Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
64,098 
17,515,149 
64,098 
9,762,171 
64,098 
9,252,272 
57,834 
7,752,978 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
591,224 
16,463 
269,497 
16,463 
40,999 
12,706 
321,727 
lOto 19 
3,762 
170,092 
3,762 
76,621 
3,762 
51,906 
3,280 
93,471 
20 to 49 
14,107 
1 ,023,375 
14,107 
543,969 
14,107 
488,801 
13,319 
479,406 
50 to 99 
15,351 
2,117,266 
15,351 
1,092,180 
15,351 
1 ,029,386 
14,848 
1,025,086 
100 to 199 
7,359 
1 ,987,432 
7,359 
1 ,044,228 
7,359 
977,416 
7,046 
943,204 
200 to 499 
3,712 
2,094,778 
3,712 
1,150,187 
3,712 
1,109,975 
3,523 
944,591 
500 to 999 
1,537 
1 ,835,324 
1,537 
1,062,612 
1,537 
1,045,935 
1,440 
772,712 
1 ,000 or more 
1,807 
7,695,658 
1,807 
4,522,877 
1,807 
4,507,854 
1,672 
3,172,781 
1,000 to 2,499 
1,231 
3,307,920 
1,231 
1 ,888,847 
1,231 
1 ,879,783 
1,136 
1,419,073 
2,500 or more 
576 
4,387,738 
576 
2,634,030 
576 
2,628,071 
536 
1 ,753,708 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
849,148 
72,479,465 
713,845 
28,446,654 
(X) 
(X) 
684,831 
44,032,811 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Total 
54,711 
6,967,904 
4,460,572 
49,592 
3,391,407 
39,491 
3,576,497 
49,628 
35,277,266 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
10,353 
419,565 
365,425 
8,590 
244,696 
5,381 
174,869 
2,424 
29,608 
lOto 19 
3,084 
74,425 
52,945 
2,732 
43,111 
2,082 
31,314 
3,362 
145,519 
20 to 49 
12,503 
362,665 
249,817 
11,395 
21 1 ,882 
9,663 
150,783 
14,097 
1,499,210 
50 to 99 
14,729 
707,300 
466,061 
13,878 
410,278 
10,947 
297,022 
15,345 
3,381,162 
100 to 199 
7,138 
632,329 
441 ,242 
6,629 
360,107 
5,572 
272,222 
7,354 
3,437,337 
200 to 499 
3,629 
722,078 
482,333 
3,363 
370,291 
2,979 
351,787 
3,705 
4,361,052 
500 to 999 
1,501 
679,507 
398,229 
1,384 
314,998 
1,305 
364,509 
1,537 
4,311,045 
1 ,000 or more 
1,774 
3,370,035 
2,004,519 
1,621 
1,436,044 
1,562 
1,933,991 
1,804 
18,112,333 
1,000 to 2,499 
1,206 
1 ,476,944 
935,352 
1,096 
628,476 
1,058 
848,468 
1,229 
7,699,410 
2,500 or more 
568 
1,893,091 
1,069,168 
525 
807,568 
504 
1,085,523 
575 
10,412,923 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
686,267 
62,791,872 
71,919,581 
590,155 
53,440,619 
341 ,374 
9,351,253 
928 
234,854 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
740,978 
69,759,776 
76,380,153 
639,747 
56,832,026 
33,880 
25,468,575 
380,865 
12,927,750 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
282,191 
1,253,072 
953,621 
225,705 
818,709 
410 
1,697 
124,587 
434,363 
10 to 19 
143,213 
1,935,049 
1,450,563 
122,416 
1,228,166 
4,486 
62,778 
84,145 
706,883 
20 to 49 
154,668 
4,710,280 
3,676,992 
139,124 
3,129,989 
8,780 
235,333 
90,795 
1,580,291 
50 to 99 
72,805 
4,953,741 
4,112,523 
68,539 
3,528,061 
6,322 
342,154 
41,084 
1,425,680 
100 to 199 
41,363 
5,601,678 
5,039,028 
39,553 
4,259,961 
4,879 
523,194 
20,802 
1,341,717 
200 to 499 
29,720 
8,881,388 
8,562,864 
28,250 
7,013,842 
4,659 
1,129,289 
12,794 
1 ,867,546 
500 to 999 
10,079 
6,800,676 
6,816,823 
9,550 
5,386,087 
2,094 
1,124,965 
4,048 
1,414,589 
1,000 to 2,499 
4,722 
6,894,742 
7,049,684 
4,486 
5,441,193 
1,193 
1 ,348,452 
1 ,453,549 
2,500 or more 
2,217 
28,729,150 
38,718,056 
2,124 
26,026,018 
1,057 
20,700,713 
710 
2,703,132 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
63,246 
66,026,785 
75,442 
67,786,318 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
41,688 
244,250 
45,047 
260,154 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
3,435 
116,808 
4,292 
146,672 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
2,161 
146,967 
3,182 
215,206 
100 to 199 
1,469 
201,460 
2,590 
354,203 
100 to 199 
672 
88,565 
1,408 
184,483 
200 to 499 
2,115 
683,977 
4,524 
1 ,467,383 
200 to 499 
680 
208,068 
1,256 
378,897 
500 to 999 
1,977 
1,384,921 
3,588 
2,488,234 
500 or more 
1,542 
5,184,649 
1,955 
5,384,445 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2,677 
3,662,168 
4,013 
5,527,798 
2,000 to 4,999 
4,718 
14,867,199 
5,356 
16,532,918 
Other hogs and pigs 
55,006 
60,317,446 
66,441 
61,495,708 
5,000 or more 
3,006 
44,719,035 
2,850 
40,793,750 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
35,137 
197,689 
38,194 
214,156 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
2,734 
91,451 
3,450 
116,006 
used for breeding 
27,984 
5,709,339 
32,867 
6,290,610 
50 to 99 
1,748 
116,119 
2,652 
177,656 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
1,278 
168,932 
2,355 
314,087 
1 to 24 
22,760 
118,935 
24,006 
140,312 
200 to 499 
2,086 
664,806 
4,494 
1,424,141 
25 to 49 
1,375 
46,286 
2,427 
81,667 
500 to 999 
1,949 
1,352,069 
3,618 
2,478,132 
50 to 99 
955 
62,836 
1,815 
120,806 
1 ,000 or more 
10,074 
57,726,380 
1 1 ,678 
56,771 ,530 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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