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

All cattle and calves on Florida farms and ranches as of January 2002 totaled 1,780,000 head, 1 percent below last year and 3 percent below January 2000. Beef cows totaled 958,000 head, down 2 percent from last year and 4 percent below 2000.

Florida ranking among States based on inventory:

                                  2000  2001  2002

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

Calves born during 2001 totaled 940,000 head, down 1 percent from 2000 and 2 percent less than the 1999 calf crop.

Changes in the percentages of various classes of cattle on January 1, 2002, from 2000 and 1999, respectively, are as follows:

  --  Milk cows, 152,000, down 2 and 3 percent.

  --  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 205,000, down 2 percent both years.

  --  Beef replacement heifers, 140,000, down 3 percent both years.

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

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

  --  Steers, 25,000, up 125 and unchanged.

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

  --  Calves under 500 pounds, 380,000, down slightly and 1 percent.

CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory, by class, and annual calf crop, and value of inventory, Florida
Class	1999	2000	2001	2002	2002 as % of 2001
	1,000 head				Percent
Cows and heifers that have calved	1,140	1,150	1,130	1,110	98
Beef cows	983	994	975	958	98
Milk cows	157	156	155	152	98
Heifers 500 pounds and over:	210	210	210	205	98
Beef cow replacement	145	145	145	140	97
Milk cow replacement	40	40	40	40	100
Other heifers	25	25	25	25	100
Steers 500 pounds and over	35	25	20	25	125
Bulls 500 pounds and over	60	60	60	60	100
Calves under 500 pounds	385	385	380	380	100
Total cattle and calves	1,830	1,830	1,800	1,780	99
Calf Crop - entire year	960	950	940	--	--
	1,000 dollars
Inventory value, all cattle and calves	951,600	1,098,000	1,134,000	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, 2002

CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1, 2001-02 inventory number by selected classes, 2000-01 calf crop, by States
State	All cattle and calves			Beef cows that have calved			Beef cow replacements		Calf crop
	2001	2002	2002 as % of 2001	2001	2002	2002 as % of 2001	2001	2002	2000	2001
	1,000 head		Percent	1,000 head		Percent	1,000 head		1,000 head
AL	1,360	1,370	101	737	750	102	100	102	690	680
AK	10.5	11.5	110	3.7	4.3	116	0.7	0.7	3.8	3.8
AZ	840	840	100	195	185	95	36	36	275	270
AR	1,800	1,820	101	923	927	100	160	165	840	820
CA	5,150	5,200	101	780	760	97	140	135	1,980	1,990
CO	3,150	3,050	97	840	799	95	140	120	880	840
CT	63	61	97	8	8	100	2.0	2.0	28	27
DE	27	26	96	4	4	100	1.0	0.9	10	10
FL	1,800	1,780	99	975	958	98	145	140	950	940
GA	1,270	1,240	98	614	594	97	78	87	580	580
HI	150	152	101	81	78	96	10	10	69	66
ID	1,960	1,990	102	486	493	101	100	85	830	860
IL	1,470	1,430	97	452	445	98	65	65	530	510
IN	880	880	100	229	226	99	42	42	340	345
IA	3,650	3,550	97	985	985	100	145	140	1,130	1,120
KS	6,700	6,600	99	1,524	1,485	97	235	230	1,480	1,480
KY	2,260	2,300	102	1,060	1,075	101	160	170	1,090	1,080
LA	860	850	99	475	466	99	79	81	415	405
ME	97	97	100	11	10	91	4.5	4.0	45	45
MD	235	245	104	37	41	111	9	14	101	103
MA	48	51	106	5	6	120	1.0	2.0	23	22
MI	980	990	101	85	73	86	35	30	345	335
MN	2,550	2,550	100	410	410	100	100	100	910	890
MS	1,070	1,100	103	579	576	99	90	98	550	540
MO	4,250	4,350	102	2,070	2,060	100	285	280	2,060	2,060
MT	2,550	2,450	96	1,531	1,451	95	405	370	1,620	1,550
NE	6,600	6,400	97	1,945	1,932	99	300	285	1,840	1,820
NV	520	500	96	250	240	96	46	44	230	225
NH	42	41	98	4	4	100	1.5	1.0	20	19
NJ	48	44	92	8	8	100	3	3	20	18
NM	1,580	1,580	100	539	500	93	95	100	630	610
NY	1,380	1,390	101	80	75	94	20	20	640	620
NC	950	950	100	436	434	100	75	73	460	450
ND	1,980	1,970	99	1,004	1,008	100	170	155	1,000	1,000
OH	1,240	1,250	101	275	280	102	65	70	490	480
OK	5,050	5,200	103	1,910	1,933	101	310	330	1,850	1,890
OR	1,360	1,400	103	590	605	103	150	155	650	660
PA	1,640	1,640	100	150	152	101	35	40	670	660
RI	6.0	5.5	92	1.5	1.4	93	0.4	0.4	2.8	2.6
SC	445	430	97	218	210	96	42	38	195	185
SD	4,050	3,950	98	1,809	1,792	99	310	300	1,850	1,850
TN	2,170	2,200	101	1,045	1,060	101	150	175	1,040	1,050
TX	13,700	13,600	99	5,465	5,440	100	720	750	5,100	5,050
UT	910	920	101	355	357	101	75	75	400	400
VT	295	285	97	12	12	100	5	4	153	145
VA	1,650	1,650	100	671	690	103	116	120	710	720
WA	1,180	1,130	96	269	253	94	63	48	480	460
WV	400	415	104	193	199	103	33	40	195	195
WI	3,350	3,300	99	225	230	102	55	60	1,400	1,360
WY	1,550	1,470	95	845	815	96	180	165	830	840
US	97,276.5	96,704.0	99	33,397.2	33,099.7	99	5,588.1	5,561.0	38,630.6	38,280.4

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/
	2001	2002	2002 as % of 2001	2001	2002	2001	2002	2001	2002
	1,000 head		Percent	1,000 head
AL	23	20	87	9	7	345	340	4	4
AK	1.1	1.2	109	0.4	0.5	2.2	2.4	2/	2/
AZ	140	140	100	31	33	170	157	301	305
AR	37	33	89	15	15	440	420	11	15
CA	1,560	1,620	104	750	770	1,050	1,040	450	480
CO	90	91	101	45	40	255	195	1,230	1,210
CT	26	24	92	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.0	2/	2/
DE	9	9	100	3.5	3.5	5.1	4.6	2/	2/
FL	155	152	98	40	40	380	380	2/	2/
GA	86	86	100	31	29	345	335	3	3
HI	7	7	100	3	3	34	35	2/	2/
ID	354	377	106	165	175	240	260	325	335
IL	118	115	97	60	50	265	255	215	200
IN	151	154	102	62	66	190	190	110	115
IA	215	205	95	115	120	510	480	1,050	955
KS	96	95	99	70	40	760	725	2,450	2,530
KY	130	125	96	40	40	500	500	20	15
LA	57	54	95	12	11	170	165	2/	2/
ME	38	38	100	19.5	20.0	18.0	18.5	2/	2/
MD	82	81	99	34	33	44	45	10	13
MA	21	21	100	9.0	9.0	8.0	9.0	2/	2/
MI	300	297	99	130	135	178	198	190	190
MN	520	500	96	290	295	540	550	290	270
MS	36	34	94	15	15	240	255	2/	2/
MO	150	140	93	65	60	920	920	65	70
MT	19	19	100	10	13	90	75	60	70
NE	75	68	91	30	25	430	450	2,550	2,370
NV	25	25	100	12	10	82	78	25	20
NH	18	18	100	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.5	2/	2/
NJ	16	13	81	6	6	9	8	2	2
NM	261	290	111	55	60	270	270	115	108
NY	670	675	101	295	300	225	225	30	25
NC	69	66	96	30	30	250	250	5	5
ND	46	42	91	14	15	116	118	60	62
OH	265	260	98	115	110	260	270	190	180
OK	90	87	97	20	20	1,090	1,060	415	365
OR	90	105	117	60	55	160	165	55	50
PA	610	588	96	280	285	335	330	75	75
RI	1.6	1.4	88	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.8	2/	2/
SC	22	20	91	10	8	109	111	4	4
SD	101	98	97	30	30	340	345	365	355
TN	95	90	95	45	40	580	570	10	10
TX	345	310	90	100	100	2,640	2,440	2,940	2,890
UT	95	93	98	46	44	125	130	35	25
VT	155	154	99	62	58	51.0	47.0	2/	2/
VA	119	120	101	57	60	370	375	30	27
WA	246	247	100	104	105	154	137	255	250
WV	17	16	94	5	5	70	70	7	8
WI	1,325	1,280	97	635	650	660	630	160	160
WY	5	5	100	1	1	160	120	80	80
US	9,182.7	9,109.6	99	4,057.0	4,060.2	16,205.6	15,772.8	14,201.4	13,860.3
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.

All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2002, totaled 96.7 million head, 1 percent below the 97.3 million on January 1, 2001 and 2 percent below the 98.2 million two years ago.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.2 million, were 1 percent below both the 42.6 million on January 1, 2001 and the 42.8 million two years ago.

  *  Beef cows, at 33.1 million, were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2000.

  *  Milk cows, at 9.11 million, were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2001 and two years ago.

Other class estimates on January 1, 2002 and the change from January 1, 2001, are as follows:

  *  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.7 million, down slightly.

  *  Beef replacement heifers, 5.56 million, down slightly.

  *  Milk replacement heifers, 4.06 million, up slightly.

  *  Other heifers, 10.1 million, down 1 percent.

  *  Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.8 million, up 2 percent.

  *  Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.24 million, down 1 percent.

  *  Calves under 500 pounds, 15.8 million, down 3 percent.

  *  Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.9 million, down 2 percent.

  *  The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 28.8 million, up 1 percent.

The 2001 calf crop was estimated at 38.3 million head, down 1 percent from both 2000 and 1999. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 28.1 million, down 1 percent from both 2000 and 1999.
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All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2002, totaled 6.69 million head, down 4 percent from 2001 and 5 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.