The Cattle Business Weekly
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The Cattle Business Weekly
Only Modest Growth in USDA Inventory Report
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Two key USDA cattle reports published on Friday, July 24 pointed to only limited growth in the beef replacement herd for this calendar year. The biannual Cattle inventory report for July found all cattle and calves rose only 200,000 to 94.2 million, or up 0.21%. The overall cowherd remained flat at 38.1 million. The beef cow herd was smaller, down 200,000 or 1% at 28.5 million. This was balanced by a rise in the milk cow numbers of 200,000 or 2%, to 9.65 million. The dairy herd runs on a different cycle from the beef herd and has been...