Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
219 
22,601 
219 
13,049 
219 
9,116 
162 
9,552 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
140 
3,547 
140 
2,676 
140 
560 
94 
871 
10to 19 
16 
480 
16 
413 
16 
193 
6 
67 
20 to 49 
14 
928 
14 
530 
14 
530 
14 
398 
50 to 99 
27 
4,267 
27 
2,819 
27 
1,935 
27 
1,448 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
1,869 
8 
1,305 
8 
1,132 
7 
564 
200 to 499 
11 
6,847 
11 
3,455 
11 
2,915 
11 
3,392 
500 to 999 
3 
4,663 
3 
1,851 
3 
1,851 
3 
2,812 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
20,930 
1,213,866 
19,552 
718,854 
(X) 
(X) 
16,742 
495,012 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
161 
6,580 
4,999 
129 
3,605 
112 
2,975 
73 
28,113 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
96 
1,187 
719 
77 
484 
58 
703 
5 
24 
lOto 19 
9 
108 
53 
9 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
5 
318 
20 to 49 
7 
187 
137 
7 
127 
4 
60 
14 
1,324 
50 to 99 
27 
1,188 
674 
16 
565 
25 
623 
27 
6,705 
100 to 199 
8 
594 
365 
7 
194 
7 
400 
8 
3,247 
200 to 499 
11 
1,621 
900 
10 
596 
8 
1,025 
11 
9,227 
500 to 999 
3 
1,695 
2,152 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
7,267 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
17,459 
606,283 
424,350 
14,165 
378,552 
12,662 
227,731 
- 
- 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
17,620 
612,863 
429,349 
14,294 
382,157 
- 
- 
12,774 
230,706 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
6,744 
32,453 
20,449 
4,899 
16,713 
4,319 
15,740 
10 to 19 
4,186 
56,411 
34,698 
3,425 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,298 
(D) 
20 to 49 
4,109 
123,499 
78,553 
3,546 
62,909 
- 
- 
3,317 
60,590 
50 to 99 
1,579 
106,474 
70,720 
1,475 
63,084 
- 
- 
1,208 
43,390 
100 to 199 
596 
77,662 
53,004 
556 
50,699 
- 
- 
422 
26,963 
200 to 499 
288 
81,980 
61,403 
276 
62,533 
- 
- 
151 
19,447 
500 to 999 
83 
56,993 
46,249 
82 
44,541 
- 
- 
45 
12,452 
1,000 to 2,499 
28 
36,291 
29,272 
28 
29,682 
- 
- 
12 
6,609 
2,500 or more 
7 
41,100 
35,002 
7 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
689 
142,555 
753 
178,275 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
585 
3,543 
618 
3,877 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
41 
1,370 
50 
(D) 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
25 
1,735 
25 
1,822 
100 to 199 
11 
1,305 
15 
1,836 
100 to 199 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
200 to 499 
5 
1,080 
8 
2,540 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
4 
2,150 
2 
(D) 
500 or more 
5 
12,150 
8 
14,362 
1,000 to 1,999 
4 
5,450 
7 
9,783 
2,000 to 4,999 
6 
23,752 
13 
49,942 
Other hogs and pigs 
554 
127,243 
605 
159,984 
5,000 or more 
8 
102,170 
15 
105,540 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
467 
2,643 
489 
2,628 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
40 
1,366 
38 
1,132 
used for breeding 
407 
15,312 
438 
18,291 
50 to 99 
11 
624 
27 
1,897 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
11 
1,200 
7 
774 
1 to 24 
378 
1,546 
400 
1,920 
200 to 499 
8 
2,340 
7 
2,000 
25 to 49 
18 
574 
14 
455 
500 to 999 
3 
2,250 
6 
4,212 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
11 
744 
1 ,000 or more 
14 
116,820 
31 
147,341 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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