HDR1012000130030202961500CATTLE HDR2012000130030202961500CATTLE HIGHLIGHTS Released February 2, 1996, 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. Inventory estimates refer to January 1, 1996. Calf crop, number of operations, and size group estimates are for the 1994-95 calendar years. January 1 Cattle Inventory Up 1 Percent All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 1996, totaled 103.8 million head, 1 percent above the revised 102.8 million on January 1, 1995 and 3 percent above the 101.0 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 44.7 million, were slightly above the revised 44.6 million on January 1, 1995 and 1 percent above the 44.2 million two years ago. -- Beef cows, at 35.3 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 1995 and 2 percent above two years ago. -- Milk cows, at 9.41 million, were down 1 percent from both years. Other class estimates on January 1, 1996, and the changes from January 1 last year and two years ago, respectively, are as follows: -- All heifers 500 pounds and over, 20.1 million, up 1 percent and up 3 percent. -- Beef replacement heifers, 6.18 million, down 4 percent and down 3 percent. -- Milk replacement heifers, 4.11 million, down 1 percent from both years. -- Other heifers, 9.78 million, up 5 percent and up 8 percent. -- Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 18.1 million, up 4 percent and up 6 percent. -- Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.39 million, slightly above and up 4 percent. -- Calves under 500 pounds, 18.5 million, up 1 percent and up 4 percent. -- All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 12.8 million, up 3 percent and down 2 percent. Mt An 2 (2-96) Calf Crop Up Slightly The 1995 calf crop was estimated at 40.3 million, up slightly from the revised 1994 calf crop and up 2 percent from 1993. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 29.5 million, up 1 percent from 1994 and up 2 percent from 1993. Cattle Operations Down 1 Percent The number of operations with cattle totaled 1,212,110 during 1995, slightly below 1994 and 1 percent below 1993. Beef cow operations in 1995 were fractionally above 1994 and 1 percent above 1993. Milk cow operations were 6 percent below last year and 12 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. 1995 Revisions Revisions were made to previous estimates because current survey data did not support the strong increase in beef cows published for January 1, 1995. Current and previous survey data, along with livestock slaughter and trade data, were reviewed in compiling these revisions. Inventory values will be published in "Agricultural Prices", February 29, 1996. This report was approved on February 2, 1996, by the Acting Secretary of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Acting Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Richard E. Rominger Rich Allen Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 1994-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 1996 as Class : 1994 : 1995 2/: 1996 : % of 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 100,988 102,755 103,819 101 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 44,178 44,643 44,745 100 Beef Cows : 34,650 35,156 35,333 101 Milk Cows : 9,528 9,487 9,412 99 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 19,577 19,891 20,068 101 For Beef Cow Replacement : 6,365 6,475 6,184 96 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,144 4,141 4,105 99 Other Heifers : 9,068 9,275 9,779 105 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,042 17,463 18,082 104 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,307 2,390 2,392 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 17,884 18,369 18,533 101 :------------------------------------------ : : : : 1995 as : 1993 : 1994 2/: 1995 : % of 1994 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 39,448 40,059 40,251 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, 1993-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Inventory : 99.2 101.0 102.8 (Beginning of year) : Calf Crop and Imports : 41.9 42.1 43.0 : Total Supply 2/ : 141.1 143.1 145.7 : Slaughter : 34.7 35.7 37.1 Deaths and Exports : 4.8 4.5 4.5 : Total Disappearance 2/ : 39.5 40.2 41.7 : Residual 2/ : -.6 -.2 -.2 January 1 Inventory (End of year) : 101.0 102.8 103.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final 1994 and preliminary 1995 estimates will be published in the "Meat Animals - Production, Disposition and Income" report published on April 11, 1996. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1996 as : : : 1996 as : 1995 : 1996 : % of 95 : 1995 : 1996 : % of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : AL : 1,780 1,750 98 940 930 99 AK : 9.7 10.2 105 3.7 3.9 105 AZ : 850 840 99 355 345 97 AR : 1,930 1,910 99 1,030 1,010 98 CA : 4,650 4,600 99 2,090 2,100 100 CO : 2,950 3,100 105 900 920 102 CT : 75 70 93 40 37 93 DE : 29 31 107 13 13 100 FL : 2,020 1,990 99 1,300 1,260 97 GA : 1,560 1,550 99 810 810 100 HI : 175 171 98 92 90 98 ID : 1,760 1,770 101 720 750 104 IL : 1,820 1,770 97 670 620 93 IN : 1,170 1,130 97 470 450 96 IA : 4,050 3,950 98 1,310 1,300 99 KS : 6,300 6,500 103 1,590 1,590 100 KY : 2,650 2,700 102 1,330 1,360 102 LA : 960 1,020 106 610 630 103 ME : 113 117 104 57 57 100 MD : 315 290 92 160 155 97 MA : 68 68 100 37 37 100 MI : 1,200 1,170 98 465 450 97 MN : 2,800 2,900 104 1,020 1,040 102 MS : 1,340 1,390 104 740 760 103 MO : 4,500 4,650 103 2,300 2,350 102 MT : 2,700 2,750 102 1,580 1,590 101 NE : 6,000 6,350 106 1,960 2,000 102 NV : 500 500 100 265 260 98 NH : 48 46 96 24 23 96 NJ : 65 68 105 36 38 106 NM : 1,500 1,520 101 730 750 103 NY : 1,480 1,510 102 780 770 99 NC : 1,130 1,200 106 570 580 102 ND : 1,920 1,920 100 1,010 1,000 99 OH : 1,490 1,540 103 630 630 100 OK : 5,600 5,600 100 2,050 2,080 101 OR : 1,470 1,470 100 710 705 99 PA : 1,760 1,790 102 810 820 101 RI : 7.5 8.0 107 3.4 3.7 109 SC : 500 520 104 270 275 102 SD : 3,900 3,900 100 1,780 1,830 103 TN : 2,550 2,700 106 1,260 1,310 104 TX : 15,100 15,000 99 6,400 6,300 98 UT : 890 910 102 430 435 101 VT : 290 300 103 172 172 100 VA : 1,750 1,800 103 850 860 101 WA : 1,310 1,290 98 580 570 98 WV : 480 470 98 260 250 96 WI : 3,850 3,800 99 1,690 1,675 99 WY : 1,390 1,410 101 740 750 101 : US : 102,755.2 103,819.2 101 44,643.1 44,744.6 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef Cows That Have Calved : Milk Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1996 as : : : 1996 as : 1995 : 1996 : % of 95 : 1995 : 1996 : % of 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : AL : 904 898 99 36 32 89 AK : 3.0 3.1 103 .7 .8 114 AZ : 239 227 95 116 118 102 AR : 969 952 98 61 58 95 CA : 840 840 100 1,250 1,260 101 CO : 817 838 103 83 82 99 CT : 8 6 75 32 31 97 DE : 3 3 100 10 10 100 FL : 1,130 1,105 98 170 155 91 GA : 708 710 100 102 100 98 HI : 81 80 99 11 10 91 ID : 500 505 101 220 245 111 IL : 505 460 91 165 160 97 IN : 325 310 95 145 140 97 IA : 1,060 1,050 99 250 250 100 KS : 1,509 1,507 100 81 83 102 KY : 1,165 1,200 103 165 160 97 LA : 531 551 104 79 79 100 ME : 18 18 100 39 39 100 MD : 69 64 93 91 91 100 MA : 9 9 100 28 28 100 MI : 132 122 92 333 328 98 MN : 420 440 105 600 600 100 MS : 683 708 104 57 52 91 MO : 2,105 2,165 103 195 185 95 MT : 1,559 1,570 101 21 20 95 NE : 1,885 1,930 102 75 70 93 NV : 242 237 98 23 23 100 NH : 5 4 80 19 19 100 NJ : 13 15 115 23 23 100 NM : 560 560 100 170 190 112 NY : 70 70 100 710 700 99 NC : 481 494 103 89 86 97 ND : 945 936 99 65 64 98 OH : 337 345 102 293 285 97 OK : 1,952 1,983 102 98 97 99 OR : 610 610 100 100 95 95 PA : 171 172 101 639 648 101 RI : 1.3 1.5 115 2.1 2.2 105 SC : 242 249 103 28 26 93 SD : 1,660 1,715 103 120 115 96 TN : 1,130 1,190 105 130 120 92 TX : 6,000 5,900 98 400 400 100 UT : 345 355 103 85 80 94 VT : 15 14 93 157 158 101 VA : 721 732 102 129 128 99 WA : 317 306 97 263 264 100 WV : 238 229 96 22 21 95 WI : 190 200 105 1,500 1,475 98 WY : 734 744 101 6 6 100 : US : 35,156.3 35,332.6 101 9,486.8 9,412.0 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Beef Cow Replacement : Milk Cow Replacement : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 161 155 14 18 45 52 AK : .9 1.0 .3 .3 .1 .1 AZ : 40 43 21 22 25 22 AR : 210 195 26 23 54 52 CA : 160 160 585 600 180 170 CO : 155 160 45 45 650 695 CT : 3 2 14 14 0 0 DE : 1 1 3 3 1 1 FL : 165 155 40 40 25 20 GA : 119 115 44 40 41 45 HI : 16 14 4 4 7 8 ID : 100 95 110 105 195 200 IL : 60 65 78 75 277 300 IN : 50 47 70 65 90 83 IA : 155 150 105 100 690 640 KS : 280 230 40 40 1,190 1,250 KY : 215 205 65 60 107 130 LA : 86 97 19 17 13 16 ME : 7 8 18 21 1 1 MD : 16 15 37 37 13 12 MA : 3 3 9 9 1 1 MI : 30 30 161 155 46 45 MN : 95 95 330 330 220 235 MS : 152 149 20 20 28 31 MO : 365 345 80 80 235 265 MT : 360 330 7 7 230 265 NE : 270 280 25 25 1,200 1,350 NV : 45 47 9 9 30 34 NH : 2 2 9 9 1 0 NJ : 3 3 8 8 1 2 NM : 105 110 40 45 110 105 NY : 30 30 305 320 40 45 NC : 108 125 34 32 25 30 ND : 190 155 20 20 220 215 OH : 70 75 135 130 80 85 OK : 400 390 50 45 520 495 OR : 135 125 45 40 120 125 PA : 41 44 285 290 45 46 RI : .6 .7 1.0 1.0 .1 .1 SC : 44 46 10 10 15 16 SD : 290 250 35 35 535 550 TN : 235 260 60 55 105 125 TX : 950 860 130 110 1,350 1,460 UT : 70 68 46 43 59 64 VT : 5 5 52 57 1 1 VA : 124 125 68 70 70 75 WA : 83 73 110 102 112 110 WV : 45 40 8 8 32 38 WI : 50 55 710 710 110 105 WY : 174 150 1 1 130 164 : US : 6,474.5 6,183.7 4,141.3 4,105.3 9,275.2 9,779.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steers : Bulls : Calves : 500 Pounds and Over : 500 Pounds and Over : Under 500 Pounds State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 85 88 60 62 475 445 AK : 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.6 AZ : 235 235 24 24 150 149 AR : 105 110 65 60 440 460 CA : 590 550 75 70 970 950 CO : 920 980 50 50 230 250 CT : 2 2 1 1 15 14 DE : 6.0 8.0 .4 .3 4.6 4.7 FL : 25 25 75 70 390 420 GA : 59 57 47 48 440 435 HI : 7 8 5 5 44 42 ID : 365 360 40 40 230 220 IL : 360 350 35 35 340 325 IN : 180 175 25 25 285 285 IA : 1,085 995 75 75 630 690 KS : 2,290 2,450 90 90 820 850 KY : 225 215 78 80 630 650 LA : 19 27 32 35 181 198 ME : 3 4 2 2 25 24 MD : 24 18 5 5 60 48 MA : 4 4 1 1 13 13 MI : 229 220 19 20 250 250 MN : 530 570 35 40 570 590 MS : 46 57 47 50 307 323 MO : 440 455 120 125 960 1,030 MT : 270 330 98 93 155 135 NE : 1,800 2,000 95 95 650 600 NV : 55 50 14 13 82 87 NH : 2 2 1 1 9 9 NJ : 4 4 2 2 11 11 NM : 210 215 45 45 260 250 NY : 30 35 20 20 275 290 NC : 60 78 33 40 300 315 ND : 270 290 60 60 150 180 OH : 245 260 30 30 300 330 OK : 1,330 1,340 130 130 1,120 1,120 OR : 192 210 40 40 228 225 PA : 197 197 27 28 355 365 RI : .5 .5 .4 .4 1.5 1.6 SC : 23 26 21 22 117 125 SD : 710 670 85 85 465 480 TN : 145 170 75 80 670 700 TX : 2,980 3,100 420 400 2,870 2,770 UT : 130 141 21 22 134 137 VT : 4 4 3 3 53 58 VA : 170 195 43 45 425 430 WA : 220 225 28 28 177 182 WV : 40 45 15 14 80 75 WI : 365 350 35 35 890 870 WY : 175 180 40 45 130 120 : US : 17,462.5 18,081.6 2,389.8 2,391.9 18,368.8 18,532.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number by State and United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 as State : 1994 : 1995 : % 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AL : 810 820 101 AK : 3.1 3.2 103 AZ : 300 290 97 AR : 850 860 101 CA : 1,750 1,780 102 CO : 850 860 101 CT : 35 33 94 DE : 8 9 113 FL : 1,060 1,040 98 GA : 680 700 103 HI : 76 67 88 ID : 680 700 103 IL : 590 560 95 IN : 420 390 93 IA : 1,210 1,190 98 KS : 1,450 1,460 101 KY : 1,230 1,250 102 LA : 470 480 102 ME : 49 49 100 MD : 127 125 98 MA : 31 30 97 MI : 425 420 99 MN : 990 1,010 102 MS : 650 650 100 MO : 2,070 2,150 104 MT : 1,500 1,540 103 NE : 1,800 1,800 100 NV : 220 220 100 NH : 22 20 91 NJ : 28 29 104 NM : 580 590 102 NY : 690 670 97 NC : 490 510 104 ND : 970 960 99 OH : 570 570 100 OK : 1,850 1,920 104 OR : 650 640 98 PA : 730 730 100 RI : 3.5 3.5 100 SC : 220 220 100 SD : 1,730 1,780 103 TN : 1,170 1,180 101 TX : 5,600 5,550 99 UT : 380 385 101 VT : 161 162 101 VA : 780 790 101 WA : 540 520 96 WV : 220 215 98 WI : 1,600 1,580 99 WY : 740 740 100 : US : 40,058.6 40,250.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Total Number on Feed by State and United States, January 1, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1996 as State : 1995 : 1996 : % of 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Percent : AL : 8 5 63 AZ : 210 222 106 AR : 13 18 138 CA : 400 350 88 CO : 990 1,070 108 GA : 15 10 67 ID : 270 270 100 IL : 280 290 104 IN : 200 200 100 IA : 910 730 80 KS : 2,040 2,210 108 KY : 40 25 63 LA : 5 3 60 MD : 20 17 85 MI : 210 200 95 MN : 310 335 108 MS : 4 4 100 MO : 70 100 143 MT : 100 105 105 NE : 1,940 2,030 105 NV : 25 22 88 NJ : 4 4 100 NM : 155 130 84 NY : 25 30 120 NC : 15 10 67 ND : 100 75 75 OH : 225 235 104 OK : 380 415 109 OR : 100 80 80 PA : 80 75 94 SC : 7 8 114 SD : 340 330 97 TN : 27 20 74 TX : 2,380 2,630 111 UT : 60 60 100 VA : 40 35 88 WA : 156 166 106 WV : 10 9 90 WI : 150 150 100 WY : 100 95 95 : Oth Sts 2/: 17 19 112 : US : 12,431 12,792 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1993-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 1995 as Class : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : % of 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Head ------- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 109,000 111,300 113,000 102 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 44,600 45,100 45,600 101 Beef Cows : 34,900 35,600 36,100 101 Milk Cows : 9,700 9,500 9,500 100 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,000 17,400 17,600 101 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,700 5,900 5,700 97 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,000 4,000 3,900 98 Other Heifers : 7,300 7,500 8,000 107 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 14,900 15,200 15,400 101 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,200 2,300 2,400 104 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 30,300 31,300 32,000 102 : Calf Crop : 39,448 40,059 40,251 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number and Percent of Total by Six Month Period, United States, 1993-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 :----------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 28,800 73.0 29,300 73.1 29,500 73.3 Jul 1 - Dec 31 : 10,648 27.0 10,759 26.9 10,751 26.7 : Total : 39,448 100.0 40,059 100.0 40,251 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Balance Sheet, United States, January 1 - June 30, 1993-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Item : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Head : January 1 Inventory : 99.2 101.0 102.8 Calf Crop and Imports : 30.1 30.4 31.2 : Total Supply 1/ : 129.3 131.4 133.9 : Slaughter : 17.1 17.5 18.2 Deaths and Exports : 2.7 2.5 2.5 : Total Disappearance 1/ : 19.8 20.0 20.8 : Residual 1/ : -.5 -.1 -.2 : July 1 Inventory : 109.0 111.3 113.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Cattle and Calves State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 33,000 35,000 AK : 130 120 AZ : 4,500 4,300 AR : 31,000 32,000 CA : 24,000 25,000 CO : 13,000 13,000 CT : 1,300 1,300 DE : 620 580 FL : 20,000 21,000 GA : 28,000 29,000 HI : 800 800 ID : 12,500 12,500 IL : 29,000 27,000 IN : 29,000 28,000 IA : 45,000 45,000 KS : 37,000 38,000 KY : 53,000 54,000 LA : 19,000 18,000 ME : 2,600 2,800 MD : 6,700 6,500 MA : 1,800 1,800 MI : 19,000 19,000 MN : 38,000 37,000 MS : 29,000 30,000 MO : 75,000 75,000 MT : 13,000 12,700 NE : 29,000 28,000 NV : 1,600 1,600 NH : 1,000 1,100 NJ : 2,000 2,000 NM : 9,000 9,500 NY : 20,000 19,000 NC : 32,000 33,000 ND : 14,500 14,000 OH : 36,000 35,000 OK : 62,000 62,000 OR : 23,000 22,000 PA : 33,000 33,000 RI : 240 210 SC : 14,000 14,000 SD : 21,000 21,000 TN : 63,000 63,000 TX : 150,000 149,000 UT : 7,700 7,700 VT : 3,800 3,900 VA : 30,000 31,000 WA : 21,000 20,000 WV : 17,000 17,000 WI : 51,000 50,000 WY : 5,900 5,700 : US : 1,213,690 1,212,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 24,000 25,000 4,800 5,200 3,900 4,470 AZ : 2,700 2,800 440 400 1,000 780 AR : 20,000 20,000 6,500 7,100 4,300 4,600 CA : 16,400 16,900 1,800 2,000 3,500 3,700 CO : 5,700 5,700 2,000 2,000 4,200 4,200 FL : 14,500 15,700 2,600 2,200 2,200 2,400 GA : 20,000 21,000 4,200 4,100 3,500 3,600 ID : 7,300 7,300 1,800 1,800 2,800 2,800 IL : 18,900 17,000 5,300 5,300 4,580 4,500 IN : 23,000 22,000 3,500 3,600 2,400 2,300 IA : 21,000 21,000 10,000 10,000 13,000 12,900 KS : 17,200 17,700 8,200 8,300 10,100 10,500 KY : 37,000 37,000 9,600 10,000 6,150 6,730 LA : 13,500 12,400 2,800 3,000 2,500 2,400 MD : 5,100 4,600 780 900 800 970 MI : 12,800 12,900 2,900 2,900 3,000 2,900 MN : 17,800 16,900 10,900 10,600 9,000 9,100 MS : 21,000 22,000 4,200 4,200 3,500 3,500 MO : 47,000 48,000 15,000 14,500 12,400 12,000 MT : 4,500 4,000 2,200 1,800 5,000 5,500 NE : 10,500 10,100 6,300 6,000 10,000 9,800 NM : 4,900 5,200 1,200 1,200 2,100 2,200 NY : 10,500 10,000 4,400 4,100 4,900 4,700 NC : 27,000 27,000 3,110 4,100 1,800 1,810 ND : 4,000 3,500 3,800 3,400 6,100 6,500 OH : 28,000 28,000 4,400 3,700 3,400 3,100 OK : 39,000 38,000 11,000 11,300 10,800 11,300 OR : 18,200 17,100 1,900 1,900 2,300 2,300 PA : 21,000 21,000 7,100 7,100 4,800 4,800 SD : 6,000 5,800 4,200 4,200 9,000 9,100 TN : 47,000 47,000 10,000 10,000 5,800 5,800 TX : 99,000 96,000 25,000 26,000 23,000 23,000 UT : 4,300 4,300 1,100 1,100 1,900 1,900 VT : 1,500 1,500 1,150 1,100 1,100 1,250 VA : 21,000 21,000 4,500 5,200 4,200 4,500 WA : 17,000 16,000 1,000 1,200 2,600 2,300 WI : 21,500 21,000 14,500 13,600 14,660 15,050 WY : 2,200 1,800 800 900 2,100 2,200 : Oth Sts : 35,800 36,000 3,700 3,600 3,000 3,100 : US : 767,800 760,200 208,680 209,600 211,390 214,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1994-95 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 240 270 60 60 AZ : 180 160 180 160 AR : 160 250 40 50 CA : 1,200 1,300 1,100 1,100 CO : 700 700 400 400 FL : 400 400 300 300 GA : 240 250 60 50 ID : 380 370 220 230 IL : 160 140 60 60 IN : 80 80 20 20 IA : 600 700 400 400 KS : 1,000 1,000 500 500 KY : 210 230 40 40 LA : 160 160 40 40 MD : 10 20 10 10 MI : 250 250 50 50 MN : 200 300 100 100 MS : 260 260 40 40 MO : 540 450 60 50 MT : 950 1,050 350 350 NE : 1,300 1,200 900 900 NM : 450 500 350 400 NY : 150 150 50 50 NC : 70 70 20 20 ND : 510 540 90 60 OH : 180 180 20 20 OK : 800 900 400 500 OR : 400 450 200 250 PA : 80 80 20 20 SD : 1,300 1,300 500 600 TN : 150 150 50 50 TX : 1,800 2,500 1,200 1,500 UT : 270 270 130 130 VT : 50 50 2/ 2/ VA : 250 250 50 50 WA : 250 350 150 150 WI : 300 300 40 50 WY : 500 500 300 300 : Oth Sts : 460 440 130 170 : US : 17,190 18,520 8,630 9,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. 2/ Combined with other size groups. Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head :100-499 Head :500-999 Head : 1,000+ Head :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28.0 26.0 19.0 18.0 39.0 42.0 8.8 9.4 5.2 4.6 AZ : 1.4 1.9 2.6 3.1 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 68.0 71.0 AR : 23.0 23.0 26.0 25.0 43.0 43.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 CA : 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.6 18.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 57.0 56.0 CO : 3.4 3.0 4.6 4.0 28.0 28.0 15.0 16.0 49.0 49.0 FL : 11.0 13.0 8.0 7.0 24.0 24.0 13.0 12.0 44.0 44.0 GA : 23.0 23.0 19.0 18.0 42.0 41.0 10.0 12.0 6.0 6.0 ID : 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 36.0 35.0 15.0 14.0 36.0 38.0 IL : 20.0 18.0 21.0 21.0 48.0 49.0 5.8 5.8 5.2 6.2 IN : 32.0 34.0 22.0 21.0 36.0 35.0 6.2 6.3 3.8 3.7 IA : 10.0 10.0 17.0 16.0 53.0 52.0 8.5 10.0 11.5 12.0 KS : 6.0 6.0 10.0 9.0 33.0 33.0 11.0 11.0 40.0 41.0 KY : 27.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 40.0 42.0 5.6 5.6 2.4 2.4 LA : 24.0 22.0 19.0 20.0 42.0 42.0 10.0 11.0 5.0 5.0 MD : 25.0 21.0 17.0 20.0 51.0 52.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 MI : 17.0 18.0 16.0 17.0 47.0 48.0 13.0 11.0 7.0 6.0 MN : 13.0 12.0 26.0 26.0 51.0 50.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 MS : 24.0 23.0 19.0 19.0 39.0 40.0 13.0 13.0 5.0 5.0 MO : 21.0 23.0 21.5 22.0 48.0 47.0 7.0 6.0 2.5 2.0 MT : 3.0 3.0 6.0 4.5 40.0 42.0 25.0 25.5 26.0 25.0 NE : 3.8 3.5 7.2 7.0 32.0 33.0 14.0 13.5 43.0 43.0 NM : 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 22.0 22.0 17.0 17.0 52.0 52.0 NY : 13.0 10.0 20.0 20.0 55.0 58.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 NC : 41.0 39.0 20.0 22.0 31.0 31.0 4.4 4.5 3.6 3.5 ND : 5.0 4.0 13.0 12.0 61.0 61.0 14.5 16.0 6.5 7.0 OH : 30.0 31.0 20.0 19.0 41.0 41.0 6.5 6.5 2.5 2.5 OK : 16.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 41.0 41.0 10.0 10.0 19.0 20.0 OR : 13.0 12.0 9.0 9.0 32.0 33.0 19.0 19.0 27.0 27.0 PA : 21.0 21.0 28.0 27.0 47.0 47.0 2.5 3.0 1.5 2.0 SD : 4.1 3.5 7.9 7.5 50.0 49.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 20.0 TN : 31.0 32.0 26.0 26.0 37.0 36.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.5 TX : 14.0 12.0 11.0 13.0 33.0 31.0 10.0 11.0 32.0 33.0 UT : 7.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 42.0 42.0 19.0 19.0 23.0 23.0 VT : 10.0 9.0 24.0 21.0 54.0 59.0 12.0 11.0 2/ 2/ VA : 23.0 24.0 19.0 19.0 44.0 43.0 9.6 9.6 4.4 4.4 WA : 11.0 12.0 5.0 6.0 39.0 35.0 12.0 18.0 33.0 29.0 WI : 10.0 9.5 26.0 24.0 58.0 60.0 4.7 4.8 1.3 1.7 WY : 2.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 33.5 32.0 21.0 22.0 40.0 41.0 : Oth Sts : 20.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 34.0 35.0 11.0 10.0 18.0 20.0 : US : 13.4 12.9 14.1 13.9 38.8 38.8 11.1 11.5 22.6 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. 2/ Combined with other size groups. Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Beef Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 32,000 33,000 AK : 90 80 AZ : 2,600 2,500 AR : 27,000 28,000 CA : 15,000 16,000 CO : 10,500 10,000 CT : 800 800 DE : 220 220 FL : 18,000 19,000 GA : 26,000 27,000 HI : 750 750 ID : 7,500 7,500 IL : 20,000 18,000 IN : 17,000 16,500 IA : 29,000 28,000 KS : 30,000 30,000 KY : 44,000 45,000 LA : 17,500 16,800 ME : 1,400 1,600 MD : 3,700 3,700 MA : 1,000 1,000 MI : 8,500 9,000 MN : 16,000 16,000 MS : 27,000 28,000 MO : 63,000 62,000 MT : 11,100 11,500 NE : 23,000 22,000 NV : 1,300 1,300 NH : 500 550 NJ : 1,200 1,200 NM : 7,000 7,400 NY : 7,200 6,500 NC : 28,000 30,000 ND : 12,700 12,400 OH : 21,000 21,000 OK : 51,000 52,000 OR : 17,000 17,200 PA : 12,000 12,000 RI : 150 130 SC : 13,000 13,000 SD : 18,000 18,000 TN : 56,000 54,000 TX : 134,000 134,000 UT : 5,000 5,100 VT : 1,200 1,300 VA : 24,000 25,000 WA : 14,000 13,000 WV : 15,000 15,000 WI : 9,800 10,200 WY : 5,100 4,900 : US : 906,810 909,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994-95 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 27,000 28,000 3,400 3,200 1,550 1,750 50 50 AZ : 1,400 1,500 300 250 700 580 200 170 AR : 21,400 22,000 4,000 4,100 1,570 1,850 30 50 CA : 11,600 12,500 1,300 1,300 1,800 1,900 300 300 CO : 6,300 5,800 1,700 1,400 2,300 2,600 200 200 FL : 14,300 15,300 1,600 1,700 1,740 1,650 360 350 GA : 22,400 23,000 2,400 2,700 1,170 1,270 30 30 ID : 5,100 5,000 1,000 1,100 1,300 1,300 100 100 IL : 18,000 15,800 1,500 1,600 490 590 10 10 IN : 16,000 15,600 770 660 230 240 3/ 3/ IA : 22,000 21,000 5,000 5,000 1,930 1,950 70 50 KS : 21,000 20,000 5,400 5,900 3,450 3,950 150 150 KY : 38,000 39,000 4,500 4,500 1,470 1,470 30 30 LA : 14,400 13,800 1,900 1,800 1,100 1,100 100 100 MN : 13,500 13,500 2,000 2,000 480 480 20 20 MS : 23,400 24,000 2,700 3,100 860 860 40 40 MO : 50,000 51,000 8,900 7,400 4,000 3,500 100 100 MT : 4,300 4,400 2,250 2,000 4,000 4,600 550 500 NE : 13,000 12,300 4,600 4,500 4,850 4,700 550 500 NM : 4,400 4,700 1,000 1,100 1,300 1,300 300 300 ND : 6,500 5,300 3,300 3,500 2,850 3,540 50 60 OH : 20,000 20,000 720 780 270 220 10 3/ OK : 39,000 39,000 7,900 8,300 3,900 4,500 200 200 OR : 14,400 14,400 1,200 1,300 1,200 1,300 200 200 PA : 11,500 11,500 380 380 120 120 3/ 3/ SD : 8,500 8,400 4,300 4,300 4,900 5,000 300 300 TN : 50,600 48,500 3,900 3,900 1,470 1,570 30 30 TX :106,000 105,000 15,800 17,500 11,100 10,300 1,100 1,200 UT : 3,300 3,300 750 790 850 900 100 110 VA : 20,000 21,000 2,900 2,800 1,070 1,170 30 30 WA : 12,300 11,400 700 700 900 840 100 60 WY : 2,000 1,700 800 1,000 2,000 1,900 300 300 : Oth Sts : 88,000 90,000 4,700 4,900 960 1,220 150 210 : US :729,600 727,700 103,570 105,460 67,880 70,220 5,760 5,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 3/ Combined with other size groups. Beef Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-49 Head : 50-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 44.0 45.0 23.0 22.0 29.0 29.5 4.0 3.5 AZ : 5.5 5.5 7.5 7.5 39.0 39.0 48.0 48.0 AR : 44.0 41.0 30.0 27.0 24.0 29.0 2.0 3.0 CA : 14.0 14.0 10.0 10.0 44.0 44.0 32.0 32.0 CO : 13.0 11.0 14.0 12.0 53.0 57.0 20.0 20.0 FL : 17.0 18.0 9.0 10.0 30.0 28.0 44.0 44.0 GA : 49.0 45.0 22.0 24.0 26.0 28.0 3.0 3.0 ID : 15.0 15.0 13.0 14.0 50.0 47.0 22.0 24.0 IL : 63.0 60.0 22.0 25.0 14.0 14.0 1.0 1.0 IN : 70.0 73.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 12.0 2/ 2/ IA : 42.0 41.0 29.5 29.0 23.0 26.0 5.5 4.0 KS : 27.0 26.0 24.0 24.0 40.0 42.0 9.0 8.0 KY : 54.0 54.0 25.0 25.0 19.4 19.5 1.6 1.5 LA : 36.0 34.0 21.0 19.0 33.0 37.0 10.0 10.0 MN : 51.0 52.0 30.0 29.0 16.0 15.0 3.0 4.0 MS : 49.0 47.0 24.0 25.0 23.0 24.0 4.0 4.0 MO : 44.0 46.0 26.7 24.0 26.0 25.0 3.3 5.0 MT : 6.0 6.0 10.0 9.0 55.0 60.0 29.0 25.0 NE : 15.0 14.0 16.0 16.0 45.0 47.0 24.0 23.0 NM : 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 40.0 ND : 15.0 13.0 23.0 23.0 58.0 60.0 4.0 4.0 OH : 74.0 75.0 13.0 15.0 11.0 10.0 2.0 2/ OK : 34.0 33.0 27.0 26.0 30.0 32.0 9.0 9.0 OR : 21.0 21.0 14.0 14.0 40.0 40.0 25.0 25.0 PA : 75.0 75.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 2/ 2/ SD : 13.0 13.0 18.0 17.0 57.0 58.0 12.0 12.0 TN : 56.0 55.0 23.0 23.0 19.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 TX : 30.0 30.0 18.0 19.0 34.0 33.0 18.0 18.0 UT : 13.0 13.0 14.0 13.0 46.0 46.0 27.0 28.0 VA : 45.0 45.0 26.5 25.0 25.0 26.5 3.5 3.5 WA : 25.0 30.0 14.0 15.0 39.0 37.0 22.0 18.0 WY : 5.0 3.0 7.0 9.0 53.0 52.0 35.0 36.0 : Oth Sts : 44.2 43.0 16.5 15.0 29.1 30.0 10.2 12.0 : US : 31.6 31.0 19.4 19.2 34.7 35.6 14.3 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Combined with other size groups. Milk Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations With Milk Cows 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 400 350 AK : 30 30 AZ : 400 350 AR : 1,800 1,700 CA : 3,600 3,300 CO : 1,100 1,000 CT : 350 350 DE : 150 150 FL : 900 800 GA : 1,000 900 HI : 60 60 ID : 1,600 1,500 IL : 2,800 2,600 IN : 4,000 3,900 IA : 5,500 5,300 KS : 1,700 1,400 KY : 4,300 4,000 LA : 1,500 1,300 ME : 1,000 1,000 MD : 1,200 1,100 MA : 700 600 MI : 4,800 4,700 MN : 12,500 12,000 MS : 800 700 MO : 5,000 4,500 MT : 1,000 900 NE : 2,000 1,900 NV : 200 200 NH : 400 400 NJ : 400 400 NM : 1,100 1,100 NY : 10,700 10,000 NC : 1,400 1,300 ND : 1,700 1,600 OH : 8,000 7,500 OK : 2,500 2,500 OR : 1,500 1,400 PA : 12,500 11,800 RI : 50 50 SC : 350 250 SD : 2,600 2,400 TN : 2,300 2,100 TX : 4,200 3,700 UT : 1,200 1,100 VT : 2,300 2,200 VA : 2,400 2,200 WA : 2,100 2,000 WV : 1,200 1,100 WI : 29,000 28,000 WY : 400 400 : US : 148,690 140,090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994-95 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 290 240 0 0 0 0 CA : 1,300 940 120 100 160 150 CO : 740 640 40 40 90 90 FL : 600 500 10 10 40 40 GA : 440 330 40 30 140 150 ID : 550 480 250 200 320 310 IL : 640 560 500 450 1,260 1,200 IN : 2,300 2,300 600 620 800 720 IA : 1,600 1,600 1,650 1,600 1,800 1,600 KY : 1,900 1,800 900 820 1,100 1,000 MD : 290 190 190 150 460 460 MI : 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,000 1,400 1,400 MN : 2,900 2,500 4,700 4,500 4,100 4,100 MO : 2,200 2,000 850 800 1,400 1,100 NM : 960 950 0 0 10 10 NY : 2,400 2,100 2,200 2,200 4,200 4,000 NC : 660 610 80 70 260 240 OH : 4,300 4,200 1,300 1,000 1,900 1,800 OR : 800 700 120 50 170 200 PA : 3,200 2,800 4,100 3,900 4,100 3,900 TN : 800 670 400 400 600 590 TX : 2,200 1,800 100 100 500 400 UT : 530 500 80 70 270 210 VT : 250 230 620 540 950 940 VA : 1,050 810 200 210 600 590 WA : 800 800 110 100 400 300 WI : 6,100 5,600 10,100 9,900 10,200 9,800 : Oth Sts : 12,300 11,100 2,400 2,200 3,900 3,800 : US : 53,300 48,150 32,760 31,060 41,130 39,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, and United States, 1994-95 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Having :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 100-199 Head : 200+ Head :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 10 10 100 100 CA : 320 310 1,700 1,800 CO : 100 100 130 130 FL : 50 50 200 200 GA : 230 230 150 160 ID : 260 260 220 250 IL : 360 350 40 40 IN : 250 220 50 40 IA : 400 450 50 50 KY : 350 340 50 40 MD : 200 250 60 50 MI : 900 880 200 220 MN : 720 780 80 120 MO : 500 520 50 80 NM : 10 10 120 130 NY : 1,500 1,300 400 400 NC : 290 270 110 110 OH : 420 400 80 100 OR : 230 250 180 200 PA : 930 1,000 170 200 TN : 400 350 100 90 TX : 800 800 600 600 UT : 200 200 120 120 VT : 380 370 100 120 VA : 450 490 100 100 WA : 400 400 390 400 WI : 2,300 2,390 300 310 : Oth Sts : 1,720 1,800 970 840 : US : 14,680 14,780 6,820 7,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inventory on Operations Having :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1-29 Head : 30-49 Head : 50-99 Head :100-199 Head : 200+ Head :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AZ : .5 .5 1.5 1.5 98.0 98.0 CA : .2 .1 .4 .3 1.1 .9 3.3 3.7 95.0 95.0 CO : 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 8.2 8.3 16.0 16.0 72.0 72.0 FL : .4 .3 .2 .2 1.6 1.5 2.8 3.0 95.0 95.0 GA : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 11.0 33.0 30.0 54.0 57.0 ID : 2.0 1.4 5.0 3.6 11.0 10.0 19.0 16.0 63.0 69.0 IL : 4.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 55.0 54.0 23.0 25.0 6.0 7.0 IN : 13.0 13.0 16.0 18.0 39.0 39.0 20.0 20.0 12.0 10.0 IA : 10.0 10.0 24.0 23.0 43.0 39.0 18.0 22.0 5.0 6.0 KY : 8.5 9.0 20.0 19.0 40.0 40.0 24.0 25.0 7.5 7.0 MD : 4.0 3.0 9.0 6.0 36.0 36.0 30.0 36.0 21.0 19.0 MI : 5.0 5.0 13.0 12.0 29.0 30.0 34.0 33.0 19.0 20.0 MN : 8.9 7.8 31.0 28.0 42.0 43.0 15.0 16.0 3.1 5.2 MO : 7.0 6.0 16.0 16.0 42.0 37.0 28.0 31.0 7.0 10.0 NM : .9 .9 .4 .4 .7 .7 98.0 98.0 NY : 3.0 3.0 12.0 13.0 41.0 39.0 26.0 25.0 18.0 20.0 NC : 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 19.0 18.0 43.0 40.0 33.0 37.0 OH : 15.0 15.0 17.0 14.0 40.0 42.0 20.0 19.0 8.0 10.0 OR : 2.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 12.0 14.0 30.0 30.0 52.0 53.0 PA : 7.3 6.8 25.0 24.0 42.0 41.0 18.0 19.0 7.7 9.2 TN : 6.3 6.0 9.7 10.0 27.0 29.0 38.0 36.0 19.0 19.0 TX : 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 10.0 9.0 27.0 27.0 60.0 62.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 23.0 17.0 30.0 32.0 41.0 46.0 VT : 2.0 2.0 14.0 14.0 37.0 36.0 28.0 26.0 19.0 22.0 VA : 3.2 3.0 4.8 5.0 33.0 31.0 38.0 40.0 21.0 21.0 WA : .6 1.0 1.4 1.5 11.0 6.5 21.0 21.0 66.0 70.0 WI : 6.0 5.4 28.0 27.0 43.0 42.0 18.0 20.0 5.0 5.6 : Oth Sts : 6.0 4.5 12.0 9.5 26.0 32.0 23.0 26.0 33.0 28.0 : US : 4.6 4.0 14.0 13.0 28.7 28.0 19.3 20.0 33.4 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103.8 million head by more than .6 percent, or about 623,000 head. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.1 percent, or about 1,142,000 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 537,000 head, ranging from 87 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/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root : 90% : Difference Between : : Mean : Confidence : First and Latest : Number of : Square: Level : Estimates : Years Item : Error :--------------:---------------------------------------- : : : : : : : First : First : : Percent: Head:Average:Smallest:Largest: Above : Below : : : : : : :Latest :Latest --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --------- 1,000 Head ------- -- Number -- : All Cattle : 0.6 1.1 1,142 537 87 1,419 13 2 : All Cows : 0.8 1.4 626 275 29 940 12 3 : Calf Crop : 0.8 1.4 564 230 5 670 13 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data from January 1981 through January 1995. 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 Cattle and Calves Beef Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States, 1994-95 ............................................ 20 Beef Cow Operations, by State, 1994-95 ............................... 17 Beef Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, 1994-95 ............................................................. 19 Calf Crop by Six Month Period, 1993-95 ............................... 10 Calf Crop, by State, 1993-95 ......................................... 8 Cattle and Calves, Number by Class, by State, January 1, 1995-96 .................................................. 4 Cattle Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States 1994-95 ...................................................... 16 Cattle on Feed, by State, January 1, 1995-96 ......................... 9 Cattle Operations, by State, 1994-95 ................................. 12 Cattle Operations by Size Group, Selected States 1994-95 ............................................................. 14 Milk Cow Inventory Percents by Size Group, Selected States 1994-95 ...................................................... 25 Milk Cow Operations, by State, 1994-95 ............................... 21 Milk Cow Operations by Size Group, Selected States, 1994-95 ............................................................. 23 Reliability Statement ................................................ 26 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1, 1993-95 ............................... 3 U.S. Balance Sheet, January 1-June 30, 1993-95........................ 11 U.S. Class Inventories, January 1, 1994-96 ........................... 3 U.S. Class Inventories, July 1, 1993-95 .............................. 10 The next "Cattle" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 19, 1996. 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