Wisconsin's Cattle Numbers as of January 1st

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 -- 8:01 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) All cattle and calves in Wisconsin as of January 1, 2023, totaled 3.40 million head, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Cattle report.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, this was down 100,000 head from January 1, 2022. Beef cows, at 280,000 head, were down 15,000 head from last year. Milk cow inventory was down 5,000 head at 1.27 million head. All heifers 500 pounds and over were down 4 percent at 800,000 head.

Heifers for beef cow replacement were down 6 percent from 2022 at 80,000 head; heifers for milk cow replacement, at 630,000 head, were down 5 percent from the previous year; and all other heifers were up 6 percent at 90,000 head.

Steers weighing 500 pounds and over were down 3 percent from last year at 390,000 head. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over were unchanged at 30,000 head. Calves under 500 pounds on January 1, 2023, totaled 630,000 head, down 6 percent from last year.

The 2022 calf crop was estimated at 1.40 million head, down 1 percent from the 2021 calf crop. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots on January 1, 2023, totaled 240,000 head, down 11 percent from one year ago.

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