Mt An 8 (8-03) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 21, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Cattle" call Steve Anderson at 202-720-3040, or Robert Plourde at 613-951-8716, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. July Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS to release the number of cattle and calves by class and calf crop for both countries within one publication. This information was requested by the U.S. cattle industry to provide producers additional information about potential beef supplies. U.S. inventory numbers were previously released on July 18, 2003. All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 119.6 million head on July 1, 2003, 1 percent below a year earlier. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 48.7 million head, were down slightly from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2003, totaled 103.9 million head, 1 percent below the 105.1 million on July 1, 2002 and 2 percent below the 105.8 million two years ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2003, totaled 15.7 million head, up 2 percent from the 15.4 million on July 1, 2002, and 2 percent above the 15.4 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 6.0 million, was up 1 percent from the 5.9 million on July 1, 2002, and 1 percent above the 5.9 million from two years ago. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, July 1, 2001-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 105,800 105,100 103,900 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 43,000 42,900 42,700 100 Beef Cows : 33,900 33,750 33,600 100 Milk Cows : 9,100 9,150 9,100 99 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,400 16,200 15,900 98 For Beef Cow Replacement : 4,600 4,600 4,600 100 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,600 3,700 3,600 97 Other Heifers : 8,200 7,900 7,700 97 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,600 14,500 14,200 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 2,100 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 29,700 29,400 29,000 99 : Calf Crop : 38,280 38,193 38,000 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Canada, July 1, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 15,425 15,436 15,728 102 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,872 5,894 5,971 101 Beef Cows : 4,799 4,822 4,916 102 Milk Cows : 1,073 1,072 1,055 98 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,436 2,458 2,533 103 For Beef Cow Replacement : 859 828 897 108 For Milk Cow Replacement : 517 513 509 99 Other Heifers : 1,060 1,117 1,127 101 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,659 1,607 1,618 101 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 265 260 274 105 Calves Under 1 Year : 5,193 5,218 5,333 102 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,656 5,757 4,833 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January-June calf crop for 2003 only. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Total for United States and Canada, July 1, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 121,225 120,536 119,628 99 Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 48,872 48,794 48,671 100 Beef Cows : 38,699 38,572 38,516 100 Milk Cows : 10,173 10,222 10,155 99 : All Other Cattle : 72,353 71,743 70,958 99 : Calf Crop 2/ : 43,936 43,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Total for 2003 not available due to Canadian calf crop covering January through June only. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, July 1, 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.2 85.5 107.0 91.5 1,420.0 2003 as % of 2002 : 100 101 100 101 104 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.2 27.7 50.1 39.2 617.0 Beef Cows : 0.6 13.2 26.1 20.2 222.0 Milk Cows : 4.6 14.5 24.0 19.0 395.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.6 19.2 19.9 18.8 233.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.2 3.0 4.8 4.8 41.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.3 6.8 11.5 9.6 167.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.4 3.6 4.4 25.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 17.4 5.5 6.6 92.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.2 15.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.1 20.4 30.1 25.7 462.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,230.0 1,590.0 3,245.0 6,050.0 900.0 2003 as % of 2002 : 104 108 110 95 108 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 754.0 664.0 1,369.0 2,075.0 370.0 Beef Cows : 394.0 622.0 1,335.0 1,990.0 293.0 Milk Cows : 360.0 42.0 34.0 85.0 77.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 465.0 213.0 370.0 1,068.0 124.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 82.0 99.0 250.0 350.0 62.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 206.0 22.0 15.0 36.0 34.0 Other Heifers : 177.0 92.0 105.0 682.0 28.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 357.0 124.0 150.0 798.0 67.5 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 26.0 31.0 70.0 109.0 18.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 628.0 558.0 1,286.0 2,000.0 320.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Provinces are Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Bristish Columbia. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, July 1, 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.2 85.0 107.0 91.0 1,370.0 2002 as % of 2001 : 97 100 99 99 101 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.3 27.7 50.1 39.1 621.5 Beef Cows : 0.7 13.2 26.2 20.2 213.5 Milk Cows : 4.6 14.5 23.9 18.9 408.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.7 19.1 19.5 18.4 232.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.2 3.0 5.0 4.8 33.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.4 6.8 11.3 9.4 176.5 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.3 3.2 4.2 23.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 17.0 5.5 6.4 89.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.2 15.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 1.9 20.4 30.5 25.9 412.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,140.0 1,470.0 2,940.0 6,387.0 836.5 2002 as % of 2001 : 100 103 101 98 103 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 740.0 615.5 1,299.0 2,130.0 366.0 Beef Cows : 373.0 574.0 1,270.0 2,040.0 291.0 Milk Cows : 367.0 41.5 29.0 90.0 75.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 441.0 186.0 290.5 1,133.0 116.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 74.5 92.0 213.0 345.0 57.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 199.5 20.0 13.5 38.0 36.5 Other Heifers : 167.0 74.0 64.0 750.0 22.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 339.0 112.0 122.5 868.0 47.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 25.0 27.0 61.0 110.0 18.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 595.0 529.5 1,167.0 2,146.0 289.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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