July Cattle Inventory Down One Per Cent
US - All cattle and calves in the United States as of 1 July 2010, totaled 100.8 million head, one per cent below the 102.0 million on 1July 2009.![National Agricultural Statistics Service](https://cdn.globalagmedia.com/contents/nass_usda.gif)
All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2010, totaled 100.8 million head, 1 percent below the 102.0 million on July 1, 2009.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.8 million, were down 1 percent from July 1, 2009.
- Beef cows, at 31.7 million, were down 2 percent from July 1, 2009.
- Milk cows, at 9.1 million, were down 1 percent from July 1, 2009.
Other class estimates on July 1, 2010 and the changes from July 1, 2009, are as follows:
- All heifers 500 pounds and over, 16.1 million, down 1 percent.
- Beef replacement heifers, 4.4 million, down 2 percent.
- Milk replacement heifers, 4.1 million, up 3 percent.
- Other heifers, 7.7 million, down 1 percent.
- Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 14.3 million, down 1 percent.
- Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.1 million, unchanged.
- Calves under 500 pounds, 27.5 million, down 1 percent.
- All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 12.0 million, up 3 percent.
Calf Crop Down One Per Cent
The 2010 calf crop is expected to be 35.4 million, down 1 percent from 2009. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 25.7 million, down 1 percent from 2009.
United States Cattle Inventory
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