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Cattle Inventory Down Slightly From 2020
USAgNet - 02/02/2021
All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2021 totaled 93.6 million head, slightly below the 93.8 million head counted a year earlier.
The USDA reports that all cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.6 million head, were slightly below the 40.7 million head on January 1, 2020. Beef cows, at 31.2 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago. Milk cows, at 9.44 million head, were up
1 percent from the previous year.
All heifers 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2021 totaled 20.0 million head, slightly below the 20.0 million head on January 1, 2020. Beef replacement heifers, at 5.81 million head, were up slightly from a year ago. Milk replacement heifers, at 4.60 million
head, were down 2 percent from the previous year. Other heifers, at 9.58 million head, were 1 percent above a year earlier.
Steers weighing 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2021 totaled 16.6 million head, up slightly from January 1, 2020. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2021 totaled 2.21 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2020.
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