AMERICAN CATTLE HERDS SMALLEST SINCE 1951, SAYS USDA
January 1st, 2014
The United States continues to face drought and declining cattle herds, according to recent US department of agriculture reports (USDA), although the industry says ranchers could begin rebuilding herds soon.An annual cattle report released on Friday (January 31) shows there were 87.7 million head of cattle and calves in the USA on January 1 this year, down 2% from the previous year – "the lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since...1951." Beef cows, at 29 million, were down 1% from last year. However, beef replacement heifers, at 5.5 million, ...
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