Mt An 12 (5-06) Cattle Death Loss National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 5, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cattle Death Loss" call Mike Miller at 202-720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Cattle and Calf Death Losses Cattle and calf losses from animal predators and non-predator causes in the United States totaled 4.05 million head (excluding Alaska). This report provides detailed breakouts of cattle and calf losses by predators and non-predator causes, as well as data on non-lethal predator control measures. Cattle and calf losses from animal predators totaled 190,000 head. This represented 4.7 percent of the total losses from all causes and resulted in a loss of $92.7 million to farmers and ranchers. Coyotes and dogs caused the majority of cattle and calf losses accounting for 51.1 percent and 11.5 percent respectively. Cattle and calf losses from non-predator causes totaled 3.86 million head or 95.3 percent of the total losses. Respiratory problems was the leading cause of non-predator deaths accounting for 28.7 percent, followed by digestive problems at 16.8 percent. Farmers and ranchers throughout the United States spent 199.1 million dollars on non-lethal methods to control predators. Use of guard animals was the most common method at 38.0 percent. Exclusion fencing, frequent checking, and culling were the next most commonly used methods of preventing cattle and calf losses at 34.0 percent, 21.8 percent, and 19.6 percent respectively. This report is released as a cooperative effort between the National Agricultural Statistics Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services and Veterinary Services. Contents Page Number and Value of Losses of Cattle and Calves1 Losses of Cattle and Calves by Predators and Non-Predator Causes2 Losses of Cattle and Calves Value per Head and Total Value3 Losses of Cattle and Calves by Predators4 Losses of Cattle and Calves from Non-Predator Causes7 Non-Lethal Prevention Methods. .13 Reliability of Cattle and Calves Predator Loss Estimates15 Information Contacts . . . . . .15 Losses of Cattle and Calves: Predator and Non-Predator Number of Head and Total Value, United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Total Cause : of Head : % of Total : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Percent 1,000 Dollars : Predator : Coyotes : 97,000 51.1 43,911 Dogs : 21,900 11.5 10,786 Mountain Lions : & Bobcats 2/ : 14,700 7.7 7,590 Vultures 3/ : 8,600 4.5 3,807 Wolves : 4,400 2.3 2,087 Bears : 2,800 1.5 1,453 Other Predators : 9,300 4.9 5,735 Unknown Predators 4/ : 31,300 16.5 17,305 : Total Predator : 190,000 100.0 92,674 : Non-Predator : Digestive Problems : 648,000 16.8 367,441 Respiratory Problems : 1,110,000 28.7 692,430 Metabolic Problems : 78,000 2.0 64,991 Mastitis : 67,000 1.7 64,695 Other Diseases : 174,000 4.5 124,833 Lameness/Injury : 132,000 3.4 104,427 Weather Related : 275,000 7.1 172,491 Calving Problems : 572,000 14.8 328,193 Poisoning : 39,000 1.0 28,736 Theft : 21,000 0.5 13,920 Other Non-Predator : 271,000 7.0 225,066 Unknown Non-Predator : 474,000 12.3 311,352 : Total Non-Predator : 3,861,000 100.0 2,498,575 : US Total : 4,051,000 100.0 2,591,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Cattle includes all cows, bulls, steers, and heifers weighing over 500 pounds. This includes beef and milk breeds as well as cattle on feed. Calves include beef and milk breed steers, heifers, and bulls weighing less than 500 pounds. 2/ Includes cougars, pumas, and lynx. 3/ Reports of death loss to cattle/calves by vultures is primarily due to black vultures and will occur only in states where this species ranges. See range map of black vultures at: http:/www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Black_Vulture_dtl.html# map. 4/ The category of unknown predators was not included in the "Cattle Predator Loss" report released May 2001. Losses of Cattle and Calves: By All Causes, Predators and Non-Predators, Number by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Causes : Predators : Non-Predators :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 21,000 28,000 1,500 5,500 19,500 22,500 AZ : 24,000 22,000 700 2,600 23,300 19,400 AR : 30,000 43,000 1,800 4,500 28,200 38,500 CA : 100,000 165,000 1,400 5,100 98,600 159,900 CO : 50,000 55,000 700 4,000 49,300 51,000 CT : 900 1,000 900 1,000 DE : 600 700 600 700 FL : 25,000 35,000 1,700 6,100 23,300 28,900 GA : 21,000 31,000 1,700 5,900 19,300 25,100 HI : 3,000 2,000 200 300 2,800 1,700 ID : 42,000 63,000 500 2,000 41,500 61,000 IL : 21,000 35,000 200 2,200 20,800 32,800 IN : 15,000 29,000 300 1,200 14,700 27,800 IA : 65,000 110,000 1,400 65,000 108,600 KS : 135,000 70,000 700 3,900 134,300 66,100 KY : 35,000 76,000 1,400 5,800 33,600 70,200 LA : 26,000 20,000 900 3,700 25,100 16,300 ME : 1,600 3,100 1,600 3,100 MD : 3,000 5,000 100 3,000 4,900 MA : 1,000 1,000 100 1,000 900 MI : 25,000 47,000 400 25,000 46,600 MN : 42,000 82,000 100 1,700 41,900 80,300 MS : 22,000 29,000 1,200 2,600 20,800 26,400 MO : 70,000 120,000 1,400 4,000 68,600 116,000 MT : 20,000 46,000 600 2,400 19,400 43,600 NE : 95,000 75,000 500 2,200 94,500 72,800 NV : 6,000 13,000 200 1,100 5,800 11,900 NH : 800 1,000 800 1,000 NJ : 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 NM : 26,000 35,000 2,200 4,800 23,800 30,200 NY : 35,000 50,000 100 800 34,900 49,200 NC : 15,000 22,000 500 1,800 14,500 20,200 ND : 12,000 40,000 500 2,300 11,500 37,700 OH : 22,000 33,000 400 1,900 21,600 31,100 OK : 100,000 135,000 2,000 9,600 98,000 125,400 OR : 23,000 42,000 400 4,100 22,600 37,900 PA : 33,000 45,000 1,000 2,000 32,000 43,000 RI : 100 200 100 200 SC : 6,000 10,000 200 1,400 5,800 8,600 SD : 53,000 85,000 300 2,300 52,700 82,700 TN : 38,000 63,000 1,200 5,400 36,800 57,600 TX : 300,000 270,000 4,100 35,000 295,900 235,000 UT : 15,000 26,000 100 2,500 14,900 23,500 VT : 6,000 8,000 100 200 5,900 7,800 VA : 27,000 56,000 1,400 3,800 25,600 52,200 WA : 21,000 23,000 900 1,600 20,100 21,400 WV : 7,000 11,000 100 1,500 6,900 9,500 WI : 65,000 140,000 300 2,700 64,700 137,300 WY : 11,000 31,000 500 3,500 10,500 27,500 : US : 1,717,000 2,334,000 34,000 156,000 1,683,000 2,178,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves from Predators and Non-Predator Causes: Total Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Value per Head : Total Value : Total Value : : : Predator : Non-Predator : : : Losses : Losses :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Cattle 2/ : Calves 3/ : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Dollars --- -------------- 1,000 Dollars -------------- : AL : 864 381 1,296 2,096 16,848 8,573 AZ : 873 378 611 983 20,341 7,333 AR : 905 387 1,629 1,742 25,521 14,900 CA : 962 363 1,347 1,851 94,853 58,044 CO : 1,045 408 732 1,632 51,519 20,808 CT : 996 300 896 300 DE : 996 330 598 231 FL : 836 390 1,421 2,379 19,479 11,271 GA : 791 375 1,345 2,213 15,266 9,413 HI : 483 288 97 86 1,352 490 ID : 985 378 493 756 40,878 23,058 IL : 989 363 198 799 20,571 11,906 IN : 1,007 351 302 421 14,803 9,758 IA : 1,080 393 550 70,200 42,680 KS : 1,042 420 729 1,638 139,941 27,762 KY : 917 369 1,284 2,140 30,811 25,904 LA : 869 369 782 1,365 21,812 6,015 ME : 996 315 1,594 977 MD : 996 330 33 2,988 1,617 MA : 996 300 30 996 270 MI : 978 396 158 24,450 18,454 MN : 970 399 97 678 40,643 32,040 MS : 864 369 1,037 959 17,971 9,742 MO : 991 399 1,387 1,596 67,983 46,284 MT : 1,129 414 677 994 21,903 18,050 NE : 1,119 426 560 937 105,746 31,013 NV : 1,030 411 206 452 5,974 4,891 NH : 996 315 797 315 NJ : 996 390 996 390 NM : 991 393 2,180 1,886 23,586 11,869 NY : 996 420 100 336 34,760 20,664 NC : 864 357 432 643 12,528 7,211 ND : 1,153 405 577 932 13,260 15,269 OH : 866 354 346 673 18,706 11,009 OK : 918 396 1,836 3,802 89,964 49,658 OR : 966 357 386 1,464 21,832 13,530 PA : 895 396 895 792 28,640 17,028 RI : 996 300 100 60 SC : 864 369 173 517 5,011 3,173 SD : 1,163 411 349 945 61,290 33,990 TN : 891 366 1,069 1,976 32,789 21,082 TX : 913 408 3,743 14,280 270,157 95,880 UT : 1,030 402 103 1,005 15,347 9,447 VT : 996 315 100 63 5,876 2,457 VA : 854 366 1,196 1,391 21,862 19,105 WA : 1,030 375 927 600 20,703 8,025 WV : 996 336 100 504 6,872 3,192 WI : 959 489 288 1,320 62,047 67,140 WY : 1,113 420 557 1,470 11,687 11,550 : US 4/ : 970 396 31,587 61,087 1,634,747 863,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. This data is included in the Unpublished States and in the United States. 2/ Cattle value per head is based on a two-year straight average of the value of beef cows reported in the January 1 Cattle survey from 2005 and 2006. 3/ Calf value per head is based on the market year average calf price. An average weight of 300 pounds was used in all States. 4/ U.S. value per head rounded to the nearest dollar. U.S. value per head derived. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent by Coyotes and Dogs, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Coyotes : Dogs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : : : : State : Cattle :% Total : Calves :% Total : Cattle :% Total : Calves :% Total : :Predator: :Predator: :Predator: :Predator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 500 33.3 3,200 58.2 300 20.0 1,000 18.2 AZ : 600 23.1 200 7.7 AR : 400 22.2 1,800 40.0 100 5.6 600 13.3 CA : 100 7.1 3,000 58.8 200 14.3 600 11.8 CO : 500 71.4 2,300 57.5 200 5.0 CT : DE : FL : 700 41.2 3,600 59.0 500 8.2 GA : 1,200 70.6 3,400 57.6 100 5.9 700 11.9 HI : 100 50.0 200 66.7 ID : 600 30.0 100 5.0 IL : 100 50.0 1,100 50.0 100 50.0 300 13.6 IN : 100 33.3 1,000 83.3 100 8.3 IA : 1,100 78.6 100 7.1 KS : 400 57.1 2,000 51.3 100 14.3 700 17.9 KY : 400 28.6 3,700 63.8 300 21.4 400 6.9 LA : 2,400 64.9 600 66.7 400 10.8 ME : MD : MA : 100 100.0 MI : 200 50.0 MN : 700 41.2 MS : 600 23.1 100 8.3 700 26.9 MO : 1,100 27.5 600 42.9 1,500 37.5 MT : 1,300 54.2 100 4.2 NE : 200 40.0 1,700 77.3 100 4.5 NV : 100 50.0 1,000 90.9 NH : NJ : NM : 900 40.9 1,900 39.6 100 4.5 200 4.2 NY : 100 100.0 700 87.5 NC : 400 80.0 900 50.0 600 33.3 ND : 100 20.0 1,700 73.9 OH : 100 25.0 1,100 57.9 300 15.8 OK : 800 40.0 4,300 44.8 200 10.0 2,300 24.0 OR : 100 25.0 2,200 53.7 PA : 300 15.0 RI : SC : 200 100.0 800 57.1 100 7.1 SD : 200 66.7 1,700 73.9 200 8.7 TN : 600 50.0 3,500 64.8 1,100 20.4 TX : 1,700 41.5 21,000 60.0 600 14.6 2,900 8.3 UT : 1,600 64.0 VT : 100 50.0 VA : 600 42.9 1,700 44.7 200 14.3 1,000 26.3 WA : 600 37.5 WV : 1,300 86.7 WI : 2,000 74.1 WY : 100 20.0 2,100 60.0 100 2.9 : Unpub : 400 700 200 : US : 11,000 32.4 86,000 55.1 4,400 12.9 17,500 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. This data is included in Unpublished States and in United States. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent by Mountain Lions, Bobcats and Other Predators, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mountain Lions and Bobcats : Other Predators :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : : : : State : Cattle :% Total : Calves :% Total : Cattle :% Total : Calves :% Total : :Predator: :Predator: :Predator: :Predator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 100 6.7 400 7.3 AZ : 100 14.3 1,200 46.2 100 3.8 AR : 100 5.6 300 6.7 100 5.6 300 6.7 CA : 1,000 71.4 1,300 25.5 CO : 600 15.0 100 14.3 200 5.0 CT : DE : FL : 700 41.2 1,100 18.0 GA : 100 5.9 400 6.8 HI : ID : 200 10.0 400 80.0 600 30.0 IL : IN : 100 33.3 IA : KS : 500 12.8 100 2.6 KY : 200 14.3 200 3.4 LA : 300 8.1 ME : MD : MA : MI : 200 50.0 MN : 800 47.1 MS : 200 7.7 MO : 200 5.0 700 50.0 1,000 25.0 MT : 200 8.3 200 33.3 500 20.8 NE : 100 20.0 200 9.1 NV : 100 9.1 NH : NJ : NM : 700 31.8 1,700 35.4 200 9.1 200 4.2 NY : NC : 200 11.1 ND : OH : 300 15.8 OK : 100 5.0 700 7.3 400 20.0 1,500 15.6 OR : 200 50.0 1,300 31.7 PA : 200 10.0 RI : SC : SD : 200 8.7 TN : 300 5.6 TX : 200 4.9 1,000 2.9 700 17.1 6,900 19.7 UT : 300 12.0 500 20.0 VT : VA : 400 28.6 600 15.8 WA : 200 22.2 600 37.5 300 33.3 300 18.8 WV : 200 13.3 WI : 200 66.7 600 22.2 WY : 100 20.0 400 11.4 300 60.0 900 25.7 : Unpub : 400 500 400 400 : US : 3,200 9.4 11,500 7.4 5,600 16.5 19,500 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes cougars, pumas, and lynx. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent by Unknown Predators, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Unknown Predators :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : % : : % : Cattle : Total : Calves : Total : : Predators : : Predators -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 600 40.0 900 16.4 AZ : 500 71.4 500 19.2 AR : 1,100 61.1 1,500 33.3 CA : 100 7.1 200 3.9 CO : 700 17.5 CT : DE : FL : 200 11.8 900 14.8 GA : 300 17.6 1,400 23.7 HI : 100 33.3 ID : 100 20.0 500 25.0 IL : 600 27.3 IN : IA : KS : 600 15.4 KY : 500 35.7 1,500 25.9 LA : 100 11.1 600 16.2 ME : MD : MA : MI : MN : 200 11.8 MS : 1,000 83.3 1,100 42.3 MO : 200 5.0 MT : 200 33.3 300 12.5 NE : NV : NH : NJ : NM : 300 13.6 800 16.7 NY : NC : 100 20.0 100 5.6 ND : 400 80.0 500 21.7 OH : 300 75.0 200 10.5 OK : 500 25.0 800 8.3 OR : 500 12.2 PA : 1,000 100.0 1,500 75.0 RI : SC : 400 28.6 SD : 200 8.7 TN : 400 33.3 500 9.3 TX : 900 22.0 3,200 9.1 UT : 100 4.0 VT : VA : 200 14.3 500 13.2 WA : 400 44.4 100 6.3 WV : WI : 100 3.7 WY : : Unpub : 600 200 : US : 9,800 28.8 21,500 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. This data is included in Unpublished States and in United States. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent from Digestive and Respiratory Problems, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Digestive Problems : Respiratory Problems :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 1,700 8.7 1,300 5.8 1,600 8.2 4,600 20.4 AZ : 1,900 8.2 4,400 22.7 1,300 5.6 4,900 25.3 AR : 1,700 6.0 3,800 9.9 4,500 16.0 11,300 29.4 CA : 15,000 15.2 62,000 38.8 20,500 20.8 61,000 38.1 CO : 7,800 15.8 10,500 20.6 16,600 33.7 15,200 29.8 CT : 300 30.0 300 30.0 DE : FL : 1,900 8.2 5,100 17.6 2,100 9.0 6,100 21.1 GA : 1,200 6.2 4,200 16.7 2,600 13.5 6,200 24.7 HI : ID : 3,200 7.7 20,000 32.8 6,900 16.6 19,600 32.1 IL : 2,300 11.1 8,600 26.2 5,500 26.4 10,600 32.3 IN : 1,700 11.6 6,800 24.5 3,100 21.1 11,200 40.3 IA : 9,500 14.6 25,000 23.0 27,000 41.5 32,000 29.5 KS : 28,500 21.2 6,600 10.0 77,200 57.5 28,000 42.4 KY : 1,600 4.8 13,300 18.9 5,800 17.3 18,800 26.8 LA : 800 3.2 900 5.5 1,600 6.4 3,900 23.9 ME : 200 12.5 900 29.0 200 12.5 1,100 35.5 MD : 200 6.7 500 10.2 500 16.7 1,800 36.7 MA : 200 22.2 300 33.3 MI : 3,400 13.6 17,200 36.9 5,300 21.2 14,100 30.3 MN : 4,300 10.3 28,700 35.7 9,600 22.9 22,200 27.6 MS : 800 3.8 1,100 4.2 2,300 11.1 5,900 22.3 MO : 3,000 4.4 18,200 15.7 8,600 12.5 34,000 29.3 MT : 1,500 7.7 5,500 12.6 3,100 16.0 7,800 17.9 NE : 9,800 10.4 11,400 15.7 43,000 45.5 24,100 33.1 NV : 500 8.6 1,800 15.1 1,000 17.2 5,800 48.7 NH : 100 12.5 200 20.0 300 30.0 NJ : 100 10.0 200 20.0 200 20.0 NM : 1,300 5.5 1,600 5.3 3,300 13.9 6,100 20.2 NY : 5,000 14.3 11,800 24.0 4,800 13.8 22,900 46.5 NC : 1,600 11.0 3,400 16.8 3,500 24.1 3,300 16.3 ND : 900 7.8 7,800 20.7 2,000 17.4 8,300 22.0 OH : 4,900 22.7 11,400 36.7 7,300 33.8 10,400 33.4 OK : 5,600 5.7 9,500 7.6 39,500 40.3 50,000 39.9 OR : 1,600 7.1 9,700 25.6 7,500 33.2 12,600 33.2 PA : 3,200 10.0 12,600 29.3 4,400 13.8 14,000 32.6 RI : SC : 400 6.9 1,000 11.6 300 5.2 1,300 15.1 SD : 6,200 11.8 17,200 20.8 13,800 26.2 30,000 36.3 TN : 4,600 12.5 10,100 17.5 5,000 13.6 14,900 25.9 TX : 31,500 10.6 26,000 11.1 54,500 18.4 88,000 37.4 UT : 1,700 11.4 6,300 26.8 2,900 19.5 6,900 29.4 VT : 400 6.8 2,800 35.9 400 6.8 2,100 26.9 VA : 1,500 5.9 5,300 10.2 3,200 12.5 8,700 16.7 WA : 4,000 19.9 5,200 24.3 3,000 14.9 8,500 39.7 WV : 800 11.6 1,000 10.5 600 8.7 1,500 15.8 WI : 6,700 10.4 55,000 40.1 9,200 14.2 45,000 32.8 WY : 1,200 11.4 5,500 20.0 2,700 25.7 6,000 21.8 : Unpub : 200 100 200 200 : US :186,000 11.1 462,000 21.2 418,000 24.8 692,000 31.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent from Metabolic Problems and Mastitis, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metabolic Problems : Mastitis :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 300 1.5 600 2.7 200 1.0 AZ : 400 1.7 900 3.9 AR : 1,300 4.6 600 1.6 200 0.7 CA : 8,400 8.5 2,200 1.4 14,000 14.2 CO : 600 1.2 200 0.4 800 1.6 CT : 200 22.2 DE : FL : 800 3.4 500 1.7 800 3.4 GA : 900 4.7 400 1.6 800 4.1 HI : ID : 1,800 4.3 1,500 3.6 IL : 800 3.8 200 0.6 1,000 4.8 IN : 700 4.8 1,100 4.0 800 5.4 IA : 800 1.2 800 0.7 1,300 2.0 KS : 1,700 1.3 200 0.3 900 0.7 KY : 1,000 3.0 1,000 1.4 500 1.5 LA : 200 0.8 300 1.2 ME : 200 12.5 MD : 200 6.7 300 10.0 MA : 100 10.0 MI : 2,100 8.4 100 0.2 2,400 9.6 MN : 2,300 5.5 400 0.5 2,800 6.7 MS : 600 2.9 MO : 1,200 1.7 700 0.6 800 1.2 MT : 200 1.0 300 0.7 NE : 800 0.8 100 0.1 NV : 200 3.4 500 8.6 NH : NJ : NM : 3,000 12.6 5,400 22.7 NY : 3,900 11.2 200 0.4 5,600 16.0 NC : 300 2.1 300 2.1 ND : 300 2.6 300 0.8 100 0.9 OH : 1,300 6.0 800 2.6 1,400 6.5 OK : 900 0.9 600 0.5 400 0.4 OR : 1,700 7.5 300 0.8 1,700 7.5 PA : 3,000 9.4 1,000 2.3 3,800 11.9 RI : SC : SD : 1,400 2.7 200 0.2 1,900 3.6 TN : 1,700 4.6 600 1.0 900 2.4 TX : 2,700 0.9 3,100 1.3 3,500 1.2 UT : 600 4.0 200 0.9 700 4.7 VT : 500 8.5 1,000 16.9 VA : 700 2.7 100 0.2 800 3.1 WA : 2,600 12.9 300 1.4 1,400 7.0 WV : 400 5.8 WI : 7,600 11.7 500 0.4 5,400 8.3 WY : 200 1.9 : Unpub : 500 400 800 : US : 60,000 3.6 18,000 0.8 67,000 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent from Other Diseases and Lameness/Injury, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other Diseases : Lameness/Injury :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 300 1.5 1,000 4.4 900 4.6 800 3.6 AZ : 300 1.3 2,800 14.4 600 2.6 300 1.5 AR : 1,300 4.6 1,300 3.4 1,000 3.5 900 2.3 CA : 7,500 7.6 3,500 2.2 7,300 7.4 7,300 4.6 CO : 5,800 11.8 1,800 3.5 4,300 8.7 200 0.4 CT : DE : FL : 1,000 4.3 700 2.4 700 3.0 400 1.4 GA : 600 3.1 700 2.8 1,400 7.3 600 2.4 HI : ID : 2,100 5.1 2,500 4.1 2,600 6.3 500 0.8 IL : 600 2.9 900 2.7 2,100 10.1 300 0.9 IN : 600 4.1 800 2.9 900 6.1 500 1.8 IA : 2,500 3.8 4,300 4.0 3,100 4.8 1,000 0.9 KS : 1,900 1.4 2,100 3.2 1,900 1.4 500 0.8 KY : 2,200 6.5 2,800 4.0 1,600 4.8 1,100 1.6 LA : 1,000 4.0 800 4.9 600 2.4 300 1.8 ME : 200 12.5 MD : 200 6.7 200 4.1 300 10.0 MA : MI : 2,800 11.2 4,200 9.0 2,000 8.0 900 1.9 MN : 2,400 5.7 2,900 3.6 4,100 9.8 1,000 1.2 MS : 1,100 5.3 1,100 4.2 700 3.4 500 1.9 MO : 4,500 6.6 4,000 3.4 2,300 3.4 1,600 1.4 MT : 2,200 11.3 1,100 2.5 1,000 5.2 600 1.4 NE : 3,200 3.4 1,000 1.4 3,900 4.1 800 1.1 NV : 300 2.5 200 3.4 NH : NJ : NM : 2,200 9.2 300 1.3 1,700 5.6 NY : 2,800 8.0 3,400 6.9 4,300 12.3 700 1.4 NC : 700 4.8 400 2.0 800 5.5 500 2.5 ND : 800 7.0 1,000 2.7 800 7.0 400 1.1 OH : 300 1.4 1,000 3.2 1,000 4.6 300 1.0 OK : 6,800 6.9 6,000 4.8 2,800 2.9 1,500 1.2 OR : 1,600 7.1 800 2.1 1,600 7.1 1,200 3.2 PA : 3,500 10.9 1,900 4.4 3,700 11.6 1,400 3.3 RI : SC : 200 3.4 500 5.8 300 5.2 SD : 4,900 9.3 1,900 2.3 3,200 6.1 700 0.8 TN : 1,000 2.7 4,000 6.9 2,700 7.3 1,300 2.3 TX : 20,000 6.8 6,700 2.9 8,900 3.0 4,800 2.0 UT : 500 3.4 1,200 5.1 500 3.4 VT : 400 6.8 300 3.8 1,200 20.3 300 3.8 VA : 1,400 5.5 1,700 3.3 1,200 4.7 500 1.0 WA : 1,200 6.0 400 1.9 2,400 11.9 300 1.4 WV : 300 4.3 100 1.1 200 2.1 WI : 3,300 5.1 3,600 2.6 10,000 15.5 5,800 4.2 WY : 600 5.7 800 2.9 : Unpub : 400 500 600 300 : US : 97,000 5.8 77,000 3.5 90,000 5.3 42,000 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent from Weather Related and Calving Problems, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Weather Related : Calving Problems :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 2,100 10.8 1,100 4.9 4,000 20.5 5,900 26.2 AZ : 700 3.0 3,000 15.5 1,100 4.7 700 3.6 AR : 1,200 4.3 2,400 6.2 5,700 20.2 9,900 25.7 CA : 2,200 2.2 2,500 1.6 10,300 10.4 6,400 4.0 CO : 1,700 3.4 3,400 6.7 2,700 5.5 14,100 27.6 CT : 200 22.2 DE : 100 14.3 FL : 2,700 11.6 3,100 10.7 3,200 13.7 3,300 11.4 GA : 1,500 7.8 1,800 7.2 4,100 21.2 7,400 29.5 HI : 200 11.8 200 7.1 100 5.9 ID : 200 0.5 1,100 1.8 3,300 8.0 5,900 9.7 IL : 900 4.3 3,600 11.0 3,000 14.4 5,100 15.5 IN : 500 3.4 1,400 5.0 1,800 12.2 2,900 10.4 IA : 3,500 5.4 9,400 8.7 6,500 10.0 25,000 23.0 KS : 7,200 5.4 7,500 11.3 2,800 2.1 13,200 20.0 KY : 2,500 7.4 4,800 6.8 5,400 16.1 12,500 17.8 LA : 12,700 50.6 6,600 40.5 2,600 10.4 2,100 12.9 ME : 300 9.7 200 12.5 MD : 200 6.7 100 2.0 200 6.7 700 14.3 MA : 200 20.0 MI : 300 1.2 1,200 2.6 3,900 15.6 6,200 13.3 MN : 1,500 3.6 4,200 5.2 4,800 11.5 14,000 17.4 MS : 2,100 10.1 4,100 15.5 4,200 20.2 8,400 31.8 MO : 5,700 8.3 13,300 11.5 13,000 19.0 25,100 21.6 MT : 1,200 6.2 10,200 23.4 1,500 7.7 11,300 25.9 NE : 13,300 14.1 12,000 16.5 2,400 2.5 11,900 16.3 NV : 500 8.6 600 5.0 300 5.2 600 5.0 NH : 100 10.0 NJ : 300 30.0 400 40.0 NM : 400 1.7 7,100 23.5 1,900 8.0 7,100 23.5 NY : 500 1.4 1,300 2.6 3,700 10.6 2,600 5.3 NC : 700 4.8 200 1.0 2,000 13.8 5,300 26.2 ND : 1,800 15.7 3,200 8.5 800 7.0 12,500 33.2 OH : 1,100 5.1 1,400 4.5 1,700 7.9 3,800 12.2 OK : 4,400 4.5 3,700 3.0 9,800 10.0 34,000 27.1 OR : 200 0.9 1,400 3.7 1,400 6.2 6,900 18.2 PA : 400 1.3 900 2.1 5,100 15.9 6,500 15.1 RI : SC : 300 5.2 600 7.0 1,300 22.4 3,400 39.5 SD : 5,200 9.9 12,200 14.8 2,800 5.3 15,500 18.7 TN : 1,700 4.6 3,400 5.9 7,700 20.9 12,800 22.2 TX : 23,600 8.0 10,500 4.5 44,400 15.0 44,000 18.7 UT : 700 4.7 2,900 12.3 1,000 6.7 3,100 13.2 VT : 100 1.3 1,000 16.9 600 7.7 VA : 1,100 4.3 4,400 8.4 3,900 15.2 15,300 29.3 WA : 300 1.5 800 3.7 1,300 6.5 3,200 15.0 WV : 400 5.8 2,600 27.4 1,200 17.4 1,800 18.9 WI : 1,500 2.3 4,200 3.1 7,200 11.1 6,200 4.5 WY : 1,000 9.5 6,000 21.8 800 7.6 7,000 25.5 : Unpub : 300 200 100 100 : US :110,000 6.5 165,000 7.6 187,000 11.1 385,000 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number and Percent from Poisoning and Theft, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poisoning : Theft :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 400 2.1 200 0.9 AZ : 900 3.9 200 1.0 200 1.0 AR : 500 1.8 700 1.8 400 1.4 500 1.3 CA : 200 0.2 800 0.8 1,900 1.2 CO : 1,900 3.9 200 0.4 700 1.4 CT : DE : FL : 1,300 5.6 100 0.4 GA : 400 2.1 100 0.4 HI : ID : 500 1.2 300 0.5 100 0.2 100 0.2 IL : 400 1.2 IN : IA : 200 0.3 KS : 800 0.6 400 0.6 500 0.4 100 0.2 KY : 600 1.8 300 0.4 100 0.3 LA : ME : MD : MA : 100 10.0 MI : MN : 200 0.5 100 0.2 MS : 200 1.0 200 0.8 MO : 1,900 2.8 2,000 1.7 700 1.0 200 0.2 MT : 800 4.1 300 0.7 300 0.7 NE : 800 0.8 500 0.7 300 0.4 NV : 200 3.4 600 10.3 200 1.7 NH : NJ : NM : 700 2.9 600 2.0 NY : 100 0.3 NC : ND : 100 0.9 200 1.7 OH : 500 2.3 800 2.6 OK : 200 0.2 1,100 0.9 900 0.9 1,100 0.9 OR : 400 1.8 600 1.6 100 0.3 PA : 300 0.9 300 0.7 RI : SC : 300 5.2 SD : 200 0.4 300 0.4 400 0.8 400 0.5 TN : 400 1.1 800 1.4 600 1.0 TX : 4,500 1.5 1,500 0.6 3,300 1.1 1,800 0.8 UT : 1,200 8.1 300 1.3 500 3.4 VT : 100 1.7 VA : 500 2.0 500 1.0 100 0.4 1,200 2.3 WA : 100 0.5 300 1.5 WV : 400 5.8 100 1.1 WI : 400 0.6 2,600 1.9 WY : 800 7.6 700 2.5 100 1.0 500 1.8 : Unpub : 200 300 500 500 : US : 23,000 1.4 16,000 0.7 10,000 0.6 11,000 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Losses of Cattle and Calves: Number from Other and Unknown Causes, by State and United States, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other Non-Predator : Unknown Non-Predator :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total State : Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred: Cattle :Non-Pred: Calves :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent Head Percent : AL : 4,900 25.1 1,700 7.6 3,100 15.9 5,300 23.6 AZ : 500 2.1 14,700 63.1 2,700 13.9 AR : 5,200 18.4 1,000 2.6 5,200 18.4 6,100 15.8 CA : 6,600 6.7 3,800 2.4 5,800 5.9 9,300 5.8 CO : 3,200 6.5 700 1.4 3,900 7.9 4,000 7.8 CT : 100 11.1 DE : 400 66.7 500 71.4 FL : 4,200 18.0 900 3.1 4,500 19.3 8,600 29.8 GA : 4,600 23.8 500 2.0 1,200 6.2 3,200 12.7 HI : 400 14.3 200 11.8 1,900 67.9 1,100 64.7 ID : 2,000 4.8 1,000 1.6 17,300 41.7 10,000 16.4 IL : 2,800 13.5 200 0.6 1,800 8.7 2,900 8.8 IN : 1,600 10.9 800 2.9 3,000 20.4 2,200 7.9 IA : 6,300 9.7 5,000 4.6 4,300 6.6 6,100 5.6 KS : 7,900 5.9 2,500 3.8 3,000 2.2 5,000 7.6 KY : 4,700 14.0 1,200 1.7 7,600 22.6 14,400 20.5 LA : 2,600 10.4 300 1.8 2,600 10.4 1,400 8.6 ME : 200 12.5 100 3.2 200 12.5 600 19.4 MD : 100 3.3 800 26.7 1,600 32.7 MA : 100 11.1 MI : 1,200 4.8 400 0.9 1,500 6.0 2,300 4.9 MN : 5,100 12.2 3,400 4.2 4,700 11.2 3,500 4.4 MS : 5,900 28.4 1,100 4.2 2,700 13.0 4,000 15.2 MO : 16,200 23.6 6,800 5.9 10,700 15.6 10,100 8.7 MT : 3,500 18.0 900 2.1 4,200 21.6 5,300 12.2 NE : 6,300 6.7 1,900 2.6 10,600 11.2 8,800 12.1 NV : 600 10.3 200 1.7 1,200 20.7 2,400 20.2 NH : 200 25.0 200 20.0 200 20.0 NJ : 100 10.0 200 20.0 NM : 3,700 15.5 300 1.0 1,600 6.7 5,300 17.5 NY : 2,300 6.6 2,600 5.3 1,900 5.4 3,700 7.5 NC : 1,600 11.0 500 2.5 3,000 20.7 6,400 31.7 ND : 2,200 19.1 600 1.6 1,500 13.0 3,400 9.0 OH : 900 4.2 1,200 5.6 1,100 3.5 OK : 15,200 15.5 3,200 2.6 11,500 11.7 14,700 11.7 OR : 2,200 9.7 800 2.1 2,700 11.9 3,500 9.2 PA : 1,500 4.7 400 0.9 3,100 9.7 4,000 9.3 RI : SC : 1,300 22.4 200 2.3 1,200 20.7 1,600 18.6 SD : 6,400 12.1 800 1.0 6,300 12.0 3,500 4.2 TN : 5,800 15.8 2,100 3.6 5,300 14.4 7,000 12.2 TX : 55,300 18.7 7,600 3.2 43,700 14.8 41,000 17.4 UT : 1,900 12.8 500 2.1 2,700 18.1 1,900 8.1 VT : 300 5.1 400 5.1 600 10.2 1,100 14.1 VA : 4,000 15.6 1,100 2.1 7,200 28.1 13,400 25.7 WA : 1,400 7.0 700 3.3 2,100 10.4 2,000 9.3 WV : 1,600 23.2 500 5.3 900 13.0 1,600 16.8 WI : 3,200 4.9 1,500 1.1 10,200 15.8 12,900 9.4 WY : 3,100 29.5 1,000 3.6 : Unpub : 100 300 200 300 : US :211,000 12.5 60,000 2.8 224,000 13.3 250,000 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are less than 100 head for the State or not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Data not published are included in U.S. total. Totals may not add due to rounding. Non-Lethal Methods Used to Prevent Losses of Cattle and Calves to Predators, by State and United States, 2005 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Guard : Exclusion : : Night : Frequent State : Animals : Fencing : Herding : Penning : Checks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48.8 55.5 4.4 0.2 9.6 AZ : 35.5 53.2 14.3 22.9 38.2 AR : 37.7 37.8 2.2 24.0 CA : 20.1 66.3 0.9 5.1 8.2 CO : 16.5 27.0 7.6 9.6 38.9 CT : 12.7 27.0 4.8 69.8 52.3 DE : FL : 51.1 23.1 5.2 0.1 26.0 GA : 42.3 57.7 2.1 3.6 12.0 HI : 1.7 84.1 4.5 10.7 ID : 16.9 14.8 1.7 1.4 60.9 IL : 40.1 55.2 5.0 11.9 26.1 IN : 23.7 17.1 2.3 19.6 47.2 IA : 15.4 15.9 3.2 64.0 KS : 7.2 45.9 2.7 13.8 KY : 33.1 49.1 2.8 3.9 7.8 LA : 25.2 52.3 10.8 1.8 13.5 ME : 77.8 20.7 0.8 MD : MA : 25.2 63.3 30.3 MI : 70.8 29.4 6.4 0.8 12.6 MN : 61.9 40.2 2.5 6.3 20.2 MS : 30.0 25.0 0.5 3.1 MO : 57.4 21.9 5.4 1.1 15.5 MT : 21.8 21.1 9.6 9.9 31.4 NE : 8.5 42.7 7.5 2.4 47.9 NV : 1.6 26.1 56.9 NH : 0.3 2.4 97.1 NJ : 40.3 70.2 15.6 43.6 23.5 NM : 8.6 29.5 5.3 13.9 37.0 NY : 12.2 77.0 8.2 70.5 NC : 22.3 46.7 8.7 8.1 36.3 ND : 34.5 19.7 0.3 6.0 29.0 OH : 22.9 45.9 0.3 7.6 12.3 OK : 49.2 32.9 6.8 0.2 23.3 OR : 26.2 32.0 1.4 5.9 25.5 PA : 46.0 40.5 9.0 17.9 28.5 RI : SC : 70.0 24.2 0.4 8.1 SD : 21.9 4.6 2.7 33.6 14.7 TN : 32.9 19.2 6.5 3.6 28.8 TX : 62.9 17.3 0.9 10.2 15.2 UT : 32.3 49.3 47.9 13.0 21.8 VT : 64.8 33.0 VA : 29.6 48.9 0.1 1.1 18.7 WA : 43.8 48.1 0.2 43.1 WV : 38.0 30.4 1.9 3.5 52.5 WI : 54.3 28.1 9.5 10.1 WY : 20.9 20.5 10.0 21.6 48.0 : US : 38.0 34.0 3.8 9.7 21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Use of multiple non-lethal methods may result in percentages summing to greater than 100. Non-Lethal Methods Used to Prevent Losses of Cattle and Calves to Predators, by State and United States, 2005 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fright : Livestock : : Other State : Tactics :Carcass Removal : Culling : Non-lethal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2.6 11.5 8.2 2.0 AZ : 11.8 13.8 40.7 1.2 AR : 13.4 13.5 14.6 5.7 CA : 10.6 35.5 6.3 CO : 7.0 15.5 14.3 0.1 CT : 17.5 17.5 12.7 DE : FL : 0.5 20.4 29.3 0.1 GA : 0.4 6.6 10.4 5.4 HI : 1.7 9.1 7.9 8.0 ID : 20.6 15.0 16.8 6.0 IL : 17.0 26.7 IN : 5.7 26.7 36.4 0.1 IA : 2.2 3.3 7.1 KS : 22.1 30.2 0.2 KY : 1.1 4.3 12.5 LA : 2.2 14.5 3.4 13.8 ME : 2.2 2.2 MD : MA : 6.5 MI : 15.6 9.1 1.6 MN : 3.2 13.0 19.0 5.5 MS : 3.1 13.1 25.6 4.3 MO : 1.5 11.0 12.5 4.6 MT : 7.8 18.5 31.7 11.7 NE : 2.5 50.4 41.1 4.0 NV : 15.4 30.9 30.9 NH : 0.2 NJ : 3.4 18.9 3.4 6.3 NM : 25.5 44.4 31.5 2.0 NY : 9.2 74.4 89.2 17.2 NC : 3.1 27.4 39.7 1.0 ND : 2.8 16.4 19.4 11.8 OH : 4.1 6.8 12.2 15.4 OK : 2.5 29.4 5.9 11.2 OR : 1.6 41.4 47.6 4.3 PA : 2.9 18.2 22.4 4.7 RI : SC : 0.7 5.5 5.2 SD : 4.4 22.7 28.6 12.0 TN : 0.8 32.3 30.1 5.9 TX : 0.1 5.2 15.3 8.4 UT : 4.5 38.0 VT : 1.5 0.7 VA : 28.2 42.1 13.9 WA : 4.2 13.6 14.1 13.7 WV : 4.7 19.9 6.5 WI : 2.6 14.7 9.4 6.8 WY : 0.5 32.7 42.0 12.2 : US : 3.0 16.5 19.6 6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Use of multiple non-lethal methods may result in percentages summing to greater than 100. Reliability of Cattle and Calves Predator Loss 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. About 50,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview. Estimation Procedures: These estimates of death loss by cause were prepared by the Livestock Branch, NASS, and reviewed by the 49 States involved. Total cattle and calf death losses from all causes were published in the 2006 "Meat Animals-Production, Disposition, and Income" (released April 27, 2006). In setting the predator and non-predator loss estimates, first total predator and non-predator losses were estimated as a percent of total losses, then specific predator and non-predator losses were estimated as a percent of total predator and non-predator losses. All published loss estimates were rounded to the nearest 100 head. Value estimates were rounded to the nearest $1,000. State estimates of less than 100 head are not published, but are included in U.S. totals. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve the current estimate. Previous year estimates are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Estimates for losses from all causes are subject to revision in next year's "Meat Animals-Production, Disposition, and Income". No revision to predator losses is planned. Reliability: Since all cattle operators are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. 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