The USDA says commercial red meat production during October was 4.755 billion pounds, a drop of 7% on the year.
Beef production was 2.366 billion pounds, 4% lower, with a 3% decline in slaughter to 2.584 million and nine pound loss for the average live weight at 1,376 pounds.
October’s dairy cow slaughter was 256,200 head, 8,400 less than in September and 2.8 million under October 2020. The year-to-date slaughter is 2.593 million head, 32,600 more than this time last year.
