The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on Jan. 1, was estimated at 1.28 million head, unchanged from last year, Beef cows, at 288,000 head, were down five percent, and milk cows, at 272,000 head, were down one percent from last year.

Ohio's beef replacement heifers were down 5,000 head and dairy replacement were up 5,000 head from last year. Other heifers, at 70,000 head, dropped seven percent from last year. Steers 500 pounds and over rose eight percent from last year to 205,000 head. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market, at 195,000 head, and bulls, at 30,000 head, remained unchanged from Jan. 1, 2009. Ohio's calf crop, at 470,000 head, rose two percent from last year.

All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, totaled 93.7 million head, one percent below the 94.5 million on Jan. 1, 2009.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.5 million, were down one percent from the 41.0 million on Jan. 1, 2009. Beef cows, at 31.4 million, were down one percent from Jan. 1, 2009. Milk cows, at 9.1 million, were down three percent from Jan. 1, 2009.

All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.7 million, up slightly. Beef replacement heifers, 5.4 million, down two percent. Milk replacement heifers, 4.5 million, up two percent. Other heifers, 9.7 million, up one percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.4 million, down two percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.2 million, up slightly. Calves under 500 pounds, 14.9 million, up slightly. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.6 million, down two percent.

The combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots was 27.5 million, down slightly.

The 2009 calf crop was estimated at 35.8 million head, down one percent from 2008. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 26.0 million, down one percent from 2008.

All inventory and calf crop estimates for July 1, 2009, and July 1, 2009 were reviewed using calf crop, official slaughter, import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information to the prior surveys. Based on the findings of this review, small adjustments of less than one-half percent were made to previously released inventory estimates by class and calf crop.

State level estimates were reviewed and changes were made to reallocate inventory and calf crop estimates to the U.S. total..