Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
8,017 
27 
595 
1,156 
2,021 
2,293 
1,925 
500 or more 
2,741 
14 
117 
317 
597 
805 
891 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
364,171 
2,067 
24,045 
49,681 
102,095 
106,991 
79,292 
number 
8,474,807 
33,141 
488,126 
1,045,041 
2,197,486 
2,579,007 
2,132,006 
Beef cows 
farms 
357,006 
1,984 
23,246 
48,237 
100,010 
105,284 
78,245 
number 
7,946,009 
32,167 
466,898 
982,520 
2,038,986 
2,411,241 
2,014,197 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
161,260 
999 
10,640 
23,469 
47,094 
46,328 
32,730 
10 to 49 
162,581 
894 
10,611 
20,583 
44,354 
48,641 
37,498 
50 to 99 
22,204 
65 
1,424 
2,817 
5,970 
6,987 
4,941 
100 to 199 
7,441 
16 
407 
1,005 
1,854 
2,239 
1,920 
200 to 499 
2,909 
8 
147 
312 
630 
907 
905 
500 or more 
611 
2 
17 
51 
108 
182 
251 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 1 ,477 
116 
1,140 
2,279 
3,364 
2,847 
1,731 
number 
528,798 
974 
21,228 
62,521 
158,500 
167,766 
1 1 7,809 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,954 
84 
889 
1,692 
2,290 
1,894 
1,105 
10 to 49 
2,174 
29 
165 
384 
689 
567 
340 
50 to 99 
813 
3 
71 
136 
241 
221 
141 
100 to 199 
268 
- 
6 
37 
77 
77 
71 
200 to 499 
99 
- 
4 
16 
18 
32 
29 
500 or more 
169 
- 
5 
14 
49 
56 
45 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
338,193 
2,039 
24,289 
48,026 
96,080 
98,365 
69,394 
number 
9,769,899 
43,650 
600,286 
1,692,211 
2,427,072 
2,988,844 
2,017,836 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
330,815 
1,964 
23,379 
46,412 
92,812 
96,776 
69,472 
number 
13,300,657 
46,267 
806,862 
2,545,615 
3,173,845 
4,149,978 
2,578,090 
$1,000 
13,925,787 
44,060 
566,682 
3,065,040 
3,271,123 
4,507,541 
2,471,342 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
170,793 
921 
1 1 ,424 
23,141 
47,011 
50,451 
37,845 
number 
2,885,653 
11,275 
357,776 
423,311 
710,689 
759,841 
622,761 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
278,201 
1,635 
19,583 
38,956 
78,343 
82,049 
57,635 
number 
10,415,004 
34,992 
449,086 
2,122,304 
2,463,156 
3,390,137 
1 ,955,329 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
6,837 
57 
648 
1,076 
1,903 
1,958 
1,195 
number 
4,446,093 
9,930 
67,249 
1,349,013 
944,763 
1,586,335 
488,803 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29,417 
226 
2,948 
7,237 
9,977 
6,368 
2,661 
number 
8,572,081 
57,085 
521,732 
1,214,588 
2,042,434 
2,322,226 
2,414,016 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
24,780 
168 
2,495 
6,255 
8,547 
5,168 
2,147 
25 to 49 
1,453 
18 
142 
324 
454 
360 
155 
50 to 99 
803 
19 
68 
180 
236 
222 
78 
100 to 199 
336 
2 
39 
65 
104 
84 
42 
200 to 499 
407 
2 
40 
77 
135 
109 
44 
500 or more 
1,638 
17 
164 
336 
501 
425 
195 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
12,838 
104 
1,277 
3,078 
4,219 
2,843 
1,317 
number 
845,425 
3,204 
33,397 
96,817 
209,239 
276,046 
226,722 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
24,824 
193 
2,507 
6,156 
8,486 
5,354 
2,128 
number 
7,726,656 
53,881 
488,335 
1,117,771 
1,833,195 
2,046,180 
2,187,294 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
25,088 
200 
2,552 
6,339 
8,772 
5,238 
1,987 
number 
24,589,670 
172,273 
1,521,269 
3,632,848 
7,202,453 
6,703,688 
5,357,139 
$1,000 
2,724,099 
17,890 
146,009 
403,577 
736,498 
675,455 
744,670 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
45,301 
269 
3,068 
7,157 
13,890 
12,702 
8,215 
number 
1 ,328,726 
5,960 
88,232 
185,517 
369,345 
380,239 
299,433 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
33,832 
217 
2,357 
5,191 
10,342 
9,885 
5,840 
number 
735,104 
3,680 
51,885 
106,003 
198,714 
215,591 
159,231 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
27,714 
191 
2,104 
4,665 
8,574 
7,726 
4,454 
number 
866,150 
3,095 
55,036 
125,410 
256,987 
240,818 
184,804 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
282,810 
929 
16,462 
40,408 
84,125 
87,139 
53,747 
number 
1,751,423 
4,223 
82,079 
243,394 
493,279 
550,015 
378,433 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
272,737 
888 
15,994 
39,454 
81,779 
84,129 
50,493 
number 
1,544,638 
3,739 
72,237 
220,129 
436,716 
488,680 
323,137 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
58,255 
232 
4,282 
9,758 
17,604 
17,092 
9,287 
number 
185,742 
494 
12,341 
30,922 
52,431 
54,359 
35,195 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
75,394 
317 
4,971 
13,536 
24,249 
20,292 
12,029 
number 
1,196,149 
4,299 
71,900 
181,470 
350,166 
345,299 
243,015 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
37,452 
155 
2,763 
7,189 
12,198 
9,756 
5,391 
number 
544,753 
1,675 
41,781 
86,538 
163,918 
150,192 
100,649 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
113,667 
443 
7,858 
20,560 
37,690 
31,188 
15,928 
number 
63,366,180 
78,735 
2,659,591 
4,058,425 
11,982,856 
31,712,501 
12,874,072 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
112,817 
439 
7,796 
20,399 
37,422 
30,940 
15,821 
400 to 3,199 
336 
- 
23 
65 
101 
109 
38 
3,200 to 9,999 
75 
- 
2 
12 
18 
24 
19 
10,000 to 19,999 
208 
4 
16 
48 
74 
49 
17 
20,000 to 49,999 
145 
- 
12 
29 
56 
32 
16 
50,000 to 99,999 
27 
- 
4 
2 
6 
11 
4 
100,000 or more 
59 
- 
5 
5 
13 
23 
13 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
13,460 
53 
982 
2,334 
4,402 
3,737 
1,952 
number 
22,400,372 
2,326 
601,674 
2,206,228 
4,650,704 
10,257,625 
4,681,815 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
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