Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
74 
55 
42 
28 
24 
45 
number 
781 
170 
91 
49 
37 
87 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
30 
52 
41 
27 
24 
45 
10 to 49 
44 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,933 
2,264 
1,426 
848 
580 
1,022 
number 
48,970 
35,194 
15,364 
5,730 
3,163 
14,349 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,171 
2,648 
1,691 
1,073 
640 
177 
number 
56,490 
41,464 
13,591 
4,864 
1,641 
274 
$1,000 
49,662 
33,072 
10,341 
3,429 
1,027 
121 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
819 
1,018 
651 
403 
251 
96 
number 
14,709 
13,410 
4,903 
2,010 
773 
176 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,951 
2,305 
1,458 
873 
465 
83 
number 
41,781 
28,054 
8,688 
2,854 
868 
98 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
186 
88 
17 
- 
1 
- 
number 
3,853 
1,290 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
129 
147 
110 
95 
84 
95 
number 
22,686 
4,815 
2,671 
2,137 
11,182 
50,105 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
61 
98 
81 
76 
74 
78 
25 to 49 
16 
23 
17 
14 
3 
4 
50 to 99 
11 
19 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
23 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
12 
5 
2 
4 
1 
2 
500 or more 
6 
- 
" 
- 
6 
9 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
72 
87 
66 
39 
25 
20 
number 
1,458 
1,372 
1,247 
308 
330 
442 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
117 
119 
93 
83 
72 
84 
number 
21,228 
3,443 
1,424 
1,829 
10,852 
49,663 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
142 
153 
113 
83 
64 
16 
number 
14,927 
8,129 
3,345 
1,468 
499 
83 
$1,000 
1,581 
902 
311 
124 
53 
7 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
235 
374 
293 
313 
261 
352 
number 
14,045 
19,956 
9,895 
7,437 
4,670 
4,589 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
218 
339 
262 
273 
214 
287 
number 
9,240 
12,585 
6,252 
4,741 
2,918 
2,831 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
208 
341 
291 
294 
236 
130 
number 
14,093 
17,175 
8,745 
5,733 
2,570 
676 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
594 
861 
811 
812 
774 
2,971 
number 
4,875 
6,357 
5,495 
4,795 
4,300 
18,824 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
581 
835 
792 
795 
754 
2,869 
number 
4,514 
5,861 
4,905 
4,467 
3,951 
17,303 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
182 
326 
379 
350 
308 
124 
number 
1,209 
1,747 
1,268 
869 
631 
141 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
118 
225 
196 
204 
234 
442 
number 
4,380 
5,007 
3,764 
3,219 
2,827 
3,950 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
87 
157 
133 
146 
166 
142 
number 
2,438 
3,526 
2,163 
1,820 
1,559 
653 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
294 
429 
417 
403 
469 
769 
number 
15,131 
14,067 
11,838 
27,920 
10,559 
13,393 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
291 
427 
416 
402 
469 
769 
400 to 3,199 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
27 
43 
69 
51 
55 
82 
number 
591 
2,198 
2,325 
1,208 
1,145 
1,477 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
42 
67 
89 
66 
70 
70 
number 
9,517 
3,890 
3,795 
2,227 
1,417 
2,085 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
1 
19 
16 
8 
6 
10 
number 
(D) 
3,986 
6,571 
548 
85 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
56 
97 
89 
76 
83 
77 
number 
19,894 
(D) 
19,264 
14,316 
6,833 
2,391 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
54 
94 
87 
74 
83 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 101 
