Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
52,878 
38,953 
7,853 
5,993 
500 or more 
27,952 
15,314 
6,419 
5,447 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
777,943 
692,674 
50,382 
34,063 
number 
38,208,825 
25,758,416 
6,941,222 
5,743,960 
Beef cows 
farms 
727,906 
653,327 
43,481 
28,641 
number 
28,956,553 
21,369,049 
3,881,798 
2,982,038 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
244,727 
9,471 
5,895 
1 0 to 49 
333,205 
303,406 
18,202 
1 1 ,290 
50 to 99 
71,184 
60,479 
6,271 
4,226 
100 to 199 
36,428 
28,447 
4,530 
3,227 
200 to 499 
20,564 
13,737 
3,594 
2,792 
500 or more 
5,508 
2,531 
1,413 
1,211 
Milk cows 
farms 
64,098 
50,971 
8,374 
6,457 
number 
9,252,272 
4,389,367 
3,059,424 
2,761,922 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
14,734 
951 
612 
1 0 to 49 
17,869 
15,857 
1,371 
863 
50 to 99 
15,351 
12,791 
1,794 
1,310 
100 to 199 
7,359 
4,669 
1,795 
1,474 
200 to 499 
3,712 
1,750 
1,135 
970 
500 or more 
3,344 
1,170 
1,328 
1,228 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
742,665 
657,506 
49,117 
33,735 
number 
51,785,789 
28,763,222 
10,432,225 
8,876,183 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
740,978 
654,898 
50,264 
34,347 
number 
69,759,776 
34,589,545 
14,311,521 
12,445,150 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
32,737,606 
16,735,794 
14,781,981 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
380,865 
336,716 
26,752 
18,152 
number 
12,927,750 
8,199,804 
2,317,618 
1,961,317 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
639,747 
562,743 
44,794 
30,988 
number 
56,832,026 
26,389,741 
11,993,903 
10,483,833 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
33,880 
26,386 
3,828 
2,909 
number 
25,468,575 
5,872,889 
6,518,806 
6,088,310 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
63,246 
53,491 
4,208 
3,112 
number 
66,026,785 
26,778,970 
15,922,868 
14,452,521 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
41,688 
37,974 
1,851 
1,247 
25 to 49 
3,435 
3,012 
233 
155 
50 to 99 
2,161 
1,868 
137 
97 
100 to 199 
1,469 
1,242 
124 
84 
200 to 499 
2,115 
1,653 
254 
176 
500 or more 
12,378 
7,742 
1,609 
1,353 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
27,984 
23,687 
1,933 
1,387 
number 
5,709,339 
1,311,901 
1,695,451 
1,541,424 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
55,006 
46,088 
3,793 
2,830 
number 
60,317,446 
25,467,069 
14,227,417 
12,911,097 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
55,882 
46,532 
4,016 
3,007 
number 
199,115,305 
73,564,329 
46,823,186 
42,625,524 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
9,324,131 
5,102,988 
4,618,721 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
88,338 
80,165 
4,058 
2,732 
number 
5,364,844 
3,561,733 
883,395 
688,205 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
65,690 
59,401 
3,191 
2,137 
number 
2,967,908 
2,011,233 
509,760 
392,461 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
53,754 
48,456 
2,723 
1,868 
number 
3,947,609 
2,488,542 
648,361 
525,612 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
504,795 
449,298 
26,548 
18,865 
number 
3,621,348 
2,901,232 
294,697 
232,675 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
486,972 
434,516 
25,117 
17,819 
number 
3,077,664 
2,540,557 
225,797 
174,780 
Owned horses and ponies soid 
farms 
108,360 
94,564 
6,257 
4,665 
number 
418,968 
337,882 
34,696 
27,851 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
128,456 
118,355 
5,281 
3,415 
number 
2,621,514 
2,231,230 
226,662 
167,164 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
63,844 
59,091 
2,616 
1,711 
number 
1 ,247,784 
1,061,707 
110,720 
79,295 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198,272 
181,177 
8,654 
5,820 
number 
350,715,978 
97,987,923 
61,367,206 
57,181,914 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
193,553 
177,638 
8,201 
5,453 
400 to 3,199 
1,103 
846 
109 
86 
3,200 to 9,999 
482 
394 
37 
26 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,199 
1,019 
78 
56 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,292 
1,008 
115 
95 
50,000 to 99,999 
256 
164 
37 
33 
1 00,000 or more 
387 
108 
77 
71 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
26,749 
24,333 
1,123 
741 
number 
110,297,133 
49,267,172 
13,316,983 
12,114,426 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
164 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
