Commercial red meat production in West Virginia during November 2024 totaled 1.1 million pounds. This was down 8 percent from November 2023. 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 1,566,000 pounds live weight, down12 percent from November 2023. Cattle slaughter totaled 1,400 head, down 300 head from the previous year. The average live weight was up 86 pounds from the previous year, at 1,159 pounds. Commercial hog slaughter totaled 187,000 pounds live weight, down 30 percent from last year. Hog slaughter totaled 600 head, down 300 head from the previous year. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 309 pounds.
