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DIRECTIONS STATISTICS

The National Cattlemen ’ s Beef Association is pleased to present the 29th annual edition of Directions . This special edition of National Cattlemen includes useful beef industry trends and statistics , as well as information about NCBA and current priorities . The information included in this section is compiled each year by the analysts at CattleFax over the course of several months . The information comes from open , voluntary and proprietary sources . While every effort is made to ensure the information contained within is accurate , some individual operations may have been overlooked and others may have chosen not to be included . If you would like to participate in next year ’ s listings , please contact NCBA at ( 800 ) 825-7525 and request to be included in the 2024 survey . Please note that all listings must meet the rankings criteria to be considered .
Cattle and Calves on Farms ( 000 head ) Jan . 1 , 2023
Cattle and calf numbers are down from 2022 by 2.9 %. Total head on Jan . 1 , 2022 , was 91.9 million head whereas total head on Jan . 1 , 2023 , was 89.3 million head . According to USDA ’ s National Agricultural Statistics Service , cattle numbers were down in all seven regions from the previous year .
2022 TREND
2023
REGION V
12.0 %
12.3 %
ALASKA
18
FLAT
18
COLORADO
2,650 DOWN
2,620
IDAHO
2,550 DOWN
2,500
MONTANA
2,200 DOWN
2,160
OREGON
1,250 DOWN
1,240
WASHINGTON
1,130
UP
1,170
WYOMING
1,250 DOWN
1,240
TOTAL 11,048 DOWN 10,948
2022 TREND 2023
REGION VII
20.6 %
20.2 %
KANSAS
6,500 DOWN 6,250
NEBRASKA
6,800 DOWN 6,500
NORTH DAKOTA
1,850 DOWN 1,750
SOUTH DAKOTA 3,800 DOWN 3,550
TOTAL 18,950 DOWN 18,050
2022 TREND 2023 REGION III 15.9 % 16.1 % ILLINOIS 1,000 FLAT 1,000 IOWA 3,850 DOWN 3,650 MINNESOTA 2,200 DOWN 2,180 MISSOURI 4,040 UP 4,110 WISCONSIN 3,500 DOWN 3,400
TOTAL 14,590 DOWN 14,340
2022 TREND
2023
REGION I *
11.3 %
11.4 %
INDIANA
810
DOWN
790
KENTUCKY
2,020 DOWN 1,930
MARYLAND
165
DOWN
157
MICHIGAN
1,120 DOWN
1,100
NEW ENGLAND *
480
DOWN
469
NEW YORK
1,420
UP
1,430
OHIO
1,300 DOWN 1,250
PENNSYLVANIA
1,340
UP
1,370
VIRGINIA
1,390 DOWN 1,300
WEST VIRGINIA
370
UP
375
TOTAL 10,415 DOWN 10,171
Connecticut , Delaware , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , Rhode Island and Vermont

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2022 TREND
2023
REGION VI
9.6 %
9.8 %
ARIZONA
960
FLAT
960
CALIFORNIA
5,200
FLAT
5,200
HAWAII
144
UP
150
NEVADA
445
DOWN
430
NEW MEXICO
1,300
UP
1,310
UTAH
790
DOWN
740
TOTAL 8,839 DOWN 8,790
* Percent of the entire U . S . cow herd .
2022 TREND
2023
REGION IV
21.3 %
21.0 %
ARKANSAS
1,690 DOWN
1,630
OKLAHOMA
5,200 DOWN
4,600
TEXAS
12,700 DOWN
12,500
TOTAL 19,590 DOWN 18,730
2022 TREND
2023
REGION II
9.2 %
8.9 %
ALABAMA
1,260 DOWN
1,250
FLORIDA
1,630 DOWN
1,620
GEORGIA
1,050 DOWN
1,030
LOUISIANA
775
DOWN
750
MISSISSIPPI
910
DOWN
860
NORTH CAROLINA
785
DOWN
740
SOUTH CAROLINA 310 NA TENNESSEE 1,750 DOWN 1,680
TOTAL 8,470 DOWN 7,930
40 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN DIRECTIONS 2023