7218.0.55.001 - Livestock and Meat, Australia, Jan 2018 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/03/2018   
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JANUARY KEY TREND FIGURES

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED AND MEAT PRODUCED, Australia, January 2018

Dec 2017
Jan 2018
Dec 2017 to Jan 2018
Jan 2017 to Jan 2018
Livestock (no.)
Cattle (a)
607 570
611 281
0.6%
4.2%
Calves
32 941
31 090
-5.6%
-4.4%
Sheep
648 109
630 738
-2.7%
17.2%
Lambs
1 903 691
1 903 244
0.0%
-1.6%
Pigs
448 206
447 512
-0.2%
4.5%
Meat (t)
Beef
183 521
185 590
1.1%
7.3%
Veal
1 595
1 534
-3.8%
-8.9%
Mutton
15 807
15 346
-2.9%
13.6%
Lamb
42 716
42 687
-0.1%
-3.3%
Pig Meat
34 691
34 703
0.0%
5.0%
(a) Excludes calves


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JANUARY KEY POINTS

Livestock and meat slaughter monthly trend movements for January 2018:
  • Cattle slaughter increased by 3,710 head (or 0.6%) for the month ending January 2018 compared with the previous month and increased by 24,580 head (or 4.2%) year-on-year.
  • Calf slaughter decreased by 1,850 head (or 5.6%) for the month ending January 2018 compared with the previous month and decreased by 1,430 head (or 4.4%) year-on-year.
  • Sheep slaughter decreased by 17,370 head (or 2.7%) for the month ending January 2018 compared with the previous month but increased by 92,390 head (or 17.2%) year-on-year.
  • Lamb slaughter decreased by 450 head for the month ending January 2018 compared with the previous month and decreased by 30,140 head (or 1.6%) year-on-year.
  • Pig slaughter decreased by 690 head (or 0.2%) for the month ending January 2018 compared with the previous month but increased by 19,310 head (or 4.5%) year-on-year.