Mt An 5-2 (1-09) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 30, 2009, 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 3 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2009, totaled 5.75 million head, down 3 percent from 2008. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.25 million head on January 1, 2009, down 4 percent from 4.43 million head on January 1, 2008. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.40 million head, were 4 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2009, totaled 1.50 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2008. Market lambs comprised 95 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-three percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 11 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 21 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 39 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 5 percent of total marketings. The 2008 lamb crop of 3.71 million head, was down 5 percent from 2007. The 2008 lambing rate was 105 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2008, down 3 percent from 2007. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2008 was 33.0 million pounds, down 5 percent from 2007. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.43 million head, down 5 percent from 2007. The average price paid for wool sold in 2008 was $0.99 per pound for a total value of 32.5 million dollars, up 7 percent from 30.2 million dollars in 2007. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 2 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2009, totaled 3.07 million head, down 2 percent from 2008. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.54 million head down 2 percent from 2008. All market goats and kids totaled 528,000 head, up 1 percent from a year ago. On January 1, 2009 meat and all other goats totaled 2.55 million head, down 2 percent from 2008. Milk goat inventory increased 4 percent to 335,000 head while angora goats were down 10 percent totaling 185,000 head. The 2008 kid crop totaled 1.96 million head for all goats, down 2 percent from 2007. Mohair production in the United States during 2008 was 1.18 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 193,500 head. Average weight per clip was 6.10 pounds. Mohair price was $3.31 per pound with a value of 3.91 million dollars. Special Note Data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture were used in the review process for the 2009 and 2008 estimates included in this publication. The impact of the 5-year historical revision process may cause a discontinuity in the data series. January 1, 2008 and prior estimates contained in this publication will be republished in the Sheep and Goats, Final Estimates 2004-2008 publication which is scheduled for release on March 5, 2009. Contents Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2008-2009...............................1 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value, 2007-2008................2 Inventory and Class by State, 2008-2009..........................3 Sheep Shorn and Wool Production by State, 2007-2008..............8 Wool Price and Value by State, 2007-2008.........................9 Goats U.S. All Goat Inventory by Class 2008-2009......................10 U.S. Angora Goat Inventory by Class 2008-2009...................11 U.S. Milk Goat Inventory by Class 2008-2009.....................11 U.S. Meat Goat Inventory by Class 2008-2009.....................11 Angora Goat Inventory by State 2008-2009........................12 Mohair Production, Price, and Value 2008-2009...................12 Milk Goat Inventory by State 2008-2009..........................13 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by State 2008-2009................14 Reliability Statement...................................................15 Information Contacts....................................................16 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2008-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 as Class : 2008 : 2009 :% of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 5,950 5,747 97 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,432 4,247 96 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 697 649 93 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,540 3,404 96 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 195 195 100 : Market : 1,519 1,500 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2007 : 4,657 7.46 34,723 0.87 30,242 2008 : 4,434 7.43 32,963 0.99 32,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2009 as %: : : : : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 155.0 150.0 97 90.0 90.0 65.0 60.0 CA : 620.0 660.0 106 340.0 345.0 280.0 315.0 CO : 420.0 410.0 98 210.0 205.0 210.0 205.0 ID : 235.0 210.0 89 197.0 178.0 38.0 32.0 IL : 60.0 58.0 97 50.0 50.0 10.0 8.0 IN : 52.0 50.0 96 46.0 43.0 6.0 7.0 IA : 225.0 200.0 89 162.0 145.0 63.0 55.0 KS : 90.0 80.0 89 67.0 57.0 23.0 23.0 KY : 37.0 40.0 108 30.0 33.0 7.0 7.0 MD : 24.0 24.0 100 18.0 18.0 6.0 6.0 MI : 82.0 78.0 95 63.0 60.0 19.0 18.0 MN : 145.0 140.0 97 106.0 102.0 39.0 38.0 MO : 82.0 83.0 101 72.0 74.0 10.0 9.0 MT : 270.0 255.0 94 245.0 230.0 25.0 25.0 NE : 80.0 71.0 89 64.0 57.0 16.0 14.0 NV : 70.0 67.0 96 59.0 57.0 11.0 10.0 N ENG 1/ : 50.0 48.0 96 42.5 41.0 7.5 7.0 NM : 130.0 120.0 92 112.0 103.0 18.0 17.0 NY : 65.0 62.0 95 53.0 50.0 12.0 12.0 NC : 27.0 28.0 104 22.0 24.0 5.0 4.0 ND : 93.0 88.0 95 72.0 67.0 21.0 21.0 OH : 125.0 130.0 104 100.0 100.0 25.0 30.0 OK : 80.0 80.0 100 65.0 63.0 15.0 17.0 OR : 220.0 220.0 100 149.0 150.0 71.0 70.0 PA : 98.0 100.0 102 82.0 84.0 16.0 16.0 SD : 340.0 305.0 90 270.0 245.0 70.0 60.0 TN : 30.0 34.0 113 24.0 27.0 6.0 7.0 TX : 960.0 870.0 91 730.0 660.0 230.0 210.0 UT : 280.0 290.0 104 250.0 260.0 30.0 30.0 VA : 81.0 75.0 93 65.0 62.0 16.0 13.0 WA : 52.0 53.0 102 44.0 43.0 8.0 10.0 WV : 35.0 33.0 94 30.0 28.0 5.0 5.0 WI : 90.0 85.0 94 73.0 68.0 17.0 17.0 WY : 425.0 420.0 99 330.0 325.0 95.0 95.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 122.0 130.0 107 99.0 103.0 23.0 27.0 : US : 5,950.0 5,747.0 97 4,431.5 4,247.0 1,518.5 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. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 76.0 75.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 90.0 90.0 CA : 285.0 290.0 10.0 10.0 45.0 45.0 340.0 345.0 CO : 170.0 165.0 6.0 6.0 34.0 34.0 210.0 205.0 ID : 162.0 148.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 25.0 197.0 178.0 IL : 35.0 35.0 4.0 3.0 11.0 12.0 50.0 50.0 IN : 35.0 34.0 2.5 2.5 8.5 6.5 46.0 43.0 IA : 130.0 120.0 8.0 7.0 24.0 18.0 162.0 145.0 KS : 53.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 11.0 7.0 67.0 57.0 KY : 23.0 25.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 6.0 30.0 33.0 MD : 14.0 14.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 18.0 18.0 MI : 48.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 10.0 63.0 60.0 MN : 86.0 83.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 14.0 106.0 102.0 MO : 57.0 58.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 12.0 72.0 74.0 MT : 190.0 180.0 7.0 7.0 48.0 43.0 245.0 230.0 NE : 52.0 46.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 64.0 57.0 NV : 46.0 44.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 11.0 59.0 57.0 N ENG 1/: 32.0 31.5 2.5 2.5 8.0 7.0 42.5 41.0 NM : 89.0 83.0 6.0 5.0 17.0 15.0 112.0 103.0 NY : 43.0 40.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 53.0 50.0 NC : 16.0 17.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 22.0 24.0 ND : 60.0 55.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 10.0 72.0 67.0 OH : 75.0 77.0 5.0 5.0 20.0 18.0 100.0 100.0 OK : 46.0 46.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 12.0 65.0 63.0 OR : 120.0 121.0 7.0 7.0 22.0 22.0 149.0 150.0 PA : 63.0 64.0 5.0 6.0 14.0 14.0 82.0 84.0 SD : 220.0 205.0 9.0 8.0 41.0 32.0 270.0 245.0 TN : 18.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 24.0 27.0 TX : 590.0 520.0 40.0 40.0 100.0 100.0 730.0 660.0 UT : 210.0 220.0 8.0 9.0 32.0 31.0 250.0 260.0 VA : 50.0 48.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 65.0 62.0 WA : 36.0 35.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 6.0 44.0 43.0 WV : 24.0 23.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 30.0 28.0 WI : 56.0 54.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 11.0 73.0 68.0 WY : 260.0 260.0 9.0 10.0 61.0 55.0 330.0 325.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 70.0 73.0 9.0 10.0 20.0 20.0 99.0 103.0 : US :3,540.0 3,403.5 194.5 195.0 697.0 648.5 4,431.5 4,247.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2008 as % : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : of 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Number -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 70.0 76.0 71 62 50.0 47.0 94 CA : 290.0 285.0 83 81 240.0 230.0 96 CO : 162.0 170.0 130 124 210.0 210.0 100 ID : 166.0 162.0 120 117 200.0 190.0 95 IL : 38.0 35.0 132 129 50.0 45.0 90 IN : 36.0 35.0 119 117 43.0 41.0 95 IA : 131.0 130.0 149 141 195.0 183.0 94 KS : 54.0 53.0 119 109 64.0 58.0 91 KY : 22.0 23.0 127 117 28.0 27.0 96 MD : 14.0 14.0 114 107 16.0 15.0 94 MI : 47.0 48.0 145 135 68.0 65.0 96 MN : 87.0 86.0 172 169 150.0 145.0 97 MO : 55.0 57.0 138 123 76.0 70.0 92 MT : 195.0 190.0 131 124 255.0 235.0 92 NE : 58.0 52.0 136 135 79.0 70.0 89 NV : 49.0 46.0 88 91 43.0 42.0 98 N ENG 2/: 31.0 32.0 119 113 37.0 36.0 97 NM : 90.0 89.0 82 73 74.0 65.0 88 NY : 43.0 43.0 102 102 44.0 44.0 100 NC : 13.0 16.0 100 94 13.0 15.0 115 ND : 62.0 60.0 127 128 79.0 77.0 97 OH : 80.0 75.0 131 136 105.0 102.0 97 OK : 46.0 46.0 107 107 49.0 49.0 100 OR : 118.0 120.0 130 131 153.0 157.0 103 PA : 66.0 63.0 102 116 67.0 73.0 109 SD : 225.0 220.0 127 120 285.0 265.0 93 TN : 17.0 18.0 118 128 20.0 23.0 115 TX : 650.0 590.0 65 61 425.0 360.0 85 UT : 215.0 210.0 105 110 225.0 230.0 102 VA : 43.0 50.0 133 120 57.0 60.0 105 WA : 35.0 36.0 154 147 54.0 53.0 98 WV : 23.0 24.0 135 125 31.0 30.0 97 WI : 58.0 56.0 131 125 76.0 70.0 92 WY : 265.0 260.0 102 100 270.0 260.0 96 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 66.0 70.0 97 97 64.0 68.0 106 : US : 3,620.0 3,540.0 108 105 3,895.0 3,710.0 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 : 17.0 6.0 13.0 23.0 59.0 6.0 65.0 CA : 105.0 30.0 55.0 80.0 270.0 10.0 280.0 CO : 4.0 22.0 41.0 141.0 208.0 2.0 210.0 ID : 4.0 1.0 8.0 23.0 36.0 2.0 38.0 IL : 3.5 3.5 1.5 0.5 9.0 1.0 10.0 IN : 2.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 7.0 7.0 20.0 25.0 59.0 4.0 63.0 KS : 10.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 20.0 3.0 23.0 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 6.0 18.0 1.0 19.0 MN : 9.0 8.0 11.0 10.0 38.0 1.0 39.0 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 4.0 6.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 NV : 1.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 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 : 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 NC : 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.2 0.8 5.0 ND : 2.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 20.0 1.0 21.0 OH : 8.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 OK : 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 10.0 26.0 23.0 69.0 2.0 71.0 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 : 3.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 5.5 0.5 6.0 TX : 85.0 35.0 50.0 50.0 220.0 10.0 230.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 9.0 13.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 VA : 8.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 WA : 3.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 7.5 0.5 8.0 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 35.0 50.0 92.0 3.0 95.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 10.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 17.5 5.5 23.0 : US : 350.7 197.5 355.9 531.9 1,436.0 82.5 1,518.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 120.0 120.0 6.3 6.3 750 750 CA : 460.0 470.0 6.7 7.0 3,100 3,300 CO : 400.0 380.0 6.8 6.8 2,700 2,600 ID : 200.0 180.0 9.4 9.5 1,880 1,710 IL : 53.0 48.0 7.7 7.5 410 360 IN : 40.0 40.0 6.3 6.3 250 250 IA : 215.0 195.0 6.2 6.1 1,330 1,180 KS : 65.0 56.0 7.1 6.9 460 384 KY : 16.0 13.0 6.9 6.5 110 85 MD : 15.0 12.0 6.8 6.8 102 82 MI : 70.0 67.0 6.1 6.0 430 400 MN : 150.0 140.0 6.5 6.6 980 930 MO : 63.0 69.0 6.6 6.0 415 415 MT : 245.0 230.0 9.2 9.3 2,250 2,150 NE : 70.0 55.0 7.6 7.2 530 395 NV : 51.0 48.0 9.7 9.9 495 475 N ENG 1/ : 38.0 37.0 7.0 7.1 266 263 NM : 120.0 105.0 7.5 7.6 900 800 NY : 48.0 40.0 6.7 6.5 320 260 NC : 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 50 38 ND : 72.0 70.0 8.8 8.3 635 580 OH : 108.0 103.0 6.0 6.0 650 620 OK : 45.0 40.0 5.6 5.5 250 220 OR : 195.0 182.0 6.5 6.5 1,270 1,190 PA : 64.0 60.0 6.7 6.7 430 400 SD : 295.0 280.0 7.7 7.8 2,270 2,184 TN : 18.0 18.0 5.8 5.8 105 105 TX : 620.0 600.0 7.3 7.0 4,500 4,200 UT : 255.0 255.0 9.2 9.2 2,345 2,350 VA : 37.0 36.0 5.7 5.7 210 205 WA : 37.0 36.0 7.6 7.8 280 280 WV : 24.0 24.0 5.4 5.1 130 122 WI : 72.0 62.0 7.1 7.1 510 440 WY : 330.0 320.0 9.5 9.4 3,150 3,000 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 38.0 37.0 6.8 6.5 260 240 : US : 4,657.0 4,434.0 7.5 7.4 34,723 32,963 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.34 0.30 255 225 CA : 0.85 1.10 2,635 3,630 CO : 1.00 1.12 2,700 2,912 ID : 0.94 1.14 1,767 1,949 IL : 0.26 0.36 107 130 IN : 0.24 0.18 60 45 IA : 0.31 0.35 412 413 KS : 0.52 0.65 239 250 KY : 0.30 0.45 33 38 MD : 0.40 0.55 41 45 MI : 0.36 0.34 155 136 MN : 0.34 0.36 333 335 MO : 0.73 0.57 303 237 MT : 1.30 1.40 2,925 3,010 NE : 0.40 0.41 212 162 NV : 1.10 1.35 545 641 N ENG 2/ : 0.55 0.55 146 145 NM : 1.40 1.70 1,260 1,360 NY : 0.20 0.30 64 78 NC : 0.50 0.40 25 15 ND : 0.65 0.80 413 464 OH : 0.34 0.37 221 229 OK : 0.50 0.40 125 88 OR : 0.56 0.68 711 809 PA : 0.31 0.31 133 124 SD : 0.85 0.91 1,930 1,987 TN : 0.45 0.53 47 56 TX : 1.21 1.16 5,445 4,872 UT : 0.90 1.20 2,111 2,820 VA : 0.45 0.50 95 103 WA : 1.10 1.35 308 378 WV : 0.41 0.44 53 54 WI : 0.40 0.45 204 198 WY : 1.26 1.46 3,969 4,380 : Oth : 1.00 0.70 260 168 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.87 0.99 30,242 32,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2009 as % Class : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Goats :3,118,000 3,070,000 98 : Breeding All Goats :2,593,000 2,542,000 98 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 484,000 460,000 95 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,922,000 1,897,000 99 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 187,000 185,000 99 : All, Market Goats & Kids : 525,000 528,000 101 : Kid Crop 2/ :2,001,000 1,963,000 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2009 as % Class : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Angora Goats : 205,000 185,000 90 : Breeding Angora Goats : 180,000 166,000 92 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 28,000 24,000 86 Does - One Year Old and Older : 141,000 132,000 94 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 11,000 10,000 91 : Angora, Market Goats & Kids : 25,000 19,000 76 : Kid Crop 2/ : 109,000 96,000 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2009 as % Class : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Milk Goats : 323,000 335,000 104 : Breeding Milk Goats : 293,000 302,000 103 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 65,000 66,000 102 Does - One Year Old and Older : 206,000 215,000 104 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 22,000 21,000 95 : Milk, Market Goats & Kids : 30,000 33,000 110 : Kid Crop 2/ : 230,000 240,000 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2009 as % Class : 2008 : 2009 : of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Meat & Other Goats :2,590,000 2,550,000 98 : Breeding Meat & Other Goats :2,120,000 2,074,000 98 Replacement Kids - Under One Year : 391,000 370,000 95 Does - One Year Old and Older :1,575,000 1,550,000 98 Bucks - One Year Old and Older : 154,000 154,000 100 : Meat & Other, Market Goats & Kids : 470,000 476,000 101 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,662,000 1,627,000 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 25,000 24,000 CA : 4,000 4,000 CO : 1,400 1,000 MN : 1,000 1,000 MO : 1,400 1,500 NE : 1,000 N ENG 1/ : 1,300 1,250 NM : 13,600 12,500 NC : 1,000 OH : 1,300 1,400 OK : 1,000 1,000 OR : 1,700 1,800 PA : 1,200 1,100 TX : 134,000 120,000 WA : 1,000 1,000 WI : 1,000 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ : 14,100 12,450 : US : 205,000 185,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ NE and NC are included in Other States for 2009. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2007-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 22,000 21,000 5.7 5.2 125 110 2.00 1.00 250 110 CA : 3,500 3,000 6.3 6.0 22 18 7.00 4.00 154 72 NM : 13,500 12,500 5.9 6.1 80 76 4.50 4.00 360 304 TX :150,000 130,000 6.4 6.3 960 820 4.00 3.80 3,840 3,116 : Oth : Sts 2/: 27,500 27,000 6.2 5.9 170 160 2.00 1.95 340 312 : US :216,500 193,500 6.3 6.1 1,357 1,184 3.64 3.31 4,944 3,914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 4,000 4,500 AZ : 2,000 2,000 AR : 5,100 4,900 CA : 36,000 37,000 CO : 8,000 8,300 FL : 6,000 6,000 GA : 4,000 4,500 ID : 3,000 2,500 IL : 5,000 5,500 IN : 10,000 10,500 IA : 22,500 24,500 KS : 4,000 4,750 KY : 6,000 7,000 LA : 1,300 1,200 MD : 3,000 2,800 MI : 8,400 8,700 MN : 11,000 11,500 MS : 3,000 2,800 MO : 9,000 9,000 MT : 1,800 1,900 NE : 2,500 1,900 NV : 3,700 4,300 N ENG 1/ : 12,000 10,500 NJ : 1,700 1,700 NM : 3,000 2,000 NY : 12,000 13,550 NC : 8,000 9,500 ND : 1,000 OH : 10,000 9,000 OK : 8,000 8,000 OR : 8,000 9,200 PA : 13,000 14,500 SC : 3,000 3,000 SD : 2,000 1,500 TN : 5,800 5,800 TX : 21,000 20,000 UT : 2,400 2,600 VA : 4,500 4,500 WA : 8,300 7,100 WV : 2,000 2,200 WI : 35,000 40,000 WY : 1,700 1,800 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ : 2,300 1,500 : US : 323,000 335,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008. Meat and Other Goats: Number by State and United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 70,000 65,000 AZ : 13,000 12,000 AR : 45,000 47,000 CA : 89,000 95,000 CO : 39,000 34,000 FL : 51,000 55,000 GA : 79,000 80,300 HI : 7,600 7,500 ID : 12,000 12,000 IL : 25,000 24,500 IN : 36,000 31,000 IA : 32,000 33,500 KS : 43,000 50,000 KY : 86,000 79,000 LA : 20,000 20,000 MD : 13,500 13,600 MI : 12,000 12,500 MN : 24,000 20,000 MS : 25,000 26,000 MO : 86,200 86,500 MT : 10,000 9,000 NE : 30,000 27,000 NV : 7,000 6,100 N ENG 1/ : 14,000 12,100 NJ : 8,000 8,000 NM : 18,000 17,000 NY : 25,000 27,000 NC : 86,500 86,000 ND : 3,200 2,800 OH : 50,000 55,600 OK : 115,000 115,000 OR : 27,000 27,000 PA : 44,000 42,000 SC : 40,000 38,000 SD : 8,000 7,500 TN : 124,000 133,000 TX : 1,030,000 980,000 UT : 12,000 14,000 VA : 56,000 62,000 WA : 23,000 27,000 WV : 24,000 23,500 WI : 18,000 18,000 WY : 6,000 5,000 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,000 3,000 : US : 2,590,000 2,550,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 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 2008 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 0.7 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.75 million head by more than 0.7 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.2 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn 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 4.43 million head by more than 0.9 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 26,000 head, ranging from 0 to 105,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 3 times and above the latest estimate 5 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 32,000 head, ranging from 0 to 108,000 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. 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 : 0.7 1.2 69 26 0 105 5 3 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.6 1.2 51 19 0 74 5 3 : Lamb : Crop : 4.6 8.4 312 70 0 510 4 5 : Sheep : Shorn : 0.9 1.6 71 32 0 108 4 3 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Number : Wool : Prod : 4.6 8.4 2,729 649 0 4,291 5 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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