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 
1,798 
257,676 
1,606 
165,786 
1,581 
1,900,164 
1,940 
1,489 
205,222 
37,152 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
531 
6,408 
380 
(D) 
425 
(D) 
25 
309 
5,656 
(D) 
25 to 99 
652 
33,305 
615 
24,114 
571 
247,280 
243 
573 
27,923 
4,654 
1 00 to 299 
392 
65,442 
390 
44,570 
373 
478,576 
423 
388 
52,252 
8,633 
300 to 999 
197 
99,490 
197 
64,827 
186 
704,685 
860 
193 
67,828 
12,698 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
19 
26,190 
18 
17,162 
19 
207,673 
266 
19 
20,448 
3,946 
2,500 to 4,999 
5 
(D) 
4 
10,564 
5 
112,161 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
2,753 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
119 
112,556 
45 
121 
13,418 
2,580 
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 
1,606 
249,724 
1,606 
165,786 
1,434 
1,850,938 
1,900 
1,370 
195,175 
35,427 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
540 
(D) 
540 
(D) 
457 
(D) 
(D) 
356 
(D) 
(D) 
25 to 99 
601 
45,751 
601 
31,070 
534 
335,386 
281 
557 
35,939 
6,043 
100 to 199 
259 
54,345 
259 
35,539 
242 
344,411 
397 
259 
41,159 
6,559 
200 to 499 
151 
77,706 
151 
45,249 
147 
605,177 
567 
143 
64,467 
12,381 
500 to 999 
44 
37,211 
44 
28,463 
43 
291,582 
380 
44 
29,049 
5,745 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
9 
15,906 
9 
12,767 
9 
136,290 
196 
9 
13,031 
2,770 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
192 
7,952 
(X) 
(X) 
266 
161,782 
84 
240 
23,465 
4,305 
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 
748 
16,545 
590 
10,742 
373 
8,895 
1,031 
253 
7,383 
Angora goats and kids 
22 
87 
20 
71 
7 
11 
2 
7 
30 
Milk goats and kids 
276 
3,800 
181 
2,074 
144 
2,257 
314 
86 
1,173 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
514 
12,658 
452 
8,597 
262 
6,627 
715 
183 
6,180 
Mohair clipped' 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
8 
290 
1 
8 
210 
' 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 
6,463 
68,925 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
2,223 
13,603 
23,538 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
5,922 
38,218 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,118 
8,638 
19,933 
25 to 49 
378 
12,194 
(X) 
25 to 49 
76 
2,405 
1,639 
50 to 99 
96 
5,760 
(X) 
50 to 99 
18 
1,235 
1,231 
1 00 or more 
67 
12,753 
(X) 
1 00 or more 
11 
1,325 
736 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
6,318 
65,241 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
94 
247 
91 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
5,810 
36,142 
(X) 
1 to 24 
94 
247 
91 
25 to 49 
349 
11,112 
(X) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
98 
5,989 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
- 
100 or more 
61 
1 1 ,998 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
604 
1,615 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
602 
(D) 
(X) 
25 to 49 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
(X) 
24 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
