Mt An 5-2 (1-10) Sheep and Goats Washington, D.C. Released January 29, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats" call Everett Olbert at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2010, totaled 5.63 million head, down 2 percent from 2009. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.19 million head on January 1, 2010, down 1 percent from 4.25 million head on January 1, 2009. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.34 million head, were 2 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2010, totaled 1.44 million head, down 4 percent from January 1, 2009. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-five percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 19 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 38 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total marketings. The 2009 lamb crop of 3.69 million head, was down 1 percent from 2008. The 2009 lambing rate was 108 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2009, up 3 percent from 2008. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2009 was 30.9 million pounds, down 6 percent from 2008. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.20 million head, down 5 percent from 2008. The average price paid for wool sold in 2009 was $0.79 per pound for a total value of 24.4 million dollars, down 25 percent from 32.5 million dollars in 2008. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 1 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2010, totaled 3.04 million head, down 1 percent from 2009. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.53 million head, down 1 percent from 2009. Does one year old and older, at 1.87 million head, were 1 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 518,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago. Kid crop for 2009 totaled 1.94 million head for all goats, down 1 percent from 2008. Meat and all other goats totaled 2.54 million head on January 1, 2010, down slightly from 2009. Milk goat inventory increased to 355,000 head, 6 percent above January 1, 2009, while Angora goats were down 19 percent, totaling 150,000 head. Mohair production in the United States during 2009 was 1.01 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 160,500 head. Average weight per clip was 6.3 pounds. Mohair price was $2.66 per pound with a value of 2.69 million dollars. Contents Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2009-2010....................................1 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value, 2008-2009.....................2 Inventory and Class by State, 2009-2010...............................3 Sheep Shorn and Wool Production by State, 2008-2009...................8 Wool Price and Value by State, 2008-2009..............................9 Goats and Kids U.S. All Goat Inventory by Class 2009-2010...........................10 U.S. Angora Goat Inventory by Class 2009-2010........................11 U.S. Milk Goat Inventory by Class 2009-2010..........................11 U.S. Meat Goat Inventory by Class 2009-2010..........................11 Angora Goat Inventory by State 2009-2010.............................12 Mohair Production, Price, and Value 2008-2009........................12 Milk Goat Inventory by State 2009-2010...............................13 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by State 2009-2010.....................14 Reliability Statement........................................................15 Information Contacts.........................................................16 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2009-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 as Class : 2009 : 2010 :% of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 5,747 5,630 98 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,247 4,190 99 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 647 655 101 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,405 3,340 98 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 196 195 100 : Market : 1,500 1,440 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2008 : 4,434 7.43 32,963 0.99 32,486 2009 : 4,197 7.35 30,862 0.79 24,387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2010 as %: : : : : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 150.0 160.0 107 90.0 95.0 60.0 65.0 CA : 660.0 610.0 92 345.0 320.0 315.0 290.0 CO : 410.0 375.0 91 205.0 190.0 205.0 185.0 ID : 210.0 220.0 105 178.0 180.0 32.0 40.0 IL : 58.0 64.0 110 50.0 55.0 8.0 9.0 IN : 50.0 52.0 104 43.0 46.0 7.0 6.0 IA : 200.0 210.0 105 145.0 145.0 55.0 65.0 KS : 80.0 80.0 100 57.0 50.0 23.0 30.0 KY : 40.0 37.0 93 33.0 29.0 7.0 8.0 MD : 24.0 18.0 6.0 MI : 78.0 80.0 103 60.0 61.0 18.0 19.0 MN : 140.0 130.0 93 102.0 92.0 38.0 38.0 MO : 83.0 79.0 95 74.0 71.0 9.0 8.0 MT : 255.0 255.0 100 230.0 235.0 25.0 20.0 NE : 71.0 74.0 104 57.0 58.0 14.0 16.0 NV : 67.0 75.0 112 57.0 64.0 10.0 11.0 N ENG 1/ : 48.0 47.5 99 41.0 41.5 7.0 6.0 NM : 120.0 120.0 100 103.0 105.0 17.0 15.0 NY : 62.0 66.0 106 50.0 54.0 12.0 12.0 NC : 28.0 25.0 89 24.0 20.0 4.0 5.0 ND : 88.0 88.0 100 67.0 71.0 21.0 17.0 OH : 130.0 128.0 98 100.0 103.0 30.0 25.0 OK : 80.0 75.0 94 63.0 59.0 17.0 16.0 OR : 220.0 225.0 102 150.0 154.0 70.0 71.0 PA : 100.0 94.0 94 84.0 80.0 16.0 14.0 SD : 305.0 320.0 105 245.0 245.0 60.0 75.0 TN : 34.0 31.5 93 27.0 25.5 7.0 6.0 TX : 870.0 830.0 95 660.0 650.0 210.0 180.0 UT : 290.0 290.0 100 260.0 260.0 30.0 30.0 VA : 75.0 89.0 119 62.0 71.0 13.0 18.0 WA : 53.0 60.0 113 43.0 48.0 10.0 12.0 WV : 33.0 30.0 91 28.0 25.0 5.0 5.0 WI : 85.0 90.0 106 68.0 75.0 17.0 15.0 WY : 420.0 375.0 89 325.0 300.0 95.0 75.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 130.0 145.0 112 103.0 112.0 27.0 33.0 : US : 5,747.0 5,630.0 98 4,247.0 4,190.0 1,500.0 1,440.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2010. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 75.0 75.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 14.0 90.0 95.0 CA : 290.0 263.0 10.0 12.0 45.0 45.0 345.0 320.0 CO : 167.0 155.0 6.0 5.0 32.0 30.0 205.0 190.0 ID : 148.0 150.0 5.0 5.0 25.0 25.0 178.0 180.0 IL : 35.0 41.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 50.0 55.0 IN : 34.0 36.0 2.5 3.0 6.5 7.0 43.0 46.0 IA : 120.0 116.0 7.0 6.0 18.0 23.0 145.0 145.0 KS : 47.0 41.0 3.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 57.0 50.0 KY : 25.0 23.0 2.0 1.5 6.0 4.5 33.0 29.0 MD : 14.0 1.0 3.0 18.0 MI : 47.0 46.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 12.0 60.0 61.0 MN : 83.0 76.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 11.0 102.0 92.0 MO : 58.0 55.0 4.0 4.0 12.0 12.0 74.0 71.0 MT : 180.0 188.0 7.0 8.0 43.0 39.0 230.0 235.0 NE : 46.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 57.0 58.0 NV : 44.0 49.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 13.0 57.0 64.0 N ENG 1/: 31.0 30.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.5 41.0 41.5 NM : 83.0 84.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 16.0 103.0 105.0 NY : 40.0 42.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 9.0 50.0 54.0 NC : 17.0 15.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 24.0 20.0 ND : 55.0 59.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 10.0 67.0 71.0 OH : 77.0 81.0 5.0 6.0 18.0 16.0 100.0 103.0 OK : 46.0 43.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 63.0 59.0 OR : 121.0 121.0 7.0 8.0 22.0 25.0 150.0 154.0 PA : 64.0 63.0 6.0 5.0 14.0 12.0 84.0 80.0 SD : 205.0 205.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 32.0 245.0 245.0 TN : 20.0 19.0 2.0 2.5 5.0 4.0 27.0 25.5 TX : 520.0 510.0 40.0 35.0 100.0 105.0 660.0 650.0 UT : 220.0 215.0 9.0 9.0 31.0 36.0 260.0 260.0 VA : 48.0 55.0 3.0 4.0 11.0 12.0 62.0 71.0 WA : 35.0 38.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 43.0 48.0 WV : 23.0 20.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 28.0 25.0 WI : 54.0 57.0 3.0 4.0 11.0 14.0 68.0 75.0 WY : 260.0 240.0 10.0 9.0 55.0 51.0 325.0 300.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 73.0 82.0 10.0 11.0 20.0 19.0 103.0 112.0 : US :3,405.0 3,340.0 195.5 195.0 646.5 655.0 4,247.0 4,190.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2010. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2009 as % : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Number -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 76.0 75.0 62 67 47.0 50.0 106 CA : 285.0 290.0 81 86 230.0 250.0 109 CO : 170.0 167.0 124 108 210.0 180.0 86 ID : 162.0 148.0 117 132 190.0 195.0 103 IL : 35.0 35.0 129 143 45.0 50.0 111 IN : 35.0 34.0 117 129 41.0 44.0 107 IA : 130.0 120.0 141 142 183.0 170.0 93 KS : 53.0 47.0 109 128 58.0 60.0 103 KY : 23.0 25.0 117 112 27.0 28.0 104 MD : 14.0 14.0 107 15.0 MI : 48.0 47.0 135 138 65.0 65.0 100 MN : 86.0 83.0 169 157 145.0 130.0 90 MO : 57.0 58.0 123 117 70.0 68.0 97 MT : 190.0 180.0 124 131 235.0 235.0 100 NE : 52.0 46.0 135 148 70.0 68.0 97 NV : 46.0 44.0 91 100 42.0 44.0 105 N ENG 2/: 32.0 31.0 113 106 36.0 33.0 92 NM : 89.0 83.0 73 80 65.0 66.0 102 NY : 43.0 40.0 102 113 44.0 45.0 102 NC : 16.0 17.0 94 82 15.0 14.0 93 ND : 60.0 55.0 128 147 77.0 81.0 105 OH : 75.0 77.0 136 136 102.0 105.0 103 OK : 46.0 46.0 107 98 49.0 45.0 92 OR : 120.0 121.0 131 129 157.0 156.0 99 PA : 63.0 64.0 116 102 73.0 65.0 89 SD : 220.0 205.0 120 127 265.0 260.0 98 TN : 18.0 20.0 128 110 23.0 22.0 96 TX : 590.0 520.0 61 74 360.0 385.0 107 UT : 210.0 220.0 110 105 230.0 230.0 100 VA : 50.0 48.0 120 131 60.0 63.0 105 WA : 36.0 35.0 147 157 53.0 55.0 104 WV : 24.0 23.0 125 113 30.0 26.0 87 WI : 56.0 54.0 125 139 70.0 75.0 107 WY : 260.0 260.0 100 98 260.0 255.0 98 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 70.0 73.0 97 99 68.0 72.0 106 : US : 3,540.0 3,405.0 105 108 3,710.0 3,690.0 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/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2009 for Lamb Crop and Lambs per 100 Ewes 1+ Jan 1. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 13.0 21.0 55.0 5.0 60.0 CA : 110.0 25.0 50.0 120.0 305.0 10.0 315.0 CO : 3.0 10.0 25.0 165.0 203.0 2.0 205.0 ID : 1.0 1.0 7.0 22.0 31.0 1.0 32.0 IL : 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 IN : 3.5 0.6 1.4 0.5 6.0 1.0 7.0 IA : 9.0 6.0 17.0 21.0 53.0 2.0 55.0 KS : 12.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 19.0 4.0 23.0 KY : 2.5 1.0 2.0 0.5 6.0 1.0 7.0 MD : 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.1 3.0 3.0 6.0 MI : 2.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 MN : 8.0 8.0 10.0 11.0 37.0 1.0 38.0 MO : 3.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 MT : 1.0 4.0 13.0 4.0 22.0 3.0 25.0 NE : 2.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 13.0 1.0 14.0 NV : 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.6 5.0 2.0 7.0 NM : 3.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 14.0 3.0 17.0 NY : 6.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 NC : 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 3.0 1.0 4.0 ND : 3.0 4.5 8.0 4.5 20.0 1.0 21.0 OH : 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 29.0 1.0 30.0 OK : 8.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 16.0 1.0 17.0 OR : 10.0 10.0 23.0 24.0 67.0 3.0 70.0 PA : 6.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 13.0 3.0 16.0 SD : 4.0 15.0 15.0 25.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 TN : 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 6.0 1.0 7.0 TX : 80.0 25.0 25.0 70.0 200.0 10.0 210.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 10.0 13.0 27.0 3.0 30.0 VA : 6.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 12.0 1.0 13.0 WA : 5.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 9.0 1.0 10.0 WV : 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 5.0 5.0 WI : 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 15.0 2.0 17.0 WY : 4.0 7.0 46.0 37.0 94.0 1.0 95.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 12.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 21.0 6.0 27.0 : US : 349.9 170.4 314.0 584.7 1,419.0 81.0 1,500.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 18.0 7.0 15.0 20.0 60.0 5.0 65.0 CA : 120.0 20.0 50.0 90.0 280.0 10.0 290.0 CO : 2.0 7.0 17.0 158.0 184.0 1.0 185.0 ID : 1.0 1.0 7.0 30.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 IL : 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 IN : 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 12.0 10.0 21.0 21.0 64.0 1.0 65.0 KS : 14.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 KY : 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 MI : 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 2.0 19.0 MN : 7.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 37.0 1.0 38.0 MO : 3.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 MT : 1.0 4.0 10.0 2.0 17.0 3.0 20.0 NE : 3.0 1.5 5.5 5.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 NV : 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 N ENG 1/: 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.4 4.5 1.5 6.0 NM : 3.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 NY : 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 NC : 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 4.0 1.0 5.0 ND : 1.5 4.0 6.0 4.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 OH : 7.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 OK : 6.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 OR : 11.0 13.0 22.0 22.0 68.0 3.0 71.0 PA : 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 SD : 4.0 13.0 14.0 43.0 74.0 1.0 75.0 TN : 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 5.5 0.5 6.0 TX : 75.0 20.0 15.0 60.0 170.0 10.0 180.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 10.0 11.0 25.0 5.0 30.0 VA : 8.0 4.0 3.0 1.5 16.5 1.5 18.0 WA : 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 9.5 2.5 12.0 WV : 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 WI : 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 WY : 4.0 6.0 25.5 32.0 67.5 7.5 75.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 15.0 5.0 3.0 2.5 25.5 7.5 33.0 : US : 360.0 172.0 275.0 548.0 1,355.0 85.0 1,440.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2010. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 120.0 125.0 6.3 6.0 750 750 CA : 470.0 440.0 7.0 6.1 3,300 2,700 CO : 380.0 300.0 6.8 7.3 2,600 2,200 ID : 180.0 190.0 9.5 9.4 1,710 1,786 IL : 48.0 53.0 7.5 7.5 360 395 IN : 40.0 40.0 6.3 6.0 250 240 IA : 195.0 195.0 6.1 5.9 1,180 1,150 KS : 56.0 57.0 6.9 6.5 384 370 KY : 13.0 12.0 6.5 6.7 85 80 MD : 12.0 6.8 82 MI : 67.0 62.0 6.0 6.1 400 380 MN : 140.0 130.0 6.6 6.4 930 830 MO : 69.0 55.0 6.0 6.9 415 380 MT : 230.0 230.0 9.3 9.3 2,150 2,150 NE : 55.0 56.0 7.2 7.4 395 415 NV : 48.0 53.0 9.9 9.7 475 515 N ENG 1/ : 37.0 37.0 7.1 6.9 263 255 NM : 105.0 100.0 7.6 7.3 800 730 NY : 40.0 40.0 6.5 6.5 260 260 NC : 6.0 8.0 6.3 5.6 38 45 ND : 70.0 75.0 8.3 8.5 580 640 OH : 103.0 92.0 6.0 6.1 620 560 OK : 40.0 30.0 5.5 5.0 220 150 OR : 182.0 180.0 6.5 6.3 1,190 1,130 PA : 60.0 54.0 6.7 6.5 400 350 SD : 280.0 300.0 7.8 7.5 2,184 2,250 TN : 18.0 17.0 5.8 5.9 105 100 TX : 600.0 500.0 7.0 7.0 4,200 3,500 UT : 255.0 260.0 9.2 9.0 2,350 2,350 VA : 36.0 30.0 5.7 5.7 205 170 WA : 36.0 48.0 7.8 7.3 280 350 WV : 24.0 19.0 5.1 5.3 122 101 WI : 62.0 64.0 7.1 7.3 440 470 WY : 320.0 300.0 9.4 9.3 3,000 2,800 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 37.0 45.0 6.5 6.9 240 310 : US : 4,434.0 4,197.0 7.4 7.4 32,963 30,862 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2009. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.30 0.25 225 188 CA : 1.10 0.85 3,630 2,295 CO : 1.12 0.82 2,912 1,804 ID : 1.14 0.83 1,949 1,482 IL : 0.36 0.31 130 122 IN : 0.18 0.23 45 55 IA : 0.35 0.27 413 311 KS : 0.65 0.37 250 137 KY : 0.45 0.30 38 24 MD : 0.55 45 MI : 0.34 0.43 136 163 MN : 0.36 0.29 335 241 MO : 0.57 0.40 237 152 MT : 1.40 1.10 3,010 2,365 NE : 0.41 0.40 162 166 NV : 1.35 1.10 641 567 N ENG 2/ : 0.55 0.55 145 140 NM : 1.70 1.00 1,360 730 NY : 0.30 0.30 78 78 NC : 0.40 0.50 15 23 ND : 0.80 0.70 464 448 OH : 0.37 0.28 229 157 OK : 0.40 0.40 88 60 OR : 0.68 0.66 809 746 PA : 0.31 0.33 124 116 SD : 0.91 0.82 1,987 1,845 TN : 0.53 0.43 56 43 TX : 1.16 1.04 4,872 3,640 UT : 1.20 0.80 2,820 1,880 VA : 0.50 0.60 103 102 WA : 1.35 1.35 378 473 WV : 0.44 0.41 54 41 WI : 0.45 0.50 198 235 WY : 1.46 1.16 4,380 3,248 : Oth : 0.70 1.00 168 310 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.99 0.79 32,486 24,387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is the summation of State values. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. MD is included in Other States for 2009. 4/ U.S. Value may not add due to rounding. All Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2009-2010 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2010 as % Class : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Goats :3,069,000 3,043,000 99 : Breeding All Goats :2,543,000 2,525,000 99 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 463,000 467,000 101 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,895,000 1,873,000 99 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 185,000 185,000 100 : All, Market Goats & Kids : 526,000 518,000 98 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,963,000 1,944,000 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2009-2010 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2010 as % Class : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Angora Goats : 185,000 150,000 81 : Breeding Angora Goats : 166,000 132,000 80 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 24,000 21,000 88 Does - One Year Old and Older : 132,000 103,000 78 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 10,000 8,000 80 : Angora, Market Goats & Kids : 19,000 18,000 95 : Kid Crop 2/ : 96,000 80,000 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2009-2010 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2010 as % Class : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Milk Goats : 335,000 355,000 106 : Breeding Milk Goats : 302,000 320,000 106 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 66,000 69,000 105 Does - One Year Old and Older : 215,000 228,000 106 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 21,000 23,000 110 : Milk, Market Goats & Kids : 33,000 35,000 106 : Kid Crop 2/ : 240,000 252,000 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2009-2010 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2010 as % Class : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Meat & Other Goats :2,549,000 2,538,000 100 : Breeding Meat & Other Goats :2,075,000 2,073,000 100 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 373,000 377,000 101 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,548,000 1,542,000 100 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 154,000 154,000 100 : Meat & Other, Market Goats & Kids : 474,000 465,000 98 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,627,000 1,612,000 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by State and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 24,000 16,000 CA : 4,000 3,500 CO : 1,000 MN : 1,000 1,000 MO : 1,500 1,400 N ENG 1/ : 1,250 1,150 NM : 12,500 10,500 OH : 1,400 1,300 OK : 1,000 OR : 1,800 1,900 PA : 1,100 TX : 120,000 95,000 VA : 1,400 WA : 1,000 1,000 WI : 1,000 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ : 12,450 14,850 : US : 185,000 150,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. 3/ CO, OK, and PA are included in Other States for 2010. VA is included in Other States for 2009. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2008-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 21,000 14,000 5.2 5.7 110 80 1.00 0.55 110 44 CA : 3,000 2,500 6.0 6.8 18 17 4.00 3.50 72 60 NM : 12,500 11,500 6.1 6.5 76 75 4.00 2.50 304 188 TX :130,000 105,000 6.3 6.4 820 670 3.80 3.10 3,116 2,077 : Oth : Sts 2/: 27,000 27,500 5.9 6.2 160 170 1.95 1.90 312 323 : US :193,500 160,500 6.1 6.3 1,184 1,012 3.31 2.66 3,914 2,692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of State values. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Milk Goats: Number by State and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 4,500 4,200 AZ : 2,000 2,000 AR : 4,900 4,400 CA : 37,000 38,000 CO : 8,300 8,400 FL : 6,000 5,000 GA : 4,500 3,000 ID : 2,500 2,800 IL : 5,500 4,700 IN : 10,500 11,800 IA : 24,500 29,500 KS : 4,500 3,800 KY : 7,000 6,500 LA : 1,200 1,100 MD : 2,800 2,400 MI : 9,100 10,900 MN : 11,500 13,000 MS : 2,800 2,900 MO : 9,000 9,000 MT : 1,900 2,700 NE : 1,900 3,100 NV : 4,300 4,600 N ENG 1/ : 10,500 13,500 NJ : 1,700 2,000 NM : 2,000 3,100 NY : 13,400 13,000 NC : 9,500 8,000 ND : 1,000 OH : 9,000 8,000 OK : 8,000 8,300 OR : 9,200 9,100 PA : 14,500 17,000 SC : 3,000 2,900 SD : 1,500 2,000 TN : 5,800 6,400 TX : 20,000 20,000 UT : 2,600 2,700 VA : 4,500 5,800 WA : 7,100 7,300 WV : 2,200 2,000 WI : 40,000 46,000 WY : 1,800 1,700 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ : 1,500 2,400 : US : 335,000 355,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. 3/ ND is included in Other States for 2010. Meat and Other Goats: Number by State and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 65,000 60,000 AZ : 14,000 25,000 AR : 47,000 53,000 CA : 95,000 93,000 CO : 34,000 38,000 FL : 55,000 60,000 GA : 80,500 79,000 HI : 8,400 9,500 ID : 12,000 13,000 IL : 24,500 22,500 IN : 32,000 33,500 IA : 32,500 25,000 KS : 50,000 42,000 KY : 79,000 79,000 LA : 20,000 20,500 MD : 13,600 12,500 MI : 13,500 16,000 MN : 20,000 22,000 MS : 27,000 28,000 MO : 86,500 84,600 MT : 9,000 9,000 NE : 27,000 20,000 NV : 6,100 6,400 N ENG 1/ : 12,100 13,000 NJ : 8,000 7,200 NM : 18,000 21,000 NY : 27,000 35,000 NC : 86,000 95,000 ND : 2,800 2,700 OH : 55,500 50,000 OK : 105,000 90,000 OR : 28,000 30,000 PA : 42,000 42,000 SC : 38,000 39,100 SD : 7,500 6,000 TN : 134,000 125,000 TX : 980,000 990,000 UT : 14,000 13,000 VA : 62,000 52,000 WA : 27,000 22,000 WV : 23,500 22,500 WI : 18,000 21,000 WY : 6,000 7,000 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,000 3,000 : US : 2,549,000 2,538,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. 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 23,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview and 81 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 2009 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 5.63 million head by more than 0.8 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.4 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn 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 4.20 million head by more than 0.8 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.6 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 33,000 head, ranging from 0 to 105,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 7 times and above the latest estimate 1 time 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 30,000 head, ranging from 0 to 108,000 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 U.S. December 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 : 0.8 1.4 79 33 0 105 7 1 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.8 1.5 63 28 0 74 7 2 : Lamb : Crop : 2.1 3.9 144 69 0 155 5 4 : Sheep : Shorn : 0.8 1.6 67 30 0 108 7 2 : : Percent -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Number : Wool : Prod : 0.9 1.7 525 235 0 895 8 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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