JUNE KEY TREND FIGURES

	May 2018	June 2018	May 2018 to June 2018	June 2017 to June 2018
Livestock (no.)
Cattle (a)	649 941	655 621	0.9%	7.8%
Calves	35 025	35 640	1.8%	10.3%
Sheep	822 571	869 660	5.7%	39.3%
Lambs	2 050 312	2 079 675	1.4%	12.2%
Pigs	452 227	452 933	0.2%	2.7%
Meat (t)
Beef	190 744	191 403	0.3%	5.7%
Veal	1 408	1 419	0.8%	-6.4%
Mutton	19 185	20 140	5.0%	26.8%
Lamb	46 644	47 320	1.4%	11.0%
Pig Meat	35 332	35 391	0.2%	3.8%

(a) Excludes calves

Source(s): Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001)

Source(s): Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001)

JUNE KEY POINTS

As a result of continuing dry conditions in the eastern states the numbers of sheep, lambs and cattle being slaughtered has steadily increased as producers in effected regions reduce stock numbers.

Livestock and meat slaughter monthly trend movements for June 2018:

• Cattle slaughter increased by 5,700 head (or 0.9%) for the month ending June 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 47,600 head (or 7.8%) year-on-year.
• Calf slaughter increased by 615 head (or 1.8%) for the month ending June 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 3,300 head (or 10.3%) year-on-year.
• Sheep slaughter increased by 47,100 head (or 5.7%) for the month ending June 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 245,400 head (or 39.3%) year-on-year.
• Lamb slaughter increased by 29,400 head (or 1.4%) for the month ending June 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 226,700 head (or 12.2%) year-on-year.
• Pig slaughter increased by 706 head (or 0.2%) for the month ending June 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 12,000 head (or 2.7%) year-on-year.