Beef Cattle in Pacific County

Inventory History Advantages Hardships Future

Topics

Head range

No. of ranches

Beef cows Dairy herds

Dairy cows

1-9 61 235 1 ?

10-19 23 339 0 0

20-49 26 706 0 0

50-99 3 * 2 * 100+

100-199 1 * 4 495

200-499 5 1,853 2 * 400+

500+ 0 0 1 * 500+

Total 119 3,499 10 1,744

Inventory (2007 Ag Census)

* When no. of farms is 3 or less, no. of head is not disclosed to preserve individual ranch privacy

year Cattle sold Total sales in 2007 dollars

1949 2,554 $2,140,000

1954 3,080 $1,950,000

1959 3,495 $3,040,000

1964 4,424 $2,850,000

1997 ? $1,630,000

2002 ? $1,530,000

2007 ? $2,387,000

Cattle Sales- 2007 Dollars

Lots of moisture Mild temperatures Low population density

Advantages

Weather◦ Health Issues◦ Rust ◦ Mud

Freight◦ Feed◦ cattle

Mineral Deficiencies◦ Copper◦ selenium

Gov’t. Regulations/oversight West coast cattle bring lower prices Wildlife

Hardships

Fundamentals◦ US Cattle inventory◦ Exports

Regulations Economy???

Future

Questions?

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