Livestock Slaughter
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.

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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]
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                  :          :          :          : January 2021 as % of :           January           
                  : January  : December : January  :----------------------------------------------------
       Type       :   2020   :   2020   :   2021   : January  : December  :         :         :2021 as %
                  :          :          :          :   2020   :   2020    :  2020   :  2021   : of 2020 
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                  : ------- 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    
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Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data]
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                  :          :          :          : January 2021 as % of :           January           
                  : January  : December : January  :----------------------------------------------------
       Type       :   2020   :   2020   :   2021   : January  : December  :         :         :2021 as %
                  :          :          :          :   2020   :   2020    :  2020   :  2021   : of 2020 
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                  : ------- 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    
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Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States
[Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data]
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                             :              :              :              :   January    :                  January                   
                             :   January    :   December   :   January    :  2021 as %   :--------------------------------------------
           Species           :     2020     :     2020     :     2021     :   of 2020    :              :              :  2021 as %   
                             :              :              :              :              :     2020     :     2021     :   of 2020    
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                             :                                                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      
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Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States
[Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on
unrounded data]
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         State         :   January    :   December   :   January    : January 2021 as 
                       :     2020     :     2020     :     2021     :    % of 2020    
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                       :   ----------- 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       
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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]
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                  :      Slaughtered      :  Total live weight   : Average live weight 
       State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2020    :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   
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                  :  ---- 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   
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(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]
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                  :      Slaughtered      :  Total live weight   : Average live weight 
       State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2020    :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   
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                  :   -- 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    
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(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]
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                  :      Slaughtered      :  Total live weight   : Average live weight 
       State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2020    :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   
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                  : ---- 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    
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(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]
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                  :      Slaughtered      :  Total live weight   : Average live weight 
       State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2020    :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   
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                  :   --- 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    
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(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]
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                  :          :          :          :        January        :          :          :          :        January        
       Class      : January  : December : January  :-----------------------: January  : December : January  :-----------------------
                  :   2020   :   2020   :   2021   :   2020    :   2021    :   2020   :   2020   :   2021   :   2020    :   2021    
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                  : --------------------- 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   
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
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                         :          :          :          :        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    
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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]
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              :                            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   
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(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    
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Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates

Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. 
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.

Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally 
inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based 
on packers' dressed weights.

Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom 
basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the 
facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and 
head kill is included in NFI totals.

Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob 
in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat 
and kidneys out, jowls on and head off.

Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass 
in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog 
that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds 
would have a dressing percentage of 70.

Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must 
employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state 
whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still 
have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made.

Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a 
carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves 
checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals 
and quality of the meat produced.

Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only 
intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state 
standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and 
are considered farm slaughter.

Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.

Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered.

Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding 
condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The 
FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. 
The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI 
dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production.

Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food.

Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. 
Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but 
includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the 
annual slaughter release.

Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for 
inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. 
These plants are considered to be federally inspected.

Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. 
Excludes post-mortem condemnations.

Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for 
sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported 
interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards.

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 ................. (202) 720-3106

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