HDR1012000130070721951500Sheep                                                  
HDR2012000130070721951500Sheep Narrative                                        
                                                                                
Released July 21, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Inventory        
estimates refer to July 1, 1995 and lamb crop refers to calendar year 1995.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
          July 1, 1995, All Sheep and Lambs Totals 10.9 Million Head            
                                                                                
All sheep and lambs in the United States on July 1, 1995 totaled 10.9 million   
head, 23 percent above January 1, 1995 but 5 percent below July 1, 1994.  The   
number of breeding sheep and lambs on hand on July 1, 1995 reached 6.45 million 
head, virtually unchanged from January 1995.  Market sheep and lambs (including 
newborns), at 4.45 million head, were 81 percent above January 1995.            
                                                                                
Of the July 1 breeding herd, 5.38 million head were ewes one year old and       
older, 245,000 head were rams one year old or older, and 830,000 head were      
replacement lambs (including newborn lambs).                                    
                                                                                
Of the total market lambs (including newborn lambs), 63.1 percent were under    
65 pounds, 19.7 percent were 65 to 84 pounds, 11.0 percent were 85 to           
105 pounds, and the remainder, 6.2 percent, were over 105 pounds on July 1.     
                                                                                
Region 3 (CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY) accounted for 37.3 percent of the total sheep   
and lambs.  Region 2 (NM & TX) accounted for 21.3 percent, Region 1 (AZ, CA,    
ID, NV, OR, & WA) for 16.7 percent, Region 4 (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, & OK) for 
12.8 percent, and Region 5 (all other States) accounted for 11.9 percent.       
                                                                                
The lamb crop in the United States during 1995 is expected to total 5.70        
million head, down 3 percent from the 1994 actual lamb crop of 5.90 million     
head.  Lambs born during January - June 1995 totaled 4.96 million head while    
740,000 lambs are expected to be born during July - December.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
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For information call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-3578.  Office hours are         
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HDR2012000130070721951500All Sheep and Lambs Inventory                          
                                                                                
                    All Sheep and Lambs Inventory:  By Region                   
                  and United States, January 1 and July 1, 1995                 
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             :    All Sheep     : Jul  :  Breeding Sheep  :    Market Sheep     
             :    and Lambs     : as % :    and Lambs     :      and Lambs      
  Regions 1/ :------------------:  of  :----------------------------------------
             :   Jan   :  Jul   : Jan  :  Jan   :   Jul   :   Jan    :   Jul    
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             :     1,000 Head     Pct    ------------ 1,000 Head ------------   
             :                                                                  
Region 1     :  1,967     1,815    92    1,232     1,160       735        655   
             :                                                                  
Region 2     :  2,015     2,325   115    1,615     1,570       400        755   
             :                                                                  
Region 3     :  2,800     4,070   145    2,003     2,140       797      1,930   
             :                                                                  
Region 4     :  1,055     1,395   132      737       765       318        630   
             :                                                                  
Region 5     :  1,058     1,295   122      853       815       205        480   
             :                                                                  
US           :  8,895    10,900   123    6,440     6,450     2,455      4,450   
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1/ States included in regions as follows:  1 - AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, & WA; 2 - NM 
   & TX; 3 - CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY; 4 - IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, & OK; 5 - all    
   other States.                                                                
                                                                                
                 Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory:  By Region                 
                  and United States, January 1 and July 1, 1995                 
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            : Breeding Sheep-One Year Old & Older :             :Total Breeding 
            :-------------------------------------: Replacement :   Sheep and   
 Regions 1/ :      Ewes       :       Rams        :    Lambs    :     Lambs     
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :  Jan   :  Jul   :   Jan   :   Jul   : Jan  : Jul  :  Jan  :  Jul  
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            :                            1,000 Head                             
            :                                                                   
Region 1    :   994      980      45         40    193     140    1,232   1,160 
            :                                                                   
Region 2    : 1,310    1,315      70         60    235     195    1,615   1,570 
            :                                                                   
Region 3    : 1,702    1,830      60         70    241     240    2,003   2,140 
            :                                                                   
Region 4    :   614      625      31         30     92     110      737     765 
            :                                                                   
Region 5    :   684      625      52.1       45    116.9   145      853     815 
            :                                                                   
US          : 5,304    5,375     258.1      245    877.9   830    6,440   6,450 
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1/ States included in regions as follows:  1 - AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, & WA; 2 - NM 
   & TX; 3 - CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY; 4 - IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, & OK; 5 - all    
   other States.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000130070721951500Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory                       
                                                                                
                  Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory:  By Region                  
                         and United States, July 1, 1995                        
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            :                 Market Lambs                 :        :           
            :----------------------------------------------:        :  Market   
 Regions 1/ :  Under  :   65    :   85   :  Over  :        : Market : Sheep and 
            :   65    :   to    :   to   :  105   : Total  : Sheep  :   Lambs   
            : Pounds  : 84 lbs  :105 lbs : Pounds :        :        :           
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            :                            1,000 Head                             
            :                                                                   
Region 1    :    200      180      180       85       645      10         655   
            :                                                                   
Region 2    :    500      175       45       25       745      10         755   
            :                                                                   
Region 3    :  1,435      230      135      105     1,905      25       1,930   
            :                                                                   
Region 4    :    330      165       80       40       615      15         630   
            :                                                                   
Region 5    :    285      110       40       15       450      30         480   
            :                                                                   
US          :  2,750      860      480      270     4,360      90       4,450   
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1/ States included in regions as follows:  1 - AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, &            
   WA; 2 - NM & TX; 3 - CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY; 4 - IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, & OK; 
   5 - all other States.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000130070721951500Lamb Crop                                              
                                                                                
                Lamb Crop:  Per 100 Ewes 1+ and Number by Region                
                           and United States, 1995 1/                           
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          :  Lambs Born  : Lambs Expected :  Total  :  Breeding  :  Lambs per   
  Regions :              :                :  Lamb   :  Ewes 1+   : 100 Ewes 1+  
    2/    :  Jan-Jun 3/  :   Jul-Dec 4/   :  Crop   :   Jan 1    :    Jan 1     
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          :    ----------------- 1,000 Head -----------------         Number    
          :                                                                     
Region 1  :      760            350          1,110        994          112      
          :                                                                     
Region 2  :      960            200          1,160      1,310           89      
          :                                                                     
Region 3  :    1,700             55          1,755      1,702          103      
          :                                                                     
Region 4  :      800             60            860        614          140      
          :                                                                     
Region 5  :      740             75            815        684          119      
          :                                                                     
US        :    4,960            740          5,700      5,304          107      
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1/ Lamb crop is lambs born in the Native States and lambs docked or branded in  
   the Western States.                                                          
2/ States included in regions as follows:  1 - AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, & WA; 2 - NM 
   & TX; 3 - CO, MT, SD, UT, & WY; 4 - IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, & OK; 5 - all    
   other States.                                                                
3/ Lambs born alive between January 1, through June 30, 1995.                   
4/ Lambs expected to be born July through December 1995.                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000130070721951500Reliability of July 1 Sheep Estimates                  
                                                                                
                     Reliability of July 1 Sheep Estimates                      
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  A random sample of U. S. producers was surveyed to provide  
                    data for these estimates.  Survey procedures ensured that   
all sheep producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the     
survey.  Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations.       
About 4,000 operators were contacted during the first half of July by mail,     
telephone, and face-to-face personal interview.  Regardless of when operators   
responded, they were asked to report inventories as of July 1.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimation Procedures:  These sheep estimates were prepared by the Agricultural 
                        Statistics Board.  National and State survey data were  
reviewed for reasonableness and with estimates from past years.  A balance      
sheet for the first six months of 1995 was used as well as a projected balance  
sheet for calendar year 1995.  The balance sheets begin with the previous       
inventory estimates, add estimates of births and imports, and subtract          
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 Commerce's five-year Census of Agriculture    
are available.  No revisions will be made after that date.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                             Terms and Definitions                              
                                                                                
Native States:  States east of the Rocky Mountains and Alaska and Hawaii.  They 
                usually contain farm flock operations.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Western States:  Twelve states containing the Rocky Mountains and the Western   
                 United States.  They are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.      
This area usually contains range type operations.                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Sheep" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 17, 1995.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
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