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(NAFB.com) – All cattle and calves in the U.S. and Canada combined totaled 97.6 million head on January 1, 2025. That’s down one percent from the 98.2 million head on January 1, 2024. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory was 41.6 million head, down slightly from last year. All cattle and calves in the U.S. totaled 86.7 million head, one percent below the 87.2 million head on January 1, 2024. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory was 37.2 million head, down slightly from January 1, 2024. All cattle and calves in Canada as of January 1, 2025, totaled 10.9 million head, one percent below the 11 million head on January 1, 2024. All cows and heifers that have calved inventory was 4.34 million head and down one percent from last year. All sheep and lambs in the U.S. and Canada combined to hit 5.86 million head on January 1, 2025.