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 
2,454 
91,967 
1,997 
54,846 
810 
234,712 
146 
1,617 
56,365 
7,486 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,522 
(D) 
1,144 
8,849 
451 
47,752 
39 
789 
8,869 
1,131 
25 to 99 
725 
33,450 
650 
20,744 
289 
101,240 
62 
621 
21,364 
2,699 
100 to 299 
176 
27,824 
172 
14,664 
53 
41,381 
27 
176 
18,037 
2,582 
300 to 999 
29 
12,387 
29 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
38 
7,253 
(Z) 
126 
5,684 
658 
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 
1,997 
85,595 
1,997 
54,846 
656 
210,551 
139 
1,432 
53,319 
7,121 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,380 
21,915 
1,380 
12,636 
401 
57,531 
46 
864 
13,177 
1,715 
25 to 99 
524 
36,382 
524 
23,694 
215 
84,649 
62 
475 
23,689 
3,203 
100 to 199 
63 
12,016 
63 
7,700 
24 
22,791 
15 
63 
7,825 
1,053 
200 to 499 
25 
9,267 
25 
6,950 
12 
18,545 
4 
25 
4,928 
703 
500 to 999 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
457 
6,372 
(X) 
(X) 
192 
31,414 
7 
311 
8,730 
1,023 
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 
3,955 
103,669 
4,476 
96,449 
2,293 
56,087 
6,529 
2,045 
47,415 
Angora goats and kids 
152 
1,552 
102 
1,334 
42 
635 
63 
22 
355 
Milk goats and kids 
1,083 
12,979 
951 
8,866 
516 
6,265 
1,004 
289 
3,218 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
3,161 
89,138 
3,859 
86,249 
1,841 
49,187 
5,463 
1,834 
43,842 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
47 
6,069 
43 
49 
14,695 
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 
19,765 
117,295 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
4,192 
15,169 
22,095 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
19,284 
94,585 
(X) 
1 to 24 
4,143 
12,193 
20,095 
25 to 49 
344 
11,335 
(X) 
25 to 49 
26 
804 
905 
50 to 99 
113 
6,985 
(X) 
50 to 99 
14 
768 
444 
100 or more 
24 
4,390 
(X) 
100 or more 
9 
1,404 
650 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
19,148 
107,299 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
491 
1,526 
540 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
18,756 
88,856 
(X) 
1 to 24 
484 
1,219 
424 
25 to 49 
285 
9,371 
(X) 
25 to 49 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
50 to 99 
84 
5,180 
(X) 
50 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
100 or more 
23 
3,892 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
3,599 
10,293 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
3,577 
9,598 
(X) 
25 to 49 
21 
(D) 
(X) 
50 or more 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
24 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
