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 
517 
239,090 
517 
138,551 
517 
130,736 
411 
100,539 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
378 
10,830 
378 
7,295 
378 
749 
282 
3,535 
10 to 19 
18 
2,024 
18 
393 
18 
224 
16 
1,631 
20 to 49 
11 
667 
11 
469 
11 
279 
8 
198 
50 to 99 
12 
2,692 
12 
1,158 
12 
850 
12 
1,534 
1 00 to 1 99 
11 
3,093 
11 
1,664 
11 
1,554 
10 
1,429 
200 to 499 
22 
14,340 
22 
8,183 
22 
8,128 
20 
6,157 
500 to 999 
26 
30,621 
26 
17,965 
26 
17,889 
25 
12,656 
1 ,000 or more 
39 
174,823 
39 
101,424 
39 
101,063 
38 
73,399 
1,000 to 2,499 
24 
70,411 
24 
38,325 
24 
38,199 
23 
32,086 
2,500 or more 
15 
104,412 
15 
63,099 
15 
62,864 
15 
41,313 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
13,453 
2,390,992 
11,001 
675,476 
(X) 
(X) 
10,538 
1,715,516 
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 
362 
100,361 
74,776 
316 
48,758 
230 
51,603 
168 
(D) 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
229 
6,928 
5,858 
194 
4,882 
126 
2,046 
38 
243 
1 0 to 1 9 
14 
1,695 
1,803 
13 
1,490 
10 
205 
11 
705 
20 to 49 
10 
434 
679 
10 
308 
10 
126 
9 
(D) 
50 to 99 
12 
965 
931 
12 
901 
4 
64 
12 
3,947 
1 00 to 1 99 
11 
1,188 
924 
9 
722 
8 
466 
11 
5,118 
200 to 499 
21 
4,003 
2,506 
19 
2,116 
17 
1,887 
22 
36,450 
500 to 999 
26 
13,262 
10,347 
24 
7,294 
23 
5,968 
26 
73,042 
1 ,000 or more 
39 
71,886 
51,727 
35 
31,045 
32 
40,841 
39 
437,643 
1,000 to 2,499 
24 
21,476 
16,832 
21 
11,413 
18 
10,063 
24 
173,597 
2,500 or more 
15 
50,410 
34,895 
14 
19,632 
14 
30,778 
15 
264,046 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
11,208 
3,111,106 
4,246,532 
10,087 
2,923,337 
4,338 
187,769 
1 
(D) 
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 
11,570 
3,211,467 
4,321,308 
10,403 
2,972,095 
415 
2,085,520 
4,568 
239,372 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
4,072 
16,435 
15,217 
3,509 
12,511 
5 
16 
1,212 
3,924 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,639 
22,315 
19,004 
1,411 
16,152 
42 
587 
748 
6,163 
20 to 49 
2,019 
62,029 
56,435 
1,839 
46,956 
62 
1,415 
870 
15,073 
50 to 99 
1,362 
95,382 
87,500 
1,283 
73,847 
59 
2,357 
651 
21,535 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,049 
145,108 
135,245 
991 
114,138 
42 
3,570 
513 
30,970 
200 to 499 
883 
270,816 
253,797 
835 
216,615 
69 
16,879 
383 
54,201 
500 to 999 
309 
205,625 
206,909 
302 
172,571 
28 
15,488 
122 
33,054 
1,000 to 2,499 
134 
199,225 
222,548 
132 
165,202 
39 
51,238 
49 
34,023 
2,500 or more 
103 
2,194,532 
3,324,653 
101 
2,154,103 
69 
1,993,970 
20 
40,429 
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 
1,001 
727,301 
1,171 
882,695 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
887 
5,322 
1,010 
6,218 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
55 
1,799 
70 
2,194 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
23 
1,566 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 
12 
1,566 
22 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
3 
431 
200 to 499 
6 
2,076 
10 
I S vKEaq 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
5 
3,860 
500 or more 
10 
141,900 
18 
163,238 
1,000 to 1,999 
3 
4,112 
1 
(D) 
2,000 to 4,999 
4 
12,034 
12 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
874 
582,161 
1,032 
715,683 
5,000 or more 
11 
698,826 
15 
825,404 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
789 
4,418 
920 
5,471 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
37 
1,210 
30 
966 
used for breeding 
396 
145,140 
511 
167,012 
50 to 99 
17 
1,105 
26 
1,772 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
1,054 
16 
1,754 
1 to 24 
360 
1,894 
464 
2,279 
200 to 499 
6 
1,797 
10 
2,844 
25 to 49 
23 
781 
19 
644 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
4 
3,360 
50 to 99 
2 
(D) 
7 
420 
1 ,000 or more 
17 
572,577 
26 
699,516 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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