Beef Production in the US

Cattle & Calf

Commercial Carcass
Consumption (in
Beef Value (in
Production (in Weight (in billion
Beef Exports as %
billion
pounds)
billions)
billions)
pounds)
of Production
Year
2002
$60
27.9
$27.10
27.09
9
2003
$63
27
$32.10
26.24
9.6
$34.80
2004
$70
24.55
1.9
27.8
2005
$71
27.8
$36.60
24.68
2.8
2006
$71
28.1
$35.60
26.15
4.4
2007
$74
28.1
$36
26.42
$5
2008
$76
27.3
$35.60
26.56
7.1
2009
$73
26.8
$32
26.07
7.4
2010
$74
26.4
$37
26.41
8.7
2011
$79
25.6
$45.20
26.29
10.6
Totals
$711
272.8
$352
260.46
66.9
Average
$71.10
27.28
$35.20
26.046
6.69
Web link
http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/animal-products/cattle-beef/statistics-information.aspx#.Ujd4Rf_D9lY

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Beef Value (in billions)

Cattle&Calf Production (in billions)

Beef Production
40
30
20
10
0
2000

2002

2004

2006
Year

2008

2010

2012

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000

Beef Production

2000

2002

2004

2006
Year

2008

2010

2012