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LIVESTOCK
LV-03-1
February 5, 2003
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 2003 totaled 1,750,000 head, two percent below last year and three percent below January 2001. Beef cows totaled 953,000 head, down one percent from last year and two percent below 2001.

Florida ranking among States based on inventory:

  2001 2002 2003
-- Beef cows 12 12 11
-- Total cattle and calves 18 18 18
-- Milk cows 13 15 15


Calves born during 2002 totaled 930,000 head, down 1 percent from 2001 and 2 percent less than the 2000 calf crop.

Changes in the percentages of various classes of cattle on January 1, 2003, from 2002 and 2001, respectively, are as follows:

  --  Milk cows, 147,000, down 3 and 5 percent.

  --  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 195,000, down 5 and 7 percent.

  --  Beef replacement heifers, 130,000, down 7 and 10 percent.

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

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

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

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

  --  Calves under 500 pounds, 370,000, down 3 percent both years.


CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory, by class, and annual calf crop, and value of inventory, Florida
Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 as %
of 2002
  1,000 head Percent
Cows and heifers that have calved 1,150 1,130 1,110 1,100 99
  Beef cows 994 975 958 953 99
  Milk cows 156 155 152 147 97
Heifers 500 pounds and over: 210 210 205 195 95
  Beef cow replacement 145 145 140 130 93
  Milk cow replacement 40 40 40 40 100
  Other heifers 25 25 25 25 100
Steers 500 pounds and over 25 20 25 25 100
Bulls 500 pounds and over 60 60 60 60 100
Calves under 500 pounds 385 380 380 370 100
Total cattle and calves 1,830 1,800 1,780 1,750 98
Calf Crop - entire year 950 940 930 -- _
  1,000 dollars  
Inventory value, all cattle and calves 1,098,000 1,134,000 1,246,000 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, 2003

CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1, 2002-03 inventory number by selected
classes, 2001-02 calf crop, by States
State All cattle and calves Beef cows that have calved Beef cow
replacements 		Calf crop
2002 2003 2003 as
% of 2002 		2002 2003 2003 as
% of 2002 		2002 2003 2001 2002
  1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head 1,000 head
AL 1,370 1,440 105 750 761 101 102 118 680 690
AK 11.5 11.5 100 4.3 4.3 100 0.7 0.7 3.8 3.7
AZ 840 820 98 185 165 89 36 34 270 265
AR 1,820 1,850 102 927 949 102 165 180 820 850
CA 5,200 5,250 101 760 740 97 135 130 1,990 2,040
CO 3,050 2,650 87 797 702 88 120 102 840 820
CT 61 56 92 8 6 75 2.0 1.0 27 24
DE 26 25 96 4 4 100 0.9 0.6 10 10
FL 1,780 1,750 98 958 953 99 140 130 940 930
GA 1,240 1,290 104 594 625 105 87 90 580 600
HI 152 150 99 78 79 101 10 12 66 63
ID 1,990 2,000 101 493 490 99 85 90 860 860
IL 1,430 1,360 95 445 426 96 65 60 510 490
IN 880 860 98 226 230 102 42 41 345 340
IA 3,550 3,600 101 985 992 101 140 130 1,120 1,110
KS 6,600 6,350 96 1,505 1,525 101 230 250 1,480 1,510
KY 2,300 2,430 106 1,075 1,120 104 170 175 1,080 1,110
LA 850 860 101 466 471 101 81 86 405 415
ME 97 93 96 10 10 100 4.0 4.5 44 42
MD 245 240 98 41 41 100 14 11 103 102
MA 51 49 96 6 5 83 2.0 1.0 22 19
MI 990 990 100 73 89 122 30 35 335 340
MN 2,550 2,470 97 410 400 98 100 100 890 880
MS 1,100 1,070 97 576 557 97 98 95 540 500
MO 4,350 4,500 103 2,060 2,116 103 280 305 2,060 2,090
MT 2,450 2,400 98 1,451 1,402 97 370 380 1,550 1,490
NE 6,400 6,200 97 1,932 1,934 100 285 280 1,820 1,820
NV 500 510 102 240 245 102 44 46 225 220
NH 41 40 98 4 4 100 1.0 1.5 19 19
NJ 44 46 105 8 9 113 3 3 18 18
NM 1,580 1,590 101 500 470 94 100 90 610 600
NY 1,390 1,450 104 75 80 107 20 25 620 640
NC 950 920 97 434 417 96 73 73 450 445
ND 1,970 1,880 95 1,008 973 97 155 155 1,000 1,000
OH 1,250 1,220 98 280 260 93 70 70 480 470
OK 5,200 5,400 104 1,933 2,042 106 330 380 1,890 1,930
OR 1,400 1,360 97 605 593 98 155 115 660 660
PA 1,640 1,630 99 152 150 99 40 45 660 660
RI 5.5 5.5 100 1.4 1.6 114 0.4 0.3 2.6 2.6
SC 430 435 101 210 210 100 38 38 185 185
SD 3,950 3,700 94 1,792 1,686 94 300 290 1,850 1,840
TN 2,200 2,270 103 1,060 1,106 104 175 200 1,050 1,060
TX 13,600 14,000 103 5,440 5,489 101 750 760 5,050 5,000
UT 920 880 96 357 339 95 75 75 400 390
VT 285 280 98 12 10 83 4 4 145 140
VA 1,650 1,630 99 690 682 99 120 120 720 730
WA 1,130 1,100 97 253 248 98 48 55 460 450
WV 415 405 98 199 195 98 40 35 195 190
WI 3,300 3,300 100 230 235 102 60 65 1,360 1,350
WY 1,470 1,290 88 815 706 87 165 120 840 780
US 96,704.0 96,106.0 99 33,117.7 32,946.9 99 5,561.0 5,607.6 38,280.4 38,193.3

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/
2002 2003 2003 as
% of 2002 		2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
  1,000 head Percent 1,000 head
AL 20 19 95 7 7 340 365 4 5
AK 1.2 1.3 108 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.4 2/ 2/
AZ 140 150 107 33 35 157 145 305 289
AR 33 31 94 15 10 420 420 15 15
CA 1,620 1,680 104 770 790 1,040 1,060 480 490
CO 93 98 105 40 38 195 150 1,210 1,040
CT 24 23 96 11.5 11.0 11.0 10.0 2/ 2/
DE 9 9 100 3.5 3.3 4.6 4.7 2/ 2/
FL 152 147 97 40 40 380 370 2/ 2/
GA 86 85 99 29 29 335 335 3 3
HI 7 6 86 3 3 35 32 2/ 2/
ID 377 390 103 175 190 260 250 335 300
IL 115 114 99 50 50 255 245 200 190
IN 154 145 94 66 55 190 185 115 115
IA 205 208 101 120 100 480 460 955 980
KS 95 105 111 40 50 715 740 2,530 2,240
KY 125 120 96 40 45 500 540 15 10
LA 54 49 91 11 10 165 170 2/ 2/
ME 38 36 95 20.0 19.0 18.5 17.0 2/ 2/
MD 81 80 99 33 32 45 40 13 13
MA 21 20 95 9.0 10.0 9.0 8.5 2/ 2/
MI 297 301 101 135 135 198 175 190 180
MN 500 480 96 295 295 550 510 270 270
MS 34 33 97 15 15 255 250 2/ 2/
MO 140 134 96 60 55 920 960 70 70
MT 19 18 95 13 11 75 70 70 70
NE 68 66 97 25 20 450 410 2,370 2,260
NV 25 25 100 10 11 78 80 20 12
NH 18 17 94 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 2/ 2/
NJ 13 13 100 6 6 8 8 2 2
NM 290 310 107 60 70 270 260 108 119
NY 675 680 101 300 325 225 245 25 20
NC 66 63 95 30 28 250 240 5 4
ND 42 37 88 15 13 118 116 62 70
OH 260 260 100 110 110 270 240 180 180
OK 87 88 101 20 30 1,060 995 365 335
OR 105 117 111 55 60 165 175 50 55
PA 588 590 100 285 280 330 320 75 75
RI 1.4 1.4 100 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 2/ 2/
SC 20 20 100 8 8 111 112 4 4
SD 98 94 96 30 30 345 310 355 365
TN 90 84 93 40 40 570 550 10 5
TX 310 311 100 100 110 2,440 2,500 2,890 2,640
UT 93 91 98 44 45 130 113 25 30
VT 154 153 99 58 59 47.0 44.0 2/ 2/
VA 120 118 98 60 48 375 365 27 29
WA 247 247 100 105 105 137 130 250 190
WV 16 15 94 5 7 70 73 8 7
WI 1,280 1,265 99 650 650 630 660 160 150
WY 5 4 80 1 1 120 95 80 75
US 9,111.6 9,151.7 100 4,060.2 4,103.5 15,762.8 15,563.4 13,860.3 12,915.8
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, 2003, totaled 96.1 million head, 1 percent below the 96.7 million on January 1, 2002 and 1 percent below the 97.3 million two years ago.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.1 million, were down slightly from the 42.2 million on January 1, 2002 and down 1 percent from the 42.6 million two years ago.

  *  Beef cows, at 32.95 million, were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2001.

  *  Milk cows, at 9.15 million, were up slightly from January 1, 2002, but down slightly from two years ago.

Other class estimates on January 1, 2003 and the change from January 1, 2002, are as follows:

  *  All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.6 million, down slightly.

  *  Beef replacement heifers, 5.61 million, up 1 percent.

  *  Milk replacement heifers, 4.10 million, up 1 percent.

  *  Other heifers, 9.89 million, down 2 percent.
  *  Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.6 million, down 1 percent.

  *  Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.25 million, up slightly.

  *  Calves under 500 pounds, 15.6 million, down 1 percent.

  *  Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 12.9 million, down 7 percent.

  *  The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 29.1 million, up 1 percent.

    
    

CALF CROP DOWN 1 PERCENT

The 2002 calf crop was estimated at 38.2 million head, down slightly from 2001 and down 1 percent from 2000. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.9 million, down 1 percent from 2001 and down 2 percent from 2000.


UNITED STATES SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2003, totaled 6.35 million head, down 5 percent from 2002 and 9percent 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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