UK Slaughter Statistics - August 2011
UK - The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on UK slaughterings of cattle, sheep and pigs were released on 25 August 2011, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Key points
- Cattle: UK prime cattle slaughterings were four per cent lower than in July 2010 at 188 thousand head. Beef and veal production was 83 thousand tonnes, two per cent lower than in July 2010.
- Pigs: UK clean pig slaughterings were 10 per cent higher than in July 2010 at 943 thousand head. Pig meat production was 76 thousand tonnes, a rise of 10 per cent on July 2010.
Section 1. UK monthly slaughter estimates
This table shows monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat for human consumption in the United Kingdom. The survey is run according to statistical, rather than calendar months, the number of weeks in the statistical month is specified below.
Table 1. UK monthly slaughter estimates (thousand head) |
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United Kingdom | May 2011 4 weeks |
June 2011 4 weeks |
July 2011 5 weeks |
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Steers | 79 | 74 | 86 |
Heifers | 62 | 58 | 67 |
Young bulls | 29 | 32 | 35 |
Cows and adult bulls | 46 | 49 | 57 |
Calves | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Clean pigs | 719 | 746 | 943 |
Sows and boars | * | * | * |
* Data are confidential |
Section 2. UK average dressed carcase weights
This table shows the monthly average dressed carcase weight of livestock slaughtered for meat for human consumption in the United Kingdom. Longer term trends can be found on the Defra website.
Table 2. UK average dressed carcass weights (kilogrammes) |
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United Kingdom | May 2011 | June 2011 | July 2011 |
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Steers | 368.0 | 365.9 | 363.0 |
Heifers | 319.6 | 317.8 | 318.3 |
Young bulls | 344.6 | 350.2 | 350.3 |
Cows and adult bulls | 321.0 | 321.3 | 316.6 |
Calves | 42.4 | 51.6 | 46.4 |
Clean pigs | 77.6 | 77.5 | 76.7 |
Sows and boars | 154.4 | 148.4 | 166.0 |
Section 3. UK monthly home-killed production of meat
This table shows the monthly volumes of meat produced in the United Kingdom. Data is shown according to statistical, rather than calendar months, number of weeks in statistical month as specified.
Table 3. UK monthly home-killed production of meat (thousand tonnes) |
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United Kingdom | May 2011 4 weeks |
June 2011 4 weeks |
July 2011 5 weeks |
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Beef | 74 | 72 | 83 |
Pig meat | 59 | 61 | 76 |
Section 4. UK average weekly slaughterings
This following table shows the average weekly slaughter figures for the last thirteen months. The monthly slaughter figures in section one are affected by the number of weeks in the statistical month. To get a clearer measure of trends weekly averages are calculated by dividing the number of livestock slaughtered each month by the number of weeks in the statistical month.
Longer term trends can be seen in the charts following this table.
Table 4. UK average weekly slaughterings (thousand head) |
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United Kingdom | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | |
Steers | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Heifers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Young bulls | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Cows and adult bulls | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Calves | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clean pigs | 171 | 181 | 184 | 190 | 197 | 179 | 181 | 192 | 191 | 178 | 180 | 186 | 189 |
Sows and boars | 4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
* Data are confidential |
Section 5. UK slaughterings by country
This table shows monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in England and Wales, Scotland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Data are shown in statistical months, rather than calendar months. The totals for the countries may not add up to the Great Britain totals or the United Kingdom totals in section one, due to rounding.
Section 5. UK slaughterings by country (thousand head) |
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May 2011 4 weeks |
June 2011 4 weeks |
July 2011 5 weeks |
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England & Wales | |||
Steers | 49 | 46 | 56 |
Heifers | 38 | 36 | 43 |
Young bulls | 19 | 21 | 25 |
Cows and adult bulls | 35 | 36 | 42 |
Calves | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Clean pigs | 552 | 573 | 736 |
Sows and boars | * | * | * |
Scotland | |||
Steers | 19 | 17 | 20 |
Heifers | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Young bulls | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Cows and adult bulls | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Calves | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clean pigs | 45 | 45 | 55 |
Sows and boars | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Great Britain | |||
Steers | 68 | 63 | 76 |
Heifers | 52 | 49 | 59 |
Young bulls | 23 | 26 | 31 |
Cows and adult bulls | 40 | 41 | 48 |
Calves | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Clean pigs | 597 | 617 | 791 |
Sows and boars | * | * | * |
Northern Ireland | |||
Steers | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Heifers | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Young bulls | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Cows and adult bulls | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Calves | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clean pigs | 122 | 127 | 151 |
Sows and boars | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Data are confidential |
Further Reading
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