Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

This monthly statistics notice includes information on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the United Kingdom for human consumption, the average dressed carcase weights and the quantity of meat produced in the United Kingdom.

The quarterly meat supplies dataset includes information on beef and veal, sheep, pig and poultry meat production, trade and domestic supplies. This dataset is only updated in March, June, September and December.

Next update: see the statistics release calendar

1. 11 April 2024

   Update to latest month.

2. 14 March 2024

   Update to latest month.

3. 15 February 2024

   Added data up to January 2024.

4. 16 January 2024

   Updated to include data for December 2023. Please note that this publication was delayed due to delays in the Food Standards Agency receiving slaughter data after the Christmas break.

5. 10 January 2024

   Note added to the statistical notice explaining the postponement of the December 2023 release. This release has been postponed due to the requirement for additional quality assurance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this delay. We aim to publish this release by 16th January 2024, this date will be confirmed shortly.

6. 20 December 2023

   Update dataset for Quarter 3 2023.

7. 14 December 2023

   Update for November 2023.

8. 16 November 2023

   Update for October 2023.

9. 12 October 2023

   Updated to include data for September 2023.

10. 22 September 2023

    Import and Export data for Quarter 1 - Quarter 4 2022 have been revised across all quarterly tables.

11. 22 September 2023

    The quarterly meat supplies dataset has been revised due to a technical software error. Import and Export data for Quarter 1 and 2 2023 have been revised across all quarterly tables.

12. 15 September 2023

    Update the 'UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies' dataset with data for Quarter 2 2023.

13. 14 September 2023

    Monthly update for August 2023.

14. 10 August 2023

    Updated to include data for July 2023.

15. 13 July 2023

    Update to UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies - (data for Quarter 1 2023).

16. 13 July 2023

    Updated to include data for June 2023.

17. 15 June 2023

    Updated to include data for May 2023.

18. 12 May 2023

    Update for 12th May.

19. 9 May 2023

    The 'cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: April 2023' due to be published on the 11 May 2023 will be delayed until Friday 12 May 2023 09:30 due to a delay receiving April slaughter data.

20. 13 April 2023

    Update with March 2023 data.

21. 17 March 2023

    Updated to include data for February 2023.

22. 16 February 2023

    Updated to include data for January 2023.

23. 12 January 2023

    Updated to add data for December 2022.

24. 22 December 2022

    Dataset needed updated as some figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland were missing.

25. 16 December 2022

    Edited to include updated data for UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies.

26. 15 December 2022

    Edited to include data for November 2022.

27. 18 November 2022

    Updated the supplies dataset.

28. 10 November 2022

    Updated with additional data for October 2022.

29. 1 November 2022

    Updated with additional data for September 2022.

30. 13 October 2022

    Updated to include data for September 2022.

31. 16 September 2022

    Updated to add slaughter supplies dataset for Quarter 2.

32. 15 September 2022

    Updated to add data for August 2022.

33. 11 August 2022

    Updated to include data for July 2022.

34. 14 July 2022

    Added statistical notice and dataset with data to June 2022.

35. 17 June 2022

    Added slaughter supplies dataset for quarter 1 2022.

36. 16 June 2022

    Added statistical notice and data set with data to May 2022.

37. 12 May 2022

    Added statistical notice and dataset with data to April 2022 and updated quarterly dataset.

38. 14 April 2022

    Added statistical notice and dataset with data to March 2022.

39. 18 March 2022

    Updated UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies dataset with data for quarter 4 2021.

40. 10 March 2022

    Edited to include data to February 2022.

41. 10 February 2022

    Updated with January 2022 data.

42. 13 January 2022

    To update the Livestock Slaughter data sets with data for December 2021.

43. 21 December 2021

    An error was identified in the deadweight values of cattle in the previous version.

44. 17 December 2021

    Added supplies quarter 3, 2021 dataset.

45. 14 December 2021

    Updated to include November 2021 data.

46. 6 December 2021

    Delay to November 2021 publication.

47. 11 November 2021

    Updated with the latest slaughter statistics.

48. 15 October 2021

    Updated with revised dataset, images and statistics notice as errors identified in publication dated 14th October 2021.

49. 14 October 2021

    Edited to include data to September 2021.

50. 29 September 2021

    Updated with UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies dataset for Quarter 2 2021.

51. 10 September 2021

    Replaced with updated stats notice and data set after corrections made to errors in Northern Ireland slaughter data.

52. 9 September 2021

    Edited latest statistical notice and datasets, now include Aug 21 figures.

53. 12 August 2021

    Edited slaughter statistics notice and dataset to include data up to July 2021.

54. 19 July 2021

    Edited slaughter dataset 'slaughtering monthly- by country' worksheet, added June 2021 data for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

55. 15 July 2021

    Updated slaughter statistics with June 2021 data.

56. 5 July 2021

    Edited supplies dataset, data for Quarter 1 2021.

57. 10 June 2021

    Edited the statistical notice and slaughter dataset to include May 2021 statistics.

58. 21 May 2021

    Replaced with updated stats notice and data set after corrections made to errors in data.

59. 13 May 2021

    Edited to include figures for April 2021.

60. 15 April 2021

    Update of the Monthly UK statistics on cattle, sheep and pig slaughter and meat production- statistics notice data to March.

61. 19 March 2021

    Updated UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies (data for quarter 4 2020) attachment

62. 11 March 2021

    Edited to include data for February 2021.

63. 17 February 2021

    Replaced stats notice and dataset for January 2021 due to issues identified in previously published pig figures.

64. 11 February 2021

    Edited to include data to January 2021.

65. 14 January 2021

    Updated statistical notice and dataset, figures to December 2020 included.

66. 18 December 2020

    Replaced supplies dataset with data up to and including Quarter 3 2020.

67. 10 December 2020

    Updated to include data to November 2020.

68. 12 November 2020

    Edited to include data up to October 2020.

69. 15 October 2020

    Edited statistical notice and slaughter data set, includes figures for September 2020.

70. 25 September 2020

    Edited meat supplies dataset - added data for quarter 2 2020.

71. 10 September 2020

    Edited statistical notice and dataset to include August 2020 figures.

72. 13 August 2020

    Replaced slaughter statistical notice and dataset, to include July 2020 figures.

73. 16 July 2020

    Added latest statistical notice and datasets, June 2020 figures.

74. 25 June 2020

    Replaced supplies dataset with data up to and including Quarter 1 2020.

75. 11 June 2020

    Updated with statistical release and dataset to May 2020.

76. 14 May 2020

    Added latest statistical notice and dataset, April 2020 figures.

77. 16 April 2020

    Replaced statistical notice and all datasets - March 2020 figures now published.

78. 12 March 2020

    Added latest statistical notice and datasets, February 2020 figures.

79. 13 February 2020

    Updated with January 2020 data.

80. 16 January 2020

    Updated with December 2019 data.

81. 13 December 2019

    Added latest statistical notice and datasets, November 2019 figures.

82. 14 November 2019

    Added latest statistical notice and datasets, October 2019 figures.

83. 10 October 2019

    Updated with latest data.

84. 20 September 2019

    Added the 2019 (quarter 2) dataset for UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies.

85. 12 September 2019

    Updated with latest data to August 2019.

86. 15 August 2019

    Added latest statistical notice and datasets, July 2019 figures.

87. 11 July 2019

    Added statistical notice and dataset, for June 2019 slaughter statistics.

88. 21 June 2019

    Updated with dataset for UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies - (data for quarter 1 2019).

89. 13 June 2019

    Updated with May 2019 figures.

90. 16 May 2019

    Updated with April 2019 statistics.

91. 11 April 2019

    Updated with statistical notice and dataset for March 2019.

92. 22 March 2019

    Updated quarterly dataset to Q4 2018.

93. 15 March 2019

    Revised slaughter data received.

94. 14 March 2019

    Updated with February 2019 figures.

95. 14 February 2019

    Updated with January 2019 figures.

96. 17 January 2019

    Statistics notice and dataset updated to include December 2018 figures.

97. 14 December 2018

    Updated meat supply dataset to include quarter 3 figures.

98. 13 December 2018

    Updated with latest statistical notice and dataset for November 2018.

99. 15 November 2018

    Updated with latest statistical notice and dataset for October 2018.

100. 12 October 2018

     Revised statistical notice and dataset due to revisions to supplied data.

101. 11 October 2018

     Updated with statistical bulletin and dataset for September 2018.

102. 21 September 2018

     Updated quarterly meat supplies to include data to quarter 2 2018

103. 14 September 2018

     Revised notice replacing the one published at 9.30 am on 13th September 2018 due to the previous omission of some pig slaughter data.

104. 13 September 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for August 2018.

105. 16 August 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for July 2018.

106. 12 July 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for June 2018.

107. 22 June 2018

     Updated quarterly meat supplies to include data to quarter 1 2018

108. 14 June 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for May 2018.

109. 17 May 2018

     Updated with April 2018 figures.

110. 12 April 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for March 2018.

111. 23 March 2018

     Updated with quarterly supplies dataset to quarter 4 2017.

112. 15 March 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for February 2018.

113. 15 February 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for January 2018.

114. 18 January 2018

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for December 2017.

115. 15 December 2017

     Updated with UK home fed meat production, trade and supplies - (data for quarter 3 2017) dataset.

116. 14 December 2017

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for November 2017.

117. 16 November 2017

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for October 2017.

118. 12 October 2017

     Added October 2017 publication.

119. 22 September 2017

     Updated with quarterly supplies dataset to June 2017.

120. 14 September 2017

     Updated with August 2017 statistical notice and dataset.

121. 17 August 2017

     Updated with July 2017 statistical notice and dataset.

122. 13 July 2017

     Updated with June 2017 statistical notice and dataset.

123. 23 June 2017

     Updated quarterly dataset to include provisional 2017 quarter 1 figures.

124. 15 June 2017

     Updated with May 2017 statistical notice and dataset.

125. 18 May 2017

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for April 2017.

126. 13 April 2017

     Updated to include March 2017 data.

127. 24 March 2017

     Updated quarterly dataset to include quarter 4 2016 data.

128. 16 March 2017

     Amended dataset published.

129. 16 March 2017

     Updated with statistical notice and dataset for February 2017.

130. 16 February 2017

     Updated with January statistical notice and dataset.

131. 19 January 2017

     Updated with December statistical notice and dataset.

132. 15 December 2016

     Updated slaughter statistic notice.

133. 9 December 2016

     Updated quarterly dataset.

134. 17 November 2016

     Updated with October statistical notice and dataset.

135. 13 October 2016

     Updated with September statistical notice and dataset.

136. 23 September 2016

     Updated quarterly dataset.

137. 15 September 2016

     Updated slaughter notice and dataset.

138. 18 August 2016

     Updated with July statistical notice and dataset.

139. 14 July 2016

     Updated with June statistical notice and dataset.

140. 24 June 2016

     Updated quarterly dataset.

141. 16 June 2016

     Updated with latest statistics notice.

142. 19 May 2016

     Updated with April statistical notice and dataset.

143. 14 April 2016

     Updated with March stats notice and dataset.

144. 24 March 2016

     Updated to include March 2016 dataset.

145. 17 March 2016

     Amended statistical release and data due to late revision to figures.

146. 17 March 2016

     Updated with February 2016 statistical notice and dataset.

147. 18 February 2016

     Updated with January 2016 data and notice of change to methodology from February 2016.

148. 14 January 2016

     Updated statistic notice and dataset to include December 2015 data.

149. 17 December 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: November 2015 published.

150. 11 December 2015

     UK meat supplies dataset updated.

151. 19 November 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: October 2015 published.

152. 15 October 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: September 2015 published

153. 25 September 2015

     UK home-fed meat production, trade and supplies - quarterly dataset updated.

154. 17 September 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: August 2015 published.

155. 20 August 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: July 2015 published

156. 16 July 2015

     Updated to include latest monthly figures for June 2015.

157. 26 June 2015

     UK home-fed meat production, trade and supplies - quarterly dataset updated

158. 18 June 2015

     Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics: May 2015 published.

159. 21 May 2015

     Updated with April 2015 data.

160. 16 April 2015

     Updated figures to March 2015.

161. 27 March 2015

     Update for quarterly home-fed production, trade and supply of carcase meat.

162. 19 March 2015

     Updated figures to February 2015.

163. 23 February 2015

     Revised January notice and dataset due to a late amendment to the Northern Irish pig figures

164. 19 February 2015

     Updated figures to January 2015.

165. 16 January 2015

     Republished due to a late revision in the Scottish cattle figures.

166. 15 January 2015

     Updated with December data.

167. 18 December 2014

     Updated with latest monthly statistics.

168. 12 December 2014

     Updated with third quarter supplies data for domestic usage.

169. 20 November 2014

     Re-published due to an error in October 2014 cattle figures.

170. 20 November 2014

     Updated figures to October 2014.

171. 16 October 2014

     Updated figures to September 2014.

172. 26 September 2014

     Updated quarterly dataset.

173. 18 September 2014

     Updated slaughter statistics.

174. 21 August 2014

     Updated figures to July 2014

175. 17 July 2014

     Updated with figures to June 2014.

176. 27 June 2014

     Updated UK supplies data set.

177. 19 June 2014

     Updated to include May 2014 figures.

178. 22 May 2014

     Updated to include April 2014 figures.

179. 17 April 2014

     Updated with figures to March 2014.

180. 28 March 2014

     Updated attached file.

181. 28 March 2014

     Updated UK production, trade and supplies data set.

182. 20 March 2014

     Updated to include February 2014 figures.

183. 20 February 2014

     Updated to include January figures.

184. 16 January 2014

     Monthly update - figures for December 2013

185. 19 December 2013

     Updated with figures to November 2013.

186. 13 December 2013

     Updated the quarterly supplies dataset.

187. 21 November 2013

     Updated with figures to October 2013.

188. 17 October 2013

     Updated to include figures to September 2013.

189. 1 October 2013

     Updated quarterly supplies data set.

190. 27 September 2013

     Supplies data set updated to include figures to June 2013.

191. 19 September 2013

     Updated to include figures to August 2013.

192. 22 August 2013

     Updated to include figures to July 2013.

193. 18 July 2013

     Updated to include June 2013 figures.

194. 28 June 2013

     Updated supplies dataset to include Quarter 1 2013 figures.

195. 20 June 2013

     Updated to include May 2013 figures.

196. 20 June 2013

     First published.

197. 23 May 2013

     Updated with figures to April 2013.

198. 18 April 2013

     Updated to include figures to March 2013.