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ISSN: 1949-1611

Released January 31, 2023, 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, 2023 totaled 5.02 million head, down 1 percent from
2022. Breeding sheep inventory at 3.67 million head on January 1, 2023, decreased 1 percent from 3.71 million head on
January 1, 2022. Ewes one year old and older, at 2.87 million head, were 1 percent below last year. Market sheep and
lambs on January 1, 2023 totaled 1.36 million head, unchanged from January 1, 2022. Market lambs comprised 94 percent
of the total market inventory. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory.
The 2022 lamb crop of 3.11 million head was down 2 percent from 2021. The 2022 lambing rate was 107 lambs per 100
ewes one year old and older on January 1, 2022, unchanged from 2021.
Shorn wool production in the United States during 2022 was 22.2 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2021. Sheep and
lambs shorn totaled 3.17 million head, down 1 percent from 2021. The average price paid for wool sold in 2022 was $1.53
per pound for a total value of 33.9 million dollars, down 11 percent from 38.2 million dollars in 2021.
Sheep death loss during 2022 totaled 205,000 head, up 3 percent from 2021. Lamb death loss increased 3 percent from
365,000 head to 375,000 head in 2022.

January 1 All Goats and Kids Inventory Down 2 Percent
All goats and kids inventory in the United States on January 1, 2023 totaled 2.51 million head, down 2 percent from
2022. Breeding goat inventory totaled 2.06 million head, down 2 percent from 2022. Does one year old and older, at
1.52 million head, were 2 percent below last year's number. Market goats and kids totaled 451,000 head, down 1 percent
from a year ago.
Kid crop for 2022 totaled 1.58 million head for all goats, down 1 percent from 2021.
Meat and all other goats totaled 2.00 million head on January 1, 2023, down 1 percent from 2022. Milk goat inventory
was 400,000 head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2022, while Angora goats were down 3 percent, totaling 107,000 head.
Mohair production in the United States during 2022 was 520,000 pounds. Goats and kids clipped totaled 99,000 head.
Average weight per clip was 5.3 pounds. Mohair price was $6.35 per pound with a value of 3.30 million dollars.

Sheep and Goats Revisions
All sheep and goats inventory and lamb and kid crop estimates for January 1, 2022, 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.

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Contents
Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023................................................................. 4
All Sheep and Lambs Inventory – United States: January 1 ................................................................................................... 4
Wool Production, Price, and Value – United States: 2021 and 2022...................................................................................... 4
Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 ............................................... 5
Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023................................ 6
Lamb Crop – States and United States: 2021 and 2022 .......................................................................................................... 7
Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group – States and United States: January 1, 2022 .................................... 8
Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group – States and United States: January 1, 2023 .................................... 9
Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss – States and United States: 2021 and 2022 .......................................... 10
Wool Production – States and United States: 2021 and 2022 ............................................................................................... 11
Wool Price and Value – States and United States: 2021 and 2022 ....................................................................................... 12
Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 .................................................................. 13
All Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1 ...................................................................................... 13
Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 ..................................................... 14
Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023.......................................................... 14
Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 ........................................ 14
Angora Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 ................................................... 15
Mohair Production, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2021 and 2022 ............................................................... 15
Milk Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023 ....................................................... 16
Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023...................................... 17
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lambs Estimates ........................................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 19

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Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Class

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(percent)

All sheep and lambs ........................................................................................

5,065.0

5,020.0

99

Breeding sheep and lambs ..........................................................................

3,710.0

3,665.0

99

Replacement lambs under one year old ..................................................

640.0

635.0

99

Ewes - one year old and older .................................................................

2,910.0

2,870.0

99

Rams - one year old and older ................................................................

160.0

160.0

100

Market sheep and lambs .............................................................................

1,355.0

1,355.0

100

All Sheep and Lambs Inventory – United States:
January 1
Thousand head
7,000

Total

Breeding

Market

6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

Wool Production, Price, and Value – United States: 2021 and 2022
Year

Sheep
shorn 1

Weight
per fleece

(1,000 head)
2021 ..............................
2022 ..............................
1
2

4

3,195
3,170

(pounds)
7.0
7.0

Shorn wool
production

Price
per pound

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

22,451
22,224

Value 2
(1,000 dollars)
1.70
1.53

38,177
33,907

Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards.
Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is the summation of State values.

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Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
All sheep and lambs
State

Total breeding

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(percent)

Total market

2022

2023

2022

2023

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Arizona .........................................
California ......................................
Colorado .......................................
Idaho ............................................
Illinois ...........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa ..............................................
Kansas .........................................
Kentucky .......................................
Michigan .......................................

100.0
575.0
430.0
230.0
53.0
60.0
160.0
65.0
59.0
87.0

90.0
550.0
415.0
220.0
53.0
62.0
162.0
71.0
58.0
82.0

90
96
97
96
100
103
101
109
98
94

75.0
325.0
195.0
145.0
45.0
52.0
114.0
44.0
45.0
63.0

70.0
300.0
190.0
150.0
45.0
54.0
117.0
49.0
44.0
59.0

25.0
250.0
235.0
85.0
8.0
8.0
46.0
21.0
14.0
24.0

20.0
250.0
225.0
70.0
8.0
8.0
45.0
22.0
14.0
23.0

Minnesota .....................................
Missouri ........................................
Montana .......................................
Nebraska ......................................
Nevada .........................................
New England 1 ..............................
New Mexico ..................................
New York ......................................
North Carolina ..............................
North Dakota ................................

112.0
97.0
190.0
73.0
60.0
58.0
90.0
80.0
29.0
62.0

115.0
99.0
190.0
74.0
58.0
54.0
85.0
79.0
30.0
64.0

103
102
100
101
97
93
94
99
103
103

80.0
79.0
161.0
60.0
55.0
46.0
75.0
67.0
23.0
52.0

81.0
80.0
156.0
63.0
53.0
45.0
67.0
66.0
23.0
46.0

32.0
18.0
29.0
13.0
5.0
12.0
15.0
13.0
6.0
10.0

34.0
19.0
34.0
11.0
5.0
9.0
18.0
13.0
7.0
18.0

Ohio ..............................................
Oklahoma .....................................
Oregon .........................................
Pennsylvania ................................
South Dakota ................................
Tennessee ....................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah ..............................................
Virginia .........................................
Washington ..................................

127.0
52.0
145.0
96.0
235.0
49.0
700.0
270.0
72.0
50.0

125.0
57.0
140.0
94.0
250.0
49.0
675.0
280.0
73.0
52.0

98
110
97
98
106
100
96
104
101
104

101.0
42.0
105.0
78.0
179.0
39.0
550.0
240.0
58.0
39.0

99.0
45.0
100.0
77.0
187.0
38.0
540.0
245.0
58.0
40.0

26.0
10.0
40.0
18.0
56.0
10.0
150.0
30.0
14.0
11.0

26.0
12.0
40.0
17.0
63.0
11.0
135.0
35.0
15.0
12.0

West Virginia ................................
Wisconsin .....................................
Wyoming ......................................

32.0
82.0
330.0

34.0
80.0
335.0

106
98
102

28.0
66.0
260.0

28.0
65.0
255.0

4.0
16.0
70.0

6.0
15.0
80.0

Other States 2 ...............................

155.0

165.0

106

124.0

130.0

31.0

35.0

United States ................................

5,065.0

5,020.0

99

3,710.0

3,665.0

1,355.0

1,355.0

1

New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2
Includes data for States not published in this table.

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Breeding Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Class – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Breeding sheep
State

Ewes
2022
(1,000 head)

Rams
2023

2022

Total breeding
sheep and
lambs

Replacement
lambs
2023

2022

(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 head)

2023

(1,000 head) (1,000 head)

2022

2023

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Arizona ..................................
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Michigan ................................

56.0
270.0
155.0
113.0
35.0
39.0
87.0
35.0
36.0
46.0

51.0
245.0
153.0
117.0
35.0
41.0
92.0
40.0
34.0
43.0

4.0
10.0
5.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
3.0

3.0
10.0
5.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
3.0

15.0
45.0
35.0
27.0
8.0
9.0
23.0
7.0
7.0
14.0

16.0
45.0
32.0
28.0
8.0
9.0
21.0
7.0
8.0
13.0

75.0
325.0
195.0
145.0
45.0
52.0
114.0
44.0
45.0
63.0

70.0
300.0
190.0
150.0
45.0
54.0
117.0
49.0
44.0
59.0

Minnesota ..............................
Missouri .................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New England 1 .......................
New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................

63.0
62.0
122.0
49.0
44.0
34.0
54.0
49.0
17.0
43.0

64.0
63.0
118.0
51.0
42.0
34.0
50.0
49.0
17.0
37.0

4.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
2.5
2.0

4.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
2.0

13.0
14.0
34.0
8.0
9.0
8.0
17.0
15.0
3.5
7.0

13.0
14.0
33.0
9.0
9.0
8.0
13.0
14.0
4.0
7.0

80.0
79.0
161.0
60.0
55.0
46.0
75.0
67.0
23.0
52.0

81.0
80.0
156.0
63.0
53.0
45.0
67.0
66.0
23.0
46.0

Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania .........................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah .......................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................

76.0
31.0
82.0
60.0
146.0
30.0
430.0
194.0
46.0
28.0

75.0
34.0
78.0
58.0
151.0
29.0
425.0
197.0
45.0
30.0

6.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
2.5
32.0
7.0
3.0
2.0

6.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
32.0
8.0
3.0
2.0

19.0
8.0
19.0
13.0
28.0
6.5
88.0
39.0
9.0
9.0

18.0
8.0
18.0
14.0
31.0
6.0
83.0
40.0
10.0
8.0

101.0
42.0
105.0
78.0
179.0
39.0
550.0
240.0
58.0
39.0

99.0
45.0
100.0
77.0
187.0
38.0
540.0
245.0
58.0
40.0

West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming ................................

22.0
50.0
215.0

23.0
49.0
205.0

1.0
3.0
7.0

1.0
3.0
7.0

5.0
13.0
38.0

4.0
13.0
43.0

28.0
66.0
260.0

28.0
65.0
255.0

Other States 2 ........................

91.0

95.0

6.0

7.0

27.0

28.0

124.0

130.0

United States .........................

2,910.0

2,870.0

160.0

160.0

640.0

635.0

3,710.0

3,665.0

1

New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2
Includes data for States not published in this table.

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Lamb Crop – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
Ewes 1 year
and older January 1

Lambs per 100
ewes January 1

Lamb crop 1

State
2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2022 as
percent
of 2021

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(number)

(number)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(percent)

Arizona ...................................
California ................................
Colorado .................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa ........................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky .................................
Michigan .................................

60.0
250.0
169.0
120.0
35.0
41.0
90.0
37.0
35.0
47.0

56.0
270.0
155.0
113.0
35.0
39.0
87.0
35.0
36.0
46.0

53
96
107
121
117
117
128
116
109
119

57
80
113
124
117
126
138
129
108
111

32.0
240.0
180.0
145.0
41.0
48.0
115.0
43.0
38.0
56.0

32.0
215.0
175.0
140.0
41.0
49.0
120.0
45.0
39.0
51.0

100
90
97
97
100
102
104
105
103
91

Minnesota ...............................
Missouri ..................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New England 2 ........................
New Mexico ............................
New York ................................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................

64.0
63.0
130.0
50.0
42.0
33.0
50.0
50.0
16.0
43.0

63.0
62.0
122.0
49.0
44.0
34.0
54.0
49.0
17.0
43.0

133
125
122
128
81
118
76
96
100
121

143
129
123
133
75
112
67
100
100
112

85.0
79.0
158.0
64.0
34.0
39.0
38.0
48.0
16.0
52.0

90.0
80.0
150.0
65.0
33.0
38.0
36.0
49.0
17.0
48.0

106
101
95
102
97
97
95
102
106
92

Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania ..........................
South Dakota ..........................
Tennessee ..............................
Texas .....................................
Utah ........................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................

76.0
30.0
85.0
62.0
153.0
32.0
445.0
195.0
49.0
27.0

76.0
31.0
82.0
60.0
146.0
30.0
430.0
194.0
46.0
28.0

125
113
124
106
131
109
79
115
118
130

121
116
128
108
137
113
80
116
122
129

95.0
34.0
105.0
66.0
200.0
35.0
350.0
225.0
58.0
35.0

92.0
36.0
105.0
65.0
200.0
34.0
345.0
225.0
56.0
36.0

97
106
100
98
100
97
99
100
97
103

West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming ................................

21.0
52.0
220.0

22.0
50.0
215.0

124
115
109

123
116
107

26.0
60.0
240.0

27.0
58.0
230.0

104
97
96

Other States 3 .........................

88.0

91.0

91

97

80.0

88.0

110

United States ..........................

2,960.0

2,910.0

107

107

3,160.0

3,110.0

98

1
2
3

Lamb crop is defined as lambs born in the Eastern States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States.
New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Includes data for States not published in this table.

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Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group – States and United States: January 1, 2022
Market lambs
State

Under 65
pounds

65 - 84
pounds

85 - 105
pounds

Over 105
pounds

Total

Market
sheep

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Total
market
sheep and
lambs
(1,000 head)

Arizona ...................................
California ................................
Colorado .................................
Idaho .......................................
Illinois ......................................
Indiana ....................................
Iowa ........................................
Kansas ....................................
Kentucky .................................
Michigan .................................

6.0
98.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
7.5
(D)
6.5
2.5

2.0
30.0
17.0
6.0
1.5
2.0
6.5
(D)
3.0
6.0

7.0
45.0
61.0
12.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
(D)
2.0
5.5

5.0
67.0
150.0
61.0
1.5
1.0
19.0
(D)
1.5
8.0

20.0
240.0
232.0
82.0
7.0
7.0
43.0
(D)
13.0
22.0

5.0
10.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
(D)
1.0
2.0

25.0
250.0
235.0
85.0
8.0
8.0
46.0
21.0
14.0
24.0

Minnesota ...............................
Missouri ..................................
Montana ..................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New England 1 ........................
New Mexico ............................
New York ................................
North Carolina .........................
North Dakota ...........................

6.0
5.0
5.0
(D)
1.0
2.7
3.5
4.0
2.8
2.5

7.0
5.0
8.0
(D)
1.0
1.5
2.5
4.0
1.0
2.5

7.0
3.0
9.0
(D)
1.0
1.8
4.0
2.5
0.8
1.0

10.0
3.0
6.0
(D)
1.0
1.5
3.0
1.5
0.4
3.0

30.0
16.0
28.0
(D)
4.0
7.5
13.0
12.0
5.0
9.0

2.0
2.0
1.0
(D)
1.0
4.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

32.0
18.0
29.0
13.0
5.0
12.0
15.0
13.0
6.0
10.0

Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon ....................................
Pennsylvania ..........................
South Dakota ..........................
Tennessee ..............................
Texas ......................................
Utah ........................................
Virginia ....................................
Washington .............................

9.0
4.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
5.0
95.0
1.0
7.0
2.0

5.0
1.0
8.0
3.5
8.0
2.0
26.0
1.0
4.0
2.5

5.0
1.0
7.0
3.0
15.0
0.7
7.0
11.0
1.2
1.5

6.0
1.0
16.0
1.0
23.0
0.8
16.0
16.0
0.8
3.0

25.0
7.5
38.0
15.0
54.0
8.5
144.0
29.0
13.0
9.0

1.0
2.5
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.5
6.0
1.0
1.0
2.0

26.0
10.0
40.0
18.0
56.0
10.0
150.0
30.0
14.0
11.0

West Virginia ...........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming .................................

1.5
5.0
2.0

0.5
2.0
8.0

0.5
3.0
26.0

1.0
5.0
32.0

3.5
15.0
68.0

0.5
1.0
2.0

4.0
16.0
70.0

Other States 2 .........................

13.0

5.0

6.0

3.0

27.0

4.0

31.0

United States 3 ........................

345.0

187.0

266.0

479.0

1,277.0

78.0

1,355.0

(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.

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Market Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Weight Group – States and United States: January 1, 2023
Market lambs
State

Under 65
pounds

65 - 84
pounds

85 - 105
pounds

Over 105
pounds

Total

Market
sheep

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Total
market
sheep and
lambs
(1,000 head)

Arizona ...................................
California ................................
Colorado .................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa ........................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky .................................
Michigan .................................

6.0
95.0
3.0
4.0
3.5
3.0
8.0
(D)
5.9
3.0

1.0
30.0
13.0
6.0
1.5
2.0
6.0
(D)
3.2
5.5

5.0
45.0
50.0
12.0
1.0
1.0
11.0
(D)
3.2
5.0

4.0
70.0
157.0
46.0
1.0
1.0
18.0
(D)
0.7
7.5

16.0
240.0
223.0
68.0
7.0
7.0
43.0
(D)
13.0
21.0

4.0
10.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
(D)
1.0
2.0

20.0
250.0
225.0
70.0
8.0
8.0
45.0
22.0
14.0
23.0

Minnesota ...............................
Missouri ..................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New England 1 ........................
New Mexico ............................
New York ................................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................

7.0
6.0
3.0
3.5
1.0
1.4
5.0
4.0
3.7
(D)

7.0
5.0
6.0
1.5
1.0
1.8
3.0
3.0
1.0
(D)

8.0
3.0
13.0
1.5
1.0
1.5
5.0
3.0
0.8
(D)

10.0
3.0
10.0
3.5
1.0
1.3
3.0
2.0
0.5
(D)

32.0
17.0
32.0
10.0
4.0
6.0
16.0
12.0
6.0
(D)

2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
(D)

34.0
19.0
34.0
11.0
5.0
9.0
18.0
13.0
7.0
18.0

Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania ..........................
South Dakota ..........................
Tennessee ..............................
Texas .....................................
Utah ........................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................

9.0
5.0
5.0
6.0
10.0
6.0
83.0
1.0
6.5
2.5

5.0
3.0
7.0
4.0
8.0
2.0
25.0
4.0
4.5
3.0

5.0
1.0
8.0
2.0
15.0
1.0
10.0
13.0
2.0
1.5

6.0
1.0
18.0
1.0
29.0
1.0
11.0
15.0
1.0
3.0

25.0
10.0
38.0
13.0
62.0
10.0
129.0
33.0
14.0
10.0

1.0
2.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
2.0

26.0
12.0
40.0
17.0
63.0
11.0
135.0
35.0
15.0
12.0

West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming ................................

2.0
6.0
2.0

1.0
2.0
7.0

0.5
2.0
31.0

1.5
4.0
37.0

5.0
14.0
77.0

1.0
1.0
3.0

6.0
15.0
80.0

Other States 2 .........................

15.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

31.0

4.0

35.0

United States3 .........................

335.0

183.0

279.0

483.0

1,280.0

75.0

1,355.0

(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.

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Sheep and Lambs Farm Slaughter and Death Loss – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
Deaths

Farm
slaughter 1

State
2021

Sheep
2022

(1,000 head)

2021

(1,000 head)

Lambs
2022

(1,000 head)

2021

(1,000 head)

2022

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Arizona .........................................
California ......................................
Colorado .......................................
Idaho .............................................
Illinois ............................................
Indiana ..........................................
Iowa ..............................................
Kansas ..........................................
Kentucky .......................................
Michigan .......................................

10.0
4.0
1.5
1.5
2.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0

9.0
4.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
4.0

6.0
13.0
12.0
7.0
2.5
3.0
6.0
2.5
2.5
3.0

6.0
16.0
13.0
7.0
2.5
3.0
6.0
3.0
2.5
3.0

3.5
13.0
17.0
9.0
5.0
7.0
15.0
6.5
5.5
7.0

3.5
13.0
15.0
8.0
5.0
7.0
16.0
7.5
5.5
7.0

Minnesota .....................................
Missouri ........................................
Montana ........................................
Nebraska ......................................
Nevada .........................................
New England 2 ..............................
New Mexico ..................................
New York ......................................
North Carolina ...............................
North Dakota .................................

3.0
1.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
1.5
5.0
2.5
1.0
1.0

3.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0

7.0
4.0
10.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
6.0
3.5
1.0
2.0

6.5
4.0
9.0
3.0
2.0
1.5
5.5
4.0
1.0
2.0

16.0
10.0
16.0
8.0
7.0
3.0
3.3
6.0
2.7
6.0

15.0
10.0
15.0
7.5
6.0
3.0
3.0
8.0
3.0
6.0

Ohio ..............................................
Oklahoma .....................................
Oregon ..........................................
Pennsylvania ................................
South Dakota ................................
Tennessee ....................................
Texas ............................................
Utah ..............................................
Virginia ..........................................
Washington ...................................

2.0
3.0
4.0
1.5
2.0
1.0
6.0
5.0
2.5
5.0

2.0
3.5
4.0
1.5
1.5
1.0
7.0
5.0
3.0
6.0

6.0
3.0
6.0
3.0
6.0
2.0
34.0
8.0
3.3
2.0

6.0
3.0
6.0
4.0
8.0
2.0
34.0
9.0
3.5
2.0

13.0
7.0
6.0
8.0
20.0
5.5
65.0
16.0
9.5
2.0

13.0
8.0
6.0
7.0
23.0
6.0
75.0
16.0
9.0
2.0

West Virginia .................................
Wisconsin .....................................
Wyoming .......................................

0.5
2.0
2.0

0.5
2.0
2.0

1.7
3.0
11.0

2.0
3.0
10.0

3.5
8.0
14.0

4.0
8.0
12.0

Other States 3 ...............................

8.0

8.0

12.0

12.0

21.0

22.0

United States ................................

92.0

95.0

200.0

205.0

365.0

375.0

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.

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Wool Production – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
State

Weight per fleece1

Sheep shorn

Production

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(pounds)

(pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Arizona ...........................................
California ........................................
Colorado .........................................
Idaho ..............................................
Illinois .............................................
Indiana ...........................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ...........................................
Kentucky .........................................
Michigan .........................................

68.0
405.0
355.0
170.0
26.0
40.0
135.0
35.0
11.0
63.0

66.0
380.0
345.0
170.0
25.0
41.0
140.0
45.0
9.0
58.0

6.8
5.4
6.1
8.3
6.2
5.9
5.5
6.0
6.3
5.9

6.7
5.9
6.1
8.4
6.0
5.7
5.7
6.0
6.3
5.9

460
2,190
2,180
1,405
160
235
740
210
69
370

440
2,230
2,100
1,420
150
235
800
270
57
340

Minnesota .......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Montana .........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ...........................................
New England 2 ................................
New Mexico ....................................
New York ........................................
North Carolina ................................
North Dakota ..................................

95.0
32.0
170.0
56.0
44.0
27.0
82.0
39.0
6.0
50.0

100.0
33.0
160.0
58.0
40.0
22.0
75.0
45.0
6.0
50.0

6.4
5.9
8.8
7.1
9.4
7.0
7.7
6.5
5.5
7.9

6.0
5.6
8.8
7.1
9.0
8.0
7.6
5.8
5.2
7.8

605
190
1,490
400
415
190
635
255
33
395

600
185
1,400
410
360
175
570
260
31
390

Ohio ................................................
Oklahoma .......................................
Oregon ...........................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas .............................................
Utah ................................................
Virginia ...........................................
Washington ....................................

81.0
13.0
120.0
43.0
225.0
8.0
160.0
230.0
23.0
35.0

80.0
15.0
120.0
49.0
225.0
9.0
170.0
225.0
22.0
35.0

5.9
5.9
6.8
6.7
7.6
5.4
7.4
8.9
5.7
7.6

5.8
5.3
6.7
6.3
7.8
5.6
6.5
9.0
5.9
7.9

480
77
815
290
1,720
43
1,190
2,040
130
265

460
80
800
310
1,750
50
1,110
2,020
130
275

West Virginia ..................................
Wisconsin .......................................
Wyoming ........................................

13.0
47.0
245.0

14.0
48.0
245.0

5.7
6.8
8.7

5.6
6.3
8.9

74
320
2,120

78
300
2,170

Other States 3 .................................

43.0

45.0

6.0

6.0

260

268

United States ..................................

3,195.0

3,170.0

7.0

7.0

22,451

22,224

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.

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Wool Price and Value – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
[United States value may not add due to rounding]
State

Value 1

Price per pound
2021

2022

2021

2022

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Arizona ...................................................
California ................................................
Colorado .................................................
Idaho .......................................................
Illinois ......................................................
Indiana ....................................................
Iowa ........................................................
Kansas ....................................................
Kentucky .................................................
Michigan .................................................

0.80
2.15
2.30
1.85
0.55
0.85
0.25
0.54
0.80
0.54

0.85
1.40
2.50
1.70
0.60
0.60
0.20
0.55
0.80
0.60

368
4,709
5,014
2,599
88
200
185
113
55
200

374
3,122
5,250
2,414
90
141
160
149
46
204

Minnesota ...............................................
Missouri ..................................................
Montana ..................................................
Nebraska ................................................
Nevada ...................................................
New England 2 ........................................
New Mexico ............................................
New York ................................................
North Carolina .........................................
North Dakota ...........................................

0.45
0.35
2.20
0.67
2.10
0.85
1.75
0.80
1.20
1.15

0.34
0.35
2.25
0.70
1.40
0.80
1.75
0.60
1.50
1.05

272
67
3,278
268
872
162
1,111
204
40
454

204
65
3,150
287
504
140
998
156
47
410

Ohio ........................................................
Oklahoma ...............................................
Oregon ....................................................
Pennsylvania ..........................................
South Dakota ..........................................
Tennessee ..............................................
Texas ......................................................
Utah ........................................................
Virginia ....................................................
Washington .............................................

0.65
1.40
1.30
0.90
1.40
0.80
2.30
2.00
1.40
2.20

0.55
1.00
1.35
0.80
1.20
0.80
1.70
1.80
1.50
1.60

312
108
1,060
261
2,408
34
2,737
4,080
182
583

253
80
1,080
248
2,100
40
1,887
3,636
195
440

West Virginia ...........................................
Wisconsin ...............................................
Wyoming .................................................

1.40
0.50
2.60

1.50
0.40
2.50

104
160
5,512

117
120
5,425

Other States 3 .........................................

1.45

1.40

377

375

United States ..........................................

1.70

1.53

38,177

33,907

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.

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Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Class

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(head)

(head)

(percent)

All goats and kids .....................................................................................................

2,550,000

2,507,000

98

All, breeding goats ................................................................................................
Replacement kids - under one year ...................................................................
Does - one year old and older ...........................................................................
Bucks - one year old and older ..........................................................................

2,093,000
385,000
1,551,000
157,000

2,056,000
379,000
1,523,000
154,000

98
98
98
98

All, market goats and kids .....................................................................................

457,000

451,000

99

Kid crop 1 ..................................................................................................................

1,601,000

1,580,000

99

1

Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year.

All Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United
States: January 1
Thousand head
3,500

Angora

Milk

Meat

All

3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2019

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2020

2021

2022

2023

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Angora Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Class

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Angora goats and kids .................................................................................................

110,000

107,000

97

Angora, breeding goats ............................................................................................
Replacement kids - under one year ......................................................................
Does - one year old and older ..............................................................................
Bucks - one year old and older .............................................................................

95,000
15,000
76,000
4,000

91,000
14,000
73,000
4,000

96
93
96
100

Angora, market goats and kids .................................................................................

15,000

16,000

107

Kid crop 1 .....................................................................................................................

62,000

61,000

98

1

Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year.

Milk Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Class

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Milk goats and kids ......................................................................................................

410,000

400,000

98

Milk, breeding goats .................................................................................................
Replacement kids - under one year ......................................................................
Does - one year old and older ..............................................................................
Bucks - one year old and older .............................................................................

368,000
78,000
264,000
26,000

359,000
77,000
257,000
25,000

98
99
97
96

Milk, market goats and kids ......................................................................................

42,000

41,000

98

Kid crop 1 .....................................................................................................................

298,000

289,000

97

1

Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year.

Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory by Class – United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
Class

2022

2023

2023 as
percent
of 2022

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Meat and other goats and kids .....................................................................................

2,030,000

2,000,000

99

Meat and other, breeding goats ................................................................................
Replacement kids - under one year ......................................................................
Does - one year old and older ..............................................................................
Bucks - one year old and older .............................................................................

1,630,000
292,000
1,211,000
127,000

1,606,000
288,000
1,193,000
125,000

99
99
99
98

Meat and other, market goats and kids ....................................................................

400,000

394,000

99

Kid crop 1 .....................................................................................................................

1,241,000

1,230,000

99

1

Kid crop refers to kids born the previous year.

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Angora Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
State

2022

2023 as
percent
of 2022

2023

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Arizona ..................................................................................
New Mexico ...........................................................................
Texas ....................................................................................

16,000
8,000
61,000

16,000
8,000
59,000

100
100
97

Other States 1 ........................................................................

25,000

24,000

96

United States .........................................................................

110,000

107,000

97

1

Includes data for States not published in this table.

Mohair Production, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
[United States value may not add due to rounding]
State

Goats
clipped

Average clip
per goat

2021

2022

2021

(head)

(head)

(pounds)

Arizona ............
New Mexico .....
Texas ..............

16,000
6,500
61,000

16,000
6,500
55,000

3.5
3.8
5.5

3.5
3.4
5.7

56
25
335

Other States 2 ..

22,000

21,500

5.9

5.9

United States ...

105,500

99,000

5.2

5.3

1
2

Price per
pound

Production

2022

2021

2022

Value 1

2021

2022

2021

2022

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

56
22
315

1.00
1.40
7.70

1.20
2.10
9.00

56
35
2,580

67
46
2,835

130

127

2.90

2.80

377

356

546

520

5.58

6.35

3,048

3,304

(pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds)

Production multiplied by marketing year average price. United States value is summation of State values.
Includes data for States not published in this table.

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Milk Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
State

2022

2023 as
percent
of 2022

2023

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Alabama ................................................................................
Arkansas ................................................................................
California ...............................................................................
Colorado ................................................................................
Florida ....................................................................................
Georgia ..................................................................................
Idaho ......................................................................................
Illinois .....................................................................................
Indiana ...................................................................................
Iowa .......................................................................................

3,500
4,000
39,000
8,000
9,000
6,000
6,300
8,400
14,200
28,000

3,900
4,500
36,000
8,500
9,200
6,000
6,400
9,600
12,500
26,000

111
113
92
106
102
100
102
114
88
93

Kansas ...................................................................................
Kentucky ................................................................................
Michigan ................................................................................
Minnesota ..............................................................................
Missouri .................................................................................
Nebraska ...............................................................................
New England 1 .......................................................................
New York ...............................................................................
North Carolina ........................................................................
Ohio .......................................................................................

4,400
5,500
11,500
13,000
10,700
3,700
18,200
11,700
7,500
10,500

3,800
6,000
11,000
11,000
11,200
3,300
16,000
12,400
8,500
9,500

86
109
96
85
105
89
88
106
113
90

Oklahoma ..............................................................................
Oregon ...................................................................................
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
South Carolina .......................................................................
Tennessee .............................................................................
Texas .....................................................................................
Virginia ...................................................................................
Washington ............................................................................
Wisconsin ..............................................................................

7,000
11,800
13,500
3,400
7,300
24,000
4,200
6,700
74,000

7,800
12,500
15,000
3,200
7,000
22,000
4,800
7,200
72,000

111
106
111
94
96
92
114
107
97

Other States 2 ........................................................................

35,000

33,200

95

United States .........................................................................

410,000

400,000

98

1

New England includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2
Includes data for States not published in this table.

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Meat and Other Goats and Kids Inventory – States and United States: January 1, 2022 and 2023
State

2022

2023 as
percent
of 2022

2023

(head)

(head)

(percent)

Alabama ..........................................................................
Arizona ............................................................................
Arkansas .........................................................................
California .........................................................................
Colorado ..........................................................................
Florida .............................................................................
Georgia ...........................................................................
Illinois ..............................................................................
Indiana ............................................................................
Iowa .................................................................................

44,000
29,000
31,000
86,000
24,000
44,000
58,000
23,000
36,000
41,000

44,000
26,000
31,000
80,000
23,000
45,500
58,000
22,000
37,000
46,000

100
90
100
93
96
103
100
96
103
112

Kansas ............................................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................................
Louisiana .........................................................................
Minnesota ........................................................................
Mississippi .......................................................................
Missouri ...........................................................................
New York .........................................................................
North Carolina .................................................................
Ohio .................................................................................
Oklahoma ........................................................................

37,000
54,000
15,000
26,000
19,000
75,000
18,000
43,000
42,000
75,000

39,000
56,000
15,000
30,000
19,000
76,000
17,000
40,000
43,000
78,000

105
104
100
115
100
101
94
93
102
104

Oregon ............................................................................
Pennsylvania ...................................................................
South Carolina .................................................................
Tennessee .......................................................................
Texas ..............................................................................
Virginia ............................................................................
Washington .....................................................................
West Virginia ...................................................................

26,000
38,000
33,000
91,000
750,000
42,000
22,000
20,000

27,000
37,000
33,000
85,000
725,000
39,000
22,500
21,000

104
97
100
93
97
93
102
105

Other States 1 ..................................................................

188,000

185,000

98

United States ...................................................................

2,030,000

2,000,000

99

1

Includes data for States not published in this table.

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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 23,000 operators were contacted
during the first half of January by mail, telephone, internet, and face-to-face personal interviews and 61 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 2022 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 0.5 percent. This means
that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 5.02 million head by
more than 0.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1 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 19,000 head, ranging from 0 to 70,000 head. The initial inventory
estimate of All Sheep and Lambs has been below the latest estimate 4 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 1.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of
3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 3.20 million head by more than 1.2 percent.
Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 2.2 percent.
For Sheep and Lambs Shorn, changes between the first inventory estimate and the latest estimate during the past 10 years
have averaged 20,000 head, ranging from 0 to 140,000 head. In the last 10 years, the initial inventory estimate of Sheep
and Lambs Shorn has not been below the latest estimate but has been above 5 times.

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Reliability of January 1 Sheep and Lambs Estimates
[Based on data for the past 10 years]
Item

Root mean
square error
(percent)

Difference between first and latest estimate

90 percent
confidence
level

Average

Smallest

Largest

(percent)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

(1,000 head)

Years
Below latest

Above latest

(number)

(number)

All sheep and lambs .................

0.5

1.0

19

0

70

4

2

Breeding sheep ........................

0.5

0.9

13

0

39

4

2

Lamb crop ................................

1.8

3.3

34

0

150

2

4

Sheep shorn .............................

1.2

2.2

20

0

140

0

5

(percent)
Wool production ........................

1.1

(percent)
1.9

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds)
145

0

870

(number)

(number)
2

4

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
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................ (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter ................................................................................................ (202) 690-8632
Ryan Cowen – Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-3040
Anthony Fischer – Hogs and Pigs ............................................................................................................ (202) 720-3106
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Suzanne Richards – Dairy Products ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-4448
Suzanne Richards – Sheep and Goats ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-4448

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