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WyomingCattle Facts

Cattle Inventory January 1, 2018

January 2018

The January 1, 2018 inventory of all cattle and calves in Wyoming totaled 1.32 million head, down 1 percent from the January 1, 2017 inventory, according to the January 1 Cattle Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Beef cows, at 714,000 head, were unchanged from the previous year. Milk cows were unchanged from last year at 6,000 head. Wyoming’s 2017 calf crop, at 660,000 head, is unchanged from 2016.

Other class estimates as of January 1, 2018 and percent changes from 2017 were as follows: Beef replacement heifers 500 pounds and over, down 14 percent to 160,000 head; milk replacement heifers 500 pounds and over, up 33 percent to 4,000 head; other heifers 500 pounds and over, down 1 percent to 136,000 head; steers 500 pounds and over, up 9 percent to 175,000 head; bulls 500 pounds and over, unchanged at 40,000 head; and calves under 500 pounds, unchanged at 85,000 head. The total inventory included 70,000 head of cattle and calves on feed, down 7 percent from last year.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Mountain Region, Wyoming Field Office.

Rhonda Brandt, State StatisticianUSDA NASSP.O. Box 1148

Cheyenne, WY 82003-1148Phone: 1 (307) 757-3630

Fax: (866) 314-4029nassrfomtr@nass.usda.gov

www.nass.usda.gov/wy

TEXASNEBRASKAKANSASCALIFORNIAOKLAHOMAMISSOURIIOWASOUTH DAKOTAWISCONSINWYOMING

12,500,0006,800,0006,300,0005,200,0005,100,0004,450,0004,000,0004,000,0003,500,0001,320,000

All Cattle & Calves, January 1, 2018Top Ten States

All Cattle & Calves, January, 2018Top Ten Counties

GOSHENCARBONLARAMIEFREMONTCAMPBELLPLATTECROOKSUBLETTESHERIDANALBANY

115,00092,00084,00082,00080,00079,00072,00070,00069,00069,000

These top ten counties represent 61.5% of all cattle and calves in the State of Wyoming.

These top ten states represent 57.9% of all cattle and calves in the United States.

STATE HEAD

COUNTIES HEAD

Mill

ion

Hea

d

Year1876 1896 1916 1936 1956 1976 1996 2018

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

January 1, U.S. Cattle Inventory 1876 - 2018

2018 Inventory 94,399,000

B U S I N E S S C O U N C I L

TM

R

123456789

24

Species All Cattle & Calves, January 1, 2018 All Cows & Heifers Beef Cows & Heifers Milk Cows & Heifers Heifers 500 pounds & over For Beef Cow Replacement For Milk Cow Replacement Other Heifers Steers 500 pounds & over Bulls 500 pounds & over Calves under 500 pounds

Number1,320,000 720,000 714,000

6,000 300,000 160,000

4,000 136,000 175,000 40,000 85,000

Cattle Inventory

Cattle & Calves: Inventory, Supply, Disposition and Value 2007 - 2017

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

02012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Cattle Inventory Value

Mill

ion

Dol

lars

140

135

130

125

120

115

1102012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Milk Production

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

9080706050403020100

Cattle on Feed Inventory1,

000

Hea

d

Mill

ion

Poun

ds

Commodity All Cattle & Calves (000 Hd) Beef Cows (000 Hd)Milk Cows (000 Hd)Cattle on Feed (000 Hd)Beef Cattle ($/Cwt) 1/

Beef Cows ($/Cwt) 1/

Calves ($/Cwt) 1/

Steers & Heifers ($/Cwt) 1/

Milk Cows ($/Head) 1/

186719261873193519331956193419551934

36281

16

3.309.604.40

17.1031.00

Cattle RecordRecord High Record Low

In the case of a tie, the most recent year was used. 1/ Represents marketing year average price.

197519981933198320052010200520062008

1,69087474

127102.0061.80

140.00111.001,700

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Value of Home Consumption

$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000

20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017

1,400,0001,310,0001,350,0001,320,0001,300,0001,360,0001,290,0001,270,0001,300,0001,310,0001,330,000

690680670660680660640660660660660

310,000275,000340,000335,000400,000350,000375,000300,000210,000250,000245,000

839,000697,000798,000808,000808,000858,000813,000742,000684,000716,000737,000

205,000173,000189,000165,000168,000180,000177,500146,500136,500135,500135,500

1.001.001.001.001.001.000.500.500.500.50 0.50

12,00013,00013,00011,00012,00012,00012,00011,00012,00012,00013,000

33,00031,00039,00030,00031,00029,00032,00030,00027,00026,00029,000

1,0101,0209109401,1701,3301,3401,5302,1301,6301,250

YearInventory

First of yearCalvesBorn

In Shipments

FarmSlaughter Cattle Calves

Deaths Deaths Per Head Total

Value of InventoryMarketingsCattle Calves

1,414,000,0001,336,200,0001,228,500,0001,240,800,0001,521,000,0001,808,800,0001,728,600,0001,943,100,0002,769,000,0002,135,300,0001,662,500,000