Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Flerd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
21,149 
1 ,236,467 
19,771 
731,903 
16,904 
504,564 
17,261 
601,237 
420,436 
1 to 9 
3,815 
21,451 
3,127 
13,611 
2,421 
7,840 
2,188 
(D) 
(D) 
10to 19 
4,583 
63,663 
4,283 
43,326 
3,367 
20,337 
3,549 
27,053 
16,576 
20 to 49 
6,832 
212,072 
6,599 
146,999 
5,483 
65,073 
5,914 
89,190 
55,924 
50 to 99 
3,211 
218,500 
3,153 
142,621 
2,936 
75,879 
2,989 
99,481 
63,509 
100 to 199 
1,654 
224,808 
1,608 
140,513 
1,643 
84,295 
1,605 
106,006 
69,343 
200 to 499 
812 
235,261 
780 
136,183 
812 
99,078 
784 
111,511 
78,567 
500 to 999 
149 
98,322 
134 
47,553 
149 
50,769 
139 
53,239 
41,827 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
79 
107,187 
74 
50,406 
79 
56,781 
79 
82,334 
66,612 
2,500 to 4,999 
12 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
12 
20,890 
20,192 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
359 
11,626 
8,913 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd ' 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
19,771 
1,184,961 
19,771 
731,903 
15,526 
453,058 
16,535 
534,713 
368,422 
1 to 9 
5,132 
47,426 
5,132 
26,980 
3,738 
20,446 
3,414 
18,534 
1 1 ,806 
lOto 19 
4,730 
96,571 
4,730 
64,007 
3,514 
32,564 
3,991 
40,689 
25,240 
20 to 49 
6,150 
272,752 
6,150 
185,221 
4,801 
87,531 
5,481 
116,323 
73,685 
50 to 99 
2,250 
228,471 
2,250 
149,581 
1,975 
78,890 
2,177 
108,618 
70,676 
100 to 199 
1,046 
222,856 
1,046 
135,377 
1,035 
87,479 
1,015 
101,737 
70,594 
200 to 499 
373 
177,284 
373 
103,390 
373 
73,894 
367 
88,869 
64,984 
500 to 999 
73 
101,207 
73 
47,572 
73 
53,635 
73 
44,816 
38,554 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
17 
38,394 
17 
19,775 
17 
18,619 
17 
15,127 
12,882 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,378 
51,506 
(X) 
(X) 
1,378 
51,506 
1,085 
78,150 
60,927 
' Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
19,685 
1,171,950 
19,685 
725,240 
19,685 
722,787 
15,459 
446,710 
1 to 9 
5,130 
48,170 
5,130 
27,505 
5,130 
26,992 
3,744 
20,665 
lOto 19 
4,707 
96,409 
4,707 
63,843 
4,707 
63,685 
3,499 
32,566 
20 to 49 
6,128 
272,834 
6,128 
185,084 
6,128 
184,420 
4,781 
87,750 
50 to 99 
2,232 
226,064 
2,232 
148,337 
2,232 
148,168 
1,957 
77,727 
100 to 199 
1,038 
221,633 
1,038 
134,384 
1,038 
133,950 
1,028 
87,249 
200 to 499 
364 
172,999 
364 
101,141 
364 
100,626 
364 
71,858 
500 to 999 
69 
95,447 
69 
45,171 
69 
45,171 
69 
50,276 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
17 
38,394 
17 
19,775 
17 
19,775 
17 
18,619 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,464 
64,517 
86 
6,663 
(X) 
(X) 
1,445 
57,854 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
16,486 
530,776 
365,077 
13,374 
330,122 
- 
- 
12,103 
200,654 
1 to 9 
3,435 
18,719 
1 1 ,909 
2,552 
10,306 
- 
- 
2,198 
8,413 
lOto 19 
3,975 
40,630 
25,194 
3,051 
21,421 
- 
- 
2,966 
19,209 
20 to 49 
5,466 
116,283 
73,628 
4,481 
59,755 
- 
- 
4,247 
56,528 
50 to 99 
2,159 
108,242 
70,550 
1,937 
60,942 
- 
- 
1,726 
47,300 
100 to 199 
1,007 
101,291 
70,436 
930 
66,423 
- 
- 
711 
34,868 
200 to 499 
358 
87,578 
64,165 
337 
64,399 
- 
- 
210 
23,179 
500 to 999 
69 
42,906 
36,312 
69 
35,640 
- 
- 
32 
7,266 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
17 
15,127 
12,882 
17 
1 1 ,236 
- 
- 
13 
3,891 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,134 
82,087 
64,272 
920 
52,035 
- 
- 
671 
30,052 
20 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
