Mt An 8 (2-04) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 19, 2004, 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. January Cattle Inventory Down Slightly 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 January 30, 2004. All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 109.5 million head on January 1, 2004, down slightly from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 47.9 million head, was up slightly from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2004, totaled 94.9 million head, 1 percent below the 96.1 million on January 1, 2003. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.9 million was down 1 percent from the 42.1 million on January 1, 2003. All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2004, totaled 14.7 million head, up 9 percent from the 13.5 million on January 1, 2003. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 6.1 million, was up 5 percent from the 5.8 million on January 1, 2003. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2004 as Class : 2003 : 2004 : % of 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 Head Percent : Cattle and Calves : 96,100 94,882 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,125 41,851 99 Beef Cows : 32,983 32,860 100 Milk Cows : 9,142 8,991 98 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,628 19,341 99 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,624 5,517 98 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,114 4,020 98 Other Heifers : 9,891 9,804 99 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,554 16,280 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,248 2,206 98 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,545 15,204 98 :------------------------------------------ : : : 2003 as : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 38,224 37,903 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Canada, January 1, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2004 as Class : 2003 : 2004 : % of 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Percent : Cattle and Calves : 13,488 14,660 109 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,817 6,098 105 Beef Cows : 4,752 5,021 106 Milk Cows : 1,065 1,077 101 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 1,940 2,088 108 For Beef Cow Replacement : 648 706 109 For Milk Cow Replacement : 512 520 102 Other Heifers : 780 862 111 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,178 1,228 104 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 240 270 113 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,312 4,975 115 :------------------------------------------ : : : 2003 as : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 5,711 5,773 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, January 1, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2004 as Class : 2003 : 2004 : % of 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Percent : Cattle and Calves : 109,588 109,542 100 Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 47,942 47,949 100 Beef Cows : 37,735 37,881 100 Milk Cows : 10,207 10,068 99 : All Other Cattle : 61,645 61,592 100 : 109 :------------------------------------------ : : : 2003 as : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 43,935 43,676 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, January 1, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.1 86.0 107.5 93 1,420.0 2004 as % of 2003 : 100 102 102 103 109 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.1 28.8 50.7 40.2 628.0 Beef Cows : 0.6 13.8 26.1 20.2 231.0 Milk Cows : 4.5 15.0 24.6 20.0 397.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.7 19.8 20.3 18.6 240.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.2 3.0 5.0 4.0 38.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.4 7.2 11.7 10.4 172.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.6 3.6 4.2 30.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 16.1 5.1 7.0 79.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.2 16.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.0 20.5 30.0 26.0 457.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,224.4 1,450.0 2,855.0 5,675.0 740.0 2004 as % of 2003 : 105 116 112 107 108 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 790 680 1,457.5 2,047.5 370 Beef Cows : 415 638 1,426.0 1,960 290 Milk Cows : 375 42 31.5 87.5 80 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 424 80 250.5 862.5 97 Beef Cow Replacement : 75 20 185.0 270.5 45 Milk Cow Replacement : 210 54 14.5 35 38 Other Heifers : 139 30 51 557 14 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 276 79 75 635 53 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 27 16 68 110.0 16 Calves Under 1 Year : 707.4 457 1,004 2,020.0 204.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1, 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.1 84 105.5 90 1,303 2003 as % of 2002 : 96 99 99 99 101 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.2 27.9 50 39.3 621 Beef Cows : 0.6 13.2 25.8 20.0 218 Milk Cows : 4.6 14.7 24.2 19.3 403 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.6 19.1 19.4 17.7 223.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.2 2.9 4.8 3.9 32.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.3 7.0 10.9 9.8 172.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.2 3.7 4.0 19.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 16.0 5.4 6.0 62.7 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.2 14.8 Calves Under 1 Year : 2 20.3 29.3 25.8 381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,110 1,250 2,543 5,310 683 2003 as % of 2002 : 104 100 105 91 102 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 756 594 1,350 2,002 372 Beef Cows : 392 553.5 1,318 1,915 296 Milk Cows : 364 40.5 32 87 76 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 388 140 222 815 94 Beef Cow Replacement : 70 78 160 250 46 Milk Cow Replacement : 205 18 15 35 38 Other Heifers : 113 44 47 530 10 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 263 37 57 700 31 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 25.0 26 58 96 16.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 678.0 453.0 856 1,697 169.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The next "United States and Canadian Cattle" report will be released at 12 p.m. ET on August 19, 2004. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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