Iowa hog producers account for the largest inventory among the states, at 25.2 million head.

USDA's NASS surveys approximately 36,300 operators across the nation for its Cattle report.

Recent Cattle report shows that as of July 1, all cattle on feed were at 13.1 million head, down 2% from 2022.

Surveyed producers were asked to report their cattle inventories as of Jan. 1, 2023, and calf crop for the entire year of 2022 by internet, mail, telephone or in-person interview.

As of Dec. 1, there were 73.1 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 2% from December 2021 and down 1% from Sept. 1, 2022, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report that was recently published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.