United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Slaughter
Data Relating to June, 2018
Southern Plains Regional Field Office · Post Office Box 70, Austin, Texas 78767 · 800-626-3142 · www.nass.usda.gov
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Texas Department of Agriculure

U.S. Commercial Red Meat Production Down 1 Percent

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provide you with the timely data that is necessary in today's fast moving economy. This report is a summary of
slaughter reports for Oklahoma, and Texas, which together comprise the Southern Plains region. Additionally,
this report includes a summary of national data.

Commercial Red Meat Production, June 2017 and 2018

June May June June 2018 as
State
2017 2018 2018 % of 2017
million pounds million pounds million pounds percent
Oklahoma 95.7 98.7 105.4 110
Texas 392.8 407.3 392.5 100
United States 4,352.3 4,501.2 4,327.1 99

Commercial Cattle Slaughter, June 2017 and 2018

Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Average Live Weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
head pounds pounds
Oklahoma 2,600 2,600 2,671,000 2,862,000 1,018 1,108
Texas 493,500 499,600 639,405,000 636,865,000 1,299 1,278
United States 2,859,000 2,878,500 3,769,922,000 3,794,098,000 1,321 1,321

Commercial Hog Slaughter, June 2017 and 2018

Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Average Live Weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
head pounds pounds
Oklahoma 465,900 488,900 123,706,000 136,171,000 266 279
Texas 24,600 22,200 5,735,000 5,280,000 234 238
United States 9,870,200 9,606,000 2,749,794,000 2,687,121,000 279 280

Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, June 2017 and 2018

Number Slaughtered Total Live Weight Average Live Weight
State
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
head pounds pounds
Oklahoma 200 500 23,000 54,000 105 117
Texas 13,500 11,500 1,205,000 1,149,000 89 100
United States 187,700 178,500 24,816,000 24,571,000 132 138

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 Cattle: Live Weight per Head, Southern Plains and U.S., 2017-2018
1,450
1,350
1,250
pounds

1,150
Oklahoma
1,050
Texas
950
United States
850
750

Hogs: Live Weight per Head, Southern Plains and U.S., 2017-2018
300

280

260
pounds

Oklahoma
240
Texas
220 United States

200

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Slaughter (July 2018)

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