Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
896 
584 
182 
156 
500 or more 
1,743 
835 
631 
547 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
12,566 
10,203 
1,419 
1,113 
number 
2,399,249 
1,123,032 
946,220 
837,177 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,925 
9,236 
917 
676 
number 
583,594 
335,607 
138,343 
101,857 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,173 
5,610 
290 
188 
1 0 to 49 
2,704 
2,278 
226 
167 
50 to 99 
801 
602 
108 
82 
100 to 199 
542 
372 
103 
82 
200 to 499 
479 
280 
115 
98 
500 or more 
226 
94 
75 
59 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
1,185 
544 
468 
number 
1,815,655 
787,425 
807,877 
735,320 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
457 
414 
18 
8 
1 0 to 49 
62 
58 
3 
3 
50 to 99 
52 
41 
3 
3 
100 to 199 
110 
72 
30 
21 
200 to 499 
258 
156 
71 
55 
500 or more 
992 
444 
419 
378 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,380 
10,692 
1,524 
1,214 
number 
2,971,282 
1,135,330 
1,169,688 
828,366 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
12,594 
10,055 
1,516 
1,208 
number 
3,671,078 
1,467,751 
1,156,573 
786,009 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
1,144,142 
1,029,801 
579,755 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,347 
4,069 
837 
680 
number 
1,252,820 
599,714 
373,165 
303,845 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
11,228 
8,915 
1,379 
1,114 
number 
2,418,258 
868,037 
783,408 
482,164 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
262 
161 
53 
44 
number 
712,651 
82,066 
170,558 
22,959 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,437 
1,213 
78 
52 
number 
111,893 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,228 
1,058 
61 
40 
25 to 49 
95 
71 
7 
4 
50 to 99 
52 
42 
3 
1 
100 to 199 
39 
32 
4 
4 
200 to 499 
11 
5 
- 
- 
500 or more 
12 
5 
3 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
732 
614 
33 
20 
number 
8,322 
6,276 
992 
901 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,179 
987 
73 
48 
number 
103,571 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,163 
982 
68 
48 
number 
290,488 
63,119 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
51,526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,224 
3,651 
259 
176 
number 
668,517 
352,073 
136,286 
110,861 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
3,222 
2,790 
197 
130 
number 
306,987 
178,636 
48,677 
35,405 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,593 
2,215 
179 
135 
number 
440,092 
203,145 
108,515 
99,661 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
14,932 
12,514 
1,134 
825 
number 
142,555 
98,868 
14,990 
1 1 ,444 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
14,353 
12,099 
1,068 
777 
number 
107,774 
79,848 
10,688 
7,890 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,959 
2,438 
273 
183 
number 
10,452 
7,966 
996 
616 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,474 
3,927 
292 
181 
number 
140,042 
96,681 
30,242 
16,776 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,133 
1,879 
134 
78 
number 
62,844 
41,510 
14,482 
6,382 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,744 
5,918 
408 
261 
number 
19,000,779 
2,882,308 
(D) 
6,438,920 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,653 
5,879 
381 
237 
400 to 3,199 
39 
24 
6 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
2 
1 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
2 
2 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
2 
3 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
2 
4 
4 
100,000 or more 
31 
7 
11 
11 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
873 
748 
73 
46 
number 
4,633,558 
699,422 
1,438,761 
1,434,825 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
162 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
