NATIONAL CATTLEMEN 57 DIRECTIONS 2026 40 38 36 34 32 30 42 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 CATTLE HERD INVENTORY TOTAL HEAD( MILLION) Lamb Total Cattle( million head) TOTAL RETAIL MEAT SUPPLY POUNDS PER CAPITA 2025 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Veal Turkey Pork Beef Chicken Red Meat Poultry 209.6 213.5 216.0 218.4 223.0 222.7 222.8 224.5 222.5 225.2 225.8 Total( lbs per capita) 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 120.00 39.48 91.89 93.62 94.30 94.66 93.77 93.59 91.79 88.84 87.16 86.47 86.16 Cows Calf Crop 40.54 40.90 40.99 40.69 40.31 39.35 38.34 37.36 32.27 37.18 35.06 35.76 36.31 35.60 35.50 35.13 34.44 33.56 33.53 33.00 32.50