Ag stats: December 2021 Kansas cattle inventory report

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Published Saturday, February 12, 2022

All cattle and calves in Kansas as of January 1, 2022 totaled 6.50 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2021, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. 

All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 1.59 million head, down 2 percent from last year. 

Beef cows totaled 1.42 million head, down 2 percent from last year. 

Milk cows totaled 168,000 head, down 3 percent from January 1, 2021. 

All heifers 500 pounds and over totaled 2.14 million head, up 4 percent from last year. 

Steers weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 2.04 million head, down 3 percent from last year. 

Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 85,000 head, down 6 percent from last year. 

Calves under 500 pounds totaled 645,000 head, down 5 percent from January 1, 2021. 

All cattle on feed fed for slaughter in Kansas feedlots totaled 2.61 million head, down 2 percent from the previous year. 

The 2021 calf crop totaled 1.40 million head, down 6 percent from 2020.

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