This statistic shows the total inventory of all cattle and calves on feed in the United States from 2001 to 2019. In 2001, there were around 14.28 million cattle and calves on feed all over the United States.
Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*
Characteristic
Number in thousands
2019
14,368
2018
14,146
2017
13,067
2016
13,157
2015
13,025
2014
12,949
2013
13,703
2012
14,355
2011
14,132
2010
13,728
2009
13,900
2008
14,827
2007
14,647
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500
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* Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better.
** Preliminary.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (May 4, 2021). Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2021). Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Number of Cattle and Calves on Feed in The U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Number of cattle and calves on feed in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194309/inventory-of-cattle-and-calves-on-feed-in-the-us-since-2001/
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