Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
934 
698 
112 
76 
500 or more 
361 
187 
96 
66 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,584 
12,108 
868 
496 
number 
442,821 
335,992 
59,912 
39,807 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,646 
1 1 ,383 
743 
424 
number 
343,972 
282,976 
34,961 
21,886 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,524 
4,242 
164 
83 
1 0 to 49 
6,277 
5,653 
364 
210 
50 to 99 
1,292 
1,082 
132 
75 
too to 199 
413 
324 
49 
32 
200 to 499 
128 
76 
32 
22 
500 or more 
12 
6 
2 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,149 
889 
150 
85 
number 
98,849 
53,016 
24,951 
17,921 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
272 
236 
21 
10 
10 to 49 
273 
232 
28 
13 
50 to 99 
305 
254 
30 
19 
100 to 199 
189 
126 
32 
16 
200 to 499 
93 
40 
34 
23 
500 or more 
17 
1 
5 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,780 
12,227 
882 
511 
number 
684,809 
482,664 
104,460 
69,238 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,160 
12,556 
902 
526 
number 
835,912 
574,226 
131,169 
85,837 
$1,000 
984,466 
646,223 
173,146 
113,435 
Calves weighing less than 500 peunds 
farms 
5,591 
4,998 
337 
182 
number 
125,563 
98,754 
12,545 
8,153 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
12,305 
10,872 
797 
481 
number 
710,349 
475,472 
118,624 
77,684 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2,183 
1,773 
231 
154 
number 
403,203 
241,537 
82,575 
49,702 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,045 
1,550 
204 
154 
number 
4,630,796 
1,467,524 
1,206,945 
951,402 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
733 
689 
15 
6 
25 to 49 
136 
127 
6 
1 
50 to 99 
122 
105 
12 
6 
100 to 199 
90 
78 
7 
6 
200 to 499 
148 
121 
17 
15 
500 or more 
816 
430 
147 
120 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,023 
780 
109 
85 
number 
464,442 
71,219 
122,154 
96,815 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,866 
1,394 
200 
152 
number 
4,166,354 
1,396,305 
1,084,791 
854,587 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,019 
1,505 
213 
159 
number 
13,121,384 
3,710,621 
3,811,397 
2,942,926 
$1,000 
1,519,514 
506,407 
369,561 
277,798 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,751 
1,609 
65 
42 
number 
54,675 
49,249 
2,979 
1,748 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,457 
1,348 
60 
37 
number 
35,401 
31,973 
2,064 
1,217 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,217 
1,135 
35 
24 
number 
40,352 
35,757 
2,962 
2,353 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,436 
7,618 
335 
197 
number 
62,714 
49,821 
4,063 
3,263 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,155 
7,376 
312 
180 
number 
51,724 
43,219 
3,345 
2,629 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,002 
1,740 
84 
54 
number 
7,615 
6,415 
539 
451 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,193 
2,022 
77 
46 
number 
31,546 
29,170 
1,104 
723 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,152 
1,069 
40 
27 
number 
14,970 
13,798 
570 
398 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,725 
3,442 
134 
62 
number 
4,327,311 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,673 
3,409 
126 
57 
400 to 3,199 
20 
15 
3 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
8 
7 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
12 
8 
4 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
7 
- 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
456 
426 
15 
4 
number 
371,531 
58,478 
352 
135 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
