4 June 2025

Beef market update: Latest BCMS data suggests prime cattle supply tightness is here to stay

The most recent British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) data for April 2025 reports continued declines in total GB cattle numbers, suggesting further supply tightness on the horizon.

23 May 2025

GB dairy cow population: Milking herd declines despite good milk prices

As of 1 April 2025, the latest BCMS data shows that the GB milking herd stood at 1.62 million head, a decline of 0.9% year-on-year.

14 March 2025

GB dairy population: 2025 marks the lowest on record

The latest BCMS figures record the GB milking herd at 1.62 million head, as of the 1 January 2025.

6 December 2023

BCMS Calf Registrations: number of calves available for beef production reduced in the first half of 2023

The total number of GB calf registrations in the first half of 2023 stood at 1.53 million head, a 2.1% reduction compared to the same period the previous year.

20 February 2024

Milking herd has smallest contraction since 2017

The GB milking herd totalled 1.66 million head, a contraction of 13,500 head (0.8%) on October 2021.

22 February 2023

Dairy calf registrations maintained in Q4

In the fourth quarter of 2022 (Oct-Dec), calf registrations to dairy dams reached 355,621 head according to BCMS data.

3 March 2023

Youngstock population sees slight decline since October

The British Cattle Movement Service have released data up to January, showing a relatively small year-on-year decline of 0.8% (-13,000 head) in the GB milking herd, totalling 1.63 million head.

20 February 2024

Fewer dairy births registered in Q3

Calf registrations to dairy dams reached 430,084 head for the third quarter of the year (Jul-Sep), according to BCMS data.

20 February 2024

GB milking herd continues to contract, while youngstock numbers stay high

The GB milking herd totalled 1.63 million head of cattle, a decrease of 17,000 head (1%) below July 2021, according to the latest data from British Cattle Movement Service.

7 September 2022

Calf registrations decline in the first six months of 2022

Total GB calf registrations for the first half of 2022 reached 1.56 million head, according to data from the British Cattle Movement Service.

Contents tagged with BCMS

4 June 2025

Beef market update: Latest BCMS data suggests prime cattle supply tightness is here to stay

23 May 2025

GB dairy cow population: Milking herd declines despite good milk prices

14 March 2025

GB dairy population: 2025 marks the lowest on record

6 December 2023

BCMS Calf Registrations: number of calves available for beef production reduced in the first half of 2023

20 February 2024

Milking herd has smallest contraction since 2017

22 February 2023

Dairy calf registrations maintained in Q4

3 March 2023

Youngstock population sees slight decline since October

20 February 2024

Fewer dairy births registered in Q3

20 February 2024

GB milking herd continues to contract, while youngstock numbers stay high

7 September 2022

Calf registrations decline in the first six months of 2022