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Mil. Hd. 



CATTLE and CALVES 



January 1 Inucntory, 1940-1982 



3.0 



2.0 



1.0 





1940 



1950 



1960 



1970 



1980 



NUMBER OF CATTLE FEEDLOTS 



By Size of Fcedlot Capacity, 1972 - 1981 



Number Feedlots by capacity 



of Under 1,000 1,000- 2,000- 4,000- £ 



Year Feedlots Head 1,999 3,999 7,999 



Number 



1972 389 317 36 17 14 



1973 305 236 31 20 11 



1974 276 211 26 21 12 



1975 152 102 13 19 13 



1976 119 70 15 16 13 



1977 101 61 8 13 15 



1978 119 75 13 13 16 



1979 73 29 12 14 16 



1980 74 29 12 14 15 



1981 83 45 9 10 14 



1/ Number or feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity is number of lots operating anytime during year, 

 under 1,000 head capacity and total number of feedlots is number at end of year. 



,000 & 

 over 



5 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 5 



4 

 2 



2 

 4 



5 



Number of 



