JANUARY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY

DOWN 1 PERCENT

All cattle and calves in the United States as of

January 1, 2001, totaled 97.3 million head, 1

percent below the 98.2 million on January 1, 2000

and 2 percent below the 99.1 million two years

ago. All cows and heifers that have calved, at

42.6 million, were slightly below the 42.8 million

on January 1, 2000 and 1 percent below the 42.9

million two years ago. Beef cows, at 33.4 million,

were down 1 percent from both January 1, 2000

and January 1, 1999. Milk cows, at 9.20 million,

were up slightly from January 1, 2000 and 1

percent above two years ago. Other class

estimates on January 1, 2001 and the change

from January 1, 2000, are as follows: All heifers

500 pounds and over, 19.8 million, up 1 percent.

Beef replacement heifers, 5.59 million, up 2

percent. Milk replacement heifers, 4.05 million,

up 1 percent. Other heifers, 10.1 million, down

slightly. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over,

16.4 million, down 1 percent. Bulls weighing 500

pounds and over, 2.27 million, down 1 percent.

Calves under 500 pounds, 16.2 million, down 4

percent. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter

in all feedlots, 14.2 million, up 1 percent. The

combined total of calves under 500 pounds, and

other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside

of feedlots, 28.6 million, down 4 percent.

CALF CROP DOWN SLIGHTLY

The 2000 calf crop was estimated at 38.6 million

head, down slightly from both 1999 and 1998.

Calves born during the first half of the year are

estimated at 28.4 million, down slightly from both

1999 and 1998. 

CATTLE OPERATIONS DOWN 2 PERCENT

The number of operations with cattle totaled 1.08

million during 2000, down 2 percent from 1999

and 4 percent below 1998. Beef cow operations

in 2000 were down 2 percent from 1999 and 3

percent below 1998. Milk cow operations were 5

percent below last year and 10 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, 2000 and July 1, 2000 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, 2000 inventory, the 1999 calf crop, and the

July 1, 2000 inventory. A small adjustment of

less than 1 percent was made to the preliminary

2000 calf crop set in July.

 CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2000 AND 2001

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Head

All Cattle and Calves 840.0 850.0 98,198.0 97,308.5

 Cows that have calved 335.0 335.0 42,758.8 42,603.1

 Beef Cows that have calved 200.0 195.0 33,569.0 33,400.2

 Milk Cows that have calved 135.0 140.0 9,189.8 9,202.9

Heifers 500 pounds and over 88.0 19,528.3

 Beef Cow replacement 39.0 36.0 5,502.8 5,588.1

 Milk Cow replacement 26.0 31.0 3,999.7 4,046.8

 Other 23.0 15.0 10,146.8 10,140.0

Steers 500 pounds and over 210.0 230.0 16,682.2 16,438.1

Bulls 500 pounds and over 22.0 23.0 2,292.7 2,271.8

Calves under 500 pounds 185.0 180.0 16,815.0 16,220.6

Cattle and Calves on feed 1/ 272.0 301.0 14,003.0 14,199.4

Dollars

Value per Head 690 740 683 725

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 579,600 629,000 67,099,440 70,552,530

1999 2000 1999 2000

Operations Number

Cattle 3,200 3,100 1,096,550 1,075,860

Beef Cows 2,200 2,200 844,170 830,880

Milk Cows 250 250 111,000 105,250

1,000 Head

Calf Crop 280 275 38,796 38,621

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 46.3 billion pounds in 2000, slightly higher than the previous record

high set in 1999. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton.

Red meat production in commercial plants totaled 46.2 billion pounds. Beef

production, at 26.9 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from the previous record

high set last year. Veal production totaled 225 million pounds, down 3 percent

from the previous record low set last year. Pork production, at 19.0 billion

pounds, was down almost 2 percent from the previous record high set last

year. Lamb and mutton production totaled 236 million pounds, falling 4 percent

below the previous record low set a year ago.

There were 910 slaughtering plants under federal inspection on January 1,

2001, compared with 908 last year. Of these, 738 slaughtered at least one

head of cattle during 2000 with 16 slaughtering over 59 percent of the total

cattle killed. There were 721 plants that slaughtered hogs, with 12 accounting

for 52 percent of the total. Likewise, 8 of the 314 plants that slaughtered

calves accounted for over 59 percent of the total and 5 of the 541 plants that

slaughtered sheep or lambs in 2000 comprised over 70 percent of the total

head.

COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: 1999 AND 2000 1/

Class December

1999

December

2000

January-December 2/

1999 2000

1,000 Lbs

ARIZONA

Total Red Meat 30,200 32,000 359,000 390,300

Million Lbs

UNITED STATES

Beef 2,113 3,326 26,385 26,776

Veal 20 29 224 215

Pork 1,705 2,137 19,278 18,929

Lamb and Mutton 24 41 243 232

Total Red Meat 3,862 3,615 46,130 46,151

1/ Excludes slaughter on farms.

2/ Based on packers’ dressed weights.

U.S. HOG INVENTORY UP 1 PERCENT

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2000, was 59.8 million

head. This was 1 percent above December 1999, but slightly below

September 1, 2000. Breeding inventory, at 6.28 million head, was up 1 percent

from December 1, 1999, and up slightly from September 1, 2000. Market hog

inventory, at 53.6 million head, was 1 percent above last year, but slightly

below last quarter. The September-November 2000 U.S. pig crop, at 25.5

million head, was 2 percent more than 1999, but 1 percent less than 1998.

Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.88 million head, 1 percent above

last year. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 46 percent of the

breeding herd. The average pigs per litter was 8.88 pigs saved per litter for the

September-November period, compared to 8.78 pigs last year. Pigs saved

per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.60 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 2.91 million sows farrow during the

December 2000-February 2001 quarter, 4 percent above the actual farrowings

during the same period in 2000, and 1 percent above 1999. Intended

farrowings for March-May 2001, at 2.92 million sows, are 1 percent above the

same period in 2000 but down 2 percent from 1999. The number of hog

operations with hogs totaled 85,760 during 2000, down 13 percent from last

year and 25 percent below 1998. Places with 2,000 or more hogs on hand

accounted for 8 percent of the operations and 72 percent of the inventory. 

This is the fifth 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, 2,095, accounted for 50.5 percent of the

total inventory, up from 46.5 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 30 percent of the total U.S. hog inventory, down

from 32 percent last year.

** REVISIONS **

All inventory and pig crop estimates for March 1999 through September 2000

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 December 1, 1999; March 1, 2000; June 1, 2000; and

September 1, 2000. Small adjustments of less than one half percent were

also made to the March-May 1999, June-August 1999, SeptemberNovember 1999, and June-August 2000 pig crops, and less than one

percent to the March-May 2000 pig crop.

HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY: DECEMBER 1, 1999 AND 2000

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

1999 2000 1999 2000

1,000 Head

All Hogs and Pigs 140 9 59,342 59,848

 Breeding 19 2 6,234 6,275

 Market 121 7 53,109 53,573

Market Hogs and

 by Weight Groups

 Under 60 Lbs 47 4 19,241 19,566

 60-119 Lbs 25 1 13,107 13,333

 120-179 Lbs 24 1 11,073 11,051

 180 Lbs and over 25 1 9,687 9,624

Farrowing Dec 1/ -

 Sows farrowing 30 25 2,891 2,798

 Pigs per litter 9.03 9.00 8.73 8.76

 Pig Crop 271 225 25,247 24,522

Farrowings March - May

 Sows farrowing 2,986 2,890

 Pigs per litter 8.80 8.86

 Pig Crop 26,272 25,610

Farrowings June - August

 Sows farrowing 2,920 2,899

 Pigs per litter 8.86 8.86

 Pig Crop 25,862 25,686

Farrowings Sept - Nov

 Sows farrowing 2,844 2,875

 Pigs per litter 8.78 8.88

 Pig crop 24,973 25,536

Number

Operations with Hogs

 and Pigs 230 230 98,610 85,760

Dollars

Value per Head 77 81 72 76

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 10,780 729 4,254,294 4,533,789

1/ December 1, preceding year.

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

UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION UP 8 PERCENT

Honey production in 2000 from producers with five or more colonies

totaled 221 million pounds, up 8 percent from 1999. There were

2.63 million colonies producing honey in 2000, down 2 percent from

1999. Yield per colony averaged 83.9 pounds, up 7.5 pounds from

the 76.4 pounds in 1999. 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 86.2 million pounds on

December 15, 2000, up 9 percent from a year earlier. 

Honey Prices Down 1 Percent

Prices for the 2000 crop averaged 59.4 cents per pound, down

1 percent from 60.1 cents in 1999. 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. Co-op and private prices were lower for

all color classes except ‘Other Honey’ in 2000. 

HONEY PRODUCTION: 1999 AND 2000

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

1999 2000 1999 2000

Number of Honey Producing Colonies

(000 Colonies) 52 40 2,688 2,634

Yield per Colony

(Lbs) 62 59 76.4 83.9

Production 

(000 Lbs) 3,224 2,360 205,250 221,005

Stocks Dec 15

(000 Lbs) 1,548 1,322 79,375 86,158

Average price per

Lb (Cents) 62 73 60.1 59.4

Value of Production

(000 Dollars) 1,999 1,723 126,075 132,205
TOTAL SHEEP AND LAMB INVENTORY

DOWN 2 PERCENT

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United

States on January 1, 2001, totaled 6.92 million

head, down 2 percent from 2000 and 4 percent

below two years ago. The inventory has trended

down since 1942 when it reached a peak of 56.2

million head.

Breeding sheep inventory declined to 4.93

million head on January 1, 2001, down 5 percent

from 5.16 million head on January 1, 2000. Ewes

one year old and older, at 4.06 million head, were

4 percent below last year. 

Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2001,

totaled 1.99 million head, up 6 percent from

January 1, 2000. Market lambs comprised 96

percent of the total. Twenty-four percent were

lambs under 65 pounds, 18 percent were 65 - 84

pounds, 24 percent 85 - 105 pounds, 30 percent

were over 105 pounds, and 4 percent were market

sheep.

The 2000 lamb crop of 4.62 million head was

down 2 percent from 1999 to a new record low.

The 2000 lambing rate was 109 per 100 ewes one

year old and older on January 1, 2000, compared

with 110 in 1999. 

The number of operations with sheep during

2000 totaled 66,000, down 1 percent from 1999

and 4 percent from 1998.

ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2000 AND 2001

Class ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Head

All Sheep and Lambs 155.0 132.0 7,032.0 6,915.0

Breeding Sheep and Lambs 66.0 65.0 5,164.0 4,927.0

 Ewes 58.0 55.0 4,229.0 4,061.0

 Rams 3.0 3.0 206.0 201.0

 Replacement Lambs 5.0 7.0 730.0 665.0

Market Sheep and Lambs 89.0 67.0 1,868.0 1,988.0

 Sheep 1.0 2.0 80.5 76.5

 Lambs 88.0 65.0 1,787.5 1,911.5

 under 65 Lbs 12.0 12.0 452.2 475.6

 65 to 84 Lbs 22.0 16.0 313.2 354.4

 85 to 105 Lbs 26.0 20.0 480.2 482.3

 over 105 Lbs 28.0 17.0 541.9 599.2

Dollars

Value per Head 96 98 95 100

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 14,880 12,936 668,750 690,495

1998 1999 1998 1999

Number

Operations with Sheep and Lambs 300 300 66,800 66,000

1,000 Head

Lamb Crop 45.0 40.0 4,733.0 4,622.0

ANGORA GOATS INVENTORY: JANUARY 1, 2000 AND 2001

Item ARIZONA UNITED STATES

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Head

Angora Goats 36 34 436 359

Dollars

Value per Head 43.00 60.00 39.60 54.20

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 1,548 2,040 17,268 19,440

EGG PRODUCTION UP 2 PERCENT

Egg production during the year ending

November 30, 2000 totaled a record high 84.4

billion eggs, up 2 percent from the previous year’s

total of 82.7 billion eggs. Table egg production, at

71.4 billion eggs, increased 2 percent from 1999.

Hatching egg production, at 13.0 billion eggs,

increased slightly. Average Number of Layers

Up 2 Percent: Layer numbers during 2000

averaged 328 million, up 2 percent from the year

earlier. The annual average production per layer

on hand in 2000 was 257 eggs, unchanged from

the 1999 average. December 1 Inventory

Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand

on December 1, 2000 (excluding commercial

broilers) was 435 million birds, down slightly 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, 2000,

totaled 371 million, up 1 percent from

December 1, 1999. Of the 371 million potential

layers, 90 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, 2000 was $1.06

billion, down 8 percent from December 1,1999.

The average value decreased from $2.65 per bird

on December 1, 1999, to $2.43 per bird on

December 1, 2000.

CHICKEN AND EGG PRODUCTION: DECEMBER 1, 1999 AND 2000

Item

Other States 1/ UNITED STATES

1999 2000 1999 2000

1,000 Birds

All Chickens 2,731 2,826 436,343 434,687

Total Layers 2,258 2,533 329,320 332,205

 Layers 1 year old and older 1,860 1,400 151,914 153,222

 Layers 20 weeks old but less than 1 year 398 1,133 177,406 178,983

Total Pullets 471 289 97,362 94,408

 Pullets 13 weeks old & older but less

 than 20 weeks 200 117 38,587 38,325

 Pullet Chicks and pullets under 13

 weeks of age 271 172 58,775 56,083

Other Chickens 2 4 9,661 8,074

Dollars

Value per Head 1.66 1.80 2.65 2.43

1,000 Dollars

Total Value 4,532 5,083 1,154,898 1,058,252

1,000 Birds

Annual Average Number of All Layers 2,382 2,277 322,354 327,908

Number

Average Eggs per Layer 275 265 257 257

Million Eggs

Total Egg Production 656 603 82,715 84,412

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

combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
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US FARM NUMBERS DECLINE IN 2000

The number of farms and ranches in the United States in 2000 is

estimated at 2.17 million, down 0.9 percent from 1999. The decline

in farms and ranches occurred primarily in agricultural operations

with less than $10,000 in sales. This is the largest decline in farms

and ranches since 1991 when just over 29,000 operations were lost.

Total land in farms, at 943.0 million acres, declined 0.5 percent or 4.4

million acres from last year. The average size of farm increased 2

acres from 432 acres in1999 to 434 acres in 2000.

The U.S. number of agricultural operations in the economic sales

class $1,000-$9,999 declined 1.7 percent to 1,173,650 in 2000.

Farms and ranches with sales in the $10,000-$99,999 economic

class increased slightly from 1999 to 649,350 operations while the

number of farms and ranches with sales over $100,000 rose 0.1% to

349,080. The impact of adverse weather, lower commodity prices,

and competition for land contributed to the overall reduction and

consolidation of farms and ranches during 2000. 

The North Central Region’s loss of farms was the largest with a

decline of 9,200 operations, 1.1% less than was estimated in 1999.

The South Region lost 7,000 farms and ranches, 0.8% fewer than the

previous year. The number of farms and ranches declined 2,690 or

0.9% in the West Region and 1,100 or 0.8% in the Northeast Region.

The number of farms and ranches during 2000 declined in 27 States,

remained unchanged in 19 States, and increased in 4 States. States

losing 1,000 or more farms during the year were Alabama, California,

Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Of the four States

showing increases in the number of farms and ranches, only

Oklahoma increased significantly, adding 1,000 operations. 

Texas, although losing 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land in 2000,

continues to lead the Nation with 130 million acres in farms and

ranches. Other States showing significant decreases in agricultural

acreage were Arizona (800,000 acres), New Mexico (700,000 acres),

Mississippi (300,000 acres), and Montana (300,000 acres). Overall,

farm and ranch acreage declined in 20 States, remained unchanged

in 29 States, and increased in 1 State.

NUMBER OF FARMS, LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE FARM: BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 1998-2000

Western

States

Farms Numbers Land in Farms Average Size Farm

1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000

Number 1,000 Acres Number

AK 560 570 580 910 910 920 1,625 1,596 1,586

AZ 7,800 7,700 7,500 28,100 27,500 26,700 3,603 3,571 3,560

CA 89,000 89,000 87,500 28,500 27,800 27,800 320 312 318

CO 29,500 29,000 29,000 32,200 31,800 31,600 1,092 1,097 1,090

HI 5,500 5,500 5,700 1,440 1,440 1,440 262 262 253

ID 24,500 24,500 24,500 12,000 11,900 11,900 490 486 486

MT 27,500 28,000 27,600 57,500 57,000 56,700 2,091 2,036 2,054

NV 3,000 3,000 3,000 6,900 6,800 6,800 2,300 2,267 2,267

NM 16,000 15,500 15,200 45,300 44,700 44,000 2,831 2,884 2,895

OR 39,500 40,500 40,000 17,200 17,200 17,200 435 425 430

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

WA 40,000 40,000 40,000 15,700 15,700 15,700 393 393 393

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

Total West 307,060 307,970 302,580 291,950 288,950 286,960 951 938 948

US 2,191,360 2,192,070 2,172,080 953,500 947,440 942,990 435 432 434