Slaughter Counts and Carcass Weights Need to Be Read Together

Defra’s statistical update of 10 September adds August 2026 data on cattle, sheep and pig slaughter in the United Kingdom. The information set brings together numbers of animals slaughtered for human consumption, average dressed carcass weights and volumes of meat produced. In addition, the quarterly supplies release combines production, trade and domestic availability for beef and veal, sheep meat, pig meat and poultry.