**News release courtesy of USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. February 28, 2019 – All cattle and calves in Nebraska as of January 1, 2019 totaled 6.80 million head, unchanged from January 1, 2018, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 2.00 million head, up 2 percent from last year.
Beef cows totaled 1.94 million head, up 2 percent from last year.
Milk cows totaled 59,000 head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2018.
All heifers 500 pounds and over totaled 1.91 million head, unchanged from last year.
Steers weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 2.38 million head, down 4 percent from last year.
Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 110,000 head, unchanged from last year.
Calves under 500 pounds totaled 400,000 head, up 21 percent from January 1, 2018.
All cattle on feed fed for slaughter in Nebraska feedlots totaled 2.75 million head, down 2 percent from the previous year.
The 2018 calf crop totaled 1.75 million head, up 3 percent from 2017.
Access the National publication for this release at: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/h702q636h
Access the National Executive Briefing at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Executive_Briefings/2019/02-28-2019.pdf
Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.nass.usda.gov
