The figures in brackets give revised estimates for the corresponding weeks in the previous year.

All figures expressed as '000 head,                          

                            Week ending

                            07 Sep 2002     14 Sep 2002    21 Sep 2002    28 Sep 2002

Steers                      20 (21)             21 (22)             22 (23)          21 (23)

Heifers                       14 (14)             15 (14)             15 (14)           15 (15)

Young bulls                6.8 (7.0)           6.9 (7.0)           6.3 (6.6)        6.7 (6.3)

Cows & adult bulls        0 (0)                 0 (0)                0 (0)              0 (0)

Calves                        3.0 (2.7)           2.7 (2.8)           2.6 (2.8)         2.6 (2.9)

Ewes and rams           40 (45)              42 (44)             42 (44)           41 (45)

Other sheep               296 (269)          306 (261)         286 (258)       299 (263)

Sows and boars           5.7 (3.7)           6.0 (3.6)           5.6 (3.5)         5.3 (3.0)

Other pigs                   204 (215)         205 (215)          205 (212)       204 (215)

Provisional weekly estimates of the number of cattle and sheep slaughtered for meat in the United Kingdom. The estimates are derived from information supplied by a sample of representative slaughterhouses. They are liable to a degree of sampling error and revision as late returns are received and too much should not be read into changes from one week to another.

Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings August 2002

'000 head