Cattle Inventory

US - All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2007, totaled 97.0 million head, slightly above the 96.7 million on January 1, 2006, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

2 February 2007

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North America

January 1 Cattle Inventory Up Slightly

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.0 million, were down slightly from the 42.1 million on January 1, 2006.

Beef cows, at 32.9 million, were down slightly from January 1, 2006.
Milk cows, at 9.13 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 2006.

Other class estimates on January 1, 2007, and the change from January 1, 2006, are as follows:

All heifers 500 pounds and over, 20.1 million, up 1 percent.
Beef replacement heifers, 5.88 million, down slightly.
Milk replacement heifers, 4.31 million, up 1 percent.
Other heifers, 9.90 million, up 1 percent.
Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 17.2 million, up 2 percent.
Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.22 million, down 2 percent.
Calves under 500 pounds, 15.5 million, down slightly.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 14.3 million, up 1 percent.
The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 28.3 million, up 1 percent.

Calf Crop Down Slightly

The 2006 calf crop was estimated at 37.6 million head, down slightly from 2005. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.4 million, up slightly from 2005.