CATTLE AND CALVES

Inventory, Births, Value, and Number of Farms, January 1, 1992 - 1998 1/
Item Unit 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
All Cattle and Calves Thous. 1,680 1,690 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,830 1,760
All Cows That Have Calved Thous. 830 830 830 850 860 865 840
Beef Cows Thous. 690 695 700 721 732 740 720
Milk Cows Thous. 140 135 130 129 128 125 120
Heifers 500 Pounds and Over Thous. 257 259 261 262 270 275 250
Beef Cow Replacement Thous. 116 120 122 124 125 130 120
Milk Cow Replacement Thous. 74 71 69 68 70 60 55
Other Heifers Thous. 67 68 70 70 75 85 75
Steers 500 Pounds and Over Thous. 147 150 152 170 195 210 205
Bulls 500 Pounds and Over Thous. 41 41 42 43 45 45 45
Calves Under 500 Pounds Thous. 405 410 415 425 430 435 420
Cattle On Feed Thous. 35 40 40 40 35 30 30
Calf Crop 2/ Thous. 750 760 770 790 790 790 780
Avg. Value Per Head Dollars 580 565 590 555 460 440 520
Total Value
Thous. $
974,400 954,850 1,003,000 971,250 828,000 805,200 915,200
Farms With Cattle 2/ Number 32,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 31,000 32,000 34,000
Farms With Beef Cows 2/ Number 26,000 25,000 24,000 24,000 25,000 26,000 27,000
Farms With Milk Cows 2/ Number 2,800 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,000 1,700 1,600
1/ 1991 - 97 numbers may have some revisions based on review of survey data. 2/ Numbers apply to previous year.

Production, Disposition, and Income, 1992 - 1997
Item Unit 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
On hand First of Year
Thous. 1,680 1,690 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,830
Births
 Thous. 760 770 780 790 790 780
Inshipments
Thous. 18 14 13 10 8 8
Marketings 1/
Thous. 670 664 638 655 665 771
Farm Slaughter 2/
Thous. 6 6 6 6 5 5
Deaths
 Thous. 92 104 99 89 98 82
Production 3/
Thous. Lbs. 506,950 509,610 520,810 535,515 545,528 526,065
Marketings 4/
 Thous. Lbs. 495,640 496,400 475,200 484,500 492,300 572,100
Average Price Per 100 Lbs.
Cattle
 Dollars 66.70 66.60 59.70 50.90 42.60 59.20
Calves
 Dollars 80.60 86.60 79.10 62.90 45.90 70.30
Cash Receipts 5/
 Thous. Dols. 336,371 339,302 292,424 252,371 211,294 344,844
Value of Home Consumption Thous. Dols. 10,659 10,336 9,122 8,228 6,943 9,611
Gross Income.
Thous. Dols. 347,030 349,638 301,547 260,599 218,237 354,455
1/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and State outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the state. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 3/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 4/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the state. 5/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.

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