Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
739 
304 
384 
51 
295 
444 
500 or more 
670 
327 
309 
34 
244 
426 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
8,991 
5,540 
2,920 
531 
3,914 
5,077 
number 
1,063,786 
582,965 
418,667 
62,154 
411,288 
652,498 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,336 
5,163 
2,676 
497 
3,669 
4,667 
number 
485,025 
234,235 
213,047 
37,743 
205,353 
279,672 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,402 
2,611 
623 
168 
1,414 
1,988 
10 to 49 
2,957 
1,705 
1,088 
164 
1,386 
1,571 
50 to 99 
877 
378 
402 
97 
419 
458 
100 to 199 
534 
225 
281 
28 
229 
305 
200 to 499 
409 
168 
212 
29 
154 
255 
500 or more 
157 
76 
70 
11 
67 
90 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
499 
387 
48 
327 
607 
number 
578,761 
348,730 
205,620 
24,411 
205,935 
372,826 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
361 
219 
119 
23 
112 
249 
1 0 to 49 
63 
34 
25 
4 
42 
21 
50 to 99 
119 
48 
68 
3 
52 
67 
100 to 199 
91 
42 
44 
5 
35 
56 
200 to 499 
100 
43 
54 
3 
26 
74 
500 or more 
200 
113 
77 
10 
60 
140 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,603 
5,281 
2,838 
484 
3,627 
4,976 
number 
1 ,333,755 
673,947 
526,385 
133,423 
445,140 
888,615 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
5,668 
2,953 
536 
4,006 
5,151 
number 
1,838,956 
1,068,266 
586,784 
183,906 
657,179 
1,181,777 
$1,000 
1,808,929 
1,066,465 
533,092 
209,373 
521,661 
1 ,287,269 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,903 
1,739 
977 
187 
1,199 
1,704 
number 
558,082 
318,969 
215,532 
23,581 
270,443 
287,639 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,411 
5,124 
2,802 
485 
3,651 
4,760 
number 
1 ,280,874 
749,297 
371,252 
160,325 
386,736 
894,138 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
294 
137 
134 
23 
113 
181 
number 
497,675 
336,602 
(D) 
(D) 
30,944 
466,731 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
506 
150 
24 
196 
484 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,815 
223 
(D) 
37,228 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
597 
448 
126 
23 
159 
438 
25 to 49 
35 
24 
11 
- 
16 
19 
50 to 99 
24 
15 
8 
1 
5 
19 
100 to 199 
8 
6 
2 
- 
5 
3 
200 to 499 
7 
4 
3 
- 
5 
2 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
6 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
284 
213 
64 
7 
89 
195 
number 
8,238 
7,713 
489 
36 
1,814 
6,424 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
593 
440 
129 
24 
172 
421 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,326 
187 
(D) 
30,804 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
487 
160 
36 
204 
479 
number 
144,932 
137,731 
4,396 
2,805 
13,420 
131,512 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
461 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,241 
914 
273 
54 
442 
799 
number 
231 ,078 
109,552 
114,983 
6,543 
109,019 
122,059 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,011 
740 
223 
48 
352 
659 
number 
142,461 
70,544 
67,623 
4,294 
62,435 
80,026 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
917 
640 
227 
50 
351 
566 
number 
211,330 
80,575 
125,528 
5,227 
109,390 
101,940 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,950 
6,300 
2,260 
390 
3,460 
5,490 
number 
61,439 
39,921 
18,208 
3,310 
23,671 
37,768 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,633 
6,042 
2,213 
378 
3,304 
5,329 
number 
54,744 
35,460 
16,433 
2,851 
21,368 
33,376 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,903 
1,253 
541 
109 
654 
1,249 
number 
7,026 
3,858 
2,808 
360 
2,869 
4,157 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,208 
957 
190 
61 
348 
860 
number 
18,139 
13,177 
3,846 
1,116 
5,133 
13,006 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
580 
452 
95 
33 
153 
427 
number 
1 1 ,355 
6,845 
2,745 
1,765 
2,746 
8,609 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,005 
2,403 
501 
101 
895 
2,110 
number 
655,346 
629,054 
23,539 
2,753 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,997 
2,399 
498 
100 
892 
2,105 
400 to 3,199 
4 
1 
2 
1 
1 
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 
1 00,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
372 
291 
64 
17 
103 
269 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,014 
778 
2,137 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
