`nass_livestock`

Pack: nass · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp

Get US livestock inventory, slaughter counts, and production data by species, state, and time period. Analyze animal agriculture supply and production.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	NASS API key
`commodity`	string	yes	Livestock: “CATTLE”, “HOGS”, “CHICKENS”, “TURKEYS”, “SHEEP”, “MILK”, “EGGS”
`stat_category`	string	no	Statistic: “INVENTORY”, “SLAUGHTER”, “PRODUCTION” (default: “INVENTORY”)
`state`	string	no	State name (optional)
`year`	string	no	Year or range (optional)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CATTLE",
  "stat_category": "INVENTORY",
  "state": "TEXAS"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"nass_livestock","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-nass-api-key","commodity":"CATTLE","stat_category":"INVENTORY","state":"TEXAS"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('nass_livestock', {
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "CATTLE",
  "stat_category": "INVENTORY",
  "state": "TEXAS"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-nass-api-key",
  "commodity": "HOGS",
  "stat_category": "SLAUGHTER",
  "year": "2024"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, data, truncated

Field	Type	Description
`count`	integer	Number of records returned
`data`	array	Livestock inventory and production data
`truncated`	boolean	True if results exceed 200 records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of records returned"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "commodity": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Livestock type"
          },
          "stat_category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Statistic (INVENTORY, SLAUGHTER, PRODUCTION)"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "State name"
          },
          "county": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "County name"
          },
          "agg_level": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Aggregation level"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year"
          },
          "frequency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Frequency"
          },
          "period": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Reference period"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Livestock count or production value"
          },
          "unit": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Unit of measurement"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Livestock statistic description"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Livestock inventory and production data"
    },
    "truncated": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True if results exceed 200 records"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "data",
    "truncated"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nass": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nass/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

nass_livestock