SHEEP AND LAMBS

Inventory, Births, Value, and Number of Farms, January 1, 1992 - 1998, 1/
Item Unit 1992 1993 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
All Sheep and Lambs 2/ Thous. 143 122 106 95 84 80 81
Ewes 1 Year and Older Thous. 93 83 68 65 54 51 51
Rams and Wethers 1 Year and Over
Thous.
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Replacement Lambs Thous. 10 10 8 8 10 11 10
Sheep On Feed 3/ Thous. 35 25 26 18 17 15 17
Lambs Saved Per 100 Ewes 1 Year and Older 4/
Head
122
124
120
131
118
130
129
Lamb Crop 5/ Thous. 120 115 100 89 77 70 66
Average Value Per Head Dollars 50.00 61.00 57.00 65.00 74.00 83.00 100.00
Total Value 2/ Thous. $ 7,150 7,442 6,042 6,175 6,216 6,640 8,100
Farms With Sheep 5/ Number 2,400 2,200 2,100 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,300
1/ 1991 - 97 numbers may have some revisions based on review of survey data. 2/ Excludes new crop lambs born after October 1 for years prior to 1994. 3/ Sheep and lambs being fed or pastured for slaughter market. 4/ Ratio applies to ewes 1 year and older on hand the previous January 1. 5/ Numbers apply to the preceeding year.

Wool Production and Value, 1992 - 1997
Item Unit 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Sheep Shorn Thous. Head 94 76 69 58 56 53
Weight per Fleece Pounds 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0
Shorn Wool Production Thous. Lbs. 580 470 409 358 346 319
Price per pound 1/ Dollars 0.44 0.37 0.63 0.88 0.48 0.58
Value 2/ Thous. Dols. 255 174 258 315 166 185
1/ Price weighted by sales. 2/ Production multiplied by annual average price.

Production, Disposition, and Income, 1992 - 1997
Item Unit 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
On Hand First of Year
 Thous. 143 122 106 95 84 80
Births
 Thous. 115 100 89 77 70 66
Inshipments
 Thous. 1 3 3 1 1 1
Marketings 1/
 Thous. 112 105 79 72 60 55
Farm Slaughter 2/
 Thous. 1 1 1 1 1 1
Deaths
 Thous. 24 20 23 16 14 10
Production 3/
 Thous. Lbs. 9,833 8,784 7,127 6,427 6,112 6,222
Marketings 4/
Thous. Lbs. 12,261 11,758 8,350 8,035 6,515 5,990
Average Price Per 100 lbs.
Sheep
 Dollars 21.00 21.60 25.10 26.80 28.50 31.20
Lambs
 Dollars 59.00 65.50 68.40 80.80 90.50 91.00
Cash Receipts 5/
 Thous. Dols. 6,407 6,556 5,460 5,357 5,177 4,757
Value of Home Consumption
 Thous. Dols. 131 77 154 165 189 211
Gross Income
 Thous. Dols. 6,538 6,633 5,614 5,522 5,366 4,968
1/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and state outshipments, but excludes interfarm sales within the state. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 3/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 4/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the state.
5/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.

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