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Quarterly statistics on livestock slaughtered and meat production

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Reference period

December 2024

Released

18/02/2025

Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms for the December 2024 quarter:

Red meat production increased 1.7%
Chicken meat production increased 1.0%

Livestock products (seasonally adjusted)

Cattle

Cattle slaughtered in the December 2024 quarter increased 3.6% to 2.2 million.
Beef production in the December 2024 quarter increased 1.9% to 671,593 tonnes.

Cattle slaughtered and beef produced

Cattle slaughtered and beef produced
	Beef (Tonnes '000)	Cattle ('000)
Dec-22	473.5	1,487.9
Mar-23	525.8	1,640.3
Jun-23	535.3	1,690.8
Sep-23	562.4	1,801.8
Dec-23	584.5	1,882.1
Mar-24	608.2	1,963.7
Jun-24	629.4	2,031.6
Sep-24	659.3	2,112.6
Dec-24	671.6	2,187.8

Cattle slaughtered and beef produced

["","Beef","Cattle"]

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Sheep

Sheep slaughtered in the December 2024 quarter increased 5.1% to 3.1 million.
Mutton production in the December 2024 quarter increased 5.0% to 79,355 tonnes.

Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced

Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced
	Mutton (Tonnes '000)	Sheep ('000)
Dec-22	47.7	1,850.4
Mar-23	58.3	2,321.0
Jun-23	73.3	2,866.0
Sep-23	58.1	2,311.7
Dec-23	61.2	2,393.4
Mar-24	64.9	2,668.4
Jun-24	79.1	3,038.9
Sep-24	75.6	2,974.2
Dec-24	79.4	3,125.1

Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced

["","Mutton","Sheep"]

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Lambs

Lambs slaughtered in the December 2024 quarter decreased 1.5% to 6.2 million.
Lamb meat production in the December 2024 quarter increased 0.5% to 149,980 tonnes.

Lambs slaughtered and meat produced

Lambs slaughtered and meat produced
	Lamb (meat) (Tonnes '000)	Lambs ('000)
Dec-22	139.0	5,650.5
Mar-23	137.3	5,683.2
Jun-23	140.8	5,864.7
Sep-23	160.6	6,595.9
Dec-23	161.6	6,753.0
Mar-24	166.3	6,925.1
Jun-24	163.7	6,863.6
Sep-24	149.2	6,343.8
Dec-24	150.0	6,245.8

Lambs slaughtered and meat produced

["","Lamb (meat)","Lambs"]

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Pigs

Pigs slaughtered in the December 2024 quarter decreased 0.7% to 1.4 million.
Pig meat production in the December 2024 quarter increased 0.1% to 118,582 tonnes.

Pig slaughtered and meat produced

Pig slaughtered and meat produced
	Pig (meat) (Tonnes '000)	Pigs ('000)
Dec-22	111.8	1,379.2
Mar-23	116.1	1,453.1
Jun-23	115.7	1,449.7
Sep-23	117.0	1,457.5
Dec-23	118.0	1,450.6
Mar-24	115.8	1,428.7
Jun-24	117.6	1,453.9
Sep-24	118.5	1,449.7
Dec-24	118.6	1,440.2

Pig slaughtered and meat produced

["","Pig (meat)","Pigs"]

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Chickens

Chickens slaughtered in the December 2024 quarter increased 0.5% to 186.3 million.
Chicken meat production in the December 2024 quarter increased 1.0% to 375,624 tonnes.

Chicken slaughtered and meat produced

Chicken slaughtered and meat produced
	Chicken (meat) (Tonnes '000)	Chickens ('000)
Dec-22	338.9	174,614.3
Mar-23	336.0	177,760.9
Jun-23	358.1	181,888.5
Sep-23	357.1	182,310.6
Dec-23	361.6	182,707.4
Mar-24	355.4	182,153.9
Jun-24	374.4	186,795.5
Sep-24	372.0	185,353.9
Dec-24	375.6	186,329.7

Chicken slaughtered and meat produced

["","Chicken (meat)","Chickens"]

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Gross value of livestock (original)

The gross value of cattle and calves slaughtered decreased 1.5% to $4.2 billion.
The gross value of sheep and lambs slaughtered decreased 3.3% to $1.3 billion.
The gross value of pigs slaughtered decreased 1.0% to $491.4 million.
The gross value of poultry slaughtered increased 0.4% to $1.0 billion.

Gross value of livestock

Gross value of livestock
	Cattle and calves ($m)	Sheep and lambs ($m)	Pigs ($m)	Poultry ($m)
Dec-22	3,607.7	1,223.9	400.6	923.3
Mar-23	3,439.0	1,152.6	420.1	910.3
Jun-23	3,287.0	1,174.7	439.4	945.9
Sep-23	3,209.6	957.8	432.7	999.6
Dec-23	2,911.9	880.9	438.9	999.8
Mar-24	3,204.3	1,242.1	464.5	1,014.7
Jun-24	3,648.4	1,393.7	497.7	1,042.8
Sep-24	4,260.8	1,341.1	496.2	1,028.6
Dec-24	4,195.4	1,297.1	491.4	1,032.3

Gross value of livestock

["","Cattle and calves","Sheep and lambs","Pigs","Poultry"]

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Suspension of trend estimates

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Table 1. Livestock slaughtered - bulls, bullocks and steers: all series ('000)
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Table 2. Livestock slaughtered - cows and heifers: all series ('000)
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Table 3. Livestock slaughtered - cattle (excluding calves): all series ('000)
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Table 4. Livestock slaughtered - calves: all series ('000)
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Table 5. Livestock slaughtered - sheep: all series ('000)
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Table 6. Livestock slaughtered - lambs: all series ('000)
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Gross value of livestock slaughtered

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 7215.0.

Methodology

Scope

Includes livestock and poultry slaughtering at registered abattoirs, meat production for human consumption and gross value of livestock slaughtered.

Geography

Data available for Australian and state totals.

Source

Data is sourced from commercial abattoirs and meat processors.

Collection method

A quarterly survey of commercial abattoirs and meat processors.

Concepts, sources and methods

Not applicable for this release.

History of changes

The Wool Purchases, Receivals and Sales Survey and data release (Table 16) was ceased in September 2022.

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Key statistics

Livestock products (seasonally adjusted)

Cattle

Cattle slaughtered and beef produced

Cattle slaughtered and beef produced

Sheep

Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced

Sheep slaughtered and mutton produced

Lambs

Lambs slaughtered and meat produced

Lambs slaughtered and meat produced

Pigs

Pig slaughtered and meat produced

Pig slaughtered and meat produced

Chickens

Chicken slaughtered and meat produced

Chicken slaughtered and meat produced

Gross value of livestock (original)

Gross value of livestock

Gross value of livestock

Changes in this and forthcoming issues

Suspension of trend estimates

Data downloads

Time Series Spreadsheets

Table 1. Livestock slaughtered - bulls, bullocks and steers: all series ('000)

Table 2. Livestock slaughtered - cows and heifers: all series ('000)

Table 3. Livestock slaughtered - cattle (excluding calves): all series ('000)

Table 4. Livestock slaughtered - calves: all series ('000)

Table 5. Livestock slaughtered - sheep: all series ('000)

Table 6. Livestock slaughtered - lambs: all series ('000)

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Gross value of livestock slaughtered

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