by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
United States and Canadian Cattle Inventory Up 3 Percent
All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 104 million head on January 1, 2016, up 3 percent from the 101 million head on January 1, 2015. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 44.4 million head, were up 2 percent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2016, totaled 92.0 million head, 3 percent above the 89.1 million head on January 1, 2015. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 39.6 million head, were up 3 percent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2016, totaled 12.0 million head, up slightly from the 11.9 million on January 1, 2015. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 4.79 million, were up slightly from a year ago.
United States and Canadian Sheep Inventory Up Slightly
All sheep and lambs in the United States and Canada combined totaled 6.15 million head on January 1, 2016, up slightly from the 6.12 million on January 1, 2015. Breeding sheep, at 4.60 million head, were up slightly from a year ago and market sheep and lambs, at 1.55 million head, were up slightly from last year.
All sheep and lambs in the United States as of January 1, 2016, totaled 5.32 million head, 1 percent above the 5.28 million head on January 1, 2015. Breeding sheep, at 3.97 million head, were up 1 percent from a year ago, while market sheep and lambs, at 1.36 million head, were up 1 percent from last year.
All sheep and lambs in Canada as of January 1, 2016, totaled 829 thousand head, down 2 percent from last year’s number of 844 thousand. Breeding sheep, at 634 thousand head, were down 1 percent from last year. Market sheep and lambs, at 195 thousand head, were down 3 percent from a year ago.
