Commercial red meat production in West Virginia during May 2025 totaled 600,000 pounds. This was down 19 percent from May 2024. Commercial red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, lamb and mutton. Individual commodity production is total live weight of commercial slaughter.
Commercial cattle slaughter totaled 832,000 pounds live weight, down 27 percent from May 2024. Cattle slaughter totaled 600 head, down 400 head from the previous year. The average live weight was up 108 pounds from the previous year, at 1,292 pounds. Commercial hog slaughter totaled 104,000 pounds live weight, down 31 percent from last year. Hog slaughter totaled 400 head, down 100 head from the previous year. The average live weight was down 29 pounds from the previous year, at 277 pounds.
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