CATTLE INVENTORY BY CLASS- STATES AND UNITED STATES JAN. 1, 2025 AND 2026
State 2025( 1,000 Head)
Beef Cows That Have Calved
2026( 1,000 Head)
Perecent of Previous Year
Milk Cows That Have Calved
2024( 1,000 Head)
2025( 1,000 Head)
Perecent of Previous Year
Alabama 648 648 100 2 2 100 Arizona 171 160 94 189 195 103 Arkansas 848 848 100 2 2 100 California 630 640 102 1,710 1,710 100 Colorado 605 620 102 205 210 102 Florida 865 872 101 95 98 103 Georgia 455 441 97 85 89 105 Idaho 430 435 101 700 725 104 Illinois 333 324 97 77 76 99 Iowa 825 815 99 245 245 100 Kansas 1,230 1,145 93 180 225 125 Kentucky 869 862 99 41 38 93 Michigan 95 100 105 445 460 103 Minnesota 340 355 104 440 455 103 Missouri 1,864 1,806 97 56 54 96 Montana 1,252 1,232 98 8 8 100 Nebraska 1,572 1,560 99 48 50 104 New Mexico 450 430 96 240 230 96 New York 100 100 100 630 650 103 North Dakota 870 891 102 10 9 90 Ohio 280 275 98 250 255 102 Oklahoma 1,959 1,966 100 41 44 107 Oregon 514 500 97 116 120 103 Pennsylvania 195 205 105 465 455 98 South Dakota 1,455 1,450 100 215 240 112 Tennessee 826 818 99 24 22 92 Texas 4,075 4,045 99 675 705 104 Virginia 574 575 100 66 65 98 Washington 210 220 105 255 235 92 Wisconsin 275 275 100 1,265 1,285 102 Wyoming 651 621 95 9 9 100 Other States 2,426 2,373 98 592 602 102 United States * 27,892 27,607 99 9,381 9,568 102
* Starting in 2025, the USDA Cattle Inventory Report stopped publishing individual numbers for AK, CT, DE, HI, IN, LA, ME, MD, MA, MS, NV, NH, NJ, NC, RI, SC, UT, VT, WV and combined them into Other States.
58 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN DIRECTIONS 2026