Sheep and Goats ISSN: 1949-1611 Released January 31, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Sheep and Lambs Inventory Up Slightly All sheep and lambs inventory in the United States on January 1, 2025 totaled 5.05 million head, up slightly from 2024. Breeding sheep inventory at 3.68 million head on January 1, 2025, increased slightly from 3.67 million head on January 1, 2024. Ewes one year old and older, at 2.88 million head, were slightly above last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2025 totaled 1.37 million head, up 1 percent from January 1, 2024. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total market inventory. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory. The 2024 lamb crop of 3.04 million head was up slightly from 2023. The 2024 lambing rate was 106 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2024, up 3 percent from 2023. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2024 was 22.5 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2023. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 3.17 million head, down 2 percent from 2023. The average price paid for wool sold in 2024 was $1.43 per pound for a total value of 32.1 million dollars, down 9 percent from 35.4 million dollars in 2023. As of January 1, 2025, 27 percent of the total sheep and lambs were hair sheep or wool hair crosses. Sheep death loss during 2024 totaled 200,000 head, unchanged from 2023. Lamb death loss increased 1 percent from 365,000 head to 370,000 head in 2024. January 1 All Goats and Kids Inventory Up 1 Percent All goats and kids inventory in the United States on January 1, 2025 totaled 2.51 million head, up 1 percent from 2024. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.07 million head, up 1 percent from 2024. Does one year old and older, at 1.54 million head, were 2 percent above last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 442,000 head, up 2 percent from a year ago. Kid crop for 2024 totaled 1.52 million head for all goats, down 1 percent from 2023. Meat and all other goats totaled 1.98 million head on January 1, 2025, up 1 percent from 2024. Milk goat inventory was 430,000 head, up 4 percent from January 1, 2024, while angora goats were down 3 percent, totaling 102,000 head. Mohair production in the United States during 2024 was 500,000 pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 92,000 head. Average weight per clip was 5.4 pounds. Mohair price was $6.48 per pound with a value of 3.24 million dollars. Sheep and Goats Revisions All sheep and goats inventory and lamb and kid crop estimates for January 1, 2024, were reviewed using official slaughter, import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information to the prior surveys. No revisions were made to sheep and lamb inventory or lamb crop at the United States level. No revisions were made to total goat and kid inventory or kid crop at the United States level. State level estimates were reviewed and changes were made to reallocate inventory estimates to the United States total. Program changes were made following the 2022 Census of Agriculture. As a result of these changes, LA, NY, WA, and WV were dropped from published states and NE and WI were added in 2025 for meat goats. NV was added as a published state in 2025 for milk goats. Contents Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025...................... 4 All Sheep and Lambs Inventory - United States: January 1.......................................... 4 Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2023 and 2024.................................. 4 Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025........... 5 Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025.. 6 Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2023 and 2024............................................... 7 Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2024...... 8 Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2025...... 9 Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2023 and 2024........... 10 Wool Production - States and United States: 2023 and 2024......................................... 11 Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2023 and 2024.................................... 12 Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025....................... 13 All Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1.................................. 13 Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025................ 14 Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025.................. 14 Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025........ 14 Angora Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025.............. 15 Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2023 and 2024..................... 15 Milk Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025................ 16 Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025...... 17 Statistical Methodology........................................................................... 18 Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lambs Estimates................................................ 19 Information Contacts.............................................................................. 19 Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2025 as Class : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : of 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : All sheep and lambs .........................: 5,030.0 5,050.0 100 : Breeding sheep and lambs ..................: 3,670.0 3,680.0 100 : Replacement lambs under one year old ....: 635.0 635.0 100 : Ewes - one year old and older ...........: 2,870.0 2,880.0 100 : Rams - one year old and older ...........: 165.0 165.0 100 : Market sheep and lambs ....................: 1,360.0 1,370.0 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep : Weight : Shorn wool : Price : Year : shorn : per fleece : production : per pound : Value 2/ : 1/ : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2023 .........: 3,222 7.1 22,740 1.56 35,387 2024 .........: 3,170 7.1 22,480 1.43 32,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. 2/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values. Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All sheep and lambs : Total breeding : Total market State :------------------------------------------------------------ : : :2025 as: : : : : 2024 : 2025 :percent: 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : : :of 2024: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- : Arizona ...........: 105.0 95.0 90 80.0 75.0 25.0 20.0 California ........: 510.0 510.0 100 280.0 275.0 230.0 235.0 Colorado ..........: 405.0 405.0 100 195.0 190.0 210.0 215.0 Idaho .............: 235.0 235.0 100 160.0 160.0 75.0 75.0 Illinois ..........: 55.0 58.0 105 46.0 49.0 9.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 80.0 74.0 93 70.0 65.0 10.0 9.0 Iowa ..............: 155.0 161.0 104 110.0 117.0 45.0 44.0 Kansas ............: 82.0 80.0 98 53.0 48.0 29.0 32.0 Kentucky ..........: 75.0 72.0 96 56.0 54.0 19.0 18.0 Michigan ..........: 82.0 85.0 104 59.0 61.0 23.0 24.0 : Minnesota .........: 111.0 113.0 102 79.0 79.0 32.0 34.0 Missouri ..........: 107.0 104.0 97 86.0 84.0 21.0 20.0 Montana ...........: 180.0 185.0 103 149.0 151.0 31.0 34.0 Nebraska ..........: 76.0 74.0 97 59.0 57.0 17.0 17.0 Nevada ............: 60.0 65.0 108 54.0 58.0 6.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 56.0 55.0 98 46.0 46.0 10.0 9.0 New Mexico ........: 75.0 75.0 100 60.0 62.0 15.0 13.0 New York ..........: 86.0 82.0 95 69.0 66.0 17.0 16.0 North Carolina ....: 32.0 33.0 103 25.0 25.0 7.0 8.0 North Dakota ......: 63.0 62.0 98 45.0 43.0 18.0 19.0 : Ohio ..............: 143.0 145.0 101 114.0 115.0 29.0 30.0 Oklahoma ..........: 70.0 73.0 104 49.0 58.0 21.0 15.0 Oregon ............: 155.0 150.0 97 115.0 112.0 40.0 38.0 Pennsylvania ......: 99.0 98.0 99 78.0 80.0 21.0 18.0 South Dakota ......: 210.0 205.0 98 158.0 154.0 52.0 51.0 Tennessee .........: 51.0 48.0 94 41.0 38.0 10.0 10.0 Texas .............: 640.0 670.0 105 500.0 520.0 140.0 150.0 Utah ..............: 270.0 280.0 104 240.0 245.0 30.0 35.0 Virginia ..........: 79.0 80.0 101 62.0 63.0 17.0 17.0 Washington ........: 45.0 47.0 104 34.0 35.0 11.0 12.0 : West Virginia .....: 35.0 36.0 103 29.0 30.0 6.0 6.0 Wisconsin .........: 78.0 80.0 103 64.0 65.0 14.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 320.0 300.0 94 245.0 235.0 75.0 65.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 205.0 215.0 105 160.0 165.0 45.0 50.0 : United States .....:5,030.0 5,050.0 100 3,670.0 3,680.0 1,360.0 1,370.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Breeding sheep : : Total breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : lambs : lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 58.0 55.0 4.0 4.0 18.0 16.0 80.0 75.0 California ........: 230.0 225.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 40.0 280.0 275.0 Colorado ..........: 156.0 152.0 5.0 6.0 34.0 32.0 195.0 190.0 Idaho .............: 125.0 125.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 30.0 160.0 160.0 Illinois ..........: 36.0 38.0 2.0 2.5 8.0 8.5 46.0 49.0 Indiana ...........: 52.0 49.0 6.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 70.0 65.0 Iowa ..............: 89.0 92.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 21.0 110.0 117.0 Kansas ............: 42.0 38.0 2.5 2.5 8.5 7.5 53.0 48.0 Kentucky ..........: 42.0 42.0 3.0 2.5 11.0 9.5 56.0 54.0 Michigan ..........: 43.0 45.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 13.0 59.0 61.0 : Minnesota .........: 63.0 63.0 4.0 4.0 12.0 12.0 79.0 79.0 Missouri ..........: 68.0 67.0 3.0 3.0 15.0 14.0 86.0 84.0 Montana ...........: 114.0 112.0 5.0 6.0 30.0 33.0 149.0 151.0 Nebraska ..........: 48.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 7.0 59.0 57.0 Nevada ............: 43.0 47.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 9.0 54.0 58.0 New England 1/ ....: 34.0 35.0 4.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 46.0 46.0 New Mexico ........: 45.0 47.0 3.0 4.0 12.0 11.0 60.0 62.0 New York ..........: 50.0 49.0 3.0 3.0 16.0 14.0 69.0 66.0 North Carolina ....: 18.0 18.0 2.5 2.5 4.5 4.5 25.0 25.0 North Dakota ......: 36.0 34.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 45.0 43.0 : Ohio ..............: 88.0 89.0 7.0 7.0 19.0 19.0 114.0 115.0 Oklahoma ..........: 37.0 44.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 11.0 49.0 58.0 Oregon ............: 90.0 88.0 4.0 4.0 21.0 20.0 115.0 112.0 Pennsylvania ......: 60.0 61.0 5.0 5.0 13.0 14.0 78.0 80.0 South Dakota ......: 129.0 127.0 5.0 5.0 24.0 22.0 158.0 154.0 Tennessee .........: 30.0 28.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 7.0 41.0 38.0 Texas .............: 390.0 405.0 30.0 28.0 80.0 87.0 500.0 520.0 Utah ..............: 192.0 194.0 8.0 8.0 40.0 43.0 240.0 245.0 Virginia ..........: 49.0 48.0 3.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 62.0 63.0 Washington ........: 25.0 26.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 34.0 35.0 : West Virginia .....: 24.0 25.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 29.0 30.0 Wisconsin .........: 49.0 50.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 12.0 64.0 65.0 Wyoming ...........: 200.0 195.0 6.0 5.0 39.0 35.0 245.0 235.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 115.0 120.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 36.0 160.0 165.0 : United States .....:2,870.0 2,880.0 165.0 165.0 635.0 635.0 3,670.0 3,680.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ewes 1 year : Lambs per 100 : : : :and older January 1: ewes January 1 : Lamb crop 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2024 as : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : percent : : : : : : : of 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- number -- --- 1,000 head -- percent : Arizona ...........: 54.0 58.0 56 53 30.0 31.0 103 California ........: 230.0 230.0 76 76 175.0 175.0 100 Colorado ..........: 153.0 156.0 114 112 175.0 175.0 100 Idaho .............: 125.0 125.0 110 110 138.0 138.0 100 Illinois ..........: 35.0 36.0 120 125 42.0 45.0 107 Indiana ...........: 51.0 52.0 116 108 59.0 56.0 95 Iowa ..............: 92.0 89.0 125 135 115.0 120.0 104 Kansas ............: 45.0 42.0 102 102 46.0 43.0 93 Kentucky ..........: 41.0 42.0 100 100 41.0 42.0 102 Michigan ..........: 43.0 43.0 123 121 53.0 52.0 98 : Minnesota .........: 64.0 63.0 133 138 85.0 87.0 102 Missouri ..........: 71.0 68.0 114 119 81.0 81.0 100 Montana ...........: 118.0 114.0 122 125 144.0 142.0 99 Nebraska ..........: 51.0 48.0 125 129 64.0 62.0 97 Nevada ............: 51.0 43.0 53 67 27.0 29.0 107 New England 2/ ....: 34.0 34.0 109 109 37.0 37.0 100 New Mexico ........: 50.0 45.0 68 80 34.0 36.0 106 New York ..........: 49.0 50.0 102 104 50.0 52.0 104 North Carolina ....: 17.0 18.0 118 100 20.0 18.0 90 North Dakota ......: 37.0 36.0 119 119 44.0 43.0 98 : Ohio ..............: 84.0 88.0 123 118 103.0 104.0 101 Oklahoma ..........: 36.0 37.0 128 138 46.0 51.0 111 Oregon ............: 87.0 90.0 126 117 110.0 105.0 95 Pennsylvania ......: 58.0 60.0 119 115 69.0 69.0 100 South Dakota ......: 144.0 129.0 122 132 175.0 170.0 97 Tennessee .........: 29.0 30.0 121 110 35.0 33.0 94 Texas .............: 425.0 390.0 79 87 335.0 340.0 101 Utah ..............: 197.0 192.0 109 115 215.0 220.0 102 Virginia ..........: 45.0 49.0 138 124 62.0 61.0 98 Washington ........: 26.0 25.0 115 120 30.0 30.0 100 : West Virginia .....: 23.0 24.0 122 125 28.0 30.0 107 Wisconsin .........: 49.0 49.0 116 118 57.0 58.0 102 Wyoming ...........: 205.0 200.0 107 108 220.0 215.0 98 : Other States 3/ ...: 111.0 115.0 77 78 85.0 90.0 106 : United States .....: 2,930.0 2,870.0 103 106 3,030.0 3,040.0 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 6.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 21.0 4.0 25.0 California ........: 88.0 27.0 41.0 64.0 220.0 10.0 230.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 12.0 46.0 148.0 208.0 2.0 210.0 Idaho .............: 4.0 6.0 11.0 52.0 73.0 2.0 75.0 Illinois ..........: 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 2.0 10.0 Iowa ..............: 7.5 6.5 11.0 18.0 43.0 2.0 45.0 Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 29.0 Kentucky ..........: 9.5 3.9 2.5 1.1 17.0 2.0 19.0 Michigan ..........: 3.0 5.5 5.0 7.5 21.0 2.0 23.0 : Minnesota .........: 7.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 30.0 2.0 32.0 Missouri ..........: 6.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 19.0 2.0 21.0 Montana ...........: 3.0 7.0 13.0 6.0 29.0 2.0 31.0 Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.0 Nevada ............: 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 New England 1/ ....: 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.4 7.0 3.0 10.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 New York ..........: 6.0 4.5 4.0 1.5 16.0 1.0 17.0 North Carolina ....: 3.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 6.0 1.0 7.0 North Dakota ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 18.0 : Ohio ..............: 10.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 27.0 2.0 29.0 Oklahoma ..........: 10.5 5.0 2.0 1.5 19.0 2.0 21.0 Oregon ............: 6.0 6.0 8.0 18.0 38.0 2.0 40.0 Pennsylvania ......: 8.0 5.0 3.5 1.5 18.0 3.0 21.0 South Dakota ......: 7.0 8.0 15.0 21.0 51.0 1.0 52.0 Tennessee .........: 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 Texas .............: 94.0 22.0 7.0 12.0 135.0 5.0 140.0 Utah ..............: 1.0 3.0 11.0 13.0 28.0 2.0 30.0 Virginia ..........: 7.1 5.7 2.4 0.8 16.0 1.0 17.0 Washington ........: 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 9.0 2.0 11.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 5.0 1.0 6.0 Wisconsin .........: 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 8.0 30.0 33.0 73.0 2.0 75.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 16.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 35.0 10.0 45.0 : United States 3/ ..: 350.0 195.0 269.0 465.0 1,279.0 81.0 1,360.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. 3/ Sum of market lamb classes will not sum up to total due to confided states. Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market lambs : : :-------------------------------------------------: : Total State : : : : : : Market : market :Under 65 : 65 - 84 :85 - 105 :Over 105 : Total : sheep :sheep and : pounds : pounds : pounds : pounds : : : lambs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 5.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 17.0 3.0 20.0 California ........: 90.0 30.0 42.0 63.0 225.0 10.0 235.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 10.0 46.0 155.0 213.0 2.0 215.0 Idaho .............: 3.0 7.0 13.0 50.0 73.0 2.0 75.0 Illinois ..........: 4.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 2.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 7.0 2.0 9.0 Iowa ..............: 7.5 6.5 11.0 18.0 43.0 1.0 44.0 Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 32.0 Kentucky ..........: 9.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 16.0 2.0 18.0 Michigan ..........: 3.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 22.0 2.0 24.0 : Minnesota .........: 8.0 7.5 8.5 9.0 33.0 1.0 34.0 Missouri ..........: 6.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 18.0 2.0 20.0 Montana ...........: 3.0 9.0 13.0 7.0 32.0 2.0 34.0 Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.0 Nevada ............: 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 6.0 3.0 9.0 New Mexico ........: 3.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 12.0 1.0 13.0 New York ..........: 6.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 13.0 3.0 16.0 North Carolina ....: 4.9 1.1 0.7 0.3 7.0 1.0 8.0 North Dakota ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 19.0 : Ohio ..............: 10.0 6.5 5.5 6.0 28.0 2.0 30.0 Oklahoma ..........: 9.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 13.5 1.5 15.0 Oregon ............: 6.0 4.0 9.0 17.0 36.0 2.0 38.0 Pennsylvania ......: 7.0 3.5 3.0 1.5 15.0 3.0 18.0 South Dakota ......: 7.0 7.0 14.0 21.0 49.0 2.0 51.0 Tennessee .........: 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 Texas .............: 101.0 26.0 8.0 11.0 146.0 4.0 150.0 Utah ..............: 1.0 3.0 11.0 18.0 33.0 2.0 35.0 Virginia ..........: 5.2 4.4 3.4 1.0 14.0 3.0 17.0 Washington ........: 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 10.0 2.0 12.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 Wisconsin .........: 5.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 14.0 1.0 15.0 Wyoming ...........: 1.0 6.0 26.0 30.0 63.0 2.0 65.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 16.0 10.0 9.0 5.0 40.0 10.0 50.0 : United States3/ ...: 355.0 195.0 273.0 465.0 1,288.0 82.0 1,370.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. 3/ Sum of market lamb classes will not sum up to total due to confided states. Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Deaths : Farm :--------------------------------------- : slaughter 1/ : Sheep : Lambs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 10.0 10.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.5 California ........: 4.0 3.5 12.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 1.0 12.0 12.0 16.0 16.0 Idaho .............: 1.5 1.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 Illinois ..........: 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 5.5 Indiana ...........: 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 7.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 2.0 3.0 5.5 6.0 15.0 16.0 Kansas ............: 1.0 0.5 3.0 3.0 8.0 7.0 Kentucky ..........: 3.5 2.0 3.0 2.9 6.5 6.0 Michigan ..........: 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 7.5 7.5 : Minnesota .........: 4.0 3.0 6.5 6.5 15.0 16.0 Missouri ..........: 1.0 1.5 5.0 5.0 11.0 12.0 Montana ...........: 1.5 2.0 9.0 9.0 16.0 16.0 Nebraska ..........: 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 Nevada ............: 2.0 3.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 New England 2/ ....: 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.4 3.0 3.4 New Mexico ........: 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 2.5 2.5 New York ..........: 2.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 6.5 6.5 North Carolina ....: 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 3.1 North Dakota ......: 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 5.5 6.0 : Ohio ..............: 2.0 3.0 6.5 6.5 13.5 14.0 Oklahoma ..........: 3.0 2.5 4.0 3.7 8.5 9.0 Oregon ............: 4.0 3.5 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 Pennsylvania ......: 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 10.0 South Dakota ......: 1.0 1.5 6.0 6.0 20.0 19.0 Tennessee .........: 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.0 5.5 5.0 Texas .............: 6.0 6.0 32.0 33.0 65.0 64.0 Utah ..............: 5.0 5.0 10.0 9.0 15.0 15.0 Virginia ..........: 3.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 9.5 9.5 Washington ........: 5.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 : West Virginia .....: 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.5 Wisconsin .........: 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.5 Wyoming ...........: 2.0 2.0 12.0 10.0 13.0 12.0 : Other States 3/ ...: 8.0 7.0 13.0 14.0 24.0 25.0 : United States .....: 96.0 100.0 200.0 200.0 365.0 370.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Wool Production - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep shorn :Weight per fleece1/: Production State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- pounds -- 1,000 pounds : Arizona ...........: 65.0 64.0 6.8 7.0 445 450 California ........: 370.0 375.0 6.2 6.4 2,300 2,400 Colorado ..........: 350.0 340.0 6.5 6.2 2,280 2,110 Idaho .............: 185.0 180.0 8.2 8.4 1,510 1,520 Illinois ..........: 26.0 25.0 6.4 6.6 167 164 Indiana ...........: 44.0 42.0 5.7 6.0 250 250 Iowa ..............: 135.0 135.0 5.5 5.6 740 760 Kansas ............: 50.0 49.0 6.2 5.9 310 290 Kentucky ..........: 11.0 10.0 5.9 6.0 65 60 Michigan ..........: 58.0 59.0 5.9 5.9 340 350 : Minnesota .........: 98.0 98.0 6.1 6.2 600 610 Missouri ..........: 47.0 45.0 5.9 5.8 279 260 Montana ...........: 160.0 160.0 8.6 8.6 1,380 1,370 Nebraska ..........: 35.0 34.0 7.0 7.4 245 250 Nevada ............: 43.0 48.0 9.3 9.4 400 450 New England 2/ ....: 22.0 18.0 7.7 8.1 170 145 New Mexico ........: 65.0 66.0 7.7 7.9 500 520 New York ..........: 45.0 40.0 5.6 6.1 250 245 North Carolina ....: 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 30 33 North Dakota ......: 46.0 45.0 8.0 8.2 370 370 : Ohio ..............: 83.0 83.0 6.0 6.0 500 500 Oklahoma ..........: 16.0 17.0 4.4 4.9 71 83 Oregon ............: 130.0 130.0 6.9 6.5 900 850 Pennsylvania ......: 48.0 43.0 6.3 6.3 300 270 South Dakota ......: 195.0 195.0 7.5 7.6 1,460 1,480 Tennessee .........: 9.0 9.0 5.3 5.6 48 50 Texas .............: 205.0 190.0 6.1 6.3 1,250 1,200 Utah ..............: 250.0 245.0 8.8 8.7 2,200 2,130 Virginia ..........: 24.0 28.0 5.8 5.4 140 150 Washington ........: 33.0 35.0 7.9 8.0 260 280 : West Virginia .....: 15.0 16.0 5.3 5.3 80 85 Wisconsin .........: 48.0 49.0 6.6 6.5 315 320 Wyoming ...........: 255.0 240.0 9.0 9.1 2,300 2,180 : Other States 3/ ...: 50.0 51.0 5.7 5.8 285 295 : United States .....: 3,222.0 3,170.0 7.1 7.1 22,740 22,480 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fleece weight is calculated by dividing wool production by sheep shorn and rounded to the nearest tenth. US wool production is the sum of the state totals and may not add due to rounding. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound : Value 1/ State :----------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars --- 1,000 dollars : Arizona ...........: 0.85 0.85 378 383 California ........: 1.80 1.40 4,140 3,360 Colorado ..........: 2.30 2.00 5,244 4,220 Idaho .............: 1.90 1.40 2,869 2,128 Illinois ..........: 0.60 0.45 100 74 Indiana ...........: 0.70 0.50 175 125 Iowa ..............: 0.15 0.18 111 137 Kansas ............: 0.55 0.60 171 174 Kentucky ..........: 0.90 0.80 59 48 Michigan ..........: 0.70 0.50 238 175 : Minnesota .........: 0.30 0.30 180 183 Missouri ..........: 0.35 0.25 98 65 Montana ...........: 2.00 2.05 2,760 2,809 Nebraska ..........: 0.75 0.70 184 175 Nevada ............: 1.60 2.20 640 990 New England 2/ ....: 0.85 0.80 145 116 New Mexico ........: 1.65 1.50 825 780 New York ..........: 0.70 0.90 175 221 North Carolina ....: 1.40 1.55 42 51 North Dakota ......: 0.95 0.90 352 333 : Ohio ..............: 0.55 0.50 275 250 Oklahoma ..........: 0.70 0.95 50 79 Oregon ............: 1.30 1.50 1,170 1,275 Pennsylvania ......: 0.85 0.90 255 243 South Dakota ......: 1.25 1.15 1,825 1,702 Tennessee .........: 0.80 0.80 38 40 Texas .............: 1.90 1.95 2,375 2,340 Utah ..............: 1.90 1.70 4,180 3,621 Virginia ..........: 1.30 0.80 182 120 Washington ........: 1.80 1.80 468 504 : West Virginia .....: 1.40 0.80 112 68 Wisconsin .........: 0.40 0.40 126 128 Wyoming ...........: 2.20 2.20 5,060 4,796 : Other States 3/ ...: 1.35 1.30 385 384 : United States .....: 1.56 1.43 35,387 32,097 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values. 2/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 3/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2025 as Class : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : All goats and kids ...................:2,470,000 2,507,000 101 : All, breeding goats ................:2,035,000 2,065,000 101 Replacement kids - under one year : 374,000 374,000 100 Does - one year old and older ....:1,511,000 1,539,000 102 Bucks - one year old and older ...: 150,000 152,000 101 : All, market goats and kids .........: 435,000 442,000 102 : Kid crop 1/ ..........................:1,524,000 1,516,000 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2025 as Class : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : of 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Angora goats and kids ..................: 105,000 102,000 97 : Angora, breeding goats ...............: 90,000 87,000 97 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 14,000 13,000 93 Does - one year old and older ......: 72,000 70,000 97 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 4,000 4,000 100 : Angora, market goats and kids ........: 15,000 15,000 100 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 60,000 58,000 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2025 as Class : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : of 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Milk goats and kids ....................: 415,000 430,000 104 : Milk, breeding goats .................: 375,000 388,000 103 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 80,000 82,000 103 Does - one year old and older ......: 269,000 279,000 104 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 26,000 27,000 104 : Milk, market goats and kids ..........: 40,000 42,000 105 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 284,000 293,000 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2025 as Class : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : of 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : Meat and other goats and kids ..........:1,950,000 1,975,000 101 : Meat and other, breeding goats .......:1,570,000 1,590,000 101 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 280,000 279,000 100 Does - one year old and older ......:1,170,000 1,190,000 102 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 120,000 121,000 101 : Meat and other, market goats and kids : 380,000 385,000 101 : Kid crop 1/ ............................:1,180,000 1,165,000 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2024 : 2025 :2025 as : : :percent : : :of 2024 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Arizona ...........: 14,000 13,000 93 New Mexico ........: 7,000 6,000 86 Texas .............: 60,000 63,000 105 : Other States 1/ ...: 24,000 20,000 83 : United States .....:105,000 102,000 97 ---------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Goats : Average clip : : : Price per : : State : clipped : per goat : Production : pound : Value 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- head ----- --- pounds -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- dollars -- --- 1,000 dollars -- : Arizona ........: 13,000 12,000 4.0 4.4 52 53 1.10 1.00 57 53 New Mexico .....: 6,000 5,000 3.3 4.2 20 21 1.90 1.50 38 32 Texas ..........: 58,000 56,000 5.7 5.8 329 325 8.60 8.90 2,829 2,893 : Other States 2/ : 23,000 19,000 4.5 5.3 104 101 2.70 2.60 281 263 : United States ..: 100,000 92,000 5.1 5.4 505 500 6.35 6.48 3,205 3,241 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is summation of State values. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Milk Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2024 : 2025 :2025 as : : :percent : : :of 2024 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 3,900 4,400 113 Arkansas ..........: 4,200 4,100 98 California ........: 37,000 38,000 103 Colorado ..........: 9,500 10,000 105 Florida ...........: 12,300 10,800 88 Georgia ...........: 6,900 7,500 109 Idaho .............: 6,500 6,800 105 Illinois ..........: 8,800 9,600 109 Indiana ...........: 13,500 14,000 104 Iowa ..............: 24,000 29,000 121 : Kansas ............: 4,100 5,300 129 Kentucky ..........: 5,300 5,800 109 Michigan ..........: 11,000 10,000 91 Minnesota .........: 14,000 15,500 111 Missouri ..........: 9,700 12,000 124 Nebraska ..........: 3,500 2,900 83 Nevada ............: (NA) 6,700 (NA) New England 1/ ....: 17,600 18,000 102 New York ..........: 12,200 13,100 107 North Carolina ....: 9,000 8,000 89 : Ohio ..............: 10,500 11,500 110 Oklahoma ..........: 6,600 7,300 111 Oregon ............: 14,300 14,500 101 Pennsylvania ......: 14,000 13,500 96 South Carolina ....: 2,900 3,500 121 Tennessee .........: 7,200 7,000 97 Texas .............: 26,000 22,000 85 Virginia ..........: 5,400 6,000 111 Washington ........: 8,200 8,200 100 Wisconsin .........: 74,000 78,000 105 : Other States 2/ ...: 32,900 27,000 82 : United States .....:415,000 430,000 104 ---------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------- State : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 as : : : percent : : : of 2024 ------------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 41,000 43,000 105 Arizona ...........: 24,000 26,000 108 Arkansas ..........: 32,000 31,000 97 California ........: 72,000 74,000 103 Colorado ..........: 24,000 22,000 92 Florida ...........: 43,000 44,000 102 Georgia ...........: 52,000 59,000 113 Illinois ..........: 23,000 25,000 109 Indiana ...........: 37,000 33,000 89 Iowa ..............: 45,000 46,000 102 : Kansas ............: 47,000 42,000 89 Kentucky ..........: 59,000 60,000 102 Louisiana .........: 14,000 (NA) (NA) Minnesota .........: 34,000 33,000 97 Mississippi .......: 21,000 19,000 90 Missouri ..........: 77,000 72,000 94 Nebraska ..........: (NA) 30,000 (NA) New York ..........: 17,000 (NA) (NA) North Carolina ....: 42,000 45,000 107 Ohio ..............: 50,000 50,000 100 : Oklahoma ..........: 74,000 79,000 107 Oregon ............: 26,000 26,000 100 Pennsylvania ......: 39,000 37,000 95 South Carolina ....: 31,000 33,000 106 Tennessee .........: 72,000 73,000 101 Texas .............: 700,000 720,000 103 Virginia ..........: 34,000 35,000 103 Washington ........: 17,000 (NA) (NA) West Virginia .....: 18,000 (NA) (NA) Wisconsin .........: (NA) 32,000 (NA) : Other States 1/ ...: 185,000 186,000 101 : United States .....:1,950,000 1,975,000 101 ------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: A random sample of United States operations was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all sheep and goat operations, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large operations were sampled more heavily than small operations. About 25,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone, internet, and face-to-face personal interviews and 55 percent of the reports were usable. Regardless of when operators responded, they were asked to report inventories as of January 1. Estimating Procedures: The sheep and goat estimates were prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board. National and State survey data were reviewed for reasonableness and compared with estimates from past years. A projected balance sheet for calendar year 2024 was also used. The balance sheet begins with the previous inventory estimate, adds estimates of births and imports, and subtracts estimates of slaughter, exports and deaths. This indicated ending inventory level is compared with the Agricultural Statistics Board estimate for reasonableness. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve the current estimate. Previous year estimates are subject to revision when current estimates are made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the Department of Agriculture's five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Since all operations raising sheep and goats are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors, such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured directly. They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected sheep items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between the first and latest estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep and lamb inventory estimates over the past 10 years is 0.8 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.05 million head by more than 0.8 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.5 percent. Also shown in the table is a 10-year record showing the range between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate. Using estimates for All Sheep and Lambs as an example, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 25,000 head, ranging from 0 to 110,000 head. The initial inventory estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 3 times and above the latest estimate 2 times in the last 10 years. The "Root Mean Square Error" for sheep shorn over the past 10 years is 1.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 3.17 million head by more than 1.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 2.4 percent. For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 19,000 head, ranging from 0 to 133,000 head. In the last 10 years, the initial inventory estimate of Sheep and Lambs Shorn has been below the latest estimate 1 time and has been above 3 times. Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lambs Estimates [Based on data for the past 10 years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Years : : : : : :----------------------------- : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent ----------- 1,000 head ----------- ---- number ---- : : All sheep and lambs ..........: 0.8 1.5 25 0 110 3 2 : : Breeding sheep ...............: 0.8 1.5 18 0 75 3 2 : : Lamb crop ....................: 1.8 3.3 31 0 150 2 3 : : Sheep shorn ..................: 1.3 2.4 19 0 133 1 3 : : percent percent ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- number ---- : : Wool production ..............: 1.5 2.7 167 0 1,045 4 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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