Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Herd size 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with herd size of- 
27,568 
5,922,187 
23,684 
1,402,226 
23,262 
4,519,961 
23,216 
7,319,465 
9,970,631 
1 to 9 
4,385 
21,714 
3,241 
12,453 
2,896 
9,261 
2,733 
20,600 
18,621 
1 0 to 1 9 
4,009 
55,159 
3,588 
34,915 
3,013 
20,244 
3,185 
39,155 
28,302 
20 to 49 
6,925 
220,033 
6,495 
141,484 
5,685 
78,549 
6,021 
139,720 
119,532 
50 to 99 
4,511 
312,992 
4,162 
184,586 
4,168 
128,406 
4,112 
198,610 
169,919 
100 to 199 
3,374 
462,354 
3,055 
253,005 
3,193 
209,349 
3,208 
301,253 
271,505 
200 to 499 
2,640 
782,961 
2,113 
325,142 
2,587 
457,819 
2,449 
547,100 
558,339 
500 to 999 
1,008 
701,287 
658 
186,303 
1,007 
514,984 
896 
501,534 
550,152 
1,000 to 2,499 
520 
724,031 
304 
132,063 
519 
591,968 
431 
623,986 
781,551 
2,500 to 4,999 
95 
310,270 
49 
57,915 
94 
252,355 
80 
323,185 
393,745 
5,000 or more 
101 
2,331,386 
19 
74,360 
100 
2,257,026 
101 
4,624,322 
7,078,964 
No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
1,145 
146,935 
182,457 
Table 15 . Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Cow herd 1 
Total 
Cows and heifers 
that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Cattle and calves sales 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
Farms with cow herd size of- 
23,684 
2,870,459 
23,684 
1,402,226 
19,378 
1,468,233 
20,437 
1,843,340 
1,842,280 
1 to 9 
5,260 
58,151 
5,260 
25,223 
3,771 
32,928 
3,752 
38,752 
37,143 
1 0 to 1 9 
4,470 
126,749 
4,470 
61,279 
3,474 
65,470 
3,754 
85,071 
67,858 
20 to 49 
6,687 
421,043 
6,687 
206,962 
5,447 
214,081 
5,967 
240,053 
223,092 
50 to 99 
3,696 
497,792 
3,696 
248,859 
3,353 
248,933 
3,545 
334,595 
323,206 
100 to 199 
2,197 
582,705 
2,197 
287,972 
2,016 
294,733 
2,106 
379,065 
375,878 
200 to 499 
1,145 
674,723 
1,145 
318,667 
1,092 
356,056 
1,090 
434,549 
481,491 
500 to 999 
179 
261,026 
179 
113,278 
178 
147,748 
173 
201,785 
249,163 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
35 
103,746 
35 
50,378 
34 
53,368 
35 
64,157 
57,306 
2,500 or more 
15 
144,524 
15 
89,608 
13 
54,916 
15 
65,313 
27,142 
No cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
3,884 
3,051,728 
(X) 
(X) 
3,884 
3,051,728 
3,924 
5,623,060 
8,310,808 
' Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved. 
Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Beef cow herd 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Beef cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
23,272 
2,707,827 
23,272 
1,299,521 
23,272 
1,270,538 
19,025 
1,408,306 
1 to 9 
5,129 
58,085 
5,129 
25,549 
5,129 
24,859 
3,686 
32,536 
1 0 to 1 9 
4,456 
129,354 
4,456 
62,815 
4,456 
61,069 
3,458 
66,539 
20 to 49 
6,606 
417,012 
6,606 
205,292 
6,606 
203,894 
5,367 
211,720 
50 to 99 
3,623 
492,147 
3,623 
245,748 
3,623 
243,867 
3,285 
246,399 
100 to 199 
2,140 
608,575 
2,140 
301,943 
2,140 
280,464 
1,964 
306,632 
200 to 499 
1,113 
659,187 
1,113 
309,933 
1,113 
308,344 
1,061 
349,254 
500 to 999 
176 
256,370 
176 
111,022 
176 
110,822 
175 
145,348 
1,000 to 2,499 
29 
87,097 
29 
37,219 
29 
37,219 
29 
49,878 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
4,296 
3,214,360 
412 
102,705 
(X) 
(X) 
4,237 
3,111,655 
Cattle and calves sales 
Cattle 
Beef cow herd 
Total 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
Farms with beef cow herd size of- 
20,096 
1,760,670 
1,801,774 
17,977 
1,511,050 
544 
237,847 
8,468 
249,620 
1 to 9 
3,671 
38,271 
36,542 
3,163 
31,517 
19 
2,779 
1,406 
6,754 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,753 
85,846 
68,364 
3,215 
72,163 
27 
1,046 
1,687 
13,683 
20 to 49 
5,888 
238,644 
222,350 
5,191 
195,837 
100 
9,592 
2,451 
42,807 
50 to 99 
3,474 
332,944 
322,655 
3,265 
278,148 
101 
29,491 
1,620 
54,796 
100 to 199 
2,051 
384,338 
376,658 
1,937 
329,395 
126 
39,942 
844 
54,943 
200 to 499 
1,060 
429,538 
476,703 
1,016 
377,307 
120 
76,131 
392 
52,231 
500 to 999 
170 
199,264 
246,778 
162 
181,170 
46 
71,497 
57 
18,094 
1,000 to 2,499 
29 
51,825 
51,724 
28 
45,513 
5 
7,369 
11 
6,312 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
4,265 
5,705,730 
8,351,313 
3,931 
5,547,327 
464 
4,585,115 
1,118 
158,403 
20 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
