Mt An 2 (2-08) Cattle National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 1, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cattle" call Mike Miller at (202) 720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. January 1 Cattle Inventory Down Slightly All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2008, totaled 96.7 million head, slightly below the 97.0 million on January 1, 2007. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.8 million, were down 1 percent from the 42.0 million on January 1, 2007. • Beef cows, at 32.6 million, were down 1 percent from January 1, 2007. • Milk cows, at 9.22 million, were up 1 percent from January 1, 2007. Other class estimates on January 1, 2008, and the change from January 1, 2007, are as follows: • All heifers 500 pounds and over, 20.0 million, down slightly. • Beef replacement heifers, 5.67 million, down 4 percent. • Milk replacement heifers, 4.46 million, up 3 percent. • Other heifers, 9.88 million, down slightly. • Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 17.3 million, up slightly. • Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.21 million, down slightly. • Calves under 500 pounds, 15.4 million, down 1 percent. • Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 14.3 million, up slightly. • The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 28.2 million, down slightly. Calf Crop Down Slightly The 2007 calf crop was estimated at 37.4 million head, down slightly from 2006. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.2 million, down 1 percent from 2006. Revisions All inventory and calf crop estimates for July 1, 2006, January 1, 2007, and July 1, 2007, were reviewed using calf crop, official slaughter, import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information to the prior surveys. Based on the findings of this review, small adjustments of less than one-half percent were made to previously released inventory estimates of beef cows, milk cows, milk replacement heifers expected to calve, and calf crop. State level estimates were reviewed and changes were made to reallocate inventory and calf crop estimates to the U.S. total. No revisions were made to the Cattle on Feed estimate for January 1, 2007. This report was approved on February 1, 2008. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Mark Keenum Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Carol C. House Contents Page U.S. Inventory by Class, January 1,...........................................1 January 1, Cattle and Calves by State and United States ......................2 Calf Crop by State and United States..........................................6 January 1, Total Number on Feed...............................................7 Number Grazing on Small Grain Pasture.........................................8 U.S. Inventory by Class, July 1,..............................................8 U.S. Calf Crop, Number and Percent of Total...................................8 Reliability Statement.........................................................9 Information Contacts.........................................................10 Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop, United States, January 1, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as Class : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 97,003 96,669 100 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,023 41,777 99 Beef Cows : 32,891 32,553 99 Milk Cows : 9,132 9,224 101 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 20,086 20,003 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,877 5,670 96 Expected to Calve 2/ : 3,568 3,420 96 For Milk Cow Replacement : 4,310 4,457 103 Expected to Calve 2/ : 2,837 2,928 103 Other Heifers : 9,899 9,876 100 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 17,222 17,305 100 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,215 2,207 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,456 15,378 99 : Cattle on Feed : 14,269 14,317 100 : :------------------------------------------ : : : 2007 as : 2006 : 2007 : % of 2006 :------------------------------------------ Calf Crop : 37,519 37,361 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Replacement heifers expected to calve during the year. Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2008 as : : : 2008 as : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent : AL : 1,320 1,250 95 730 690 95 AK : 16.0 15.5 97 7.1 6.5 92 AZ : 940 970 103 350 350 100 AR : 1,750 1,810 103 940 960 102 CA : 5,500 5,450 99 2,490 2,490 100 CO : 2,700 2,750 102 840 850 101 CT : 53 50 94 26 25 96 DE : 23.0 22.0 96 11.0 10.5 95 FL : 1,730 1,710 99 1,080 1,060 98 GA : 1,170 1,130 97 660 630 95 HI : 158 152 96 89 85 96 ID : 2,180 2,230 102 975 990 102 IL : 1,340 1,240 93 530 530 100 IN : 900 890 99 400 400 100 IA : 3,950 4,000 101 1,280 1,230 96 KS : 6,400 6,700 105 1,610 1,620 101 KY : 2,460 2,400 98 1,300 1,250 96 LA : 860 890 103 520 540 104 ME : 86 89 103 43 45 105 MD : 220 205 93 110 101 92 MA : 44 46 105 22 23 105 MI : 1,060 1,070 101 435 450 103 MN : 2,420 2,400 99 860 860 100 MS : 980 990 101 540 540 100 MO : 4,450 4,300 97 2,260 2,190 97 MT : 2,400 2,600 108 1,400 1,540 110 NE : 6,650 6,550 98 2,000 1,940 97 NV : 500 450 90 260 245 94 NH : 35.0 36.0 103 18.5 19.0 103 NJ : 38 38 100 19 19 100 NM : 1,580 1,530 97 800 800 100 NY : 1,420 1,450 102 740 730 99 NC : 850 830 98 440 420 95 ND : 1,850 1,810 98 970 950 98 OH : 1,260 1,270 101 570 570 100 OK : 5,250 5,400 103 2,070 2,120 102 OR : 1,340 1,390 104 690 720 104 PA : 1,600 1,610 101 700 710 101 RI : 4.9 5.1 104 2.6 2.5 96 SC : 400 400 100 220 215 98 SD : 3,700 3,700 100 1,750 1,730 99 TN : 2,310 2,130 92 1,220 1,140 93 TX : 14,000 13,800 99 5,650 5,600 99 UT : 830 850 102 430 450 105 VT : 265 265 100 150 150 100 VA : 1,620 1,570 97 810 790 98 WA : 1,140 1,090 96 500 515 103 WV : 420 415 99 225 215 96 WI : 3,400 3,400 100 1,510 1,520 101 WY : 1,430 1,320 92 770 740 96 : US : 97,002.9 96,668.6 100 42,023.2 41,776.5 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Beef Cows That Have Calved : Milk Cows That Have Calved :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2008 as : : : 2008 as : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head --- Percent : AL : 717 677 94 13 13 100 AK : 6.5 5.9 91 0.6 0.6 100 AZ : 175 165 94 175 185 106 AR : 921 943 102 19 17 89 CA : 700 655 94 1,790 1,835 103 CO : 725 730 101 115 120 104 CT : 7 6 86 19 19 100 DE : 4.0 4.0 100 7.0 6.5 93 FL : 950 936 99 130 124 95 GA : 585 553 95 75 77 103 HI : 85.2 82.7 97 3.8 2.3 61 ID : 473 460 97 502 530 106 IL : 427 427 100 103 103 100 IN : 234 234 100 166 166 100 IA : 1,070 1,015 95 210 215 102 KS : 1,500 1,511 101 110 109 99 KY : 1,207 1,159 96 93 91 98 LA : 490 513 105 30 27 90 ME : 11 12 109 32 33 103 MD : 50 44 88 60 57 95 MA : 6.5 8.5 131 15.5 14.5 94 MI : 108 106 98 327 344 105 MN : 405 397 98 455 463 102 MS : 518 519 100 22 21 95 MO : 2,146 2,080 97 114 110 96 MT : 1,382 1,523 110 18 17 94 NE : 1,940 1,883 97 60 57 95 NV : 233 218 94 27 27 100 NH : 4.0 5.0 125 14.5 14.0 97 NJ : 8.5 9.0 106 10.5 10.0 95 NM : 440 460 105 360 340 94 NY : 112 104 93 628 626 100 NC : 392 372 95 48 48 100 ND : 939 922 98 31 28 90 OH : 296 292 99 274 278 101 OK : 2,000 2,053 103 70 67 96 OR : 575 605 105 115 115 100 PA : 150 158 105 550 552 100 RI : 1.5 1.4 93 1.1 1.1 100 SC : 203 197 97 17 18 106 SD : 1,669 1,644 99 81 86 106 TN : 1,153 1,079 94 67 61 91 TX : 5,303 5,240 99 347 360 104 UT : 344 365 106 86 85 99 VT : 10 10 100 140 140 100 VA : 710 692 97 100 98 98 WA : 265 272 103 235 243 103 WV : 212 202 95 13 13 100 WI : 265 270 102 1,245 1,250 100 WY : 763 733 96 7 7 100 : US : 32,891.2 32,552.5 99 9,132.0 9,224.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Beef Cow Replacement : Milk Cow Replacement : Other :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 105 95 5 5 30 35 AK : 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 AZ : 33 30 50 50 17 15 AR : 140 150 7 7 63 78 CA : 125 110 790 800 170 180 CO : 115 130 60 70 560 590 CT : 2.0 1.5 10.0 10.5 0.5 0.5 DE : 0.7 0.9 2.6 2.7 0.6 0.4 FL : 145 135 30 35 30 30 GA : 77 75 23 22 34 33 HI : 15 14 1 1 5 5 ID : 105 95 260 305 200 195 IL : 65 62 52 57 158 121 IN : 38 40 71 77 56 55 IA : 160 145 120 115 680 700 KS : 240 255 60 70 1,650 1,640 KY : 190 185 40 45 120 110 LA : 86 90 9 8 18 20 ME : 4.0 3.5 16.0 17.5 1.0 2.0 MD : 11 10 30 28 8 8 MA : 2.0 2.0 7.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 MI : 33 31 135 137 37 45 MN : 100 100 270 270 175 175 MS : 99 87 10 8 35 30 MO : 330 300 70 60 270 260 MT : 440 440 10 12 180 178 NE : 330 300 20 20 1,470 1,510 NV : 41 37 13 12 29 23 NH : 1.0 2.0 6.5 6.5 0.5 1.0 NJ : 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 NM : 90 90 120 130 100 100 NY : 36 34 335 345 49 56 NC : 72 69 26 23 25 26 ND : 202 165 18 15 220 230 OH : 65 60 110 120 70 70 OK : 405 410 15 30 510 530 OR : 110 115 65 65 110 110 PA : 40 40 270 275 65 60 RI : 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 SC : 35 36 7 7 12 12 SD : 300 290 40 35 540 550 TN : 180 160 40 45 90 75 TX : 770 750 150 180 1,610 1,590 UT : 65 70 45 40 60 60 VT : 4.0 3.5 58.0 58.0 4.0 4.0 VA : 120 122 40 45 70 58 WA : 53 59 123 105 134 106 WV : 39 41 4 4 24 21 WI : 75 75 655 665 60 60 WY : 180 150 5 5 145 115 : US : 5,877.4 5,669.6 4,309.9 4,457.0 9,898.8 9,876.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Steers : Bulls : Calves : 500 Pounds and Over : 500 Pounds and Over : Under 500 Pounds State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : 55 45 50 45 345 335 AK : 1.1 1.1 2.9 2.0 3.2 3.9 AZ : 340 375 20 20 130 130 AR : 130 145 55 55 415 415 CA : 665 630 70 70 1,190 1,170 CO : 930 890 45 50 150 170 CT : 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.7 11.0 10.0 DE : 4.0 4.0 0.3 0.3 3.8 3.2 FL : 20 20 60 60 365 370 GA : 48 46 33 34 295 290 HI : 8 8 5 5 35 34 ID : 305 310 35 35 300 300 IL : 280 235 25 25 230 210 IN : 110 105 20 19 205 194 IA : 1,160 1,240 70 70 480 500 KS : 2,040 2,280 90 95 710 740 KY : 220 240 80 80 510 490 LA : 21 23 33 34 173 175 ME : 3.5 3.0 1.5 1.5 17.0 16.5 MD : 17 17 4 4 40 37 MA : 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 9.0 MI : 190 195 17 16 213 196 MN : 460 445 35 40 520 510 MS : 46 57 35 38 215 230 MO : 460 450 120 110 940 930 MT : 240 240 90 110 40 80 NE : 2,450 2,410 100 90 280 280 NV : 54 37 15 14 88 82 NH : 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 6.5 6.0 NJ : 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 6.0 NM : 210 170 40 40 220 200 NY : 34 43 16 17 210 225 NC : 32 33 30 29 225 230 ND : 260 255 58 55 122 140 OH : 175 175 30 30 240 245 OK : 1,110 1,110 140 140 1,000 1,060 OR : 170 170 35 40 160 170 PA : 160 160 25 25 340 340 RI : 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 SC : 11 11 17 18 98 101 SD : 700 690 85 80 285 325 TN : 135 120 75 70 570 520 TX : 2,950 2,950 370 360 2,500 2,370 UT : 105 105 20 25 105 100 VT : 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.0 42.0 42.0 VA : 130 150 40 40 410 365 WA : 180 140 26 24 124 141 WV : 40 39 15 15 73 80 WI : 360 370 30 30 710 680 WY : 190 150 45 40 95 120 : US : 17,222.0 17,304.7 2,215.4 2,207.2 15,456.2 15,377.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calf Crop: Number by State and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2007 as State : 2006 : 2007 : % 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AL : 640 620 97 AK : 4.8 3.9 81 AZ : 280 275 98 AR : 800 820 103 CA : 2,080 2,010 97 CO : 780 790 101 CT : 21 19 90 DE : 8.5 8.5 100 FL : 910 900 99 GA : 540 530 98 HI : 65 65 100 ID : 930 950 102 IL : 500 500 100 IN : 350 355 101 IA : 1,140 1,120 98 KS : 1,450 1,500 103 KY : 1,130 1,110 98 LA : 415 425 102 ME : 37 36 97 MD : 83 79 95 MA : 22 23 105 MI : 365 375 103 MN : 830 840 101 MS : 440 445 101 MO : 2,000 2,030 102 MT : 1,450 1,600 110 NE : 1,820 1,760 97 NV : 205 195 95 NH : 17 15 88 NJ : 14 14 100 NM : 600 590 98 NY : 550 500 91 NC : 410 390 95 ND : 960 930 97 OH : 470 470 100 OK : 1,970 1,950 99 OR : 650 680 105 PA : 620 630 102 RI : 2.4 2.3 96 SC : 175 175 100 SD : 1,720 1,680 98 TN : 1,060 1,060 100 TX : 5,000 4,900 98 UT : 390 400 103 VT : 119 120 101 VA : 740 740 100 WA : 455 460 101 WV : 200 200 100 WI : 1,350 1,360 101 WY : 750 710 95 : US : 37,518.7 37,360.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Total Number on Feed by State and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as State : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AZ : 334 368 110 AR : 3 3 100 CA : 550 560 102 CO : 1,130 1,140 101 ID : 265 245 92 IL : 215 170 79 IN : 110 110 100 IA : 872 860 99 KS : 2,620 2,630 100 KY : 20 15 75 MD : 10 9 90 MI : 175 170 97 MN : 285 305 107 MO : 75 65 87 MT : 55 40 73 NE : 2,700 2,700 100 NV : 8 7 88 NM : 136 160 118 NY : 20 30 150 NC : 4 3 75 ND : 60 65 108 OH : 185 190 103 OK : 355 355 100 OR : 90 80 89 PA : 75 75 100 SD : 420 400 95 TN : 7 4 57 TX : 2,880 2,980 103 UT : 30 35 117 VA : 30 30 100 WA : 187 170 91 WV : 10 5 50 WI : 240 250 104 WY : 90 70 78 : Oth Sts 2/: 22.7 17.7 78 : US : 14,268.7 14,316.7 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. Cattle and calves on feed are included in the cattle inventory estimates by classes. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VT. Cattle and Calves: Number Grazing on Small Grain Pasture, 3-State Total, January 1, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 as Class : 2007 : 2008 : % of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Head -- Percent : Calves, Other Heifers and Steers : 2.60 1.75 67 Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and Calves: Number by Class and Calf Crop United States, July 1, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2007 as Class : 2006 : 2007 : % of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Head ----- Percent : Cattle and Calves : 105,200 104,800 100 : Cows and Heifers That Have Calved : 42,600 42,500 100 Beef Cows : 33,450 33,350 100 Milk Cows : 9,150 9,150 100 : Heifers 500 Pounds and Over : 16,600 16,600 100 For Beef Cow Replacement : 5,000 4,700 94 For Milk Cow Replacement : 3,800 3,900 103 Other Heifers : 7,800 8,000 103 : Steers 500 Pounds and Over : 15,000 14,900 99 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over : 2,100 2,100 100 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 28,900 28,700 99 : Calf Crop : 37,519 37,361 100 : Cattle on Feed : 12,500 12,300 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Calf Crop: Number and Percent of Total by Six Month Period, United States, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 :----------------------------------------------------------- Period : : % of : : % of : Number : Total : Number : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Hd Percent 1,000 Hd Percent : Jan 1 - Jun 30 : 27,300.0 72.8 27,150.0 72.7 Jul 1 - Dec 31 : 10,218.7 27.2 10,210.7 27.3 : Total : 37,518.7 100.0 37,360.7 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Reliability of January 1 Cattle and Calves Estimates Survey Procedures: A random sample of U.S. producers was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all cattle producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations. Data were collected from about 50,000 operators during the first half of January by mail, telephone, and face-to-face personal interviews and 81 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimating Procedures: These cattle estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board after reviewing recommendations and analysis submitted by each State office. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness with each other and with estimates from the previous year using a balance sheet. The balance sheet begins with the previous inventory estimate, adds to it estimates of births and imports, and subtracts estimates of slaughter, exports, and deaths. This indicated ending inventory level is compared to the Agricultural Statistics Board estimate for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve year to year and item to item relationships. Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when current estimates are made. The reviews are primarily based on livestock slaughter and additional foreign trade and survey data. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all cattle operators are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating the reliability of estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and latest estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for cattle inventory estimates over the past 20 years is 0.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 96.7 million head by more than 0.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.0 percent. The following table also shows a 20 year record of the range of differences between first and latest estimates for selected items. Using estimates of all cattle and calves as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 20 years have averaged 420,000 head, ranging from 0 to 1,419,000 head. During this period the initial inventory estimate has been below the final estimate 7 times, and above the final estimate 12 times. This does not imply that the January 1 estimate is likely to understate or overstate final inventory. Reliability of January 1 Cattle Estimates 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 Percent : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Latest : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates : Years Item : Mean :------------------------------------------------------------- :Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent : Head :Average :Smallest:Largest : Above : Below : : : : : : : Latest : Latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent --------- 1,000 Head --------- Number : All Cattle: 0.6 1.0 951 420 0 1,419 12 7 : All Cows : 0.7 1.2 520 217 0 911 11 7 : Calf Crop : 0.7 1.2 447 189 0 630 10 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data from January 1988 through January 2007. 2/ Data in the above table do not reflect the 1-3 percent changes made during the 1989-93 historic revision period. The root mean square errors would be about 1 percentage point higher if these were included. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch............................(202) 720-3570 Livestock Section Shawn Clark, Head, Livestock Section.............................(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess - Hogs and Pigs..............................(202) 720-3106 Jim Collom - Dairy Products..............................(202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices.......................(202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Milk Production and Milk Cows..........(202) 720-3278 Benita Hodge - Livestock Slaughter.......................(515) 284-4340 Scott Hollis - Sheep and Goats...........................(202) 720-4751 Mike Miller - Cattle, Cattle on Feed.....................(202) 720-3040 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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