Beef Cows by Province January 1, 2017 (beef cows = 3.83 million) All inventories in 1,000 head 196 1,553 1,158 439 275 172 41 5.0% 41% 30% 11% 7% 4% 1% Average # Head per Farm May 10, 2016 Canada BC Alberta Sask Manitoba Ontario Quebec Atlantic # of Head 0 50 100 150 200 250 169 117 74 55 Did you know... The average beef cow herd size in Canada is 69. Canada fed 2.7 million cattle in 2016 (finished to market weight) up 8% from 2015. of all fed cattle in Canada. In 2016, Canada produced 3 billion pounds of beef, up 9.6% from 2015. Cattle and calf cash receipts in 2016 totaled $8.64 billion, down 18% from 2015. Beef production contributed (2012-2016 average). 39% of the farms have 6% of the beef cows and each of these farms has less than 47 cows. 27% of the farms have 15% of the beef cows and each of these farms has between 47 and 122 cows. 18% of the farms have 55% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 273 cows. There are a lot of small cattle farms... 3 Billion Pounds Average Cost of Production vs. Average Returns on an Alberta 550 lb Calf $/cwt Price $/cwt EST. Total Costs per cwt Statistics Canada Statistics Canada Canfax Research 2016 Agriculture Census 2016 Agriculture Census Canfax Canfax, Statistics Canada Statistics Canada Canfax, Statistics Canada $3.10 $2.60 $2.10 $1.60 $1.10 $0.60 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 91 167 191 255 15% of the farms have 55% of the beef cows and each of these farms has over 273 cows. Canfax, Statistics Canada, AAFC Farms and Ranches with Beef Cattle 12.07 59,784 million 3.83 3.83 million Beef Cows Up 0.2% from 2016 Total Cattle and Calves Up 0.2% from 2016 (includes 1.40 million dairy cattle) 2016 Agriculture Census Statistics Canada, Jan 2017 Statistics Canada, Jan 2017 FAST FACTS June 2017 PRODUCTION