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 
6,029 
911,334 
7,716 
1,000,038 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
2,961 
1 1 ,652 
4,416 
16,265 
10 to 19 
1,109 
14,877 
1,368 
18,218 
Milk cows 
239 
193,621 
182 
183,744 
20 to 49 
966 
28,028 
1,004 
29,473 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
331 
22,160 
337 
22,546 
1 to 9 
160 
318 
103 
(D) 
100 to 199 
207 
28,606 
204 
28,016 
lOto 19 
1 
(D) 
- 
200 to 499 
266 
73,586 
183 
55,191 
20 to 49 
6 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
72 
49,249 
84 
59,672 
50 to 99 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
59 
87,045 
57 
84,010 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
4 
630 
2,500 to 4,999 
33 
118,532 
35 
120,963 
200 to 499 
3 
1,032 
6 
2,340 
5,000 or more 
25 
477,599 
28 
565,684 
500 to 999 
10 
7,279 
10 
7,381 
1 ,000 or more 
59 
184,800 
57 
173,136 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
29 
46,102 
28 
42,655 
Cows and heifers that calved 
4,966 
391,522 
5,375 
380,804 
2,500 or more 
30 
138,698 
29 
130,481 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,609 
9,979 
3,158 
11,029 
Other cattle (see text) 
3,860 
519,812 
5,472 
619,234 
10 to 19 
891 
11,719 
866 
1 1 ,220 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
690 
19,963 
647 
18,676 
1 to 9 
2,306 
8,051 
3,719 
11,912 
50 to 99 
245 
16,163 
263 
17,587 
lOto 19 
563 
7,400 
771 
9,994 
100 to 199 
232 
32,343 
161 
21,739 
20 to 49 
525 
15,115 
530 
15,262 
200 to 499 
170 
47,052 
144 
42,432 
50 to 99 
172 
1 1 ,468 
176 
11,714 
500 to 999 
48 
33,227 
59 
40,426 
100 to 199 
129 
17,327 
101 
13,271 
1,000 to 2,499 
50 
77,878 
42 
62,676 
200 to 499 
79 
23,152 
81 
23,752 
2,500 or more 
31 
143,198 
35 
155,019 
500 to 999 
38 
26,470 
38 
27,198 
1,000 to 2,499 
28 
47,790 
33 
49,615 
2,500 or more 
20 
363,039 
23 
456,516 
Beef cows 
4,851 
197,901 
5,246 
197,060 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
5 
272,175 
7 
367,647 
1 to 9 
2,570 
9,841 
3,109 
10,918 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
890 
11,681 
864 
11,187 
1 to 19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
688 
19,926 
647 
18,678 
20 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
250 
16,648 
262 
17,515 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
226 
31,601 
157 
21,106 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
167 
46,001 
138 
40,085 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
38 
(D) 
49 
33,042 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
21 
31,756 
14 
19,991 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
6 
24,538 
2,500 or more 
4 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
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 
3,364 
676,935 
700,307 
4,078 
672,947 
585,479 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,808 
6,886 
4,419 
2,495 
8,780 
5,042 
10 to 19 
470 
6,091 
3,800 
519 
6,765 
3,606 
20 to 49 
367 
10,869 
7,454 
402 
12,222 
6,764 
50 to 99 
200 
13,700 
9,422 
240 
16,217 
9,038 
100 to 199 
213 
30,757 
23,316 
158 
21,358 
12,609 
200 to 499 
165 
50,803 
34,521 
132 
41,220 
22,172 
500 to 999 
72 
48,553 
32,562 
59 
41,556 
24,366 
1,000 to 2,499 
33 
51,325 
40,671 
40 
60,419 
35,223 
2,500 to 4,999 
24 
88,057 
51,990 
25 
88,070 
40,955 
5,000 or more 
12 
369,894 
492,151 
8 
376,340 
425,703 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
2,614 
493,265 
(NA) 
3,186 
515,122 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,555 
5,451 
(NA) 
2,061 
6,969 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
292 
3,766 
(NA) 
375 
4,804 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
289 
8,665 
(NA) 
361 
10,713 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
132 
9,279 
(NA) 
137 
9,186 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
149 
20,005 
(NA) 
84 
11,010 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
117 
37,843 
(NA) 
91 
27,420 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
42 
28,078 
(NA) 
43 
28,103 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
24 
34,331 
(NA) 
19 
27,645 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
7 
22,744 
(NA) 
9 
28,629 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
7 
323,103 
(NA) 
6 
360,643 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
16 
306,945 
(NA) 
134 
355,926 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
103 
399 
- 
20 to 49 
6 
154 
(NA) 
11 
318 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
8 
2,763 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
- 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
(NA) 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
(NA) 
4 
344,971 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
2,106 
183,670 
(NA) 
1,988 
157,825 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,206 
4,110 
(NA) 
1,095 
3,704 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
240 
3,024 
(NA) 
253 
3,290 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
282 
8,201 
(NA) 
283 
8,488 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
122 
7,835 
(NA) 
119 
7,976 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
106 
14,021 
(NA) 
91 
12,129 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
91 
26,197 
(NA) 
85 
24,403 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
22 
14,429 
(NA) 
28 
17,655 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
37 
105,853 
(NA) 
34 
80,180 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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