Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,267 
760 
2,150 
486 
743 
539 
number 
683,291 
11,630 
21,073 
(D) 
14,496 
12,392 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,980 
554 
1,562 
307 
397 
229 
1 0 to 49 
4,154 
170 
525 
165 
305 
265 
50 to 99 
1,298 
20 
42 
8 
30 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 
988 
8 
18 
4 
9 
14 
200 to 499 
662 
5 
2 
2 
- 
2 
500 or more 
185 
3 
1 
- 
2 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
517 
48 
142 
26 
36 
22 
number 
130,736 
380 
7,824 
(D) 
2,083 
1,699 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
378 
45 
120 
22 
32 
18 
1 0 to 49 
29 
2 
10 
2 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
11 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
22 
1 
1 
1 
- 
2 
500 or more 
65 
- 
9 
1 
3 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,949 
717 
2,010 
456 
743 
513 
number 
1,816,055 
8,678 
40,594 
14,517 
37,389 
77,531 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
11,570 
754 
2,022 
451 
773 
546 
number 
3,211,467 
17,621 
52,937 
22,642 
71,691 
133,550 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
17,047 
50,913 
27,084 
103,131 
196,760 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
4,568 
265 
678 
178 
272 
242 
number 
239,372 
5,616 
16,710 
2,079 
3,189 
3,241 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
10,403 
631 
1,748 
393 
695 
477 
number 
2,972,095 
12,005 
36,227 
20,563 
68,502 
130,309 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
415 
7 
18 
3 
19 
18 
number 
2,085,520 
64 
7,764 
(D) 
53,505 
107,700 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,001 
190 
380 
52 
83 
47 
number 
727,301 
15,499 
8,430 
395 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
887 
174 
354 
48 
72 
41 
25 to 49 
55 
9 
14 
4 
7 
4 
50 to 99 
23 
2 
3 
- 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
12 
2 
6 
- 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
18 
1 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
396 
68 
113 
20 
41 
21 
number 
145,140 
(D) 
1,073 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
874 
166 
345 
44 
67 
46 
number 
582,161 
(D) 
7,357 
260 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
956 
192 
362 
52 
73 
55 
number 
2,784,645 
(D) 
17,351 
420 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
208,763 
(D) 
2,488 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,509 
265 
553 
78 
111 
57 
number 
401,376 
5,932 
24,447 
(D) 
3,063 
7,592 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,141 
193 
400 
59 
76 
49 
number 
135,588 
3,600 
18,906 
1,691 
1,988 
5,188 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,056 
175 
361 
47 
75 
43 
number 
435,338 
4,040 
19,350 
1,734 
2,349 
4,310 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
14,210 
1,704 
4,844 
762 
1,193 
733 
number 
110,360 
8,938 
31,406 
5,601 
10,114 
5,552 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
13,638 
1,641 
4,651 
739 
1,165 
694 
number 
88,735 
7,858 
25,219 
4,652 
8,220 
4,527 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,071 
455 
1,032 
152 
289 
136 
number 
11,618 
912 
3,334 
598 
1,188 
558 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,168 
452 
906 
129 
149 
89 
number 
34,757 
5,783 
1 1 ,345 
1,741 
2,315 
1,777 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,111 
219 
483 
64 
78 
41 
number 
20,388 
2,929 
5,787 
846 
1,292 
963 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,271 
821 
1,713 
223 
347 
221 
number 
4,195,691 
20,808 
(D) 
5,054 
6,883 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,253 
818 
1,710 
223 
347 
220 
400 to 3,199 
12 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
526 
127 
210 
35 
44 
27 
number 
881,505 
4,265 
(D) 
1,127 
(D) 
929 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
561 
146 
237 
26 
33 
25 
number 
2,872,844 
4,498 
(D) 
659 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
61 
14 
25 
- 
2 
4 
number 
(D) 
2,347 
(D) 
(D) 
56 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
