Source:  Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 2/21/11

All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 105.0 million head on Jan. 1, 2011, down 2 percent from the 106.8 million on Jan. 1, 2010.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 45.3 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2011, totaled 92.6 million head, 1 percent below the 93.9 million on Jan. 1, 2010. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.0 million head, were down 1 percent from a year ago.

All cattle and calves in Canada as of Jan. 1, 2011, totaled 12.5 million head, down 3 percent from the 12.9 million on Jan. 1, 2010. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.26 million, were down 2 percent from a year ago.

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