Livestock Slaughter Statistics for Alberta and Western Canada

Monthly livestock slaughter data covers Alberta and Western Canada for a ten-year period. The dataset includes comparisons of cattle and hog slaughter volumes across Alberta, Western Canada, and Canada from 2007 to 2014. It is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in cattle and hog slaughter volumes in Alberta.
• Calculate Alberta's share of cattle slaughtered in Western Canada as a percentage of national totals.
• Compare annual cattle and calves slaughter counts between Alberta, Western Canada, and Canada from 2007 to 2014.

Strengths

• Ten-year monthly time series provides longitudinal analysis capability
• Includes comparative data for Alberta, Western Canada, and Canada from 2007-2014

Limitations

• Specific row count and sample size are unknown
• Data for Alberta is only detailed for 2012-2014, limiting full-province longitudinal analysis

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Time Range

Ten-year period, with specific comparisons from 2007 to 2014

Freshness

Updated to April 2026

Geography

Alberta and Western Canada