Cattle and Calves: Number by Class 1/

                Cows and Heifers
                 That Have Calved             Heifers 500 Lbs. and Over
         All                        Bulls                                   SteersCalves
        Cattle                       500     Beef      Milk                  500   Under
         and     All   Beef   Milk  Lbs. & Replace-  Replace-               Lbs. &  500
 Year  Calves   Cows   Cows   Cows  Over     ment     ment    Other  Total  Over   Lbs.
       -----------------------------------------------------------1,000
       Head--------------------------------------------------------------------
 1975   1,720    745   714     31    46         126     9       84    219    251   459
 1980   1,600    665   626     39    46         114     8      105    227    224   438
 1985   1,410    620   555     65    41          87    28       78    193    210   346
 1990   1,360    660   589     71    40         101    19       60    180    220   260
 1995   1,500    730   560    170    45         105    40      110    255    210   260
 1997   1,600    770   573    197    50         110    45      130    285    215   280
 1998   1,600    780   564    216    50         110    50      135    295    210   265
 1999   1,630    790   572    218    50         100    55      145    300    210   280
 2000   1,640    800   564    236    50         100    55      135    290    200   300
 2001   1,580    800   539    261    50          95    55      130    280    180   270
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 2002   1,580    790   500    290    50         100    60      110    270    200   270
 1/As of January 1.
 2/ Revised.





                  Cattle and Calves: Commercial Slaughter
                                     1997    1998   1999    2000    2001
 Number (1,000 Head)                 24.4    20.6   24.6    16.9    17.6
 Average Live Weight (Pounds)         946     962    936     970     959
 Total Live Weight (1,000 Pounds)  23,048  19,844 22,997  16,439  16,865



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