Table 24. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Independent grower 
Contractor or integrator 
Contract grower (Contractee) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with- 
47,336 
91,448,749 
515 
19,604,030 
8,031 
88,062,526 
1 to 24 
31,139 
199,559 
260 
1,143 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
3,488 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
2,563 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
too to 199 
1,811 
242,483 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
1,869 
570,282 
16 
(D) 
74 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1,174 
817,646 
10 
7,050 
410 
295,580 
1,000 to 1,999 
1,197 
1,663,385 
13 
16,422 
782 
1,096,836 
2,000 to 4,999 
1,537 
4,833,013 
17 
62,254 
2,197 
7,379,847 
5,000 or more 
2,558 
82,831,204 
177 
19,511,811 
4,567 
79,259,262 
Table 25. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flerd size 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total inventory 
Farms with- 
5,424 
6,727,367 
17,102 
17,881,900 
23,111 
29,394,731 
5,303 
1,627,848 
1,559 
5,340,637 
10,747 
5,054,302 
1 to 24 
3,605 
29,498 
10,769 
75,126 
13,992 
69,990 
3,884 
30,747 
303 
1,676 
9,135 
37,213 
25 to 49 
511 
17,509 
1,460 
50,350 
535 
17,570 
602 
20,519 
21 
741 
306 
10,119 
50 to 99 
208 
13,969 
1,139 
78,843 
295 
19,848 
383 
25,506 
7 
428 
129 
8,373 
100 to 199 
123 
16,783 
836 
116,773 
261 
35,676 
149 
20,048 
10 
1,419 
90 
10,761 
200 to 499 
92 
30,478 
884 
281 ,744 
855 
281,852 
108 
33,534 
75 
25,776 
101 
30,593 
500 to 999 
123 
90,108 
536 
372,267 
1,081 
753,532 
47 
32,110 
115 
84,079 
75 
52,825 
1,000 to 1,999 
173 
250,820 
457 
628,353 
1,622 
2,198,686 
37 
50,123 
196 
260,016 
192 
274,170 
2,000 to 4,999 
241 
831,521 
467 
1 ,487,748 
3,037 
9,430,575 
41 
148,196 
490 
1 ,589,232 
442 
1 ,379,927 
5,000 or more 
348 
5,446,681 
554 
14,790,696 
1,433 
16,587,002 
52 
1,267,065 
342 
3,377,270 
277 
3,250,321 
Table 26. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with- 
4,777 
48,092,599 
14,335 
40,993,394 
23,915 
66,473,547 
4,456 
6,383,018 
1,513 
26,195,714 
6,886 
10,977,033 
1 to 24 
2,272 
23,911 
7,869 
55,209 
13,790 
74,775 
2,330 
21,022 
134 
1,187 
5,004 
24,598 
25 to 49 
719 
24,518 
1,236 
42,337 
630 
21,205 
592 
20,239 
24 
(D) 
301 
(D) 
50 to 99 
399 
26,705 
967 
65,213 
380 
25,564 
576 
38,973 
9 
(D) 
238 
(D) 
100 to 199 
232 
30,069 
832 
111,977 
262 
35,372 
379 
50,860 
2 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
200 to 499 
158 
45,106 
917 
283,200 
460 
150,295 
270 
82,724 
24 
5,988 
130 
37,980 
500 to 999 
61 
38,875 
625 
436,359 
706 
502,656 
99 
66,045 
31 
21,970 
72 
54,371 
1,000 to 1,999 
38 
49,010 
496 
682,473 
1,237 
1 ,722,243 
43 
64,267 
76 
1 1 1 ,829 
102 
146,821 
2,000 to 4,999 
70 
237,830 
508 
1 ,592,328 
2,547 
8,382,240 
55 
177,702 
244 
810,715 
327 
1 ,074,299 
5,000 or more 
828 
47,616,575 
885 
37,724,298 
3,903 
55,559,197 
112 
5,861,186 
969 
25,242,431 
605 
9,598,590 
Table 27. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 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 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
88,338 
5,364,844 
83,134 
5,819,162 
Sheep and lambs inventory - Con. 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
59,201 
560,317 
54,889 
520,091 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
65,690 
2,967,908 
68,222 
3,516,409 
25 to 99 
22,222 
1,001,091 
21,070 
952,129 
1 00 to 299 
4,894 
767,848 
4,762 
746,733 
300 to 999 
1,400 
689,297 
1,599 
801,425 
Wool production (pounds) 
50,593 
29,330,342 
43,091 
34,017,725 
1,000 to 2,499 
342 
526,303 
502 
779,440 
2,500 to 4,999 
147 
512,214 
165 
571,054 
Sheep and lambs sold 
53,754 
3,947,609 
53,268 
4,579,608 
5,000 or more 
132 
1,307,774 
147 
1 ,448,290 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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