United States and Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 3 Percent from 2012
All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 108.3 million head on July 1, 2014, down 3 percent from the 111.3 million on July 1, 2012. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.9 million head, were down 2 percent from 2012.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2014, totaled 95.0 million head, 3 percent below the 97.8 million on July 1, 2012. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 39.0 million head, were down 2 percent from 2012.
All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2014, totaled 13.3 million head, down 1 percent from the 13.5 million on July 1, 2013. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 4.87 million, were down 1 percent from a year ago.
Source: USDA