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The data described below demonstrates the cyclical nature of the cattle industry. The typical cycle has been every ten years with the recent historical lows in gross income occurring in the mid-1980's and more recently mid-1990's.
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Livestock Production and Income, California, 1983-97
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Production
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Marketings
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Average Price
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Value of
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Cash Receipts
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Value of Home
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Gross
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Year
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a/
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b/
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Per 100 Pounds
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Production
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c/
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Consumption
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Income
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Thousand Pounds
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Dollars
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Thousand Dollars
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(Cattle)
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(Calves)
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1983
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1,697,660
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2,482,300
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53.30
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57.10
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908,818
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1,325,141
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23,209
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1,348,350
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1984
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1,896,490
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2,717,500
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53.80
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56.30
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1,021,120
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1,463,485
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27,561
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1,491,046
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1985
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1,800,100
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2,604,400
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48.80
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55.80
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883,678
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1,275,693
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17,513
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1,293,206
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1986
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1,851,090
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2,873,100
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46.70
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53.70
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868,352
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1,347,044
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18,302
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1,365,346
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1987
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1,817,500
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2,382,400
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56.30
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71.60
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1,035,305
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1,350,012
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18,819
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1,368,831
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1988
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2,070,710
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2,557,200
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61.80
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82.70
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1,287,672
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1,590,632
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23,240
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1,613,872
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1989
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2,056,490
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2,619,260
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62.20
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83.20
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1,286,428
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1,639,190
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17,158
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1,656,348
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1990
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1,890,920
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2,654,880
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65.00
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89.40
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1,245,792
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1,736,073
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18,447
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1,754,484
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1991
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1,965,580
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2,586,300
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64.10
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93.10
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1,265,374
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1,672,249
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18,104
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1,690,353
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1992
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1,908,900
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2,409,800
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59.10
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89.30
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1,142,883
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1,437,117
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16,461
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1,453,578
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1993
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1,838,210
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2,425,610
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64.80
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94.30
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1,215,321
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1,590,174
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16,884
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1,607,058
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1994
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1,943,243
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2,460,650
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57.40
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85.60
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1,101,603
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1,428,205
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10,168
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1,438,373
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1995
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1,968,665
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2,703,670
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47.00
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69.40
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907,035
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1,289,765
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9,218
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1,298,983
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1996
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1,896,073
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2,607,200
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42.40
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55.70
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779,264
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1,118,487
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6,856
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1,125,343
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1997
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1,997,350
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2,681,775
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48.80
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68.10
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953,090
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1,322,892
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8,287
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1,331,179
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a/ Live weight; adjustments made for changes in inventory and for in shipments
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b/ Live weight; excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter farm sales within he State.
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c/ Receipts from marketing and sale of farm slaughter
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