herd size

The nation's beef cattle herd may be shrinking at a faster pace than some had expected. It may not be definitive at all through Friday's new USDA report of cattle feed lot numbers. "The signals continue to point towards smaller cow numbers ...

The USDA continues to trim expectations when it comes to the dairy sector. "We reduced our milk production forecast for both 2021 and 2022," noted World Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski. "It seems that producers are really kind of finally starting to respond to their relatively poor crop debility in that industry right now ...

Many in the beef cattle industry think the national herd is in the middle of a reduction, which will last this year and next. "We're expecting inventory numbers to be coming down. We're about a 2% decline in 2021, and about 1% in 2022," noted Katelyn McCullock with the Livestock Marketing Information Center ...

According to NASS, the number of cows in Idaho on January 1st increased from 2020’s numbers, while both Washington and Oregon reported drops. Cow/calf numbers in Oregon hit 1.25 million head on January 1st, a drop of 30,000 head from last year, and off from the 1.31 mi ...

Dairies across the U.S. continue to add cows to the herd, and produce more milk. USDA reports last month's production at 17.6 billion pounds, which is down 1.5% from February 2020. But, keep in mind, last year was Leap Year, meaning an extra day in February ...

Milk per cow pretty strong, nationwide, according to USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski. The latest USDA Milk Production Report puts July's national milk per cow averaging 1,994 pounds; 21 pounds higher than July of last year. The total production for this July is 18 ...

The nation's dairy cattle herd is getting smaller in numbers, bigger in production and it looks like that trend will continue.  The latest cattle inventory shows milk cows that have calved as of January 1st stood at 9.33 million head. A decrease of less than 1%. ...