USDA will release its Cattle Inventory Report on Friday, January 31, at 2:00 p.m. CT. Following are pre-report expectations (as percent of year-ago):
Semiannual Cattle Inventory Report Expectations
| Avg. trade guess
| Range
|
| ||
All cattle & calves | 98.6
| 98.0-99.1
|
Annual calf crop | 97.9
| 97.7-98.1
|
Total Cows/heifers calved | 98.9
| 98.7-99.3
|
beef cows/heifers calved | 98.5
| 98.3-99.1
|
milk cows/heifers calved | 99.9
| 99.8-100.0
|
Heifers 500 lbs. and over | 99.0
| 97.9-99.6
|
Beef replacement heifers | 103.1
| 102.4-103.5
|
Milk replacement heifers | 100.3
| 98.9-101.1
|
Other heifers | 95.9
| 93.2-97.1
|
Steers 500 pounds and over | 98.4
| 97.3-99.6
|
Bulls 500 pounds and over | 99.0
| 98.4-99.7
|
Calves under 500 pounds | 97.9
| 97.0-99.1
|
