United States and Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent

All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 113 million head on July 1, 2021, down 1 percent from the 114 million head on July 1, 2020. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 45.4 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2021, totaled 101 million head, down 1 percent from July 1, 2020. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.9 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2021, totaled 12.3 million head, up slightly from the 12.3 million head on July 1, 2020. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 4.54 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.

United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 2 Percent

United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2021 was 89.9 million head. This was down 2 percent from June 2020, but up slightly from June 2019. The breeding inventory, at 7.49 million head, was down 1 percent from a year ago and down 2 percent from 2019. Market hog inventory, at 82.4 million head, was down 2 percent from last year and up slightly from 2019. The semi-annual pig crop, at 82.2 million head, was down 1 percent from 2020 but up 1 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.38 million head, down 1 percent from last year and down 1 percent from 2019.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2021 was 75.7 million head. This was down 2 percent from June 1, 2020 but up 1 percent from March 1, 2021. The breeding inventory, at 6.23 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.4 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up 1 percent from last quarter. The March to May 2021 pig crop, at 33.6 million head, was down 3 percent from 2020 and down 3 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.07 million head, down 3 percent from 2020 and down 2 percent from 2019. 

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1, 2021 was 14.2 million head. This was up 1 percent from July 1, 2020 and up 2 percent from July 1, 2019. The breeding inventory, at 1.26 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 3 percent from 2019. Market hog inventory, at 13.0 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 2 percent from 2019. The semi-annual pig crop, at 15.3 million head, was up 5 percent from 2020 and up 9 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 1.27 million head, up 2 percent from last year and up 4 percent from 2019.