Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
913,246 
89,994,614 
963,669 
96,347,858 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
243,071 
1,179,625 
233,078 
1,155,984 
lOto 19 
171,675 
2,350,565 
174,518 
2,392,813 
Milk cows 
64,098 
9,252,272 
69,890 
9,266,574 
20 to 49 
222,547 
6,907,696 
240,975 
7,518,194 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
118,394 
8,161,882 
135,117 
9,344,247 
1 to 9 
16,463 
40,999 
14,426 
38,147 
100 to 199 
76,729 
10,456,310 
91,193 
12,434,470 
lOto 19 
3,762 
51,906 
3,568 
48,821 
200 to 499 
52,878 
15,851,268 
59,234 
17,697,011 
20 to 49 
14,107 
488,801 
16,344 
576,070 
500 to 999 
17,437 
11,881,862 
18,814 
12,863,312 
50 to 99 
15,351 
1 ,029,386 
18,986 
1 ,280,983 
1,000 to 2,499 
7,582 
11,058,595 
7,892 
11,555,420 
lOOto 199 
7,359 
977,416 
8,975 
1,180,985 
2,500 to 4,999 
1,809 
6,121,370 
1,762 
5,945,320 
200 to 499 
3,712 
1,109,975 
4,307 
1 ,278,721 
5,000 or more 
1,124 
16,025,441 
1,086 
15,441,087 
500 to 999 
1,537 
1,045,935 
1,702 
1,161,865 
1 ,000 or more 
1,807 
4,507,854 
1,582 
3,700,982 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1,231 
1 ,879,783 
1,104 
1 ,673,772 
Cows and heifers that calved 
777,943 
38,208,825 
818,992 
42,101,375 
2,500 or more 
576 
2,628,071 
478 
2,027,210 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
266,869 
1,219,056 
250,204 
1,171,271 
Other cattle (see text) 
742,665 
51,785,789 
788,633 
54,246,483 
10 to 19 
158,023 
2,127,334 
162,022 
2,191,968 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
189,948 
5,769,049 
214,549 
6,587,956 
1 to 9 
328,947 
1,367,194 
329,593 
1,386,215 
50 to 99 
85,960 
5,743,120 
102,217 
6,881,511 
lOto 19 
136,463 
1,817,394 
147,914 
1,973,684 
100 to 199 
43,803 
5,783,624 
52,618 
6,956,160 
20 to 49 
136,133 
4,096,942 
155,011 
4,684,915 
200 to 499 
24,435 
7,012,203 
28,198 
8,074,336 
50 to 99 
62,088 
4,185,311 
72,829 
4,904,323 
500 to 999 
5,788 
3,790,976 
6,189 
4,072,378 
100 to 199 
36,795 
4,912,616 
40,703 
5,433,374 
1,000 to 2,499 
2,369 
3,421,237 
2,330 
3,343,596 
200 to 499 
27,072 
8,060,156 
27,467 
8,131,785 
2,500 or more 
748 
3,342,226 
665 
2,822,199 
500 to 999 
9,661 
6,535,499 
9,344 
6,412,405 
1,000 to 2,499 
3,875 
5,605,499 
4,122 
5,974,122 
2,500 or more 
1,631 
15,205,178 
1,650 
15,345,660 
Beef cows 
727,906 
28,956,553 
764,984 
32,834,801 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
26,586 
14,386,188 
50,009 
16,098,910 
1 to 9 
261,017 
1,201,766 
246,863 
1,160,439 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
155,549 
2,090,980 
160,005 
2,162,448 
1 to 19 
4,262 
59,942 
22,890 
159,051 
20 to 49 
177,656 
5,332,440 
200,840 
6,090,407 
20 to 49 
6,798 
207,869 
9,136 
280,083 
50 to 99 
71,184 
4,744,396 
84,253 
5,656,207 
50 to 99 
5,138 
346,954 
6,313 
426,159 
100 to 199 
36,428 
4,796,037 
43,575 
5,753,342 
100 to 199 
3,915 
527,369 
4,375 
586,624 
200 to 499 
20,564 
5,853,297 
23,635 
6,722,106 
200 to 499 
3,673 
1,113,941 
3,744 
1,118,788 
500 to 999 
4,215 
2,719,769 
4,413 
2,861,202 
500 to 999 
1,603 
1,103,948 
1,997 
1,429,215 
1,000 to 2,499 
1,125 
1,521,823 
1,215 
1,648,412 
1,000 to 2,499 
504 
796,792 
780 
1,152,679 
2,500 or more 
168 
696,045 
185 
780,238 
2,500 or more 
693 
10,229,373 
774 
10,946,311 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
740,978 
69,759,776 
76,380,153 
798,290 
74,071,936 
61,209,970 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
282,191 
1,253,072 
953,621 
285,131 
1,243,461 
795,632 
lOto 19 
143,213 
1 ,935,049 
1,450,563 
151,782 
2,059,477 
1,262,079 
20 to 49 
154,668 
4,710,280 
3,676,992 
177,736 
5,447,558 
3,366,696 
50 to 99 
72,805 
4,953,741 
4,112,523 
86,706 
5,907,243 
3,821,272 
100 to 199 
41,363 
5,601,678 
5,039,028 
47,855 
6,458,387 
4,425,833 
200 to 499 
29,720 
8,881,388 
8,562,864 
31,095 
9,218,477 
6,682,424 
500 to 999 
10,079 
6,800,676 
6,816,823 
10,304 
6,963,334 
5,457,305 
1,000 to 2,499 
4,722 
6,894,742 
7,049,684 
5,282 
7,757,543 
6,214,389 
2,500 to 4,999 
1,151 
3,917,095 
4,155,633 
1,322 
4,381,837 
3,602,079 
5,000 or more 
1,066 
24,812,055 
34,562,423 
1,077 
24,634,619 
25,582,262 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
639,747 
56,832,026 
(NA) 
681,126 
60,376,684 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
292,875 
1,177,811 
(NA) 
297,526 
1,192,607 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
113,384 
1,504,867 
(NA) 
122,477 
1,620,881 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
113,249 
3,402,136 
(NA) 
127,694 
3,852,708 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
52,197 
3,528,878 
(NA) 
60,513 
4,089,677 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
31,319 
4,217,350 
(NA) 
34,637 
4,641,988 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
23,504 
6,975,994 
(NA) 
24,114 
7,080,491 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
7,878 
5,283,460 
(NA) 
8,025 
5,396,029 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
3,583 
5,232,011 
(NA) 
4,160 
6,100,214 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
846 
2,856,247 
(NA) 
1,023 
3,378,386 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
912 
22,653,272 
(NA) 
957 
23,023,703 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
33,880 
25,468,575 
(NA) 
76,396 
27,595,928 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
7,414 
100,449 
(NA) 
45,117 
268,417 
- 
20 to 49 
9,558 
291,374 
(NA) 
1 1 ,736 
357,197 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
5,441 
372,079 
(NA) 
6,579 
449,362 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
4,145 
565,692 
(NA) 
4,710 
634,210 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
3,909 
1,183,975 
(NA) 
3,975 
1,183,536 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
1,644 
1,126,174 
(NA) 
1,980 
1,376,157 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
869 
1 ,308,340 
(NA) 
1,264 
1,872,253 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
293 
1,028,914 
(NA) 
366 
1,248,925 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
607 
19,491,578 
(NA) 
669 
20,205,871 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
380,865 
12,927,750 
(NA) 
414,324 
13,695,252 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
195,838 
802,322 
(NA) 
188,636 
804,207 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
77,173 
998,055 
(NA) 
92,239 
1,200,194 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
68,093 
1,965,021 
(NA) 
86,922 
2,504,176 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
20,858 
1 ,358,468 
(NA) 
26,191 
1,695,544 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
9,649 
1,252,813 
(NA) 
1 1 ,029 
1 ,438,458 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
6,140 
1 ,778,287 
(NA) 
6,405 
1,865,081 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
1,893 
1,236,502 
(NA) 
1,788 
1,177,158 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
1,221 
3,536,282 
(NA) 
1,114 
3,010,434 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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