Table 1 7. 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 
1,931 
3,380,453 
1,931 
1,836,622 
1,931 
1,815,655 
1,617 
1,543,831 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
457 
41,266 
457 
5,303 
457 
954 
274 
35,963 
10 to 19 
26 
735 
26 
475 
26 
305 
15 
260 
20 to 49 
36 
2,491 
36 
1,485 
36 
1,158 
33 
1,006 
50 to 99 
52 
6,613 
52 
3,826 
52 
3,558 
41 
2,787 
1 00 to 1 99 
110 
33,880 
110 
16,757 
110 
15,428 
100 
17,123 
200 to 499 
258 
149,130 
258 
86,490 
258 
84,334 
237 
62,640 
500 to 999 
350 
424,614 
350 
252,353 
350 
247,102 
319 
172,261 
1 ,000 or more 
642 
2,721,724 
642 
1,469,933 
642 
1,462,816 
598 
1,251,791 
1,000 to 2,499 
456 
1,295,017 
456 
710,429 
456 
705,415 
421 
584,588 
2,500 or more 
186 
1,426,707 
186 
759,504 
186 
757,401 
177 
667,203 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
14,833 
1,990,078 
10,635 
562,627 
(X) 
(X) 
11,763 
1,427,451 
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 
1,609 
1,426,049 
971,079 
1,442 
699,716 
1,231 
726,333 
1,479 
6,852,029 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
155 
2,804 
95 
(D) 
22 
99 
1 0 to 1 9 
15 
375 
324 
14 
157 
4 
218 
13 
681 
20 to 49 
36 
2,312 
(D) 
30 
1,636 
24 
676 
36 
4,692 
50 to 99 
46 
(D) 
2,243 
41 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
52 
14,526 
1 00 to 1 99 
102 
(D) 
11,295 
97 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
110 
63,179 
200 to 499 
251 
(D) 
28,241 
230 
20,870 
196 
(D) 
257 
335,333 
500 to 999 
331 
142,308 
91,451 
293 
70,882 
275 
71,426 
350 
938,208 
1 ,000 or more 
627 
1,174,501 
790,898 
582 
592,071 
535 
582,430 
639 
5,495,310 
1,000 to 2,499 
444 
590,344 
409,370 
409 
293,341 
376 
297,003 
454 
2,684,562 
2,500 or more 
183 
584,157 
381,529 
173 
298,730 
159 
285,427 
185 
2,810,748 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
10,985 
2,245,029 
2,288,246 
9,786 
1,718,542 
4,116 
526,487 
75 
93,074 
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 
12,594 
3,671,078 
3,259,325 
11,228 
2,418,258 
262 
712,651 
5,347 
1,252,820 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,363 
20,318 
17,326 
4,548 
15,659 
1,650 
4,659 
10 to 19 
1,622 
21,604 
17,985 
1,449 
16,201 
28 
386 
692 
5,403 
20 to 49 
1,733 
52,943 
43,628 
1,579 
39,796 
41 
1,217 
807 
13,147 
50 to 99 
977 
68,117 
57,243 
897 
50,198 
33 
1,769 
492 
17,919 
100 to 199 
784 
108,889 
99,278 
762 
84,846 
38 
4,337 
373 
24,043 
200 to 499 
939 
290,442 
245,658 
873 
207,211 
38 
8,495 
542 
83,231 
500 to 999 
517 
353,149 
282,838 
498 
232,589 
23 
7,428 
327 
120,560 
1,000 to 2,499 
468 
700,942 
517,883 
451 
433,940 
37 
23,961 
326 
267,002 
2,500 or more 
191 
2,054,674 
1,977,485 
171 
1,337,818 
24 
665,058 
138 
716,856 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
1,437 
111,893 
1,389 
153,983 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,228 
6,370 
1,203 
5,600 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
95 
3,117 
84 
2,845 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
52 
3,446 
45 
3,190 
1 00 to 1 99 
39 
5,041 
26 
3,858 
1 00 to 1 99 
7 
980 
4 
546 
200 to 499 
11 
3,626 
14 
3,790 
200 to 499 
3 
(D) 
9 
2,220 
500 to 999 
4 
2,570 
6 
3,570 
500 or more 
1 
(D) 
5 
13,309 
1,000 to 1,999 
4 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
2,000 to 4,999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,179 
103,571 
1,119 
132,619 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
5 
120,140 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,031 
5,215 
982 
4,651 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
58 
1,937 
60 
(D) 
used for breeding 
732 
8,322 
654 
21,364 
50 to 99 
46 
2,936 
31 
2,023 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
24 
2,930 
20 
2,700 
1 to 24 
671 
3,395 
578 
2,669 
200 to 499 
9 
2,730 
15 
4,854 
25 to 49 
32 
1,115 
34 
1,116 
500 to 999 
3 
2,010 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 
18 
1,032 
24 
1,504 
1 ,000 or more 
8 
85,813 
10 
115,531 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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