Sheep and Lambs: Commercial Slaughter 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Number (1,000 Head) 37.5 36.8 34.9 30.4 29.9 Average Live Weight (Pounds) 119.0 122.0 119.0 115.0 112.0 Total Live Weight (1,000 4,441.0 4,472.0 4,163.0 3,490.0 3,355.0 Pounds) Sheep and Lambs: Number on Farms by County1/ County 2000 2001 2002 Bernalillo 1,500 1,300 1,500 Catron 100 100 150 Chaves 73,000 65,000 56,000 Cibola 20,000 19,000 17,000 Colfax 800 600 1,000 Curry 800 800 1,000 De Baca 6,000 4,500 3,500 Doņa Ana 1,000 1,200 1,500 Eddy 9,900 9,000 8,500 Grant 50 50 100 Guadalupe 12,000 16,800 17,000 Harding 200 300 300 Hidalgo 300 350 400 Lea 7,200 6,000 4,000 Lincoln 62,000 52,500 44,000 Luna 100 100 100 McKinley 37,000 28,500 26,000 Mora 400 300 500 Otero 14,000 13,000 13,000 Quay 1,000 900 1,000 Rio Arriba 3,800 3,600 3,500 Roosevelt 1,300 1,300 1,500 San Juan 21,000 18,000 16,000 San Miguel 200 400 500 Sandoval 650 600 1,000 Santa Fe 400 300 350 Sierra 500 500 600 Socorro 1,500 1,400 1,400 Taos 900 900 800 Torrance 9,500 5,000 5,000 Union 800 900 1,000 Valencia 2,100 1,800 1,800 STATE 290,000 255,000 230,000 1/As of January 1. 40