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- 
913,246 
89,994,614 
777,943 
38,208,825 
742,665 
51,785,789 
711,246 
68,047,952 
74,730,429 
1 to 9 
243,071 
1,179,625 
178,918 
669,577 
158,001 
510,048 
131,368 
737,312 
589,346 
lOto 19 
171,675 
2,350,565 
151,597 
1 ,437,866 
133,352 
912,699 
130,020 
1,169,369 
871,186 
20 to 49 
222,547 
6,907,696 
203,456 
4,272,606 
186,790 
2,635,090 
190,437 
3,462,838 
2,675,868 
50 to 99 
118,394 
8,161,882 
108,922 
4,708,868 
110,947 
3,453,014 
108,923 
4,345,235 
3,481,735 
100 to 199 
76,729 
10,456,310 
68,857 
5,560,592 
74,088 
4,895,718 
73,186 
5,896,075 
4,981,494 
200 to 499 
52,878 
15,851,268 
44,451 
7,370,672 
51,903 
8,480,596 
50,569 
9,862,639 
9,411,763 
500 to 999 
1 7,437 
11,881,862 
13,587 
4,654,679 
1 7,244 
7,227,183 
16,591 
7,799,603 
8,064,391 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
7,582 
11,058,595 
6,135 
4,452,154 
7,452 
6,606,441 
7,272 
7,502,998 
7,933,859 
2,500 to 4,999 
1,809 
6,121,370 
1,364 
2,330,573 
1,772 
3,790,797 
1,763 
4,865,169 
5,413,620 
5,000 or more 
1,124 
16,025,441 
656 
2,751,238 
1,116 
13,274,203 
1,117 
22,406,714 
31,307,168 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
29,732 
1,711,824 
1 ,649,725 
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- 
777,943 
68,870,092 
777,943 
38,208,825 
607,362 
30,661,267 
626,020 
37,452,570 
33,264,755 
1 to 9 
266,869 
2,617,681 
266,869 
1,219,056 
181,799 
1 ,398,625 
169,939 
1,513,221 
1,274,731 
lOto 19 
158,023 
3,683,315 
158,023 
2,127,334 
119,700 
1,555,981 
130,267 
1,812,386 
1,439,168 
20 to 49 
189,948 
9,918,213 
189,948 
5,769,049 
154,191 
4,149,164 
168,113 
4,973,600 
4,186,008 
50 to 99 
85,960 
10,421,867 
85,960 
5,743,120 
78,513 
4,678,747 
82,563 
5,613,669 
4,759,817 
100 to 199 
43,803 
10,607,958 
43,803 
5,783,624 
41,162 
4,824,334 
42,498 
5,830,822 
5,268,819 
200 to 499 
24,435 
12,852,436 
24,435 
7,012,203 
23,460 
5,840,233 
23,850 
7,551,407 
7,403,835 
500 to 999 
5,788 
6,844,359 
5,788 
3,790,976 
5,595 
3,053,383 
5,712 
3,834,426 
3,680,367 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
2,369 
6,255,639 
2,369 
3,421,237 
2,239 
2,834,402 
2,338 
3,514,887 
3,192,420 
2,500 or more 
748 
5,668,624 
748 
3,342,226 
703 
2,326,398 
740 
2,808,152 
2,059,589 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
135,303 
21,124,522 
(X) 
(X) 
135,303 
21,124,522 
114,958 
32,307,206 
43,115,399 
' 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- 
727,906 
53,651,838 
727,906 
29,730,518 
727,906 
28,956,553 
561,201 
23,921,320 
1 to 9 
261,017 
2,753,583 
261,017 
1,351,777 
261,017 
1,201,766 
177,600 
1,401,806 
lOto 19 
155,549 
3,754,577 
155,549 
2,182,813 
155,549 
2,090,980 
117,505 
1,571,764 
20 to 49 
177,656 
9,385,638 
177,656 
5,505,371 
177,656 
5,332,440 
142,587 
3,880,267 
50 to 99 
71,184 
8,694,003 
71,184 
4,878,591 
71,184 
4,744,396 
64,236 
3,815,412 
100 to 199 
36,428 
8,926,752 
36,428 
4,903,608 
36,428 
4,796,037 
34,113 
4,023,144 
200 to 499 
20,564 
10,902,864 
20,564 
5,934,662 
20,564 
5,853,297 
19,788 
4,968,202 
500 to 999 
4,215 
5,016,249 
4,215 
2,741,863 
4,215 
2,719,769 
4,118 
2,274,386 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1,125 
2,950,970 
1,125 
1,534,763 
1,125 
1,521,823 
1,089 
1,416,207 
2,500 or more 
168 
1 ,267,202 
168 
697,070 
168 
696,045 
165 
570,132 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
185,340 
36,342,776 
50,037 
8,478,307 
(X) 
(X) 
181,464 
27,864,469 
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- 
582,897 
31,456,595 
29,576,114 
499,069 
24,332,283 
16,831 
4,055,655 
313,199 
7,124,312 
1 to 9 
167,715 
1 ,477,408 
1 ,205,308 
136,476 
1,059,731 
1,239 
186,487 
78,174 
417,677 
lOto 19 
128,488 
1,816,954 
1 ,442,303 
106,176 
1 ,230,449 
2,162 
93,315 
73,491 
586,505 
20 to 49 
157,397 
4,784,841 
4,063,909 
135,349 
3,417,625 
5,334 
416,027 
90,128 
1,367,216 
50 to 99 
68,426 
5,048,047 
4,414,238 
63,306 
3,781,460 
3,729 
498,821 
40,587 
1,266,587 
100 to 199 
35,344 
5,329,583 
4,938,438 
33,375 
4,185,975 
2,392 
482,440 
18,522 
1,143,608 
200 to 499 
20,065 
6,908,047 
7,008,529 
19,142 
5,666,598 
1,466 
1,067,191 
9,576 
1,241,449 
500 to 999 
4,175 
3,144,136 
3,263,512 
4,006 
2,544,518 
365 
447,073 
2,054 
599,618 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
1,119 
2,036,255 
2,251,991 
1,078 
1,736,292 
126 
613,400 
565 
299,963 
2,500 or more 
168 
911,324 
987,886 
161 
709,635 
18 
250,901 
102 
201,689 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
158,081 
38,303,181 
46,804,039 
140,678 
32,499,743 
17,049 
21,412,920 
67,666 
5,803,438 
20 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
