January 1 Cattle Inventory Down Slightly
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 on January 1,
2020.
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.
Calves under 500 pounds as of January 1, 2021 totaled 14.2 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2020.
Cattle
and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for
all feedlots totaled 14.7 million head on January 1, 2021. The inventory
is up slightly from the January 1, 2020 total of 14.7 million head.
Cattle on feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head accounted
for 81.4 percent of the total cattle on feed on January 1, 2021, down
slightly from the previous year. The combined total of calves under 500
pounds and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds (outside of
feedlots) at 25.7 million head, was slightly below January 1, 2020.
Calf Crop Down 1 Percent
The
2020 calf crop in the United States was estimated at 35.1 million head,
down 1 percent from the previous year's calf crop. Calves born during
the first half of 2020 were estimated at 25.8 million head, down 1
percent from the first half of 2019. Calves born during the second half
of 2020 were estimated at 9.39 million head, 27 percent of the total
2020 calf crop.
NBW Reports
Cattle Inventory By State: This Year vs. Last Year
Cattle Inventory Highlights
Cattle Inventory: Ranking Of States With The Most Cattle
Cattle on Feed
Cattle Slaughter By State
Cold Storage
Corn Progress By State
Estimated Weekly Meat Production
Export Sales Highlights
Farms and Land in Farms Highlights
Livestock Comments
Livestock Slaughter
Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook
Milk Production By State
National Drought Monitor
National Feeder Cattle Report
National Grain Report
Natural Gas Weekly Update
Number Of Farms By State
Quarterly Hogs & Pigs
Price Projections For Steers, Hogs, Milk
Protein Production Estimates
Ranking Of States With The Largest Farms
Ranking Of States With The Most Farms
Ranking Of States With The Most Land In Farms
Red Meat By Production By State
Soybean Balance Sheet
Today's Weather
Top 25: Largest Steer & Heifer Strings Sold Today
United States Ag Production Report
USDA Grain Stocks Report
USDA Prospective Plantings Report
WASDE: Feed Grain Outlook
WASDE: Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook
WASDE: Oilseed Outlook
WASDE: Wheat Outlook
