VanC":2les16l2 said:
Scotty":2les16l2 said:
http://cattletoday.com/associations.shtml
No body likes Angus cattle.
By my count, that's 270,000 Angus and 531,200 not Angus. Yes, Angus is by far the most popular, but there are almost twice as many people registering other breeds. Anyway, I think this link may be out of date since I remember reading somewhere that Angus registrations were around 325,000 in 2005. Anybody have anything more recent? No doubt Angus would still be number 1, but it would be interesting to see if the gap is closing or widening.
Also, does anyone have any reliable numbers on commercial cattle in the U.S.? I can't come up with anything with a google search.
Released July 21, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Cattle" call Mike Miller at
202-720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
July 1 Cattle Inventory Up 1 Percent
All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2006,
totaled 105.7 million head, 1 percent above the 104.5 million on
July 1, 2005 and 2 percent above the 103.4 million two years ago.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.0 million, were up
slightly from the 42.8 million on July 1, 2005 and 1 percent above
the 42.4 million two years ago.
Beef cows, at 33.9 million, were up slightly from July 1,
2005 and up 1 percent from two years ago.
Milk cows, at 9.15 million, were up 1 percent from July 1,
2005 and up 2 percent from two years ago.
Other class estimates on July 1, 2006 and the changes from July 1,
2005, are as follows:
All heifers 500 pounds and over, 16.5 million, up 2 percent.
Beef replacement heifers, 5.0 million, unchanged.
Milk replacement heifers, 3.8 million, up 3 percent.
Other heifers, 7.7 million, up 3 percent.
Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 14.9 million, up 3
percent.
Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.1 million, unchanged.
Calves under 500 pounds, 29.2 million, up 1 percent.
All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 12.5 million, up
4 percent.
Calf Crop Up Slightly
The 2006 calf crop is expected to be 37.9 million, up slightly from
2005 and up 1 percent from 2004. Calves born during the first half
of the year are estimated at 27.6 million, up 1 percent from 2005
and up 1 percent from 2004.