Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,279 
921 
882 
3,253 
3,538 
1,900 
450 
number 
38,058 
29,467 
32,458 
158,377 
242,114 
179,217 
77,923 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
107 
89 
255 
192 
89 
12 
10 to 49 
868 
658 
615 
1,823 
1,424 
568 
78 
50 to 99 
156 
127 
138 
900 
1,118 
514 
91 
100 to 199 
34 
28 
32 
220 
658 
515 
125 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
8 
54 
142 
206 
120 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
24 
Milk cows 
farms 
167 
136 
116 
366 
328 
97 
19 
number 
12,800 
8,263 
9,589 
46,197 
59,212 
25,259 
12,399 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
27 
15 
11 
14 
15 
5 
1 
10 to 49 
68 
43 
35 
87 
23 
18 
- 
50 to 99 
60 
64 
40 
150 
100 
8 
1 
100 to 199 
9 
13 
24 
89 
120 
30 
4 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
5 
18 
56 
26 
4 
500 or more 
3 
- 
1 
8 
14 
10 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,456 
1,105 
1,037 
4,173 
4,392 
2,259 
581 
number 
102,427 
83,878 
81,732 
504,745 
758,843 
661,710 
262,689 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,548 
1,179 
1,091 
4,363 
4,621 
2,366 
593 
number 
105,802 
86,837 
100,017 
585,208 
939,135 
821,395 
341,578 
$1,000 
116,467 
112,691 
126,198 
766,131 
1,269,077 
1,107,527 
477,563 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
534 
399 
352 
1,234 
1,205 
588 
171 
number 
23,071 
9,634 
14,874 
48,428 
66,733 
40,790 
19,655 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,388 
1,041 
991 
4,062 
4,364 
2,246 
571 
number 
82,731 
77,203 
85,143 
536,780 
872,402 
780,605 
321,923 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
273 
230 
252 
1,440 
1,801 
950 
258 
number 
36,266 
42,899 
47,802 
326,640 
575,088 
557,277 
220,720 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
229 
176 
217 
1,104 
1,545 
923 
211 
number 
654,244 
551,554 
779,419 
2,827,463 
3,807,646 
3,147,767 
1,478,988 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
33 
18 
19 
48 
22 
23 
4 
25 to 49 
13 
11 
7 
15 
21 
5 
1 
50 to 99 
15 
7 
11 
17 
44 
4 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
6 
14 
45 
47 
24 
4 
200 to 499 
22 
31 
31 
147 
154 
62 
15 
500 or more 
138 
103 
135 
832 
1,257 
805 
186 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
78 
62 
67 
251 
418 
195 
57 
number 
38,996 
20,476 
102,597 
59,643 
155,092 
107,861 
36,248 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
220 
172 
214 
1,082 
1,522 
905 
207 
number 
615,248 
531,078 
676,822 
2,767,820 
3,652,554 
3,039,906 
1,442,740 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
266 
198 
213 
1,158 
1,670 
991 
238 
number 
1,528,735 
1,337,519 
1,531,800 
6,669,583 
9,152,313 
7,654,812 
3,470,117 
$1,000 
176,919 
180,648 
214,244 
915,662 
1,317,977 
1,094,167 
542,116 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
143 
88 
74 
321 
274 
102 
16 
number 
16,825 
5,317 
5,437 
30,210 
24,443 
10,530 
1,037 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
132 
75 
65 
288 
251 
94 
13 
number 
5,130 
3,790 
3,848 
14,410 
13,871 
7,685 
777 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
112 
83 
62 
284 
236 
93 
14 
number 
32,499 
5,364 
4,591 
25,209 
29,920 
13,050 
1,146 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
406 
255 
204 
724 
636 
397 
88 
number 
3,106 
1,650 
1,255 
4,256 
3,801 
2,521 
444 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
384 
244 
194 
684 
611 
382 
85 
number 
2,789 
1,469 
1,112 
3,943 
3,553 
2,398 
428 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
93 
45 
45 
130 
117 
70 
11 
number 
558 
130 
169 
516 
494 
435 
65 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
86 
37 
29 
111 
81 
23 
4 
number 
3,908 
1,550 
1,310 
3,460 
1,617 
281 
296 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
58 
21 
18 
64 
38 
14 
2 
number 
6,420 
998 
639 
2,037 
798 
(D) 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
197 
94 
89 
215 
194 
65 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,732,609 
431,470 
138,378 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
184 
88 
84 
199 
183 
59 
12 
400 to 3,199 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
5 
2 
2 
- 
2 
3 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
3 
1 
- 
2 
4 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
3 
2 
2 
7 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
28 
7 
7 
35 
18 
5 
2 
number 
56,076 
(D) 
(D) 
3,612,400 
149,293 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
33 
17 
12 
46 
25 
14 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,094,528 
186,092 
59,849 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
10 
5 
1 
1 
number 
63,230 
(D) 
(□) 
3,734,954 
651,058 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 75 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
