Mt An 5-2 (1-05) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 28, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Sheep and Goats call Scott Hollis at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Up Slightly All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2005, totaled 6.14 million head, up slightly from 2004, but 3 percent below two years ago. The inventory has leveled off and is showing a slight increase for the first time since 1990. Breeding sheep inventory increased to 4.53 million head on January 1, 2005, up 1 percent from 4.50 million head on January 1, 2004. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.57 million head, were 1 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2005, totaled 1.60 million head, down slightly from January 1, 2004. Market lambs comprised 95 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-six percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 13 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 24 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, 32 percent were over 105 pounds, and 5 percent were market sheep. The 2004 lamb crop of 4.10 million head, a record low, was down 1 percent from 2003. The 2004 lambing rate was 113 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2004, up 3 percent from 2003. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2004 was 37.6 million pounds, down 2 percent from 2003. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 5.07 million head, down slightly from 2003. The average price paid for wool sold in 2004 was $0.80 per pound for a total value of $29.9 million dollars, up 6 percent from $28.1 million dollars in 2003. Total Goat Inventory Goat data provided in this report are results of the first annual goat survey. Survey procedures used can be found on page 15 of this report. All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2005, totaled 2.5 million head. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.1 million head and market goats totaled 0.4 million head. On January 1, 2005, meat and all other goats totaled 1.97 million head, milk goats totaled 283,500 head and angora goats totaled 274,000 head. The 2004 kid crop was 1.67 million head for all goats. Mohair production in the United States during 2004 was 1.94 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 269,500 head. Average weight per clip was 7.2 pounds. Mohair price was 1.97 per pound with a value of 3.8 million dollars. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2003-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2005 as % Class : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : of 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 head ---------- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 6,321 6,105 6,135 100 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,670 4,499 4,533 101 Replacement Lambs - : Under One Year Old : 703 702 771 110 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,773 3,610 3,573 99 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 194 188 190 101 : Market : 1,651 1,606 1,602 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2002-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep : Weight : Shorn : Price : Year : Shorn : per : Wool : per : Value : 1/ : Fleece : Production : Pound : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2002 : 5,462 7.52 41,078 0.53 21,689 2003 : 5,074 7.55 38,299 0.73 28,126 2004 : 5,073 7.42 37,622 0.80 29,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2005 as %: : : : : 2004 : 2005 : of 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 114.0 100.0 88 57.0 60.0 57.0 40.0 CA : 680.0 670.0 99 325.0 325.0 355.0 345.0 CO : 360.0 365.0 101 170.0 170.0 190.0 195.0 ID : 260.0 270.0 104 225.0 225.0 35.0 45.0 IL : 63.0 69.0 110 53.0 56.0 10.0 13.0 IN : 50.0 50.0 100 45.0 44.0 5.0 6.0 IA : 250.0 245.0 98 180.0 175.0 70.0 70.0 KS : 100.0 106.0 106 64.0 65.0 36.0 41.0 KY : 26.0 32.0 123 22.0 26.0 4.0 6.0 MD : 25.0 23.0 92 19.0 17.5 6.0 5.5 MI : 83.0 83.0 100 59.0 59.0 24.0 24.0 MN : 140.0 145.0 104 100.0 100.0 40.0 45.0 MO : 60.0 65.0 108 54.0 57.5 6.0 7.5 MT : 300.0 305.0 102 280.0 280.0 20.0 25.0 NE : 102.0 97.0 95 81.0 75.0 21.0 22.0 NV : 75.0 70.0 93 64.0 66.0 11.0 4.0 N ENG 1/: 43.0 45.5 106 37.0 39.0 6.0 6.5 NM : 160.0 145.0 91 133.0 120.0 27.0 25.0 NY : 70.0 75.0 107 54.0 58.0 16.0 17.0 NC : 20.0 20.0 100 17.5 17.0 2.5 3.0 ND : 100.0 105.0 105 74.0 81.0 26.0 24.0 OH : 140.0 142.0 101 119.0 122.0 21.0 20.0 OK : 75.0 70.0 93 60.0 55.0 15.0 15.0 OR : 215.0 225.0 105 145.0 145.0 70.0 80.0 PA : 90.0 100.0 111 75.0 83.0 15.0 17.0 SD : 370.0 375.0 101 290.0 285.0 80.0 90.0 TN : 22.0 23.0 105 20.0 20.0 2.0 3.0 TX : 1,100.0 1,070.0 97 840.0 840.0 260.0 230.0 UT : 265.0 270.0 102 235.0 245.0 30.0 25.0 VA : 55.0 61.0 111 43.0 46.0 12.0 15.0 WA : 46.0 46.0 100 40.0 41.0 6.0 5.0 WV : 34.0 31.0 91 30.0 29.0 4.0 2.0 WI : 83.0 85.0 102 68.0 69.0 15.0 16.0 WY : 430.0 450.0 105 340.0 350.0 90.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 99.0 101.5 103 80.5 87.0 18.5 14.5 : US : 6,105.0 6,135.0 100 4,499.0 4,533.0 1,606.0 1,602.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 48.0 50.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 57.0 60.0 CA : 275.0 275.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 40.0 325.0 325.0 CO : 139.0 135.0 5.0 5.0 26.0 30.0 170.0 170.0 ID : 184.0 182.0 5.0 5.0 36.0 38.0 225.0 225.0 IL : 40.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 53.0 56.0 IN : 34.0 33.0 3.0 2.5 8.0 8.5 45.0 44.0 IA : 147.0 142.0 7.0 7.0 26.0 26.0 180.0 175.0 KS : 53.0 54.0 2.5 3.0 8.5 8.0 64.0 65.0 KY : 16.0 18.0 2.0 2.5 4.0 5.5 22.0 26.0 MD : 15.0 14.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 19.0 17.5 MI : 43.0 45.0 3.0 2.0 13.0 12.0 59.0 59.0 MN : 80.0 80.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 15.0 100.0 100.0 MO : 45.0 47.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 8.0 54.0 57.5 MT : 220.0 215.0 7.0 7.0 53.0 58.0 280.0 280.0 NE : 67.0 62.0 4.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 81.0 75.0 NV : 52.0 54.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 10.0 64.0 66.0 N ENG 1/: 28.0 29.0 2.0 2.5 7.0 7.5 37.0 39.0 NM : 108.0 97.0 7.0 6.0 18.0 17.0 133.0 120.0 NY : 41.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 12.0 54.0 58.0 NC : 12.5 12.5 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.5 17.5 17.0 ND : 59.0 63.0 2.0 2.0 13.0 16.0 74.0 81.0 OH : 94.0 92.0 5.0 6.0 20.0 24.0 119.0 122.0 OK : 45.0 41.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 60.0 55.0 OR : 112.0 107.0 7.0 8.0 26.0 30.0 145.0 145.0 PA : 58.0 63.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 15.0 75.0 83.0 SD : 240.0 230.0 9.0 8.0 41.0 47.0 290.0 285.0 TN : 14.0 14.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 20.0 20.0 TX : 675.0 650.0 45.0 45.0 120.0 145.0 840.0 840.0 UT : 195.0 200.0 7.0 8.0 33.0 37.0 235.0 245.0 VA : 34.0 35.0 2.5 3.0 6.5 8.0 43.0 46.0 WA : 32.0 32.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 40.0 41.0 WV : 25.0 23.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 30.0 29.0 WI : 52.0 52.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 14.0 68.0 69.0 WY : 270.0 278.0 9.0 10.0 61.0 62.0 340.0 350.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 57.0 62.0 7.5 8.0 16.0 17.0 80.5 87.0 : US :3,609.5 3,572.5 188.0 190.0 701.5 770.5 4,499.0 4,533.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2004 as % : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : of 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- Percent -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 49.0 48.0 69 83 34.0 40.0 118 CA : 290.0 275.0 90 95 260.0 260.0 100 CO : 155.0 139.0 116 119 180.0 165.0 92 ID : 184.0 184.0 130 130 240.0 240.0 100 IL : 42.0 40.0 136 145 57.0 58.0 102 IN : 34.0 34.0 132 132 45.0 45.0 100 IA : 140.0 147.0 157 146 220.0 215.0 98 KS : 47.0 53.0 140 134 66.0 71.0 108 KY : 17.5 16.0 120 138 21.0 22.0 105 MD : 13.0 15.0 131 110 17.0 16.5 97 MI : 47.0 43.0 128 128 60.0 55.0 92 MN : 85.0 80.0 159 169 135.0 135.0 100 MO : 49.0 45.0 112 133 55.0 60.0 109 MT : 220.0 220.0 127 123 280.0 270.0 96 NE : 63.0 67.0 140 125 88.0 84.0 95 NV : 55.0 52.0 109 108 60.0 56.0 93 N ENG 2/: 29.0 28.0 117 125 34.0 35.0 103 NM : 115.0 108.0 86 79 99.0 85.0 86 NY : 43.0 41.0 119 129 51.0 53.0 104 NC : 12.5 12.5 112 124 14.0 15.5 111 ND : 71.0 59.0 120 149 85.0 88.0 104 OH : 93.0 94.0 141 128 131.0 120.0 92 OK : 50.0 45.0 96 116 48.0 52.0 108 OR : 130.0 112.0 108 129 140.0 145.0 104 PA : 64.0 58.0 130 145 83.0 84.0 101 SD : 265.0 240.0 113 121 300.0 290.0 97 TN : 15.0 14.0 100 107 15.0 15.0 100 TX : 660.0 675.0 79 77 520.0 520.0 100 UT : 240.0 195.0 100 126 240.0 245.0 102 VA : 38.0 34.0 113 138 43.0 47.0 109 WA : 37.0 32.0 149 166 55.0 53.0 96 WV : 24.0 25.0 138 116 33.0 29.0 88 WI : 53.0 52.0 140 142 74.0 74.0 100 WY : 295.0 270.0 105 111 310.0 300.0 97 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 48.0 57.0 98 93 47.0 53.0 113 : US : 3,773.0 3,609.5 110 113 4,140.0 4,096.0 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : 65 to : 85 to : Over : : Market : Market : 65 : 84 : 105 : 105 : Total : Sheep :Sheep and : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : : : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 11.0 15.0 16.0 13.0 55.0 2.0 57.0 CA : 145.0 70.0 95.0 35.0 345.0 10.0 355.0 CO : 2.0 4.0 18.0 165.0 189.0 1.0 190.0 ID : 11.0 1.0 8.0 14.0 34.0 1.0 35.0 IL : 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 IN : 2.0 0.4 1.4 0.7 4.5 0.5 5.0 IA : 8.0 10.0 28.0 22.0 68.0 2.0 70.0 KS : 17.0 3.0 5.5 7.5 33.0 3.0 36.0 KY : 1.7 0.5 0.9 0.5 3.6 0.4 4.0 MD : 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 2.0 6.0 MI : 5.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 22.0 2.0 24.0 MN : 8.0 10.0 12.0 9.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 MO : 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 5.5 0.5 6.0 MT : 1.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 NE : 4.0 2.0 4.0 10.0 20.0 1.0 21.0 NV : 1.0 2.0 7.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 N ENG 1/: 1.9 1.1 1.1 0.4 4.5 1.5 6.0 NM : 6.0 8.0 8.0 3.0 25.0 2.0 27.0 NY : 10.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 NC : 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 2.3 0.2 2.5 ND : 3.0 4.0 11.0 7.0 25.0 1.0 26.0 OH : 5.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 20.0 1.0 21.0 OK : 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 11.0 12.0 26.0 20.0 69.0 1.0 70.0 PA : 7.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 SD : 4.0 4.0 20.0 51.0 79.0 1.0 80.0 TN : 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.0 TX : 130.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 250.0 10.0 260.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 6.0 15.0 25.0 5.0 30.0 VA : 4.0 3.0 2.5 1.5 11.0 1.0 12.0 WA : 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.7 5.7 0.3 6.0 WV : 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 3.5 0.5 4.0 WI : 2.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 WY : 2.0 18.0 29.0 40.0 89.0 1.0 90.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 8.0 4.5 1.5 1.0 15.0 3.5 18.5 : US : 431.5 255.9 366.8 486.2 1,540.4 65.6 1,606.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : 65 to : 85 to : Over : : Market : Market : 65 : 84 : 105 : 105 : Total : Sheep :Sheep and : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : : : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 15.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 38.0 2.0 40.0 CA : 155.0 60.0 65.0 55.0 335.0 10.0 345.0 CO : 2.0 6.0 39.0 147.0 194.0 1.0 195.0 ID : 4.0 1.0 8.0 31.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 IL : 3.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 10.0 3.0 13.0 IN : 3.2 0.4 0.9 0.7 5.2 0.8 6.0 IA : 8.0 9.0 21.0 30.0 68.0 2.0 70.0 KS : 13.5 3.0 13.5 5.0 35.0 6.0 41.0 KY : 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 4.5 1.5 6.0 MD : 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 3.9 1.6 5.5 MI : 6.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 MN : 9.0 11.0 13.0 11.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 MO : 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 6.5 1.0 7.5 MT : 2.0 3.0 12.0 5.0 22.0 3.0 25.0 NE : 3.5 2.5 5.0 10.0 21.0 1.0 22.0 NV : 1.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 N ENG 1/: 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 5.6 0.9 6.5 NM : 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 23.0 2.0 25.0 NY : 10.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 15.5 1.5 17.0 NC : 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 2.6 0.4 3.0 ND : 3.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 OH : 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 OK : 6.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 10.0 33.0 24.0 77.0 3.0 80.0 PA : 6.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 13.0 4.0 17.0 SD : 10.0 7.0 18.0 53.0 88.0 2.0 90.0 TN : 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 2.8 0.2 3.0 TX : 100.0 40.0 50.0 30.0 220.0 10.0 230.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 23.0 2.0 25.0 VA : 4.9 1.9 5.5 1.7 14.0 1.0 15.0 WA : 2.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 4.8 0.2 5.0 WV : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 WI : 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 WY : 1.0 6.0 36.0 56.0 99.0 1.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 5.7 2.5 1.3 1.0 10.5 4.0 14.5 : US : 413.2 214.7 381.9 518.1 1,527.9 74.1 1,602.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 102.0 90.0 6.1 6.4 620 580 CA : 500.0 480.0 7.0 7.1 3,500 3,400 CO : 360.0 390.0 7.2 6.6 2,580 2,570 ID : 217.0 225.0 9.7 9.4 2,115 2,125 IL : 58.0 60.0 6.8 6.8 395 405 IN : 42.0 43.0 6.7 6.4 280 275 IA : 240.0 230.0 6.0 6.0 1,450 1,370 KS : 80.0 66.0 7.0 7.3 560 485 KY : 17.0 20.0 6.8 6.8 115 135 MD : 17.0 15.0 7.1 6.9 120 103 MI : 77.0 76.0 6.2 5.8 475 440 MN : 140.0 140.0 6.8 6.5 950 910 MO : 53.0 61.0 7.0 6.1 370 375 MT : 272.0 267.0 9.5 9.3 2,597 2,472 NE : 88.0 83.0 7.2 7.2 630 600 NV : 55.0 55.0 8.4 9.3 460 510 N ENG 1/ : 37.0 40.0 7.0 7.1 260 284 NM : 160.0 140.0 7.8 7.3 1,240 1,020 NY : 48.0 53.0 6.7 6.7 320 356 NC : 10.0 10.0 6.5 6.4 65 64 ND : 75.0 82.0 8.7 9.1 650 745 OH : 144.0 140.0 6.4 6.5 920 903 OK : 50.0 50.0 6.3 6.2 315 310 OR : 178.0 173.0 6.8 6.3 1,210 1,090 PA : 61.0 68.0 6.7 6.5 410 440 SD : 330.0 345.0 8.0 7.6 2,625 2,610 TN : 16.0 16.0 6.6 6.2 105 99 TX : 800.0 810.0 7.0 6.9 5,600 5,600 UT : 240.0 245.0 9.3 9.2 2,230 2,250 VA : 36.0 36.0 6.1 6.3 220 226 WA : 36.0 40.0 8.1 8.2 292 326 WV : 28.0 24.0 5.7 5.6 160 134 WI : 67.0 70.0 7.2 7.1 480 500 WY : 390.0 390.0 9.4 9.3 3,650 3,640 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 50.0 40.0 6.6 6.8 330 270 : US : 5,074.0 5,073.0 7.5 7.4 38,299 37,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.34 0.30 211 174 CA : 0.79 0.82 2,765 2,788 CO : 0.74 0.85 1,909 2,185 ID : 0.86 0.88 1,819 1,870 IL : 0.23 0.26 91 105 IN : 0.19 0.21 53 58 IA : 0.29 0.34 421 466 KS : 0.45 0.57 252 276 KY : 0.24 0.31 28 42 MD : 0.34 0.41 41 42 MI : 0.30 0.45 143 198 MN : 0.30 0.37 285 337 MO : 0.42 0.40 155 150 MT : 1.03 1.17 2,675 2,892 NE : 0.35 0.43 221 258 NV : 0.95 0.94 437 479 N ENG 2/ : 0.35 0.45 91 128 NM : 1.10 1.00 1,364 1,020 NY : 0.27 0.21 86 75 NC : 0.42 0.38 27 24 ND : 0.60 0.75 390 559 OH : 0.23 0.34 212 307 OK : 0.40 0.50 126 155 OR : 0.58 0.65 702 709 PA : 0.27 0.27 111 119 SD : 0.76 0.72 1,995 1,879 TN : 0.67 0.63 70 62 TX : 0.90 1.02 5,040 5,712 UT : 0.80 0.83 1,784 1,868 VA : 0.33 0.40 73 90 WA : 0.63 0.80 184 261 WV : 0.28 0.43 45 58 WI : 0.25 0.30 120 150 WY : 1.10 1.17 4,015 4,259 : Oth : 0.56 0.65 185 176 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.73 0.80 28,126 29,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of State values. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. 4/ U.S. Value may not add due to rounding. Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Total : Breeding : Market : Kid Crop1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : Angora : 274,000 239,200 34,800 Milk : 283,500 256,500 27,000 Meat : 1,965,000 1,614,000 351,000 All : 2,522,500 2,109,700 412,800 1,673,280 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kids born in 2004. Angora Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, December 31, 2002 and January 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 1/ : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 27,905 23,000 CA : 4,538 3,000 CO : 1,004 1,000 GA : 318 1,000 ID : 403 1,100 MI : 1,374 1,000 MO : 2,483 1,600 NE : 973 1,050 N ENG 2/ : 1,209 1,300 NM : 7,059 10,000 OH : 2,202 1,500 OK : 1,101 1,000 OR : 2,156 2,300 TX : 229,937 210,000 WA : 846 1,000 : Oth Sts 3/ : 17,245 14,150 : US : 300,753 274,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2002 Census of Agriculture. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MS, MT, NV, NJ, NY, NC, ND, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WV, WI and WY. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 2/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 :2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 28,000 22,000 5.0 5.0 140 110 1.40 1.10 196 121 CA 3/ : 2,500 8.0 20 1.70 34 NM : 10,000 10,000 6.0 6.0 60 60 1.25 1.10 75 66 TX :210,000 210,000 8.0 7.7 1,680 1,620 1.70 2.10 2,856 3,402 : Oth : Sts 3/4/: 25,000 5.0 125 1.50 188 : US 2/ :248,000 269,500 7.6 7.2 1,880 1,935 1.66 1.97 3,127 3,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2003 data are a 3-state total. 2004 data are U.S. total. 2/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of State values. 3/ Data not available prior to 2004. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY. Milk Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, December 31, 2002 and January 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 1/ : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 2,657 2,000 AZ : 3,197 1,000 AR : 5,772 4,700 CA : 37,343 30,000 CO : 5,581 7,000 FL : 3,686 3,500 GA : 3,162 2,000 ID : 4,434 2,700 IL : 4,685 4,700 IN : 7,558 8,800 IA : 8,524 13,000 KS : 4,341 3,500 KY : 5,977 5,550 MI : 8,935 7,500 MN : 7,703 5,800 MS : 1,630 1,500 MO : 8,656 8,600 NE : 2,541 3,000 N ENG 2/ : 9,153 11,300 NM : 1,974 4,500 NY : 12,822 13,000 NC : 6,712 7,000 OH : 14,420 9,500 OK : 8,389 9,000 OR : 9,250 6,900 PA : 12,652 13,000 SC : 2,849 3,000 TN : 6,971 6,200 TX : 22,569 30,000 VA : 4,401 2,800 WA : 8,106 7,500 WV : 2,336 1,100 WI : 25,900 28,000 : Oth Sts 3/ : 15,903 15,850 : US : 290,789 283,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2002 Census of Agriculture. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AK, DE, HI, LA, MD, MT, NJ, NV, ND, SD, UT, and WY. Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, December 31, 2002 and January 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 1/ : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 47,270 37,800 AZ : 4,272 4,000 AR : 26,578 27,000 CA : 61,241 50,000 CO : 11,976 16,000 FL : 36,020 36,000 GA : 66,018 77,000 ID : 6,683 5,200 IL : 12,142 11,000 IN : 20,045 15,800 IA : 9,666 13,000 KS : 19,797 27,000 KY : 61,618 63,500 LA : 13,641 12,500 MI : 10,785 8,500 MN : 11,084 8,000 MS : 24,788 14,100 MO : 37,515 34,800 NE : 8,204 13,000 N ENG 2/ : 9,783 10,000 NM : 10,095 7,300 NY : 19,539 18,100 NC : 58,993 52,200 OH : 28,439 34,000 OK : 73,302 65,000 OR : 19,222 21,700 PA : 26,257 22,000 SC : 37,985 41,000 TN : 107,211 98,000 TX : 941,783 1,010,000 VA : 35,710 34,400 WA : 14,265 14,000 WV : 14,326 11,700 WI : 8,634 6,400 : Oth Sts 3/ : 44,037 45,000 : US : 1,938,924 1,965,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2002 Census of Agriculture. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AK, DE, HI, MD, MT, NJ, NV, ND, SD, UT, and WY. Reliability of January 1 Sheep, Lamb, and Goat Estimates Survey Procedures: A random sample of U.S. 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 22,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview and 84 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimation 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 2004 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 1.0 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 6.14 million head by more than 1.0 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn over the past 10 years is 1.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.1 million head by more than 1.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 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 53,000 head, ranging from 7,000 to 209,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 7 times and above the latest estimate 3 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 48,000 head, ranging from 9,000 to 148,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 5 times and above 5 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of U.S. January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90% : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Final : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates 1/ : Years Item : Mean :--------------------------------------------------------- : Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent: (000) :Average:Smallest:Largest: Above : Below : : : Head : : : : Final : Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Number : All Sheep & : Lambs : 1.0 1.9 115.8 53 7 209 3 7 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.8 1.4 63.4 33 2 78 3 7 : Lamb : Crop : 1.0 1.8 73.6 46 5 112 2 8 : Sheep : Shorn : 1.1 1.9 98.0 48 9 148 5 5 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Number : Wool : Prod : 1.1 1.9 727.6 334 22 1,095 6 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. Index Page All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1.2 Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1.4 Angora Goats: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 112 Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1. . . . . . . . 5 Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 111 Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2003-2004. . 6 Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 20047 Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 20058 Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 114 Milk Goats: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 113 Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, and United States, 2003-2004 . . . .12 Reliability of U.S. January 1 Sheep, Lamb, and Goat Estimates (RMSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States.9 Wool: Price and Value by State and United States10 Wool: Production, Price and Value, United States3 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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