Total production of beef in the U.S. 2024

The total beef production in the United States is estimated to be 26.96 billion pounds in 2023, down from 28.29 billion pounds in the previous year. Over the last two decades, the total U.S. beef production has fluctuated slightly but remained stable overall.

Beef retail in the United States

Beef has the highest retail sales of any fresh meat in the United States, as of 2021. In that year, over 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of fresh beef were sold in the United States. The retail price for 100 percent ground beef in the United States was 4.8 U.S. dollars per pound in 2022, up from 3.95 U.S. dollars in 2020. Beef brisket, on the other hand, was priced on average around 8.84 U.S. dollars per pound in major grocery retailers.

U.S. beef consumption

The United States consumes more beef than any other country in the world. Consumption of beef amounted to around 59 pounds per capita on an annual basis. This was projected to decrease slowly until 2032.

Total beef production in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in billion pounds)

Characteristic	Production in billion pounds
2024**	26.19
2023	26.96
2022	28.29
2021	27.95
2020	27.17
2019	27.16
2018	26.87
2017	26.2
2016	25.2
2015	23.7
2014	24.25
2013	25.72
2012	26
2011	26.3
2010	26.4
2009	26.1
2008	26.7
2007	26.5
2006	26.2
2005	24.8
2004	24.6
2003	26.3
2002	27.2
2001	26.2
2000	26.9

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

** Forecast
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Data prior to 2022 have been taken from earlier publications.

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