Kansas Statistical Abstract 2001 - Institute for Policy & Social ...

Number of Cattle Feedlots in Kansas
1995-2000
Feedlot Capacity
(Head) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1,000-1,999 1/ 137 58 45 38 45 37
2,000-3,999 45 40 28 35 39 45
4,000-7,999 25 28 30 32 39 36
8,000-15,999 34 36 34 32 36 44
16,000-31,999 44 43 41 44 40 37
32,000 and over 15 15 17 19 21 26
Total All Feedlots 300 220 195 200 220 225
1/ Feedlots of less than 1,000 head are no longer surveyed.
Source: Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Kansas Farm Facts, 2001 .
Commercial Livestock Slaughter in Kansas
1990-2000
Number of Average Total
Cattle Head Liveweight Liveweight
(1,000 lbs.) (lbs) (1,000 lbs.)
1990 6,259 1,134 7,091,010
1991 6,027 1,151 6,936,992
1992 6,056 1,160 7,026,765
1993 6,232 1,154 7,191,134
1994 6,885 1,196 8,235,431
1995 7,113 1,187 8,444,480
1996 6,988 1,169 8,171,816
1997 7,368 1,160 8,547,366
1998 7,541 1,187 8,950,395
1999 8,033 1,199 9,631,648
2000 8,213 1,200 9,857,627
Source: Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Kansas Farm Facts, various issues..
Number of Livestock Operations, by Specie in Kansas
1994-2000, Selected Years
Type of Operation 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Cattle Farms 37,000 39,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 36,000
Cattle Feedlots 1/ 2,305 220 195 200 220 225
Beef Cow Farms 30,000 30,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000
Milk Cow Farms 1,700 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,400 1,300
Hog Farms 4,500 3,600 3,000 2,600 1,900 1,600
Sheep Farms 2,300 1,900 1,800 1,600 1,500 1,500
1/ Feedlots of less than 1,000 head are no longer surveyed beginning in 1996.
Source: Kansas Agricultural Statistics, Kansas Farm Facts, 2001 .