Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
21,149 
1 ,236,467 
23,970 
1,187,171 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
3,815 
21,451 
5,978 
31,680 
10 to 19 
4,583 
63,663 
5,486 
75,792 
Milk cows 
219 
9,116 
157 
12,962 
20 to 49 
6,832 
212,072 
6,847 
210,409 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
3,211 
218,500 
3,091 
209,929 
1 to 9 
140 
560 
85 
(D) 
100 to 199 
1,654 
224,808 
1,540 
208,739 
lOto 19 
16 
193 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
812 
235,261 
791 
232,532 
20 to 49 
14 
530 
7 
(D) 
500 to 999 
149 
98,322 
168 
110,976 
50 to 99 
27 
1,935 
22 
1,326 
1,000 to 2,499 
79 
107,187 
61 
79,001 
100 to 199 
8 
1,132 
18 
2,422 
2,500 to 4,999 
12 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
200 to 499 
11 
2,915 
21 
6,157 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
3 
1,851 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Cows and heifers that calved 
19,771 
731,903 
21,496 
691,911 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,132 
26,980 
7,206 
36,151 
Other cattle (see text) 
16,904 
504,564 
19,164 
495,260 
10 to 19 
4,730 
64,007 
5,031 
67,706 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
6,150 
185,221 
5,694 
171,114 
1 to 9 
7,576 
33,125 
9,472 
40,728 
50 to 99 
2,250 
149,581 
2,165 
142,647 
lOto 19 
3,927 
51,494 
4,273 
56,935 
100 to 199 
1,046 
135,377 
921 
120,252 
20 to 49 
3,414 
100,482 
3,471 
100,890 
200 to 499 
373 
103,390 
421 
(D) 
50 to 99 
1,126 
73,509 
1,108 
73,485 
500 to 999 
73 
47,572 
56 
35,556 
100 to 199 
516 
66,439 
486 
63,765 
1,000 to 2,499 
17 
19,775 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
243 
68,983 
272 
75,464 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
69 
43,833 
60 
40,110 
1,000 to 2,499 
25 
33,200 
16 
22,379 
2,500 or more 
8 
33,499 
6 
21,504 
Beef cows 
19,685 
722,787 
21,415 
678,949 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
- 
- 
12 
5,513 
1 to 9 
5,130 
26,992 
7,181 
36,134 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
4,707 
63,685 
5,032 
67,732 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
6,128 
184,420 
5,689 
170,954 
20 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
2,232 
148,168 
2,148 
141,578 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
100 to 199 
1,038 
133,950 
910 
118,668 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
364 
100,626 
403 
110,340 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
3 
850 
500 to 999 
69 
45,171 
51 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
17 
19,775 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
17,620 
612,863 
429,349 
21,356 
71 1 ,735 
408,276 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
6,744 
32,453 
20,449 
8,074 
38,106 
21,330 
10 to 19 
4,186 
56,411 
34,698 
5,019 
68,025 
36,256 
20 to 49 
4,109 
123,499 
78,553 
5,050 
150,630 
79,631 
50 to 99 
1,579 
106,474 
70,720 
1,940 
129,697 
68,814 
100 to 199 
596 
77,662 
53,004 
803 
107,678 
62,862 
200 to 499 
288 
81,980 
61,403 
369 
107,421 
64,444 
500 to 999 
83 
56,993 
46,249 
68 
43,327 
28,193 
1,000 to 2,499 
28 
36,291 
29,272 
23 
29,298 
16,198 
2,500 to 4,999 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
14,294 
382,157 
(NA) 
17,202 
424,878 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
7,894 
32,381 
(NA) 
9,130 
37,870 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
2,748 
35,940 
(NA) 
3,628 
47,054 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
2,191 
64,493 
(NA) 
2,848 
82,872 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
828 
55,302 
(NA) 
873 
57,661 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
337 
43,693 
(NA) 
434 
58,225 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
208 
58,944 
(NA) 
225 
65,393 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
60 
38,972 
(NA) 
41 
(D) 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
22 
28,332 
(NA) 
14 
18,562 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
4 
(D) 
(NA) 
8 
26,453 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
24 
6,265 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
(NA) 
9 
(D) 
- 
20 to 49 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
(NA) 
3 
288 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
(NA) 
4 
1,462 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
3 
(D) 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
(NA) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
12,774 
230,706 
(NA) 
14,931 
286,857 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
6,697 
29,135 
(NA) 
7,067 
32,171 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
2,932 
37,725 
(NA) 
3,658 
47,496 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
2,389 
67,130 
(NA) 
3,096 
87,317 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
521 
32,916 
(NA) 
762 
48,233 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
160 
19,797 
(NA) 
239 
30,349 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
61 
17,103 
(NA) 
93 
24,154 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
7 
5,200 
(NA) 
9 
5,937 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
7 
21,700 
(NA) 
7 
1 1 ,200 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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