Per Capita Meat Consumption in Pounds of Ready-To-Cook or Retail Weight

Source: Texas Cattle Feeders Association's Cattle Feeders Annual, 1999

Year Beef Pork Poultry Total
1960
63.0
59.1
34.0
156.1
1961
65.0
57.6
37.3
159.9
1962
65.8
59.1
36.9
161.8
1963
69.9
61.1
37.6
168.6
1964
73.9
61.0
38.8
173.7
1965
73.6
51.8
41.1
166.5
1966
77.0
54.4
43.8
175.2
1967
78.8
60.0
45.4
184.2
1968
81.2
61.4
45.0
187.6
1969
82.0
60.5
47.1
189.6
1970
84.0
56.0
48.8
188.8
1971
83.4
68.3
49.0
200.7
1972
85.4
62.9
51.1
199.4
1973
80.5
57.3
49.4
187.2
1974
85.6
61.8
49.9
197.3
1975
87.9
43.0
49.0
179.9
1976
94.4
45.5
52.2
192.1
1977
91.8
42.0
53.6
187.4
1978
87.2
47.0
56.3
190.5
1979
78.0
53.7
60.9
192.6
1980
76.5
57.3
61.0
194.8
1981
77.1
54.7
63.0
194.8
1982
77.2
49.1
64.1
190.4
1983
78.6
51.6
65.7
195.9
1984
78.1
61.3
67.2
206.6
1985
78.8
51.7
70.3
200.8
1986
78.5
48.8
72.6
199.9
1987
73.5
49.0
78.5
201.0
1988
72.3
52.2
79.8
204.3
1989
69.3
51.7
80.3
201.3
1990
67.8
49.5
80.5
197.8
1991
66.8
50.4
83.4
200.6
1992
66.5
53.1
85.7
205.3
1993
65.1
52.4
88.0
205.5
1994
67.0
53.1
89.4
209.5
1995
67.5
52.5
89.2
209.2
1996
67.7
49.1
90.1
206.9
1997
66.9
48.7
90.8
206.4
1998
67.5
52.2
92.6
212.3


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