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 
2,904 
165,815 
2,550 
94,141 
1,762 
800,897 
819 
2,268 
170,271 
25,506 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,385 
16,459 
1,146 
11,186 
675 
80,070 
162 
899 
12,896 
1,734 
25 to 99 
1,184 
57,509 
1,094 
38,529 
821 
291,729 
332 
1,036 
53,374 
8,746 
100 to 299 
265 
39,561 
250 
25,119 
201 
183,891 
177 
263 
34,440 
5,863 
300 to 999 
57 
27,408 
49 
13,107 
54 
131,981 
108 
57 
32,123 
5,768 
1,000 to 2,499 
9 
10,695 
8 
(D) 
8 
41,476 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
2,180 
2,500 to 4,999 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
3 
71,750 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
56 
15,001 
37 
186 
7,716 
1,213 
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 
2,550 
148,703 
2,550 
94,141 
1,591 
683,649 
790 
2,065 
131,535 
22,962 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,479 
31,071 
1,479 
16,737 
775 
127,352 
204 
1,076 
20,277 
2,843 
25 to 99 
891 
59,901 
891 
41,426 
663 
310,254 
337 
809 
59,479 
10,342 
100 to 199 
127 
22,030 
127 
16,070 
105 
105,908 
132 
127 
18,834 
3,078 
200 to 499 
41 
19,438 
41 
10,945 
39 
100,169 
80 
41 
20,736 
4,148 
500 to 999 
11 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
9 
39,966 
37 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
354 
17,112 
(X) 
(X) 
227 
132,249 
65 
389 
46,452 
3,757 
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 
1,921 
56,239 
2,257 
55,950 
1,191 
36,402 
4,365 
1,155 
33,028 
Angora goats and kids 
67 
740 
78 
780 
21 
184 
10 
19 
81 
Milk goats and kids 
639 
30,546 
652 
22,269 
402 
14,254 
1,988 
241 
5,575 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,383 
24,953 
1,793 
32,901 
849 
21,964 
2,366 
977 
27,372 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
26 
15,593 
495 
33 
6,375 
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 
9,599 
62,206 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
2,262 
8,824 
14,470 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,306 
49,659 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,211 
6,764 
12,184 
25 to 49 
227 
7,268 
(X) 
25 to 49 
44 
1,369 
1,569 
50 to 99 
55 
3,450 
(X) 
50 to 99 
3 
160 
335 
100 or more 
11 
1,829 
(X) 
100 or more 
4 
531 
382 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
9,286 
57,175 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
189 
692 
280 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,045 
46,810 
(X) 
1 to 24 
183 
509 
188 
25 to 49 
189 
6,007 
(X) 
25 to 49 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
50 to 99 
42 
2,644 
(X) 
50 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
100 or more 
10 
1,714 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
1,198 
4,312 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,179 
3,110 
(X) 
25 to 49 
15 
512 
(X) 
50 or more 
4 
690 
(X) 
24 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
