Sheep and Goats ISSN: 1949-1611 Released January 28, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. The Sheep and Goats Report will no longer be biannual. The final issue of the July Sheep and Goats Report was released on July 23, 2010. Questions concerning the discontinuation of the July report should be directed to Joseph Prusacki, Director, Statistics Division at 202-720-3896. NASS will continue to publish the more detailed January Sheep and Goats Report. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2011, totaled 5.53 million head, down 2 percent from 2010. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.12 million head on January 1, 2011, down 2 percent from 4.19 million head on January 1, 2010. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.26 million head, were 2 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2011, totaled 1.42 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2010. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-seven percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 21 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 34 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total marketings. The 2010 lamb crop of 3.60 million head, was down 2 percent from 2009. The 2010 lambing rate was 108 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2010, unchanged from 2009. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2010 was 30.6 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2009. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.22 million head, up slightly from 2009. The average price paid for wool sold in 2010 was $1.15 per pound for a total value of 35.3 million dollars, up 45 percent from 24.3 million dollars in 2009. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 1 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2011, totaled 3.00 million head, down 1 percent from 2010. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.49 million head, down 1 percent from 2010. Does one year old and older, at 1.84 million head, were 1 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 514,000 head, down 1 percent from a year ago. Kid crop for 2010 totaled 1.91 million head for all goats, down 2 percent from 2009. Meat and all other goats totaled 2.47 million head on January 1, 2011, down 2 percent from 2010. Milk goat inventory increased to 360,000 head, 1 percent above January 1, 2010, while Angora goats were up 7 percent, totaling 172,000 head. Mohair production in the United States during 2010 was 1.09 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 181,000 head. Average weight per clip was 6.0 pounds. Mohair price was $3.49 per pound with a value of 3.79 million dollars. Contents Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 3 Sheep and Lambs Inventory - United States: January 1 3 Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2009 and 2010 3 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 4 Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 5 Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 6 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2010 7 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2011 8 Wool Production - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 9 Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 10 Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 11 Goat Inventory - United States: January 1 11 Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 12 Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States, January 1, 2010 and 2011 12 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 12 Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 13 Mohair Production, Price, and Value - Selected States and United States: 2009 and 2010 13 Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 14 Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 15 Statistical Methodology 16 Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates 17 Information Contacts 17 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of Class : 2010 : 2011 :pervious year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : All sheep and lambs ....................: 5,620.0 5,530.0 98 : Breeding sheep and lambs .............: 4,185.0 4,115.0 98 : Replacement lambs under one year old : 655.0 670.0 102 : Ewes - one year old and older .......: 3,335.0 3,255.0 98 : Rams - one year old and older .......: 195.0 190.0 97 : Market ...............................: 1,435.0 1,415.0 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2009 .........: 4,195 7.4 30,860 0.79 24,337 2010 .........: 4,215 7.3 30,600 1.15 35,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All sheep and lambs : Total breeding : Total market State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : previous year : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- percent ------------- 1,000 head ------------ : Arizona ...........: 160.0 150.0 94 95.0 100.0 65.0 50.0 California ........: 610.0 610.0 100 320.0 340.0 290.0 270.0 Colorado ..........: 370.0 370.0 100 185.0 175.0 185.0 195.0 Idaho .............: 220.0 235.0 107 180.0 185.0 40.0 50.0 Illinois ..........: 64.0 56.0 88 55.0 47.0 9.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 52.0 50.0 96 46.0 44.0 6.0 6.0 Iowa ..............: 210.0 200.0 95 145.0 130.0 65.0 70.0 Kansas ............: 80.0 70.0 88 50.0 43.0 30.0 27.0 Kentucky ..........: 37.0 34.0 92 29.0 28.0 8.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 80.0 74.0 93 61.0 58.0 19.0 16.0 : Minnesota .........: 130.0 130.0 100 92.0 95.0 38.0 35.0 Missouri ..........: 79.0 81.0 103 71.0 73.0 8.0 8.0 Montana ...........: 245.0 230.0 94 230.0 215.0 15.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 74.0 74.0 100 58.0 57.0 16.0 17.0 Nevada ............: 75.0 68.0 91 64.0 59.0 11.0 9.0 New England 1/ ....: 47.5 51.0 107 41.5 43.0 6.0 8.0 New Mexico ........: 120.0 110.0 92 105.0 97.0 15.0 13.0 New York ..........: 66.0 70.0 106 54.0 56.0 12.0 14.0 North Carolina ....: 25.0 27.0 108 20.0 22.0 5.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 88.0 78.0 89 71.0 61.0 17.0 17.0 : Ohio ..............: 128.0 129.0 101 103.0 103.0 25.0 26.0 Oklahoma ..........: 75.0 75.0 100 59.0 60.0 16.0 15.0 Oregon ............: 225.0 215.0 96 154.0 148.0 71.0 67.0 Pennsylvania ......: 94.0 98.0 104 80.0 84.0 14.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 325.0 275.0 85 250.0 215.0 75.0 60.0 Tennessee .........: 31.5 35.0 111 25.5 29.0 6.0 6.0 Texas .............: 830.0 880.0 106 650.0 690.0 180.0 190.0 Utah ..............: 290.0 280.0 97 260.0 255.0 30.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 89.0 90.0 101 71.0 67.0 18.0 23.0 Washington ........: 60.0 56.0 93 48.0 46.0 12.0 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 30.0 34.0 113 25.0 29.0 5.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 90.0 90.0 100 75.0 76.0 15.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 375.0 365.0 97 300.0 275.0 75.0 90.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 145.0 140.0 97 112.0 110.0 33.0 30.0 : United States .....: 5,620.0 5,530.0 98 4,185.0 4,115.0 1,435.0 1,415.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Breeding sheep : : Total breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : lambs : lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 75.0 75.0 6.0 7.0 14.0 18.0 95.0 100.0 California ........: 263.0 283.0 12.0 12.0 45.0 45.0 320.0 340.0 Colorado ..........: 150.0 142.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 28.0 185.0 175.0 Idaho .............: 150.0 153.0 5.0 6.0 25.0 26.0 180.0 185.0 Illinois ..........: 41.0 36.0 3.0 2.5 11.0 8.5 55.0 47.0 Indiana ...........: 36.0 34.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 46.0 44.0 Iowa ..............: 116.0 106.0 6.0 5.0 23.0 19.0 145.0 130.0 Kansas ............: 41.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 8.0 50.0 43.0 Kentucky ..........: 23.0 22.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 29.0 28.0 Michigan ..........: 46.0 44.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 61.0 58.0 : Minnesota .........: 76.0 77.0 5.0 4.0 11.0 14.0 92.0 95.0 Missouri ..........: 55.5 57.0 3.5 3.0 12.0 13.0 71.0 73.0 Montana ...........: 185.0 170.0 7.0 7.0 38.0 38.0 230.0 215.0 Nebraska ..........: 47.0 46.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 58.0 57.0 Nevada ............: 49.0 46.0 2.0 2.0 13.0 11.0 64.0 59.0 New England 1/ ....: 30.0 32.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 8.0 41.5 43.0 New Mexico ........: 84.0 77.0 5.0 5.0 16.0 15.0 105.0 97.0 New York ..........: 42.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 10.0 54.0 56.0 North Carolina ....: 15.0 16.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 20.0 22.0 North Dakota ......: 59.0 50.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 71.0 61.0 : Ohio ..............: 81.0 81.0 6.0 6.0 16.0 16.0 103.0 103.0 Oklahoma ..........: 43.0 45.0 5.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 59.0 60.0 Oregon ............: 121.0 118.0 8.0 7.0 25.0 23.0 154.0 148.0 Pennsylvania ......: 63.0 62.0 5.0 6.0 12.0 16.0 80.0 84.0 South Dakota ......: 210.0 176.0 8.0 7.0 32.0 32.0 250.0 215.0 Tennessee .........: 19.0 22.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 25.5 29.0 Texas .............: 510.0 525.0 35.0 40.0 105.0 125.0 650.0 690.0 Utah ..............: 215.0 211.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 35.0 260.0 255.0 Virginia ..........: 55.0 55.0 4.0 3.0 12.0 9.0 71.0 67.0 Washington ........: 38.0 36.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 48.0 46.0 : West Virginia .....: 20.0 24.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 25.0 29.0 Wisconsin .........: 57.0 59.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 14.0 75.0 76.0 Wyoming ...........: 240.0 220.0 9.0 8.0 51.0 47.0 300.0 275.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 79.5 79.0 12.5 10.0 20.0 21.0 112.0 110.0 : United States .....:3,335.0 3,255.0 195.0 190.0 655.0 670.0 4,185.0 4,115.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ewes 1 year : Lambs per 100 ewes : : and older January 1 : January 1 : Lamb crop 1/ State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Percent of : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : pervious year ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head --- --- number --- --- 1,000 head -- percent : Arizona ..............: 75.0 75.0 67 64 50.0 48.0 96 California ...........: 290.0 263.0 86 103 250.0 270.0 108 Colorado .............: 167.0 150.0 108 113 180.0 170.0 94 Idaho ................: 148.0 150.0 132 137 195.0 205.0 105 Illinois .............: 35.0 41.0 143 124 50.0 51.0 102 Indiana ..............: 34.0 36.0 129 122 44.0 44.0 100 Iowa .................: 120.0 116.0 142 138 170.0 160.0 94 Kansas ...............: 47.0 41.0 128 122 60.0 50.0 83 Kentucky .............: 25.0 23.0 112 109 28.0 25.0 89 Michigan .............: 47.0 46.0 138 130 65.0 60.0 92 : Minnesota ............: 83.0 76.0 157 164 130.0 125.0 96 Missouri .............: 58.0 55.5 117 128 68.0 71.0 104 Montana ..............: 180.0 185.0 131 122 235.0 225.0 96 Nebraska .............: 46.0 47.0 148 143 68.0 67.0 99 Nevada ...............: 44.0 49.0 100 86 44.0 42.0 95 New England 2/ .......: 31.0 30.0 106 120 33.0 36.0 109 New Mexico ...........: 83.0 84.0 80 67 66.0 56.0 85 New York .............: 40.0 42.0 113 117 45.0 49.0 109 North Carolina .......: 17.0 15.0 82 113 14.0 17.0 121 North Dakota .........: 55.0 59.0 147 119 81.0 70.0 86 : Ohio .................: 77.0 81.0 136 128 105.0 104.0 99 Oklahoma .............: 46.0 43.0 98 112 45.0 48.0 107 Oregon ...............: 121.0 121.0 129 127 156.0 154.0 99 Pennsylvania .........: 64.0 63.0 102 111 65.0 70.0 108 South Dakota .........: 205.0 210.0 127 110 260.0 230.0 88 Tennessee ............: 20.0 19.0 110 142 22.0 27.0 123 Texas ................: 520.0 510.0 74 73 385.0 370.0 96 Utah .................: 220.0 215.0 105 105 230.0 225.0 98 Virginia .............: 48.0 55.0 131 116 63.0 64.0 102 Washington ...........: 35.0 38.0 154 142 54.0 54.0 100 : West Virginia ........: 23.0 20.0 113 155 26.0 31.0 119 Wisconsin ............: 54.0 57.0 139 135 75.0 77.0 103 Wyoming ..............: 260.0 240.0 98 96 255.0 230.0 90 : Other States 3/ ......: 87.0 79.5 84 94 73.0 75.0 103 : United States ........: 3,405.0 3,335.0 108 108 3,690.0 3,600.0 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : : : Over : : Market : market : 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 : 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 18.0 7.0 15.0 20.0 60.0 5.0 65.0 California ........: 120.0 19.0 51.0 90.0 280.0 10.0 290.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 7.0 17.0 158.0 184.0 1.0 185.0 Idaho .............: 1.0 1.0 7.0 30.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 Illinois ..........: 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 Iowa ..............: 12.0 10.0 22.0 20.0 64.0 1.0 65.0 Kansas ............: 14.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 Kentucky ..........: 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 Michigan ..........: 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 2.0 19.0 : Minnesota .........: 7.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 37.0 1.0 38.0 Missouri ..........: 3.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 Montana ...........: 1.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 3.0 1.5 5.5 5.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 New England 1/ ....: 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.4 4.5 1.5 6.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 New York ..........: 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 North Carolina ....: 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 1.5 4.0 6.0 4.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 : Ohio ..............: 7.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 Oklahoma ..........: 6.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 Oregon ............: 11.0 13.0 22.0 22.0 68.0 3.0 71.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 4.0 13.0 14.0 43.0 74.0 1.0 75.0 Tennessee .........: 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 5.5 0.5 6.0 Texas .............: 75.0 20.0 15.0 60.0 170.0 10.0 180.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 2.0 10.0 11.0 25.0 5.0 30.0 Virginia ..........: 8.0 4.0 3.0 1.5 16.5 1.5 18.0 Washington ........: 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 9.5 2.5 12.0 : West Virginia .....: 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 4.0 5.0 30.5 31.5 71.0 4.0 75.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 15.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 26.0 7.0 33.0 : United States .....: 360.0 170.0 280.0 545.0 1,355.0 80.0 1,435.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : : : Over : : Market : market : 65 : 65 - 84 :65 - 105 : 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 14.0 5.0 12.0 14.0 45.0 5.0 50.0 California ........: 140.0 15.0 35.0 70.0 260.0 10.0 270.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 9.0 42.0 140.0 193.0 2.0 195.0 Idaho .............: 1.0 7.0 7.0 33.0 48.0 2.0 50.0 Illinois ..........: 3.0 2.3 0.9 1.8 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 3.2 0.5 0.9 0.4 5.0 1.0 6.0 Iowa ..............: 8.0 8.0 28.0 25.0 69.0 1.0 70.0 Kansas ............: 13.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 23.0 4.0 27.0 Kentucky ..........: 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 : Minnesota .........: 8.0 6.0 7.0 13.0 34.0 1.0 35.0 Missouri ..........: 4.0 1.5 1.2 0.8 7.5 0.5 8.0 Montana ...........: 1.0 2.0 8.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 2.0 3.0 5.5 5.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.1 1.2 1.7 0.5 5.5 2.5 8.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 13.0 New York ..........: 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 North Carolina ....: 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 1.5 3.0 6.0 5.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 : Ohio ..............: 8.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 25.0 1.0 26.0 Oklahoma ..........: 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Oregon ............: 10.0 11.5 19.0 23.5 64.0 3.0 67.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 3.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 4.0 8.0 20.0 27.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 Tennessee .........: 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 5.7 0.3 6.0 Texas .............: 90.0 29.0 16.0 45.0 180.0 10.0 190.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 8.0 10.5 2.9 1.1 22.5 0.5 23.0 Washington ........: 3.0 1.5 2.3 1.0 7.8 2.2 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 5.0 45.0 36.0 88.0 2.0 90.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 12.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 24.0 6.0 30.0 : United States .....: 380.0 170.0 300.0 485.0 1,335.0 80.0 1,415.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Wool Production - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep shorn : Weight per fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head --- --- pounds --- 1,000 pounds : Arizona ...........: 120.0 120.0 6.0 6.3 725 750 California ........: 450.0 510.0 6.1 6.1 2,725 3,100 Colorado ..........: 300.0 340.0 7.3 7.1 2,200 2,400 Idaho .............: 190.0 200.0 9.4 9.7 1,785 1,940 Illinois ..........: 53.0 46.0 7.5 7.0 395 320 Indiana ...........: 40.0 37.0 6.0 6.2 240 230 Iowa ..............: 195.0 210.0 5.9 5.0 1,150 1,050 Kansas ............: 57.0 42.0 6.5 6.5 370 275 Kentucky ..........: 12.0 10.0 6.7 7.0 80 70 : Michigan ..........: 62.0 63.0 6.1 6.0 380 380 Minnesota .........: 130.0 130.0 6.4 6.4 830 830 Missouri ..........: 55.0 50.0 6.9 6.2 380 310 Montana ...........: 230.0 215.0 9.3 9.3 2,150 2,000 Nebraska ..........: 56.0 55.0 7.4 7.0 415 385 Nevada ............: 53.0 53.0 9.7 9.8 515 520 New England 1/ ....: 37.0 39.0 6.9 6.9 255 270 New Mexico ........: 100.0 95.0 7.3 7.8 730 740 New York ..........: 40.0 38.0 6.5 6.4 260 245 North Carolina ....: 8.0 7.0 5.6 5.0 45 35 : North Dakota ......: 75.0 70.0 8.5 8.1 640 570 Ohio ..............: 92.0 100.0 6.1 6.3 560 625 Oklahoma ..........: 30.0 30.0 5.0 5.3 150 160 Oregon ............: 180.0 174.0 6.3 6.4 1,130 1,120 Pennsylvania ......: 54.0 56.0 6.5 6.7 350 375 South Dakota ......: 300.0 240.0 7.5 7.9 2,250 1,900 Tennessee .........: 17.0 17.0 5.9 5.9 100 100 Texas .............: 495.0 505.0 7.1 7.2 3,500 3,630 Utah ..............: 260.0 260.0 9.0 8.5 2,350 2,210 Virginia ..........: 29.0 30.0 5.9 5.5 170 165 : Washington ........: 48.0 50.0 7.3 7.8 350 390 West Virginia .....: 19.0 23.0 5.3 5.4 100 125 Wisconsin .........: 64.0 70.0 7.3 7.1 470 500 Wyoming ...........: 300.0 285.0 9.3 9.1 2,800 2,600 : Other States 2/ ...: 44.0 45.0 7.0 6.2 310 280 : United States .....: 4,195.0 4,215.0 7.4 7.3 30,860 30,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2009 and 2010 [United States value may not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound : Value 1/ State :------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- dollars ---- --- 1,000 dollars -- : Arizona ...........: 0.25 0.30 181 225 California ........: 0.85 1.25 2,316 3,875 Colorado ..........: 0.82 1.49 1,804 3,576 Idaho .............: 0.83 1.26 1,482 2,444 Illinois ..........: 0.31 0.39 122 125 Indiana ...........: 0.23 0.38 55 87 Iowa ..............: 0.27 0.29 311 305 Kansas ............: 0.37 0.46 137 127 Kentucky ..........: 0.30 0.50 24 35 Michigan ..........: 0.43 0.55 163 209 : Minnesota .........: 0.29 0.43 241 357 Missouri ..........: 0.40 0.55 152 171 Montana ...........: 1.10 1.60 2,365 3,200 Nebraska ..........: 0.40 0.58 166 223 Nevada ............: 1.10 1.40 567 728 New England 2/ ....: 0.55 0.60 140 162 New Mexico ........: 1.00 1.50 730 1,110 New York ..........: 0.30 0.40 78 98 North Carolina ....: 0.50 0.80 23 28 North Dakota ......: 0.70 0.90 448 513 : Ohio ..............: 0.28 0.28 157 175 Oklahoma ..........: 0.40 0.60 60 96 Oregon ............: 0.66 0.86 746 963 Pennsylvania ......: 0.33 0.37 116 139 South Dakota ......: 0.82 1.11 1,845 2,109 Tennessee .........: 0.43 0.51 43 51 Texas .............: 1.04 1.58 3,640 5,735 Utah ..............: 0.80 1.20 1,880 2,652 Virginia ..........: 0.50 0.55 85 91 Washington ........: 1.35 1.50 473 585 : West Virginia .....: 0.41 0.48 41 60 Wisconsin .........: 0.40 0.40 188 200 Wyoming ...........: 1.16 1.73 3,248 4,498 : Other States 3/ ...: 1.00 1.20 310 336 : United States .....: 0.79 1.15 24,337 35,288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of Class : 2010 : 2011 : previous year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : All Goats and kids .........................:3,038,000 3,000,000 99 : All, breeding goats ......................:2,519,000 2,486,000 99 Replacement kids - under one year ......: 467,000 459,000 98 Does - one year old and older ..........:1,867,000 1,842,000 99 Bucks - one year old and older .........: 185,000 185,000 100 : All, market goats and kids ...............: 519,000 514,000 99 : Kid crop 1/ ................................:1,947,000 1,911,000 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of Class : 2010 : 2011 : previous year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Angora goats and kids ......................: 161,000 172,000 107 : Angora, breeding goats ...................: 142,000 150,000 106 Replacement kids - under one year ......: 22,000 23,000 105 Does - one year old and older ..........: 112,000 118,000 105 Bucks - one year old and older .........: 8,000 9,000 113 : Angora, market goats and kids ............: 19,000 22,000 116 : Kid crop 1/ ................................: 83,000 80,000 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States, January 1, 2010 and 2011 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of Class : 2010 : 2011 : previous year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Milk goats and kids ........................: 356,000 360,000 101 : Milk, breeding goats .....................: 321,000 325,000 101 Replacement kids - under one year ......: 69,000 70,000 101 Does - one year old and older ..........: 229,000 232,000 101 Bucks - one year old and older .........: 23,000 23,000 100 : Milk, market goats and kids ..............: 35,000 35,000 100 : Kid crop 1/ ................................: 252,000 265,000 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2010 and 2011 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Percent of Class : 2010 : 2011 : previous year --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : Meat and other goats and kids ...............:2,521,000 2,468,000 98 : Meat and Other, breeding goats ............:2,056,000 2,011,000 98 Replacement kids - under one year .......: 376,000 366,000 97 Does - one year old and older ...........:1,526,000 1,492,000 98 Bucks - one year old and older ..........: 154,000 153,000 99 : Meat and other, market goats and kids .....: 465,000 457,000 98 : Kid crop 1/ .................................:1,612,000 1,566,000 97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------- : head : Arizona ............: 22,000 25,000 California .........: 3,500 3,500 Colorado ...........: 1,000 Minnesota ..........: 1,000 1,000 Missouri ...........: 1,400 1,300 New England 1/ .....: 1,150 1,300 New Mexico .........: 10,500 11,500 Ohio ...............: 1,300 1,000 Oregon .............: 1,900 2,100 Texas ..............: 100,000 110,000 : Virginia ...........: 1,400 Washington .........: 1,000 Wisconsin ..........: 1,000 1,000 : Other States 2/ ....: 14,850 13,300 : United States ......: 161,000 172,000 -------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. For 2010, Other States include Colorado. For 2011, Other States include Virginia and Washington. Mohair Production, Price, and Value - Selected States and United States: 2009 and 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : clip per : : Price : : clipped : goat : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : : : pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- head ----- pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : Arizona ........: 20,000 23,000 5.5 5.2 110 120 0.90 1.10 99 132 California .....: 2,500 3,000 6.4 6.7 16 20 3.50 4.25 56 85 New Mexico .....: 11,000 11,500 6.5 6.5 71 75 2.50 2.50 178 188 Texas ..........:110,000 120,000 6.4 6.1 700 730 3.10 4.20 2,170 3,066 : Other States 2/ : 26,500 23,500 6.2 6.0 165 140 1.90 2.25 314 315 : United States ..:170,000 181,000 6.2 6.0 1,062 1,085 2.65 3.49 2,817 3,786 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is summation of State values. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama .................: 4,200 4,000 Arizona .................: 2,000 2,000 Arkansas ................: 4,700 4,800 California ..............: 38,000 38,000 Colorado ................: 8,400 8,200 Florida .................: 5,000 5,000 Georgia .................: 3,000 3,000 Idaho ...................: 2,800 3,500 Illinois ................: 4,700 4,500 Indiana .................: 11,600 12,000 : Iowa ....................: 29,500 31,000 Kansas ..................: 3,800 4,700 Kentucky ................: 6,500 5,500 Louisiana ...............: 1,100 1,200 Maryland ................: 2,400 1,800 Michigan ................: 10,900 10,800 Minnesota ...............: 13,000 12,000 Mississippi .............: 2,900 3,000 Missouri ................: 9,000 11,000 Montana .................: 2,700 2,600 : Nebraska ................: 3,100 2,900 Nevada ..................: 4,600 5,800 New England 1/ ..........: 13,500 12,700 New Jersey ..............: 2,100 2,500 New Mexico ..............: 3,100 2,800 New York ................: 13,000 13,000 North Carolina ..........: 8,000 7,000 Ohio ....................: 8,000 8,000 Oklahoma ................: 8,100 6,000 Oregon ..................: 9,100 9,100 : Pennsylvania ............: 17,000 16,000 South Carolina ..........: 2,900 2,800 South Dakota ............: 2,000 2,300 Tennessee ...............: 6,400 7,500 Texas ...................: 20,000 20,000 Utah ....................: 2,700 2,400 Virginia ................: 5,800 5,900 Washington ..............: 7,300 8,500 West Virginia ...........: 2,000 2,500 Wisconsin ...............: 47,000 50,000 Wyoming .................: 1,700 1,400 : Other States 2/ .........: 2,400 2,300 : United States ...........: 356,000 360,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama .................: 60,000 56,500 Arizona .................: 25,000 35,000 Arkansas ................: 50,000 48,000 California ..............: 93,000 100,000 Colorado ................: 38,000 35,000 Florida .................: 60,000 55,000 Georgia .................: 77,000 75,000 Hawaii ..................: 9,500 9,000 Idaho ...................: 13,000 12,700 Illinois ................: 22,500 20,000 : Indiana .................: 33,500 30,400 Iowa ....................: 25,000 25,000 Kansas ..................: 42,000 40,000 Kentucky ................: 79,000 72,500 Louisiana ...............: 20,500 21,000 Maryland ................: 12,500 12,000 Michigan ................: 16,000 14,500 Minnesota ...............: 22,000 25,000 Mississippi .............: 28,000 28,000 Missouri ................: 84,500 80,000 : Montana .................: 9,000 7,000 Nebraska ................: 20,000 22,000 Nevada ..................: 6,000 4,700 New England 1/ ..........: 14,100 13,000 New Jersey ..............: 7,200 9,000 New Mexico ..............: 18,000 15,000 New York ................: 30,000 30,000 North Carolina ..........: 90,000 85,000 North Dakota ............: 2,700 2,700 Ohio ....................: 50,000 59,000 : Oklahoma ................: 90,000 91,000 Oregon ..................: 30,000 27,000 Pennsylvania ............: 42,000 46,000 South Carolina ..........: 39,000 42,500 South Dakota ............: 6,500 8,500 Tennessee ...............: 125,000 115,000 Texas ...................: 990,000 950,000 Utah ....................: 13,000 12,000 Virginia ................: 52,000 58,000 Washington ..............: 22,000 26,000 : West Virginia ...........: 22,500 24,500 Wisconsin ...............: 21,000 17,000 Wyoming .................: 7,000 5,500 : Other States 2/ .........: 3,000 3,000 : United States ...........: 2,521,000 2,468,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 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 79 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 2010 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 4.22 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 0 times and above the latest estimate 8 times in the last 10 years. For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 29,000 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 January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates [Based on data for the past ten years] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent ----- 1,000 head ----- ----- number ----- : : All sheep and lambs ..........: 0.8 1.4 79 33 0 105 7 : : Breeding sheep ...............: 0.8 1.5 63 28 0 74 7 : : Lamb crop ....................: 2.1 3.9 144 69 0 155 5 : : Sheep shorn ..................: 0.8 1.6 67 30 0 108 7 : : percent percent ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- number ----- : : Wool production ..............: 0.9 1.7 525 235 0 895 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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