Weekly Beef Production and Cattle Slaughter Report

Weekly Beef Production Down 1.4%, Cattle Weights Up 40 Pounds From Last Year

Weekly beef production is estimated at 509.8 million pounds, down 1.4% from last week and up 2.0% from last year. Year to date beef production stands at 7.48 billion pounds, down 3.5% from last year.

Weekly cattle slaughter is estimated at 603,000 head, down 1.6% from last week and down 1.3% from last year. Year to date cattle slaughter is at 8.9 million head, down 5.1% from last year.

Live cattle weights are estimated at 1,398 pounds, up 3 pounds from last week and up 40 pounds from last year. Dressed cattle weights are estimated at 847 pounds, up 2 pounds from last week and up 28 pounds from last year.