The inventory of cattle and calves on Hawai'i ranches was estimated at 150,000 head in January, down 2,000 head, or 1 percent, from January 2008, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The annual report estimated that the number of cows and heifers that have calved was 86,000 head, up 1 percent from January 2007.

Beef cows made up 56 percent of the total herd at 84,400 head, up 2 percent from a year ago. Milk cows totaled 1,600, down 30 percent from the previous January.

One commercial dairy closed during 2008, leaving the state with just two in operation at the end of the year. Two dairies also closed during 2007.