CATTLE AND CALVES

   Inventory, Births, Value, and Number of Farms, January 1, 1993 - 1999 1/
 Item          Unit    1993    1994     1995    1996    1997   1998    1999

 All Cattle   Thous.   1,690    1,700   1,720   1,770   1,780  1,700   1,700
 and Calves
 All Cows     Thous.     830      825     830     855     850    820     810
 That Have
 Calved
 Beef Cows    Thous.     695      695     701     727     725    695     688
 Milk Cows    Thous.     135      130     129     128     125    125     122
 Heifers 500  Thous.     259      265     268     272     270    243     248
 Pounds and
 Over
 Beef Cow     Thous.     120      125     130     125     130    113     115
 Replacement
 Milk Cow     Thous.      71       70      71      70      65     60      63
 Replacement
 Other        Thous.      68       70      67      77      75     70      70
 Heifers
 Steers 500   Thous.     150      155     105     180     195    190     190
 Pounds and
 Over
 Bulls 500    Thous.      41       40      42      43      45     42      42
 Pounds and
 Over
 Calves Under Thous.     410      415     415     420     420    405     410
 500 Pounds
 Cattle On    Thous.      40       40      40      35      30     30      30
 Feed
 Calf Crop 2/ Thous.     760      770     790     790     750    750     740

 Avg. Value   Dollars    565      590     555     460     440    520     480
 Per Head
 Total Value   Thous. 954,8501,003,000 954,600 814,200 783,200884,000 816,000
                   $

 Farms With   Number  30,000   30,000  30,000  31,000  32,000 32,000  29,000
 Cattle 2/
 Farms With   Number  25,000   24,000  24,000  25,000  26,000 25,000  23,000
 Beef Cows 2/
 Farms With   Number   2,500    2,400   2,400   2,100   1,800  1,800   1,800
 Milk Cows 2/
 1/ 1993 - 97 numbers may have some revisions based on review of survey data.
 2/ Numbers apply to previous year.

             Production, Disposition, and Income, 1993 - 1998
 Item             Unit    1993    1994    1995     1996    1997    1998

 On hand First  Thous.    1,690   1,700    1,720   1,770   1,780    1,700
 of Year
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 Births         Thous.      760     760      770     770     750      740
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 Inshipments    Thous.       14      13       10      10      12       15
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 Marketings 1/  Thous.      654     648      635     667     755      667
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 Farm Slaughter Thous.        6       6        6       5       5        5
 2/
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             .
 Deaths         Thous.      104      99       89      98      82       83
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             .
 Production 3/  Thous.   501,329 509,210  522,165 546,638 530,375 504,590
  . . . . . . . Lbs.
       . . . .
 Marketings 4/  Thous.   488,100 484,200  471,150 513,940 583,220 500,050
  . . . . . . . Lbs.
       . . . .
 Average Price
 Per 100 Lbs.
 Cattle         Dollars   66.60   59.70    50.90   42.60   59.20    57.00
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             .
 Calves         Dollars   86.60   79.10    62.90   45.90   70.30    73.30
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 Cash Receipts  Thous.   333,775 297,797  245,575 220,513 351,260 294,222
 5/             Dols.
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           . .
 Value of Home  Thous.   10,349   9,122    8,228   6,943   9,611    9,228
 Consumption    Dols.
 Gross Income.  Thous.   344,124 306,919  253,803 227,456 360,871 303,450
  . . . . . . . Dols.
         . . .
 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.