Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 26.07.25

08/08/2025

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Thu Aug 7, 2025

Report for July 20, 2025 thru July 26, 2025 - Final

 

 

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

 

Monday, 07/21/2025 Tuesday, 07/22/2025

Wednesday, 07/23/2025

Thursday, 07/24/2025

Friday, 07/25/2025

Saturday, 07/26/2025

Cattle

104,521

114,966

115,722

118,097

95,843

4,617

Calves

425

347

391

322

582

-

Hogs

447,359

479,521

471,033

462,512

436,256

26,716

Sheep

10,565

8,048

6,626

7,078

3,536

1

Goats

2,703

1,637

1,405

2,128

1,477

3

Bison ¹

241

278

299

322

72

-

Total

553,766

2,067

2,323,397

35,854

9,353

1,212

 

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

 

Monday, 07/21/2025 Tuesday, 07/22/2025

Wednesday, 07/23/2025

Thursday, 07/24/2025

Friday, 07/25/2025

Saturday, 07/26/2025

Steers

56,813

58,252

61,002

58,535

47,555

1,757

Heifers

29,481

34,279

33,043

37,796

28,190

2,161

Str/Hfr

% of Cattle

82.6%

80.5%

81.3%

81.6%

79.0%

84.9%

Dairy Cows

8,688

10,757

10,821

10,092

10,642

368

Other Cows

7,624

9,619

8,845

9,576

7,754

309

Dairy/Other

% of Cattle

15.6%

17.7%

17.0%

16.7%

19.2%

14.7%

Total

283,914

164,950

81.1%

51,368

43,727

17.2%

 

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

 

 

Beef

 

 

 

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Cattle

1,414

865

477.8

Steers

941

Heifers

851

Cows

652

Bulls

925

Calves/Veal

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Calves

356

212

0.4

 

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News

Washington, DC | (202) 720-1990 http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn

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