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LIVESTOCK
LV-01-1
January 30, 2001

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service   |  1222 Woodward Street   |  Orlando, Florida 32803   |  407 / 648-6013

TOPICS IN THIS REPORT
    January 1 Cattle and Calf Inventory
    --Florida
    --United States
    January 1 Sheep and Lamb Inventory
    --United States

FLORIDA CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY

All cattle and calves on Florida farms and ranches as of January 1, 2001 totaled 1,800,000 head, 2 percent below last year and January 1, 1999. Beef cows totaled 975,000 head, down 2 percent from last year and one percent below 1999.

Florida ranking among States based on inventory:

                                  1999  2000  2001

    --  Beef cows                  13    11    12
    --  Total cattle and calves    19    18    18
    --  Milk cows                  15    15    14


Calves born during 2000 totaled 950,000 head, down 1 percent both years.

Other classes of cattle on January 1, 2001, and the change from one and two years earlier, respectively, are as follows:

  --  Milk cows, 155,000, down 1 percent both years.

  --  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 210,000, no change both years.

  --  Beef replacement heifers, 145,000, no change both years.

  --  Milk replacement heifers, 40,000, no change both years.

  --  Other heifers, 25,000, no change both years.

  --  Steers, 20,000, down 20 and 57 percent.

  --  Bulls 60,000, no change both years.

  --  Calves under 500 pounds, 380,000, down 1 percent both years.


CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory, by class, and annual calf crop, and value of inventory, Florida
Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 as %
of 2000
1,000 head Percent
Cows and heifers that have calved 1,170 1,140 1,150 1,130 98
    Beef cows 1,010 983 994 975 98
    Milk cows 160 157 156 155 99
Heifers 500 pounds and over: 210 210 210 210 100
    Beef cow replacement 145 145 145 145 100
    Milk cow replacement 40 40 40 40 100
    Other heifers 25 25 25 25 100
Steers 500 pounds and over 40 35 25 20 80
Bulls 500 pounds and over 65 60 60 60 100
Calves under 500 pounds 385 385 385 380 99
Total cattle and calves 1,870 1,830 1,830 1,800 98
Calf Crop - entire year 960 960 950 -- --
1,000 dollars
Inventory value, all cattle and calves 953,700 951,600 1,098,000 2/ --
1/ For the current year, the calf crop is the number of calves born before July 1 plus the number expected to be born on and after July 1.
2/ Available February 28, 2001.

CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1, 1999-00 inventory number by selected
classes, 1998-99 calf crop, by States
State All cattle and calves Beef cows that have calved Beef cow
replacements 		Calf crop
2000 2001 2001 as
% of 00 		2000 2001 2001 as
% of 00 		2000 2001 1999 2000
1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head 1,000 head
AL 1,460 1,360 93 793 737 93 95 100 720 690
AK 10.0 10.5 105 3.5 3.7 106 0.6 0.7 3.9 3.8
AZ 840 850 101 200 195 98 39 36 280 275
AR 1,840 1,810 98 928 929 100 170 160 850 840
CA 5,100 5,150 1010 790 780 99 145 140 1,950 1,980
CO 3,150 3,150 100 835 840 101 150 140 870 880
CT 67 63 94 8 8 100 2 2 30 28
DE 27 27 100 3 4 133 1.8 1.0 10.5 10.0
FL 1,830 1,800 98 994 975 98 145 145 960 950
GA 1,310 1,270 97 620 614 99 85 78 590 580
HI 164 150 91 84 81 96 14 10 73 69
ID 1,950 1,970 101 488 496 102 100 105 800 840
IL 1,510 1,470 97 480 452 94 55 65 550 530
IN 970 880 91 257 229 89 42 42 360 340
IA 3,700 3,650 99 1,025 985 96 140 145 1,150 1,120
KS 6,600 6,700 102 1,492 1,524 102 240 235 1,450 1,480
KY 2,230 2,260 101 1,050 1,060 101 145 160 1,120 1,090
LA 900 860 96 494 473 96 81 79 435 415
ME 97 97 100 10 10 100 4.0 4.5 46 45
MD 245 235 96 41 37 90 10 9 105 101
MA 57 50 88 6 5 83 2.0 1.0 24 23
MI 1,010 980 97 95 85 89 30 35 355 345
MN 2,550 2,550 100 400 410 103 100 100 900 910
MS 1,070 1,070 100 579 579 100 80 90 540 550
MO 4,350 4,250 98 2,062 2,070 100 250 285 2,070 2,060
MT 2,600 2,550 98 1,582 1,531 97 380 405 1,570 1,620
NE 6,650 6,600 99 1,974 1,950 99 290 300 1,860 1,840
NV 520 520 100 240 250 104 47 46 230 230
NH 47 42 89 5 4 80 2.0 1.5 21 20
NJ 48 48 100 10 8 80 3 3 20 20
NM 1,640 1,580 96 564 549 97 100 90 630 630
NY 1,460 1,380 95 80 80 100 25 20 660 640
NC 940 950 101 438 436 100 60 75 450 460
ND 1,880 1,980 105 970 1,002 103 160 170 970 1,000
OH 1,240 1,240 100 282 275 98 60 65 500 490
OK 5,200 5,050 97 1,898 1,910 101 330 310 1,870 1,850
OR 1,450 1,360 94 650 590 91 150 150 680 640
PA 1,650 1,640 99 151 150 99 35 35 680 670
RI 6.0 6.0 100 1.5 1.5 100 0.4 0.4 3.0 3.8
SC 465 445 96 227 218 96 40 42 200 195
SD 3,900 4,050 104 1,728 1,809 105 280 310 1,780 1,850
TN 2,150 2,170 101 1,034 1,035 100 145 150 1,040 1,040
TX 13,900 13,700 99 5,430 5,465 101 760 720 5,150 5,100
UT 910 910 100 355 355 100 70 75 390 400
VT 295 295 100 11 10 91 4 5 150 153
VA 1,600 1,650 103 651 671 103 110 116 720 710
WA 1,210 1,180 98 304 271 89 59 63 500 480
WV 420 400 95 202 193 96 31 33 200 195
WI 3,400 3,350 99 220 230 105 40 55 1,450 1,410
WY 1,580 1,550 98 824 825 100 195 180 830 820
US 98,198.0 97,308.5 99 33,569.0 33,400.2 99 5,502.8 5,588.1 38,796.4 38,620.6

CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory number by selected
classes, by State
State Milk cows that have calved Milk cow
replacements 		All calves
under 500 lbs 		Cattle on feed
1/
2000 2001 2001 as
% of 00 		2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
  1,000 head Percent 1,000 head
AL 27 23 85 10 9 370 345 4 4
AK 0.9 1.1 122 0.4 0.4 2.6 2.2 -- --
AZ 135 140 104 26 31 185 180 272 301
AR 42 41 98 15 15 465 440 11 11
CA 1,490 1,560 105 720 750 1,050 1,050 415 450
CO 85 90 106 45 45 255 255 1,200 1,230
CT 28 26 93 12 11.5 12.5 11.5 -- --
DE 10 9 90 2.5 3.5 6.0 5.1 -- --
FL 156 155 99 40 40 385 380 -- --
GA 90 86 96 35 31 355 345 3 3
HI 9 7 78 4 3 35 34 -- --
ID 332 354 107 160 160 260 240 315 325
IL 120 118 98 60 60 270 265 230 215
IN 138 151 109 60 62 220 190 120 110
IA 215 215 100 110 115 510 510 1,100 1,050
KS 88 96 109 50 70 795 760 2,370 2,450
KY 130 130 100 45 40 530 500 15 20
LA 61 57 93 13 12 180 170 -- --
ME 41 39 95 18.0 19.5 18.0 18.0 -- --
MD 86 82 95 33 34 40 44 17 10
MA 25 23 92 10.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 -- --
MI 300 300 100 125 130 192 178 200 190
MN 540 520 96 290 290 540 540 285 290
MS 36 36 100 15 15 260 240 -- --
MO 158 150 95 70 65 980 920 100 65
MT 18 19 106 10 10 95 90 70 60
NE 76 80 105 30 30 460 420 2,440 2,550
NV 25 25 100 9 12 88 82 21 25
NH 19 18 95 10.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 -- --
NJ 16 16 100 5 6 8 9 3 2
NM 236 261 111 55 50 300 270 116 115
NY 700 670 96 305 295 250 225 30 30
NC 72 69 96 29 30 260 250 5 5
ND 50 48 96 15 14 120 116 70 60
OH 258 265 103 110 115 270 260 190 190
OK 92 90 98 30 20 1,080 1,090 435 415
OR 90 90 100 50 60 180 160 50 55
PA 619 610 99 285 280 330 335 75 75
RI 1.9 1.8 95 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 -- --
SC 23 22 96 11 10 117 109 6 4
SD 102 101 99 40 30 405 340 350 365
TN 96 95 99 45 45 590 590 10 8
TX 350 345 99 90 100 2,680 2,640 2,910 2,940
UT 95 95 100 46 46 135 125 35 35
VT 159 158 99 60 62 50.0 51.0 -- --
VA 119 119 100 60 57 370 370 27 30
WA 246 244 99 99 104 158 154 235 255
WV 18 17 94 5 5 80 70 7 7
WI 1,360 1,330 98 630 635 730 660 160 160
WY 6 5 83 1 1 125 165 90 80
US 9,189.8 9,202.9 100 3,999.7 4,046.8 16,815.0 16,220.6 14,003.0 14,199.4
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.
2/ Included in other States.

UNITED STATES CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY

All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2001, totaled 97.3 million head, 1 percent below the 98.2 million on January 1, 2000 and 2 percent below the 99.1 million two years ago.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.6 million, were slightly below the 42.8 million on January 1, 2000 and 1 percent below the 42.9 million two years ago.

  --  Beef cows, at 33.4 million, were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2000 and January 1, 1999.

  --  Milk cows, at 9.20 million, were up slightly from January 1, 2000 and 1 percent above two years ago.

Other class estimates on January 1, 2001, and the change from January 1, 2000, are as follows:

  --  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.8 million, up 1 percent.

  --  Beef replacement heifers, 5.59 million, up 2 percent.
  --  Milk replacement heifers, 4.05 million, up 1 percent.

  --  Other heifers, 10.1 million, down slightly.

  --  Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.4 million, down 1 percent.

  --  Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.27 million, down 1 percent.
    
  --  Calves under 500 pounds, 16.2 million, down 4 percent.

  --  All cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 14.2 million, up 1 percent.

CALF CROP DOWN 1 PERCENT

The 2000 calf crop was estimated at 38.6 million, down slightly from 1999 and 1998. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 28.4 million, down slightly from both 1999 and 1998.
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UNITED STATES SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2001, totaled 6.92 million head, down 2 percent from 2000 and 4 percent below two years ago. The inventory has trended down since 1942 when it reached a peak of 56.2 million head.

RELIABILITY AND ESTIMATING PROCEDURES

Primary data used in making cattle estimates in this report were obtained from a sample of farmers and ranchers across the U.S. using probability surveys. Information was collected by mail, telephone, and personal interview. In Florida, over 900 operators of cattle and dairy farms provided the basic data for the State estimates. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated. Since all operations with cattle were not included in the sample, survey estimates are subjected to sampling variability. The variability, as measured by the relative standard error, is slightly more than one percent of the total cattle and calves at the National level.


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