Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Herd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
17,188 
1,033,717 
15,413 
549,434 
13,963 
484,283 
13,650 
526,023 
393,932 
1 to 9 
3,749 
20,002 
2,969 
12,524 
2,404 
7,478 
1,981 
8,380 
5,515 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,804 
52,637 
3,486 
33,957 
2,935 
18,680 
2,910 
22,310 
14,358 
20 to 49 
5,135 
159,700 
4,846 
101,486 
4,310 
58,214 
4,504 
70,672 
45,800 
50 to 99 
2,349 
159,347 
2,222 
99,202 
2,170 
60,145 
2,176 
75,185 
49,057 
100 to 199 
1,214 
163,742 
1,084 
86,942 
1,208 
76,800 
1,174 
86,144 
60,958 
200 to 499 
699 
208,033 
608 
102,313 
698 
105,720 
673 
105,662 
86,859 
500 to 999 
161 
109,581 
137 
43,263 
161 
66,318 
160 
61,111 
49,812 
1,000 to 2,499 
57 
81,729 
45 
33,998 
57 
47,731 
52 
44,418 
38,586 
2,500 to 4,999 
17 
51,958 
13 
20,493 
17 
31,465 
17 
43,431 
39,390 
5,000 or more 
3 
26,988 
3 
15,256 
3 
11,732 
3 
8,710 
3,598 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
332 
11,066 
9,240 
Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd 1 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
15,413 
923,909 
15,413 
549,434 
12,188 
374,475 
12,644 
419,366 
294,788 
1 to 9 
4,883 
47,514 
4,883 
24,966 
3,538 
22,548 
3,198 
18,581 
12,327 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,744 
81,788 
3,744 
50,856 
2,875 
30,932 
3,125 
34,380 
22,592 
20 to 49 
4,169 
201,103 
4,169 
123,834 
3,344 
77,269 
3,768 
91,003 
61,147 
50 to 99 
1,609 
169,247 
1,609 
106,304 
1,430 
62,943 
1,565 
78,861 
50,793 
100 to 199 
636 
143,685 
636 
82,647 
630 
61,038 
618 
69,223 
51,165 
200 to 499 
302 
149,879 
302 
82,321 
301 
67,558 
301 
74,501 
61,697 
500 to 999 
45 
48,461 
45 
28,787 
45 
19,674 
44 
21,187 
15,361 
1,000 to 2,499 
21 
51,241 
21 
30,515 
21 
20,726 
21 
20,346 
14,850 
2,500 or more 
4 
30,991 
4 
19,204 
4 
11,787 
4 
1 1 ,284 
4,857 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,775 
109,808 
(X) 
(X) 
1,775 
109,808 
1,338 
117,723 
108,384 
1 Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
15,175 
803,308 
15,175 
479,146 
15,175 
469,942 
1 1 ,972 
324,162 
1 to 9 
4,865 
47,557 
4,865 
25,127 
4,865 
24,901 
3,524 
22,430 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,737 
83,049 
3,737 
51,547 
3,737 
50,723 
2,873 
31,502 
20 to 49 
4,154 
203,914 
4,154 
125,044 
4,154 
123,180 
3,337 
78,870 
50 to 99 
1,586 
169,714 
1,586 
106,492 
1,586 
104,771 
1,408 
63,222 
100 to 199 
540 
125,444 
540 
73,300 
540 
69,679 
538 
52,144 
200 to 499 
256 
126,054 
256 
68,982 
256 
68,232 
255 
57,072 
500 to 999 
30 
31,421 
30 
18,795 
30 
18,795 
30 
12,626 
1,000 to 2,499 
7 
16,155 
7 
9,859 
7 
9,661 
7 
6,296 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,013 
230,409 
238 
70,288 
(X) 
(X) 
1,991 
160,121 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
12,457 
382,599 
276,328 
10,062 
236,691 
- 
- 
8,820 
145,908 
1 to 9 
3,199 
18,347 
12,068 
2,421 
10,424 
- 
- 
1,981 
7,923 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,127 
34,811 
22,725 
2,435 
18,654 
- 
- 
2,268 
16,157 
20 to 49 
3,757 
91,822 
61,510 
3,065 
52,203 
- 
- 
2,780 
39,619 
50 to 99 
1,551 
79,051 
50,879 
1,378 
42,235 
- 
- 
1,227 
36,816 
100 to 199 
531 
64,004 
47,939 
493 
42,126 
- 
- 
381 
21,878 
200 to 499 
255 
67,621 
57,832 
233 
50,718 
- 
- 
160 
16,903 
500 to 999 
30 
17,477 
13,459 
30 
12,057 
- 
- 
18 
5,420 
1,000 to 2,499 
7 
9,466 
9,915 
7 
8,274 
- 
- 
5 
1,192 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,525 
154,490 
126,845 
1,240 
115,077 
- 
- 
831 
39,413 
20 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
