Key facts
- Young bull supply for beef kill is steady compared to last year.
- Supplies of all other cattle types have decreased.
- Young bulls represent 7.5% of total cattle slaughtered this year.
Recent data on the beef kill reveals that the supply of young bulls has remained consistent with the previous year. This stability in young bull numbers contrasts with a general decline observed across all other categories of cattle. Young bulls constitute a relatively small portion of the overall beef production, accounting for just under 51,000 head, or 7.5%, of the 675,000 cattle slaughtered so far this year.