Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Flerd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
25,866 
1,615,774 
23,442 
822,222 
22,119 
793,552 
21,340 
930,715 
749,188 
1 to 9 
5,075 
26,551 
3,891 
15,685 
3,430 
10,866 
3,051 
(D) 
(D) 
10to 19 
5,167 
71,502 
4,725 
45,872 
4,064 
25,630 
4,101 
38,529 
26,413 
20 to 49 
7,882 
248,014 
7,501 
159,003 
6,887 
89,011 
6,827 
129,370 
89,057 
50 to 99 
4,124 
286,032 
3,947 
170,196 
4,121 
115,836 
3,854 
147,187 
103,604 
100 to 199 
2,155 
289,841 
2,094 
166,305 
2,154 
123,536 
2,092 
152,380 
112,863 
200 to 499 
1,070 
308,951 
977 
152,352 
1,070 
156,599 
1,038 
181,468 
149,732 
500 to 999 
260 
171,440 
218 
59,870 
260 
111,570 
253 
104,887 
95,538 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
122 
171,691 
82 
47,221 
122 
124,470 
113 
119,957 
118,325 
2,500 to 4,999 
9 
(D) 
7 
5,718 
9 
(D) 
9 
24,443 
26,116 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
776 
23,718 
17,288 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd ' 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
23,442 
1 ,446,442 
23,442 
822,222 
19,695 
624,220 
19,868 
777,798 
599,536 
1 to 9 
58,331 
6,342 
31,620 
4,697 
26,711 
4,464 
34,700 
24,294 
lOto 19 
5,329 
117,353 
5,329 
72,413 
4,226 
44,940 
4,537 
60,463 
43,190 
20 to 49 
7,336 
372,122 
7,336 
220,093 
6,341 
152,029 
6,538 
201,813 
152,725 
50 to 99 
2,828 
323,028 
187,432 
2,825 
135,596 
2,763 
174,478 
126,392 
100 to 199 
1,148 
266,897 
1,148 
147,299 
1,147 
119,598 
1,115 
142,993 
116,801 
200 to 499 
380 
196,577 
380 
108,941 
380 
87,636 
376 
98,050 
78,467 
500 to 999 
64 
80,197 
64 
36,701 
64 
43,496 
60 
48,650 
45,008 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
15 
31,937 
15 
17,723 
15 
14,214 
15 
16,651 
12,659 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
2,424 
169,332 
(X) 
(X) 
2,424 
169,332 
2,248 
176,635 
166,939 
' Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
23,385 
1,436,997 
23,385 
816,690 
23,385 
813,250 
19,644 
620,307 
1 to 9 
6,343 
58,470 
6,343 
31,718 
6,343 
31,617 
4,698 
26,752 
lOto 19 
5,339 
119,411 
5,339 
73,409 
5,339 
72,551 
4,236 
46,002 
20 to 49 
7,324 
373,183 
7,324 
220,754 
7,324 
219,605 
6,331 
152,429 
50 to 99 
2,809 
322,531 
2,809 
186,931 
2,809 
186,255 
2,809 
135,600 
100 to 199 
1,122 
261,531 
1,122 
144,120 
1,122 
143,617 
1,122 
117,411 
200 to 499 
369 
189,737 
369 
105,334 
369 
105,334 
369 
84,403 
500 to 999 
64 
80,197 
64 
36,701 
64 
36,701 
64 
43,496 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
15 
31,937 
15 
1 7,723 
15 
17,570 
15 
14,214 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,481 
178,777 
57 
5,532 
(X) 
(X) 
2,475 
173,245 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
19,819 
774,296 
597,654 
16,931 
528,211 
4 
168 
13,767 
246,085 
1 to 9 
4,465 
34,734 
24,310 
3,515 
20,998 
- 
- 
2,719 
13,736 
lOto 19 
4,547 
61,004 
43,543 
3,793 
36,124 
1 
(D) 
3,171 
24,880 
20 to 49 
6,529 
202,256 
153,043 
5,651 
129,892 
- 
4,765 
72,364 
50 to 99 
2,747 
174,268 
126,441 
2,537 
112,303 
1 
(D) 
2,110 
61,965 
100 to 199 
1,091 
141,128 
115,708 
1,029 
102,983 
2 
(D) 
734 
38,145 
200 to 499 
365 
95,605 
76,940 
336 
73,815 
- 
231 
21,790 
500 to 999 
60 
48,650 
45,008 
59 
42,150 
- 
- 
31 
6,500 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
15 
16,651 
12,659 
11 
9,946 
- 
- 
6 
6,705 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,297 
180,137 
168,821 
1,958 
163,592 
- 
- 
1,186 
16,545 
20 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
