LIVESTOCK FARMS

Illinois livestock producers received $1.926 billion from marketings in 1995, down six percent from the $2.05 billion received in 1994. Cash receipts for cattle and calves, at $622.3 million, were down seven percent and cash receipts for hogs, at $898.9 million, were down five percent. This compares with 1994 receipts of $671.1 million for cattle and $942.6 million for hogs. The number of cattle farms was unchanged during 1996. The number of hog farms declined eight percent in 1996 to 8,800 farms.

LIVESTOCK FARMS: Number by species, Illinois, 1987-96
Year Cattle
Farms
Beef Cow
Farms
Milk Cow
Farms
Fed Cattle
Farms
Hog
Farms
Sheep
Farms
Number
1997 38,000 23,000 5,000 8,800 15,500 5,100
1988 36,000 22,000 4,600 8,400 17,200 5,000
1989 34,000 22,000 4,100 7,900 16,600 5,400
1990 33,000 22,000 3,700 7,700 15,300 4,500
1991 33,000 22,000 3,000 7,700 14,800 4,000
1992 32,000 22,000 3,000 7,400 13,500 4,000
1993 31,000 21,000 2,800 7,200 11,500 3,700
1994 29,000 20,000 2,800 7,200 11,000 3,700
1995 27,000 18,000 2,300 5,800 9,600 3,500
1996 27,000 17,800 2,100 1/ 8,800 3,300
1/ Fed cattle farms no longer estimated.

HOG FARMS: Number by size groups, Illinois, 1987-96
Year 1-99
Head
100-499
Head
500-999
Head
1000-1999
Head /1
2000+
Head 2/
Number
1987 6,800 5,800 1,900 1,000  
1988 7,700 6,300 2,100 1,100  
1989 7,200 6,100 2,100 1,200  
1990 6,400 5,800 1,900 1,200  
1991 5,800 5,800 2,000 1,200  
1992 4,900 5,300 1,900 940 460
1993 4,000 4,400 1,800 840 460
1994 3,800 4,000 1,900 820 480
1995 3,200 3,600 1,500 840 460
1996 2,900 3,300 1,300 830 470
1/ Size group was 500+ head until 1987.
2/ Size group was 1,000 + head from 1987 through 1991.


CATTLE FARMS: Number by size groups, Illinois, 1987-96
Year 1-49
Head
50-99
Head
100-499
Head
500-999
Head
1000+
Head 1/
Number
1987 25,500 6,500 5,700 300  
1988 24,100 6,100 5,520 280  
1989 23,500 5,900 4,350 250  
1990 21,700 6,350 4,700 250  
1991 22,500 5,900 4,400 200  
1992 21,800 5,800 4,150 250  
1993 21,000 5,350 4,400 190 60
1994 18,900 5,300 4,580 160 60
1995 17,000 5,300 4,500 140 60
1996 17,200 5,200 4,400 150 50
1/ Size group was 500+ head until 1993.

Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service
Annual Summary - 1997
Page 73


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