NORTHEASTERN REGION MONTHLY

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER REPORT

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250
Northeastern Regional Field Office Harrisburg, PA 17112
4050 Crums Mill Rd, Suite 203 www.nass.usda.gov

Regional Contacts
Posted online August 24, 2018
Phone: 717-787-3904 Email: nassrfoner@nass.usda.gov
 Pennsylvania – King Whetstone, Regional Director
 Delaware-Maryland– Dale Hawks, State Statistician
 New England – Gary Keough, State Statistician
 New Jersey – Bruce Eklund, State Statistician
 New York – Blair Smith, State Statistician

Northeastern States Monthly Livestock Slaughter Report:

Red Meat Production
Cattle & Calf Slaughter
Hog Slaughter
Sheep and Lamb Slaughter

Commercial Red Meat Production – Northeastern States and United States

[Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. Totals and percentages based on unrounded data.]
July June July July 2018 as
State
2017 2018 2018 % of 2017
(million pounds) (million pounds) (million pounds) (percent)
Delaware-Maryland .............................. 2.8 2.8 3.0 106
New England 1 ..................................... 1.9 2.0 1.9 103
New Jersey .......................................... 3.0 3.5 3.3 108
New York ............................................. 2.8 3.5 3.3 118
Pennsylvania ....................................... 114.6 118.5 114.1 100

United States ....................................... 3,989.4 4,327.1 4,235.9 106

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New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Commercial Cattle Slaughter – Northeastern States and United States: July 2017 and 2018
Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Delaware-Maryland ................ 3.1 3.2 4,046 4,296 1,322 1,352
New England 1 ....................... 1.7 2.0 2,020 2,293 1,185 1,151
New Jersey ............................ 3.2 3.4 3,418 3,766 1,079 1,104
New York ............................... 2.7 3.3 3,213 3,860 1,199 1,186
Pennsylvania ......................... 77.8 83.5 93,269 99,107 1,202 1,192

United States ......................... 2,612.0 2,766.3 3,475,109 3,672,690 1,333 1,330

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New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Commercial Calf Slaughter – Northeastern States and United States: July 2017 and 2018
Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Delaware-Maryland ................ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
New England 1 ....................... 0.2 0.2 47 31 220 176
New Jersey ............................ 1.7 1.7 629 622 368 369
New York ............................... 4.3 8.5 547 910 131 108
Pennsylvania ......................... 7.4 8.1 3,178 3,432 432 423

United States ......................... 39.1 47.8 9,714 10,589 250 223

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Commercial Hog Slaughter – Northeastern States and United States: July 2017 and 2018
Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Delaware-Maryland ................ 1.5 1.6 364 384 249 244
New England 1 ....................... 3.1 2.7 781 691 250 255
New Jersey ............................ 7.6 7.8 789 779 103 100
New York ............................... 2.6 2.4 598 555 231 230
Pennsylvania ......................... 286.6 269.3 77,088 72,696 269 270

United States ......................... 9,017.9 9,595.7 2,494,304 2,657,354 277 277

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New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter – Northeastern States and United States: July 2017 and 2018
Number slaughtered Total live weight Average live weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Delaware-Maryland ................ 3.2 3.2 294 310 92 96
New England 1 ....................... 2.8 2.5 283 251 100 99
New Jersey ............................ 11.0 13.0 862 1,020 79 78
New York ............................... 4.3 4.5 466 478 108 107
Pennsylvania ......................... 5.9 7.1 648 721 109 102

United States ......................... 166.9 178.9 21,940 24,083 132 135

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New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

For the complete “Livestock Slaughter” report, go to:

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1096

The “Livestock Slaughter” report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.

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