Mt An 8 (8-06) United States and Canadian Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 16, 2006, 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. July Cattle Inventory Up 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 July 21, 2006. All cattle and calves in the U. S. and Canada combined totaled 122.0 million head on July 1, 2006, up slightly from a year ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 49.3 million head, was down slightly from a year ago. All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2006 totaled 105.7 million head, 1 percent above the 104.5 million on July 1, 2005 and 2 percent above the 103.4 million two years ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2006, totaled 16.3 million head, down 5 percent from the 17.1 million on July 1, 2005, and 3 percent below the 16.8 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 6.3 million, was down 4 percent from the 6.5 million on July 1, 2005, and 2 percent below the 6.4 million from two years ago. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, July 1, 2001-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 105,800 105,100 103,900 103,400 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 43,000 42,900 42,700 42,400 Beef Cows : 33,900 33,750 33,600 33,400 Milk Cows : 9,100 9,150 9,100 9,000 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,400 16,200 15,900 15,950 For Beef Cow Replacement : 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,800 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,600 3,700 3,600 3,600 Other Heifers : 8,200 7,900 7,700 7,550 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,600 14,500 14,200 14,200 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,050 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 29,700 29,400 29,000 28,800 : Calf Crop 1/ : 38,300 38,224 37,903 37,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, July 1, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 as Class : 2005 : 2006 : % of 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 104,500 105,700 101 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,800 43,000 100 Beef Cows : 33,750 33,850 100 Milk Cows : 9,050 9,150 101 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,200 16,500 102 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,000 5,000 100 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,700 3,800 103 Other Heifers : 7,500 7,700 103 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,400 14,900 103 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 29,000 29,200 101 : Calf Crop 1/ : 37,780 37,900 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ January to December Calf Crop. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, Canada, July 1, 2001-20041/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 15,424 15,436 15,738 16,758 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 5,872 5,894 5,971 6,408 Beef Cows : 4,799 4,822 4,916 5,339 Milk Cows : 1,073 1,072 1,055 1,069 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,436 2,458 2,517 2,612 For Beef Cow Replacement : 859 828 882 824 For Milk Cow Replacement : 517 513 510 513 Other Heifers : 1,060 1,117 1,125 1,275 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,659 1,607 1,618 1,732 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 265 260 274 286 Calves Under 1 Year : 5,193 5,218 5,359 5,721 : Calf Crop 2/ : 5,582 5,755 5,765 5,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-20061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 as Class : 2005 : 2006 : % of 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 17,060 16,250 95 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 6,507 6,252 96 Beef Cows : 5,446 5,216 96 Milk Cows : 1,061 1,036 98 : Heifers 1 Year and Over : 2,700 2,495 92 For Beef Cow Replacement : 862 725 84 For Milk Cow Replacement : 509 502 99 Other Heifers : 1,329 1,268 95 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 1,691 1,681 99 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 291 269 92 Calves Under 1 Year : 5,872 5,555 95 : Calf Crop 2/3/ : 5,625 4,552 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States and Canada, July 1, 2001-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 121,224 120,536 119,638 120,158 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 48,872 48,794 48,671 48,808 Beef Cows : 38,699 38,572 38,516 38,739 Milk Cows : 10,173 10,222 10,155 10,069 : All Other Cattle : 72,353 71,743 70,968 71,351 : Calf Crop 2/ : 43,882 43,979 43,668 43,043 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2005-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 as Class : 2005 : 2006 : % of 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 121,560 121,950 100 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 49,307 49,252 100 Beef Cows : 39,196 39,066 100 Milk Cows : 10,111 10,186 101 : All Other Cattle : 72,254 72,700 101 : Calf Crop 2/ : 43,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Provinces, July 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.2 85.0 108.5 92.0 1,470.0 2005 as % of 2004 : 100.0 98.8 100.9 100.0 97.0 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.3 28.0 50.8 40.1 633.0 Beef Cows : 0.5 13.0 27.2 20.6 233.0 Milk Cows : 4.8 15.0 23.6 19.5 400.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 2.0 19.2 20.0 18.0 240.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.1 2.5 5.1 4.0 38.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.8 7.5 11.2 9.5 171.0 Other Heifers : 0.1 9.2 3.7 4.5 31.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.1 16.0 6.0 6.5 113.5 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 15.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 1.7 21.0 30.2 26.3 468.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,300.3 1,755.0 3,625.0 6,700.0 915.0 2005 as % of 2004 : 99.7 100.3 102.4 104.7 96.3 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 768.0 719.5 1,574.5 2,291.0 397.0 Beef Cows : 408.0 679.0 1,545.0 2,200.0 319.5 Milk Cows : 360.0 40.5 29.5 91.0 77.5 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 457.0 231.0 380.5 1,215.0 116.0 Beef Cow Replacement : 72.0 95.0 244.0 352.0 48.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 200.0 22.5 14.5 38.0 32.5 Other Heifers : 185.0 113.5 122.0 825.0 35.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 365.5 125.5 165.0 830.0 63.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 27.5 33.0 75.0 119.0 18.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 682.3 646.0 1,430.0 2,245.0 321.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Nfld : PEI : NS : NB : Que -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 9.1 84.5 107.0 90.5 1,455.0 2006 as % of 2005 : 98.9 99.4 98.6 98.4 99.0 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 5.3 28.3 49.7 40.0 625.0 Beef Cows : 0.4 13.3 26.8 21.0 225.0 Milk Cows : 4.9 15.0 22.9 19.0 400.0 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 1.9 18.3 19.9 17.2 235.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 0.1 2.8 4.9 3.8 32.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 1.8 7.0 11.2 9.2 175.0 Other Heifers : 0.0 8.5 3.8 4.2 28.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 0.1 15.8 6.0 6.1 109.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.1 13.5 Calves Under 1 Year : 1.7 21.2 30.0 26.1 472.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont : Man : Sask : Alta : BC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Cattle and Calves : 2,203.9 1,720.0 3,450.0 6,300.0 830.0 2006 as % of 2005 : 95.8 98.0 95.2 94.0 90.7 : Cows and Heifers That : Have Calved : 727.7 724.0 1,535.5 2,153.0 362.5 Beef Cows : 383.0 685.0 1,508.0 2,065.0 288.0 Milk Cows : 344.7 39.0 27.5 88.0 74.5 : Heifers, 1 Year : and Over : 460.8 193.0 309.5 1,134.0 104.5 Beef Cow Replacement : 65.0 80.0 206.0 288.0 41.5 Milk Cow Replacement : 197.3 18.0 13.5 34.0 35.0 Other Heifers : 198.5 95.0 90.0 812.0 28.0 : Steers 1 Year and Over : 340.5 115.0 145.0 888.0 55.0 Bulls 1 Year and Over : 25.5 32.0 72.0 105.0 17.0 Calves Under 1 Year : 649.4 656.0 1,388.0 2,020.0 291.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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