Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
3,416 
2,712 
281 
170 
500 or more 
1,517 
999 
198 
159 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
21,115 
18,663 
1,164 
735 
number 
1,090,325 
845,582 
119,888 
88,067 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,677 
17,504 
1,020 
651 
number 
885,568 
732,169 
75,055 
52,876 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,209 
3,911 
155 
106 
1 0 to 49 
9,888 
8,957 
426 
249 
50 to 99 
3,297 
2,831 
205 
127 
100 to 199 
1,673 
1,340 
160 
115 
200 to 499 
570 
438 
67 
50 
500 or more 
40 
27 
7 
4 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,810 
1,481 
183 
109 
number 
204,757 
113,413 
44,833 
35,191 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
339 
315 
15 
8 
1 0 to 49 
505 
443 
47 
21 
50 to 99 
485 
421 
38 
23 
100 to 199 
309 
222 
45 
28 
200 to 499 
119 
64 
23 
16 
500 or more 
53 
16 
15 
13 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,374 
20,410 
1,264 
815 
number 
2,803,358 
1,899,316 
281,059 
213,972 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,573 
21,430 
1,354 
870 
number 
3,446,109 
2,254,218 
354,315 
264,332 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
2,889,021 
480,262 
368,008 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,631 
6,755 
445 
269 
number 
312,408 
237,055 
36,382 
25,545 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
22,331 
19,385 
1,244 
812 
number 
3,133,701 
2,017,163 
317,933 
238,787 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
6,036 
4,821 
410 
282 
number 
2,010,004 
1,196,441 
208,019 
162,287 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6,266 
4,472 
520 
428 
number 
20,455,666 
10,093,228 
4,476,109 
4,246,343 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
678 
625 
29 
17 
25 to 49 
144 
122 
15 
12 
50 to 99 
160 
145 
5 
4 
100 to 199 
197 
173 
6 
5 
200 to 499 
588 
481 
45 
26 
500 or more 
4,499 
2,926 
420 
364 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,676 
1,172 
164 
131 
number 
917,567 
244,540 
331,682 
305,384 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,069 
4,315 
501 
411 
number 
19,538,099 
9,848,688 
4,144,427 
3,940,959 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6,616 
4,722 
535 
442 
number 
49,355,848 
23,314,997 
9,843,510 
9,348,376 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
3,344,315 
1,314,488 
1,248,946 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,904 
2,658 
104 
63 
number 
165,815 
136,056 
13,266 
3,522 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,550 
2,328 
93 
58 
number 
94,141 
81,968 
5,156 
2,879 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,454 
2,231 
95 
58 
number 
177,987 
126,381 
13,122 
3,630 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,599 
8,740 
348 
234 
number 
62,206 
55,194 
2,869 
2,126 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,286 
8,491 
333 
222 
number 
57,175 
50,945 
2,549 
1,827 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,262 
2,044 
77 
57 
number 
8,824 
7,751 
284 
231 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,921 
1,783 
68 
46 
number 
56,239 
51,066 
2,139 
938 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,191 
1,114 
36 
25 
number 
36,402 
31,937 
1,267 
828 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
3,516 
128 
88 
number 
52,218,870 
7,477,819 
13,409,082 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,676 
3,425 
107 
70 
400 to 3,199 
31 
28 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
40 
30 
5 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
18 
14 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
8 
6 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
8 
3 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
40 
10 
9 
9 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
499 
434 
28 
16 
number 
12,565,630 
(D) 
2,237,698 
2,236,474 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
