Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
703 
422 
203 
167 
500 or more 
416 
174 
142 
131 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,113 
8,822 
848 
627 
number 
484,381 
254,205 
141,625 
125,500 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,016 
7,306 
455 
310 
number 
108,126 
91,029 
10,640 
7,637 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,791 
4,471 
192 
121 
1 0 to 49 
2,900 
2,583 
218 
156 
50 to 99 
216 
182 
20 
15 
100 to 199 
86 
58 
20 
14 
200 to 499 
22 
11 
5 
4 
500 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,409 
1,756 
448 
354 
number 
376,255 
163,176 
130,985 
117,863 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
609 
539 
32 
24 
1 0 to 49 
607 
517 
72 
40 
50 to 99 
431 
323 
75 
56 
100 to 199 
363 
210 
122 
100 
200 to 499 
250 
115 
89 
80 
500 or more 
149 
52 
58 
54 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,023 
9,519 
940 
695 
number 
646,096 
350,911 
185,569 
168,722 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,677 
9,186 
956 
717 
number 
681,128 
371,312 
178,179 
161,926 
$1,000 
603,653 
314,562 
175,229 
160,785 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,955 
3,266 
443 
341 
number 
252,615 
136,451 
63,326 
56,480 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,628 
8,268 
884 
658 
number 
428,513 
234,861 
114,853 
105,446 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,102 
826 
188 
155 
number 
157,503 
62,042 
60,334 
55,836 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
1,916 
172 
117 
number 
1,099,478 
428,246 
414,640 
370,503 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,658 
1,507 
87 
59 
25 to 49 
138 
120 
10 
7 
50 to 99 
69 
58 
7 
5 
100 to 199 
57 
48 
9 
3 
200 to 499 
51 
37 
9 
3 
500 or more 
225 
146 
50 
40 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
889 
759 
87 
60 
number 
111,983 
24,073 
45,454 
45,020 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,950 
1,699 
153 
102 
number 
987,495 
404,173 
369,186 
325,483 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,150 
1,858 
180 
122 
number 
3,598,475 
1,050,292 
1 ,490,444 
1,414,313 
$1,000 
482,177 
159,773 
174,068 
162,856 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,312 
2,096 
122 
66 
number 
86,503 
66,030 
15,529 
13,218 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,885 
1,715 
104 
52 
number 
43,758 
37,379 
3,687 
2,681 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,571 
1,432 
83 
42 
number 
60,568 
47,405 
10,792 
9,785 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,413 
11,094 
631 
388 
number 
87,998 
71,515 
6,872 
4,639 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
12,131 
10,852 
604 
370 
number 
73,135 
61,539 
4,914 
3,166 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,734 
2,408 
154 
106 
number 
9,768 
8,223 
863 
560 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,623 
2,358 
132 
70 
number 
27,059 
23,481 
2,306 
951 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,042 
939 
55 
30 
number 
11,945 
10,248 
1,183 
351 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,783 
6,204 
329 
201 
number 
12,676,021 
5,601,090 
13,312 
8,918 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,737 
6,169 
326 
200 
400 to 3,199 
31 
28 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
2 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
9 
4 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
849 
775 
32 
22 
number 
3,356,880 
1,316,010 
842 
512 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
