Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
348 
143,138 
348 
84,465 
348 
79,492 
299 
58,673 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
98 
2,039 
98 
1,338 
98 
390 
67 
701 
10 to 19 
22 
1,077 
22 
728 
22 
262 
11 
349 
20 to 49 
13 
873 
13 
636 
13 
506 
10 
237 
50 to 99 
36 
4,082 
36 
2,565 
36 
2,380 
36 
1,517 
1 00 to 1 99 
104 
29,097 
104 
16,640 
104 
14,012 
100 
12,457 
200 to 499 
43 
24,168 
43 
13,331 
43 
12,942 
43 
10,837 
500 to 999 
14 
15,725 
14 
9,367 
14 
9,320 
14 
6,358 
1 ,000 or more 
18 
66,077 
18 
39,860 
18 
39,680 
18 
26,217 
1,000 to 2,499 
14 
35,086 
14 
20,656 
14 
20,656 
14 
14,430 
2,500 or more 
4 
30,991 
4 
19,204 
4 
19,024 
4 
11,787 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
16,840 
890,579 
15,065 
464,969 
(X) 
(X) 
13,664 
425,610 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
271 
41,996 
22,010 
239 
17,040 
196 
24,956 
243 
299,548 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
52 
928 
689 
41 
601 
29 
327 
2 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
13 
442 
324 
9 
75 
9 
367 
14 
(D) 
20 to 49 
10 
276 
162 
9 
175 
8 
101 
13 
1,470 
50 to 99 
27 
961 
554 
25 
533 
17 
428 
36 
7,013 
1 00 to 1 99 
95 
6,778 
4,490 
87 
3,553 
74 
3,225 
103 
48,455 
200 to 499 
43 
6,912 
4,228 
40 
2,949 
34 
3,963 
43 
47,003 
500 to 999 
13 
3,535 
1,773 
12 
1,555 
9 
1,980 
14 
32,832 
1 ,000 or more 
18 
22,164 
9,792 
16 
7,599 
16 
14,565 
18 
161,976 
1,000 to 2,499 
14 
10,880 
4,935 
12 
4,253 
12 
6,627 
14 
83,918 
2,500 or more 
4 
11,284 
4,857 
4 
3,346 
4 
7,938 
4 
78,058 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
13,711 
495,093 
381,162 
11,063 
334,728 
9,455 
160,365 
- 
- 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
13,982 
537,089 
403,172 
11,302 
351,768 
- 
- 
9,651 
185,321 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,468 
26,481 
17,142 
3,953 
13,588 
3,352 
12,893 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,305 
44,814 
29,217 
2,720 
23,812 
- 
- 
2,445 
21,002 
20 to 49 
3,114 
92,702 
60,928 
2,675 
47,771 
- 
- 
2,410 
44,931 
50 to 99 
1,168 
78,383 
54,075 
1,082 
45,880 
- 
- 
890 
32,503 
1 00 to 1 99 
543 
72,831 
53,048 
509 
47,527 
- 
- 
362 
25,304 
200 to 499 
266 
76,586 
61,602 
251 
57,451 
- 
- 
137 
19,135 
500 to 999 
80 
53,109 
45,072 
80 
43,892 
- 
- 
34 
9,217 
1,000 to 2,499 
28 
41,712 
37,753 
22 
30,442 
- 
- 
16 
1 1 ,270 
2,500 or more 
10 
50,471 
44,334 
10 
41,405 
- 
5 
9,066 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
866 
153,733 
1,111 
263,471 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
704 
4,420 
905 
4,551 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
65 
2,147 
64 
2,197 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
38 
2,816 
39 
2,653 
1 00 to 1 99 
19 
2,207 
19 
2,438 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
961 
10 
1,195 
200 to 499 
5 
1,290 
23 
7,137 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
13 
3,559 
500 to 999 
6 
4,233 
12 
8,515 
500 or more 
10 
16,658 
16 
35,034 
1,000 to 1,999 
4 
4,289 
11 
14,137 
2,000 to 4,999 
18 
64,716 
24 
79,731 
Other hogs and pigs 
686 
132,619 
893 
219,360 
5,000 or more 
7 
67,615 
14 
142,112 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
552 
3,215 
718 
3,267 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
49 
1,507 
56 
1,741 
used for breeding 
522 
21,114 
593 
44,111 
50 to 99 
32 
2,144 
22 
1,419 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
16 
1,826 
19 
2,411 
1 to 24 
482 
2,390 
515 
2,580 
200 to 499 
5 
1,593 
20 
6,058 
25 to 49 
16 
440 
21 
647 
500 to 999 
5 
3,576 
14 
10,327 
50 to 99 
5 
(D) 
18 
1,096 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
118,758 
44 
194,137 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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