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- 
6,029 
911,334 
4,966 
391,522 
3,860 
519,812 
3,216 
652,916 
680,150 
1 to 9 
2,961 
11,652 
2,244 
7,639 
1,422 
4,013 
933 
6,734 
5,514 
10to 19 
1,109 
14,877 
951 
9,979 
735 
4,898 
650 
7,766 
6,105 
20 to 49 
966 
28,028 
818 
17,988 
738 
10,040 
687 
1 1 ,774 
9,341 
50 to 99 
331 
22,160 
322 
15,036 
305 
7,124 
295 
13,818 
8,840 
100 to 199 
207 
28,606 
190 
18,806 
207 
9,800 
203 
26,960 
15,746 
200 to 499 
266 
73,586 
261 
50,457 
266 
23,129 
262 
61,153 
37,160 
500 to 999 
72 
49,249 
69 
30,411 
72 
18,838 
71 
38,012 
18,634 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
59 
87,045 
58 
58,825 
57 
28,220 
58 
50,063 
29,682 
2,500 to 4,999 
33 
118,532 
31 
74,113 
33 
44,419 
32 
54,180 
35,321 
5,000 or more 
25 
477,599 
22 
108,268 
25 
369,331 
25 
382,456 
513,808 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
148 
24,019 
20,157 
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- 
4,966 
618,901 
4,966 
391,522 
2,797 
227,379 
2,793 
329,909 
204,040 
1 to 9 
2,609 
14,517 
2,609 
9,979 
1,070 
4,538 
972 
7,733 
6,329 
lOto 19 
891 
24,154 
891 
11,719 
517 
12,435 
557 
16,009 
8,617 
20 to 49 
690 
26,425 
690 
19,963 
462 
6,462 
507 
8,504 
5,522 
50 to 99 
245 
24,202 
245 
16,163 
219 
8,039 
232 
26,986 
12,196 
100 to 199 
232 
47,321 
232 
32,343 
232 
14,978 
227 
44,412 
25,052 
200 to 499 
170 
69,777 
170 
47,052 
170 
22,725 
169 
39,112 
25,903 
500 to 999 
48 
50,662 
48 
33,227 
48 
17,435 
48 
33,461 
20,785 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
50 
124,249 
50 
77,878 
48 
46,371 
50 
56,275 
39,335 
2,500 or more 
31 
237,594 
31 
143,198 
31 
94,396 
31 
97,417 
60,300 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,063 
292,433 
(X) 
(X) 
1,063 
292,433 
571 
347,026 
496,266 
' 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- 
4,851 
304,482 
4,851 
199,699 
4,851 
197,901 
2,698 
104,783 
1 to 9 
2,570 
14,417 
2,570 
9,978 
2,570 
9,841 
1,043 
4,439 
lOto 19 
890 
24,201 
890 
11,750 
890 
11,681 
518 
12,451 
20 to 49 
688 
27,912 
688 
21,291 
688 
19,926 
460 
6,621 
50 to 99 
250 
25,589 
250 
16,833 
250 
16,648 
224 
8,756 
100 to 199 
226 
45,881 
226 
31,623 
226 
31,601 
226 
14,258 
200 to 499 
167 
67,885 
167 
46,020 
167 
46,001 
167 
21,865 
500 to 999 
38 
(D) 
38 
25,948 
38 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
21 
52,643 
21 
(D) 
21 
31,756 
21 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,178 
606,852 
115 
191,823 
(X) 
(X) 
1,162 
415,029 
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- 
2,693 
200,140 
127,231 
2,096 
106,303 
8 
396 
1,743 
93,837 
1 to 9 
945 
7,671 
(D) 
670 
6,006 
- 
- 
506 
1 ,665 
lOto 19 
559 
16,049 
8,640 
421 
4,472 
1 
(D) 
359 
1 1 ,577 
20 to 49 
505 
9,413 
5,883 
394 
4,828 
1 
(D) 
334 
4,585 
50 to 99 
237 
27,423 
12,278 
200 
12,853 
3 
(D) 
200 
14,570 
100 to 199 
221 
43,914 
24,951 
199 
15,715 
- 
170 
28,199 
200 to 499 
166 
38,145 
25,694 
154 
22,184 
3 
290 
125 
15,961 
500 to 999 
38 
(D) 
16,435 
36 
(D) 
- 
- 
31 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
21 
30,522 
24,044 
21 
21,332 
- 
- 
17 
9,190 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
671 
476,795 
573,075 
518 
386,962 
8 
306,549 
363 
89,833 
20 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
