Sheep and Lambs: Number on Farms by Class1/ Market Sheep & Lambs2/ Total Sheep Breeding Sheep & Lambs Year & Lambs Ewes Rams Lambs Lambs Sheep ---------------------------------------------------1,000 Head------------------------------------------------------------ 1975 578 440 22 88 --- 28 1980 660 468 23 104 --- 65 1985 538 391 19 76 --- 52 1990 495 373 21 79 --- 22 1995 365 250 15 50 47 3 1998 290 190 10 35 50 5 1999 275 180 10 35 46 4 2000 290 190 10 30 55 5 2001 255 165 9 26 52 3 2002 230 150 8 27 42 3 1/As of January 1. Beginning in 1995, new crop lambs included in Total Sheep and Lambs. 2/Prior to 1995, market sheep and lambs were combined into sheep on feed. Wool: Production and Value Average Weight Price Per Year Sheep Shorn of Fleece Produc- tion Pound Value 1,000 1,000 1,000 Head Pounds Pound Cents Dollars 1975 520 9.8 5,120 52 2,662 1980 555 9.2 5,080 90 4,572 1985 522 9.2 4,819 72 3,470 1990 453 9.8 4,422 107 4,732 1995 340 8.8 3,000 117 3,510 1997 280 9.1 2,556 107 2,735 1998 265 9.0 2,379 89 2,117 1999 280 8.3 2,320 56 1,299 2000 255 8.3 2,120 65 1,378 2001 235 8.0 1,880 70 1,316 42