Mt An 2 (1-03) Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cattle" call Steve Anderson at (202) 720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. January 1 Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2003, totaled 96.1 million head, 1 percent below the 96.7 million on January 1, 2002 and 1 percent below the 97.3 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.1 million, were down slightly from the 42.2 million on January 1, 2002 and down 1 percent from the 42.6 million two years ago. Beef cows, at 32.95 million, were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2001. Milk cows, at 9.15 million, were up slightly from January 1, 2002 but down slightly from two years ago. Other class estimates on January 1, 2003 and the change from January 1, 2002, are as follows: All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.6 million, down slightly. Beef replacement heifers, 5.61 million, up 1 percent. Milk replacement heifers, 4.10 million, up 1 percent. Other heifers, 9.89 million, down 2 percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.6 million, down 1 percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.25 million, up slightly. Calves under 500 pounds, 15.6 million, down 1 percent. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 12.9 million, down 7 percent. The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 29.1 million, up 1 percent. Calf Crop Down Slightly The 2002 calf crop was estimated at 38.2 million head, down slightly from 2001 and down 1 percent from 2000. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.9 million, down 1 percent from 2001 and down 2 percent from 2000. Cattle Operations Down 2 Percent The number of operations with cattle totaled 1.03 million during 2002, down 2 percent from 2001 and 4 percent below 2000. Beef cow operations in 2002 were down 1 percent from 2001 and 3 percent below 2000. Milk cow operations were 6 percent below last year and 13 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 All inventory and calf crop estimates for January 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002 were reviewed using calf crop, official slaughter, import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information to the prior surveys. Based on the findings of this review, small adjustments of less than one half percent were made to the January 1, 2002 inventory estimates by class without changing total inventory or the 2001 calf crop. Small adjustments of less than 1 percent were made to the preliminary 2002 calf crop set in July, and the July 1, 2002 inventory. This report was approved on January 31, 2003. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Keith J. Collins Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Rich Allen Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 97,277 96,704 96,106 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,580 42,229 42,099 100 Beef Cows : 33,397 33,118 32,947 99 Milk Cows : 9,183 9,112 9,152 100 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,776 19,678 19,601 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,588 5,561 5,608 101 Expected to Calve 2/ : 3,337 3,425 3,535 103 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,057 4,060 4,104 101 Expected to Calve 2/ : 2,696 2,798 2,822 101 Other Heifers : 10,131 10,057 9,890 98 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,441 16,790 16,590 99 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,274 2,244 2,253 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 16,206 15,763 15,563 99 : Cattle on Feed : 14,201 13,860 12,916 93 : :------------------------------------------ : : : : 2002 as : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : % of 2001 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 38,631 38,280 38,193 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Replacement heifers expected to calve during the year. Cattle and Calves: Number Grazing on Small Grain Pasture, 3-State Total, January 1, 2001-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 as Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Million Head ----- Percent : Calves, Other Heifers and Steers : Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas : 1.78 2.80 3.70 132 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Beginning Inventory : 98.2 97.3 96.7 Calf Crop and Imports : 40.8 40.7 40.6 : Total Supply 2/ : 139.0 138.0 137.3 : Slaughter : 37.6 36.6 37.0 Deaths and Exports : 4.6 4.7 4.3 : Total Disappearance 2/ : 42.2 41.2 41.3 : Residual 2/ : 0.4 -0.1 0.1 : January 1 Ending Inventory : 97.3 96.7 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final 2001 and preliminary 2002 estimates will be published in the "Meat Animals - Production, Disposition and Income" report published in April 2003. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2003 as : : : 2003 as : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : AL : 1,370 1,440 105 770 780 101 AK : 11.5 11.5 100 5.5 5.6 102 AZ : 840 820 98 325 315 97 AR : 1,820 1,850 102 960 980 102 CA : 5,200 5,250 101 2,380 2,420 102 CO : 3,050 2,650 87 890 800 90 CT : 61 56 92 32 29 91 DE : 26 25 96 13 13 100 FL : 1,780 1,750 98 1,110 1,100 99 GA : 1,240 1,290 104 680 710 104 HI : 152 150 99 85 85 100 ID : 1,990 2,000 101 870 880 101 IL : 1,430 1,360 95 560 540 96 IN : 880 860 98 380 375 99 IA : 3,550 3,600 101 1,190 1,200 101 KS : 6,600 6,350 96 1,600 1,630 102 KY : 2,300 2,430 106 1,200 1,240 103 LA : 850 860 101 520 520 100 ME : 97 93 96 48 46 96 MD : 245 240 98 122 121 99 MA : 51 49 96 27 25 93 MI : 990 990 100 370 390 105 MN : 2,550 2,470 97 910 880 97 MS : 1,100 1,070 97 610 590 97 MO : 4,350 4,500 103 2,200 2,250 102 MT : 2,450 2,400 98 1,470 1,420 97 NE : 6,400 6,200 97 2,000 2,000 100 NV : 500 510 102 265 270 102 NH : 41 40 98 22 21 95 NJ : 44 46 105 21 22 105 NM : 1,580 1,590 101 790 780 99 NY : 1,390 1,450 104 750 760 101 NC : 950 920 97 500 480 96 ND : 1,970 1,880 95 1,050 1,010 96 OH : 1,250 1,220 98 540 520 96 OK : 5,200 5,400 104 2,020 2,130 105 OR : 1,400 1,360 97 710 710 100 PA : 1,640 1,630 99 740 740 100 RI : 5.5 5.5 100 2.8 3.0 107 SC : 430 435 101 230 230 100 SD : 3,950 3,700 94 1,890 1,780 94 TN : 2,200 2,270 103 1,150 1,190 103 TX : 13,600 14,000 103 5,750 5,800 101 UT : 920 880 96 450 430 96 VT : 285 280 98 166 163 98 VA : 1,650 1,630 99 810 800 99 WA : 1,130 1,100 97 500 495 99 WV : 415 405 98 215 210 98 WI : 3,300 3,300 100 1,510 1,500 99 WY : 1,470 1,290 88 820 710 87 : US : 96,704.0 96,106.0 99 42,229.3 42,098.6 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef Cows That Have Calved : Milk Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2003 as : : : 2003 as : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : AL : 750 761 101 20 19 95 AK : 4.3 4.3 100 1.2 1.3 108 AZ : 185 165 89 140 150 107 AR : 927 949 102 33 31 94 CA : 760 740 97 1,620 1,680 104 CO : 797 702 88 93 98 105 CT : 8 6 75 24 23 96 DE : 4 4 100 9 9 100 FL : 958 953 99 152 147 97 GA : 594 625 105 86 85 99 HI : 78 79 101 7 6 86 ID : 493 490 99 377 390 103 IL : 445 426 96 115 114 99 IN : 226 230 102 154 145 94 IA : 985 992 101 205 208 101 KS : 1,505 1,525 101 95 105 111 KY : 1,075 1,120 104 125 120 96 LA : 466 471 101 54 49 91 ME : 10 10 100 38 36 95 MD : 41 41 100 81 80 99 MA : 6 5 83 21 20 95 MI : 73 89 122 297 301 101 MN : 410 400 98 500 480 96 MS : 576 557 97 34 33 97 MO : 2,060 2,116 103 140 134 96 MT : 1,451 1,402 97 19 18 95 NE : 1,932 1,934 100 68 66 97 NV : 240 245 102 25 25 100 NH : 4 4 100 18 17 94 NJ : 8 9 113 13 13 100 NM : 500 470 94 290 310 107 NY : 75 80 107 675 680 101 NC : 434 417 96 66 63 95 ND : 1,008 973 97 42 37 88 OH : 280 260 93 260 260 100 OK : 1,933 2,042 106 87 88 101 OR : 605 593 98 105 117 111 PA : 152 150 99 588 590 100 RI : 1.4 1.6 114 1.4 1.4 100 SC : 210 210 100 20 20 100 SD : 1,792 1,686 94 98 94 96 TN : 1,060 1,106 104 90 84 93 TX : 5,440 5,489 101 310 311 100 UT : 357 339 95 93 91 98 VT : 12 10 83 154 153 99 VA : 690 682 99 120 118 98 WA : 253 248 98 247 247 100 WV : 199 195 98 16 15 94 WI : 230 235 102 1,280 1,265 99 WY : 815 706 87 5 4 80 : US : 33,117.7 32,946.9 99 9,111.6 9,151.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Beef Cow Replacement : Milk Cow Replacement : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 102 118 7 7 41 40 AK : 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 AZ : 36 34 33 35 17 20 AR : 165 180 15 10 65 75 CA : 135 130 770 790 170 170 CO : 120 102 40 38 750 650 CT : 2.0 1.0 11.5 11.0 1.5 1.5 DE : 0.9 0.6 3.5 3.3 1.6 1.1 FL : 140 130 40 40 25 25 GA : 87 90 29 29 30 36 HI : 10 12 3 3 7 6 ID : 85 90 175 190 200 195 IL : 65 60 50 50 190 160 IN : 42 41 66 55 62 56 IA : 140 130 120 100 590 600 KS : 230 250 40 50 1,650 1,620 KY : 170 175 40 45 100 130 LA : 81 86 11 10 17 17 ME : 4.0 4.5 20.0 19.0 1.0 1.5 MD : 14 11 33 32 9 9 MA : 2.0 1.0 9.0 10.0 1.0 1.0 MI : 30 35 135 135 45 42 MN : 100 100 295 295 180 180 MS : 98 95 15 15 27 25 MO : 280 305 60 55 290 320 MT : 370 380 13 11 177 179 NE : 285 280 25 20 1,420 1,390 NV : 44 46 10 11 38 35 NH : 1.0 1.5 8.0 8.0 0.5 0.5 NJ : 3 3 6 6 2 2 NM : 100 90 60 70 110 110 NY : 20 25 300 325 40 40 NC : 73 73 30 28 20 19 ND : 155 155 15 13 260 230 OH : 70 70 110 110 70 70 OK : 330 380 20 30 480 500 OR : 155 115 55 60 115 110 PA : 40 45 285 280 45 50 RI : 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 SC : 38 38 8 8 13 15 SD : 300 290 30 30 540 470 TN : 175 200 40 40 75 75 TX : 750 760 100 110 1,650 1,710 UT : 75 75 44 45 71 70 VT : 4 4 58 59 4 4 VA : 120 120 60 48 70 67 WA : 48 55 105 105 127 115 WV : 40 35 5 7 25 23 WI : 60 65 650 650 90 75 WY : 165 120 1 1 144 149 : US : 5,561.0 5,607.6 4,060.2 4,103.5 10,057.1 9,890.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steers : Bulls : Calves : 500 Pounds and Over : 500 Pounds and Over : Under 500 Pounds State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 60 75 50 55 340 365 AK : 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 2.4 2.4 AZ : 250 250 22 21 157 145 AR : 145 130 50 55 420 420 CA : 640 615 65 65 1,040 1,060 CO : 1,010 870 45 40 195 150 CT : 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 11.0 10.0 DE : 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 4.6 4.7 FL : 25 25 60 60 380 370 GA : 40 50 39 40 335 335 HI : 8 7 4 5 35 32 ID : 360 360 40 35 260 250 IL : 285 280 25 25 255 245 IN : 120 128 20 20 190 185 IA : 960 1,040 70 70 480 460 KS : 2,280 1,970 85 90 715 740 KY : 215 220 75 80 500 540 LA : 24 24 32 33 165 170 ME : 4.0 3.5 1.5 1.5 18.5 17.0 MD : 18 23 4 4 45 40 MA : 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 9.0 8.5 MI : 195 195 17 18 198 175 MN : 480 470 35 35 550 510 MS : 55 56 40 39 255 250 MO : 480 485 120 125 920 960 MT : 245 240 100 100 75 70 NE : 2,120 2,000 100 100 450 410 NV : 50 52 15 16 78 80 NH : 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 7.5 7.0 NJ : 3 4 1 1 8 8 NM : 200 230 50 50 270 260 NY : 37 37 18 18 225 245 NC : 43 48 34 32 250 240 ND : 315 300 57 56 118 116 OH : 160 180 30 30 270 240 OK : 1,160 1,230 130 135 1,060 995 OR : 160 150 40 40 165 175 PA : 175 170 25 25 330 320 RI : 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 SC : 13 15 17 17 111 112 SD : 750 730 95 90 345 310 TN : 118 140 72 75 570 550 TX : 2,540 2,750 370 370 2,440 2,500 UT : 126 125 24 22 130 113 VT : 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 47.0 44.0 VA : 175 190 40 40 375 365 WA : 189 177 24 23 137 130 WV : 45 43 15 14 70 73 WI : 330 320 30 30 630 660 WY : 170 170 50 45 120 95 : US : 16,789.8 16,590.2 2,243.8 2,252.7 15,762.8 15,563.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2002 as State : 2001 : 2002 : % 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AL : 680 690 101 AK : 3.8 3.7 97 AZ : 270 265 98 AR : 820 850 104 CA : 1,990 2,040 103 CO : 840 820 98 CT : 27 24 89 DE : 10 10 100 FL : 940 930 99 GA : 580 600 103 HI : 66 63 95 ID : 860 860 100 IL : 510 490 96 IN : 345 340 99 IA : 1,120 1,110 99 KS : 1,480 1,510 102 KY : 1,080 1,110 103 LA : 405 415 102 ME : 44 42 95 MD : 103 102 99 MA : 22 19 86 MI : 335 340 101 MN : 890 880 99 MS : 540 500 93 MO : 2,060 2,090 101 MT : 1,550 1,490 96 NE : 1,820 1,820 100 NV : 225 220 98 NH : 19 19 100 NJ : 18 18 100 NM : 610 600 98 NY : 620 640 103 NC : 450 445 99 ND : 1,000 1,000 100 OH : 480 470 98 OK : 1,890 1,930 102 OR : 660 660 100 PA : 660 660 100 RI : 2.6 2.6 100 SC : 185 185 100 SD : 1,850 1,840 99 TN : 1,050 1,060 101 TX : 5,050 5,000 99 UT : 400 390 98 VT : 145 140 97 VA : 720 730 101 WA : 460 450 98 WV : 195 190 97 WI : 1,360 1,350 99 WY : 840 780 93 : US : 38,280.4 38,193.3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Total Number on Feed by State and United States, January 1, 2002-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 as State : 2002 : 2003 : % of 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AL : 4.0 5.0 125 AZ : 305.0 289.0 95 AR : 15.0 15.0 100 CA : 480.0 490.0 102 CO : 1,210.0 1,040.0 86 GA : 3.0 3.0 100 ID : 335.0 300.0 90 IL : 200.0 190.0 95 IN : 115.0 115.0 100 IA : 955.0 980.0 103 KS : 2,530.0 2,240.0 89 KY : 15.0 10.0 67 MD : 13.0 13.0 100 MI : 190.0 180.0 95 MN : 270.0 270.0 100 MO : 70.0 70.0 100 MT : 70.0 70.0 100 NE : 2,370.0 2,260.0 95 NV : 20.0 12.0 60 NJ : 2.0 2.0 100 NM : 108.0 119.0 110 NY : 25.0 20.0 80 NC : 5.0 4.0 80 ND : 62.0 70.0 113 OH : 180.0 180.0 100 OK : 365.0 335.0 92 OR : 50.0 55.0 110 PA : 75.0 75.0 100 SC : 4.0 4.0 100 SD : 355.0 365.0 103 TN : 10.0 5.0 50 TX : 2,890.0 2,640.0 91 UT : 25.0 30.0 120 VA : 27.0 29.0 107 WA : 250.0 190.0 76 WV : 8.0 7.0 88 WI : 160.0 150.0 94 WY : 80.0 75.0 94 : Oth Sts 2/: 9.3 8.8 95 : US : 13,860.3 12,915.8 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, RI, and VT. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop United States, July 1, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 as Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : % of 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 106,300 105,800 105,100 99 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 43,200 43,000 42,900 100 Beef Cows : 33,950 33,900 33,750 100 Milk Cows : 9,250 9,100 9,150 101 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,500 16,400 16,200 99 For Beef Cow Replacement : 4,700 4,600 4,600 100 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,700 3,600 3,700 103 Other Heifers : 8,100 8,200 7,900 96 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,300 14,600 14,500 99 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 2,100 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 30,200 29,700 29,400 99 : Calf Crop : 38,631 38,280 38,193 100 : Cattle on Feed : 12,300 13,000 12,400 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Calf Crop: Number and Percent of Total by Six Month Period, United States, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 28,400.0 73.5 28,100.0 73.4 27,900.0 73.0 Jul 1 - Dec 31 : 10,230.6 26.5 10,180.4 26.6 10,293.3 27.0 : Total : 38,630.6 100.0 38,280.4 100.0 38,193.3 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, January 1 - June 30, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Inventory : 98.2 97.3 96.7 Calf Crop and Imports : 29.5 29.4 29.1 : Total Supply 1/ : 127.7 126.7 125.8 : Slaughter : 18.9 18.1 18.1 Deaths and Exports : 2.6 2.7 2.5 : Total Disappearance 1/ : 21.5 20.8 20.7 : Residual 1/ : 0.1 -0.1 0.0 : July 1 Inventory : 106.3 105.8 105.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, Selected States, and United States, July 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2002 as : : : 2002 as : 2001 : 2002 1/ : % of 2001 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : % of 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent --- 1,000 Head --- Percent : CA : 5,200 5,200 100 2,360 2,400 102 CO : 3,300 3,050 92 930 880 95 IA : 3,850 4,000 104 1,220 1,240 102 KS : 6,900 6,550 95 1,730 1,650 95 MO : 4,650 4,650 100 2,200 2,180 99 MT : 3,500 3,350 96 1,570 1,480 94 NE : 7,250 7,050 97 2,100 2,030 97 OK : 5,400 5,600 104 2,050 2,100 102 SD : 5,100 5,000 98 2,050 2,020 99 TX : 15,000 15,000 100 6,000 6,100 102 WI : 3,600 3,550 99 1,540 1,510 98 : Oth Sts : 42,050 42,100 100 19,250 19,310 100 : US : 105,800 105,100 99 43,000 42,900 100 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef Cows That Have Calved : Milk Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent --- 1,000 Head -- Percent CA : 770 750 97 1,590 1,650 104 CO : 838 776 93 92 104 113 IA : 1,010 1,030 102 210 210 100 KS : 1,640 1,547 94 90 103 114 MO : 2,053 2,043 100 147 137 93 MT : 1,551 1,462 94 19 18 95 NE : 2,029 1,963 97 71 67 94 OK : 1,961 2,012 103 89 88 99 SD : 1,951 1,923 99 99 97 98 TX : 5,675 5,795 102 325 305 94 WI : 250 245 98 1,290 1,265 98 : Oth Sts : 14,172 14,204 100 5,078 5,106 101 : US : 33,900 33,750 100 9,100 9,150 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Group, United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations : Percent of Inventory :-------------------------------------------------------- Head : : : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- Number ------- ----- Percent ----- : Cattle and Calves 2/ : 1-49 : 653,750 642,850 11.5 11.7 50-99 : 179,070 174,750 12.4 12.2 100-499 : 188,580 186,930 36.2 36.2 500-999 : 18,720 18,365 12.4 12.4 1,000-1,999 : 6,320 6,290 7.4 7.5 2,000-4,999 : 2,550 2,600 6.8 7.0 5,000-9,999 : 510 480 3.3 3.2 10,000-19,999 : 220 225 2.8 2.8 20,000+ : 190 180 7.2 7.0 Total : 1,049,910 1,032,670 : Beef Cows 3/ : 1-49 : 637,900 630,300 28.9 29.0 50-99 : 99,320 98,650 19.2 19.2 100-499 : 70,890 70,740 37.0 37.5 500-999 : 4,180 4,080 7.8 7.6 1,000-1,999 : 1,050 1,020 3.8 3.7 2,000-4,999 : 260 245 2.0 1.8 5,000+ : 50 45 1.3 1.2 Total : 813,650 805,080 : Milk Cows 4/ : 1-29 : 28,125 25,680 2.6 2.3 30-49 : 19,870 18,525 8.1 7.5 50-99 : 29,195 27,865 20.9 20.1 100-199 : 12,335 11,860 17.4 16.7 200-499 : 5,195 5,155 16.4 16.1 500-999 : 1,700 1,750 12.0 12.5 1,000-1,999 : 770 775 11.5 11.5 2,000+ : 320 380 11.1 13.3 Total : 97,510 91,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. 3/ An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year. 4/ An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, on hand at any time during the year. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Cattle and Calves State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 26,000 26,000 AK : 130 120 AZ : 3,000 2,900 AR : 30,000 30,000 CA : 21,000 20,000 CO : 14,600 14,300 CT : 1,200 1,200 DE : 480 450 FL : 19,500 19,000 GA : 22,000 21,000 HI : 800 800 ID : 11,500 11,500 IL : 24,000 23,000 IN : 20,000 19,000 IA : 35,000 34,000 KS : 35,000 34,000 KY : 47,000 46,000 LA : 15,000 15,000 ME : 1,800 1,800 MD : 4,500 4,400 MA : 1,200 1,200 MI : 15,500 15,000 MN : 29,000 29,000 MS : 23,000 23,000 MO : 67,000 68,000 MT : 13,300 12,500 NE : 26,000 25,000 NV : 1,700 1,700 NH : 900 900 NJ : 1,700 1,600 NM : 8,500 8,500 NY : 16,000 15,000 NC : 25,000 24,000 ND : 13,300 13,000 OH : 27,000 26,000 OK : 59,000 60,000 OR : 16,200 16,200 PA : 28,000 28,000 RI : 200 200 SC : 11,000 11,000 SD : 19,500 19,000 TN : 52,000 51,000 TX : 151,000 151,000 UT : 8,000 7,800 VT : 3,000 2,900 VA : 26,000 25,000 WA : 15,000 14,500 WV : 13,000 13,000 WI : 40,000 38,000 WY : 6,400 6,200 : US : 1,049,910 1,032,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 18,000 18,000 4,400 4,400 3,300 3,300 AZ : 1,750 1,650 370 380 610 610 AR : 19,500 19,500 5,800 5,800 4,400 4,400 CA : 13,700 12,900 1,900 1,800 3,100 3,000 CO : 7,800 7,700 2,160 2,000 3,500 3,500 FL : 14,500 14,200 2,300 2,200 2,050 1,950 GA : 15,000 14,200 3,890 3,800 2,800 2,700 ID : 6,600 6,600 1,640 1,600 2,500 2,500 IL : 15,400 14,700 4,500 4,400 3,880 3,680 IN : 15,100 14,400 2,900 2,700 1,890 1,780 IA : 15,800 15,600 7,800 7,300 10,300 10,100 KS : 16,400 16,000 7,100 6,900 9,700 9,400 KY : 33,000 32,000 8,200 8,200 5,550 5,550 LA : 10,800 11,000 2,000 1,800 2,000 2,000 MD : 3,100 3,000 670 630 700 730 MI : 10,800 10,400 2,100 2,040 2,350 2,300 MN : 14,700 14,700 6,800 6,800 7,000 7,000 MS : 16,000 15,900 3,800 3,800 3,000 3,120 MO : 41,000 42,000 14,600 14,500 10,800 10,800 MT : 4,800 4,600 2,350 2,000 4,800 4,700 NE : 9,100 8,700 5,400 5,100 9,000 8,700 NM : 5,000 5,000 1,100 1,100 1,700 1,750 NY : 8,900 8,000 2,900 2,800 3,880 3,860 NC : 19,900 18,800 3,100 3,200 1,900 1,900 ND : 3,800 3,600 3,150 2,950 5,700 5,800 OH : 20,500 19,500 3,200 3,200 3,120 3,100 OK : 36,000 37,000 10,700 10,600 10,800 10,900 OR : 12,400 12,400 1,400 1,400 1,740 1,740 PA : 16,300 16,500 7,100 6,900 4,420 4,430 SD : 5,000 4,700 3,400 3,400 9,200 9,000 TN : 39,500 38,000 7,800 7,800 4,500 5,000 TX : 103,000 103,000 22,000 22,000 22,300 22,300 UT : 4,600 4,400 1,200 1,300 1,800 1,700 VT : 1,400 1,300 650 700 880 830 VA : 17,000 16,000 4,700 4,700 4,000 4,000 WA : 11,700 11,400 1,290 1,200 1,600 1,500 WI : 17,000 16,100 10,200 9,400 12,100 11,800 WY : 1,900 2,400 1,100 650 2,500 2,300 : Oth Sts : 27,000 27,000 3,400 3,300 3,210 3,200 : US : 653,750 642,850 179,070 174,750 188,580 186,930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 2001-2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 250 240 50 60 AZ : 120 120 150 140 AR : 240 230 60 70 CA : 1,100 1,100 1,200 1,200 CO : 680 650 460 450 FL : 350 350 300 300 GA : 250 250 60 50 ID : 440 460 320 340 IL : 180 170 40 50 IN : 80 90 30 30 IA : 800 700 300 300 KS : 1,150 1,050 650 650 KY : 200 200 50 50 LA : 160 160 40 40 MD : 20 30 10 10 MI : 180 180 70 80 MN : 380 380 120 120 MS : 150 130 50 50 MO : 460 580 140 120 MT : 1,000 850 350 350 NE : 1,400 1,500 1,100 1,000 NM : 350 320 350 330 NY : 230 240 90 100 NC : 80 80 20 20 ND : 550 550 100 100 OH : 150 160 30 40 OK : 950 950 550 550 OR : 420 410 240 250 PA : 150 140 30 30 SD : 1,350 1,400 550 500 TN : 170 165 30 35 TX : 2,400 2,300 1,300 1,400 UT : 270 270 130 130 VT : 50 50 20 20 VA : 250 250 50 50 WA : 270 260 140 140 WI : 570 550 130 150 WY : 600 550 300 300 : Oth Sts : 320 300 180 170 : US : 18,720 18,365 9,790 9,775 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head :100-499 Head :500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25.0 26.0 21.0 21.0 39.0 38.0 10.5 9.5 4.5 5.5 AZ : 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.5 14.0 14.0 8.7 9.0 73.0 72.0 AR : 22.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 42.0 42.0 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 CA : 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.6 15.0 14.5 15.0 15.0 64.0 65.0 CO : 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.5 23.0 24.0 14.5 14.5 54.0 53.0 FL : 11.0 11.5 8.8 8.5 24.0 23.0 13.2 13.0 43.0 44.0 GA : 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 40.0 40.0 11.5 12.0 7.5 7.0 ID : 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.5 26.0 25.0 15.0 15.5 48.0 49.0 IL : 20.0 19.5 21.0 21.0 46.0 46.0 8.2 7.7 4.8 5.8 IN : 30.0 29.0 22.0 21.0 36.0 36.0 5.8 6.8 6.2 7.2 IA : 7.5 8.0 14.5 14.0 51.0 52.0 13.0 12.0 14.0 14.0 KS : 5.3 5.2 7.2 7.0 29.5 29.0 11.0 10.8 47.0 48.0 KY : 28.0 28.0 23.0 23.0 40.0 40.0 5.2 5.5 3.8 3.5 LA : 23.0 24.0 16.0 14.0 43.0 43.0 11.0 11.5 7.0 7.5 MD : 16.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 55.0 55.0 5.7 8.5 6.3 5.5 MI : 16.0 16.0 15.0 14.0 45.0 43.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 15.0 MN : 13.0 13.0 19.0 19.0 50.0 50.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 MS : 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 40.0 41.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 MO : 19.0 19.0 23.0 22.0 46.0 46.0 7.0 8.5 5.0 4.5 MT : 2.5 2.2 6.5 5.8 40.0 42.0 26.0 23.0 25.0 27.0 NE : 2.4 2.5 5.6 5.5 28.0 29.0 14.0 16.0 50.0 47.0 NM : 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.5 22.0 21.0 15.0 13.5 53.0 56.0 NY : 11.0 10.0 16.0 15.0 51.0 50.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 13.0 NC : 30.0 29.0 22.3 23.2 38.0 38.0 5.9 6.0 3.8 3.8 ND : 4.6 4.3 10.0 9.7 61.0 61.0 17.0 17.0 7.4 8.0 OH : 26.0 25.0 17.5 17.3 45.0 45.0 7.5 7.9 4.0 4.8 OK : 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.0 37.0 38.0 12.0 12.0 23.0 23.0 OR : 12.0 12.0 7.0 6.5 25.0 26.0 20.0 19.5 36.0 36.0 PA : 17.0 17.0 29.0 28.0 45.0 46.0 5.8 5.6 3.2 3.4 SD : 2.7 2.5 5.8 6.0 50.0 50.0 21.0 23.0 20.5 18.5 TN : 33.0 32.0 25.0 23.0 35.0 38.0 5.1 4.8 1.9 2.2 TX : 12.0 13.0 11.0 11.0 30.0 29.0 11.0 11.0 36.0 36.0 UT : 8.0 7.5 9.0 9.5 41.0 41.0 19.0 19.0 23.0 23.0 VT : 7.5 6.5 16.0 17.5 54.0 52.0 11.5 12.0 11.0 12.0 VA : 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 46.0 46.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 5.0 WA : 9.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 27.0 16.0 15.0 40.0 41.0 WI : 9.0 9.0 19.0 19.0 56.0 55.0 10.5 11.0 5.5 6.0 WY : 1.8 3.1 4.2 2.9 32.0 32.0 26.0 24.0 36.0 38.0 : Oth Sts : 21.0 21.0 13.0 13.0 32.0 33.0 12.0 11.0 22.0 22.0 : US : 11.5 11.7 12.4 12.2 36.2 36.2 12.4 12.4 27.5 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Beef Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 25,000 25,000 AK : 90 80 AZ : 2,100 2,000 AR : 27,000 27,000 CA : 13,500 12,500 CO : 11,000 10,500 CT : 800 800 DE : 240 230 FL : 16,500 16,500 GA : 21,000 20,000 HI : 700 700 ID : 7,600 7,600 IL : 16,500 15,800 IN : 13,000 12,000 IA : 26,000 26,000 KS : 29,000 28,000 KY : 39,000 39,000 LA : 13,200 13,000 ME : 1,000 1,000 MD : 2,800 2,700 MA : 700 700 MI : 7,000 7,000 MN : 15,500 15,500 MS : 21,000 21,000 MO : 57,000 58,000 MT : 11,900 11,400 NE : 22,000 22,000 NV : 1,400 1,400 NH : 530 530 NJ : 950 900 NM : 6,900 6,800 NY : 6,200 6,000 NC : 22,000 21,000 ND : 12,000 11,800 OH : 17,000 16,000 OK : 49,000 50,000 OR : 12,700 12,600 PA : 11,100 11,200 RI : 140 140 SC : 10,000 10,000 SD : 17,000 16,800 TN : 45,000 44,000 TX : 133,000 133,000 UT : 5,700 5,600 VT : 1,000 1,000 VA : 22,000 22,000 WA : 10,400 10,100 WV : 11,000 11,000 WI : 12,000 12,000 WY : 5,500 5,200 : US : 813,650 805,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2002 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 20,000 20,000 3,300 3,250 1,650 1,700 50 50 AZ : 1,400 1,300 210 220 410 400 80 80 AR : 22,000 22,000 3,300 3,200 1,630 1,730 70 70 CA : 10,500 9,700 990 810 1,700 1,700 310 290 CO : 6,700 6,300 1,740 1,700 2,300 2,250 260 250 FL : 13,200 13,300 1,600 1,600 1,400 1,320 300 280 GA : 17,500 16,700 2,200 2,000 1,270 1,270 30 30 ID : 5,200 5,200 950 930 1,300 1,300 150 170 IL : 14,200 13,500 1,690 1,650 600 640 10 10 IN : 12,100 11,200 700 600 200 200 IA : 18,900 19,000 4,800 4,600 2,250 2,350 50 50 KS : 19,200 18,600 5,400 5,200 4,230 4,020 170 180 KY : 33,500 33,400 3,700 4,000 1,770 1,570 30 30 LA : 10,900 10,600 1,200 1,300 1,060 1,060 40 40 MN : 13,300 13,300 1,600 1,500 585 680 15 20 MS : 17,100 17,100 2,800 2,800 1,060 1,060 40 40 MO : 45,000 46,000 8,300 8,200 3,600 3,700 100 100 MT : 5,000 4,800 2,300 2,130 4,100 4,000 500 470 NE : 12,200 12,200 4,300 4,200 4,930 5,070 570 530 NM : 4,500 4,500 970 950 1,200 1,150 230 200 NC : 19,800 18,800 1,630 1,600 560 590 10 10 ND : 5,300 5,000 3,220 3,220 3,400 3,500 80 80 OH : 16,100 15,000 700 800 190 190 10 10 OK : 37,500 38,500 7,300 7,400 4,000 3,900 200 200 OR : 10,200 10,100 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,180 200 220 PA : 10,600 10,600 380 470 120 130 SD : 7,000 6,800 3,690 3,670 5,900 5,900 410 430 TN : 40,000 39,000 3,600 3,600 1,385 1,380 15 20 TX :104,000 104,000 17,000 17,000 11,100 11,100 900 900 UT : 3,700 3,600 950 950 960 960 90 90 VA : 18,100 18,000 2,700 2,800 1,160 1,170 40 30 WA : 9,000 8,900 750 600 590 550 60 50 WY : 2,200 2,300 1,150 900 1,800 1,700 350 300 : Oth Sts : 52,000 51,000 3,000 3,700 1,380 1,320 170 160 : US :637,900 630,300 99,320 98,650 70,890 70,740 5,540 5,390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2002 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 39.0 41.0 25.5 24.5 31.0 30.0 4.5 4.5 AZ : 7.5 8.5 6.5 7.5 37.0 37.0 49.0 47.0 AR : 42.0 42.0 23.5 22.0 29.0 30.0 5.5 6.0 CA : 12.5 12.2 8.5 6.8 45.0 45.0 34.0 36.0 CO : 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 50.0 49.0 24.0 23.0 FL : 16.0 17.0 11.0 11.0 27.0 27.0 46.0 45.0 GA : 41.0 42.0 23.0 22.0 33.0 33.0 3.0 3.0 ID : 14.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 48.0 47.0 25.0 27.0 IL : 55.0 52.0 25.0 25.0 18.5 21.0 1.5 2.0 IN : 71.0 71.0 18.0 17.0 11.0 12.0 IA : 35.0 34.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 33.0 3.0 3.0 KS : 24.5 24.5 23.0 23.0 44.0 44.0 8.5 8.5 KY : 52.0 52.0 22.2 24.1 24.0 22.0 1.8 1.9 LA : 36.0 35.0 17.0 18.0 40.0 40.0 7.0 7.0 MN : 49.0 49.0 26.0 24.0 22.2 24.0 2.8 3.0 MS : 40.0 38.0 26.0 26.0 29.0 30.0 5.0 6.0 MO : 43.0 42.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 28.0 4.0 4.0 MT : 6.0 6.0 10.0 10.0 56.0 57.0 28.0 27.0 NE : 12.0 12.0 15.0 15.0 47.0 49.0 26.0 24.0 NM : 10.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 42.0 43.0 36.0 34.0 NC : 55.0 55.0 23.0 23.0 20.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 ND : 12.5 11.0 21.0 21.0 61.0 62.0 5.5 6.0 OH : 72.0 69.0 15.0 18.0 10.5 10.5 2.5 2.5 OK : 33.0 34.0 24.0 24.0 35.0 34.0 8.0 8.0 OR : 18.0 18.0 11.0 10.0 39.0 39.0 32.0 33.0 PA : 71.0 67.0 16.0 19.0 13.0 14.0 SD : 9.0 8.5 14.0 13.5 61.0 61.0 16.0 17.0 TN : 55.0 56.0 23.0 22.6 20.9 20.0 1.1 1.4 TX : 29.0 29.0 20.0 20.0 35.0 37.0 16.0 14.0 UT : 14.0 13.0 16.0 16.0 48.0 49.0 22.0 22.0 VA : 43.0 43.0 26.0 26.0 27.0 28.0 4.0 3.0 WA : 26.0 30.0 18.0 15.0 39.0 38.0 17.0 17.0 WY : 5.5 6.0 9.5 8.0 46.0 48.0 39.0 38.0 : Oth Sts : 46.0 46.0 16.0 20.0 21.0 19.0 17.0 15.0 : US : 28.9 29.0 19.2 19.2 37.0 37.5 14.9 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Milk Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 250 200 AK : 30 30 AZ : 250 250 AR : 900 800 CA : 2,500 2,500 CO : 800 780 CT : 310 290 DE : 120 120 FL : 510 500 GA : 720 660 HI : 50 50 ID : 1,000 950 IL : 1,900 1,800 IN : 2,900 2,600 IA : 3,500 3,200 KS : 1,200 1,200 KY : 2,900 2,500 LA : 610 590 ME : 600 550 MD : 950 900 MA : 350 330 MI : 3,300 3,200 MN : 7,800 7,200 MS : 480 450 MO : 3,700 3,500 MT : 650 600 NE : 1,100 1,000 NV : 150 150 NH : 260 250 NJ : 250 250 NM : 500 500 NY : 7,200 7,100 NC : 900 870 ND : 850 760 OH : 5,200 5,100 OK : 1,700 1,600 OR : 820 800 PA : 10,300 9,900 RI : 30 30 SC : 240 220 SD : 1,300 1,200 TN : 1,500 1,400 TX : 2,100 1,900 UT : 760 700 VT : 1,600 1,500 VA : 1,500 1,500 WA : 1,000 950 WV : 600 500 WI : 19,100 17,800 WY : 270 260 : US : 97,510 91,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, 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, 2001-2002 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 120 115 10 10 CA : 300 280 70 70 80 90 CO : 580 575 10 10 30 30 FL : 290 290 5 5 20 20 GA : 320 290 20 10 90 90 ID : 230 210 80 80 210 190 IL : 480 480 360 350 700 620 IN : 1,500 1,200 470 490 570 580 IA : 820 715 890 800 1,200 1,050 KY : 1,300 1,000 520 470 760 700 MD : 160 160 150 150 370 310 MI : 1,050 1,050 550 500 800 750 MN : 1,100 900 2,700 2,400 3,000 2,900 MO : 1,600 1,600 700 600 850 800 NM : 335 325 5 5 NY : 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,250 2,800 2,800 NC : 460 460 40 30 150 140 OH : 2,400 2,300 850 900 1,250 1,200 OK : 1,050 1,000 120 120 260 230 OR : 400 370 30 30 80 85 PA : 1,800 1,600 3,700 3,500 3,600 3,600 SD : 410 370 280 250 370 345 TN : 630 550 140 130 390 390 TX : 950 900 100 90 250 200 UT : 270 240 35 40 140 110 VT : 130 110 270 270 780 710 VA : 490 500 140 150 420 400 WA : 300 290 40 30 110 110 WI : 3,150 2,600 5,300 4,800 7,800 7,500 : Oth Sts : 4,200 4,000 1,100 1,000 2,100 1,900 : US : 28,125 25,680 19,870 18,525 29,195 27,865 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 2001-2002 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 100-199 Head : 200-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 10 10 20 20 90 95 CA : 250 260 700 700 1,100 1,100 CO : 55 40 75 75 50 50 FL : 35 30 60 55 100 100 GA : 170 160 90 80 30 30 ID : 150 140 150 150 180 180 IL : 280 270 70 65 10 15 IN : 280 250 55 55 25 25 IA : 480 510 95 100 15 25 KY : 270 270 45 55 5 5 MD : 210 210 50 60 10 10 MI : 620 590 215 240 65 70 MN : 700 700 250 250 50 50 MO : 500 450 45 40 5 10 NM : 5 5 15 15 140 150 NY : 1,300 1,200 470 510 130 140 NC : 160 155 75 70 15 15 OH : 560 540 120 140 20 20 OK : 210 190 50 50 10 10 OR : 170 170 100 100 40 45 PA : 900 900 270 260 30 40 SD : 180 170 45 45 15 20 TN : 250 250 80 70 10 10 TX : 320 290 320 260 160 160 UT : 170 160 110 110 35 40 VT : 270 260 120 120 30 30 VA : 340 350 100 90 10 10 WA : 190 180 220 200 140 140 WI : 2,000 2,000 680 700 170 200 : Oth Sts : 1,300 1,150 500 470 100 110 : US : 12,335 11,860 5,195 5,155 2,790 2,905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Included in operations with cattle. Missing data combined with other size groups. Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 CA : 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 CO : 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.0 FL : 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 GA : 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 8.0 7.5 ID : 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.8 4.1 3.7 IL : 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 38.0 34.0 IN : 9.0 7.0 12.0 11.0 25.0 25.0 IA : 5.0 3.5 13.0 12.0 36.0 32.0 KY : 8.0 6.0 15.0 14.5 39.0 39.0 MD : 1.5 2.0 6.5 7.0 29.0 24.0 MI : 5.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 18.0 17.0 MN : 4.0 3.6 20.0 19.0 38.0 39.0 MO : 5.0 4.5 17.0 16.0 31.0 31.0 NM : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 NY : 2.0 2.0 8.0 7.5 29.0 28.0 NC : 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.8 17.0 16.0 OH : 9.0 9.0 13.0 13.0 31.0 31.0 OK : 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 19.0 18.0 OR : 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.1 7.0 6.0 PA : 4.0 3.0 24.0 23.0 37.0 38.0 SD : 4.0 4.0 11.0 10.0 26.0 25.0 TN : 2.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 29.0 29.0 TX : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.5 UT : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 11.0 8.5 VT : 1.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 31.0 29.0 VA : 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 26.0 25.0 WA : 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.3 WI : 3.7 3.5 14.0 13.0 38.0 38.0 : Oth Sts : 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 24.0 23.0 : US : 2.6 2.3 8.1 7.5 20.9 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 2001-2002 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 100-199 Head : 200-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : 0.8 0.8 4.5 3.5 94.0 95.0 CA : 2.4 2.3 15.0 14.0 82.0 83.0 CO : 7.5 5.0 26.7 25.8 62.3 65.5 FL : 3.0 3.0 12.5 12.5 83.0 83.0 GA : 28.0 26.0 27.0 26.0 35.0 39.0 ID : 5.6 5.1 13.0 12.0 76.0 78.0 IL : 28.0 30.0 16.0 15.5 5.0 7.5 IN : 24.0 22.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 25.0 IA : 28.0 30.0 12.0 13.0 6.0 9.5 KY : 27.0 27.0 8.5 11.0 2.5 2.5 MD : 34.0 35.0 16.0 19.0 13.0 13.0 MI : 27.0 26.0 21.0 23.0 22.0 24.0 MN : 16.0 16.0 14.0 14.0 8.0 8.4 MO : 36.0 35.0 7.5 7.0 3.5 6.5 NM : 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.4 98.0 98.0 NY : 27.0 24.5 18.0 20.0 16.0 18.0 NC : 32.0 33.0 30.0 29.0 17.0 18.0 OH : 28.0 26.0 13.0 15.0 6.0 6.0 OK : 29.0 27.0 15.0 17.0 28.0 30.0 OR : 21.0 19.0 32.0 28.0 38.0 45.0 PA : 20.0 20.0 11.0 11.0 4.0 5.0 SD : 25.0 24.0 14.0 14.0 20.0 23.0 TN : 35.0 36.0 22.0 21.0 6.5 6.5 TX : 14.0 13.5 31.0 27.0 48.0 53.0 UT : 24.0 23.0 33.0 31.0 30.0 35.0 VT : 23.0 22.0 22.0 23.0 16.0 18.0 VA : 38.0 40.0 23.0 21.0 6.0 6.0 WA : 11.0 11.0 28.0 26.0 57.0 59.0 WI : 19.0 19.0 15.0 14.5 10.3 12.0 : Oth Sts : 27.0 26.0 22.0 22.0 18.0 20.0 : US : 17.4 16.7 16.4 16.1 34.6 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 83 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 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 following table. 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 20 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 96.1 million head by more than .6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.0 percent. The table below also shows a 20 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 20 years have averaged 443,000 head, ranging from 0 to 1,419,000 head. During this period the initial inventory estimate has been equal to the final estimate one time, below the final estimate 6 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: 0.6 1.0 952 443 0 1,419 13 6 : All Cows : 0.7 1.2 523 222 6 911 13 7 : Calf Crop : 0.7 1.2 458 192 0 630 11 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data from January 1983 through January 2002. 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 percentage point higher if these were included. Index Page Beef Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States, and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Beef Cow Operations, by State, and United States . . . . . 18 Beef Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States19 Calf Crop by Six Month Period, United States . . . . . . 10 Calf Crop, by State, and United States . . . . . . . . . . .8 Cattle and Calves, Number by Class, by State, and United States, January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Cattle and Calves, Number by Class, Selected States, and United States, July 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cattle and Calves, Number Grazing on Small Grain Pasture, 3-State Total, January 1, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cattle Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States, and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Cattle on Feed, by State, and United States, January 1 . . .9 Cattle Operations, by State, and United States . . . . . . 13 Cattle Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States14 Milk Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States, and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Milk Cow Operations, by State, and United States . . . . . 22 Milk Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States 23 Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1-June 30 . . . . . . . . . . 10 U.S. Cattle, Beef Cow, and Milk Cow Operations and Inventory Percents by Size Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 U.S. Class Inventories, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 U.S. Class Inventories, July 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The next "Cattle" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 18, 2003. 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