Total
Total Cattle
Steers (2) Heifers (2)
Cows (2)
Bulls (2)
Cattle (2) Calves (2) & Calves (2)
Hogs (1)
2002............................................…
1,286,394
942,301
354,886
7,433 2,591,014
2,985
2,593,999
2,587,197
2003............................................…
1,218,516
838,853
200,355
10,937 2,268,661
6,555
2,275,216
2,818,608
2004............................................…
1,492,022 1,139,410
222,056
26,601 2,880,089
7,526
2,887,615
3,008,995
2005............................................…
1,411,535 1,077,540
304,463
42,263 2,835,801
6,872
2,842,673
3,122,270
2006............................................…
1,123,366
866,009
442,469
40,628 2,472,472
6,269
2,478,741
3,241,863
2007............................................…
1,102,994
821,680
497,946
39,498 2,462,118
6,789
2,468,907
2,934,702
2008............................................…
1,151,303
818,712
593,555
19,315 2,582,885
3,057
2,585,942
2,701,366
2009............................................…
1,172,694
840,690
478,867
16,700 2,508,951
3,070
2,512,187
2,599,175
2010
Jan.................................................
92,355
60,599
41,205
1,209
196,898
249
197,147
227,479
Feb..............................................
71,940
65,604
37,534
1,218
176,296
227
176,523
214,423
Mar..........................................
89,513
102,595
37,948
2,478
219,379
309
219,688
259,816
Apr............................................
89,011
82,405
26,419
2,547
190,015
231
190,246
209,503
May................................................
113,213
72,810
27,706
2,219
217,294
273
217,567
201,551
Jun................................................
148,588
81,279
38,496
3,159
271,522
263
271,785
251,667
Jul....................................................
122,549
67,628
24,507
2,449
217,133
246
217,379
202,298
Aug...................................................
102,210
60,327
26,253
2,792
191,582
237
191,819
196,930
Sep.......................................
118,866
88,577
38,001
4,090
249,534
329
249,863
251,419
Oct...............................................
73,209
81,379
29,151
2,363
186,102
249
186,351
207,624
Nov......................................
69,233
63,706
42,890
2,621
178,450
347
178,797
205,394
Dec..........................................
80,414
71,166
54,269
2,580
208,429
239
208,668
233,952
Annual (3)................................................
1,163,001
898,075
424,379
29,995 2,515,450
3,199
2,518,649
2,662,056
2011
Jan.................................................
81,164
64,824
28,699
1,332
176,019
228
176,247
210,170
Feb..............................................
65,640
58,934
34,327
1,454
160,355
246
160,601
203,862
Mar..........................................
71,365
87,214
29,710
2,688
190,977
301
191,278
244,633
Apr............................................
66,611
73,004
24,290
2,048
165,953
250
166,203
188,216
May................................................
97,226
58,030
20,986
1,727
177,969
241
178,210
193,865
Jun................................................
128,635
68,098
28,577
2,050
227,360
279
227,639
234,442
Jul....................................................
115,396
49,761
19,603
1,787
186,547
188
186,735
191,548
Aug...................................................
126,916
62,190
22,489
2,174
213,769
239
214,008
187,419
Sep.......................................
95,338
50,543
26,875
2,110
174,866
309
175,175
232,232
Oct...............................................
74,431
66,170
25,718
2,178
168,497
240
168,737
194,304
Nov......................................
83,941
74,884
49,095
2,633
210,553
306
210,859
196,398
Dec..........................................
71,993
47,675
33,701
1,778
155,147
361
155,508
229,946
Annual (3)................................................
1,078,659
761,327
344,075
23,959 2,208,020
3,188
2,211,200
2,507,035
2012
p Jan.................................................
79,263
46,576
27,219
832
153,890
242
154,132
201,086
Feb..............................................
88,828
81,200
36,449
1,819
208,296
263
208,559
195,503
Mar..........................................
62,498
75,806
26,390
1,688
166,382
284
166,666
242,883
Apr............................................
67,291
72,522
21,949
1,475
163,237
239
163,476
181,941
May................................................
113,472
78,785
23,734
1,689
217,680
215
217,895
183,456
Jun................................................
101,625
55,878
18,862
1,719
178,084
288
178,372
235,359
Jul....................................................
103,915
44,393
20,895
1,773
170,976
238
171,214
179,426
Aug...................................................
129,714
55,772
19,173
2,519
207,178
213
207,391
178,025
Sep.......................................
77,116
45,034
15,338
1,672
139,160
269
139,429
227,526
Oct...............................................
78,563
45,270
20,283
468
144,584
259
144,843
181,781
Nov......................................
59,130
48,109
28,875
416
136,530
257
136,787
186,974
Dec..........................................
50,345
42,232
33,570
309
126,456
286
126,742
212,088
Annual (3)................................................
1,011,800
691,643
292,787
16,391 2,012,621
3,053
2,015,506
2,406,048
Source: "Red Meat Market Information", Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; and Canadian Beef Grading Agency
Table 54: Livestock Slaughtered in Alberta (1) and Western Canada (2),
2002-2012
(2)
Data represents cattle and calves slaughtered in federally and provincially inspected plants in Western Canada, irrespective of origin.
(3)
Cattle by class type: monthly data do not add up to totals as revisions are unavailable.
Head
(1)
Data represents hogs slaughtered in federally and provincially inspected plants in Alberta, irrespective of origin.
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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