Mt An 8 (2-09) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 17, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Cattle" call Jason Hardegree 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 2 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 30, 2009. All cattle and calves in the U.S. and Canada combined totaled 107.7 million head on January 1, 2009, down 2 percent from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 46.6 million head, was down 2 percent from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2009, totaled 94.5 million head, 2 percent below the 96.0 million on January 1, 2008. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.0 million head, were down 2 percent from the 41.7 million on January 1, 2008. All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2009, totaled 13.2 million head, down 5 percent from the 13.9 million on January 1, 2008, and 7 percent below the 14.2 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.63 million, was down 6 percent from the 5.97 million on January 1, 2008, and 6 percent below the 6.02 million from two years ago. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, January 1, 2004-2007 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 109,443 110,363 111,357 111,158 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 47,925 48,245 48,322 48,037 Beef Cows : 37,880 38,199 38,241 37,911 Milk Cows : 10,045 10,046 10,082 10,127 : All Other Cattle : 61,519 62,119 63,034 63,120 : Calf Crop 2/ : 42,949 43,093 42,866 42,299 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 109,930 107,671 98 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 47,658 46,637 98 Beef Cows : 37,417 36,326 97 Milk Cows : 10,241 10,311 101 : All Other Cattle : 62,272 61,036 98 : Calf Crop 2/ : 41,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 94,888 95,438 96,702 97,003 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 41,851 41,920 42,056 42,023 Beef Cows : 32,861 32,915 32,994 32,891 Milk Cows : 8,990 9,005 9,063 9,132 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,345 19,573 19,984 20,086 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,518 5,691 5,904 5,877 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,020 4,118 4,275 4,310 Other Heifers : 9,806 9,763 9,805 9,899 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,277 16,476 16,933 17,222 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,206 2,219 2,263 2,215 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,210 15,250 15,465 15,456 : Calf Crop 2/ : 37,505 37,575 37,519 36,759 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 96,035 94,491 98 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 41,692 41,005 98 Beef Cows : 32,435 31,671 98 Milk Cows : 9,257 9,333 101 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,854 19,586 99 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,647 5,526 98 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,415 4,410 100 Other Heifers : 9,793 9,650 99 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,163 16,774 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,207 2,184 99 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,118 14,943 99 : Calf Crop 2/ : 36,113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 14,555 14,925 14,655 14,155 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 6,074 6,325 6,266 6,015 Beef Cows : 5,019 5,284 5,247 5,020 Milk Cows : 1,055 1,041 1,019 995 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,063 2,101 2,110 2,031 For Beef Cow Replacement : 688 638 628 587 For Milk Cow Replacement : 504 518 495 480 Other Heifers : 871 945 987 964 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,203 1,160 1,147 1,145 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 270 273 264 245 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,945 5,067 4,868 4,720 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,444 5,518 5,347 5,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 13,895 13,180 95 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,966 5,633 94 Beef Cows : 4,982 4,655 93 Milk Cows : 984 978 99 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,049 1,818 89 For Beef Cow Replacement : 595 537 90 For Milk Cow Replacement : 471 456 97 Other Heifers : 983 825 84 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,102 1,058 96 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 247 243 98 Calves Under 1 Year : 4,532 4,430 98 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 12.4 76.0 99.0 83.0 1,340.0 2009 as % of 2008 : 99.2 98.7 98.0 102.5 99.6 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 7.3 24.8 44.7 38.1 600.0 Beef Cows : 0.7 12.0 21.7 19.1 235.0 Milk Cows : 6.6 12.8 23.0 19.0 365.0 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2.4 18.2 19.7 15.3 214.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.1 1.5 3.2 2.7 25.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 2.2 7.2 12.0 9.2 149.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.5 4.5 3.4 40.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.1 14.0 5.8 4.7 99.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.6 1.6 1.1 13.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 2.5 18.4 27.2 23.8 414.0 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves :1,704.6 1,280.0 2,650.0 5,380.0 555.0 2009 as % of 2008 : 90.5 94.5 92.3 96.8 91.0 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 659.0 620.0 1,419.0 1,939.0 281.0 Beef Cows : 339.0 575.0 1,390.0 1,850.0 212.0 Milk Cows : 320.0 45.0 29.0 89.0 69.0 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 323.5 130.0 200.0 822.0 72.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 42.5 69.0 155.0 210.0 28.0 Milk Cow Replacement : 171.0 23.0 13.0 37.0 32.0 Other Heifers : 110.0 38.0 32.0 575.0 12.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 200.0 45.0 86.0 580.0 23.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 22.5 26.0 67.0 98.0 13.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 499.6 459.0 878.0 1,941.0 166.0 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class - Provinces, January 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : 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. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves :1,883.5 1,355.0 2,870.0 5,560.0 610.0 2008 as % of 2007 : 98.9 98.5 98.0 97.9 99.2 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 690.0 658.5 1,509.0 2,073.5 319.0 Beef Cows : 370.0 614.5 1,480.0 1,990.0 249.0 Milk Cows : 320.0 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 : 561.5 487.0 976.0 1,839.0 172.0 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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