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 
739 
672 
51 
70 
190 
187 
174 
500 or more 
670 
612 
- 
26 
67 
152 
217 
150 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
8,991 
5,105 
38 
358 
429 
1,064 
1,417 
1,799 
number 
1 ,063,786 
940,930 
726 
42,941 
104,099 
281,215 
311,836 
200,113 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,336 
4,574 
38 
324 
376 
905 
1,247 
1,684 
number 
485,025 
402,989 
726 
24,947 
44,651 
81,454 
127,634 
123,577 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,402 
1,302 
15 
93 
87 
234 
325 
548 
1 0 to 49 
2,957 
1,629 
17 
90 
124 
315 
422 
661 
50 to 99 
877 
673 
6 
74 
61 
146 
184 
202 
too to 199 
534 
453 
- 
30 
59 
103 
144 
117 
200 to 499 
409 
370 
- 
33 
31 
77 
123 
106 
500 or more 
157 
147 
- 
4 
14 
30 
49 
50 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
705 
- 
51 
87 
196 
211 
160 
number 
578,761 
537,941 
- 
17,994 
59,448 
199,761 
184,202 
76,536 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
361 
165 
19 
28 
40 
23 
55 
10 to 49 
63 
58 
- 
1 
2 
12 
29 
14 
50 to 99 
119 
110 
- 
7 
20 
16 
47 
20 
100 to 199 
91 
90 
- 
9 
4 
32 
23 
22 
200 to 499 
100 
98 
- 
5 
12 
31 
31 
19 
500 or more 
200 
184 
- 
10 
21 
65 
58 
30 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,603 
4,867 
31 
304 
424 
1,017 
1,373 
1,718 
number 
1 ,333,755 
1,117,672 
559 
28,976 
99,375 
342,189 
410,414 
236,159 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
5,103 
29 
326 
420 
1,054 
1,444 
1,830 
number 
1,838,956 
1 ,520,834 
938 
46,448 
115,198 
559,770 
515,479 
283,001 
$1,000 
1,808,929 
1,429,575 
841 
40,783 
94,172 
514,780 
477,952 
301,047 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,903 
1,760 
14 
118 
173 
384 
485 
586 
number 
558,082 
520,848 
290 
14,004 
46,281 
199,426 
211,216 
49,631 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,411 
4,749 
23 
315 
393 
975 
1,354 
1,689 
number 
1,280,874 
999,986 
648 
32,444 
68,917 
360,344 
304,263 
233,370 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
294 
230 
- 
11 
16 
50 
79 
74 
number 
497,675 
324,733 
- 
1,750 
3,182 
178,087 
53,339 
88,375 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
249 
3 
18 
40 
61 
79 
48 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
81 
81 
393 
6,577 
4,528 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
597 
206 
18 
35 
53 
63 
37 
25 to 49 
35 
11 
3 
- 
5 
- 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
24 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
100 to 199 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
200 to 499 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
284 
124 
3 
15 
19 
27 
37 
23 
number 
8,238 
7,304 
9 
34 
79 
913 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
593 
220 
3 
14 
34 
55 
70 
44 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
47 
314 
5,664 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
254 
3 
25 
46 
50 
86 
44 
number 
144,932 
137,002 
72 
234 
525 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
18 
67 
1,123 
1,030 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,241 
538 
- 
37 
72 
80 
171 
178 
number 
231,078 
208,079 
- 
5,687 
23,300 
22,476 
91,577 
65,039 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,011 
444 
- 
28 
59 
67 
148 
142 
number 
142,461 
129,107 
- 
4,627 
10,886 
13,805 
62,836 
36,953 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
917 
415 
- 
29 
54 
62 
127 
143 
number 
211,330 
191,972 
- 
5,851 
37,547 
16,545 
69,561 
62,468 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,950 
4,119 
10 
251 
354 
764 
1,246 
1,494 
number 
61,439 
33,785 
37 
2,016 
2,769 
6,959 
9,863 
12,141 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,633 
3,983 
10 
248 
335 
750 
1,217 
1,423 
number 
54,744 
29,884 
37 
1,657 
2,427 
5,876 
8,828 
1 1 ,059 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,903 
926 
3 
92 
81 
174 
258 
318 
number 
7,026 
4,666 
3 
253 
514 
774 
855 
2,267 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,208 
484 
_ 
44 
59 
74 
165 
142 
number 
18,139 
8,588 
- 
527 
739 
2,503 
2,265 
2,554 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
580 
239 
- 
25 
31 
41 
75 
67 
number 
1 1 ,355 
5,548 
- 
743 
433 
1,855 
1,196 
1,321 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,005 
1,205 
3 
74 
116 
245 
364 
403 
number 
655,346 
624,017 
24 
1,237 
2,104 
18,239 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,997 
1,198 
3 
74 
116 
244 
361 
400 
400 to 3,199 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
372 
173 
- 
10 
10 
31 
60 
62 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
140 
162 
971 
(D) 
1,328 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
