Production and slaughter — United States
Dehesa Index brings together 417 “Production and slaughter” series for United States, with official data and its history (since Jan 1948, latest 2026-Q2). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 9 of the 15 series rose, 5 fell and 1 were unchanged against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Other chicken: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly)” (+1.65 %, Sep 2026); the largest fall, “Calves: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly)” (−4.13 %, Sep 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (15 comparable series), “Other chicken: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly)” rose most (+3.93 %) and “Cows: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly)” fell most (−1.55 %). “Sheep and lambs: commercial average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly)” is at its lowest (since 1996).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broilers: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 6.67 | Sep 2026 | +0.76 % | lb |
| Bulls and stags: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 928 | Sep 2026 | −0.32 % | lb |
| Calves: commercial average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 359 | Sep 2026 | −3.75 % | lb |
| Calves: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 209 | Sep 2026 | −4.13 % | lb |
| Calves: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 356 | Sep 2026 | −3.78 % | lb |
| Cattle: commercial average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 1,447 | Sep 2026 | +0.42 % | lb |
| Cattle: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 890 | Sep 2026 | +0.23 % | lb |
| Cattle: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 1,451 | Sep 2026 | +0.48 % | lb |
| Cows: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 636 | Sep 2026 | −1.40 % | lb |
| Heifers: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 883 | Sep 2026 | +0.80 % | lb |
| Hogs: commercial average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 287 | Sep 2026 | +1.06 % | lb |
| Hogs: federally inspected average dressed weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 214 | Sep 2026 | +0.94 % | lb |
| Hogs: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 287 | Sep 2026 | +1.06 % | lb |
| Other chicken: federally inspected average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 7.41 | Sep 2026 | +1.65 % | lb |
| Sheep and lambs: commercial average live weight (ERS Livestock & Meat Domestic Data, monthly) | 109 | Sep 2026 | 0.00 % | lb |
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Source: NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries One Stop Shop (FOSS), commercial landings (public domain) · Licence: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain) · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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