United States and Canadian Cattle & Hogs

United States and Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 3 Percent

All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 108 million head on July 1, 2023, down 3 percent from the 111 million head on July 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.4 million head, were down 2 percent from a year ago.
                       
All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2023, totaled 95.9 million head, down 3 percent from July 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 38.8 million head, were down 2 percent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2023, totaled 12.2 million head, down 1 percent from the 12.3 million head on July 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 4.62 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.

United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down Slightly

United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2023 was 86.2 million head. This was slightly lower than June 2022 and down 2 percent from June 2021. The breeding inventory, at 7.39 million head, was slightly lower than last year and down 1 percent from 2021. Market hog inventory, at 78.8 million head, was slightly lower than last year and down 2 percent from 2021. The semi-annual pig crop, at 80.0 million head, was up 1 percent from 2022 but down 1 percent from 2021. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.06 million head, down 1 percent from last year and down 2 percent from 2021.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2023 was 72.4 million head. This was up slightly from June 1, 2022 but down 1 percent from March 1, 2023. The breeding inventory, at 6.15 million head, was down slightly from last year, but up 1 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 66.2 million head, was up slightly from last year, but down 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 32.9 million head, was up 1 percent from 2022 but down 1 percent from 2021. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.90 million head, down 2 percent from 2022 and down 5 percent from 2021.  

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1, 2023 was 13.8 million head. This was down 1 percent from July 1, 2022 and down 4 percent from July 1, 2021. The breeding inventory, at 1.24 million head, was down slightly from last year and down 2 percent from 2021. Market hog inventory, at 12.5 million head, was down 1 percent from last year and down 4 percent from 2021. The semi-annual pig crop, at 15.0 million head, was up 1 percent from 2022, but down 2 percent from 2021. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 1.25 million head, up 1 percent from last year, but down 2 percent from 2021.