Mt An 8 (8-09) United States and Canadian Cattle and Sheep National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Cattle and Sheep" 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 All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 116.6 million head on July 1, 2009, down 2 percent from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 47.0 million head, was down 2 percent from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2009, totaled 101.8 million head, 1 percent below the 103.3 million head on July 1, 2008. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.4 million head, was down 1 percent from a year ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2009, totaled 14.8 million head, down 2 percent from the 15.2 million on July 1, 2008. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.57 million, was down 5 percent from the 5.84 million on July 1, 2008. U.S. Canadian Sheep Inventory Down 3 Percent All sheep and lambs in the U.S. and Canada combined totaled 8.11 million head on July 1, 2009, down 3 percent from a year ago. Breeding sheep inventory, at 4.95 million head, was down 2 percent from a year ago and market sheep and lambs, at 3.17 million head, were down 3 percent from last July. All sheep and lambs in the United States as of July 1, 2009, totaled 7.05 million head, 3 percent below the 7.27 million head on July 1, 2008. Breeding sheep inventory, at 4.28 million head, was down 3 percent from the 4.40 million head on July 1, 2008, while market sheep and lambs, at 2.77 million head, were also down 3 percent from last year's 2.87 million head. All sheep and lambs in Canada as of July 1, 2009, totaled 1.06 million head, unchanged from last year's number. Breeding sheep inventory, also unchanged from last year's estimate, came in at 665,000 head. Market sheep and lambs, at 397,000 head, were also even with the July 1, 2008 number. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 119,510 120,680 120,800 120,125 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 48,588 48,761 48,565 48,384 Beef Cows : 38,535 38,686 38,415 38,255 Milk Cows : 10,053 10,075 10,150 10,129 : All Other Cattle : 70,923 71,919 72,235 71,741 : Calf Crop 2/ : 42,704 42,624 42,363 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, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 118,495 116,640 98 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 47,844 46,971 98 Beef Cows : 37,512 36,788 98 Milk Cows : 10,332 10,183 99 : All Other Cattle : 70,652 69,669 99 : Calf Crop 2/ : 41,401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 102,900 103,800 104,800 104,300 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,200 42,300 42,400 42,300 Beef Cows : 33,200 33,250 33,250 33,150 Milk Cows : 9,000 9,050 9,150 9,150 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 15,850 16,100 16,500 16,500 For Beef Cow Replacement : 4,700 4,900 4,900 4,700 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,600 3,700 3,800 3,900 Other Heifers : 7,550 7,500 7,800 7,900 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,200 14,600 15,100 14,900 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,050 2,100 2,100 2,100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 28,600 28,700 28,700 28,500 : Calf Crop 2/ : 37,260 37,106 37,016 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, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 103,300 101,800 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,000 41,400 99 Beef Cows : 32,650 32,200 99 Milk Cows : 9,350 9,200 98 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,300 16,100 99 For Beef Cow Replacement : 4,600 4,500 98 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,900 3,900 100 Other Heifers : 7,800 7,700 99 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,700 14,400 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 28,200 27,800 99 : Calf Crop 2/ : 36,113 35,600 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 16,610 16,880 16,000 15,825 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 6,388 6,461 6,165 6,084 Beef Cows : 5,335 5,436 5,165 5,105 Milk Cows : 1,053 1,025 1,000 979 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,581 2,654 2,445 2,445 For Beef Cow Replacement : 805 841 691 668 For Milk Cow Replacement : 523 507 507 488 Other Heifers : 1,253 1,306 1,247 1,289 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,705 1,658 1,655 1,790 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 285 291 268 263 Calves Under 1 Year : 5,652 5,816 5,467 5,243 : 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, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 15,195 14,840 98 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,844 5,571 95 Beef Cows : 4,862 4,588 94 Milk Cows : 982 983 100 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,308 2,319 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 655 638 97 For Milk Cow Replacement : 477 459 96 Other Heifers : 1,176 1,222 104 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,576 1,668 106 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 261 253 97 Calves Under 1 Year : 5,207 5,029 97 : Calf Crop 2/ 3/ : 5,288 4,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December calf crop. 3/ For current year, January to June calf crop only. Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, United States and Canada, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : All Sheep and Lambs : 8,840 8,970 8,881 8,626 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 5,264 5,385 5,333 5,195 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 735 790 763 731 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 4,322 4,383 4,360 4,258 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 208 212 211 206 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 3,576 3,586 3,548 3,431 Market Lambs 2/ : 3,501 3,501 3,468 3,361 Market Sheep 3/ : 75 85 80 70 : Lamb Crop 4/ : 4,930 4,879 4,820 4,698 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Canada market lambs include small amounts of market sheep. 3/ United States market sheep only. 4/ January to December lamb crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Section. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, United States and Canada, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 8,332 8,112 97 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 5,065 4,945 98 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 724 723 100 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 4,137 4,019 97 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 204 203 100 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 3,267 3,167 97 Market Lambs 2/ : 3,192 3,087 97 Market Sheep 3/ : 75 80 107 : Lamb Crop 4/ : 4,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Canada market lambs include small amounts of market sheep. 3/ United States market sheep only. 4/ January to December lamb crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Section. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, United States, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : All Sheep and Lambs : 7,600 7,780 7,730 7,530 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,515 4,650 4,620 4,515 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 620 685 665 635 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,715 3,780 3,770 3,700 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 180 185 185 180 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 3,085 3,130 3,110 3,015 Market Lambs : 3,010 3,045 3,030 2,945 Market Sheep : 75 85 80 70 : Lamb Crop 2/ : 4,040 4,015 3,950 3,895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December lamb crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, United States, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 7,270 7,050 97 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,400 4,280 97 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 630 630 100 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,590 3,470 97 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 180 180 100 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 2,870 2,770 97 Market Lambs : 2,795 2,690 96 Market Sheep : 75 80 107 : Lamb Crop 2/ : 3,710 3,700 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December lamb crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, Canada, July 1, 2004-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : All Sheep and Lambs : 1,240 1,190 1,151 1,096 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 749 735 713 680 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 115 105 98 96 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 607 603 590 558 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 28 27 26 26 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 491 456 438 416 : Lamb Crop 2/ : 890 864 870 803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December lamb crop. Source: Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Section. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class and Lamb Crop, Canada, July 1, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 : % of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 1,062 1,062 100 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 665 665 100 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 94 93 99 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 547 549 100 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 24 23 96 : Market Sheep and Lambs : 397 397 100 : Lamb Crop 2/ 3/ : 807 658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ January to December lamb crop. 3/ For current year, January to June lamb crop only. Source: Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Section. 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