SHEEP INVENTORY, BIRTHS, VALUE AND NUMBER OF FARMS, JANUARY 1, 1994-2000 1/
	 	
	                       Unit	 1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	
All Sheep and Lambs            thous.	  100	   90	  76	  75	   74	   65	   61	
     Ewes 1 Year and Older     thous.	   64	   62	  49	  48	   46	   41	   39	
     Rams and Wethers 1 Year
       and Over	 	       thous.	    4	    4	   3	   3	    3	  2.5	  2.5	
     Replacement Lambs	       thous.	    7	    7	   9	  10	    9  	  7.5	  6.5	
 Sheep On Feed 2/	       thous.	   25	   17	  15	  14	   16	   14	   13	
 Lambs Saved Per 100 Ewes 
   1 Year and Older 3/	        head	  113	  131	 113	  135	  125	  120	  122	
 Lamb Crop 4/	 	       thous.	   94	   84	  70	   66	   60 	   55	   50	
									
 Average Value Per Head	      dollars	   57	   65	   74	   83	  100	   97	  110	
 Total Value  	 	      thous. $  5,700	5,850	5,624	6,225 	7,400  	6,305	6,710	
 Farms With Sheep 4/           number	2,100	2,000	1,900	1,900 	1,800  	1,500	1,300

1/ 1993-98 numbers may have some revisions based on review of survey data.
2/ Sheep and lambs being fed or pastured for slaughter market.
3/ Ratio applies to ewes 1 year and older on hand the previous January 1.
4/ Numbers apply to preceeding year.

 
                          WOOL PRODUCTION AND VALUE, 1994- 1999


 		        Unit		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999						
Sheep Shorn	 	thous. head	  65	   55	   51	   50	   45	  42	
Weight per Fleece	pounds	 	 5.9	  6.2	  6.2	  6.0	  6.2	 6.0	
Shorn Wool Production	thous. lbs.	 384	  340	  314	  300	  279	 252	   
Price per pound 1/	dollars	 	0.63	 0.88	 0.48	 0.58	 0.44	0.30	
Value 2/ 		thous. dols.	 242	  299	  151	  174	  123	  76

1/ Price weighted by sales.
2/ Production multiplied by annual average price.
	
                 SHEEP AND LAMBS PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION, AND INCOME, 1994-1999


 	Unit				1994	 1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
							

On Hand First of Year	thous.		  100	   90	   76	   75	   74	   65	
 Births	 		thous.		   84	   70	   66	   60	   55	   50	
 Inshipments	 	thous.		    3	    1	    1	    1	    1	    1	
 Marketings 1/	 	thous.		   75	   70	   53	   51	   54	   44	
 Farm Slaughter 2/	thous.		    1	    1	    1	    1	    1	    1	
 Deaths	 	        thous.		   21	   14	   14	   10	   10	   10	
 Production 3/	 	thous. Lbs.	6,866	5,918	5,636	5,550	5,046	4,443	
 Marketings 4/	 	thous. Lbs.	7,890	7,905	5,660	5,610	6,025	4,775	
 
Average Price Per 100 lbs.
 Sheep	 	        dollars		 25.1	 26.8	 28.5	 31.2	 30.4	 28.7	
 Lambs	 	        dollars		 68.4	 80.8	 90.5	 91.0	 72.2	 74.9	
 Cash Receipts 5/	thous. dols.	5,208	5,095	4,673	4,325	3,653	3,141	
Value of HomeConsumptionthous. dols.	  154	  165	  189	  211	  168	  166	
 Gross Income	 	thous. dols.	5,362	5,260	4,862	4,536	3,821	3,307	
	

1/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and state outshipments, 
but excludes interfam 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.