Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
1,810 
434,012 
1,810 
218,230 
1,810 
204,757 
1,680 
215,782 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
339 
11,740 
339 
4,066 
339 
748 
281 
7,674 
10 to 19 
117 
5,080 
117 
2,031 
117 
1,644 
106 
3,049 
20 to 49 
388 
34,469 
388 
16,507 
388 
13,038 
366 
17,962 
50 to 99 
485 
79,521 
485 
36,058 
485 
33,373 
463 
43,463 
1 00 to 1 99 
309 
94,685 
309 
43,303 
309 
41,140 
302 
51,382 
200 to 499 
119 
76,555 
119 
35,926 
119 
34,854 
115 
40,629 
500 to 999 
26 
33,985 
26 
17,318 
26 
16,964 
23 
16,667 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
97,977 
27 
63,021 
27 
62,996 
24 
34,956 
1,000 to 2,499 
17 
45,682 
17 
25,480 
17 
25,455 
15 
20,202 
2,500 or more 
10 
52,295 
10 
37,541 
10 
37,541 
9 
14,754 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
25,017 
3,459,671 
19,305 
872,095 
(X) 
(X) 
21,694 
2,587,576 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,650 
176,796 
152,073 
1,516 
112,402 
985 
64,394 
1,515 
799,201 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
236 
11,037 
12,754 
214 
9,507 
92 
52 
428 
10 to 19 
95 
3,397 
1,844 
88 
852 
68 
2,545 
109 
4,598 
20 to 49 
368 
14,282 
14,423 
340 
11,135 
219 
3,147 
388 
39,132 
50 to 99 
476 
30,009 
28,817 
447 
22,330 
288 
7,679 
485 
115,971 
1 00 to 1 99 
305 
29,062 
25,324 
271 
19,431 
201 
309 
149,409 
200 to 499 
117 
29,105 
31,535 
105 
20,701 
76 
8,404 
119 
137,457 
500 to 999 
26 
14,471 
11,547 
25 
9,774 
19 
4,697 
26 
72,783 
1 ,000 or more 
27 
45,433 
25,829 
26 
18,672 
22 
26,761 
27 
279,424 
1,000 to 2,499 
17 
17,869 
11,484 
17 
9,848 
13 
17 
107,699 
2,500 or more 
10 
27,564 
14,345 
9 
8,824 
9 
10 
171,725 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
22,923 
3,269,313 
4,352,300 
20,815 
3,021,299 
6,646 
248,014 
8 
266 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
24,573 
3,446,109 
4,504,373 
22,331 
3,133,701 
6,036 
2,010,004 
7,631 
312,408 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,189 
24,181 
23,370 
4,351 
18,340 
54 
249 
1,497 
5,841 
10 to 19 
4,101 
56,290 
53,818 
3,611 
43,354 
454 
6,546 
1,439 
12,936 
20 to 49 
6,004 
186,888 
186,547 
5,400 
148,707 
1,193 
34,950 
2,061 
38,181 
50 to 99 
3,638 
249,687 
264,561 
3,444 
205,942 
1,039 
62,691 
1,327 
43,745 
1 00 to 1 99 
2,305 
316,481 
371,030 
2,250 
275,969 
1,012 
125,663 
710 
40,512 
200 to 499 
1,965 
591,629 
767,033 
1,929 
546,853 
1,241 
348,813 
379 
44,776 
500 to 999 
801 
562,313 
765,313 
796 
523,296 
611 
381,497 
126 
39,017 
1,000 to 2,499 
399 
575,053 
818,136 
382 
522,731 
289 
371,095 
74 
52,322 
2,500 or more 
171 
883,587 
1,254,566 
168 
848,509 
143 
678,500 
18 
35,078 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
6,266 
20,455,666 
8,330 
19,295,092 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
678 
5,082 
780 
6,803 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
144 
4,910 
245 
8,643 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
160 
11,581 
340 
23,489 
1 00 to 1 99 
197 
27,911 
529 
73,412 
1 00 to 1 99 
182 
24,132 
370 
47,914 
200 to 499 
588 
195,683 
1,318 
439,822 
200 to 499 
167 
48,683 
290 
87,005 
500 to 999 
684 
476,951 
1,171 
804,492 
500 or more 
302 
816,290 
378 
901,985 
1,000 to 1,999 
980 
1,341,416 
1,273 
1,716,021 
2,000 to 4,999 
1,795 
5,722,289 
1,866 
5,801,015 
Other hogs and pigs 
6,069 
19,538,099 
8,045 
18,208,897 
5,000 or more 
1,040 
12,669,843 
808 
10,421,395 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
575 
4,274 
691 
5,769 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
132 
4,398 
229 
7,971 
used for breeding 
1,676 
917,567 
2,657 
1,086,195 
50 to 99 
153 
10,626 
323 
22,507 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
189 
25,938 
489 
66,869 
1 to 24 
600 
5,436 
844 
9,098 
200 to 499 
595 
195,982 
1,312 
430,306 
25 to 49 
185 
6,537 
366 
12,700 
500 to 999 
673 
468,529 
1,178 
801,402 
50 to 99 
240 
16,489 
409 
27,493 
1 ,000 or more 
3,752 
18,828,352 
3,823 
16,874,073 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
