JANUARY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY

DOWN 1 PERCENT

All cattle and calves in the United States as of

January 1, 2002, totaled 96.7 million head, 1

percent below the 97.3 million on January 1, 2001

and 2 percent below the 98.2 million two years

ago.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 42.2

million, were 1 percent below both the 42.6

million on January 1, 2001 and the 42.8 million

two years ago. Beef cows, at 33.1 million, were

down 1 percent from both January 1, 2001 and

January 1, 2000. Milk cows, at 9.11 million, were

down 1 percent from both January 1, 2001 and

two years ago. Other class estimates on January

1, 2002 and the change from January 1, 2001,

are as follows: All heifers 500 pounds and over,

19.7 million, down slightly. Beef replacement

heifers, 5.56 million, down slightly. Milk

replacement heifers, 4.06 million, up slightly.

Other heifers, 10.1 million, down 1 percent.

Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.8

million, up 2 percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds

and over, 2.24 million, down 1 percent. Calves

under 500 pounds, 15.8 million, down 3 percent.

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all

feedlots, 13.9 million, down 2 percent. The

combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and

other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside

of feedlots, 28.8 million, up 1 percent.

CALF CROP DOWN 1 PERCENT

The 2001 calf crop was estimated at 38.3 million

head, down 1 percent from both 2000 and 1999.

Calves born during the first half of the year are

estimated at 28.1 million, down 1 percent from

both 2000 and 1999.

CATTLE OPERATIONS DOWN 2 PERCENT

The number of operations with cattle totaled 1.05

million during 2001, down 2 percent from 2000

and 4 percent below 1999. Beef cow operations

in 2001 were down 2 percent from 2000 and 4

percent below 1999. Milk cow operations were 7

percent below last year and 12 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, 2001 and July 1, 2001 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, 2001 inventory, the 2000 calf crop, and the

July 1, 2001 inventory. A small adjustment of

less than 1 percent was made to the preliminary

2001 calf crop set in July.

 CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2001 AND 2002

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Head

All Cattle and Calves 840.0 840.0 97,276.5 96,704.0

 Cows that have calved 335.0 325.0 42,579.9 42,209.3

 Beef Cows that have calved 195.0 185.0 33,397.2 33,099.7

 Milk Cows that have calved 140.0 140.0 9,182.7 9,109.6

Heifers 500 pounds and over 82.0 86.0 19,776.1 19,678.3

 Beef Cow replacement 36.0 36.0 5,588.1 5,561.0

 Milk Cow replacement 31.0 33.0 4,057.0 4,060.2

 Other 15.0 17.0 10,131.0 10,057.1

Steers 500 pounds and over 230.0 250.0 16,441.1 16,799.8

Bulls 500 pounds and over 23.0 22.0 2,273.8 2,243.8

Calves under 500 pounds 170.0 157.0 16,205.6 15,772.8

Cattle and Calves on feed 1/ 301.0 305.0 14,201.4 13,860.3

Dollars

Value per Head 740 770 725 747

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 621,600 646,800 70,495,030 72,218,965

2000 2001 2000 2001

Operations Number

Cattle 3,100 3,000 1,077,560 1,050,910

Beef Cows 2,200 2,100 830,670 814,400

Milk Cows 250 250 105,170 97,560

1,000 Head

Calf Crop 275 270 38,631 38,280

1/ Total cattle on feed included in other classes.

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BEEF AND RED MEAT PRODUCTION 

SET RECORD HIGHS IN 2000

VEAL AND LAMB & MUTTON SET RECORD LOWS

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

totaled 45.8 billion pounds in 2001, slightly lower than the record high set in

2000. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. Red meat

production in commercial plants totaled 45.7 billion pounds. Beef production,

at 26.2 billion pounds, fell 3 percent below the record high set last year. Veal

production totaled 204 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year and a

new record low. Pork production, at 19.2 billion pounds, was slightly below the

record high set in 1999. Lamb and mutton production totaled 228 million

pounds, 3 percent below a year ago and a new record low.

There were 881 slaughtering plants under federal inspection on January 1,

2002, compared with 910 last year. Of these, 723 slaughtered at least one

head of cattle during 2001 with 15 slaughtering almost 57 percent of the total

cattle killed. There were 699 plants that slaughtered hogs, with 12 accounting

for 53 percent of the total. Likewise, 7 of the 310 plants that slaughtered

calves accounted for over 56 percent of the total and 5 of the 538 plants that

slaughtered sheep or lambs in 2001 comprised 70 percent of the total head.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: 2000 AND 2001 1/

Class December

2000

December

2001

January-December 2/

2000 2001

1,000 Lbs

ARIZONA

Total Red Meat 32,000 36,400 390,300 417,300

Million Lbs

UNITED STATES

Beef 1,997 2,110 26,776 26,108

Veal 18 16 215 194

Pork 1,579 1,668 18,929 19,139

Lamb and Mutton 21 19 232 224

Total Red Meat 3,615 3,814 46,151 45,664

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, 2001, was 58.8 million

head. This was 1 percent below December 2000, and slightly below

September 1, 2001.

Breeding inventory, at 6.21 million head, was down 1 percent from December

1, 2000, but 1 percent above last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 52.6 million

head, was 1 percent below both last year and last quarter. The SeptemberNovember 2001 U.S. pig crop, at 25.0 million head, was 1 percent less than

2000, and slightly less than 1999. Sows farrowing during this period totaled

2.85 million head, slightly above last year. The sows farrowed during this

quarter represented 46 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs per

litter was 8.78 pigs saved per litter for the September-November 2001 period,

compared to 8.85 pigs last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation

ranged from 7.40 for operations with 1-99 hogs to 8.90 for operations with

more than 5,000 hogs and pigs.

U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.84 million sows farrow during the

December 2001-February 2002 quarter, 3 percent above the actual farrowings

during the same period in 2001, and 2 percent above 2000. Intended

farrowings for March-May 2002, at 2.90 million sows, are 1 percent above the

same period in 2001, and up 1 percent from 2000. The number of hog

operations with hogs totaled 81,130 during 2001, down 6 percent from last year

and 18 percent below 1999. Places with 2,000 or more hogs on hand

accounted for 9 percent of the operations and 75 percent of the inventory. 

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

controlled over 50 percent of the total inventory. The number of operations

with over 5,000 head of inventory at, 2,204, accounted for 52.5 percent of the

total inventory, up from 50.5 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, up from

30 percent last year.

** REVISIONS **

All inventory and pig crop estimates for March 2000 through September 2001

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 percent were made to the inventory level for June

1, 2001, and September 1, 2001. Adjustments of less than one half percent

were made to the September-November 2000, December 2000-February 2001,

and June-August 2001 pig crops, and less than one and a half percent to the

March-May 2001 pig crop.

HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY: DECEMBER 1, 2000 AND 2001

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Head

All Hogs and Pigs 9 133 59,138 58,774

 Breeding 2 14 6,270 6,209

 Market 7 119 52,868 52,564

Market Hogs and

 by Weight Groups

 Under 60 Lbs 4 38 19,421 19,304

 60-119 Lbs 1 27 12,933 12,750

 120-179 Lbs 1 27 10,846 10,792

 180 Lbs and over 1 27 9,669 9,718

Farrowing Dec 1/ 2/

 Sows farrowing 25 32 2,798 2,748

 Pigs per litter 9.00 7.91 8.76 8.72

 Pig Crop 225 253 24,522 23,963

Farrowings March - May

 Sows farrowing 2,885 2,870

 Pigs per litter 8.86 8.89

 Pig Crop 25,565 25,509

Farrowings June - August

 Sows farrowing 2,889 2,838

 Pigs per litter 8.84 8.82

 Pig Crop 25,548 25,029

Farrowings Sept - Nov

 Sows farrowing 2,838 2,846

 Pigs per litter 8.85 8.78

 Pig crop 25,112 24,972

Number

Operations with Hogs

 and Pigs 230 200 86,360 81,130

Dollars

Value per Head 83 84 77 77

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 747 11,172 4,542,493 4,549,370

1/ December 1, preceding year.

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

UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN 16 PERCENT

Honey production in 2001 from producers with five or more colonies totaled

186 million pounds, down 16 percent from 2000. Honey production in 2001

was the lowest since 1989, when 181 million pounds was produced with a yield

per colony of only 51.2 pounds. There were 2.51 million colonies producing

honey in 2001, down 4 percent from 2000. Yield per colony averaged

74.0 pounds, down 10.1 pounds from the 84.1 pounds in 2000. 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 64.8 million pounds on

December 15, 2001, down 24 percent from a year earlier. Stocks held by

producers exclude stocks held under the commodity loan program.

HONEY PRICES UP 12 PERCENT

Prices for the 2001 crop averaged 66.9 cents per pound, up 12 percent from

59.7 cents in 2000. 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 2001 were higher than

the previous year for all marketing channels and all color classes except ‘All

Other Honey, Area Specialties’ .

HONEY PRODUCTION: 2000 AND 2001

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

Number of Honey Producing Colonies

(000 Colonies) 40 43 2,620 2,513

Yield per Colony

(Lbs) 59 59 84.1 74.0

Production 

(000 Lbs) 2,360 2,537 220,339 185,926

Stocks Dec 15

(000 Lbs) 1,322 1,142 85,328 64,750

Average price per

Lb (Cents) 73 78 59.7 66.9

Value of Production

(000 Dollars) 1,723 1,979 132,742 127,060
TOTAL SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

DOWN 4 PERCENT

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United

States on January 1, 2002, totaled 6.69 million

head, down 4 percent from 2001 and 5 percent

below two years ago. The inventory has trended

down since peaking at 56.2 million head in 1942.

Breeding sheep inventory declined to 4.91

million head on January 1, 2002, down 1 percent

from 4.97 million head on January 1, 2001. Ewes

one year old and older, at 3.98 million head, were

3 percent below last year. 

Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2002,

totaled 1.77 million head, down 11 percent from

January 1, 2001. Market lambs comprised 96

percent of the total. Twenty-five percent were

lambs under 65 pounds, 17 percent were 65 - 84

pounds, 23 percent 85 - 105 pounds, 31 percent

were over 105 pounds, and 4 percent were market

sheep.

The 2001 lamb crop of 4.50 million head was

down 3 percent from 2000 and established a new

record low. The 2001 lambing rate was 110 per

100 ewes one year old and older on January 1,

2001, compared with 109 in 2000. 

The number of operations with sheep during

2001 totaled 65,120, down 1 percent from 2000

and 3 percent from 1999.

ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2001 AND 2002

Class ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Head

All Sheep and Lambs 132.0 134.0 6,965.0 6,685.0

Breeding Sheep and Lambs 65.0 66.0 4,967.0 4,913.0

 Ewes 55.0 57.0 4,091.0 3,980.0

 Rams 3.0 3.0 201.0 199.5

 Replacement Lambs 7.0 6.0 675.0 733.5

Market Sheep and Lambs 67.0 68.0 1,998.0 1,772.0

 Sheep 2.0 2.0 76.5 71.6

 Lambs 65.0 66.0 1,921.5 1,700.4

 under 65 Lbs 12.0 13.0 470.6 435.9

 65 to 84 Lbs 16.0 18.0 359.4 299.9

 85 to 105 Lbs 20.0 20.0 487.3 415.6

 over 105 Lbs 17.0 15.0 604.2 549.0

Dollars

Value per Head 98 96 100 92

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 12,936 12,864 694,495 618,123

2000 2001 2000 2001

Number

Operations with Sheep and Lambs 300 270 66,100 65,120

1,000 Head

Lamb Crop 40.0 40.0 4,622.0 4,495.0

ANGORA GOATS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2001 AND 2002

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Head

Angora Goats 34 32 359 302

Dollars

Value per Head 60.00 55.00 54.20 51.70

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 2,040 1,760 19,440 15,610

EGG PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT

Egg Production up 1 Percent: Egg production

during the year ending November 30, 2001 totaled

a record high 85.6 billion eggs, up 1 percent from

the previous year’s total of 84.4 billion eggs. Table

egg production, at 72.7 billion eggs, increased 2

percent from 2000. Hatching egg production, at

12.9 billion eggs, decreased slightly. Average

Number of Layers Up 2 Percent: Layer numbers

during 2001 averaged 335 million, up 2 percent

from the year earlier. The annual average

production per layer on hand in 2001 was 256

eggs, down slightly from the 2000 average of 257.

December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total

number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2001

(excluding commercial broilers) was 441 million

birds, up 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, 2001, totaled 381

million, up 3 percent from December 1, 2000. Of

the 381 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, 2001 was $1.07 billion, up 1 percent

from December 1, 2000. The average value

decreased from $2.44 per bird on

December 1, 2000, to $2.42 per bird on

December 1, 2001.

CHICKEN AND EGG PRODUCTION: DECEMBER 1, 2000 AND 2001

Item

Other States 1/ UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Birds

All Chickens 2,891 2,835 435,056 441,089

Total Layers 2,589 2,507 332,410 338,233

 Layers 1 year old and older 1,410 1,335 153,222 153,237

 Layers 20 weeks old but less than 1 year 1,179 1,172 179,188 184,996

Total Pullets 298 323 94,558 94,730

 Pullets 13 weeks old & older but less

 than 20 weeks 123 127 38,395 42,807

 Pullet Chicks and pullets under 13

 weeks of age 175 196 56,163 51,923

Other Chickens 4 5 8,088 8,126

Dollars

Value per Head 1.82 1.86 2.44 2.42

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 5,270 5,280 1,060,964 1,068,838

1,000 Birds

Annual Average Number of All Layers 2,433 2,602 327,985 334,897

Number

Average Eggs per Layer 275 276 257 256

Million Eggs

Total Egg Production 668 719 84,386 85,616

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

 Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
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FARMS, RANCHES AND LAND IN FARMS DECLINED IN 2001

The number of farms and ranches in the United States in 2001 is estimated at 2.16 million, down 0.7 percent from 2000. The decline in farms and ranches

occurred primarily in agricultural operations with sales in the $10,000-$99,999 economic class. This is the second largest decline in farms and ranches since

the 1.4% drop in 1991. Total land in farms, at 941.2 million acres, declined 0.2 percent or 1.9 million acres from last year. The average size of farm

increased 2 acres from 434 acres in 2000 to 436 acres in 2001.

The U.S. number of agricultural operations in the economic sales class $1,000-$9,999 declined 0.6 percent to 1,166,590 in 2001. Farms and ranches with

sales in the $10,000-$99,999 economic class decreased 1.2% from 2000 to 642,010 operations. The number of farms and ranches with sales over

$100,000 remained unchanged at 349,180. Adverse weather, lower commodity prices, and competition for land continued to contributed to the overall

reduction and consolidation of farms and ranches during 2001. 

The North Central Region’s loss of farms was the largest with a decline of 9,500 operations, 1.2% less than was estimated in 2000. The West Region lost

2,600 farms and ranches, 0.9% fewer than the previous year. The number of farms and ranches declined 1,600 or 0.2% in the South Region and 800 or

0.6% in the Northeast Region. 

The number of farms and ranches during 2001 declined in 23 States, remained unchanged in 22 States, and increased in five States. States losing 2,000

farms during the year were Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio. Iowa farms declined by 1,500 while Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,

North Carolina, and Washington lost 1,000 farms and ranches. Of the five states showing increases in the number of farms and ranches, Oklahoma,

Tennessee, and Texas gained 1,000 operations during the year. 

Texas, which leads the Nation in acres in farms and ranches with 130 million acres, remained unchanged from 2000. Colorado’s agricultural acreage

dropped by 300,000 acres and Montana’s land in farms and ranches declined 200,000 acres during the year. States losing 100,000 acres were: Alabama,

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, and Ohio. Only Tennessee

increased in farm and ranch acreage, gaining 100,000 acres. Overall, farm and ranch acreage declined in 20 states, remained unchanged in 29 states,

and increased in one state.

NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE FARM: BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 1999-2001

Western

States

Farms Numbers Land in Farms Average Size Farm

1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001

Number 1,000 Acres Acres

AK 570 580 580 910 920 920 1,596 1,586 1,586

AZ 7,700 7,500 7,300 27,500 26,700 26,600 3,571 3,560 3,644

CA 89,000 87,500 88,000 27,800 27,800 27,700 312 318 315

CO 29,000 29,500 30,000 31,800 31,600 31,300 1,097 1,071 1,043

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

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

MT 28,000 27,600 26,600 57,000 56,700 56,500 2,036 2,054 2,124

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

NM 15,500 15,200 15,000 44,700 44,000 44,000 2,884 2,895 2,933

OR 40,500 40,000 40,000 17,200 17,200 17,200 425 430 430

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

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

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

Total West 307,970 305,580 302,980 288,950 286,960 286,260 938 939 945

US 2,192,070 2,172,280 2,157,780 947,440 943,090 941,210 432 434 436