Cattle Inventory Report Highlights
Pro Farmer Editors Cattle Inventory Report: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2009, totaled 94.5 million head, 2 percent below the 96.0 million on January 1, 2008. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.0 million, were down 2 percent from the 41.7 million on January 1, 2008.
| Semiannual Cattle Inventory Report Expectations | USDA | Avg. trade guess | Range |
| % of year-ago | |||
| All cattle & calves | 98 | 99.2 | 98.9-99.6 |
| Cow/heifers that have calved | 98 | 99.1 | 97.8-99.6 |
| Beef cows | 98 | 98.8 | 98.5-99.4 |
| Dairy cows | 101 | 100.0 | 98.7-101.3 |
| Heifers 500 pounds and over | 99 | 99.2 | 98.0-99.7 |
| Beef replacement heifers | 98 | 97.7 | 96.1-98.6 |
| Milk replacement heifers | 100 | 98.3 | 96.5-99.3 |
| Other heifers | 99 | 100.6 | 99.7-101.5 |
| Steers 500 pounds and over | 98 | 99.3 | 98.2-100.0 |
| Bulls 500 pounds and over | 99 | 99.2 | 98.0-99.9 |
| Calves under 500 pounds | 99 | 99.0 | 97.5-99.9 |
| 2008 Calf Crop | 98 | 99.3 | 97.7-99.7 |
