Cattle report suggests tight supplies to linger

ZISK
Sep 10
1 min read

On July 25, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its biannual Cattle report. The previous July edition of the report was released in 2023, as the July Cattle report was not conducted in 2024. According to the report, on July 1, 2025, all cattle and calves were estimated at 94.200 million head, down 1.2 million head, or 1.3%, from July 1, 2023.

With respect to the breeding herd, beef cows declined 1.2% to an estimated 28.65 million head, while heifers retained for beef cow replacements declined 2.6% to 3.7 million head. On the other hand, the number of dairy cows were estimated at 9.45 million head, up 0.5% from July 1, 2023, and heifers retained for dairy cow replacements were estimated at 3.5 million head, unchanged from 2023. The category of “other heifers,” which are likely destined for feedlots, declined 2.6% to 7.4 million head.

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