U.S. Livestock Slaughter
Head
Weekly commercial slaughter for cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and goats
- Cattle
- 548.3K
- Hogs
- 2.6M
- Sheep and lambs
- 36.8K
- Goats
- 11.6K
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
840M
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 836.5M |
| Jul 2026 | 881.1M |
| Jun 2026 | 854.1M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 24, 2026.
U.S. turkey slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
17.8M
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 17M |
| Jul 2026 | 17.3M |
| Jun 2026 | 17.1M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 24, 2026.
U.S. duck slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
2.6M
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 2.1M |
| Jul 2026 | 2.1M |
| Jun 2026 | 2.1M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 24, 2026.
U.S. cattle slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
2.3M
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 2.2M |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4M |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 23, 2026.
U.S. hog slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
10.6M
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 9.9M |
| Jul 2026 | 10.3M |
| Jun 2026 | 10.5M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 23, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
153K
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 150K |
| Jul 2026 | 151K |
| Jun 2026 | 153K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 23, 2026.
U.S. goat slaughter
Monthly / head
Latest
57K
Sep 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 54K |
| Jul 2026 | 53K |
| Jun 2026 | 50K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Oct 23, 2026.
U.S. cattle slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
548K
Oct 24, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | 555K |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 537K |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 548K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Nov 6, 2026.
U.S. hog slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
2.6M
Oct 24, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.5M |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.6M |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.5M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Nov 6, 2026.
U.S. sheep and lamb slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
37K
Oct 24, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | 35K |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 37K |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 36K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Nov 6, 2026.
U.S. goat slaughter
Weekly / head
Latest
12K
Oct 24, 2026
| Week ending | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | 11K |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 12K |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 11K |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Nov 6, 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
74.3M
Sep 1, 2026
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | 73.1M |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 73.6M |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 75.2M |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Loaded by Protein Report Sep 25, 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.