Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVESTOCK LV-04-1 February 4, 2004 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 December Hogs and Pigs --Florida --United States FLORIDA CATTLE AND CALF INVENTORY All cattle and calves on Florida farms and ranches as of January 2004 totaled 1,740,000 head, one percent below last year and two percent below January 2002. Beef cows totaled 950,000 head, slightly below last year and one percent below 2002. Florida ranking among States based on inventory: 2002 2003 2004 -- Beef cows 12 12 12 -- Total cattle and calves 18 18 18 -- Milk cows 15 15 16 Calves born during 2003 totaled 920,000 head, down 1 percent from 2002 and 2 percent less than the 2001 calf crop. Changes in the percentages of various classes of cattle on January 1, 2004, from 2003 and 2002, respectively, are as follows: -- Milk cows, 140,000, down 5 and 8 percent. -- All heifers 500 pounds and over, 200,000, up 3 but down 2 percent. -- Beef replacement heifers, 140,000, up 8 and unchanged. -- Milk replacement heifers, 40,000, no change both years. -- Other heifers, 20,000, down 20 percent both years. -- Steers, 20,000, down 20 percent both years. -- Bulls 60,000, no change both years. -- Calves under 500 pounds, 370,000, unchanged and down 3 percent. CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory, by class, and annual calf crop, and value of inventory, Florida Class 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 as % of 2003 1,000 head Percent Cows and heifers that have calved 1,130 1,110 1,100 1,090 99 Beef cows 975 958 953 950 100 Milk cows 155 152 147 140 95 Heifers 500 pounds and over: 210 205 195 200 103 Beef cow replacement 145 140 130 140 108 Milk cow replacement 40 40 40 40 100 Other heifers 25 25 25 20 80 Steers 500 pounds and over 20 25 25 20 80 Bulls 500 pounds and over 60 60 60 60 100 Calves under 500 pounds 380 380 370 370 100 Total cattle and calves 1,800 1,780 1,750 1,740 99 Calf Crop - entire year 940 930 920 -- _ 1,000 dollars Inventory value, all cattle and calves 1,134,000 1,246,000 1,172,500 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 27, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1, 2003-04 inventory number by selected classes, 2002-03 calf crop, by States All cattle and calves Beef cows that have Beef cow Calf crop calved replacements State 2004 as 2004 as 2003 2004 % of 2003 2004 % of 2003 2004 2002 2003 2003 2003 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head 1,000 head AL 1,440 1,360 94 761 732 96 118 105 690 680 AK 12.5 12.5 100 4.7 5.1 109 0.9 1.0 4.1 3.7 AZ 840 850 101 170 175 103 34 33 270 270 AR 1,850 1,900 103 949 982 103 180 180 850 860 CA 5,250 5,200 99 740 720 97 130 125 2,040 2,050 CO 2,650 2,400 91 702 612 87 102 95 820 730 CT 56 54 96 6 6 100 1.0 1.5 24 22 DE 21 25 119 4 4 100 0.3 0.3 10.0 9.5 FL 1,750 1,740 99 953 950 100 130 140 930 920 GA 1,290 1,250 97 625 616 99 90 85 600 580 HI 151 156 103 79 82 104 12 12 63 66 ID 2,000 2,010 101 490 488 100 90 95 860 880 IL 1,360 1,310 96 426 432 101 60 61 490 480 IN 860 830 97 230 227 99 41 41 340 330 IA 3,550 3,450 97 992 984 99 130 125 1,110 1,120 KS 6,350 6,650 105 1,518 1,550 102 250 230 1,510 1,550 KY 2,430 2,320 95 1,120 1,128 101 175 160 1,110 1,110 LA 860 850 99 475 489 103 86 81 415 415 ME 93 91 98 10 11 110 4.5 4.0 42 40 MD 240 235 98 41 42 102 11 10 102 100 MA 50 48 96 5 6 120 1.0 1.5 19 18 MI 990 1,030 104 89 85 96 35 30 340 350 MN 2,450 2,400 98 400 395 99 100 100 880 850 MS 1,070 1,020 95 557 541 97 95 95 500 480 MO 4,500 4,350 97 2,116 2,125 100 305 280 2,090 2,080 MT 2,450 2,400 98 1,432 1,472 103 390 420 1,520 1,540 NE 6,200 6,250 101 1,934 1,848 96 280 280 1,820 1,770 NV 510 510 100 245 244 100 46 44 220 235 NH 40 39 98 4.0 3.5 88 1.5 1.1 19 18 NJ 46 46 100 9 10 111 3.0 3.5 18 18 NM 1,550 1,510 97 466 455 98 90 85 600 590 NY 1,450 1,420 98 85 82 96 25 28 640 620 NC 900 880 98 412 402 98 73 72 440 420 ND 1,880 1,750 93 973 937 96 155 156 1,000 960 OH 1,220 1,230 101 260 262 101 70 65 470 470 OK 5,400 5,100 94 2,047 1,970 96 380 370 1,930 1,890 OR 1,360 1,440 106 593 603 102 115 120 660 690 PA 1,630 1,640 101 150 156 104 45 40 660 650 RI 5.5 5.5 100 1.6 1.7 106 0.3 0.3 2.6 2.6 SC 435 425 98 210 218 104 38 32 185 190 SD 3,700 3,650 99 1,696 1,711 101 290 290 1,840 1,730 TN 2,270 2,210 97 1,106 1,103 100 200 185 1,060 1,060 TX 14,000 13,900 99 5,480 5,483 100 760 740 5,000 5,100 UT 880 860 98 339 351 104 75 65 390 390 VT 285 285 100 10 9 90 5 4 140 135 VA 1,630 1,540 94 684 695 102 120 100 730 710 WA 1,100 1,120 102 248 270 109 55 50 450 455 WV 405 380 94 195 186 95 35 40 190 185 WI 3,350 3,350 100 235 245 104 70 75 1,350 1,350 WY 1,290 1,400 109 706 756 107 120 160 780 730 US 96,100.0 94,882.0 99 32,983.3 32,860.3 100 5,623.5 5,517.2 38,223.7 37,902.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATTLE AND CALVES: January 1 inventory number by selected classes, by State Milk cows that have Milk cow All calves calved replacements under 500 lbs Cattle on feed 1/ State 2004 as 2003 2004 % of 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head AL 19 18 95 7 7 365 360 5 -- AK 1.3 1.2 92 0.6 0.5 2.6 2.4 2/ 2/ AZ 155 155 100 35 37 150 153 289 293 AR 31 28 90 10 10 420 420 15 10 CA 1,670 1,700 102 790 730 1,070 1,050 495 510 CO 98 98 100 38 45 150 115 1,040 1,060 CT 23 21 91 11.0 10.5 10.0 11.0 2/ 2/ DE 9 8 89 2.7 2.8 3.2 4.0 2/ 2/ FL 147 140 95 40 40 370 370 2/ 2/ GA 85 84 99 29 26 335 330 3 -- HI 7 6 86 3 2 32 36 2/ 2/ ID 390 412 106 190 180 250 245 305 305 IL 114 108 95 50 52 245 230 215 200 IN 145 143 99 55 55 185 170 115 105 IA 208 196 94 100 95 450 450 1,090 950 KS 112 110 98 50 80 740 755 2,240 2,480 KY 120 112 93 45 40 540 500 10 10 LA 45 41 91 10 10 170 158 2/ 2/ ME 36 34 94 19.0 18.5 17.0 17.0 2/ 2/ MD 80 77 96 32 30 40 42 13 11 MA 20 18 90 10.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 2/ 2/ MI 301 300 100 135 130 175 200 180 210 MN 480 465 97 295 280 500 485 300 310 MS 33 29 88 15 12 250 230 2/ 2/ MO 134 125 93 55 60 960 930 70 65 MT 18 18 100 11 8 70 50 70 70 NE 66 62 94 20 20 410 310 2,300 2,450 NV 25 26 104 11 10 80 85 16 13 NH 17 16 94 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 2/ 2/ NJ 13 12 92 6 6 8 8 2 -- NM 314 325 104 70 75 245 230 119 115 NY 675 658 97 325 300 245 255 20 20 NC 63 58 92 28 27 230 230 4 5 ND 37 33 89 13 14 116 85 70 65 OH 260 258 99 110 115 240 240 180 200 OK 83 80 96 30 20 995 920 340 360 OR 117 117 100 60 70 175 180 55 85 PA 590 564 96 280 280 320 360 75 75 RI 1.4 1.3 93 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 2/ 2/ SC 20 17 85 8 7 112 107 4 -- SD 84 79 94 30 35 310 305 395 375 TN 84 77 92 40 35 550 560 5 5 TX 320 317 99 110 110 2,500 2,550 2,640 2,850 UT 91 89 98 45 40 113 113 30 35 VT 153 146 95 60 67 46 50 2/ 2/ VA 116 105 91 48 38 365 375 29 29 WA 247 240 97 105 95 130 135 190 205 WV 15 14 93 7 4 73 65 7 5 WI 1,265 1,245 98 660 670 670 660 200 210 WY 4 4 100 1 3 95 100 75 100 US 9,141.7 8,990.5 98 4,113.9 4,020.0 15,545.1 15,204.2 13,219.8 13,810.9 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, 2004, totaled 94.9 million head, 1 percent below the 96.1 million on January 1, 2003. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.9 million, were down 1 percent from the 42.1 million on January 1, 2003. * Beef cows, at 32.86 million, were down slightly from January 1, 2003. * Milk cows, at 8.99 million, were down 2 percent from January 1, 2003. Other class estimates on January 1, 2004 and the change from January 1, 2003, are as follows: * All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.3 million, down 1 percent. * Beef replacement heifers, 5.52 million, down 2 percent. * Milk replacement heifers, 4.02 million, down 2 percent. * Other heifers, 9.80 million, down 1 percent. * Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.3 million, down 2 percent. * Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.21 million, down 2 percent. * Calves under 500 pounds, 15.2 million, down 2 percent. * Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.8 million, up 4 percent. * The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 27.5 million, down 4 percent. CALF CROP DOWN 1 PERCENT The 2003 calf crop was estimated at 37.9 million head, down 1 percent from 2002. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.7 million, down 1 percent from 2002. UNITED STATES SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2004, totaled 6.09 million head, down 3 percent from 2003 and 9percent below two years ago. The inventory has trended downward since peaking at 56.2 million head in 1942. DECEMBER HOGS AND PIGS FLORIDA Florida inventory of all hogs and pigs was estimated at 30,000 head on December 1, 2003, 14 percent below a year ago. Breeding inventory at 5,000 head, was 29 percent below last year. Market hog inventory, at 25,000 head, was 11 percent below December 2002. The pig crop for December 2002 through November 2003 totaled 70,000, down 29 percent from last year. UNITED STATES U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2003, was 60.0 million head. This was 1 percent above December 1, 2002, but slightly below September 1, 2003. Breeding inventory, at 5.97 million head, was down 1 percent from December 1, 2002, but 1 percent above last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 54.1 million head, was 1 percent above last year, but slightly below last quarter. 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