CALF CROP 1961

February 20, 1962


CALF CROP 1 PERCENT HIGHER
The 1961 calf crop totaled 39,911,000 head--i percent more than the
39,353,000 calves born in 1960, and 1 percent more than the 1950-59 average. The
calf crop in 1961 was the largest since 1957, and the third consecutive year of
increase.

The larger calf crop in 1961 compared with the previous year was due primarily
to the larger number of cows and heifers on farms. There were 46,370,000 head of
cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1961, compared with 45,871,000
head January 1, 1960. By January 1, 1962 the number had increased to 47,326,000
head.
The number of calves born in 1961 expressed as a percent of the cows and
heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1961 was 86 percent,the same as 1960 and
the 1950-59 average. This percentage is not strictly a calving rate since the
January 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and older does not include all
heifers which give birth to calves during the year and includes some cows that die
or are slaughtered before calving. This percentage is calculated to show trend in
productivity over a period of time and may fluctuate from year to year due to vari-
ation in cow slaughter and trends in breeding herd replacement.

NORTH CENTRAL STATES
The majority of the States in this region had larger calf crops in 1961 than
in the previous year. Kansas with a 6 percent greater calf crop showedthelargest
increase inthis region. Other increases were North Dakota up 4 percent; Minnesota,
Missouri and South Dakota up 2 percent respectively; and Indiana and Iowa each 1
percent higher and Nebraska up slightly. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin were
unchanged from 1960 and Ohio was down 1 percent.
SOUTHERN STATES
In the South Atlantic Region, 5 States had larger 1961 calfcrops, 2 were
lover and 1 was unchanged. Florida and Virginia up 2 percent and WMryland up 3
percent showed the largest increases.
In the South Central Region all States except Alabama, Mississippi and
Arkansas had larger calf crops in 1961. Texas and Oklahoma, the largest cattle
States in this area, were up 1 percent and 4 percent respectively.
WESTERN STATES
In 1961, all Western States, except Wyoming, Utah and California, had larger
calf crops compared with 1960. Arizona and Washington both showed 7 percent more
calves born, the largest increasesin this region. The 1961 calf crop in California
was 1 percent smaller than the previous year.
NORTH ATLANTIC STATES
New York, the major cattle State in this area, had a 1 percent smaller calf
crop in 1961, but Pennsylvania and Vermont, the next largest cattle States, had
larger calf crops compared with 1960.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
MtAn 2-2 (2-62) Washington, D. C.







: Cows and heifers
: 2 yrs. & older
State : January 1


:10-year:
:average:
:1950-59:
1,000
head
Maine : 2
N.H. : 69
Vt. : 303
Mass. : 124
R.I. : 19
Conn. 117
N.Y. : 1,469
N.J. : 156
Pa. : 1,066
Ohio : 1,130
Ind. : 34
Il. 1,439
Mich. 961
Wis. : 2,546
Minn. : 1,752
Iowa 1,971
Mo. : 1,839
N.Dak. : 907
S.Dak. : 1,452
Nebr. : 1,820
Kans. : 1,694
Del. : 41
Md. : 285
Va. : 742
W.Va. : 323
N.c. : 514
s.c. : 298
Ga. : 738
Fla. : 923
Ky. : 972
Tenn. : 977
Ala. : 920
Miss. : 1,223
Ark. : 816
ta. : 1,062
Okla. 1,616
Texas : 4,700
Mont. 1,112
Idaho : 544
wyo. : 555
Colo. : 889
N.Mex. : 678
Ariz. : 451
Utah : 346
Nev. : 296
Wash. 511
Oreg. 662
Calif. 1,646
W ts.:45,734 4
Alaska


Calf crop: 1960 and 1961
:CalveB bom as percent'
:of cows and heifers 2 :
:yrs. & older Januarvl3i


: :10-year:
1960 : 1961 :average:
S 21Q50-5Q:


1,000 1,000
head head Percent
113 115 85
60 61 84
288 291 82
104 106 82
16 15 80
100 102 81
1,409 1,433 86
144 143 79
1,068 1,082 85
1,025 1,025 86
825 823 89
1,316 1,316 90
824 815 85
2,525 2,525 91
1,742 1,777 91
1,936 1,929 94
1,858 1,878 91
953 963 90
1,531 1,561 90
1,855 1,885 91
1,585 1,640 89
35 33 79
279 281 84
753 766 83
300 300 84
507 499 78
299 297 78
748 741 80
954 912 66
1,076 1,111 8
1,024 1,047 87
939 931 78
1,233 1,214 74
795 803 80
1,o81 1,108 78
1,679 1,765 88
4,855 4,984 85
1,201 1,214 91
613 608 89
585 577 87
900 927 88
671 676 82
396 391 79
360 362 86
281 290 77
544 566 88
734 732 85
1,752 1,750 85


5,871 46.370 86


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1960 :
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Calves born


:10-year:
1961 :average:
:1050-5qQ


Percent Percent
85 84
88 87
85 87
85 82
79 82
83 81
86 84
81 80
86 87
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87 88
88 88
86 87
90 90
90 90
90 91
89 90
89 92
93 93
91 90
88 90
78 79
83 85
84 84
85 85
77 78
77 78
80 81
63 67
55 90
86 88
81 81
75 76
81 79
78 78
87 86
84 83
90 91
88 90
87 88
90 88
84 84
75 81
88 85
80 78

87 86
81 86


1,000
head
107
58
249
101
15
95
1,260
124
908
969
830
1,290
815
2,320
1,594
1,855
1,677
812
1,307
1,658
1,516
32
240
616
271
401
232
590
608
862
848
721
908
655
834
1,424
3.985
1,016
485
483
782
556
356
299
229
448
564
1.402


86 86 39405 19353 39911


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1960 :
*


1,000
head
9
53
245
88
13
83
1,212
117

718
1,158
709
2, 272
1, 56
1,742
1,654
848
1,424
1,689
1,395
27
232
633
255
390
230
598
601
947
881
761
925
644
843
1,461
4,078
1,081
539
509
810
564
297
317
225
6124
1.524


1961


1,000
head
97
53
253
87
12
83
1,204
114
941
871
724
1,158
709
2,272
1,599
1,755
1,690
886
1,452
1,695
1,476
26
239
643
255
389
232
600
611
1,000
921
754
923
634
864
1,518
4,137
1,105
547
508
816
568
317
308
226
504
630
1.505


i/Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage
of cows ana heifers 2 years old and over on farms and ranches January 1.
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