Oklahoma’s January 1, 2025 inventory of all cattle and calves, at 4.60 million head, was down 100 thousand from the
January 1, 2024 inventory. All cows and heifers that calved, at 1.99 million head, were up 2 percent. Bulls, at 150 thousand head, were unchanged from January 1, 2024. All heifers over 500 pounds, at 800 thousand head, were down 6 percent from last year. Steers over 500 pounds, at 810 thousand head, were down 12 percent from January 1, 2024. The 2024 annual calf crop for Oklahoma, at 1.85 million head, was up 3 percent from the previous year.
The United States all cattle and calves inventory went down 1 percent; totaling 86.7 million head on January 1, 2025. All
cows and heifers that have calved, at 37.2 million head, were down slightly from the 37.4 million head on January 1, 2024.
The 2024 annual calf crop for the United States was estimated at 33.5 million head, down slightly from the previous year.
