Mt An 5-2 (1-06) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 27, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats" call Scott Hollis at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Up 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2006, totaled 6.23 million head, up 2 percent from both 2005 and 2004. The inventory began increasing in 2005 and has shown two consecutive year to year increases for the the first time since 1987 and 1988. Breeding sheep inventory increased to 4.64 million head on January 1, 2006, up 2 percent from 4.53 million head on January 1, 2005. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.66 million head, were 2 percent above last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2006, totaled 1.59 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2005. Market lambs comprised 95 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-seven percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 14 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 24 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 35 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 5 percent of total marketings. The 2005 lamb crop of 4.13 million head, was up 1 percent from 2004. The 2005 lambing rate was 115 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2005, up 2 percent from 2004. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2005 was 37.2 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2004. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 5.07 million head, down slightly from 2004. The average price paid for wool sold in 2005 was $0.71 per pound for a total value of 26.3 million dollars, down 12 percent from 29.9 million dollars in 2004. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Up 4 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2006, totaled 2.83 million head, up 4 percent from 2005. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.35 million head up 4 percent from 2005. All market goats and kids totaled 471,800 head, up 4 percent from a year ago. On January 1, 2006 meat and all other goats totaled 2.26 million head, up 5 percent from 2005. Milk goat inventory increased 1 percent to 288,000 head while angora goats were down 1 percent totaling 278,000 head. The 2005 kid crop totaled 1.84 million head for all goats, up 4 percent from 2004. Mohair production in the United States during 2005 was 1.82 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 273,000 head. Average weight per clip was 6.7 pounds. Mohair price was $2.78 per pound with a value of 5.1 million dollars. Contents Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2004-20061 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value2 Inventory and Class by State3 Wool Production by State. . 8 Wool Price and Value by State9 Goats U.S. Inventory by Class 2005-200610 Angora Goats. . . . . . . .11 Mohair Production, Price, and Value11 Milk Goats. . . . . . . . .12 Meat and Other Goats. . . .13 Reliability Statement. . . . . .14 Information Contacts . . . . . .15 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2004-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2006 as % Class : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : of 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 head ---------- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 6,105 6,135 6,230 102 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,499 4,533 4,639 102 Replacement Lambs - : Under One Year Old : 702 771 786 102 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,610 3,573 3,657 102 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 188 190 196 103 : Market : 1,606 1,602 1,591 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2003 : 5,074 7.55 38,299 0.73 28,126 2004 : 5,073 7.42 37,622 0.80 29,921 2005 : 5,072 7.34 37,232 0.71 26,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2006 as %: : : : : 2005 : 2006 : of 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 100.0 105.0 105 60.0 70.0 40.0 35.0 CA : 670.0 650.0 97 325.0 325.0 345.0 325.0 CO : 365.0 390.0 107 170.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 ID : 270.0 260.0 96 225.0 220.0 45.0 40.0 IL : 69.0 69.0 100 56.0 61.0 13.0 8.0 IN : 50.0 50.0 100 44.0 46.0 6.0 4.0 IA : 245.0 235.0 96 175.0 170.0 70.0 65.0 KS : 106.0 95.0 90 65.0 60.0 41.0 35.0 KY : 32.0 35.0 109 26.0 29.0 6.0 6.0 MD : 23.0 22.0 96 17.5 16.0 5.5 6.0 MI : 83.0 88.0 106 59.0 66.0 24.0 22.0 MN : 145.0 155.0 107 100.0 110.0 45.0 45.0 MO : 65.0 75.0 115 57.5 65.5 7.5 9.5 MT : 305.0 295.0 97 280.0 270.0 25.0 25.0 NE : 97.0 106.0 109 75.0 80.0 22.0 26.0 NV : 70.0 74.0 106 66.0 64.0 4.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 45.5 47.0 103 39.0 40.5 6.5 6.5 NM : 145.0 155.0 107 120.0 130.0 25.0 25.0 NY : 75.0 70.0 93 58.0 54.0 17.0 16.0 NC : 20.0 18.0 90 17.0 14.0 3.0 4.0 ND : 105.0 104.0 99 81.0 76.0 24.0 28.0 OH : 142.0 141.0 99 122.0 117.0 20.0 24.0 OK : 70.0 80.0 114 55.0 62.0 15.0 18.0 OR : 225.0 220.0 98 145.0 145.0 80.0 75.0 PA : 100.0 110.0 110 83.0 94.0 17.0 16.0 SD : 375.0 385.0 103 285.0 280.0 90.0 105.0 TN : 23.0 27.0 117 20.0 22.0 3.0 5.0 TX : 1,070.0 1,090.0 102 840.0 870.0 230.0 220.0 UT : 270.0 280.0 104 245.0 260.0 25.0 20.0 VA : 61.0 67.0 110 46.0 51.0 15.0 16.0 WA : 46.0 50.0 109 41.0 41.0 5.0 9.0 WV : 31.0 32.0 103 29.0 27.0 2.0 5.0 WI : 85.0 89.0 105 69.0 72.0 16.0 17.0 WY : 450.0 450.0 100 350.0 350.0 100.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 101.5 111.0 109 87.0 91.0 14.5 20.0 : US : 6,135.0 6,230.0 102 4,533.0 4,639.0 1,602.0 1,591.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 50.0 57.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 60.0 70.0 CA : 275.0 270.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 45.0 325.0 325.0 CO : 135.0 148.0 5.0 6.0 30.0 36.0 170.0 190.0 ID : 182.0 178.0 5.0 5.0 38.0 37.0 225.0 220.0 IL : 43.0 48.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 56.0 61.0 IN : 33.0 33.0 2.5 2.0 8.5 11.0 44.0 46.0 IA : 142.0 132.0 7.0 7.0 26.0 31.0 175.0 170.0 KS : 54.0 50.0 3.0 2.5 8.0 7.5 65.0 60.0 KY : 18.0 22.5 2.5 1.5 5.5 5.0 26.0 29.0 MD : 14.0 12.5 1.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 17.5 16.0 MI : 45.0 46.0 2.0 3.0 12.0 17.0 59.0 66.0 MN : 80.0 85.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 20.0 100.0 110.0 MO : 47.0 52.0 2.5 3.5 8.0 10.0 57.5 65.5 MT : 215.0 208.0 7.0 7.0 58.0 55.0 280.0 270.0 NE : 62.0 65.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 12.0 75.0 80.0 NV : 54.0 51.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 11.0 66.0 64.0 N ENG 1/: 29.0 30.5 2.5 2.5 7.5 7.5 39.0 40.5 NM : 97.0 102.0 6.0 6.0 17.0 22.0 120.0 130.0 NY : 43.0 41.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 10.0 58.0 54.0 NC : 12.5 10.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.0 17.0 14.0 ND : 63.0 59.0 2.0 2.0 16.0 15.0 81.0 76.0 OH : 92.0 89.0 6.0 6.0 24.0 22.0 122.0 117.0 OK : 41.0 46.0 3.0 4.0 11.0 12.0 55.0 62.0 OR : 107.0 114.0 8.0 6.0 30.0 25.0 145.0 145.0 PA : 63.0 73.0 5.0 6.0 15.0 15.0 83.0 94.0 SD : 230.0 230.0 8.0 8.0 47.0 42.0 285.0 280.0 TN : 14.0 15.0 1.5 2.0 4.5 5.0 20.0 22.0 TX : 650.0 690.0 45.0 45.0 145.0 135.0 840.0 870.0 UT : 200.0 210.0 8.0 11.0 37.0 39.0 245.0 260.0 VA : 35.0 37.0 3.0 4.0 8.0 10.0 46.0 51.0 WA : 32.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 41.0 41.0 WV : 23.0 22.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 29.0 27.0 WI : 52.0 54.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 15.0 69.0 72.0 WY : 278.0 278.0 10.0 10.0 62.0 62.0 350.0 350.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 62.0 65.5 8.0 8.0 17.0 17.5 87.0 91.0 : US :3,572.5 3,657.0 190.0 196.0 770.5 786.0 4,533.0 4,639.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2005 as % : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- Percent -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 48.0 50.0 83 84 40.0 42.0 105 CA : 275.0 275.0 95 91 260.0 250.0 96 CO : 139.0 135.0 119 130 165.0 175.0 106 ID : 184.0 182.0 130 121 240.0 220.0 92 IL : 40.0 43.0 145 144 58.0 62.0 107 IN : 34.0 33.0 132 127 45.0 42.0 93 IA : 147.0 142.0 146 144 215.0 205.0 95 KS : 53.0 54.0 134 113 71.0 61.0 86 KY : 16.0 18.0 138 128 22.0 23.0 105 MD : 15.0 14.0 110 111 16.5 15.5 94 MI : 43.0 45.0 128 131 55.0 59.0 107 MN : 80.0 80.0 169 175 135.0 140.0 104 MO : 45.0 47.0 133 143 60.0 67.0 112 MT : 220.0 215.0 123 128 270.0 275.0 102 NE : 67.0 62.0 125 142 84.0 88.0 105 NV : 52.0 54.0 108 100 56.0 54.0 96 N ENG 2/: 28.0 29.0 125 124 35.0 36.0 103 NM : 108.0 97.0 79 93 85.0 90.0 106 NY : 41.0 43.0 129 119 53.0 51.0 96 NC : 12.5 12.5 124 100 15.5 12.5 81 ND : 59.0 63.0 149 135 88.0 85.0 97 OH : 94.0 92.0 128 124 120.0 114.0 95 OK : 45.0 41.0 116 132 52.0 54.0 104 OR : 112.0 107.0 129 140 145.0 150.0 103 PA : 58.0 63.0 145 140 84.0 88.0 105 SD : 240.0 230.0 121 126 290.0 290.0 100 TN : 14.0 14.0 107 114 15.0 16.0 107 TX : 675.0 650.0 77 86 520.0 560.0 108 UT : 195.0 200.0 126 120 245.0 240.0 98 VA : 34.0 35.0 138 140 47.0 49.0 104 WA : 32.0 32.0 166 166 53.0 53.0 100 WV : 25.0 23.0 116 122 29.0 28.0 97 WI : 52.0 52.0 142 142 74.0 74.0 100 WY : 270.0 278.0 111 108 300.0 300.0 100 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 57.0 62.0 93 90 53.0 56.0 106 : US : 3,609.5 3,572.5 113 115 4,096.0 4,125.0 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : 65 to : 85 to : Over : : Market : Market : 65 : 84 : 105 : 105 : Total : Sheep :Sheep and : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : : : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 15.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 38.0 2.0 40.0 CA : 155.0 60.0 65.0 55.0 335.0 10.0 345.0 CO : 2.0 6.0 39.0 147.0 194.0 1.0 195.0 ID : 4.0 1.0 8.0 31.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 IL : 3.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 10.0 3.0 13.0 IN : 3.2 0.4 0.9 0.7 5.2 0.8 6.0 IA : 8.0 9.0 21.0 30.0 68.0 2.0 70.0 KS : 13.5 3.0 13.5 5.0 35.0 6.0 41.0 KY : 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 4.5 1.5 6.0 MD : 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 3.9 1.6 5.5 MI : 6.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 MN : 9.0 11.0 13.0 11.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 MO : 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 6.5 1.0 7.5 MT : 2.0 3.0 12.0 5.0 22.0 3.0 25.0 NE : 3.5 2.5 5.0 10.0 21.0 1.0 22.0 NV : 1.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 N ENG 1/: 2.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 5.6 0.9 6.5 NM : 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 23.0 2.0 25.0 NY : 10.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 15.5 1.5 17.0 NC : 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 2.6 0.4 3.0 ND : 3.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 OH : 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 OK : 6.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 10.0 33.0 24.0 77.0 3.0 80.0 PA : 6.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 13.0 4.0 17.0 SD : 10.0 7.0 18.0 53.0 88.0 2.0 90.0 TN : 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 2.8 0.2 3.0 TX : 100.0 40.0 50.0 30.0 220.0 10.0 230.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 23.0 2.0 25.0 VA : 4.9 1.9 5.5 1.7 14.0 1.0 15.0 WA : 2.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 4.8 0.2 5.0 WV : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 WI : 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 WY : 1.0 6.0 36.0 56.0 99.0 1.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 5.7 2.5 1.3 1.0 10.5 4.0 14.5 : US : 413.2 214.7 381.9 518.1 1,527.9 74.1 1,602.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 14.0 4.0 9.0 6.0 33.0 2.0 35.0 CA : 150.0 50.0 60.0 55.0 315.0 10.0 325.0 CO : 3.0 9.0 40.0 145.0 197.0 3.0 200.0 ID : 5.0 1.0 6.0 27.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 IL : 3.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 IN : 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.4 3.5 0.5 4.0 IA : 9.0 9.0 22.0 23.0 63.0 2.0 65.0 KS : 12.5 3.5 6.0 7.0 29.0 6.0 35.0 KY : 3.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 MD : 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 4.0 2.0 6.0 MI : 3.0 2.0 7.0 9.0 21.0 1.0 22.0 MN : 11.0 9.0 14.0 10.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 MO : 3.0 2.0 1.5 2.5 9.0 0.5 9.5 MT : 1.0 4.0 11.0 3.0 19.0 6.0 25.0 NE : 4.0 2.0 7.0 11.0 24.0 2.0 26.0 NV : 2.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 1.8 1.1 1.2 0.6 4.7 1.8 6.5 NM : 4.0 7.0 9.0 3.0 23.0 2.0 25.0 NY : 9.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 14.5 1.5 16.0 NC : 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 3.5 0.5 4.0 ND : 4.5 5.0 8.0 9.5 27.0 1.0 28.0 OH : 8.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 OK : 8.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 OR : 10.0 11.0 28.0 25.0 74.0 1.0 75.0 PA : 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 SD : 11.0 8.0 21.0 62.0 102.0 3.0 105.0 TN : 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 4.8 0.2 5.0 TX : 95.0 40.0 45.0 30.0 210.0 10.0 220.0 UT : 2.0 2.5 6.0 7.5 18.0 2.0 20.0 VA : 6.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 WA : 2.5 1.0 0.1 4.9 8.5 0.5 9.0 WV : 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 5.0 WI : 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 15.0 2.0 17.0 WY : 1.0 7.0 29.0 62.0 99.0 1.0 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 9.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 15.5 4.5 20.0 : US : 416.3 210.4 362.4 525.9 1,515.0 76.0 1,591.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 90.0 95.0 6.4 5.9 580 560 CA : 480.0 500.0 7.1 7.0 3,400 3,500 CO : 390.0 420.0 6.6 6.3 2,570 2,650 ID : 225.0 210.0 9.4 9.0 2,125 1,890 IL : 60.0 57.0 6.8 6.8 405 385 IN : 43.0 42.0 6.4 6.4 275 270 IA : 230.0 220.0 6.0 5.8 1,370 1,270 KS : 66.0 63.0 7.3 6.8 485 430 KY : 20.0 18.0 6.8 6.7 135 120 MD : 15.0 17.0 6.9 7.0 103 119 MI : 76.0 81.0 5.8 5.9 440 480 MN : 140.0 150.0 6.5 6.5 910 970 MO : 61.0 67.0 6.1 6.5 375 435 MT : 267.0 260.0 9.3 9.6 2,472 2,490 NE : 83.0 85.0 7.2 7.1 600 600 NV : 55.0 54.0 9.3 9.3 510 500 N ENG 1/ : 40.0 41.0 7.1 7.1 284 293 NM : 140.0 155.0 7.3 7.4 1,020 1,150 NY : 53.0 49.0 6.7 6.7 356 330 NC : 10.0 7.0 6.4 6.1 64 43 ND : 82.0 78.0 9.1 8.8 745 690 OH : 140.0 133.0 6.5 6.0 903 800 OK : 50.0 45.0 6.2 6.0 310 270 OR : 173.0 190.0 6.3 6.3 1,090 1,190 PA : 68.0 71.0 6.5 6.5 440 460 SD : 345.0 330.0 7.6 7.8 2,610 2,582 TN : 16.0 17.0 6.2 6.2 99 105 TX : 810.0 800.0 6.9 6.9 5,600 5,550 UT : 245.0 235.0 9.2 9.3 2,250 2,180 VA : 36.0 37.0 6.3 6.0 226 223 WA : 40.0 40.0 8.2 8.1 326 324 WV : 24.0 23.0 5.6 5.8 134 133 WI : 70.0 67.0 7.1 7.3 500 490 WY : 390.0 380.0 9.3 9.3 3,640 3,530 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 40.0 35.0 6.8 6.3 270 220 : US : 5,073.0 5,072.0 7.4 7.3 37,622 37,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.30 0.30 174 168 CA : 0.82 0.70 2,788 2,450 CO : 0.85 0.63 2,185 1,670 ID : 0.88 0.75 1,870 1,418 IL : 0.26 0.35 105 135 IN : 0.21 0.17 58 46 IA : 0.34 0.27 466 343 KS : 0.57 0.40 276 172 KY : 0.31 0.50 42 60 MD : 0.41 0.56 42 67 MI : 0.45 0.39 198 187 MN : 0.37 0.38 337 369 MO : 0.40 0.37 150 161 MT : 1.17 0.98 2,892 2,440 NE : 0.43 0.40 258 240 NV : 0.94 0.87 479 435 N ENG 2/ : 0.45 0.45 128 132 NM : 1.00 1.20 1,020 1,380 NY : 0.21 0.19 75 63 NC : 0.38 0.49 24 21 ND : 0.75 0.60 559 414 OH : 0.34 0.28 307 224 OK : 0.50 0.40 155 108 OR : 0.65 0.64 709 762 PA : 0.27 0.27 119 124 SD : 0.72 0.60 1,879 1,549 TN : 0.53 0.47 52 49 TX : 1.02 0.96 5,712 5,328 UT : 0.83 0.71 1,868 1,548 VA : 0.40 0.42 90 94 WA : 0.80 0.68 261 220 WV : 0.43 0.48 58 64 WI : 0.30 0.30 150 147 WY : 1.17 1.00 4,259 3,530 : Oth : 0.65 0.70 176 154 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.80 0.71 29,921 26,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. 4/ U.S. Value may not add due to rounding. Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Total : Breeding : Market : Kid Crop1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : 2005 : Angora : 280,000 243,600 36,400 Milk : 285,000 256,500 28,500 Meat : 2,150,000 1,762,700 387,300 All : 2,715,000 2,262,800 452,200 1,761,000 : 2006 : Angora : 278,000 241,500 36,500 148,100 Milk : 288,000 259,700 28,300 199,500 Meat : 2,260,000 1,853,000 407,000 1,488,100 All : 2,826,000 2,354,200 471,800 1,835,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid Crop for 2005 refers to kids born in 2004. Kid Crop for 2006 refers to kids born in 2005. Angora Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 26,000 25,500 CA : 3,000 3,000 CO : 1,000 1,000 GA : 1,000 1,000 MI : 1,000 1,000 MN : 1,000 1,000 MO : 1,600 1,700 NE : 1,050 1,150 N ENG 1/ : 1,300 1,100 NM : 10,000 10,000 NY : 1,000 OH : 1,200 OK : 1,000 1,000 OR : 2,300 2,000 TX : 210,000 210,000 WA : 1,000 1,000 WI : 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ 4/ : 17,550 15,550 : US : 280,000 278,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NJ, NC, ND, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WV, and WY. 3/ NY and WI are included in Other States for 2005. 4/ OH is included in Other States for 2006. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 :2004 : 2005 :2004 :2005 :2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 25,000 25,000 5.0 4.8 125 120 1.10 1.10 138 132 CA : 2,500 3,000 8.0 9.0 20 27 1.70 3.00 34 81 NM : 10,000 10,000 6.4 7.0 64 70 1.10 3.25 70 228 TX :210,000 210,000 7.7 7.0 1,620 1,470 2.10 3.00 3,402 4,410 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 25,000 25,000 5.0 5.4 125 135 1.50 1.65 188 223 : US :272,500 273,000 7.2 6.7 1,954 1,822 1.96 2.78 3,832 5,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is summation of State values. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY. Milk Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 2,000 1,800 AZ : 1,000 1,000 AR : 4,700 4,700 CA : 30,000 31,000 CO : 7,000 7,000 FL : 3,500 2,900 GA : 2,000 2,000 ID : 2,700 2,800 IL : 4,700 5,510 IN : 8,800 8,650 IA : 13,000 15,000 KS : 3,500 3,410 KY : 5,550 5,300 LA : 1,050 1,100 MD : 3,300 3,300 MI : 7,500 8,000 MN : 5,800 6,000 MS : 1,500 1,050 MO : 8,600 9,900 MT : 3,000 2,780 NE : 3,000 2,600 NV : 2,000 2,200 N ENG 1/ : 11,300 11,400 NJ : 1,700 1,500 NM : 4,500 4,000 NY : 13,000 12,800 NC : 7,000 4,000 OH : 9,500 10,700 OK : 9,000 10,000 OR : 6,900 7,000 PA : 11,000 10,200 SC : 3,000 3,500 SD : 1,500 TN : 6,200 6,200 TX : 30,000 30,000 UT : 3,100 2,700 VA : 2,800 3,200 WA : 7,500 7,200 WV : 1,200 1,400 WI : 28,000 30,000 WY : 2,100 1,600 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,500 2,600 : US : 285,000 288,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AK, DE, HI, and ND for 2005. SD is included in Other States total for 2006. Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, State and United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 40,000 43,000 AZ : 4,000 4,000 AR : 27,000 29,000 CA : 75,000 80,000 CO : 22,000 24,000 FL : 51,500 55,000 GA : 88,500 95,000 HI : 5,300 5,500 ID : 5,400 5,900 IL : 12,000 12,600 IN : 23,800 25,000 IA : 17,500 19,000 KS : 22,000 23,000 KY : 63,500 68,000 LA : 12,500 12,800 MD : 9,450 10,000 MI : 9,200 10,000 MN : 9,400 10,000 MS : 24,500 24,000 MO : 60,000 64,000 MT : 8,300 9,000 NE : 13,000 14,000 NV : 3,300 3,400 N ENG 1/ : 10,000 9,500 NJ : 9,100 9,900 NM : 13,000 14,000 NY : 19,000 20,000 NC : 59,000 60,000 ND : 2,350 2,500 OH : 29,000 28,000 OK : 73,000 74,000 OR : 20,000 19,500 PA : 35,200 37,000 SC : 41,000 44,000 SD : 6,500 7,000 TN : 98,000 103,000 TX : 1,030,000 1,080,000 UT : 6,100 6,600 VA : 38,000 41,000 WA : 21,000 23,000 WV : 17,500 19,000 WI : 9,800 10,300 WY : 3,800 4,000 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,500 1,500 : US : 2,150,000 2,260,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AK and DE. 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 83 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 2005 was also used. The balance sheet begins with the previous inventory estimate, adds estimates of births and imports, and subtracts estimates of slaughter, exports and deaths. This indicated ending inventory level is compared with the Agricultural Statistics Board estimate for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve the current estimate. Previous year estimates are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Department of Agriculture's five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all operations raising sheep and goats are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors, such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected sheep items in the following table . The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between the first and latest estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep and lamb inventory estimates over the past 10 years is 1.0 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 6.23 million head by more than 1.0 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.8 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn over the past 10 years is 1.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.1 million head by more than 1.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 percent. Also shown in the table is a 10-year record showing the range between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate. Using estimates for All Sheep and Lambs as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 44,000 head, ranging from 0 to 209,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 6 times and above the latest estimate 3 times in the last 10 years. For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 47,000 head, ranging from 0 to 148,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 4 times and above 5 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of U.S. January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90% : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Final : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates 1/ : Years Item : Mean :--------------------------------------------------------- : Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent: (000) :Average:Smallest:Largest: Above : Below : : : Head : : : : Final : Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Number : All Sheep & : Lambs : 1.0 1.8 111.3 44 0 209 3 6 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.7 1.2 56.4 26 0 75 3 6 : Lamb : Crop : 0.9 1.7 69.3 42 5 112 2 8 : Sheep : Shorn : 1.1 1.9 98.0 47 0 148 5 4 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Number : Wool : Prod : 1.1 1.9 725.0 331 0 1,095 6 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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