State Statistical Report

NEW MEXICO: There were 7 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was 31% very short, 53% short, 14% adequate and 2% surplus. Wind damage was 7% light and 9% moderate. Hail damage was 10% moderate. Farmers were busy irrigating and harvesting crops with very good alfalfa and wheat yields reported. Alfalfa was in mostly fair to excellent condition with 91% of the third cutting complete and 43% of the fourth cutting complete. Cotton was 90% squared, 34% setting bolls and condition was reported as 9% very poor, 6% poor, 51% fair, 16% good and 18% excellent. Corn was 65% silked and 5% doughed and condition was reported as 10% poor, 37% fair, 47% good and 6% excellent. Sorghum was 11% headed and condition was 5% very poor, 22% poor, 53% fair, 19% good and 1% excellent . Peanuts were in fair to excellent condition with 82% pegged. Chile pod set was 3% light and 97% average and conditions were reported as 4% very poor, 10% poor, 25% fair, 50% good and 11% excellent. Onions were 90% harvested. Apples were in very poor to fair condition. Pecans were in fair to excellent condition. Some ranchers had to move feeders from pastures due to the lack of moisture and grass growth. Livestock condition in Eddy county is dropping due to unusual hot and dry weather. Cattle was reported as 11% poor, 28% fair, 46% good and 15% excellent. Sheep were 4% very poor, 18% poor, 33% fair, 24% good and 21% excellent. Range and pasture was reported as 8% very poor, 23% poor, 43% fair, 24% good and 2% excellent.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITION PERCENTAGES
	Very Poor Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Alfalfa	--	1	37	41	21
Apples	30	50	20	--	--
Chile	4	10	25	50	11
Corn	--	10	37	47	6
Cotton	9	6	51	16	18
Peanuts	--	--	11	66	23
Pecan	--	--	14	45	41
Sorghum (All)	5	22	53	19	1
Cattle	--	11	28	46	15
Sheep	4	18	33	24	21
Range/Pasture	8	23	43	24	2

Temperatures were near normal in the southeast but above normal elsewhere, especially the far northwest where Farmington was 9 degrees above normal. Farmington reached 105 on the 20th and 21st, the highest temperature ever recorded. The summer thunderstorm season had a fairly good week, with most areas getting some moisture from hit and miss thunderstorms. Carrizozo was the big winner with 2.24 inches of rain. Silver City had rain on the 20th and 21st but failed to measure it.

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - JULY 18 - 24, 2005
	Temperature			Precipitation
Station	Mean	Maximum	Minimum	07/18 07/24	07/01 07/24	Normal Jul	01/01 07/24	Normal Jan-Jun
Farmington	82.8	105	62	0.23	0.23	0.94	4.96	4.31
Gallup	77.3	98	55	0.21	0.29	1.91	6.92	6.10
Capulin	71.0	91	49	0.79	0.96	3.25	10.93	10.52
Chama	68.6	92	46	0.80	2.42	2.24	17.47	11.08
Johnson Ranch	73.9	99	51	0.08	0.10	1.66	5.66	5.43
Las Vegas	72.1	92	52	0.22	0.62	3.20	10.79	9.60
Los Alamos	72.1	90	56	0.28	1.50	3.25	10.78	9.66
Raton	72.6	95	49	0.58	1.66	2.66	10.48	9.82
Red River	62.2	85	41	0.17	0.74	3.01	14.92	11.93
Santa Fe	74.1	94	54	0.12	0.17	2.38	7.63	7.64
Clayton	80.4	100	63	0.00	0.13	2.70	9.31	9.00
Clovis	80.6	98	64	0.00	1.95	2.56	8.68	9.57
Roy	75.9	94	58	0.00	1.15	2.97	10.72	9.03
Tucumcari	84.1	101	68	0.03	1.53	3.30	10.42	8.57
Grants	75.6	99	53	0.02	0.05	1.76	4.96	4.79
Quemado	72.3	96	51	0.29	0.46	2.37	5.97	6.56
Silver City	72.1	95	45	0.00	0.00	2.65	9.34	7.55
Albuquerque	82.6	99	67	0.57	0.87	1.37	6.81	4.42
Carrizozo	77.0	96	58	2.24	2.34	2.05	9.45	5.55
Socorro	79.0	97	61	0.21	0.27	1.44	4.55	3.94
Gran Quivera	74.8	94	55	0.77	1.10	2.81	9.35	7.52
Moriarty	73.2	96	50	0.26	0.36	2.38	7.57	6.37
Ruidoso	68.3	88	48	0.14	0.54	4.02	9.43	10.99
Carlsbad	83.0	102	66	0.00	0.11	1.79	4.68	5.74
Roswell	81.4	100	65	0.00	0.04	1.99	4.27	6.74
Tatum	78.4	96	61	0.00	0.18	2.52	6.34	8.69
Alamogordo	82.8	100	67	0.26	0.41	2.23	6.96	5.51
Animas	82.4	102	57	0.01	0.07	2.26	5.32	4.74
Deming	84.4	102	69	0.06	0.24	2.15	4.03	4.43
Las Cruces	85.6	100	68	0.00	0.25	1.36	4.60	3.63
T or C	84.7	103	70	0.28	0.30	1.86	3.80	4.44
(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.

United States July 1 Cattle Inventory Up 1 Percent: All cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1, 2005, totaled 104.5 million head, 1 percent above the 103.6 million on July 1, 2004 and 1 percent above the 103.9 million two years ago.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.8 million, were 1 percent above the 42.5 million on July 1, 2004 and slightly above

Beef cows, at 33.8 million, were up 1 percent from July 1, 2004 and up slightly from two years ago.

Milk cows, at 9.05 million, were up 1 percent from July 1, 2004 but down 1 percent from two years ago.

Other class estimates on July 1, 2005 and the changes from July 1, 2004, are as follows:

Calf Crop Up Slightly: The 2005 calf crop is expected to be 37.8 million, up slightly from 2004 but down slightly from 2003. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.5 million, up slightly from 2004 but down 1 percent from 2003.

Class	2003	2004	2005	2005 as % of 2004
	----------------------1,000 Head---------------------			-------Percent-------
Cattle and Calves	103,900	103,600	104,500	101
Cows and Heifers that have Calved	42,700	42,500	42,800	101
Beef Cows	33,600	33,500	33,750	101
Milk Cows	9,100	9,000	9,050	101
Heifers 500 pounds and Over	15,900	15,950	16,200	102
For Beef Cow Replacement	4,600	4,800	5,000	104
For Milk Cow Replacement	3,600	3,600	3,700	103
Other Heifers	7,700	7,550	7,500	99
Steers 500 Pounds and Over	14,200	14,200	14,400	101
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over	2,100	2,050	2,100	102
Calves Under 500 Pounds	29,000	28,900	29,000	100
Calf Crop	37,903	37,625	37,800	100
Cattle on Feed	11,810	11,800	12,000	102

NEW MEXICO: Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in New Mexico feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 132,000 head on July 1^st, 2005. This was up 4 percent from the previous month. Placements were down 4,000 head to 26,000. Marketings were up 2,000 head to 18,000, and other disappearance totaled 3,000 head.

UNITED STATES: Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.4 million head on July 1, 2005. Placements in feedlots during June totaled 1.77 million, 7 percent above 2004 and 6 percent above 2003. Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.07million, 1 percent below 2004 and 7 percent below 2003. Other disappearance totaled 63,000 during June, 10 percent below 2004 but 3 percent above 2003.

Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings, and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots ^1/
	Number on Feed			Placed			Marketed			Other Disappearance^2/
	7/1/04	6/1/05	7/1/05	--------------------------------------------------------DURING----------------------------------------------------
	7/1/04	6/1/05	7/1/05	6/04	5/05	6/05	6/04	5/05	6/05	6/04	5/05	6/05
	----------------------------------------------------------------1,000 Head----------------------------------------------------------------
AZ	295	329	322	31	32	29	28	29	35	2	2	1
CA	520	515	520	69	82	73	62	62	63	7	5	5
CO	940	970	910	145	165	130	205	150	180	10	15	10
ID	240	245	260	47	61	70	60	54	54	2	2	1
IA	390	435	415	50	55	49	59	73	68	1	2	1
KS	2,090	2,280	2,200	400	510	400	540	465	465	20	25	15
NE	1,850	2,050	1,820	285	360	290	435	480	510	10	20	10
NM	124	127	132	26	30	26	19	16	18	1	1	3
OK	315	325	320	52	86	54	64	64	58	3	2	1
SD	173	186	161	20	28	26	34	38	48	1	4	3
TX	2,760	2,890	2,950	455	750	550	495	480	480	10	10	10
WA	165	137	142	37	26	41	41	34	35	1	2	1
Oth Sts	270	280	250	30	38	31	43	52	59	2	6	2
US	10,132	10,769	10,402	1,647	2,223	1,769	2,085	1,997	2,073	70	96	63
* - Revised. ^1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. ^2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.

CROP PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WITH COMPARISONS
CROP PROGRESS		This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
CORN	Silked	65	63	73	76
CORN	Doughing	5	1	32	46
COTTON	Squaring	90	84	98	97
COTTON	Setting Bolls	34	23	61	73
ONIONS	Harvested	90	80	100	91
PEANUTS	Pegging	82	64	84	61
SORGHUM	Headed	11	7	6	8

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENTAGES
	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
Northwest	15	77	8	--
Northeast	32	51	16	1
Southwest	--	100	--	---
Southeast	43	38	17	2
State Current	31	53	14	2
State-Last Week	26	54	19	1
State-Last Year	10	28	53	9
State-5-Yr Avg.	35	36	27	2