Data / Cattle and calves on 1 January / United States

Cattle and calves on 1 January in United States

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. That is down 0.4% from 2025.

2026, head86,155,300
Change on 2025-0.4%
Series high132,027,7001975
Series low77,963,0001950

Next release: Saturday, 30 January 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Cattle and calves on 1 January in United States, 1950 to 2026

60M80M100M120M140M195019611972198319942005201620261950: 77,963,000 head1951: 82,083,000 head1952: 88,072,000 head1953: 94,241,000 head1954: 95,679,000 head1955: 96,592,000 head1956: 95,900,000 head1957: 92,860,000 head1958: 91,176,000 head1959: 93,322,000 head1960: 96,236,000 head1961: 97,700,300 head1962: 100,368,900 head1963: 104,488,000 head1964: 107,903,400 head1965: 109,000,300 head1966: 108,862,400 head1967: 108,783,300 head1968: 109,371,500 head1969: 110,014,600 head1970: 112,368,700 head1971: 114,577,800 head1972: 117,861,800 head1973: 121,538,900 head1974: 127,788,200 head1975: 132,027,700 head1976: 127,979,800 head1977: 122,810,000 head1978: 116,375,300 head1979: 110,863,700 head1980: 111,242,400 head1981: 114,351,400 head1982: 115,444,200 head1983: 115,001,000 head1984: 113,360,200 head1985: 109,581,500 head1986: 105,378,200 head1987: 102,117,500 head1988: 99,621,500 head1989: 96,740,200 head1990: 95,816,200 head1991: 96,393,000 head1992: 97,556,000 head1993: 99,175,900 head1994: 100,973,600 head1995: 102,785,200 head1996: 103,548,200 head1997: 101,655,700 head1998: 99,744,000 head1999: 99,115,000 head2000: 98,199,000 head2001: 97,297,500 head2002: 96,723,000 head2003: 96,100,000 head2004: 94,403,000 head2005: 95,018,000 head2006: 96,341,500 head2007: 96,573,000 head2008: 96,034,500 head2009: 94,721,000 head2010: 94,081,200 head2011: 92,887,400 head2012: 91,160,200 head2013: 90,095,200 head2014: 88,243,000 head2015: 89,173,000 head2016: 91,888,000 head2017: 93,624,600 head2018: 94,298,000 head2019: 94,664,700 head2020: 93,768,300 head2021: 93,586,500 head2022: 91,788,700 head2023: 88,841,000 head2024: 87,157,400 head2025: 86,472,200 head2026: 86,155,300 head60M80M100M120M140M19501976200220262026: 86,155,300 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
202686,155,300
202586,472,200
202487,157,400
202388,841,000
202291,788,700
202193,586,500
202093,768,300
201994,664,700
201894,298,000
201793,624,600
201691,888,000
201589,173,000
201488,243,000
201390,095,200
201291,160,200
201192,887,400
201094,081,200
200994,721,000
200896,034,500
200796,573,000
200696,341,500
200595,018,000
200494,403,000
200396,100,000
200296,723,000
200197,297,500
200098,199,000
199999,115,000
199899,744,000
1997101,655,700
1996103,548,200
1995102,785,200
1994100,973,600
199399,175,900
199297,556,000
199196,393,000
199095,816,200
198996,740,200
198899,621,500
1987102,117,500
1986105,378,200
1985109,581,500
1984113,360,200
1983115,001,000
1982115,444,200
1981114,351,400
1980111,242,400
1979110,863,700
1978116,375,300
1977122,810,000
1976127,979,800
1975132,027,700
1974127,788,200
1973121,538,900
1972117,861,800
1971114,577,800
1970112,368,700
1969110,014,600
1968109,371,500
1967108,783,300
1966108,862,400
1965109,000,300
1964107,903,400
1963104,488,000
1962100,368,900
196197,700,300
196096,236,000
195993,322,000
195891,176,000
195792,860,000
195695,900,000
195596,592,000
195495,679,000
195394,241,000
195288,072,000
195182,083,000
195077,963,000

Rankings

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).

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, United States, 1950 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

MLA 9

Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, United States, 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/united-states. 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, United States, 1950 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/united-states.

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, United States, 1950 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_cattle_and_calves_on_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states: Cattle and calves on 1 January, United States, 1950 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/united-states. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
TI  - Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states: Cattle and calves on 1 January, United States, 1950 to 2026
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/30
PB  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/united-states
Y2  - 2026/10/18
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/united-states.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest cattle and calves on 1 January in United States? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"cattle_inventory","place":"us"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=cattle_inventory&place=us

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the cattle and calves on 1 January in United States?

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. That is down 0.4% from 2025.

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 United States?

132,027,700 head in 1975, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Related statistics for United States

All statistics for United States | United States in figures