US registers a 10% fall in cattle slaughter

30/05/2023

Official figures from the US indicate a cattle slaughter of just over 2.5 million head for the month of April, a decline of 10% compared to the same month in 2022.

The average live weight of the cattle that went to slaughter was also down, reaching just over 615 kilos. This represents a fall of 8.6 kilos per head.