Mt An 5-2 (2-08) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 1, 2008, 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 Down 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2008, totaled 6.06 million head, down 2 percent from 2007. After consecutive increases in 2005 and 2006, inventory has now declined for the past two years. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.51 million head on January 1, 2008, down 2 percent from 4.61 million head on January 1, 2007. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.62 million head, were 2 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2008, totaled 1.55 million head, down slightly from January 1, 2007. Market lambs comprised 95 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-four percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 14 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 26 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 36 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 5 percent of total marketings. The 2007 lamb crop of 4.05 million head, was down slightly from 2006. The 2007 lambing rate was 110 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2007, down 1 percent from 2006. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2007 was 34.5 million pounds, down 4 percent from 2006. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.71 million head, down 3 percent from 2006. The average price paid for wool sold in 2007 was $0.88 per pound for a total value of 30.3 million dollars, up 23 percent from 24.5 million dollars in 2006. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Up 3 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2008, totaled 3.02 million head, up 3 percent from 2007. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.50 million head up 2 percent from 2007. All market goats and kids totaled 520,000 head, up 4 percent from a year ago. On January 1, 2008 meat and all other goats totaled 2.50 million head, up 4 percent from 2007. Milk goat inventory increased 4 percent to 305,000 head while angora goats were down 12 percent totaling 210,000 head. The 2007 kid crop totaled 1.94 million head for all goats, up 1 percent from 2006. Mohair production in the United States during 2007 was 1.14 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 185,000 head. Average weight per clip was 6.20 pounds. Mohair price was $3.78 per pound with a value of 4.31 million dollars. Contents Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2006-2008..................................1 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value, 2005-2007...................2 Inventory and Class by State, 2007-2008.............................3 Sheep Shorn and Wool Production by State, 2006-2007.................8 Wool Price and Value by State, 2006-2007............................9 Goats U.S. All Goat Inventory by Class 2006-2008.........................10 U.S. Angora Goat Inventory by Class 2006-2008......................11 U.S. Milk Goat Inventory by Class 2006-2008........................11 U.S. Meat Goat Inventory by Class 2006-2008........................11 Angora Goat Inventory by State 2007-2008...........................12 Mohair Production, Price, and Value 2006-2007......................12 Milk Goat Inventory by State 2007-2008.............................13 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by State 2007-2008...................14 Reliability Statement......................................................15 Information Contacts.......................................................16 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2006-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2008 as % Class : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 head ---------- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 6,230 6,165 6,055 98 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,640 4,610 4,505 98 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 783 719 695 97 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,661 3,696 3,617 98 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 196 195 193 99 : Market : 1,590 1,555 1,550 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2005 : 5,072 7.34 37,232 0.71 26,272 2006 : 4,852 7.42 36,019 0.68 24,510 2007 : 4,705 7.34 34,533 0.88 30,258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2008 as %: : : : : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 110.0 120.0 109 72.0 70.0 38.0 50.0 CA : 610.0 600.0 98 340.0 340.0 270.0 260.0 CO : 400.0 420.0 105 190.0 190.0 210.0 230.0 ID : 260.0 240.0 92 220.0 200.0 40.0 40.0 IL : 70.0 68.0 97 60.0 59.0 10.0 9.0 IN : 53.0 52.0 98 47.0 46.0 6.0 6.0 IA : 235.0 260.0 111 175.0 180.0 60.0 80.0 KS : 107.0 98.0 92 77.0 71.0 30.0 27.0 KY : 37.0 37.0 100 30.0 30.0 7.0 7.0 MD : 23.0 24.0 104 18.0 18.0 5.0 6.0 MI : 81.0 82.0 101 60.0 62.0 21.0 20.0 MN : 150.0 145.0 97 105.0 100.0 45.0 45.0 MO : 78.0 82.0 105 70.0 72.0 8.0 10.0 MT : 290.0 290.0 100 265.0 265.0 25.0 25.0 NE : 95.0 85.0 89 70.0 67.0 25.0 18.0 NV : 75.0 70.0 93 65.0 58.0 10.0 12.0 N ENG 1/ : 44.0 48.0 109 36.5 40.5 7.5 7.5 NM : 130.0 130.0 100 110.0 112.0 20.0 18.0 NY : 74.0 67.0 91 56.0 51.0 18.0 16.0 NC : 21.0 22.0 105 17.0 17.0 4.0 5.0 ND : 100.0 95.0 95 78.0 72.0 22.0 23.0 OH : 141.0 139.0 99 114.0 111.0 27.0 28.0 OK : 80.0 80.0 100 62.0 65.0 18.0 15.0 OR : 215.0 220.0 102 144.0 147.0 71.0 73.0 PA : 108.0 98.0 91 97.0 82.0 11.0 16.0 SD : 380.0 355.0 93 285.0 285.0 95.0 70.0 TN : 25.0 28.0 112 22.0 23.0 3.0 5.0 TX : 1,050.0 1,000.0 95 810.0 770.0 240.0 230.0 UT : 295.0 275.0 93 270.0 250.0 25.0 25.0 VA : 72.0 81.0 113 56.0 65.0 16.0 16.0 WA : 51.0 49.0 96 41.5 40.5 9.5 8.5 WV : 34.0 35.0 103 28.0 30.0 6.0 5.0 WI : 92.0 90.0 98 76.0 73.0 16.0 17.0 WY : 460.0 440.0 96 350.0 340.0 110.0 100.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 119.0 130.0 109 93.0 103.0 26.0 27.0 : US : 6,165.0 6,055.0 98 4,610.0 4,505.0 1,555.0 1,550.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 58.0 59.0 4.0 4.0 10.0 7.0 72.0 70.0 CA : 280.0 280.0 10.0 10.0 50.0 50.0 340.0 340.0 CO : 152.0 150.0 6.0 6.0 32.0 34.0 190.0 190.0 ID : 178.0 162.0 5.0 5.0 37.0 33.0 220.0 200.0 IL : 47.0 46.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 9.0 60.0 59.0 IN : 36.0 35.0 2.5 2.5 8.5 8.5 47.0 46.0 IA : 141.0 148.0 8.0 8.0 26.0 24.0 175.0 180.0 KS : 60.0 57.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 11.0 77.0 71.0 KY : 22.0 23.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 30.0 30.0 MD : 14.0 14.0 1.0 1.5 3.0 2.5 18.0 18.0 MI : 44.0 46.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 13.0 60.0 62.0 MN : 80.0 80.0 5.0 5.0 20.0 15.0 105.0 100.0 MO : 55.0 57.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 70.0 72.0 MT : 209.0 209.0 7.0 7.0 49.0 49.0 265.0 265.0 NE : 58.0 55.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 9.0 70.0 67.0 NV : 53.0 47.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 65.0 58.0 N ENG 1/: 26.5 30.0 2.5 2.5 7.5 8.0 36.5 40.5 NM : 90.0 89.0 5.0 6.0 15.0 17.0 110.0 112.0 NY : 43.0 40.0 4.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 56.0 51.0 NC : 12.5 13.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.0 17.0 17.0 ND : 62.0 58.0 2.5 2.0 13.5 12.0 78.0 72.0 OH : 88.0 86.0 6.0 5.0 20.0 20.0 114.0 111.0 OK : 46.0 46.0 5.0 5.0 11.0 14.0 62.0 65.0 OR : 115.0 118.0 7.0 7.0 22.0 22.0 144.0 147.0 PA : 81.0 66.0 5.0 5.0 11.0 11.0 97.0 82.0 SD : 240.0 237.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 39.0 285.0 285.0 TN : 16.0 17.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 22.0 23.0 TX : 665.0 630.0 40.0 40.0 105.0 100.0 810.0 770.0 UT : 220.0 210.0 10.0 8.0 40.0 32.0 270.0 250.0 VA : 41.0 50.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 12.0 56.0 65.0 WA : 33.0 32.0 2.5 2.5 6.0 6.0 41.5 40.5 WV : 23.0 24.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 28.0 30.0 WI : 58.0 56.0 3.0 3.0 15.0 14.0 76.0 73.0 WY : 280.0 272.0 10.0 9.0 60.0 59.0 350.0 340.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 69.0 75.0 8.0 9.0 16.0 19.0 93.0 103.0 : US :3,696.0 3,617.0 195.0 193.0 719.0 695.0 4,610.0 4,505.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2007 as % : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- Percent -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 57.0 58.0 77 72 44.0 42.0 95 CA : 270.0 280.0 93 86 250.0 240.0 96 CO : 148.0 152.0 128 118 190.0 180.0 95 ID : 178.0 178.0 118 124 210.0 220.0 105 IL : 48.0 47.0 127 132 61.0 62.0 102 IN : 33.0 36.0 136 122 45.0 44.0 98 IA : 132.0 141.0 159 163 210.0 230.0 110 KS : 52.0 60.0 131 120 68.0 72.0 106 KY : 22.5 22.0 111 141 25.0 31.0 124 MD : 12.5 14.0 120 114 15.0 16.0 107 MI : 46.0 44.0 122 143 56.0 63.0 113 MN : 85.0 80.0 159 175 135.0 140.0 104 MO : 52.0 55.0 138 145 72.0 80.0 111 MT : 208.0 209.0 130 129 270.0 270.0 100 NE : 65.0 58.0 125 138 81.0 80.0 99 NV : 51.0 53.0 102 89 52.0 47.0 90 N ENG 2/: 30.5 26.5 105 136 32.0 36.0 113 NM : 102.0 90.0 74 83 75.0 75.0 100 NY : 41.0 43.0 124 105 51.0 45.0 88 NC : 10.0 12.5 120 104 12.0 13.0 108 ND : 59.0 62.0 136 129 80.0 80.0 100 OH : 89.0 88.0 135 133 120.0 117.0 98 OK : 46.0 46.0 109 109 50.0 50.0 100 OR : 114.0 115.0 123 130 140.0 150.0 107 PA : 73.0 81.0 126 104 92.0 84.0 91 SD : 230.0 240.0 124 126 285.0 303.0 106 TN : 15.0 16.0 107 119 16.0 19.0 119 TX : 690.0 665.0 72 68 500.0 450.0 90 UT : 210.0 220.0 117 107 245.0 235.0 96 VA : 37.0 41.0 132 134 49.0 55.0 112 WA : 33.0 33.0 161 158 53.0 52.0 98 WV : 22.0 23.0 132 139 29.0 32.0 110 WI : 56.0 58.0 139 133 78.0 77.0 99 WY : 278.0 280.0 112 104 310.0 290.0 94 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 65.5 69.0 98 101 64.0 70.0 109 : US : 3,661.0 3,696.0 111 110 4,065.0 4,050.0 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 10.0 6.0 11.0 9.0 36.0 2.0 38.0 CA : 120.0 35.0 50.0 55.0 260.0 10.0 270.0 CO : 1.0 20.0 37.0 150.0 208.0 2.0 210.0 ID : 3.0 4.0 5.0 27.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 IL : 5.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 IN : 2.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 9.0 9.0 18.0 20.0 56.0 4.0 60.0 KS : 16.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 KY : 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 6.0 1.0 7.0 MD : 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 3.0 2.0 5.0 MI : 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 20.0 1.0 21.0 MN : 9.0 8.0 14.0 12.0 43.0 2.0 45.0 MO : 2.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 7.5 0.5 8.0 MT : 1.0 7.0 8.0 3.0 19.0 6.0 25.0 NE : 3.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 NV : 1.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.5 5.0 2.5 7.5 NM : 3.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 NY : 10.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 17.0 1.0 18.0 NC : 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.5 4.0 ND : 2.5 3.0 7.5 8.0 21.0 1.0 22.0 OH : 9.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 26.0 1.0 27.0 OK : 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 OR : 11.0 11.0 25.0 21.0 68.0 3.0 71.0 PA : 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 11.0 SD : 5.0 8.0 30.0 48.0 91.0 4.0 95.0 TN : 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 TX : 90.0 30.0 50.0 55.0 225.0 15.0 240.0 UT : 1.0 3.5 6.0 12.5 23.0 2.0 25.0 VA : 6.0 2.5 5.0 1.5 15.0 1.0 16.0 WA : 2.5 1.0 1.8 3.2 8.5 1.0 9.5 WV : 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 WI : 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 WY : 2.0 4.0 45.0 57.0 108.0 2.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 9.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 20.0 6.0 26.0 : US : 362.1 200.8 372.6 530.5 1,466.0 89.0 1,555.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 5.0 11.0 19.0 46.0 4.0 50.0 CA : 105.0 30.0 55.0 60.0 250.0 10.0 260.0 CO : 4.0 28.0 41.0 155.0 228.0 2.0 230.0 ID : 4.0 1.0 8.0 25.0 38.0 2.0 40.0 IL : 3.0 3.5 1.5 0.5 8.5 0.5 9.0 IN : 2.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 7.0 7.0 30.0 32.0 76.0 4.0 80.0 KS : 12.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 23.0 4.0 27.0 KY : 3.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 6.0 1.0 7.0 MD : 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 4.0 2.0 6.0 MI : 3.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 19.0 1.0 20.0 MN : 11.0 10.0 13.0 10.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 MO : 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 MT : 1.0 4.0 12.0 5.0 22.0 3.0 25.0 NE : 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 17.0 1.0 18.0 NV : 1.0 1.5 3.0 5.5 11.0 1.0 12.0 N ENG 1/: 2.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 5.3 2.2 7.5 NM : 4.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 NY : 9.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 14.5 1.5 16.0 NC : 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.2 0.8 5.0 ND : 2.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 22.0 1.0 23.0 OH : 9.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 27.0 1.0 28.0 OK : 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 10.0 27.0 23.0 70.0 3.0 73.0 PA : 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 13.0 3.0 16.0 SD : 7.0 9.0 14.0 38.0 68.0 2.0 70.0 TN : 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 4.5 0.5 5.0 TX : 85.0 35.0 50.0 50.0 220.0 10.0 230.0 UT : 1.0 3.0 9.0 11.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 VA : 8.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 WA : 3.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 8.0 0.5 8.5 WV : 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 5.0 WI : 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 15.0 2.0 17.0 WY : 2.0 5.0 40.0 50.0 97.0 3.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 13.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 21.0 6.0 27.0 : US : 352.2 209.0 377.4 531.4 1,470.0 80.0 1,550.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 100.0 105.0 6.0 5.9 600 620 CA : 490.0 460.0 7.1 6.7 3,500 3,100 CO : 380.0 400.0 6.8 6.8 2,600 2,700 ID : 215.0 200.0 9.2 9.4 1,980 1,880 IL : 55.0 53.0 6.7 7.7 370 410 IN : 44.0 40.0 6.3 6.3 275 250 IA : 200.0 250.0 6.2 5.1 1,230 1,280 KS : 63.0 74.0 7.1 6.2 449 460 KY : 17.0 16.0 6.5 6.3 110 100 MD : 15.0 15.0 7.0 6.8 105 102 MI : 70.0 70.0 6.0 6.0 420 420 MN : 140.0 150.0 6.5 6.5 910 980 MO : 65.0 63.0 6.3 6.7 410 425 MT : 255.0 255.0 9.2 9.2 2,350 2,350 NE : 80.0 70.0 7.5 7.7 600 540 NV : 56.0 51.0 9.3 9.7 520 495 N ENG 1/ : 37.0 38.0 7.0 7.0 259 266 NM : 125.0 120.0 7.5 7.5 940 900 NY : 51.0 48.0 7.1 6.7 360 320 NC : 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 38 50 ND : 80.0 72.0 8.7 8.7 695 625 OH : 127.0 108.0 6.0 5.9 760 640 OK : 40.0 45.0 6.3 5.6 252 250 OR : 188.0 195.0 6.2 6.5 1,170 1,270 PA : 60.0 64.0 6.7 6.7 400 430 SD : 335.0 295.0 7.2 7.7 2,415 2,270 TN : 16.0 17.0 6.3 6.2 100 105 TX : 700.0 600.0 7.0 7.3 4,900 4,400 UT : 260.0 255.0 9.0 8.5 2,350 2,180 VA : 35.0 37.0 5.7 5.7 200 210 WA : 41.0 37.0 7.3 7.6 300 280 WV : 23.0 24.0 5.7 5.4 131 130 WI : 73.0 72.0 7.1 7.1 520 510 WY : 370.0 360.0 9.6 9.2 3,550 3,325 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 40.0 38.0 6.3 6.8 250 260 : US : 4,852.0 4,705.0 7.4 7.3 36,019 34,533 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.35 0.34 210 211 CA : 0.72 0.85 2,520 2,635 CO : 0.75 1.00 1,950 2,700 ID : 0.71 0.94 1,406 1,767 IL : 0.28 0.26 104 107 IN : 0.17 0.24 47 60 IA : 0.24 0.31 295 397 KS : 0.35 0.52 157 239 KY : 0.29 0.30 32 30 MD : 0.51 0.40 54 41 MI : 0.45 0.36 189 151 MN : 0.34 0.34 309 333 MO : 0.42 0.73 172 310 MT : 0.91 1.30 2,139 3,055 NE : 0.36 0.40 216 216 NV : 0.81 1.10 421 545 N ENG 2/ : 0.55 0.55 142 146 NM : 0.90 1.40 846 1,260 NY : 0.25 0.20 90 64 NC : 0.50 0.50 19 25 ND : 0.60 0.65 417 406 OH : 0.25 0.34 190 218 OK : 0.40 0.50 101 125 OR : 0.59 0.56 690 711 PA : 0.30 0.31 120 133 SD : 0.63 0.85 1,521 1,930 TN : 0.35 0.45 35 47 TX : 0.91 1.21 4,459 5,324 UT : 0.71 0.90 1,669 1,962 VA : 0.41 0.45 82 95 WA : 0.75 1.10 225 308 WV : 0.49 0.41 64 53 WI : 0.27 0.40 140 204 WY : 0.92 1.26 3,266 4,190 : Oth : 0.85 1.00 213 260 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.68 0.88 24,510 30,258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 4/ U.S. Value may not add due to rounding. All Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2006-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2008 as % Class : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------ Head ----------- Percent : All Goats :2,837,000 2,934,000 3,015,000 103 : Breeding All Goats :2,363,000 2,436,000 2,495,000 102 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 460,000 470,000 472,000 100 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,741,000 1,798,000 1,848,000 103 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 162,000 168,000 175,000 104 : All, Market Goats & Kids : 474,000 498,000 520,000 104 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,839,000 1,917,000 1,938,000 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2008 as % Class : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Head ---------- Percent : All Angora Goats : 260,000 238,000 210,000 88 : Breeding Angora Goats : 226,000 207,000 182,000 88 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 37,000 34,000 28,000 82 Does - One Year Old and Older : 177,000 162,000 143,000 88 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 12,000 11,000 11,000 100 : Angora, Market Goats & Kids : 34,000 31,000 28,000 90 : Kid Crop 2/ : 144,000 129,000 108,000 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2008 as % Class : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Head ---------- Percent : All Milk Goats : 290,000 294,000 305,000 104 : Breeding Milk Goats : 263,000 266,000 277,000 104 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 59,000 61,000 63,000 103 Does - One Year Old and Older : 184,000 185,000 193,000 104 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 20,000 20,000 21,000 105 : Milk, Market Goats & Kids : 27,000 28,000 28,000 100 : Kid Crop 2/ : 203,000 214,000 220,000 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2008 as % Class : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------ Head ----------- Percent : All Meat & Other Goats :2,287,000 2,402,000 2,500,000 104 : Breeding Meat & Other Goats :1,874,000 1,963,000 2,036,000 104 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 364,000 375,000 381,000 102 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,380,000 1,451,000 1,512,000 104 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 130,000 137,000 143,000 104 : Meat & Other, Market Goats & Kids : 413,000 439,000 464,000 106 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,492,000 1,574,000 1,610,000 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 18,000 18,000 CA : 3,000 4,000 CO : 1,500 2,000 MI : 1,000 MN : 1,300 1,500 MO : 1,500 1,400 NE : 1,300 1,500 N ENG 1/ : 1,000 1,300 NM : 7,000 7,500 NY : 1,000 OH : 1,200 OK : 1,000 1,000 OR : 1,300 1,400 TX : 180,000 150,000 WA : 1,000 1,000 WI : 1,000 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ 4/ : 17,100 17,200 : US : 238,000 210,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ OH is included in Other States for 2007. 4/ MI and NY are included in Other States for 2008. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2006-2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 16,000 15,000 5.0 5.0 80 75 1.30 2.00 104 150 CA : 2,500 4,000 8.0 6.3 20 25 5.50 7.00 110 175 NM : 7,000 6,000 6.3 6.7 44 40 4.00 4.50 176 180 TX :170,000 140,000 6.5 6.4 1,100 900 4.00 4.00 4,400 3,600 : Oth : Sts 2/: 20,500 20,000 5.4 5.0 110 100 2.00 2.00 220 200 : US :216,000 185,000 6.3 6.2 1,354 1,140 3.70 3.78 5,010 4,305 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 2,000 3,000 AZ : 2,000 2,000 AR : 4,700 5,900 CA : 30,000 30,000 CO : 8,000 9,000 FL : 3,700 4,100 GA : 3,000 4,000 ID : 3,000 3,000 IL : 4,500 4,900 IN : 8,400 9,100 IA : 17,700 19,000 KS : 3,500 3,850 KY : 5,300 5,900 LA : 1,200 1,350 MD : 3,000 3,100 MI : 8,600 7,900 MN : 6,400 6,600 MS : 1,000 1,400 MO : 11,000 13,000 MT : 2,200 2,000 NE : 3,000 2,500 NV : 2,700 3,300 N ENG 1/ : 9,000 11,600 NJ : 1,600 1,400 NM : 3,000 4,000 NY : 12,000 13,000 NC : 5,000 6,000 OH : 9,500 9,200 OK : 8,000 8,000 OR : 5,700 5,700 PA : 11,800 13,000 SC : 3,500 3,500 SD : 1,100 1,000 TN : 6,600 5,800 TX : 30,000 25,000 UT : 2,400 2,400 VA : 3,800 3,900 WA : 8,200 8,400 WV : 1,700 1,800 WI : 33,000 33,000 WY : 1,800 1,700 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,400 1,700 : US : 294,000 305,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Meat and Other Goats: Number by State and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 48,000 59,000 AZ : 10,000 11,000 AR : 28,000 33,500 CA : 100,000 100,000 CO : 35,000 32,000 FL : 65,000 71,000 GA : 95,000 100,000 HI : 5,500 5,900 ID : 7,500 7,900 IL : 16,500 19,600 IN : 24,800 28,500 IA : 28,000 30,400 KS : 24,300 27,400 KY : 74,000 81,400 LA : 12,600 12,500 MD : 11,500 13,500 MI : 9,500 10,200 MN : 12,300 11,000 MS : 19,400 18,600 MO : 68,500 80,000 MT : 12,000 11,000 NE : 20,000 22,000 NV : 3,900 3,350 N ENG 1/ : 12,100 12,600 NJ : 8,000 8,000 NM : 15,000 15,000 NY : 18,800 20,500 NC : 70,000 82,000 ND : 2,350 2,250 OH : 28,000 31,500 OK : 81,000 86,000 OR : 23,200 24,800 PA : 38,000 40,000 SC : 45,500 45,000 SD : 5,750 6,000 TN : 117,000 118,000 TX : 1,090,000 1,090,000 UT : 9,000 11,000 VA : 44,000 50,000 WA : 24,000 25,000 WV : 21,000 24,000 WI : 12,000 12,000 WY : 4,000 3,600 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,000 3,000 : US : 2,402,000 2,500,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview and 86 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 2007 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 0.9 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 6.06 million head by more than 0.9 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.7 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn 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 4.71 million head by more than 1.0 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 36,000 head, ranging from 0 to 209,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 4 times and above the latest estimate 4 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 39,000 head, ranging from 0 to 148,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 3 times and above 4 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 : 0.9 1.7 102.0 36.2 0 209.1 4 4 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.6 1.0 45.8 19.5 0 74.5 4 4 : Lamb : Crop : 0.8 1.4 57.5 31.8 0 111.5 3 6 : Sheep : Shorn : 1.0 1.9 88.0 39.1 0 148.0 4 3 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Number : Wool : Prod : 1.1 1.9 672.4 278.8 0 1,095.0 5 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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