Inventories of Livestock & Poultry

January 1, 2009 January 1, 2008

Item Number of Head Number of Head
Cattle and Calves
All 312,000 326,000
Dairy Cows 2 Years and Over 175,200 180,000
Cattle and Calves on Feed 7,000 7,000
Other 130,000 201,000

Sheep and Lambs 9,288 9,669

Goats 8,557 7,220
Hogs and Pigs 122 141
Turkeys 1,108,727 481,866

Livestock & Poultry

Number Total Value
Item Year of Head Liveweight Unit Per Unit Total
Cattle and Calves a/ 2009 231,341 2,292,901 Cwt. $57.20 $131,154,000

2008 208,230 1,831,416 Cwt. $65.70 $120,324,000

Sheep and Lambs 2009 5,588 6,588 Cwt. $115.00 $758,000

2008 9,669 11,392 Cwt. $124.00 $1,413,000

Turkeys 2009 1,108,727 23,998,300 lb. $0.60 $14,399,000

2008 1,927,465 44,162,921 lb. $0.59 $25,950,000

Other b/ 2009 30,115 $198,000

2008 24,868 $205,000

TOTAL 2009 $146,509,000

2008 $147,892,000

a/ Includes breeding stock value in total

b/ Includes chickens, goats, hogs, and pigs

“The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and
use of land.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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