Mt An 8 (2-08) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 14, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Cattle" call Mike Miller at 202- 720-3040, or Robert Plourde at 613-951-8716, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. - Canadian 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 February 1, 2008. All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 110.6 million head on January 1, 2008, down slightly from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 47.7 million head, was down 1 percent from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2008, totaled 96.7 million head, slightly below the 97.0 million on January 1, 2007 but virtually unchanged from the 96.7 million two years ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2008, totaled 13.9 million head, down 1 percent from the 14.2 million on January 1, 2007, and 5 percent below the 14.7 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.97 million, was down 1 percent from the 6.02 million on January 1, 2007, and 5 percent below the 6.27 million from two years ago. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, January 1, 2003-2006 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 109,566 109,443 110,363 111,357 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 47,943 47,925 48,245 48,322 Beef Cows : 37,735 37,880 38,199 38,241 Milk Cows : 10,208 10,045 10,046 10,082 : All Other Cattle : 61,623 61,519 62,119 63,034 : Calf Crop 2/ : 43,574 42,932 43,076 42,858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December calf crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, January 1, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as Class : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 111,158 110,614 100 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 48,038 47,747 99 Beef Cows : 37,901 37,535 99 Milk Cows : 10,137 10,213 101 : All Other Cattle : 63,120 62,868 100 : Calf Crop 2/ : 42,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December calf crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2003-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 96,100 94,888 95,438 96,702 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,125 41,851 41,920 42,056 Beef Cows : 32,983 32,861 32,915 32,994 Milk Cows : 9,142 8,990 9,005 9,063 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,628 19,345 19,573 19,984 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,624 5,518 5,691 5,904 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,114 4,020 4,118 4,275 Other Heifers : 9,891 9,806 9,763 9,805 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,554 16,277 16,476 16,933 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,248 2,206 2,219 2,263 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,545 15,210 15,250 15,465 : Calf Crop 2/ : 37,903 37,505 37,575 37,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as Class : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 97,003 96,669 100 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,023 41,777 99 Beef Cows : 32,891 32,553 99 Milk Cows : 9,132 9,224 101 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 20,086 20,003 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,877 5,670 96 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,310 4,457 103 Other Heifers : 9,899 9,876 100 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,222 17,305 100 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,215 2,207 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,456 15,378 99 : Calf Crop 2/ : 37,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Canada, January 1, 2003-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 13,466 14,555 14,925 14,655 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,818 6,074 6,325 6,266 Beef Cows : 4,752 5,019 5,284 5,247 Milk Cows : 1,066 1,055 1,041 1,019 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 1,965 2,063 2,101 2,110 For Beef Cow Replacement : 648 688 638 628 For Milk Cow Replacement : 512 504 518 495 Other Heifers : 805 871 945 987 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,174 1,203 1,160 1,147 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 239 270 273 264 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,270 4,945 5,067 4,868 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,671 5,427 5,501 5,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Canada, January 1, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as Class : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 14,155 13,945 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 6,015 5,971 99 Beef Cows : 5,010 4,982 99 Milk Cows : 1,005 989 98 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,031 2,049 101 For Beef Cow Replacement : 587 595 101 For Milk Cow Replacement : 480 471 98 Other Heifers : 964 983 102 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,145 1,102 96 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 245 247 101 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,720 4,577 97 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, January 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 12.5 77.0 101.0 81.0 1,345.0 2008 as % of 2007 : 104.2 90.6 99.5 92.0 98.5 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 7.4 26.0 45.5 37.5 599.0 Beef Cows : 0.7 13.0 22.0 18.7 224.0 Milk Cows : 6.7 13.0 23.5 18.8 375.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 2.3 18.0 20.8 14.9 213.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.1 1.5 3.4 2.5 24.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 2.1 7.1 12.5 9.4 163.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.4 4.9 3.0 26.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.1 12.5 5.9 4.1 96.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.0 13.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.6 19.8 27.3 23.5 423.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 1,883.5 1,355.0 2,920.0 5,560.0 610.0 2008 as % of 2007 : 98.9 98.5 99.7 97.9 99.2 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 695.0 658.5 1,509.0 2,073.5 319.0 Beef Cows : 370.0 614.5 1,480.0 1,990.0 249.0 Milk Cows : 325.0 44.0 29.0 83.5 70.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 357.5 133.5 236.5 971.0 81.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 48.5 62.0 176.0 245.0 32.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 174.0 19.5 12.5 36.0 35.0 Other Heifers : 135.0 52.0 48.0 690.0 14.5 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 253.0 49.0 83.0 575.0 23.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 21.5 27.0 65.5 101.5 14.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 556.5 487.0 1,026.0 1,839.0 172.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 British Columbia. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, January 1, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 12.0 85.0 101.5 88.0 1,365.0 2007 as % of 2006 : 102.6 99.4 99.5 98.9 98.6 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 7.2 29.3 47.9 40.5 608.0 Beef Cows : 0.8 16.1 25.7 21.5 214.0 Milk Cows : 6.4 13.2 22.2 19.0 394.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 2.2 19.2 19.5 16.3 227.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.1 1.7 3.3 3.0 20.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.9 7.3 11.9 9.5 176.0 Other Heifers : 0.2 10.2 4.3 3.8 31.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.1 15.2 4.9 5.0 109.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.2 13.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.4 20.5 27.7 25.0 408.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 1,903.5 1,375.0 2,930.0 5,680.0 615.0 2007 as % of 2006 : 96.0 92.3 99.3 96.3 93.2 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 691.0 667.5 1,513.0 2,079.5 331.0 Beef Cows : 364.0 623.0 1,484.5 2,000.0 260.5 Milk Cows : 327.0 44.5 28.5 79.5 70.5 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 366.0 127.5 234.0 945.0 74.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 44.0 62.0 170.0 253.0 30.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 176.0 18.5 12.0 35.0 32.0 Other Heifers : 146.0 47.0 52.0 657.0 12.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 220.0 45.0 79.0 637.0 30.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 20.0 28.0 64.0 101.5 14.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 606.5 507.0 1,040.0 1,917.0 165.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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