Intelligence

Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics

23/06/2005

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

 

                             March 2005      April 2005         May 2005

                                               4 weeks              5 weeks                   4 weeks

Steers                                     352.2                   353.2                     354.5

Heifers                                   303.2                    302.9                    304.0

Young Bulls                             320.6                    324.8                    330.2

Cows and Adult Bulls               261.1                    300.0                    283.8

Calves                                     25.1                        26.2                      25.8

Other Sheep and Lambs           20.1                       20.0                       19.3

Ewes and Rams                       28.1                       29.6                       30.5

Clean Pigs                              75.4                       74.9                       74.8

Sows and Boars                    156.2                     156.0                       159.1