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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/29/10
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JAMES E. RAMEY						
REYNOLDSBURG, OH					


The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on January 1, 2010, was
estimated at 1.28 million head, unchanged from last year. Beef cows, at
288,000 head, were down 5 percent, and milk cows, at 272,000 head, were
down 1 percent from last year. 

Ohio's beef replacement heifers were down 5,000 head and dairy
replacement heifers were up 5,000 head from last year. Other heifers, at
70,000 head, dropped 7 percent from last year. Steers 500 pounds and
over rose 8 percent from last year to 205,000 head. Cattle and calves on
feed for slaughter market, at 195,000 head, and bulls, at 30,000 head,
remained unchanged from January 1, 2009. Ohio's calf crop, at 470,000
head, rose 2 percent from last year. 

All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2010,
totaled 93.7 million head, 1 percent below the 94.5 million on January
1, 2009. 

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.5 million, were down 1
percent from the 41.0 million on January 1, 2009. Beef cows, at 31.4
million, were down 1 percent from January 1, 2009. Milk cows, at 9.1
million, were down 3 percent from January 1, 2009. 

All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.7 million, up slightly. Beef
replacement heifers, 5.4 million, down 2 percent. Milk replacement
heifers, 4.5 million, up 2 percent. Other heifers, 9.7 million, up 1
percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.4 million, down 2
percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.2 million, up slightly.
Calves under 500 pounds, 14.9 million, up slightly. Cattle and calves on
feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.6 million, down 2 percent. 

The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and
steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 27.5 million, down
slightly. 

The 2009 calf crop was estimated at 35.8 million head, down 1 percent
from 2008. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated
at 26.0 million, down 1 percent from 2008. 

All inventory and calf crop estimates for July 1, 2008, January 1, 2009,
and July 1, 2009 were reviewed using calf crop, official slaughter,
import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information
to the prior surveys. Based on the findings of this review, small
adjustments of less than one-half percent were made to previously
released inventory estimates by class and calf crop. 

State level estimates were reviewed and changes were made to reallocate
inventory and calf crop estimates to the U.S. total.