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N.D. (AP) — The number of cattle and calves in North Dakota is up over the year.

The Agriculture Department says in its latest report that there were 1.81 million cattle and calves in the state on Jan. 1, up 6 percent from 2016.

There were 954,000 beef cows, up 6 percent, and 16,000 milk cows, unchanged from the previous year.

Cattle in North Dakota feedlots on feed for slaughter totaled 50,000, down 9 percent.

The state’s 2016 calf crop totaled 910,000 head, up 10 percent from 2015.

Sheep and lambs in North Dakota on Jan. 1 totaled 66,000, down 7,000 from the previous year. The 2016 lamb crop was up slightly, and wool production was down slightly.