LIVESTOCK RANKINGS
    
By State, 1997 1/
Rank Cattle Hogs and Pigs Sheep and Lambs
State Inventory State Inventory State Inventory
-Thousand Head-
1 TX 14,300.00 IA 14,000.00 TX 1,500.00
2 NE 6,650.00 NC 9,700.00 CA 870.00
3 KS 6,550.00 MN 5,400.00 WY 680.00
4 OK 5,450.00 IL 4,750.00 CO 575.00
5 CA 4,600.00 IN 3,800.00 MT 410.00
6 MO 4,300.00 NE 3,550.00 SD 400.00
7 IA 3,750.00 MO 3,500.00 UT 350.00
8 WI 3,600.00 OK 1,640.00 ID 285.00
9 SD 3,550.00 OH 1,620.00 OR 265.00
10 CO 3,100.00 KS 1,430.00 NM 240.00
11 MT 2,600.00 SD 1,250.00 IA 235.00
12 MN 2,600.00 MI 1,030.00 MN 170.00
13 KY 2,400.00 PA 1,000.00 KS 120.00
14 TN 2,330.00 AR 850.00 AZ 120.00
15 FL 1,870.00 CO 790.00 OH 117.00
16 AR 1,800.00 WI 730.00 ND 110.00
17 ID 1,770.00 GA 720.00 NE 100.00
18 VA 1,760.00 KY 590.00 PA 94.00
19 PA 1,750.00 TX 560.00 MI 90.00
20 ND 1,750.00 VA 420.00 VA 81.00
21 IL 1,690.00 TN 340.00 NV 80.00
22 WY 1,530.00 UT 295.00 IL 79.00
23 NY 1,530.00 SC 290.00 WI 70.00
24 AL 1,530.00 MS 240.00 OK 70.00
25 GA 1,450.00 CA 190.00 NY 65.00
26 OH 1,440.00 AL 190.00 MO 65.00
27 NM 1,430.00 MT 175.00 WA 62.00
28 OR 1,410.00 ND 165.00 IN 55.00
29 MS 1,300.00 AZ 145.00 WV 40.00
30 WA 1,220.00 WY 95.00 MD 33.00
31 MI 1,100.00 MD 73.00 NJ 17.00
32 NC 1,090.00 NY 67.00 KY 17.00
33 IN 1,060.00 FL 60.00 VT 14.00
34 LA 1,010.00 WA 39.00 LA 13.50
35 UT 870.00 ID 38.00 TN 11.00
36 AZ 800.00 OR 35.00 NC 11.00
37 SC 510.00 LA 32.00 ME 11.00
38 NV 510.00 HI 27.00 MA 11.00
39 WV 420.00 DE 18.00 AL 8.50
40 VT 305.00 NJ 16.00 NH 7.00
41 MD 265.00 MA 15.50 CT 7.00
42 HI 164.00 WV 14.00 AK 1.40
43 ME 107.00 NV 8.00
44 CT 68.00 ME 6.00
45 NJ 67.00 NM 5.00
46 MA 60.00 CT 3.00
47 NH 37.00 RI 2.60
48 DE 29.00 NH 2.50
49 AK 12.50 VT 2.20
50 RI 6.50 AK 2.00
1/ Cattle and sheep inventory as of January 1, 1998 and hogs as of December 1, 1997.

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