Cattle Inventory Drops By One Per Cent
US - All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2010, totalled 100.8 million head, one per cent below the 102.0 million on July 1, 2009.
20 September 2010
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All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.8 million, were down one per cent from July 1, 2009.
- Beef cows, at 31.7 million, were down two per cent from July 1, 2009.
- Milk cows, at 9.1 million, were down one per cent from July 1, 2009.
Other class estimates on July 1, 2010 and the changes from July 1, 2009, are as follows:
- All heifers 500 pounds and over, 16.1 million, down one per cent.
- Beef replacement heifers, 4.4 million, down two per cent.
- Milk replacement heifers, 4.1 million, up three per cent.
- Other heifers, 7.7 million, down one per cent.
- Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 14.3 million, down one per cent.
- Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.1 million, unchanged.
- Calves under 500 pounds, 27.5 million, down one per cent.
- All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 12.0 million, up three per cent.
The 2010 calf crop is expected to be 35.4 million, down one per cent from 2009. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 25.7 million, down one per cent from 2009.
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