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January 1 Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent

All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2010, 

totaled 93.7 million head, 1 percent below the 94.5 million on 

January 1, 2009. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.5 

million, were down 1 percent from the 41.0 million on January 1, 

2009. Beef cows, at 31.4 million, were down 1 percent from 

January 1, 2009. Milk cows, at 9.1 million, were down 3 percent 

from January 1, 2009. Other class estimates on January 1, 2010, 

and the change from January 1, 2009, are as follows: All heifers 

500 pounds and over, 19.7 million, up slightly. Beef replacement 

heifers, 5.4 million, down 2 percent. Milk replacement heifers, 

4.5 million, up 2 percent. Other heifers, 9.7 million, up 1 percent.

Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.4 million, down 2 

percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.2 million, up 

slightly. Calves under 500 pounds, 14.9 million, up slightly. 

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.6 

million, down 2 percent. The combined total of calves under 500 

pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of 

feedlots was 27.5 million, down slightly.

Calf Crop Down 1 Percent

The 2009 calf crop was estimated at 35.8 million head, down 1

percent from 2008. Calves born during the first half of the year 

are estimated at 27.5 million, down slightly.

U.S. Cattle Operations Down 1 Percent

The number of operations with cattle totaled 950,000 for 2009, 

down 1 percent from 2008. Beef cow operations in 2009, at 

753,000, were also down 1 percent from last year. The number 

of milk cow operations for 2009 totaled 65,000, down 3 percent 

from 2008. 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 1-49 size group for beef cows.

**Revisions**

All inventory and calf crop estimates for July 1, 2008, January 1, 

2009, and July 1, 2009 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 previously released inventory estimates by class and calf 

crop. State level estimates were reviewed and changes were 

made to reallocate inventory and calf crop estimates to the U.S. 

total.

Cattle and Calves Inventory: January 1, 2009 – 2010

Class Arizona United States

2009 2010 2009 2010

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

All Cattle and Calves 1,020 930 94,521 93,701

 Cows that have calved 390 375 41,045 40,456

 Beef Cows that have calved 200 208 31,712 31,376

 Milk Cows that have calved 190 167 9,333 9,081

Heifers 500 pounds and over

 Beef Cow replacement 35 30 5,531 5,436

 Milk Cow replacement 50 55 4,410 4,516

 Other 20 15 9,635 9,714

Steers 500 pounds and over 370 300 16,769 16,440

Bulls 500 pounds and over 20 20 2,184 2,190

Calves under 500 pounds 135 135 14,948 14,949

Cattle on feed 358 287 13,856 13,642

Dollars Dollars

Value per Head 970 810 872 829

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Total Value 989,400 753,300 82,435,620 77,677,310

2008 2009 2008 1/ 2009

Operations Number Number

Cattle and Calves 1/ 1/ 955,500 950,000

Beef Cows 1/ 1/ 757,000 753,000

Milk Cows 1/ 1/ 67,000 65,000

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

Calf Crop 300 295 36,153 35,819

1/ Estimates discontinned.

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Director

Steve Manheimer

Deputy Director

Dave DeWalt

Agricultural Statisticians:

Maria Bautista

Clare Jervis

Dianne Matta

Sean De Roon

ARIZONA ANNUAL LIVESTOCK

2010 --- Released March 8, 2010
Annual Livestock Summary

The Annual Livestock Summary data for 2009 will not be available until 

April 29, 2010.

U.S. Hog Inventory Down 2 Percent

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2009 was 65.8 million 

head. This was down 2 percent from December 1, 2008 and down 2 percent 

from September 1, 2009. 

 

Breeding inventory, at 5.85 million head, was down 3 percent from last year 

and down slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.0 

million head, was down 2 percent from last year and down 2 percent from 

last quarter. 

 

The September-November 2009 pig crop, at 28.8 million head, was up 

slightly from 2008 but down 2 percent from 2007. Sows farrowing during 

this period totaled 2.97 million head, down 2 percent from 2008 and down 6 

percent from 2007. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 51 

percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.70 for 

the September-November 2009 period, compared to 9.50 last year. The 

litter rate equaled the record for pigs saved per litter set during the JuneAugust 2009 period. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 

7.40 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.80 for operations with more 

than 5,000 hogs and pigs.

 

U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.95 million sows farrow during the 

December 2009-February 2010 quarter, down 2 percent from the actual 

farrowings during the same period in 2009 and down 4 percent from 2008. 

Intended farrowings for March-May 2010, at 2.94 million sows, are down 

3 percent from 2009 and down 4 percent from 2008. 

 

The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 

5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 44 percent of the total 

U.S. hog inventory, up from 43 percent last year.

** Revisions **

All inventory and pig crop estimates for March 2008 through September 

2009 were reviewed using slaughter, death loss and current import and 

export data. Based on this review, adjustments of less than one half of one 

percent were made to the December-February 2009 pig crop and September 

2009 total inventory. An adjustment of less than one percent was made to 

the June 2009 total inventory while an adjustment of less than two percent 

was made to the March-May 2009 pig crop.

Special Note

The market hogs and pigs weight groups have changed. The market weight 

group under 60 pounds has been changed to under 50 pounds. The market 

weight group 60-119 pounds has been changed to 50-119 pounds. The 120-

179 pounds and 180 pounds and over weight groups remain the same. The 

changes align NASS market hogs and pigs weight groups more closely with 

international trade data and allow for a more uniform analysis of the North 

American hog inventory. 

 

Estimates have been made for these new weight groups dating back to 

March of 2008 at the U.S. and State level using slaughter data and current 

import and export data. 

 

The quarterly estimating States will now include Utah but will exclude 

Arkansas and Wisconsin. This change was due to increased production in 

Utah and decreased production in Arkansas and Wisconsin. Data from 

March 2008 forward will reflect this change to provide the user with 

comparable data for 2008 and 2009. 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory: December 1, 2008 – 2009

Item Arizona United States

2008 2009 2008 2009

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

All Hogs and Pigs 165 167 67,148 65,807

 Breeding 17 20 6,062 5,850

 Market 148 147 61,087 59,957

Market Hogs and Pigs

by Weight Groups

 Under 50 Lbs 50 54 19,428 19,085

50-119 Lbs 37 31 17,396 17,062

 120-179 Lbs 31 31 12,731 12,529

 180 Lbs and over 30 31 11,533 11,282

Annual Farrowings 1/

 Sows farrowing 32 32 12,225 11,969

 Pigs per litter 9.78 9.66 9.41 9.62

 Pig Crop 313 309 115,030 115,174

Number Number

Operations with Hogs

and Pigs 2/ 2/ 73,150 71,450

Dollars Dollars

Value per Head 93 87 89 83

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Total Value 15,345 14,529 5,957,633 5,464,212

1/ December 1, preceding year through November.

2/ Estimates discontinued. 

United States Honey Production Down 12 Percent

Honey production in 2009 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 144 

million pounds, down 12 percent from 2008. There were 2.46 million colonies 

producing honey in 2009, up 5 percent from 2008. Yield per colony averaged 

58.5 pounds, down 16 percent from the 69.9 pounds in 2008, and is the lowest 

yield since 1989. Colonies which produced honey in more than one State were 

counted in each State where the honey was produced. Therefore, yields per 

colony may be understated, but total production would not be impacted. 

Colonies were not included if honey was not harvested. Producer honey stocks 

were 37.2 million pounds on December 15, 2009, down 27 percent from a year 

earlier. Stocks held by producers exclude those held under the commodity loan 

program.

Honey Prices Record High

Honey prices increased to a record high during 2009 to 144.5 cents, up 2 percent 

from 142.1 cents in 2008. U.S. and State level prices reflect the portions of 

honey sold through retail, cooperatives, and private channels. Prices for each 

color class are derived by weighting the quantities sold for each marketing 

channel. Prices for the 2008 crop reflect honey sold in 2008 and 2009. Some 

2008 crop honey was sold in 2009, which caused some revisions to the 2008 

crop prices.

Honey Production: 2008 – 2009

Item

Arizona United States

2008 2009 2008 2009

Number of Honey

Producing Colonies 1/

(1,000 Colonies) 25 20 2,342 2,462

Yield per Colony

(Pounds) 64 52 69.9 58.5

Production

(1,000 Pounds) 1,600 1,040 163,789 144,108

Stocks Dec. 15 2/

(1,000 Pounds) 336 562 51,159 37,153

Average Price per Pound

(Cents) 126 153 142.1 144.5

Value of Production

(1,000 Dollars) 2,016 1,591 232,744 208,236

1/ For producers with 5 or more colonies.

2/ Stocks held by producers.
Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 2 Percent

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 

1, 2010, totaled 5.63 million head, down 2 percent from 2009. 

 

Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.19 million head on 

January 1, 2010, down 1 percent from 4.25 million head on 

January 1, 2009. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.34 million 

head, were 2 percent below last year. 

 

Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2010, totaled 1.44 

million head, down 4 percent from January 1, 2009. Market 

lambs comprised 94 percent of the total marketings. Twentyfive percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 -

84 pounds, 19 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 38 percent 

were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 

6 percent of total marketings. 

 

The 2009 lamb crop of 3.69 million head, was down 1 percent 

from 2008. The 2009 lambing rate was 108 lambs per 100 

ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2009, up 3 percent 

from 2008. 

 

Shorn wool production in the United States during 2009 was 

30.9 million pounds, down 6 percent from 2008. Sheep and 

lambs shorn totaled 4.20 million head, down 5 percent from 

2008. The average price paid for wool sold in 2009 was $0.79 

per pound for a total value of 24.4 million dollars, down 25 

percent from 32.5 million dollars in 2008.

The number of operations with sheep totaled 82,000 for 2009, 

down 1 percent from 2008. Of all sheep operations that include 

breeding sheep, 93.7 percent were comprised of 1-99 head, 5.2 

percent had 100-499 head, and the remaining 1.1 percent were 

operations with 500 head or more. Operations with 1-99 head 

account for 36.2 percent of the inventory, 100-499 head 

account for 20.8 percent of the inventory, and 500+ head 

account for 43.0 percent of the inventory.

Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 1 Percent

All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2010, 

totaled 3.04 million head, down 1 percent from 2009. 

Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.53 million head, down 1 

percent from 2009. Does one year old and older, at 1.87 

million head, were 1 percent below last year's number. Market 

goats and kids totaled 518,000 head, down 2 percent from a 

year ago. Kid crop for 2009 totaled 1.94 million head for all 

goats, down 1 percent from 2008. Meat and all other goats 

totaled 2.54 million head on January 1, 2010, down slightly 

from 2009. Milk goat inventory increased to 355,000 head, 6 

percent above January 1, 2009, while Angora goats were down 

19 percent, totaling 150,000 head. Mohair production in the 

United States during 2009 was 1.01 million pounds. Goats and 

kids clipped totaled 160,500 head. Average weight per clip 

was 6.3 pounds. Mohair price was $2.66 per pound with a 

value of 2.69 million dollars.

U.S. Chicken and Egg Production Highlights

U.S. Average Number of Layers Down 1 Percent: Layer

numbers during 2009 averaged 337 million, down 1 percent 

from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer 

on hand in 2009 was 268 eggs, up 1 percent from 2008.

 

U.S. Egg Production Up Slightly: Egg production during the 

year ending November 30, 2009 totaled 90.4 billion eggs, up 

slightly from 2008. Table egg production, at 77.7 billion eggs, 

was up 1 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg 

production, at 12.7 billion eggs, was down 5 percent from 

2008.

 

U.S. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of 

chickens on hand on December 1, 2009 (excluding commercial 

broilers) was 450 million birds, up 1 percent from last year.

 

U.S. Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 

1, 2009 was $1.50 billion, down 1 percent from December 1, 

2008. The average value decreased from $3.39 per bird on 

December 1, 2008, to $3.34 per bird on December 1, 2009.

All Sheep and Lambs Inventory: January 1, 2009 - 2010

Class Arizona United States

2009 2010 2009 2010

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

All Sheep and Lambs 150.0 160.0 5,747.0 5,630.0

Breeding Sheep and Lambs 90.0 95.0 4,247.0 4,190.0

 Ewes 75.0 75.0 3,405.0 3,340.0

 Rams 6.0 6.0 195.5 195.0

 Replacement Lambs 9.0 14.0 646.5 655.0

Market Sheep and Lambs 60.0 65.0 1,500.0 1,440.0

 Sheep 5.0 5.0 81.0 85.0

 Lambs 55.0 60.0 1,419.0 1,355.0

 under 65 Pounds 15.0 18.0 349.9 360.0

 65 to 84 Pounds 6.0 7.0 170.4 172.0

 85 to 105 Pounds 13.0 15.0 314.0 275.0

 over 105 Pounds 21.0 20.0 584.7 548.0

Dollars Dollars

Value per Head 153 147 133 135

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Total Value 22,950 23,520 765,194 762,295

2008 2009 2008 2009

Number Number

Operations with Sheep and

 Lambs 2/ 2/ 82,500 82,000

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

Lamb Crop 47.0 50.0 3,710.0 3,690.0

1/ Revised.

2/ Estimates discontined.

Goat Inventory: January 1, 2009 - 2010

Item Arizona United States

2009 2010 2009 2010

Head Head

Angora 24,000 16.000 185,000 150.000

Milk 2,000 2,000 335,000 355,000

Meat & Other 14,000 25,000 2,549,000 2,538,000

Dollars Dollars

Value per Head (Angora) 85.00 70.00 83.80 73.00

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Total Value 2,040 1,120 13,318 9,120

Wool: Production, Price, and Value, Arizona and United States, 2008 - 2009

Item Arizona United States

2008 2009 2008 2009

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

Sheep Shorn 120.0 125.0 4,434.0 4,197.0

Pounds Pounds

Weight per Fleece 6.3 6.0 7.4 7.4

1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Production 750 750 32,963 30,862

Dollars Dollars

Price Per Pound 0.30 0.25 0.99 0.79

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Value 1/ 225 188 32,486 24,387

1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of States 

value.

Mohair: Production, Price, and Value, Arizona and United States, 2008 - 2009

Item Arizona United States

2008 2009 2008 2009

1,000 Head 1,000 Head

Goats Clipped 21,000 14,000 193,500 160,500

Pounds Pounds

Average Clip per Goat 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3

1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Production 110 80 1,184 1,012

Dollars Dollars

Price per Pound 1.00 0.55 3.31 2.66

1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

Value 1/ 110 44 3,914 2,692

1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of States 

value.
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2009 Number of Farms and Land in Farms Highlights

The number of farms in the United States in 2009 is estimated at 2.2 

million, virtually unchanged from 2008. Total land in farms, at 919.8 

million acres, decreased 110 thousand acres from 2008. The average 

farm size is 418 acres, unchanged from the previous year. 

 

Farm numbers and land in farms are broken down into five economic 

sales classes. Farms and ranches are classified into these "sales classes" 

by summing their sales of agricultural products and government program 

payments. Sales class breaks occur at $10,000, $100,000, $250,000, and 

$500,000.

 

Farm numbers declined slightly in the $10,000-$99,999 and $500,000 

and over sales classes. Lower commodity prices and smaller value of 

sales contributed to changes in the number of farms within these sales 

classes. Farm numbers increased 0.5 percent, to 1.23 million farms, in 

the $1,000 - $9,999 sales class. Meanwhile, the number of farms in the 

$500,000 and over sales class decreased by 1.0 percent to 124,720 farms. 

 

Land in farms decreased in the smallest and largest sales classes. In the 

$1,000-$9,999 sales class, land in farms dropped 1.1 percent, to 105.5 

million acres. Land operated by farms in the $500,000 & over in sales 

class decreased 1.0 percent, to 290.0 million acres. Land operated by 

farms with $250,000-$499,999 in sales increased by 4.1 percent. 

 

The average farm size was unchanged in 2009. However, average farm 

sizes declined in some of the sales classes partially due to smaller farms 

moving up to higher sales classes.

Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: By Western State and United States, 2007-2009

Western 

States

Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Farm Size

2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009

Number 1,000 Acres Acres

AK 680 680 680 890 890 880 1,309 1,309 1,294

AZ 15,600 15,600 15,500 26,100 26,100 26,100 1,673 1,673 1,684

CA 81,000 81,500 81,500 25,400 25,400 25,400 314 312 312

CO 36,900 36,500 36,200 31,400 31,300 31,300 851 858 865

HI 7,500 7,500 7,500 1,120 1,110 1,120 149 148 149

ID 25,400 25,200 25,500 11,500 11,400 11,400 453 452 447

MT 29,500 29,500 29,800 60,900 60,800 60,800 2,064 2,061 2,040

NV 3,100 3,100 3,080 5,900 5,900 5,900 1,903 1,903 1,916

NM 21,000 20,600 20,500 43,200 43,000 43,000 2,057 2,087 2,098

OR 38,600 38,600 38,600 16,400 16,400 16,400 425 425 425

UT 16,700 16,500 16,600 11,100 11,100 11,100 665 673 669

WA 39,300 39,500 39,500 14,900 14,800 14,800 379 375 375

WY 11,000 11,000 11,000 30,200 30,100 30,200 2,745 2,736 2,745

Total West 326,280 325,780 325,960 279,010 278,300 278,400 855 854 854

US 2,204,950 2,200,100 2,200,010 921,460 919,910 919,800 418 418 418

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