Cattle Supply and Demand in U.S.
	In Thousands of Head
	Cattle &
	Calves on
	Farms		Calves	Total	Total	Deaths on		Total
	Jan. 1	Imports	Born	Supply	Slaughter	Farms	Exports	Disappearance
1993	99,176	2,499	39,369	142,750	34,746	4,630	153	39,529
1994	100,974	2,083	40,105	143,799	35,691	4,254	231	40,176
1995	102,755	2,786	40,264	145,805	37,294	4,382	95	41,771
1996	103,548	1,965	39,823	145,336	38,575	4,572	174	43,321
1997	101,656	2,046	38,961	142,663	38,111	4,676	282	43,069
1998	99,744	2,034	38,812	140,590	37,138	4,210	285	41,633
1999	99,115	1,945	38,796	139,856	37,642	4,114	329	42,085
2000	98,198	2,187	38,631	139,016	37,588	4,132	481	42,201
2001	97,277	2,437	38,280	137,994	36,577		451
2002	96,704	2,446	38,193	137,343			240
U.S. Cattle Placings and Marketings in 7 States
		In Thousands of Head - 7 States
	Placed on
	Feedlots	Marketings
1993	20474	19048
1994	18399	17892
1995	20034	18753
1996	19506	18636
1997	20765	19552
1998	19697	19440
1999	21531	20124
2000	21710	20654
2001	20573	19965
2002	20214	20279