Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
8,336 
1,302 
2,075 
412 
503 
500 
number 
485,025 
1 1 ,267 
22,640 
7,417 
10,502 
14,751 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,402 
1,086 
1,338 
168 
189 
163 
1 0 to 49 
2,957 
181 
688 
224 
263 
247 
50 to 99 
877 
25 
30 
9 
37 
76 
too to 199 
534 
7 
17 
10 
11 
10 
200 to 499 
409 
2 
2 
1 
3 
3 
500 or more 
157 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
108 
191 
25 
34 
61 
number 
578,761 
1,493 
22,206 
1,430 
16,066 
19,193 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
361 
100 
130 
13 
9 
26 
10 to 49 
63 
- 
11 
5 
6 
10 
50 to 99 
119 
3 
10 
2 
6 
10 
100 to 199 
91 
3 
12 
3 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
100 
2 
17 
2 
5 
1 
500 or more 
200 
- 
11 
- 
8 
13 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,603 
1,286 
2,137 
428 
514 
499 
number 
1,333,755 
18,435 
45,184 
16,088 
19,407 
69,081 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
1,538 
2,195 
433 
519 
513 
number 
1 ,838,956 
42,363 
88,778 
19,767 
33,245 
54,059 
$1,000 
1,808,929 
37,497 
54,588 
23,068 
30,754 
49,916 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,903 
419 
614 
131 
147 
166 
number 
558,082 
8,738 
53,844 
1,467 
9,847 
1 1 ,238 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,411 
1,319 
1,977 
385 
471 
490 
number 
1,280,874 
33,625 
34,934 
18,300 
23,398 
42,821 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
294 
8 
41 
6 
10 
15 
number 
497,675 
(D) 
4,262 
(D) 
219 
385 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
207 
254 
32 
31 
28 
number 
(D) 
2,487 
4,633 
2,035 
539 
363 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
597 
188 
220 
28 
25 
27 
25 to 49 
35 
12 
17 
- 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
24 
3 
13 
- 
4 
- 
100 to 199 
8 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
7 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
9 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
284 
89 
102 
16 
14 
5 
number 
8,238 
(D) 
929 
398 
91 
19 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
593 
178 
222 
26 
29 
24 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,704 
1,637 
448 
344 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
219 
249 
30 
31 
31 
number 
144,932 
7,056 
(D) 
3,400 
686 
514 
$1,000 
(D) 
689 
625 
574 
77 
76 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,241 
412 
399 
51 
76 
53 
number 
231,078 
7,263 
10,973 
1,688 
4,878 
6,134 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,011 
320 
314 
40 
67 
50 
number 
142,461 
3,815 
6,375 
772 
1,168 
5,163 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
917 
309 
291 
39 
49 
31 
number 
211,330 
4,393 
9,083 
696 
2,069 
6,491 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,950 
1,839 
3,156 
438 
524 
406 
number 
61,439 
9,023 
21,199 
2,856 
4,451 
2,696 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,633 
1,786 
3,064 
413 
507 
384 
number 
54,744 
8,375 
18,414 
2,587 
3,841 
2,433 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,903 
408 
718 
92 
137 
72 
number 
7,026 
977 
2,038 
340 
1,071 
231 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,208 
473 
493 
56 
56 
26 
number 
18,139 
5,627 
6,085 
916 
1,092 
1,399 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
580 
234 
226 
30 
26 
11 
number 
11,355 
3,029 
2,730 
574 
735 
1,332 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,005 
1,039 
1,110 
138 
166 
103 
number 
655,346 
20,312 
(D) 
3,621 
3,439 
14,476 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,997 
1,039 
1,109 
137 
166 
102 
400 to 3,199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
372 
130 
137 
11 
22 
19 
number 
(D) 
2,600 
(D) 
619 
211 
190 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
360 
154 
124 
19 
9 
9 
number 
(D) 
3,956 
(D) 
959 
127 
95 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
42 
18 
18 
2 
1 
2 
number 
(D) 
281 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
