Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
5,318 
5,013 
4,905 
305 
286 
754 
500 or more 
5,671 
5,226 
4,976 
445 
363 
548 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
27,183 
25,154 
24,540 
2,029 
1,905 
7,704 
number 
4,798,328 
4,360,478 
4,074,015 
437,850 
359,342 
710,859 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,786 
21,926 
21,385 
1,860 
1,748 
7,312 
number 
3,141,867 
2,877,027 
2,677,121 
264,840 
194,516 
563,839 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,548 
4,134 
4,050 
414 
400 
2,271 
10 to 49 
8,490 
7,752 
7,625 
738 
3,107 
50 to 99 
3,627 
3,359 
3,295 
268 
s sM 
807 
100 to 199 
2,886 
2,729 
2,664 
157 
sSI 
565 
200 to 499 
2,836 
2,659 
2,574 
177 
162 
397 
500 or more 
1,399 
1,293 
1,177 
106 
79 
165 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,137 
3,905 
3,791 
232 
207 
616 
number 
1,656,461 
1,483,451 
1,396,894 
173,010 
164,826 
147,020 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
566 
500 
479 
66 
63 
212 
10 to 49 
528 
502 
492 
26 
25 
113 
50 to 99 
668 
641 
633 
27 
21 
98 
100 to 199 
822 
795 
774 
27 
19 
73 
200 to 499 
770 
745 
728 
25 
22 
57 
500 or more 
783 
722 
685 
61 
57 
63 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
28,514 
26,367 
25,729 
2,147 
1,989 
7,528 
number 
11,605,508 
8,774,264 
7,747,925 
2,831,244 
1 ,738,434 
984,834 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
28,586 
26,582 
25,939 
2,004 
1,845 
7,230 
number 
19,361,816 
13,798,788 
11,932,002 
5,563,028 
3,109,646 
1,496,894 
$1,000 
25,106,368 
16,989,938 
14,357,587 
8,116,430 
4,449,152 
1 ,800,385 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
13,617 
12,582 
12,244 
1,035 
956 
3,780 
number 
2,201,567 
1,909,543 
1 ,804,433 
292,024 
147,200 
208,761 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
25,840 
24,079 
23,479 
1,761 
1,616 
6,370 
number 
17,160,249 
1 1 ,889,245 
10,127,569 
5,271,004 
2,962,446 
1,288,133 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
3,347 
3,129 
3,050 
218 
174 
319 
number 
12,369,828 
7,616,059 
6,164,068 
4,753,769 
2,536,557 
707,052 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4,558 
4,098 
3,998 
460 
388 
989 
number 
22,258,859 
17,754,362 
15,804,721 
4,504,497 
2,134,589 
1,066,088 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,190 
1,039 
1,019 
151 
147 
673 
25 to 49 
124 
110 
110 
14 
12 
66 
50 to 99 
112 
103 
101 
9 
8 
44 
100 to 199 
81 
73 
69 
8 
8 
22 
200 to 499 
174 
159 
154 
15 
15 
34 
500 or more 
2,877 
2,614 
2,545 
263 
198 
150 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,847 
1,591 
1,517 
256 
193 
517 
number 
2,556,127 
1,763,709 
1,497,237 
792,418 
370,419 
145,860 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
4,273 
3,862 
3,771 
411 
342 
852 
number 
19,702,732 
15,990,653 
14,307,484 
3,712,079 
1,764,170 
920,228 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4,492 
4,089 
3,995 
403 
334 
842 
number 
75,468,873 
57,683,513 
51,295,562 
17,785,360 
8,732,441 
3,258,917 
$1,000 
7,675,465 
6,125,847 
5,584,086 
1,549,618 
709,91 1 
390,027 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,731 
2,422 
2,362 
309 
285 
1,384 
number 
795,415 
748,471 
705,868 
46,944 
14,707 
124,301 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,081 
1,872 
1,827 
209 
190 
1,017 
number 
375,574 
353,958 
323,598 
21,616 
7,098 
71,341 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,777 
1,626 
1,581 
151 
137 
798 
number 
734,509 
684,912 
651,176 
49,597 
31,635 
76,197 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
22,248 
19,695 
19,311 
2,553 
2,422 
6,701 
number 
325,915 
274,722 
267,795 
51,193 
46,103 
99,504 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
21,085 
18,701 
18,357 
2,384 
2,271 
6,254 
number 
230,366 
194,508 
189,322 
35,858 
31,482 
80,944 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
6,260 
5,492 
5,398 
768 
719 
1,279 
number 
37,423 
31,596 
31,042 
5,827 
5,282 
8,967 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,292 
2,909 
2,861 
383 
361 
1,528 
number 
120,693 
104,215 
99,886 
16,478 
13,396 
42,929 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,496 
1,354 
1,324 
142 
140 
641 
number 
60,358 
(D) 
50,912 
(D) 
(D) 
14,999 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,168 
5,471 
5,314 
697 
642 
2,273 
number 
188,559,880 
135,041,917 
91,459,607 
53,517,963 
30,152,651 
2,800,969 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,508 
4,895 
4,817 
613 
594 
2,206 
400 to 3,199 
114 
103 
95 
11 
10 
34 
3,200 to 9,999 
44 
33 
26 
11 
3 
7 
10,000 to 19,999 
97 
88 
79 
9 
4 
5 
20,000 to 49,999 
160 
150 
141 
10 
7 
9 
50,000 to 99,999 
52 
51 
46 
1 
1 
3 
100,000 or more 
193 
151 
110 
42 
23 
9 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
985 
854 
792 
131 
102 
308 
number 
46,794,761 
36,429,288 
27,246,606 
10,365,473 
4,636,923 
918,217 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 165 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
