Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
88,338 
5,364,844 
65,690 
2,967,908 
48,464 
28,641,615 
28,559 
50,012 
3,803,828 
641,481 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
59,201 
560,317 
40,075 
284,903 
30,001 
2,278,326 
1,277 
25,552 
266,311 
36,954 
25 to 99 
22,222 
1,001,091 
19,052 
591,965 
13,460 
4,148,554 
3,298 
17,603 
598,175 
90,737 
1 00 to 299 
4,894 
767,848 
4,654 
468,098 
3,353 
3,342,196 
2,950 
4,851 
540,612 
86,569 
300 to 999 
1,400 
689,297 
1,336 
418,253 
1,088 
4,060,439 
4,469 
1,390 
553,960 
93,864 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
342 
526,303 
325 
335,131 
297 
3,409,696 
4,499 
340 
380,663 
62,138 
2,500 to 4,999 
147 
512,214 
133 
307,920 
138 
3,525,342 
4,625 
144 
425,252 
71,009 
5,000 or more 
132 
1 ,307,774 
115 
561,638 
127 
7,877,062 
7,442 
132 
1,038,855 
200,210 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
2,129 
688,727 
368 
3,742 
143,781 
22,139 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Total 
65,690 
4,610,551 
65,690 
2,967,908 
36,169 
24,597,750 
26,356 
42,257 
3,033,939 
493,930 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
47,740 
701,130 
47,740 
408,227 
24,037 
2,623,376 
1,896 
25,909 
356,254 
49,777 
25 to 99 
13,785 
933,440 
13,785 
624,846 
8,906 
3,957,929 
3,336 
12,217 
628,737 
98,088 
100 to 199 
2,339 
468,310 
2,339 
302,961 
1,691 
2,071,540 
1,945 
2,324 
310,833 
50,126 
200 to 499 
1,086 
494,828 
1,086 
314,002 
868 
2,943,626 
2,786 
1,073 
366,799 
60,395 
500 to 999 
342 
338,414 
342 
230,835 
297 
2,003,963 
2,665 
340 
252,445 
42,142 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
243 
581,671 
243 
387,635 
220 
3,727,404 
5,145 
240 
454,104 
72,849 
2,500 to 4,999 
109 
604,525 
109 
371,624 
106 
3,910,947 
5,174 
108 
377,393 
68,851 
5,000 or more 
46 
488,233 
46 
327,778 
44 
3,358,965 
3,409 
46 
287,374 
51,702 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
22,648 
754,293 
(X) 
(X) 
14,424 
4,732,592 
2,570 
1 1 ,497 
913,670 
169,689 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Inventory 
Sales 
Item 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
Angora goats and kids 
Milk goats and kids 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
128,456 
9,479 
29,570 
100,910 
2,621,514 
154,746 
413,540 
2,053,228 
144,466 
7,215 
27,481 
123,278 
3,140,529 
204,106 
334,754 
2,601,669 
63,844 
1,798 
13,282 
51,972 
1,247,784 
39,388 
173,861 
1,034,535 
152,141 
3,989 
27,517 
120,635 
61,748 
1,645 
9,095 
54,280 
1,387,576 
50,017 
102,775 
1 ,234,784 
Mohair clipped' 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
3,530 
801,665 
2,821 
4,312 
1,375,100 
' 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
504,795 
3,621,348 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
108,360 
418,968 
1 ,376,793 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
484,961 
2,633,139 
(X) 
1 to 24 
106,699 
314,603 
1,044,255 
25 to 49 
14,644 
473,734 
(X) 
25 to 49 
1,084 
35,731 
128,841 
50 to 99 
257,196 
(X) 
50 to 99 
378 
24,214 
97,292 
1 00 or more 
1,182 
257,279 
(X) 
1 00 or more 
199 
44,420 
106,405 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
486,972 
3,077,664 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
10,852 
34,470 
13,910 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
473,792 
2,431,283 
(X) 
1 to 24 
1 0,733 
27,717 
10,558 
25 to 49 
9,739 
311,367 
(X) 
25 to 49 
79 
2,473 
1,231 
50 to 99 
2,600 
165,705 
(X) 
50 or more 
40 
4,280 
2,120 
100 or more 
841 
169,309 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
98,379 
292,590 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
97,821 
267,385 
(X) 
25 to 49 
421 
13,353 
(X) 
50 or more 
137 
1 1 ,852 
(X) 
24 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
