Total Cattle Inventory in Iowa (as of January 1, 2022; +4.1%) 3,850,000
State Rank All Cattle and Calves (January 1, 2022) Seventh
Cattle on Feed in Iowa (January 1, 2022; 0.0%) 1,170,000
State Rank Cattle and Calves on Feed (January 1, 2022) Fourth
Yearly Fed Cattle Marketings (2021; -2.3%) 1,682,000
Number of Feedlots (2017 Census) 5,485
Number of Cattle Operations (2017 Census) 25,367
Number of Farms with Beef Cows (2017 Census) 19,171
Number of Beef Cows (January 1, 2022; +7.6%) 925,000
State Rank Number of Beef Cows (January 1, 2022) Tenth
Number of Farms with Dairy Cows (2017 Census) 1,592
Number of Dairy Cows (January 1, 2022; +2.3%) 225,000
State Rank Number of Dairy Cows (January 1, 2022) Twelfth
Cash Receipts from Cattle and Calves (2021) $4.096 Billion
Iowa Jobs Directly Related to the Cattle Industry (2021) 17,507
Iowa Jobs Indirectly Related to the Cattle Industry (2021) 9,370
Iowa Jobs Induced by the Cattle Industry (2021) 5,498
Sources: Department of Economics, Iowa State University; Iowa Agricultural Statistics, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 2022 Cattle Inventory Report and 2017 Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
USDA NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service
USMEF – U.S. Meat Export Federation