Latest UK slaughter statistics
UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).
All figures expressed as ‘000 head
Table 1: UK monthly slaughter estimates
DECEMBER 2007
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.
October 2007 November 2007 December 2007
5 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Steers 114 90 75
Heifers 77 67 61
Young Bulls 28 24 22
Cows and Adult Bulls 41 42 38
Calves 11 7 4
Other Sheep and Lambs 1431 1293 1270
Ewes and Rams 221 180 201
Clean Pigs 960 796 715
Sows and Boars 12 31 21
Livestock slaughtered under the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme are excluded.
