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Feed Grains Database: Yearbook Tables

Note. Data are reported on a marketing-year basis: corn and sorghum, September-August; barley and oats, June-May; hay, May-April; and processed feed products, October-September.

Missing values indicate unreported values, discontinued series, or not yet released data.

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Table 30--Indexes of feed-consuming animal units
Unit 1/	2003 2/	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Feed-consuming animal units (million units)
Grain	89.44	90.14	91.49	92.75	95.13	92.80	91.35
High protein	139.10	140.38	141.71	143.54	146.93	143.41	141.82
Roughage	70.32	70.83	71.65	71.75	71.48	70.86	69.85
Grain and roughage	77.15	77.71	78.73	79.29	80.05	78.79	77.61
Grain-consuming animal units (million units)
Dairy	10.12	10.16	10.29	10.34	10.47	10.55	10.18
Cattle on feed	21.32	21.34	22.05	22.44	22.72	21.22	20.53
Other cattle	3.69	3.72	3.75	3.74	3.69	3.66	3.63
Hogs	23.32	23.59	23.93	24.50	26.29	26.32	26.07
Poultry	30.35	30.70	30.83	31.08	31.31	30.41	30.30
Other livestock	0.64	0.64	0.64	0.64	0.63	0.63	0.63
1/ Index is based on the dry-weight quantity of feed consumed by the average milk cow during marketing years 1969-71. 2/ October-September. Latest data may be preliminary or projected. Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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