France livestock slaughter carcass weight: bovine animals
France livestock slaughter carcass weight: bovine animals stood at 96.95 thousand tonnes in Aug 2026, according to Eurostat – slaughtering in slaughterhouses, monthly (apro_mt_pheadm), Agreste. It is one of the indicators in the Livestock production (monthly) table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1964 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Livestock production (monthly) table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine animals2 | 96.95 | 99.89 | 101.73 | 92.85 | 106.98 | 110.1 | 98.66 | 103.55 | 110.89 | 102.8 | |
| Calves and young cattle | 10.88 | 10.76 | 11.16 | 10.68 | 11.97 | 12.42 | 10.88 | 11.35 | 12.36 | 10.86 | |
| Adult cattle | 86.08 | 89.13 | 90.57 | 82.16 | 95.02 | 97.68 | 87.78 | 92.2 | 98.54 | 91.94 |
Understanding france livestock slaughter carcass weight: bovine animals
This dataset quantifies the total mass of dressed meat obtained from bovine animals processed within commercial slaughterhouses. The metric captures the cold or warm weight of the slaughtered carcass, depending on standard plant recording practices, after removing blood, hide, head, feet, and internal organs. Offal and edible by-products are excluded from this aggregate tonnage. In contrast to head-count statistics that record individual animal units, this weight-based measure reflects the biological mass yielded by the entire bovine sector, encompassing both youthful livestock and mature animals. It serves as an encompassing total before disaggregation into specific demographic subsets.
Interpreting fluctuations requires accounting for inherent monthly rhythms tied to farming schedules and holidays that alter processing plant operating days. Initial estimates often incorporate provisional reports from regional abattoirs, which undergo subsequent adjustments as late documentation arrives. Comparing figures against the identical calendar period a year prior offers a more reliable assessment than consecutive-month analysis, which distorts underlying shifts due to varying working days and seasonal breeding cycles. Analysts must avoid treating carcass tonnage interchangeably with live animal weight or retail-ready cut volumes.
Frequently asked questions
- What exact physical state does the recorded carcass weight represent?
- It reflects the dressed body of the animal after bleeding, evisceration, and skinning, excluding heads, feet, and visceral organs.
- Why might consecutive monthly figures mislead an analyst?
- Varying numbers of working days in abattoirs and strong seasonal production cycles create short-term distortions that obscure broader shifts.
- Does this aggregate include meat from imported live animals processed locally?
- Yes, statistics cover all processing occurring inside domestic abattoirs regardless of the country of origin of the livestock.