Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,677 
1,166 
2,751 
922 
1,345 
1,270 
number 
885,568 
15,386 
33,882 
18,049 
29,265 
31,372 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,209 
798 
1,542 
311 
365 
232 
1 0 to 49 
9,888 
325 
1,156 
562 
885 
926 
50 to 99 
3,297 
25 
33 
29 
71 
95 
1 00 to 1 99 
1,673 
10 
12 
11 
18 
10 
200 to 499 
570 
8 
8 
9 
6 
6 
500 or more 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,810 
82 
145 
78 
121 
155 
number 
204,757 
1,412 
6,231 
3,836 
9,725 
9,834 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
339 
51 
98 
34 
40 
28 
1 0 to 49 
505 
23 
31 
35 
49 
93 
50 to 99 
485 
5 
6 
4 
21 
26 
100 to 199 
309 
2 
2 
3 
7 
6 
200 to 499 
119 
1 
6 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
53 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,374 
1,458 
3,109 
974 
1,429 
1,401 
number 
2,803,358 
57,697 
121,269 
40,865 
67,420 
60,083 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,573 
1,627 
3,139 
1,050 
1,493 
1,503 
number 
3,446,109 
78,571 
146,881 
61,335 
96,223 
83,127 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
86,015 
174,132 
64,186 
112,853 
91,535 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,631 
516 
1,108 
406 
552 
566 
number 
312,408 
17,029 
24,459 
18,056 
15,672 
14,007 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
22,331 
1,369 
2,702 
926 
1,323 
1,348 
number 
3,133,701 
61,542 
122,422 
43,279 
80,551 
69,120 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
6,036 
168 
204 
107 
160 
193 
number 
2,010,004 
36,121 
63,673 
24,949 
45,506 
33,063 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6,266 
683 
651 
148 
188 
191 
number 
20,455,666 
2,278,911 
2,930,321 
840,594 
523,470 
635,289 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
678 
157 
209 
48 
57 
40 
25 to 49 
144 
21 
33 
5 
6 
6 
50 to 99 
160 
18 
17 
6 
13 
7 
100 to 199 
197 
12 
18 
4 
5 
10 
200 to 499 
588 
44 
29 
3 
19 
31 
500 or more 
4,499 
431 
345 
82 
88 
97 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,676 
197 
187 
45 
69 
50 
number 
917,567 
116,639 
156,172 
50,837 
31,629 
41,377 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,069 
635 
623 
142 
170 
177 
number 
19,538,099 
2,162,272 
2,774,149 
789,757 
491,841 
593,912 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6,616 
705 
649 
131 
195 
202 
number 
49,355,848 
6,210,327 
7,927,081 
1,612,988 
1,228,172 
1,032,401 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
725,117 
1,025,985 
228,271 
173,481 
172,837 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,904 
571 
861 
134 
185 
135 
number 
165,815 
16,573 
31,848 
6,866 
9,359 
7,370 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,550 
486 
754 
121 
165 
106 
number 
94,141 
10,038 
21,150 
4,949 
4,762 
3,731 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,454 
495 
704 
108 
156 
107 
number 
177,987 
19,558 
28,764 
5,511 
6,587 
5,788 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,599 
1,402 
3,561 
626 
713 
587 
number 
62,206 
7,934 
23,024 
4,302 
5,446 
4,467 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,286 
1,383 
3,491 
600 
671 
557 
number 
57,175 
7,442 
21,315 
3,757 
4,865 
4,104 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,262 
456 
887 
127 
163 
118 
number 
8,824 
1,494 
3,064 
576 
709 
614 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,921 
486 
694 
140 
120 
110 
number 
56,239 
9,271 
18,180 
3,947 
7,586 
4,833 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,191 
320 
410 
92 
77 
77 
number 
36,402 
8,340 
8,707 
2,455 
3,110 
2,493 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
822 
1,348 
238 
295 
251 
number 
52,218,870 
1,187,512 
8,292,613 
5,181,497 
5,838,060 
4,736,168 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,676 
809 
1,319 
231 
274 
234 
400 to 3,199 
31 
1 
6 
2 
7 
7 
3,200 to 9,999 
40 
2 
10 
- 
8 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
18 
3 
1 
1 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
8 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
40 
2 
10 
3 
6 
3 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
499 
146 
156 
27 
35 
33 
number 
12,565,630 
(D) 
3,427,517 
25,356 
829,458 
1,184,061 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
643 
141 
235 
31 
50 
39 
number 
33,196,639 
(D) 
6,720,901 
(D) 
3,122,003 
3,270,075 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
124 
32 
40 
5 
13 
8 
number 
21,603,577 
(D) 
6,097,864 
77,920 
(D) 
3,110,983 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
