All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined to total 106 million head on July 1, 2025, which was down one percent from the 107 million head on July 1, 2023. All cows and heifers that have calved totaled 42.5 million head, and that number was also down one percent from two years ago.
All cattle and calves in the U.S. totaled 94.2 million head on July 1, 2025, down one percent from 95.4 million head on July 1, 2023. All cows and heifers that have calved totaled 38.1 million head, down by one percent from two years ago. All cattle and calves in Canada as of July 1, 2025, totaled 11.9 million head, which was up one percent from the 11.8 million head on July 1, 2024. All cows and heifers that have calved in Canada totaled 4.4 million head, which was up slightly from last year.