Livestock Slaughter ISSN: 0499-0544 Released October 24, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Up 2 Percent from Last Year September 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2024 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.45 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.35 billion pounds produced in September 2023. Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 1 percent from September 2023. The average live weight was up 44 pounds from the previous year, at 1,406 pounds. Veal production totaled 3.1 million pounds, 16 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 16,100 head, down 26 percent from September 2023. The average live weight was up 37 pounds from last year, at 324 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.23 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, up slightly from September 2023. The average live weight was up 4 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.6 million pounds, was up 4 percent from September 2023. Sheep slaughter totaled 176,400 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 118 pounds, up 2 pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2024 commercial red meat production was 40.8 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2023. Accumulated beef production was down slightly from last year, veal was down 14 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was up 2 percent. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Commercial Red Meat Production - United States........................................... 4 Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States.................................. 4 Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States.............................. 5 Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States................................ 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter - States and United States: September 2023 and 2024.......... 7 Commercial Calf Slaughter - States and United States: September 2023 and 2024............ 8 Commercial Hog Slaughter - States and United States: September 2023 and 2024............. 9 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter - States and United States: September 2023 and 2024.. 10 Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection by Class - United States.................. 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States............ 11 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: September 2024................ 12 Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 2024..... 13 Federally Inspected Slaughter Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter - United States...... 13 Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates............................. 14 Statistical Methodology.................................................................. 15 Information Contacts..................................................................... 16 Commercial Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2024 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 :September : August : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,149.3 2,288.1 2,204.8 103 96 20,156.6 20,105.1 100 Veal .............: 3.7 3.1 3.1 84 98 35.7 30.7 86 Pork .............: 2,186.8 2,289.9 2,232.6 102 98 20,154.3 20,583.0 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 10.2 10.5 10.6 104 101 97.2 99.5 102 : Total red meat ...: 4,349.9 4,591.7 4,451.2 102 97 40,443.8 40,818.3 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federally Inspected Red Meat Production - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :September 2024 as % of: January to September :September : August :September :---------------------------------------------------- Type : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 :September : August : : :2024 as % : : : : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- million pounds ------ --- percent --- million pounds percent : Beef .............: 2,114.6 2,256.1 2,170.6 103 96 19,840.4 19,805.5 100 Veal .............: 3.5 3.0 2.9 83 97 34.6 29.5 85 Pork .............: 2,175.5 2,278.5 2,221.8 102 98 20,060.5 20,494.3 102 Lamb and mutton ..: 8.6 9.2 9.4 109 102 84.9 88.5 104 : Total red meat ...: 4,302.2 4,546.8 4,404.7 102 97 40,020.3 40,417.7 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Livestock Slaughter and Average Live Weight - United States [Totals, accumulated totals, and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : September : January to September : September : August : September : 2024 as % :-------------------------------------------- Species : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : of 2023 : : : 2024 as % : : : : : 2023 : 2024 : of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent : Cattle : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 2,559.8 2,656.2 2,523.7 99 24,235.0 23,437.5 97 Other ................1,000: 50.7 45.2 48.7 96 462.5 427.9 93 Commercial ...........1,000: 2,610.4 2,701.4 2,572.4 99 24,697.5 23,865.4 97 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 1,365 1,391 1,410 103 1,360 1,393 102 Other ...............pounds: 1,209 1,227 1,219 101 1,213 1,222 101 Commercial ..........pounds: 1,362 1,388 1,406 103 1,357 1,390 102 : Calves : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 21.0 16.3 15.4 73 218.1 157.1 72 Other ................1,000: 0.8 0.7 0.7 88 5.9 5.9 101 Commercial ...........1,000: 21.7 17.0 16.1 74 224.0 163.0 73 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 285 311 321 113 272 318 117 Other ...............pounds: 343 372 391 114 357 380 106 Commercial ..........pounds: 287 314 324 113 274 320 117 : Hogs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 10,430.8 10,843.8 10,465.4 100 94,109.0 95,701.2 102 Other ................1,000: 57.1 60.7 55.8 98 474.5 462.3 97 Commercial ...........1,000: 10,487.9 10,904.4 10,521.2 100 94,583.5 96,163.5 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 281 282 285 101 287 288 100 Other ...............pounds: 273 260 266 98 272 264 97 Commercial ..........pounds: 281 282 285 101 287 288 100 : Sheep and lambs : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 143.8 151.2 152.1 106 1,347.5 1,421.1 105 Other ................1,000: 30.9 25.2 24.3 78 251.8 212.2 84 Commercial ...........1,000: 174.7 176.4 176.4 101 1,599.2 1,633.2 102 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 118 119 121 102 124 122 98 Other ...............pounds: 103 103 102 100 98 102 104 Commercial ..........pounds: 116 117 118 102 120 120 100 : Goats : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 41.6 48.1 45.7 110 382.1 415.6 109 Other ................1,000: 10.6 10.5 10.2 97 75.4 85.8 114 Commercial ...........1,000: 52.1 58.6 56.0 107 457.5 501.4 110 Average live weight : Federally inspected .pounds: 64 64 64 100 64 63 99 Other ...............pounds: 88 87 80 91 87 82 95 Commercial ..........pounds: 69 68 67 98 68 67 98 : Bison : Number of head : Federally inspected ..1,000: 5.6 5.8 5.5 98 56.2 58.7 104 Other ................1,000: 0.2 0.3 0.3 114 2.4 2.3 94 Commercial ...........1,000: 5.9 6.1 5.8 98 58.6 61.0 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Red Meat Production - States and United States [Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : September : August : September :September 2024 as : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : % of 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- million pounds ---------- percent : Alabama ...............: 1.4 0.9 1.1 80 Alaska ................: (Y) (Y) (Y) (X) Arizona ...............: 36.7 39.2 38.1 104 Arkansas ..............: 0.6 0.5 0.6 98 California ............: 100.6 93.6 89.1 89 Colorado ..............: 156.1 191.6 170.1 109 Delaware-Maryland .....: 2.5 2.7 2.6 105 Florida ...............: 6.3 6.4 5.3 84 Georgia ...............: 13.2 11.5 9.3 70 Hawaii ................: 0.7 0.8 0.7 102 : Idaho .................: 39.8 46.6 43.7 110 Illinois ..............: 257.7 279.3 274.8 107 Indiana ...............: 155.8 162.6 162.6 104 Iowa ..................: 720.9 743.6 726.5 101 Kansas ................: 465.7 508.9 480.9 103 Kentucky ..............: 55.0 52.3 51.0 93 Louisiana .............: 0.3 0.3 0.4 115 Michigan ..............: 108.4 127.4 120.4 111 Minnesota .............: 231.9 234.5 228.6 99 Mississippi ...........: 0.7 0.8 0.8 104 : Missouri ..............: 169.2 166.8 164.8 97 Montana ...............: 2.3 1.9 2.2 98 Nebraska ..............: 605.8 660.9 654.7 108 Nevada ................: (Y) 0.1 (Y) (X) New England 1/ ........: 2.8 2.7 2.9 104 New Jersey ............: 3.7 4.2 4.1 109 New Mexico ............: 0.4 0.4 0.4 94 New York ..............: 3.3 2.6 2.5 77 North Carolina ........: 218.3 211.9 200.6 92 North Dakota ..........: 0.7 0.6 0.7 108 : Ohio ..................: 24.3 26.4 25.6 105 Oklahoma ..............: 90.5 109.2 104.9 116 Oregon ................: 2.5 2.5 2.5 100 Pennsylvania ..........: 124.4 134.4 125.2 101 South Carolina ........: 16.7 16.3 16.1 96 South Dakota ..........: 117.8 122.0 122.5 104 Tennessee .............: 26.1 23.9 26.8 103 Texas .................: 369.3 377.8 366.8 99 Utah ..................: 42.9 50.1 48.8 114 Virginia ..............: 1.3 1.1 1.1 85 : Washington ............: 76.2 76.0 75.9 100 West Virginia .........: 1.3 0.9 1.2 95 Wisconsin .............: 94.8 94.5 93.1 98 Wyoming ...............: 0.8 1.1 0.8 109 : United States .........: 4,349.9 4,591.7 4,451.2 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : Alabama ..........: 1.1 1.0 1,259 1,060 1,120 1,083 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 41.0 42.5 58,968 61,370 1,442 1,447 Arkansas .........: 0.9 0.9 915 918 988 1,029 California .......: 115.5 97.8 154,855 133,323 1,351 1,372 Colorado .........: 175.7 184.0 243,837 263,350 1,389 1,432 Delaware-Maryland : 2.6 2.7 3,563 3,721 1,393 1,404 Florida ..........: 10.3 8.4 12,079 10,244 1,176 1,216 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 1.0 1.0 1,171 1,208 1,170 1,172 : Idaho ............: 54.4 (D) 68,250 (D) 1,262 (D) Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana ..........: 4.6 8.1 5,494 9,700 1,205 1,200 Iowa .............: 45.1 47.1 61,968 65,718 1,375 1,396 Kansas ...........: 524.0 515.7 719,800 737,989 1,374 1,432 Kentucky .........: 6.1 6.6 6,703 7,829 1,100 1,186 Louisiana ........: 0.5 0.6 457 555 882 995 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi ......: 0.6 0.5 583 557 934 1,034 : Missouri .........: 28.2 4.9 32,325 5,994 1,149 1,232 Montana ..........: 2.2 2.3 2,828 2,938 1,263 1,256 Nebraska .........: 527.8 554.6 758,730 816,021 1,439 1,473 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 3.0 3.0 3,516 3,682 1,163 1,210 New Jersey .......: 4.0 4.5 4,550 5,225 1,140 1,155 New Mexico .......: 0.6 0.5 605 535 1,092 1,057 New York .........: 3.9 2.5 4,608 3,149 1,197 1,243 North Carolina ...: 7.7 5.5 9,424 6,772 1,234 1,238 North Dakota .....: 0.8 0.9 1,040 1,165 1,278 1,327 : Ohio .............: 6.4 6.6 8,461 8,708 1,329 1,326 Oklahoma .........: 5.3 6.5 6,011 7,662 1,148 1,189 Oregon ...........: 1.9 1.6 2,278 1,933 1,216 1,234 Pennsylvania .....: 88.3 85.1 110,784 110,157 1,260 1,299 South Carolina ...: 25.1 23.5 32,790 31,590 1,313 1,353 South Dakota .....: 35.4 40.0 50,675 59,158 1,438 1,484 Tennessee ........: 3.8 3.9 3,657 3,932 986 1,009 Texas ............: 466.3 445.7 604,367 599,524 1,300 1,348 Utah .............: 46.9 52.2 66,913 75,996 1,427 1,456 Virginia .........: 1.7 1.4 1,789 1,463 1,032 1,022 : Washington .......: 85.5 85.5 122,955 122,337 1,441 1,435 West Virginia ....: 1.7 1.6 1,809 1,764 1,051 1,086 Wisconsin ........: 104.1 101.2 142,982 140,244 1,382 1,394 Wyoming ..........: 1.0 1.0 1,126 1,188 1,156 1,190 : United States ....: 2,610.4 2,572.4 3,548,599 3,610,659 1,362 1,406 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 head -- 1,000 pounds --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware-Maryland : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Florida ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia ..........: 0.1 0.1 51 35 486 436 Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Idaho ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois .........: 0.2 0.1 94 51 401 420 Indiana ..........: 0.5 0.4 228 176 438 422 Iowa .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kentucky .........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Louisiana ........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Mississippi ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Missouri .........: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) Montana ..........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Nebraska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New England 1/ ...: 0.1 0.1 40 31 270 235 New Jersey .......: 1.3 1.3 478 496 374 380 New Mexico .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York .........: 2.6 (D) 258 (D) 99 (D) North Carolina ...: 0.2 0.2 39 58 218 344 North Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Ohio .............: 3.9 2.8 906 1,082 230 384 Oklahoma .........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania .....: 6.2 5.8 2,704 2,502 439 434 South Carolina ...: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Texas ............: 0.1 0.2 51 90 407 487 Utah .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia .........: 0.1 (D) 31 (D) 286 (D) : Washington .......: (D) (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) West Virginia ....: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) Wisconsin ........: 1.5 (Y) 709 (X) 483 (X) Wyoming ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : United States ....: 21.7 16.1 6,213 5,178 287 324 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- --- 1,000 pounds --- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 2.5 1.9 1,092 802 429 427 Alaska ...........: 0.1 0.1 14 20 267 264 Arizona ..........: 0.1 0.1 22 19 250 252 Arkansas .........: 0.5 0.4 124 117 250 260 California .......: 73.9 78.3 16,519 17,968 224 230 Colorado .........: 3.1 3.5 546 576 175 165 Delaware-Maryland : 1.6 1.8 438 501 272 276 Florida ..........: 5.3 4.7 599 527 114 112 Georgia ..........: 4.6 5.0 1,266 1,315 273 261 Hawaii ...........: 0.1 0.2 38 42 267 278 : Idaho ............: 11.3 11.6 2,777 2,962 247 255 Illinois .........: 947.5 1,000.2 267,111 283,235 282 283 Indiana ..........: 739.8 746.5 203,980 209,922 276 281 Iowa .............: 3,310.4 3,239.9 925,955 923,728 280 285 Kansas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana ........: 0.2 0.2 40 41 229 243 Michigan .........: 332.4 381.2 95,804 110,082 288 289 Minnesota ........: 996.0 979.2 274,627 273,434 276 279 Mississippi ......: 3.1 3.3 527 594 168 180 : Missouri .........: 713.4 738.7 204,913 215,014 287 291 Montana ..........: 2.6 2.1 762 576 288 272 Nebraska .........: 629.8 680.4 178,588 195,289 284 287 Nevada ...........: (Y) (D) (X) (D) (X) (D) New England 1/ ...: 3.0 3.0 777 826 256 278 New Jersey .......: 8.1 8.0 800 845 99 106 New Mexico .......: 0.4 0.3 79 92 226 272 New York .........: 1.9 2.2 480 546 251 251 North Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .....: 0.3 0.2 83 67 304 299 : Ohio .............: 88.4 91.3 25,198 26,475 285 290 Oklahoma .........: 425.5 473.7 114,945 132,328 270 279 Oregon ...........: 5.0 5.5 1,245 1,405 248 255 Pennsylvania .....: 274.0 279.0 76,471 77,289 279 277 South Carolina ...: 1.6 1.6 393 410 242 251 South Dakota .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee ........: 79.4 83.2 36,127 36,609 456 441 Texas ............: 22.7 24.0 4,153 4,494 183 188 Utah .............: 1.9 1.8 508 410 266 228 Virginia .........: 0.9 0.8 283 254 302 302 : Washington .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ....: 1.1 0.8 311 237 289 288 Wisconsin ........: 64.9 65.5 27,755 27,096 429 414 Wyoming ..........: 0.4 0.5 97 121 270 269 : United States ....: 10,487.9 10,521.2 2,947,590 2,997,680 281 285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total live weight : Average live weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 0.1 0.1 6 6 81 85 Alaska ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) Arizona ..........: 0.7 0.6 72 72 107 114 Arkansas .........: 0.1 0.1 11 13 109 99 California .......: 25.3 21.1 3,514 3,273 139 155 Colorado .........: 28.3 30.2 4,013 4,663 142 154 Delaware-Maryland : 1.9 1.6 187 157 98 98 Florida ..........: 2.3 2.7 121 142 53 52 Georgia ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Hawaii ...........: 0.2 0.1 24 9 138 146 : Idaho ............: 0.3 0.3 39 45 134 144 Illinois .........: 7.1 6.0 609 502 86 83 Indiana ..........: 6.4 5.6 661 565 104 100 Iowa .............: 0.2 0.2 32 30 131 128 Kansas ...........: 0.3 0.3 40 39 124 112 Kentucky .........: 1.3 0.9 144 100 110 108 Louisiana ........: 0.6 0.7 36 46 58 68 Michigan .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 0.7 0.6 56 46 79 82 Mississippi ......: 0.2 0.2 15 10 78 68 : Missouri .........: 0.7 1.3 68 118 93 88 Montana ..........: 0.5 0.5 66 60 140 129 Nebraska .........: 0.1 0.1 10 8 121 119 Nevada ...........: (Y) (Y) (X) (X) (X) (X) New England 1/ ...: 4.1 4.5 391 423 96 94 New Jersey .......: 14.3 13.8 1,172 1,119 82 81 New Mexico .......: 0.5 0.5 67 64 133 138 New York .........: 5.6 5.4 478 519 85 96 North Carolina ...: 2.6 4.3 173 280 68 66 North Dakota .....: 0.1 0.1 8 11 116 118 : Ohio .............: 4.7 5.1 713 791 153 156 Oklahoma .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...........: 3.8 4.3 532 649 139 153 Pennsylvania .....: 10.6 12.1 1,075 1,162 102 96 South Carolina ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Dakota .....: 0.2 0.3 25 37 116 112 Tennessee ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ............: 25.0 25.9 2,750 2,764 110 107 Utah .............: 1.4 1.2 190 168 133 136 Virginia .........: 1.0 1.1 69 94 72 83 : Washington .......: 1.5 1.8 202 242 134 135 West Virginia ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin ........: 2.3 1.2 323 144 143 122 Wyoming ..........: 0.1 0.1 14 13 129 135 : United States ....: 174.7 176.4 20,181 20,860 116 118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :-----------------------:September : August :September :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------------- 1,000 head -------------------- ----------------- percent of total ---------------- : Cattle : Steers ...........: 1,206.5 1,342.2 1,243.4 11,394.3 11,438.3 47.1 50.5 49.3 47.0 48.8 Heifers ..........: 788.6 820.4 802.0 7,509.3 7,432.1 30.8 30.9 31.8 31.0 31.7 All cows .........: 516.3 448.5 435.2 4,931.5 4,196.7 20.2 16.9 17.2 20.3 17.9 Dairy cows .......: 240.5 230.7 210.4 2,378.8 2,055.1 9.4 8.7 8.3 9.8 8.8 Other cows .......: 275.8 217.8 224.8 2,552.7 2,141.6 10.8 8.2 8.9 10.5 9.1 Bulls ............: 48.4 45.2 43.2 399.9 370.3 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 : Total ............: 2,559.8 2,656.2 2,523.7 24,235.0 23,437.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves and : vealers ...... : 21.0 16.3 15.4 218.1 157.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows and : gilts ..........: 10,145.5 10,567.5 10,198.6 91,482.8 93,098.0 97.3 97.5 97.5 97.2 97.3 Sows .............: 259.0 249.9 243.5 2,395.8 2,383.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 Boars ............: 26.4 26.4 23.3 230.4 219.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 : Total ............: 10,430.8 10,843.8 10,465.4 94,109.0 95,701.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature : sheep ..........: 10.6 11.1 10.3 86.7 97.1 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.8 Lambs and : yearlings ......: 133.2 140.1 141.9 1,260.8 1,324.0 92.6 92.7 93.2 93.6 93.2 : Total ............: 143.8 151.2 152.1 1,347.5 1,421.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter Average Dressed Weight by Class - United States [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : January to September Class :September : August :September :----------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Cattle ............... : 828 851 862 820 847 Steers 1/ ...............: 918 930 945 899 923 Heifers 1/ ..............: 827 840 852 822 842 All cows 1/ .............: 613 628 637 630 641 Bulls 1/ ................: 874 907 902 874 903 : Calves and vealers ... : 168 185 191 159 189 : Hogs ................. : 209 210 212 213 214 Barrows and gilts 2/ ....: 206 208 210 211 212 Sows 2/ .................: 300 296 299 299 298 Boars 2/ ................: 185 223 215 191 223 : Sheep ................ : 60 61 62 63 62 Mature sheep 3/ .........: 66 62 66 65 65 Lambs and yearlings 3/ ..: 59 61 61 63 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 2 ............: 7.0 2.3 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.4 0.3 2.6 3 ............: 87.9 41.1 4.1 37.3 25.6 11.7 5.4 6.0 4 ............: 63.0 5.1 2.2 49.1 11.2 37.9 6.6 0.4 5 ............: 248.9 119.8 (D) 88.6 57.6 31.1 (D) 3.3 6 ............: 446.9 180.0 162.5 94.6 26.1 68.5 9.8 (D) 7 ............:1,112.2 636.0 (D) 44.1 3.9 40.2 (D) 0.1 8 ............: 274.8 147.7 (D) 19.3 7.7 11.6 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 140.7 57.1 22.7 59.0 51.0 8.0 1.8 (D) 10 ...........: 139.7 53.1 43.9 40.1 25.1 15.0 2.5 (D) : United States :2,523.7 1,243.4 802.0 435.2 210.4 224.8 43.2 15.4 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts: Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 2.6 2.6 (Y) (Y) 4.4 0.1 4.3 2 ............: 10.0 9.9 0.1 (Y) 18.7 1.6 17.1 3 ............: 280.4 280.2 (D) (D) 15.5 1.7 13.8 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 10.0 1.0 9.0 5 ............: 3,237.9 3,129.8 103.3 4.9 25.4 1.4 24.0 6 ............: 494.0 493.8 0.1 0.1 20.3 0.8 19.5 7 ............: 4,668.0 4,592.0 62.8 13.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 8 ............: (D) (D) 0.1 0.1 31.3 0.7 30.6 9 ............: 75.1 75.0 (Y) (Y) 20.3 2.7 17.6 10 ...........: 17.9 17.9 (Y) (Y) 4.8 0.2 4.5 : United States :10,465.4 10,198.6 243.5 23.3 152.1 10.3 141.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Y) Less than level of precision shown. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; 2 - New Jersey, New York; 3 - Delaware-Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; 4 - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; 6 - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; 8- Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; 9 - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Federally Inspected Slaughter - Regions and United States: January to September 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves Standard :----------------------------------------------------------------------- federal : : : : Cows : : regions 1/ : Total : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 23.1 9.6 6.5 4.6 2.6 2.0 2.3 1.2 2 ............: 68.6 19.5 18.4 28.0 23.4 4.6 2.7 26.2 3 ............: 832.3 343.7 40.2 398.7 293.7 105.1 49.7 64.3 4 ............: 622.6 46.1 21.8 487.7 117.6 370.1 67.0 3.3 5 ............: 2,243.9 1,083.9 (D) 793.3 515.1 278.2 (D) 32.1 6 ............: 4,110.1 1,781.7 1,411.3 832.6 261.7 570.9 84.6 (D) 7 ............:10,345.4 5,726.7 (D) 508.2 47.2 461.1 (D) 0.5 8 ............: 2,541.9 1,368.1 (D) 195.4 66.3 129.1 (D) (Y) 9 ............: 1,362.6 553.9 226.4 563.5 475.6 87.9 18.8 (D) 10 ...........: 1,287.0 505.1 377.2 384.6 252.0 132.6 20.1 (D) : United States :23,437.5 11,438.3 7,432.1 4,196.7 2,055.1 2,141.6 370.3 157.1 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : : : Total : Mature :Lambs and : :and gilts : Sows : Boars : : sheep :yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 1 ............: 18.8 18.4 0.2 0.1 40.5 1.9 38.6 2 ............: 91.9 91.3 0.5 0.1 183.7 17.2 166.5 3 ............: 2,562.5 2,560.2 (D) (D) 136.3 18.0 118.4 4 ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 101.3 9.3 92.0 5 ............: 29,218.7 28,173.1 1,003.2 42.4 232.6 14.5 218.1 6 ............: 4,540.6 4,538.8 1.2 0.6 170.5 6.8 163.7 7 ............: 42,778.0 41,979.4 669.7 128.9 11.3 0.2 11.0 8 ............: (D) (D) 3.7 0.3 303.8 7.2 296.6 9 ............: 696.1 695.7 0.3 0.1 197.5 20.2 177.3 10 ...........: 160.4 160.0 0.3 0.1 43.5 1.8 41.8 : United States : 95,701.2 93,098.0 2,383.4 219.7 1,421.1 97.1 1,324.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 September Species : September : August : September :------------------------ : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Cattle .......: 98.1 98.3 98.1 98.1 98.2 Calves .......: 96.5 96.0 95.9 97.4 96.4 Hogs .........: 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.5 Sheep ........: 82.3 85.7 86.2 84.3 87.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole animal, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Based on packers' dressed weights. Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any state whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual state standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live animals, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the United States must be inspected. Meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with Federal (USDA) Standards. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Primary data for the Livestock Slaughter publication are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. There are approximately 1,000 livestock slaughter plants in the United States operating under Federal Inspection and nearly 1,850 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State- inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Terms and Definitions, page 14). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each April which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in April. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. A computer program compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the computer program provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Computer imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the United States head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and statistics are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to non- sampling errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the computer edit program and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, as indicated with a (D), these data are still included in United States and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. 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