National Agricultural Statistics Service
Role in each timeline
- Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix
Measures cattle inventory, slaughter, production, and feedlot activity that define the underlying supply shortfall.
National Agricultural Statistics Service across every timeline
Every dated entry that names National Agricultural Statistics Service, from all 1 timeline, newest first.
20262 entries
- U.S. beef-cow inventory is 28.5 million head Report
The United States had 28.5 million beef cows as of July 1, 2026. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that the figure was 1 percent below the prior year.
on Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix - The US cattle herd falls to 86.2 million head, the smallest since 1951 Report
The NASS Cattle report put all cattle and calves at 86.2 million head on January 1, 2026, down 0.3 percent from a year earlier and the smallest US inventory in 75 years. Beef cows were down 1 percent at 27.6 million and the calf crop fell 2 percent, meaning the supply of animals that would reach slaughter weight in 2027 had already been set.
on Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix
20251 entry
- U.S. cattle inventory reaches 86.7 million head Report
U.S. farms had 86.7 million cattle and calves as of January 1, 2025. The National Agricultural Statistics Service published the Cattle report containing the figure.
on Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix
20241 entry
- U.S. cattle inventory declines to 87.2 million head Report
U.S. cattle and calf inventory totaled 87.2 million head on January 1, 2024. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that the total was 2 percent below its stated January 1, 2023 comparison level.
on Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix
20231 entry
- U.S. cattle inventory falls to 89.3 million head Report
U.S. cattle and calf inventory totaled 89.3 million head on January 1, 2023. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that the total was 3 percent below the January 1, 2022 inventory.
on Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix