United States & Canadian Cattle Inventory Down 3 Percent
All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 101 million head on January 1, 2023, down 3 percent from the 104 million head on January 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory at 42.9 million head, down 3 percent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2023 totaled 89.3 million head, down 3 percent from the 92.1 million head on January 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory at 38.3 million head, down 3 percent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2022 totaled 11.3 million head, down 2 percent from the 11.5 million head on January 1, 2022. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory at 4.53 million head, down 2 percent from a year ago.
United States and Canadian Sheep Inventory Down Slightly
All sheep and lambs in the United States and Canada combined totaled 5.87 million head on January 1, 2023, down slightly from the 5.89 million head on January 1, 2022. Breeding sheep inventory at 4.29 million head, down 1 percent from a year ago. Market sheep and lambs totaled 1.58 million head, up 1 percent from last year.
All sheep and lambs in the United States as of January 1, 2023 totaled 5.02 million head, 1 percent below the 5.07 million head on January 1, 2022. Breeding sheep inventory at 3.67 million head, down 1 percent from a year ago. Market sheep and lambs totaled 1.36 million head, unchanged from last year.
All sheep and lambs in Canada as of January 1, 2023 totaled 854,400 head, up 3 percent from last year's number of 827,200 head. Breeding sheep inventory at 628,700 head, up 1 percent from last year. Market sheep and lambs totaled 225,700 head, up 11 percent from a year ago.
