Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released May 22, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Down 1 Percent from Last Year April 2024 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2025 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.60 billion pounds in April, down 1 percent from the 4.64 billion pounds produced in April 2024. Beef production, at 2.24 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 6 percent from April 2024. The average live weight was up 36 pounds from the previous year, at 1,431 pounds. Veal production totaled 2.1 million pounds, 39 percent below April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 10,300 head, down 41 percent from April 2024. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from last year, at 355 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.34 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.8 million head, up 1 percent from April 2024. The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 291 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.8 million pounds, was up 13 percent from April 2024. Sheep slaughter totaled 205,000 head, 9 percent above last year. The average live weight was 123 pounds, up 4 pounds from April a year ago. January to April 2025 commercial red meat production was 18.1 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2024. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down 40 percent, pork was down 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 4 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States....................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.............................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.......................... 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States............................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States.............. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States........ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: April 2025................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2025..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States.. 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates......................... 14 Statistical Methodology.............................................................. 15 Information Contacts................................................................. 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2025 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : April : March : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,303.6 2,152.9 2,242.4 97 104 8,862.3 8,785.6 99 Veal .............: 3.5 2.1 2.1 61 104 14.5 8.7 60 Pork .............: 2,317.3 2,254.0 2,343.2 101 104 9,410.6 9,299.5 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 11.4 12.8 12.8 113 100 45.3 47.0 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,635.8 4,421.8 4,600.5 99 104 18,332.7 18,140.8 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April 2025 as % of : January to April : April : March : April :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : April : March : : :2025 as % : : : : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,269.3 2,119.2 2,209.4 97 104 8,726.9 8,653.5 99 Veal .............: 3.3 1.9 2.0 61 105 14.0 8.2 59 Pork .............: 2,308.1 2,245.1 2,334.5 101 104 9,372.6 9,264.1 99 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.1 11.5 11.4 113 99 40.6 42.0 103 : Total red meat ...: 4,590.8 4,377.8 4,557.3 99 104 18,154.1 17,967.8 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : April : January to April : April : March : April : 2025 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : of 2024 : : : 2025 as % : : : : : 2024 : 2025 : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,680.5 2,436.2 2,525.9 94 10,386.7 9,910.7 95 Other ................1,000: 49.5 47.7 45.9 93 195.7 185.5 95 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,730.0 2,483.9 2,571.9 94 10,582.4 10,096.2 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,398 1,430 1,434 103 1,393 1,436 103 Other ...............pounds: 1,219 1,227 1,250 103 1,220 1,238 102 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,395 1,426 1,431 103 1,390 1,432 103 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 16.8 10.3 9.8 58 75.9 43.6 58 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.6 0.6 73 3.0 2.4 80 Commercial ...........1,000: 17.6 10.9 10.3 59 78.8 46.0 58 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 336 322 354 105 313 322 103 Other ...............pounds: 389 414 377 97 371 386 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 338 327 355 105 315 326 103 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,700.7 10,367.9 10,760.6 101 43,361.8 42,666.8 98 Other ................1,000: 48.4 46.2 45.3 94 196.3 184.3 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,749.1 10,414.1 10,806.0 101 43,558.1 42,851.1 98 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 290 291 291 100 291 291 100 Other ...............pounds: 262 264 263 100 266 264 99 Commercial ..........pounds: 290 291 291 100 291 291 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 164.5 176.2 177.5 108 643.8 652.7 101 Other ................1,000: 24.2 23.0 27.6 114 90.4 94.2 104 Commercial ...........1,000: 188.7 199.2 205.0 109 734.2 746.9 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 121 129 127 105 124 127 102 Other ...............pounds: 104 111 99 95 101 105 103 Commercial ..........pounds: 119 127 123 103 121 124 102 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 47.5 46.2 42.3 89 183.7 173.9 95 Other ................1,000: 8.6 9.9 8.4 97 37.3 35.6 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 56.1 56.0 50.7 90 221.1 209.6 95 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 66 64 101 63 65 103 Other ...............pounds: 77 81 85 109 81 82 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 66 68 67 103 66 68 102 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 6.6 5.7 5.5 83 27.8 22.6 81 Other ................1,000: 0.3 0.3 0.2 69 1.3 1.2 96 Commercial ...........1,000: 6.9 6.0 5.7 82 29.1 23.8 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : April : March : April : April 2025 as : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : % of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.2 1.1 1.2 102 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 40.4 40.3 43.2 107 Arkansas ..............: 0.6 0.6 0.5 89 California ............: 98.2 84.2 85.8 87 Colorado ..............: 179.8 188.1 185.3 103 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.0 2.1 86 Florida ...............: 7.0 5.3 4.5 64 Georgia ...............: 11.3 8.6 6.9 61 Hawaii ................: 0.8 0.7 0.7 90 : Idaho .................: 43.0 46.1 47.4 110 Illinois ..............: 280.9 262.7 283.2 101 Indiana ...............: 159.4 163.0 166.3 104 Iowa ..................: 773.8 725.0 758.1 98 Kansas ................: 509.7 454.4 486.9 96 Kentucky ..............: 53.7 52.6 53.3 99 Louisiana .............: 0.4 0.3 0.4 92 Michigan ..............: 118.7 132.2 127.3 107 Minnesota .............: 227.7 226.0 235.0 103 Mississippi ...........: 0.8 0.9 0.9 106 : Missouri ..............: 166.4 163.9 184.7 111 Montana ...............: 2.8 2.2 2.4 86 Nebraska ..............: 661.1 626.0 655.7 99 Nevada ................: (Y) 0.1 0.1 (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.6 2.6 2.6 102 New Jersey ............: 4.2 4.4 4.0 96 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 115 New York ..............: 3.2 2.9 2.6 81 North Carolina ........: 221.5 233.8 220.2 99 North Dakota ..........: 0.8 0.8 0.9 104 : Ohio ..................: 26.4 25.3 25.6 97 Oklahoma ..............: 123.1 105.6 115.7 94 Oregon ................: 2.2 2.3 2.3 105 Pennsylvania ..........: 133.8 128.7 130.7 98 South Carolina ........: 16.6 16.3 16.7 101 South Dakota ..........: 123.1 118.3 122.9 100 Tennessee .............: 26.6 23.0 25.2 94 Texas .................: 379.4 361.0 376.3 99 Utah ..................: 48.0 46.1 48.4 101 Virginia ..............: 1.2 1.3 1.1 92 : Washington ............: 80.4 70.6 76.7 95 West Virginia .........: 0.9 0.9 0.9 95 Wisconsin .............: 100.6 90.2 94.5 94 Wyoming ...............: 0.7 0.8 0.9 119 : United States .........: 4,635.8 4,421.8 4,600.5 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.2 1.0 1,309 1,191 1,108 1,136 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 52 55 962 1,093 Arizona ..........: 44.8 (D) 64,527 (D) 1,443 (D) Arkansas .........: 0.8 0.7 839 772 1,025 1,093 California .......: 109.7 85.9 148,806 124,681 1,367 1,462 Colorado .........: 197.0 195.1 280,514 289,711 1,425 1,486 Delaware-Maryland : 2.5 2.2 3,514 3,021 1,409 1,400 Florida ..........: 10.5 (D) 13,584 (D) 1,301 (D) Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.2 0.9 1,294 1,149 1,115 1,219 : Idaho ............: (D) 56.8 (D) 79,913 (D) 1,415 Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.9 8.8 5,897 11,011 1,204 1,258 Iowa .............: 46.1 45.8 65,265 66,160 1,417 1,444 Kansas ...........: 571.8 526.4 788,834 747,861 1,380 1,421 Kentucky .........: 7.0 6.7 8,106 7,982 1,164 1,199 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.5 570 482 980 1,046 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.6 630 676 983 1,076 : Missouri .........: 12.7 6.9 14,434 8,543 1,139 1,238 Montana ..........: 3.4 2.7 4,133 3,445 1,210 1,254 Nebraska .........: 579.9 541.6 848,678 808,341 1,465 1,494 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 2.7 2.7 3,290 3,377 1,207 1,250 New Jersey .......: 4.5 4.2 5,139 4,800 1,157 1,161 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 542 595 1,079 1,144 New York .........: 3.6 2.5 4,331 3,210 1,227 1,294 North Carolina ...: 8.1 (D) 9,980 (D) 1,242 (D) North Dakota .....: 1.1 1.1 1,342 1,381 1,270 1,282 : Ohio .............: 6.7 6.6 8,911 8,928 1,324 1,343 Oklahoma .........: 7.0 7.2 8,112 8,880 1,177 1,247 Oregon ...........: 1.3 1.2 1,597 1,536 1,225 1,266 Pennsylvania .....: 90.7 90.1 118,539 121,237 1,313 1,350 South Carolina ...: 23.2 22.8 32,401 32,591 1,400 1,434 South Dakota .....: 40.4 31.3 60,771 49,537 1,509 1,582 Tennessee ........: 3.7 3.1 3,835 3,277 1,062 1,070 Texas ............: 463.1 448.0 622,489 611,457 1,347 1,369 Utah .............: 52.2 (D) 74,872 (D) 1,434 (D) Virginia .........: 1.6 1.4 1,619 1,437 1,040 1,038 : Washington .......: 91.7 83.8 130,035 122,262 1,420 1,463 West Virginia ....: 1.1 0.9 1,281 1,151 1,196 1,214 Wisconsin ........: 106.5 100.6 149,748 141,568 1,414 1,415 Wyoming ..........: 0.9 1.0 1,098 1,310 1,212 1,276 : United States ....: 2,730.0 2,571.9 3,799,671 3,671,749 1,395 1,431 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) 0.1 (D) 51 (D) 400 Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 45 27 458 485 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.2 0.2 72 80 411 428 Indiana ..........: 0.5 (D) 189 (D) 412 (D) Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) 0.1 (X) 23 (X) 433 Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) : 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/ ...: 0.1 0.1 27 21 236 201 New Jersey .......: 1.4 1.4 535 564 382 390 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ...: 0.1 0.1 39 24 269 366 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 2.8 (D) 1,060 (D) 377 (D) Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 7.2 4.6 3,163 1,918 440 418 South Carolina ...: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Texas ............: 0.2 0.1 89 36 481 479 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Washington .......: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 17.6 10.3 5,916 3,636 338 355 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 1.7 1.9 690 793 404 419 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 22 20 314 301 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 24 33 288 266 Arkansas .........: 0.6 0.4 146 107 240 278 California .......: 80.9 82.4 18,469 19,088 229 232 Colorado .........: 2.3 2.2 385 379 167 170 Delaware-Maryland : 1.5 1.3 425 379 282 287 Florida ..........: 4.2 4.8 559 626 135 130 Georgia ..........: 4.8 5.6 1,284 1,443 266 257 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 37 48 259 286 : Idaho ............: 11.1 12.3 2,816 3,117 253 254 Illinois .........: 1,004.6 1,008.7 288,419 290,205 287 288 Indiana ..........: 743.4 751.8 207,921 213,486 280 284 Iowa .............: 3,415.0 3,292.8 992,605 966,599 291 294 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.3 55 65 257 197 Michigan .........: 385.3 395.9 111,858 115,003 290 291 Minnesota ........: 964.3 994.7 268,977 279,067 279 281 Mississippi ......: 3.5 3.8 630 671 178 177 : Missouri .........: 724.7 822.4 212,403 240,348 293 292 Montana ..........: 1.5 1.3 403 378 272 283 Nebraska .........: 629.2 706.1 182,824 206,122 291 292 Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 1.9 2.0 554 537 290 274 New Jersey .......: 8.3 8.4 838 839 102 100 New Mexico .......: 0.2 0.2 50 46 244 233 New York .........: 1.7 1.7 457 439 262 252 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.2 0.2 67 58 301 294 : Ohio .............: 93.1 92.2 27,331 26,881 294 292 Oklahoma .........: 519.7 486.8 155,310 145,160 299 298 Oregon ...........: 4.8 5.6 1,220 1,424 254 255 Pennsylvania .....: 288.8 274.4 81,841 76,842 283 280 South Carolina ...: 1.8 1.9 453 486 248 259 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 80.6 75.7 36,867 34,975 458 462 Texas ............: 24.6 21.7 5,186 4,338 211 200 Utah .............: 2.0 1.6 595 424 299 260 Virginia .........: 0.9 1.0 281 309 305 305 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 0.6 0.5 183 148 306 308 Wisconsin ........: 69.9 62.6 30,272 26,901 434 430 Wyoming ..........: 0.3 0.3 80 85 266 292 : United States ....: 10,749.1 10,806.0 3,114,429 3,143,738 290 291 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: April 2024 and 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 7 4 85 72 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.7 0.8 84 84 127 106 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 15 12 109 92 California .......: 22.5 24.2 3,312 3,919 147 162 Colorado .........: 34.4 39.5 5,804 6,909 169 175 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.7 163 163 101 99 Florida ..........: 3.3 3.1 172 158 52 52 Georgia ..........: (D) 3.3 (D) 217 (D) 65 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.1 10 18 141 138 : Idaho ............: 0.2 0.1 34 22 148 162 Illinois .........: 7.4 8.2 602 697 81 85 Indiana ..........: 5.9 5.9 589 614 101 104 Iowa .............: 0.1 0.1 16 16 136 115 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.2 28 23 93 105 Kentucky .........: 1.6 1.0 170 112 107 111 Louisiana ........: 0.8 0.8 45 43 57 58 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.7 0.5 52 41 75 79 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.1 15 10 68 70 : Missouri .........: 1.3 1.7 107 133 84 77 Montana ..........: 0.3 0.4 40 56 142 129 Nebraska .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 5.4 6.1 509 560 95 91 New Jersey .......: 16.7 16.2 1,341 1,280 80 79 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.6 62 88 143 143 New York .........: 7.2 7.3 638 710 89 97 North Carolina ...: 3.5 5.0 218 296 63 59 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 6 9 114 137 : Ohio .............: 5.8 5.5 892 846 154 154 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 4.7 4.3 748 714 160 168 Pennsylvania .....: 14.0 14.4 1,352 1,528 97 106 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 16 17 131 119 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 24.4 25.6 2,546 2,306 104 90 Utah .............: 1.3 1.2 181 167 134 139 Virginia .........: 1.6 1.1 104 84 67 78 : Washington .......: 0.9 1.3 122 180 136 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 0.6 0.7 69 69 112 103 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 20 19 162 185 : United States ....: 188.7 205.0 22,404 25,198 119 123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January to April : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :-----------------------: April : March : April :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,256.3 1,140.0 1,232.9 4,880.2 4,823.5 46.9 46.8 48.8 47.0 48.7 Heifers ..........: 899.5 835.2 845.4 3,365.5 3,248.3 33.6 34.3 33.5 32.4 32.8 All cows .........: 478.6 423.7 410.6 1,988.8 1,705.2 17.9 17.4 16.3 19.1 17.2 Dairy cows .......: 238.2 217.9 207.2 985.8 889.9 8.9 8.9 8.2 9.5 9.0 Other cows .......: 240.4 205.8 203.4 1,003.0 815.3 9.0 8.4 8.1 9.7 8.2 Bulls ............: 46.1 37.2 37.1 152.2 133.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 : Total ............: 2,680.5 2,436.2 2,525.9 10,386.7 9,910.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 16.8 10.3 9.8 75.9 43.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,403.3 10,093.4 10,476.4 42,173.5 41,551.2 97.2 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.4 Sows .............: 273.8 252.4 262.0 1,093.6 1,026.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 Boars ............: 23.6 22.0 22.2 94.6 89.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,700.7 10,367.9 10,760.6 43,361.8 42,666.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 12.1 10.4 11.9 41.1 40.5 7.4 5.9 6.7 6.4 6.2 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 152.4 165.8 165.6 602.7 612.2 92.6 94.1 93.3 93.6 93.8 : Total ............: 164.5 176.2 177.5 643.8 652.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Class : April : March : April :----------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 848 872 877 842 875 Steers 1/ ...............: 920 947 945 919 949 Heifers 1/ ..............: 849 871 872 842 870 All cows 1/ .............: 651 665 674 647 670 Bulls 1/ ................: 912 920 933 888 914 : Calves and vealers ... : 200 189 210 185 190 : Hogs ................. : 216 217 217 216 217 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 214 215 215 214 215 Sows 2/ .................: 300 299 303 298 298 Boars 2/ ................: 220 223 222 223 222 : Sheep ................ : 61 65 64 63 64 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 65 66 65 65 66 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 61 65 64 63 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 2/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 3/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: April 2025 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.4 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 6.6 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 2.2 3 ............: 92.3 38.2 6.2 41.8 30.4 11.3 6.1 4.7 4 ............: 55.2 5.3 2.5 41.3 11.2 30.1 6.1 0.2 5 ............: 256.9 130.0 (D) 86.3 56.5 29.8 (D) 1.4 6 ............: 449.5 205.5 150.2 84.3 28.8 55.6 9.4 (D) 7 ............:1,111.1 598.7 (D) 51.0 6.0 45.0 (D) 0.1 8 ............: 277.4 147.7 (D) 15.0 2.5 12.5 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 133.2 59.6 24.8 47.3 41.4 5.8 1.5 (D) 10 ...........: 141.4 44.7 54.2 40.6 28.2 12.5 1.9 (D) : United States :2,525.9 1,232.9 845.4 410.6 207.2 203.4 37.1 9.8 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 1.7 1.7 (Y) (Y) 6.1 0.2 5.9 2 ............: 10.1 10.0 0.1 (Y) 23.1 1.9 21.2 3 ............: 275.9 275.7 0.2 (Y) 18.2 3.0 15.2 4 ............: (D) (D) 80.9 (D) 12.8 1.1 11.8 5 ............: 3,285.9 3,179.7 100.9 5.3 30.7 1.4 29.3 6 ............: 505.5 505.2 0.2 0.1 16.2 1.1 15.1 7 ............: 4,834.4 4,742.1 79.5 12.8 1.8 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.2 (D) 40.5 (D) (D) 9 ............: 79.5 79.4 (Y) (Y) 23.4 2.4 21.0 10 ...........: 19.3 19.2 (Y) (Y) 4.8 0.2 4.6 : United States :10,760.6 10,476.4 262.0 22.2 177.5 11.9 165.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to April 2025 [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 ............: 9.9 4.1 2.7 2.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.4 2 ............: 28.8 8.9 8.5 10.4 8.1 2.3 1.0 9.2 3 ............: 369.8 130.9 37.1 179.9 132.7 47.2 21.9 19.3 4 ............: 225.4 20.9 9.2 172.0 50.5 121.5 23.3 1.0 5 ............: 978.8 483.9 (D) 350.8 226.7 124.1 (D) 6.3 6 ............:1,738.9 769.2 597.8 337.0 116.8 220.2 34.8 (D) 7 ............:4,346.4 2,399.7 (D) 188.7 20.5 168.2 (D) 0.2 8 ............:1,114.7 568.2 (D) 79.5 23.6 55.8 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 539.7 240.8 85.6 208.9 187.9 21.0 4.3 (D) 10 ...........: 558.3 196.9 179.2 175.7 121.7 54.0 6.6 (D) : United States :9,910.7 4,823.5 3,248.3 1,705.2 889.9 815.3 133.6 43.6 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 6.9 6.7 0.1 0.1 19.5 0.7 18.7 2 ............: 41.8 41.5 0.2 0.1 81.0 6.7 74.3 3 ............: 1,115.6 1,114.8 0.7 0.1 61.6 7.6 54.1 4 ............: (D) (D) 299.6 (D) 51.2 3.9 47.3 5 ............: 13,156.0 12,714.2 421.4 20.4 111.9 5.7 106.3 6 ............: 1,939.1 1,938.3 0.5 0.4 67.8 2.8 65.1 7 ............: 18,928.0 18,575.0 303.3 49.7 7.1 (D) (D) 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.7 (D) 151.0 (D) (D) 9 ............: 308.2 308.1 0.1 (Y) 83.1 9.7 73.4 10 ...........: 74.1 74.0 0.1 (Y) 18.5 0.6 17.8 : United States : 42,666.8 41,551.2 1,026.7 89.0 652.7 40.5 612.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to April Species : April : March : April :------------------------ : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.2 98.2 Calves .......: 95.7 94.4 94.6 96.2 94.9 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.6 99.6 99.5 99.6 Sheep ........: 87.2 88.4 86.6 87.7 87.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 1,100 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and about 1,825 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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