CATTLE
KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Kansas Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Phone: 785-233-2230
Released: January 28, 2005
Kansas January Cattle Inventory
Unchanged from Previous Year
All cattle and calves on Kansas farms and ranches on January 1, 2005 totaled 6.65 million head, unchanged from the January 1, 2004 level. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 1.66 million, were unchanged from a year earlier. Beef cow inventory was estimated at 1.55 million, the same as last year. Milk cows, at 110,000 head, were also unchanged from January 1, 2004. Bulls over 500 pounds totaled 95,000 head, no change from last year. Beef replacement heifers, at 245,000 head, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Milk replacement heifers, at 45,000 head, were down 44 percent from last year. Other heifers over 500 pounds, at 1.7 million head, increased 3 percent from last year’s 1.65 million head. Steers over 500 pounds, at 2.17 million head, were down slightly from the previous year’s number. As of January 1, 2005 there were 2.46 million head on feed for the slaughter market, 1 percent less than the previous January. Calves under 500 pounds totaled 735,000 head, 3 percent below the January 1, 2004 figure of 755,000 head. The 2004 calf crop, at 1.52 million head, was down 2 percent from last year.
U.S. Cattle Inventory
Down 1 Percent
All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2005, totaled 95.8 million head, 1 percent above the 94.9 million on January 1, 2004. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.1 million, were up 1 percent from the 41.9 million on January 1, 2004. Beef cows, at 33.06 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 2004. Milk cows, at 9.01 million, were up slightly from January 1, 2004. Other class estimates on January 1, 2005, and the changes from January 1, 2004 are as follows: all heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.7 million, up 2 percent; beef replacement heifers, 5.75 million, up 4 percent; milk replacement heifers, 4.13 million, up 3 percent; other heifers, 9.79 million, down slightly; steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.5 million, up 1 percent; bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.22 million, up 1 percent; calves under 500 pounds, 15.4 million, up 1 percent; and all cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.7 million, down slightly. The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, was 27.9 million, up 2 percent. The 2004 calf crop was estimated at 37.6 million head, down 1 percent from 2003. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.4 million, down 1 percent from 2003.
Cattle inventory value and value per head will be published in the Agricultural Prices report on February 28, 2005.
Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, January 1, 2003-2005 |
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Class |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
% of Prev. Yr. |
KANSAS |
1,000 Head |
Percent |
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Cattle and Calves |
6,350 |
6,650 |
6,650 |
100 |
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved |
1,630 |
1,660 |
1,660 |
100 |
Beef Cows |
1,518 |
1,550 |
1,550 |
100 |
Milk Cows |
112 |
110 |
110 |
100 |
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over |
1,920 |
1,960 |
1,990 |
102 |
For Beef Cow Replacement |
250 |
230 |
245 |
107 |
Expected to Calve 1/ |
165 |
150 |
150 |
100 |
For Milk Cow Replacement |
50 |
80 |
45 |
56 |
Expected to Calve 1/ |
30 |
50 |
30 |
60 |
Other Heifers |
1,620 |
1,650 |
1,700 |
103 |
Steers 500 Pounds & Over |
1,970 |
2,180 |
2,170 |
100 |
Bulls 500 Pounds & Over |
90 |
95 |
95 |
100 |
Calves Under 500 Pounds |
740 |
755 |
735 |
97 |
Calf Crop 2/ |
1,510 |
1,550 |
1,520 |
98 |
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Cattle on Feed |
2,240 |
2,480 |
2,460 |
99 |
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UNITED STATES |
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Cattle and Calves |
96,100 |
94,888 |
95,848 |
101 |
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved |
42,125 |
41,851 |
42,060 |
101 |
Beef Cows |
32,983 |
32,861 |
33,055 |
101 |
Milk Cows |
9,142 |
8,990 |
9,005 |
100 |
Heifers 500 Pounds & Over |
19,628 |
19,345 |
19,673 |
102 |
For Beef Cow Replacement |
5,624 |
5,518 |
5,746 |
104 |
Expected to Calve 1/ |
3,548 |
3,493 |
3,586 |
103 |
For Milk Cow Replacement |
4,114 |
4,020 |
4,133 |
103 |
Expected to Calve 1/ |
2,877 |
2,761 |
2,830 |
103 |
Other Heifers |
9,891 |
9,806 |
9,793 |
100 |
Steers 500 Pounds & Over |
16,554 |
16,277 |
16,511 |
101 |
Bulls 500 Pounds & Over |
2,248 |
2,206 |
2,219 |
101 |
Calves Under 500 Pounds |
15,545 |
15,210 |
15,385 |
101 |
Calf Crop 2/ |
38,224 |
37,903 |
37,625 |
99 |
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Cattle on Feed |
13,220 |
13,813 |
13,749 |
100 |
1/ Replacement heifers expected to calve during the year. 2/ Calf crop is for the previous year.
Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, July 1, 2003-2004 |
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Class |
2003 |
2004 |
% of Prev. Yr. |
KANSAS |
1,000 Head |
Percent |
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Cattle and Calves |
6,600 |
6,600 |
100 |
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved |
1,670 |
1,730 |
104 |
Beef Cows |
1,560 |
1,616 |
104 |
Milk Cows |
110 |
114 |
104 |
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UNITED STATES |
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Cattle and Calves |
103,900 |
103,600 |
100 |
Cows & Heifers That Have Calved |
42,700 |
42,500 |
100 |
Beef Cows |
33,600 |
33,500 |
100 |
Milk Cows |
9,100 |
9,000 |
99 |
Heifers 500 Pounds and Over |
15,900 |
15,950 |
100 |
For Beef Cow Replacement |
4,600 |
4,800 |
104 |
For Milk Cow Replacement |
3,600 |
3,600 |
100 |
Other Heifers |
7,700 |
7,550 |
98 |
Steers 500 Pounds and Over |
14,200 |
14,200 |
100 |
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over |
2,100 |
2,050 |
98 |
Calves Under 500 Pounds |
29,000 |
28,900 |
100 |
Cattle on Feed |
11,810 |
11,800 |
100 |
Dave Ranek & Akilah Nicks, Agricultural Statisticians
Eldon J. Thiessen, Director
Eddie Wells, Deputy Director