Red meat and livestock inventory reports

This section provides information on livestock inventories, along with other sectoral reports and links.

Livestock population - Canada ('000 head)
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cattle - as of January 1	11,540	11,515	11,515	11,245	11,015	10,940
Cattle - as of July 1	12,575	12,645	12,280	12,110	11,910	..
Hogs - as of January 1	14,065	14,120	14,155	13,895	13,985	13,855
Hogs - as of July 1	14,160	14,355	13,905	13,810	13,975	..
Sheep and Lambs - as of January 1	811	814	822	847	822	806
Sheep and Lambs - as of July 1	1,043	1,052	1,071	1,047	1,027	..
Source: Statistics Canada .. not available for a specific reference period

Links to various inventory reports:

Number of cattle, by class and farm type (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0130-01)
Number of cattle farms and average number of cattle per farm (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0151-01)
Cattle and calves, number by class and calf crop, United States (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0151-01)

Number of hogs on farms at end of semi-annual period (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0160-01)
Number of hog farms and average number of hogs per farm (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0202-01)
Canada and United States hog and pig inventories (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0203-01)
United States hog and pig inventories (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0204-01)
Hogs statistics, sows farrowed, pigs born and sows bred to farrow (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0201-01)

Number of sheep and lambs on farms by province (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0129-01)
Sheep and lambs, number by class and lamb crop, United States (Semi-annual, Statistics Canada Table: 32-10-0143-01)

If you have any questions or require additional information, please send an e-mail to aafc.redmeat-vianderouge.aac@agr.gc.ca