Mt An 5-2 (2-07) Sheep and Goats National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 2, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats" call Scott Hollis at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 1 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2007, totaled 6.19 million head, down 1 percent from 2006, but still 1 percent above 2005. After two consecutive year to year increases inventory growth was hampered by extremely dry weather in the Southwestern part of the United States. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 4.62 million head on January 1, 2007, down slightly from 4.64 million head on January 1, 2006. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.71 million head, were 1 percent above last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2007, totaled 1.57 million head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2006. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total marketings. Twenty-five percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 14 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 25 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 36 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total marketings. The 2006 lamb crop of 4.09 million head, was down 1 percent from 2005. The 2006 lambing rate was 112 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2006, down 3 percent from 2005. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2006 was 36.0 million pounds, down 3 percent from 2005. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 4.85 million head, down 4 percent from 2005. The average price paid for wool sold in 2006 was $0.68 per pound for a total value of 24.4 million dollars, down 7 percent from 26.3 million dollars in 2005. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Up 3 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2007, totaled 2.93 million head, up 3 percent from 2006. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.44 million head up 3 percent from 2006. All market goats and kids totaled 494,000 head, up 4 percent from a year ago. On January 1, 2007 meat and all other goats totaled 2.40 million head, up 5 percent from 2006. Milk goat inventory increased 2 percent to 296,000 head while angora goats were down 8 percent totaling 238,000 head. The 2006 kid crop totaled 1.92 million head for all goats, up 4 percent from 2005. Mohair production in the United States during 2006 was 1.35 million pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 216,000 head. Average weight per clip was 6.30 pounds. Mohair price was $3.68 per pound with a value of 4.98 million dollars. Contents Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2005-20071 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value, 2004-20062 Inventory and Class by State, 2006-20073 Sheep Shorn and Wool Production by State, 2005-20068 Wool Price and Value by State, 2005-20069 Goats U.S. All Goat Inventory by Class 2005-200710 U.S. Angora Goat Inventory by Class 2005-200711 U.S. Milk Goat Inventory by Class 2005-200711 U.S. Meat Goat Inventory by Class 2005-200711 Angora Goat Inventory by State 2006-200712 Mohair Production, Price, and Value 2005-200612 Milk Goat Inventory by State 2006-200713 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by State 2006-200714 Reliability Statement. . . . . .15 Information Contacts . . . . . .16 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2007 as % Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 head ---------- Percent : All Sheep and Lambs : 6,135 6,230 6,185 99 : Breeding Sheep and Lambs : 4,533 4,640 4,620 100 Replacement Lambs : Under One Year Old : 771 783 719 92 Ewes - One Year Old : and Older : 3,573 3,661 3,706 101 Rams - One Year Old : and Older : 190 196 195 99 : Market : 1,602 1,590 1,565 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. Wool: Production, Price, and Value, United States, 2004-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2004 : 5,073 7.42 37,622 0.80 29,921 2005 : 5,072 7.34 37,232 0.71 26,272 2006 : 4,852 7.42 36,019 0.68 24,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2007 as %: : : : : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 105.0 110.0 105 70.0 72.0 35.0 38.0 CA : 650.0 610.0 94 325.0 340.0 325.0 270.0 CO : 390.0 400.0 103 190.0 190.0 200.0 210.0 ID : 260.0 260.0 100 220.0 220.0 40.0 40.0 IL : 69.0 70.0 101 61.0 60.0 8.0 10.0 IN : 50.0 53.0 106 46.0 47.0 4.0 6.0 IA : 235.0 235.0 100 170.0 175.0 65.0 60.0 KS : 100.0 107.0 107 65.0 77.0 35.0 30.0 KY : 35.0 37.0 106 29.0 30.0 6.0 7.0 MD : 22.0 23.0 105 16.0 18.0 6.0 5.0 MI : 83.0 81.0 98 61.0 60.0 22.0 21.0 MN : 155.0 150.0 97 110.0 105.0 45.0 45.0 MO : 75.0 78.0 104 65.5 70.0 9.5 8.0 MT : 295.0 290.0 98 270.0 265.0 25.0 25.0 NE : 106.0 95.0 90 80.0 70.0 26.0 25.0 NV : 74.0 75.0 101 64.0 65.0 10.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 47.0 44.0 94 40.5 36.5 6.5 7.5 NM : 155.0 130.0 84 130.0 110.0 25.0 20.0 NY : 70.0 74.0 106 54.0 56.0 16.0 18.0 NC : 18.0 21.0 117 14.0 17.0 4.0 4.0 ND : 104.0 100.0 96 76.0 78.0 28.0 22.0 OH : 141.0 141.0 100 117.0 114.0 24.0 27.0 OK : 80.0 80.0 100 62.0 62.0 18.0 18.0 OR : 220.0 215.0 98 145.0 144.0 75.0 71.0 PA : 110.0 108.0 98 94.0 97.0 16.0 11.0 SD : 385.0 380.0 99 280.0 285.0 105.0 95.0 TN : 27.0 25.0 93 22.0 22.0 5.0 3.0 TX : 1,090.0 1,070.0 98 870.0 820.0 220.0 250.0 UT : 280.0 295.0 105 260.0 270.0 20.0 25.0 VA : 67.0 72.0 107 51.0 56.0 16.0 16.0 WA : 50.0 51.0 102 41.0 41.5 9.0 9.5 WV : 32.0 34.0 106 27.0 28.0 5.0 6.0 WI : 89.0 92.0 103 73.0 76.0 16.0 16.0 WY : 450.0 460.0 102 350.0 350.0 100.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 111.0 119.0 107 91.0 93.0 20.0 26.0 : US : 6,230.0 6,185.0 99 4,640.0 4,620.0 1,590.0 1,565.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 57.0 58.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 10.0 70.0 72.0 CA : 270.0 280.0 10.0 10.0 45.0 50.0 325.0 340.0 CO : 148.0 152.0 6.0 6.0 36.0 32.0 190.0 190.0 ID : 178.0 178.0 5.0 5.0 37.0 37.0 220.0 220.0 IL : 48.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 61.0 60.0 IN : 33.0 36.0 2.0 2.5 11.0 8.5 46.0 47.0 IA : 132.0 141.0 7.0 8.0 31.0 26.0 170.0 175.0 KS : 52.0 60.0 2.5 3.0 10.5 14.0 65.0 77.0 KY : 22.5 22.0 1.5 2.0 5.0 6.0 29.0 30.0 MD : 12.5 14.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.0 16.0 18.0 MI : 46.0 44.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 13.0 61.0 60.0 MN : 85.0 80.0 5.0 5.0 20.0 20.0 110.0 105.0 MO : 52.0 55.0 3.5 4.0 10.0 11.0 65.5 70.0 MT : 208.0 209.0 7.0 7.0 55.0 49.0 270.0 265.0 NE : 65.0 58.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 9.0 80.0 70.0 NV : 51.0 53.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 10.0 64.0 65.0 N ENG 1/: 30.5 26.5 2.5 2.5 7.5 7.5 40.5 36.5 NM : 102.0 90.0 6.0 5.0 22.0 15.0 130.0 110.0 NY : 41.0 43.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 9.0 54.0 56.0 NC : 10.0 12.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.5 14.0 17.0 ND : 59.0 62.0 2.0 2.5 15.0 13.5 76.0 78.0 OH : 89.0 88.0 6.0 6.0 22.0 20.0 117.0 114.0 OK : 46.0 46.0 4.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 62.0 62.0 OR : 114.0 115.0 6.0 7.0 25.0 22.0 145.0 144.0 PA : 73.0 81.0 6.0 5.0 15.0 11.0 94.0 97.0 SD : 230.0 240.0 8.0 9.0 42.0 36.0 280.0 285.0 TN : 15.0 16.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 22.0 22.0 TX : 690.0 675.0 45.0 40.0 135.0 105.0 870.0 820.0 UT : 210.0 220.0 11.0 10.0 39.0 40.0 260.0 270.0 VA : 37.0 41.0 4.0 3.0 10.0 12.0 51.0 56.0 WA : 33.0 33.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 6.0 41.0 41.5 WV : 22.0 23.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 27.0 28.0 WI : 56.0 58.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 15.0 73.0 76.0 WY : 278.0 280.0 10.0 10.0 62.0 60.0 350.0 350.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 65.5 69.0 8.0 8.0 17.5 16.0 91.0 93.0 : US :3,661.0 3,706.0 196.0 195.0 783.0 719.0 4,640.0 4,620.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2006 as % : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : of 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- -- Percent -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 50.0 57.0 84 77 42.0 44.0 105 CA : 275.0 270.0 91 93 250.0 250.0 100 CO : 135.0 148.0 130 128 175.0 190.0 109 ID : 182.0 178.0 121 118 220.0 210.0 95 IL : 43.0 48.0 144 127 62.0 61.0 98 IN : 33.0 33.0 127 136 42.0 45.0 107 IA : 142.0 132.0 144 159 205.0 210.0 102 KS : 54.0 52.0 113 131 61.0 68.0 111 KY : 18.0 22.5 128 111 23.0 25.0 109 MD : 14.0 12.5 111 120 15.5 15.0 97 MI : 45.0 46.0 131 122 59.0 56.0 95 MN : 80.0 85.0 175 159 140.0 135.0 96 MO : 47.0 52.0 143 138 67.0 72.0 107 MT : 215.0 208.0 128 130 275.0 270.0 98 NE : 62.0 65.0 142 125 88.0 81.0 92 NV : 54.0 51.0 96 102 52.0 52.0 100 N ENG 2/: 29.0 30.5 124 105 36.0 32.0 89 NM : 97.0 102.0 88 74 85.0 75.0 88 NY : 43.0 41.0 119 124 51.0 51.0 100 NC : 12.5 10.0 100 120 12.5 12.0 96 ND : 63.0 59.0 133 136 84.0 80.0 95 OH : 92.0 89.0 124 135 114.0 120.0 105 OK : 41.0 46.0 132 109 54.0 50.0 93 OR : 107.0 114.0 140 123 150.0 140.0 93 PA : 63.0 73.0 140 126 88.0 92.0 105 SD : 230.0 230.0 126 124 290.0 285.0 98 TN : 14.0 15.0 114 107 16.0 16.0 100 TX : 650.0 690.0 86 75 560.0 520.0 93 UT : 200.0 210.0 120 117 240.0 245.0 102 VA : 35.0 37.0 140 132 49.0 49.0 100 WA : 32.0 33.0 166 161 53.0 53.0 100 WV : 23.0 22.0 122 132 28.0 29.0 104 WI : 52.0 56.0 142 139 74.0 78.0 105 WY : 278.0 278.0 108 112 300.0 310.0 103 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 62.0 65.5 90 98 56.0 64.0 114 : US : 3,572.5 3,661.0 115 112 4,117.0 4,085.0 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 2.0 4.0 4.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 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 : 416.3 209.4 362.4 525.9 1,514.0 76.0 1,590.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market Lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : Under : 65 to : 85 to : Over : : Market : Market : 65 : 84 : 105 : 105 : Total : Sheep :Sheep and : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : : : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 10.0 6.0 11.0 9.0 36.0 2.0 38.0 CA : 120.0 35.0 50.0 55.0 260.0 10.0 270.0 CO : 1.0 20.0 37.0 150.0 208.0 2.0 210.0 ID : 3.0 4.0 5.0 27.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 IL : 5.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 IN : 2.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 9.0 9.0 18.0 20.0 56.0 4.0 60.0 KS : 16.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 KY : 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 6.0 1.0 7.0 MD : 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 3.0 2.0 5.0 MI : 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 20.0 1.0 21.0 MN : 9.0 8.0 14.0 12.0 43.0 2.0 45.0 MO : 2.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 7.5 0.5 8.0 MT : 1.0 7.0 8.0 3.0 19.0 6.0 25.0 NE : 3.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 NV : 1.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 N ENG 1/: 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.5 5.0 2.5 7.5 NM : 3.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 NY : 10.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 17.0 1.0 18.0 NC : 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.5 4.0 ND : 2.5 3.0 7.5 8.0 21.0 1.0 22.0 OH : 9.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 26.0 1.0 27.0 OK : 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 OR : 11.0 11.0 25.0 21.0 68.0 3.0 71.0 PA : 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 11.0 SD : 5.0 8.0 30.0 48.0 91.0 4.0 95.0 TN : 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 TX : 95.0 30.0 50.0 60.0 235.0 15.0 250.0 UT : 1.0 3.5 6.0 12.5 23.0 2.0 25.0 VA : 6.0 2.5 5.0 1.5 15.0 1.0 16.0 WA : 2.5 1.0 1.8 3.2 8.5 1.0 9.5 WV : 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 WI : 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 WY : 2.0 4.0 45.0 57.0 108.0 2.0 110.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 9.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 20.0 6.0 26.0 : US : 368.1 200.8 371.6 535.5 1,476.0 89.0 1,565.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 95.0 100.0 5.9 6.0 560 600 CA : 500.0 490.0 7.0 7.1 3,500 3,500 CO : 420.0 380.0 6.3 6.8 2,650 2,600 ID : 210.0 215.0 9.0 9.2 1,890 1,980 IL : 57.0 55.0 6.8 6.7 385 370 IN : 42.0 44.0 6.4 6.3 270 275 IA : 220.0 200.0 5.8 6.2 1,270 1,230 KS : 63.0 63.0 6.8 7.1 430 449 KY : 18.0 17.0 6.7 6.5 120 110 MD : 17.0 15.0 7.0 7.0 119 105 MI : 81.0 70.0 5.9 6.0 480 420 MN : 150.0 140.0 6.5 6.5 970 910 MO : 67.0 65.0 6.5 6.3 435 410 MT : 260.0 255.0 9.6 9.2 2,490 2,350 NE : 85.0 80.0 7.1 7.5 600 600 NV : 54.0 56.0 9.3 9.3 500 520 N ENG 1/ : 41.0 37.0 7.1 7.0 293 259 NM : 155.0 125.0 7.4 7.5 1,150 940 NY : 49.0 51.0 6.7 7.1 330 360 NC : 7.0 6.0 6.1 6.3 43 38 ND : 78.0 80.0 8.8 8.7 690 695 OH : 133.0 127.0 6.0 6.0 800 760 OK : 45.0 40.0 6.0 6.3 270 252 OR : 190.0 188.0 6.3 6.2 1,190 1,170 PA : 71.0 60.0 6.5 6.7 460 400 SD : 330.0 335.0 7.8 7.2 2,582 2,415 TN : 17.0 16.0 6.2 6.3 105 100 TX : 800.0 700.0 6.9 7.0 5,550 4,900 UT : 235.0 260.0 9.3 9.0 2,180 2,350 VA : 37.0 35.0 6.0 5.7 223 200 WA : 40.0 41.0 8.1 7.3 324 300 WV : 23.0 23.0 5.8 5.7 133 131 WI : 67.0 73.0 7.3 7.1 490 520 WY : 380.0 370.0 9.3 9.6 3,530 3,550 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 35.0 40.0 6.3 6.3 220 250 : US : 5,072.0 4,852.0 7.3 7.4 37,232 36,019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.30 0.35 168 210 CA : 0.70 0.72 2,450 2,520 CO : 0.63 0.75 1,670 1,950 ID : 0.75 0.71 1,418 1,406 IL : 0.35 0.28 135 104 IN : 0.17 0.17 46 47 IA : 0.27 0.24 343 295 KS : 0.40 0.35 172 157 KY : 0.50 0.29 60 32 MD : 0.56 0.51 67 54 MI : 0.39 0.45 187 189 MN : 0.38 0.34 369 309 MO : 0.37 0.42 161 172 MT : 0.98 0.91 2,440 2,139 NE : 0.40 0.36 240 216 NV : 0.87 0.81 435 421 N ENG 2/ : 0.45 0.55 132 142 NM : 1.20 0.90 1,380 846 NY : 0.19 0.25 63 90 NC : 0.49 0.50 21 19 ND : 0.60 0.60 414 417 OH : 0.28 0.25 224 190 OK : 0.40 0.40 108 101 OR : 0.64 0.59 762 690 PA : 0.27 0.30 124 120 SD : 0.60 0.63 1,549 1,521 TN : 0.47 0.35 49 35 TX : 0.96 0.91 5,328 4,459 UT : 0.71 0.71 1,548 1,669 VA : 0.42 0.41 94 82 WA : 0.68 0.43 220 129 WV : 0.48 0.49 64 64 WI : 0.30 0.27 147 140 WY : 1.00 0.92 3,530 3,266 : Oth : 0.70 0.85 154 213 Sts 3/ : : US4/ : 0.71 0.68 26,272 24,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. All Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2007 as % Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------ Head ----------- Percent : All Goats :2,715,000 2,837,000 2,934,000 103 : Breeding All Goats :2,262,800 2,363,000 2,440,000 103 Replacement Kids : Under One Year Old 2/ : 460,000 472,000 103 Does - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 1,741,000 1,800,000 103 Bucks - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 162,000 168,000 104 : All, Market Goats & Kids : 452,200 474,000 494,000 104 : Kid Crop 3/ :1,761,000 1,839,000 1,918,000 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available prior to 2006. 3/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2007 as % Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Head ---------- Percent : All Angora Goats : 280,000 260,000 238,000 92 : Breeding Angora Goats : 243,600 226,000 207,000 92 Replacement Kids : Under One Year Old 2/ : 37,000 34,000 92 Does - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 177,000 162,000 92 Bucks - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 12,000 11,000 92 : Angora, Market Goats & Kids : 36,400 34,000 31,000 91 : Kid Crop 2/3/ : 144,000 130,000 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available prior to 2006. 3/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2007 as % Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Head ---------- Percent : All Milk Goats : 285,000 290,000 296,000 102 : Breeding Milk Goats : 256,500 263,000 268,000 102 Replacement Kids : Under One Year Old 2/ : 59,000 61,000 103 Does - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 184,000 187,000 102 Bucks - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 20,000 20,000 100 : Milk, Market Goats & Kids : 28,500 27,000 28,000 104 : Kid Crop 2/3/ : 203,000 215,000 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available prior to 2006. 3/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2005-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :2007 as % Class : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : of 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------ Head ----------- Percent : All Meat & Other Goats :2,150,000 2,287,000 2,400,000 105 : Breeding Meat & Other Goats :1,762,700 1,874,000 1,965,000 105 Replacement Kids : Under One Year Old 2/ : 364,000 377,000 104 Does - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 1,380,000 1,451,000 105 Bucks - One Year Old : and Older 2/ : 130,000 137,000 105 : Meat & Other, Market Goats & Kids : 387,300 413,000 435,000 105 : Kid Crop 2/3/ : 1,492,000 1,573,000 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Data not available prior to 2006. 3/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by State and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 21,000 18,000 CA : 3,000 3,000 CO : 1,000 1,000 MI : 1,000 1,000 MN : 1,000 1,300 MO : 1,700 1,500 NE : 1,150 1,800 N ENG 1/ : 1,100 1,000 NM : 8,000 7,000 NY : 1,000 1,000 OK : 1,000 1,000 OR : 1,500 1,300 TX : 200,000 180,000 WA : 1,000 1,000 WI : 1,000 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,550 17,100 : US : 260,000 238,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NJ, NC, ND, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WV, and WY. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State: : Goat : : Pound : :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 :2005 : 2006 :2005 :2006 :2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 21,000 16,000 4.8 5.0 100 80 1.10 1.30 110 104 CA : 2,500 2,500 9.2 8.0 23 20 3.00 4.00 69 80 NM : 8,000 7,000 6.0 6.3 48 44 3.25 4.00 156 176 TX :200,000 170,000 6.3 6.5 1,250 1,100 3.00 4.00 3,750 4,400 : Oth : Sts2/: 23,500 20,500 5.3 5.4 125 110 1.65 2.00 206 220 : US :255,000 216,000 6.1 6.3 1,546 1,354 2.78 3.68 4,291 4,980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 State and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 1,800 2,000 AZ : 1,600 2,000 AR : 4,700 4,700 CA : 31,000 30,000 CO : 7,000 8,000 FL : 3,200 3,700 GA : 2,500 3,000 ID : 2,800 3,000 IL : 5,500 4,500 IN : 8,650 8,400 IA : 15,000 17,700 KS : 3,500 3,500 KY : 5,300 5,300 LA : 1,100 1,200 MD : 3,300 3,000 MI : 8,000 8,600 MN : 6,000 6,400 MS : 1,100 1,000 MO : 9,900 11,000 MT : 2,700 2,200 NE : 2,600 3,000 NV : 2,300 2,700 N ENG 1/ : 11,400 11,000 NJ : 1,500 1,600 NM : 4,000 3,000 NY : 12,800 12,000 NC : 4,100 5,000 OH : 10,700 9,500 OK : 10,000 8,000 OR : 7,000 5,700 PA : 10,200 11,800 SC : 3,500 3,500 SD : 1,100 1,100 TN : 6,200 6,600 TX : 30,000 30,000 UT : 2,700 2,400 VA : 3,200 3,800 WA : 7,300 8,200 WV : 1,400 1,700 WI : 30,000 33,000 WY : 1,600 1,800 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,750 1,400 : US : 290,000 296,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AK, DE, HI, and ND. Meat and Other Goats: Number by State and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 43,000 48,000 AZ : 8,000 10,000 AR : 29,000 28,000 CA : 85,000 100,000 CO : 30,000 35,000 FL : 60,000 65,000 GA : 95,000 95,000 HI : 5,500 5,500 ID : 5,900 7,500 IL : 12,600 16,500 IN : 25,000 24,800 IA : 22,000 28,000 KS : 23,000 24,300 KY : 68,000 74,000 LA : 12,800 12,600 MD : 10,000 11,500 MI : 10,000 9,500 MN : 10,000 12,300 MS : 24,000 19,400 MO : 64,000 68,500 MT : 10,000 12,000 NE : 17,000 20,000 NV : 3,400 3,900 N ENG 1/ : 9,500 10,100 NJ : 9,900 8,000 NM : 14,000 15,000 NY : 20,000 18,800 NC : 60,000 70,000 ND : 2,500 2,350 OH : 28,000 28,000 OK : 74,000 81,000 OR : 19,500 23,200 PA : 37,000 38,000 SC : 44,000 45,500 SD : 7,000 5,750 TN : 103,000 117,000 TX : 1,080,000 1,090,000 UT : 6,600 9,000 VA : 41,000 44,000 WA : 23,000 24,000 WV : 19,000 21,000 WI : 10,300 12,000 WY : 4,000 4,000 : Oth Sts 2/ : 1,500 2,000 : US : 2,287,000 2,400,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimation Procedures: These sheep and goat estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness and with estimates from past years. A projected balance sheet for calendar year 2006 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 6.19 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 1.0 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 4.85 million head by more than 1.0 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.9 percent. Also shown in the table is a 10-year record showing the range between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate. Using estimates for All Sheep and Lambs as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 43,000 head, ranging from 0 to 209,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 5 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 45,000 head, ranging from 0 to 148,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 3 times and above 5 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of U.S. February 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 1.8 110.5 42.8 0 209.1 3 5 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.7 1.2 56.1 25.4 0 74.5 3 5 : Lamb : Crop : 0.9 1.6 66.8 35.0 0 111.5 2 7 : Sheep : Shorn : 1.0 1.9 93.3 44.6 0 148.0 5 3 : : Percent --------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Number : Wool : Prod : 1.1 1.9 701.9 22.8 0 1,095.0 6 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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