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- 
13,687 
788,967 
12,205 
450,341 
1 1 ,423 
338,626 
9,949 
360,025 
246,857 
1 to 9 
3,377 
18,400 
2,643 
10,879 
2,326 
7,521 
1,591 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,147 
43,235 
2,839 
27,771 
2,445 
15,464 
2,237 
14,847 
8,638 
20 to 49 
3,757 
115,919 
3,517 
75,180 
3,256 
40,739 
3,011 
41,874 
25,131 
50 to 99 
1,695 
115,208 
1,595 
68,156 
1,689 
47,052 
1,509 
48,307 
31,146 
100 to 199 
893 
119,397 
843 
70,446 
892 
48,951 
829 
55,252 
35,698 
200 to 499 
623 
180,383 
581 
96,186 
621 
84,197 
584 
86,638 
65,782 
500 to 999 
143 
91,911 
137 
50,862 
142 
41,049 
136 
40,749 
29,762 
1,000 to 2,499 
42 
65,322 
42 
36,781 
42 
28,541 
42 
30,418 
23,026 
2,500 to 4,999 
8 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
8 
30,952 
19,558 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
172 
4,411 
3,105 
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- 
12,205 
741,030 
12,205 
450,341 
9,941 
290,689 
9,207 
310,105 
216,249 
1 to 9 
4,120 
37,837 
4,120 
20,252 
3,069 
17,585 
2,374 
12,107 
7,447 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,779 
55,621 
2,779 
37,315 
2,077 
18,306 
2,130 
18,752 
10,988 
20 to 49 
3,274 
151,696 
3,274 
97,447 
2,773 
54,249 
2,772 
56,345 
36,227 
50 to 99 
1,084 
118,858 
1,084 
72,461 
1,078 
46,397 
1,013 
51,598 
33,994 
100 to 199 
563 
120,652 
563 
72,433 
562 
48,219 
545 
55,006 
36,653 
200 to 499 
310 
140,792 
310 
85,112 
308 
55,680 
299 
66,096 
51,449 
500 to 999 
55 
60,596 
55 
35,836 
54 
24,760 
54 
28,471 
20,041 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
54,978 
20 
29,485 
20 
25,493 
20 
21,730 
19,451 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
1,482 
47,937 
(X) 
(X) 
1,482 
47,937 
914 
54,331 
33,713 
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- 
12,115 
719,287 
12,115 
436,689 
12,115 
434,252 
9,862 
282,598 
1 to 9 
4,121 
38,394 
4,121 
20,531 
4,121 
20,263 
3,072 
17,863 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,780 
55,697 
2,780 
37,370 
2,780 
37,320 
2,078 
18,327 
20 to 49 
3,279 
152,876 
3,279 
98,296 
3,279 
97,620 
2,779 
54,580 
50 to 99 
1,045 
114,553 
1,045 
69,684 
1,045 
69,661 
1,045 
44,869 
100 to 199 
533 
115,387 
533 
68,931 
533 
68,331 
533 
46,456 
200 to 499 
290 
134,670 
290 
81,114 
290 
80,294 
289 
53,556 
500 to 999 
47 
52,732 
47 
31,278 
47 
31,278 
46 
21,454 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
54,978 
20 
29,485 
20 
29,485 
20 
25,493 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,572 
69,680 
90 
13,652 
(X) 
(X) 
1,561 
56,028 
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- 
9,128 
304,166 
213,683 
6,988 
186,381 
24 
1,262 
6,673 
117,785 
1 to 9 
2,375 
12,224 
7,519 
1,681 
6,267 
3 
65 
1,539 
5,957 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,131 
18,767 
10,994 
1,493 
8,141 
7 
101 
1,604 
10,626 
20 to 49 
2,776 
56,648 
36,334 
2,106 
27,965 
4 
52 
2,147 
28,683 
50 to 99 
980 
50,514 
33,467 
882 
27,040 
2 
(D) 
777 
23,474 
100 to 199 
517 
53,393 
36,136 
484 
33,734 
7 
555 
369 
19,659 
200 to 499 
283 
64,259 
50,811 
279 
47,142 
1 
(D) 
195 
17,117 
500 to 999 
46 
26,631 
18,972 
43 
18,932 
- 
29 
7,699 
1,000 to 2,499 
20 
21,730 
19,451 
20 
17,160 
- 
- 
13 
4,570 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
993 
60,270 
36,280 
717 
46,496 
12 
638 
618 
13,774 
20 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
