Table 12. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Cattle and calves 
26,827 
3,893,683 
29,690 
3,982,344 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Farms with- 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
1 to 9 
3,975 
19,633 
4,162 
20,311 
1 0 to 1 9 
3,326 
46,266 
3,482 
49,278 
Milk cows 
1,810 
204,757 
2,390 
215,391 
20 to 49 
6,273 
201,420 
7,515 
242,817 
Farms with- 
50 to 99 
4,580 
320,396 
5,694 
398,486 
1 to 9 
339 
748 
290 
791 
1 00 to 1 99 
3,740 
520,794 
4,269 
585,742 
1 0 to 1 9 
117 
1,644 
224 
3,093 
200 to 499 
3,416 
1,040,658 
2,906 
863,592 
20 to 49 
388 
13,038 
654 
22,134 
500 to 999 
1,078 
742,054 
1,168 
859,483 
50 to 99 
485 
33,373 
712 
47,433 
1,000 to 2,499 
329 
483,173 
398 
556,334 
100 to 199 
309 
41,140 
346 
44,379 
2,500 to 4,999 
85 
274,473 
72 
233,666 
200 to 499 
119 
34,854 
114 
33,030 
5,000 or more 
25 
244,816 
24 
172,635 
500 to 999 
26 
16,964 
28 
18,649 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
62,996 
22 
45,882 
1 ,000 to 2,499 
17 
25,455 
15 
21,984 
Cows and heifers that calved 
21,115 
1,090,325 
22,736 
1,119,491 
2,500 or more 
10 
37,541 
7 
23,898 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,364 
20,485 
4,116 
19,932 
Other cattle (see text) 
23,374 
2,803,358 
25,608 
2,862,853 
10 to 19 
3,662 
50,347 
3,998 
55,214 
Farms with- 
20 to 49 
6,543 
204,363 
7,936 
251,173 
1 to 9 
6,529 
27,365 
7,164 
29,735 
50 to 99 
3,775 
255,879 
4,079 
275,364 
10 to 19 
3,363 
45,454 
3,698 
50,798 
100 to 199 
1,974 
257,238 
1,931 
249,051 
20 to 49 
4,745 
147,371 
5,631 
177,363 
200 to 499 
703 
189,607 
573 
158,913 
50 to 99 
3,114 
215,335 
3,684 
252,075 
500 to 999 
62 
38,353 
72 
46,254 
100 to 199 
2,186 
297,131 
2,318 
313,674 
1,000 to 2,499 
21 
30,912 
22 
34,172 
200 to 499 
2,271 
686,266 
1,734 
521,420 
2,500 or more 
11 
43,141 
9 
29,418 
500 to 999 
825 
573,023 
965 
714,729 
1,000 to 2,499 
249 
380,048 
334 
465,093 
2,500 or more 
92 
431,365 
80 
337,966 
Beef cows 
19,677 
885,568 
20,809 
904,100 
Farms with- 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
5,368 
1,550,523 
7,209 
1,738,545 
1 to 9 
4,209 
20,215 
4,036 
19,619 
Farms with- 
10 to 19 
3,602 
49,473 
3,871 
53,500 
1 to 1 9 
496 
6,887 
1,825 
14,853 
20 to 49 
6,286 
195,430 
7,416 
233,333 
20 to 49 
1,048 
33,010 
1,304 
41,969 
50 to 99 
3,297 
222,301 
3,424 
230,389 
50 to 99 
1,000 
69,697 
1,165 
80,072 
100 to 199 
1,673 
216,054 
1,572 
202,734 
1 00 to 1 99 
920 
126,405 
909 
124,675 
200 to 499 
570 
150,548 
439 
120,770 
200 to 499 
1,165 
360,796 
987 
298,018 
500 to 999 
35 
20,515 
42 
26,217 
500 to 999 
511 
359,118 
679 
500,508 
1,000 to 2,499 
4 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
159 
255,978 
274 
391,596 
2,500 or more 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
69 
338,632 
66 
286,854 
Table 13. Cattle and Calves - Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Number sold 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value ($1,000) 
Cattle and calves 
24,573 
3,446,109 
4,504,373 
27,535 
3,635,880 
3,606,633 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
5,189 
24,181 
23,370 
5,795 
27,557 
23,122 
10 to 19 
4,101 
56,290 
53,818 
4,454 
61,510 
47,723 
20 to 49 
6,004 
186,888 
186,547 
7,450 
233,096 
180,990 
50 to 99 
3,638 
249,687 
264,561 
4,158 
285,755 
229,760 
100 to 199 
2,305 
316,481 
371,030 
2,546 
342,849 
298,970 
200 to 499 
1,965 
591,629 
767,033 
1,624 
481,115 
465,360 
500 to 999 
801 
562,313 
765,313 
788 
559,469 
588,190 
1,000 to 2,499 
399 
575,053 
818,136 
544 
806,092 
835,082 
2,500 to 4,999 
112 
378,158 
563,408 
124 
395,098 
440,639 
5,000 or more 
59 
505,429 
691,158 
52 
443,339 
496,796 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 
pounds or more 
22,331 
3,133,701 
(NA) 
24,994 
3,319,703 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
5,366 
23,688 
(NA) 
6,070 
27,421 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
3,581 
48,701 
(NA) 
4,116 
56,139 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
5,219 
162,036 
(NA) 
6,274 
195,789 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
3,079 
209,922 
(NA) 
3,575 
241,975 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
2,039 
278,858 
(NA) 
2,084 
279,433 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1,793 
542,982 
(NA) 
1,452 
423,534 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
742 
516,201 
(NA) 
748 
535,014 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
351 
512,460 
(NA) 
508 
756,532 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
104 
347,082 
(NA) 
116 
369,651 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
57 
491,771 
(NA) 
51 
434,215 
(NA) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
6,036 
2,010,004 
(NA) 
8,866 
2,319,313 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 1 9 
688 
9,454 
(NA) 
2,758 
20,906 
- 
20 to 49 
1,342 
42,501 
(NA) 
1,703 
53,072 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
980 
67,614 
(NA) 
1,230 
84,890 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
949 
134,594 
(NA) 
1,056 
144,823 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
1,180 
367,555 
(NA) 
978 
291,004 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
535 
377,449 
(NA) 
586 
417,377 
(NA) 
1,000 to 2,499 
235 
352,929 
(NA) 
412 
611,283 
(NA) 
2,500 to 4,999 
83 
284,515 
(NA) 
102 
332,708 
(NA) 
5,000 or more 
44 
373,393 
(NA) 
41 
363,250 
(NA) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
7,631 
312,408 
(NA) 
8,155 
316,177 
(NA) 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 9 
2,952 
12,683 
(NA) 
2,753 
12,074 
(NA) 
10 to 19 
1,581 
20,857 
(NA) 
1,781 
23,373 
(NA) 
20 to 49 
1,931 
57,349 
(NA) 
2,323 
68,546 
(NA) 
50 to 99 
661 
43,051 
(NA) 
815 
52,605 
(NA) 
100 to 199 
264 
32,888 
(NA) 
249 
32,601 
(NA) 
200 to 499 
160 
50,142 
(NA) 
163 
52,953 
(NA) 
500 to 999 
40 
24,814 
(NA) 
45 
28,789 
(NA) 
1,000 or more 
42 
70,624 
(NA) 
26 
45,236 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 19 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
