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- 
13,626 
1,130,477 
10,113 
484,381 
1 1 ,023 
646,096 
10,098 
666,366 
588,812 
1 to 9 
5,268 
23,482 
3,462 
11,498 
3,439 
11,984 
2,837 
17,514 
15,571 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,593 
35,138 
2,056 
16,982 
2,161 
18,156 
1,978 
15,735 
14,219 
20 to 49 
2,616 
78,927 
2,158 
37,185 
2,368 
41,742 
2,277 
39,596 
36,365 
50 to 99 
1,193 
80,493 
940 
33,017 
1,150 
47,476 
1,106 
39,331 
39,294 
100 to 199 
837 
115,278 
645 
46,194 
809 
69,084 
806 
75,983 
67,150 
200 to 499 
703 
213,107 
532 
80,227 
689 
132,880 
686 
124,685 
112,504 
500 to 999 
247 
166,085 
187 
65,716 
241 
100,369 
240 
89,545 
85,408 
1,000 to 2,499 
119 
184,811 
91 
80,046 
117 
104,765 
118 
114,118 
97,136 
2,500 to 4,999 
37 
134,851 
31 
63,918 
36 
70,933 
37 
93,233 
69,036 
5,000 or more 
13 
98,305 
11 
49,598 
13 
48,707 
13 
56,626 
52,131 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
579 
14,762 
14,842 
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- 
10,113 
876,953 
10,113 
484,381 
7,510 
392,572 
7,606 
387,317 
269,356 
1 to 9 
5,155 
51,698 
5,155 
21,213 
3,326 
30,485 
3,198 
40,209 
29,301 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,892 
47,487 
1,892 
25,431 
1,460 
22,056 
1,535 
21,105 
17,743 
20 to 49 
1,558 
94,849 
1,558 
46,830 
1,310 
48,019 
1,399 
48,908 
39,099 
50 to 99 
631 
86,154 
631 
42,788 
588 
43,366 
615 
32,335 
27,945 
100 to 199 
450 
117,671 
450 
60,176 
422 
57,495 
439 
42,899 
36,647 
200 to 499 
276 
149,097 
276 
80,165 
262 
68,932 
270 
48,145 
32,853 
500 to 999 
82 
97,386 
82 
55,274 
76 
42,112 
82 
34,125 
22,596 
1,000 to 2,499 
49 
119,491 
49 
75,246 
47 
44,245 
48 
55,596 
26,985 
2,500 or more 
20 
113,120 
20 
77,258 
19 
35,862 
20 
63,995 
36,188 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
3,513 
253,524 
(X) 
(X) 
3,513 
253,524 
3,071 
293,811 
334,297 
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- 
8,016 
251,870 
8,016 
133,981 
8,016 
108,126 
5,571 
117,889 
1 to 9 
4,791 
53,414 
4,791 
25,879 
4,791 
20,078 
3,035 
27,535 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,762 
45,332 
1,762 
25,376 
1,762 
23,601 
1,342 
19,956 
20 to 49 
1,138 
80,534 
1,138 
43,623 
1,138 
32,878 
907 
36,911 
50 to 99 
216 
28,987 
216 
15,944 
216 
14,138 
191 
13,043 
100 to 199 
86 
(D) 
86 
(D) 
86 
(D) 
76 
11,110 
200 to 499 
22 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
22 
6,184 
19 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
5,610 
878,607 
2,097 
350,400 
(X) 
(X) 
5,452 
528,207 
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- 
5,786 
123,420 
109,925 
5,175 
86,582 
356 
25,815 
2,008 
36,838 
1 to 9 
3,015 
23,976 
21,276 
2,667 
18,244 
67 
1,667 
888 
5,732 
1 0 to 1 9 
1,434 
17,200 
15,974 
1,282 
13,271 
75 
2,100 
569 
3,929 
20 to 49 
1,018 
46,639 
35,195 
922 
26,523 
133 
10,780 
410 
20,116 
50 to 99 
211 
15,598 
16,433 
202 
12,370 
43 
4,839 
102 
3,228 
100 to 199 
85 
13,005 
14,066 
81 
1 1 ,236 
26 
3,952 
33 
1,769 
200 to 499 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
12 
2,477 
5 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
4,891 
557,708 
493,728 
4,453 
341,931 
746 
131,688 
1,947 
215,777 
20 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
