UK figures Supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).

Table 1: UK Monthly Slaughter Estimates

All figures expressed as '000 head

United Kingdom            December 2002            January 2002               February 2003

                                           4 weeks                         5 weeks                      4 weeks

Steers                                      67                                85                                81

Heifers                                    70                                87                                67

Young Bulls                               24                                30                                24

Cows and Adult Bulls                0                                  0                                  0

Calves                                       7                                  8                                  6

Other Sheep and Lambs            1103                             1249                             981

Ewes and Rams                         167                               184                               148

Clean Pigs                                 791                               915                               717

Sows and Boars                        18                                 29                                22

Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings, November 2002

All figures expressed as '000 head

Cattle                           Sheep                           Pigs

January 2002               168.8                            159.5                            331.7

January 2003               158.0                            251.1                            299.0

% change                      -6.4%                           +57.4%                         -9.9%

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