ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issued Twice Monthly by: NEBRASKA Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 273 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Department of Agriculture USDA, National Ag Statistics Service Merlyn Carlson, Director David G. Loos, State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue 03/2000 Released: 2/04/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agricultural Prices Poultry Highlights Livestock Slaughter Cold Storage Sheep & Lamb Highlights Cattle on Feed Milk Production Cattle Inventory Turkeys Raised U.S. INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in January was 90 based on 1990-92=100, down 2 points (2.2 percent) from the December index. Lower prices for broilers, milk, turkeys, and tomatoes more than offset price increases for corn, lettuce, soybeans, and cotton. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell also affects the overall index. Lower seasonal marketings of cotton, tobacco, grapes, and cottonseed more then offset the relatively higher marketings of corn, soybeans, cattle, and rice. These marketing changes account for one point of the January index decreases. Compared with January 1999, the All Farm Products Index was 7 points (7.2 percent) lower. Price decreases from January 1999 for milk, soybeans, cotton, and corn more than offset price increases for cattle, hogs, lettuce and apples. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Jan. COMMODITYUnit January December 15, January December Jan. 15, % of Parity 1999 1/ 1999 1/ 2000 1999 1/ 1999 1/ 2000 ParityPrice* Wheat Bu. $ 2.74 $ 2.03 $ 2.30 $ 2.84 $ 2.52 $ 2.52 26 $ 9.59 Corn Bu. 1.97 1.70 1.84 2.06 1.82 .1.90 29 6.61 Oats Bu. 1.24 1.31 1.25 1.20 1.17 1.18 35 3.35 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.04 2.61 2.90 3.05 2.65 2.93 28 10.40 Soybeans Bu. 5.09 4.25 4.39 5.32 4.44 4.59 33 13.80 Hay, All, Baled Ton 47.00 38.00 38.00 78.50 71.10 71.80 --- --- Alfalfa, Baled Ton 47.00 39.00 38.00 81.40 73.20 74.10 --- --- Other, Baled Ton 43.00 34.00 33.00 70.60 65.90 65.90 --- --- Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 17.80 15.60 14.90 19.70 17.00 15.60 32 49.00 Hogs Cwt. 27.80 36.40 37.90 26.30 35.60 36.30 36 101.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 27.80 36.50 38.00 26.70 36.00 36.50 --- --- Sows Cwt. 22.30 31.50 34.00 18.00 26.70 32.20 --- --- Beef Cattle Cwt. 61.00 69.20 69.10 59.00 66.60 66.60 44 153.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 61.80 70.30 70.20 62.20 70.80 70.70 --- --- Cows Cwt. 31.20 35.10 34.50 33.40 35.10 35.20 --- --- Calves Cwt. 85.00 100.00 104.00 83.20 98.60 102.00 52 197.00 Sheep Cwt. 31.20 35.00 2/ 32.40 33.40 2/ --- 67.10 Lambs Cwt. 66.60 73.20 2/ 68.20 77.60 2/ --- 162.00 Milk CowsHead 1,260.00 --- 3/ 1,250.00 --- 1,350.00 --- --- All Milk Cwt. 16.70 11.50 3/ 17.40 12.20 11.90 38 31.30 Milk, Fluid Cwt. 16.70 11.50 --- 17.50 12.20 12.00 --- --- Milk, Mfg. Cwt. 16.70 11.00 --- 15.30 10.70 10.70 --- --- 1/ Entire month average except hay and milk cows. 2/ Mid-month prices discontinued January 1996. 3/ Monthly estimates discontinued January 2000. *Parity price based on data for January 2000. POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER Item 1998 1999 '99% of '98 Millions Percent No. of Layers NEBRASKA 10.7 11.9 111 30 States 304.0 309.0 102 U.S. 321.8 328.6 102 Eggs Produced NEBRASKA 235 259 110 30 States 6,651 6,844 103 U.S. 7,047 7,274 103 Chickens, U.S. Hatched, December Egg-type 35.7 32.7 92 Broiler 737.8 747.9 101 Hatched thru December Egg-type 438.4 448.7 102 Broiler 8,495.1 8,708.1 103 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER December 1999 output and changes from last year and last month are shown below. December 1998 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. December 1999 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Total 1/ % Change Item (1,000) Dec. Nov. NEBRASKA 1998 1999 Cattle, head 576.8 -3 -4 Hogs, head 555.6 -4 +1 Sheep & Lambs, head .1 -67 -50 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 552.5 -1 -2 UNITED STATES Cattle, head 2,876.7 -1 -2 Calves, head 112.6 -13 +8 Hogs, head 8,887.2 -6 Sm.- Sheep & Lambs, head 355.8 Sm.+ +8 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,862.5 -2 -1 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. U.S. COLD STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on December 31, 1999, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken and butter. Total red meat supplies in freezers were slightly below November 1999 and 9 percent below December 1998. Frozen pork stocks were 2 percent below last month and 17 percent below last year. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 1 percent from last month and were 3% above last year's level. Stocks on December 31 for selected items and changes from last year and last month follow: Stocks Percent Change Commodity 1,000 lbs. Dec. Nov. 1998 1999 Total red meats 748,643 -9% Sm.-% Beef 313,962 -16% +2% Pork 415,872 -17% -2% Poultry 1,058,849 +3% +1% Turkey 252,167 -17% Sm.-% Chicken 802,922 +12% +1% SHEEP AND LAMBS, JANUARY 1, 1999-2000 AND LAMB CROP, 1998-1999, SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES Lambs Total Breeding Breeding Ewes per 100 Total Market All Sheep 1 Year & Older Ewes 1+, Lamb Crop State Sheep & Lambs Sheep & Lambs & Lambs Jan. 1 Jan. 1 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1,000 head 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head AZ 68.0 66.0 72.0 89.0 140.0 155.0 63.0 58.0 75 78 47.0 45.0 CA 390.0 380.0 420.0 420.0 810.0 800.0 345.0 330.0 90 88 310.0 290.0 CO 220.0 210.0 220.0 230.0 440.0 440.0 200.0 185.0 110 114 220.0 210.0 IL 64.0 63.0 10.0 11.0 74.0 74.0 56.0 52.0 130 133 73.0 69.0 IA 170.0 170.0 90.0 95.0 260.0 265.0 138.0 133.0 152 158 210.0 210.0 KS 70.0 65.0 30.0 35.0 100.0 100.0 66.0 57.0 106 111 70.0 63.0 MN 110.0 105.0 65.0 60.0 175.0 165.0 85.0 90.0 182 161 155.0 145.0 MT 345.0 340.0 35.0 30.0 380.0 370.0 315.0 270.0 113 126 355.0 340.0 NE 88.0 88.0 17.0 14.0 105.0 102.0 71.0 73.0 135 134 96.0 98.0 NV 75.0 78.0 10.0 12.0 85.0 90.0 56.0 53.0 102 109 57.0 58.0 ND 98.0 103.0 36.0 32.0 134.0 135.0 78.0 79.0 135 139 105.0 110.0 OH 103.0 102.0 22.0 32.0 125.0 134.0 85.0 85.0 145 142 123.0 121.0 OR 150.0 151.0 65.0 59.0 215.0 210.0 150.0 120.0 109 117 163.0 140.0 SD 325.0 320.0 95.0 100.0 420.0 420.0 305.0 270.0 115 119 345.0 320.0 TX 1,050.0 950.0 300.0 250.0 1,350.0 1,200.0 880.0 880.0 91 80 800.0 700.0 VA 51.0 48.0 14.0 13.0 65.0 61.0 46.0 41.0 120 122 55.0 50.0 WY 480.0 460.0 150.0 110.0 630.0 570.0 430.0 385.0 102 101 440.0 390.0 U.S. 5,299.0 5,163.0 1,916.0 1,863.07,215.0 7,026.0 4,569.5 4,322.0110 109 5,007.0 4,719.0 CATTLE ON FEED NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 9% FROM YEAR AGO Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.3 million cattle on feed on January 1, up 9% from 1999 and 6% above 1998. Fed cattle marketings for the month of December totaled 400,000 head, up 8% from last year and 14% above December two years ago. Placements of cattle into feedlots during December totaled 340,000 head, up 3% from a year earlier and 1997. Other disappearance during December totaled 20,000 head compared with 10,000 head during both December 1998 and 1997. U.S. CATTLE ON FEED UP 7% FROM YEAR AGO Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.46 million head on January 1. The inventory was 7% above January 1, 1999. Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.65 million, 9% above 1998 and 6% above 1997. Net placements were 1.56 million. Marketings of fed cattle during December totaled 1.84 million, 1% above 1998 and 5% above 1997. Other disappearance totaled 90,000 during December, 6% above both 1998 and 1997. CATTLE ON FEED: INVENTORIES, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS & OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS JANUARY 1 DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER NUMBER ON FEED 1/ PLACEMENTS MARKETINGS OTHER STATE DISAPPEAR. 2/ 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 1999 1998 1999 1998 1998 1999 1998 1998 1999 1998 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 head % 1,000 % head Arizona* 206 272 132 22 36 164 28 25 89 2 4 200 California * 400 415 104 50 67 134 55 47 85 5 10 200 Colorado *1,140 1,180 104 170 160 94 210 190 90 10 10 100 Idaho 285 310 109 55 50 91 50 59 118 5 1 20 Iowa * 335 375 112 53 45 85 36 39 108 2 1 50 Kansas * 2,110 2,290 109 320 400 125 440 480 109 20 10 50 Nebraska *2,110 2,300 109 330 340 103 370 400 108 10 20 200 New Mexico 118 116 98 19 15 79 9 5 56 2 3 150 Oklahoma 410 430 105 58 53 91 76 60 79 2 3 150 So. Dakota 184 194 105 32 31 97 26 22 85 1 1 100 Texas * 2,720 2,900 107 305 360 118 425 420 99 20 20 100 Washington 199 228 115 33 38 115 40 48 120 4 3 75 Other Sts 450 445 99 65 51 78 58 47 81 2 4 200 U. S 10,667 11,455 107 1,5121,646 109 1,823 1,842101 85 90 106 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/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. * Historic 7 states. CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER ON FEED BY CLASS, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS, BY QUARTER, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 1999-2000 Steers & Steer Calves Heifers & Heifer Cows & Bulls Calves Jan. Oct. Jan. State Jan. 1,Oct. 1, Jan. 1, Jan. 1, Oct. 1,Jan. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 2000 1,000 head AZ 187 199 252 19 9 20 0 0 0 CA 365 340 376 35 38 38 0 2 1 CO 675 625 650 460 440 520 5 5 10 ID 199 207 212 82 102 98 4 1 0 IA 205 192 240 129 123 135 1 0 0 KS 1,260 1,400 1,350 840 830 930 10 10 10 NE 1,220 1,110 1,340 870 780 940 20 10 20 NM 60 39 55 58 52 61 0 0 0 OK 255 220 265 155 159 164 0 1 1 SD 109 62 103 69 45 83 6 4 8 TX 1,520 1,410 1,550 1,199 1,259 1,349 1 1 1 WA 116 149 137 82 97 91 1 0 0 Other 290 255 300 155 87 135 5 3 10 U.S. 6,461 6,208 6,830 4,153 4,021 4,564 53 37 61 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION Item & Quarter NEBRASKA 20 STATES UNITED STATES 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 Thousand head Milk cows 1/ July-September 69 69 74 7,752 7,706 7,745 9,236 9,149 9,166 October-December 69 70 75 7,734 7,700 7,755 9,200 9,137 9,178 Million pounds Milk production 2/ July-September 260 262 302 33,14133,110 34,321 38,627 38,51939,784 October-December 261 266 310 32,53833,435 34,804 38,031 38,93740,428 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS JANUARY 1 AND CALF CROP, NEBRASKA AND UNITED STATES NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Class 2000 2000 1998 1999 2000 1999 1998 1999 2000 1999 Thousand head Percent Thousand head Percent Cattle and calves 6,750 6,700 6,650 99 99,744 99,115 98,048 99 Cows and heifers that have calved 2,010 2,050 2,050 100 43,084 42,878 42,734 100 Beef cows 1,940 1,978 1,974 100 33,885 33,745 33,546 99 Milk cows 70 72 76 106 9,199 9,133 9,188 101 Heifers 500 pounds and over 1,830 1,860 1,860 100 19,800 19,774 19,970 101 For beef cow replacement 300 300 290 97 5,764 5,535 5,530 100 For milk cow replacement 30 30 30 100 3,986 4,069 3,954 97 Other heifers 1,500 1,530 1,540 101 10,051 10,170 10,045 99 Steers 500 pounds and over 2,250 2,140 2,170 101 17,189 16,891 16,652 99 Bulls 500 pounds and over 100 105 110 105 2,270 2,281 2,294 101 Calves under 500 pounds 560 545 460 84 17,401 17,290 16,840 97 1997 1998 1999 1999/ 1997 1998 1999 1999/ 1998 1998 Calves born 1,820 1,860 1,860 100 38,961 38,812 38,710 100 NOTE: Classes may not add to totals due to rounding. NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS, NEBRASKA AND UNITED STATES, 1993-1999 NEBRASKA UNITED STATES YEAR Cattle Milk* Beef* Hogs Sheep Cattle Milk* Beef* Hogs Sheep Cows Cows Cows Cows Number Number 1993 29,000 2,300 23,000 11,500 2,200 1,213,780 157,150 894,980 218,060 92,610 1994 29,000 2,000 23,000 11,000 1,700 1,197,290 148,140 897,260 196,030 86,060 1995 28,000 1,800 23,000 10,000 1,700 1,190,630 139,670 897,660 168,450 79,900 1996 28,000 1,600 23,000 8,500 1,700 1,176,700 130,980 885,980 142,380 76,600 1997 28,000 1,500 23,000 6,500 1,700 1,148,050 123,700 872,840 122,160 72,680 1998 29,000 1,400 23,000 5,900 1,700 1,115,650 117,180 855,460 113,830 68,550 1999 28,000 1,400 23,000 5,000 1,700 1,095,960 111,220 843,230 98,460 66,800 * Included in number of cattle operations. TURKEYS RAISED IN THE U.S. IN 1999 DOWN 4 PERCENT Turkeys raised in the United States during 1999 totaled 273 million, down 4% from the 285 million turkeys raised during 1998. North Carolina ranked first in the number raised with 46.5 million followed by Minnesota with 43.5 million; Arkansas with 27.0 million; Virginia with 24.0 million; Missouri with 22.0 million; California with 17.5 million; and Indiana with 13.5 million. These States accounted for 71% of the turkeys produced in the United States during 1999. Turkey growers in the 20 States which produced 96% of the turkeys raised in 1999, intend to increase the number of birds raised in 2000 by 1%. Intentions for the top 7 producing States compared with 1999 are as follows: North Carolina down 1%; Minnesota, Arkansas and Virginia unchanged; Missouri up 9%; California, up 14%; and Indiana down 4%. The number of turkeys actually raised in 2000 may vary from growers' intentions shown in this report.