ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 06/2005 Released: 03/31/2005 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Mark Harris, Director Dean C. Groskurth, Deputy Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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. Mark Harris Director For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0506.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.32 million cattle on feed on March 1, up 2 percent from last year and 6 percent above March 1, 2003. Placements of cattle into feedlots during February totaled 315,000 head, down 10 percent from 2004 and 5 percent below 2003. Fed cattle marketings for the month of February totaled 330,000 head, down 4 percent from last year and 6 percent below February two years ago. Other disappearance during February totaled 15,000 head compared with 15,000 head during February 2004 and 10,000 head during February 2003. U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 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 11.2 million head on March 1, 2005. The inventory was 2 percent above March 1, 2004 and 6 percent above March 1, 2003. Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.52 million, 6 percent below 2004 and 8 percent below 2003. Marketings of fed cattle during February totaled 1.63 million, 4 percent below 2004 and 6 percent below 2003. Other disappearance totaled 76,000 during February, 10 percent above 2004 and 7 percent above 2003. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2004-2005 March 1 February February February Number on Feed 1/ Placements Marketings Other STATE Disappearance /2 2005/ 2005/ 2005/ 2005/ 2004 2005 2004 2004 2005 2004 2004 2005 2004 2004 2005 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent (000)Head Percent Arizona 295 322 109 27 23 85 25 24 96 3 2 67 California 500 515 103 56 49 88 52 54 104 4 5 125 Colorado 1,020 1,040 102 155 175 113 165 185 112 10 10 100 Idaho 265 250 94 43 33 77 52 52 100 1 1 100 Iowa 405 465 115 61 57 93 40 55 138 1 2 200 Kansas 2,390 2,370 99 390 360 92 405 390 96 15 20 133 Nebraska 2,270 2,320 102 350 315 90 345 330 96 15 15 100 New Mexico 112 125 112 16 13 81 20 14 70 1 3 300 Oklahoma 335 340 101 47 48 102 59 56 95 3 2 67 So. Dakota 210 210 100 43 32 74 32 26 81 1 1 100 Texas 2,690 2,690 100 350 340 97 420 360 86 10 10 100 Washington 185 185 100 26 32 123 34 35 103 2 2 100 Other States 310 320 103 48 46 96 45 53 118 3 3 100 United States 10,987 11,152 102 1,612 1,523 94 1,694 1,634 96 69 76 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, March 18, 2005. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: Top Five States, Selected Years ----1999---- ----2000---- ----2001---- ----2002---- ----2003---- ----2004---- 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Rank State Head State Head State Head State Head State Head State Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Kansas 8,033 Kansas 8,213 Nebr. 7,694 Nebr. 7,862 Nebr. 7,661 Kansas 7,182 2 Nebr. 7,436 Nebr. 7,617 Kansas 7,272 Kansas 7,404 Kansas 7,357 Nebr. 6,903 3 Texas 6,735 Texas 6,606 Texas 6,463 Texas 6,472 Texas 6,495 Texas 6,179 4 Colo. 2,653 Colo. 2,636 Colo. 2,605 Colo. 2,596 Colo. 2,480 Colo. 2,415 5 Wisc. 1,719 Wisc. 1,735 Wisc. 1,659 Wisc. 1,665 Wisc. 1,669 Wisc. 1,458 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, 2004 Summary, March 2005. Federally Inspected Plants and Head Slaughtered: Number by Species, Selected States and United States, 2004 1/ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs State Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head Plants Head --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 Number 1,000 California 24 1,307.7 11 95.2 17 2,426.5 Colorado 22 2,396.9 18 8.5 Illinois 18 896.7 9 82.3 25 8,994.7 15 181.4 Indiana 4 2.0 1 5.6 8 7,061.7 4 20.1 Iowa 8 720.8 22 29,653.8 5 392.9 Kansas 18 7,115.3 Kentucky 19 7.6 21 2,464.1 13 11.2 Minnesota 23 668.9 25 9,003.1 15 1.8 Nebraska 35 6,855.5 25 6,895.1 Ohio 11 42.4 3 71.2 13 1,116.9 6 0.2 Pennsylvania 92 857.1 36 169.8 85 2,825.3 71 70.0 South Dakota 6 4,638.6 5 9.5 Texas 34 6,123.4 9 11.0 23 318.7 20 260.1 Virginia 11 2.1 12 3,896.0 Wisconsin 12 1,409.9 4 119.2 8 493.2 3 1.8 United States 689 32,017.8 234 819.3 664 101,706.1 500 2,666.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data from week ending January 10, 2004 through January 1, 2005. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter 2004 Summary, March 2005. Annual Livestock and Poultry Summary: Number and Value by Species, Nebraska and United States, 2000-2005 ---------Nebraska--------- ------United States-------- -------Value------- -------Value-------- Species Year Number Per Head Total Value Number Per Head Total Value ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 Dollars $1,000 1,000 Dollars $1,000 All Cattle 2003 6,200 720.00 4,464,000 96,100 728.00 69,948,620 (Jan. 1) 2004 6,250 880.00 5,500,000 94,888 818.00 77,594,700 2005 6,350 910.00 5,778,500 95,848 916.00 87,820,795 Hogs & Pigs 2002 2,950 76.00 224,200 59,513 71.00 4,209,683 (Dec. 1) 2003 2,900 72.00 208,800 60,444 67.00 4,024,949 2004 2,850 110.00 313,500 60,501 102.00 6,163,286 Sheep & Lambs 2003 97 122.00 11,834 6,300 104.00 654,288 (Jan. 1) 2004 102 134.00 13,668 6,105 119.00 723,785 2005 97 146.00 14,162 6,135 130.00 799,288 Chickens 1/ 2002 13,747 1.80 24,745 443,881 2.37 1,052,230 (Dec. 1) 2003 14,223 1.80 25,601 449,764 2.48 1,116,273 2004 13,972 1.90 26,547 454,165 2.47 1,120,663 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, February 28, 2005, Cattle, January 28, 2005, Quarterly Hogs & Pigs, December 28, 2004, Sheep and Goats, January 28, 2005, Chicken & Eggs 2004 Summary, February, 2005. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, Production, Price and Value, Nebraska and United States 2002-2004 Sheep Weight Price State and Lambs per Production per Value Shorn /1 Fleece Pound -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars 2002 87 7.4 640 .30 192 2003 88 7.2 630 .35 221 2004 83 7.2 600 .43 258 United States 2002 5,462 7.5 41,078 .53 21,689 2003 5,074 7.5 38,299 .73 28,126 2004 5,073 7.4 37,622 .80 29,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. Source: USDA NASS Sheep and Goats, January 28, 2005. Potato Stocks Fall Potatoes: Production 2004 and Stocks on March 1, 2005 Total Stocks State Production Mar. 1, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thousand Cwt. California 3,876 1,300 Colorado 23,148 11,100 Idaho 131,970 64,000 Maine 19,220 9,400 Michigan 13,650 3,900 Minnesota 18,920 8,800 Montana 3,551 3,200 Nebraska 1/ 9,288 New York 5,184 700 North Dakota 26,765 13,100 Ohio 1/ 1,080 Oregon 19,775 9,000 Pennsylvania 2,640 700 Washington 93,810 29,000 Wisconsin 30,450 11,000 Other States 3,220 Total 15 States 403,327 168,420 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Combined into "Other States". Source: USDA NASS Potato Stocks, March 15, 2005. U.S. Grains Supply and Disappearance Outlook --------SUPPLY------------ -----MARKET YEAR------- ---DISAPPEARANCE 1/--- Market Begin- Domestic Year Average Pro- ning Im- Primary Ex- Ending Market Crop Year duction stocks ports Total Use 2/ Other ports Total Stocks Price --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Million bushels $/bu. Corn 2002/03 8,967 1,596 14 10,578 5,563 2,340 1,588 9,491 1,087 2.32 2003/04 10,089 1,087 14 11,190 5,798 2,537 1,897 10,232 958 2.42 2004/05 3/ 11,807 958 10 12,775 6,075 2,795 1,850 10,720 2,055 1.95-2.15 Soybeans 2002/03 2,756 208 5 2,969 1,615 131 1,044 2,791 178 5.53 2003/04 2,454 178 6 2,638 1,530 110 885 2,525 112 7.34 2004/05 3/ 3,141 112 5 3,258 1,650 153 1,045 2,848 410 5.05-5.45 Wheat 2002/03 1,606 777 77 2,460 919 200 850 1,969 491 3.56 2003/04 2,345 491 63 2,899 907 287 1,159 2,353 546 3.40 2004/05 3/ 2,158 546 65 2,770 890 277 1,050 2,217 553 3.35-3.45 Sorghum 2002/03 361 61 0 422 170 24 184 379 43 2.32 2003/04 411 43 0 454 180 40 201 421 34 2.39 2004/05 3/ 455 34 0 488 205 50 175 430 58 1.60-1.80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year begins: Corn, Sorghum & Soybeans, September 1; Wheat, June 1. 2/ Primary uses: Corn & Sorghum = Feed; Soybeans = Crushing; Wheat = Food. 3/ Projection. Source: USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, March 10, 2005. U. S. Department of Agriculture PRESORTED STANDARD Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service POSTAGE & FEES PAID P.O. Box 81069 USDA PERMIT NO. G-38 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501-1069 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED