U.S. Livestock Data Rankings by Species
Top Ten States and United States
Based on Inventory

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CATTLE

Cattle, All
Cattle on Feed
Cows, Beef
Cows, Milk

HOGS

Hogs, All
Hogs, Breeding

POULTRY

Chickens, All
   (excluding broilers)
Chickens, Layers

SHEEP & LAMBS

Sheep, All
Sheep, Ewes 1+
Market Sheep and Lambs


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                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                      All Cattle Inventory

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                                                    January 1, 1998
                       Rank    State              All Cattle Inventory
                                                        (1,000 Head)

                         1     Texas                        14,300
                         2     Nebraska                      6,650
                         3     Kansas                        6,550
                         4     Oklahoma                      5,450
                         5     California                    4,600
                         6     Missouri                      4,300
                         7     Iowa                          3,750
                         8     Wisconsin                     3,600
                         9     South Dakota                  3,550
                        10     Colorado                      3,100
                               United States                99,501


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                      Beef Cows Inventory

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                                                     January 1, 1998
                                                   Beef Cows Inventory
                       Rank    State                    (1,000 Head)
  
                           
                         1     Texas                         5,520
                         2     Missouri                      1,990
                         3     Oklahoma                      1,965
                         4     Nebraska                      1,930
                         5     South Dakota                  1,559
                         6     Montana                       1,542
                         7     Kansas                        1,461
                         8     Kentucky                      1,140
                         9     Tennessee                     1,085
                        10     Florida                       1,010
                               United States                33,683


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                      Milk Cows Inventory

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                                                     January 1, 1998
                                                   Milk Cows Inventory
                       Rank    State                    (1,000 Head)  

                         1     Wisconsin                     1,380
                         2     California                    1,350
                         3     New York                        700
                         4     Pennsylvania                    638
                         5     Minnesota                       570
                         6     Texas                           380
                         7     Michigan                        298
                         8     Idaho                           280
                         9     Ohio                            270
                        10     Washington                      260
                               United States                 9,191


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                   Cattle on Feed Inventory

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                                                     January 1, 1998
                       Rank    State             Cattle on Feed Inventory
                                                        (1,000 Head)  

                                                    
                         1     Texas                         2,860
                         2     Kansas                        2,370
                         3     Nebraska                      2,300
                         4     Colorado                      1,140
                         5     Iowa                          1,000
                         6     Oklahoma                        435
                         7     California                      400
                         8     South Dakota                    320
                         9     Idaho                           295
                        10     Minnesota                       275
                               United States                13,618


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                      All Hogs Inventory
 
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                                                      December 1, 1997
                                                     All Hogs Inventory
                       Rank    State                    (1,000 Head)    

                         1     Iowa                         14,000
                         2     North Carolina                9,700
                         3     Minnesota                     5,400
                         4     Illinois                      4,750
                         5     Indiana                       3,800
                         6     Nebraska                      3,550
                         7     Missouri                      3,500
                         8     Oklahoma                      1,640
                         9     Ohio                          1,620
                        10     Kansas                        1,430
                               United States                59,920


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                     Breeding Hogs Inventory

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                                                    December 1, 1997
                       Rank    State             Breeding Hogs Inventory
                                                        (1,000 Head)    

                         1     Iowa                          1,350
                         2     North Carolina                1,050
                         3     Minnesota                       620
                         4     Illinois                        560
                         5     Indiana                         460
                         6     Nebraska                        440
                         7     Missouri                        440
                         8     Oklahoma                        230
                         9     Ohio                            200
                        10     Kansas                          190
                               United States                 6,979


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                            Chickens, All Inventory(excluding broilers)

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                                                    December 1, 1997
                       Rank    State             Chickens, All (excl.broilers)
                                                    Inventory (1,000 Head)       

                         1     Ohio                         33,142
                         2     California                   30,500
                         3     Georgia                      29,910
                         4     Indiana                      27,189
                         5     Pennsylvania                 26,920
                         6     Iowa                         25,685
                         7     Arkansas                     23,145
                         8     Texas                        22,700
                         9     North Carolina               17,175
                        10     Alabama                      16,091
                               United States               403,495


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                   Chickens, Layers Inventory

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                                                    December 1, 1997
                       Rank    State             Chickens, Layers Inventory
                                                        (1,000 Head)       

                         1     Ohio                         27,058
                         2     California                   26,280
                         3     Pennsylvania                 22,605
                         4     Indiana                      22,314
                         5     Iowa                         21,785
                         6     Georgia                      20,520
                         7     Texas                        17,175
                         8     Arkansas                     14,421
                         9     Minnesota                    11,955
                        10     North Carolina               11,613
                               United States               311,084


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                      All Sheep Inventory

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                                                     January 1, 1998
                                                   All Sheep Inventory
                       Rank    State                    (1,000 Head)       
   

                         1     Texas                         1,500
                         2     California                      870
                         3     Wyoming                         680
                         4     Colorado                        575
                         5     Montana                         410
                         6     South Dakota                    400
                         7     Utah                            350
                         8     Idaho                           285
                         9     Oregon                          265
                        10     New Mexico                      240
                               United States                 7,616


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                       Ewes 1+ Inventory

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                                                     January 1, 1998
                                                    Ewes 1+ Inventory
                       Rank    State                    (1,000 Head)       
    

                         1     Texas                           960
                         2     Wyoming                         410
                         3     California                      360
                         4     Montana                         315
                         5     South Dakota                    285
                         6     Utah                            265
                         7     Colorado                        200
                         8     Idaho                           194
                         9     New Mexico                      175
                        10     Oregon                          145
                               United States                 4,527


                                 State Rankings - Livestock Data
                                Top Ten States and United States
                                 Market Sheep & Lambs Inventory

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                                                    January 1, 1998
                       Rank    State        Market Sheep & Lambs Inventory
                                                        (1,000 Head)

                         1     California                      430
                         2     Colorado                        335
                         3     Texas                           330
                         4     Wyoming                         170
                         5     Oregon                           90
                         6     Iowa                             77
                         7     South Dakota                     70
                         8     Arizona                          67
                         9     Minnesota                        60
                        10     Idaho                            51
                               United States                 2,079