Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
113 
108 
103 
5 
5 
11 
500 or more 
70 
70 
69 
- 
- 
8 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
472 
443 
428 
29 
29 
136 
number 
38,114 
37,325 
35,656 
789 
789 
8,803 
Beef cows 
farms 
392 
367 
360 
25 
25 
128 
number 
19,895 
19,218 
18,956 
677 
677 
6,140 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
76 
66 
62 
10 
10 
42 
10 to 49 
202 
193 
192 
9 
9 
58 
50 to 99 
66 
61 
61 
5 
5 
12 
100 to 199 
29 
28 
26 
1 
1 
11 
200 to 499 
17 
17 
17 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
98 
92 
82 
6 
6 
12 
number 
18,219 
18,107 
16,700 
112 
112 
2,663 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
11 
9 
6 
2 
2 
4 
10 to 49 
11 
7 
6 
4 
4 
2 
50 to 99 
20 
20 
19 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
31 
31 
27 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
15 
15 
15 
- 
- 
4 
500 or more 
10 
10 
9 
- 
- 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
530 
506 
493 
24 
24 
141 
number 
88,404 
87,206 
85,737 
1,198 
1,198 
9,281 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
558 
530 
519 
28 
28 
144 
number 
121,606 
120,339 
118,755 
1,267 
1,267 
8,911 
$1,000 
155,485 
153,977 
152,839 
1,508 
1,508 
9,613 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
200 
187 
181 
13 
13 
56 
number 
12,523 
12,144 
11,312 
379 
379 
1,741 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
504 
481 
470 
23 
23 
132 
number 
109,083 
108,195 
107,443 
888 
888 
7,170 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
156 
154 
153 
2 
2 
23 
number 
76,157 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,934 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
258 
235 
230 
23 
22 
33 
number 
1,890,449 
1,692,718 
1,635,919 
197,731 
(D) 
65,878 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
13 
11 
11 
2 
2 
16 
25 to 49 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 
100 to 199 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
3 
500 or more 
230 
211 
207 
19 
18 
9 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
113 
103 
98 
10 
9 
21 
number 
267,245 
231,462 
213,784 
35,783 
(D) 
3,824 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
248 
225 
221 
23 
22 
24 
number 
1,623,204 
1,461,256 
1,422,135 
161,948 
(D) 
62,054 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
270 
247 
242 
23 
22 
31 
number 
5,442,268 
4,554,627 
4,149,835 
887,641 
(D) 
157,098 
$1,000 
619,765 
555,708 
530,098 
64,057 
(D) 
23,782 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
43 
39 
39 
4 
4 
34 
number 
1,407 
1,395 
1,395 
12 
12 
1,040 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
26 
24 
24 
2 
2 
23 
number 
(D) 
762 
762 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
26 
26 
26 
21 
number 
869 
869 
869 
- 
- 
764 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
373 
337 
335 
36 
36 
110 
number 
6,835 
6,273 
(D) 
562 
562 
1,995 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
359 
323 
321 
36 
36 
108 
number 
3,743 
3,440 
(D) 
303 
303 
1,417 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
140 
121 
121 
19 
19 
38 
number 
422 
392 
392 
30 
30 
239 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
66 
61 
61 
5 
5 
28 
number 
906 
885 
885 
21 
21 
366 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
25 
22 
22 
3 
3 
18 
number 
481 
465 
465 
16 
16 
121 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
98 
90 
84 
8 
8 
51 
number 
2,790,230 
2,789,831 
(D) 
399 
399 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
89 
81 
79 
8 
8 
49 
400 to 3,199 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
5 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
13 
12 
12 
1 
1 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
