Monthly cattle slaughter in the United States
Commercial slaughter, head, Apr 2021-Apr 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 2,341,500 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,336,400 |
| Feb 2026 | 2,170,300 |
| Jan 2026 | 2,378,600 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,579,900 |
| Nov 2025 | 2,273,400 |
| Oct 2025 | 2,634,700 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,465,500 |
| Aug 2025 | 2,333,500 |
| Jul 2025 | 2,537,000 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,425,000 |
| May 2025 | 2,449,400 |
| Apr 2025 | 2,571,800 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,483,700 |
| Feb 2025 | 2,324,000 |
| Jan 2025 | 2,717,200 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,541,100 |
| Nov 2024 | 2,567,200 |
| Oct 2024 | 2,858,900 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,573,800 |
| Aug 2024 | 2,702,600 |
| Jul 2024 | 2,722,600 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,538,400 |
| May 2024 | 2,742,900 |
| Apr 2024 | 2,730,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,508,500 |
| Feb 2024 | 2,613,000 |
| Jan 2024 | 2,731,000 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,594,300 |
| Nov 2023 | 2,727,400 |
| Oct 2023 | 2,824,500 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,610,400 |
| Aug 2023 | 2,891,300 |
| Jul 2023 | 2,597,600 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,897,500 |
| May 2023 | 2,839,900 |
| Apr 2023 | 2,543,700 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,939,400 |
| Feb 2023 | 2,550,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 2,827,700 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,684,800 |
| Nov 2022 | 2,904,900 |
| Oct 2022 | 2,902,900 |
| Sep 2022 | 2,897,800 |
| Aug 2022 | 3,076,100 |
| Jul 2022 | 2,779,600 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,044,700 |
| May 2022 | 2,815,600 |
| Apr 2022 | 2,813,000 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,016,100 |
| Feb 2022 | 2,686,600 |
| Jan 2022 | 2,703,300 |
| Dec 2021 | 2,824,300 |
| Nov 2021 | 2,859,500 |
| Oct 2021 | 2,850,100 |
| Sep 2021 | 2,790,100 |
| Aug 2021 | 2,886,900 |
| Jul 2021 | 2,849,700 |
| Jun 2021 | 2,955,000 |
| May 2021 | 2,702,900 |
| Apr 2021 | 2,852,400 |
- Data source
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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