ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 21/2003 Released: 11/04/2003 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service William G Hamlin, State Statistician Dean C Groskurth, Deputy State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 e-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. William G. Hamlin State Statistician For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0321.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Down 7 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 1.83 million cattle on feed on October 1, down 7 percent from last year and 6 percent below October 1, 2001. Placements of cattle into feedlots during September totaled 520,000 head, up 16 percent from both 2002 and 2001. Fed cattle marketings for the month of September totaled 345,000 head, up 3 percent from last year and 10 percent above September two years ago. Other disappearance during September totaled 5,000 head compared with 5,000 head during September 2002 and 5,000 head during September 2001. U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.2 million head on October 1, 2003. The inventory was 2 percent below October 1, 2002 and 8 percent below October 1, 2001. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.47 million, 13 percent above 2002 and 16 percent above 2001. Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 2.03 million, 10 percent above 2002 and 11 percent above 2001. Other disappearance totaled 63,000 during September, 19 percent above 2002 and 37 percent above 2001. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2002-2003 October 1 September September September Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Other Disappearance 2/ 2003/ 2003/ 2003/ 2003/ STATE 2002 2003 2002 2002 2003 2002 2002 2003 2002 2002 2003 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Head % 1,000 Head % 1,000 Head % 1,000 Head % Arizona 288 275 95 30 25 83 26 23 88 1 1 100 California 495 485 98 60 61 102 52 63 121 3 3 100 Colorado 1,030 950 92 255 255 100 220 200 91 5 5 100 Idaho 280 270 96 69 82 119 63 56 89 1 1 100 Iowa 315 310 98 68 80 118 62 69 111 1 1 100 Kansas 2,280 2,300 101 460 530 115 400 465 116 10 15 150 Nebraska 1,960 1,830 93 450 520 116 335 345 103 5 5 100 New Mexico 113 123 109 20 16 80 18 10 56 3 4 133 Oklahoma 330 350 106 83 81 98 57 73 128 1 3 300 So. Dakota 150 145 97 49 49 100 43 37 86 1 1 100 Texas 2,720 2,720 100 530 620 117 470 580 123 20 20 100 Washington 170 190 112 42 53 126 26 41 158 1 2 200 Other States 285 265 93 72 102 142 76 70 92 1 2 200 United States 10,416 10,213 98 2,188 2,474 113 1,848 2,032 110 53 63 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed, October 17, 2003. Cattle on Feed: Number Placed on Feed By Weight Group, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, By Month, State, and United States, 2002-2003 During September State Under 600 600-699 700-799 800 Plus Total 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head Colorado 51 41 53 46 78 78 73 90 255 255 Kansas 105 135 125 140 140 160 90 95 460 530 Nebraska 133 102 74 95 106 127 137 196 450 520 Texas 170 250 155 185 145 130 60 55 530 620 Other States 155 170 80 79 113 115 145 185 493 549 U.S. 614 698 487 545 582 610 505 621 2,188 2,474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed October 17, 2003. Commercial Livestock Slaughter September 2003 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. September 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. September 2003 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, September 2003 with Comparisons Sept. 2003 Percent of Item Total 1/ Sept. Aug. 2002 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 681.9 107 100 Hogs, head 590.6 100 107 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 638.4 102 102 United States Cattle, head 3,122.9 109 100 Calves, head 82.6 93 104 Hogs, head 8,554.2 101 106 Sheep & Lambs, head 256.3 93 106 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 4,008.0 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, October 24, 2003. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2003 with Comparisons Sept. 2003 Percent of Commodity Stocks Sept. 2002 Aug. 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 834,486 84 102 Beef 381,439 77 103 Pork 435,891 91 101 Poultry 1,260,130 83 95 Turkey 653,508 97 92 Chicken 603,691 72 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage, October 20, 2003. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, September 2003 with Comparisons Item 2002 2003 2003/2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.7 11.8 102 30 States 315.9 309.4 98 United States 337.3 331.7 98 Eggs Produced Nebraska 255 262 103 30 States 6,689 6,583 98 United States 7,147 7,054 99 Chickens Hatched, United States Egg-type 35.7 35.8 100 Broiler 740.4 739.2 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, October 21, 2003. Milk Cows and Production: By Quarter, Nebraska, 20 States and United States, 2002-2003 Nebraska 20 States United States Item and Quarter 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 Head 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Milk cows 1/ April-June 67 65 7,770 7,785 9,149 9,114 July-September 67 63 7,782 7,753 9,153 9,065 Million Pounds Million Pounds Million Pounds Milk production 2/ April-June 298 294 37,962 37,994 44,015 43,872 July-September 283 277 36,152 36,096 41,791 41,540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, October 17, 2003. Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in October is 113, based on 1990-92=100, 3 points above the September index. Higher commodity prices for cattle, soybeans, dairy, and lettuce more than offset lower prices for corn, hogs, wheat, and potatoes. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell also affects the overall index. Increased average marketings of soybeans, corn, cotton, and cottonseed more than offset decreased marketings of dairy, grapes, wheat, and tobacco. The preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 18 points (18.9 percent) above October, 2002. Higher prices for cattle, soybeans, broilers and lettuce more than offset lower prices for corn, wheat, potatoes and hay. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary October 2003 with Comparisons -------Nebraska-------- ------------United States---------------- Oct Sep Oct 15 Oct Sep Oct 15 % of Parity Commodity Unit 2002 1/ 2003 1/ 2003 2002 1/ 2003 1/ 2003 Parity Price 2/ ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Wheat Bu. $ 4.57 $ 3.20 $ 3.05 $ 4.38 $ 3.39 $ 3.23 33 $ 9.82 Corn Bu. 2.37 2.16 2.00 2.34 2.20 2.02 30 6.71 Oats Bu. 2.32 1.39 1.40 1.80 1.38 1.37 33 4.19 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 4.47 3.73 3.56 4.33 3.97 3.72 33 11.40 Soybeans Bu. 5.16 5.91 6.75 5.20 6.06 6.94 47 14.70 Hay, All, Baled Ton 91.00 56.00 56.00 93.80 84.20 84.40 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 91.00 56.00 57.00 102.00 89.00 88.80 Other, Baled Ton 90.00 52.00 51.00 74.50 70.10 71.40 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 19.10 18.70 15.90 16.70 17.70 17.00 33 51.20 Hogs Cwt. 34.40 41.20 39.30 30.80 39.60 37.70 36 104.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 34.70 41.40 39.40 31.40 40.10 38.10 Sows Cwt. 19.80 31.60 32.00 19.20 30.80 31.10 Beef Cattle Cwt. 66.20 88.10 99.40 64.60 85.10 91.60 56 163.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 67.20 89.40 101.00 68.60 89.40 97.40 Cows Cwt. 32.80 46.00 46.90 33.60 44.90 44.70 Calves Cwt. 92.90 116.00 118.00 92.00 109.00 112.00 51 219.00 Sheep Cwt. 27.40 28.60 25.60 32.10 80.20 Lambs Cwt. 76.20 87.70 79.60 94.70 188.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Entire month average except hay. 2/ Parity price based on data for October 2003. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, October 31, 2003. Cash Receipts: By Commodity Groups and Selected Commodities, Nebraska, 1998-2002 1/ Commodity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 dollars All commodities 9,017,336 8,388,959 8,955,294 9,221,002 9,588,658 Livestock and products 5,124,446 5,426,343 5,916,963 6,095,174 5,824,295 Meat animals 4,830,812 5,121,114 5,633,645 5,788,105 5,552,104 Cattle and calves 4,267,526 4,583,159 4,941,090 5,066,786 4,958,569 Hogs 553,336 527,073 682,204 712,715 584,369 Sheep and lambs 9,950 10,882 10,351 8,603 9,166 Dairy products 154,775 150,884 145,314 168,484 141,154 Milk, wholesale 154,775 150,884 145,314 168,484 141,154 Poultry/eggs 120,958 137,656 121,111 122,478 111,533 Broilers 2,808 22,126 6,270 7,020 6,210 Farm Chickens 531 188 442 16 18 Chicken eggs 97,416 93,385 93,719 95,532 84,596 Other poultry 1,800 1,200 900 870 880 Miscellaneous livestock 17,901 16,689 16,893 16,107 19,504 Honey 3,853 2,724 2,567 1,486 4,676 Wool 162 162 123 124 183 All other livestock 3,700 13,600 13,900 14,200 14,300 Crops 3,892,890 2,962,616 3,038,331 3,125,828 3,764,363 Food grains 239,118 151,974 195,493 156,908 179,924 Wheat 238,510 145,387 183,404 145,303 171,072 Millet Proso NA 5,816 11,648 11,273 8,483 Feed crops 2,457,427 1,901,517 1,874,768 1,888,591 2,433,175 Barley 788 393 283 329 450 Corn 2,231,480 1,733,530 1,722,187 1,691,224 2,251,625 Hay 120,727 91,941 94,471 136,134 133,022 Oats 2,167 2,605 796 1,999 2,189 Sorghum grain 102,265 73,047 57,033 58,906 45,889 Oil crops 975,805 697,688 800,775 876,506 948,539 Soybeans 966,916 686,940 794,070 869,283 944,488 Sunflower 8,762 10,647 6,672 NR NR Vegetables 128,643 123,197 90,305 121,107 121,161 Beans, dry 72,813 64,473 47,010 65,785 65,615 Potatoes 49,180 52,074 36,794 48,822 48,246 Summer 6,858 7,845 7,597 NA NA Fall 42,322 44,229 36,794 48,822 48,246 Misc. vegetables 6,650 6,650 6,500 6,500 7,300 Fruits/nuts 920 775 720 720 720 Other berries 120 75 70 70 70 Misc. fruits & nuts 800 700 650 650 650 All other crops 90,977 87,466 76,270 81,996 80,844 Sugarbeets 32,877 41,766 32,470 30,996 28,044 Other seeds 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,000 Other field crops 34,800 22,900 21,000 28,000 30,000 Greenhouse/nursery 21,800 21,800 21,800 21,800 21,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ USDA estimates and publishes individual cash receipt values only for major commodities and major producing States. The U.S. receipts for individual commodities, computed as the sum of the reported States, may understate the value of sales for some commodities, with the balance included in the appropriate category labeled "other" for "miscellaneous." The degree of underestimation in some of the minor commodities can be substantial. NA = not available. NR = not for release. Source: USDA ERS http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FarmIncome/finfidmu.htm