All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2015 totaled 89.8 million head, 1 percent above the 88.5 million on January 1, 2014.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 39.0 million, were up 2 percent from the 38.3 million on January 1, 2014.
- Beef cows, at 29.7 million, were up 2 percent from January 1, 2014.
- Milk cows, at 9.3 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 2014.
Other class estimates on January 1, 2015 and the change from January 1, 2014,
are as follows:
- All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.2 million, up 1 percent.
- Beef replacement heifers, 5.8 million, up 4 percent.
- Milk replacement heifers, 4.6 million, up 1 percent.
- Other heifers, 8.8 million, down slightly.
- Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 15.8 million, up 1 percent.
- Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.1 million, up 3 percent.
- Calves under 500 pounds, 13.7 million, up 1 percent.
- Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.1 million, up
- 1 percent.
- The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and
- steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 25.2 million, up 1 percent.
Calf Crop Up 1 Percent
The 2014 calf crop was estimated at 33.9 million head, up 1 percent from 2013. Calves born during the first half of 2014 were estimated at 24.6 million, up slightly from 2013.
Source: USDA