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 
1,509 
401,376 
1,141 
135,588 
813 
2,428,540 
2,164 
983 
434,365 
80,103 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,027 
9,220 
706 
4,970 
461 
36,484 
22 
539 
5,064 
811 
25 to 99 
311 
13,707 
275 
8,317 
213 
64,697 
36 
273 
10,865 
1,610 
100 to 299 
92 
14,167 
90 
9,450 
72 
71,040 
66 
92 
10,388 
1,764 
300 to 999 
34 
17,430 
33 
12,408 
27 
98,747 
160 
34 
14,586 
2,428 
1,000 to 2,499 
17 
29,462 
15 
19,469 
14 
304,101 
296 
17 
35,788 
7,212 
2,500 to 4,999 
17 
61,943 
17 
44,574 
16 
431,068 
596 
17 
43,678 
8,166 
5,000 or more 
11 
255,447 
5 
36,400 
10 
1,422,403 
989 
11 
313,996 
58,111 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
27 
4,200 
6 
73 
973 
148 
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 
1,141 
189,967 
1,141 
135,588 
644 
1,230,032 
1,694 
818 
140,953 
22,548 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
827 
12,433 
827 
6,982 
401 
55,397 
55 
520 
8,714 
(D) 
25 to 99 
196 
13,359 
196 
8,852 
147 
61,874 
57 
180 
10,432 
1,543 
100 to 199 
46 
7,877 
46 
5,698 
36 
42,559 
(D) 
46 
7,078 
1,362 
200 to 499 
28 
12,592 
28 
8,643 
22 
86,474 
84 
28 
8,592 
1,214 
500 to 999 
9 
6,525 
9 
5,770 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
5,563 
1,066 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
46,281 
20 
30,607 
17 
295,154 
466 
20 
32,535 
5,755 
2,500 to 4,999 
12 
51,075 
12 
41,736 
12 
444,122 
653 
12 
43,559 
7,612 
5,000 or more 
3 
39,825 
3 
27,300 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
24,480 
(D) 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
368 
211,409 
(X) 
(X) 
196 
1,202,708 
476 
238 
294,385 
57,702 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inventory 
Sales 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
2,168 
34,757 
2,720 
48,978 
1,111 
20,388 
2,459 
1,021 
21,264 
Angora goats and kids 
182 
1,066 
182 
1,007 
38 
178 
14 
38 
224 
Milk goats and kids 
756 
9,723 
783 
7,713 
370 
3,793 
577 
237 
2,010 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,591 
23,968 
2,183 
40,258 
820 
16,417 
1,868 
862 
19,030 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
54 
2,581 
6 
83 
5,269 
1 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 
14,210 
110,360 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
3,071 
11,618 
31,414 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
13,539 
77,402 
(X) 
1 to 24 
3,027 
9,417 
26,191 
25 to 49 
498 
16,663 
(X) 
25 to 49 
35 
1,181 
1,846 
50 to 99 
152 
9,910 
(X) 
50 to 99 
4 
290 
2,880 
100 or more 
21 
6,385 
(X) 
100 or more 
5 
730 
496 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
13,638 
88,735 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
194 
492 
186 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
13,221 
69,966 
(X) 
1 to 24 
192 
(D) 
(D) 
25 to 49 
315 
10,218 
(X) 
25 to 49 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
50 to 99 
88 
5,653 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
100 or more 
14 
2,898 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
2,049 
5,902 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2,036 
5,432 
(X) 
25 to 49 
12 
(D) 
(X) 
50 or more 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
24 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
