Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 13.09.25

26/09/2025

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Thu Sep 25

 

Report for September 7, 2025 thru September 13, 2025 - Final

 

 

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

 

Monday, 09/08/2025 Tuesday, 09/09/2025

Wednesday, 09/10/2025

Thursday, 09/11/2025

Friday, 09/12/2025

Saturday, 09/13/2025

Cattle

105,554

120,568

119,813

119,170

101,372

6,901

Calves

490

279

412

313

538

-

Hogs

485,873

483,023

491,918

488,619

470,088

98,180

Sheep

10,795

8,072

6,648

7,124

4,119

4

Goats

2,931

2,023

1,734

2,205

1,894

-

Bison ¹

174

277

293

190

115

-

Total

573,378

2,032

2,517,701

36,762

10,787

1,049

 

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

 

Monday, 09/08/2025 Tuesday, 09/09/2025

Wednesday, 09/10/2025

Thursday, 09/11/2025

Friday, 09/12/2025

Saturday, 09/13/2025

Steers

54,635

57,238

62,138

59,033

48,207

2,045

Heifers

35,607

39,766

35,921

37,649

32,055

3,131

Str/Hfr

% of Cattle

85.5%

80.5%

81.8%

81.1%

79.2%

75.0%

Dairy Cows

6,557

12,093

11,965

10,853

11,767

711

Other Cows

7,381

9,236

7,918

9,518

7,250

938

Dairy/Other

% of Cattle

13.2%

17.7%

16.6%

17.1%

18.8%

23.9%

Total

283,296

184,129

81.5%

53,946

42,241

16.8%

 

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

 

 

Beef

 

 

 

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Cattle

1,433

878

502.2

Steers

959

Heifers

872

Cows

645

Bulls

904

Calves/Veal

 

 

Live Weight (lbs)

Dressed Weight (lbs)

Meat Production (million lbs)

Calves

362

215

0.4

 

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News

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