Agricultural Statistics - Cattle: Inventory & Value

**Cattle Inventory**
**North Carolina and United States 2007- 2008** ¹
	North Carolina Number on Farms January 1		United States Number on Farms January 1
	2007	2008	2007	2008
	Thousand head
Cows & Heifers that have calved	440	420	42,023	41,777
----Beef Cows	392	372	32,891	32,553
----Milk Cows	48	48	9,132	9,224
Heifers 500 pounds and over	123	118	20,086	20,003
----For Beef Cow replacement	72	69	5,877	5,670
----For Milk Cow replacement	26	23	4,310	4,457
----Other Heifers	25	26	9,899	9,876
Steers 500 pounds and over	32	33	17,222	17,305
Bulls 500 pounds and over	30	29	2,215	2,207
Calves under 500 pounds	225	230	15,456	15,378
Total Cattle ²	850	830	97,003	96,669

¹ 2007 Revised. ²Totals may not add due to rounding.

All Cattle & Calves :
Value of Inventory 2004-2008
Year	Farm Value per Head	Total Value
Year	Dollars	Thousand Dollars
2004	630	554,400
2005	760	661,200
2006	820	705,200
2007	780	663,000
2008	780	647,000

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Last update May 8, 2008

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139
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