# U.S. cattle inventory falls 3%

> NASS reported U.S. cattle and calves at 89.3 million head as of January 1, 2023, down 3%. Beef cows totaled 28.9 million and the calf crop fell 2% to 34.5 million, while cattle on feed were down 4% to 14.2 million head.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37278-u-s-cattle-inventory-falls-3
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower calf crop and cattle on feed reduce near-term slaughter supplies, which supports cattle prices and points to lower beef output over the next few years.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2024-01-01 | [Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31617-jan-1-cattle-inventory-down-2.md) | +0.7% | +8.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-31 | [Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43084-jan-1-cattle-inventory-down-2.md) | +4.1% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -5.9% | -2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-01-30 | [U.S. Cattle Inventory at 75 Year Low \| Paradigm Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21190-u-s-cattle-inventory-at-75-year-low-paradigm-futures.md) | -1.4% | -3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-23 | [U.S. cattle inventory down fractionally - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42219-u-s-cattle-inventory-down-fractionally-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-01-01 | [Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31617-jan-1-cattle-inventory-down-2.md) | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-31 | [Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43084-jan-1-cattle-inventory-down-2.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-31 | [U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26447-u-s-beef-cattle-inventory-falls-to-the-lowest-level-in-64-years-agweb.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/01/31/jan-1-cattle-inventory-3
- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/us-cattle-inventory-falls-3

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