Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
51,622 
37,412 
28,158 
86,742 
60,695 
37,848 
42,665 
number 
1,153,510 
992,424 
860,451 
3,476,479 
3,863,958 
3,730,347 
10,391,235 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12,636 
7,246 
4,549 
10,496 
4,649 
1,888 
1,091 
10 to 49 
35,232 
25,623 
18,927 
51,288 
26,542 
1 1 ,804 
6,152 
50 to 99 
3,318 
4,035 
4,008 
19,764 
17,458 
10,254 
7,043 
100 to 199 
332 
406 
592 
4,564 
9,708 
9,141 
10,715 
200 to 499 
89 
90 
73 
564 
2,208 
4,396 
12,818 
500 or more 
15 
12 
9 
66 
130 
365 
4,846 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,846 
4,166 
3,728 
13,036 
8,315 
3,532 
1,831 
number 
435,608 
341,818 
340,353 
1,530,401 
1,983,615 
1,557,168 
1,848,127 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
813 
573 
332 
886 
574 
334 
430 
10 to 49 
2,342 
1,689 
1,341 
3,081 
833 
265 
89 
50 to 99 
1,244 
1,467 
1,536 
5,545 
2,351 
391 
122 
100 to 199 
258 
293 
364 
2,464 
2,522 
788 
203 
200 to 499 
67 
61 
71 
662 
1,366 
960 
232 
500 or more 
122 
83 
84 
398 
669 
794 
755 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
52,417 
39,105 
30,089 
96,368 
67,752 
41 ,284 
45,245 
number 
1,966,526 
1,587,175 
1 ,379,908 
6,637,123 
9,632,192 
8,697,729 
15,567,193 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
53,256 
39,734 
30,912 
98,703 
69,864 
42,569 
45,528 
number 
2,488,423 
1,956,643 
1,843,366 
8,472,166 
13,570,914 
11,819,887 
21,274,241 
$1,000 
2,423,755 
2,022,865 
1,791,694 
8,913,927 
16,302,647 
14,137,973 
23,489,964 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
29,328 
22,439 
17,341 
53,445 
34,469 
19,459 
20,368 
number 
667,438 
441,811 
501,804 
1,717,198 
1,832,581 
1,528,648 
3,324,435 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
46,254 
34,934 
27,443 
88,847 
63,985 
39,389 
42,674 
number 
1 ,820,985 
1,514,832 
1 ,341 ,562 
6,754,968 
1 1 ,738,333 
10,291,239 
17,949,806 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,872 
1,728 
1,581 
6,878 
7,170 
4,596 
3,557 
number 
763,338 
651,322 
543,322 
3,143,715 
7,232,461 
5,572,165 
5,952,515 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,759 
1,971 
1,587 
5,260 
4,798 
3,059 
1,653 
number 
2,568,953 
1,701,458 
1,850,218 
8,038,490 
9,588,172 
9,061,299 
12,149,821 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,766 
1,245 
817 
2,054 
985 
480 
343 
25 to 49 
206 
128 
143 
332 
208 
111 
67 
50 to 99 
164 
85 
77 
268 
221 
93 
61 
100 to 199 
104 
61 
57 
258 
234 
111 
62 
200 to 499 
69 
86 
105 
432 
466 
241 
87 
500 or more 
450 
366 
388 
1,916 
2,684 
2,023 
1,033 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,326 
990 
766 
2,242 
1,885 
1,052 
747 
number 
245,351 
138,393 
170,051 
575,114 
645,899 
605,490 
1,186,294 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,425 
1,727 
1,420 
4,832 
4,511 
2,922 
1,573 
number 
2,323,602 
1,563,065 
1,680,167 
7,463,376 
8,942,273 
8,455,809 
10,963,527 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,500 
1,778 
1,446 
4,960 
4,857 
3,126 
1,707 
number 
8,887,932 
5,656,855 
4,834,562 
24,618,791 
27,795,987 
25,409,479 
33,347,276 
$1,000 
811,393 
562,996 
582,748 
2,699,162 
3,475,391 
3,223,438 
3,922,824 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,774 
2,264 
1,742 
5,027 
3,506 
2,088 
2,789 
number 
220,509 
139,042 
117,940 
395,683 
480,948 
482,581 
1,875,148 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,951 
1,781 
1,393 
4,044 
2,820 
1,658 
2,307 
number 
110,760 
72,188 
71,564 
227,710 
201,648 
227,134 
1,165,509 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,482 
1,475 
1,251 
3,692 
2,563 
1,533 
2,153 
number 
173,115 
131,156 
77,920 
293,091 
519,698 
374,203 
1,341,738 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
23,673 
15,252 
10,764 
30,534 
19,785 
13,455 
21,762 
number 
183,750 
112,219 
84,018 
233,754 
158,329 
114,586 
282,977 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
22,440 
14,509 
10,284 
28,865 
18,904 
12,916 
21,089 
number 
157,302 
95,403 
70,332 
197,912 
137,361 
101,513 
242,692 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,413 
2,898 
1,996 
5,270 
3,431 
2,256 
3,715 
number 
26,579 
1 1 ,884 
1 1 ,669 
30,683 
21,038 
16,506 
32,116 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,480 
2,812 
1,874 
5,139 
2,937 
1,734 
1,898 
number 
107,463 
66,164 
46,268 
192,362 
117,335 
117,617 
366,379 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,278 
1,435 
946 
2,834 
1,535 
905 
1,116 
number 
56,946 
32,161 
21,697 
98,151 
56,740 
53,823 
174,173 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,493 
5,298 
3,570 
8,945 
4,472 
1,969 
1,750 
number 
22,865,356 
21,342,393 
20,927,750 
55,359,825 
37,833,312 
25,137,464 
23,529,924 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,195 
5,095 
3,425 
8,512 
4,208 
1,859 
1,625 
400 to 3,1 99 
49 
37 
22 
79 
37 
14 
33 
3,200 to 9,999 
32 
14 
12 
34 
14 
6 
19 
10,000 to 19,999 
92 
53 
31 
101 
53 
16 
21 
20,000 to 49,999 
90 
65 
51 
124 
77 
37 
17 
50,000 to 99,999 
10 
13 
12 
42 
31 
11 
14 
100,000 or more 
25 
21 
17 
53 
52 
26 
21 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,063 
677 
499 
1,103 
572 
229 
236 
number 
7,441,651 
8,149,300 
5,844,571 
15,736,679 
11,372,993 
7,978,391 
5,617,287 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,188 
710 
500 
1,231 
650 
217 
189 
number 
12,861,536 
12,578,641 
11,418,827 
28,417,591 
18,415,461 
16,021,944 
12,143,150 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
213 
118 
105 
269 
143 
57 
37 
number 
14,573,443 
10,734,847 
8,610,088 
22,480,817 
13,506,447 
10,817,621 
5,182,282 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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