Mt An 12 (5-05) Non-Ambulatory Cattle and Calves National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 5, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Non-Ambulatory Cattle and Calves call Mike Miller at 720-3040, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Non-Ambulatory Cattle and Calves Non-ambulatory cattle and calves in the United States totaled 465,000 head during 2003 and 450,000 head during 2004. The number of non-ambulatory cattle 500 pounds or greater totaled 280,000 head in 2003 and 270,000 head in 2004. The number of calves under 500 pounds reported as non-ambulatory totaled 185,000 head in 2003 and 180,000 head in 2004. The number of operations that reported non-ambulatory cattle and calves was 103,000 in 2003 and 81,000 in 2004. In 2003, there were 66,800 beef cow operations reporting non-ambulatory cattle and calves compared to 49,700 in 2004. There were 22,800 dairy operations reporting non-ambulatory cattle and calves in 2003 compared to 23,000 in 2004. This report is released as a cooperative effort between the National Agricultural Statistics Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Veterinary Services. Data for this report were collected on the January 1, 2004 and 2005 Cattle Surveys. Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number, by Region and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region and U.S. : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Mountain and Western 1/ : 165,000 170,000 Midwestern 2/ : 155,000 145,000 Southern and Eastern 3/ : 145,000 135,000 : United States : 465,000 450,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY are included in the Mountain and Western region. 2/ AR, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI are included in the Midwestern region. 3/ AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MS, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, and WV are included in the Southern and Eastern region. Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number, United States, 2003-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year and Item : Culled or : Died : Total : Recovered : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number : 2003 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 70,000 210,000 280,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 15,000 170,000 185,000 : 2004 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 60,000 210,000 270,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 20,000 160,000 180,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number, Mountain and Western Region, 2003-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year and Item : Culled or : Died : Total : Recovered : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Percent ----- Number : 2003 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 29.0 71.0 100,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 10.0 90.0 65,000 : 2004 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 16.0 84.0 95,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 13.0 87.0 75,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY are included in the Mountain and Western region. Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number, Midwestern Region, 2003-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year and Item : Culled or : Died : Total : Recovered : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Percent ----- Number : 2003 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 23.0 77.0 90,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 6.0 94.0 65,000 : 2004 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 23.0 77.0 90,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 10.0 90.0 55,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ AR, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI are included in the Midwestern region. Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number, Southern and Eastern Region, 2003-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year and Item : Culled or : Died : Total : Recovered : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Percent ----- Number : 2003 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 23.0 77.0 90,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 8.0 92.0 55,000 : 2004 : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 28.0 72.0 85,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 9.0 91.0 50,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MS, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, and WV are included in the Southern and Eastern region. Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations with Non-Ambulatory Cattle and Calves, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle 1/ : Dairy 2/ : Beef 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over : 75,600 66,500 20,000 21,600 44,600 39,400 Calves Under 500 Pounds : 49,500 38,000 9,500 10,800 34,300 23,000 Total 3/ :103,000 81,000 22,800 23,000 66,800 49,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The number of dairy and beef cow operations will not add to the total "all cattle" operations. The "all cattle" category includes mixed and other operations in addition to dairy and beef cow. See page 5, Methodology and Terminology. 2/ See page 5, Methodology and Terminology for definitions. 3/ Totals will not add because an individual operation may report both cattle and calves, and therefore be included in both the "cattle" and "calves" categories. Cattle and Calves: Non-Ambulatory Number by Type of Operation United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cattle 1/ : Dairy 2/ : Beef 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Cattle 500 Pounds and Over :280,000 270,000 135,000 155,000 105,000 85,000 Calves Under 500 Pounds :185,000 180,000 60,000 75,000 95,000 75,000 Total :465,000 450,000 195,000 230,000 200,000 160,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The number of non-ambulatory cattle and calves reported by dairy and beef cow operations will not add to the total. The "all cattle" category includes cattle and calves on mixed and other operations in addition to dairy and beef cow. See page 5, Methodology and Terminology. 2/ See page 5, Methodology and Terminology for definitions. Methodology and Terminology Information for this report was collected from the January 1, 2004 and 2005 cattle inventory surveys. Further information on the January 1 Cattle Survey can be found in the January 1, 2005 Cattle report. The January cattle survey measures inventory for a point in time. However, the number of non-ambulatory animals reported in this release is a summation of all animals during the calendar year for 2003 and 2004. Therefore, the data user is cautioned when making any comparison of non-ambulatory animals to January 1 cattle inventory numbers. Likewise, when comparing the number of operations in this report to the number of operations in the Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations report released on January 31, 2005, the user needs to be aware that beef and dairy operations are defined differently in each report. 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