Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
September 2004 October 2004 November 2004
4 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 87 110 87
Heifers 56 77 71
Young Bulls 29 36 34
Cows and Adult Bulls 0 0 0
Calves 13 17 12
Other Sheep and Lambs 1169 1521 1250
Ewes and Rams 159 209 166
Clean Pigs 703 894 761
Sows and Boars 19 22 17
Table: Irish livestock slaughterings
November 2004
‘000 head
Cattle Sheep Pigs
November 2003 175.1 238.8 224.4
November 2004 191.3 315.9 222.7
% change +9.3% +32.3% -0.8%
Jan-Nov 2004/2003 -4.2% +12.2% -6.6%
Cattle slaughterings up 9.3% in November
The number of cattle slaughtered in November 2004 was 9.3% higher than in
November 2003. A comparison of November 2004 and 2003 figures shows that:
- Sheep slaughterings increased by 32.3%.
- Pig slaughterings decreased by 0.8%.
The number of sheep slaughterings in January-November 2004 was 12.2% higher than the corresponding 2003 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 4.2% in cattle slaughterings, while pig slaughterings also decreased by 6.6%.
EU-15 sheep slaughtering figures between the periods January to August 2003 and 2004 increased by 1.2%.
