Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released February 25, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent from 2020 January 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in January, down 3 percent from the 4.96 billion pounds produced in January 2020. Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.74 million head, down 5 percent from January 2020. The average live weight was up 24 pounds from the previous year, at 1,399 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.6 million pounds, 28 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 32,300 head, 35 percent below January 2020. The average live weight was up 23 pounds from last year, at 247 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.48 billion pounds, 3 percent below the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.2 million head, 5 percent below January 2020. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 295 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.4 million pounds, was 12 percent below January 2020. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,800 head, 11 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, down 1 pound from January a year ago. 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: January 2020 and 2021.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: January 2020 and 2021............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: January 2020 and 2021............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: January 2020 and 2021.. 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: January 2021................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.... 12 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates........................... 13 Statistical Methodology................................................................ 14 Information Contacts................................................................... 15 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2021 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : :2021 as % : : : : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,387.6 2,324.8 2,309.0 97 99 2,387.6 2,309.0 97 Veal .............: 6.4 5.6 4.6 72 82 6.4 4.6 72 Pork .............: 2,553.3 2,510.2 2,477.4 97 99 2,553.3 2,477.4 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.9 12.0 10.4 88 87 11.9 10.4 88 : Total red meat ...: 4,959.2 4,852.6 4,801.5 97 99 4,959.2 4,801.5 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January 2021 as % of : January : January : December : January :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : :2021 as % : : : : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ -- percent -- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,356.8 2,291.8 2,271.7 96 99 2,356.8 2,271.7 96 Veal .............: 6.2 5.5 4.5 72 82 6.2 4.5 72 Pork .............: 2,543.1 2,499.3 2,466.2 97 99 2,543.1 2,466.2 97 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.9 10.7 9.4 87 88 10.9 9.4 87 : Total red meat ...: 4,917.0 4,807.3 4,751.8 97 99 4,917.0 4,751.8 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January : January : January : December : January : 2021 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 : : : 2021 as % : : : : : 2020 : 2021 : of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,854.2 2,733.9 2,690.7 94 2,854.2 2,690.7 94 Other ................1,000: 45.2 48.2 53.8 119 45.2 53.8 119 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,899.4 2,782.1 2,744.5 95 2,899.4 2,744.5 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,378 1,392 1,403 102 1,378 1,403 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,195 1,200 1,214 102 1,195 1,214 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,375 1,389 1,399 102 1,375 1,399 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 49.2 40.0 31.8 65 49.2 31.8 65 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.6 72 0.8 0.6 72 Commercial ...........1,000: 50.0 40.6 32.3 65 50.0 32.3 65 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 222 239 245 111 222 245 111 Other ...............pounds: 352 389 348 99 352 348 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 224 242 247 111 224 247 111 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 11,760.3 11,419.4 11,191.6 95 11,760.3 11,191.6 95 Other ................1,000: 54.2 58.1 58.3 108 54.2 58.3 108 Commercial ...........1,000: 11,814.5 11,477.5 11,249.8 95 11,814.5 11,249.8 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 290 294 295 102 290 295 102 Other ...............pounds: 257 257 263 102 257 263 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 290 294 295 102 290 295 102 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 161.3 168.5 140.6 87 161.3 140.6 87 Other ................1,000: 20.8 29.4 21.1 101 20.8 21.1 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 182.2 197.9 161.8 89 182.2 161.8 89 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 134 126 134 100 134 134 100 Other ...............pounds: 99 95 97 99 99 97 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 130 121 129 99 130 129 99 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 43.2 51.1 37.9 88 43.2 37.9 88 Other ................1,000: 9.1 9.3 7.5 83 9.1 7.5 83 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.3 60.4 45.5 87 52.3 45.5 87 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 65 65 102 64 65 102 Other ...............pounds: 79 84 85 107 79 85 107 Commercial ..........pounds: 67 68 69 103 67 69 103 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 4.9 5.4 5.2 104 4.9 5.2 104 Other ................1,000: 0.6 0.3 0.4 59 0.6 0.4 59 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.6 5.7 5.5 99 5.6 5.5 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January : December : January : January 2021 as : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : % of 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 0.6 1.1 0.8 138 Alaska ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 97 Arizona ...............: 42.9 41.9 40.5 94 Arkansas ..............: 0.4 0.5 0.5 123 California ............: 156.5 152.5 143.4 92 Colorado ..............: 188.2 183.1 173.6 92 Delaware-Maryland .....: 3.1 3.0 2.7 87 Florida ...............: 3.5 4.9 4.9 142 Georgia ...............: 15.2 15.0 13.9 91 Hawaii ................: 0.8 1.0 0.8 99 : Idaho .................: 36.2 34.2 32.7 90 Illinois ..............: 314.2 300.6 303.7 97 Indiana ...............: 165.9 167.3 164.4 99 Iowa ..................: 798.7 775.8 776.0 97 Kansas ................: 518.4 510.0 499.9 96 Kentucky ..............: 52.5 56.1 53.3 102 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.3 91 Michigan ..............: 102.1 111.8 111.4 109 Minnesota .............: 255.9 264.2 255.4 100 Mississippi ...........: 0.6 0.7 0.6 99 : Missouri ..............: 176.1 171.2 168.1 95 Montana ...............: 1.0 1.4 1.1 110 Nebraska ..............: 712.5 678.3 677.9 95 Nevada ................: 0.1 0.1 0.1 93 New England 1/ ........: 2.4 3.1 2.8 118 New Jersey ............: 3.7 4.0 3.2 86 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 87 New York ..............: 3.2 3.6 3.1 99 North Carolina ........: 251.4 238.7 233.6 93 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.8 109 : Ohio ..................: 24.6 25.3 24.8 101 Oklahoma ..............: 109.7 120.0 124.2 113 Oregon ................: 3.8 4.1 4.1 108 Pennsylvania ..........: 137.6 131.9 125.5 91 South Carolina ........: 14.3 15.3 15.6 109 South Dakota ..........: 142.9 134.3 135.7 95 Tennessee .............: 27.0 27.7 26.4 98 Texas .................: 397.8 383.1 398.7 100 Utah ..................: 49.0 49.4 47.1 96 Virginia ..............: 52.6 42.9 41.5 79 : Washington ............: 80.7 81.2 77.0 95 West Virginia .........: 0.8 1.1 1.1 136 Wisconsin .............: 110.2 110.4 109.2 99 Wyoming ...............: 0.5 0.6 0.8 154 : United States .........: 4,959.2 4,852.6 4,801.5 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: January 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 0.3 0.7 313 753 989 1,064 Alaska ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 70 (X) 998 Arizona ..........: 50.5 46.3 70,197 66,090 1,391 1,429 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.7 537 710 1,001 983 California .......: 143.8 131.4 190,895 176,456 1,336 1,351 Colorado .........: 206.8 188.1 293,522 269,824 1,421 1,435 Delaware-Maryland : 3.3 2.8 4,466 3,897 1,371 1,391 Florida ..........: (D) 7.4 (D) 9,143 (D) 1,251 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.2 1.1 1,276 1,330 1,084 1,222 : Idaho ............: 49.4 44.1 63,918 57,250 1,306 1,307 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 2.8 4.1 3,307 4,785 1,171 1,175 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: 573.9 547.9 801,331 769,921 1,397 1,406 Kentucky .........: 3.6 4.3 3,663 4,722 1,026 1,108 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.5 390 426 802 874 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.4 0.4 335 427 906 994 : Missouri .........: 4.4 8.5 5,077 10,409 1,147 1,225 Montana ..........: 1.1 1.2 1,424 1,525 1,301 1,284 Nebraska .........: 637.1 584.9 919,656 871,197 1,445 1,491 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 108 (D) 1,130 (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.6 3.0 2,936 3,558 1,130 1,187 New Jersey .......: 3.8 3.5 4,161 3,887 1,108 1,120 New Mexico .......: 0.7 0.5 657 508 967 1,093 New York .........: 3.3 3.2 3,968 4,102 1,201 1,285 North Carolina ...: 7.5 7.3 9,291 8,933 1,239 1,226 North Dakota .....: 0.9 1.0 1,200 1,327 1,343 1,327 : Ohio .............: 6.2 6.6 8,060 8,655 1,305 1,306 Oklahoma .........: 2.9 4.9 3,111 5,466 1,055 1,107 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.6 1,451 1,968 1,143 1,212 Pennsylvania .....: 99.5 84.8 121,657 104,623 1,228 1,240 South Carolina ...: 21.7 22.8 27,834 30,465 1,286 1,343 South Dakota .....: 48.0 43.2 67,961 63,318 1,423 1,473 Tennessee ........: 2.4 3.2 2,222 3,456 946 1,085 Texas ............: 491.8 485.0 647,959 648,725 1,321 1,341 Utah .............: 58.0 54.1 78,686 75,447 1,360 1,395 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.7 1,785 1,856 1,074 1,082 : Washington .......: 94.4 89.4 132,601 127,154 1,409 1,426 West Virginia ....: 1.1 1.6 1,157 1,716 1,082 1,092 Wisconsin ........: 122.2 118.6 167,755 166,334 1,381 1,410 Wyoming ..........: 0.7 1.0 734 1,169 1,101 1,216 : United States ....: 2,899.4 2,744.5 3,978,221 3,831,126 1,375 1,399 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arkansas .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) California .......: 4.6 4.4 583 528 132 124 Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 45 424 462 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 60 71 432 509 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: 3.0 (D) 257 (D) 86 (D) Illinois .........: 0.1 0.1 29 16 394 318 Indiana ..........: 0.4 0.5 135 215 329 418 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Michigan .........: 0.1 0.1 31 41 304 402 Minnesota ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Mississippi ......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) : Missouri .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.4 0.2 100 58 274 263 New Jersey .......: 2.1 1.5 803 539 379 366 New Mexico .......: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New York .........: 10.0 5.3 863 471 87 89 North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 22 24 374 287 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 14.3 8.6 2,292 1,414 161 166 Oklahoma .........: 0.1 (Y) 20 (X) 400 (X) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 8.6 6.7 3,638 2,978 424 443 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.3 0.1 126 67 381 449 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 16 (D) 263 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 4.0 2.4 1,850 1,214 460 506 Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 50.0 32.3 11,088 7,928 224 247 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.4 1.2 573 478 400 406 Alaska ...........: 0.2 0.1 42 24 263 280 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 32 23 220 261 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.5 166 142 281 293 California .......: 256.1 212.5 66,631 58,240 260 274 Colorado .........: 2.0 1.4 403 342 205 250 Delaware-Maryland : 1.8 1.5 498 422 275 282 Florida ..........: 5.0 4.7 633 617 126 133 Georgia ..........: 5.5 5.3 1,364 1,409 246 266 Hawaii ...........: 0.4 0.3 103 67 275 255 : Idaho ............: 15.8 14.3 4,381 4,068 277 285 Illinois .........: 1,146.3 1,099.7 332,595 322,883 290 294 Indiana ..........: 774.6 758.8 218,567 215,403 282 284 Iowa .............: 3,574.6 3,404.8 1,029,007 999,430 288 294 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.3 149 77 250 231 Michigan .........: 275.2 315.9 81,850 94,274 297 298 Minnesota ........: 1,064.9 1,046.6 297,185 294,545 279 282 Mississippi ......: 3.7 3.0 562 502 152 167 : Missouri .........: 770.6 713.2 230,881 215,575 300 302 Montana ..........: 0.7 0.7 189 205 287 285 Nebraska .........: 713.4 664.1 204,080 192,599 286 290 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.7 717 778 265 289 New Jersey .......: 11.4 5.8 1,085 681 95 118 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 58 50 253 268 New York .........: 1.8 2.4 462 642 252 265 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 75 73 306 313 : Ohio .............: 88.8 89.9 25,273 25,452 285 284 Oklahoma .........: 487.5 523.0 142,488 158,477 292 303 Oregon ...........: 12.9 12.4 3,546 3,520 276 284 Pennsylvania .....: 304.4 288.2 87,102 83,510 286 290 South Carolina ...: 2.1 1.9 511 491 239 259 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 85.1 84.1 38,825 36,764 457 437 Texas ............: 26.8 21.9 6,251 5,081 234 232 Utah .............: 5.0 (D) 656 (D) 133 (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: 1.1 1.6 315 417 289 253 West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.7 191 222 313 309 Wisconsin ........: 68.5 68.2 29,597 29,196 433 429 Wyoming ..........: 0.2 0.3 59 72 279 275 : United States ....: 11,814.5 11,249.8 3,419,994 3,315,696 290 295 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.2 0.1 21 9 112 117 Arkansas .........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 6 (X) 118 California .......: 21.5 24.0 3,233 3,465 150 144 Colorado .........: 63.4 42.5 9,900 6,925 156 163 Delaware-Maryland : 2.7 2.4 255 231 96 98 Florida ..........: 1.6 2.5 91 125 58 50 Georgia ..........: 2.3 1.2 139 91 62 78 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 17 7 132 110 : Idaho ............: 0.1 0.2 17 24 125 147 Illinois .........: 3.2 3.4 260 261 81 78 Indiana ..........: 4.7 5.4 550 636 117 118 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.2 21 26 146 151 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 30 26 92 85 Kentucky .........: 1.5 1.5 180 159 123 107 Louisiana ........: 0.3 0.3 19 20 58 62 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.4 0.3 40 29 89 92 Mississippi ......: 0.8 0.3 48 19 62 62 : Missouri .........: 0.8 0.5 59 44 73 86 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.3 42 38 138 145 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 8 11 129 127 Nevada ...........: 0.1 (D) 7 (D) 129 (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.9 3.3 282 345 97 104 New Jersey .......: 12.2 12.0 948 964 77 80 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.5 64 73 143 145 New York .........: 4.4 3.9 473 414 109 106 North Carolina ...: 2.0 2.4 139 174 70 72 North Dakota .....: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) : Ohio .............: 5.3 4.4 833 698 158 158 Oklahoma .........: 0.9 (D) 79 (D) 87 (D) Oregon ...........: 3.7 4.0 512 575 138 143 Pennsylvania .....: 7.4 7.1 826 796 112 111 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.4 0.2 51 17 143 94 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 12.5 12.9 1,039 1,235 83 95 Utah .............: 1.9 1.8 259 244 136 138 Virginia .........: 0.7 1.0 54 71 79 72 : Washington .......: 1.3 1.4 178 197 134 138 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.0 4.1 142 619 137 150 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 12 22 137 166 : United States ....: 182.2 161.8 23,716 20,877 130 129 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 : : : : January Class : January : December : January :-----------------------: January : December : January :----------------------- : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,349.9 1,323.0 1,293.8 1,349.9 1,293.8 47.3 48.4 48.1 47.3 48.1 Heifers ..........: 870.6 808.2 800.6 870.6 800.6 30.5 29.6 29.8 30.5 29.8 All cows .........: 593.6 561.7 558.5 593.6 558.5 20.8 20.5 20.8 20.8 20.8 Dairy cows .......: 298.5 273.5 277.3 298.5 277.3 10.5 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.3 Other cows .......: 295.1 288.2 281.2 295.1 281.2 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.5 Bulls ............: 40.1 40.9 37.8 40.1 37.8 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 : Total ............: 2,854.2 2,733.9 2,690.7 2,854.2 2,690.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 49.2 40.0 31.8 49.2 31.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 11,446.8 11,109.3 10,894.4 11,446.8 10,894.4 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 Sows .............: 283.1 283.7 271.0 283.1 271.0 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 Boars ............: 30.4 26.4 26.1 30.4 26.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 : Total ............: 11,760.3 11,419.4 11,191.6 11,760.3 11,191.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 9.0 10.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 5.6 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.3 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 152.3 157.8 131.7 152.3 131.7 94.4 93.7 93.7 94.4 93.7 : Total ............: 161.3 168.5 140.6 161.3 140.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January Class : January : December : January :----------------------- : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 828 840 846 828 846 Steers 1/ ...............: 904 920 923 904 923 Heifers 1/ ..............: 833 847 852 833 852 All cows 1/ .............: 643 639 655 643 655 Bulls 1/ ................: 861 859 884 861 884 : Calves and vealers ... : 128 139 143 128 143 : Hogs ................. : 216 219 220 216 220 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 214 217 219 214 219 Sows 2/ .................: 302 297 300 302 300 Boars 2/ ................: 193 195 187 193 187 : Sheep ................ : 67 63 67 67 67 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 64 65 66 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 67 63 67 67 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2021 [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 ............: 2.7 1.2 (D) 0.4 0.2 0.2 (D) 0.2 2 ............: 6.6 1.9 1.4 3.0 2.8 0.2 0.3 6.8 3 ............: 86.6 28.3 2.5 52.5 45.7 6.8 3.3 6.9 4 ............: 67.1 4.8 1.4 53.1 16.3 36.9 7.8 0.3 5 ............: 281.5 124.0 (D) 116.5 65.3 51.2 (D) 11.5 6 ............: 483.9 227.2 153.5 94.5 29.4 65.1 8.6 (Y) 7 ............:1,166.6 648.6 452.6 59.6 8.7 50.9 5.7 (Y) 8 ............: 283.1 151.2 93.4 37.1 8.3 28.8 1.4 (D) 9 ............: 178.3 71.5 21.7 83.5 69.7 13.8 1.6 4.2 10 ...........: 134.2 35.1 39.0 58.3 30.9 27.4 1.9 (D) : United States :2,690.7 1,293.8 800.6 558.5 277.3 281.2 37.8 31.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 2.4 (Y) (Y) 3.2 0.2 3.0 2 ............: 8.1 8.0 0.1 (Y) 15.5 1.6 13.9 3 ............: 461.1 460.1 (D) (D) 10.9 1.6 9.4 4 ............: (D) (D) 80.0 (D) 8.3 1.0 7.3 5 ............: 3,351.6 3,223.8 123.5 4.4 26.4 2.0 24.4 6 ............: 541.5 541.2 (D) (D) 4.5 0.3 4.2 7 ............: 4,794.8 4,712.5 65.8 16.6 0.7 (Y) 0.7 8 ............: (D) (D) (D) (Y) 44.1 1.4 42.6 9 ............: 209.7 209.7 (Y) (Y) 22.5 0.6 21.9 10 ...........: 27.8 27.8 (Y) (Y) 4.5 0.2 4.3 : United States :11,191.6 10,894.4 271.0 26.1 140.6 8.9 131.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 Species : January : December : January :------------------------ : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.4 98.3 98.0 98.4 98.0 Calves .......: 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.3 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 88.6 85.2 86.9 88.6 86.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Logan Hartley - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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