Arizona livestock

              CATTLE ON FEED
On January 1, 2004, Arizona had 293,000 head of cattle on feed for the slaughter market, up 1 percent from a year ago and up 9,000 head from last
month. Placements totaled 32,000 head, up 7,000 head from December 2002. During December, 22,000 head were marketed, a decrease of 19
percent from last December.
On January 1, 2004, California had 510,000 head of cattle on feed for the slaughter market, up 4 percent from last January and up 10,000 head from
last month. Placements totaled 70,000 head, up 27 percent from December 2002. During December, 55,000 head were marketed, the same amount
as last December.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 million head on January
1, 2004. The inventory was 6 percent above January 1, 2003, but 3 percent below January 1, 2002. The inventory included 6.84 million steers and
steer calves, up 5 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 61 percent of the total inventory. Heifers and heifer calves accounted
for 4.33 million head, up 9 percent from January 1, 2003.
Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.75 million, 10 percent above 2002 and 11 percent above 2001. Net placements were 1.66 million.
During December, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 503,000, 600-699 pounds were 529,000, 700-799 pounds
were 448,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 268,000.
Marketings of fed cattle during December totaled 1.74 million, 3 percent below 2002 and 4 percent below 2001. Other disappearance totaled 90,000
during December, 9 percent below 2002 and 3 percent below 2001.
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CATTLE ON FEED: NUMBER ON FEED, NUMBER PLACED ON FEED, NUMBER MARKETED, AND OTHER DISAPPEARANCE,
1,000+ CAPACITY FEEDLOTS, BY MONTH , STATE, AND UNITED STATES 2003-2004
STATE
Number on Feed 1/ Placements
During December
Marketings
During December
Other Disappearance
During December 2/
Jan 1,
2003
Dec 1,
2003
Jan 1, 2004
Number
as %
of
2003
as %
of
Dec
2002 2003
2003
as %
of
2002
2002 2003
2003
as %
of
2002
2002 2003
2003
as %
of
2002
1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent
AZ 289 284 293 101 103 25 32 128 27 22 81 4 1 25
CA 490 500 510 104 102 55 70 127 55 55 100 10 5 50
CO 1,020 1,060 1,040 102 98 145 180 124 185 190 103 10 10 100
ID 295 310 300 102 97 44 53 120 47 60 128 2 3 150
IA 355 370 370 104 100 65 50 77 59 48 81 1 2 200
KS 2,200 2,480 2,430 110 98 390 410 105 470 435 93 20 25 125
NE 2,140 2,280 2,280 107 100 340 350 103 370 340 92 10 10 100
NM 119 121 115 97 95 12 14 117 15 17 113 1 3 300
OK 330 350 355 108 101 34 53 156 41 45 110 3 3 100
SD 205 200 200 98 100 38 31 82 27 30 111 1 1 100
TX 2,630 2,840 2,830 108 100 360 420 117 400 410 103 30 20 67
WA 185 205 195 105 95 32 30 94 40 38 95 2 2 100
Other
Sts 335 330 330 99 100 55 55 100 65 50 77 5 5 100
US 10,593 11,330 11,248 106 99 1,595 1,748 110 1,801 1,740 97 99 90 91
1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce
a carcass that will grade select or better.
2/ Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pasture, and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding.
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Steven Manheimer, State Statistician
Eddie Oaks, Deputy State Statistician
Maria Bautista, Agricultural Statistician
Clare Jervis, Agricultural Statistician
Dennis Koong, Agricultural Statistician
Tenopra Shepphard, Agricultural Statistician
RELEASE DATES FOR UPCOMING NATIONAL REPORTS
February 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk Production
February 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cattle on Feed
February 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farm Labor
February 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livestock Slaughter
February 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farms and Land in Farms
February 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honey
February 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agricultural Prices
ARIZONA LIVESTOCK
JANUARY 2004
Released February 2, 2004 by the Arizona Agricultural Statistics Service and University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, 3003 N Central Avenue, Suite 950, Phoenix,
Arizona 85012-2994, (602) 280-8850, Fax: (602) 280-8897, www.nass.usda.gov/az/ .
CATTLE AND CALVES
All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2004, totaled 94.9 million head, 1 percent below the 96.1 million on January 1, 2003.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.9 million, were down 1 percent from the 42.1 million on January 1, 2003. Beef cows, at 32.86 million, were
down slightly from January 1, 2003. Milk cows, at 8.99 million, were down 2 percent from January 1, 2003.
Other class estimates on January 1, 2004 and the change from January 1, 2003, are as follows: All heifers 500 pounds and over, 19.3 million, down
1 percent. Beef replacement heifers, 5.52 million, down 2 percent. Milk replacement heifers, 4.02 million, down 2 percent. Other heifers, 9.80 million,
down 1 percent. Steers weighing 500 pounds and over, 16.3 million, down 2 percent. Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over, 2.21 million, down 2 percent.
Calves under 500 pounds, 15.2 million, down 2 percent. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in all feedlots, 13.8 million, up 4 percent. The combined
total of calves under 500 pounds, and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds outside of feedlots, 27.5 million, down 4 percent.
The 2003 calf crop was estimated at 37.9 million head, down 1 percent from 2002. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 27.7
million, down 1 percent from 2002.
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2003-2004 1/
CLASS
ARIZONA UNITED STATES
2003 2004
2004
as % of
2003
2003 2004
2004
as % of
2003
1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent
Cattle and Calves 840 850 101 96,100 94,882 99
Cows and Heifers that have calved 325 330 102 42,125 41,851 99
Beef Cows 170 175 103 32,983 32,860 100
Milk Cows 155 155 100 9,142 8,991 98
Heifers 500 pounds and over 89 90 101 19,628 19,341 99
For Beef Cow replacement 34 33 97 5,624 5,517 98
For Milk Cow replacement 35 37 106 4,114 4,020 98
Other Heifers 20 20 100 9,891 9,804 99
Steers 500 pounds and over 255 255 100 16,554 16,280 98
Bulls 500 pounds and over 21 22 105 2,248 2,206 98
Calves under 500 pounds 150 153 102 15,545 15,204 98
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
CALF CROP AND LAMB CROP : ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES 2002 AND 2003
CLASS
ARIZONA UNITED STATES
2002 2003
2003
as % of
2002
2002 2003
2003
as % of
2002
1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent
Calf Crop 270.0 270.0 100 38,223.7 37,902.8 99
Lamb Crop 34.0 34.0 100 4,357.0 4,120.0 95
ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS: SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 2003-2004
CLASS
ARIZONA UNITED STATES
2003 2004
2004
as % of
2003
2003 2004
2004
as % of
2003
1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent
All Sheep and Lambs 115.0 114.0 99 6,300.0 6,090.0 97
Breeding Sheep and Lambs 57.0 57.0 100 4,658.0 4,480.0 96
Sheep one year & older 52.0 51.0 98 3,963.0 3,789.5 96
Ewes 49.0 48.0 98 3,770.0 3,601.0 96
Rams 3.0 3.0 100 193.0 188.5 98
Replacement Lambs 5.0 6.0 120 695.0 690.5 99
Market Sheep and Lambs 58.0 57.0 98 1,642.0 1,610.0 98
Sheep 2.0 2.0 100 66.8 67.3 101
Lambs 56.0 55.0 98 1,575.2 1,542.7 98
under 65 lbs 11.0 11.0 100 441.0 433.0 98
65 to 84 lbs 16.0 15.0 94 266.3 255.5 96
85 to 105 lbs 17.0 16.0 94 393.0 367.4 93
over 105 lbs 12.0 13.0 108 474.9 486.8 103
COMMERCIAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION: ARIZONA AND U.S. 1/
CLASS December
2002
November
2003
December
2003
December 2003 as % of 2/
December
2002
November
2003
1,000 Lbs Percent
ARIZONA 2/
Total Red Meat 36,300 28,900 31,300 86 108
UNITED STATES Million Lbs Percent
Beef 2,107 *1,778 1,973 94 111
Veal 18 15 19 106 125
Pork 1,715 1,715 1,866 109 109
Lamb and Mutton 19 16 18 97 111
Total Red Meat 3,858 *3,525 3,876 100 110
* Revised.
1/ Based on packers’ dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Breakdown by class not available, includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton.
COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER: ARIZONA, DECEMBER 2003 AND U.S., JANUARY-DECEMBER 2003 1/
SPECIES
ARIZONA UNITED STATES
December January-December
Number
Slaughtered
Total
Live Weight
Average
Live Weight 2/
Number
Slaughtered
Total
Dressed Weight 3/
Average
Live Weight 2/
1,000 Head 1,000 Lbs Lbs 1,000 Head Million Lbs Lbs
Cattle 40.1 54,951 1,369 35,453.7 26,215 1,231
Calves 4/ 1,001.7 192 317
Hogs 0.1 32 258 100,777.1 19,912 266
Sheep 0.1 5 78 2,974.2 199 134
1/ Includes slaughter under federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
2/ Average live weights based on unrounded data.
3/ Based on packers’ dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
4/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations but included in U.S. total.
MILK COWS AND PRODUCTION: BY STATE, DECEMBER 2002-2003
State
Milk Cows 1/ Milk Per Cow 2/ Milk Production 2/
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Change
from 2002
1,000 Head Lbs Million Lbs Percent
AZ
CA
FL
ID
IL
IN
IA
KY
MI
MN
MO
NM
NY
OH
PA
TX
VT
VA
WA
WI
20-State
Total
150
1,676
147
390
115
146
208
120
301
480
134
308
680
260
590
311
153
119
247
1,266
7,801
155
1,698
140
412
108
143
196
112
299
465
124
324
657
258
560
317
146
106
241
1,247
7,708
1,920
1,750
1,325
1,780
1,505
1,515
1,550
1,075
1,675
1,485
1,210
1,710
1,490
1,405
1,515
1,465
1,470
1,295
1,890
1,465
1,575
1,895
1,740
1,320
1,780
1,560
1,540
1,560
1,085
1,735
1,500
1,250
1,730
1,485
1,440
1,485
1,575
1,500
1,325
1,900
1,475
1,589
288
2,933
195
694
173
221
322
129
504
713
162
527
1,013
365
894
456
225
154
467
1,855
12,290
294
2,955
185
733
168
220
306
122
519
698
155
561
976
372
832
499
219
140
458
1,839
12,251
2.1
0.8
-5.1
5.6
-2.9
-0.5
-5.0
-5.4
3.0
-2.1
-4.3
6.5
-3.7
1.9
-6.9
9.4
-2.7
-9.1
-1.9
-0.9
-0.3
1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.
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JANUARY FARM PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS FROM LAST MONTH
The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in January, at 111, based on 1990-92=100, is 2 points (1.8 percent) below
the December Index. The Livestock Products Index is down 5 points (4.5 percent) from December while the All Crops Index is unchanged. Lower
prices received for cattle, lettuce, milk, and tomatoes more than offset higher commodity prices for broilers, soybeans, corn, and eggs. The seasonal
change in the mix of commodities farmers sell, based on the past 3-year average, also affects the overall index. Increased average marketings of
cattle, soybeans, corn, and strawberries offset decreased marketings of cotton, grapes, tobacco, and cottonseed.
This preliminary All Farm Products Index is up 11 points (11 percent) from January 2003. The Food Commodities Index, at 112, is 3 points
(2.6 percent) below last month but 14 points (14 percent) above January 2003.
PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED
The January Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 130 percent of the 1990-92
average. The index is unchanged from December but 4 points (3.2 percent) above January 2003. Lower prices in January for feeder cattle, feed
concentrates, feed grains, and herbicides, offset higher prices paid for complete feeds, nitrogen fertilizers, LP gas, and diesel fuel.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS: ARIZONA AND U.S., JANUARY 2003 AND 2004 AND DECEMBER 2003
COMMODITY UNIT
ARIZONA UNITED STATES
January 2003
Entire Month
December 2003
Entire Month
January 2004
Mid-Month
January 2003
Entire Month
December 2003
Entire Month
January 2004
Mid-Month
Upland Cotton 1/ ¢ Lb 2/ 2/ 2/ 44.0 64.1 63.8
Cottonseed $ Ton 130.00 148.00 148.00 105.00 127.00 127.00
All Wheat 3/ $ Cwt --- --- --- 3.89 3.69 3.73
Durum Wheat 3/ $ Cwt --- --- --- 4.23 3.96 4.03
Winter Wheat 3/ $ Cwt --- --- --- 3.66 3.63 3.70
All Hay Baled 4/ $ Ton 94.00 80.00 85.00 92.90 81.30 79.30
Alfalfa Hay Baled 4/ $ Ton 94.00 80.00 85.00 97.60 87.90 83.60
Other Hay Baled 4/ $ Ton 91.00 78.00 80.00 79.60 66.90 71.40
Grapefruit 5/ $ Box 12.70 15.40 15.50 14.80 15.00 15.10
Oranges 5/ $ Box 14.10 18.50 16.80 15.30 17.80 17.30
Lemons 5/ $ Box 24.30 22.70 22.30 24.70 23.60 22.40
Tangerines 5/ $ Box 29.80 24.70 27.80 27.60 23.20 28.40
Cows 6/ $ Cwt 36.30 49.40 42.30 36.90 49.40 45.80
Steers and Heifers $ Cwt 77.50 91.90 83.60 77.80 95.70 81.20
Beef Cattle 7/ $ Cwt 77.10 91.50 83.20 73.20 90.50 77.40
Calves $ Cwt 100.00 109.00 102.00 96.80 112.00 105.00
All Milk 8/ $ Cwt 11.20 13.30 12.60 11.70 13.70 13.10
1/ Includes both spot and contract sales.
2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms.
3/ Not available for Arizona.
4/ Mid-month.
5/ F.O.B. packed fresh Arizona box weights: Grapefruit 67 lbs., Oranges 75 lbs., Lemons 76 lbs., Tangerines 75 lbs.
6/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
7/ “Cows” and “steers and heifers” combined.
8/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies.
U.S. PRICE INDEX SUMMARY TABLE
INDEX 1990-92 = 100 2002
December
2003
January
2003
December
2004
January
Prices Received 100 100 113 111
Prices Paid 125 126 130 130
Ratio 1/ 80 79 87 85
1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by farmers.