Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 12.07.25

25/07/2025

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Thu Jul 24, 2025

Report for July 6, 2025 thru July 12, 2025 - Final

 

 

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day - U.S. (head)

 

Monday, 07/07/2025 Tuesday, 07/08/2025

Wednesday, 07/09/2025

Thursday, 07/10/2025

Friday, 07/11/2025

Saturday, 07/12/2025

Cattle

113,141

118,829

118,058

115,452

102,855

3,230

Calves

461

455

373

375

613

-

Hogs

470,893

467,223

467,865

469,054

424,936

39,776

Sheep

10,172

7,275

6,456

7,877

4,917

66

Goats

2,513

1,698

1,526

1,849

1,554

33

Bison ¹

255

368

239

274

101

100

Total

571,565

2,277

2,339,747

36,763

9,173

1,337

 

Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class and Day - U.S. (head)

 

Monday, 07/07/2025 Tuesday, 07/08/2025

Wednesday, 07/09/2025

Thursday, 07/10/2025

Friday, 07/11/2025

Saturday, 07/12/2025

Steers

62,623

60,521

63,865

60,770

52,332

1,847

Heifers

32,580

37,504

34,306

33,672

31,542

51

Str/Hfr

% of Cattle

84.1%

82.5%

83.2%

81.8%

81.5%

58.8%

Dairy Cows

8,282

10,045

10,201

10,018

10,431

441

Other Cows

8,561

9,006

8,163

9,218

7,011

855

Dairy/Other

% of Cattle

14.9%

16.0%

15.6%

16.7%

17.0%

40.1%

Total

301,958

169,655

82.5%

49,418

42,814

16.1%

 

Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.

 

 

Beef

 

 

 

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Cattle

1,412

866

494.2

Steers

934

Heifers

855

Cows

659

Bulls

931

Calves/Veal

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Calves

356

213

0.5

 

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News