Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVESTOCK LV-02-1 February 5, 2002 Florida 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 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 All cattle and calves Beef cows that have Beef cow Calf crop calved replacements State 2002 as 2002 as 2001 2002 % of 2001 2002 % of 2001 2002 2000 2001 2001 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 Milk cows that have Milk cow All calves Cattle on feed calved replacements under 500 lbs 1/ State 2002 as 2001 2002 % of 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY 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. CALF CROP DOWN 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. . UNITED STATES SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications