Return to the KASS Homepage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This page has been visited [***] times. LIVESTOCK KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Kansas Department of Agriculture 632 SW Van Buren, Rm. 200, PO Box 3534 Topeka, KS 66601-3534 Phone: 785-233-2230 Released: April 16, 1999 Volume 99, No. 04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Text Box INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE: CATTLE ON FEED MILK PRODUCTION TURKEY HATCHERY WOOL PRODUCTION & VALUE SLAUGHTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KANSAS CATTLE ON FEED The number of cattle on feed on April 1, 1999, in Kansas feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity totaled 2.07 million head (see table 1), down 1 percent from the total a year ago but 2 percent from the total on hand March 1, 1999, according to Kansas Agri-cultural Statistics. The inventory included 1.20 million steers and steer calves, which accounted for 58 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves were estimated at 860,000 head, or nearly 42 percent of the inventory, which is the highest ratio of heifers and heifer calves for an April 1 inventory since 1992, the start of the 1,000 plus series. Cows and bulls equaled 10,000 head on feed. Placements during March totaled 430,000 head, up 19 percent from from a year ago and 13 percent above February placements of 380,000 head. Marketings during March totaled 370,000 head, up 3 percent from March 1998 and the same level as the February 1999 marketings of 370,000. Other disappearance was 10,000 head, down 50 percent from the total a year ago but unchanged from March 1999. The percent of March placements by weight was: under 600 pounds, 11 percent; 600-699 pounds, 24 percent; 700-799 pounds, 43 percent; and 800 pounds or heavier, 22 percent. Table 1-- CATTLE ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, MARKETINGS, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots 1/ Number on Feed 2/ Other Dis- March March appearance Placements Marketings During Mar. State April 1 3/ Mar. 1 1999 % of 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 '98 -----1,000 Head----- (%) -------------------------------1,000 Head------------------------------ - AZ 203 212 214 101 25 39 25 27 8 1 CA 385 370 385 104 50 55 45 50 10 5 CO 1,130 1,000 1,120 112 190 240 210 240 10 10 ID 275 285 280 98 55 58 37 49 3 4 IA *360 325 360 111 26 57 50 56 1 1 KS 2,020 2,100 2,070 99 360 430 360 370 20 10 NE 2,160 2,060 2,180 106 290 380 340 350 10 10 NM 107 91 94 103 12 13 28 24 1 2 OK 365 370 345 93 80 69 80 86 5 3 SD 184 167 182 109 29 45 30 46 5 1 TX 2,610 2,540 2,560 101 480 530 550 565 10 15 WA 181 178 179 101 47 46 38 42 6 6 Other States 430 420 415 99 65 59 80 71 5 3 7-St 4/ *8,868 8,607 8,889 103 1,421 1,731 1,580 1,658 69 52 U.S. *10,41010,118 10,384 103 1,709 2,021 1,873 1,976 94 71 1/ Missing data not available. 2/ Being fattened for slaughter market on grain or other concentrates to grade select or better. 3/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots. 4/ Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas. * Revised. U.S. CATTLE ON FEED Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States from feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.38 million head on April 1, 1999 (see table 1). The inventory was 3 percent above April 1, 1998, but slightly below April 1, 1997. The inventory included 6.28 million steers and steer calves, up 2 percent from the previous year. This group accounts for 61 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.05 million head, up 4 percent from 1998. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 2.02 million, 18 percent above 1998, and 3 percent above 1997. Net placements were 1.95 million. During March, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 357,000, 600-699 pounds were 468,000, 700-799 pounds were 739,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 457,000. Marketings of fed cattle during March totaled 1.98 million, 5 percent above 1998 and 12 percent above 1997. Other disappearance totaled 71,000 during March, 24 percent below 1998 and 17 percent below 1997. Cattle on feed April 1, 1999, in the historic 7 monthly states for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 8.89 million, up 3 percent from the previous year but slightly below April 1, 1997. The inventory included 5.33 million steers and steer calves, up 2 percent from the previous year. This group accounts for 60 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 3.53 million head, up 6 percent from 1998. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 1.73 million, 22 percent above 1998 and 2 percent above 1997. Marketings during March totaled 1.66 million, 5 percent above 1998 and 11 percent above 1997. Other disappearance during March was 52,000 head, 25 percent below 1998 and 16 percent below 1997. Table 2-- CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER PLACED ON FEED BY WEIGHT GROUP, 1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS Placed in February State Under 600 600-699 700-799 800 Plus Total 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 -------------------------------------------------1,000 Head ------------------------------------------------- CO 16 50 30 55 80 82 64 53 190 240 KS 28 45 108 105 156 185 68 95 360 430 NE 17 38 54 67 102 148 117 127 290 380 TX 77 109 187 165 168 204 48 52 480 530 Other 85 115 69 76 100 120 135 130 389 441 US 223 357 448 468 606 739 432 457 1,709 2,021 Table 3-- CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER ON FEED BY CLASS, 1,000+ FEEDLOTS, by Quarter, State, and United States, 1996-96 1/ Steer & Steer Calves Heifers & Heifer Cows and Bulls Calves State Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Jan. Apr. 1, Jan. 1 1, 1, Jan. 1 1, 1, 1 1, 1998 1999 1999 1998 1999 1999 1998 1999 1999 --------------------------------------------------1,000 Head ------------------------------------------------- CO 580 675 695 415 460 420 5 5 5 KS 1,310 1,260 1,200 780 840 860 10 10 10 NE 1,245 1,220 1,280 800 870 885 15 20 15 TX 1,400 1,520 1,380 1,139 1,199 1,179 1 1 1 Other 1,653 *1786 1728 745 *784 709 20 17 17 States U.S. 6,188 *6,461 6,283 3,879 *4,153 4,053 51 53 48 1/ Missing data not available. * Revised. U.S. MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in the 20 major states during March totaled 12.1 billion pounds, up 4.0 percent from production in these same states in March 1998. February revised production, at 10.8 billion pounds, was up 4.0 percent from February 1998. Production per cow in the 20 major states averaged 1,577 pounds for March, 62 pounds above March 1998. The number of cows on farms in the 20 major states was 7.70 million head, 5,000 head less than March 1998 but 2,000 head more than February 1999. The January-March quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 40.5 billion pounds, up 3.3 percent from the January-March period in 1998. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the January-March quarter was 9.13 million head, 42,000 head less than the same period a year earlier. TURKEY HATCHERY Turkey eggs in incubators on April 1, 1999, in the United States totaled 34.1 million, up 2 percent from April 1 a year ago. Eggs in incubators were up 4 percent from the March 1 total of 32.8 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were: EN Central, up 5; WN Central, up 14; N & S Atlantic, down 11; S Central, unchanged; and West, up 7 percent. The 26.0 million poults placed during March 1999 in the United States were down 2 percent from the placements during the same month a year ago. Placements were up 10 percent from the February 1999 total of 23.6 million. Regional percent changes from the previous year were; EN Central, unchanged; WN Central, up 6; N & S Atlantic, down 11; S Central, down 2; and West, up 5. WOOL PRODUCTION Kansas shorn wool production during 1998, as shown in table 4, was 650,000 pounds, down 6 percent from a year earlier. Sheep shorn, at 93,000 head, showed a 5 percent decrease from 1997. Average fleece weight from shorn wool was 7.0 pounds per head, unchanged from 1997. The average price paid for wool sold in 1998 was $0.42 per pound, down 16 cents from 1997. Total value of shorn wool was $273,000, down 32 percent from 1997. U.S. shorn wool production during 1998 was 49.2 million pounds, down 8 percent from 1997. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 6.43 million head, a decrease of 8 percent from 1997. The average price paid for wool sold in 1998 was 60 cents per pound for a total value of $29.4 million, down 35 percent from $44.9 million in 1997. Table 4-- WOOL PRODUCTION AND VALUE Year Sheep Weight per Shorn Wool Price per Value Shorn 1/ Fleece Production Pound 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dol. Kansas 1997 98 7.00 690 .58 400 1998 93 7.00 650 .42 273 United States 1997 6,959 .9 7.70 53,578 .84 44,909 1998 6,426 .1 7.70 49,239 .60 29,406 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feedyards. RED MEAT AND PORK PRODUCTION SET RECORD HIGHS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.54 billion pounds in February, up 2 percent from the 3.48 billion pounds produced in February 1998 and slightly higher than the previous record high for February set in 1996. Beef production, at 2.00 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 1 percent from 1998. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from the previous year, at 1,221 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.50 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the previous record high for February set last year. Hog kill totaled 7.90 million head, 3 percent above 1998. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 259 pounds. January - February red meat production was 7.4 billion pounds, 1 percent higher than the comparable figure a year earlier. Accumulated beef production was 1 percent higher than last year, veal was down 23 percent, pork was up 1 percent, and lamb and mutton was down 9 percent. February 1998 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 1999 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Ron Sitzman & John Cole, Agricultural Statisticians Eldon J. Thiessen, State Statistician Eddie Wells, Deputy State Statistician Return to the KASS Homepage