Mt An 5-2 (1-01) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 26, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats" call Greg Bussler at 202-720-4448, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 2 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2001, totaled 6.92 million head, down 2 percent from 2000 and 4 percent below two years ago. The inventory has trended down since 1942 when it reached a peak of 56.2 million head. Breeding sheep inventory declined to 4.93 million head on January 1, 2001, down 5 percent from 5.16 million head on January 1, 2000. Ewes one year old and older, at 4.06 million head, were 4 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2001, totaled 1.99 million head, up 6 percent from January 1, 2000. Market lambs comprised 96 percent of the total. Twenty-four percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 18 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 24 percent 85 - 105 pounds, 30 percent were over 105 pounds, and 4 percent were market sheep. The 2000 lamb crop of 4.62 million head was down 2 percent from 1999 to a new record low. The 2000 lambing rate was 109 per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2000, compared with 110 in 1999. The number of operations with sheep during 2000 totaled 66,000, down 1 percent from 1999 and 4 percent from 1998. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2000 was 46.4 million pounds, down slightly from 1999. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 6.14 million head, slightly down from 1999. The average price paid for wool sold in 2000 was $0.33 per pound for a total value of $15.5 million dollars, down 13 percent from $17.9 million dollars in 1999. All goat inventory in Texas on January 1, 2001 totaled 1.40 million head, up 8 percent from 2000 and 4 percent above two years ago. Mohair production in the three major producing states (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) during 2000 was 2.63 million pounds, down 9 percent from 1999. Goats and kids clipped, at 402,000 head, were down 9 percent from 1999. Average weight per clip at 6.5 pounds was unchanged compared to a year earlier. Value of mohair was $10.6 million dollars, up 6 percent from 1999. Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 1999-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2001 as % Class : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : of 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 head ---------- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 7,215 7,032 6,915 98 Market : 1,916 1,868 1,988 106 Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 5,299 5,164 4,927 95 Replacement Lambs - : Under One Year Old : 774 730 665 91 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 4,322 4,229 4,061 96 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 203 206 201 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 1998-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 1998 : 6,428 7.66 49,255 0.60 29,415 1999 : 6,158 7.57 46,592 0.38 17,860 2000 : 6,140 7.56 46,446 0.33 15,377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2001 as %: : : : : 2000 : 2001 : of 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 155.0 132.0 85 66.0 65.0 89.0 67.0 CA : 800.0 840.0 105 380.0 375.0 420.0 465.0 CO : 440.0 420.0 95 210.0 195.0 230.0 225.0 ID : 275.0 275.0 100 245.0 236.0 30.0 39.0 IL : 74.0 75.0 101 63.0 61.0 11.0 14.0 IN : 59.0 66.0 112 50.0 59.0 9.0 7.0 IA : 265.0 270.0 102 170.0 175.0 95.0 95.0 KS : 105.0 110.0 105 65.0 71.0 40.0 39.0 MI : 68.0 71.0 104 51.0 51.0 17.0 20.0 MN : 165.0 170.0 103 105.0 110.0 60.0 60.0 MO : 80.0 73.0 91 66.0 59.0 14.0 14.0 MT : 370.0 360.0 97 340.0 330.0 30.0 30.0 NE : 102.0 114.0 112 88.0 94.0 14.0 20.0 NV : 90.0 95.0 106 78.0 83.0 12.0 12.0 N ENG 1/: 50.0 50.0 100 45.0 45.0 5.0 5.0 NM : 290.0 255.0 88 230.0 200.0 60.0 55.0 NY : 58.0 60.0 103 50.0 50.0 8.0 10.0 ND : 135.0 138.0 102 103.0 107.0 32.0 31.0 OH : 134.0 142.0 106 102.0 110.0 32.0 32.0 OK : 55.0 55.0 100 40.0 41.0 15.0 14.0 OR : 210.0 245.0 117 151.0 151.0 59.0 94.0 PA : 81.0 81.0 100 69.0 69.0 12.0 12.0 SD : 420.0 420.0 100 320.0 315.0 100.0 105.0 TX : 1,200.0 1,100.0 92 950.0 800.0 250.0 300.0 UT : 400.0 390.0 98 360.0 350.0 40.0 40.0 VA : 61.0 61.0 100 48.0 46.0 13.0 15.0 WA : 50.0 54.0 108 43.0 44.0 7.0 10.0 WV : 37.0 35.0 95 31.0 29.0 6.0 6.0 WI : 83.0 80.0 96 65.0 66.0 18.0 14.0 WY : 570.0 530.0 93 460.0 420.0 110.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 150.0 148.0 99 120.0 120.0 30.0 28.0 : US : 7,032.0 6,915.0 98 5,164.0 4,927.0 1,868.0 1,988.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 58.0 55.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 66.0 65.0 CA : 320.0 320.0 15.0 15.0 45.0 40.0 380.0 375.0 CO : 175.0 165.0 6.0 6.0 29.0 24.0 210.0 195.0 ID : 205.0 195.0 5.0 5.0 35.0 36.0 245.0 236.0 IL : 50.0 48.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 8.0 63.0 61.0 IN : 38.0 45.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 11.0 50.0 59.0 IA : 139.0 144.0 7.0 7.0 24.0 24.0 170.0 175.0 KS : 52.0 58.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 65.0 71.0 MI : 38.0 40.0 3.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 51.0 51.0 MN : 85.0 90.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 15.0 105.0 110.0 MO : 52.0 47.0 4.0 3.0 10.0 9.0 66.0 59.0 MT : 274.0 265.0 9.0 9.0 57.0 56.0 340.0 330.0 NE : 72.0 77.0 4.0 4.0 12.0 13.0 88.0 94.0 NV : 58.0 68.0 2.0 2.0 18.0 13.0 78.0 83.0 N ENG 1/: 34.0 34.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 45.0 45.0 NM : 190.0 165.0 10.0 9.0 30.0 26.0 230.0 200.0 NY : 38.0 38.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 9.0 50.0 50.0 ND : 86.0 89.0 3.0 3.5 14.0 14.5 103.0 107.0 OH : 81.0 86.0 6.0 7.0 15.0 17.0 102.0 110.0 OK : 33.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 6.0 40.0 41.0 OR : 121.0 120.0 6.0 7.0 24.0 24.0 151.0 151.0 PA : 54.0 54.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 69.0 69.0 SD : 270.0 265.0 9.0 9.0 41.0 41.0 320.0 315.0 TX : 790.0 680.0 40.0 35.0 120.0 85.0 950.0 800.0 UT : 310.0 300.0 11.0 11.0 39.0 39.0 360.0 350.0 VA : 39.0 37.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 6.5 48.0 46.0 WA : 34.0 35.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 43.0 44.0 WV : 26.0 24.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 31.0 29.0 WI : 52.0 53.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 65.0 66.0 WY : 365.0 340.0 13.0 12.0 82.0 68.0 460.0 420.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 90.0 91.0 12.0 12.0 18.0 17.0 120.0 120.0 : US :4,229.0 4,061.0 205.5 201.0 729.5 665.0 5,164.0 4,927.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2000 as % : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : of 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- Percent -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 58.0 58.0 78 69 45.0 40.0 89 CA : 330.0 320.0 88 97 290.0 310.0 107 CO : 185.0 175.0 114 114 210.0 200.0 95 ID : 185.0 205.0 138 124 255.0 255.0 100 IL : 52.0 50.0 133 138 69.0 69.0 100 IN : 35.0 38.0 151 166 53.0 63.0 119 IA : 133.0 139.0 158 151 210.0 210.0 100 KS : 57.0 52.0 111 138 63.0 72.0 114 MI : 34.0 38.0 132 121 45.0 46.0 102 MN : 90.0 85.0 161 171 145.0 145.0 100 MO : 58.0 52.0 129 125 75.0 65.0 87 MT : 270.0 274.0 126 133 340.0 365.0 107 NE : 73.0 72.0 134 142 98.0 102.0 104 NV : 53.0 58.0 109 112 58.0 65.0 112 N ENG 2/: 34.0 34.0 121 124 41.0 42.0 102 NM : 180.0 190.0 89 82 160.0 155.0 97 NY : 36.0 38.0 133 121 48.0 46.0 96 ND : 79.0 86.0 139 128 110.0 110.0 100 OH : 85.0 81.0 142 142 121.0 115.0 95 OK : 34.0 33.0 109 112 37.0 37.0 100 OR : 120.0 121.0 125 124 150.0 150.0 100 PA : 55.0 54.0 129 130 71.0 70.0 99 SD : 270.0 270.0 119 119 320.0 320.0 100 TX : 880.0 790.0 80 72 700.0 570.0 81 UT : 305.0 310.0 108 106 330.0 330.0 100 VA : 41.0 39.0 122 126 50.0 49.0 98 WA : 35.0 34.0 154 162 54.0 55.0 102 WV : 30.0 26.0 120 131 36.0 34.0 94 WI : 52.0 52.0 140 138 73.0 72.0 99 WY : 385.0 365.0 101 103 390.0 375.0 96 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 88.0 90.0 98 94 86.0 85.0 99 : US : 4,322.0 4,229.0 110 109 4,733.0 4,622.0 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 12.0 22.0 26.0 28.0 88.0 1.0 89.0 CA : 195.0 80.0 80.0 50.0 405.0 15.0 420.0 CO : 4.0 6.0 47.0 172.0 229.0 1.0 230.0 ID : 3.0 1.0 6.0 19.0 29.0 1.0 30.0 IL : 3.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 10.5 0.5 11.0 IN : 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.0 8.5 0.5 9.0 IA : 10.0 13.0 33.0 37.0 93.0 2.0 95.0 KS : 14.0 5.0 13.0 5.0 37.0 3.0 40.0 MI : 2.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 16.0 1.0 17.0 MN : 14.0 12.0 16.0 17.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 MO : 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 13.5 0.5 14.0 MT : 2.0 4.0 15.0 7.0 28.0 2.0 30.0 NE : 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 NV : 2.0 4.0 5.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 N ENG 1/: 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.4 4.0 1.0 5.0 NM : 10.0 15.0 20.0 10.0 55.0 5.0 60.0 NY : 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 ND : 2.0 8.0 13.0 8.0 31.0 1.0 32.0 OH : 10.0 7.0 8.0 3.0 28.0 4.0 32.0 OK : 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 7.0 27.0 12.0 56.0 3.0 59.0 PA : 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 10.0 2.0 12.0 SD : 6.0 27.0 29.0 36.0 98.0 2.0 100.0 TX : 100.0 50.0 45.0 40.0 235.0 15.0 250.0 UT : 3.0 2.0 10.0 20.0 35.0 5.0 40.0 VA : 4.5 3.5 3.0 1.5 12.5 0.5 13.0 WA : 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 6.5 0.5 7.0 WV : 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 WI : 3.5 4.5 6.0 3.0 17.0 1.0 18.0 WY : 2.0 13.0 52.0 41.0 108.0 2.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 13.0 5.5 3.0 2.5 24.0 6.0 30.0 : US : 452.2 313.2 480.2 541.9 1,787.5 80.5 1,868.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 12.0 16.0 20.0 17.0 65.0 2.0 67.0 CA : 195.0 100.0 80.0 75.0 450.0 15.0 465.0 CO : 3.0 7.0 37.0 175.0 222.0 3.0 225.0 ID : 5.0 3.0 11.0 19.0 38.0 1.0 39.0 IL : 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 IN : 3.0 1.7 1.0 0.8 6.5 0.5 7.0 IA : 13.0 10.0 30.0 39.0 92.0 3.0 95.0 KS : 16.0 6.0 10.0 4.0 36.0 3.0 39.0 MI : 2.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 19.0 1.0 20.0 MN : 15.0 12.0 16.0 16.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 MO : 3.0 4.0 2.5 4.0 13.5 0.5 14.0 MT : 2.0 5.0 16.0 5.0 28.0 2.0 30.0 NE : 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 19.0 1.0 20.0 NV : 1.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 N ENG 1/: 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 4.0 1.0 5.0 NM : 11.0 16.0 16.0 9.0 52.0 3.0 55.0 NY : 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 ND : 3.0 8.0 10.5 8.5 30.0 1.0 31.0 OH : 12.0 8.0 8.0 3.0 31.0 1.0 32.0 OK : 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 OR : 14.0 12.0 34.0 31.0 91.0 3.0 94.0 PA : 5.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 10.0 2.0 12.0 SD : 7.0 31.0 33.0 33.0 104.0 1.0 105.0 TX : 105.0 65.0 60.0 60.0 290.0 10.0 300.0 UT : 3.0 2.0 14.0 16.0 35.0 5.0 40.0 VA : 6.0 3.5 3.5 1.5 14.5 0.5 15.0 WA : 3.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 9.5 0.5 10.0 WV : 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 6.0 WI : 2.5 3.5 4.5 3.0 13.5 0.5 14.0 WY : 2.0 15.0 47.0 43.0 107.0 3.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 10.5 4.0 2.5 3.0 20.0 8.0 28.0 : US : 475.6 354.4 482.3 599.2 1,911.5 76.5 1,988.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Sheep and Lambs: Number of Operations by State and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations with Sheep State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AZ : 300 300 CA : 3,100 3,000 CO : 1,700 1,900 ID : 1,100 1,000 IL : 2,400 2,400 IN : 2,200 2,200 IA : 4,700 4,700 KS : 1,500 1,500 MI : 1,700 1,800 MN : 2,700 2,600 MO : 1,900 1,800 MT : 1,900 2,000 NE : 1,700 1,700 NV : 300 300 N ENG 1/: 2,100 2,100 NM : 900 900 NY : 1,400 1,500 ND : 1,200 1,100 OH : 3,700 3,600 OK : 1,500 1,500 OR : 3,000 2,900 PA : 2,500 2,500 SD : 2,300 2,300 TX : 7,000 6,800 UT : 1,500 1,500 VA : 1,300 1,300 WA : 1,200 1,200 WV : 1,000 1,000 WI : 2,200 2,200 WY : 1,000 900 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 5,800 5,500 : US : 66,800 66,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Breeding Sheep: Survey Percent by Size Group, United States, 2000-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1-99 Head : 100-499 Head : 500-4999 Head : 5000+ Head Item :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Operations : 91.2 90.8 7.2 7.5 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.1 : Inventory : 27.9 28.8 22.0 23.8 35.2 33.7 14.8 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percents reflect distributions of end of year survey. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 135.0 125.0 6.1 6.1 830 760 CA : 480.0 530.0 7.6 7.5 3,630 4,000 CO : 460.0 450.0 7.0 7.4 3,227 3,310 ID : 237.0 228.0 9.3 9.6 2,194 2,190 IL : 73.0 75.0 6.6 6.9 480 520 IN : 59.0 61.0 5.8 6.3 340 385 IA : 225.0 255.0 6.0 5.6 1,340 1,420 KS : 93.0 99.0 7.0 6.6 650 655 MI : 66.0 72.0 7.0 6.4 465 460 MN : 150.0 155.0 6.7 6.7 1,000 1,035 MO : 68.0 63.0 7.0 6.8 478 430 MT : 336.0 347.0 9.5 9.6 3,196 3,315 NE : 89.0 95.0 7.6 7.2 675 685 NV : 74.0 72.0 9.1 9.1 670 655 N ENG 1/ : 43.0 44.0 7.3 7.2 315 318 NM : 280.0 255.0 8.3 8.3 2,320 2,120 NY : 49.0 46.0 6.8 6.6 333 304 ND : 105.0 111.0 8.6 8.2 905 915 OH : 124.0 132.0 6.6 7.0 817 920 OK : 47.0 45.0 6.2 6.1 290 275 OR : 197.0 220.0 6.3 6.5 1,246 1,440 PA : 66.0 66.0 6.6 6.5 435 430 SD : 345.0 335.0 8.2 8.4 2,845 2,800 TX : 1,170.0 1,130.0 6.8 6.6 7,956 7,506 UT : 320.0 320.0 9.4 9.6 3,010 3,060 VA : 42.0 42.0 6.0 6.4 252 270 WA : 42.0 44.0 8.4 8.0 353 351 WV : 33.0 29.0 5.8 5.9 190 172 WI : 65.0 64.0 7.3 7.4 475 475 WY : 570.0 520.0 8.6 8.8 4,930 4,560 : Oth Sts 2/ : 115.0 110.0 6.5 6.5 745 710 : US : 6,158.0 6,140.0 7.6 7.6 46,592 46,446 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.40 0.36 332 274 CA : 0.35 0.29 1,271 1,160 CO : 0.40 0.31 1,291 1,026 ID : 0.36 0.23 790 504 IL : 0.12 0.08 58 42 IN : 0.14 0.14 48 54 IA : 0.16 0.10 214 142 KS : 0.19 0.17 124 111 MI : 0.14 0.14 65 64 MN : 0.15 0.11 150 114 MO : 0.14 0.10 67 43 MT : 0.50 0.37 1,598 1,227 NE : 0.24 0.18 162 123 NV : 0.33 0.28 221 183 N ENG 2/ : 0.33 0.36 104 114 NM : 0.56 0.65 1,299 1,378 NY : 0.28 0.13 93 40 ND : 0.30 0.25 272 229 OH : 0.20 0.15 163 138 OK : 0.25 0.20 73 55 OR : 0.30 0.28 374 403 PA : 0.32 0.28 139 120 SD : 0.36 0.28 1,024 784 TX : 0.49 0.49 3,898 3,678 UT : 0.32 0.22 963 673 VA : 0.30 0.24 76 65 WA : 0.40 0.40 141 140 WV : 0.24 0.23 46 40 WI : 0.19 0.13 90 62 WY : 0.49 0.47 2,416 2,143 : Oth Sts 3/ : 0.40 0.35 298 248 : US : 0.38 0.33 17,860 15,377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is 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, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NC, SC, and TN. Goats: Inventory, Selected States, and Total, January 1, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Angora : All Goats State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 36 34 NM : 30 25 TX : 370 300 1,300 1,400 : Total : 436 359 1,300 1,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States and 3-State Total, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 34 32 4.5 4.5 153 144 1.80 1.80 275 259 NM : 35 25 5.5 5.5 193 138 1.85 1.90 357 262 TX : 375 345 6.8 6.8 2,550 2,346 3.68 4.30 9,384 10,088 : 3 Sts : 444 402 6.5 6.5 2,896 2,628 3.46 4.04 10,016 10,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price for individual States. Three-State value is summation of State values. Reliability of January 1 Sheep 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 14,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview. 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 2000 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 table below. 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 1.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 6.9 million head by more than 1.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 percent. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn over the past 10 years is 0.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 6.1 million head by more than 0.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.0 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 64,000 head, ranging from 6,000 to 209,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 7 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 39,000 head, ranging from 2,000 to 92,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 6 times and above 4 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of U.S. January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90% : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Final : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates 1/ : Years Item : Mean :--------------------------------------------------------- : Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent: (000) :Average:Smallest:Largest: Above : Below : : : Head : : : : Final : Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent ---------- 1,000 Head --------- Number : All Sheep & : Lambs : 1.1 1.9 131.4 63.6 6.0 209.1 3 7 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.7 1.4 68.0 35.6 1.0 78.0 4 6 : Lamb : Crop : 1.0 1.8 83.2 27.5 -6.3 111.5 4 6 : Sheep : Shorn : 0.6 1.0 61.4 39.0 2.0 92.0 4 6 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Number : Wool : Prod : 0.5 0.9 418.0 267.0 18.0 674.0 5 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. Index Page All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1. . . . . . . . . . .4 Number of Operations by State and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Breeding Sheep: Survey Percent by Size Group, United States, January 1. . . 10 Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Goats: Inventory, Selected States and Total, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, and 3-State Total .13 Reliability of U.S. January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates (RMSE). . . . . . . . 14 Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Wool: Price and Value by State and United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Wool: Production, Price and Value, United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The next "Sheep" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 20, 2001. 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