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Cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota

Cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota was 3,550,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 1.4% from 2025. That is the 7th highest of 50 states in 2026.

2026, head3,550,000
Change on 2025+1.4%
Rank7th of 50US states ranked
Series high5,000,0001974
Series low2,454,0001950

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Cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota, 1950 to 2026

2M3M4M5M195019611972198319942005201620261950: 2,454,000 head1951: 2,479,000 head1952: 2,826,000 head1953: 3,052,000 head1954: 3,205,000 head1955: 3,301,000 head1956: 3,334,000 head1957: 3,167,000 head1958: 3,199,000 head1959: 3,295,000 head1960: 3,262,000 head1961: 3,327,000 head1962: 3,493,000 head1963: 3,738,000 head1964: 4,074,000 head1965: 4,196,000 head1966: 4,238,000 head1967: 4,323,000 head1968: 4,280,000 head1969: 4,237,000 head1970: 4,237,000 head1971: 4,322,000 head1972: 4,408,000 head1973: 4,496,000 head1974: 5,000,000 head1975: 4,950,000 head1976: 4,500,000 head1977: 3,650,000 head1978: 3,925,000 head1979: 3,830,000 head1980: 4,010,000 head1981: 4,100,000 head1982: 3,900,000 head1983: 4,060,000 head1984: 4,220,000 head1985: 4,160,000 head1986: 3,600,000 head1987: 3,600,000 head1988: 3,600,000 head1989: 3,450,000 head1990: 3,350,000 head1991: 3,400,000 head1992: 3,550,000 head1993: 3,750,000 head1994: 3,750,000 head1995: 4,000,000 head1996: 3,950,000 head1997: 3,850,000 head1998: 3,700,000 head1999: 3,900,000 head2000: 3,900,000 head2001: 4,050,000 head2002: 3,950,000 head2003: 3,700,000 head2004: 3,650,000 head2005: 3,700,000 head2006: 3,750,000 head2007: 3,700,000 head2008: 3,700,000 head2009: 3,700,000 head2010: 3,850,000 head2011: 3,700,000 head2012: 3,650,000 head2013: 3,850,000 head2014: 3,650,000 head2015: 3,700,000 head2016: 3,900,000 head2017: 3,850,000 head2018: 4,000,000 head2019: 4,000,000 head2020: 3,900,000 head2021: 4,000,000 head2022: 3,800,000 head2023: 3,500,000 head2024: 3,450,000 head2025: 3,500,000 head2026: 3,550,000 head2M3M4M5M19501976200220262026: 3,550,000 head
head. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-30.
All 77 values
Periodhead
20263,550,000
20253,500,000
20243,450,000
20233,500,000
20223,800,000
20214,000,000
20203,900,000
20194,000,000
20184,000,000
20173,850,000
20163,900,000
20153,700,000
20143,650,000
20133,850,000
20123,650,000
20113,700,000
20103,850,000
20093,700,000
20083,700,000
20073,700,000
20063,750,000
20053,700,000
20043,650,000
20033,700,000
20023,950,000
20014,050,000
20003,900,000
19993,900,000
19983,700,000
19973,850,000
19963,950,000
19954,000,000
19943,750,000
19933,750,000
19923,550,000
19913,400,000
19903,350,000
19893,450,000
19883,600,000
19873,600,000
19863,600,000
19854,160,000
19844,220,000
19834,060,000
19823,900,000
19814,100,000
19804,010,000
19793,830,000
19783,925,000
19773,650,000
19764,500,000
19754,950,000
19745,000,000
19734,496,000
19724,408,000
19714,322,000
19704,237,000
19694,237,000
19684,280,000
19674,323,000
19664,238,000
19654,196,000
19644,074,000
19633,738,000
19623,493,000
19613,327,000
19603,262,000
19593,295,000
19583,199,000
19573,167,000
19563,334,000
19553,301,000
19543,205,000
19533,052,000
19522,826,000
19512,479,000
19502,454,000

Compared with United States

Place2026
South Dakota3,550,000
United States86,155,300

South Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,200,000 headAlaska: 19,000 headArizona: 870,000 headArkansas: 1,560,000 headCalifornia: 5,050,000 headColorado: 2,550,000 headConnecticut: 44,000 headDelaware: 10,500 headFlorida: 1,580,000 headGeorgia: 970,000 headHawaii: 135,000 headIdaho: 2,500,000 headIllinois: 980,000 headIndiana: 820,000 headIowa: 3,450,000 headKansas: 5,850,000 headKentucky: 1,820,000 headLouisiana: 680,000 headMaine: 71,000 headMaryland: 155,000 headMassachusetts: 30,000 headMichigan: 1,120,000 headMinnesota: 2,100,000 headMississippi: 800,000 headMissouri: 3,850,000 headMontana: 2,140,000 headNebraska: 6,150,000 headNevada: 420,000 headNew Hampshire: 28,000 headNew Jersey: 24,000 headNew Mexico: 1,190,000 headNew York: 1,390,000 headNorth Carolina: 690,000 headNorth Dakota: 1,730,000 headOhio: 1,230,000 headOklahoma: 4,650,000 headOregon: 1,210,000 headPennsylvania: 1,400,000 headRhode Island: 3,800 headSouth Carolina: 280,000 headSouth Dakota: 3,550,000 headTennessee: 1,560,000 headTexas: 12,100,000 headUtah: 760,000 headVermont: 220,000 headVirginia: 1,320,000 headWashington: 1,120,000 headWest Virginia: 365,000 headWisconsin: 3,250,000 headWyoming: 1,160,000 head
  • Under 100K
  • 100K to 800K
  • 800K to 1.2M
  • 1.2M to 1.6M
  • 1.6M to 3.1M
  • 3.1M and over
  • No data
Cattle and calves on 1 January, 2026, head. South Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

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.

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).

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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.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states (Cattle and calves on 1 January, South Dakota, 1950 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

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Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, South Dakota, 1950 to 2026. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 30 Jan. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/south-dakota. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Cattle and calves on 1 January, South Dakota, 1950 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, South Dakota, 1950 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/south-dakota (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states: Cattle and calves on 1 January, South Dakota, 1950 to 2026}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota?

Cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota was 3,550,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 1.4% from 2025. That is the 7th highest of 50 states in 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest cattle and calves on 1 January in South Dakota?

5,000,000 head in 1974, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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