Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
12,646 
786 
2,628 
859 
1,167 
939 
number 
343,972 
6,615 
22,499 
10,484 
17,256 
19,040 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,524 
626 
1,806 
420 
471 
261 
1 0 to 49 
6,277 
143 
795 
423 
672 
632 
50 to 99 
1,292 
9 
22 
13 
21 
40 
too to 199 
413 
8 
5 
3 
3 
- 
200 to 499 
128 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
500 or more 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,149 
70 
132 
62 
66 
76 
number 
98,849 
2,917 
2,555 
1,519 
1,040 
2,646 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
272 
49 
93 
28 
39 
14 
10 to 49 
273 
10 
24 
27 
22 
42 
50 to 99 
305 
2 
8 
3 
4 
19 
100 to 199 
189 
7 
4 
4 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
93 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
17 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,780 
897 
2,633 
794 
1,077 
954 
number 
684,809 
12,082 
33,459 
12,757 
19,329 
23,908 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,160 
912 
2,573 
815 
1,141 
1,010 
number 
835,912 
16,121 
41,974 
13,824 
26,347 
27,026 
$1,000 
984,466 
18,638 
45,091 
14,453 
28,797 
23,743 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,591 
327 
1,002 
386 
564 
434 
number 
125,563 
3,202 
9,448 
3,183 
5,124 
7,747 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
12,305 
764 
2,139 
660 
945 
873 
number 
710,349 
12,919 
32,526 
10,641 
21,223 
19,279 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2,183 
42 
83 
26 
71 
98 
number 
403,203 
8,277 
16,812 
4,245 
11,121 
4,733 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,045 
248 
440 
75 
109 
72 
number 
4,630,796 
355,049 
877,515 
124,680 
284,237 
175,303 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
733 
159 
269 
34 
59 
33 
25 to 49 
136 
26 
38 
8 
6 
4 
50 to 99 
122 
11 
16 
3 
9 
10 
100 to 199 
90 
4 
3 
2 
4 
5 
200 to 499 
148 
11 
11 
2 
2 
6 
500 or more 
816 
37 
103 
26 
29 
14 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,023 
146 
240 
47 
49 
39 
number 
464,442 
49,661 
153,162 
27,207 
56,576 
45,824 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,866 
203 
377 
68 
103 
66 
number 
4,166,354 
305,388 
724,353 
97,473 
227,661 
129,479 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,019 
233 
399 
73 
102 
73 
number 
13,121,384 
1,202,578 
3,447,393 
444,856 
1,015,395 
269,825 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
116,871 
318,080 
49,613 
76,891 
43,233 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,751 
371 
630 
98 
111 
81 
number 
54,675 
6,536 
15,865 
2,649 
3,822 
2,519 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,457 
306 
499 
93 
92 
61 
number 
35,401 
4,296 
9,693 
1,901 
2,576 
1,367 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,217 
266 
413 
49 
77 
56 
number 
40,352 
3,850 
1 1 ,562 
1,914 
2,210 
1,300 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,436 
1,375 
3,654 
658 
679 
522 
number 
62,714 
9,634 
26,917 
5,164 
5,596 
4,993 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,155 
1,352 
3,565 
636 
644 
508 
number 
51,724 
8,104 
21,982 
4,310 
4,454 
4,106 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,002 
457 
851 
139 
151 
129 
number 
7,615 
1,469 
3,263 
526 
799 
604 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,193 
600 
948 
141 
127 
96 
number 
31,546 
8,030 
12,859 
1,737 
1,909 
1,902 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,152 
379 
442 
60 
64 
50 
number 
14,970 
4,266 
5,640 
750 
984 
613 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,725 
834 
1,518 
284 
281 
197 
number 
4,327,311 
63,635 
1,767,637 
26,095 
1 1 ,592 
139,217 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,673 
828 
1,505 
283 
279 
191 
400 to 3,199 
20 
3 
6 
- 
2 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
8 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
12 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
7 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
456 
118 
181 
24 
39 
25 
number 
371,531 
17,581 
19,089 
558 
3,237 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
582 
183 
221 
39 
31 
18 
number 
2,759,080 
35,231 
1,475,711 
(D) 
2,802 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
44 
10 
16 
1 
4 
6 
number 
324,481 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,080 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
