Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
1,149 
191,792 
1,149 
104,370 
1,149 
98,849 
1,040 
87,422 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
272 
4,493 
272 
1,915 
272 
663 
211 
2,578 
lOto 19 
32 
1,035 
32 
622 
32 
461 
22 
413 
20 to 49 
241 
17,619 
241 
8,863 
241 
8,174 
231 
8,756 
50 to 99 
305 
43,136 
305 
22,203 
305 
21,046 
294 
20,933 
100 to 199 
189 
47,911 
189 
25,581 
189 
24,916 
179 
22,330 
200 to 499 
93 
52,412 
93 
28,596 
93 
27,001 
86 
23,816 
500 to 999 
12 
14,032 
12 
8,501 
12 
8,499 
12 
5,531 
1 ,000 or more 
5 
11,154 
5 
8,089 
5 
8,089 
5 
3,065 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
15,401 
935,838 
12,435 
338,451 
(X) 
(X) 
12,740 
597,387 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
979 
60,207 
43,410 
903 
33,025 
619 
27,182 
900 
346,624 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
169 
2,237 
147 
1,659 
74 
737 
30 
268 
lOto 19 
27 
609 
23 
399 
19 
198 
27 
1,518 
20 to 49 
212 
e m 
4,669 
197 
3,763 
131 
1,968 
241 
25,262 
50 to 99 
280 
12,509 
9,299 
262 
7,731 
177 
4,778 
303 
67,138 
100 to 199 
182 
14,843 
12,067 
172 
9,047 
128 
5,796 
189 
86,162 
200 to 499 
93 
15,971 
10,480 
87 
7,225 
75 
8,746 
93 
99,596 
500 to 999 
11 
6,316 
2,974 
10 
2,050 
11 
4,266 
12 
35,837 
1 ,000 or more 
5 
1,844 
1,075 
5 
1,151 
4 
693 
5 
30,843 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
13,181 
775,705 
941,056 
1 1 ,402 
677,324 
4,972 
98,381 
8 
715 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
14,160 
835,912 
984,466 
12,305 
710,349 
2,183 
403,203 
5,591 
125,563 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,425 
24,464 
21,732 
4,496 
17,594 
13 
55 
1,822 
6,870 
10 to 19 
2,883 
38,940 
33,696 
2,421 
(D) 
307 
4,317 
1,349 
(D) 
20 to 49 
3,053 
93,045 
87,511 
2,693 
67,426 
626 
17,471 
1,357 
25,619 
50 to 99 
1,290 
87,569 
85,133 
1,226 
67,634 
398 
22,678 
553 
19,935 
100 to 199 
732 
97,928 
106,093 
720 
80,300 
320 
35,185 
304 
17,628 
200 to 499 
457 
130,878 
148,277 
431 
105,073 
272 
66,550 
166 
25,805 
500 to 999 
210 
139,135 
178,969 
208 
129,264 
148 
87,158 
26 
9,871 
1,000 to 2,499 
93 
123,054 
172,660 
93 
119,029 
84 
95,547 
10 
4,025 
2,500 or more 
17 
100,899 
150,396 
17 
(D) 
15 
74,242 
4 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
2,045 
4,630,796 
2,864 
4,298,716 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
733 
5,464 
846 
6,953 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
136 
4,745 
173 
5,936 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
122 
8,393 
184 
12,330 
100 to 199 
90 
13,027 
168 
24,103 
100 to 199 
41 
5,138 
120 
16,161 
200 to 499 
148 
46,466 
357 
116,940 
200 to 499 
54 
16,331 
137 
41,652 
500 to 999 
144 
100,243 
269 
189,194 
500 or more 
136 
431,108 
183 
429,817 
1,000 to 1,999 
160 
225,740 
293 
414,748 
2,000 to 4,999 
265 
838,119 
366 
1,142,474 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,866 
4,166,354 
2,625 
3,788,593 
5,000 or more 
247 
3,388,599 
208 
2,386,038 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
616 
4,474 
705 
5,646 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
140 
4,856 
141 
4,826 
used for breeding 
1,023 
464,442 
1,453 
510,123 
50 to 99 
80 
5,573 
157 
10,612 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
89 
12,261 
164 
22,661 
1 to 24 
632 
4,425 
688 
6,302 
200 to 499 
146 
45,380 
354 
1 1 1 ,205 
25 to 49 
103 
3,588 
172 
5,860 
500 to 999 
141 
96,573 
275 
191,718 
50 to 99 
57 
3,852 
153 
10,331 
1 ,000 or more 
654 
3,997,237 
829 
3,441,925 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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