FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/28/11 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 
JAMES E.RAMEY	REYNOLDSBURG, OH	


The number of cattle and calves in Ohio
on January 1, 2011, were estimated at 1.23 million head, down 4 percent
from last year. Beef cows, at 290,000 head, were up slightly, and milk
cows, at 270,000 head, were down 1 percent from last year. Ohio’s beef
replacement heifers were down 10,000 head, but dairy replacement heifers
were up 5,000 head from last year. Other heifers, at 65,000 head,
dropped 7 percent from last year. Steers 500 pounds and over fell 12
percent from last year to 180,000 head. Cattle and calves on feed for
slaughter market, at 170,000 head declined by 13 percent. Bulls, at
25,000 head, declined by 5,000 head from January 1, 2010. Ohio’s calf
crop, at 450,000 head, dropped 4 percent from last year. All cattle and
calves in the United States as of January 1, 2011, totaled 92.6 million
head, 1 percent below the 93.9 million on January 1, 2010. This is the
lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since the 91.2
million on hand in 1958. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.0
million, were down 1 percent from the 40.5 million on January 1, 2010.
Beef cows, at 30.9 million, were down 2 percent from January 1, 2010.
Milk cows, at 9.1 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 2010. All
heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.5 million, down 1 percent. Beef
replacement heifers, 5.2 million, down 5 percent. Milk replacement
heifers, 4.6 million, up 1 percent. Other heifers, 9.8 million, up 1
percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.4 million, down 1
percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.2 million, down 2
percent. Calves under 500 pounds, 14.5 million, down 3 percent. Cattle
and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 14.0 million, up 3
percent. The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other
heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 26.7 million,
down 3 percent. The 2010 calf crop was estimated at 35.7 million head,
down 1 percent from 2009. This is the smallest calf crop since the 34.9
million born during 1950. Calves born during the first half of 2010 are
estimated at 25.9 million, down 1 percent from 2009. All inventory and
calf crop estimates for July 1, 2009, January 1, 2010, and July 1, 2010
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 United States total. 

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