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 
1,464 
71,771 
1,250 
46,151 
1,222 
428,281 
184 
1,100 
67,276 
10,647 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
806 
8,799 
626 
5,374 
656 
75,586 
24 
500 
7,231 
952 
25 to 99 
496 
23,235 
465 
16,729 
422 
173,057 
71 
438 
27,506 
4,776 
100 to 299 
140 
23,837 
138 
15,332 
127 
139,192 
70 
140 
22,837 
3,636 
300 to 999 
17 
7,410 
16 
4,559 
14 
30,174 
(D) 
17 
4,513 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
151 
2,500 to 4,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
" 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
130 
38,202 
17 
134 
6,226 
865 
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 
1,250 
68,950 
1,250 
46,151 
1,038 
400,375 
181 
985 
56,803 
8,517 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
769 
12,292 
769 
7,900 
605 
91,118 
27 
534 
9,187 
1,255 
25 to 99 
382 
26,211 
382 
18,190 
347 
165,939 
84 
352 
24,004 
3,657 
100 to 199 
64 
11,673 
64 
8,086 
56 
83,686 
44 
64 
11,513 
1,818 
200 to 499 
30 
10,424 
30 
7,658 
27 
49,360 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
500 to 999 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
97 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(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 
214 
2,821 
(X) 
(X) 
314 
66,108 
19 
249 
16,699 
2,995 
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 
1,509 
25,840 
1,101 
34,607 
893 
18,342 
1,938 
522 
17,389 
Angora goats and kids 
47 
419 
45 
557 
11 
100 
10 
13 
194 
Milk goats and kids 
361 
4,100 
263 
2,353 
182 
2,023 
283 
82 
948 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,247 
21,321 
932 
31,697 
761 
16,219 
1,645 
457 
16,247 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
10 
1,248 
(D) 
22 
7,432 
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 
9,125 
64,326 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
1,928 
12,471 
22,046 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
8,753 
47,746 
(X) 
1 to 24 
1,878 
6,997 
14,376 
25 to 49 
280 
9,144 
(X) 
25 to 49 
27 
923 
2,338 
50 to 99 
74 
4,689 
(X) 
50 to 99 
3 
185 
280 
100 or more 
18 
2,747 
(X) 
100 or more 
20 
4,366 
5,052 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
8,864 
58,428 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
153 
1,291 
763 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
8,567 
45,025 
(X) 
1 to 24 
143 
291 
103 
25 to 49 
215 
6,869 
(X) 
25 to 49 
4 
100 
60 
50 to 99 
64 
3,789 
(X) 
50 or more 
6 
900 
600 
100 or more 
18 
2,745 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
1,029 
3,530 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,022 
2,880 
(X) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
(X) 
50 or more 
7 
650 
(X) 
24 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
