Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
52,878 
12,814 
36,383 
3,681 
25,584 
27,294 
500 or more 
27,952 
7,649 
18,115 
2,188 
12,094 
15,858 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
777,943 
444,544 
281,840 
51,559 
422,484 
355,459 
number 
38,208,825 
14,329,704 
21,051,721 
2,827,400 
18,164,233 
20,044,592 
Beef cows 
farms 
727,906 
425,182 
255,450 
47,274 
401,059 
326,847 
number 
28,956,553 
10,996,104 
15,949,246 
2,011,203 
14,873,036 
14,083,517 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
195,545 
50,157 
15,315 
138,024 
122,993 
1 0 to 49 
333,205 
187,446 
122,920 
22,839 
192,171 
141,034 
50 to 99 
71,184 
25,353 
41,063 
4,768 
39,781 
31,403 
100 to 199 
36,428 
9,810 
24,162 
2,456 
19,078 
17,350 
200 to 499 
20,564 
5,255 
13,793 
1,516 
9,661 
10,903 
500 or more 
5,508 
1,773 
3,355 
380 
2,344 
3,164 
Milk cows 
farms 
64,098 
26,036 
32,960 
5,102 
27,435 
36,663 
number 
9,252,272 
3,333,600 
5,102,475 
816,197 
3,291,197 
5,961,075 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
1 1 ,330 
4,204 
929 
7,323 
9,140 
1 0 to 49 
17,869 
7,699 
8,363 
1,807 
9,036 
8,833 
50 to 99 
15,351 
4,020 
10,008 
1,323 
6,447 
8,904 
100 to 199 
7,359 
1,215 
5,676 
468 
2,468 
4,891 
200 to 499 
3,712 
604 
2,825 
283 
1,113 
2,599 
500 or more 
3,344 
1,168 
1,884 
292 
1,048 
2,296 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
742,665 
411,406 
282,866 
48,393 
393,488 
349,177 
number 
51,785,789 
21,284,248 
26,611,211 
3,890,330 
25,055,461 
26,730,328 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
740,978 
404,949 
287,011 
49,018 
399,850 
341,128 
number 
69,759,776 
32,583,398 
31,681,626 
5,494,752 
34,384,790 
35,374,986 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
38,018,324 
32,483,789 
5,878,041 
38,091,895 
38,288,258 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
380,865 
210,383 
145,717 
24,765 
203,767 
177,098 
number 
12,927,750 
5,852,142 
6,070,825 
1,004,783 
6,200,061 
6,727,689 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
639,747 
339,182 
258,345 
42,220 
340,594 
299,153 
number 
56,832,026 
26,731,256 
25,610,801 
4,489,969 
28,184,729 
28,647,297 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
33,880 
10,398 
20,932 
2,550 
17,363 
16,517 
number 
25,468,575 
16,030,962 
7,535,159 
1,902,454 
12,977,533 
12,491,042 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
63,246 
37,793 
21,259 
4,194 
28,185 
35,061 
number 
66,026,785 
33,563,948 
28,512,753 
3,950,084 
32,301,790 
33,724,995 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
41,688 
29,097 
10,057 
2,534 
17,103 
24,585 
25 to 49 
3,435 
2,000 
1,163 
272 
1,686 
1,749 
50 to 99 
2,161 
1,073 
896 
192 
1,223 
938 
100 to 199 
1,469 
562 
770 
137 
785 
684 
200 to 499 
2,115 
709 
1,223 
183 
1,144 
971 
500 or more 
12,378 
4,352 
7,150 
876 
6,244 
6,134 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
27,984 
17,179 
8,872 
1,933 
12,550 
15,434 
number 
5,709,339 
3,751,141 
1,622,209 
335,989 
2,761,108 
2,948,231 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
55,006 
31,953 
19,346 
3,707 
24,460 
30,546 
number 
60,317,446 
29,812,807 
26,890,544 
3,614,095 
29,540,682 
30,776,764 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
55,882 
31,783 
20,374 
3,725 
24,563 
31,319 
number 
199,115,305 
107,864,852 
79,371 ,654 
11,878,799 
98,717,898 
100,397,407 
$1,000 
22,492,61 1 
10,898,057 
10,213,643 
1,380,911 
11,066,599 
11,426,012 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
88,338 
58,290 
18,703 
1 1 ,345 
40,314 
48,024 
number 
5,364,844 
2,437,876 
2,365,241 
561,727 
2,464,566 
2,900,278 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
65,690 
43,987 
14,972 
6,731 
29,429 
36,261 
number 
2,967,908 
1,370,347 
1,291,173 
306,388 
1,361,287 
1,606,621 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
53,754 
35,891 
13,567 
4,296 
23,987 
29,767 
number 
3,947,609 
1,702,478 
1 ,857,430 
387,701 
1 ,828,355 
2,119,254 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
504,795 
361,214 
114,698 
28,883 
225,691 
279,104 
number 
3,621,348 
2,514,672 
870,503 
236,173 
1 ,560,989 
2,060,359 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
486,972 
347,939 
111,061 
27,972 
216,817 
270,155 
number 
3,077,664 
2,137,211 
756,219 
184,234 
1 ,334,379 
1 ,743,285 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
108,360 
78,270 
23,839 
6,251 
45,137 
63,223 
number 
418,968 
281,111 
114,052 
23,805 
172,549 
246,419 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
128,456 
97,153 
21,482 
9,821 
54,118 
74,338 
number 
2,621,514 
1,745,243 
641,388 
234,883 
1,178,473 
1,443,041 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
63,844 
48,672 
11,815 
3,357 
26,209 
37,635 
number 
1 ,247,784 
803,581 
336,467 
1 07,736 
558,117 
689,667 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198,272 
152,178 
37,965 
8,129 
75,668 
122,604 
number 
350,715,978 
268,460,088 
68,483,327 
13,772,563 
150,664,310 
200,051,668 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
193,553 
148,977 
36,642 
7,934 
73,712 
119,841 
400 to 3,199 
1,103 
703 
314 
86 
417 
686 
3,200 to 9,999 
482 
341 
120 
21 
210 
272 
10,000 to 19,999 
1,199 
857 
320 
22 
508 
691 
20,000 to 49,999 
1,292 
884 
378 
30 
560 
732 
50,000 to 99,999 
256 
146 
100 
10 
103 
153 
100,000 or more 
387 
270 
91 
26 
158 
229 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
26,749 
20,200 
5,144 
1,405 
9,535 
17,214 
number 
110,297,133 
77,723,928 
28,410,758 
4,162,447 
49,037,281 
61,259,852 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
240 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
