(AP) -- Nebraska's cattle inventory heading into 2009 posted a decrease from previous years. The USDA says the state had 6.35 million head of cattle and calves on hand on Jan. 1, down 2% from last year and 5% from 2007. All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1 totaled 96 million head. That was 2% below the 96 million reported last year.
