2022 NAICS national industry in sector 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
112410 Sheep Farming
NAICS 112410 is the US industry code for sheep farming. It covers establishments primarily engaged in raising sheep and lambs, or feeding lambs for fattening.
- Code
- 112410 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Sheep Farming
- Part of
- Sheep and Goat Farming
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $3.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 01440 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising sheep and lambs, or feeding lambs for fattening. The sheep or lambs may be raised for sale or wool production.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in operating stockyards for transportation and not buying, selling, or auctioning livestock are classified in U.S. Industry 488999, All Other Support Activities for Transportation.
Activities listed under 112410
The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Dairy sheep farming
- Feedlots (except stockyards for transportation), lamb
- Lamb feedlots (except stockyards for transportation)
- Milking dairy sheep
- Sheep farming (e.g., meat, milk, wool production)
SBA size standard for 112410
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 112410, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $3.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0144), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.