Size of operations according to UAA (Ha.) Type of sheep Operations/Heads Total Total operations Total sheep Operations 122,196 Total operations Total sheep Number of heads 20,989,148 Total operations Ewes Operations 118,877 Total operations Ewes Number of heads 17,384,282 Total operations Replacement ewe lambs Operations 43,654 Total operations Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 1,863,162 Total operations Other sheep Operations 76,340 Total operations Other sheep Number of heads 1,741,704 without land Total sheep Operations 9,106 without land Total sheep Number of heads 2,514,731 without land Ewes Operations 8,811 without land Ewes Number of heads 2,055,275 without land Replacement ewe lambs Operations 4,936 without land Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 240,204 without land Other sheep Operations 7,201 without land Other sheep Number of heads 219,252 with lands Total sheep Operations 113,090 with lands Total sheep Number of heads 18,474,417 with lands Ewes Operations 110,066 with lands Ewes Number of heads 15,329,007 with lands Replacement ewe lambs Operations 38,718 with lands Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 1,622,958 with lands Other sheep Operations 69,139 with lands Other sheep Number of heads 1,522,452 without UAA Total sheep Operations 1,992 without UAA Total sheep Number of heads 695,799 without UAA Ewes Operations 1,868 without UAA Ewes Number of heads 527,999 without UAA Replacement ewe lambs Operations 902 without UAA Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 59,227 without UAA Other sheep Operations 1,461 without UAA Other sheep Number of heads 108,573 with UAA Total sheep Operations 111,098 with UAA Total sheep Number of heads 17,778,618 with UAA Ewes Operations 108,198 with UAA Ewes Number of heads 14,801,008 with UAA Replacement ewe lambs Operations 37,816 with UAA Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 1,563,731 with UAA Other sheep Operations 67,678 with UAA Other sheep Number of heads 1,413,879 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Total sheep Operations 4,318 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Total sheep Number of heads 97,930 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Ewes Operations 4,128 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Ewes Number of heads 81,724 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 511 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 8,317 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Other sheep Operations 1,220 > 0.0 - < 0.2 Other sheep Number of heads 7,889 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Total sheep Operations 8,984 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Total sheep Number of heads 172,076 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Ewes Operations 8,649 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Ewes Number of heads 143,385 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,171 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 13,558 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Other sheep Operations 2,758 >= 0.2 - < 0.5 Other sheep Number of heads 15,133 >= 0.5 - < 1 Total sheep Operations 10,241 >= 0.5 - < 1 Total sheep Number of heads 282,877 >= 0.5 - < 1 Ewes Operations 9,849 >= 0.5 - < 1 Ewes Number of heads 229,147 >= 0.5 - < 1 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,710 >= 0.5 - < 1 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 21,139 >= 0.5 - < 1 Other sheep Operations 4,086 >= 0.5 - < 1 Other sheep Number of heads 32,591 >= 1 - < 2 Total sheep Operations 12,051 >= 1 - < 2 Total sheep Number of heads 473,398 >= 1 - < 2 Ewes Operations 11,611 >= 1 - < 2 Ewes Number of heads 387,270 >= 1 - < 2 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 2,495 >= 1 - < 2 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 41,206 >= 1 - < 2 Other sheep Operations 5,957 >= 1 - < 2 Other sheep Number of heads 44,922 >= 2 - < 3 Total sheep Operations 7,407 >= 2 - < 3 Total sheep Number of heads 410,075 >= 2 - < 3 Ewes Operations 7,186 >= 2 - < 3 Ewes Number of heads 338,930 >= 2 - < 3 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,811 >= 2 - < 3 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 35,560 >= 2 - < 3 Other sheep Operations 4,182 >= 2 - < 3 Other sheep Number of heads 35,585 >= 3 - < 4 Total sheep Operations 5,465 >= 3 - < 4 Total sheep Number of heads 359,353 >= 3 - < 4 Ewes Operations 5,286 >= 3 - < 4 Ewes Number of heads 299,438 >= 3 - < 4 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,434 >= 3 - < 4 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 27,832 >= 3 - < 4 Other sheep Operations 3,228 >= 3 - < 4 Other sheep Number of heads 32,083 >= 4 - < 5 Total sheep Operations 4,422 >= 4 - < 5 Total sheep Number of heads 334,949 >= 4 - < 5 Ewes Operations 4,290 >= 4 - < 5 Ewes Number of heads 281,659 >= 4 - < 5 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,251 >= 4 - < 5 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 28,427 >= 4 - < 5 Other sheep Operations 2,693 >= 4 - < 5 Other sheep Number of heads 24,863 >= 5 - < 10 Total sheep Operations 13,616 >= 5 - < 10 Total sheep Number of heads 1,290,304 >= 5 - < 10 Ewes Operations 13,282 >= 5 - < 10 Ewes Number of heads 1,082,719 >= 5 - < 10 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 4,412 >= 5 - < 10 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 116,568 >= 5 - < 10 Other sheep Operations 8,715 >= 5 - < 10 Other sheep Number of heads 91,017 >= 10 - < 20 Total sheep Operations 12,431 >= 10 - < 20 Total sheep Number of heads 1,837,060 >= 10 - < 20 Ewes Operations 12,150 >= 10 - < 20 Ewes Number of heads 1,517,549 >= 10 - < 20 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 4,957 >= 10 - < 20 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 164,394 >= 10 - < 20 Other sheep Operations 8,660 >= 10 - < 20 Other sheep Number of heads 155,117 >= 20 - < 30 Total sheep Operations 6,280 >= 20 - < 30 Total sheep Number of heads 1,290,804 >= 20 - < 30 Ewes Operations 6,169 >= 20 - < 30 Ewes Number of heads 1,061,563 >= 20 - < 30 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 2,975 >= 20 - < 30 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 120,216 >= 20 - < 30 Other sheep Operations 4,689 >= 20 - < 30 Other sheep Number of heads 109,025 >= 30 - < 50 Total sheep Operations 6,763 >= 30 - < 50 Total sheep Number of heads 1,726,670 >= 30 - < 50 Ewes Operations 6,669 >= 30 - < 50 Ewes Number of heads 1,448,612 >= 30 - < 50 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 3,619 >= 30 - < 50 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 156,859 >= 30 - < 50 Other sheep Operations 5,407 >= 30 - < 50 Other sheep Number of heads 121,199 >= 50 - < 70 Total sheep Operations 3,978 >= 50 - < 70 Total sheep Number of heads 1,270,019 >= 50 - < 70 Ewes Operations 3,917 >= 50 - < 70 Ewes Number of heads 1,046,766 >= 50 - < 70 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 2,288 >= 50 - < 70 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 114,486 >= 50 - < 70 Other sheep Operations 3,270 >= 50 - < 70 Other sheep Number of heads 108,767 >= 70 - < 100 Total sheep Operations 3,860 >= 70 - < 100 Total sheep Number of heads 1,292,138 >= 70 - < 100 Ewes Operations 3,826 >= 70 - < 100 Ewes Number of heads 1,080,301 >= 70 - < 100 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 2,313 >= 70 - < 100 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 115,636 >= 70 - < 100 Other sheep Operations 3,242 >= 70 - < 100 Other sheep Number of heads 96,201 >= 100 - < 150 Total sheep Operations 3,560 >= 100 - < 150 Total sheep Number of heads 1,386,567 >= 100 - < 150 Ewes Operations 3,533 >= 100 - < 150 Ewes Number of heads 1,167,319 >= 100 - < 150 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 2,098 >= 100 - < 150 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 116,392 >= 100 - < 150 Other sheep Operations 3,019 >= 100 - < 150 Other sheep Number of heads 102,856 >= 150 - < 200 Total sheep Operations 1,974 >= 150 - < 200 Total sheep Number of heads 928,326 >= 150 - < 200 Ewes Operations 1,953 >= 150 - < 200 Ewes Number of heads 779,571 >= 150 - < 200 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,161 >= 150 - < 200 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 78,545 >= 150 - < 200 Other sheep Operations 1,673 >= 150 - < 200 Other sheep Number of heads 70,210 >= 200 - < 300 Total sheep Operations 2,018 >= 200 - < 300 Total sheep Number of heads 1,103,725 >= 200 - < 300 Ewes Operations 2,003 >= 200 - < 300 Ewes Number of heads 930,207 >= 200 - < 300 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,228 >= 200 - < 300 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 95,561 >= 200 - < 300 Other sheep Operations 1,695 >= 200 - < 300 Other sheep Number of heads 77,957 >= 300 - < 500 Total sheep Operations 1,821 >= 300 - < 500 Total sheep Number of heads 1,258,417 >= 300 - < 500 Ewes Operations 1,807 >= 300 - < 500 Ewes Number of heads 1,051,894 >= 300 - < 500 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 1,141 >= 300 - < 500 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 109,745 >= 300 - < 500 Other sheep Operations 1,561 >= 300 - < 500 Other sheep Number of heads 96,778 >= 500 - < 1,000 Total sheep Operations 1,343 >= 500 - < 1,000 Total sheep Number of heads 1,305,470 >= 500 - < 1,000 Ewes Operations 1,332 >= 500 - < 1,000 Ewes Number of heads 1,091,094 >= 500 - < 1,000 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 858 >= 500 - < 1,000 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 113,966 >= 500 - < 1,000 Other sheep Operations 1,122 >= 500 - < 1,000 Other sheep Number of heads 100,410 >= 1,000 Total sheep Operations 566 >= 1,000 Total sheep Number of heads 958,460 >= 1,000 Ewes Operations 558 >= 1,000 Ewes Number of heads 781,860 >= 1,000 Replacement ewe lambs Operations 383 >= 1,000 Replacement ewe lambs Number of heads 85,324 >= 1,000 Other sheep Operations 501 >= 1,000 Other sheep Number of heads 91,276