# Cattle and calves on 1 January

All cattle and calves on farms and ranches on 1 January, beef and dairy, in head, as estimated by USDA NASS in its January Cattle report. The value for a year is the count on 1 January of that year.

## Key facts

- Cattle and calves on 1 January in the United States was 86,155,300 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Texas had the highest cattle and calves on 1 January of 50 states in 2026, at 12,100,000 head, and Rhode Island the lowest, at 3,800 head. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Published for 51 places, with figures from 1950 to 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `cattle_inventory`
- Unit: head
- Note: USDA NASS survey estimates for the nation and the states; the District of Columbia is not covered, and states that NASS groups as "other states" to avoid disclosing single operations have no value for that year. NASS revises recent years when it publishes later reports, and values it withholds are left out. For country totals in head comparable across countries, see cattle_stocks (FAOSTAT).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cattle_inventory

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | head | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2026 | 86,155,300 | USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/cattle-inventory/us-states.md) (50 places)