Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
10,957 
2,397,541 
10,621 
2,236,147 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
3,879 
17,268 
3,900 
17,217 
10 to 19 
1,690 
22,877 
1,564 
20,588 
Milk cows 
934 
578,761 
811 
536,463 
20 to 49 
2,045 
63,496 
1,755 
54,601 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
1,032 
73,001 
1,004 
69,314 
1 to 9 
361 
724 
198 
483 
100 to 199 
902 
124,034 
893 
122,421 
lOto 19 
18 
251 
15 
196 
200 to 499 
739 
223,716 
740 
224,606 
20 to 49 
45 
1,526 
67 
2,311 
500 to 999 
319 
222,327 
358 
246,334 
50 to 99 
119 
8,170 
103 
7,181 
1,000 to 2,499 
208 
327,872 
262 
409,293 
100 to 199 
91 
12,258 
94 
12,163 
2,500 to 4,999 
70 
240,870 
74 
244,965 
200 to 499 
100 
30,728 
108 
34,231 
5,000 or more 
73 
1,082,080 
71 
826,808 
500 to 999 
74 
51,011 
101 
73,163 
1 ,000 or more 
126 
474,093 
125 
406,735 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
69 
105,537 
72 
111,705 
Cows and heifers that calved 
8,991 
1,063,786 
7,983 
1,012,755 
2,500 or more 
57 
368,556 
53 
295,030 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,548 
14,411 
3,229 
12,523 
Other cattle (see text) 
8,603 
1,333,755 
8,815 
1 ,223,392 
10 to 19 
1,370 
18,388 
1,050 
14,004 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
1,609 
49,346 
1,301 
40,177 
1 to 9 
4,189 
16,846 
4,217 
16,719 
50 to 99 
977 
67,253 
855 
58,349 
lOto 19 
1,246 
16,617 
1,332 
17,635 
100 to 199 
620 
83,841 
596 
79,545 
20 to 49 
1,270 
38,265 
1,264 
38,268 
200 to 499 
504 
150,428 
550 
164,552 
50 to 99 
700 
47,134 
713 
48,539 
500 to 999 
199 
132,719 
230 
160,692 
100 to 199 
490 
65,280 
499 
66,834 
1,000 to 2,499 
98 
145,141 
113 
167,188 
200 to 499 
359 
107,844 
394 
119,499 
2,500 or more 
66 
402,259 
59 
315,725 
500 to 999 
162 
112,958 
206 
144,778 
1,000 to 2,499 
112 
175,059 
113 
167,649 
2,500 or more 
75 
753,752 
77 
603,471 
Beef cows 
8,336 
485,025 
7,365 
476,292 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
163 
263,466 
383 
250,741 
1 to 9 
3,402 
14,015 
3,172 
12,421 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
1,358 
18,196 
1,035 
13,830 
1 to 19 
29 
429 
234 
1,231 
20 to 49 
1,599 
48,842 
1,259 
38,748 
20 to 49 
27 
776 
31 
935 
50 to 99 
877 
60,308 
772 
52,221 
50 to 99 
31 
1,862 
36 
2,295 
100 to 199 
534 
71,998 
511 
68,381 
100 to 199 
30 
4,172 
21 
2,603 
200 to 499 
409 
121,494 
445 
130,971 
200 to 499 
15 
4,830 
19 
5,824 
500 to 999 
118 
77,290 
125 
85,115 
500 to 999 
9 
7,447 
8 
4,974 
1,000 to 2,499 
30 
40,519 
40 
54,261 
1,000 to 2,499 
10 
14,852 
15 
21,769 
2,500 or more 
9 
32,363 
6 
20,344 
2,500 or more 
12 
229,098 
19 
211,110 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
9,157 
1,838,956 
1,808,929 
9,662 
1,829,456 
1,383,742 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,765 
14,862 
13,027 
3,899 
15,342 
10,507 
10 to 19 
1,378 
18,308 
15,496 
1,343 
17,976 
12,226 
20 to 49 
1,539 
47,600 
42,305 
1,644 
50,966 
33,948 
50 to 99 
880 
60,387 
55,330 
981 
68,071 
47,105 
100 to 199 
656 
89,097 
76,853 
702 
95,893 
65,440 
200 to 499 
557 
168,014 
151,307 
606 
184,870 
126,644 
500 to 999 
177 
124,802 
108,339 
246 
167,085 
108,162 
1,000 to 2,499 
112 
177,310 
156,063 
146 
219,715 
135,948 
2,500 to 4,999 
44 
159,097 
135,392 
42 
137,737 
93,657 
5,000 or more 
49 
979,479 
1,054,817 
53 
871,801 
750,106 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
8,411 
1 ,280,874 
(NA) 
8,782 
1 ,333,479 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
3,648 
13,849 
(NA) 
3,758 
14,185 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
1,249 
16,389 
(NA) 
1,210 
16,044 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,420 
44,358 
(NA) 
1,478 
44,736 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
797 
54,559 
(NA) 
890 
60,799 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
576 
78,396 
(NA) 
608 
83,035 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
442 
130,288 
(NA) 
513 
153,424 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
132 
90,074 
(NA) 
178 
115,945 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
92 
148,677 
(NA) 
85 
123,662 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
29 
101,477 
(NA) 
27 
91,602 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
26 
602,807 
(NA) 
35 
630,047 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
294 
497,675 
(NA) 
968 
534,839 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 19 
83 
1,135 
(NA) 
677 
3,371 
- 
20 to 49 
63 
1,921 
(NA) 
134 
3,785 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
59 
3,960 
(NA) 
54 
3,541 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
29 
3,855 
(NA) 
26 
3,387 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
19 
5,923 
(NA) 
29 
8,397 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
11 
7,817 
(NA) 
11 
6,843 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
14 
22,557 
(NA) 
11 
16,601 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
3 
8,020 
(NA) 
5 
18,684 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
13 
442,487 
(NA) 
21 
470,230 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
2,903 
558,082 
(NA) 
3,362 
495,977 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
1,360 
5,063 
(NA) 
1,508 
5,640 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
398 
5,077 
(NA) 
467 
5,921 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
505 
15,266 
(NA) 
614 
18,052 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
190 
12,424 
(NA) 
249 
16,194 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
168 
22,415 
(NA) 
181 
23,747 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
146 
43,256 
(NA) 
190 
57,914 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
67 
43,561 
(NA) 
73 
51,365 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
69 
411,020 
(NA) 
80 
317,144 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Idaho 19 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
