Goat Supply

Data sources:

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL

U.S. Goat Population and Trends

In its 2021 Sheep and Goat Report, the USDA reported roughly 2,582,000 total goats in the U.S., of which 79.2% (2,045,000) are meat goats, 16.3% (420,000) are milk goats, and 4.5% (117,000) are Angora goats.

Over the past 15 years, the meat goat population in the U.S. has hovered around 2 million heads. The population of meat goats in Minnesota has remained around 25,000 heads for the past 10 years. In 2021, Minnesota contained only 1.25% the national population of goats.

Data source:

USDA NASS Sheep and Goat Reports

Where are the goats?

Data source:

USDA NASS Sheep and Goat Reports

Live Actions Sites & Average Costs

These average prices were calculated using data for Bucks/Billies (Selection 1) from the first weeks of June, July, and August of 2021 to calculate 3 month averages.

Data source: https://www.tridge.com/intelligences/goat-meat/price

U.S. Goat Meat Imports

Data source: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/gats/default.aspx