 9.9 8.9 10.5 9.5 Other cows .......: 261.1 221.5 240.3 1,130.7 1,003.0 10.5 9.0 9.0 10.6 9.7 Bulls ............: 42.4 37.5 46.1 158.3 152.1 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 : Total ............: 2,493.2 2,461.2 2,680.5 10,650.0 10,386.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 21.4 18.2 16.8 102.0 75.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 9,472.8 10,125.3 10,403.3 41,039.9 42,173.4 97.4 97.3 97.2 97.4 97.3 Sows .............: 227.7 259.8 274.1 1,008.6 1,093.9 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 Boars ............: 23.7 22.0 23.6 100.7 94.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 9,724.3 10,407.1 10,700.9 42,149.3 43,361.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.9 10.2 12.1 36.6 41.1 6.3 5.8 7.4 5.9 6.4 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 146.9 164.5 152.3 581.8 602.7 93.7 94.2 92.6 94.1 93.6 : Total ............: 156.7 174.7 164.5 618.4 643.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 818 846 848 823 842 Steers 1/ ...............: 892 923 920 902 919 Heifers 1/ ..............: 826 847 849 829 842 All cows 1/ .............: 630 648 651 639 647 Bulls 1/ ................: 874 889 912 858 888 : Calves and vealers ... : 163 190 200 153 185 : Hogs ................. : 217 215 216 217 216 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 215 213 214 215 214 Sows 2/ .................: 298 298 301 296 298 Boars 2/ ................: 192 226 220 192 223 : Sheep ................ : 62 63 61 64 63 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 64 65 64 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 62 63 61 65 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: April 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 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 2 ............: 7.9 2.1 2.3 3.2 2.7 0.5 0.4 2.9 3 ............: 93.2 38.2 4.6 44.1 32.4 11.7 6.4 7.4 4 ............: 70.6 6.3 2.8 53.0 12.1 40.8 8.6 0.4 5 ............: 252.7 118.0 (D) 90.1 58.7 31.4 (D) 3.4 6 ............: 463.9 216.2 141.6 95.1 33.2 61.9 10.9 (D) 7 ............:1,200.7 625.1 (D) 63.1 5.6 57.6 (D) 0.1 8 ............: 288.2 137.2 (D) 24.4 7.6 16.8 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 155.1 61.6 28.3 62.8 55.5 7.4 2.4 (D) 10 ...........: 145.8 50.6 50.6 42.2 30.2 12.0 2.4 (D) : United States :2,680.5 1,256.3 899.5 478.6 238.2 240.3 46.1 16.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 1.6 (Y) (Y) 5.3 0.3 5.0 2 ............: 9.9 9.9 (Y) (Y) 23.4 2.2 21.2 3 ............: 290.4 290.2 (D) (D) 17.9 2.3 15.5 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 12.1 1.1 11.0 5 ............: 3,239.8 3,125.1 110.5 4.3 25.7 1.8 23.9 6 ............: 539.9 539.7 0.1 0.1 17.1 0.9 16.2 7 ............: 4,783.8 4,688.6 81.0 14.3 1.1 (Y) 1.1 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 0.1 35.6 0.7 34.8 9 ............: 77.3 77.2 (Y) (Y) 21.2 2.5 18.7 10 ...........: 17.2 17.1 0.1 (Y) 5.1 0.2 4.9 : United States :10,700.9 10,403.3 274.1 23.6 164.5 12.1 152.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 April 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 ............: 10.1 4.0 2.8 2.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.6 2 ............: 31.5 8.2 8.8 13.4 11.2 2.2 1.1 13.2 3 ............: 367.6 146.3 16.9 183.0 137.5 45.5 21.4 30.9 4 ............: 288.2 20.2 9.9 226.3 58.2 168.2 31.7 1.6 5 ............: 1,005.9 467.4 (D) 377.5 234.0 143.5 (D) 14.9 6 ............: 1,798.5 794.1 592.6 375.5 134.8 240.6 36.3 (D) 7 ............: 4,586.6 2,435.1 (D) 269.7 26.2 243.4 (D) 0.3 8 ............: 1,100.3 552.7 (D) 96.3 28.0 68.4 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 625.0 243.8 108.0 266.2 231.4 34.8 7.0 (D) 10 ...........: 573.1 208.4 179.0 178.7 123.2 55.5 6.9 (D) : United States :10,386.7 4,880.2 3,365.5 1,988.9 985.8 1,003.0 152.1 75.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 7.5 7.4 0.1 (Y) 18.3 0.9 17.4 2 ............: 42.2 42.0 0.1 (Y) 83.2 8.1 75.1 3 ............: 1,158.0 1,157.0 (D) (D) 65.7 8.1 57.6 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 45.6 4.0 41.6 5 ............: 13,117.9 12,644.3 455.7 17.9 104.1 6.3 97.8 6 ............: 2,054.5 2,053.7 0.6 0.3 67.4 2.5 64.9 7 ............: 19,516.6 19,145.1 315.0 56.4 4.4 0.1 4.3 8 ............: (D) (D) 1.9 0.1 144.6 3.1 141.5 9 ............: 303.1 302.9 0.1 (Y) 90.5 7.2 83.3 10 ...........: 70.7 70.5 0.2 (Y) 19.9 0.7 19.1 : United States : 43,361.9 42,173.4 1,093.9 94.6 643.8 41.1 602.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.1 98.1 Calves .......: 97.6 96.1 96.0 97.3 96.4 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.6 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 84.4 87.6 87.1 86.8 88.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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