HDR1012000130030131971500CATTLE CattleNational Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cattle" call Dean Groskurth at (202) 720-3040, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The "Cattle" U.S. Summary is available on AutoFax (202) 720-2000, Report 3050. See page 29. January 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 1997, totaled 101.2 million head, 2 percent below the 103.5 million on January 1, 1996 and 2 percent below the 102.8 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 43.6 million, were 2 percent below the 44.6 million on January 1, 1996 and 2 percent below the 44.6 million two years ago. Beef cows, at 34.3 million, were down 3 percent from January 1, 1996 and 2 percent below two years ago. Milk cows, at 9.28 million, were down 1 percent from January 1, 1996 and 2 percent below two years ago. Other class estimates on January 1, 1997, and the changes from January 1 last year and two years ago, respectively, are as follows: All heifers 500 pounds and over, 20.3 million, slightly above and up 2 percent. Beef replacement heifers, 6.05 million, down 2 percent and down 7 percent. Milk replacement heifers, 4.04 million, down 2 percent and down 3 percent. Other heifers, 10.2 million, up 3 percent and up 10 percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 17.3 million, down 2 percent and down 1 percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.34 million, down 2 percent from both years. Calves under 500 pounds, 17.7 million, down 4 percent from both years. All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 13.2 million, up 2 percent and up 6 percent. Calf Crop Down 2 Percent The 1996 calf crop was estimated at 39.6 million, down 2 percent from 1995 and down 1 percent from 1994. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 29.2 million, down 1 percent from 1995 and slightly below 1994. Cattle Operations Down 1 Percent The number of operations with cattle totaled 1,194,390 during 1996, down 1 percent from 1995 and 2 percent below 1994. Beef cow operations in 1996 were down 1 percent from both 1995 and 1994. Milk cow operations were 7 percent below last year and 15 percent below two years ago. The three operation classes, cattle, beef cows and milk cows, are classified into size groups independently. Therefore, it is possible to have more beef cow operations in a particular size group than cattle operations. As an example, an operator with 75 cattle and 40 beef cows would be classified in the 50-99 size group for cattle and the 1-49 size group for beef cows. Revisions Minor revisions were made to the 1996 estimates based on the current and previous survey data, livestock slaughter, and trade data. The revisions lowered the all cattle and calves estimate 0.3 percent. All cows and calf cropestimates were lowered 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent respectively. This report was approved on January 31, 1997 by Acting Secretary of Agriculture Michael V. Dunn and Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Rich Allen. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 1995-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 1997 as Class : 1995 : 1996 2/ : 1997 : % of 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 102,755 103,487 101,209 98 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 44,643 44,644 43,561 98 Beef Cows : 35,156 35,228 34,280 97 Milk Cows : 9,487 9,416 9,281 99 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,891 20,232 20,306 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 6,475 6,179 6,051 98 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,141 4,104 4,037 98 Other Heifers : 9,275 9,949 10,219 103 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,463 17,732 17,315 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,390 2,392 2,339 98 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 18,369 18,488 17,688 96 :------------------------------------------ : : : : 1996 as : 1994 : 1995 2/ : 1996 : % of 1995 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 40,059 40,211 39,586 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, 1994-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Beginning Inventory : 101.0 102.8 103.5 Calf Crop and Imports : 42.1 43.0 41.6 : Total Supply 2/ : 143.1 145.8 145.0 : Slaughter : 35.7 37.3 38.6 Deaths and Exports : 4.5 4.5 4.7 : Total Disappearance 2/ : 40.2 41.8 43.3 : Residual 2/ : -.2 -.5 -.5 : January 1 Ending Inventory : 102.8 103.5 101.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final 1995 and preliminary 1996 estimates will be published in the "Meat Animals - Production, Disposition and Income" report published in April 1997. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1997 as : : : 1997 as : 1996 : 1997 : % of 96 : 1996 : 1997 : % of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : AL : 1,750 1,600 91 930 860 92 AK : 10.2 10.7 105 3.9 4.2 108 AZ : 840 790 94 345 320 93 AR : 1,910 1,900 99 1,010 1,010 100 CA : 4,600 4,550 99 2,100 2,090 100 CO : 3,100 3,150 102 920 910 99 CT : 70 71 101 37 37 100 DE : 31 27 87 13 13 100 FL : 1,990 1,970 99 1,260 1,230 98 GA : 1,550 1,490 96 810 790 98 HI : 171 166 97 90 91 101 ID : 1,770 1,750 99 750 760 101 IL : 1,770 1,680 95 620 610 98 IN : 1,130 1,150 102 450 460 102 IA : 3,950 3,900 99 1,300 1,280 98 KS : 6,500 6,550 101 1,590 1,570 99 KY : 2,700 2,550 94 1,360 1,310 96 LA : 1,020 1,000 98 630 625 99 ME : 117 116 99 57 56 98 MD : 290 270 93 155 138 89 MA : 67 62 93 36 34 94 MI : 1,170 1,130 97 450 435 97 MN : 2,900 2,750 95 1,040 1,000 96 MS : 1,390 1,340 96 760 730 96 MO : 4,550 4,450 98 2,300 2,250 98 MT : 2,750 2,700 98 1,590 1,590 100 NE : 6,350 6,550 103 2,000 2,000 100 NV : 500 520 104 260 270 104 NH : 45 41 91 23 21 91 NJ : 68 68 100 38 35 92 NM : 1,520 1,490 98 750 730 97 NY : 1,510 1,540 102 770 775 101 NC : 1,200 1,190 99 580 590 102 ND : 1,920 1,900 99 1,000 1,000 100 OH : 1,540 1,460 95 630 600 95 OK : 5,500 5,400 98 2,080 2,060 99 OR : 1,460 1,450 99 705 700 99 PA : 1,790 1,750 98 820 800 98 RI : 8.0 7.0 88 3.7 3.5 95 SC : 520 520 100 275 275 100 SD : 3,850 3,800 99 1,810 1,770 98 TN : 2,650 2,400 91 1,280 1,200 94 TX : 15,000 14,100 94 6,300 5,850 93 UT : 910 930 102 435 445 102 VT : 300 300 100 172 168 98 VA : 1,800 1,830 102 860 865 101 WA : 1,270 1,200 94 570 560 98 WV : 470 450 96 250 230 92 WI : 3,800 3,700 97 1,675 1,610 96 WY : 1,410 1,490 106 750 800 107 : US : 103,487.2 101,208.7 98 44,643.6 43,560.7 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef Cows That Have Calved : Milk Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1997 as : : : 1997 as : 1996 : 1997 : % of 96 : 1996 : 1997 : % of 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : AL : 898 829 92 32 31 97 AK : 3.1 3.3 106 .8 .9 113 AZ : 227 200 88 118 120 102 AR : 952 954 100 58 56 97 CA : 840 820 98 1,260 1,270 101 CO : 838 826 99 82 84 102 CT : 6 7 117 31 30 97 DE : 3 3 100 10 10 100 FL : 1,105 1,072 97 155 158 102 GA : 710 692 97 100 98 98 HI : 80 81 101 10 10 100 ID : 505 492 97 245 268 109 IL : 460 460 100 160 150 94 IN : 310 320 103 140 140 100 IA : 1,050 1,030 98 250 250 100 KS : 1,507 1,489 99 83 81 98 KY : 1,200 1,160 97 160 150 94 LA : 551 547 99 79 78 99 ME : 18 17 94 39 39 100 MD : 64 53 83 91 85 93 MA : 9 8 89 27 26 96 MI : 122 125 102 328 310 95 MN : 440 405 92 600 595 99 MS : 708 682 96 52 48 92 MO : 2,115 2,075 98 185 175 95 MT : 1,570 1,570 100 20 20 100 NE : 1,930 1,932 100 70 68 97 NV : 237 244 103 23 26 113 NH : 4 4 100 19 17 89 NJ : 15 14 93 23 21 91 NM : 560 533 95 190 197 104 NY : 70 75 107 700 700 100 NC : 494 512 104 86 78 91 ND : 936 940 100 64 60 94 OH : 345 315 91 285 285 100 OK : 1,983 1,965 99 97 95 98 OR : 610 607 100 95 93 98 PA : 172 157 91 648 643 99 RI : 1.5 1.5 100 2.2 2.0 91 SC : 249 249 100 26 26 100 SD : 1,695 1,660 98 115 110 96 TN : 1,160 1,085 94 120 115 96 TX : 5,900 5,460 93 400 390 98 UT : 350 355 101 85 90 106 VT : 14 12 86 158 156 99 VA : 732 740 101 128 125 98 WA : 306 294 96 264 266 101 WV : 229 211 92 21 19 90 WI : 200 200 100 1,475 1,410 96 WY : 744 794 107 6 6 100 : US : 35,227.6 34,279.8 97 9,416.0 9,280.9 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Beef Cow Replacement : Milk Cow Replacement : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 155 138 18 11 52 46 AK : 1.0 1.0 .3 .3 .1 .1 AZ : 43 35 22 20 22 30 AR : 195 190 23 20 52 50 CA : 160 155 600 590 170 155 CO : 160 155 45 45 705 710 CT : 2 2 14 13 0 0 DE : 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.4 1.0 1.0 FL : 155 155 40 40 20 25 GA : 115 118 40 37 45 42 HI : 14 16 4 5 8 6 ID : 95 95 105 115 200 185 IL : 65 65 75 70 300 240 IN : 47 48 65 67 83 90 IA : 150 160 100 100 640 640 KS : 230 210 40 45 1,300 1,470 KY : 205 190 60 55 130 112 LA : 97 93 17 19 16 16 ME : 8 5 21 22 1 2 MD : 15 15 37 34 12 12 MA : 3 2 9 9 1 0 MI : 30 33 155 145 45 42 MN : 95 90 330 330 235 220 MS : 149 130 20 19 31 32 MO : 345 320 80 75 265 265 MT : 330 350 7 7 265 205 NE : 280 280 25 25 1,380 1,480 NV : 47 47 9 10 34 37 NH : 2 2 8 7 0 0 NJ : 3 3 8 8 2 2 NM : 110 110 45 45 105 105 NY : 30 30 320 330 45 50 NC : 125 113 32 34 30 27 ND : 155 160 20 20 215 225 OH : 70 65 130 130 85 85 OK : 390 360 45 40 495 510 OR : 125 125 40 45 125 120 PA : 44 44 290 285 46 46 RI : .7 .5 1.0 .9 .1 .1 SC : 46 47 10 10 16 16 SD : 250 260 35 30 540 510 TN : 260 210 55 55 115 90 TX : 860 880 110 100 1,560 1,770 UT : 68 70 43 45 64 73 VT : 5 5 57 56 1 2 VA : 125 130 70 60 75 85 WA : 73 64 102 96 110 97 WV : 40 38 8 8 38 34 WI : 55 60 710 700 105 100 WY : 150 175 1 1 164 159 : US : 6,178.7 6,050.5 4,104.3 4,036.6 9,949.2 10,219.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steers : Bulls : Calves : 500 Pounds and Over : 500 Pounds and Over : Under 500 Pounds State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 88 80 62 55 445 410 AK : 1.1 1.0 2.2 2.3 1.6 1.8 AZ : 235 240 24 20 149 125 AR : 110 100 60 60 460 470 CA : 550 560 70 70 950 930 CO : 970 1,030 50 50 250 250 CT : 2 2 1 1 14 16 DE : 8.0 4.2 .3 .4 4.7 5.0 FL : 25 40 70 70 420 410 GA : 57 48 48 45 435 410 HI : 8 8 5 5 42 35 ID : 360 350 40 40 220 205 IL : 350 340 35 35 325 320 IN : 175 175 25 25 285 285 IA : 995 960 75 70 690 690 KS : 2,400 2,330 90 85 850 840 KY : 215 205 80 78 650 600 LA : 27 26 35 34 198 187 ME : 4 5 2 2 24 24 MD : 18 20 5 5 48 46 MA : 4 3 1 1 13 13 MI : 220 215 20 20 250 240 MN : 570 510 40 40 590 560 MS : 57 70 50 49 323 310 MO : 445 470 125 120 990 950 MT : 330 300 93 98 135 150 NE : 1,970 2,100 95 95 600 570 NV : 50 54 13 14 87 88 NH : 2 2 1 1 9 8 NJ : 4 6 2 2 11 12 NM : 215 210 45 45 250 245 NY : 35 35 20 20 290 300 NC : 78 65 40 41 315 320 ND : 290 275 60 60 180 160 OH : 260 240 30 30 335 310 OK : 1,240 1,160 130 130 1,120 1,140 OR : 200 190 40 40 225 230 PA : 197 197 28 28 365 350 RI : .5 .5 .4 .3 1.6 1.2 SC : 26 25 22 22 125 125 SD : 660 690 85 80 470 460 TN : 160 135 80 70 700 640 TX : 3,000 2,700 400 380 2,770 2,420 UT : 141 138 22 24 137 135 VT : 4 5 3 4 58 60 VA : 195 210 45 45 430 435 WA : 205 185 28 27 182 171 WV : 45 45 14 15 75 80 WI : 350 355 35 35 870 840 WY : 180 200 45 50 120 105 : US : 17,731.6 17,314.7 2,391.9 2,339.0 18,487.9 17,688.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number by State and United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1996 as State : 1995 : 1996 : % 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AL : 820 790 96 AK : 3.2 3.3 103 AZ : 290 275 95 AR : 860 870 101 CA : 1,780 1,750 98 CO : 860 870 101 CT : 33 33 100 DE : 9.0 8.5 94 FL : 1,040 1,030 99 GA : 700 680 97 HI : 67 65 97 ID : 700 720 103 IL : 560 550 98 IN : 410 410 100 IA : 1,190 1,200 101 KS : 1,460 1,440 99 KY : 1,250 1,230 98 LA : 480 475 99 ME : 49 51 104 MD : 125 113 90 MA : 30 30 100 MI : 420 400 95 MN : 1,010 980 97 MS : 650 640 98 MO : 2,100 2,100 100 MT : 1,540 1,540 100 NE : 1,800 1,820 101 NV : 220 220 100 NH : 20 18 90 NJ : 29 28 97 NM : 590 570 97 NY : 670 670 100 NC : 510 520 102 ND : 960 960 100 OH : 570 540 95 OK : 1,920 1,950 102 OR : 640 630 98 PA : 730 710 97 RI : 3.5 3.5 100 SC : 220 220 100 SD : 1,770 1,740 98 TN : 1,180 1,120 95 TX : 5,550 5,250 95 UT : 385 395 103 VT : 162 158 98 VA : 790 790 100 WA : 520 510 98 WV : 215 210 98 WI : 1,580 1,530 97 WY : 740 770 104 : US : 40,210.7 39,586.3 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Total Number on Feed by State and United States, January 1, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1997 as State : 1996 : 1997 : % of 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Percent : AL : 5 5 100 AZ : 222 233 105 AR : 18 19 106 CA : 350 375 107 CO : 1,070 1,130 106 GA : 10 5 50 ID : 270 270 100 IL : 290 265 91 IN : 200 220 110 IA : 900 1,000 111 KS : 2,210 2,220 100 KY : 25 20 80 LA : 3 3 100 MD : 17 11 65 MI : 200 200 100 MN : 335 300 90 MS : 4 4 100 MO : 100 95 95 MT : 105 85 81 NE : 2,030 2,220 109 NV : 22 25 114 NJ : 4 6 150 NM : 136 137 101 NY : 30 30 100 NC : 10 10 100 ND : 75 100 133 OH : 235 200 85 OK : 415 400 96 OR : 80 80 100 PA : 75 75 100 SC : 8 6 75 SD : 330 320 97 TN : 20 20 100 TX : 2,630 2,630 100 UT : 60 50 83 VA : 35 30 86 WA : 166 163 98 WV : 9 8 89 WI : 150 150 100 WY : 95 80 84 : Oth Sts 2/: 19 16 82 : US : 12,968 13,216 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. Cattle and calves on feed are included in the cattle inventory estimates by classes. 2/ Other States include AK, CT, DE, FL, HI, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop United States, July 1, 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 1996 as Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : % of 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 111,300 113,000 111,500 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 45,100 45,600 45,000 99 Beef Cows : 35,600 36,100 35,600 99 Milk Cows : 9,500 9,500 9,400 99 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,400 17,600 17,300 98 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,900 5,700 5,500 96 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,000 3,900 3,700 95 Other Heifers : 7,500 8,000 8,100 101 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 15,200 15,400 15,100 98 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,300 2,400 2,400 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 31,300 32,000 31,700 99 : Calf Crop : 40,059 40,211 39,586 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number and Percent of Total by Six Month Period, United States, 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 :----------------------------------------------------------- Period : : % of : : % of : : % of : Number : Total : Number : Total : Number : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Hd Percent 1,000 Hd Percent 1,000 Hd Percent : Jan 1 - Jun 30 : 29,300 73.1 29,500 73.4 29,200 73.8 Jul 1 - Dec 31 : 10,759 26.9 10,711 26.6 10,386 26.2 : Total : 40,059 100.0 40,211 100.0 39,586 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, January 1 - June 30, 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Inventory : 101.0 102.8 103.5 Calf Crop and Imports : 30.4 31.2 30.3 : Total Supply 1/ : 131.4 133.9 133.8 : Slaughter : 17.5 18.3 19.5 Deaths and Exports : 2.5 2.5 2.7 : Total Disappearance 1/ : 19.9 20.8 22.2 : Residual 1/ : -.1 -.1 -.1 : July 1 Inventory : 111.3 113.0 111.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Cattle and Calves State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 35,000 33,000 AK : 120 110 AZ : 4,300 4,000 AR : 32,000 29,000 CA : 25,000 24,000 CO : 13,000 12,500 CT : 1,200 1,100 DE : 580 540 FL : 21,000 20,000 GA : 29,000 27,000 HI : 800 800 ID : 12,500 12,500 IL : 27,000 27,000 IN : 28,000 27,000 IA : 45,000 44,000 KS : 38,000 39,000 KY : 54,000 54,000 LA : 17,500 17,500 ME : 2,500 2,400 MD : 6,500 5,800 MA : 1,600 1,400 MI : 19,000 19,000 MN : 37,000 36,000 MS : 30,000 31,000 MO : 75,000 74,000 MT : 12,700 13,200 NE : 28,000 28,000 NV : 1,600 1,600 NH : 1,000 950 NJ : 2,000 2,000 NM : 9,000 8,500 NY : 19,000 18,000 NC : 33,000 33,000 ND : 14,000 14,000 OH : 34,000 34,000 OK : 63,000 64,000 OR : 22,000 22,000 PA : 33,000 33,000 RI : 210 190 SC : 14,000 12,000 SD : 21,000 20,000 TN : 63,000 63,000 TX : 149,000 149,000 UT : 7,700 7,800 VT : 3,800 3,800 VA : 31,000 32,000 WA : 20,000 20,000 WV : 17,000 17,000 WI : 50,000 49,000 WY : 5,700 5,700 : US : 1,210,310 1,194,390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 25,000 24,000 5,200 4,400 4,470 4,290 AZ : 2,800 2,600 400 500 780 580 AR : 20,000 17,000 7,100 7,000 4,600 4,700 CA : 16,900 16,000 2,000 2,000 3,700 3,700 CO : 5,700 5,500 2,000 1,800 4,200 4,100 FL : 15,700 15,100 2,200 1,900 2,400 2,300 GA : 21,000 19,000 4,100 4,100 3,600 3,700 ID : 7,300 7,600 1,800 1,700 2,800 2,590 IL : 17,000 17,200 5,300 5,200 4,500 4,400 IN : 22,000 21,000 3,600 3,600 2,300 2,300 IA : 21,000 21,000 10,500 10,500 12,400 11,500 KS : 17,700 18,700 8,300 8,300 10,500 10,500 KY : 37,000 37,000 10,000 9,900 6,730 6,800 LA : 11,900 11,200 3,000 3,100 2,400 2,900 MD : 4,600 4,100 900 700 970 970 MI : 12,900 13,200 2,900 2,800 2,900 2,800 MN : 16,900 16,100 10,600 10,300 9,100 9,200 MS : 22,000 23,000 4,200 4,100 3,500 3,600 MO : 48,000 46,000 14,500 15,200 12,000 12,300 MT : 4,000 4,500 1,800 2,200 5,500 5,200 NE : 10,100 9,900 6,000 6,000 9,800 9,800 NM : 4,900 4,400 1,100 1,100 2,100 2,100 NY : 10,000 9,400 4,100 3,800 4,700 4,600 NC : 27,000 27,000 4,100 4,100 1,810 1,810 ND : 3,500 3,400 3,400 3,400 6,500 6,600 OH : 27,000 27,000 3,780 3,780 3,100 3,100 OK : 39,000 39,000 11,300 11,800 11,300 11,900 OR : 17,100 17,100 1,900 1,900 2,300 2,300 PA : 21,000 21,000 7,100 7,000 4,800 4,900 SD : 5,800 5,400 4,200 4,000 9,100 8,800 TN : 47,000 47,000 10,000 10,000 5,800 5,800 TX : 96,000 96,000 26,000 25,000 23,000 24,000 UT : 4,300 4,300 1,100 1,100 1,900 2,000 VT : 1,400 1,400 1,100 1,100 1,250 1,250 VA : 21,000 22,000 5,200 5,200 4,500 4,500 WA : 16,000 16,000 1,200 1,200 2,300 2,300 WI : 21,000 21,000 13,600 12,800 15,050 14,800 WY : 1,800 2,000 900 700 2,200 2,200 : Oth Sts : 35,000 32,000 3,700 4,000 3,300 3,500 : US : 758,300 745,100 210,180 207,280 214,160 214,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 270 250 60 60 AZ : 160 160 160 160 AR : 250 250 50 50 CA : 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,100 CO : 700 700 400 400 FL : 400 400 300 300 GA : 250 160 50 40 ID : 370 370 230 240 IL : 140 150 60 50 IN : 80 80 20 20 IA : 700 650 400 350 KS : 1,000 1,000 500 500 KY : 230 250 40 50 LA : 160 240 40 60 MD : 20 20 10 10 MI : 250 160 50 40 MN : 300 300 100 100 MS : 260 260 40 40 MO : 450 410 50 90 MT : 1,050 900 350 400 NE : 1,200 1,400 900 900 NM : 500 500 400 400 NY : 150 150 50 50 NC : 70 70 20 20 ND : 520 520 80 80 OH : 100 100 20 20 OK : 900 850 500 450 OR : 450 450 250 250 PA : 80 80 20 20 SD : 1,300 1,200 600 600 TN : 160 160 40 40 TX : 2,500 2,700 1,500 1,300 UT : 270 280 130 120 VT : 50 50 VA : 250 250 50 50 WA : 350 350 150 150 WI : 300 340 50 60 WY : 500 500 300 300 : Oth Sts : 440 430 170 160 : US : 18,430 18,290 9,240 9,030 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. Missing data combined with other size groups. Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head :100-499 Head :500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26.0 27.0 18.0 16.0 42.0 43.0 9.4 9.2 4.6 4.8 AZ : 1.9 2.5 3.1 5.5 14.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 71.0 70.0 AR : 23.0 18.0 25.0 25.0 43.0 46.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 4.0 CA : 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.7 18.0 19.0 20.0 19.0 56.0 56.0 CO : 3.0 3.2 4.0 3.8 28.0 29.0 16.0 15.0 49.0 49.0 FL : 13.0 12.0 7.0 7.0 24.0 23.0 12.0 13.0 44.0 45.0 GA : 23.0 25.0 18.0 19.0 41.0 44.0 12.0 7.5 6.0 4.5 ID : 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 35.0 33.0 14.0 14.0 38.0 40.0 IL : 18.0 19.0 21.0 21.0 49.0 49.0 5.8 6.5 6.2 4.5 IN : 34.0 32.0 21.0 23.0 35.0 36.0 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 IA : 10.0 10.0 17.0 18.0 51.0 49.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 13.0 KS : 6.0 6.3 9.0 9.7 33.0 33.0 11.0 11.0 41.0 40.0 KY : 25.0 23.0 25.0 25.0 42.0 43.0 5.6 6.0 2.4 3.0 LA : 22.0 17.0 20.0 18.0 42.0 44.0 11.0 13.0 5.0 8.0 MD : 21.0 20.0 20.0 16.0 51.0 56.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 MI : 18.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 48.0 49.0 11.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 MN : 12.0 11.0 26.0 24.0 50.0 53.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 MS : 23.0 23.0 19.0 18.0 40.0 41.0 13.0 13.0 5.0 5.0 MO : 23.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 47.0 48.0 6.0 5.5 2.0 3.5 MT : 3.0 3.0 4.5 6.0 42.0 41.0 25.5 21.0 25.0 29.0 NE : 3.5 3.3 7.0 6.7 33.0 31.0 13.5 15.0 43.0 44.0 NM : 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 22.0 22.0 17.0 17.0 52.0 53.0 NY : 10.0 12.0 20.0 20.0 58.0 56.0 6.7 6.8 5.3 5.2 NC : 39.0 38.0 22.0 23.0 31.0 31.0 4.5 4.7 3.5 3.3 ND : 4.0 4.0 12.0 12.0 61.0 62.0 16.0 16.0 7.0 6.0 OH : 31.0 32.0 20.0 19.0 42.0 42.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 2.5 OK : 15.0 15.0 14.0 15.0 41.0 40.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 20.0 OR : 12.0 13.0 9.0 8.0 33.0 33.0 19.0 18.0 27.0 28.0 PA : 21.0 20.0 27.0 26.0 47.0 49.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 SD : 3.5 3.6 7.5 7.4 49.0 49.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 TN : 32.0 32.0 26.0 26.0 36.0 36.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 TX : 12.0 12.0 13.0 12.0 31.0 33.0 11.0 12.0 33.0 31.0 UT : 7.3 7.4 8.7 8.6 42.0 44.0 19.0 18.0 23.0 22.0 VT : 9.0 9.0 21.0 21.0 59.0 60.0 11.0 10.0 VA : 24.0 24.0 19.0 21.0 43.0 44.0 9.6 7.0 4.4 4.0 WA : 12.0 11.0 6.0 6.0 35.0 36.0 18.0 17.0 29.0 30.0 WI : 9.5 9.5 24.0 23.0 60.0 60.0 4.8 5.5 1.7 2.0 WY : 1.5 2.0 3.5 3.0 32.0 32.0 22.0 22.0 41.0 41.0 : Oth Sts : 19.0 19.0 16.0 16.0 35.0 36.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 19.0 : US : 13.0 12.7 14.0 14.0 38.6 39.0 11.5 11.4 22.9 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-of-year and mid-year surveys. Missing data combined with other size groups. Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Beef Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 33,000 32,000 AK : 80 80 AZ : 2,500 2,400 AR : 28,000 26,000 CA : 16,000 15,000 CO : 10,000 9,500 CT : 700 650 DE : 220 220 FL : 19,000 18,000 GA : 27,000 25,000 HI : 750 750 ID : 7,500 7,500 IL : 18,000 17,800 IN : 16,500 16,000 IA : 28,000 28,000 KS : 30,000 30,000 KY : 45,000 45,000 LA : 16,600 16,600 ME : 1,400 1,300 MD : 3,700 3,200 MA : 900 800 MI : 9,000 8,500 MN : 16,000 16,000 MS : 28,000 29,000 MO : 63,000 64,000 MT : 11,500 11,700 NE : 22,000 22,000 NV : 1,300 1,300 NH : 550 550 NJ : 1,200 1,200 NM : 7,000 6,500 NY : 6,500 6,200 NC : 30,000 30,000 ND : 12,400 12,400 OH : 21,000 21,000 OK : 53,000 54,000 OR : 17,200 16,800 PA : 12,000 12,000 RI : 130 130 SC : 13,000 11,000 SD : 18,000 18,000 TN : 54,000 54,000 TX : 134,000 133,000 UT : 5,100 5,200 VT : 1,300 1,300 VA : 25,000 26,000 WA : 13,000 13,000 WV : 15,000 15,000 WI : 10,200 10,200 WY : 4,900 4,900 : US : 910,130 900,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Included in operations with cattle. Beef Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 28,000 27,000 3,200 3,200 1,750 1,750 50 50 AZ : 1,500 1,500 250 330 580 400 170 170 AR : 22,000 20,000 4,100 4,100 1,850 1,870 50 30 CA : 12,500 11,700 1,300 1,200 1,900 1,800 300 300 CO : 5,800 5,300 1,400 1,500 2,600 2,450 200 250 FL : 15,300 14,400 1,700 1,600 1,650 1,650 350 350 GA : 23,000 21,000 2,700 2,800 1,270 1,180 30 20 ID : 5,000 5,000 1,100 1,100 1,280 1,280 120 120 IL : 15,800 15,600 1,600 1,600 590 600 10 IN : 15,600 15,000 660 800 240 200 IA : 21,000 21,000 5,000 5,150 1,950 1,800 50 50 KS : 20,000 20,000 5,900 5,900 3,950 3,980 150 120 KY : 39,000 38,500 4,500 4,700 1,470 1,770 30 30 LA : 13,600 13,400 1,800 1,700 1,100 1,400 100 100 MN : 13,500 13,500 2,000 2,000 480 480 20 20 MS : 24,000 25,000 3,100 3,000 860 960 40 40 MO : 51,000 52,000 8,400 8,000 3,500 3,900 100 100 MT : 4,400 4,300 2,000 2,650 4,600 4,200 500 550 NE : 12,300 12,300 4,500 4,600 4,700 4,600 500 500 NM : 4,400 3,900 1,000 1,000 1,300 1,300 300 300 ND : 5,800 5,700 3,500 3,500 3,040 3,140 60 60 OH : 20,000 20,000 780 780 220 220 OK : 40,000 41,000 8,300 8,400 4,500 4,400 200 200 OR : 14,400 14,000 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 200 200 PA : 11,500 11,500 380 380 120 120 SD : 8,400 8,200 4,300 4,500 5,000 5,000 300 300 TN : 48,500 48,000 4,000 4,600 1,470 1,370 30 30 TX :105,000 104,000 17,500 17,500 10,300 10,500 1,200 1,000 UT : 3,300 3,400 790 790 900 890 110 120 VA : 21,000 22,000 2,800 2,800 1,170 1,170 30 30 WA : 11,400 11,500 700 700 840 750 60 50 WY : 1,700 1,800 1,000 1,000 1,900 1,800 300 300 : Oth Sts : 90,000 87,000 4,800 4,300 970 930 160 150 : US :728,700 718,500 106,360 107,480 69,350 69,160 5,720 5,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Included in operations with cattle. Missing data combined with other size groups. Beef Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45.0 44.0 22.0 22.0 29.5 30.5 3.5 3.5 AZ : 5.0 5.0 6.0 12.0 36.0 32.0 53.0 51.0 AR : 41.0 40.0 27.0 26.0 29.0 32.0 3.0 2.0 CA : 14.0 14.0 10.0 9.0 44.0 44.0 32.0 33.0 CO : 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 57.0 54.0 20.0 23.0 FL : 18.0 17.0 10.0 9.0 28.0 27.0 44.0 47.0 GA : 45.0 45.0 24.0 27.0 28.0 26.0 3.0 2.0 ID : 15.0 14.0 13.0 13.0 48.0 49.0 24.0 24.0 IL : 60.0 57.0 25.0 24.0 14.0 19.0 1.0 IN : 73.0 68.0 15.0 19.0 12.0 13.0 IA : 41.0 41.0 29.0 30.0 26.0 25.0 4.0 4.0 KS : 26.0 28.0 24.0 24.0 42.0 42.0 8.0 6.0 KY : 54.0 52.0 25.0 25.0 19.5 21.5 1.5 1.5 LA : 34.0 28.0 19.0 18.0 37.0 42.0 10.0 12.0 MN : 52.0 50.0 29.0 30.0 15.0 16.0 4.0 4.0 MS : 47.0 46.0 25.0 25.0 24.0 25.0 4.0 4.0 MO : 45.0 44.0 25.0 25.0 26.0 27.0 4.0 4.0 MT : 6.0 5.0 9.0 11.0 60.0 55.0 25.0 29.0 NE : 14.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 47.0 46.0 23.0 23.0 NM : 10.0 8.0 10.0 9.0 40.0 42.0 40.0 41.0 ND : 15.0 15.0 23.0 24.0 58.0 57.0 4.0 4.0 OH : 75.0 75.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 10.0 OK : 33.0 35.0 26.0 26.0 32.0 31.0 9.0 8.0 OR : 21.0 20.0 14.0 13.0 40.0 44.0 25.0 23.0 PA : 75.0 75.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 SD : 13.0 12.0 17.0 18.0 58.0 57.0 12.0 13.0 TN : 55.0 56.0 23.0 24.0 20.0 18.0 2.0 2.0 TX : 30.0 29.0 19.0 20.0 33.0 35.0 18.0 16.0 UT : 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 46.0 45.0 28.0 28.0 VA : 45.0 46.0 25.0 26.0 26.5 24.0 3.5 4.0 WA : 30.0 29.0 15.0 16.0 37.0 37.0 18.0 18.0 WY : 3.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 52.0 51.0 36.0 36.0 : Oth Sts : 44.0 47.0 15.0 15.0 30.0 28.0 11.0 10.0 : US : 31.0 30.8 19.2 19.5 35.6 35.7 14.2 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-of-year and mid-year surveys. 2/ Missing data combined with other size groups. Milk Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Milk Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 350 300 AK : 30 30 AZ : 350 300 AR : 1,700 1,500 CA : 3,300 2,900 CO : 1,000 900 CT : 350 350 DE : 150 120 FL : 800 600 GA : 900 800 HI : 60 60 ID : 1,500 1,400 IL : 2,300 2,100 IN : 3,900 3,600 IA : 5,000 4,800 KS : 1,400 1,200 KY : 4,000 3,600 LA : 1,000 900 ME : 950 950 MD : 1,100 1,100 MA : 550 500 MI : 4,700 4,400 MN : 12,000 11,000 MS : 700 600 MO : 4,200 4,000 MT : 900 800 NE : 1,900 1,800 NV : 200 200 NH : 350 300 NJ : 400 350 NM : 900 700 NY : 10,000 9,200 NC : 1,300 1,200 ND : 1,500 1,300 OH : 7,200 6,500 OK : 2,400 2,300 OR : 1,300 1,100 PA : 11,800 11,500 RI : 40 40 SC : 250 200 SD : 2,400 2,000 TN : 1,800 1,500 TX : 3,700 3,000 UT : 1,000 900 VT : 2,100 2,100 VA : 2,000 1,700 WA : 1,800 1,700 WV : 1,100 1,000 WI : 28,000 27,000 WY : 400 400 : US : 137,030 126,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Included in operations with cattle. Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 240 190 0 0 0 0 CA : 940 570 100 100 150 130 CO : 670 630 30 30 80 50 FL : 500 340 10 10 40 30 GA : 330 300 30 20 150 140 ID : 480 430 200 150 310 280 IL : 480 430 450 420 1,000 880 IN : 2,300 2,100 620 500 720 700 IA : 1,500 1,300 1,500 1,300 1,500 1,650 KY : 1,800 1,500 820 730 1,000 990 MD : 190 190 150 130 460 480 MI : 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 1,400 1,300 MN : 2,500 2,100 4,500 4,100 4,100 3,800 MO : 1,800 1,800 800 700 1,000 900 NM : 750 550 0 0 10 10 NY : 2,100 1,800 2,200 2,000 4,000 3,700 NC : 610 570 70 60 240 210 OH : 4,100 3,800 900 800 1,700 1,400 OR : 700 530 50 50 200 150 PA : 2,800 2,600 3,900 3,800 3,900 3,900 TN : 440 300 400 290 570 540 TX : 1,800 1,200 100 100 400 400 UT : 400 300 70 70 210 190 VT : 230 150 460 450 940 1,000 VA : 740 550 170 130 560 520 WA : 800 750 80 70 200 180 WI : 5,600 5,000 9,900 9,500 9,800 9,600 : Oth Sts : 10,400 8,700 2,200 2,000 3,800 3,800 : US : 46,400 39,780 30,710 28,410 38,440 36,930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 100-199 Head : 200+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 10 10 100 100 CA : 310 300 1,800 1,800 CO : 90 70 130 120 FL : 50 40 200 180 GA : 230 200 160 140 ID : 260 250 250 290 IL : 330 330 40 40 IN : 220 250 40 50 IA : 450 480 50 70 KY : 340 330 40 50 MD : 250 240 50 60 MI : 880 880 220 220 MN : 780 830 120 170 MO : 520 550 80 50 NM : 10 10 130 130 NY : 1,300 1,300 400 400 NC : 270 260 110 100 OH : 400 400 100 100 OR : 200 210 150 160 PA : 1,000 1,000 200 200 TN : 300 300 90 70 TX : 800 700 600 600 UT : 200 210 120 130 VT : 350 350 120 150 VA : 430 400 100 100 WA : 350 320 370 380 WI : 2,390 2,530 310 370 : Oth Sts : 1,850 2,000 830 700 : US : 14,570 14,750 6,910 6,930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Included in operations with cattle. Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :100-199 Head : 200+ Head :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : .5 .2 1.5 .8 98.0 99.0 CA : .1 .1 .3 .3 .9 .8 3.7 3.8 95.0 95.0 CO : 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.5 7.0 5.1 15.0 13.0 74.0 78.0 FL : .3 .3 .2 .2 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 95.0 95.0 GA : 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 11.0 11.0 30.0 30.0 57.0 57.0 ID : 1.4 1.0 3.6 2.3 10.0 7.2 16.0 13.5 69.0 76.0 IL : 3.0 3.0 11.0 11.0 50.0 49.0 28.0 28.0 8.0 9.0 IN : 13.0 13.0 18.0 15.0 39.0 36.0 20.0 24.0 10.0 12.0 IA : 9.0 8.0 23.0 19.0 40.0 43.0 22.0 23.0 6.0 7.0 KY : 9.0 8.5 19.0 17.0 40.0 42.0 25.0 25.0 7.0 7.5 MD : 3.0 2.7 6.0 5.3 36.0 36.0 36.0 35.0 19.0 21.0 MI : 5.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 30.0 28.0 33.0 35.0 20.0 21.0 MN : 7.8 7.0 28.0 26.0 43.0 41.0 16.0 17.0 5.2 9.0 MO : 6.0 9.0 16.0 15.0 37.0 33.0 31.0 33.0 10.0 10.0 NM : .9 .9 .4 .4 .7 .7 98.0 98.0 NY : 3.0 2.7 13.0 11.3 39.0 37.0 25.0 28.0 20.0 21.0 NC : 2.0 1.5 3.0 2.5 18.0 17.0 41.0 41.0 36.0 38.0 OH : 15.0 13.0 14.0 13.0 42.0 40.0 19.0 22.0 10.0 12.0 OR : 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 13.0 30.0 31.0 53.0 52.0 PA : 6.8 6.0 24.0 23.0 41.0 41.0 19.0 20.0 9.2 10.0 TN : 5.0 3.5 12.0 9.5 31.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 19.0 17.0 TX : 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 9.0 7.8 27.0 24.0 62.0 66.0 UT : 1.5 1.3 3.5 2.7 17.0 16.0 32.0 31.0 46.0 49.0 VT : 2.0 1.0 14.0 11.0 36.0 39.0 26.0 24.0 22.0 25.0 VA : 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 31.0 30.0 40.0 40.0 21.0 23.0 WA : .8 .9 1.2 1.1 6.0 5.0 21.0 20.0 71.0 73.0 WI : 5.4 5.1 27.0 26.0 42.0 41.0 20.0 21.0 5.6 6.9 : Oth Sts : 4.5 4.0 9.5 9.0 32.0 31.0 26.0 23.0 28.0 33.0 : US : 4.0 4.0 13.0 12.0 28.0 27.0 20.0 20.0 35.0 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-of-year and mid-year surveys. Reliability of January 1 Cattle and Calves Estimates Survey Procedures: A random sample of U.S. producers was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all cattle producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations. Data were collected from about 50,000 operators during the first half of January by mail, telephone, and face-to-face personal interviews and 84 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimating Procedures: These cattle estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each State office. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and with estimates from the previous year using a balance sheet. The balance sheet begins with the previous inventory estimate, adds to it estimates of births and imports, and subtracts estimates of slaughter, exports, and deaths. This indicated ending inventory level is compared to the Agricultural Statistics Board estimate for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve year to year and item to item relationships. Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. The reviews are primarily based on livestock slaughter and additional foreign trade and survey data. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Department of Commerce's five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all cattle operators are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating the reliability of estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the table below. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and latest estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for cattle inventory estimates over the past 15 years is .6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 101.2 million head by more than .6 percent, or about 607,000 head. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.1 percent, or about 1,113,000 head (the 90 percent confidence level). The table below also shows a 15 year record of the range of differences between first and latest estimates for selected items. Using estimates of all cattle and calves as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 15 years have averaged 515,000 head, ranging from 87,000 to 1,419,000 head. During this period the initial inventory estimate has been below the final estimate 2 times and above the final estimate 13 times. This does not imply that the January 1 estimate is likely to understate or overstate final inventory. Reliability of January 1 Cattle Estimates 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 Percent : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Latest : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates : Years Item : Mean :------------------------------------------------------------- :Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent : Head :Average :Smallest:Largest : Above : Below : : : : : : : Latest : Latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Number : All Cattle: .6 1.1 1,113 515 87 1,419 13 2 : All Cows : .8 1.4 610 266 29 940 12 3 : Calf Crop : .8 1.3 515 205 5 670 13 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data from January 1982 through January 1996. 2/ Data in the above table do not reflect the 1-3 percent changes made during the 1989-93 historic revision period. The root mean square error's would be about 1 percent higher if these were included. Index Page Beef Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States, 1995-96. . . . . .20 Beef Cow Operations, by State, 1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Beef Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, 1995-96. . . . . . . 19 Calf Crop by Six Month Period, 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Calf Crop, by State, 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Cattle and Calves, Number by Class, by State, January 1, 1996-97 . . . . . . . 4 Cattle Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States 1995-96 . . . . . . .16 Cattle on Feed, by State, January 1, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Cattle Operations, by State, 1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cattle Operations by Size Group, Selected States 1995-96 . . . . . . . . 14 Milk Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States 1995-96 . . . . . .25 Milk Cow Operations, by State, 1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Milk Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, 1995-96 . . . . . . 23 Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1, 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1-June 30, 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 U.S. Class Inventories, January 1, 1995-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 U.S. Class Inventories, July 1, 1994-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The next "Cattle" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 18, 1997. 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