Sheep and Goats ISSN: 1949-1611 Released February 1, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 1 Percent All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2013, totaled 5.34 million head, down 1 percent from 2012. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 3.98 million head on January 1, 2013, down 1 percent from 4.0 million head on January 1, 2012. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.14 million head, were 1 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2013, totaled 1.36 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2012. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total market inventory. Twenty-three percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 22 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 37 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory. The 2012 lamb crop of 3.46 million head, was down 2 percent from 2011. The 2012 lambing rate was 109 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2012, unchanged from 2011. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2012 was 28.5 million pounds, down 3 percent from 2011. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 3.93 million head, also down 2 percent from 2011. The average price paid for wool sold in 2012 was $1.53 per pound for a total value of 43.6 million dollars, down 11 percent from 48.9 million dollars in 2011. Sheep death loss during 2012 totaled 229 thousand head, a decrease of 5 percent from 2011. Lamb death loss decreased 4 percent from 380 thousand head in 2011 to 365 thousand head in 2012. Total Goat and Kid Inventory Down 2 Percent All goat inventory in the United States on January 1, 2013, totaled 2.81 million head, down 2 percent from 2012. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.32 million head, down 2 percent from 2012. Does one year old and older, at 1.73 million head, were 2 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 490 thousand head, up one percent from a year ago. Kid crop for 2012 totaled 1.79 million head for all goats, down 5 percent from 2011. Meat and all other goats totaled 2.32 million head on January 1, 2013, down 2 percent from 2012. Milk goat inventory was 360 thousand head, unchanged from January 1, 2012, while Angora goats were down 7 percent, totaling 136 thousand head. Mohair production in the United States during 2012 was 770 thousand pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 136 thousand head. Average weight per clip was 5.7 pounds. Mohair price was $3.89 per pound with a value of 2.99 million dollars. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013...................... 4 Sheep and Lamb Inventory - United States: January 1.............................................. 4 Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2011 and 2012................................. 4 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013........... 5 Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013.. 6 Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.............................................. 7 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2012...... 8 Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2013...... 9 Sheep and Lamb Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2011 and 2012........... 10 Wool Production - States and United States: 2011 and 2012........................................ 11 Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................... 12 Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013................................ 13 Goat Inventory - United States: January 1........................................................ 13 Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013......................... 14 Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013........................... 14 Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013................. 14 Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013....................... 15 Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.................... 15 Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013......................... 16 Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013............... 17 Statistical Methodology.......................................................................... 18 Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates................................................ 19 Information Contacts............................................................................. 19 Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2013 as Class : 2012 : 2013 : percent : : : of 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : All sheep and lambs .........................: 5,365.0 5,335.0 99 : Breeding sheep and lambs ..................: 3,995.0 3,975.0 99 : Replacement lambs under one year old ....: 660.0 660.0 100 : Ewes - one year old and older ...........: 3,165.0 3,140.0 99 : Rams - one year old and older ...........: 170.0 175.0 103 : Market ....................................: 1,370.0 1,360.0 99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep : Weight : Shorn wool : Price : Year : shorn : per fleece : production : per pound : Value : 1/ : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2011 .........: 4,030 7.3 29,290 1.67 48,925 2012 .........: 3,930 7.3 28,500 1.53 43,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All sheep and lambs : Total breeding : Total market State :------------------------------------------------------------ : : :2013 as: : : : : 2012 : 2013 :percent: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : : :of 2012: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- : Arizona ...........: 140.0 140.0 100 97.0 105.0 43.0 35.0 California ........: 570.0 570.0 100 320.0 320.0 250.0 250.0 Colorado ..........: 460.0 435.0 95 190.0 195.0 270.0 240.0 Idaho .............: 240.0 235.0 98 199.0 185.0 41.0 50.0 Illinois ..........: 57.0 53.0 93 48.0 45.0 9.0 8.0 Indiana ...........: 55.0 55.0 100 48.0 48.0 7.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 195.0 175.0 90 143.0 128.0 52.0 47.0 Kansas ............: 70.0 65.0 93 44.0 42.0 26.0 23.0 Kentucky ..........: 40.0 43.0 108 34.0 35.0 6.0 8.0 Michigan ..........: 79.0 82.0 104 58.0 59.0 21.0 23.0 : Minnesota .........: 150.0 135.0 90 106.0 99.0 44.0 36.0 Missouri ..........: 83.0 75.0 90 73.0 66.0 10.0 9.0 Montana ...........: 225.0 235.0 104 210.0 210.0 15.0 25.0 Nebraska ..........: 77.0 80.0 104 62.0 66.0 15.0 14.0 Nevada ............: 70.0 73.0 104 63.0 63.0 7.0 10.0 New England 1/ ....: 45.0 44.0 98 38.0 37.0 7.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 100.0 100.0 100 89.0 86.0 11.0 14.0 New York ..........: 62.0 70.0 113 51.0 57.0 11.0 13.0 North Carolina ....: 26.0 26.0 100 21.0 21.0 5.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 73.0 74.0 101 57.0 55.0 16.0 19.0 : Ohio ..............: 126.0 121.0 96 102.0 99.0 24.0 22.0 Oklahoma ..........: 70.0 75.0 107 56.0 59.0 14.0 16.0 Oregon ............: 200.0 210.0 105 140.0 140.0 60.0 70.0 Pennsylvania ......: 89.0 86.0 97 75.0 74.0 14.0 12.0 South Dakota ......: 285.0 275.0 96 225.0 220.0 60.0 55.0 Tennessee .........: 35.0 33.0 94 28.0 28.0 7.0 5.0 Texas .............: 670.0 700.0 104 540.0 560.0 130.0 140.0 Utah ..............: 305.0 295.0 97 280.0 275.0 25.0 20.0 Virginia ..........: 84.0 87.0 104 74.0 70.0 10.0 17.0 Washington ........: 52.0 54.0 104 42.0 43.0 10.0 11.0 : West Virginia .....: 33.0 30.0 91 28.0 27.0 5.0 3.0 Wisconsin .........: 84.0 84.0 100 69.0 68.0 15.0 16.0 Wyoming ...........: 370.0 375.0 101 270.0 275.0 100.0 100.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 145.0 145.0 100 115.0 115.0 30.0 30.0 : United States .....:5,365.0 5,335.0 99 3,995.0 3,975.0 1,370.0 1,360.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Breeding Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Breeding sheep : : Total breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : lambs : lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 71.0 75.0 6.0 8.0 20.0 22.0 97.0 105.0 California ........: 265.0 265.0 10.0 10.0 45.0 45.0 320.0 320.0 Colorado ..........: 154.0 162.0 5.0 6.0 31.0 27.0 190.0 195.0 Idaho .............: 166.0 150.0 5.0 5.0 28.0 30.0 199.0 185.0 Illinois ..........: 37.0 35.0 3.0 2.0 8.0 8.0 48.0 45.0 Indiana ...........: 37.0 37.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 48.0 48.0 Iowa ..............: 115.0 100.0 5.0 5.0 23.0 23.0 143.0 128.0 Kansas ............: 34.0 33.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 7.0 44.0 42.0 Kentucky ..........: 27.0 27.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 6.0 34.0 35.0 Michigan ..........: 43.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 13.0 58.0 59.0 : Minnesota .........: 83.0 79.0 4.0 4.0 19.0 16.0 106.0 99.0 Missouri ..........: 58.0 53.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 10.0 73.0 66.0 Montana ...........: 165.0 155.0 6.0 6.0 39.0 49.0 210.0 210.0 Nebraska ..........: 51.0 53.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 10.0 62.0 66.0 Nevada ............: 49.0 50.0 2.0 2.0 12.0 11.0 63.0 63.0 New England 1/ ....: 29.0 29.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 38.0 37.0 New Mexico ........: 72.0 66.0 4.0 4.0 13.0 16.0 89.0 86.0 New York ..........: 38.0 42.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 12.0 51.0 57.0 North Carolina ....: 15.0 15.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 21.0 21.0 North Dakota ......: 46.0 44.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 9.0 57.0 55.0 : Ohio ..............: 78.0 77.0 6.0 6.0 18.0 16.0 102.0 99.0 Oklahoma ..........: 42.0 44.0 4.0 4.0 10.0 11.0 56.0 59.0 Oregon ............: 109.0 110.0 6.0 6.0 25.0 24.0 140.0 140.0 Pennsylvania ......: 56.0 58.0 6.0 6.0 13.0 10.0 75.0 74.0 South Dakota ......: 185.0 180.0 7.0 7.0 33.0 33.0 225.0 220.0 Tennessee .........: 21.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 28.0 28.0 Texas .............: 425.0 440.0 30.0 30.0 85.0 90.0 540.0 560.0 Utah ..............: 230.0 225.0 9.0 9.0 41.0 41.0 280.0 275.0 Virginia ..........: 57.0 56.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 11.0 74.0 70.0 Washington ........: 33.0 33.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 42.0 43.0 : West Virginia .....: 23.0 22.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 28.0 27.0 Wisconsin .........: 54.0 53.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 12.0 69.0 68.0 Wyoming ...........: 215.0 225.0 7.0 8.0 48.0 42.0 270.0 275.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 82.0 83.0 9.0 10.0 24.0 22.0 115.0 115.0 : United States .....:3,165.0 3,140.0 170.0 175.0 660.0 660.0 3,995.0 3,975.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ewes 1 year : Lambs per 100 : :and older January 1: ewes January 1 : Lamb crop 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : : : : : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- number -- --- 1,000 head -- percent : Arizona ...........: 75.0 71.0 64 63 48.0 45.0 94 California ........: 273.0 265.0 92 91 250.0 240.0 96 Colorado ..........: 142.0 154.0 134 114 190.0 175.0 92 Idaho .............: 151.0 166.0 139 123 210.0 205.0 98 Illinois ..........: 36.0 37.0 136 127 49.0 47.0 96 Indiana ...........: 34.0 37.0 138 127 47.0 47.0 100 Iowa ..............: 104.0 115.0 149 130 155.0 150.0 97 Kansas ............: 33.0 34.0 142 126 47.0 43.0 91 Kentucky ..........: 22.0 27.0 136 119 30.0 32.0 107 Michigan ..........: 44.0 43.0 145 151 64.0 65.0 102 : Minnesota .........: 77.0 83.0 175 163 135.0 135.0 100 Missouri ..........: 57.0 58.0 126 117 72.0 68.0 94 Montana ...........: 170.0 165.0 121 127 205.0 210.0 102 Nebraska ..........: 46.0 51.0 152 143 70.0 73.0 104 Nevada ............: 46.0 49.0 102 98 47.0 48.0 102 New England 2/ ....: 32.0 29.0 106 110 34.0 32.0 94 New Mexico ........: 75.0 72.0 67 69 50.0 50.0 100 New York ..........: 43.0 38.0 100 118 43.0 45.0 105 North Carolina ....: 16.0 15.0 106 100 17.0 15.0 88 North Dakota ......: 50.0 46.0 126 130 63.0 60.0 95 : Ohio ..............: 81.0 78.0 123 124 100.0 97.0 97 Oklahoma ..........: 45.0 42.0 102 117 46.0 49.0 107 Oregon ............: 118.0 109.0 114 128 135.0 140.0 104 Pennsylvania ......: 62.0 56.0 103 113 64.0 63.0 98 South Dakota ......: 173.0 185.0 136 124 235.0 230.0 98 Tennessee .........: 22.0 21.0 118 114 26.0 24.0 92 Texas .............: 515.0 425.0 66 73 340.0 310.0 91 Utah ..............: 210.0 230.0 112 102 235.0 235.0 100 Virginia ..........: 55.0 57.0 109 107 60.0 61.0 102 Washington ........: 36.0 33.0 131 124 47.0 41.0 87 : West Virginia .....: 24.0 23.0 129 126 31.0 29.0 94 Wisconsin .........: 59.0 54.0 119 131 70.0 71.0 101 Wyoming ...........: 220.0 215.0 100 112 220.0 240.0 109 : Other States 3/ ...: 79.0 82.0 95 98 75.0 80.0 107 : United States .....: 3,225.0 3,165.0 109 109 3,510.0 3,455.0 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 10.0 3.0 9.0 17.0 39.0 4.0 43.0 California ........: 105.0 20.0 15.0 105.0 245.0 5.0 250.0 Colorado ..........: 3.0 14.0 85.0 167.0 269.0 1.0 270.0 Idaho .............: 2.0 2.0 8.0 27.0 39.0 2.0 41.0 Illinois ..........: 3.5 1.9 1.2 1.4 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 4.0 0.6 1.0 0.4 6.0 1.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 9.0 8.0 17.0 17.0 51.0 1.0 52.0 Kansas ............: 11.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 22.0 4.0 26.0 Kentucky ..........: 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 2.0 21.0 : Minnesota .........: 9.0 10.0 10.0 14.0 43.0 1.0 44.0 Missouri ..........: 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 9.0 1.0 10.0 Montana ...........: 2.0 3.0 7.0 2.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Nebraska ..........: 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.6 5.0 2.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 11.0 New York ..........: 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 North Carolina ....: 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 1.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 : Ohio ..............: 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 23.0 1.0 24.0 Oklahoma ..........: 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 Oregon ............: 7.0 8.0 17.0 25.0 57.0 3.0 60.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 11.0 3.0 14.0 South Dakota ......: 3.0 10.0 20.0 26.0 59.0 1.0 60.0 Tennessee .........: 3.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 6.5 0.5 7.0 Texas .............: 55.0 20.0 10.0 25.0 110.0 20.0 130.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 Virginia ..........: 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 Washington ........: 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 7.5 2.5 10.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 5.0 - 5.0 Wisconsin .........: 3.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 1.0 10.0 51.0 34.0 96.0 4.0 100.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 12.5 5.0 4.5 2.0 24.0 6.0 30.0 : United States .....: 297.0 159.0 312.0 518.0 1,286.0 84.0 1,370.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Market Sheep and Lamb Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 7.0 2.0 12.0 10.0 31.0 4.0 35.0 California ........: 110.0 20.0 60.0 55.0 245.0 5.0 250.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 11.0 24.0 198.0 235.0 5.0 240.0 Idaho .............: 2.0 2.0 11.0 32.0 47.0 3.0 50.0 Illinois ..........: 3.4 1.8 0.8 1.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 Indiana ...........: 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 4.0 5.0 17.0 18.0 44.0 3.0 47.0 Kansas ............: 10.0 2.5 1.5 5.0 19.0 4.0 23.0 Kentucky ..........: 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 21.0 2.0 23.0 : Minnesota .........: 7.0 7.0 8.0 13.0 35.0 1.0 36.0 Missouri ..........: 3.1 2.0 1.7 1.2 8.0 1.0 9.0 Montana ...........: 2.0 6.0 11.0 5.0 24.0 1.0 25.0 Nebraska ..........: 1.8 2.0 4.2 5.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 Nevada ............: - 1.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 5.0 2.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 12.0 2.0 14.0 New York ..........: 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 2.0 13.0 North Carolina ....: 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 4.0 1.0 5.0 North Dakota ......: 2.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 18.0 1.0 19.0 : Ohio ..............: 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 21.0 1.0 22.0 Oklahoma ..........: 9.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 15.0 1.0 16.0 Oregon ............: 10.0 7.0 20.0 30.0 67.0 3.0 70.0 Pennsylvania ......: 5.5 2.3 1.5 0.7 10.0 2.0 12.0 South Dakota ......: 4.0 8.0 20.0 22.0 54.0 1.0 55.0 Tennessee .........: 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.8 4.5 0.5 5.0 Texas .............: 80.0 25.0 10.0 15.0 130.0 10.0 140.0 Utah ..............: 1.0 2.0 5.0 10.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 Virginia ..........: 6.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 16.0 1.0 17.0 Washington ........: 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.1 9.5 1.5 11.0 : West Virginia .....: 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 3.0 - 3.0 Wisconsin .........: 3.0 2.0 6.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 Wyoming ...........: 1.0 12.0 45.0 40.0 98.0 2.0 100.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 12.5 5.0 4.4 2.1 24.0 6.0 30.0 : United States .....: 320.0 160.0 305.0 500.0 1,285.0 75.0 1,360.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Sheep and Lamb Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Deaths : Farm :--------------------------------------- : slaughter 1/ : Sheep : Lambs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 12.5 12.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 California ........: 4.5 4.5 15.0 15.0 9.0 7.0 Colorado ..........: 2.5 2.5 16.0 14.0 20.0 20.0 Idaho .............: 2.5 2.5 8.0 9.0 13.0 12.0 Illinois ..........: 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 5.5 Indiana ...........: 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.5 Iowa ..............: 1.4 1.4 9.0 8.0 20.0 18.0 Kansas ............: 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 Kentucky ..........: 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Michigan ..........: 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 : Minnesota .........: 4.0 4.0 10.0 8.0 18.0 16.0 Missouri ..........: 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 Montana ...........: 1.5 1.5 12.0 12.0 16.0 16.0 Nebraska ..........: 0.4 0.4 3.4 4.0 8.0 9.0 Nevada ............: 1.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 New England 2/ ....: 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.5 2.7 3.0 New Mexico ........: 5.5 5.3 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 New York ..........: 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 North Carolina ....: 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.0 2.3 2.0 North Dakota ......: 0.5 0.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 8.0 : Ohio ..............: 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 12.0 12.0 Oklahoma ..........: 1.3 1.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 Oregon ............: 4.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 Pennsylvania ......: 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 9.0 8.0 South Dakota ......: 1.5 1.5 10.0 10.0 29.0 26.0 Tennessee .........: 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 3.5 3.5 Texas .............: 2.0 2.0 40.0 36.0 64.0 58.0 Utah ..............: 6.0 6.0 12.0 13.0 15.0 18.0 Virginia ..........: 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 8.5 9.5 Washington ........: 6.0 6.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 : West Virginia .....: 0.1 0.1 2.5 1.5 5.5 4.0 Wisconsin .........: 1.5 1.5 4.0 4.0 9.0 8.0 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 2.0 11.0 10.0 13.0 14.0 : Other States 3/ ...: 7.0 6.8 10.0 10.5 16.5 18.0 : United States .....: 93.2 92.5 240.0 229.0 380.0 365.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Wool Production - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep shorn :Weight per fleece: Production State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- --- pounds -- 1,000 pounds : Arizona ...........: 110.0 100.0 6.3 5.5 690 550 California ........: 470.0 460.0 6.2 6.1 2,900 2,800 Colorado ..........: 370.0 350.0 7.0 7.1 2,600 2,500 Idaho .............: 215.0 210.0 9.3 9.0 2,000 1,900 Illinois ..........: 45.0 46.0 6.8 6.7 305 310 Indiana ...........: 40.0 41.0 6.0 6.1 240 250 Iowa ..............: 190.0 175.0 5.3 5.1 1,000 900 Kansas ............: 44.0 42.0 6.5 6.1 285 255 Kentucky ..........: 13.0 14.0 6.5 6.8 85 95 Michigan ..........: 66.0 70.0 6.2 5.6 410 390 : Minnesota .........: 140.0 130.0 6.2 6.2 870 800 Missouri ..........: 50.0 45.0 6.0 6.0 300 270 Montana ...........: 200.0 210.0 9.3 9.2 1,850 1,930 Nebraska ..........: 57.0 60.0 7.2 7.0 410 420 Nevada ............: 54.0 56.0 9.9 10.2 535 570 New England 1/ ....: 34.0 34.0 6.9 6.8 235 230 New Mexico ........: 90.0 85.0 7.8 7.6 700 650 New York ..........: 33.0 35.0 6.4 6.3 210 220 North Carolina ....: 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 34 35 North Dakota ......: 66.0 65.0 8.2 8.0 540 520 : Ohio ..............: 97.0 93.0 6.0 6.0 585 560 Oklahoma ..........: 27.0 30.0 5.2 5.0 140 150 Oregon ............: 166.0 166.0 6.6 6.6 1,100 1,100 Pennsylvania ......: 52.0 55.0 6.8 6.7 355 370 South Dakota ......: 260.0 255.0 7.6 7.4 1,970 1,890 Tennessee .........: 18.0 17.0 5.8 5.9 105 100 Texas .............: 360.0 315.0 7.2 7.3 2,600 2,300 Utah ..............: 275.0 280.0 8.7 8.9 2,400 2,500 Virginia ..........: 35.0 34.0 5.7 5.9 200 200 Washington ........: 45.0 40.0 7.7 6.8 345 270 : West Virginia .....: 21.0 19.0 6.0 6.1 126 115 Wisconsin .........: 61.0 63.0 7.0 7.1 425 450 Wyoming ...........: 275.0 280.0 8.9 9.3 2,450 2,600 : Other States 2/ ...: 45.0 48.0 6.4 6.3 290 300 : United States .....:4,030.0 3,930.0 7.3 7.3 29,290 28,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound : Value 1/ State :----------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars --- 1,000 dollars : Arizona ...........: 0.50 0.75 345 413 California ........: 1.70 1.60 4,930 4,480 Colorado ..........: 2.15 2.00 5,590 5,000 Idaho .............: 1.70 1.70 3,400 3,230 Illinois ..........: 0.46 0.72 140 223 Indiana ...........: 0.41 0.67 98 168 Iowa ..............: 0.58 0.70 580 630 Kansas ............: 0.70 0.78 200 179 Kentucky ..........: 0.55 0.55 47 52 Michigan ..........: 0.60 0.68 246 265 : Minnesota .........: 0.62 0.73 539 584 Missouri ..........: 0.71 0.60 213 162 Montana ...........: 2.40 2.10 4,440 4,053 Nebraska ..........: 0.80 0.68 328 286 Nevada ............: 1.90 1.90 1,017 1,083 New England 2/ ....: 0.70 0.80 165 184 New Mexico ........: 1.85 2.00 1,295 1,300 New York ..........: 0.60 0.70 126 154 North Carolina ....: 1.00 1.50 34 53 North Dakota ......: 1.40 1.45 756 754 : Ohio ..............: 0.56 0.60 328 336 Oklahoma ..........: 0.70 0.70 98 105 Oregon ............: 1.70 1.56 1,870 1,716 Pennsylvania ......: 0.44 0.44 156 163 South Dakota ......: 1.84 1.67 3,625 3,156 Tennessee .........: 0.72 1.01 76 101 Texas .............: 2.21 1.67 5,746 3,841 Utah ..............: 1.90 1.60 4,560 4,000 Virginia ..........: 0.65 0.90 130 180 Washington ........: 1.65 1.55 569 419 : West Virginia .....: 0.82 0.94 103 108 Wisconsin .........: 0.70 0.75 298 338 Wyoming ...........: 2.57 2.10 6,297 5,460 : Other States 3/ ...: 2.00 1.50 580 450 : United States .....: 1.67 1.53 48,925 43,626 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Unpublished states. Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2013 as Class : 2012 : 2013 : percent : : : of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : All goats and kids ...................:2,862,000 2,811,000 98 : All, breeding goats ................:2,375,000 2,321,000 98 Replacement kids - under one year : 421,000 412,000 98 Does - one year old and older ....:1,775,000 1,734,000 98 Bucks - one year old and older ...: 179,000 175,000 98 : All, market goats and kids .........: 487,000 490,000 101 : Kid crop 1/ ..........................:1,879,000 1,787,000 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2013 as Class : 2012 : 2013 : percent : : : of 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Angora goats and kids ..................: 146,000 136,000 93 : Angora, breeding goats ...............: 130,000 121,000 93 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 20,000 18,000 90 Does - one year old and older ......: 102,000 96,000 94 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 8,000 7,000 88 : Angora, market goats and kids ........: 16,000 15,000 94 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 81,000 70,000 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2013 as Class : 2012 : 2013 : percent : : : of 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Milk goats and kids ....................: 360,000 360,000 100 : Milk, breeding goats .................: 324,000 325,000 100 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 68,000 68,000 100 Does - one year old and older ......: 233,000 234,000 100 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 23,000 23,000 100 : Milk, market goats and kids ..........: 36,000 35,000 97 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 267,000 267,000 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goat Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2013 as Class : 2012 : 2013 : percent : : : of 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : Meat and other goats and kids ..........:2,356,000 2,315,000 98 : Meat and other, breeding goats .......:1,921,000 1,875,000 98 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 333,000 326,000 98 Does - one year old and older ......:1,440,000 1,404,000 98 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 148,000 145,000 98 : Meat and other, market goats and kids : 435,000 440,000 101 : Kid crop 1/ ............................:1,531,000 1,450,000 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 :2013 as : : :percent : : :of 2012 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Arizona ...........: 23,000 27,000 117 California ........: 3,500 3,500 100 Colorado ..........: 1,000 (D) (D) Minnesota .........: 1,000 1,000 100 Missouri ..........: 1,500 2,700 180 New England 1/ ....: 1,100 1,100 100 New Mexico ........: 11,500 12,000 104 Oregon ............: 2,400 2,200 92 Texas .............: 85,000 72,000 85 Washington ........: (D) 1,000 (D) Wisconsin .........: (D) 1,000 (D) : Other States 2/ ...: 16,000 12,500 (X) : United States .....:146,000 136,000 93 ---------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Goats : Average clip : : : Price per : State : clipped : per goat : Production : pound : Value 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- --- pounds -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- dollars -- --- 1,000 dollars -- : Arizona ........: 23,000 25,000 4.8 4.0 110 100 2.00 1.95 220 195 California .....: 3,000 3,000 6.7 6.7 20 20 6.00 6.00 120 120 New Mexico .....: 10,000 10,500 5.0 4.3 50 45 2.60 2.60 130 117 Texas ..........: 90,000 75,000 5.9 6.3 530 470 5.10 4.80 2,703 2,256 : Other States 2/ : 21,500 22,500 6.0 6.0 130 135 2.49 2.25 324 304 : United States ..: 147,500 136,000 5.7 5.7 840 770 4.16 3.89 3,497 2,992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is summation of State values. 2/ Unpublished states. Milk Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 :2013 as : : :percent : : :of 2012 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 3,300 3,500 106 Arizona ...........: 3,000 3,000 100 Arkansas ..........: 4,700 3,800 81 California ........: 41,000 40,500 99 Colorado ..........: 11,000 12,200 111 Florida ...........: 6,000 6,100 102 Georgia ...........: 2,900 3,500 121 Idaho .............: 4,000 4,600 115 Illinois ..........: 3,900 4,200 108 Indiana ...........: 11,500 12,700 110 : Iowa ..............: 32,500 29,000 89 Kansas ............: 5,300 4,900 92 Kentucky ..........: 7,000 6,000 86 Louisiana .........: 1,300 1,300 100 Maryland ..........: 2,300 2,000 87 Michigan ..........: 10,000 9,600 96 Minnesota .........: 11,500 13,500 117 Mississippi .......: 3,100 3,300 106 Missouri ..........: 9,000 10,000 111 Montana ...........: 2,500 2,400 96 : Nebraska ..........: 3,100 2,800 90 New England 1/ ....: 11,100 12,300 111 New Jersey ........: 2,000 2,100 105 New Mexico ........: 2,800 2,700 96 New York ..........: 12,800 10,900 85 North Carolina ....: 6,300 6,300 100 North Dakota ......: (D) 1,000 Ohio ..............: 10,000 9,500 95 Oklahoma ..........: 7,000 6,100 87 Oregon ............: 10,700 12,300 115 Pennsylvania ......: 15,000 13,000 87 : South Carolina ....: 3,000 3,100 103 South Dakota ......: 2,100 2,100 100 Tennessee .........: 9,000 8,600 96 Texas .............: 20,000 18,000 90 Utah ..............: 1,800 2,200 122 Virginia ..........: 5,200 5,100 98 Washington ........: 6,700 8,500 127 West Virginia .....: 2,500 2,300 92 Wisconsin .........: 44,000 46,000 105 Wyoming ...........: 1,100 1,300 118 : Other States 2/ ...: 8,000 7,700 (X) : United States .....:360,000 360,000 100 ---------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Meat and Other Goat Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 as : : : percent : : : of 2012 ------------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 53,500 42,000 79 Arizona ...........: 29,000 25,000 86 Arkansas ..........: 48,000 42,000 88 California ........: 96,500 98,500 102 Colorado ..........: 39,000 32,000 82 Florida ...........: 56,000 54,000 96 Georgia ...........: 65,100 64,200 99 Hawaii ............: 7,700 12,000 156 Idaho .............: 12,300 13,500 110 Illinois ..........: 24,000 21,000 88 : Indiana ...........: 30,000 29,000 97 Iowa ..............: 27,000 23,500 87 Kansas ............: 43,000 34,000 79 Kentucky ..........: 68,000 69,000 101 Louisiana .........: 20,000 23,000 115 Maryland ..........: 10,600 11,000 104 Michigan ..........: 18,000 18,500 103 Minnesota .........: 23,500 24,600 105 Mississippi .......: 27,000 28,000 104 Missouri ..........: 83,500 82,000 98 : Montana ...........: 6,900 6,700 97 Nebraska ..........: 20,000 17,000 85 Nevada ............: 5,000 5,000 100 New England 1/ ....: 12,400 13,700 110 New Jersey ........: 7,200 7,500 104 New Mexico ........: 13,000 15,000 115 New York ..........: 27,000 28,000 104 North Carolina ....: 72,000 70,000 97 North Dakota ......: 2,800 2,500 89 Ohio ..............: 65,500 62,000 95 : Oklahoma ..........: 91,000 106,000 116 Oregon ............: 25,000 26,600 106 Pennsylvania ......: 45,500 43,000 95 South Carolina ....: 43,500 43,000 99 South Dakota ......: 7,800 7,100 91 Tennessee .........: 121,000 114,000 94 Texas .............: 855,000 850,000 99 Utah ..............: 12,000 12,000 100 Virginia ..........: 65,000 67,000 103 Washington ........: 25,000 25,000 100 : West Virginia .....: 23,000 22,500 98 Wisconsin .........: 21,000 17,000 81 Wyoming ...........: 4,700 4,500 96 : Other States 2/ ...: 3,000 3,100 103 : United States .....:2,356,000 2,315,000 98 ------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Unpublished states. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: A random sample of United States 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 75 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimating 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 2012 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 5.34 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 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 3.93 million head by more than 1.0 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.8 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 34,000 head, ranging from 0 to 105,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 1 time and above the latest estimate 7 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 24,000 head, ranging from 0 to 110,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 3 times and above 6 times in the last 10 years. Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lamb Estimates [Based on data for the past ten years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :----------------------------- : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- ---- number ---- : : All sheep and lambs ..........: 0.8 1.4 34 0 105 1 7 : Breeding sheep ...............: 0.8 1.5 27 0 74 1 8 : Lamb crop ....................: 2.2 4 70 0 155 2 6 : Sheep shorn ..................: 1.0 1.8 24 0 110 3 6 : : percent percent ---------- 1,000 pounds --------- ---- number ---- : : Wool production ..............: 1.0 1.9 160 0 890 2 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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