Post on 10-Jul-2020
Where’s the Beef In Wisconsin?
Ranks 3rd in the United States for increasing cattle numbers with 265,000 head of beef cattle• Only18statesarenotdecreasingherdsize,ofthatonlyNebraskaandWashingtonaregainingmorethan
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Wisconsin has over 500 more beef than dairy farms with 14,800 beef farms• 17thinthenationfornumberoffarmswithbeefcattle• Averageherdsizeis18head
Ranks 12th in US for number of cattle on feed with 250,000 head• Numberofcattleonfeedhasdoubledsince1987• Averagefeedlotsizeis28head
Beef Cattle are ranked 3rd in agricultural cash receipts for the state behind dairy and corn• IntheupperMidwestWisconsinistheonlystatetolistbeefinthetopthree
Ranks 5th in the US for cattle harvested• Accountsfor5%ofallcattleharvestedintheUS• Produces2.264billionpoundsofbeefyearly• Isranked2ndnationallyfornumberofmeatprocessingplants• Provides18%ofthenation’sgroundbeefsupply
Wisconsin is the home to 3 of the 4 largest AI Companies • ABSGlobal,Inc.,GenexCooperative,Inc.,andAcceleratedGenetics
1. Grant2. Iowa3. Lafayette4. Vernon5. Monroe
Wisconsin Beef Information Center http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/
6. Crawford7. Sauk8. Buffalo9. St.Croix10.Marathon
Wisconsin Beef Cattle Industry Facts
Top 10 Wisconsin Counties in Beef Cattle Numbers
State No. Beef Cows Avg Herd SizeNo. Beef
Operations Top 3 Ag Total ReceiptsIndiana 235,000 19 12,700 Corn,beans,HogsIllinois 429,000 29 14,800 Corn,Soybeans,HogsIowa 904,000 43 20,800 Corn,Soybeans,HogsMinnesota 400,000 28 14,400 Corn,Soybeans,HogsMissouri 2,089,000 40 51,300 Soybeans,Corn,Cattle/calvesMichigan 109,500 14 7,900 Dairy,Corn,SoybeansOhio 294,000 17 17,400 Soybeans,Corn,DairyWisconsin 265,000 18 14,800 Dairy,Corn,Cattle/calves
No. of CattleAverage Herd SizeNo. Producers
Source: USDANASS,2010,http://www.nass.usda.gov/LastUpdatedAugust,2011
Wisconsin Beef Information Center http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/
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Since 1986 Beef Cow Inventory has...Decreased by 8.5% in United StatesGrown by 44% in WIsconsin
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Where does Wisconsin rank?