1	County Livestock Summary for Iowa from the 2002 Census of Agriculture County livestock data were released June 3 by USDA. The following maps provide a quick glance of the number of animals and operations in Iowa for: Beef Cows, Fed Cattle Sold, Hogs Sold, Dairy Cows, Sheep, Layers and Turkeys The summary data are at www.econ.iastate.edu/faculty/lawrence/census
2	Beef Cows Iowa reported 987,670 beef cows in 2002 10 counties accounted for 23% of the state herd 20 counties accounted for 40% Some counties didn’t report inventories due to confidentiality restrictions. Compared to 1997 25 counties gained inventory, 10% average gain 52 counties lost inventory, 11% average loss 3 counties didn’t change 19 counties did not report
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5	Fed Cattle Marketings Iowa reported selling 1,806,291 fed cattle in 2002 10 counties accounted for 39% of the state herd 20 counties accounted for 56% Half the cattle are in western most 26 counties Compared to 1997 The state increased marketings 13% 66 counties increased sales, 66% average increase 33 counties decreased sales, 17% average decrease
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8	Milk Cows Iowa reported 206,965 milk cows in 2002 10 counties accounted for 64% of the state herd 20 counties accounted for 80% Some counties didn’t report inventories due to confidentiality restrictions. Compared to 1997 21 counties gained inventory, 68% average gain 57 counties lost inventory, 30% average loss 21 counties did not report
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11	Hog Inventory Iowa reported 15,486,531 hogs in 2002 10 counties accounted for 34% of the state herd 20 counties accounted for 53% Compared to 1997 The State increased hog inventories 6.7% 45 counties gained inventory, 28% average gain 52 counties lost inventory, 28% average loss 2 counties did not report
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14	Sheep and Lambs Marketings Iowa reported selling 257,130 sheep in 2002 10 counties accounted for 45% of the state herd 20 counties accounted for 59% Compared to 1997 The state decreased marketings 19% 20 counties increased sales, 40% average increase 79 counties decreased sales, 43% average decrease
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16	Layers and Turkeys Iowa reported a layer inventory of 38.65 million birds in 2002 This a 55% increase over 1997 Few counties reported data due to confidentiality restrictions Iowa reported turkey sales of 9.15 million birds in 2002 This a 26% increase over 1997 Few counties reported data due to confidentiality restrictions
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