Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,016 
400 
2,377 
730 
1,094 
813 
number 
108,126 
1,634 
13,104 
5,643 
10,145 
9,036 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,791 
371 
2,040 
517 
675 
416 
1 0 to 49 
2,900 
29 
330 
211 
414 
393 
50 to 99 
216 
- 
6 
1 
5 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 
86 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,409 
65 
337 
138 
189 
200 
number 
376,255 
2,305 
18,633 
3,228 
10,175 
14,564 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
609 
54 
265 
102 
79 
42 
1 0 to 49 
607 
4 
42 
32 
87 
127 
50 to 99 
431 
4 
6 
1 
13 
17 
100 to 199 
363 
- 
5 
- 
3 
8 
200 to 499 
250 
1 
7 
2 
4 
3 
500 or more 
149 
2 
12 
1 
3 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,023 
515 
2,649 
857 
1,246 
1,109 
number 
646,096 
12,253 
47,608 
12,677 
21,857 
23,065 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,677 
480 
2,466 
823 
1,219 
1,049 
number 
681,128 
18,023 
80,023 
23,931 
27,488 
30,022 
$1,000 
603,653 
18,144 
50,044 
14,331 
16,676 
23,338 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,955 
152 
794 
287 
452 
373 
number 
252,615 
5,859 
41,671 
16,869 
15,767 
14,263 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,628 
400 
2,166 
714 
1,086 
939 
number 
428,513 
12,164 
38,352 
7,062 
11,721 
15,759 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,102 
17 
83 
28 
48 
79 
number 
157,503 
4,814 
9,670 
518 
1,169 
2,076 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
248 
854 
195 
225 
132 
number 
1,099,478 
70,614 
101,436 
7,659 
23,046 
118,625 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,658 
200 
759 
156 
179 
105 
25 to 49 
138 
11 
46 
16 
20 
3 
50 to 99 
69 
7 
12 
10 
6 
5 
100 to 199 
57 
6 
8 
7 
5 
6 
200 to 499 
51 
1 
7 
1 
7 
5 
500 or more 
225 
23 
22 
5 
8 
8 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
889 
94 
300 
103 
90 
59 
number 
111,983 
5,638 
8,731 
1,188 
851 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,950 
209 
758 
165 
194 
118 
number 
987,495 
64,976 
92,705 
6,471 
22,195 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,150 
262 
835 
171 
205 
116 
number 
3,598,475 
261,646 
222,792 
18,185 
49,916 
(D) 
$1,000 
482,177 
33,862 
34,789 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,312 
320 
1,075 
181 
241 
111 
number 
86,503 
10,862 
19,501 
4,927 
6,013 
4,473 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,885 
270 
851 
153 
196 
90 
number 
43,758 
2,715 
11,560 
3,096 
3,800 
2,770 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,571 
228 
719 
109 
153 
82 
number 
60,568 
7,129 
12,700 
2,567 
3,912 
2,709 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,413 
1,204 
6,341 
1,246 
1,244 
850 
number 
87,998 
6,420 
41,984 
10,122 
9,282 
7,599 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
12,131 
1,197 
6,243 
1,225 
1,213 
820 
number 
73,135 
5,735 
34,283 
8,402 
8,209 
6,304 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,734 
351 
1,402 
254 
277 
206 
number 
9,768 
1,298 
4,087 
1,168 
1,292 
941 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,623 
466 
1,405 
217 
202 
112 
number 
27,059 
4,439 
14,166 
2,170 
2,357 
1,490 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,042 
236 
527 
89 
75 
39 
number 
11,945 
2,074 
6,062 
896 
891 
875 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,783 
948 
3,245 
618 
701 
469 
number 
12,676,021 
33,810 
3,966,189 
(D) 
26,675 
15,713 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,737 
945 
3,237 
612 
692 
467 
400 to 3,199 
31 
2 
5 
5 
9 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
9 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
849 
146 
397 
72 
80 
74 
number 
3,356,880 
3,507 
1,247,995 
(D) 
324,724 
2,095 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,048 
177 
533 
88 
97 
58 
number 
3,984,296 
6,060 
2,227,614 
9,852 
5,578 
2,452 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
116 
27 
58 
9 
12 
3 
number 
5,325,058 
901 
2,048,542 
302 
918,128 
120 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
