Weekly Beef Production and Cattle Slaughter Report
This week's beef production is estimated at 518.6 million pounds, marking a decrease of 1.1% from the previous week...
Source: Rob Cook, RobCookKC@gmail.com
Weekly Beef Production Down 1.1%, Cattle Weights Up 47 Pounds From Last Year
Beef Production:
This week's beef production is estimated at 518.6 million pounds, marking a decrease of 1.1% from the previous week, yet it shows an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period last year.
Year-to-date production stands at 8.53 billion pounds, showing a decline of 2.6% from the previous year.
Cattle Slaughter:
An estimated 613,000 head of cattle were slaughtered this week, down by 1.1% from last week and a 2.2% drop compared to last year.
The year-to-date figure reaches 10.15 million head, a 4.7% decrease from the previous year.
Cattle Weights:
Live cattle weights remain stable at 1,399 pounds compared to last week, but are up by 47 pounds from last year.
Dressed cattle weights are estimated at 848 pounds, up by 1 pound from last week and 32 pounds from the previous year.
