U.S. Livestock Slaughter
Head
Weekly commercial slaughter for cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and goats
- Cattle
- 534.5K
- Hogs
- 2.3M
- Sheep and lambs
- 36.7K
- Goats
- 10.6K
Livestock & Animals
Livestock inventories, slaughter, processing, herd, flock, and animal population indicators
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U.S. Slaughter
U.S. livestock and poultry slaughter series from USDA NASS.
Indicators
Series In This Section
U.S. chicken slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
9.7B
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.6B |
| 2023 | 9.5B |
| 2022 | 9.5B |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. turkey slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
191M
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 198M |
| 2023 | 216M |
| 2022 | 208.2M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. duck slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
24.4M
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.8M |
| 2023 | 28.2M |
| 2022 | 26.7M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. cattle slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
29.8M
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.8M |
| 2023 | 32.8M |
| 2022 | 34.3M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. hog slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
128.2M
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 129.7M |
| 2023 | 128M |
| 2022 | 125.3M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
2.3M
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2M |
| 2023 | 2.2M |
| 2022 | 2.1M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. goat slaughter
Annual / head
Latest
654K
2025
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 683K |
| 2023 | 637K |
| 2022 | 607K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. chicken slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
880M
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 854.1M |
| May 2026 | 804.4M |
| Apr 2026 | 834.9M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 26, 2026.
U.S. turkey slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
16.5M
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 17.1M |
| May 2026 | 15.1M |
| Apr 2026 | 15.9M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 26, 2026.
U.S. duck slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
2.1M
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.1M |
| May 2026 | 1.9M |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 26, 2026.
U.S. cattle slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
2.4M
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.4M |
| May 2026 | 2.2M |
| Apr 2026 | 2.3M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 21, 2026.
U.S. hog slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
10.3M
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 10.5M |
| May 2026 | 9.8M |
| Apr 2026 | 10.7M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 21, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
151K
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 153K |
| May 2026 | 146K |
| Apr 2026 | 160K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 21, 2026.
U.S. goat slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
53K
Jul 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 50K |
| May 2026 | 47K |
| Apr 2026 | 47K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Aug 21, 2026.
U.S. cattle slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
535K
Sep 5, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 546K |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 527K |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 516K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Sep 19, 2026.
U.S. hog slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
2.3M
Sep 5, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.4M |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.4M |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.3M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Sep 19, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
37K
Sep 5, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 34K |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 35K |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 36K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Sep 19, 2026.
U.S. goat slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
11K
Sep 5, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 11K |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 10K |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 11K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Sep 19, 2026.
U.S. cattle and calves inventory
Point in time / head
Latest
94.2M
Jul 1, 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | 86.2M |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 94M |
| Jan 1, 2025 | 86.5M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Jul 25, 2026.
U.S. hog inventory
Point in time / head
Latest
73.7M
Jun 1, 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | 73.9M |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 75.2M |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 75.4M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Jun 26, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb inventory
Point in time / head
Latest
5M
Jan 1, 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 | 5M |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 5M |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 5.1M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.
U.S. goat inventory
Point in time / head
Latest
2.5M
Jan 1, 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 | 2.5M |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 2.5M |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 2.5M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report May 18, 2026.