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KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
Kansas Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Phone: 785-233-2230

Released: January 28, 2000


KANSAS CATTLE INVENTORY UNCHANGED

All cattle and calves on farms and ranches in Kansas on January 1, 2000 totaled 6.55 million head (see table 1), unchanged from the January 1, 1999 level, according to Kansas Agricultural Statistics. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 1.58 million, were down 1 percent from a year earlier. Beef cow inventories were estimated at 1.492 million, down 1 percent from last year's level of 1.506 million head. Milk cows, at 88,000 head, were up 5 percent when compared to the January 1, 1999 level. Bulls over 500 pounds totaled 85,000 head, unchanged from last year. Beef replacement heifers, at 240,000 head, were unchanged from the previous year's revised figure, while milk cow replacements, at 40,000 head, declined 11 percent. Other heifers over 500 pounds increased 7 percent from last year's revised level of 1.46 million head to 1.56 million head. Steers over 500 pounds, at 2.25 million head, were down less than 1 percent from the previous year's number. Calves under 500 pounds totaled 795,000 head, down 9 percent from the January 1, 1999 figure of 870,000 head. The 1999 calf crop, at 1.45 million head, was uchanged from last year. In Kansas, 37,000 operations had cattle in 1999. Beef cow operations totaled 29,000 and milk cow operations totaled 1,400 in 1999.

U.S. CATTLE INVENTORY
DOWN

All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2000, totaled 98.0 million head, 1 percent below the 99.1 million on January 1, 1999 and 2 percent below the 99.7 million two years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.7 million, were slightly below the 42.9 million on January 1, 1999 and 1 percent below the 43.1 million two years ago. Beef cows, at 33.5 million, were down 1 percent from January 1, 1999 and two years ago. Milk cows, at 9.19 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 1999 but slightly below two years ago. Other class estimates on January 1, 2000, and the changes from January 1 last year and two years ago, respectively, are as follows: all heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.5 million, down 1 percent and down 1 percent; beef replacement heifers, 5.53 million, down slightly and down 4 percent; milk replacement heifers, 3.95 million, down 3 percent and down 1 percent; other heifers, 10.0 million, down 1 percent and slightly below two years ago; steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.7 million, down 1 percent and down 3 percent; bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.29 million, up 1 percent and up 1 percent; calves under 500 pounds, 16.8 million, down 3 percent and down 3 percent; and all cattle and calves on feed for slaughter, 14.0 million, up 6 percent and up 3 percent. The 1999 calf crop was estimated at 38.7 million head, down slightly from 1998 and down 1 percent from 1997. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 28.5 million, the same as 1998 but down slightly from 1997.

The number of operations with cattle totaled 1,095,960 during 1999, down 2 percent from 1998 and 5 percent below 1997. Beef cow operations in 1999 were down 1 percent from 1998 and 3 percent below 1997. Milk cow operations were 5 percent below last year and 10 percent below two years ago.

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Cattle inventory value and value per head for Kansas and the U.S. will be published in the prices report on February 29, 2000

Table 1-- CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS, CALF CROP, AND OPERATIONS, JAN. 1, 1998-2000
Class
1998 1999 2000 % of
Prev. Yr.

KANSAS 		1,000 Head Percent
Cattle and Calves 6,550 6,550 6,550 100
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved 1,540 1,590 1,580 99
Beef Cows 1,461 1,506 1,492 99
Milk Cows 79 84 88 105
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over 1,710 1,745 1,840
For Beef Cow Replacement 230 240 240 100
For Milk cow Replacement 40 45 40 89
Other Heifers 1,440 1,460 1,560 107
Steers 500 Pounds & Over 2,380 2,260 2,250 100
Bulls 500 Pounds & Over 80 85 85 100
Calves Under 500 Pounds 840 870 795 91
Calf Crop 1/ 1,430 1,450 1,450 100
Number
Operations with Cattle 37,000 37,000
Operations with Beef Cows 29,000 29,000
Operations with Milk Cows 1,400 1,400
UNITED STATES 1,000 Head
Cattle and Calves 99,744 99,115 98,048 99
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved 43,084 42,878 42,734 100
Beef Cows 33,885 33,745 33,546 99
Milk Cows 9,199 9,133 9,188 101
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over 19,800 19,774 19,529 99
For Beef Cow Replacement 5,764 5,535 5,530 100
For Milk cow Replacement 3,986 4,069 3,954 97
Other Heifers 10,051 10,170 10,045 99
Steers 500 Pounds & Over 17,189 16,891 16,652 99
Bulls 500 Pounds & Over 2,270 2,281 2,294 101
Calves Under 500 Pounds 17,401 17,290 16,840 97
Calf Crop 1/ 38,961 38,812 38,710 100
Number
Operations with Cattle 1,115,650 1,095,960
Operations with Beef Cows 855,460 843,230
Operations with Milk Cows 117,180 111,220
1/ Calf crop is for the previous year.


Doug Hartwig & John Cole, Agricultural Statisticians
Eldon J. Thiessen, State Statistician
Eddie Wells, Deputy State Statistician

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