Table 13. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Aurora 
Beadle 
Bennett 
Bon Homme 
Brookings 
Brown 
Sheep and lambs inventory .. 
farms, 2012 
1,798 
40 
37 
- 
18 
107 
54 
2007 
1,669 
25 
44 
3 
22 
83 
59 
number, 2012 
257,676 
4,747 
4,134 
- 
1,837 
11,251 
2,533 
2007 
335,897 
4,106 
3,788 
467 
1,997 
7,565 
24,171 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 24 
farms 
531 
3 
12 
- 
5 
27 
32 
number 
6,408 
21 
113 
- 
96 
(D) 
(D) 
25 to 99 
farms 
652 
18 
17 
- 
10 
48 
17 
number 
33,305 
1,071 
814 
- 
536 
2,736 
974 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
392 
15 
4 
- 
2 
21 
4 
number 
65,442 
2,155 
700 
- 
(D) 
2,547 
655 
300 to 999 
farms 
197 
4 
4 
- 
1 
10 
1 
number 
99,490 
1,500 
2,507 
- 
(D) 
3,658 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
53,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Ewes 1 year old or older ... 
farms, 2012 
1,606 
40 
32 
_ 
15 
100 
49 
2007 
1,580 
25 
42 
3 
18 
76 
57 
number, 2012 
165,786 
2,851 
2,182 
- 
1,323 
6,258 
1,625 
2007 
210,005 
2,745 
2,891 
380 
1,557 
5,516 
12,291 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
1,700 
37 
33 
_ 
16 
93 
42 
2007 
1,405 
22 
34 
3 
15 
64 
47 
pounds, 2012 
2,012,720 
18,274 
22,685 
- 
16,599 
62,771 
20,535 
2007 
2,184,778 
23,966 
24,204 
2,788 
14,602 
53,680 
123,361 
$1,000, 2012 
1,984 
9 
14 
- 
16 
38 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
1,610 
42 
30 
- 
15 
92 
44 
2007 
1,557 
24 
41 
3 
15 
77 
60 
number, 2012 
218,640 
3,637 
2,273 
- 
1,877 
9,439 
2,900 
2007 
309,269 
4,421 
3,274 
443 
1,976 
1 1 ,272 
20,984 
$1,000, 2012 
39,732 
571 
330 
- 
295 
1,700 
480 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Item 
Brule 
Buffalo 
Butte 
Campbell 
Charles Mix 
Clark 
Clay 
Sheep and lambs inventory .. 
farms, 2012 
5 
4 
124 
4 
36 
32 
19 
2007 
28 
3 
101 
7 
44 
37 
31 
number, 2012 
374 
280 
39,626 
302 
7,425 
1,880 
1,890 
2007 
5,765 
393 
42,087 
878 
13,205 
3,014 
4,164 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 24 
farms 
- 
- 
20 
- 
2 
13 
5 
number 
- 
- 
300 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
56 
25 to 99 
farms 
3 
4 
32 
3 
15 
14 
3 
number 
(D) 
280 
1,670 
(D) 
(D) 
634 
138 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
2 
- 
36 
1 
12 
4 
11 
number 
(D) 
- 
6,777 
(D) 
1,726 
736 
1,696 
300 to 999 
farms 
- 
28 
7 
1 
- 
number 
- 
- 
14,675 
- 
4,817 
(D) 
- 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
16,204 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ewes 1 year old or older ... 
farms, 2012 
3 
4 
115 
4 
35 
28 
17 
2007 
28 
3 
91 
7 
44 
35 
29 
number, 2012 
223 
184 
27,198 
201 
3,704 
1,428 
1,388 
2007 
4,137 
365 
28,819 
689 
6,996 
2,311 
2,594 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
10 
4 
127 
2 
32 
34 
19 
2007 
22 
4 
85 
5 
39 
28 
31 
pounds, 2012 
16,359 
2,800 
328,493 
(D) 
73,460 
23,143 
9,475 
2007 
43,972 
2,390 
345,429 
6,957 
61,875 
20,412 
31,483 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5 
383 
- 
5 
9 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
8 
4 
116 
6 
30 
31 
15 
2007 
28 
4 
94 
6 
46 
30 
31 
number, 2012 
(D) 
116 
29,589 
360 
5,134 
2,366 
2,048 
2007 
9,090 
261 
32,047 
627 
10,991 
2,410 
6,625 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
28 
5,267 
63 
1,110 
340 
539 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
--continued 
362 South Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
