Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
INVENTORY 
Cattle and calves 
farms, 2012 
913,246 
21,149 
134 
6,029 
25,866 
16,764 
2007 
963,669 
23,970 
130 
7,716 
28,292 
16,638 
number, 2012 
89,994,614 
1,236,467 
10,667 
911,334 
1,615,774 
5,370,531 
2007 
96,347,858 
1,187,171 
14,823 
1,000,038 
1,802,653 
5,498,025 
Farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms, 2012 
243,071 
3,815 
67 
2,961 
5,075 
7,396 
2007 
233,078 
5,978 
67 
4,416 
5,396 
6,106 
number, 2012 
1,179,625 
21,451 
250 
11,652 
26,551 
31,252 
2007 
1,155,984 
31,680 
260 
16,265 
28,275 
27,344 
10to 19 
farms, 2012 
171,675 
4,583 
27 
1,109 
5,167 
2,451 
2007 
174,518 
5,486 
20 
1,368 
5,518 
2,681 
number, 2012 
2,350,565 
63,663 
(D) 
14,877 
71,502 
32,475 
2007 
2,392,813 
75,792 
(D) 
18,218 
76,266 
35,601 
20 to 49 
farms, 2012 
222,547 
6,832 
19 
966 
7,882 
2,236 
2007 
240,975 
6,847 
20 
1,004 
8,593 
2,719 
number, 2012 
6,907,696 
212,072 
611 
28,028 
248,014 
67,476 
2007 
7,518,194 
210,409 
541 
29,473 
269,610 
81,339 
50 to 99 
farms, 2012 
118,394 
3,211 
7 
331 
4,124 
1,128 
2007 
135,117 
3,091 
6 
337 
4,669 
1,187 
number, 2012 
8,161,882 
218,500 
486 
22,160 
286,032 
78,554 
2007 
9,344,247 
209,929 
450 
22,546 
319,154 
81,470 
100 to 199 
farms, 2012 
76,729 
1,654 
6 
207 
2,155 
914 
2007 
91,193 
1,540 
10 
204 
2,548 
942 
number, 2012 
10,456,310 
224,808 
790 
28,606 
289,841 
126,681 
2007 
12,434,470 
208,739 
1,431 
28,016 
343,102 
129,392 
200 to 499 
farms, 2012 
52,878 
812 
3 
266 
1,070 
896 
2007 
59,234 
791 
1 
183 
1,152 
1,049 
number, 2012 
15,851,268 
235,261 
(D) 
73,586 
308,951 
283,466 
2007 
17,697,011 
232,532 
(D) 
55,191 
335,958 
338,760 
500 or more 
farms, 2012 
27,952 
242 
5 
189 
393 
1,743 
2007 
29,554 
237 
6 
204 
416 
1,954 
number, 2012 
45,087,268 
260,712 
7,473 
732,425 
384,883 
4,750,627 
2007 
45,805,139 
218,090 
1 1 ,654 
830,329 
430,288 
4,804,119 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms, 2012 
777,943 
19,771 
110 
4,966 
23,442 
12,566 
2007 
818,992 
21,496 
110 
5,375 
25,517 
13,544 
number, 2012 
38,208,825 
731 ,903 
5,373 
391,522 
822,222 
2,399,249 
2007 
42,101,375 
691,911 
7,045 
380,804 
964,483 
2,503,153 
Beef cows 
farms, 2012 
727,906 
19,685 
98 
4,851 
23,385 
10,925 
2007 
764,984 
21,415 
98 
5,246 
25,361 
1 1 ,827 
number, 2012 
28,956,553 
722,787 
(D) 
197,901 
813,250 
583,594 
2007 
32,834,801 
678,949 
6,468 
197,060 
947,765 
662,423 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
261,017 
5,130 
57 
2,570 
6,343 
6,173 
number 
1,201,766 
26,992 
182 
9,841 
31,617 
22,566 
lOto 19 
farms 
155,549 
4,707 
18 
890 
5,339 
1,280 
number 
2,090,980 
63,685 
(D) 
11,681 
72,551 
16,727 
20 to 49 
farms 
177,656 
6,128 
12 
688 
7,324 
1,424 
number 
5,332,440 
184,420 
347 
19,926 
219,605 
43,410 
50 to 99 
farms 
71,184 
2,232 
4 
250 
2,809 
801 
number 
4,744,396 
148,168 
(D) 
16,648 
186,255 
54,765 
100 to 199 
farms 
36,428 
1,038 
2 
226 
1,122 
542 
number 
4,796,037 
133,950 
(D) 
31,601 
143,617 
73,119 
200 to 499 
farms 
20,564 
364 
3 
167 
369 
479 
number 
5,853,297 
100,626 
1,150 
46,001 
105,334 
141,855 
500 or more 
farms 
5,508 
86 
2 
60 
79 
226 
number 
4,937,637 
64,946 
(D) 
62,203 
54,271 
231,152 
Milk cows 
farms, 2012 
64,098 
219 
28 
239 
100 
1,931 
2007 
69,890 
157 
28 
182 
339 
2,165 
number, 2012 
9,252,272 
9,116 
(D) 
193,621 
8,972 
1,815,655 
2007 
9,266,574 
12,962 
577 
183,744 
16,718 
1,840,730 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
16,463 
140 
24 
160 
10 
457 
number 
40,999 
560 
53 
318 
(D) 
954 
lOto 19 
farms 
3,762 
16 
- 
1 
2 
26 
number 
51,906 
193 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
305 
20 to 49 
farms 
14,107 
14 
- 
6 
26 
36 
number 
488,801 
530 
- 
(D) 
896 
1,158 
50 to 99 
farms 
15,351 
27 
2 
31 
52 
number 
1,029,386 
1,935 
(D) 
- 
1,982 
3,558 
100 to 199 
farms 
7,359 
8 
2 
- 
21 
110 
number 
977,416 
1,132 
(D) 
- 
2,835 
15,428 
200 to 499 
farms 
3,712 
11 
3 
10 
258 
number 
1,109,975 
2,915 
- 
1,032 
3,174 
84,334 
500 or more 
farms 
3,344 
3 
- 
69 
- 
992 
number 
5,553,789 
1,851 
- 
192,079 
- 
1,709,918 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms, 2012 
742,665 
16,904 
110 
3,860 
22,119 
13,380 
2007 
788,633 
19,164 
91 
5,472 
23,489 
13,149 
number, 2012 
51,785,789 
504,564 
5,294 
519,812 
793,552 
2,971,282 
2007 
54,246,483 
495,260 
7,778 
619,234 
838,170 
2,994,872 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 9 
farms 
328,947 
7,576 
66 
2,306 
9,217 
6,751 
number 
1,367,194 
33,125 
227 
8,051 
39,978 
25,859 
lOto 19 
farms 
136,463 
3,927 
17 
563 
4,991 
1,793 
number 
1,817,394 
51,494 
229 
7,400 
67,025 
23,273 
20 to 49 
farms 
136,133 
3,414 
15 
525 
4,892 
1,668 
number 
4,096,942 
100,482 
(D) 
15,115 
144,646 
49,083 
50 to 99 
farms 
62,088 
1,126 
7 
172 
1,711 
790 
number 
4,185,311 
73,509 
490 
11,468 
114,745 
53,830 
100 to 199 
farms 
36,795 
516 
1 
129 
704 
591 
number 
4,912,616 
66,439 
(D) 
17,327 
90,973 
79,732 
200 to 499 
farms 
27,072 
243 
3 
79 
384 
711 
number 
8,060,156 
68,983 
1,050 
23,152 
119,676 
219,260 
500 or more 
farms 
15,167 
102 
1 
86 
220 
1,076 
number 
27,346,176 
110,532 
(D) 
437,299 
216,509 
2,520,245 
-continued 
340 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
