The state of Mato Grosso sent 607,930 cattle to slaughter in December 2025, consolidating last year as a record in the number of animals processed by packing plants. In total, slaughter in the state throughout 2025 reached 7.46 million head, 1.44% above the 2024 total and the highest volume ever sent to the hook by the state, according to data from Indea-MT, released by Imea.
This increase in slaughter over the period was driven by a greater availability of finished cattle, mainly from intensification systems (feedlots, semi-feedlots and intensive pastures), as well as by strong external demand for beef protein.
Imea highlights the rise in the number of young animals (males and females up to 24 months of age) sent to plants, which reached 3.22 million head, a 17.55% increase compared with 2024 and the highest historical volume slaughtered by the state. As a result, the share of young cattle in total slaughter in Mato Grosso in 2025 reached 43.24%, an increase of 5.93 percentage points year on year.
