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 
Flerd 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- 
17,370 
821,265 
13,344 
356,768 
14,412 
464,497 
13,359 
636,686 
501,674 
1 to 9 
6,397 
29,817 
4,251 
14,901 
4,535 
14,916 
3,742 
25,435 
20,032 
10to 19 
3,693 
50,623 
3,049 
26,659 
3,076 
23,964 
2,983 
29,454 
22,625 
20 to 49 
3,935 
121,173 
3,417 
64,274 
3,548 
56,899 
3,475 
68,001 
53,788 
50 to 99 
1,804 
122,868 
1,581 
59,473 
1,748 
63,395 
1,674 
65,323 
52,195 
100 to 199 
892 
118,491 
648 
44,465 
870 
74,026 
860 
99,110 
79,886 
200 to 499 
468 
134,263 
306 
44,463 
461 
89,800 
456 
116,031 
92,108 
500 to 999 
114 
74,458 
49 
16,839 
111 
57,619 
107 
75,049 
60,615 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
48 
73,284 
29 
25,856 
45 
47,428 
43 
71,758 
63,216 
2,500 to 4,999 
13 
45,279 
10 
28,728 
12 
16,551 
13 
33,777 
28,254 
5,000 or more 
6 
51,009 
4 
31,110 
6 
19,899 
6 
52,748 
28,956 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
747 
28,732 
21,020 
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 ' 
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- 
13,344 
603,270 
13,344 
356,768 
10,386 
246,502 
10,522 
313,473 
238,794 
1 to 9 
6,409 
63,658 
6,409 
27,764 
4,547 
35,894 
4,263 
46,890 
35,297 
lOto 19 
2,854 
66,620 
2,854 
38,086 
2,237 
28,534 
2,477 
34,054 
26,646 
20 to 49 
2,830 
143,039 
2,830 
83,200 
2,443 
59,839 
2,555 
63,767 
50,348 
50 to 99 
822 
96,082 
822 
52,925 
766 
43,157 
804 
45,742 
39,738 
100 to 199 
277 
66,292 
277 
36,612 
255 
29,680 
273 
31,616 
25,984 
200 to 499 
106 
47,835 
106 
27,336 
99 
20,499 
105 
21,738 
16,941 
500 to 999 
21 
23,654 
21 
14,560 
18 
9,094 
20 
10,696 
6,938 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
14 
29,815 
14 
21,871 
11 
7,944 
14 
19,540 
10,037 
2,500 or more 
11 
66,275 
11 
54,414 
10 
11,861 
11 
39,430 
26,864 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
4,026 
217,995 
(X) 
(X) 
4,026 
217,995 
3,584 
351,945 
283,901 
' 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- 
11,218 
326,948 
11,218 
187,941 
11,218 
182,627 
8,425 
139,007 
1 to 9 
5,758 
54,111 
5,758 
27,337 
5,758 
26,006 
3,993 
26,774 
lOto 19 
2,700 
62,488 
2,700 
37,771 
2,700 
35,814 
2,098 
24,717 
20 to 49 
2,086 
102,524 
2,086 
61,207 
2,086 
59,709 
1,721 
41,317 
50 to 99 
500 
57,103 
500 
32,585 
500 
32,312 
458 
24,518 
100 to 199 
130 
29,566 
130 
16,822 
130 
16,818 
115 
12,744 
200 to 499 
41 
18,517 
41 
(D) 
41 
10,175 
38 
(D) 
500 to 999 
3 
2,639 
3 
(D) 
3 
1,793 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
6,152 
494,317 
2,126 
168,827 
(X) 
(X) 
5,987 
325,490 
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- 
8,794 
174,742 
152,052 
7,272 
118,630 
554 
28,805 
4,107 
56,112 
1 to 9 
3,867 
29,754 
24,390 
3,178 
17,342 
63 
2,168 
1,553 
12,412 
lOto 19 
2,352 
30,507 
23,519 
1,890 
19,550 
116 
2,455 
1,236 
10,957 
20 to 49 
1,912 
50,194 
42,967 
1,605 
34,798 
234 
7,883 
960 
15,396 
50 to 99 
491 
31,787 
30,297 
445 
24,084 
107 
8,973 
263 
7,703 
100 to 199 
128 
18,774 
17,668 
115 
13,719 
24 
5,360 
74 
5,055 
200 to 499 
41 
1 1 ,438 
1 1 ,096 
37 
(D) 
10 
1,966 
20 
(D) 
500 to 999 
3 
2,288 
2,115 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
5,312 
490,676 
370,643 
4,557 
222,250 
579 
69,808 
2,279 
268,426 
20 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
