UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

All figures expressed as ‘000 head

Table 1: UK monthly slaughter estimates

November  2006

Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the United Kingdom are given in the table below. They are shown in statistical months.

 

                                   August 2006            September 2006          October 2006
                                         4 weeks                     4 weeks                   5 weeks

Steers                                    72                             89                            112

Heifers                                   54                             62                             77

Young Bulls                           26                            25                             27

Cows and Adult Bulls            31                           36                             53

Calves                                       4                             4                               4

Other Sheep and Lambs     1210                        1291                          1577

Ewes and Rams                    184                          192                           221

Clean Pigs                             686                          724                           914 

Sows and Boars                     15                           17                             21

 

• Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.