Sheep and Goats ISSN: 1949-1611 Released January 27, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2012, totaled 5.35 million head, down 2 percent from 2011. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 3.98 million head on January 1, 2012, down 3 percent from 4.08 million head on January 1, 2011. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.16 million head, were 2 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2012, totaled 1.37 million head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2011. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total market inventory. Twenty-two percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 22 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 38 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory. The 2011 lamb crop of 3.51 million head, was down 2 percent from 2010. The 2011 lambing rate was 109 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2011, an increase of 2 percent from 2010. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2011 was 29.3 million pounds, down 4 percent from 2010. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.03 million head, also down 4 percent from 2010. The average price paid for wool sold in 2011 was a record high $1.67 per pound for a total value of 48.9 million dollars, up 40 percent from 35.0 million dollars in 2010. Sheep death loss during 2011 totaled 240 thousand head, an increase of 4 percent from 2010. Lamb death loss increased 3 percent from 370 thousand head in 2010 to 380 thousand head in 2011. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 4 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2012, totaled 2.86 million head, down 4 percent from 2011. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.38 million head, down 4 percent from 2011. Does one year old and older, at 1.78 million head, were 3 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 487 thousand head, down 5 percent from a year ago. Kid crop for 2011 totaled 1.88 million head for all goats, down 2 percent from 2010. Meat and all other goats totaled 2.36 million head on January 1, 2012, down 4 percent from 2011. Milk goat inventory was 360 thousand head, unchanged from January 1, 2011, while Angora goats were down 15 percent, totaling 146 thousand head. Mohair production in the United States during 2011 was 865 thousand pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 149 thousand head. Average weight per clip was 5.8 pounds. Mohair price was $4.12 per pound with a value of 3.56 million dollars. Contents Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012...................... 3 Sheep and Lamb Inventory - United States: January 1.............................................. 3 Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2010 and 2011................................. 3 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012........... 4 Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012.. 5 Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2010 and 2011.............................................. 6 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2011...... 7 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2012...... 8 Sheep and Lamb Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2010 and 2011........... 9 Wool Production - States and United States: 2010 and 2011........................................ 10 Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2010 and 2011................................... 11 Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012................................ 12 Goat Inventory - United States: January 1........................................................ 12 Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012......................... 13 Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012........................... 13 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012................. 13 Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012....................... 14 Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2010 and 2011.................... 14 Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012............... 16 Statistical Methodology.......................................................................... 17 Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates................................................ 18 Information Contacts............................................................................. 18 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2012 as Class : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : All sheep and lambs ....................: 5,480.0 5,345.0 98 : Breeding sheep and lambs .............: 4,080.0 3,975.0 97 : Replacement lambs under one year old: 665.0 650.0 98 : Ewes - one year old and older ......: 3,225.0 3,155.0 98 : Rams - one year old and older ......: 190.0 170.0 89 : Market ...............................: 1,400.0 1,370.0 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep : Weight : Shorn wool : Price : Year : shorn : per fleece : production : per pound : Value : 1/ : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2010 .........: 4,180 7.3 30,370 1.15 35,018 2011 .........: 4,030 7.3 29,290 1.67 48,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All sheep and lambs : Total breeding : Total market State :------------------------------------------------------------ : : :2012 as: : : : : 2011 : 2012 :percent: 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : : :of 2011: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- : Arizona ...........: 150.0 140.0 93 100.0 97.0 50.0 43.0 California ........: 600.0 570.0 95 330.0 320.0 270.0 250.0 Colorado ..........: 370.0 460.0 124 175.0 190.0 195.0 270.0 Idaho .............: 235.0 240.0 102 183.0 199.0 52.0 41.0 Illinois ..........: 56.0 57.0 102 47.0 48.0 9.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 50.0 55.0 110 44.0 48.0 6.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 200.0 195.0 98 127.0 143.0 73.0 52.0 Kansas ............: 70.0 70.0 100 43.0 44.0 27.0 26.0 Kentucky ..........: 34.0 40.0 118 28.0 34.0 6.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 74.0 79.0 107 58.0 58.0 16.0 21.0 : Minnesota .........: 130.0 150.0 115 95.0 106.0 35.0 44.0 Missouri ..........: 81.0 83.0 102 72.0 73.0 9.0 10.0 Montana ...........: 230.0 225.0 98 215.0 210.0 15.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 74.0 77.0 104 57.0 62.0 17.0 15.0 Nevada ............: 68.0 70.0 103 58.0 63.0 10.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 51.0 45.0 88 43.0 38.0 8.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 110.0 100.0 91 95.0 89.0 15.0 11.0 New York ..........: 70.0 62.0 89 56.0 51.0 14.0 11.0 North Carolina ....: 27.0 26.0 96 22.0 21.0 5.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 78.0 73.0 94 61.0 57.0 17.0 16.0 : Ohio ..............: 129.0 126.0 98 102.0 102.0 27.0 24.0 Oklahoma ..........: 75.0 70.0 93 60.0 56.0 15.0 14.0 Oregon ............: 215.0 200.0 93 148.0 140.0 67.0 60.0 Pennsylvania ......: 98.0 89.0 91 84.0 75.0 14.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 265.0 285.0 108 210.0 225.0 55.0 60.0 Tennessee .........: 35.0 35.0 100 29.0 28.0 6.0 7.0 Texas .............: 850.0 650.0 76 680.0 520.0 170.0 130.0 Utah ..............: 280.0 305.0 109 255.0 280.0 25.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 90.0 84.0 93 67.0 74.0 23.0 10.0 Washington ........: 56.0 52.0 93 46.0 42.0 10.0 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 34.0 33.0 97 29.0 28.0 5.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 90.0 84.0 93 76.0 69.0 14.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 365.0 370.0 101 275.0 270.0 90.0 100.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 140.0 145.0 104 110.0 115.0 30.0 30.0 : United States .....:5,480.0 5,345.0 98 4,080.0 3,975.0 1,400.0 1,370.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Breeding sheep : : Total breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : lambs : lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 75.0 71.0 7.0 6.0 18.0 20.0 100.0 97.0 California ........: 273.0 265.0 12.0 10.0 45.0 45.0 330.0 320.0 Colorado ..........: 142.0 154.0 5.0 5.0 28.0 31.0 175.0 190.0 Idaho .............: 151.0 166.0 6.0 5.0 26.0 28.0 183.0 199.0 Illinois ..........: 36.0 37.0 2.5 3.0 8.5 8.0 47.0 48.0 Indiana ...........: 34.0 37.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 44.0 48.0 Iowa ..............: 104.0 115.0 5.0 5.0 18.0 23.0 127.0 143.0 Kansas ............: 33.0 34.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 8.0 43.0 44.0 Kentucky ..........: 22.0 27.0 1.5 2.0 4.5 5.0 28.0 34.0 Michigan ..........: 44.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 11.0 12.0 58.0 58.0 : Minnesota .........: 77.0 83.0 4.0 4.0 14.0 19.0 95.0 106.0 Missouri ..........: 57.0 58.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 12.0 72.0 73.0 Montana ...........: 170.0 165.0 7.0 6.0 38.0 39.0 215.0 210.0 Nebraska ..........: 46.0 51.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 57.0 62.0 Nevada ............: 46.0 49.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 12.0 58.0 63.0 New England 1/ ....: 32.0 29.0 3.0 2.0 8.0 7.0 43.0 38.0 New Mexico ........: 75.0 72.0 5.0 4.0 15.0 13.0 95.0 89.0 New York ..........: 43.0 38.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 56.0 51.0 North Carolina ....: 16.0 15.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 22.0 21.0 North Dakota ......: 50.0 46.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 9.0 61.0 57.0 : Ohio ..............: 81.0 78.0 6.0 6.0 15.0 18.0 102.0 102.0 Oklahoma ..........: 45.0 42.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 10.0 60.0 56.0 Oregon ............: 118.0 109.0 7.0 6.0 23.0 25.0 148.0 140.0 Pennsylvania ......: 62.0 56.0 6.0 6.0 16.0 13.0 84.0 75.0 South Dakota ......: 173.0 185.0 7.0 7.0 30.0 33.0 210.0 225.0 Tennessee .........: 22.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 29.0 28.0 Texas .............: 515.0 415.0 40.0 30.0 125.0 75.0 680.0 520.0 Utah ..............: 210.0 230.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 41.0 255.0 280.0 Virginia ..........: 55.0 57.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 14.0 67.0 74.0 Washington ........: 36.0 33.0 3.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 46.0 42.0 : West Virginia .....: 24.0 23.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 29.0 28.0 Wisconsin .........: 59.0 54.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 12.0 76.0 69.0 Wyoming ...........: 220.0 215.0 8.0 7.0 47.0 48.0 275.0 270.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 79.0 82.0 10.0 9.0 21.0 24.0 110.0 115.0 : United States .....:3,225.0 3,155.0 190.0 170.0 665.0 650.0 4,080.0 3,975.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ewes 1 year : Lambs per 100 : :and older January 1: ewes January 1 : Lamb crop 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2011 as : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : percent : : : : : : : of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- number -- --- 1,000 head -- percent : Arizona ...........: 75.0 75.0 64 64 48.0 48.0 100 California ........: 263.0 273.0 99 92 260.0 250.0 96 Colorado ..........: 150.0 142.0 113 134 170.0 190.0 112 Idaho .............: 150.0 151.0 137 139 205.0 210.0 102 Illinois ..........: 41.0 36.0 124 136 51.0 49.0 96 Indiana ...........: 36.0 34.0 122 138 44.0 47.0 107 Iowa ..............: 116.0 104.0 138 149 160.0 155.0 97 Kansas ............: 41.0 33.0 122 142 50.0 47.0 94 Kentucky ..........: 23.0 22.0 109 136 25.0 30.0 120 Michigan ..........: 46.0 44.0 130 145 60.0 64.0 107 : Minnesota .........: 76.0 77.0 164 175 125.0 135.0 108 Missouri ..........: 55.5 57.0 128 126 71.0 72.0 101 Montana ...........: 185.0 170.0 119 121 220.0 205.0 93 Nebraska ..........: 47.0 46.0 143 152 67.0 70.0 104 Nevada ............: 49.0 46.0 86 102 42.0 47.0 112 New England 2/ ....: 30.0 32.0 120 106 36.0 34.0 94 New Mexico ........: 84.0 75.0 67 67 56.0 50.0 89 New York ..........: 42.0 43.0 117 100 49.0 43.0 88 North Carolina ....: 15.0 16.0 113 106 17.0 17.0 100 North Dakota ......: 59.0 50.0 119 126 70.0 63.0 90 : Ohio ..............: 81.0 81.0 128 123 104.0 100.0 96 Oklahoma ..........: 43.0 45.0 112 102 48.0 46.0 96 Oregon ............: 121.0 118.0 127 114 154.0 135.0 88 Pennsylvania ......: 63.0 62.0 111 103 70.0 64.0 91 South Dakota ......: 210.0 173.0 110 136 230.0 235.0 102 Tennessee .........: 19.0 22.0 142 118 27.0 26.0 96 Texas .............: 510.0 515.0 71 66 360.0 340.0 94 Utah ..............: 215.0 210.0 102 112 220.0 235.0 107 Virginia ..........: 55.0 55.0 116 109 64.0 60.0 94 Washington ........: 38.0 36.0 142 131 54.0 47.0 87 : West Virginia .....: 20.0 24.0 155 129 31.0 31.0 100 Wisconsin .........: 57.0 59.0 135 119 77.0 70.0 91 Wyoming ...........: 240.0 220.0 96 100 230.0 220.0 96 : Other States 3/ ...: 79.5 79.0 94 95 75.0 75.0 100 : United States .....: 3,335.0 3,225.0 107 109 3,570.0 3,510.0 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 12.0 6.0 13.0 14.0 45.0 5.0 50.0 California ........: 140.0 15.0 35.0 70.0 260.0 10.0 270.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 10.0 42.0 139.0 193.0 2.0 195.0 Idaho .............: 1.0 8.0 7.0 34.0 50.0 2.0 52.0 Illinois ..........: 3.0 2.3 0.9 1.8 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 3.2 0.5 0.9 0.4 5.0 1.0 6.0 Iowa ..............: 6.0 8.0 30.0 28.0 72.0 1.0 73.0 Kansas ............: 13.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 23.0 4.0 27.0 Kentucky ..........: 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 : Minnesota .........: 8.0 7.0 6.0 13.0 34.0 1.0 35.0 Missouri ..........: 4.0 1.5 1.7 0.8 8.0 1.0 9.0 Montana ...........: 1.0 2.0 8.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 1.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 16.0 1.0 17.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.6 1.7 1.2 0.5 6.0 2.0 8.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 New York ..........: 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 North Carolina ....: 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 1.5 3.0 6.0 5.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 : Ohio ..............: 8.0 5.7 5.5 6.8 26.0 1.0 27.0 Oklahoma ..........: 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Oregon ............: 10.0 12.5 18.0 23.5 64.0 3.0 67.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 3.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 3.0 9.0 17.0 25.0 54.0 1.0 55.0 Tennessee .........: 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 5.7 0.3 6.0 Texas .............: 80.0 25.0 15.0 40.0 160.0 10.0 170.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 7.0 11.5 2.9 1.1 22.5 0.5 23.0 Washington ........: 3.0 1.5 2.3 1.0 7.8 2.2 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 5.0 45.0 36.0 88.0 2.0 90.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 12.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 24.0 6.0 30.0 : United States .....: 364.0 178.0 297.0 481.0 1,320.0 80.0 1,400.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 10.0 3.0 5.0 21.0 39.0 4.0 43.0 California ........: 105.0 20.0 15.0 105.0 245.0 5.0 250.0 Colorado ..........: 3.0 14.0 85.0 167.0 269.0 1.0 270.0 Idaho .............: 2.0 2.0 8.0 27.0 39.0 2.0 41.0 Illinois ..........: 3.5 1.9 1.2 1.4 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 4.0 0.6 1.0 0.4 6.0 1.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 9.0 8.0 17.0 17.0 51.0 1.0 52.0 Kansas ............: 11.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 22.0 4.0 26.0 Kentucky ..........: 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 2.0 21.0 : Minnesota .........: 9.0 10.0 10.0 14.0 43.0 1.0 44.0 Missouri ..........: 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 9.0 1.0 10.0 Montana ...........: 2.0 3.0 7.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.6 5.0 2.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 11.0 New York ..........: 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 North Carolina ....: 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 1.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 : Ohio ..............: 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 Oklahoma ..........: 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 Oregon ............: 7.0 8.0 17.0 25.0 57.0 3.0 60.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 3.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 3.0 10.0 20.0 26.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 Tennessee .........: 3.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 6.5 0.5 7.0 Texas .............: 55.0 20.0 10.0 25.0 110.0 20.0 130.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 Washington ........: 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 7.5 2.5 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 5.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 3.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 1.0 10.0 51.0 34.0 96.0 4.0 100.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 12.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 24.0 6.0 30.0 : United States .....: 297.0 159.0 308.0 522.0 1,286.0 84.0 1,370.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Sheep and Lamb Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Deaths : Farm :--------------------------------------- : slaughter 1/ : Sheep : Lambs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 13.0 12.5 4.5 6.0 4.0 6.0 California ........: 5.0 4.5 16.0 15.0 9.0 9.0 Colorado ..........: 2.5 2.5 9.0 16.0 15.0 20.0 Idaho .............: 3.0 2.5 7.0 8.0 10.0 13.0 Illinois ..........: 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 Indiana ...........: 3.3 3.3 2.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 Iowa ..............: 1.5 1.4 10.0 9.0 20.0 20.0 Kansas ............: 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 Kentucky ..........: 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 : Minnesota .........: 4.0 4.0 9.0 10.0 16.0 18.0 Missouri ..........: 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.0 10.0 9.0 Montana ...........: 1.5 1.5 13.0 12.0 17.0 16.0 Nebraska ..........: 0.4 0.4 3.2 3.4 8.0 8.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 9.0 10.0 New England 2/ ....: 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.5 2.8 2.7 New Mexico ........: 6.0 5.5 8.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 New York ..........: 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 5.0 5.0 North Carolina ....: 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.7 2.3 North Dakota ......: 0.5 0.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 : Ohio ..............: 3.0 3.0 8.0 7.0 11.0 12.0 Oklahoma ..........: 1.3 1.3 4.0 4.0 8.0 7.0 Oregon ............: 4.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 Pennsylvania ......: 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 South Dakota ......: 1.4 1.5 10.0 10.0 30.0 29.0 Tennessee .........: 1.3 1.3 2.5 2.0 4.0 4.0 Texas .............: 2.0 2.0 40.0 40.0 60.0 64.0 Utah ..............: 6.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 15.0 15.0 Virginia ..........: 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 9.0 8.0 Washington ........: 6.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 : West Virginia .....: 0.1 0.1 2.5 2.5 5.0 5.5 Wisconsin .........: 1.5 1.5 4.0 4.0 10.0 9.0 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 2.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 13.0 : Other States 3/ ...: 7.0 7.0 9.5 10.0 17.5 16.5 : United States .....: 95.3 93.2 230.0 240.0 370.0 380.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial estabilishments. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Wool Production - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep shorn :Weight per fleece: Production State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- -- pounds -- 1,000 pounds : Arizona ...........: 120.0 110.0 6.3 6.3 750 690 California ........: 490.0 470.0 6.1 6.2 3,000 2,900 Colorado ..........: 345.0 370.0 7.2 7.0 2,500 2,600 Idaho .............: 205.0 215.0 9.6 9.3 1,960 2,000 Illinois ..........: 46.0 45.0 7.0 6.8 320 305 Indiana ...........: 37.0 40.0 6.2 6.0 230 240 Iowa ..............: 200.0 190.0 5.0 5.3 1,000 1,000 Kansas ............: 42.0 44.0 6.5 6.5 275 285 Kentucky ..........: 10.0 13.0 7.0 6.5 70 85 Michigan ..........: 63.0 66.0 6.0 6.2 380 410 : Minnesota .........: 130.0 140.0 6.4 6.2 830 870 Missouri ..........: 50.0 50.0 6.2 6.0 310 300 Montana ...........: 215.0 200.0 9.3 9.3 2,000 1,850 Nebraska ..........: 55.0 57.0 7.0 7.2 385 410 Nevada ............: 53.0 54.0 9.8 9.9 520 535 New England 1/ ....: 39.0 34.0 6.9 6.9 270 235 New Mexico ........: 95.0 90.0 7.8 7.8 740 700 New York ..........: 38.0 33.0 6.4 6.4 245 210 North Carolina ....: 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 35 34 North Dakota ......: 70.0 66.0 8.1 8.2 570 540 : Ohio ..............: 100.0 97.0 6.3 6.0 625 585 Oklahoma ..........: 30.0 27.0 5.3 5.2 160 140 Oregon ............: 174.0 166.0 6.4 6.6 1,120 1,100 Pennsylvania ......: 56.0 52.0 6.7 6.8 375 355 South Dakota ......: 240.0 260.0 7.8 7.6 1,870 1,970 Tennessee .........: 17.0 18.0 5.9 5.8 100 105 Texas .............: 490.0 360.0 7.0 7.2 3,450 2,600 Utah ..............: 260.0 275.0 8.5 8.7 2,220 2,400 Virginia ..........: 30.0 35.0 5.5 5.7 165 200 Washington ........: 50.0 45.0 7.8 7.7 390 345 : West Virginia .....: 23.0 21.0 5.4 6.0 125 126 Wisconsin .........: 70.0 61.0 7.1 7.0 500 425 Wyoming ...........: 285.0 275.0 9.1 8.9 2,600 2,450 : Other States 2/ ...: 45.0 45.0 6.2 6.4 280 290 : United States .....:4,180.0 4,030.0 7.3 7.3 30,370 29,290 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound : Value 1/ State :----------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars --- 1,000 dollars : Arizona ...........: 0.30 0.50 225 345 California ........: 1.25 1.70 3,750 4,930 Colorado ..........: 1.49 2.15 3,725 5,590 Idaho .............: 1.26 1.70 2,470 3,400 Illinois ..........: 0.39 0.46 125 140 Indiana ...........: 0.38 0.41 87 98 Iowa ..............: 0.29 0.58 290 580 Kansas ............: 0.46 0.70 127 200 Kentucky ..........: 0.50 0.55 35 47 Michigan ..........: 0.55 0.60 209 246 : Minnesota .........: 0.43 0.62 357 539 Missouri ..........: 0.55 0.71 171 213 Montana ...........: 1.60 2.40 3,200 4,440 Nebraska ..........: 0.58 0.80 223 328 Nevada ............: 1.40 1.90 728 1,017 New England 2/ ....: 0.60 0.70 162 165 New Mexico ........: 1.50 1.85 1,110 1,295 New York ..........: 0.40 0.60 98 126 North Carolina ....: 0.80 1.00 28 34 North Dakota ......: 0.90 1.40 513 756 : Ohio ..............: 0.28 0.56 175 328 Oklahoma ..........: 0.60 0.70 96 98 Oregon ............: 0.86 1.70 963 1,870 Pennsylvania ......: 0.37 0.44 139 156 South Dakota ......: 1.11 1.84 2,076 3,625 Tennessee .........: 0.51 0.72 51 76 Texas .............: 1.58 2.21 5,451 5,746 Utah ..............: 1.20 1.90 2,664 4,560 Virginia ..........: 0.55 0.65 91 130 Washington ........: 1.50 1.65 585 569 : West Virginia .....: 0.48 0.82 60 103 Wisconsin .........: 0.40 0.70 200 298 Wyoming ...........: 1.73 2.57 4,498 6,297 : Other States 3/ ...: 1.20 2.00 336 580 : United States .....: 1.15 1.67 35,018 48,925 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2012 as Class : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : All goats and kids ...................:2,996,000 2,862,000 96 : All, breeding goats ................:2,486,000 2,375,000 96 Replacement kids - under one year : 462,000 421,000 91 Does - one year old and older ....:1,839,000 1,775,000 97 Bucks - one year old and older ...: 185,000 179,000 97 : All, market goats and kids .........: 510,000 487,000 95 : Kid crop 1/ ..........................:1,911,000 1,879,000 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2012 as Class : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Angora goats and kids ..................: 172,000 146,000 85 : Angora, breeding goats ...............: 150,000 130,000 87 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 23,000 20,000 87 Does - one year old and older ......: 118,000 102,000 86 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 9,000 8,000 89 : Angora, market goats and kids ........: 22,000 16,000 73 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 80,000 81,000 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2012 as Class : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Milk goats and kids ....................: 360,000 360,000 100 : Milk, breeding goats .................: 325,000 324,000 100 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 70,000 68,000 97 Does - one year old and older ......: 232,000 233,000 100 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 23,000 23,000 100 : Milk, market goats and kids ..........: 35,000 36,000 103 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 265,000 267,000 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2012 as Class : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : Meat and other goats and kids ..........:2,464,000 2,356,000 96 : Meat and other, breeding goats .......:2,011,000 1,921,000 96 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 369,000 333,000 90 Does - one year old and older ......:1,489,000 1,440,000 97 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 153,000 148,000 97 : Meat and other, market goats and kids : 453,000 435,000 96 : Kid crop 1/ ............................:1,566,000 1,531,000 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 :2012 as : : :percent : : :of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Arizona ...........: 25,000 23,000 92 California ........: 3,500 3,500 100 Colorado ..........: 1,000 1,000 100 Minnesota .........: 1,000 1,000 100 Missouri ..........: 1,300 1,500 115 New England 1/ ....: 1,300 1,100 85 New Mexico ........: 11,500 11,500 100 Ohio ..............: 1,000 (D) (D) Oregon ............: 2,100 2,400 114 Texas .............:110,000 85,000 77 Wisconsin .........: 1,000 (D) (D) : Other States 2/ ...: 13,300 16,000 (X) : United States .....:172,000 146,000 85 ---------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Goats : Average clip : : : Price per : State : clipped : per goat : Production : pound : Value 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- --- pounds -- --- 1,000 pounds -- --- dollars -- --- 1,000 dollars -- : Arizona ........: 23,000 23,000 5.2 4.8 120 110 1.10 2.00 132 220 California .....: 3,000 3,000 6.7 6.7 20 20 4.25 6.00 85 120 New Mexico .....: 11,500 11,500 6.5 6.5 75 75 2.50 2.60 188 195 Texas ..........: 120,000 90,000 6.1 5.9 730 530 4.20 5.10 3,066 2,703 : Other States 2/ : 23,500 21,500 6.0 6.0 140 130 2.25 2.49 315 324 : United States ..: 181,000 149,000 6.0 5.8 1,085 865 3.49 4.12 3,786 3,562 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is summation of State values. 2/ Unpublished states. Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 :2012 as : : :percent : : :of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 4,000 3,300 83 Arizona ...........: 2,000 3,000 150 Arkansas ..........: 4,800 4,700 98 California ........: 38,000 41,000 108 Colorado ..........: 8,200 11,000 134 Florida ...........: 5,000 6,000 120 Georgia ...........: 3,000 2,900 97 Idaho .............: 3,500 4,000 114 Illinois ..........: 4,500 3,900 87 Indiana ...........: 12,000 11,500 96 : Iowa ..............: 31,000 32,500 105 Kansas ............: 4,700 5,300 113 Kentucky ..........: 5,500 7,000 127 Louisiana .........: 1,200 1,300 108 Maryland ..........: 1,800 2,300 128 Michigan ..........: 10,800 10,000 93 Minnesota .........: 12,000 11,500 96 Mississippi .......: 3,000 3,100 103 Missouri ..........: 11,000 9,000 82 Montana ...........: 2,600 2,500 96 : Nebraska ..........: 2,900 3,100 107 New England 1/ ....: 12,700 11,100 87 New Jersey ........: 2,500 2,000 80 New Mexico ........: 2,800 2,800 100 New York ..........: 13,000 12,800 98 North Carolina ....: 7,000 6,300 90 Ohio ..............: 8,000 10,000 125 Oklahoma ..........: 6,000 7,000 117 Oregon ............: 9,100 10,700 118 Pennsylvania ......: 16,000 15,000 94 : South Carolina ....: 2,800 3,000 107 South Dakota ......: 2,300 2,100 91 Tennessee .........: 7,500 9,000 120 Texas .............: 20,000 20,000 100 Utah ..............: 2,400 1,800 75 Virginia ..........: 5,900 5,200 88 Washington ........: 8,500 6,700 79 West Virginia .....: 2,500 2,500 100 Wisconsin .........: 50,000 44,000 88 Wyoming ...........: 1,400 1,100 79 : Other States 2/ ...: 8,100 8,000 99 : United States .....:360,000 360,000 100 ---------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 as : : : percent : : : of 2011 ------------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 56,500 53,500 95 Arizona ...........: 35,000 29,000 83 Arkansas ..........: 48,000 53,000 110 California ........: 100,000 96,500 97 Colorado ..........: 35,000 39,000 111 Florida ...........: 55,000 56,000 102 Georgia ...........: 71,000 65,100 92 Hawaii ............: 9,000 7,700 86 Idaho .............: 12,700 12,300 97 Illinois ..........: 20,000 24,000 120 : Indiana ...........: 30,400 30,000 99 Iowa ..............: 25,000 27,000 108 Kansas ............: 40,000 43,000 108 Kentucky ..........: 72,500 68,000 94 Louisiana .........: 21,000 20,000 95 Maryland ..........: 12,000 10,600 88 Michigan ..........: 14,500 18,000 124 Minnesota .........: 25,000 23,500 94 Mississippi .......: 28,000 27,000 96 Missouri ..........: 80,000 83,500 104 : Montana ...........: 7,000 6,900 99 Nebraska ..........: 22,000 20,000 91 Nevada ............: 4,700 5,000 106 New England 1/ ....: 13,000 12,400 95 New Jersey ........: 9,000 7,200 80 New Mexico ........: 15,000 13,000 87 New York ..........: 30,000 27,000 90 North Carolina ....: 85,000 72,000 85 North Dakota ......: 2,700 2,800 104 Ohio ..............: 59,000 65,500 111 : Oklahoma ..........: 91,000 91,000 100 Oregon ............: 27,000 25,000 93 Pennsylvania ......: 46,000 45,500 99 South Carolina ....: 42,500 43,500 102 South Dakota ......: 8,500 7,800 92 Tennessee .........: 115,000 121,000 105 Texas .............: 950,000 850,000 89 Utah ..............: 12,000 12,000 100 Virginia ..........: 58,000 65,000 112 Washington ........: 26,000 25,000 96 : West Virginia .....: 24,500 23,000 94 Wisconsin .........: 17,000 21,000 124 Wyoming ...........: 5,500 4,700 85 : Other States 2/ ...: 3,000 3,000 100 : United States .....:2,464,000 2,356,000 96 ------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: A random sample of United States producers was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all sheep and goat producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations. About 23,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview and 77 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimating Procedures: These sheep and goat estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness and with estimates from past years. A projected balance sheet for calendar year 2011 was also used. The balance sheet begins with the previous inventory estimate, adds estimates of births and imports, and subtracts estimates of slaughter, exports and deaths. This indicated ending inventory level is compared with the Agricultural Statistics Board estimate for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve the current estimate. Previous year estimates are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Department of Agriculture's five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all operations raising sheep and goats are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors, such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected sheep items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between the first and latest estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep and lamb inventory estimates over the past 10 years is 0.8 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.35 million head by more than 0.8 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.5 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn over the past 10 years is 0.7 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 4.03 million head by more than 0.7 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.3 percent. Also shown in the table is a 10-year record showing the range between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate. Using estimates for All Sheep and Lambs as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 38,000 head, ranging from 0 to 105,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 0 times and above the latest estimate 8 times in the last 10 years. For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 22,000 head, ranging from 0 to 93,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 2 times and above 7 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates [Based on data for the past ten years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :----------------------------- : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- ---- number ---- : : All sheep and lambs ..........: 0.8 1.5 38 0 105 0 8 : : Breeding sheep ...............: 0.8 1.5 29 0 74 0 9 : : Lamb crop ....................: 2.1 3.9 67 0 155 2 6 : : Sheep shorn ..................: 0.7 1.3 22 0 93 2 7 : : percent percent ---------- 1,000 pounds --------- ---- number ---- : : Wool production ..............: 0.7 1.3 157 0 860 1 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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