Beef Cattle in Pacific County
Inventory History Advantages Hardships Future
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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?
Thank you
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