# United States back to where it was after a decade of beef cow herd dynamics | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State extension data shows the January 1, 2018 US beef cow herd at 31.723 million head, nearly identical to 2009 levels. The herd liquidated through 2014 and has since recovered about 2.6 million head, with Texas partially rebuilding after a drought-driven decline.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64466-united-states-back-to-where-it-was-after-a-decade-of-beef-cow-herd-dynamics
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A rebuilding cow herd means fewer cattle available for slaughter in coming years, which supports cattle prices over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner • The Newsletter \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12785-cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-01 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| May 1, 2023 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35883-cow-calf-corner-may-1-2023-oklahoma-state-university.md) | -4.2% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-30 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| September 30, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28250-cow-calf-corner-september-30-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.5% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-22 | [US beef cow herd declines
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42850-us-beef-cow-herd-declines-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-19 | [Cattle and beef: Where to from here?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55547-cattle-and-beef-where-to-from-here.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-11-22 | [Cow-Calf Corner • The Newsletter \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12785-cow-calf-corner-the-newsletter-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +3.0% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-30 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| September 30, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28250-cow-calf-corner-september-30-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-02-22 | [US beef cow herd declines
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42850-us-beef-cow-herd-declines-the-cattle-site.md) | -4.7% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- news.okstate.edu: https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2018/stotts_2018-beef-cow-herd-dynamics.html

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