Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
727,906 
41,193 
151,751 
53,516 
68,801 
67,503 
number 
28,956,553 
385,947 
1,222,355 
638,693 
1,003,958 
1,237,196 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
32,751 
110,133 
27,110 
27,961 
20,507 
1 0 to 49 
333,205 
7,348 
40,567 
25,769 
39,580 
44,373 
50 to 99 
71,184 
685 
760 
496 
1,072 
2,291 
too to 199 
36,428 
290 
196 
92 
136 
256 
200 to 499 
20,564 
94 
89 
45 
35 
63 
500 or more 
5,508 
25 
6 
4 
17 
13 
Milk cows 
farms 
64,098 
2,685 
7,144 
3,216 
5,497 
6,102 
number 
9,252,272 
65,542 
284,984 
144,055 
297,942 
422,659 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
2,092 
5,516 
1,635 
1,893 
1,385 
10 to 49 
17,869 
340 
961 
1,158 
2,652 
3,118 
50 to 99 
15,351 
126 
300 
300 
747 
1,222 
100 to 199 
7,359 
63 
109 
40 
75 
180 
200 to 499 
3,712 
45 
104 
32 
40 
72 
500 or more 
3,344 
19 
154 
51 
90 
125 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
742,665 
39,537 
144,829 
50,963 
67,606 
67,470 
number 
51,785,789 
636,542 
1,733,013 
806,513 
1 ,438,376 
1 ,703,499 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
740,978 
37,697 
136,729 
50,157 
67,599 
68,230 
number 
69,759,776 
1,016,414 
2,310,163 
1,018,739 
1,938,123 
2,050,697 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
826,371 
1,912,291 
800,612 
1,918,399 
1 ,839,655 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
380,865 
15,620 
65,799 
27,325 
36,978 
38,294 
number 
12,927,750 
443,105 
902,003 
440,016 
526,678 
602,033 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
639,747 
29,900 
109,883 
41,126 
56,920 
58,392 
number 
56,832,026 
573,309 
1,408,160 
578,723 
1,411,445 
1 ,448,664 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
33,880 
781 
1,660 
806 
1,386 
1,865 
number 
25,468,575 
150,468 
315,199 
117,181 
609,248 
417,641 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
63,246 
10,109 
19,243 
4,127 
4,688 
3,992 
number 
66,026,785 
4,775,021 
8,568,011 
2,443,453 
2,694,052 
2,587,837 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
41,688 
8,200 
16,085 
3,281 
3,529 
2,903 
25 to 49 
3,435 
529 
903 
234 
317 
257 
50 to 99 
2,161 
265 
437 
111 
206 
173 
100 to 199 
1,469 
106 
206 
84 
86 
100 
200 to 499 
2,115 
139 
206 
64 
116 
104 
500 or more 
12,378 
870 
1,406 
353 
434 
455 
Used or to be used tor breeding 
farms 
27,984 
4,610 
8,347 
1,931 
2,201 
1,887 
number 
5,709,339 
366,612 
880,976 
293,696 
301,316 
300,147 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
55,006 
8,428 
16,272 
3,505 
3,999 
3,392 
number 
60,317,446 
4,408,409 
7,687,035 
2,149,757 
2,392,736 
2,287,690 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
55,882 
8,892 
15,864 
3,356 
4,029 
3,367 
number 
199,115,305 
14,132,929 
28,400,659 
7,977,329 
9,636,188 
8,417,318 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
1,517,810 
3,039,342 
848,720 
945,736 
863,052 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
88,338 
20,745 
30,013 
5,437 
6,148 
4,805 
number 
5,364,844 
374,653 
684,632 
160,186 
209,290 
224,232 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
65,690 
13,283 
22,556 
4,252 
4,837 
3,808 
number 
2,967,908 
171,406 
373,892 
95,344 
117,571 
133,182 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
53,754 
9,833 
18,033 
3,417 
4,089 
3,233 
number 
3,947,609 
194,330 
444,446 
96,477 
154,381 
147,054 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
504,795 
66,414 
184,743 
39,517 
42,991 
35,905 
number 
3,621,348 
379,534 
1 ,202,394 
285,748 
318,346 
265,693 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
486,972 
64,983 
179,296 
38,029 
41,331 
34,326 
number 
3,077,664 
337,959 
1,005,754 
239,616 
266,886 
224,934 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
108,360 
17,945 
42,301 
8,221 
8,845 
7,069 
number 
418,968 
49,754 
128,926 
30,664 
32,624 
26,525 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
128,456 
29,236 
53,289 
9,047 
8,867 
7,143 
number 
2,621,514 
361,552 
774,046 
158,064 
170,920 
143,344 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
63,844 
13,343 
26,749 
4,523 
4,550 
3,630 
number 
1 ,247,784 
150,782 
379,682 
76,572 
84,181 
62,876 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198,272 
38,149 
79,174 
15,747 
1 7,094 
13,611 
number 
350,715,978 
15,454,223 
55,145,599 
17,240,906 
25,596,743 
30,282,483 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
193,553 
37,756 
77,795 
15,303 
16,582 
13,198 
400 to 3,199 
1,103 
177 
343 
94 
131 
87 
3,200 to 9,999 
482 
49 
150 
45 
63 
44 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,199 
89 
370 
118 
131 
124 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,292 
36 
388 
154 
137 
116 
50,000 to 99,999 
256 
20 
54 
16 
18 
15 
100,000 or more 
387 
22 
74 
17 
32 
27 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
26,749 
6,093 
10,429 
1,925 
2,174 
1,749 
number 
110,297,133 
3,483,674 
21,334,639 
6,363,737 
8,052,193 
8,922,018 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
31,089 
7,031 
12,432 
2,392 
2,519 
2,030 
number 
204,941,679 
8,978,897 
37,591,002 
10,850,158 
16,176,039 
19,488,433 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
4,634 
943 
1,659 
338 
410 
342 
number 
176,802,415 
6,388,467 
39,752,606 
12,592,526 
14,945,641 
17,217,630 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
