Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,059 
892 
4 
57 
105 
185 
278 
263 
500 or more 
786 
698 
1 
38 
75 
175 
224 
185 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
11,518 
6,703 
47 
423 
590 
1,217 
1,880 
2,546 
number 
814,027 
677,018 
3,568 
41,016 
75,497 
147,615 
202,565 
206,757 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,267 
6,544 
44 
410 
566 
1,188 
1,829 
2,507 
number 
683,291 
553,085 
3,469 
28,554 
58,948 
120,421 
164,657 
177,036 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,980 
1,651 
12 
100 
136 
289 
429 
685 
1 0 to 49 
4,154 
2,339 
14 
141 
193 
376 
628 
987 
50 to 99 
1,298 
974 
11 
88 
78 
184 
278 
335 
100 to 199 
988 
844 
4 
48 
79 
167 
268 
278 
200 to 499 
662 
575 
2 
26 
65 
134 
183 
165 
500 or more 
185 
161 
1 
7 
15 
38 
43 
57 
Milk cows 
farms 
517 
325 
3 
20 
47 
75 
99 
81 
number 
130,736 
123,933 
99 
12,462 
16,549 
27,194 
37,908 
29,721 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
378 
198 
14 
25 
48 
64 
47 
1 0 to 49 
29 
25 
3 
2 
7 
4 
5 
4 
50 to 99 
12 
11 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
11 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
4 
200 to 499 
22 
22 
- 
- 
4 
5 
6 
7 
500 or more 
65 
60 
- 
4 
8 
11 
21 
16 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
10,949 
6,549 
29 
435 
533 
1,205 
1,895 
2,452 
number 
1,816,055 
1,308,811 
1,339 
53,145 
184,184 
354,408 
360,289 
355,446 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
11,570 
6,981 
37 
438 
608 
1,273 
1,953 
2,672 
number 
3,211,467 
2,104,837 
2,509 
77,466 
313,217 
592,494 
497,305 
621,846 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
2,633,369 
2,926 
80,960 
421,037 
739,635 
599,617 
789,193 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,568 
2,789 
14 
186 
238 
498 
811 
1,042 
number 
239,372 
198,034 
1,033 
15,517 
24,835 
40,896 
54,249 
61,504 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
10,403 
6,367 
34 
399 
557 
1,151 
1,807 
2,419 
number 
2,972,095 
1,906,803 
1,476 
61,949 
288,382 
551,598 
443,056 
560,342 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
415 
342 
2 
22 
26 
71 
100 
121 
number 
2,085,520 
1,150,076 
(D) 
(D) 
202,817 
370,558 
213,381 
345,076 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,001 
443 
5 
34 
92 
117 
113 
82 
number 
727,301 
693,896 
84 
(D) 
3,155 
(D) 
231,495 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
887 
358 
5 
24 
82 
96 
85 
66 
25 to 49 
55 
40 
- 
5 
7 
8 
14 
6 
50 to 99 
23 
17 
- 
2 
2 
7 
2 
4 
100 to 199 
12 
9 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
2 
200 to 499 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
500 or more 
18 
15 
- 
1 
1 
5 
5 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
396 
200 
5 
19 
39 
47 
56 
34 
number 
145,140 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
662 
(D) 
60,006 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
874 
383 
2 
29 
78 
100 
101 
73 
number 
582,161 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,493 
(D) 
171,489 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
956 
424 
2 
33 
85 
117 
104 
83 
number 
2,784,645 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,997 
(D) 
1,040,246 
(D) 
$1,000 
208,763 
203,533 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
84,534 
(D) 
5,025 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,509 
749 
- 
19 
66 
171 
216 
277 
number 
401,376 
349,037 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
25,812 
148,843 
156,151 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,141 
576 
- 
12 
45 
130 
167 
222 
number 
135,588 
116,361 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19,017 
42,148 
39,513 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,056 
536 
- 
9 
53 
122 
163 
189 
number 
435,338 
345,021 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20,364 
111,697 
196,078 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
14,210 
6,935 
25 
330 
641 
1,284 
2,029 
2,626 
number 
110,360 
63,427 
239 
3,472 
6,580 
11,974 
20,750 
20,412 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
13,638 
6,688 
24 
322 
630 
1,258 
1,973 
2,481 
number 
88,735 
48,937 
192 
2,861 
5,219 
9,560 
14,640 
16,465 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,071 
1,610 
2 
82 
218 
325 
482 
501 
number 
11,618 
6,880 
(D) 
(D) 
1,030 
1,225 
1,899 
2,332 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,168 
1,006 
4 
47 
115 
250 
280 
310 
number 
34,757 
19,772 
36 
954 
1,698 
4,829 
7,045 
5,210 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,111 
529 
2 
25 
57 
142 
155 
148 
number 
20,388 
12,786 
(D) 
(D) 
2,059 
2,669 
3,732 
3,530 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,271 
1,828 
8 
84 
179 
412 
553 
592 
number 
4,195,691 
(D) 
182 
2,616 
4,694 
(D) 
(D) 
33,055 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,253 
1,814 
8 
84 
179 
405 
547 
591 
400 to 3,199 
12 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
526 
250 
4 
10 
16 
64 
78 
78 
number 
881,505 
875,095 
16 
444 
319 
(D) 
(D) 
2,607 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
