Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
52,878 
44,861 
231 
2,768 
5,078 
11,161 
13,726 
1 1 ,897 
500 or more 
27,952 
25,211 
63 
1,188 
3,117 
6,537 
7,948 
6,358 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
777,943 
413,772 
2,625 
20,640 
33,637 
73,094 
109,020 
1 74,756 
number 
38,208,825 
29,734,018 
120,920 
1 ,368,845 
3,222,319 
7,004,219 
8,787,253 
9,230,462 
Beef cows 
farms 
727,906 
370,900 
2,087 
15,805 
26,505 
60,344 
97,767 
168,392 
number 
28,956,553 
21,010,544 
77,764 
888,331 
1 ,922,764 
4,157,881 
6,254,640 
7,709,164 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
99,757 
724 
4,126 
7,107 
15,690 
24,986 
47,124 
10 to 49 
333,205 
170,624 
968 
6,836 
10,431 
24,389 
43,091 
84,909 
50 to 99 
71,184 
48,980 
229 
2,384 
3,862 
8,816 
13,643 
20,046 
100 to 199 
36,428 
28,987 
106 
1,531 
2,767 
6,282 
8,799 
9,502 
200 to 499 
20,564 
17,655 
44 
764 
1,819 
4,123 
5,673 
5,232 
500 or more 
5,508 
4,897 
16 
164 
519 
1,044 
1,575 
1,579 
Milk cows 
farms 
64,098 
52,621 
595 
5,506 
8,263 
15,319 
13,939 
8,999 
number 
9,252,272 
8,723,474 
43,156 
480,514 
1,299,555 
2,846,338 
2,532,613 
1 ,521 ,298 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
8,509 
119 
923 
1,251 
1,978 
1,979 
2,259 
10 to 49 
17,869 
15,695 
247 
2,099 
2,756 
4,474 
3,845 
2,274 
50 to 99 
15,351 
14,538 
167 
1,694 
2,430 
4,499 
3,812 
1,936 
100 to 199 
7,359 
7,091 
46 
498 
928 
2,248 
2,143 
1,228 
200 to 499 
3,712 
3,613 
7 
175 
450 
1,109 
1,195 
677 
500 or more 
3,344 
3,175 
9 
117 
448 
1,011 
965 
625 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
742,665 
404,472 
2,556 
21,308 
34,748 
73,695 
108,049 
164,116 
number 
51,785,789 
42,015,890 
143,813 
1,921,043 
5,492,584 
11,123,278 
12,643,904 
10,691,268 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
740,978 
410,163 
2,582 
21,196 
34,110 
73,286 
108,917 
170,072 
number 
69,759,776 
56,459,119 
151,874 
2,307,101 
7,480,398 
14,911,540 
17,095,183 
14,513,023 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
62,454,366 
126,922 
2,230,190 
8,689,645 
17,058,270 
19,097,961 
15,251,378 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
380,865 
210,072 
1,347 
10,600 
17,418 
36,614 
54,739 
89,354 
number 
12,927,750 
10,042,097 
52,687 
538,231 
1,306,431 
2,670,392 
2,770,913 
2,703,443 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
639,747 
361,546 
2,210 
18,848 
30,185 
65,109 
96,662 
148,532 
number 
56,832,026 
46,417,022 
99,187 
1 ,768,870 
6,173,967 
12,241,148 
14,324,270 
1 1 ,809,580 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
33,880 
27,043 
124 
1,624 
3,054 
6,940 
8,085 
7,216 
number 
25,468,575 
21,022,482 
15,899 
472,072 
3,268,089 
6,375,456 
6,603,646 
4,287,320 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
63,246 
33,829 
279 
2,898 
5,231 
9,556 
9,028 
6,837 
number 
66,026,785 
57,454,704 
94,960 
3,332,996 
8,710,325 
18,931,976 
17,003,529 
9,380,918 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
41,688 
16,908 
189 
1,686 
2,852 
4,362 
4,018 
3,801 
25 to 49 
3,435 
1,982 
27 
148 
262 
481 
518 
546 
50 to 99 
2,161 
1,358 
14 
101 
179 
320 
372 
372 
100 to 199 
1,469 
1,133 
10 
85 
163 
266 
343 
266 
200 to 499 
2,115 
1,708 
2 
96 
240 
537 
542 
291 
500 or more 
12,378 
10,740 
37 
782 
1,535 
3,590 
3,235 
1,561 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
27,984 
15,146 
130 
1,151 
2,209 
4,086 
4,103 
3,467 
number 
5,709,339 
4,863,914 
1,262 
125,467 
873,733 
1,510,268 
1,468,700 
884,484 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
55,006 
30,182 
246 
2,627 
4,698 
8,596 
8,083 
5,932 
number 
60,317,446 
52,590,790 
93,698 
3,207,529 
7,836,592 
17,421,708 
15,534,829 
8,496,434 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
55,882 
30,794 
229 
2,599 
4,716 
8,856 
8,365 
6,029 
number 
199,115,305 
174,525,635 
217,100 
8,759,576 
28,331,519 
57,426,093 
52,555,436 
27,235,91 1 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
19,768,512 
30,486 
1,096,402 
3,040,990 
6,550,523 
5,887,368 
3,162,742 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
88,338 
43,037 
319 
2,193 
3,845 
8,676 
1 1 ,390 
16,614 
number 
5,364,844 
4,036,118 
16,896 
154,467 
344,966 
708,437 
1 ,259,348 
1,552,004 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
65,690 
31,858 
202 
1,689 
2,798 
6,424 
8,601 
12,144 
number 
2,967,908 
2,232,804 
9,631 
98,758 
188,798 
420,550 
703,506 
811,561 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
53,754 
26,040 
195 
1,508 
2,479 
5,324 
6,919 
9,615 
number 
3,947,609 
3,081,459 
10,015 
130,859 
308,788 
498,157 
899,924 
1,233,716 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
504,795 
221 ,985 
1,200 
11,695 
21,897 
44,774 
63,231 
79,188 
number 
3,621,348 
1,869,925 
7,831 
86,100 
196,742 
404,870 
551,204 
623,178 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
486,972 
214,235 
1,168 
1 1 ,463 
21,465 
43,636 
61,263 
75,240 
number 
3,077,664 
1 ,533,026 
6,447 
70,285 
159,686 
324,203 
445,208 
527,197 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
108,360 
50,105 
274 
3,369 
6,041 
10,929 
14,013 
15,479 
number 
418,968 
233,226 
951 
12,047 
24,250 
49,113 
73,317 
73,548 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
128,456 
53,062 
354 
2,800 
5,807 
11,114 
13,888 
19,099 
number 
2,621,514 
1,425,365 
8,177 
70,897 
148,884 
285,083 
383,053 
529,271 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
63,844 
26,392 
199 
1,605 
3,022 
5,340 
6,929 
9,297 
number 
1 ,247,784 
703,031 
3,414 
39,393 
76,841 
149,448 
180,559 
253,376 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198,272 
84,605 
575 
5,604 
10,316 
18,584 
23,021 
26,505 
number 
350,715,978 
287,349,798 
397,360 
10,366,677 
32,999,812 
83,865,998 
91,630,408 
68,089,543 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
193,553 
80,736 
552 
5,289 
9,652 
17,447 
21,953 
25,843 
400 to 3,199 
1,103 
767 
6 
96 
154 
212 
162 
137 
3,200 to 9,999 
482 
407 
4 
41 
72 
108 
88 
94 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,199 
991 
8 
64 
143 
287 
332 
157 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,292 
1,147 
4 
99 
217 
347 
295 
185 
50,000 to 99,999 
256 
229 
1 
8 
33 
69 
84 
34 
1 00,000 or more 
387 
328 
- 
7 
45 
114 
107 
55 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
26,749 
13,289 
78 
777 
1,598 
2,956 
3,878 
4,002 
number 
110,297,133 
87,896,761 
247,027 
3,843,153 
12,138,981 
25,162,728 
25,824,749 
20,680,123 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
