Livestock/Poultry Type | Data Description | Estimated 2014 “Population” |
Cattle, dairy cows | Inventory on January 1 | 93,000 |
Cattle, dairy heifers | Inventory on January 1 | 43,000 |
Cattle, beef, cattle on feed | Inventory on January 1 | 20,000 |
Cattle, beef, other | Inventory, derived (see the Appendix) | 1,314,000 |
Poultry, broilers | Production (head) during year | 258,900,000 |
Poultry, turkeys | Production (number raised) during year | 16,000,000 |
Poultry, layers | Inventory, average, derived (see the Appendix) | 2,949,167 |
Poultry, pullets | Derived (see the Appendix) | 9,998,286 |
Hogs | Pig crop | 70,000 |
Sheep | Inventory on January 1 | 75,000 |
Horses and mules | Derived (see the Appendix) | 215,000 |