All cattle and calves in South Dakota as of January 1, 2021 totaled 4.00 million head, up 3% from January 1, 2020, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 1.94 million head, up 2% from last year.
Beef cows totaled 1.80 million head, up 1% from last year.
Milk cows totaled 141,000 head, up 11% from January 1, 2020.
All heifers 500 pounds and over totaled 920,000 head, up 6% from last year.
Steers weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 700,000 head, down 1% from last year.
Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 110,000 head, unchanged from last year.
Calves under 500 pounds totaled 330,000 head, up 8% from January 1, 2020.
All cattle on feed fed for slaughter in South Dakota feedlots totaled 460,000 head, up 5% from the previous year.
The 2020 calf crop totaled 1.78 million head, down 2% from 2019.
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