Mt An 8 (2-03) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 19, 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. January 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 January 31, 2003. All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 109.5 million head on January 1, 2003, 1 percent below a year earlier. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 47.8 million head, were down slightly from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2003, totaled 96.1 million head, 1 percent below the 96.7 million on January 1, 2002 and 1 percent below the 97.3 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.1 million were down slightly from the 42.2 million on January 1, 2002 and down 1 percent from the 42.6 million two years ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2003, totaled 13.4 million head, down 3 percent from the 13.8 million on January 1, 2002, and 2 percent below the 13.6 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.7 million, was down 1 percent from the 5.7 million on January 1, 2002, but relatively unchanged from two years ago. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 97,277 96,704 96,106 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,580 42,229 42,099 100 Beef Cows : 33,397 33,118 32,947 99 Milk Cows : 9,183 9,112 9,152 100 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,776 19,678 19,601 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,588 5,561 5,608 101 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,057 4,060 4,104 101 Other Heifers : 10,131 10,057 9,890 98 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,441 16,790 16,590 99 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,274 2,244 2,253 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 16,206 15,763 15,563 99 :------------------------------------------ : : : : 2002 as : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : % of 2001 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 38,631 38,280 38,193 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 13,608 13,762 13,372 97 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,693 5,720 5,691 99 Beef Cows : 4,602 4,636 4,616 100 Milk Cows : 1,091 1,084 1,075 99 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 1,973 2,027 1,925 95 For Beef Cow Replacement : 674 654 654 100 For Milk Cow Replacement : 498 508 513 101 Other Heifers : 801 865 758 88 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,222 1,205 1,135 94 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 239 237 237 100 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,482 4,574 4,383 96 :------------------------------------------ : : : : 2002 as : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : % of 2001 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 5,500 5,656 5,623 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Total for United States and Canada, January 1, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 110,885 110,466 109,478 99 Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 48,273 47,949 47,790 100 Beef Cows : 37,999 37,754 37,563 99 Milk Cows : 10,274 10,196 10,227 100 : All Other Cattle : 62,613 62,518 61,687 99 : :------------------------------------------ : : : : 2002 as : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : % of 2001 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 44,131 43,936 43,816 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9 84.0 105.5 90.0 1,310.0 2003 as % of 2002 : 95 99 99 99 102 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.2 27.9 50.0 39.3 621.0 Beef Cows : 0.6 13.2 25.8 20.0 218.0 Milk Cows : 4.6 14.7 24.2 19.3 403.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.6 19.1 19.4 17.7 228.5 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 24.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 16.0 5.4 6.0 82.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.2 14.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 1.9 20.3 29.3 25.8 364.0 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,160.0 1,250.0 2,443.0 5,220.0 700.0 2003 as % of 2002 : 107 100 101 90 104 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 763.0 594.0 1,278.0 1,937.0 376.0 Beef Cows : 392.0 553.5 1,248.0 1,845.0 300.0 Milk Cows : 371.0 40.5 30.0 92.0 76.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 415.0 132.0 222.0 771.0 99.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 72.0 78.0 160.0 250.0 50.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 205.0 18.0 15.0 36.0 38.0 Other Heifers : 138.0 36.0 47.0 485.0 11.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 223.0 37.0 57.0 678.0 30.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 25.0 26.0 58.0 94.0 16.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 734.0 461.0 828.0 1,740.0 178.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, January 1, 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.5 85.0 106.5 91.0 1,286.0 2002 as % of 2001 : 103 98 100 99 101 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.4 27.9 49.9 39.7 625.5 Beef Cows : 0.7 13.4 25.9 20.5 207.5 Milk Cows : 4.7 14.5 24.0 19.2 418.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.8 19.0 19.7 17.8 228.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.3 3.1 5.0 4.3 32.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.4 6.9 11.3 9.4 176.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.0 3.4 4.1 20.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.2 16.4 5.4 6.4 71.7 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.3 14.8 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.0 20.9 30.0 25.8 346.0 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,026.0 1,245.0 2,417.5 5,825.0 670.0 2002 as % of 2001 : 99 103 105 100 102 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 743.0 570.0 1,248.0 2,051.0 359.5 Beef Cows : 376.0 528.0 1,220.0 1,959.0 285.0 Milk Cows : 367.0 42.0 28.0 92.0 74.5 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 412.0 138.5 202.0 896.0 91.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 75.0 73.0 165.0 250.0 46.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 200.0 18.5 14.0 36.0 34.0 Other Heifers : 137.0 47.0 23.0 610.0 11.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 188.0 54.0 33.0 800.0 30.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 23.5 25.0 57.0 98.0 15.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 659.5 457.5 877.5 1,980.0 174.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21, 2003. 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). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http:/www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at http:/www.usda.gov/nass/, click on Publications, then click on the Subscribe by E-mail button which takes you to the page describing e-mail delivery of reports. Finally, click on Go to the Subscription Page and follow the instructions. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.