JANUARY 1 U.S. CATTLE INVENTORY

DOWN 1 PERCENT

All cattle and calves in the United States as of

January 1, 2003, totaled 96.1 million head, 1

percent below the 96.7 million on January 1,

2002 and 1 percent below the 97.3 million two

years ago. All cows and heifers that have calved,

at 42.1 million, were down slightly from the 42.2

million on January 1, 2002 and down 1 percent

from the 42.6 million two years ago. Beef cows, at

32.95 million, were down 1 percent from both

January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2001. Milk

cows, at 9.15 million, were up slightly from

January 1, 2002 but down slightly from two years

ago. Other class estimates on January 1, 2003

and the change from January 1, 2002, are as

follows: All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.6

million, down slightly. Beef replacement heifers,

5.61 million, up 1 percent. Milk replacement

heifers, 4.10 million, up 1 percent. Other heifers,

9.89 million, down 2 percent. Steers weighing

500 pounds and over, 16.6 million, down 1

percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over,

2.25 million, up slightly. Calves under 500

pounds, 15.6 million, down 1 percent. Cattle and

calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 12.9

million, down 7 percent. The combined total of

calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and

steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 29.1

million, up 1 percent.

U.S. CALF CROP DOWN SLIGHTLY

The 2002 calf crop was estimated at 38.2 million

head, down slightly from 2001 and down 1

percent from 2000. Calves born during the first

half of the year are estimated at 27.9 million,

down 1 percent from 2001 and down 2 percent

from 2000.

U.S. CATTLE OPERATIONS DOWN

 2 PERCENT

The number of operations with cattle totaled 1.03

million during 2002, down 2 percent from 2001

and 4 percent below 2000. Beef cow operations

in 2002 were down 1 percent from 2001 and 3

percent below 2000. Milk cow operations were 6

percent below last year and 13 percent below two

years ago. The three operation classes: cattle,

beef cows, and milk cows, are classified into size

groups independently. Therefore, it is possible to

have more beef cow operations in a particular

size group than cattle operations. As an example,

an operator with 75 cattle and 40 beef cows would

be classified in the 50-99 size group for cattle and

the 1-49 size group for beef cows.

**REVISIONS**

All inventory and calf crop estimates for January

1, 2002 and July 1, 2002 were reviewed using calf

crop, official slaughter, import and export data,

and the relationship of new survey information to

the prior surveys. Based on the findings of this

review, small adjustments of less than one half

percent were made to the January 1, 2002

inventory estimates by class without changing

total inventory or the 2001 calf crop. Small

adjustments of less than 1 percent were made to

the preliminary 2002 calf crop set in July, and the

July 1, 2002 inventory.

 

 CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2002 AND 2003

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2002 2003 2002 2003

1,000 Head

All Cattle and Calves 840.0 820.0 96,704.0 96,106.0

 Cows that have calved 325.0 315.0 42,229.3 42,098.6

 Beef Cows that have calved 185.0 165.0 33,117.7 32,946.9

 Milk Cows that have calved 140.0 150.0 9,111.6 9,151.7

Heifers 500 pounds and over 86.0 89.0 19,678.3 19,601.1

 Beef Cow replacement 36.0 34.0 5,561.0 5,607.6

 Milk Cow replacement 33.0 35.0 4,060.2 4,103.5

 Other 17.0 20.0 10,057.1 9,890.0

Steers 500 pounds and over 250.0 250.0 16,789.8 16,590.2

Bulls 500 pounds and over 22.0 21.0 2,243.8 2,252.7

Calves under 500 pounds 157.0 145.0 15,762.8 15,563.4

Cattle and Calves on feed 1/ 305.0 289.0 13,860.3 12,915.8

Dollars

Value per Head 770 760 747 726

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 646,800 623,200 72,283,865 69,785,870

2001 2002 2001 2002

Operations Number

Cattle 3,000 2,900 1,049,910 1,032,670

Beef Cows 2,100 2,000 813,650 805,080

Milk Cows 250 250 97,510 91,990

1,000 Head

Calf Crop 270 265 38,280 38,193

1/ Total cattle on feed included in other classes.

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U.S. PORK, BEEF AND RED MEAT PRODUCTION

 SET RECORD HIGHS IN 2002

LAMB & MUTTON SET RECORD LOW

Red meat production in commercial plants and on farms for the United States

totaled 47.3 billion pounds in 2002, a new record high. Red meat includes beef,

veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. Red meat production in commercial plants

totaled 47.2 billion pounds. Beef production, at 27.2 billion pounds, rose 1

percent above the previous record high set in 2000. Veal production totaled

205.2 million pounds, up 1 percent from the record low set last year. Pork

production, at 19.7 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the record high set in

1999. Lamb and mutton production totaled 222.2 million pounds, falling 3

percent below the previous record low set a year ago.

There were 879 slaughtering plants under federal inspection on January 1,

2003 compared with 881 last year. Of these, 706 slaughtered at least one head

of cattle during 2002 with 15 slaughtering over 56 percent of the total cattle

killed. There were 683 plants that slaughtered hogs, with 13 accounting for 57

percent of the total. Likewise, 6 of the 268 plants that slaughtered calves

accounted for 49 percent of the total and 7 of the 525 plants that slaughtered

sheep or lambs in 2002 comprised 80 percent of the total head.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: 2001 AND 2002 1/

Class December

2001

December

2002

January-December 2/

2001 2002

1,000 Lbs

ARIZONA

Total Red Meat 36,400 36,300 417,300 449,000

Million Lbs

UNITED STATES

Beef 2,110 2,107 26,108 27,091

Veal 16 18 194 196

Pork 1,668 1,715 19,139 19,664

Lamb and Mutton 19 19 224 218

Total Red Meat 3,814 3,858 45,664 47,169

1/ Excludes slaughter on farms.

2/ Based on packers’ dressed weights.

U.S. HOG INVENTORY DOWN 1 PERCENT

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2002, was 58.9 million

head. This was 1 percent below December 1, 2001, and 2 percent below

September 1, 2002. Breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down 3

percent from December 1, 2001, and down 1 percent from last quarter. Market

hog inventory, at 52.9 million head, was 1 percent below last year and 2

percent below last quarter. The September-November 2002 U.S. pig crop, at

24.9 million head, was 2 percent less than 2001, and 1 percent less than 2000.

Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.82 million head, 2 percent below

last year. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 47 percent of the

breeding herd. The average pigs per litter was 8.83 pigs saved per litter for the

September-November 2002 period, compared to 8.82 last year. Pigs saved

per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.50 for operations with 1-99 hogs to

9.00 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs.

U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.81 million sows farrow during the

December 2002-February 2003 quarter, 1 percent below the actual

farrowings during the same period in 2002, and 2 percent above 2001.

Intended farrowings for March-May 2003, at 2.85 million sows, are 3 percent

below the same period in 2002, and 1 percent below 2001. The number of hog

operations with hogs totaled 75,350 during 2002, down 7 percent from last year

and 13 percent below 2000. Places with 2,000 or more hogs on hand

accounted for 10 percent of the operations and 75 percent of the inventory. 

This is the first time operations with inventories over 2,000 head have controlled

75 percent or more of the total inventory. The number of operations with over

5,000 head of inventory, at 2,258, accounted for 53 percent of the total

inventory, up from 52 percent a year ago. The total number of hogs under

contract, owned by these over 5,000 head operations but raised by contractees,

accounted for 33 percent of the total U.S. hog inventory, unchanged from last

year.

** REVISIONS **

All inventory and pig crop estimates for March 2001 through September 2002

were reviewed using final pig crop, official slaughter, import, and export data in

U.S. level balance sheets. Based on the findings of this review, small

adjustments of less than one-half percent were made to the inventory level for

June 1, 2002. Adjustments of less than one-half percent were made to the

December 2001-February 2002, March-May 2002, and June-August 2002 pig

crops.

HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY: DECEMBER 1, 2001 AND 2002

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Head

All Hogs and Pigs 133 143 59,804 58,943

 Breeding 14 14 6,209 6,012

 Market 119 129 53,594 52,931

Market Hogs and

 by Weight Groups

 Under 60 Lbs 38 44 19,908 19,461

 60-119 Lbs 27 29 12,924 12,919

 120-179 Lbs 26 28 10,744 10,736

 180 Lbs and over 28 28 10,018 9,815

Farrowing Dec 1/ 2/

 Sows farrowing 32 33 2,748 2,836

 Pigs per litter 7.91 7.91 8.72 8.74

 Pig Crop 253 261 23,963 24,794

Farrowings March - May

 Sows farrowing 2,870 2,943

 Pigs per litter 8.89 8.82

 Pig Crop 25,509 25,959

Farrowings June - August

 Sows farrowing 2,878 2,833

 Pigs per litter 8.87 8.87

 Pig Crop 25,539 25,114

Farrowings Sept - Nov

 Sows farrowing 2,889 2,817

 Pigs per litter 8.82 8.83

 Pig crop 25,492 24,892

Number

Operations with Hogs

 and Pigs 200 180 80,880 75,350

Dollars

Value per Head 83 76 77 71

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 11,039 10,868 4,589,912 4,159,643

1/ December 1, preceding year.

2/ Annual farrowings for Arizona (December-November).

UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN 8 PERCENT

Honey production in 2002 from producers with five or more colonies totaled

171 million pounds, down 8 percent from 2001. There were 2.52 million

colonies producing honey in 2002, up 1 percent from 2001. Yield per colony

averaged 67.8 pounds, down 8 percent from the 74.0 pounds in 2001.

Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were counted in each

State and yields per colony may therefore be understated. Colonies were not

included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks were 39.0 million

pounds on December 15, 2002, down 40 percent from a year earlier. Stocks

held by producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program.

HONEY PRICES RECORD HIGH

Honey prices increased to a record high during 2002 to 128.6 cents, up 83

percent from 70.4 cents in 2001. Prices are based on retail sales by producers

and sales to private processors and cooperatives. State level honey prices

reflect the portions of honey sold through retail, co-op and private channels.

U.S. honey prices for each color class are derived by weighing quantities sold

for each marketing channel at the U.S. level. Honey prices for 2002 were

higher than the previous year for all color classes. Some 2001 crop honey was

sold at the higher prices in 2002, which caused some revisions to the 2001 crop

prices.

HONEY PRODUCTION: 2001 AND 2002

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

Number of Honey Producing Colonies

(000 Colonies) 43 38 2,506 2,524

Yield per Colony

(Lbs) 59 63 74.0 67.8

Production 

(000 Lbs) 2,537 2,394 185,461 171,140

Stocks Dec 15

(000 Lbs) 1,142 1,197 64,556 39,047

Average price per

Lb (Cents) 72 110 70.4 128.6

Value of Production

(000 Dollars) 1,827 2,633 132,225 221,638
U.S. SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

DOWN 5 PERCENT

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States

on January 1, 2003, totaled 6.35 million head,

down 5 percent from 2002 and 9 percent below

two years ago. The inventory has trended down

since peaking at 56.2 million head in 1942. 

Breeding sheep inventory declined to 4.68 million

head on January 1, 2003, down 5 percent from

4.91 million head on January 1, 2002. Ewes one

year old and older, at 3.79 million head, were 5

percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs

on January 1, 2003, totaled 1.67 million head,

down 6 percent from January 1, 2002. Market

lambs comprised 96 percent of the total. Twentysix percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 17

percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 24 percent 85 - 105

pounds, 29 percent were over 105 pounds, and 4

percent were market sheep.

The 2002 lamb crop of 4.36 million head was

down 3 percent from 2001 and established a new

record low. The 2002 lambing rate was 110 per

100 ewes one year old and older on January 1,

2002, unchanged from 2001. 

The number of operations with sheep during 2002

totaled 64,170, down 1 percent from 2001 and 3

percent from 2000.

ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2002 AND 2003

Class ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2002 2003 2002 2003

1,000 Head

All Sheep and Lambs 134.0 131.0 6,685.0 6,350.0

Breeding Sheep and Lambs 66.0 65.0 4,913.0 4,682.0

 Ewes 57.0 56.0 3,980.0 3,789.0

 Rams 3.0 3.0 199.5 191.5

 Replacement Lambs 6.0 6.0 733.5 701.5

Market Sheep and Lambs 68.0 66.0 1,772.0 1,668.0

 Sheep 2.0 2.0 71.6 72.8

 Lambs 66.0 64.0 1,700.4 1,595.2

 under 65 Lbs 13.0 12.0 435.9 429.3

 65 to 84 Lbs 18.0 18.0 299.9 285.7

 85 to 105 Lbs 20.0 20.0 415.6 398.5

 over 105 Lbs 15.0 14.0 549.0 481.7

Dollars

Value per Head 96 115 94 104

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 12,864 15,065 618,123 657,663

2001 2002 2001 2002

Number

Operations with Sheep and Lambs 270 270 65,120 64,170

1,000 Head

Lamb Crop 40.0 40.0 4,495.0 4,360.0

ANGORA GOATS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2002 AND 2003

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2002 2003 2002 2003

1,000 Head

Angora Goats 32 30 302 305

Dollars

Value per Head 55.00 60.00 51.70 55.70

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 1,760 1,800 15,610 17,000

U.S. EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT

Egg Production up 1 Percent: Egg production

during the year ending November 30, 2002 totaled

a record high 86.7 billion eggs, up 1 percent from

the previous year’s total of 85.7 billion eggs. Table

egg production, at 73.8 billion eggs, increased 1

percent from 2001. Hatching egg production, at

12.9 billion eggs, decreased slightly.

Average Number of Layers Up 1 Percent: Layer

numbers during 2002 averaged 337 million, up 1

percent from the year earlier. The annual average

production per layer on hand in 2002 was 257

eggs, up slightly from the 2001 average of 256.

December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total

number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2002

(excluding commercial broilers) was 439 million

birds, down 1 percent from last year. Potential

layers (layers 20 weeks old and older, plus pullets

13 weeks and older but less than 20 weeks) on

hand December 1, 2002, totaled 377 million, down

1 percent from December 1, 2001. Of the 377

million potential layers, 89 percent were 20 weeks

old and older and the remainder were pullets 13

weeks and older but less than 20 weeks.

The total value of all chickens on

December 1, 2002 was $1.05 billion, down 2

percent from December 1, 2001. The average

value decreased from $2.42 per bird on

December 1, 2001, to $2.38 per bird on

December 1, 2002.

CHICKEN AND EGG PRODUCTION: DECEMBER 1, 2001 AND 2002

Item

Other States 1/ UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Birds

All Chickens 4,974 5,120 441,509 438,948

Total Layers 4,241 4,558 338,628 337,213

 Layers 1 year old and older 2,231 2,533 153,357 153,032

 Layers 20 weeks old but less than 1 year 2,010 2,025 185,271 184,181

Total Pullets 726 557 94,755 93,385

 Pullets 13 weeks old & older but less

 than 20 weeks 270 232 42,807 39,679

 Pullet Chicks and pullets under 13

 weeks of age 456 325 51,948 53,706

Other Chickens 7 5 8,126 8,350

Dollars

Value per Head 1.62 1.66 2.42 2.38

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 8,061 8,490 1,068,851 1,045,222

1,000 Birds

Annual Average Number of All Layers 4,230 4,312 335,012 337,202

Number

Average Eggs per Layer 273 276 256 257

Million Eggs

Total Egg Production 1,155 1,189 85,745 86,698

1/ “Other States” includes Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
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U.S. FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS UP SLIGHTLY IN 2002

The number of farms in the United States in 2002 is estimated at 2.16 million, up 0.1 percent from 2001. The increase in farms occurred primarily in

agricultural operations with $1,000-$9,999 in sales. Total land in farms, at 941.5 million acres, increased 170,000 acres from last year. The average size

of farm at 436 acres, decreased one acre from 2001. The increase in the number of farms and land in farms primarily resulted from the inclusion of pasture

only farms in 2002.

The U.S. number of agricultural operations in the economic sales class $1,000-$9,999 increased 1.0 percent to 1,172,770 in 2002. Farms with sales in the

$10,000-$99,999 economic class decreased 0.9% from 2001 to 637,160 operations. The number of farms with sales over $100,000 at 348,160 decreased

1.1 percent. Dry weather, below normal yields, and lower commodity prices contributed to the shifting of farms among the economic sales classes.

The number of farms in the South Region increased by 5,700, 0.6 percent, and the number of farms in the West Region increased by 510, 0.2 percent. The

North Central Region lost 3,300 farms, 0.4 percent. The number of farms declined 500, or 0.4 percent in the Northeast Region. 

The number of farms in 2002 increased in nine States, remained unchanged in 32 States, and decreased in nine States. Texas gained 3,000 farms while

Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Oregon added 1,000 farms during the year. Arkansas, Montana, and South Carolina farms increased by 500.

California, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee farms declined by 1,000. New York lost 500 farms and North Dakota lost 300. 

Texas, which leads the Nation in acres in farms with 131 million acres, increased agricultural acreage during 2002 adding 1.0 million acres. States with

decreases in land in farms were; Wisconsin, down 200,000 acres, and Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee which declined 100,000

acres. Other states losing agricultural acreage were Delaware, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, each down 10,000 acres.

NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE FARM: BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Western

States

Farms Numbers Land in Farms Average Size Farm

2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

Number 1,000 Acres Acres

AK 580 580 590 920 920 920 1,586 1,586 1,559

AZ 7,500 7,300 7,300 26,700 26,600 26,500 3,560 3,644 3,630

CA 87,500 85,000 84,000 27,800 27,700 27,700 318 326 330

CO 29,500 30,000 30,000 31,600 31,300 31,300 1,071 1,043 1,043

HI 5,500 5,300 5,300 1,440 1,440 1,440 262 272 272

ID 24,500 24,000 24,000 11,900 11,900 11,900 486 496 496

MT 27,600 27,500 28,000 56,700 56,700 56,700 2,054 2,062 2,025

NV 3,000 3,000 3,000 6,800 6,800 6,800 2,267 2,267 2,267

NM 15,200 15,000 15,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 2,895 2,933 2,933

OR 40,000 40,000 41,000 17,200 17,200 17,200 430 430 420

UT 15,500 15,000 15,000 11,600 11,600 11,600 748 773 773

WA 40,000 39,000 39,000 15,700 15,700 15,700 393 403 403

WY 9,200 9,200 9,200 34,600 34,600 34,600 3,761 3,761 3,761

Total West 305,580 300,880 301,390 286,960 286,460 286,360 939 952 950

US 2,172,280 2,155,680 2,158,090 943,090 941,310 941,480 434 437 436