Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,070 
815 
146 
105 
500 or more 
393 
267 
55 
37 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,442 
21,592 
1,014 
597 
number 
822,222 
692,102 
63,905 
44,342 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,385 
21,545 
1,009 
595 
number 
813,250 
685,432 
(D) 
43,702 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,343 
6,060 
172 
78 
1 0 to 49 
12,663 
1 1 ,822 
476 
266 
50 to 99 
2,809 
2,447 
174 
108 
too to 199 
1,122 
907 
121 
92 
200 to 499 
369 
261 
54 
39 
500 or more 
79 
48 
12 
12 
Milk cows 
farms 
100 
83 
7 
3 
number 
8,972 
6,670 
(D) 
640 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
8 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 
28 
28 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
31 
27 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
21 
13 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
10 
7 
3 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
22,119 
20,318 
961 
571 
number 
793,552 
634,236 
75,043 
50,004 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
22,116 
20,292 
984 
570 
number 
954,433 
767,091 
86,952 
56,141 
$1,000 
766,476 
601,080 
73,508 
46,868 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
14,953 
13,722 
662 
382 
number 
262,630 
226,602 
17,836 
12,415 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,889 
17,272 
868 
513 
number 
691,803 
540,489 
69,116 
43,726 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
number 
168 
(D) 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
752 
680 
25 
10 
number 
109,316 
56,199 
15,507 
14,584 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
632 
592 
18 
6 
25 to 49 
33 
29 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
7 
6 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
2 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
9 
8 
- 
- 
500 or more 
67 
43 
5 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
468 
416 
20 
8 
number 
57,816 
28,761 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
603 
542 
22 
7 
number 
51,500 
27,438 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
540 
476 
27 
16 
number 
1,144,573 
533,931 
159,841 
(D) 
$1,000 
47,178 
24,915 
(D) 
6,120 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
778 
727 
18 
9 
number 
18,808 
17,041 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
556 
524 
9 
4 
number 
10,237 
9,076 
129 
72 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
488 
456 
9 
5 
number 
9,374 
8,324 
331 
286 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,820 
9,939 
422 
235 
number 
61,090 
54,152 
2,956 
1,749 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
10,476 
9,638 
402 
221 
number 
56,317 
50,108 
2,651 
1,591 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,099 
1,915 
79 
41 
number 
6,500 
5,752 
259 
181 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,450 
2,303 
73 
34 
number 
41,610 
38,802 
1,697 
525 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,311 
1,253 
31 
11 
number 
19,128 
18,118 
629 
135 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,549 
3,276 
124 
64 
number 
12,545,952 
7,083,453 
(D) 
946,773 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,105 
2,929 
95 
45 
400 to 3,199 
6 
5 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
54 
43 
6 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
187 
157 
8 
4 
20,000 to 49,999 
180 
134 
14 
9 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
7 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
7 
1 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
623 
566 
25 
16 
number 
6,749,434 
4,805,506 
108,734 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
150 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
