Sheep and Goats ISSN: 1949-1611 Released January 30, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 1 Sheep and Lambs Inventory Down 1 Percent All sheep and lambs inventory in the United States on January 1, 2026 totaled 4.99 million head, down 1 percent from 2025. Breeding sheep inventory at 3.61 million head on January 1, 2026, decreased 1 percent from 3.66 million head on January 1, 2025. Ewes one year old and older, at 2.85 million head, were 1 percent below last year. Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2026 totaled 1.38 million head, up 1 percent from January 1, 2025. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total market inventory. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory. The 2025 lamb crop of 3.03 million head was down slightly from 2024. The 2025 lambing rate was 105 lambs per 100 ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2025, down 1 percent from 2024. Shorn wool production in the United States during 2025 was 20.5 million pounds, down 5 percent from 2024. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 3.00 million head, down 3 percent from 2024. The average price paid for wool sold in 2025 was $1.40 per pound for a total value of 28.7 million dollars, down 7 percent from 30.8 million dollars in 2024. As of January 1, 2026, 28 percent of the total sheep and lambs were hair sheep or wool hair crosses. Sheep death loss during 2025 totaled 185,000 head, down 3 percent from 2024. Lamb death loss decreased 3 percent from 370,000 head to 360,000 head in 2025. January 1 All Goats and Kids Inventory Up 1 Percent All goats and kids inventory in the United States on January 1, 2026 totaled 2.51 million head, up 1 percent from 2025. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.07 million head, up 1 percent from 2025. Does one year old and older, at 1.54 million head, were 1 percent above last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 444,000 head, up slightly from a year ago. Kid crop for 2025 totaled 1.52 million head for all goats, up 1 percent from 2024. Meat and all other goats totaled 2.01 million head on January 1, 2026, up 2 percent from 2025. Milk goat inventory was 415,000 head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2025, while angora goats were down 11 percent, totaling 89,000 head. Mohair production in the United States during 2025 was 430,000 pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 85,000 head. Average weight per clip was 5.1 pounds. Mohair price was $6.40 per pound with a value of 2.75 million dollars. Sheep and Goats Revisions All sheep and goats inventory and lamb and kid crop estimates for January 1, 2025, were reviewed using official slaughter, import and export data, and the relationship of new survey information to the prior surveys. State level estimates were reviewed and changes were made to reallocate inventory estimates to the United States total. Contents Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026...................... 3 All Sheep and Lambs Inventory - United States: January 1.......................................... 3 Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2024 and 2025.................................. 3 Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026........... 4 Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026.. 5 Lamb Crop - States and United States: 2024 and 2025............................................... 6 Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2025...... 7 Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2026...... 8 Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2024 and 2025........... 9 Wool Production - States and United States: 2024 and 2025......................................... 10 Wool Price and Value - States and United States: 2024 and 2025.................................... 11 Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026....................... 12 All Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1.................................. 12 Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026................ 13 Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026.................. 13 Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026........ 13 Angora Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026.............. 14 Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2024 and 2025..................... 14 Milk Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026................ 15 Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026...... 16 Statistical Methodology........................................................................... 17 Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lambs Estimates................................................ 18 Information Contacts.............................................................................. 18 Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2026 as Class : 2025 : 2026 : percent : : : of 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : All sheep and lambs .........................: 5,025.0 4,990.0 99 : Breeding sheep and lambs ..................: 3,660.0 3,610.0 99 : Replacement lambs under one year old ....: 615.0 600.0 98 : Ewes - one year old and older ...........: 2,880.0 2,850.0 99 : Rams - one year old and older ...........: 165.0 160.0 97 : Market sheep and lambs ....................: 1,365.0 1,380.0 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wool Production, Price, and Value - United States: 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2024 .........: 3,100 6.9 21,500 1.43 30,773 2025 .........: 3,000 6.8 20,500 1.40 28,714 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All sheep and lambs : Total breeding : Total market State :------------------------------------------------------------ : : :2026 as: : : : : 2025 : 2026 :percent: 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : : :of 2025: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 head -- percent ----------- 1,000 head ---------- : Arizona ...........: 91.0 83.0 91 71.0 61.0 20.0 22.0 California ........: 510.0 505.0 99 275.0 265.0 235.0 240.0 Colorado ..........: 405.0 410.0 101 190.0 195.0 215.0 215.0 Idaho .............: 235.0 220.0 94 160.0 155.0 75.0 65.0 Illinois ..........: 58.0 55.0 95 49.0 46.0 9.0 9.0 Indiana ...........: 74.0 76.0 103 65.0 67.0 9.0 9.0 Iowa ..............: 159.0 161.0 101 116.0 116.0 43.0 45.0 Kansas ............: 79.0 81.0 103 48.0 50.0 31.0 31.0 Kentucky ..........: 73.0 74.0 101 55.0 55.0 18.0 19.0 Michigan ..........: 84.0 85.0 101 60.0 61.0 24.0 24.0 : Minnesota .........: 112.0 109.0 97 78.0 76.0 34.0 33.0 Missouri ..........: 104.0 103.0 99 84.0 81.0 20.0 22.0 Montana ...........: 183.0 180.0 98 150.0 144.0 33.0 36.0 Nebraska ..........: 74.0 74.0 100 57.0 55.0 17.0 19.0 Nevada ............: 68.0 65.0 96 59.0 58.0 9.0 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 55.0 53.0 96 46.0 46.0 9.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: 74.0 71.0 96 61.0 56.0 13.0 15.0 New York ..........: 82.0 83.0 101 66.0 67.0 16.0 16.0 North Carolina ....: 32.0 32.0 100 24.0 24.0 8.0 8.0 North Dakota ......: 60.0 58.0 97 41.0 40.0 19.0 18.0 : Ohio ..............: 145.0 138.0 95 115.0 109.0 30.0 29.0 Oklahoma ..........: 72.0 71.0 99 57.0 56.0 15.0 15.0 Oregon ............: 148.0 146.0 99 111.0 103.0 37.0 43.0 Pennsylvania ......: 98.0 97.0 99 80.0 78.0 18.0 19.0 South Dakota ......: 205.0 210.0 102 154.0 154.0 51.0 56.0 Tennessee .........: 48.0 45.0 94 38.0 37.0 10.0 8.0 Texas .............: 670.0 700.0 104 520.0 540.0 150.0 160.0 Utah ..............: 280.0 275.0 98 245.0 245.0 35.0 30.0 Virginia ..........: 79.0 77.0 97 63.0 61.0 16.0 16.0 Washington ........: 47.0 46.0 98 35.0 35.0 12.0 11.0 : West Virginia .....: 36.0 37.0 103 30.0 31.0 6.0 6.0 Wisconsin .........: 80.0 75.0 94 65.0 61.0 15.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 295.0 280.0 95 230.0 220.0 65.0 60.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 210.0 215.0 102 162.0 162.0 48.0 53.0 : United States .....:5,025.0 4,990.0 99 3,660.0 3,610.0 1,365.0 1,380.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Breeding sheep : : Total breeding :-----------------------------------: Replacement : sheep and State : Ewes : Rams : lambs : lambs :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 53.0 45.0 4.0 3.0 14.0 13.0 71.0 61.0 California ........: 225.0 215.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 40.0 275.0 265.0 Colorado ..........: 153.0 155.0 6.0 6.0 31.0 34.0 190.0 195.0 Idaho .............: 125.0 120.0 5.0 5.0 30.0 30.0 160.0 155.0 Illinois ..........: 38.0 36.0 2.5 2.0 8.5 8.0 49.0 46.0 Indiana ...........: 50.0 51.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 11.0 65.0 67.0 Iowa ..............: 93.0 94.0 4.0 4.0 19.0 18.0 116.0 116.0 Kansas ............: 38.0 39.0 2.5 2.5 7.5 8.5 48.0 50.0 Kentucky ..........: 42.0 42.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 55.0 55.0 Michigan ..........: 45.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 60.0 61.0 : Minnesota .........: 63.0 62.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 10.0 78.0 76.0 Missouri ..........: 67.0 66.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 12.0 84.0 81.0 Montana ...........: 113.0 111.0 6.0 5.0 31.0 28.0 150.0 144.0 Nebraska ..........: 47.0 45.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 57.0 55.0 Nevada ............: 47.0 47.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 59.0 58.0 New England 1/ ....: 35.0 35.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 46.0 46.0 New Mexico ........: 47.0 44.0 4.0 3.0 10.0 9.0 61.0 56.0 New York ..........: 50.0 51.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 13.0 66.0 67.0 North Carolina ....: 18.0 18.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 24.0 24.0 North Dakota ......: 32.0 31.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 41.0 40.0 : Ohio ..............: 89.0 85.0 7.0 6.0 19.0 18.0 115.0 109.0 Oklahoma ..........: 43.0 43.0 3.0 3.0 11.0 10.0 57.0 56.0 Oregon ............: 89.0 84.0 4.0 3.0 18.0 16.0 111.0 103.0 Pennsylvania ......: 61.0 60.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 13.0 80.0 78.0 South Dakota ......: 128.0 128.0 5.0 5.0 21.0 21.0 154.0 154.0 Tennessee .........: 29.0 28.0 3.0 2.5 6.0 6.5 38.0 37.0 Texas .............: 405.0 420.0 28.0 30.0 87.0 90.0 520.0 540.0 Utah ..............: 196.0 195.0 8.0 8.0 41.0 42.0 245.0 245.0 Virginia ..........: 48.0 47.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 9.0 63.0 61.0 Washington ........: 26.0 26.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 35.0 35.0 : West Virginia .....: 25.0 26.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 30.0 31.0 Wisconsin .........: 50.0 47.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 11.0 65.0 61.0 Wyoming ...........: 190.0 185.0 5.0 5.0 35.0 30.0 230.0 220.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 120.0 122.0 9.0 8.0 33.0 32.0 162.0 162.0 : United States .....:2,880.0 2,850.0 165.0 160.0 615.0 600.0 3,660.0 3,610.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2024 and 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ewes 1 year : Lambs per 100 : : : :and older January 1: ewes January 1 : Lamb crop 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2025 as : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : percent : : : : : : : of 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- number -- --- 1,000 head -- percent : Arizona ...........: 58.0 53.0 53 53 31.0 28.0 90 California ........: 230.0 225.0 76 76 175.0 170.0 97 Colorado ..........: 156.0 153.0 112 111 175.0 170.0 97 Idaho .............: 125.0 125.0 110 110 138.0 138.0 100 Illinois ..........: 36.0 38.0 125 124 45.0 47.0 104 Indiana ...........: 52.0 50.0 113 112 59.0 56.0 95 Iowa ..............: 89.0 93.0 135 134 120.0 125.0 104 Kansas ............: 42.0 38.0 107 108 45.0 41.0 91 Kentucky ..........: 42.0 42.0 100 100 42.0 42.0 100 Michigan ..........: 43.0 45.0 121 120 52.0 54.0 104 : Minnesota .........: 63.0 63.0 138 138 87.0 87.0 100 Missouri ..........: 68.0 67.0 119 119 81.0 80.0 99 Montana ...........: 114.0 113.0 125 125 142.0 141.0 99 Nebraska ..........: 48.0 47.0 129 130 62.0 61.0 98 Nevada ............: 43.0 47.0 67 66 29.0 31.0 107 New England 2/ ....: 34.0 35.0 109 109 37.0 38.0 103 New Mexico ........: 45.0 47.0 78 79 35.0 37.0 106 New York ..........: 50.0 50.0 104 102 52.0 51.0 98 North Carolina ....: 18.0 18.0 106 106 19.0 19.0 100 North Dakota ......: 36.0 32.0 119 119 43.0 38.0 88 : Ohio ..............: 88.0 89.0 118 118 104.0 105.0 101 Oklahoma ..........: 37.0 43.0 124 121 46.0 52.0 113 Oregon ............: 90.0 89.0 117 116 105.0 103.0 98 Pennsylvania ......: 60.0 61.0 115 115 69.0 70.0 101 South Dakota ......: 129.0 128.0 132 132 170.0 169.0 99 Tennessee .........: 30.0 29.0 113 110 34.0 32.0 94 Texas .............: 390.0 405.0 87 86 340.0 350.0 103 Utah ..............: 192.0 196.0 115 112 220.0 220.0 100 Virginia ..........: 49.0 48.0 124 121 61.0 58.0 95 Washington ........: 25.0 26.0 116 112 29.0 29.0 100 : West Virginia .....: 24.0 25.0 125 120 30.0 30.0 100 Wisconsin .........: 49.0 50.0 118 118 58.0 59.0 102 Wyoming ...........: 200.0 190.0 108 108 215.0 205.0 95 : Other States 3/ ...: 115.0 120.0 78 78 90.0 94.0 104 : United States .....: 2,870.0 2,880.0 106 105 3,040.0 3,030.0 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 20.0 California ........: 89.0 30.0 42.0 64.0 225.0 10.0 235.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 9.0 46.0 156.0 213.0 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 ..............: 7.0 6.0 11.0 18.0 42.0 1.0 43.0 Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 31.0 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 8.0 13.0 7.0 31.0 2.0 33.0 Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 17.0 Nevada ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 9.0 New England 1/ ....: 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 6.0 3.0 9.0 New Mexico ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 13.0 New York ..........: 6.0 2.0 4.0 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 ............: 5.5 3.5 9.0 17.0 35.0 2.0 37.0 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 .............: 100.0 26.0 8.0 12.0 146.0 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 2.0 16.0 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/ ...: 41.0 26.5 35.5 33.5 136.5 20.5 48.0 : United States .....: 350.0 190.0 275.0 470.0 1,285.0 80.0 1,365.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 and States suppressed due to disclosure. Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group - States and United States: January 1, 2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 22.0 California ........: 83.0 32.0 45.0 70.0 230.0 10.0 240.0 Colorado ..........: 2.0 7.0 45.0 159.0 213.0 2.0 215.0 Idaho .............: 3.0 4.0 10.0 46.0 63.0 2.0 65.0 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 ..............: 8.0 6.5 11.5 18.0 44.0 1.0 45.0 Kansas ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 31.0 Kentucky ..........: 9.0 4.6 2.3 1.1 17.0 2.0 19.0 Michigan ..........: 3.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 22.0 2.0 24.0 : Minnesota .........: 7.0 7.0 8.0 10.0 32.0 1.0 33.0 Missouri ..........: 7.5 6.5 3.0 3.0 20.0 2.0 22.0 Montana ...........: 4.0 7.0 15.0 8.0 34.0 2.0 36.0 Nebraska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 19.0 Nevada ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 7.0 New England 1/ ....: 1.7 1.3 1.4 0.6 5.0 2.0 7.0 New Mexico ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 15.0 New York ..........: 6.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 North Carolina ....: 4.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 North Dakota ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 18.0 : Ohio ..............: 9.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 27.0 2.0 29.0 Oklahoma ..........: 8.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 13.5 1.5 15.0 Oregon ............: 7.0 5.0 11.0 17.0 40.0 3.0 43.0 Pennsylvania ......: 7.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 16.0 3.0 19.0 South Dakota ......: 9.0 8.5 15.5 21.0 54.0 2.0 56.0 Tennessee .........: 3.3 3.0 0.5 0.4 7.2 0.8 8.0 Texas .............: 105.0 27.0 8.0 16.0 156.0 4.0 160.0 Utah ..............: 2.0 1.0 8.0 17.0 28.0 2.0 30.0 Virginia ..........: 5.5 4.2 3.3 1.0 14.0 2.0 16.0 Washington ........: 2.0 3.0 1.5 2.5 9.0 2.0 11.0 : West Virginia .....: 2.2 1.0 0.7 0.9 4.8 1.2 6.0 Wisconsin .........: 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 13.0 1.0 14.0 Wyoming ...........: 1.0 5.0 23.0 29.0 58.0 2.0 60.0 : Other States 2/ ...: 43.0 29.4 38.6 32.5 143.5 21.5 53.0 : United States .....: 355.0 195.0 275.0 475.0 1,300.0 80.0 1,380.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 and States suppressed due to disclosure. Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss - States and United States: 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Deaths : Farm :--------------------------------------- : slaughter 1/ : Sheep : Lambs State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head : Arizona ...........: 8.0 7.0 5.5 5.0 3.5 4.0 California ........: 4.5 3.5 10.5 11.5 10.0 10.5 Colorado ..........: 1.5 1.5 11.0 10.0 16.0 15.5 Idaho .............: 1.5 1.5 6.5 5.5 9.0 9.5 Illinois ..........: 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.6 5.5 5.0 Indiana ...........: 4.5 4.0 3.3 3.5 7.0 7.0 Iowa ..............: 3.0 3.0 5.5 5.0 16.0 15.5 Kansas ............: 1.0 1.0 2.8 3.1 7.0 7.0 Kentucky ..........: 1.0 1.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 5.5 Michigan ..........: 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 7.5 8.0 : Minnesota .........: 3.5 2.5 6.0 6.0 16.0 15.0 Missouri ..........: 1.0 1.0 4.9 4.7 12.0 12.0 Montana ...........: 2.0 1.5 8.5 8.5 16.0 14.5 Nebraska ..........: 2.0 2.0 2.9 3.0 8.0 7.5 Nevada ............: 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 6.0 6.0 New England 2/ ....: 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.0 3.4 3.6 New Mexico ........: 3.5 3.5 4.8 3.8 2.5 2.6 New York ..........: 2.5 2.0 3.4 3.0 6.5 7.0 North Carolina ....: 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 3.1 3.2 North Dakota ......: 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 6.0 5.0 : Ohio ..............: 2.5 2.0 6.0 6.0 14.0 13.5 Oklahoma ..........: 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.7 9.0 8.0 Oregon ............: 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.0 Pennsylvania ......: 2.0 1.5 3.8 4.0 10.0 9.0 South Dakota ......: 2.0 1.5 5.5 5.5 19.0 18.0 Tennessee .........: 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.2 5.0 4.5 Texas .............: 6.0 6.0 32.0 33.0 64.0 66.0 Utah ..............: 5.0 5.0 8.5 9.0 15.0 13.5 Virginia ..........: 3.0 2.0 3.5 2.7 9.5 9.0 Washington ........: 6.0 6.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 : West Virginia .....: 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.1 4.5 4.0 Wisconsin .........: 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.1 8.5 7.5 Wyoming ...........: 2.5 2.0 9.5 10.0 12.0 12.0 : Other States 3/ ...: 7.0 7.5 13.5 12.5 25.0 24.0 : United States .....: 95.0 90.0 190.0 185.0 370.0 360.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2024 and 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sheep shorn :Weight per fleece1/: Production State :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 head -- --- pounds -- 1,000 pounds : Arizona ...........: 63.0 57.0 6.9 6.8 435 385 California ........: 370.0 365.0 6.1 5.8 2,250 2,100 Colorado ..........: 330.0 325.0 6.1 6.1 2,010 1,990 Idaho .............: 175.0 170.0 8.3 8.1 1,450 1,380 Illinois ..........: 24.0 23.0 6.3 6.2 152 143 Indiana ...........: 41.0 38.0 5.9 5.7 240 215 Iowa ..............: 130.0 130.0 5.5 5.4 710 696 Kansas ............: 48.0 47.0 5.8 5.7 280 270 Kentucky ..........: 10.0 10.0 5.9 5.8 59 58 Michigan ..........: 58.0 57.0 5.9 5.8 340 330 : Minnesota .........: 96.0 91.0 6.0 6.0 580 550 Missouri ..........: 43.0 41.0 5.6 5.5 240 225 Montana ...........: 155.0 150.0 8.5 8.4 1,310 1,260 Nebraska ..........: 33.0 33.0 7.1 7.0 235 230 Nevada ............: 49.0 46.0 9.3 9.3 455 430 New England 2/ ....: 18.0 19.0 7.8 7.7 140 147 New Mexico ........: 65.0 59.0 7.8 7.7 510 455 New York ..........: 39.0 39.0 5.8 5.8 225 225 North Carolina ....: 6.0 5.0 5.2 5.0 31 25 North Dakota ......: 44.0 42.0 8.1 8.0 355 335 : Ohio ..............: 82.0 80.0 5.8 5.8 475 460 Oklahoma ..........: 17.0 15.0 4.8 4.7 82 71 Oregon ............: 125.0 120.0 6.4 6.3 805 760 Pennsylvania ......: 42.0 41.0 6.2 6.2 260 255 South Dakota ......: 190.0 185.0 7.5 7.5 1,420 1,380 Tennessee .........: 9.0 9.0 5.4 5.3 49 48 Texas .............: 190.0 190.0 6.3 6.2 1,190 1,180 Utah ..............: 240.0 220.0 8.6 8.5 2,060 1,880 Virginia ..........: 26.0 22.0 5.4 5.3 140 117 Washington ........: 34.0 33.0 7.8 7.7 265 255 : West Virginia .....: 15.0 16.0 5.1 5.0 77 80 Wisconsin .........: 48.0 44.0 6.5 6.4 310 280 Wyoming ...........: 235.0 230.0 8.9 8.8 2,080 2,020 : Other States 3/ ...: 50.0 48.0 5.6 5.5 280 265 : United States .....: 3,100.0 3,000.0 6.9 6.8 21,500 20,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2024 and 2025 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per pound : Value 1/ State :----------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars --- 1,000 dollars : Arizona ...........: 0.85 0.85 370 327 California ........: 1.40 1.55 3,150 3,255 Colorado ..........: 2.00 1.90 4,020 3,781 Idaho .............: 1.40 1.45 2,030 2,001 Illinois ..........: 0.45 0.50 68 72 Indiana ...........: 0.50 0.50 120 108 Iowa ..............: 0.18 0.30 128 209 Kansas ............: 0.60 0.55 168 149 Kentucky ..........: 0.80 0.90 47 52 Michigan ..........: 0.50 0.50 170 165 : Minnesota .........: 0.30 0.50 174 275 Missouri ..........: 0.25 0.25 60 56 Montana ...........: 2.05 2.10 2,686 2,646 Nebraska ..........: 0.70 0.70 165 161 Nevada ............: 2.20 2.00 1,001 860 New England 2/ ....: 0.80 0.85 112 125 New Mexico ........: 1.50 1.60 765 728 New York ..........: 0.90 0.90 203 203 North Carolina ....: 1.55 1.55 48 39 North Dakota ......: 0.90 0.95 320 318 : Ohio ..............: 0.50 0.60 238 276 Oklahoma ..........: 0.95 0.70 78 50 Oregon ............: 1.50 1.20 1,208 912 Pennsylvania ......: 0.90 0.85 234 217 South Dakota ......: 1.15 1.05 1,633 1,449 Tennessee .........: 0.80 0.80 39 38 Texas .............: 1.95 1.70 2,321 2,006 Utah ..............: 1.70 1.50 3,502 2,820 Virginia ..........: 0.80 0.70 112 82 Washington ........: 1.80 1.50 477 383 : West Virginia .....: 0.80 0.80 62 64 Wisconsin .........: 0.40 0.40 124 112 Wyoming ...........: 2.20 2.20 4,576 4,444 : Other States 3/ ...: 1.30 1.25 364 331 : United States .....: 1.43 1.40 30,773 28,714 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2026 as Class : 2025 : 2026 : percent : : : of 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : All goats and kids ...................:2,495,000 2,509,000 101 : All, breeding goats ................:2,053,000 2,065,000 101 Replacement kids - under one year : 373,000 374,000 100 Does - one year old and older ....:1,528,000 1,539,000 101 Bucks - one year old and older ...: 152,000 152,000 100 : All, market goats and kids .........: 442,000 444,000 100 : Kid crop 1/ ..........................:1,511,000 1,524,000 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2026 as Class : 2025 : 2026 : percent : : : of 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- head ----- percent : Angora goats and kids ..................: 100,000 89,000 89 : Angora, breeding goats ...............: 85,000 75,000 88 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 13,000 11,000 85 Does - one year old and older ......: 68,000 60,000 88 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 4,000 4,000 100 : Angora, market goats and kids ........: 15,000 14,000 93 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 58,000 54,000 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2026 as Class : 2025 : 2026 : percent : : : of 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ head ----- percent : Milk goats and kids ....................: 420,000 415,000 99 : Milk, breeding goats .................: 378,000 375,000 99 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 81,000 80,000 99 Does - one year old and older ......: 270,000 269,000 100 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 27,000 26,000 96 : Milk, market goats and kids ..........: 42,000 40,000 95 : Kid crop 1/ ............................: 288,000 290,000 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class - United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2026 as Class : 2025 : 2026 : percent : : : of 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- :------- head ------ percent : Meat and other goats and kids ..........:1,975,000 2,005,000 102 : Meat and other, breeding goats .......:1,590,000 1,615,000 102 Replacement kids - under one year ..: 279,000 283,000 101 Does - one year old and older ......:1,190,000 1,210,000 102 Bucks - one year old and older .....: 121,000 122,000 101 : Meat and other, market goats and kids : 385,000 390,000 101 : Kid crop 1/ ............................:1,165,000 1,180,000 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year. Angora Goats and Kids Inventory - States and United States: January 1, 2025 and 2026 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2025 : 2026 :2026 as : : :percent : : :of 2025 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Arizona ...........: 13,000 12,000 92 New Mexico ........: 6,000 5,500 92 Texas .............: 61,000 53,000 87 : Other States 1/ ...: 20,000 18,500 93 : United States .....:100,000 89,000 89 ---------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Mohair Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2024 and 2025 [United States value may not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Goats : Average clip : : : Price per : : State : clipped : per goat : Production : pound : Value 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- head ----- --- pounds -- -- 1,000 pounds -- --- dollars -- --- 1,000 dollars -- : Arizona ........: 12,500 10,500 4.0 4.3 50 45 1.00 1.00 50 45 New Mexico .....: 5,000 4,500 3.8 4.0 19 18 1.50 1.40 29 25 Texas ..........: 58,000 52,000 5.4 5.2 312 271 8.89 9.00 2,774 2,439 : Other States 2/ : 19,500 18,000 5.1 5.3 99 96 2.60 2.55 257 245 : United States ..: 95,000 85,000 5.1 5.1 480 430 6.48 6.40 3,110 2,754 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2025 and 2026 ---------------------------------------------- State : 2025 : 2026 :2026 as : : :percent : : :of 2025 ---------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 4,400 4,400 100 Arkansas ..........: 4,100 4,100 100 California ........: 38,000 38,000 100 Colorado ..........: 10,000 9,500 95 Florida ...........: 10,800 11,100 103 Georgia ...........: 7,500 8,000 107 Idaho .............: 6,800 7,000 103 Illinois ..........: 9,600 9,100 95 Indiana ...........: 14,000 14,500 104 Iowa ..............: 27,000 26,000 96 : Kansas ............: 4,300 3,800 88 Kentucky ..........: 5,800 5,800 100 Michigan ..........: 10,000 9,500 95 Minnesota .........: 14,000 14,500 104 Missouri ..........: 11,000 10,500 95 Nebraska ..........: 2,900 3,200 110 Nevada ............: 6,700 6,500 97 New England 1/ ....: 17,500 16,500 94 New York ..........: 13,100 12,000 92 North Carolina ....: 8,000 8,500 106 : Ohio ..............: 11,000 11,000 100 Oklahoma ..........: 7,300 6,300 86 Oregon ............: 14,000 14,400 103 Pennsylvania ......: 13,500 13,500 100 South Carolina ....: 3,500 2,900 83 Tennessee .........: 7,000 6,800 97 Texas .............: 22,000 22,000 100 Virginia ..........: 6,000 5,600 93 Washington ........: 8,200 7,500 91 Wisconsin .........: 75,000 75,000 100 : Other States 2/ ...: 27,000 27,500 102 : United States .....:420,000 415,000 99 ---------------------------------------------- 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, 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------- State : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 as : : : percent : : : of 2025 ------------------------------------------------- : head head percent : Alabama ...........: 43,000 42,000 98 Arizona ...........: 26,000 25,000 96 Arkansas ..........: 31,000 30,000 97 California ........: 74,000 75,000 101 Colorado ..........: 22,000 23,000 105 Florida ...........: 44,000 43,000 98 Georgia ...........: 59,000 57,000 97 Illinois ..........: 25,000 23,000 92 Indiana ...........: 33,000 36,000 109 Iowa ..............: 46,000 45,000 98 : Kansas ............: 42,000 40,000 95 Kentucky ..........: 60,000 57,000 95 Minnesota .........: 32,000 30,000 94 Mississippi .......: 19,000 18,000 95 Missouri ..........: 72,000 74,000 103 Nebraska ..........: 30,000 29,000 97 North Carolina ....: 45,000 44,000 98 Ohio ..............: 50,000 50,000 100 Oklahoma ..........: 79,000 79,000 100 Oregon ............: 26,000 28,000 108 : Pennsylvania ......: 37,000 37,000 100 South Carolina ....: 33,000 32,000 97 Tennessee .........: 73,000 69,000 95 Texas .............: 720,000 760,000 106 Virginia ..........: 36,000 38,000 106 Wisconsin .........: 32,000 34,000 106 : Other States 1/ ...: 186,000 187,000 101 : United States .....:1,975,000 2,005,000 102 ------------------------------------------------- 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 24,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone, internet, and face-to-face personal interviews and 44 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 2025 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 0.9 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 4.99 million head by more than 0.9 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.6 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 27,000 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 1.5 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 3.00 million head by more than 1.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 2.7 percent. For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 24,000 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 ..........: 0.9 1.6 27 0 110 3 2 : : Breeding sheep ...............: 0.8 1.5 19 0 75 3 2 : : Lamb crop ....................: 1.5 2.7 21 0 150 2 2 : : Sheep shorn ..................: 1.5 2.7 24 0 133 1 3 : : percent percent ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- number ---- : : Wool production ..............: 2.1 3.8 253 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch................................................ (202) 692-0069 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter............................................. (202) 690-8632 Tiffany Byrne - Dairy Products...................................................... (651) 440-7789 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed................................................. (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production......................................................... (202) 720-3278 Fatema Haque - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Trout................. (202) 690-3237 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs...................................................... (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, Sheep and Goats.. 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