Mt An 5-2 (1-11) Sheep and Goats Washington, D.C. Released January 28, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats" call Everett Olbert at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. 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 Page Sheep and Lambs U.S. Inventory by Class, 2010-2011 ................... 1 U.S. Wool Production, Price, and Value, 2009-2010 .... 1 Inventory and Class by State, 2010-2011 .............. 3 Sheep Shorn and Wool Production by State, 2009-2010 .. 8 Wool Price and Value by State, 2009-2010 ............. 9 Goats and Kids U.S. All Goat Inventory by Class 2010-2011 ...... 10 U.S. Angora Goat Inventory by Class 2010-2011 ........ 11 U.S. Milk Goat Inventory by Class 2010-2011 .......... 11 U.S. Meat Goat Inventory by Class 2010-2011 .......... 11 Angora Goat Inventory by State 2010-2011 ............. 12 Mohair Production, Price, and Value 2009-2010 ........ 12 Milk Goat Inventory by State 2010-2011 ............... 13 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by State 2010-2011 ..... 14 Reliability Statement ................................... 15 Information Contacts .................................... 16 Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2010-2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2011 as Class : 2010 : 2011 :% of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 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, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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. All Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2010-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sheep and Lambs : Total Breeding : Total Market State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as %: : : : : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- Percent ------------- 1,000 Head ------------ : AZ : 160.0 150.0 94 95.0 100.0 65.0 50.0 CA : 610.0 610.0 100 320.0 340.0 290.0 270.0 CO : 370.0 370.0 100 185.0 175.0 185.0 195.0 ID : 220.0 235.0 107 180.0 185.0 40.0 50.0 IL : 64.0 56.0 88 55.0 47.0 9.0 9.0 IN : 52.0 50.0 96 46.0 44.0 6.0 6.0 IA : 210.0 200.0 95 145.0 130.0 65.0 70.0 KS : 80.0 70.0 88 50.0 43.0 30.0 27.0 KY : 37.0 34.0 92 29.0 28.0 8.0 6.0 MI : 80.0 74.0 93 61.0 58.0 19.0 16.0 MN : 130.0 130.0 100 92.0 95.0 38.0 35.0 MO : 79.0 81.0 103 71.0 73.0 8.0 8.0 MT : 245.0 230.0 94 230.0 215.0 15.0 15.0 NE : 74.0 74.0 100 58.0 57.0 16.0 17.0 NV : 75.0 68.0 91 64.0 59.0 11.0 9.0 N ENG 1/ : 47.5 51.0 107 41.5 43.0 6.0 8.0 NM : 120.0 110.0 92 105.0 97.0 15.0 13.0 NY : 66.0 70.0 106 54.0 56.0 12.0 14.0 NC : 25.0 27.0 108 20.0 22.0 5.0 5.0 ND : 88.0 78.0 89 71.0 61.0 17.0 17.0 OH : 128.0 129.0 101 103.0 103.0 25.0 26.0 OK : 75.0 75.0 100 59.0 60.0 16.0 15.0 OR : 225.0 215.0 96 154.0 148.0 71.0 67.0 PA : 94.0 98.0 104 80.0 84.0 14.0 14.0 SD : 325.0 275.0 85 250.0 215.0 75.0 60.0 TN : 31.5 35.0 111 25.5 29.0 6.0 6.0 TX : 830.0 880.0 106 650.0 690.0 180.0 190.0 UT : 290.0 280.0 97 260.0 255.0 30.0 25.0 VA : 89.0 90.0 101 71.0 67.0 18.0 23.0 WA : 60.0 56.0 93 48.0 46.0 12.0 10.0 WV : 30.0 34.0 113 25.0 29.0 5.0 5.0 WI : 90.0 90.0 100 75.0 76.0 15.0 14.0 WY : 375.0 365.0 97 300.0 275.0 75.0 90.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 145.0 140.0 97 112.0 110.0 33.0 30.0 : US : 5,620.0 5,530.0 98 4,185.0 4,115.0 1,435.0 1,415.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Breeding Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, State, and United States, January 1, 2010-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older: : Total Breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : Sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : Lambs : Lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AZ : 75.0 75.0 6.0 7.0 14.0 18.0 95.0 100.0 CA : 263.0 283.0 12.0 12.0 45.0 45.0 320.0 340.0 CO : 150.0 142.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 28.0 185.0 175.0 ID : 150.0 153.0 5.0 6.0 25.0 26.0 180.0 185.0 IL : 41.0 36.0 3.0 2.5 11.0 8.5 55.0 47.0 IN : 36.0 34.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 46.0 44.0 IA : 116.0 106.0 6.0 5.0 23.0 19.0 145.0 130.0 KS : 41.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 8.0 50.0 43.0 KY : 23.0 22.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 29.0 28.0 MI : 46.0 44.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 61.0 58.0 MN : 76.0 77.0 5.0 4.0 11.0 14.0 92.0 95.0 MO : 55.5 57.0 3.5 3.0 12.0 13.0 71.0 73.0 MT : 185.0 170.0 7.0 7.0 38.0 38.0 230.0 215.0 NE : 47.0 46.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 58.0 57.0 NV : 49.0 46.0 2.0 2.0 13.0 11.0 64.0 59.0 N ENG 1/: 30.0 32.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 8.0 41.5 43.0 NM : 84.0 77.0 5.0 5.0 16.0 15.0 105.0 97.0 NY : 42.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 10.0 54.0 56.0 NC : 15.0 16.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 20.0 22.0 ND : 59.0 50.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 71.0 61.0 OH : 81.0 81.0 6.0 6.0 16.0 16.0 103.0 103.0 OK : 43.0 45.0 5.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 59.0 60.0 OR : 121.0 118.0 8.0 7.0 25.0 23.0 154.0 148.0 PA : 63.0 62.0 5.0 6.0 12.0 16.0 80.0 84.0 SD : 210.0 176.0 8.0 7.0 32.0 32.0 250.0 215.0 TN : 19.0 22.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 25.5 29.0 TX : 510.0 525.0 35.0 40.0 105.0 125.0 650.0 690.0 UT : 215.0 211.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 35.0 260.0 255.0 VA : 55.0 55.0 4.0 3.0 12.0 9.0 71.0 67.0 WA : 38.0 36.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 48.0 46.0 WV : 20.0 24.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 25.0 29.0 WI : 57.0 59.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 14.0 75.0 76.0 WY : 240.0 220.0 9.0 8.0 51.0 47.0 300.0 275.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 79.5 79.0 12.5 10.0 20.0 21.0 112.0 110.0 : US :3,335.0 3,255.0 195.0 190.0 655.0 670.0 4,185.0 4,115.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Lamb Crop: Per 100 Ewes 1+, Number and Percent of Previous Year, by State, and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Breeding Ewes 1 Year : Lambs per 100 : : & Older Jan 1 : Ewes 1+ Jan 1 : Lamb Crop 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :2010 as % : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : of 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Number -- --- 1,000 Head -- Percent : AZ : 75.0 75.0 67 64 50.0 48.0 96 CA : 290.0 263.0 86 103 250.0 270.0 108 CO : 167.0 150.0 108 113 180.0 170.0 94 ID : 148.0 150.0 132 137 195.0 205.0 105 IL : 35.0 41.0 143 124 50.0 51.0 102 IN : 34.0 36.0 129 122 44.0 44.0 100 IA : 120.0 116.0 142 138 170.0 160.0 94 KS : 47.0 41.0 128 122 60.0 50.0 83 KY : 25.0 23.0 112 109 28.0 25.0 89 MI : 47.0 46.0 138 130 65.0 60.0 92 MN : 83.0 76.0 157 164 130.0 125.0 96 MO : 58.0 55.5 117 128 68.0 71.0 104 MT : 180.0 185.0 131 122 235.0 225.0 96 NE : 46.0 47.0 148 143 68.0 67.0 99 NV : 44.0 49.0 100 86 44.0 42.0 95 N ENG 2/: 31.0 30.0 106 120 33.0 36.0 109 NM : 83.0 84.0 80 67 66.0 56.0 85 NY : 40.0 42.0 113 117 45.0 49.0 109 NC : 17.0 15.0 82 113 14.0 17.0 121 ND : 55.0 59.0 147 119 81.0 70.0 86 OH : 77.0 81.0 136 128 105.0 104.0 99 OK : 46.0 43.0 98 112 45.0 48.0 107 OR : 121.0 121.0 129 127 156.0 154.0 99 PA : 64.0 63.0 102 111 65.0 70.0 108 SD : 205.0 210.0 127 110 260.0 230.0 88 TN : 20.0 19.0 110 142 22.0 27.0 123 TX : 520.0 510.0 74 73 385.0 370.0 96 UT : 220.0 215.0 105 105 230.0 225.0 98 VA : 48.0 55.0 131 116 63.0 64.0 102 WA : 35.0 38.0 154 142 54.0 54.0 100 WV : 23.0 20.0 113 155 26.0 31.0 119 WI : 54.0 57.0 139 135 75.0 77.0 103 WY : 260.0 240.0 98 96 255.0 230.0 90 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 87.0 79.5 84 94 73.0 75.0 103 : US : 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/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 18.0 7.0 15.0 20.0 60.0 5.0 65.0 CA : 120.0 19.0 51.0 90.0 280.0 10.0 290.0 CO : 2.0 7.0 17.0 158.0 184.0 1.0 185.0 ID : 1.0 1.0 7.0 30.0 39.0 1.0 40.0 IL : 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 IN : 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 12.0 10.0 22.0 20.0 64.0 1.0 65.0 KS : 14.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 KY : 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 MI : 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 2.0 19.0 MN : 7.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 37.0 1.0 38.0 MO : 3.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 MT : 1.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 NE : 3.0 1.5 5.5 5.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 NV : 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 N ENG 1/: 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.4 4.5 1.5 6.0 NM : 3.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 NY : 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 12.0 NC : 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 4.0 1.0 5.0 ND : 1.5 4.0 6.0 4.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 OH : 7.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 OK : 6.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 OR : 11.0 13.0 22.0 22.0 68.0 3.0 71.0 PA : 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 SD : 4.0 13.0 14.0 43.0 74.0 1.0 75.0 TN : 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 5.5 0.5 6.0 TX : 75.0 20.0 15.0 60.0 170.0 10.0 180.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 10.0 11.0 25.0 5.0 30.0 VA : 8.0 4.0 3.0 1.5 16.5 1.5 18.0 WA : 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 9.5 2.5 12.0 WV : 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 WI : 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 WY : 4.0 5.0 30.5 31.5 71.0 4.0 75.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 15.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 26.0 7.0 33.0 : US : 360.0 170.0 280.0 545.0 1,355.0 80.0 1,435.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Market Sheep and Lambs: Number by Weight Group, State, and United States, January 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 5.0 12.0 14.0 45.0 5.0 50.0 CA : 140.0 15.0 35.0 70.0 260.0 10.0 270.0 CO : 2.0 9.0 42.0 140.0 193.0 2.0 195.0 ID : 1.0 7.0 7.0 33.0 48.0 2.0 50.0 IL : 3.0 2.3 0.9 1.8 8.0 1.0 9.0 IN : 3.2 0.5 0.9 0.4 5.0 1.0 6.0 IA : 8.0 8.0 28.0 25.0 69.0 1.0 70.0 KS : 13.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 23.0 4.0 27.0 KY : 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 MI : 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 MN : 8.0 6.0 7.0 13.0 34.0 1.0 35.0 MO : 4.0 1.5 1.2 0.8 7.5 0.5 8.0 MT : 1.0 2.0 8.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 NE : 2.0 3.0 5.5 5.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 NV : 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 N ENG 1/: 2.1 1.2 1.7 0.5 5.5 2.5 8.0 NM : 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 13.0 NY : 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 NC : 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 ND : 1.5 3.0 6.0 5.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 OH : 8.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 25.0 1.0 26.0 OK : 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 OR : 10.0 11.5 19.0 23.5 64.0 3.0 67.0 PA : 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 3.0 14.0 SD : 4.0 8.0 20.0 27.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 TN : 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 5.7 0.3 6.0 TX : 90.0 29.0 16.0 45.0 180.0 10.0 190.0 UT : 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 VA : 8.0 10.5 2.9 1.1 22.5 0.5 23.0 WA : 3.0 1.5 2.3 1.0 7.8 2.2 10.0 WV : 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 1.0 5.0 WI : 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 WY : 2.0 5.0 45.0 36.0 88.0 2.0 90.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 12.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 24.0 6.0 30.0 : US : 380.0 170.0 300.0 485.0 1,335.0 80.0 1,415.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Wool: Number of Sheep and Lambs Shorn, Weight per Fleece, and Production by State, and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep Shorn : Weight per Fleece : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : AZ : 120.0 120.0 6.0 6.3 725 750 CA : 450.0 510.0 6.1 6.1 2,725 3,100 CO : 300.0 340.0 7.3 7.1 2,200 2,400 ID : 190.0 200.0 9.4 9.7 1,785 1,940 IL : 53.0 46.0 7.5 7.0 395 320 IN : 40.0 37.0 6.0 6.2 240 230 IA : 195.0 210.0 5.9 5.0 1,150 1,050 KS : 57.0 42.0 6.5 6.5 370 275 KY : 12.0 10.0 6.7 7.0 80 70 MI : 62.0 63.0 6.1 6.0 380 380 MN : 130.0 130.0 6.4 6.4 830 830 MO : 55.0 50.0 6.9 6.2 380 310 MT : 230.0 215.0 9.3 9.3 2,150 2,000 NE : 56.0 55.0 7.4 7.0 415 385 NV : 53.0 53.0 9.7 9.8 515 520 N ENG 1/ : 37.0 39.0 6.9 6.9 255 270 NM : 100.0 95.0 7.3 7.8 730 740 NY : 40.0 38.0 6.5 6.4 260 245 NC : 8.0 7.0 5.6 5.0 45 35 ND : 75.0 70.0 8.5 8.1 640 570 OH : 92.0 100.0 6.1 6.3 560 625 OK : 30.0 30.0 5.0 5.3 150 160 OR : 180.0 174.0 6.3 6.4 1,130 1,120 PA : 54.0 56.0 6.5 6.7 350 375 SD : 300.0 240.0 7.5 7.9 2,250 1,900 TN : 17.0 17.0 5.9 5.9 100 100 TX : 495.0 505.0 7.1 7.2 3,500 3,630 UT : 260.0 260.0 9.0 8.5 2,350 2,210 VA : 29.0 30.0 5.9 5.5 170 165 WA : 48.0 50.0 7.3 7.8 350 390 WV : 19.0 23.0 5.3 5.4 100 125 WI : 64.0 70.0 7.3 7.1 470 500 WY : 300.0 285.0 9.3 9.1 2,800 2,600 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 44.0 45.0 7.0 6.2 310 280 : US : 4,195.0 4,215.0 7.4 7.3 30,860 30,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Wool: Price and Value by State and United States, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ----- ---- 1,000 Dollars --- : AZ : 0.25 0.30 181 225 CA : 0.85 1.25 2,316 3,875 CO : 0.82 1.49 1,804 3,576 ID : 0.83 1.26 1,482 2,444 IL : 0.31 0.39 122 125 IN : 0.23 0.38 55 87 IA : 0.27 0.29 311 305 KS : 0.37 0.46 137 127 KY : 0.30 0.50 24 35 MI : 0.43 0.55 163 209 MN : 0.29 0.43 241 357 MO : 0.40 0.55 152 171 MT : 1.10 1.60 2,365 3,200 NE : 0.40 0.58 166 223 NV : 1.10 1.40 567 728 N ENG 2/ : 0.55 0.60 140 162 NM : 1.00 1.50 730 1,110 NY : 0.30 0.40 78 98 NC : 0.50 0.80 23 28 ND : 0.70 0.90 448 513 OH : 0.28 0.28 157 175 OK : 0.40 0.60 60 96 OR : 0.66 0.86 746 963 PA : 0.33 0.37 116 139 SD : 0.82 1.11 1,845 2,109 TN : 0.43 0.51 43 51 TX : 1.04 1.58 3,640 5,735 UT : 0.80 1.20 1,880 2,652 VA : 0.50 0.55 85 91 WA : 1.35 1.50 473 585 WV : 0.41 0.48 41 60 WI : 0.40 0.40 188 200 WY : 1.16 1.73 3,248 4,498 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 1.00 1.20 310 336 : US 4/ : 0.79 1.15 24,337 35,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. U.S. value is the summation of State values. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. 4/ U.S. value may not add due to rounding. All Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2010-2011 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as % Class : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Goats :3,038,000 3,000,000 99 : Breeding All 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 & Kids : 519,000 514,000 99 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,947,000 1,911,000 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2010-2011 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as % Class : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Angora Goats : 161,000 172,000 107 : Breeding Angora 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 & Kids : 19,000 22,000 116 : Kid Crop 2/ : 83,000 80,000 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2010-2011 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as % Class : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Head ----- Percent : All Milk Goats : 356,000 360,000 101 : Breeding Milk 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 & Kids : 35,000 35,000 100 : Kid Crop 2/ : 252,000 265,000 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goats: Number by Class, United States, January 1, 2010-2011 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :2011 as % Class : 2010 : 2011 : of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- Head ------ Percent : All Meat & Other Goats :2,521,000 2,468,000 98 : Breeding Meat & Other 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 & Other, Market Goats & Kids : 465,000 457,000 98 : Kid Crop 2/ :1,612,000 1,566,000 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats: Number by State and United States, 2010-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 22,000 25,000 CA : 3,500 3,500 CO : 1,000 MN : 1,000 1,000 MO : 1,400 1,300 N ENG 1/ : 1,150 1,300 NM : 10,500 11,500 OH : 1,300 1,000 OR : 1,900 2,100 TX : 100,000 110,000 VA : 1,400 WA : 1,000 WI : 1,000 1,000 : Oth Sts 2/ 3/ : 14,850 13,300 : US : 161,000 172,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. 3/ CO is included in Other States for 2010. VA and WA are included in Other States for 2011. Mohair: Production, Price, and Value by Selected States, United States, 2009-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average : : : : Goats : Clip : : Price : : Clipped : per : Production : per : Value 1/ State : : Goat : : Pound : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :2009 :2010 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----- Head ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : AZ : 20,000 23,000 5.5 5.2 110 120 0.90 1.10 99 132 CA : 2,500 3,000 6.4 6.7 16 20 3.50 4.25 56 85 NM : 11,000 11,500 6.5 6.5 71 75 2.50 2.50 178 188 TX :110,000 120,000 6.4 6.1 700 730 3.10 4.20 2,170 3,066 : Oth : Sts 2/: 26,500 23,500 6.2 6.0 165 140 1.90 2.25 314 315 : US :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. U.S. value is summation of State values. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Milk Goats: Number by State and United States, 2010-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 4,200 4,000 AZ : 2,000 2,000 AR : 4,700 4,800 CA : 38,000 38,000 CO : 8,400 8,200 FL : 5,000 5,000 GA : 3,000 3,000 ID : 2,800 3,500 IL : 4,700 4,500 IN : 11,600 12,000 IA : 29,500 31,000 KS : 3,800 4,700 KY : 6,500 5,500 LA : 1,100 1,200 MD : 2,400 1,800 MI : 10,900 10,800 MN : 13,000 12,000 MS : 2,900 3,000 MO : 9,000 11,000 MT : 2,700 2,600 NE : 3,100 2,900 NV : 4,600 5,800 N ENG 1/ : 13,500 12,700 NJ : 2,100 2,500 NM : 3,100 2,800 NY : 13,000 13,000 NC : 8,000 7,000 OH : 8,000 8,000 OK : 8,100 6,000 OR : 9,100 9,100 PA : 17,000 16,000 SC : 2,900 2,800 SD : 2,000 2,300 TN : 6,400 7,500 TX : 20,000 20,000 UT : 2,700 2,400 VA : 5,800 5,900 WA : 7,300 8,500 WV : 2,000 2,500 WI : 47,000 50,000 WY : 1,700 1,400 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,400 2,300 : US : 356,000 360,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Meat and Other Goats: Number by State and United States, 2010-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AL : 60,000 56,500 AZ : 25,000 35,000 AR : 50,000 48,000 CA : 93,000 100,000 CO : 38,000 35,000 FL : 60,000 55,000 GA : 77,000 75,000 HI : 9,500 9,000 ID : 13,000 12,700 IL : 22,500 20,000 IN : 33,500 30,400 IA : 25,000 25,000 KS : 42,000 40,000 KY : 79,000 72,500 LA : 20,500 21,000 MD : 12,500 12,000 MI : 16,000 14,500 MN : 22,000 25,000 MS : 28,000 28,000 MO : 84,500 80,000 MT : 9,000 7,000 NE : 20,000 22,000 NV : 6,000 4,700 N ENG 1/ : 14,100 13,000 NJ : 7,200 9,000 NM : 18,000 15,000 NY : 30,000 30,000 NC : 90,000 85,000 ND : 2,700 2,700 OH : 50,000 59,000 OK : 90,000 91,000 OR : 30,000 27,000 PA : 42,000 46,000 SC : 39,000 42,500 SD : 6,500 8,500 TN : 125,000 115,000 TX : 990,000 950,000 UT : 13,000 12,000 VA : 52,000 58,000 WA : 22,000 26,000 WV : 22,500 24,500 WI : 21,000 17,000 WY : 7,000 5,500 : Oth Sts 2/ : 3,000 3,000 : US : 2,521,000 2,468,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Individual state estimates not available for states not shown, but are included in Other States. Reliability of January 1 Sheep, Lamb, and Goat Estimates Survey Procedures: A random sample of U.S. producers was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all sheep and goat producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations. About 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 U.S. December 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90% : Difference Between : : : Confidence : First and Final : Number of : Root : Level : Estimates 1/ : Years Item : Mean :--------------------------------------------------------- : Square : : : : : : First : First : Error :Percent: (000) :Average:Smallest:Largest: Above : Below : : : Head : : : : Final : Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent --------- 1,000 Head -------- Number : All Sheep & : Lambs : 0.8 1.4 79 33 0 105 8 0 : Breeding : Sheep : 0.8 1.5 63 28 0 74 8 1 : Lamb : Crop : 2.1 3.9 144 66 0 155 5 3 : Sheep : Shorn : 0.8 1.6 67 29 0 108 7 2 : : Percent -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Number : Wool : Prod : 0.9 1.7 525 223 0 895 8 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on data for the past 10 years. 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